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KALORAMA, DC

Prestigious Embassy Row townhouse, limestone façade, porte-cochere entrance, w/ 1-car garage plus parking for 4 more vehicles. Nearly 6,000 sf, 4BR plus au pair suite, 4.5 BA. High ceilings, exquisite architectural detail throughout, 4 fireplaces, elevator, library, and entertaining room w/ roof terrace overlooking yard, Rock Creek Park, and the city. $3,295,000 Jonathan Taylor | 202.276.3344

KENT, DC

This 6-bedroom residence is sited across from beautiful Battery Kemble Park on Chain Bridge Road. With exquisite renovations, this residence offers over 6,000 sf of living/ entertaining space on four finished levels, and a shared tennis court and pool. $2,750,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/dc7819259 Michael Rankin | 202.271.3344 Theresa Burt | 202.258.2600

KALORAMA, DC

Private townhouse in the heart of Kalorama. Boasts large foyer, DR w/ fpl overlooks private garden. Kitchen w/ sep breakfast room. LR & Library w/fpls. MBR w/fpl, his & hers sep BR/Closet suites. 3 more BRs w/FBs & big closets. 2 baths, elevator, 2-3 car private parking w/ guest parking. 24-hour doorman, lush gardens and pool. $2,495,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/dc7915491 Lawrence Calvert | 202.510.7040

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This recently renovated Victorian in Old Town features grand entertaining spaces and period details on four levels. Luxurious amenities include a chef’s EIK, smart house tech, private media rm, elevator and dual staircases to private rooms w/ roof balconies. 2 sybaritic master suites w/ marble spa baths, wine cellar and rear garden w/ parking. $2,495,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/ax7810306 Robin Waugh | 703.819.8809

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Nestled on a 6 acre wooded oasis, this contemporary retreat is a private haven! Lavish master suite w/ sitting room, gas fireplace, wonderful walk-in closet and luxury bath w/ steam shower, jacuzzi tub and double vanities. Detached 3 car garage, circular driveway w/ parking pad. Landscaped property w/ koi pond, gazebo, decks and patio. $1,395,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/fx7871239 Penny Yerks | 703.760.0744

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The incomparable 3303 Water Street – the most soughtafter address along the Georgetown Waterfront. A large 1-BR featuring clean architectural lines, the finest finishes, and expansive C&O Canal views. Spectacular city and river views, rooftop pool, sun decks, doorman and concierge. $995,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/dc7761761 Gary Wicks | 202.486.8393 Mary Fox | 202.316.9631

WESLEY HEIGHTS, DC

This recently renovated Tudor Revival features 5 BR and 4.5 BA. The kitchen includes marble counter tops, Wolf oven and range and Sub-Zero refrigerator. The master suite features a walk-in closet, bath with dual vanities and a balcony. The lower level offers a rec. room and wet bar. Completing this offering is a large backyard and terrace. $2,149,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/dc7867341 Michael Rankin | 202.271.3344

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WASHINGTON AREA CONCIERGE ASSOCIATION CHARITY GALA The Washington Area Concierge Association (WACA) held its 20th Annual Charity Gala “Sunglasses at Night” at the Hamilton on Aug. 26. Black and white sunglasses courtesy of the National Aquarium awaited guests.

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Making Strides for MS Soirée 2012 Join Making Strides for MS, the young professionals’ volunteer committee of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s National Capital Chapter in your cocktail attire for an upscale night of dancing, food and drinks, and bidding on spectacular gift packages in a D.C. neighborhood-themed silent auction. All proceeds from the Making Strides Soirée will benefit people living with MS in our community and help fund research to find a cure for the disease. For more information and ticket pricing, www.nationalmssociety.org. Historic Eastern Market North Hall, 225 7th St., SE.

9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance Join Serve DC & HandsOn Greater DC Cares and hundreds of volunteers on Tuesday, Sept. 11, in downtown Washington for the National Day of Service at 11:30 a.m. The event will include food truck vendors, a community outreach fair, mini service projects and remarks by local and national leaders. Visit serve.dc.gov for more information. Freedom Plaza, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.

SEPTEMBER 10

Food for FED The Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne (FED) is hosting the inaugural Food for FED at Eastern Market to benefit Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a fatal genetic disease. Food for FED is a culinary foodie festival featuring restaurants, breweries and caterers offering free samples and selling products; cooking demonstrations; music; a silent auction; and other interesting booths. Event begins at noon and is $20 advance/$25 door. For more information, visit www. duchennemd.org. Eastern Market, 225 7th St., SE. Public Talk With Artist Nina Katchadourian Washington Project for the Arts presents a public lecture with artist Nina Katchadourian, coinciding with “Monument to the Unelected,” her politically timely art piece to be on display in the street level windows of the Washington Post from Sept. 10 to Nov. 16. Email info@wpadc.org or visit wpadc.org for more details. Street level windows of the Washington Post, 1150 15th St., NW.

Free Chamber Concert by the Friday Morning Music Club The Friday Morning Music Club and Dumbarton House are excited to present the 2012-2013 season-opening concert Music circa 1800. Pieces performed include Bach, Johann Sebastian: Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004. Dumbarton House is handicapped accessible, and there is limited parking behind the garden at 27th & Q Streets, NW. Groups are welcome. Seats are first come, first serve. To learn more, visit dumbartonhouse.org. 2715 Q Street, NW.

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Music on the Lawn: The Georgetown Chimes Please join The Georgetown Chimes, Georgetown University’s oldest all-male a cappella singing group, for “Music on the Lawn” this and every Thursday evening in September (5 to 7 p.m.). Guests are invited to bring picnic blankets, food and beverages; chairs will also be available. In case of in climate weather the performance will be moved indoors. Email office@gracedc.org for more information. Grace Episcopal Church Georgetown, 1041 Wisconsin Ave., NW.

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Girls’ Night Out: Staying Fit from Top to Bottom (and a Little Bit in Between) Sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Girls’ Night Out is an educational and fun night out to learn about heart disease, osteoporosis, the genetics of cancer, incontinence and dryness “down there,” hosted by Cheryl B. Iglesia, M.D. The event features honest discussion about women’s health issues, in a fun, lighthearted atmosphere. Attendance is free, but advance registration is required. whcenter.org. Bethesda Country Club, 7601 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, Md.

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United States Navy Memorial’s Lone Sailor Awards Dinner Navy veteran and entrepreneur John Paul DeJoria, Coast Guard veteran and founder of J.D. Power & Associates, David Power, Navy veteran and founder of Alvarez & Associates, LLC, Everett Alvarez, and Marine Corps veteran and political satirist Mark Russell will be honored for their service to country and community at the United States Navy Memorial’s 2012 Lone Sailor Awards Dinner. For more information, visit www.navymemorial.org. National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW. ★

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EDITORIAL / OPINION

Thank You, Linda

fter 18 years as the face of Georgetown University at so many neighborhood projects and events, a woman who strove to balance the demands of the community and university has announced her retirement. Linda Greenan, Georgetown University’s associate vice president for external relations, will retire, effective Oct. 1. Here is what John DeGioia, the university’s president, had to say about Greenan: “Linda has been a valued and loyal liaison for the university with the city and local community for almost two decades. Since joining the Georgetown University community in 1994, she has represented the university before the District government, the City Council and countless citizen groups and business and professional organizations. She is a respected authority on the city of Washington, its politics and its policies. Rare was an event with the Mayor of Washington when he didn’t single out Linda for her work on behalf

of Georgetown. Most recently, Linda served as a key member of a senior leadership team that led the university in the successful passage of our campus plan. “Over the course of a remarkable career, Linda has served on numerous volunteer and community activities both on campus and in the local community. She has served on the boards of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce and the Humanities Council and served as president of the Georgetown Business Association (2002 to 2006). From 1994 to 2008, she was appointed by three different mayors to the board of the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission, which was the city agency responsible for returning Major League Baseball to the city and for the construction of Nationals Stadium. She currently serves on the board of the Washington Convention and Sports Authority, which manages the city’s convention center, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, the D.C. Armory and the Carnegie Library.”

Like the university, we in the neighborhood and at this newspaper are quite aware of how Greenan has given her time and support to Washington and Georgetown efforts large and small. Even when on the opposing side of an issue concerning the school, her faith in and love for the betterment of Georgetown were always appreciated. And we always knew the situation would come to a better conclusion because she was involved. As a successor to Greenan’s work and as part of the Georgetown Community Partnership, the university is creating a new Office of Community Engagement. Lauralyn Lee, who has been with the university for nearly a decade, will lead this office, which will be part of the Office of Public Affairs. Yes, we also knew that Greenan could not quite be replaced. Good luck, Linda, in the latest chapter of your life. We know you will still be around, and we hope to see you soon. ★

The Hunger Games of Romney-Ryan Plan BY DAV ID P OS T

epublican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said he’s been reading “The Hunger Games” to relax. Me, too. Romney is reading the novel by Suzanne Collins. I’m reading the budget by Paul Ryan. They are remarkably similar. Novels, of course, are fiction and don’t really happen. Budgets also distort reality and don’t really happen. “The Hunger Games” is a novel about a country where the government has created a food shortage to keep the people in line. Each year, two dozen children are placed in an arena on a reality TV show where their objective is to fight for food, kill the others and be the lone survivor. The Republican Romney Ryan plan – or TripleR, which sounds rather Reaganesque, doesn’t it? – is also a reality show about whether the United States should continue to provide a social safety net for the elderly and the poor. To those affected, it is about survival. TripleR is a quick read, at fewer than 90 pages long. It is mostly about what’s wrong with our national financial mess and is peppered with some really bold proposals that radically change the national approach to providing a safety net for those in need. Like most novels, TripleR ends in the future—30 years from now—when the budget is finally balanced, the nation is prosperous and everyone lives happily ever after. Of course, by then, most baby boomers will have met their maker, and the elderly population will be in decline.

Like Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 idea that simple is good and solutions are easy, TripleR proposes four simple steps: cut taxes, convert Social Security to a private savings plan, give seniors a voucher to buy their own health insurance and give states block grants for Medicaid to serve the poor and disabled. TripleR avoided the rigor of being “scored” by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office that estimates the economic impact of new laws and budgets. Instead, TripleR created its own assumptions and reached its own conclusions. (I could do that. After all, I am a CPA. Accountant jokes are rare, but one fits in this case. A client has a question for his accountant who answers, “Tell me what you want and I’ll make it come out.”) So, here’s the plan. Decide whether it’s fact or fiction. First, cut taxes to the lowest rate in 80 years. Revenues will increase because everyone will work harder and invest more, knowing they can keep more of their income. Second, convert social security to a personal savings plan. So, suppose the average family and employer invests the same 12.4 percent now paid into Social Security, or about $6,000 per year. For today’s twenty-somethings, that would add up to $600,000 over 40 years and provide a $3,500 monthly pension. Sounds good, but what about inflation? In 40 years, that $3,500 per month will be like $750 today. Put another way, and ignoring inflation, if you save 12 percent of your income every month, say $500 for 40 years, can you then live on, say, $1,000 PUBLISHER

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per month (24 percent of today’s income) for the following 20 years? Third, give seniors a voucher of $700 per month to buy their own insurance. I am 63, and if in perfect health, could buy insurance for about $700 per month after paying the first $3,500 each year. Like many my age, I’ve had some health issues. So, my insurance is already double that. My 78-year-old father-in-law had a heart attack 15 years ago and now has a pace maker which cost $30,000. Ann Romney, Mitt’s wife, has had cancer and has multiple sclerosis. What insurance company is going to sell any of us a policy for $700 per month? Buying my own insurance is also supposed to make me a better health care shopper since I won’t buy it unless I really need it. That would make me my own death panel. Fourth, give states a “block” grant to cover Medicaid for the poor and disabled. That would save the federal government billions by shifting the entire risk of increasing health care costs and increased poverty rates to the states. Health care costs have risen three times faster than inflation for more than 20 years, and the number of poor people qualifying for Medicaid has increased dramatically. States are broke. How will they bear that burden? Maybe the poor will move to states with better benefits. That’s TripleR. Individual responsibility, reduced retirement benefits and less health care for the elderly and poor. Now, that really does sound like “The Hunger Games,” doesn’t it? ★

Longer Library Hours and Stronger Ethics Enforcement BY JACK EVANS

ummer is over, and the kids are all back at school. The routine has returned, and with it the District Council goes back into session Sept. 15. Our first legislative meeting will be held later this month. Although the council doesn’t formally meet between July 15 and Sept. 15, a ward councilmember’s work is never done. My staff and I were busy all summer long addressing constituent issues around Ward 2, such as parking, sidewalks, traffic and city services. I was also pleased to attend a number of community events, such as the groundbreaking for the former Hurt Home. The Home is a public-private partnership that features a new residential development, while also offering an affordable housing component for visually impaired District residents. On the subject of education, our public schools will continue to be a primary focus of mine this year. I was pleased to attend the annual school beautification day this summer and am committed to providing top-notch facilities for every student in Ward 2. I structured the funding for the School Modernization Act several years ago, committing $100 million per year to ensure that students in every ward in the city would have access to state-of-the-art facilities. Unfortunately, despite unparalleled facilities and the highest per-pupil operating budget in the nation, our schools continue to underperform. Despite having the most richly funded education system in the country, we don’t have a librarian or art teacher or music teacher in every school. This is unacceptable. I introduced a bill for increased library hours before recess and plan to introduce a bill relating to school librarians later this month. I just read that Montgomery County has library hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Compare that with nearly all our locations being closed on Sunday, and only limited alternating morning hours on weekdays. Finally, I believe it is important for our children and young adults to have arts education. I identified an additional $6.8 million in our last budget to fund arts initiatives in the District, filling a gap in programming left in our public schools. Campaign finance reform is another area of focus for me this year. There will be a lot of discussion about new laws and regulations, even as the election cycle is in full swing, in light of Mayor Gray’s legislative proposal this week. Keep in mind that the legal troubles several members of the government have been facing are not because the laws need changing, but rather because the laws that are already on the books have been allegedly violated. For ethics and campaign finance rules, I have consistently supported enhanced disclosure requirements, more rigorous enforcement when violations are discovered and more meaningful penalties assessed on violators. Current practice is to simply assess a penalty a year after an election is already won. For example, politicians can view a penalty as simply a cost of doing business, and it is invariably paid with campaign funds rather than out of an elected official’s own pocket. Finally, the mayor and council must continue to focus on economic development and job creation. As the economy continues to improve, we must take advantage of opportunities to enhance our city. I look forward to the upcoming council session and working on the challenges ahead. ★

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Historic Hurt Home Goes Condo

Mayor Vincent Gray, Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evans and other District officials broke ground for the Montrose, once the Henry and Anne Hurt Home for the Blind, at 3050 R Street, N.W., near Montrose Park. The condominium has 15 units with three reserved for the visually impaired on a lower income. The Agros Group and Potomac Investment Properties are the developers. The Montrose will be ready in late 2013.

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O and P Streets Project Completed; Sept. 18 Ceremony Planned

Workmen at O and Potomac Streets pressed down the last stones for the O and P Street Rehabilitation Project which began two years ago this September. Depending on Mayor Gray’s schedule, a ribbon-cutting ceremony is tentatively set for Sept. 18, 10 a.m., to celebrate the completion of the work, which inconvenienced residents of O and P Streets for a time. The project closed streets and sidewalks, caused noise and took away parking spaces. All of this is nearly over. O Street and P Street, west of Wisconsin Avenue to 35th Street, are the last spots in Washington where tracks from the city’s trolley system can be seen. These tracks and street stones have been refitted or replaced, along with street lamps and other curb work. The decision was made to preserve the streets as they were to maintain the historic look of Georgetown. Sett stones were used instead of the original cobble stones which had moved or drifted along the surface of the street, making driving difficult for some. There is some more work to do. The project’s website—FixingOandPStreets.com— answered about some of the remaining work: What is the blue/gray dust left on the roadway? Does it serve a purpose? The blue/gray dust material left on the roadway does indeed serve a purpose. This dust continues the process of filling the gaps

Timothy Downs: 1942 - 2012 Looking west on O Street: after two years, the O and P Streets Rehabilitation Project is nearly completed. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for Sept. 18.

between pavers, as the initial filling settles. In this final stage, the dust is repeatedly swept over the area, wet down and swept over again after it dries. This material will be swept off the roadway once it is determined that gaps have been adequately filled. This process also applies to the brick sidewalks. How about the grout for pavers and the rails? The area between the rail track and the granite pavers must be filled in with an elastomeric grout. This is needed due to how each of these very different materials behaves under various weather conditions and other physical processes. Temperature and moisture greatly impact how the grout pours and cures. Ideally, the temperature should be between 70 degrees and 80 degrees, with no rain for 12 to 24 hours.

After being honored by the community six days before, Timothy Downs died peacefully at his home on Aug. 22. Born in Detroit, Mich., on April 26, 1942, Downs graduated from Wayne State University and Wayne State Law School. He practiced law in Detroit with Craig, Farber and Downs. Soon after moving to the Washington, D.C., area in 1988, he retired from law practice but continued to work nationally on many election contests, including the 2000 recount in Florida. He was active in the Georgetown community, most recently for his efforts on safety concerning the O and P Streets Rehabilitation Project, where historic trolley tracks and streets stones have been refitted and replaced, along with street lamps and other curb work. Downs regularly checked on the project on the west side of Georgetown; work was completed in front of his house. He was almost known as an avid tennis player. “Tim was a dedicated man who truly cared about his community,” said Jeff Jones,

an advisory neighborhood commissioner for Downs’s district. “I found his conversations very engaging, and I enjoyed every minute I was able to spend with him. He will always be an inspiration to me.” Said another ANC member Ed Solomon: “I will miss my friend. Tim was a voice of reason on many issues in Georgetown. I sought his advice and valued his judgement.” Downs leaves his wife, Barbara; his son, Justin Downs of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three sisters, Elizabeth Collins of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Katherine Downs of Pinckney, Mich., and Sarah Downs of Orlando, Fla., as well as many devoted friends and admirers. A memorial service will be held at Dumbarton House on Sept 16; time still to be determined.

Newly Opened M&T Bank Burglarized

All banks want to attract new customers but this is ridiculous. Less than three weeks in Georgetown, the M&T Bank was broken in. Early Friday morning, Aug. 24, a burglar— and perhaps an additional one—broke into the M&T Bank at 1420 Wisconsin Ave., NW, which just opened Aug. 6. Sawing through the wall from 1422 Wisconsin Ave., NW, the burglar made an entry hole, entered the bank and then tripped the alarms at 2:08 a.m., the Metropolitan Police Department told local media. He was likely looking for the automatic teller machine. The MPD also said the crime was similar to two recent ones in Woodley Park. The person or persons who broke into the bank were gone by the time the police arrived on the scene. No cash was taken, according to police, and the bank was unoccupied. The FBI was also on the scene. ★

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he party scene in Washington changes with different administrations, and each presidency has a subtle but important influence on its degree of fun or formality. Betty Beale’s memoir, “Power at Play,” leaves the reader with an overwhelming wave of nostalgia for the good old days, because that’s how she portrays the period of four decades surrounding the Truman through Reagan administrations, when she worked as a society columnist for the Washington Star. At the peak of her popularity, Beale’s columns were reprinted in omore than 90 newspapers across the U.S. Beale’s era ended fewer than 20 years ago, but her stories of Washington society seem long ago and far away. It may have been that people had less money and fewer parties to attend during that time. It may also be that fewer wealthy women worked, and they considered that their job as a hostess was as important as their husband’s job in the upper echelons of the federal government. In any event, Beale chronicled her era with wit and intelligence. She was born into a prominent Washington family, which gave her entrée into society. During her 43-year tenure at the Star, she attended dozens of state dinners and thousands of parties with kings and congressmen, sometimes up to three or four in a single day.

Beale was gracious, but she was also ambitious and spent her party time looking for “newsmakers” to talk to. She also had a wellknown “secret” affair with Adlai Stevenson, and the demure way in which she discusses their relationship lets you know just how different that era was. Nevertheless, she was playful and fun. She wrote a column about JFK’s press secretary, Pierre Salinger, trying to tell about toddler Caroline Kennedy’s new kitten. The reporters pressed him to know which door the cat used to enter and exit the White House, a not-so-subtle reference to the gossip about JFK’s girlfriends who made clandestine visits via the “back stairs.” Beale’s favorite presidents were LBJ, Ford and Reagan, whom she said understood the importance of parties and social functions in the lives of power brokers and politicians. She criticized the Carters for not having any idea of how important these social events were to Washington politics and was aghast over the fact that they seated husbands and wives next to each other at state dinners. She wrote about the women in society who became her friends, including Claire Booth Luce, Marjorie Merriweather Post and Alice Longworth Roosevelt. Her famous male friends ranged from Salvador Dali to Ronald Reagan.

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She described the latter as “the most likeable president of the nine I have known.” Betty Beale painted a picture of a time when people appreciated and respected the importance of social camaraderie as a way to communicate and work together successfully and as a way to have fun. Her era spanned four decades and a world of change, but the one thing that she and the parade of politicians and socialites she met had in common was their apparent ability to “live in the moment,” a phrase that may best describe how to have a good time at a party. ★ Donna Evers, devers@eversco.com, is the president and broker of Evers & Co. Real Estate, the largest woman-owned and -run real estate company in the Washington metropolitan area. She is the proprietor of Twin Oaks Tavern Winery in Bluemont, Va., and a devoted student of Washington-area history.

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his summer, interior designer Zoe Feldman moved into a loft space above The Georgetowner’s office at 1054 Potomac Street from her office at 28th and M St. Her old office was only 200 square feet, barely enough space for a designer and two employees working on projects up and down the east coast. The new office has more than enough room for the three of them to stretch out, but Feldman has only just settled on what color to paint the walls—a beige color with a hint of pink—after three previous choices.

“You know, like, the shoemaker has no shoes,” she said. Feldman began her design career at Mark Hampton, working under the famed designer’s daughter, Alexa, who now runs the firm. She began her own company in 2003, and soon moved to Washington, a midpoint between New York and Florida, where she grew up. Feldman has a very approachable style. She often brings in pieces of midcentury modern furniture and contemporary art to accent more traditional spaces—fun, but elegant. “I think I’m classic enough that I think it’s relatable, but, like, fresh enough that it’s new or maybe a little inventive,” she said. When she was a child, Feldman’s parent and grandparents ran their own art gallery, sparking her interest in fine art. She finds pieces for her clients all over, but often goes to in Georgetown at Addison Ripley Fine art on Wisconsin Ave. Her other love, mid-century modern furniture, comes from having

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grown up in a home filled with it. “I guess the reason I like it is because it has become so classic,” she said. “It definitely makes a space more chic. Pop art, the same. I think really good design has tension.” Interestingly, though, Feldman does not want to be known for a signature look. “I tend not to follow formulas,” she said. “It really maintains the client’s personality, a canvas to show off who they are, as opposed to showing off who I am.” Even as an alumna of Mark Hampton, Feldman did not always embrace more traditional style. “One of the things I learned at Mark Hampton is how to design in a traditional environment,” she said. “This is a little hyperbolic, but I had never seen, like, a curtain. It was so not my style, but it became my style. Anything done well can be really beautiful. I had no problem getting into that environment and making it really beautiful for them and truly liking it, also.” Taking inspiration from everywhere, Feldman recalls one recent client who pushed her in a new direction. “I have a client who is more globally influenced. They travel. They collect things. It was really fun, because it was a smaller project, but I hadn’t had a client like that ever.” “That’s the other reason I don’t want to get pigeonholed in one specific style,” she said. “That would just bore me.”★

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The performing arts—all of them-are all about music, movements and moments that add up to magic. In our second fall prevue, we offer selective looks at the offerings on our varied stages, and venues in the realm of opera, dance, music of all sorts, as well as a rich series of spoken word events, discussions, talks, readings in prose and poetry. Sondra Radvanovsky, the great American soprano, talks about her title role in Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena”, which opens the Washington Opera season, followed by Mozart’s “Don Giovanni”. Washington Ballet Artistic Director Septime Webre talks about the company’s season opener, just in time for Halloween, of “Dracula”. We’ll look at the annual Dance Velocity events, and upcoming offer-

ings from the Washington Peforming Arts Society, and we’ll have a sampling of Washington’s musical offerings, from the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, to the Embassy Series, to the star-studded concert celebrating America’s legendary folk and people’s music man Woody Guthrie. We’ll talk about the various voices on stage, including David Sedaris and Fran Lebowitz and Frank Rich and Billy Collins at the Music Center at Strathmore, and U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Threthewey at the Library of Congress, giving her inaugural reading. The picture, we think, ends up being a mosaic of the richness of Washington’s cultural offerings in the performance arts, and in the visual arts.

Radvanovsky Takes on

THE STAR-CROSSED ‘ANNA BOLENA’ BY GARY TISCHLER

he great American soprano Sondra Radvanovsky admits she likes a challenge. She’s taking one on now as she prepares to help open the Washington National Opera’s 2012-2013 season in the title role of Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena,” a role described by critics as variously punishing and daunting. “That’s a part I’ve always wanted to do, partly because it is a real challenge, but also because I like the character, the drama that’s at work,” Radvanovsky said in a phone interview last week. “And it is a mountain, let me tell you.” At three hours plus, the classic bell canto opera is a long night out. “I’m on stage almost all of the time, and that can be really exhausting,” Radvanovsky said. “So, you have to be able to keep yourself fresh, you have to pace yourself, and you can’t let down.” “Anna Bolena” takes itself up with the latter part of the troubled Queen of England’s life, when she is in disgrace, headed for the block, rejected and dropped by King Henry VIII as he consorts with another woman, Jane Seymour. “It helps that audiences will be familiar with the characters, because there’s so much history there,” Radvanovsky said. She was an avid follower of the Showtime television series, “The Tudors,” and has done her research. “It’s a true dramatic part,” she said. “I care very much about the acting, performance part of a role, as well as the music and singing. Maria Callas is my idol in that department. It’s not always just about technique, about the perfect notes, but about singing and acting a part.” “Anna Bolena” is famous for a first-act duet which is unusual in that it’s a scene between the two rivals, Anna and Henry’s new bride-to-be. Plus, as there was in Donizetti’s “Lucia Di Lammermoor,” there is a mad scene. Radvanovsky works almost all of the time and travels overseas for roles, taking her from Italy to Austria and Germany, not to mention in American opera houses all over the country. “I know that it sounds romantic to some people, all this jetting around and eating bon bons in hotel rooms,” she said. “It’s not like that. Truth is, it can wear you out.” Some of the pressure of that kind of life is eased by the presence of her husband Duncan Lear, who is also her business manager and who travels with her. “Oh, my God, I could not do any of this without him,” Radvanovsky said. “But you know, you miss being at home, sleeping in bed, seeing our friends and neighbors, just being at home.” She is a Chicago native, who grew up in the Midwest, although she and her husband reside in Toronto. For a worldwide opera star, especially at the Metropolitan Opera, who is known for being one of the outstanding interpreter of Verdi’s heroines, especially Leonora in “Il Trovatore,” Radvanovsky seems to have an affinity for Donizetti’s work. She has performed his so-called three queens—“Anna Bolena,” “Maria Stuarda” and Queen Elizabeth in “Roberto Deveareux,” not to mention “Tosca” to great effect. Donizetti and bell canto opera preceded Verdi and Wagner, but for Radvanosky, there’s not that much difference. “It’s a challenge for the voice, and I like to take on that kind of challenge, you can aim higher, always,” she said. “And the music is purely beautiful, you’ll see, it’s a joy to sing and to act the parts.” Placido Domingo, the former WNO director and a huge opera star in his own right, was an early fan of her work. “We are great friends, he was a mentor in many ways,” Radvanovsky said. You can catch a YouTube clip of the two in concert, singing various arias and other compositions, including a turn at “Some Enchanted Evening” by Domingo. She has heard the word diva on occasion about herself. “I take it for what it is, in a good way,” she says. “To me, it’s about the work and doing it right. I don’t see myself as a grand personality or anything like that. But I play and perform them, which is wonderful to be able to do.” Sondra Radvanovsky as Anna Bolena, photo by Cade Martin

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WASHINGTON Opera Season

wo powerful works begin the Washington National Opera season with a bang, beginning with Donizetti’s moving “Anna Bolena,” a showcase for the gifted soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, beginning Sept. 15 and running through Oct. 6. Also featured are Shalva Mukeria, Sonia Ganassi and Oren Geradus, with Stephen Lawless directing and Antonello Allemandi conducting. The classic bel canto opera with a rich, dark and powerful music by Donizetti takes up the Tudor saga of Anne Boleyn in crisis during her fall from grace in the eyes of King Henry VIII, (or Enrico VIII, as Donizetti would have it) out of favor, in emotional crisis and having to deal with a new rival for the king’s affection. Long, stirring and one of the reasons for the revival and survival of bel canto, “Anna Bolena” is a perfect lift-off for the season. So is Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” which is considered by many as the greatest opera ever composed. When it comes to Mozart’s music, it’s often hard to deny the man. Mozart has combined humor with utmost seriousness of themes in his take on the tale of a rapacious Don Juan. Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov takes on the title role, with Philippe Augin directing this revival of John Pascoe’s production. “Don Giovanni” will run Sept. 20 through Oct. 13. The Oct. 13 performance will include cast members who are graduates of the WNO’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. Also on tap in December is the Celebrity Concert Series, starring Nathan Gunn, the baritone whom the New York Times described as having an “outsize authority.” Gunn will be in a recital with the WNO Orchestra, performing music by Mozart, Rossini, Sondheim and others, with Ted Sperling conducting the WNO in the Opera House on Sept. 23. In addition, the WNO’s popular (and free) Opera in the Outfield, continues with a simulcast of “Don Giovanni” in the heady atmosphere of Nationals Park Sept. 29. This annual event—which features prizes, free parking and entertainment—has the WNO partnering with the Washington Nationals, who, it should be added, remain in first place in the National League East.

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DANCE, DANCE, DANCE Above: Hemingway - Jared Nelson in “Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises.” Photo by Brianne Bland Below: Dracula 1784 - Luis R. Torres and Maki Onuki in “Dracula.” Photo by Steve Vaccariello

WASHINGTON BALLET: A VAMPIRE ARRIVES FOR HALLOWEEN

Septime Webre, artistic director of the Washington Ballet, decided to call the company’s 37th season “Seduction,” meaning that he hopes this season’s rich material and lengthened offerings in terms of time and number will seduce more patrons into attending TWB productions. But in another way, it could very definitely be a major characteristic of the season’s first production, the noted choreographer Michael Pink’s production of “Dracula”, which will be done by the Washington Ballet company under the direction of Pink, who now heads the Milwaukee Ballet Company. “It’s a very seductive production, it’s romantic and spectacular all at the same time,” Webre said in a phone interview. “We’re living in a time when vampires and all the attendant markers and history are very much a major part of our popular culture—there’s “True Blood” on HBO, there’s the “Twilight” book and film series, and all the publicity surrounding the stars, and, of course, there’s all the films, and the original novel by Bram Stoker, which comes straight out of the 19th-century romantic period, in terms of music, dance and to a degree literature.” The production dates back to the 1990s and Webre says “I’ve wanted to have this done by the company for at least 10 years now. Finally, it’s the right time.” “Dracula” will be the opener for what promises to be an exceptionally interesting season for the Washington Ballet, and just in time for Halloween. “Well, that certainly helps, don’t you think,” Webre said. “I just think it’s perfect material for a ballet, and it will be true to the source, as Pink emphasized. It’s not a ballet to merely showcase dancer, it’s meant to tell the story clearly and with dramatic effect. It’s very physical material, seductive, romantic, the look of it will be important ,too, and it has a powerful, dazzling pas de deux with Dracula and Jonathan Harker in the opening act.” Webre calls the season provocative and engaging, one which will include an extended two-week run for “Dracula” at the Kennedy Center, beginning Oct. 24. This year will also bring the annual production of “The Nutcracker.” Next year includes a ballet version of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises,” part of a new initiative called “The American Experience,” arising “out of my love of both dance and literature,” according to Webre, and makes official what began with “The Great Gatsby.”

THE 4th ANNUAL VELOCITYDC DANCE FESTIVAL

What started out as a popular showcasing of Washington area dance companies and artists that featured world class artists and groups has now become an institution. The fourth VelocityDC Dance Festival is back running at break-neck speed at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Sidney Harman Hall on Oct.18, 19, 20 and 21 after three years of sold-out performances.

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Numerous companies and individuals will perform at the festival, which was organized by a consortium of local dance-supportive arts entities which includes presenters Washington Performing Arts Society, the Shakespesare Theatre Company and Dance/MetroDC, the region’s service organization for dance. The festival is being presented in a fastpaced gala format of movement and music, hip-hop and spoken words and through its revolutionary, cutting edge styles and artist, has made Washington DC a leader as a top dance destination nation wide. Also returning is the Ramp!-to-Velocity series, put on 90 minutes before each evening performances, with excerpts from the work of up and coming young dancers and choreographers. Performances of the Ramp! Series will be held in the Forum, an intimate space on the lower level of the Harman. Individual artists and group performers for the three day festival include Dissonance Dance Theater, CityDance Conservatory, Word Dance Theater, the Uprooted Dance Theater, Gesel Mason, El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de El Salvador, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, VTDance, Urban Artistry, Flamenco Aparicio and Pastora Flamenco, The Washington Ballet Studio Company, Asanga Domask, Christopher K. Morgan and Artists, Farafina Kan, slight dance theater, the American University Dance Company, the Youth Dance Ensemble, Step Afrika!, Jane Franklin Dance, Edgeworks Dance Theater, Xuejuan Feng, Sidney Skybetter, Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, Company/E, The Washington Ballet, Farafina Kan, Rebollar Dance, Just Tap and Janaki Rangajaranm. Inquire about tickets at the Shakespeare Theatre COpany at (202) 547-1122 or at www. ShakespeareTheatre.org.

OUT OF AFRICA, FROM RUSSIA

Two at the Kennedy Center—Tradition meets contemporary edge in two diverse fall dance offerings at the Kennedy Center. First, it’s “Voices of Strength: Two Programs of Contemporary Dance and Theater byWomenfrom Africa” from a collection of female African choreographers who mix “humor, irony, poignancy and power in their work. In two Terrace Theater programs, it’s “Correspondances” and “Quartiers Libres” on Oct. 4 and then “Sombra (Shadow)” and “Madame Plaza” on Oct. 5. “Correspondances” is a duet that’s part dance, part theater and part story telling by choreographers Ketty Noel from Hait/Mali and Nelisiwe Xaba from South Africa. “Quartiers LIbres” is a solo work by Nadia Beugre from Cote d’Ivoire. In “Sombra,” Mozambique choreographer Helena Pinto explores the role of women in modern society, while “Madame Plaza” is the work of Bouchra Ouizguen from Morocco. In a more traditional vein, the wondrous Mariinsky Ballet returns to the Kennedy Center’s Opera House Oct. 16 to 21 with a production of “Cinderella,” choreographed and staged by Alexei Ratmansky, one of ballet’s prolific and hottest choreographers.

THE KENNEDY CENTER THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The season starts officially in grand style for the 82nd year with the Season Opening Ball, as the charismatic NSO and Kennedy Center music director Christoph Eschenbach conducts and world-class star violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter performs Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, headlining a varied program on Sept. 30 in the Concert Hall. The initial non-gala event for the NSO will come Oct. 4 to 6, when Eschenbach conducts mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor singing Lieberson’s “Neruda Songs” as part of a romantic program that includes works by Wagner and Tchaikovsky.

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NSO Pops

Hometown lady Roberta Flack is back in her home town with the NSO Pops Orchestra in “Roberta’s Back in Town” featuring many of her famous songs as well as songs from her new Beatles-keyed album, Oct. 25 to 27. Steven Reineke conducts the NSO Pops Orchestra with Flack, who’s famous for such hits as “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face.”

Kennedy Center’s Own Jazz Club

With the passing of the legendary Billy Taylor, the KC Jazz Club now has a new artistic advisor in Jason Moran, a young innovator who will add a new spirit to the expanding KC jazz scene. The center also has a new performance space in the center’s atrium, the Supersized Jazz Club. Performance-wise, vocalist Kurt Elling comes to the Terrace Theater on Oct. 27, while at the KC Jazz Club, now in its second decade, Mulgrew Miller and his trio, who opened the club in 2002, returns Oct. 5. Pianist and organist Dr. Lonnie Smith appears Oct. 6, and the vibrant Israeli clarinetist Anat Cohen comes to the center Oct. 19. The legendary Heath Brothers Jimmy and Albert “Tootie” appear Oct. 20. Moran and his group, The Bandwagon, appear Oct. 26.

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Two very special concerts which showcase how music can bear witness and drive and interact with social change will be hosted by the Kennedy Center. On Oct. 14, there’s “This Land Is Your Land,” an all-star concert that pays tribute to the folk singer and troubadour Woodie Guthrie, who celebrated and sang of about working people, drifters and a nation in the midst of the Great Depression. In the process, he influenced and continues to influence generations of folk and blues singers, including Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan and his own son Arlo Guthrie. Gathering together for this “Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration” include such top musicians as John Cougar Mellenkamp, Arlo Guthrie, the Old Crow Medicine Show, Tom Morello, Rosanne Cash, Judy Collins, Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and others. Coming Oct. 17 to 20, “Songs of Migration” is a musical salute to the great songs of migrants of the African continent created by trumpeter and composer Hugh Masekela, singer Sibongile Khumato and James Ngcobo. The Barbara Cook Spotlight cabaret season opens Oct. 12 at the Terrace Theater with Maureen McGovern, who transformed herself from a pop singer to a great Broadway and cabaret performer. And let’s not forget who’s getting the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Award for American Humor: Here’s Ellen, that is, Ellen DeGeneres, will get the prize Oct. 22 in the Concert Hall.

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WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY

The Washington Performing Arts Society has been the top presenter of performing arts talent, both established and rising for over 40 years, connecting with venues large and small, from the Kennedy Center to the Music Center at Strathmore to the Harman Center to the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. Highlights for the next month or so include: Israeli-born pianist Inon Barnatan kicks off the Hayes Piano Series, named after WPAS founder Patrick Hayes and his wife and with a mission to feature rising piano stars. Barnatan will be performing works by Debussy, Ades, RaVel, Britten and Schubert at the Terrace Theater Oct. 13. Also on the immediate schedule are pianist Richard Goode (Terrace Theater, Oct. 11); Rob Kaplow’s series “What Makes it Good?” with pianist Brian Ganz focusing on Chopin (Oct. 14 at Baird Auditorium); violinist Paul Huang (Terrace Theater, Oct. 25); pianist Andras Schiff (Strathmore, Oct. 30) and superstar violinist Joshua Bell (Strathmore, Nov. 1).

THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE

The Music Center at Strathmore, now in its seventh season, continues to supply performance seasons characterized by eclecticism and diversity, mixing the offerings of partners like WPAS, the National Philharmonic and the Baltimore Symphony with its own programming. The center kicks off the season with Virginia’s own and America’s own rock-out pop star Pat McGee, as in the Pat McGee band which will feature a lineup that includes members of

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McGee’s very own high school band (Sept. 28). Meanwhile, the torchy, iconic and always one-of-a-kind Patti LuPone continues the center’s American songbook series with “Matters of the Heart” (Oct. 5 and 6) in a concert of love songs featuring the works of a wide range of composers from Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim to Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Brian Wilson, Judy Collins, Dan Fogelberg, Joni Mitchell and Cyndi Lauper. On Oct. 20, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, described as “anarchic” and mind-bogglingly versatile brings the great, re-discovered ukulele to bear on music by the likes of the Who, Beethoven and Isaac Hayes. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop, brings a season prevue performance to Strathmore, with excerpts from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, “West Side Story” and Christopher Rouse’s Ku-Ka-Ilimoku” among others, with Alsop presiding and offering commentary Sept. 13. The National Philharmonic Orchestra will opens its season at the center with “Beethoven: The Power of Three” with Orli Shaham on piano and NPO director Piotr Gajewski conducting.

THE EMBASSY SERIES

Since 1994, Embassy Series founder Jerome Barry has been practicing his own form of cultural and musical diplomacy, and in the course of things, managing to create a unique and lasting Washington cultural institution. By doing what he and the Embassy Series did—a series of concerts by established and rising American and international musicians and artists performed in many of this city’s well-situated embassies, international cultural centers and residences of

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ambassadors—they managed to introduce an accumulatively large audience over time to the international community in our midst and vice versa. In the process, he also built bridges by producing concerts in such places as the Iraqi Cultural Center, the Cuban Interest Section and the Middle Eastern community reflecting their music and culture as well as receiving strong support from the European community and its traditionally Western classical music and performers. This year’s season begins at the Embassy of Latvia with the popular violinist Lorenzo Gatto, with Robert Giordano on piano on Oct. 4, followed by an Oct. 10 concert at the Embassy of Hungary, with mezzo-soprano Veronika DobiKiss and George Peachey on Piano. On Oct. 19, the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Christopher Zimmerman and with Edvinas Minkstimas on piano will perform at the Embassy of Austria. And on Oct. 31, Andre Goricare, the silent film pianist, will perform at the Embassy of Slovenia.

THE FOLGER CONSORT

The Folger Consort adds another aspect of Londonmania to our all-London summer consciousness with a return to its roots and opening its season with “London: Music from the City of Shakespeare,” Sept. 28 to 30 at the Folger Elizabethan Theatre.

THE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY

Choral Arts opens its season Oct. 21 with “La Musica Latina,” a program of Latin American music from ballads to swinging salsa and rumba music, under the baton of new director Joseph Holt, with the Choral Arts Chamber Choir at Lisner Auditorium.

THE WASHINGTON BACH CONCERT

Washington Bach Concert celebrates its 35th season with a six-concert season, beginning with “Kings and Commoners,” a selection of music commissioned for state occasions, including works by Handel and Bach on Sept. 23 at the National Presbyterian Church.

THE IN SERIES

The beyond-category institution begins its 30th anniversary season “Prelude: Songs We Love” on Sept. 29 and Oct. 1 with a program of opera, cabaret, dance and zarzuela, no less.

DUMBARTON CONCERTS

Dumbarton begins with the Vida Guitar Quartet, comprised of some of England’s finest guitarists: Bizet’s “Carmen Suite,” Turina’s “Prayer of the Bullfighter” and de Falla’s “Love, the Magician” at the Dumbarton Methodist Church in Georgetown Oct. 20.

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and he’s also a regular contributor to the New Yorker and National Public Radio. He’ll be reading from selections of his works, divulging personal recollections and answering questions from the audience. Collins and Oliver: Oct. 28, 3 p.m. Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver will share personal favorites, highlight writers from award-winning collections and celebrate Oliver’s new book, “A Thousand Mornings.” But wait, there’s more. Speaking of poetry, Natasha Tretheway, the current and 19th U.S. Poet Laureate will give her inaugural reading at the Library of Congress, Sept. 13, 7 p.m., in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Thomas Jefferson Building. The reading opens the Library’s 20122013 literary season and will kick of the 75th anniversary of the Poetry and Literature Center. Tretheway is the author of four poetry collections, including “Thrall,” her latest, and “Native Guard,” winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. At Lisner Auditorium on Sept. 20, Jeffrey Brown and Scott Simon share and debate thoughts on “Searching For Civil Dialogue in a Divided America.” On Oct. 8, Salman Rushdie, the noted novelist will share the story of how he was forced underground for more than nine years after becoming the target of a fatwah issued by Ayatollah Khomeini for his novel, “The Satanic Verses.” And, as part of the Folger Institute’s literary Pen/Faulkner series, acclaimed novelist Jeffrey Eugenides will be in a conversation with Washington Post book critic Ron Charles on Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. Eugenides is the author of critically acclaimed novels like ‘The Virgin Suicides” and “Middlesex.”★

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ometimes, we embrace culture in more forms than music, singing, dancing, the stories of plays and operas. Sometimes, all we want and need are words, in the form of readings, discussions, debates, readings, debates or conversations. Talk is becoming more and more a part of our culture scene at many venues. Museums have curator talks, theaters have conversations with directors and actors, and so on. Poetry readings have become popular in all sorts of venues. The Music Center at Strathmore is beginning a series of talks between or by noted personalities, humorists and poets in advance of the 2012 election, which moves steadily ahead in a whirlwind of debates, twitters and the commentary of experts in every medium available. There will be a trio of discussions, talks and readings in October, taking in politics, culture, satire and poetry. A State of the Union Conversation: Oct. 19, 8 p.m. Fran Lebowitz and Frank Rich, Lebowitz, outspoken, funny, sly and razor sharp is noted for her books and novels and articles in the New Yorker, her early collection of essays called “Metropolitan Life” and “Social Studies.” In 2010, a documentary on her work and life, directed by Martin Scorcese, aired on HBO. Rich was the chief drama critic of the New York Times for years and has expanded his voice to the arena of national politics and op-ed opinion pieces. Lebowitz and Rich will take a look and opine on the election race and the state of the country. An Evening With David Sedaris: Oct., 8 p.m. Sedaris is considered by many of his avid readers one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers with such best-sellers as “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” “Naked,” “When You Were Engulfed in Flames” and others

Visit www.strathmore.org for a complete calendar of strathmore performances, education events and more.

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Autumn and the Arts: Like Birds of a Feather

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There are also a number of individual artists in the spotlight this fall. At the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, a major survey of Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei will reveal the rich and varied contexts that he has continuously interwoven into his work, illuminating his ever-important cultural and sociopolitical sentiments in his sculpture, video, photography and more.

OCTOBER & NOVEMBER ART MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS

www.museum.oas.org The Ripple Effect Oct. 25 – Feb. 24, 2013 This exhibition, organized in partnership with the Washington Project for the Arts, is a multidisciplinary exhibition that will offer a sampling of social practice and collaborative works produced within the United States and Latin America. The exhibition positions contemporary artists as architects of change building creative entry points into conversations on broad social issues, while providing both poetic and concrete solutions. Through various forms, “The Ripple Effect” will critique, explore and create a space for conversations on new possibilities of place and society.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS

www.nmwa.org Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei Oct. 12 – Jan. 13, 2013 NMWA will display an enlightening showcase of photography, “Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei,” featuring a selection of portraits of women who have devoted their lives to the arts.

s the silent clouds roll in and autumn begins to weave its invisible threads around our city, galleries and museums alight in the warmth and luster now gone from the once summer sky. It’s an unmistakable but inconspicuous sensation, when the warmth we seek shifts from outdoors to inside our homes. It alters our moods, our state of mind. If summer is about the external—doing things and going places—then fall is the embodiment of the internal: thinking, reading, contemplating, wondering. This is the environment where art and thought thrives, like ice accumulating in a freezer. School begins again, a new line of fall literature sweeps in, summer blockbusters give way to art-house film fare, and we all seem to embrace our new lease on life with crisp vitality. This fall season, there are plenty of museum offerings to keep minds awhirl, from international and cross-cultural exhibits, to historical and outright beautiful installations of renowned American and international artists. The American Art Museum will show us how artists in the United States represented the impact of the Civil War and its aftermath, featuring such American masters as Winslow Homer and Frederic Church. The exhibit also coincides, perhaps coincidentally, with the opening of the Steven Spielberg-directed Lincoln biopic— another one you probably shouldn’t miss. The Art Museum of the Americas has organized a landmark group exhibition, positioning contemporary artists as architects of change, meant to critique, explore and create space for conversations on new possibilities of society through various forms. At The National Portrait Gallery, our nation’s favorite poets will get their due, as they are recognized through a survey of poetry’s history during the modern period. Everyone from Whitman, to Frost, to Hughes and Ginsberg will be present (not literally).

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Roy Lichtenstein, Look Mickey, 1961, oil on canvas, Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein, Gift of the Artist, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

High Fiber—Women to Watch 2012 Nov. 2 – Jan. 6, 2013 NMWA presents the third installment in our biennial exhibition series, “Women to Watch,” which features emerging or underrepresented artists from the states and countries in which the museum has outreach committees. This exhibition highlights the centrality of fibers and fiber techniques to contemporary artistic practice.

THE HIRSHHORN

www.hirshhorn.si.edu Ai Weiwei: According to What? Oct. 7 – Feb. 24, 2013 Ai Weiwei is one of China’s most prolific and provocative artists. Throughout his career, he has offered insights into the interrelations between art, society, and individual experience and explored such universal topics as culture, history, politics and tradition. This major survey of his work will include examples from the broad spectrum of his artistic practice, from sculpture, photography, and video to sitespecific architectural installations, and aims to reveal the rich and varied contexts that he has continuously interwoven.

AMERICAN ART MUSEUM

On view in High Fiber—Women to Watch 2012 (on view November 2, 2012-January 6, 2013):

Roy Lichtenstein will have a retrospective at the National Gallery of Art—the first major exhibition of his work since his death in 1997. The Phillips Collection will honor one of Europe’s most celebrated living artists, Per Kirkeby, with an exhibit of his paintings and sculptures. Time is on our side—these exhibits don’t open until October—so, dust off your coat, refresh your mind, and when the time comes, get out and see it all.

www.americanart.si.edu The Civil War and American Art Nov. 16 – April 28, 2013 This exhibition will examine how America’s artists represented the impact of the Civil War and its aftermath. Winslow Homer, Eastman Johnson, Frederic Church and Sanford Gifford—four of America’s finest artists of the era—anchor the show.

THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

www.npg.si.edi Poetic Likeness: Modern American Poets Oct. 12 – April 28, 2013 “Poetic Likeness” will recognize the impact of poetry in America through a survey of its history during the

modern period. The exhibition will provide a documentary record of modernist portraiture through compelling portraits—from the museum’s collection—and include extensive quotations from each poet. Additionally, audiovisual clips will show poets reading their own works. Some of the key “makers of modernism” included are Walt Whitman, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, Marianne Moore, Langston Hughes and Allen Ginsberg. Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge Nov. 16 through Aug. 18, 2013 This exhibition, the sixth installation of the Portrait Gallery’s dynamic “Portraiture Now” series, will explore the boundaries that once defined drawing and portraiture.

THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART

www.corcoran.org Enoc Perez: Utopia Nov. 10 – Feb. 10, 2013 Enoc Perez’s lushly figured paintings of modernist buildings at once exploit and question the seductions of architecture as well as painting itself. The exhibition presents two new bodies of work, one focusing on the Marina Towers in Chicago and the other a commissioned painting of the Watergate in Washington, D.C. Ivan Sigal: White Road Nov. 3 – January 27, 2013 From 1998 to 2005, American photographer Ivan Sigal traveled through Central Asia, using his camera to record the unsettled lives of Eurasians in provincial towns and cities. Taryn Simon: A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters Nov. 10 – Feb. 24, 2013 Taryn Simon produced this body of work over a four-year period (2008-2011) , during which she traveled around the world researching and recording bloodlines and their stories.

THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

www.nga.gov Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective Oct. 14 –Jan. 13, 2013 In the first major exhibition since Roy Lichtenstein’s death in 1997, more than 100 of the artist’s greatest paintings from all periods of his career will be presented along with a selection of related drawings and sculptures.

THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION

www.phillipscollection.org Per Kirkeby: Paintings and Sculpture Oct. 6 –Jan. 6, 2013 One of Europe’s most celebrated living artists, Per Kirkeby is a painter, sculptor, geologist, filmmaker, writer and poet.

Picturing the Sublime Oct.11–Jan. 13, 2013 Artists use the camera to capture the sublime beauty and human destruction of the natural world. Twelve photographs bring together iconic works by Ansel Adams and Brett Weston; contemporary examples by Edward Burtynsky, Lynn Davis, and Richard Misrach; and 19th-century pictures by Francis Frith and Carleton Watkins.

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including six full-service restaurants, four cafes and a market. And speaking of renovation, John Fulchino and Ann Cashion of Johnny’s Half Shell on Capitol Hill are renovating its 1,000-square-foot patio. There are now sunresistant ivory curtains, a 14-foot-long copper bar and 10 new cocktails. Cashion’s other restaurant, Taqueria Nacional, is moving from its Capitol Hill site to 1409 T Street, NW sometime this fall. Quick Hits: A German fast food place called Döner Bistro is opening in Adams Morgan this month. If it sounds familiar, it’s because you live in the far west 'burbs, as the first Döner Bistro is in Leesburg. Pei Wei Asian diner, a fast-casual national chain from the folks who brought you PF Chang’s, is slated to open on 18th Street, NW, in Dupont Circle. Panera Bread will open a fourth D.C. location in Chinatown at 673 H Street, NW. Matt Gray’s Amorini Panini in Penn Quarter will have a sister operation when its second location opens at 801 18th Street, NW in downtown DC in 2013. Shake Shack signed a deal to open at 9th and F Streets, NW, next to the Spy Museum, by mid-2013. The burger chain currently has locations in Dupont Circle and at Nationals Park. ★ Linda Roth Conte is president of Linda Roth Associates, Inc (LRA) specializing in making creative connections through media relations, marketing initiatives, community outreach and special events for the hospitality industry. Contact Linda at (703) 4172700 or linda@lindarothpr.com. Visit her web site at www.lindarothpr.com

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Your Dining Guide to Washington DC’s Finest

1789 RESTAURANT

1226 36th St. NW 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. www.1789restaurant.com

BANGKOK JOE’S

3000 K St. NW (One block from Georgetown AMC Loews Georgetown 14) Georgetown introduces Washington’s first “Dumpling Bar” featuring more than 12 varieties. Come and enjoy the new exotic Thai cuisine inspired by French cooking techniques. Bangkok Joe’s is upscale, colorful and refined. Absolutely the perfect place for lunch or dinner or just a private gathering. www.bangkokjoes.com

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BISTRO FRANCAIS

3124-28 M St. NW 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. Our specialties include our famous Poulet Bistro (tarragon rotisserie chicken), Minute steak Maitre d’Hotel (steak and pomme frit¬es), Steak Tartare, freshly pre¬pared seafood, veal, lamb and duck dishes and the best Eggs Benedict in town. In addition to varying daily specials. www.bistrofrancaisdc.com

BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR

1736 Wisconsin Ave. NW Come and see for yourself why Bistrot Lepic, with its classical, regional and contemporary cuisine, has been voted best bistro in D.C. by the Zagat Guide. And now with its Wine bar, you can enjoy “appeteasers”, full bar service, complimentary wine tasting every Tuesday and a new Private Room. The regular menu is always available. Open everyday. Lunch & Dinner. Reservations suggested. www.bistrotlepic.com

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CLYDE’S OF GEORGETOWN

3205 K St. NW A Georgetown tradition for over 40 years, this friendly neighborhood restaurant/saloon features fresh seafood, burgers, award-winning ribs and specialty salads & sandwiches. Daily lunch & dinner specials. Late night dining (until midnight Sun.-Thu., 1am Fri.-Sat.) Champagne brunch served Sat. & Sun. until 4pm Open Mon.-Thu. 11:30am - 2am Fri.Sat. 11:30am - 3am. Sun 11am.2am. Kids’ Menu Available. Overlooking the new Georgetown Waterfront Park ChadwicksRestaurants.com

One Washington Circle. NW Washington, DC 22037 Circle Bistro presents artful favorites that reflect our adventurous and sophisticated kitchen.

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The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, Washington, D.C. 3100 South Street, NW, Degrees Bistro features a traditional French bistro menu with an innovative cocktail and wine list. The restaurant design complements the industrial chic style of The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown, and welcomes diners to unwind in the simple, modern comfort of a neighborhood eatery while enjoying a savory lunch or dinner at the hip bar or in one of the stylish banquettes. www.ritzcarlton.com/ georgetown (202) 912-4110

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(The Latham Hotel) 3000 M St. NW Internationally renowned chef and restaurateur Michel Richard creates magic with fresh and innovative American-French Cuisine, an exceptional wine list and stylish ambiance. Open for Dinner. Valet parking. www.citronelledc.com

3236 M St. NW 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. www.clydes.com

CAFE BONAPARTE

1522 Wisconsin Ave. NW Captivating customers since 2003, Café Bonaparte has been dubbed the “quintessential” European café featuring award winning crepes & arguably the “best” coffee in D.C.! Other can’t miss attractions are, the famous weekend brunch every Sat. and Sun. until 3pm, our late-night weekend hours serving sweet and savory crepes until 1 a.m., Fri-Sat evenings and the alluring sounds of the Syssi & Marc jazz duo every other Wed. at 7:30pm. We look forward to calling you a “regular” soon! www.cafebonaparte.com (202) 333-8830

DAILY GRILL

1310 Wisconsin Ave. NW Reminiscent of the classic American Grills, Daily Grill is best known for its large portions of fresh seasonal fare including Steaks & Chops, Cobb Salad, Meatloaf and Warm Berry Cobbler. Open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.Visit our other locations at 18th & M Sts NW and Tysons Corner. www.dailygrill.com

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1063 Wisconsin Ave., NW Filomena is a Georgetown landmark that has endured the test of time for almost a quarter of a century. Our old-world cooking styles & recipes brought to America by the early Italian immigrants, alongside the culinary cutting edge creations of Italy’s foods of today, executed by our award winning Italian Chef. Try our spectacular Lunch buffet on Fri. & Saturdays or our Sunday Brunch, Open 7 days a week for lunch & dinner. www.filomena.com (202) 338-8800

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1054 31st St. NW Lovers of seafood can always find something to tempt the palette at the Sea Catch Restaurant & Raw Bar. Sea Catch offers fresh seafood “simply prepared” in a relaxed atmosphere. Overlooking the historic C&O Canal, we offer seasonal fireside and outdoor dining. Private party space available for 15 - 300 Complimentary parking Lunch Mon. -Sat. 11:30am -3pm Dinner Mon.-Sat. 5:30pm -10pm Closed on Sunday Happy Hour Specials at the Bar Mon. - Fri. 5-7pm www.seacatchrestaurant.com (202) 337-8855

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n a bitter and chilly night, nothing soothes the soul quite like a toasty warm cocktail. Cold days are not the norm in Washington during August and September, but I spent the majority of this summer in the winter of the Southern hemisphere, where I experienced plenty of recent nippy winter evenings that were heated up with a hot toddy. In Cusco, Peru, the days are filled with brilliant blue skies and powerful rays of sun due to its altitude of over 11,000 feet in the Andes. Once the sun goes down, the historical city center is illuminated with golden streams of floodlights, and the mercury drops to a brisk spot in the low 50s. While the tourist bars and salsa clubs near Plaza des Arms and San Blas get packed with party-goers downing pisco sours and Cusquena beers, my friend Suzanne introduced me to a mellow locals-only spot tucked away on a side street where we quenched our thirst and warmed our spirits with a steaming pitcher of coca tea and pisco. This combination blends two of the most popular beverages in Peru. Coca tea or mate de coca, is an herbal tea brewed with leaves from the coca plant, which is grown throughout Northwest South America. The tea can be made by steeping raw coca leaves or commercially made tea bags in boiling water. This Andean beverage has an earthy flavor similar to green tea but with a sweeter finish. The beverage has many beneficial effects. It is often recommended to combat the effects of altitude sickness. During my months in the Andes, I found no matter what my ailment –

cough, sore throat, hangover – the locals would convincingly advise me, “Drink coca tea!” Or, you can skip the drinking altogether and just chew on the raw coca leaves like many native Andean people do. The tea also works as a stimulant, for it is brewed from the same leaves that are used to make cocaine. Hence, it is illegal to import or sell in the U.S., although I found a few websites, including Amazon.com, where the tea bags were available. Pisco, which is the national drink of Peru, is a clear white spirit distilled from grapes that dates back to the 16th century. It is considered a brandy and has a distinctive grape flavor. According to SouthAmericanFood.com, there are numerous explanations for how this brandy got its name. Some say that the word comes from the Quechuan word ‘pisqu’, which was the name of a bird found in the Inca valley region of Peru. Another theory is that it is named after the town of Pisco, a port city where pisco was shipped to Lima as well as popularized by sailors. The name is also said to come from the large pre-Colombian clay pots, called piscos that are used to ferment the grapes. When mixed together to make “Te Macho” the coca and pisco combination results in a steamy yet potent tipple. Not being one who likes sugary cocktails I found this drink to be delightfully refreshing. The homey and robust tea combines brilliantly with the subtle sweetness and woodsy spice of the pisco. Soon after my excursion with Suzanne, I discovered that the pisco and coca tea formula was a popular way for locals to enjoy their national beverage and stay snug in their unheated homes. I spent many frosty evenings in the rural town of Huasao sipping pitchers of te macho with my Shaman, Illapa, his brother, Fernando, and their various followers. This easy-going down-to-earth punch, along with the company, had such a comforting and uplifting effect, that soon I felt like I had a home away from home. ★

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Countryside Real Estate Roundup BY A RI P OS T

ight now is an incredible confluence of events in the real estate world. Prices of homes seem to have bottomed out in 2011 and are expected to increase slowly over the next five years. Mortgage rates are also at an all-time low with 30-year fixed rates at under 4 percent. This situation has turned itself into a solid opportunity for those looking to invest in second homes in the Virginia and Maryland countryside. Real estate development companies that specialize in country living are holding onto steady and well-priced properties that offer the same low-cost, low-mortgage benefits as the rest of the country, inside a radius of which Washington residents can take full advantage. Within a 30-minute to three-hour drive of the city, sprawling country and waterfront estates are waiting to be bought up. From Keswick, to Middleburg, to the foothills of West Virginia and Maryland, it’s a great time to get a foothold in countryside real estate.

MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA

Middleburg is a great place to start looking. The Virginia countryside has long been a favorite area for Washingtonians’ interest in country living. Renowned for its prominence in the horse world with its several hunts, horse farms, and abundant open countryside, the area draws worldwide interest.

There is also some worthy real estate news for the Middleburg area. Thomas Anderson, president of Washington Fine Properties, has announced that his brokerage firm, long regarded for its luxury market success here in the Capital Region, will now operate their brokerages in Middleburg and Washington, Virginia as Washington Fine Properties. “I’m so excited about this,” says Anderson. “I’ve been doing this for 30 years and I know the upper end market very well. This change allows us to offer our clients in Middleburg and the Virginia countryside maximum exposure for their farms and properties through the direct connection to Washington Fine Properties.” Anderson, who has worked with the wellknown Middleburg firm Armfield, Miller & Ripley founding partners Gloria Armfield, Carole Miller, and Ruth Ripley for over 25 years, is honored to now be heading the firm. Washington is the primary feeder market for the Middleburg area, and this merger of Washington Fine Properties’ offices is meaningful in further strengthening the bond between these complementary locations. “Everyone knows it’s not only quite special and important in terms of being perhaps the greatest hunt country territory in America,” he says, “but for the sheer beauty of its remarkably

Middleburg, Va.

undisturbed landscape.” Helen MacMahon, of the Middleburgbased Sheridan-MacMahon Realtors, is also optimistic with the direction of the market. “People are surprised that what they thought were low offers are being accepted,” she says. “Things are also being priced correctly. That’s why there are so many places under contract now.” MacMahon is anticipating new inventory this fall, as buyers and sellers settle in from the summer. Yet August, she admits, “has been crazy—we’ve had more properties go under contract in the last six weeks than in I don’t know how long.”

KESWICK ESTATES KESWICK, VIRGINIA

Sitting on 600 acres, Keswick Hall is a sprawling country estate in the lush foothills of Keswick, Va., perhaps one of the best-kept secrets on the East Coast. With the very best of comfort and accommodations, couples spa treatments, exceptional wines both local and international, and world-class cuisine, Keswick Hall brings together all the luxuries of the world’s finest resorts with the distinct character of the Virginia region. They also have a large handful of estates and homes for sale in their private

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neighborhood—perfect for those who want to live in the lap of quiet luxury. With over thirty available lots available, the prices range from the $300,000 to the $650,000 range—well under the million-dollar mark. For the remarkable beauty of the area and the world class amenities just down the street, these houses are worth considering, and now is a good time for a few reasons. “I can say that right now we are in the process of evaluating the master plan for Keswick Hall and the club itself,” says principle realtor

Jeff Galanti, who works for Riverstone Properties, the firm that acquired the Keswick Hall Estate from Orient Express last year. “While the results are still to be determined, we will be enhancing the property, which will certainly add value to those lots and homes. I’d say it’s better to get in before these things happen rather than after, when prices will likely go up.” To get an idea of what Riverstone will be planning with Keswick Hall, Galanti points to the firm’s other resorts for a portfolio. Among others, the firm owns the Jefferson Hotel in

Richmond, and Kiawa Island Golf Resort in South Carolina, where they just had the PGA championship. Thomas Jefferson called this area of the country the “Eden of the United States,” and Keswick Hall holds true to this claim.

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Conveniently located on Route 15 in the scenic Route 50 corridor, near to the shops and restaurants of historic Leesburg and Middleburg and within minutes of Dulles Airport and Tysons Corner, Creighton Farms is a community for those who don’t want the luxury and privacy of a first-rate community without having to drive an hour outside the city. Creighton Farms also has a large handful of luxury home sites with dramatic views of woods, meadows, mountain ranges or their gold course. The sweeping vistas, style and club community are available as a limited edition for most homeowners.

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LUNGevity’s Musical Celebration of Hope Gala LUNGevity’s Musical Celebration of Hope Gala is a celebration of the hope and promise of science and improvements in survivorship. The evening will gather business leaders, policy decision makers, dignitaries, and pioneers in lung cancer research. Mellon Auditorium. Call 202302-4327.

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Wolf Trap Ball Each year, the immense Filene Center stage is transformed into a magical setting. The Ball is the Foundation’s largest fundraiser and all proceeds benefit Wolf Trap’s arts and education programs. Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park. For more information please call 703-255-4030 or email events@wolftrap.org. AFTER DARK @ THEARC The event supports 11 nonprofit groups with programs benefitting the residents of Anacostia, including Building Bridges Across The River and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington. Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus. Call 202-889-5901.

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Suitsupply Celebrates 3rd U.S. Store Opening BY R OB E RT DEVANEY Suitsupply opened its third U.S. store Aug. 30; the others are in New York and Chicago. Next to the Four Seasons Hotel at 2828 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., at the corner of M and 29th Streets, the store showed off its affordable and custom men’s clothing and celebrated with food, such as hamburger and crab cake sliders, from the hotel, Dutch-inspired drinks and Heinekens and DJ-driven music that included Michael Jackson. The well-dressed crowd of guys and a few of their gals checked out the bright and smarty arranged retail space that features a tailor in the center of the shop, ready to fit your suit while you wait. The Amsterdam-headquartered men’s clothing company combines nicely priced suits (compared with traditional leaders such as Armani) with attention to detail and service -- and outfitted the Dutch Olympic team for the London Games.

Mitchell & Gold Showcases Tina Palmer’s Art

BY M ARY BIR D On Aug. 29 fans of artist Tina Palmer were fortunate not only to view her newest art at Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, with a more than generous 30% of sales donated to the Washington Humane Society, but also to sample some of the best gallery food ever provided by Purple Onion Catering, an all “people food” event including the chocolate doggie bones. Tony Cord recognized all those who contributed to this special event honoring an artist whose work was selected for the model condo at Trump World Tower in Manhattan.

Artist Tina Palmer with biggest fan Tony Cord Suitsupply founder and CEO Fokke De Jong, D.C. government’s Elizabeth Webster and Floor “Fleur” Enneking, store stylist for Suitsupply.

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BY JEFF M AL ET Bessie Phillips receives the Marion Bryce Award for Volunteer Service from Michael Kahn, the Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company, at the Sidney Harman Hall in Washington on Aug. 23.

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Artist Tina Palmer with biggest fan Tony Cord Suitsupply founder and CEO Fokke De Jong, D.C. government’s Elizabeth Webster and Floor “Fleur” Enneking, store stylist for Suitsupply.

Rebecca Scotland, Ty Nguyen

Suitsupply buyer Nina Sangh helped to serve the champagne.

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Marion Bryce Award

2012 POLO MATCH & LUNCHEON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

VIPolo Club | 21515 Trappe Road | Upperville, Virginia Luncheon begins at 1:00 p.m. | Polo match to follow

Benefit for the NATIONAL SPORTING

LIBRARY & MUSEUM

Thomas La Fontaine (1915 - 2007), Polo at Cirencester, reproduced with permission of the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children - www.LaFontaineArtist.com

For information about sponsorship opportunities and ticket prices, please contact Holly Johnson at holly@webstergroupinc.com or 202.741.1294. ABOUT THE NSLM The National Sporting Library and Museum located in Middleburg, Virginia, is dedicated to preserving and sharing the literature, art and culture of equestrian and field sports. Founded in 1954, the institution has over 24,000 books dating from the 16th - 21st centuries. The John H. Daniels Fellowship program supports the research of visiting scholars. The Museum, a newly renovated and expanded historic building on the Library campus, houses exhibits of American and European fine animal and sporting art. Information is shared through exhibitions, lectures, seminars, publications and special events. The NSLM is open to researchers and the general public. For more information about the National Sporting Library and Museum, please visit www.nsl.org.

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