Georgetowner's December 7th, 2016 Issue by The Georgetowner

VOLUME 63 NUMBER 5

DECEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 20, 2016

A GEORGETOWN Time to Get in the Spirit

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Wyatt Dickerson, Businessman and Life of the Party, Dies at 92 BY RO B E R T D E VA N E Y

The well-known businessman and restaurateur led a life of charm, adventure and accomplishment. He died Nov. 29.

Tandy and Wyatt Dickerson at the George Town Club’s 50th anniversary party Oct. 1. Photo by Robert Devaney.

I N C OU N T R Y & G E TAWAY

4 Calendar 5 Town Topics 7 Overheard at Lunch 8 Editorial/Opinion

BUSI N E S S 10

Ins & Outs

RE A L E S TAT E 11 12 13

November Sales Feature Property Commercial Property

DOW N T OW N E R DC 14 15

Town Topics Holiday Gift Guide

C OV E R 18

All About Politics: the Hyde-Addison Turmoil

A Georgetown Christmas

24 Radio

City, Times Square and Other Big Apple Icons

BO DY & SOU L 27

ARTS 28 28

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20 Whirligigs:

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F OOD & W I N E

At the Hyde-Addison meeting with Mayor Bowser and other officials, the group of parents became more vocal and dissatisfied.

21 Cocktail of the Month 23 The Latest Dish

Visual Arts Last Chance: “The Christians” at Theater J 29 DC Artswatch

GOO D WO RK S & GOO D T IME S

L E DEC OR What Goes Around, Comes Around

Murphy’s Love

Series Preview of ‘Goyescas’ 30 Japanese Ambassador Hosts Opera Camerata 30 Columbia Heights Night 30 Voodoo Manoir 31 Linda Thompson: ‘A Little Thing Called Life’ 31 Washington Business Hall of Fame

Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke to a standingroom-only crowd at St. John’s Parish Hall Nov. 29. Photo by Bill Starrels.

Old Town Alexandria’s Scottish Christmas Walk BY J EFF M A L E T

Pipe and drum bands and Scottish clansmen wearing colorful tartans marched through the streets of Old Town Alexandria in the 46th annual Scottish Christmas Walk parade Dec. 3.

Santa Claus and his bagpipes joined hundreds of Scottish clansmen in the 46th annual Scottish Christmas Walk through Old Town Alexandria. Photo by Jeff Malet.

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December 10 Rose Park Holiday Extravaganza

Harmonica virtuoso Frédéric Yonnet, who has toured with Stevie Wonder and Prince, will be joined by several excellent vocalists and instrumentalists at this Dumbarton Concert. Tickets are $35. For details, visit dumbartonconcerts.org. Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW.

At the 2016 Holiday Extravaganza, presented by the Friends of Rose Park, attendees can take pictures with Santa and make crafts. There will be music from the Georgetown Chimes and treats from Sprinkles and Baked & Wired. New, unwrapped gifts for Toys for Tots are requested. Rose Park, 26th and O Streets NW.

Cathedral Choral Society Christmas Concert

Holiday Cookie Decorating Chef Celia from Kingbird, the restaurant at the Watergate Hotel, will demonstrate cookie decorating techniques, then help kids decorate cookies of their own. Each child will receive his or her own toque blanche (chef’s hat) and take home a recipe and a professionally decorated cookie. Tickets are $20 per child. For details, visit thewatergatehotel.com. 2650 Virginia Ave. NW.

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Thomas Jefferson Talk A D.C. holiday tradition, the “Joy of Christmas” concert includes Christmas favorites and a festive carol sing-along. Joseph Flummerfelt is the guest conductor. Participating artists will include the Lyric Brass Quintet, the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Choir, carillonist Edward Nassor and organist Todd Fickley. Tickets are $25 to $79. For details, visit cathedralchoralsociety. org. Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

At this free talk, “Thomas Jefferson: In the Presence of His Enemies,” Creators Syndicate columnist Jamie Stiehm will explain why you didn’t want to land on the Sage of Monticello’s enemies list. For details, call 202-727-0233 or email jerry.mccoy@ dc.gov. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW.

December 11 ‘Gingerbreadpalooza!’ at Tudor Place This family-friendly gingerbread workshop includes storytime, a quick guided tour of the festively decorated historic mansion and

the crafting of one’s very own candy-covered house. Tickets are $15 for non-member children, $10 for member children and $4 for accompanying adults. For tickets, visit tudorplace.org. 1644 31st St. NW.

Candlelight Festival of Lessons and Carols The St. John’s Choir presents this beloved holiday service of readings and music in the tradition of King’s College, Cambridge. Performed in the serene and radiant beauty of candlelight, the program features music arranged by Rutter and Willcocks and Christmas carols for all to sing. A holiday reception follows. For details, visit stjohnsgeorgetown.org. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW.

December 12 Beginning T’ai Chi at the Library As part of the Georgetown Library’s Winter Wellness programming, certified instructor Susan Lowell of Tenleytown T’ai Chi is leading an introductory series of classes in the art and practice of this ancient Chinese system of restorative movement and meditation. For details, visit dclibrary.org. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW.

Clown Cabaret At this evening of artsy-fartsy, pie-in-theface fun, D.C. clowns will teach, show and foolishly draw upon all types of clowning: modern, classic, circus, commedia, theatrical, verbal, silent, knockabout, slapstick, lyrical and anything and everything else they

can find. Tickets are $15. For details, visit capitalfringe.org. Logan Fringe Arts Space, 1358 Florida Ave. NE.

December 13 Christmas Cocktail Class Utilizing the spices and spirits of the season — including rosemary, grapefruit, fennel, brandy and winter spices — Michael Rovezzi, Via Umbria’s cocktail director, will demonstrate how to make five Italian Christmas cocktails. Tickets, which include a tasting of five different craft cocktails, are $25. For details, visit viaumbria.com. Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

December 16 Boxwood Wreath Workshop Participants in Tudor Place’s traditional boxwood wreath workshop will use boxwood trimmings from across the District to sculpt wreaths, then add some wintery finishing touches. Though the workshop will take place at Georgetown Presbyterian Church, the group will assemble at Tudor Place. Tickets are $55. For details, visit tudorplace. org. 3115 P St. NW.

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NEWS By P eg gy S a n d s a n d Ro b e r t D e va n e y

Rose Park Trail Renovation It isn’t often, after a long presentation by DC Department of Transportation officials with graphs and charts and photos of a proposed rehabilitation project, that nearly all the dozen or so community questioners begin their comments with the words, “This looks terrific!” But that’s what happened at the Nov. 28 Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting when approved plans to rehabilitate the almost mile-long pathway along the cliffs of Rose Park were presented. Yes, cliffs. At the edge of the greatly expanded and totally redone playgrounds and playing fields of Rose Park, adjacent to its very popular bikeway and Rock Creek Parkway, are rather steep cliffs. At present, the rutted and worn-out trail abutting the cliffs is separated from the highway below by an equally tired fence and a few charming but spotty streetlights. The danger of a child, biker or pedestrian somehow falling over the hill to the often heavily trafficked parkway below is increasing, DDOT experts indicated (to nods from ANC members). The plan is to begin in the next 18 months to widen the path to six feet and repave it with a kind of flexi-pave surface, painted with bike lanes and possibly including speed bumps in the vicinity of the playgrounds.

New four-to-six-foot fencing and a number of new streetlights matching the older decorative ones will be installed along the pathway. In addition, some 32 new trees will be planted along the trail. “What I especially appreciate is that the project engineers are taking special care during construction of the pathway and fences to protect the roots of some of the wonderful older trees within the site,” retiring ANC member Tom Birch noted. “And the bike path that already has become a high-speed commuter corridor between P Street and Pennsylvania Avenue and M Street will not be entwined with other city bikeways.” The project, awaiting a couple of final approvals, is scheduled to start in 2017. It is part of a broader project to upgrade the Pennsylvania

Avenue Bridge over Rock Creek and the exit ramp at that point. A public pre-construction meeting about the entire project will be held Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 103 of George Washington University’s Funger Hall, 2201 G St. NW.

Key Bridge Rehab Moves to Scaffolding Stage Sometimes big progress can be made and it is almost invisible. Such is the scaffolding stage of the Key Bridge rehabilitation project. “Major wood scaffolds are going up underneath the bridge to begin the known and some as yet unknown repairs to the bridge’s drainage system and damaged joints,” Sean

Moore of Capitol Services Management told The Georgetowner Nov. 28. “We will also be identifying, grouting and sealing major cracks.” The bridge is a six-lane steel and concrete open-spandrel arch that carries some 62,000 vehicles between Arlington, Virginia, and Georgetown. Built in 1923, it was last altered in 1987. Now, 40 years later, there are lots of repairs to be done, including replacement and modernization of some elements. For example, new LED streetlights and poles will be installed. “The scaffolding will be under the bridge and largely unseen by pedestrians and cars on the bridge,” said Moore. “At this stage, there should be just minimal if any disruption of bridge traffic.” The entire project is expected to last 18 to 24 months.

Tree Falls to Canal Work, Douglas Bust Stored The C&O Canal downstream of Lock 5 — including all of the Georgetown section — has been drained of water. Contractors have been setting up the construction site, which goes from Thomas Jefferson Street to 30th Street NW along the canal, and the towpath has been detoured on 30th Street. Work has begun on Locks 3 and 4. Near Lock 3, the bust of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, who led the fight to save the canal in the 1950s, was removed and the tree under which it stood cut down. However, some of the lumber will be saved as wooden mementoes. Pieces

of the lock will also be salvaged. Proceeds from these souvenir sales will benefit Georgetown Heritage, a nonprofit dedicated to the revitalization and beautification of Georgetown’s section of the canal. By the summer of 2018, reconstruction of the canal should be complete and a new canal boat should have arrived in Georgetown. (Fun fact: According to the National Park Service, the C&O Canal is the only national park dedicated to the memory of one person: William O. Douglas.)

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Hyde-Addison Parents Confront Mayor, Deputy Mayor Georgetown’s St. Johns Church meeting room was packed. Concerned citizens and parents, standing two deep along the walls — many with red T-shirts declaring “Don’t Wing the Swing” — applauded when District Council member Jack Evans and Mayor Muriel Bowser were introduced. But they were silent when Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles was introduced. There was frustration and anger in the air. The meeting soon became contentious. Evans described how he had been involved for over a decade with the modernization of what had become the only elementary school in Georgetown. Even as the construction project combining Addison, a small, overcrowded school, with Hyde, a shuttered mental health facility, was being completed, further renovation plans had begun: to build a playground, expand the number of classrooms and create a cafeteria and dedicated spaces for music, art and physical education. “In the last five hard years, we’ve seen this school’s renovation project prioritized in the city budget, permit obstacles removed, plans finalized and money appropriated,” Evans said. “That money can easily disappear, evaporate and easily be used elsewhere if we don’t move ahead now.”

But now it’s the many frustrated parents who are seemingly putting on the brakes. The only thing that wasn’t planned was where the more than 300 schoolchildren — some as young as three years old — would go to school during the two years of construction. “There are several nearby options: specialty schools and even the large field of another district’s elementary school that have been housing other swing students from other soon-to-be-finished projects,” said Alissa Alben, who has three children at the school. “We were told by Jack that the mayor had agreed they would go to Hardy.” But suddenly Deputy Mayor Niles announced in a letter this fall that the children would be bused instead to Meyer Elementary in Shaw, a site also in need of renovation and almost an hour away through heavy traffic. Niles gave and continues to give no reason for her decision despite urgent requests. Mayor Bowser suggested another site: the University of the District of Columbia campus in Ward 3, which would still requiring busing but not as far. It would require delaying the project since that space would have to be renovated as well. The Schools Improvement Team (SIT) and many parents said no. One former student told the crowd that her class had remained on campus during the original construction. “We were thrilled watching it all take place, especially when walls went down.”

“I’ve given you two options,” said the mayor firmly. “You don’t seem to like either. But time is running short. We need to make final logistic plans soon. Some of this project’s money could be appropriated for other city needs.” Actually it seems it has already. New design changes made to decrease costs were presented to the SIT just last week. They consolidate some of the spaces in the agreed-upon plan and place the cafeteria underground. “The whole thing is ridiculous the way it’s being done,” said Greg Boyd, whose daughter goes to the school. Alben conceded that other options are being looked at by increasingly desperate parents. They include finding another building in Georgetown (possibly contributed by a business) and organizing a temporary mini-school. “But we don’t want our school to lose families permanently,” she said. “Maybe the best thing is just to stop the whole process now and do it later when there is a clear, nearby and safe place to move the children. We can wait.” “I’m actually appalled, stunned to hear that,” Niles told The Georgetowner. “The money will be gone then.” “Oh, they’ll do it someday,” Alben said. “All the schools eventually will be modernized. They have to be.” “Any such moves have to come through the councilman,” said Mayor Bowser as she sat on the corner of a table, talking comfortably with parents crowded around her.

One of the T-shirts among Hyde-Addison families. Photo by Peggy Sands. Niles just shook her head. “The decision is already made.” No teachers’ voices were heard during the meeting. Washington Teachers Union President Elizabeth Davis told The Georgetowner she’s making inquiries.

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Crime Report h, the holidays. So special! So busy! So crowded! And (can be) so dangerous! While overall crime is down in Georgetown over the past months, Metropolitan Police Department officers Adam Crim and Nicole Koenigsmann warned citizens at the Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting Nov. 28 that the December holidays bring special security challenges. A particular problem: Theft of packages from front steps directly fronting public sidewalks and from front car seats in most of Georgetown’s garage-free neighborhoods. There is also often an increase in purse snatching, store robberies and even the theft of outdoor decorations. “Be especially aware,” said Officer Crim. “We may increase patrols — even officers on bikes — in the areas near Wisconsin and M Streets, but it’s up to residents to be especially careful. Don’t leave packages in sight in a parked car, even for a few minutes. Of course, cars should be locked, but it can only take a professional seconds to break in and grab gifts in sight. Make arrangements with UPS and the U.S. Postal Service where to place packages that won’t fit in mail boxes.” “An increase in surveillance cameras has definitely helped to identity and arrest thieves

and somewhat as a deterrence. Just a camera over the front door, for which the city will pay part of the costs, can help greatly,” the officers said. Most holiday crime-prevention actions that residents should take are common sense. Police departments throughout the country remind citizens to never allow homes to look unoccupied. Even though it’s wonderful to have lighted decorations and a tree visible from the outside, especially at night, the implication is that beautiful gifts and one’s holiday best are on displa inside. Recommended actions include: Leave a radio or TV running and lights on in various rooms of the house; have newspapers and mail picked up by a neighbor or another known person when absent for a day or more; and check identities of anyone who comes to the door requesting money, no matter what age or how nicely dressed. As for the always-present threat of a terrorist attack in our area, security advisors agree the best advise for everyone to follow is: “If you see something suspicious, report it.”

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Community Calendar Wednesday, December 7

Overheard at Lunch: D.C. Gossip Girl By Kate Oczypok

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Citizens Association of Georgetown CAG hosts a meeting on crime and safety in Georgetown at which Public Safety Committee members, MPD 2D Commander Melvin Gresham and CAG block captains will speak. Interim MPD Chief Peter Newsham has also been asked to speak. Reception 7 p.m., program 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Georgetown Presbyterian Church, 3115 P St. NW.

Thursday, December 8 Public Roundtable: Education There will be a public roundtable on the DCPS Chancellor Antwan Wilson Confirmation Resolution of 2016 at 10 a.m. Room 500, Benning Library, 3539 Benning Road NE.

Newsweek was supposed to get rid of the “Madame President” issue it printed with Hillary Clinton on the cover but, alas, there are still copies out there. The magazine designed two covers, one with Trump, the other with Clinton. The Hill reported that Clinton’s cover is going online for as much as $10,000.

Kym Lee, the celebrity makeup artist based in the D.C. area, married Dant’e King, founding pastor at Forward Church in Maryland, over Thanksgiving weekend. Lee’s wedding brought out some of the famous faces she’s made up over the years, including R&B singer Ledisi, motivational speaker Willie Jolley, Derek J from Bravo’s Fashion Queens and even Trump supporter Omarosa Manigault.

Trump Hotel Reels In Another Restaurant Despite ongoing legal battles with restaurateurs who dropped plans to open in his Pennsylvania Avenue hotel, Donald Trump finally has another eatery besides BLT Prime. Greenwich Village sushi spot Nakazawa will join the steakhouse in 2017. Chef Daisuke Nakazawa will be on hand to help open the restaurant next year. Fox News is reporting that it will be similar to the New York concept, with a $150 sushi bar experience and a tasting menu of 21 nigiri courses.

Metro Going Retro After SafeTrack Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority GM Paul Wiedefeld marked one year with Metro last month by speaking at the National Press Club about SafeTrack and the troubled system’s next goal: getting rid of the oldest and least reliable cars. According to Washingtonian, WMATA is calling the upcoming effort “Back 2 Good” — the same name as Matchbox 20’s 1996 hit. We can bet Metro was a lot more reliable 20 years ago when people were blaring “Back 2 Good” on their Walkmans.

Public Roundtable: Historic Preservation The Committee of the Whole will hold a public roundtable on PR21-994, the Historic Preservation Review Board Outerbridge Horsey Confirmation Resolution of 2016, at 11:30 a.m. Room 412, Benning Library, 3539 Benning Road NE.

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3B The next meeting of ANC 3B (Glover Park/ Cathedral Heights) will be held at 7 p.m. Stoddert Elementary School/Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW.

Monday, December 12 Public Hearing: Transportation and the Environment The Committee on Transportation and the Environment will hold a public hearing on B21-781, the ATV Fuel Prohibition Amendment Act of 2016, and B21923, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Technical Amendment Act of 2016, at 11 a.m. Room 500, Benning Library, 3539 Benning Road NE.

Tuesday, December 13

Give Trump a Chance, Says Shaq Legendary basketball star Shaquille O’Neal stopped by the Hart Senate Office Building last week, causing many staffers to look up — and we mean way up — from their phones. The seven-foot-one NBA champ was in town to attend a briefing on dangerous driving hosted by Responsibility.org. He told reporters that President-elect Donald Trump won the election “fair and square” and Americans should give Trump a chance.

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Editorial/opinion

75 Years on, Pearl Harbor Still Felt

enemies during World War II, have become strong economic and democratic powers — and America’s friends. They are two of our staunchest and most enduring allies. Since 1941, 13 men have served as President of the United States, with Barack Obama counting down the final days of his two-term tenure. He enjoys the added significance of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe joining him at the ceremony in Hawaii — a first for a Japanese leader. As it always does, the world has changed — technologically, structurally and politically. The major institutions that emerged since the end of World War II, the United Nations and NATO among them, have endured. New nations have been created out of the ashes and destruction. The Soviet Union and its empire have fallen, there is an ongoing war on terror and globalism is an unavoidable economic reality. With a new president soon to be inaugurated, and new forces realigning ideologies in Europe, there are, no doubt, more major and as yet unforeseen changes coming. All the more reason to remember not only the awful losses of Dec. 7, 1941 — and those who fought and died there — but also the terrible and gigantic forces that were then unleashed.

oday, Dec. 7, we the people, including the dwindling members of the Greatest Generation, will gather again in Hawaii, in Washington, at military memorials everywhere, to commemorate a day that, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt said the following day, “will live in infamy.” At 12:53 p.m., Dec. 7, there will be a Pearl Harbor 75th anniversary commemoration sponsored by the Friends of the National World War II Memorial, one of numerous such events around the country. Seventy-five years ago, the armed forces of Imperial Japan launched an attack on Pearl Harbor, headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, in which 2,008 U.S. sailors, 208 soldiers and airmen, 109 marines and 68 civilians were killed, launching the United States into World War II, the deadliest conflict in history. By the end of the war, and with the German and subsequent Japanese surrender, the United States had become the preeminent world power. Pearl Harbor has been marked in great detail by diarists, historians — military and otherwise — and by the broader culture of books, novels, films and television. One of the thousands who served there (and at Midway) was Lou Roffman, uncle of former Georgetowner publisher David Roffman. Seventy-five years is a long time. Both Japan and Germany, our antagonists and bitter

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Eight More Hours to Fix Metro? By Jac k Evan s

he Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board of directors is poised to vote next week on the general manager’s proposal to reduce the number of hours the Metrorail system operates. The extra eight hours will be used to give management and work crews more time to implement a preventative maintenance program and fix the system. Here are the specifics. Instead of closing at midnight Sunday through Thursday, the system would close at 11 p.m. Sunday and at 11:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Further, Metro would close at 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday night (actually the following morning) instead of 3 a.m. Finally, the system would open Sunday morning at 8 a.m. instead of the current 7 a.m. Let me be very clear: I hate the idea of cutting service. I’ve written many times about how public transportation only works when it’s convenient and affordable. I believe Metro is the future of the region, and that future requires Metro to be more than just a commuter rail system, operating 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday. Late-night service isn’t just about getting customers back and forth to bars, restaurants and events around the region. It’s about providing critical connections between affordable residential areas in Maryland, Virginia and many parts of D.C. and areas offering employment outside of regular office hours. D.C. is no longer a government town where all activity happens during the day and all jobs are per-

formed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The entire region has become more dynamic and economically diversified. We need a Metro system that can support this new regional society. That said, Metro is in a uniquely difficult position at the moment. WMATA General Manager Paul Wiedefeld isn’t just doing the work that needs to be done, he’s raising the sirens on a system and an agency that have long received praise even as many things were crumbling behind the curtain. I support Wiedefeld, and if he says he needs eight more hours to turn the system around, I believe him. I will support a proposal to increase available maintenance time by eight hours per week, but I plan to offer an amendment limiting the changes to one year. The board has the responsibility to reassess the move a year from now to see if it is working and if it is the best way to fix the system. If the plan is working and continues to be necessary to keep Metro safe and reliable, then the board can extend the reduced span of service. If it isn’t improving the system, then the board must decide how to move forward. For too long, the WMATA board has either meddled in operational matters — the general manager’s responsibility — or abrogated its role of overseeing the system and representing the riders and the jurisdictions. Wiedefeld must be given the tools and resources to fix Metro. So far he has proven to be the right choice to lead the agency and address its many problems. The board and region should continue to trust his judgment, but verify that it’s leading to the improvements we need to see. Jack Evans is the District Council member for Ward 2, representing Georgetown and other neighborhoods since 1991.

one who wants to gut this essential provision? The Price appointment sends terrible mixed signals, indicating an awful throwback to a time when insurance companies were allowed to do whatever they pleased without any concern for the public welfare. Price is the number-one champion for excluding people from health insurance and making insurance companies richer. The pick for Secretary of the Treasury, Steve Mnuchin, is almost equally bad. Trump railed against Wall Street during the campaign. He called out the investment banking firm Goldman Sachs in particular. Now, what does he do but pick a former honcho of that bank. Mnuchin later headed a bank that was a major culprit in the subprime mortgage debacle.

This bank, OneWest, was notorious for its aggressive foreclosure practices. Why Mnuchin? Not because of his qualifications or pro-consumer views. No, those were never the criteria. He was picked because he raised money for Trump. One good choice was Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina for Ambassador to the United Nations. Trump knew she would not be in Washington. That says it all.

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onald Trump got elected because he knew how to talk a good game. The people who voted for him believed he was in their corner and fighting for them. But talk is one thing and action is another. I can’t bring myself to call him the president-elect. Calling him President Trump will be even more difficult. Right now, before he is actually sworn in Jan. 20, we can only judge him by the people he has chosen for important positions. So far, the picks are not reassuring — and in no way constructive, inclusive or healing.

Let’s start with Rep. Tom Price (R-Georgia) to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Price is a physician by training. He seems to seriously lack any bedside manner. He has devoted his entire congressional career to dismantling and repealing the Affordable Care Act. This is Obama’s signature achievement. It provided health insurance to 20 million people who did not have it before. Its most important provision is that it forbids insurance companies to refuse coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions. Price wants to do away with that most valuable and crucial component of the law. Recently, Trump himself said he wanted to keep the section pertaining to pre-existing conditions. What gives? Why do you choose some-

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safety of culture is taking root at Metro,” said Paul Wiedefeld, director of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, at the National Press Club last week. That was a day before yet another “incident” caused a temporary shutdown of the Silver line on Dec. 1. It’s been almost nine months since Wiedefeld shut down the entire Metrorail system for several days to make emergency inspections of all the operations, tracks and cars — “the toughest decision of my career,” the soft spoken director recounted. But a focused plan of repairs called SafeTrack was begun almost immediately. It accelerates three years’ worth of work into approximately one year, requiring months of single-tracking and complete shutdowns of various sections of the Metro system in time slots called “surges.” “After SafeTrack, the above-ground tracks will be in a state of good repair,” Wiedefeld said. “Something that hasn’t been there is more than a decade.” Sixty percent of delays are caused by railcar failure and 18 percent by track problems,

There are hot discussions throughout the Washington metropolitan area — the District, Maryland and Virginia — to raise fares, to negotiate state subsidies or to privatize parts or all of the system. At his Press Club speech, Wiedefeld “dodged questions about which parts of the Metro system he might be willing Metro General Manager and CEO Paul Wiedefeld at the National Press Club. Photo by Peggy Sands. to privatize in addition to paratransit according to Wiedefeld. Plans to retire the operations,” wrote Martin Di Caro National 1000- and 4000-series cars is already underway. Public Radio’s transportation reporter. “But “By the end of 2017, Metro goals are to cut federal law bars him from privatizing certain delays caused by track problems by 50 percent, aspects of the operations.” Congress has increased its oversight of and delays caused by railcar failures by 25 perthe system and may do so even more under the cent,” he said. The political problems are something else. Trump administration.

“I look forward to meeting Elaine Chao,” the transportation secretary nominee, said Wiedefeld, who will have to look forward to more oversight hearings along with Council member Jack Evans who is chairman of the Metro board. Meanwhile, the Metro system is gearing up for the presidential inauguration ceremonies on Friday, Jan. 20. Wiedefeld said that there will be special commemorative SmarTrip cards for the day.

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In: The Shade Store The Shade Store, a family-owned, 70-year-old business that started in New York’s Westchester County, held a Nov. 29 grand opening party with the help of Modern Luxury DC — and the student a cappella group, the Georgetown Chimes. The home-decor retailer sells custom window treatments and is proud to be “handcrafted in the USA.” Its 3,000-square-foot store is located at 3324 M St. NW.

In: Redevelopment of Holiday Inn Site The space of the former Georgetown Holiday Inn at 2101 Wisconsin Ave. NW is set for redevelopment within weeks. According to the Glover Park Advisory Neighborhood Commission, at its Nov. 15 meeting, “Representatives of JBG Companies presented plans for mixed-use redevelopment of the Holiday Inn site. It includes 226 rental apartments, townhouse and duplex units, a café, a small market grocery and other retail on the street level. With the exception of public space landscaping on Wisconsin Avenue, this development is a matter of right. They hope to break ground in December and anticipate

Founded in 1946 by brothers Milton and Jack Goldstein, the Shade Store has kept family in its business, including Milton’s grandson Ian Gibbs, co-owner and creative director of the Shade Store.

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Last Chance: Old Prints, Must Sell They make excellent Christmas gifts. In preparation for its consolidation move to New York, the Old Print Gallery — 1220 31st St. NW — is holding a moving sale, with heavy discounts on antique prints and maps. “Original works on paper, spanning from the 16th century through the 20th century, will all be offered at steep discounts of 20 percent, 30 percent, and 50 percent. Extra inventory and framed items will also be sold, including great Washington, D.C., scenes, U.S. and foreign views and maps, botanical collections, genre prints, political cartoons and sporting art,” according to the gallery, which was founded in 1971 and called Georgetown home for 45 years. Its New York shop is on Lexington Avenue.

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Room & Board Hosting Holiday Event Tonight

Room & Board, the furniture store on 14th Street NW, is hosting a free holiday pop-up event tonight, Dec. 7. Local entertaining experts will be on hand to give Washington hosts and hostesses tips on such essentials as festive décor and flavorful cocktails. There will also be a place card and thank-you note calligraphy demonstration and a talk on flower arranging.

Steal a Kiss at the Yards The Yards promises to transform itself into the most kissable destination in the city with an eight-part mistletoe installation. The oversized custom designs — including a java-inspired mistletoe archway, a tower made of letters to Santa, an ice cream sundae sculpture and a human-sized doghouse — are meant to be ideal settings for stealing a kiss, snapping a photo for Instagram or even popping the question.

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Blowout Bar to Open in Ivy City Mapping D.C.’s Accessibility Opening Dec. 13 in Ivy City is Sip & Dry Blowout Bar, a new concept. Located in the former Hecht Warehouse in Northeast D.C., Sip & Dry comes with a menu of signature cocktails matched with hair and makeup services — say, a Brazilian blowout paired with a caipirinha. Designed by Ivy City resident Sahar Bozkurt, the salon offers bar seating and TVs while customers wait for their hair to dry or makeup to finish.

Washington, D.C., has a walkability score of 77, making it the country’s seventh most walkable city. However, for those in wheelchairs, how accessible is the city? Technical.ly DC reported that Jon Froehlich of the University of Maryland’s Human Computer Interaction Lab has introduced Project Sidewalk, a program currently in beta. It links big data, machine learning, computer vision and geographic information systems to map D.C.’s accessibility.

Hangers for the Holidays at CityCenterDC CityCenterDC has unveiled an artistic addition to the complex’s holiday displays this year. Accompanying the largest tree and reindeer display in the area is a “Dream Closet” art installation. Artist Maggie O’Neill took the concept of a clothing hanger and made festive and fun holiday ornaments out of it. The 400 ornaments in different sizes, cuts and patterns fill 550-foot Palmer Alley.

New Owner of Kramerbooks Expands Store Northeast D.C. Gets Trader Joe’s Cookie butter lovers, rejoice! Trader Joe’s announced late last month that the company had signed a lease for space at 1240 4th St. NE. The store, the chain’s third in the District, should be ready to open sometime in the second half of 2017. It will occupy a 15,000-square-foot space in a project called The Edison offering “industrial chic apartments.”

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The often crowded Kramerbooks and Afterwords Café in Dupont has expanded into the former Willie T’s Lobster Shack space, opening a children’s annex. Renovations — notably a new coffee bar and additional event space — will continue over the next year and a half. The store recently got a new owner, Steve Salis, cofounder of &pizza.

Police Seek Suspect in Attempted Rape at Hotel A woman was assaulted by a man who attempted to rape her at a hotel in D.C. over Thanksgiving weekend. The assault occurred in an 11th-floor room of the Grand Hyatt, at 10th and H Streets NW near Metro Center. Metropolitan police are looking for the suspect.

Community Meetings on MLK Library Modernization The modernization plans for Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, D.C.’s central library, are nearly complete. The library will close in spring 2017. When it reopens three years later, there will be a transparent entryway, new stairs, a large auditorium and conference center, spaces for music and art, an interactive children’s space and a rooftop event space. Those interested in learning more can attend community meetings at Francis A. Gregory Library on Dec. 7, the TenleyFriendship Library on Dec. 13 or the Anacostia Library on Dec. 15. For details, visit dclibrary.org.

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Completely renovated, you will find a Chef’s kitchen w/Thermador & Bosch SS, granite tops & cherry cabinets, LR w/FP, DR, family room, laundry & powder room on the main. 4BR, 2 Kohler FBA. Lovely English garden plus garage. Kimberly Cestari/Miller Chevy Chase Office 202-253-8757/202-966-1400

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“Best Address” building w/lots of amenities & beautiful home features. Nearly 1,300 SF of living space on one-level, perfect for entertaining. 2 en-suite MBR, large living & dining room, hardwood, fab kitchen. Garage parking and pets welcome. Miller Bethesda Office 301-229-4000

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Great location for this spacious corner 1BR, 1BA - Close to Grosvenor Metro, amenities galore. Gourmet galley kitchen, hardwood floors, large windows w/loads of light. Strathmore Hall across the street. Entertainment, shopping & restaurants close-by. Salley Widmayer/Georgetown Office 202-215-6174/202-944-8400

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By Peggy Sands and Gary Tischler

ou may have noticed. The holidays are upon us. ’Tis the season, and the sights and sounds surround us. There is so much to do and celebrate — the beautiful (and so far mild) winter solstice and the convergence this year on Dec. 24 of two religious holidays: Christmas Eve and the first night of Hanukkah. For almost everyone of every faith, this time of year is a festival of lights. This being Washington, D.C., we’re perfectly situated to embrace the season. In this city, we can see the handiwork of planners, architects and artists all around us, not to mention the need — God bless us everyone — to have a Christmas tree nearby. And because it is the center of our political efforts, conflicts and accomplishments, this city is also a center for our most hopeful spirits. This city is an arts town, what with the many concert venues, theaters, the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Institution and the National Mall, where we celebrate the season with lights, concerts and other festivities, all of which are free, and capable of making our hearts glad. We have Christmas markets where the region’s artisans and craftsmen have gathered to bring their talents and goods. We have houses of

worship of every denomination, many historic, some the size of cathedrals. During the holidays, they are resources not only for worship but for musical and social celebration. We have lights, we have trees, we have neighborhoods where the spirit replicates itself on city blocks, in neighborhood stores large and small, down the street from where you live. In other words, this is the time for us to live the life of the season. We’ve put together descriptions of a wide variety of fun and meaningful activities and events. We’ve also asked Georgetowners to share the things — traditional and new — that they and their children love to do during the holidays: parties in Volta Park and Rose Park, ice skating, concertgoing, carol singing, attending plays from “The Nutcracker” to Dickens’s “Christmas Carol,” watching the House of Sweden’s Santa Lucia procession. They include night walks around the neighborhood to see decorations and follow the pathway of the new Georgetown holiday tradition: “Glow.” The Georgetowner invites everyone to get into the spirit, to celebrate good cheer, to be thankful for living in such a vibrant and green city and — most of all — to get out and enjoy all that’s here for everyone in our beautiful and historic community.

CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH, WHATEVER . . . HERE ARE WAYS AND DAYS TO ENJOY ALL THIS SEASON HAS TO OFFER EIGHT FAVORITES WASHINGTON HARBOUR ICE SKATING One of the top local winter-holiday activities is ice skating on the rink at Washington Harbour. This was reported by a 5-year-old, a 7-year-old and a 9-year-old, as well as by their parents. Surrounded by cafés, non-skating family members can take photos and watch the skating in comfort around what in spring and summer is a large pond and water show. Beginning and wobbly skaters can keep their balance by pushing wooden penguins on skates (really).

President Barack Obama at his last National Christmas Tree lighting as president. Photo by Jeff Malet.

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS D.C.’s museums are one of the best things about living in the District year-round. During the holiday season, many mount special exhibitions that will excite family members of all ages and stages. This year, the National Building Museum is featuring “Small Stories,” an exhibition of British dollhouses with recorded commentary by the resident dolls about what life is

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PARADES, FETES AND BAZAARS These celebrations of Christmas traditions of particular national heritages are among the most anticipated holiday activities of Georgetowners. Three of the biggest and best took place last weekend: the Christmas parade in Middleburg; the Scottish Christmas Walk, complete with bagpipes, in Alexandria; and the Swedish Bazaar at Georgetown’s riverside House of Sweden. The Swedish event culminates with the choral procession of Santa Lucia, in which young women in white robes and sweet voices are led by the martyred saint with a crown of candles.

like in each house. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History features a luscious chocolate-making demonstration and a sampling of sugar-free natural spices and colonial hot chocolate. There is also a happy exhibition of puppets, from marionettes to the Muppets, including the original Miss Piggy. ‘ZOOLIGHTS’ A must-do holiday activity not far from Georgetown is a stroll through the National Zoo on Connecticut Avenue at night, under the sparkling, moving and magic glow of hundreds of trees and displays, lit by more than 500,000 LED lights. Animals leap, crawl and prowl, large birds fly overhead and monkeys and children squeal, all to the sound of music. Hot drinks and snacks are available and there is also a large display of train sets in the main pavilion.

WALKING AMID ‘GLOW’ Walking along Georgetown’s main retail streets of Wisconsin and M, the historic C&O Canal, currently being reconstructed, and the ever-improving, family-friendly “harbor” (or “Harbour”) area just got better for this year’s holiday strollers. The expanded, second annual “Glow” event has made walking at night a wonderful and sensual art experience. SHOPPING AT THE (NATIONAL) MALL Some of the most “uniquely D.C.” gift items can be found at the gift shops of our museums. Ideal for out-of-town loved ones: gifts from the Smithsonian museums, the National Gallery of Art, the Newseum and even, farther afield, the Spy Museum.

The stately Christmas tree in the lobby of the Willard Hotel — where the word, “lobbyist,” originated. Photo by Peggy Sands.

HOTEL DROP-INS Many of Georgetown’s and D.C.’s grand hotels are decorated for the season and offer special seasonal drinks and fare. Right here in Georgetown, the Ritz-Carlton has a giant tree in front of a roaring fireplace. Other must-sees are near the White House. The new Trump International Hotel features a truly “huuge” tree in the main lobby, reflected in the shiny marble floors, and — in a nod to the Old Post Office — mailboxes filled with wine bottles. The Willard has rich and traditional English and American Christmas décor, with a glorious tree, decorated with gold packages, and Christmas foliage around every pillar and arched window. High tea is served in the famous lobby corridor and local choral and instrumental groups perform Christmas music in the evening.

SING-ALONGS Many Christmas sing-alongs are presented throughout the month at the Kennedy Center and the National Cathedral. Some are ticketed events on various evenings, including the “Candlelight Christmas” at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

St. Lucia procession on the steps of the House of Sweden on the Georgetown waterfront. Courtesy House of Sweden.

MAKING MEMORIES

“My kids used to love to walk around Georgetown at night, looking in through the street-front windows at the Christmas trees, greens and decorations. The streetside houses are so charming in themselves — not hidden by large front lawns — that standing outside in the cold air and looking in at the warm holiday decorations, it’s very Christmasy.”

Connie Zimmer

“We always make a special evening walk just before Christmas Eve to see the beautiful crèche that a family on O Street near Christ Church always has set up and lit. It’s just beautiful and they’ve been doing it for years.”

Connie Zimmer

For Breakfast With Santa at Volta Park, there were crafts for the kids — along with doughnuts, cookies, coffee and more for the parents, too. Photo by James Brantley.

A dozen concertgoers last Saturday named the “Celtic Christmas Concert” at Dumbarton Church as one of their traditional must-do holiday events. Several from Alexandria and College Park said they had been coming for more than a decade to hear the vibrant yet poignant harp, wooden flute and various string instruments. The highlight for many is the reading of the Dylan Thomas story “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” accompanied by the music. The Darth family selects a tree. Photo by Peggy Sands.

Getting to meet Santa at Volta Park: mom Elizabeth D’Angio, baby Olivia, Lucia and dad Phil D’Angio. Photo by James Brantley.

Buying a Christmas tree is a family event that marks the beginning of Christmas for many Georgetowners. Ethan and Lindsey Drath’s three children had a big say in selecting their large tree, which they’ll enjoy all month. The day of Christmas Eve is especially busy for the Draths, who traditionally deliver many of the lastminute purchases of their long-time customers personally. “We know on many days small piles of green ribbon from our gift wrap will lie under many Christmas trees of Georgetown,” Lindsey laughed.

Santa on motorcycle arrives at Volta Park to meet the children Dec. 4. Photo by James Brantley.

Christmas parties in Volta Park and Rose Park on the first two weekends of December increasingly are part of local family traditions, according to several bundled-up parents last Saturday at Volta Park. “Every year we organize new activities,” said Mimsy Lindner. This year: painting and running in and out of a white cardboard snow house, pasting gold and silver glitter on pinecones and T-shirts, stuffing young mouths with doughnut holes, testing the latest toy cars and excitedly sitting on Santa’s lap for a family photo, often with the family dog.

“Every Christmas Eve we have a ‘Noche Buena’ — a Chilean tradition where we invite close friends and family for a beautiful feast with the best wines. We always have fish, in the Catholic tradition, but also we always have lasagna, Peruvian chicken a la brasa and some special South American pastries. It’s a real celebration of life.”

John Lever

CHURCHES AND MARKETS As Washington is a city of trees, it is a city of churches and markets. The atmosphere of Christmas is certainly alive in Washington — all you have to do is look for it. In the nation’s capital, you’re never too far removed from a house of worship, and all

At the Holiday Market on F Street downtown. Photo by Peggy Sands.

the world’s denominations are here. Most religions will tell you that God is everywhere; in Washington, that’s self-evident. Surprisingly, or perhaps not surprisingly, you may be touched by the holiday spirit by simply walking into a church, no matter your faith. They’re not hard to find. Some of them are quite famous. If you’re driving up Wisconsin Avenue, it’s impossible to miss the spires of the National Cathedral, where presidents and sundry of the city’s famous leaders and notables have been celebrated over history and time, and where Christmas, in an ecumenical fashion, has a spectacular presence every year. Around the corner, more or less, are both a Greek Orthodox and a Russian Orthodox cathedral. Churches have bazaars, they have wassailing and Christmas carol singing and charitable events and special services. Just off Connecticut Avenue, there’s St. Matthews Cathedral, a spectacularly styled house of worship where we

Dumbarton Concerts puts on “A Celtic Christmas” at the Dumbarton United Methodist Church. Photo by Peggy Sands.

have of late begun frequenting the 10 a.m. Latin mass. The pull of ritual is very strong here, but so is the appeal of a community of visitors and worshippers. Churches are soothing and moving all at the same time: the slow processional at the beginning and end, the embrace of neighbors, the homilies. They are antidotes to the season’s hectic pace, the pressure to find gifts, the busyness of it all. A different kind of shopping from the kind we do at CVS, the corner Safeway, Macy’s, the big-box stores and even our favorite boutiques and specialty shops takes place at holiday markets. Now in its 12th year, the one and only Downtown Holiday Market is located on the F Street sidewalk in front of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. Not only are there musical performers, but there are some 150 artisans, crafters, artists, potters, painters, designers, quilters, knitters and jewelry makers from all over the area.

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The Antiques Addict Whirligigs: What Goes Around, Comes Around BY M I C H E L L E G A L L E R

he whirligig, an object that spins or twirls, may have started as a farmer’s weathervane, but it evolved into a recognized category of American folk art. Simply put, a whirligig is a weathervane that does something other than rotate into a position indicating wind direction.

This carved and painted 19th-century figure with paddle arms was estimated to sell for $6,000 but brought $2,460. Credit: Skinners Auctions

Even the most primitive human societies had reason to track wind direction. In early America, farmers used wind-driven contraptions to establish wind direction and weather, important things to know when planning to plant a field of crops. Since then, the basic weathervane morphed into those whimsical mechanical creations that we know today. During the long, cold winters of the 1800s, creativity went to work, and a new type of “weathervane” appeared in the Appalachians; it was called a whirligig. The American version of the wind-driven whirligig probably originated with immigrants from the United Kingdom, as whirligigs are mentioned in early American colonial times. From colonial America through westward expansion and the industrial revolution, the whirligig developed into a truly American folk art. Even though it is not fully known how the American version evolved, we know that George Washington brought “whilagigs’’ home from the Revolutionary War. Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” first published in 1820, describes “a little wooden warrior who, armed with a sword in each hand, was most valiantly fighting the wind on the pinnacle of the barn.”

Vollis Simpson’s work can be viewed in Whirligig Park in Wilson, N.C.

By the mid-18th century, weathervanes had evolved to include free moving “wings.” These could be human arms, pitchforks, spoons or virtually any type of implement. By the latter half of the 19th century, constructing wind-driven whirligigs had become a pastime and an art form. Whittlers, especially those in rural areas, used mostly scrap to create mechanisms producing both motion and sound. Sadly, few very early wind-driven whirligigs survive, due to their exposure to the weather and fragile nature. The period between 1880 and 1900 saw the rapid spread of whirligigs across the U.S. Whirligig production, however, seemed for the most part to stay centered in the southern Appalachians. Mountain craftsmen continued to produce whirligigs into the 1930s, since they were a source of cash, especially during the Depression. Many of those we see today are from this period. Since their makers did not typically sign whirligigs, those that do carry signatures from folk artists are highly collectible, but their value as folk art has been uneven. Although a signed and dated 19th-century polychrome carved pine and copper band figure whirligig in excellent condition recently sold at auction for $8,000, many early 20th-century whirligigs can still be found for under $200.

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“The Junkyard Poet,” Vollis Simpson, whose monumental whirligigs were adopted by North Carolina as the official folk art of the state, exemplifies whirligigs as art. Simpson, who died in 2013 at 94, never set out to be an artist, entering the art world at an age when most people retire. A mechanic repairing farm machinery, he turned his mechanical abilities to the creation of large-scale, wind-driven kinetic metal sculptures. Simpson’s whirligigs have been called “roadside gifts to the eye and spirit.” One of his works is the signature piece on display outside the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. Several Simpson wind machines delighted tourists at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Simpson called them windmills, but they are really just huge whirligigs, some as tall as 50 feet. Even though certain rarified examples are featured in the collections of folk art museums and serious collectors, old whirligigs are still found in many a garden, designed to keep garden pests away and to make young and old passersby smile.

This painted wooden 20th century whirligig sold at Skinner Auctions for $123. Credit: Skinners Auctions

Michelle Galler has been an antiques dealer and a design consultant for more than 25 years. Her business, Antiques, Whimsies & Curiosities, is based in Georgetown and in Rare Finds in Washington, Virginia. Reach her at antiques.and.whimsies@gmail.com.

FOOD & WINE

Cocktail of the Month

BY J O DY K U R A S H merica has spoken. More than 18 months of name-calling and nastiness has come to an end. Or has it? One candidate was elected by a significant majority of voters while another garnered the necessary electoral college votes. No matter who you supported, November’s election seems to have left a sour taste in everyone’s mouth. For many disillusioned people, the best way to cope is with a stiff drink. Since you already have an acerbic flavor lurking on your taste buds, may I recommend a whiskey sour? Whiskey is a great choice to drown your sorrows, burst your bubble, cheer or jeer the next commander-in-chief. Bourbon is a patriotic option since it’s produced in the U.S. of A. (unlike Donald Trump’s cologne, picture frames, eyeglasses, hotel toiletries, pens, home accessories, components for his furniture line and most of his clothing, which are manufactured overseas, says the Washington Post). Most bourbon is distilled in Kentucky, so by sipping on a domestic spirit, you’re creating job security. The obvious spirit of choice for some would be Trump Vodka, but it ceased production in 2011 amid deplorable sales and several lawsuits, Bloomberg reported. Bottles can be found on eBay, but it isn’t a way to put America first, since, according to the Post, it was distilled in the Netherlands.

Whiskey is considered a winter drink by many due to its perceived warming quality. The truth is that all liquors can trick your body into feeling toasty. Alcohol may make your skin warm to the touch, but the effect is deceiving. A little alcohol dilates your blood vessels, moving warm blood closer to your skin. However, pumping more blood near the surface causes the loss of core body heat. With the December holidays approaching, I find the full, lemony flavor of a whiskey sour complements the typical array of cookies, cakes and pies. Better yet, forego the sweets and make the cocktail your treat. There are far fewer calories in one whiskey sour than in many holiday desserts. This way, you won’t have to worry about people sending nasty 2 a.m. tweets criticizing your weight gain. Served in a fancy glass and garnished with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry, a whiskey sour looks more festive than a Starbucks cup. And this classic cocktail is as timeless as the holidays themselves. The first written mention came in the seminal 1862 book “Bar-tender’s Guide: How To Mix Drinks” by Jerry Thomas. With the movement back to

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One of the best whiskey sours I’ve sampled was mixed at Georgetown’s tony Bourbon Steak lounge (almost as tasty as their Wagyu steak, still available prior to the promised 35-percent import tariff). Yelp users rave about the whiskey sours at Capital Hill’s Barrel, where whiskey is listed as “brown water” on the menu. While the mention is humorous now, it may not be so funny after Myron Ebell takes over the EPA. As protests continue and recounts are requested, the post-election havoc is poised to continue through the holidays. Even worse are the social gatherings with family and friends who hold incompatible political views. Instead of avoiding these events, brighten your spirits — and those with opposing beliefs — with some whiskey. A handy holiday rule: Don’t be sour, drink one! simple and classic cocktails, the whiskey sour is starting to get a second look by bartenders. With a plethora of whiskey bars in the capital city, there are many places to find a superb one. First of all, check out D.C. cocktail master Derek Brown’s Southern Efficiency in Shaw. Here, the focus is American whiskey and Southern nibbles. Since the cocktails at all of Brown’s bars are stupendous, you can bet the whiskey sour here will be as yummy as a taco truck on every corner.

WHISKEY SOUR Adapted from Jerry Thomas’s recipe A large teaspoon of powdered white sugar The juice of half a small lemon One wine glass of bourbon Dissolve the sugar in a little seltzer or club soda. Fill a glass with shaved ice. Shake and strain all the ingredients into the glass. Garnish with an orange wedge and a cherry.

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LA CHAUMIERE

2813 M STREET, NW 202-338-1784 lachaumieredc.com

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

Celebrating our 40th Anniversary, La Chaumiere is as close to dining in the French countryside without flying there as you can get. Chef Orange serves cassoulet on Thursdays, Hearty Choucroute Alsaci-enne in the winter, Dover Sole Meuni-ere, Boudin Blanc, Pike Quenelles and many other French specialties. And your dinner wouldn’t be complete with-out a luscious Grand Marnier Souffle or warm Apple tart with caramel sauce.

Ranked one of the most popular seafood restaurants in D.C., “this cosmopolitan” send-up of a vintage supper club that’s styled after a '40’s-era ocean liner is appointed with cherry wood and red leather booths, infused with a “clubby, old money” atmosphere. The menu showcases “intelligently” prepared fish dishes that “recall an earlier time of elegant” dining.

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Lunch Mon.–Fri. 11:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Dinner Mon.–Thu. 5–10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5–11 p.m., Sun. 5–9 p.m.

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

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

MALMAISON

3401 K ST.,NW 202–817–3340 malmaisondc.com Malmaison opened in June 2013 and features elegant French dining in Washington D.C’s historic Georgetown waterfront. Housed in a majestically refurbished industrial warehouse reminiscent of NYC’s Meatpacking District, the modern restaurant, pastry shop and event lounge features the culinary talents of legendary 2 Michelin Starred French Chef Gerard Pangaud and Pastry Chef Serge Torres (Le Cirque NYC).

CAFE BONAPARTE

Situated just north of Georgetown on Wisconsin Ave, Town Hall has been a neighborhood mainstay in Glover Park since 2005. Whether you’re popping in for dinner, drinks, or weekend brunch, Town Hall is the spot you’ll want to call home to Gulp, Gather & Grub. Free parking is available nightly after 7 p.m., and during warmer months, our outdoor courtyard is one of DC’s best kept secrets.

Tucked up along the historic C&O Canal, a national park that threads through the Georgetown neighborhood, The Grill Room at Rosewood Washington, D.C., specializes in hand-cut, bone-in, artisan meats, bracingly fresh seafood and tableside preparations. Framed with a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows and fluid geometric lines, the ambiance is one of relaxed refinement.

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.

DAS Ethiopian offers you a cozy twostory setting, with rare outside dining views and al fresco patio dining. DAS is located at the eclectically brilliant historic corner of the internationally renowned shopping district of Georgetown.

HAPPY HOUR: Offered nightly Tuesday Thursday from 5 – 7 PM & Sunday from 4 – 6 PM. Enjoy select $5 wines on tap. Join us on Sunday’s for 30% off bottles, Wednesday’s for College Nights from 9 – 11 PM, & Thursday evenings for live music starting at 6 pm. Our delightful wines are best enjoyed with local charcuterie, cheese and small plates.

A tent under which all come to feast is the very Amharic definition of DAS. From neighborhood diners, nearby students and journalists to international visitors and performers, all enjoy the casual but refined atmosphere that serves up the freshest Ethiopian dishes from local and sustainable food sources.

MARTIN’S TAVERN

1264 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202-333-7370 martinstavern.com Fifth generation Lauren Martin learns about the family business from her dad, Billy Martin, Jr. Since 1933, the warm atmosphere of Martin’s Tavern has welcomed neighbors and world 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.

1050 31ST ST., NW 202-617-2424 thegrillroomdc.com

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.-Sun. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

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1201 28TH ST., NW 202–333–4710 dasethiopian.com

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THE GRILL ROOM

2340 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202-333-5640 townhalldc.com

DAS ETHIOPIAN

Serving Brunch until 4 p.m.

TOWN HALL

2810 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., NW 202–295–2826 enowinerooms.com

Tues - Thurs 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Fri - Sat 4 p.m. - 12 a.m., Sunday 4 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Free 2-hour parking at Four Seasons.

SEA CATCH RESTAURANT

1054 31ST ST., NW 202–337–8855 seacatchrestaurant.com Overlooking the historic C&O Canal, we offer fresh seafood simply prepared in a relaxed atmosphere. Beautiful waterside outdoor dining available.

1522 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202–333–8830 cafebonaparte.com

We look forward to calling you a “regular” soon!

FILOMENA RISTORANTE

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Filomena is a Georgetown landmark that has endured the test of time for over 30 years. Our old-world cooking styles and recipes brought to America by the early Italian immigrants alongside the culinary cutting-edge creations of Italy’s foods of today executed by our Executive Chef and his team. Open 7 days a week 11:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Free salad bar with any lunch entrée Mon-Sat and try our spectacular Sunday Brunch Buffet complete with carving stations, pasta stations!

Family-owned restaurant serving authentic Brazilian food in Washington, D.C., for more than 23 years. Our Executive Chef, Alcy de Souza, cooks with the heart and soul. Live music on Thursday nights is a romantic blend of bossa nova, jazz, samba, choro and forró. Monday – Thursday 4:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday 4:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday noon to 11:30 p.m. (brunch until 4 p.m.) Sunday noon to 10 p.m. (brunch until 4 p.m.) Parking validation available for breakfast, lunch and brunch.

1063 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202–338–8800 filomena.com

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The Latest Dish BY LI N DA ROT H amilton Johnson plans to open his own restaurant, Honeysuckle, where he spent eight years as chef de cuisine: Vidalia, in D.C.’s Golden Triangle. He developed the concept at Prequel. Jeff Buben will close Vidalia, but continue to operate Bistro Bis on Capitol Hill and Woodward Table downtown. Todd Gray and his wife and business partner Ellen Kassoff Gray of Equinox will open an Israeli street-food café called Manna and a coffee shop named Milk & Honey inside the Museum of the Bible. This new museum at 409 3rd St. SW, former site of the Washington Design Center, will open in the fall of 2017. Expect drama — the museum comes from the evangelical billionaire behind Hobby Lobby. It’s not the first religious venture for the Grays, who researched and wrote a cookbook titled “The New Jewish Table.” They will also cater events at the museum, as they did when they ran the Corcoran’s café and catering operation. Chef James Martin plans to open his Spanish restaurant, Pamplona, at 3100 Clarendon Boulevard in Arlington before the year’s end. Some dishes will be classic, some innovative. It’s patatas bravas versus olive oil honey ice cream with serrano ham. Martin had most recently been executive chef at Restaurant Nora. Born in D.C. and raised in Landover, Maryland, he calls Pamplona a “farm-to-table Spanish restaurant.” This is more than a trend statement coming from a chef who worked at

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the country’s first certified organic — and continually certified organic — restaurant. He also worked at Vidalia, Bistro Bis and Bourbon Steak, as well as at Jean-Georges in New York and North Pond Restaurant in Chicago. The 70-seat restaurant with two small bars will offer beer and sangria on tap and wine and cider sourced from Spain. Chef/GM/Bar Manager Update: Meagan Tighe is the new pastry chef at Trummer’s on Main in Clifton, Virginia. The chef recently worked at Dovetail and the Nomad Hotel in New York … Brandon McDermott is the new chef at Captain Gregory’s in Alexandria. He will also direct the food operation at its sister restaurant, Nocturne, slated to open in D.C. in 2017. He was the executive chef of Caboose Brewing Co. … Jeffrey Surma is executive chef for the Restaurant at the Goodstone in Middleburg. He spent 15 years at McLean’s Capital Grille … Ben Cohen heads up the kitchen at WK Hearth in Purcellville, Virginia, part of the Wine Kitchen restaurant group … Freddie Bitsoie, Navajo, is the new chef at Mitsitam Café at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. His creds are the real thing — more than 10 years’ experience incorporating Native American foods and ingredients into dishes. His previous gig was at Fire Rock Casino in Church Rock, New Mexico … Rachel Sergi heads up the bar at The Next Whisky Bar at the Watergate Hotel. She comes from Quarter+Glory (among others)

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Radio City, Times Square and Other Big Apple Icons BY G A RY T I S C H L E R

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till wondering where to go for the hectic. Christmas holidays? Go East, young man. Embark from Maryland early Tuesday morning. Arrive in New York. Be dropped off Go to New York. It will seem like old-home times, or like by Radio City Music Hall to take in the start of the annual “Christmas Spectacular Starring the that bar scene in a galaxy far, far away from the first “Star Wars” movie. It will be, on the one Radio City Rockettes.” Then it’s a drop-off at hand, same old, same old — and, on the other, the hotel: the Paramount on West 46th Street, a street that smacked of old Broadway through dazzlingly brand new. My wife Carole and I did just that recently, and through, a loud noise or two from the heart of Times Square. Check in, have dinner taking an overnight tour, traveling by bus with a group of retired schoolteachers. It was a little and head off to see the Carole King musical like riding on a merry-go-round with about 30 “Beautiful,” three blocks away at the Stephen or 40 people who were as interesting as the trip Sondheim Theatre. Then back to the Paramount, T & T_Georgetowner_12.2016_Layout 1 11/28/16 AM Page the1 blazing big-screen-and-glitter, “La itself. The schedule, as recapped below, was 11:07through

Dolce Vita” set of Times Square at night. Breakfast the next day, then it’s off to a destination of your choice. Carole wanted to check out Macy’s during the holidays, a grand place with grand window displays 12 blocks away on West 34th Street (as everybody knows from “The Miracle”). We noticed that, in addition to Macy’s, there was this quite tall building making its presence felt. So, like the good tourists we were and should be, we headed for the top of the Empire State Building. If you haven’t done this since, say, your high school prom, you might get some sticker shock. It’s 64 bucks for two,

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My 26-year marriage has seen many ups and downs, but we love each other and adore our son. We were struggling through a major financial crisis that had left us feeling distant. We were just muddling through, not happy but not ready to throw in the towel. Then I became aware of an excessive amount of text notifications that my husband was receiving. Something didn’t feel right. I noticed other behaviors: he seemed to take his phone everywhere — it was never left unattended — he took many trips to the store in the evening, he rushed me off to bed at night claiming that he had work to do and needed quiet to concentrate. I was sure that something was going on. I found a trove of “sext” messages from a local woman. It was filthy and ridiculous. I would have laughed if it didn’t hurt so much. I reviewed the phone data and found that they had been spending an hour to two hours on phone calls per day. This has caused me deep emotional pain, but it has revitalized our marriage. It made us realize that many things needed to change or we could lose all. We are doing well, but I am still furious and hurt more by the words of love than the sexual content. It hurts deeply. Through all our years together and challenges to our marriage there has never been infidelity. I want to send a letter to her boss. Am I crazy? How do I leave this behind and move forward? Am I a fool? — Hurt Deeply Dear Hurt, Let’s start by stating the obvious: you are not crazy and you should not send a letter to her boss. What you are experiencing is an attachment injury (regardless of whether the affair ever got physical). Your secure attachment to your husband — the trust you and your amygdala had that he was going to protect you and keep you safe — has been damaged. When we try to forgive and reinvest in our relationship,

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As a supplement to the Holiday Arts Preview in the last issue of The Georgetowner, here are brief descriptions of three more exhibitions of note that opened recently at venues slightly off the beaten track: the American University Museum, the Art Museum of the Americas and the National Building Museum.

The Great Swindle: Works by Santiago Montoya Art Museum of the Americas “The Great Swindle,” on view through March 26, looks at paper money as a platform of political propaganda, exploiting iconic pictures to bolster power and embed imagery in the national consciousness. A multidisciplinary artist born in 1974, Columbian Santiago Montoya embraces traditional painting, found objects and video documentary, introducing meaning through materiality that results in appearance and concept holding equal weight. In doing this, he comments on a broad swath of political issues, from conservation and dispossession to the transmission of information. The series journeys through history, exploring iconography and idealism across a cultural spectrum, from model planes and

“I am the people,” 2015. Santiago Montoya. Courtesy Art Museum of the Americas. boats inspired by Communist China’s food coupons of the 1950s and 1960s to portraits of fallen dictators.

Melissa Ichiuji: Make You Love Me American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center A doll reminds us of childhood, of comfort, companionship and imagination. In all they come to embody for us as children, dolls are perhaps the first vehicle for our lifelong habit of anthropomorphism, the projection of ourselves onto the world around us by attributing human qualities to objects and animals. Born in 1968, artist Melissa Ichiuji uses dolls to bring us innocently into a world of the strange and macabre. A doll poses like a swimsuit model, exposing her back, which is split open to show the spine within. A French jester-like character lounges back in a seat, his cute little doll guts spilling out playfully from a door in his chest. In this exhibition, on view through Dec. 18, Ichiuji, who received her BFA from the Corcoran, confronts us with emotional and visceral contrasts: the continuity and discontinuity between internal and external body parts, idealized femininity, innocence and erotic scenes, graceful figures and delicate fabrics alongside entrails and other organs.

“Reina,” 2016. Melissa Ichiuji. Courtesy American University Museum.

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“Inner City, 1982–1989” (part of a series), Joseph Mills. Courtesy National Building Museum.

Works by street photographers Bill Barrett, Chris Earnshaw and Joseph Mills capture the changing streetscape of downtown Washington from the 1960s through the 1980s. The three sections of the exhibition, on view through Feb. 12, are: Mt. Vernon Squared, with 14 images by Barrett from the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.’s Kiplinger Washington Collection; Billy Luck’s Downtown, displaying about 50 “drugstore” prints and a dozen enlarged sepia reprints by Earnshaw, who calls himself a “cowbow poet”; and Inner City, nearly 20 hand-varnished photographs by Mills of 1980s street life downtown. On Dec. 15 at 6:30 p.m., there will be a free screening of “F Street, the Place on the Ridge,” a video portrait of D.C.’s historic main street.

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Last Chance: “The Christians” at Theater J

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When Pastor Paul, the leader of a large and successful Christian congregation, walks onto the stage to deliver a sermon, he looks like a man at one with his world. Backed by large crosses and a big video screen, basking in the sounds of a gospel choir, flanked by his assistant pastor, his wife and a community church elder, he stands, smiling. And after he details the rise of his church from a corner congregation to almost megachurch status, and announces that the church has made good on all of its debts, that’s about as good as it’s going to get for Pastor Paul, the people he knows and loves and the church itself. Because Pastor Paul has something new to say. He has had a vision, in a conversation with God, after hearing a troubling story about a heroic young boy who died saving others in a fire. By the practices and rules of Pastor Paul’s faith, this boy cannot enter heaven, but is condemned to hell because he is of another faith. Pastor Paul has come on this day to deliver some startling news to his congregation, a pronouncement that goes dramatically against the core beliefs of his church and his faith. Thereafter, things go south for him and his church, but they get very interesting for the audience during the course of Theater J’s production of Lucas Hnath’s “The Christians,” which ends this weekend. That this play, imaginatively staged, should be presented at Theater J, which is part of the D.C. Jewish Community Center, is novel in and of itself, because it stirs all sort of theological debates about the nature of God, heaven and earth and what it means to be a Christian and a believer. It seems especially poignant and important in these our times, when religion has come to play a major role in our political life. Pastor Paul has offered a radically new vision of hell, questioning if it exists at all. From this assertion flow complicated and painful ideas about not just hell, but an opengated heaven from which none are excluded. It becomes quite clear that Pastor Paul — while he has studied the biblical issues and citations to back his claim — has underestimated the reaction to it. In short order, the church begins to crumble. Associate Pastor Joshua, who strongly disagrees with Pastor Paul, splits from the congregation, and quite a few members leave with him. Pastor Paul’s wife begins to question her own beliefs and those of her husband. So does Elder Jay, a board member of the church. And the most vehement questions and the most hurtful outbursts come from a member of the congregation named Jenny, played with intense anguish by Annie Greer — a struggling single mother whose rock-bed belief in her faith and church, now shaken by the pastor, has sustained her. These are the kinds of questions and issues that trouble almost every one of us, whether skeptics, passionate believers or occupants of other spots on the spirituality spectrum. In Pastor Paul, Hnath, a gifted new playwright, has created a man comfortable in his suit and vest, and in the notion of achieving the right to be skeptical of core beliefs. However, he is

Works by Washington-area artists Margaret Boozer, John Dreyfuss, Sam Gilliam, Martha Jackson Jarvis and others will be on view in the public spaces of MGM National Harbor, which will have its grand opening Dec. 8. The sculptures, mixedmedia works and photographs, including several commissioned pieces, make up the Heritage Collection at the $1.4-billion casino and resort.

The 29th AFI European Union Film Showcase, featuring nine U.S. premieres and 14 official submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film — including Denmark’s “Land of Mine,” directed by Martin Zandvliet, and France’s “Elle,” directed by Paul Verhoeven — continues through Dec. 18 at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The Otis Street Arts Project. Justin Weaks, Michael Russotto and Michael Willis in “The Christians.” Photo by C. Stanley Photography. Courtesy Theater J.

unwilling, initially, to accept responsibility for the results of his actions. Director Gregg Henry and his team of designers have created both an intimate space and the illusion of size; the videos bring his characters closer to us as they talk and react, the crosses are large and bright. And then there’s the choir. Theater J has managed to bring Washington-area gospel choirs to the productions, different ones for every performance. Georgetown’s Mt. Zion Methodist Church choir and the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church choir participated on the night I attended. The atmospherics contribute to the feeling, as do the actors, who all but inhabit the characters that Hnath has created. There is a certain equanimity in the individuals peopling the stage. They could have easily, at turns, fallen into caricature, but they remain solidly human and as recognizable as faces in the mirror. As Pastor Paul, Michael Russotto — who was last seen in Olney’s production of “The Diary of Anne Frank” — has a charismatic charm almost throughout, even as the extent of the catastrophic effects pile up. He loves his wife, the strong but stoic Elizabeth — played with calm vulnerability by Caroline Stefanie Clay — but, as with his assistant pastor, he has neglected to discern her feelings, the strength and depth of the pain he has caused. That becomes most clear in his dealing with Joshua, for whom the pastor’s revelation is shocking and shattering. In a sorrowful and moving scene, the two men of faith attempt to reconcile their love and respect for each other with the religious schism that has separated them. Justin Weaks as Joshua is a stirring presence, who has his own crisis to share. During the Christmas season, when religion rarely makes an appearance on the stage, it is refreshing to see in such an ecumenical atmosphere a challenging, questioning and powerfully staged and performed play.

The exhibition “Ward 12” will present works, including videos and performances, by the dozen artists awarded space in the old Fillmore School through the S&R Foundation’s new studios program. The historic building, formerly the Corcoran’s Georgetown campus, was purchased by S&R from George Washington University. Following a Dec. 8 opening, the show will be on view at Halcyon House, 3400 Prospect St. NW, Dec. 9 through 17 (except Dec. 11).

The Gateway Arts District in Mount Rainier, Maryland, will hold a holiday open studio event Dec. 10. The public is invited to meet artists, browse and buy at the Otis Street Arts Project, a former industrial complex that is also home to the Washington Glass School, and nearby studios.

Two jazz stars with local roots, Baltimoreborn pianist Cyrus Chestnut and D.C.-born vocalist Integriti Reeves, a Duke Ellington School of the Arts alumna, are the featured New Year’s Eve performers at Georgetown’s Blues Alley, which is presenting two dinner shows. Tickets to the second set also include champagne, hats and noisemakers.

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In Series Preview of 'Goyescas' BY MARY BIRD

On Dec. 1, In Series in collaboration with Spain Arts & Culture presented highlights from its upcoming production of the opera “Goyescas” by Enrique Granados at the former residence of the Ambassadors of Spain. Spain’s Cultural Counselor Maria Molina acknowledged Spanish Ambassador Ramón Gil-Casares. In Series Artistic Director and founder Carla Hubner said the embassy’s kindness caused her to regret not knowing her Spanish grandparents. In Series works with and for Washington-area artists to create innovative theatrical programming focused on opera, cabaret and song. Following the performance of singers accompanied by conductor and pianist Carlos César Rodríguez, guests enjoyed wine and a buffet catered by Chef Feliciano.

In Series Artistic Director and founder Carla Hubner and Maria Molina, Cultural Counselor of Spain.

D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities member José Alberto Uclés and Evelyn Braitchwaite.

Elliot Epstein, Brent Cantley, In Series board member John Fitzgerald-Lopez.

Japanese Ambassador Hosts Opera Camerata

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Ambassador of Japan Kenichiro Sasae and Elliot Epstein.

Walter and Didi Cutler.

Opera Camerata President Randall Roe, Gayela Bynum and Ben Hastings.

Opera Camerata VP and Executive Director Liz Sara, David Blee, Joan Nanni and Kevin Cronin.

Columbia Heights Night BY AD RA W IL L IA MS

The Columbia Heights Initiative celebrated its Great American Main Streets designation Dec. 2 with a swanky soiree at All Souls Unitarian. "A Taste of Columbia Heights" highlighted popular Columbia Heights destinations, such as the Heights, Lou's City Bar, Acre 121, El Tio and more. Guests enjoyed live music, dancing and a silent auction. New Executive Director of the Columbia Heights/Mt Pleasant Main Streets. Brianne Doenbush says she's "grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve [the] community as a D.C. Main Street and we look forward to expanding the reach to Mt Pleasant and further promoting commerce and a better life for our neighbors in the community."

David Boyd, YaVonne Boyd, Joel Pazmino, Meghan Pazmino, Executive Director Brianne Dornbush Gwynne Davis, Erin Helland and Chris Seek.

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Opera Camerata of Washington, D.C., presented Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” at the residence of Ambassador of Japan and Mrs. Kenichiro Sasae on Dec. 2. The evening began with a reception and dinner of Japanese delicacies. Robin Phillips was the glamorous narrator. Peruvian baritone José Sacin sang the title role with the orchestra conducted by Jorge Parodi. Guests enjoyed a dessert intermission before returning to hear solo and duet performances from such beloved operas as “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Carmen.” In addition to offering an intimate opera experience in exclusive salon settings, Opera Camerata provides complimentary opera performances to classrooms around D.C.

Mike and Faye Rokni.

Cary Pollak and Traudel Lange.

Voodoo Manoir BY AD R A WIL L IAM S

Voodoo Manoir was a Dec. 1 fundraiser for the International Lifeline Fund with a celebration of Haitian culture through cuisine, music, fashion and photography. Held at the Josephine Butler Park Center overlooking Meridian Hill Park, the evening featured a five-course dinner by Haitianborn chef Stephan Berrouet Durand, cocktails curated by Vieux Carre's Jesse Raines and a fashion presentation by Haitian designer Thomas Massananier. The event provided a stove for a Haitian family with each ticket sold and was produced by Sustainability and Energy Consulting Firm Hawthorne Hemlock.

Victoria Norman and Dennis Baxter.

Drew Williams, Tammy Britt and Jason Babcock.

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Linda Thompson: 'A Little Thing Called Life' BY MARY BIRD

Linda Thompson was at Café Milano on Dec. 3 to discuss her new memoir detailing nearly five years with Elvis, a marriage to Bruce Jenner that produced two sons and her long-term relationship with legendary music producer and musician David Foster. The Tennessee-born former beauty queen has been nominated for an Academy Award and a Grammy Award and won an Emmy for her songwriting. She opened her remarks by thanking host Franco Nuschese for his charm, generosity and the “most beautiful hospitality only an Italian can do.” She said that she left Elvis seeking a normal life and found Bruce (aka Caitlin) Jenner. Book proceeds are being donated to St. Jude’s.

Kay Kendall, Jack Davies and Linda Thompson.

Kelly Wade, Susan Hurley Bennett, Linda Thompson and Franco Nuschese.

Icara Watson and Kelly Wade.

Mark Bloomfield and Susan Hurley Bennett.

Washington Business Hall of Fame P H OTO S BY H YO N S M I T H P H OTO G R A P H Y

The 29th annual Washington Business Hall of Fame benefiting Junior Achievement of Greater Washington was held Nov. 30 at the National Building Museum. Dubbed the “Academy Awards of Business” for the D.C. region, approximately 1,200 attended the black-tie event which was founded by Greater Washington Board of Trade, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington and Washingtonian magazine. Edward Cohen of Lerner Enterprises, 2016 Laureate Gary Tabach, Sam Schreiber and Alan Gottlieb of Lerner Enterprises.

James Schenck, JAGW Board Member and 2016 WBHOF Event Chair, and President & CEO of PenFed Credit Union; 2016 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates: Ken Samet, President and CEO, MedStar Health; Gary Tabach, Junior Achievement Board Member and Managing Partner of Deloitte in Greater Washington; Diane Hoskins, Co-CEO, Gensler; Tony Nicely, Chairman and CEO, GEICO; and Ed Grenier, President & CEO, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington.

2016 WBHOF Laureate Gary Tabach, United Way NCA’s Rosie Allen Herring, 2016 WBHOF presenter and former Deloitte Vice Chair Tony Buzzelli and 2016 WBHOF Laureate Ken Samet.

Patty Brooks-Nobles of Bank of America, JAGW immediate past chair, Rich LaFleur of Grant Thornton and Junior Achievement board member Ruth Ann Clark.

2013 WBHOF Laureate Mark Ordan of Quality Care Properties and Cathy Merrill Williams of Washingtonian.

Dan Waetjen of BB&T, JAGW board chair and Miles & Stockbridge’s John Stalfort, Linda Rabbitt of Rand Construction and Tammy Darvish of PenFed.

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