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10 City Desk: If you’re reading this, your name is probably Michael or Mary.

12 Loose Lips: Report finds security lapses at D.C. government buildings.

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23 Kitsch In Cleaning: At Fringe, even washing dishes is performance art.

25 Arts Desk: The Kennedy Center is growin’ on the river.

25 One Track Mind: Puma Ptah, “Business of Confusion” 26 Short Subjects: Gittell on Boulevard and Olszewski on Ant-Man 28 Curtain Calls: Ritzel on Once

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story on Capital Fringe (“Fringe on Top, July 10�), you’re one of two minds on the theater fest: “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!� or “It is a tale/ Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury/ Signifying nothing.�

Fringer summed it up: “I haven’t seen nearly as many Fringe shows as this writer, but I’ve seen more than a few over the years, and the biggest problem I see is that it is, as noted, ‘un,OGAN &RINGE !RTS 3PACE juried.’ Literally anybody can stage anything, make any claims about it, &LORIDA !VE .% and charge $17 for a ticket. Even someone who wants to set up a table at a crafts fair usually has to go through some kind of pre-selection process. Fringe would boost its reputation, and might attract larger audiences, if shows were required to meet minimal professional standards. An alternative approach would be to ‘jury’ some shows and give them a seal of approval, and let others offer whatever they want at a lower ticket price.� It’s true, our city’s Fringe prides itself on being un-juried, but that doesn’t mean buying tickets has to be a crap shoot: Read some reviews. But reader Joe Markowitz (name’s a typo: This is probably publisher and writer Joel Markowitz of DCMetroTheaterArts) finds Fringe fine: “This posted 95 reviews on DCMetroTheaterArts and the 36 writyear’s offerings at the Fringe are pretty awesome. We have ers who are covering it for our site all say it’s the best Fringe so

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Prison Break. We got some great support for Tim Ebner’s Young & Hungry column last week on exprisoners in the hospitality industry. Commenter xx said, “Awesome article Tim. Nice to see a positive story on returning citizens, and the value they bring to our economy and food system when given a (second) chance.�

But the same readers went’st forth in lamentation over our choice of headline (“Second Helpingâ€? was the print headline but for online we went with “An Ex-Con Is Probably Helping Prepare Your Mealâ€?). You could say they were practically hysterical over what they felt was our tone of hysteria. x x (it appears readers went with an X-theme when choosing their handles in this particular comments section) wrote, “This is a wonderful and uplifting article, so what’s with the alarmist headline? Is something like ‘DC Restaurants, Social Programs Provide Second Chances for Convicts not clickbait-y enough?â€? Zzzzz‌ oh sorry, I nodded off reading that headline you suggested. Where were we? Oh yes: This only reads alarmist if you feel there’s something inherently alarming having ex-convicts prepare your food or serve you drinks. —Emily Q. Hazzard There isn’t.

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DISTRICTLINE ‘We’ve Got A Lot of People Dying’

In 2014, D.C. looked at expanding access to naloxone to limit heroin deaths. A year later, advocates and drug users are still waiting.

Every three or four days, John Matthews travels from his neighborhood in Southeast D.C. to the clinic at Bread for the City on 7th Street NW, in Shaw. There, he must wait in line, see a doctor, and get a prescription for the same drug he picks up on each visit. It’s an inconvenient errand, he says, but Bread for the City is effectively the only place in the metro area where he can easily acquire naloxone, an overdose-reversing drug that, he says, he’s seen used to save at least 50 lives in the past four years.

Matthews, a heroin user in his 40s who agreed to speak on the condition that we use a pseudonym, lives in an area where drug overdoses are common. For the past four years, he’s taken it upon himself to keep naloxone on hand when he visits the streets, parks, and hubs of drug use where overdoses are likely to occur. Matthews teaches others how to administer it, he says, and takes people with him on his frequent trips to pick up more naloxone.

“It’s common to have somebody there monitoring who can give [naloxone],” Matthews says. Federal and local laws restricting the distribution of the drug, however, make it difficult to keep supplies of naloxone in places where it’s needed most.

“There’s too many stipulations,” Matthews says. “We have people dying.”

Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that was developed in the 1960s. It bonds to the opioid receptors in the brain without activating them, cutting off the effects of opiate drugs.

Commonly known by the trade name Narcan, naloxone is carried by first responders,

Photographs by Darrow Montgomery

By Cameron Dodd

EMTs, and paramedics. It can be administered, in different formulations, intramuscularly, intravenously, or subcutaneously with a syringe or via an intranasal atomizer.

When given to someone who is overdosing, naloxone sends the body into instant with-

drawal, triggering vomiting, physical pain, and other unpleasant symptoms. Matthews, who was once administered naloxone during an overdose, describes coming back from unconsciousness as a burst of new life but feeling miserable and no longer high.

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“They’ll be mad as hell, but they’ll be alive,” Matthews says.

In places such as Massachusetts and New York state, naloxone has been made available without a prescription through what is called a “standing order.” Friends and family of opioid addicts, as well as other people likely to be around when an overdose occurs, are now able to buy or acquire naloxone kits with comparatively less hassle.

In D.C., creating a standing order for naloxone could allow more people like Matthews to acquire the life-saving drug and keep more on hand.

Following an April 2014 meeting with community health advocates, officials with the D.C. Department of Health expressed an intention to create a standing order modelled on the Massachusetts program. More than a year later, those advocates, as well as some of D.C.’s drug users, say they are still waiting for the city to follow through.

Nationwide, overprescription and abuse of painkillers is leading to rising numbers of drug overdoses. Forty-four people in the United States die every day from opioid overdoses; the drugs include heroin and prescription painkillers such as oxycodone and morphine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2013, more than 16,000 people died from overdosing on prescription painkillers, and around 8,000 people died from heroin overdoses.

At least sixty people died in D.C. of heroin, morphine, or methadone overdoses in 2013. The city doesn’t include data on deaths caused by prescription opioids, such as oxycodone, in the Chief Medical Examiner’s annual report.

Naloxone can be obtained in D.C. like any other prescription drug. Each time a user needs a new supply, he or she must go to the doctor and then to the pharmacy, where he or she is required to receive training in recognizing the signs of an overdose and administering the drug.

“Nobody’s getting it that way,” says Matthews. “Doctors will ask questions, want to know why you need naloxone. Users are afraid of being reported.”

Gerald Sabb, a community health nurse at Bread for the City, agrees that the stigma can keep people from seeking naloxone.

Working with the nonprofit’s needle exchange, Sabb trains clients to use naloxone and, with the approval of their staff medical doctor, gives out rescue kits, which include two doses, from a private examining

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DISTRICTLINE room in the clinic. He says he can’t imagine people wanting to stand in line and be trained to use naloxone in front of strangers at a regular pharmacy.

Bread for the City runs one of the District’s needle exchange programs and has the only clinic in the city where naloxone is prescribed and dispensed on site. They are still required to train clients to properly administer the drug, but compared to a normal pharmacy, the clinic offers a degree of privacy and anonymity. Bread for the City tracks the numbers of syringes and naloxone kits distributed through the needle exchange and requires clients to fill out paperwork. But clients’ names—which Bread for the City admits could be false—are never associated to the numbers.

In 2014, Bread for the City gave out just 95 naloxone kits. In the same year, the city’s three needle exchange programs supplied intravenous drug users with more than 700,000 sterile syringes.

Paramedics and EMTs in D.C . carry naloxone kits, and DOH reported a 50 percent increase in Narcan use by first responders between 2013 and 2014. The District’s “good samaritan laws” are intended to protect drug users present at an overdose from prosecution and encourage them to report overdoses. But Matthews says that even when drug users call 911, response times are often too long.

Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander, who chairs the D.C. Council’s Committee on Health and Human Services, says she knows the city has an issue with opioid drug abuse but does not believe the problem is as bad as in other jurisdictions. Still, she would be supportive of a standing order for naloxone if research shows it’s been successful in other cities, she says.

“We wouldn’t want to encourage risky behavior, but we want people to get all the help they can get,” Alexander says.

Sabb and Matthews agree with the latter point: The more people with regular access to supplies of naloxone, the more lives can be saved.

“There’s very little risk, it can’t do any harm,” Sabb says. “It can only help.”

In March of this year, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell issued a statement encouraging expanded use of naloxone as a strategy to combat rising numbers of opioid overdose deaths. The number of organizations in the U.S. that reported to the CDC providing naloxone kits to “laypersons” expanded from 48 in 2010 to 136 in 2014, according to a June report.

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been considering making naloxone available over-the-counter since at least 2012, but some states and cities have taken steps to expand access to the drug on their own.

In March 2014, then-Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency and led public health officials in the state to create a standing order for naloxone rescue kits.

Under this policy, pharmacists in Massachusetts are able to sell kits without a prescription.

(Although nonprofits like Bread for the City provide the drug at no cost, over-thecounter costs can vary widely—and the price of the drug is rising. In D.C., where naloxone is covered by Medicaid as a physicianadministered drug, the 80-percent rate of reimbursement for the injectable form of the drug will increase from $2.44 to $34.20 this August.)

A month after Patrick declared the state of emergency, Michael Kharfen of D.C.’s Department of Health met with Cyndee Clay, executive director of health- and social-services nonprofit HIPS, and Grant Smith of the Drug Policy Alliance about creating a standing order for naloxone modeled on Massachusetts’ program. Also in at the meeting was Dr. Walley Alexander, the medical director of the Boston Public Health Commission’s Opioid Treatment Program, who helped develop Massachusetts’ naloxone standing order.

Smith says DOH seemed interested in creating the standing order at the time of the meeting, but he never heard anything more about it.

“It is perplexing that in a jurisdiction of this size with such a problem with heroin and other drugs that we have that we don’t have more overdose resources in place,” he says.

Clay says she expected a standing order to be included in DOH’s request for applications for its 2015 needle exchange program.

“Be we’ve been waiting forever and haven’t heard anything,” she says.

She hopes that a standing order would allow HIPS to begin distributing naloxone in their facility as well as through their mobile service vehicles, which take their needle exchange and other services directly to people who can’t travel to their location in Brentwood.

Meadhbha Monaghan, a former Global Health Corps fellow working with HIPS, says a standing order would also allow HIPS’ “secondary exchangers” to distribute naloxone with relative ease. Secondary exchangers are well-connected, trusted individuals who distribute clean syringes in their communities.

Creating peer-based models of distribution for naloxone like this would “empower addicts to take their health into their own hands, rather than infantilizing or punishing them,” Monaghan says.

Gerald Sabb trains clients to use naloxone and, with the approval of their staff medical doctor, gives out rescue kits, which include two doses, from a private examining room in the clinic.

Kharfen, who is senior deputy director of DOH’s HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Administration, says the department is still intent on creating the standing order based on the Massachusetts program.

(DOH determined that expanding naloxone access could be done administratively through the standing order model, rather than legislatively through the Council.)

The delay stems from a staffing issue, Kharfen says, as DOH has been struggling to hire a new medical director for his administration, a role that Kharfen says is needed to oversee the implementation of a naloxone standing order.

“The commitment is still there to move

forward,” Kharfen says. “We just need this critical component, the medical director.”

But in the streets and parks, the need for more naloxone seems urgent to Matthews.

Heroin mixed with fentanyl, an anesthetic upwards of 15 times more potent than heroin, is becoming more common in the District, he says. Fentanyl looks just like a dose of heroin, but carries an increased risk of overdose and requires higher doses of naloxone to rescue a user from an overdose.

“It’s turning dealers into serial killers,” says Matthews. “We’ve got a lot of people dying who could have been saved if we had CP more Narcan.”

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DISTRICTLINE City Desk

tomorrow’s history today: This was the week that Chartwells, after a lawsuit settlement and criticism from the D.C. Council, quit as DCPS’ main food service vendor.

All That Jasmine

Do you have one of the most popular names in the District? D.C.’s Office of Revenue Analysis set out to answer that question using Social Security and other data, and published the results this week on its District, Measured blog.

Many of the names are, to use a term favored by journalists and tree enthusiasts, “evergreen” (think Michael, James, Elizabeth, and Jessica). Others seem to have become more popular only recently, or had a starring moment only in specific years. For example, we speculate that Jasmine’s popularity in 1994 may have had something to do with the release of Disney’s Aladdin, in 1992. Too bad for Abu, Iago, and Jafar.

The ORA also used 2013 income-tax filings and active-voter-registration records to calculate popularity. Overall, Michael and Mary were the most common names for D.C.’s men and women. More than 6,000 Michaels and 3,600 Marys are registered to vote here—and they tend to vote Democratic, like the rest of the District. Still, the data shows that today’s parents appear to be rebelling against their own, at least in naming their own kids: Mary and Michael aren’t as common among millennials in D.C. as they were among Baby Boomers.

Here are the most popular names given to babies in D.C. over the past 50 years, based on Social Security records. See the rest at washingtoncitypaper.com/go/popularnames. —andrew giambrone

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Jennifer (244) Kimberly (133) Lisa (114)

Michael (320) Christopher (308) James (217)

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Jessica (148) Jennifer (145) Elizabeth (108)

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Jasmine (102) Ashley (89) Alexandra (74)

William (109) John (96) Alexander (84)

Alexander (75) William (72) John (71)

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Lisa (368) Mary (287) Karen (258)

Michael (373) David (288) James (267)

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DISTRICTLINE Loose Lips

Guard Fail

Report finds security holes at D.C. government buildings By Will Sommer

Darrow Montgomery

Security at One Judiciary Square could be bypassed by entering through an adjacent food court, according to an OIG report.

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If you want to get into One Judiciary Square, the downtown building that houses many of the District’s bureaucrats, you have two choices.

First, you can go through the metal detector. After a lengthy wait, you’ll be treated to the whims of the city government’s security guards and how they’re feeling that day. Maybe you have to take off your belt, maybe you have to take your laptop out of the bag. It all depends on who’s running the security line.

Alternately, according to a recent report from the Office of the Inspector General, you could just get a taco. That’s because One Judiciary Square’s food court, which “boasts” a Baja Fresh, has both a street-side opening to the public and access to the rest of the building that’s past the metal detector. Someone walking into the food court, according to the OIG report, could use that loophole to bypass security entirely.

Already this month, the D.C. area has seen two false alarm reports of gunmen at Walter Reed in Bethesda and the Navy Yard. Both Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier praised police response to the Navy Yard incident.

But according to the OIG report, the District government hasn’t always been as vigilant about protecting its own buildings—and ignored earlier recommendations to make its own staffers safer.

The new OIG report exposes an array of problems with the Protective Services Division, the branch of the Department of General Services that handles security at District government properties. Besides the security hole at One Judiciary Square, the report found that background checks on staff are missing.Then, those same staffers miss training for the weapons they’re supposed to use to protect government buildings.

PSD’s problems would be bad enough if DGS weren’t already aware of these problems.

But the OIG report was actually a follow-up to an earlier 2010 report that found the same problems in the District’s security. Out of 24 recommendations made in the 2010 report, DGS wasn’t in compliance with 13 of them—more than half—when they were re-inspected last year. The agency was also only partially compliant with four of the recommendations.

It’s not that the District government doesn’t have experiences with the kinds of shootings that metal detectors at government offices are meant to prevent. In 1977, Hanafi Muslims took over the District Building, killing a reporter and wounding then-Councilmember Marion Barry. Despite that real-life example, though, the OIG report found DGS apparently uninterested in making buildings safer.

Five years after OIG first warned the District about security holes at One Judiciary Square, employees reported to investigators that they were still open. Along with the food court, anyone looking to skip the security line could go through the parking garage or the Old Council Chambers to get inside the building.

“Visitors routinely enter at these locations to avoid having to undergo security screenings,” the report reads.

That means that the often-lengthy line for the metal detector at One Judiciary Square wasn’t just a hassle—it was useless.

Anyone looking to cause trouble in a District government building, though, might not even need to dodge the security checkpoint.

The OIG report found that new recruits to the Protective Services Division underwent less training than District law requires. Other officers weren’t recertified in using batons or pepper spray. When PSD officers were trained, the agency struggled to track their hours to make sure that they met requirements.

Additionally, despite a union contract that promised physicals, PSD officers didn’t under-

The often-lengthy line for the metal detector at One Judiciary Square wasn’t just a hassle—it was useless. go biannual exams to make sure they were in shape. OIG found no evidence of new physicals for any PSD staffers, even though 70 percent of them had been on the force long enough to require one.

While PSD is tasked with keeping troublemakers out of District buildings, the agency wasn’t doing enough to make sure the same type of people didn’t make it into the division’s own ranks. Re-inspecting the agency last year, OIG found that there wasn’t a procedure in place for non-criminal background checks on applicants.

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There’s good news for scofflaw PSD employees who do run afoul of the agency, though: Discipline at PSD, according to the agency, is pretty lax. Despite warnings in 2010 that some officers could break District personnel rules without being punished—thanks to friendships with PSD higher-ups or a basic lack of documentation— PSD didn’t have a written policy on discipline when OIG reinspected the agency.

Officer Leroy Williams Jr., who chairs the PSD’s branch of the Fraternal Order of Police, says the department is dangerously understaffed.

“We have lost many officers over these last couple years, but none of them have been truly

replaced,” Williams says.

The lax state of DGS’ security at government buildings can’t be blamed on the new Bowser administration, since most of the OIG report covers last year, during the Vince Gray administration. Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh, whose D.C. Council committee oversees DGS, thinks the security problems at DGS have been resolved since the OIG report came out three months ago.

“They responded and they’ve taken appropriate action,” Cheh says.

DGS spokesman Darrell Pressley echoes Cheh.

“Our goal is to respond to all of them and address each of the various items, and we have done that,” Pressley tells LL. Of course, the District was supposed to implement the 2010 report’s recommendations, too, and that didn’t happen. Check back in another five years or, depending on some criminal’s CP plans, a lot sooner than that.

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SAVAGELOVE I have been happily married for 12 years. I’m deeply in love with my wife—she’s amazing, very sexy and gorgeous. I used to be jealous, but about six years ago, I lost my feelings of jealousy. In their place, I developed a strong desire to share my wife with other men. It’s my only fantasy. She knows about this, but she says it’s wrong. I never asked her to actually do it. Am I wrong for feeling this way?

—A Shamed Husband, A Marital Erotic Deadlock Objectively speaking, ASHAMED, there’s nothing wrong with your fantasy—hell, there would be a fuck of a lot right with your fantasy if your wife were turned on by it. So when your wife says, “It’s wrong,” try and hear what she should be saying: “It’s wrong for me.”

And if you’re the optimistic type, ASHAMED, you can opt to hear, “It’s wrong for me at the moment.” There are lots of women out there happily cuckolding their husbands—or happily playing the role of hotwife—who rejected the idea when their husbands first shared their fantasies. Don’t allow yourself to be shamed—“It’s not wrong, honey, but I understand it’s wrong for us”—and don’t pressure your wife to do it, and she may —Dan Savage surprise you one day.

With my past four serious girlfriends/sexual partners, I noticed that my sweat began to smell more like theirs after we had been sleeping together for a while. Is that a real thing or is it all in my head?

—Sweat Turning Into New Kink I haven’t heard of this, STINK, and it might be all in your head—but my hunch is that it’s all in your diet. The things you ingest impact the scent of all of your bodily fluids, some more noticeably than others, and the longer you’re with a particular woman, the likelier you are to be sharing the same meals, the same wines, the same beers, juices, recreational drugs, etc., and this is probably what’s causing your sweat to smell more like theirs —Dan the longer you’re together.

Your cuckquean marriage, which he ought to regard as a paradise, is only gonna work so long as you feel included.

Mom came for a week and snooped. She found our bondage stuff, just a set of cuffs and a blindfold, and completely lost her mind. What do we say to her?

—My Outraged Mom’s Madly Yelling “It’s a hotel for you next time.”

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I am a wife and a cuckold. I’m turned on when my husband sleeps with other women. I have wanted to pursue these fantasies pretty much for as long as I have been in serious relationships. My husband and I have been married for four years, and we worked hard to get to where we are today, learning how to communicate and setting rules.

Lately, though, I feel like my feelings are changing. While we do all our communicating with other women in group-chat settings, my husband has more free time than I do. Some days I wake up to literally hundreds of message exchanges, and I can’t keep up or get a word in. Making it worse: I oftentimes have to talk to him about mundane things, like bills and what we are having for dinner, while his conversations with other women revolve around hot sexts. We have better sex than ever, and I come harder, faster, and more often

after he has been with another woman. But I am not sure how to reconcile these feelings of jealousy and inadequacy. I worry that he’s thinking, “What am I doing with her when I could be by myself and get all the pussy I want?” I do not want to quit seeing other women (see the bit about hot, hot sex), but I do not know how to balance my fears and jealousy.

—Trouble In My Intense Desires Always nice to hear from the exception that proves the rule—typically, husbands get straight couples into cuckolding—but you’re not a cuckold, TIMID. Cuckolds are men.

Women who are turned on when their husbands cheat on them are cuckqueans. (Credit to Annie W., a former coworker who introduced me to that term.)

Okay, TIMID, let’s make a list of everything your husband would lose if he dumped you: love, stability, history, family, intimacy, hot sex, and someone to co-tackle the dayto-day crap (cleaning, bills, dinner) that he would otherwise have to tackle all by himself.

He would also lose a wife who’s happy to let her husband fuck other women—lots of other women—and those wives are few and far between. I’m not saying you’re wrong to feel insecure, just that you have more leverage— and more value—than you seem to realize.

Inform your husband that these feelings of jealousy and inadequacy—which are fueled by his thoughtlessness and inconsideration— are putting your arrangement and maybe even your marriage at risk. Your cuckquean marriage, which he ought to regard as a paradise, is only gonna work so long as you feel included (in the fun) and secure (in his commitment). Tell him he has to cut way, way back on the sexting, which has gotten way the fuck out of hand, and that he has to make an effort to include you more, or he risks getting cast —Dan out of paradise.

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My boyfriend and I have been together for two years. I moved in a year ago, and we have been happy living together since. During the past year, I’ve come across a lot of his ex’s old belongings— letters and pictures. It’s not like I snoop. He’s kind of a hoarder, and I frequently find this stuff tucked in books or drawers. It’s starting to frustrate me. I long ago threw away most of my ex’s things, and the stuff I did keep is stored in a box that’s out of sight and mind. I don’t necessarily want him to throw all this stuff away, but I want to feel comfortable in our shared environment. I also want to be able to think about our life together and not his past. How do I communicate this?

—Ex’s Various Items Disturb Entirely New Couple’s Environs

I’m like your boyfriend—not a hoarder, but definitely a tucker. I tuck letters and photos and other keepsakes into books, stuff them in the backs of drawers, set them on shelves or beside the rest of the tchotchkes. I do this because (1) I’m not organized/depressed enough to scrapbook, and (2) I like running across old photos or letters when I’m looking for something else.

Perhaps your boyfriend feels the same way—or maybe your boyfriend is a hoarder and a slob. Either way, EVIDENCE, my advice is the same: Own up to your insecurities—tell him that there’s nothing about his past that should prevent you from enjoying your present—and then ask him to make a reasonable accommodation. Tell him you would like to place his ex’s pictures and letters, as you run across them, into a box that’s clearly labeled and easily accessed, but out of sight and mind.

If he says yes, EVIDENCE, take that yes for an answer. That means putting whatever you find away, refraining from griping at your boyfriend about the stuff he chooses to hold on to, and reassuring yourself that a day will soon come when your shared environment is —Dan completely ex-proofed.

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Maybe it’s just a fear of abandonment after being burned. Maybe it’s a fear of those intimidating bike shops with all those cool hipsters.

But how do I get over it? It probably doesn’t help that I also hate my bike helmet (which the thief irresponsibly left behind), which makes me look like a red-faced mushroom-head.

—Recently Experience Perfidious Larceny And Cycling Eschewed Dear REPLACE: I’m sorry to hear about your stolen bike, even if you’re not especially torn up about it. Though you may have not been attached, it was still your personal property to resent and dislike, not that of some no-goodnik bike thief. I’m also sorry that he didn’t steal your unloved fungiform helmet, though it could still come in handy if you get into Super Mario cosplay.

Though your response to your bikelessness isn’t the same as that of GP, it’s understandable. To own a bike is to feel the fear of losing that bike—thievery is rampant and bikes are rarely recovered once purloined.

When you do eventually get a new bike, be sure to buy two sturdy U-locks. Use one to firmly lock your bike (even when inside) and the other to wield menacingly at your doofus neighbor, implicitly (or explicitly?) threatening against future boneheadedness.

Regarding the replacement bicycle, you’re already in good shape having determined that your former one failed you. Buying locally and in-person is generally a better approach than procuring a new bike from an online vendor. Ask bikey friends whose opinions you trust for shop recommendations. Walk into that shop and say “I’d like to test a few bikes, but I don’t plan on buying one today.” If you feel overly pressured to buy one, leave. If you feel your questions aren’t being answered, leave. If you absolutely fall in love with a bike, still leave (you can always come back), then go to another shop and do the same. Try a third shop if you haven’t found a bike or a shopping experience you’ve thoroughly enjoyed. And so on. Thereafter, weigh the panoply of options, factor in your budget, and hopefully by then, your excitement will far exceed —GP your concerns.

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By Jessica Sidman Three middle-aged men in suits are drinking wine at the bar at Le Diplomate, and Michal Matejczuk suspects one of them carries one of those heavy metallic credit cards. “Whenever you get a heavy card, you always know that this person spends a lot,” he says.

Their tucked-in shirts are also a good indicator. “If you’re tucking your shirt in, you mean business right now,” he says. Also, “If you’re wearing long sleeves right now in the dead heat of summer, you’re going out and you’re spending a lot of money.”

Over the years, Matejczuk has worked as hotel “guest service agent,” cashier, and server. Currently, he is general manager and executive chef at Dacha Beer Garden, and before that, he was an assistant general manager at Barcelona Wine Bar. I’ve brought him to Le Diplomate to explain exactly how restaurant staff think about diners when they walk in the door. We’re sitting at the bar, scoping out diners.

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with a beer, the other sipping a martini—are having dinner with a female friend, who’s not drinking. In the middle of a table, a cheese plate, which Matejczuk sees as a sign that they’ll be here awhile. “Gay men have a higher check average… I’m thinking maybe $125, $150?”

Matejczuk proceeds to go around the room and guess other tables’ check averages. The foursome who look to be in their 60s on a double date? Matejczuk expects they’ll spend around $300. “When it’s this smaller older group, they tend to pay a lot more.”

The dad in a pink button-up having dinner and sharing a bottle of wine with his wife and their adult daughter? $150 to $200. “Dad’s probably got a steak. Mom’s probably got a well-composed salad or a chicken dish or fish. I can’t read the daughter, though.”

Near the window, three women who look to be in their early 20s are sitting without drinks. “I wouldn’t expect too much.

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Meanwhile, a big group of teens and adults are huddling by the entrance. “That’s probably going to be a two to three hour table right there, so that really hurts your chances of tips,” he says. Plus, only the adults—and probably not even they—will be drinking, meaning a server could be missing out on $20 to $30 per person. “People with kids? Hmm, no thanks.”

Whether Matejczuk’s evaluation of the dining room is accurate or not, this isn’t just the way he thinks; it’s how a lot of servers think. The fact of the matter is, as soon as you enter a restaurant, the staff is probably sizing you up. Are you someone who’s going to order a lot of food and expensive drinks, then leave a big tip? Will your table be a total nightmare with no payoff? For many servers, their livelihoods depend on making snap judgements and sometimes relying on stereotypes.

“Everyone gets sized up, pretty much. We’re always just looking for money. It’s never really about anything but money and hassle,” says Brian (not his real name), a server of seven years who previously worked at P.J. Clarke’s. (Several of the people in this story requested anonymity so they could speak washingtoncitypaper.com july 17, 2015 19

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Often, you’re sized up before you even walk in the door. “We Google everyone,” says Amy (not her real name), who works at two buzzedabout D.C. restaurants that she didn’t want to name on the record. “I would say pretty confidently that most places that take reservations have looked you up already… We just look for what you do. If there’s a photo, that’s helpful.

We don’t save the photo—that’s creepy. I’m sure some places might.”

Your server would never dare bring up something from your LinkedIn or Facebook page, but your background may subtly inform their interactions with you. Amy claims it won’t change the quality of service at the restaurants where she works, but “the more information, the better. Knowing more always helps.”

When you walk in the door, the first thing servers will notice is what you’re wearing, Brian says. “If they’re dressed well, we assume they can at least afford to tip us the 20 percent we’re hoping for. If you’re not dressed well, we at least pray that you decided to save up for a good meal.”

While Armani or Hermès might seem like obvious giveaways, many servers I spoke to said clothing is often deceiving.

“The way people are in D.C., they’re always dressing to impress. They’re always looking to be the next president,” says Simon Stilwell, who previously worked at Oval Room, Rasika, and other Knightsbridge Restaurant Group establishments. Stilwell, who now works in Philadelphia, has held a variety of roles in his 15-year restaurant career, including general manager, beverage director, and server. He’s found that an expensive watch or well-tailored suit symbolize something more in cities like Philadelphia, because people aren’t always dressing up. In D.C., though, nice clothes don’t necessarily mean you have any money. They mean you know how to dress for your job.

“The suits can be really good if it’s lawyers and they just won their case. Suits can also be really good if they’re lawyers and they just lost their case,” says Stilwell. “You need to recommend wine to the ones who won, and Scotch and bourbon to the ones who just lost.”

All in all, though, people who actually have money are not flashy, says Zia (not her real name), a server at a popular Capitol Hill restaurant who previously worked at Georgia Brown’s, Busboys and Poets, and Paolo’s.

“It’s the subtle things in life. Sure, you have on some cargo shorts and a polo, nothing name brand, but I’m going to notice the quality.”

Zia relies more often on body language or mood to read who’s going to be a big spender or tipper. That couple that’s bickering or not talking? Not promising. “The people that walk in the door and they’re happy about life and they’re ready to have a good time, that’s

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the easiest signifier [that] they’re about to drop some serious cash.”

Stilwell likewise finds how people carry themselves to be the most telling. Diners with money tend to have more specific tastes.

For example, they might say something like, “We generally like to drink white Burgundies.

What do you have?” or “I really like Brunellos.” But if someone says they want Cabernet or “Italian wine,” that’s generally not an omen for a fat check.

Many servers also have their own personal stereotypes: “Southern Dad always drinks heavy and spends money,” says Zia, who’s worked in restaurants for 11 years. “Southern Dad is always a winner.”

But Zia says her favorite tables are groups of women in their 40s to early 70s. “You’re about to make all the money,” she says. “They’re a little bit like ‘I’m going to live my life how I want.’ It’s like redoing your 20s, but now you have more knowledge of self. And you have less debt, so you can wear a pair of Ferragamo shoes, not wish for them.” The groups of older women, she says, are the ones she counts on to immediately order a round of Madras cocktails or cosmopolitans. “A woman that starts with a martini and lets you know early in the game that she wants wine, you’re about to have the best night.”

At the same time, Amy says groups of millennial women are often perceived the opposite way. “I’ve heard this many times: Young white women, if they look like they’re in their early to mid-20s, you’re like, ‘OK, they’re not going to spend any money,’” she says. Plus, servers often expect they’re going to linger at the table a little too long.

Beyond that, perceptions about age are mixed. Some servers say older generations still have it in their minds that 15 percent—not 20 percent—is standard gratuity. But that’s not consistently the case, and even if septuagenarians tip less percentage-wise than 20-somethings, they might spend more, making the overall tip above average.

Whether or not the staff pools tips can make a difference in how servers approach a table. In a pooled house, servers are more likely to help each other with a “whale”—the term used for a big spender. They also may be less likely to immediately stereotype people based on who they think has money. In a restaurant where it’s every server for him or herself, there’s more likely to be “sharks,” who will try to poach the perceived best tables.

“I’ve been a shark before,” Zia says. “If there’s someone who’s a weaker server than you and maybe can’t handle all their tables, or someone’s asking them some serious wine questions, and they’re fumbling with it, I’ll take the table… I always ask, but I don’t ask in a way that you can say no to me.”

Depending on the restaurant, staff can get

very competitive for potential big spenders, especially when it’s been a slow week or you have a lot of sharks, Zia says. “I’ve stolen people’s tables before. You didn’t get here fast enough, so here I am.”

Stilwell says many high-rolling regulars request specific servers. That often ticks off less veteran staff, but Stilwell would encourage them to cultivate their own relationships by remembering names and drink orders and making notes in the OpenTable system. “Once the trust was built between you and them, I found it very easy to, on certain days, escalate their check exponentially,” he says. The guy that usually went for a $150 bottle of wine might be talked into a $500 bottle on occasion if he has a rapport with the person selling it.

Other times, servers might try to suck up to whoever holds the reservation book. At Barcelona, servers were always begging Matejczuk for certain tables that they perceived to have a lot of money. The restaurant had identifiers in its system noting “birthday,” “bachelorette party,” “anniversary,” or “VIP.” “VIPs, they’re just screaming,” he says. “It’s just this small little note that they think, ‘I’m going to get the most money right now.’”

On the flip side, there’s a pervasive stereotype that tourists and foreigners don’t tip well.

After all, the tipping system is different or non-existent in other countries. “They’re not going to tip me. Why are are you giving them to me?” servers would sometimes complain to Matejczuk if they had to wait on foreigners, especially if it was one of the last tables of the night. (Matejczuk is himself an immigrant from Poland.)

But does the perception that someone’s going to spend a lot of money actually change how they are treated? Often the answer is yes, say several industry veterans.

That’s not to say that everyone else won’t get good or even great service. But a potential whale undoubtedly will receive the royal treatment. The server will also likely try to sell up and talk more about the pricier bottle of wine or tasting menu.

“I’m definitely going to mention specials to people I think are willing to spend the money on specials. And I definitely am going to mention the higher priced cocktails and liquors,” says Brian.

At the end of the day, profiling only goes so far. Servers can Google you, check out your clothes, and judge your drink order all they want, but people are unpredictable, and there are never any guarantees.

“You literally don’t know what’s going to happen. There’s always this element of surprise,” says Amy. “Human beings are fasciCP nating things.”

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

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what we ate last week:

Soft-shell crab amandine, $34, Chez Billy Sud. Satisfaction level: 5 out of 5 what we’ll eat next week:

Schnitzel “a la Holstein,” $29, The Riggsby. Excitement level: 4 out of 5

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Dîner en Blanc, the all-whiteclothing flash mob picnic, claims to have a 13,000 person waitlist.

How the week’s food happenings measure up

People are actually buying Claudia’s Steakhouse’s $125 martini.

&pizza will offer a bacon cheeseburger pizza through Labor Day.

La Jambe, a French wine, charcuterie, and cheese bar, is coming to Shaw.

brew in town MUMBO SAUCE

The Passenger will return to Shaw in 2016.

José Andrés and Geoffrey Zakarian back out of Trump’s D.C. hotel.

Harpoon Take 5 Session IPA Where in Town: RFD, 810 7th St. NW

The Bill Cosby mural remains at the original Ben’s Chili Bowl.

Price: $6.50/14 oz.

Navy Yard Oyster Company may not be coming to the Capitol Riverfront.

Are you gonnA eAt that?

Drink

The Drink: Cannabis-Infused Pomegranate Lemonade Where to Get It: Metropolitan Wellness Center; 409 8th St. SE, #201; (202) 8173920; mwcdc. com; prescription required Price: $32 What It Is: A mix of cold-pressed pomegranate and lemon juices with cayenne pepper.

The Founding Farmers team will open a $7 million distillery pub in D.C.

Oh, yeah, and 60 to 70 milligrams of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. Dubbed More Passion, it’s one of five recently released THC-infused juices created by cannabis cultivator District Growers. These are the first marijuana-infused edibles in D.C., and they’re available solely to those with a medical marijuana prescription. I obtained a bottle through someone with a prescription.

What It Tastes Like: Citrus is the primary flavor, though the slightly sweet beverage has a robust tartness due to the pomegranate. Sadly, the cayenne pepper is indistinguishable. Sadder still is the subtle, but pervasive dank marijuana aftertaste that lingers long after the lemony tang has fled your tongue. It tastes like lemonade someone used as an ashtray for their joint.

The Story: Corey Barnette, owner of District Growers and co-owner of Metropolitan Wellness Center, wanted to give patients

Mass Appeal Founded in 1986 by a group of friends who were beer geeks long before it was considered hipster chic, the Harpoon Brewery was one of the first to open in Massachusetts in nearly a quarter century. (They even have state permit #001 to prove it.) Since then, Massachusetts has become home to more than 100 craft breweries, and Harpoon, which as of last year is employee-owned, has expanded to become the 15th-largest craft brewery in the country.

Harpoon is known for perennial favorites, like their award-winning IPA and UFO White, as well as more exotic creations and limited releases. To these offerings, we must now add Take 5 Session IPA.

Grape leaves stuffed with rice and chicken liver at Nido

with appetite issues or problems inhaling an alternative way of getting their dose of THC. “This is an opportunity to promote our promise that we always want to provide a healthy alternative,” he says. That being said, the company already plans to roll out three additional lines of edibles in the next 120 days: baked goods, bite-sized sweet treats (potentially honey drops and chocolates), and base ingredient cooking supplies, such as THC-infused olive oil and butter.

How to Drink It: I initially drank a quarter of the bottle—the recommended dose is a third of the bottle, but I wanted to be conservative. I felt nothing after an hour, so I drank another quarter. (The bottle label recommends waiting one hour before increasing dosage.) Nearly two hours later, I was still only feeling mildly buzzed and slightly tired—which was probably due to the fact that it was midnight—so I called it a day and went to bed.

—Nevin Martell

High Five True to its name, Take 5 will make you want to do just that—set aside your work and your worries and take a sip (or five). Brewed with Simcoe, Amarillo, and Citra hops, this golden amber libation carries strong aromas of pine and citrus rind. Take 5’s initial bready flavor, from a blend of four malts, turns sharply bitter and is followed by a bone-dry finish. Despite all that, the brew is delightfully smooth and refreshing with a decent amount of body for such a meager beer. Released last month in the Northeast, Take 5 arrived on taps in D.C. this week and will soon be available in bottles and cans as well. And sure, IPAs are ubiquitous, but at just 4.3 percent alcohol, here’s a particularly good one that you can drink all the lazy summer day long. —Tammy Tuck

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Watching Clueless with As If! author Jen Chaney:

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Kitsch In Cleaning In this performance artist’s particularly Fringe-y show, he comes to your house and cleans out your sink.

I can now tell you this from experience: There’s really no perfect way to prepare for a performance artist to come to your home and do your dishes.

I found myself slightly anxious in the hours before the Dishwasher—aka Brian Feldman—came over to perform Dishwasher, his Capital Fringe piece. I don’t tend to suffer from too much anxiety, but I did find myself worrying whether I’d left too many dishes for him, feeling proud that I’d just bought new sponges (god forbid he have a reason to judge the quality of my cleaning equipment), and wondering what he’d think of the state of an apartment that, on July 11, was still recovering from a Fourth of July rager.

Right on schedule, Feldman arrived with photographer Sonja Bradfield in tow at the apartment I share with three roommates. Now, four people with one small kitchen can produce an impressive pile of dishes on any given day, so we are fortunate to have a dishwasher (machine, not person) that generally keeps us in a fairly livable condition. However, I gather that Feldman wasn’t quite prepared for the day-old mass of dirty dishes we’d left in the sink in anticipation of his arrival.

Eyes wide, he asked if we had a sink stopper (we didn’t) and whether he could rely on our dishwasher (of course).

Over the course of the next 45 minutes, Feldman meticulously scrubbed every whiskey glass, salad plate, wooden cutting board, and slow-cooker pot we’d left for him, with an eye for detail I’m afraid to say we don’t often employ. After a few minutes of getting accustomed to the stranger in the kitchen, I was surprised to find how natural it all was. We ran through discussion topics—other performance art pieces he’s done, recent shows we’ve seen around town, the perennial Washington, D.C. vs. New York City debate, what other Fringe pieces look good. Just a normal conversation between two theater nuts. I had to remind myself that he was technically in the middle of a performance, but when it came down to it, that was the point. “[Performance art] is immediate. It’s intended for audiences here and now, and if you miss it, it’ll never happen again,” Feldman told me in my kitchen. “It always adapts and is flexible, and is almost like a collaborative effort between the performer and the audience, if you can even call it an audience. A co-participant. One of the best things about conceptual performance is that it doesn’t have to be defined.

It could be anything.”

The “anything goes” approach to performance art is re-

Dishwashing as performance art

Handout photo by Sonja Bradfield

By Anne Larimer Hart

flected in Feldman’s body of work. His bug for the medium set in early. As he approached his bar mitzvah, he begged his family to participate in a conceptual art piece where party guests would watch them eat dinner together on stage. His mother refused at the time, but many years later consented for a piece called The Feldman Dynamic as part of the New York International Fringe Festival. Many other performances have followed, including txt, which is running in D.C. almost every week this year.

As for Dishwasher, the impetus came from an actual dishwashing job in an Orlando restaurant. As Feldman looked at the insurmountable, infinitely growing pile of dishes, with the hubbub of the line cooks chattering in the background,

he thought that the only thing missing was an audience. That was four years ago, and the show has finally come to fruition as part of Fringe. Eighteen lucky viewers—and their co-inhabitants—will have their homes turned into conceptual art spaces.

Back to my kitchen: For the second half of Dishwasher, Feldman cold-read a monologue of my choosing. After seeing a few other unusual spins on Shakespeare during Fringe, the Bard was on the top of my mind. After all, his oeuvre has survived stranger things than a rooftop reading in Georgetown (She’s the Man, anyone?), and I couldn’t resist the meta-ness of hearing the Dishwasher uttering the line, “All the world’s a stage.” Feldman took 10 minutes to prepare the text, and my roommates and I clamored out of a bedroom window onto the roof for a picturesque excerpt of As You Like It, appropriately surrounded by trees. And perhaps the strangest part of it all: He was great! After 45 minutes of dishwashing and ten minutes of prep, Feldman rendered the classic monologue with power, creativity, and as much honesty as he brought to washing our dishes. Which again, is his entire point.

Don’t get me wrong—this endeavor is certainly abnormal, but long after our dishwasher left, my roommates and I sat about, dirtying more dishes with over-easy eggs (and missing our washer), discussing central questions of life and art and where lies the divide. By tidying a few kitchens over the next few weeks, Feldman is challenging that very hazy frontier. CP

2015 Capital Fringe CritiCs’ piCks

With the Capital Fringe festival well underway, it’s easy to feel buried under the pile of 129 shows that have overtaken H Street NE, Brookland, and all the pockets in between.

Fringeworthy, City Paper’s blog devoted to the shenanigans, has you covered: Check out these seven shows (whose reviews are excerpted here) for an independently verified good time, and check washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/fringe for way more reviews than you’ll know what to do with. Above all, —Andrew Lapin don’t forget your button.

The Last Burlesque

A family-run burlesque house faces bankruptcy in this raunchy, nudity-filled good time that’s “everything a Capital Fringe show should be, and more.” (Reviewed by Andrew Lapin) washingtoncitypaper.com july 17, 2015 23

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Blind Pug Arts Collective Presents: The Theatre of Self Loathing Presents: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?

Yes, that’s an intentional misspelling in the title. Blind Pug’s avante-garde stage farce is “a theater person’s theater piece.”

(Peter Orvetti)

The Winter’s Tale

This is Shakespeare by way of surfer-bros. It’s “less propelled by plot than by the relationship between the audience and their hopes for a live performance.” (Rachel Kurzius)

I am the Gentry

Wombat Drool

Cara Gabriel’s one-woman show questions her own role in the reshaping of H Street NE. The result is “an honest and funny take on race and class in the District.” (Joseph Marks)

Veteran Fringe audience member David Kessler puts his career as a zookeeper on the stage. “Kessler delivers a vigorous and confident performance that, combined with compelling anecdotes, lulls the audience into a constant state of charm.”

(Joseph Price)

POWER! Stokely Carmichael

This one-man show about the Black Power leader “immerses you in the world of social justice without turning into a church sermon.” (Lapin)

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Hermes serenades a modern-day Ariadne in this musical, millennial update to the Greek myth. The show “keeps its (winged-sandaled) feet planted firmly in the realm of Classical drama.” (Molly Simoneau)

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After six years leading Washington Project for the Arts, Lisa Gold leaves for the Hirshhorn:

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Growin’ on the river

One trAck MinD

Despite ceremonially breaking ground for a massive expansion in December 2014, the Kennedy Center has yet to

start building anything new. Now, after several rounds of negotiation with the National Capital Planning Commission, one scrapped idea for a floating structure in the Potomac, and many discussions about which type of grass

In One Accord

best suited the environment, construction can finally begin. The commission unanimously approved the plans on July 9. Three new structures will create more spaces for staff and performers, and the redesigned landscape will

Puma Ptah

give visitors a place to enjoy the view of the Potomac and quietly contemplate the arts. Here’s what the future Kennedy Center will look like and how it will operate upon completion in September 2018.

Standout Track: No. 3, “Business of Confusion,” a dramatic, sociopolitical roots-reggae track from D.C.-based, U.S. Virgin Islandsborn singer Christopher Smith, aka Puma Ptah. Best known as a vocalist with Thievery Corporation, Ptah is also a former member of Archives, a traditional D.C. reggae band.

“Business of Confusion,” from Ptah’s first official solo release, In One Accord, opens and closes with gentle, unhurried piano runs from keyboardist Scott Schoem underneath Ptah’s deep, ardent vocals. Recorded at Honest Music in Adelphi, the tune also features a concise guitar solo from Gregory “Tanash” Tanyi.

Entry Pavilion Home to classrooms and multipurpose spaces, this pavilion will connect to the others below ground. The design aims to join the Kennedy Center, a living memorial to the 35th president, with the monuments and memorials on and around the National Mall.

—Caroline Jones

Glissando Pavilion In addition to housing office space, rehearsal rooms, and classrooms, the north face of the pavilion will act as a projection screen for broadcasts of productions happening inside the Kennedy Center. An adjacent lawn is designated as a viewing area.

On His Own: Working as a solo lead with supporting musicians rather than as part of Thievery Corporation gave Ptah more creative freedom. “I can say exactly what I wanted to and how I wanted to,” he says.

“With Thievery Corporation, I’m not drastically limited, but I just have to be mindful that there [are] many other players, especially vocalists. I have to make sure what I’m bringing is consistent and compatible.”

Here, Ptah is in charge of both lyrics and melody, and his other players help flesh out —Steve Kiviat his island-rooted vision.

Listen to “Business of Confusion” at washingtoncitypaper.com/go/pumaptah. Puma Ptah plays Carter Barron on July 24.

Courtesy the Kennedy Center

Musical Motivation: The song slams people who purposely deceive others through misinterpreted religious texts and commercial messages, like in the ads for skin-bleaching products featuring Bollywood stars Ptah saw in India. “There is no shame in their game,” Ptah sings, linking such manipulation to “the evolution of slavery.” Historically, he says, people all over the world have obeyed the commands of priests, emperors, kings, scribes, and pharaohs who warned of supernatural punishment for earthly deeds.

River Pavilion While no longer located in the river, this structure’s function remains the same: Large windows and retractable walls will allow those outside to peer into rehearsals and performances, and a small café provides a place to grab a snack in an environment less chaotic than the main building’s cafeteria. A pedestrian walkway from the South Lawn that would connect to the waterfront still awaits approval from the planning commission. washingtoncitypaper.com july 17, 2015 25

FilmShort SubjectS Crowned robin Boulevard Directed by Dito Montiel For those of us still mourning Robin Williams’ death, Boulevard is almost too painful to watch. The film is strong on its own terms, a slow but compelling emotional drama about a closeted gay man coming to terms with his identity. That the protagonist is played Williams, giving one of the best and most vulnerable performances of his career, adds a heartbreaking subtext. It’s a film about second chances and finding peace late in life, which we know Williams never did, setting up an agonizing interplay between the character’s first tentative steps into the world and the actor’s tragic final step out of it.

Nolan Mack (Williams) is a married, middle-aged man whose life has been dedicated to the art of risk aversion. He has worked at the same bank for a quarter century. When his boss raises the idea of a promotion, instead of celebrating, Mack panics at the possibility of a more public position. Prim and polite, never offensive, Mack has only a single close friend (Bob Odenkirk), and he’s locked in a genial but apparently platonic marriage to Joy (Kathy Baker), who sleeps in a separate bedroom.

The role serves as a winning culmination of Williams’ career. For decades onscreen, he has alternated between gentle (Good Will Hunting) and manic (Good Morning Vietnam), but Boulevard ties these dichotomous sides of his persona into a knot. Like a duck on a pond, Nolan is calm on the surface, but working frantically underneath just to stay afloat. He is a kind, generous husband and reliable employee, but these virtues, while not quite inauthentic, have been cultivated to protect him from scrutiny. Soft, subtle, and psychologically astute, it is one of Williams’ most complete performances.

Mack’s truth finally forces its way into the light when Nolan literally bumps into Leo, a young sex worker (Roberto Aguire). The two go to a hotel—not to have sex, but to talk—and what they talk about doesn’t matter much. Nolan is just trying to get comfortable with another gay person, and he uses Leo, who is upfront about his sexuality but reticent to share the rest of his life, to that end. They strike up a tenuous friendship, which unfolds too predictably; we know that Nolan’s two worlds will collide at some point and the truth will come out, and director Dito Montiel struggles to transcend the script’s clichés.

But this is Williams’ show, and he remains captivating to the last. In his final starring role, Williams eschews all of the comic tics and hyperactive monologues on which he built his film career. It’s tempting to say that, in Boulevard, he’s finally revealed himself to us, but that’s probably an oversimplification; posthumous performances often inspire a critic to generalize. Still, it’s a challenge to hear Mack’s

Robin Williams’ last role is one of his best.

Paul Rudd brings a ferocious battle onto a toy train set in Ant-Man. dialogue (“Maybe it’s never too late to finally start living the life you really want”) and not feel Williams’ pain. That his offscreen tragedy elevates Boulevard from the generic to the sublime is a complicated truth to grapple with, as surely no one would trade good art for human life. Boulevard forces viewers to deal with this intersection of life and art in all its rich, un—Noah Gittell comfortable complexity.

Boulevard opens July 17 at West End Cinema.

A bug’s strife Ant-Man Directed by Peyton Reed At times, Ant-Man feels like a living eulogy. In one scene, pre-Ant-Man Scott Lang makes like MacGyver during a heist, fashioning complicated solutions to unexpected obstacles like a fingerprint reader and

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Titanic-era safe. His actions are zippily edited, and if the sound effects had been enhanced, the scenes might’ve seem lifted out of Edgar Wright’s British TV series Spaced.

Edgar, is that you?

It’s not, of course. The director was originally attached to Ant-Man but walked before filming began (“creative differences,” wouldn’t you know); Yes Man’s Peyton Reed stepped in to replace him. And though Wright still retains a screenplay credit, so do Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, and Ant-Man himself, Paul Rudd. It’s tough to discern how much of the moderately funny dialogue stormed out of Wright’s Brit-twisted brain.

As with any premature departure, viewers thoughts may turn into obsessive what-ifs as life—I mean, the film—goes on.

Creative differences, personnel changes, and an embarrassment of scripters tend to culminate in disaster, so it’s a surprise that Ant-Man isn’t quite that. Though the film is an inarguably lesser addition to the Mar-

vel Comic Universe, the charm of Rudd, the doofiness of Michael Peña (who knew?), the badassery of Evangeline Lilly, and the punchability of Bobby Cannavale create enough novel oomph to compensate for every “We gotta get outta here fast!” cliché.

It’s hard to buy Rudd as a thief who’s just getting out of San Quentin when the film opens, but let his lack of tough-guy cred slide, and he’s as personable a newly christened superhero as any of the Avengers.

(MCU diehards will be delighted when one of them shows up to feel Ant-Man out after beating him down.) S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, Stark Industries—the filmmakers allow these worlds to seamlessly, wonderfully collide. And in less than two hours!

Lang decides to work for Baskin-Robbins (the source of a few solid jokes) rather than get caught up in a tip from his former cellmate, Luis (Peña, expertly delivering the kind of well-meaning but childlike character who’s distracted by shiny objects). But when Lang’s ex (Judy Greer) puts financial terms on his right to see their daughter, he agrees to One. Last. Job. Enter the odd old man, Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and soon Lang learns how to miniaturize and embiggen himself on command, becoming Lord of the Ants. It’s technology that had been buried by Pym after Things Went Wrong, but now his estranged daughter, Hope (Lilly), and her evil, bald boyfriend, Darren Cross (Corey Stoll), have discovered the secret. Of course, Cross wants to use it to take over the world, a popular movie job that, frankly, sounds exhausting.

Just when CGI cues eyes to glaze over, Reed returns to realistic dimensions to ludicrous comic effect, as in a ferocious battle that takes place on a Thomas the Tank Engine train set. These mini superheroes and villains are as serious as Captain America is earnest, which brings the funny when they’re shown to scale.

The quartet of screenwriters didn’t manage to serve up the barrage of one-liners typical of most Marvel entries, but one particularly entertaining trick is having Luis tell a long-winded story while showing the people he’s quoting as they lip-sync to his tangents.

(Peña’s voice coming out of someone else’s mouth while saying, “There’s a bigass safe, just chillin’!” is genius.) Most of the amusement, though, comes from Rudd’s characteristic goofy arrogance.

Still, even after the double post-credit scenes (that’s right, double), viewers will lament what Ant-Man might have been with an across-the-pond, Shaun of the Dead touch. As it stands, they’ll leave AntMan vaguely satisfied—and a little itchy.

—Tricia Olszewski Ant-Man opens Friday at local Regal and AMC theaters.

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TheaTerCurtain Calls

Handout photo by Joan Marcus

Musical Once loses city shots of Dublin but gains intimate-feeling performances.

Erin Go Bar Once Music by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova Directed by John Tiffany At the Kennedy Center to Aug. 16 “For an island this tiny to make all these writers and poets and musicians! This is insane,” pronounces the protagonist, a young Czech immigrant, in the musical Once. As she says this, she smiles at the handsome Irish guitarist at the center of the story making music.

One artform she does not mention the island making is theater. But in his stage adaption of the beloved 2008 low-budget film Once, Irish playwright Enda Walsh continues to prove by example that the tiny island is still exporting great drama. While the touring version—making its D.C. debut at the Kennedy Center—has its slower moments and would look better in a more intimate space, the musical retains the spirit of the film while working within the rich traditions of Ireland’s theater canon.

For example, Irish plays are very often set in bars; so is Once. They often begin with a patron at that bar telling a story. That’s the case in Once too, except the stories are sung: first a gloomy traditional ballad (“On Raglan Road”), then the central songwriter strumming and belting his breakup anthem “Leave” with the sincere earnestness of Achtung Baby-era Bono.

In John Carney’s film, the songwriter Glen Hansard, frontman of the Frames, played an aspiring musician with a day job at his father’s vacuum cleaner-repair shop. Fans of the film may recall Hansard was originally just supposed to write the music. He ended up starring opposite his cowriter, Marketa Irglova, who portrayed an immigrant pianist whose willingness to give love a second shot ends 28 july 17, 2015 washingtoncitypaper.com

up lifting Hansard’s character out of a postbreakup funk. They went on to perform at the Academy Awards and win an Oscar.

In the musical, director John Tiffany (former artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland, perhaps best known for Black Watch), has all the actors play their own instruments. While other musicals use that strategy as an interpretive gimmick, the onstage musicmaking in Once feels far more organic, and in the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater, it also sounds terrific.

Dani de Waal, playing “Girl,” is a bit more precocious than Irglova’s character was in the film. There’s something to be said, however, for bringing more energy to the stage version, and that’s a challenge for her costar Stuart Ward; the movie cameras could zoom in on Hansard’s sad, craggy face, but audiences in the balcony cannot. Both actors are best when holding a pick or sitting on the piano bench.

Walsh livens things up a bit by giving the supporting characters more to do. On tour, those portrayals include Evan Harrington as Billy the horny music shop owner; Benjamin Magnuson as the closeted bank teller who happens to play the cello; and Erica Swindell as Reza, the feisty Czech siren who is also a superb fiddler.

Bob Crowley’s barroom set relies on the cast carrying small props and furniture on and off stage to create a sense that the action is moving from Grafton Street, to the music shop, to Girl’s apartment, and so on.

Whereas the film was paean to Dublin, the sparseness of the musical allows audiences to better connect their own trials of love and romance to the scenarios onstage. Once may be an Irish story, but like so many spun by the island’s poets and playwrights, it’s also a —Rebecca Ritzel universal one.

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(703) 237-0300. Rockin’ to Lockin’. 7 p.m. $11. thestatetheatre.com. tropicalia 2001 14th St. NW. (202) 629-4535.

Happyness, Heavy Breathing, Michael Rault. 7:30 p.m. $10–$12. tropicaliadc.com.

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ElEctRonic U street mUsic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Tuxedo (DJ Set). 10 p.m. $10. ustreetmusichall.com.

Jazz BlUes alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Marcus Johnson. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $27.50. bluesalley.com.

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

Jamison and Double O Soul, Mark Wenner, Ron Holloway. 8:30 p.m. $18–$25. Lloyd Dobler Effect. 10:30 p.m. Free. thehamiltondc.com.

Jammin Java 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna. (703) 255-1566. Deanna Bogart Band. 7:30 p.m. $20. jamminjava.com.

Hip-Hop 9:30 clUB 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. Jake Miller, Jasmine V, Alex Angelo. 6:30 p.m. $25. 930.com.

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Still mourning NBC’s cancellation of Hannibal? Studio Theatre has just the antidote: a wildly funny production of Silence!, a musical parody of Silence of the Lambs.

Yes, the oh-so-quotable, Oscar-winning film that turned Anthony Hopkins into a predator has gotten the song and dance treatment, complete with a chorus line of dancing lambs. First performed to acclaim at the 2005 New York International Fringe Festival, the show became an off-Broadway hit and continues to bring the raunch with songs like “Put the Fucking Lotion in the Basket.” Director Alan Paul (known for his epic musicals at Shakespeare Theatre and for his Studio directorial debut, a sexy, S&M-tinged production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show) brings his cheeky, smart, sometimes shocking sense of humor to this show. Silence! makes a fine showing in Studio’s summer musical tradition, especially with the addition of a full-service bar.

Toast Dr. Lecter from your seat with a nice Chianti. The musical runs July 15 to Aug. 9 at Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. $20–$40. (202) 332-3300. studiotheatre.org.

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kenneDy center millenniUm staGe 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. VSA International Young Soloists Winners. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

DJ nigHts Dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Discnotheque with DJs Sean Morris and Bill Spieler. 10:30 p.m. $2–$5. dcnine.com.

saturday Rock

Birchmere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.

(703) 549-7500. The Bacon Brothers. 7:30 p.m. $39.50. birchmere.com. the hamilton 600 14th St. NW. (202) 787-1000.

Emmet Swimming. 8:30 p.m. $18–$25. Vintage #18.

10:30 p.m. Free. thehamiltondc.com.

Jammin Java 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna. (703) 255-1566. Lenka. 10 p.m. $15–$22. jamminjava.com.

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merriweather post pavilion 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. (410) 715-5550. Vans Warped Tour. 11 a.m. $38.50–$45. merriweathermusic.com.

castleton Farms 663 Castleton View Rd., Castleton. (866) 974-0767. L’heure espagnole and Scalia/ Ginsburg. 8 p.m. $20–$120. castletonfestival.org.

rock & roll hotel 1353 H St. NE. (202) 388-ROCK. The Ike Reilly Assassination, Justin Jones and Guests. 8 p.m. $12. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

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U street mUsic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Elle King, Conner Youngblood, Gene Jr. and the Family. 7 p.m. (Sold out) ustreetmusichall.com.

Funk & R&B amp By strathmore 11810 Grand Park Ave., North Bethesda. (301) 581-5100. Chopteeth. 8 p.m. $20–$30. ampbystrathmore.com. mUsic center at strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda. (301) 581-5100. Kindred the Family Soul, Angela Winbush, Chelsey Green. 8 p.m. $43.20–$88. strathmore.org.

ElEctRonic U street mUsic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Route 94, Alan Blancato. 10:30 p.m. $15. ustreetmusichall.com.

Jazz BlUes alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Marcus Johnson. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $27.50. bluesalley.com. reston town center 11900 Market St., Reston.

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Vocal

Jammin Java 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna. (703) 255-1566. The Nighthawks. 7 p.m. $20. jamminjava.com.

JiFFy lUBe live 7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow.

(703) 754-6400. Idina Menzel. 8 p.m. $25–$125. livenation.com.

Hip-Hop howarD theatre 620 T St. NW. (202) 803-2899.

Salt-N-Pepa. 8 p.m. $39.50. thehowardtheatre.com. kenneDy center millenniUm staGe 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. Brother Ali. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

opERa Barns at wolF trap 1645 Trap Road, Vienna.

(703) 255-1900. The Ghost of Versailles. 7:30 p.m. $42–$88. wolftrap.org. castleton Farms 663 Castleton View Rd., Castleton. (866) 974-0767. Roméo et Juliette. 7 p.m. $20–$85. castletonfestival.org.

classical castleton Farms 663 Castleton View Rd., Castleton. (866) 974-0767. Castleton Chamber Players.

11 a.m. $20–$50. castletonfestival.org. wolF trap Filene center 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.

(703) 255-1900. National Symphony Orchestra: Pokemon: Symphonic Evolutions. 8:30 p.m. $25–$45. wolftrap.org.

DJ nigHts 9:30 clUB 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. No Scrubs 90’s Dance Party with DJs Will Eastman and Brian Billion. 9 p.m. $16. 930.com.

Black cat BackstaGe 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Common People with DJ lil’e. 10 p.m. $7. blackcatdc.com.

Dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Peach Pit with DJ Matt Bailer. 10:30 p.m. $2–$5. dcnine.com.

sunday Rock

Birchmere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.

(703) 549-7500. Ambrosia. 7:30 p.m. $29.50. birchmere.com.

Black cat 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490.

Dinosaur Jr. 7:30 p.m. (Sold out) blackcatdc.com.

Funk & R&B wolF trap Filene center 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.

(703) 255-1900. Patti LaBelle, The Jones Family Singers. 8 p.m. $30–$60. wolftrap.org.

Jazz BlUes alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Marcus Johnson. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $27.50. bluesalley.com.

countRy kenneDy center millenniUm staGe 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. Frankie Lee. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

opERa castleton Farms 663 Castleton View Rd., Castleton. (866) 974-0767. L’heure espagnole and Scalia/ Ginsburg. 6:30 p.m. $20–$120. castletonfestival.org.

CITY LIGHTS: SATURDAY

NORTH BY NORTHWEST In an ever-humid D.C. July, under the glaring sun, a dreamy night on the Congressional Cemetery green brings a welcome dose of cool, spooky summer nostalgia. Usually a closed-off crypt garden, the cemetery is sharing its deceased inhabitants’ space with casual filmgoers for one night with an Alfred Hitchcock joint on the big screen. In 1959’s North by Northwest, Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint star as two paramours on the run following a series of strange events. Bring bug spray and someone to clutch onto—the revered thriller demands a cuddle buddy more sympathetic than a corpse. The film shows at 7:30 p.m. at Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE. $10 suggested donation. (202) 543—Jordan-Marie Smith 0539. congressionalcemetery.org.

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CITY LIGHTS: SUNDAY

SCALIA/GINSBURG

Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court’s most reliably and loquaciously conservative justice, always has choice words for the liberal side of the bench led, in large part, by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. His dissent in the most recent Obamacare case savaged liberals’ arguments as “jiggery-pokery” and “pure applesauce”; in the marriage case decided the same week, he called them “pretentious” and “a judicial putsch.” So it’s odd, to say the least, that the two justices are great pals who vacation together and share a love of opera. This last detail inspired University of Maryland Law School graduate Derrick Wang to write an opera about the pair’s prickly but affectionate relationship. If this sounds like blatant pandering to D.C.’s politico-professional class, well, there’s a precedent for political operas, though the tongue-in-cheek Scalia/Ginsburg is more Capitol Steps than Nixon in China. Its debut run is at the Castleton Festival, held each summer at the estate of late New York Philharmonic director Lorin Maazel, way out in Virginia horse country. This show’s not so Capitol Hill-centric after all: You’ll need a car to get there. The performance begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Castleton Festival, 7 Castleton Meadows Lane, Castleton. $20–$120. (540) 937-3454.

—Mike Paarlberg castletonfestival.org.

classical castleton Farms 663 Castleton View Rd., Castleton. (866) 974-0767. Symphonic Concert with Maestro Fabio Luisi. 2 p.m. $20–$85. castletonfestival.org.

Monday Rock 9:30 clUB 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. Neon Trees, COIN, Fictionist. 7 p.m. $25. 930.com.

Fort reno 3800 Donaldson Place NW. (202) 3556356. Hemlines, Proxy States, Two Inch Astronaut. 7 p.m. Free. fortreno.com.

U street mUsic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 588-

Rock

Black cat 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Sonny & The Sunsets. 7:30 p.m. $12. blackcatdc.com.

Dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. The Answer. 9 p.m. $12. dcnine.com.

countRy verizon center 601 F St. NW. (202) 628-3200.

Shania Twain, Gavin DeGraw. 7:30 p.m. $50.50–$151. verizoncenter.com.

Folk

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Birchmere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.

(703) 549-7500. Steeleye Span. 7:30 p.m. $35. birchmere.com.

BluEs

Hip-Hop

Birchmere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.

wolF trap theatre-in-the-wooDs 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. (703) 255-1900. Alphabet Rockers.

10:30 a.m. $8. wolftrap.org.

1880. Son Lux, Landlady. 7 p.m. $15.

(703) 549-7500. Jonny Lang. 7:30 p.m. $69.50. birchmere.com.

classical kenneDy center millenniUm staGe 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. NSO Summer Music Institute. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

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tuesday

Vocal national mUseUm oF the american inDian 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW. (202) 6331000. A Fiddler on the Roof Sing-Along. 6:30 p.m. $30–$42. nmai.si.edu.

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Wednesday

Folk

Black cat BackstaGe 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Wylder, the Duskwhales, Matt Hutchinson.

7:30 p.m. $10. blackcatdc.com.

Hip-Hop

Rock

Dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Planes Mistaken For Stars, The Mauls, Polyon. 8 p.m. $10–$12. dcnine.com.

U street mUsic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Emily King, Redline Graffiti, the Shadowboxers.

7 p.m. $20. ustreetmusichall.com.

Funk & R&B Bossa Bistro 2463 18th St NW. 202-667-0088.

Lamont Bagfeel. 10 p.m. $5. bossproject.com.

ElEctRonic

wolF trap Filene center 1551 Trap Road, Vienna.

(703) 255-1900. Brandi Carlile, First Aid Kit. 7:30 p.m. $30–$40. wolftrap.org.

9:30 clUB 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. GoldLink, Sango, Esta, Lakim, Joe Kay. 7 p.m. $20. 930.com.

JiFFy lUBe live 7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow.

(703) 754-6400. Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, Rae Sremmurd, Tinashe, Dej Loaf. 7 p.m. $25–$89.50. livenation.com. wolF trap theatre-in-the-wooDs 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. (703) 255-1900. Alphabet Rockers.

10:30 a.m. $8. wolftrap.org.

thursday Rock

kenneDy center millenniUm staGe 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. Robotic Musicians and Musical Cyborgs. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

9:30 clUB 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. U.S. Air Guitar Conference Finals. 8 p.m. $20. 930.com.

U street mUsic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Darius, Pat Lok, Seba Yuri. 10:30 p.m. $10. ustreetmusichall.com.

Black cat BackstaGe 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Katiee, HD Sunrise, Time Is Fire. 7:30 p.m. $10. blackcatdc.com.

countRy

Dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Skylar Spence.

9 p.m. $12. dcnine.com.

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

The Dustbowl Revival, Dom Flemons. 7:30 p.m. $15–$20. the hamiltondc.com.

Fort reno 3800 Donaldson Place NW. (202) 3556356. Magnetar Flares, Rancho Notorious, Incredible Change. 7 p.m. Free. fortreno.com.

maDam’s orGan 2461 18th St. NW. (202) 6675370. The Human Country Jukebox Band. 9 p.m. Free. madamsorgan.com.

rock & roll hotel 1353 H St. NE. (202) 388-ROCK. Fantastic Negrito, Wanted Man, Ron Gallo, Tommy Models. 7:30 p.m. $12. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

CITY LIGHTS: MONDAY

HEMLINES Titling a plodding song “Giant Biscuit Gravy Bowl” and including the line “veggies are for pussies” automatically turns the ear of listeners, whether they identify as foodies or rock ’n’ roll fans. But dig a little deeper into the four-track demo of local punk act Hemlines, and you’ll find that the band lays its sardonic crosshairs on far worse offenders than plant eaters. Its groove picks up along with the tempo on some more frenzied tracks, with vocalist Katie Park screaming the band’s feminist lyrics with such might and speed, some listeners might find it hard to keep up. When paired with a thumping bassline and explosive cymbal crashes, her power carries the band further than the smaller indoor venues Hemlines has played in the past. It’s appropriate, then, that the band has been chosen to perform at Fort Reno alongside two equally loud acts: Proxy States and Two Inch Astronaut. Hemlines performs with Proxy States and Two Inch Astronaut at 7 p.m. at Fort Reno Park, Nebraska Avenue —Caroline Jones and Chesapeake Street NW. Free. fortreno.com.

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SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL

Some of us grew up dreaming of living in a palatial estate with more bedrooms than we have fingers and toes. While the thought of dozens of bathtubs is nice, unless you’ve got a family of 10 or an entire commune to house, some rooms will go unused. So, a group of motivated builders asks, why not build small? Tiny houses are homes of around 325 square feet (the minimum size for a legally livable unit) built on top of trailers so they can be easily moved from place to place. The film Small is Beautiful highlights the experience of four tiny-house residents in Portland, Ore., chronicling the building process and examining how living in a smaller space with fewer personal belongings can decrease debt. It screens at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company as part of a presentation by the local tiny-house activists from Boneyard Studios. If you’re persuaded to go small after viewing the film, enthusiasts will be on hand to answer questions and provide construction tips. The film shows at 8 p.m. at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, —Caroline Jones 641 D St. NW. $15. boneyardstudios.org.

U street mUsic hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Tanlines, Mas YSA. 7 p.m. $15. ustreetmusichall.com.

Jazz Birchmere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.

(703) 549-7500. Peter White, Richard Elliot. 7:30 p.m. $45. birchmere.com.

BlUes alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Larry Coryell, Strings Attached. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $25. bluesalley.com.

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

Will Hoge, Scott Kurt. 7:30 p.m. $15–$20. thehamiltondc.com. kenneDy center millenniUm staGe 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

Vocal wolF trap theatre-in-the-wooDs 1551 Trap Road, Vienna. (703) 255-1900. All-American Boys Chorus. 10:30 a.m. $8. wolftrap.org.

Books

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canDen schwantes arcinieGa The author of Wicked Georgetown and Wild Women of Washington, D.C. discusses some of the city’s most notorious characters and signs copies of her books. She also reads on July 23 at 7 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Library.

West End Library. 1101 24th St. NW. July 22, 7 p.m.

Free. (202) 724-8707. roBert l. Grenier The author, a former director of the CIA’s counterterrorism center, recounts his experiences in 88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. July 23, 7 p.m. Free.

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Gary hart The former senator and presidential candidate discusses his latest volume of political theory, The Republic of Conscience. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. July 20, 7 p.m. Free.

(202) 364-1919. naDia hashimi The Afghan author tells the story of a family that relocates to England in order to avoid the Taliban in her second novel, When the Moon is Low. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. July 21, 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919. hUrston/wriGht FoUnDation reaDinG The foundation, which supports work by authors of color, hosts a reading featuring poet Terrance Hayes, journalist Wil Haygood, and novelists Breena Clark and Chinelo Okparanta. Busboys and Poets Brookland.

625 Monroe St. NE. July 19, 6:30 p.m. Free.

laUren acampora, emily mitchell The short story authors read from their latest collections, Viral and The Wonder Garden. The Writer’s Center. 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda. July 19, 2 p.m. Free.

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preeti r. John The author, a critical care surgeon in Baltimore, spoke with dozens of female surgeons to gather the tips in her book, Being a Woman Surgeon: Sixty Women Share Their Stories. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. July 18, 3:30 p.m. Free.

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nina ansary, cyrUs copelanD Ansary discusses her examination of Iranian women, Jewels of Allah; Copeland reads from his memoir, Off the Radar.

Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. July 21, 6:30 p.m. Free. (202) 387-1400.

martha Joynt kUmar The Towson University professor examines the relationship between the 43rd and 44th presidents in her new book, Before the Oath: How George W. Bush and Barack Obama Managed a Transfer of Power. Politics & Prose. 5015

Connecticut Ave. NW. July 19, 5 p.m. Free.

(202) 364-1919. ella leya The Azerbaijan-born author drew from her personal experiences when writing her debut novel, The Orphan Sky. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. July 17, 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.

BenJamin markovits Markovits sets his seventh novel, You Don’t Have to Live Like This, in Detroit following the financial crisis, when a pair of upwardly mobile Ivy League graduates seek to revitalize the city.

Busboys and Poets Takoma. 234 Carroll St. NW. July 19, 6:30 p.m. Free. (202) 726-9525.

James mcGrath morris Morris examines the impact of journalist Ethel L. Payne’s career in the biography Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne, The First Lady of the Black Press. Library of Congress James Madison Building. 101 Independence Ave. SE. July 21, 12 p.m.

Free. (202) 707-5000.

DaviD nicholson anD JeFF richarDs The two short story writers read from their latest collection: Nicholson discusses Flying Home: Seven Stories of the Secret City and Richards reads from his Civil War-set novel in stories Open Country. Politics & Prose.

5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. July 18, 1 p.m. Free.

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Joanna rakoFF The author reflects on the year she spent working for a literary agent and responding to a reclusive author’s fan mail in My Salinger Year. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. July 18, 6 p.m.

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(202) 364-1919. mary zieGler The author considers how the decision in Roe v. Wade has changed the way we discuss abortion in After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate. Politics & Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. July 19, 1 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.

Galleries

arlinGton arts center 3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. (703) 248-6800. arlingtonartscenter.org.

OngOing: “Play.” Games and toys are examined through the lens of contemporary art in this group show that aims to engage viewers of all ages.

July 11–Oct. 10. artisphere 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. (703) 875-1100. artisphere.com. OngOing: “Bruised.” Local animator Safwat Saleem and WAMU’s Rebecca Sheir curate this new participatory art project that invites visitors to share their stories of defeat. Saleem will then animate the stories and display them on screens throughout the building. April 15–July 31. athenaeUm 201 Prince St., Alexandria. (703) 5480035. nvfaa.org. ClOsing: “Saturate.” Six artists respond to the theme of water through painting, printmaking, glass, and sound works in this new group show. June 4–July 19. athenaeUm 201 Prince St., Alexandria. (703) 5480035. nvfaa.org. Opening: “Fields of Energy.” Abstract works by David Carlson and Pat Goslee, painters who are very concerned with spiritual exploration.

July 23–Sept. 6.

BrentwooD arts exchanGe 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood. (301) 277-2863. arts.pgparks. com. ClOsing: “At War With Ourselves—A Visual Art Response.” Members of the Black Artists of DC respond to poet Nikky Finney’s rumination on race and contribute to the national conversation on the black experience in America through visual art.

May 25–July 18.

Dc arts center 2438 18th St. NW. (202) 462-7833. dcartscenter.org. OngOing: DCAC members and amateur artists display their own work at this annual celebration of experimental and inventive art.

July 10–Aug. 30. hemphill Fine arts 1515 14th St. NW. (202) 2345601. hemphillfinearts.com. OngOing: “William

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Christenberry.” Images of rural Alabama by the American photographer. June 10–Aug. 1.

Alexandria. To August 2. $50-$55. (703) 548-9044. metrostage.org.

forming Arts Center. 1333 H St. NE. To August 2. $29.

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honFleUr Gallery 1241 Good Hope Road SE. (202) 365-8392. honfleurgallery.com. OngOing: “8th Annual East of the River Exhibition.” Works by artists living and working in Wards 7 and 8 are selected by a panel of jurors and displayed at this annual exhibition.

July 10–Aug. 28.

let them eat chaos Chicago’s legendary Second City comedy company presents another lively satire of American culture and politics in a subversive manner.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre. 641 D St. NW. To August 2. $35-$68. (202) 393-3939. woollymammoth.net.

this lime tree Bower In Conor McPherson’s play, three young men meet on the coast of Ireland to recall events that changed their lives forever. Jack Sparbori directs this dark comedy about the human condition.

Quotidian Theatre Company at The Writer’s Center.

4508 Walsh St., Bethesda. To August 9. $15-$30.

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mosaic 2910 District Ave., Fairfax. OngOing: “Transcendence.” Muralist James Walker creates a largescale installation and painter James Bullough installs a 30-foot mural inspired by break dancers at this outdoor exhibition presented by Art Whino.

March 7–July 26. viviD solUtions Gallery 1231 Good Hope Road SE. (202) 365-8392. vividsolutionsdc.com. OngOing: “Innocent Eyes of Tierra Bomba.” Photographs of the remote Colombian island by Jonathan French, winner of the 2014 East of the River Distinguished Artist Award. July 10–Aug. 28.

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cirqUe DU soleil: varekai The movement-based company brings its latest performance, about the creatures who inhabit an enchanted forest, to Fairfax.

Patriot Center. 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax. July 22, 7:30 p.m.; July 23, 7:30 p.m. $40-$160. (703) 9933000. patriotcenter.com. niche Company members from Jane Franklin Dance present this piece about a couple searching for a suitable home while they navigate new careers and eccentric neighbors that incorporates recycled materials and overhead projections. Presented as part of the Capital Fringe Festival. Dance Place. 3225 8th St. NE. July 17, 8:45 p.m.; July 18, 12 p.m.; July 22, 9:05 p.m. $12-$17. (202) 269-1600. danceplace.org.

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american moor In this one-man show, acclaimed actor Keith Hamilton Cobb explores race in America by using Shakespeare’s famous moor, Othello, as a metaphor. Cobb’s play also examines diversity, the state of American theater, and unadulterated love.

Anacostia Playhouse. 2020 Shannon Place SE. To August 16. $15-$25. (202) 544-0703. anacostiaplayhouse.com. the Book oF mormon The Broadway musical about two missionaries and their misadventures in Africa arrives at the Kennedy Center for an extended summer stay. Kennedy Center Opera House. 2700 F St. NW. To August 16. $43-$250. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org. capital FrinGe Festival This festival that brings together performers of all stripes from around the world returns for its 10th anniversary with 129 different groups setting up camp at a new, permanent location in Trinidad. Logan Fringe Arts Space. 1358 Florida Ave. NE. To July 26. (202) 737-7230. capitalfringe.org. cat on a hot tin rooF The company celebrates its return to the renovated Church Street Theatre with a new production of the Tennessee Williams classic about the family living on the Mississippi Delta plantation of cotton tycoon Big Daddy Pollitt. Keegan Theatre at Church Street Theater. 1742 Church St. NW. To July 25. $25-$36. (703) 892-0202. keegantheatre.com.

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Dear evan hansen In this moving musical, Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect) stars as a man who appears to have a perfect life—a beautiful girlfriend, a happy family, and a chance to finally fit in—but his secrets threaten the life he’s built. Tony Award nominee Michael Greif directs this new piece about how we survive in a modern world. Arena Stage. 1101 6th St. SW. To August 23. $40-$100. (202) 488-3300. arenastage.org. the islanD This South African play, devised by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona, explores the physical and psychological torture suffered by black political prisoners during Apartheid through the guide of a performance of Antigone. MetroStage honors the play’s 30th anniversary with this production directed

by Thomas W. Jones II. MetroStage. 1201 N. Royal St.,

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leto leGenD Charlie works as a writer and a mother, while managing some work as a superhero on the side. Find out how she manages to do it all and whether she’ll find a way to control her work in this comedy by Kristen LePine. The Hub Theatre at John Swayze Theatre. 9431 Silver King Court, Fairfax. To August 2. $20-$30. (703) 674-3177. thehubtheatre.org. a miDsUmmer niGht’s Dream The National Players begin their summer season at Olney Theatre Center with an outdoor production of Shakespeare’s comedy about amateur actors, confused lovers, and disgruntled fairies. Olney Theatre Center. 2001 OlneySandy Spring Road, Olney. To July 26. Free. (301) 9243400. olneytheatre.org. a miDsUmmer niGht’s Dream Synetic revives its acclaimed, acrobatic adaptation of the Shakespearean comedy featuring a stubborn donkey, confused lovers, and a tyrannical fairy. Synetic Theater at Crystal City.

1800 South Bell St., Arlington. To August 9. $10-$50.

(800) 494-8497. synetictheater.org. once An Irish musician meets a young piano player in this romantic, Tony Award-winning musical based on the film by John Carney. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. 2700 F St. NW. To August 16. $65-$135.

(202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org. the proDUcers Two producers, one a striver and one a schemer, attempt to force a terrible musical onto a Broadway stage in this award-winning musical based on the film by Mel Brooks. Olney Theatre Center. 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney. To July 26. $30-$75. (301) 924-3400. olneytheatre.org. silence! the mUsical The cannibalistic Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Clarice Starling, and Buffalo Bill sing and dance in this musical adaptation of the Academy Award-winning film. Studio Theatre. 1501 14th St. NW. To August 9. $20-$40. (202) 332-3300. studiotheatre.org. sweeney toDD: the Demon BarBer oF Fleet street proG metal version The rock-infused musical theater company revives its adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical about a murderous barber who turns his customers into meat pies. Atlas Per-

twelve anGry men For it’s last production, American Century Theater revives the first play it ever produced. The cast includes members of the 1994 production as well as performers from other American Century plays over the years. Jack Marshall returns to direct. American Century Theater at Gunston Theatre Two. 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington. To August 8. $32-$40. (703) 998-4555. americancentury.org. txt Brian Feldman presents this interactive show in which he reads anonymous online messages sent from audience members every Sunday in 2015. Anything goes in terms of subject matter and profanity, so arrive with no expectations. American Poetry Museum. 716 Monroe St. #25. To December 27. $15-$20.

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GOLDLINK

GoldLink’s less-is-more approach to rap has brought him many returns in an impossibly short amount of time. In fewer than 18 months, the Virginia rapper has grown from a masked, virtually unknown entity to a fast-rising star with his face on the cover of XXL magazine. The vibrance and skill reflected in his 2014 debut, The God Complex, was so potent that it more than made up for the project’s brief duration (nine tracks over 26 minutes). GoldLink’s success rests on the radical freshness of “future bounce,” his signature concoction that hits listeners at breakneck speed and dares them to keeping up with his frenetic pace. His lyrics glide over hypnotic, chest-pounding production, the combination of which caught the attention of another innovator: legendary producer Rick Rubin. Wednesday’s show at the 9:30 Club should further justify his acclaim, but showgoers better bring their endurance—GoldLink’s energy doesn’t tarnish. Goldlink performs with Sango, Esta, Lakim, and Joe Kay at 7 p.m. at 9:30 Club, 815 —Julian Kimble V St. NW. $20. (202) 265-0930. 930.com.

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12 ANGRY MEN 12 Angry Men, Reginald Rose’s 1954 teleplay-turned-stage play, tells a story so universal, it feels timeless. Set in the deliberation room as a group of jurors tries to land on a verdict in a homicide case, the play has been staged in theaters from Broadway to Northern Virginia’s American Century Theater, which, in its 1995 debut season, was the first theater to produce it. Now, as American Century prepares to close for good, it takes a final pass at this stirring judicial drama and invites back a dozen actors who have performed at the theater over the past two decades. Five of the 12 actors in this production appeared in the inaugural production, though all but one will take on a different role, so expect informed performances that don’t feel stale. Now that CNN reporters interview nearly as many jurors from high-profile cases as defendants, take this chance to reflect on a simpler time, and be glad you’re not the one deliberating. The play runs July 17 to Aug. 8 at Gunston Theatre Two, 2700 South Lang St., Arlington. $32–$40. (703) —Caroline Jones 998-4555. americancentury.org.

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dren, the night quickly devolves in ways both weird

the Gallows Friends from high school reunite 20 years after a tragic accident to try and remedy the situation and ease their consciences. They soon realize that this plan won’t fix what’s already been done. Starring Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, and Ryan Shoos. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information)

reBels oF a neon GoD 23 years after it was

inFinitely polar Bear A father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back the affection of his estranged wife and daughters in this family drama written and directed by Maya Ford. Starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information) Jimmy’s hall This British drama chronicles the life and subsequent deportation to America of Jimmy Gralton, a leader of the precursor to the Irish Communist Party. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information) me anD earl anD the DyinG Girl This dark comedy that won both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival follows a young man whose life changes dramatically when he befriends a classmate with cancer and decides to make a film for her. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information) minions The lovable yellow creatures from the Despicable Me movies are recruited by an evil villain to help her take over the world in this silly sequel featuring the voices of Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, and Sandra Bullock. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information) mr. holmes Ian McKellan puts yet another spin on the Sherlock Holmes series in this crime drama, which finds the aged detective struggling to put together the clues of his last case. Co-starring Laura Linney and Milo Parker. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information)

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by Amy Schumer, swears off commitment until interviewing the one person who might make her change her mind. Judd Apatow directs this comedy that also features Bill Hader and LeBron James. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information)

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“NEW MA” Stage Play.

Written by D.Dee Hunter Summer break is just 48 hours away and siblings; Trina is excited about attending her best friend’s end of the school year party. Marcus can’t wait to attend Basketball Camp, and Muffin doesn’t care about summer break, she only wants a puppy. However, when Mom can no longer tolerate the children avoiding their chores, ignoring her instructions and bickering, she takes away the kids privileges. Angered that Mom has put a halt on their summer plans, the kids agree that if they could trade in their mom for a New Ma, they would be much happier!

(Staring: Jasmine Franklin, Drew Tillman, Michelle Aguilar, Syrea Brown, Saint John McFadden).

NEW MA premier at the UNDERCROFT THEATRE, August 9th (3PM & 5PM Show times) $10 TICKETS: http://on-point.ticketleap.com/new-ma/details

Volunteer Services Defend abortion rights. Washington Area Clinic Defense Task Force (WACDTF) needs volunteer clinic escorts Saturday mornings, weekdays. Trainings, other info:202-681-6577, http://www. wacdtf.org, wacdtf@wacdtf.org.

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Musical Instruction/ Classes

Events Salty Dog Tavern Presents a Night of Jazz with Geno “Spirit of Jazz” July 23rd @ 10:00 p.m.

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Events Comic Book & Sports Card Show Sunday July 26 10am-3pm at the Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003 Dealers selling Gold, Silver, Bronze & Modern Age Comic Books, Nonsports cards from the 1880’s to the present, an Artists Alley PLUS sports cards - vintage to the present, sports collectibles & hobby supplies for all your needs Info: shoffpromotions.com

Purchase tickets at fabfabbetty.com under Betty Bash Join us at the Whistle Blower Summit for Civil & Human Rights, July 29-31. Whistle Blower Summit is the only conference of its kind, planned by & for whistle blowers & their advocates, civil & human rights activists. Meet the people that make news possible.

Whistleblowersummit.com, 202370-6635 Call for ARTISTS Installations-artists in action,speakers,music. DC Art Event of The Year. The American Fine Craft+Art Show to benefi t the National Museum for Woman in the Arts. More Info at AmericanArtMarketing. com richard@americanartmarketing.com

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