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ABOUT THE COVER A detail of the illustration for the play, “A Number,” was created by Anne Connell of Portland, Oregon. Visit pictrixdesign.com to view her work.

NEWS · 6 - 8 Town Topics Latest from ANC and BID

Directed by Stephen Jarrett for Capital Fringe, the thought-provoking drama, “A Number,” was written by renowned, 83-year-old British playwright Caryl Churchill in 2002. It is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc., founded in 1830, the world’s leading publisher and licensor of plays and musicals.

DOWNTOWNER · 8 KIDS KORNER · 8 BUSINESS · 9 In’s and Out’s Wegmans Opens

EDITORIAL · 10 Dobbs vs. Jackson D.C. Crime

THE VILLAGE · 11 Duncan Bedlion Interview

COVER · 12-13 Capital Fringe Festival

REAL ESTATE · 14 July 2022 Real Estate Sales

FOOD & WINE · 15 The Latest Dish

CLASSIFIEDS · 16 ARTS · 17 D.C. Artist Sam Gilliam

KITTY KELLEY BOOK CLUB · 18 ‘Undelivered’

SOCIAL SCENE · 19 Italian Culture Society Gala National Sporting Library & Museum Gala Hillwood Gala

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The U.S. Army “Old Guard” performs in colonial attire in front of the National Archives steps on Constitution Ave. in Washington D.C. Photo by Jeff Malet.

APPLAUDING THE D.C. ARTSY FASHION PEACOCKS B Y M A RY BIR D Ven at Embassy Row’s Jennifer Goodman, Tom Noll, OCTFME Director Angie Gates, Jose Alberto Uclés and Jan Duplain. Photo by Patricia McDougall.

CONCERT FOR THE AGES: KENNEDY CENTER’S TRIBUTE TO JOHN WILLIAMS, 90 B Y P E G G Y SAN D S A star-studded lineup of guests honored composer John Williams, right, at the Kennedy Center for his 90th birthday. Photo by Scott Suchman — courtesy National Symphony Orchestra.

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ANC Highlights, July 2022 BY C HR IS TOP HER J O N E S Briefings from Anthony Lanier of EastBanc, Mayor Bowser’s office, Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto’s office, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and Georgetown Main Street highlighted this month’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC2e) virtual meeting on July 5.

ANTHONY LANIER, FOUNDER OF EASTBANC “What EastBanc sees coming is of interest to all of us,” said Chair Rick Murphy by way of introducing Anthony Lanier, the founder of the firm that owns and manages some 60 buildings in Georgetown. Lanier’s main message: there’s every reason to be optimistic about Georgetown’s commercial real estate in the next few years. “I know there’s a lot of concern about vacancies and leasing,” Lanier said, “but, rather than look at it as a black mark, we should see it as an opportunity to escape sameness.” As with Grace Street and other thoughtfully cultivated commercial corridors, the opportunity to bring innovative and exciting retailers which compliment rather than detract from their neighbors is “an exciting opportunity.” A key to achieving such retail diversity is to allow for flexible and short-term leasing opportunities where “merchants who want to try out Georgetown have the ability to [sample] the area for 90 or so days.” This helps launch start-ups and create a good platform for “e-retailers to land in Georgetown.” Lanier heralded Showfields, which has been touted as the “most interesting store in the world.” Calling themselves an “innovative retail concept built to engage and inspire your sense of discovery,” Showfields will be moving into the former Brooks Brothers at 3077 M St. NW. Most recently, EastBanc’s start-up incubator 31/M occupied the site and he touted the successful launch of two innovative retailers from that effort. Lanier also announced that Glossier – a narrow but “very worthwhile” cosmetics company – will be opening in the early fall in the old Sephora spaces at 3065 M St. NW. The Zara building at the corner of Prospect and Wisconsin will also have five new tenants. “I’m optimistic that by the end of the year we will have 100 percent of our spaces occupied,” Lanier said.

out of the 6 motor vehicle thefts were resolved with a return of the vehicle. Property thefts were mostly targeted against businesses. Progress has been made on homeless encampments which “don’t now pose a threat in the Georgetown community,” Robinson said. Residents can contact DMHHS.dc.gov/ Page/Encampments to help with housing or for inquiries/concerns. For mental healthrelated emergencies, residents may also call a Community Response Team at all hours at (202) 673-6495.

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Mayor Bowser has launched an initiative to protect homeowners from construction project damages. Residents may contact the DCRA’s Insurance Education Center at DCRA.dc.gov/ insurancecenter for assistance.

FRIENDS OF GEORGETOWN WATERFRONT PARK The group is pleased to announce that the fountain is back on, and they’ll be sponsoring an NPS Park Ranger for the summer. Residents interested in serving on their board should contact Meg Hardon at Megh3@verizon.net.

GEORGETOWN MAIN STREET Executive Director Rachel Shank announced that GMS will be sponsoring Art All Night in Georgetown on Friday, Sept. 23, from 5:30 to 11 p.m. to “highlight the art and culture of Georgetown.” The group is hoping to more than double participation this year to 5,000 over last year’s 1,700 attendees. Ten establishments will be activated for the festival.

MACARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL Commissioner Kishan Putta (2E01) announced that DCPS will be constructing a new high school – with a “placeholder name” of MacArthur High School – for students graduating from Hardy Middle School. Students currently in 5th grade will attend

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PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIME In Georgetown, crime statistics over the last two months have improved according to Sgt. Philip Robinson, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). For violent crimes: no homicides, sex abuses, or assaults with a deadly weapon took place while only 1 armed robbery was committed. Property crimes were more concerning, however, with 3 burglaries, 10 motor vehicle thefts, 18 thefts-from-autos, and 57 (general) thefts reported. Sgt. Robinson attributed drivers’ leaving keys in cars as a major factor in auto-related crimes and said 4 6 JULY 13, 2022

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EastBanc will have five retail tenants where two had been before at Prospect and Wisconsin in the former Zara building. Georgetowner photo. the new school to be constructed at the former campus of private Georgetown Day School on MacArthur Boulevard NW, but current 6th and 7th graders will have a choice to attend Jackson-Reed while construction takes place.

ABRA LICENSING The ANC voted unanimously to protest Via Umbria’s application for a Retailer’s Class “C” license. “In recent months, Officina [located at 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW] have conducted rooftop events in violation of their settlement agreement,” Chair Murphy said. Murphy also led the ANC in protesting the Class “C” licensing application for Sandbox at 3251 Prospect St. NW because they have not yet negotiated a settlement agreement.

WARD 2 COUNCIL MEMBER PINTO’S OFFICE Vaccinations for the Monkeypox virus are available through DC Health at preventmonkeypox.dc.gov. Residents with rat or rodent problems are encouraged to call 311. DC Health also provides a Rat Riddance

Academy seminar. While there have been many complaints about D.C. government, “it’s never been the case with me about DC Health,” ANC Chair Rick Murphy said. They’re “very responsive and do a good job.” Later in the meeting, Murphy received unanimous ANC approval for his proposal to tighten and enforce rat-abatement measures in light of this summer’s “alarming increase in rat incidents.”

PUBLIC SPACE COMMITTEE The ANC gave the go-ahead for construction to begin around Labor Day at the West Heating Plant. Years in the making, this ambitious project is designed to “transform the long vacant, contaminated, and blighted site bounded by 29th St. NW, the historic C&O Canal, Rock Creek, and K Street in Georgetown from an obsolete steam heat facility… into a Four Seasons-managed residential condominium with an adjacent one-acre public park,” according to the Levy Group sponsoring the project. “Boy, will we be glad to see the first spade turn on this project,” Chair Rick Murphy mused.

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The Future of Our Sidewalk Widening & Summer Events BY JOE STERNLIEB, GEORGETOWN BID CEO & PRESIDENT There is a growing consensus that the new outdoor dining in Georgetown has been a good thing for both our restaurants and the general feel of the neighborhood. Since the start of the pandemic, we have worked with over 35 restaurants to create streateries that have been critical to their survival. However, many in our business and residential communities are split on other aspects of the BID’s streatery and sidewalk widening program. Some dislike the look of the jersey barriers (required by DDOT for safety) or furnishings. Others bemoan the loss of parking and loading spaces, as well as the perceived increase in congestion. The deck sections that are used for bus stops or wider sidewalks receive mixed responses. And many people, especially customers, see the whole program as a net plus that has improved the pedestrian experience – enabling Georgetown to bounce back faster than many other neighborhoods. So where does the program stand today, and where do we go from here? The BID’s permit for the decks and streateries expires this December. We will be working with ANC 2E, Citizens Association of Georgetown, restaurants and retailers, DDOT, the Old Georgetown Board (OGB), and other stakeholders to see if we can reach a community consensus on whether, and how, to proceed with streateries and wider sidewalk sections in the coming years. Any plan we agree to must be approved by both the OGB and DDOT, and must meet many safety, engineering and management requirements. In the coming months we will be surveying residents, businesses, and visitors. We will host a public meeting to solicit community input, and we will engage in the stakeholder planning process this fall. Our hope is to reach a workable consensus that can be rolled out in 2023 and beyond.

Stay tuned; you will get a chance to weigh in, and we will keep you abreast of streatery and sidewalk developments in the coming months. In the meantime, we have an exciting lineup of summer events and programming that will further boost Georgetown’s recovery – encouraging visitors and residents alike to support our commercial district and take advantage of the sidewalk widening. For the first time in its 17-year history, the Capital Fringe Festival is coming to Georgetown. Beginning tomorrow, more than 250 artists will be performing sketch comedy, stand-up, documentary theatre, musical theatre, and more, July 14 – 17 and July 21 – 24 at Georgetown Park. Fringe attendees will also have access to discounts at more than 25 Georgetown restaurants and shops throughout the festival. Georgetowndc.com/fringe features the participating businesses; click on each to see what they’re offering. In August, Georgetown Sunset Cinema returns after a two-year hiatus. Join us in Georgetown Waterfront Park for this free movie series every Tuesday night for six weeks. Our line-up will feature The Goonies, Encanto, Bridesmaids, Black Panther, Summer of Soul, and Knives Out. Grab take-out from a nearby restaurant and picnic in the park. Through October, you can also ride Georgetown Heritage’s new C&O Canal boat, with a one-hour guided historical tour that will teach you about the fascinating history, technology and culture of the Canal. Weekend tours are regularly selling out; join us on a Wednesday or Thursday for more availability and discounted tickets. For more on upcoming events and commercial district news, visit georgetowndc. com and sign up for our weekly BIDness newsletter.

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Kids Korner Georgetown Summers

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Georgetown in the summer is the BEST! • Rose Park Farmers Market: Every week I ask to go. I like the cherry pie filling (we made a few pies), fudge brownies, homemade popsicles, fresh bread (my dad and I like the Sourdough), samosas, salmon, and I love the water sprayer plus seeing friends, including some of the farmers’ kids, and going to the playground. I’m hoping to have a stand at the Market someday – lemonade, banana bread, gazpacho… all cold stuff.   • Fountain at Waterfront Park: Wet, wet, wet!

Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission Chair Rick Murphy says, “It’s been a great experience being commissioner.” Courtesy ANC2E.

Looking for a Few Good ANC Candidates BY PEG GY SA NDS It’s a fervent time for civic activity in America — and especially in Washington, D.C., and Georgetown. So many national issues are focused here and activists from throughout the country come to make their voices heard. Primary elections were just held for D.C.’s local government elected seats, that are highly visible and powerful since the District does not have voting congressional representatives. Independents and those unaffiliated with political parties can still run for District positions in the Nov. 8 general election. Some seats have no nominees as yet. Such an open seat is the GeorgetownBurleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission single-member district 2E03, which has been held by Rick Murphy for the past six years. It covers a central area of Georgetown — roughly 31st to 36th Streets and Prospect to Q Streets. Murphy is also the current ANC2E chairperson. “It’s been a great experience being commissioner,” he said. “I’ve gotten to know and work with a lot of good people on the ANC as well as local organizations and city officials. Best of all, I’ve gotten to know so many good people in my neighborhood. But it’s good for the commission to have rotation of new members.” Did it take a lot more time that he expected? Murphy was asked. “Not really,” he said. “I had been involved with the commission as legal counsel and engaged in some projects prior so I had a good 8 JULY 13, 2022

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idea what was involved.” So why are there no candidates for the seat to date? “There is still time,” Murphy said. “I’ve asked a few people but everyone has different schedules and available time. It’s really worth the experience though.” Murphy didn’t hesitate when asked what he thought the biggest challenge for Georgetown is in the near future. “Maintaining the viability of our current commercial corridor while keeping the balance with the historic nature of the adjoining residential neighborhoods and landmarks,” he said. “Georgetown is such a special place and the constant challenge is to find ways to distribute funds to keep it that way.” “But that is also the biggest benefit of being a commissioner,” Murphy said. “Getting engaged with neighborhood issues and the neighbors who care about them.” The commission (ANC2E) has a monthly public meeting — usually the first Monday of the month — and each of the eight commissioners has a specific area they are on call for, such as crime, schools and the like. Commissioners are not paid but they are given free priority parking license plates. And, of course, commissioners are frequently invited to community and social events. THOSE INTERESTED SHOULD CONTACT ANC2E EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PETER SACCO — 2E@ANC.DC.GOV.

• Playing in Montrose Park: There are some hidden tree forts… but these are only for kids, and it’s a secret where they are!   • Staying up late (as there is NO SCHOOL): I can do movie nights with neighbors – it can be hard to agree with friends on which movie or show to watch, but we all agree on LOVING popcorn. Encanto was our last one.   • Volta Park Pool: POOL!!! Also, some friends on N Street have a pool and they had a pool party!

• Sprinkler Parties with my friends on O Street: Ellie and I like to spray everyone, even the parents. • Going to camp: I LOVE art camp with Jennifer in Georgetown (it’s at her house and then we go to Dent Market after), Calleva with my friend Eli who lives on Q street (you get really dirty and we sing on the bus), Levine music camp with Charlotte and Maddy (I’m learning the cello… Nancy from O Street is really good at cello and she came to my house to play with me.)   • FREQUENT visits to Thomas Sweet: I recommend the Chocolate Marshmallow Oreo. We just tried the Blueberry soft serve at Pressed… Pressed is new and it’s good! • Taking vacations: We visit beaches in RI and SC… I get to see my all my cousins. My Nana and Papa come too. This year I got stuck in an airport in Germany, we lost our luggage and we had to find a hotel to stay in – it had a POOL and I got to buy all new clothing! It feels good to come back home as I miss my friends, room and my toys.

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D.C. HOMES WORTH AT LEAST $1 MILLION — WHERE DO WE RANK?

D.C. TATTOO PARLOR RAISES OVER $16,000 FOR ABORTION FUNDS

According to a LendingTree report, the D.C. metro area is number eight in the country for its share of owner-occupied homes worth at least $1 million. The report ranked the 50 biggest metro areas based on census data and shows 102,450 owner-occupied homes in the D.C. area valued at that price or more (which averages to 7.14 percent of all homes).

The artists at Tattoo Paradise in Adams Morgan raised over $16,000 for the National Network of Abortion Funds last month. The shop gave tattoos to over 75 people in around 10 hours. When they closed the evening of the fundraiser at 10:30 p.m., people were still in line. Ever since the Supreme Court’s historic Roe v. Wade decision, area businesses have sold anything from alcohol to books and more to raise money for abortion groups.

TIDAL BASIN SEAWALL REPAIRS GET $5.7 MILLION IN FUNDING A contract totaling $5.7 million was given to start plans for repairs to the seawalls of the Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park. The National Park Service (NPS) announced the repairs, after repeated flooding during rainstorms. NPS said repairs are needed due to “age, high water and poor drainage,” giving the walls quite the beating. The Great American Outdoors Act funded the project to begin the planning process. Next steps are expected to be a design-build contract by late summer of next year or early 2024.

COVID VACCINATIONS UNDERWAY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN In late June, the CDC signed off on approval for children as young as six months to get their Covid-19 vaccine. Local pharmacies, health departments, doctors’ offices and more have been getting ready to provide shots in arms and legs of the country’s youngest. The FDA authorized emergency use of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines after a committee of experts voted “yes” during a public meeting late last month.

BUSINESS this fall. On tap: homemade pastries like orange blossom croissants, wood-fired pita sandwiches, vegetable dishes, interesting wines, and specialty coffee drinks. Whereas the original Yellow adjoins Rafidi’s Michelinstarred dinner destination, Albi, the Georgetown cafe will be its own standalone show with all-day hours and more room to dine. The cafe — outfitted with 30 seats indoors and a 30-person patio—will eventually run morning through night.”

CORRECTION: UPWEST IN FORMER KIEHL’S; HATLEY IN FORMER DAWN PRICE SHOP   A customer says goodbye to Girma Hailu, business owner of Sara’s Market at 3008 Q St. NW, on June 25, as Crush Funk band played for the neighbors. Photo by Robert Devaney.

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UpWest, a casual women’s clothing store, opened at 3110 M St. NW, part of the Canal Square retail complex — in the former Kiehl’s Skincare space. UpWest’s motto is “Progress

Over Perfection,” and the retailer writes: “We believe moving forward is more important than being perfect. That’s why we strive to use more and more sustainable fabrics, give generously to those in need and only work with Brands We Believe In for our non apparel items.” Hatley, on the opposite side of the Canal Square entrance, occupies the former space of the Dawn Price store at 3112 M St. NW and is best known for its PVC-free rain gear and cotton pajamas. John and Alice Oldland started Hatley as a cottage business in North Hatley, Québec, Canada, in 1986. Today, Montreal-based Hatley sells its products in approximately 3,300 stores in North America and in more than 20 countries. It operates a direct-to-consumer website and 15 corporate stores in North America, the latest in Georgetown, D.C.

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FAREWELL TO SARA’S MARKET AND GIRMA HAILU A Georgetown tradition of more than a century ended last month. Sara’s Market at 3008 Q St. NW shut its doors for good on June 28. Business owner Girma Hailu — who closed his 7-Eleven at 2617 P St. NW in May after decades working there and owning the franchise with his wife Tsige “Chu-Chu” Sebsibe — made the difficult decision a few weeks ago. “I really tried, but it just doesn’t make sense anymore,” Hailu told The Georgetowner. “I love this neighborhood. This place is home.” Last year, with encouragement from the neighborhood, Hailu bought Sara’s business, refreshed the old store and restocked it with the top-quality items patrons wanted. Along with fine wines and cheeses, the dry cleaning and alteration services continued. Neighbors were supportive. However, daily revenues at the small store were increasingly abysmal — its bottomline likely cut into by more online grocery services and newer stores opening up this year.

IN: PRESSED, JUICED UP The shiny juice joint at 1300 Wisconsin Ave. NW in the former space of the Papyrus card store opened July 8 to lines waiting out the door. Store manager Evan Hrycyk, who ran Pressed stores in Orange County, California, says the new spot is his company’s 116th store and that he is “stoked” to be in Georgetown. Pressed began in 2010 as a 25 square-foot “juice closet” in Los Angeles and included a food truck in Malibu. It offers its signature cold-pressed juices along with plantbased foods.

IN: STORIE COLLECTIVE DESIGN FIRM Storie Collective: Unique Kitchens & Baths opened June 22 at 1506 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

The design firm tells us: “From whole home renovations to single room remote designs, Storie Collective collaborates with families and trade professionals to create approachable and authentic spaces that tell a story.” It provides two principal services: full-service design and remote design for residential and commercial interiors. Founder and creative director Sara Swabb lives in Georgetown with her husband, Erik, and two daughters, Tippi and Minna. The lead designer is Mirentxu Meyer.

OUT: GEORGETOWN ALLURE Georgetown Allure, the skincare medical spa at 3288 M St. NW, next to Pizza Paradiso, has closed. The business announced that the closure is temporary — “Due to unprecedented delays in our revamp project at Georgetown Allure, we will be temporarily closed and all appointments are set to be rescheduled. We appreciate your patience and understanding and apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused. We look forward to servicing you very soon!” — but its sign is off the building and a for-lease sign is in the window.

MOVING: PACERS RUNNING… TO WISCONSIN AVE. Pacers Running, now at 3273 M St. NW, is planning to move to 1079 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the former space of Lily Pulitzer and Sarah Flint.

FALL DEBUT: YELLOW TO OPEN, NEXT TO LUTÈCE Yellow cafe will open in the fall at 1524 Wisconsin Ave. NW, between Lutèce bistro, the closed Little Birdies boutique and the George Town Club. “Chef Michael Rafidi is opening a second location of his popular Eastern Mediterranean cafe, Yellow,” Washingtonian reported. “The Navy Yard spot, which specializes in Levantine cuisine, will expand to Georgetown

Exuberant employees at D.C.’s first Wegmans at City Ridge welcome customers today. Courtesy Wegmans.

Wegmans... Wow! Everything you ever wanted in a grocery store. And more. BY SU SAN BOD IKER Cue the choirs of angels. The muchheralded, long-awaited Wegmans has opened in NW D.C. More precisely, in City Ridge, the new residential, retail and commercial complex on Wisconsin Avenue where Fannie Mae once stood at 41 Ridge Square NW. (Its Queen Anne “castle” will now house an international education organization.) We’re talking a maximalist shopping experience here. At 84,000 square feet, you can easily get your steps in as you walk through miles of aisles of produce, meat, dairy, alcoholic beverages (including hard goods), prepared foods, ready-to-heat foods, global and ethnic ingredients, and a fullon market café (burgers, pizza, poke bowls, sushi, sandwiches), which seats 160.

The family-owned chain is headquartered in Rochester, New York, with stores that stretch from Massachusetts to North Carolina. All supplied by hundreds of local farms, organic and conventional, elevating “farm to table” to a whole other level. Wegmans also pays-it-forward with donations to local charities, like Food and Friends, in every community it serves. And did we mention the “cheese caves” where cheeses are aged so they’re ready to savor as soon as they hit the display cases?   Whole Foods, who? Why are you still reading this? Wegmans opens today, July 13, at 9am. Go! For more information on store offerings and hours, visit wegmans.com/wisconsin-ave. GMG, INC.

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Re Dobbs vs. Jackson, Beware the Originalists With all their emphasis on the importance of the founders’ intentions in creating the U.S. Constitution as the foundation of federal law, the Constitutional “Originalists” and their enthusiastic cheerleaders might do well to actually read some history. Arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court should never “legislate from the bench” and deriding “Living Constitutionalists” for efforts to empower such “overly broad” rulings, the “Originalists” today assert that only the legal and juridical understandings and the express intentions of the 18th century American founders – combined with strictly hewn judicial precedent – ought to be taken into consideration when weighing contemporary judgments of constitutional rights and governmental powers. Our founders, however, were men of the Enlightenment. Many were natural philosophers and tinkerers, rationalists who conducted science experiments in their spare time, held nonconformist religious ideas and engaged in armed revolution for yetunenumerated rights. As students of John Locke – himself famous for developing notions of “natural rights” after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 – they certainly would have understood the illogic of decrying the fight for unenumerated rights while touting an “Originalism” that puts on a pedestal the very people who made history fighting for rights not yet codified into law. To the founders, the idea would have been anathema that our republic would – after two centuries of rule by the People – never enumerate further rights. When the framers ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1788 and attached a Bill of Rights in 1791, they very clearly articulated – and indeed codified – the notion that not every natural right possessed

by “the People” could be expressly written into the founding documents. As lawyers, many understood how ridiculous efforts to exhaustively enumerate every right of the People would be. On the south portico of the Jefferson Memorial, the author of the Declaration of Independence gave a sense of his “original” frame of mind, warning against the tyranny of laws handed down by past generations: “I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions,” Thomas Jefferson wrote, “but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind…” When the nation was founded, most states allowed abortions until the fetus had reached “quickening,” i.e., when the mother could feel the kick in utero. While most of the founders would likely have expressed a distaste for the practice of abortion, they also understood the folly – if not the offensiveness – of a government attempting to outlaw it so early in a mother’s pregnancy. Putting the question to a general vote was also not considered a rational option. Now, as the Originalists have taken hold of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Constitutional “right to abortion” has been stripped away in the case of Dobbs vs. Jackson, it might be worth recalling how many of the framers ever crafted articles, laws, or amendments or wrote treatises, books, or pamphlets, or gave speeches pertaining to the practice of abortion. Any? Nor did any appear to include antiabortion language in their state constitutions or laws or into the U.S. Constitution itself. Today, many “Originalists” who speak so fondly of the actions of the founders, might do well to consider how Enlightenment leaders responded in the late 18th century when their rights were stripped away.

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NATIONAL Headlines from this Fourth of July weekend are dominated by news of Chicago’s Highland Park Independence Day parade mass shooting, leaving 6 dead and dozens injured, ages 8 to 85. The nation’s capital, however, saw no such mass casualty events. From the White House, President Biden issued a July 4th statement declaring that he and first lady Jill Biden were “shocked by the senseless gun violence that has yet again brought grief to an American community on this Independence Day.” In a now familiar pattern, Highland Park police announced an arrest of the alleged shooter – Robert E. Crimo III, a 22 year-old White male “rapper.” Nancy Rotering, Mayor of Highland Park, announced the gunman had legally obtained what local police described as the “high-powered rifle” believed to have been used in the rooftop strafing of parade attendees at approximately 10:00 a.m on Independence Day. Curiously, Mayor Rotering said she knew the suspect when he was a young boy. “I knew him as somebody who was a Cub Scout when I was the Cub Scout leader – and it’s one of those things where you step back, and you say, ‘What happened?’” she said. (Washington Post) Expressing the exasperation of the community, 31-year-old Hollywood actress Rachel Brosnahan – star of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” – who grew up in Highland Park and always looked forward to the Fourth of July parade there, tweeted, “Enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough.” (Washington Post)

THE NATION’S CAPITAL Meanwhile, in the nation’s capital – which saw a mass shooting as recently as June 19 at the Juneteenth “Moechella” event at 14th and U Streets NW, leaving 4 injured and one 15-year-old dead – the major Fourth of July weekend events, including a parade, a concert, a folk life festival and fireworks on the mall, remained secure. Prior to the festive weekend, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Chief (MPD) Chief Robert Contee held a press conference on public safety initiatives. “We want to have a weekend of fun, not tragedy,” Bowser said, as she and Chief Contee proceeded to describe the creation of violence interrupting “Go Teams” to be deployed “to engage residents in areas where large gatherings [were] anticipated.” The mayor has also set up a Nightlife Task Force to enhance safety along “busy corridors such as U Street NW, H Street NE and Connecticut Avenue NW with the goals of reducing crime, addressing ATVs, and enforcing traffic and

parking rules. (Chris Kain, The DC Line) Meanwhile, criticisms of the District’s crime-management policies by Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have become more pronounced, leading to worries about D.C.’s home rule. “GOP lawmakers on the House Judiciary and Oversight committees say that Ms. Bowser needs to be held accountable for crime spiking by 11% over the past year,” the Washington Times’s Haris Alic wrote. “All Americans should feel safe in their capital city, but radical left-wing policies have enabled rampant crime in the District of Columbia,” said Rep. James Comer (R – K.y.) who joined conservative representative Jim Jordan of Ohio in a letter demanding a briefing on crime from the District’s mayor. (Chris Kain, The DC Line.)

LOCAL CRIME Local crime concerns, however, continued unabated over the Fourth of July weekend. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sunday, July 3, in the 1600 block of K St. NE. At approximately 9:55 p.m., police were called about a shooting. Upon arrival, they encountered an “adult male victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.” Following life-saving attempts by DC Fire and EMS, the victim was pronounced dead in hospital. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification. On July 4, MPD detectives announced an arrest was made on a Misdemeanor Sexual Abuse Offense that occurred the day before in the 4700 block of Reservoir Road, NW. At approximately 11:17 a.m., the suspect approached the victim, “engaged in unwanted sexual contact,” and then “fled the scene.” On Sunday, July 3, 45-year-old Victor Parker “of no fixed address” was arrested and charged. On July 3, MPD announced the arrest of 23-year-old Maleek Fletcher of southeast D.C. on an Armed Robbery (Knife) Offense stemming from an incident on the 1400 block of 7th St. NW on June 27. On July 1, MPD also arrested 25-year-old Lafayette Davis “of no fixed address” for engaging in “unwanted sexual contact” with a victim. Davis is charged with Misdemeanor Sexual Abuse. On July 1, MPD asked for public assistance in finding a suspect in an Armed Robbery (Gun) Offense from an incident on the 2400 Block of Wisconsin Avenue NW. Second District detectives released surveillance photos pertaining to the crime occurring on Friday July 1. At “approximately 2:52 p.m., the suspect entered” the establishment and once inside “brandished a handgun and demanded money and property” from an employee who complied with the demand. The suspect then “fled the scene.”

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Duncan Bedlion, Commander Second District, MPD. Georgetowner photo. July 2020.

Exclusive Interview: Duncan Bedlion, Commander Second District, MPD BY C HR IS TOP HER J O N E S What’s happening with crime in Georgetown? The Georgetowner interviewed Georgetown’s top cop, Duncan Bedlion, Commander of the Second District of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to find out whether progress is being made. Appointed as MPD commander of the Second District in January 2019 after 14 years on the force, Bedlion holds a Master’s degree from George Washington University in Professional Studies in Security and Safety Leadership. He’s served as MPD Commander of the Youth and Family Services Division, manager of the Seventh District’s Detectives Unit as well as commander of its the Sexual Assault Unit. “I’ve worked in almost every patrol district,” he told us. According to Bedlion’s biographical blurb on the MPD’s website, Bedlion “loves spending time hiking and watching football with his wife and three young sons.” Asked about the recent spate of gun violence in Georgetown, Bedlion said despite some negatives, statistics overall are moving the right direction. “We’ve seen some key violent crime figures go up across the city,” Bedlion said. “Homicides and robberies are the most notable.” However, recalling what he told the Citizens Association of Georgetown (CAG) in their last meeting, those trends are “not holding up in Georgetown.” Looking at the latest crime statistics, Bedlion said, “Every crime category that we measure is currently down in Georgetown. What I do know in my

experience being here for about 3 and a-half years, is that there are ongoing reports of mental health episodes that concern not just residents in Georgetown but throughout the city…. [and this] contributes to some people’s perception that crime is up.” So, Bedlion emphasizes the importance of working closely with “interagency partners and the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) to make sure we’re addressing those concerns in the fairest way possible.” Bedlion expressed agreement with MPD Chief Robert Contee that the pandemic appears to have heightened juvenile violent crime in the District. Even if crime rates in Georgetown have gone down in certain categories, haven’t there been much-publicized gun murders on M Street and elsewhere? “Well, one thing I want people to know is that in some of the gun incidents, specifically the last two homicides in Georgetown – the one on M Street this year and the one on Thomas Jefferson last year – is that we know the victims were intentionally targeted by the suspects, so it wasn’t a random

shooting or a random crime…. For the one on M Street, we did release that there was a “wanted suspect” who was known and we shared that with the community. So, those are the things we actively pursue. And we have one of the best homicide detective units in the country.” Following cuts to the MPD force in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests, Bedlion is pleased to see city funding increased again under Mayor Bowser to boost the number of MPD officers on the force back to previous levels. “In 2020, the D.C. Council, led by Charles Allen [Ward 6], made an effort to cut staffing and budgeting for us to hire,” Bedlion said. “But, under Mayor Bowser, we were able to get to the point where we could hire again. And we’re hiring right now. So, we’re encouraging anybody who’s interested in applying to please do so and we’re looking to hire more members so we can get back up to where we were prior to 2020.” As the force is re-enlarged, there will also be more cops on the beat, Bedlion assures. “As we hire more, you’ll see more

“As we hire more, you’ll see more officers. And you’ll see them in a variety of forms – on mountain bikes, on scooters, on foot, and in cars.”

officers. And you’ll see them in a variety of forms – on mountain bikes, on scooters, on foot, and in cars.” Criticisms of over-policing in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement have longsince been addressed by MPD, Bedlion holds. “Each uniformed police officer is equipped with a body-worn camera. Individuals have the right to see them through their Freedom of Information office. We also have an independent, civilian-led Office of Police Complaints (OPC) where all of our complaints go through them. So, if a citizen is not happy with police service, they have the right to make a complaint and an investigation is delegated by the OPC, not by the MPD. There are also opportunities for citizens to see us up close and personal. One that I recommend is our Ride-Along Program. And there’s also one we’re doing right now called the Community Engagement Academy where people who are interested can engage in our training, see some of the tactics we use in terms of how we handle various scenes and we welcome folks to take a look at that and we look forward to their participation.” Through the Crisis Intervention Officer Training Program, the Second District has also created a force of approximately 60 officers to mitigate potentially violent encounters without resorting to the use of force. VISIT GEORGETOWNER.COM FOR THE FULL ARTICLE. GMG, INC.

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COMES TO GEORGETOWN PARK Poster image for “A Number” by Caryl Churchill, created by Anne Connell of Portland, Oregon. Courtesy Capital Fringe Festival.

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hoever says you can’t have it all, has yet to go to the Capital Fringe Festival. For the first time, the annual theater event highlighting local, new, and “fringe” playwrights will be held at Georgetown Park located at 3222 M St. NW. Performance venues will be set up in the former retail spaces of the old mall. This year’s Fringe Fest promises a theatrical smorgasbord. With 31 productions, starting Thursday, July 14, at 5:30 p.m. to Sunday July 17, and continuing a second weekend, Thursday, July 21, to Sunday night, July 24, get ready to select generous helpings of live theater. One can choose fresh daily from a menu of 11 comedies, 16 dramas and 4 musicals. Many Fringe shows are first-run, never-before-seen or reviewed, created and performed by one actor. All provide food for thought. Beware, however, some are spicy and labeled “Adults Only.” How to pick from so many choices? Here are a few clues starting with the comedies. “A Temporal,” created/performed by Sianna Joslin delves into her experience with epilepsy, before and after being misdiagnosed for ten years. ”Climate, Cancer, and 7 Celibate Men: A Queer Comedy” are Caroline Howe’s stories 12 JULY 13, 2022

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of battling climate, surviving cancer, and unsuccessfully wooing seven celibate men. “EGO/DEATH ” is Natalie Parks’ oneperson supernatural dark comedy about a recent college graduate who returns from the grave after a year. “I’m Just Doing My Job: One Woman Show,” by Diane Veig, is her story of a strip club waitress, side chick, personal assistant, best friend and how she got the job(s) done! “Interrupted” is a one-person stand-up show about a woman’s experiences with a series of life crises, including grief over the death of her father, breast cancer, and fertility challenges. “Let’s Take This Off line,” written/ performed by Catherine Wigginton Greene and Colleen Laughlin, is about what it would look life if we talked in person as we do on social media, In “The Body Show,” local storytellers tell true stories from their lives about body image, body changes, finding peace in their bodies, and the tricky business of the physical self. “What They Said About Sex” is awardwinning performer Steve Budd’s wondering about what other people knew about sex that he didn’t as he meets a variety of people. Comedies recommended for Children

13-plus include: “Mike Lane: Mixed Race Sweetie” is one man’s journey to find a racial identity of his own. Lane is half-Chinese, half-Irish. “Motherload ” is an autobiographical dark comedy about the wounds that accompany complicated mother-daughter relationships, written and performed by Jenna Hall and Justine Hipsky. “Untitled,” Elle Pike’s one-woman show tackles questions of legacy, identity and belonging in a fictional town’s competition to rename the town square. For many theater goers, drama is like the meat and potatoes, the main course. “A Number,” by Caryl Churchill, explores the complicated issues of cloning, identity and what makes us human when a father reconnects with his estranged sons. “Etched Glass Decanter,” by Evening Crane Theatre, is a dark fantasy drama following a pair of astronomers in a time of strife across multifarious strange worlds. It’s been compared to works by Beckett, Kafka, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Edgar Allan Poe and was recipient of the ‘Best New Writing Award’ from the 2020 Paris Fringe. “Sheboygan” is the maiden play by novelist Louis Baynard, inspired by recent news events

in which a grieving academic learns that his late husband was hiding a secret. Wayne L. Firestone’s “Higher ” is a journey of magical realism inspired by folklore as its characters explore liberation, race, immigration and family secrets in the times of epidemics. “Mary” is a comedic drama written and performed by Jo Williamson that explores a teacher’s romantic journey as she faces questions about her religious beliefs. In “Green Machine,” a Black realtor, a White stoner and an aging hippie open a weed shop in gentrifying D.C. Through poetry and mixed media, “The OREO Complex” chronicles the experience of OREO Girl. Playwright/performer Lillian Brown, a Black female, navigates predominately White institutions, in a celebration of resilience, rigorous patience, and veneration of ancestors. Adult-only dramas include: “Meatballs and Music” is a one-man show by Tom Swelzer about resilience, forgiveness and love growing up in small town Pennsylvania with a dying mom and Schizophrenic father. “Sobriety of Fear,” a 2018 selection for “Best of the Fest,” is Shaun Michael Johnson’s one-

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“All the Feels: An Uplifting Cabaret” by Pinky Swear Productions. Courtesy Capital Fringe Festival.

man show with a revised script which will hopefully take all the characters to a deeper level with a fresh take on an old story by director Mediombo Singo Fofana. What starts as a casual encounter in an anonymous hookup on Craigslist turns into an intimate journey in Shadia A. Hafiz’s ”SWB – Strangers with Benefits.” Written by award-winning Irish playwright Mark O’Rowe and performed by Madeleine Burke Pitt, “The Approach” explores “Three women - Three encounters - Three conversations. Between what is said - What is not said - What is the truth.” While there are Fringe Festivals all over the world, The Capital Fringe Festival brings to the stages in Georgetown plays that are set all over the world.

“My Father, My Martyr, and Me,” Fargo Nissim Tbakhi’s interactive solo performance in poetry, invites the audience into a process of unlearning the criminality layered onto Palestinians. “The Gate” is playwright/performer Robbie Gringrass’s story set in a small kibbutz in northern Israel where a debate rages: Should the gate facing the local Palestinian village remain open? A 15-minute talkback is provided after the show. “Sadec 1965: A Love Story” is about Flora Le’s 6-week solo motorcycle trip through her estranged father’s homeland of Vietnam after she finds out he has cancer. “September 11, 1973: The Day Salvador Allende Died” concerns the day a U.S.-backed coup led by General Augusto Pinochet ousted

Lillian Brown stars in “The OREO Complex,” a one-woman show she wrote shortly after the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Thomas Dugdale / Oreo Complex.

Chile’s democratically elected president. “Tacones (Rhymes with Cojones),” by playwright M. Cristina Garcia, could be anywhere and everywhere there’s a local dive. Blanca meets a mysterious stranger desperately searching for his missing lover. A raid by La Migra, the ensuing chaos, a trail of loss and pain, and a search for redemption that spans generations and countries. My favorite choices in any Fringe Festival are the musicals, the very desserts of theater! This year’s festival features two cabarets: “All the Feels: An Uplifting Cabaret” (Pinky Swear Productions), appropriate for adults only. “This is Cabaret” (DC Cabaret Network) is dedicated to the memory of George Fulginiti-Shakar and showcases the wide range of the cabaret art form for ages 13-plus. Musicals recommended for children over 13 include “Pretty Messy Love,” Mary Leaphart’s story that follows a woman to find her own happy-ever-after beyond fairy tale stories. Playwright Tess Rowan, at 17-years-old, is the youngest of the playwrights. Her original detective adventure “Static: Noise of a New Musical” about a family in the Pennsylvania woods, searching for a father lost on the Appalachian Trail is a blend of musical theater, rock, and folk with immersive Morse Code clues. These are only tastings. The shows are short (60 to 80 minutes) and located closeby so that you can have your fill. For more details on each show go to capitalfringe.org. And it’s not over when it’s over! For the after-show, sample the Fringe Cocktail at the “festival bar” at The Sandlot Georgetown, 2715 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Live music and community open mic are on the menu.

Capital Fringe Festival Exclusively in Georgetown This year’s Capital Fringe Festival, starting July 14, will be in Georgetown for the first time. The goal is to “challenge perceptions and provide a platform for emerging artists to showcase new and vibrant works.” Each theater venue is designed by local theater technical staff, named for a theme in D.C.’s path to statehood, and set at precisely 51 seats. All show tickets are $15 with most of the proceeds going to the artists. Ticket stubs may be used for discounts at Georgetown retailers. ThursdaySunday performances will be held at the following locations: • 23rd Amendment Stage – 3270 M St. NW • Home Rule Stage – 3270 M St. NW • Representation Stage – 3270 M St. NW • W. Washington Stage – 3222 M St. NW • 3 Stars Stage – 3270 M St. NW • Whatsoever Stage – Across from M & 33 Streets NW

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REAL ESTATE

All About the Elliott BY KAT E OCZ Y P OK Located at 3255 Prospect Street NW, The Elliott is Georgetown’s newest luxury building offering spacious living spaces, beautiful finishes and featuring penthouse roof gardens and terraces. Georgetowner photo. Georgetown’s newest luxury building is located at 3255 Prospect St. NW. The five residences are spacious and full of beautiful finishes as well as a penthouse roof garden and terrace. There is a one-bedroom residence, but it will only be sold after it is discussed whether other residents want to use it as a guest suite or an office instead. The Elliott — named after famed Prospect Street developer Bob Elliott (1941-2021) — values privacy, with no long hallways, echoing lobbies or crowded common areas. The building’s elevator can whisk residences straight into their apartments from the garage. There’s also a very inconspicuous side

courtyard entrance with a glass foyer with an elevator. According to Anne Hatfield Weir of The Hatfield Weir Team, part of Washington Fine Properties, the building is still under construction but is hoping to be completed in about another month. One of the condos is currently finished and staged. The Penthouse, currently listed at $7.75 million, includes 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 3,527 interior square feet, 1,200 exterior square feet, 130 square-feet for storage and three parking spaces. The expansive outdoor area is a true oasis in the middle of the city, designed for both night and daytime entertaining with an outdoor gas pit, grill and lighting system. Stay tuned for a future Monday newsletter with an exclusive hard hat tour of this building. More information on The Elliott can be found at Elliottdc.com.

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Chefs Jon Mathieson and Joon Yang of UnCommon Luncheonette

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THE LATEST DISH BY LINDA ROT H Joon Yang (Epic Smokehouse, American Prime) and Chef Jon Mathieson have opened UnCommon Luncheonette, a diner at 1028 N Garfield St. in Clarendon where Riverside Hot Pot and Bowl’d used to be, serving breakfast, lunch and brunch only. The space seats 50 inside and 50 on the outdoor patio. They have a traditional menu with egg sandwiches, and waffles & fried chicken, but they also serve five different kinds of poutine avec French fries, cheese, and gravy -- a Canadian favorite. Epic Smokehouse’s influence can be tasted in their smoked steak frites and rib sandwich. Their liquor license completes the brunch menu. Driveshack’s Puttery, a new indoor golf venue, with food and beverages (re: cocktails) that complement its mini golf themed courses, recently opened in Penn Quarter where The

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them. It is operated by FB Society, formerly Front Burner Restaurants. Jose Andres’ patience and determination pays off. He will finally open a restaurant at the Old Post Office Pavilion, which is now a Waldorf Astoria, operated by CGI Merchant Group. What will open there: Bazaar, an international concept that originally launched at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Spy Museum used to be. Executive Chef James Oakley created a menu crafted for championship hole-in-one shareable small and medium dishes. Seven Restaurant Group will open a modern, Latin American concept, JOY, at The Collection in Chevy Chase at 5471 Wisconsin Ave in Q4 2022. It will seat 150 with additional outdoor patio space under a retractable roof. They also plan to open a new concept, Surreal, in Q4 2023, in Arlington. Dallas-based Sixty Vines, a wine-centric restaurant, will open where Clyde’s of Reston was at Reston Town Center. It will join Pisco y Nazca Ceviche Gastrobar, Fogo de Chao, Open Road Distillery and The St. James. The concept features communal seating with 60 wines on tap and a menu with items selected to pair with

Mola Empanada, a Panamanian restaurant, is opening where Domburi was at 2438 18th St NW, in Adams Morgan, sometime in late summer, according to owner J’Nai White…. Michael Rafidi plans to open a second location of Yellow Café, in Georgetown in Q4 2022, serving Levantine (savory and sweet) pastries and light fare, along with coffee drinks. It will be bigger than the Navy Yard location, with capacity for 60 guests…. Trippy Tacos food truck goes brick-and-mortar (too) in Silver Spring at 12134 Georgia Ave. It offers a breakfast menu in addition to its regular menu. More Italian – yes. Carolyn and Massimo Papetti (I’m Eddie Cano, The Italian Bar) have opened In Bocca al Lupo in Glover Park at 2400 Wisconsin Ave. where Arcuro used to be, featuring Roman-style pizza bassa, meaning with crispy cracker-thin crust, served in white and red flavors. Chef de cuisine Jacob Brown, and Pizzaioli Maestro Fulvio de Rosa run the

BOH pizza operation. The name translates to: mouth of the wolf -- which means good luck. Hakan Ilhan (Brasserie Liberte, Al Dente, Ottoman Tavern) has opened Il Piatto, an Italian restaurant, where his French-themed Mirabelle used to be, at 16th and I Streets, NW (900 Black Lives Matter Plaza NW). Chef Lina Nicolai, formerly of Al Crostino, is the chef. Better Hospitality Group (Takoda, The Boardwalk, Boardwalk Bar & Arcade, Cortez, Easy Company) opened a second (bigger) location of Takoda Restaurant & Beer Garden -- with a rooftop -- across from Nationals Park at 1299 First Street SE. It has capacity for 385 patrons on two levels, with a 24-line draft system that serves 16 beers and eight cocktails. Peter Chang (Peter Chang, Q by Peter Chang, Mama Chang, NiHao) is slated to open Chang Chang, his 13th restaurant, in Dupont Circle, in Q4 2022 at 1200 19th Street, NW where Mai Thai used to be. With 200 seats in the restaurant, bar and garden patio, they will also offer a distinctive carryout operation, called Chang-Out, with its own menu. ChineseAmerican chef Simon Lam, previously at NiHao, is in charge of the kitchen. Linda Roth is Founder & CEO of Linda Roth Associates (LRA), a DC-based public relations & marketing firm that specializes in the foodservice and hospitality industries. Follow her at: @LindaRothPR, #LindaRothPR, or www.lindarothpr.com.

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Sam Gilliam, D.C. Artist of Worldwide Acclaim BY RIC HARD S E L DE N Sam Gilliam, among the most important artists ever to commit to living and working in the nation’s capital — which he did for 60 years — died of kidney failure at his Washington, D.C., home on June 25. He was 88.   The last living representative of the Washington Color School movement that put the District of Columbia on the contemporary art map in the 1950s and 1960s, Gilliam achieved worldwide acclaim as an independent and, into his 80s, undiminished creative force.   Gilliam was also beloved in the District for decades of inspiring and mentoring young people, beginning with five years of teaching at McKinley Technical High School and participation in the workshops that preceded the launch of Duke Ellington School of the Arts.   Born on Nov. 30, 1933, in Tupelo,

Mississippi, he was the second-youngest of eight children in a family that later moved to Louisville, Kentucky. His seamstress mother encouraged his early fascination with drawing; horses were a favorite subject. Reports vary as to his father’s occupation — farmer (New York Times)? railroad worker (Artnews and NPR)? truck driver (Guardian)? carpenter (Washington Post)? — but he likely inherited a certain manual aptitude from Sam Sr.   Gilliam reached adulthood during the early years of integration. After attending Louisville’s segregated Central High School, he became a member of the second admitted class of Black undergraduates at the University of Louisville, graduating in 1955. Before returning to get a Master of Fine Arts degree, he spent two years stationed in Japan as a U.S.

Army clerk. In 1962, just married to Dorothy Butler, The Washington Post’s first Black female reporter, he settled in D.C.    Sam and Dorothy Butler Gilliam were divorced in the 1980s. In 2018, he married his longtime partner Annie Gawlak, director of the former G Fine Art at 1515 14th St. NW, who survives him, as do three daughters from his first marriage.   Referencing jazz in connection with Black visual art has become a cliché. In the case of Gilliam, who in his teens and twenties experienced the music’s transition from bebop to free jazz, the parallel is key to his artistic path. He was just seven years younger than Miles Davis and John Coltrane and three years younger than Ornette Coleman.   Coltrane was a particular influence. Interviewed in 1984 for the Archives of American Art by Kenneth Young, his University of Louisville classmate (and the Smithsonian’s first Black exhibition designer), Gilliam said: “We used to talk about Coltrane — that Coltrane worked at the whole sheet, he didn’t bother to stop at bars and notes and clefs and various things, he just played the whole sheet at once.”   Playing the whole sheet at once — staining, marking up and layering paint on large sections of unframed canvas that he folded, then draped — was what made Gilliam famous. These breathtaking “drape” paintings, semiimprovised color abstractions, perform on the tightrope between painting and sculpture, interacting with the spaces they occupy and taking a different form with each installation.   “Baroque Cascade,” 75 feet long undraped, was a sensation at the 1972 Venice Biennale, where Gilliam was the first Black artist to represent the U.S. The group show — also featuring, among others, Diane Arbus and Richard Estes — was curated by Walter Hopps in his last year as director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

Sam Gilliam, 1933-2022.

Having begun to make frameless works in the 1960s — inspired by the mostly older Color School painters connected with the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, a cultural landmark of 1960s Dupont Circle — Gilliam explored this signature genre throughout his long career. Supported by sawhorses, attached to walls like oversized bunting, cascading from ceilings, examples are now found in many museums and public spaces. Invited back to Venice 45 years later, Gilliam created a draped piece, “Yves Klein Blue,” that brightened the entrance to the 2017 Biennale.    On that occasion, Gilliam spoke to Artforum about the first outdoor installation, by hook-andladder truck, of a draped work, “Seahorses,” in 1975. Three huge canvas loops, dominated by reds, oranges and yellows, festooned a sheer stone sidewall of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. When a storm blew in, Gilliam recalled: “There was this really beautiful moment when the strong winds inhabited the piece — rays of light shot through the fabric, creating shadows in the folds.” VISIT GEORGETOWNER.COM FOR THE FULL ARTICLE.

True North: Honest Stories of Finding Home BY KAT E OCZ Y P OK Do you feel that you belong? Have you found that place to live where you feel truly at home? When documentary filmmaker Suzie Galler and her husband moved to North Beach, Maryland, they found a house on the water. What Galler called “a real fixer-upper,” the cottage had been sitting for a few years, but she called it a little gem. The duo were 40 minutes south of Annapolis and completely fell in love with where they moved. The community was welcoming and Galler felt “whole and center” in the small town of less than 3,000 people. All things converged creatively for Galler. She realized her husband and she found their “true north” in their small Maryland beach town. She got to thinking about friends who found their own true north and sense of belonging. “I know someone who lives in Burlington, Vermont,” Galler said. “She’s a therapist there and has

declared she’ll never leave, she’s immersed in the healing community there and loves the people of Burlington.” There also was another friend who lives in New York City and loves the hustle and bustle of the metropolis and the energy of the urban area. Galler began to feel inspired and thought there could be a series involving “true norths.” A docuseries, dubbed “True North” was soon born, offering viewers a personal view into the lives of everyday people who take unusual (and many times) brave paths to find their purpose and place in the world. The pilot episode of the series, called “Sailing to Salvation,” brings viewers into the lives of a group of anguished veterans who have a hard time getting back into society post-war. “They are reclusive, including one in particular, a former sailor who people suggested to get back on the water,” Galler

The Valhalla Sailing Project is featured on the pilot episode of True North: Honest Stories of Finding Home.

said. “It made him feel whole and great again.” The veteran began a program, “The Valhalla Sailing Project,” that helped so many vets find connection and healing by sailing competitively on the Chesapeake Bay. Over 500 veterans have gone through The Valhalla Sailing Project. True North is “about people realizing they are satisfied and fulfilled, that they have found a sense of community and belonging at an intersection of three things — people, place

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‘Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History’ AN EDIFYING, BLOATED CHRONICLE OF WHAT MIGHT’VE BEEN. REVIEW ED BY KIT T Y K E LLE Y “For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’ ” These woeful words from Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier might apply to politicians and lovers and horses who’ve never made the winner’s circle. Those losses are particularly painful for politicians who are expected to concede gracefully and congratulate the fiend who just walloped them. As Rep. Morris Udall said after losing the 1976 Democratic nomination for president, “It’d be less painful to get mowed down by an 18-wheeler.” Hillary Clinton felt the same way in 2016 after winning the popular vote for president by more than 4 million votes but losing the Electoral College by 306-232, and thus the presidency. The former secretary of state/ U.S. senator/first lady was poised to claim victory with prepared remarks thanking “my fellow Americans” for “reaching for unity, decency and what President Lincoln called ‘the better angels of our nature.’ ” But those better angels flew away as Clinton acknowledged her loss to Donald J. Trump with civility and just a couple of tears. After thanking her family, staff, volunteers, and contributors, she apologized to them, becoming the first presidential candidate in history to say “I’m sorry” in a concession speech. Now we’re finding out what Clinton would’ve said as president-elect had she won the campaign that cost over $581 million. Her six-page victory speech, never given, is reported in full by Jeff Nussbaum in his creative new book, “Undelivered: The NeverHeard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History.” Some of the unspoken speeches unearthed by Nussbaum’s dogged research and informative text spark jump-up-and-down joy, particularly those in the section entitled “The Fog of War, The Path to Peace.” Each of its three segments is noteworthy, beginning with the words of apology General Dwight D. Eisenhower would’ve delivered if the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, had failed. “The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do,” he wrote in a brief, four-sentence statement. “If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, 18 JULY 13, 2022

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it is mine alone.” Nussbaum, a speechwriter for Democrats, recognizes Eisenhower’s words as “an object lesson in the language of leadership and responsibility.” Knowing that “victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan,” President John F. Kennedy prepared a never-delivered speech to the nation in 1962 to announce airstrikes on Cuba “to remove a major nuclear weapons build up.” The president had gathered his top cabinet officers — hawks and doves alike — to debate the issue and discuss what to do. “Each one of us was being asked to make a recommendation which would affect the future of all mankind,” wrote Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy of the Cuban Missile Crisis, “a recommendation which, if wrong and if accepted, could mean the destruction of the human race.” For 13 days, the U.S. teetered on the edge of war with the Soviet Union, until Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev blinked and removed his missiles. The third example of an undelivered speech that might’ve changed history is Emperor Hirohito’s apology for Japan’s role in World War II, which he wrote in 1948, lamenting the “countless corpses…[left]… on the battlefield [and] the countless people [who] lost their lives…Our heart is seared with grief. We are deeply ashamed…for our lack of virtue.” Now to the bits that don’t stir jump-up-anddown joy. Much of Nussbaum’s book reads like a garrulous guy on a binge while his editor is A.W.O.L. The author meanders back and forth from a third-person narrative to first-person asides, political anecdotes, pesky footnotes, and lame jokes (see the one about St. Peter and speechwriters). He jams his book to the brim with historical information, proving that he’s read widely, and is hellbent on sharing every bit of his findings, which he piles into 374 pages of main text, 38 pages of notes, a 30-page bibliography and a 28-page appendix. (Dear Santa: Please put a copy of Strunk and White’s “The Elements of Style” in Nussbaum’s Christmas stocking.) An example of what might be described as logorrhea begins in the first chapter and deals with late congressman John Lewis’s proposed speech at the 1963 March on

Washington. Lewis’s original remarks were deemed too fiery for Archbishop Patrick O’Boyle, who refused to make the morning’s invocation if Lewis didn’t tone down his rhetoric. March organizers pressured Lewis, saying that without the Irish Catholic prelate, they might lose support from the Irish Catholic president, which would influence Congress and doom Civil Rights legislation. So, Lewis compromised. At this point, the author-in-need-ofan-editor interrupts his story of Lewis’s speech to relate his own stories of being a speechwriter at the Democratic National Convention from 2000 through 2020. He rambles on about Melania Trump, who lifted from Michelle Obama’s speech, Al Sharpton’s refusal to use a teleprompter, and Barney Frank’s speech impediment, and includes brief mentions of 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, his wife, Anne, and the GOP convention’s keynote speaker, New Jersey governor Chris Christie. (P.S. to Santa: Please add Arthur Plotnik’s “Spunk & Bite: A Writer’s Guide to Bold, Contemporary Style” to that stocking.) Eventually, Nussbaum circles back to

the dilemma facing Lewis, but only for a few pages before he interrupts the narrative again with more reflections on his own speechwriting. Then, and only then (thank you, Jesus), does he return to finish the story of Lewis and his 1963 speech. Note to readers: Lewis’s undelivered speech is just the book’s first chapter. You’ve got 14 more to go. (P.P.S. to Santa: Forget your sleigh. Use FedEx.) Georgetown resident Kitty Kelley has written several number-one New York Times best-sellers, including “The Family: The Real Story Behind the Bush Dynasty.” Her most recent books include “Capturing Camelot: Stanley Tretick’s Iconic Images of the Kennedys” and “Let Freedom Ring: Stanley Tretick’s Iconic Images of the March on Washington.” She serves on the board of BIO (Biographers International Organization) and Washington Independent Review of Books, where this review originally appeared.

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‘Beyond the Runway’ with the Italian Cultural Society BY M ARY BIRD The Italian Cultural Society held its Gala Awards Dinner 2022 “Beyond the Runway” at the Italian Embassy on June 10. The evening began with a cocktail reception, both indoors and on the sun-dappled patio to the sounds of a jazz trio. Ambassador Mariangela Zappia welcomed guests and lauded the ICS for its Italian language instruction, which opens the door to the vast riches of Italian culture. Best-selling author, chef and television personality Amy Riolo served as master of ceremonies. After a video tribute by Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan, Riolo introduced honorary guest Domenico De Sole. As chairman of Tom Ford International and former president & CEO of Gucci Group, he has been a fashion industry game changer.

De Sole engaged in a conversation with Sara Gay Forden, author of the “House of Gucci.” He recounted his early association with the embroiled Gucci family and foresight to bring in Tom Ford to salvage the Gucci brand. His business savvy and Ford’s creativity became a model for the fashion industry. Looking back on “a good run,” De Sole expressed pride in making Tom Ford known. Guests enjoyed a delicious dinner by Merone Catering as scholarship awards were presented, and young pianists entertained. A surprise second video honoring De Sole was shown, Amy Riolo chaired a live auction and ICS Executive Director and CEO Francesca Casazza presented the honoree with a special wine cooler by jewelry designer Giovanni Raspini.

NSLM Board Vice Chair and Honorary Gala Committee Co-Chair Jacqueline B. Mars, Honorary Gala Committee Co-Chair Jay Griswold and NSLM Executive Director Elizabeth von Hassell at the Middleburg gala. Courtesy NSLM.

‘Diamond’ Affair for National Sporting Library & Museum This is an impressive 10-year-old, wherever you live. Diamonds are called for the tenth anniversary as well as 60th and 70th. The National Sporting Library & Museum celebrated 10 years with a gala on June 2 with more than 350 attendees and announced the launch of its $14 million capital campaign. The Honorary Gala Committee was co-chaired by Jacqueline B. Mars, Vice

Chair of the NSLM Board of Directors, and Jack S. “Jay” Griswold. Also serving on the Committee were Anita M. Antenucci; John E. Cay, III; Karen H. Crane; Timothy J. Gardner; Winton S. Holladay; George S. Hundt, Jr.; Sheila Johnson; Susan S. Mullin; Mark J. Ohrstrom; Sarah F. Perot; Nicole H. Perry; Sarah L. Slack; John R. Staelin; and Viviane M. Warren.

Hillwood Gala — Full of Grace BY M ARY BIR D Annelise Brody Morani, Francesca Casazza, Sara Forden, Domenico De Sole, Amy Riolo and Eleanor De Sole. Photo by Antonella Ciancio.

Despite raindrops, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens was aglow on June 7 as it hosted its annual fundraising gala, highlighted by the current special exhibition “Grace of Monaco: Princess in Dior.” For the first time in North America, 86 selections from Princess Grace’s Christian Dior wardrobe and other special objects are on display in tribute to her dedicated relationship with the haute couturier. Co-chairs Barry Dixon and Will Thomas, Mark Lowham and Joseph Rizzo; Sara and Peter O’Keefe; Mary and Ron Slip, together

with Hillwood’s Executive Director Kate Markert, hosted the event which raised more than $500,000, the highest amount in Hillwood’s history. Following cocktails and an opportunity to visit the exhibit in the Adirondack’s building, guests enjoyed an elegant dinner on the Lunar Lawn. Proceeds from the evening will make it possible to preserve and share the beauty of Marjorie Merriweather Post’s treasures in one of the premier art collector’s museums in the United States.

Italian Ambassador Mariangela Zappia with Domenico De Sole. Photo by Antonella Ciancio.

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