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Latest Dish

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Town Topics

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Editorial / Opinion

What’s Cooking Neighbor?

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Holiday Gift Guide

D I R E CT ORY 24

BODY & SOU L

RE AL E S TAT E

Feature Property

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COV E R S T OR Y 13

A New Cool

IN COU N T R Y 18

Wandergolf

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A Country Thanksgiving

FOOD & WI N E 21

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UP & COMING Opera Nova Presents ‘Monkey See, Monkey Do’ This one-act bilingual opera was created for family audiences and is both a stirring musical and a visual treat. Based on the universal tale of “The Hat Seller and the Monkeys,” the score blends elements of Mexican mariachi and traditional folk melodies with the contemporary style. Vist www.operaguildnova.org to learn more. Thomas Jefferson Middle School Theater located at 125 South Old Glebe Road, Arlington, Va. Alley Cat Studio Presents: Pat Goslee, Sally Kauffman, Lynn Putney Alley Cat Studio is pleased to present an exhibition of current paintings by Pat Goslee, Sally Kauffman and Lynn Putney. The exhibition explores the line, gesture and painterly compositions of three Washington DC painters. The event is free to the public. Alley Cat Studio, 29 Kings Court #6, SE Gallery Chez M: Eric Gray Small Paintings Gallery Chez M is pleased to present Eric Gray Small Paintings. Gray’s work is mainly oil on canvas and is equally influenced by having spent his formative years in Japan and the aesthetics of Western painters such as Cezanne, Matisse, and Diebenkorn. Abstracted landscapes and interiors, sometimes with figures, constitute his subject matter. For more information about the exhibit as well as a preview of the artist’s work, visit www.chezmdc. com to learn more. 1039 33rd St., NW

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Grammy Winner Afro Bop Alliance at Blues Alley The exhilarating Afro Bop Alliance thrills audiences with their infectious polyrhythmic grooves, harmonic colorings, and improvisational flights. It won a Latin Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Recording for their 2008 album, Caribbean Jazz Project, which was also nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album at the Grammy Awards. Shows are at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at www. bluesalley.com. Blues Alley,1073 Wisconsin Ave., NW.

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costumes have made this Nutcracker a D.C tradition with raves from critics and sold-out crowds. Tickets range from $30 to $45. To learn more, visit www.washingtonballet.org.

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42nd Annual ‘Messiah’ Sing-along Dr. Lewis will lead full orchestra, harpsichord, organ, guest soloists, and the audience in Part One of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” There is no admission charge for the performance; a $20 donation is suggested. A reception will follow the evening’s events.

Visit www.morefaith.org to learn more. 606 N. Irving Street; Arlington, Va. 22201

Christmas at Mount Vernon Holiday visitors will enjoy themed decorations, chocolate-making demonstrations, 18thcentury dancing, plus a rare opportunity to tour the third floor of the Mansion. This event takes place from Nov. 29 to Jan. 6, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $17 for adults and $8 for youth 6 to 11. To learn more, visit www.mountvernon.org/christmas.

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‘The Nutcracker’ by The Washington Ballet A holiday must-see! Septime Webre’s “The Nutcracker” transports you back in time to historic Washington with George Washington as the heroic Nutcracker. Glorious music, swirling snowflakes, magnificent sets and

Washington Business Hall of Fame The Washington Business Hall of Fame is greater D.C.’s largest annual gathering of corporate and community leaders. Proceeds from this black-tie dinner and awards ceremony benefit Junior Achievement of Greater Washington’s efforts to empower young people to own their economic success. Visit website for ticket and sponsorship information. www. myja.org/halloffame. National Building Museum, 401 F St., NW.

The Georgetown Holiday Pop Shop The Georgetown Holiday Pop Shop is a seasonal event, sponsored by Georgetown Media Group, EagleBank, PamShops4You and Long & Foster. This unique evening features top local vendors in a one-stop shopping and cocktail party event. Get into the holiday spirit

Landon School Greens Sale & Holiday Boutique Landon School invites you to the 41st Annual Greens Sale & Holiday Boutique on Thursday, Dec. 5, and Friday, Dec. 6 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Greens Sale features specialty wreaths, topiaries, and boxwood roping. More than 40 vendors will sell unique holiday presents for all the people on your list. Christmas trees are also available for purchase. Visit www.landon. net/page.cfm?p=4340 to learn more. 6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, Md. 20817

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14th Annual Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights Experience one of the region’s most beloved holiday traditions with the 14th Annual Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 5:30 p.m.

Dozens of brightly lit boats will stretch along the Potomac River during the colorful parade at Alexandria’s historic harbor.

The parade is led by Alexandria’s fireboat Vigilant and Washington, D.C.’s fireboat John Glenn. Visit VisitAlexandriaVA.com to learn more. Alexandria City Marina (One Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314) and along Potomac River.

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CAG, BID Urge Metro to Build Georgetown Station Will Metrorail come to Georgetown in your lifetime?

The Citizens Association of Georgetown and the Georgetown Business Improvement District wrote a joint letter to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Nov. 6 to voice their support of a Georgetown Metrorail stop. Mentioning Georgetown as a major retail center in D.C. without a Metro station and BID’s effort, known as Georgetown 2028, that shows a subway stop as a top transportation priority, CAG and BID wrote that they “endorse the Momentum Plan proposal to create a separate Blue Line station in Rosslyn during the 2013-15 strategic plan period. We strongly encourage immediate planning for the extension of this separated Blue Line to downtown D.C. via Georgetown so that cross-Potomac tunnel construction can proceed immediately from the separate Rosslyn tunnel boring.”

century wooden frame house.

In Georgetown, where such a move is extremely rare, the neighbors on Dent Place are no doubt pleased, as the structure was seen as a site for vermin and an eyesore. Even, the Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission approved a raze permit in October 2012.

Last year, the ANC chair Ron Lewis said that such an approval to raze a structure was no something to be taken lightly. Today, when Lewis learned of the razing, he said, the owner and others had tried to save it but “we could not even save the material.”

DDOT Selects Streetcars for K Street From Union Station to Georgetown

Dent Place House Razed The long, slow death of 3324 Dent Place, NW, is over.

This morning, a bulldozer moved onto the property, owned by Deyi Awadallah of Falls Church, Va., to finish off the 19th-

A spokesperson for the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs – which has oversight of such a demolition – told the Georgetowner Nov. 12 that due process had been followed and that the razing had been on the schedule.

After being declared vacant, the dilapidated house was struck by a falling tree in August 2011 during Hurricane Irene, crushing its second floor.

According to many, including the ANC’s Lewis, that was its “deathblow.”

One of the property’s highlights is that it was owned by Yarrow Mamout, a freed slave in Georgetown. Mamout died in 1823 before the current house was built. A beloved portrait of Mamout hangs in the Peabody Room of the Georgetown Public Library, not far from Dent Place.

Bulldozed home located at 3324 Dent Place, NW.

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After studies and surveys, the District Department of Transportation has opted for a streetcar “premium transit” option at a cost of almost $350 million to build.

Approval processes would take at least two years before construction begins. The line would go would go from Union Station to Wisconsin Avenue and K Street.

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Here’s more from a DDOT letter: “The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the completion of the Union Station to Georgetown Premium Transit Alternative Analysis (AA) Study, a comprehensive analysis of alternatives to provide high quality transit in this important east-west corridor.

This study was funded through a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant.

The completion of this study marks an important step in DDOT’s commitment to provide more and improved transportation choices in the District of Columbia. In this study DDOT partnered with FTA and explored several options to provide premium transit service between Union Station and Georgetown while analyzing the needs of the corridor.

DDOT conducted an active public and stakeholder engagement process and held several public, stakeholder and agency meetings to gather input from the public as it studied several alternatives. Alternative 1, which consists of a streetcar system running primarily along K Street, NW, New Jersey Avenue, NW, and H Street, was ultimately selected as DDOT’s recommended alternative.

With the completion of this study, DDOT will now proceed to the environmental review and approval process, which will be followed by design and construction.

The report is available on project website: www.unionstationtogeorgetown.com.”

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TOWN TOPICS the terrible regression that would take place if efforts came to a halt. “What has been achieved is nothing less than remarkable,” he said. “It would have been more than a tragedy if the world ever allowed this progress to be threatened or, worse yet, to be abandoned.”

Likewise, Bush expressed her worry that attention would turn away from Afghanistan and its women after the U.S. military departs in 2014.

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Secretary of State John Kerry and others gathered at Georgetown University Nov. 15.

Kerry, Clinton, Bush Rally for Afghan Women Secretary of State John Kerry, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former first lady Laura Bush gathered at Georgetown University Nov. 15 for “Advancing Afghan Women: Promoting Peace and Progress in Afghanistan.” They joined forces to speak to an overflowing Gaston Hall about the importance in continuing to support and assist the advancement of Afghan women.

Clinton who, in addition to being a former first lady and former Secretary of State, is the U.S. Afghan Women’s Council honorary co-chair (with Bush) and a supporter of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. She spoke of the need for a society to engage all of its members. Kerry spoke of the many different levels of success that have been achieved in Afghanistan since 2001, and

On Oct. 30, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (2E) Ed Solomon chaired a meeting at the Georgetown Holiday Inn to discuss the impact of the Wisconsin Avenue Lane Reconfiguration in Glover Park to Georgetown businesses and residents.

In attendance were representatives from the Georgetown Business Improvement District, Georgetown Civic Association, Cloister Homeowners Association, Burleith Citizens Association, ANC2E, Hillandale Homeowners Association, Georgetown University, a representative from Councilman Jack Evan’s Office, Hardy Middle School, the British School and businesses along Wisconsin Avenue.

All the participants expressed concerns that the lane changes on Wisconsin Avenue were having a serious negative impact on the residential and business communities. It was agreed that ANC2E should begin a dialogue with the Glover Park ANC to address these concerns.

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EDITORIAL/ OPINON

JFK, Our Special Georgetowner

T

he 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22 will be on a Friday, the same day of the week when it occurred in 1963.

This means we will again head into a postassassination weekend, brimming with restored memories of the days of drums, days filled with shock after shock, including the live-ontelevision of the suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald in front of stunned millions.

This day, and all the recent days leading up to the anniversary are filled with the memory keepers, the conspiracy theorist, the still-grieving, the noted absence of the missing who played important roles in those days, those times. It is the job of archivists to remember, and of journalists and quasi-journalists, and bloggers and stir-the-leaves-of-autumn-with-doubt types to rehash, resurrect, remember remind, and reminisce among the ashes of the time. Oliver Stone will have his opinion again, that his epic assassination film “JFK” was a kind of truth, about the presence of conspiracy and conspirators, although as you watch the actor Kevin Costner pretend to be Jim Garrison, who was something of a pretender to begin with, you may not embrace the authenticity of the movie so much even while in the grip of it.

Around here, we note again that John F.

Kennedy, who, on film, even with hard Boston accents landing like an Irish clog dancer on words at times, still looks like a man of our times, modern, pragmatic, inspiring and energetic. In the intervening years, we have learned and gotten to know all too much about JFK, the princely president and his family, not all of which is savory. It matters not—in all the times we have noted and remembered his presence at this time of the year in this publication, our lingering sadness at his absence has not wavered.

He was in his own way a Georgetowner, in the sense that he lived here in his young man rising youth, his young husband years, his years of ambition pursued and his early young father years. In Georgetown, we felt the presence of the youthful man dashing ahead of himself to run for president, to woo, court and marry the young news reporter and aristocrat Jackie. It is here we caught him leaning on a balcony, thin and dashing as a boy, in white-t-shirt, thick hair. Here, in Georgetown, we can still catch our breath at a new and old sight of him in a television still or a magazine picture from those days.

The history that has been added on over the past 50 years is a family history—a telling of a clan both blessed and unduly burdened with loss and tragedy of the most public and reverberating kind. Watching the restored George Stevens, Jr.-

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All these memories, however, including dark knowledge, take nothing away from the John F. Kennedy that inspired us to action. That day 50 years ago is a kind of dark, muddled St. Crispin day for those of us who remember it clearly as young men and women, just starting out, biting back the tears. That’s especially true in our village where he served his time of knowing youth. ★

Healthcare: Numbers Count

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M

ark Twain said, “There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.”

Numbers matter. They tell a story.

Eighteen percent.

Eighteen percent is the amount of national income spent on healthcare. Almost one of every five dollars.

With more than 10,000 people reaching age 65 each day and healthcare costs increasing, that number will reach 20 percent within a few years.

Thirteen percent.

Thirteen percent is the amount of the nation’s total income we, as a nation, pay in income tax. $50,000 and $15,000. $50,000 is the average annual household income in the country. $15,000 is the annual cost of health insurance for the average household.

45 percent and declining. 25 percent and growing.

45 percent is the percentage of the population that is covered by employer provided health care, even though employer-provided healthcare is the basis of our national system.

Several years ago, the majority of the population was covered by employer provided healthcare. No more.

Not only is employer-provided healthcare declining, but an increasing amount – now 25

percent – of the cost of employer’s cost is now paid by the employee. $1 trillion and 26 percent.

Government spending on healthcare, including Medicare for the elderly, Medicaid for the poor, and the military and VA, exceeds $1 trillion and 26 percent of all government spending.

Within ten years, these costs are projected to double. $600 billion and 2.9 percent Medicare costs $600 billion. The 2.9 percent Medicare payroll tax brings in $225 billion.

Adding the $75 billion in Medicare premiums charged to seniors and deducted from their social security checks, only half the cost is covered.

The taxpayer covers the rest. $400 billion and 11 percent.

Medicaid and military-based health costs over $400 billion, more than 11 percent of government spending, all of which is paid by the taxpayer.

Fifty years ago, only 2 percent of government was on healthcare. Today, it’s 26 percent and growing. Fifty years ago, less than 5 percent of the economy was healthcare; today it’s 18 percent.

50 million or 16 percent.

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insured people pay more to cover those costs.

Medicare is an example of how insurance is supposed to work. Everyone pays the 2.9 percent Medicare tax on wages. (The Medicare tax does not apply to other income.) Everyone, including the young and healthy, pays over their lifetime so that all seniors have healthcare.

National healthcare costs can be covered in one of three ways: The government could tax and cover everyone like most countries do. Everyone could be required to have insurance, the premise behind Obamacare (and Romneycare). The uninsured and poor could be denied healthcare.

45 and zero.

Congressional Republicans have voted 45 times to repeal Obamacare.

None. Zero. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch.

Despite objecting to Obamacare, Republicans have offered no alternative.

The national healthcare system does not work and is consuming the economy. Employerprovided healthcare costs are shifting increasingly to employees with the taxpayer picking up increasingly more costs.

Mark Twain was funny, but wrong.

Healthcare statistics are not a lie.

Healthcare costs are consuming more and more of everyone’s wallet. ★

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very now and then, I like to share some of the nuts and bolts of what our government does behind the scenes. We can all think of a situation where we wished our government would function more efficiently on our behalf, and I make it my job to ensure that areas that need improvement are addressed. In many instances, however, our government is actually making positive changes and doing a great job in ways our residents might never realize.

One of those instances relates to our bond issuances, and not just our rating upgrades that I talk so much about. One of the ways the District government helps our residents is by offering an industrial revenue bond program.

This program works by allowing businesses and non-profit organizations access to tax-exempt financing that essentially leverages the strong financial position and reputation of the District government to allow organizations to borrow money at lower interest rates for major projects.

This money helps these organizations with renovations and new construction, real estate purchases, equipment, and other capital needs.

Since I have been on the Council, we have assisted worthy businesses and non-profits in issuing over $8.6 billion in revenue bonds, to the benefit of every ward in the city. I am happy to report the tremendous diversity in these projects, from universities such as Georgetown, Howard and Gallaudet; to public and charter schools such as Washington Yu Ying and Kipp Academy; to organizations, such as National Public Radio and the Spy Museum.

On Nov. 13, I chaired a hearing of the Committee on Finance & Revenue to add two more potential issuances to this long list of great projects. PR 20-531, the “Paul Public Charter School, Inc. Revenue Bonds Project Approval Resolution of 2013,” would permit up to $20 million of District of Columbia revenue bonds to help renovate this school at 5800 8th Street, N.W., in Ward 4. PR 20-532, the “National Children’s Center Bonds Project Approval Resolution of 2013,” would authorize up to $8 million of revenue bonds to assist the National Children’s Center in renovating their facility located at 3400 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave., S.E., in Ward 8. The Center is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive and innovative services for infants, children and adults with developmental disabilities in the District of Columbia.

William Liggins and his team at the D.C. Revenue Bond Program in the office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development are to be commended for their good work in administering this program, and I encourage any eligible organizations in the city to reach out if they might benefit from this program.★

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Cannon’s Fish Market Closes Permanently

Gypsy Sally’s, Smith Point Seek Lone Tavern License

Closed since August, Cannon’s Fish Market on 31st Street made the suspected official: it will shut down permanently.

Cannon’s owner Bobby Moore contacted Carol Joynt of Washingtonian Magazine “to announce he’s decided to close the business for good and lease the space to his 31st Street nextdoor neighbor, Il Canale Italian restaurant,” Joynt reported last week.

According to Washingtonian, “Moore, 47, says the ‘medical reasons’ are simple wear and tear on his body. ‘I’ve been working there since I was 12, working on concrete, wet floors, lifting fish every day of my life ...’ he says. ‘My back is killing me. I had surgery a few years ago for herniated disks, two knee surgeries, [and] I had my right hip replaced seven years ago. It’s been giving me problems again, and my other hip is shot.’ He says he sat down to discuss it with his family recently, and they decided to ‘close [the shop] altogether.’ “

There is one tavern liquor license now available in Georgetown, which remains under a neighborhood liquor license moratorium.

Because the defunct Saloun, formerly at 3239 M Street, did not renew its tavern license, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board cancelled its license Oct. 30.

So, who has applied for this one-of-a-kind, tavern-nightclub license?

The Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration told the Georgetowner Nov. 18 that it “has received two applications for the tavern license in Georgetown. Gypsy Sally’s Acoustic Tavern LLC, trading as Gypsy Sally’s at 3401 Water St., NW, applied to transfer its restaurant license to become a tavern in Georgetown. The second is from Restaurant Enterprises, Inc., trading as Smith Point at 1338 Wisconsin Avenue, NW. They also submitted an application to transfer their alcoholic beverage license from a restaurant to a tavern in the area.

Applications are being reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis and are subject to the approval of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.”

Last week, ABRA announced: “ …

Restrictions have temporarily been lifted on alcoholic beverage licenses for taverns in the Georgetown Historic District. The change occurred after the number of licensed taverns within the historic area fell below a legislative cap of six. … Taverns located in the Georgetown Historic District are permitted to

Latham Hotel Sold for $45.4 Million The Latham Hotel was bought by SB-Urban last week for $45.4M, according to DC records.

As reported, the new owners, Frank Saul and Mike Balaban, are looking to convert the former hotel -- 3000 M St., NW -- into small condos. The Latham Hotel, along with restaurants Citronelle and la Madeleine, was closed in June 2012.

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transfer alcoholic beverage licenses to new owners and new locations within the area. An existing restaurant in the historic district will also be able to apply to become a tavern or nightclub in the neighborhood. Applications to make any of the changes would need to be filed with the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration for consideration by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.”

“The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act and Rules Reform Amendment Act of 1994 freezes the transfer or sale of tavern and nightclub licenses in the Georgetown Historic District when there are six or more taverns and/or nightclubs licensed in the area,” according to ABRA. There are no nightclubs licensed in Georgetown -- once a sixth tavern license is issued, ABRA noted, “the ability to transfertavern licenses will end once the legislative cap of six taverns and/or nightclubs is reached in the Georgetown Historic District.”

French Boutique Sandro to Replace Grill Kabob Sandro, a Paris-based fashion label that sells women’s and men’s clothing, will open its first D.C. store next year in Georgetown, reported the Washington Business Journal last week. It will fill the former space of Red Fire Grill Kabob, which closed about six months ago.

In 1984, Sandro was created by Evelyne and Didier Chetrite. Later, their son Ilan joined the company, designing a men’s line of clothing.

Shop Small on Nov. 30 With BID’s Free ECruiser Rides Savvy shoppers should head to Georgetown on Saturday, Nov. 30, to “Shop Small” and support neighborhood businesses as part of Small Business Saturday.

Georgetown is Washington’s premiere shopping district with more than 450 merchants, including a variety of local, independent boutiques.

Small Business Saturday, launched in 2010, is celebrated nationwide between the busy shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday to encourage holiday shoppers to visit brick and mortar businesses that are small and local.

Several Georgetown merchants are offering special promotions on Small Business Saturday, including: Susan Calloway Fine Arts, 1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW, will be giving away Middle Kingdom porcelain mini vases, free with any purchase of $100 or more.

At Bacchus Wine Cellar, 1635 Wisconsin Ave., NW, holiday shoppers will enjoy discounts on wine up to 45 percent off.

To make it easy for shoppers to navigate around Georgetown, the Georgetown Business Improvement District is sponsoring free eCruisers rides on Nov. 30 to shuttle shoppers and visitors around the neighborhood between noon and 8 p.m. Simply flag down one of the drivers or call 202-271-1218 to schedule a pick up in Georgetown.

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uick-Livick, Inc., better known as Quick’s Bus Company, celebrated its 76th anniversary Nov. 18. Quick’s Bus Company provides charter bus service for organizational and recreational group tours.

It also offers a daily commuter service from Fredericksburg to Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia.

The family-operated bus company started back in 1946, when Robert L. Quick and his father, D. Thomas Quick, saw potential in seven used buses. Both men have since passed away, leaving the much-built-upon creation in the hands of their family.

Today, almost 70 years later, the company consists of two Virginia locations and 57 motorcoaches. Quick’s son, Robert Quick, Jr., 65, is president of the company. “This was my father’s life,” Quick said. “He worked until two years ago and then died just a year ago. He loved working in the bus industry.”

Quick, Jr. retired from the U.S. Army in 1992 and became president of Quick’s Bus shortly afterward. “I worked with buses before,” he said. “But I had a lot to learn.” He joked, specifically, about the difficult transition of working with the military to working with civilians. “You tell someone in the military to do something, and they do it,” he said, laughing. “It was hard to adapt.”

Quick’s sister, Deborah Quick Ray, was already working with the company when Quick assumed role as president. “President is just a title,” Quick said. “It’s really a partnership with my sister.” Ray fulfills the role of secretarytreasurer. “She has worked here forever.”

Quick’s two children, Jason and Kim, began working for Quick’s in the 1990s, bringing a fourth generation to the business. Jason currently works as general manager at the Fredericksberg office.

The company is now too big to employ only within the founding family. However, it continues to provide the friendly-family business service it is known for. “We have a lot of good people,” said Quick of his employees. They realize how important it is, for drivers especially, to be knowledgeable, kind and courteous. “You can send an old bus out with a great driver, and the guests will be happy as clams,” he said. “Or you can send out a new bus with a bad driver, and you’ll get complaints.”

Moving forward, Quick’s son Jason will continue to assume more roles within the company. Quick, a travel and motorcycle enthusiast, plans to “ease [his] way out,” of this business.

“Nobody in my family has ever fully retired,” he said. “I will continue to check in now and then, just as my father and my uncle did before me.” ★

Once again, the village has its Shell service station back at a familiar corner.

We are pleased to continue that history and are ready and honored to serve you.

The seasoned professionals at Georgetown Shell specialize in domestic and foreign vehicles. Our capabilities range from regular maintenance, preventative maintenance, factory-authorized maintenance services, to diagnostic repairs, such as check engine lights, ABS faults, electrical failures. We are equipped with the latest preventative maintenance machines, diagnostic tools and scanners.

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POP SHOP

The Georgetowner Holiday Pop Shop Gift Guide

SHEYLA’S BOUTIQUE

Fur, mink, fox, rex, cashmere and leather coats, vests and accessories make for a luxurious and warm winter; $55 to $1,000.

Don’t miss these stores and products, all available for one-stop shopping at The Georgetowner Holiday Pop Shop, Wednesday, Dec. 4.

FLEXFLOP

Black terrycloth flip flops; $25.

5601 Namakagan Rd Bethesda, MD 20816

$1,050,000 - Up Mass. Ave. - a mile over the DC/MD border – is a picture perfect Bethesda home with impeccable grounds and gardens. Immaculately renovated, this 4BED/3BA pristine home is in superb, move-in condition. Call Grace Yang at 240-205-5671 for appointment.

Office 301.967.3344 x204 Cell 240.205.5671 gyang@ttrsir.com 5454 Wisconsin Avenue Chevy Chase, MD 20815

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Perfect Face Package (not pictured), microdermabrasion ultimate face polish, whipped, shea butter face & neck night cream, vitamin C brightening face & under eye serum, all-natural Kiss balm, Kiss scrub; $65

THE QUILT SHOP OF MCLEAN Memory t-shirt quilt

J. RYAN JEWELRY

Freshwater pearl stud earrings with gemstone dangle accents; $88

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POP SHOP ELLA-RUE

Two’s Company equestrian frames; $29 to $34.

LYNNI’S FABULOUS

Fresh raspberries, semi-sweet chocolate and black raspberry liqueur all combined to create this decadent crème sauce.

Three jars per order; $30.

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Meet the Shops Ella-Rue is the creation of Krista Johnson and is focused on current, high-end women’s consignment pieces. 3231 P St., NW; Ella-rue.com; 202-333-1598.

J. Ryan Jewelry is designed by interior and jewelry designer Julie Ryan who creates handmade, coastal-inspired jewelry.

1401 Myradare Drive, Richmond, Va.; facebook.com/jryanjewelry; 703-403-7180.

VirtuArte’s products are handcrafted in developing countries all around the globe. These works of art make an ideal gift when looking to give and give back this season.

Virtuarte.com; 866-228-3497.

Lynni’s Fabulous, named one of D.C.’s tastemakers, lives by the philosophy that entertaining should be easy and that every hostess should have a few tricks up her sleeve. Products range from sweet to savory, are hand-made with fresh ingredients and are gluten-free.

Lynnisfabulous.com; 301-987-9135.

Born In Brooklyn Skin Care is a hand-made, highly effective and nature-based line of skin care products for women and men created by

actress, playwright and entrepreneur Setor Attipoe.

Borninbrooklynskincare.com; 347-465-7546.

Perfect for collecting and keeping memories, the Quilt Shop offers custom gifts that last a lifetime. Known as the Quilt Doctor, Nancy Preston’s quilt shop specializes in memory quilts, quilt restoration and quilt repair.

6724 Curran St., McLean, Va.; quiltdoctor.com; 703-281-4091.

Sheyla’s Boutique is a personal fashion consultant and works with every body and style.

This season she has the hottest winter coats, including Michael Kors, BCBG, London Fog and Ellen Tracy.

Sheylaboutique.com; 703-887-6568.

Treat tired feet to a pair of Flexflops, the first emergency folding flip flop that’s great for travel, pedicures, the spa, and a break from high-heels. The portable and foldable flip flop makes the perfect gift item. Each pair comes with its own customized bling bag.

Flexflop.com; 1-888-471-1118.

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REAL ESTATE

Featured Property: Mortgage: 3329 Prospect Street, NW #7 Events and Fluctuating Rates

One-of-a-kind penthouse with 4BR, 4.5BA and two-car garage parking in historic Georgetown. Exquisite, custom-built duplex penthouse in the most sought after location on Prospect Street. Occupying approximately 5,000 square feet in the renovated Wormley School, this spectacular, light-filled residence boasts high ceilings, skylights, sumptuous spaces for entertaining and dining, four spacious bedrooms with en-suite baths, four gas fireplaces, two kitchens and one half bath. Security is paramount with state-of-theart video security and the latest electronic systems that manage lighting, HVAC, audio/ visual technology and telephone.

BY BIL L STAR R EL S conomic events drive mortgage rates.

The month of November showcased how events drive markets and cause mortgage interest rates to fluctuate.

The employment report released on Nov. 8 showed job growth of 204,000 non-farm payroll jobs created in October. This number was considerably higher than the consensus estimates of 120,000. This good news on jobs was very bearish for the bond market and mortgage rates.

On the heels of the employment report were the confirmation hearings for Vice Chairman Janet Yellen who has been nominated to replace the current Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Yellen’s remarks had the potential of moving the markets. If confirmed, Yellen will be the first female Chairperson of the Federal Reserve Bank in its 100-year old history.

In her testimony Yellen stated that the quantitative easing made a meaningful contribution to economic growth. She went on to say that the resulting “lower interest rates have been instrumental” for the growth in the housing sector.

Yellen addressed the labor participation rate and the long-term unemployed. She said that there should be special focus on employment and didn’t argue when the point was raised that the employment numbers may be potentially higher due to the slack labor participation numbers.

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Inflation goals are the same as outgoing Fed Chairman Bernanke. It was reiterated that the rate of inflation is well below the goal of a twopercent inflation rate.

Yellen stated that the quantitate easing program by the Fed cannot go on forever, but she did not signal that the program was ending anytime soon.

The markets liked Yellen’s testimony. After Yellen’s testimony mortgage rates, there was a collective sigh of relieve reflected in the markets after her testimony. Yellen reaffirmed her reputation as someone who has been supportive of Bernanke’s rate and monitory policy.

Rates moderated from the higher levels reached after the strong employment report.

Rates were basically back to October levels.

Jumbo money – which can be used for loan amounts north of $418,000 with 20-percent down payments – has been priced better than comparable super conventional money.

Expect rates to keep in a relative narrow range for the near term. Historically, mortgage rates are in excellent shape. ★ Bill Starrels lives in Georgetown, where he works as a mortgage loan officer. He can be reached at bill.starrels@gmail.com or 703-625-7355. NMLS#485021

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This magnificent, custom, contemporary take on French country was recently featured as Channel 7 WJLA’s “Home of Distinction.” At just over 9200 finished sq. ft., this home offers 6 bedrooms (masters on both the main and upper levels) and 7.5 baths. Situated on over half an acre, the driveway is on Cottonwood and the three-car garaged home is gently screened from Kirby Rd. by trees and shrubs. Spectacular finishes, main and catering kitchens, 100” television and projector, and built-in Savant system make this home a rare find. MLS#FX8196292. Chesterbrook/Longfellow/McLean schools.

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Every day we are learning more and more about our new arrivals!

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You can see that the next generation is taking over at the George Town Club. You can see the changes in the windows that now shine in light through the first floor’s new design. You can even see that the club wants to be your second home. Call it the new cool -or the club gets its groove back.

“We have carefully re-invented the George Town Club,” said designer Andrew Law of the elegant in-town club, known for its members involved in politics, diplomacy, business, academia and other professions. Founded in 1966 and rich in stories, the club of late had fallen flat but has undergone a design, culinary and leadership renewal that is attracting new members to the corner property at 1530 Wisconsin Ave., NW. “The club feels relevant again,” said designer Deborah Winsor, who with others worked on the club over the summer. Sisal rugs brighten up a few of the rooms -10 in total -- and linen fabric are used on walls to show off antique woodwork. During the rehab and carpenters’ work, Winsor moved and re-purposed furniture and then moved artwork from downstairs and hung new and contemporary art from Hemphill Gallery.

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Quiet, sunny 1 BR 1BA w/spac LR/DR combo & pvt walled courtyard for perfect city living & entertaining in pet-friendly bldg. Entry foyer, updated kit, gran counter, W/D, custom shelves, new wood-engineered floors, paint. Blocks to Dupont Circle/West End shops, restaurants & METROs. Miller Chevy Chase Office 202-966-1400

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This Charming 4 BR, 4.5 BA Colonial Home is in one of the Most Desirable Locations in Spring Valley. Enjoy the Parkland Views from this Expansive Lot, the many Mature Plantings & the Tranquility of this Very Private & Prime Location.

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Divine American classic w/inviting front porch. 5BR/3FB/2HB. Grand foyer & staircase; open, bright living rm w/fpl, sun rm w/Fr doors to deck. Large t/s kit. Private master ste. flagstone patio, fenced rear yard, landscaping, garage. Close to shopping , schools.

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Expanded & Renovated 5BR,4.5BA Colonial in the Town of Chevy Chase boasts large open spaces, gourmet tble spc KIT w/ granite/ss/center island & 2 sided fplc opening to large Fam Rm, large DR w/ fplc, gleaming hrdwds, 4BRs on upper lvl w/ 3 BAs. Easy access to D’town Bethesda & METRO! Sara Bjerde/ Georgetown Office 202-374-0052/ 202-944-8400

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Incredible 2BR detached rambler home site on cul-de-sac w/one of the widest deepest lots in the entire community. Exciting opportunity for builder, speculator, or simply build up & out. Home is in great shape, since 1956.

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Renovated Kit w/granite & SS, renovated BA, refinished HDWDs. Large BR w/ double closet + WI closet. Generous hall & linen closets. Enjoy evenings on the balcony. 24-hr desk, roof deck, gym, meeting rm.

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Wandergolf Creighton Farms: ‘Playably Hard’

BY WAL LY GREE V E S

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ith his plantation Oak Hill so nearby on Route 15, it’s a cinch that if James Monroe were alive and well today he would be playing golf at Creighton Farms.

Stately oaks, mature maples, wispy cedars, and rigid pines form the 900-acre landscape that this new golf club has been painted into. The small valley of golf you are confronted with after entering the security-manned gates is warmly welcoming and serenely unbusy. With a membership base of 120 members right now, the density ratio of Creighton Farms is 7.5 acres per person: plenty of room to pound little white balls over water, to trudge through sand, or to build 10,000-square-foot homes.

The course, designed by Jack Nicklaus, is home to the Creighton Farms Invitational Hosted

by Jack Nicklaus, which has raised close to a million dollars for local charities. Nicklaus is currently building an 8,000-square-foot home behind the ninth green. The standard fare Nicklaus design sporting massively undulating and shelved greens may limit views from his own back deck.

Two weeks ago, the leaves were in their prime as I teed off on the first hole with a mentor friend

of mine and a retiring local orthopedic surgeon who had recently joined the club. The feeling that we were three extremely lucky cows in a very small herd on large range followed us from the first tee to the last.

The rolling downhill fairway of the par four that begins the experience had me feeling somewhat confident until we got to the green. The greens at this golf course are hard. The undulations, sizes and speed of these greens render pin placement an almost moot point, but credit to the designer (and quietly disheartening to myself), I walked off each one of them thinking that they were fair. The second hole is a short par four with a deceptively finicky green shot along the banks of a small creek that immediately negates the perceived advantage of a 316-yard hole. Walking off this green is when the course description in my head went from fair to what I would now say should be written on the entrance marquee: “Creighton Farms, Playably Hard.”

The ubiquitous sand traps on the “short” number three par five hole are the villains that rob you of advantage next. The access to greens on this course is so limited by sand traps that it became difficult to decide where to park the golf

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cart for the shortest walk to the putting surface.

The only time I really felt like I had been truly wronged was when my blind tee shot on hole number eight found some unknown final resting place at the other side of an incredibly thin fairway. The fact that the “Turn Shack” used to be the clubhouse before the current 30,000-squarefoot building was completed speaks volumes.

The back nine continued to impress, with the largely untouched natural hunt country outlining a superb layout. The view down the eleventh fairway was majestic, and somehow hypnotized me into going for the green in two. Indirectly, this failure may lead to me staying at the nearby

Salamander Inn at some future time, as guest privileges there are one of the only ways to play this course without joining, and I need to take that shot again. It is the fish that got away. I was warned to stay below the signature green on number twelve, and once again realized I was not terminally unique as I watched my ball roll down the sloped green like a surfboard down a wave. I got stuck in quicksand on a fairway bunker of hole #14, and my golf club became the tool I needed to literally and figuratively, get out of the trap.

I very much enjoyed this round, and the company I played it with. The facilities are brand

Intoxicating AND NOT JUST BECAUSE OF OUR INCREDIBLE WINE CELLAR.

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IN COUNTRY new and want for nothing. Nine spacious and luxurious club rooms are available to members and guests for overnight stay. Planned amenities include resort pool, Har-Tru Tennis courts, and wellness center. In categories focusing on “Best New Private Courses,” accolades for Creighton Farms can be found in Golf Digest, Golf Magazine and Golfweek. While there are no shortages of prestigious golf clubs available to consider joining in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area, the expansive grounds, state

of the art facilities, and top notch golf course design ensure that Creighton Farms will be a favorite of many. ★ Wandergolf will be a frequently appearing golf column in The Georgetowner that will be reporting on the golf interests of Washingtonians. If you have suggestions for columns or comments, please email them to wally@wandergolf.com

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A Countryside Thanksgiving

BY ARI POS T hanksgiving brings together everything we love about the fall season, from the rich food and arboreal hues, to the cinnamon-flecked chill of the air and the intimate solitude of its atmosphere. In one grand and cacophonous evening, it allows families and friends to come together to share their affection, swap stories, revel in the early sunset and test their gastronomic stamina.

Here on the East Coast, where this seminally American holiday was consecrated, the spirit of Thanksgiving is perhaps at its most consummate. To best appreciate the Thanksgiving spirit, it can be a nice change of pace to step outside the city and spend November’s final Thursday in the surrounding countryside. Whether searching for a quiet holiday escape, or rambling around with the whole family, there are a number of places just outside the city that offer the tranquility of the season in its quintessential form, as well as some traditional and brilliantly unique Thanksgiving dinners. Sitting down in a rustic dining room for a Thanksgiving meal prepared by an award winning chef can sure take the edge off cooking a fifteen pound bird in your home, and you will likely be privileged to some unique Thanksgiving culinary offerings you’d never have imagined.

Dining out for Thanksgiving is becoming increasingly popular (for good reason), and many inns, resorts and restaurants around the area have already filled up. Here is a list of some of The Georgetowner’s favorite Thanksgiving lunch, dinner and weekend getaway opportunities in the surrounding areas that still have some availability. But make your reservations quick, before they fill up!

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THE BLACKTHORNE INN UPPERVILLE, VA. The Blackthorne Inn and Restaurant will offer a buffet style Thanksgiving meal, from noon to 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving day. The menu features roast butternut squash soup with toasted pecans and chives; organic turkey with root vegetable puree and a country ham stuffing; roast prime rib of angus beef with Yorkshire pudding and sautéed Brussels sprouts, with white baby carrots and peppercorn and rosemary jus; roast leg of lamp with baby turnips, celery root potato mash and mint peppercorn sauce; and grilled filet of Farrow Island Scottish salmon with grilled oyster mushrooms, creamed cippolini onions and beurre blanc. Deserts include a fresh fruit trifle with brandied custard and raspberry cream; pumpkin pie with fresh cream; and southern bourbon pecan pie.

Price: $55 per person, $27.50 for children 5 – 12 (4 and under eat free), plus beverage and gratuity.

For more information or to make a reservation visit www.Blackthorne-Inn.com, or call 540592-3848

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CLYDE’S WILLOW CREEK FARM BROADLANDS, VA. When Clyde’s Restaurant Group purchased a number of antique heavy timber buildings destined for demolition in the 1980s, Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm was not even a twinkle on the horizon. Today, Willow Creek is one of the Group’s most inviting and comfortable restaurants, warmly decorated with original artwork, sculpture, historic artifacts and an GMG, INC. November 20, 2013

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IN COUNTRY over-the-top collection of 18th-century horsedrawn carriages—most strung from the ceilings lined with solid timber struts. Their traditional Thanksgiving menu will featured, feature a roast turkey dinner with sausage-sage stuffing, mapleglazed sweet potatoes; mashed potatoes; green beans; cranberry sauce; and an assortment of pies for dessert. Reservations are still available for parties of 5 or fewer, both for earlier and later reservations.

Price: $25.95 per person, $15.95 for children.

For more information visit www.Clydes.com/ Willow, or call 571-209-1200.

your breath away—never mind the fact that Condé Nast rated them the number-one small resort in the country.

At Fossett’s, the resort’s award-winning restaurant, executive chef Aaron Cross will present a four-course Thanksgiving tasting menu, featuring selections such as slow roasted turkey with cornbread oyster dressing, brown giblet gravy

and cranberry compote; petite beef tenderloin with veal reduction and buttermilk mashed potatoes; pan roasted Loch Duart salmon with caramelized Brussels sprouts and cauliflower with apple cider jus; mulled pumpkin cheesecake with caramel ginger sauce; and bourbon chocolate pecan pie with vanilla custard. Availability for seating is very limited, so call quickly.

Price: $89 per person, plus beverages and gratuity.

For more information or to make a reservation visit www.Keswick.com, or call 434-979-3440.★

THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, VA. No list of DC area Thanksgiving celebrations would be complete without mention of the Inn at Little Washington, where founder, proprietor and head chef Patrick O’Connell has been writing the book on pastoral luxury and seasonal cuisine for a quarter century. The Thanksgiving feast at the Inn includes a selection of holiday favorites, as well as their full standard menu of unforgettable seasonal offerings.

Their Thanksgiving menu includes organic spruce-brined locally farm-raised turkeys, with apple-sausage-pecan stuffing, corn pudding, creamed peas and sweet potatoes, with a cranberry-orange salsa. Desert includes warm chocolate bread pudding and almond ice cream perfumed with black truffle.

Price: $198 per person, plus beverages and gratuity.

For more information or to make a reservation visit www.TheInnAtLittleWashington.com, or call 540-675-3800.

THE ROBERT MORRIS INN OXFORD, MD. This small gem on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is the perfect waterfront setting for a traditional Thanksgiving. The culinary team has put together a traditional and creative menu for this special occasion as an opportunity for regional produce to shine. You could even decide to spend the night at their Inn and take advantage of their three-night Maryland Thanksgiving extravaganza.

Their Thanksgiving menu starts with dishes like spiced butternut squash soup with smoked bacon and cinnamon whipped cream, and red and yellow beets with crumbled goat cheese, toasted walnuts and mixed greens. The main event is free-range turkey and baked ham with roasted potato, sage, onion and celery stuffing and seasonal vegetables, with a cranberry, orange and ginger relish. There are also alternative main courses, such as oyster pot pie, salmon on creamed sweet onions with kale, pancetta and baby potatoes, and beef tenderloin with a Burgundy-truffle sauce. Desert includes apple and blackberry crumble with chantilly cream and pecan pie with bourbon ice-cream.

Price: $58 per person, plus beverages and gratuity.

For more information or to make a reservation visit www.RobertMorrisInn.com, or call 410226-5111.

KESWICK HALL KESWICK, VA. Keswick Hall is truly a luxury resort that overwhelms the senses. Their magnificent and secluded estate in the foothills of the Southwest Mountains outside of Charlottesville will take

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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

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3000 K St. NW (One block from Georgetown AMC Loews Georgetown 14) Georgetown introduces Washington’s first “Dumpling Bar” featuring more than 12 varieties.

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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

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. Now Serving Brunch Saturday and Sunday 11-3pm Reservations suggested. www.bistrotlepic.com

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

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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.

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Featuring Happy Hour weekdays from 5pm-7pm, live music every Saturday from 8pm-12 midnight, and an a la carte Sunday Brunch from 11:30am-2:30pm.

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

Open dailyfor breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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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3251 Prospect St. NW Authentic Thai food in the heart of Georgetown. The warm atmosphere, attentive service, and variety of wines and cocktails in this contemporary establishment only add to the rich culture and authentic cuisine inspired by Thailand.

With an array of authentic dishes, from Lahb Gai (spicy chicken salad) and Pad Thai, to contemporary dishes like Panang soft shell crab and papaya salad, the dynamic menu and spectacular drinks will have you coming back time and time again.

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1639 Wisconsin Ave. NW Established in 2013 Opened in August 2013, Pho Viet and Grille is a family owned Vietnamese style restaurant who caters primarily to Georgetown residents, students, and local business owners. Our family has over 20 years of restaurant ownership experience. Our goal is to bring homemade traditional Vietnamese dishes to Georgetown.

We strive to offer Georgetown the best quality Vietnamese and authenticity with a relaxed atmosphere and ambiance. Come visit us once and you’ll be ours forever! www.PhoVietGrilleDC.com

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1054 31st St. NW Lovers of history and seafood can always find something to tempt their palette.

Overlooking the historic C&O canal, we offer fresh seafood simply prepared in a casual relaxed atmosphere.

Join us for happy hour Monday – Friday from 5:00pm-7:00pm featuring $1.00 oysters and half priced drinks.

Lunch Mon-Sat 11:00am-3:00pm Dinner Mon-Sat 5:00pm-10:00pm Complimentary Parking www.seacatchrestaurant.com (202) 337-8855

1063 Wisconsin Ave., NW Filomena is a Georgetown landmark that has endured the test of time and is now celebrating 30 years. 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

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3000 K St. NW, Suite 100 Washington, DC 20007 Eclectic American cuisine, Coupled with enchanting views of the Potomac River make Sequoia a one of a kind dining experience.

Offering a dynamic atmosphere featuring a mesquite wood fire grill, sensational drinks, and renowned River Bar. No matter the occasion, Sequoia will provide an unforgettable dining experience. www.arkrestaurants.com /sequoia_dc.html

1201 F St. NW 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. What’s more, “nothing” is snobbish here.

Lunch: Mon-Fri 11:30am-5pm.

Dinner: Mon-Thur 5-10pm, Fri & Sat 5-11pm, Sun 5-9pm. www.theoceanaire.com

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Matt and Jena Carr plan to open Little Red Fox on Connecticut Avenue, NW, where Marvelous Market used to be, serving healthy comfort food made with seasonal ingredients.

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s a native of the Puglia region of Italy (the heel of the boot), Silvestro Conte appreciates the little niceties that many men might consider not worth the effort. For example, with old fashioned gusto he hangs laundry to dry in his Burleith garden, surrounded by pots of mature herbs. A purist, he shops for only the freshest and authentic ingredients, a holdover from childhood, when he helped his mother each day making bread, pasta and pizza from scratch.

“My passion is taking care of the little details that make all the difference,” says Conte, a retired medical marketing executive. If the last name is familiar, his wife is Georgetowner “The Latest Dish” columnist Linda Roth Conte, president of public relations and marketing firm Linda Roth Associates. His latest venture is “Your Italia”: a personal, nine-day food and wine tour of his beloved homeland, visiting local chefs, small farms and select wineries.

“It’s a learning, gastronomic journey to the hot spot of Italy now, and my thing is making you feel like a local,” says Conte, an expressive, passionate guy with a broad chest and sizable hands, which punctuate every sentence. “We go to farms, where families have made cheese for hundreds of years, not to factories. We go to olive oil tastings at family mills, where the Mediterranean Diet was born.” All the information can be found at: www.youritalia.com.

At home, the couple invites two to four guests for dinner every other week. On the menu, five courses paired with three different wines. One will surely be a tart white Verdeca from Puglia as “My father went crazy for this grape.” He doesn’t dig discussions of terroir at the dining table or talk of licorice or strawberry flavor notes. Says no-nonsense Conde: “I know what I like and drink wine. Period.”

One of his favored main courses, “which always brings applause,” is a salt-roasted whole striped bass stuffed with herbs and cherry tomatoes. (I hesitate sharing his recipe as it calls for seven pounds of kosher salt and wielding,

at the same time, a large knife and a hammer.)

Alongside, he serves a classic Italian lemon and herb infused salmorigilio sauce, which is also terrific with grilled or baked branzino, salmon and swordfish.

The secret to the pungent flavor of this dressing is the use of salt-cured capers in place of the more readily available brined variety.

(Such capers, dry-packed in salt, are available at Dean & Deluca as well as many Italian and Spanish specialty markets.) “It’s easy to make, with little time required,” he will tell you, adding with a wry remark. “And your guests will love you, more.” ★ What’s Cooking, Neighbor? visits with wine, food and entertaining professionals, who call the Georgetown area home. Georgetowner dining columnist Walter Nicholls is the food critic for Arlington Magazine, a former staff writer for The Washington Post Food section.

Conte’s two current favorite restaurants are Al Dente in Wesley Heights for the calamarata pasta and Rialto in Georgetown for the fried sardines.

SALMORIGLIO SAUCE SERVES: 4 Ingredients: I/2 cup extra virgin olive oil The minced peel and juice of 1 medium lemon, preferably organic 1/4 bunch parsley leaves, minced 1/2 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves, minced 6 salt-cured capers, thoroughly rinsed and minced 1 clove garlic, crushed and peeled Sea salt, freshly ground pepper

Directions:

Pour the olive oil into a small bowl, and while slowly whisking, add the lemon juice, forming an emulsion. Add the minced lemon peel, parsley, oregano and capers along with the crushed garlic

clove salt and pepper to taste; mix well.

Transfer the sauce to a small sauce pan and simmer on the lowest heat setting for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and let the sauce rest at room temperature for at least two hours. Remove the garlic clove before serving.

Pass the sauce alongside the fish.

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At the root of this is the fact that we have very different ideas about what a good relationship is supposed to look like. My friends keep telling me to get counseling, but I worry that doing that means this relationship is definitely doomed.

As you can see, I’m a pretty black-and-white thinker, and I don’t really want to spend the time and energy to have a professional confirm what I already know. Isn’t counseling for really messed up couples? If we need counseling before we even get engaged, doesn’t that mean this is the wrong relationship for me?

– Communication Crossroads DEAR CROSSROADS, This myth about counseling being only appropriate for “really messed up couples” absolutely needs to be discredited.

Listen to me: those couples are just like you, and started out right where you are – wondering if their problems really warranted the time and energy that it takes to work through.

Many just ignored the piling frustrations until they poisoned the entire system with the deep resentment that makes counseling harder and exponentially less effective. Being in a relationship is hard work for everyone. It just is. That’s IN-HOUSE PERIODONTIST

the truth. Stop tricking yourself into believing that your friends’ relationships are perfectly attuned, and that they will never have any disappointments because they have found exactly the right person and have made all the right decisions. They haven’t. There are many ways to approach the natural frustrations that occur when two people try to build a relationship/home/family together. Yes, some people (READ: a tiny fraction) are effortlessly able to communicate their needs, but most of us need help or else we learn to adapt in unhealthy ways – isolating, acting out, using passive aggression, etc. Another choice is taking the time to learn about Boyfriend’s unique communication needs, and to teach him about your own. A therapist knows how to do this and can get you there faster.

Let’s do a quick experiment. Let’s assume that you actually need counseling, but are unwilling to try it because you think it means the relationship is doomed. Isn’t the relationship doomed then anyway? Why not try something that actually could help? Let me appeal to your all-or-nothing thinking: there are more than a few of us who make a living helping couples

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BY TERRY ROBE ave you been to New York City lately?

Reclaiming the nation’s tallestbuilding title for New York from Chicago, One World Trade Center now towers over the waterfall-bordered reflecting pools of the National September 11 Memorial.

Wall Street is un-Occupied and stumbling back. The subway is seawater-free.

On Jan. 1, Mayor Mike will step aside for Brother Bill, leaving New York the healthiest it’s been in. . . well, probably ever. Throngs are hiking the High Line, zipping around on blue Citibikes, and “smoking” personal vaporizers in pedestrian zones. But part of what makes New York New York—The Big Difficult, The City Where No One Can Sleep, The Urban Jugular— is that it remakes itself right before your eyes.

One of the changes in recent years has been the flourishing of boutique hotels, stylish and personalized pied-a-terres.

Here is a small sampling: Hotel Americano (518 West 27th Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues) opened in 2011 in the thick of Chelsea’s art galleries. the feel throughout is minimalist Euro-Latino: lots of glass, with expensive fabrics in white, black, and gray framed in steel and natural wood. The 56 rooms are designated “Uptown” or “Downtown” for their views. Although studio means tiny in New York, the hotel’s seven studios, one per floor, are the largest, most desirable rooms. All share the “urban ryokan” concept, with platform beds and decorative touches, inspired by those in traditional Japanese inns. The restaurant, the Americano, adjoins the lobby and opens onto a small patio. There is also a club-like basement bar. But the knockout is the rooftop grill: Piscine in summer (when the swimming pool is open) and Artico the rest of the year, when the pool is covered and hidden by long gray couches.

Across town, in what is now branded Flatiron or NoMad (for North of Madison Square), the 72-room Hotel Giraffe (365 Park Avenue South, at 26th Street) has a more casual, family-friendly elegance. As the hotel’s Jayla Langtry points out, “Boutique means different things to different people.” Most of the rooms are suites, perfect for families with children (or grandchildren) or friends traveling together. Many have “Juliet balconies,” which add to the sense of spaciousness.

Guests come and go in the lobby, where a generous continental breakfast, espresso drinks and cookies all day, and evening wine and cheese are complimentary. Bread & Tulips, in a rustic basement space complete with imported pizza oven, offers hotel guests a 20-percent discount.

There is also a seasonal rooftop garden and bar.

Hotel Giraffe is one of four hotels in the Library Collection, named for the book-themed Library Hotel near Grand Central. All four appear in TripAdvisor’s ranking of the city’s top ten.

The Jade Hotel (52 West 13th St., between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), at the northern edge of Greenwich Village, makes a strong first impression. Just inside, one looks down a strikingly designed staircase that steeply descends to a sort of drawing room with marble mantelpiece and Oriental carpet. But the walls hold contempo-

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rary art, the speakers stream modern rock, and the molded ceiling panels are painted bright gold. The rooms—there are 113—continue this High Retro décor. Big patterns and bold colors surround a witty mix of furnishings from different eras (a black, rotary-dial telephone, for example). Back in the lobby, a narrow brick tunnel leads to the bar and farm-to-table restaurant, Grape & Vine, which hosts a wine hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.

The newest of the three, the Jade Hotel, opened earlier this year on a block-long showcase of New York reinvention. Next door, in the last remaining townhouse, is the Off-Off-Broadway Thirteenth Street Repertory Company, founded in 1972, where an adaptation of Dickens’s “Christmas Carol” is playing Dec. 14 through 29. Across the street is a New School building (Parsons School of Design is down the block), Silk Day Spa, Tenri Cultural Institute, and a Biscuits & Bath Doggy Gym.

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B Y R I C H AR D SEL D EN oMA has Magritte. The Jewish Museum, Chagall. Kandinsky is at the Neue Galerie and Gaultier is in Brooklyn. Christopher Wool is getting raves at the Guggenheim.

But this brief double-review talks about a small show at a large museum and a large show at a small museum, each worth a special trip.

Few Americans—other than KoreanAmericans—have more than a cursory knowledge of Korean culture. When we think of Korean art, we tend to picture gray-green celadon pottery. “Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through Feb. 23, opens a new and fascinating window.

And it’s a picture window. At the entrance to the exhibition, projected onto a wide curved screen, are alternating video views of Hwangnam Daechong, the grass-covered Great Tomb of Hwangnam in Gyeongju, a city in southeast Korea. Conjoined burial mounds (His and Hers), the Great Tomb is the largest in the kingdom’s former capital.

Silla endured for nearly a millennium, until A.D. 935, when it gave way to the Goryeo dynasty, for which the country is named.

Most of the objects on display were excavated from tombs and date from the fifth to the eighth century (Buddhism became the official

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religion in 527.). Made of stoneware, jade, gilt bronze, and gold, they have been restored as nearly as possible to their original brilliance.

The label text for “National Treasure 83,” a gilt bronze statue of a bodhisattva, probably Maitreya (Mireuk in Korean), notes the “extraordinary balance between his contemplative aura and the sense of energy captured by the drumming fingers of his left hand and the upturned toes of his right foot.” The smooth musculature of the figure’s bare upper body reminds one of the influence of Asian sculpture on Art Deco sculptors, such as Paul Manship.

There are several other national treasures in the exhibition, curated by the Met’s Soyoung Lee and Denise Leidy, including a crown with stylized, antler-like projections—and pieces of jade shaped like hooks or tiger’s teeth—and a belt with pendant ornaments. Stunning examples of craftsmanship in gold, they came from the north portion of the Great Tomb, in which the queen was interred.

Another section focuses on objects that reached Silla through trade, diplomacy, or war.

An elaborate gold dagger and sheath, inlaid with garnet and glass using the technique known as cloisonné, originated in the Black Sea region or Central Asia.

After watching a four-minute animation about the construction of the Seokguram Grotto, a World Heritage Site, visitors proceed to a final, shadowy gallery in which sits a monumental cast-iron Buddha from the late eighth or early ninth century, similar to the one at the center of the Grotto.

Also currently at the Met: “Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade 15001800,” “Julia Margaret Cameron” and “Balthus: Cats and Girls.”

Though Jan. 19, the International Center of Photography is showing “Lewis Hine,” a major retrospective of the pioneering American photojournalist, who died at age 66 in 1940.

Exhibition curator Alison Nordstrom has filled most of ICP’s lower level with Hine’s pictures, on loan from Rochester’s George Eastman House (the collection was initially offered to MoMA, which turned it down). Many are classics: • A young blond girl in filthy clothing in a North Carolina cotton mill, the rows of white bobbins and the floorboards themselves seeming to converge on her (1908);

• An Italian immigrant in full blouse and long skirt, like the drapery on a statue, carrying a bundle of garments on her head in New York’s tenement district (1910); • A newspaper boy in D.C. (Danny Mercurio, 150 Scholes Alley), wearing a hat like a helmet and looking as if he’s about to spit tobacco at the photographer (1912); • A bare-armed, coveralls-wearing construction worker in mid-air, his legs wrapped around a steel cable, high above Manhattan, the Hudson River, New Jersey, America (1931).

Raised in Wisconsin, Hine began to photograph while teaching at New York’s Ethical Culture School. Another Midwesterner, Paul Kellogg, hired him to take photographs for a comprehensive sociological study of Pittsburgh, published between 1908 and 1914. Editor of the progressive magazine, Charities and the Commons, later renamed The Survey (which launched a supplement called The Survey Graphic in 1921), Kellogg regularly commissioned Hine to illustrate social welfare stories, copies of which are on display.

Passing through the different sections of

Lewis W. Hine, CANDY WORKER, NEW YORK, ca. 1925.

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the exhibition—Ellis Island, child labor, the Pittsburgh Survey, worker portraits, photographs of African Americans, the American Red Cross Survey, the Empire State Building—one sees how Hine’s images inspired photographers now recognized as important artists: Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus and Richard Avedon, to name a few.

A single-gallery companion show, “The Future of America: Lewis Hine’s New Deal Photographs,” curated by Judith Gutman from ICP’s holdings, covers Hine’s last years.

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Romeo and Juliet. Thru Dec 1. Folger Theatre.

202-544-7077. folger.edu.

Elephant and Piggie’s We Are in a Play!. Nov 23-Dec 31. Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.

A Christmas Carol. Nov 21-Jan 1. Ford’s Theatre. 800-982-2787. fords.org.

The Argument. Thru Nov 24. Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie. Nov 29-Dec 14. Theater J. 800-494-8497. theaterj.org.

Appropriate. Thru Dec 1. Woolly Mammoth.

202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net.

The King and I. Thru Dec 29. A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A Ghost Story of Christmas.

Nov 29-Dec 29. Olney Theatre. 301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org.

The Woman in Black. Thru Nov 30. Keegan Theatre. 703-892-0202. keegantheatre.com.

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The Joffrey Ballet’s The Nutcracker.

Nov 27-Dec 1.

Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.

The Joffrey Ballet brings back its beloved version of Tchaikovsky’s family classic, just in time for the holidays.

Classic Albums Live: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Nov 29.

Strathmore. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org.

Hear the world-class musicians of Classic Albums Live perform the album in its entirety--note for note, cut for cut.

The Apple Family Plays.

Thru Dec 29.

Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.

Two plays delve into the immediate present and evolving future of the United States. Set at meals in successive years, the tensions and compromises, affections and resentments of the Apple family’s lives play out against a rapidly changing America.

Joan Hisaoka Gallery. Against the Bias.

Thru Dec 21.

202-483-8600. smithcenter.org.

Yarn, thread, and fabric. The artists of Against the Bias transform these once “domestic” materials and methods--sewing, crocheting, knitting, embroidering, and quilting--into contemporary reflections on community. The exhibition will also include a large-scale, crochet and knit installation wrapping our U Street building façade in a Yarn- Bomb Garden, created by our local community and a team of expert yarn-bombers.

The Twelve Days Of Christmas. Thru Dec 30. Adventure Theatre MTC. 301-634-2270. adventuretheatre-mtc.org.

Blind Summit. Nov 20-Nov 22. Clarice Smith.

301-405-2787. claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.

Crossing. Thru Nov 24. Pride in the Falls of Autrey Mill. Thru Dec 8. Signature Theatre.

703-820-9771. signature-theatre.org.

Puccini’s Le Villi and Heart of Madrid. Nov 23-Dec 7. A Family Reunion. Nov 30-Dec 8.

In Series. GALA Hispanic Theatre.

202-204-7763. inseries.org.

International Festival of Hispanic Theater: Wonderland [El País de las Maravillas]. Nov 22-Nov 24. Teatro de la Luna. Gunston.

703-548-3092. teatrodelaluna.org.

36 Views. Thru Nov 24. Constellation Theatre Company. Source Theatre. 202-204-7741. constellationtheatre.org.

Shakespeare’s King John. Thru Nov 24. WSC Avant Bard. Theatre on the Run. 703-418-4808. wscavantbard.org.

Inventing Van Gogh. Thru Nov 24. Washington Stage Guild. Undercroft Theatre.

240-582-0050. stageguild.org.

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AIR Mentor. Nov 20. Lawler & Fadoul Duo. Nov 21. Michael McDonald. Nov 30. Boston Brass. Dec 1. Classic Albums Live: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Nov 29.

Strathmore. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org.

Jake Shimabukuro. Nov 24. GW Lisner Auditorium. 202-994-6800. lisner.org.

Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano. Nov 25. WPAS at Kennedy Center. Bela Fleck & Brooklyn Rider. Nov 23. WPAS at Sixth & I Synagogue.

202-833-9800. wpas.org.

A Chanticleer Christmas. Nov 30. GMU Center for the Arts. 888-945-2468. cfa.gmu.edu.

Verdi’s Requiem. Nov 23. National Philharmonic. Strathmore. 301-581-5100. nationalphilharmonic.org.

Jonathan Edwards. Nov 23. John Eaton. Nov 30. The Barns at Wolf Trap. 877-965-3872. wolftrap.org.

DANCE SITI Company: Café Variations. Nov 22.

Shanghai Ballet: The Butterfly Lovers. Nov 23. La Sylphide. Nov 24. GMU Center for the Arts. 888-945-2468. cfa.gmu.edu.

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS Corcoran Gallery of Art. Alex Prager: Face in the Crowd. Thru Mar 9. American Journeys - Visions of Place. Thru Sep 21. 202-639-1700. corcoran.org.

Folger Shakespeare Library. Here Is A Play Fitted. Thru Jan 12. folger.edu.

Ford’s Theatre. Not Alone: The Power of Response. Thru Dec 8. 202-347-4833. fords.org.

Kreeger Museum. Mindy Weisel: Not Neutral.

Thru Dec 28. 202-337-3050. kreegermuseum.org.

National Archives. Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage. Thru Jan 5.

202-357-5000. archives.gov.

National Gallery of Art. Ellsworth Kelly: Colored Paper Images. Thru Dec 1. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press.

Thru Jan 5. Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700 - 1830.

Thru Dec 31. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.

National Geographic. Lions, Tigers, and Bears. Thru Feb 2. Women of Vision. Thru Mar 9. One Cubic Foot. Thru Mar 31. A New Age of Exploration. Thru Jun 8. 202-857-7000. nglive.org.

Museum of Women in the Arts. Wanderer: Travel Prints by Ellen Day Hale. Thru Jan 15.

Equal Exposure: Anita Steckel’s Fight Against Censorship. Thru May 9. 202-783-5000. nmwa.org.

The Phillips Collection. Van Gogh Repetitions.

Thru Jan 26. Duncan Phillips and New York Collections. Thru Feb 28. 202-387-2151. phillipscollection.org.

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS Artisphere. Westen Muntain: Lovesong. Thru Jan 4. Dave Beck: Logjam. Thru Jan 5.

703-875-1100. artisphere.com.

Fisher Art Gallery. Robert Gilbert: A Study of Manhattan’s Power, Dominance and Excitement, Oil Painting. Thru Dec 15. 703-534-5726. nvcc.edu.

Goethe-Institut. Linger On! (Verweile doch).

Thru Jan 31. 202-289-1200. goethe.de.

Target Gallery. Reflections: Part of FotoWeekDC. Thru Dec 1. 703.838.4565. torpedofactory.org.

The Art League Gallery. Small Works & Large Works. Thru Dec 2. Cities in the Air: Photographs by Everitt Clark. Thru Dec 2.

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Tapping to Maurice Hines

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here is perhaps nothing so mysterious in show biz as the sound of tapping feet, or, in one of its many disguises, the (“gimme that”) old soft shoe, or the slide, it makes hardly any sound. What all forms of tap dancing do is to make the audience happy, for reasons that are not that easy to figure out. In performance terms, it is a holy mystery.

The other mystery besides its giddy, happiness-inducing quality—who knows, if Napoleon had seen a tap dance before making up his mind to go to Moscow, he might never have went—is that to the eye of the beholder, the whole thing looks as easy as selling chocolate.

Except that it isn’t.

“Nothing about it is easy,” said Maurice Hines, the celebrated Broadway performer, dancer, singer and legend of tap, in a recent interview. “It’s supposed to look easy. That’s part of the trick, but it sure isn’t easy, I can tell you that.

It’s not work, in the sense that you gotta love tapping if you’re going to be a tap dancer, but it’s hard work in the practice, the doing it right, and just about everything it can do to body, muscle and bones, when those taps hit the floor, you feel it practically all the way to your teeth.”

If anybody ought to know about tap, it’s Hines who’s spent his life in show biz and tap.

So, now he’s at Arena Stage, back in Washington, a town he loves, doing “Maurice Hines is Tappin Thru Life,” now through Dec. 29 at the Kreeger Theater.

Here’s a tip about tap: be prepared to warm up with warm feelings, maybe an itch to want do a little tapping underneath your chair yourself.

Guaranteed is that for a while you will absolutely not think about Obamacare or the Redskins.

“Yeah, I think for a while there, it was something of a lost art, in terms of people studying how to do it, people teaching it, or tap numbers not being part of big Broadway musicals so much,” Hines said. But Hines, who has taught master classes in tap to folks and is always on the look out for the next generation of tap dancers doesn’t just dance—he teaches. In his case, those that teach, teach because they do it and have done for all of their lives.

The show, directed by Jeff Calhoun, is also a tribute to his kid brother Gregory, his charismatic partner in dance, star singer and actor who died of cancer ten years ago. “My little brother,” he said. “When we were little kids in growing up in Harlem, there was a story about us already, and we didn’t even know how to dance. Mom would take us out, and people would stare at us. And somebody would ask, what are they doing. And somebody else would say, “Look at them walk.”

“It’s about my life in tap, about Gregory, about our musical influences, the people whose music I listened to all my life, like Ella—Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Nat ‘King’ Cole and Judy Garland. These are the folks who were an inspiration to me. Watching them on stage, in a theater, in a club, you got the sense of how great it is to be a performer. They did everything with class.

That’s a sense you get about Hines, too, if you saw him in the Arena Stage as Nathan Detroit a number of years ago (Sinatra did the movie version), if you saw his work in “Sophisticated Ladies,” the Duke Ellington show which was an Arena production at the Lincoln Theater a few years back, you get a good sense of him.

You notice not only how light he is on his feet,

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November 21 Shakespeare Theatre Company -- Behold the very funny, tuneful “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” which debuted 1962 on Broadway after a tryout in Washington. It goes back to Ancient Rome for its source material of all things farcical. The show runs through Jan. 5 and features a score by a Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. STC associate director Alan Paul makes his main stage directorial debut at Sidney Harman Hall. Bruce Dow stars as Pseudolus, Danny Rutigliano as Marcus Lucus and Tom Story as Hysterium. Of course, there will be “Comedy Tonight.”

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Maurice Hines (center) with John and Leo Manzari. Photo by Tony Powell. you notice how he gets from here to there, still and all, just like a kid, although with style and elegance and something unforgettable, like a millionaire’s after shave lingering in the room. And if you saw him with his brother in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Cotton Club”—they played tap dancing brothers—you got a sense of them together.

“Tap’s been not just a part of my life, it’s a part of the country’s life,” he said. “You go back to Mister Bojangles, to the Nicholas Brothers, that’s a part of our history.”

Hines is joined by the Manzari brothers, John and Leo, a pair of gifted dancers he discovered while casting “Sophisticated Ladies,” along with the Heimowitz Brothers, Sam and Max, students at Knock on Wood Tap Studio, who started dancing about the time that Gregory and Maurice did.

“Like everything else, tap changes, life changes,” Hines said. “Savion Glover just got people all excited all over again with his form of more contemporary tap dancing.” Other things have kept the mystery real—the young people’s film “Happy Feet,” and 1989’s “Tap,” which starred Gregory Hines.

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At the Kennedy Center—in the Family Theatre—there’s “Elephant and Piggie’s We Are in a Play!” It is based on books by Mo Willems, directed by Jerry Whiddon with music by Deborah Wicks La Puma November 23December 31.

can lexicon, the naming of the moves is like a long poem’s roster of moves and ways of moving around a stage or a living room, down the street, in a tux, or jeans, on a street corner. Listen to the music, watch the move: the pullback, flap heel, running flap, wings, the shim sham shimmy, the paddle roll, the paradiddle, stomp, brushes, scuffs, spanks, riffs, the single and double toe punch, hell click, hot steps, over-the-tops, New Yorkers, Shiggy Bops, chugs, and cramp roll turns. The hard tappers see themselves as musicians, making music.

“As far as I’m concerned, my brother was the greatest tap dancer that ever lived,” Maurice Hines said.

“I miss him, and I think of him every day,” Hines said. “I used to call him up wherever we might happen to be. I still find myself starting to do it at times. So, this is my tribute to him.

To all the tap dancers, but to my kid brother, especially.”

At the Kreeger, there will be songs and rhythm, the sound of feet hitting the floor, the almost-sound of a slide and glide, the old soft shoe, maybe a shaggy bop, a paradiddle.

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Pianist John Eaton celebrates “The Roaring Twenties: A Salute to the Jazz Age,” November 30 at the Barnes with the music of Fats Waller, Gershwin and Hoagy Carmichael, among others.

The Embassy Series returns to one of its most popular concerts and events with “Call Me Madam,” a holiday and musical tribute to Perle Mesta, the legendary “Hostess With the Mostest” for three days, December 5, 6, 7, at the Embassy of Luxembourg. Songs from the Irving Berlin musical and more.

5 The Georgetown University Theater & Performance Studies Program with the Nomadic Theatre company are staging “A Civil War Christmas,” an “American Musical Celebration” by noted playwright Paula Vogel (“Baltimore Waltz”), set in Washington and featuring Abraham Lincoln as a character. At the Davis Performing Arts Center, Gonda Theatre at G.U. November 29-30, December 1-2 and December 6-8.

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The Washington Ballet returns with artistic director Septime Webre’s “The Nutcracker” which, in addition to all the classical elements, is set in a Washington of the 1700s with a heroic George Washington as the Nutcracker.

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Changing the Eyes of the World: ‘Van Gogh Repetition’ at the Phillips Collection

BY ARI POS T incent van Gogh was a desperate and van Gogh wheat field brings a myriad of images lonely genius, so the story goes. He had bubbling to the surface. His paintings are, in a a compulsion visible in all his paintings, word, laconic, like a worthy truism of which we thickly built up with coarse and blocky brush- remember its inherent wisdom even if we cannot work that layered in hundreds of individually recall its precise form. visible strokes, which alludes to an artist both Many of the artist’s most famous works are besot by his subject matter and insatiably frus- missing from the exhibit (“The Starry Night,” trated with his own interpretations of them. It “Café Terrace at Night” and any self portraits or is an anguish of morbid intrigue, a simultane- floral paintings), which opts instead to display ous lust and discontent toward all matters of life lesser known portraits and landscapes. This does and art that points to van Gogh’s calamitous and not mean that you won’t instantly recognize fabled end. The images he made are so recogniz- most of the paintings, and a number of his more able and his life so notorious that we sometimes famous works indeed made it onto the walls, noforget how awfully damn good of a painter he tably a portrait of his obtusely angled bedroom happened to be. in Arles in the south of France where he stayed In its surprisingly modest but equally scru- during the summer of 1888. There he was inpulous exhibit, “Van Gogh Repetitions,” on view fluenced by the strong coastal sunlight, and his through Jan. 26, the Phillips Collection strives to work grew brighter in color as he fully realized bring the focus of van Gogh back to his artwork, his unique and highly recognizable style. exploring his painting techniques and habits, There are multiple canvases devoted to single whereby he reworked compositions and subjects subjects in the exhibit, which ultimately serves with a fiery discipline to craft his indelible im- to refocus attention on van Gogh the painter (inages. Audiences are privileged to observe how stead of the cultural icon), and allow an appraisal van Gogh borrowed from (and often outright of his work with fresh eyes. The point herein is copied) artists he admired, from Paul Gauguin not necessarily to judge which of the three is to Jean-Francois the best version of, Millet, and how say, “The Postman he returned time Joseph Roulin”—a and again to the close friend that van people and places Gogh greatly adthat so inspired mired on a personal him in order to level—but to watch pursue the renhow van Gogh condering of not just tinually rediscovered their shape and and redeveloped his character, but of subjects. It is an act their essence. Ulof mental and physitimately, we are cal stamina, and one enable to judge by which many 20th his paintings on century artists took a their individual Vincent van Gogh, The Road Menders, 1889. lesson. Think of Giamerit, stripped cometti’s innumeraclean of their often-overpowering cultural influ- ble portrait busts of his brother Diego, or Willem ence, which only makes us see him again, and de Kooning’s Woman series. All these paintings for the first time, as the groundbreaking vision- are strong on their own, but seeing them together ary that taught us to see the world in a new light. borders on viewing a religious ritual.

In today’s era of third-generation visual glut, That van Gogh became one of the world’s it is easy to forget how innovative van Gogh’s preeminent artists is indisputable. How he style really was; what he saw and put down achieved it is less well understood and often on canvas was completely unprecedented. His passed off as a myth of a beautifully demented tendency to over-saturate colors, for instance, mind. But his many studies exhibited in “Van with sun-flecked yellow fields and waxy, puls- Gogh Repetitions” point to an artist with exceping blue skies, is something we now readily take tional deliberation and methodical attention to for granted. Instagram photo filters owe a lot to detail. Van Gogh’s effortless genius, it seems, the sensibility of van Gogh’s color palette, in a came from rigorous and deeply considered obway—anyone can now make an ordinary picture servational innovation. It changed our visual look good by blowing out its colors through pre- lexicon and helped us rediscover the beauty in programmed filters, all of which end up look- all that surrounds us, from an aging woman or a ing a little bit brighter and richer than what was grove of poplars, to a vase full of dried up sunperhaps ever there in the first place. Van Gogh flowers. saw these colors in his mind, and maybe this is Needless to say, if there is ever an exhibit his legacy: he taught us to adore and romanticize of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings in Washington, what has always been there, just so long as we anyone would be a remiss not to see it. With this strive to see past the fleeting surface. exhibit in particular, it is a unique opportunity His paintings stand out so well in our cul- to see what it takes to change the eyes of the tural consciousness because his paintings are world.★ almost memories in themselves, distilled and “Van Gogh Repetitions” is on view at the concentrated explosions of color, light, people Phillips Collection through Jan. 26. For more and places, that follow a unique visual language information, visit www.PhillipsCollection.org at once fresh and familiar. Just the mention of a

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PHOTOS AND TEXT BY JEFF MALET WWW.MALETPHOTO.COM 1. Participants in the Guy Fawkes Day “Million Mask March” from the White House to the Capitol against corrupt governments and corporations. Guy Fawkes Day -- Nov. 5 -- commemorates the anniversary of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot that failed to blow up the English Parliament.

2. U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard at wreath-laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

3. The Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company performs Dana’s new piece “Homage” at the National Portrait Gallery on Nov. 16.

This performance is part of the exhibition, “Dancing the Dream,” now on display at the National Portrait Gallery.

4. Anna (age 7) enjoys opening day at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink which opened for the season on Nov. 16.

5. Sculpture Garden skating instructor Alice Shelley with some of her students.

6. On Nov. 2, the Washington Monument’s ornamental lights shine for one more day before going dark.

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SOCIAL SCENE

The George Town Club’s New Look GTC, continued from page 13 For Law and Winsor, simply using a second entrance door open to all of the first floor allows guests to glance from the entrance to the windows on Volta Place in the Grill -- where simply, again, removing the drapery blocking the windows made the room appear new.

“Demographics are changing,” said club treasurer John Girouard. “If you don’t change, you’ll die. Just last week, we had 20 new applicants.” There are more than 100 new members -- an amount ever increasing. Girouard is thinking management’s increased efficiency -- and quality control -- along with targeting the 30 to 50 demographic. There is new programming for the club’s calendar and talk of “date night,” where children are watched in one room while parents dine upstairs.

The Grill Room is the highlight right now,

showing off the club’s new cool. The Reading Room and Living Room have been redone.

Other rooms will undergo design changes.

The club’s general manager is Yann Henrotte with chef Martin Galicia making up the new menu. Working on the changes have been Law, Winsor, Girouard, along with George Town Club President Sharon Casey, Vice President Lynn Doran and Elizabeth Miller as well as restaurateur Bo Blair with his wife Meghan.

It was the club’s longtime leader Wyatt Dickerson, he of Pisces fame during the 1970s and ‘80s, and partner with the scandalous Tongsun Park, that recommended Bo Blair, he with the younger generation’s guest lists and of nearby Smith Point and elsewhere.

The club wants to be a place for Georgetowners to stop by for coffee before work or relax after work, not just a spot for suburban visitors. One member said he wanted more of a

“Cheers” effect for young and old alike, classy but not stand-offish.

To that end, for example, the club is offering a reduced initiation fee for residents of $2,000 (monthly dues, $150; quarterly minimum of $240). Preview membership waives the initiation fee for one year. Those younger than age 35 can join for $750. There are also on-resident and international memberships with lower fees; foreign diplomats accredited to the U.S., O.A.S. or the U.N. are offered free memberships.

The club is open Monday through Saturday but plans to be open also on Sunday sometime in 2014.

The club held several get-togethers to promote its new look and vibe. Here are a few photos taken at the George Town Club recently.

Andrew Law and Debbie Winsor.

Tucker Carlson and Capricia Marshall.

S.E. Cupp, Bo Blair, Victoria Lewis and Luke Russert.

Christine Casey, Caitlin Girouard and Hope Solomon.

National Society of Arts and Gala Guide Letters’ 5th Annual Viennese Ball

DECEMBER 8 Kennedy Center Honors Martina Arroyo, Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, Shirley MacLaine and Carlos Santana will receive the 36th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. The annual Honors Gala has become the highlight of the Washington cultural year, and its broadcast on CBS is a high point of the television season.

The Kennedy Center. Call 202-416-8366.

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On Nov. 2, more than 150 NSAL members and guests danced the night away at the elegant Cosmos Club. The “Night in Vienna” began with a champagne reception followed by a candlelit dinner.

Viennese Ball chair John D. Curd, Jr., led guests into the Grand Ballroom where they were treated to the Viennese Waltzes of Johann Strauss, as well as rumba, tango, and foxtrot by the con brio, Salon Orchestra. NSAL, founded in 1944, is an all-volunteer organization which supports young artists beginning a career in art, dance, drama, literature, music or musical theatre.

DECEMBER 11 2013 Fall Benefit: An Evening with Elizabeth Futral The National Museum of Women in the Arts is hosting its 2013 Fall Benefit: An Evening with Elizabeth Futral. The fundraiser will include a cocktail reception, seated dinner and performance by Futral, a Metropolitan Opera singer.

National Museum of Women in the Arts. Call 202 7835000, or visit nmwa.org.

DECEMBER 13 1801 Holiday at Evermay A holiday celebration at the historic Evermay Estate, decorated for the season. Guests will enjoy a special performance by artist-in-residence Ryo Yanagitani, followed by dancing in the ballroom. Evermay Estate, 1623 28th St., NW. Contact event chair Kate Goodall: goodall.k.goodall@sandr.org.

Champagne reception Photos by Paolo Galli

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