Georgetowner's August 20, 2014 Issue

VOLUME 60 NUMBER 22

AUGUST 20 – SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

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EDTECH INNOVATOR & Back-to-School Gizmos Christianne Ricchi From Tuscany to D.C.

Bunny Mellon Estate On the Market

Chadwick's To Close,

To Be Replaced by Mr. Smith's

R.I.P: Richard McCooey

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Photos and Text by Jeff Malet www.maletphoto.com 1. Elizabeth Park performs a jump (saute de chat) at Bowen McCauley Dance’s “Summer Dance Intensive” master class in Silver Spring Md. on August 15.

2. Musician 1st Class Sarah L. Tietsort of the U.S. Navy Sea Chanters sings Disney’s “Let it Go” during the Navy Band’s popular summer “Concerts on the Avenue” series at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington D.C. on June 17.

3-4. Pro-Palestine and Pro-Israel protestors held competing demonstrations in front of the White House over recent hostilities in Gaza, on August 9.

5. One of the shortest professional tennis players on the circuit, Kurumi Nara of Japan used her entire 5’1” frame to return a volley at the Citi Open at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. on July 30.

Nara finished the tournament as runner-up in both women’s singles and doubles.

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6. Former President Carter was among those who donated their Future Farmers of America jackets to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in a special donation ceremony on July 25. The FFA jackets will be part of the museum’s upcoming business history exhibition, “American Enterprise,” opening July 2015.

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CONTENTS NE W S D.C. Scene 4 Calendar 5 Town Topics 8 Editorial/Opinion 9 New Citizens at Dumbarton House 10 Business 11 All Things Media 12 Who Lives Here 13 Featured Property 2

COV E R S T OR Y 14

EverFi: EdTech Innovator; Back-to-School Gizmos

FOOD & WI N E 18

Dining Guide 19 Christianne Ricchi 20 Cocktail of the Month

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I N C OU N TRY 21

Bunny Mellon Estate

WA N D ERGOLF 24

Groundhog Day at Caledonia

D I R E CT ORY 26

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UP & COMING AUGUST 23

Georgetown Family Festival Dumbarton House invites you to a weekend full of events that are fun for the whole family. Programs include, Georgetown walking tours, ice cream making, a Dolley cake and Federal period games and crafts. Events begin Saturday, August 23rd at 10am and conclude Sunday, August 24th at 4pm. Admission to the museum is free this weekend.

To learn more email info@dumbartonhouse. org. Dumbarton House; 2715 Q St., NW.

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D.C. School Beautification Day Each year, thousands of volunteers organize classrooms, plant gardens and spruce up buildings to make sure they are ready for the first day of school. Additional details about the day will be sent to registered volunteers closer to the event. For questions, call (202) 719-6601, or e-mail dcps.beautificationday@dc.gov Rose Park Free Movie Night Watch the famous classic movie “ET” with your kids. Bring lawn chairs and blankets.

Food will be available. Movie begins at 8pm. 26th and O Streets, NW.

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Dolley Day Celebrate Dolley Madison’s visit to Dumbarton House 200 years ago during the Burning of Washington. Tickets will be sold at $10 per person. For more information, visit dumbartonhouse.org. 2715 Q St. NW.

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Disney’s “Frozen” Free movie night, Disney’s “Frozen,” at Rose Park, 26th and O Streets, NW; courtesy of Jim Bell and Beasley Real Estate.

Bring friends; bring a picnic.

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Fabulous 1940s Party Featuring Doc Scantlin’s Palmettos, cocktails

by Catoctin Creek, wines by Fabbioli Cellars and Willowcroft, and food by Magnolias at the Mill. Ticket includes an evening of music and dancing, two drink tickets, and hors d’oeuvres. 1940s style attire welcome, but not required. Tickets are $95. To learn more visit oatlands.org.

Oatlands Historic House and Gardens 20850 Oatlands Plantation Ln.; Leesburg, VA.

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Eating Local: Feeding the Urban Estate — Monthly Garden & House Tours For almost 200 years, onsite food production was a central part of life at Tudor Place.

From the Smokehouse to the gardens, the estate helped sustain its owners and servants. This garden tour highlights the essential functions of the garden. The food and agriculture theme extends into the mansion, where garden tools, cookbooks and domestic utensils complement an afternoon tour.

Choose a tour of Garden, House, or both with a leisurely cafe lunch in between.

Garden Tour: 10:30; House Tour: 12:30.

Tickets range from $8-15. To learn more, visit tudorplace.org. 1644 31st St. NW.

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YPFP’s Affairs of State Gala Young Professionals in Foreign Policy’s” (YPFP) annual Affairs of State Gala is D.C.’s premier event for young professionals working in international relations and foreign affairs. We’ll be celebrating ten years of YPFP’s

Take an OM Break - Yoga at the Library Take an Om Break at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library for a variety of yoga classes taught by teachers from Yoga Activist. The Georgetown Neighborhood Library is accepting RSVPs for all August classes.

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Book Hill Fall Art Walk Nine galleries will host an evening stroll and launch their fine art exhibitions Friday, September 12 from 6-8 p.m. on Book Hill along Wisconsin Avenue. The Georgetown Galleries on Book Hill is an association composed of nine fine art galleries located on upper Wisconsin Avenue in the art and antiques district of Georgetown. To learn more, visit georgetowngalleries.com.

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Taste of Georgetown The annual Taste of Georgetown celebrates its 21st year on Saturday, September 13 from noon to 5 p.m with creative tastes from more than 35 of the neighborhood’s best restaurants, as well as an expansive Craft Beer & Wine Pavilion and live entertainment. For the first time in the event’s history, the Taste will move from Wisconsin Ave. to K St., along the scenic Georgetown Waterfront. To learn more, visit tasteofgeorgetown.com

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Major Construction: Duke Ellington, Hyde-Addison, Rose Park, Old Georgetown Theater Besides the dumpsters and service vehicles constantly lined up for house renovations across

Georgetown, major projects have gotten underway that involve schools, parkland and an old theater.

Duke Ellington School of the Arts is closed until September 2016 for redesign, renovation and additions. It is surrounded by a painted plywood barrier. The $82-million project will expand the historic school -- built in 1898 and originally known as Western High School -- to 294,900 square feet. The interior of the school will contain an atrium and a new 850-seat theater as well as a rooftop classroom and limiteduse space. Its main portico will be preserved.

November,” according to placards placed on park fences by the D.C. Parks & Recreation Department and the D.C. Department of General Services.

The playground, tot lot, basketball court and recreation center, including restrooms, are closed. The tennis courts remain open as does the ball field along P Street. The tennis courts will close in late September for two weeks of resurfacing. For more details, contact David Abrams of the Friends of Rose Park at jake. chase@juno.com.

Demolition and rehab work has begun on the old Georgetown Theater property with its iconic “Georgetown” neon vertical sign.

Construction workers inside the Old Georgetown Theater. PHOTO BY PAUL SIMKIN Duke Ellington School Construction Wall Work on the addition for Hyde-Addison Elementary Public School has begun. Here, in part, is what the D.C. Department of General Services has said: “This project involves the construction of an addition to Hyde Elementary that will consist of approximately 9,500 feet of additional space as well as a Phase 1 modernization of the existing Hyde school. It is contemplated that the addition will house a ‘Gymatorium,’ a media center and building service space (i.e., additional bathrooms, custodial and circulation space). This project will NOT include interior renovations of the Addison building. Site work will be directed at conserving the existing parking availability, preserving existing playground areas and circulation management. Due to the historic significance of the school and surrounding neighborhood, this project requires presentation of the proposed design to the Old Georgetown Board, the Commission on Fine Arts and the State Office of Historic Preservation.”

Part of Rose Park at 26th and O Streets is closed for reconstruction “until sometime in

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PHOTO BY PAUL SIMKIN Owner and architect Robert Bell contacted the Georgetowner concerning the upcoming reconstruction on the building at 1351 Wisconsin Ave., NW: “I will be removing the old sign and having it rebuilt by the original manufacturer -- Jack Stone Signs -- who still has all the templates and parts.

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Love Locks Clipped Off Key Bridge Love locks which were showing up on the railing of Key Bridge which links Georgetown and Arlington were cut off the structure last week by the District Department of Transportation.

While Washington, D.C., may not want to look like it is antiromantic, the padlocks are seen as damaging to the bridge over the long term.

“We are all about love—a nice bridge is love, a working bridge is love—but we are going to have to take them down,” DDOT spokesperson Reggie Sanders told WJLA. “It is an aesthetic problem as well.”

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EDITORIAL/ OPINON

Dump the Dumpsters

Love Locks Lost

If you have been traveling around Georgetown within the last several months, you may have thought to yourself that there seems to a lot of dumpsters here -- from 36th to 26th Street.

Well, you are right: it is time to rein in the proliferation of these giant metal boxes which steal parking spaces for months, are an eyesore and are used by others for a trash toss. At $150 a pop for six months to the District government, that’s just about free for million-dollar renovators.

It is time to review the requirements and fees for such usage.

At the same time, let’s look at how many service vans simply line up along the street for work at one home. Last week, 31st Street near Christ Church looked ridiculous: at least three Harvey Hottel vans in a row plus other vehicles at both sides of the street -- and, of course, a longsitting dumpster. Work on the other side of town at Prospect House and Halcyon House is kept to a low roar and annoyance by the smart use of dump trucks. All over town, there are workers’ vehicles, simply parked near a project. A parking ticket for my guys? No problemo. That’s part of the bill, Mr. & Mrs. Homeowner.

Let’s hope the September meeting of the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission gets a handle on all of this. Otherwise, let’s simply dump the dumpsters.

After 36 years I can’t quite remember her face, but I know it was beautiful and I know my locker combination was 23–13–12. The last day of senior year we tossed the textbooks. I grabbed my mix tapes and she grabbed her tube of Bonnie Bell Lip Smackers gloss. We both took our Master locks. It was the beginning of what was to be the greatest summer on earth before moving away to college. We were to be in love forever. We snapped those locks to a pipe on a little bridge near the lake in Evanston and promised “forever” to each other. I think we were able to keep “forever” going for about five weeks.

When my father died a year ago, I went back home and went to the bridge.

The locks were still there. I tried the combination and it opened as easily as it did the day we locked it.

The District last week lopped-off about ten “Love Locks” from the Key Bridge in the name of public safety. As a member of the grownup world I suppose I can logically understand the argument for why they had to go, but sometimes it makes real sense in a world filled with daily reminders of hate to have a few

Jack Evans Report token nods to the best of what we still have within us.

The District was tone-deaf to what those few padlocks stood for in their grand scheme of running a metropolis.

A simple act such as placing a small wrought-iron heart in Percy Park where lovers can leave their locks and commit to “forever” would go a long way in demonstrating that while safety comes first, love can certainly be a close second.

Mayor’s Race: Washington, D.C., Progressive City

BY MARK PLOTKIN

Jim Hudson was present at the creation.

By that, I mean he was an active participant in the first mayoral election for Washington, D.C., in 1974.

Hudson was a close and trusted adviser to Mayor Walter Washington, who was appointed mayor by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967. The District was granted limited sovereignty after Congress passed the Home Rule Act in 1973. A provision of the law specified that elections were to be held for mayor and the 13-member District Council.

Washington faced Clifford Alexander in the very first race for mayor. Washington beat Alexander. But what Hudson stressed to me in a recent conversation was that no mayor has ever been elected in D.C. without being a Progressive.

Washington and Alexander proudly wore the Progressive mantle. Every mayor since would embrace that moniker. Marion Barry, Sharon Pratt Dixon, Tony Williams, Adrian Fenty and Vincent Gray. Hudson is a sage observer of the D.C. political scene. He has been a major fundraiser and strategist for most D.C. candidates. He is an ardent sup-

porter of Muriel Bowser, and he is a good and loyal friend of mine. (Don’t hold that against him.)

Hudson’s main point is, above all, this is a Progressive city. All you have to do is look at the staggering numbers Progressive presidential candidates have racked up every four years since 1964. The current president outdoes all of them with 92 percent and 91 percent in 2008 and 2012, respectively.

Hudson believes that Bowser is in that Progressive tradition and thus will win easily. In fact, he estimates she will win by 25 points. Bowser will never win any contest for charisma. Yet in Hudson’s view by inclination, ideology and philosophy, Bowser is in tune and in sync with the D.C. electorate.

His not too subtle inference is that David Catania is not. Nowhere is that more apparent in my view than Catania’s selection of his campaign chair, Sharon Ambrose.

Ambrose is a former Council member from Ward 6. No one would ever accuse her of being a Progressive. Before being elected to the District Council, she served as chief staff member to non-Progressive council-

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members, Betty Ann Kane and John Ray. Kane was the only member of the council to vote against a moratorium on condo conversion and Ray eagerly sought to do away with rent control. By picking Ambrose to lead his campaign, Catania is sending a clear signal of his political leanings and posture.

Watch for Bowser to tie Catania to antiProgressive stands. His opposition to paid sick leave comes immediately to mind.

Bowser will seek to portray Catania as alien to the political tradition of this Progressive town. It is probably her strongest card to play.

What Bowser lacks in personal appeal, she hopes will be more than compensated for by claiming that she “is one of us.”

To Progressive African-Americans and Progressive whites and Hispanics, Bowser wants you to know and believe she fits, while Catania definitely and deliberately does not.

Mark Plotkin has been writing about the mayor’s race for the Georgetowner and will be doing so until the election in November.

He is a political analyst and contributor to BBC on American politics.

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The New School Year in Ward 2

BY JACK EVANS

It’s hard to believe that the first day of school in the District is coming up next week. You read that right. Monday, August 25th marks the beginning of another school year for our students. The new school year always makes me reflect on the state of our schools, and think about where we still need to go.

Two years ago, Francis-Stevens and Garrison Elementary School in Ward 2 were on a list of proposed schools to close. I joined with parents, teachers, neighbors and many other members of the community to object to closing these two important Ward 2 neighborhood schools. I’m proud that we were able to keep those schools open and I’m happy to report that both schools are continuing to thrive.

Francis-Stevens School, now the School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens, has seen huge enrollment growth in the last year, only highlighting the importance of keeping that school open for the neighborhood. The school community is working hard to foster that neighborhood impact and recently announced its inaugural community auction, organized by the school’s Home & School Association, which will take place on October 18.

Positive school news extends to Georgetown as well, as the first phase of the expansion and modernization at Hyde-Addison is underway!

Our schools here in Ward 2 are strong and getting stronger, but there’s always more we can do to help. I’ll just highlight two opportunities for residents to get involved with the important work of enhancing our schools. This Saturday, August 23 is the D.C. Public Schools’ annual Beautification Day from 9am-1pm at schools all across the city. You can still sign up to help online at bit.ly/BDay2014.

The other opportunity for people to get involved is by joining the Ward 2 Education Network. The ‘Ed Network’ is a group of concerned parents and community members who advocate for strong Ward 2 schools, share information with fellow communities members and provide public comment on proposed education policies. You can learn about the work they are doing and their upcoming meetings by contacting the group at W2EdNetwork@gmail.com.

Education continues to be an important issue for me and I will work vigorously on the Council to continue the improvements we’ve seen in our schools. In addition to improving school quality and modernizing our facilities, I will continue to work to support school libraries, as well as art, music and physical education classes in our schools. I will also work to expand middle school seats within our ward and push to explore the feasibility of a full-scale public high school right here in Ward 2.

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The Emotion of Becoming an American Citizen

BY GARY TISCHLER | PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAUL SIMKIN

These days, if you want to talk about immigration, or naturalization, or American citizenship, people are likely to get angry.

Immigration, long a feverish political issue, discussed in terms of amnesty or no amnesty, has become a flashpoint topic that divides the country politically. Several presidents and legislatures have failed to come together on solutions. Recently, a huge influx of illegal immigrants coming from Central American countries has added fuel to the flames of the debate.

All this bellicosity, anger, and paralysis has obscured something essential about the United States. Everybody still wants to come here, live here, work here, and in astounding numbers, wants to

become a citizen. Immigration and naturalization occurs every day and every year, in simple, and quite emotional, occasions all over the country. It’s an ongoing process that appears to be little noticed in all the media and political tumult.

In 2012, by May, some 500,000 people from all parts of the world had become citizens through the process of naturalization.

Some 600,000 have done so so far this year.

Every year, there are special occasions for large naturalization events, celebrating the long standing virtues of the United States¬— that this is a place where—not always, but most of the time—the door has been open for people from elsewhere in the world.

On Aug. 1, 25 children from countries all over the world received citizenship certificates by dint of the fact that their parents had already become citizens. The event was held in the North Garden at Dumbarton House (its director Karen Daly is shown below at a podium) on Q Street with the help of staff from the U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services, and was hosted in conjunction with the D.C. region’s Star-Spangled Summer War of 1812 Commemorative programming.

This was not a political event, but rather a celebration of proud children and proud parents who had become citizens of the U.S. They came from El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Togo and Vietnam.

Naturalization events, in which immigrants pledge allegiance to the United States, after passing tests on American history and government, civics and English, were held in large numbers all over the country on the Fourth of July. On September 17, which is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, similar events will be held at military bases, national parks, presidential libraries and historic sites, including Faneuil Hall in Boston; Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park; National Monument in Grand Junction, Colo.; the Harry Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Mo.; the National Archives in Washington, D.C.; the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas; Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, and others.

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Restaurateur Richard McCooey Dies

Restaurateur Richard McCooey -- founder of 1789 Restaurant, the Tombs and F. Scott’s -- died Aug. 6 at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut. He suffered from cancer.

McCooey graduated from Georgetown University in 1952 and had the idea of a formal restaurant and student rathskeller for the school, while he was a college student. In 1962, that dream was realized when 1789 and the Tombs opened. “I always wanted to open a restaurant near Georgetown University since my freshman year there,” McCooey told the

Georgetowner a few years ago.

One of the original founders of the Georgetown Business Association, McCooey sold his iconic Georgetown restaurants -- at the corner of 36th and Prospect Streets -- to Clyde’s Restaurant Group in 1985.

McCooey collected art since college and worked with Clyde’s John Laytham in art and collectibles for many of Clyde’s restaurants.

Opening Persona Studios after selling 1789, Inc., McCooey and his wife Karen designed restaurants -- including several Clyde’s around the area as well as Union Street Cafe in Alexandria, Va., the Polo Club at the Marriott Grand Aurora Hotel in Moscow, Russia, and others.

Born Oct. 14, 1930, in New York City, McCooey was the third of four brothers, the fourth being his twin. After his father died and his mother later remarried, the family moved from Brooklyn to Bronxville, N.Y. McCooey attended Brooklyn Prep and then Iona Prep.

After Georgetown University, he was a lieutenant in the Air Force. Leaving the service, McCooey worked in the advertising world. It was then that he sunk almost all his money into 1789 and the Tombs. In 1990, he married Karen Magnier McCooey at Holy Trinity Church, a block from 1789.

By the way, if anyone asks, why the name “1789”? That was the year the Federal government was established, Georgetown University founded and Georgetown, Md., incorporated.

And “The Tombs”? Inspired by T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.” In it, “Bustopher Jones, The Cat About Town” likes

to lunch at the tomb. (Add to that McCooey’s nickname in the Air Force: “Bustopher Cat.”) As for the now private club, F. Scott’s, it is named after author F. Scott Fitzgerald, a distant cousin of Francis Scott Key, a Georgetowner who authored the national anthem, “The StarSpangled Banner.”

Before McCooey made his archetypes of a student pub and faculty club a reality, he had to convince Georgetown residents that his plan made sense for the community as well.

There was opposition to his project. When The Georgetowner’s founder Ami Stewart stood up at a citizen’s meeting to back McCooey, the tide turned. Two restaurants that epitomize Georgetown today were born in 1962.

McCooey never forgot Stewart’s support and towards the end of her life would regularly send waiters to her home with meals from his restaurant.

A memorial service for Richard McCooey will be held in September at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown with a reception following at 1789, of course.

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The Georgetown Business Improvement District wants to help create parkets around town. The following is from the Georgetown BID: D.C.’s PARK(ing) Day will be Sept. 19.

PARK(ing) Day is an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks, sometimes called “parklets.”

The Georgetown BID will assist businesses interested installing a temporary park near their location obtain the required permits from the District Department of Transportation. The temporary parklets must be located in a metered parking space where there are no rush-hour restrictions. They must also be open to the public and free of commercial activity.

The BID will also grant a $500 stipend to up to five innovative parklet designs.

Andino told ABC 7 News and others that the Boston-based landlord is raising the rent to levels his business cannot afford. He also said that he hoped to relocate the restaurant elsewhere in Georgetown, just as those who ran the closed Neyla have indicated.

Mr. Smith’s with its piano bar and singalongs along with its back patio and vintage furnishings is known to many Washingtonians as a spot where they had some of their first dates. On Sept. 1, expect to see Mr. Smith’s in its new location on K Street.

IN: Kate Spade’s M Street Store Opens

Kate Spade New York opened Aug. 16 in the former Juicy Couture space at 3034 M St., NW. The two-story store than its old store across the street is bigger with 5,421 square feet.

OUT: Neyla Restaurant Closes

The lively and delicious restaurant, Neyla, at 3206 N Street, next to Billy Martin’s Tavern, suspended operations Aug. 17. Those involved with Neyla say they hope to find a new location.

Neyla is part of Capital Restaurant Concepts., Ltd. which owns nearby Paolo’s and its original place, J. Paul’s, on M Street as well as Old Glory and other spots. Neyla -which means “fulfilled wish” -- said this about itself: “the Mediterranean spirit of prosperity, abundance and success, is present in this urban caravanserai.” With its Lebanese and Near Eastern menus, Neyla was a welcoming spot for a simple meal or a VIP celebratory dinner.

The restaurant issued a statement on its website last week: “We are actively looking a new location for Neyla. Let’s stay connected via Facebook, Twitter and our website for the news about Neyla.”

Business Ins + Outs Chadwick’s to Close; To Be Replaced by Mr. Smith’s

Another Georgetown classic is about to vanish, and another Georgetown classic was about to vanish.

Chadwick’s on K Street -- the friendly, classic hamburger joint where everyone knows your name -- will close Aug. 31, according to former owner and Chadwick’s founder Michael Kirby, who has been assisting the Russo family with the business after the death of owner and restaurateur Tom Russo.

Kirby -- who began Chadwick’s 47 years ago -- also confirmed that Mr. Smith’s has purchased the business at 3205 K St., NW, which includes all licenses and leases. Kirby also said he believed that the Chadwick’s in Alexandria would continue.

As for Mr. Smith’s -- “the friendliest saloon in town” at 3104 M St., NW, since 1965 -- it will close within weeks, probably by Sept. 1, its general manager Juan Andino told several media outlets a few days ago.

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Sara Just: Overcoming Legacy I never took Sara Just for a masochist. The incredibly smart, able, talented and – by the way – thoroughly nice ABC News senior executive was just named the head of the venerable PBS NewsHour.

In today’s media, venerable is not a good thing.

Venerable is revered. Venerable means gravitas. Venerable means nobody is watching anymore, which, regrettably, is increasingly the case for the NewsHour.

There was barely any notice paid to the pronouncement that the revered Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff would assume the coanchor chairs.

And Sara Just is going to save it –although she coyly is not saying how.

But what is she trying to save?

It is a completely new news ecosystem that seemed to have changed enough already the last few months and then decided it was only just getting started (a cap doffing to Al Pacino’s immortal diatribe in “Scent of a Woman”).

Just announced: Gannett is breaking the newspapers off from everything else. Why? The first Silver Line train to Gannett’s headquarters in Reston must have been carrying a magic vision of the future.

Recently announced: Tribune papers doing something similar. That mess many know about.

Previously announced: Digital First – the force that was

going to drive local papers truly into the new age decided to simply shut its doors. Literally out of the blue.

Mashable/Buzzfeed – two distinctly non-general news organizations – deciding that the future is in good old-fashioned journalism and are hiring staffs.

The most venerable New York Times slitting its own wrists in a leaked internal memo saying that its digital strategy simply did not cut it.

The oddball Vice Television is beefing up to become one of the major forces in international reporting.

And yet, venerable refuses to give up.

About a year ago, the venerable Columbia University’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism issued a much-promoted report called “Post Industrial Journalism.” Its authors, C.W. Anderson, Emily Bell and Clay Shirky wrote in their opening paragraph: “much of [journalism’s] future is already here and… there is no such thing as the news industry anymore.”

Could they have been more wrong? Once more an incident of venerable over-thinking its own importance.

So, what does Sara have up her sleeve? Nothing short of rejuvenating the term “venerable.” If she succeeds, she will offer a road map for all media trapped by its own history. If she doesn’t, well, don’t let anyone call you “venerable.”

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Scott Altman and his F-14 “co-starred” with Tom Cruise on “Top Gun.”

Mika Brzezinski Georgetowners may notice “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski strolling through the neighborhood in the coming days and weeks.

The popular media personality just bought a condo in what used to be the Phillips School between N and Olive Streets. While her show is based in New York and she and her family currently live there, she purchased property here as “Morning Joe” has become increasingly focused on politics in the nation’s capitol. D.C.’s thriving real estate market could have also influenced the purchase. Alexander Memorial Baptist Church is next up on the list of old properties being converted into condo units. Maybe Mika will convince friend and co-host Joe Scarborough to become a neighbor.

If you wander a block north of Mika's place, you’ll pass a house where retired NASA astronaut Scott Altman lives with his wife,

Jill. They currently live near the corner of 28th and Dumbarton Streets while they await a move back to the west side, where their house on 36th Street is being redone. Altman piloted or commanded four space shuttle missions.

Years before, he got to fly his F-14 in the movie, "Top Gun," which he admits was a real kick since the pilots were allowed to “buzz the tower” at the air station. The two are active in the community and regularly volunteer at the Georgetown Senior Center.

Around the corner from the Altmans, several neighbors routinely walk their dogs past the intersection of 27th and O Streets, where a black SUV or sedan sits continually at the corner. Questions have arisen among local residents as to who is living in the neighborhood with a security detail. Things became slightly clearer last year when anti-war group Code Pink demonstrated on neighborhood streets.

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EverFi’s office is out of place in traditionally buttoned-up Washington. The space is an open floor plan inhabited by young, dressed down employees who have unlimited access to food and beverages in the loft kitchen and don’t hesitate to chat up their amiable CEO Tom Davidson. Unlike most D.C. offices, EverFi has no official vacation policy, no time off policy and no dress code.

To top it all off, the company’s focus is on “innovation” and the walls are covered with photos of smiling EverFi team members traveling the world with their bright orange company sweatbands. EverFi would be more at home in Silicon Valley if not for its mission to overhaul the education system by infusing underfunded public schools with private sector funding.

That mission starts with EverFi’s education programs, designed to teach students from fourth grade to their senior year in college about life skills ranging from managing personal finances to drinking alcohol responsibly to developing computer code to preventing cyberbullying and sexual assault. In Davidson’s eyes, learning these skills is essential to students’, and therefore, the country’s future. However, tightly stretched school budgets and days dedicated to teaching to common core standards leave little time and funding for these topics that are essential to

post-school life. When one takes into account the difficulty of teaching kids these topics and add to that a lack of topical expertise in public schools, the deck is stacked against post-graduate success for students in underfunded schools.

EverFi approaches the education system with software solutions that teach students how to maneuver around issues that their lives will revolve around in the real world. The idea sprung from Davidson’s work as a state legislator in Maine in the early 1990s. In that role, he “focused on how technology can change the classroom,” spearheading initiatives to equip students with laptops and wire schools and libraries. After talking extensively with teachers, administrators, students and parents across the country, Davidson found that underfunded schools were not teaching in areas of paramount importance – personal finances, how to get loans, computer coding and engineering. He created EverFi to bring important life lessons to underprivileged schools in an effort to take on some of the country’s “most intractable problems.” The ambitious Davidson jokes that EverFi has established a “political infrastructure” in Iowa and New Hampshire, but when asked about a return to politics, explains that “no one in their right mind would vote for me.”

Like executives at other big education technology companies headquartered in D.C., Davidson was drawn to the District. for its pool of bright young talent. He chose to headquarter in Georgetown from a recruitment standpoint, arguing that setting up home base in a “cultural center” is important to 21st-century workers. It doesn’t hurt that the office is a short commute from his Foxhall home. And while some may complain about the lack of public transit in Georgetown, Davidson argues that Capitol Bike Share and the Circulator have changed the game for his workforce and explained that the company reimburses employees to utilize these options.

So, how does EverFi’s programming make issues like financial literacy and civic engagement immediate to students who are spending seven or more hours a day at their desks? Simple. EverFi’s programs teach students “in a way that is very connected to how they learn outside the classroom.” The software combines components of gaming with elements of social media to pique stu-

dents’ interest and keep them working towards in-program badges and rewards.

Teachers track student progress through EverFi’s system, allowing them to give more personalized attentions to students that are falling behind on certain topics. Davidson’s kids are too young for EverFi’s programs, but he assures me that once they come of EverFi age, “they’ll be using the programs through college, whether they like it or not.”

At colleges and universities all over the country, EverFi’s programs are teaching millions of students about alcohol responsibility and sexual assault prevention during freshman orientation, before many upperclassmen even step foot back on campus. Discussions on these topics, Davidson explains, used to be handled by “RAs [resident assistants] at bad pizza parties, with no way to know whether a student learned about the subject or was even present.” EverFi’s college programs are based on information and data provided to the company by experts at the forefront of these issues.

Furthermore, they create accountability by showing administrators exactly who has participated and what they have learned. While news has been abuzz of late about tech companies breaching the privacy of their consumers, Davidson assures me that only teachers have access to the identifying aspects of student data. EverFi makes improvements and updates to its programming based on data that has been stripped of identifying factors automatically by the software.

Like many companies dealing in public-private partnerships, EverFi has overcome a number of barriers in bringing their programs to schools across the country. Davidson says that the biggest barrier to EverFi’s entry in certain schools is a “crowded day for teachers who have been asked to do more than they could ever bear” in terms of institutionalized assessments and the reinforcement of the emotional state of kids.

“It’s hard to go in and ask them to do one more thing,” Davidson added, arguing that EverFi provides a supplemental netting under public schools’ students without displacing their curriculum. He emphasized that his company’s software is aimed at “empowering teachers” and touted EverFi’s new partnership with the National Education Association Foundation as proof.

EverFi has overcome the financial restraints of public schools by reaching out to and partnering with the private sector. The funding model brings com-

panies, foundations and people “with the deepest pockets,” like Tiger Woods, pop singer Pharrell Williams, JPMorgan the NBA, to the table to fund EverFi’s programs for schools and districts they care about. These individuals and entities purchase the software from EverFi and work with the company to deploy the product in a predetermined school or district. However, there is no corporate or other outside involvement in the creation of EverFi’s products. Davidson says that EverFi has and always will be a “consumer-focused company.” He envisions building the model out to erase the disparities in learning that occur between poorer and more well off schools.

EverFi has far-reaching partnerships in the area, operating its alcohol responsibility program at Georgetown University, and running its other programs in Fairfax, Arlington, Prince George’s and Montgomery County public schools. Despite being headquartered in the District, EverFi has had trouble making inroads with D.C. City Public Schools. Davidson attributes this to the fact that some “big city districts are like aircraft carriers – they are difficult to turn and engage with sometimes.” However, EverFi’s programs have been deployed at Wilson High, Anacostia Senior High School, Eaton Elementary and a number of area charter schools.

EverFi’s programs aren’t just for kids though. In recent years, the company has partnered with banks and groups like the Mortgage Bankers Association to get their financial literacy programs into the hands of adults who need them. Davidson says the company believes in the concept of “education currency,” or the idea that companies and organizations should reward people who take time to gain better information about their finances and learn how to protect themselves from predatory lending. Some companies are already rewarding consumers with lower rates, better terms and lower closing costs because they have completed EverFi’s programs and measurably learned how to be more fiscally responsible.

The end game, Davidson explains, is to build out a “very large, international company that is in the business of alleviating big social issues.” He does not want EverFi to be seen as a “socially responsible” or “double bottom line business,” but rather a company that is celebrated for bringing capital to solve the country and world’s biggest problems with education.

Private capital has revolutionized industry in America with innovation, so why can’t a similar model work to bring classrooms to the 21st century? That’s the question EverFi is in the process of answering.

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TECH GADGETS FOR BACK TO SCHOOL Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker -- $199 This portable speaker is perfect for the new school year. Bose products are known for their great sound quality, and this speaker lives up to expectations, packing a punch while easily fitting in your bag. Bluetooth lets you or friends pick the tunes from your phone without the hassle of wires.

Spotify -- $10 per month While Spotify Premium may not be a gadget technically speaking, the service and app that come with it are a musthave for college students. Spotify’s deep library is not unique to the music streaming service, but the company’s social features blow competitors Beats, Pandora and Rdio out of the water. Users have the option of linking their account to their Facebook page, which allows them to send music to friends, check out playlists made by other users and tune into classmates’ listening tastes to discover new songs. The $10 per month price tag may seem expensive up front but with all of your friends’ and the world’s music at your fingertips, the price is worth it.

Panasonic RPTCM125K Headphones -- $15 These in-ear headphones have all of the features a student could need, including high quality sound, an ergonomic fit and a connected microphone with a remote. They are also easy to replace if broken or lost in the whirlwind of student life. If you’re looking for more high-end in-ear or over-ear headphones, avoid flashy brand Beats and get a pair of Audio-Technica, Sennheiser or Klipsch headphones.

Google Chromecast -- $35 Google released the Chromecast last summer as a cheap alternative to the Apple TV. The device is incredibly easy to set up and allows users to watch content from their Netflix, YouTube, HBO GO, Hulu and ESPN accounts on their television. Users can also stream anything from their computer or mobile device to their TV in seconds through the Chrome browser.

MacBook Air 13-inch with $100 dollar Apple Store gift card (before Sept. 9) -- $999 The MacBook Air is a great computer for students. It fits nicely into any bag or backpack, weighing only three pounds. With a battery that lasts up to 12 hours, students can leave their chargers in their dorm room and know that they’ll have enough battery life for class, the library and anything else they may need their computer for later on. Be sure to show your college ID for a discount and take advantage of Apple’s back-to-school deal, which gives away a $100 dollar Apple gift card with every MacBook purchased.

GoPro Hero3+ -- $400 GoPro’s latest iteration brings a high-end HD video camera to the palm of your hand. The “smaller, lighter, mightier” camera is perfect for weekend trips, outdoor adventures on the Potomac, urban exploring and filming college hijinks. The GoPro app makes sharing videos with family and friends easy. The app can also be used as a remote controller for the camera.

Kodak PixPro Smart Lens SL10 -- $230 Kodak’s PixPro Smart Lens system is a powerful camera that easily clips on to your Apple or Android smartphone. While other products attempt to enhance your smartphone’s camera, the Kodak PixPro is a standalone that sends high quality photos to users’ phones using Bluetooth technology. The PixPro Smart Lens is available in a 10x and 25x zoom and is a great product for amateur and more serious photographers.

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Kindle Paperwhite without Special Offers -- $139 Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite is the most advanced and easiest to use e-reader on the market right now. The touch screen device does a handy job of replicating the feeling of reading a paper book and is conveniently backlit for nighttime reading.

In addition, the Kindle allows readers access to Amazon’s vast collection of reasonably priced e-books, which includes free classics that are covered in class but not by copyright laws.

Fitbit Flex -- $100 Fitbit is leading the pack in wearable health technology with its subtle, comfortable wristbands. The company sells a variety of band products enhanced with hardware that tracks physical activity, calories burned and even how well you sleep. The band transmits this data to the fitbit app, which helps you set fitness goals and set your alarm to optimize your sleep schedule.

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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.

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.

BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR

1736 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202–333–0111 bistrotlepic.com 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 every day for lunch and dinner.

Now serving brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

Reservations suggested.

CHADWICKS

3205 K ST., NW 202–333–2565 ChadwicksRestaurants.com A Georgetown tradition for over 40 years, this friendly neighborhood restaurant/saloon features fresh seafood, burgers, award-winning ribs and specialty salads and sandwiches. Daily lunch and dinner specials. Late-night dining (Sun.-Thu. until midnight, Fri.– Sat. until 1 a.m.). Champagne brunch served Sat. and Sun. until 4 p.m. Open Mon.–Thu. 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m., Fri.– Sat. 11:30 a.m.–3 a.m. Sun. 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Kids’ menu available.

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.

Overlooking the new Georgetown Waterfront Park

I-THAI RESTAURANT AND SUSHI BAR

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I-Thai Restaurant and Sushi Bar offers a taste of authentic Thai cuisine and Thai noodle dishes, where quality is never compromised. Using only the freshest ingredients, each dish is carefully prepared by our talented house chefs. With their extensive knowledge and expertise they are able to transform each dish with the perfect blend of herbs and spices into a delightful experience with the boldest and most genuine flavors possible.

Malmaison opened in June 2013 and features elegant French dining in Washington D.C’s historic Georgetown waterfront.

3003 M ST., NW 202–580–8852

Sun.–Thu. 11:30 a.m .–10:30 p.m.

Fri.–Sat. 11:30 a.m.–11 p.m.

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

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).

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.

MARTINS TAVERN

1264 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202–333–7370 martinstavern.com Don't let the beer fool you, it's a compliment to your dining experience.

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 its walls. Fourth generation owner Billy Martin, Jr., continues the tradition of Washington’s oldest familyowned restaurant.

Serving Brunch until 4 p .m.

7 days a week!

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

2810 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., NW 202–333–4710 enowinerooms.com Visit ENO Wine Bar and enjoy wine flights, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate & small plates. ENO offers 100 bottles under $50 & 30 wines by the glass starting at $9. The ENO Experience is perfect for a pre-theater meal or try our dessert wine & chocolate flights after. Outdoor seating available.

Enjoy select bottles of wine 50% OFF Sunday & Monday WINE DOWN Sun –Thurs from 5 pm -7 pm & sip wines on tap for $5.

Mon- Thurs 5 pm - 12 am Fri & Sat 4 pm – 1 am Sun 4 pm - 11pm

SEA CATCH RESTAURANT

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

Join us for Happy Hour, Mon.-Fri. from 5 to 7 pm, featuring $1 oysters and half-priced drinks

Lunch Mon.–Sat. 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

Dinner Mon.–Sat. 5–10 p.m.

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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'tmiss 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!

FILOMENA RISTORANTE

1063 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202–338–8800 filomena.com Filomena is a Georgetown landmark that has endured the test of time and is now celebrating 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 award-winning Italian chef. Try our spectacular lunch buffet on Friday and Saturday or our Sunday Brunch.

Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.

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

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

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.

FOOD & WINE

After 25 Years, Christianne Ricchi’s Ristorante i Ricchi Continues to Thrive

BY N ICK MA S S E L L A | P H O TO G R A P H Y B Y E R I N S C H AFF

Outside of the kitchen, Christianne is passionate about two women’s organizations she has established in recent years. Two years ago, with her daughter Olivia, Christianne wanted to celebrate and earmark International Women’s Day. That motivation led to the creation of the i Ricchi Women’s Club, a group that boasts 3,000 members and holds gatherings on topics ranging from health to politics to business to family.

Christianne also leads a group she refers to as “the DEWDs,” the Distinguished Executive Women’s Dinner. The group consists of 150 executive women who come together monthly at i Ricchi for cocktails, dinner and networking.

“I often ask myself why I’m in this business. And the thing I come back to, over and over, is the people factor,” said Christianne.

“Being a restaurateur and chef gives you a very unique opportunity to interact with people on a different, very intimate level. A big part of the job is nurturing and taking care of people.

People come to your restaurant and put themselves in your hands so to speak. So there’s a level of trust that's established that you will take care of them and treat them well. And when you do that, there's a special bond that's created.”

Chef Christianne Ricchi.

Tucked away on 19th Street between M and N streets is Ristorante i Ricchi (1220 19th St. NW), a Washington staple for fine Italian cuisine since 1989. The concept, which mimics a Tuscan garden with live plants filling Italian urns atop salmon-colored terra-cotta tile, was brought to Washington by Christianne Ricchi and Francesco Ricchi as the Washington cousin to their restaurant in Tuscany, Trattoria i Ricchi. Twenty-five years later, i Ricchi (pronounced ee ree-key) is still going strong in Dupont Circle.

For owner and chef Christianne, who has since parted with Francesco, serving authentic Tuscan cuisine is key. At i Ricchi, menu items, including the Pappardelle sul Coniglio (broad pasta ribbons tossed with savory Tuscan rabbit sauce) and the Le Salsicce con Fagioli all’ Uccelletto (grilled homemade sausage with cannellini beans and tomato) are brought to Washington from Italy, with a number of dishes coming directly from the Ricchi concept outside of Florence.

“Today, people are looking for authenticity. They’re looking for the real deal,” said Christianne. “A lot of thought goes into what we do – we're almost cerebral in what we serve – and there has to be a true connection to Italy.”

For i Ricchi, Christianne’s dedication to remaining authentic has enabled the restaurant to survive a drastically different city than when it first opened. But just as Washington has changed, so must i Ricchi.

“I’ve taken this opportunity to go back to Florence and I’m looking forward to bringing a lot of the things I’ve discovered and rediscovered in Tuscany back to Washington,” said Christianne.

Moreover, Christianne recently signed a long-term lease in the restaurant’s current location and is planning significant renovations, including the addition of an early morning coffee and breakfast bar, which will also serve as a wine bar in the early evening and through the night.

Top Right: Fresh Tomato Foccacia.

Bottom Right: Housemade Pasta - Tortelloni.

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3251 Prospect St. NW. Washington, DC 20007

Cocktail of the Month: Negroni

BY JOD Y KU R ASH

As a cocktail writer, I am often asked what my favorite drink is. What an impossible question! A multitude of factors come into play… the weather, my mood, the food, the atmosphere, the country, the bar and even what I’m wearing. For example I have an adorable green sundress that I bought in Chiapas that just begs for margaritas every time I wear it.

While drinking a glass of Saki feels so right in in the land of the rising sun, I can’t understand the thrill the beach boys in Bali feel when their girlfriends bring them bottles from Japan so they can drink it on the steamy beach here.

Circumstance also has so much to do with it. While I have come to accept the fact that I’ll never find an imperial IPA or a small batch bourbon in Bali, I still smile when I remember finding bottles of an aged Saint James rhum agricole from Martinique in a dusty roadside shop in Burkina Faso. Or the time a bartender offered me an 18 year-old Scotch in Kathmandu.

If I had to list a go-to drink, it would have to be the Negroni. Firstly, as a person that abhors overly sweet cocktails, I just love the herbaceous unique flavor. After coming of age before the resurgence of craft cocktails, I never want to drink another premixed margarita, Slurpee-tasting frozen daiquiri or a cloying pucker-flavored tipple, like a neongreen appletini.

The Negroni (a mixture of Campari, gin and red vermouth) is the polar opposite of artificially-flavored sugary tipples. I just love its herbaceous bitter, tangy taste.

The principle ingredient, Campari, an Italian bitter aperitif, is an infusion of herbs, aromatic plants and fruit in alcohol and water.

It is characterized by its dark red color.

Campari was invented in 1860 by Gaspare Campari in Novara, Italy. It was originally colored with carmine dye, derived from crushed cochineal insects, which gave the drink its distinctive red color.

While those with a sweet tooth sometimes complain about the medicinal taste of the bitters, there’s something about the way the sharp orange of the Campari melds with the botanicals of the gin and the vermouth, bringing the two together.

Secondly, despite it’s Italian origins, Campari is surpisingly available in far-flung corners if the globe. I’ve imbibed a sultry Pisco-forged Negroni in Peru and savored them in the Caribbean sun in St. Lucia. I sipped one in a country club in Nairobi and sought them out in Shanghai, Dubai and all over Europe.

It is believed that the Negroni evolved from an earlier Italian cocktail called the Milano-Torino. The name comes from the ingredients – a blend of Ciano Italian vermouth from Milan, and Campari from Turin.

This tipple became popular with American tourists visiting Italy during prohibition, so it became known as the Americano.

The next part of the story, like many drinking stories, may be myth or fact. A widely reported account is that the Negroni was invented in Florence, Italy, in 1919. Count Camillo Negroni invented it by asking Fosco Scarselli, the bartender at the Hotel Baglioni in Florence, to strengthen his favorite cocktail,

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the Americano, by adding gin, according to a New York Times article. The bartender also added an orange garnish.

Aside from the Campari, the other key ingredients to a good Negroni are the gin and the vermouth. I prefer an American-style dry gin, one that has some citrus overtones, but one that is more complex and doesn’t have quite the juniper sharpness of a London-style dry gin. My favorite is Bluecoat gin from Philadelphia. When that is not available, Bombay sapphire will fit the bill.

Martini & Rossi sweet vermouth is probably the most well-known and widely available sweet vermouth. If I were sipping sweet vermouth alone with some club soda, I would prefer to go with the more upscale, Dolin Vermouth, with it’s jammy flavor. M&R will work in a pinch.

The Negroni idled on the backburner for many decades, but it has recently enjoyed resurgence, along with many other classic cocktails. For the past two years in June, Campari and Imbibe magazine have teamed up to present a nationwide Negroni Week.

Numerous bars in D.C. can mix up a fantastic version of the cocktail. It’s always a safe bet to order at any of Washington’s cocktailcentric watering holes, like Bourbonsteak in Georgetown or the Columbia Room in Mount Vernon Square. A few other surprising places that serve a smoking Negroni are Murphy’s Irish Pub in Woodley Park and Smoke and Barrel in Adams Morgan.

The Negroni

INGREDIENTS 1 oz Gin 1 oz Campari 1 oz sweet vermouth DIRECTIONS Place ingredients into an ice-filled shaker. Stir well. Strain into chilled cocktail glass or an ice-filled tumbler. Garnish with an orange twist or flamed orange peel.

IN COUNTRY

Bunny Mellon’s Greatest Treasure:

Oak Springs Farm in Upperville

BY PET E R MURRAY Bunny Mellon’s expansive Oak Springs Farm just hit the market, listed by Washington Fine Properties.

Rachel Lambert Mellon died at the remarkable age of 103 earlier this year, and her Upperville, Va., property has just arrived on the market for a whopping $70 million. The farm was the fabulously wealthy Mellon’s greatest treasure – a private hideaway where she pursued her deepest passions and entertained some of the world’s biggest celebrities.

In Washington, D.C., Bunny and her philanthropist husband Paul Mellon are best known for their generous donation of more than 1,000 18th- and 19thcentury European paintings to the National Gallery of Art. The couple also forged a fruitful relationship with the Kennedy family in the 1950s. The friendship was born on a visit to Oak Springs by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who was so inspired by the property that she requested Bunny’s advice on fine arts and antiques for the White House restoration. Later on during the presidency, Bunny was invited back to redesign the White House Rose Garden. She also landscaped Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis’s Martha’s Vineyard home and the JFK Presidential Library and arranged flowers for President John Kennedy’s funeral and Caroline Kennedy’s 1986 wedding in Hyannis Port, Mass.

Her Oak Springs estate embodies the things we remember most about Bunny – her passion for the arts,

her love of horses, her zeal for gardening and her aversion to public attention.

Bunny cultivated the farm’s breathtaking 2,000 acres to the tee, with vine-draped arbors, sprawling meadows, neatly arranged flowerbeds and secret gardens. She added barns, stables, guest houses, a pool house, a small farmhouse that acted as Mellon’s home in later life, and the “Brick House,” a neo-Georgian mansion, designed by William Adams Delano.

Additionally, the property is sprinkled with beautiful outdoor sculpture -- including a bronze statue of the Mellons’ Kentucky Derby winning horse, Sea Hero -- enchanting garden fountains and classically inspired, half-draped nude stone figures. The famously private Mrs. Mellon even installed a private mile-long airstrip, a rarity at the time for a private home in the midAtlantic states.

Exquisite details drip from ever corner of the property’s interior space. Murals in the greenhouse trick the eye, with their trompe l’oeil portrayal of baskets, water cans and a host of other gardening supplies. Also depicted are personal items, like Bunny’s gardening hat, coat and cigarette case. The tromp d’loeil continues in the form of painted sun shade on the kitchen tiles inside Little Oak Spring, a small farmhouse, designed by H. Page Cross as a cozier house for the Mellons later on in life. continued on page 22

Bunny Mellon with first lady Jacqueline Kennedy

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Twilight Polo at Great Meadows

Bunny’s ardor for horticulture led to the creation of the Oak Springs Garden Library, a collection of art, artifacts, rare books and manuscripts on all things gardening. The library was expanded in 2010. Before her death Mrs. Mellon, established the Gerald B. Lambert Foundation to maintain the building and the collection it houses.

While Bunny owned properties in locales ranging from Antigua to Paris to Nantucket, she considered Oak Springs Farm her home.

Accordingly, she and her husband displayed their impressive art collection, spanning centuries of work, all around their estate for their own and their guests’ enjoyment. As America’s quintessential trendsetter, Bunny was an avid collector of jewelry, clothing and other decorative objects. She even employed her own carpenter to design custom pieces for Oak Spring Farm’s interior.

Unfortunately for potential buyers, Bunny’s personal estate is not being sold alongside the farm – her treasured possessions will begin being auctioned off by Sotheby’s in November. Sales are

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Top Left: Oak Springs' "Brick House."

Top Right: One of Oak Springs' Greenhouses.

Bottom Right: The Mellons' Kentucky Derby-winning Sea Hero.

Photography courtesy of Washington Fine Properties

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expected to net more than $100 million with proceeds, benefitting the Garden Library and a number of other entities dear to Bunny’s heart. However, the property itself represents an opportunity for prospective buyers to own a piece of history and become a part of the Mellon’s far-reaching legacy.

Don’t miss your last chance to bring the family to Twilight Polo at Great Meadows this summer. Themes for the evenings range from Antique Car Night to the Daddy Daughter Dance to the Gatsby Party.The event costs $30 per carload and polo matches start promptly at 7 p.m. 5089 Old Tavern Road, The Plains, Va. For more details, call 540253-5000.

Through Aug. 30 Saturdays on the Patio The Baker family invites you to visit their family-owned winery for a relaxing afternoon at Old Westminster Winery.

Pack a picnic and spread a blanket out in the vineyard or just sit in the shade on the outdoor patio while enjoying a tasting of wines, food pairings and live music. Admission is free; noon to 5 p.m.

1550 Old Westminster Rd., Westminster, Md. For details, visit OldWestminster. com or call 410-881-4656.

Through Aug. 31 International Cheese, Wine and Food Pairing Sample Linganore Wines paired with an array of cheeses from around the world.

Tickets are $10. Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans Mill Rd., Mt Airy, Md. For details, call 301-831-5889.

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The Spanish Moss-framed picturesque tee shot at Caledonia's #7 hole.

One way a truly exceptional golf course distinguishes itself from its rivals is through the quality of excuses it makes available to golfers for poorly executed shots. Post-shot outbursts last weekend at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in South Carolina of “Both alligators surfaced closer at the same time” and “That heron stabbed a fish in my backswing” once again confirmed this course to be one of my all-time favorite layouts.

Caledonia and its sister course, True Blue Plantation, have been Myrtle Beach itinerary favorites for years, and every year on the way home someone says, “Man, we should just play those courses every day!” Last weekend, we played the same 36 holes of golf at Caledonia and True Blue at the same times for four days in a row to put it to the test. Is too much of a good thing wonderful?

These two courses, both designed by Mike Strantz, differ from each other so greatly that they make a great pairing.

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The truly blue True Blue Golf Plantation clubhouse.

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Caledonia is a kaleidoscopic whirlwind of flowers, wildlife and Spanish moss draped from massive century-old oak trees. This golf course has more energy than any other golf course I have ever played. Wing-drying cormorants line the banks, where alligators sun and white snowy egrets fly over southern fox squirrels at play. Fish jump when you are actually looking. The course feels like a Disney-animated, closed-circuit ecosystem.

Caledonia showcases landscaping in a way that even the wildlife seems to appreciate.

The rolling, expansive and immaculate fairways of True Blue stand out amid what feels like 60 percent of the course that is made up of waste bunkers and has the opposite feel of being landscaped. It has a natural feel to it like Kiawah or Pinehurst. It also has a natural feel to it like a beach. The sheer amount of sand on some holes leaves open the possibility of getting so lost that your fellow golfers forget who you are by the time you

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“Entrance to Caledonia Golf & Fish Club on Pawley’s Island, South Carolina.

The 11th green at True Blue Golf Plantation.

Scenic par three shot at Caledonia #11.

get to the green. The trees and wildlife seem totally different at True Blue, and, once again, this makes for a great pairing with its big brother course. If Caledonia is the Who, then True Blue is Dire Straits.

Staying at True Blue in Pawleys Island, right next to both courses, was key to enjoying this many rounds at them. While Myrtle Beach has more than 100 courses, staying in the middle of it and running around to play golf all over has a cafeteria feel to it that I don’t like. I really liked getting to know the two courses well. I looked forward to improving on my play from prior rounds. There is a reason sports franchises compete with each other in a series. Look at the pros: they play the same course every day for five days, week in and week out. The downside to being afforded the ability to improve upon prior play is that you have no place to go but down after playing well, which can be tough. Repetitive play has a way of sucker punching the eternal optimist in every golfer.

Having the same golf schedule every day also makes it easier to plan meals, which -- along with water, suntan lotion, and antiinflammatories -- become important factors in finishing rounds every day. Both courses have grill rooms with solid options and finishing hole views. Nosh and Bistro 217 are two excellent restaurants nearby for anyone left standing at the end of the day.

Golf magazine just came out with its 2014 list of “Top 100 U.S. Courses You Can Play,” and Caledonia was #27 and True Blue made the list for the first time at #77.

Architect Mike Strantz unfortunately died young in 2006 at the age of 50, or I am sure we would see a lot more of his courses in the spotlight. He worked under Tom Fazio before breaking out on his own with Caledonia in 1993. Virginia favorites Stonehouse and Royal New Kent are Strantz designs also. Tobacco Road in North Carolina is also one of the nine courses he designed.

Riding to the eighteenth green for the last time, around what is left of the former rice plantation at Caledonia, I was feeling dismayed at not having a breakthrough round on the trip. At that moment, a giant seabird spread its wings and took flight across our path, while a rabbit darted the opposite direction. While an alligator circling the green was leaving a quiet wake, a fish jumped three times in a row so close that I could see the spots on its side. Exiting the course for the last time, the starter appeared out of nowhere at our window and said, “You fellows make sure to come back and visit us again, ya hear.”

In my last backward glance, I swear I thought I saw a bluebird on his shoulder.

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Pregnancy Tension Between Sisters-in-Law

BY STA CY NOTA RAS M U R P H Y

say you are, I would hope that you could trust her enough to bring her in on all you are facing. There is a middle space between fawning over her good news and acknowledging your own pain – that’s where real friendships are born.

But if the time still is not right to disclose your information, then you will have to decide how to manage your frustrations on your own. That could mean avoiding her altogether, risking long-term damage to your relationship, or putting on a happy face when you are together, which could be seen as fake and confusing to others. In any event, lay off the name-calling before you actually give her the chance to show up and be the support you really might need.

Stacy Notaras Murphy (www.stacymurphyLPC.com) is a licensed professional counselor and certified Imago Relationship therapist practicing in Georgetown. 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.

Dear Stacy: My sister-in-law and I are great friends.

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ART WRAP

Degas/Cassatt at the National Gallery of Art

BY AR I P OS T

For a number of reasons, the subject of women in art can be a fraught discussion. There is a regrettable tendency to box them in categorically, to define and justify the presence of women artists throughout history in a way that befits the social order of the longstanding gentlemen’s club that is fine art. They are too often woven into the narrative of their male counterparts—try finding mention of Lee Krasner without Jackson Pollock, or Georgia O’Keeffe without Alfred Stieglitz.

Or they are remembered for the perceived femininity of their subjects—think Frida Kahlo and Dorothea Lange, whose respective works, though world renowned, far surpass the simplification to which they are occasionally reduced. Sometimes it is simply difficult to view these artists on their own terms.

The most prominently misunderstood woman in art history is probably Mary Cassatt (1844 – 1926). In passing, she is remembered as something like the mistress or student of Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917), a woman who painted tender, melancholic scenes of French children and their gingerly attentive mothers. While this could not be further from any realm of accuracy, it seems to be the way that history has distorted Cassatt almost from the beginning of the scholarship surrounding her, specifically regarding her relationship with Degas. Today this erroneous snapshot is all but cemented in the public’s collective memory.

The truth, however, is far more complicated—and more interesting. When Degas first saw the work of Cassatt, all he saw was a like-minded artist with whom he longed to work.

Upon first encountering her work, he purported remarked, “There is someone who feels as I do.”

Cassatt was equally taken with Degas. She said that her first experience seeing his work “changed my life.” It was this shared sensibility that drew Degas’ attention and ultimately led

Girl Arranging Her Hair (1886) - Mary Cassatt, National Gallery of Art to his inviting her to exhibit with the founding Impressionist painters. The two began to work together in a prolific collaboration of styles and ideas that lasted over a decade.

Cassatt became Degas’ most challenging contemporary, and their work informed one another’s throughout the pivotal first years of the Impressionist movement, which Degas is so widely credited in leading.

Together they forged a new era of artistic thought.

At the National Gallery of Art through October 5, “Degas/Cassatt” focuses on the Impressionist years from the late 1870s through mid-1880s, when Degas and Cassatt worked most closely together. It is a thoughtful re-examination of the impact Cassatt had on Degas as an artist, which significantly modifies conventional wisdom regarding the “master/ apprentice” relationship with which they have been typically associated.

The artists worked so closely during this time— drawing and painting sideby-side, talking and visiting museums together—that there is a deficit of personal correspondence with which to understand their professional partnership. There was no need to write, for they were always together. The most verifiable evidence of their artistic dialogue thus becomes the work itself.

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The collection in this exhibit focuses on a number of loose but fascinating groupings, notably their mutual affinity for theater scenes, conspicuously interrelated print series and portraiture affectations, and, intriguingly, selections from their personal collections—for they were each discerning collectors of each others’ work.

It is clear that Degas and Cassatt had different interests in the theater. Long renowned for his paintings of dancers and their alluring backstage culture, Degas’ prints in this exhibit show the untamed carnival atmosphere of the theater in all its burlesque, chimerical splendor. Shadows of distorted figures stretch across the dark walls, disorienting the boundaries of distance, while performers make their way through forests of set-pieces. Intense spotlights pierce the backstage darkness, outling the figures caught suspended in motion. He gives us a bacchanalian revelry that lurks just behind the curtain, intoxicating and exotic as a latent desire at the fringes of our minds.

Cassatt also explored the shadowed nuances of the theater, the distortion of shapes and figures, but from an altogether different position. She turned her attention away from the stage and onto the women in the audience, exploring the deformity of their shapes in their puffed-out dresses and the backlight that washes a ghostly halo around them. With their faces obscured by an enveloping darkness, they become forgotten souls left drifting in the wings.

Focusing her attention on young women in this way, Cassatt’s choice of subject matter is often misinterpreted as a sort of feminine fixation, as if being a woman she was predisposed to paint womanly things. However, these subjects occupy a far more complex arena of social undertones.

As a woman, Cassatt did not have access to the environments of her male contemporaries—she was not allowed backstage, nor could she enter the late-night stomping grounds of Degas and other fellow painters. Therefore, Cassatt chose women and children, a vast and neglected subject area. She imbued them with distortion and complexity both physical and psychological—from stifling social expectation, to ennui and effeteness—that is only now being fully understood. Her children are monstrously contorted. We realize now that when we look at the painting A Woman and a Girl Driving (1881), what we see is not necessarily the warm, benign postcard image of a mother and daughter, but a tense balance of social order, silently observed by both parties.

This was something which evidently interested Degas, who acquired and prominently displayed Cassatt’s Girl Arranging Her Hair (1886) in his home until the end of his life. This portrait of a young girl striving to achieve the grace she earnestly lacks, thick-armed and puffy-faced, fixed with an expression of vacant expectancy, is an unsettling reminder of the role she will inevitably play once she reaches maturity and gets taken up by a husband.

One room in the exhibition is almost entirely composed of Degas’ many studies of Cassatt. The way in which he depicts her shows a clear reverence for her spirit, as she looks out into museum galleries away from the artist while other women around her bury their faces in books to decipher the images on the walls.

Degas only painted one full portrait of Cassatt, the only one that exists. She leans forward on a wooden chair in a parlor, arms resting on her knees, and she holds a set of blurred cards or photographs in her hands. Her face is poised and intelligent, eyebrows raised over focused eyes cast slightly downward and into the distance. From behind her head, a violent explosion of white paint emanates. It could certainly be interpreted as the hazy glare of a gaslight. Or it could be the very expression of obscurity and misunderstanding, of a mind and vision buried by the white noise that kept her from the forefront of historical recognition. Until now.

Degas/Cassatt is on view at the National Gallery of Art through October 5. For more information visit www.nga.gov

PERFORMANCE

Believe It: 25 Years of Signature Theatre

BY GARY T IS CHL ER

“Sometimes, it’s hard to believe it all,” said Eric Schaeffer, the Artistic Director of Signature Theatre, which has begun its 25th anniversary with a characteristic production— in terms of the theatre’s history—of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park with George,” now running through Sept. 21.

This anniversary season will be full of what you might call Signature’s signature, its outlook, viewpoint, production history, interests, mission and style, and yes, there will be some emphasis, to paraphrase the late Robin Williams’s riff from “The Birdcage,” on “Sondheim, Sondheim, Sondheim” throughout the year.

Sondheim provided the theatre and Schaeffer with its breakout hit back at the start of the 1991-92 season, when it mounted an electric, critically acclaimed production of “Sweeney Todd,” Sondheim’s dark and exciting take on the murderous barber of Fleet Street. “It was just our second season, and that, for sure, jumped us right out into the public eye. It’s still a little startling when you think about it.” The show won a slew of Helen Hayes awards, which was a big deal for a theatre that was only in its second season, operating out of a renovated garage in an iffy neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia.

“You’ve got to remember a little of what theater in Washington was like twenty-five years ago,” Schaeffer said. “Outside of Woolly

Mammoth, which was always edgy, and reveling in plays by new playwrights, it was pretty much a large-venue scene,” Schaeffer said. “In terms of musicals, certainly, and straight plays, we were doing something different, and we still are.”

Schaeffer clearly has an affinity for Sondheim, whose often dark, daring works don’t’ necessarily travel well into the hinterlands. “I think he’s unique in the history of American musical theater—certainly what he did was a departure from what came before.

You never know what he’s going to do next. I mean, who else would write a musical about a serial killer in Victorian England, about presidential assassins, a very dark version of Grimm’s fairy tales, and the life and loves of the French Iimpressionist scene.

The theatre was started 25 years ago by Schaeffer and Donna Magliaccio, and has consistently pioneered all kinds of theater efforts. It’s stated mission was “to produce contemporary musicals and plays, reinvent classic musicals, develop new work, and reach its community through engaging educational and outreach opportunities.”

It’s fair to say that Signature has done just that, mounting plays by new authors, serving up Sondheim (and Sondheim-like) musicals, and workshopped and fully formed new musicals (“Giant,” a musical version of the George Stevens film class and Edna Ferber

move comes to mind), as well as providing new playwrights, many of them local, a venue to explore their work.

There’s more. In 2007, Signature moved to new digs in Shirlington Village, a spiffy space with a main stage and two black box theaters. The relocation caused a certain amount of economic revival in the area, much as Arena and Studio, and Woolly and the Shakespeare Theatre have done in their respective neighborhoods. It attracts about 70,000 theatergoers a year.

Schaeffer been a true theatrical pioneer.

He directed key productions in the hugely successful and celebrated Sondheim festival at the Kennedy Center a number of years ago. He’s been a champion of collaboration.

Recently Signature’s co-production of “Hello Dolly” with Paul Tetreault’s Fords Theater shared a Helen Hayes Award for best resident musical. The rewards have been many—320 Helen Hayes Award nominations and 82 Hayes Awards.

“I think the collaboration, working with others, and with authors, encouraging new scripts, keeps everything exciting,” Schaeffer, who’s now working on a production of “Gigi” for the Kennedy Center’s theater season, said.

In December, the curtain goes up on the world premiere musical version of the hit movie, “Diner,” by pop-rock star Sheryl Crow and film director Barry Levinson. A revival

of the musical “Elmer Gantry” and “Sex With Strangers,” a new play by Laura Eason directed by Aaron Posner hit the boards in October.

And in 2015, there will be “Simply Sondheim” in April. It’s an original tribute and revue created by Schaeffer featuring six Signature performers and a 16-piece orchestra celebrating the gifted American genius and in many ways, Signature’s inspirational soul. Signature has done 23 productions of Sondheim works over the years, including this second go-around with “Sunday in the Park with George.”

The George in question is impressionist painter Georges Seurat, famous for his “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” which is the focus of the musical. The musical, by Sondheim and James Lapine, won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, one of the few musicals to ever win that award.

“Sondheim’s creations were different from anyone else,” Schaeffer said. “That’s also what we’re trying to do—new and original shows, new ways of approaching old shows.”

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For those who love rum and love those who love rum, National Rum Day brought a nice mix of people and mixed drinks. First up was media day Aug. 11, catered by the Mason Dixie Biscuit Company, at Project 4 Gallery on U Street. The 4th Annual Rum Day D.C. hosted a three-day celebration for rum lovers with a Rooftop Rum & Smoke Soiree Aug. 14 atop the Graham Hotel, with the multi-destination Rum Runner Party Bus on Aug. 15 and concluded Aug. 16 with the Rum-BQue at Jack Rose.

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