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CuLtuRe Atlas Performing Arts Center

A once-abandoned movie theater complex on the H Street corridor reopened in 2006 as the Atlas Performing Arts Center: a community-based venue where artists and audiences would connect through dance, theater, music, and more. Atlas now brings 80 diverse, thoughtprovoking, and affordable performances to its four stages each year. That’s in addition to the 125 collaborative shows, workshops, and classes that take place at its annual INTERSECTIONS Festival. Additionally, “arts partners” (nonprofit performing groups) utilize Atlas throughout the year, receiving discounted or free performance and rehearsal space, office space, and event promotion—allowing them to reduce expenses and channel more resources toward programming. 1333 H St. NE, Washington, D.C. 20002

Children’s Chorus of Washington

Through Children’s Chorus of Washington, kids from first grade through high school can experience a world-class music education, regardless of their back-

ground, 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 underresourced D.C. schools, CCW launched SING D.C.! 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. 4626 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 100, Washington, D.C. 20016

CityDance Ensemble

Every year, CityDance delivers free, professional dance performances to thousands of children from low-income families, as well as low-cost, publicly accessible performances to audiences of all ages. Its flagship DREAM program offers

high-quality dance education to 120 elementary students who live at or below the poverty line. This year, CityDance is poised to launch the DREAM Alumni Program, combining dance education with academic programming and family support services, to ensure each child’s success. This comprehensive program will support hundreds of underserved youth from elementary through high school, helping them overcome challenges, prepare for college, and transition into a healthy adulthood. 1111 16th St. NW, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20036

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company

This premiere contemporary dance group—founded by a Korean-American who grew up in a Latino community in New Mexico—uses dance to create bridges of understanding between different cultures. Its repertory draws on historical events and personal stories, exploring shared human experiences. One performance at the National Gallery had the largest turnout of any public program in the history of the museum. The company’s youth development program for underserved Asian-American high school students—the only one of its kind in the District—provides free weekly activities by or about Asian Americans and focused on performing, visual, and culinary arts, helping the students to explore their cultural identity and improve their self-

esteem. The Washington Post calls the company “not only a Washington prize, but a national treasure.” Let’s make sure this treasure endures for years to come. 2745 Arizona Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20016

Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop

Reaching more than 350 young people each year, Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop uses books and creative writing to empower incarcerated youth to transform their lives. Teens attend twice-weekly book club sessions (most report that they have never before read an entire book), and if they move on to federal prison at age 18—mostly far from home—Free Minds sends cards, newsletters, books, and feedback on their poetry. The re-entry program offers apprenticeships, GED prep, and job skills training to support young men and help them stay on track. The recidivism rate for members is only 24 percent—one third the national rate for juveniles sentenced as adults. 2201 P St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20037

Life Pieces To Masterpieces

At Life Pieces to Masterpieces, “apprentices” use paint, canvas, storytelling, and poetry to discover the beauty—and

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D.C.’s children and teens—regardless of their ability to pay. Today, DIW has its own facility in Columbia Heights, and its Youth Ensemble and Professional Company perform regularly on the region’s finest stages, including the Lansburgh, the Howard, and Wolf Trap, among others. Many graduates move on to excellent university programs (Harvard and Temple among them) while others perform professionally at Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey II, and elsewhere. Personal and artistic growth are equally important, and DIW’s Positive Directions Through Dance (winner of the 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award) provides at-risk youth with classes, life skills workshops (from literacy to nutrition), and performance opportunities—all at no cost. 3400 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20010

The Washington Stage Guild

Winner of numerous Helen Hayes Awards, the Guild presents plays that others overlook: neglected classics, lesser-known works by famous playwrights, unfamiliar foreign plays, and new works of merit. Drawing from such notables as Oscar Wilde, T. S. Eliot, and George Ber-

potential—in their lives. LPTM annually serves 165 African-American males (ages three to 25), combining arts instruction with human development programming to help meet their needs for love, security, and self-expression. After school, young apprentices engage in exploratory art projects, character-building activities, and one-on-one tutoring to improve math and reading skills. The Saturday Academy helps high schoolaged students prepare for college and careers (100 percent of 2014 graduates are now enrolled in higher education). This year, the first class of Education Architects—former apprentices and other men of color trained in LPTM’s holistic curriculum—will serve as teaching aids in D.C. schools, using art to transform young lives.

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Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

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a multidisciplinary arts organization that reaches 850 students annually from every ward in the District. A 15-week semester of classes at its (now state-of-theart) center costs only $15 to $55, though no student is turned away for inability to pay. Options include music, dance, theater, creative writing, and visual and digital arts education for ages six to 18. Early Childhood Arts combines play, movement, and storytelling with parent education; Camp Sitar is an intensive summer arts program for 160 campers, culminating in a full musical production.

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Sitar Arts Center

The Dance Institute of Washington

Sitar Arts Center opened in the basement of an apartment building with a simple idea: create a safe, nurturing, after-school environment in the Adams Morgan neighborhood (where 80 percent of students come from low-income households) and let the arts flourish. In just over a decade, Sitar has evolved into

nard Shaw, the Guild takes a fresh look at works that the Washington Post calls “the sort of literate, witty, cynical plays that nobody else bothers with.” Casting is color-blind, gender-blind, and indifferent to physical disability or appearance. Ticket prices are among the least expensive in town, encouraging the broadest spectrum of patrons. Complimentary tickets are available to student theatergoers, and previews are “pay what you can.” An ongoing series of performances at the National Portrait Gallery is free to the public, and an educational outreach program brings free theater to area schools.

When Fabian Barnes retired from the Dance Theatre of Harlem he possessed two important things: a small pension and the desire to give back to others what dance had given to him. Barnes’ dream was to offer year-round, highquality, pre-professional training to

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What your money can buy $10 donation Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company A discounted entrance to a live dance performance for a high school student

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Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop

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Sitar Arts Center

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Family and Youth Initiative Photo album of prior year photos for two teens (children in care rarely have photos of themselves)

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Lighting gels for student theatrical production

BEST Kids

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Southeast Ministry

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Arts and craft supplies to provide activities that encourage learning through play

Book of Italian arias for a vocal music student

Supports one volunteer school board member’s participation in a governance training

Buys books for one book club session at the D.C. Jail

Provides books for one classroom

Family and Youth Initiative

The Ellington Fund

$50 donation

Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company

Bright Beginnings

Safe Housing

Provide school supplies for one school-age child

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$25 donation Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company

water bottle, one pill box, one flashlight, one bottle of sunscreen, a pair of water goggles, and a pack of AA/AAA batteries

Homeless Children’s Playtime Project

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Little Lights Urban Ministries

Provides three days of homework help, dinners, and after-school enrichment for a student

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington, D.C. Feed a family over the holidays

Southeast Ministry

Helps Southeast Ministry purchase equipment and maintain the technological infrastructure to help learners succeed

Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

Native grass seed stock for meadows restoration

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American playwrights make for a stunning lineup: MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Sarah Ruhl (The Clean House and Dead Man’s Cell Phone), Bruce Norris (Clybourne Park, 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama) and, more recently, Aaron Posner (Stupid Fucking Bird, 2013 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play), Robert O’Hara (Bootycandy, Zombie: The American), and Anne Washburn (Mr. Burns). With more than 200 Helen Hayes nominations—and 35 wins—under its belt, Woolly has developed a national reputation as the most innovative theater in America for its work in developing, producing, and promoting challenging and provocative new plays.

from a caring adult. BEST Kids provides long-term, one-on-one mentoring and monthly peer group activities to more than 100 children and youth (ages six to 21) in D.C.’s child welfare system. Reliability is crucial, so mentors undergo extensive training; they also receive support from a team of experts in psychiatry, education, legal advocacy, and behavior management. The average mentoring relationship lasts more than 16 months—nearly double the national average. And in 2014, 90 percent of surveyed youth were making positive progress on at least three defined goals. BEST Kids helps these kids get better grades, avoid violent behavior, stay away from drugs, and gain self-esteem.

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BEST Kids

BEST Kids offers foster children something they desperately need: consistent encouragement and guidance

Brainy Camps Association is a consortium of medically-managed camps, support groups, and programs for families and children with different chronic health conditions, including Down syndrome, Type 1 diabetes, neurofibromatosis, cerebral palsy, and congenital heart disease.

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Each year, 400 kids attend one of ten residential camps (four to seven days in length) designed for their particular condition, enjoying a classic summer experience in a safe environment where respect is the norm. Participants test their limits, gain independence, and, most importantly, build powerful friendships among peers with the same condition. Group activities challenge campers to work together and overcome obstacles—but the kids also hike, play games, and sing around the campfire. Meanwhile, parents get a much-needed respite, while a team of professionals—from physicians to nutritionists to social workers—ensures each child’s safety and care. 111 Michigan Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20010

Break the Cycle

Until recently, few organizations targeted young people who were experiencing abuse in their first relationships. Break the Cycle opened its doors with the goal of preventing violence among youth ages 12 to 24—and empowering teens to diagnose, escape, and prevent unhealthy relationships. Staff attorneys provide free

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legal services to youth who experience dating violence; they also train local professionals—police officers, nurses, university officials—to support and protect young survivors. Meanwhile, an innovative online and school-based curriculum (in partnership with the National Domestic Violence Hotline) helps young people strengthen their prevention skills and educate their communities. Break the Cycle has helped 36,000 youth diagnose and escape abusive relationships, and achieve safety and justice. PO Box 66165, Washington, D.C. 20035

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 3-D screening technology known to be the most accurate method

voLunteeR oppoRtunitieS 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 3-D 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 findings, BCW provides full continuity of care, helping each patient navigate the system from diagnosis to surgical consultation and, when necessary, treatment.

dening advice or sidewalk shoveling. And when it comes to major repairs, home care assistance, or medical support, CHV staff efficiently link members with community-vetted vendors and partners. For low-income neighbors, discounted membership dues provide what all members receive, plus financial assistance with essential home repairs. Just as important are opportunities to learn and socialize: financial counseling, informative lectures on healthcare and housing, theater outings, exercise classes, and group dinners keep everyone connected.

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Bright Beginnings

Cornerstone

Growing up on the move, homeless children often begin school with developmental disadvantages that create life-long 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 to monitor their children’s development, meet their basic needs, and tap resources to find employment and a stable home. 128 M St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Capitol Hill Village

Capitol Hill Village is a network of neighbors helping neighbors—volunteers unite to support older adults and help them age safely and comfortably in their own homes and in their neighborhood. So what happens when one of CHV’s 404 “villagers” is in need? Some 300 volunteers are ready to provide a ride to the doctor or grocery store, help with housekeeping or meal preparation, offer gar-

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For the past 25 years, Cornerstone has worked to purchase, renovate, and improve housing, turning it from an impossibility to a reality. Created as a “gap funder,” it provides low-interest loans and recoverable grants to property owners who dedicate housing to individuals with serious mental illnesses. Funds for pre-development and construction are typically hardest to attain through traditional banks, so when the final product will benefit those most in need, Cornerstone will step in to make up the difference. Cornerstone also helps low-income residents handle the unexpected: repairing homes damaged during brutal winter storms or providing a record number of air conditioners when the temperature really heats up. 1400 20th St. NW, Suite G3, Washington, D.C. 20036

D.C. Alliance of Youth Advocates

Through research, policy development, and advocacy, The D.C. Alliance of Youth Advocates addresses system-level failures in areas like education, housing instability, and youth unemployment. Its 130 member organizations share cuttingedge research on what is working in the youth development sector and what is not. DCAYA combines this information with its own research and data collection. The next step? Using the evidence to raise awareness, craft policy, increase

Are you a creative wordsmith who loves to help people share their stories? We are looking for a volunteer writer to help with the D.C. Collaborative Story Bank. Help us interview and document the stories of how our members and educators bring transformative arts and humanities experiences to D.C. students.

BEST Kids

We have an annual family winter celebration event in January for our youth and their families, where volunteer chefs from Sodexo work with the children to prepare a fabulous meal for everyone in attendance. After we feast, we give out donated gift bags to the youth in our program and their siblings. Leading up to this event in early January, we would greatly appreciate having volunteers to help with wrapping gifts.

Bright Beginnings

Volunteer groups can stop by our center to participate in arts and crafts activities, read winter stories, and play games in the classrooms.

Capitol Hill Village

Provide holiday meals to a senior Shovel a senior’s walkway and sidewalk Bring your creative ideas to develop social/educational programs for seniors including tech training, CPR, and wellness classes Collect oral histories and stories.

District Alliance for Safe Housing

During the holidays, DASH hosts our holiday drive for our residents where we set up a “shop” for residents to be able to shop for holiday gifts. Volunteers assist us with this by hosting toy drives in communities or offices.

Family and Youth Initiative

Buy a gift for a teen for our holiday party on Dec. 19 Join us for our January event to meet D.C.FYI teens

Homeless Children’s Playtime Project

Host a holiday party for children in a shelter Clean and organize one of our playrooms as a group volunteer experience

Little Lights Urban Ministries

Volunteer by helping students with homework at our Homework Club

Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

Come enjoy the brisk air in Dumbarton Oaks Park. We will be removing English ivy and other invasive plants. Stewardship activities for all ages! Volunteer days: Saturday, Dec. 5, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Where: Meet at the top of Lovers’ Lane, approximately 3060 R St. NW What: Join us on these days as we continue to repair the park. Come learn how to identify plants and learn what we need to do to save and maintain Dumbarton Oaks Park. Cancellation Policy: Snow and ice will cause the cancellation of a workday. Cancellation notices will be emailed and posted to our website, dopark.org, and Facebook page by 7 a.m. on the day of the event. Bring: Yourself and friends; snacks and water will be provided. Wear: Please dress for the weather and wear layers, including long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, socks, and closed-toe shoes. We will supply gloves, tools, water, snacks, and training. RSVP: Please email aaldrich@dopark.org to register for either of these events.

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tions to D.C.-area victims and attorneys, strategizing with them about the potential for appeal, conducting legal research, and preparing a strong record for trial. Then, if needed, DV LEAP finds pro bono co-counsel, helps to represent the victim, and presents its recommendations to the court. Meanwhile, DV LEAP provides training for D.C. judges, lawyers, and advocates to strengthen response to domestic abuse. 650 20th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20052

Family and Youth Initiative

Family and youth initiative

public funding for youth causes, and influence key decision-makers—a highlevel strategy that affects thousands of children’s lives. DCAYA also provides networking opportunities for members to share challenges and best practices, uniting our city’s leaders and strengthening their programs. 1220 L St. NW, Suite 605, Washington, D.C. 20005

D.C. Volunteer Lawyers Project

D.C. has the most lawyers per capita in the U.S., yet 90 percent of domestic violence victims seeking legal protection do not have a lawyer. The D.C. Volunteer Lawyers Project addresses this profound disparity, linking low-income, at-risk clients with skilled volunteer lawyers. To expand the pool of qualified attorneys, DCVLP recruits those not affiliated with law firms (government attorneys, recent graduates, lawyers taking a break from their career, for example) and gives

them training, supervision, and support to provide free, high-quality legal representation to people in crisis. The group primarily serves clients seeking civil protection orders (nearly 300 in 2014, with a 90-percent success rate), as well as staffs a walk-in clinic where domestic violence survivors can access legal services, housing, and counseling in a single place. DCVLP also represents children in high-risk custody cases where parental mental illness, substance abuse, incarceration, or child abuse has created tragic circumstances. 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 440, Washington, D.C. 20015

District Alliance for Safe Housing

The District Alliance for Safe Housing was founded in 2006 to provide low-barrier, safe housing complemented by voluntary support services, working to ensure that no woman has to choose between living with abuse and living on the streets. Its doors are open to all, including those suffering from mental illness, addiction, or a disability, or those whose family situations might render them ineligible for housing elsewhere (having more than

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four children or being the caretakers of adult relatives). In addition to emergency and transitional housing, DASH runs a transitional-to-permanent housing program where families receive subsidized housing and two years of intensive support as they work toward self-sufficiency. A new “resilience fund” covers urgent needs that might threaten a family’s permanent housing, and a resource center provides self-advocacy tools, training, and resources to over 1,000 survivors. PO Box 91730, Washington, D.C. 20090

Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project

In domestic violence trials, an alarming number of women who have survived abuse lose custody of their children or are forced to share custody with an abusive parent. The Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project helps overturn unjust trial outcomes, assisting survivors in custody battles, civil protection order cases, and cases in which domestic violence has affected their housing, employment, and more. Its flagship program, D.C. LEAP, provides consulta-

Family and Youth Initiative, working annually with 25 to 30 foster youth ages 12 to 21, makes sure they don’t have to face the world alone. Groups of young people and adult volunteers come together in comfortable environments: over shared meals, in bowling alleys, at softball games. Over time, with FYI’s support, teens with traumatic pasts learn to trust again; adults see their preconceptions about foster youth melt away. A variety of relationships naturally develop: one-on-one mentorships, “host families” who welcome youth for regular weekend visits, and official adoptions. This program is, quite frankly, life-changing. Since 2010, no participant has left foster care without a loving adult in his or her life, and 22 youth have found adoptive families. What does family mean to these kids? Asked on the day of his adoption, one participant responded, “Everything.” 515 M St. SE, Suite 217, Washington, D.C. 20003

Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso

For the D.C. foster youth in its care, Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso (“safe places, linked hearts” in the West African language of Akan) is often the most consistent home they have known. After school and for six weeks during the summer, FAN provides a safe place where 30 foster kids ages nine to 18 engage in mentoring, academic, and enrichment activities, and volunteer opportunities— but most importantly, experience consistent care from loving adults. For high school students, professional internships and workshops in career and leadership development lay a foundation for the future. And once they graduate (as 80 percent of participants do, compared with 42 percent of foster youth citywide), alumni ages 18 to 24 stay connected through social gatherings and ongoing

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to its eight-bed house in Adams Morgan. There, they find a compassionate community that provides specialized and endof-life care. Serving the homeless and those with unstable housing, Joseph’s House offers each resident physical, emotional, and spiritual nourishment, 24hour 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 vigil 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. 1730 Lanier Place NW, Washington, D.C. 20009

L’Arche Greater Washington, D.C.

support, including targeted case management to promote success in work, college, and life. 3301 Wheeler Road SE, Lower Level, Washington, D.C. 20032

Free the Slaves

Free the Slaves’ approach is at once local and global. It partners with local organizations in six countries where slavery— sex trafficking, forced labor, domestic servitude—is widespread and deeply engrained. This grassroots approach addresses root problems and empowers those most affected by slavery. With support and guidance from FTS, they con-

front slaveholders, raise awareness, and challenge their communities to end harmful practices. They also assist in the rescue and rehabilitation of slaves—helping former slaves to heal from trauma, understand their rights, and regain their lives. At the same time, FTS advocates for government reform, both abroad and here in the United States (as many international supply chains are rooted in exploitative labor). The result: Nearly 10,000 slaves have been freed, and dozens of communities are prepared to protect future generations. 1320 19th St. NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036

Homeless Children’s Playtime Project

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 be kids—jump into games, explore math and reading,

engage in art and imaginative play, and eat healthy snacks. Kids get one-onone 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, Smithsonian museums, 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 when they are away. 1525 Newton St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20010

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,

At first glance, L’Arche is simply a housing program for people with intellectual disabilities. But spend a day at one of its four homes (two in Adams Morgan and two in Arlington), and you will find much more: a loving community where people with and without disabilities live together as a family. Live-in assistants provide daily support to 16 adult “core people” (persons with disabilities) who require assistance with the activities of daily living: bathing, dressing, medication management, grocery shopping, and transportation to social activities, work, and medical appointments. Meanwhile, core people also contribute in significant ways, leading household meetings, planning meals, and orienting new residents, in addition to working on personal goals. Quite simply, L’Arche provides “homes for life” for its core people, and profoundly affects the hearts and minds of those who work with them every day.. PO Box 21471, Washington, D.C. 20009

Little Lights Urban Ministries

In the Potomac Gardens and Hopkins public housing complexes of Southeast D.C., families of four live in what can only be described as deep poverty: Annual income rarely exceeds $9,000. Ninety percent of children live in one-parent households, and a number have incar-

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cerated parents. It isn’t surprising, then, that most children are at least one or two grade levels behind in reading and math, at a time (ages five to 13 years) when intervention is key. Little Lights intervenes: Through one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and enrichment programs, caring adults work with children to build a strong academic foundation. And they’re in it for the long haul, helping children gain leadership skills, avoid teen pregnancy and incarceration, graduate from high school, and move on to college or trade school. A host of family services ensures that parents, too, are supported: At the Family Center they receive job readiness training, computer access, parenting support (including free diapers), and more. 760 7th St. SE, Washington, D.C. 20003

Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project

More than 300 years: That’s the total amount of time that, collectively, 19 men spent in prison for crimes they didn’t commit. But thanks to the MidAtlantic Innocence Project, their freedom was finally secured. Focusing on the D.C. region, MAIP rigorously screens and investigates innocence claims from prisoners and their families. For the most compelling cases it offers probono litigation, representing the prisoner in court or filing a clemency petition. This organization achieves one of the highest success rates of any innocence organization in the country: nine victories in the last two years alone. And the work is crucial, not only because securing justice for those wrongly imprisoned is the right thing to do, but because protecting the public from perpetrators still at large is also critical. Overturning convictions is, however, profoundly difficult, so MAIP also leads a policy reform effort, which has led to improved legislation that can prevent wrongful convictions before they happen.

hospitals, providing a home away from home where families can eat meals together, do laundry, play, and get a respite from hospital life. While a small daily donation is welcome, no family is turned away for inability to pay. In addition, RMHC D.C. runs the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Children’s National Medical Center, where parents can get a cup of coffee, reheat a meal, check email, or simply relax. Most importantly, these programs allow caregivers to stay close to children during treatment—a practice known to improve the healing process. Finally, the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile brings free healthcare to the District’s under- and uninsured children, including primary medical care, immunizations, dental and eye exams, and mental health services.

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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington, D.C.

Southeast Ministry

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington’s two houses (in D.C. and Virginia) serve families of critically ill children in treatment at area

What’s special about Southeast Ministry is that it understands its clients well enough to know that they don’t just need a job—they need to believe that they can succeed. That is a tall order in Wards 7 and 8, communities with high rates of poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy, and low levels of education. But

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Southeast Ministry approaches these problems in a unique way, combining practical classes for men and women (like its job readiness program) with coursework that also explores self-development, family strengthening, and life skills. GED programs prepare students to take the official test, offering classes, small study groups, and private tutorials in math, science, social studies, and writing skills. Support for some of the little things (transportation to class, opening checking and savings accounts, acquiring a uniform or tools for a new job) can make all the difference, removing barriers that could otherwise block the path to success.

Health and Wellness, Arts and Culture, Social and Support Services, and Advocacy and Community Building. Each addresses specific challenges, identified either by research or by the community’s request for support. Whether it’s distributing HIV-prevention kits, launching the city’s only LGBTQ Violence Response Hotline, offering Spanish-language career development services, or directing LGBTQ asylum seekers to legal services, the Center provides direct programs and serves as a clearinghouse for other resources. This flexible, comprehensive approach is made possible through collaborations with other organizations, many of which use the Center’s office as a welcoming place for forums and meetings.

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The D.C. Center for the LGBT Community

Young Ladies of Tomorrow

The D.C. Center for the LGBT Community welcomes anyone and everyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender in the D.C. metro area, and works to meet their varied needs. Its 14 programs fall under four categories:

Serving court-involved girls and those at risk of involvement, Young Ladies of Tomorrow focuses not only on changing delinquent behavior, but on healing from trauma and preparing for success. Through one-on-one and group mentor-

ing, girls develop positive relationships with caring adults and build connections with their peers, while also learning to develop coping skills, make good decisions, and improve academically. A sixweek workforce development program helps girls prepare for jobs and careers, and includes daily workshops, community service days, and mini-internships. A summer retreat empowers participants to process their pasts, while fun group activities—from etiquette workshops to mother-daughter teas—build community and an invaluable sense of self-worth. As a result, arrests drop and hopes rise.

efiting all children, regardless of ability level—nurturing tolerance, compassion, and friendship. 1250 Taylor St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20011

scent learning difficulties are addressed early, greatly reducing the need for special education placement and helping atrisk children excel alongside their more advantaged peers. Some 1,450 District three- and four-year-olds (at AppleTree’s own schools and at partner schools using its model) are getting a great beginning this year.

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Bridges Public Charter School

AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation

AppleTree Institute is dedicated to closing the achievement gap for D.C.’s most vulnerable children—before they enter kindergarten. Its instructional model, Every Child Ready, includes a fully developed curriculum, comprehensive training and professional development for teachers, and data-driven tools to monitor each child’s progress and tailor instruction to meet their needs. AppleTree helps teachers, principals, and instructional coaches understand what to teach, how to teach, and how to tell if it’s working (and make improvements when it’s not). Na-

Free and open to all D.C. residents, Bridges Public Charter School serves children with and without disabilities, from preschool through third grade (with plans to expand through fifth grade by 2017). Staff work closely with each student to develop his or her cognitive, linguistic, physical, and social-emotional skills. The right learning environment is key: small classes, differentiated instruction, and projects-based learning encourage exploration, critical thinking, and play, and allow students to learn at their own pace. A host of experts on site—occupational and speech therapists, a social worker, and a special education coordinator, among others—ensure that each child receives tailored support. Studies show that high-quality inclusive education meets educational needs while ben-

Charter Board Partners

Public charter schools—which serve nearly half of all public school students in D.C— are led by independent, volunteer boards of directors. These boards are ultimately responsible for students’ success but, until recently, no support system existed to ensure their effectiveness. So Charter Board Partners stepped in to fill the gap. It recruits talented professionals from the corporate, nonprofit, and education sectors, and matches them with school boards in need of their expertise. All partner boards receive targeted coaching, tools, and resources on everything from learning about the local education reform landscape, to creating academic “data dashboards,” to evaluating human resources and setting strategic goals. The result? In 2014, hundreds of D.C.-area professionals contributed their time and talent to 25 public charter schools, benefitting 12,000 mostly lowincome students. 1638 R St. NW, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20009

City Year Washington, D.C.

A young person without a high school diploma earns lower wages and is more likely to be unemployed than a high

school graduate; they are eight times as likely to be incarcerated. City Year Washington, D.C. recognizes the warning signs (poor attendance, disruptive behavior, failure in math or English) and intervenes early to get at-risk kids on the right track. Roughly 150 professionally trained young adults (called “corps members”) work as mentors in 13 D.C. schools, annually reaching 5,600 kids in kindergarten through ninth grade. In 2014, 95 percent of kindergarteners through fifth graders showed improved literacy scores, and 95 percent of teachers agreed that the program increased attendance. 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1130, Washington, D.C. 20009

D.C. Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative

D.C. Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative works collectively with its 90 cultural partners to have a real impact on the lives of D.C. students by helping their schools gain access to our vibrant arts world. Offering arts and humanities education workshops for teachers, teaching artists, principals, and others, the Collaborative also makes registration, tickets, and transportation easy. Last year, 120 schools registered for the Arts for Every Student program, which reached 26,000 students through free in-school performances and workshops and field trips to cultural attractions like the Kennedy Center, Washington Ballet, and Shakespeare Theatre. Since its founding in 1998, nearly half a million children have benefitted from the Collaborative’s programs, and demand continues to grow. 1825 K St. NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20006

D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation

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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 knowledge at real building sites in the city; partnerships with local construction firms offer internships, mentoring, and job placement opportunities. The Foundation also provides adults with washingtoncitypaper.com NOVEMBER 27, 2015 15

fully-certified apprenticeship training, offering evening classes to help balance career-enhancing coursework with home life and employment. 5151 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 307, Washington, D.C. 20016

Higher Achievement

Higher Achievement is a rigorous, yearround academic intervention program for middle school students. Committed to closing the opportunity gap during pivotal middle school years, Higher Achievement serves 570 youngsters who are academically motivated but economically disadvantaged. Three days a week during the school year, the Afterschool Academy offers homework help and small-group academic instruction through dedicated volunteer mentors, paired with an arts or recreation elective and a healthy supper. A six-week Summer Academy includes core academic classes as well as field trips and college visits, ensuring that children stay engaged in learning during the summer months. Finally, high school placement services help scholars advance to college-preparatory schools (86 percent in 2014 went to top-choice schools like Banneker, Gonzaga, and Sidwell). Ninety-five percent of Higher Achievement scholars graduate from high school on time (compared with 64 percent citywide). 317 8th St. NE, Washington, D.C. 20002

Kid Power

Kid Power’s after-school and summer programs provide 425 underserved D.C. youth with tools and opportunities to defy academic and food hardship problems—and to build a stronger city for everyone. During Academic Power Hour, homework assistance and small-group instruction help students meet Common Core standards. The VeggieTime project builds skills (from science to nutrition to entrepreneurship) as kids cultivate school gardens, take cooking classes, and sell produce at local markets (with profits going to community improvement projects). In the Citizenship Program, mentors teach the building blocks of democracy, then help students choose a “Kid Power cause” to enact real change in their neighborhoods and schools. Finally, a six-week summer academy combines advanced academics with career exploration and electives in public speaking, financial literacy, and technology. 755 8th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

LearnServe International

LearnServe empowers D.C.-area students to become a new generation of leaders, equipped with the 21st-century skills and the motivation they need to transform

their communities. The Fellows Program teaches participating high school students the fundamentals of business planning and entrepreneurship, then guides them as they create and launch their own “social ventures.” One student founded a scholarship program for children of incarcerated parents; another mobilized teams of peers to teach a handson science curriculum at local elementary schools; and another launched a high school financial literacy program. LearnServe also offers summer service-learning trips to Paraguay, Zambia, and Jamaica, where students support ongoing development efforts in poverty, HIV/AIDS, education, and the environment (70 percent receive financial aid). Since 2004, LearnServe has engaged 800 students at nearly 50 D.C.-area schools, inspiring kids first to change their communities—and then the world. PO Box 6203, Washington, D.C. 20015

Multicultural Career Intern Program

This unique partnership between a nonprofit organization (MCIP) and a school (Columbia Heights Educational Campus, home to Lincoln Multicultural Middle and Bell Multicultural High schools) enhances academics with year-round support programs. Many of the schools’ 1,350 students need the support: The vast majority come from low-income households, 80 percent are a “language minority,” and 75 percent of high school students work to support themselves or their families. MCIP steps in with an array of services for teen pregnancy and gang prevention; support programs for teen parents and their children; and tutoring in read-

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procrastinators, and celebrate with all the students when the acceptance letters roll in. And they do: 100 percent of RFC students receive college acceptances and 80 percent enroll in college right after graduation. It costs RFC $280 to get a student into college. ing, math, and science. Through the Early College program, students simultaneously enroll at Bell and at the University of the District of Columbia free, and graduate with a diploma and an associate’s degree in hand. 3101 16th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20010

Reach for College!

Reach for College! was founded in 2005 by two urban educators who saw how to help disadvantaged students overcome the obstacles to higher education. Every day, as part of their academic schedule, 1,000 students in more than 20 classes in D.C. use RFC’s curriculum to boost their skills in college-level reading, writing, and time management. Classes in SAT prep, college selection, and financial aid help them navigate the application maze. Personalized attention makes all the difference: RFC-trained teachers encourage the less confident students, cajole the

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The Ellington Fund

The Ellington Fund ensures a dynamic arts and academic experience for students at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, which welcomes students with artistic passion regardless of socioeconomic background or prior experience. Now in its 41st year, the school annually educates over 520 aspiring artists from all wards of the city. Students take the stage for theater, music, dance, and spoken word; display their paintings, sculptures, and photography at exhibitions; and share their writing through publications, plays, and readings. The Fund provides critical support for this work—and for initiatives that keep kids in school and prepare them for post-secondary education and careers. Ellington’s Shepherding Program offers counseling, tutoring, and college guidance to all Ellington students,

American Youth Center, CARE), fellows offer their unique perspectives and expertise. Meanwhile, training in nonprofit management engages them in discussions about best practices, and teaches them how to build organizational capacity—skills they will also use to strengthen their home communities.

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but especially to those with challenges— whether financial, academic, or personal—that could disrupt their education. This school sets high expectations for its dual academic/arts curriculum, and with help from the Fund, students rise to meet them: 93 percent graduate on time and 96 percent achieve college acceptance. An investment here nurtures young talents and minds alike.

AnimALS & nAtuRe City Dogs Rescue

Working closely with high-kill shelters in rural communities with few resources, City Dogs finds at-risk adoptable dogs and saves their lives. Once a dog is identified, a vast network of Facebook supporters (more than 30,000) raises funds for transportation to D.C. and for topquality medical care, vaccinations, and spay/neutering procedures. The dog has the companionship of a trained foster care provider until a permanent home is found—usually thanks to social media campaigns, dynamic adoption events, or the popular volunteer dog-walking program (for which dogs wear stylish “adopt me!” vests). The demand for rescue services is huge—and so are the rewards. Your support saves a dog’s life and brings unconditional love into a home.

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The Washington School for Girls

The Washington School for Girls’ approach to helping the Anacostia community is holistic and personal. Class sizes are small and encourage interaction between students and teachers. Afterschool tutoring and clubs with partners like Washington Ballet, Levine Music, and ArtReach provide enrichment opportunities not otherwise available. A summer camp prevents learning loss and keeps girls safe and engaged. Counseling services help those in need, and families are an integral part of the picture. The Graduate Support Program mentors students as they transition to high school, college, and beyond. The only tuition-free, independent, private Catholic school for elementary and middle school girls in D.C., WSG’s students have a 98-percent graduation rate and an 80-percent post-secondary and college enrollment rate. 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE, Washington, D.C. 20020

Turning the Page

Turning the Page recruits “hard to reach” parents from historically underserved schools and helps them become active and effective participants in their children’s education. Community Nights bring everyone together for parent workshops, student mentoring, dinner, book giveaways, and special visits from popular authors who make reading come alive. Discussions cover everything from parental involvement at school to academic standards; from understanding how children learn to tips for learning at home; and from preparing for high school to planning for college. TTP also provides opportunities for families to learn outside the classroom, especially during the summer months when par-

ents find it difficult to identify productive activities for their children. TTP has sponsored trips to dozens of museums and landmarks, distributed more than 100,000 books, and hosted more than 800 Community Nights. 1625 K St. NW, Suite 102, Washington, D.C. 20006

JouRnALiSm Fund for Investigative Journalism

Freelance journalists are in a tight spot: Subject to financial pressure, intimidation, and even threats, they lack the protections offered by major media outlets. Yet they remain dedicated to investigation, balance, and “the story”—and the Fund for Investigative Journalism backs them up. By covering the reporting costs that freelancers often cannot afford, it advances crucial investigative projects in the U.S. and around the globe. The four dozen grants awarded annually cover camera and recording equipment rentals, the cost of ordering public records, and travel expenses for meeting sources (nearly half of the grantees take their investigations abroad). Over the years, FIJ-

sponsored writers have garnered two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Magazine Awards, and the MacArthur “genius” award. But the real beneficiaries are readers and citizens: Reporters have exposed toxic agricultural products sold in Kenya, companies that sold overpriced (and unaffordable) seed to impoverished farmers overseas, and destitute conditions abroad that led to human trafficking in the U.S. 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20045

tRAininG Atlas Service Corps

Atlas Service Corps, a network of 130 host organizations and more than 300 nonprofit leaders from 70 countries, recruits talented international nonprofit leaders to serve in U.S. organizations and help solve 21st-century problems. It provides the financial and visa structure and determines fellowship finalists (only two percent of applicants are selected); U.S. “host organizations” then choose from the impressive pool. During six- to 18month placements at organizations in D.C. and beyond (Miriam’s Kitchen, Latin

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Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy

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Gear Prudence: I got splashed by a driver and I confronted her. Calmly, I approached at the next stop light and explained that as a result of her driving through a puddle that I was now covered in water and that next time she should be more careful. I didn’t know what to expect, but the reaction I got was over-the-top cursing and telling me that I have no right to the roads. She also told me to get a job (which I do, in fact, have). Looking back, I wonder if I could’ve handled the situation differently or if that lady’s reaction was just a crazy outlier. I don’t think I did anything wrong—did I? —What Error Transpired? Out of Pocket This petite, nutmeg-colored wallet will keep your sundry items all in one place. Matine Prima mini wallet, $35. Cherry Blossom Workshop. 2128 8th St. NW. (202) 319-2979

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Dear WET: How exactly did you think this would play out? Maybe a profuse apology followed by an offer to pay for your dry cleaning? Cursing someone out is never polite (nor is insinuating a person has no right to the road, nor employment), but GP is struggling to understand what redress you sought for your grievances. An apology, no matter how sincere, wouldn’t have made you any drier, and unless you’re thoroughly convinced that your soaking was the result of malevolent deliberateness (perhaps she laughingly yelled “Tsunami!” through an open window), it would’ve simply been better to let this one go. You could’ve explained away your wet clothes with an elaborate lie about how you saved a puppy from a well or some—GP thing. They’d call you a hero. Gear Prudence: What’s the proper protocol for when you’re out on a ride and you see someone you know riding past you in the other direction? Just wave and keep going? Is that rude? Should you stop and chat instead? —Tarry And Lengthily Kibitz?

Fall for It Celebrate the season by sharing a warm cup of joe with friends. Autumn blend coffee, $13.99. Compass Coffee. 1535 7th St. NW. (202) 251-7402

Dear TALK: It’s a split-second decision that has to happen in the briefest, most fleeting moment right after facial recognition. You must quickly assess both your willingness to stop and desire to converse, the other rider’s willingness to do the same, and the overall conditions, such as terrain and the presence of other bicyclists, that could complicate any action that’s more than blurting out a name or giving the most truncated of nods. There’s nothing rude about a word of recognition and carrying on your way. However, if you get the impression that the other rider would like to chat and you’d like to do the same, GP’s advice is this: have squeaky brakes. The sound of your slowing and stopping will alert the other rider of your desire, perhaps enough that he or she will stop as well. If not, oh well. Don’t chase. Unless —GP they owe you money. Gear Prudence is Brian McEntee, who tweets @sharrowsDC. Got a question about bicycling? Email gearprudence@washcp.com.

UNOBSTRUCTEDVIEW Thanks to Those Who Make Sports Possible By Matt Terl Thanksgiving makes me sentimental. I have a friend who makes it a point to thank everyone she knows personally, saying that this is her high holy day. I don’t go that far, but it’s definitely a holiday that puts me in a reflective mood. It’s a time when, rather than focusing on the inevitably of death and sadness and failure, I can remember the positive: The Caps are off to a hot start! The Nationals’ young star, Bryce Harper, just won the National League’s MVP award after an individual season that was a joy to watch (even if the team’s season wasn’t)! The Wizards backcourt is similarly fun to watch! Maryland basketball is electric! And even the local NFL team, despite yet another atrocious loss, re-

instead spent carrying plates of food into the living room to eat while the game was on. When I eventually wound up being invited to Thanksgiving at friends’ houses where this was not the norm—where I was expected to behave like a functioning human being and sit around a table and have some kind of ridiculous conversation—I remember those holidays less fondly than the years in which I was peddling music. So I’m not one to diminish the importance of football in relation to the holiday, either. It’s worth at least acknowledging the many, many people—the NFL equivalent of Target cashiers and managers—who get the football to you. There’s a sentiment that, hey, a few teams each year have to play on Thanksgiving, but—as with so many other things—the players and coaches make tall dollars and if they have to be away from their families for a holiday, well, they can buy 12 turkeys on the following Thursday to make up for it. This misses a number of details. For example, it’s not just the players who are working on the holiday. All the support staff needs to be there: equipment and medical and training, of course, but also PR and and sales and community relations, as well as

It’s worth at least acknowledging the many, many people—the NFL equivalent of Target cashiers and managers—who get the football to you. mains firmly in playoff contention thanks to their awful division! It’s a fun time to be a fan of D.C. sports, despite everything. On this holiday, if on no other day, it’s worth focusing on that fact. And my sentimentality doesn’t stop with the big names. Back when I worked retail, one of my favorite things to do was to open the store on Thanksgiving. The day would start slowly, but once people got sick of their families and the relentless cheer of the holidays, they’d go looking for anything else to do. There was no customer quite as happy as the one finding an open record store. In those college days, I was almost as happy to skip the holiday myself, so I’m not one to boycott stores that are open on Thanksgiving, or assume that all their employees are miserable to be there. In years when I wasn’t doing the retail thing, football was the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving Day. We would cook the traditional meal, but we rarely did the Norman Rockwell sit-down dinner; the whole day was

the stadium staff, and the increased police and security presence that a game requires. The TV production crew. The beat reporters and the national writers and the bloggers. The radio crews from both teams. All of their producers and spotters, and many, many more. The teams that aren’t playing on Thanksgiving generally still hold practices—maybe a truncated session, maybe a walkthrough, but there’s activity at the facility. And that activity also requires a more streamlined version of that support crew—medical, media, PR, etc. They’re all hoping to get home for dinner, but there’s always the chance that something happens to prevent it. And those people, whether at the game or just stuck at the facility, are pretty much not in a position to reschedule a makeup Thanksgiving. So while I’m being sentimental, it’s worth sparing a moment to thank all those people as well, alongside Bryce and Ovi and Wall, and even the hope-inspiring parity of the terrible CP NFC East. Follow Matt Terl on Twitter @Matt_Terl. washingtoncitypaper.com NOVEMBER 27, 2015 19

SAVAGELOVE A couple of months ago, I got candida (a fungal infection) under my foreskin. I went to the doctor, picked up some cream, and used the cream as directed. The infection went away for about a week and then returned. I got this idea that maybe the cream didn’t work the first time because it’s so naturally moist under the foreskin. So I used the cream a second time—but this time, after each application I would “air out” my penis, i.e., pull back the foreskin and leave the head exposed to the open air for a little while. The candida cleared up, apparently for good. What surprised me, though, was that I really enjoyed this twice-a-day airing out. I’ve continued doing it. I have no idea why I find this enjoyable. I’m not masturbating while I’m doing it. I just use that flap on the front of my underwear to help keep the foreskin back and leave my glans exposed for about 15 to 20 minutes. (This is likely the first time in history that anyone has actually used that flap on the front of men’s underwear.) I’m wondering if, by airing out my cock in this way, there’s any risk of causing damage. From reading the all-knowing Internet, it seems that this amount shouldn’t cause any problems, but I’d like to get an expert opinion. I have noticed a slight decrease in sensitivity, but that has been a positive thing, as I’ve always been quite sensitive. This airing out of my penis seems to accomplish a slight desensitizing that I find beneficial. Can I continue to do it? —Apparently Into Retraction “This shouldn’t be a problem,” said Dr. Stephen King, a urologist and one of my go-to guys on all things dick. “It sounds like he found a unique solution to a couple of issues: infections and sensitivity.” So you can continue airing out your cock with Dr. King’s blessing—and congratulations on coming up with a successful foreskin hack, AIR. But Dr. King wouldn’t recommend your foreskin hack to uncircumcised/ intact dudes with a very particular medical condition. (I’m using “hack” here in the “life hack” sense, obviously—perhaps a poor

choice of slang, considering that humanity has been needlessly hacking away at foreskins for millennia.) “The only time keeping a foreskin pulled back for a prolonged period of time becomes a problem is when someone has phimosis,” said Dr. King. An adult with phimosis either can’t retract their foreskin over the head of their penis or has a very difficult time doing so—a condition an adult may develop as the result of an infection or some other trauma that scarred the foreskin. “In patients who are elderly or demented, the foreskin can get stuck in the retracted position,” said Dr. King, “trapping blood in the head of the penis like a tourniquet, causing severe pain— we call this ‘paraphimosis.’” Paraphimosis is some serious shit—gangrene can set in, and the head of the penis might have to come off. “I don’t think this is an issue for AIR,” said Dr. King, “so he can continue as desired. Just tell him to be careful with that zipper!” —Dan Savage Gay 20-year-old boy here. I want some ideas on what kind of anal toys are best for beginners like myself. I’ve already used my fingers, but I want to move up to an actual toy before moving on to an actual boy. A recommendation from you —Boy Undertaking would be great! Tushy Toys They’re not glamorous or groundbreaking, BUTT, but the old reliable butt plug is still the best bet for anal-play newbies—gay, straight, or bi. They look like tiny lava lamps, they fit neatly in butts, and anal sphincters hold them firmly in place—freeing up your hands for other things, from jacking yourself off to swiping left or right to writing advice columns. —Dan My girlfriend of six months hooked up with one of my buds. They were both drunk at a party, and I was out of town for a sports thing. I wasn’t angry when she “confessed.” I thought it was hot and said we should maybe have a threesome with

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Congratulations on coming up with a sucessful foreskin hack. the dude. I’m not interested in being with a guy, but I’d be down with a M/M/F threesome. So now my girlfriend is furious with me for not being angry. She literally just texted to say she’s not sure she can stay with me because she doesn’t want to be with a guy who wouldn’t care if she slept around on him. What the fuck am I supposed to say to that? —The Wronged Party “Bye.”

—Dan

I love that you use the term “cocksucker” only in a non-pejorative way. I don’t know if you’ve said so explicitly, but I imagine your aim is to remove its negative connotation. As the owner of a cock, I think cocksucking is WONDERFUL! Therefore, cocksuckers are wonderful as well. There needs to be more cocksucking in this world! Following your example, I am trying to use the term only in its literal sense and only in a positive light. Do you have a good substitute word for a person one is not pleased with? —Changing Language Is Terrific How about “kochbrother,” CLIT? Same number of syllables, same explosive/percussive “K” sound at the start, same “er” ending—and our

democracy (and our environment) would be a lot better off if there were more cocksuckers —Dan out there and fewer Koch brothers. I would like some clarification. Does my situation fall into the “when it’s okay to have an affair” category or am I just looking for you to absolve me of guilt? I got divorced a year ago, and I’m 100 percent focused on being a mom during the time my son is with me and helping him through the divorce transition. I met a man who has been married for 20-plus years and I’m having an affair with him. He and his wife spend all of their time taking care of their adult disabled son. He said they have nothing in common but caretaking. He’s never said anything bad about the wife except they’ve grown apart and he can’t (or won’t) leave because of their son. It works for me because he’s the most incredible lover I’ve ever had and he doesn’t bother me or demand attention when I’m busy being a mom. I do have strong feelings for him but no expectation of him leaving his wife to be with me. Does this meet your “okay to cheat” criteria? —Loving Isn’t Always Really Simple Indeed it does, LIARS. Your situation, in fact, is a good example of the kind of affair people rarely hear about and advice professionals pretend don’t exist, i.e., the affair that saves a marriage and improves the lives and lots of everyone involved, whether directly or indirectly. Your marriage is over, of course, but you’re getting your sexual needs met by someone who doesn’t distract you from your son’s needs. And the time your lover spends with you—the intimacy, affirmation, and release you provide him—has doubtless helped to make him a kinder and less resentful companion/partner and a better father/caretaker. Here’s hoping your lover’s wife is getting the kind of sanity-preserving intimacy, affirmation, and release she needs, too—whether —Dan sexual or in some other form. Send your Savage Love questions to mail@savagelove.net.

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Welcome to the 11th annual Downtown Holiday Market. Fulﬁll your holiday wish list this season in the heart of DowntownDC at the 11th annual Downtown Holiday Market. At this unique outdoor shopping marketplace, you’ll ﬁnd over 150 artisans selling jewelry, art, clothing, holiday decorations and more, plus, enjoy live music, food and holiday cheer while you shop! Eleven years ago, the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) and Diverse Markets Management (DMM) joined forces to create a holiday gathering place for the community in DowntownDC. Since 2005, DowntownDC has transformed in many ways to become a retail and tourist destination and this market is at the heart of it all. Today, the market welcomes over 300,000 people for its 27-day run. 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 several public transportation methods including Metrorail, Metrobus and Capital Bikeshare. In addition to gifts, the Downtown Holiday Market also features live music daily, holiday treats and more. The Market runs from Nov. 27–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 (#DHM15), 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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We’ve got special events galore across multiple museums and galleries to help you get in the holiday spirit including musical performances, trunk shows, activities for kids, book signings, tastings, and more!

Jentz Prints #7, Nov 27(F)–Dec 23(W) Tom Rall #13, Nov 27(F)–Dec 8(T)

CERAMICS Kerri Henry Pottery #26, Dec 4(F)–Dec 10(Th) Kerrihenrypottery.com

Printemps Pottery #27, Nov 27(F)–Nov 29(Su), #63, Dec 3(Th)–Dec 4(F), #24, Dec 16(W)–Dec 18(F) printempspottery.com

Handmade Especially For You #21, Dec 17(Th)–Dec 23(W) Inka Treasures #2, Nov 27(F)–Dec 23(W) inkatreasureshop.com

Jonathon Wye, LLC #34, Nov 27(F)–Dec 23(W) jonwye.com

Kerplunk Designs #16, Dec 11(F)–Dec 16(W) Lil’ Fishy #38, Nov 27(F)–Dec 23(W) lilﬁshy.com

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COLLAGE Blue Oak Too #13, Dec 8(T)–Dec 10(Th) blueoaktoo.com

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Stitch & Rivet #42, Nov 27(F)–Dec 10(Th)

Relojearte #63, Dec 7(M)–Dec 11(F)

Aria Handmade #32, Nov 30(M)–Dec 23(W) Cho-pi-cha #56, Nov 27(F)–Dec 3(Th) De*Nada Design #30, Dec 11(F)–Dec 23(W)

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Grey Moggie Press #20, Dec 4(F)–Dec 10(Th)

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FIBER ART Norah Walsh– Works of Felt #60, Dec 11(F)–Dec 13(Su) norahwalsh.com

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Toro Mata #6, Nov 27(F)–Dec 23(W) toromata.com

Tunisian Touch #18, Nov 27(F)–Dec 9(W), #46, Dec 21(M)–Dec 23(W) tunisiantouch.com

Vida Dulce Imports #50, Nov 27(F)–Dec 9(W) vidadulceimports.com

Waters Woods #57, Dec 4(F)–Dec 12(S) waterswoods.com

JEWELRY Al’s Beads #61, Dec 7(M)–Dec 23(W) Amano Artisans #52, Dec 2(W)–Dec 15(T) amanoartisans.com

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David Conroy Art #31, Nov 27(F)–Dec 9(W) davidconroyart.com

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Deco Etc. #58, Nov 27(F)–Dec 23(W)

August Nine Designs #30, Nov 27(F)–Dec 3(Th)

Evelyn Brooks Designs #24, Dec 19(Su)–Dec 23(W)

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Be You Fashion #57, Nov 27(F)–Dec 3(Th), #63, Dec 21(M)–Dec 23(W) beyoufashion.com

Black Black Moon #42, Dec 18(F)–Dec 23(W) blackblackmoon. carbonmade.com

Courtney Gillen #54, Dec 18(F)–Dec 23(W) D Collections #3, Nov 27(F)–Dec 23(W)

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InBloom Jewelry #24, Dec 9(W)–Dec 15(T) inbloomjewelry.com

Karen Coston Jewelry #22, Dec 12(S)–Dec 23(W) Karencoston.com

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La Contessa by Mary DeMarco #52, Dec 16(W)–Dec 20(Su)

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Laura Moore Designs #26, Nov 27(F)–Dec 3(Th)

Shobha Ohal #17, Nov 27(F)–Nov 29(Su), #39, Dec 18(F)–Dec 23(W)

Leah Staley Designs #33, Dec 18(F)–Dec 23(W), #44, Nov 27(F)–Dec 23(W)

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Lilypad Designs #18, Dec 16(W)–Dec 23(W) lilypad-designs.com

Mann Made Designs #35, Nov 27(F)–Dec 23(W) mannmadedesigns.com

Martha Rotten #20, Dec 11(F)–Dec 17(Th) martharotten.com

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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 27, 2015 12:00–2:00 2:30–4:30 5:00–7:00

Patty Reese Jackson & Oziel Billy Thompson with Eric Selby

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Jim Stephanson Seth Kibel & Sean Lane

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Nina Casey Jonny Grave Afro Nuevo

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Karen Collins & Backroads Band Ian Walters & Friends Project Natale

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Denyse Pearson & Her Men of Distinction Blue Panamuse Los Caribbeat Dave Chappell & Dave Hartge Runakuna The 19th Street Band JEM Jazz

Jim Stephanson Alpha Dog Acoustic Blues Patty Reese Bill Baker Band

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Patty Reese Ian Walters & Friends

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King Street Bluegrass Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes DuPont Brass

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Bluegrass Blue-Eyed Soul Holiday, Classical, Contemporary Klezmer, Jazz, World Progressive Hip Hop Blues, Roots, Jazz

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Flo Anito Esther Haynes & JC VeVe Hot Buttered Nuggets

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2015 12:00–2:00 5:00–7:00

John Lewis & ElectroKoustic Bruce Hutton Janine Wilson & Max Evans

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Acoustic Roots Country Blues

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Dave Chappell & Dave Hartge Jonny Grave Sub-Radio Standard

Celtic, Jazz, Fusion Jazz Surf, Classic Rock Guitar Roots Slide Guitar Pop Rock Acoustic

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DuPont Brass John Lewis & ElectroKoustic Ian Walters & Friends

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Farmers markets can serve as launchpads for preparedfood vendors, but are they becoming food courts? By Jessica Sidman Chaia doesn’t use meat in its tacos, but it’s never really branded itself as “vegetarian.” Sure, other people have attached the label to the business, but owners Suzanne Simon and Bettina Stern have never actively promoted it on their menu, website, or signage. “It was just when someone came up and said, ‘Do you have a chicken taco?,” we would say, ‘No, we have a kale taco, we have a potato taco, and we have a corn taco,’” Simon says. “We’ve always been quiet about it,” Bettina adds. “We’re not going to shove an agenda down anybody’s throat. It feels much gentler to just do it.” Instead, Chaia adopted the phrase “farm to taco,” an ode to its farm- Chaia used the farmers market to build a successful taco business. ers markets roots. Chaia got its start vending at the Thursday gain exposure before opening their own res- za became the first business to take advantage of that provision in 2007. In the years market by the White House in 2013 and is taurants or stores. In particular, FreshFarm Markets, the since, the list has vastly expanded to include among the first group of businesses to grow out of a farmers market. Last week, it finally nonprofit which oversees v13 local markets the likes of Red Apron Butcher, Souperincluding ones in Dupont Circle and Penn girl, Pinch Dumplings, Fruitive, Timber graduated to a restaurant in Georgetown. Over the last few years, D.C.-area farmers Quarter, has introduced a lot more prepared, Pizza Co., and Chaia—all of which have almarkets have increasingly become as much ready-to-eat food vendors in recent years— ready or will soon open their own brick-anddestinations for lunch as they are for bunches despite protests from some farmers. The 18- mortar locations. Simon and Stern first put together a busiof organic kale. As a result, they’ve turned year-old organization allowed its first bakers into popular launchpads for local food and to join in 2003, then amended its rules to al- ness plan for StartUp Kitchen, a competidrink makers who want to earn capital or low other food producers in 2004. Dolcez- tion for food entrepreneurs in D.C. They

didn’t win, but they did catch the attention of FreshFarm Markets’ organizers. When Union Kitchen launched, Chaia became one of its first members and took the plunge into vending at the market. Stern and Simon handmade the tortillas and manned the cash register completely by themselves on their first day. But things got busier and busier, and by season’s end, they had an eight-person team working non-stop under the tent. The competition among vendors for an opportunity like Chaia’s has become increasingly fierce. “We don’t open markets very often, and people don’t drop out of markets very often,” says FreshFarm Markets Chief of Staff Maddy Beckwith. “We fit people in as we can.” The proliferation of prepared food at farmers markets, Beckwith points out, has a lot to do with the growth of D.C. food incubators like Union Kitchen and Mess Hall, which supply professional kitchen space and other resources for food entrepreneurs to get their start. Before these incubators, there wasn’t much easily accessible licensed kitchen space in D.C. for startups like Chaia to use. The obvious appeal of farmers markets for food businesses is the relatively low barrier of entry. Prepared food vendors pay a $50 application fee and then share ten percent of their sales with FreshFarm. (Farmers pay six percent.) There’s no food truck to buy or lease to sign. “It’s a chance to try out a store,” says Sara Polon, who sells her Soupergirl soups at three local farmers markets. “You’re operating a store for a few hours a week, and you have to handle your inventory and your costs and your staff. It has to be up to code Jessica Sidman

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DCFEED(cont.) and you have to pass inspections, so it’s like a trial run.” Soupergirl opened a storefront in Takoma Park right around the same time it started vending in farmers markets in 2012. But Polon says it gave her brand recognition to get into grocery stores like Whole Foods. “It helped us meet thousands of new customers and [gave] us the confidence and cash flow assistance we needed to take that next step to move into wholesale,” she says. Red Apron Butcher chef Nate Anda similarly knew from the get-go that he wanted to open a restaurant and retail outlet, but when he launched his cured meats operation in 2009, it wasn’t the best time economy-wise to do so. Before starting Red Apron, Anda spent time at San Francisco’s Fatted Calf to learn more about making charcuterie. At the time, the meat purveyor operated inside the Ferry Building Marketplace where farmers and prepared food vendors work side-by-side. “That’s kind of what piqued my interest to do it was seeing the response to cured meats and sausages at a farmers market,” Anda says. “There wasn’t really anybody doing it at that time [in D.C.].” Anda used the farmers markets as hubs for research and development. “We figured out what people liked and what people wanted to see more of,” he says. “The farmers market was huge to get us where we are now.” Today, Red Apron has locations in Union Market, Penn Quarter, and Merrifield. Despite an increasing number of businesses like these, FreshFarm Markets Executive Director Mike Koch says his organization’s focus will always be first and foremost with what he affectionately calls “dirt farmers.” He dubs the locally sourcing purveyors of pizzas, tacos, and dumplings “value added” vendors. That “value” is, in large part, attracting people to the farmers markets in an era when they are no longer the only source in town for local carrots or pork. Koch says farmers markets used to be one of the only places to get local produce in D.C. Now, you can get it at Whole Foods, Glen’s Garden Market, and a host of other places. He argues that prepared food makers help the farmers markets continue to be destinations. FreshFarm Markets’ White House location is a prime example. When it opened in 2009, it operated from 3 to 7 p.m., but it struggled to bring in a lot of people. The organization eventually shifted the hours to lunchtime (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and added more ready-to-eat food vendors, and now the market is typically packed. That’s great for lunch-goers—but not always for farmers. The downtown office worker who comes for

tacos isn’t necessarily picking up some sweet potatoes or kohlrabi on the way out. “It becomes hard to compete when you have kale and Swiss chard and greens, and then right next to you is something that has a smell, that can be eaten right that second,” says farmer Eli Cook, whose Spring Valley Farm and Orchard in West Virginia supplies a number of D.C.-area markets. “The prepared food absolutely destroyed the market over there by the White House… It turned into a food court.” Cook claims the lunch crowd focus at the market by the White House cut his average sales in half. He says he’s not planning to continue vending at that location next season. But more than that, Cook says farmers markets should be all about the farmers. “Markets used to be pristine to things that couldn’t be had in the city: fresh produce, a fresh peach,” says Cook. He points out that wood-fired pizza is sold at the Dupont market even though Pizzeria Paradiso is right around the corner. Meanwhile, the D.C. Council is considering legislation that would allow alcohol sales and tastings at D.C. farmers markets for the first time ever. FreshFarm Markets has welcomed this idea. Cook says he supports it if the producers are using their own local grapes for wine or local apples for cider, but not so much if they’re just manufacturers without a tie to the land around them. If prepared foods are going to stay an integral part of farmers markets, Cook says organizers should do more to make sure they’re in line with the markets’ mission. “They’re supposed to be sourcing from the farmers, but are they actually sourcing from the farmers? They can say they are, but it’s not regulated,” he says. FreshFarm Markets is in fact looking to make the sourcing guidelines for its prepared food vendors a little stricter. Exactly what that looks like has yet to be seen, but Koch says he doesn’t necessarily want to go around demanding to see invoices. Koch holds up Chaia as a prime example of the type of vendor they want—with local and seasonal engrained in its identity. While the taco purveyor has stopped vending at markets for now, it may continue in the future. “If you pay $10 for three tacos, you do it and you feel good that you’re supporting the foodshed,” Koch says. “There are more and more socially minded, values-minded food entrepreneurs in D.C. I’m all about that.” CP

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The Smithsonian’s new retrospective on Kay WalkingStick gives the artist’s work full (and deserved) attention while exploring her identities. Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist At the National Museum of the American Indian to Sept. 18 By Kriston Capps It makes perfect sense that Kay WalkingStick knew all about Sam Gilliam. Her 1974 painting “A Sensual Suggestion” depicts a paint-splattered apron suspended from a triangular form like a hanger. The apron is painted against a neutral yellow color field, a reference perhaps to the way Gilliam lifted raw stained canvas off its wooden supports and into space. WalkingStick, who was then studying at the Pratt Institute, admired Gilliam as well as Helen Frankenthaler, the unofficial dean of the Washington Color School. WalkingStick and Gilliam have a number of things in common: Both artists were born in the 1930s, yet both painters are working at the height of their careers right now. Something about their identities as artists binds them, too. Gilliam is a D.C.-based artist who has never made his status as an African-American artist the subject of his formalist abstractions, a decision that has sometimes earned him judgment in both the art world and the black community. WalkingStick, who is Cherokee, grew up in Syracuse; in her art she navigates what it means to be biracial but not bicultural. Teasing out the difference is no mean feat. But “Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist,” now on view at the National Museum of the American Indian, manages to fully explore the artist’s identity as a painter while focusing fully on her art. Never didactic, the exhibition—a survey of more than 75 paintings and other artworks—is a testament to how sensitive scholarship can illuminate, contextualize, and advance the interests of a contemporary artist who does not necessarily share the same background as her peers. David Penney and Kathleen Ash-Milby curate the survey, which proceeds chronologically through phases of WalkingStick’s life and artistic production. The show susses out a handful of primary formal concerns that emerge early in the artist’s career—the female form, symbolic iconography, landscape, abstract space, minimalist repetition—and explores how she balances those factors in her work. The catalog that accompanies the show compiles rigorous essays by the curators, Lisa Roberts Seppi, Lucy Lippard, and other art historians with more than 200 illustrations of WalkingStick’s paintings.

“Venere Alpina (A)” by Kay WalkingStick, 1997 The show is decidedly clear on a point that art historians have made over and over again: “Native American” is not a category of art, like sculpture or photography. Instead, the exhibit shows WalkingStick processing a range of painters—rapidly—as her work develops. “Me and My Neon Box” (1971) and “Fantasy for a January Afternoon” (1975) feature highly flattened forms in spatially complex spaces, as if she were examining the sex and geometry of Cubism through the lens of Warhol. She shifts gears many times throughout the 1970s, creating, for example, a series of complex “Tepee Forms”: complex because they bear the emotional depth of Rothko but, again, the smirk of Warhol. As an artist who grew up in Syracuse and studied art in New York but felt acutely aware of her Cherokee status—and her Cherokee father, a world away in Oklahoma—perhaps the stereotypical tepee was a perfectly non-Native way to access her own history. Late in the 1970s, some ideas began to coalesce in WalkingStick’s paintings. She developed a kind of encaustic using acrylic, ink, and wax that she used for thick, textured paintings. “For John Ridge” (1975), one of her best, looks like a fiery landscape obscured by a black rectangular form. Inset in that rectangle are a series of thin arcing lines drawing togeth-

er the corners of the square. This work plus an untitled series rub shoulders with Jasper Johns or early Frank Stella. The paintings were a hint of work to come. Several refinements in her process and symbolic system culminated in the “Chief Joseph Series” (1974–79), WalkingStick’s best-known works. Fully embracing the modernist mantra of repetition, the artist created dozens of panels in reference to the failed exodus in 1877 of Nez Perce Chief Joseph. The works are utterly abstract: Each one is a permutation of four semi-ovular forms, two large and two small, set within a black rectangular bar against a field of bold color. Something in this repetitive exercise captures, perhaps, Chief Joseph’s long retreat as he led hundreds of Nez Perce in their flight from the U.S. Army over more than 1,000 miles through the territories of Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. Whatever the tragic narrative possibilities, they do not diminish the sense of motion and experimentation in the artist’s own minimalist procession. By the beginning of the 1980s, WalkingStick was making probing encaustic works such as “Montauk, I” (1983), in which she seemed to carve spare symbols out of a fraught, contested, psychological abstract plane. “Cardinal Points” (1983–85) washingtoncitypaper.com NOVEMBER 27, 2015 39

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is perhaps the rawest of this series, featuring a plus sign that could be read to mean the Christian cross or the cardinal directions honored by the Cherokee. “Genesis/Violent Garden” (1982) features a central slit rendered in red, a vaginal reference that she would make literal in later yonic paintings. The late 1980s saw WalkingStick turn to the diptych format to segregate narrative and symbolic content in her painting. “Late Summer on the Ramapo” (1987–91) pairs one panel featuring an olive triangular form against a festive background with a gauzy representative landscape of the Ramapo River in New Jersey. They might be two different ways of looking at the same subject: an odd strategy for an artist who had spent the prior decade synthesizing the abstract and narrative with her brushstroke. Some of these diptychs are harrowing, namely “The Abyss” (1989) a volcanic black landscape/ blood-red diamond pairing that followed the sudden death of her husband that year. The early 1990s marked a turning point for WalkingStick and, indeed, for Native Americans in the U.S. The quincentenary of Columbus’ arrival in the Americas was framed in 1992 as a celebration of the discovery of an empty and unspoiled New World by the enlightened white man—same as it ever was. WalkingStick participated in protest shows such as “The Submuloc Show/Columbus Wohs: A Visual Com-

mentary on the Columbus Quincentennial from the Perspective of America’s First People,” organized by Juane Quickto-See Smith. For that show she made “Tears/ ,” a sculptural war memorial to all the lives lost in the holocaust of the Americas. Atop a scaffolding, the artist wrapped corn, turquoise, stone, and pottery shards in a deer head to represent a human shroud. The piece includes a plaque with a few words of remembrance signed with her name in the Cherokee language. The Whitney Biennial in 1993 didn’t advance an agenda for American Indian artists, and it didn’t include WalkingStick’s work. It is, in any case, widely hailed as one of the most important exhibitions in modern museum history for its inclusive agenda (it was the first biennial in which women and artists of color outnumbered white men). Concurrently, WalkingStick was tapping into the same political consciousness with “Talking Leaves,” an illustrated book of diptych plates with self portraits. One plate reads, “We were told to hire minority artists, but there are no good minority artists.” It’s paired with a self portrait of WalkingStick wearing a buffalo hat and standing in front of depictions of several of her paintings that have landed in various noteworthy museum collections. One complaint about this otherwise excellent survey: It’s a

straightforward presentation, bound chronologically, without any supportive works or documents from other artists to show viewers the artworks WalkingStick was looking at. It would be welcome—and provocative—to see her works alongside paintings by other artists. In fact, it would help make sense of some of them. “New Mexico Desert” (2011) and “Orilla Verde at the Rio Grande” (2012), typical of her marvelous later paintings, feature realistic landscapes on which she has overlaid decorative patterns borrowed from Plains Native American cultural groups’ parfleche and pottery. Put ‘em up against another great American landscape painter: Albert Bierstadt, the greatest painterly progenitor of manifest destiny and virgin landscapes as yet untouched by Western man. Perhaps “Among the Sierra Nevada, California” (1868), which is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum? The idea really belongs to WalkingStick. In the catalog, one of the curators relates how the artist responds to Bierstadt’s epic landscape treatments (including one on the landing of Columbus in America). WalkingStick writes, “I often gave in CP to the urge to laugh.” 4th Street and Independence Ave. SW. Free. (202) 633-1000. nmai.si.edu.

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This adaptation of Akeelah and the Bee gets saccharine, missing an opportunity to explore the weighty issues it fleetingly brings up. grieving queen, as well as the role of the icy, unmaternal Queen Dionyza). The end result is a play that deftly handles an astonishing array of childish adventure stories and grownup drama, and comes up with a satisfying, co—Riley Croghan hesive whole. 201 East Capitol St. SE. $35–$75. (202) 544-7077. folger.edu.

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Pericles, one of the lesser-known and less-frequently produced Shakespeare plays, doesn’t even feel especially Shakespearean. In fact, The Bard hasn’t historically been credited as the primary playwright; he’s believed to have only written the more mature and grounded third act. Instead, the play bears strong resemblance to a Greek epic, concerned as it is with a hero on his seafaring journey across the Mediterranean. Like The Odyssey, the story unfolds across several scenes in several locales, on journeys that last many years. The play shifts not just in time and place but also in theme—demanding, in quick succession, that its actors conjure comedy and tragedy, unbearable loss and joyful reunion. Joseph Haj’s production manages to turn what could easily be an erratically-paced play into a deeply satisfying, swashbuckling trip across the sea. The reason for all of this sailing is almost inconsequential—Pericles (played with admirable range, from headstrong youth to world-wearied elder, by Wayne T. Carr) seeks the hand of the princess at Antioch. But the hero discovers, by interpreting a thinly-veiled riddle tattooed upon her back, that she already belongs to another man: her father. King Antiochus would rather have Pericles destroyed than risk that his publicly encrypted, incestuous secret be revealed. Pericles wisely flees. This is how the story tends to unfold—less a princely hero’s quest than a series of flights from problem to problem and port to port, with fate playing the heaviest hand in our hero’s destiny. The most rewarding twist of fate arrives when a deadly confrontation is interrupted by one terrific, deus ex machina stage direction: ENTER PIRATES. After fleeing Antioch, luck finds Pericles happily washed up upon the shores of a kingdom where Simonides (Scott Ripley, who also plays the evil Antiochus) seeks to give away his daughter. Pericles proceeds through an awkward courtship with teenaged Thaisa (Brooke Parks) before—inevitably—fate parts them. Haj makes sense of this hodgepodge with a clever bag of tricks, most notably Jan Chamber’s minimal stage and highly adaptable set. Moving panels painted with a black and white seascape (or maybe, in a pinch, misty mountains) are cunningly transformed by Francesca Talenti’s projections and some choice set pieces—making easy transitions from stormrocked ship to holy temple to open ocean. This piece of trickery transforms what could be nauseatingly rapid scene shifts into a tolerable, cohesive whole. Haj also makes use

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Deft staging and actors with impressive range create a cohesive, satisfying version of Pericles. of original music from Jack Herrick—ranging from romantic ballads to sea shanties—to transform the play into something approaching a musical, fleshing out what could otherwise be filler between pirate kidnappings and ship-destroying squalls. Any play with such variation in pace and tone would run the risk of getting quickly bogged down, but these various tricks allow the production to highlight the remarkable growth of its characters: Both Pericles and his wife, Thaisa, grow from energetic, naive youths to haunted old souls, battered by loss (an opportunity that Parks seems especially eager to sink her teeth into, playing with panache Thaisa’s journey from sweetly awkward teen to abandoned,

“Merovingian.” That’s the single spelling bee word from the Arena Stage adaptation of Akeelah and the Bee that I know I could spell without a tutor. I could even use it in a sentence without a prompt: The Merovingian Dynasty ruled over Frankish Gaul for 300 years in the wake of the Roman Empire. But if I were competing in the bee, I would have been cut as soon as I got handed any other word. That’s the allure of the spelling bee: Unlike bowling or bridge or badminton or almost any other competitive endeavor, spelling is something that just about everyone does as a matter of course. We feel a little bad that we aren’t better spellers. Our misspellings are exposed less and less these days, thanks to autocorrect, but it used to matter. A lot of us will remember the word that stung us in a pivotal grade-school spelling bee (“rheumatism”). For Akeelah Anderson, that word is “xanthosis,” a disease like jaundice, from the ancient Greek “xantho” (meaning yellow) and “osis” (meaning condition). She has to master that

word and many more to make it to nationals, where she will face spelling champions. Akeelah and the Bee gets the tension of a spelling bee just right, even if the story is an uneasy fit for the stage. An adaptation of the 2006 film written and directed by Doug Atchison, the Arena Stage production follows Akeelah (the charming Johannah Easley), a young black girl who doesn’t share the privileged backgrounds of most other bee competitors, but who has a small community of friends and family supporting her. There’s Akeelah’s brother, Reggie (Nathan Barlow), who feels the lure of the power and money in the drug trade; her mother, Gail (Aimee K. Bryant), who struggles as a single parent to provide for her children; and her tutor, Dr. Larabee (James A. Williams), a prickly professor who sees Akeelah’s talent but also sees in her too much of his own daughter, who has died. The rest of the characters are there for comic relief. Charles Randolph-Wright has directed such a feel-good production that the conflicts in the story—race, class, education, justice—mostly fall away. The tone is so light and cheery, in fact, that it’s a sincere surprise that no one ever breaks out in song (though Larabee could singlehandedly balance out the comedy with gravity if he were able to explore and channel his grief). Javier (Leo James) and Trish (Ana Christine Evans), Akeelah’s spelling-bee friends from the more priviledged side of town, would have made an adorable duo on a comedy number. (He’s chipper; she lisps.) There are more laughs to squeeze out of the flirty relationship between the nosey, righteous aunty-neighbor, Batty Ruth (Greta Oglesby), and the soused, scrubby superintendent, Drunk Willie (Milton Craig Nealy). And the world deserves to see a fun playground rap by Ratchet Rhonda (Shavunda Horsley), the ditzy neighborhood bully who’s constantly teasing Akeelah. At least she gets to whip and nae nae. What Akeelah and the Bee needs isn’t so much song as motion—something to channel all the joyfulness of the performances. The casting is fresh and delightful, and even the smallest roles shine, despite the fact that the characters are such simple sketches. The conflicts are one-dimensional, and they all resolve too neatly. Akeelah and the Bee feels a bit like a familyfriendly sitcom, one you might expect to have a laugh track, like Full House or Family Matters. Steve Urkel would’ve fit right in. In fact, by the end of it, the audience was cheering when a kid aces a tough word and woooo-ing when a character steals a kiss. In that sense, Akeelah and the Bee actually does have a laugh track. What it needed was a stirring soundtrack—or some larger device beyond sheer cheer to distinguish it as something that truly belongs on stage, not on the —Kriston Capps Disney Channel. 1101 6th St. SW. $55–$90. (202) 488-3300. arenastage.org.

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The Wonders is a slice of life so slight that even repeated helpings won’t leave you satisfied. In rural Tuscany, we meet a family of beekeepers living a hardscrabble life far from tourists or broken-hearted women healing themselves with drool-worthy pasta and a passionate fling. It’s a portrait that’s romantic one moment and realistic the next. In between, however, are too many blanks: Whereas writer-director Alice Rohrwacher contrives to capture backcountry magic for the viewer to drink in, you’ll likely be too distracted by questions to swoon along with her. Wolfgang (Sam Louwyck) is the shaggy-dog patriarch of the family, a German transplant with not the gentlest of temperaments toward his kind partner, Angelica (Alba Rohrwacher, the director’s sister), and their four well-behaved daughters: Gelsomina (Alexandra Maria Lungu), Marinella (Agnese Graziani), Caterina (Eva Lea Pace Morrow), and Luna (Maris Stella Morrow). Also living with them is Coco (Sabine Timoteo), a middle-aged woman whose relationship to the family is never explained. Gelsomina, the eldest at 12, is her father’s right hand, assuredly tending to the hives and even diagnosing the cause of a mass death (“it’s not the plague, it’s poison”) while her next-youngest sister, Marinella, makes excuses not to help. Caterina and Luna are relative toddlers, old enough for Angelica to believe they should start learning the family business but too young to be anything but a burden while Wolfgang and Gelsomina work.

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Nearly 15 years later, the themes of Frodus’ final album are more relevant than ever. And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea Frodus Fueled By Ramen/Lovitt Records; 2001/2015 By Matt Cohen Like the best of them, Frodus was a band ahead of its time. In the ’90s, the Fairfax post-hardcare trio wasn’t just the driving force of Northern Virginia’s punk scene—it was the most raucous, the most unpredictable, and the most contrived band in the D.C. area. As its final album, And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea, showed, it was also perhaps the most prophetic. The album was doomed from the get-go. Its sound—a self-described “spazzcore” blend of heavy, angular riffs and carefully syncopated drum rhythms paired with guitarist/ vocalist Shelby Cinca’s unbridled screaming—helped spawn the post-hardcore scene that would have its moment in the early ’00s with bands like Thrice and At The Drive-In. It’s not hard to imagine the level of success the band might have achieved had it not thrown in the towel in 1999, just after its members finished recording Weapons. The album was eventually released on CD in 2001 by Fueled By Ramen Records (before it became a subsidiary of Warner Music Group and spawned platinum-selling artists like Fall Out Boy, Paramore, and Panic! at the Disco) and had a very limited vinyl run through a small label in the Czech Republic. Since then, the members of Frodus have moved on, both musically (all three members have since played in a handful of other

bands) and geographically (Cinca now lives in Sweden), but their legacy is nonetheless intact thanks to local label Lovitt Records, who last week reissued a remastered version And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea on vinyl, complete with expanded packaging that documents the last year of the band’s life. The story of Weapons goes like this: Cinca, drummer Jason Hamacher, and thenbassist (the band went through a lot of ‘em in its time) Nathan Burke recorded the al-

ons, Refused’s final album, 1998’s The Shape of Punk to Come, was an abrasive and harsh record whose far left-wing messages were almost perfectly aligned with the stuff Frodus was singing about. And like Frodus, Refused pioneered the sound and, well, the shape of punk to come, experimenting with drone and electronic music in its particular brand of post-hardcore. Exhausted from constant touring that led to tension between bandmates, both bands called it quits before getting

bum’s songs between August and October of 1999. Toward the end of recording, the band—burnt out from years of touring— decided to call it quits. Prior to recording Weapons, the band had left its label Tooth & Nail Records to sign with MIA Records, which went bankrupt not long after signing Frodus. The band was left without a label to put out its final record. It’s almost too fitting that Frodus’ last tours were with Swedish band Refused. Like Weap-

the chance to really capitalize on the attention their music would later receive. (Refused reunited in 2012 while Frodus had a brief—but memorable—reunion in 2009). For the next two years, the record remained shelved (though widely shared online) until Fueled By Ramen Records agreed to release the CD version in 2001. By that time, the group had moved on: Cinca and Hamacher had formed a new group—Decahedron, with Fugazi’s Joe Lally—and Fueled By Ra-

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men’s release of Weapons was more of an afterthought than a priority for the label. But now, almost 15 years later, the album’s themes are more relevant than ever. Frodus was a band that interrogated and toyed with heavy sociopolitical issues like capitalism, big corporations, and the dark side of technology at a time when society was on the cusp of some major technological advances. Many of those themes are still very much at the forefront of our collective anxiety. “The machines never died/ The recurring threat of technology can be used to confine populations/ It’s not a reason to reject it all/ Just the minds who abuse the knowledge” Cinca screams with guttural conviction on “The Awesome Machine.” Written sometime between ’98 and ’99, the song is an obvious rumination on the technological anxiety fueled by Y2K, but in 2015 it reads more like a scathing dissemination of drone warfare and government surveillance. Above all, Weapons is Frodus’ epic coda. Cinca, Burke, and Hamacher have all cited the album as the one they’re most proud of, and it shows. From Burke’s thunderingly distorted bass riff that opens the album to the melodic ambiance of closer “Title Track,” Weapons coalesces into something singular and powerful. Like 1998’s Conglomerate International and, well, pretty much everything Frodus ever did (the band put as much effort into its own mythology as it did its music), And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea is very much a concept album. But it’s also perhaps the most personal album it ever wrote, and one that would seal its fate. Ta ke t h e ex p l o sive opener “Red Bull of Juarez” for example: Cinca screams “The weapons drawn/ Rock ’n’ roll is war/ We looked away from ourselves/ Our vans die/ I don’t care.” It’s not a battle cry, but a farewell note, explaining how hard this whole “rock ’n’ roll” thing is: It’s war. And war is hell, as the saying goes. After a while, all you want to do is put your weapons away, pack up, and go home. There’s no shame in knowing when to call it quits. cP Listen to And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea at washingtoncitypaper.com/go/frodusweapons

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CITYLIST Friday Rock

Music center at strathMore 5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda. (301) 581-5100. Classic Albums Live Presents Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. 8 p.m. $29–$49. strathmore.org. rock & roll hotel 1353 H St. NE. (202) 388ROCK. Shirt/Pants, Tomato Dodgers, Slurred Words. 9 p.m. $12. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

Funk & R&B Gypsy sally’s 3401 K St. NW. (202) 333-7700. The Main Squeeze, Broccoli Samurai, Aqueous. 9 p.m. $12–$15. gypsysallys.com.

ElEctRonic 9:30 club 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. Brillz, Party Favor, Ghastly, Willy Joy. 10:30 p.m. $25. 930.com. u street Music hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Deep Sugar: Ultra Naté & Lisa Moody. 10 p.m. $10. ustreetmusichall.com.

Jazz barns at Wolf trap 1645 Trap Road, Vienna. (703) 255-1900. John Eaton. 8 p.m. $25–$27. wolftrap.org. blues alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 337-4141. Alex Bugnon. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $27.50– $32.50. bluesalley.com. kennedy center MillenniuM staGe 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. The Lovejoy Group. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org. Mr. henry’s 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. (202) 5468412. Aaron L. Myers II. 8 p.m. Free. mrhenrysdc.com.

BluEs Zoo bar 3000 Connecticut Ave. NW. (202) 2324225. Swamp Keepers. 9 p.m. Free. zoobardc.com.

birchMere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. (703) 549-7500. The Seldom Scene, The Bumper Jacksons. 7:30 p.m. $35. birchmere.com.

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hoWard theatre 620 T St. NW. (202) 803-2899. Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra. 8 p.m. $35–$75. thehowardtheatre.com.

CITY LIGHTS: FRIDAY

hARDwAY connectIon Unlike Leon Bridges and Sharon Jones, who seek to sing soul just like it was, J. Red, Jeff Floyd, and The Hardway Connection meld old-school testifying with new-school synthesized rhythms, and some raunchier lyrics that usually involve philandering. Atlanta-based J. Red is fond of high-pitched syllable stretching on songs like “I Will,” in which he pledges to give women the love they can’t get from their own men. Jacksonville, Fla.’s Jeff Floyd is best known for his rough-edged yet romantic yearning on “I Found Love (on a Lonely Highway),” and “Somebody’s Gonna Lose a Good Woman.” Floyd also uses his raspy, gospel-rooted timbre nicely on the upbeat “Shake Somethin’ Loose.” Maryland’s Hardway Connection is behind the warm “Southern Soul Rumpin’,” the theme song for a Saturday afternoon WPFW program. Hardway includes male and female vocalists, plus some additional percussion that adds welcome funk to their rhythm and blues. Although the lyrics from these three acts can get slightly soapy and for mulaic, count on the church-derived intonation, clever melodies, and mix of retro and 21st century grooves to make it all work. The Hardway Connection performs with J. Red and Jeff Floyd at 9 p.m. at Lamont’s Entertainment Complex, 4400 Livingston Road, Pomon—Steve Kiviat key, Md. $35. (301) 283-0225.

classical kennedy center concert hall 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. NSO Pops: Home Alone. 8 p.m. $54–$114. kennedy-center.org.

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Hip-Hop

black cat backstaGe 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Twist and Crawl Dance Party with The Fuss and DJs Sir Lord Thomas and Mike Cuesta. 9:30 p.m. $8. blackcatdc.com.

hoWard theatre 620 T St. NW. (202) 803-2899. Break Science, DeltaNine, Branx. 11 p.m. $25. thehowardtheatre.com.

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

saturday Rock dar constitution hall 1776 D St. NW. (202) 628-4780. Glen Hansard. 8 p.m. $40. dar.org. rock & roll hotel 1353 H St. NE. (202) 388ROCK. Kavhs, Ras Nebyu, Ikey. 8 p.m. $12. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

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CITY LIGHTS: SAtURDAY

hoMe ALone wIth the nSo PoPS Sprint to the nearest Starbucks and grab yourself a peppermint mocha because The Holiday Season is here, motherfuckers. The Holiday Season, roughly defined, is that jolly time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day (some may say it ends after Christmas—they are wrong) and can be exhibited by the following signs: wearing a scarf, even if it’s not particularly cold; saying that this is finally going to be the year you check out ZooLights at the National Zoo, but once again failing to; and, most importantly, annual viewings of holiday films like A Christmas Story, Die Hard, Gremlins, or Home Alone. Luckily, the Kennedy Center has you covered on that last one: They’ll host two screenings of Chris Columbus’ crafty-kid-takes-on-bumbling-burglars classic in honor of the film’s 25th anniversary, with the NSO Pops playing John Williams’ iconic score. It’s the perfect way to kick off your Holiday Season, ya filthy animal. The NSO Pops perform at 8 p.m. at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, 2700 F St. NW. $54–$114. (202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org. —Matt Cohen

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Funk & R&B Gypsy sally’s 3401 K St. NW. (202) 333-7700. Ron Holloway Band, Footwerk, Roar. 9 p.m. $12–$13. gypsysallys.com. kennedy center MillenniuM staGe 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. The Harry Bells. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

ElEctRonic u street Music hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Beautiful Swimmers. 10 p.m. $20–$30. ustreetmusichall.com.

Jazz blues alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 337-4141. Alex Bugnon. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $27.50– $32.50. bluesalley.com. Mr. henry’s 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. (202) 5468412. Cecily. 8 p.m. Free. mrhenrysdc.com.

BluEs Zoo bar 3000 Connecticut Ave. NW. (202) 2324225. Bruce Ewan. 9 p.m. Free. zoobardc.com.

countRy 9:30 club 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. Keller Williams’ Thanksforgrassgiving feat. Larry Keel, Jason Carter, Cody Kilby, Travis Book, and Chris Pandolfi, with Cabinet. 8 p.m. $25. 930.com.

birchMere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. (703) 549-7500. The Seldom Scene, The Kennedys. 7:30 p.m. $35. birchmere.com.

classical kennedy center concert hall 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. NSO Pops: Home Alone. 8 p.m. $54–$114. kennedy-center.org.

dJ nigHts black cat backstaGe 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Gay/Bash! with DJ Dean Sullivan. 9:30 p.m. $7. blackcatdc.com.

sunday Rock

black cat backstaGe 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Mink’s Miracle Medicine, Atoka Chase, Spacecanoe. 7:30 p.m. $10–$12. blackcatdc.com. rock & roll hotel 1353 H St. NE. (202) 388ROCK. The Sword, Royal Thunder. 9 p.m. $27.50– $30. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

Funk & R&B bossa bistro 2463 18th St NW. 202-667-0088. The Scotch Bonnets. 8 p.m. $5. bossadc.com.

Jazz

Folk

blues alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 337-4141. Alex Bugnon. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $27.50– $37.50. bluesalley.com.

birchMere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. (703) 549-7500. Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear. 7:30 p.m. $20. birchmere.com.

We act radio 1918 Martin Luther King Ave. SE. (202) 889-2328. Nasar Abadey’s Washington Renaissance Sextet with Thad Wilson, Antonio Parker, Julien Lane, Mark Meadows, and James King. 3 p.m. $25. weactradio.com.

Folk kennedy center MillenniuM staGe 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

go-go hoWard theatre 620 T St. NW. (202) 803-2899. Go-Go Brunch with the Chuck Brown Band. 1:30 p.m. $20–$40. thehowardtheatre.com.

Monday

Vocal kennedy center MillenniuM staGe 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. In Song: Celebrating Youth Voices. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

tuesday Rock

Gypsy sally’s 3401 K St. NW. (202) 333-7700. The Mike Dillon Band, lespecial. 8 p.m. $10–$13. gypsysallys.com.

Folk

Rock

birchMere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. (703) 549-7500. Delta Rae. 7:30 p.m. $29.50. birchmere.com.

black cat backstaGe 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Big Hush, Wild Honey, Cigarette. 7:30 p.m. $10–$12. blackcatdc.com.

classical

Funk & R&B u street Music hall 1115 U St. NW. (202) 5881880. Kelela. 7 p.m. $20. ustreetmusichall.com.

kennedy center MillenniuM staGe 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. Asian American Music Society’s 2015 Competition Winners’ Holiday Concert. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

CITY LIGHTS: SUnDAY

wAY Down eASt When director D.W. Griffiths and actress Lillian Gish collaborated on The Birth of a Nation in 1915, audiences were treated to three hours of racist propaganda that culminated in the Ku Klux Klan rescuing white residents in the Reconstruction-era South. The pair’s later collaboration, Way Down East, while not exactly cheerier, at least contains less overt hatred. Way Down East, a silent film originally released in 1920, tells the story of Anna, a poor young woman tricked into a fake marriage by a handsome man-abouttown. No longer a virgin, Anna seeks a job with Squire Bartlett and rejects the advances of his son, David, aiming to keep her “condition” a secret. Nevertheless, Squire Bartlett finds out, fires Anna, and soon, she’s floating in a frozen river, only to be rescued by David at the last minute. Sure, the 95-year-old film highlights appalling attitudes toward women and lacks the joy of traditional holiday entertainment, but at the National Gallery of Art, you’ll get to see the silent film as it was intended: backed by a live orchestra. The film shows at 2 p.m. at the National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue —Caroline Jones NW. Free. (202) 737-4215. nga.gov.

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Almost exactly one year ago, Big Hush celebrated the release of its Wholes EP with a house show at the Babe CityRecords venue. This year, the group has moved to Black Cat’s Backstage to welcome the arrival of another cassette EP, Who’s Smoking Your Spirit?, on DZ Tapes. Bigger stages aren’t reached without work, and the D.C.-based quartet has grown from a group reliant on a noisy aesthetic to one that uses it to flesh out strong songwriting. Now its mournful, sighing melodies sink deep as they play with surf and post-rock rhythms, while shoegaze feels more and more limited as a descriptor with every release. The way we talk about Big Hush should evolve as the band does. The same can be said for Baltimore’s Wildhoney, whose ’80s pop inflections perfectly complement Big Hush’s early-’90s indie lens. Its recently released Your Face Sideways EP bounces joyfully amidst shimmering drones and feedback. As both bands start to flourish, they continue to show listeners that focusing only on the noise misses the point. Big Hush performs with Wildhoney and Cigarette at 7:30 p.m. at the Black Cat Backstage, 1811 14th St. NW. $10–$12. (202) 667-4490. blackcatdc.com. —Justin Weber

Wednesday Rock

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

black cat backstaGe 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. All Them Witches, New Madrid. 7:30 p.m. $12. blackcatdc.com.

Vocal

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Mansion at strathMore 10701 Rockville Pike, Rockville. (301) 581-5100. Carmen Balthrop. 7:30 p.m. $17. strathmore.org.

Gypsy sally’s 3401 K St. NW. (202) 333-7700. Roosevelt Collier’s All-Star Jam featuring Cris Jacobs, Dusty Simmons, and Todd Herrington. 8:30 p.m. $15. gypsysallys.com.

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birchMere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. (703) 549-7500. Peter White, Mindi Abair, Rick Braun. 7:30 p.m. $49.50. birchmere.com.

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Mr. henry’s 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. (202) 5468412. Capitol Hill Jazz Jam. 8 p.m. Free. mrhenrysdc.com.

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tWins JaZZ 1344 U St. NW. (202) 234-0072. Joe Vetter Quartet. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $10. twinsjazz.com.

Rock

9:30 club 815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930. Dark Star Orchestra. 8 p.m. $29. 930.com. black cat backstaGe 1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490. Mindless Faith, Velvet Acid Christ, Technophobia. 7:30 p.m. $12. blackcatdc.com. dc9 1940 9th St. NW. (202) 483-5000. Jack Ladder and the Dreamlanders, Caz, Shooting Down Asteroids. 8 p.m. $10–$12. dcnine.com. Gypsy sally’s 3401 K St. NW. (202) 333-7700. No Tell Motel, Delta Spur. 8 p.m. $10. gypsysallys.com.

Funk & R&B birchMere 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. (703) 549-7500. Sheila E. 7:30 p.m. $49.50. birchmere.com.

Jazz blues alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. (202) 337-4141. Arturo Sandoval. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. $50. bluesalley.com.

Hip-Hop Music center at strathMore 5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda. (301) 581-5100. The Hip Hop Nutcracker. 7:30 p.m. $29–$46. strathmore.org.

classical kennedy center concert hall 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. National Symphony Orchestra: Sarah Hicks, conductor, and Cameron Carpenter, organ. 7 p.m. $15–$89. kennedy-center.org. kennedy center MillenniuM staGe 2700 F St. NW. (202) 467-4600. Diana Ketler, Alissa Marguilis, and Razvan Popovici. 6 p.m. Free. kennedy-center.org.

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akeelah and the bee A young girl growing up in Chicago challenges herself to succeed and winds up competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, but will she be prepared enough to beat competitors from around the country? Charles Randolph-Wright directs the world premiere of this play adapted from the popular film of the same name. Arena Stage. 1101 6th St. SW. To Dec. 27. $55–$90. (202) 4883300. arenastage.org. the apple faMily cycle Two years after Studio presented the first two plays in Richard Nelson’s series about a family experiencing changes in con-

temporary America, the company presents the final two plays. In Sorry, set on Election Day 2012, the siblings come together to move their uncle into an assisted living facility and discuss their reactions to the political and personal changes in their lives. In Regular Singing, as the siblings hold a vigil for one of their own, they remember the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination and reflect on the past halfcentury of American history. Studio Theatre. 1501 14th St. NW. To Dec. 13. $20–$71. (202) 332-3300. studiotheatre.org. bad JeWs Three cousins—one secular, one nonsecular, and one somewhere in the middle—fight over a family heirloom following the death of their grandfather in this comedy that blends family and faith. After an acclaimed run last winter, Studio brings this spirited production back for another round. Studio Theatre. 1501 14th St. NW. To Jan. 3. $20–$81. (202) 332-3300. studiotheatre.org. black nativity Theatre Alliance again presents their production of this Langston Hughes play that retells the Christmas story from an African-American perspective and features a lively gospel soundtrack. Anacostia Playhouse. 2020 Shannon Place SE. To Jan. 3. $10–$35. (202) 544-0703. anacostiaplayhouse.com. briGht star Steve Martin and Edie Brickell collaborate on this new musical, a love story set in the American South in the 1920s and 1940s about the powerful relationship between an editor and a recently returned soldier. Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater. 2700 F St. NW. To Jan. 10. $45–$175. (202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org. a broadWay christMas carol This seasonal favorite, which sets Dickens’ tale of holiday reflection to the tune of favorite showtunes, returns to

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MetroStage for a fifth go-round. MetroStage. 1201 N. Royal St., Alexandria. To Dec. 27. $50. (703) 5489044. metrostage.org. a christMas carol For more than 30 years, Ford’s Theatre has welcomed the holiday season with a production of Dickens’ tale of cheer and forgiveness. Local actor Edward Gero returns to play everyone’s favorite miser, Ebenezer Scrooge. Ford’s Theatre. 511 10th St. NW. To Dec. 31. $44–$91. (202) 347-4833. fordstheatre.org. the cripple of inishMaan A disabled young boy living in 1930s Ireland vies for a chance to appear in a big Hollywood movie alongside the rest of his neighbors and aims to impress the casting directors in this black comedy from Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. Atlas Performing Arts Center. 1333 H St. NE. To Nov. 29. $35–$45. (202) 399-7993. atlasarts.org. harvey A man insists on including his best friend, an enormous invisible rabbit, in all his activities, forcing his friends and family to deal with the aftermath in this lively, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Mary Chase. 1st Stage. 1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean. To Dec. 20. $15–$30. (703) 854-1856. 1ststagespringhill.org. holiday MeMories In this play adapted from short stories by Truman Capote, a younger version of the author, growing up in Depression-era Alabama, connects with his adult self and together, they reflect on memories from holidays gone by. Tom Prewitt directs this edgy and heartwarming tale. Theatre on the Run. 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington. To Dec. 20. $10–$35. (703) 2281850. arlingtonarts.org. an irish carol The Keegan gang revives its popular Irish adaptation of Dickens’ holiday tale, featuring a pub owner called David instead of a banker called Scrooge. Keegan Theatre at Church Street Theater. 1742 Church St. NW. To Dec. 31. $20–$40. (703) 892-0202. keegantheatre.com. it’s a Wonderful life: a live radio play The classic holiday tale about hard work and forgiveness is transformed into a 1940s radio play in this holiday

production. Actors collaborate with a sound effects man to tell the story of George Bailey, his family, and his guardian angel, Clarence. Washington Stage Guild at Undercroft Theatre. 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW. To Dec. 6. $40–$50. (240) 582-0050. stageguild.org. kiss Me, kate Cole Porter looks to Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew for inspiration in this joyful musical about a leading man who winds up co-starring alongside his ex-wife and the fellow castmembers whose lives revolve around them. Among the popular songs from this musical are “Another Op’nin’, Another Show,” “Tom, Dick, or Harry,” and “Too Darn Hot.” Sidney Harman Hall. 610 F St. NW. To Jan. 3. $20–$108. (202) 547-1122. shakespearetheatre.org.

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MotoWn: the Musical The story of a small music label that changed the sound of America in the 1960s and 1970s is told in this lively and historical musical. National Theatre. 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. To Jan. 3. $48–$98. (202) 628-6161. nationaltheatre.org. oliver! Arena’s artistic director Molly Smith directs this musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about an industrious orphan and the friends he meets in London. Classic songs from this show include “Consider Yourself,” “Where is Love?” and “Food, Glorious Food.” Arena Stage. 1101 6th St. SW. To Jan. 3. $64–$99. (202) 488-3300. arenastage.org. pericles Joseph Haj, known for directing the Folger’s 2010 production of Hamlet, returns to tell the tale of the prince who gets washed out to sea, chased by a wicked king, and meets the love of his life, only to lose her again. Celebrated Shakespearean actor Wayne T. Carr stars in the title character. Folger Elizabethan Theatre. 201 E. Capitol St. SE. To Dec. 20. $35–$75. (202) 544-7077. folger.edu. rodGers + haMMerstein’s cinderella Handsome princes, wicked stepsisters, and glass slippers come together in this timeless musical about the power of true love and pumpkin carriages. Memorable songs from this musical treatment include

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PeteR GURALnIcK Author Peter Guralnick undoubtedly knows the title of his new book, Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ’n’ Roll, is a bit of an exaggeration. Its thesis is more accurately told in the subtitle—“How one man discovered Howlin’ Wolf, Ike Turner, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, and how his tiny label, Sun Records of Memphis, revolutionized the world.” The author, a cultural historian who has previously written about Elvis, Sam Cooke, and American roots music, digs deep to examine the role of Phillips, a Memphis, Tenn.–based engineer and producer, in the birth of rock. Guralnick, who became friends with Phillips in the last 25 years of Phillips’ life, uses that access to convey the man’s strengths and flaws. While some of the details regarding tax woes and adultery get a bit tedious, the author lyrically describes the debt-ridden Phillips’ struggle to bring music by black artists to white audiences during years of segregation as well as his subsequent successes and failures with white musicians who melded R&B and gospel with backwoods country music. At the Library of Congress, he’ll place Phillips’ work within the larger story of 20th century American music. Peter Guralnick speaks at 7 p.m. at the Library of Congress James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Free. (202) 707-5000. loc.gov. —Steve Kiviat

Steve Martin is no stranger to the Kennedy Center. He received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2007, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2012, and just last month performed bluegrass tunes with the Steep Canyon Rangers in the Concert Hall. This fall, the comedian and author arrives in a totally different capacity, as the writer and composer, alongside singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, of the new musical Bright Star. If the beloved creative forces behind this production don’t immediately persuade audiences to purchase tickets, the dynamic true story on which Bright Star is based will pique the interest of history and theater geeks. The show bounces between the American South in the 1940s and 1920s, when successful literary editor Alice Murphy meets a soldier just arrived home from World War II; their connection prompts her to reflect on her dark past. Having already received a Grammy for their 2013 collaboration Love Has Come for You, the duo’s compositions have developed a following in the Americana world. Before checking out Bright Star, preview a few of the songs on So Familiar, Martin and Brickell’s latest album. The musical runs Dec. 2 through Jan. 10 at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre, 2700 F St. —Diana Metzger NW. $45–$175. (202) 467-4600. kennedy-center.org.

“Impossible; It’s Possible” and “In My Own Little Corner. National Theatre. 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. To Nov. 29. $58–$98. (202) 628-6161. nationaltheatre.org. sons of the prophet In this dark comedy by Stephen Karam, a man is forced to deal with his father’s death in a freak accident involving a plastic deer, an event that sends his life into a tailspin. From incompetent insurance providers to eccentric co-workers, he’s forced to take on all these tasks while holding on to his own sanity. Theater J. 1529 16th St. NW. To Dec. 20. $15–$67. (202) 518-9400. theaterj.org. staGe kiss Two actors with a romantic past are forced to play the leads in an emotional melodrama and the line between their real lives and their characters blur in this play that considers what it means when two people touch their lips together. Aaron Posner directs Sarah Ruhl’s charming comedy. Round House Theatre Bethesda. 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. To Dec. 27. $36–$61. (240) 6441100. roundhousetheatre.org.

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