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Saudi Women Pitch Their Dreams at Halcyon

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The budding entrepreneurs shared their stories at an Aug. 16 pitch event in Georgetown, part of their participation in a summer Halcyon Incubator Intensive.

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Sondheim’s ‘Passion’ at Signature

BY GARY TISC H L ER

Running through Sept. 23, “Passion” takes something of a commitment, a willingness to open ourselves to feelings not usually accessed by a musical.

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At this recital, on the theme of peace and harmony through music, Taiwanese pianist Tzuyi Chen, a Levine Music faculty member, will play works by Beethoven, Ravel, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Tickets are $20, $10 for children ($5 higher at the door). For details, visit eventbrite.com. National Cathedral School Grace Chapel, 3612 Woodley Road NW.

The Yangguang Chinese Language Club is offering a nine-week Chinese language course for beginners. The goal of the course, hosted in Glover Park on Tuesday evenings through Oct. 30, is to make students proficient enough to speak around 150 words. Tuition is $299. For details, visit yangguangconsulting.com. 2712 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

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ADVANCING TOP EMPLOYEES TO MANAGEMENT Andrew Limberg of Rose’s Restaurant Group and Ellen Kassoff Gray of Equinox Restaurant will speak about how to transition topperforming employees into management roles.

The session will focus on the tools, resources and skills needed to develop successful leaders and reduce turnover. Tickets are $125. For details, visit savorstrategies.com. WeWork Navy Yard, 80 M St. SE.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Frankie Valli, who has sold over 100 million records — including “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Sherry” and “Grease” — in his six-decade career, will perform at Wolf Trap. Tickets are $30 to $75.

For details, visit wolftrap.org. 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, Virginia.

As the British marched closer on Aug. 24, 1814, Dolley Madison fled her beloved White House, taking refuge with the Carrolls at Dumbarton House. On Dolley Day, visitors can play historic lawn games, make ice cream, enjoy kids’ activities and meet Dolley herself. Admission is free. For details, visit dumbartonhouse.org.

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TOWN TOPICS

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Back to School in Georgetown Summer is over for many Georgetowners starting the week of Aug. 20. Why is that?

Because Monday, Aug. 20, is the first day of school for D.C. public schools. The first day of pre-K is Thursday, Aug. 23, and the first “Back to School” night for parents is the following Wednesday, Aug. 29.

That includes all students and parents at Georgetown’s public schools: Hyde-Addison Elementary School, Hardy Middle School and Duke Ellington School of the Arts high school, as well as at most of the private schools in the area. School hours are 8:40 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., with before- and after-care hours available at the elementary schools from 7 to 8:45 a.m. and from 3:15 to 6 p.m.

Kids and parents are generally excited.

According to a gaggle of parents in Rose Park — whose 4-to-8-year-olds, many of them barefoot, darted around them — the kids mainly are eager to see their friends and have recess together.

“I’m excited to be able to get back to a regular schedule again,” one mom said.

No one was excited about getting new school clothes, a tradition that now seems to have been completely replaced by having to acquire a long list of school supplies. The bags full of supplies — dry erasers, notebooks, paper, books, pencils, colored-pencil kits and earphones — are so heavy that some schools allowed parents to bring them to the classrooms on Friday, Aug. 17, and Saturday, Aug. 18.

This year, there does not seem to be any of

On O Street in Georgetown, Hyde-Addison parents wave goodbye to their children on the morning of the first day of school. Georgetowner photo. the trepidation felt last year when the parents of some 300 students at Hyde-Addison, Georgetown’s only public elementary school, were informed by Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles that their children — some as young as 4 years old — would be bused to a swing school across town during HydeAddison’s multi-year reconstruction. Parents had expected the students to be accommodated

at Hardy Middle School up the street.

But Niles is gone now, dismissed as part of the scandal that also saw new Chancellor Antwan Wilson abruptly leave. And the controversial school busing plan for the Hyde-Addison children — a fairly unusual sight in the District, which is committed to neighborhood schools — seems to have gone smoothly during the past school year.

K St. Solution at Rock Creek Parkway: A Sharp Left?

This is a story about a gnarly K Street problem — related to traffic, not political lobbying.

The traffic jams have gotten steadily worse for drivers leaving Georgetown and needing to go north on Rock Creek Parkway from K Street.

Smart people have been mulling over what to do about it for years. Then, suddenly, one of those simple, right-there solutions emerged: it only requires a sharp turn to the left.

That’s the gist of a traffic-flow modification being suggested by Jamie Scott, the Georgetown Business Improvement District’s planning and economic development director, to make the procedure for getting onto Rock Creek Parkway northbound less complicated during rush hours.

For years, the only way to do it has been to drive east on K Street on the bridge over the parkway, make a right turn onto 27th Street, make another right onto Virginia Avenue and then, a block later, make another right onto the parkway.

It takes some time. The green light at K Street and 27th Street lasts only a few seconds. That’s not much time for two lanes of traffic to maneuver — one turning right to get on Virginia Avenue or Route 66, the other continuing east into downtown But there is a solution that could greatly speed up the number of cars leaving Georgetown to head north on the parkway — at least during weekday rush hours. It’s the ramp on K Street at 29th Street that exits south onto the southbound

“I was very concerned about my 4-year-old taking the bus, but he loves it,” admitted Jesse Homa at a Friends of Volta Park event in June.

“He says he feels like a big boy now.”

The private schools are expanding as well.

The Mysa school — for grades K through five — started last year in one room of the old Fillmore School building on 35th Street, now owned by Halcyon, as an alternative for parents who didn’t want their children bused.

This year, it has expanded to a whole floor, according to Siri Fiske, the school’s founder and head. Fiske looks forward to an eventual Mysa Middle School.

Student numbers are up in Georgetown, with neighborhood homes increasingly being bought and remodeled by urban-oriented millennial families with school-age children, according to local architects. As their costs for housing increase, these families turn to local schools to educate their kids. The number of schools to choose from in Georgetown is expected to increase.

“My son will return to his pre-K school this year and this fall we will begin the process of figuring out where he’ll attend kindergarten,” wrote Georgetowner education columnist Chloe Kaplan Kwakkenbos, who runs an enrichment program, Amore Learning. “It’s a topic I get a lot of questions about — public school versus private school, which school is the right fit, how early should one start the process, etc. I’ll touch on many of these in one of my upcoming columns.”

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Besides its park setting, Rock Creek Parkway is also a major commuter route. parkway lanes that go to Virginia or to the memorials. Between about 3:45 and 6 p.m. on weekdays, the ramp is closed because all the parkway traffic goes north.

“It suddenly occurred to us that we could open the ramp off of K Street during rush hours to cars wanting to go north,” explained Scott.

“They would have to stop at the end of the ramp.

Then, during a break in traffic, make a steep but not impossible left turn.”

To facilitate the break, the manually operated stop lights for pedestrians crossing the parkway from Virginia Avenue to the river walk would be switched to automatic signals. The red light that stops parkway traffic at Virginia Avenue for a half-minute or so would give the K Street ramp traffic time to turn left.

“The idea may be tested in October for a couple of weeks, with traffic officers to monitor the procedure if the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration agree,” Scott said. “If the plan measurably can speed traffic flow out of Georgetown, then perhaps a small street structure will be built later to facilitate the turn.”

“Traffic can still use the K Street-27th Street-Virginia Avenue route to the parkway, of course, and that will be the only way to go north on the parkway during the weekends,” Scott said. “But the light at K and 27th may be lengthened to allow more cars to turn right onto 27th or proceed into town. That could happen soon.”

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Powell Allen Moore, 1938-2018 Powell Allen Moore, 80, one of the most influential Georgia Republicans in Washington, D.C., and husband of Citizens Association of Georgetown President Pamla Moore, died Aug. 13 in the nation’s capital, where he served four presidents and two senators.

A graduate of the University of Georgia College of Journalism who worked in public affairs — and always praised the work of newspapers of all stripes — Moore served as press secretary to Sen. Richard Russell (D-Georgia) until Russell’s death in 1971.

Under Presidents Nixon and Ford, he was a senior legislative aide. In 1981, he worked within the Reagan White House to ensure the confirmation of Sandra Day O’Connor as Supreme Court justice. Later, Moore was chief of staff to Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tennessee), then served in the George

Powell and Pamla Moore at the Potomac Boat Club in 2013. Photo by Robert Devaney.

W. Bush administration. He worked in the private sector thereafter. He lived on Dumbarton Street with his wife Pamla.

An Aug. 25 funeral and burial will be held in his birthplace, Milledgeville, Georgia. A memorial service is planned for Oct. 4 at Christ Church Georgetown.

West Heating Plant Decision Pending A public hearing regarding the West Heating Plant in Georgetown was held by the mayor’s agent, the official designated to perform various functions under D.C.’s historic preservation law. At the hearing, on July 16 and 17, Georgetown 29K Acquisition LLC, which plans to build the Four Seasons Residences at the 1055 29th St. NW location, made the claim that “the proposed

demolition is necessary in the public interest because it is necessary to construct a project of special merit.” “There is no set time frame” for a ruling, lead developer Richard Levy told The Georgetowner. However, a decision by the end of the year is likely.

“I remain cautiously optimistic,” Levy added, saying he expected the work to begin “hopefully in my lifetime.”

The crime scene of the Mansion Murders in 2015. The house was torn down and the address of the corner property changed to 2802 32nd St. NW from 3201 Woodland Drive NW. Georgetowner photo.

Crime & Public Safety

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Savopoulos Quadruple-Murder Trial Set for Sept. 5 There have been changes to the case concerning the brutal murders of Savvas and Amy Savopoulos, their son Philip and a housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa, in their Woodley Park home on May 14, 2015.

The trial of Darron Wint is scheduled to begin Sept. 5.

Investigators and court documents have reported that there is likely more than one person culpable. However, the Metropolitan Police Department charged only Wint with the

four murders and with fleeing with the $40,000 ransom. The Georgetowner previously reported on the dramatic arrest of Wint, a former welder for American Iron Works — of which Savva Savopoulos was president and CEO — about a week after the murders.

Earlier this month, a judge ruled that evidence in the case could prove the existence of a second suspect. The prosecution has linked several items to Wint’s DNA, first discovered on a piece of pizza at the crime scene.

Cyclist Accused of Assault UNRIVALED CRAFTSMANSHIP, COMFORT AND STYLE IN MEN’S

It went down around 1 a.m. on Aug. 6, as a car passed and honked at a slowly moving bicycle in the middle of the 3100 block of M Street NW. After the car turned north onto Wisconsin Avenue, along the 1200 block, the incident turned into a genuine altercation.

Bicyclist Maxim Smith of Washington, D.C., hit the car with an object and began to yell, reportedly calling the motorist, Kethezo Paho of Bethesda, Maryland, the n-word, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Smith,

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24, is white, and Paho, 34, an immigrant from Cameroon, is black.

Smith is accused of striking Paho on the head with his U-lock as Paho held his bike and called police. Paho received 18 stitches at the hospital.

On Aug. 9, Smith was released by D.C. Superior Court to home detention for 14 days.

The U.S. attorney’s office called the assault “a violent crime” and is considering whether to term it a hate crime.

Police Arrest Virginia Man in 4 Sexual Abuse Cases Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit announced Aug. 10 that an arrest has been made in sexual abuse offenses that occurred in Georgetown, Foggy Bottom and Dupont Circle — neighborhoods that are part of MPD’s Second District.

The following is the MPD announcement.

• Misdemeanor Sexual Abuse: On Monday, September 5, 2016, at approximately 10:30 pm, the suspect approached the victim in the 1200 block of Potomac Street, Northwest.

The suspect sexually assaulted the victim then fled the scene. CCN: 16-150-866 • First Degree Sexual Abuse: On Monday, October 26, 2016, at approximately 8:15 pm, the suspect approached the victim in the 1600 block of 33rd Street, Northwest. The suspect sexually assaulted the victim then fled the scene. CCN: 16-182-743 • Misdemeanor Sexual Abuse: On Thursday,

May 31, 2018, at approximately 10:10 pm, the victim was in the 900 block of 25th Street, Northwest, when the suspect approached her from behind. The suspect grabbed the victim, sexually assaulted her, and then fled the scene. CCN: 18-088-210 • Misdemeanor Sexual Abuse: On Sunday, June 3, 2018, at approximately 11:11 pm, the victim was in the 1500 block of P Street, Northwest, when the suspect approached her from behind. The suspect sexually assaulted the victim and then fled the scene.

CCN: 18-089-928 On Thursday, August 9, 2018, pursuant to a D.C. Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 34-year-old Santiago Rodriguez Campos, of Alexandria, Virginia. He has been charged in connection with the above offenses.

BUSINESS

INS & OUTS

Retiring: Pharmacist Barry Deutschman

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In: Starbucks Opens in Old Cellar Door Another Starbucks opened at 3347 M St. NW. The 2,600-square-foot space most recently housed a Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, which lasted a year, and before that the Philadelphia Cheesesteak Factory. Its most famous iteration, from the 1960s to the 1980s, was as legendary music venue the Cellar Door.

With the new spot at 34th and M, Starbucks now boasts five Georgetown locations. The others are: 3122 M St. NW, 1810 Wisconsin Ave. NW, at Washington Harbour and in the Georgetown University student center.

Out: American Holiday American Holiday is closing at 1319 Wisconsin Ave. NW but will continue with its Annapolis store.

2nd Anniversary: Curio Let’s also say “Bravo!” to Curio, which is marking its second anniversary with a party at its Thomas Jefferson Street digs on Sept.

21. Since founder Lena Farouki opened it as a “concept boutique,” Curio has offered Georgetown shoppers a fresh take on fashion, with its wares from around the world and artsy vibe. Curio has also helped The Georgetowner with many a fashion shoot, so we’re especially glad they’re around.

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In: Britches Is Back, Bespoke Classic men’s retailer Britches of Georgetowne — founded in Georgetown in 1967, sold after an expansion and then closed in 2003 — is being relaunched as a bespoke service by the company’s co-founder, Rick Hindin. Hindin and Mark Rykken started Britches Bespoke this summer with trunk shows in New York and Washington. Appointments are available at britchesbespoke.com.

85th Anniversary: Martin’s Tavern, Christ Child Opportunity Shop Christ Child Opportunity Shop and Martin’s Tavern are celebrating 85 years on Sept. 12. The two establishments plan to celebrate together — with Martin’s hosting a late afternoon event and the Opportunity Shop offering special sales and a small reception. (Martin’s Tavern will also be celebrating the 65th anniversary of the marriage of Senator John F. Kennedy to Miss Jacqueline Lee Bouvier who were engaged at the restaurant on June 24, 1953.)

On Aug. 30, we will join fellow Georgetowners to celebrate a P Street institution, Morgan Care Pharmacy. Owner and pharmacist Barry Deutschman is retiring after 25 years.

Morgan’s has been in the neighborhood since it was opened by the Morgan brothers in 1912.

Deutschman, who grew up in Washington and graduated from George Washington University’s School of Pharmacy, began working at the drug store in the 1970s and purchased it in 1992.

Deutschman has explained that people appreciate a personal-touch, neighborhood pharmacy, the kind of place where customers are known by their first name — especially

when they are ill. “As a businessman, I’ve learned that it’s not all about me,” he told the Citizens Association of Georgetown.

Over the years, Deutschman has seen the role of the pharmacy expand to include immunizations. Morgan’s can give flu shots, hepatitis shots, tetanus shots, the HPV shot and Zostavax for shingles, providing much needed medical attention in our community.

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OPINION JACK EVANS REPORT

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A Rally and a Parade, Deflated Usually, when the District of Columbia is referenced in the national media, it comes from television reporters planted on the White House lawn or in front of the Supreme Court.

Rarely are local stories big enough for the national media, and rarely are local officials, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, heard from or interviewed.

Over the past week or so, all that changed.

The city got some much-deserved kudos for its handling of what was billed as a potentially disruptive and even violent gathering of white nationalists, the Unite the Right 2 rally in Lafayette Park on Sunday, Aug. 12.

In the days and weeks leading up to the rally, news reports predicted that thousands of demonstrators and anti-demonstrators would show up.

The reality, due to a diligent, efficient, but not overbearing D.C. police presence — plus an assist from the wet, rainy weather — turned out to be much ado about very little. In spite of indicating in their request for a permit that at least 400 protesters would show up, only about two dozen came and duly made their way to Lafayette Square.

Rally participants were heavily outnumbered by counterprotesters, including members of the black-clad Antifa (as in anti-fascist) movement, who tried to vocally and sometimes physically engage with police.

The hyperbolic lead-up to the demonstrations did not live up to expectations, and all credit is due to the Metropolitan Police Department under the leadership of Chief Peter Newsham, which made sure that the tension-filled event soon faded into a non-event.

Mayor Bowser had her own moment in the national spotlight when the announcement came that President Donald Trump’s Veterans Day military parade had been postponed until next year. In a tweet, the president blamed local officials. The mayor took offense.

Trump tweeted: “The local politicians who run Washington, D.C. (poorly) know a windfall when they see it. When asked to give us a price for holding a great celebratory military parade, they wanted a number so ridiculously high that I cancelled it.”

The mayor shot back a tweet of her own, in the process gently and with wit imitating the Trump style: “Yup, I’m Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington DC, the local politician who finally got thru to the reality star in the White House with the realities ($21.6M) of parades/events/demonstrations in Trump America (sad).”

This seemed to many a departure for Bowser, standing up in high-profile fashion, taking on the president with bravado and humor and beating him at his own Twitter game.

Enough Already With Sidewalk Widening Some dogs won’t hunt, even after months or years of wanting them to. Georgetown is experiencing just such a dilemma.

A good sounding project is proposed: “Why not widen the sidewalks on the western stretch of M Street so pedestrians with strollers and large bags have more room to pass?”

A test is done for six months, say every weekend during the summer and winter of 2017. From 30th Street to Wisconsin Avenue.

South side. North side. All parking removed.

Surveys go out and come back. Many pedestrians liked it: “Better than being jammed on the sidewalks of New York.” Others didn’t: “We like the bustle of Manhattan.”

Some store owners say the widening helped their window-shopping and walk-in traffic.

But others were less than delighted. Regular shop and restaurant customers, especially those from nearby Virginia and Maryland, who were used to parking in front no longer could. And some retailers missed the crowded sidewalks that spell success.

All agreed that the barriers were ugly, making that part of M Street look like a construction site. The logistics of bringing in and removing decorative plantings and street furniture remain to be worked out, according to the Georgetown Business Improvement District, which continues to explore barrier designs.

The Georgetowner says: “Enough is enough.”

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August can be a quiet time for the District Council. No hearings or votes are scheduled until we reconvene in midSeptember. But I still find that Metro keeps me very busy. In the past couple of weeks, Metro has been working hard to make improvements to multiple stations on the Red Line and to bring internet and cellular service to all rail stations.

Metro’s latest infrastructure project focuses on the Rhode Island Avenue and Brookland stations. The purpose of the project is to repair platforms and realign them with trains to accommodate customers with disabilities.

These stations have been closed for several weeks and will reopen on Sept. 4.

I realize the inconvenience station closures bring to riders. That is why I’m pleased that dedicated bus lanes were created to replace rail service along the Rhode Island Avenue and Brookland corridor. After the communities surrounding both stations petitioned Metro, all parties worked together to find a solution to provide riders with public transportation during the period of the station repairs.

On June 29, Metro announced that free customer WiFi service is now available in all underground stations, with service coming to above-ground stations soon. Metro also

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partnered with AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless to bring cellular service to underground stations and to the rail segments between them. The addition of wireless internet and cellular service seems like a given in 2018.

Even more important is having the ability to communicate throughout the system at all times.

The next few years won’t be easy for Metro riders as more projects are announced to keep pace with routine and deferred maintenance.

Improvement projects are necessary and inconveniences are unavoidable. That’s the reality of the rail system we have. Bus service will run its usual routes in Georgetown, but riders who use the bus to connect to the Metrorail system should be aware that service disruptions are likely.

Earlier this year, a dedicated funding source for Metro was secured for the first time in its history. I championed the legislation for the District’s share and I want to put the new stream of funding for capital projects to good use.

There is no silver bullet to fix the system, but I am confident that hard work will lead to a more reliable and safe public transportation system.

Jack Evans is the District Council member for Ward 2, representing Georgetown and other neighborhoods since 1991.

RIP Brenna

TR AN SL ATED FR OM THE MEO W To Whom It May Concern: I have long been a fan of your paper, which I love to curl up and nap on once my owner puts it down. Imagine my surprise when I looked at the last issue to find it crawling with canines!

I’m writing in the hope that you will include more pets in your next pet-picture roundup. I may be an older feline, but I can still purr with my owners in pride.

Look, I love my humans. I love it when they pet me, brush me and feed me my favorite meal of shrimp. I love their confused expressions when I meow at them — even though I’m just asking them to play with me.

And I especially love those quiet moments when I’m curled up at their side napping like I caught the cream of the crop.

It’s not that I don’t love my less evolved puppy counterparts. (I say “less evolved” here specifically because, well, have you ever seen a cat chase its tail?) They’re cute and cuddly and they even make an adorable yapping noise.

But I certainly wanted to be included.

My owners are just as passionate about my quiet, steady approach to “pet-ship” as any dog owner. We have the adorable photos to prove it.

Sincerely, your feline fan, Louie Bayoumi

Clothier Louis Everard’s beloved cocker spaniel, Brenna, often seen greeting guests and passersby outside his shop at 1802 Wisconsin Ave. NW, passed away after 12 loving years on earth.

“I got her when she was five months,” Everard recalled. “I worshipped her, picked her up in my arms and kissed her every day.”

Although Brenna, “dark little wonder” in Gaelic, was sweet and docile with friends, she could also be tough, sometimes forgetting her size. “I once caught her stalking a Great Dane in the alley,” Everard said. “She loved to hunt.

When we were in the mountains with her, she would take off after deer.”

He said he could let her off her leash in the middle of the woods. She would always find her way back to her master, no matter how far she had strayed.

Brenna developed cancer in her spleen, but her spirit lives on along her favorite block in Georgetown.

THE VILLAGE

COMMUNITY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 ANC 2E

The monthly meeting of Georgetown’s advisory neighborhood commission will be held at Georgetown Visitation School, 1524 35th St. NW, at 6:30 p.m. Agenda to be announced. For details, visit anc2e.com.

THURSDAY, S SEPTEMBER 6

OLD GEORGETOWN BOARD The meeting will take place at 401 F St. NW, Suite 312, at 9 a.m. For details, visit cfa.gov.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

SMALL CELL TOWN HALL ANC 2E, the Citizens Association of Georgetown and the Georgetown Business Improvement District will hold a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. at the City Tavern Club, 3206 M St. NW, to discuss the Small Cell Facilities Project, which aims to promote the installation of wireless communications facilities (“small cells”) by wireless providers on poles throughout the city. For details, visit sites.google.com/ gwmail.gwu.edu/smallcelltownhall/home.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

MPD AWARDS BANQUET The banquet, honoring officers and staff of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District who have gone above and beyond the call of duty, will take place at 6:30 p.m. at Maggiano’s Little Italy, 5333 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Tickets are $50. For details, visit mpdc.dc.gov.

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Coming Up: ANC Elections B Y P E G GY SAN D S District of Columbia residents who are political and election junkies can be excused for feeling a bit frustrated every two years at this time of the year. “Crucial” primary elections for governors, state and national senators and congressmen are being minutely followed by the press and an energized electorate in every state of the union.

But D.C. residents are left out of this excitement. We do not have such elections.

Not living in a state, we don’t have a governor, congressional representatives or senators. We do have a designated delegate — Eleanor Holmes Norton — who sits on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that has jurisdiction over the District.

But she is a nonvoting member.

However, D.C. does have a full-service government supported by city taxes and run by a District Council, made up of elected representatives from our eight wards.

Georgetown is in Ward 2, represented by Jack Evans, the longest sitting Council member in D.C. history. Each ward represents more than 70,000 residents dispersed throughout 131 designated neighborhoods, distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics and geography.

To represent all this diversity, the Home Rule Act of 1973 created advisory neighborhood commissions, known as ANCs: town-halllike organizations with commissioners elected every two years. They have authority (and some influence) to advise their Council representative how tax money should be spent.

An ANC can even “employ staff and expend public funds for public purposes itself within its neighborhood.”

There are eight ANCs, organized into 39 Single Member Districts throughout D.C. Ward 2 has six such districts. Georgetown’s ANC is 2E, with eight commissioners representing Burleith, Georgetown, Hillandale and Georgetown University.

Georgetown’s commissioners meet at least monthly in open, usually well-attended meetings at Georgetown Visitation School.

They consider proposals and offer advice on any and all Georgetown issues, such as traffic flow, licensing, construction and events. Their decisions on business licenses and housing renovations can affects lives and fortunes.

Most of all, the tone of the ANC can affect the environment of the entire area.

Georgetown’s ANC 2E shares a paid, parttime executive director, Peter Sacco, who does administrative work, including taking minutes at all meetings.

The biannual ANC elections are pretty much the only exciting local election game in Georgetown. District-wide, however, almost two-thirds of the commissioners never face competitive races.

This year, five new candidates are on the 2E ballot. Commissioners Ed Solomon and Jim Wilcox are being challenged by Kishan Putta and Gwendolyn Lohse, respectively. Elizabeth Miller is the only candidate running for the seat of Commissioner Monica Roché, who has chosen not to run for reelection. Anna Landre and Matias Burdman are running unopposed for the two university commissioner seats.

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E Districts.

Commission candidates and commissioners do not run on political affiliations (D.C., of course, has a large Democratic majority).

Campaigns are usually low-key and lowbudget. Commissioners are not paid, though they are invited to front-row seats and recognition at a fair number of public events.

Perhaps the biggest perk is the VIP parking placard, allowing commissioners to park for an unlimited time in legitimate parking places while on ANC business.

But they also spend a lot of their time reading reams of documents and attending endless number of meetings. “I and several other commissioners have already spent well over 10 hours meeting with D.C. agencies, neighbors and commercial entities about the possible installation of small cell wireless communication facilities throughout Georgetown,” Commissioner Jim Wilcox told The Georgetowner. (A town meeting on the topic is planned for Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. at the City Tavern Club, 3206 M St. NW.) Wilcox also attends all the meetings of the Old Georgetown Board, the official architecture review board, and those of other agencies.

“I loved being an ANC Commissioner,” said Tom Birch, who served 14 years and was called by columnist Mark Plotkin the “Grover Cleveland of the ANC” for having run a second time after retiring. “I loved being the voice of my neighborhood for every issue. But most of all I loved working collaboratively with all my fellow commissioners.” Birch served during a period when “town and gown” relations between Georgetown and the west side of Georgetown were somewhat fraught, but then were brought together to form the collaborative partnership of today.

It’s not too late to run for ANC. While the official deadline to register was 5 p.m. on Aug. 8, write-in candidates can still run. They must have lived in the ANC Single Member District for 60 days prior to election day, Nov. 6, and be a registered voter in the District. An “Affirmation of Write-In Candidacy” can be filed with the Board of Elections any time up until 4:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9.

WARD 2 ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS 2A Foggy Bottom, West End 2B Dupont Circle 2C Chinatown, Penn Quarter 2D Kalorama, Sheridan 2E Burleith, Georgetown, Hillandale 2F Logan Circle

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 2E 3265 S St. NW Washington, DC 20007 202-724-7098 anc2e.com Peter Sacco, Executive Director

NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5,

6:30 P.M. at Georgetown Visitation School, 1524 35th St. NW (generally meets the first Monday of the month)

CURRENT COMMISSONERS Chair: Joe Gibbons, 2E02 Vice Chair: Monica Roaché, 2E07 Honorary Vice Chair: Ed Solomon, 2E01 Treasurer: Zac Schroepfer, 2E08 Rick Murphy, 2E03 Lisa Palmer, 2E05 Jim Wilcox, 2E06 2E04 is currently vacant

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BUSINESS

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BY KATE OC ZYPOK

Amy and Donald Carlin, owners of Dyllan’s Raw Bar Grill at Canal Square. Photo by Patrick G. Ryan.

Dyllan’s Raw Bar Grill Opens

BY ST EP H A N I E G R EE N Dyllan’s Raw Bar Grill opened Aug. 15, replacing Sea Catch, a seafood favorite of many years, in Canal Square at the C&O Canal.

But there’s plenty fruit of the sea to be enjoyed at this new eatery, the first from Good Apple Hospitality, led by industry veterans Amy and Donald Carlin, who plan to open more restaurants in Georgetown and are seen as part of the neighborhood’s restaurant renaissance. “We couldn’t be more excited to create a neighborhood gathering place in the heart of Georgetown and make a lasting impression on the D.C. restaurant scene,” Donald said.

Executive chef Neal Corman has prepared a menu for lovers of fish and beef alike, with unique vegetarian options, like the avocado macaroni and cheese, which we had a chance to sample ourselves. (Trust us, it’s fantastic.)

The raw bar will highlight “ornate tins of seafood native to Spain, Portugal, and Mediterranean locales” to satisfy the most sophisticated of palates, along with the obligatory oysters and clams. Did we mention that the cockles go for $120?

The open-air décor is subdued and intimate, with private dining tables available.

We especially like the charming tables overlooking the canal, perfect for a late-

summer al fresco meal. The nautical and teal blue vibe throughout works quite well.

Prices are right on target: an eight-ounce beef fillet is $33; the lemon olive oil poached halibut (a winner at our table) goes for $28.

East and West Coast oysters start at $2.75, while the Atlantic quahog clams are $1.50.

Maki rolls, ceviche and carpaccio round out the raw bar offerings.

As a starter, we highly recommend the spicy vegetable tart with its roasted summer veggies and goat cheese (divine), there’s also a smoked salmon Cobb salad and other lighter options for those counting calories. Others loved the varied oysters, along with ceviche and the Arctic char.

For those not on a diet (not a good place to visit if you are, by the way), finish your experience with the chocolate cake or the Key lime pie.

The owners were smart to salute the building’s history as one of the birthplaces of the computer (an IBM plaque is affixed to the building’s exterior) and honor inventor Herman Hollerith, a 29th Street resident, with his own room.

Dyllan’s Raw Bar Grill, 1054 31st St. NW, opens at 5 p.m. Lunch and brunch will debut in early fall.

Courtesy Maydan.

Maydan on Bon Appetit’s ‘Hot Ten’ List Maydan, at 1346 Florida Ave. NW, is the second-best restaurant in the country, according to Bon Appetit’s “Hot Ten” list for 2018. The Middle Eastern restaurant is the second concept from Rose Previte, who opened Compass Rose on T Street NW in 2014. This isn’t the only accolade for Maydan; in April, it was named one of the best restaurants of the year by Food & Wine.

New Hospital Coming to Ward 8 Mayor Muriel Bowser announced plans for an acute-care community hospital and health services building on the St. Elizabeths East Campus in Ward 8. Managed by the George Washington University Hospital, the facility will represent the District’s first public-private partnership in the area of health care. The new hospital is expected to open in the next five years with 100 to 125 beds.

Logan Filson Now in Shinola

Washington Harbour dockside on the Georgetown waterfront.

We’re Tops for Flood Warnings The Baltimore-Washington region has seen far more flood warnings over the past month than anywhere else in the country.

The Sterling, Virginia, office of the National Weather Service has issued more than 160 warnings for flash floods since mid-July.

The alarming distinction appears to be connected with a record-setting July rainfall of 17 inches at BWI Airport.

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Filson has relocated to the Logan Circle Shinola.

Popular clothing line Filson has relocated to a bigger space in Logan Circle: inside the Shinola store at 1631 14th St. NW. The more than 1,300-square-foot shop — with space for additional merchandise, including camp supplies, home furnishings and luggage — features heavy cedar beams, reflecting the brand’s outdoorsy vibe and Pacific Northwest roots.

Runoff Fees Close Churches According to the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and the Rev. George C. Gilbert of Holy Trinity United Baptist Church, 30 D.C. churches of varying denominations have had to close due to high water-disposal fees. DC Water is now charging property owners a “Clean Rivers Impervious Area Charge” — the more rainwater that runs off your property due to paved or concrete surfaces, the more you have to pay.

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fall style

#ILOVEFALL

BY LAURETTA J. MCCOY

Fall is on the way! However, you can vanquish the Kryptonite-powered fear of changing styles and colors.

The super heroes of the industry, beauty editors and style influencers save the day by helping you to achieve that perfect look for the coming season.

Makeup application, healthy hair, radiant skin and well groomed nails should no longer require anxiety filled visits to department stores and unproven salons. You no longer have to hold your breath that the person behind the counter gets it right.

Boutique aesthetics and elevated self care organically magnify the beauty that already exists. Anticipate the exciting style possibilities of the changing seasons. Get an extra boost of confidence with the latest makeup trends and fall looks that get you out of bed on those cool mornings and help you face the world.

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SALONS of GEORGETOWN

BY STEPHANIE GREEN

The political players in town come and go, and our city is always in a state of change, but one thing remains:

GEORGETOWN IS THE PLACE FOR GOOD HAIR. With more than 30 salons in our village, people come from far and wide for their coiffures — and they don’t mind the higher prices and (occasional) parking hassles.

Ismail Tekin, head stylist at the George salon at the Four Seasons, has a four-tosix-week waiting list for a $150 haircut and blow-dry.

Hair is important, after all, even in an intellectual city like Washington.

Among the George “regulars” are Nancy Pelosi and T.H.E Artist Agency President Lynda Erkiletian. Nearby, at Aveda, columnist Maureen Dowd and State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert are enjoying the salon’s extensive renovations under the direction of new owner Adrienne Anthony.

“People want to come where there’s shopping and fashion,” explains Anthony, who is a transplant from Boston. She compares Georgetown to Beantown’s chic Newbury Street.

As with Cafe Milano, people want to be seen at Georgetown salons, even if they are under a hair dryer and have tinfoil hanging from their temples — which partly explains why Tekin can easily tend to 15 to 20 heads a day. That, and the fact that he has tenderly built relationships with his customers. One of his clients died this summer, well into her 90s. She often told

Ismail Tekin, George at the Four Seasons

Tekin they should be married since they saw each other so often.

Georgetown has owned this glamorous distinction for over 100 years.

Back in 1913, Georgetown Hairstyling on 35th Street charged a quarter for a cut and a shave. Today, its gentlemen clients are still filling the barber chairs on any given day you stop by.

The Georgetown salons have thrived because of cozy relationships, explains Yvette Guerra, who manages Illusions on the 1600 block of Wisconsin Avenue, where one finds Mon Salon, La Veronique and Salon ILO, where Gary Walker and Terry Bell have created another destination for some of the coolest heads in politics.

Down the street is David Rios Salon & Spa, where celeb stylists like Brian Oliver have worked their tonsorial magic.

After seeing a great opening for business in Georgetown, Arlington-based Illusions

Brian Oliver, David Rios

launched the salon’s second location here three and a half years ago. And it was no surprise when the hip blow-dry chain Drybar opened its first D.C. location on upper Wisconsin Avenue.

We asked our favorite stylists what trend they are suggesting for their clients as fall approaches.

“Roots are in,” is something we heard a lot. So expect more shadowing effects or “baby lights balayage,” explains Aveda stylist Zak Moukhtabir. This trend allows the customer to have more natural-looking, graduated highlights, with less obvious roots.

Whatever your hair problems or aspirations, rest assured that Georgetown has you covered.

Email editorial@georgetowner.com to let us know of your favorite salon or stylist for future stories.

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HAUTE & COOL

OFF-WHITE Deconstructed Blazer $2,075 Farfetch

FALL

Fashion Forecast:

ANIMAL PRINT

Men’s Edition

BY ALLYS ON BURK HAR D T Fall style for menswear continues to focus on the luxury lifestyle, but designers are redefining iconic pieces to provide optimum comfort. AW18 means finding the perfect balance of smart and casual.

Here are the trends to look out for in relaxed, yet tailored, clothing.

Leopard is the neutral of the season. It will liven up anything and it goes well with everything. But be aware: a little goes a long way.

MONCLER Bucket Hat $425 mrporter.com

THE ’90S

Expect a new generation of athletic garments inspired by the ’90s revival. Look for full tracksuits, side-striped trousers and bucket hats.

REPRESENT Checked Track Pant $228 Farfetch

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LUXE LEISURE

This season’s streetwear staples are elevated with statement-making vibes.

Think cashmere hoodies, deconstructed blazers and designer denim.

TONAL DRESSING

After several seasons of bold and bright, things are starting to quiet. Think shaded colors in soft, seasonal fabrics.

MINIMALIST SNEAKERS

J.HILBURN Technical Field Jacket $525

Treat yourself to a pair of designer kicks. Pair them with your professional attire for a modern finish.

TECHNICAL OUTERWEAR

Give your outerwear an upgrade. Invest in lightweight fabrics infused with high-tech function. They will last a lifetime and keep you cozy all winter long.

LACOSTE Printed Sweatshirt $345

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Filomena: Abundance, Togetherness and Celebration

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This animated tavern, in the heart of Georgetown, popularized saloon food and practically invented Sunday brunch. Clyde’s is the People’s Choice for bacon cheeseburgers, steaks, fresh seafood, grilled chicken salads, fresh pastas and desserts.

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This original location has served barbecue since 1990.

We now have more space for you to sit down with family and friends at our new dining room Driving or walking up Wisconsin Avenue, you ask “mmmm, what’s that aroma??”

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

Captivating customers since 2003, Cafe Bonaparte has been dubbed the “quintessential” European café, featuring awardwinning crepes and arguably the “best” coffee in D.C.! Other can't-miss attractions are the famous weekend brunch every Saturday and Sunday until 3 p.m. and our late-night weekend hours serving sweet and savory crepes until 1 a.m.

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On May 23, Filomena Ristorante could be said to have turned 35 years old. According to owner JoAnna Filomena, however, that’s not the true age of her landmark Georgetown restaurant, since its construction took a little over two and a half years.

“I’m already past that,” she says.

But that doesn’t mean she isn’t looking back to where she started. Not only was Filomena Ristorante well-received and successful, but the restaurant, at 1063 Wisconsin Ave. NW, is known nationwide and abroad. “I really couldn’t ask for much more,” says Filomena, 83.

What can be expected on a visit to the restaurant? It is the kind of place where one feels a sense of abundance, of family togetherness and of celebration of what life has to offer. Speaking of her patrons, Filomena says, “I want them to feel special.”

She goes more than the extra mile to generate these warm, fuzzy feelings. When Filomena had the idea to open her restaurant, she wanted to fill a gap in Washington, D.C., dining, creating a place where people could come in, relax and not be in a rush to leave.

Originally from Ohio, she was inspired by the Italian food scene in New York City, especially Brooklyn. “I surrounded myself with it,” she says, including immersing herself

in the range of imported cheeses that she came into contact with there.

Her time in New York also inspired her to open a restaurant with charisma, which she found lacking in Washington restaurants in those days.

In addition to having specific goals for the atmosphere, Filomena wanted to have as much control as possible over the quality of the ingredients, making bread crumbs from scratch and determining the right levels of salt and cheese, for instance.

There is also a focus on labor-intensive dishes, such as seafood cannelloni, made to order. “We’re very old-fashioned,” she says.

As it stands, the menu contains so many beloved favorites that Filomena only has room for new dishes in the specials section. “I don’t want to disappoint,” she says. That being said, her penchant for Italian cuisine continues to result in new offerings, since, in her words, “Italian dishes are so endless.”

Photo: JoAnna Filomena in her younger days.

Courtesy Filomena.

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Historic Newport, Rhode Island: Nautically Stylish

BY TR IS H F OX

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magine a wave of brilliant, billowing sails gliding across Narragansett Bay, and you have one stunning snapshot of the rich seaport heritage of Newport, Rhode Island.

This seaside setting, roughly 74 miles south of Boston, has an abundance of history, shops, spectacular scenery, cool summer breezes and — lining the Bellevue Avenue Historic District — gloriously restored Gilded Age mansions. Adding to Newport’s glamorous appeal, John Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier were married here in 1953 at St. Mary’s Church.

Sailing and all things nautical lie at the heart of Newport’s charm. The America’s Cup race was based here for generations, attracting sailing enthusiasts from around the globe. Today, a flotilla of sailboats continues to accent the town’s glistening waters.

Newport’s gilded reputation began when New York society spent summers here to escape the city’s heat. But though the rich and famous put the fabled place on the map, now everyone can enjoy one of New England’s

most beautiful and historic destinations.

The Vanderbilts paved the way to the summer playground, and in time everyone else followed. The Preservation Society of Newport County is responsible for managing most of the mansions and does an outstanding job, hosting special events throughout the year. Reflecting various styles of 19thand early 20th-century architecture, these splendid homes open a window onto vintage chapters of America’s past.

The Breakers is the scene-stealer. Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s opulent “summer cottage” — by far the largest of the collection and the most famous — is an ideal introduction. A brand-new visitors center opened this year to assist travelers in their Newport explorations.

Imagine Downton Abbey with an American accent, and you have a pretty clear idea of how the Vanderbilts lived during the Newport summer season.

Although the Breakers is a must, a particular favorite that should not be overlooked is Rosecliff, which sits at the end of Bellevue

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Avenue. Designed by Stanford White, Rosecliff’s other claim to fame is that it was the setting for the 1976 film version of “The Great Gatsby,” starring Robert Redford. This lovely estate continues to display a Gatsby-like atmosphere, exquisitely capturing the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald, who wrote: “Men and girls came and went like moths among the whispering and the champagne and the stars.”

Among the other mansions open to the public are: the Elms, the 1901 home of coal magnate Edward Berwind, featuring Venetian paintings and tapestries and elaborate sunken gardens with an array of flowers and fountains; Marble House, another Vanderbilt property, inspired by the Petit Trianon at Versailles;

Chateau-sur-Mer, built with China trade money to the designs of Breakers architect Richard Morris Hunt; and Kingscote, a Gothic Revival landmark. One can opt for audio or guided tours, some of which take visitors behind the scenes or “backstairs.”One can opt for audio or guided tours, some of which take visitors behind the scenes or “backstairs.”

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Silhouettes at the Portrait Gallery

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BY RIC HARD S E L DE N n one wide corridor and four side galleries, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery has installed “Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now,” a thought-provoking — one might even say devious — exhibition that is almost entirely colorless.

It is also without big-name artists, apart from Kara Walker, who singlehandedly (and unpredictably) revived the silhouette as a contemporary medium in the 1990s.

There is a dominant figure, however: Auguste Edouart. Born in France in 1789, the year of the revolution, Edouart fled to England when the monarchy was restored. In London, he made mourning pictures that incorporated hair from their late subjects. This led him to begin cutting shadow portraits that Edouart referred to as silhouettes (a term for inexpensive

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knockoffs that paid sarcastic tribute to tightwad Étienne de Silhouette, finance minister to Louis XV).

The show includes about two dozen of Edouart’s full-body silhouettes, most the size of small paintings, with details added in white chalk. Created in the 1840s — when he traveled around the U.S. plying his trade, making thousands of silhouettes using embroidery scissors — they range from single and double portraits to group scenes, the backgrounds inked in gray or sepia.

His mostly prominent sitters included four presidents. Among the silhouettes on display are those of Godey’s Lady’s Book editor Sarah Hale, shown holding a letter, her shadow and the shadow of her elegant chair falling on a minimally indicated carpet; Chin Sung, a Chinese man with a long queue (pigtail) brought to Massachusetts by a medical missionary, depicted in an elaborate interior complete with Chinese scroll; and Dalmany, an 18-year-old woman — her silhouette extending to the ribboned hat she holds — who was the property of a New Orleans steamboat captain.

A large Edouart composition, “South Sea Islanders,” presumably imaginary, includes more than 20 figures receding into a mountainous tropical setting. In the

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foreground clearing, a man is about to strike another with a war club.

Four display cases in the center of the corridor contain a mahogany physiognotrace, a machine for cutting silhouettes, used by painter Raphaelle Peale; the ledger book of silhouette artist William Bache, containing the profiles he saved from more than 1,800 portraits; an 1872 set of porcelain tea cups and saucers decorated with silhouette vignettes; and a Liverpool ware jug, circa 1808, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the first African American Masonic order, incised with a silhouette of co-founder Absalom Jones and various Masonic symbols.

Race relations is a theme that comes naturally to a show of black-and-white art. Curator Asma Naeem, who organized “Black Out,” became aware of a life-size cut-paper profile of “a certain negro wench named Flora” in the collection of the local historical society in Stratford, Connecticut. Borrowed and conserved by the Portrait Gallery, the haunting silhouette of a girl whose hair has a softly spiky edge is displayed with her bill of sale; in 1796, when she was 19, Flora was purchased by a Stratford couple for 25 pounds sterling. (Though gradual emancipation began in Connecticut in 1784, the state did not abolish slavery until 1848.)

In the gallery devoted to Kara Walker are two wall installations, “Auntie Walker’s Wall Sampler for Savages” and “Auntie Walker’s

Wall Sampler for Civilians,” both from 2013, and “Burning African Village Play Set with Big House and Lynching” of 2006, a grouping of metal silhouette figurines. The three works are examples of the practice for which Walker has been acclaimed and, at times, attacked: putting 19th-century racist visual tropes — kerchiefed mammies, cartoon pickaninnies, etc. — in settings that are gruesome, surrealistic or both.

The other contemporary artists who were each given a gallery to herself are Kristi Malakoff, Camille Utterback and Kumi Yamashita.

Malakoff’s “Maibaum” of 2009 was inspired

by May Day festivities in her native British Columbia. Frozen in a circle of light in a bare white room, 20 children in detailed Victorian costume hold ribbons attached to a maypole, birds flying (hanging, that is) overhead, all in black silhouette.

An oasis of color, the interactive piece by Utterback, who teaches at Stanford, is a wall screen resembling an overly bright Abstract Impressionist painting. When a visitor passes in front of it, he or she is picked up by a digital drawing system, making lines and waves of textured color on the screen.

Finally, Yamashita — who was born in Japan and studied in Seattle and Glasgow — is represented by three head-scratchers; in her precise setups, light projected over unlikely objects casts uncanny shadow profiles.

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‘Across the China Sea’: A Novel R EVIEWE D BY KIT T Y K E LLE Y A short tale of an altruistic Norwegian family that packs an emotional wallop.

This slim novel by Gaute Heivoll, translated

by Nadia Christensen, presents the life of a couple we know only as Papa and Mama.

The pair built a home in southern Norway for themselves, their two children and several “boobies,” the term used by the children’s mentally deficient uncle, Josef, to describe the five deranged siblings who come to live with them at the end of World War II. The siblings — two sisters and three brothers — barely able to function, are taken from an apartment heaped with garbage, mouse-eaten mattresses and piles of human waste after their parents are declared unfit.

They are saved from being institutionalized when Papa and Mama sign a contract to provide for their care in exchange for a small stipend from the state. The children arrive on a cold, snowy evening in February of 1945. Watching them get out of the car, Uncle Josef says, “So these are the new crazies.”

Telling the family’s story 50 years later, after Papa and Mama have died, is the surviving son, who knows that working with the mentally disabled was what gave meaning to his parents’ lives — particularly to his father, who had worked for 11 years at a psychiatric hospital.

“That was when I felt alive,” Papa said about the time he spent caring for youngsters who howled like wolves and adults who could not sit up or feed themselves. It was also where he met Mama, a nurse working in the women’s unit.

After they married, they dedicated their lives, according to their son, to caring for the mentally incapacitated “in a Christlike spirit of love.”

At that time, Norway was considered a Christian country, even though statistics show that regular church attendance was (and still is) as low as five percent. Although no longer formally designated as Christian, the Viking kingdom is progressive on issues of morality.

This novel, translated from the Norwegian, is a powerful testament to humanity — a tribute to those unique individuals who care for the most fragile among us.

That noble grace of charity is rarely found, even among princes of the church, as the novel underscores when a new minister visits Papa and Mama at home. The pastor is shaken by “the madhouse” he sees. So much so that, when he stands at the pulpit the following Sunday, he tells his congregation — which includes Papa and Uncle Josef — about his visit, suggesting that the drooling, incoherent people he met were subhuman-like animals: The incident made Papa furious … After that he often spoke about [it]. Still indignant, yet lenient, as if the whole thing had been a misunderstanding. Of course, they were human.

They were happy children. God wanted them to be happy children.

Stipend or no stipend, how many people of modest means living in a harsh climate with no amenities would open their homes to the deranged and fold them into their family?

Answering that question for yourself will draw you into the heart of this story, with its small joys and immense tragedy.

Soon you begin to care about the characters, including the man-child who sits in the yard under an ash tree in the same spot on the same stool staring into space every day for more than

20 years. “No one took his spot, and no one knew what he had seen. The shimmering light from imprisoned souls. Or only clouds and sky, wind and nothing.”

At times, I caught my breath in sadness over the mentally impaired in this story, who grow old but never grow up, especially a young girl named Ingrid, one of the five siblings, who cannot speak but listens intently and seems to comprehend on a visceral level.

She howls when she feels psychic pain, like she does when told her older brother and sister are being taken to be sterilized. “We understood that an important event was going to occur, but once the word was mentioned, it wasn’t explained or discussed further.” Neither to the children nor to the reader.

For those unfamiliar with Norway, the places mentioned — Tordenskjoldsgate, Brandsvoll, Naerlandsheimen, etc. — might require a map, but the atmospheric descriptions of majestic glaciers, deep fjords and dense, snow-laden forests suggest a country of wondrous nature that author Heivoll obviously loves. He tells his story with unadorned prose that sometimes shimmers. When Uncle Josef sees snow falling

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from the sky, he says, “The angels are dancing until their feathers fly.”

The title of the book comes from a crate filled with oranges that came across the China Sea and ended up in the attic of Norway’s psychiatric hospital, where Papa finds it and decides to use it as a bed for the children he has with Mama. Perhaps that sturdy crate is a metaphor for the patchwork family that manages to endure one of life’s greatest tragedies and find a patch of blue sky.

When I came to the poignant end of the novel, I thought of William Faulkner’s 1950 Nobel Prize address, in which he spoke of “a life’s work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit, not for glory and least of all for profit, but to create out of the materials of the human spirit something that did not exist before.”

Georgetown resident Kitty Kelley has written several number-one New York Times best-sellers, including “The Family: The Real Story Behind the Bush Dynasty.” Her most recent books include “Capturing Camelot: Stanley Tretick’s Iconic Images of the Kennedys” and “Let Freedom Ring: Stanley Tretick’s Iconic Images of the March on Washington.”

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Meridian International Center honored social secretaries and cultural attachés from more than 50 embassies Aug. 13, as it celebrated their roles in strengthening bilateral relationships through hospitality and cultural exchange. Discussing their roles in a short Q&A were Dana Al Marashi, Head of Heritage and Social Affairs for the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, and Amanda Downes, former Social Secretary for the Embassy of the United Kingdom.

Dana Al Marashi, Head of Heritage and Social Affairs, Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President and CEO, Meridian International Center, and Amanda Downes, former Social Secretary, Embassy of the United Kingdom.

Megan Devlin of Meridian International Center and Mary Guido, Protocol Officer and Social Secretary to the Ambassador, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Niranga Palipana, Second Secretary, Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Farid Tavos, Assistant to the Ambassador, Embassy of Afghanistan.

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