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LOCAL MUSIC Hyattsville group brings performers to coffee shop. A-5

NEWS: Rehabilitation continues on Bladensburg’s Bostwick House. A-3

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West Laurel Ragtag Band leader Bill Stevick of Laurel leads his group of merrymakers in the Main Street Festival parade on Saturday.

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Annual celebration attracts 100,000 BY

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Despite a light drizzle in the morning, an estimated 100,000 Laurel residents and visitors descended on Main Street for the 35th annual Main Street Festival on Saturday. Festival chairwoman Maureen Rogers said

stormy weather on the afternoon of the event last year may have scared some visitors away, but sunny skies Saturday afternoon brought out people in droves. See Main Street Festival Although the turnout was conwith previous years, video online at sistent Rogers said more vendors and Gazette.net. musicians came out this year — 324 vendors participated in the festival, and several bands performed on three different stages along Main Street.

High school effort emphasizes employment skills BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

Good grades and job experience are both on the menu for Lovie Simmons, 18, a high school senior working full time at a restaurant as part of a new program to provide work training for nontraditional students. “I told Ms. Martin I needed a job,” Simmons, a Capitol Heights resident who attends the Evening High School at Crossland High School in Temple Hills, said referring to Cindy Martin, instructional

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coordinator for the school. “She told me if I could keep up my grades, she could help me get a job at TGI Friday.” The School-to-Work Training Program is a new program to provide work related skills and job-ﬁnding assistance to students at the alternative high school, which operates at two campuses. The program began last school year as a pilot, and this year includes a total of 27 Evening High School students at the two campuses, Martin said. Martin said students must maintain at least a 2.0 gradepoint average to participate in the program. Evening High School, which is held after regular hours at Crossland and at

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Patrons visit the Old Greenbelt Theatre’s newly remodeled lobby and concession stand Saturday.

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Ofﬁcial grand reopening scheduled for May 29

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The curtains have risen for the newly renovated Old Greenbelt Theatre, but the main attraction is yet to come.

GREEN MEN — AND WOMEN Two-day festival welcomes spring to Greenbelt.

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The Arcade building on Gallatin Street is being leased to Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center of Silver Spring, which will relocate to Hyattsville.

Arts studio to move to Hyattsville

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The theater, owned by the city of Greenbelt and now operated by the nonproﬁt Friends of the Greenbelt Theatre, held a “soft launch” reopening May 1. A grand reopening event is scheduled May 29, said Caitlin McGrath, executive director of the theater and a board member of the nonproﬁt.

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After sitting vacant for almost two decades, the Arcade building in Hyattsville will ﬁnally have a new tenant. On May 5, the Hyattsville City Council approved a 25-year lease for the cityowned building, located at 4318 Gallatin St., next to the municipal building, with Silver Spring-based art studio Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. “The city of Hyattsville is really booming right now, with the development of its Arts District, and we’re really looking forward to being a part of that,” said Jose Dominguez, executive director

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“I think it’s bigger this year. We’ve had a lot more vendors and more variety,” Rogers said. “We’ve had children’s games and rides we haven’t had before, a wider variety of food, just some different vendors and their arts and crafts.” Parade coordinator Jim Cross said 1,300 people, including representatives from 22 groups new to the event, marched in the parade this year. For best in parade, the judges chose Laurel church Iglesia

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Laurel officials say a proposed budget for Fiscal 2016 will maintain city services at current levels and bring on two new police officers, all without raising taxes for residents. The proposed budget, totaling $28,748,566, is an increase of $135,639 from the approved Fiscal 2015 budget. The increase is attributed to a balance of revenues and expenditures associated with red light camera tickets as well as real estate taxes from new businesses at the Towne Centre at Laurel, said Michele Saylor, director of the city’s Department of Budget and Personnel Services. The introduction and first public hearing for the budget was held May 11. The next public hearing will be held May 27.

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MAY 14 Book Discussion, 10 a.m., New Car-

rollton Library, 7414 Riverdale Road, New Carrollton. Geraldine Brooks’ “Caleb’s Crossing.” Contact 301-459-6900. Book Discussion, 7 to 10 p.m., New Carrollton Library, 7414 Riverdale Road, New Carrollton. Geraldine Brooks’ “Caleb’s Crossing.” Contact 301-459-6900.

MAY 15 Port Towns Family Health and Wellness Center Grand Opening, 10 a.m. to

Noon at the Port Towns Family Health and Wellness Center, 3611 43rd Road, Colmar Manor. To improve the quality of life, and increase healthy life expectancy of individuals and families. Contact 240264-0878. Greek Festival, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., St Theodore Greek church, 7101 Cipriano Road, Lanham. Experience a taste of Greece. Food, live music, baklava, gyros, dancing, kiddie rides. Free admission, Free parking. Rain or shine. Contact 301552-3540 or Tim@halkosinsurance.com. You, the Governor and the just completed Maryland legislative session, 7:30 to 9 p.m., Greenbrier Condominiums, Terrace Room, 7600 Hanover Parkway, Greenbelt. The Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt Democratic Club of Greenbelt, Md., is sponsoring an update on the events of the recently completed legislative session. State legislative District 22 representatives Sen. Paul Pinsky, Dels. Alonzo Washington, Anne Healy and Tawanna Gaines will help us understand what happened, and what you can do. Contact 301-552-0042 or sarahalehenry10@yahoo.com.

MAY 16 Antonio Gatto Lodge Annual Yard Sale,

8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Corner of 7th and Carroll streets, 613 Carroll Ave., Laurel. Antonio Gatto Lodge Annual Yard Sale where proceeds beneﬁt various Lodge charities such as the Scholarship Committee, Alzheimers and Cooley’s Anemia donations, St. Mary’s Church, Palotti and Laurel High School prom night. Contact 301-580-0110 or tlscag53@msn.com. Volunteer Trail Crew, 8:45 a.m. to noon at Greenbelt Park, 6565 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt. Volunteer at Greenbelt Park and Join the Trail Crew. As a member of the volunteer trail crew, you will be helping to improve the trail system of Greenbelt Park. All volunteers will need to pre

City of Laurel Spring ERC Yard Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Laurel Municipal Center Parking Lot, 8103 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel. Contact 240-294-1307.

Sports & Health Expo. “Delivering Inclusive Solutions for Today Body Health,”

10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fairland Athletic Center, 13950 Old Gunpowder Road, Laurel. Individuals of all ages and abilities are invited to attend this year’s Sports & Health Expo. The day will feature family fun centered around health and wellness. There will be opportunities to take part in free classes and training sessions, interactive educational sessions, sports demonstrations, health screenings and exhibitors, food, music, entertainment and other activities. Contact 301-446-3400; TTY 301-446-3401. New Hope Academy’s Spring Fair, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., New Hope Academy, 7009 Varnum St., Hyattsville. There will be a host of carnival games, a moon bounce, petting zoo, music, great food, and so much more. Bring the whole family along for this community event and fun-ﬁlled day. Tickets can be purchased on the day of the event. For more information, contact New Hope Academy at 301-459-7311. Crazy Quilt Festival, Noon to 8 p.m., the Roosevelt Center in Greenbelt. Free outdoor music festival featuring regional musicians performing a wide variety of music. Produced by the New Deal Cafe and sponsored by the Friends of New Deal Cafe Arts with support from the City of Greenbelt. See newdealcafe.com or call 301-474-5642 for details. Community Festival, Noon to 8 p.m., Resurrection of Our Lord Church, 8402 Brock Bridge Road, Laurel. Bring the whole gang for a day of outdoor family friendly fun. Admission: $1 per person. For more information, call 410 792-7982 or visit www.resurrectioncommunityfestival.com.

MAY 17 The Riversdale Chamber Music Society, 2:30 p.m., Riversdale House Museum,

4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. Enjoy a innovative performance from the Riversdale Chamber Music Society. Tonight will feature musicians from the woodwind quintet performing Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. Contact 301864-0420; TTY 301-699-2544.

Organ Recital in Honor of Dale Krider’s Retirement, 4 p.m., St. Andrew’s

Episcopal Church, 4512 College Ave., College Park. John Walker will give an organ

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p.m., Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. Come see the animal kingdom on display. Bring the entire family to enjoy this exciting event, featuring birds of prey, reptiles, farm animals, a puppet show, food, arts & crafts, and other surprises. Contact 301-7790371; TTY 301-699-2544.

MORE INTERACTIVE CALENDAR ITEMS AT WWW.GAZETTE.NET recital at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, College Park, Maryland in honor of the retirement of Dr. Dale Krider. The recital is free. Following the recital there will be a gala reception in the parish hall to honor Dr. Krider. Contact 301-864-8880.

MAY 18 Family Fun Night, 6:30 p.m., Beltsville Library, 4319 Sellman Road, Beltsville. Call branch at 301-937-0924 for details.

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Book Discussion, 2 p.m., Beltsville Li-

brary, 4319 Sellman Road, Beltsville. Mark Twain’s “Life on The Mississippi.” Contact 301-937-0294. Savage Bluegrass, 7 p.m., Sam and Elsie’s Bar and Restaurant, US Route 1 South, Laurel. Savage Bluegrass will appear at Sam and Elsie’s Bar and Restaurant. Contact 301-317-7796.

Less than two weeks remain in the high school sports season. Keep up with playoff results online at Gazette.net. Why is the pollen count high? What causes thunder? Email weather@gazette.net with your weather-related questions and they may be answered by an NBC 4 meteorologist. Get complete, current weather information at NBCWashington.com

MAY 20 Seniors: Strike Out Stroke, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Langley Park Senior Activity Center, 1500 Merrimac Drive, Hyattsville. Did you know May is American Stroke Month? Through this interactive workshop, learn to recognize key signs and symptoms along with ways to reduce risk factors for this life threatening condition. What you learn could save you or a loved one’s life. Seminar provided by the NIH Heart Center at Suburban Hospital. Contact 301-408-4343; TTY: 301-446-3402. Kidney Smart Classes, 6 p.m., Doctors Community Hospital, 8118 Good Luck Road, Main Building, 1st Floor, CCCR Classroom, Lanham. Led by expert educators, these classes help people who have chronic kidney disease improve and take control of their health. The class topics will include kidney disease education, medications, diet, nutrition and treatment options. Contact 888-MYKIDNEY.

TOWN OF RIVERDALE PARK NOTICE OF A PROPOSED REAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The Mayor and Council of the Town of Riverdale Park proposes to increase real property taxes. 1. For the tax year beginning July 1, 2015, the estimated real property assessable base will increase by 1.1%, from $615,663,426 to $622,233,913. 2. If the Town of Riverdale Park maintains the current tax rate of $.6540 per $100 of assessment, real property tax revenues will increase by 1.1% resulting in $42,971 of new real property tax revenues. 3. In order to fully offset the effect of increasing assessments, the real property tax rate should be reduced to $.6471, the constant yield tax rate. 4. The Town is considering not reducing its real property tax rate enough to fully offset increasing assessments. The Town proposes to adopt a real property tax rate of $.6540 per $100 of assessment. This tax rate is 1.1% higher than the constant yield tax rate and will generate $42,971 in additional property tax revenues. A public hearing on the proposed real property tax rate increase will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Riverdale Park Town Hall (5008 Queensbury Road).

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For 30 years, Pan Masters Steel Orchestra has transported listeners to the tropics of Trinidad and Tobago with its percussion music, but members of the North Brentwood group say they’ll need bigger stages to perform on and a bigger space for rehearsals in order to bring the sounds of the Carribean to a wider audience. Pan Masters Steel Orchestra was formed from members of the Trinidad and Tobago Steelband of Washington, D.C., in 1985, said founding member Roland Barnes of Kettering. More than 300 people have played with the orchestra or taken a class from Pan Masters since the group started, Barnes said. “The name Pan Masters came about because we wanted a name, which would give us something to aspire to,” Barnes said. “Just as in golf you have The Masters, that’s along the same thought process.” Members play a variety of music including rhythm and blues, reggae, on steel pans, a percussion instrument that resonates so well, ampliﬁcation is not required, he said. “It’s not just standing on the stage and letting the music play. We dance a lot. Some people jump up,” said musical director Roger Greenidge of Upper Marlboro. “Whatever is necessary to make them feel happy about what they’re doing, the music comes out like that.” The group struggled to find practice space, or what members call a “panyard,” where they would not disturb neighbors during late night rehearsals. Their panyard for more than 20 years has been at 4559 Rhode Island Ave. in North Brentwood, a business park that is deserted at night, Barnes said. “[Pan Masters] are supportive of everything we do and they’re a great asset to North

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Lara Payne of Brentwood and her daughters, Delphine, 2, and Sylvie, 5, watch blacksmith Jeff Dunkelberger of Alexandria working metal Saturday at the Bostwick House in Bladensburg.

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how the world was at one point, how the world used to be,” Thomas said. Robert Moss, 42, of University Park said he would like to see the house restored as a “true, functioning mansion.” “I think it would be a great teaching tool for the schools and community,” Moss said. “It seems like we need more of that.” Wesley and Viceta McKnight of Bladensburg decided to attend the festival after seeing pictures of Bostwick House in a book about the War of 1812. “Once I read about it I wanted to come out and experience it, to learn more about it,” Viceta McKnight, 37, said. Wesley McKnight, 42, said he’s lived in Bladensburg for 12 years and had been meaning to visit Bostwick House for a while. “If you live in this area you should at least know what historic sites are around here,” Wesley McKnight said. As the vision for Bostwick House takes shape, McAuley said it’s critical that the historic area continues to be preserved. “It’s really a part of this area’s history,” McAuley said. “The Battle of Bladensburg was just a day. Bostwick’s history has covered hundreds of years.”

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Tiye Badal, 15, of Hyattsville practices on the steel drums Friday. The Pan Masters Steel Orchestra is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Brentwood because they train our youth in steel pan instruments,” said North Brentwood Mayor Petrella Robinson. “They give really well as far as music is concerned. We’re just glad to have them here.” The orchestra has toured up and down the East Coast, but members like Greenidge say they would like to see Pan Masters perform on the West Coast or even internationally. “Right now, it’s just mostly local stuff,” Greenidge said. “It terms of branching out to the world, we need to do things like that, not just go down the street to do a gig.” Members added they would like to grow their practice space so they can offer more classes. Currently, the 8-week, $250 beginner pan class takes place only in the spring and fall, said Elizabeth Caesar of Lanham, one of the founding members. Caesar said Pan Masters is more involved in the com-

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munity than it was in its early years. “We have grown tremendously,” Caesar said. “Before we were just out there gigging. It was very much a social thing. Now we’re more of an organization and we do different things besides just the gigging.” Barnes agreed, saying the group prides itself on the “mini concerts” it performs for the elderly and disabled. “We love to participate in parades, but when we are afforded opportunities to go into the nursing home, we like to take our music indoors,” Barnes said. “If you cannot come to us, we’ll come to you.” Barnes said Pan Masters has not yet set a date for a 30th anniversary celebration, but residents can see the group perform with local steel orchestras during the Steelband Jamboree on May 24 at the panyard.

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Bostwick House was once the home of a prominent 18th century merchant and a stop for the British army during the War of 1812. Now more than 200 years later, Bladensburg ofﬁcials and local nonproﬁts say they’re coming together to transform the historic home into a “community anchor.” “The house existed before the War of 1812. It’s existed long after the War of 1812,” said Aaron Marcavitch, executive director of the Hyattsville-based Anacostia Trails Heritage Area. “The War of 1812 was an opportunity to showcase that house, but it has a legacy that goes well beyond it.” Since it was built by merchant Christopher Lowndes in 1746, Bostwick House, located on 48th Street in Bladensburg, has served primarily as a private residence. Bladensburg purchased the home in 1997 and has since secured grants to rehabilitate the house, which sustained damage during the 2011 earthquake and the 2012 microburst, said town clerk Pat McAuley. Installation of a new roof on

the main house began May 5 and window restoration, which is estimated to cost $46,500, will begin in a few months, McAuley said. Projects completed so far include chimney restoration and invasive plant removal, which is being coordinated by the Bladensburg-based Anacostia Watershed Society. Mary Abe, director of stewardship at AWS, said land behind the home formerly used for farming will soon be the site of an aquatic native plant nursery, where native plants will be grown and transplanted to the Anacostia River. “We’re not growing crops anymore, but we’re growing a plant material that will hopefully restore the river to what it was when that house had this historical significance,” Abe said. McAuley said the nursery as well as orchards behind Bostwick House could offer handson educational experiences for local school children. Residents got a chance to tour the first floor of the house May 2 during the Bostwick Festival, an event celebrating the colonial history of the home. Elizabeth Thomas, 24, of Hyattsville said engaging with the environment surrounding the historic house could be nice for people of all ages. “Especially with technology I don’t think we should forget

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Florence Ndi of Riverdale moved from Cameroon to the United States for her education, but said she had to put her studies on hold to raise her family. Now, Ndi is giving Laurel residents a taste of West African cuisine and honoring her children at her new restaurant, 5 Sisters. “When I’m gone the name will still stand for the five of

them,” Ndi said of her daughters. “They’ll live to remember that their mother gave them a brand name, 5 Sisters.” Ndi, 53, said when she arrived in 2009, the economic downturn made it difﬁcult for her to balance work, academic pursuits and caring for her son and ﬁve daughters. She worked as a nurse technician, but after her daughters completed school, she said she wanted to do something that made her “comfortable.” “I have to do something that will give me some satisfaction,” Ndi said. “What is the thing that

people will always do if there is a crisis? People will always eat.” Ndi’s daughter Harriet Mbeng, 25, of Laurel said family and friends encouraged her mother, who grills ﬁsh at home, to open a restaurant that would cater to Laurel’s African community. “We have a lot of Cameroonians who live in Laurel,” Mbeng said. “Most of [the African restaurants] are in Hyattsville, Silver Spring. There is not a lot of African cuisine here in Laurel.” 5 Sisters opened in the Crystal Plaza shopping center May 2.

The restaurant features dishes from “Africa and beyond” — the speciality is grilled fish, but finger food, coleslaw and salads will also be served, said general manager Paul Ohik. “People are only familiar with salt and pepper, but we have exotic spices we use on our fish,” Ohik said. “If you want to eat the best fish in the world, come to 5 Sisters.” Henry Botchway of Laurel said he would consider visiting 5 Sisters and said it brings diversity to the area’s dining options. “I think it will bring business to the county and Laurel in par-

ticular because I know people who go to other places,” Botchway said. Ndi’s sister, Bridget Manka of New Carrollton, said it will be one of the best African restaurants in Maryland. “If she wants to do anything she tries to stay focused on making those things so perfect,” Manka said. “She has not rested and she wants to make the best out of it.” 5 Sisters, located at 12617 Laurel-Bowie Road, occupies the former home of J’s Sports Cafe, the site of three fatal shootings between 2005 to 2007.

Ohik said several safety measures will be implemented, such as security cameras and support from the Prince George’s County Police Department, to help “erase” that history. Garold Stone, coordinator of South Laurel Community Associations Leaders, said residents are hoping 5 Sisters will be a family-friendly restaurant, not a late night venue like J’s Cafe. “So, we need tangible, enforceable conditions on their pending liquor license, to assure peace and safety,” Stone said. kpetersen@gazette.net

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They were born before the United States entered “The War to End All Wars” and emerged a superpower, survived the 1918 flu pandemic that killed upwards of 50 million people worldwide and came to adulthood during the Great Depression. And on May 8, Prince George’s honored its citizens 100 years and up at its 18th annual Centenarian Celebration. The luncheon, held at the Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center, was attended by 10 county residents 100 or up, and those 90 years and older, and their families and caretakers. Florence Lombardo, 100, of Glenn Dale praised the county for hosting the luncheon. “This has got to be a first, to have so many of us in the same place. It’s amazing,” she said. Christianne Dumorne, 100, of Laurel, said exercise and healthy eating were the secret to her longevity. “Every day when she wakes up in the morning, she makes coffee, strong coffee, and she has a special soup that she makes herself every day,” said her daughter-in-law Genevieve Dumorne, who translated Christianne Dumorne’s native Haitian Creole. Ann Hunn, 102, of Hyattsville, said her garden gives her strength. “I love growing things, flowers. Just sitting and enjoying the flowers,” Hunn said. Her daughter, Annette Hunn, said she who used to own a grocery store in New York and worked until she was 74, maintains a very positive attitude that keeps her young at heart. “She’s a person that always looks on the positive side of life,” said Annette Hunn. “She’s very humble, doesn’t talk about herself much, but she loves people, and she’s very kind and generous.” Other 100 and over attendees included Harry Ambush, 100, of Hyattsville; Anna Buck, 101, of Upper Marlboro; Eleanor Crockett, 102, of Mitchellville; Hazel Jones, 100, of Bowie; Daisy Miller, 100, of Laurel; Mary Thomas, 101, of Forestville and Annie Matthews, 105. Ronnie Gathers, director of the Prince George’s county Department of Parks and Recreation, said the centenarians were members of an exclusive group few get to join, and said they have wisdom and experiences that need to be preserved for younger generations. “Your knowledge is invaluable, and you continue to be inspirational to all of us,” Gathers said.

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POLICE BLOTTER This activity report is provided by the Prince George’s County Police Department as a public service to the community and is not a complete listing of all events and crime reported.

District 1 Headquarters, Hyattsville, 301-699-2630, covering Adelphi, Beltsville, Berwyn Heights, Bladensburg, Brentwood, Calverton, Cheverly, Chillum, College Park, Colmar Manor, Cottage City, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Landover, Landover Hills, Langley Park, Mount Rainier, New Carrollton, North Brentwood, Riverdale, Riverdale Park, University Park and West Lanham Hills.

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The Hyattsville-based band Wild Anacostias, comprised of Trent Evans, trumpet; Dana Grabiner, percussion and vocals; Scott Newman, saxophone and vocals; Sam Atkins, drums; Joe Atkins, guitar; and Walter Vanek, bass guitar and vocals, performs Saturday at Vigilante Coffee in Hyattsville.

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A group of Hyattsville residents is hoping to showcase the musical talent in the neighborhood with a monthly live music series. “If you walk through the neighborhood, you’ll hear people playing guitar or saxophone in their homes or on their porches, and we wanted to bring them out and give them a place to play before a wider audience,” said Hyattsville resident Lee Cain, director of recreation for the Anacostia Watershed Society. Cain, along with Hyattsville residents Adam Ortiz, director of Prince George’s County’s Department for the Environment; and George Coromilas, an account executive with Marriott International Inc., created an informal “board” to arrange the performances and recruit musicians. The live music series runs at Vigilante Coffee, a coffee house that opened in Hyattsville last year from 2 to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday of every month. The ﬁrst music performance took place Saturday, with performances by Hyattsville Southern folk rock singer/songwriter Seth Showalter and the Hyattsvillebased Cajun/Creole folk group Wild Anacostias. Approximately 50 people attended. Showalter said he was excited to have a performance venue close to home. “It’s great. I’m so glad they’re putting music on. Hyattsville is a very musical neighborhood, so this is very needed,” Showalter said. Coromilas said he bought a house in Hyattsville last year because of its proximity to Washington, D.C., and easy access to the Metro. Hyattsville being a part of the Gateway Arts District was also part of the appeal, Coromilas said. The Gateway Arts District was founded in 2001 to promote revitalization and create a mixed-use environment of arts and entertainment in Hyattsville, North Brentwood, Brentwood and Mount Rainier along the Route 1 corridor, according to its website. “While there’s a lot of art, there’s not so much music in the area, in the way of live music venues,” Coromilas said. Coromilas said he, Ortiz and Lee met with the owners of Vigilante Coffee, a Washington D.C. coffee wholesaler, which opened a cafe in Hyattsville in July 2014. “We were all on the same page in recognizing the potential to create a musical venue,” said Vigilante co-owner Austin Redington of the District. Redington said he hoped the monthly music series would be a boost for the cafe while also providing a community space for performances. The board sent out a call for local artists to perform at Vigilante and requested demos, Coromilas said. “For our ﬁrst call for artists, we got more than 20 responses,”

Ortiz said. “I think it’s just a sign that this area is very hip and vibrant, attracting a diverse group of talent here.” Coromilas said there is no cover charge for the performances. “You can come, hear live music and get to know your neighbors,” Coromilas said. “If people want to donate, that’s great, but they don’t have to.” Coromilas said the board is currently lining up acts to per-

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Music accompanied the start of the parade at the 11th annual Greenbelt Green Man Festival on Saturday. (Below) Participants welcomed the arrival of spring during the two-day event.

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Greenbelt greeted the arrival of spring with its 11th annual Green Man Festival, held Saturday at the Roosevelt Center in downtown Greenbelt. The theme of this year’s festival dealt with honoring rivers and waterways. The two-day event featured parades, drum circles, environmental organizations, vendors, free movies at the Old Greenbelt Theatre, Maypole dances as well as children’s fairy gardens and scavenger hunt.

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location, the studio seemed the perfect fit for Hyattsville’s arts district. “Not only are they a tremendous organization, but they are financially solvent and capable of operating and maintaining the facility over the long term,” Chandler said. The 25-year lease agreement comes with a $200,000 structural improvements allowance to be repaid to the city with interest, and the option for Pyramid Atlantic to purchase the building in the final year. State Senator Paul Pinsky (D-Dist. 22) of University Park said he was able to help get a change on a 2013 bond bill to allow the $175,000 state grant to be used for the move to Hyattsville rather than Silver Spring, as originally intended. “I think this expands on the vision of making this an arts center, it really does,” Pinsky said during the council’s May 4 meeting. “The whole Route 1 corridor is going to be a central attraction, not only to the county, but I think to the region. A lot of artists are being pushed out of D.C. because they can’t afford it, and we want them to come here.” Dominguez said he expects Pyramid Atlantic will be able to open the doors of its new location sometime in mid-to-late 2016. Chandler said Pyramid Atlantic and the Mount Rainier nonprofit art studio Art Works Now, which is moving to Hyattsville, provide the city with the missing link in its arts district, locations that can draw people in for hours at a time. “We’re bringing in these cultural entities that help fill that space,” Chandler said.

Continued from Page A-1 for Pyramid Atlantic. Pyramid Atlantic is a nonproﬁt art center focused on the arts of bookbinding, printmaking and other book-related arts, providing classes, instruction, residencies and studio space, according to Dominguez. Dominguez said Pyramid Atlantic had been in discussions for six years about moving into the new Silver Spring library but that the Montgomery County Council soured on the deal and in November 2014 Pyramid Atlantic withdrew its proposal. “At that point, we were pretty much looking at being homeless,” Dominguez said. “The city of Hyattsville then reached out to us about the Arcade building.” Jim Chandler, Hyattsville’s assistant city manager, said the Arcade building was donated to the city in the late 1990’s. “The building needed a signiﬁcant amount of work,” Chandler said. The city obtained a $400,000 bond bill from the state in 2001, which was used to replace the roof and gut the building, adding steel and concrete to stabilize it. “Right now, it’s pretty much a shell,” Chandler said. Chandler said the building, which costs the city approximately $8,000 a year to maintain, has been considered for a community center or other functions from time to time, but the political will never manifested. “It’s a building that’s been looking for a user for a very long period of time,” Chandler said. Chandler said that when the city heard that Pyramid Atlantic was in need of a new

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Martin said the program helps prepare students for employment by offering them job preparation assistance. “We try and prepare all our students to be college- and career-ready, but for many of our students, it’s more of a focus on careers. We teach them how to communicate, how to dress for an interview and a host of other skills,” Martin said. “They’ll know how to respond on an interview, and how to produce a professional resume.”

Continued from Page A-1 Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, provides an alternative to traditional day high schools, according to the Prince George’s County Public Schools’ website. Students take classes online and in person from 5:50 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. There are currently a total of 410 students enrolled at the two locations.

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Continued from Page A-1 “The whole theme will be 1938 for the reopening,” McGrath said. “We’re going to go back to the theater’s original opening. The movies will be from 1938 and 1939. The prices for the tickets and the candy will all be 1938 prices.” The theater, located in Greenbelt’s historic Roosevelt Center, has been closed since June for a $1.1 million renovation project. Renovations included replacing the electric wiring and the plumbing, gutting and replacing the bathrooms, removing asbestos and lead paint, replacing the concession stand, adding handicap accessibility and restoring the theater’s art deco lobby. The project was anticipated to be completed in six months but ran into complications, said Celia Craze, Greenbelt’s director of planning and community development. “If there was going to be an obstacle, we found it at every turn,” Craze said. Craze said the heating and air ducts proved to be larger than anticipated, and the men’s bathroom was at a higher elevation than plans indicated, requiring revisions to the design plans and permits. There were also delays in the delivery of materials, including interior doors. The changes to the project added an additional $151,241 to the costs, according to city documents. “I think it looks great,” Craze said. “I’m really excited and relieved that the theater is ﬁnally open again.” The theater had been operated since 1990 by P&G Theatres Inc., but the Greenbelt City Council voted in January to award the operation contract to Martin said the program has worked with TGI Friday’s restaurants in Greenbelt and District Heights to provide training for students, and TGI Friday’s has hired some student employees through the program. The program has also helped students ﬁnd work with other employers, Martin said. “We teach them how to network, how to interview and how to behave on the job,” said John Hatib, manager of the District Heights TGI Friday’s.

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Continued from Page A-1 Saylor said the proposed budget anticipates $1,345,212 in revenues from tickets paid by drivers who run red lights in the city, but it would cost $807,123 for Laurel to process those tickets in Fiscal 2016. “There’s a trade-off there slightly,” Saylor said. “With the increase in the revenue there is a corresponding increase in expenditures.” The city is able to collect real estate taxes from businesses at the Towne Centre that opened before Dec. 31, 2014 as well as personal property taxes on items such as new kitchen appliances in the restaurants, Saylor said. Additionally, the city receives 10 percent of the gross ticket sales from Regal Cinemas, which opened last November, as it is subject to an amusement tax. “Not having had a theater in many years, that’s an almost new source of revenue,” Saylor said. The last movie theater in Laurel closed in 2011, said Alicia Fields, a representative for Laurel’s Ofﬁce of Economic Development. Two of the most signiﬁcant budget increases would come from the department of parks and recreation and the police department. To comply with Prince George’s County’s minimum wage increase of $9.55 per hour this October, the department of parks and recreation is requesting an additional $22,974 to compensate employees. To offset the increase, department director

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Continued from Page A-1 De Dios, which showcased ribbon dancers and clowns before launching a burst of colorful streamers into the crowd. The Laurel High School marching band made its ﬁrst parade appearance in more than three years, Cross said. Laurel High School senior J’Niqua Holt, 18,ofLaurelsaidthebandenjoyed seeing all of the faces in the crowd as they marched. “Itgivesyoumoreconﬁdence, and it makes you feel better,” Holt said of the crowds. The parade also featured the Laurel chapter of the American Rosie the Riveter Association, which preserves the legacy of working women during World

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Mike Lhotsky said some recreational programming, day camp and pool fees would increase by four or five percent. “We’re just starting to get into the registration and we haven’t had any complaints,” Lhotsky said. “[Residents] will notice the increase, but I don’t think it’s exorbitant or one they’ll be too upset about.” Police chief Richard McLaughlin said the department is requesting $35,000 as well as a one-time emergency expenditure of $15,000 for its ammunition supply, which it aims to replenish annually. McLaughlin said police departments nationwide are dealing with an ammunition shortage and must wait several months for shipments to arrive. An ammunition order McLaughlin placed last July has yet to be fulfilled, he said. “We don’t have any stockpile. We don’t have any extra ammunition,” McLaughlin said. “The cost of ammunition has gone up and we’re adding more into the work as far as different types of ammunition that we carry.” McLaughlin said the addition of the two new police officers will allow the department to have more manpower available to serve annexed areas and new developments. “I think it’s going to help us maintain the quality of service the residents of Laurel have come to expect and the response times they’ve come to expect,” McLaughlin said. kpetersen@gazette.net War II, as the grand marshals and a performance from the cast of Laurel Mill Playhouse’s “Little Shop of Horrors.” Kwame Ansah-Brew, founder of the Performing Arts Center for African Cultures in Laurel, set up a booth for the first time at the festival, where he invited children to play drums. “We want people in the Laurel community to know about [the center],” Ansah-Brew said. “We hope to keep coming every year.” New this year was a children’s carnival furnished by Upper Marlboro-based company Jump For Youngsters. Owner Walter Hall, 48, of Upper Marlboro brought the rides, which included a childsized Ferris wheel and a rockclimbing wall. “It’s wonderful. It’s a great opportunity,” Hall said. Kalie Potter, 28, and Ryan Turpin, 25, said they recently moved to Main Street and enjoyed Jamaican food and crab paninis not far from their doorstep. “We were in the apartment, we saw the food and were like, ‘We’re definitely going.’” Turpin said. Laire Bourne, 38, of Laurel said walking around during the Main Street Festival has allowed him to see businesses he would miss while driving, such as the Laurel Meat Market. “I never knew we had so many businesses on Main Street itself,” Bourne said. “There was a grocery story I didn’t know existed.” Reshma Bourne, 36, of Laurel said the fellowship during the Main Street Festival is what keeps herfamilycomingbackeveryyear. “We get to see friends and some of the people you haven’t seen in a while, you’re sure to see them here,” Reshma Bourne said. kpetersen@gazette.net

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the Friends of Greenbelt Theatre, citing the nonprofit group’s business plan and vision for the theater. McGrath, a Greenbelt resident and professor of cinema and media studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, said the theater will reopen as a single-screen community-based cinema showing a wide variety of independent, art-house, foreign and educational films, as well as hosting film series, classes and community events. “Our goal is to best serve our community, and the best way to do that is by showing a wide variety of films that appeal to different groups,” McGrath said. For the soft launch, McGrath said the theater is showing films that were released while the theater was closed — this week is “Birdman” and “The Second Best Marigold Hotel.” “While We’re Young” and “Timbuktu” begin Friday. Tickets generally cost $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, and $6 for children ages 12 and younger. In honor of the theater’s 1938 opening, ticket prices during the grand reopening will be 30 cents for adults and 15 cents for children, McGrath said. Barbara Simon of Greenbelt, president of the nonprofit Greenbelt Community Development Corp., said she is pleased the theater is finally open. “The CDC, we’re very concerned about economic development, especially in the Roosevelt Center. Having the theater closed for a year was really hard on the businesses, especially the restaurants, so we’re really glad to see it reopened,” Simon said.

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The Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Landover Hills proposes to increase real property taxes. 1. For the tax year beginning July 1, 2015, the estimated real property assessable base will increase by 6.3 % from $116,001,033 to $123,307,645. 2. If the Town of Landover Hills maintains the current tax rate of $.52 per $100 of assessment, real property tax revenues will increase by 6.3 % resulting in $37,994 of new real property tax revenues. 3. In order to fully offset the effect of increasing assessments, the real property tax rate should be reduced to $.4892, the constant yield tax rate. 4. The Town of Landover Hills is considering not reducing its real property tax rate enough to fully offset increasing assessments. The town proposes to adopt a real property rate of $.52 per $100 of assessment. This tax rate is 6.3 % higher than the constant yield tax rate and will generate $37,994 in additional property tax revenues. A public hearing on the proposed real property tax rate increase will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2015 at Landover Hills Town Hall, 6904 Taylor Street, Landover Hills, MD 20784. The hearing is open to the public, and public testimony is encouraged. Persons with questions regarding this hearing may call 301-773-6401 for further information. 1931156

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The Gazette Gov. Larry Hogan is continuing to follow through on his campaign platform by authorizing cuts to Maryland’s road and bridge tolls. In Prince George’s County, CUT IN TOLLS that means the COULD HELP Intercounty ConSMOOTH AREA nector will cost TRAFFIC FLOW less, starting July 1. For example, a trip the full length of the road, from Interstate 370 in Gaithersburg to U.S. 1 in Laurel, will drop from $4.40 to $3.86 for a two-axle vehicle using E-ZPass. Drivers also will see lower tolls at the Bay

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Bridge, the Fort McHenry Tunnel and elsewhere. In addition, the state is eliminating the $1.50 monthly E-ZPass account fee. Hogan pledged to stem a tide of tax increases if he were elected. Tolls aren’t the same, since they’re user fees, but also eat into a household budget. The ﬁrst question when revenue is lowered is how the money will be replaced or what spending will be cut as a result. On that question, the Maryland Transportation Authority is vague: “The $54 million annual toll reduction is made possible by efﬁciencies in MDTA’s capital and operating

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budgets that will allow the agency to meet its ﬁnancial responsibilities and implement the governor’s toll rollback.” MDTA spokeswoman Kelly Melhem told The Gazette that vacant positions will be cut, but there won’t be layoffs. Also, the authority will trim its capital programs budget, she said. Naturally, we’re skeptical that a cut in revenue will be offset by inconsequential nips and tucks in the budget. That said, we believe that lower ICC tolls are a good thing. The ICC — an 18-mile stretch that opened in 2011 — has been a bigger beneﬁt to the area on paper than in practice. Relatively speaking, hardly anyone uses it. Over the years, we’ve heard two com-

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plaints rise to the top: tolls and the speed limit. The latter issue was addressed in 2013, when the speed limit was increased from 55 mph to 60 mph. The toll issue has been on the radar of county and state ofﬁcials the last few years, too. There’s no question that something needed to be done to make use of the ICC more attractive and draw trafﬁc away from Interstate 495, Interstate 270 and Md. 28. The Washington, D.C., area consistently ranks atop or high on the list of the most congested metro areas in the country. Steering travelers toward public transit as much as possible is ideal, but has its limits. Those who must drive need relief, too. Lower tolls on the ICC should help.

LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

If not now, when? What kind of school system do we aspire to have in Prince George’s County? Assuredly, all parents want a school system that delivers on the promise of “adequacy and equity” outlined by the landmark “Bridge to Excellence Act” inspired by the work of Dr. Alvin Thornton. However, less COMMENTARY than one-in-four KENNETH HAINES households have children in our public schools. Consequently, parents need allies. For many in the more than 75 percent of households without children, the delivery of social justice for all children

is largely perceived as a philosophical abstraction that falls squarely upon the shoulders of parents, and little, if at all, within the purview of those who manage the public coffers. In a more perfect union, perhaps a case might be made for the very American ideal of rugged individualism and personal responsibility for the self. Still, our union is less than perfect, and too many of our citizens remain subject to external hardships and burdens of economic oppression that are not always of their own making. The elected representatives of this community have a decision to make in the next few weeks. Whether we use the constitutional language of “thorough and efﬁcient” or the legislative language of “adequacy and equity”, our social contract requires that

each generation provide an education to all children that will prepare those children for the times in which they will live. Two questions remain. Will we, as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. so elegantly framed it a half-century ago, allow public education to be just another promissory note for which the returned check is marked “insufﬁcient funds”? Or, as he suggested just a few moments later in the “I Have a Dream” speech, will we “refuse to believe that there are insufﬁcient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation”? Let all those who profess to love children pray that it is the latter.

Kenneth B. Haines, Beltsville Haines is the president of the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association.

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MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETINGS TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015 7:00 P.M.* MAYOR AND COUNCIL WORKSESSION * EARLY START TIME TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015 7:30 P.M. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2015 7:30 P.M. MAYOR AND COUNCIL WORKSESSION TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 7:30 P.M. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING All meetings take place in the 2nd floor Council Chambers of City Hall, 4500 Knox Road, College Park, MD unless noted. All meetings are open to the public except Executive Sessions. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 240-487-3501 and describe the assistance that is necessary. All Mayor and Council meetings can be viewed live on Comcast cable channel 71 or Verizon channel 25. Regular Council Meetings and Worksessions are rebroadcast in their entirety at the following times: Wednesdays at 8pm, Thursdays and Fridays at 6pm, and Saturdays at 10am Worksessions and Council meetings may also be viewed live over the internet. Those interested in watching the live meetings from their computer should visit the Mayor and City Council page on the City’s website at www.collegeparkmd.gov, and click on the menu item “Council Meetings Video”. You will be redirected to the Granicus, Inc. web site which will host the web streaming and archiving of Council meetings. Meetings that are streamed will also be archived for future viewing through the City’s website. Meeting Agendas are posted on the City’s website on the Friday afternoon prior to the meetings www.collegeparkmd.gov – and are available at the City Clerk’s office. Meeting back-up materials will be posted to the website on the Monday prior to the meeting. Meeting schedule is subject to change. For current information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 240-487-3501.

COUNCIL ACTION

In a Special Session held during the April 21, 2015 Worksession, the College Park City Council approved a letter to the County Council with comments on the FY 2016 proposed M-NCPPC Budget. At the regular Council Meeting on April 28, 2015, the College Park City Council took the following actions: • Approved free Saturday parking in the Downtown Parking Garage from May 30 through August 15, 2015. • Approved the purchase of two (2) 2016 Ford F-250 3/4 ton Pickup Trucks from Hertrich Fleet Services, Inc. at $25,871 each (total $51,740) for replacement vehicles. • Approved an MOU with University of Maryland Department of Public Safety for monitoring 21 CCTV Cameras from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018. • Approved a letter to the State Highway Administration with comments on the intersection of US Route 1 at Hartwick Road. • Adopted a Resolution Of The City Of College Park, Maryland, To Establish A Community Garden In The Old Town Neighborhood. • Approved a Letter to Washington Gas regarding responses to leak complaints and communication. • Introduced Ordinance 15-O-03, an Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the City of • College Park, Maryland to Adopt the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating and Capital Budget of the City of College Park, Maryland, and set the Public Hearing for Tuesday, May 12 at 7:00 p.m. • Appointed David Kolesar to the Airport Authority and Karen Garvin to the Committee for a Better Environment.

FY2015 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS

Applications are due May 21, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. for FY2015 Community Services Grants – for a maximum of $2,500. Documents are available from www.collegeparkmd.gov, click on “Programs & Initiatives”, “Grant Programs”, “Community Services Grants”.

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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 – 6:30 A.M. TO 8:30 A.M. MAKE A PIT STOP IN THE PARKING LOT OF CITY HALL 4500 KNOX ROAD, COLLEGE PARK Please join us for Bike to Work Day. We’ll have food, refreshments, a free T-shirt* and prizes, information about biking in the area and bike mechanics to inspect your ride! Sign up at http://www.biketoworkmetrodc.org and select College Park City Hall as your pit-stop. *We can only guarantee T-shirts to people who have pre-registered online. For more information contact: Steve Beavers, Community Development Coordinator, City of College Park, 240-487-3541, sbeavers@collegeparkmd.gov.

AGING-IN-PLACE SURVEY

The City of College Park Aging-In-Place Task Force wants to know what can be done to support older residents and allow them to stay in their homes and remain part of our community as they age. If you are an older adult living in College Park, or if you know a College Park older adult please take a minute to answer 10 brief questions. Survey is available online at www.collegeparkmd.gov under latest news. You may also request a paper survey by calling Seniors Program at 301-345-8100. Survey deadline is June 1, 2015.

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Please note that the City Code requires a permit for placement of dumpsters or storage container at or on residential property. Please contact the Department of Public Services at 240-487-3570 prior to scheduling delivery of any receptacle or storage pod-type unit. You should also contact us if your project(s) might include anything more than sprucing up the paint to determine whether construction permits are required for the intended scope of work. All permit applications can be found in the City’s website document center under Code Enforcement Forms.

DOWNTOWN COLLEGE PARK FARMERS MARKET

SUNDAYS – 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. 4500 KNOX ROAD – CITY HALL PARKING LOT The market is open on Sundays from 10:00am to 2:00pm during the season, which runs from April to November. In addition to a diverse set of vendors, the market features weekly events such as chef demos, children’s events, and educational booths. Products available this year will include BBQ, beer, bread, cheese, chocolate, crepes, fudge, gluten-free baked goods, meat, pickles, produce, root beer, tea, wine, and much more. Enjoy free parking in Downtown on Sundays on the street or the parking garage across from the market. For more information visit www.downtowncollegeparkmarket.org.

HOLLYWOOD FARMERS MARKET

SATURDAYS – 9:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. 9801 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE – HOLLYWOOD SHOPPING CENTER The market is open for the season next to REI and conveniently located near MOM’s Organic Market. The market features vendors with a range of product including bread, cheese, crepes, flowers, meat, pickles, produce, wine, and much more. Enjoy free parking in the shopping center parking lot. For more information visit www.hollywoodmarket.org.

MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION

MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 – 11:00 A.M. VETERANS MEMORIAL AT THE CORNER OF US ROUTE 1 AND GREENBELT ROAD The annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held at the College Park Veterans Memorial at the corner of US Route 1 (Baltimore Avenue) and Greenbelt Road at 11:00 a.m. This year’s guest speaker will be First Sergeant Tyquita Jackson, a veteran and cadet at UMCP. Attendees are encouraged to bring pictures of family members who served or are serving in the armed services. Old or damaged American flags will be collected to be properly disposed of by the American Legion. Parking will be available courtesy of the AMF Bowling Alley at 9021 Baltimore Ave. For further information, contact Mary C. Cook at marycookcp@gmail.com.

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ALL CITY OFFICES CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY

CALLING ALL GARDENERS…

The City is starting a community garden in Old Town and ALL City residents are eligible to rent a plot for the nominal fee of $15/year. The garden will be located beside the Old Town playground at the corner of Norwich Rd and Columbia Ave. Volunteers are needed to help construct raised planting beds and move mulch and soil. If you are interested in renting a plot in the new Community Garden, please visit: www.collegeparkmd.gov and click on “Community Garden Announcement”, email: sbeavers@collegeparkmd.gov or call 240-487-3538.

COLLEGE PARK REAL ESTATE WORKSHOP

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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 – 5:30 P.M. CITY HALL, 4500 KNOX ROAD 2ND FLOOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS Navigating the real estate market can be challenging. Join the experts, including local realtors, lenders, and the City’s Planning Department for a workshop to discuss how to begin your home search. For more information contact Catherine Bennett at cbennet1@umd.edu or (301) 405-1113.

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MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 Public Works will be closed Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. Refuse and recycling will occur one day later than normal during this holiday week: • Monday collections will occur Tuesday, May 26 • Tuesday collections will occur Wednesday, May 27 • Wednesday collections will occur Thursday, May 28 Special collections for brush and bulky items will only be scheduled for Friday, May 29, of this holiday week. You must call 240-487-3590 or email publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov to schedule a pickup before setting your items out on the curb.

WOOD MULCH IS SOLD OUT – SMARTLEAF® COMPOST STILL AVAILABLE

Wood mulch is now sold out. SMARTLEAF® screened compost is available for sale at the Department of Public Works for $25.00 per cubic yard (includes tax). Compost may be picked up at Public Works Monday through Friday 8:00 – 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Deliveries may also be arranged for an additional fee. Delivered material cannot be unloaded in the street or right-of-way. If you would like to be notified by email when wood mulch is again available, please sign up with College Park Connected, which can be accessed from the City website homepage at http://www.collegeparkmd.gov. Click on the green “College Park Connected! Sign Up Now” button. After entering your information, choose “SMARTLEAF compost and wood mulch” right above the Sign Up button. Please call 240-487-3590 or email publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov for more information or to schedule a delivery of SMARTLEAF compost.

Effectively immediately, Public Works is asking all residents to refrain from putting plastic bags in the blue recycling cart. This includes loose plastic bags or plastic film, a plastic bag containing other plastic bags/film, or a plastic garbage bag used to contain other recyclables. Shredded paper should now be contained in a paper bag. It can be secured by folding the top and stapling or taping it closed. Residents should place approved recyclables loose in the blue cart. Plastic bags/film can still be recycled by taking them to a local grocery store. MOMs Organic Market, Shoppers, and Giant all have receptacles at the front of the store for these items. Plastic bags/film include: retail bags, plastic wrapping on food, plastic sandwich bags, dry cleaning bags, newspaper bags, shrink wrap (e.g. around toilet paper and bottled water). For more information on what kind of plastic bags and film should be recycled at the grocery store, visit: http://www.plasticfilmrecycling.org/. Prince George’s County has announced they will no longer accept plastic bags in any form at the Materials Recovery Facility where the City’s single-stream recycling is taken. These bags jam the sorting machines, which causes the entire facility to shut down and also increases maintenance costs. Residents can ensure their clean, dry plastic bags and film are recycled by taking them to their local grocery store.

KEEP GRASS CLIPPINGS OFF THE STREET!

As you take care of your lawn this season, do not sweep or blow grass and leaves into the street. Lawn clippings and debris that are left in the street wash into storm drains and storm sewers, potentially clogging them, which may result in flooding. Debris that washes into storm sewers is transported through local waterways and eventually to the Chesapeake Bay, threatening aquatic life. What should you do instead? There are several options for your lawn clippings: Place them in paper bags or reusable containers for weekly curbside pickup (on the same day as your trash and recycling collection), leave the cut grass on the lawn to recycle the nutrients, or start a compost pile in your backyard. The Committee for a Better Environment (CBE) has produced brochures titled “Grass Clippings…Let ‘em Lay!” and “Composting in 4 Easy Steps” to give you some ideas on how to manage grass clippings in an environmentallyresponsible way. Visit www.collegeparkmd.gov then click on Boards & Commissions, then click on Committee for a Better Environment to download these brochures.

BRUSH & LOG COLLECTION

Brush (branches, shrubs, trees, and bamboo) and logs are collected on Thursday and Friday by appointment. Please call 240-487-3590 or email publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov to schedule an appointment. Please bundle and tie items with string (do not use wire or put in plastic bags). Bundles should be less than 5 feet long and weigh less than 75 pounds.

HAZARDOUS WASTE

The City is not permitted to collect hazardous material; please do not include with your trash or recycling. Car batteries are considered hazardous waste and will not be collected by the City of College Park. Prince George’s County accepts hazardous materials Thursday-Saturday from 7:30am to 3:30pm at the Brown Station Landfill, located at 11611 White House Road, Upper Marlboro. Please call 310-883-5045 or visit www.goprincegeorgescounty.com for more information. Proof of residency is required.

WATER MAIN BREAKS

Water main breaks should be reported to Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) at 301-206-4002 or to Public Works at 240-487-3590. Please have the physical address of the water main break available when you call.

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COLLEGE PARK DIRECTORY

City of College Park Main Number...........................240-487-3500 CITY HALL, 4500 Knox Road, College Park, MD 20740 Hours: M-F 8am-7pm; Sat. 1-5pm; Sun - Closed City Hall Departments City Manager/City Clerk...........................................240-487-3501 City FAX Number.....................................................301-699-8029 Finance.....................................................................240-487-3509 Human Resources.....................................................240-487-3533 Parking Enforcement Div. (M-F 8am-10pm/Sat. 1-7pm)......240-487-3520 Planning/Economic Development.............................240-487-3538 Housing Authority (Attick Towers) 9014 R.I. Ave....301-345-3600 Public Services Department, 4601A Calvert Rd.........240-487-3570 Animal Control, Code Enforcement, Public Safety and Recreation. Parking Enforcement is at City Hall.

24 Hour Hotline........................................................240-487-3588 For Urgent Code Enforcement, Noise Control, Animal Control Issues.

Public Works Department, 9217 51st Ave.................240-487-3590 Trash Collection, Recycling and Special Pick-ups.

Senior Program (Attick Towers) 9014 R.I. Ave.........301-345-8100 Youth and Family Services, 4912 Nantucket Rd.........240-487-3550 Drop-In Recreation Center........................................301-345-4425

MAYOR AND COUNCIL

Mayor Andrew M. Fellows 5807 Bryn Mawr Road..............................................301-441-8141 Councilmember Fazlul Kabir (District 1) 9817 53rd Avenue....................................................301-659-6295 Councilmember Patrick L. Wojahn (District 1) 5015 Lackawanna Street...........................................240-988-7763 Councilmember P.J. Brennan (District 2) 4500 Knox Road.......................................................301-220-1640 Councilmember Monroe S. Dennis (District 2) 8117 51st Avenue....................................................301-474-6270 Councilmember Robert W. Day (District 3) 7410 Baylor Avenue.................................................301-741-1962 Councilmember Stephanie Stullich (District 3) 7400 Dartmouth Avenue..........................................301-742-4442 Councilmember Alan Y. Hew (District 4) 9118 Autoville Drive.................................................240-391-8678 Councilmember Denise C. Mitchell (District 4) 3501 Marlbrough Way.............................................240-460-7620

OTHER FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS

EMERGENCY: FIRE-AMBULANCE-POLICE................................911 NON-EMERGENCY POLICE SERVICES Prince George’s Co. Police (Hyattsville Station).........301-699-2630 Prince George’s Co. Police Non-Emergency Svcs......301-352-1200 Prince George’s Co. Park Police................................301-459-9088 State Police (College Park Barrack)............................301-345-3101 University of Maryland Police....................................301-405-3555 College Park Community Center.....................................301-441-2647 5051 Pierce Avenue, College Park Branchville Vol. Fire & Rescue Squad...............................301-474-1550 4905 Branchville Road, College Park www.bvfco11.com College Park Vol. Fire Department...................................301-901-9112 8115 Baltimore Avenue, College Park www.cpvfd.org PEPCO - Power Outages, Lines Down...........................1-877-737-2662 WSSC: Water Mains........................................................301-206-4002 Prince George’s County Storm Drains..............................301-499-8523

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GAMES GAZETTE.NET IS STAFFING

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TENNIS: Regionals, 3 p.m. Friday at Bowie High School. Northwestern sophomore Desire Johnson (pictured) is one of the favorites in regional competition in tennis. BASEBALL: 4A South Region title game.

TRACK: 4A South Region meet, Saturday.

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Ushering in an era of equality Editor’s note: Ned Sparks, who has been executive director of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association since 1981, is retiring effective Aug. 1. This is the second of three columns looking at his tenure and the big issues facing high school sports today. As his retirement approaches, ask Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association Executive Director Ned Sparks to list the major accomplishments during his 34-year tenure, and he offers a long list. It includes expanding the state football tournament twice; opening up playoffs in other sports to all public schools; starting state championships KEN SAIN in four sports; SPORTS EDITOR moving the state championship games to the best venues; incorporating new technologies (live streaming of games on the web; electronic ticketing); and starting student leadership and scholar-athlete programs. There’s also the less-exciting but essential aspects of the job most people don’t see, such as pursuing corporate sponsors to bring in revenue and answering concerns from politicians. Still, one stands apart. Title IX may have been signed into law in 1972, but when Sparks started as executive director in 1981 the mandate that boys and girls sports be treated equally was still more dream than reality. It was also a focus when he applied for the job he’s held for 34 years. “It wasn’t really cranked up in the ’70s that much, “ Sparks said. “That was a key issue in the interview process. ... I don’t know if it had an advantage or not, but I said, ‘I got four daughters.’ I said, ‘I understand the letter of the law, but I look at my daughters and I can understand the spirit of the law.’” Before heading the MPSSAA, Sparks was the athletic director at Howard High School. For years, that school held a banquet to celebrate its top male athletes at a hotel, handing out plaques for the seniors. He said they did it up big, making it a special night. “And we had nothing for the girls,” Sparks said. “And I remember the last two years we started a banquet for the girls, we did it in a real nice country club, ... and they never had anything like that.” Sparks started state championships in three girls sports, soccer, lacrosse and swimming. He also dedicated the position of program specialist on his staff to focus on girls sports. “There were always rough parts,” Sparks said of implementing Title IX. “[Old school coaches] say, ‘Why do we have to do this for girls? Nobody cares about the girls. Look, they all come to our games, they don’t go to the girls games.’ That’s all over with now. Now, girls athletics is second nature.” Sparks told a story on when the impact of Title IX hit home personally. “My daughters were pretty active, three of them had run marathons, but the oldest one hadn’t,” Sparks said. “She was going to do the [Great] Chesapeake Bay Swim, which is just about equivalent to a marathon, or more. She trained, she did it, and I remember going over there with my wife and met her family on the other side of the bridge, waiting for the swimmers to come in.” After his daughter successfully completed it and celebrated with her family, Sparks said he and his wife walked back to their car. “I saw my daughter’s car ... and their kids, on the back ... had written ..., ‘My mother just swam the Bay.’ There were her children, my grandchildren, who were proud of their mother for this accomplishment, and yet I was thinking my mother never had this. “What did they have for women then? ... We really made that change, where kids can be proud of their mom for athletic accomplishments.” ksain@gazette.net Listen to my interview with Ned Sparks at Gazette.net.

Roosevelt basketball star transferring to Riverdale Gazette Player of the Year to enroll at private powerhouse for senior year

ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

STAFF WRITER

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Douglass boys, Friendly girls launch club teams

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Kaila Charles, who led Eleanor Roosevelt High School to two consecutive Class 4A girls basketball titles, announced on Monday that she is committed to playing for the University of Maryland women’s basketball team. But before heading to College Park to play under coach Brenda Frese, the rising senior plans to take her talents to Upper Marlboro, where she’ll enroll at private powerhouse Riverdale Baptist for the 2015-16 season. “I want to be challenged during the season,” Charles said in a phone call on Tuesday. “I’m not saying Roosevelt doesn’t play competition but with Riverdale, they play more competitive games and that could help me with bet-

Lacrosse programs debut

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Eleanor Roosevelt High School’s Kaila Charles announced this week that she is transferring to Riverdale Baptist School for her senior year and is committed to playing college basketball at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Wearing pads, helmets, and gold, burgundy jerseys, the Douglass High School boys lacrosse club got its first taste of competition as one the of seven programs in Saturday’s inaugural Prince George’s Lacrosse Classic. For the Eagles athletes, the event was about five weeks in the making. They signed up, attended practices, and then showed up to Mitchellville Fields in Bowie. But for the coach, Joel Woodyear, Saturday was the fruit of a lengthy process that required nearly two decades of patience — and lately, a lot of hands-on coaching, managing and fundraising. Woodyear, a longtime Douglass teacher from Oceanside N.Y., has been told for the last 18 years that there’d eventually be a lacrosse club, and that he’d be the one to lead it, he said. The club’s arrival came much later than he had anticipated. It was finally slated to start this spring season, but the launch was tabled again due to lack of funding. That delay might’ve cost him some of the 55 athletes — including football players — who expressed interest earlier in the school year. But everything started to materialize in April when Woodyear, who teaches advanced computer graphics and

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Roosevelt High School senior softball players Alannah Baiyina (left) and Joya Grillo are going to Howard University together.

Softball star doesn’t mind dirty work Raiders senior shortstop is highlight-reel type playmaker

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Roosevelt High School senior Alannah Baiyina was the Dennis Rodman of Raiders softball and girls basketball coach Delton Fuller’s two-time reigning Class 4A state champion girls basketball squad this winter, he said. Not for her crazy hairdos or off-court antics, but for all the truly vital things she did to help Roosevelt win another championship that were often overshadowed by the bigger statistical numbers from teammates like 2015 Gazette Player of the Year Kaila Charles, Octavia Wilson and Ashia McCalla. “I’ve given her a lot of praise, but people [in general] like [and pay more attention to] people who score and not defense,” Fuller said. “[Baiyina] was out there diving for balls, trapping balls, she was a bit undersized and [underrated]. She loves playing defense, she led our team in charges [taken].” Baiyina’s mindset doesn’t change when she switches from the hardwood to the softball diamond, she said. She is still willing to — and thrives on — doing all the dirty work. But, stationed in the middle infield at shortstop, her production — and highlight reel-type playmaking — is hard to miss. It actually took Fuller about a season and a half to get the memo that shortstop was Baiyina’s natural position. It’s hard to fault him, though, because the standout athlete can be productive wherever she is placed on the softball field. But Baiyina said she continued dropping small hints, and once Fuller finally gave in and gave her a shot in the middle infield — after trying her at just about every position but shortstop — midway through her sophomore year, he said there was no going back.

County players join NFL fraternity

Roosevelt High School senior softball players Alannah Baiyina (left) is going to Howard University.

Former Potomac High School standout Ronald Darby could run on water. Or at least that’s the way it seemed to Wolverines football coach Ronnie Crump, who still, three year later, is at a loss for words when talking about Darby’s speed. “He was just one of those guys you saw instantly,” Crump said. “If he did everything right and got in the position he needed to be in, he could make it to the [National Football League]. You just don’t ﬁnd cats that can run like that naturally.” On April 30 the man with 4.3-second 40-yard dash speed became a member of the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills, as Darby was selected with the 50th overall pick in the second round of the NFL Draft. Darby had declared for the draft back in January after completing his junior season as a cornerback at Florida State. During his years at Potomac, Darby played a number of different positions, including running back. But when he recognized the truncated shelf life running backs had at the professional level, Darby decided it was time to follow in the footsteps of his favorite

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Jaguard girls, Clipper boys ﬁnish ahead of Bowie for championships BY

ADAM GUTEKUNST STAFF WRITER

Asthefinalheatoftheboys1,600-meter relay came to a close at Saturday afternoon’s Prince George’s County Track and Field Championships, Henry Brady, girls coach at Flowers High School, stood in the end zone of the Oxon Hill turf field, his arms folded beneath a small smile. Five years ago, Brady’s Jaguars had won the county crown en route to a state championship. But that title, the Flowers coach said, didn’t hold the same meaning as the one they clinched Saturday. That’s because this time, Flowers was trying to win. “Back in 2010, we didn’t really try to win counties; we just won it,” Brady said. “This is the first year we tried to win counties. Again, I don’t ever try to win counties. Our goal is always regionals and states. We just use counties sometimes to fine tune for regionals.” It was the second-place finish at the 2015 indoor county meet that finally convinced Brady to change his approach to the first meet of the postseason. Even when they weren’t gunning for a win, his team still came within six points of

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Flowers High School’s Dyonne Hicks runs the 300-meter hurdles at Saturday’s Prince George’s County track and ﬁeld championships at Oxon Hill High School. the top spot. A trophy to showcase their talent and efforts, Brady thought, was overdue. Saturday at Oxon Hill, the Jaguars showed just what they’re capable of when trying to win, scoring 129.5 points

to cruise to their ﬁrst county title since their 2010 run at states. “We have a good team,” Brady said. “I just wanted them to have something to show for it.” The ending stages of the county meet

were a tad less comfortable for Oxon Hill coach Rick Williams, who paced up and down the sideline after a botched handoff in the 400-meter relay put his Clippers’ advantage over Bowie in jeopardy. But Oxon Hill’s strong showing in the individual events had created a lead even the Bulldogs couldn’t catch, as the host school grabbed their first boys county title since 2011, beating out Bowie by 29 points. “This is the first plateau,” Williams said. “Next plateau will be regionals. We’ll take it one plateau at a time. This is a good indication as to where we’re going to be next week and going forward, but we won’t jump ahead of ourselves. We’ll just prepare for next week.” But while things certainly went well for the Clippers on Saturday, there’s still work to be done, according to their coach. “I’ll be tweakin’,” Williams said, laughing. While neither team was able to capture the county title, Bowie boasted the outstanding athletes of the race, as senior Taylor Williams won the 200 meters (24.71) and 400 meters (54.99) and junior Maxwell Willis completed a trifecta, winning the 100 meters (10.59), 200 meters (21.56) and 400 meters (48.19). “I just want to keep working hard at practice,” Willis said. “I’ve got to fix a lot of little things like my form and my blocks. Then I should be straight.”

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Continued from Page B-1 tering myself and preparing for college.” Charles, the 2015 All-Gazette Player of the Year, has been a dominant two-way player under Roosevelt coach Delton Fuller, The 6-foot guardforward capped off the Raiders’ 23-3 championship campaign with a 28-point, 18-rebound and 7-block performance in a 70-42 ﬁnals victory over Paint Branch. In 2013-14, Charles led the Greenbelt school to a 26-0 campaign where it outscored its

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Continued from Page B-1 player — former Washington Redskins great Darrell Green — and become a defensive back. “He told me one day, ‘Coach, Darrell Green played for 20 years at cornerback,’” Crump said. “I said, ‘Yeah, that’s true.’ [So], we began to develop him as a defensive back, which was probably the least [natural] position he could play. He developed into a cornerback. ... He had to learn how to backpedal and run backwards, because he was always used to running forward.” While Darby was able to experience the thrill of having his name called relatively early on May 1, former Douglass wide receiver Milton Williams III never got that chance. It was quite similar, Williams said, to the experience he had coming out of high school, where no Division I schools opted to take a chance on the former Eagles wideout, who spent the past four seasons at Delaware State. When the draft ended, however, Williams’ agent came to him with a three-year offer from the Oakland Raiders. Williams was headed out to the West Coast, eager to prove himself yet again, but self-assured that his work ethic could help him prevail once more. “I was talking to my mother and father about it and I said it was like high school all over again,” Williams said Thursday, the night before his first NFL practice. “I just learned it’s going to make me work harder.” Williams, who skipped ﬁrst grade, was a young senior, as Douglass coach J.C. Pinkney remembered. When he started growing into his body around age 17 — his senior year — most colleges had already overlooked the Eagles receiver. “We all felt that he should have been offered and what we were trying to explain to the coaches recruiting was, ‘This is

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New England San Francisco New Orleans Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Washington Buffalo St. Louis Tampa Bay Cleveland Indianapolis Miami Oakland Detroit

Kyle Arrington (Gwynn Park) Navorro Bowman (Suitland) Brandon Coleman (McNamara) Jerome Couplin III (McNamara) Ronald Darby (Potomac) Joe Haden (Friendly) Arie Kouandjio (DeMatha) Cyrus Kouandjio (DeMatha) Rodney McLeod (DeMatha) Lawrence Sidbury (Oxon Hill) Phil Taylor (Gwynn Park) Greg Toler (Northwestern) Cameron Wake (DeMatha) Milton Williams III (Douglass) Josh Wilson (DeMatha)

a young kid. He’s not developed yet,’” Pinkney said. “Some high school seniors are graduating at 19-years-old. I said this is a kid graduating who just turned 17, but he has all the tools, his hands were great, he started to become a really good route runner and he performed extremely well in the All-Star circuit after his senior year. ... Everyone knew the talent was there.” In his four years at Delaware State, Williams had 1,612 yards receiving and hauled in 11 touchdowns. And though he took an unorthodox path to the next level, Williams could hardly describe his excitement to finally set foot on an NFL field. “I’m still in shock,” Williams said. “It hasn’t hit me officially yet. I don’t think it will hit me until my first practice.” While Williams had to travel cross-country to realize his dream, one former county standout got an extra-special surprise in the fourth round of the May 1 draft, former DeMatha offensive lineman Arie Kouandjio was selected with the 115th pick overall by the hometown Redskins, bringing the 6-foot-5, 315-pound

offensive guard back home after four years at the University of Alabama. DeMatha coach Elijah Brooks, who was named coach back in 2011, was a running backs coach during Kouandjio’s time at DeMatha and remembered the former standout as a likeable player who worked for all of his success. Kouandjio and his younger brother, Arie — an offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills — grew up as soccer players, picking up football around middle school while playing for the Laurel Boys and Girls Club. And while Kouandjio’s commitment to the transition of sports convinced Brooks the Stags lineman would have a successful future on the ﬁeld, the DeMatha coach wasn’t completely convinced football was where Kouandjio would end up. “I deﬁnitely saw that he would have an opportunity to play in the NFL because of his work ethic,” Brooks said. “But I also felt like he could be a governor, a mayor or even a president. That’s the type of personality he had.” agutekunst@gazette.net

“Defense is her favorite, you can tell by the way she plays that she loves it,” said Raiders senior pitcher Joya Grillo, who has been softball teammates and best friends with Baiyina since fourth grade. “She’s very aggressive, she’s always been aggressive [on defense] in a great way. She definitely has the most dirt on her uniform after a game. ... She’s definitely a standout player so she deserves the recognition she gets in softball. You can see by the way she plays and how she does individually, even though she helps the team as a whole, that she’s a shining star.” On Tuesday at Roosevelt, Baiyina, who is batting .672 with 37 runs batted in and a teamhigh six home runs, and Grillo (8-0), who is batting a team-best .690 batting and leads the team with 38 RBI, signed their letters of intent to continue playing softball together for another four years at Howard University. The two started out in the sport together and Fuller said their friendship and camaraderie on the field helped gel Roosevelt as a team. Grillo said having a player the caliber of Baiyina backing her up in the middle infield — she has incredible range — allows her to pitch more aggressively and freely. And Baiyina said she is

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Continued from Page B-1 is a graphic designer for professional athletes, secured lacrosse attire from one of his connections, John Christmas, founder of Encore Lacrosse, Woodyear said. The Douglass lacrosse club was also backed by the Crofton-based Sidewinder Sports, which along with US Lacrosse and Justin Ross — commissioner of the PG Pride youth lacrosse league — is providing funds for clubs across Prince George’s. About six weeks ago, after the start of spring sports season, an assortment of soccer players and chess club members came together for its first lacrosse practice, making Douglass the newest of the six Prince George’s public school boys club teams. (Saturday’s tournament featured the other five county teams — Eleanor Roosevelt, Bowie, Gwynn Park, Oxon Hill and Wise — along with Pallotti, a private school in Laurel.) Most of Douglass’s 16 players had never picked up a stick before this spring, and that inexperience was evident in the tournament. “Kids were on the field like a deer in headlights,” Woodyear said. That the team competed, though, was a victory for Woodyear and the Upper

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opponents by 38.9 points per game. The competition will pick up at Riverdale, which plays about 40 total games next season, coach Sam Caldwell said. The Crusaders went 25-13 this past year facing a schedule packed with nationally-ranked opponents. In 2013-14, they went 28-3 and won the National Association of Christian Athletes championship as well as the Dick’s Sporting Goods High School National Girls’ Tournament. “It’s going to be a great opportunity for her to prove that she is one of the best guards

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Ronald Darby, a Potomac High School alumnus and former Florida State University defensive back, was drafted by the Buffalo Bills.

Over at the jump pits, a rare loss by Douglass standout Devin Butler was the surprise of the morning. The Eagles junior came into the meet holding the top long jump in the county at 21-10.5, but was inched out by his own teammate, Kollin Smith, whose jump of 22-01.00 bested Butler’s 21-05.50 effort — a loss that Butler accepted with a smile. “Sometimes when he jumps not so far in the meet, he’ll lie to me and tell me he did just to boost me up,” Butler said. “When I jump further, it just pushes him to jump further next meet,” Smith said. “We push each other.” High Point’s distance specialist Johnathon Avila had quite a day, taking the top spot in the 1,600 meters (4:27.44) and 3,200 meters (9:52.85) in what was his ﬁrst outdoor county championship. The Eagles standout slotted himself behind Northwestern’s Estifanos Asfaw after getting out to a quick lead, positioning himself for a come-from-behind win in the ﬁnal 200 meters of the 1,600 — a race he won by just over .50 seconds. “I usually start off leading and I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into, so I wanted to pull in second and just pace off of the front person,” Avila said. “It was a pretty hard race and I’m glad that I won.”

in the country and I’m excited about having the opportunity to coach her and get her ready,” Caldwell said. Charles had been considering the move since the season ended and said she made the decision a couple weeks ago. At Roosevelt, she leaves behind a talented team that will remain a title contender despite losing its star senior. “I’m deﬁnitely going to miss the Roosevelt atmosphere — the students, the [diverse culture],” Charles said. “I’m going to miss everything. We were very close.” egoldwein@gazette.net

even more motivated to have her best friend’s back on defense. “I always feel like as an inﬁelder it’s my job to back the pitcher up no matter what, but with Joya, it’s something special because she’s been my best friend ever since fourth grade,” Baiyina said. “We’ve literally watched each other grow up, in and out of the sport. I think there is an extra push to back her up, I’m always checking to make sure she is OK.” As the No. 1 seed in Section II of the Class 4A South Region, undefeated Roosevelt is favored to get back to the state tournament for the second time in three years. As the defending region champion a year ago, the Raiders were upset in the section ﬁnal by rival Bowie. Baiyina and Grillo said the team carried the bitter taste of that loss into this season with a newfound focus. The two teams were scheduled to meet in the same round Wednesday, but the game ended too late to be included in this edition of The Gazette. One thing that is almost a guarantee: Baiyina will be covered in dirt. “I love diving all over the place,” she said. “I love the dirty work, that’s my favorite thing of any sport. The unsung heroes, the Dennis Rodmans. I love defense. I don’t know why, but I love it.” jbeekman@gazette

Marlboro school. “I’m so proud of the fact that they didn’t look like they weren’t a lacrosse team,” Woodyear said. Exactly when the county will launch lacrosse as a varsity sport is unclear — Prince George’s County Public Schools Director of Interscholastic Athletics Earl Hawkins said that, to his knowledge, there wasn’t money on the PGCPS budget for varsity lacrosse in 2016. Ross, a former state delegate, said that developing these clubs is important in preparing for varsity’s arrival. Though Douglass is the latest to launch, several other schools have infrastructure in place and are close to starting club programs, Ross said. “We didn’t want to lose this season ... We wanted to get going right now and really grow it,” Ross said. Eagles sophomore Taryn Echols has been one of the beneficiaries of Douglass’ abbreviated season. He had some lacrosse experience prior to high school — playing informally with his friends when he lived in Virginia — but Saturday was his first competition. Despite the losses, he said he and his teammates benefitted from playing against higher level teams. “It’s a learning curve. People are just starting the sport.” Echols said. “... As far as the pro-

gram, I’m trying to establish it at Douglass so people can have the same opportunities that I’m trying to have.” The girls clubs are in a similar situation as the boys clubs. This spring, Friendly girls coach Alyssa Hoover helped make the Patriots the eighth girls club team in Prince George’s. She acquired equipment through the US Lacrosse First Stick Grant, which she applied for herself. Friendly has played one game this season but is hoping to expand its schedule next spring, club or not. “It was tough because you’re starting from scratch with them, but they’re starting to learn something new,” Hoover said. Like Friendly, Douglass is starting from scratch. In the first week, Woodyear said the Eagles worked on catching and throwing. The next week, they learned to shoot. They’ve since picked up a variety of skills — checking without fouling, shooting on the run, setting picks, finding the open man — and their level of play has improved significantly, Woodyear said. “We weren’t terrific but we weren’t horrible,” Woodyear said. “... I missed out on the ideal athlete … but the chess player then became the ideal athlete.” egoldwein@gazette.net

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No simple solution for baseball success

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Just one county team has won a state semiﬁnal game over the past 10 years

Roosevelt wins county championship

The Roosevelt High School baseball team won the Prince George’s County baseball championship on May 7 with a 14-3 win over Oxon Hill. The game, which pairs the top team from each of the two baseball divisions against one another, has lost some of its luster with the new division alignment, but it still means a lot to the teams that play in it. Senior Clark Reese and Darius Ross led the Raiders at the plate. Reese went 3 for 4 with ﬁve runs batted in. Ross hit a grand slam home run. Quinn Valentich got the win at pitcher allowing just two hits, no earned runs, and striking out six, in 4 1/3 innings.

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Over the last decade, Eleanor Roosevelt High School has won more than half of the 4A South region baseball championships, advancing to the state semifinals six times. Besides 2007, when Roosevelt won the state title, the Raiders lost each time. Since 2005, no other Prince George’s team has won a semifinal game, but the reason for their shortcomings may run deeper than not being good enough. There are things Prince George’s teams can sometimes be unprepared for once they advance to the semifinals. “I think the main thing is the pitching,” Roosevelt coach Andrew Capece said. “We went to the [semis] last year, we saw a guy who played at [University of Maryland, Baltimore County] this year, and he was throwing mid 80s. That’s the one thing we don’t, as a league and even our team, we just don’t have the arms. That’s one thing that’s tough to adjust to when you get in a one-game situation.” It’s not to say Prince George’s doesn’t have quality pitching, just the pool isn’t as deep. Roosevelt was the county’s best regular season team this year, and none of its pitchers currently hold scholarship offers. The Raiders lost to Wise, another team thriving on offense, in the second round of the playoffs. Laurel’s Tyler Carmen, a Methodist University recruit, is the best pitcher in the county, but every team doesn’t get a chance to play against Carmen or even an equivalent, making it tough to adjust to pitchers as good or better, deep in the playoffs. Roosevelt went 19-1 this season, its only loss coming outside of the county against another highcaliber pitcher. The Raiders dominated their league schedule going 18-0, but their dominance was due in part to the thin amount of competition at the top of the county — 14 of its 18 wins came by 10 runs or more. Because of a random sched-

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Wise High School upset top-seeded Eleanor Roosevelt in Monday’s baseball playoffs. Coaches say it’s hard to get enough meaningful games scheduled during the regular season to get them readon for the playoffs. Wise Mark Coles is safe at third in front of Flower’s Jonathan Mitchell during an April 2 game. ule draw, the Raiders played teams that don’t annually contend, such as Bladensburg, Potomac, and Douglass, twice, while playing its biggest rival, Bowie, once. “It’s great to ﬁnish a year undefeated or one loss,” Bowie coach Bryan Harris said. “But I would rather be 12-6 and have nothing but one-, two-run games — so when we’re in the playoffs, it’s not a new situation — than 16-1 or 152, and a lot of mercy rule games.” The Bulldogs went 15-3 this season with its only county loses coming to Roosevelt and Wise. The third loss was to last season’s state runner-up, Sherwood. If not for playing Sherwood, the Bulldogs would have earned a bye in the playoffs and avoided losing in a tough ﬁrst-round draw against Flowers, but that wasn’t an option Harris said. “I can undoubtedly say, I have zero regrets about that,” he said. “I will do it again next year. That’s what the kids want. They want to

compete. “I think that draw of the schedule, because we have the inability to play everybody twice — we only got to play Flowers once in the regular season. Flowers only played us once and only played Roosevelt once. Laurel, on the other hand, played Wise, Roose, us, and Flowers, all twice. Just by how the schedule happened — and its random — they’ve had a lot of good competition and games, and they’re going to be well prepared for their run in the playoffs.” There may not be a simple solution for the county to improve its state-wide competitiveness. The current, random, scheduling system is deemed fair by most, including Harris and Capece. The randomness ensures every team, at least, has a probability to play any of the others twice. Playing more teams outside of the county could be a solution, but schools already have the option to schedule two tournament games and even

that presents too many challenges. “It sounds good, in theory,” Capece said. Roosevelt played Howard County’s River Hill and Oakland Mills in April. “For us, just trying to get one game with somebody we feel would be a good match, it’s sometimes difﬁcult because usually teams are just looking for one game, and they got this week they can play it in, and if you can’t play in that week, that makes it tough.” The idea has been tossed around of splitting the teams into three divisions, and having division teams play one another twice, but in order for the county to thrive as a whole, the teams at the bottom need opportunities to play the teams at the top — just as the teams at the top seek to play teams deemed better than themselves. So, improving the county’s statewide success in the sport of baseball will likely start at the bottom. pgrimes@gazette.net

For a while it looked like May 6’s Prince George’s County softball title game between 4A North champion Roosevelt High School and 4A South winner Crossland might be headed toward the same fate as last year’s championship. And the one before that; and maybe even the one before that — the county game has been canceled several times in recent years due to inclement weather. But after three venue changes in about one hour’s time — all within 60 minutes of the originally scheduled start time of 7 p.m. at Cosca Regional Park — Roosevelt earned the title of county champion with a 10-0, five-inning win over Crossland in a game held at Bowie in decreasing daylight. “I found out on the bus ride over, at about 5:55 p.m., that the places got moved,” Roosevelt coach Delton Fuller said. “Cosca had an issue with the backstops. They moved it to the [PG County Boys and Girls Club sports complex] on Woodmoor Road, but we had to move it from there because the pitching wasn’t the right distance. Luckily, we were able to play at Bowie. You only get one shot [at the county game] because playoffs start [Thursday], so I appreciate that we did get it in.” Senior pitcher Joya Grillo took control of Wednesday’s game from the opening pitch. She threw 12 strikeouts and hit a home run — that set the tone in the first inning — and two doubles. Fuller said another one of her hits would also have been a home run, but after it rolled onto a car in left field, it was deemed a ground-rule double. Outfielder Claire Mudd and pitcher/infielder Renee Rogers also contributed two hits apiece.

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Riverdale Baptist wins the NACA again For the second year in a row, the Riverdale Baptist baseball team won the National Association of Christian Athletes National Division I championship. The Crusaders defeated Knoxville Christian 5-3 in the title game of the tournament, played in Dayton, Tennessee. Senior Seth Williams went 3 for 3 at the plate with a double and a run batted in. Chris Caulﬁeld struck out six batters and earned the win in six innings pitched.

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DuVal guard makes college choice DuVal High School senior Kevin Simpson gave his pledge to continue his basketball career at Davis and Elkins College (W.V.) last week. Simpson, who helped lead DuVal to the 4A South Regional title, averaged 16.2 points per game for the Tigers.

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St. John’s College High School won its second straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship baseball series, defeating DeMatha Catholic after holding the Stags to two hits in a decisive 12-1 victory in five innings on Sunday at University of Maryland, College Park’s Shipley Field. After DeMatha won the first game of the best-of-three series, the Cadets rallied with wins in Games 2 and 3 to clinch the title. With Brad Thaxton starting at pitcher, DeMatha dug itself into an early hole, allowing six runs in the first inning off of three hits and two errors. St. John’s had 11 at-bats in the first inning. Leadoff batter Brian Tagoe, a Burtonsville resident, went 3-3 with two runs scored and a run batted in. Laurel resident Brett Simon finished the game 1-3 with two runs scored and three RBIs. “It feels great, to win it twice,” Tagoe said. He reached base four of five times in Game 2, scoring three times. “It’s like the first time we’ve done this in awhile, back-to-back championships. It feels great to leave my mark on St. John’s.” “This whole season’s been about putting the last one behind us, staying in the moment,” Simon said. Thaxton pitched two scoreless innings following the first, but he was pulled after allowing another six runs in the fourth. He went 3 1/3 innings allowing six hits, but just five of the 12 runs scored against him were earned. DeMatha committed five errors. The game ended early on mercy rule. “You got to play well to win a championship,” DeMatha coach Sean O’Connor said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t play well. I told the kids before the game, what-

ever happens today, it’s not going to define who we were and who they are. ... It doesn’t define who they are as kids, and it doesn’t define how well they’re going to do in life.” DeMatha’s offense fell victim to the same woes that plagued it in Game 2. St. John’s freshman pitcher Jake Steinberg retired all but one DeMatha batter through the first four innings. Thaxton

was the exception, with a single in the second, but his courtesy runner was thrown out trying to steal. Steinberg allowed two hits and no earned runs in ﬁve innings pitched, although DeMatha did score an unearned run in the ﬁnal inning. “Game 3, this is awesome,” said Steinberg, a Germantown resident. “When our offense is that good, it’s just so much eas-

ier to go out there and pitch. So much more confidence.” After winning the first game on Friday, 3-2, behind a complete game pitched by senior Jack Alkire, DeMatha lost Game 2 12-2 on Saturday, in similar fashion as Sunday’s game. The Stags got behind 4-0 in the first inning, the score was 6-0 by the third, and the game ended by mercy in the sixth. University of Maryland,

Baltimore County recruit Andy Rozylowicz started for DeMatha, allowing 12 hits through ﬁve innings. The Stags committed three errors. DeMatha senior centerﬁelder Andrew Keith said there may have been nerves involved with some guys but said that the Stags were prepared. “[St. John’s] just hit the ball really hard, and sometimes that happens,” he said.

DeMatha is scheduled to play Avalon on Wednesday in the ﬁrst game of the Maryland Private School Championship. “We’re going to come out ferocious, and we’re going to want to win this thing. We got what it takes.” Sunday marked the ﬁrst time since 1976-78, St. John’s has repeated as WCAC champions. pgrimes@gazette.net

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From top right, director Jared Shamberger works with Eli El, Damion Perkins, Stanley Z. Freeman, Marquis Fair, Alison Talvacchio, playwright Ebony Rosemond and Wilma Lynn Horton for “BOXES, the play,” coming to Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mt. Rainier.

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For playwright Rosemond, show is always a work in progress BY RAECINE WILLIAMS SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

There was a time when writer Ebony Rosemond thought she wasn’t being honest with herself and needed to change her life and live it the way she wanted. She channeled that experience, which she believes is universal, into the intriguing vignettes that will make up “BOXES, the play,” at Joe’s Movement Emporium at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. “The main theme is those things we choose to hide and the things we choose to put on display. The conversations that we choose to have, and the conversations that we should have, but don’t,” Rosemond said. With a unique writing process, Rosemond sought to personify the experiences she believes everyone has to deal with at some point in their lives. “I do a lot of writing before I actually sit down to write,” Rosemond said. “If I know I want to write about betrayal, or forbidden things, I’ll start with just that one word in the middle of the page and write everything that comes to mind.” She explains that stream of consciousness is where the characters and scenes come from.

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Rockville home to one of Gordon Biersch’s best brewers

Christian Layke, the brewer at Gordon Biersch in Rockville, has successfully made a midlife career change to becoming a excellent professional brewer. A longtime homebrewer since college days, Christian was unhappy with his work life at a nonprofit and longed for brewing full time. He spent a 10-week sabbatical in Belgium brewing with Jean Louis Dits at the Brasserie B Vapeur and nearby breweries. Afterward, he served as a volunteer at the District Chophouse and then in an assistantship with Gordon Biersch, becoming the head brewer in Rockville in 2011. Christian exudes a passion for his craft and a desire to constantly improve. He is very comfortable with his brewing role, describing it as “An innovative approach to traditional beer styles. Building on brewing traditions based on Gordon Biersch guidelines. It’s a combination of art and science.” Christian defines success as seeing other people enjoy his creations and making a beer free of flaws, hitting the style specifications. His perfect pint is one which “makes you want to keep drinking.” Gordon Biersch has historically focused on German beer styles including Helles, Pilsner, Schwartzbier, Märzen and Hefeweizen, in addition to some seasonals. Recent corporate brewing guideline changes now allow for much more flexibility.

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STEVEN FRANK AND ARNOLD MELTZER Christian has recently brewed Rauchbier, Belgian IPA, Chocolate Stout, Witbier, Scottish Ale and White IPA. About half of the nine taps are traditional German lagers, and the other half are his Brewer’s Select beers. During his tenure at Gordon Biersch, Christian has taken two medals at the Great American Beer Festival and more medals than any other Maryland brewer at the annual Brewer’s Association of Maryland Comptroller’s Cup. He loves brewing because he is a significant part of the entire process from ordering the raw ingredients to the final product. The work also includes imagining the beers and developing recipes, customer interactions and some marketing events. He is always busy with almost no downtime. If time is available and he is not brewing, Christian gives tours of the brewery. Golden Export (5 percent alcohol by volume), is a Hellesstyle lager and one of the two best-selling beers along with the Märzen. It has a moderate malt nose leading into a medium sweet malt front that flows through the middle. The finish adds a light noble hop with all the flavors fading in the late finish and aftertaste of this refreshing and flavorful brew. Ratings: 8.5/8.5. Rauchbier (5.9 percent

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Raising the white ﬂag It’s 1942, and the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel is under siege as two of Hollywood’s biggest divas vie for the same suite. Mistaken identities, overblown egos, double entendres, and one pampered little lap dog round out this farce, which is set to end at Prince George’s Little Theatre in Bowie on Saturday. The show follows legendary singer Claudia McFadden, and star of stage and screen Athena Sinclair, as they descend on the hotel for a USO benefit. Craziness ensues when both fight over the same room. Tickets for the show are $20, $15 seniors/ under 18, $13 for groups of 10 and up. For more information, visit pglt.org or call 301937-7458.

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Try to avoid any evil dentists or man-eating plants on your way to Laurel Mill Playhouse to see the theater company’s final shows of “Little Shop of Horrors,” which ends Sunday. Between the original film, its Broadway runs, the subsequent film based on the stage musical and all adaptations between and since, quirky show “Little Shop” has persisted in the mainstream for decades. While not everyone has seen it, many have at least heard of it. It took Laurel Mill awhile to work out some of the challenges — like securing the large man-eating prop at the heart of the show. Audrey II, the plant that main character Seymour takes care of as part of the duties at Mushnik’s Skid Row Florists, grows over the course

The Excelsa String Quartet is set to perform on Friday at the Gildenhorn Recital Hall at The Clarice in College Park.

Excelsior!

Formed in 2009 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, the Excelsa Quartet has been performing sweet music in the United State and overseas. The group is the University of Maryland’s Graduate Fellowship String Quartet for 20132016. Excelsa will be performing at the Gildenhorn Recital Hall at 8 p.m. on Friday, as presented by the UMD School of Music. Recognized internationally for their artistry, they are the First Prize winners of “The Provincie Limburg Prijs” along with the “EMCY Artprize” at the Charles Hennen 26th International Chamber Music Competition for Strings in The Netherlands, and were ﬁnalists in the Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition in Graz, Austria. Thomas Adès’ Arcadiana evokes images of

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Paul Berry as Pippet (left) Alex Hyder as Francis (center) and James McDaniel as Dunlap star in “Suite Surrender.”

idyll and conveys “a here that is gone, or is going.” Excelsa contrasts Adès’ mystical work with Mozart’s String Quartet No. 16 in E-ﬂat Major, which is one of six quartets that the composer dedicated to Haydn. The program concludes with Steve Reich’s Different Trains, which uses recording samples of train sounds and speech to juxtapose the composer’s memories of being a Jewish child in 1940s America, with the memories of child-survivors of the Holocaust. The group is made up of Laura Colgate and Audrey Wright on violin, Valentina Shohdy on viola, and Kacy Clopton on the cello. The show is free with no ticket required. For more information, visit theclarice.umd.edu or call 301-405-2787.

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Attey Harper, Donnell Morina and Melissa Volkery appear as Chiffon, Ronnie and Crystal respectively in Laurel Mill Playhouse’s upcoming production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” of the musical’s events to epic proportions. As Audrey II grows, so does the shops popularity, and Seymour has to learn how to balance his newfound fame

with his responsibilities and friendships. Tickets for the show are $17-$22. For more information, visit laurelmillplayhouse. org or call 301-452-2557.

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ety, Bird Walks, 7:30 a.m. ﬁrst Saturdays, Fran Uhler Natural Area, meets at end of Lemon Bridge Road, north of Bowie State University, option to bird nearby WB&A Trail afterward; 7:30 a.m. third Saturdays, Governor Bridge Natural Area, Governor Bridge Road, Bowie, meet in parking lot; for migrating and resident woodland and ﬁeld birds, and waterfowl. For beginners and experts. Waterproof footwear and binoculars suggested. Free. 410-765-6482.

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Women’s Chamber Choir Auditions, by appointment for the con-

cert season of women’s chamber choir Voix de Femmes, 7:45-9:30 p.m. Thursdays, 402 Compton Ave., Laurel, 301-520-8921, annickkanter@gmail.com.

Theater Project Beltsville presents “Two Across,” Fridays

and Saturdays, through May 23 at 8 p.m. and Sundays May 10 and May 17 at 3 p.m., at Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, 10774 Rhode Island Ave. in Beltsville. There is limited seating and reservations are encouraged by contacting producing director Franklin Akers at frankakers@ comcast.net. Payment may be made at the door. Tickets are $10, $8 for seniors and students.

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0 DOWN

269/MO

36 MO LEASE 12K MILES/YR

SAVINGS SAVI NG S EVENT EVENT

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DARCARS NISSAN OF ROCKVILLE

DARCARS NISSAN OF COLLEGE PARK

www.DARCARSnissan.com

www.DARCARSnissanofcollegepark.com

Prices include all rebates and incentives. DARCARS Nissan DOES NOT Include college grad or military rebates in price! NMAC Bonus Cash require financing through NMAC with approved credit. Prices exclude tax, tags, freight (Cars $810, SUVs and Trucks $860-$1000) and $300 processing charge, Lease payments are calculated with tax, tags, freight, $300 processing charge and first payment due at signing, and are valid with tier one approval through NMAC. Prices and payments valid only at listed VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 05/18/2015. G560904

NEW 2015 HIGHLANDER LE 1 AVAILABLE: #563287

28,590

4 CYL., AUTO, 4 DR

NEW22015 RAV4 4X2 LE AVAILABLE: #564379, 564390

20,990

4 CYL., AUTOMATIC

2015 PRIUS C II

355 TOYOTA TOYOTA TIME SALES EVENT DARCARS

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2 AVAILABLE: #577477, 577460

149/MO**

NEW 2015 CAMRY LE 2 AVAILABLE: #572152, 572172

169/

2 AVAILABLE: #567184, 567187

$0 DOWN

18,890

4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.

AFTER TOYOTA $1,000 REBATE

NEW 2015 COROLLA L 2 AVAILABLE: #560694, 560653

14,690

4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL., INCL.

AFTER $750 REBATE

MONTHS+ % 0 FOR 60 On 10 Toyota Models

1-888-831-9671

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149/MO**

2015 COROLLA LE

15625 Frederick Rd (Rte 355) • Rockville, MD OPEN SUNDAY VISIT US ON THE WEB AT www.355Toyota.com PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWN PLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, FREIGHT, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 5/19/2015.

4 CYL., 4 DR., AUTO

2 AVAILABLE: #570341, 570352

$0 DOWN G560906

24,690

MANUAL, 4 CYL

2014 SCION XB 2 AVAILABLE: #455033, 455044

NEW 2015 SIENNA L 2 AVAILABLE: #560070, 560102

4 CYL., AUTO

NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB

AUTO, 4 CYL., 4 DR

MO**

19,290

AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE

NEW 2015 CAMRY LE

4 CYL., AUTO, 4 DR

AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE

AFTER $750 REBATE

2 AVAILABLE: #572093, 572081

$0 DOWN

139/MO**

4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL