September 14, 2016 Issue

Volume 62 Number 23

September 14 - 27, 2016

Capturing Fall Art exclusive interview with julie kent

Real Estate Special Slave Descendants Seek $1 Billion Downtowner News african american museum opening

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Musings on the African American History Museum

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Did you get a ticket? The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is set to open Sept. 24. The crown on the National Mall will add to America’s understanding of its history — and itself.

F OO D & W I N E Calendar Town Topics Overheard at Lunch Editorial/Opinion Saint Nicholas Cathedral

BUSI N E S S 10

Ins & Outs

RE A L E S TAT E 12 13 14

August Sales Featured Property Auction Block

D OW N T OW N E R DC 15

Town Topics

C OV E R 18 The soon-to-open National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall.

Photo by Rex Hammock.

Light the City Illuminates the Town

Julie Kent: A New Stage, A Different Role

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Cocktail of the Month: The Hangovertini The Latest Dish

BO DY & SOU L 27 27

Murphy’s Love Back-to-School Fitness

I N C OU N T R Y & G E TAWAY 28 29

The Lodge at Woodloch The National Sporting Library & Museum’s Polo Classic — ‘Who Wore What’

GOO D WO RK S & GOO D T IME S 30

It’s Afterdark@THEARC, International Student House Global Leadership Awards, Canine Candidate Launches Presidential Campaign, Gala Guide

A R T S PRE V IE W 20 21 22 23

Performing Arts Highlights Book Hill Art Walk Visual Arts Highlights DC Artswatch

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Singer Ashley Cleveland and an ecumenical vigil service at Visitation Prep kicked off the Sept. 11 candlelight tour of Georgetown’s houses of worship.

It was the second Light the City for Georgetown, with Melissa Overmyer taking the lead.

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Melissa Overmyer and Ashley Cleveland at Epiphany Catholic Church on Dumbarton Street. Photo by Robert Devaney.

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During her first week in her new office, Julie Kent, artistic director of the Washington Ballet, prepares the company for a 40th-anniversary performance at the Kennedy Center Sept.

30. Here she is partnered by Cuban dancer Rolando Sarabia, who joined the company this season. Photo by Jeff Malet.

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UP & COMING SEPTEMBER 17 Halfway to St. Patrick’s at Rì Rà The whole family is invited to celebrate the halfway point to St. Patrick’s Day at Rì Rà Irish Pub, with face painting, balloon twisting, Irish dancers and Andrew Donolon on the bagpipes. There will be festive swag and corned beef and cabbage specials.

3125 M St. NW.

DIY Tote Workshop At this workshop, participants will decorate a canvas tote with paint and poms to create an irresistible bag for stepping out in style. The workshop includes instruction in glue-resist technique, painting and trimming application. Admission is $30. For details, visit papersource.com. Paper Source, 3019 M St. NW.

Georgetown Community Day

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The community is invited to a familyfriendly fair on Georgetown University’s Healy Lawn. There will be free food, music, face painting, balloon art, moon bounces and a kids’ zone, along with tables from local schools, churches, community organizations and university departments offering information and giveaways. For details, visit communityengagement. georgetown.edu. Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW.

Park After Dark The C&O Canal Trust is hosting the sixth annual Park After Dark fundraiser at the

Historic Great Falls Tavern, benefiting the C&O Canal National Historical Park. Tickets are $175, of which $125 is a tax-deductible donation to the trust. For tickets, visit canaltrust.org or call 301-714-2233. Historic Great Falls Tavern, 11710 MacArthur Blvd., Potomac, Maryland.

fessionals. Tickets are $10. For details, visit spymuseum.org. 800 F St. NW.

SEPTEMBER 22 – 24 Berta Bridal Trunk Show at Carine’s

SEPTEMBER 21 The Sweetest Things at Eno Wine Bar

The entire Berta Bridal collection will be available at Carine’s Bridal Atelier. All events are by appointment only. To make an appointment, call 202-965-4696.

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SEPTEMBER 18 Aquarium Anniversary Party The Glen Echo Park Aquarium is celebrating its one-year anniversary with crafts, treasure hunts, face painting and birthday cake. Pirate costumes are encouraged. Tickets are $6 ($5 for seniors and military). For details, visit gepaquarium.org. 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, Maryland.

Potomac River Spirituality in Nature Group

At this first monthly gathering of the Potomac River Spirituality in Nature Group, sponsored by Fairlington United Methodist Church, participants will meet in Alexandria’s Dora Kelley Nature Park to explore the theme of “Coming Home to Nature.” Admission is free. To learn more, visit eventbrite.com. 5750 Sanger Ave., Alexandria, Virginia.

SEPTEMBER 19 ‘Storm Over Leyte’ at the Spy Museum Acclaimed historian John Prados, author of the new book “Storm Over Leyte,” will take an unprecedented look at both sides of the titanic World War II naval clash at this talk, cosponsored by the Naval Intelligence Pro-

SEPTEMBER 23 Author Jon Meacham at the Hay-Adams

An Enoversity is a monthly, informal educational opportunity that allows guests to chat with featured producers and to learn about their craft in a fun, interactive and unpretentious environment. In September, King Family Vineyards, Millstone Cellars Cidery and Port City Brewing Company will choose beverages to pair with a selection of Gearhart’s Fine Chocolates. Tickets are $50. For details, visit enowinerooms.com.

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SEPTEMBER 22 Adult Coloring at the Library Relaxed evening coloring sessions for adults are offered monthly at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library. Coloring sheets and colored pencils are provided, though personal supplies are welcome. For details, email julia.strusienski@dc.gov. 3260 R St. NW.

The next HayAdams Author Series luncheon will host Jon Meacham, who will discuss his latest book, “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush.”

Tickets are $85. For details, visit hayadams. com. 800 16th St. NW.

SEPTEMBER 24 National Book Festival Approximately 120 authors, illustrators and poets will make presentations on stages dedicated to children, teens, picture books, books to movies, contemporary life, graphic novels, fiction, food and home, history and biography, international programs, mysteries, thrillers and science fiction, poetry and prose and science.

There will also be main stage presentations and a poetry slam. For details, visit loc.gov/bookfest. Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW.

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Slave Descendants Propose $1 Billion Foundation

Community Groups Approve GU’s 20-Year Campus Plan

Leaders of a group of nearly 600 descendants of the 272 slaves infamously sold by Georgetown University to a plantation owner in Louisiana have proposed the creation of a $1-billion foundation in partnership with the university and the Jesuits of Maryland, where the slaves were working when sold.

The foundation would be used to fund scholarships for the descendants and otherwise serve the greater good. The group said it has raised $115,000 in seed money, the amount the slaves were sold for in 1838.

The proposal follows Georgetown University’s recent attempts to come to terms with its ownership and sales of slaves.

President John DeGioia has announced that the university will apologize for its actions and will engage directly with the descendants of the slaves, notably by giving them admission preference on par with relatives of Georgetown alumni, known as legacy admissions. DeGioia’s announcement stems from the Sept. 1 release of a report by the Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation, established by DeGioia in August 2015 as public and student awareness of the school’s slave-trading past reached fever pitch.

Among the report’s recommendations was the renaming of university buildings that honor school leaders associated with the slave trade.

Mulledy Hall would become Isaac Hall, named for the first person listed in the 1838 sale agreement, and McSherry Hall would become Anne Marie Becraft Hall, after a Catholic sister with deep family roots in Georgetown.

The report also recommended a formal apology, increased direct engagement with the descendants, ending anonymity of the enslaved through public memorials listing their names outside the renamed halls and on other campus memorials and plaques, creation of an Institute for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies, engagement with the whole university to address slavery’s direct and indirect legacy and investment in diversity, which the announced admission advantage and the proposed foundation would help fulfill.

The Georgetown University 2017-2036 Campus Plan has been filed with the District of Columbia Zoning Commission with the full support of the Georgetown Community Partnership, showing — according to a statement by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E — “how far we have all traveled on a collegial and productive path together in the past several years.”

ANC 2E’s Sept. 1 statement goes on to say: “We are happy to report that in preparing the new proposed GU Campus Plan, all of the stakeholders — the University, including the administration, faculty/staff, and students; the MedStar GU Hospital; and the surrounding community — have engaged intensively in a true partnership in search of long-term solutions that can benefit everyone.”

The plan addresses enrollment, space-planning, safety, conduct, environmental, transportation and communication issues. The Campus Plan established the Georgetown Community Partnership procedurally in order to implement the details of the plan. That partnership includes representatives from ANC 2E, ANC 3D, the Citizens Association of Georgetown, the Burleith Citizens Association, the Foxhall Village Citizens

Most Ticketed Block in D.C.?

It’s Right Here The most ticketed block in all of Washington, D.C., is right here in Georgetown, according to an analysis by Park Van Ness. Thomas Jefferson Street NW amassed a total of 345 tickets during the month of March alone (roughly 11 tickets a day), making it the most ticketed location in the District. The street runs from K to M between 30th and 31st Streets on the east side of Georgetown.

Nearby points of interest include the C&O Canal, the Baked & Wired coffee shop and the Graham Hotel.

Staff from Park Van Ness, an apartment complex off Connecticut Avenue NW, examined March 2016 data pulled from D.C.’s Open Data website, which lists parking violations

Georgetown University President John DeGioia at Gaston Hall Sept. 1.

Courtesy Georgetown University. throughout the city. Park Van Ness found that the most frequently ticketed time is just after 4 p.m. (4:02 p.m., to be exact), a not surprising fact due to the restriction on parking after 4 p.m. All the top-10 most-frequent-ticketing times were between 4:01 and 4:10 p.m.

Park Van Ness also found that the most commonly ticketed driver hailed from Maryland.

D.C. drivers were second, with Virginia drivers, Pennsylvania drivers and New Jersey drivers, in that order, trailing behind. Drivers were ticketed most frequently for an expired meter, a total of 17,461 recorded violations.

The second-highest total was for failure to display a multispace meter receipt, coming in at 15,230.

Association, Georgetown University and the Georgetown University Student Association.

Work on the 20-year plan, which began in 2012, builds upon “key good-neighbor” provisions of the current plan and “has the strong potential to benefit the District of Columbia and all parties for years to come,” writes Ron Lewis, chair of ANC 2E and co-chair of the Georgetown Community Partnership.

Hospital Expansion Gets OGB’s O.K. With a few final tweaks to the design of its proposed surgical pavilion, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital received concept approval from the Old Georgetown Board, as well as support from Advisory Neighborhood Commissions 2E and 3D, the Burleith Citizens Association, the Citizens Association of Georgetown and the Foxhall Citizens Association.

The modifications to the $567-million hospital expansion include making one entrance ramp to the underground parking garage instead of two, which will help with accessibility and walkability to the larger green space provided by the new plans. The lack of green space in previous plans was a major concern.

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Modern Zoning Regs Replace 1958 Codes Ice sales, penny arcades and telegraph offices may soon be joined by yoga studios, or perhaps cloning stations, in zoning districts across the city starting this year. A new set of codes went into effect last week, following nearly 10 years of work by the D.C. Office of Zoning. The less granular codes allow for modern and ever-changing business types, rather than specifying the business types permitted in each zone, lists that hadn’t been updated since 1958.

The new codes also relax stringent residential codes, now allowing certain types of unattached dwelling units, increased residential use of alley lots and more small corner stores in row-house zones. Changes were also made to the parking requirements for new projects.

The changes may also result in more healthful food options across the District, since the definition of “fast food” and the criteria for meeting the definition have been modified.

Freshly prepared food — served in a recyclable disposable container — is no longer in the same category as a Whopper with cheese, for example.

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Visit Prospect House, Sept. 21 If you are going to the Trees for Georgetown reception Sept. 21, you’ll be able to visit a richly historic and famed Georgetown mansion not so well-known or visited anymore.

The Citizens Association of Georgetown fundraiser will show off Prospect House at 3508 Prospect St. NW. Built in 1788 by Revolutionary War hero James Lingan and designed by William Thornton, architect of the U.S. Capitol, Prospect House boasted grounds that extended all the way to Bridge Street (present-day M Street). Famous visitors to the house include John Adams and the Marquis de Lafayette.

More recently, it was owned by Josephine Ogden Forrestal, wife of James E. Forrestal, the first secretary of defense. After his suicide in 1949, Mrs. Forrestal leased the house to the U.S. government as a guest house for foreign dignitaries. In 1951, she sold Prospect House to Rep. Thurmond Chatham (D-North Carolina).

Chatham and his wife Patricia Firestone Chatham restored and remodeled the house and grounds.

Prospect House is considered a mix of Georgian and Victorian architecture — a top floor was added in the 19th century and, in the 20th century, a service entrance and garage as well as a large bay window on the east.

The property contains gardens, a veranda, a gazebo — and a pool. The interior’s U-shaped stairway runs from first to third floors and is notable.

Residents Sue District Over Homeless Shelter A group of 21 D.C. residents filed suit against the District, seeking to stop the building of a homeless shelter in Northwest Washington until they are allowed input on the location, citing nonobservance of the District of Columbia ANC Act, according to court papers. The residents allege that the Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners were never notified or asked for input about the shelter relocations, part of the Homeless Shelter Replacement Act. The lawsuit calls for the relocation process to be stopped, and for a halt to the construction of a 50-bed shelter in the parking lot of the Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District Station, until the ANC commissioners are given their right to weigh in. The intent of the act, passed earlier this year, was to

Community Calendar The richly historic Prospect House will allow visitors on Sept. 21 during the Trees for Georgetown reception.

The house was rented by the movie production team working on the 1998 film, “Deep Impact.” The Georgetowner provided copies of its newspaper to be used as props in the sitting room of Prospect House. Last year, Wagner Roofing replaced the roof, and masonry repair was done. Its present owners are from the Middle East.

FREE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Starting at 11:00am

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Georgetown Business Association Networking Event

September’s GBA networking reception starts at 6:30 p.m. Los Cuates, 1564 Wisconsin Ave. NW. For details, call 202-338-4833.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Frida Burling Memorial Service All are welcome to attend this 11 a.m. service celebrating the life of Georgetowner Frida Burling, who died May 26 at the age of 100. St. John’s Church, 3240 O St. NW. Frida Burling

SEPT 5 Theft at 5:25 p.m. on 3600 - 3699 block of O St. NW — Theft at 4:25 p.m. on 3000 - 3029 block of K St. NW — Theft at 3:59 p.m. on 3000 - 3029 block of K St. NW — Theft at 2:38 p.m. on 3300 3399 block of M St. NW

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SEPT 4 Theft at 10:30 p.m. on 3000 - 3099 block of K St. NW — Theft at 6:15 p.m. on 3200 - 3275 block of M St. NW — Theft at 3:37 p.m. on 3300 - 3399 block of M St. NW

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SEPT 3 Theft at 6:38 p.m. on 1000 - 1099 block of Thomas Jefferson St. NW — Theft at 1:16 p.m. on 1200 - 1237 block of Wisconsin Ave. NW — Burglary at 2:19 a.m. on 3200 - 3299 block of O St. NW

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SEPT 2 Theft at 6:07 p.m. on 3100 - 3199 block of M St. NW — Theft at 6:21 p.m. on 3200 - 3275 block of M St. NW

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E Meeting The next ANC 2E public meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 6:30 p.m. Georgetown Visitation Prep, 35th Street at Volta Place, main building.

Please send your community event listing to Editorial@Georgetowner.com or call 202-338-4833.

Crime Report SEPT 7 Theft 09/07/16. 10:08 a.m. on Healy Circle NW

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move large shelters off private property and create a larger number of smaller shelters on District property.

Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh offered a different viewpoint in an Aug. 24 statement: “From the beginning, nearby residents who oppose the Idaho Avenue shelter have claimed that the ANC had to approve the legislation the council voted on. However, this misunderstands the process.”

SEPT 1 Theft at 11:14 a.m. on 3100 - 3199 block of M St. NW — Theft at 6:07 p.m. on 3200 - 3275 block of M St. NW AUGUST 31 Theft at 3:14 p.m. on 1200 - 1237 block of Wisconsin Ave. NW

AUGUST 30 Theft at 3:06 p.m. on 3100 - 3199 block of M St. NW AUGUST 29 Theft at 1:20 p.m. on 3400 - 3499 block of N St. NW — Burglary at 2:24 p.m. on 1900 - 1999 block of 35th St. NW — Theft at 10:39 a.m. on 3400 3499 block of Reservoir Rd. NW AUGUST 28 Burglary at 2:10 a.m. on 3600 - 3699 block of O St. NW AUGUST 27 Theft at 9:47 p.m. on 3100 - 3199 block of K St. NW AUGUST 26 Theft at 9:49 p.m. on 2800 - 2899 block of Olive St. NW — Theft at 2:38 p.m. on 3000 - 3049 block of M St. NW — Theft at 3:42 p.m. on 1000 - 1099 block of 31st St. NW — Theft at 12:05 p.m. on 3500 - 3599 block of Prospect St. NW AUGUST 25 Assault at 11:42 p.m. on 3200 - 3229 block of P St. NW — Theft at 10:02 p.m. on 3200 - 3275 block of M St. NW — Theft at 10:01 p.m. on 3200 3275 block of M St. NW AUGUST 20 Theft at 4:27 p.m. on 3200 - 3275 block of M St. NW

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Ava Duvernay Dishes on Obama’s B-Day On Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show,” actress Ava Duvernay dished some fun tidbits about President Obama’s birthday, Time reported. It turns out Colbert didn’t remember meeting the “Sugar” actress because he was in an epic dance battle with Usher and Janelle Monae at the president’s 55th birthday bash, showing off his sweet moves to the Obamas.

Apparently Paul McCartney himself was having the time of his life, murmuring to Colbert, “It doesn’t get better than this.”

Plan to Escape the Cold with D.C. Chefs Get ready to “treat yo self” this winter with a brand-new cruise around the Caribbean. D.C. foodies can bring all the comforts of home with them, since the cruise features D.C. chefs Mike Isabella, Marjorie Meek-Bradley and David Guas and mixologist Derek Brown. Nycci Nellis, local brand ambassador for Celebrity Cruises, is behind the unique getaway.

‘Scandal’ Actress Gets Political Actress Bellamy Young of “Scandal” fame told Hillary Clinton supporters they should vote Democrat “up and down” their ballots this November, PJ Media reported. Young feels President Obama wasn’t able to reach his “full potential” in office due to the Republican-led House and Senate. Apparently Young wished to “ring some necks” because of Obama’s unfinished business.

Festival earlier this month. Malia was spotted wearing a “Smoking Kills” T-shirt at the Philadelphia festival, which featured Jay-Z and Rihanna. A playful nod to her Lollapalooza incident — or is Malia taking the high road?

Amy Schumer Moving to Spain If Trump Elected Comedian Amy Schumer told the BBC that she plans to head to Spain if presidential hopeful Donald Trump gets elected. Schumer, who will be at the Verizon Center at the end of the month, said that anyone who’s not a Hillary Clinton fan must be “uninformed.”

‘Diddy’ Says African Americans Shortchanged by Obama Sean “Diddy” Combs says Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton needs to work on proving herself to black voters, the Hill reported.

Combs told Page Six that his

Malia Wears ‘Smoking Kills’ T-Shirt … Ironically?

Older Obama daughter Malia was photographed taking a drag off a cigarette at Lollapalooza this summer. Rumor has it that it was marijuana, the Daily Mail reported. Fastforward to the Budweiser Made in America

Left: Sean “Diddy” Combs, Right: Elephants at the National Zoo

Left: Amy Schumer, Right: Bellamy Young.

“number one thing … is black people.” He feels that blacks put President Obama in the White House, but looking back he “just wanted more done for my people.”

Zoo Elephant Dons Sandals Think how much your feet hurt after a long day at work. Now imagine weighing thousands of pounds.

Not fun, right?

Shanthi, a 41-yearold Asian elephant at the National Zoo, has been suffering from arthritis, which causes problems in her front feet, specifically lesions and cracked toenails. The solution the National Zoo came up with was D.C.’s largest pair of Teva sandals.

The boots, each of which resembles a rubber birdbath, per the Washington Post, are size 20.

Best of luck to Shanthi as she enters middle age.

Taste of ‘Magic Mike’ Comes to D.C. D.C. girls may want to gather up their squad for brunch this month. Restaurant and burlesque club Sax is launching “Sir Sundays,” an all-male burlesque show featuring dancers, aerialists, pole performers (hmm), go-go boys and bottomless … mimosas. Reminiscent of the recent “Magic Mike” movie successes, there are two seatings every Sunday, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. and 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Happy brunching, ladies!

The Hill Picks 50 Most Beautiful The Hill newspaper announced its 50 Most Beautiful list, reminiscent of People Magazine’s annual list. This year, CBS’s John Dickerson, CNN’s Pamela Brown and NBC’s Peter Alexander cracked the roster. Are they single? Well, you’ll have to consult the list.

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EDITORIAL/OPINION

In Defense of the National Anthem As Ohio Goes, So Goes the Nation

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oday, Sept. 14, is the 202nd anniversary of the song that would become our national anthem.

“Defence of Fort McHenry,” the original title of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” became a hit after the Battle of Baltimore, when the Royal Navy withdrew. The fort took many mortar bombs and cannonballs, but the British could not pass.

Georgetown lawyer Francis Scott Key had sailed earlier with a federal official to meet the top British officers — Admiral George Cockburn and General Robert Ross — on their ship, seeking release of an American prisoner. They had to stay on their truce ship as the enemy launched the attack.

An opponent of the War of 1812, Key saw through the morning haze of Sept. 14 the flag still waving above Fort McHenry — an incredible, emotional revelation to him — in sight of the conquerors of Napoleon.

This is what is so powerful about the song: it captures how Americans felt about their 38-yearold nation. Its impact cannot be underestimated.

To most people, the hand of God was at work.

Weeks before, on Aug. 24, 1814, troops of Ross and Cockburn burned the official buildings of fledgling Washington, D.C., after defeating the Americans at Bladensburg. The Brits entered the nation’s capital unopposed.

All of Washington, Georgetown and Alexandria were in panic. President James Madison fled to Virginia and then to Maryland. It was a national humiliation we can only imagine through the lenses of Sept. 11, 2001.

Now, let us briefly respond to the likes of Colin Kaepernick, who refuse to stand for the flag, contending that this nation is racist — and a few who say the anthem is, too. They are within their rights as Americans to protest.

Some cite the third stanza of “The StarSpangled Banner” for its use of the word “slave” as proof of racism. Key wrote the stanza as an invective against the arrogant British. Yes, runaway American slaves fought with the British, but free blacks and runaway slaves fought with the Americans’ Chesapeake Bay Flotilla.

Key, a slave owner, was conflicted about slavery. As D.C. attorney general, he prosecuted slaves, but also represented them in lawsuits — including one against Georgetown College.

He was highly respected in the city and in the government. For his time, he ought to be perceived as progressive.

The accusation that the poem itself is racist is off the mark and lacks historical context. Such an opinion seems ironic during this month, when Georgetown University strives to atone for its slavery past and the National Museum of African American History and Culture opens for all Americans.

On this day, let us recall that unity we had for a moment 15 years ago and take to heart the fourth stanza of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

O! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand, Between their loved home, and the war’s desolation.

Blest with vict’ry and peace, may the Heav’n rescued land, Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!

Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: “In God is our Trust”; And the star-spangled Banner in triumph shall wave O’er the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave.

BY MARK PLOTKIN t is no coincidence that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump started the official race for the White House (beginning on Labor Day) in Ohio. Ohio has 18 electoral votes. But in my opinion it is the ultimate bellwether state in this and every presidential election.

Let’s repeat the mantra which you will hear every day until election day, Tuesday, Nov. 8: No Republican has won the presidency without carrying Ohio. And in modern political history, no Democrat has won the presidency without carrying Ohio.

Since 1964, if you’re a Democrat and win the Buckeye State, you win the presidency. If you don’t, you lose the presidency. In 1960, John F. Kennedy lost Ohio but won the presidency. He was quoted as saying with great dismay, “Great crowds. No votes.”

Let’s go through the chronology:

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LBJ won Ohio in 1964 Hubert H. Humphrey lost Ohio in 1968 George McGovern lost Ohio in 1972 Jimmy Carter won Ohio in 1976 Jimmy Carter lost Ohio in 1980 Walter Mondale lost Ohio in 1984 Michael Dukakis lost Ohio in 1988 Bill Clinton won Ohio in 1992 Bill Clinton won Ohio in 1996 Al Gore lost Ohio in 2000 John Kerry lost Ohio in 2004 Barack Obama won Ohio in 2008 Barack Obama won Ohio in 2012

percent rural; the U.S. is 80 percent urban, 19 percent rural. In terms of racial composition, it is 83 percent white and 13 percent African American; the U.S. is 74 percent white and 12 percent African American. One notable and significant difference is that Ohio is only 3 percent Hispanic, while the U.S. is 16 percent Hispanic. This will hurt Clinton.

In presidential elections, the Democrats win the cities and the Republicans win the rural and less populated areas. Cleveland is in Cuyahoga County. This county has the largest percentage of African American voters.

Expect to see Barak Obama campaigning in person there for Hillary Clinton.

When Democrats win in this state, it always seems to be close. Carter won by just 11,000 votes in 1976. In 2008, Obama won by a much more comfortable margin of five points, but in 2012 it narrowed to three points.

While the presidential campaign is being hotly contested, there is a big U.S. Senate race.

Incumbent Republican Rob Portman is facing former Governor Ted Strickland. Strickland in 2010 lost to Republican John Kasich. You remember Kasich, he ran as the sensible moderate and won only one state (his own) in the Republican primaries. He then refused to support Trump or even set foot in the main hall during the GOP Convention — which took place in Cleveland.

On election night, my eyes will be intently focused on those Ohio returns.

You definitely get my drift. Although Ohio is seventh in population among the states, its ability to predict the presidential election outcome is due to its claim to be “America in miniature.” It is 77 percent urban and 22

Political analyst and Georgetowner columnist Mark Plotkin is a contributor to the BBC on American politics and a contributor to TheHill.com. Reach him at markplotkindc@gmail.com.

Jack Evans Report

Metro Must Be Cheap, Convenient, Reliable

BY JACK EVANS I’ve written quite a bit about our Metro system over the past year.

On everything from finances to safety to just running the trains on time, we’re working to dig out of the hole the agency got into after 15 years of mismanagement and underinvestment.

Now, the conversation about Metro is looking to the future. But it’s not the visionary future of building new lines or undertaking some great infrastructure project. People are starting to talk about cutting hours and raising fares to address the backlog of work and the serious financial shortfall Metro is facing.

I don’t like either idea, but these issues get to

the central question the entire region needs to answer.

What’s the purpose of Metro?

I believe that public transit only works when it’s three things: cheap, convenient and reliable. Unfortunately, Metro isn’t really any of those things right now.

In my opinion, fares are already too high. If you’re coming into the District from the outer suburbs, you may be paying $5 to park your car at a station, $5.90 to come into the city and another $5.90 to commute back at the end of the day. All totaled, it’s nearly as expensive as driving in and parking.

While this is the extreme cost level, for most points of origin, there is an alternate travel option that’s nearly as cheap or even cheaper than public transit.

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be balanced against serving as a convenient regional transit system. If we want to compete as a global city with New York and London (which just instituted 24-hour service for part of its subway), among others, we need to figure out a way to run our system more hours, not fewer.

With low gas prices, new bike lanes, increasingly prevalent telework and the rise of companies like Uber and Lyft, people have more options than ever not to use Metro.

Unless the local and state governments of the region and the federal government (an equal partner in Metro) provide sufficient funds to make Metro cheap, convenient and reliable, those who can switch to other modes will — and those who can’t will be left with an ever-declining system.

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In the current environment of declining ridership, raising fares could put Metro in a spiral of dwindling revenue that will be difficult to reverse.

With regard to closing the system earlier on weekends, at midnight instead of 3 a.m., we need to decide if Metrorail is simply a weekday/daytime commuter system or, alternatively, a critical service to mitigate drunk driving, spur economic activity and provide transportation to people who work late nights on weekends (such as in the restaurant and hospitality industries).

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld has proposed reducing service hours to gain more time on the track for maintenance work.

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With Its Fall Bazaar, St. Nicholas Feeds Body and Soul

BY G A RY T I S C H L E R n Orthodox bishop once offered the opinion that Orthodox Christianity was “America’s best kept secret.”

Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America — and National War Memorial Shrine — at 3500 Massachusetts Ave. NW, considered by many to be both a national and a Washington treasure, is something of a secret as well.

A striking building from the outside, the cathedral is even more so inside, where it attains that ideal but often rare quality of spiritual and artistic majesty, linked to human beings gathered in prayer as children of God. You can see its domed white towers with crosses at the top and the smaller bell tower at the side fairly easily from Massachusetts Avenue, in the shadow of the nearby expanse of the National Cathedral.

Still, even though the cathedral is full of icons and iconographic works of art, it hasn’t quite achieved the status of Washington icon. Sometimes that idea frustrates and puzzles Father George Kokhno, archpriest at St. Nicholas since 2012. “It is frustrating sometimes that many people don’t know about this place,” he says. “It is first of all such a beautiful place. It has so much history. It is special to the people that do come here.

“We welcome everyone here for our ser-

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vices,” he says. “There are two Sunday services, one in English, the other in Slovakian.

We have tours. We conduct our mission, and of course there is the annual fall bazaar with rummage sale.”

The bazaar — with foods flavored with nostalgia for all things Russian and Eastern European — will be held this year on Oct. 15 and 16 on the grounds of the cathedral, with opportunities to tour the interior.

Father Kokhno himself is from Ukraine. A graduate of the Moscow Theological Institute, he first arrived in Washington on a student visit.

“It is in the family, really,” he said. “My father was a priest, and I think he was better.”

Father Kokhno has a way about him. It’s plain that he is a knowledgeable student of history, a devout and devoted man, carrying with him a self-deprecating humor, a love of stories.

We look at the paintings on the walls, part of a major 35-year project: the icons, the paintings, the portraits in the Byzantine style of saints and martyrs and the Holy Mother and Jesus suffering on the cross.

The cathedral itself sprang out of the suffering history of the 20th century, especially in Russia. It was founded by Russian immigrants and refugees who survived the travails and horrors of World War I and the Russian Revolution, settling in Washington in the 1920s.

Left: Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America. Above: Father George Kokhno, archpriest at St. Nicholas since 2012.

want of a better word, rich: rich in art, rich in emotion, rich in the possibilities offered by light both natural and manufactured — sun, candles, electricity.

The space itself, as a spiritual place, creates a sense of awe. It is a wonder: belief and faith made beautiful.

According to a history of the cathedral, the original congregation was incorporated in 1930 and became “The Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of St. Nicholas.” Services were held at 1768 Church St. NW in a small first-floor chapel for about 35 worshippers. In the post-war 1940s, a second generation of immigrants from Russia made their way here and increased the congregation, so much so that a site was purchased on Massachusetts Avenue in 1951.

The space inside is compressed and, for

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The bazaar will feature Russian, Ukranian, Belarus, Georgian, American home made cuisine — and include live traditional music performances, book sale, children’s activities, a book sale and tours of the cathedral. For details and a menu, visit StNicholasDC.org.

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In: 1789 Restaurant, the Tombs After a three-month, $2 million renovation, Georgetown’s classic 1789 Restaurant at 1226 36th St. NW reopened its doors Sept. 6 with a new menu under chef Samuel Kim. A tasting menu of four, five or six courses — priced at $85, $97 and $109, respectively — is available seven nights a week. Also renovated and reopened was 1789’s preppy basement rathskeller, the Tombs.

According to owner Clyde’s Restaurant Group, the new 1789 menu “includes uni jar with roasted lobster, fennel, maitake mushroom and black truffle; beef tartare with spiced red wine, caviar, poached quail egg, tendon puff, cured egg yolk and shallots; salsify carbonara with duck confit, shishito peppers, pancetta and Parmigiano-Reggiano; Arctic char with zucchini, squash blossom and pickled cucumber; Duck with cauliflower, couscous, pearl barley, Meyer lemon, foie gras truffle and huckleberry; and rib-eye with mille-feuille potato, mushroom puree, bone marrow flan and carrots.

Dessert options include maple flan with a walnut financier, ginger toffee tuile, bruleed spiced pluot, and pear-Reisling sorbet as well as a chocolate pave dark chocolate mousse, amaretti cookie, espresso caramel sauce, salted ganache and vanilla mascarpone ice cream.” Got that?

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Chef Samuel Kim of the newly reopened 1789 Restaurant.

In addition to having the roof repaired, the 1789 kitchen and the Tombs kitchen have gotten new stoves and ranges, along with other new furnishings. But the places look the same as before.

“We’re excited about the new flat top stove,” said Kim. “It opens up technical and creative opportunities for the kitchen and a perfect time for us to offer a prix-fixe menu. The tasting menus will allow our guests to experience more dishes at a great value.”

Here’s an insider tip, according to 1789: “Corkage fees are waived on Tuesdays for oenophiles with their own collection.”

Seven blocks from the Tombs, a new food destination has opened on the increasingly popular Grace Street, parallel to the C&O Canal between Wisconsin Avenue and Potomac Street. Three eateries share space at 3210 Grace St. NW: Grace Street Coffee Roasters, South Block Juice Co. and SundeVich.

Two have opened at the location, near Dog Tag Bakery and across from Chaia Tacos. The coffee shop has been joined by the Arlington micro juicery’s sixth store. Still under construction in the back, but opening soon, is the globalsandwich maker from Shaw. The back windows look out on a cute alleyway and the gates and walls of townhouse backyards. In the front, one big room for leisurely sipping of drinks and talking faces Grace Street.

In: Sunday Farmers Market at Wisconsin & P Excitement about fresh good food was palatable — oops, we meant palpable — at the Sunday Georgetown Neighborhood Farmers Market, part of Licking Creek Bend Farm, at the corner of P Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW. The market, in the parking lot of the former Marvelous Market and, before that,

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“At our small markets we love to share tips on cooking all our known and lesser-known products,” Siegel said. “We are famous for our loyalty. We will always be here from summer to fall and no one will leave without the produce they want, even if they can’t pay immediately.”

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“Still Life,” 1933 Hubert Vos (1855–1935) Auction Date: April 19 Estimate: $6,000 – $8,000 This season’s Saturday at Sotheby’s sale offers a wide range of both decorative and collectible Asian art, featuring over 300 Chinese, Japanese and Korean works. Estimates range from $400 to $50,000. The sale will include Song and Qing dynasty porcelains, snuff bottles, Japanese bronzes, Korean pottery, classical Chinese paintings, calligraphy, textiles and furniture, as well as interesting items such as this Hubert Vos painting, an exquisitely crafted example of the West’s enduring fascination with Eastern goods and culture, known as Japonisme and Chinamania.

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“Boats in Choppy Water Offshore,” 1865 Mauritz Frederik Hendrick de Haas (1832–1895) Auction Date: Oct. 5 Estimate: $10,000 – $20,000 Doyle New York’s auction of American Painting, Furniture and Decorative Arts will feature a stunning collection of beloved — and sometimes forgotten — treasures of 20th-century American painting. This painting by Mauritz Frederik Hendrick de Haas rivals the quality and grandeur of early Turner. Work by other artists up for auction includes a sweeping natural wilderness scene by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, a classic colonial farm scene by Grandma Moses and a magnificent portrait of an early Mississippi river town by John Stobart.

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Ronald Reagan Needlepoint Cushion, c. 1984 Auction Date: Sept. 21–22 Estimate: $1,000 – $1,500 To benefit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute, the Private Collection of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan comes to auction, revealing the legacy of the iconic 40th president and first lady. In conjunction with the Americana sales at Christie’s New York, this assemblage of over 700 lots includes furniture, decorative pieces, books, memorabilia, jewelry, paintings, sculpture, drawings and prints from the Reagans’ Los Angeles home.

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17th-Century Dutch Library Globes Hondius and Jansson Auction Date: Sept. 20 Estimate: $400,000 – $600,000 Bonhams announces its first Exploration and Travel auction, to include rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, pictures and relics describing and documenting the exploration of the world from 1482 to the early 20th century.

With 150 lots, the auction explores the first documentation of voyages to various important regions and bodies of water. The auction has around 70 lots covering the exploration of North America, including a fine pair of Dutch library globes (terrestrial and celestial), dated 1623 and 1648. The terrestrial globe is a unique unrecorded state and shows the latest geographical knowledge.

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“The Tea Drinker,” c. 1890 Gustave Vichy (1839–1904) Auction Date: Sept. 28 Estimate: $13,000 – $20,000 This gem of a mechanical marvel from the Golden Age of Automation, part of the upcoming auction of Fine Furniture and Works of Art at Freeman’s, is a premier example of automated trinkets, as well as a classic piece from the legendary Vichy family. The papiermâché figure with braided hair and silk kimono dress and an embroidered overcoat raises a teacup to her mouth with her right arm while her left hand spins a parasol, all with nodding head and blinking eyes. The piece comes with the original key.

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“Project for a Washington Monument, City of Baltimore” Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902) Auction Date: September 24, 25 and 27 Estimate: $80,000 – $120,000 This truly unique historical painting by the famed and lauded Bierstadt is probably a depiction of the Washington Monument in Baltimore, with the grassy areas on either side still visible today. It will be included in the upcoming catalogue raisonné on Bierstadt authored

by Melissa Webster Speidel. The road leading up to the monument is Charles Street and the church in the foreground is likely the First & Franklin Presbyterian Church on Madison Street, built in 1875. The painting is part of Potomack Company’s three-day fall auction, featuring over 1,000 lots of high-end Continental antiques and artwork.

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Washington Examiner. Freedom Plaza, the Dupont Circle fountain, waterfalls and pools at the FDR Memorial and Union Station’s Columbus fountain are all out of service. The price to get the water flowing? Around $850 million. Until funds are found, expect plenty of disappointed tourists, thirsty dogs and dirty birds.

More Ampersands Coming to Chinatown

Metro-themed Union Social has closed its doors.

Closing Time for Union Social and BOE Step back, doors closing. After less than a year, D.C.’s Metro-themed restaurant Union Social is no more. The Washington City Paper reported that the NoMa restaurant closed because its location at 100 Florida Ave. NE was apparently anti-Social. Owner Reese Gardner said that not much has changed in the neighborhood since Union Social arrived — an underpass project hasn’t been completed and the Department of Justice never moved in. Also per the City Paper, the log-cabinstyled purveyor of comfort food BOE, which opened in January, has been shuttered. One reason was owner Errol Lawrence’s desire to spend time with his one- and three-year-old children. Another may have been the eviction lawsuit reported by Washingtonian magazine.

Lawrence has been involved in one way or another with 11 other restaurants, including SEI in Chinatown, which he plans to keep open.

developed wine lists for the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, home of Hazel and Birch & Barley. NRG has lost some of its biggest stars, including Jeff Faile to Pineapple & Pearls and Tiffany MacIsaac to her own Buttercream Bakeshop. Kroll intends to open his own wine bar at some point.

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Old-fashioned service, now on your phone, too.

Two-year-old Harper Westover was eventually found notguilty of littering.

Brent Kroll will be the new general manager at Proof, the Penn Quarter restaurant with a 1,200-bottle wine list. Previously, he

A new report by NBC-4 revealed that 40 percent of the fountains that surround and accent D.C. memorials don’t work. The National Park Service has asked people to report broken fountains, according to the

Winemaster Kroll Splits With NRG

Winemaster Brent Kroll left the Neighborhood Restaurant Group for Penn Quarter’s Proof.

The National Park Service needs $850 million to get memorial fountains flowing again.

This fall, local fast-casual pizza chain &pizza will open its first shop in Chinatown.

The new store will launch &BAR, a curated beverage concept with three signature cocktails made with the chain’s &SODA and &TEA. Also available will be &WINE, D.C. Brau and the proprietary sodas and tea sans booze. At the two-floor restaurant, patrons’ orders will be delivered tableside.

The name Harper Westover was found on an envelope in an alley amid piles of garbage left by illegal dumpers, ABC-7 reported.

There was an address on the envelope, so Westover was subsequently fined $75 for littering. However, there was a catch: she is only two years old. While Harper’s mother and father fought the issue, local news outlets took an interest. Eventually, a DPW spokesperson named Andre Lee paid a visit to the Westovers and saw for himself that the alleged perp was indeed a toddler. The family won’t have to pay up.

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Julie Kent: A New Stage, A Different Role

ABT Star’s First Season at the Washington Ballet

By G a ry T i s c h l e r P h oto g r a p h y by J eff M a l e t

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he first time I “met” Julie Kent was by way of a voice on the phone.

She was rushing to fly back to New York after the Washington Ballet’s announcement that the famed American Ballet Theatre principal dancer would become its artistic director. Earlier, Septime Webre, the Washington company’s artistic director for 17 years, had announced his plans to step down.

It’s hard to know how to react to a voice.

Kent has always been known for her elegant beauty, her expressiveness. Examples of that in images and videos are all over the internet, but they offer few hints of what she might say and how she might say it. On the phone, she sounded thoughtful and deliberate, at once accessible and a little measured and guarded.

She spoke movingly about her retirement as a dancer and shared some of her thoughts on the Washington Ballet.

The second time she appeared here was when she presided over the ballet’s 2016-17 season announcement. Coming up first: a 40th-anniversary celebration at the Kennedy Center Sept. 30.

We saw her again recently on a Thursday afternoon as she sat for an interview during her first week in her new office and, later, at a rehearsal for the anniversary event, in which she was partnered by one of the male dancers in a Black Swan segment of “Swan Lake.”

Kent said that she was settling in, that it had been a hectic week of moving into her new personal and professional digs. “We live just around the corner, down the street, but we’ve been moving in, getting the children settled. It’s about school and just getting used to things,” she said.

“We” refers to her family: husband Victor Barbee, who will serve as associate assistant director; son William, 12; and daughter Josephine, 7. She allowed that they had tried out Café Deluxe and Cactus Cantina on Wisconsin Avenue.

When the news of her appointment came, some observers felt it would mark a change, a return to or move toward major productions of classical ballet, the kind in which Kent herself often starred, to long-lasting glory. She’s aware of that, but when she talks about her view of

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repertoire, choices and decisions, ambitions and goals, it’s not as simple as branding through familiar ballets. When all is said and done, she is a builder, someone to whom the process is as important as anything. She thinks in the long term; in developing a season, a company, adding is not so much about wholesale change as about building blocks.

“You have to think in terms of choreographers, of artists, and what they’ve meant to ballet and dance,” she said. “If you think about doing something by Tudor or Balanchine, you have to think about what’s important about them, where they fit in the history of ballet, what inspired them and whom they inspire. I know some people aren’t easily convinced. They think that dance is formal.

But I think people don’t realize how much they really know about ballet, and what they bring to the performance when they come to watch.”

She had given this some thought, even as she gets a little caught up in the moment — not of the interview, but of her life at a moment of change. She has been married for 20 years and lived in New York for 20 years. In her time at ABT, because she was known for her beauty and her ability to memorably embody roles, she was scrutinized and photographed endlessly, almost like a model. She became a principal dancer in the short time of eight years. But now she was coming back to create a different role for herself and her family.

She had initially rejected the idea when approached by Washington Ballet officials,

but then changed her mind as she watched other dancers take on similar tasks. She had already engaged in an educational aspect of ABT, running its summer intensive program.

In taking on the artistic directorship of Washington Ballet, however, she is moving firmly into the future, while returning to her roots at the same time.

That’s not always an easy task for dancers, who in their prime seem to have little time to think about what comes after they can’t or decide not to dance any more. Kent seems to have a pragmatic side, a self-awareness that takes in what she’s doing at different stages.

“It’s never easy,” she said. “I had so many roles [more than 100]. You grow into them, you love them and you absolutely embrace what you do on that stage. It’s a wonderful place. And when you realize that you can’t, that’s difficult, very difficult. But, again, I think becoming a mother informed how I danced, what kind of dancer I became, physically and emotionally.

It added a layer.”

When we talked on the phone, she had said: “Change rarely goes as choreographed, but the forward-moving process of life is a comfort as well as a challenge.”

She acknowledged then that “the most difficult thing is to come to that point where it is time to stop, to think about not performing.

Ballet is about forever young, and when that time comes it’s a heartbreak. It’s about love, but it’s a heartbreak.”

Sitting in an office chair, surrounded by a swirling, hand-knit, full-length shawl, she looks comfortable. “It’s a challenge, but we see now where we’re going. It’s good to be back here. We lived in Potomac, I took classes in Bethesda when I was a kid. I grew up here. My mother and sister are still here. And all of that is a comfort, but it’s certainly different from New York.

“What I want to do is build this company.

I want this to become one of the crown jewels

“People don’t realize how much they really know about ballet, and what they bring to the performance when they come to watch.”

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among Washington cultural and performance institutions. There is no reason it can’t. That means increasing educational opportunities, increasing the physical presence of the company. It should be the city’s company and institution and source of pride.”

You can learn a lot looking at the 40thanniversary event, which opens the season.

It will be a look back, through dance and performance and film, at the celebrated 72year history of the Washington Ballet, founded by dance pioneer Mary Day. In the spotlight are works by Webre, Choo San Goh and others, with Kent herself narrating a dance journey. Goh was the resident choreographer under Day, and his “Fives” will kick off the celebration.

Webre’s “Juanita y Alicia,” an homage to the choreographer’s Cuban origins and to his mother, will serve as an introduction to the Webre years. Also to be presented that evening will be selections from “Swan Lake,” “The Nutcracker,” “Don Quixote” and Balanchine’s “Theme and Variations.”

The season itself (which includes, it goes without saying, “The Nutcracker”) offers some clues to Kent’s approach — classical and classic and choreographer-centered — beginning with “Giselle,” which will be restaged by Kent and Barbee at the Kennedy Center March 1 to 5. From March 29 to April 2, the Harman Center will host a program of works by a trio of choreographers: Jiří Kylián’s “Petite Mort,” Justin Peck’s “In Creases” and William Forsythe’s “In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated.” Another triptych, April 26 to 30 at the Warner Theatre, will feature the works

of Balanchine, Ratmansky and Tharp. Then, from May 25 to 27, a program of works by Tudor and Ashton and a commissioned world premiere will be presented at the Kennedy Center.

Kent, of course, brings to Washington her dazzling history and hugely respected and influential persona from ABT-land in New York, a city in which she was a much beloved figure. How beloved? Check out any YouTube video of her final performance as Juliet, a signature role, in which the evening was full of roses, flowers, ovations and tears. Incidentally, Kent will host an Icons series featuring Kevin McKenzie (Sept. 18), Judith Jamison (Feb. 5) and Patricia McBride (April 9) talking about Mary Day, Alvin Ailey and Balanchine, respectively.

In the rehearsal room, she had discarded the knit shawl for something light and green and black dancing tights as she partnered with and offered suggestions and demonstrations to a group of gathered company members, under the watchful eye of her husband.

It no doubt was a special occasion for the dancers. From a seat along the wall, it was pretty special, too. You get almost immediately why Kent is a star, although at one point she shook her head. “I can’t dance,” she offered.

But in the next breath, as the tempo picked up, the long hair in a braid flew out, the hands fluttered upward in classic form and the dazzling smile appeared.

In a bright room, with light barging in by invitation, Julie Kent in motion made an ordinary Thursday afternoon suddenly and entirely special.

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Performing Arts Highlights

By G ary T is chl er

A 9/11 Musical?

Who knew that 9/11 could be so, well, entertaining? Apparently, the folks who put together this solid confection of a musical about what happened on 9/11 when U.S. air space was closed following the horrific attacks. Hundreds of planes were diverted to Canada, including 38 planes carrying 6,579 passengers that landed in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland.

“Come From Away” — a hit in San Diego and Seattle — is headed for Broadway, but the show has landed at Ford’s Theatre through Oct. 9.

A boon for what ails you, it celebrates, with a dollop of strong sentiment, a gathering of strangers, the generosity of regular people faced with an unprecedented situation. A terrific cast plays both the townspeople and selected individual passengers and crewmembers. We’ve just marked the 15th anniversary of 9/11, and “Come From Away” serves as a kind of tonic for the memories that arise.

Austen and Shakespeare Together and Apart In Washington, we have two venerable Shakespeare companies, the Shakespeare Theater Company and the Folger Theatre (the former actually arising out of the latter).

Both companies, especially the STC, have broadened their seasons of mostly classical

best reason to see this production is probably to watch how STC Associate Director Alan Paul handles it. Paul has brought a singular enthusiastic and adventuresome style to directing the company’s foray into musical productions, including last season’s “Kiss Me Kate” (based on the Bard’s “Taming of the Shrew”).

Star Power at Arena Jacob Fishel and Erin Weaver in "Sense and Sensibility."

Photo by James Kegley. Courtesy Folger Theatre.

theater to forage in other fields. This year, we have at the Folger not only Will, but Jane — Austen, that is — on the stage and in the exhibition hall. “Sense and Sensibility,” the popular Austen novel of repressed and yearning pre-Victorian passions, gets a stage airing under the direction of Eric Tucker, artistic director of New York’s Bedlam Theater. While an Austen play seems almost inevitable, the explanation for it may lie in the exhibition at the Folger, “Will & Jane: Shakespeare, Austen and the Cult of Celebrity,” a beguiling meander through the process of how first Will and then Jane rose to the ranks of literary celebrity-hood.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company, meanwhile, is presenting “Romeo and Juliet,” starring Andrew Veenstra and Ayana Workman, at the Lansburgh Theatre through Nov. 6. The

Marg Helgenberger and Kathleen Turner are noted for their screen works: Helgenberger in the original “CSI” series and “China Beach,” Turner for star turns in films such as the memorable “Body Heat.” Both will be part of the Arena Stage season. Helgenberger will play one of great villainesses of the American stage, the conniving, striving, even murderous Regina Hubbard in Lillian Hellman’s “The Little Foxes,” Sept. 23 through Oct. 30. Bette Davis did one film version, Tallulah Bankhead starred on Broadway and two Elizabeths — Taylor and Ashley — did it in Washington. Arena’s Lillian Hellman festival also includes the less familiar “Watch on the Rhine” in February. Turner, an Arena favorite playing Texas reporter Molly Ivins and Brecht’s Mother Courage, will be bringing to life author Joan Didion’s meditation on grief, death and survival in ‘The Year of Magical Thinking,” Oct. 7 through Nov. 20.

One thing about Turner, she can command the stage as a member of a big cast or all by her lonesome.

Opera Familiar and Less So Washington National Opera will open its season, from Sept. 22 through Oct. 2, with “The Marriage of Figaro.” This romanticcomic opera is Mozart at his densest and most musically delicious, plus it’s an opportunity to check out rising young talent like soprano Amanda Majeski, who’s already gotten raves for her work as the Countess, and bass-baritone Ryan McKinney, who made a big impression in the Ring Cycle earlier this year, as Figaro.

Washington Concert Opera marks its 30th anniversary presenting opera in a concert form, in which — as the company’s slogan goes — “it’s all about the music.” Headed for the last 15 years by Maestro Antony Walker, WCO is a unique institution in Washington, not just for its format, but for its focus on works that are rarely performed. This year, the season will open with a 30th-anniversary concert at Lisner Auditorium featuring the voices and presence of an impressive array of singers, including the remarkable Angela Meade, who starred in WNO’s “Norma” several years ago, Vivica Genaux and Michele Angelini. The fall production, on Nov. 20, will be Massenet’s “Herodiade.”

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On Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, D.C.-based global ambassador Step Afrika! brings its signature work, “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence,” to the new Washington Performing Arts venue, the UDC Theater of the Arts, boosted by Washington Performing Arts’ Men and Women of the Gospel Choir. It’s

a kind of mashup of gifts and forms: dance, particularly step dancing, percussion, gospel music and the art of Lawrence. The work is presented in collaboration with the Phillips Collection, where Lawrence’s great and iconic “Migration Series,” about the African American migration from the South to northern cities, is on view. Soon after, on Oct. 5 and 6, the Kennedy Center will present “The Blues Project,” from Dorrance Dance with Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely. The show combines tap, the chorography of MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance and Reagon’s deep and searing vocals and guitar playing. This leads nicely to the eight-year-old Velocity DC Dance Festival, presented by Washington Performing Arts, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Shakespeare Theatre Company. The festival, Oct. 7 and 8 at Sidney Harman Hall, is an opportunity to experience the variety and depth of the Washington area’s dance companies, choreographers and artists, with the emphasis on rising performers and new ideas. Moving to the ballet world, the Suzanne Farrell Ballet will salute its legendary artistic director’s legendary master with an all-Balanchine program at the Kennedy Center, Oct. 21 to 23. The program includes ballets that have personal and artistic echoes for Farrell, allowing her to showcase the gifts of her Washington-based company, a corps of 20 women and 10 men: “Gounod Symphony,” “Stars & Stripes” and “Danses Concertantes.”

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Step Afrika! Courtesy Washington Performing Arts.

Whether heard live, in person or on recordings, female vocalists are unforgettable. Once you’ve seen and heard them in person, you’re apt to run out (now a figure of speech) and buy their music. The Barns at Wolf Trap will feature two standouts early in the season. Patti LuPone — Broadway star in “Anything Goes, “Les Miz” and the original “Evita” — will be at the Barns Oct. 7 and 8. Her range is incredible, her style indelible. Basically straight forward, she’s one of our finest interpreters of the Great American Songbook, and she never stints.

Ricky Lee Jones is something else again. She zoomed to stardom in the 1970s with a single called “Chuck E.’s In Love,” an almost casual, off-the-wall ditty that you couldn’t get out of your head. She hooked up for a while with grungy poet of the wee hours Tom Waits, then continued on, original as all get-out. Check out her album “Live at Red Rocks,” where you’ll find “Chuck E.,” but also the lively “Weasel and the White Boys.” If you don’t get hold of it, or even if you do, go the Barns Oct. 20.

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Infrastructure Addison/Ripley Fine Art 1670 Wisconsin Ave. NW Sept. 10 through Oct. 15 “Infrastructure” is a group exhibition led

by Washington-based artist Trevor Young. The participating artists are involved in a conversation about what informs their art and what sustains their world. In a digital age, we can forget that making art is often a physical activity, an assertion of will on a frame, a canvas, paper, clay. This constitutes a thing’s “infrastructure,” its visual presence. Through this exhibition, the latest in Addison/Ripley’s ongoing curated series, Young and a group of like-minded artists explore these ideas, from the decay of a physical world to the expressive beauty of brushwork and glazing.

Hervé Maury: Animaux Espiègles en Quête D’Adoption Artist’s Proof Gallery 1533 Wisconsin Ave. NW Sept. 16 through Oct. 2 Hervé Maury is an inventor of mischievous animals. His works are immediately recognizable for their playful animal subjects, full of poetry and tenderness. Perhaps most famous for his “polar bear” portrait series, which adorned the windows of Hermès boutique fronts throughout Europe in 2006, Maury has found widespread popularity in his ability to transfer human characteristics to his animals.

Through their small, round, piercing eyes, his bewildered animals convey warmth and humor. Inspired by the landscape around him, Maury’s paintings combine the lush colors of Southern France and the sun-washed hues of the Mediterranean. He releases softness and depth with unusual textures such as marble powder, sand and ochers. For many of his pieces, he has increasingly gravitated to heavily weathered marine sails over traditional canvas.

Cindy Kane: Wing to Wing Cross MacKenzie Gallery 1675 Wisconsin Ave. NW Sept. 9 through Oct. 5 This is Kane’s second show with Cross MacKenzie, showcasing her recent work on birds and butterflies. This subject matter was chosen due to her increasing concern for our deteriorating environment and the danger posed to the avian creatures that inhabit it. Kane illustrates these animals with an almost scientific naturalism that not only reveals spectacular detail, but also celebrates diversity of species. Through her complex arrangements

and patterns, hundreds of birds seem to move about the canvas in every direction.

Michael Janis: Echoes of Leaves and Shadows Maurine Littleton Gallery 1667 Wisconsin Ave. NW Sept. 16 through Oct. 15

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“Echoes of Leaves and Shadows” is a solo exhibition of new glass works and sculptures by Washington artist Michael Janis. A finalist for the Mayor’s Arts Awards presented by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Janis has developed and refined an intuitive technique over many years, in which he manipulates crushed glass powder into detailed images and portraits. His concise work perfects visual storytelling with fantastic imagery, exploring the unseen sides of life, longing and loneliness, juxtaposed with fragile beauty.

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he following six galleries on Book Hill — upper Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown — are hosting an evening stroll and a viewing of their new fall exhibitions on Friday, Sept. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m.

For details, visit georgetowngalleries.com.

2016.2017 season

Matthew Langley: Gravity Susan Calloway Fine Arts 1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW Sept. 16 through Oct. 22 Every day throughout the year 2015, Matthew Langley painted a new small painting.

That body of work became a yearlong record that marked a transition in his artistic path. Like a diary with its pages open for all to view, it exposes the process and rigor behind Langley’s approach. The ensuing paintings that have now formed this exhibition draw Langley’s year-inpainting together into one visual experience, as well as a manifestation of artistic process itself .

Jane and David Mann: Busted Washington Printmakers Gallery 1641 Wisconsin Ave. NW Aug. 31 through Sept. 24 Most Americans have heard of a boomtown: the overnight explosion of population, businesses and potential for great wealth. They also recognize a ghost town: derelict buildings, rusting tools and sagebrush-filled streets. The subtitle of “Busted” is “a photographic parable about climate change.” In this exhibition, Jane and Dave Mann explore Rhyolite, Nevada, in vibrant photographs of what remains of the ambitions of the countless dreamers who came to make their fortunes. The images then turn from history to fiction, where desert plants become “ghosts” due to the incessant drought of an overheated earth. Jane Mann has been involved in the art world in the D.C. metro area for more than 15 years. Dave Mann, who came to art obliquely from the direction of computer manipulation of graphics for product design, is vice president of Washington Printmakers Gallery. All artists’ proceeds from this exhibition will be donated to 350.org Global Climate Movement.

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Visual Arts Highlights

By Ar i P os t a nd R ic ha r d Se ld e n

National Museum of African American History and Culture Freedom Sounds: A Community Celebration Sept. 23 through Sept. 25 Four or 10 or 13 or 15 or 25 or 101 years in the making — depending what starting point you pick in a convoluted history — the National Museum of African American History and Culture is about to open on the National Mall, on Constitution Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets NW. The newest Smithsonian museum’s debut is turning into the biggest fall cultural event in recent history. Though the official opening day is Saturday, Sept. 24, the required timed, but free, tickets for that day, the rest of September and all of October are already gone (November is wide open).

All are welcome, however, to the big party on Dedication Weekend on the grounds of the Washington Monument, with performances, arts activities and food concessions. The hours for “Freedom Sounds: A Community Celebration” are noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept.

23; 1 to 5 p.m., plus a 6 p.m. concert featuring Living Color, Public Enemy and the Roots, on Saturday, Sept. 24; and noon to 5 p.m., plus a 6 p.m. concert featuring Experience Unlimited, Meshell Ndegeocello and a special guest, on

Sunday, Sept. 25. President Obama is expected at the dedication ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, at which there will be large-screen viewing areas.

Ground was broken for the striking building — designed by David Adjaye, son of a Ghanaian diplomat, and Philip Freelon — in February of 2012. The façade’s bronzecolored lattice references the ironwork made by enslaved African Americans in states such as Louisiana and South Carolina. Inside, the exhibitions explore American history through an African American lens. A section of the website called Collection Stories provides a preview, with curators giving context to objects such as enslaved musical prodigy Blind Tom’s flute; the first-day-of-school dress of Carlotta Walls, one of the nine students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957; and Olympic medals won by track and field star Carl Lewis in 1992 and 1996.

See our web exclusive, "Musings on the African American History Museum."

National Gallery of Art Reopening of East Building Friday, Sept. 30 The East Building galleries of the National Gallery of Art, which house the modern

collection and several temporary exhibition spaces, will reopen Sept. 30 after three years of renovation work. More than 12,000 square feet of new galleries have been added, and there will be a completely new configuration of the permanent collection of modern art. The new spaces will include an outdoor sculpture terrace on the roof, overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue, and two flanking, sky-lit, interior tower galleries. The northwest tower gallery will showcase an installation of works by Alexander Calder and the northeast tower gallery will present Abstract Expressionist works, including a changing selection of paintings by Mark Rothko. Trees, plantings and built-in seating will make the roof terrace an inviting place to relax, look out over the city and see the architecture of the East Building from an entirely new perspective.

"View from Staten Island Ferry at Sunrise," 2016.

Camilo José Vergara. Courtesy National Building Museum.

9/11 at the National Building Museum Through Nov. 27 “Commemorating 9/11,” a series of photographs, is presented in honor of those who lost their lives, those who responded and volunteered in the aftermath and those who have labored to never forget — and to rebuild — after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Taken by Camilo José Vergara over a span of more than 45 years and focused on the site of the World Trade Center, these sequences chronicle the development of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.

They are also a testament to the power of place, buildings and our collective memory.

Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series at the Phillips

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Oct. 8 through Jan. 8 Since nearly as far back as the great narrative paintings of the Italian Renaissance, almost no series of paintings have rivaled the cultural significance, beauty, legacy and narrative structure of Jacob Lawrence’s “The Migration Series.” On Oct. 8, in “People on the Move: Beauty and Struggle in Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series,” the Phillips Collection will reunite all 60 panels of this series, Lawrence’s seminal masterwork, depicting the mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North between the World Wars.

Shaped by an interdisciplinary team of scholars, this exhibition explores the historical, literary, sociocultural, aesthetic and contemporary manifestations of migration that underlie Lawrence’s powerful visual narrative. The presentation will be complemented by a new interactive website featuring the artist’s first-hand accounts as well as contemporary responses to migration. A variety of community events will further engage visitors in the multifaceted story of the Great Migration from through music, theater, dance and poetry.

Ragnar Kjartansson at the Hirshhorn Oct. 14 through Jan. 8 “Ragnar Kjartansson” is the first major survey of the work of this internationally acclaimed Icelandic artist and the first comprehensive overview of his prodigious output since his 2000 debut in Reykjavík. It features Kjartansson’s most celebrated works, including many never before seen in the U.S., and encompasses the entirety of his practice: live endurance performance, large-scale video installations, drawings, photography and painting. Born into a theatrical family in Reykjavík in 1976, Kjartansson dons various guises — from a foot soldier to a Hollywood crooner to an incarnation of death — to both celebrate and ridicule the romantic figure of the artist as a cultural hero. Drawing from theater, film, Icelandic storytelling, rock bands, opera music and pop culture, he stages repetition and endurance performances that explore family, society and contemporary culture with infectious humor, irony and poignancy.

In a Hirshhorn first, visitors will be able to experience a live performance of Kjartansson’s

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Panel 1, "The Migration Series," 1940-41. Jacob Lawrence. Courtesy Phillips Collection.

arts preview monumental 2016 work “Woman in E” every day of the 12-week run of the exhibition. The work features a single, sequinclad woman strumming an E-minor chord endlessly, rotating on a pedestal in a goldtinseled room, a performance that walks a characteristic line between kitsch and earnest commentary on feminine objectification. A rotating (pun intended) cast of Washington-area musicians will play the “Woman.”

Jazz Icons at the National Portrait Gallery Through Feb. 20 Enthralled by the music and those who made it, the late Herman Leonard began haunting New York City’s jazz clubs after opening his first photography studio in Greenwich Village in 1948. Armed with his Speed Graphic camera, Leonard made images that captured the very essence of a live jazz performance. Soon his photographs were gracing album covers and appearing in the pages of Downbeat and Metronome. Leonard’s extraordinary photographs are widely regarded as the definitive portraits of many of the 20th-century’s greatest jazz artists. This exhibition,

“In the Groove: Jazz Portraits by Herman Leonard,” assembled from works in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, features Leonard’s iconic images of jazz legends such as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk and Sarah Vaughan.

Art of the Qur’an at the Sackler Oct. 15 through Feb. 20 In recognition of one of the world’s extraordinary collections of Qur’ans, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (the attached Freer Gallery of Art remains closed for renovations) is hosting a landmark exhibition, the first of its kind in the United States. Some fifty of the most sumptuous manuscripts from Herat to Istanbul will be featured in “The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts.” Celebrated for their superb calligraphy and lavish illumination, these manuscripts — which range in date from the early eighth to the 17th century — are critical to the history of the arts of the book.

They were once the prized possessions of Ottoman sultans and the ruling elite, who donated their Qur’ans to various institutions to express their personal piety and

secure political power. Each manuscript tells a unique story, which will be explored in this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition.

Sam Gilliam and Simmie Knox at the Kreeger Through Dec. 30

To celebrate the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Kreeger Museum presents selected works from the permanent collection by Sam Gilliam and Simmie Knox.

The Museum's relationship with both artists dates back to the early 1970s, when David and Carmen Kreeger purchased their works. Sam Gilliam was the focus of the first exhibition at the Kreeger in 1998. John Beardsley, guest curator of that exhibition, wrote that “[Gilliam] is among the nation’s most accomplished abstract painters. Over the decades, he has not wavered in his commitment to a rigorous but exuberant modernist style.” Meanwhile, in 1971, David and Carmen Kreeger purchased a work

by Simmie Knox that had been shown in the Thirty-Second Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting at Corcoran Gallery of Art. This early abstract diptych by Knox illustrates his love for the movement of color.

"Grainings (detail)," 1998. Sam Gilliam. Courtesy Kreeger Museum.

DC Artswatch

Co mpi l e d b y Richa rd S e ld e n The 2016 AFI Latin American Film Festival will open Sept. 15 at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring with the world premiere of Venezuelan film “El Amparo,” about a violent incident in 1988.

There will also be a Q&A with filmmaker Rober Calzadilla and a post-screening reception. During the festival, which continues through Oct. 5, three Friday happy hours are open to festival ticket and pass holders.

Narayan Khandekar, director of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at Harvard Art Museums, will give a talk at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on Sept. 18 about restoring the colors Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko used in his Harvard mural series, in storage (with rare exceptions) from 1979 to 2014. The free event is in conjunction with the exhibition “Red: Ming Dynasty/

Mark Rothko,” on view through Feb. 20.

On Oct. 1, the Folger Consort, the early music ensemble in residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library, will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a performance in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. “Measure + Dido” will pair music from Henry Purcell’s opera “Dido and Aeneas” with readings from Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” by actors Derek Jacobi and Richard Clifford.

Four guest conductors will be on the podium for the 75th anniversary season of the Cathedral Choral Society: Lawrence Loh (Oct. 16), Joseph Flummerfelt (Dec. 9 and 11), Michael McCarthy (March 19) and Patrick Dupré Quigley (May 21). The season was programmed by longtime music director J. Reilly Lewis, who died June 9. The Oct. 16 concert is dedicated to his memory.

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SMITH | PALEY OCTOBER 7 - DECEMBER 30 GUEST CURATOR: Lenore D. Miller • Director, University Art Galleries and Chief Curator The George Washington University SMITH | PALEY is the first exhibition to feature a collaboration by internationally renowned artists Clarice Smith and Albert Paley. Triptych, 2016, was the inspiration for this exhibition. SMITH | PALEY features a selection of Smith’s paintings, including a five-panel screen Gallop; and a selection of Paley’s sculptures, including maquettes for the project documented in Albert Paley on Park Avenue.

SMITH | PALEY Discussion with Clarice Smith and Albert Paley, Moderator: Susan Stamberg Wednesday, November 9, 6:30-8 PM • Tickets: $15 / $10 members • Light reception Limited parking on premises and street parking For tickets visit https://www.kreegermuseum.org/programs/lectures/gallerytalks The Kreeger Museum 2401 Foxhall Road, NW Washington, DC 20007 www.kreegermuseum.org

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Your Dining Guide to Washington DC’s Finest Restaurants

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

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.

TOWN HALL

2340 Wisconsin Ave., NW 202-333-5640 townhalldc.com 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.

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

ENO Wine Bar

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

HAPPY HOUR: Offered nightly Tuesday Thursday from 5 - 7pm & Sunday from 4 - 6pm. Enjoy select $5 wines on tap.

Join us on Sunday’s for 30% off bottles, Tuesday’s for Magnum Madness, & Thursday evenings for live music. Our delightful wines are best enjoyed with local charcuterie, cheese and small plates.

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

MARTIN’S TAVERN

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

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CAFE BONAPARTE

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

1522 Wisconsin Ave., NW 202–333–8830 cafebonaparte.com

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.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Brunch Sat.-Sun. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

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

THE GRILL ROOM

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Tues - Thurs 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Fri - Sat 4 p.m. - 12 a.m., Sunday 4 p.m. - 11 p.m.

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SEA CATCH Restaurant

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

Complimentary 3 hours parking.

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Filomena Ristorante 1063 Wisconsin Ave., NW 202–338–8800 filomena.com

Filomena is a Georgetown landmark that has endured the test of time for over 30 years. Our old-world cooking styles and recipes brought to America by the early Italian immigrants alongside the culinary cutting-edge creations of Italy’s foods of today executed by our Executive Chef and his team. Open 7 days a week 11:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Free salad bar with any lunch entrée Mon-Sat and try our spectacular Sunday Brunch Buffet complete with carving stations, pasta stations!

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.

Clyde’s of Georgetown 3236 M St., NW 202–333–9180 clydes.com

This animated tavern, in the heart of Georgetown, popularized saloon food and practically invented Sunday brunch.

Clyde’s is the People’s Choice for bacon cheeseburgers, steaks, fresh seafood, grilled chicken salads, fresh pastas and desserts.

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Grill from Ipanema

Malmaison

Family-owned restaurant serving authentic Brazilian food in Washington, D.C., for more than 23 years. Our Executive Chef, Alcy de Souza, cooks with the heart and soul. Live music on Thursday nights is a romantic blend of bossa nova, jazz, samba, choro and forró.

Monday – Thursday 4:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Friday 4:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Saturday noon to 11:30 p.m. (brunch until 4 p.m.)

Sunday noon to 10 p.m. (brunch until 4 p.m.)

Parking validation available for breakfast, lunch and brunch.

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

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Cocktail of the Month: The Hangovertini

By Jody Kur ash

The scene opens with gangster Leslie Chow singing “If I Could Save Time in a Bottle” as the elevator rises slowly toward the 63th floor.

Stew: How can you be so calm?

Chow: Relax, it’s classic switcheroo. I give them the money and they give us Teddy.

Phil: Do you ever do anything that doesn’t end in a standoff?

Chow: I’m an international criminal. It always ends like this!

This sets up one the of the most memorable scenes in the 2011 blockbuster “The Hangover II.” The Wolfpack find themselves once again immersed in a web of unrecalled troubles on the morning of an important wedding. This time they’re in Thailand and they’ve lost Teddy, the brother of Stew’s Thai fiancée.

It looks like relief is in sight as they set out for a rendezvous with federal agents at a Bangkok rooftop lounge, hoping to make a money-for-hostage trade. But things don’t go as planned. A police helicopter swoops in and the agents arrest Chow, sending the bachelorparty boys back to square one in the search for their friend.

Perhaps as memorable as the scene itself is the setting, with its sweeping views of the Bangkok skyline. Sky Bar, 63 stories up, at the top of the Lebua Tower Club hotel, is Bangkok’s most famous rooftop hotspot.

The circular bar is perched on a ledge that

allows for electrifying vistas of the Mango City and Chao Phraya River. As the sun sets and the city lights begin to twinkle, the bar itself lights up, changing colors every 90 seconds.

While its fame skyrocketed after the movie, it’s the fine-crafted cocktails that keep people coming back. Fans won’t be disappointed with the bar’s signature tipple, the Hangovertini, created for the cast during their stay.

Forged from Chivas Regal 18-year-old Scotch, Martini Rosso, green apple juice and house-made rosemary-infused honey, this elegant cocktail seems far removed from the badboy antics that inspired it.

It’s even a hit with ladies, according to resident mixologist Valerio Politano. He claims that, thanks to the fruitiness of the apple juice, you don’t feel the alcohol. “Ladies order it even if they think they don’t like whiskey,” he says.

The drink strikes a superb balance. On the nose you get a hint of Chivas, but the taste is decidedly fruit-forward, with an herbally toned whiskey finish. The vermouth and rosemary impart a savory element, keeping this tipple from becoming too sugary and adding a delectable layer of flavor.

There is also scientific evidence that the Hangovertini may help ease the day-after blues.

First there’s the obvious “hair-of-the-dog theory.” But, apart from that, the juice is packed with vitamin C. Honey is a good source of natu-

ral sugar (for energy) and has organic healing properties. And rosemary contains antioxidants; its connection with memory has been noted for a long time. Perhaps the Wolfpack should’ve downed a few of these when they were trying to remember the chaos of the night before.

Next up is Politano’s signature drink, the Sky Devil, his interpretation of a margarita.

Influenced by Thailand’s famously spicy food, Politano uses red capsicum and black pepper to give this drink a piquant kick.

He prepares it by muddling the red pepper to squeeze out its fiery juices and mixing it with Olmeca tequila, fresh lime juice, agave syrup and a pinch of pepper. Then he garnishes the drink with the tips of two red peppers, giving the appearance of devil’s horns. This gives new meaning to the saying, “The devil made me do it!”

Though its strong peppery scent is calmed by the tang of the lime and tequila, the Sky Devil finishes with a chili smack. As a connoisseur of margaritas and hot food, I rank this tipple very highly. Chili-powered, yet straightforward, the taste of tequila shines through.

As I admire the dizzying views surrounding me, a robust wind gusts, billowing my clothes in the air. I glance in all directions, looking for a police helicopter possibly coming after another unsuspecting patron. In my case, it’s just a refreshing summer breeze, but, accord-

ing to Politano, due to the altitude of the bar, helicopters do fly by closely at times.

Luckily, there haven’t been any criminal busts since the “Hangover” cast left town. So I’m safe … for now.

The Hangovertini Courtesy of Skybar

Chivas Regal 18-year-old Scotch 2.5 oz. fresh green apple juice 1 oz. Martini Rosso .3 oz. rosemary-infused honey Shake all ingredients together and serve in a martini glass with a sprig of rosemary.

The Latest Dish

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hef/GM/Somm Update: Matt Smith is the executive chef at Brickside in Bethesda. Previously, he worked at Batali and Bastianich’s acclaimed Carnevino in Las Vegas, then was executive chef at Salt in Baltimore … Chef Wil Going is now at Chez Billy Sud and its sister operation next door, Bar a Vin … Sommelier Mark Slater is at Pennsylvania 6, part of the Table 95 Restaurant Group.

Andy Seligman and Brian Vasile, owners of Brickside in Bethesda and Grand Central in Adams Morgan, will open Capo, an old-school deli, in Shaw at 715 Florida Ave. NW below Dakota. Construction gods willing, plans are to open by the end of the first quarter of 2017.

Dirty Habit, a “gritty, high-energy restaurant,” will replace Poste in Kimpton’s Hotel Monaco in Penn Quarter this fall. Small plates from chef Kyoo Eom will be featured. Sarah Ruiz has been named head bartender at this “subversive” bar. She comes with seasoned spirits (especially mezcal) expertise, as she managed an agave-focused spirits division for Baja Wines in Mexico.

Quick Hits: Antonio Maradiaga and Maha Majdoub, owners of Twinpanzee Brewing Co., plan to open on Executive Drive in Sterling in February 2017… Javier and Christiana Candon will open a restaurant on Capitol Hill where Sona Creamery & Wine Bar used to be. The couple currently own and operate Spanish restaurant Ser in Ballston …

Bethesda-based Pizzeria Da Marco plans to expand to Germantown in the Shops at Seneca Meadows … Fogo de Chao will open at 1775 Tysons Blvd (Lerner Building) in Tysons …

Hakan Ilhan plans to open Plateau, a French/

American restaurant, in downtown D.C. in the new 900 16th Street building near the White House at the end of the first quarter. Alba Osteria and L’Hommage Bistro Francais are part of his restaurant empire.

Wahlburgers signed its second location in the D.C. metro area, at Ballston Point in Arlington, adjacent to the Ballston Common shopping mall at the corner of Wilson Boulevard and Glebe Road. It’s slated to open in the first quarter. The D.C. store, in Dupont Circle, will be operated by Maurizio Marfoglia of WBDC Hospitality .

Just Opened: Vola’s Dockside Grill and Hi-Tide Lounge in Old Town, Alexandria, where Waterfront Market used to be. Seating 100 inside and 100 on the patio, it’s operated

by Alexandria Restaurant Partners, who also have Virtue Feed & Grain, The Majestic, Lena’s and Palette 22 … Justus Frank, Jeremy Barber and Tim Irwin opened Live Oak in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood where Monroe used to be, serving Southern food with a nod to Charleston, home to lots of big oak trees. There are 80 seats in the dining room and 40 seats on the patio … Osteria al Volo opened for dinner only where Pasta Mia used to be on Columbia Road in Adams Morgan. Owner Daniele Catalani and his nephew Matteo operate Cucina al Volo at Union Market, so you know the pasta is fresh … Matchbox at Pentagon City has opened its doors right next door to the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City.

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Pained By Spouse’s Lack of Friends

by Stacy N ota r a s M u r p h y Dear Stacy, My husband doesn’t have many friends. It is surprising to me, because I really enjoy spending time with him. I know that at his core he’s an introvert and doesn’t really feel comfortable in groups. I have tried to get my friends’ spouses to engage with him, but it never seems to go anywhere. When I ask my friends what they think is going on, they seem to put me off.

I know I am speculating, but it feels sad when I see that the husbands of my friends all seem to do things together outside of our family events, but they never include my husband. He doesn’t seem to notice this and has never brought it up with me, but I see it and I am having a hard time not feeling resentful. Is there anything I can do to change this situation?

— Outside Looking In

Dear Outside: I feel your grief about this situation coming through your message, and I am so sorry that you are experiencing it in that way. It does make sense to me. These are friends you really enjoy, and their husbands seem to enjoy each other as well, but Husband isn’t part of that.

It’s painful to feel like you are on the outside.

Still, I think you might need to be clearer about what the situation truly is. It sounds like you are the one grieving this. Husband never talks about it with you and hasn’t made an effort to change things. You also have the insight that Husband is an introvert. He may neither desire nor require a deeper relationship with your friends’ husbands. Although it’s painful to feel that you are on the outside, you seem to be outside alone. Husband might be

weathering this just fine.

That brings me to the casual comment you made about your friends putting you off when you ask them why their husbands don’t interact with yours. Again, that I enjoy spending time with my Husband, but why don't others? feels like you are on the outside.

There is a fine line between intuition and spec— and in your shoes, I would definitely worry ulation, and the only tool we have for knowing about that myself — then maybe you can find which way we are going with this is to specifianother way to manage your disappointment. cally ask. Be prepared for all kinds of answers (“It’s all in your head,” Husband is an Orioles Stacy Notaras Murphy is a licensed profesfan and everyone else roots for the Nats, some sional counselor in Georgetown. Visit her on of the guys feel intimidated by Husband, etc.). the web at stacymurphyLPC.com. This column But the next step cannot be that you take all is meant for entertainment only and should this intel and dump it on Husband; remember, not be considered a substitute for professional counseling. Send your confidential question to he didn’t ask for it. If the thought of learning it and keeping it to yourself feels like too much stacymurphyLPC@gmail.com.

Back-to-School Fitness

By M at t Da niel The start of a new school year is a reminder that it’s never too late to go “back to school” and revise your workout strategies. We have noticed incredible progress when our clients realize they don’t have to stay stuck in their old habits or lifestyles.

Just because the last few times you tried to get in shape didn’t work out the way you planned doesn’t mean you will fail this time.

Just because you didn’t grow up playing sports or didn’t stay active in your 30s and 40s doesn’t mean you can’t start now and have phenomenal success.

Making sustainable, positive changes in any area of your life will present challenges.

That’s okay! Those challenges are not a reflection of your lack of will power or dedication, as others might have you believe. We keep our clients moving forward by coaching them past setbacks and helping them learn new skills.

Here are four keys to keep in mind.

Start small. It’s tempting to ride the momentum when you’re feeling fired up about making changes. As you already know, motivation can be quite a fickle friend. Real, lasting progress requires small tweaks to your existing routine and building on successes.

If you need to sleep more, aim to get to bed

just 15 minutes earlier. Or, if you’ve been out of the exercise game for a while, try no more than three workouts a week. We live in an allor-nothing, “go big or go home” culture. It’s so important to resist the urge to apply those unproductive, ineffective approaches to health and fitness.

Tweak your goal. As we touched on above, modifying your actions and habits works best when you are personally invested in the end goal. Getting to the gym might feel like a chore if the only reason you’re going is because your doctor told you to. Conversely, if you want to get stronger and fitter to keep up with your grandkids during an upcoming vacation, you’ll probably exercise more consistently and perform better during your workouts.

Use positive self-talk. Part of what sustains your old habits and holds you back from rewarding changes is how you talk to yourself.

The body of research linking negative selftalk to poorer mental and physical health is growing by the day. Even if it feels forced and awkward, work to consciously celebrate your strengths and achievements, instead of only harping on what you want to “fix.”

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The Lodge at Woodloch

By M a ry A n n T r eg e r

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he minute I grasp the drumsticks — the percussion variety, not turkey — I am hooked. My inner rock star springs to life and I’m tapping everything in sight. I am not alone; everyone is tapping right along with me. And the class hasn’t even started.

When it does, this band of strangers morphs into a rhythmic ensemble worthy of a spot in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Cindy, our instructor, shouts rapid-fire orders like a drill sergeant: “Tap to the left! To the right! Front!

Behind! On the floor! Overhead!”

We follow her lead and pound the sticks on our drums. Well, they’re not really drums. Our instruments are large exercise balls anchored to stands so they won’t budge. Between thumps, we perform jumping jacks or other high-intensity cardio moves. Pulsating sounds, plenty of laughter and lots of sweat fill the hour.

Before my friend Linda and I arrived at the Lodge at Woodloch, a destination spa in Howley, Pennsylvania, we’d never heard of drumming for fitness. In fact, when we see it on the activity schedule, it gets a thumbs-down.

We figure it’s a form of spiritual drumming and we want a workout. But after eavesdropping on another guest, who raves about the class, we decide to give it a shot.

Our four-day getaway is filled with pleasant surprises from the get-go. After a four-anda-half-hour drive, we step into the lobby, where

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three chakra bowls displayed on a hand-carved wooden base greet us. I pick up a gong and mindlessly circle the rim of each bowl, producing tranquilizing sounds. Guests pass by — some wearing hiking boots, others spa slippers.

All wear contented grins.

Our arrival time wasn’t ideal. Lunch was ending and we expected to have to settle for a cereal bar. Instead, before I utter a word, an onthe-ball receptionist says: “Don’t waste time checking in. Go have lunch.”

We devour shrimp and pasta in silence, overwhelmed by the killer views through the dining room’s floor-to-ceiling windows. We watch a lone deer munching his lunch in the dense forest and catch a glimpse of the resort’s 15-acre lake through the trees.

My last visit to the Poconos 20 years ago was nothing like this. An in-room bathtub shaped like a champagne glass was the highlight. Fortunately, times — and tubs — have changed. Here I feel like I’m a guest at a friend’s private estate.

With just 57 rooms on 150 wooded acres, the setting is cozy and idyllic. Every area — whether guest room, fitness room or sitting area — boasts panoramic views. The lodge’s six fireplaces are flanked by handsome leather furniture, ideal retreats for our mid-morning and afternoon breaks. Whenever we’re in the mood to nosh, coffee, tea, fresh fruit, nuts and

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snacks are within reach. (That’s a benefit, since we work up a healthy appetite during back-toback fitness adventures every morning.)

“They’re better than any aerobics class,” says a young woman, describing the ballet barre and Bollywood belly-dancing classes.

She neglects to tell us how difficult they are. In ballet, I’m the clumsy Black Swan as I struggle with my demi-plies and arabesques. The best part is moving to beautiful classical music.

Belly dancing brings a change of tune — and mood. Grown women in coin-trimmed sarongs gyrate, grind and giggle. For a moment, I fear I’ll wind up on YouTube. But we all quickly release our inhibitions and get into the groove. Since the classes wake up muscles that have long been dormant, each afternoon we head to the therapeutic hydro-massage “water wall,” where cascading hot water massages our aching bodies. Later on, at the spa, our biggest

decision is whether to get massaged, oiled or scrubbed. Sometimes we simply take refuge in the Whisper Lounge, where sssssssshhh is the only sound allowed.

Each night, the dining room is filled with a mix of couples on a romantic getaway, gal pals like us and singles with a book or a martini (or both). The menu choices are diverse and healthful, but the chef doesn’t get hung up on calories. The kitchen is dessertfriendly, too. Our scrumptious chocolate cake is “petite,” though the diet police would surely confiscate it.

The chef’s philosophy is: Don’t deprive.

Eat less.

We leave for home two unwound women, whose cyclone stresses have shrunk to the size of small whirlpools — if only for four glorious days. But I can still be caught belly dancing around my kitchen from time to time.

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Brick home on 3 acres • Minutes from Middleburg • Sold in “AS IS” condition • 4 bedrooms • 2 1/2 baths • 2 fireplaces • 2 stall barn • Shed • Pool in need of repair • Rear brick terrace • Little bit of work but great value.

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Totally renovated brick home in Village of Paris with 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, 2 fireplaces, carport, unfinished basement. Lovely views!

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The Plains, Virginia • $1,700,000

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Circa 1860 Virginia Farmhouse • House updated & enlarged in 2004 • 3 to 4 bedrooms • 2 1/2 baths • Hardwood floors • 3 fireplaces • Exposed beams & gourmet kitchen • 10 acres • Fenced & cross fenced • 2 stall barn with tack & hay storage • Spring house & smoke house • Protected with mountain views • Piedmont Hunt Territory.

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The National Sporting Library & Museum’s Polo Classic —‘Who Wore What’

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With buzz of New York Fashion Week in the air, the spectators of the Polo Classic brought their style A-game to this equestrian sport.

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Good Works & Good Times

It’s Afterdark@THEARC

By Mary Bird

The sixth annual gala for Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus in Anacostia on Sept. 10 proudly hailed the Phase III expansion of the complex. Executive Director Edmund Fleet expressed his appreciation to co-chairs Anna Marie Parisi-Trone and Robert Trone. Mayor Muriel Bowser presented the Bridge Builder award to Kay Kendall in recognition of her committed fundraising. Concert pianist Leon Bates highlighted a program that included many students at THEARC. Garfield Prep Academy’s Blue Marching Band led the way to dinner and dancing. A young speaker underscored the mission when he said, “I am thankful for being around people who want to see me succeed.”

D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities former Director Arthur Espinoza, Jr., Chair Kay Kendall, former commissioner Rhona Friedman and Donald Friedman.

International Student House Global Leadership Awards

By M ary Bir d The International Student House of Washington, D.C., celebrated 80 years of providing an exceptional residential experience to a diverse international community of graduate students, interns and visiting scholars in three buildings near Dupont Circle. On Sept. 8, the nonprofit organization presented the 2016 Global Leadership Awards to Senator Edward J. Markey and Congressmen Edward R. Royce and Eliot L. Engel. The Global Media Award went to Al-Monitor, the online news outlet reporting on the Middle East. Guests were bagpiped into the reception and, following the awards presentation, enjoyed dinner in the historic main building.

THEARC Executive Director Edmund Fleet and Development Director Rahsaan Bernard.

Canine Candidate Launches Presidential Campaign

By Mary Bird On Aug. 29, the Jefferson Hotel’s Executive Canine Officer Lord Monticello, known as “Monti,” launched his presidential candidacy on the Leash Party ticket. His furry running mate Buster came from Hotel Nikko San Francisco for the early evening reception at the hotel. All proceeds from the sale of T-shirts, calendars of Monti’s Executive Cabinet, etc., benefit Dog Tag Bakery and Warrior Canine Connection. Monti’s “A Sniff in the Right Direction” platform includes the elimination of squirrels and adoption of all dogs. Jefferson Hotel Managing Director Philip A. Wood (aka PAW) fully endorses the candidate, who hopes to attend the Blessing of the Animals on the lawn of St. John’s Church Georgetown at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2.

Awards dinner co-chair Didi Cutler and former Secretary of Energy Elaine Chao.

Larry Dunham, Debbie Meadows, Congressman Mark Meadows and Ambassador of Iceland Geir Hilmar Haarde.

Gala Guide SEPTEMBER 22 Annual Nyumbani Benefit and Auction This event includes a reception, a seated dinner, silent and live auctions and a dessert reception. Nyumbani Executive Director Sister Mary Owens will give an update on the first sustainable village for AIDS orphans in Kenya, where residents live as families in small cottage units on more than 1,000 acres. Ritz-Carlton. Visit 501auctions.com/nyumbani.

Mayor’s Arts Awards D.C. Commissioner on the Arts and Humanities José Alberto Uclés will chair this event, which honors individual artists, teachers, nonprofit organization and patrons of the arts. This year’s Wizard of Oz theme will include a red carpet pre-show, an awards ceremony and an entertainment show, followed by a reception under a tent with a band. Historic Lincoln Theatre.

Email cah@dc.gov.

September 26 PEN/Faulkner Celebration

SEPTEMBER 23 Rock the Runway

SEPTEMBER 29 Legacy of Innovation Gala

Haute Haus Agency presents Rock the Runway DC, a fashion and music infusion including an original couture fashion show, haute gift bags, cocktails, live original music and celebrity guests. Asia DC/Eden Rooftop. Visit rocktherunwaydc. com.

SEPTEMBER 25 National Symphony Orchestra Opening Gala The gala will pay tribute to Maestro Christoph Eschenbach’s final season as NSO music director and recognize the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of Jefferson Hotel Managing Director Philip A. Wood with Monti.

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African American History and Culture.

Artists will include piano virtuoso Lang Lang, NSO Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke, R&B singer-songwriter Brian McKnight and jazz singer Nnenna Freelon. Cocktails and dinner will be served on the roof terrace before the performance, with dancing and dessert afterward. Proceeds support the orchestra's artistic, education and community engagement programs throughout the year.

Kennedy Center. Visit kennedy-center.org/ nso/ball or call 202-416-8102.

The 28th annual PEN/Faulkner Celebration supports the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the organization’s Writers in Schools programming. Some of today’s finest authors will read works composed especially for the occasion. Folger Shakespeare Library. Visit penfaulkner.org.

Benefiting the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing on its 125th anniversary, the Legacy of Innovation Gala celebrates the many milestones and accomplishments in AG Bell’s rich history. Proceeds, matched by a longtime proponent of the association, will continue AG Bell’s important work. Visit agbell.org.

SEPTEMBER 30 Mt. Zion Church 200th Anniversary Gala The gala will celebrate 200 years of the oldest African American church in D.C. Washington Marriott Georgetown. Email MTZions200th@gmail.com.

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