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THE RIXEY SCALE REAL ESTATE SPECIAL

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An Invitation To Consign Important Watches Nate Borgelt, Watch Specialist at Sotheby’s Auction House, will be receiving appointments from the public for private watch valuations at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Georgetown office at 1206 30th Street NW in Washington DC on Friday 27 September.

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Auction Block

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What’s Cooking, Neighbor?

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UP & COMING An Afternoon of the Arts Enjoy an afternoon of musical talent by violinpiano duo Holly Hamilton, the National Symphony Orchestra, and Carol Barth, D.C. board of directors and founders board member, with solo piano Sara Daneshpour, music mastersdegree graduate from the Juilliard School. An

art auction will feature the artistic talents of artists in the Art Options program. Donations fund the advancement of community support and opportunities for people living with disabilities in D.C. Visit www.sjcsart2013.eventbrite.com to purchase tickets. Hearst Auditorium National Cathedral School, 3612 Woodley Road, NW

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Paws at the Park Happy Hour Park Hyatt Washington, the city’s most sophisticated, pet-friendly hotel, will host Paws at the Park, a dog-friendly happy hour, benefiting the Washington Animal Rescue League. Adoptable animals from the league’s shelter will be present for attendees to interact with and, perhaps, to

find a new home. A portion of the evening’s proceeds to benefit the league. Tickets are $14 and include two tickets for beer and wine. Park Hyatt Washington, 1201 24th St., NW.

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D.C. Shorts Film Festival For 10 years, the D.C. Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition have screened the world’s top short films to audiences throughout the region. This year, more than 153 films from 23 nations will showcase at six venues — including the country’s largest collection of short films by emerging Russian filmmakers. Hundreds of filmmakers and thousands of audience members will gather to mix, mingle and explore the art of short cinema. Tickets range from free to $100. For more information, visit festival.dcshorts.com. E Street Cinema; 555 11th St., NW

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‘Rachel Farbiarz: Take Me With You’ Heiner Contemporary presents “Rachel Farbiarz: Take Me With You,” an exhibition featuring new drawing, collage and installation by the D.C.based artist. Starting at 6 p.m., open to the public. Visit heinercontemporary. com. Heiner Contemporary, 1675 Wisconsin Ave., NW

SEPTEMBER 21

Library of Congress National Book Festival Come to the 13th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival on the National Mall.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are honorary chairs for the event. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visit www.loc.gov/bookfest The National Mall, between 7th & 14th Streets.

SEPTEMBER 22

Fashion 360 Conference District Fete brings the fashion industry to D.C with the Fashion 360 Conference, created to provide industry insights and participation in engaging skill-building workshops. Industry leaders and influencers collide with interactive experiences and challenge themselves to increase their performance. Tickets $75 to $125.

Visit fashion360conference.eventbrite.com District Architecture Conference Center, 421 7th St., NW,

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3rd Annual Chefs Go Fresh & Seafood Local chefs rev up for a motorcycle rally of farms near Annapolis, sponsored by the Maryland Department of Agriculture and Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries, to introduce D.C. area chefs to purveyors of produce, meats, seafood and other local products.

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Driver Accused of Stabbing 2 at Washington Harbour

Georgetowner at the scene that the young men were beating up the driver who pulled out a knife. “They were hitting him hard,” he said.

“Then, blood everywhere.” The crime, seen by passers-by at the riverside complex which attracts sightseers and restaurant-goers, occurred within the Washington Harbour traffic circle at K and Thomas Jefferson Street and was over in less than five minutes.

Police have not said what provoked the attacks.

ANC Report: Parking,Halcyon, Ellington, Heating Plant The Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E met at Georgetown Visitation Prep Sept. 3. Highlights from the monthly meeting follow.

A fight between two potential riders and their limo driver escalated into a stabbing around 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at the entrance to the Washington Harbour retail-condo complex on K Street. Two young persons were allegedly stabbed by a forhire limo driver.

According to the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service, the incident occurred in the 3000 block of K Street, NW. The Secret Service police were nearby -- as part of its regular patrols for embassies -- and made the arrest, while the Metropolitan Police arrived to assist.

The two attacked with a knife were taken to the hospital. According to WJLA News, the driver for the car service who was arrested is Yohannes Deresses. He is charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

One self-described eyewitness told the

= The police report kicked off the meeting, as Lt. John Hedgecock of the Metropolitan Police Department noted that burglaries were increasing around town, especially those involving unlocked or locked garages. In the last three months, there were 25 burglaries in Georgetown. Last year, during the same months, there were 18 burglaries. Hedgecock also commented on the Aug. 30 incident on the Potomac River in the dock at Washington Harbour, where an MPD harbor boat pulled a “Miami Vice” move and swarmed two boats with water, causing one to sink. He said he was not part of that division to the slightly amused audience. = There was discussion about the upcoming renovation of the Duke Ellington School of the

for one year that can be used by anyone a resident gives it to. It remains unclear if the ANC or others can delay the DDOT decision.

Arts at 35th and R Streets, the expansion of its theater and a new underground garage. A few neighbors expressed concern about increased traffic.

= Halcyon House at 3400 Prospect St., NW, owned by Halcyon Georgetown LLC and to be used primarily for programs run by the S&R Foundation, has applied for a special exception to establish a non-profit (BZA No. 18604; application for hearing, Sept.10.). The parties met at least two times with Prospect Street neighbors and reduced the amount of planned events, which are mainly for small groups. The ANC approved the application unanimously.

= The West Heating Plant reconstruction plans will face scrutiny by the Old Georgetown Board in November. The plans, worked out by new owners, the Levy Group, Four Seasons and the Georgetown Group which bought the property from the federal government, feature added green space around a radically changed historic structure. More to come on this big project. = A new settlement agreement, formerly known as a “voluntary agreement,” was reached by the ANC and the new El Centro restaurant at 1218 Wisconsin Ave., NW., on matters of hours and crowds at the restaurant. The building, leased by the business headed by Richard Sandoval Restaurants, was once the site of the legendary Third Edition. There is another El Centro on 14th Street; the Sandoval company runs 30 restaurant nationally and internationally. Another signatory to the agreement is the Citizens Association of Georgetown, which praised the reputation of the applicant. = The ANC expressed disappointment at the way the District Department of Transportation suddenly initiated a visitor parking pass system for households across the city. DDOT had been meeting with community groups about parking concerns. Most said the new plan would lead to less parking being available for residents, as the new parking pass is a placard placed on the dashboard of the car and valid

On Sept. 10, “the Board of Zoning Adjustment unanimously approved the special exception application as discussed and recommended at the ANC hearing,” S&R Foundation attorney Alice Haase told the Georgetowner. “The next steps are to secure the occupancy permit for non-profit use and install the turn-around in the rear parking court. We want to thank all of you for your collegial spirit and collaboration with the foundation and look forward to seeing you in the near future.” = Georgetown Community Day is Oct. 12.

The cookout event on the campus of Georgetown University will highlight university programs and classes open (and free) to neighborhood residents as well as opportunities for students to participate in neighborhood activities.

Mary Meyer Honored by Georgetown Senior Center The Georgetown Senior Center, founded by Virginia Luce Allen in 1982, honored one of its

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Mary Meyer, honored by the Georgetown Senior Center for her many years of service, with center board member Wendy Erlanger, as Marianne Brennan looks on. longest-serving volunteers, Mary Meyer. Working closely with Allen for years at St. John’s Church on O Street, Meyer has logged in just about 30 years. The seniors -- who meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday for pre-lunch exercise, a lunch with a musical or educational program afterwards and sometimes a field trip to a restaurant or Nationals Park -- enjoyed a special Meyer’s menu on Sept. 9: mixed salad, Atlantic salmon and champagne with homemade chocolate cake that rivaled anyone’s cupcakes.

Meyer says she might take it easy a little more, but that’s doubtful.

“Dedicated volunteers have always been the heart and soul of the Georgetown Senior Center,” says David Roffman, retired editor and publisher of the Georgetowner. “For three decades, Mary Meyers has quietly manned the kitchen staff of volunteers for the center. Her gracious smile, sparkle in her eyes and upbeat personality are precious gifts, and the seniors love her dearly.”

(If you would like to volunteer, call Mary Meyer at 202-965-3952, or Cathy Applin at 703-2761129. St. John’s Church very graciously donates the use of Blake Hall and the kitchen to the center, which is a 501-C-3 non-profit, and has been coming to St. John’s for 30 years.)

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, Sept. 18, Georgetown Business Association, 6:30 p.m., Malmaison, 3401 K St., NW. GBA members, free; non-members, $25. RSVP@gtownbusiness.com Saturday, Sept. 21,

Spring Four the Cure, 8 a.m., Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; Andrea Kauffman Spring Four the Cure, a chipped 5K run/walk. All proceeds benefit the Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Entry fee is $40 before Sept. 15; $50 after Sept. 15; $55 on Sept. 21. For more information, call 202-944-2074.

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Thursday, Sept. 26, Citizens Association of Georgetown, the Potomac Boat Club, 3539 Water Street, NW (the end of K Street under Key Bridge); 7 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. panel: “On the Waterfront,” discussing recent and future developments. Panelists include Robert vom Eigen, president of the Friends of Georgetown Waterfront Park and CAG vice president, Tara Morrison, superintendent of Rock Creek Park, National Park Service, and Scott Fleming, associate VP for federal relations, Georgetown University, as well as a representative of the Potomac Boat Club. Topics include plans by Thompson Boat House and Georgetown University. Space is limited. Call CAG at 202-337-7313.

Monday, Sept. 30, Third Annual Chefs

West End Library Plans Move to Watergate With redevelopment by EastBanc set for 24th and L Streets, NW, the West End Public Library plans a move to temporary quarters at the Watergate complex in the meantime.

“The D.C. Department of General Services has signed a lease for 5,000 square feet of retail space at the Watergate complex’s 2600 Virginia Ave., NW, which used to be home to the Saks Jandel boutique,” according to the Washington Business Journal. The relocation will likely last more three years. The D.C. Public Library plans to open the Watergate branch in late autumn.

Go Fresh & Seafood Motorcycle Rally, 9 a.m. traditional Belgian breakfast at Brasserie Beck, hosted by chef Robert Wiedmaier, co-founder of the original “Chefs on Bikes.” Ride to Annapolis area begins 10 a.m. Along with co-hosts Wiedmaier and the Georgetown Media Group, the event is sponsored by the Maryland Department of Agriculture and Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries, in an effort to introduce D.C. area chefs to purveyors of produce, meats, seafood and other local products.

Participating chefs will ride their motorcycles through the scenic Annapolis area, stopping at select farms for presentations by farmers. The day’s festivities conclude with a catered lunch at Cantler’s Riverside Inn, a waterfront restaurant and authentic crab shack in Annapolis. One need not be a rider to participate. Call 202-338-4833 for more information. ★

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IS IT FOREVER . . . SEPTEMBER 11TH? he photograph that the Georgetowner We live in the world in large part created

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caught that afternoon from Halcyon House, looking south, doesn’t seem like much if you don’t know the context.

Something way off on fire, plumes of smoke, a distant shot. It was our cover in our Sept. 14, 2001, issue after it happened. (Sept.

14, by the way, is the birthday of our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” written

by Georgetowner Francis Scott Key in 1814.

That flag seen waving in the foreground is a Star-Spangled Banner flag, a version of which still flaps today from Francis Scott Key Park on M Street.)

Knowing, of course, what it was and what happened, makes and made that photograph a powerful reminder of that day, you can hear it happening in your head looking at it, the noise, the utter confusion, and we know exactly where each and every one of us where that day and we can roll it back on command as if we lived in a story.

We still have a stack of publications from that day and right thereafter: the Georgetowner cover(s), the Time cover with President Bush waving a flag on top of the pile of rubble at the tip of Manhattan where the Twin Towers used to stand, a Vanity Fair special edition cover, “One Week in September,” “Faces of Tragedy, Faces of Heroism,” “Fanfare for the American Spirit,” a Newsweek cover with the faces of three sturdy firemen on the cover, “America a Year Later,” a Dec. 31 Newsweek cover with the Twin Towers on fire as the number 11, a commemorative issue based in Shanksville, Pa., where the last hijacked plane crashed in another ball of fire.

We remember all of those things vividly and only glancingly remember that Newsweek is gone. Yet 12 years after September 11, 2001, we are changed.

and formed by that day and its aftermath.

The terrorist attack on the United States led to two costly wars that had major impacts on our economy—wars that President Barak Obama is retreating from even as he and we and the rest of the world muddle through a response to chemical warfare in Syria, a muddle that has a lot to do with the wars of the 9/11 aftermath.

We live in a changed world because of 9/11—there is such a thing as the Homeland Security Department, there is the discomfiture of traveling anywhere, including the United States. There is a ratcheting of spying hiding under the flag of national security, the extent of which is now secret no longer, with a odd result: while people are afraid, aware and even angry, there is precious little passion or outrage that raises to the surface.

We have gotten used to the world we live in, which is full of high-tech toys of the kind that bright 12-year olds can penetrate. So, why not the nation’s super-intelligence agencies?

In this world, everybody spies on everybody, for economic gain, for political advantage, for guessing the next terrorist attack, the latest scheming in some basement in America, Yemen or France. Our names are out there, and so are our bank accounts, any friend named Ali, or a contribution to a mosque, or knowing that a Sufi and a Sunni and a Shiite are different branches of the same Islamic tree.

In the Middle East, the Arab spring is misunderstood by most Westerners, except that perhaps free elections are overrated as a springboard to democracy. We know that what is going on has its dangers and that the grandchildren and children of Osama bin Laden are among the participants and soldiers of the civil wars and revolutions and demon-

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What happened on Sept. 11, 2001, raised a wall many of us would like to lower again.

We are either at war or awaiting the next war, wondering who is friend or foe. The president may have been—in his agonizingly slow approach—acting on principle and seemed surprised that when he said, “Follow me,” there was no one behind him on Syria. The GOP stalwarts seem to have trouble imagining any sort of future except one that is absent Obama and his health care plan. They to would like to go back to before 9/11, somewhere when morals and movies were black and white.

We cannot go back. The smoke is still in our nostrils, as it was for everyone who experienced World War II. One of us remembers, as a five-year-old living in Munich, watching American tanks come into the fallen city.

One of us also remembers standing next to the White House on 9/11 and being told by a policeman that two planes had struck the World Trade Center, and one had hit the Pentagon and another was coming right here, perhaps.

It didn’t. But that smoke from that picture, that was the Pentagon.

It was 9/11.★

BIDastRELEASES ‘STATE OF GEORGETOWN’ 2013 = Average office rents remain among the week, Georgetown Business Georgetown BID area support over 11,000

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Improvement District released its first “State of Georgetown Report 2013.”

According to the BID, it is “a compilation of statistics and analysis about key features of the Georgetown economy: people and employment; office and retail activity; hospitality and tourism, and; transportation.

The report will help inform decisions by the BID’s members, as well as brokers, potential investors and tenants and the District government. This inaugural edition shows that Georgetown remains D.C.’s premier retail and accommodation destination and continued to attract new and dynamic businesses that serve residents, tourists and visitors in 2012 and the first half of 2013.”

The following are key highlights about Georgetown from the BID’s 2013 report: = Businesses in the 0.25 square mile

jobs; immediately adjacent to the BID, Georgetown University supports around 10,000 additional jobs on 0.16 square miles.

This density of jobs is similar to areas near Dupont Circle, Shaw, and the RosslynBallston corridor. = Within a three-mile radius of Wisconsin and M, a rapidly growing cohort of 25- to 34-year-olds now comprises 54,000 households with $3.6 billion of disposable income.

Determining how to remain relevant to this powerful group of consumers will require thinking about a variety of topics: transportation preferences, retail trends, employment patterns and marketing strategies. = Georgetown has 440 retailers, comprising more than two miles of store frontage; in 2012, 26 new retail businesses opened in the BID area, a net gain of nine from the previous year.

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BY JACK EVANS ummer is over, and the kids are all back at school.

The routine has returned, and the Council’s schedule is no exception. We go back into session on Sept. 15. Our first legislative meeting will be held on Sept. 17.

Although the Council doesn’t formally meet between July 15 and Sept. 15, a Ward councilmember’s work is never done. My staff and I were busy all summer long addressing constituent issues around the Ward, such as parking, sidewalk, traffic and city service issues. I was also pleased to attend a number of community events, such as the 55th anniversary of Ben’s Chili Bowl. This iconic institution functions as a time capsule for our city, having survived the riots of the 1960s and hosting everyone from mayors to Bill Cosby to President Barack Obama.

On the subject of education, our public schools will continue to be a primary focus of mine this year.

I am committed to providing top notch facilities for every student in the District. I identified the funding for the School Modernization Act a number of years ago, committing the staggering amount of $100 million per year to ensure that students in every Ward in the city would have access to state of the art facilities.

Unfortunately, despite unparalleled facilities and the highest per-pupil operating budget in the nation, our schools continue to underperform. And despite having the most richly funded education system in the country, we still do not have a librarian at every school.

Because of this, I introduced a bill to mandate that all schools have a school librarian, art teacher, music teacher, and physical education teacher, and am hopeful it will be enacted into law this year.

On a related point, we have spent a fortune renovating our neighborhood libraries, but they have irregular evening hours and are closed on Sundays, making it hard for families and children to use them for school projects. I introduced a bill for increased library hours last year and pushed for it to be included in our budget this year. As a result, beginning on Oct. 1, our libraries will be open for longer and more consistent hours, including Sundays. I also believe it is important for our children and young adults to have arts education.

I identified an additional $6.8 million in our budget last year to fund arts initiatives in the District, filling a gap in programming left in our public schools, and pushed for a dedicated funding stream for the arts in future years that will work in a similar way to school modernization and ensure that these critical programs are funded every year.

Finally, the mayor and the Council must continue to focus on economic development and job creation.

As the economy continues to improve, we must take advantage of opportunities to enhance the opportunities available for residents of all wards of the city. In that regard, we are beginning the application process for the 600 new jobs at the new Convention Center Hotel, all for District residents.

I look forward to the upcoming Council session and working on the challenges ahead. ★

lowest of the regional submarkets at $40.93 per square foot; at the end of 2012, the average rent in Georgetown was 22.1 percent less than Downtown-East End. = Georgetown hotels generate a disproportionate amount of revenues relative to other hotels in D.C., as they represent only 2.8 percent of D.C.’s total hotel rooms but generate 3.9 percent of D.C.’s total hotel revenues. In 2012, hotel revenues generated $8.8 million in hotel sales taxes.

“We are very excited to launch the very first ‘State of Georgetown.’ “ said Joe Sternlieb, CEO of the Georgetown BID. “With each subsequent, annual edition our knowledge of the commercial district will deepen, and our decisions can be increasingly well informed. This sort of data is extremely important for efforts like Georgetown 2028, our 15-year visioning process.”

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T.J. Maxx-HomeGoods Opens and Remains Packed

wear company in the United States, opened its third U.S. location in D.C., in a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Georgetown store, at 1066 Wisconsin Ave., NW, occupies the former space of Papa-Razzi Restaurant. Frye’s 2,700-square-foot store is located in the historic Vigilant Firehouse, the oldest extant firehouse in D.C., which first housed Engine 5, now located on Dent Place.

The Georgetown store join Frye’s Boston and New York City stores. The Frye Company -- known for boots, shoes, handbags and accessories -- also plans to open a store in Chicago this fall. Founded in Massachusetts in 1863, Frye has fans that have ranged from Sarah Jessica Parker to General George Patton to John Lennon.

A pair of Frye boots is even on exhibit on the Smithsonian.

Eno Wine Bar at Four Seasons Due First Week of October

A Sept. 8 ribbon cutting for T.J.Maxx-HomeGoods on M Street, as shoppers lined up at the opening. Photo courtesy Marilyn Thompson of Georgetown Business Association.

T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods, a new combo store at the former mall, known as the Shops at Georgetown Park, held its grand opening Sept. 8 at 8 a.m. and attracted an early Sunday morning crowd, eager to enter the store at 3222 M St., NW. Store hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

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Eno Wine Bar, next to the Four Seasons Hotel, at 2810 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, anticipates an early October opening, according to a company representative.

The Eno family includes two in Chicago and three in California -- San Francisco, San Diego and Half Moon Bay -- with its sixth in Georgetown, the first Eno Wine Bar on the East Coast.

The company touts itself as having “exceptional wines in an approachable setting” and “offering guests a curated selection of wines by the glass, bottle and flight, as well as handcrafted cheeses, charcuterie and chocolates from artisanal producers.”

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The wine bar will showcase “several Virginia wineries…The bar will feature eight to 12 wine trios at any time, as well as flights assembled from the selection of cheeses and chocolates available. Eno’s commitment to supporting local producers on the food front will include charcuterie selections from Stachowski’s Market in [Georgetown], chocolate truffles from [Charlottesville] confectioner Gearharts and cheeses from Calkins Creamery in Pennsylvania and Cherry Glenn Goat Cheese Co. in Maryland.”

Gypsy Sally’s Ready to Play on Water Street Gypsy Sally’s, the live music venue and multi-use event at 3401 Water St., NW, above Malmaison Restaurant, will open Thursday, Sept. 12.

Located nearly at the banks of the Potomac River, Gypsy Sally’s wants patrons to feel the vibe of the departed Bayou, the Cellar Door, Desperado’s and Crazy Horse Saloon.

Venue owners David and Karen Ensor, husband and wife, bring a diverse and extensive history of experience, knowledge and passion for the live music industry to their project, the group said.

“As a veteran musician and restaurant worker, this has been a dream a long time coming,” David Ensor said. “We are very excited to create an active relationship with the community to grow and create a space that Georgetown can make its own.”

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FAD Georgetown: Oct. 10, 11, 12 Save the dates, Georgetown BID writes: Fashion, art and design will come together this fall as Georgetown launches D.C.’s newest annual style and culture event, FAD Georgetown, from Thursday, Oct. 10, through Saturday, Oct.12. Hosted by the Georgetown Business Improvement District, this neighborhood-wide celebration will showcase the neighborhood’s fashion, art and design merchants and creative community during three activity-filled days of fashion events, shopping, street style, gallery walks, design seminars, red carpets and more.

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Italian Restaurant, Rialto, Coming to M Street Another famous space -- once the home of the legendary Guards restaurant which closed last summer -- at 2915 M St., NW, is getting a new occupant: Rialto, an Italian eatery, owned by those who own Thunder Burger across the street, as first reported by Washingtonian. The chef will be Thunder Burger’s Ryan Fichter. A mid-September opening is planned.

Cannon’s Fish Market Temporarily Closed Cannon Fish Market -- “purveyors of quality seafood since 1937” -- closed Aug. 12. A window notice by the business at 1065 31st St., NW, read in part that Cannon’s “is closing for the next few months . . . for medical reasons.” Calls to the business have not yet been returned. ★ .

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Giuseppe Penone “Lignes D’Eau” Bronze sculpture, 157 ½ in.

Beginning on Sept. 20 and running through October, Sotheby’s will host a selling exhibition of works by globally renowned Italian sculptor and conceptual artist, Giuseppe Penone, entitled “When Man Meets Nature.”

Presenting 36 works showcasing Penone as a modern artist integrating art with nature and member of the modern Italian art movement Arte Povera, the show will feature all mediums of his work, including bronze, stone, photography and works on paper. This selling exhibition will be one of the biggest shows of its kind in New York, as part of Sotheby’s S|2, the private sale and gallery arm of Sotheby’s global Contemporary Art department.

The works on display in S|2 are available for private sale, offering an exciting new dimension to the Sotheby’s experience. In addition to gallery programming, the S|2 team also facilitates bespoke private acquisitions and sales.

WESCHLER’S

Austrian Ormolu Mounted Parcel Ebonized and Gilt Gesso Elmwood Piano Forte Auction Date: Sept. 20 Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000 Weschler’s will auction this Elmwood piano as part of its Capital Collections Auction on Friday, Sept. 20. This rare Viennese pianoforte was possibly made by Johann Fritz (1810-1820), a prolific builder with very few surviving pieces. The six-octave keyboard—FF to f4—has four pedals, including a Turkish music pedal (cymbal and drum) and a bassoon knee level. Made of Elmwood under gold leaf, this piece is originally from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss of Dumbarton Oaks.

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Federal Satinwood-Inlaid and Verre Eglomisé Mahogony Cylinder Desk and Bookcase Auction Date: September 24 Estimate: $150,000 – $300,000 Christie’s Sept. 24 auction of American Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Arts spans from the 17th to the 20th century, featuring property from three major collections. The collection includes a magnificent Federal desk-and-bookcase, embellished with 47 verre églomisé glass panels and probably made for the Van Ness family of Washington, D.C. Selections from the estate of the late Americana collector Eric Martin Wunsch include an elaborately carved New York card table from the Chippendale period. Highlights to be offered from the Westervelt Company, perhaps the most significant collection of Classical American pieces ever assembled, span the mediums of furniture, silver, paintings and Audobon prints.

BONHAM’S

Pair of chased brass-overlaid teak chairs, designed by Lockwood de Forest (1850-1932). India, 1881-1882.

Auction Date: Sept. 25 Estimate: $50,000 - $80,000 Bonhams will offer an exceptional pair of chased brass-overlaid teak chairs, designed by Lockwood de Forest in the Fine American & European Furniture, Decorative Arts & Silver auction to be held at the Madison Avenue galleries on Sept. 25. Made in Ahmadebad, India, circa 1881-1882, de Forest modeled the chairs after one he had discovered while visiting an ancient Indian palace during his honeymoon. De Forest was an instrumental figure in the Aesthetic and Orientalist movements during the last decades of the nineteenth century, leading a revival of East Indian techniques within American decorative arts. When de Forest moved to California in the early 1920s, the chairs were purchased at auction by William Randolph Hearst, who at that time was spending millions of dollars annually to acquire the most extraordinary art and antiques available.

POTOMACK COMPANY

George III Armorial Silver Epergne London, 1768. 13 x 25 ¼ in.

Auction Date: Oct. 5 – 6 Estimate: $6,000 – $8,000 Potomack Company will auction the Harry Z. Isaacs Antiques and Fine Art Collection from Long Branch House. Located in the Shenandoah Valley, the estate is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. The auction will feature more than 250 lots from the collection, including English and American antiques, furniture, decorative arts, and artworks acquired from the most respected dealers in the United States and England, including Israel Sack, N.Y. and Mallet, London. An art historian and decorative arts specialist who was a close friend of Isaacs commented, “He bought only the best.” This George III armorial silver epergne, features a central oval basket, the spiral gadrooned rim above shaped bands of pierced foliage, circlets, stars and crosses, above a waisted support fitted with eight scroll arms with similarly pierced alternating baskets and dishes.

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Gold, Cabochon Gem-Set and Diamond Bracelet-Watch, Cartier, France, circa 1945. From the Estate of Margaret Truman Daniel Auction Date: Sept. 25 Estimate: $6,000-$8,000 Doyle New York will auction property from the Estate of Margaret Truman Daniel (1924 – 2008) as part of its Important Jewelry auction on Sept. 25. The only child of President Harry S. Truman and his wife Bess, Mrs. Daniel graduated from George Washington University in 1946, and embarked on a classical singing career, performing at venues such as Washington’s Constitution Hall, the Hollywood Bowl and Carnegie Hall. When her father left office in 1953, she moved to New York where she worked for NBC, conducting interviews for radio and television, and even substituting for Edward R. Murrow on his television program, “Person to Person.” She later became an acclaimed author, writing biographies of her father and mother, and publishing the best-selling novel, “Murder in the White House,” in 1980. Until her death in 2008, she served on the board of trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, created by Congress in 1975 to award scholarships to college students planning careers in government.

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POSNER AT HOME AT FOLGER

BY GARY TISC H L ER

ven though Aaron Posner has directed many plays in many American places, and written some, too. It must seem now as rehearsals get underway for his next production, that the Washington theater community has come to be a major part of his creative and professional as well as personal life.

Just now, the Folger Theatre, and its small, intimate, Bard-echoing Elizabethan theatre will take up a large space in his imagination and profession, as he directs “Romeo and Juliet” and embarks on the journey that will take Posner and his wife Erin Weaver, starring as Juliet, toward the Oct. 15 opening.

Posner has expended a good part of his directorial resume at the Folger, a place drenched and steeped in Shakespearean history, artifacts, scholarly work and productions of the Bard canon over decades. Posner sees all that, but he sees something else, too. The Folger is a place for risk taking and risk takers, a quality not usually associated with an institution so squarely placed in history.

You wouldn’t think so, if you visit the Folger Shakespeare Library, by the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress— the centers of political power in the United States. These are solid, Greco-Roman buildings as symbols of power and culture. The small Elizabethan theatre, with upstairs and downstairs seating looks like it was transported from the days when Shakespeare was writing his plays, complete with daunting pillars that always challenge directors, designers and actors.

“I know people don’t often think of the Folger in terms of risk-taking, of edgy work, and projects that might be difficult to do, that are fresh and different,” Posner said. “But that’s exactly what happens here, there’s a willingness to say ‘All right, go ahead and do it that way,’ even if the idea sounds outrageous.

There is a history here of saying yes to artists.”

This was true before Posner began working his directorial magic here, when Joe Banno was directing some unusual takes on classic material—several actors including Holly Twyford performing the role of Hamlet for instance, and of course a “Romeo and Juliet” for which Twyford won a Helen Hayes award.

The result for Posner has been an outstanding run of project and plays, including “A Conference of Birds”, based on a 12th-century Sufi poem about a group of birds searching for God. Posner was inspired by renowned director Peter Brook and his book “The Empty Stage”, in terms of how to do a play that was basically a series of parables.

Even by Posner’s standards “Birds” was a different sort of play. It wasn’t that far removed from “Orestes: A Tragic Romp,” or even his “The Taming of the Shrew” which had frontier western setting, and won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Resident Play.

At the Folger, Posner has also directed a new version of “Cyrano,” which he co-adapted and won a best director award, “The Comedy of Errors,” Tom Stoppard’s intellectual whiz-bang of a play “Arcadia,” “Macbeth,” which he codirected and co-conceived, “The Tempest” and “Measure for Measure” (this season being done at the Washington Shakespeare Company), which got Posner an outstanding director award and an outstanding resident production award for the Folger Theatre, “The Two Gentlemen

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of Verona” (another outstanding director award), and Craig Wright’s “Melissa Arctic” (based loosely on “A Winter’s Tale”) as well as “Twelfth Night,” “Othello” and “As You Like It,” going back to 2001.

“Romeo and Juliet” is probably Shakespeare’s most popular play, appealing to classicists and teenagers all at once, and Folger appears to be counting on that, scheduling a run through Dec. 1.

“Everybody knows the play, or thinks they know the play,” Posner said. “Everyone loves the romance, the passion, the tragedy of the lovers, and characters like the Friar and the nurse and Mercutio, it’s the language and poetry and all of that. But to me there’s something else. There’s a mystery in this play, and you have to solve it: how do these two young people—they’re teenagers, come to such a stark conclusion—they think and feel that they have no other choice except to die. That’s central to the play, you have to try to understand that decision.”

Posner’s wife Erin Weaver is taking on the role of Juliet. Posner finds the experience of directing his wife as essentially a sharing. “We don’t have a problem there, it’s a good thing in terms of our marriage, to be able to collaborate like this and share at a very basic level our work.”

Both Posner and Weaver worked together at Signature Theater earlier this year in “Last Five Years.” Weaver herself worked in “Company” at Signature, and earlier in “Xanadu” among many projects. The two have a young daughter named Maisie.

Birds seems to have been on Posner’s mind of late—in addition to “The “Conference of Birds,” his play “Stupid “F-----g Bird,” based not all that loosely on Anton Chekov’s “The Seagull,” received a powerful, funny and intense production at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre. “There were similar characters, and similar interest and the play and Chekhov have always fascinated me.”

In this bird, as opposed to the other birds, Posner managed the not inconsiderable achievement of imaging, or re-imagining Chekov’s characters in our times, how they might have lived, sounded, and behaved today.

Posner’s gift is original in the sense that he has a taste for re-imagining, even re-invention.

It shows up in his penchant for adapting literary works, without damaging them. He might shine a different light or lamp on the works, but they shine, and brightly, nonetheless. H

DID YOU KNOW? Raised in Eugene, Oregon; born in Madison, Wisconsin Helen Hayes and Barrymore Award-winning playwright, director and teacher Previously accomplished director at Folger Theatre: One best director and two outstanding director awards Founder and former Artistic Director of Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre Has directed major regional theatres from coast to coast Quoted as saying “I can’t direct Shakespeare without swearing.”

FALL ARTS PREVIEW

Jenny Bilfield, the new president and CEO of WPAS, brings passion, vision and enthusiasm, along with a rich background in the arts, to D.C. Photo by: Aaron Bernstein

JENNY LIVE: IN D.C. AT WPAS ust being around Jenny Bilfield, the new president and CEO of the Washington Performing Arts Society, you get the sense she’s the kind of person that can fill and command a room, whether it’s a board room, a concert hall stage, or a small downtown D.C. coffee shop on this occasion.

Although she’s been around less than a year, Bilfield, the artistic director of Stanford Live at Stanford University in California since 2006, she already sounds like a Washington D.C. booster. That, you suspect, comes out of her deep appreciation and sense of place. A New Yorker, she acknowledged that her work and time at Stanford changed and enriched her, and that’s exactly where she’s coming from in her approach to her new job—taking over the reigns of an organization with a long (48

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years) history as a premier world arts presenter and arts educator. She comes across as accessible, really smart, unpretentious, and probably knows more about most things you’d care to talk about in conversation.

“This is such a terrific, unique place,” she said. “We [composer husband Joel Philip Friedman, 12-year-old daughter Hallie, a rescue dog and a few parrots) live right next to the zoo.

We can walk to the zoo.” This is said with all the verve of a genuine enthusiast, a woman who can generate enthusiasm for just about anything. She is seen as, has a reputation for, and talks a lot about risk taking. In terms of classical music, for instance, she’s known for a passionate commitment to encouraging new work and compositions, in addition to holding fast to established artists and work which is the hallmark of most presenters and their seasons.

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“If you look at this year’s Stanford Live season, some of which I’m responsible for, if you run across some names that you may not be familiar with, I’m probably responsible,” she said.

She seems to have gotten a handle on the unique qualities of Washington pretty quickly.

“You have a rich and diverse performance art world, so many venues from the big to the small, it’s full of opportunities to do many unique things. You have a city that’s rich in neighborhoods too, and it’s full of gifted artists that work and perform right here. You can draw from that. You have unique opportunities for arts education. You have the embassies and the whole international framework to draw on.”

Reginald Van Lee, executive vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton and chairman of WPAS’s Board of Directors said that “Jenny is

a visionary with a proven track record of success who is passionate about the arts and their role in the community. She is the right person to lead WPAS’s new strategic plan and build upon our core strengths: rich, educational and community engagement programs, the nurturing of young talent, and presenting the finest artist of our classical, jazz, dance, and world music performances.”

Upon the announcement of her appointment in January, Bilfield said that “WPAS is an essential, deeply valued anchor of the Capital region’s cultural scene and has earned a sterling reputation as a premier American arts presenter, and an engine of high-impact arts education programs and alliances. I feel the same rush of energy and optimism that I experienced when I joined Stanford University in 2006.”

That rush, that energy is on full display, when she’s touting the new WPAS season, tellingly built around the theme of “The City Is Our Stage,” the neighborhoods in the city, the diversity, the opportunities for expansion and new partnerships. “We hope to engage audiences and artists for the long term, and get people to participate in the arts, not just by going but by being a part of the whole,” she said. “Audience here are very committed, very smart and intelligent, and receptive, I think, to new forms and ideas.”

At Stanford, she transformed Stanford Live, from being a university presenter to a producing organization along the lines and size of WPAS, and was also instrumental in bringing the vision for the Bing Concert Hall to fruition.

“The challenges here are not the same,” she said. “WPAS exists in a unique place and is a unique organization, with unique opportunities.”

She provided a hint of how she might approach her new tasks, in a kind of farewell interview with the San Jose Mercury News.

“Ultimately,” she said then, “specificity and sense of place are central for me. My litmus test is that our vision, mission and programs need to reflect the unique DNA of the organization and its community. …Washington Performing Arts Society has had a significant impact upon the cultural life of Washington D.C., from nurturing new talent to substantive arts education, and serving as a destination for outstanding performers at venues around the city.”

It’s obvious that she’s already gotten the vibe of the city’s cultural DNA. It would appear that it matches hers. H

DID YOU KNOW? President and CEO of the Washington Performing Arts Society Family of four: composer husband Joel Philip Friedman, 12-year-old daughter Hallie and a rescue dog Parrot owner and lover The fourth president of WPAS Known for work with contemporary and cutting edge artists Leader in New York arts for 21 years, including president at publisher Boosey & Hawkes, executive director of the National Orchestral Association and founder of the New Music Orchestral Project Artistic Director at Stanford Live for 7 years

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HOT HITS & HIDDEN JEWELS FR OM CULT URECAP ITA L. C O M . Y O U R LI N K TO T H E ARTS IN M ETR O D C .

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THEATRE

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

Torch Song Trilogy. Thru Oct 13. Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.

Detroit. Sep 11-Oct 6. Woolly Mammoth. 202393-3939. woollymammoth.net.

Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design. WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath. Thru Sep 29. Selections from the Collection of Historic American Art. Thru Sep 30. NOW at the Corcoran – Ellen Harvey: The Alien’s Guide to the Ruins of Washington, D.C.. Thru Oct 6.

202-639-1700. corcoran.org.

Cabaret Barroco: Interludes of Spain’s Golden Age. Sep 12-Oct 6. GALA Hispanic Theatre. 202-234-7174. galatheatre.org.

Ford’s Theatre. Not Alone: The Power of Response. Thru Nov 3. 202-347-4833. fords. org.

After the Revolution.Sep 12-Oct 6.Theater J. 800-494-8497.theaterj.org.

Kreeger Museum. Mindy Weisel: Not Neutral.

Thru Dec 28. John L. Dreyfuss’ Inventions.

Thru Apr 1. 202-337-3050. kreegermuseum.org.

Million Dollar Quartet. Sep 24-Oct 6. Shear Madness. Thru Jan 31. Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. kennedy-center.org.

The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Thru Sep 15. Round House Bethesda. 240-644-1100. roundhousetheatre.org.

Bedlam Theatre’s Hamlet. Thru Oct 26.

Bedlam Theatre’s Saint Joan. Thru Oct 27.

Olney Theatre.301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org.

A Few Good Men. Thru Sep14. Keegan Theatre. 703-892-0202. keegantheatre.com.

Goodnight Moon. Sep 20-Oct 27. Adventure Theatre MTC. 301-634-2270. adventuretheatremtc.org.

Bell Sep 12-Sep 21 National Geographic. 202-857-7700. nglive.org.

Written by veteran journalist, author, and playwright Jim Lehrer, starring Rick Foucheux, and directed by Jeremy Skidmore, this one-man play explores the fierce rivalries, tender relationships, and bittersweet triumphs of the daring, disorganized genius Alexander Graham Bell.

Tristan and Isolde Sep 15-Sep 27 WNO. Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.

In Wagner’s retelling of the beloved Celtic myth and its star-crossed lovers, Swedish soprano Iréne Theorin brings her compelling portrayal of Isolde to a stunning production featuring an impressive international cast. British soprano Alwyn Mellor will sing the final performance on September 27.

Laura Benanti Sept 28 GMU Center for the Arts. 888-945-2468. cfa.gmu.edu.

Laura Benanti presents an evening filled with emotional ballads and sensational showstoppers from her roles in The Sound of Music, Gypsy (for which she earned a Tony Award), The Wed¬ding Singer, Swing! and more.

Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909 - 1929: When Art Danced with Music Thru Sun, October 6 National Gallery of Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.

The Ballets Russes--the most innovative dance company of the 20th century—propelled the performing arts to new heights through groundbreaking collaboration between artists, composers, choreographers, dancers, and fashion designers, with such familiar names as Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, George Balanchine, Vaslaw Nijinsky, and Coco Chanel. Washington is the sole US venue for 150 original costumes, set designs, paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, posters, and film clips in a theatrical multimedia installation.

Neverwhere. Thru Sep 15. Rorschach Theatre.

Atlas. 202-399-7993. rorschachtheatre.com.

ANTIWORDS - Preview. Sep 21-Sep 22.

Ambassador Theater. Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint. 703-475-4036. aticc.org.

Miss Saigon. Thru Sep 29. Signature Theatre.

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

MUSIC

Sachal Vasandani Quartet. Sep 20.

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

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Gershwin and Friends. Sep 15. GMU Center for the Arts.888-945-2468. eagle.gmu. edu.

Tal National And Janka Nabay& The Bubu Gang. Sep 14. Jakub Alexander (heathered Pearls): Vapor Forms. Sep 13-Oct 18.

Artisphere. 888-841-2787. artisphere.com.

AnDa Union: Wind Horse. Sep 20. Maria Schneider Orchestra. Sep 22. Clarice Smith.

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

Water Liars with South Rail. Sep 11. Sam Amidon. Sep 24. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue.

877-987-6487. sixthandi.org.

Bach, Vivaldi & the Italian Influence.

Sep 22. Washington Bach Consort. National Presbyterian Church. 202-429-2121. bachconsort.org.

DANCE

SaburoTeshigawara / KARAS. Sep 12-Sep 13. Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. kennedycenter.org.

Margaret Jenkins Dance Company: Times Bones. Sep 13-Sep 14. Clarice Smith. 301-4052787. claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.

Brookland Arts and Family Day. Sep 21.

Dance Place. Edgewood Arts Building. 202269-1600. danceplace.org.

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National Gallery of Art. Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909 - 1929: When Art Danced with Music. Thru Oct 6. Ellsworth Kelly: Colored Paper Images. Thru Dec 1. In the Tower: Kerry James Marshall. Thru Dec 7. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press. Thru Jan 5. Northern Mannerist Prints from the Kainen Collection. Thru Jan 5. 202737-4215. nga.gov.

National Geographic. A New Age of Exploration. Thru Jun 8. 202-857-7000. nglive. org.

Museum of Women in the Arts. BiceLazzari: Signature Line. Thru Sep 22. American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960’s. Thru Nov 10. Awake in the Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger. Thru Nov 10. 202-783-5000. nmwa.org.

The Phillips Collection. Ellsworth Kelly Panel Paintings 2004–2009. Thru Sep 22. phillipscollection.org.

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS Artisphere. Andy Warhol: Silver Clouds. Sep 12-Oct 20. 703-875-1100. artisphere.com.

Gallery plan b. Group Painting Exhibition with Tory Cowles, Greg Minah, and Beverly Ryan.

Thru Oct 13. 202-234-2711. galleryplanb.com.

Goethe-Institut. Cardboard City. Thru Sep 30.

202-289-1200. goethe.de.

Joan Hisaoka Gallery. Depicted/Connected: Paintings by Tim Okamura. Sep 20-Oct 31.

202-483-8600. smithcenter.org.

Neptune Fine Art. Objects of Desire. Sep 18Oct 26. 202 338-0353. neptunefineart.com.

Pepco Edison Place Gallery. Cyber In Securities. Thru Sep 27. wpadc.org.

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Films: A Day with Jiří Menzel: Larks on a String. Sep 14. Closely Watched Trains. Sep 14. Glory. Sep 15. The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry. Sep 21. Le Joli Mai. Sep 22.

National Gallery of Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.

Reading by Dario DiBattista and O-DarkThirty Authors. Sep 15. Clifford Garstang and Hailey Leithauser. Sep 22. The Writer’s Center.

301-654-8664. writer.org.

Im Hussein Jubilee Show. Sep 21. GW Lisner Auditorium.202-994-6800. lisner.org. ★

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BY G ARY T ISCHL ER

OPERA WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA— Same time, same place, same opera, but a different star. That’s what happened in the walkup to the opening of the WNO’s production of Richard Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde,” set to

debut Sept. 15. It turns out that Swedish soprano Irene Theorin will sing the role of Isolde, replacing Deborah Voigt who withdrew from the production. “Returning to a role that I love but haven’t sung in a number of seasons, and

encountering its unique challenges has caused me to reconsider keeping it in my repertoire.

I’m very disappointed that I feel compelled to withdraw from this production, but am very happy to continue my association with WNO

FALL ARTS PREVIEW both this season and into the future,” Voigt said.

Theorin starred as Brunnhilde in the 2009 WNO production of “Siegfried.” She will star as Isolde in the Sept.15, 18, 21 and 24 performances. British soprano Alwyn Mellor will sing the final performance on Sept. 27.

Meantime, WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello, in her first full season, will

Irene Theorin direct Guiseppi Verdi’s “The Force of Destiny” (La forza del destino”). Chinese American maestro Xian Zhang conducts Verdi’s demanding work on the bicentenary of Verdi’s birth.

Performances are Oct. 12, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 and 26 in the Opera House.

THE WASHINGTON CONCERT OPERA—The Washington Concert Opera will also be celebrating Verdi with a production of “I masnadieri,” with Russell Thomas, Lisette Oropesa, Scott Hendricks and Hao Jian Tian at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium, Sept. 22.

WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY—The Washington Performing Arts starts its 2013-14 season with new energy and a new president and CEO in Jenny Bilfield with performances in 11 venues throughout the city.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER—October brings the jazz with the Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on trumpet to the Kennedy Center Concert Hall Oct. 6 with the Chorale le Chateau and Damien Sneed conducting “Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration”.

PIANO MASTERS SERIES—In the Piano Masters Series, Jeremy Denk will perform the Goldberg Variations on Oct. 12 in the KC’s Terrace Theatre.

THE MARIINSKY ORCHESTRA—The Mariinsky Orchestra with Valery Gergiev conducting will perform a sterling Stravinsky program of “Firebird,” “Petrouchka” and “The Rite of Spring” at the KC Concert Hall Oct.14.

THE DANCE THEATER OF HARLEM—The Dance Theater of Harlem comes to Sidney Harman Hall Oct. 17, 18 and 19. Pianist Yuja Wang will perform at the Music Center at Strathmore Oct. 25.

CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT—Cecile McLorin Salvant and her unique song stylings

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The Dance Theater of Harlem will be at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue Oct. 26.

DANCE VELOCITY DANCE FESTIVAL—The WPAS is also a partner and presenter with Dance Metro DC, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and Shakespeare Theatre Company in the 5th Annual Velocity Dance Festival, bringing most of the area’s world-class dance companies and artists together at Sidney Harman Hall Oct. 10-12.

WASHINGTON BALLET—If there is a ballet that makes you think immediately of ballets and ballerinas and the ballerina as a figure of iconic impact it’s probably “Giselle.” A lovely, sad, compelling work by Jules-Henry Vernoy de Georges and Theophile Gautier with music

by Adolphe Adam and original choreography

by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot with inspiration from Heinrich Heine. It is a staple of ballet, a mark of stardom for any prima ballerina and a work that’s attracted choreographers ever since its debut in 1841. Septime Webre will let his vision shine in the Washington Ballet’s production at the Kennedy Center Oct. 30 to Nov.3.

ghani Interpreter. Kreeger Theatre Oct. 11-Nov. 17.

ROUND HOUSE THEATRE—“This,” by Melissa James Gibson, directed by Ryan Rilette about a single mother trying to re-ignite her life and capacity for love after losing her husband.

Oct. 9 to Nov. 3, Round House Bethesda.

STUDIO THEATRE—“Red Speedo”, by Lucas Hnath, described as a dark and stylish comedy debuts at the Studio’s Lab—dedicated to stripped-down productions of new plays, Sept. 25.

SIGNATURE THEATRE—A world pre“Sister Act”

THEATER IMAGINATION STAGE—The noted children’s theatre company in Bethesda is kicking off “My First Imagination Stage”(theater for the very young), with “From Here to There,” Oct. 25-Nov. 24, developed by the Tell Tale Hearts Children’s Touring Theatre Company and directed by Natasha Halmes. For children ages 2-5 at the Christopher and Dana Reeve Studio Theatre in Bethesda.

ARENA STAGE—“Love in Afghanistan,” a world premiere by Resident Playwright Charles Randolph-Wright about the love affair between an emerging hip-hop artists and an Af-

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miere of a new play by Paul Downs Colaizzo called “Pride in the Falls of Autrey Mill”, stars noted screen, television and stage actress Christine Lahti and is directed by Michael Kahn, the Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre Company (who’s been busy all over this year “Torch Song Trilogy” now at the Studio Theater).

“Pride” debuts Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 8.

KENNEDY CENTER—“Sister Act”, the hit musical version of Whoopi Goldberg’s hit movie comes to the Kennedy Center’s Opera House Oct. 29-Nov. 10.

EISENHOWER THEATRE—The return of the iconic rock and roll musical “Million Dollar Quartet” is at the Eisenhower Theatre Sept. 24-Oct. 6.

THE BROADWAY SERIES AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE—The National Theatre is back in full swing, beginning its Broadway series with a pre-Broadway World Premiere of the new musical “If/Then,” starring Idina Menzel beginning Nov. 5, running through Dec. 8.

Behind “If/Then” are composer Tom Kitt, lyricist and book writer Brian Yorkey and director Michael Greif, who brought us the Pulitzer Prize winner “Next to Normal”.

SCENA THEATER—Robert McNamara, Artistic Director of Scena Theater, and Rainer

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“Dog & Pony DC’s “Beertown” at the Roundhouse Theatre Oct. 3-19

Werner Fassbinder, the German playwright and film director make a good pair, even if Fassbinder passed away long ago at age 37. McNamara is directing Fassbinder’s “The Marriage of Maria Braun” at Atlas Theater beginning Sept.14 and runs through Oct.11. The star is

Nanna Ingvarsson, a Helen Hayes Award winner.

KEEGAN THEATRE—Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys” about a couple of old irascible vaudeville vets, runs at the Keegan Theatre Sept. 28-Oct. 12.

QUOTIDIAN THEATERE—Eugene O’Neill’s wrenching and daunting “The Iceman Cometh” runs at Quotidian Oct. 25-Nov. 24.

DOG & PONY DC—“Beertown” and “A Killing Game”, two iconic Dog & Pony D.C. shows will be performed at the Roundhouse Theatre in Silver Spring Oct. 3-19.

MUSIC Esperanza Spalding

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA—The world premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Roger Reynolds “George

Washington” Oct. 3-5. NSO and Kennedy Center Music Director Christoph Eschenbach conducting.

NSO POPS—Jazz great Wayne Shorter celebrates his 80th birthday Sept. 26 with Esperanza Spalding and Vince Mendoza in the Concert Hall.

STRATHMORE—If you loved “Anything Goes”, you’re going to love Sutton Foster, who originated the role of the revival as Reno Sweeney. She’s at the Music Center at Strathmore doing Broadway show stoppers and songs from her album “Wish” Oct. 12.

LISNER AUDITORIUM AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY—The unique “Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club”—they made a movie about them, comes to Lisner with Omara Portuondo, Eliades Ochoa, Guajiro Mi-

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Brazilian Dilemma

Robert Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde Washington National Opera Opera House, The Kennedy Center 2:00 pm

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rabal and Barbarito Torres Oct. 8. Also on tap at Lisner: humorist David Sadaris Oct. 18; “Tango Fire: Flames of Desire”, and Jil Aigrot starring in “Edith: Remembering the 50th anniversary of the death of the legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf on Nov. 3.

THE WASHINGTON CHORUS—The Washington Chorus will kick of its 2013-14 season with a performance of “Britten: War Requiem”, Nov. 3 at the Kennedy Center Concert hall.

OVERTURES—The Overtures Holiday Concert Series kicks off at Evermay Nov. 1 with cellist Char Prescot. Shunske Sato on Violin Sept. 20 and Tim Park and Ryo Yanagitani on cello and piano Sept. 27 wind up the Overtures Summer Concert Series.

THE EMBASSY SERIES—The Embassy Series, founded by Jerome Barry is now in its 20th season of presenting one-of-a-kind events, concerts and the practice of musical diplomacy with concerts presented at the city’s embassies, the residences of ambassadors and cultural centers featuring classical music stars, world music performers and jazz. The series continues in October with a Nepalese group headed by Prem Raja Mahat performing at the residence of the ambassador of Nepal on Oct. 5. Virtuoso pianist Andre Licaret, as well as Jeremy Hirsch, bass-baritone, singing Lieders and arias will be at the residence of the Romanian ambassador October 11.

THE BARNS AT WOLF TRAP—The Barnes at Wolf Trap kicks off its season Oct. 2 with Dave Mason in a month that also features Magpie (40th Anniversary), the Wallflowers Oct. 11, the Celtic Fiddle Festival Oct.26 and Jesse Winchester, among many others. Check the Barns Website for a complete list. H

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LISNER 2013-14 9/30 The United States Army Field Band

10/08 Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® feat. Omara Portuondo, Guajiro Mirabal, Barbarito Torres and Eliades Ochoa 10/10 Elizabeth Smart– My Story

The Newsmakers Series presented with Politics & Prose

10/18 David Sedaris

11/07 John Heilemann and Mark

Halperin – Double Down The Newsmakers Series presented with Politics & Prose

10/22 The Idan Raichel Project 10/26 Tango Fire: Flames of Desire 11/02 Solange

11/11 Alan Dershowitz –Taking the Stand The Newsmakers Series presented with Politics & Prose at Jack Morton Auditorium

11/03 EDITH: 50th Anniversary of

Edith Piaf’s Death performed

by Jil Aigrot, the voice of the award-winning movie “La Vie en Rose”

TICKETS ON SALE NOW Buy tickets and learn more by visiting www.Lisner.org or calling the box office at 202-994-6800.

11/12 Doris Kearns Goodwin–Bully Pulpit The Newsmakers Series presented with Politics & Prose

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11/15 Anoushka Shankar

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11/22 Elvis Costello SOLO 12/05 Heraldo Muñoz–Getting

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AMERICAN ART MUSEUM

October 4, 2013 – July 13, 2014

October 4, 2013 – December 8, 2013

Dancing the Dream From the late 19th century to today, dance has captured this nation’s culture in motion.

Dancing the Dream will showcase generations of performers, choreographers and impresarios.

The show will include images of performers from Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, to Michael Jackson, Savion Glover, George Balanchine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Beyoncé, Isadora Duncan, Agnes de Mille and Lady Gaga. Dance has drawn from the boundless commotion of cultures to represent the rhythm and beat of American life. This exhibition will explore the relationship between the art of dance and the evolution of a modern American identity.

A Measure of the Earth: The Cole-Ware Collection of American Baskets The 105 baskets on display in A Measure of the Earth were made between 1983 and 2011 and demonstrate the endurance of indigenous, African, and European basket weaving traditions in the United States, presenting an encyclopedic view of this medium. The sixty-three weavers represented have crafted their baskets almost entirely from un-dyed native materials, such as grasses, trees, vines, and bark. The forms, from baskets for eggs, harvest, and market to those for sewing, laundry, and fishing creels, reveal the central role basketry has played in the everyday life of Americans.

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Nepali Ambassador’s Residence

Orquesta Bunea Vista Social Club

3:00 pm 2730 34th Place NW

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NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

National Gallery of Art Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collection

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White Terrace Gap Wayne Higby

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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

October 4, 2013 – December 8, 2013

October 6 – March 2, 2014

Infinite Place: The Ceramic Art of Wayne Higby Wayne Higby (b. 1943) is one of the most innovative second generation artists to come out of the post-World War II American ceramic studio movement. His vision of the American landscape appears in work ranging from vessel forms and sculpture to architectural installations that have brought him national and international recognition. Infinite Place is his first major retrospective exhibition, exploring the forms, techniques, and firing processes used throughout Higby’s career, focusing specifically on his groundbreaking work in raku earthenware as well as his later production in porcelain, centered around the Western landscape and imagery that has long inspired his work.

Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections In 324 Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome some thousand miles to the east, near the site of the ancient Greek city of Byzantium. Renamed Constantinople (now Istanbul), the city became the largest and wealthiest in the Christian world and remained the dominant power in the eastern Mediterranean for over 1,000 years. In the National Gallery’s first exhibition of Byzantine art, masterpieces from Greek collections will be on view, among them mosaics, icons, manuscripts, jewelry, and ceramics, revealing the rich and multifaceted culture of Byzantium. Divided into five thematic sections, the exhibition explores the coexistence of paganism and Christianity, secular works of art used in the home, and the intellectual life of Byzantine scholars.

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VelocityDC Dance Festival Washington Shakespeare Theatre Co. Sidney Harman Hall

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Andrei Licaret, piano Jeremy Hirsh, bass-baritone 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm 2500 30th St NW

The Force of Destiny

The Phillips Collection

Washington National Opera The Kennedy Center Opera House

Van Gogh Repetitions

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19 Freer | Sackler Gallery

Yoga: The Art of Transformation

Gerdan – Kaleidoscope of World Music 3350 M St NW 7:30 pm

Romeo + Juliet Directed by Aaron Posner

25 American Art Museum Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art

The Songs of Elton John and More NSO Pops: Michael Cavanaugh The Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Folger Theatre 7:30 pm

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PHILLIPS COLLECTION

FREER - SACKLER GALLERY

October 12, 2013 – January 26, 2014

October 17, 2013 – February 9, 2014

Van Gogh Repetitions This exhibition takes a fresh look at the artistic process of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), one of history’s most revered painters. While recognized for the intensity and speed with which he often produced paintings during his 10-year career, what is less well known is the deliberate and methodical process he brought to recurring subjects and themes. The exhibit features around 30 paintings, which display alongside related drawings and technical photographs to go beneath the surface of some of the artist’s most renowned works and examine the ways in which he created nearly identical compositions.

The exhibition is organized by The Phillips Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Intersections: John F. Simon Jr. Inspired by the progression of movement in the natural world, Simon’s four-part installation in the Phillips house stairwell incorporates drawing, software, and computer-generated fabrication. The works, evoking meandering lines, steep curves, and improvisation, engage with Wassily Kandinsky’s Succession (1935) in the Phillips’ permanent collection. This is part of the Intersections project at the Phillips, a series of contemporary art project that explores the intriguing intersections between old and new traditions, modern and contemporary art practices, and museum spaces and artistic interventions, often activating spaces that are not typical exhibition areas with art produced specifically for those locations.

October 19, 2013 – January 26, 2014

Yoga: The Art of Transformation Through masterpieces of Indian sculpture and painting, Yoga: The Art of Transformation explores yoga’s goals, its Hindu as well as Buddhist, Jain, and Sufi manifestations, its means of transforming body and consciousness, and its profound philosophical foundations. The first exhibition to present this leitmotif of Indian visual culture, it also examines the roles that yogis and yoginis played in Indian society over two thousand years. The exhibit includes more than 120 works dating from the third to the early twentieth century. Temple sculptures, devotional icons, illustrated manuscripts, and court paintings—as well as colonial and early modern photographs, books, and films—illuminate yoga’s central tenets and its obscured histories.

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Strange and Wondrous: Prints of India from the Robert J. Del Bonta Collection The fifty artworks in this exhibition show how certain ascetics and Hindu practices became emblems for all that Europeans and Americans found exotic, repulsive, or remarkable in India.

As global travel boomed from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, Europeans and Americans became increasingly fascinated with Indian culture. Created using such techniques as engraving, aquatint, lithography, and photogravure, these subjects and designs were easily duplicated, and copies circulated widely. The spread of these images led to broader knowledge and interest in Indian culture—but also to the creation and proliferation of negative stereotypes.

By tracing how these images were interpreted and reproduced over time, the exhibition also demonstrates how perceptions of Indian culture shifted from the Enlightenment to the colonial period, and into modernity.

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AMERICAN ART MUSEUM

October 24, 2013 – February 9, 2014

October 25, 2013 – March 2, 2014

Damage Control: Art and Destruction Since 1950 In all areas of art production since the midtwentieth century, the notion of destruction has played an important role, whether as spectacle, as catharsis, as a reaction, as a means of depersonalizing emotional or cultural angst, as a form of rebellion against institutions, or as an essential component of re-creation. Damage Control is the first in-depth exploration of the theme of destruction in international contemporary visual culture, which includes works by a diverse range of international artists working in painting, sculpture, photography, film, installation, and performance. It begins in the aftermath of World War II, under the looming fear of total annihilation in the atomic age, and explores the continuing use that artists have made of destruction as part of the creative process.

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Legacy and Life

A Musical and Visual Reflection Stucky: Take Him, Earth Verdi: Requiem Sunday, November 10, 2013 | 4:00 pm

An Enchanted Christmas

A Heartwarming Concert with Yuletide Classics and the Beloved Carol Sing-Along Monday, December 16, 2013 | 7:00 pm Saturday, December 21, 2013 | 4:00 pm Tuesday, December 24, 2013 | 1:00 pm

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A Choral Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, February 16, 2014 | 7:00 pm

Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art Our America presents the rich and varied contributions of Latino artists in the United States since the mid-twentieth century, when the concept of a collective Latino identity began to emerge. The exhibition is drawn entirely from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s pioneering collection of Latino art. It explores how Latino artists shaped the artistic movements of their day and recalibrated key themes in American art and culture, presenting works in all media by 72 leading modern and contemporary artists. The exhibit includes works by artists who participated in all the various artistic styles and movements, including abstract expressionism, activist, conceptual, and performance art.

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A Celebration of Argentine Music and Dance Bacalov: Misa Tango Ginastera: Lamentations of Jeremiah Traditional and Folk Tango Song and Dance Sunday, April 27, 2014 | 5:00 pm

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Three Generations of Master and Emerging American Composers Bayolo: World Premiere Commission Bernstein: Mass (Concert Version) Wednesday, June 11, 2014 | 7:30 pm

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If / Then The National Theatre 7:30 pm

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Mia Feuer: An Unkindness Mia Feuer’s upcoming project at the Corcoran is a haunting vision of nature consumed, transformed, and twisted by human need. Inspired by the artist’s experiences in the oil-producing landscapes of the Canadian tar sands, the Arctic Circle, and the Suez Canal, An Unkindness explores the relationships between human infrastructure and the natural world. For the past several years, Feuer has traveled around the world to places where oil is extracted from the earth and created work that responds to the so-

cial and environmental effects of that process.

In the exhibition, Feuer merges imagery from the oil sands with her own experiences growing up in Canada and her research into ecological systems worldwide. The result is a series of immersive installations that are at once topical and deeply personal, including a synthetic black skating rink open to the public in the museum’s Rotunda.

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(E)MERGE ART FAIR October 3 – 6, 2013

Taking place at the Rubell Family’s Capitol Skyline Hotel, the (e)merge Art Fair returns for a third year to connect emerging-art professionals from around the globe with collectors, curators and cultural decision makers in D.C., featuring participating galleries in hotel rooms on designated floors and a vetted selection of works by unrepresented artists throughout the hotel’s public areas and grounds. Featuring an international roster of 80 exhibitors presenting works by 150 artists from 30 countries, exhibitors will show new works in painting, sculpture,

video, performance, installation, and other media. The public is welcome to view a carefully curated selection of emerging art, exhibited on three levels inside the hotel and throughout the hotel’s grounds and public spaces. There is also an extensive line-up of special projects and performances, including live music, video, design and culinary arts, as well as engaging panel discussions with curators, gallerists, collectors, artists and other art world innovators. H

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THE RIXEY SCALE: DESIGN MIX OF MODERN AND CLASSIC

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The now modern front façade is a total transformation of a formerly non-descript, non-historic house on N Street. Featured in the 2013 Georgetown House Tour.

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t’s a gut renovation, costing upwards of $1.5 million dollars. The windows are covered in plywood and the whine of power drills makes it hard to think, but neither Victoria nor Douglas Rixey seem to notice. Well-dressed and thoughtful amidst the dust and clatter, they are comfortable here. Until the client moves in in March, this is their space.

And this house on Q Street in Georgetown will be quite a space. It is Victoria’s project.

She’s putting in geothermal heating and air conditioning via three wells 320 feet deep in the backyard, solar panels and LED lights. Victoria says she expects the house’s owner will be able to sell excess electricity back to Pepco. The floors have radiant heat built under them, and the hot water comes on demand. Gone are the energy-inefficient days of tanks holding gallons of hot water. The row house’s new owners are downsizing from a grander space elsewhere in the neighborhood, and they, like many of the Rixeys’ current clients, want to live in a green, sustainable house.

Rixey-Rixey Architects has been operating in Georgetown since 1985. They’ve been around for so long, Douglas jokes, that he sometimes works on houses he’s already renovated—three or four times. The firm’s staff consists of Victoria, Douglas and their Irish Jack Russell, Dex, whose main contributions include sniffing and walks to construction sites. Not all their work is in Georgetown, though. Victoria just 16

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The open living space opens in the rear to a garden with swimming pool. Photo by Paul Burk Photography

finished a horse stable in Marshall, Va., and Douglas has built two new houses in Sanibel, Fla. “We trusted Douglas enough to turn to him for sensible advice for our Little Compton [R.I.] and Concord [Mass.] houses,” says Kate Chartener, a former client in Georgetown. “His design for the back half of our [Georgetown] house was pitch-perfect, and we still felt that way 10 years later.”

The Rixeys, who work separately on their projects, says they’ve designed upwards of 100 houses in Georgetown. Their signatures include staircases and soap dishes. The house on Q Street boasts a three-story staircase, capped by a skylight, a way to bring light into tight Georgetown spaces. The soap dishes are a Victoria specialty, one that drains the soap properly and has a distinctive look.

The couple says that Douglas is the bigpicture guy and Victoria best on details.

“Douglas gently presses clients to define what they truly like and need, and he has a great knack for delivering a product that shows style and design integrity,” says Robert Chartener, Kate’s husband. “He designed a 2001 extension that looked like an original part of our late 1890s house. Douglas Rixey is one those rare men who can drive a large motorcycle, while explaining the difference between Queen Anne and Georgian mullions.”

The houses are as diverse as the Rixeys’

clients. They’ve done work for a race car driver on N Street, for D.C.’s permanent ruling class of lawyers and for various government chiefs.

One or two of the government honchos have requested elaborate security features that range from cameras, panic buttons and bullet-proof glass to doors bad guys can’t break down.

Aside from the elaborate security, the Rixeys have managed some interesting design requests.

One client wanted leather walls and floors -- for a library, Douglas says, not a bondage chamber.

Another asked for sterling silver doorknobs, about 20, costing upwards of $2,000 each.

Business is pretty good, they say. Not quite up to pre-recession levels, but 2012 was one of the firm’s best years ever. Some years, they do four or five projects a year; other years, 20.

They have a front-row seat on the latest fads and trends in architecture and design. Right now, master bedroom suites are in high demand, suites complete with fireplaces, big bathrooms and dressing rooms. The Rixeys, however, caution against taking out all the bedrooms. One huge bedroom and no others make for a tough re-sale, and they try to keep re-sale in mind as they work on current projects. Other trends for the master suite include mini-bars, vaulted ceilings and screened porches with sliding doors that can open up the whole room to the outside.

Other changes in luxurious living include a strong push for sustainability. The couple designed their own vacation house in Virginia’s

Northern Neck.

“We set a budget for ourselves,” Victoria says. “But one of the really important things we just had to have was geothermal heat and air conditioning.” With solar panels, the whole house will be off the electrical grid, she says. More and more, they find themselves using recycled material in kitchen countertops and bathrooms and glass instead of marble. “We just used some glass on a lovely master bath in the East Village,” Victoria says. “The white glass tiles are a dead ringer for Thasos marble, a gorgeous clear all-white marble that’s becoming harder and harder to find because it has been over quarried.”

Technology has become a key part of designing a house now. Douglas describes a client who, he says, “can manage his house on his iPhone. The house is wired so that he can see who is at the front door, unlock it, turn on the air conditioning, play music in the kitchen and open the pool cover. From Paris.” A new idea is a swimming pool cover that disappears below that water level. “Every week, there’s something new,” Douglas says.

Some of the changing trends reflect a changing clientele. The Rixeys say more and more young families are moving into Georgetown, and often they ask for more casual, flowing spaces: houses where the kitchen, the living space and the backyard all melt into each other. Outdoor kitchens are hot. Formal dining rooms, Victoria says, are on their way out. The Rixeys have also

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THE LANGHORNES' CONTEMPORARY ON N STREET, NW

D The new master suite was a fourth-floor addition to the existing house. Photo by Paul Burk Photography

noticed that more and more people are thinking about the future -- and about “aging in place” -- with some clients asking for elevators and wheelchairaccessible rooms.

Digging down has also been an important part of the Rixeys’ work in Georgetown. Because of a shortage of space and because of historic preservation rules, clients often can’t built out or up, so they go down. “Underpinning,” or taking basements lower and making them more livable, is part of many Georgetown renovations.

Finally, the Rixeys say the constraints of working in Georgetown make any project challenging. Yet, even with tight spaces, shared walls, nosy neighbors and tight parking, they say they’ve faced no more than one or two complaints over 25 plus years. And, though they moved out of Georgetown a couple of years ago, to renovate a house in Old Town, they’re looking at a new house in the East Village, figuring it might be The new rear garden with pool opens to the main living floor of the house, time to move back home. ★

ouglas Rixey began working with a son of past clients to begin a modest renovation. An international race car driver, the son had purchased a historically non-contributing house from his parents in the heart of Georgetown. Shortly after design work began, the eligible bachelor became engaged and -- during the design process -- married. What began as a very modest renovation turned into something much more, a high-tech modern house (shown in photos here) for a young family. It was completed just last year and was a star of the 2013 Georgetown House Tour. Recalls Rixey: “It was a tremendously dynamic design process, but also great fun, as the husband and wife were constantly bringing new ideas to the table.”

The house has an in-home theater, smart-house wiring, geothermal heating and air conditioning and open living spaces that wrap a fourlevel floating stair, next to a glass elevator. ★

making a seamless indoor-outdoor connection.

Photo by Paul Burk Photography

This whole house renovation was executed for a trustee of Georgetown University as a place to entertain large groups.

Photo by Angie Seckinger

This P Street house underwent a total transformation with a dramatic new stair installed in an unused side bay. The house was featured on the Georgetown House Tour. Photo by Anice Hoachlander

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Sheila Johnson’s Salamander Debuts in Middleburg

BY R OBE RT DEVANEY alamander Resort and Spa in Middleburg, Va., officially opened Aug. 29 with snips of golden scissors at the steps to “Sheila Johnson’s house.”

An hour’s drive from D.C., the 168-room luxury resort occupies 340 acres and is filled with Johnson’s concept of the ideal Middleburg experience with finely detailed rooms and balconies, spas and pools, a library and club bar, cooking studio, wine bar, a stable-inspired restaurant, a stable and paddock, meeting rooms, ballrooms and terraces. It is the “only new luxury destination resort in the United States to open in 2013,” according to Salamander Resort & Spa. Prem Devadas, president of Salamander Hotels, greeted the opening-day guests along with Middleburg and Loudoun County officials: “Welcome to the house that Sheila Johnson built.”

Among the speakers, David Gergen of CNN mentioned that the resort’s opening was during the week of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. He said it found it “fitting that … we come to celebrate Sheila’s dream” and noted that Johnson is a co-producer of the film, “The Butler.”

Gergen also touched at the history of Middleburg with its connection to the Kennedys and the Harrimans. Jackie Kennedy is credited with popularizing Middleburg for many Washingtonians. Power couple Averell and Pamela Harriman, who lived on N Street in

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Georgetown for years, once owned the property where Salamander now sits. Its signature restaurant is called Harrimans. The resort plays up its Washington connections, literally and logistically.

Businesswoman, philanthropist and second richest black woman in the U.S., Johnson thanked the many involved in the project and spoke of feeling “so many emotions” and said, “Look at what we have accomplished.” When she moved there years ago during a difficult time, “Middleburg was my refuge,” she said.

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At the Aug. 29 ribbon cutting: Loudoun County’s Scott York, Middleburg Mayor Betsy Davis, Brett Johnson, Sheila Johnson, Prem Devadas, Rita McClenny of Virginia Tourism and Giardy Ritz, chief of staff for Sheila Johnson.

“I found friendships. I felt at home.” With the vision of her resort fulfilled, she said, “There is love in every single detail.”

Striving to look as if it has been around for a while, the new resort itself is understated and elegant -- and a five-minute walk to Washington Street, the main business street of Middleburg with its one stop-light. The entrance to Salamander is on Pendleton Street. Like Georgetowners, many in Middleburg are happy about new business but anxious about additional

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The 168 guest rooms -- fashioned by designer Thomas Pheasant -- include 17 suites, which set themselves, along with half of the guest rooms apart with a gas fireplace. The spacious rooms measure 545 to 575 square feet and include a couch, dining table for two, desk and vanity.

A 40-inch flat screen sits facing the bed and a 19-inch TV sits in the wall in each bath. The

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Mountain top retreat with 60 mile panoramic views of the Shenandoah Valley • 215 acres • 1/3 pasture • Main house circa 1787 • 3 BR • 1 BA • 2 FP • Random width pine floors • 2 BR,1 BA guest cottage • Stone & frame barn circa 1787 • Remnants of formal garden • Old cemetery, spring fed pond.

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Cute bungalow in the village of Upperville • 3 BR • Hardwood floors & built-in china cabinet • Remodeled in 2001 with many important updates such as new septic in 2006, new well pump in 2009, new furnace & water purification system in 2011 and new standing seam metal roof in 2012 • Nice fenced yard and garage/shed.

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bath includes a shower with body jets, pedestal extensive wine list. Located between Harrimans tub, dual sinks and closet. A private balcony sits and the Gold Cup is the Cooking Studio holding outside each room with two chairs and a cocktail daily culinary classes for guests. table. Room prices start at $425 a night.

Back in the 14,000-square-foot, 22-stall staThe spa part of the place makes an impres- bles the Equestrian Program includes a practice sion: 14 treatment rooms, couples suite, outdoor ring, riding trails and classes. The programs are infinity pool, full-service salon, and fitness cen- all customizable to individual skill. The Equine ter including an indoor pool.

Connection program runs $125 per person/per The equestrian-inspired Harrimans restau- hour for a private session and $75 per person/per rant features Virginia Piedmont-influenced cui- hour for a group session. This activity focuses sine. Created to look like an old, worn stable, on human/horse communication and doesn’t the restaurant has a number of table and booths require prior experience or riding. as well as a private dining room that seats 16.

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June or "June Bug" is a gorgeous 8 month old Beagle mix puppy! This spunky girl, from the moment she walked through our doors, stole our hearts. Can you blame us...just look at that face! June like most puppies is full of love, and belly rubs are her ultimate favorite thing! She will lay for hours for a good scratch.

June Ju plays well with others, big and small, as well as people. She can be a bit timid at first but after a sniff she'll become your best friend.

June would best suit an active life style, with a family with time to care for a puppy. Please contact for updates on this little girl!

45 minutes to an hour. Instruction is offered on the resort’s horses as well as your own horse.

Horses 101 is a class that requires no prior experience and lasts two hours, $125 per person.

Human/horse synergy rides is taught by professional spa and equestrian staff that improves synergy and body communication between you and your horse through massage, acupuncture and chiropractic modalities. Pony rides are $25 for a 15 minute session, ages 2 and up. A guided tour of the trails are $50 per hour. Carriage rides through the village of Middleburg are available April through November for $60 per person or $300 for private, 45 minute rides. Horse-drawn hay rides for groups are $1,080 for three hours.

Driving lessons are $95 per person or $385 for private lessons, an hour and a half. Overnight boarding for resort guests are $75 per night per horse. There are more than 400 annual equestri-

an-related activities at or near the resort including steeplechases, polo events and horse shows.

Besides the horsey appeal, there are the vineyards of Virginia: 50 wineries are within 60 minutes of the Salamander. Along with miles of walking and biking trails, the resort has golf privileges at the nearby Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Creighton Farms Estates.

There are tennis courts as well as bocce, croquet, putting green and other lawn games.

The boardrooms and ballrooms make the resort perfect for weddings or conferences.

During its opening day, Salamander was lining up reservations for September. It is beautiful yet still a business, as Johnson said to a colleague. Salamander is in a unique position with its Middleburg-to-Washington connections. It wants to succeed on many levels. And it looks like Salamander is on its way.★

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· Augustine Golf Club (VA) · Bull Run Golf Club (VA) · Old Hickory Golf Club (VA) · Royal Manchester Golf Links (PA) · The Legacy Golf Resort

For Tee Times: Call 703-779-2555 or visit Raspberryfalls.com Leesburg, Va

IN COUNTRY

In Country Calendar: Dogs, Grape-Stomping and Munnings SEPTEMBER 13

Sips and Snacks from Six to Seven at Home Farm Store Taste and comment on: wine, ciders or beer, along with a showcase of new and delicious artisan local food and meat. Take home samples and, as always, recipe cards printed with ideas

for your weekend table. For more information, visit www.HomeFarmStore.com.

1 E. Washington St., Middleburg, Va. Wine and Wags Enjoy a free wine tasting on the deck with your dog at your side the second Friday of every month, May-October. Come and celebrate

Friday with unique Virginia wines and your furry friends. You are invited to stroll the vineyards with your pet. Bring a picnic lunch or purchase snack baskets. Water and biscuits provided for dogs. For details, visit www.lexingtonvalleyvineyard.com. 80 Norton Way Rockbridge Baths, Va.

‘Celebrate the Harvest’ From Sept. 13 to 22, celebrate the Harvest, sponsored by the Middleburg Business & Professional Association and celebrate some of the best food and wine in Middleburg, Paris, The Plains and Upperville. Local farms, wineries, and breweries are partnering with restaurants and businesses in Middleburg and other nearby towns to showcase the best locally produced goods that the community has to offer. www.townofmiddleburg.org

SEPTEMBER 14 Annual Fluvanna SPCA Wine Tasting Fundraiser at Keswick Mark down Sept.14 from noon to 3 p.m. for an afternoon of wine tasting and desserts at the Fluvanna SPCA’s 5th Annual Keswick Wine Tasting Fundraiser. Featuring a fantastic and fun silent auction with items such as athletic club memberships, restaurant gift certificates, pet portraits, gift baskets, plants and more. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. All proceeds from the event benefit animal care at the SPCA. Tickets can be purchased at FSPCA or online. www.fspca.org/keswickwinetasting.html

SEPTEMBER 14 Have your photo taken stomping grapes “I Love Lucy” style, and enjoy foot-stomping music by the warmth of a huge bonfire, perfect for roasting marshmallows or making s’mores at Moonlight Stomp 2013, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Receive a complimentary AmRhein’s wine glass at the gate and participate in a free wine tasting. AmRhein’s full wine list will be available at special prices. www. amrheins.com/winecellars/events

SEPTEMBER 15

‘Munnings: Out in the Open’ The National Sporting Library & Museum, in Middleburg, Virginia, exhibition, “Munnings: Out in the Open” runs through Sept. 15. The exhibit includes more than 50 masterworks by the renowned English artist, Sir Alfred Munnings (1878 - 1959), some never before exhibited in the U.S. Open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. A second exhibition, “Munnings in Print,” will be on view in the library. Library hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday.

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.

The exhibit is free to the public. www.nsl.org

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Goodstone’s Hunt Country Happy Hour It’s a September Hunt Country Happy Hour in the Bar at Goodstone from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Enjoy great conversation with friends, and sample executive chef Benjamin Lambert’s complimentary canapés as you take in the peacefulness and natural beauty of the Goodstone estate.

RSVP: 540-687-3333 www.goodstone.com.

Tradition

savors spending an extra day with friends.

Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, only a couple of hours from Northern VA and DC, Charlottesville and Albemarle County, VA are perfect for your next excursion. Whether it’s a visit to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, an eclectic mix of restaurants, world-class vineyards or nearby mountain trails, it’s no wonder this region was voted one of the top 10 wine vacation destinations in the U.S. by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Plan your trip at visitcharlottesville.org.

Where tradition is always new.

Night at the Museum with a New Exhibition and Artist David Bosun Night at the Museum is a unique opportunity to explore our exhibitions after hours and enjoy the best food and music in Charlottesville. Food trucks, beer from Devil’s Backbone Brewing Company, and music from local band, the Dericks, make this a not-to-be-missed event. For the final Night at the Museum of the summer, a new exhibition, “Ngau Gidthal” (My Stories)

by Torres Strait Islander artist David Bosun will be on view, and the artist will be present during the festivities. $5 for nonmembers and free for museum members. www.virginia.edu/kluge-ruhe

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FOOD & WINE

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he insides of 1218 Wisconsin Ave., NW, have been totally altered. The Third Edition has been booted and replaced by a second edition of El Centro, a restaurant featuring tacos, tequila and more. Most of the menu items match those of the original Richard Sandoval restaurant, located on 14th Street, NW. About 40 percent of the items are new, however. Restaurant guests will find fajitas on this menu, as well as new taco and enchilada options.

Four Georgetowner staffers got a chance to taste-test and see El Centro during its grandopening week Sept. 6. The friendliness of the initial greet matched the lively crowd.

The décor mimics the original El Centro’s style, both restaurants embracing a Mexico City theme. The restaurant is very dim, illuminated only by dark turquoise windows and small candles upon the wooden tabletops.

We promptly ordered the spicy mango and regular margaritas, and the paloma was given high notes from its recipient: our list including fruity, spicy and regular margaritas, palomas, mojitos and Coronas.

After devouring handfuls of chips and exceptional salsa, we ordered two types of guacamole.

Avocado fanatics will not get bored at El Centro as the menu kicks off with four different kinds of guacamole. The tuna tartare and spicy crab were our picks. Appetizers next! We each got one, and sharing ensued. Our orders included ceviche, a shrimp and citrus soup, pork sopas, mushroom

Saturday, October 26, 2013 From: 2:00 to 6:00 PM

HIGHLIGHTS:

12 Types of Oysters • Beer and Wine Pairings • Oyster Boats • Live Band • Silent Auction

COST:

$75 Per Person, Includes Tax and Gratuity • 21+ Event Must Show Valid ID for Entry • $45 Per Marine Corp Marathon Participant (Proof Needed)

Lisa and Greg Talbott with Ivan Iricanin of Richard Sandoval Restaurants at the second floor of El Centro in front of the last remnant of the Third Edition on the wall. empanadas and chicken tamales. The table found the ceviche all right, but the rest of the items got higher marks.

Our entrees came out with top-notch presentation: steak, pork carnitas, chipotle shrimp, and mushroom huarache.

The steak arrived garnished with peppers and onions with a cornhusk-wrapped tamale on the side. All traces of steak were gone at the end of the meal, thanks to a very content eater.

Another at the table enjoyed the pork carnitas, a chef’s favorite. Guacamole, habanero salsa, Mexican rice and charro beans were sent out as toppings, while tortillas sat beside the plate in a heating dish. The carnita recipient loved her meal, with the exception of the very salty beans.

She had enough food left over to pack up and take some home.

Chipotle shrimp came out atop richly vegetable-induced rice. The shrimp were big and fresh, unlike the shrimp in the ceviche. There was enough for her to take some home, too.

I had chosen mushroom huarache, a small mushroom and goat cheese pizza, basically, from the relatively short list of vegetarian options. My meal was delicious, despite the crust being a little hard. I was able to comfortably finish my food even after having eaten so much beforehand.

Despite our being full and some having leftovers, my group did not pass on dessert. We ordered tres leche and churros. The tres leche, a moist sponge cake topped with bananas and

cream, came with fruity custard on the side. I enjoyed the cake more than the thin churros that came with chocolate, caramel and passion fruit dipping sauces.

After hoisting ourselves from our chairs, we ventured upstairs to check out the bigger bar and the balcony. The balcony overlooks an open lower patio, lit by strings of white lights. This area, weather permitting, has the best eye appeal of the entire restaurant.

We stopped in the upstairs bathroom before parting. It is worth noting. While there are two doors, which are unmarked but could be mistaken for gender-specific entrances, there is only one room. It contains six stalls, three on each side. There are sinks and water barrels in the center, and the two halves of the bathroom are set up as mirror images of one another. An illusion! You think you are staring into a mirror while washing your hands, until someone, who might be of the opposite sex, walks out of a stall right across from you. Surprise! Never a fan of waiting in long lines at ladies’ room and watching men walk in and out of their room, I am a fan of this genderless setup. El Centro might end up being awarded “Best Bathroom in D.C.,” or it might make some patrons uncomfortable.

A first, unofficial review of El Centro? In a nutshell, it has an eager, helpful staff, succulent food and delicious drinks. Stop by El Centro at Wisconsin & M. It looks like it will be a hit. And don’t forget to check out the bathroom. ★

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BENEFICIARY:

Oyster Recovery Partnership, a large-scale restoration program to plant disease-free oysters back into the Chesapeake Bay. Purchase Your Tickets at www.tonyandjoes.com Ph: (202) 944.4545 Tony & Joe’s Seafood Place 3000 K Street, NW Washington, DC Georgetown Waterfront

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Seafood and nature lovers of the Potomac and Chesapeake gathered at Nick’s Riverside Grille Sept. 4 for a political fundraiser to benefit Steve Schuh, who is seeking the GOP nomination for Anne Arundel County executive in the 2014 election. Shown: Annapolis restaurateur James King, candidate Steve Schuh and Greg Casten of Tony & Joe’s and Profish.

FOOD & WINE

What’s Cooking, Neighbor?

RATATOUILLE CASSEROLE

SARAH BIGLAN

Ingredients:

SERVES: 10

1 medium zucchini, 1/4-inch dice

BY WALT ER NICHOL L S

1 medium yellow squash, 1/4-inch dice 1 medium eggplant, 1/4-inch dice 2 red bell peppers, seeded, 1/4-inch dice 2 medium onions, julienned 4 ears of corn, kernels removed 1 28-ounce can San Marzano tomatoes 6 cloves garlic, sliced thinly 1/4 cup fresh thyme, stemmed and chopped 2 tbsp. fresh marjoram, stemmed and chopped 1/2 cup fresh basil, stemmed and sliced 2 bay leaf 2 cinnamon sticks 1 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 lb fresh goat cheese

Directions: In a large sauce pot over medium heat, brown the eggplant in the olive oil, lightly salting to extract juices, stirring occasionally, creating a light golden brown paste (about 15 minutes). Add the onions and garlic and wilt lightly (about 5 minutes). Add the zucchini, yellow squash, corn, and red peppers. Toss in a pinch of salt to establish flavor. Once the mix is cooked down (about 10 minutes), add the canned tomato, bay leaves, and cinnamon sticks. Simmer for about one hour, uncovered, until the mix has developed a “chili” like consistency. Add the thyme, marjoram, and basil. Cook for an additional 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Spread the pasta in a 2 1/2 quart fireproof casserole dish and cover with the ratatouille mixture..

Place goat cheese disks on the top and cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees until heated through, about 20 to 25 minutes.

Salt and pepper to taste 1 pound ditali dry pasta (small, short tubes) cooked al dente in salted boiling water

Biglan’s current favorite restaurants: Bourbon Steak at Sarah Biglan. Photo by Morgan Goodale

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here are lots of reasons why Sarah Biglan loves her cozy studio apartment in East Village. A one block stroll brings her to the Rose Park farmers market or Stachowski’s butcher shop for her favored Italian sausage sandwich. She takes advantage of the nearby tennis courts and R o c k Creek Park trails.

Ris restaurant, where she works long hours as chef de cuisine with executive chef Ris Lacoste, is just a few streets away in the West End. “There’s a nice neighborhood vibe,” says Biglan, a native of Atlantic City, N.J., and a 2002 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. “After two years of living here, you find yourself running into the same people, on their way somewhere. It’s a friendly, convenient community.”

There’s one problem. She would like to have people over for dinner but sadly, “there is sim-

Photo by Morgan Goodale

ply no room.” Instead, Biglan’s friends invite her over to watch football (her preference) and together they whip-up a meal, taking advantage of her chef skills.

“And my ratatouille casserole is everyone’s favorite,” she says.

With farmers markets overflowing with late summer produce, her timely recipe takes full advantage of the bounty. A particularly nice touch is the addition of cinnamon sticks, which she says, “brings out hidden flavor elements in vegetables.”

This is not a throw-together quick dish.

There is a good deal of chopping and dicing.

For best results, do not sauté the eggplant at high heat. “You have to be patient,” says Biglan.

“You must develop the caramelization.” Israeli couscous can be substituted for the “thimbles” of ditali pasta. Don’t care for fresh goat cheese? Use mozzarella or feta.

“But goat adds a tang and is lighter.”

And the main course? Says Biglan: “My favorite is barbecued chicken.” ★

What’s Cooking, Neighbor? visits with wine, food and entertaining professionals, who call the Georgetown area home. Walter Nicholls is the food critic for Arlington Magazine and a former staff writer for The Washington Post Food section.

the Four Seasons for a hamburger and the dim sum brunch at the Source in downtown Washington.

YOU’RE INVITED

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 9am Breakfast at Brasserie Beck 10am Ride Begins | 11 - 2pm Farm Tours 2pm Lunch | Cost - $75*

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Rev up for the annual Chefs Go Fresh, including seafood this year. Join fellow chefs in a motorcycle rally of local farms. Meet area purveyors of produce, meats, seafood and other farm raised products. Start the day at 9 a.m. with breakfast at Brasserie Beck hosted by Chef Robert Wiedmaier. Tour the scenic Maryland countryside and conclude the day with lunch at Cantler’s Riverside Inn in Annapolis.

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1789 RESTAURANT

1226 36th St. NW With the ambiance of an elegant country inn, 1789 features classically based American cuisine – the finest regional game, fish and produce available.

Open seven nights a week.

Jackets suggested.

Complimentary valet parking. www.1789restaurant.com

BANGKOK JOE’S

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

Come and enjoy the new exotic Thai cuisine inspired by French cooking techniques. Bangkok Joe’s is upscale, colorful and refined. Absolutely the perfect place for lunch or dinner or just a private gathering.

CHADWICKS

CAFE BONAPARTE

1736 Wisconsin Ave. NW Come and see for yourself why Bistrot Lepic, with its classical, regional and contemporary cuisine, has been voted best bistro in D.C. by the Zagat Guide.

And now with its Wine bar, you can enjoy “appeteasers”, full bar service, complimentary wine tasting every Tuesday and a new Private Room. The regular menu is always available. Open everyday. Lunch & Dinner. Now Serving Brunch Saturday and Sunday 11-3pm Reservations suggested. www.bistrotlepic.com

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

We look forward to calling you a “regular” soon! www.cafebonaparte.com

(202) 333-4422

(202) 338-3830

(202) 333-0111

(202) 333-8830

CIRCLE BISTRO

CLYDE’S OF GEORGETOWN

DAILY GRILL

FILOMENA RISTORANTE

3205 K St. NW A Georgetown tradition for over 40 years, this friendly neighborhood restaurant/saloon features fresh seafood, burgers, award-winning ribs and specialty salads & sandwiches.

Daily lunch & dinner specials.

Late night dining (until midnight Sun.-Thu., 1am Fri.-Sat.) Champagne brunch served Sat. & Sun. until 4pm Open Mon.-Thu. 11:30am - 2am Fri.Sat. 11:30am - 3am. Sun 11am.2am. Kids’ Menu Available.

Overlooking the new Georgetown Waterfront Park ChadwicksRestaurants.com

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

(202) 333-2565

(202) 293-5390

(202) 333-9180

MAI THAI

PEACOCK CAFE

SEA CATCH

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

3236 M St. NW This animated tavern, in the heart of Georgetown, popularized saloon food and practically invented Sunday brunch.

Clyde’s is the People’s Choice for bacon cheeseburgers, steaks, fresh seafood, grilled chicken salads, fresh pastas and desserts. www.clydes.com

Open dailyfor breakfast, lunch and dinner.

1310 Wisconsin Ave. NW Reminiscent of the classic American Grills, Daily Grill is best known for its large portions of fresh seasonal fare including Steaks & Chops, Cobb Salad, Meatloaf and Warm Berry Cobbler.

Open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.Visit our other locations at 18th & M Sts NW and Tysons Corner. www.dailygrill.com

www.circlebistro.com

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

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

HAPPY HOUR 3:30PM - 6PM www.maithai.com

3251 Prospect St. NW Established in 1991, Peacock Cafe is a tradition in Georgetown life. The tremendous popularity of The Peacock Happy Day Brunch in Washington, D.C. is legendary. The breakfast and brunch selections offer wonderful variety and there is a new selection of fresh, spectacular desserts everyday. The Peacock Café in Georgetown, D.C. — a fabulous menu for the entire family.

Monday - Thursday: 11:30am - 10:30pm Friday: 11:30am - 12:00am Saturday: 9:00am - 12:00am Sunday: 9:00am - 10:30pm

(202) 337-1010

(202) 625-2740

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BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR

3124-28 M St. NW A friendly French Bistro in the heart of historic Georgetown since 1975. Executive chef and owner Gerard Cabrol came to Washington, D.C. 32 years ago, bringing with him home recipes from southwestern France. Our specialties include our famous Poulet Bistro (tarragon rotisserie chicken), Minute steak Maitre d’Hotel (steak and pomme frit¬es), Steak Tartare, freshly pre¬pared seafood, veal, lamb and duck dishes and the best Eggs Benedict in town. In addition to varying daily specials. www.bistrofrancaisdc.com

www.bangkokjoes.com

(202) 965-1789

BISTRO FRANCAIS

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

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

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

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

1063 Wisconsin Ave., NW Filomena is a Georgetown landmark that has endured the test of time and is now celebrating 30 years. Our old-world cooking styles & recipes brought to America by the early Italian immigrants, alongside the culinary cutting edge creations of Italy’s foods of today, executed by our award winning Italian Chef. Try our spectacular Lunch buffet on Fri. & Saturdays or our Sunday Brunch, Open 7 days a week for lunch & dinner. www.filomena.com

(202) 337-4900

(202) 338-8800

SEQUOIA

THE OCEANAIRE

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

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

1201 F St. NW Ranked one of the most popular seafood restaurants in D.C., “this cosmopolitan” send-up of a vintage supper club that’s styled after a ‘40’s-era ocean liner is appointed with cherry wood and red leather booths, infused with a “clubby, old money” atmosphere. The menu showcases “intelligently” prepared fish dishes that “recall an earlier time of elegant” dining. What’s more, “nothing” is snobbish here.

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

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

(202) 944-4200

(202) 347-2277

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CONTINENTAL MOVERS

FRENCH LANGUAGE TEACHER

Description: Clerical Personnel needed to help reduce my work load. Computer skills needed good with organization. You will be well paid.

Interested person(s) Should contact: gghudson010@hotmail.com for more info and wages.

Local/long Distance Pick ups/Deliveries/Junk removal 202 438 489 -301 340 0602 Fully insured/bonded.serving the area For more than 15 years Cmora53607@msn.com www.continentalmovers.net

French Language Private Instruction. Classes structured to accommodate beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels and determined by each student’s individual goals. Instructor is very enthusiastic, patient and committed to success. Over 15 years of teaching experience. Washington DC. Contact: getfrench@gmail.com, or visit www.getfrench.net.

HELP WANTED

FOR LEASE/RENT/ SALE

PET SERVICES

FOR RENT

CLEO’S PET FEEDING SERVICE

Cathedral Area Attractive studio, newly renovated.

In secure building near bus stop $1250 + electricity. 202 686 0023

I feed pets - Cats, fish, birds.

References are available.

202-625-7310

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CAR FOR SALE 2007 SAAB Convertible for sale. Car is in very good condition, clean, with 35K miles. Color is silver with tan leather interior. Car has new tires, brake pads, and runs great.

Call 202-642-3460 for pricing and details.

Test drive in Georgetown available.

FOR SALE For the price of a condo in NW... you can own a weekend house in posh Talbot County! To see properties ranging from the low $200s to $700 in Saint Michaels, Oxford and more, call Joan Wetmore, CBRE Plus, at 410745-9099 (best) or 410-745-6702. Where would you rather wake up?

SHORT TERM OFFICE SUBLEASE 1023 31st Street NW 3,000 to 5,000sf Open Plan Call John Olson Lincoln Property Company 202-513-6700

TUTORING/TEST PREPARATION Is your child anxious or worried about a standardized test or difficult subject in school he or she will have to take this fall? Odyssey Tutors provides elite, one-onone in-home tutoring for students in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. We are committed to delivering superior educational outcomes and steadfast in our belief that tutoring has the power to radically transform the academic trajectory of a student. Please e-mail us at nday@odysseytutors.com to learn more.

FRENCH, SPANISH INSTRUCTION Planning a trip to Paris? Madrid? Latin America? Pick Genevieve! French native. MA, PhD Romance Languages, MS Spanish & Linguistics. Private sessions to suit your needs. Evening, weekend sessions available. Call 202-333-2666

WYNFORD LYDDANE PIANO STUDIOS 25 Years Teaching Experience of ALL Levels and Ages. Direct Approach Tailored to Individual Student for Repertoire, Technique & Theory.

Student Recitals as well as National Piano Guild Auditions Wisconsin and Massachusetts Avenues Location at Saint Albans Parish 617-304-6728

PATIENT MUSIC TEACHER Happy to encourage beginning students, and those returning to playing.

Off-street parking for students near metro.

John Benaglia Music Lessons.com. (202) 2341837.

MAGIC LESSONS 30 year professional magician teaching all skills developed in career as a mystery performing artist Age range 12 and up.

Contact Andrew at 703 314 8455

FOR RENT Fully furnished 20 x 20’ bedroom on second floor of historic southern colonial mansion built in 1840. On 3 acres of secluded property with swimming pool, tennis courts, gourmet kitchen and elegant interior.

Ample parking just minutes from GW Parkway and downtown DC. $2500 per month. Call John Harbert

TENNIS LESSONS $25 for a private, 1-hour lesson.

Willing to meet at your closest metro station for an extra $5.00 Excellent with beginners, intermediate, and children.

Mark 202-333-3484

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FALL 2013 GALA GUIDE: Autumnal Elegance Returns SEPTEMBER 11

Ambassadors Ball This fall kick-off gala, which raises funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, brings together members of the diplomatic community, congressional leaders and other dignitaries for an evening of dinner and dancing. Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. Call 202 296-5363, option 2, or visit MSAmbassadorsBallDC@nmss.org.

SEPTEMBER 18

The US Navy Memorial Lone Sailor Awards Dinner The Lone Sailor Award is given to Sea Service veterans who have excelled with distinction in their respective civilian careers, while exemplifying the Navy core values of honor, courage and commitment. Ted Turner, Dan Akerson, General P.X. Kelley and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison are the 2013 award recipients. National Building Museum. Contact M.C. Dunn at 202-380-0728 or mcdunn@navymemorial.org.

SEPTEMBER 21

Joan Hisaoka 'Make a Difference' Gala This gala was created in an effort to continue to fulfill Joan’s desire to help others living with cancer and to raise money to support organizations that bring hope and healing to those faced with serious illness. This year’s gala beneficiaries are Life With Cancer, the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts and the Brem Foundation.

Omni Shoreham Hotel. Call 202-302-0053.

Wolf Trap Ball The immense Filene Center stage is transformed into a magical setting. The ball is the foundation’s largest fundraiser and all proceeds benefit Wolf Trap’s arts and education programs. This year Wolf Trap partners with the Embassy of France. Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park. Call 703-255-4030.

SEPTEMBER 28

After Dark at THEARC After Dark at THEARC is a fun and festive evening that celebrates and supports the work of the 11 nonprofit organizations in residence at THEARC that offer social services, cultural arts programs and events for families living in Southeast Washington. The evening includes student performances, dinner, dancing and surprise entertainment. THEARC. Call 202-8895901, ext. 1.

SEPTEMBER 29

2013 NSO Season Opening Ball The National Symphony Orchestra’s 83rd season kick-off event includes a performance, conducted by Kennedy Center music director Christoph Eschenbach and featuring cellist YoYo Ma and young organist Cameron Carpenter followed by an elegant dinner and dancing. Proceeds support the orchestra's many artistic, education and community engagement programs.

Kennedy Center. For more information, contact Matthew Porter at 202-416-8102.

OCTOBER 5

Kreeger Museum Gala The museum’s major fundraising event will begin with cocktails, followed by dinner in the galleries. Guests will have the opportunity to view The Kreeger Museum’s new reflecting 26

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pool inaugural exhibition before the evening concludes with a dessert buffet on the sculpture terrace with live music. Kreeger Museum. Call 202-338-3552.

OCTOBER 6

Harman Center for the Arts Annual Gala The evening begins with cocktails and a performance including the presentation of the William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre to Elizabeth McGovern. Guests will proceed to the National Building Museum to mingle with the stars of the evening and enjoy a gourmet dinner and dancing. The gala funds the theater’s education and community engagement programs. Sidney Harman Hall and National Building Museum. Call 202-547-1122.

OCTOBER 7

America-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation’s 2013 Annual Gala Friends in Time of War will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Russian Navy’s goodwill visit to New York and San Francisco. Susan Carmel Lehrman is the event chair of the gala, which will honor Igor Butman and Wynton Marsalis.

Embassy of the Russian Federation. Call 202496-5306 or visit ARCCFrsvp@gmail.com.

OCTOBER 17

Chris4Life Blue Hope Bash The event consists of a reception, dinner and awards, heartfelt speeches, a silent auction and a performance by Ted Garber. Proceeds benefit the Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation, which is dedicated to finding a cure for colon cancer by supporting cutting-edge research programs as well as advocating early screening for colon cancer. Four Seasons Hotel. Call 855-610-1733 or visit chris4life.org.

OCTOBER 18

Meridian Ball The ball brings together top policy makers, private and public sector leaders and the diplomatic corps to build relationships and support Meridian’s mission of promoting global leadership.

Guests dine at ambassador-hosted dinners or Meridian’s White-Meyer House before coming together for dessert, dancing and conversation at Meridian House. Meridian International Center.

Call 202-939-5592.

Citizen’s Association of Georgetown Gala This year’s black-tie gala will be held at the Italian Embassy with Ambassador and Mrs. Claudio Bisogniero as the Venetian Carnivale’s honorary chairs and Colleen Girouard and Robin Jones as co-chairs. The event, featuring a masked ball, Italian buffet dinner and after party, will honor Georgetown community and business leaders Herbert and Patrice Miller. Embassy of Italy.

Call 202-337-7313, or visit CAGtown.org.

OCTOBER 19

Imagination State Gala The evening includes an original performance

by Imagination Stage students and professional company, silent auction and post-performance buffet reception. Proceeds from the event support Imagination Stage's professional theater, education and outreach program that benefit children of all abilities.

Imagination Stage. Call 301-280-1614, or visit boxoffice@imaginationstage.com.

OCTOBER 20

Mark Twain Prize for American Humor The Kennedy Center presents the award annually at a star-studded evening to pay tribute to the humor and accomplishments of the honoree.

This year's honoree will be Carol Burnett, an award-winning actress and best-selling author.

The evening's proceeds support the Kennedy Center's programs, performances and outreach activities. Kennedy Center. Call 202-416-8335.

OCTOBER 25

USO Gala This star-studded event celebrates the USO and recognizes a special volunteer, as well as honorees selected by the senior enlisted representatives from each branch of the armed forces for their extraordinary bravery, loyalty and heroism.

Washington Hilton. Call 703-740-4942.

OCTOBER 26

38th National Italian American Foundation Gala The 38th annual black-tie NIAF Anniversary Gala culminates a two-day celebration that includes special receptions, entertainment and seminars. NIAF’s mission is to preserve and promote the heritage and culture of Italy and Americans of Italian descent as well as to offer educational and youth programs. Washington Hilton. Call 202-939-3106.

LUNGevity's Musical Celebration of Hope Gala celebrates the hope and promise of science and the improvements in survivorship. The evening will bring together business leaders, policy decision makers, dignitaries and distinguished pioneers in lung cancer research.

Mellon Auditorium. Please contact Anna Pugh at 240-454-3105 or apugh@lungevity.org.

NOVEMBER 2

Lombardi Gala This 27th annual black-tie dinner dance features a cocktail reception and silent auction, presentation of awards to individuals in the vanguard of the fight against cancer and more. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the Gala go directly to Lombardi for cancer research, education and treatment. Washington Hilton.

Call 202-678-2604.

NOVEMBER 11

Capital Food Fight Join José Andrés and Carla Hall for the 10th anniversary of this event which brings the food industry's best talent together to support D.C. Central Kitchen's community empowerment. Guests enjoy signature dishes from top restaurants while top chefs battle on-stage.

Food critics and national celebrities are on hand to mingle with the crowd and add to the excitement. Ronald Reagan Building.

Visit capitalfoodfight.org.

NOVEMBER 12

Signature Chefs The March of Dimes annual Signature Chefs Gala highlights the city’s culinary masters for an elegant

Oscar de la Renta Baroque Embroidered Silk Gown, Shocking Pink $12,990.00

evening of wine, cocktails and dining with the participation of over 30 of the area’s celebrated chefs, bartenders and vintners. The evening will also include auctions with unique dining, entertainment, travel and leisure packages. This year’s honorary chef is Jamie Leeds of Hank’s Oyster Bar. Occidental’s bar manager Jo-Jo Valenzuela will be cocktail chair and ABC7-WJLA Anchor Leon Harris will emcee. The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. Visit MarchofDimes. com for details.

NOVEMBER 14

Fight Night Fight Night brings together 1,600 prominent and influential business leaders, as well as legends from the sports and boxing world, for an evening of fun, auctions, exciting entertainment and live professional boxing bouts. The event, with the support of Under Armour, aims to raise a record-breaking $3 million to support programs that provide education and healthcare services to children in need both in D.C. and Baltimore.

Washington Hilton. Call 202-772-0416.

Knock Out Abuse Knock Out Abuse Against Women is a Washington, D.C.-based organization that for the past 17 years has promoted awareness and raised money to combat domestic abuse to aid victims of domestic violence through supporting shelters for women and children whose lives have been shattered by abuse, poverty and homelessness.

This year’s event chair is Gina Adams and the attire is "Gatsby Gowns." Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Call 202-725-5604.

NOVEMBER 23

Capital City Ball This annual black-tie fundraiser supports D.C. organizations that fight human trafficking and modern day slavery. Ticket price includes open bar, silent auction, live band, dancing, dinner and dessert buffets.

The Washington Club.

Call 202-255-0134.★

SOCIAL SCENE

Previewing a Better Understanding

BY M ARY B IRD On Sept. 1, artistic director Jameson Freeman hosted an intimate fall preview for the non-profit organization For a Better Understanding of Mankind, also known as FABUM, at his and Dana Tai Soon Burgess's home in the Palisades. The evening gave a sneak peek into future plans as the organization launches its third year of "original performance projects and artistic programming that explore the human condition." FABUM's most recent project, a walk-through theatrical experience, entitled "Dream Wedding," was produced in June and its youth program "has expanded dramatically with new curriculum and mentors" since launching last year.

FABUM members George Jackson, Nichola Hays, Jameson Freeman, Laura Livoy and Jacqueline Thomas

Kaiser Says, 'I Do'

Michael Kaiser (left), president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, married economist John Roberts Aug. 31 at the Kennedy Center in a ceremony officiated by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The first Supreme Court justice to preside over a same-sex wedding, Ginsburg is a friend of Kaiser, of the Kennedy Center and of the Washington National Opera. Ginsburg called Kaiser “a friend and someone I much admire” in a statement to the media. “That is why I am officiating at his wedding.”

Devotion to Children

BY M ARY BIR D On Aug. 21, supporters of Pro View and Devotion to Children gathered on the balcony of Morton’s Steakhouse on Connecticut Avenue for a happy hour kick-off to Doc Walker’s ProView Event 76, Cards 4 Kids Poker Tournament.

Dan Ruttenberg and Yasmine Bonilla will co-chair the Sept. 21 Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament, which will also take place at Morton’s. Proceeds will be used to help struggling families secure affordable childcare services in the Washington metropolitan area.

Raymond Dudley and Sonny Brown

Photographer “Costa,” choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess and writer-dance critic George Jackson

Washington Concierges Gather at Tony & Joe's for 30th gala

BY MA RY B IRD Mardi Gras beads were the order of the evening as the Washington Area Concierge Association celebrated its 30th annual gala at Tony & Joe’s at Washington Harbour on Aug. 19.

The weather was perfect, as guests enjoyed a plentiful array of the restaurant’s specialties along with signature cocktails and other libations.

There were boat tours, auction and raffle items and the assurance that 100 percent of the proceeds raised would benefit the John B. Campbell Hospitality Scholarship, Les Clefs d’Or and the Washington Animal Rescue League.

Ida Campbell of WPFW Radio and Rick "Doc" Walker

Board VP Daniel Ruttenberg and advisory board member Liz Updike

Look for these articles at www.Georgetowner.com ★ A Tribute to Alber Jeff Morgan of the Four Seasons and Jen Howard of "Shear Madness" at the Washington Area Concierge Association Gala, held at Tony & Joe's.

Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan

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