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City List

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29 City Lights: Hip-hop icon Jay-Z’s 4:44 tour comes to the Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

29 Music 32 Theater 33 Film

7 Jail, Break: After yoga teacher Tricia McCauley was murdered, her colleagues committed to bringing classes to D.C. jails.

8 Gear Prudence

food 25 Snack to The Future: Five spots where you can eat a “fourth meal.”

25 Hangover Helper: El Techo’s AM Rito breakfast tacos 25 The ’Wiching Hour: Chicken + Whiskey’s Pollo Frito

34 CLassifieds diversions 35 Crossword

26 Love & Lust CLassifieds arts 27 Short Subjects: Gittell on The Breadwinner and Zilberman on Coco.

28 Curtain Calls: Jones on Mean Girls at the National Theatre

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CHATTER

A representative selection of comments on last week’s cover story:

“Hard Line: Heat. Tempers. 13-hour days. Line cooks function in an intense and brutal world while fueling D.C.’s restaurant boom.”

By Laura Hayes

In which readers contribute to a conversation on D.C.’s line cooks

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Crucial but unappreciated: The men and women who cook your food at fancy D.C. restaurants deserve more.

— Ehsan Zaffar on Twitter In restaurants where the price of a cocktail equals their hourly wage, D.C. line cooks work long days in brutal temperatures often without benefits or time off.

— GU Kalmanovitz on Twitter Tough to read stories like this and argue that the back of the house should not be permitted to share in the tip pool. Great piece.

— Scott Rome on Twitter The jobs are hard. It’s nearly impossible to work cooking without cuts and burns or worse. Long hours on your feet. You have to be very tough and probably young. References to the heat reminded me of a factory job I had as a college kid off a machine that generated enormous heat. … The article is educational and revealing. Behind those dinners, whether incredible experiences or somewhat disappointing, are jobs that are arduous and result in poor pay. I mostly don’t like to complain about restaurants in reviews. It’s such a tough environment, tough to compete in a universe with thousands of competitors and then the work environments are the opposite of easy. Had a recent less than great experience at a restaurant that gets acclaim here and elsewhere. … In my opinion why complain. —Dave O on donrockwell.com I think the underlying issue is English. Many line cooks don’t speak it well enough to interact with customers, which runners need to do. I wonder if there’s a nonprofit that could partner with kitchens to do English lessons during a slow stretch 2x per week at restaurants. Probably a meaningful benefit that wouldn’t cost the restaurant much at all.

—zgast on donrockwell. com Line cooks work so damn hard, great read!

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DistrictLine Jail, Break

After yoga instructor Tricia McCauley was murdered, her colleagues committed to bringing classes to D.C. jails.

“They’re here for the yoga,” William calls out when he spots a woman walking toward him wearing harem pants. He darts down the hall, his voice trailing off. “I’m going to go put my shorts on so I don’t rip my pants.”

Moments later William rolls out his yoga mat, eager to begin practice. Save for the guard at the door, the blinding orange outfits, and the basketball hoop on one side of the room, it’s hard to tell the class is being taught inside D.C.’s Central Detention Facility (CDF).

The new program is an outreach initiative funded and organized by Yoga District and its nonprofit division Yoga Activist. Instructors selected from the pool of applicants began bringing yoga classes to incarcerated populations in both CDF and the adjacent Correctional Treatment Facility (CTF) in October.

William and three other male inmates in their 50s or 60s move through sun salutations, spinal twists, balance exercises, and of course the final resting pose—shavasana— where you lie on the floor and attempt to quiet your racing mind. One other inmate watches, unable to join because of a shoulder injury.

Class starts and ends with the humming sound of ohm. “As we make the sound, we imagine ourselves anywhere,” says the instructor, Simone Jacobson.

The inmates are dialed in the entire hour, never losing focus, though a few of them laugh when they try a new pose and fail in dramatic fashion. And William makes the sound of a grown man being tickled when he finds a position that rewards him with a great stretch.

After class, William tells City Paper, “I was stressed out, but yoga got me better.” Another inmate named Phillip chimes in. He says yoga relaxes him and has helped him sleep better.

“I was suffering from a pinched nerve and it’s working for me.” He adds that yoga class “is the first time I’ve kind of enjoyed being here— having this makes the day go by.”

The class is an hour of unmitigated contentment for people living behind bars.

“They show a good impact in terms of sleeping and decreased anxiety and those

are two very important issues in terms of life in general, but especially in an incarcerated setting,” says Dr. Beth J. Mynett, the medical director and health services administrator for the D.C. Department of Corrections.

“Postures and breathing help us metabolize our emotions.”

CDF inmates are particularly prone to anxiety, according to Mynett, because while some are serving definitive sentences, others are in the pre-trial stage, and therefore staring down uncertainty about the future. They don’t yet know how long they’ll be imprisoned. “Yoga is one more tool for stress management,” she says.

The class that City Paper observed took place in a new unit created about a year and a half ago called the Mental Health Step-Down Unit (SDU). Unlike those housed in the Mental Health Unit who have acute and severe manifestations of mental health conditions, those in the SDU have stabilized after spending time in the Mental Health Unit. Before moving to a general population housing unit, however, they reside in the SDU. “We wanted to build a unit where people could transition more easily,” Mynett explains. “We thought it would be an appropriate time for them to focus on movement, breathing, and mindfulness via the yoga program.”

Yoga District founder Jasmine Chehrazi informally taught yoga at the jail years ago, but she recently felt called to bring yoga back there on a regular basis. Yoga District provides the yoga mats to CTF and CDF and pays Jacobson and one other teacher, Emily Moore, to teach there.

“When one of our staff members Tricia McCauley died, I had a reaction,” Chehrazi says.

“I wanted to get really involved with incarcerated populations again.” McCauley was murdered on Christmas Day last year. After a long search, the 46-year-old’s body was found in her car. Duane Adrian Johnson later pleaded guilty to first-degree felony murder.

“It was my wake up call that we have a mental health care crisis,” Chehrazi continues. “People are on the street who need selfsoothing and coping skills. [Yoga] wouldn’t

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have prevented what happened to Tricia, but we have these tools and they’re helpful.”

After McCauley’s death, Chehrazi penned a Facebook post vowing to get yoga into all of D.C.’s detention facilities by the end of the year. “We’re just in this one, but it might be the major one,” she says referring to CTF and CDF. “We have two other teachers ready to join the program and do the training on trauma-sensitive yoga instruction, but we don’t have the money.”

Jacobson was the ideal candidate to kick off classes at CDF and CTF. She’s led inclusivity lectures within Yoga District’s teacher training and has written about the prison industrial complex. “I have always felt really passionate about doing something to change what I think is one of the most detrimental institutions in the country,” she says, speaking of jails and prisons broadly, not D.C.’s facilities alone.

Before she could begin, Jacobson had to attend two all-day trainings at the jail. They screened her for tuberculosis and drug tested her. “There are just so many steps before you get in that a lot of teachers fell off in the process,” she explains. Cutting through the red tape was worth it. “I can’t even tell you how grateful I am to be doing this,” she says, calling her first class “the most transformative experience.”

Jacobson teaches three classes every Tuesday—the one at CDF’s Mental Step-Down Unit and two at CTF (one for women and one for men). She firmly believes anyone can benefit from yoga, even those with limited mobility.

Whenever someone says they’re not flexible enough to do yoga she recites a quote: “Saying you can’t do yoga because you’re not flexible is like saying you can’t take a bath because

you’re dirty.”

“If you are moving in coordination with your breath, you’re doing yoga,” she says. “If you are being kind, you’re doing yoga. Yoga in its purest form is a way for people to live better, kinder, gentler lives.”

Jacobson recounts one of her first classes at the jail. “There was one guy who just laid there for the entire hour and afterwards he came up to me and said, ‘Thank you.’ Hearing and sensing other people in the room gave him a sense of serenity.”

One thing Mynett hopes to explore is making yoga part of the continuing care the jail offers. When inmates are released they’re given access to 30 clinics in the D.C. community staffed by the same providers that took care of them on the inside through Unity Healthcare.

Chehrazi says students from their various community outreach programs can come to Yoga District’s many studios for free, so long as the outreach teacher recommends them.

“You never know what you’re going to get, and that’s been demonstrated,” she says. “When it was open to anybody, there were a couple of incidents.”

Yoga District’s community outreach programs also reach those with active or past service in the military, individuals experiencing homelessness, survivors of human trafficking, resettling refugees, and more. Outreach classes are effectively studio-funded.

“When people understand that by coming to Yoga District and paying $12 a class they’re not funding someone buying another pair of yoga pants—they’re funding someone doing yoga that otherwise wouldn’t have access,” Chehrazi says. “That’s not why people come, but it’s icing on the cake.”

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Gear Prudence: Is there a way to (successfully) report cars parked in bike lanes? I typically just ignore them and ride around, but sometimes it’s so egregious that I feel there should be consequences. I recently snapped a picture of an offending vehicle with the license plate visible and reported it to 311. The response I received a few hours later: “Officer went to location and the vehicle was gone.” So I guess they can’t or won’t ticket based on the picture I provided?

—Tried Indicating Concern, Knowing Enforcers Tarry Dear TICKET: Successfully report? Sure. You very successfully reported to 311 that a driver blocked the bike lane, which is the proper way to call out this kind of violation. GP uses the 311 app, but you can also tweet at @311DCGov or call it in (311’s phone number is 311). But if what you’re hoping for is punitive measures against the driver, that’s a different story. GP hates to be this cynical, but your experience is far too common, and D.C. has yet to invest in a rooftop spotlight that summons a caped bike lane crusader to bring about swift, brooding justice. While reporting the issue to 311 creates a record of the infraction and notifies the parking enforcement officers (managed by the D.C. Department of Public Works) to come, they will only issue a ticket if they catch the scofflaw driver in the act. They won’t issue a ticket on the basis of your photographic evidence alone. Since there’s almost always a lag between reporting a blocked bike lane and when parking enforcement arrives, this leaves ample time for the offending driver to get away.

There is, however, one reason to keep up with the Sisyphean efforts of continued reporting of these kinds of infractions and the logic goes like this: If people continuously report each and every infraction then perhaps the powers that be will begin the see the full extent of the problem and make adjustments to address it based on the volume of complaints. So if you can accept that justice will not be doled out immediately, but that eventually enough data will be compiled and used to change policies in the long term, then this provides sufficient reason to continue reporting blocked bike lanes. That’s the theory, anyway.

In the meantime, continue to be careful when exiting a blocked bike lane. In many cases, drivers will also see the obstruction and accommodate you, but this isn’t a given, so stick out an arm and look over your shoulder before moving over.

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Give It Up, D.C. Culture and the Arts Young Playwrights’ Theater

Low-income students need the cognitive, social, and personal skills that arts education is uniquely suited to offer, but today’s school budgets don’t provide much of that. Working with students ages eight to 18, the Young Playwrights’ Theater’s in-school playwriting program integrates artist-taught workshops into the DCPS curriculum, using playwriting to enhance literacy, creative expression, and communication.

Each participant writes a play and sees it performed by professional actors in the classroom or at the New Play Festival. Students can further hone their skills through after-school and summer programs, and a social justice workshop series brings together youth, artists, and activists to respond to urgent concerns like police brutality, racism, and xenophobia through “rapid response” playwriting. Strategically targeting the areas of greatest child poverty in D.C., and creating continuums of programming that serve the same kids in elementary, middle, and high school, YPT helps the most at-risk kids find and share their voices.

2437 15th St. NW

Art Enables

Here’s a great concept: an entrepreneurial arts program in which self-taught adult artists with developmental, intellectual, or mental disabilities create “outsider” art while developing artistic and life skills, gaining confidence, achieving self-expression, and earning income from the sale of their work. The only program of its kind in the region, Art Enables provides participants with the opportunity, materials, environment, and marketing support to succeed as professional artists. The finished artwork is exhibited locally in the studio and at galleries, and nationally and internationally via AE online, where each artist also has his or her own web page. Participants receive 60 percent of the proceeds from their art, and design fees for cards and merchandise. For many, this is their first and only source of income. Great results? You bet! Last year artists welcomed more than 5,000 visitors to the gallery and sold more than $84,000 worth of artwork. Art Enables gives artists the opportunity to tell their stories through art and share them with the public.

2204 Rhode Island Ave. NE

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop

The arts create challenge; the arts create common ground; the arts must be accessible to all: These are the rallying cries of Capitol Hill Arts

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If the year 2017 has given you a case of whiplash, review this list of D.C. charities to get back to basics: food and shelter for the homeless; arts and enrichment for kids; legal services for the elderly and destitute. You’ll also find organizations that are dedicated, on a local level, to some of the issues and people hardest hit by thy Trump administration—immigrants, women and girls, and the environment. Everyone needs a sanctuary.

Many organizations do great work to make D.C. a place where people who are struggling have a chance at something better. We’re listing some of them here for our 8th annual “Give It Up, D.C.” issue, which is a partnership with the Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington.

We’re overjoyed to be able to offer this list. The Catalogue reviews all of the organizations on its roster to make sure each one is well-managed, makes an impact, and is in good financial order. Please visit https://cfp-dc.org/citypaper2017 to make a contribution to any of these organizations. The Catalogue of Philanthropy will not shave off any part of your donation, and it doesn’t charge organizations to be part of its list.

If you’re looking to volunteer, check out the volunteer opportunity spotlight list, too.

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Workshop, which serves all ages and provides tuition assistance for youth and adult classes.

Photography, writing, visual arts, ceramics, acting, and dance are all on the menu. CHAW offers after-school classes for elementary and middle school students in Ward 6 (vans bring them to the workshop), private music lessons for a range of instruments and voice, and arts adventure summer camps. Committed to bridging the city’s vast income gap, CHAW never turns a child away for inability to pay. It also lends support to other arts and community groups, providing reasonably priced or free space for performances, workshops, and meetings. For adults, there are juried shows for artists, lectures, dance and music concerts, and other community arts events. CHAW is also administering several public arts projects in Southeast D.C. At CHAW, the arts inspire.

545 7th St. SE

Children’s Chorus of Washington

As budget cuts force schools to eliminate programs in the arts, children’s music programs are increasingly rare. But Children’s Chorus of Washington helps fill the void. Through CCW, children from first grade through high school can experience a world-class music education, regardless of their background, economic status, or prior experience. More than 160 students from public and private schools sing in

five audition-based ensembles, which perform in dozens of concerts and events each year, including as guest artists in performances with leading adult choruses and orchestras. In response to the tremendous need for choral programs in under-resourced D.C. schools, CCW launched SING DC! in 2012 to offer vocal training at no cost to students or schools—breaking down economic barriers and empowering young singers right in their own neighborhoods. Research shows that music programs have a life-changing impact: Students who sing in choruses get better grades, learn selfdiscipline, and gain collaboration and leadership skills. Your support means children experience the great joy of music and benefit from sharing it with others..

4626 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 100

Dance Place

In its permanent home in the Brookland/Edgewood neighborhood, Dance Place is a hub of activity where a 45-week presenting season, bustling dance school, and neighborhood cultural center thrive on each others’ energy.

The complex hosts performances of modern dance, traditional African, step, tap, and hiphop, often drawing on the 50 local, 14 touring, and four resident companies that call Dance Place home. It is also a world-class school, supporting everything from pre-professional

training to a full range of courses for kids, including resident youth performance companies for more serious young dancers. Its NEXTgeneration program offers deeply discounted or free after-school academic enrichment and dance classes, job training for teenagers, and a summer arts camp for at-risk youngsters. Its latest venture is the 8th Street Arts Park, the first community park in the neighborhood, built by neighbors, for neighbors. Winner of the 2014 Mayor’s Arts Award for Excellence in Service to the Arts (awarded to Founding Director Carla Perlo), Dance Place is theater, school, and community resource in one—an extraordinary combination.

3225 8th St. NE

Chamber Dance Project

The only ballet company of its kind in the nation, Chamber Dance Project brings together outstanding professional dancers and musicians who together perform contemporary works in intimate settings—not only with live music, but with the musicians onstage. Each spring, eight dancers from nationally recognized ballet companies dedicate their off season to CDP, collaborating with guest musicians and the company’s own string quartet, all under the guidance of award-winning choreographer Diane Coburn Bruning. Community engagement is center stage: Partnering social service agencies have access to free open rehearsals in the studio, and CDP annually donates to them 100 summer performance tickets. Audio descriptions for visually-impaired audience members and free performances ensure broader access to the arts. CDP offers heightened artistic experiences to more than 2,000 audience members each year.

700 12th St. NW, Suite 700

Capital Fringe

Take a community of emerging artists who need opportunities to share and develop their work. Pair that with an adventurous local audience eager to experience cutting-edge work.

Then watch Capital Fringe unfold. Since 2005, the summer Fringe Festival has infused energy into the local arts scene—presenting 12 major festivals featuring more than 39,000 artists to over 325,000 ticket buyers. The festival is unjuried and open to all; Capital Fringe provides the performance space, staffing, and promotion, enabling each group to focus on the art, and helping artists generate $2 million in revenue since the event’s debut. And year-round, artists and audiences come together to explore art, theater, dance, music, and creative events at the Logan Fringe Arts Space in D.C.’s Trinidad neighborhood and throughout our city. What’s next? Renovating the Arts Space to expand opportunities for all. Help set the scene!

1358 Florida Ave. NE

DC Youth Orchestra Program

The DC Youth Orchestra Program has been an integral part of the Greater Washington community since 1960 and the need is as pressing as ever. It is the only program in the region that makes high-quality music education available to all interested students (pre-K through 12th

grade) regardless of background, economic status, or ability. Each year, 600 students from 200+ schools and all D.C. wards progress at their own pace, from introductory lessons to advanced chamber music instruction, and perform in 20 concerts, all free and open to the public. Tuition at the main site is based on financial need and starts at just $25; El Sistema-based programming at four Title I schools is tuition free. This year, the low-cost instrument rental program will be relaunched so that more students have the opportunity to participate. Without DCYOP, the vast majority of these kids would not have a safe place to learn a musical instrument, develop life skills, and play in an orchestra, a transformational experience for so many. Your generosity keeps the music alive.

1120 20th St. NW, Suite 200N

lieve? Not all information is created equal, and the News Literacy Project works to ensure that young people can discern fact from fiction.

NLP collaborates with educators and seasoned journalists to deliver its curriculum: in a classroom unit lasting three to four weeks, through a semester-long after-school program, or via a cutting-edge e-learning platform. Journalists from major news organizations (including The Washington Post, NPR, USA Today, and Politico) volunteer their time and expertise, while teachers receive training to integrate news literacy lessons into existing curricula, aligning with Common Core standards and promoting 21st century skills. Last year, 1,333 students at 14 D.C.-area schools benefitted from NLP’s lessons, learning to analyze nonfiction texts, photos, and videos while reflecting on topics

MentorPrize

BUILD Metro DC “We want to start a business.” These words first inspired BUILD’s founder, who agreed to help four young entrepreneurs on the condition that they finish high school. Now in five locations across the country, including D.C., where more than 300 students participate annually, BUILD runs a comprehensive, four-year business and academic program that immerses students in entrepreneurship training, teaches critical thinking and problem solving, and propels them toward college. Recruiting youth from under-resourced communities, BUILD Metro DC begins in 9th grade with a credit-bearing course at six D.C. schools and then shifts to an after-school program. Students craft business plans, make pitches for venture capital, build a small business, and “cash out.” In the third year they focus intensively on college readiness.

The profit is clear: 98 percent of students graduate on time; 97 percent are accepted into a postsecondary institution; 75 percent are accepted into four-year colleges.

1763 Columbia Road NW, First Floor

Girls on the Run Metro D.C.

Education MentorPrize Greater Washington is home to thousands of individuals who want to become mentors yet struggle to find programs that match their interests and availability. Meanwhile, mentoring programs lack the resources for quality recruitment. MentorPrize bridges the gap, uniting people across communities and boosting the chances of a successful mentor-mentee match. Through presentations at corporations, outreach at public events and volunteer fairs, and regular posts on volunteer websites, MentorPrize recruits suitable mentors for more than 20 area nonprofits, allowing them to focus on direct service to the people they serve, from foster kids to teen parents seeking a foothold in the job market. The program sets a high bar: Participating nonprofits must employ best practices and MentorPrize’s regular follow-ups with partners and volunteers help promote quality mentoring relationships.

For both mentor and mentee, these connections can be transformational.

7979 Old Georgetown Road, 10th Floor, Bethesda

News Literacy Project

In the digital age, how do we know what to be-

like the importance of the First Amendment, the watchdog role of the press, and students’ roles as both creators and consumers of digital content. An investment here helps build a generation of informed voters, savvy thinkers, and responsible citizens.

5525 Devon Road, Bethesda

DC Scores

DC SCORES believes in equipping every child with the skills and confidence they need to succeed on the playing field, in the classroom, and in life. Serving 2,200 low-income D.C. youth, the innovative model combines poetry and spoken word, soccer, and servicelearning projects, and proudly hosts the city’s biggest poetry slam and only public elementary and middle school soccer leagues. Each season, teams of 32 students participate in all aspects of the program. Kids who join to play soccer end up reciting poetry on stage and students drawn in by community service end up scoring their first goal on an athletic field, all with a team of peers supporting them along the way. Dedicated DC SCORES coaches work with elementary and middle schoolers during the critical after-school hours for more than 24 weeks each year, stepping in where others have stepped out.

1224 M St. NW, Suite 200

What difference does it make if a girl enters her pivotal adolescent years self-confident and disciplined, with a strong sense of self-worth? For some, it makes all the difference. That is why Girls on the Run pairs evidence-based character education with running instruction. GOTR-D.C. coaches more than 2,000 girls a year across all D.C. wards, equipping them with the skills and encouragement they need to meet life’s challenges, from peer pressure and bullying to body image and healthy relationships. During each 10-week program, trained volunteer coaches mentor teams of eight to 15 girls in grades 3 through 8, exploring key character education topics while helping the girls set individual goals and prepare for a season-culminating 5K event. Scholarships (provided to more than 60 percent of participants) ensure that girls of all economic backgrounds—12,000 D.C. girls since 2006— are empowered to believe in themselves, value healthy relationships, encourage their team, and have an impact on the community in which they live.

1211 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 304

Critical Exposure

First, capture your world; then, change it. That is the guiding principle of Critical Exposure, which empowers underserved D.C. youth through photography, writing, and community organizing. In semester- and year-long programs, 130 students learn the fundamentals of photography and then use their training to document issues—the school-to-prison pipeline, school culture, relevant curricula— and work to convince decision-makers to implement solutions. Public exhibits inform and engage the community, while youth-led campaigns, public hearings, and meetings with legislators teach civic engagement and forge connections between those who make policy and those who profoundly feel its day-to-day effects. Visits from professional photographers

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also encourage students to see photography as a career and a lifelong outlet for self-expression. The union between art and policy creates a sense of empowerment that is otherwise in short supply for these young people.

1816 12th St. NW, 3rd Floor

After-School All-Stars DC

The vision: that all children have the chance to grow up safe and healthy, go to college, find careers they love, and give back to their communities. ASAS brings these goals within reach for nearly 500 of the District’s most atrisk youth, providing free, comprehensive after-school programming at six Title I middle schools. From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (when youth violence and drug use are most likely to occur), it offers academic support, enrichment activities, and health and fitness programs, a combination known to improve student achievement significantly more than academics alone.

Additional initiatives target key issues: high school readiness, career exploration opportunities, and sports activities that double as lessons in topics like leadership, teamwork, and gender equality. Through it all, kids connect with caring adults who believe in their potential for greatness. Part of a national program, this local branch is in high demand.

1331 H St. NW, Suite 1100

knowledge at real building sites in the city.

Partnerships with local construction firms offer internships, mentoring, and job placement opportunities. These experiences set Academy graduates apart from their peers, whether they are entering the workforce or applying to degree programs in architecture, engineering, or construction management. Meanwhile, the Foundation also provides adults with fully certified apprenticeship training, offering evening classes to help balance career-enhancing coursework with home life and employment.

Entering its second decade and thriving in its new home at IDEA Public Charter School, the Academy builds promising futures.

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to monitor their children’s development, meet their basic needs, and tap resources to find employment and a stable home. A bright beginning can lead to a lifetime of success.

128 M St. NW

Capital Area Asset Builders

For those living in “asset poverty,” without a credit history or even a savings account, taking steps toward a prosperous future can seem daunting. But through education and planning, the seemingly impossible becomes possible. CAAB works with single mothers planning to buy their first homes, aspiring entrepreneurs working to launch a business, and individuals hoping to rebuild their credit.

families with a safe place to live while helping them increase their income and work toward their goals of stability and self-sufficiency.

Families access intensive case management, job support, youth intervention and mentoring, and support with budgeting, family stability, and substance abuse, all according to need.

COH is also a federally qualified health center offering comprehensive services at three health centers in Wards 1, 5, and 8, designed so that low-income clients can access everything they need at one location: preventative and routine health care, wellness services, chronic disease management, dental services, prenatal care, and specialty care.

4 Atlantic St. SW Bright Beginnings

Center for Inspired Teaching

What is the most influential school-based variable in student achievement? The teacher.

Since 1995, Inspired Teaching has fostered better classroom experiences for kids through innovative teacher training. Its two-year certification program for new teachers, and one-year professional development program for existing teachers, trains them to teach students not what to think but how to think, and ensures that all teachers are effective in the classroom when they take charge. Teachers also combine instruction with emotional support, a key factor in student success. Working with DCPS educators to improve student achievement and create rich academic experiences, Inspired Teaching also developed the first-ever Common Corealigned “modules” for both science and social studies. Its Real World History builds the skills of a historian and provides internship opportunities at historical sites and museums, connecting learning with our world.

1436 U St. NW, Suite 400

D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation

In 2005, the D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation launched the Academy for Construction and Design and rejuvenated in D.C. what was once a staple in high schools nationwide: career and technical education. The Academy offers a hands-on curriculum that builds skills (math, carpentry, mechanical drawing, blueprint reading), encourages academic success (94 percent of seniors graduate) and prepares students for college and careers (with seminars on topics like interviewing, writing college essays, and career networking). Each year, students test their

Homelessness and Housing Bright Beginnings

Today, an estimated 858 families in the District are homeless, including 1,620 children, about half of whom are under the age of six. Growing up on the move, they often begin school with developmental disadvantages that create lifelong learning problems. Bright Beginnings aims to give them a more secure, positive start. For 25 years, it has offered a rigorous pre-kindergarten curriculum (including counseling, speech therapy, and pre-literacy learning), designed for those born into chaotic environments. Serving about 170 children each day, the Early Head Start and Head Start programs establish a solid foundation for reading and writing and ensure early intervention for learning disabilities and health problems. (Free therapeutic services, and dental, vision, and hearing screenings are all available on site.) A strong family services program sees that parents develop the skills

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Classes and coaching cover the basics: managing money, saving, investing, understanding credit scores and financial rights. CAABsupported savings accounts let clients save $1,000 towards their goals, and CAAB matches that at least three to one. CAAB also manages the citywide D.C. Earned Income Tax Campaign, which provides free tax preparation and ensures that low- and moderate-income residents (5,129 households this year) can access the benefits to which they are entitled. In a vital community everyone has incentives and opportunities to save for the future.

1100 H St. NW, Suite 200

Community of Hope

Since 1980, Community of Hope has served the District’s low-income families, including those experiencing homelessness, providing opportunities to help them achieve good health, a stable home, family-sustaining income, and hope.

A continuum of housing programs, including homelessness prevention, temporary and transitional shelter, permanent supportive housing, and rapid rehousing, provides more than 600

Charlie’s Place

At Charlie’s Place, it all starts with a hot, nutritious meal. For 26 years, this non-denominational organization (housed at St Margaret’s Episcopal Church) has served breakfast to all who walk through its doors, providing more than 300,000 meals to homeless and low-income individuals in the Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan neighborhoods. Doors open at 6 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and clients are welcome simply to eat—but they can also relax, play music, use the washrooms, and grab a bag lunch before they go. Every day, staff remind their guests of the other services offered on site or through partner organizations, including individual case management, clothing, job referrals, and housing and legal support. A bilingual nurse practitioner provides health care on Tuesdays, and the barber visits two days a week. The chef and floor staff are former clients themselves. It’s no wonder so many feel at home here, and each year, hundreds take steps toward independence with the support of a dedicated staff and more than 1,100 volunteers.

1830 Connecticut Ave. NW

Friendship Place

For people with serious mental health challenges, addictions, and long histories of homelessness to those recently displaced by a job loss, health setback, or family crisis, Friendship Place addresses the immediate needs: showers, meals, blankets, healthcare, and more. But the end goal is getting people out of homelessness and into stable, permanent housing. In 2016 alone, it prevented or ended homelessness for 1,372 people, including 350 veterans and more than 400 children in the families it served. Operating out of eight different sites, programs include street outreach to adults and youth, drop-in services, free medical and psychiatric care, transitional shelter, permanent supportive housing for individuals and families, job placement, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, and specialized services for veterans and their families. In 2016, Friendship Place served more than 2,900 people.

4713 Wisconsin Ave. NW

it’s to help people build the skills they need to achieve housing stability and self-sufficiency.

Housing Up’s comprehensive services include employment and career counseling, job readiness and life skills training, mental health counseling, and youth enrichment programs such as gardening, art clubs, and tutoring. The ultimate goal: End family homelessness by 2020.

5101 16th St. NW

Joseph’s House

From streets, shelters, prisons, and hospitals, each year Joseph’s House welcomes approximately 35 men and women, all of whom have AIDS or terminal cancer, to its eight-bed house in Adams Morgan. There, they find a compassionate community that provides specialized and end-of-life care. Serving the homeless and those with unstable housing, Joseph’s House offers each resident physical, emotional, and spiri-

portunity to turn their lives around. CFLS also helps women returning home after incarceration, many of whom are single mothers facing homelessness. Intensive case management begins three to four months before each woman’s release and continues as she rejoins the community—meeting her basic needs, helping her secure employment and housing, and offering parenting classes, mentoring, and medical case management, including substance abuse treatment. Many of these women arrive at CFLS with a single trash bag filled with all their possessions. You can give them a new beginning.

305 E St. NW

Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless WLCH believes that housing is a human right, so when the 2017 Point in Time sur-

Homeless Children’s Playtime Project Every week, some 150 volunteers give children a much-needed opportunity: the chance to play. At five emergency shelters and transitional housing programs, the Homeless Children’s Playtime Project nurtures healthy child development and reduces the effects of trauma by creating playrooms where kids can jump into games, explore math and reading, engage in art and imaginative play, and eat healthy snacks. Kids get one-on-one attention and the company of their peers, while parents have time to rest, run errands, and take classes, assured that their children are safe. Monthly field trips introduce children to places like the National Zoo, the Smithsonian, and the White House, and seasonal parties give families opportunities to relax and celebrate together.

Activity packs—backpacks filled with games, books, and toys—keep children engaged and active when they are away. Most kids come from single-parent, low-income families and are struggling to process the crises—from sudden eviction to domestic violence—that displaced them. They need these play times: to restore comfort, safety, and joy.

1525 Newton St. NW

Housing Up

The causes of homelessness are varied: unemployment, disability, illness, addiction, domestic violence. So Housing Up provides a range of housing services to more than 600 homeless and at-risk families in D.C., enabling them to make transformational changes in their lives.

For those experiencing homelessness for the first time, rapid re-housing gets them back on the road to housing stability. Permanent Supportive Housing provides homes for the chronically homeless, many of whom struggle with disabilities, HIV/AIDS, or substance abuse.

And affordable housing units offer low-income working families a safe and dignified place to live. But the idea is not just to put a roof over a family’s head (though that is no small thing);

es in the field. Many move on to a six-month transitional living program, where they practice drug- and alcohol-free lives, and learn to manage their finances and hold a job. The final step, a two-year program where clients live in cooperative apartments, reinforces recovery. One year after graduation, more than 90 percent live in their own homes, sober and employed. The staff really understands the needs of the population it serves: 75 percent were formerly homeless and addicted themselves. In addition, a new program allows women with addiction to continue to live with their kids while in treatment. The program addresses a critically underserved population in D.C.: homeless and addicted mothers who are twice as likely to relapse into substance abuse when separated from their children.

2523 14th St. NW

Immigration and Refugee Services Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Fund

Central American Resource Center tual nourishment, 24-hour nursing care, medical case management, and addiction recovery support, as well as home-cooked meals and communal activities. Most residents are hospice patients who receive constant support and love; staff and volunteers hold vigils for the dying, remaining fully present to them in their final hours. Others regain their health and, when they do, Joseph’s House helps them return to independence while continuing to offer support—managing medications and providing transportation and basic necessities, including food, clothing, and shoes. In a city with some of the nation’s highest rates of HIV infection, cancer mortality, and homelessness, Joseph’s House remains steadfastly committed to providing a home—and community— to those who come through its doors.

1730 Lanier Place NW

Community Family Life Services

For 48 years, CFLS has evolved to meet the varied needs of D.C.’s most vulnerable citizens, offering critical support to those struggling with poverty and homelessness. Short-term crisis assistance (food, clothing, a hot breakfast) provides an emergency safety net, while longterm support (transitional housing, single-room occupancy, employment services, mentoring and parenting programs) gives families the op-

vey counts 7,473 D.C. residents as homeless, there is work to be done. At six communitybased sites, staff lawyers and 200 volunteers meet with individuals and families experiencing homelessness or severe housing instability, offering direct legal representation at no cost and helping them achieve permanent, affordable housing. WLCH also strives to ensure that housing agencies respect the rights of homeless and low-income families, shelters are well-maintained and accessible to people with disabilities, and homeless services provide a safety net during financial crises. Community trainings empower shelter residents, educating them about their rights under the law. Last year, WLCH served 960 clients with direct representation, assisted tenant associations representing 1,000 households, and conducted outreach to 800 families seeking shelter. You can help give everyone a strong voice, in court and in the community.

1200 U St. NW

Samaritan Inns

Samaritan Inns was founded in 1985 to help homeless and addicted people transform their lives. Each year, several hundred men and women enter a month-long certified program based on nationally recognized best practic-

Since its inception, APALRC has represented countless low-income Asian and Pacific Islander immigrants and their families. Their needs are similar to other low-income individuals seeking legal services, but their challenges are amplified: Many do not speak English fluently (or at all) and the customs of our legal system are wholly foreign to them. Dedicated to free legal service that is linguistically and culturally accessible, the APALRC team includes three attorneys, and everyone—volunteers and interns included—is bilingual and bicultural. Through direct representation, referrals, and legal education, APALRC supports hundreds of low-income crime victims and their families, individuals seeking affordable housing, and survivors of domestic violence each year. In addition, a team of law student volunteers and interpreters (who, together with the staff, speak more than 16 Asian dialects) manages a multilingual helpline for those who don’t know where to turn. APALRC also advocates for improving language access to government services and the legal system.

1627 K St. NW, Suite 610

Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project One in four women in the United States will experience intimate partner violence in her lifetime. For immigrant women, cultural and language barriers severely limit their ability to make informed choices and to access life-saving resources. Since 1996, DVRP has served over 1,100 Asian and Pacific Islanders in Greater Washington, empowering survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to rebuild their lives. Full-time case managers (supported by multilingual advocates) provide safety planning, information, and referrals to shelter, legal, and social services, all

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facilitated in the survivor’s preferred language.

The Training and Technical Assistance program works closely with mainstream service providers (law enforcement, shelters, healthcare workers) to help them better serve survivors from different backgrounds. Outreach activities in Asian and Pacific Islander communities raise awareness of abuse and unite people against it. DVRP is run for and by survivors.

PO Box 14268, Washington, D.C. 20044

Ayuda

Since 1973, Ayuda (which means “help” in Spanish) has welcomed tens of thousands of immigrants who want nothing more than to get a new start in “the land of opportunity.” But for so many foreign-born residents (one in eight in D.C.) simply asking for help is a challenge. Without a solid grasp of the language or the legal system, they don’t know where to go or whom to trust. So Ayuda provides immigration and family law assistance, as well as social services support, for all immigrants—men, women and children—from anywhere in the world. Along with representation in family- and humanitarianbased cases, Ayuda offers comprehensive services for immigrant survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence, many of whom fear that the police, courts, and even shelters will not protect them. It also offers desperately needed specialized advice and representation to abused, neglected, and abandoned immigrant children.

Ayuda gives clients the opportunity to fully and comfortably call their new country home.

6925 B Willow St. NW

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition

Just last year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained over 400,000 immigrants— long-term residents, asylum seekers, and the seriously ill. Nearly 60,000 were children fleeing gang violence, abuse, or human trafficking, and many arrived without a parent or guardian. With no legal right to an attorney, and no ability to pay for a private lawyer, few detained adults (or children) can navigate the complex legal system on their own. As a Washington-area nonprofit dedicated exclusively to assisting detained immigrants, the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition is their hope. For 4,000 individuals, it provides legal orientation, individual consultation, pro bono representation, assistance for asylum-seekers, post-release transition planning, and youth-focused legal services, as well as “Know Your Rights” presentations at 11 jails and juvenile centers. It also serves as a vital community resource on detention and deportation questions, and advocates passionately for the rights of immigrants, including detainees with mental illnesses. Consider this: In 2016, CAIR Coalition served 706 unaccompanied immigrant kids, nearly 200 more than the year before. The need is growing.

1612 K St., NW, Suite 204

Central American Resource Center

One in 10 Washingtonians is Latinx, and the

majority are immigrants. Many have fled violence at home, and all are seeking better opportunities. Whether they have well-established roots in the U.S. or are newly arrived, they face a host of challenges, including limited English skills, unstable employment and housing, and low wages. So CARECEN provides a one-stop shop where Latinx immigrants can access the tools and resources they need to lead secure and productive lives. Direct legal services and consultations (offered at low or no cost) allow them to resolve their immigration status, secure work authorization, and gain permanent residency. The next step is citizenship, and CARECEN’s citizenship coursework (including mock interviews and ESL tutoring), voter education, and civic engagement activities prepare those it assists to fully engage in civil society. Housing counseling promotes safe and stable homes for all through education on tenant rights, foreclosure prevention, and financial literacy. And an after-school youth program prepares the next generation to become the leaders of tomorrow.

1460 Columbia Road NW, Suite C-1

DC Doors

For the women and families referred to DC Doors for support, homelessness is just one of many challenges in their lives. Most face cultural and language barriers (85% are Latinx); some are single parents; several have severe mental illnesses. So DC Doors intentionally keeps its caseload modest, offering comprehensive, bilingual assistance to more than 80 children and adults each year. Its 18-month transitional housing program does far more than provide shelter. Life-skills lessons (including classes on parenting, relationshipbuilding, children’s education, cooking, and nutrition) strengthen the entire family. Meanwhile, employment assistance and training in money management and financial literacy help adults work toward lives of stability and independence. A new 12-week workforce development program taught by licensed CPAs equips clients with the skills to become accounting technicians. Once families move into permanent housing, six months of aftercare helps ease the transition. And through it all, emotional support is available 24/7.

630 Columbia Road NW

very low-income renters. After stability comes growth, and through micro-loans, financial services, and individual business coaching, it helps aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders compete and thrive.

641 S St. NW

Mi Casa

Affordable housing is the bedrock of a healthy community: It helps families thrive, and is linked to better education and health outcomes for children. Yet with D.C. neighborhoods undergoing gentrification, many low-income District residents cannot afford to buy or even rent a home. Mi Casa, a Latinx-focused affordable housing developer, is addressing this crisis in three ways: by helping tenants organize and purchase their apartment buildings when they come up for sale; by renovating and building housing for families; and by leasing affordable apartments in Mi Casa-owned buildings.

As part of its work with new tenant-owners, Mi Casa trains them in the skills they need to keep their homes —balancing a budget, reading financial statements, hiring and supervising a property manager—which ultimately gives them control over their lives. One of the most efficient developers of affordable housing in the city, Mi Casa has taken the lead in addressing one of the principal problems facing low income residents in the District today.

6230 3rd St. NW

port groups, and therapy all help women regain control of their lives. Drug recovery assistance is critical because most residents have a history of substance abuse. Importantly, residents learn how to afford places of their own. Many put a portion of their income into an escrow account, and work diligently with staff to identify potential housing. NEW women who become self-sufficient remain so: More than 80 percent of the 3,000 who have completed the program are no longer homeless.

611 N St. NW

Breast Care for Washington

The District of Columbia has one of the highest rates of breast cancer mortality in the country and Ward 8 has the highest incidence of the disease. Until recently, however, there was no facility here offering the 3D screening technology known to be the most accurate method of detection. In response to this disparity, Breast Care for Washington opened its doors in 2014. Conveniently located within a comprehensive healthcare facility in Ward 8, BCW is the first breast cancer screening facility east of the Anacostia River with state-of-the-art technology and services, including 3D mammography, diagnostics, ultrasound, and minimally invasive biopsies. In its brief history, BCW has already screened 800 women: 90 percent are from the surrounding neighborhoods, most receive Medicaid, and 15 percent are uninsured. In cases of abnormal

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Latino Economic Development Center

More than anything, LEDC believes in the families that it serves: With the right support and resources, they can live in affordable homes, build small businesses, and spark community growth. The only organization providing bilingual wealth-building services in the entire region, it aims to drive the economic and social advancement of low- to moderate-income Latinx residents. In homeownership counseling, LEDC walks families through each step of buying a house, from credit repair to application packaging. Mortgage and foreclosure advising is available for those who are struggling. By educating and empowering tenants, LEDC helps to prevent displacement and secure housing for

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Women and Girls New Endeavors by Women

NEW annually gives more than 200 women and children in seven housing programs a safe place to stay. Homeless for a variety of reasons, the women (single or with families) come when they are ready to make big changes in their lives.

Independent living skills, academic retooling, employment counseling, strategies for obtaining and maintaining affordable housing, sup-

findings, BCW provides full continuitty of care, helping each patient navigate the system from diagnosis to surgical consultation and, when necessary, treatment. Simply put, every woman should have access to these services, regardless of where she lives or her ability to pay.

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Suited for Change

To be hired for a job and to keep it, you need a suit; to buy that suit, you need a job. That’s why more than 100 local social services agencies refer low-income clients to Suited for Change.

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Welcome to the 13th Annual DowntownDC Holiday Market.

Jewelers, crafters, candy makers and other artisans from around the world and the District spend the year making one-of-a-kind items for the DowntownDC Holiday Market. Now they are again celebrating “so much more” at the 13th Annual DowntownDC Holiday Market.

So Much More at the DowntownDC Holiday Market means: • The largest number of curated, homemade items (over 180) than ever before.

• Your chance to experience one of the nation’s best holiday markets, according to USA Today.

• A celebration of #GivingTuesday on Tuesday, Nov. 28, beginning at noon with community leaders, nonprofits and the Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington as they mark the annual day for online giving.

• Live music, food and holiday festivities while you shop!

Thirteen years ago, the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) and Diverse Markets Management (DMM) created an outdoor holiday shopping marketplace for the DowntownDC community. Today, DowntownDC is a retail and tourist destination and this market is at the heart of it all.

The Market is committed to environmental sustainability and environmentally-friendly initiatives are also important to many of the Market exhibitors, some whom offer fair-trade imports and gifts made from recycled and sustainable resources. The Market is conveniently accessible by public transportation including Metrorail, Metrobus and Capital Bikeshare.

The Market runs from Nov. 24-Dec. 23 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily on F Street NW between 7th and 9th streets.

The BID and DMM thank our sponsors for their contributions. For a full list of sponsors and for more information on daily performances and vendors, visit DowntownHolidayMarket.com. Follow us on Twitter @DtwnHolidayMkt (#DowntownDCHolidayMarket), on Facebook and on Instagram. Vendors rotate daily, so we look forward to seeing you throughout this holiday season again and again in DowntownDC!

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EXHIBITORS ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES

iconsDC #31, Nov 24(F)–Dec 6(W) iconsDC #29, Dec 21(Th)—Dec 23(S) iconsDC.com Jentz Prints #7, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) Tom Rall #13/14, Nov 24(F)—Dec 5(T)

CERAMICS

Kerri Henry Pottery #16, Nov 24(F)—Dec 7(Th) kerrihenrypottery.com Kuzeh Pottery #23, Dec 13(W)—Dec 19(T) kuzeh.us Printemps Pottery #17, Dec 9(S)—Dec 15(F) printempspottery.com Waters Woods #46, Nov 24(F)—Dec 7(Th) waterswoods.com

CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES

Aria Handmade #32, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) ariahandmade.com Art Inca Native #9, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) Black Bear Leather #56, Dec 18(M)—Dec 20(W) blackbearleather.com Cho-pi-cha #56, Nov 24(F)—Nov 30(Th) Cross Roads By Mary #51, Dec 8(F)—Dec 16(S) De*Nada Design #30, Dec 8(F)—Dec 23(S) denadadesign.com Fuzzy Ink #8, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) fuzzy-ink.com Handmade Especially For You #29, Dec 4(M)—Dec 12(T) clydelleco.com

Inka Treasure Shop #2, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) inkatreasureshop.com Jonathon Wye, LLC #34, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) jonwye.com Kerplunk Designs #27, Dec 10(Su)—Dec 15(F) Kora Designs #28, Nov 28(T)—Dec 2(S) Lil’ Fishy #38, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) lilfishy.com LittleTibetBoutique #12, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) Mirasa Design #52, Nov 24(F)—Dec 10(Su) mirasadesign.com Mistura Timepieces #10, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) mistura.com Padhma Creation #54, Nov 28(T)—Dec 7(Th) padhmaknits.com Quavaro #44, Nov 24(F)—Dec 3(Su) quavaro.com Stitch & Rivet #59, Dec 15(F)—Dec 23(S) shopstitchandrivet.com The Buffalo Wool Co. #39,Nov 24(F)—Dec 17(Su) thebuffalowoolco.com Yikes Twins #43, Nov 24(F)—Nov 30(Th) yikestwins.com Yikes Twins #23, Dec 8(F)—Dec 12(T) yikestwins.com

COLLAGE

Had Matter #59, Nov 24(F)—Nov 26(Su) hadmatterart.com Had Matter #20, Dec 6(W)—Dec 12(T) hadmatterart.com Olan Quattro #46, Dec 8(F)—Dec 14(Th) olanquattro.com Relojearte #5, Nov 24(F)—Dec 3(Su) relojearte.com

CRAFTS

Analog #29, Nov 24(F)-Dec 3(Su) shopanalog.com Canimals #20, Nov 24(F)—Nov 26(Su) getcanimals.com Fancy HuLi #27, Nov 27(M)—Dec 6(W) fancyhuli.com Fancy HuLi #28, Dec 23(S)—Dec 23(S) fancyhuli.com Hooked and Loopy #23, Dec 1(F)-Dec 3(Su) etsy.com/shop/ hookedandloopy Hooked and Loopy #28, Dec 23(S)-Dec 23(S) etsy.com/shop/ hookedandloopy Hope’s Journals #59, Dec 1(F)—Dec 14(Th Juanita’s Adventures #26, Dec 8(F)—Dec 10(Su) juanitas.etsy.com Rebound Designs #54, Dec 8(F)—Dec 23(S) rebound-designs.com Sassafras Designs #27, Dec 7(Th)—Dec 9(S) sassafrasdesigns.com

FIBER ART

Jacq’s Dollhouse #22, Nov 24(F)—Nov 28(T) jacqsgirls.com Jen-A-Fusion Fashion Accesories #56, Dec 1(F)—Dec 8(F) jenafusion.blogspot.com Legendary Bowties #27, Nov 24(F)—Nov 26(Su) LegendaryBowties.etsy.com Legendary Bowties #18, Dec 4(M)—Dec 6(W) LegendaryBowties.etsy.com njb Basket of Jewels #26, Dec 5(T)—Dec 7(Th) etsy.com/shop/ njbbasketofjewels

View a daily schedule at DowntownHolidayMarket.com.

Find unique and wonderful items offered by over 150 exhibitors. Please note, exhibitors may rotateand/or not be at the Market every day. See the Exhibitor Categories above for the participant list, booth numbers, and days of participation. See the SITE MAP for booth locations.

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Range of Emotion #36, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) rangeofemotion.com Scarvelous #54, Nov 24(F)—Nov 27(M) facebook.com/Scarvelous Scarvelous #16, Dec 8(F)—Dec 23(S) facebook.com/Scarvelous Seeing In Fabric #39, Dec 18(M)—Dec 23(S) seeinginfabric.etsy.com The Mouse Works #61, Nov 24(F)—Nov 26(Su) themouseworks.com The Mouse Works #20, Dec 13(W)—Dec 17(Su) themouseworks.com Woolgathering #22, Nov 24(F)—Nov 28(T) facebook.com/ MichelleSasscer

GIFT FOODS

Cardinal Chocolates Inc. #15, Nov 24(F)—Dec 6(W) cardinalchocolates.com Cardinal Chocolates Inc. #15, Dec 14(Th)—Dec 23(S) cardinalchocolates.com Chocoidea #53, Nov 24(F)—Dec 14(Th) chocoidea.com Chocotenango #60, Dec 4(M)—Dec 16(S) chocotenango.com J. Chocolatier #53, Dec 15(F)—Dec 23(S) jchocolatier.com The Capital Candy Jar #64, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) thecapitalcandyjar.com Whisked! #56, Dec 9(S)—Dec 10(Su) whiskeddc.com

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Alexas Empanadas #1, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) facebook.com/ alexasempanadas Migue’s Magnificent Mini Donuts #47, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) crepesatthemarket.com The Taste of Germany #62, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) thetasteofgermany.com

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Vigilante #48, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) vigilantecoffee.com

GLASS

Cecil Art Glass #20, Nov 30(Th)—Dec 5(T) englerglass #43, Dec 8(F)—Dec 23(S) englerglass.com GlitzyGlass #40, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) glitzy-glass.com Homegrown Glass Art #19,Dec 4(M)—Dec 23(S) ryaneicher.etsy.com New World Glass #18, Nov 30(Th)—Dec 3(Su) newworldglass.com

IMPORTED CRAFTS

Baby Alpaca #45, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) Dorjebajra Tibet Shop #51, Nov 24(F)—Dec 7(Th) mytibetshop.com Harun’s African Art #20, Nov 24(F)—Nov 26(Su) Harun’s African Art #27, Dec 16(S)—Dec 23(S) Mundo Village #24, Nov 24(F)—Dec 14(Th) mundovillage.com Souvenir Arts #20, Dec 18(M)—Dec 23(S) russian-classics.com Toro Mata #6, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) toromata.com Tunisian Touch #63, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) tunisiantouch.com Vida Dulce Imports #26, Nov 24(F)—Nov 27(M) vidadulceimports.com Vida Dulce Imports #56, Dec 11(M)—Dec 17(Su) vidadulceimports.com

JEWELRY

Al Beads #61, Nov 27(M)—Dec 19(T) Amanda Hagerman Jewelry #18, Nov 24(F)—Nov 26(Su) amandahagerman.com American Princess #51, Dec 8(F)—Dec 16(S)

Andrea Haffner #28, Dec 17(Su)—Dec 22(F) andreahaffner.com Art Island #18, Nov 27(M)—Nov 29(W) etsy.com/shop/ArtIsland August Nine Designs #60, Dec 17(Su)—Dec 23(S) augustninedesigns.com Be You Fashion #22,Nov 29(W)—Dec 13(W) beyoufashion.com Black Black Moon #24, Dec 15(F)—Dec 23(S) blackblackmoon. carbonmade.com Courtney Gillen #51, Dec 17(Su)—Dec 23(S) D Collections #3, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) David Conroy Art #55, Nov 24(F)—Dec 7(Th) davidconroyart.com Deco Etc. #58, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) decoetcjewelry.com Karmic Kollections #27, Nov 24(F)—Nov 26(Su) karmickollections.etsy.com Karmic Kollections #18, Dec 4(M)—Dec 6(W) karmickollections.etsy.com Kiwi Exquisite #19, Nov 29(W)—Nov 30(Th) kiwikathy.blogspot.com La Contessa by Mary DeMarco #22, Dec 14(Th)—Dec 17(Su) lacontessa.com Leah Staley Designs #23, Dec 20(W)—Dec 23(S) leahstaley.com Leah Sturgis Jewelry Art #44, Dec 4(M)—Dec 23(S) leahsturgis.com Lilypad Designs #13, Dec 12(T)—Dec 23(S) lilypad-designs.com Linda Blackbourn Jewelry #23, Nov 24(F)—Nov 30(Th) lindablackbournjewelry.com Mann Made Designs #35, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) mannmadedesigns.com Maruxi Jewelry #52, Dec 11(M)—Dec 23(S) maruxivintage.com Moya Gallery #17, Dec 16(S)—Dec 23(S) moya-gallery.com

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EXHIBITORS (cont.)

RuthieLine Jewelry Designs #28, Dec 3(Su)—Dec 7(Th) etsy.com/shop/ RuthieLineJewelryDsn Southwest Expressions #26, Nov 28(T)—Dec 4(M) nativecraftsworld.com Stio Design #30, Nov 24(F)—Nov 30(Th) ancientcoindesigns.com Stio Design #26, Dec 15(F)—Dec 23(S) ancientcoindesigns.com Taber Studios #29, Dec 13(W)—Dec 16(S) taberstudios.com Terry Pool Design #18, Dec 7(Th)—Dec 17(Su) terrypooldesign.com Turtles Webb #55, Dec 11(M)—Dec 23(S) turtleswebb.com Wiwat kamolpornwijit #18, Dec 18(M)—Dec 23(S) kamolpornwijit.com Yang Ku Designs #23, Dec 4(M)—Dec 7(Th) yangkudesigns.com

NONPROFIT

Turning The Page #20, Nov 27(M)—Nov 29(W) turningthepage.com

PAINTING

Golshah Agdasi #33, Nov 24(F)—Dec 7(Th) Golshah Agdasi #22, Dec 18(M)—Dec 21(Th) Joel Traylor Art #13, Dec 6(W)—Dec 11(M) joeltraylor.com Jonathan Blum #33, Dec 8(F)—Dec 23(S) Jonathanblumportraits.com Joseph Snyder #46, Dec 15(F)—Dec 23(S) josephharrisonsnyder.com Kessler Art #19, Nov 24(F)—Nov 28(T) kesslerart.com Marcella Kriebel Art & Illustration #23, Dec 13(W)—Dec 19(T) marcellakriebel.com

QuestSkinner #57, Nov 24(F)—Dec 8(F) questskinner.com Rayhart #28, Dec 8(F)—Dec 16(S) worksofrayhart.com Thomas Bucci #25, Dec 6(W)—Dec 18(M) thomasbucci.com Tsolmon-Art #4, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) tsolmonart.com Turbopolis #25, Dec 19(T)—Dec 23(S) turbopolis.com Washington Watercolors #17, Nov 24(F)—Dec 8(F) marybelcher.com

PHOTOGRAPHY

Avner Ofer Photography #41, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) avnerofer.com Chandler Art and Images #61, Dec 20(W)—Dec 23(S)

Drew Smith Photography #5, Dec 4(M)—Dec 23(S) drewsmithphoto.com Italy In Color #19, Dec 1(F)—Dec 3(Su) italyincolor.com Italy In Color #55, Dec 8(F)—Dec 10(Su) italyincolor.com Joe Shymanski #50, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) joeshymanski.com MacroFine Photography #43, Dec 1(F)—Dec 7(Th) MacroFinePhotography.com Tom Wachs Photography #25, Nov 24(F)—Dec 5(T) tomwachs.com

PRINTMAKING

Black Lab #59, Nov 27(M)—Nov 30(Th) FemalePowerProject.com Cherry Blossom Creative #14, Dec 6(W)—Dec 23(S) cherryblossomcreative.com EWBA #11, Nov 24(F)-Dec 23(S) ewba.net FaineBooks #26, Dec 5(T)—Dec 7(Th) fainebooks.com

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Fancy Seeing You Here #30, Dec 1(F)—Dec 7(Th) fancyseeingyouhere.com Grey Moggie Press #30, Dec 1(F)—Dec 7(Th) greymoggie.com Katharine Watson #42, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) katharinewatson.com Miks Letterpress + #60, Nov 24(F)—Dec 3(Su) mikspress.com Miks Letterpress + #29, Dec 17(Su)—Dec 20(W) mikspress.com

Handmade Habitat #15, Dec 7(Th)—Dec 13(W) handmadehabitatliving.com Joyful Bath Co. #21, Nov 27(M)—Dec 12(T) joyfulbathco.com Maré Naturals #23, Dec 1(F)—Dec 3(Su) marenaturals.com Pure Palette #60, Nov 24(F)—Dec 3(Su) purepalette.etsy.com Pure Palette #29, Dec 17(Su)—Dec 20(W) purepalette.etsy.com

SOAPS AND CANDLES

TEXTILES

BAMI Products #21, Nov 24(F)—Nov 26(Su) bamiproducts.net BAMI Products #21, Dec 13(W)—Dec 23(S) bamiproducts.net Coastal Home & Body #49, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) coastalhomeandbody.com Geeda’s Hand Poured Candles #26, Dec 11(M)—Dec 14(Th) candlesbygeeda.com

Janice’s Table #28, Nov 24(F)—Nov 27(M) janicetable.com Naked Decor #37, Nov 24(F)—Dec 23(S) nakeddecor.com

WOODWORKING Blue Ridge Cutting Board Company #31, Dec 7(Th)—Dec 23(S) facebook.com/ Tree-to-Art #57, Dec 9(S)—Dec 23(S) treetoart.com

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MUSIC SCHEDULE The Market Stage presents a musical feast of more than 65 shows by some of the area’s best blues, rock, jazz, soul, country, world, and contemporary artists. And of course, it wouldn’t be a “holiday” market without some of your favorite seasonal standards. Check the daily performance schedule below, and find more information about all of the performers in the Musical Entertainment section of DowntownHolidayMarket.com.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 12:00 - 2:00 2:30 - 4:30 5:00 - 7:00

Maureen Andary Cooking With Gas Kiss & Ride

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 Jazz, Pop Blues, Swing, Jazz Blues, Jazz, Soul

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 12:00 - 2:00 2:30 - 4:30 5:00 - 7:00

DC Mudd The Fuss Stacy Brooks Band

Old School Blues Ska, Reggae Blues, Jazz

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 12:00 - 2:00 2:30 - 4:30 5:00 - 7:00

Music Pilgrim Trio Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes Domenic Cicala & Thensome

World Music Blues, Soul Roots Rock, Americana

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27 12:00 - 2:00 5:00 - 7:00

All New Genetically Altered Jug Band Kentucky Avenue

Jug Band Modern Americana

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 12:00 - 2:00 5:00 - 7:00

Jim Stephanson Judge Smith Junior Cline Duo Bill Baker Band Flo Anito Nina Casey Trio Jesse Palidofsky Dave Chappell & Dave Hartge Afro Nuevo Alpha Dog Acoustic Ruthie & the Wranglers King Street Bluegrass

Acoustic Blues Rockin’ Americana, Country Bluegrass, Country

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 12:00 - 2:00 2:30 - 4:30 5:00 - 7:00

Potomac Revelers Karen Collins & Backroads The Lovejoy Group

American Traditions Honky Tonk Holiday, Jazz

MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 12:00 - 2:00 5:00 - 7:00

Billy Coulter Duo Runakuna

Roots Rock Andean Traditions

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5 12:00 - 2:00 5:00 - 7:00

Jeffrey Greenberg & Tom Kitchen Ian Walters & Friends Emma G Seth Kibel & Sean Lane

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Carly & Sol The Clear Harmonies Carolers Janine Wilson & Max Evans

Roots, Blues, Jazz A Cappella Holiday Original Roots Rock

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 12:00 - 2:00 2:30 - 4:30 5:00 - 7:00

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Trained volunteers meet women who have completed a job-readiness program and are seeking employment; together they select suits and accessories for the interview process. Once clients have secured employment, they are referred back for a second consultation where they receive a week’s wardrobe.

Survivors of domestic violence, homeless women, immigrant women, former offenders, teenagers, and seniors participate in workshops on everything from healthy eating and budgeting to goal-setting and surviving difficult bosses. A partnership with the D.C. Women’s Business Center and the YWCA-National Capital Area, the new Suited for Start-Up program counsels and mentors women who want to establish their own businesses. Since 1992, nearly 23,000 women have taken steps toward employment and financial independence for themselves and their families.

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Audubon Naturalist Society

BUILD Metro DC

Tahirih Justice Center

Tahirih Justice Center addresses an urgent need: protecting immigrant girls and women fleeing torture, rape, trafficking, honor crimes, forced marriages, widow rituals, and domestic violence abroad and at home. Protecting those who have experienced abuse in the U.S. or have fled it in their home countries and now seek asylum, Tahirih provides holistic legal services, case management, advocacy, and education.

And it has an extraordinary record of success in its immigration and family law cases, an astonishing 99 percent. Clients also complete safety plans, set goals, develop budgets, and receive referrals for shelter, counseling, medical care, food, and clothing as they rebuild their lives and their children’s. In court and in the community, Tahirih gives a powerful voice to those who are not heard and whose needs often go unmet, training attorneys, police, judges, prosecutors, legislators, and social and medical service providers to understand the unique concerns facing immigrant women and children, and then advocating for policies that better shield them.

Each year, Tahirih seeks justice and rekindles hope for 250 courageous women. Let’s stand, united, behind them.

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The Women’s Center

For more than 40 years, The Women’s Center has been nothing short of a lifeline to the women, men, and children of Northern Virginia and D.C. for whom mental health counseling would otherwise be out of reach. A team of 60 therapists provides immediate care to nearly 2,300 clients annually, regardless of their ability to pay. The Center is also the only regional provider of domestic violence and sexual assault support and advocacy, serving over 600 survivors each year. The approach is holistic, pairing mental health counseling with life skills training: Career and financial counseling, mentoring programs, and advice on interviewing and resume-writing for those re-entering the workforce are all on the menu. Most clients are under- or uninsured, and thanks to the Center’s sliding fee scale, some pay as little as $5 per counseling session to help them

cope with life’s challenges, whether facing depression, job loss, divorce, abuse, or the death of a loved one.

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Nueva Vida

Imagine you have no health insurance, no primary care physician, no family or friends nearby—and suddenly you have cancer. For many Latinx residents of the Washington area, this is their reality. Founded in 1996 by Latinx breast cancer survivors and health professionals, Nueva Vida has provided support services to more than 6,000 clients in the Latinx community. The only Spanish-speaking agency of its kind in the mid-Atlantic region, it offers hightouch, comprehensive programs that serve the specific needs of this group—outreach and education, patient navigation, and mental health support—guiding them through the difficult days of diagnosis, and assisting them with life-saving access to treatment and healthcare. Nueva Vida educates, provides culturally sensitive and bilingual assistance in a fragmented healthcare system, and offers caring and culturally expert support. It has given new life to so many. You can offer your life-changing support.

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The Women’s Collective

Founded by a woman who had lost both her husband and youngest child to AIDS, The Women’s Collective is a peer-led grassroots organization serving some 250 low-income women, girls, and their families who live with or are at risk for HIV/AIDS annually. Faced with poverty, homelessness, violence, and drug abuse, many do not even consider HIV the most pressing problem they face. And with limited incomes (often less than $10,000 a year) most lack access to quality healthcare.

TWC dismantles the barriers, providing a continuum of care: HIV counseling and testing, peer support, emergency assistance, and help navigating the complex healthcare system.

Prevention efforts target at-risk youth, while testing onsite, at partner agencies, and via a mobile unit, serves more than 500 individuals each year and provides education and information to thousands more. TWC’s advocacy allows women and girls throughout D.C. to reach policy makers on a broad array of issues at the intersection of HIV, poverty, homelessness, and health equity.

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Environment Anacostia Watershed Society

The Anacostia River touches countless communities, winding through Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, and Washington, D.C. before flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. This vital natural resource has suffered from generations of neglect, but the promise of a healthy and clean river is within reach. Dedicated to the restoration of the watershed, Anacostia Watershed Society mobilizes the community to stop new pollution, restore natural systems, and rebuild the community’s relationship to the Anacostia River.

Through hands-on service learning, it engages thousands of local students each year in planting wetland vegetation and cleaning up the shores, and it advocates on the river’s behalf, seeking better stormwater controls and smarter green development. AWS also provides opportunities for adults to become Watershed Stewards—reducing stormwater, installing rain barrels and green roofs, and becoming advocates in their communities. Thousands work with AWS to restore and clean the watershed through year-round volunteer events. Canoe and pontoon tours, biking and kayaking, and other environmentally-friendly activities remind all local residents of the pleasure that (clean) rivers can bring. Your stewardship, and support, is the next essential resource.

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Since 1897, the Audubon Naturalist Society has been connecting Washington area residents to nature, inspiring them to appreciate, understand, and protect their forests, wetlands, water resources, and open spaces through education, advocacy, and conservation. And that connection with nature can start early. Each year, more than 7,000 children from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade visit ANS’ two beautiful sanctuaries, where enthusiastic naturalist teachers emphasize hands-on, interactive learning. GreenKids, a unique collaboration with the Montgomery County and Loudon County Public Schools, fosters the development of school environmental resources such as gardens, nature trails, and recycling programs. Plans are now taking shape to expand GreenKids to schools throughout the D.C. metro area. Protecting and preserving natural habitats and local clean water (by conserving area streams and open spaces) are all part of ANS’ community outreach plan.

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National Park Trust

National Park Trust is committed to getting kids unplugged, outside, and inspired by the natural world. Its signature Buddy Bison School Program has engaged 30,000 youngsters with American parks and public lands— 10,000 from the D.C. metro area alone—providing teachers with hands-on resources for science and history classes that enhance existing school curricula. And the benefits to children’s brains and bodies are undeniable: Studies show that spending time outdoors eases symptoms of depression and ADHD, and helps curb obesity and diabetes. To create opportunities for kids to visit local, state, or national parks, NPT handles the logistics and covers transportation costs (the primary obstacle for most schools). From park trips, to canoe adventures, to service projects, the Trust has made conservation relevant and exciting for thousands of D.C.-area youth. After all, preservation is at the heart of NPT, which has overseen 100 land projects in parks, forests, and wildlife refuges. The goal of the Trust’s education programs? Cultivating future park stewards and conservationists.

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Potomac Riverkeeper

The Potomac River watershed (which includes the Shenandoah River, the Potomac, and the Upper Potomac) encompasses 15,000 square miles, touching four states and the District of Columbia as it flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Six million residents live along the watershed, but instead of a clean and healthy river, they find swimming prohibitions and fish consumption advisories lining its banks. Potomac Riverkeeper is a grassroots on-the-water organization dedicated to fighting pollution and creating healthy rivers and streams. In partnership with pro bono attorneys, it works to correct violations of environmental law and promote government accountability. Its network of volunteer citizen monitors reports

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on the health of fish in the rivers and it uses their input to direct enforcement and advocacy work, using the legal system to force polluters to clean up their act. Knowing that healthy rivers and healthy communities go hand-inhand, Potomac Riverkeeper strives to ensure that all 383 miles of our river stay healthy.

Clean water should not be the exception to the rule. It should be the rule.

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Georgetown Ministry Center

Begun in 1987 with just one social worker and a mandate to provide service and shelter, GMC has since grown into a year-round dropin center, providing psychiatric and medical outreach, social and mental health services, case management, shelter and housing support, handicapped-accessible bathrooms, and laundry facilities to one of the very neediest populations: chronically homeless individuals who suffer from mental illness, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities, as well as physical injuries. Many are resistant to help, so GMC creates a welcoming environment that fosters trust.

Potomac Conservancy

Since the days when George Washington built his home along its banks, the Potomac has been an anchor for our region’s identity and the source of 90 percent of its drinking water.

The wildest river running through an urban area, it is home to more than 200 rare species and natural communities. But rapid population growth and its accompanying urban sprawl have led to an increase in pollution for the river and its streams. Potomac Conservancy provides effective, long-term conservation solutions: permanently protecting land from development (thereby preventing future pollution), and building a coalition of advocates for smart urban growth and river-friendly policies. Tree plantings, river cleanups, seed collections, and other hands-on activities improve the local environment and empower individuals to leave a healthier, cleaner legacy for generations to come.

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Rock Creek Conservancy

Rock Creek meanders 33 miles through the Washington metropolitan area, across numerous local and state borders, through forested parkland and along busy roads, near hiking trails, businesses, and backyards. But there is only one organization solely dedicated to the creek and its parks, an area visited annually by more than two million people. Rock Creek Conservancy leverages the park’s popularity, empowering visitors and neighbors alike to explore, enjoy, and become stewards of this national treasure. Each year, more than 4,500 volunteers pick up trash, remove invasive species, and restore native plants, while dozens of Stream Team leaders adopt sections of the creek for neighborhood-based stewardship. Local residents and landowners learn how they can improve the watershed’s health—from removing pet waste to mitigating English ivy—and get support to develop eco-friendly landscapes and backyard habitats. Meanwhile, the Conservancy acts as the park’s central advocate, contributing to the passage of environmental legislation in local government. You too can be a steward for good and ensure the park’s health and beauty.

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Solar United Neighbors

The vision: a future in which energy is clean, local, equitable, affordable, and reliable for everyone. SUN is catalyzing a grassroots clean energy movement, connecting citizens with the tools and resources they need to start renewable energy projects in their communities. At its core are co-ops in which groups of neighbors “go so-

Horton’s Kids

In Wellington Park, youngsters find a safe haven at Horton’s Kids. Six days a week, they gather at the Community Resource Center to eat healthy meals, read in the library, get homework help and, most importantly, engage one-on-one with a caring adult mentor. Through its structured case management system, children stay on track right through high school graduation.

Homework help, intensive tutoring, sports, cooking classes, gardening, and field trips are available to all. Programs for older youth include college and career readiness and discussion groups (called Rap Sessions). The most basic needs are covered, too: coats and shoes, toiletries, emergency food, dental and vision services, and counseling with trained psychologists. lar” together and get a bulk discount, making solar more affordable and accessible, and benefitting the local economy. SUN also manages the process with the installer, but that’s just the beginning. Co-op members are encouraged to take part in educational programs, volunteer work, and advocacy. The result: a network of empowered citizens who fight for energy rights and achieve significant policy wins. Now working in five states (including Maryland and Virginia) and in D.C., SUN is paving the way to a clean energy future.

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Volunteer Opportunities City Kids Wilderness Project

Each year, 130 youth from under-resourced communities experience life-changing adventures. They begin their journey in 6th grade, and progress as a cohort through seven years of activities and challenges. In the summer, they head to Broken Arrow Ranch in Jackson, Wyoming, for overnight camping trips, mountain climbing, and whitewater kayaking. During the year, day and weekend excursions acquaint students with our region’s natural wonders.

Art Works Now

Summer camps, drop-in sessions, and Saturday classes take place regularly at Art Works

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Now in Mount Rainier, Maryland. The organization also brings art wherever it is needed most—into youth centers, schools, and affordable housing communities. All programs address local needs and are offered at low or no cost. At Toddler Time, parents network and relax while young artists explore creative play.

Studio classes for teens with developmental disabilities use tactile experiences to strengthen physical and cognitive skills.

Beacon House

Operating in the middle of a large, subsidized housing project in Ward 5 where students typically perform in the lowest quartile on standardized tests, Beacon House offers one-onone, back-to-basics, math and reading for 1st to 8th graders, and has had a dramatic impact on academic performance: Over the course of the school year reading and math skills improve by an average of two grade levels. Nutritious meals are offered along with homework help, tutoring in core subjects, athletics, and arts.

D.C. Creative Writing Workshop

In Congress Heights, DCCWW provides a place where students’ voices are heard and respected. Students read poems, discuss them, use discussion to spark their own writing, and then perform their original poems for the class. The hArtworks literary magazine showcases student work and many Workshop students go on to win top prizes in local poetry contests. Five hundred aspiring writers participate each year.

Jubilee JumpStart

In Adams Morgan, 34% of children under five live in poverty and they begin kindergarten far less prepared, academically and emotionally, than their peers. Jubilee JumpStart gives them an extra boost. Its center offers affordable, high-quality early childhood education in a dual language environment. A low studentteacher ratio ensures personal attention and teachers chart each child’s progress. For parents who work long hours, the center is open from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Graduates have no reason to fear the first day of school, and 20 percent of their parents have been inspired to start school again themselves.

Rebuilding Together of Washington DC

One elderly woman lived in a house with ceiling holes large enough to see the sky. A disabled woman, living 15 blocks from the Capitol, had never bathed in her own home because of the bathroom’s state of disrepair.

Since 1983, Rebuilding Together has stepped in and revitalized over 2,900 homes for D.C.’s most vulnerable residents. For many, a new roof would cost more than a year’s income, so Rebuilding Together recruits over 2,000 volunteers to replace roofs, paint walls, purchase new stoves and refrigerators, and install air conditioning and wheelchair ramps for low-income families.

Please find more great organizations in a section on legal services groups at https://cfp-dc.org/citypaper2017.

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what we ate this week: Sesame seed crusted ahi tuna loin with green tahini, roasted honey butternut squash, and brown butter crumble, $17, Equinox.

Satisfaction level: 3 out of 5. what we’ll eat next week: British Bulldog taco with crispy cod, malt vinegar salsa macha, mint tomatillo slaw, tartar sauce, $4.50, Taco Bamba weekday lunch counter at Del Campo. Excitement level: 5 out of 5.

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Snack to The Future

By Jeanine Santucci

Photogrpahs by Laura Hayes

If you’ve ever felt that breakfast, lunch, and dinner just aren’t enough, you’re not alone. Experts predict the “fourth meal” will be one of the biggest food trends of 2018, according to The Waitrose Food and Drink Report. It’s not a new concept; people have been pouring out bowls of cereal or finishing off leftovers between meals or before bed for a long time. Washingtonians can take advantage of the trend by satisfying off-peak cravings at these five spots, especially if you like avocado.

Cork Wine Bar and Market 1805 14th St. NW The just-reopened restaurant now includes a downstairs cafe serving new soups, salads, and sandwiches. Settle into the casual space and try out the smaller “snack” options like avocado bruschetta ($13) or blue cheese mac and cheese with house-made pancetta ($8) if you need a mid-afternoon meal.

Slipstream 1333 14th St. NW and 82 I St. SE Pair your fourth meal with coffee at Slipstream. The cafe and dining space with locations in Logan Circle and Navy Yard serves light fare options between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Of course they too serve avocado toast all day and all night ($6.50).

The menus currently differ at the two locations, so head to Navy Yard to warm up with curried butternut squash soup with spiced pumpkin seeds and nutmeg cream ($7).

HangoverHelper The Dish: AM Rito breakfast tacos Where to Get It: El Techo, 606 Florida Ave. NW, (202) 751-4394, ritoloco.com/ el-techo

How It Tastes: Texas purists might turn up their noses at such an irreverent take on a down-home staple, but the creamy texture of mac and cheese, combined

What It Is: Behold the breakfast taco—a gift from God designed to conquer any hangover—big or small. One of the best versions, the AM Rito, is available at El Techo, the new rooftop bar and restaurant above Rito Loco. It’s made with a hearty helping of scrambled eggs, Spanish-style slaw, pico de gallo, your choice of meat, and Velveeta shells and cheese made straight from the box.

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Price: $8 for two tacos

The Sandwich: Pollo Frito The royal 501 Florida Ave. NW The Royal serves Latin-inspired food that won’t break the bank all day long.

Don’t miss the grilled avocado with quinoa, lentils, and red onion ($11). The midsized dish packs in a lot of flavor and energy-boosting protein.

Mandu 453 K St. NW For a late-night meal, try this familyowned Korean restaurant where you can order their signature mandu (Korean dumplings), Korean tacos, and kimchi quesadillas off their late night bar menu, available until midnight Sundays and Mondays and until 1 a.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

Sospeso 1344 H St. NE Stop by during “Haperitivo Hour,” at this all-day Mediterranean restaurant Sundays and Mondays between 4 p.m. and 12 a.m. and Tuesdays through Thursdays between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. for deals on vermouth and wine and light food options like crostini ($3) and a half-size portion of their addictive porchetta sandwich ($8).

with spicy pork, crunchy slaw, and fresh pico de gallo, makes for a well-balanced dish that’s not too spicy but will definitely put some pep in your step.

Why It Helps: In a town practically devoid of breakfast tacos, the AM Rito delivers on portion size, flavor, and value. For the seriously hungover, El Techo is the spot to get some fresh air, even in the dead of winter when the rooftop will be heated and tented. Inhale two tacos, and when you’re feeling up for it, try one of their warm adult beverages, like a mug full of hot buttered rum.

—Tim Ebner

Where: Chicken + Whiskey, 1738 14th St. NW Price: $10.99 Stuffings: Cassava-breaded chicken breast, bacon, pepper jack cheese, iceberg lettuce, tomato, Greek yogurt mustard sauce, aji amarillo mayonnaise Bread: White hoagie roll Thickness: 3 inches Pros: Judge this sandwich on looks alone and you’ll think you’re getting a typical fried chicken sandwich. But the breading on the chicken breast, which includes starchy cassava, gives the sandwich an earthier and deeper flavor.

The two sauce combination—one slightly sour, the other slightly spicy and containing a Peruvian chili pepper—gives the sandwich a little more punch, imbuing something regularly found on fastfood menus with South American flair.

Cons: Dry bread doesn’t suit any sandwich, especially this one, which requires a lot of jaw action to tear through the chicken and tough roll. Liberal use of iceberg lettuce limits access to the much more interesting sauces, and while the pepper jack cheese pairs well with the flavors of the sandwich, it’s shredded so finely that very little of it stays on the sandwich.

Sloppiness level (1 to 5): 3. The roll is slightly too small so the loosely packed toppings slide out. That, combined with the force required to take a bite, leaves a pile of ingredients scattered around your plate. Leakage isn’t a problem because the sauces soak into the bread.

Overall score (1 to 5): 3. A flavorful fried chicken sandwich that’s not overly breaded or greasy is hard to find, and the crispy breast tastes great. The flavorless vegetables derail it, however, as does placing it on the wrong kind of bread. Put this on a soft round roll and its stock immediately rises.

—Caroline Jones

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Life and Death, Animated Two new animated films showcase a vivid portrayal of the complexities of life and death in different cultures.

The Breadwinner

Directed by Nora Twomey Like so many great children’s movies, The Breadwinner, a rich and rewarding animated film set in Taliban-controlled Kabul, starts with the loss of a parent. Eleven-year-old Parvana (Saara Chaudry) spends her days at the marketplace with her father Narulla (Ali Badshah), where they sell their own goods—including a jewel-encrusted shirt Parvana dreams about wearing one day—and try to avoid the scrutiny of roaming Taliban soldiers. Narulla knows the rules, but when his daughter is bullied by a particularly cruel soldier, he can’t help but defend her, and quickly lands in prison.

These early scenes swiftly establish the terror of living under Taliban rule—where a wrong word can end a life and destroy a family—but the events that follow will be equally revelatory to Western audiences. Without an adult male in the house, a family living in an extreme patriarchy cannot function. Parvana’s family is poor but not destitute. The problem is that no one in the marketplace will do business with a little girl for fear of retribution from the Taliban, so Parvana chops off her jet-black hair, and poses as a boy to enter the exciting world of Kabul commerce.

The subject matter feels right on time for those following the discussions of female harassment in America, but Afghanistan is a patriarchy on steroids. When Parvana meets an old friend also posing as a boy, the two revel in their newfound freedom.

“When you’re a boy, you can go anywhere you like,” she says, as they sneak into a factory to steal candy. The gap, however, between their fancy-freedom and the hard-earned wisdom of adults in the audience is large, and we know it’s only a matter of time before Parvana’s new liberation is snatched away.

Still, while the arc of The Breadwinner is broadly predictable, it is so richly-drawn—both literally and figuratively—and deeply-felt that it hardly matters. Based on the children’s novel by Deborah Ellis, the screenplay is a lesson in how to make a film for all ages without patronizing children or pandering to adults. It’s a sparse story, well-told, but it doesn’t shy away from metaphor. There is a shot late in the film—a simple shot, of a moon with clouds passing beneath it on a dark night—that is so rich with meaning it can hardly be untangled. Because of the groundwork laid, the viewer understands specifically what it means to the characters, and what it means more broadly to the film’s themes.

Much of this is accomplished with the film’s simple animation style. Eschewing the 3D animation so popular with Pixar and the other upper-level animation studios, The Breadwinner’s comparatively crude drawings are in line with its inclusive approach. The animators do wonders with the characters’ large eyes and expressive eyebrows. In some shots, a character’s inner life shifts dramatically, with an almost imperceptible change to their outer expression. There is little room for emotional catharsis in their hardened world, so even a half-smile can unleash rays of hope.

It’s a brilliant tactic, and it’s easy to see why Angelina Jolie joined

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on as executive producer. The star-turned-director has made several films about war-torn areas rarely reported on by the Western media—In the Land of Blood and Honey took place in Bosnia, while her more recent First They Killed My Father was set in Cambodia.

Perhaps too viscerally upsetting for Western audiences, these films sank like a stone. But the animation in The Breadwinner serves as a bridge to empathy, a visual style to which children can relate, and one adults can use to give them just enough distance so that they don’t turn away.

—Noah Gittell

Coco

Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina CoCo has more existential despair than most mainstream films, let alone most animated mainstream films. Many of its characters are already dead, so their biggest fear is being forgotten—a process called “the final death” that involves evaporating into nothingness. Younger audiences can handle it, since the concept of being forgotten is easier to swallow than the absence of existence. Still, this is not a dreary film, and its stunning visuals only bolster its heartwarming message. And by populating the film with characters who are not white or American—Pixar’s default setting for its 20-year reign—they finally take steps to celebrate culture beyond our borders.

Santa Cecilia is a fictional Mexican village, and that is where Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) lives with his family. His family is rich with tradition: Their biggest holiday is Día de los Muertos—the Day of the Dead—and to Miguel’s chagrin, his family does not allow music inside the house. Four generations ago, the matriarch was heartbroken by her musician husband, to the point where music only reminded her of him, so avoiding it altogether is household policy. Miguel dreams of being a musician, and when he discovers his idol Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt) is also his great-greatgrandfather, he is emboldened to steal Ernesto’s guitar for the village talent competition. The theft accidentally transports him to the Land of the Dead, an afterlife where Miguel’s ancestors exist in skeletal form. They try and help Miguel, but first he wants Ernesto’s blessing to pursue his dream.

Directed by Lee Unkrich, and co-directed by Adrian Molina,

At the National Museum of Women in the Arts, women from all over contribute to Mónica Mayer’s El Tendedero/The Clothesline Project. washingtoncitypaper.com/arts Coco’s interpretation of the Land of the Dead is a lot like Beetlejuice’s vision of the afterlife. There is no heaven or hell, and instead a dense metropolis brimming with color and cheeky, morbid humor. All the skeletons can remove their limbs and skulls, so part of the film’s charm is how everyone rearranges their bodies.

There is also bureaucratic red tape—on Día de los Muertos, spirits can return to the land of the living, but only if they’re remembered by their ancestors—and the border between the two worlds looks uncannily like the Mexican border. These imaginative flourishes will amuse adults, while younger viewers will appreciate the goofy animals. Oddly enough, for a film brimming with fantastical creatures, its most delightful creation is Dante, a hairless dog.

Goofy and gangly, with a long tongue, he runs like a cacophony of ragdoll limbs. In the film’s more serious moments, he offers levity simply by gnawing on his leg.

Miguel’s journey involves courage, self-discovery, and even more weighty concepts like betrayal and murder. His guide is Hector (Gael García Bernal), a humble skeleton who yearns for a visit back to Santa Cecilia before his “final death.” Together they prove their worth through improvisation, daring escapes, and even a musical interlude. Like many previous Pixar films, the script by Adrian Molina and Matthew Aldrich is about the balance between personal fulfillment and greater responsibility. In Coco, this conflict is manifested between music and family, with the film constantly pushing Miguel toward one side or another. It is devilishly constructed, using flashbacks and plot twists to create a genuine impact. It is easy to look at the melodramatic plot with cynicism, and yet there is enough attention so the themes/characters in Coco earn every heartfelt emotional beat.

Like many other Pixar films, Coco does not rely on stars for its talented voice cast. Bernal is an arthouse staple, but hardly a household name, while the likes of Benjamin Bratt and Jane the Virgin’s Jaime Camil are recognizable in a “he sounds like that guy from that thing” kind of way. What matters more—indeed, what helps make Coco special—are the accents, sense of place, and details about Mexican culture. This film will carry extra meaning to children and families who have never seen their family represented on a rich, bright CGI canvas. As for those who know nothing about Día de los Muertos, this film will pique their curiosity and even provide a lesson in between evocative imagery and broad physical gags.

Pixar has not attempted a fairy tale since Brave, a film where Scottish girl power is undermined by a talking bear. Coco is an improvement, drawing upon magic realism and dizzying technical detail to create an immersive entertainment that never condescends to its audience. Día de los Muertos already has evocative imagery, and Coco exaggerates it with technical detail that offhandedly highlights its ambition (the Land of the Dead is a marvel of light and dense, computer-generated architecture). The arrival of a new Pixar film always invites the temptation to rank the film among their finest efforts. To its credit, Coco resists comparisons to Toy Story, Inside Out, and Wall-E. Unlike broad cartoons about toys or robots, the specificity and twists that are part fairytale, part telenovela, help make Coco unique.

—Alan Zilberman The Breadwinner opens Friday at Landmark E Street Cinema.

Coco opens Wednesday in theaters everywhere. washingtoncitypaper.com november 24, 2017 27

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Book by Tina Fey Music by Jeff Richmond Lyrics by Nell Benjamin Directed by Casey Nicholaw At the National Theatre through Dec. 3

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Right now, an effective anti-bullying campaign is being run at one of D.C.’s most historic institutions. No, it’s not Melania Trump’s initiative to promote kindness on the internet. It’s Mean Girls, the Broadway-bound musical adaptation of the beloved 2004 comedy about high school hierarchies currently attracting pink-clad millennials to the National Theatre in droves.

Is this adaptation necessary, especially at a time when theater audiences are embracing original musicals? The film holds up well more than a decade after its release, and other beloved young adult comedies—Bring It On, Hairspray, Legally Blonde—have made the screen-to-stage transition with varying levels of success. It turns out that Tina Fey, who wrote the film’s screenplay, knows what she’s doing. The musical, with a book by Fey, music by her husband, Jeff Richmond, and lyrics by Nell Benjamin, maintains the biting wit of the original but takes on an added sweetness that

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We meet our protagonist, Cady Heron (Erika Henningsen), in Kenya, where she’s lived for years with her biologist parents. In a Lion King-esque tribute, she sings about how much she loves her “wild life,” but soon she’s observing animals of a different sort when she transfers to a suburban Chicago high school. There she meets the Plastics—icy queen bee Regina George (Taylor Louderman), tightly wound Gretchen Wieners (Ashley Park) and simple minded Karen Smith (Kate Rockwell)—a girl gang to rival all others. Initially moved to topple Regina and bring equality back to the school’s social structure, Cady becomes obsessed by her power and by Act II, is belting about how she “bossed up.” Parties are thrown, rumors fly, and Regina gets hit by a bus, but eventually Cady realizes that bring-

ing down a bully has turned her into one. After some rushed self-reflection, the characters have grown wiser, Cady’s gotten the guy, and we all go home happy. It’s a fun two-and-a-half hours spent in a familiar world Reactions to the events in the show come from faux social media posts projected on the set. It contemporizes the events, accepting this live reporting as a fact of life and using it as an excuse to insert new humor into a show filled with call-outs to the film’s most memorable lines. (A joke about a parent’s fake social media accounts earned audible snorts.)

These bright and busy projections, designed

by Finn Ross and Adam Young, turn the set’s white walls into a shopping mall, a high school cafeteria, the plains of east Africa, and a suburban living room in a matter of seconds. Director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw’s work with furniture is masterful, with cast members bouncing on couch trampolines and wheeling tables and desks around the stage with their feet.

But musically, the show suffers from a lack of diversity right now—songs run into each other and the melodies aren’t distinctive enough to worm their way into your brain. Anyone who’s seen 30 Rock or Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt knows Richmond is capable of writing catchy, joke-dense songs, but no song in Mean Girls possesses the viral potential of “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah” or “Peeno Noir.” The ensemble numbers vibrate with energy but the solo numbers lack punch.

That’s not to say the cast lacks talent.

Though they’re all relatively young, their credits include runs on Broadway and at major regional theaters, and they execute the show with precision, whether they’re waving cafeteria trays or leaping like gazelles. The main characters need more chances to define their roles in songs, especially Henningsen, who lacks a closing number.

Rockwell, on the other hand, sells her ode to Halloween costumes with aplomb and projects Karen’s daftness and self-love at all times.

In her book Bossypants, Fey recounts her days as a high school drama geek, and this show is a tribute to them. From the Broadway t-shirts donned by members of the high school show choir to the schmaltzy power ballad in Act II, theater people will find something for them in Mean Girls. It’s not a transcendent stage experience yet, nor has it reinvented the musicalbased-on-a-movie genre, but that doesn’t matter. Audiences will laugh and quote lines with the actors, even if they’re not quite ready to sing along.

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Kennedy Center ConCert Hall 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. NSO Pops: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert. 7 p.m. $29–$89. kennedy-center.org. national Gallery of art east Garden Court Fourth Street NW and Constitution Avenue NW. (202) 842-6941. Living Art Collective Ensemble. 2 p.m.; 4 p.m. Free. nga.gov/programs/music.

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Kennedy Center ConCert Hall 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. NSO Pops: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert. 7 p.m. $29–$89. kennedy-center.org.

Comb through music history, search the annals of artists, and you won’t find a voice much bigger or better than Chaka Khan’s. Totally untouched by any vocal-correcting technology, she can flat out blow. Her music, much like her voice, is a lesson in the art of using vulnerability as strength, with every crack exposed. Khan’s perfection of that art is the reason her songs—“Ain’t Nobody,” “Sweet Thing,” “I Feel For You,” “I’m Every Woman,” “Tell Me Something Good,” just to name a few—are etched into the public pop culture consciousness. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, she was singing in a group at age 11. More and more people heard that huge voice and she was a full-blown funk and R&B music star by age 25. Now at 64, and with no new album to promote, she’s simply touring the hits. It’s rare to see a living funk goddess of this caliber live. Don’t pass up the chance. Chaka Khan performs at 8 p.m. at the Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW. $69–$130. (202) 783-4000. warnertheatredc.com.

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After In Return hit number one on Billboard’s Top Electronic Albums chart in 2014, ODESZA broadened the horizons of EDM with their dreamy, blissed-out take on electronic music. Compared to their chaotic, peak-time EDM contemporaries, the Seattle-based duo made up of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight trade undulating wobbles and pounding bass for shimmering synths and sensual vocals. But in a recent interview with Complex, Mills ruminated over ODESZA’s evolution on their next album: “When you’re touring with music that you made in a basement years ago, you really learn about your own sound.” In turn, ODESZA sounds more grandiose and cinematic than ever on their latest album, A Moment Apart, released in September to another number one slot on Billboard’s Top Electronic Albums chart. Expect their live performances to be just as theatrical, too—featuring a horn section, sound machines, and even a drumline that ventures out into the crowd. ODESZA perform with Sofi Tukker and Louis Futon at 7:30 p.m. at The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW. $59-$119. (202) 888-0020. theanthemdc.com.

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Hylton performinG arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas. (703) 993-7759. Chanticleer: A Chanticleer Christmas. 2 p.m. $33–$55. hyltoncenter.org.

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Blues alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Braxton Cook. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $39. bluesalley. com.

dC9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Bearcubs. 9 p.m. $15. dcnine.com.

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Capital one arena 601 F St. NW. (202) 628-3200.

Jay-Z. 8 p.m. $50–$619. capitalonearena.monumentalsportsnetwork.com.

tHe antHem 901 Wharf Street SW, DC. St. Vincent. 8 p.m. $44-$149. theanthemdc.com.

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ClariCe smitH performinG arts Center Stadium Drive and Route 193, College Park. (301) 405-2787.

UMD Korean Percussion Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Free. theclarice.umd.edu.

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ClariCe smitH performinG arts Center Stadium Drive and Route 193, College Park. (301) 4052787. New Music at Maryland. 8 p.m. Free. theclarice. umd.edu.

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u street musiC Hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 588-1889.

Maximo Park. 7 p.m. $17.50. ustreetmusichall.com.

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9:30 CluB 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. Squeeze. 8 p.m. $55. 930.com.

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Barns at Wolf trap 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. (703) 255-1900. David Crosby & Friends. 8 p.m. $95–$110. wolftrap.org.

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Blues alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 3374141. Lorree K. Slye. 8 p.m.; 10 p.m. $42. bluesalley. com.

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Kennedy Center ConCert Hall 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. National Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances. 7 p.m. $15 –$94. kennedy-center.org.

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BirCHmere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.

(703) 549-7500. Marshall Tucker Band. 7:30 p.m. $45. birchmere.com.

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Barns at Wolf trap 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. (703) 255-1900. Loudon Wainwright III. 8 p.m. $25–$30. wolftrap.org.

CITY LIGHTS: SUNDAY

KAMASI WASHINGTON

Everything about Kamasi Washington is large: physical stature, African robes, his 10-piece band, the sound roaring from his saxophone, his musical vision, and his nearly three-hour, three-disc debut album The Epic. Raised on straight-ahead jazz, the 36-year-old from Inglewood, California, has attracted nontraditional audiences and collaborators, like Kendrick Lamar and Thundercat, and has been anointed as the future of jazz incarnate. But while true to his roots, Washington’s aural landscape transcends anything that’s come along since Sun Ra. Backing harmonies soar as in a grand film soundtrack, rhythms surge, horns burst, tempos and arrangements shift until you feel lost at sea, frollicking on the waves. Until a towering figure reaches down, with a sound so urgent and loud, and brings you back to that moment when you realize that traditional jazz forms are not dead, they are just being reborn. Kamasi Washington performs at 8 p.m. at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. N.W. $45–$50. (202) 408-3100. sixthandi.org.

—Jeffrey Anderson

CITY LIGHTS: MONDAY

BRAXTON COOK

The young, slow-burning alto saxophonist Braxton Cook was raised in Prince George’s County. You can feel the music of his home seeped deep into his bones. The soul jazz that flowed from U Street and the electrified funk of go-go may never be apparent in his full-bodied, substantial alto solos, but you can hear it in his swinging, funkified riffs and vocals as smooth as the Potomac on a clear day. The sax man channels the rough nuance of neo-soul crooners like Bilal. It’s not what you’d expect from this young player, but you might also not expect the cutting power of his pen, or the maturity and fullness of his alto tone. It is indebted to predecessors like Charlie Parker and Cannonball Adderley, but it is sculpted much more like if Kenny Garrett played Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan scat. Even though he has room to grow, Cook stands quite tall as an artist already. Braxton Cook performs at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. $22. (202) 337-4141. bluesalley.com.

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Annie The family-favorite musical about a redhaired orphan and the rich businessman she charms fills Olney’s mainstage during the holiday season.

Featuring favorite songs like “Tomorrow” and “It’s a Hard Knock Life,” this production is directed by Jason King Jones. Olney Theatre Center. 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney. To Dec. 31. $37–$84. (301) 9243400. olneytheatre.org.

The BooK of will After the Bard’s tragic death, two of his devoted actors decide to assemble the First Folio to ensure their mentor’s words reach the masses. Playwright Lauren Gunderson, who last presented Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Round House, returns to present this tale of friendship just in time for the holidays. Round House Theatre Bethesda. 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. To Dec. 24. $36–$65. (240) 644-1100. roundhousetheatre.org.

A Child’s ChrisTmAs in wAles And oTher sTories Washington Stage Guild combines stories from Dylan Thomas, Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, and A.A. Milne in this anthology of holiday stories.

These brief interludes remind audiences of the meaning of the holiday season. Washington Stage Guild at Undercroft Theatre. 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW. To Dec. 17. $25–$60. (240) 582-0050. stageguild.org.

CITY LIGHTS: TUESDAY

DUA LIPA

“If you don’t like the way I talk, then why am I on your mind?

If you don’t like the way I rock, then finish your glass of wine,” Dua Lipa roars on “Blow Your Mind (Mwah).” Only 22 and hot off the heels of her self-titled debut release, the English singer-songwriter is unapologetically herself. But she’s lived quite an adventurous life already. Lipa has lived on her own in London since she was 15 years old, and even took up modeling for a bit until her agency told her she’d have to lose a lot of weight. Now, she’s chasing her dreams of becoming a pop star. Armed with a deep, commanding voice and inspired by not only pop starlets but hip-hop’s best storytellers, Lipa writes empowering anthems and relatable confessionals—necessary soundtracks to find confidence in many of life’s sticky situations. Dua Lipa performs with Marteen at 8 p.m. at The Fillmore Silver Spring, 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. Sold out. (301) 960-9999. fillmoresilverspring.com.

—Casey Embert

CITY LIGHTS: WEDNESDAY

ChrisTmAs AT The old Bull & Bush Enjoy classic British carols and drinking songs in this holiday show set in a London pub. As the characters enjoy mince pies and sausage rolls, they perform sketches and share stories related to the Christmas season.

MetroStage. 1201 N. Royal St., Alexandria. To Dec. 24. $55–$60. (703) 548-9044. metrostage.org.

A ChrisTmAs CArol Veteran local actor Craig Wallace takes on the role of Scrooge in this popular musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ tale about kindness and holiday cheer. Celebrating more than 35 years as a Ford’s holiday tradition, Michael Wilson’s adaptation is directed by Michael Baron. Ford’s Theatre. 511 10th St. NW. To Dec. 31. $22–$92. (202) 3474833. fords.org.

A Coffin in egyPT As her life nears its end, a 90-year-old small town widow reflects on the events that changed its course in this drama from playwright Horton Foote. Jane Squier Bruns stars in this production that opens Quotidian Theatre’s 20th season.

Quotidian Theatre Company at The Writer’s Center.

4508 Walsh St., Bethesda. To Dec. 17. $15–$30. (301) 816-1023. quotidiantheatre.org.

CrAzy for you The songs of George and Ira Gershwin are reimagined by playwright Ken Ludwig in this musical about a banker, assigned to shut down a small-town theater, who decides to revive it instead.

Featuring favorite songs like “I’ve Got Rhythm,” “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” and “Someone to Watch Over Me,” this musical, arriving at Signature in time for the holidays, is directed by Matthew Gardiner. Signature Theatre. 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. To Jan. 14. $40–$108. (703) 820-9771. sigtheatre.org.

Curve of dePArTure As family members come together for a funeral, they meet in a New Mexico hotel to discuss their futures and what they owe each other. Mike Donahue directs this story about relationships and the ways we learn from each other. Studio Theatre. 1501 14th St. NW. To Jan. 7. $20–$85. (202) 332-3300. studiotheatre.org.

The lAsT nighT of BAllyhoo The year is 1939 and Atlanta’s posh German Jews are preparing for Ballyhoo, their annual lavish country club ball. The Freitag family hopes that the party of the year will be the chance for their daughters to meet their future hus-

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JAY-Z

Rapper, mogul, legend—These are just a few words to describe Jay-Z. Always keen on surprising his audience, Jigga fans everywhere were sent into a frenzy in June with the release of his latest album 4:44. Social media sites had become a melting pot of 4:44 lyrics within hours of the album’s release. People were trying to decipher meaning in every word Jay-Z spoke. And who could blame them? This was his first solo album since 2013’s Magna Carta Holy Grail. The new album is full of gems, like the conscious track “The Story of O.J.,” which sheds light on issues concerning racial complexes and brings awareness to the importance of financial literacy. Heavy themes like this are heard throughout the album, from social and political injustices that exist in America to a more personal story of addressing his own infidelity in his marriage.

Now, the “flow of the century, always timeless” HOV is bringing the now platinum-certified album to the Capital One Arena. But fear not, old Jay-Z fans. We’re sure he’ll do some of the hits, too. Jay-Z performs at 8 p.m. at Capital One Arena, 601 F St. NW. $50–$619. (202) 628-3200. capitalonearena.monumentalsportsnetwork.com.

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consisting of bits of conversations, squabbles, and discussions. Studio Theatre. 1501 14th St. NW. To Nov. 25. $20–$25. (202) 332-3300. studiotheatre.org.

CITY LIGHTS: THURSDAY

St. NicholaS Conor McPherson’s dramatic monologue opens Quotidian Theatre’s season in repertory with A Coffin in Egypt. Steve Beall stars as the Dublin drama critic who encounters vampires when he follows an actress to London. Quotidian Theatre Company at The Writer’s Center. 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda. To Dec. 17. $15–$30. (301) 816-1023. quotidiantheatre.org.

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top GirlS To celebrate a promotion at work, Marlene hosts a dinner party with significant women from history. Caryl Churchill’s award-winning drama looks at the roles women have played over time and how Marlene rises to the top of her field. Keegan Theatre at Church Street Theater. 1742 Church St. NW. To Dec. 2. $35–$45. (202) 265-3767. keegantheatre.com. twelfth NiGht When Viola crashes on the coast of Illyria and disguises herself as a page to Duke Orsino, she kicks off a rollicking tale of love, romance, and mistaken identity. Director Ethan McSweeny leads Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of this classic comedy which features one of the Bard’s most memorable heroines. Sidney Harman Hall. 610 F St. NW. To Dec. 20. $44–$118. (202) 547-1122. shakespearetheatre.org.

WILD

Nothing is ever “just a picture” with Michael Nichols. A National Geographic lensman since 1996, Nichols has chronicled seemingly every corner of the globe, no matter how remote and primeval. He often uses handcrafted gadgets to get the job done: “trap” cameras triggered by unsuspecting backcountry fauna, sturdy camera-carrying rovers able to mix it up inside a pride of lions, and vertical riggings able to lift a camera from the forest floor to the top of a 3,200-year-old sequoia tree. Still, for every leaping tiger caught by a trap camera or stunning aerial view of Yellowstone’s Grand Prismatic Spring, there’s a more down-to-earth image that’s equally striking, such as the purple-tinged grassland at dusk featuring a pair of tigers with eerie, glowing eyes.

Wild is a retrospective of his images, plus videos showing him at work, up close and personal.

Indeed, the photographs where Nichols himself got up close and personal with his subjects are among the most memorable, from a bison’s head caked with congealed snow to a hippo in Gabon about to be soaked by a swelling wave to a chimp’s hand reaching out toward Jane Goodall, "The Creation of Adam"-style. The exhibition is on view daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., to Jan. 15, 2018, at the National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. $15. (202) 857-7700. nationalgeographic.org.

—Louis Jacobson bands—but when their uncle brings home his new employee, a handsome Eastern European bachelor from Brooklyn, everyone must confront their own prejudices, desires, and beliefs. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, The Last Night of Ballyhoo is an achingly beautiful, comedic, and enthralling romance by the writer of Driving Miss Daisy. Directed by Amber McGinnis. Theater J. 1529 16th St. NW. To Dec. 31. $24–$69. (202) 777-3210. theaterj.org. meaN GirlS Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, and Nell Benjamin team up to turn the classic 2004 high school comedy into a stage musical, which makes its preBroadway debut in D.C. Featuring a cast of theater veterans including Kate Rockwell, Taylor Louderman, and Kerry Butler, the show is directed by Tony winner Casey Nicholaw. National Theatre. 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. To Dec. 3. $68–$178. (202) 628-6161. nationaltheatre.org. my Name iS aSher leV Based on the acclaimed novel by Chaim Potak, playwright Aaron Posner’s play tells the story of a young man coming of age in post-war Brooklyn, who is determined to become an artist at any cost. Despite facing disapproval from his family, Asher finds a connection between the art world and the ultra-religious community he lives in.

1st Stage. 1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean. To Dec. 17. $15–$33. (703) 854-1856. 1ststagetysons.org.

NiNa SimoNe: four womeN The civil rights anthems of jazz and soul vocalist Nina Simone come to life in this play that follows the artist’s reactions to the tumultuous events of the 1960s. Through songs like “Mississippi Goddam” and “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black,” audiences learn about Simone and American history in the same evening. Christina Ham directs this drama starring Arena regular Harriet D. Foy. Arena Stage. 1101 6th St. SW. To Dec. 24. $56–$91.

(202) 488-3300. arenastage.org.

NothiNG to loSe (But our chaiNS) Second City performer Felonius Monk mines his own life for experience in this comedy show that chronicles his journey from incarcerated criminal to corporate drone to comedian and actor. He’s joined on stage by a company of Second City comedians. Woolly Mammoth Theatre. 641 D St. NW. To Dec. 31. $20–$69. (202) 3933939. woollymammoth.net. the paJama Game Union conflicts are never as thrilling or romantic as they are in this musical set at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory. When the superintendent falls in love with the head of the grievance committee, all sorts of drama ensues, as does plenty of dancing. Alan Paul directs Arena’s annual fall musical that features songs like “Steam Heat” and “Hernando’s Hideaway.” Arena Stage. 1101 6th St. SW. To Dec. 24. $65–$120. (202) 488-3300. arenastage.org. the real americaNS Playwright and journalist turns 100 days of traveling through America in a small van into this one-man show that shares information about the people he met along the way. As he learns about the goals and political actions of these new friends, he also learns more about the nation’s diversity. Presented in repertory with Draw the Circle. Atlas Performing Arts Center. 1333 H St. NE. To Dec. 20. $20–$65. (202) 399-7993. atlasarts.org.

ScriptS iN play feStiVal See a variety of new plays by emerging playwrights at this annual theater festival presented by WSC Avant Bard. Gunston Arts Center, Theatre Two. 2700 South Lang St., Arlington.

To Dec. 17. $10–$35. (703) 418-4808. wscavantbard.org. a Short SerieS of diSaGreemeNtS preSeNted here iN chroNoloGical order English playwright Daniel Kitson comes to D.C. to create a unique, site- and time-specific piece for Studio audiences

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(See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information) JuStice leaGue Batman recruits a super-powered team featuring Wonder Woman, The Flash, Cyborg, and Aquaman to face a great enemy. Starring Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, and Ezra Miller. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information) romaN J. iSrael, eSq. Denzel Washington stars as idealistic attorney Roman Israel, who finds himself in a chaotic situation that puts his activism to the test. Co-starring Colin Farrell and Carmen Ejogo. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information) the Star This animated comedy traces the journey of a small brave donkey who becomes a Christmas hero. Starring Steven Yeun, Kristin Chenoweth, and Zachary Levi. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information) three BillBoardS outSide eBBiNG, miSSouri Frances McDormand stars as a mother out to solve her daughter’s murder, as the local authorities fail to do so. Co-starring Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information) woNder A boy with facial differences enters fifth grade and must navigate life at a mainstream elementary school for the first time. Starring Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay, and Owen Wilson. (See washingtoncitypaper.com for venue information)

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