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ABOUT THE COVER Pictured in front of the Langhorne residence on 31st Street, site of the April 20 Patrons’ Party: Emily Sower and Kathryn Minor Jones, Patrons’ Party co-chairs, and Donna Leanos, chair of the 2022 Georgetown House Tour. Photo by Greg “Fritz” Blakey of Fritz Photographics.

NEWS · 6 - 10 Town Topics

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PUBLISHER Sonya Bernhardt

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Welcome Back! The 89th Georgetown House Tour 8 Homes in the 2022 Georgetown House Tour

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REAL ESTATE · 17 Mar. 2022 Real Estate Sales

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Getting to Know the Georgetowner BY KATE OC ZYPOK Kate Oczypok does a little bit of everything at the Georgetowner. She writes, manages the paper’s social media accounts and sells advertising too. Kate is a newlywed, having married her longtime boyfriend Brad Phillips, who works for the State Department, in October 2021. Kate and Brad live in Maryland with their French Bulldog Tito, who often attends Georgetowner Zoom meetings to voice his concerns and suggestions. In addition to her work with the Georgetowner, Kate teaches piano to around two dozen children and five adults and freelances for various publications. In her spare time, Kate loves reading, binging TV shows, watching movies and entertaining friends.

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CONTRIBUTORS Mary Bird Susan Bodiker Allyson Burkhardt Evan Caplan Didi Cutler Donna Evers Michelle Galler Amos Gelb Wally Greeves Christopher Jones Kitty Kelley Rebekah Kelley Jody Kurash Shelia Moses Kate Oczypok Linda Roth Alison Schafer Mary Ann Treger

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BODY IN CANAL; CAR CRASH AT NAIL SALON BY RO BERT DEVANEY

GMS ANNUAL MEETING ASKS WHAT’S THE ‘STATE OF THE STREET’?

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B Y C H R I S TOPH ER JON ES Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto and Georgetown Main Street Board Chair Melanie Hayes. Photo by Robert Devaney.

SILVER CITIES: ON STAYING RELEVANT B Y P E G G Y SAN D S Bill Clinton and Marjorie Margolies in 1992. Photo courtesy Marjorie Margolies.

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NEWS BYTES ANC Meeting Highlights: DPR, 2900 M, Sports & Social BY R OBE RT DEVA NEY & C H R I S J O N E S The Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission — ANC 2E — held its monthly meeting remotely on Monday, April 4. The following are selected highlights. Commissioners welcomed new Georgetown University student representatives: Arnav Kumar (ANC 2E08) and Cimrun Srivastava (ANC 2E04). The Metropolitan Police Department noted robberies and motor vehicles thefts have gone up, compared to last year. Brian Romanowski from Council member Brooke Pinto’s Office talked up Earth Day, April 24 activities as well as the May 21 Bike Ride, while speaking of the Redistricting Task Force and upcoming budget work. He said Mt. Zion Cemetery storm water management is underway and noted funding for booting cars is set to triple — so, “be careful where you park.” Tommie Jones provided an update from the Department of Parks and Recreation, regarding projects in the neighborhood — start of summer camp registrations, go to DPR.DC.gov and DPRsummercamp.com where there are a “host of summer camp opportunities.” He said he had not heard about Jelleff Recreation Center getting a contractor. Commissioner Kishan Putta countered, “We heard from our Council member Brooke Pinto’s office, we’re waiting for these projects to start. Pinto said Jelleff has selected a contractor.” Jones replied, “We’ll go back and check. I’m going to double-check. If contractor is on board, we can come back to you.” Commissioner Elizabeth Miller said, “It sure would be nice to have a SITT Team right now” [community engagement team]. ANC Chair Rick Murphy said, “Members of community

will be very very upset if there is not a formal process for community engagement. We want to make sure the community is heard about this and it’s not just top-down imposed on us.” Jones replied, “We pride ourselves in trying to make sure the voices of residents are heard.” Chris Martin of Martin-Diamond Properties spoke about his Georgetown properties and vision for Georgetown. “Our projects” are designed to “reinvest in Georgetown,” he said. A board member of the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID), Martin said he got involved after a BID survey showed that “only 40 percent said there was anything they wanted to buy in Georgetown.” He added, “We were thrilled to see as our flagship,” the former Georgetown Theater became Compass Coffee and we’ll be bringing Maman, an upscale casual dining establishment from New York to bring a new vibrancy to that block. Another block Martin is working on is the south side of the 2900 block of M Street NW. The Meridian Group of 11 contiguous buildings at 29th and M will “tell a new story on that block,” he said. “We’re working on temporary art installations to reinvigorate and celebrate the rebirth of this block.” Meanwhile, the commission will be protesting the license application from Sports & Social for a kiosked sports betting bar at 3123-3125 M St. NW in the former RiRa restaurant space. Owners said the overall concept is “Sports and Social; Raising the Sports Bar.” It’s an “elevated sports bar and restaurant” — with sports wagering. They’ve already opened one in Bethesda.

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BODY RECOVERED FROM CANAL; PERSON REPORTED IN RIVER

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D.C. Fire and EMS recovered a man’s body from the C&O Canal on Sunday, March 27, around 9 a.m. near Key Bridge. After a report, the rescue service arrived next to the towpath and canal at 34th & Water Street NW. The cause of death and how the man got into the canal remain unclear. Awaiting notification of family, authorities did not identify the person. The Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate the incident. MPD’s Duncan Bedlion, Commander, Second District (2D), told The Georgetowner on March 28: “It is being treated as a death investigation with no signs of foul play.” (Last July, a body was pulled out of the C&O Canal between 33rd and 34th Streets NW.) Later, on the same day, MPD responded to the report of a person who had entered the Potomac River near Key Bridge on March 27, just before 11 p.m. The individual, reportedly a 25-year-old Hispanic male, was last seen vanishing under the water. The harbor divisions of MPD and DCFEMS, in conjunction with the United States Coast Guard, began recovery operations in the area. A MPD spokesperson told The Georgetowner on April 7: “There are no updates to provide.

On Saturday, March 26, an accident on Wisconsin Avenue could have killed someone — but did not. Several persons commented that if you were in front of Casabella Nail Salon at 1436 Wisconsin Ave. NW exactly at 1 p.m., March 26, you could have been seriously or fatally injured. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the incident. A black Mercedes-Benz was at the entrance to the parking lot of the CVS Pharmacy across from the nail salon on Wisconsin Avenue. Suddenly, the car went in reverse and hit a parked white pickup truck which it pushed into the storefront and shattered glass at Casabella Nail Salon, which has reopened for business. (In January, a driver was speeding and smashed into the Ally Banks Interiors at 1661 Wisconsin Ave. NW.)

SUSPECT IDENTIFIED IN TAREK BOOTHE MURDER MPD’s Duncan Bedlion, Commander, Second District (2D), announced at the April 4 Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission that a suspect has been identified in the Jan. 31 murder of Tarek Boothe at 33rd and M Streets NW — but that the suspect has fled the U.S. Bedlion provided no further details.

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BY PEG GY SA NDS The fiscal 2023 budget proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser at a D.C. Council meeting March 18 hits $19.5 billion, a historic high. That is 10 percent higher than the revised 2022 D.C. budget, and it faces much discussion before final votes for passage in May and June. The mayor’s two top focuses in the multi-layered budget appear to be around affordability and public safety — not only short-term and immediate solutions but deep long-term ones, she explained. “That’s because the budget is so big,” she said. And that is because of unexpectedly deep pockets in revenue and reserves, thanks mainly to federal pandemic relief money and new tax revenues that filled D.C. coffers in 2021. The local portion of the proposed budget amounts to $10.7 billion. Bowser calls it her “Fair Shot” budget. “It’s about how we can better ensure all residents have access to safe and dignified housing and safer roads,” the mayor announced on Friday. “It makes big investments in our young people through our schools and facilities including significant investments in early learning and out-of-school time activities.” The budget also reflects the findings of recent polls (including by The Washington Post) that the increase of violent crime in the city is voters’ top concern. The mayor’s budget expands the Metropolitan Police Department budget by five percent, allowing the force to be increased from the current 3,580 officers (the number cut back in 2020) to a base of 4,000. It would add at least 40 more firefighters, 100 full-time crossing guards and traffic controllers and a full-time leaf, snow and other obstacle street and bicycle lane cleaning crew. $251 million is slotted for a new jail, including funding for a new “Life Coach” program. The new budget proposes allocating $45 million to build a second high school in Ward 3 at the MacArthur Boulevard site of Georgetown Day School. It could be opened by fall of 2023 to serve students who are zoned for the now overcrowded Hardy Middle

School on 35th Street, serving Georgetown and Burleith. The budget also proposes a $113 million to build a new stand-alone middle school in Shaw that has been demanded for years by parents whose middle school children now attend the aging Benjamin Banneker Academic High School complex near Howard University. The new school that is proposed to be named Center City Middle School would not be built until 2026. The $2.2 billion education budget would “address the immediate pandemic-related needs of our students and DC Public Schools families so that they can have a strong equity-based model,” according to Bowser. It includes adding more high-quality child care sites across the city and $68 million for 500 infant and toddler places under the DC Public Schools. It increases the University of the District of Columbia’s capital budget by over $18 million and adds $900,000 for extended learning support. Also, $13.5 million has been budgeted for expanded recreation programs starting this summer, and another $60 million to build a new indoor sports complex on the RFK campus. A proposed $500 million for a Housing Production Trust Fund would add thousands of new affordable homes throughout the District. It would expand legal assistance to families for rent and to buy homes and would help more Washingtonians pass on their homes to the next generation. “Some funds are included to fix duplicative and oversight expenses,” the mayor said. “Especially when it involves time-sensitive dollars like those attached to American Rescue Plan Act to repair our bridges, roadways, and sidewalks.” More than 500 new D.C. government jobs were posted for hire this week that would “help get the nearly $11-billion-dollar spending plan out the door,” according to the mayor. Some D.C. Council members proposed that additional funds be added to the final budget to expand paid leave benefits for city employees.

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Dep. Mayor Falcicchio Has Full Tray of Development Ideas BY PEG GY SA NDS John Falcicchio the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development is just the opposite of what one might think of as a remote, top city bureaucrat with many titles and vague duties. For one thing, Falcicchio is hands-on in charge of the oversight, planning and project development of some 13 city departments and commissions that make up the unglamorous acronym DMPEC. They include cluster agencies and commissions such as the offices of Planning, of Public and Private Partnerships and of Housing and Community Development as well as independent agencies dealing with housing finance and tenant advocacy, zoning and of real property tax appeals. His portfolio includes the Arts Commission and the Office of Cable TV, Film, Music and Entertainment. And he oversees the Dept. of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD), among others. On top of all that, Falcicchio is Mayor Bowser’s chief of staff and long-time assistant and confidante. His presence is almost ubiquitous in the most visible evolving development projects in the city. But incredibly Falcicchio (he says humorously to pronounce his difficult last name “John”) is relaxed, friendly, open, knowledgeable and happy to talk about, it seems, every facet of his agencies’ projects. He’s confidently enthusiastic about the prospects for D.C.’s future. He talks eagerly during an interview but not overly; he stays completely engaged and listening, nodding, acknowledging the questions and answering them directly. Not once during the more than one-hour-long interview with the Georgetowner, did he take out his phone to do a quick scan of emails or turn to his communications director to ask her to “get

back to us.” His two favorite terms for the District’s multifaceted recovery seemed to be “imagining” and “innovation.” The options for D.C. economic development after the two-year pandemic that basically shut down the downtown area, eviscerated popular, historic and favorite small businesses that were sacred in the dozens of neighborhoods that comprise the eight wards of the city, are many according to Falcicchio. But there will be changes. Things won’t be the same.

Some of the solutions Falcicchio and his planners are considering involve converting office spaces to condos and residences and medical personnel... Top priority for economic development is to get the D.C. work force back to in-person, in-office work, according to the deputy mayor. Tens of thousands of federal and association workers used to come into the city every day to work downtown – especially on K St. They spent an average of $40 a day in local support businesses. “We have to get them back,” Falcicchio said. But we won’t get them all. Falcicchio expects that remote work will become the way of the future. Most of the professional work force will come to the office maybe three days out of five a week. Offices

Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio at Black Lives Matter Plaza (16th Street NW). Photo by Robert Devaney. will shrink. The day-workers won’t need as many side-services. They’ll have less patience for commuting, even by public transportation. Some of the solutions Falcicchio and his planners are considering involve converting office spaces to condos and residences, including lots of affordable housing for service workers from hospitality and sanitation employees to teachers, first responders, emergency and medical personnel. “We see our future in providing vibrant space for people in the fed, in ed an in med particularly to work and reside right in the district,” Falcicchio said. The District is already investing in four huge new property development projects similar to the development of the Wharf in the underdeveloped areas of SE Washington and the St. Elizabeth campus, Falcicchio said. And

private-public partnerships will increasingly be the vehicle to supply the investment and management aspects. What about our part of the ‘hood, Georgetown? Falcicchio emphasized the importance of continuing the development and top maintenance of the historic C&O Canal as a special Georgetown attraction for businesses and tourists. But mainly he referred to the District’s increased support of planning by the Georgetown BID and Main Street non-profits working with the DSLBD, to get local ideas planned and developed. As a model example he pointed out Georgetown parks’ impressive partnerships with the National Park Service, the District Parks and Recreation Department, the neighborhood parks’ “Friends” groups and community non-profit organizations such as the Georgetown Garden Club.

Rose Park Buzz 2022 BY PEG GY SA NDS Spring is here and the Friends of Rose Park (FRP) have lots of news. The popular Rose Park Wednesday afternoon market is scheduled to re-open on May 4 from 3-7 p.m. on the Rose Park basketball courts at the corner of O St. and 26th St. NW. “Lots of the favorite vendors will be there such as the hot pizza truck, but new fresh produce vendors are also expected,” said Sarah Leonard, new co-chair of FRP who’ve organized the market for years. Some surprise guests and entertainment also are being planned. A new market manager will also be introduced. The FRP board has also been renewed 8 APRIL 13, 2022

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with co-chairs Leonard and Gail Daubert. Board members include past Chairperson David Dunning, Allister Chang, Eric Dickman, Robert Hetem, Russell Bridges, David Freuenheim, William Weldon, Sarah Wade and Ryan Michigan, plus Annabeth Rodriguez a non-Board member. Wade and Michigan are new members.  “We seek to have our non-profit board filled with people of diverse experiences, backgrounds and skill sets,” Dunning told The Georgetowner. A new, just evolving project for the FRP is the development of a native-plant shade garden at the South entrance to Rose Park on Pennsylvania Ave. “It’s being designed

now by the Rock Creek National Park Service garden landscapers and will be funded largely by the Georgetown Garden Club,” Leonard said. Initially the garden will be planted in a dozen or so raised planters of varying sizes and shapes some two feet off the ground. The raised beds were highly recommended by the NPS garden experts due to the heavy foot traffic and especially dogs who traverse the area during daylight hours. The Georgetown ANC also passed a resolution on April 4 in support of a city bike station to be situated probably in the northern part of Rose Park, most likely near P St.

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New Canal Boat, Outdoor Events Energize Georgetown BY JOE STERNLIEB, GEORGETOWN BID CEO & PRESIDENT This is the busiest spring we’ve had in two years, and we’re thrilled that Georgetown feels so alive again. Most anticipated of all, a C&O Canal boat is back in Georgetown for the first time in more than a decade – and you’re invited to celebrate with us. Join Georgetown Heritage, along with their partners from the National Park Service, the District of Columbia, and the BID, on April 28 from 6 pm – 8 pm for All Aboard Our Heritage. Enjoy a ribbon-cutting ceremony and boat christening with special guests Mayor Bowser and Councilmember Brooke Pinto, live music, boat tours, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres. All Aboard Our Heritage tickets are on sale at georetownheritage.org/events. Public boat tours commence April 29, available five days a week through October for the inaugural season. During this one-hour guided historical tour of the Canal, residents, visitors, and school children will learn about the fascinating history, technology and culture of the C&O Canal, and the surprising stories of the people who lived, worked and played here. Buy your tickets now at georgetownheritage.org/boat, and experience the Canal in a new way. That same weekend, our 19th annual Georgetown French Market returns to Book Hill – a DC spring tradition, and one of the most important events for our small businesses. More than 25 neighborhood boutiques, antique stores, restaurants, salons and galleries will display their discounted items for up to 75% off at the open-air market, Friday, April 29 – Sunday, May 1, in addition to food and drink specials featuring French cuisine and beyond. During the weekend, families are encouraged to bring the kids and enjoy music, strolling entertainment, a pop-up book sale, and more. If you’re looking for something to do prior to French Market, don’t miss #Reframe-

Climate – the public art photo campaign on display through April 22 in partnership with Dysturb, Magnum Foundation, and Kennedy Center’s COAL + ICE. Visit four Georgetown locations to view eight large-scale photographs that illuminate climate change and offer an interactive component. Beyond Canal boats, croissants, and climate change exhibits, we have several new businesses that are creating additional buzz. Since January, The Fountain Inn rare spirits tasting room, interactive art gallery StudioLab RD, Bozzelli’s pizzeria, and men’s clothing boutique Buck Mason have all opened. Additionally, SCOUT Bags – the lifestyle brand that was founded in Georgetown in 2004 - debuted a new flagship store. The BID continues to actively engage in tenant recruitment and retention, and we’re encouraging pop-ups, window activations, and new uses for vacant and underutilized spaces. With new businesses and events, foot traffic should continue to rebound. Georgetown attracted over 2.7 million visitors from January – March 2022, up 53% compared to Q1 of 2021, and outpacing almost all competitor markets. Throughout March, over 60% of neighborhood employees also returned to the office, compared to the same time frame in 2019. As more people return to Georgetown, we are reprioritizing transportation through studies to assess a better transit connection from Georgetown to the Metrorail system, and safety and mobility improvements throughout the neighborhood. Construction is also set to begin this spring on the federally funded Water Street Trailhead project – welcome news for area cyclists. For more on our restaurant and retail openings, upcoming events, and commercial district news, visit georgetowndc.com and sign up for our weekly BIDness newsletter.

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Georgetown Garden Tour, May 7: Sneak Peek BY ALIS ON S CHA F ER Does a flower bloom when there’s no one to see it? Of course, but it’s such a pleasure to see those pale yellows and vibrant reds and dusty pinks at the Georgetown Garden Tour, which is returning on May 7 after two years of Covid shutdown. The tour features eight private gardens from Washington’s most historic neighborhood and, for us locals, an unparalleled chance to snoop around the neighbors’ property. “I sense a lot of pent-up enthusiasm for something like this that celebrates gardens, being outside, Georgetown specifically, and a sense of community more generally,” says Laura Will, one of the tour’s organizers. “So many of my friends have told me they just can’t wait!” This year’s gardens are on the east and west sides of Wisconsin Avenue, Georgetown’s great divide, and range from the majestic to smaller, cleverly designed spaces. One garden, near Dumbarton Oaks, features big Belgian block stones in a pathway edged with low, trimmed boxwoods. (“Belgian block,” is what my mother called these stones, and while she might have simply made the name up, she

knew a lot about gardens and the stuff that goes in them). Another garden, not far from the hustle of M Street, is a quiet, disciplined place, which plays with the repeated use of certain materials. It boasts a water feature that slices the space in half, and is a cool, quiet place on a hot summer day. Yet another has a big, old fashioned swimming pool, the kind movie stars loll around in as they sip gin and tonics on a sultry afternoon (Georgetown might not have a lot of movie stars, but we’ve got the sultry afternoons). A fourth garden is part of a place with many names, Quality Hill, the Pell Mansion, and now the Calvin Coolidge Foundation. Built in 1797 by John Thomson Mason, George Mason’s nephew, it used to be owned by Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell. Pell helped create the Pell Grant, which offers financial aid to college students. The home is now owned by the Coolidge Foundation, which also funds college students as part of its work. “Covid and silver linings don’t readily go together, but public and private green spaces

Gardens at the Rooney house and the Macomber residence. Courtesy Georgetown Garden Tour. all over the world did receive new focus and energy in these last two years. Georgetown’s gardens were no exception to that,” says Liz Evans, who is a co-organizer of the garden tour. “Behind the walls of these splendid historic homes -- one gracious Georgian mansion has a sub-basement that once held an atom bomb shelter! -- are gardens that are each striking in their own way and as eclectic as Georgetowners themselves.” This is the Georgetown Garden Tour’s 92nd year, and two years-off means those secret places behind the high walls have grown ever lusher and more beautiful. Four of the gardens have never been on the tour before, and the four others are longtime favorites for their innovative approaches to city living. The bigger gardens soothe with their expansiveness and scale, especially in such a closely packed

neighborhood, and the smaller ones dazzle with their clever use of small spaces and high design. Perhaps best of all, for the folks who live, work, and visit Georgetown, the tour raises money for local green spaces, parks, and public gardens. Recent beneficiaries include Book Hill Park, Tudor Place’s gardens, Trees for Georgetown, the rose garden at Montrose Park, Rose Park, Volta Park’s Habitat Garden, the Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy and Georgetown Waterfront Park. The gardens will be open 10 a.m. through 5 p.m., Saturday, May 7, rain or shine. Tickets are $40 before April 30 at www. georgetowngardenclubdc.org. On May 1, the ticket price rises to $45 on the website, and on the day of the tour tickets will be sold at Christ Church, 3116 O St. NW.

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WORKSHOP: PRINTMAKING FOR THE TECHNICAL 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Washington Printmakers Gallery

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GEORGETOWN FRENCH MARKET 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Georgetown BID.

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D.C., ONE OF THE WORST FOR AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS Surprise, surprise — you’re not imagining it. D.C. is indeed one of the worst cities in the country to find a decent-sized unit for $1,500 a month. RentCafe, which helps interested renters seek apartments, ranked Washington, D.C. 86th out of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. based on how much space $1,500 per month gets you. The study found you’ll acquire a luxurious 500 square-feet at that price. Wow. It could be worse though — San Francisco, Boston and New York City were rated even worse.

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Bruce Johnson, who anchored the news for WUSA-9 for nearly 50 years, died earlier this month. He retired two years ago and shared a cancer diagnosis two years before retiring from his show “Off Script with Bruce Johnson.” Johnson was 71.

Multi-hyphenate entertainer Reese Witherspoon spent a quick 24 hours in the District late last month. She was spotted at a Women’s History Month reception chez Vice President Kamala Harris’s residence and visited M Street shops in Georgetown like Sprinkles and Warby Parker. Witherspoon was also spotted at Café Milano and the lobby of the Four Seasons. Photo courtesy Reese Witherspoon, Instagram.

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EASTER EGG ROLL HOPS BACK INTO TOWN AFTER A TWO-YEAR PANDEMIC HIATUS

Inspired by a group in New York City, City Girls Who Walk DC has grown from just eight walkers to over 100. The women all have a uniting experience of moving to a new city in their early 20s for their first job. With Covid putting a pause on making new friends, the girls are using the group to get to know fellow females in the city. Most heard about the group through their Instagram or TikTok accounts.

With 2020 and 2021 being well, 2020 and 2021, the annual White House Easter Egg Roll was temporarily paused. This year, it’s making its grand return, a tradition that dates all the way back to 1878. The ticket lottery closed March 31 for children ages 13 and under who wish to visit the South Lawn of the White House for games, entertainment and the annual egg roll itself.

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OPINION

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Sound & Fury Forget the calendar. It may say Spring, but we seem to be stuck in a “winter of discontent” that plays on and on in an endless loop. From Ukraine, where all the miseries of all the wars in all of history have been playing out since February. To Covid, which continues to mock the vaccinated and unvaccinated alike as “follow the science” gives way to “Meh! I’ll take my chances.” Not to mention the ever-present “former guy” whose noxious brand has infected the GOP with a particularly virulent strain of Q-itis, turning a once respected political party into a cabal of conspiracists and fear mongers. All the pretty cherry blossoms cannot hide the ugliness that now blooms in Congress, runs on Metrorail (seriously, WMATA?) or is fomented in our schools by people who should know better, but prefer to take the fact-free road to education. Michele Obama famously said, “When they go low, we go high.” It was hard then but, in our current environment, it seems like

an insurmountable task. But maybe we can start small. By listening more and bloviating less. By withholding judgement. By being vulnerable without, as Brené Brown would say, expecting a specific outcome. By giving people with whom we violently disagree the respect and, yes, “safe space” to share their thinking. A cooling-off period for everyone might be an antidote we all need to survive these turbulent times. This year, Ramadan, Passover and Easter are all being celebrated within days of each other. But whatever your faith tradition, perhaps we can take this time to reflect on the suffering we’ve all been through and consider how we may come together as a community to do a little better in the coming days. Our newest Supreme Court Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, shows us the way. Despite the shameful behavior of her Republican inquisitors, she persevered with calm and grace. We can do no less.

Happy 250th, Dumbarton Methodist Church! Dumbarton United Methodist Church celebrated a milestone this past March — 250 years as one of the oldest continuously active Methodist churches in the world. The church has been a part of Georgetown since 1772. Parishioners first met in a cooper’s shop then on 28th Street (formerly Montgomery Street) and finally settled on Dumbarton Avenue in 1850. The church was remodeled around 50 years later with the current Romanesque front added. The stained-glass windows were installed over a two-year period from 18981900. The church was inaugurated before the Methodist Church was even created. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton attended a Sunday service in March at the church to celebrate 250 years of Dumbarton UMC. “It all started in a cooper’s workshop in Georgetown before the Revolutionary War,” said Pastor Rev. Rachel Cornwell in a church blog post. “Our church has so much of D.C. history wrapped into its own stories.” Dumbarton UMC is known as the “mother church” for Mt. Zion, Foundry, Capitol Hill and other Methodist churches in the area. If you’re interested in learning more about Dumbarton UMC, the church is well-known for its stainedglass windows. If you visit the church at 3133 12 APRIL 13, 2022

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Our Best Approach to Stemming Homelessness BY BR OOKE PIN TO, WARD-2 D.C. CO UNCIL MEMBER Thanks to unprecedented investments by the D.C. Council in thousands of housing vouchers this year, the District finally has sufficient resources to offer permanent supportive housing vouchers to all who qualify offering needed stability for individuals and families who have been staying at shelters, couch surfing, or sleeping unsheltered outside. These permanent supportive housing vouchers provide -- as the name suggests -- both housing and supportive services on a permanent basis so that those who receive a voucher will never have to experience homelessness again. These vouchers became available on October 1, 2021, so why are so many people still waiting for housing? Like most important issues our city faces: it’s complicated. Once someone who is experiencing homelessness is engaged with and qualifies for a voucher, significant work begins to coordinate between the outreach workers, the Department of Human Services, and the DC Housing Authority. Some of the challenges include the physical supply of available units of housing, the application process, and paperwork requirements. I’ve worked with my colleagues to remove some of these barriers in order to expedite the process and will continue to do so. Progress is being made and thousands of new placements are expected to be made by the end of the year. I often hear from residents who say everyone should be able to stay on the street and closing down camping sites is never acceptable. I also often hear from other residents who say regardless of the means, these encampments should be removed. As a Councilmember, I am leading with empathy and a need for action and support to

Encampments by Kennedy Center from August 2021. Georgetowner photo. move residents into safe, sustainable housing. I believe the CARE pilot program run by the office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services should be expanded to all of our encampment sites in Ward 2 and the city. Through this program, residents are engaged, matched to qualifying housing resources, and moved into housing. Then these encampment sites are subsequently shut-down. The success found at the first four locations has shown significant progress with dozens of the residents living at these locations having now been housed. There are many reasons someone may be experiencing homelessness. By providing an individualized approach, reimagining our shelter system, and investing in affordable housing, together we can end the cycle of homelessness in the District. It’s my commitment to continue to work every day to help move each resident experiencing homelessness into housing.

Letter to the Editor Ukraine vs. Russia

Dumbarton United Methodist Church. Dumbarton St. NW, you’ll see each window’s QR code that has a story about not only the church, but Georgetown’s rich history.

A hearty thumbs-up for January’s “Ukraine vs. Russia” article by Christopher Jones. Keep that history coming! Your piece brought to mind “The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy,” by Adam Tooze, published in 2006. I did not discover it until 2020. Ukrainians were not only marked by Stalin but also Hitler for eradication. Both wanted Ukraine’s Bread Basket for their own. Someone once wrote “Every garden will be invaded.” Yet, it is so tempting to shrug off its implied obligation during times of peace and plenty. Even after weeks of invasion, I have not seen a single press mention of the historical

migration of Ukrainians to the USA’s Midwest; many motivated by handbills originating from 1870-80s land speculators promising a new life, along the recently completed transcontinental railroad, without the old world’s recuring crises. A land meant for wheat. I wish more Americans understood how today’s choices and challenges are the direct result of earlier peoples’ decisions. Maybe this would inform today’s policies. Excuse my wistful sigh. All the best and keep on pummeling we dense Americans with history’s relevance! — Peter Hubley, Washington D.C

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Welcome Back!

THE 89TH GEORGETOWN HOUSE TOUR: PERFECT RECIPE FOR COMING HOME APRIL 23

In front of the Langhorne residence on 31st Street, site of the April 20 Patrons’ Party: Kathryn Minor Jones and Emily Sower, Patrons’ Party co-chairs, and Donna Leanos, chair of the 2022 Georgetown House Tour. Photo by Greg “Fritz” Blakey of Fritz Photographics.

BY R OBE RT DEVA NEY Since 1931, the Georgetown House Tour has been described in many ways: “architectural gems,” “historically significant,” “stylish homes with stylish owners.” But, perhaps, two words best describe this year’s house tour on Saturday, April 23: “Welcome back!” “The third year approached since the last tour, and there was some hesitation about what might happen for the 2022 tour,” said Donna Leanos, chair of the 2022 Georgetown House Tour. “Surprisingly, as the pandemic waned, homeowners began to come forward with their homes for the tour. Securing the Julia Child house helped to create excitement.” “It is considered to be the oldest tour in the country and always much anticipated, the Georgetown House Tour brings the community together to support the many ministry outreach programs sponsored by St. John’s Church on O Street,” added Leanos, who is a real estate agent and vice president at TTR Sotheby’s, a sponsor of the tour for many 14 APRIL 13, 2022

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years. The energetic mother of two adult sons, she holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University and “loves to cook, loves the Shakespeare Theatre, the arts in general, painting, tennis, biking, weight training and is passionate about most things Italian,” she told us. “I have always loved Georgetown from a very young girl when my mom would bring us here to shop!” “The committee of volunteers that works on the tour is just tremendously dedicated and sincere about the mission of the tour,” said Leanos, a St. John’s parishioner, and a volunteer since 2017. “Our volunteers from St. John’s, Georgetown, and the community have rallied around the return of the House Tour. The tour is very near and dear to many, and its return marks a return to socializing with friends, family and community once again.” Another big part of the Georgetown House Tour is the Patrons’ Party, held this year on Wednesday, April 20, at the Langhorne

residence on 31st Street, next to Tudor Place. The party is a tradition invented by decadeslong tour organizer and promoter Frida Burling, who died in 2016 and was a force to be reckoned with in Georgetown. In 2001, when Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn hosted the tour’s Patrons’ Party, The Georgetowner newspaper arrived at their N Street home to take photos. An editor asked Bradlee why he was involved, and the Washington Post executive editor roared back: “Because Frida told me to.” Co-chaired by Emily Sower and Kathryn Minor Jones, this year’s top social scene soiree will pull in half of the money the tour generates to benefit St. John’s Church programs. “It’s a fun way to contribute to important work,” said Sower, a real estate agent with Washington Fine Properties, also a tour sponsor. She’s a mother of three and also a St. John’s parishioner — and married to her high school sweetheart, Cleaver. She and

Jones are planning for “a memorable evening on April 20.” Jones is a lawyer who worked in the Obama administration and is a vice president of EverFi. She and husband Geoff try to keep up with their boy and girl twins. After all, the Georgetown House Tour with its past and present stories of homes is also the story of families and their love of this place in all its many ways. “We have eight homes on the tour this year, ranging from pop culture, Julia Child’s home, to one of eight original Victorian farm homes on P street, to designer homes on R and P, to some of the first homes in Georgetown dating as far back as 1796,” said Leanos, who added that the tour “attracts more than 1,600 guests each year, gives locals and out-oftowners alike the opportunity to visit historic homes in a variety of styles. More details at GeorgetownHouseTour.com.” Welcome back, indeed.

8 Homes in the 2022 Georgetown House Tour BY R OBE RT DEVA NEY, P H O TO S B Y M I K E M I T C H E LL PH OTOGR APH Y. Eight alluring abodes are on the 2022 Georgetown House Tour, thanks to Phyllis Bayer and Michael, Jennifer Bisceglie and Robert Brese, Denise and Michael Bloomfield, Constance Chatfield Taylor, Stephanie and Lawrence Flanagan, Skip Sroka and John Kammeier, Sara and Erik Swabb — and the City Tavern Club. There are four places on the east side and four on the west side. The following is a list of participating homes for the April 23 house tour, as provided by tour officials.

2706 OLIVE STREET NW

3264 P STREET NW

Georgetown’s hidden Victorian gem. This 1840s home boasts enchanting grounds with gracious and enchanting gardens.

3323 R STREET NW

Home to interior designer Skip Sroka and his husband John Kammeier, this property was recently reconfigured and repurposed. Guests can anticipate a centered staircase and a secondfloor garden room complete with French doors and a Juliet balcony overlooking the rear walled garden. Other notable design elements include custom designed furniture as well as antiques, rugs, art objects and paintings.

The 1950s home of famed chef Julia Child. This clapboard 1870 colonial-style home, which the chef affectionately called her “little jewel” is where Child produced recipes for one of her earliest cookbooks, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” The home was built in a postCivil War era by a notable African American carpenter, Edgar Murphy. Child purchased the home with her husband in the late 1940s, and in the 1970s, acclaimed architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen, best known for designing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s home in Martha’s Vineyard, modernized the home, adding a wall of windows that are still intact today. The home recently sold following a five-year renovation by notable architect Dale Overmyer.

1519 28TH STREET NW

A bow front Victorian dating to the late 1800s, this house features a deep garden and a small water feature that was previously on the Georgetown Garden Tour.

This end unit is home to Sara Swabb, founder and creative director of StorieCollective. Swabb recently completed a full renovation to make it more conducive for her young family. Part of the renovation’s scope included restoring the previously stripped millwork to its 1890s origins. Guests can anticipate modern light fixtures, a large open kitchen, and a lowerlevel family room. This home was built on land known as the Rock of Dumbarton and boasts long range garden views, the benefit of bordering the large estate of the Albritton family.

3130 DUMBARTON STREET NW

3206 M STREET NW

The City Tavern Club is a private club housed in one of the oldest buildings in Washington, and the last remaining Federal-style tavern in the city. Constructed in 1796 and first managed by Clement Sewall, who served in the Revolutionary War alongside his friend John Parke Curtis, George Washington’s stepson.

3131 P STREET NW

3312 N STREET NW

This is one of the earliest homes in Georgetown, built in 1818. Designed in the true Federal- style architecture. Beautiful updates throughout have been done while maintaining the original details of the home.

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Meanwhile, on the same block as Compass Coffee and Truist Bank, Taichi Bubble Tea is under construction at 1357 Wisconsin Ave. NW and will “bring the best bubble tea, healthy poke bowl, and tasty ramen.” It’s part of a chain, mostly from Upstate New York. Who knew?

Tatte Bakery is coming to the former Frye Co. store at 1066 Wisconsin Ave. NW, which was once a firehouse. Maman is a New York City French bakery coming to 1353 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Next to the Compass Coffee with the Georgetown sign, it will occupy two storefronts and push out Shop Made in DC and Duly Noted. Those two businesses are seeking new locations in Georgetown.

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FOUNTAIN INN, BUCK MASON; MICHAEL KORS, FLUEVOG BY R OBE RT DEVA NEY

IN: FOUNTAIN INN LIVENS UP BOOK HILL

The Fountain Inn opened at 1659 Wisconsin Ave. NW with some serious whiskys on March 16. “We had the pleasure of visiting @fountaininndc and, wow, is it beautiful,” wrote Rachel Shank of Georgetown Main Street. “We couldn’t be happier that ⁠this spot is joining our independent business community.” The new tavern has staked its reputation on fine spirits — as well as on the spirits of Washington history — and tells all: “Originally established in 1783 by clockmaker John Suter, The Fountain Inn (a.k.a. Suter’s Tavern) was one of the most important taverns in American history. … Our vision for the 21st century Fountain Inn is to rekindle, restore but also rewrite its legacy, spirit and history in the form of a rare spirits tasting room that welcomes all through its doors.”

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IN: BUCK MASON, CALI ON M

The straightforward men’s wear and women’s wear store, Buck Mason — founded in 2013 by Sasha Koehn and Erik Allen Ford in Los Angeles — set up shop at 3128 M St. NW. Think updated American classics and perfectly fitted T-shirts, fresh from California.

OUT: MICHAEL KORS, FLUEVOG

The shiny clothing store at 3105 M St. NW is closed up and sign-less: Michael Kors is no more, in Georgetown. A message on the door read: “It’s not goodbye … visit us at … Tysons Corner.” In February, Fluevog flew the coop from 1265 Wisconsin Ave. NW and wrote: “For the past ten years, it’s been our pleasure to serve the good Fluevogers of DC out of our Georgetown store. We’d like to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts for a decade of good times, good company and great shoes.”

After about one year, Freshbee’s American Grill & Cafe departed 2805 M St. NW, which previously held a Bibibop spot — and before that, a ShopHouse by Chipotle. The burgers and breakfast eatery yields to Feta Cafe and Bakery, Georgetown, DC. We’ll see. Coming: 2 Bakeries on Wisconsin Ave., Tatte and Maman

The Avery Georgetown, a boutique hotel at 2616 P St. NW that opened in June 2016, was sold by founder Justin Schneck last year. The 15-room hotel’s new owners are TBC Hotels, the Bernstein Companies, in partnership with District Lodging Capital. The Bernstein corporate office is at 3299 K St. NW on the Georgetown waterfront.

Ringing the Bell on Cancer: Bellringer Bike Ride Comes to D.C. BY M AD D IE R EN N YSON “We don’t recruit bikers, we recruit people who hate Cancer,” says Chris Timko, executive director of BellRinger, a bike ride that aims to raise funds for cancer research at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Inspired by the bell that patients ring on their last treatment, the mission of BellRinger is to work together as a community to support cancer breakthroughs at Georgetown Lombardi. BellRinger is in its inaugural year, and plans to have over 1000 riders participate in the weekend-long event, October 21 and 22. Timko has teamed up with Jonathan Thomas, director of development, and Dr. Louis Weiner, director of Georgetown Lombardi to bring BellRinger to the area in hopes that it will become a part of the community, and repertoire of not-to-miss D.C. events. Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center – the only comprehensive cancer center in D.C. since 1974 -- is a highly distinguished institution with world-class physicians, groundbreaking research and technology, and exceptional quality of care. By participating in BellRinger, you can help save lives and contribute to the impactful work that’s happening right here, in the Georgetown community. BellRinger offers three biking distances: 25, 50, and 100 miles. Each distance comes with a minimum fundraising commitment the rider is responsible for as part of a combined effort to work towards eradicating cancer, and empowering the contribution of each individual. One hundred percent of the fundraising done by each rider goes towards cancer research. This will allow Georgetown Lombardi to participate in more clinical trials, conduct more research studies, and encourage the development and testing of new breakthrough treatments that

will effectively move us forward in the fight to end cancer all together. Riders will be celebrated for their fundraising efforts with BellRinger Weekend, starting with the opening ceremony on Friday evening, October 21. There will be an abundance of refreshments, live music, and exciting pre-ride energy to kick off the event. The ride begins early on Saturday morning, October 22. Volunteers will line the route to cater to the needs of riders with mechanical support, navigation, hydration replenishment, and of course, lots of encouragement. BellRinger is focused on inclusivity, and is centered around the idea that anyone can participate, even virtually. “The virtual option allows you to choose your own adventure,” says Thomas who’s also working to recruit riders and participants from Georgetown University. Virtual participants commit to a $500 minimum fundraising amount, and can do their own bike ride, hike, run, walk, or activity of their choice. Volunteer registration is also currently open with a variety of interactive opportunities to choose from for those interested in lending a hand. “We have a great opportunity here in D.C. to have a transformative event, and end cancer as we know it,” Dr. Weiner told The Georgetowner. The combination of the active city, supportive medical and academic community, and passion behind the mission will contribute to the success of the ride. Participate in BellRinger to work towards ringing the bell for the last time. Visit bellringer.org to sign up as an individual or team, and to learn more about this organization that is sure to make its mark on D.C. and have an impact for years to come.

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BOURBON AMARETTO SOUR BY JODY KURA S H I remember the first time I tasted amaretto. I was in 9th grade and my older brother was home from college. It was Saturday evening and our parents were out. He and his friends decided to entertain some young ladies and instead of serving beer, they decided on something more “girly.” One of my friends was staying overnight and my brother bought our secrecy by letting us imbibe with them, albeit at a distance. He also assigned me the duty of mixing drinks which was a good way to keep me in the kitchen and away from the rec room downstairs. I was given a few jugs of Sprite and a bottle of reddish-brown liqueur. Its name, “amaretto,” had an exotic ring to it. When I sipped it straight, I first sensed an alcohol burn followed a syrupy fruitcake-like smack. While amaretto is a mild drink, clocking in at between 42 and 54 proof, my young tastebuds weren’t accustomed to straight spirits. So, we mixed it with Sprite, which turned it into a light and sugary drink, similar to fruitflavored Faygo soda. The night continued, all had fun and I never told my parents. (BTW mom, if you’re reading this, it’s all made up!)

Today, I know a lot more about amaretto. While it doesn’t rank as one of my favorite drinks due to its sweetness, I’ve learned that a well-crafted amaretto, has a much more complex and pleasing taste than the $8 bottle my brother bought at the Pennsylvania state store. It can also add a distinctive layer to cocktails. Hailing from Italy, amaretto is known for its strong almond flavor. However, it’s forged from, not just almonds, but apricot kernals and peach stones. All of these ingredients combine to create its exclusive flavor. Even if you don’t imbibe you may recognize the taste, as it’s a popular flavoring in coffee or desserts like tiramisu, gingerbread and cannoli due to is nutty nuances. Amaretto originated in Saronno, Italy, during the Renaissance. The most wellknown brand, DiSaronno, is named after its birthplace. According to DiSaronno’s website, “artist Bernardino Luini was commissioned to paint a fresco of the Madonna of the Miracles in Saronno. To portray the Madonna, he chose a local innkeeper as his muse. As a mark of her gratitude, she prepared a special gift for the artist, namely, a flask full of an amber

liqueur.” The legend of Amaretto was born. The spirit, as well as the fresco, have both survived until today. Although amaretto did not arrive in the U.S. until the 1960s, its presence is marked by an annual holiday. National Amaretto Day is celebrated on April 19, which falls two days after Easter Sunday this year. So why not start the celebration early with a fresh spring cocktail while donning your Easter bonnet? Many folks are familiar with the amaretto sour, which pairs the nutty liqueur with lemon juice or sour mix. Despite the addition of citrus, this tipple can still be overly cloying. Difford’s cocktail guide asserts that amaretto’s “almond and vanilla flavor mixes brilliantly with dark spirits - particularly whiskey.” A lovely way to put some mettle in your amaretto cocktail is by adding some bourbon. Think of it as an elevated take on the classic whiskey sour. The bourbon bolsters the liqueur and gives it a toothsome edge. The key to making it a bright and refined drink is by following the vintage sour recipe

BOURBON AMARETTO SOUR 1.5 ounces amaretto 1 oz bourbon 1 oz fresh lemon juice half oz teaspoon brown sugar half oz egg white Add all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake with ice then strain back into the shaker and shake again without ice. Pour into a glass over ice. Garnish with lemon.

of fresh lemons, juice and an egg white. The result is a balanced frothy, sweet, sour, nutty and strong cocktail. This Easter I’ll be making a nostalgic amaretto toast to my brother, whose birthday coincidentally falls on that day. Cheers to family secrets!

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BODY & SOUL

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In Time for National Donate Life Month: Inspirational Journeys BY C HR IS TOP HER J O N E S Flying home from an L.A. business trip, Georgetowner Lynly Boor, a strategic planning consultant in her mid-50s, suddenly felt listless in her seat, patting her forehead to check for a fever. “Usually, I’m busy, reading or doing my work,” she recalled. But now, she “just sat there.” After touching down at Reagan National, she began thinking “that was the weirdest flight I’ve ever been on.” For a few odd weeks, she returned to her work schedule, but something just felt off. “I figured maybe it was allergies or I was coming down with the flu or something, but then my stomach got weirdly bloated and it just wasn’t going down.” Boor had no idea how much danger she was in and how her life was about to change. “The next thing I knew,” she said, “it was like ‘whoosh!’ I had 40 pounds of fluid in me and my eyes were turning yellow.” She’ll never forget her trip to the emergency room at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in May 2018. “It was the day after Mother’s Day and it was pouring rain.” Boor had lost her mother the previous year and her father earlier and within hours she would receive her fateful diagnosis: liver failure. What had gone wrong? She had been “totally healthy” and physically active before. After her workup and a liver biopsy, her doctors determined her kidney was dying – 20 APRIL 13, 2022

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with only 15 percent function -- due to the poisoning effects of herbal supplements she’d been given by her longtime acupuncturist. Without a transplant, she would die within days. Immediately, she was placed on the liver donor registry, status 1-A. Miraculously, a match was found. Four days after entering the hospital, she had a new liver, courtesy of an anonymous 30-year-old female donor and the swiftly-acting medical team at Medstar Georgetown. “I have to tell you, that team of nurses and doctors and the care at Medstar, it was incredible,” she said. “She came into the hospital near death and,10 days later, she walked out to return to a healthy, normal life,” her transplant surgeon, Alexander Kroemer, M.D., said in Medstar Georgetown’s newsletter. Boor was raised in a family dedicated to service. Her father served in the U.S. military. She served as the head of external affairs for United Service Organization (USO) for 10 years working with U.S. military service members, veterans and their families. Having received a liver transplant, Boor now believed she benefited from miracles in medicine and that her parents had been “looking out for [her]” throughout the ordeal. So, she re-dedicated herself to giving back and serving others. One of her supervising physicians, transplant hepatologist Dr. Rohit

Satoskar, shares her interest in promoting education and science to “close the gap” not only between those on organ transplant waiting lists and those whose lives are saved, but also on people’s understanding of how transformative being an organ donor can be. “It’s not just the impact on the recipient,” Boor said, “it’s the impact on the donor. It’s the impact on the donor family. It’s the impact on the community… Every donor can save eight lives and enhance over 75 more.” Since Boor’s recovery, she and Satoskar have been working on launching Stop the Shortage, a nonprofit group dedicated to this transformative mission. They’ve recently received 501(c)(3) status and are putting together a board of directors. Satoskar serves as the director of medical services for the Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute. The word “transformative” comes up a lot when Satoskar discusses organ transplantation. It “not only helps save lives, but has significant “downstream effects,” he said. “I’ve seen people go from a state of near death to return to their communities, their jobs, back to being mothers and fathers, brothers and sister, and grandparents… I’ve worked with people who have gone back to running marathons. I’ve had patients who go on to survive and save the

After her transplantation surgery, Lynly Boor was inspired to found Stop the Shortage. Photo courtesy Lynly Boor.

Rohit Sadoskar, M.D., served as the transplant hepatologist on Lynly Boor’s case. He and Boor are working to launch Stop the Shortage. Photo courtesy Medstar Georgetown Hospital. lives of others… It is a truly heroic act to save someone else through organ donation.” But Satoskar is also concerned about how many people die each year as they await transplantation. “Unfortunately,” he said, “people are dying every day on the wait list because there aren’t enough organs to save their lives…” Because of inequities in the health care system and poor healthcare education, many people in need of organ transplantation, especially from marginalized groups, never even make it onto the wait lists, he pointed out. According to Organdonor.gov, 17 people die per day waiting for an organ transplant and nine people are added to the waiting list. Last year nationwide, there were a “total of 41,354 transplants performed” while there are currently 106,250 people on the wait list,” Satoskar said. Without more organ donors, many of those are unlikely to survive. At Medstar Georgetown, however, local lives are being saved. “In FY 2021, we did about 144 liver transplants, adult and pediatric, nearly 300 kidney transplants, 19 small bowel transplants, 22 pancreas transplants and 4 islet cell transplants,” Satoskar said. In Washington, D.C., Department of Motor Vehicles Director Gabriel Robinson recognized National Donate Life Month by encouraging “all District residents to register and become an organ donor.” He said, “Many of our neighbors are dying needlessly because the organs they need are not being donated.” This year, the D.C. DMV has “made it easier for residents to update their donor status without visiting a DMV Service Center,” he said. Residents can simply “download [their] free mobile app” from Dmv.dc.gov.

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With the Rise of NFTs, How Is the Art World Changing? BY C HR IS TOP HER J O N E S While the modern art world is naturally one of upheaval, the meteoric rise of Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs in the past pandemic year has left many wondering how new digital art and transaction technologies are shaping the artistic landscape. Will our aesthetic notions shift? What will become of the art marketplace? The first NFT “Terra Nulius” was quietly minted on the Ethereum blockchain in 2014, but not much notice was taken of any NFT “art” until CryptoPunks, CryptoCats and CrytoKitties were launched in 2017, many circulated as “joke collectibles” that gained exponential market value with ensuing publicity.   NFT artwork had escaped most people’s awareness until last March when Christie’s sold Beeple’s “Everydays: The First 5000 Days,” a pastiche of the NFT artist’s 13 years of daily digital output – the aesthetics of which were derided by many critics – for a shocking $69.3 million. At Christie’s, contemporary specialist Noah Davis called the sale a “paradigm shift.” In 2020, the famed auction house had sold only a single NFT for $131,250… but in the first half of 2021 the “number was more than $100 million.”   “Within a few short months, the NFT went from a digital product utilizing a technology most people had barely heard of to the art

world’s newest obsession, even though many traditional art collectors would be hardpressed to explain how the process works or what to do with one,” wrote Ted Loos of Gallerie Magazine.   Soon a host of celebrities – Paris Hilton, John Cleese, Jay-Z, Alec Baldwin, Snoop Dogg, the Weeknd, Jimmy Fallon, and even the fake German heiress Anna Sorokin – joined the NFT minting and buying mania, with major league sports, the fashion industry, former first ladies like Melania Trump (Did anyone actually buy her white hat NFT yet?) and just about anyone else with some ether in their crypto wallet and access to the Ethereum blockchain where NFT exchanges are to be found. Even Saturday Night Live did a skit on NFTs they soon issued as an NFT. In search of a better understanding of how the art world has been affected by NFT art, The Georgetowner spoke with a few experts. First, we talked to Dr. Lisa Strong, director of the art and museum studies MA program at Georgetown University and former manager of curatorial affairs at the Corcoran Gallery of Art to give us a basic understanding of NFTs and their effects. “NFTs are a form of digital barcode that can be attached to a file and stored on the blockchain [a decentralized, distributed record of digital transactions on the internet]. The token [a digital certificate

Beeple’s NFT “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” which sold for $69.3 million at a Christie’s auction in March, 2021. Photo courtesy Wikipedia and Beeple-crap.com.

of authorization akin to a deed or receipt] both authenticates ownership of the file and, by recording the transfer from one owner to the next, documents provenance,” she said.   With verifiable provenance and publiclylisted transactions, much of the uncertainty surrounding the history of ownership for an art work is eliminated. For art dealers and buyers, this is a transformative change. “Dealers would agree that the monetary value of an artwork rests in its authenticity. You can, in large measure, establish the authenticity of an artwork through documenting its provenance,” Strong said.   Since blockchain technology allows for the creation of “smart contracts,” artists can now structure new payment arrangements and insure higher remuneration for their works. “I believe many artists using NFTs are able to set up a system of royalties, so they’re

automatically paid each time the artwork changes hands,” Strong said. “On the one hand, recording ownership is crucial for artists because it allows them to sell digitally born artwork. Otherwise, their files could be copied and circulated infinitely, destroying their market value. Tokenizing digital art theoretically makes it possible to sell it and thus attractive to work in that medium.”   Since blockchain technology is so new, however, it is not without its risks for artists and collectors. “My understanding is that it is not yet possible to guarantee that a token and its file can remain connected and recorded on the blockchain indefinitely.”

joining the NMAAHC, she was vice president of development for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “Adele’s experience in non-profit management and leadership development makes her especially suited to join the museum at this time,” said Kevin Young, the museum’s Andrew W. Mellon Director. “As a skilled professional in fundraising and philanthropy, she has experience with both the financial and visionary aspects of executing a national endowment campaign and is dedicated to leading and uplifting our equally gifted team.”

“We are thrilled to have been selected to receive an American Rescue Grant,” said Rebecca Medrano, executive director of the GALA Hispanic Theatre. “These funds are critical to our recovery from this devastating pandemic and will help us retain Latinx staff and support general operations.”

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Arts Watch BY KAT E OCZ Y P OK This month’s Arts Watch includes good news from the GALA Hispanic Theatre, news of additions at the Anacostia Playhouse and National Museum of African American History and culture, and more.

ANACOSTIA PLAYHOUSE WELCOMES NEW ARTISTIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Stephawn Stephens has joined the Anacostia Playhouse as its new Artistic Executive Director, bringing over 30 years of experience. Stephens will be managing all day-to-day operations for the venue as well as leading fundraising programs and artistic and community engagement. “Stephawn brings a combination of energy, leadership and creativity that will serve the Playhouse well into the future,” said Pat Martin, board chair. “We expact Stephawn to not only continue the Playhouse’s excellent programming, but to expand it to reach more members of the community.” 22 APRIL 13, 2022

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NEW HEAD OF ADVANCEMENT AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture welcomed Adele Hixon-Day as its new head of advancement last month. Hixon-Day brings with her over a decade of experience. Before

GALA HISPANIC THEATRE AWARDED $150,000 GRANT

Adele Hixon Day. Photo courtesy NMAAHC.

GALA Hispanic Theatre was approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The theatre will receive $150,000 and use the funding to save jobs and fund day-to-day operations, health and safety supplies and more.

SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY COLLECTING COVID ARTIFACTS Let this be a reminder of how we are living through history — the Smithsonian National Museum of American History is continuing to document the current pandemic. Curators are considering artifacts offered through emailing inquiry@si.edu. The museum has responded to over 500 donation offers. They’re currently working on the evolution of personal protective equipment, from tennis champ Naomi Osaka’s Black Lives Matter masks to one worn to a wedding and another worn by a 2020 poll worker in New York City.

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NMWA Spring Gala BY KATE OC ZYPOK On Friday April 8, the National Museum of Women in the Arts celebrated their spring gala at the National Building Museum due to renovations at their museum. Gala co-chairs Ashley Davis and Marlene Malek helped plan the night, made possible by Dior. Honorary Diplomatic Chair was the Ambassador of

France, Mr. Philippe Étienne. The gala honored Dior’s first woman Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri, feminist artist Judy Chicago and co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments Mellody Hobson—all received the NMWA’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Yayoi Kusama. Photo courtesy the Hirshhorn Collection.

At the Hirshhorn: Kusama’s One With Eternity BY ARI POS T By this point, I’m assuming you know Yayoi Kusama. She’s a global phenomenon, one of the most celebrated artists alive, and an unlikely fashion icon. Her immersive Infinity Rooms are probably the most popular and perfect art objects of the social media era (even though most of them were made before smart phones existed). She herself is also perfect for this moment: a severe-looking, ancient Japanese woman with a fire-engine red bob (I’m guessing it’s a wig, though I refuse to research this topic), who makes her own clothes to match her art installations. She’s a walking meme. Last month, my wife and I took our 11-month-old daughter to the press opening for the Hirshhorn’s new Kusama exhibition, One With Eternity. I think we expected — certainly, we hoped — that our baby would beam with astonished amusement at Kusama’s wonderlands of colors and shapes. What baby wouldn’t delight in endless landscapes made entirely of their favorite things — shiny lights, hanging baubles, plush shapes, pumpkins, polka dots and moonbeams? My daughter’s actual reaction radically changed my perspective on Kusama and her work — she was not delighted. She was in turns anxious, tense, curious and confused. I wouldn’t have called her entirely unhappy, but this was decisively not a rapturous experience. Kusama’s Infinity Rooms have been made into funhouses, but I don’t believe she intends them that way. If you look closely — say, through the eyes of a baby — they can be manic, disorienting, unsettling and vertiginous. “Now that we find ourselves on the dark side of the world,” she said in a recent statement, “The gods will be there to strengthen the hope we have spread throughout the universe…. The time has come to fight and overcome our unhappiness.” Her work may be full of joy, but it is in deadlocked mediation with abject

terror. Born in 1929 in the Nagano prefecture in Japan, Kusama began experiencing visual and auditory hallucinations at age six, which she channeled almost immediately into art. At age 15, she was mobilized along with other young women to work in a parachute factory for Japan’s war machine. She describes the constant American air raids during that time as paralyzing to the point that “I could barely feel my life.” She came into her career and adulthood in the wake of a world war and two atomic bombs. On the one hand, you can draw a very clean line from Kusama’s Infinity Rooms — hermetic, endlessly refracting alternate universes of delirious, technicolor chaos — to atomic fission, the splitting of atoms. But I don’t think that does the artist justice. Kusama seems divinely cursed with the need to create. Her life has been one continuous ritual of transcribing hallucinations onto evergrander scales. Her early paintings, a small example of which is featured in this exhibition, are just as haunting and infinite as an Infinity Room, if less dimensional. She’s a true artist and a compulsive creator, and her work is that of a beautiful but troubled mind. It’s worth knowing that Kusama has been living voluntarily in a hospital for the mentally ill in Tokyo since 1977. This often gets glossed over, as if it’s a minor detail (“all artists are crazy!”), but it’s not and it shouldn’t be. There is beauty and tragedy here, genius and madness. Hers is the life and work of a woman who has fought her demons to a stalemate by distracting them with infinite beauty. Go to this show, try to keep your phone in your pocket, and do what my daughter did, what I imagine Kusama does every day: keep your eyes open, your mind free of judgment and your heart on your sleeves, and let it all rush through you. One With Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection runs through Nov. 27, 2022.

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6:30 P.M., ARENA STAGE, 1101 6TH ST. SW Celebrating the future of Titanic Memorial Park and the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

6:30 P.M., FRENCH AMBASSADOR’S RESIDENCE, 2221 KALORAMA RD. NW    The gala is back this year bigger and better than ever.

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THE GEORGETOWN HOUSE TOUR 2022 PATRONS’ PARTY 6-8 P.M., THE LANGHORNE RESIDENCE, 1680 31ST ST. NW   The Patrons’ Party is held at one of Georgetown’s preeminent homes. The proceeds from the party benefit the St. John’s ministries to homeless adults and children, unemployed, senior citizens and young children in area schools. WEDNESDAY APRIL 20

THE SMITHSONIAN CRAFT SHOW PREVIEW NIGHT PARTY    6-9 P.M., THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM, 401 F ST. NW Check out what’s at this year’s craft show a little early. SUNDAY APRIL 24

THE KENNEDY CENTER MARK TWAIN PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR    This year, the 23rd prize will be awarded to comedian Jon Stewart.    MONDAY APRIL 25

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL – DC JAZZ FESTIVAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS CELEBRATION 1101 SIXTH ST, SW The DC Jazz Festival Board of Directors is proud to present Let The Good Times Roll, a celebration that brings you to New Orleans at Arena Stage.

FRIDAY APRIL 29

THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL, 3101 WISCONSIN AVE. NW    The Phillips Collection celebrates 100 years. SATURDAY APRIL 30

CHILDREN’S INN AT NIH’S “AN EVENING FOR HOPE” 7-10:30 P.M., RITZ CARLTON TYSONS CORNER, 1700 TYSONS BOULEVARD The evening will include a cocktail reception, silent auction, gourmet dinner, live auction and an afterparty. SATURDAY APRIL 30

IMAGINATION STAGE ANNUAL GALA THE HOWARD THEATRE, 620 T ST. NW Imagination Stage’s Annual Gala is the organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year and all funds raised support the professional theatre and arts education programs. WEDNESDAY MAY 4

CONGRESS HAS HEART RECEPTION—UNITED STATES OF WINE 6-8 P.M., ROOFTOP 101 CONSTITUTION AVE. NW The reception showcases some of the best in American wine. A BYO-style Collectors Dinner will follow.

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Laurie Hodges Lapeyre, winner of the Director’s Champion in Research Award, with Dr. Louis Weiner M.D., Director of Georgetown Lombardi, and Jack DeGioia, President of Georgetown University.

34th Annual Lombardi Gala BY KAT E OCZ Y P OK The 34th Annual Lombardi Gala on March 24, raised close to $1.2 million. Georgetown Lombardi friends and supporters (300 to be exact) were welcomed to The Anthem at the Wharf for a cocktail reception, silent auction, awards presentation and more. Proceeds from

the gala directly funded research leading to clinical trials and new treatments that change the lives of people with cancer. The event chair was Elizabeth Shepard and Honorary Chair was DeMaurice Smith of the NFL Players Association.

Washington Opera Society BY M ARY BIRD The Washington Opera Society recently hosted a splendid evening of dining and opera under the gracious patronage of H.E. Philippe Étienne in La Maison Français at the Embassy of France. “Faust,” under the baton of General and Artistic Director Julien Benichou was the first WOS opera production since 2019. WOS Board President Alexandra Sényi de NagyUnyom welcomed the “good looking crowd.” The performance began with the Ukrainian

National Anthem as Maestro Benichou noted that art brings people together and war keeps them apart. The opera’s accomplished cast included Michael Butler as Faust, Kevin Short as Mephistopheles and Kristin Sampson as Marguerite. Meghan McCall and Stefan Lopatkiewicz narrated. A splendid future is foreshadowed as the company pursues the vision of founder Michael Reilly.

WOS Vice President Cary Pollak, WOS General and Artistic Director Julien Benichou, Marcos Galvany, “Faust” narrator Meghan McCall and Jose Betancourt. Photo by Tony Powell. GMG, INC.

APRIL 13, 2022

KITTY KELLEY BOOK CLUB

Following Martin Luther King, Jr.: Atlanta to Memphis BY KIT T Y KE L L E Y “April is the cruelest month,” wrote the poet, T.S. Eliot, and for those following Martin Luther King, Jr. April 4, 1968 was the cruelest day. At 6:01 pm on that Thursday the beloved preacher of non-violence was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Hours later riots erupted throughout the country as angry mobs smashed windows, trashed stores, and blew up cars, leaving dozens dead and more than 100 cities smoldering. President Johnson summoned the National Guard to restore order. More than five decades later some scars remain, but Dr. King’s dream of a beloved community still shines, even in the poorest pockets of the country. I recently joined Stanford University’s tour, “Following King: Atlanta to Memphis,” led by Stanford Professor Clayborne Carson, Senior Editor: “The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Vols I—VII.” Traveling for a week in the era of Covid, we wore masks on the bus, and all our hotels and restaurants were minority-owned.

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We began in Atlanta with a visit to Dr. King’s last home, the one he purchased after winning the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. We toured the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, and learned from a freshman at Morehouse College why he values his education on the 61-acre campus of the historic Black men’s college (HBCU), close to Spelman College (HBCU) for women. “We both fall under the umbrella of Atlanta University Center so we can attend classes on either campus…. Our slogan here at Morehouse is ‘Let There be Light,’ and while it’s prevalent in my generation (Class of 2025) not to speak your mind lest you be cancelled, here people are not making fun of you, or out to cancel you. They tell us: ‘Say your ignorance in class so you don’t say it in the world.’” Before leaving Atlanta we visit the Ebenezer Baptist Church, the spiritual home of Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, where the Rev. Raphael G. Warnock now serves every Sunday as Pastor. The rest of the week he serves as Georgia’s junior senator in the U.S. Senate.

The Legacy Museum in Montgomery Alabama. Boarding the bus, we headed for Montgomery, Alabama, home of the Confederacy, where we visit the “Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration,” created by Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), the non-profit that guarantees the defense of any prisoner in Alabama sentenced to death. For many of us, this was the most upsetting museum on the tour which forces you to see the terrible connection between 1865 and today. EJI has identified more than 4,000 African American men, women and children, who were lynched. At the site’s center hang 800 rusted steel monuments, one for each county in the U.S. where documented lynchings took place. Entering the museum we were confronted with replicas of slave pens, where we saw and heard first-person accounts from enslaved people describing what it was like to be ripped from their families and await sale at the nearby auction block. We learned what “sold down the river” means, as many of the 430,000 enslaved were punished with a transfer from the North to harsher conditions in the South. Etched in bronze is Harriet Tubman’s quote: “Slavery is the next thing to hell.” On a nearby street corner we meet the artist Michelle Browder, who showed us her outdoor gallery, honoring “Mothers of Gynecology,” -- her fifteen-foot high sculptures of three enslaved women subjected to brutal experiments for “supposed” medical advancement. From Montgomery we were bussed to Birmingham (aka “Bombingham”) and the 16th Street Baptist Church where four little girls were killed by a bomb as they prepared to sing in their choir on September 15, 1963. The pastor’s undelivered sermon that Sunday was entitled “A Love that Forgives.” Weeks before 300,000 people had gathered peacefully on the Mall in Washington, D.C. to hear MLK’s soaring rhetoric: “I Have a Dream.” Later he was jailed in Alabama, but on scraps of paper and bits of toilet tissue he wrote his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” which his lawyer smuggled out, piece by piece, on each visit. King’s message is one of injustice, as he

berates white moderates “devoted to order, not to justice,” particularly white church leaders, “more cautious than courageous.” From Montgomery we travel to Selma to meet our no-nonsense guide in the projects. “We’re in the ‘hood now so if you hear a poppop, duck,” she said. People on the bus squirmed as she delivered her blunt commentary. “Selma is a city of barely 20,000, and 80 percent of us are African American, still living in the poorest wards…. Voting registration has shrunk because folks ask, ‘What’s voting done for us?’ We’re a broken economy, a broken community…. Hate groups study us as a failed model of Democratic policies….” Rain fell as we walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, named for a Confederate general and Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, and the site of “Bloody Sunday,” March 7, 1965, when police attacked Civil Rights marchers with horses, clubs, and tear gas. We stopped in Meridian and Jackson, Mississippi en route to Memphis, Tennessee, where we visited The Lorraine Motel, with its white plastic wreath of blood red roses marking the spot on the second-floor balcony where Dr. King was assassinated. The plaque beneath reads: “They said one to another, Behold, here cometh the dreamer, Let us slay him And we shall see what will become of his dream.” Genesis 37.19-20 VISIT GEORGETOWNER.COM FOR THE FULL ARTICLE. Georgetown resident Kitty Kelley has written several number-one New York Times best-sellers, including “The Family: The Real Story Behind the Bush Dynasty.” kittykelleywriter.com

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