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Eclipse viewers at Washington Harbour at the Georgetown waterfront. Photo by Robert Devaney.
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Dick Gregory (1932–2017) BY SH EL IA M OSES The comedian and activist, whose success beyond the segregated circuit began in 1961 at Chicago’s Playboy Club, died Aug. 19, age 84, at Sibley Memorial Hospital.
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These weekly sessions, featuring songs, stories, crafts and movement, are designed to keep toddlers active in mind and body and learning about the world around them. This week’s theme is: Buildings. Parents or caregivers must remain with children. Admission is $5 per child. For details, visit tudorplace.org or call 202-965-0400. 1644 31st St. NW.
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YOGA ON THE WATERFRONT Wellness Corporate Solutions presents a free yoga session at 9:30 a.m. at Georgetown Waterfront Park. All levels welcome. Participants should bring sunscreen, a water bottle, sunglasses and a positive attitude. Recommendations for post-yoga brunch will be provided. For details, visit eventbrite.com. 3303 Water St. NW.
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AUGUST 30 UNDERGROUND COMEDY AT RÍ RÁ As featured on Comedy Central and in the Washington Post, Underground Comedy presents D.C.’s best standup comics every Wednesday night at Rí Rá Irish Pub. No
To commemorate the centennial of the entrance of the United States into World War I, the French Embassy presents classical and jazz performances by United States Army Band ensembles, a film screening and a photography exhibition. This event is free but advance registration is required. Attendees should allow extra time for security screening. To register, visit eventbrite.com. 4101 Reservoir Road NW.
1930s-style jazz quartet Laissez-Foure will perform at this wine and music pairing at Boulangerie Christophe, a fundraiser for Georgetown’s M Institute for the Arts. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. To purchase tickets, visit m4arts.org. 1422 Wisconsin Ave. NW.
MORNING PADDLE AROUND ROOSEVELT ISLAND Author and naturalist Melanie ChoukasBradley will lead a kayak and canoe trip starting from the Thompson Boat Center and circling Theodore Roosevelt Island. Registration is free and limited to 20 participants. Kayaks and canoes can be rented from the Thompson Boat Center. For details, visit eventbrite.com. 2900 Virginia Ave. NW.
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The Art League’s Visiting Artist Series presents a free lecture on contemporary North Korean art by B.G. Muhn, an artist and professor of painting and drawing at Georgetown University. Muhn recently visited Pyongyang, home of the Mansudae Art Studio, the largest government-supported art community in the world. 105 North Union St., Alexandria, Virginia.
SEPTEMBER 11 SILHOUETTE ARTIST AT DAWN PRICE BABY Third-generation silhouette artist Erik Johnson will be at Dawn Price Baby in Georgetown to hand-cut keepsake silhouettes
Calloway Fine Arts, Cross MacKenzie Gallery, Klagsbrun Studios, Maurine Littleton Gallery and Washington Printmakers Gallery. For details, visit georgetowngalleries.com. Upper Wisconsin Avenue NW and environs.
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Author Achille Ekeu will lead a discussion at the Georgetown Public Library about his new book, “30 Frequently Asked Questions In Business Valuation.” All small-business owners are welcome to participate in this free event. For details, visit dclibrary.org or call 202-727-0232. 3260 R St. NW.
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SEPTEMBER 17 A CONVERSATION ON FAITH WITH SALLY QUINN Celebrating 30 years of serving the homeless in the community, Georgetown Ministry Center presents a conversation by author Sally Quinn and critic Leon Wieseltier about Quinn’s new book, “Finding Magic: A Spiritual Memoir.” For details, visit georgetownministrycenter. org. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW.
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SEPTEMBER 16 RACE TO BEAT CANCER 5K The Four Seasons Hotel hosts the 37th annual Race to Beat Cancer 5K through Georgetown. This chipped 5K run and fun walk benefits cancer research at Washington Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. For details, visit racetobeatcancer5k. com. 2800 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
BOOK HILL FALL ART WALK The art galleries on Book Hill in Georgetown will hold their Fall Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. The participating venues are Addison/ Ripley Fine Art, Artist’s Proof Gallery, Susan
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SEPTEMBER 22 FRIDAY MUSIC SERIES AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Anthony DelDonna, musicology professor at Georgetown University, and Guido Olivieri, senior lecturer in musicology at the University of Texas, will speak on “Early Modern Italian Music,” with a light luncheon and a performance to follow. The event is free but advance registration is required. To register, visit eventbrite.com. Lauinger Library, 5th Floor, 3700 O St. NW.
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Many residents at 3210 Grace St. NW are concerned about planned Wine Outlet.
Grace St. Wine Store Opposed
A plan to open a wine store off the lobby of a condo building at 3210 Grace St. NW is being opposed by neighbors. “The store will be small, less than 1000 square feet, selling wine and beer retail and offering tasting samples, from two bottles at most,” explained Jeff Hancock, Wine Outlet operations manager, at a special meeting of the Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission Aug. 9. “We don’t expect to have more than 10 people in the shop and tasting at any one time,”
Hancock said. The shop, which Hancock hopes will launch in the fall, will be open until 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and until 7 p.m. on other days. There won’t be tables and chairs or wine service. But a group calling themselves the “Grace Street Residents” are protesting the new license for the Wine Outlet under D.C.’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. “The problem is that the door to the store is located right in our lobby. We have children and we don’t want alcohol sold on the premises and people drinking wine loitering about,” said Esther du Toit, representing the Grace Street Residents group. “Ours is a small street, a small residential community. It’s nothing personal. It’s not that I’m against wine,” she clarified. “I drink it. But we’re worried about the impact of the new alcohol outlet. Studies show that where alcohol is sold, crime goes up.” According to the protest petition being circulated by the residents’ group, the presence of the Wine Outlet “will encourage an increasing problem of people illegally drinking and loitering on the sidewalk and street right in front of our residential building, and that other issues will substantially negatively impact peace, order and quiet. Moreover there is not enough parking to support the establishment. “To date approximately 90 percent of RESIDENTS … overwhelmingly OPPOSE issuance of the License on the following three grounds,” the petition continues. “It will negatively affect the establishment on real property values; peace, order and quiet; and residential parking needs and vehicular and
pedestrian safety.” The petition will continue to circulate up to the Aug. 28 submission date, according to the residents’ group. “It’s important to stress the impact on peace, order and quiet,” Karen “Cookie” Cruse, a member of the Citizens Association of Georgetown, told du Toit after the meeting. “Those are the magic words, the impacts the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Board pays most attention to.” But Hancock sees it differently. “In our other small stores in McLean and Vienna, not one person has ever complained,” he said. “Being able to offer small samples is an integral part of our operation. The alcohol content is less than 15 percent and there just won’t be hoards of people drinking large quantities of wine or beer. As for traffic, any large deliveries will be made between 8 and 9 a.m., and our refuse amounts to an average of one small garbage sack a day, mainly paper towels and packaging cardboard that we cut up immediately for disposal.” A roll call hearing is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. at the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration, 2000 14th St. NW, 4th floor; a protest hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 4:30 p.m., same location.
Hyde-Addison First Day, Busing
An excited group of 5-to-10-year-olds, kindergarten-to-fifth-graders at Georgetown’s
Hyde-Addison parents wait with children at the new bus stop at O and Potomac Streets. Photo by Peggy Sands.
only public elementary school, Hyde-Addison, clambered onto a big yellow school bus on the corner of O and Potomac Streets Monday morning, Aug. 21, around 8 a.m. Directly across the street was their now totally fenced-off redbrick school, already a site of excavation and construction. Their parents watched carefully as bus personnel buckled the little ones into special seats. Then they all smiled and waved as the bus pulled away. It was the first day of school for the HydeAddison schoolchildren and the first time ever on a school bus for most of them. They were being taken to their assigned “swing school,”
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Ellington School of the Arts students, who had swung there for several years, moved out. On Saturday, Aug. 19, an email was supposedly sent to a list of Hyde-Addison neighbors announcing that a lane of parking on P Street would be reserved for school buses between 7 and 9 a.m. and between 3 and 4 p.m. Cars parked there would be ticketed and towed, it warned. Parking signs had been changed to reflect the limitation. But Justin Simon, a neighbor who lives directly across the street from the old school and has parked there legally for years, didn’t know about it. He was not happy to find that his was one of three cars with a $25 ticket on the window, as Monica Dodge, public schools facilities coordinator, hurried over to explain. No doorknob notices had been left on houses in the neighborhood to tell of an immediate change, as DC Water often does. At press time, questions from The Georgetowner about the number of students and buses that were to be used each day for transportation to the new school had not been answered. Dodge and two of her colleagues who observed the first morning of busing declined to say if things had gone smoothly, needing permission to talk to the press. “Information is on a need-to-know basis,” Dodge remarked. But the kids were untouched by all these grown-up issues. Five-year-old Theodore Hughes sat in his stroller playing with a toy bus. “We’re practicing for Thursday when he takes the bus himself to Meyer,” said his mother, Paula, with a laugh.
Ana Harvey. Courtesy D.C. government.
DSLBD’s Ana Harvey Resigns
Ana Harvey, director of the District’s Department of Small and Local Business Development, unexpectedly announced her resignation earlier this summer, apparently just prior to or during her August vacation. On Aug. 11, Harvey tweeted: “Serving @SmallBizDC has been a great honor & privilege. Thanks @MayorBowser for the opportunity and to @councilofdc for your support.” “It seems to have been a totally personal decision,” said Mekdy Alemayehu, the agency’s public information officer. “It was a shock to us all, really. We just know that she was totally enthusiastic and dedicated to the mission of the SMLD and she was a popular director.” The position opening has been announced by the District’s Department of Human Resources and candidates are beginning to be interviewed. Tene Dolphin is currently serving as interim director.
Harvey’s resignation came just days after The Georgetowner published a profile of her on the paper’s new In Your Town page. Thought to be one of three Latino agency directors in the District, Harvey had been an enthusiastic guide to DC Main Streets Program, to which Georgetown has applied.
Capital Bikeshare Expands
The stand-alone bike stations, 50 feet long and 6 feet wide, with a dozen or more solid-looking red bicycles locked in at the front wheel are becoming a common sight in Georgetown and elsewhere. There are currently some 440 such Capital Bikeshare stations throughout the D.C. area, including more than 250 in the District alone, making the program one of the top five in the nation. According to the mayor’s 30-Month Progress Report, “More than three million bikeshare trips were taken throughout the District.” Anyone with a credit card can rent a bike for as little as $2 a ride and $8 for a 24-hour pass. But the riders are not only tourists. Increasingly, D.C. workers are using the program to commute to work for an $85 annual fee. So how are the station locations selected? “It’s a cooperative process,” said Kim Lucas, continue on 6
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BY P EG GY S A N D S A N D RO B E R T D E VA N E Y continued from 5 bicycle and pedestrian program specialist at the District Department of Transportation. “The expansion plan was developed two years ago after over a year of input from local ANCs, City Council representatives and a comprehensive analysis of demographic data including employment and bike structure data. We also rely on ongoing data from our crowdsourcing site on the DOT bikeshare webpage and on bike usage data we collect and analyze constantly.” Sites for the actual stations have to be on a solid surface — preferably on or next to a sidewalk. Then the self-contained stations are simply fixed to that surface; no excavation or other construction is necessary. They are all self-sufficient, operating solely on solar power. Of the 99 new stations that DDOT plans to add by 2018, about a third are now operational, said Lucas. Residents who want to see a bikeshare station placed or removed should contact their elected officials and/or go to DDOT’s crowdsourcing site, she said.
Progress on Water St. Crime, Murder Suspect Named
“The MPD and the National Park Police are making progress at preventing and solving night crimes under and around the Key Bridge,” reported Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Lisa Palmer at the special ANC 2E meeting held Aug. 9. About 20 people attended. “Not only are more streetlights being placed in the area, but existing lights are being reviewed for repositioning and other corrections. More police patrols have also been assigned to the area, as well as more surveillance cameras. “I get camera reports every day from the authorities,” Palmer said. “Hopefully, word is getting out that you can’t get away with lowlevel crimes in the area.”
In the meantime, a suspect has been named in the double shooting and murder of a 19-yearold man from Severn, Maryland, on Water St. the early morning of July 8. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Demarius Anton Jackson on a charge of second-degree murder while armed, according to reports. He is a suspect in the killing of 19-year-old Kennedy Javier Amaya-Olivares just before 3 a.m. Officials described Jackson as a 24-year-old black man, 5-foot-10 and 130 pounds. Police consider him armed and dangerous. At press time, there was no word of his arrest.
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Mass of The Holy Spirit All members of the Georgetown community are invited to attend this Catholic liturgy and Georgetown tradition from 4 to 5 p.m. Celebrated by all Jesuit schools, the Mass invokes the Holy Spirit to bless the new academic year. Georgetown University, Copley Lawn, 37th and O Streets NW. For details, visit guevents.georgetown.edu.
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Atkins likes to say. He has been seen around Georgetown more often than anyone else we know. “Get to know your neighbors,” Atkins said at a community meeting two years ago. One of his inspirations, he said in The Georgetowner’s Aug. 5, 2015, community policing cover story, came from watching reruns of “The Andy Griffith Show,” in which everyone in town knew one another. Also a big supporter of using social media and other technologies to connect citizens and police, MPD “Officer of the Year” Atkins told a story about neighbors who lived on the same street for more than 10 years and had never met. One resident thought someone was breaking into the house next door. It was his neighbor, not a burglar, and it took a cop to know the difference. And it took someone like Atkins to know the neighborhood better than most of its residents.
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Also Retiring: Ministry Center’s Gunther Stern
After nearly 30 years, Georgetown Ministry Center’s Executive Director Gunther Stern will retire in February 2018. Stern was recently honored as a “Hometown Hero” by Fox 5 News. “In the winter of 1984, an elderly homeless man named Freddie died of exposure in an icy phone booth at a gas station on M Street in Georgetown,” GMC writes. “His death, a symptom of the incipient crisis of homelessness in Washington D.C., moved Georgetowners to search for an appropriate community response. In 1987, the Georgetown Clergy Association and Georgetown University founded Georgetown Ministry Center, organized a governing board, incorporated, and began its work. GMC has grown to include a successful drop-in center, street outreach and a winter shelter that offers a safe haven from the streets to our most withdrawn and vulnerable homeless neighbors. GMC’s unique presence in Georgetown makes us an essential part of the net of services cast to the city’s homeless population.” Located at Grace Church, the Ministry Center is currently searching for a new executive director. The application deadline is Aug. 31 and the job starts Oct. 2. For more information, email edsearch@gmcgt.org.
Old Georgetown Board OGB meetings are held at 9 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month except August at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW, Suite 312. For details, visit cfa.org.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Trees for Georgetown The 2017 Trees for Georgetown Garden Party will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the home of Jane and Calvin Cafritz, 1642 29th St. NW (use 2920 R St. NW entrance). Tickets are $250 and up. For details, visit cagtown.org or call 202337-7313.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Commission of Fine Arts The monthly meetings of the Commission of Fine Arts begin at 10 a.m. at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW, Suite 312. For details, visit cfa.org.
GBA Networking Meeting The Georgetown Business Association will hold its monthly reception at 6:30 p.m. at Long & Foster Real Estate. For details, visit georgetownbusiness.org.
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Obituaries Margaret Suter, 98
Prospect Street resident Margaret Suter, 98, died July 15 in Washington, D.C. Born in Urbana, Ohio, Suter was married for 60 years to the late John (Jack) Suter, whose career as an Air Force officer led to a life of travel. During World War II, she volunteered as a teacher and Gray Lady. For nearly 50 years, she worked as a writer and editor at advertising agencies, the National Institutes of Health and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. She is survived by daughters Anne Rampacek and Ruth Craig, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A memorial Mass was held July 20 at Holy Trinity Church. She will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery alongside her husband next week.
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Katharine (“Kay”) Bingham Hull, 87, of Washington, D.C., formerly of Bronxville and Rye, New York, passed away June 25 in Calabasas, California. Born on June 16, 1930, in Winnetka, Illinois, Hull went to Vassar College and the University of Chicago, where she met her future husband of 19 years, Dr. Attallah Kappas. She worked in the library services profession in New York at Rye Country Day School and at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, later serving as an occupational therapist in New York and Washington, D.C. She is survived by her sister Eunice Drewsen; her three sons Peter, Michael and Nicholas; and nine grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at River Road Unitarian Church in Bethesda, Maryland, Sept. 24 at 3 p.m.
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Divided We Stumble: Facing Our Past With Empathy Last week was Donald Trump’s week. It was the week of Charlottesville, the violent demonstrations there — the death of Heather Heyer — and the clashes that saw the emergence, out in the open, of neo-Nazis and white supremacists. It’s not as if nothing else was happening in the great wide world (and about to happen in the sky). Policemen lost their lives, children were murdered and Stephen Bannon left the White House — stories that could have sustained the news cycle all by themselves, but did not. It was Trump’s three-pronged response to the events in Charlottesville which dominated the news and continue to do so. On Saturday, he equivocated and talked about “hatred, violence and bigotry on many sides.” Then, on Monday, under extreme pressure, he condemned neoNazis and white supremacists. On Tuesday, in impromptu fashion and Twitter-type language, he once again blamed both “sides” and argued for equivalency. But he did something else, too. In arguing for equivalency — and surrendering much of his presidential moral authority at a moment that called for calm and inspiration — Trump also argued for the cause of maintaining the iconic symbols of the vanquished and vanished Confederate States of America, mainly statues of generals and military leaders. “These people were to protest the taking down of the statue of Robert E. Lee,” he said. “This week it was Robert E. Lee and this week, Stonewall Jackson. Is it George Washington next? You have to ask yourself where does it stop? You are changing history and culture.” It’s quite possible that, by lighting up the debate over Confederate statues, the president was trying to avoid the heat and outrage of his apparent refusal to deal with white supremacy, racism and neo-Nazism. Yet Trump may have also inadvertently made this the week when we begin the debate about how Americans should think about the Confederacy and its icons. A start had been made after the June 2015 murders in Charleston, South Carolina. But, now, four statues were pulled down in the night by the city of Baltimore, a battle reenactment was cancelled in Manassas and Duke University removed its campus statue of Robert E. Lee. Chief Justice Roger Taney, who wrote the notorious Dred Scott decision that, among other things, denied the rights of citizenship to African Americans, came down not only in Baltimore but in Annapolis. “Let’s pull them all down!” has been a frequent outcry among demonstrators on the left. Should these statues be removed from public places of honor? We think so, but not in a mad rush to judgment, in a reactionary way. Not without considering what it is we’re doing and why. What do African Americans see when they see a statue in a park of a lone Confederate soldier, rifle in a hand. Do they see a racist, a soldier in the army of an illegal state, a symbol of slavery? What do most white people see, if they note it at all? What do Southerners see when they behold the C.S.A. battle flag? The singular thing about the Confederacy is
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what it stands for: It was created as a separate country, seceding from the United States of America, and that was treason. Regardless of so-called states’ rights, the underlying political reason was the preservation of slavery, which was a moral evil, imbued with racism, whether you owned a slave or not. If states, cities, counties or towns move or take down statues of Confederates, they should give the reason why — loudly and with conviction. Here in the nation’s capital, there stands but one lone statue of a mediocre Confederate general: Albert Pike, a favorite of the Masons, near Judiciary Square of all places. It needs to go and simply be moved to private Masonic land somewhere. But we should know why. A debate over race, the Confederacy and these statues is an opportunity which few want to take, because it will be painful for all, if truth and honesty are factors in the debate. Such a national debate would not be the debate conducted in the 1920s when the Ku Klux Klan had a huge national (not just Southern) membership, and many of the Confederate statues were erected, or in the 1930s when Nazis, not neo-Nazis, were very much a part of the political landscape of Depression and fascist-era times. We are divided now, but not irreplaceably so. Let us be selective as well as impassioned, show empathy as well as firmness in our choices. Let’s all of us try to see beyond the hated symbols and swastikas and fury, and reach out. Let’s begin.
Jack Evans Report
Countering Hate, Enabling Ourselves and Others BY JAC K EVAN S
It is heartbreaking that three individuals lost their lives during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last week. There is no place in society for any group to incite violence and hatred towards others and I denounce the acts of white supremacists, neoNazis and other white nationalist groups. We’re grieving as a nation and a community as we try to make sense of the violence and horror that terrorized an American city. What can possibly be done to help rectify the hate and loss felt by millions of people? Across the country, action is being taken by city governments to remove Confederate monuments from city squares and public land. Similarly, my colleagues and I on the Council have urged the National Park Service to remove the statue of Confederate Brigadier General Albert Pike from Judiciary Square. It doesn’t erase history to confine Confederate monuments to museums instead of honoring them in our parks. On a much more positive note, I’m pleased to announce the DC ABLE program is now available. In June of 2015, I introduced legislation titled the “ABLE Program Trust Establishment Act.” This legislation creates a new savingsaccount program for people with mental and physical disabilities. The DC ABLE account is
a tool to ensure that those with disabilities will have every opportunity to succeed financially without expenses impacting their lives. Administered through the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, DC ABLE allows users to maintain a savings account while collecting Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid benefits. This savings account can be used to help pay for any expenses that occur because of a disability. Education, housing, transportation and assistive technology are a few of the qualified expenses covered by a DC ABLE account. My staff and I have worked tirelessly over the last two years with my colleagues to see this legislation through the Council. I want to thank Council members Cheh, Bonds, Grosso and Allen and former Council member May for their co-sponsorship. Thanks also go to Mayor Bowser for signing this legislation into law. I encourage you to visit savewithable.com to check if you qualify for the program or if someone you know qualifies. You can also email dc.clientservice@savewithable.com or call 888-609-3458. As the summer of 2017 comes to a close, the most positive thing you can do to counter hate is to be nice to one another and remember that love wins. Jack Evans is the District Council member for Ward 2, representing Georgetown and other neighborhoods since 1991.
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‘Relief From the Madness of Lower Georgetown’ The D.C. Department of Transportation recently gave notice of its intention to make improvements to Water-K Street along the Georgetown waterfront. For residents, workers, tourists and visitors, relief from the madness of lower Georgetown cannot come soon enough. The GeorgetownBurleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission should support this plan. We need help from local representatives and city planners to bring order to the chaotic and dangerous traffic congestion that has become the norm in our neighborhood. The proposed plan calling for protected bike lanes, safer cross walks, improved emergency vehicle access, a plan to manage the prolific volume of tour busses, signage to direct cars seeking access to Maryland away from Water Street and traffic-calming features is a first step toward pedestrian, bicyclist and driver safety. Neighbors and I agree that these changes will improve safety and traffic congestion across Water-K Street. The city also needs to consider traffic signals and enforcement against traffic violations including illegal parking, double-parking, tour bus idling and aggressive driving as
measures to keep people safe and keep traffic flowing. Today 3,000 bikes per day travel along Water-K Street, nearly 1,000 residents access their homes via Water Street, thousands work on Water-K Street. Add to this routine traffic the shoppers, diners, movie-goers and tour busses, and it becomes clear that there is a significant problem to address before someone is seriously injured or loses their life when emergency vehicles cannot reach a person in need. The cost of this proposal is loss of some metered parking spaces on Water-K — specifically, 42 spaces across seven blocks. Replacement spaces can be available in parking garages. The displacement of these parking spaces should not hold back our elected officials from supporting changes to protect the safety of Georgetown residents, workers and visitors. We in lower Georgetown look forward to some relief via the ANC and DDOT. — Meg Hardon, the Papermill Condominium
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Pillar & Post: British Outpost on Wisconsin BY R ICHARD S E L DE N
About Georgetown, where she went to law school and has lived ever since, Daphna Peled says, “It’s hard to find a more Brit-similar town.” Though not British herself — she was born in Israel and grew up in the U.S. — the owner of Pillar & Post, a new home-decor shop on Wisconsin Avenue, has reason to know. Her parents moved to England in 1995 for her father’s work and Peled visited them there frequently. “I would always bring back things for myself,” she says. But here in the States, few were as hooked on the aesthetic as she was. “British products, yes. Design, no,” Peled recalls. “For a long time, people weren’t interested in brown furniture. Now people are mixing more.” At Pillar & Post, mother and daughter Judith and Daphna Peled are all about mixing. While the furniture the store sells is antique, the gifts and accessories — hard if not impossible to find elsewhere this side of the pond — are contemporary.
Judith and Daphna Peled. Courtesy Pillar & Post.
Pillar & Post opened as a pop-up in April during the Georgetown French Market. The official opening — at 1647 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Sherman Pickey’s former space — followed in June. For Peled, things had moved quickly. She left her job of eight years lobbying for NCTA – The Internet & Television Association (formerly the National Cable and Telecommunications Association) last fall and made her first buying trip to England in January. “It was a real big leap of faith,” she says. One factor was her wanting a more flexible schedule for family reasons. Her son will turn 3 in September and her parents now live a few blocks away in Georgetown. Peled was also considering the likely post-election environment. “I feel so lucky to not be in politics at this time,” she says. Though it was a somewhat drastic career move for Peled, parts of her background carried over. Her legal training came in handy dealing with agencies such as the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and the
Old Georgetown Board (it took a while to get her sign up). As for the customer-service side of retail: “I will say some of the lobbying skills transferred.” She also got helpful advice from Wisconsin Avenue neighbor Marston Luce and from Loi Thai at Tone on Tone in Bethesda. Peled made her second buying trip in April. Her next is timed to coincide with the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in London’s Battersea Park, running Oct. 3 to 8. Accompanied on buying trips by her mother or her husband, she travels to towns outside of London by train, making a point to visit the antiques center of Tetbury in the Cotswolds. “I always expect to run into a hitch,” says Peled. But so far — other than having a few items break in transit — things have gone smoothly, with the shop getting a positive early response from Georgetowners and area decorators.
In: Georgetown Allure
In: Oki Bowl & Sake Bar
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BY R OBE RT DEVA NEY A N D K AT E O C Z Y P O K
Facial spa Georgetown Allure opens today at 3288 M St. NW in a former Pinkberry spot, offering facial treatments and chemical peels to treat skin discoloration, sun damage, rosacea, wrinkles, age spots, acne, razor bumps and more. The 2,800-square-foot facility has one consultation room and two treatment rooms.
Replacing the Basil Thai restaurant at 1608 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Oki Bowl features ramen (curry, etc.) and rice (mushroom, etc.) bowls and has another location at 18th & M.
Out: Hashi Sushi (Chopsticks) The intimate Japanese restaurant in a row house right on Blues Alley at 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW has closed. At first called Chopsticks, the business switched its name to Hashi, which means chopsticks. We’ll miss those bento boxes.
Out: Rene Ruiz
A Capital One Cafe is coming to Georgetown and Chinatown. Courtesy Capital One.
In (Next Year): Capital One Café Well, Georgetown, you will get your wish … sort of. An eatery will indeed return to the southeast corner of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street, site of the legendary Nathans Restaurant. It’s innovative, but may not be what you expected: It’s a Capital One Café. The 3150 M St. NW property, renovated by Kevin Plank’s Sagamore Development, was sold a few weeks ago to Capital One Bank for $50.2 million. (For $10 million per year, Capital One also just bought the naming rights to the former Verizon Center, now Capital One Arena.) With its Capital One Cafés, the company is redesigning the banking experience, it says. “We want to empower people to feel confident about their relationship with money so their money can ultimately fit their lives. That begins with redesigning the banking experience to make things simple and straightforward. Most of us prefer a digital experience, but many of us want that human connection, too — that is where Capital One Cafés come in.”
Here’s how the company describes its new cafés, which partner with Peet’s Coffee: “At the intersection of both the digital and physical worlds are the Capital One Cafés — a space that’s intentionally designed for how people live and bank today. The new locations will serve as a community space where D.C. residents can recharge their bank accounts, devices and lives, while learning new ways to manage their finances, try out new digital and financial tools, use fee-free ATMs, tap into free Wi-Fi, or simply grab a great cup of coffee or local pastries.” Georgetown and Chinatown will be the first D.C. neighborhoods to get the sip-and-banks by late next year. Others are already perking away in California, Florida and Massachusetts. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One — which considers itself a hometown bank of Washington, D.C. — is a bank holding company that is the ninth-largest bank in the U.S. in terms of assets.
The Florida-based, top-end fashion studio Rene Ruiz, which partnered with Ike Behar a year ago to set up shop at 2902 M St. NW, has departed the neighborhood. Its dresses are still available at such places as the Neiman Marcus at Tysons Corner as well as at its own shops in Florida and New York. The M Street store made a big splash in the months leading up to the 2017 presidential inauguration.
In: Take Care Another skin care shop, Take Care, opened where Helia’s boutique was at 1338 Wisconsin Ave. NW. According to the three-yearold company, Take Care offers a selection of effective, natural and independent skin care brands. It embodies a thoughtful and gentle approach to cleansing, exfoliating and moisturizing. In addition: “We are thrilled to partner with small, handmade and often women-owned labels of leisure wear, home care and personal and home accessories with an emphasis on simple, natural designs and ingredients.”
Politics & Prose Puts Books in the Rosewood The Rosewood Hotel on 31st Street has partnered with Politics and Prose bookstore to create a library for guests to enjoy. Guests can also pick up a “Summer Reads” newsletter with recommendations on the season’s buzziest books. Check out the new menu of summer cocktails in the Rye Bar for something to sip with your page-turner.
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IN YOUR TOWN
Welcome Home, Duke
A School Reborn Is an ‘Artistic Antidote to Hate’
The Duke Ellington School of the Arts Is Back, Stunning and $100 Million Over Budget BY PEGGY SA NDS
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On Aug. 19, in front of its white-columned portico, Mayor Muriel Bowser, District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson and others welcomed students, faculty, administrators and friends of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts “back home.” Concluding almost three years’ worth of restoration, reconstruction and expansion at the Classical Revival landmark on 35th Street, the ceremony was marked by expressions of gratitude, pride and optimism. To begin, recent Ellington grad Tony Donaldson, referencing the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, called the school “the artistic antidote to hate.” School cofounder Peggy Cooper Cafritz proclaimed, “Artists, yes, but citizens first. We are a beacon of leadership, and, as citizens, we are obligated to share our success.” Another Ellington alum, opera star Denyce Graves, sang “The Impossible Dream” from “Man of La Mancha,” summing up the morning’s symbolism just prior to the ribboncutting. “This is now the premier high school for the arts in the United States,” declared Bowser, who said the extra money spent [$100 million over budget] was worth it. She was joined by Wilson, Cafritz, Council members Jack Evans, David Grosso and Brandon Todd, Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles, D.C. Department of General Services Director Greer Johnson Gillis, Interim Head of School Sandi Logan and Ellington board members. The crowd of more than 300 included Burleith and Georgetown neighbors along with Ellington students. After the speeches, fleeing a blazing summer sun, the attendees poured into the stunning — and air-conditioned — interior of glass, wood and metal. Many stopped and gasped. “Oh, my God,” was frequently exclaimed.
The front facade of the renovated Duke Ellington School of the Arts on 35th Street. Photo by Ari Golub.
The school is full of light and walkways. Photo by Ari Golub.
A SCHOOL REBORN Nothing of the old entrance with its narrow hall, corridors and multi-doored access to the auditorium remained. Instead, the entrance hall widened into a sweeping balcony with a spacious student union below and three floors of classrooms facing balconies above. Arched bridges on either side of the entrance floor led to a giant sphere occupying the four floors at the building’s center. The globe contains a state-ofthe-art, 300-seat auditorium. Large signage on each level indicates the locations of the school’s specialized arts and academic departments. Visitors peeked into multiple dance studios with polished wooden floors, barres attached to the walls and floorto-ceiling windows. At the front of the building, the “Media Center” led to a central balcony overlooking the school’s front lawn. Sleek lounge chairs, tables and chairs were ready to welcome students to relax and enjoy the view.
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Mayor Muriel Bowser with school co-founder Peggy Cooper Cafritz at the grand opening. Photo by Bill Starrels.
D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson and Department of General Services Director Greer Johnson Gillis at the grand opening. Photo by Ari Golub.
IN YOUR TOWN
THE SCHOOL’S PAST AND FUTURE
Ellington students at the school’s open house Aug. 19: Adobe Amanche, Mina Swaminathan Kai Isaac, Ceci Smith and Austin Burkett. Photo by Ari Golub.
STUDENTS AND CURRICULA Clowning around joyfully in the cafeteria downstairs in front of the fitness center and steam room were Adobe Amanche, Mina Swaminathan, Kai Isaac, Ceci Smith and Austin Burkett, sophomore- and junior-year students radiantly happy to see their new school building for the first time. Two are focusing their studies on vocal performing arts, two on creative writing and one on museum studies. “Before the school was spread out between two buildings for academic and arts studies,” Burkett said. “Now, we’ll be together in one and the programs can coordinate each other.” The new multiple dance studios thrilled them particularly. “Before, we only had one for the dance program that various classes had to share,” Burkett said. “But the vocal department
has show classes and the theater department has movement classes that all require dance floors. Before, we were practicing on carpet.” Those departments traditionally put on two big shows a year and tour small shows around the city. Now, it is expected they will do more, Burkett’s mother added. The student body at the renovated facility, a magnet school for the performing arts, is projected to grow by 10 percent. “We need more students,” some of those interviewed said. (There are currently about 530.) While academic classes can be around 20 in enrollment, some of the performing arts classes are as small as five. Admission is by audition. The school is open to students from outside the District of Columbia, although they are charged a substantial tuition; D.C. students pay only a small arts fee.
The dual-curriculum arts focus at the school was established in 1974 and the Duke Ellington School of the Arts took over the longtime Western High School four years later. “By naming one of his jazz bands the Washingtonians, Duke Ellington made his home [Washington, D.C.] part of his persona,” according to the school website. “D.C. philanthropist and avid art collector Peggy Cooper Cafritz and the late dancer and choreographer Mike Malone returned the favor over the years, building the school to house the creative soul of the District, and to reflect the rich cultural diversity of the United States. From the beginning, public and private partnerships have supported the school.” The school partners with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and George Washington University. The mission of the school is to nurture and inspire passion for arts and learning in students who might not otherwise have an opportunity to develop their artistic skills. “We ensure that our students are prepared for post-secondary education and/or careers in the arts by offering
At the lineup for the Aug. 19 ribbon cutting: Department of General Services head Greer Johnson Gillis, D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson, Council member Jack Evans, Mayor Muriel Bowser, school co-founder Peggy Cooper Cafritz and others. Photo by Robert Devaney.
Duke Ellington School of the Arts 3500 R St. NW, Washington, DC The renovated 279,524-squarefoot building includes: • 800-seat, state-of-theart main theater • 300-seat recital hall • 150-seat black box theater • Rooftop educational terrace • Six dance studios • Four art studios • Printmaking studio • Two digital art studios • Three theater studios Photo by Ari Golub.
an intensive arts-based program,” the mission statement declares. “We prepare our students to become productive citizens in our global society through our strong focus on community service.” In 2010, there was talk of moving the school to the center of the city and making the building, completed in 1898, a regular public high school again for Ward 2, which has none. The notion was quickly shot down. The renovation and expansion project ran far over budget. Initially estimated at $71 million, over a period of three years the costs grew to more than $178 million. In addition, the renovations experienced substantial delays. While the project was scheduled to start June 15, 2013, actual construction did not begin until April 2015. The groundbreaking was in December 2014 under Mayor Vincent Gray and Chancellor Kaya Henderson. The project was overseen by the Department of General Services. Architectural design was by a joint venture of Georgetown-based Cox Graae + Spack and Lance Bailey & Associates in D.C. and Silver Spring.
• Paint/scene shop • Costume shop • Four makeup rooms • Multiple vocal labs • Multiple instrumental music labs • 22 Practice rooms • Seven lesson studios • Six graphics/sound/film/video labs • Two writing and journalism labs • Two museum studies labs • Two biology labs • Two chemistry labs • Physics lab • Underground parking garage with approximately 50 spaces
• Two technical design and production studios
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Overheard at Lunch: BY KATE OC ZYPOK
Swift Lesson for Trump Here’s hoping President Donald Trump was doing some reading and not just posting on Twitter the past few weeks. On Aug. 14, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift won her groping case and was awarded a symbolic $1. A jury ruled that Denver radio host David Mueller assaulted the singer by grabbing her buttocks during a pre-concert meet-and-greet — proof that you can’t just “do anything” to women and get away with it, as our president has claimed in the past.
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New Frederick Douglass Span Planned The design for a $441-million bridge over the Anacostia River was made public by Mayor Muriel Bowser. The new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge will replace the nearly 70-year-old existing structure, also known as the South Capitol Street Bridge. Currently the largest construction project in D.C. history, the new bridge — meant to boost economic development on both sides of the river — is expected to open late in 2021.
Capital One Arena. Courtesy Capital One.
Capital One Arena Replaces Verizon Center The Verizon Center, a sports and entertainment arena originally known as the MCI Center, became the Capital One Arena on Aug. 9. Monumental Sports and Entertainment, which owns the 20,000-seat F Street venue, sold the naming rights to Capital One for $10 million per year, according to the Washington Post, which reported that “financial details were not released, but the deal is worth $100 million over 10 years, according to a source familiar with the arrangement.” Monumental, which owns the Washington Wizards and the Washington Capitals, announced a $40-million investment in the facility. The Capital One Arena is also home to the Washington Mystics and the Georgetown University men’s basketball team. The one-million-square-foot arena runs along F Street from Sixth and Seventh Streets
NW in Chinatown and opened in 1997 as the MCI Center, sparking an economic boom in the neighborhood. Verizon assumed the naming rights when the company acquired MCI. In addition, Capitol One is acquiring retail property at Georgetown’s most famous corner — Wisconsin Avenue and M Street — from Kevin Plank’s Sagamore Development for a record $50.2 million. The 3150 M St. NW address was once home to the legendary Nathans Restaurant. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One is completing its one-two-three punch to branding recognition by building a new building — to be the region’s tallest — which will be anchored by a theater and a Wegmans grocery store. Capital One is a bank holding company that is the ninth-largest bank in the U.S. in terms of assets.
Juvenile Charged with Attempted Carjacking A young teen was charged with attempted carjacking and assault with a dangerous weapon in Northwest D.C.’s Brightwood neighborhood, the Washington Post reported. Authorities said the 13-year-old boy and another individual tried to pull a woman out of her car around 7:15 p.m. Aug. 10 in the 6000 block of 13th Place NW. Two witnesses intervened and the boy tried to stab them with a knife. The woman was able to drive away.
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Yelp’s D.C. Expansion Gets Good Reviews Yelp cofounder and CEO Jeremy Stoppelman has signed a lease for new company offices in D.C. The expansion — to a 52,000-square-foot space next to Capital One Arena (have to get used to saying that) — will bring 500 new jobs to the District over the next five years, half of them targeting D.C. residents. The popular site for crowd-sourced reviews of local businesses, Yelp is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Scottsdale, New York, Chicago, London and Hamburg, Germany.
Historical Society to Reopen in Newseum The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., announced that it will reopen in the Newseum on Sept. 19. The relocation is temporary, pending the completion of renovations to the Carnegie Library at Mount Vernon Square, expected to take about a year and a half. An Apple “global flagship” store will occupy the first floor of the library, built in 1903, with the Historical Society on the second floor. Though the Newseum charges an admission fee, the Historical Society will remain free.
Scavenger Hunt for Banned Books The D.C. Public Library Foundation will celebrate Banned Books Week in September with a citywide banned-book scavenger hunt and “Uncensored Underground,” a party at Dupont Underground. This year’s theme is “Texts Against Tyranny.” Hundreds of banned books will be hidden throughout D.C. Clues will be distributed on social media and elsewhere, so keep an eye out beginning Tuesday, Sept. 5.
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Teen Hit in Crossfire Dies A 17-year-old girl who was hit with a stray bullet Aug. 10 in Northeast D.C. died three days later, Fox 5 reported. Jamahri Sydnor was shot while driving in the 1400 block of Saratoga Avenue NE. A 21-year-old male was arrested the next day and charged with assault with intent to kill. Sydnor, who had just graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, where she captained the cheerleading squad, was planning to attend Florida A&M University.
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Distinctive Architecture
McLean. Beautiful home designed by Ted Bower, perfect for entertaining with private terraces off almost every room, 4 fireplaces, chefs kitchen, lavish master suite, 4 BRs, 4 FBs, striking great room & 3 car garage. $2,150,000
Catarina Bannier Laurie Rosen
GrAnD Acquisition
Great Falls. Sited on 2.53 acres with over 6500 sqft of elegant living & natural light, 5 BRs, 5.5 BAs, fireplace, main level guest suite, finished lower level & 3-car garage. 1 mile from Great Falls Village. $1,590,000
202.487.7177 Maryam Hedayati 301.704.3344
301.367.7921
Offered for sale, this beautifully renovated, mixed-use building is on one of the two major arteries that define the Georgetown retail district. The retail space on the first level is leased to Meridian Health & Relaxation. There are two residential units, both leased: a one-bedroom, one-bath unit on the second level and a sublevel efficiency. Since 2010, the current owner has invested more than $165,000 in capital improvements, leaving very little, if any, deferred maintenance. This will allow the next investor to take a mostly passive approach to operating the property. TOTAL PRICE: $1,595,000 AREA: 2,382 SQUARE FEET PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $669.61 Feldman Group of Marcus & Millichap Josh Feldman 202-536-3730
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Town of Chevy Chase. Expanded/renovated side hall colonial with 4 BRs, 3 FBs, 2 HBs, gourmet kitchen/family room, 2nd floor balcony, fireplace, office, front & back porches, finished lower level & garage. $1,349,000
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AU Park. Fabulous expanded cottage on charming one block street with open floor plan, exceptional kitchen & family room, 4 BRs, 3 FBs, 2 HBs, lower level, hardwood floors & garage. $1,285,000
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REAL ESTATE
The Antiques Addict
Wood Screws: Why Do We Care? BY M I C H E L L E G A L L E R Wood screws are one of the least understood clues in establishing the date and authenticity of antique furniture. They are especially valuable for dating country and primitive furniture. The stylistic techniques used to date formal furniture such as Chippendale and Hepplewhite simply do not work for American country and primitive furniture; screws can tell a story about the history of a piece. Wooden screws — screws made from wood — date from antiquity. Metal wood screws — for fastening into wood — appear to have originated in the 15th century. Screws are relative newcomers to the production of furniture and did not become a common woodworking fastener until more efficient tools were developed around the end of the 18th century. As furniture increased in complexity and sophistication, and the use of brass hardware, locks and concealed hinges became more popular, there was a need for a fastener that could hold two surfaces together without having to penetrate the back surface of the second piece. Early screws differ significantly from their modern equivalents, both in how they look and how they were produced. Handmade screws of the 18th century started out much as the handmade nails of the period did, as square iron nail stock produced in a rolling mill. In the American colonies, these iron rolling mills existed all along the Atlantic coastline, turning out nail stock for the blacksmiths in the growing settlements. Many times, the smith who made the nails occasionally made screws, leaving personal traces of the maker. Lacking a cold hardened steel die with which to cut the threads, the craftsman had to hand cut them himself using a file. Screws produced by this technique can vary significantly in their shape and the thread pitch. They are most easily identified by the profusion of file marks in many directions over the surface. Also, on the top of the screw, evidence of handwork is abundant. In most cases, the head is not perfectly round and is not centered perfectly on the shaft. The hand-cut slot is seldom perfectly centered on the off-center head. Due to the individual nuances and variables in the handwork process, no two handmade screws are identical. The first record of a manufactured screw was in England in 1760. The patent outlined the use of a lathe and a set of metal-cutting tools, which were repeatedly run over the shank of the screw blank to cut threads, facilitating hand production. Many of these screws were flat bottomed, until it was realized that a pointed end worked better as a fastener. Screws made from about 1812 through the mid-1800s were partially machine made, giving the threading a more even appearance. The introduction in 1848 of the completely machinemade gimlet screw, with a tapered shaft and a pointed tip, marked the beginning of the modern era in screw production.
With the exception of the materials used and the various types of heads (Phillips, Torx, square recess, etc.), the basic design of the screw has remained unchanged since the mid19th century. Since Phillips-head screws were introduced in the late 1930s, their presence indicates either that the piece was made after the late 1930s or that they are not the original screws. Examine examples of old screws very carefully. They provide valuable clues to their origin and perhaps to the origin of the furniture in which they are found. Michelle Galler is a Georgetown-based antiques dealer, design consultant and realtor. Her shop is in Rare Finds, in Washington, Virginia. Reach her at antiques.and.whimsies@ gmail.com.
“Wood screws are one of the least understood clues in establishing the date and authenticity of antique furniture.”
The screw on the left was handmade in 1846, the slot in the top was hand cut by a hacksaw and its shank does not taper and its point is blunt. The screw on the right was machine made in 1956, its head cut by a machine. 1856. Credit: Journal of Antiques & Collectibles
For the first 10 years of production, machinemade screws were made with no slot in the head. Like those made earlier, the heads were still finished with hacksaws to add the groove to fit a screwdriver, so no two are exactly alike. Country furniture made with these screws can easily be dated to the 10-year period 1846 to 1856. Around the time of the Industrial Revolution, about 1860, the methods of making nails, screws, hinges and latches, and of milling lumber, changed often. Each change is documented, and most are patented. The style of nails changed a dozen times, hinges changed four times, screws changed three times and so did latches and pulls. The methods of working wood also changed during this time. The saw changed, molding styles changed, mortising changed. Country furniture indeed has its regional styles. The French and the Irish built cupboards with bold moldings, raised panels and bright colors, while New England cabinetmakers built simple unadorned cupboards painted in dull colors. But using styles to determine the construction date of country and primitive furniture is challenging, since regional styles remained unchanged for most of the 19th century. Unable to use style, dealers and collectors have turned to the telltale signs left on the furniture itself by tools and by construction methods, including identifying screw types. This system is remarkably accurate to within a 10-year period. Buyers should be aware that hand-finished screws in a piece of furniture may not be original. One clue is to look at the slot in the head. Marks made by a screwdriver turning the screw in a counterclockwise direction indicate that the original screw was removed and possibly not replaced.
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Georgetown, Washington, DC. This residence boasts several fireplaces among many other historic features.DC. Main level &features charming library, dining Almost room Georgetown, Washington, Unique sophisticated in the East Village! with built-ins, butler’s pantry, chef’s kitchen and full bathroom. Second floor: 3,400 SF of exceptional space, completely renovated. Dramatic light-filled doubleliving roomroom, with fabulous French Doors thatinspired open todining garden, bedroom and bath. Upper floor drawing Provence room. Five antique fireplaces, offers master bedroom and bath, guest bedroom and full bathroom. $1,895,000 superb master suite, parking and more. $3,750,000 Kornelia Vardas Stuphan202-744-0411 202-669-5555 Stephen
Georgetown, Washington, DC. NEW PRICE, GREAT VALUE!! Eye-catching appeal is a unique opportunity. GreatDC. condo Detachedand on spacious 3 sides: tons ofon light. Georgetown, Washington, NEWalternative. LISTING! Light-filled home 2 Bedrooms w Den. Spectacular total renovation in 2010. New systems, Carrara one of Georgetown’s most sought after yet rarely available streets, Cambridge Place. marble countertops, Wolf oven, refrig. All on kitchen just 2 floors! Volta PK 5BR, hardwood, high ceilings and aSub-Zero beautifully renovated that opens to aw dog pk, swim pool, tennis, basketball cts, playgrnd 1 blk. $1,249,000 private terrace. $1,797,000 KathyWidmayer Melrod 301-523-2206 Salley 202-215-6174 Kate Beiser 404-323-4043
Georgetown, Washington, DC. Rarely avlb apt in Historic Cox’s Row. Open flr plan Georgetown, Washington, DC. Light-filled 5BR1BR/1.5BA. + office. Lower level LR/DR/KIT. 950SF. Marble FPL,10 ft ceilings, luxury crownliving! molding Gourmet den & family room with French doors to private garden & patio. Marble, travertine, ktch w Miele/Bosch/Sub Zero SS aplcs. Hi end cabinets, granite counters & island. granite, and hardwoods Open kitchen! 2 fireplaces, elevator, Brt southern exposure. throughout. Big windows. 3 blks to Wisc, 3 blks to GU, 2 blksvaulted to M. ceilings, and 2-car parking! $1,695,000 Circulator, metro bus. Easy access to World Bank/IMF. $649,000 Theresa 202-270-8822 JenniferNielson Drews 202-944-8400
Petworth, Washington, DC. Sharp Row-home, 4 bedroom, 3-1/2 bath, lower Chevy Chase, Maryland. NEW PRICE! 5BR,yard; 4.5BAinVictorian in and the heart of Chevy Chase, level walks out onto expansive, seeded law suite wet bar / rec. area in Martins Addition. Features spacious MBR w/Jacuzzi tub, 3 wood-burning FPs & 1 basement w/rear entrance, enclosed front porch, large back patio, parking forgas 2-4 FP, fully finished levelkitchen, w/au-pair suite & family room, of storage, ample and car. Open floor lower plan and granite counters. Newlots central air, electrical parking, garden with stone FP, outdoor TV and large entertainment area. $1,575,000 large capacity water heater, new hardwood floors throughout. $710,000 Kornelia Stuphan 202-669-5555 Cihan Baysal 571-723-6890
Glover Park, Washington, DC. Amazing opportunity in Glover Park! Completely Palisades, 5,200 SF residence withtops, versatile floor plan renovatedWashington, 1BR, 1BA unitDC. withStunning chef’s kitchen, granite counter stainless steel for living andplus entertaining. MBR in w/fireplace, and sitting room. Lower level appliances, washer/dryer unit! Pets balcony, welcome. Close to shops, restaurants perfect for home office with great room. Two-car garage plus additional parking. and entertainment! $249,000 Close to shopping Chain Bridge. $1,495,000 Kornelia Stuphanand 202-669-5555 Terri Robinson 202-607-7737
West End, Washington, DC. Historic 4 Story Townhouse. Legal 1BR/Rental Unit Foxhall Village, Washington, DC. Live in renovated quiet neighborhood adjoining – 3100 SF. Original features & beautifully – expanded interiorsa3National story Park and Prime Georgetown University. Spacious, bright 3.5BA Tudor atrium. location. Garage parking space at 36BR, Washington CirTH willoverlooking convey. Top picturesque Q systems St Cir. Renovated kitchen & baths. Kitchen addition. Private patio/ quality HVAC & appliances. Walk to Georgetown – close to Foggy Bottom garden. $1,265,000 metro, White House, World Bank & Georgetown University. $1,895,000 Scott 202-256-5460 Terri Polk Robinson 202-607-7737
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FALL BY LAURETTA MCCO Y
I love seeing women express their power through fashion and am thrilled to observe these options voiced from leather to lace. From season to season I find myself engaged in an inner dialogue where fashion is concerned that starts at the vulnerable intersection of
FA SHION v s SELF-EXPRESSION . The right to take risks through fashion has always been my soapbox and at the end of the day, all that matters is you and how you feel when putting together your favorite outfit. On these editorial pages, my intent is to unleash the power of self-expression and individual fashion aesthetic. Not necessarily putting the pieces together the way you would or judging what you have in your closet, but by stimulating the inner screen of your own personal style. Presenting easy timeless silhouettes with unobstructed lines and pairings that would say this is how I want to express myself today! This is POWER! Lauretta McCoy is a fashion stylist, makeup creative and artist. Follow her on Instagram @beautycomestoearth.
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Summer may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean we are winding it down. August sizzles with the final bursts of soirees while igniting a new fashion season. And what better way to embrace the blazing heat than by donning this fiery hue? Fashion continues its love affair with the iconic color. We are seeing red — not just here and there, but everywhere. It makes a strong visual statement. It inspires confidence and enthusiasm. And there is a shade for every skin tone. Find your compatible hue from the likes of crimson, scarlet, garnet, cherry and ruby. And let’s close out the season in flames.
THIERRY LASRY Cat-Eye Sunglasses $580 Bergdorf Goodman
3.1 PHILLIP LIM Alix Mini Saddle Crossbody Bag $750 Neiman Marcus
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LIP COLORS
BY K RYS T IANA B ON H E U R
Having the right lip color is essential when finishing a look and making a statement. Fall 2017 is bringing us all our favorite shades — sophisticated reds, warm oranges, soft nudes and earthly browns — to do so. Pantone’s top colors for fall are a mix of classic deep, warm shades with a touch of paler shades that can be worn to flatter a range of fair to darker skin tones. Tom Ford’s Blush Nude ($54) is a soft illuminating pink that gives a smooth finish. For a shade of red, Chanel has Rouge Coco Experimental ($37), which provides a light finish and shine and is ultra hydrating. NARS Volga Deep Aubergine ($28) has a deep berry look for a bold, bright matte finish. Pat McGrath’s Obsessed! ($38) is a rich orange-red that hydrates while providing a smooth light finish.
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The Latest Dish MARTIN’S TAVERN
CAFE BONAPARTE
202-333-7370 | martinstavern.com Fifth generation Lauren Martin learns about the family business from her dad, Billy Martin, Jr. Since 1933, the warm atmosphere of Martin’s Tavern has welcomed neighbors and world travelers looking for great food, service and years of history within it’s walls. Fourth generation owner Billy Martin. Jr. continues the tradition of Washington’s oldest familyowned restaurant.
202–333–8830 | cafebonaparte.com Captivating customers since 2003, Cafe Bonaparte has been dubbed the “quintessential” European café, featuring award-winning crepes and arguably the “best” coffee in D.C.! Other can't-miss attractions are the famous weekend brunch every Saturday and Sunday until 3 p.m. and our late-night weekend hours serving sweet and savory crepes until 1 a.m.
1264 WISCONSIN AVE., NW
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FILOMENA RISTORANTE
CLYDE’S OF GEORGETOWN
202–338–8800 | filomena.com A Georgetown landmark for over 30 years featuring styles and recipes passed through generations. The menu is balanced with cutting-edge culinary creations of modern Italy using the fresh ingredients and made-from-scratch sauces and pastas. Winner of many awards, and seen on The Travel Channel, Filomena is a favorite of U.S. Presidents, celebrities, sports legends, political leaders. “Don’t miss their bakery’s incredible desserts” - Best in D.C.
202-333-9180 | clydes.com This animated tavern, in the heart of Georgetown, popularized saloon food and practically invented Sunday brunch. Clyde’s is the People’s Choice for bacon cheeseburgers, steaks, fresh seafood, grilled chicken salads, fresh pastas and desserts.
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BY L IN D A R OTH Chef Ryan Ratino, formerly of Ripple, is due to open his own shop, Bresca (honeycomb in Spanish, and, yes, there are beehives in his future), by October on 14th Street NW on the former first floor of Policy Restaurant & Lounge. Entrances are separate. Ratino’s style falls under the heading of “bistronomy” — avant-garde cooking rooted in French technique but served bistro style. The main dining room will seat 58, with a 12-seat bar. Ratino plans a rooftop herb garden that will double as a lounge. Juan Coronado of nearby Colada Shop has collaborated with him to design the cocktails, with a nod to things apicultural (related to beekeeping), including a “Dihedral” cocktail made with beeswaxinfused tequila reposado. He had me at tequila reposado. Quick Hits: Danielle Poux has targeted October to open Danielle’s Desserts downtown at 1130 Connecticut Ave. NW. The new store will be triple the size of the original store in Tysons Galleria … Glory Days Grill has signed a lease to open a new restaurant at Nursery Landing on West Nursery Road near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport by spring 2018. This will be the company’s seventh location in Maryland. Turkish journalist Emel Bayrak plans to open Café Georgetown at 3141 N St. NW near Paolo’s by the end of the third quarter. Bayrak, who covers the White House beat, has a personal reason to get into the business: she is a Georgetown resident. She intends to host and stream interviews at her shop, which will feature coffee from La Colombe and a wine bar. Sounds similar to what CNN producer Carol Joynt did at Nathans and the George Town Club.
Ashish Alfred will open a new steak concept on the first floor of his 4935 Bar and Kitchen on Cordell Avenue in Bethesda. George’s Chophouse will serve steak and feature a raw bar. The second-floor space at 4935 will continue to be a venue for special events and receptions. Alfred, who also owns and operates Duck Duck Goose in Bethesda, named George’s after his late brother. He plans to open another Duck Duck Goose in Baltimore’s Fell’s Point area. Just Opened: Arlington’s Epic Smokehouse guys, Joon Yang and Wayne Halleran, opened American Prime in Tysons Corner at the end of June … Across the Pond has opened in Dupont Circle where Mourayo used to be … The legendary Addie’s in Rockville reopened Aug. 22 at a new location in the Park Potomac Development, not too far from the original location on Rockville Pike, which opened 22 years ago (the opening date in Potomac was chosen with this in mind). Openings Update: City Winery is slated to open in Ivy City late in the fourth quarter … City Tap House Dupont is set to open toward the end of the third quarter … Adega Wine Cellars & Cafe in Silver Spring plans to reopen in September. Linda Roth is president of Linda Roth Associates, a public relations and marketing firm that specializes in the hospitality industry. Reach her at linda@lindarothpr.com.
Chatting with Chefs: Fiola Mare’s Anton Bolling BY EVA N CA P L AN
THE OCEANAIRE SEAFOOD ROOM
TOWN HALL
Each month, Evan Caplan speaks with a chef of a Georgetown-area eatery. In August, he chatted with Anton Bolling, executive chef at Fabio and Maria Trabocchi’s Fiola Mare in the Washington Harbour. Chef Bolling’s culinary career started right after high school, when he attended Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, on the southern edge of the Twin Cities. After graduating, he moved home to Philadelphia and began his career with Starr Restaurants. He worked at three of Stephen Starr’s top restaurants in the city, Washington Square, Alma de Cuba and the Dandelion, where he had his first sous-chef role. Buoyed by this success, he was part of the opening team at Starr’s Le Diplomate on 14th Street NW in D.C., staying for several years before joining the Fiola Mare team as sous-chef.
What’s your favorite dish to cook? AB: Easy: pho! It’s my favorite thing to eat. What’s the best part about being a chef, especially in Georgetown? AB: The best part is doing something I love to do every single day, fulfilling a dream I’ve had since I was 11 years old. In Georgetown, it’s the community of restaurants. We all take care of each other, whether you go in for dinner or a drink after work, or when you have an emergency and need to borrow a gallon of milk. What’s your secret ingredient? AB: Fish sauce. You wouldn’t believe how versatile it can be. I also like to use pickled hot cherry peppers. I’m from Philadelphia and I miss my hoagies, which have lots of them. Cherry peppers taste like home. How much of your personal taste is reflected in the menu? AB: The menu at Fiola Mare is a reflection of all the culinary minds in the kitchen. Every dish tends to have a piece of all the chefs in it. We are allowed to be as creative as we want, and we don’t hold back.
2340 WISCONSIN AVE., NW
202–347–2277 | theoceanaire.com The Oceanaire blends a sophisticated atmosphere with simple, seasonal and regionally-inspired cuisine – the result is “the ultra-fresh seafood experience”. From our wines and cocktails to our seafood, steak and desserts, our commitment to sustainable and locally-sourced ingredients is apparent in everything we do. Reserve your table today for an extraordinary dining experience.
202-333-5640 | townhalldc.com Situated just north of Georgetown on Wisconsin Ave, Town Hall has been a neighborhood mainstay in Glover Park since 2005. Whether you’re popping in for dinner, drinks, or weekend brunch, Town Hall is the spot you’ll want to call home to Gulp, Gather & Grub. Free parking is available nightly after 7 p.m., and during warmer months, our outdoor courtyard is one of DC’s best kept secrets.
DAS ETHIOPIAN
ENO WINE BAR
202–333–4710 | dasethiopian.com DAS Ethiopian offers you a cozy two-story setting, with rare outside dining views and al fresco patio dining. DAS is located at the eclectically brilliant historic corner of the shopping district of Georgetown. A tent under which all come to feast is the very Amharic definition of DAS. Enjoy the casual yet refined atmosphere that serves up the freshest Ethiopian dishes from local and sustainable food sources.
202–295–2826 | enowinerooms.com HAPPY HOUR: Offered nightly Tuesday - Thursday from 5 - 7 PM & Sunday from 4 - 7 PM. Enjoy select $7 wines on tap. Join us on Wednesday’s for College Nights from 9 - 11 PM and Sunday’s for 30% off bottles. Our delightful wines are best enjoyed with local charcuterie, cheese and small plates.
Chef Anton Bolling. What should people try at your restaurant? What makes it unique? AB: The uni and foie gras mousse with blue prawn tartare. Uni and foie complement each other very well. Coupled with the sweetness of raw prawns, a bit of ginger and whatever seasonal acidic bite we can pair with it — right now that’s a red currant consommé — makes for one delicious, well-balanced bite. Everyone should also try our crudo section. It’s where we tend to be our most creative. It is also the section of the menu where we highlight the ingredients upon which the foundation of Fiola Mare is built — highquality, fresh seafood.
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What makes a great chef? AB: Confidence, teamwork, creativity, strong work ethic, integrity, humility, strong leadership and a willingness to learn and improve. Anyone can be taught how to cook, and there are plenty of good cooks who make terrible chefs. A great chef knows how to motivate and get the best out of his or her team. Anything especially interesting ever happen with your location being right on the water? AB: I know this has nothing to do with the restaurant, but a robot drowned itself. That was interesting. What is something no one knows about you? AB: I love reality TV competition shows like “The Voice” and “So You Think You Can Dance.” I respect the talent featured on those shows and keep up with them religiously.
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Tell us about your career path. Anton Bolling: I would have to say it all started at my grandmother’s kitchen table. That’s where I fell in love with food. Watching her cook dinner for my sister, and especially during the holidays for the entire family, made it for me. I learned many techniques from her that, later in life, I discovered to be classical French. The Dandelion was where I got my first real shot at the sous-chef position. After that, the opportunity to open Le Diplomate here in D.C. presented itself, and I took it. There, I built a great relationship with Brinn Sinnott, who took over as the executive chef at Fiola Mare in 2014. He reached out to me when he needed a sous-chef at Fiola Mare, and that is what led me to this point in my career now.
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When you’re not cooking, what do you do? AB: I’m lazy at home, and I love to bingewatch TV on my days off. I also like to go for long runs and/or long strolls through the city. Sometimes I’ll walk from my apartment in Glover Park down to the Mall, then over to H Street NE and back, all on foot. I’m also a nerd. I like to read about the latest goings-on in physics, astronomy and robotics. If I had the time I would get into one of those kickball leagues on the Mall. I love kickball!
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Spectacular view of range after range of Blue Ridge Mountains! Exceptionally constructed home with 5-BR with baths en-suite, luxury main floor master suite, 3-stone fireplaces, winter garden, theatre room, professional landscaping with lovely pool, patios, flowering trees & shrubs, wonderful barn all on 40-acres just 6-miles from Historic Warrenton in the heart of the Warrenton Hunt. $2,975,000
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Situated on private, hard to find 25 Ac lot with lovely mountain views and sunsets from mahogany wrap porch. Spacious master suite, stunning family room with sunburst windows and stone fp, front and back staircases, sunroom, finished basement, triple garage. Lovely landscape. $849,000.
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IN COUNTRY & GETAWAYS
Modern Country MIDDLEBURG’S LIFESTYLE
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hen we think of residents inside the Beltway going to live full time in the country, Middleburg, Virginia, comes immediately to mind. The historic village, which calls itself “The Nation’s Horse and Hunt Capital,” combines charm with sophistication. “Middleburg is a beautiful, special town offering a very special kind of town living,” said Chris Malone, a real estate broker in The Plains, just south of Middleburg. Midway between Alexandria and Winchester, with a population under 700, Middleburg is small-town Virginia at its best. Malone, who grew up in the area, has noticed an increasing interest among city dwellers in a modern country lifestyle, distinct from town living. This trend is playing out not only in Middleburg but in the surrounding countryside, where the attractions — restaurants, markets, cafes and wineries — are multiplying. T & T_Georgetowner_8.23.2017_Layout 1 8/15/17
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LIVING IN OPEN COUNTRY Many of the new country residents “want to live in friendly, open country,” said Malone as he soaked up the sun on the white porch of his office, smack dab in the center of The Plains, a town of some dozen or so businesses. “They want to have horses, cows and privacy.” By open country, Malone means living on farms and rolling green pastureland, where all the neighbors’ properties are accessible to hikers and equestrians. “Most properties have such open access written into their deeds,” Malone explained. There is a strong community aversion to condo and small-size housing developments in Fauquier County, he said. “I’m seeing more and more people who, before, came to buy a second home and now want a full-time residence on a farm of 100 acres, 50 acres, sometimes smaller,” Malone said. “The new country residents often are seeking houses with some history. They want homes to be traditional looking on the outside, but modern on the inside, with up-to-date baths and kitchens. They don’t have time to restore a large historic home, but they often add on to smaller 12:33a PM Page 1traditional house — especially with office space, as many work at home.”
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There is a second element in the modern country lifestyle developing in and around Middleburg in the last few years: the “farm-totable” movement. One of the centers of the farm-to-table movement in the Middleburg area is Gentle Harvest, which Ayrshire Farm opened in April in a former bank in Marshall. In keeping with the Civil War history that infuses the area, outside the entrance of the new business stands a historical marker for Mosby’s Raiders, who disbanded at this spot in April of 1865. Gentle Harvest is a spacious and airy organic grocery store, butcher shop, wine cellar (in the old bank vault) and gift boutique attached to a combination café, self-serve luncheonette, soda fountain and English pub. Almost all the food offered is organic and locally grown, butchered and prepared. Open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, it has a lounge with big leather chairs, a children’s section with pint-size computers upstairs and, downstairs, a special section with healthy children’s snacks and water in boxes (instead of plastic).
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In the evening, the cozy Hunter’s Head Tavern fills with local residents, according to Cynthia Bennett, an enthusiastic Gentle Harvest staffer. “People come to enjoy the locally brewed beers and pub food prepared on site, such as organic shepherd’s pies. Afterwards, they can pick up their organic groceries when they depart.” Next door is the Red Truck Rural Bakery, where the walls are covered with testimonials from famous and not-so-famous patrons, much like the walls of a congressional office. “Get me some Red Truck sweet potato pie,” reads one from Oprah Winfrey. “It’s no state secret that I like pie,” wrote former President Barack Obama. Other farm-to-table eateries along Marshall’s main street include the Whole Ox, a sophisticated butcher shop during the day and a cozy bar and bits-and-bites restaurant in the evening; Field & Main, Star and Neal Wavra’s upscale dining experience with seasonal entrées; and an adjacent Chicago-style hot-sandwich walk-up shop, Riccordino’s. Three new cafes and restaurants have opened in The Plains as well. But one, the Front Porch Market & Grill, across the street from Malone’s porch-front office, “has really changed life in The Plains,” he said. “Every day it is filled with locals coming for everything from coffee to a white-tablecloth dinner.” On the other corner sits the Happy Creek Coffee & Tea, a bicycle store sharing space with a coffee shop, complete with old wooden tables and millennials busy on their laptops. Down the road in Middleburg, the town continues to boast new restaurants, including Thaiverse, a Thai eatery near the popular Red Fox Inn, and the soon-to-open King Street Oyster Bar, which will occupy the former Home Farm Store. WINERIES The ultimate farm-to-table experience in the Middleburg countryside, however, has got to be the growing number of vineyards and wineries that have sprouted up over the past decade. Now numbering well over two dozen, the everexpanding vineyards with their consequent wine-tasting lounges and tour buses were at first greeted with some skepticism by local farmers and other country folk. “But wineries have come into their own now,” Malone said. “It wasn’t so much the
Historic Homes on the Market
While Georgetown is justly proud of its historic homes, the Virginia countryside in and around Middleburg is well-stocked with old farmhouses and beautifully restored historic homes. Middleburgers and their neighbors are just as fierce protectors of history and land as their Georgetown counterparts. Here is a sampling of what’s out there for sale.
The Wine Vault at Gentle Harvest. vineyards but the restaurants, entertainment and traffic that concerned the community. But everyone wants to see the area remain rural, so it was a trade-off. Everyone agrees that ‘better the wineries than housing developments.’ And the wine is getting better and better, too.” One such winery that went through the process from brand-new business in 2008 to established rural neighbor is Barrel Oaks Winery in Delaplane, owned by Brian and Sharon Roeder. Brian planted the vineyards from scratch and in 2013 harvested and produced two different wines from his grapes. Now the winery bottles 19 different vintages. This spring, a brewery was opened, producing a variety of beers, some made from the farm’s own hops. “But we didn’t want to just sell wine,” Brian writes. “We wanted to create a place of community.” He and his wife are avid dog lovers and the winery, BOW for short, accommodates well-behaved dogs on leashes throughout the property. Children are welcomed as well — with some provisos. “Unaccompanied children will be given expresso coffee and a kitten,” warns a tongue-in-cheek sign at the entrance, encouraging parents to keep their kids, as well as their dogs, in view. BOW typifies the rural, family-oriented ethos of the Middleburg area, where sophisticated urbanites are choosing to move to enjoy a modern country lifestyle.
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This is the last weekend of Polo in the Park at the Morven Park International Equestrian Center. Spectators can bring picnic baskets and blankets and a DJ will provide dance music. For details, visit morvenpark.org. 17195 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg, Virginia.
Around the World Cultural Food Festival presents the Taste of the World Festival for the first time in Loudoun County, at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg. The event is free of charge. For details, visit facebook.com/chiceventsdc. 60 Ida Lee Drive NW, Leesburg, Virginia.
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FURNACE MOUNTAIN LIVE Furnace Mountain has performed throughout the world, from the Yangtze to the Shenandoah. This concert will take place inside the Ashby Chapel next door to the Paris Apothecary.
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The entrance to this circa-1750 farm is down a country lane, Lafayette Street, in the heart of the Village of Upperville. Running much of the length of the village and bordering Trinity Episcopal Church, this classic Virginia estate with farmhouse and interior original log house is set amid 254 acres — protected by conservancy but allowing additional main estate and agricultural buildings — with a 10-acre lake. $10,600,000 TTR-Sotheby’s International Realty
Offering small-town living in horse country, this home, with six bedrooms and six and a half baths, porches and an enclosed garden, is a former bed-and-breakfast. It is located on more than four acres, within walking distance of restaurants and shops and with easy access to Interstate 66. There is a new kitchen and bar and all the windows have been replaced. $1,575,000 Atoka Properties-Middleberg Real Estate
S T O N Y H U R S T FA R M , MIDDLEBURG Less than a mile from the stoplight in the town of Middleburg, this 94-acre property, once called Mt. Olive, is anchored by a circa1890 stone house first owned by one of the founders of the Middleburg Hunt. In 2000, the parcel was to become the site of 15 homes when the current owners saved it. The farm, with nearly half a mile of frontage along Foxcroft Road, was placed under a conservation easement and has been lovingly brought back to life. $4,750,000 Thomas & Talbot Real Estate EDGEWORTH, MARSHALL Of considerable historic importance and set on 50 acres in Virginia fox-hunting country, Edgeworth was built circa 1759, with additions circa 1830 and 1850. The house features very high ceilings, seven fireplaces, two master bedrooms, a log family room and two cottages, plus garage space for eight cars, a pool, a sixstall stable, a pond, a stone smokehouse and barns. $1,495,000 Allen Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. For tickets, visit parisapothecaryva.com. 692 Federal Street, Paris, Virginia.
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L I B E R T Y H A L L , PA R I S Built circa 1770, this 20-acre farm below the village of Paris is located five miles west of Upperville, 11 miles west of Middleburg and 35 miles west of Dulles Airport. It remains completely preserved by open-space easements that encircle its borders, which include Ovoka Farm on the north and west, Sky Meadows State Park on the south and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation to the east. The home has undergone three years of meticulous exterior renovation. $1,800,000 Thomas & Talbot Real Estate
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The National Sporting Library & Museum’s 7th annual Polo Classic will be held at Great Meadow in The Plains. For tickets, visit nationalsporting.org. 5089 Old Tavern Road, The Plains, VA 20198.
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Murphy’s Love: Advice on Intimacy and Relationships
Firm Boundaries Among Friends BY STACY N OTA R A S M U R P H Y Dear Stacy, My husband and I have been married five years, are both in our mid-30s and have been trying to get pregnant for three years. We are working with a fertility practice and have had several heartbreaking experiences. I am not sure if it’s going to happen for us, but we are going to keep trying for a little while longer. My husband is being very supportive and our relationship is strong — that’s not why I’m writing. I am writing to get some help with how to deal with the probing questions and general insensitivity I am finding within my friend group. Most of them are married, most have kids already and most are wondering when I’m going to get pregnant. I haven’t shared what I’ve been going through because it’s been so hard and I don’t think I should have to, but these friends are making it painful for me to be around them. How do I grow thicker skin? How do I tell them I don’t want to talk about it without piquing their suspicion? How do I get through this time while maintaining my privacy? — Low Profile
Dear Low Profile: I am so very sorry for what you are going through. It is incredibly painful to experience something so personal and private, and then have others assume it’s fair game for conversation. At the same time, I am curious about your decision not to tell anyone about your fertility efforts. You use the term “piquing suspicion,” suggesting this is a covert effort to create a family. I strongly believe in firm boundaries, but you are expecting your friends to maintain boundaries they are unable to see. How can they respect your privacy when they don’t know you’re being private? We all assume that others know what’s “really” going on with us, but (as I often tell my clients) your friends are “stars” of their own
“shows,” with their own story lines and internal dialogues. You are a supporting character who doesn’t get a lot of screen time unless you ask for it. Meanwhile, confiding in friends from that vulnerable place invites them to be vulnerable along with you. It deepens the bond of friendship. It creates safety and connection — just what we need when we are struggling and grieving the everyday losses in life. I wonder if building a stronger friendship with one or two others might help ease your burdens in general. Sure, we could come up with some quick retorts for when someone asking when you’re going to have kids oversteps (maybe along the lines of, “As soon as you learn to mind your own business”), but those questions might be easier to weather if you had others to entrust with what’s happening on the inside. Stacy Notaras Murphy is a licensed professional counselor in Georgetown. Visit her on the web at stacymurphylpc.com. This column is meant for entertainment only and should not be considered a substitute for professional counseling. Send your confidential question to stacy@stacymurphylpc.com.
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‘Big Fish’ at Keegan BY GARY T ISCHL ER
That’s some fish, that “Big Fish.” The Keegan Theatre’s production of the hit Broadway musical — based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the film adaptation directed by Tim Burton — has been further extended through Sept. 9. The success of “Big Fish” is the latest indication that Keegan, founded in 1995 as a theatrical enterprise with a decidedly Irish literary flavor — presenting works by John Synge, Brendan Behan and Brian Friel, for example — has become firmly embedded in Washington, D.C., and the Dupont Circle block where it now resides permanently. Susan Marie Rhea — wife of Keegan founder Mark A. Rhea — said that “Big Fish” is typical of some of the changes that have occurred since they opened the renovated Church Street theater in 2015. “We’ve been doing two musicals a year now, and Mark and I split the duties, sometimes in terms of our interests,” she said. “I tend to think in darker terms, he is more upbeat. I directed “Next to Normal” and “American Idiot” as well as “Parade,” and Mark is doing “Big Fish.” Which gives you an idea that “Big Fish,” while dealing with grown-up family issues, is also family-friendly, she said. What “Big Fish” has is a deep pedigree, beginning with the novel, but also notably with the 2003 movie version by off beat director Tim Burton (“Edward Scissorhands,” “Beetlejuice,” “Sleepy Hollow”). It’s a saga about a young man coming to terms with his bigger-than-life father, who’s told tall tales all his life that touch on myth, magic and fairy tales, even as the son is about to become a father himself. The film starred Albert Finney, Ewan McGregor and Jessica Lange. A Broadway musical, with a book by John August, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and choreography by Susan Stroman, followed in 2013. “I think that this musical appeals to a
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Courtney Moran, Dan Van Why and Eitan Mazia in “Big Fish.” Photo by Cameron Whitman. Courtesy Keegan Theatre.
broad audience. In some ways, it’s perfect for the times. People want to feel good, not just in a superficial way, but in a way that inspires. And ‘Big Fish’ accomplishes that,” Susan Rhea said. She recently was promoted from associate artistic director to artistic director of the theater. Mark Rhea, producing artistic director, is off in Ireland, on what has been a Keegan tradition from the beginning: taking American classics to Irish theaters. This year, it’s “American Buffalo,” David Mamet’s gritty play about small-time crooks.
Keegan’s first production in the renovated space on Church Street — purchased with the help of a generous, anonymous donor — was the Tennessee Williams classic “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” a keystone and touchstone production in many ways. “Cat,” which has provided memorable roles for many American actors over the years, had also been the first play staged by Keegan during its 199798 season. The last time it was staged by Keegan, Mark Rhea played Brick and Susan Marie Rhea played Maggie the Cat. “That was a perfect fit for our new venue,” she said. They co-directed the play at that time. “Obviously, we had to learn a lot,” she said. “The idea of a more business-oriented operation. We had to pay a lot more attention to that than in our earlier incarnations. But we learned, and we had new ways of doing things — turning to patrons, for instance, to sponsor individual performances, using our resources to the utmost in creating seasons continuing our interests and traditions in Irish theater, including contemporary playwrights, as well as American classics and musicals. “We feel … that we are at home in a community where we have been welcomed, and are very much a part of the daily life of the community here. We draw from our old audiences in Virginia, the whole city and region now, and we have built a community audience. That’s very gratifying.” In a very short period of time, Keegan has made its mark with numerous Helen Hayes nominations and wins. But the true reflection is to look over the
“People want to feel good, not just in a superficial way, but in a way that inspires. And ‘Big Fish’ accomplishes that” - Marie Rhea
history and the choices. You see traditions upheld, moving forward, taking risks and chances, jumping into the dark of new ideas and new plays from the beginning. The list of Keegan productions charts a journey to a new level of confidence, as exemplified, for instance, by a true-toned and big-cast production of “Hair” in 2014. And now beware of the circus and giants and mermaids and — not “oh, my,” but “oh, yes” — “Big Fish.”
VISUAL ARTS
Chuchu’s ‘Invocations’ at African Art Museum BY A R I P O ST
What comes to mind with the word “initiation”? The implication might be religious: A bar mitzvah, a first communion, a bris or a baptism. Maybe your mind wanders to Masonic handshakes or murderous induction rituals of the Illuminati. My first thought was giving a friend a book by the author John Williams. “Welcome to the club,” I said. My second thought was being hazed by punchdrunk seniors on my first day of high school. The ceremony of introducing people to new environments or seeing them through some kind of life transition, however loosely or rigorously, literally or metaphysically defined, is woven firmly into the human fabric. Throughout Africa, South America and Asia, initiation rituals are common among ancient societies, and their practice is far more integral and honored in their lives than any tradition in contemporary civilization. A commonality among many of these rituals is pain. Bravery in the face of pain has long been a part of initiations and religious rites, from the facial tattoos and whipping competitions of the Fulani in West Africa to the self-flagellation of Catholics in the Philippines to the sheathing of men’s hands in gloves filled with biting tropical bullet ants by natives of the Brazilian Amazon. Among other reasons, it is a way of making sure the people who are to be admitted into the group will be reliable members, to know they will be able to endure pain and humiliation and will not desert the group. But what if the nature of your identity was inherently in conflict with your own culture, and coming to terms with your independence and personhood ostracized you from that which you hold dear? This question is one of many things at the center of Jim Chuchu’s moving, ambitious and beautiful work “Invocations,” recently acquired by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art and on display through July 2018. Chuchu is a multimedia artist, a singer, songwriter, director, photographer and designer, with a deftness and an uncommon sensitivity in working across mediums.
Chuchu draws upon these languages of rituals and the divine imagery of world religions to commemorate his own painful journey of selfdefinition as an adult and as a gay man.
Still from “Invocation: The Severance of Ties,” 2015. Jim Chuchu. Courtesy National Museum of African Art.
Born and residing in Kenya, he worked briefly as a graphic designer after studying telecommunications, before devoting himself to his diverse creative pursuits. Since 2008, he has been producing and creating music, directing music videos and creating graphic art. In 2012, he helped establish the Nest Collective, a multidisciplinary art space and artists’ collective in Nairobi. He is clearly a young and powerful voice in the contemporary Kenyan art community, creating his own definition of what it means to be an artist in the 21st century. He is also a gay man in Africa, one of the most culturally intolerant societies for LGBTQ people in the world. Across much of Africa, gay people face discrimination, political persecution and, potentially, death. Right now, 33 out of 54 African countries criminalize homosexual behavior. The Kenyan government, specifically, punishes consensual sex between homosexual men with 14 years’ imprisonment. “Invocations” is a single work, a six-
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minute, two-act, black-and-white video installation in a successive loop that follows the loose structure of initiation rituals. Part one, “The Severance of Ties,” evokes the emotional rite of distancing oneself from parental influence and facing one’s identity. A torso spins in the center of the screen, nearly an outline, with slivers of light that define the form and a necklace of streamers which twirls around it like a carnival ride. It is a body in ecstasy — whether terrible or joyous is hard to say. Chuchu then emerges from the waste up, mirrored into three men as if seen through a kaleidoscope. The three men merge together in the center of the screen but move independently in a harmonic choreography like a six-armed God, like the Hindu Trinity: the creator, the preserver and the destroyer. As the video plays between variations on these images, words come in through flashes on the screen and the lyrics of the hypnotic song Chuchu composed for the video: Duty. I Am Not Your Son. Responsibility. Blood. Love. This Is Not Your Name. Too Late. Do You Know Me?
In part two, “Release,” a single body rises like a swell into a skyscape, curling up slowly with an articulated spine that rounds itself vertebra over vertebra, like a dolphin breaching or a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. A second body slowly emerges. They lift their heads toward the sky, open their mouths and billow thick black vapor from their mouths like a coal mine. It is the emergence of identity, multifaceted and complex, yet singular. Chuchu draws upon these languages of rituals and the divine imagery of world religions to commemorate his own painful journey of self-definition as an adult and as a gay man, envisioning a more inclusive African future. It is an entrancing montage, shifting, fragmenting, changing, in a state of perpetual transformation. “Invocations” is both haunting and comforting, unnerving and yet familiar. It is wise and yet it answers no questions. It is searching, asking. Perhaps most importantly, it is a bold appeal for acceptance and recognition. It’s something I’m sure we could all use right now.
‘KAYPI PERU’ The Embassy of Peru celebrated its national day in a unique and different way this year, celebrating the country’s rich and diverse cultural heritage at “Kaypi Peru” (This is Peru), a colorful extravaganza at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian on July 27. Costumed musicians, singers and dancers performed a “Ceremonial Offering to Mother Earth” before entertaining more than 500 guests throughout the festivities, which included vendors selling folkloric handicrafts and a buffet featuring Peruvian avocado guacamole, oatmeal cookies and a multiflavored gelateria.
Peruvian folklore performers flank Aniko Gaal Schott.
Ambassador of Peru Carlos Pareja and Peruvian Avocado Commission CEO Xavier Equihua. Photo by Ben Droz.
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