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In Critical Commission Dysfunction, chaotic meetings, and dueling agendas: the story of Kathy Henderson and ANC 5D 10

2016 Predictions What to expect from local politics 5 and food 15

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JANUARY 1 FRI Culkin School of Irish Dance

Enjoy music by local artists Billy Zan and Tina Eck alongside authentic dance in this celebration of Irish culture.

New Year Resolutions with Joy of Motion Hailed as “the area’s most comprehensive dance institution” by the Washington Post, Joy of Motion Dance Center brings its instructors for a free new series of participatory dance classes. Dress to move!

2 SAT Afro-Beat Dance

Instructor Sylvana Christopher guides you in this dynamic dance style.

3 SUN ASA! Dance

Learn the low-impact, African-influenced, upbeat steps of ASA! dance with instructor Akousa Akoto.

4 MON Social Dance

Instructor Kat Kinnunen leads the steps for Latin and ballroom dance styles.

5 TUE Belly Dance

Instructor Adriane Whalen leads this beginner level class.

6 WED Zumba and Samba Fusion Dance

Tap into your Latin side with instructor Tayna Nuchols.

7 THU Afro-Jazz Dance

Instructor Tyrone Murray leads a beginner-level class.

8 FRI Flamenco

This class features instructors Estela and Daniel Paradez, as well as members of Furia Flamenca.

This beginner hip-hop dance class is led by instructor Christina Huertas.

31 SUN Contemporary Jazz Dance

Instructor Jocelyn Issac guides you through this fun class.

9 SAT Agency 9

The hip hop and contemporary company from Clinton, MD offers a dance performance.

11 MON Ginkgoa

The French American pop electroswing duo makes its Kennedy Center debut.

12 TUE Listen Local First

Catch a special guest presented by the music initiative devoted to building awareness and creating opportunities for local musicians and venues in the D.C.-area.

13 WED Tank and the Bangas

Direct from New Orleans, the group makes its Kennedy Center debut with a varied musical technique that combines rock, gospel, funk, and folk.

14 THU The Ella and Louie Tribute Band

The ensemble revives the timeless era of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong in a vibrant and compelling performance of their namesakes’ most memorable songs.

15 FRI DakhaBrakha

The Ukrainian world music quartet returns, bringing its theatrical flair and transnational sound played on traditional Indian, Arabic, African, Russian, and Australian instruments.

IN THE TERRACE THEATER

16 SAT The Apollo Orchestra*

Led by Maestro Stephen Czarkowski, the ensemble plays with Croatian virtuoso classical guitarist Ana Vidovic on a program of works by Albéniz, Barber, Rodrigo, and Ravel.

FOR DETAILS OR TO WATCH ONLINE, VISIT KENNEDY-CENTER.ORG/MILLENNIUM.

EVERY DAY AT 6 P.M. NO TICKETS REQUIRED*

DAILY FOOD AND DRINK SPECIALS 5–6 P.M. NIGHTLY • GRAND FOYER BARS FREE TOURS are given daily by the Friends of the Kennedy Center tour guides. Tour hours: M–F, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., and Sa./Su. from 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

For information, call (202) 416-8340.

*Unless noted otherwise

PLEASE NOTE: There is no free parking for free performances.

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18 Yolanda Adams

17 Cabruêra

17 SUN Cabruêra

The experimental band is an innovative force behind the traditional local music from northern Brazil that mixes Afro-Brazilian rhythms, electric funk, folk rock, and Middle Eastern sounds.

23 SAT Curtis Johnson & The Eternity

GoGo Band

The popular D.C.-area singer/songwriter, a member of Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers, brings his own band for an electrifying night of go-go music.

A DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION

24 SUN Howard Gospel Choir

18 MON Let Freedom Ring

25 MON The Catholic University

The choir from Howard University enlivens the Millennium Stage with its energetic gospel music.

IN THE CONCERT HALL

The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University host a musical celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. The concert featuring Grammy Award®–nominated singer Yolanda Adams also includes the Let Freedom Ring Choir with Music Director Rev. Nolan Williams Jr.

Note: Free tickets will be given away up to two (2) per person in line at the entrance to the Hall of Nations at 5 p.m. on Mon., Jan. 18 on a first-come, first-served basis.

IN THE TERRACE THEATER

19 TUE The Battle of Santiago*

The Afro-Cuban post-rock instrumental band features a rotating lineup of musicians—but without a drummer—and is known for a dynamic and exhilarating live performance.

James A. Johnson Young Artist Series: Jazzmeia Horn

20 WED

The winner of the 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition and the 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition performs with her band Artistry of Jazz Horn.

Led by the UK’s most celebrated player of the Punjabi dhol drum, Johnny Kalsi, the group performs energetic arrangements of dhols, bass, drums, guitar, and dholak.

22 FRI NSO Prelude

Members of the National Symphony Orchestra play classical works.

*Free general admission tickets will be distributed in the States Gallery starting at approximately 5:30 p.m., TAKE METRO to the Foggy Bottom/

GWU station and ride the free Kennedy Center shuttle departing every 15 minutes until midnight.

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Become a fan of KCMillenniumStage on Facebook and check out artist photos, upcoming events, and more!

The Kennedy Center welcomes persons with disabilities.

ALL PERFORMANCES AND PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

26 TUE Steven Lutvak

Millennium Stage welcomes back the composer and co-lyricist of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, the Tony Award®–winning Best Musical, running January 13–30 in the Eisenhower Theater.

27 WED NSO Youth Fellows

Participants in the NSO training program play works by Cheetham, Borodin, Beethoven, and Rossini, among others.

28 THU NSO Youth Fellows

Participants in the NSO training program play works by Schubert and Beethoven, among others.

IN THE TERRACE THEATER

21 THU Dhol Foundation

up to 2 tickets per person.

of America

This intimate revue explores and reimagines the music and lyrics that came out of the 45year partnership of John Kander and Fred Ebb, including music from Broadway smashes like Chicago, Cabaret, and more.

29 FRI Comedy at the Kennedy Center:

Cameron Esposito with Rhea Butcher*

Called “the future of comedy” by none other than Jay Leno, Cameron Esposito is a fast-rising Los Angeles–based standup comic, actor, and writer who appears regularly on late night TV and in comedy festivals across the country. Rhea Butcher opens.

This program contains mature themes and strong language.

30 SAT NSO Prelude

An NSO member and two guest musicians play works by Doppler, Beethoven, Bach, Schubert, and Wilson.

The Millennium Stage was created and underwritten by James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs to make the performing arts accessible to everyone in fulfillment of the Kennedy Center’s mission to its community and the nation.

Additional funding for the Millennium Stage is provided by Bernstein Family Foundation, The Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation, Inc., The Meredith Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A.J. Stolwijk, U.S. Department of Education, and the Millennium Stage Endowment Fund.

The Millennium Stage Endowment Fund was made possible by James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs, Fannie Mae Foundation, James V. Kimsey, Gilbert† and Jaylee† Mead, Mortgage Bankers Association of America and other anonymous gifts to secure the future of the Millennium Stage.

Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is also made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

INSIDE 10 in critical commission Dysfunction, chaotic meetings, and dueling agendas: the story of Kathy Henderson and ANC 5D

By Elise Bernard

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Loose Lips: What’s next in local politics Savage Love Unobstructed View Gear Prudence Buy D.C.

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15 Gorge Ahead: The 10 most anticipated restaurant openings of 2016 17 Grazer: Five trends to look out for next year 17 The ’Wiching Hour: Yankee Pot Roast at Glen’s Garden Market

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19 Revolution Strummer: Bells Of’s recordings finally get their day in the sun.

21 Theater: Ritzel on Matilda the Musical and Bright Star

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23 City Lights: NSO returns to your neighborhood.

23 Music 25 Books 25 Galleries 26 Dance 27 Theater 28 Film

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CHATTER The Year in Rearview

In which readers join us in smugly looking back on all the ways in which “we told you so”

DaRRow MonTgoMeRY

Ah, the annual tradition of gazing back on what hap-

pened over the past year and confidently awarding it a thumbs up or thumbs down. What is it they say about hindsight? Even our readers aren’t immune to the hubris retrospect lends. To whit, in the category of food and drink: Fluxgirl, with what we imagine is a Nelson-from-The-Simpsons point-and-laugh, wrote “Whoever came up with the Diner en Blanc was pretty clever! Suckers!” Thanks eyerolled that “Milkbar is indeed so freaking overhyped. Or my maybe my taste buds have changed from when I was 10.” Ha! Take that, David Chang!

The sting will quickly subside if you dab your tears with fistfuls of million dollar bills. Jordan Hepner helpfully pointed out that poke has, in at least one instance, made it to the District already. “Restaurant Nora in Dupont Circle currently serves delicious poke! I highly recommend it.” And Grace publicly admited to still having a boner for speakeasies, despite it being 2016 already: “Just Bc you think speakeasys are overrated or outdated doesn’t give you permission to be condescending to other businesses.” But surely our favorite comment was this outraged reader leaping to the defense of Fig & Olive, the bacteria-bedeviled chain caught red-handed freezing its dishes in Long Island. JAS took to the comments section to froth. “Jessica - Your article bashing the Fig and Olive just shows how ignorant and ill informed you are [...] If I had to bash the journalist of the year, it would certainly be you and the Hungries for not knowing what you are talking about! If you don’t have something nice and truthful to say - please keep your mouth shut! This restaurant went thru a lot this year getting started and is considered one of the great places to dine in DC. Go pick on someone else your own size!” This is why we rail against the passive construction (“is considered”): who, beyond embattled, embittered JAS, can honestly consider Fig & Olive a legitimate place to eat in a city bursting with incredible, exciting local food options? Start naming names, and we’ll give them an award for courage. And probably ask Washingtonian for the number of a —Emily Q. Hazzard good gastroenterologist.

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DISTRICTLINE Loose Lips

and winter), the homicide uptick will be back next May.

Auld Lang Sigh What will D.C. politics hold for 2016?

• The D.C. Fire and EMS department will have its usual ambulance woes, despite new DCFEMS Chief Gregory Dean.

• The Washington Post editorial board, al-

ready restless with Bowser, will continue to drift away from her as she stops being the only option for supporting their main issue: Michelle Rhee-style school reform.

Also on school reform, the charter-friendly Democrats for Education Reform-D.C. political action committee could be a force in next year’s elections, if it manages to raise some more money.

• Speaking of schools, expect more complaints from parents whose children’s schools still haven’t been renovated as hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on improvements elsewhere in the D.C. Public Schools system.

• The Wizards stadium deal will go well at

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the D.C. Council—until councilmembers squawk at the deal’s provision that the city cover any cost overruns. The Wizards themselves will have a dismal year, while LL’s Georgetown Hoyas will impress observers by not getting knocked out of March Madness until the second round. [Editor’s note: The views of LL, particularly with regards to basketball, do not necessarily reflect the views of Washington City Paper.]

By Will Sommer A year ago, LL predicted what would happen in and around the Wilson Building in 2015. Hopefully you didn’t put money on it.

On one hand, Muriel Bowser’s picks did sweep the April special elections, and the feds ended their investigation into Vince Gray’s 2010 mayoral campaign. The District had a showdown with Congress over marijuana legalization. LL’s prediction that pot-hating Maryland Rep. Andy Harris would be “unbearably smug”—maybe the easiest call LL has ever made—remained true.

Other predictions didn’t come true: The District, thankfully, didn’t win the 2024 Olympics. And the city still hasn’t decided on

a memorial to mayor-for-life Marion Barry.

LL feels better about his 2016 predictions. Read on to find out what will happen next year: • After FreshPAC’s November demise left Bowser’s Green Team slightly less omnipotent, expect more scrutiny next year of the mayor’s affiliates’ connections in both Ward 8 and development deals around Southwest.

• The rising murder rate—up 54 percent

from 2014, as LL writes this—has been the biggest problem for Bowser’s new administration. After a year where Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier struggled to figure out what was behind the violent summer (and fall,

• Gray, fresh off the end of the federal in-

vestigation into his 2010 campaign, will run for a Council seat. LL thinks that Gray will avoid joining the fractured field challenging At-Large Councilmember Vincent Orange for his more prestigious citywide seat, opting instead to take on former protege Yvette Alexander in Ward 7.

The reason is simple: Gray came in with just a third of the citywide vote in 2014, but nearly 60 percent of Ward 7’s vote.

Expect an east-of-the-river slugfest.

Some wags wrongly tag Alexander as a pushover, but she’s happy to shiv an opponent—even the guy who helped get her the seat in the first place—when it comes to keeping her spot on the Council. Gray will win anyway.

the District’s congressionally-imposed quasilegalization will inspire more oddball entrepreneurs. Spiked gummy bears, anyone?

• In other election predictions, Orange will once again prevail over a busy field, beating out surprisingly well-funded smart growther David Garber (second) and former at-large hopeful and attorney general Karl Racine-affiliate Robert White (third).

Racine’s attempt to build a Council bloc will go better in Ward 8, where he’s backing Trayon White. After losing in 2015’s special election to Bowser-favorite LaRuby May by less than 200 votes, White (helped along with an endorsement from Barry’s son) will win by a lot more than 200 votes in 2016’s Democratic primary.

In November’s independent at-large race, Bowser will back an opponent to incumbent David Grosso. Grosso will win anyway.

• The deal Bowser and the Council cut to

keep much of police body camera footage available under the Freedom of Information Act will work, at least until the first questionable police-involved shooting.

Then expect the provision that leaves the release of some footage up to the mayor to become a lot more controversial.

• In her second year as D.C. auditor, former

Councilmember Kathy Patterson will continue to stir up District contracting and development with her reports. Ditto Inspector General Daniel Lucas, who has moved his office past the usual banalities like investigations into handicap placard abuse.

• Despite opposition from activists and the General Services Administration, the District’s Public Service Commission will side with Bowser and approve Chicago-based power utility Exelon’s takeover of Pepco.

• Expect fewer local corruption headlines out

of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, just stung by the end of the Gray investigation. Besides, former U.S. Attorney Ron Machen took the crooks off the Council, right?

• Donald Trump’s Old Post Office hotel will open on schedule in 2016, bringing protests and some awkward ribbon cutting decisions for District pols.

And finally, the prediction LL is most confident • LL will get in a 2018 prediction here, too: • in: National Zoo panda cub Bei Bei will go on Gray, unhappy with Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, will take Mendo on.

• Despite the December police sting against

the Kush Gods edible marijuana operation,

display in January, and be cute.

Got a tip for LL? Send suggestions to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com. Or call (202) 650-6925.

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SAVAGELOVE I am a 30-year-old straight man, and I’ve been with a 28-year-old bisexual woman for a year. Early in our relationship, after much discussion, we established that it would be open. I would have the liberty to see other women and so would she. We just had to be safe and always keep each other informed.

The key was that she agreed to see only other women. I was uncomfortable with the idea of her being with another man, and she went along with it. Fastforward a few months, and she told me that she had drunkenly kissed a male coworker. Hearing her say that hurt me. However, since then she has explained to me that the rule that she can be only with women is unfair because she’s bisexual and she’s attracted to both men and women. I can see whomever I might find attractive, but she has to limit herself. After much soul-searching, I came around to her point of view and she now has the option to see men too.

My question: How do I deal with the jealousy and emotions that will come up when she does kiss another man? Or does even more with another man?

We love each other, and I think it’s important to note that while we have both been on dates with other people, neither of us has had sex with someone else yet.

—Having Emotional Reaction Means Asking Nervously

Is the Glass half full?

Is the Glass half empty? how about half off!

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“Hard Truth #1: Renegotiating is crucial to the survival of all long-term relationships— even more so in unconventional, custom-designed relationships where there’s no established template,” said Christopher Ryan, author of Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships. “And while I don’t see any unfairness in HERMAN’s girlfriend wanting to have the same freedom he has (to see whomever she wants), if he agreed to the open relationship on the condition that she ‘see only other women,’ then renegotiating is going to be difficult.”

Your description of that particular limitation—only other women—as “key” to opening up your relationship, HERMAN, left Ryan feeling less than optimistic.

“Hard Truth #2: It’s a time-wasting mistake to negotiate nonnegotiables,” said Ryan.

“I’m not saying we shouldn’t be willing to learn and grow by trying new things. But our first task is to ‘know thyself’ and take it from there. For example, if you’re certain you want or don’t want kids, then that shouldn’t be open to negotiation just because you met someone you like (or love) whose dreams go the other way.”

Assuming you’re willing to renegotiate, HERMAN, where do you start?

“Perhaps the question of why he’s more bothered by her being with men than women,” said Ryan. “Maybe he could ask her to set up a three-way with a man they both like so he can face the dragon, so to speak. See if the flip side of his fear isn’t that he’s ac-

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The scene isn’t going to work if the other Dom thinks the idea is terrible/lame. tually turned on by the thought of her with other men. Lots to explore, once he’s certain he wants to explore it. But, again, if this is a nonnegotiable—if this really isn’t something HERMAN wants, despite his desire to be fair—it might be better to end the relationship than to attempt to be someone he’s not or agree to something he’ll never be at peace with.”

Follow Christopher Ryan on Twitter @ChrisRyanPhD, and check out his podcast (Tangentially Speaking), videos, and swag at —Dan Savage ChrisRyanPhD.com.

What are your thoughts on two Doms sharing one sub? The scene I envision includes the domination of the other Dom. Do some Doms enjoy the submission to another Dom while also enjoying dominating the sub? It’s probably best to put it into the context of my fantasy. I tie my sub to a chair or tie her down and then send a Snapchat to her other Dom. I invite the other Dom to come over and have his way with her. I would then leave, but they must stop immediately when I return, no matter where they are. The other Dom must then leave, and I do what I want from that point. Is this something I should talk with the other Dom about beforehand or should I just do it and see what happens? I’ve talked to my sub, and she is really into that scene, but she doesn’t know how her other Dom would feel about it.

—Dominate Other Man Sharing a sub could strike me as a great/hot idea, DOM, but my feelings are irrelevant— the scene isn’t going to work if the other Dom

thinks the idea is terrible/lame. That said, I don’t see any harm in waiting until your sub is tied down to propose this scene—lay out the details in advance on Snapchat, not once he’s in the room, so he’ll be free to take a pass if the scene doesn’t appeal to him. But by waiting, you run the risk of discovering, after it’s all set up, after you’ve sent the Snapchat, that her other Dom loves the idea but is out of town/watching the GOP debate/sitting shi—Dan vah/whatever.

Longtime reader and listener (magnum podcast subscriber!) here, and I have a conundrum. My partner and I have a DADT agreement in regards to extramarital relations. I’m a fortysomething woman who travels a lot on business, and I find those trips a great opportunity to have NSA flings with younger men, all in good fun. So far, Tinder seems to be a good way to meet people, and I try to take precautions to ensure they are who they say they are by checking them out on social media and meeting them first in a public place.

But a girl can’t be too careful. Sometimes I wish I had someone I could call and just say, “Hey, I’m hosting a stranger tonight at my hotel. Could you call me at a specific time to check he hasn’t chopped me up into little pieces?” My partner can’t be that person because of the whole DADT thing. My friends don’t know about my flings.

And the front desk seems inappropriate. Is there an app out there providing this kind of service?

Or does someone need to create one?

—Seeks Discreet Call Service A Tinder-like app to hook up random people who are about to hook up with other random people so the randos who met via the Tinder-like app can verify neither was murdered by the randos they met via Tinder itself? Sounds a little complicated, SDCS, and I’m not sure the market for your proposed app is big enough to attract investors. I also don’t think introducing a second potentially unreliable and/or sinister stranger into the mix is going to make your hotel hookups appreciably safer.

Here’s a better idea/simpler life hack: Schedule a wake-up call for an hour or two after your Tinder rando is due to arrive. You can schedule wake-up calls for any time of day, SDCS, and in nicer hotels you can even ask the front desk to ring you personally instead of scheduling a robocall. Just tell the receptionist you’re a heavy sleeper and you need them to verify that you’re awake/alive in time for your big meeting.

Or you could take a risk and confide in a friend about your open marriage, your flings, —Dan and your need for a safety buddy.

Send your Savage Love questions to mail@savagelove.net.

UNOBSTRUCTEDVIEW Eight Questions About The Playoffs

By Matt Terl The local NFL squad is going to the playoffs! This is very exciting news, but it also raises some questions.

“How much money did Kirk Cousins just make himself?”

A life-changing amount. Coming off a season in which he set multiple passing records for the franchise, successfully emerged from the shadow of Robert Griffin III, and led the team to a non-losing record (and oh, by the way, a division title), his worst-case scenario is that he “only” gets the franchise tag, a one-year contract worth an estimated $25 million. The risk he currently faces is if he, like Griffin before him, suffers a catastrophic injury during a playoff game on the overworked turf of FedEx Field.

“Wait, I thought you said Cousins was terrible and that was OK.” Ha, yeah, funny story about that: Since that piece was published, Cousins has completed 72 percent of his passes for 2,570 yards, 20 touchdowns, and just three interceptions. That is the opposite of terrible. But the argument still holds, just from the opposite side: What the team needed was to determine what they had in Cousins. At the time, it seemed clear that they had a serviceable backup at best. Now it seems clear that they have a viable starter at worst. But my argument was that clarity was the important thing, not what was clear.

“Who’s the biggest outside beneficiary of Cousins’ success?”

It has to be Grant Paulsen of 106.7 The Fan. He booked Cousins as a recurring guest on the radio show he co-hosts with Danny Rouhier when the QB was just expected to be the second-stringer on a laughable failure. Now they have a weekly, must-listen segment with the starting QB of a playoff squad, which is, in industry parlance, “better.”

“If Cousins is the future, do you bench him for Sunday’s meaningless regular season finale?”

You might like to bench Cousins, especially if you’re also planning to let crucial offensive linemen like Trent Williams take the week to heal up. That’s exactly why Colt McCoy is on the roster: because the coaches trust him to fill in if Cousins is down.

But Cousins would still have to be active, because Griffin is the only other QB on the roster, and he’s due a $16 million bonus next

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year that’s guaranteed only in the case of injury. As he’s now unquestionably surplus to requirements here, the team absolutely cannot, under any circumstances, afford to get him injured. So even if McCoy starts, Cousins has to be the backup.

“And what if either of those guys goes down? Can the team afford, financially or mentally, to have Griffin serve even as an active backup in a playoff game? Keeping him on the roster was defensible when this was a lost season, but it looms as a potentially damaging, dangerous situation now.”

It sounds insane, but the team should give real thought to signing a journeyman veteran to start for the regular season finale only, to avoid any situation in which Griffin might actually see the field.

“Who should we be hoping to see in the first round of the playoffs?”

They’re arguably the toughest out of the three potential opponents, but my love of narrative demands revenge over Seattle for the last home playoff game, back in 2012.

Green Bay and Minnesota just don’t have that same Kill Bill thrill.

“Wait, the last home playoff game was 2012? But everyone talks like this team has been awful forever.”

This is one of the real oddities. But 2012 felt like a mirage even as it was happening: Griffin always seemed in danger of a shattering injury (accurately, it turns out!); the offense felt like a gimmick that other teams would solve; there was no real general manager; and the threat of the missing draft picks loomed over everything. Those problems don’t apply to the 2015 squad. This run feels like, maybe, possibly, if GM Scot McCloughan stays in charge, it might be foundational.

“This really does feel pretty exciting!

Should anyone in town be upset about this?”

Just the Capitals. Owner Ted Leonsis tweeted very nice congratulations to the NFL squad, but deep inside he must know that the longer they’re relevant, the longer it’s going to take local casual fans to notice that his Caps have continued their hot start and are playing thrilling, enjoyable, winning hockey.

“Couldn’t you have written a column about the Caps to help that along?”

Shhhh. I’m busy reviewing journeymen quarterbacks who could start the meaningCP less regular season finale.

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Bikes and cars are just tools, and you should think of them in this context. You can still love pocket knives even if you also love power saws. And while they both cut things, you wouldn’t use them interchangeably or think you’d have to forsake one to select the other. You simply pick the one that’s best for the job at hand.

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In Critical Commission

Dysfunction, chaotic meetings, and dueling agendas: the story of Kathy Henderson and ANC 5D

By ElisE BErnard

As Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5D’s May meeting wound into its third hour, the agenda set out by Chair Kathy Henderson turned to administrative matters.

For many ANCs, this would have been a relatively routine section of the meeting. Not so for 5D, whose commissioners had not successfully approved minutes or a treasurer’s report since taking office in January. After an audience member raised concerns about minutes, Henderson launched into an extended invective against her fellow commissioners, accusing them of failing to do their jobs. She started in on Yvonne Buggs, followed by Keisha Shropshire. Both responded that they had been stymied by Henderson at every turn. Shropshire fired back at Henderson, “You have an uncanny ability to twist the truth.”

A few moments later, another audience member stood up and said “this is becoming a farce, and so shameful. ‘We the community’ is ‘we the people,’ not ‘we the commissioners.’” Three minutes later, Henderson abruptly adjourned the meeting without a

motion while speaking over Commissioner Adam Roberts’ partner, Edward Milton, who records video of meetings and whom Henderson had refused to recognize. Milton accused Henderson of putting her hand on him as she passed. She denied it and left, but could soon be heard calling out “Officer! Officer!” after threatening to have Metropolitan Police Department officers remove Milton from the meeting. (5D’s meetings are held at a police station outside the ANC’s boundaries.)

Henderson returned shortly after, and Milton threw a barb at Henderson regarding the loss of a property she owned as the result of a court judgment. Henderson then insisted that those who record audio and video of meetings do so to “make a mockery of the commission.” This time, she directed her attention toward Nick Russo, who records audio of meetings for the Ward 5 Archive website, shouting at him, “And you... you know something? You do this deliberately. You sit here, sit here innocently like you’re just recording something. But the whole goal is that you, this

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white supremist [sic] here.” While saying this, Henderson looked at a resident who had been live-tweeting the meeting. The tweeting resident responded with shock, while Henderson told her “Yeah, and that’s what you are.

You are. You’re a white supremist. Your little blogs and your listservs.”

“You people support bars. You’ve called us niggers,” Henderson continued. “You’re disgusting. You’re disgusting. You’re disgusting.

You’re a disgusting white supremist.”

Henderson left the room again.

Vice Chair Clarence Lee took the reins and attempted to continue the meeting. Henderson returned, an MPD officer in tow, and instructed the officer repeatedly to remove Milton with the words “Get him out of here.” An audience member interjected, saying Milton hadn’t done anything wrong. Lee agreed, saying “Officer, it’s not necessary. It’s not necessary.” Henderson disagreed, shouting “It is necessary.” Henderson and Lee continued to argue for and against Milton’s removal with Lee asserting that he was now running the

meeting, and had “no problem with this gentleman here.”

“If anyone needs to be escorted, it’s Miss Henderson,” Lee said. Henderson again shouted “Get him out of here! I’m going to file a complaint,” prompting Lee to ask “Can you take her complaint at the front desk, officer?”

When the ANCs were created as an extension of home rule in 1974, this could hardly be what was envisioned. At their best, ANC officials can be powerful advocates for their constituents and neighborhoods. The commissions can help focus resources where they’re most needed and steer things back on track if efforts by District agencies go awry. Even though a commission’s powers are strictly advisory, the District government is required to give ANC stances “great weight.”

But at their worst, unpaid commissioners can neglect their duties. They may also pervert the organizations’ missions in such a way that their positions can become a tool to harm rather than help a community.

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Kathy Henderson posed for a 2006 City Paper story.

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That’s what some believe happened with Kathy Henderson.

Kathy Henderson is midway through her sixth term as an advisory neighborhood commissioner. She was first elected in November of 1998 and assumed her ANC 5B10 seat in January of 1999, an office she held until the end of 2006. She gave up the slot to run for the Democratic nomination for the Ward 5 Council seat, the first of four unsuccessful attempts.

In 2006, India Henderson, still a teenager, ran and was elected to her mother’s old ANC 5B10 seat. India would hold that seat, and after redistricting, the ANC 5D03 seat, until she resigned to move out of her single-member district in May of 2014.

For whatever hostility she later engendered, Kathy Henderson built her reputation on public safety and quality-of-life issues such as littering and vandalism. She’s been vocal about crime in her Carver Terrace neighborhood, repeatedly encouraging residents to stand with police and to report any suspicious activity. In 2011 and again in 2014, MPD presented her with its Chief of Police Special Award, granted to those “who have built strong partnerships with the MPD to reduce crime, strengthen neighborhoods or improve the operations of the Department.”

Henderson also established 5D Court Watch, a program that “encourages residents to write community impact statements at sentencing” in criminal cases, especially in situations involving repeat offenders. Another of Henderson’s projects is the Landlord Roundtable, which seeks to connect District agencies and landlords whose properties may pose a nuisance to the neighborhood due to trash, dilapidated conditions, or tenants who engage in criminal activities such as dealing drugs out of their homes.

In 2005, People magazine wrote about Henderson in an article titled “To The Rescue,” which lauded six people for their heroic efforts. Under the headline “SHE DROVE OUT THE DRUG DEALERS,” Henderson was profiled as having gone head-to-head with neighborhood drug dealers and refusing to back down even when they threatened to “blow up [her] house, rape [her] daughter.”

Henderson told the Washington Post in 2005 that at different times, “someone slashed her convertible top, caused her gas tank to explode and threw bricks at her car”; her car was also torched in the summer of 2006.

The People article quoted former police Chief Charles Ramsey, who praised Henderson, saying “She held us accountable,” and asserting that Henderson’s Carver Terrace neighborhood “is not perfect, but it’s far better.” Essence called Henderson one of the “Most Inspiring Women” of 2007, noting her courage in standing up to those who would bring drugs and disorder to her neighborhood. According to a court filing Henderson made earlier this year, she also appeared on The Montel Williams Show and said she was asked to appear on Oprah. Henderson can not only cite such national accolades, but has also had her share of local supporters. I know this for a fact: I used to be one of them.

“You people support bars. You’ve called us niggers,” Kathy Henderson continued. “You’re disgusting. You’re disgusting.

You’re disgusting. You’re a disgusting white supremist [sic].”

I met Henderson in 2005 when I began attending meetings for Police Service Area 504.

Henderson was a regular at those meetings, and though I recall being concerned that she often engaged in explosive arguments with another member of the ANC, I liked her. At the time, she struck me as someone who could be an effective advocate for my area, and we desperately needed more of those.

In 2004, three years after moving to Trinidad, and a year and a half after buying my home in the neighborhood, I started writing a blog called Frozen Tropics. It covers news and events, as well as some hyper-local politics (mostly on the ANC level) in my neighborhood, on H Street NE, and in the surrounding area. In November of 2006, I ran as a write-in candidate for ANC 5B08, won, and served two years on ANC 5B alongside India Henderson.

While I have worked alongside Kathy Henderson at neighborhood clean-ups, marched with her during anti-crime walks, and talked strategy for improving our larger neighborhood, we rarely see eye to eye these days. I’ve been critical (sometimes snarky) about Henderson on my blog.

I approached Henderson following the Oct. 13 ANC 5D meeting and asked her to speak with me for this story. She declined that opportunity and another on Oct. 16 by phone.

Henderson also did not respond to a detailed list of questions sent by email this week.

The 2014 election ushered in a large crop of new commissioners for ANC 5D; four of the seven commission members—Buggs, Lee, Roberts, and Shropshire— are serving for the first time; they joined returning commissioners Bernice Blacknell, Henderson, and PetaGay Lewis. In December 2014, Henderson proposed an amendment to the ANC’s bylaws that would prohibit new commissioners from holding officer positions on the ANC. She called a special meeting to pass the amendment, but she needed one more commissioner to make a quorum, without which the commission could take no binding action.

Henderson called Blacknell, who was home caring for her sick son and unwilling to leave him, and told her she was needed for quorum.

When Blacknell refused, then-Commission-

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er Vonetta Dumas called Blacknell to repeat Henderson’s entreaty. Blacknell protested that she couldn’t leave her son, and Dumas gave up. Henderson got back on the phone and suggested that if Blacknell wouldn’t come to them, ANC 5D would meet in the lobby of Blacknell’s building. Blacknell declined the offer, and ANC 5D, having failed to achieve a quorum, never voted on Henderson’s proposed amendment.

Three of the new commissioners—Buggs, Roberts, and Shropshire—also received notices in July that paperwork had been filed to begin the recall process against them. Petitions and signatures were never turned in for Buggs and Shropshire; a petition to recall Roberts, signed by Henderson as a circulator, failed to collect enough valid signatures. I publicly opposed the recall efforts.

For most of this term, commissioners were unable to agree on approving minutes. Sniping and ambushes at meetings became commonplace, battles were waged over the bank account and Security Fund, and tiny wars fought over issues of transparency and agendas. There still isn’t a live ANC 5D website.

During the first meeting of 2015, on Jan. 13, the commissioners held the customary officer elections. After the nominations had closed, with both Henderson and Roberts nominated for chair, Henderson pronounced Roberts ineligible, claiming he had not yet been sworn in. Roberts had been in Thailand during the swearing-in ceremony, but had taken the oath and been sworn in by Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie prior to the meeting. Roberts brought his sworn oath of office with him to the meeting.

Henderson’s accusation surprised other commissioners. Lee and Shropshire suggested delaying the election until later in January (allowable under the bylaws), but Henderson rejected the idea. Pressed for a specific reason, she fired back “It’s out of order, and you should read Robert’s Rules of Order.”

The commission then held a voice vote for the position of chair with Lewis voting for Henderson, Henderson voting for herself with an “enthusiastic yes,” and all other commissioners abstaining. During the same meeting, Henderson nominated herself treasurer, but lost to Shropshire by two votes. Black-

nell was elected parliamentarian, Buggs became the new secretary, and Lee took on the mantle of vice chair.

Roberts continued to state his case, reading aloud an email from Gottlieb Simon, executive director of the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions: “You have the form yourself and can show it to anyone who wants to show you have been sworn in.” While Roberts was still talking, Henderson ended ANC 5D’s first public meeting of the year. (Simon later confirmed that he was aware of arrangements for Roberts to be sworn in at McDuffie’s office.)

Reflecting on that night, Shropshire described feeling that “the meeting was hijacked by [Henderson]... that she had a plot to come out of it, no matter what way, with her intention of being the chair.” Shropshire said it seemed like Henderson “would always try to, like, do something that we weren’t aware of, or to catch us off guard.” She said “[Henderson] already planned her little scheme…

She let [Roberts] present on why he wanted to be chair, and all the while knowing that she was going to pull that.” In Shropshire’s view, “[Henderson] banked on confusion.”

In the months since that January meeting, the tension has only grown, driven by battles over what may seem like the most mundane things.

It is routine commission business, for example, for ANCs to participate in the ANC Security Fund. A commission is not permitted to spend any money until it either joins the fund or obtains an independent surety bond. The fund protects the commission against misappropriation and negligent losses of money by the chair and treasurer, such as when ANC 5B Chair William Shelton stole nearly $30,000 from the commission’s account from 2010 to 2011.

Unsurprisingly, it caused quite a stir at the January special meeting when three of the five commissioners present, including the recently elected treasurer, Shropshire, voted against participating in the fund. Henderson responded by issuing a press release on behalf of ANC 5D condemning her fellow commissioners. In “Commissioners Fail to Protect Operating Funds,” she wrote that “[i]n voting against participating in the ANC Security Fund, the commissioners violated the law and expose taxpayer dollars to needless risk.”

Four commissioners responded to the press release in a joint statement, explaining that they would not participate in the fund until Henderson complied with “multiple requests” to provide them access to “key documentation, such as financial reports, bank statements, and meeting minutes [that had] not been available to the Commission.” ANC 5D has no office, and mail to the commission goes to Henderson’s home address.

Participation in the ANC Security Fund, according to the D.C. Auditor, “requires the Chairperson and Treasurer to each agree… to be personally liable to the Fund for any sums paid out by the Fund as a result of wrongful misappropriation or negligent loss of ANC

monies.” Shropshire said she was unwilling to assume personal liability for commission funds before being allowed to examine the relevant financial documents. The choice not to participate in the fund meant that the Auditor would freeze the commission’s accounts, leaving them unable to spend any money.

In March, Shropshire produced a treasurer’s report detailing concerns about certain expenses charged to the ANC, including three big-ticket items: plaques, a laptop computer, and an unpaid cell phone bill.

Henderson, on behalf of ANC 5D, purchased six plaques for $742 in December 2014. Four plaques went to retiring commissioners, while then-Councilmember David Catania and outgoing Mayor Vince Gray each received their own, fancier plaque. Henderson, who was both treasurer and chair at the time, and Lewis, who was vice chair and secretary, signed the checks (both deposit and payment in full).

Shropshire’s report indicated the plaques “may not be allowable expenses per [the D.C. Auditor].” The plaques were indeed deemed non-allowable, resulting in a $742 deduction from ANC 5D’s quarterly allotment.

In November of 2014, ANC 5D reimbursed Henderson $1,224.96 for a laptop, software, and support purchased from Staples on Aug. 29. Because ANC 5D has no office, Henderson keeps the laptop at her home, Blacknell said. If other commissioners wish to use it, they must contact Henderson to arrange a time for pick-up and sign a form promising to return it in the same condition. Two weeks, later Henderson bought ANC 5D a printer. Blacknell, Buggs, Roberts, and Shropshire all say that they purchase their own materials for printing minutes, flyers, and other ANC-related materials. No commissioner this year has been reimbursed for purchasing such supplies.

The three veteran commissioners, Blacknell, Henderson, and Lewis, each have an ANC cell phone issued during a prior term, while the new commissioners conduct ANC business on their personal phones. There are also two additional cell phones on the shared plan.

Five phone bills I examined from 2014 (January, February, April, May, and December) and one from 2015 (August) were sent to the attention of India Henderson at Kathy Henderson’s home address. Buggs, Roberts, and Shropshire say they have not seen any other phone bills for 2015, despite repeated requests that Henderson produce them. By September, the balance on the cell phone bill would reach $2,023.17.

Simon of OANC said he spoke to T-Mobile representatives who told him “the only people they could give a copy of the bills to” were the people named on the account, Kathy and India Henderson. T-Mobile representatives also told Simon “that it was T-Mobile’s practice not to have… individual contracts with individual government agencies,” and “that in response to Cm Henderson’s assurances, they had (ironically) continued to provide service long after the time they would normally suspend service,” Simon said.

in 2010, Henderson withdrew from the democratic primary race for the Ward 5 seat after a rival challenged signatures she needed to get on the ballot. she later issued a press release: “Voters denied Opportunity to Choose Best democrat.”

The phone bills reveal a clear pattern: While two phones showed no usage and two others showed moderate usage, a fifth showed very high usage in 2014 (a monthly average of 1,282 minutes). A call placed to the fifth phone’s number went to voicemail with Kathy Henderson’s greeting recorded; Henderson has given out the phone’s number in emails.

At the November 2015 special meeting, ANC 5D specifically addressed the ongoing concerns about the cell phones. According to Roberts, OANC had advised they not pay the bill “unless we could demonstrate that the commission authorized a contractual relationship with T-Mobile… and/or authorization to pay this bill on an ongoing basis.” Simon also sought guidance from the Office of the Attorney General. In response to Simon’s explanation, OAG wrote to him in October that the ANC is under no obligation to pay the bill if the full commission did not approve a contract. ANC 5D commissioners serving in 2013 signed a cell-phone policy agreement that year, but it made no mention of T-Mobile and stated that the “commission shall select a plan from a minimum of three bids from the major service providers.”

Simon said it “is unclear... whether ANC 5D ever voted to approve having service with T-Mobile. The minutes that I have reviewed do not show that a vote was ever taken.”

On July 29, 2010, Henderson withdrew from the Democratic primary race for the Ward 5 seat after a rival challenged signatures she needed to get on the ballot. The next day, she issued a press release entitled “Voters Denied Opportunity to Choose Best Democrat.”

Soon after, Henderson announced that she would run for the seat as an independent.

On Sept. 6 of that year, Henderson found her face and name splashed across local media after she removed campaign signs for Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. and Council chair candidate Kwame Brown from in front of the Capital City Diner on Bladensburg Road NE, leaving in their place a campaign sign for Mayor Adrian Fenty. Diner owner Matt Ashburn, who stated that Henderson did not have his permission to remove the signs, captured the incident via security camera.

The next day, Henderson put out a press

release accusing Ashburn of conspiring with Thomas Jr., and “devis[ing] a scheme to accuse Ms. Henderson of removing the signs without permission” and “knowingly fabricat[ing] the incident and fil[ing] a false police report to undermine [Henderson’s] candidacy for the Ward 5 City Council seat.” She also suggested Ashburn had been paid, or offered other compensation to participate in the alleged scheme.

These allegations would later form part of a libel suit against Henderson.

Jimmy Valentine’s opened at 1103 Bladensburg Road NE in August of 2007. At the time, that was within the boundaries of ANC 5B10, India Henderson’s SMD. Kathy Henderson protested the tavern’s initial attempt to obtain a liquor license, but that protest was dismissed after Henderson attempted to enter into the record at an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board hearing a protest letter with 22 signatures that weren’t signatures at all, but a list of names typed out in different fonts. Henderson claimed these were “electronic signatures.”

Henderson continued to make allegations about owner Mark Thorp and the business, labeling Jimmy Valentine’s a haven for illegal activity and a source of trash and general disorder in the community. On May 5, 2011, JVLHC, LLC (Jimmy Valentine’s Lonely Hearts Club) and Ashburn Foods, LLC (Capital City Diner) filed a civil complaint for libel against Henderson. The court battle would drag on for nearly four years and ultimately resulted in the seizure and sale at public auction of a condo Henderson owned near Malcolm X Park to satisfy a judgment in excess of $140,000.

Henderson has a long history of contention regarding liquor licenses generally. In the fall of 2009, she requested an SMD-wide ban on single sales of alcoholic beverages and a moratorium that would “prohibit any restaurant that is not a part of an established chain of restaurants from obtaining any… license to serve and sell alcoholic beverages of any kind on its premises.” She explained the plan at the time to City Paper: “If you are not a chain with a proven track record, such as T.G.I. Friday’s or Ruby Tuesday, you will not be welcome to come.”

With development pushing into ANC 5D’s section of Bladensburg Road from multiple directions, many hold out hope that the com-

paratively lower rents might attract interest from entrepreneurs who find the H Street NE corridor unaffordable. Anwar Saleem, executive director of H Street Main Street—a nonprofit business development organization that recently expanded its activities to include Bladensburg Road—is among those who share this vision. Saleem has delivered presentations at community meetings highlighting Bladensburg Road’s commercial potential, and his organization has hosted concerts and other events at Starburst Plaza.

But the disorder within ANC 5D has had a major impact on residents, businesses, and developers who must appear before the commission to seek letters of support for various reasons, including for construction projects requiring variances or special exceptions, or for liquor licenses. In some cases, even after the commission voted to support an endeavor, those crucial letters were never sent.

Saleem said Henderson has more than once been an obstacle. “She doesn’t want anyone doing anything in her area,” he said. “She doesn’t want any help. She wants to do it all on her own.” Saleem believes Henderson’s actions have a negative effect on development on Bladensburg Road: “I really think she’s hurting it. She’s antagonizing the small business owners and the same with the developers.” Asked why he hasn’t delivered his presentation on Bladensburg Road development to ANC 5D, he replied, “Kathy Henderson won’t have us.”

“You have to be reasonable, and I think some of the things she’s asking for are just totally unreasonable,” he said. “As a leader, you have to be balanced.” Saleem made it clear that he doesn’t believe Henderson has that balance.

This concern echoed sentiments Shropshire expressed, too. “I don’t think that it’s business friendly,” she said of ANC 5D. “[Henderson] makes it seem like it’s residents against businesses.”

I spoke with a local business owner who has many years of experience in the hospitality industry, and who holds ownership and management interests in restaurant and tavern businesses in other District neighborhoods. (He asked to remain anonymous because he might soon appear before ANC 5D.) The business owner said he had been approached about a venture serving food and alcohol along the stretch of Bladensburg Road that borders Trinidad. He expressed excitement about the prospect, but also concern about ANC 5D’s—and specifically Henderson’s—reputation. He was worried that doing business at the proposed location could bring harassment and unnecessary headaches he would likely not face elsewhere.

In addition to her high-profile feud with Jimmy Valentine’s, Henderson more recently has clashed with Bardo Brewpub, against which she led a small outdoor protest in May. At a May ANC meeting, Henderson asked the owners of Masseria, an upscale Italian restaurant near Union Market, if they would be willing to pledge to voluntarily surrender their liquor license if there are ever “any is-

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sues. Any calls for service, any police issues, anything that disturbs the peace, order, and quiet of the community.”

On an audio recording of that meeting, the restaurant’s representatives seem caught off guard by the question. Liquor licenses are neither easily obtained nor cheap, and they can determine the survival or failure of a restaurant.

“If you are going to make it that difficult… people are not going to improve their property, and the neighborhood won’t improve,” said Roberts, adding that the same is true for people who want to open businesses in ANC 5D. Compounding the commission’s problems, some commissioners said, is the fact that it’s almost exclusively Henderson who sets the agendas for ANC 5D meetings, and they are often not available to the public or the other commissioners until the meeting.

“Initially, you send something to her and she makes a decision whether or not she wants to add it to the agenda,” according to Shropshire, but “[Henderson] just doesn’t put stuff on there now.”

Even those agendas that are occasionally circulated ahead of time tend to come out only hours before meetings and contain very little information about items to be covered.

This makes it difficult for people to decide whether to attend, and virtually impossible for anyone, including the commissioners, to research issues ahead of time.

There have even been dueling agendas.

A week before the Nov. 10 meeting, several commissioners released an agenda drafted without input from Henderson that focused heavily on unresolved administrative matters.

Henderson put out her own agenda the afternoon of the meeting. Henderson arrived early and placed copies of her agenda on audience seats. Buggs arrived soon after to add copies of the first agenda, but Henderson followed behind her removing those copies.

No agenda is final until the ANC votes to adopt it. The motion to adopt Henderson’s agenda failed, garnering only two votes.

But Henderson ignored the failure, saying “OK, we’re still moving forward.” Lee protested, but Henderson refused to recognize him, prompting Lee to declare “You’re out of order because you’re abusing your power as chair.” Henderson refused “to entertain” any discussion of the other proposed agenda.

Lee stood and read a section on agendas from the ANC handbook. Henderson shouted over him repeating “You are out of order,” while banging her hand repeatedly on the table.

Lewis asked an MPD officer, present to deliver a public safety report, to intervene, adding “The officer needs to step in. We don’t need chaos tonight.” Henderson asked, “Would someone please call MPD?” The officer stood to the side while Henderson loudly repeated the words “You are out of order” over and over again, and then told Lee “if you have a complaint you can take it up with Mr. Simon.” Roberts made a motion to adopt the commissioners’ agenda, and it passed. Henderson ignored the vote and ordered the MPD officer to deliver the public safety report.

As the argument continued, Buggs, Black-

“i think it’s going to be an uphill battle,” Commissioner adam roberts said of fixing the anC. “i think right now running an anC 5d meeting is going to be a little like an out-of-control classroom.” nell, Roberts, and Shropshire walked out of the meeting in protest of Henderson refusing to recognize the agenda that ANC 5D had voted to adopt. ANC 5D had lost its quorum, leaving it unable to take any further binding action. Henderson cut one of the remaining presentations short, and concluded the meeting by comparing her struggles with her fellow commissioners to those of President Obama and Congress, and said that she did not “completely blame” her colleagues for discord within ANC 5D because “they are getting bad advice” from OANC’s Simon, whom Henderson described as “out of control.”

A group of commissioners held a special meeting the following week to address the unresolved administrative matters. Henderson did not attend, but ANC 5D did have a quorum. The commissioners present attended to the outstanding administrative matters without disruption.

On April 14, ANC 5D voted to join the Security Fund. Shropshire emailed all commissioners saying the next step was to add officers as signers on the bank account.

Shropshire reiterated that the D.C. Auditor considered it a best practice in order to avoid gridlock should either the treasurer or the chair be unwilling or unavailable to sign a check. Shropshire arranged with TD Bank for each officer to sign the signature card. But Henderson continued to refuse to add any names to the account, Shropshire said.

On May 9, Buggs, Lee, and Shropshire visited a TD Bank branch on Rhode Island Avenue NE and completed a signature card to add their names to the account. The bank placed the card on file and updated the account with Shropshire’s contact information and mailing address. According to Shropshire, Henderson visited the bank demanding that she remain the primary point of contact and that no names be added to the account absent her permission and presence. Simon said that Henderson “apparently instructed the local branch manager not to accept the other qualified officers.” TD Bank reverted the account to its original state, removing the new signers and address.

Shropshire returned to the bank to assure them that the changes made on May 9 were official and approved, but she said a TD Bank employee informed her they could not make

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the changes. On May 14, OANC drafted a formal letter to TD Bank citing District law and ANC regulations, and included names and photos of all officers who were to be added onto the account. The letter was presented, but bank employees would not make the changes, stressing that this was not a bank issue but a D.C. government issue, Shropshire said.

Shropshire again asked Henderson at the July 14 meeting to sign the new card, but the conversation devolved into accusations and arguments. Simon said he then contacted the Office of the Chief Technology Officer’s banking office. That office in turn contacted its TD Bank liaison and “obtained a fresh set of signature ‘cards’ for the 5D account,” Simon said.

“Commissioner Shropshire then invited the other officers to sign the form, contacting Commissioner Henderson both privately and publicly to invite her to sign as well,” Simon said. “When she still declined to do so after multiple invitations and more time had passed, the signed forms (minus Commissioner Henderson’s signature) were returned to the OCFO who then submitted them to their liaison person at TD… After the new form was entered into the TD system, Commissioner Henderson was no longer ‘on the account.’”

In mid-August, a D.C. government official contacted Shropshire to tell her that Henderson had visited different TD Bank branches and attempted to withdraw all funds from the account and move them into a new account, Shropshire said. Though the ANC had submitted the paperwork to join the Security Fund, approval would not come until Aug. 19, Shropshire said, leaving the account funds unprotected until then. On Aug. 18, Henderson emailed the entire ANC. “Your actions are suspicious, improper and very likely illegal,” Henderson wrote, addressing Buggs, Lee, and Shropshire. “I am generously offering you 24 hours to explain your actions before I take next steps. What checks did you write and what funds have you withdrawn and how many debit cards did you receive/ order?”

Shropshire responded, calling Henderson’s claims “untrue and [her] accusations… false.”

She addressed Henderson directly, writing “I want to take this opportunity to remind you of your choice not to sign the bank signature

card required to establish the ANC Security Fund which is necessary for our Commission to access funds.”

“Can you please enlighten us as to why you visited the bank and why you attempted to access funds from the ANC account without consulting with the ANC 5D Treasurer and your fellow Commissioners?” Shropshire wrote.

On Aug. 27, commissioners received an email from Deputy District of Columbia Auditor Lawrence Perry advising them that their accounts were once again frozen as a protective measure after a “member of ANC 5D… visited different TD Bank branches around the city requesting a change in signers and to access the account and that this [was] causing concerns among bank branch staff.” The email also requested the surrender of ANC 5D’s checkbook to the Auditor. Simon confirmed that Henderson was the unnamed commissioner mentioned in Perry’s email, and said the TD Bank liaison told him she had visited “at least seven” TD Bank branches. “TD Bank complained that [Henderson] was ‘really causing problems,’” he said.

“I think it’s going to be an uphill battle,” Roberts said of fixing ANC 5D. “I think right now running an ANC 5D meeting is going to be a little like an out-of-control classroom.

There are people who are on task and people that aren’t.” He worries that ANC 5D’s meetings present “an unwelcoming climate.”

“The only way that ANC 5D will be taken seriously is if we are building as big a tent as possible of people, meaning we need to be taken seriously. There needs to be an image that we are being as inclusive as possible, as transparent as possible.”

Getting a functional website up and running is part of that plan, and so is reaching out to the neighborhood’s sizable deaf community. Shropshire has made a point of offering American Sign Language interpretation at her monthly SMD meetings.

Asked what she wants for the future, Shropshire said she’d like ANC 5D to “have a new chair” and for commissioners to “work more collaboratively together.” She also expressed a desire for the ANC to take a more comprehensive view of the impact of development projects, rather than treating each SMD as though it exists in a vacuum. Roberts and Shropshire both spoke about their desire to increase resident engagement, possibly through citizen committees on topics like liquor licenses, zoning, and public safety, and to build a better relationship with existing and potential new local businesses. They also said they’ve been in contact with the Office of Planning about a path forward for Bladensburg Road.

ANC 5D has a future, hopefully a brighter one. Whether Kathy Henderson’s future involves a seat at its commissioner table is an open question that only her constituents CP can answer.

Elise Bernard is a blogger and former ANC 5B commissioner, and has been a resident of the Trinidad neighborhood for over a decade.

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Gorge Ahead The 10 most anticipated restaurant and bar openings of 2016

& Pintxos Bar will take inspiration from Spain’s Basque country in both its food and drink. Former Boundary Road chef Brad Walker is working on a menu of pintxos (small bites) as well as heartier dishes traditionally found in Spanish cider houses, like a steak for two. The team has already been collaborating with Maryland cider-maker Millstone Cellars, but they eventually plan to forage for local heirloom apples and crabapples to make their cider in-house. The bar will also carry a variety of ciders from other producers. In order to make their cider more widely available, the ANXO team has signed a lease for second production facility (plus another bar and restaurant) that is slated to open in Brightwood Park in September.

3. Tail Up Goat

By Jessica Sidman

1827 Adams Mill Road NW Opening: early 2016 This Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in Adams Morgan brings together top talent from two of D.C.’s top dining destinations. Former Komi sous chef Jon Sybert will head the kitchen; former Komi Service Director and Wine and Beverage Director Bill Jensen will oversee the drinks; and former Little Serow Service Director Jill Tyler will run the front-ofhouse. The menu will take inspiration from the bright, briny flavors of Southern Italy and Sicily with an emphasis on vegetables, breads, and pastas. Rather than creating a tasting menu like their alma maters’, Tail Up Goat’s team will offer an a la carte menu of appetizer- and entreesized dishes, some of which will be served family style.

New restaurant and bar openings show no sign of slowing down in 2016. Chefs behind some of the area’s top restaurants are expanding with new concepts, while other industry veterans are finally getting the chance to break out on their own.

Fine dining will prove it’s not dead, while fastcasual offerings will continue to grow. There will be pizza. And pastrami. And plenty of reasons to get tipsy, whether it’s from D.C.’s first cidery, a Belgian beer wonderland, a tiki temple, or the return of a favorite cocktail bar. Start getting hungry (and thirsty) now, because here’s a look at 10 of the most promising openings in the year ahead.

1. Pineapple and Pearls

715 8th St. SE Opening: early 2016 Foodie darling Rose’s Luxury is about to get an even more luxurious sister restaurant. Pineapple and Pearls will operate as a cafe by day and fine dining destination by night. The cafe, which will open first, will serve coffee, pastries, sandwiches, and other breakfast items, while the restaurant will offer a prix-fixe tasting menu. Chef/owner Aaron Silverman says the new restaurant will be reminiscent of Rose’s “but super fine-tuned.” As he explains, “A lot of things are going to be plated with tweezers. A lot of things are going to be presented tableside… But it’s going to be our fun take on that.” Those who begrudge waiting in line for Rose’s Luxury will be happy to know Pineapple and Pearls plans to accept reservations. The catch: The restaurant will be closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays.

2. ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar

300 Florida Ave. NW Opening: February Following D.C.’s boom in breweries, it was only a matter of time before the city got its first cidery—or rather, cideries. ANXO Cidery

Aaron Silverman’s Pineapple and Pearls is the most anticipated opening of 2016.

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4. All Purpose

1250 9th St. NW Opening: February The owners of two Bloomingdale hotspots— The Red Hen and Boundary Stone—are joining forces to open an Italian-American restaurant centered around pizza. Chef Mike Friedman is going back to his New Jersey roots to create New York–style pies. Buttercream Bakeshop pastry chef Tiffany MacIsaac is helping with the dough recipe as well as desserts. The pizzas will be baked slowly in deck ovens, which will give them a deeper flavor and crunchier crust, Friedman says. Other offerings will include bruschetta, charcuterie, porchetta, and panzanella-stuffed quail. The drink menu will focus on American and Italian natural wines (made with minimal chemical and technological intervention), regional beers, and classic cocktails. As for the look and feel? “It will have grit to it,” Friedman says.

“It’s not going to be a shiny white tablecloth joint... I want it to have a great, airy, warm feeling to it.”

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5. Columbia Room

1224 9th St. NW (Blagden Alley) Opening: early 2016 It’s been a year since Derek Brown closed his acclaimed cocktail bar in the back of The Passenger, but Columbia Room’s longawaited revival is happening soon. Brown isn’t revealing too many details quite yet, but the new space will be far bigger than its 10seat predecessor. And if the drinks are anywhere as good as they are at Brown’s three other bars (Mockingbird Hill, Eat The Rich, and Southern Efficiency), it’s bound to be another major drinking destination.

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1206 Wisconsin Ave. NW Opening: mid-January D.C. has plenty of Belgian bars and restaurants, but none quite like this. Rather than offering standard brews from the mega-companies that now dominate the Belgian beer scene, The Sovereign will highlight as many beers as possible from a dozen smaller breweries that are harder to come by in the U.S. Headed by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director Greg Engert, The Sovereign will pour 50 drafts and 250 bottles, including more traditional beers with dry, funky, sour, and complex flavors. Up-and-coming Belgian brewers plus American, Italian, and Canadian brewers making Belgian-style ales will also be featured. Chef Peter Smith, formerly of PS7’s, will oversee the bistro menu, which will feature braised meats and “Dutch-style” mussels—all perfect for pairing with beer.

7. Kyirisan

1824 8th St. NW Opening: February One of Northern Virginia’s top chefs is finally venturing into the District. Tim Ma—the force behind Maple Ave Restaurant and Water & Wall—will open an Asian-French bistro called Kyirisan in Shaw. The 50-seat upscale casual restaurant will take inspiration from Ma’s Chinese heritage, and dishes may include seared scallops with coconut risotto, basil ice cream, and spring onion, and “chicken and waffles” with deep fried duck livers and stroopwafel. Ma also plans to offer a chef’s table for eight to 12 people that’s similar to his Gather + Feast supper club series.

8. Archipelago

1201 U St. NW Opening: January/February Mai tais and scorpion bowls popped up on a number of bar menus in 2015. In 2016, D.C. will get a dedicated tiki bar with Archipelago from bartenders Owen Thomson, Joe Ambrose, Ben Wiley, and Noah Broaddus. The bar’s location (the former home of The Islander) helped determine the theme,

The Sovereign will pour 50 drafts and 250 bottles, including more traditional beers with dry, funky, sour, and complex flavors.

and the owners plan to go all in on decor with bamboo, tiki idols, and a palm tree mural.

More importantly, the crew will bring some serious cocktail chops to their umbrella drinks with fresh juices and fanciful garnishes. The bar’s food menu will tie in Chinese and Polynesian flavors. “The escapist culture was really important in that period when [tiki bars] first took off in America,” Thomson says.

“And I think people are into that again.”

9. Smoked & Stacked

1239 9th St. NW Opening: Spring Chef Marjorie Meek-Bradley is beginning to gain a national profile thanks to her role on the latest season of Top Chef. Locally, though, Meek-Bradley is already known for solid cooking at Ripple and Roofers Union.

Now, she’s stepping into her first project in which she has an ownership stake: Smoked & Stacked. The fast-casual restaurant in the Washington Convention Center will center around pastrami sandwiches served on milk bread. Meek-Bradley makes pastrami every week for Sunday brunch at Ripple, and it’s quickly become a favorite not just among diners but staff. “It’s not really a sandwich shop so much as a pastrami shop,” says MeekBradley. The limited menu will also include smoked chicken, portobello mushroom, and breakfast sandwiches (which diners can customize), as well as beer and wine.

10. Buttercream Bakeshop

1250 9th St. NW Opening: March Tiffany MacIsaac was no doubt the queen of D.C.’s dessert scene in her previous gig at Neighborhood Restaurant Group. She’s since broken out on her own with a custom cake and cookie business and is poised to open her first bakeshop this winter. Expect all manner of sweets from sticky buns to oatmeal cream pies, as well as some savory baked goods. And if the images that fill MacIsaac’s Instagram page are any indication, the treats will look as good as they taste. Momofuku Milk Bar will CP be put to shame.

Eatery tips? Food pursuits? Send suggestions to jsidman@washingtoncitypaper.com.

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what we ate last week:

Squid ink tagliarini with uni butter, $12, Nido. Satisfaction level: 4 out of 5

what we’ll eat next week:

Maine lobster French toast, $30, Kinship. Excitement level: 4 out of 5

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Trend Tablesetter

2015 was the year of Filipino food, family-style dishes, vegetable-centric menus, and fast-casual everything. What’s in store for D.C.’s food and drink scene in 2016?

Here are five trends to look out for.

—Jessica Sidman

Collaboration Restaurants

This year, Mike Isabella teamed up with chef Jonah Kim to open a Japanese-Korean restaurant called Yona and partnered with chef Jennifer Carroll for a pop-up that will eventually become a French Mediterranean restaurant called Requin. Expect even more joint ventures in the years to come. Chef collaborations are everywhere, and it’s only a matter of time until they evolve into actual business relationships.

Tasting Menu–Only Restaurants

Fine dining falls in and out of favor, but in 2016, it will be very much in. The newest upscale restaurants won’t be defined by white tablecloths or dress codes, but tasting menus are sure to star. At the Shaw Bijou, Eleven Madison Park and Per Se alum Kwame Onwuachi (currently on Top Chef) will offer 15 to 18 courses in his 32-seat dining room. Former CityZen chef Eric Ziebold will offer a seven-course tasting menu at Métier beside his just-opened restaurant Kinship. And Rose’s Luxury chef Aaron Silverman will devote his efforts to prix-fixe at his forthcoming fine dining spot, Pineapple and Pearls.

Diners

The reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. A new crop of diners is on its way in 2016, including Slim’s Diner in Petworth, Blue Diner and Fare Well on H Street NE, Community in Bethesda, and The Unconventional Diner in Shaw. Be warned, though, not all of these eateries will be your typical greasy spoons. Fare Well, from the owner of Sticky Fingers, is all vegan, while The Unconventional Diner dubs itself “high-end.” Still, you can count on some all-day breakfasts and classic comfort food. And maybe, just maybe, some 24-hour service.

Tiki Bars

D.C.’s top cocktail bars were all over tiki drinks this year. Barmini hosted a Tiki Week, Jack Rose Dining Saloon turned its upstairs space into a tiki bar, and Mockingbird Hill introduced a “Sherry Goes Tiki” menu over the summer. In 2016, D.C. will get a full-time tiki bar with Archipelago opening on U Street NW from four local bartenders. Don’t be surprised to find even more bars and restaurants mixing up mai tais and stocking up on mini umbrellas.

THE’WICHINGHOUR

The Sandwich: Yankee Pot Roast Where: Glen’s Garden Market, 1942 8th St. NW Price: $10 Bread: White sandwich roll Stuffings: Cider-braised beef, roasted onions, roasted carrots, apple slaw, cheddar cheese Thickness: 3.5 inches Pros: Roasted veggies give this sandwich an extra dose of flavor without sloppy and unnecessary condiments: The carrots are so soft and sweet, they’re almost like jam.

The cabbage in the slaw gives the sandwich some necessary crunch and a bit of sourness that cuts through four thick slices of beef.

Cons: While most pot roasts highlight slowly cooked, tender meat, the beef in this sandwich feels dry. Little cider flavor has infiltrated the meat, so you’re left chewing on tough, tasteless slices of beef.

Meanwhile, the apples in the slaw have gone mealy and don’t mix well with the crisp cabbage.

Distillery Cocktail Bars

When Green Hat Gin launched in 2012, the booze producer couldn’t even give out samples at its Ivy City facility. But thanks to changes in the law, distilleries can now serve cocktails on-site. That means tasting rooms are evolving into fullblown watering holes. The next generation of distilleries will be as much places to drink away the evening as they are manufacturing plants. The Murray Hill Club at Jos. A. Magnus & Co. is already setting an example, and new distilleries Cotton & Reed and Republic Restoratives also have big plans for their bars. Meanwhile, at least two distillery pubs are on the way: Farmers & Distillers and District Distilling Company. Get ready for people to start using the term “still to table” a lot more.

Sloppiness level (1 to 5): 2. The absence of sauces prevents this sandwich from becoming too messy, and the melted cheese keeps the beef in place. Some of the slaw might fall out of the bun as you bite, but just stick it back inside the bun and keep on chewing.

Overall score (1 to 5): 3. The well-prepared vegetables keep this sandwich from being a complete mess. In concept, turning a home favorite into a portable lunch option sounds great, but the dryness will make you yearn for grandma’s version.

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Revolution Strummer

Bells Of helped shaped D.C.’s punk scene in the mid-’80s, but its ferocious debut recordings collected dust for three decades.

When Bells Of frontman Lawrence McDonald turned 48 in October, he found a bag tied around the mailbox on his 200-acre farm in Westover, Md. Inside the bag was a package containing a vinyl copy of 00/85, a compilation of his band’s first recordings. Bells Of laid down those songs in 1985, but the record didn’t see the light of day until this past November, when Move Sounds Records finally put it out. It was a birthday present three decades in the making. “I received a couple more presents from a few other people,” McDonald says. “But none compared to that.”

Let’s rewind 30 years, to McDonald’s 18th birthday: It’s Bells Of’s second show—the band’s first with him as the frontman. Even though he booked the show at the Chevy Chase Community Center to celebrate his birthday, his band occupied the bottom of the bill: Embrace followed Bells Of, and Rites of Spring headlined. Those acts—along with bands like Gray Matter, Dag Nasty, Three, and Soulside—helped steer the musical course of Revolution Summer, a period in local music lore that revived D.C. hardcore and laid the foundation for a cornucopia of post-hardcore sounds for years to come. In 1985, Revolution Summer gripped a segment of the local punk scene—one that included McDonald and his thennewfound group.

“The music [McDonald] was writing had an ethereal side to it—for what we were in the midst of, what we were all doing, and where we were all coming from in terms of punk rock,” says former Rites of Spring drummer Brendan Canty. “It definitely felt like he was [tapping] into a really beautiful and melodic place.” The seven tracks on 00/85 fit with an era that prized melodic frisson and oblique lyricism, but Bells Of occupied its own space early on. McDonald’s magnetic, mercurial vocals seesaw from half-mumbled incantations to possessed barks, and his rambunctious guitars speed through jagged corners and animated curlicues.

The material on 00/85 resonates decades later, but for all its strengths, McDonald shelved the recordings after he finished mixing them with Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios.

McDonald moved on to a fresh batch of songs, and Bells Of

board came before the guitar, and McDonald remembers hanging out at the Bethesda Surf Shop when Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye were wont to show up. “I was informed by that—just going down there, hanging around there, seeing those guys skate at a very young age, and just being like, ‘Wow, man, this is so cool. I want to be part of this, I want to be like these guys,” McDonald says.

He was barely a teenager when he joined the ranks of a punk scene littered with coming-of-age musicians. At 13, he started a hardcore band called Capitol Punishment.

After it broke up, two of McDonald’s bandmates went on to form foundational Revolution Summer outfits: Colin Sears moved on to Dag Nasty, and Mike Fellows became a part of new scene linchpins Rites of Spring. McDonald would make his own vital, if underheard, contribution to Revolution Summer when he launched Bells Of in 1985.

Bells Of was McDonald’s vehicle from the start. He wrote all the music and lyrics, though at the beginning he didn’t intend to perform in front of a microphone, so he recruited former Faith vocalist Alec MacKaye. Before Bells Of played a single show, it earned at least one fan— Jason Farrell, who befriended McDonald through skating.

“When he started a new band and then he told me that Alec MacKaye from Faith was gonna be singing in it, I was just like, ‘This is what I’ve been fucking waiting for, this is the next band for me,’” Farrell says.

MacKaye’s involvement in the band was brief and tenuous at best. He fronted Bells Of’s first show in August 1985 but was gone before the band returned to the stage. And he wasn’t the only person who cycled through Bells Of’s lineup in the early days. After the band knocked out much of the 00/85 recordings and played its first show, McDonald invited Farrell, who was 15 at the time, to join the group on guitar. “I had never been in a band before. I wasn’t very good,” Farrell says. “I cut my teeth in that band, [and] through the very helpful instruction of Lawrence learned how to write songs.”

Farrell’s detailed contribution to the 00/85 liner notes describes the group’s second show as “rough,” but McDonald still made an impression. He made a fan out of Unrest guitarist and Teenbeat founder Mark Robinson. “The first time I saw Bells Of, I think, was their second show, which I didn’t really know was their second show until recently,” Handout photo by Mark McDonald

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wouldn’t release any music until long after Revolution Summer faded: Teenbeat Records put out the group’s debut, 11:11, in 1992. Meanwhile, the first Bells Of recordings collected dust and faded from the collective memory. Until now.

McDonald grew up in Bethesda, where he developed a deep affinity for skating and punk at a young age. The skate-

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McDonald wrapped up the first Bells Of recordings after three sessions at Inner Ear, and immediately set them aside to work on a new batch of tracks. The group’s lineup was in flux as well. “The band is essentially him—he will get whatever warm body he can to play on the drums and the bass,” Robinson says. Farrell stuck around for about a year before leaving Bells Of to form posthardcore outfit Swiz.

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CPARTS McDonald certainly did something right in the eyes of Move Sounds Records founder and artist Rich Jacobs, who first heard Bells Of while living in Colorado in 1987. Unbeknownst to McDonald, some of those early recordings started circulating on cassette: Jacobs remembers hearing two or three tracks on a mixtape he received from Dave Clifford, a friend who shared Jacobs’ affinity for D.C. hardcore. Jacobs was particularly moved by the tense, burning “Within Time.” “That one, it kind of almost haunted me for the last 30 years,” he says. “I love that song.”

At one point Jacobs tracked down McDonald on Facebook to ask about releasing the songs he’d heard as a seven-inch, but McDonald had forgotten about the recordings. He’d long abandoned Bells Of’s early songs, shifting through different sonic experiments across five albums. And he left D.C. too, moving southeast in 1995 to Maryland to launch Quindocqua Farms, where he grows organic vegetables and resides in a pre-Civil War house.

But Jacobs’ fortune changed when he struck up a conversation about D.C. hardcore a handful of years ago with Farrell, who befriended Jacobs when Swiz first started touring. “I said, ‘Have you ever heard of a band called Bells Of?,” Jacobs says. “[Farrell] kind of looked at me and he was like, ‘I was in that band.’ I had known him for years and had never [known] that—nobody really knew that he was in that band ’cause he’s not on any of the recordings.”

Farrell became a conspirator for releasing those early recordings, and he helped find the masters—turns out they were sitting on a shelf at Inner Ear, waiting for McDonald. The process of finally releasing the recordings on vinyl took longer than expected, in part because Farrell wanted to do his due diligence with the liner notes. “If we had been more streamlined, we probably could’ve had this up two years ago, or a year and a half ago, but it actu-

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ally ended up being perfect,” Farrell says.

Perfect not just because Farrell managed to get the record to McDonald on his birthday, but also because anything from D.C. punk’s, um, “salad days” commands attention—especially when it’s an undocumented recording. “Suddenly when there’s something of that era that you never heard of, it’s exciting and people are pretty psyched about that,” Farrell says.

The old recordings are stirring up a new interest in Bells Of. “This is probably the most attention Bells Of has ever gotten,” Robinson says. “Like, times three, at least—times 10, which is good.” (Teenbeat helped Move Sounds with the album’s digital release.)

Bells Of outlived every other band that started during Revolution Summer, but because 00/85 didn’t come out for decades, the band’s contributions to that era aren’t remembered with the same reverence bestowed upon Embrace or Rites of Spring.

“If that demo had been on Dischord and it had stayed in print all these years I think he probably would’ve been more better remembered,” Canty says.

It’s easy to wonder what might’ve happened had 00/85 come out when McDonald finished with it, but he doesn’t mind the route the record took. “I wanted Bells Of to be unique. When you hear it you don’t think of anything else but that particular band,” he says. “If somebody else had already done that, stay away from it because you’ve got your own story, and your own story is better than anybody else will be able to tell it if you cP tell it yourself.”

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Missed Honey

Two bookish musicals fall short of the high bars they’ve set for themselves.

Matilda the Musical Music and lyrics by Tim Minchin Book by Dennis Kelly Based on the novel by Roald Dahl Directed by Matthew Warchus

Matilda’s stagecraft is dazzling, but its sound is a disaster.

Bright Star Music and book by Steve Martin Music and lyrics by Edie Brickell Directed by Walter Bobbie Both at the Kennedy Center to Jan. 10

Words are the big losers in these two musicals about book lovers. Both the tour of Matilda the Musical and the Broadway-bound Bright Star were latecomers to the District’s over-crowded field of seasonal fare. Granted, Bright Star has been onstage for weeks, but it’s a new show, so the press wasn’t allowed in until Dec. 17. In other words, if you already bought tickets for the Steve Martin/ Edie Brickell musical, please don’t blame the critics. For those who have already seen Matilda on Broadway, I’m here for belated validation: Good decision.

Amplified sound always tends to get muddy in the Kennedy Center Opera House, but I’ve never heard a show sound worse than Matilda.

You may catch the opening-number refrain of “My Mommy Says,” but not much of what the kids are singing beyond that. The lyrics incude something about a miracle, which is what the Opera House sound techs need. There seems to be a combination of problems: a cast of children attempting exaggerated English accents; offstage singing that’s out of sync; and then the ongoing challenge of amplifying actors and instruments in a hall designed for pianissimo violins and belting sopranos.

Matilda opened on Broadway in March 2013. Hopefully all the folks in D.C. with kids who desperately wanted to see the musical have long since made the trip to New York, or better yet, have flown to London, where the show based on Roald Dahl’s children’s book has been running since 2011. Heck, you can appreciate clever numbers like “When I Grow Up” more on YouTube videos than you can hearing them live at the Kennedy Center.

Which is not to say that the touring Matilda is devoid of any live-theater magic. The sets (by Rob Howell) are like a super-cool 3D

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Scrabble board, an appropriate playground for the book-loving Matilda Wormwood.

Three pre-teen girls take turns playing the pint-sized heroine, the erudite daughter of a used-car salesman and a big-haired Latin ballroom dancer. In Act 1, Matilda’s plight is simply that she’s a preternaturally intelligent little girl with parents who rip up her library books. Off to Miss Agatha Trunchbull’s school she goes, where a kind teacher takes an interest in Matilda, but the headmistress (or headmaster, as it’s a cross-dressing role) is determined to demoralize “all the little maggots.” It’s not until Act 2 that the plot starts to percolate, and that leaves the musical feeling both overstuffed and a little rushed.

Dahl’s book was one of several of a 1980s wave of young adult telekinesis fiction. (For the record, The Girl With the Silver Eyes was my favorite from the genre.) The stagecraft used to depict Matilda’s supernatural abilities is impressive—there should be more of it. Instead, the magic is overshadowed by a subplot involving a local librarian and a fanciful back-

story about Miss Honey (the kindly teacher) and her deceased circus performer parents.

This is a children’s musical based on a book by the guy who gave the world Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. A world of pure imagination comes with the theatrical territory.

C h a n g e l i n g c h i l d re n , n u r t u r i n g booklovers, and paternal coincidences are also key tropes in Bright Star, the new musical by former New Bohemians frontwoman Edie Brickell and movie star-turned-funny-banjo player Steve Martin. Embracing kiddielit sentimentality is a problem for this ostensibly serious show about hardscrabble life in the early 20th century American South. Further raising an unmet bar, half the characters in Bright Star are supposed to be on staff at an esteemed Southern literary magazine, something along the lines of The Sewanee Review.

You’d hope that musical where people drop names like Hemingway and Eudora Welty and Thomas Wolfe would at least have decent dialogue and an absorbing plot. Bright Star does

not. I doubt literary script doctors can salvage this one, certainly not before Broadway previews begin on March 24.

“Which words should I cut, Ms. Murphy?” aspiring writer Billy Cane asks his eagle-eyed editor. “The superfluous ones,” she says dryly, and that’s as witty as things get.

By way of suspense, audiences can wonder for about two scenes whether Billy will marry Margo, the bookstore clerk back home in Hayes Creek, or Lucy, the worldly-and-wise copy editor who likes to down gin fizzes in the big city of... Asheville?

If theater critics had their say, he’d pick Lucy, as played by Emily Padgett. The spritely blonde was last seen at the Kennedy Center playing one half of conjoined sister act in Side Show. She provides the closest jolt to a mint julep when she sings and does a modified Charleston in “Pour Me Another,” but all too quickly ex machina cuts in, as it so often does in this musical. Billy hops on a train back to Hayes Creek, where he has the good fortune of finding a bride, a story for his first novel, and his family heritage all within five minutes on the same front porch.

That inviting porch is the best thing about Bright Star. Inside the see-through frame of the rotating house is an outstanding bluegrass ensemble, augmented by additional musicians playing in the catwalks. The sound is pristine too, as it often is in the smaller, retrofitted Eisenhower Theater. Brickell and Martin are decent musical collaborators; several numbers are adapted from their 2013 album, Love Has Come for You. Oddly, most lyrics on the record are more clever than those sung onstage. “When you get to Asheville, write me a letter,” Margo opines in Bright Star, while Brickell sang, “Send me an email,” and went on to tell her lover about Goldie’s latest dogfight, neatly mashing up old-timey tropes with present-day communication methods.

If only that same quirky creativity enlivened Bright Star, too. The musical is alternatively set in both 1923 and 1946, and the initial storyline is driven by cliched Southern Baptist bad guys who thwarted a romance much earlier in Ms. Murphy’s life. (It should be said that Carmen Cusack plays both her teenage ingénue and Anna Wintour-esque roles well.) Besides Billy’s bride-to-be, there’s another heavily telegraphed Big Reveal at the end of the musical, one that wraps everything up neater than a Laura Ashley bow. “It’s too corny for Broadway,” commented the patron behind me after the curtain came down at the Kennedy Center. Remember that Broadway is the sort of place where shows with characters named Matilda Wormwood and Miss Honey can run for years. Bright Star, I fear, is yet another D.C.-made show that will quickly fade CP from the New York marquees.

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Bethesda Blues and Jazz 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. (240) 330-4500. The Nighthawks, Jamison, Double O Soul. 8 p.m. $25. bethesdabluesjazz.com.

Rock & Roll hotel 1353 H St. NE. (202) 388ROCK. Lance Neptune, Chomp Chomp, Louis Weeks, Artimus. 9 p.m. $12. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

Funk & R&B BiRchmeRe 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.

(703) 549-7500. In Gratitude: A Tribute to Earth, Wind, & Fire, Motown & More: A Tribute to Motown and Soul Legends. 7:30 p.m. $35. birchmere.com.

ElEctRonic u stReet music hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Rex Riott, Basscamp, Spinser Tracy, DJ Underdog. 10 p.m. $5. ustreetmusichall.com.

Jazz mR. henRy’s 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. (202) 5468412. Anthony Compton. 8 p.m. Free. mrhenrysdc. com. twins Jazz 1344 U St. NW. (202) 234-0072. Kelly Shepherd. 9 p.m. & 11 p.m. $15. twinsjazz.com.

DJ nights dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Discnotheque with DJ Bill Spieler. 10:30 p.m. Free. dcnine.com.

saturday Rock

BiRchmeRe 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.

(703) 549-7500. Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun, Commander Cody. 7:30 p.m. $29.50. birchmere.com.

Black cat 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Doc’s Night featuring Scream. 8 p.m. $18–$20. blackcatdc.com. the hamilton 600 14th St. NW. (202) 787-1000.

Scythian, Second String Band. 8:30 p.m. $18–$23. thehamiltondc.com. iota cluB & café 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington.

(703) 522-8340. Albino Rhino, Pleasure Train, Night Streets, Thaylobleu, Chess Club Romeos. 8:30 p.m. $10. iotaclubandcafe.com.

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Rock & Roll hotel 1353 H St. NE. (202) 388ROCK. Bleached Bones, Happy Abandon, Sean Thomas Gerard. 8 p.m. $12. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

Funk & R&B Bethesda Blues and Jazz 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. (240) 330-4500. The Shadows of the ‘60s:

CITY LIGHTS: FRIDAY

LANCE NEPTUNE After boozy New Year’s Eve parties and noisy holiday gatherings, kicking off 2016 with a quieter musical lineup sounds like a pleasant alternative. Rock & Roll Hotel seems to think so, as it’s booked a trio of local electronic musicians for a show on New Year’s Day. Headlining the festivities is Lance Neptune, a producer based out of Glenarden, who blends percussive clicks and brushes with pulsing brass tones to create a calming, ethereal effect. Upping the energy level is Rockville’s Chomp Chomp, whose bolder, bass-heavy beats sound like they could back a pop song but resonate better on their own. Closing out the trio is James Artimus, perhaps the most experimental of the three. “She’s Got Shamwow” opens with what sounds like the hollow clanging of pipes and builds into a symphony of syncopated synths. Lance Neptune performs with Chomp Chomp, Louis Weeks, and James Artimus at 9 p.m. at Rock & Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. $12. (202) 388-7625.

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A Tribute to The Four Tops and Pink Palish. 8 p.m. $30. bethesdabluesjazz.com.

Jazz

Blues alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. YahZarah. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $35. bluesalley.com.

mR. henRy’s 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. (202) 5468412. Tacha Coleman Parr. 8 p.m. Free. mrhenrysdc. com.

Gypsy sally’s 3401 K St. NW. (202) 333-7700.

Elikeh, Spiritual Rez, Skribe. 8:30 p.m. $14. gypsysallys.com.

twins Jazz 1344 U St. NW. (202) 234-0072. Kelly Shepherd. 9 p.m. & 11 p.m. $15. twinsjazz.com.

DJ nights

ElEctRonic u stReet music hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Dan Deacon, James Nasty. 10 p.m. $10. ustreetmusichall.com.

dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Liberation Dance Party with DJs Bill Spieler and Shannon Stewart. 10 p.m. $2–$5. dcnine.com.

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Rock & Roll hotel 1353 H St. NE. (202) 388ROCK. DJs Rex Riot and Basscamp. 11:30 p.m. Free. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

sunday Rock

Bethesda Blues and Jazz 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. (240) 330-4500. Big Something, Dale and the Z-Dubs. 8 p.m. $20. bethesdabluesjazz.com. comet pinG ponG 5037 Connecticut Ave. NW. (202) 364-0404. A Sunny Day in Glasgow, EZTV, Outers Spaces. 9 p.m. $12. cometpingpong.com.

Funk & R&B Blues alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Robert Person. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $25. bluesalley.com.

Bossa BistRo 2463 18th St NW. 202-667-0088.

Three Man Soul Machine. 9:30 p.m. Free. bossadc.com. iota cluB & café 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington.

(703) 522-8340. The Pocket Band. 7:30 p.m. $10. iotaclubandcafe.com.

Jazz twins Jazz 1344 U St. NW. (202) 234-0072. Bobby Muncy. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $10. twinsjazz.com.

Monday Funk & R&B

Blues alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Nia Simmons. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $20. bluesalley.com.

tuesday go-go

Blues alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Familiar Faces. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $20. bluesalley.com.

classical the hamilton 600 14th St. NW. (202) 787-1000.

NSO In Your Neighborhood Kick Off. 8 p.m. Free. thehamiltondc.com.

Wednesday Rock

dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. The Split Seconds. 8:30 p.m. $8. dcnine.com.

Gypsy sally’s 3401 K St. NW. (202) 333-7700.

Threesound, The Wharf Rats. 8 p.m. $8. gypsysallys.com.

Funk & R&B Bethesda Blues and Jazz 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. (240) 330-4500. Jasmine Williams. 8 p.m. $15. bethesdabluesjazz.com.

Jazz Blues alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Kevin Jackson. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $20. bluesalley.com. twins Jazz 1344 U St. NW. (202) 234-0072. Justin Lees. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $10. twinsjazz.com.

CITY LIGHTS: SATURDAY

“DOC’S NIGHT” In September 2015, saxophonist and singer Doc Night—best known for playing a solo on “Still Screaming,” a reggae-influenced track from local hardcore punk band Scream’s 1985 album This Side Up—suddenly died. Night, born John Andre Williams, was a musical pioneer in the ’80s and ’90s D.C. music scene, an AfricanAmerican instrumentalist and vocalist in hybrid punk/ reggae/go-go outfits like Outrage, Static Disruptors, and Doc Night and the Hipnotix.

More recently, he lent his talents to ska band The Scotch Bonnets and many other local groups, including The Don’t Need Its, a 2014 one-off group featuring Dave Grohl and members of Bad Brains and Scream. Night, who was 52, was also a father of two and a caregiver for his father and adult brother. In order to help pay off his funeral expenses, the original, pre-Grohl version of Scream will headline “Doc’s Night, a Hardcore, Reggae, Go-Go Explosion” at the Black Cat. The event will also feature performances by artists with whom Night was associated, including Sitali Siyolwe and JuJu, HR, and The Hipnotix, who will appear with Doc’s children. Count on them to mix genres in a way that would have made Doc proud. The event begins at 8 p.m. at the Black Cat, 1811 14th St. —Steve Kiviat NW. $18–$20. (202) 667-4490. blackcatdc.com.

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CITY LIGHTS: SUNDAY

A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW A Sunny Day in Glasgow’s most recent album runs only 30 minutes, but its bright and dreamy arrangements beg to be on constant rotation. That’s the beauty of the Philadelphiaborn band. Nuanced synth and smooth guitar lines make A Sunny Day’s songs a quick crawl to upbeat satisfaction, but elements of noise-pop help this shoegaze act stand out in an otherwise overpopulated genre. On its 2015 double EP Planning Weed Like It’s Acid/Life Is Loss, the band took a risk. While the creation of 2014’s Sea When Absent took four years and several lineup changes, the 2015 EP seems like a continuous, experimental jam session with an impeccably tight crew. The album might only last 30 minutes, but a longer Sunny Day in Glasgow live set is, like the band’s name, something to look forward to. A Sunny Day In Glasgow performs with EZTV and Outer Spaces at 9 p.m. at Comet Ping Pong, 5037 Connecticut Ave. NW. $12. (202) 364-0404.

—Jordan-Marie Smith cometpingpong.com.

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dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Anthony Pirog, The Caribbean, Boats Burning. 8:30 p.m. $8. dcnine.com.

Gypsy sally’s 3401 K St. NW. (202) 333-7700.

SATISFACTION: The International Rolling Stones Show. 8 p.m. $13. gypsysallys.com. iota cluB & café 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington.

(703) 522-8340. Fireships. 8:30 p.m. $10. iotaclubandcafe.com.

Funk & R&B Bethesda Blues and Jazz 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. (240) 330-4500. PJ Morton. 8 p.m. $25–$30. bethesdabluesjazz.com.

Jazz twins Jazz 1344 U St. NW. (202) 234-0072. Twins Jazz Orchestra. 8 p.m. $5. twinsjazz.com.

BluEs Blues alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Chris Thomas King. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $22.50–$27.50. bluesalley.com.

countRy mR. henRy’s 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. (202) 5468412. Truck Farmers, Rogue Farmers. 6 p.m. Free. mrhenrysdc.com.

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OngOing: “Continuum.” Abstract sculptures and paintings inspired by the work of scientists by artist Rebecca Kamen. Dec. 1–Feb. 13. honfleuR GalleRy 1241 Good Hope Road SE. (202) 365-8392. honfleurgallery.com. OngOing: “Icons: Las Virgincitas.” In this series of twelve paintings, Dariana Arias depicts women from around the world as the Virgin Mary. Nov. 13–Jan. 8. moRton fine aRt 1781 Florida Ave. NW. (202) 628-2787. mortonfineart.com. ClOsing: “Maya

Freelon Asante.” New, textural paintings by the acclaimed artist. Dec. 12–Jan. 5. vivid solutions GalleRy 1231 Good Hope Road SE. (202) 365-8392. vividsolutionsdc.com. OngOing: “Pink, Part 1.” A new and colorful multimedia installation by local visual artist Carolina Mayorga.

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dance new yeaR’s Resolutions with Joy of motion Take classes in different styles of dance from Joy of Motion instructors at this year-opening event determined to get individuals moving. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. 2700 F St. NW. Jan. 2, 6 p.m.; Jan. 3, 6 p.m.; Jan. 4, 6 p.m.; Jan. 5, 6 p.m.; Jan. 6, 6 p.m.; Jan. 7, 6 p.m. Free. (202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org.

CITY LIGHTS: MONDAY

HAMLET The Sherlock special airs on New Year’s Day, but for those Cumberbitches looking for more opportunities to see Benedict on the big screen, Shakespeare Theatre Company has the ticket you’re looking for. He spent part of his summer on stage at London’s National Theatre portraying a certain moody, Danish prince, and while tickets to see him live on the banks of the Thames sold out months in advance, cameras captured every raised eyebrow and quivering breath for a broadcast as part of the National Theatre Live initiative. That Cumberbatch would eventually play Hamlet should come as no surprise: He’s earned the most acclaim when portraying men battling various levels of mental illness, both on Sherlock and in The Imitation Game. But while previous handsome Hamlets like Jude Law and Mel Gibson based their performances on generic good looks and well-defined jaw lines, Cumberbatch relies on his classical training (he has an M.A. in acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts) to bring the tormented royal to life. From your plush seat at Sidney Harman Hall, you’ll be able to take in every mournful soliloquy. The screening begins at 7:30 p.m. at Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. $20. (202) 547-1122.

—Caroline Jones shakespearetheatre.org.

CITY LIGHTS: TUESDAY

“NSO IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD” Leave your formalwear in the closet and your evening gloves in the box. If you’re planning to see the National Symphony Orchestra this week, you can do so in an atmosphere much more casual than the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall. For its fifth annual “NSO In Your Neighborhood” series, small groups of orchestra members will perform at venues throughout Penn Quarter and downtown. On most evenings, the area empties out by 6:30 p.m., when all the office workers head home, but organizers hope concerts at nearby venues like Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum will persuade curious listeners to stick around for an extra hour. For its kickoff at The Hamilton, violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists will join percussionists for a lively introduction to chamber music. These community-based performances often feature surprise collaborators, so shake off that stiff orchestra posture and enjoy the cozier setting. The National Symphony Orchestra performs at 8 p.m. at The Hamilton, 600 14th St. —Caroline Jones NW. Free. (202) 787-1000. thehamiltondc.com.

CITY LIGHTS: WEDNESDAY

COLIN BEAVAN Writer and “accidental activist” Colin Beavan continues to build on the lifestyle revolution he began nearly a decade ago in Manhattan. Beavan, who calls himself No Impact Man, started a blog in 2007 chronicling his family’s year of zero-impact living: no trash, an apartment-sized worm compost system, limited and local consumption, no electricity, and famously, no paper products. The New York Times called it “The Year Without Toilet Paper.” He traveled to colleges talking about No Impact Man, the book he developed out of his blog. His follow-up, How to Be Alive: A Guide to the Kind of Happiness That Helps the World, grew out of the questions students asked him on that tour about what they could do in their own lives, leading him to collect “the wisdom of philosophers, activists, and scientists who care about the quality of life on the planet.” His new how-to guide centers on the blending of “the good life” with service to the world, goals he insists are in harmony, not opposition. Colin Beavan reads at 7 p.m. at Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. (202) 364-1919. politics-prose.com.

—Emily Walz

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Bad Jews Three cousins—one secular, one nonsecular, and one somewhere in the middle—fight over a family heirloom following the death of their grandfather in this comedy that blends family and faith. After an acclaimed run last winter, Studio brings this spirited production back for another round. Studio Theatre. 1501 14th St. NW. To Jan. 3. $20–$81. (202) 332-3300. studiotheatre.org.

Black nativity Theatre Alliance again presents their production of this Langston Hughes play that retells the Christmas story from an African-American perspective and features a lively gospel soundtrack.

Anacostia Playhouse. 2020 Shannon Place SE. To Jan. 3. $10–$35. (202) 544-0703. anacostiaplayhouse.com.

BRiGht staR Steve Martin and Edie Brickell collaborate on this new musical, a love story set in the American South in the 1920s and 1940s about the powerful relationship between an editor and a recently returned soldier. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. 2700 F St. NW. To Jan. 10. $45–$175. (202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org. the cRitic and the Real inspectoR hound Shakespeare Theatre Company opens 2016 with two plays in one evening, both behind-the-scenes looks at life in the theater. Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 18th-century comedy The Critic is followed by Tom Stoppard’s The Real Inspector Hound, a mystery about two critics who become suspects when they see a murderous play. Lansburgh Theatre. 450 7th St. NW. To Feb. 14. $20–$108. (202) 547-1122. shakespearetheatre.org. kiss me, kate Cole Porter looks to Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew for inspiration in this joyful musical about a leading man who winds up co-starring alongside his ex-wife and the fellow castmembers whose lives revolve around them. Among the popular songs from this musical are “Another Op’nin’, Another Show,” “Tom, Dick, or Harry,” and “Too Darn Hot.” Sidney Harman Hall. 610 F St. NW. To Jan. 3. $20–$108. (202) 547-1122. shakespearetheatre.org.

matilda the musical A young girl uses her powers of intelligence and mind control to work her way out of horrific circumstances in this lively musical inspired by the Roald Dahl novel. Kennedy Center Opera House. 2700 F St. NW. To Jan. 10. $25–$175.

202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org. motown: the musical The story of a small music label that changed the sound of America in the 1960s and 1970s is told in this lively and historical musical. National Theatre. 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. To Jan. 3. $48–$98. (202) 628-6161. nationaltheatre.org. oliveR! Arena’s artistic director Molly Smith directs this musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about an industrious orphan and the friends he meets in London. Classic songs from this show include “Consider Yourself,” “Where is Love?” and “Food, Glorious Food.” Arena Stage. 1101 6th St. SW. To Jan. 3. $64–$99. (202) 488-3300. arenastage.org. too much liGht makes the BaBy Go Blind Just in time for the holidays, this Chicago-based theater group that promises to deliver 30 plays in 60 minutes returns to Woolly Mammoth for a spontaneous and interactive night of theater. Woolly Mammoth Theatre. 641 D St. NW. To Jan. 3. $35–$68. (202) 393-3939. woollymammoth.net. west side stoRy This tragic tale of warring gangs and devoted lovers comes to Signature for the first time. Featuring classic songs like “Tonight,” “America,” and “I Feel Pretty,” this production is directed

by Signature regular Matthew Gardiner. Signature Theatre. 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. To Jan. 24. $40–$96. (703) 820-9771. signature-theatre.org. wRestlinG JeRusalem Actor and playwright Aaron Davidman assumes the personalities of 12 characters on different sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict in this solo work, presented by Mosaic Theater Company as part of its “Voices From a Changing Middle East Festival: The War Comes Home.”

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WRESTLING JERUSALEM Understand the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine can be challenging for even the most well-read among us, and the bloody images of children caught in the middle are enough to make observers want to turn away. In an effort to both educate and provide some nuance to this decades-old conflict, Mosaic Theater Company has turned to monologuist and playwright Aaron Davidman. In Wrestling Jerusalem, he channels 12 different characters on different sides of the conflict to try and explain the everyday realities of life in Jerusalem, much like Anna Deavere Smith humanized the opposing parties in Fires in the Mirror. Theater J originally conceived and commissioned the piece in 2007, and as part of the research process, Davidman traveled to Israel and Palestine to find the stories he weaves into this production. Presented at Atlas Performing Arts Center as part of Mosaic’s Voices From a Changing Middle East Festival, Davidman’s bold performance aims to emotionally educate its audience about the stakes of the conflict. The play runs Jan. 6 to Jan. 24 at Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. $20–$40. (202) 399-7993.

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NE DC rooms for rent. $650/mo. utils plus cable included. $400 security deposit required Close to Metro and parking available. Use of kitchen, very clean. Seeking Professional. Call 301/437-6613.

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