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1. Photos and Text by Jeff Malet www.maletphoto.com 1-5. Nearly 200,000 book lovers and more than 100 leading authors gathered on the National Mall on Sept. 21 to 22 for the 13th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. 1. Sarina, Julia, Yasnun and Ava from Winston-Salem, N.C., wait in line to have their books autographed. 2. Australian writer Thomas Keneally is best known for writing “Schindler’s Ark,” which became the Academy Award-winning film “Schindler’s List.” 3. Noted journalist and author Evan Thomas speaks about his new book “Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret War to Save the World.” 4. Margaret Atwood talks about her latest novel, “MaddAddam.” She is already author to more than 50 volumes of poetry, children’s literature, fiction and nonfiction. 5. National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates has published more than 40 novels as well as plays, short stories, novellas, poetry and nonfiction. 6. Senior Department of Defense officials laid a wreath at the Lone Sailor Statue at the U.S. Navy Memorial on Sept. 17 in honor of those killed during the previous day’s shooting at the Washington Navy Yard.

7. Four-year-old Ashley of Tinkus Tiataco U.S.A. (Arlington, Va.). The highlight of the annual Latino Festival in Washington, D.C., also known as Fiesta DC, is the colorful Parade of Nations down Pennsylvania Avenue on Sept. 22.

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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.

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D.C. Scenes

FOOD & WINE 21

Dining Guide

Web Exclusives

Cocktail of the Month

Town Topics

Editorial / Opinion

What’s Cooking, Neighbor?

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Be a Maxxinista this gala season. Designer dress, earrings and ring available at “The Runway” in TJ Maxx in Georgetown. Clutch by Sondra Roberts available at Upstairs on 7th Boutique, www.upstairson7th.com.

UP & COMING Media and the Cancer Experience The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship will host its annual Rays of Hope event for survivors, health policy experts, advocates, care providers and others. The evening will feature a panel discussion about how cancer is covered in media and entertainment, and its influence over public perceptions of cancer and cancer care. The Emmy Award-Winning creator of The Big C, Darlene Hunt, and the CEO and founder of the Center for Advancing Health, Jessie Gruman, will be recognized. Visit canceradvocacy.org/raysofhope to learn more. The Newseum; 555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

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Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Annual Fall Festival of Indian Dance and Arts Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company celebrates 10 years of excellence with its annual fall festival of Indian Dance and Arts. The festival features award-winning artists who have been pioneers in the arts of classical to modern Indian dance, music, theater, and spoken word. Tickets range from $27.50-$125. Visit dakshina.org to learn more. Shakespeare Theatre; 610 F Street NW.

SEPTEMBER 28

Park After Dark The 3rd annual Park After Dark benefit for the C&O Canal National Historical Park. Enjoy a night of live music, great food,

libations, a photo booth, a campfire, and more - in the park after dark! Visit canaltrust. org/trust to learn more. Tickets $75. Historic Great Falls Tavern; 11710 MacArthur Blvd; Potomac, Md. Taiwanese musical group “A Moving Sound” to debut in D.C. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office is proud to announce that Taiwanese music ensemble A Moving Sound will stage a free performance at the Kennedy Center. The performances will showcase what National Geographic World Music described as “one of the most original outfits working in the world music arena today.” This event is free to the public. Visit kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/ to learn more. 2700 F St NW

SEPTEMBER 30

3rd Annual Chefs Go Fresh & Seafood For the 3rd year, Georgetown Media Group continues the popular event, Chefs Go Fresh, while highlighting seafood this year. Local chefs rev up for a motorcycle rally of farms 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. Individual tickets are $75.00. Visit www.georgetowner.com/articles/2013/ aug/12/3rd-annual-chefs-go-fresh-andseafood. Brasserie Beck; 1101 K Street NW.

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Blues Alley Jazz Night at the Fourth Estate Restaurant “Jazz Night” arrives again at the Press Club’s Fourth Estate restaurant on Wednesday, Oct. 2 during dinner. The restaurant will host the event with Blues Alley, Georgetown’s home for jazz. Culinary jazz specials: oysters Rockefeller, oysters Bienville and okra gumbo with rice and beans. Music provided by members of the Blues Alley Youth Orchestra. Book your table at opentable.com or call 202-662-7638. The National Press Club 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor.

University Department of Anthropology celebrates the 10th Annual Public Anthropology Conference Oct. 5 and 6. Dr. Faye Harrison of the University of Florida will be the featured keynote speaker, and the conference is free and open to all. For more information and registration, please visit, www.american.edu/cas/anthropology/public. American University; Mary Graydon Center; 4400 Massachusetts Ave.

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Race For Every Child The Race for Every Child is a fun way to support children and families throughout the Washington area. The event will help fund specialized medical care, research into childhood diseases, and important wellness and preventive services to keep all children healthy through supporting Children’s National Medical Center. The finish line is just the beginning, because your support will impact many children and families for years to come. Visit childrensnational.donordrive. com to learn more. Freedom Plaza, Pennsylvania Avenue and 13th Street, NW

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American University 10th Annual Public Anthropology Conference Please join academics, activists, and community organizers as the American

‘Taiwan’s Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?’ to Screen at the Freer Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, in collaboration with the D.C. Asian Pacific American Film, is proud to present the D.C. premiere of Taiwan’s “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?,” the new hit comedydrama by writer-director Arvin Chen. Free at the Freer Gallery (Meyer Auditorium) 1200 Independence Ave SW ★

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Yearly Visitor Parking Passes Paused by Council The District Council stopped the D.C. Department of Transportation plan that would give an annual visitor parking card to each household within residential permit parking zones. On Sept. 10, the Council voted against the DDOT plan, described as sudden by local politicians who were involved in previous community discussions about parking, was unanimous. Ward 4 councilmember Muriel Bowser’s bill called for a return to “the status quo.” The DDOT new plan called for residents simply getting a parking card to hand to their visitors. Some saw this arrangement as leading to a few selling the free pass and thus outsiders parking all day and protested. Neighbors may continue to visit the Second District police station on Idaho Avenue to get temporary passes for visitors.

McCourt’s $100-Million Gift to Georgetown University Sets Up New School Georgetown alumnus and former Los Angeles Dodger owner Frank McCourt, Jr., will donate $100 million to Georgetown University to establish a school of public policy. It is the single largest gift ever to the university. In October, the McCourt School of Public Policy will become Georgetown’s ninth school and its first new one since 1957.

Court School for Public Policy at an academic ceremony Oct. 8 and will host an Oct. 9 event with members of the national and international policy communities, dignitaries and congressional leaders.

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Ex-Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, Jr., and John DeGioia, president of Georgetown University.

McCourt, a real estate developer, earned a bachelor’s degree of economics in 1975. His father and two of his brothers and a son also attended Georgetown University. McCourt was last in the news 2012, when the Dodgers were sold for a little more than $2 billion, and was criticized by Major League Baseball for his management of the team. “The McCourt School for Public Policy will leverage Georgetown’s location in Washington, D.C., its relationships with global leaders and its legacy of public service to launch a new approach to public policy,” according to a university spokesperson. “The McCourt School will contribute policy-based, data-driven research and solutions to the urgent policy issues of our time.” “There has never been a more urgent need

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for this work,” McCourt added in the university announcement of the gift. “The issues facing global leaders are more acute, dynamic and interrelated than ever before. We recognize an opportunity here to serve the world in a new way through an innovative approach to public policy research and analysis.” According to the university, the McCourt School will also house a new Massive Data Institute, “which will harness and navigate the data that new advances in technology and communications have generated in the past decade. The Massive Data Institute will take an innovative approach to shaping public policy by training the next generation of leaders to critically analyze, extract and use these large sets of data to better inform public policy.” The university will officially launch the Mc-

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The French Maternal School -- the small, independent nursery school serving the French, international and diplomatic communities -- has opened a second branch in the former space of the Little Folks School at 3224 N St., NW. It offers French-immersion programs for

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The Lab School of Washington, a leading school for students with learning difficulties or disabilities, ranging from elementary to high school levels, wants to expand its high school classroom space. It plans to construct a separate high school space, next to the gym on Whitehaven Parkway. This is part of the school’s main campus at Reservoir Road and Whitehaven. School-owned houses will torn down to make way for the new building which should be ready in two years. The addition does not add any new students, as the school remains below its cap of 33o students. The school’s plans have the support of most of the neighborhood; a Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting is set for Nov. 19.

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Stop-Work Order on Grace Street Earns Classic Georgetown Comment

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29, Hydrocephalus Association’s 3rd annual National Capital 5K Run/Walk, West Potomac Park; race material pick-up at 6:30 am; race at 8 a.m. An estimated 600 participants are expected to come together to raise funds and build awareness for hydrocephalus, a brain condition that has no cure and where the only treatment option requires brain surgery. Hydrocephalus is characterized by the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. To participate in the event, visit www.RunForHydro.com. To reach coach Wilson Komen, visit www.CoachKipRunning.com.

A neighbor alerted the Georgetowner Sept. 20 about a stop-work order by the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs for the the small corner condominium construction at 3220 Grace St., NW. The permit cited retaining wall work that has no permits. All construction at the site has stopped. While the project itself has gone through major changes because of challenges from Georgetown’s influential Advisory Neighborhood Commission as well as the powerful Old Georgetown Board, an advisory committee of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. Such a shutdown may seem ordinary or routine. Yet it was the added postscript under the order that caught our eye, thanks to our neighbor. It has a classic Georgetown ring to it, helpful but not too haughty. The unsigned letter is a succinct rebuff and quite the advertisement for one of Georgetown’s favorite architects. It reads: “Now that the property value of the neighbor[hood] has been saved from this incredibly ugly building, please do yourselves and the neighborhood a favor. “Walk a quarter of a block east and knock on Frank Schlesinger’s door. Let him design a nice set of row houses in keeping with historic beauty of the street you seem hell bent on destroying. “Frank designed 3303 Water Street and Coach Wilson Komen and Wells Dwiggins Thomason at the 3336 Cady’s Alley. He made everyone a lot of money with great designs. Please let him do the Georgetown Running Company, ready for the 5K. same for you. Please. Really . . . PLEASE.” Reporting on the same story, Georgetown MONDAY, SEPT. 30, Patch earlier contacted Larry Parker of DCRA. Third Annual Chefs Go Fresh & Seafood He responded to Patch, which explained, “ . . Motorcycle Rally, 9 a.m. traditional Belgian . the stop work order was probably issued for breakfast at Brasserie Beck, hosted by chef work outside of the parameters of the permits Robert Wiedmaier, co-founder of the original issued for the site, which include a permit for “Chefs on Bikes.” Ride to Annapolis area a retaining wall. He also said the permits were begins 10 a.m. Along with co-hosts Wiedmaier not posted anywhere on the site, which could and the Georgetown Media Group, the event is also lead to the stop work order.” sponsored by the Maryland Department of AgA neighbor contacted the Georgetowner, riculture and Maryland Department of Natural saying the architectural plans for the site may Resources Fisheries, in an effort to introduce be in error. Now, Schlesinger is really needed. D.C. area chefs to purveyors of produce, meats, seafood and other local products. Participating COMMUNITY CALENDAR chefs will ride their motorcycles through the scenic Annapolis area, stopping at select farms for presentations by farmers. One need not be a THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, rider to participate. Call 202-338-4833 for more Citizens Association of Georgetown, the information. 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.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2, Georgetown Village Fall Festival Fundraiser at 6:30 p.m., home of Nancy and Alan Bubes, 1601 31st St., NW. Contact Lynn Golub-Rofrano at Georgetown-Village.org

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SATURDAY, OCT. 12, Georgetown Community Day is a 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.

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EDITORIAL/ OPINON

A Terror-filled Week, Saved by Life’s Little Things

ere it not for last Monday, the week that just passed from Sunday to yesterday, would have been newsy enough, and even in its cultural and we-areNew-York and world-class way, a pleasant and rich harbinger of a fall to be enjoyed. On Monday last week, the thorn of Syria was still in the news, and there was turmoil in that region as always. During that week, the House of Representatives passed its own version of a budget bill which, among other things, would cause huge cuts in the Food Stamp program and was hitched to a measure that would either defund Obamacare or lay the ground work defunding it, a prospect that could cause a government shutdown. Locally, the D.C. Council could not muster enough votes to override Mayor Vincent Gray’s veto of its Living Wage bill, a bill some thought was aimed squarely at the powers that be at Walmart, which had initiated plans for several of its low-wage, low-prices super stores in the District of Columbia. On the same day of that vote, Ward 8 Councilman Marion Barry—once the Mayor of Washington, D.C., who was once called mayor-for-life routinely—was censured (for the second time in three years) by the council for taking money from contractors, which he had already admitted. They also stripped him of his only committee chairmanship. These things alone were big news—an ongoing foreign policy crisis in the Middle East, actions by Congress that threatened a government shutdown amid the usual partisan blame game and paralysis, major political and policy issues in Council actions. But this was Monday’s week and none of it, not even in the midst of gala season, the floundering Redskins and triumphant-sad plight of our baseball team or the thriving panda much mattered. On Monday, a lone gunman made his way into the Washington Navy Yard and Building 197, which housed the Naval Sea Systems Command, and shot and killed 12 employees and workers there in a spree that ended with his own death at the hands of police. His name was Aaron Alexis, an apparently mentally disturbed man who only recently called police in Rhode Island to tell them that he was hearing voices, a former member of the Navy Reserve, with a checkered, but apparently not alarming enough,

past of gun incidents and reported incidents with the law that stopped just short of being criminal. Alexis and his killing spree blotted out the media sun Monday and for a good part of the rest of the week here. He brought “This Town,” back to the status of “Our Town”, in the sense that everybody was consumed, shocked, floored, and eaten up by the news, as the District of Columbia joined other cities and places like Aurora, Newtown, Virginia Tech and the listgoes-on-places in being overwhelmed by the senseless and the random, humanity’s version of nature’s disasters. “Rampage at the Navy Yard” was the big Washington Post headline across the top beneath the familiar mast-head with a bone sharp photograph of a police officer with short-cropped to the skin hair with a fierce expression on his face, holding a gun that looked like it could kill dozens in seconds. The rest of the page was filled with categories: the victims, the suspect, the scene , a picture of the suspect staring into a camera, a map of the Navy Yard, a time line, and various columns and stories on the inside, including one that asked “How Much is Enough?” It suggested that maybe these shootings were the ones that would lead to better gun laws. As to that, fat chance. Only Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and a few other officials raised the question, and even President Barack Obama, in his eulogy for the victims on Sunday, worried that these shootings, like others had become “the new normal.” “Checks failed to flag gunman’s past,” was the second day across the front page, underneath a list of the names of the victims, which we can repeat here, lest we forget so soon or sooner: Michael Arnold, 59; Martin Bodrog, 54; Arthur Daniels, 51; Sylvia Frasier, 53; Kathleen Gaarde, 62; John Roger Johnson, 73; Mary Frances DeLorenzo Knight, 51; Frank Kohler, 50; Vishnu Pandit, 61; Kenneth Bernard Proctor, 46; Gerald Read, 58; Richard Michael Ridgell, 52. The week was dotted with videos from funerals, people in line at churches, memorials, memories told like stories. And yet, as noted elsewhere, including by the president in his eulogy, more, and, arguably worse horrors awaited during the week: shootings at a basketball

Mr. Common Sense Comes to Washington

illionaire investor Warren Buffett sat down with Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan at Georgetown University Sept. 19 to talk about the economy, philanthropy and being a paperboy in D.C. A graduate of Wilson High School, the 83-year-old Buffett was back where he spent his teenage years. His father

was a representative in Congress. Here are some quotes from the talk in Gaston Hall: “I am giving up nothing that has utility to me. I have everything in the world that I want that can be bought [with] money.” . . . “The human animal will keep behaving the way it has in the past. We will have periodic recessions . . . but the good news is in

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court in Chicago— the kind of gang violence that is a major plague in Chicago and which continued through the weekend —a murderous assault on the Westgate Premier Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, by members of al-Shabab, a terrorist group associated with al Qaida, in which nearly 70 shoppers were killed and in Peshawar, Pakistan, the All Saints Church was hit by suicide bombers, killing more than 80, the single worst-ever attack on Christians in Pakistan. In his eulogy at the navy yard, President Obama said he felt a “creeping resignation” in the country about gun violence, that it had become the new normal. “There is nothing normal about innocent men and women being gunned down where they work.” But by Monday, while the world absorbed the news of the Navy Yard, Kenya or Chicago, other talk floated through the year, including the dread of going over the cliff, urged on by congressional Tea Party members, and the prospect of a government shutdown, a prospect that sent a rush of anxiety through this city as well as our town. In times like these, you take a deeper interest in the visit of the President of Iran to the United Nations where he is scheduled to speak as is President Obama. You take hope from the ongoing ability of Pope Francis to surprise with his gentle, expansive vision, which includes chiding the church for its obsessive attention to gay marriage and abortion. In these times, you take solace where you may—the way the sun lit up and made almost holy the colors of apples and peaches in brown boxes at the Dupont Sunday market, the sight of six or fawns and does on a visit to Olney, the modulated, almost musical voice of National Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey as she read from her poetry in a crowded tent, men, women and children, old and young, black and white, and all the rainbows, listened raptly at the National Book Festival. Even with a heavy rain storm, it was attended, according to reports, by some 200,000 people over two days -- more than those who attended the Redskins’ or Nationals’ games this weekend. Now, it is a new week, and the headlines are thankfully small, making room even for the status of that sorry race for Governor of Virginia.★

the 20th century, we had two world wars, the flu epidemic, the Cold War, atom bomb, you name it. And the Dow Jones went from 66 to 11,497. All these terrible things happened, but America works.” . . . “Whatever you think about it [the meltdown], it was worse . . . Bush came out with the economic insight for all times, and in 10 words. He said, ‘If money isn’t loose enough, this sucker could go down.’ ”

BY JACK EVANS long with many people in our city, I was disturbed to read the series of stories in the Washington Post about seniors having their homes taken for small tax debts. I first learned of this type of problem about a year ago during an oversight hearing on another topic. I then worked with the AARP and others to introduce a comprehensive bill on the subject last October-- the Residential Real Property Equity and Transparency Act of 2012. The bill proposes a number of substantive changes to the real property tax collection process, including additional transparency, expanded presale and redemption notice requirements, and equitable limitations on tax sale purchaser expenses that homeowners must pay in order to redeem their homes. Due to the ending of Council Period 19 in December, I re-introduced the real property bill in January. I also requested that the District’s chief financial officer constitute a residential real property task force, which has met twice this year and is scheduled to meet again this fall. Many of the recommendations of the task force have already been implemented, such as a recommendation for the District’s tax office to affirmatively notify senior citizens if they may be eligible for additional real property tax credits they are not currently receiving. Further, the CFO has ordered the cancellation of any tax sales from July of any home receiving the homestead tax deduction. I also introduced emergency and permanent legislation on this topic, which will supplement the bill I introduced earlier this year in the following ways: First, it will put into law the freeze on any tax sale that has occurred of the home of a senior citizen, veteran or disabled individual, retroactively to July 2013. It will also establish a $2,000 threshold of taxes owed for any real property towards a tax sale. Furthermore, the bill will require the District to pay the owner of record prior to the tax sale any amount received by the District at the tax sale in excess of the amount of taxes due to the District. Finally, the bill will cap attorneys’ fees at $1,500. These bills, along with the more comprehensive bill I introduced earlier in the year, will begin to make the changes we need to ensure that our government is able to perform its responsibility to collect taxes while putting additional safeguards in place for our most vulnerable residents. ★

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Politics & Prose in Georgetown Requires a Community Effort

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The old Georgetown Theater building may be getting new life after it closed down completely two years ago. After showing movies for decades, the theater – infamous for showing the Penthouse-produced film, “Caligula,” for months on end -- closed in 1986 to be used for retail. The National Jewel Center took its turn and closed after 20 years. Now, the space at 1351 Wisconsin Ave., NW, is for sale by the Heon family with no takers yet, as the iconic Georgetown Theater sign rusts. That may change with a new community effort. As first reported by the Washingtonian, Politics and Prose Bookstore may be coming to Georgetown. The popular and successful independent bookstore at 5015 Connecticut Ave., N.W., wants to expand and may take over the currently dilapidated Wisconsin Avenue space. Politics and Prose co-owner Bradley Graham told the Georgetowner that the store has been approached by realtors and developers to consider opening another branch. While he is focused on the existing store, Graham is open to a second shop, renovated and built by others. “It requires a community initiative,” he cautioned, noting the interest of the Georgetown Business Improvement District. His business is “not in the position to make a major investment.” The effort will need to leap, Graham added, “lots of financial and administrative hurdles to make it happen.”

While Bistrot le Zinc on Macomb Street near Wisconsin Avenue left us too soon, another French eatery will take its place in October: La Piquette, from the owners Bistrot Lepic at Wisconsin and S. Lepic’s Cyrille Bernac told the Washington Business Journal, “It will be more casual, trendy, and cater to a younger crowd than Lepic. We have been established at Lepic for 18 years. We don’t want to compete against ourselves.”

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Tugooh Toys Moves Tugooh Toy, the eco-friendly toy shop, moved to 1355 Wisconsin Ave., NW. Its former space now houses American Holiday; the educational toy store now occupies the former Chic space.

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Dr. Martens Opens Dr. Martens, British footwear retailer, has opened at 3108 M St., NW, replacing P&C Art, an art gallery in Georgetown for almost 40 years. For more than 50 years, Dr. Martens, with its iconic boots, has remained in the ownership of the Griggs family, headed by Max Griggs.

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Another famous space -- once the home of the legendary Guards restaurant which closed last summer -- at 2915 M St., NW, is now the Venetian-inspired Rialto, an Italian eatery, owned by Moe and Joe Idrissi, who run Thunder Burger across the street. Meanwhile, the old sign for the Guards restaurant is being auctioned off on bay, with the starting price of $10,000. (No bid yet as of noon, Sept. 24; proceeds of the sale will go to D.C. Central Kitchen.) The bidding will end Sept. 26, the same day as the official opening for Rialto. The Peabody Room of the Georgetown Public Library has asked for the sign as a donation because of its historical value.

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American Holiday, a store of “apparel, gifts and home goods for the inspired,” opened Sept. 21 at 1319 Wisconsin Ave., NW. The store comes from St. Michaels, Md., where the business first opened earlier this year.

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in the Georgetown Park retail development, as well as the beautification of Washington Harbor. The Millers were Georgetown residents for decades until this past April when they sold their Federal-style row house on N Street. The gala committee agreed: “We couldn’t let them leave without a proper goodbye.” Gala co-chairs Colleen Girouard and Robin Jones are making exciting changes to the evening’s program. For the first time in the history of the gala, the formal event will be followed by an after party with dancing until 1 a.m., to be hosted and attended by the younger set of Georgetown. The evening’s entertainment will include guests serenaded by opera performers upon arrival, the D.C. Love Band playing dance music during cocktails and dinner, followed by DJ Adrian Loving, upping the tempo and getting everyone dancing . Floral décor will once again be coordinated by Fabio Ripoli of Georgetown’s own Ultra Violet. His take on the Venetian Carnivale theme will be cutting edge. Live auction items include a week in a luxury apartment in Florence, three nights in Siena

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bolts and heat charges sashay across the island during an evening rain shower. The food and service were exemplary. The quality of service at Kiawah was of a special variety to me that felt extremely personal yet not invasive. It left me feeling somewhat like Jim Carrey in “The Truman Show,” where behind every door were people that wanted to see me do well.

The Ocean Course and Osprey Point were scheduled for the next day, and it was sub-par service that allowed us to just wander out from the Sanctuary and see our clubs waiting for us and shuttle ready to go. The famous Dye-designed Ocean Course lived up to its name and then some, and I was glad I walked it. It gave me a chance to have the Ryder Cup and PGA tested

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grounds all to myself at times in a way that just doesn’t happen from a cart. I got a chance to scratch my head and wonder how Rory’s ball got caught in a leafless tree that looks more like driftwood harpooned into the ground, and I took the time to walk up to the pro tees and survey the view from hole 14. The very serene round had a pleasant sense of surrealness to it that felt like a mix of meditation and connect the dots, inside of a watercolor painting. Lunch at the Ryder Cup Bar, overlooking the eighteenth green, was a great way to spend time. If the Ocean Course was the runaway classic, then Osprey Point had the most comfortable interior and got the best gas mileage. Birds were everywhere, alligators rampant along the lakeshores and good scores followed us around the player-friendly Fazio layout. Five sets of tees on every course makes even wagering with your uncle possible, and lets you decide how masochistic you want to be. Whichever you choose, playing this course after the Ocean was a welcome massage in a good environment. Dinner at the Ocean Room at one of the few steakhouses to have a Forbes four star and AAA four diamond rating prompted me to try an aged Wagyu steak with a marble rating exceeding 10. When asked how it was I honestly answered, “Wonderful,” but what was really going through my head and would have flown was the old George Carlin line “I never had a ten, but one night I had five twos.” (Okay, okay, sorry.) The epic atmosphere present in the restaurant spawned a conversation between my uncle and I, where I learned multiple things about my mother and grandparents that I never knew. Kiawah is just that kind of place. I saw it in the pediatric dentist, celebrating an anniversary with his wife and newborn, staying next to us. I saw it in the apartment broker there to represent his firm in the First Tee charity event that Friday on the Ocean Course. I even saw it in the price of my yogurt parfait the next morning at Beaches and Cream before we set out for one more day of golf, and it still tasted great. Oak Point is the only Kiawah course that is actually outside of the resort gates, and as I was exiting the morning shuttle I have to say I felt vulnerable. The feeling that I had stepped off the safari train only deepened when we were visited at the driving range by a bobcat still on the prowl from the night before. It was way cool. We also saw a heron stab a fish out of the water, decide not to eat it, and carry it around like a stuffed animal for as long as we watched. The par three 15th hole along the road was a signature hole for me, and the par five 17th hole was one of my favorites of the trip. The last round, Cougar Point, was my solid second-place choice of the five courses we played. A Gary Player design, I thought it was a great example of what a landscaped golf course should look like. In that sense, it was the opposite of a natural layout like the Ocean Course, and so, for that, I vote it best car in its class. Some of the expansive marshland views were so Serengeti that I almost started humming tunes from “The Lion King.” I came to Kiawah Island to play golf, and golf was there for the taking in splendor fashion, but I left with a lot more than that. I left as a more experienced traveler, diner, bobcat watcher, nephew and critic. ★

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ry stacked stones run in walls along twisting roads that separate the chewed up asphalt from the rolling hillsides. Whitewashed fences cut through pastures of grazing horses, and their strong and slender bodies trot languorously, unconcerned with the raw power bubbling beneath their surfaces. While this may sound like a scene from a 19th century English countryside, it is in fact present-day Middleburg, Virginia and its surrounding Loudoun County, the heart of America’s Horse Country. Just an hour’s drive beyond Washington’s city limits, it can be hard to believe how quickly the neon cluster of the city falls away to sprawling farmland in the Middleburg area. And equestrian culture is the heartbeat of the community, replete with specialty horse shops along the main street, like the Middleburg Tack Exchange, which has an extensive inventory of saddles, riding boots, apparel and riding gear. The Journeyman Saddler is another tack store and workshop that makes custom-made leather goods such as chaps and saddles, where local riders frequently get repairs and adjustments for their gear. Equestrian culture is not just a gimmick in Middleburg, but a way of life. And fall is the premier season in which to experience all the life it has to offer. The colorful history and legendary stories of Loudoun’s long, rich equestrian history are housed in the National Sporting Library and Museum, where over 17,000 books dating back

to the 16th century, as well as cycles of exhibitions and their permanent art collection, chart the county’s sporting traditions back to their roots.

THE INTERNATIONAL GOLD CUP There are a great many seasonal equestrian events in the coming months, including a few highlights. The 76th annual Gold Cup on Saturday, Oct. 19 is the season highlight, and its world famous steeplechase races are not to be missed. The first International Gold Cup was held in 1930 at Grasslands Downs, Tennessee, where the King of Spain placed a spectacularly beautiful gold trophy—the same one still awarded annually to the winner in competition that year. The location of the Cup moved around a bit, until 1984 when the International Gold Cup race and trophy were moved to Virginia, where they enjoy large crowds and international attendants to this day. The 2013 International Gold Cup marks the 76th running of this prestigious race and maintains international interest both in the spectator venues as well as on course. Riders from across Europe and members of the International Federation of Amateur Riders compete with U.S. jockeys for the World Cup of Nations. The event is well attended by Washington’s diplomatic community as well as ambassadors and representatives from many nations, providing a unique venue for social entertaining and a great place to network in the midst of spectacular scenery.

THE GREATER EQUESTRIAN WORLD From Friday to Sunday, Oct. 4 through 6, Morven Park will host its annual Fall Horse Trials, a great place to kick off your experience of Virginia’s equestrian tradition. This free event provides the optimal spectator experience, offering opportunities to observe top riders from around the country perform in three major disciplines: dressage, show jumping, and cross country riding. This show traditionally attracts the top riders in the country, often including members of the U.S. Olympic Team. The Morven Park Equestrian Center at Historic Morven Park in Leesburg, Va., holds a special place in the hearts of the equestrian community. Home to local, regional, national, and world-class equestrian events, Morven Park is built on 1,000 acres of open space and continues to operate as a multifaceted events facility that includes indoor and outdoor arenas, a beautiful series of cross-country courses, and sports fields that are utilized by more than 100,000 enthusiasts each year. For more information visit www. MorvenPark.org That same weekend, Oct. 5 and 6, the Virginia Fall Races will host the Field Hunter Championships of America. Founded in 1989, this event brings together fox hunting enthusiasts from all across the U.S. and Canada to participate in the week-long trial. Mounted judges ride alongside the numbered contestants as they hunt with four area fox Hunts over a five-day period. At the end

of each day’s hunting, the judges announce the horse and rider combinations selected to compete in the finals held Sunday at Glenwood Park. The finals are held prior to the start of the first race. The Sunday finals of the Field Hunter Championship (Oct. 6) give racing spectators a unique opportunity to watch a mock fox hunt. The finalists then follow the Field Master and are judged on how their horse performs. After this “mock” hunt, the finalists are narrowed down once again and asked to negotiate a handy hunter course in the center of the racecourse, one at a time, for the championship title. The judges ask the riders to show each horse’s different hunting skills, and after these individual tasks are completed, a champion is chosen. Trophies are awarded to the Champion, Reserve Champion as well as Best Turned Out and Most Suitable Pair. For more information visit www. VaFallRaces.com. Further events include the 7th annual Blue Ridge Fall Races at Woodley Farm in Berryville, Va. on Saturday October 12 (www.BlueRidgeFallRaces.com), The Jumper Show at Fox Chase Farms in Middleburg on October 26 (www.FoxChaseFarms.net), as well as the Montpelier Hunt Races hosted by the Blue Ridge Valley Foundation on November 2 in Montpelier Station, Va. (www.MontpelierRaces.org). As you can see, there is a lot riding on this year’s equestrian season around Middleburg. Don’t miss this year in horse country. ★

Benefit Polo Match

he National Sporting Library & Museum hosted the Benefit Polo Match and Luncheon on Sept. 15, a spectacular day at the Virginia International Polo Club in Upperville. This popular event was expanded to include a number of activities celebrating country life. B. Tim and Michelle Brookshire served as event chairmen, Jacqueline Mars as honorary chairman and Ann Nitze as host committee chair. The festive fund-raiser included an elegant luncheon under the tent catered by Occasions, a Ladies Hat Contest and an exciting NSLM Polo Cup match. Event planning was facilitated by the Webster Group, Inc., of Washington, D.C. The afternoon also featured a performance by the Washington Scottish Pipe Band and a parade of the Piedmont Fox Hounds. Excitement prevailed on both sides of the field with several carloads of people tailgating during the game. ★

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1736 Wisconsin Ave. NW Come and see for yourself why Bistrot Lepic, with its classical, regional and contemporary cuisine, has been voted best bistro in D.C. by the Zagat Guide. And now with its Wine bar, you can enjoy “appeteasers”, full bar service, complimentary wine tasting every Tuesday and a new Private Room. The regular menu is always available. Open everyday. Lunch & Dinner. Now Serving Brunch Saturday and Sunday 11-3pm Reservations suggested. www.bistrotlepic.com

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

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1310 Wisconsin Ave. NW Reminiscent of the classic American Grills, Daily Grill is best known for its large portions of fresh seasonal fare including Steaks & Chops, Cobb Salad, Meatloaf and Warm Berry Cobbler. Open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.Visit our other locations at 18th & M Sts NW and Tysons Corner. www.dailygrill.com

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3251 Prospect St. NW Authentic Thai food in the heart of Georgetown. The warm atmosphere, attentive service, and variety of wines and cocktails in this contemporary establishment only add to the rich culture and authentic cuisine inspired by Thailand. With an array of authentic dishes, from Lahb Gai (spicy chicken salad) and Pad Thai, to contemporary dishes like Panang soft shell crab and papaya salad, the dynamic menu and spectacular drinks will have you coming back time and time again. HAPPY HOUR 3:30PM - 6PM www.maithai.com

1639 Wisconsin Ave. NW Established in 2013 Opened in August 2013, Pho Viet and Grille is a family owned Vietnamese style restaurant who caters primarily to Georgetown residents, students, and local business owners. Our family has over 20 years of restaurant ownership experience. Our goal is to bring homemade traditional Vietnamese dishes to Georgetown. We strive to offer Georgetown the best quality Vietnamese and authenticity with a relaxed atmosphere and ambiance. Come visit us once and you’ll be ours forever! www.PhoVietGrilleDC.com

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1054 31st St. NW Lovers of history and seafood can always find something to tempt their palette. Overlooking the historic C&O canal, we offer fresh seafood simply prepared in a casual relaxed atmosphere. Join us for happy hour Monday – Friday from 5:00pm-7:00pm featuring $1.00 oysters and half priced drinks. Lunch Mon-Sat 11:00am-3:00pm Dinner Mon-Sat 5:00pm-10:00pm Complimentary Parking www.seacatchrestaurant.com (202) 337-8855

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

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1201 F St. NW Ranked one of the most popular seafood restaurants in D.C., “this cosmopolitan” send-up of a vintage supper club that’s styled after a ‘40’s-era ocean liner is appointed with cherry wood and red leather booths, infused with a “clubby, old money” atmosphere. The menu showcases “intelligently” prepared fish dishes that “recall an earlier time of elegant” dining. What’s more, “nothing” is snobbish here. Lunch: Mon-Fri 11:30am-5pm. Dinner: Mon-Thur 5-10pm, Fri & Sat 5-11pm, Sun 5-9pm. www.theoceanaire.com

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Cocktail of the Month: El Capo Vino Volo Lands at Tysons BY J ODY K URA S H

BY C OR R IE D YKE, PH O TO S BY NAIFFER PHO TO G RAPHY

he Negroni is my go-to cocktail. As a person who abhors overly sweet drinks, the Negroni (a mixture of Campari, gin and red vermouth) is the polar opposite of a sugary tipple like a pina colada. I just love its herbaceous bitter, tangy taste. Campari, an Italian bitter aperitif , an infusion of herbs, aromatic plants and fruit in alcohol and water. It is characterized by its dark red color. While those with a sweet tooth sometimes complain about the medicinal taste of the bitters, there’s something about the way the sharp orange of the Campari, melds with the botanicals of the gin with the vermouth bringing the two together in sweet harmony. A classic cocktail, dating back to the early 1900s in Italy, variations of this cocktail abound. In Peru, I have tasted the zamboni a takeoff with pisco substituted for the gin. The spicy edge of the pisco made this satisfying variation. At New York’s Saxon & Parole I tried the Champagne The el capo cocktail, photographed at Bandolero Negroni, which was the traditional recipe topped with champagne. It gave the drink a lighter texture and bubbly edge similar to the standard quila in a Negroni, did not sound appealing at Campari and soda. And just to be cute, it was all to me, I imagined that the piquant flavor the served in old-fashioned soda bottles. agave would clash with the powerful Campari. During my last visit to Bandolero, George- Then I gave some deep thought of the possibility town’s temple to Mexican spirits, I was intrigued of mescal, a spirit I learned to love after spendby the El-Capo, a Negroni-style drink on their ing a month the Mexican states of Chiapas and menu. In their South-of-the-border rendition, Oaxaca last year. mezcal was substituted for the gin in the timeWhile both are Mexican spirits distilled from less recipe. the agave plant, mezcal differs because the agave I had to ponder a moment. the idea of te- is roasted in an oven before the distillation process. The cooking of the agave, must like the process of making Scotch, departs a complex smoky flavor to the spirit. This could be interesting, I thought. Bartender Matt McHale, a mescal enthusiast, described the El Capo as one of his two favorites cocktail at the bar. (The first being the awardwinning Jesus Malverde, another tipple made from mezcal) He described the El Capo, which translates from Spanish into the captain, as a “Smoky Negroni.” McHale was eager to satisfy my curiosity. I watched as he carefully crafted the drink, and stirring it, the way a proper Negroni should be Steak & Lobster made. The results did not disappoint, the smoky SEAFOOD & STEAKS edge of the mescal stood out strong but was temsunday & Monday pered buy the herbal bouquet of the Campari. The mixture exulted in an earthy, woody taste. A dash of Laphroaig Scotch gives this drink an extra punch of smokiness. While Campari can be overpowering in many drinks, the El Capo is a very balanced cocktail. Steak & Crab Stuffed Shrimp “The Campari is there,” says McHale, “But it’s Tuesday & Wednesday not the whole drink.” While Bandolero has quite an extensive list of tequilas and mezcals, McHale adds that it is great place to get a well-crafted cocktail, with any spirit. “We have a little something for everyone,” he says. So whether you decide to sail with Steak & Crab Stuffed Salmon “the captain,” or imbibe on the original Negroni, both are superb options at Bandalero.★ Thursday & Friday

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rom the moment you walk up to Vino Volo at Tysons Galleria, you immediately feel transported from Metropolitan D.C. to the middle of wine country by way of rustic wood and rosemary bushes. Upon entering the venue, the feeling only grows. Vino Volo at Tysons opened Sept. 19, launching the shop’s second urban location. However, you’ve probably spotted the wine bar-restaurant and boutique shop at a number of airports across the country, as their 30th location opens in LAX this week. The fused bar and shop is no stranger to the D.C. area. Its first location opened in Dulles International Airport in 2005 and its first urban location in Bethesda, Md., in 2012. “Our most loyal customer base is in D.C. area,” said Sarah Evans, Vino Volo’s marketing specialist. “They were the ones asking us to move out of the airport.” Doug Tomlinson founded Vino Volo in 2004. As a management consultant for Deloitte and one who often traveled through airports searching for a good glass of wine to enjoy with colleagues, Doug found a gap in the market where guests were being underserved. “I have always had a passion for wine, and believe there is nothing better than opening a great bottle to share with love ones,” Doug said. He wanted to bring wine country in the airports to give travelers a chance to relax and enjoy wine. “Our goal is really ‘wine country casual’,” Sarah said. “Whether it’s California or Tuscany, we try to take the best of wine country from all over and bring it to our locations.” Vino Volo is derived from “Wine Flight” in Italian. The wine bar specializes in hand selected flights of wine that include tastings of three paired wines each served at 1/3 of a glass. The flights are presented on a metal tray with a description under each glass giving details of the wine including where it was made, the specific grape and description of flavors along with Vino Volo’s signature taste graph. The shop caters to a growing demographic as it expands out of terminals. From the most experienced to those just discovering wine, Vino Volo serves anyone who has a passion for wine. At Vino Volo Tysons, Virginia wines and Maryland cheeses highlight the menu, along with other small plates including salads and roasted cauliflower. The restaurant also has dinner plates and pizza. According to Sarah, sourcing local is important to Vino Volo. The shop strives to give customers the experience of wine country, while focusing on smaller, lesser known

Outside Galleria storefront boutique wineries, without stepping foot outside. Wine flights and selections change seasoning in the shop, with Thanksgiving table wines right around the corner, and celebratory sparklers when the New Year arrives. Each location’s staff selects the wines, and Vino Volo also has a national sourcing manager. According to Doug, the teams at each store work hard to cultivate relationships with local wineries, often making trips to taste wines and meet winemakers on location. A quarter of the wines listed on the menu are the same at every location for consistency. Sarah ensures that all the staff are equal opportunity wine drinkers and will try anything. Doug’s current favorite is a pinot noir from Dumol, a small winery in California. “Our goal is to become the world’s favorite wine destination. Our guests are always asking for a Vino Volo in their home airport or neighborhood, so we plan to continue opening them in North America and beyond,” Doug said. Vino Volo will be expanding to airports in Monteral, Austin, Boston and Columbus, Ohio in the coming months. With rapid growth, and a heart for the D.C. area, it’s easier than ever to find your way into a Vino Volo shop. Welcome to wine country in your own backyard. 

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What’s Cooking, Neighbor?

GUS DIMILLO BY WALT ER NICHOL L S

n any given Sunday afternoon, Gus DiMillo prepares a simple pasta dish for himself in the small, sun-drenched kitchen of his stone-clad Victorian row house near Volta Park. “I like my pasta and it’s really the only time I have to cook at home” says DiMillo, a founder of the Passion Food Hospitality restaurant group. In 1998, with partners David Wizenberg and Jeff Tunks, the trio opened their first restaurant, DC Coast, on K Street N.W., and over the past 15 years added Ceiba and Arcadiana (also in downtown Washington), PassionFish (Reston), District Commons and adjoining Burger, Tap & Shake (Foggy Bottom) and Fuego Cocina y Tequileria (Arlington). On most nights, he is at one property or another, maintaining the high quality of his establishments. Some evenings, he gives a new dining spot in town a go. For this “quick and easy family recipe,” he uses the popular De Cecco brand pasta because “it’s made with the best flour from the Abruzzo region of Italy, where my family is from.” Only the asparagus tips make the cut. “They are tender and cook faster than the stalks.” DiMillo never grates Parmesan cheese on a seafood pasta

Gus DiMillo chopping up fresh basil. dish, saying “It overwhelms the delicate flavor of the shrimp.” Rounding out his dining-for-one meal is a small arugula salad, topped with shaved, sharp pecorino sheep’s milk cheese and seasonal fruit for dessert. “Then, as they do in Italy,” he says, “ it would be nice to take a nap.” But times for rest are too few. DiMillo’s

specialty is staff training and “reenergizing everyone,” a never ending duty in an industry, which is notoriously transient. He will tell you that “Hospitality is a dying art.” With that in mind, he encourages servers to always make customers feel welcome. “When guests feel they are being cared for they will overlook a small service mistake,” he says. DiMillo and his partners have three projects in the works, opening over the next two years. His details are few. “It’s still too early yet.” But one he shares will be a second location for the always busy Burger, Tap & Shake. He enjoys a busy life. Then Sunday rolls around again, and it’s time for a bit of solitude and a nice bowl of pasta. ★ What’s Cooking, Neighbor? visits with wine, food and entertaining professionals, who call the Georgetown area home. Georgetowner dining columnist Walter Nicholls is the food critic for Arlington Magazine, a former staff writer for The Washington Post Food section..

DeMillo’s current favorite restaurants: Marcel’s in the West End for

the fried chicken special and B Too in Logan Circle for the mussels.

PASTA WITH ASPARAGUS AND SHRIMP SERVES: 4 Ingredients: 1 lb. penne or rigatoni pasta 4 garlic cloves, chopped 1 bunch of pencil-thin asparagus cut one inch down from tip 1 and 1/2 lbs. medium raw shrimp 1 and ½ pint of cherry tomatoes, halved 1/2 cup fresh sliced basil Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

In a large skillet, sauté the garlic for two minutes in 4 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the asparagus tips, saute’ 2 minutes , add cherry tomatoes and cook 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add fresh shrimp to mixture, sauté 2- 3 additional minutes . Cook the pasta in 6 quarts boiling salted water. Drain and combine with the shrimp, asparagus and sliced basil.

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Advice on Intimacy and Relationships BY STACY NOTARAS M U R P H Y DEAR STACY: I am writing because I know I need to say something to my son, I’m just collecting ideas about how to say it. Long story short, I am still paying for my 30-year-old son’s car insurance and he has an emergency credit card that comes out of my account. He has a job, but it’s not a great one, and living the city is expensive. I have helped my other children “launch” in this way, I just don’t know why it doesn’t seem to be working with him. After losing my husband last year, my own budget is tighter and I really could use the money. The few times I have asked him about a charge he has made on the credit card, he doesn’t even look embarrassed about letting me pay for his things. I’m not sure how to get out of this burden without hurting him. – Failing to Launch DEAR FAILING: I'm a little confused about what "doesn't seem to be working with him"? Is your launch plan common knowledge in the household, with clear limits and expectations spelled out for all, or is it implied? If it's the latter, it sounds like Adult Son has a sweet deal going, and it's unlikely he's going to end it voluntarily. Long story short, you need to stop paying his car insurance and cancel the shared credit card. Period. But you knew that part already.

The interesting part, at least to me, is that you don’t seem to know why you should stop paying for these things. You are frustrated that he “doesn’t even look embarrassed,” but there is no reason he should be embarrassed – you haven’t given him any actual boundaries, so why would be worried about trampling the ones known to you alone? It sounds like you are a very kind person who has offered Adult Son the same benefits provided to Unnamed Siblings, but he hasn’t gotten the hint that there are limits to those benefits. Accept it. He hasn’t gotten the hint. He’s not going to get a hint. He’s going to provide you more excuses – or just coast on the ones you make for him – and wait this one out. It’s up to you to be gentle (easy) but firm (non-negotiable). If you can’t afford to keep him on your payroll, you have to downsize. And breathe easy, this is a lesson he needs to learn. Better now (as in, right now, as soon as you are done reading this, just go) than any later. ★ Stacy Notaras Murphy (www.stacymurphyLPC. com) is a licensed professional counselor and certified Imago Relationship therapist practicing in Georgetown. This column is meant for entertainment only, and should not be considered a substitute for professional counseling. Send your confidential question to stacy@georgetowner.com.

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Bacchus Wine Cellar

1635 Wisconsin Ave. NW 202-337-2003 Wine boutique in Georgetown Friday and Saturday, 6 to 8:30 p.m.

here is a story that Dom Perignon, a blind monk and master winemaker for the monestary in Champagne opened a bottle of their regular still table wines that had been aging in their bottles in the French caves. Upon tasting the bubbles created from the accidental second fermentation that had taken place, Perignon called out, “Brothers come quickly! There are stars in our wine!” Today, the wine world is experiencing stars in wine in a new way. Instead of just drinking wine, stars are becoming winery and vineyard owners or licensing their names to become the face of wine brands. Here is a list of surprising celebrity and politico owners, some of whom are making some pretty good wine. Some even in our area.

David and Victoria Beckham

Senator Mark Warner

International footballer (soccer) star David Beckham surprised his celebrity wife with the gift of a Napa Valley, California vineyard in 2008. Of course the winery produces a bottling named after his wife Victoria aka “Posh Spice,” the former Spice Girl. However, sorry Becks fans, the vineyard is private and only produces wine for the Beckham family and their friends.

Growing grapes for Ingelside Vineyard is a side venture for former Virginia governor and current U.S. Senator. Warner owned a Rappahannock County farm, 50 miles from Richmond, where he devotes 15 acres to growing viognier, chardonnay, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, and sangiovese grapes for Ingleside. In turn, Ingleside produces a private label for Warner that he has donated to charities.

Dave Matthews

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie The star couple own a vineyard in France and produce a Provençal rosé called Chateau Miraval Rosé. They purchased the South of France estate in 2008 for reportedly $60 million. The wine is packaged in what is a traditional Champagne bottle and is made primarily of Grenache grapes. It is said to be a really serious wine. According to the McArthur’s Wine in D.C. website, it retails there for approximately $21.

Mario Andretti Race car driver legend Mario Andretti has traded in the literal fast lane for the rolling hill vineyards of Napa Valley, Calif. His 42 -acre estate vineyard grows pinot grigio, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and merlot. The winery also produces a moscato and red zinfandel. Prices range from $26-$85. www.andrettiwinery.com

Nancy Pelosi The former speaker of The House doesn’t produce actual wine but she along with her husband own two vineyards in Napa Valley that produce grapes for wine making by other area wineries.

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Front man of his self-named chart-topping Dave Matthew’s Band set up shop in his beloved hills of Charlottesville, Va. His vineyard and winery are named Blenheim Vineyards. The estate has a long historical linage including being a resting stop on George and Martha Washington’s journeys through Virginia. The winery produces cabernet franc, viognier, chardonnay, and merlot in the $18-$22 range. www.blenheimvineyards.com

Fergie Solo artist and member of the chart-topping hip hop group Black Eye Peas owns a winery in Santa Ynez, Calif. with her father. The Ferguson Crest six acre estate produces viognier, syrah, cabernet sauvignon and of course, a wine called “Fergalicious”- a blend of cabernet sauvignon, syrah, grenache and merlot. www.fergusoncrest.com

Donald Trump “The Donald” purchased the Kluge Winery at a foreclosure auction and renamed it -- what else? -- Trump Winery. Located in Charlottesville, Va., his tasting room is only a minute’s drive from Dave Mathew’s Blenheim Vineyards. Trump produces sparkling rose′, viognier, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, and red table wines ranging from $16-$40. www.trumpwinery.com

Jeff Gordon Wine enthusiast and four-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion, partnered with a winemaker and began producing his Jeff Gordon Collection wines. Gordon sources his grapes from vineyards and his winemaker makes the wine at a winery facility. The Gordon Collection produces chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon and a cabernet blend. www.jeffgordonwine.com

Dean & Deluca

3276 M St. NW 202-342-2500 Saturday and Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m.

Georgetown Wine & Spirits

2701 P St. NW 202-338-5500 Friday, Sept. 27 Craft Spirits Tasting 5-8 p.m. Featuring F.E.W. Bourbon and Bloody Mary’s made with Smoked Salmon Vodka Friday and Saturday, 5 to 8 p.m.

Pearson’s Wine & Liquor

2436 Wisconsin Ave. NW 202-333-6666 Retail Wine, Liquor & Beer Daily wine tastings: Sunday, noon to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to7:30 p.m.

Slate Wine Bar + Bistro

2404 Wisconsin Avenue NW Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

The Local Vine Cellar - Wine & Spirits

425 11th Street, NW 202-618-3383 Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 4 to7 p.m.

Chain Bridge Cellars

351 Chain Bridge Road McLean, Va. 703-356-6500 Sunday, Sept. 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. Fridays, 3 to 7 p.m.

DC Hamilton Live

600 14th St NW 717-360-9426 Wine Week On the Road Wine Tours: The Grape Escape Tour Saturday, Oct. 5 10:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Madonna Like Fergie, Madonna owns a winery with her father. Ciccone Vineyard and Winery is located in the Leelanau Peninsula of Michigan. They produce riesling, gewürztraminer, pinot grigio, chardonnay, pinot noir, and cabernet franc. www.cicconevineyard.com

Wide World of Wines

2201 Wisconsin Ave NW 202-333-7500 Thursday, Oct. 17 from 6 to 9 p. m. Saturday, Nov. 9 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Forlano’s Market & Restaurant

6483 Main St The Plains, Va. 540-253-5456 Wednesday, Oct. 9, all day Monthly, every second Wednesday

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HOT HITS & HIDDEN JEWELS FR OM CULT URE CAP 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 Torch Song Trilogy.Thru Oct 13. Red Speedo. Sep 25-Oct 13. Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org. Cabaret Barroco: Interludes of Spain’s Golden Age. Thru Oct 6. GALA Hispanic Theatre. 202-234-7174. galatheatre.org. Rancho Mirage. Sep 26-Oct 20. Bedlam Theatre’s Hamlet. Thru Oct 26. Bedlam Theatre’s Saint Joan.Thru Oct 27. Olney Theatre. 301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org. After the Revolution.Thru Oct 6.Theater J. 800-494-8497. theaterj.org. The Laramie Project. Sep 27-Oct 27. Ford’s Theatre. 800-982-2787. fords.org. Aquila Theatre: Twelfth Night. Oct 4. GMU Center for the Arts.888-945-2468. eagle.gmu.edu. Miss Saigon. Thru Oct 6. Signature Theatre. 703-820-9771. signature-theatre.org. Goodnight Moon. Thru Oct 27. Adventure Theatre MTC. 301-634-2270. adventuretheatre-mtc.org.

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Million Dollar Quartet Thru Oct 6. Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org. The smash Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet returns, inspired by the famed recording session where Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock n’ Roll,” brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. Detroit Thru Oct 6. Woolly Mammoth. 202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net. A Pulitzer Prize Finalist and one of The New York Times top 10 plays of 2012, Lisa D’Amour’s Detroit is an explosive dark comedy that brilliantly captures our economic moment. Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® Oct 8. GW Lisner Auditorium. 202-994-6800. lisner.org. When the 13 member Buena Vista Social Club recorded a self-titled album of lively folksongs, Latin jazz and passionate ballads in 1997, they immediately took the world by storm and reinvigorated the public’s interest in traditional Cuban Music. Andy Warhol: Silver Clouds Thru October 20. Artisphere. 703-875-1100. artisphere.com. For the first time ever in the DC region, 150 of Andy Warhol’s mesmerizing Silver Clouds have landed at Artisphere. This uplifting installation defies the traditional perceived constrictions of art as the Silver Clouds interact with you and each other.

Warren Wolf and the WOLFPACK. Sep 27. Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show. Sep 27. Laura Burhenn, Singer-Songwriter. Oct 2. Aeolus Quartet with Michael Tree, viola. Oct 3. Strathmore. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org. Emerson String Quartet. Oct 2. KC Jazz Club: Grace Kelly. Oct 4. Kennedy Center Chamber Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org. ‘1964’ The Tribute. Oct 5. GW Lisner Auditorium. 202-994-6800. lisner.org.

and Its Aftermath. Thru Sep 29. Selections from the Collection of Historic American Art. Thru Sep 30. 202-639-1700. corcoran.org. Folger Shakespeare Library. Here is a Play Fitted. Oct 1-Jan 12. folger.edu. Ford’s Theatre. Not Alone: The Power of Response. Thru Nov 3.202-347-4833. fords.org. Kreeger Museum. Mindy Weisel: Not Neutral. Thru Dec 28. John L. Dreyfuss’ Inventions. Thru Apr 1. 202-337-3050. kreegermuseum.org. 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. Northern Mannerist Prints from the Kainen Collection. Thru Jan 5. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press. 202-737-4215. nga.gov. National Geographic.A New Age of Exploration. Thru Jun 8. 202-857-7000. nglive.org. Museum of Women in the Arts. 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.

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS Fisher Art Gallery. Mei Mei Chang: Voyage in Tangible Space, Mixed Media. Thru Oct 6. 703-534-5726. schlesingercenter.com. Goethe-Institut. Cardboard City. Thru Sep 30. 202-289-1200. goethe.de. JCC Greater Washington. Your Fortunate Eyes: Photographs by Rudi Weissenstein. Thru Oct 13. 301-881-0100. jccgw.org.

Miami String Quartet. Oct 4. Clarice Smith. 301-405-2787. claricesmithcenter. umd.edu.

Joan Hisoka Gallery. Depicted/Connected: Paintings by Tim Okamura. Thru Oct 31. 202-483-8600. smithcenter.org.

Map of the World: Music from 13th and 15th Century Spain. Sep 27-Sep 29. Folger Consort. Folger Theatre. 202-544-7077. folger.edu.

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

American Festival Pops Orchestra: Saturday Nite Fever. Oct 5. Chamber Orchestra Kremlin. Oct 6. GMU Center for the Arts. 888-945-2468. eagle.gmu.edu.

Target Gallery. In the Flesh 4. Thru Sep 29. 703-838-4565. torpedofactory.org. WPA at Pepco Edison Place Gallery. Cyber In Securities. Thru Sep 27. wpadc.org.

Jakub Alexander (heathered Pearls): Vapor Forms. Thru Oct 18. SidiTouré. Sep 28. Roberto Fonseca. Oct 4. Artisphere.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.

End-of-Summer Jazz Soiree. Sep 27. Dumbarton House. 202-337-2288. dumbartonhouse.org.

Bill Engvall. Oct 6. Strathmore. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org.

NSO Pops: Wayne Shorter Quartet. Sep 26. WNO: Tristan and Isolde. Thru Sep 27.NSO: Yo-Yo Ma. Sep 29. NSO: Hechinger Commission: Roger Reynolds’s George WASHINGTON. Oct 3-Oct 5. Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org. Beethoven’s Eternal Masterworks.Sep 28-Sep 29. National Philharmonic.Strathmore. 301-581-5100. nationalphilharmonic.org.

DANCE Latin Sizzle Festival. Sep 28-Sep 29. Dance Place. Atlas. 202-269-1600. danceplace.org.

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS Corcoran Gallery of Art. WAR/ PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict

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Film Series: Rouben Mamoulian: Making Movies Musical: Applause. Sep 28. Love Me Tonight. Sep 28. Blood and Sand. Sep 29. National Gallery of Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov. Trunk Show: Debra Fabian Jewelry Design. Sep 26-Sep 28. Sena Jeter Naslund - Author Reading. Oct 6. Gallery Talk: Awake in a Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger. Sep 25-Oct 30. Museum of Women in the Arts. 202-783-5000. nmwa.org. Ismet Prcic - Author of Shards. Sep 28. The Writer’s Center. 301-654-8664. writer.org. Mexican Home Cooking with Pati Jinich. Evening Seminar includes tasting. Oct 7. The Smithsonian Associates. Ripley Center. 202-633-3030. residentassociates.org. GMG, INC. September 25, 2013

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Fusion at the Art Museum of the Americas BY ARI POS T

alking through "Fusion," the recent exhibit of modern Latin American paintings at the Art Museum of the Americas, art historian and exhibit curator Adriana Ospina spoke to me about rice. “In the United States, Cuba and South America, we consume a lot of it,” she said. “Rice in the Americas grew through the influence of Asian immigration in the 19th and twentieth centuries, and now it is just a part of us. No one talks about it, but that cultural influence is always present.” After centuries of human migration throughout the world, history has long proven that the cross-pollination of coinciding cultures is basically inevitable. When two groups come together, they react by forming a new group built from their combined history and experience. Call it symbiosis, call it obvious, call it anything, but this occurrence is in many ways the engine behind a profusion of anthropological and historical knowledge. Perhaps most obviously apparent in language, food and religion, this active cultural evolution bubbles beneath the surface of our everyday lives. There are infinite examples around the world, from the consumption of Indian tea in England, to the ever broadening and diversifying reach of the Catholic Church in South America, to the heavy influence of European justice systems on the United States Constitution. With a focus on Latin American art during the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries, Fusion traces Asian migration to the Americas through art, generating a dialogue on cultural diversity by exploring its resonating effects on specific artists and their ancestors who relocated to the Americas from Japan, China, India and In-

– 1997), a renowned Japanese-born Brazilian painter, are truly on par with the groundbreaking work of the 1950s and '60s. His paintings evoke the bravura brushwork of Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, and even Frank Auerbach, (with a surrealist tang of Dali or Miro), but with a unique expression that weaves a fluid and graceful line amid bursts of color and monochromatic backgrounds, which can be traced to Mabe’s practice of Japanese calligraphy. Mabe, like many great artists (as a few mentioned above), was an immigrant, whose clash with multiple cultural institutions seems to have caused a creative eruption born from a natural inclination to codify environments and experiences. The difference is that Mabe is foremost considered as a Latin American artist in the European tradition, as opposed to an “artist,” unburdened by a genealogical addendum. As Michele Greet, a Ph.D. in Modern Latin American Art, writes, “The tendency… has been to isolate Latin America as a geo-political entity in the conception of exhibitions, university courses, and scholarly texts… Studies of Latin American art thus tend to explain images produced in this region as motivated by a desire to promote an ‘authentic’ national or cultural identity and avoid in-depth consideration of migration, mixed racial heritage, and global interchange…” She goes on to write that our understanding of this art is a “part of a global network of artists and ideas, rather than an isolated development,” for that is precisely what art in the modern era is. On the whole, modern art is not an overtly political vessel. It is a venue for exploration, analysis and interpretation that simultaneously sets us apart and brings us together. A work of art does not have to display a political message in order to incite cultural sentiment or political debate. Communicating this idea so effectively is where Fusion ultimately succeeds. From the influence of Indonesian heritage on Surinameseborn artist Soeki Irodikromo (b. 1945), whose painting of an Indonesian dragon incorporates local motifs of the Surinamese jungle, to the faint connotation of Chinese ancestral veneration in the surreal lithographs of Cuban-born artist Soeki Irodikromo (Suriname, b. 1945), "Untitled." Oil on canvas. Wilfredo Lam (1902 – 1982), donesia. The exhibit enhances our perception of this exhibit shows us how our multifaceted pasts the complex and interwoven tapestry of modern effect us as an undercurrent, influencing our Latin American and Caribbean societies, high- lives without taking precedent over our personal lighting the exchange of ideas that this multicul- progress and collective cultural evolution. turalism has generated. The Organization of American States, the In addition to (and aside from) the ambition parent organization of the AMA, has long upheld of its social and cultural mission, it also functions their mission to implement democracy, developstrikingly as an exhibit based purely on the merit ment, human rights and freedom of expression of its artistry. An audience can walk through throughout the Americas, promoting the benefits admiring the paintings for their sheer aesthetic of immigration and offering positive, enriching splendor, or take away a broader message of the examples through community outreach, political rich and diverse societies of the Americas. discourse and, with the AMA, through art. What is most interesting about the paintings "Fusion," as much as an art exhibit can, fulon display in the exhibit is perhaps their con- fills this mission. spicuous absence of political or social agenda. And like the spread of rice throughout the Many of these paintings are collegial equals of Americas by way of Japan, most of us can agree the more prominently known work of their day. that it is quite a good thing.★ The expansive canvases of Manabu Mabe (1924

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Two Tales of Two Losses, at Arena and Woolly BY GARY TISC H L ER

cannot think of two plays that might be more different than “Detroit” by Lisa D’Amour and “The Velocity of Autumn” by Eric Coble, both works by relatively new, but definitely rising and shining, playwrights. “Detroit” the season opener at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre (through Oct. 6), and “Autumn,” which is the season opener at Arena Stage (through Oct. 20), march to the tune of different drummers and different rhythms. “Detroit” is in some ways a circus in which the elephants and clowns have escaped together, wreaking havoc. “The Velocity of Autumn” is more of a chamber work, but an emotionally loud one, a two-character play in which rueful, sometimes bitter-and bitter-sweet feelings rise to the surface to do battle with here-and-now contemporary anxieties and fears. Different the two plays are, and that’s as it should be, but they are also bold examples of playwrights dealing with the way we live and connect -- or not -- now. They are plays about modern loss: memory and the life force in “Autumn,” stability and knowledge of the next day for “Detroit. In “Detroit,” playwright Lisa D’Amour is chronicling, in high-dudgeon, low-comedy, angst-ridden and kinetic fashion, the societal crumblings that have occurred in the wake of a still-wounded national economy, particularly those affecting the younger middle class, made up of those who once worked but now are hanging by their fingernails, and those who completely derailed, breaking bad. Which is to say we give you Mary and Ben, who own a house in a slightly decaying suburban development just outside trembling Detroit, and their new neighbors, the antsy, hyper-ventilating Sharon and Kenny, who moved into a relative’s house next door, after, they say, having met and fallen in love in rehab. Ben and Karen are in dire straits. She works in a law office, he’s just lost his job at a bank, but says he’s working day and night building a website offering financial advice. Sharon and Kenny are something else again—they have no furniture, and apparently subsist on junk food, but they’re rich in flaky, lightning-like energy and give off a kind of stormy anything-canhappen, half-sexy, half-mordant vibe. Director John Vreeke has staged the goingson like a disjointed parade—things fall apart, nobody gets to where they’re going. Much of this—the clashes between Ben and Karen’s attempts at normalcy bruise with Sharon and Kenny’s almost rock-and-rollish anarchy—is funny, but it’s done against a background where the audience cannot escape the flying debris. The designers have put two sets of chairs front and back, with the stage—the two back yards and flimsy-appearing homes—in the middle, every now and then flaked and patterned by traveling videos played on the homes, serenaded by stormy and discordant music. You have a quartet of terrific actors, especially Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey as Sharon, who combines an appealing, puppy-sexy way with the pain of someone being eaten alive by electronic impulses. Dannu Gavigan makes a good mate for her—patient, confused, dazed

Estelle Parsons as Alexandra and Stephen Spinella as Chris in "The Velocity of Autumn." Photo by Teresa Wood

and jumble, while Tim Getman acts the part of a man fraying before our eyes as Ben. Emily Townley keeps trying to keep her head above water through all this, but she’s getting cut up by it all. By contrast, “The Velocity of Autumn” seems less problematic. It’s easier to look at the characters, hearts and mind, problems to solve, secret to reveal. But the more you stay, the longer you listen and hear echoes. It sure sounds a little crazy. Alexandra -- an elderly woman whose children want to take her out of her brownstone in Brooklyn and put her into a retirement home -- resists by threatening to burn down the house with an impressive array of Molotov cocktails We first see Alexandra sitting snugly in an easy chair in a cluttered living room, the door to the stairs barricaded, the cocktails in evidence. There’s a big window where her son, Chris, can be seen clumsily trying to climb the tree and get in, scaring her and him half to death. And so we go. Chris who’s been absent for years, is on a mission of reasonability, but then he doesn’t have a clue what’s really going on. Old secrets, old wounds, older loves and resentments, losses and memory churn through the air like wounded birds who can speak. Chris is a failed artist, whereas his mother was an artist who painted abundantly but has mysteriously stopped. This is material that could quickly, easily turn maudlin, but it doesn’t. First, because director Molly Smith lets the play—no intermission, hour and a half or so—flow along with ease as well as urgency. Second, because Coble is a terrific writer, he treats his characters , with a combination of tough love, affection and halting respect and honesty. Third and probably most importantly are Stephen Spinella as Chris and Estelle Parsons as Alexandra. Spinella makes rueful humor and a spindly awkward clumsiness sources of charm, just an edge away from panic. Parsons is a theater treasure. Her Alexandra, raccous, angry, resentful — “I just want to be left alone. I’m good at it”— could get on your nerves. She’s not warm and fuzzy, but she has a gift that she hoards and is afraid of forgetting. In both plays, things happen here that happen only in the intimacy of theater. They affect you like experience itself. ★

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Some Top Gala Picks: Go to What You Love and Support BY RO B E RT DEVANEY o I have to pick just one?" asked Kevin Chaffee, senior editor at Washington Life and senior associate at Qorvis Communications, when asked about his favorite galas and charitable events. Among other editorial duties, Chaffee has covered the Washington social scene for decades, beginning with assignments around Georgetown to the Washington Times and then to Washington Life. Chaffee looks to events, seasoned with style and creativity. While saying that the opening nights for the Washington National Opera, Washington Symphony, Washington Ballet and other

performing arts galas are always high on the list, Chaffee tagged the PEN-Faulkner Gala as a top favorite, which he has attended for many years. "It always has an interesting theme," he said. "I look to see how the authors run with the oneword theme." The gala is on Oct. 7. The Georgetowner's own social scene correspondent Mary Bird had a few favorites on her mind. "There are so many gala events to attract supporters of every persuasion that it is difficult to single out only a few," she said. " The competition is fierce. My personal loves are animals and the arts. Major events that I support -- the Washington Humane Society, Sugar and Cham-

pagne, Fashion for Paws and the Bark Ball -- do not occur in the fall." "If I were to single out a few for the season just launched, I would start with the Harman Center for the Arts, on Oct. 6," Bird said. "This year, Elizabeth McGovern will accept the William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre and the Sidney Harman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts will be presented to KPMG, LLP. The evening begins with a reception and performance at Sidney Harman Hall after which guests are escorted to the National Building Museum for dinner and dancing." Bird's other favorites include: Unmask the

Night, “a grande masquerade soirée,” presented by the Jeté Society and the Women’s Committee of the Washington Ballet on Oct. 26; the 25th Arts for the Aging Benefit Gala on Nov. 5; and a longtime care, Knock Out Abuse, on Nov. 14. As for yours truly, choosing what to cover is mostly an editorial choice for our readers. I agree with what my colleagues said. I also enjoy events that focus on the sciences and the military. For me, National Geographic Gala this year knocked it out of the park. The upcoming Georgetown Gala is a must: fun with the neighbors. Also, S&R's Night Nouveau should prove interesting. Be that as it may, go to what you love. ★

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Advocacy Award Honoring Charles Fishman, Founder, Executive Producer and Artistic Director of the DC Jazz Festival. Individual tickets start at $500. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit www.dcjazzfest.org/trusteegala.

OCTOBER 7

Yoga: The Art of Transformation Benefit Gala at Auther M. Sackler Gallery Join diplomats, philanthropists, artists, yogis, and celebrities at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery to celebrate the unveiling of Yoga: The Art of Transformation, the world’s first exhibition on the art of yoga. Tickets begin at $1,000. Visit www.asia.si.edu to learn more.

3rd Annual St. Jude Heart of Fashion Benefit Since opening more than 50 years ago, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has changed the way the world treats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Join Neiman Marcus and Armani Collezioni at MazzaGallerie in Washington, D.C., for a fabulous morning of fashion benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Featuring the fall 2013 Ready-to-Wear Collection by Armani Collezioni, the event will include brunch bites and cocktails, followed by a seated fashion presentation." Visit www. stjude.org to purchase tickets and learn more.

SEPTEMBER 30

National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts: Noche de Gala The 17th Annual Noche de Gala will be held at the at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel and will begin with a VIP reception at 6:30 p.m. and dinner following at 7:30 p.m. The Gala brings together Latinos in Congress, celebrities and entertainers, as well as community advocates while supporting National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts. Individual tickets are $1,250. Visit www.hispanicarts.org to learn more and to purchase tickets.

OCTOBER 5

Capital for Children Casino night Nearly 250 of the area's top private equity industry professionals gathered together at Long View Gallery in Washington, D.C. for a night of fun and gaming. All to raise money for needy kids in the Washington area through four fantastic charities: Beacon House, Higher Achievement, Horton's Kids, and the Sitar Arts Center. Tickets start at $150. Visit www.capitalforchildren.org.

Harman Center for the Arts Gala The Harman Center for the Arts Gala provides indispensable funds for the Theatre’s education and community engagement programs, including the annual Free For All. The yearly “Free For All” has allowed more the 640,000 people to see free performances of Shakespeare since its inception in 1991. Tickets begin at $150. To learn more, visit www.shakespearetheatre.org.

The PEN/Faulkner Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Gala PEN/Faulkner Foundation will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its annual gala, celebrating and supporting the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and PEN/Faulkner’s Writers in Schools program. For Tickets & Information, Please call Lisa Jourdan at Campbell Peachey & Associates at 202-636-8740. Visit www.penfaulkner.org to learn more.

OCTOBER 9

Champions of Democracy Awards Gala Champions of Democracy exercise their liberties to speak out about the injustice of living under a system where the governed have no vote in the national legislature. Tickets begin at $175. To learn more visit, www.dcvote.org.

OCTOBER 12

Washington National Opera Season Opening Gala This intimate, black tie affair serves as the annual kick-off of Washington National Opera's season. Gala guests will enjoy an elegant dinner with the artists at the Kennedy Center following the performance.

Chris4Life Blue Hope Bash The Blue Hope Bash brings together supporters, friends and special guests to raise funds and awareness for colon cancer prevention and research. The event consists of a reception, dinner and awards, heartfelt speeches, a silent auction with many one-of-a-kind items and a performance by Ted Garber. Tickets begin at $225. To learn more, visit www.chris4life.org.

OCTOBER 18

2013 Georgetown Gala at the Italian Embassy The annual black-tie Citizens Association of Georgetown event that brings together over 350 guests, neighbors, sponsors, and politicos to celebrate Georgetown and CAG’s mission of historic preservation and improving the life of the community. Tickets start at $225. For more information, visit www.cagtown.org.

OCTOBER 19

Hope & Progress Gala Washington D.C.’s prominent social, civic, business and medical leaders will join together for Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation’s 13th Annual Celebration of Hope & Progress Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel. Tickets begin at $750. To learn more, visit www.sibleyfoundation.org Woolly Mammoth’s Dinner on Stage Dinner on Stage is your chance to explore backstage, see how a show is put together, and mingle with our amazing Company of Artists, all with a cocktail in hand and an elegant dinner on stage. Dancing and dessert in the Kogod Lobby are the perfect final act for the evening. Experience theatre from a whole new perspective. RSVP by Oct. 4 and to learn more,visit www.woollymammoth.net.

OCTOBER 21

St. Jude Gala 2012

10th Annual Trustee Gala This exquisite evening will include a threecourse dinner, as well as a special presentation of the DC Jazz Festival John Conyers, Jr.

The 10th Anniversary DC Jazz Festival Annual Trustee Gala, featuring the incomparable, Gladys Knight

OCTOBER 23

ICON 13 Dinner & Talent Showcase This fall fundraising event is a fun evening showcasing the talents of our youth. We expect nearly 400 guests to help make this year’s gala a night to remember. Cocktails and silent auction, dinner and a live auction are followed by a fabulous performance by the five winners of the BGCGW Talent Search. Tickets start at $400. To learn more, visit www.bgcgw.org

OCTOBER 24

An Evening to Benefit Innocents At Risk Innocents at Risk is an nonprofit founded to fight child exploitation and human trafficking. Their mission is to educate citizens about the grave issue of global and local human trafficking. Hosted by Suellen and Melvyn J. Estrin, guest from the White House, State Department and congress will attend this event to honor individuals working to end child trafficking will be in attendance. Visit to learn more.

NOVEMBER 2

S&R Foundation’s Night Nouveau Night Nouveau is DC's newest must-attend event, hosted by Drs. Sachiko Kuno and Ryuji Ueno to benefit the S&R Foundation. Join us for an evening of intrigue and fun as this inaugural event brings 1940's and 1950's film noir into the twenty-first century. Food and beverages from DC’s top restaurants will be in plentiful supply. The event will begin with a bang - an actual mystery that will put your detective skills to work - followed by music and dancing, provided by Heist DJ, Chuck Koch. Tickets are $200 per person and $300 per couple. Visit nightnouveau. org to learn more. ★

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SOCIAL SCENE

Komen 'Honoring the Promise' Lone Sailor Award Honors and Sen. Ted Kennedy PH OTOS B Y TONY P O W E LL The Susan G. Komen Honoring the Promise Gala got the Kennedy Center pulsing pink Sept. 20 as it honored Victoria Reggie Kennedy, who accepted the Betty Ford Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously for her husband, Sen. Ted Kennedy, a lifelong proponent of universal health care for cancer victims. (Kennedy died of brain cancer in 2009. His son, Ted Jr., had his leg amputated as a 12-year-old from bone cancer. His daughter, Kara, died of a heart attack two years ago and fought lung cancer.) Notables included Sen. Patrick Leahy, Rep. John Dingell, Rep. Aaron Schock, Ray LaHood as well as Susan Ford Bales, Olympian Dorothy Hamill, Redskins wide receiver Josh Morgan, actress Fran Dresher and Susan G. Komen founder and CEO Nancy Brinker. Entertainment included Kool & The Gang.

PH OTOS BY JEFF M AL ET At the National Building Museum, Sept.18: 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." The 2013 award recipients will join an impressive list of men and women who have distinguished themselves by drawing upon their military experience to become successful in their subsequent careers and lives, while exemplifying the core values of "Honor, Courage and Commitment."

Vice Admiral John Totushek, U.S. Navy (Ret), president and CEO, United States Navy Memorial, Coast Guard veteran and CNN founder Ted Turner, Vice Admiral John P. Currier, Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard

Dorothy Hamill and Fran Drescher

Kenny Williams and Zoraida Sambolin

Melissa Maxfield, Rep. Aaron Schock and Karla Gonzalez

Kennedy Center board chair David Rubenstein and Vicki Kennedy. The gala raised $1.5 million; Rubenstein pledged another $250,000 if matched.

Rear Admiral Thomas Lynch , U.S. Navy (Ret), Navy veteran and chairman & CEO of General Motors Company Dan Akerson Vice Admiral John Totushek, U.S. Navy (Ret), president and CEO, United States Navy Memorial Foundation

D.C.'s Webster Checks Out the Emmys With a good amount of shows set in Washington, D.C., although not filmed here, Elizabeth Webster of the District Council paid her own way to the 65th Primetime Emmys Sept. 22 in Los Angeles. Working on Councilman Vincent Orange's team to promote film production jobs in D.C., Webster met with her Hollywood friends to attend the big show. "Veep," "Homeland," "House of Cards" and "Kennedy Center Honors" grabbed some Emmys Sunday night. (Photos courtesy Joyce Chow)

Actor Vincent DePaul with Mahershala Ali of "House of Cards" 30

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Actress Alfre Woodard, nominated for "Steel Magnolias."

Elizabeth Webster -- in a Sue Wong dress --- with actor Kevin Spacey, star of Netflix's "House of Cards."

Designer Sue Wong and Joyce Chow outside the Nokia Theatre

SOCIAL SCENE

CNN Celebrates 'Crossfire' Return

BY R OBE RT DEVANEY CNN threw a big bash at the Carnegie Library on Mount Vernon Square Sept. 10 for its reintroduction of "Crossfire," its political debate program, which ran from 1982 to 2005. With its re-debut this week, the new "Crossfire" co-hosts are: from the right former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and columnist S.E. Cupp; from the left, environmental and civil rights activist Van Jones and political strategist Stephanie Cutter. The party gathered more than 300 media types and others, with a red-carpet entrance and large video screens telling the CNN story and later showing President Barack Obama's address to the nation on Syria. It was like sections of the summer hit read, "This Town," had come to life.

Getting Ready for the Meridian Ball, Global Summit

PH OTOS BY JOYC E N . BO G HO SIAN Committee members gathered Sept. 10 at Meridian House in anticipation of Meridian's daylong summit and big ball on Oct. 18. The Global Leadership Summit is part of the Meridian-Gallup Global Leadership Series, which examines the state of global leadership at the global and national levels and discusses factors driving public opinion of U.S. leadership in more than 160 countries. The Global Leadership Summit will culminate at the 45th Annual Meridian Ball Oct. 18 at Meridian House.

Meridian International Center’s President and CEO Ambassador Stuart Holliday talks with board members Michele Manatt, chair of the Meridian Council on Women’s Leadership, and Neal Goins, director of International Government Relations, Exxon Mobil Corporation.

"Crossfire" co-hosts: Van Jones, Newt Gingrich, S.E. Cupp and Stephanie Cutler. Photo by Patrick G. Ryan.

Wolf Trap Ball's Joie de Vivre

BY R OBE R DE VANEY Amid scenes of the Paris opera house and Eiffel Tower, the Wolf Trap Ball Sept. 21 -- under the patronage of Ambassador of France Francois Delattre and his wife Sophie L'Helias-Delattre -- moved elegantly into songs, dining and dancing despite the evening's downpours. Co-chairs Karen Schaufeld spoke of music and memory and Sean O'Keefe thanked major sponsor Airbus and saluted the U.S.-France partnership, which Delattre said has "never been stronger than … today." And people stayed to danced to the likes of "I Got a Feeling" and "Blurred Lines."

Members of the Young Professional Committee: Nicholas Karnaze, Kyla Griffith, co-chair Frances Holuba and Nicholas Hunter.

Kimberly Stewart, French Ambassador Francois Delattre, Sean O'Keefe and Karen Schaufeld.

Isabel Ernst, ball chair Dalia Mroue-Fateh, Meridian board member Ricardo Ernst and Young Professional co-chair Jaclyn Mason enjoy a beautiful evening under Meridian’s canopy of Linden trees.

Newly arrived Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson with her partner, Frank Lowe, M.D.

Indian Ambassador Nirupama Menon Rao and Arvind Manocha, president and CEO of Wolf Trap. Photo by Neshan Naltchayan

Alexis Ginsberg and John Morton

White-Meyer chair Britlan Malek, Meridian Ball chair Dalia Mroue-Fateh and Young Professional co-chairs Jaclyn Mason and Frances Holuba host a reception for committee members and sponsors of the 45th Annual Meridian Ball and Global Leadership Summit.

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