The Georgetowner's April 5, 2017 Issue by The Georgetowner

VOLUME 63 NUMBER 13

APRIL 5-18, 2017

SPRING GALA SEASON Happy 30th, National Museum of Women in the Arts Re-imagining the C&O Canal The Return of Patrick Ewing Le Decor: Spring-Perfect Porcelain

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McLEAN, VA $5,500,000

This estate is discretely located in Langley Farm, one of the region’s most prestigious neighborhoods. With a total of seven bedrooms, six full baths, three half baths, and a host of amenities and features found in only the world’s finest residences, this estate is a rare opportunity for Washington’s most discerning family.

KALORAMA $5,200,000 This prominent and elegant residence features gracious living and dining rooms, sunlit conservatory, master suite with sitting area, family room with eleven foot ceilings, and viewing deck with panoramic views.

McLEAN, VA $4,499,000

La Maison is a truly elegant estate residences. Just minutes from Washington, the home is positioned on prestigious Crest Lane in a tranquil, wooded setting. 5 bedrooms, 8 baths, 2+ acres. Perfect for both family living and grand entertaining.

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GEORGETOWN $2,750,000

KENT $2,600,000 This sleek and contemporary dwelling is sited at the top of a private drive and was completely renovated in 2011 featuring a modern design with state-of-the-art materials and finishes. The property features 3,700 square feet on three levels with open spaces and treed hillside views. The renovation left no system, surface, or material untouched.

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NORTH CLEVELAND PARK $1,695,000 This classic brick colonial offers a traditional layout in the front original portion of the house and a very contemporary, spacious family room with open kitchen on the south side addition. Beautiful wood floors, 2 fireplaces, 3BR/2FB on second floor including master bedroom/bathroom, plus 2BR/1BA on third floor. Finished lower level with family room BR and full BA. 2-car garage

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McLEAN, VA $3,195,000

A masterpiece, on 1.3 private acres, minutes to DC. Featuring marble floors, 3 car garage, kitchen with Molteni stove. Entertainers dream with pool, hot tub and huge stone patio. There are six bedrooms throughout with additional private in-law suite and two bedrooms on the lower level. This magnificent property is surrounded by mature trees and custom landscaping.

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This handsome bay-front townhouse in Georgetown’s East Village features abundant natural light from three exposures. Found throughout this five-bedroom home are hardwood floors, high ceilings, crown moldings, and plentiful storage. Outside, a parking pad for four cars adjoins the expansive, fully fenced backyard.

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This stunning residence at the Ritz-Carlton affords sweeping views of the Potomac River. Awash with natural light from its southern exposure, the unit offers gleaming hardwood floors, high ceilings, elegant moldings, and premium finishes in every room. The preeminent address is complemented by the adjoining hotel’s exceptionally high caliber of service.

This striking Federal townhouse unites historic appeal and comfortable elegance. While thoroughly renovated, the allbrick property features exceptional period details in every room. The home offers substantial crown moldings, oak and marble floors with delicate inlays, a mahogany paneled library, four fireplaces, and an entertainer’s backyard.

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Chevy Chase DC. Spectacular opportunity for significant input on finishes & amenities of a 6 BR, 4.5 BA new construction. Elevator option! Private, scenic back yard. Completion Summer 2018. Model home pictured $2,350,000

Eric Murtagh

301.652.8971

Modern Masterpiece

Edgemoor. Exceptional new home by Chase Builders. Beautifully scaled interior w/6 BRs & 6.5 BAs, backyard veranda boasts graceful southern charm. Finished LL, 2-car garage, elevator; this has it all! $2,549,000

Eric Murtagh Karen Kuchins

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Kalorama. Charming & generous 2 BR, 1 BA co-op unit w/approx 785 sqft featuring granite counters, SS appliances, & custom bathroom. Optional parking space available. $399,000

John Coplen

410.591.0911

cozy cape cod

Kensington. Cozy hideaway with fresh paint, 3 BRs & 2 BAs. Living room w/fireplace, hardwood floors, bright kitchen, separate dining, LL w/family room & bath, patio & back yard. $460,000

Two Sisters Team

301.219.4939

Luxury edition

Town of Ch Ch. Glorious new home available for semicustomization from award-winning Chase Builders nestled on a charming block. 3 levels w/5 BRs, 5.5 BAs, garage & finished LL. Elevator option! $2,300,000

Eric Murtagh

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Alexandria. Grand & expansive colonial w/4 BRs & 2.5 BAs. Spacious living rm w/frpl, huge kitchen, sun porch, & separate dining. LL w/frpl, bar, sliders to patio & huge yard, backs to beautiful parkland. $599,900

Rachel Burns Martha Williams

Brightwood. Beautiful renovation of a 1923 row house over 3 levels w/4 BRs, 2.5 BAs w/gourmet kitchen, wood floors, skylight, front porch, fenced back yard & parking pad. $725,000

Kathi Kershaw

301.613.1613

city charMer

Lanier Heights/Mt Pleasant. Beautifully updated 1 BR,1 BA facing park. Renovated kitchen w/new appliances, open floor plan & extra storage included. Pet friendly building w/stunning rooftop terrace & gardens. Steps to Metro. $355,000

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Beallmount Grove. Incredible opportunity to own a stunning property on 9.86 acres w/5 BRs, 5.5 BAs, sunroom, finished LL & patio. Outside boasts stables, pool, circular driveway, & 2-car garage. $1,685,000

Leslie Suarez

202.246.6402

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Chevy Chase. Updated & stately colonial w/5 BRs & 2.5 BAs over 4 finished levels. Flagstone patio, mature landscaping & attached garage. $1,144,000

Noel Fisher Eric Murtagh

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yesteryear Beauty

Washington Grove. Delightful 1890 home w/4 BRs, 3 BAs, & sunroom off bedroom in upper level. Large kitchen, den, 2 fireplaces, hardwood floors, cellar, large yard & across from the Park. Town amenities include swimming lake & tennis. $500,000

Kathi Kershaw

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postcard view

Parkside Plaza. Spacious, open 2 BR, 2 BA condo w/flrceiling windows and incredible views of Sligo Creek Park. Large master suite w/dressing rm. Parking, concierge & building amenities. Shuttle to metro. $287,550

Philippa Jackson

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Great Falls. Sited on 2.53 acres w/over 6500 sqft of elegant living & natural light. 5 BRs & 5.5 BAs. 2-Story foyer w/curved stairs, gourmet kitchen, 3 fireplaces, main level guest suite, finished LL, 3 car garage. 1 mile from Great Falls Village. $1,690,000

Maryam Hedayati

301.367.7921

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Woodrock. Beautiful end-unit w/3-4 BRs, 4.5 BAs, beautiful updated kitchen, 2 fireplaces, cathedral ceilings, walk-out LL w/family room, oversized deck, patio & 1-car garage. Overlooking woodland! $759,000

Pat Lore

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Gaithersburg. 4 BR, 2 FB, 2HB spacious Colonial w/ high ceilings, wood floors, sunroom, family room w/ stone fireplace, rec room w/fireplace, formal living room & dining room, & country kitchen. $495,000

Kathi Kershaw

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picture perfect

Charming spaces in this 2 BR, 1 BA condo w/updated kitchen & hardwood parquet floors throughout. Close to Old Town, shopping center, river & marina. $249,000

Rachel Burns Martha Williams

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Gala co-chairs Amy Baier, Jamie Dorros, Kristin Cecchi and Cindy Jones stand in front of the stairway inside the National Museum of Women in the Arts at 13th Street and New York Avenue NW and celebrate its 30th anniversary. The museum’s annual gala on April 21 will honor the museum’s founder, Wilhelmina Cole Holladay. Birthday cake by Fancy Cakes by Leslie in Bethesda. Photo by Tony Powell.

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Jack Evans Report Georgetown Basketball, D.C. Statehood Schumer Short-Sighted on SCOTUS

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Ins & Outs Business Feature: A Mano and Bacchus

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March 2017 Sales Featured & Commercial Properties

W E B E XC L USI V E S First Lady Honors Women of Courage

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BY PEGGY SA NDS Following the March 29 ceremony, the International Women of Courage awardees will travel to cities throughout the United States.

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A National Treasure: NMWA at 30 Spring Gala Guide

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Hillary Clinton, former presidential candidate and secretary of state, spoke at Georgetown University March 31 to cheers and chants.

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Hillary Clinton at Georgetown University’s Gaston Hall. Photo by Phil Humnicky. Courtesy Georgetown University.

June Schwarcz at the Renwick At Studio: ‘Three Sisters’ Downstairs, None Upstairs DC Artswatch

D.C. Sports: The Optimism of Spring

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Ewing is hired by Georgetown, Harper hits a home run and the Nats win their opener.

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Brice Harper. Photo by Patrick G. Ryan.

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She’s Back: Upbeat Hillary at Georgetown University

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First lady Melania Trump at the State Department with IWOC awardees behind her. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan.

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Tudor Place Director of Buildings, Gardens and Grounds Kellie Cox, an award-winning botanical artist, will lead a class in which beginning and advanced artists will explore a variety of subjects, media and locations in the historic garden. Students will get technical tips for working in pencil, penand-ink and pastels and create unique art pieces. No experience required. Tickets are $50. For details, visit tudorplace.org. 1644 31st St. NW.

Via Umbria’s Italian twists on classic brunch dishes are a surefire way to make this Sunday anything but bland. Fresh pastries, sides, a choice of main course and a delectable dessert will be paired with bottomless mimosas, Bloody Marys and Rossinis. Tickets are $35. For details, visit viaumbria.com. 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

The 31st annual Filmfest DC will present more than 70 feature premieres, restored classics and special events from April 20 to 30. The opening-night feature is “This Is Our Land,” a French/Belgian production directed by Lucas Belvaux that shows the voices and sentiments hidden by the flag of populism. Tickets are $45 in advance. For details, visit flimfestdc.org. AMC Mazza Gallerie Theatre, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

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Art in the Garden

Bottomless Brunch at Via Umbria

APRIL 10

Clown Cabaret

Art in the Garden. Courtesy Tudor Place.

Regional performing artists will explore and stretch the art of the clown at this evening of artsy-fartsy, pie-in-the-face fun, drawing from modern, theatrical, circus, commedia, verbal, silent, knockabout, musical and other disciplines. Tickets are $15. For details, visit capitalfringe.org. Logan Fringe Arts Space, 1358 Florida Ave. NE.

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This is the opening reception for Capital Fringe’s Community Collective Photography Showcase, on view through Oct. 2. A Creative DC, Exposed DC, DC Focused, IGDC and StreetMeet DC join forces for a stellar exhibition of 48 unique photographs. Framed photos range from $20 to $200. For details, visit capitalfringe.org. Logan Fringe Arts Space, 1358 Florida Ave. NE.

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC a cappella vocal ensembles, Potomac Fever and Rock Creek Singers, present a salute to British pop music featuring new and innovative arrangements of music by the Beatles, Queen, Adele, George Michael and the Police — plus selections from the King and Queen of Pop. Tickets are $45. For details, visit wolftrap.org. Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna, Virginia.

Opening Reception: Photography Showcase

‘God Save the Queens’

Opening Night of Filmfest DC

for picnicking. A range of heirloom and native perennials will be available for purchase, along with tropical plants and houseplants. For details, visit tudorplace. org. 1644 31st St. NW.

APRIL 28 TO 30

Georgetown French Market One of the District’s most anticipated shopping weekends, the Georgetown French Market marks the triumphant return of the spring season. The Book Hill neighborhood on upper Wisconsin Avenue will transform into an inviting open-air market, with more than 40 locally owned merchants, restaurants, salons and galleries displaying discounted items and unique finds. For details, visit georgetownfrenchmarketdc.com.

APRIL 29

Earth Day Plant Sale and Picnic Tudor Place invites Washington residents to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day while supporting conservation and education at the historic Georgetown estate. At this event only, the grounds will be open

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2017 Georgetown House Tour The 86th annual Georgetown House Tour, believed to be the oldest of its kind in the nation, will showcase 10 private homes and gardens in D.C.’s most charming and historic residential district. Tickets, including admission, tea and entertainment, are $50 in advance and $55 the day of the tour. Note: the Patrons’ Party will take place Wednesday, April 26, at the home of Kevin and DJ Plank, the former home of Ambassador David Bruce. For details, visit georgetownhousetour.com. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW.

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Founding director of the Kreeger Museum, Judy Greenberg will retire June 1 after 23 years, continuing to work on the development of the museum’s contemporary sculpture garden. She will speak about her experiences creating a new arts institution in the Kreegers’ former residence in Foxhall and about the 50th anniversary of the Philip Johnson-designed building. $25 ($20 for George Town Club members) RSVP by April 3rd: email Richard@Georgetowner.com or call 202–338–4833

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Making the Canal Great Again via High Line Concern for the C&O Canal — potentially the neighborhood’s most worthy tourist destination — filled the meeting room on March 29 with major players from various community groups. All were ready to listen, but also to voice their opinions about how to revive Georgetown’s crown jewel. Alison Greenberg, executive director of Georgetown Heritage, the nonprofit set up to coordinate the canal’s revitalization, welcomed everyone — especially the employees from James Corner Field Operations, best known for the High Line, the hugely popular aerial greenway on the lower West Side of Manhattan. It is an important example of the rails-to-trails movement. The firm was selected because it is seen as having the best shot at “revealing the canal” anew. On hand was the leader of the group that first advocated in a major way for bringing new life to the C&O Canal: Joe Sternlieb, CEO of the Georgetown Business Improvement District. A refreshed canal is central to the BID’s 2028 Action Plan. Also on hand were officials of the federal agency that controls the canal, towpath and slices of adjacent land: the National Park Service.

Mt. Zion Cemetery’s Day of Blessing and Clean Up At its annual Day of Blessing and Clean Up, this Saturday, April 8, Georgetown’s historic Mt. Zion Cemetery will have two things to celebrate. After years of negotiating, the partnership between Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 1334 29th St. NW, and Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW, to stabilize the maintenance of the cemetery, founded in 1808 at the top of 26th Street, was finalized early in March. In addition, Dumbarton United transferred the cemetery’s deed of ownership to the predominantly African American Mt. Zion. Members of both congregations are buried there. However, after a split in the mid 1800s, the cemetery was primarily used by the African American community — until its abandonment in the 1950s. Though the cemetery was named a National Historic Landmark in 1975, restoration did not begin until the 1990s. The Blessing and Clean Up event will begin with a “Blessing of the Work Day” at 9 a.m. Lunch, provided by Jaco Juice & Taco Bar, and the Cemetery History Discussion Group will follow at 11:30 a.m.; the event will end at 3 p.m. Georgetown Visitation School’s Father and Daughter Committee will be helping out.

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30th Street bridge Lock #3 under construction. Photo by Richard Selden.

Corner observed five “nodes of interest” along the canal: the Aqueduct Bridge ruin, Fish Market Square, the Mule Yard, Lock #1 and the tidal lock. Along this mile, he said, “there is something for everyone.” Right now, three things are happening at once for the canal: lock reconstruction, building a canal boat and a master plan. The plan itself runs about $1 million, as will the new boat. Work on the canal walls and locks will cost about $6 million (this part should be completed by early summer 2018). As for restoring the towpath, that’s another story and huge expense. How to improve the narrow paths? “That’s a key question,” said Sternlieb, who added that restoration and any widening would be “costly.” It could run $60 million to $70 million over six years. How about economic opportunity along the canal? That’s a job for Georgetown Heritage as well as the BID. Sternlieb reminded people that only seven percent of the retail money spent in Georgetown comes from Georgetown residents. The final question was: Why change? Brandt of the NPS replied that “the situation is unsustainable.” The canal must continually be maintained or it’s gone. “This is an exciting time,” Brandt continued. “We have a license to dream. Stick with us.”

“This is the start of something truly special,” NPS’s C&O Canal Superintendent Kevin Brandt told the audience. The canal is currently under reconstruction between 30th and Thomas Jefferson Streets. Since November 2016, it has been drained of water from Rock Creek up to Lock 5 near the Maryland border. Work is expected to last 18 months. For Brandt, the “C&O,” which means “Chesapeake and Ohio,” also stands for “Challenge and Opportunity.” Next to speak was James Corner, founder and director of James Corner Field Operations, who said the canal seemed “a little overlooked and a little forlorn” and had the “potential to

be fresh and new.” He noted there were places along the canal that could tell a story and that appeared “episodic.” He added: “There is so much tactility and texture” along the canal. The landscape architect reviewed a few of his firm’s other projects: the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, Seattle Waterfront, Freshkills Park in Staten Island and the Presidio in San Francisco. For Corner, the work involves “an inclusive design process.” “Everyone gives an opinion,” he said. The idea is to increase the amount of people using the space, along with the number of activities — whether yoga, astronomy, photo shoots or dancing.

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GU Dean’s Posthumous ‘Song to My City’ Honored

Georgetown’s Synagogue Awaits New Rabbi

The Georgetown University professors who gathered in Healy Hall in historic Riggs Library last Tuesday, March 28, were eloquent to the point of tears as they spoke of Carol Lancaster, the first woman dean of the School of Foreign Service. Lancaster passed away in 2014, but University President John DeGioia hosted a conversation and reception to honor the posthumous publication of her book, “A Song to My City: Washington, DC.” The book had just been completed by Lancaster’s son, Douglas Farrar. It combines a narrative history of the capital’s evolution — with portraits of colorful, powerful and often controversial figures — with a personal memoir. “Of all the books my mother wrote, mainly about foreign policy, this one is unique. It’s a love letter,” her son said. Lancaster writes passionately about both sides of Washington: the national political hub and the city made up of generations of diverse residents. “Her lab for Africa was Washington, D.C. She did not see the difference between the needs of the poor here and there,” said Professor Maurice Jackson. “I not only wanted to be like her,” Professor Gail Griffith said. “I wanted to be her.”

The search lasted almost three years, but Georgetown’s orthodox synagogue Kesher Israel now awaits the arrival this summer of the congregation’s newly chosen rabbi: Hyim Shafner. “He seems to be a very sensitive, warm and caring individual,” Kesher President Elanit Jakabovics told the Washington Post. “Although the Kesher Synagogue is full of political operatives and think-tank employees who value thought-provoking sermons and classes, still the members come because they want to be spiritually inspired. The search committee realized it should focus on finding someone adept at building nurturing personal relationships and have warm pastoral skills,” Jakabovics remarked. Shafner was the rabbi of a small orthodox community near St. Louis for 13 years; earlier he led the Hillel Jewish Center at Washington University in St. Louis. He currently has a private psychotherapy practice. Shafner is said to be interested in an Orthodox Judaism that engages with the wider world and participates in broad national conversations. The Kesher Synagogue would seem to be the perfect match. Shafner is replacing former Rabbi Barry Freundel, who was arrested in 2014 for voyeurism: videotaping women in the shower room of a ritual bath. Freundel pleaded guilty to 52 counts, was fined $13,000 and is now serving a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence.

On March 1, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced she was establishing a $500,000 discretionary fund to protect immigrants residing in the city from deportation. Proposals were requested from nonprofit organizations and law firms. On March 21, 10 organizations were chosen to receive funding. The grants will support efforts to provide immigrants — mainly those without documents or legal authorization — with briefings about their rights and training to “navigate asylum applications and affirmative filings.” “We are a city that believes where you are born shouldn’t determine the kind of life you ultimately lead,” Mayor Bowser said at her State of the District address March 30. “We are a sanctuary city that’s committed to protecting the rights of our immigrants.” Organizations to receive the $500,000 include AYUDA, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International, Briya Public Charter School, Whitman-Walker Health: DeColores, Human Rights First, KIND Inc., Asian/Pacific Island Domestic Violence Resource Project, DC Affordable Law Firm, D.C. Immigrants’ Rights Project with the Ethiopian Community Center and Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area.

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Car Curiosity for HydeAddison Students

With a BMW SUV up on the lift, Georgetown Shell’s Bobby Ladson explains engines and steerings to Hyde-Addison pre-Kindergarteners. Photo by Robert Devaney. The PK-3 class from Hyde-Addison Public School embarked on a field trip two weeks ago just blocks from its school on O Street: the Georgetown Shell at Wisconsin Avenue and Q Street. Teachers Melissa Redlinger and ShaQuanda Humble, along with parents, arranged the visit. Shell manager Bobby Ladson and his team — including Rob Green and Jack Coehlo — were happy to explain automobiles and car tools. Curious three- and four-year-olds asked such questions as “How does the car know to turn on?” and “Why aren’t tires smooth?” The hydraulic car lift was a big hit as were the doughnuts and juice at the end of the lesson.

Main Streets DC’s Budget Increase Bodes Well for Georgetown The Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission passed a unanimous motion April 3 supporting a Georgetown Main Streets Program. Many persons are asking about what the nonprofit is and what it would do. Unlike business improvement districts, which are funded through a landlord tax for a specific area and have large budgets for cleanup and public safety, Main Street nonprofits in Washington, D.C., receive government grants to promote historic neighborhoods and market small businesses specifically. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed fiscal 2018 budget — $13.8 billion — for the District of Columbia includes an increase for the Department of Small and Local Business Development, which administers the Main Streets programs. According to DSLBD, “DC Main Streets is a comprehensive program that promotes the revitalization of traditional business districts in the District of Columbia. Created in 2002 through the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Main Streets serves as the citywide coordinating program that provides services and funding for the twelve Main Streets found in the District of Columbia. Main Streets mission is to support the traditional retail corridors in the District.”

COMMUNI T Y CALENDAR THURSDAY, APRIL 6

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

The Citizens Association of Georgetown will hold a kickoff party for Concerts in the Parks, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. For tickets, visit cagtown.org/concerts.

The Burleith Citizens Association is hosting a launch party for the Images of America “Burleith” volume by Ross Schipper and Dwane Starlin, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 1710 35th St. NW, the historic Ordway residence of Margaret Emery and Massimo Calabresi. RSVP by April 10 to bookreception@ burleith.org.

‘Umbrian Holiday’

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 GBA Networking Meeting

The Georgetown Business Association will celebrate Earth Day at its monthly reception, 6:30 p.m. at Georgetown Olive Oil Co., 1524 Wisconsin Ave. NW. For details, visit georgetownbusiness.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 25

Reflections of Georgetown History A panel of dedicated and fascinating Georgetowners will tell their stories and share their memories. The 7:30 program will follow a 7 p.m. reception. Pinstripes, 1064 Wisconsin Ave. NW. For details, visit CAGtown.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 27

Preservation Review Meeting The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will meet 9 a.m., One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. For details, visit planning.dc.gov.

“Main Streets was fully funded in the mayor’s proposed budget for FY18, with a $400,000 increase proposed as well,” noted Martin Smith of Barracks Row Main Street. “So, it’s quite possible that’s funding for two new programs next year, as long as the funding survives the budget hearings.” Georgetown hopes to start one of those new Main Streets programs.

A Georgetown Legend Returns: Patrick Ewing Named Hoyas Basketball Coach When Georgetown University — somewhat reluctantly and with some sorrow — did not rehire basketball coach John Thompson III after two losing seasons in row and another denial to the NCAA Tournament, it looked as if the university might be distancing itself from its close — almost familial — ties to the legendary glory days of coach John Thompson, Jr., which included three trips to the final four and an NCAA championship title in 1984. Any such thoughts were quickly swept away April 3, when the university announced that it had hired Patrick Ewing, the AllAmerican center during its 1980s glory years, as well as an NBA star for years, to coach the basketball team. “My four years at Georgetown were the best of my life,” Ewing said. “Georgetown

Georgetown University coach Patrick Ewing. Courtesy Georgetown Athletics. is my home, and it is a great honor for me to return to my alma mater and serve as the next head coach.” A 1985 Georgetown College graduate, Ewing played center for the three years that included the three NCAA tournament trips. His return continues the long-standing connection between Georgetown and the John Thompson, Jr., era.

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MONDAY, MAY 1 ANC 2E

The May public meeting of the GeorgetownBurleith ANC will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Georgetown Visitation Prep, 35th Street NW at Volta Place, Heritage Room, main building. For details, visit anc2e.com.

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EDITORIAL / OPINION Jack Evans Report

‘Missing Teens,’ Missing the Point Bipartisanship in Washington? Maybe for Metro

We are living in a time when our concepts of news, information, fact and fiction are being undermined by rapidly advancing communications technology. The culprits are usually one form of social media or another, especially the use of Twitter, which disseminates rumors at lightspeed — in ways that print publications and even television never would or could. An April 2 Washington Post article that traced how a tweet can reach firestorm stage underscores just what kind of damage (as well as, potentially, long-term good) can be created in the wake of un-fact-checked content in the Twitterverse. It’s the story that began with internet comments about a “spike” in missing teenage girls in Washington, D.C., most of them African American. These cases allegedly remained unsolved and were getting scant attention from the Metropolitan Police Department. The tweets went viral and the stories national, fired up by comments from celebrities as disparate as LL Cool J and Roseanne Barr. As panic spread through the affected communities, the police and Mayor Muriel Bowser responded to the reports of this perceived trend, stoked with exaggeration and understandably strong feelings, even outrage. Some of the teens mentioned were, in fact, temporary runaways who had been located. A few others were not. But there was no spike in missing teens. The dust-up exposed just how quickly genuine information and fast-and-loose information can become a volatile stew of

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“news” or “fake news” — a phrase used with almost casual disdain by our highest ranking political leaders to distract from criticism or looming scandal (while generating and making use of fake news themselves). In the missing-girls brouhaha, Bowser acknowledged that the problem needed more attention from the city government and the police because it involved economically challenged, predominantly black parts of the District. Alas, the perception persists that police are less prone to deal with reports of missing girls in such neighborhood than in wealthier (read: whiter) parts of the city. During the heated internet and media debate, the much publicized case of then eight-year-old Relisha Rudd, missing since 2014, came up again. Fake news has consequences. Most of the time, social media and the web are arenas of short-term memory, flaring up with the next big rumor and the rise of the next troll. Speaking of which: it should be noted that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones apologized for spreading an internet rumor about an alleged sex-trafficking ring in which Hillary Clinton was involved, based at the Comet Ping Pong pizza parlor on Connecticut Avenue. Just four months ago, the Pizzagate lie provoked a North Carolina man to drive up to D.C., march into the restaurant and fire his semiautomatic rifle. No one was hurt. He remains in custody, facing more than a year in prison, and this rumor — now not only fake news but old news — is dead and forgotten.

BY JAC K EVAN S

There was a fair amount of uneasiness in the region when Donald Trump won the presidency last November. In particular, while he promised on the campaign trail to invest $1 trillion in our nation’s infrastructure, Republicans have historically directed federal infrastructure spending to highways and bridges, rather than to transit systems. There was a fear that Republican control of the federal government would be bad — perhaps very bad — for D.C.’s Metro system. While we haven’t yet seen an increase — or decrease — in federal funding for Metro this year, the new administration has been willing to discuss how to fix Metro. I recently met with Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao to lay out the challenges: a $300-million operating-budget shortfall this year, $18 billion in capital investment needed over the next decade and a $2.8-billion unfunded pension liability. Chao couldn’t commit to any of my suggested actions for the federal government to pay its fair share and help fund the long overdue repair and maintenance work. But she indicated she’d be willing to continue to talk and to explore ways to help our ailing transit system. The same seems to be the case on Capitol Hill. While there isn’t a lot of bipartisan cooperation in Washington these days, Metro just may be the entity that combines infrastructure, homeland security and economic development — not to mention transportation for 42 percent

of the federal workforce here — to bridge the political divide. Last week, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-North Carolina), chair of the House Freedom Caucus, a conservative group in the House that believes in significantly reducing federal spending, said at a hearing on the progress of Metro’s SafeTrack rebuilding program that he’d be willing to expend political capital to work with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and others on a bipartisan solution to help the Metro system. I’ve met with Meadows in the past, and he had expressed a similar willingness to me privately. We now need the regional delegation in Congress — Norton and the representatives and senators from Maryland and Virginia — to continue to seek out Republican support for increased federal funding for Metro. The ultimate act of bipartisanship will require the Republican legislature and Democratic governor in Virginia, the Democratic legislature and Republican governor in Maryland and the Democratic Council and mayor in Washington, D.C., all to finally agree — and to act on a dedicated onepercent regional sales tax for Metro within the next year. If the federal government can put party politics aside to fix Metro, the region has no excuse not to move quickly to put the system on a sound footing. Jack Evans is the District Council member for Ward 2, representing Georgetown and other neighborhoods since 1991.

On the Home Front: Georgetown Basketball, D.C. Statehood B Y M A R K PL OTKIN After 13 seasons, coach John Thompson III of Georgetown University is gone. He had some good seasons, but in college basketball your worth and value seem to be determined by how you did this season. This season was bad. Really bad: 14 and 18. The year before: 15 and 18. I never thought I would hear “Fire Thompson” at a Georgetown home game. But that is exactly what happened toward the end. Still, I’m surprised. I thought the looming presence of Big John Thompson would prevent any departure for his son. I must say I have some genuine sympathy for Thompson III. The father would not let him coach without “adult supervision.” Big John was at practice and insisted on sitting on the bench during the games. Who would want that? Winning a national championship in 1984 was a very big deal, but that was 33 years ago. A clean break from the Thompson era was needed and hopefully will now begin with the hiring of Patrick Ewing.

Maybe, just maybe, Georgetown University will once again renew its traditional rivalry with GW. They haven’t played in decades (Dec. 16, 1981, at the Cap Center). Council member Jack Evans has introduced a resolution that would inaugurate the Ward 2 Classic. That has a nice civic ring to it. George Washington vs. Georgetown. One game. Every year. One year in Foggy Bottom, the following year at the Verizon Center. Each venue would be packed. It would be loud and raucous — an event that students and alums would anticipate and savor every year. Another important matter on the home front: D.C. statehood. I know you are tiring of the subject, but I’m not letting it go. Quite simply, it’s an existential issue. A few weeks ago, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton announced to a battery of cameras that she was introducing a D.C. statehood bill. She claimed to have 133 co-sponsors. But not one of them appeared at the announcement. To make matters worse, she brought with her Sen. Tom Carper (D-Delaware). She hailed him as our “champion.” What a strange and peculiar word for someone who introduced the

2014 D.C. statehood bill to use. That bill went to the committee Carper chaired and he could not produce even one fellow Democrat at the hearing. Carper never asked any of the uncommitted Democrats to vote for the bill. Needless to say, the bill went nowhere, even though at the time the Dems were in the majority. Norton and Carper: co-conspirators in a con. And we are the victims. Political analyst and Georgetowner columnist Mark Plotkin is a contributor to BBC on American politics and a contributor to thehill.com. Reach him at markplotkindc@gmail.com.

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Customer Focus on Wisconsin Avenue: A Mano and Bacchus STO RY AND P HOTOS B Y P E G G Y S A N D S

Georgetown’s owner-run cafés, shops and boutiques along the 1600 block of Wisconsin Avenue, just below Book Hill, have two big upcoming events: the surge of in-town and outof-town customers coming to shop during the Easter and Passover holidays; and the French Market, the annual European-style open-air bazaar, April 28 to 30. Two long-time successful shop owners along the block shared some of the pleasures and pressures of running a business in iconic Georgetown.

secret to success. It’s being here.” Which Mahr almost always is — except when he’s in Naples. Florida, to oversee his new A Mano store there. “Styles change with each new administration,” he mused. “It will be interesting what happens as more Trump New Yorkers come to Georgetown.”

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Adam Mahr of A Mano.

Adam Mahr opened his European lifestyle shop A Mano (Italian for “by hand”) at the corner of Reservoir Road and Wisconsin Avenue 16 years ago. It was a cheerful old house — at one time the home of Julia Child — with a big corner room lined with windows on the ground floor where her kitchen had been. What better place to show the French and Italian pottery, linens and table decorations that Mahr was passionate about? Garden décor, including urns and benches, soon filled the back and front corner gardens of the house. Dads entertaining toddlers while waiting for their wives and shoppers making their way up the long block are often seen there sitting in the sun.

Over the years, Mahr has built up a solid base of regular customers, some famous, some not (hint: both Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright have personally chosen items from A Mano to decorate their homes). “Retailing is all about relationships and building trust,” the tanned, young-looking shop owner claims. “I know the tastes of some of my customers and their friends so well that they will ask me privately what to buy the other as a gift.” As his business evolved and Mahr saw new needs, he has added European fashion accessories, some clothes and recently a children’s section. “Knowing and keeping up with changing tastes of my customers is the

Bassam Al-Kahouaji, founder and owner of Bacchus Wine Cellar, agrees that a successful business in Georgetown is built on relationships. He’s been learning about and supplying wines to suit the tastes of his Georgetown customers for more than 14 years. “We taste every new bottle we consider supplying in our store,” Al-Kahouaji said. “We want to know exactly its quality before ordering and recommending it. We want to offer unknown wines Georgetowners will like that are not mass-produced nor sold in large chain stores.” Al-Kahouaji hadn’t intended to be a wine dealer when he and his American wife, a former teacher at the American school in Damascus, Syria, came to the U.S. His family business was antiques and his private collection of Roman, Byzantine and Islamic fabrics has been displayed at the Kennedy Center and the Textile Museum. But when

Bassam Al-Kahouaji of Bacchus Wine Cellar. the store he wanted in Georgetown turned out to have a rare and valuable liquor license, he decided to turn his love of wine and fine liquor into a retail business — at least for a few years. Now it’s been well over a decade. His antiques and fabrics are his hobby and giveback. Asked what he might recommend as a good wine for a traditional Easter lamb dinner, Al-Kahouaji immediately went to a full wall of wines and carefully drew out a simple bottle of Chianti. But he’s happy to customize his recommendations to a particular family’s desires. “Every day through the good and not so good times in business, I am thankful for the support of my Georgetown clients and friends. It’s a wonderful place to do business.”

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Ins & Outs BY R OBE RT DEVA NEY

In: Pillar & Post Coming to Book Hill

A British antiques and design store is about to open at 1647 Wisconsin Ave. NW, in the space formerly occupied by the Sherman Pickey clothing store. Called Pillar & Post, the new Book Hill shop is a dream come true for Daphna Peled and her mother Judith. A former lobbyist with NCTA (which, if you squint, now stands for the Internet & Television Association) and the Motion Picture Association of America, the younger Peled told the Washington Business Journal: “I loved that British aesthetic. And in the D.C. area, there are shops focusing on French or Swedish design, for example, but there isn’t really anything like this.”

Out: Valero Gas Station Goes Dry

In: Ladurée Opening Soon on M

The Valero station at 2715 Pennsylvania Ave. NW has stopped pumping gas. While the 7,500-square-foot property — across from the Four Seasons and bordered by National Park Service land — has been a service station of one kind or another for many years, it is making way for (you know this already) an EastBanc development with seven residential units and a restaurant. The project, highly visible at Georgetown’s eastern gateway, should be underway later this year.

Out: D.C. Now Bare of Godiva Shops

Correction: Papyrus Reopened March 29

The wait is almost over for lovers of those tasty confections in pastel colors. The Georgetown location of Ladurée, a French patisserie founded in 1862, will open this month at 3060 M St. NW. Known for its flagship on the Champs-Élysées — and as the originator of the macaron — Ladurée will continue its American dream with the opening of two locations in Washington, D.C.: the M Street boutique and restaurant and a smaller outlet in Union Station. Other U.S. locations are in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. The company is part of Groupe Holder, which also owns the Paul bakerycafés. Oui, the French ambassador will show up at the debut.

Godiva Chocolatier at 3242 M St. NW — the little white building sandwiched by Clyde’s, the storied saloon, and an H&M clothing store — has closed. It was the last Godiva store in Washington, D.C. Along with its gift boxes, the friendly place was known for its truffles and hot cocoa. Godiva was founded in Belgium in 1926. At press time, the Lady had ridden off with nary a word.

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We’re not one to paper over a mistake. The Papyrus stationery and card shop is sticking around. In the Business Ins & Outs section of The Georgetowner’s March 22 issue, one of our Outs, “Papyrus Leaves Georgetown Nest,” was incorrect. Papyrus has not “departed 1300 Wisconsin Ave. NW.” The store was being remodeled and reopened March 29. The Georgetowner regrets the error.

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OVERHEARD AT LUNCH: BY KATE OCZYPOK

Time, People: No Pre-Party

Celebrities pose for a selfie. Courtesy White House Correspondents’ Association.

The pre-party hosted by Time and People prior to the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, often a must-attend for the magazines’ overflowing swag bags, won’t happen this year. Traditionally held at the St. Regis Hotel, the party was a favorite of celebrities and the D.C. elite. People has opted to skip the dinner entirely, and will make a donation instead. Time is still planning to attend — although at this point, one has to wonder who will actually be there.

Doherty Speaks Out Against Dog, Cat Meat

3017 N Street in Georgetown. Courtesy Washington Fine Properties.

Sold: Jackie’s Georgetown Home

The palatial Georgetown home where Jackie Kennedy Onassis lived just after the 1963 assassination of her husband, former President John F. Kennedy, was sold late last month. The 3017 N St. NW address was first listed at $10 million but ended up selling for $6.5 million. Built in 1794, the house is a whopping five stories, the Georgetown Patch reported.

Find Our Girls graphic. Courtesy Olivia Wilde.

Celebs Speak Out for D.C.’s Missing Girls

Hollywood has taken notice of D.C.’s missingteen epidemic. In an effort to locate missing persons faster, the D.C. police department started posting fliers to Twitter. When a large number of the missing were found to be young African American women and girls, celebrities took notice, US Weekly reported. Actress Olivia Wilde posted on Instagram how she found the whole thing “disturbing” and even Beyoncé’s mother wrote on her Instagram account to call for action. More than 500 cases of missing juveniles were logged by D.C. police since the year began.

Fresh from completing her cancer treatment, “Beverly Hills, 90210” actress Shannen Doherty was on Capitol Hill last week to discuss preventing the trade in dog and cat meat for Shannen Doherty. human consumption. The Courtesy Getty. Washington Post reported that Doherty’s brother Sean, a lobbyist who knows House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California), set up Shannen with a meeting with McCarthy that same day. Who knew Doherty is that rare breed with both Hollywood and Washington connections?

Kathy Bates Speaks Out Against Lymphedema “American Horror Story” actress Kathy Bates stopped by Research America’s 2017 Advocacy Awards Dinner to talk about lymphedema, a disease that causes swelling of the extremities. Bates herself has the disease, although you’d never know Kathy Bates. it; the 68-year-old co-starred in season six of “American Horror Story,” the FX miniseries “Feud: Bette and Joan” and will most likely have a role in AHS season seven. Other honorees at the dinner included former Vice President Joe Biden and Anthony Fauci, M.D.

(Most) Patriots to Visit White House Mark your calendars for potential Brady & Co. sightings, Pats fans. Alleged Friends-ofDonald Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will be in town April 19 for the traditional honoring of the Super Bowl champions at the White House. Some Patriots team members have already expressed their plans not to show up, including tight end Martellus Bennett, who openly endorsed Hillary Clinton last year.

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FREEMAN’S Franklin Fire Company Parade Hat, 1840-60 Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000 Auction Date: April 26 Eighteenth-century Germantown was too far from Philadelphia’s centralized fire companies. At a town hall meeting in January of 1764, the decision was made to create three separate volunteer fire companies. The Fellowship of the Upper Ward, on Franklin Street, was organized two months later, eventually becoming the Franklin Fire Company, adopting the portrait of Benjamin Franklin as its symbol. This parade hat of painted and decorated leather and felt is part of the upcoming American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts sale at Freeman’s.

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CHRISTIE’S “Le Rebelle,” 1967 Joan Miró (1893–1983) Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000 Auction Date: April 19 and 20 BONHAMS “Georgia Engelhard in a Red Coat, with Flowers and Toys,” 1910-15 Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946) Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000 Auction Date: April 25 One of the true pioneers of photography, Alfred Stieglitz founded art photography almost single-handedly. While he mostly shot in black and white, rare color photographs — such as this Autochrome print, mounted in a lightbox — illustrate his true mastery of mood, composition and atmosphere. Bonhams’ Photographs sale will feature a selection from some of the foremost photographers of the 20th century, including, beside Stieglitz: Robert Mapplethorpe, Eadweard Muybridge, Alvin Langdon Coburn and Edward Steichen.

A stunning variety of prints, by some of the most lauded and important artists of the past century, will go up for auction at this Christie’s Prints sale. Multiple prints by Miró, including this etching with aquatint, will be featured alongside works by Picasso, Fernand Léger, Wayne Thiebaud, Egon Schiele, Keith Haring, Edward Hopper, Giorgio Morandi, Jean Dubuffet, Marc Chagall, David Hockney, Andy Warhol, Lucian Freud, Roy Lichtenstein, Chuck Close, Robert Rauschenberg, Francis Bacon and Jasper Johns. Need we say more?

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Observatory Circle, Washington, DC. 5,000 ± SF of modern-luxury living! 6BR, 3BA + 4HBA. LR/DR open to media rm, library & chef’s kit. MBR w/dressing & sitting rms. LL spa w/Jacuzzi & hot tub. 5-car parking. $2,600,000 Luke Buchanan 202-270-1881 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400

Georgetown, Washington, DC. Renovated 3-level Townhouse, classic facade w/ultra-modern interior. LR, DR, sleek kitchen opening to large garden on same level. Loaded w/high-end amenities and flooded w/light. $2,500,000 Stephen Vardas 202-744-0411 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400

Spring Valley, Washington, DC. Located on a quiet street in sought-after Spring Valley neighborhood, this spacious 5BR, 5.5BA Tudor home is a unique blend of the classic & contemporary. Airy, sunlit rooms, 4 levels of living space, 4 fireplaces and more. $2,450,000 Scott Noyes 301-928-5836 Miller Chevy Chase Office 202-966-1400

Bethesda, Maryland. EXQUISITE, NEW 5BR, 5.5BA, 7,800 SF home on spectacular 15,472 SF lot. Unsurpassed amenities and finishes. Elevator, fabulous floorplan. Completed Feb 2017. Superb Location! Whitman. $2,249,999 Mehrnoosh Neyzari 202-421-8979 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400

Foxhall Cresent , Washington, DC. Custom Renovated Home! Drenched with sunlight from over-sized windows. Two-Story entry foyer w/elevator, open floor plan, 3FP, 5BR, 6BA, 2-car garage. Terrace, patio, outdoor kitchen. $1,875,000 Janet Whitman 202-321-0110 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400

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Potomac, Marlyand. Completely renovated resort-like estate with 5BR, 5.5BA w/6,300 SF on a two-acre lot. AMAZING views of pool, private pond, gazebo. Chef’s kitchen, great floor plan, walk-out lower level. $1,419,000 Mehrnoosh Neyzari 202-421-8979 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400

Bethesda, Maryland. 6BR, 4BA neighborhood gem situated on a cul-de-sac offering privacy and luxury. Open main level w/terrific flow & large-scale entertaining both indoors and out. Beautiful wooded lot. Near transportation. $1,320,000 Tricia Murphy 202-445-4664 Chevy Chase Uptown Office 202-364-1300

Logan Circle, Washington, DC. Location is an understatement! Spacious 2-level 2BR, 2BA condo w/open LR, KIT w/cathedral ceiling, MBR suite w/Jacuzzi tub & deck. Off-street PKG. Extra storage. Low fees. 1/2 blk to bustling 14th St. $799,000 Scott Purcell 202-262-6968 Woodley Park Office 202-483-6300

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Columbia Heights, Washington, DC. Beautifully renovated home with historic charm. Master bedroom with cathedral ceilings and exposed brick. Chef’s granite kitchen and open floor plan, fully finished basement with wet bar, and best of all, covered parking. $699,900 Chevy Chase Uptown Office 202-364-1300

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n Washington, we celebrate our museums. As residents, we brag about them. Supporters of the preservation, exhibition and appreciation of the art, the objects, the collections that are stored, housed and admired in our museums, as with all things Washington, are key participants in D.C.’s annual gala circuit. While tourists inundate the city to visit the National Mall and the Smithsonian museums that surround it, we more or less permanent residents of Washington often tend to take for granted the cultural treasures we have. We walk by the Mall, the National Gallery of Art, the newer museums, the smaller, more focused museums scattered throughout the city, as if they had always been here, part of our daily routine. Few of us remember when they weren’t. This seems especially true for the National of Museum of Women in the Arts, the building on the National Register of Historic Places as a Masonic Temple, standing tall at 1250 New York Ave. NW, in the heart of the new, expansive and expanding downtown area. The museum, created, per its mission statement, to bring “recognition to the achievements of women artists of all periods and nationalities by exhibiting, preserving, acquiring and researching art by women and by teaching the public about their

accomplishments,” exists because of one person — or perhaps two. The guiding force, inspiration behind and still leader of the National Museum of Women in the Arts is the remarkable lady Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, a 70-year resident of Georgetown, founder and still chair of NMWA’s board. Her story has been chronicled elsewhere, including in the pages of The Georgetowner — how she and her husband Wallace, both avid art collectors, searched for information and works by the artist Clara Peeters, a contemporary of Rembrandt, and could find few if any references. That absence of Peeters in the stream of art history inevitably led to the notion of celebrating and raising the profiles of women artists, primarily in the visual arts, but not exclusively so. The eventual realization of that dream was a boon to Washington, to art lovers and to even the most casual museum buff, who would be exposed to art and works they might never have seen or pursued. The museum began life in 1987 with a comprehensive exhibition called “American Woman Artists,” then spread its wings through the years with exhibitions of the works of individual and unique women artists. It turned out to be a guide to a world barely explored.

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Co-chairs Amy Baier, Kr istin Checchi, Jamie Dorros and NM WA Board President Cin dy Jones celebr ate this milestone bir thd honoring the museum’s ay collection and fou nder Wilhelmina Holladay. National Museum of Wo men in the Ar ts. Call 202 -266-28225 or email gkaufman@nmwa.org.

It was at the NMWA where, one way or another, we confronted and discovered the powerful German artist of protest Käthe Kollwitz, Carrie Mae Weems, the life of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the contemporary multi-tasking genius of artist, designer and film and theater director Julie Taymor, the works of Frida Kahlo and works about her, the photography of Margaret Bourke-White, Impressionist Mary Cassatt, the dramatic Judy Chicago, the brooding photos of Mary Ellen Mark and the much-missed chronicler of Washington scenes Lily Spandorf. Here, too, you could find the idea of books themselves as art — and how deftly and with imagination Krystyna Wasserman

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A nonpar tisan event as Memb ers of Congress and prominent Washingtonians per form a Shakespeareaninspired political satire to benefit the Shakespeare The atre Com pany’s edu cat ion , arti stic and com mu nity engagement pro grams. Sid ney Har man Hall. Email willonthehill@sha kespearetheatre.org.

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The Lake Toba region of North Sumatra is a place of travelers’ lore. Lake Toba, the largest crater lake on earth, was formed by a climatechanging supervolcanic eruption almost 70,000 years ago. “Discovered” by intrepid hippie backpackers in the 1960s, it’s still a carefree, laid-back holiday spot set among pine forests, mountains and jungle. Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim country by population. The Indonesian province of North Sumatra is squeezed between Aceh province in the north, which practices Sharia law, and traditional Muslim states in the south. One would think this would not be a place for drinking, let alone a cocktail writer. But Toba is home to the friendly (and Christian) Batak people, who will welcome you with “Horas” — the local greeting — and big smiles. They always seem to have a guitar nearby and are eager to offer you a glass of “jungle juice” or tuak. Today, the Batak may seem like the happiest people on earth. But in the past they were among the fiercest people in the Kingdom of Sumatra, practicing ritual cannibalism until the early 1800s, when they were converted to Christianity. However, they still follow some of their early animist beliefs. Tuak is their drink of choice. An alcoholic beverage created from the sap of palm trees, it’s a drink of celebration and a drink of life, served at weddings, funerals, festivals, parties and after church on Sunday. A typical Batak shindig would include a few flagons (33-liter plastic jugs) of tuak, live music and a

A glass of tuak. whole barbecued pig. This potable could possibly be the easiest adult beverage to make. At the first light of day, sap is collected from the cut flower of the palm tree. The fresh liquid is cloyingly sweet and nonalcoholic. However, once extracted, it starts to ferment on its own due to the yeast in the air and its high sugar content. Two hours later, an aromatic drink of up to 4 percent alcohol is forged. Still on the sweet side, the bark of the raru tree is added to cut the sugariness and impart an earthy finish. The finished product is a milky white liquid, with a hint of carbonation and a tangy smack. The flavor registers somewhere between sour craft beer and squirt soda. It’s possible to ferment tuak longer for a higher alcohol content, but it takes on a sour and acidic taste. If left too long, it will taste like

vinegar. So, unlike mass-consumed American beer, there is no need for a “born on” date. If your tuak is more than a day old, you’ll know it immediately. In a region where swaths of jungle are being slashed and burned to make room for palm oil plantations, drinking tuak is an act of conservation. For many small farmers, the money generated by making and selling jungle juice is an incentive against deforestation. By midmorning, you can see motorbikes overloaded with a dozen or so nine-gallon plastic jugs (flagons) of tuak zipping around the winding mountain roads to make their deliveries. It will be taken to bars, warungs (small restaurants) and shops. Tuak is usually served in lapos, Sumatra’s version of open-air roadside dive bars, prevalent across the province. People sit at communal tables and a pitcher costs less than $2. If you wish to take some home, the proprietor will send you on your way with a plastic shopping bag or a recycled bottle filled with tuak. As I made my way through the region with the help of a Batak friend living in Bali, I enjoyed many entertaining evenings, imbibing jungle juice in lapos to the sound of strumming guitars. In the small villages, hours away from Lake Toba by unpaved bumpy roads, my appearance would draw a crowd. Many had never seen a “bule” (white foreigner) with blond hair and blue eyes. I had my photo snapped more times than in the old days of “Brangelina.” Often the locals had family members working in Kuta Beach in Bali. The world being a small

place, I usually ended up knowing someone in Bali with the same family name. These lively evenings would continue until the last pitcher was finished and folks parted ways. The ritual would begin again at dawn, when tappers would head into the jungle to start the tuak-making process all over again.

Seafood Restaurant & Bar will open this summer at Rockville Town Square where American Tap Room used to be. Owners are Chris Zhu and George Cheung, who also own China Garden in Rosslyn … Shake Shack opened at 1400 14th St. NW near Logan Circle and will also open at 50 M St. NE in the Capitol Riverfront, along with Cava Grill … Andrew Harris and Dan Koslow will open Farmbird at 625 H St. NE. Think slow-

roasted, grilled chicken; think brick. They are incubating at Union Kitchen. The plan is to be open by summer … Lupo Verde will open its second location on MacArthur Boulevard near the Exxon station, with chef Matteo Venini, formerly of Tosca, at the helm.

Congratulations Chef, Salvatierra

Waitress Alona, Teresa Farruggio, General Manager Matteo Russoniello, Carlos Salvatierra, Vincenzo Farruggio and his wife and il Canale owner Joe Farruggio. Georgetown’s il Canale Pizzeria and Restaurant competed with pizza-makers from around the world at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, winning a coveted 4th place in the Pizza Napoletana category. Master pizza chef Carlos Salvatierra captured the honor, More than 40 other pizza chefs were pitted against Carlos. Congratulate him at il Canale’s pizza oven on 31st Street NW.

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Mirabelle restaurant. Courtesy Mirabelle. Frank Ruta will be cooking near his former place of employment when he opens Mirabelle at 16th and I Streets NW, not far from the White House. This French-focused restaurant will open for lunch only for the first two weeks, with dinner service following. Pastry chef Aggie Chin, who worked with Ruta at Palena and the Grill Room at Capella, will join him. Owner Hakan Ilhan expands his restaurant empire with Mirabelle; he also owns Al Dente on New Mexico Avenue NW, Ottoman Taverna and French bistro L’Hommage at Mount Vernon Triangle. Jennifer Knowles will be the wine and service

director. She previously worked at the Inn at Little Washington and The Jefferson Hotel. David Fritsche and Silvan Kraemer, Swiss chefs who recently worked together at The Dupont Circle Hotel, plan to open Stable at 1324 H St. NE this spring, featuring classic Swiss dishes as well as influences from Northern Italy, France and Germany. Quick Hits: Haidar Karoum, formerly of Proof, Doi Moi and Estadio, will open Chloe in the Capitol Riverfront’s Arris Building at 1331 4th St. SE. The 104-seat restaurant will focus on seafood and Mediterranean cuisine. A summer opening is planned … Pandora

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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 Alsacienne in the winter, Dover Sole Meuniere, Boudin Blanc, Pike Quenelles and many other French specialties. And your dinner wouldn’t be complete without 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.

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 familyowned restaurant.

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.

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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.

DAS Ethiopian offers you a cozy two-story 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 Georgetown landmark for over 30 years featuring old world cooking styles and recipes brought to America by early immigrants and passed down through generations. The menu is balanced with cutting-edge culinary creations of modern Italy using only the freshest ingredients and made-from-scratch sauces and pastas. Dishes are individually prepared when ordered. Winner of many awards, and seen on The Travel Channel, Filomena is a favorite of U.S. Presidents, celebrities, sports legends, political leaders, tourists and especially our neighbors! Famous for honoring every Holiday with must-see, spectacular decorations! “Don’t miss their Bakery’s incredible desserts made on premises” - Best in D.C.

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.

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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.

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nvision three world-class golf courses spread out on 16,000 acres of rolling terrain — filled with towering sand dunes, deep bunkers, blue lakes and vast expanses of tall grasses and scrub. Visualize them minus the sight of even one house or power line along any of the fairways. Imagine complete silence interrupted only by the occasional chattering of birds. Simply put, there are no distractions. It’s just you, your caddie (walking only, no golf carts), stiff breezes and golf at its purest. I’m not describing a Scotland golf getaway or a course along the California coast. We’re at Streamsong, a golf resort and spa in central Florida, about 60 minutes east of Tampa and 80 miles south of Orlando. On a map, the nearest “big” town is Bowling Green. The remote location could easily be the inspiration for the cliché “in the middle of nowhere.” Past miles of orange groves, an occasional RV center or Mexican cantina, lots of grazing cows and miles of brush, a small metal sign indicates that we have arrived. We continue three more miles through wilderness, wondering if we missed a turn, when suddenly an edgy, massive concrete and wood structure looms up before us on the horizon. The curved, stark, minimalist style looks like something straight out of a James Bond film.

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IN COUNTRY & GETAWAYS Owned and developed by the Mosaic Company, one of the world’s largest phosphate companies, Streamsong was once an old phosphate mine; the last mining was done on this land in the 1960s. Top management wanted to do something exceptional with the property. Thanks to the company’s deep pockets, they were able to hire four legendary golf course architects — Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Doak and Gil Hanse — to create the only golf resort in the world offering three courses designed by these icons. They didn’t skimp on one detail. For guests more interested in the thread count of sheets, Streamsong provides plenty of luxury. The 216

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IN COUNTRY & GETAWAYS Big Sky Country than Florida. (Stars seem to shine brighter when there isn’t one light for 16,000 acres.) AcquaPietra, the resort’s grotto-style spa, with diffused lighting and walls of concrete and marble, offers a tranquil, Zen-like mood for traditional therapeutic treatments plus exotic options — a “Milk & Honey Ritual,” for example. And the nearby infinity-edged outdoor pool overlooking the lake provides additional “Aaah” moments. While there are many other things to do (a fitness center, a nature trail, bass fishing,

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To Wake Up and Feel Beautiful: Cosmetic Tattooing BY REBE K A H KE L L E Y Would you like to wake up every morning with your “face on”? What if I told you that, with help, you can have beautiful eyelashes, brows and even a hairline? Yes, it is possible. Cosmetic tattoo artists are “drawing on” permanent eye and hair makeup, using the sure hands of a surgeon with the exquisite eye of an artist. And men, a cosmetic tattoo artist can draw a light hairline, providing a more “full” image of hair. Who is a candidate? Anyone… • who lost hair due to chemotherapy, alopecia, aging or hair insufficiency. • who has chemical or makeup allergies or skin sensitivities. • who has difficulty applying makeup due to vision issues, arthritis or lack of time. • who is physically active or “sheds” makeup quickly due to oily skin. How does it work? Permanent makeup is done through a process called micropigmentation, in which a tattoo pen injects permanent ink into the skin. As long as hygiene standards are adhered to, there is little to no risk. The biggest risk is actually dissatisfaction with the aesthetics. So make

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At Studio: ‘Three Sisters’ Downstairs, None Upstairs BY G ARY T ISCHL ER In the midst of stormy cultural weather, Anton Chekhov — that quiet, nuanced, poetic, melancholy playwright and theatrical portrait artist of the Russian bourgeoisie and landed gentry during the twilight of the Czarist empire — is having a mini burst of attention right here in Washington. Actually, it’s all about one play, one way or another: “Three Sisters,” one of Chekhov’s most often produced plays, about the disquieting and frustrating lives of three sisters living in the provinces, far from Moscow. At Studio Theatre, there’s a remarkable pair of productions going on in tandem — literally. While what Studio’s Artistic Director David Muse calls “a straight-ahead production” of the Chekhov classic is staged in the Milton Theatre, upstairs is a new play by Aaron Posner called “No Sisters,” which is performed at the same time, in a nimble act of referencing, continuity, style and stagecraft engineering. Both plays, each about three hours long, will run through April 23. On top of that, there’s another production of “Three Sisters,” directed by Lev Dodin of the Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg, the climax of the Kennedy Center’s Spotlight on Directors series, running April 26 to 30. So it’s “Three Sisters,” “No Sisters,” then three more sisters. There’s a considerable amount of serendipity going on with the presence (or absence) of so many sisters. Posner, for one, is known for his restylings and rewritings of Chekhov. His popular, smart plays “Life Sucks” (“Uncle Vanya”) and, most famously, “Stupid F--king Bird” (“The Seagull”) were performed to critical and audience acclaim at Theater J and Woolly Mammoth, respectively. “I had talked with Aaron initially about a Chekhov project, and he was interested, but then we planned to do the ‘Three Sisters’ with Jackson Gay and New Neighborhood as part

of the subscribers’ season. So I thought Aaron could be doing something different, maybe on the theme of ‘Sisters,’ maybe, but would be staged at Studio X, upstairs,” Muse said of the initial planning. Posner’s “No Sisters” play, as one might surmise, is “Three Sisters” without the three sisters. It’s a riff about the lives of the rest of the characters in the play, soldiers billeted in the village, the brother, the swains, the landowner, the servant and so on. “What happens, first of all, is a question of getting a group, or single actors from one theater to another, from one dressing room to another, so an actor finishes a line in ‘Three Sisters,’ exits and heads upstairs to ‘No Sisters’ to be part of that play,” Muse said. “It’s tricky, logistically, but it’s not a trick. In ‘No Sisters,’ the play spreads out to focus on the lives of the others, but it’s also very much in the here and now, as well as interactive. The audience members talk with the cast, and vice versa. They can ask questions, we know exactly where we are. There’s even streaming video of the ongoing ‘Three Sisters,’ which you can watch at certain performances. This kind of nimbleness and dexterity of execution is pretty reflective of Studio Theatre and Muse, who became artistic director seven years ago, after founder and artistic director Joy Zinoman retired. He was 36 when he took over at Studio — a task that’s always daunting, replacing a legend of sorts. “Somebody warned me that it would take time to get your bearings, or put your stamp on an institution in situations like that,” Muse said. “They told me that it might take two or three years. I don’t agree with that. I think it’s more like seven.” Sometimes it seems hard to discern a style or stamp; a theater’s history after a while tends to be accumulative in its choices over time.

Nancy Robinette and Ryan Rilette in “No Sisters.” Photo by Teresa Wood. Courtesy Studio Theatre. Muse, who has a sharp, quiet sense of humor, is best considered in terms of the eclectic nature of the choices — projects he takes on, and the ingredients of a season. The choices have often worked, and they’re not always easy, but many have been nothing less than insistently memorable. Last season’s epic and ambitious “Chimerica,” by Lucy Kirkwood, which Muse directed, comes to mind (almost immediately for this writer), but so does the verbally bloody and shocking “Bad Jews,” the daringly beautiful “Constellations,” two visits to the multiplay “Apple Family” saga by Richard Nelson of “The Gabriels” fame, “400 Miles” with Tana Hicken, the hypnotic stage version of Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” the boxing play “Sucker Punch” and Alan Bennett’s smart play about W.H. Auden, “The Habit of Art.”

Recently, Muse directed the thoroughly engaging “King Charles III,” about the entangling succession of Prince Charles to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II, at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Although Muse did not direct either of the “Sisters” plays, they do contain a kind of Studio hallmark, an array of terrific actors, including among the large cast(s) the always surprising Kimberly Gilbert, Bridget Flanery, Ryan Rilette, Craig Wallace and Nancy Robinette. Oddly enough, Muse himself has never directed a Chekhov play. “I don’t know, exactly, why,” he said. “Chekhov is hard, really hard. I sometimes feel that his plays are full of traps. There’s so much that’s unsaid in his plays. It’s not that I don’t want to. Timing. Maybe ‘Uncle Vanya.’”

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April Is Architecture Month April is Architecture Month, according to the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, which has quadrupled the length of Architecture Week. This year’s poster ($15, $18 with shipping) shows the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Washington Monument, both in red. Events include behind-the-scenes tours and interactive lectures intended to “shine a spotlight on Washington’s design culture.” The free opening party at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain is Thursday, April 6, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

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Dance Place, the presenter, dance school and community programmer based in the Brookland/Edgewood neighborhood of Northeast D.C., announced the retirement

of founding director Carla Perlo and co-director Deborah Riley, effective Aug. 31. A new director will be named later this year. In 1980, Perlo and percussionist Steve Bloom founded Dance Place, which relocated from Adams Morgan in 1986. Riley served as a faculty member, an artistin-residence and an administrator before becoming co-director in 1999.

Adventure Theatre Scholarships Scholarship auditions for Adventure Theatre MTC Academy, a summer musical theater training program and camp, will be held Friday, April 21, from 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, May 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. More than $25,000 in scholarships will be awarded to performing arts students in Montgomery County and Washington, D.C. The scholarships provide access to the theater training, led by Helen Hayes awardees and

nominees, and to a two-week day camp with a final performance on Adventure Theatre’s stage in Glen Echo Park, Maryland.

Dumbarton Oaks to Reopen The Dumbarton Oaks Museum, part of the Harvard University-owned research library and collection on 32nd Street in Georgetown, will reopen to the public on Tuesday, April 25. On April 21 and 22, Dumbarton Oaks will host the 2017 Byzantine Symposium: Rethinking Empire, with presentations by visiting scholars on topics such as “The Imperial Project of Symeon I of Bulgaria (893–927): Byzantine Frameworks and Aftermath” and “The Long and Winding Road to Empire: The Sublime State from the Late Fourteenth to the MidSixteenth Century.” Registration, including lunches and a reception, is $100, $75 for students.

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June Schwarcz at the Renwick BY A R I P O ST

of luminous, tactile intrigue and colors ranging from rich neon to the softest earth tones. Schwarcz, who died in 2015, achieved her effects with confounding techniques, yet she was able to give in to the mystery of their beauty. For instance, fascinated by the random ways that accretions built up in the plating tank, she painstakingly stitched together a series of bowls to which she then abandoned control. “It’s like gambling,” she said. “I go through so many processes, and I don’t know how something is going to come out. Sometimes something just works, sometimes it doesn’t…. That makes the process continually exciting.” The bowls are exquisite. Folded, pinched, Swiss-cheesed and spun, each vessel carries a weight of history and beauty, riches and ruin, reminiscent of the finest ceramic artifacts of Greek and Middle Eastern origins. One bowl in particular, with a cankered, rust-colored exterior and a jagged lip, encircled with small holes, opens like a flower into a glowering coal-red cradle. Using sandblasting, Schwarcz manipulated the surface of other vessels to create rich textural variety, mitigating the gloss of the enamel and creating varied finishes. Like dented oil canisters in an abandoned garage, a few busted-looking small canisters oscillate

between a coppery corrosion and an iridescent blue-green. One would almost think it was the play of light against chemically tainted metal, but it is Schwarcz’s masterful sense for color and spatial effects. In the late 1960s, Schwarcz began to produce plique-á-jour, transparent enamels suspended within an open, unbacked metal framework and then fired. The result looks like small stained glass windows, allowing light to shine through. She wanted the glazed openings in her vessels to be subtle, so she created heavily encrusted surfaces in the plating tank, often patinating them with chemical solutions. Craggy and raw, they contrast with the glazed areas of the vessels and their glossy interiors. This is not even a quarter of the different techniques and approaches on display that Schwarcz employed during a career of more than 60 years. Nor does it begin to touch on her myriad artistic inspirations, from textiles to architecture to the color palette of 15th-century Florentine painter Fra Angelico and the labyrinthine visual networks of computer hardware. This is an exhibition worth seeing for all of the right reasons. Whether your interest is technical, aesthetic or historical, Schwarcz’s work will have you entranced.

“SLAC Drawing III (#646),” 1974. Photo by Cate Hurst. Collection of Carl Schwarcz and Molly Clark. © The June Schwarcz Estate.

enerally speaking, the “how” of art is not something that particularly interests me. A great deal of expository efforts go into exhibition descriptions of contemporary and craft artists, in which museums and galleries expound upon material techniques and working methods. There are good and bad reasons for this. All fine art is to some degree a craft, and for modern audiences the discussion of art’s physicality can be far more relatable and engaging than the flowery, bombastic prose of art-industry critical analysis. Yet the manner of an artist’s technique is only incidental to how successfully his or her work functions as art — how well it captures the attention and interest of its viewers. There are probably thousands of living technical experts in oil paint with profound working knowledge of pigments, glazing techniques, tools, color theory and art history (I have met a few of them). They mostly paint landscapes. And that knowledge rarely translates into a body of work that is popular, provocative, influential or even necessarily good. This is oddly analogous to blockbuster action movies: no one actually cares about how the visual effects were achieved. They are supposed to look great. If the film is good, the effects become a key component to its success. But

if the movie is a dud, no amount of digital enhancement will save it; the effort that went into them is inconsequential. Good artists of any medium figure out what they need to. Degrees of technical proficiency vary, but rarely anymore is that the key to an artist’s success. The toil of studio practice can yield surprising and unexpected results that take work in new directions, but it takes a rare artist with particular vision to be receptive to those moments and build out of them a significant body of work. All this is to say that I was incredibly taken with both the technicality and aesthetic pleasures of enamel artist June Schwarcz. Born in 1918, Schwarcz was a pioneering artist, one of the most innovative enamelists of the 20th century. Her technical innovations combined with her inventive and unorthodox designs set new standards for enamel vessels and wall hangings, establishing her as a leading voice in American art. At the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum through Aug. 27, “June Schwarcz: Invention and Variation” is a retrospective exhibition that includes nearly 60 of her forms, from vases, bowls and threedimensional objects to wall-mounted plaques and panels. There is a stunning variety of objects on display, each containing worlds within worlds

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BY KAT E OCZ Y P OK

White House Fence Jumper Now 3-Time Offender

Marci Anderson Wahl of Everett, Washington, was arrested three times in a week for scaling a fence at the Treasury Building next to the White House, NBC-4 reported. The 38-year-old woman, a U.S. Army veteran, set off alarms around 2:15 a.m. on March 26. Charged with unlawful entry and contempt of court, she was in possession of a stay-away order and a map of the area she was previously told to steer clear of.

New Team for Grimke School Project

Labs Continue to Lap the Field in D.C.

Metro: By the Way, Don’t Walk on Escalators

The American Kennel Club released its most popular dog breeds nationwide and in major U.S. cities. D.C.’s preferences aren’t that much different than the nation as a whole. Our number-one breed is the Labrador retriever. Runners up are French bulldogs, followed by golden retrievers, bulldogs and German shepherds. This is the 26th consecutive year that Labs have retrieved — oops, received — the top honor.

The plagued Washington Metropolitan Area Transit System will be increasing fares and cutting service come July. Various outlets reported that the Metrorail peak fare will increase by 10 cents; off-peak fare and bus fare will go up a quarter. It is hoped that these increases will generate $21 million by 2018. Riders are to steel themselves for longer wait times for trains and fewer bus routes. Also, during an escalator’s unveiling in Bethesda, Metro GM Paul Wiedefeld commented that escalators are “sensitive” and are not meant to be walked up.

D.C.’s Home-Visit Programs in Trouble Early-parenting programs in D.C. are understaffed and poorly funded. More than 6,000 homes in the city with young children could make use of the programs, but only 1,300 families were able to get the home-visit service in 2015. The Office of the D.C. Auditor reported that the programs could help lessen childhood deaths, abuse and neglect.

Brian Kenner, the D.C. Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development has chosen a new team to work on the historic Grimke School site in the U Street corridor. The original deal with Roadside Development fell through, Bisnow reported, so Community Three Development will take over. The development company will work with Torti Gallas + Partners and CulturalDC to make a new home for the African American Civil War Museum. The project will also include 50 new housing units and retail.

Fort Kalorama? Ivanka Trump’s Kalorama neighbors are not happy. Outlets are reporting that bags of garbage have been left on the street for days. Haven’t the new arrivals figured out the trash pickup schedule? The first daughter and her family also require a huge security presence for simple trips. They’re also taking up a lot of the parking in the neighborhood. With former President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also in Kalorama, the community resembles more of a fort these days than a neighborhood.

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Suspect Arrested in Artist’s Slaying D.C. police arrested an individual they believe is the suspect in the murder of a North Carolina artist who was killed near Capitol Hill last month. The suspect, El Hadji Alpha Madiou Toure, of no fixed address, was charged with the first-degree murder of Corrina Mehiel, WTOP reported. Last seen March 19 at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, she was found two days later bound and stabbed.

Every Ballou Senior Applies to College For the first time ever, all 190 Ballou High School seniors applied to college. Last year, the graduation rate at the school was just 57 percent, among D.C.’s lowest, according to Washington City Paper. The high school, located on 4th Street SE, is in Ward 8, one of the poorest in the city.

GOOD WORKS & GOOD TIMES

Georgetown House Tour: 1920s Fun at Decatur Thank You, Homeowners BY P EG GY S A N D S

BY RO B ER T D E VA N E Y

Deciding to put one’s home on the Georgetown House Tour takes some consideration and commitment. The organizers of the House Tour know this, and each year throw a party for homeowners who join the ranks of past great Georgetown homeowners. Tour chairs Scott and Jill Altman, along with Thank You Party coordinator JoAnn Zuercher and Constance Christakos, publicist for the House Tour, applauded the owners, sponsors and supporters at the City Tavern Club March 22. The Georgetown House Tour will take place Saturday, April 29.

With brokers from Long & Foster, the tour’s platinum sponsor: Deborah Hrouda, Stephen Vardas, Theresa Nielson, managing broker of Long & Foster’s Georgetown, Scott Altman, Jill Altman and Derry Haws.

Homeowners Leigh Stringer and John Hlinko with Rev. Gini Gerbasi, St. John’s Rector.

Homeowners Linda Battalia and Suzanne Rigby.

Chamber Dance Project supporters, dressed in 1920s-style bangles, beads, feathers, bows and a few Scottish kilts, danced to a jazz band, ate tender slices of roast lamb and other fare and bid on dozens of trips and beauty items at a silent auction. Party goers enjoyed a show of choreographed Cole Porter selections, Bach cello interpretations and Rue Noir brass ensemble pieces with improvisorial dancers at Bash Magnifique, this year’s annual fundraiser for the Chamber Dance Project, held in the white-tented courtyard of the historic Decatur House near the White House March 18 on a cozy, rainy night.

Adeline Phillips, Graciela Ostera, Piper Larson, Bash Magnifique chair Charo Abrams, jazz singer Lena Seikaly and Diane Coburn Bruning. Photo by David Kurland.

Saving the Scottish Wildcat: Only 35 Alive

Concerned animal conservationists gathered at Guarisco Gallery on 22nd Street March 30 to hear Paul O’Donoghue of the Scottish Wildcat Haven explain how only 35 Scottish wildcats are left. It is the rarest animal on earth, he said, experiencing “an extinction vortex.” The wildcat is Scotland’s symbol of freedom. There is hope, however, and a sanctuary has been set up in the Scottish Highlands — learn more on wildcathaven.com.

Architect Christian Zapatka and homeowners Kelly and Todd Stavish.

Community Foundation’s Celebration of Philanthropy

BY M A RY B I R D

Some 800 businesses, nonprofit, philanthropic and government leaders attended the March 20 Celebration of Philanthropy at Arena Stage, which raised more than $550,000. The foundation is the largest funder of nonprofits in Greater Washington. Gene Sachs and Katherine Weymouth co-chaired the celebration and Johnnetta Cole, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, presented the 2017 Civic Sprit Award to Patty Stonesifer and Martha’s Table.

Celebration of Philanthropy Civil Spirit Award honoree Patty Stonesifer, president and CEO of Martha’s Table; journalist and author Michael Kinsley; and Community Foundation Celebration of Philanthropy co-chair and board member Katharine Weymouth. Photo by Digital PX.

Paul O’Donoghue of the Scottish Wildcat Haven, Laura Guarisco of Guarisco Gallery, Gertraud Hechl of Bonhams and Laird Ewen Maclean of Ardgour. Photo by Robert Devaney.

Latino Student Fund Honors Sonia Gutiérrez

BY M A RY B I R D

The Latino Student Fund provides opportunities for a strong academic foundation for Pre-K to 12th grade underserved students of Hispanic descent. The March 9 gala at the Organization of American States, featuring Puerto Rico, was emceed by Leon Harris and honored Sonia Gutiérrez, president emeritus and founder of Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, ranked the number one adult-education school in the nation, and Landon School senior “Zander” Tinsley Raul, a dedicated LSF volunteer tutor. LSF President and CEO Maria Fernanda Borja recognized Goya executive chef Fernando Desa for his excellent cuisine.

Maria Fernanda Borja, president and CEO of the Latino Student Fund; honoree Sonia Gutiérrez, president emeritus and founder of Carlos Rosario Public Charter School; and Mario Acosta-Velez, director of state government affairs, Verizon. Photo by Gedalia Vera.

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