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Dear Downtowner Readers, Our city is changing. For some, the changes are welcome. For others, less so. But change is inevitable. And we happen to think these changes are for the better, bringing new life and a new energy. For 12 years, The Downtowner has covered the changes to D.C.’s downtown area — as high-rises have replaced empty parking lots and once-neglected neighborhoods have become reconciled to a new desirability. Our city is changing. And we have come to the conclusion that The Downtowner needs to change too. You will notice, in this issue, a new voice and tone. Downtown today is not so much a location as a sensibility: the new bounce in our collective step. The Downtowner is striving to give voice to that sensibility. We are going to be quicker, more on-point, more driven by the new feeling in the air than by the traditional imperatives of news coverage. The most tangible evidence? Effective March 1, The Downtowner is going intangible. No longer a print-driven, stand-alone publication, The Downtowner will become a fastmoving website, DowntownerDC.com. You will also see us in The Georgetowner, The Downtowner’s elder 62-year-old sibling, as a biweekly print section. I hope you will follow us as we continue to cover what others don’t, and more so. Not just a redesign, this is a rethink — with you, the readers, in mind. All the best, Sonya Bernhardt

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TOWN TOPICS

NEWS BY KATE OCZYPOK

Wicked Waffle 1712 I (Eye) St. NW

18th Street Corridor Lunch Break Central Fried cod sandwich from Breadline. Photo courtesy Breadline.

rom Breadline to Cava Grill to Wicked Waffle, the lunch options around the 18th Street corridor seem to be an alphabetical list of every possible cuisine one can imagine. From the more established Pret a Manger to the newer Wicked Waffle, figuring out what to eat for lunch can sometimes be a little overwhelming. We’ve broken things down for you so that the next time you have 30 minutes, you won’t spend half of it trying to make a decision. What many have dubbed “restaurant row,” the area around Farragut North to Dupont Circle has seen restaurants pop up left and right over the past few years. Some fade away quickly, while others become Washington, D.C., staples.

Breadline 1751 Pennsylvania Ave. NW One such D.C. staple is Breadline, which opened 19 years ago when it fulfilled the needs of people from E Street to New York Avenue, who didn’t have a whole lot of lunch options. “The primary appeal was because at that point the market wasn’t oversaturated,” said Nat Conly, general manager of Breadline. On Pennsylvania Avenue between 17th and

18th Streets, where Breadline is located, Conly has counted no less than six or seven restaurants open within a seven-block radius. Nearly 20 years ago, Breadline was the innovator of “high-speed, fast-casual service,” Conly added. With the World Bank, lobbyists and accounting firms all nearby, Conly dubbed the area around Breadline D.C.’s financial district. Breadline aims to get people in and out quickly since a lot of their business comes from these busy (and hungry!) Washingtonians who just don’t have time to sit down and eat. “Around here, there’s a lot of need for those types of restaurants, something quick, easy and of good value for the type of service,” Conly said. “People in the know know about us and like us. A lot of why the 18th Street corridor has opened up is a matter of convenience of just stepping out of your office.” One way Breadline is working to get through to the Washingtonians who don’t even have time to step outside during the day is through promoting its catering division. By catering area lunches and events, the business plans to reach beyond the Monday-throughFriday crowd. As far as plans of expansion go, Breadline is aiming for the heavily government-run offices south of Independence and Constitution Avenues near Nationals Park.

Where Breadline has been around for decades, Wicked Waffle is fairly new to the lunch scene. Owner Thierry Jugnet says that the restaurant with an additional location at Montgomery Mall is “anything but a Waffle House.” Due to its closeness to the White House, Jugnet sees a huge influx of not only employees who work around the area but tourists who drop out of the Metro from the orange and red lines. In the warmer months, lines can wrap far out of the store. With all the other options in the area, Jugnet’s Wicked Waffle thrives because of its niche clientele. “No one does waffle sandwiches, desserts and breakfast the way we do it,” he said. “Next to where we are there are 14 to 15 food trucks each day, yet it doesn’t seem to have an impact.” Jugnet echoed Conly’s sentiment about how being close to organizations like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are a huge help to his business. Speaking of his business, Jugnet has had the idea for Wicked Waffle since the late 1990s. He was working as a corporate chef for a large company and pitched the idea of waffle sandwiches. When it wasn’t widely accepted, he opened up his own restaurant Mosaic (mosaiccuisine.com) in Rockville (now temporarily closed for renovations). Fast forward 10 years later, Wicked Waffle was born. Jugnet spoke fondly on the inspiration for Wicked Waffle, the idea stemming from not

Wicked Waffle sandwich. Photo courtesy Wicked Waffle.

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FEBRUARY 13 AND 14 Passionate Classics in Alexandria

Ristorante i Ricchi asks: “Who Needs Cupid Anyway?” Though the fat flying archer boy is not invited, everyone else is welcome at this anti-Valentine’s event, featuring $3 beer, $6 wine and $8 cocktails with names like the Bitter Pill and Love on the Rocks, plus complimentary Tuscan appetizers. For details, visit iricchidc.com. 1220 19th St. NW.

On Valentine’s Day weekend, the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra will offer two performances of the Dramatic, a program of passionate Italian classics, including music from “The Godfather,” Puccini’s love duets, Respighi’s “Pines of Rome” and Vivaldi’s “Concerto in G Minor” for two cellos. Tickets are $5 to $80. For details, visit alexsym.org. Schlesinger Concert Hall, 4915 East Campus Drive, Alexandria, Virginia.

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This British vocal octet, called by Gramophone “impeccable in its quality of tone and balance,” will present Light Divine, a performance exploring the desire for comfort and light throughout the ages. Tickets are $35. For details, visit wolftrap. org. Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna, Virginia.

‘The Oversoul Manual’ at Logan Fringe Arts CapitalBop will present composer and saxophonist Darius Jones’s landmark a capella composition “The Oversoul Manual,” sung by Amirtha Kidambi, Sarah Martin, Jean Carla Rodea and Kristin Slipp. To open, D.C. vocalist Jessica Boykin-Settles and improvising saxophonist Brian Settles will perform a set of their music. A Q&A with Jones will follow. For details, visit capitalfringe.org. Logan Fringe Arts Space, 1358 Florida Ave. NE.

FEBRUARY 14 Sacred Soirée at Grace Episcopal

VOCES8 will perform at Wolf Trap on Feb. 12. Courtesy VOCES8.

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lowed by refreshments. The event is free and open to the public. For details, visit gracedc.org. 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

Navy Band Sea Chanters at St. John’s The Sea Chanters, the U.S. Navy’s official chorus, will give a family-friendly Valentine’s Day performance of well-known tunes, sacred medleys, patriotic music and other favorites at Georgetown’s St. John’s Episcopal Church, followed by a reception. For details, visit stjohnsgeorgetown.org or call 202-338-1796. Tickets (maximum 4) are free, but must be purchased in advance at eventbrite.com. 3240 O St. NW.

FEBRUARY 15 Presidents’ Day at Tudor Place On Presidents’ Day, Martha Parke Custis Peter, Martha Washington’s granddaughter (as played by an interpreter), invites the public to see one of the nation’s largest collections of George and Martha Washington objects.“Mrs. Peter” will showcase her family heirlooms and share stories of life in the new and growing Federal City. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children (free to Tudor Place members). For details, visit tudorplace.org. 1644 31st St. NW.

FEBRUARY 18 Landmark Society Lecture: The Scandalous Side of History Author, historian, and tour guide Canden Schwantes will cover the darker side of D.C.

history at this Landmark Society lecture at Tudor Place, dishing about characters such as an infamous Georgetown madam and a Czarist dandy who wedded a Georgetown ingénue nearly half a century his junior. Tickets are $20 ($15 for Tudor Place members, free for Landmark Society members plus one guest). For details, visit tudorplace. org. 1644 31st St. NW.

FEBRUARY 19 Lynn Boggess Exhibition Opening The vibrant landscapes of West Virginian artist Lynn Boggess depict a range of scenes, from the West Virginia woods to the shores of Florida. Boggess, who paints on location with palette knives and cement trowels, will give a demonstration on Feb. 20. This opening reception for his solo exhibition is free and open to the public. For details, visit principlegallery.com. 208 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia.

FEBRUARY 21 Vivaldi Gloria at National Cathedral Music Director J. Reilly Lewis will lead the Cathedral Choral Society and the Washington Bach Consort in Vivaldi Gloria, a concert of works by Venetian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi. The vocal soloists are sopranos Jennifer Ellis Kampani and Robin Beckman, countertenor Roger Isaacs, tenor Patrick Kilbride and bass Karl Hempel. Tickets are $25 to $77. For details, visit cathedralchoralsociety.org. 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

TOWN TOPICS their bodies, Duddleston said that many are now realizing that unhealthy food can compromise workday productivity, making employees feel lethargic. Eating well has the opposite, energizing effect. “For many people, the incremental couple dollars extra for that outcome is a no-brainer type of investment for their mind and body,” Duddleston added. The Little Beet’s general manager Dusty Morris is optimistic about this demand for healthier options. “I think the country as a whole is in the midst of a cultural shift with regard to its eating habits,” he said. “I predict a big growth in concepts like The Little Beet that focus on ingredients and freshness and can also see many staples of the fast casual and fast food industry adding items to their own menus aimed at the health conscious consumer.” The Little Beet’s Dupont location has been thriving, and Duddleston and Morris added they plan to open additional locations throughout the area soon.

Sweetgreen restaurant. Photo courtesy Sweetgrean.

only his French background but the mouthwatering smell of yeast-based waffles his mother used to make on Sundays for his family and him. Unlike Breadline which tends to stick strictly with the Monday through Friday, nine-to-five lunch crowd, Jugnet wants to expand Wicked Waffle to the nighttime scene. Perhaps with a nod to his French roots, Jugnet wishes to expand to a larger downtown store. “We also want to sell beer as it complements waffles well,” he said. “We want to become part of the night crowd with waffle pizza, waffle burgers and all the sweet waffles you can imagine— after a hot night of dancing or drinking we will have food for your soul.”

Cava Grill Coming soon to Dupont Circle Cava Grill, which specializes in Mediterranean cuisine, already has locations in Columbia Heights, Tenleytown, Chinatown, Silver Spring, Montgomery Mall and even Reagan National Airport (in addition to many other locations). Also part of the rise of fast casual dining, Cava lets patrons design their own meal based on grains, greens and proteins. Nikki Rappaport, Cava’s director of brand and marketing, calls Cava “modern, authentic, vibrant Mediterranean food for your balanced life.” If you’re more familiar with Cava Mezze, Cava’s full-service restaurant, Cava Grills are the chain’s take on Greek food heritage for time, budget, health and taste-conscious customers.

Pret a Manger 1828 L St. NW U.K. import Pret a Manger has been around for 30 years. It noticed a distinct popularity at its location at 18th and L streets, as it is close to the “vibrant trade area of Dupont Circle,” said Caki Halprin, director of marketing for Pret a Manger. It’s frequently populated mostly by its core clientele, day time office workers looking for a quick and delicious lunch. Being a large chain can sometimes be difficult in remaining fresh and interesting in the restaurant game, particularly in so long a place like 18th Street. Pret a Manger offers a variety

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of interesting (and often healthier options) like its vegan breakfast pots its launched this January, including the “Chai Chia” pot, overnight oats and the “Coco Pot,” a coconut yogurt alternative topped with trail mix. Pret a Manger offers unsold food to charity at the end of each day instead of just simply throwing it away. In D.C., it partners with ThriveDC, who aims to give the homeless a fresh start. Last year, Pret a Manger donated 83,000 meals to the charity. More information on Pret a Manger’s menu can be found here: pret.com/en-us.

Veggie Wars Sidebar Washingtonians have been known to be very health conscious. Forbes Magazine even named us the healthiest city in the U.S. As we are so mindful of our food choices, it’s inevitable that healthier options are popping up downtown for a quick, casual and healthy lunch.

Hip City Veg Coming soon to 712 7th St. NW Owner Nicole Marquis is expanding her Philadelphia-based operation, which specializes in plant-based food to the area in the coming months. Most of her guests aren’t vegetarians or health-food enthusiasts, they just come for the “great tasting food,” she said. Marquis believes Washingtonians want freshness and they want flavor. “This city attracts smart people who know what they put into their bodies really does matter,” she said. In addition to the soon-to-open 7th Street location, Marquis is looking at adding two more outposts of her popular Philly restaurant.

Beefsteak 800 22nd St. NW One thing’s for sure: don’t confuse this restaurant that prides itself on clean eating with a burger or steak place. “The name was just a fun way for us to enjoy our vegetables, we didn’t want to take ourselves too seriously,” said Jim Biafore, director of operations, citing the homage to the tomato of the same name. “We’re proud of our name, it works well for us.” Like his competition, Biafore said that a smarter consumer is driving his business. “Customers are realizing that to eat better they need to pay a little bit more,” he said. However, Beefsteak’s menu isn’t that much more highly priced than a lot of fast food places (its average price point is $8 to $9). Usually, customers frequent a restaurant they enjoy once or twice a week—not Beefsteak. Biafore boasted that he has returnees stopping in once a day, some even twice. “Some come in and say ‘I never knew vegetables can taste so good!’ ” he said. Beefsteak also has a location in Dupont Circle and another coming soon to the Tenleytown area. More on Beefsteak’s menu can be found here: http://beefsteakveggies.com/.

The Little Beet 1212 18th St. NW “There will always be a place for burgers and pizza, but the better-for-you category is hungry to take a bite out of that market share,” said Andy Duddleston, managing partner at the Little Beet said, summing up the Little Beet’s appetite for taking a chunk out of the typical dining scene. Citing the fact that consumers are now smarter about food and the impact it has on

HipCity Veg’s soup. Photo courtesy HipCity Veg.

Beefsteak sandwich. Courtesy Beefsteak.

Sweetgreen 1901 L St. NW With 11 locations around the area, Sweetgreen has become one of the more ubiquitous options for a healthier lunch. Office workers can head to its 19th and L location or its Dupont location at 1512 Connecticut Ave. NW. What is perhaps Sweetgreen’s best selling point for busy office workers is its new app, which has Uber built into it. Employees can order an Uber and hop in to pick up the food, which they can pay for on their phone.

Chop’t 1105 ½ 19th St. NW Chop’t, like Sweetgreen, is a staple on the D.C. salad scene. In addition to its usual menu offerings, Chop’t constantly reinvents itself with its destination menu options. This winter, patrons can visit the Middle East with spicy shish kebab salad, Moroccan Harvest Grain salad or a Mezze Market Plate.

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What Does a State of Emergency Mean, Really? BY BRIAN STRACK

ome called it Jonas, others called it Snowzilla and school kids called it A Great Week Off. As the massive late-January snowstorm approached D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency. “Given the significant severity on the forecast, we will treat this event as a Homeland Security and Emergency Management Event,” Bowser said two days before flakes were sighted. What exactly does a snow emergency mean? Spoiler alert: It has nothing to do with milk and eggs, though it usually results in a rush for them. The declaration of a state of emergency is essentially a form of insurance for the city. By simply announcing one, the city of D.C. covered itself in case any damages were incurred during the storm. This “emergency” permits the city to apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for reimbursement of costs related to the storm. The process is part of the Robert T. Stafford Act, which is designed to aid local and state governments in the event of a disaster. According to Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Director Christopher Geldart, the storm cost D.C. about $35 million, but official numbers won’t be out for another two weeks. This estimate includes not only damage repair and cleanup, but also the costs of sheltering the homeless and paying extra workers for their efforts during the storm. Government and contract workers from other areas, such as Connecticut and Massachusetts, were also brought in to help. (In 2010, the city spent $25 million on Snowmageddon, a snowstorm with the same total accumulation.) But the city does not receive federal

aid automatically. If D.C.’s application, currently under review, is approved, FEMA will provide a 75-percent minimum reimbursement of all allowable costs. If this reimbursement is secured, the city’s hit from the storm won’t be too big of a budget bite. Either ither way, this expenditure obliterates the $6-million budget D.C. sets aside annually for the winter season. According to Geldart, January’s snowstorm was immensely more difficult than Snowmageddon in operational terms. The 2010 storm was a series of bursts, but this year’s storm was a singular dump, with the city under blizzard conditions for about 12 hours. The rate of snowfall for the blizzard period averaged about two inches per hour. The he economic harm from the storm up and down the East Coast could well exceed a billion dollars. According to the Atlantic, the region suffered $500 million to $1 billion in storm damage and lost wages from businesses unable to operate. The storm’s regional death toll has been estimated at no less than 37. Inn addition to the obvious fiscal protection, after declaring a state of emergency the city gets the ability to reassign government workers to better respond to the storm and the power to deploy National Guard troops wherever they are needed. In addition, parking bans go into effect on emergency snow routes, hough some reporters have pointed Though to revenue from parking tickets of over a million dollars, Nicole Chapple, assistant HSEMA director, said the numbers haven’t been calculated. However, the mayor did announce that 2,829 tickets issued during the first day of the snowfall, Jan. 22, had been voided. espite the Despite blizzard and extreme conditions, Geldart commended the speed at which D.C. recovered from the storm. “Ever ybody really stepped up and did really well,” he said, pointing out that trash pickup was back on schedule after a week, homeless people remained sheltered for a time after the storm and food for school children in need got to them without any difficulty.

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EDITORIAL/OPINION

‘Free Money’ for Whom, for What?

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Taking the Reins on the Metro Board BY JACK EVANS

The District Council has voted unanimously to approve a bill that includes a proposal to pay at-risk offenders a stipend to not commit crimes. The proposal, as proffered by Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, is part of a more comprehensive program to reduce violent crime in the city. In Washington, D.C., violent crime statistics went up dramatically last year, especially homicides, which saw an increase greater than 50 percent. The program would address gun violence and focus on 200 at-risk offenders who would be monitored, participate in behavior therapy and other programs, and would — if they fulfill all obligations and not commit violent crimes during the course of a year — be paid $9,000. The motivation behind this legislation may be laudable — the goal is to reduce violent crime, after all — but at first glance, it seems highly impractical and full of holes and unanswered questions, such as: Who is in charge of the funds? Who assesses and picks the at-risk offenders? Who is in charge of monitoring (the police apparently are not)? Who evaluates the results? How was the monetary amount arrived at? If one of the principal root causes of urban violent crimes is a lack of job opportunities, how does giving money to potential offenders not to commit crimes motivate people to look for jobs? The process will strike many people as free money. Why not invest the four-year cost of the program (close to $5 million) into job training or jobs — period? Mayor Bowser has not signed off on the project. We suggest the D.C. Council study the matter a lot more before proceeding any further.

Six Netflix Documentaries to Feed your Football Fix

BY B R I A N ST R AC K ow that football season has come to an end, football fans may feel a bit deflated and need a little something to get through the off-season. Look no further. Here lies a marathon list of the top documentaries on Netflix about the game of football, made by a fan who enjoys the behindthe-scenes even more than the game itself. Some will make you laugh and some will make you yearn to win a championship all by yourself — but these all have one theme in common: they build on your pre-existing football knowledge and add depth to the people who take the field every week, as well as the process it takes to get them there. My favorites, in order: 6. “Run Ricky Run” Throughout history, athletes have been loud and proud when trying to make their mark. Then there’s Ricky Williams.

This documentary, about a deep thinking, introspective NFL running back who walked away from the game, will give you a better idea of the media’s effect on players. It took five years to make this film and discover who Ricky really was, but after filming it the director wasn’t even sure if he had dug past the surface. 4 out of 5: Eye opening. 5. “The U” and “The U Part 2” Technically these are two movies, but they work as one story. Each movie covers one decade during the time the University of Miami was a juggernaut in the world of college football. Stars like Greg Olsen contribute to the bad-boy narrative that has been upheld in the culture of this team. This is the team that led to the installation of celebration bans. This team had the most first-round selections in draft history (30, with 5 in 2002). This team accumulated 5 national championships in 18 years. 4.5 out of 5 and 4.5 out of 5: A dynasty packed neatly into a few hours. 4. “Friday Night Tykes” If you played Pop Warner Football as a kid, prepare for a throwback. With two seasons on Netflix and a third season running on the Esquire Network, this show follows teams of 9- to 12-year-oldkids who play tackle football in San Antonio, Texas. The series gives a close look at insanity as you watch the parents and coaches — and leave you asking: is all this for the kids or the adults? Some parts might make you angry, as

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needed safety, maintenance, capital and operating costs. Metro needs much greater oversight to ensure that things are actually getting better for riders — and that the entire organization is focused on making the system safer, cleaner, more reliable and more efficient. One last point I want to make is that I am still very much the Ward 2 member on the D.C. Council. A few folks have sent me messages saying they’ll miss me (and, more to the point, my great Council staff). However, the Metro chairmanship is an unpaid position that is in addition to my Metro oversight role on the Council. I will continue to represent Ward 2 residents on all of the District’s pressing issues: schools, affordability, roads, economic development. Most important, my excellent staff will continue without interruption to assist me with the constituent services work that is such a major part of my Council position. I’m excited to help make Metro once again a point of pride: a convenient and affordable transit system and a shining example of regional cooperation. As we did from the Control Board era to the present, we need to bring smart change management to improving Metro’s safety, service reliability and financial management. This year is going to require a lot of hard work, and the agency will undergo quite a bit of change, but with our general manager Paul Wiedefeld, the board and staff, the riders and the region committed to improving Metro, we will get it done. Jack Evans is the District Council member for Ward 2, representing Georgetown and other neighborhoods since 1991.

you ask how and why some people are allowed to teach kids, but you also get a look at some future stars in the making. Warning: definitely an addictive show. 3.8 out of 5: The insanity in children’s sports is baffling 3. “Rand University” This is a movie about the winding road of Randy Moss, one of the best receivers to ever play the game. But learning about the small town he came from, it’s a wonder how he ever got himself out. Rand is a town seemingly filled with potential stars who never got anywhere with their talents. This film shows how Moss escaped it, but through a mess of trials and tribulations that many of us would have failed at the sight of. 4.5 out of 5: The struggles made him a better man. 2. “Four Falls of Buffalo” The Buffalo Bills are one of 13 teams that have never won the super bowl, but like the Vikings, they have been there four times and lost every time. The catch is that all four runs for the ring were in consecutive years. That’s right. In the early 90s the Jim Kelly-led Bills came oh-so close to the highest achievement in the sport, only to crumble during the final test. The real heartbreaker was the very first super bowl they went to — a 19-20 loss because of a missed field goal. 5 out of 5: I was a Bills fan for one day. 1. “The Gospel According to Mac” This is a story about Coach Bill McCartney, who

led the University of Colorado to their only championship in NCAA history. The team went through so much: building a roster from the ground up, a scandal with the quarterback impregnating the coach’s daughter, and the same quarterback getting diagnosed with cancer. It’s an examination of the lifestyle of a man who is extremely Christian and the hardships he comes across throughout the highs and lows of his career. The transparent drama of this documentary is compelling enough for non-football fans to get into. 5 out of 5: Unending twists and turns. And for those who don’t lament the end of football like I do, here are my picks for basketball: 3. “Hoop Dreams” A classic movie about the road to the pros, through the eyes of a couple of kids. 4.5 out of 5: I just wanted them all to be the best. 2. “Sole Man” An insight into the influence of shoe companies on players from high school all the way to the pros. 4.75 out of 5: The puppeteers of basketball players. 1. “Survive and Advance” This is a story you just can’t make up. Part of ESPN’s “30 for 30” series, it’s about the best NCAA tournament run in history, by a team that shouldn’t have made it, led by the most inspirational person to ever coach the game, Jim Valvano. 5/5: You just can’t write a story this good.

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Our Metro transit system continues to suffer from serious issues. After a trying year in 2015, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority now has a new general manager and CEO. Paul Wiedefeld is focused on identifying the full slate of Metro’s technical and organizational problems and finding solutions to improve the system for riders and for the entire region. I’m excited to be taking on a larger role at WMATA to aid the GM in his turnaround efforts. At the most recent meeting of the board of directors, I was honored to be unanimously selected by my colleagues as chair for the upcoming year. The board is responsible for setting policy, establishing the operating and capital budgets and representing riders and the jurisdictions in advocating to improve the system. I previously served as Metro board chair in 1994 and 1997, during what most people call the “golden age of Metro.” We were completing the original 101-mile system, ridership was increasing and the federal government and the three jurisdictions (D.C., Maryland and Virginia) had a more sensible funding agreement. That’s a far cry from the condition Metro finds itself in today. The Silver Line expansion is underway, but it came online without many of the necessary upgrades to infrastructure and assets for it to seamlessly integrate with the existing operation. Ridership is decreasing and has been for the past five years. Each year is a fight or a roll of the dice to see how much money the federal government and the three jurisdictions will contribute to the

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Thanks, Obama BY AM OS GEL B

hanks, Obama. Really. Thanks … for Trump, for Bernie, for an election outside any political norm. Seriously. This is not some Obama-hating screed. When the Tea Party first raised its cacophonic head, I asked the genius behind Obama’s online election operation whether the Tea Party was just the natural evolution of the idea the Obama campaign had really pioneered: leveraging the internet to give voice to the formerly politically voiceless. Although intended as a compliment, Macon Phillips jumped down my throat: “No.” Yet here we are.

What Obama did was get around the mainstream media. His operation did not so much make videos as encourage everyone else to make them about him, endowing him with whatever they wanted in their anti-Bush candidate. He let other people make race the non-issue. Meet Mr. Trump, who audaciously says he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and he wouldn’t lose any votes. And he is sadly probably right, because his vehemently loyal followers do not care about the myriad of problems with their candidate, viz.: • He’s filthy rich but he has been really bad for the businesses he’s run (most people only get to have one bankruptcy, he has driven companies into four); • He says he is not racist but makes the most racist comments; • He has little concern about facts; • His behavior has been so outlandish that even America’s special friend, Britain, held a parliamentary session debating banning him from the U.K. (Cooler heads prevailed.) ATM makes no bones in our belief that Trump has debased American politics. But he is riding the wave that Obama first climbed on, forgoing the traditional media to find a powerful direct line to his base. But unlike Obama’s promise of Hope, Trump went the other way — tapping into the sense of being

passed over that is enraging white American males, the ones left behind by the new economy. And he offered them someone on whom they could hang all their anger. He sidestepped the media — actually spat on its shoes — sensing that, like Obama, his audience would provide their own echo chamber. And the television pundits (because electoral reporting has been replaced by live coverage of stump speeches and debates even as great political reporters pull their hair out) have no idea how to deal with him. Lost in their disbelief that this is for real, they end up promoting him with their ceaseless verbiage. When I asked a network political chief why his network covered Trump while ignoring other candidates, he replied that it was because Trump was the poll leader. When I pointed out that he might be the poll leader because they kept promoting him and ignoring other candidates, there was a polite agreement to disagree. But it is not just Trump. Whatever your feelings (or unabashed loathing) for Hillary, think about the fact that Bernie Sanders is also riding Obama’s legacy. In place of Obama’s Hope, Bernie is offering not youth but the promise of youth. To quote Churchill: “If you’re not a liberal at 20 you have no heart and if you are not a conservative at 40

you have no brains.” I asked a class of young African American female students what they thought of Hillary, and they all looked down. “Bored” was the reply of one. The response to Bernie was “energetic.” If Hillary isn’t inspiring these young women, many of whom represent the very promise for the next generation that the young Hillary embodied, something seems very amiss. The truism about Hillary being a lousy campaigner aside, she appears to have swiftboated herself (referring to the way John Kerry was negatively and unfairly portrayed by supporters of Bush II’s reelection campaign). Social media has worked against her at a time when the traditional media seems stuck on the Clinton follies. The liberal Baby Boomers proclaim she is getting a raw deal, and she might be. But she has evidently failed to learn the Obama rules of getting elected. And as Hillary struggles, Obama’s shadow looms again. His defeating the presumptive winner eight years ago has set the stage for the inevitable headlines: “Hillary ’08 Again!” Prophecies can be self-fulfilling. Whether Trump rides his angry supporters to the nomination and whether Hillary can survive her travails, we are already witnessing an aspect of Obama’s legacy: the undoing of American electoral journalism. Thanks, Obama.

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Tying the (Garlic) Knot at &pizza BY KAT E O CZ YPO K

Katie Hendrickson and Michael Moyer tied the knot at &pizza last year on Pi Day. Photo by Maggie Gaudaen.

ou know the saying: “Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like pepperoni and mushroom”? Of course, those aren’t the lyrics, but for a local D.C. couple, that’s exactly the way the song goes. Katie Hendrickson and Michael Moyer didn’t get married in a local church, a hotel or a winery. They didn’t gather their friends and family on the National Mall either. Katie and Michael chose to marry at local pizza restaurant &pizza.

After dating for six years, Katie and Michael, who met on e-Harmony, became engaged and moved to the D.C. area. They chose to marry on March 14, 2015, Pi Day (as in the mathematical constant approximated as 3.14). For Katie, a math teacher, and Michael, a pizza lover, it was the perfect fit, said Maggie Gaudaen, co-founder of Pop! Wed Co., who photographed the wedding. The couple also really enjoyed the ampersand in the laid-back pizza place’s logo. “An ampersand literally connects two

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things, and to us that’s what it’s all about — inspiring connections,” said &pizza founder Michael Lastoria. “The beauty of it is that there is also a sense of ambiguity with the ampersand, so it gives our guests the freedom to make their own associations.” Katie and Michael’s wedding was done in the pop-up style, which — for those unfamiliar with the expression — is a more modern term for an elopement. Gaudaen’s Pop! Wed Co. specializes in incorporating a local aspect when a couple ties the knot. Gaudaen has done recent weddings at the Renwick Gallery, the DC Brau brewery and the U Street antiques store Miss Pixie’s. This year on Pi Day, &pizza has decided to turn one of their D.C.-area locations (to be determined) into a wedding chapel. “We are still putting together the final details to put on some of the year’s most epic weddings, but plan on transforming one of our shops into a pop-up wedding chapel for the day,” Lastoria said. “Our goal is to offer as many couples as possible the chance to get married or renew their vows, on us of course.” Every &pizza location aims not to be a shop in a neighborhood but a shop for the neighborhood. That motto is precisely why (to keep things even more interesting) &pizza plans to keep their doors open throughout the day’s marriage ceremonies. “Part of the fun in this is that the entire community gets to be a part of these couples’ special days,” Lastoria said. “Last year when we had Michael and Katie’s

Katie Hendrickson and Michael Moyer were married last year at the U Street &pizza. This year, the popular pizza shop will open as a chapel on Pi Day. Photo by Maggie Gaudaen. wedding at our U Street shop, we kept our doors open and it was a blast to have our neighbors come out and support them.” &pizza received such an overwhelming response to their idea that partnerships with local vendors are still being finalized. The company hopes to share more details soon. As a brand, &pizza celebrates oneness. “We encourage our guests to be who they are and love who they love,” Lastoria said. “We are honored to be the place where couples want to make their union permanent.” For couples not quite ready to take the leap, perhaps an &pizza date on Valentine’s Day (tomato sauce is red, after all) could bring some good luck to the relationship.

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Apartment List DC BY LEX I RODENCA L

Speaking to The Downtowner, Andrew Woo, a data scientist at Apartment List, said that it is not surprising that D.C. comes in fourth on the cost-of-living list. Cities overall are more expensive to live in, with bustling urban areas such as San Francisco (headquarters of Vertical Brands, which runs Apartment List), New York and Jersey City placing above D.C. Woo also noted that cities on the coast are generally more expensive to live in, which accounts for Los Angeles, Miami and Seattle also making the top ten. According to Woo, rents are high in D.C. because it is a popular city for the younger gen-

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partment List, a Webby award-winning website that aggregates apartment listings, publishes extensive monthly Rent Reports on the rise and fall of rental pricing, along with different sets of data that make up those statistics. To do so, Apartment List analyzes thousands of pieces of rental data each month. Analysts look at the price changes and the reasons behind those changes. The company focuses on one- and two-bedroom apartments in order to dedicate more time to researching and publishing accurate, credible and publically accessible information.

eration. The area is safe, with countless things to do for recreation and career development. The Metro is another factor that adds to D.C. property values. Ultimately, Woo acknowledges that you pay the price for quality, and in D.C. the level of quality is exceedingly high. D.C. residents are some of the most satisfied in the country, he added. Unfortunately, there may be no end in sight to rising D.C. rents. Woo believes that the rate of increase will slow down and eventually plateau, but there is no foreseeable future in which rents get lower.

According to the February 2016 National Apartment List Rent Report, rent costs are increasing at a slower rate in many U.S. cities. While rents dropped 0.3 percent over the prior month, rents actually increased by 3.3 percent from January 2015 to January 2016. In fact, rents in D.C. have increased by 3.7 percent over the past year. This higher-than-average rent cost has somewhat alarmingly put Washington in fourth place in the rankings of the nation’s most expensive cities to live in. The average rent for a singlebedroom apartment is $2,400, while the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment is $3,000.

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$5,300,000

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Marcella Kriebel’s Cookbook Is Illustrated with Rich Watercolors and Strong Lines B Y H AY L E Y S A N C H E Z

hough every stroke of Marcella Kriebel’s black-point pen or paint brush is made with purpose, you might say she became a self-employed watercolor artist by a path nearly as opaque as the water after one of her classes. As murky as it may have been, Kriebel, 30, is now running a successful business combining her love of art and illustration with food and recipes. Kriebel is the author of the cookbook, “Mi Comida Latina,” and is the new owner of Marcella Studio at the Arts Walk in Brookland. The local D.C. artist creates bright and contrasting watercolor illustrations inspired by her experiences studying abroad and backpacking in Latin American countries. Most of the art in her shop features colorful foods commonly used in Latin American recipes, like avocado and peppers, along with seafood and cocktails. Kriebel said art and food have always been a large part of her life. “I grew up in a household where food was community,” she said. “When I went abroad for the first time, I found that striking up a conversation with someone around food — and how they prepared something and who taught them — was a wonderful gateway into the culture itself. It was that interest that really drove me to keep learning recipes wherever I went.” When perusing the art in Kriebel’s shop, her style becomes unmistakable: signature thick and detailed black lines and strokes, filled with rich and bright colors. Kriebel said her artistic style is based on the sketchbook journal she used to document her experiences in Latin America, which eventually turned into her first book. “When I started my cookbook project, I had pen and ink and a small watercolor palette with me,” she said. “I’m inspired very much by color, even when I cook. If I’m cooking something that’s all green, I’ll always want to add a dash of red pepper or tomato, or something complementary.” As beautiful as Kriebel’s artwork may be, they’re also often informational. A print seen in Kriebel’s shop, as well as many places throughout the city, might feature watercolor illustrations of different types of coffee drinks, representative of her love for learning and a creative way of sharing those passions through watercolor. Kriebel said she is mostly interested in Latin American countries because she is fluent in Spanish, which makes it easier to immerse herself in the culture. Kriebel studied anthropology and art at Williamette University in Salem, Oregon, but she focused on printmaking. “Admittedly, watercolor was never something that I studied. The watercolor was

initially just a way for me to illuminate my sketches in my journal,” she said. “So with watercolor, it’s like anything you do in life. The more you do it, the better you get.” Her works begin as illustrations. Kriebel uses pencil to make contour lines, then traces over the pencil in ink, adding watercolor at the end. The watercolor phase can definitely be described as fun to watch, as Kriebel meticulously swirls colors together on her palette. She uses a light hand when applying watercolor to the page, explaining that once color touches it the canvas can never be truly white again. Kriebel has also been holding watercolor and cocktail classes at Union Market, in conjunction with Buffalo and Bergen’s Gina Chersevani, who supplies the cocktails. She begins the class teaching different watercolor techniques to create different textures and opacities. She teaches her students techniques like dry brush, wet on wet, washes and glazing. But after the initial suggestions, Kriebel leads the students-turned-artists to their own canvases prepopulated with one of Kriebel’s drawings, and circles the area offering help, while Chersevani serves refills. For someone admittedly unfamiliar with the techniques of watercolor, it was informative to try the different techniques and learn first-hand the falsehood that watercolors are just for whimsical, light, pastel paintings. As evidenced in the bright colors of Kriebel’s paintings, the more layers of watercolor pigment added to an illustration, the brighter the colors grow. Kriebel began the collaborations with Chersevani over the summer. “I think, for folks who aren’t used to picking up a paintbrush and just drawing, having lines in front of them already enables them to just get to the creative part — the fun part of illuminating the composition without that pressure of thinking, ‘Oh I don’t know what to draw,’” Kriebel said. Chersevani is not the only person Kriebel collaborates with as a “food-illustrator.” She will be working with Maria Gonzales, who is Cuban-American, to release another book filled with Cuban-based recipes, sometime in 2017. “I’m so excited about it,” Kriebel said. “[Maria] is lending her treasure trove of recipes to the project, so she’s doing the technical writing of the recipes and I am going to be designing and illustrating the whole thing.” Kriebel plans to spend much of 2016 researching and learning about Cuban culture, through food and her anthropology background. She is planning on going to Miami, Florida, and Union City, in New Jersey, which have large Cuban-American populations. She’s also planning a visit to Cuba.

“I’m hoping to weave in some of that experience itself into the book,” she said. “I am hoping that when I go to Cuba, I get to learn some more [signature Cuban dishes].” Long-term, Kriebel said she would like to continue collaborating with others to make the heavily illustrated books that work so well as a “medium” for her artwork. “You have this double-page spread and anything could happen,” she said. “I also love that it’s rooted in information. There’s a certain element of education that’s really fun. So I feel like, with making books, people appreciate it because they can use it as a reference material, but then they can also enjoy the artistry of it.” In addition to the books and print collections she makes, Kriebel also does original commissioned work, beginning at $200, which she said has been pretty successful. “I’ll take a family recipe, for example, and I’ll illustrate it using some of the kitchen elements that people want me to include in the composition,” she said. “I’ll include a small edition of prints, and they’ll gift perhaps that original and the edition of prints to their family members.” Kriebel said she currently has about 90 different illustrations in her print collection, which are sold in a variety of sizes, as well as three-packs of greeting cards. “It’s fun because you can mix and match them. A lot of times people pick three to five and hang them together, or one maybe, and they make that kind of a statement piece in their home,” she said. “I have something in there that strikes everyone’s fancy.” In the beginning of her career, Kriebel said she started out by selling her artwork on Etsy, which slowly built into a small internet business. She also went to art markets and attended craft fairs. She gained popularity after a friend made a video about her for the Kickstarter campaign for “Mi Comida Latina” and it went viral. During college, Kriebel did an internship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and moved on to be a contractor for public and private museums. She said she had her heart set on doing museum exhibitions as a career. “In college, I didn’t expect to be where I am now. I didn’t expect to be a self-employed artist,” she said. “I know that the book has lended a lot of opportunity for me, as an artist, to share my art, and then to continue to learn about the world through recipes.”

Marcella Kriebel's cookbook, pages of which are seen here, combine her love for food and watercolor to create beautifully illustrated photos. The pages seen here are courtesy of her website, MarcellaKriebel.com.

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ALEX COOPER Unheated Sapphire and Diamond Ring Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000 Auction Date: March 3 and 5 This rare unheated sapphire and diamond ring centers a natural blue sapphire flanked by two old European cut diamonds in a classic trilogy setting with engraved detailing. The auction also includes antique and reproduction furniture, American and Continental paintings, an important collection of George Grosz watercolors, Chinese porcelain, Oriental rugs, sculpture, clocks and other collectibles.

BONHAMS

Gold Natural Yellow and White Diamond Ring

Pair of Tiffany & Co Pearl and Diamond Earrings

“Hounds and a Terrier in a Kennel” John Emms (1843 – 1912) Estimate: $150,000 – $250,000 Auction Date: February 17 Part of Bonham’s Dogs in Show and Field auction, this painting is an exemplary painting by John Emms, who had the rare ability to give real life to his subjects. He was at his best when painting hounds and terriers, using confident, fluid brushstrokes to give weight and solidity to their physical characteristics and individual temperaments.

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From an Estate Collection of Six George Grosz Watercolors

Joan Mitchell (1925 – 1992) “Series July 25 (IV),” 1966 Estimate: $180,000 – $250,000 Auction Date: March 3 Within the acclaimed group of Abstract Expressionists, Joan Mitchell stands out for the incredible vibrancy of her palette and the vigor of her compositions. This painting, part of Contemporary Curated auction, exemplifies many seminal traits of the artist, featuring a central mass of clamoring pigment suspended above an amorphous cloud of white.

Selection of Russian cloisonne enamel silver gilt spoons

Piaget Diamond Protocole Watch

DOYLE NEW YORK Gold, Diamond, Emerald and Black Enamel Clip-Brooch Van Cleef & Arpels Estimate: $7,000 – $9,000 Auction Date: February 24

Lovig Danish Design Mid-Century Teak Desk

Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Bowl

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This whimsical lion clip-brooch is part of Doyle New York’s Fine Jewelry auction. The auction showcases creations — including many signed pieces — set with diamonds, colored stones and pearls, as well as gold jewelry, fine watches and gentlemen’s accessories. Among the fine watches are examples by Cartier, Rolex, Piaget, Patek Philippe and Tiffany & Co.

CHRISTIE’S “In Memoriam,” 1901 (printed 1904/1905) Edward Steichen (1879 – 1973) Estimate: $400,000 – $600,000 Auction Date: February 17 and 18 Edward Steichen was one of the groundbreaking artists of the early 20th century, whose work helped define photography as a modern art form. “In Memoriam,” a haunting, classical and timeless image, is one of his landmark works. This print is part of Christie’s Modern Vision: Exceptional Photographs auction, featuring works by Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston, Paul Strand, Dorothea Lange, Alvin Langdon Coburn and others.

BRINGING THE HAMMER DOWN Final selling prices for last month’s featured Auction Block items.

POTOMACK COMPANY 17th-Century Follower of Caravaggio “Ecce Homo” Auction Date: February 6 Estimate: $15,000 – $30,000 Final Selling Price: $211,500

DOYLE NEW YORK “Marlene Dietrich” Engstead-Higgins Auction Date: January 27 Estimate: $200 – $300 Final Selling Price: $1,500

FREEMAN’S “Summer Day,” 1897 John William Godward Auction Date: January 26 Estimate: $20,000 – $40,000 Final Selling Price: $20,000

BONHAMS “Lower Away” Montague Dawson Auction Date: January 28 Estimate: $60,000 – $80,000 Final Selling Price: $62,500

CHRISTIE’S “A Standing Moroccan” Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix Auction Date: January 27 Estimate: $60,000 – $80,000 Final Selling Price: $62,500

FOOD & WINE

Chicken Soup: Good for Your Cold and Your Soul BY COLLEEN EVANS

benefits, such as turmeric, cumin, cloves, coriander and cinnamon. St. Regis executive chef Andrew Roche, meanwhile, likes his soup classic. It’s a favorite with the hotel’s younger set and has a big fan base in guests feeling under the weather. (In fact, it’s so loved by guests that some ask for a container to go when they check out.) Maman Samake, mom of executive chef Yves Samake at the Ritz-Carlton, always used tapioca in her soup, a tradition Samake has continued by featuring the soup on the hotel’s catering and banquet menu. “Tapioca has a rich composition of good carbs, vitamins and minerals that makes it a rich and healthy option,” says Samake. According to the hotel’s catering guru Annie Boutin-King, Samake’s soup is so popular it is often requested during the winter months as the soup course for high-level social and corporate events menus. But are these chefs (and grandma) right to include a steaming hot bowl of chicken soup for what ails you? Is it really the best remedy for a cold? “Research has shown that chicken soup may have anti-inflammatory properties which help reduce or help you cope better with cold symptoms,” said Suzanne Doud Galli, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S. “Chicken soup helps people dealing

with cold and flu symptoms stay hydrated, the soup’s salt and steam help soothe passageways in the nose and throat — all playing a big role in the cold sufferer’s recovery. Homemade broth is less salty then the commercial brands, so it makes a much better choice. It’s packed with protein-rich chicken and healthy, fresh, vitamin-rich ingredients and antioxidants like carrots, onions, celery, which also help build the immune system.” So there you have it — soups that kick like winter’s aphrodisiac. You don’t need to have a cold to enjoy these soups; they’re nutritious and wonderful comfort food for getting through the cold dreary days of February. But if you are one of the unlucky ones who comes down with the flu or a cold, prepare one of these satisfying recipes — or better yet find a sympathetic friend to make a batch — and see if you don’t feel half human and healthy again. And to add some points to your goodkarma score, make a big pot of your favorite recipe “to go and share” if you have a friend or neighbor who’s sick. That’s definitely something good for the cold and your soul.

Chicken soup is chock-full of vitamin-C-packed veggies to boost immune systems and ward off illness. Photo by Jan Vašek.

et’s face it. A pot of delicious-smelling chicken soup simmering on the stove brings back childhood memories of days spent home in bed. Cooking, blending and infusing for hours, a whole chicken, vegetables and herbs transform water into a flavorful and soul-satisfying soup, the basis of a tasty, warming meal. The Georgetowner recently went in search of chicken soup recipes — some with pasta and others with matzo balls, rice, tapioca, even Indian spices. Chock-full of vitamin-C-packed veggies to boost immune systems and ward off illness, these are the kind of recipes that will be your go-to flu- and cold-fighting meals this winter. Fairmont executive chef Mark Timms believes that “it’s all about the [chicken stock] base” in his succulent soup. “A rich homemade stock makes all the difference in the end result,” says Timms. “Once you have a savory base, you’ve got a winning, satisfying soup.” Newseum executive chef Tom Blundell’s “Getting All Better” soup has lentils and a little horseradish. And he doesn’t spare the carbs, putting in both rice and rich egg noodles. A menu staple at Firefly in Kimpton’s Hotel Madera is chicken matzoh ball soup, with light, airy matzoh balls in a rich broth. Billy Martin, owner of Georgetown’s beloved Martin’s Tavern, serves Grandma Martin’s chicken soup, the recipe dating back to the 1930s. Billy noted that Grandpa Martin added his own secret ingredient to the soup to relieve some of his cold symptoms: a tablespoon of Irish whiskey (really, just a tablespoon?).

Photo by Steven Rattinger

The Fairmont’s executive chef, Mark Timms. Courtesy Mark Timms. The Ritz-Carlton Pentagon’s executive chef Sriram Hariharan bases his Indian chicken soup on his mother’s recipe, handed down from generation to generation. It highlights some unique Indian spices with known health

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Cocktail of the Month:

February – Lover’s Delight B Y H AY L E Y S A N C H EZ

ith Valentine’s Day just around the corner, you may be searching for a cocktail recipe to make for your partner, friends or maybe just yourself. The Downtowner met with local D.C. mixologist and founder of Buffalo and Bergen, Gina Chersevani, to learn how to make Lover’s Delight, one of her signature Valentine’s Day cocktails. Follow the “OG” version of the recipe below if you’re feeling fancy and want to make the cocktail the same way as Chersevani herself. Otherwise, use the basic version to learn how to make a simpler — but still spectacular — version of the Lover’s Delight cocktail. Chersevani has been bartending since college and has made her mark in Washington, D.C. working at several popular bars around town and developing her signature cocktail recipes throughout the years. Buffalo and Bergen, at Union Market, will host “Lover’s Delight, Cocktails at Night” on Valentine’s weekend, Feb. 12-14. A combination of four cocktails will be served for $40, including Lover’s Delight. Reservations are required and seating is limited. Contact 202-543-2549, or email amy@ buffalobergendc.com, to reserve your spot, or check out the events section at UnionmarketDC.com.

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Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Fill shaker 3/4 full of ice. Shake hard and strain into a coupe glass rimmed with brown sugar. Enjoy!

OG VERSION • Wooden cedar board • Blowtorch • 1 oz. Burnt lemon infused with licorice root, African cardamom, and chiona bark • A splash of Absinthe • 2 oz. Courvoisier VSOP Cognac • 1 oz. Burnt Vanilla Demerara syrup* • Brown Sugar Splash a little absinthe on the wooden cedar board. You only need enough to make a small area of the board damp. Grab a pinch of the licorice root, African cardamom and chiona bark, and make a pile of the three mixed together on the board. Place pile on top of where you wet the board with the absinthe. Splash a little more absinthe onto the pile. Light the pile on fire. Place the lemon slice on the pile to smoke. Using a glass, cover the pile. The fire will go out and the glass will begin to fill with smoke. Wait a minute or until there is no more smoke in the glass. Remove glass. (This was very cool to see.)

Gina Chersevani prepares the OG version of a cocktail. Photo by Hayley Sanchez.

Use a lemon squeezer to squeeze 1 oz. of lemon juice into a shaker. Mix all other ingredients into the shaker. Fill 3/4 of shaker with ice. Shake hard and strain into a coupe glass rimmed with brown sugar. Enjoy! *How to make Burnt Vanilla Demerara syrup: In a pot, cook two cups of scorched Demerara sugar, 1 cup water, 1 scraped Tahitian vanilla bean, cook until sugar dissolves, strain, and reserve liquid for cocktails.

YOUR DINING GUIDE TO WASHINGTON DC’S FINEST RESTAURANTS

1789 RESTAURANT 1226 36TH ST., NW 202–965–1789 1789restaurant.com

With the ambiance of an elegant country inn, 1789 features classically-based American cuisine – the ﬁnest regional game, ﬁsh and produce available. Open seven nights a week. Jackets suggested. Complimentary valet parking.

DAS ETHIOPIAN 1201 28TH ST., NW

202–333–4710 dasethiopian.com 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. 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.

BISTRO FRANCAIS 3124-28 M ST., NW 202–338–3830 bistrofrancaisdc.com

A friendly French bistro in the heart of historic Georgetown since 1975. Executive chef and owner Gerard Cabrol came to Washington, D.C., 32 years ago, bringing with him home recipes from southwestern France. In addition to daily specials, our specialties include our famous Poulet Bistro (tarragon rotisserie chicken), Minute Steak Maitre d’Hotel (steak and pomme frites), Steak Tartare, freshly prepared seafood, veal, lamb and duck dishes and the best Eggs Benedict in town.

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

Tucked up along the historic C&O Canal, a national park that threads through the Georgetown neighborhood, The Grill Room at Capella 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.

ENO WINE BAR

FILOMENA RISTORANTE

Visit ENO Wine Bar and enjoy wine ﬂights, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate & seasonal small plates. ENO offers 100 bottles under $50 & 45 wines by the glass starting at $9. The Cellar is an intimate lounge perfect for a date night or private events. Monthly ENOversity: Sunday Wine Classes $50 & Wednesday meet local producers for free tastings. Happy Hours: Sun-Thur from 5pm7pm with a extended hour on Sunday starting at 4 pm along with nibbles and select wines on tap for $5 Mon-Thursday 5pm-11pm , Fri-Sat4pm-12 am, Sunday 4pm-11pm

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 11:30am11:00pm. Free salad bar with any lunch entrée Mon-Sat and try our spectacular Sunday Brunch Buffet complete with carving stations, pasta stations!

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

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

CAFE BONAPARTE

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

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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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.

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).

1858 COLUMBIA ROAD, NW 202-986-0757 thegrillfromipanema.com

Monday – Thursday 4:30 to 10:30 pm Friday 4:30 to 11:30 pm Saturday noon to 11:30 pm (brunch until 4 pm) Sunday noon to 10 pm (brunch until 4 pm) Parking validation available for breakfast, lunch and brunch.

3401 K ST.,NW 202–817–3340 malmaisondc.com

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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. Serving Brunch until 4pm 7 days a week!

SEA CATCH RESTAURANT

THE OCEANAIRE

Overlooking the historic C&O Canal, we offer fresh seafood simply prepared in a relaxed atmosphere. Outdoor dining available.

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.

1054 31ST ST., NW 202–337–8855 seacatchrestaurant.com

The Sea Catch will be open on Sundays, serving Brunch and dinner. Sunday Brunch 11:30 - 3:00 Sunday Dinner 5:00 - 8:00 Lunch / Monday- Saturday 11:30 - 3:00 Dinner/ Monday- Saturday 5:30 - 10:00 Happy Hour Monday- Friday 5:00 - 7:00 3 Hours FREE Parking

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

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.

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 7PM, and during warmer months, our outdoor courtyard is one of DC’s best kept secrets.

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Valentine’s Day Among the Treetops BY LEX I RODENCA L

he word “treehouse” often conjures up images of sap sticking to one’s clothes, birds and bugs, and foundationally-questionable structures built by less-than-qualified dads. Your average adult would not dream of spending a weekend getaway holed up in a treehouse with their significant other — or would they? The modern version is one of elegance and rustic nostalgia, offering adults a chance to reconnect with nature and revisit those age-old childhood dreams of having the coolest treehouse in the neighborhood. The recent surge of interest has sparked a new variant of the weekend getaway: luxurious, yet intimate, adults-only treehouses. Treehouse getaways have been growing in popularity over the last few years, with particularly notable locations scattered across the United States, Canada and Sweden. These cabins in the sky offer different amenities and services, but feature the same basic premise — to act as a retreat and offer a nontraditional style of vacationing. Just a stone’s throw away, in Meadows of Dan, Virginia, Primland offers a wide variety of eco-conscious retreats, including three different treehouses situated on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains and only a short drive from the main grounds of the resort and spa.

Primland’s Golden Eagle treehouse pictured at dawn and dusk. Courtesy Primland.

The aptly-named Barn Owl treehouse is situated high in the sturdy branches of an oak tree and offers stunning up-close views of the Roaring Creek Gorge and distant views of Pilot Mountain. Built across two trees atop a mountain peak is the Cooper’s Hawk treehouse. It

overlooks the Roaring Creek and the Dan River, and also has beautiful views of the Kibler Valley spread out underneath it. The last of the Primland treehouse’s is the Golden Eagle treehouse, built in the branches of one of the oldest oak trees on the property and designed by respected French architecture

firm La Cabane Perchée. The treehouse is situated along the edge of Primland’s Highland golf course and also has views of the Dan River. While a tad unusual, Primland’s unique treehouses offers residents of the D.C. metro area a chance to escape the noise of the city and seek refuge in the comfort of nature. With nightly rates starting at $618, it might be wise to consider a treetop retreat for Valentine’s Day. After all, what could more romantic than a night lost in nature?

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Hume, Virginia • $1,925,000

The Plains, Virginia • $1,900,000

Solid stone home with copper roof on 70 acres • Original portions dating from the 1700’s • First floor bedroom & 3 additional suites • Original floors • 8 fireplaces • Formal living room • Gourmet kitchen • 2 ponds • Mountain views • Stone walls • Mature gardens • Pool • Primitive log cabin • Piedmont Hunt.

Hilltop setting with mountain views • circa 1904 Colonial home with 3 BR, 3 1/2 BA, high ceilings, note room dimensions • gourmet kitchen and 5 fireplaces • 90 x 200 covered arena • 12 total stalls • main barn redesigned by John Blackburn • 4 bay garage with apartment • 12 paddocks, asphalt drive, security gate and heated pool • 2DUR’s • Whole house generator. Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

Stone & stucco cottage overlooking 2 ponds & amazing mountain views • 72 acres with minimal maintenance & maximum quality throughout shows in every detail • 4 BR • 2 1/2 BA • 3 fireplaces • Copper roof • Antique floors & beams • Charming library & multiple french doors open to massive stone terrace. Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

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Round Hill, Virginia • $1,000,000

Middleburg, Virginia • $925,000

Upperville, Virginia • $899,000

The Plains, Virginia • $870,000

Historic property in protected area • First offering since 1951 • 3 log structures circa 1690, 1720, and 1940 connected to create charming home • 4 BR, 3 BA, 3 FP & beautiful floors • Huge boxwoods • Needs updating • 33.89 acres mostly open • Creek • Solid barn • Original structure Quaker meeting house. Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

Charming cape nestled among sunny meadow, shade trees and creek • 4 BR, 3FB, 1HB • 2 master bedrooms with full baths en-suite • Large kitchen • Light-filled family room • Pool w/pool house and patio • Separate 3-car garage w/in-law suite/home office above. Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930 Alix Coolidge (703) 625-1724

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FEBRUARY 12 Valentine’s Weekend at Greenhill Winery & Vineyards Visit Greenhill Winery and Vineyards for Valentine’s weekend. Enjoy chocolate and wine pairings, exclusive barrel tastings, carriage rides and so much more. For pricing and reservations, visit GreenhillVineyards. com. Greenhill Winery & Vineyards, 23595 Winery Lane, Middleburg.

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FEBRUARY 19 Art of the Piedmont Art Auction and Reception Original artwork from select local artists will be on view at the Art of the Piedmont Art Auction and Reception, to be held at the Middleburg Community Center. The evening, which drew over 350 attendees last year, benefits Middleburg Montessori School. Bidding on the art begins at 5:30 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. All are welcome. 300 W. Washington St.; Middleburg.

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very safe if you have good instruction on the fundamentals. UNREAL: Makeup magicians. A highly skilled makeup artist is like a real-time retouch artist who works on your face and body. He or she can make a lizard look like a model. This creates fantastic expectations about aging (meaning, they’re a fantasy). REAL: Don’t drink your calories. Avoiding calorie-dense beverages such as juice, soda, sweet coffee, etc., helps to cut your empty-calorie intake. This is an essential component of improving your health and keeping weight off over time. UNREAL: Waist trainers. These items come with the promise that they will change the shape of your body when you’re not wearing them. Completely false! However, while on, these garments will change the shape of your body — especially your midsection and butt. But (or butt) this is an illusion. Dangerously similar to the corsets of the 1800s, these garments put excessive pressure on your ribs and organs, making it very difficult to breathe.

and continue to try to mold and shape our kids well past their need for it. It sounds like you did a great job raising your girls. It may be a frightening existential moment when you recognize that they don’t need you as much as they once did, but it’s a necessary one. This doesn’t mean they won’t benefit from your guidance and experience. But they must ask you for it. And I mean explicitly, as in: “What do you think, Mom?” When advice is offered prior to a request, it’s an unsolicited critique. Our brains read it as threatening, not useful. Beyond the psychobiological issues, offering advice before being asked undermines Daughter’s sense of self. She thinks: “If Mom is telling me what to do when I wasn’t even asking for help, I must be making mistakes all over the place.” Over time, this erodes any sense of soothing she gets from connecting with you, and — consciously or unconsciously — she will avoid putting herself in the position of feeling so uncomfortable. The good news is that Emma told you about this; she has hope that you will hear it and that you can both make things better. I have that hope as well, but it starts with you going slowly in your conversations with both daughters, asking for feedback and apologizing when you find yourself falling into old patterns. Stacy Notaras Murphy is a licensed professional counselor in Georgetown. Visit her on the web at stacymurphyLPC.com. This column is meant for entertainment only and should not be considered a substitute for professional counseling. Send your confidential question to stacymurphyLPC@gmail.com.

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perspectives until hundreds of entries came flooding in. The District Architecture Center is now home to an exhibit of Instagram photos (a platform that was once characterized as a medium for food photos) that have been printed and hung to display different parts of D.C. through varying eyes. The initial concept came from the American Institute of Architect’s Design Excellence Committee as an idea to show how architects and non-architects see the world differently. Hoge and Kunin say a trained architect sees structures in ways most people don’t really think about, by calling on the people of Instagram to take picture of how they see. It is a way for architects to compare their differing world views. All the pictures displayed in the gallery were taken between Oct. 14 and Nov. 15 and selected by a three-judge panel. Over 1300 photos were submitted using the hashtag #iSeeDC; and whittled down to 500 by the event organizers. Then judges Albert Ting, Jen Burnett, and James Tilghman all picked 50 photos each, and after more more hours of deliberation the final 56 were chosen. Hoge believes that there was a good mix between amateurs and professional photographers incorporated into the gallery, and added that a resounding response she heard during the gallery’s opening was that many of the photographers inspired each other to look at places and angles they have never seen before.

Some of the photographers included in the gallery are Ellie Van Houtte (@ellievanhoutte), Mark Andre (@markalanandre) and Victoria Pickering (@vpickering). Ellie is a professional photographer who also works as a “media story teller,” while Mark and Victoria are amateur photographers who use the art as a creative outlet away from their careers. Their time on Instagram ranges from one starting only last June and another having four years logged into the site. Each of them, however, had their own opinion of how mediums like Instagram have furthered the sharing of images. “It’s a huge virtual gallery. It should be essential for any artist looking to share their work to an audience around the world,” Van Houtte said. Andre told us “[Instagram] is increasing accessibility. Social media has democratized art… a world renowned artist and someone who is an unknown can be seen in the same way within the same context… maybe it helps reduce barriers to entering the art world.” According to Danielle Hoge, a second #iSeeDC is already in the works for 2016, and could potentially use photos taken in the upcoming summer. She is hopeful that #iSeeDC will become an annual event that will grow and advance in the future. “My favorite subject is urban environment, not so much building themselves, but what they represent, about why they were built, and how people interact with them.” - Victoria Pickering, Web Developer (@vpickering)

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Apartheid Onstage: Kurt Weill’s ‘Lost in the Stars’ BY GARY TISCHLER

Kurt Weill’s last operar, “Lost in the Stars,” is running from Feb. 12 to Feb. 20 at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater. Courtesy Kennedy Center.

eople who go to Washington National Opera to see Kurt Weill’s last work, “Lost in the Stars” — Feb. 12 through Feb. 20 at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater — are in for some surprises. If you’re a traditional opera fan, be forewarned: “Lost in the Stars” is hardly your standard soprano-comes-to-tragic-end story. If you know Kurt Weill’s music only through his collaborations with the iconoclastic Bertolt Brecht, well, don’t expect to come to the cabaret. And if you remember director Tazewell Thompson only from his directing at Arena Stage back in the day, you, too, have another thing coming. “Lost in the Stars” had not been done much until recent years. Thompson has probably directed it more than anybody; he is familiar with it on a deeply rooted and intimate level. Very much a hands-on director, Thompson talked with The Georgetowner on the first day of rehearsal. “I directed ‘Lost in the Stars’ in Cape Town, South Africa, and Francesca [Zambello, WNO artistic director] saw it and wanted to do it,” he explained. Eventually, he

DC ARTSWATCH “Belize 35,” an exhibition marking the 35th anniversary of Belize independence, will run from Feb. 11 through March 13 at the Art Museum of the Americas at the Organization of American States, 201 18th Street NW. The featured artists are sculptor Santiago Cal, with two installations, and photojournalist Karl Villanueva, with color images made Sept. 21, 1981, Belize’s day of independence. The 2016 Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy will be given by John Maeda, partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and former president of Rhode Island School of Design, on Monday, March 7, at the Kennedy Center. Named for the second chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, the lecture takes place the evening before Arts Advocacy Day. To reserve a free ticket, and for Advocacy Day details, visit americansforthearts.org. The DC Independent Film Festival will

directed it at the Glimmerglass Festival, where Zambello is artistic and general director, and the production was a great success. “And here we are again,” he said. Here they were. Cast members — all of them — were milling about. Zambello arrived to greet everyone. People were staring at monitors and at the set, an overarching one meant to represent the housing prevalent in South African townships during the bitter days of apartheid. Then came the words that have the potency of magic in almost every theatrical endeavor, be it opera or theater: “Places, please.” “‘Lost in the Stars’ straddles both worlds,” said Thompson. “It has beautiful, beautiful music, the music is stunning. It includes what I call ‘Broadway legit,’ blues, jazz, elements of gospel and African tom-tom music. So, yes, it’s not typical opera, certainly. And there is spoken dialogue and it’s entirely in English.” He continued: “But, then, I straddle both worlds, too. I had all these years at Arena, which was a gift and a blessing, being able to work with Zelda Fichandler, and Doug Wager and Molly [Smith, Arena artistic director], and I still do.” “Lost in the Stars” was the gifted Weill’s last

work, and once again he departed from his previous work — not only in style and music, but also in the passionate subject: life in apartheid South Africa and a father’s struggle to regain his son. “It’s big, but it’s also intimate, and the Eisenhower is perfect for that,” said Thompson. The great and rising bass-baritone Eric Owens stars as Stephen Kumalo, a minister who travels from his small village to Johannesburg to find and reach out to his trouble son, who has killed the son of a white neighbor. The opera is based on “Cry the Beloved Country” by famed novelist Alan Paton. Like the playwright Athol Fugard after him, Paton wrote often about his country’s troubled race relations, with a white minority ruling a black majority. “That production in Cape Town resonated,” Thompson said. “People were hearing and seeing their own history in the form of opera, although I would say this is a hybrid.” Last year, Owens starred in the title role of “The Flying Dutchman” for WNO and in “Macbeth” at Glimmerglass. He will be a major part of WNO’s Ring Cycle this spring. “This is so familiar to me, doing ‘Lost in the Stars.’” Thompson said. “But it’s fresh every time. Because if it resonated for South African audiences, it surely resonates now, as we have seen all across the country in terms of the Black Lives Matter movement, the campus protests

and so on.” Thompson is comfortable moving back and forth between opera and plays: “I like to think I bring an operatic sensibility to theater and the discipline and experience of dealing with actors that adds to the richness of opera.” Thompson recently directed the spectacularly powerful and ambitious WNO production of “Appomattox.” Several years ago, he directed “Mary T. & Lizzy K.,” a sharply observed play he wrote about Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley, her friend and seamstress. Weill was famous, of course for working with the keenly political playwright Bertolt Brecht in Berlin on “Three Penny Opera” and “Happy End,” among other plays, during and after the boisterous Weimar Republic, a period which saw the rise of Hitler. But “Lost in the Stars” has a different tone, partly due to the libretto by lyrical American playwright Maxwell Anderson. “There was a man who understood the place of poetry in the American imagination. We can’t afford to lose that,” said Thompson. Weill, who was married twice to cabaret legend Lotte Lenya, died at the age of 50. Of Weill, Anderson said that “Kurt managed to make thousands of beautiful things during the short and troubled time he had.” “Lost in the Stars” contains more than a few of those thousands of beautiful things.

take place March 4 to 13 at the Naval Heritage Center, E Street Cinema, the Carnegie Institution for Science, BloomBars and Miracle Theater Church. The festival will screen 16 documentaries — including “Mind/ Game,” about former Washington Mystic Chamique Holdsclaw — and 11 features, along with documentaries, shorts, animated films and high school film competition finalists. For details, visit dciff-indie.org. Septime Webre, artistic director of the Washington Ballet since 1999, will step down from the position in June. Named for his French great-grandfather, also a seventh son, he took the company to Cuba (which his parents left in 1959) in 2000. Webre has continued to raise the D.C. and national profile of the company and school ever since, through his bold choreography and, among other accomplishments, the launch of programming in Southeast at THEARC and the creation of a “Nutcracker” set in Georgetown. Compiled by Richard Selden.

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An Arena After Party With ‘Conversation’ BY R OBERT D EVAN EY, PH OTOS BY N ESH AN H . NALTCHAYAN It was a classic and lively Washington meet-and-greet during the after party for the Feb. 4 opening night of “The City of Conversation” at Arena Stage. The play — which pivots at the Robert Bork nomination to the Supreme Court in 1987 — takes

place over a 30-year period in a Georgetown home. Ralph Neas, who was chairman of the Block Bork Coalition, said afterwards the take-away line of the drama was that Supreme Court appointments matter.

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Washington Performing Arts 2016 Annual Gala and Auction This gala will honor the Washington Performing Arts President Emeritus Douglas Wheeler and be a springboard to next year’s 50th Anniversary. Japanese Ambassador and Mrs. Sasae are the honorary chairs. Dinner and program with entertainment by Doc Scantlin Imperial Palms Orchestra and violinist Midori. Mellon Auditorium. Call Helen Alberger at 202-533-1877.

MARCH 8

Teach for America Gala Teachers, community leaders and others join in the effort to offer greater educational opportunities for all children across the nation. Omni Shoreham. Contact Allison Cramton: Allison.Cramton@ TeachForAmerica.org or 202-552-2400.

MARCH 9

Latino Student Fund Gala The Ambassador of Panama and Mrs. Emanuel Gonzalez-Revilla are honorary patrons of the LSF’s 16th Annual Gala. Guests will enjoy cocktails, dinner, silent and live auctions as they raise money to assist pre-K-12th grade Hispanic students prepare for higher education and professional leadership. Organization of the American States. Contact Maria Fernanda Borja at mfborja@ latinostudentfund.org or 202-244-3438.

MARCH 12

Leukemia Ball The 2016 Leukemia Ball, presented by PhRMA, will feature Barenaked Ladies and a comedic performance by Kathleen Madigan. The Leukemia Ball has raised more than $52 million for the National Capital Area Chapter of LLS since it began in 1988. Walter. E. Washington Convention Center. Contact Korey Lindesmith at korey.lindesmith@lls.org or 703-399-2957.

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Future of Nicaragua Foundation: Medical Successes BY M ARY BIR D In 2002, Julia Sevilla — daughter of Nicaraguan ambassador to the U.S. for 36 years, Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa — founded the Future of Nicaragua Foundation to provide the best possible medical care throughout Nicaragua. Guests gathered at the Embassy of Nicaragua Jan. 29 to celebrate the success of programs that include the provision of surgical care for children with facial deformities, dental care and delivery of wheelchairs. Ambassador Francisco Campbell spoke of the foundation’s impact. Guests enjoyed an elegant buffet, music by violinist Cal Morris and the eloquent remarks of the Reverend Bishop Mario Dorsonville, who quoted Pope Francis: “The future is about solidarity.”

Women Making History Women Making History presents a program preceded by a VIP reception and buffet dinner or cocktail reception. It is held during Women’s History Month to honor a select group of women who have made a significant contribution in their field and serve as an inspiration for women everywhere. Mayflower Hotel. Contact Jan Du Plain at jan@duplain.com or 703-534-3400.

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N Street Village Annual Gala N Street Village, the award-winning social services agency that provides shelter and support to homeless and low-income women, is hosting its annual gala to honor the clients, volunteers and supporters of the organization on Tuesday, March 15 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Richard Gere will present the awards to the N Street Village client honorees, which includes Melissa Maxfield of Comcast “for her incredible and continuing support of N Street Village. Those efforts have provided new opportunities for the most vulnerable in our society.” Contact Stuart Allen: sallen@nstreetvillage.org or 202-939-2085.

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Jacqui Michel and Beatriz Sevilla.

Former Miss Nicaragua Xiomara Blandino with husband Mario Sacasa.

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Alvin Ailey Fires Up the Ken Cen LLS Salutes Survivors, Light The Night Fundraisers at Pinstripes The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater held its 17th Washington, D.C., Annual Opening Night Gala Benefit, which featured the Washington premieres of “Open Door” and “Exodus” — along with Alvin Alley's “Revelations” — at the Kennedy Center's Opera House Feb. 2. Afterwards, supporters and dancers went upstairs for dinner and more dancing. Proceeds from the gala will support Ailey’s Washington, D.C., programs, including the creation of new works, arts-in-education activities and scholarships to talented young dance students in the Washington area to attend the Ailey School in New York.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch with her husband Stephen Hargrove on the dance floor. Photo by James R. Brantley.

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society hosted its annual Light The Night Walk Awards Party Feb. 4 — World Cancer Day — at Pinstripes, bringing honored heroes and supporters together to celebrate the success of the 2015 Light The Night Walk Presented by BDO. Fox5’s Tom Fitzgerald emceed the event which featured inspirational remarks from blood cancer survivors and their family members and included awards for top supporters. The 2015 Light The Night Walk raised $2.8 million for LLS’s mission — to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Alvin Ailey Artistic Director Robert Battles and gala co-chair Sela Collins. Photo by James R. Brantley.

Pat Russo one of the five 2015 “Honored Heroes.”

Walgreens Executive Rick Connor presents a check for $20,583 to Beth Gorman, executive director of the LLS National Capital Area.

New Year, New You Winter is the perfect time to get ready for Summer. Council member Brandon Todd, Mayor Muriel Bowser, Kimberly Bassett and Tiffani Rose. Photo by Allison Shelley.

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Gala co-chairs Debra Lee and Gina Adams as Debbi Jarvis of Pepco Holdings looks on. Photo by James R. Brantley.

Dancers Ghrai Devore and Sean Aaron Carmon. Photo by James R. Brantley.

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