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CONTENTS SUMMER 2012

SPECIAL FEATURES SISTER ACT THE RODIONOVA SISTERS ARE TAKING THE TENNIS WORLD

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OLYMPIC CONNECTION WASHINGTON-AREA ATHLETES REACH FOR GOLD IN THE SUMMER OLYMPICS

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EDITOR'S LETTER .....................................

EMBASSY ROW Balls, politics and 'Evita' .......................................

Farewell Reception for the Singapore Ambassador ....

HOLLYWOOD ON THE POTOMAC.........

Book Party for Mark Shriver ...............................

LIFESTYLES FASHION EDITORIAL

Accessories to the Sublime ..............................

OUTDOOR LIVING Q&A with Don Gwiz, Barry Dixon and Tom Martin ................................................

N Street Village Reception ..............................

Circe's Grand Re-opening Reception ..................

TREND REPORT

Tribal patterns for steamy temps .......................

FYIDC INSIDER'S GUIDE .......

WHO'S NEXT Olympic eventer Allison Springer.......................

WASHINGTON SOCIAL DIARY OVER THE MOON

Equine Events ..................................................

Woodrow Wilson House Perennial Garden Party ....

Tudor Place's Garden Party.. ............................

Tim Russert Congressional Dinner..........................

Evers & Co. Spring Art Reception ....................

Zoofari Benefit .............................................

Parties! Parties! Parties! ..................................

HOME LIFE INSIDE HOMES

Castelton Festival ..........................................

Designers Frank Randolph and Christian Zapatka show off their Georgetown residences ...................

Reception in Honor of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee ....................

Virginia's Gold Cup Races ..............................

RE NEWS

Tiger Woods Foundation Luncheon...................

Celebration for Vali Nasr .................................

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Prince Harry's Visit to Washington...........

Washington Luxury Tour's Patrons Party .............

Truman National Security Project Reception..........

Book Party for Julia Taubman ...........................

Hot Houses .................................................

OPEN HOUSE

Summer Scorchers ..............................................

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nly a lucky few will have the luxury of attending the London Olympics this summer as Republicans and Democrats gather stateside for their conventions before the high-stakes U.S. presidential election. We can’t help wondering about all the potential “winners” who will be competing in both.

This issue’s feature story, “Olympic Connection,” spotlights the athletes from our region who will be competing in the Olympic Games, each hoping to bring medals back to the capital area. We commend their displays of courgage, which Poet Laureate Maya Angelou says is the most important of all the virtues because without it, “we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous or honest.”

Given that our region is graced with easy proximity to the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay, it’s not surprising that swimming, rowing and windsurfing champions figure prominently among a keen group of talents who trained and competed in the U.S. swimming, rowing and sailing teams. Contenders in volleyball, rhythmic gymnastics, taekwondo, equestrian eventing and field hockey fill out the exciting group of local sports stars for whom we’re rooting, The roster includes Washington Kastles tennis players Arina and Anastasia Rodionova who took a break from playing the Women’s Doubles first round at Wimbledon to meet with Washington Life.

On the social side, we shared in the merriment at Sir Peter and Lady Westmacott’s glam British embassy party celebrating Her Majesty’s 60 years on the throne, as well as the pre-departure excitement of Virginia resident Allison Springer, who, along with her “horse with a heart,” is vying for a spot on the U.S. eventing team.

Columnist Vicky Moon made time for some cool socializing in hunt country where our coverage also includes a spirited day at the races with jockey Joey Elliott, who took the coveted prize at the 87th running of the Virginia Gold Cup races. We said good-bye to

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Ambassador Chan Heng Chee of Singapore as she departed for her homeland, but not, of course, without an extended round of farewell parties that was certainly her due after 16 years en poste in Washington, where she will be greatly missed.

Soak up our coverage of hot summer lifestyles at Linda and Jill Daschle’s party with Elle magazine in support of N Street Village and the grand re-opening of Circe Salon in Alexandria.We hope you’ll “catch the bug” to improve your own game by getting into shape at Soma Spa, a new area spa highlighted in our “Power Up!” summer fitness guide.

Whether you are home or away, we look forward to seeing you for a spectacular fall, starting with our annual Balls and Galas issue. As the year’s busiest month — September — kicks into high gear, make sure to tune in for a rundown of all the must-attend events, including coverage of the opening night of the Washington National Opera, the National Symphony Ball, and many more exciting events.

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FYIDC The Insider’s Guide to Washington | Spectacles of music, art, dance and theater

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Trade your suit and tie for a swimsuit after a session with “The Biggest Loser” trainer Bob Harper at Balance Gym (2121 Wisconsin Ave. NW). If you can’t wait for a vacation, try a post-workout staycation at Somaspa, a luxurious in-house destination.This ultra-modern spot boasts minimalist design by Georgetown-based architects Adamstein & Demetriou and a new spa menu. Indulge in a Vitamin-C revitalizing facial that helps repair sun damage and nourish aging skin for a more youthful glow. Or, try the massage-like, lymphatic detox to improve the body’s circulation and boost weight loss.This cutting-edge facility also offers a hands-on approach to relaxation with a couples massage class that will help you chill out all summer long. www.balancegym.com/somaspa

District insiders’ quick picks for best summer events.

TOP PICK Foggy Bottom Sculpture Exhibit, through October 2012, various locations “Not only does this outdoor public art exhibit display works by some of the best artists in D.C. and curated by one of our best Laura Roulet, it’s also a great way to walk around a neighborhood that isn’t visited often.” PHILIPPA HUGHES FOUNDER OF THE PINKLINE PROJECT

TOP PICK The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of Goddesses, July 26, Wolftrap Performing Arts Center “The 8-bit music of your childhood is performed by a full orchestra.

Composer Koji Kondo’s music never sounded so good. Extra points if you show up wearing a Power Glove!” RYAN AND HAYES HOLLADAY THE MINDS BEHIND BLUEBRAIN

TOP PICK Brew at the Zoo, July 12, National Zoo

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After almost 20 years, the Paris Ballet returns for a four-day engagement at the Kennedy Center Opera House (2700 F. St. NW), to perform Giselle, the romantic story of vengeance verses forgiveness.The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra will perform Adolphe Adam’s muchloved score beginning July 5. www.kennedy-center.org

Presidential Performance

BARFIGHTS BRAWLS AND BATTLES Premiering on July 11 at Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW), Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson is an irreverant take on Andrew Jackson’s life that recasts the president as a rockstar of American history.Written by Alex Timbers and composed by Michael Friedman, the satirical spectacle features Broadway veteran Heath Calvert as Andrew Jackson. www.studiotheatre.org

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matches, July 12-24, Kastles Stadium “I’m an avid tennis fan, in fact, we got the name ‘Alton Lane’ from a cobblestone road just outside of Wimbledon. I’m really looking forward to catching a few Kastles matches this summer on the southwest waterfront.” COLIN HUNTER CO-FOUNDER OF ALTON LANE

TOP PICK Phillips After 5,

Every Thursday August 2012, Phillips Collection “The Phillips is a short walk from our showroom on Dupont Circle, so it’s a great excuse to grab a cocktail and check out some amazing art. Next on my list is the Jasper Johns printmaking exhibit!” PETON JENKINS CO-FOUNDER OF ALTON LANE

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WHO’S NEXT Allison Springer, Olympic Contender P H OTO BY L E N D E PA S

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he may not have the most expensive horse in contention for Gold at the Olympic Games this summer, but Allison Springer, 37, has “Arthur,” the $15,000 “horse with a heart” as he’s known around the Beverly Equestrian Center in The Plains, Va. After a comefrom-behind first-place finish this spring among American equestrians competing at the Rolex Kentucky three-day, Springer got one of nine nods for the U.S. Equestrian Team short list and is in Great Britain in July vying for five spots for Eventing on Team USA. TELL US ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY TO BECOME AN OLYMPIC CONTENDER It’s been many, many years of hard work. I started doing this when I was a little girl, but when I first saw the Olympics on TV in 1984, that’s when I knew that is what I wanted to do. This is like my Cinderella Story. I feel like I represent the real American Dream.

WAS THE ROLEX THREE-DAY A BOOST TO YOUR PROSPECTS? Rolex was huge. That was a very big win, to go with this horse and be the top-placed American there.

HOW WILL “ARTHUR” GET TO THE OLYMPICS? Arthur is excited! This will be his third trip to Europe for competition, including the World Competition at Dover last year. He’ll leave Virginia for New York, where he’ll be FedEx’d over to England with the eight other horses flying over, all Olympic contenders.

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WHAT MAKES YOUR INTERACTION WITH “ARTHUR” UNIQUE? He gets nervous and definitely looks to me for leadership. We give each other confidence. So, it’s about a partnership.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO COMPETE AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS? Everybody wants to see their friends do well. But…everyone wants to get on that team.

HOW IMPORTANT IS TEAM SPIRIT? It’s not just about me and this horse. It’s a huge team that goes into this effort, like my wonderful vet and the whole support staff here at the stable.

IS BEING SELECTED FOR THE TEAM THE PINNACLE OF YOUR SPORT? Yes, absolutely. I was raised very patriotic so it would be just amazing to represent this country. It would make me proud.

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THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE PARTY British Ambassador’s Residence | PHOTOS BY KYLE SAMPERTON

British Amb. Sir Peter and Lady Westmacott

ROYAL REVELERS: Sir Peter and Lady Westmaco weren’t about to let Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee pass by without a veddy suitable celebration at their residence, which is, a er all, located on sovereign British soil. More than 500 Anglos and Anglophiles downed Pimm’s Cup and premium Scots whiskeys, sampled English cheeses and a acked the strawberries with cream during the festive fête — we might even call it a “blast” — that went well past the allo ed three-hour time limit. “Her Majesty” would have been most amused.

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Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Susan Blumenthal and Rep. Dennis Kucinich

Beth Dozoretz,Capricia Marshall and Rima Al-Sabah

Robert and Elena Allbritton

Peter Matheson and Kathleen Sebelius

George C. Stevens Jr., Jane Harmon and Liz Stevens HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and Bruce Reed Buffy Cafritz and Cardinal Theodore McCarrick

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GOLF POWER Tiger Woods was honored by BET Founder Bob Johnson and Cafe Milano’s Franco Nuschese at a snazzy luncheon that raised $100,000 to support Tiger Woods Learning Center campuses in Wards 6 and 7. ABC7’s Leon Harris conducted a Q&A session with the world’s most celebrated golfer. WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Giving back was how my dad raised me,” Woods said.

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RISING TO THE CHALLENGE: Britain’s Prince Harry of Wales honored his country’s wounded warriors during a reception at the British Ambassador’s residence, cheering on injured veterans who compete in the Warrior Games hosted every year by the U.S. Olympic Commi ee. DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Later, at the Atlantic Council’s 50th Annual Awards dinner, Gen. Colin Powell presented the prince with the humanitarian leadership award for his work on behalf of injured service members. Distinguished awardees included U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for international leadership, Unilever CEO Paul Polman for business, and violin virtuoso Anne-Sophie Mu er, who accepted her artistic leadership award musically. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Ba aglia accepted the award on behalf of the U.S. armed forces.

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Balls, Politics and ‘Evita’ An enchanting new venue for the Opera Ball, ‘Evita’ comes to Washington, and envoys prepare for the Republican and Democratic conventions

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Embassy of Iran.The legendary Ardeshir Zahedi hosted the event in the 1960s during his first posting as the Shah’s envoy here.That was before the Tehran ayatollahs established their joyless (and booze-less) Islamic republic.

This year’s Opera Ball was also the first since the end of Plácido Domingo’s tenure as artistic director (although in reality he hardly ever attended the event) and the first since WNO’s merger with the Kennedy Center.

For the UAE, hosting the ball is all part of a strategy of improving its brand, even as the Gulf States are becoming more visible in international affairs.

United Arab Emirates Amb. Yousef Al“We wanted to support someOtaiba and his wife thing in Washington that we are Jabeer at this year’s Opera Ball. (Photo by supporting back home,” Amb. Kyle Samperton) Yousef Al-Otaiba declared.

“We’re putting a tremendous amount of emphasis on building the UAE to be a cultural gateway in the Middle East.”

GRAND OPERA BALL: This year’s beautifully organized Washington National Opera Ball was held at the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates where the wine flowed like … well, wine.

For the third year in a row the opera opted for a venue outside the circle of its traditional European hosts: Italy, the United Kingdom, France, etc.After the Chinese Embassy last year, and — memorably — the Embassy of Russia in 2010, the UAE embassy was the first Arab venue.

But not the first Islamic venue. That distinction, as some may remember, belongs to the

EVITA: There were no tears at the Embassy of Argentina when Ambassador Jorge Argüello unveiled a bust of Evita Perón, whose memory is perpetuated in a successful musical but who remains one of the most controversial women in the history of the Americas. The white marble likeness now in the chancery foyer has quite a story.

It was originally placed in the garden of the Eva Perón Foundation in Buenos Aires.

Removed and hidden during the years of military rule (19761983) when the junta generals ordered the destruction of all

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statues connected with Perónism. It was recently retrieved. Arguello, a Perónista since his youth according to his official biography, presented it to the embassy.

Also at the unveiling was Estela Barnes de Carlotto, head of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, a branch of the women’s national organization that seeks to find thousands of children and youths that went missing during the military regime.

The bust was unveiled six days before the 30th anniversary of British victory over Argentina in the Falklands conflict that caused the final collapse of the humiliated Argentinian junta. But the embassy says there was no connection between the two dates. July 26 marks the 60th anniversary of Evita’s death.

LONG HOT SUMMER: In May, President Obama accepted the credentials of 10 new ambassadors, a time-honored diplomatic ceremony that enables them to carry out their assignment. The group included Ambassadors Mohamed bin AbdullahRumaihi of Qatar, Paul Getty Altidor of Haiti, and (for a second term) Jose Francisco Villagrán de León of Guatemala.

President Obama is next expected to hold a credentials ceremony the week of July 29 when the new ambassadors will include Ramón GilCasares of Spain. This will be in good time for new chiefs of mission to qualify for attendance at two important political events: the Republican Party Convention in Tampa, Fla., on August 2730, and the Democratic Convention in Charlotte, N.C., September 3-6.

“I hope you all booked your hotel rooms,” Chief of Protocol Capricia Marshall emailed to all the foreign missions recently. Her office “will escort chiefs of mission to both Tampa and Charlotte,” she added. So much for summer vacations.

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TAKING LEAVE: Ambassador of Singapore Chan Hengggh Chee’s time in Washington may not have been quite enough tic to gain her the coveted position of dean of the diplomatic corps, but that didn’t mean the brainy envoy’s send-off was anything less than stellar as she took leave a er 16 years en poste. A farewell dinner hosted by Wayne and Catherine Reynolds that featured Sam Donaldson as emcee, Henry Kissinger as keynote speaker and a surprise performance by opera star Kiri Te Kanawa will be remembered as one of Embassy Row’s most elegant and charming events for many years to come.

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She called him “Mr. Hill.” The Secret Service agent responsible for first lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s protection was with her in both good times and bad. He is credited with saving her life.

In his book “Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir” (co-authored with Lisa McCubbin), Clint Hill describes his protective service responsibilities guarding the intensely private Mrs. Kennedy from the election of her husband, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, in November 1960 until after the election of Lyndon Johnson in 1964.

“It was with great trepidation that I approached 3307 N Street in Georgetown on November 11, 1960,” Hill writes about his first meeting with the wife of the newly elected president of the United States whom he had just been assigned to protect. “I wasn’t looking forward to it at all.” Looking back, he feels quite

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sure that the first lady was filled with even more anxiety about their meeting than he. “Neither of us had much choice in the matter,” he reflects, but eventually they would share a “tragic bond” together.

He was with her when her son John was born, when her second son Patrick was born and also unfortunately when he died; he was there, too, when her husband was assassinated.

You can’t help but wonder what Hill’s life is like now and whether some of his experiences continue to haunt him.

Does a national tragedy like the murder of a president ever recede into the distance? “I have great memories, but I have bad memories as well and they never leave,” he says during a recent interview in Washington. “They will go with me to my grave, but the fact that Café Milano proprietor Franco Nuschese (left) held an intimate dinner on I’ve written this book has behalf of the National Law Enforcement Museum for Clint Hill (right), a former been a great catharsis. I’ve Secret Service agent who was in the presidential motorcade the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. (Photo by Cecilie Olaussen) been able to reveal various

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things I have kept secret for over 50 years and it’s been very beneficial emotionally.”

Mrs. Kennedy was an immensely private person and he wondered how she handled being with someone guarding her night and day. “It was discretion and my ability to allow her to do those things she wanted to do so that she was both safe and in a private manner,” Hill remembers. “That’s the one thing I tried to give her — absolute privacy as much as possible.” It seemed to work for both of them.

On hearing of Mrs. Kennedy’s fatal illness, Hill relates in his book the many thoughts that ran through his mind. “For the briefest of moments, I thought about calling her.”When he rehearsed in his mind what he might say, however, he could never seem to find the right words.

“We had been to hell and back, Mrs. Kennedy and me, and while we had both gone on with our lives — if you could call it that — I knew that the mere sound of my voice would take her back to the one day that change everything, and the sound of her voice would do the same to me. It was just too damn painful. I couldn’t bring myself to dial the number.”

Great memories nonetheless remain.

Despite the fact that they came from very different walks of life, Hill, who grew up in a small town of 912 people in North Dakota, says they had a “wonderful relationship.”

“She was gracious, classy, extremely intelligent, very athletic and was just a lot of fun to be around,” he adds with profound fondness.

“She had a great sense of humor and I enjoyed each and every day with her.”

After rising through the ranks of the Secret Service, Hill retired in 1975 as the assistant director responsible for all protective forces. He keeps in contact with the current U.S. Secret Service and remains actively involved in training activities.

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Reynolds and went on a major tear in 2011. Under the skillful mentoring of Coach Murphy Jensen they scored a 14-match, undefeated winning streak, helping the Kastles secure the top seed in the Conference Championships. In the WTT Finals, the sisters kept up the heat. The Kastles defeated the St. Louis Aces to capture the 2011 WTT Championship, the second in the team’s

four-year existence and the first-ever 16-0 season in WTT’s 36-year history.

They may call Melbourne home in the off-season but they’ve certainly earned their place as local sports stars.

Currently in London readying for the 2012 Olympic Games, the Rodionovas took time out of their grueling training schedule to share myriad insights with Washington Life.

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ARINA RODIONOVA WHAT MOTIVATES YOU PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY? I love winning. I am very

competitive personally and professionally.

WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU’D BECOME A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE? I don’t think

there was a specific moment. I just could never imagine myself doing anything else.

YOUR FATHER COACHED YOU WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG ACCORDING TO HIM WHAT ARE THE KEYS TO BECOMING A GREAT PLAYER? Hard work will pay off.

WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOU? My Dad WHEN YOU ARE IN WASHINGTON WHAT DO YOU ENJOY DOING? Playing for the

Kastles at our home stadium

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WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION AND WHAT MAKES IT IMPORTANT? My computer because my

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family and friends live in it

WHAT MOTIVATES YOU PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY? I want to be the best I can

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT? I hope it’s ahead of me HOW DO YOU DE-STRESS WHILE PARTICIPATING IN PRESTIGIOUS EVENTS SUCH AS THE GRAND SLAMS? Who said I

am stressed during those events? I love it!

WHAT IS YOUR DAILY ROUTINE WHILE PARTICIPATING IN A COMPETITION SUCH AS THE GRAND SLAMS? On the match day,

it’s easy: Breakfast, warm up, snack (or lunch), match, cool down, and somehow the day is gone. Dinner later at some nice place, that’s important as well.

WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE? Fernando Alonso

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE?

Once I wore a towel to a party for tennis players in Acapulco. It was a “white party” and I had nothing white with me.

IS THERE SOMETHING INTERESTING OR SURPRISING THAT PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU? I’ve never seen a white bear.

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be. I don’t want to have any regrets after I’ve finished my tennis career, that’s why I put 100 percent into every practice or match I play.

Cara Black.Two Gold Medals (singles and doubles) and one Silver (mixed doubles) at Commonwealth Games in 2010 in Delhi.

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO THAT YOU’VE NEVER BEEN? I’d like to see the Pyramids

WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU’D BECOME A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE? When I finished

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school, my parents gave me a choice to go to university or be a pro tennis player.That’s when I made a full commitment to being a tennis player.

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT YOURSELF WHAT WOULD IT BE? I would

WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOU? My father. He believed that I could

love to be 10 centimeters taller, but only on the court so I could serve faster. Off the court, in normal life, I feel pretty good about my height, especially when I have high heels on.

become a pro tennis player since I was very young and he stopped working as an engineer to coach me.

IS THERE SOMETHING INTERESTING OR SURPRISING THAT PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU? I’m obsessed with my

WHEN YOU ARE IN WASHINGTON WHAT DO YOU ENJOY DOING? I’ve only been in

fingernails. I always do my manicure myself. I love dogs. Our family always had dogs and I miss them a lot when I’m on the road.

Washington a couple of days. I really enjoyed sightseeing. It’s a very beautiful city.

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT? Final in Mixed Doubles at

Wimbledon in 2003 with Andy Ram. Semifinal of U.S. Open 2010 in doubles with

WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND AS A FIRST-TIME OLYMPIAN? It’s a dream came

true! Since I was a child, I watched Olympic Games on TV and was hoping that one day I could be there. I’m very excited to be on the Australian Olympic Team.

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he Olympics have grown in such scale that nearly every nation on earth — 205 at last count — is now represented. Their athletes will take part in 200 events, itself a drastic change from the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona (when 169 nations participated).The select few Americans who have risen to “elite levels of competition” for this year’s games are true examplars of our nation’s persistence, drive and unyielding spirit.We are proud to introduce a few of these outstanding athletes from our own region so you’ll know a bit more about them as they represent the United States in London this summer.

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MICHAEL PHELPS

HOMETOWN Baltimore, Md. AGE 27 SPORT Swimming AWARDS Earned 16 Olympic medals; record-holder

for most medals won in a single Olympic year PAST OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE 2004 games in Athens and 2008 games in Beijing FUN FACTS He starred in a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Unfiltered: The Story Behind the Rivalry” with teammate Ian Crocker that was released in October of 2005 and selected for the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. After the 2004 Games in Athens, Phelps participated in a 14-city post-Olympic tour with fellow Olympic teammates Crocker and Lenny Krayzelburg in an effort to raise the profile of the sport of swimming.

His charities of choice are Path Finders for Autism and Boys and Girls Club of America, and he has volunteered to motivate students in the Baltimorearea school system.

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FARRAH HALL HOMETOWN Annapolis, Md. AGE 30 SPORT Windsurfing – U.S. Sailing

Team Sperry Top-Sider AWARDS: 2nd, Women’s RS:X, U.S. Sailing’s 2012 Rolex Miami OCR (ISAF Sailing World Cup); 3rd, Women’s RS:X, 2011 Pan American Games 2011 Pan American Games Team; 3rd, Women’s RS:X PAST OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE This is Hall’s first Olympic Games. She lost her spot on the 2008 team over a legal dispute involving a collision during a qualifying match.

QUOTE “Olympic class windsurfing ... requires bringing together three major elements: equipmentspecific sailing technique, racecourse management and tactical sailing, and IronMan-level physical fitness. I am grateful for my ability to rise to elite levels of competition, mental strength and physical fitness. I am also grateful to be able to the travel around the world and represent the United States on an international level of competition. As an athlete, this has been my lifelong dream.” Besides windsurfing, Hall’s long-term career focus is obtaining her doctorate in ecology and being a professor at a small college.

GIUSEPPE LANZONE

HOMETOWN Annandale,Va. AGE 29 SPORT Rowing AWARDS Won the eight at the 2012 Final

Olympic Qualification Regatta. Reached the final of the Steward’s Challenge Cup at the 2011 Henley Royal Regatta. Named the 2010 U.S. Rowing Male Athlete of the Year. Finished fourth in the four at the 2011 World Rowing Championships. Took bronze in the four at the 2011 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne.

FUN FACT The native of La Punta, Peru, enjoys surfing, sailing and cooking. He cites his family and Jim Mitchell as the most influential people in his sports career because of “their unlimited support” of his pursuits.

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ELIZABETH PELTON HOMETOWN Ruxton, Md. AGE 18 SPORT Swimming AWARDS Took second in the

200 meter back and fourth in the 100 meter back at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships. Earned a silver medal for her second place finish in the 200 meter back at the 2010 MOO Pan Pacific Championships.

Placed second in the 100 and 200 meter back and 200 meter IM at the 2009 National Championships.

Placed first in the 200 meter back and second in the 200 meter IM at the 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.

QUOTE By age 5 at Lakewood Lightening, she “loved the water and being competitive ... they wouldn’t let you on the team until 6 but I really wanted to race, so I was let on at 5.”

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JULIE ZETLIN

HOMETOWN Bethesda, Md. AGE 22 SPORT Rhythmic gymnastics AWARDS 2010 U.S. Senior National

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Champion in Rhythmic Gymnastics; gold medals in all-around, ball and ribbon at the 2011 Pan-American Games; made it to the World Championships in 2010 and 2011 OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE The 2012 Games will be Zetlin’s first.

FUN FACTS Zetlin is a secondgeneration rhythmic gymnast. Her mother, Zsuzsi, was a National Champion rhythmic gymnast in Hungary. In her spare time, she volunteers at her mother’s organization, the Tiger Missing Link Foundation. Zetlin will be the first U.S. National rhythmic gymnast to perform at the Olympics since 2004.

REID PRIDDY

HOMETOWN Richmond,Va. AGE 34 SPORT Volleyball, Outside Hitter AWARDS Won gold in the 2008

Olympic Games in Beijing

PAST OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE

As a member of the U.S.A. Men’s National Volleyball Team since 2000, he competed in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.

FUN FACT Hosts an Internet radio show about volleyball called “The Net Live.”

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DAVID WALTERS

HOMETOWN Yorktown,Va. AGE 24 SPORT Swimming AWARDS Placed fifth in the 100 meter free and sixth in the

200 meter free at the 2010 CP National Championships. Set the American Record in the 100 free at the 2009 FINA World Championships, also two gold medals and set two world records in the 4x100 free-relay and 4x200 free-relay. Placed second in the 100 and 200 meter free at 2009 Nationals PAST OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE Captured a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games by competing on the 800 meter free-relay (prelims).

QUOTE “I started swimming with my neighborhood team around age 5 to improve my swimming skills so that I could go surfing in rougher conditions with my dad. It killed me to have to sit on the beach and see my dad get monster barrels.”

TERRENCE JENNINGS HOMETOWN

Alexandria,Va. AGE 26 SPORT PHOTOS BY BRAD ARMSTRONG, MIKE COMER, PROSWUNPROSWIMVISUALS , ALLISON FREDERICK, US ROWING

Taekwondo AWARDS 2011 USAT Male Athlete of the Year, bronze medal in the 2011 Pan American Games, gold medal in the 2010 Spanish Open

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HOMETOWN Potomac, Md. AGE 28 SPORT Rowing AWARDS Finished sixth in the eight at the 2010 World Rowing

This is Jennings’ first trip to the Olympic Games.

He was unable to participate in the 2008 Olympic Team Trials and the 2008 PanAmerican Games because of an injury.

FUN FACT His favorite athlete is Michael Jordan.

QUOTE “One characteristic of a champion is a short memory, whether in winning or losing. Being able to let go and focus on what’s in front of you is the most important thing for any athlete, especially a fighter.”

Championships. Finished sixth in the eight at the 2010 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne. Finished fifth in the pair at the 2009 World Rowing Championships. Won bronze in the pair at the 2009 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne. Finished seventh in the pair at the 2009 World Cup stop in Banyoles.

PAST OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE Finished ninth in the four at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

FUN FACTS David’s favorite Olympic moment was when Tommie Smith and John Carlos put up a fist, a black glove for solidarity, on the medal stand at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. His favorite sport other than rowing is basketball, and the sporting event he would most like a ticket to would be game seven of the NBA Finals. After his rowing career, he would like to get involved in construction and development to positively change communities.

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CLAIRE LAUBACH

HOMETOWN Centreville,Va. AGE 29 SPORT Field hockey AWARDS Gold medal in the 2011 Pan American Games, three-time

NCAA National Champion team member (Wake Forest University Women’s field hockey team), second place in the 2011 Champions Challenge I in Dublin, Ireland PAST OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE This is Laubach’s first Olympic competition and it has been an uphill struggle for her. Despite her athletic prowess, fierce competition prompted her to be cut from the U.S. Olympic team in 2008 and then demoted from the National Team.

FUN FACT She majored in studio art at Wake Forest.

Laubach’s signature move is called the “drag flick,” which is the only legal shot on goal that is allowed to go higher than 18 inches. She perfected the move in 2008.

QUOTE “The work you do off the field is just as important as the work you do on the field.”

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one ranked female rider in the world in 1993, individual gold medal at the PanAmerican Games in 2007, team gold medal at the 2011 Pan-American Games.

PAST OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE O’Connor competed in three Olympic Games: 1996, 2000 and 2008. She took home the silver medal from the 1996 games in Atlanta and a earned a bronze medal in Sydney in 2006.

FUN FACTS Karen began competing internationally when she was 21. In 1993, she married her long-time boyfriend David O’Connor, who is also an equestrian.

Together, they are two halves of the O’Connor Event Team and have represented the United States in countless international competitions.

eventing competitions, beginning in 2001 with the NAYRC championship title. Among other titles, Coleman was named the winner of the 2003 Braham International CCI’s “Under 25 Section,” the U.S. Equestrian Association’s “Young Rider” in 2004, and its “Advanced Rider” for 2012.

PAST OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE This will be his first Olympic competition.

FUN FACT Coleman learned to ride when he was 6 and began taking lessons as a child from Olympic greats Karen and David O’Connor. The 2012 Olympic games is his chance to compete with his former teacher, Karen O’Connor.

QUOTE “I’m pretty psyched about the opportunity. This is what we have been working on for years now. Each step of the process, you kind of get that much more amped up about the possibility of being able to ride and represent your country in the Olympic Games. It’s surreal.”

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KAREN O’CONNOR

HOMETOWN The Plains,Va. AGE 54 SPORT Equestrian Eventing AWARDS Named U.S. Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year 10 times, number-

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HOMETOWN Gordonsville,Va. AGE 29 SPORT Equestrian Eventing AWARDS Coleman has placed in over 35 major

KATIE HOFF

HOMETOWN Towson, Md. AGE 23 SPORT Swimming AWARDS Won gold as part of the 4x200

meter free relay at the 2011 FINA World Championships. Took second in the 200 meter IM and sixth in the 200 meter back at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships. Claimed a gold (400 meter free) and two silver medals (4x100 meter free-relay, 200 meter free) at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships.

PAST OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE Won one silver (400 meter FR) and two bronze (400 m. IM/ 800 m. FR-R (AR) at the 2008 games in Beijing.

FUN FACTS In 2006 Teen People named her one of “20 teens who will change the world.” She swims 8,000-15,000 meters per day, seven days a week and says Summer Sanders has had the greatest influence on her career.

REACHING FOR THE OLYMPIC TORCH These star athletes might not have won a place on Team USA 2012, but they are Olympians nonetheless

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ANDREW CAMPBELL Sport: Sailing Age: 28 The four-time All-American was named the 2006 College Sailor of the Year while a student at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

Olympic Connection: Won the 2007 Pan Am Games and represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

MECHELLE LEWIS Sport: Track & Field Age: 31 The native of Fort Washington, Md., became a Maryland record holder, where she earned the state record in the 55 meter for three years.

Olympic Connection: Represented the U.S. by competing on the 4x100 meter relay at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

COTT PARSONS Sport: Canoe/ Kayak Age: 33 The Bethesda, Md., resident trained near Washington, D.C. in a power plant discharge channel that was used for the 1992 Olympic Trials.

Olympic Connection: The two-time Olympian competed in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, and in Athens 2004.

KARA LAWSON Sport: Women’s Basketball Age: 31 The Alexandria, Va., native is a women’s basketball television analyst for ESPN and provides nutrition and fitness tips on the Kara Lawson show.

Olympic Connection: Represented the U.S. women’s national basketball team at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

KHAN “BOB” MALAYTHONG Sport: Badminton Age: 31 Arrived in Rockville, Md. when he was 9 years old on a tourist visa, eventually gaining his U.S. citizenship in 2006.

Olympic Connection: The first Laotian American Olympian in the history of the U.S. Olympics represented the U.S. in the Men’s Badminton doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

JUSTIN SPRING Sport: Men’s Gymnastics Age: 28 The native of Burke, Va., followed in the footsteps of his parents, both of whom were collegiate gymnasts.

Olympic Connection: Helped the U.S. men’s team win the bronze medal the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

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SAM STITT Sport: Rowing Age: 30 The native of Arlington, Va., lists his most memorable sporting achievement as making the 2005 U.S. National Rowing Team.

Olympic Connection: Finished fourth in the double sculls at the 2012 Final Olympic Qualification Rega a.

His quadruple sculls boat finished fi h in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

NATALIE WOOLFOLK Sport: Weightli ing Age: 28 The Arnold, Md., native won USA Weightli ing Li er of the Year awards in 2006 and 2007.

Olympic Connection: Trained at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Co., in an effort to make the 2008 Olympic team. By 2006, she held the American record in the 63kg division and won national championships three consecutive years.

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The Great Outdoors Leave it to this trio of experts to build the perfect outdoor space

Don Gwiz, president, LewisAquatech, Chantilly,Va.

ago, outside spaces became more elegant. In the last four to five years, the furnishings have stepped up significantly.

WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUE THE WAY YOU DESIGN? Good outdoor designs are about unique architecture, floor paneling and spacial planning more than a feature or a function or colored lights. It’s about how you make the space work with the back yard. A decade

WHAT ARE THE TRENDS IN POOLS THESE DAYS? Ten to 15 years ago, we didn’t think of outdoor living with furniture, kitchens, TVs, cooling stations, elegant furniture or beautiful landscapes. Now, we are more of an architectural firm, focusing on form and function and

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vocabulary rather than just creating a place to jump in and get wet.

HOW’S BUSINESS? Business has been very good. It seems that Washington, D.C. is somewhat more recession proof than the rest of the country. We have been blessed to also be doing work in Jeddha, Saudi Arabia and Dubai.

I was in New Orleans recently doing a project when a potential client contacted us to design his space. He flew here on a private plane, we showed him five or six nice projects, and we had ourselves a contract. We took a big fish to an even bigger fish’s pond.

We are in design and construction management, so we’re not focused on sticks and bricks. We’re talking about architecture and floor plan.

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ummertime in Washington for Don Gwiz, Barry Dixon and Tom Martin is often the busiest time of the year. The design trio run local companies that build high-end, dramatic outdoor spaces, usually framed by a magnificent pool, waterfall or koi pond. During a visit with Washington Life in the recently completed oasis they created for Norma and Russ Ramsey, they display a keen expertise for designing comfortably luxe outdoor living spaces.

Don Gwiz, Barry Dixon and Tom Martin at the home of clients Norma and Russ Ramsey. (Photo by John Arundel)

TELL US ABOUT YOUR MOST CHALLENGING PROJECT. The most challenging project was done in a short timeline; we built it in less than four months with $1.7 million. There were 40plus construction guys on site. That’s a lot of work and a lot of moving parts: water, landscaping, irrigation, lighting, pool house, bathroom, pergola, fireplace and waterfall.

We also gained a heroic fan and subsequent referrals out of it. It was nice for this very wealthy and well-traveled client to come to his residence and find a finished project that exceeded his expectations.

Barry Dixon, interior designer, Warrenton,Va. WHAT INTERIOR DESIGN TRENDS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY INTO OUTDOOR AREAS? The expectation of the client has changed from standard outdoor spaces, small simple areas and the typical furnishings that you would see near a pool. Now, the furnishings and the form of outdoor living areas have

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gotten much nicer. People are demanding and expecting more than just your standard pool landscapes. The formal living or dining room furnishings that we’ve taken to the outdoors have to measure properly and stand up to the elements as well.

We introduced a lot of new pieces for this company this year. It’s huge and we’re not the only ones who have collections for outdoor manufacturers. We’ve started designing things that look like they could be used inside of the house, but instead, they are going to be placed outside in all-weather material.

Tom Martin, president, Martin Lawn and Landscape, McLean,Va. WHAT WERE SOME OF THE MOST FULFILLING ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT FOR THE RAMSEYS? This project for the Ramseys was a lot of fun. It’s a project that everyone became invested in personally.We knew that the client really cared about what they got, so at the end of the

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day, it was very rewarding that she loved it.You got to feel like you really accomplished something that you were personally invested in.

But this was also a difficult project because of working around an existing landscape and pool that had not been recently updated. There were structural issues that Don had to deal with in the existing walls and patios. We were working around plumbing, electrical and gas lines that all needed to be redone. It was difficult to coordinate but it turned out well.

HOW IS YOUR BUSINESS DOING? It’s going great. Fantastic, actually. We’ve been in business for 21 years and most of our clients are in recession-proof areas like McLean, Great Falls,Vienna and Ashburn.

WHAT ARE SOME CURRENT TRENDS IN HOME LANDSCAPING? People are more focused on the outdoors and outdoor living spaces, and it’s nice because they’ve moved outside whether they use it all the time or not.

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Circe of Alexandria | PHOTOS BY ALFREDO FLORES colorful collaboration: The re-opening of the Circe Salon in Alexandria was celebrated with a whimsical theme — guests were encouraged to “wear pink and go green!” The pink was in honor of owner Ellen Vlasak, a two-time breast cancer survivor, and Circe observed the green theme by donating 25 cents from each plastic bottle used to INOVA Hospital.

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WASHINGTON S O C I A L D I A R Y Castleton Festival﹐ Virginia’s Gold Cup﹐ Over the Moon and garden party season

Mary Haft and David Bradley at a reception for Julia Taubman’s “Detroit: 138 Squre Miles” at Buck’s Fishing and Camping.

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OVER THE MOON

Equine Events Mimi Abel-Smith keeps things lively in hunt country as her sister Phyllis Wyeth celebrates a major win at the Belmont Stakes

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ow about this for the perfect garden party backdrop? Guests enter through the arch of a custom-designed garden pavilion to an expanse of slate surrounding a tranquil swimming pool. There are drinks and nibbles.

Across the way, the lawn leads to a stately home; on the other side, horses are grazing as the sun sets across the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west.

Enter hostess Mimi Abel-Smith who entertains for friends, family and charity with great panache.

At the first of several gatherings this summer, Mimi hosted members of the Middleburg beautification organization. Next, when her vivacious step-daughter, Georgina Abel-Smith Arthur, arrived from Australia, they teamed up to introduce fellow Aussie Gary Wells.

An expert in equine muscle therapy, Gary has created a digital app, Horse 360°, which reveals the equine skeletal and muscle structure of horses.

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“not only learn the anatomy of a horse, but also make it easier for them to communicate with their veterinarian.”

And, in a scene reminiscent of the days when Mimi’s parents, the late Alice and James Mills, had their annual yearling shows at Hickory Tree Farm, a horse was brought out on the lawn poolside for Gary to demonstrate his equine knowledge.

There were no horses present a week later when Mimi hosted a “Simple Supper and Garden Ramble” in honor of Nancy Brinker of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. This time, summer storms swept in and guests — including Pam Covington, Janna and Marc Leepson, Gloria and Howard Armfield, Patty Callahan, Gail and Malcolm Matheson, Sandra and Joe Markus — were escorted inside for drinks in the library followed by a buffet dinner.

All was not lost as the rains broke just in time for the garden ramble. “A positive way to make use of your garden,” Janna Leepson said.

In between all this entertaining, Mimi and

Georgina flew to New York to join Mimi’s sister, Phyllis Mills Wyeth, and her husband, artist Jamie Wyeth, front and center for the Belmont Stakes. Friends and family far and wide were treated to a thrilling victory as Phyllis’ horse, Union Rags, won the race.

LEFT: The setting at “Hickory House” “I knew. I had a dream he includes a pool and would make it,” Phyllis pavilion designed said after the big race. “I

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ABOVE: Elaine claimer. And I knew Burden and Mimi Michael Matz [the trainer] Abel-Smith (Photos

by Vicky Moon) could do it with him. It was my dream and he and Johnny Velazquez [the jockey] made it come true. Nobody but Johnny would have gotten through on the rail today. He just said ‘Move over, I’m coming.’ He believed in the horse. And Michael got him there.”

Finally, Patricia and Jon Stout hosted a fundraiser at Shawmark Farm for equestrian Allison Springer, who was named to the short list of the U.S.Three Day Olympic team heading to London.

The event was organized by Jess and Tom Gorman for Allison and her mount “Arthur” and hosted by Shawna Stout, Kristiane Kristensen, Elizabeth Billings, Todd Lodge and Andrew Chippendale. Guests included Elizabeth and Bill Wolf, Denise and Roy Perry, Gregg Ryan and new landowners Natalie and Glenn Epstein (the high bidders for the private lesson with Ralph Lauren model and six-goal polo player Nacho Figueras.

Anyone who might want to join the party in Middleburg should check out “Beaver Dam Farm,” the 138-acre estate once owned by Aileen and Victor du Pont, with a circa 1816 Quakerstyle stone residence and many barns. It’s currently listed by Bob Vantrease at McEnearney Associates at $3.8 million.

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Martin Gammon, C. Braxton Moncure and Estevan Rael-Galvez

BOUQUET BASH The garden at the annual outdoor extravaganza benefiting the historic home of our 28th president was in full bloom as guests joined cochairmen Chip and Vicky Magid to enjoy cocktails and a silent auction on the lush grounds. Jill Bruno and Susan Arney were among the ladies sporting blossoms, birds and bu erflies atop their heads as they vied for the top prize in the “best spring hat” competition.

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VIVA LA MUSICA! A rare opportunity to hear noted pianist Emanuel Ax and soprano Denyce Graves on the same playbill and — be er yet — in a small auditorium with no amplification, was a magical treat that more than made up for the loud and lengthy live auction that interrupted the post-performance dinner. SUPPORTING YOUNG ARTISTS Proceeds benefited CATS (Castleton Artists Training Seminar), a program that trains young singers throughout the festival, which continues through July 22 in Castleton, Va. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!

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Great Meadow, The Plains, Va. | PHOTOS BY JOHN ARUNDEL DAY AT THE RACES The 87th running of the Virginia Gold dC Cup boasted a record 55,000 spirited spectators who added to a spring scene bursting with color and fanfare. Incomplete, the champion steeplechaser ridden by jockey Joey Ellio , cleared 23 fences in just over eight minutes to edge out favorite Bubble Economy for the top prize, creating great excitement for owner Robert A. Kinsley and all those who love seeing an equine underdog win.

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Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman and Kati Maton

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SCHOLARLY SOIRÉE Think-tank notables li ed a glass in honor of Vali Nasr, one of the foreign policy world’s keenest minds. The erudite dean of Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and longtime bipartisan White House advisor is o en in demand for his expertise on Middle East issues, having wri en two best-selling books “Shia Revival” and “Forces of Fortune.”

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The National Security Project hosted a high-profile, private reception featuring Michele Flournoy, the advisor to President Obama’s re-election campaign. Military personnel, White House staff and Truman Project board members, Hunter Biden, Pierre Chao, Sally Painter and John Driscoll were among the crowd that listened with rapt a ention to Flournoy’s address.

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DERELICT TABLEAUX: Guests from near and far celebrated photographer and architectural historian Julia Reyes Taubman’s six years of wandering the urban sprawl of America’s famed “Motor City” to record the landscape of a vast metropolis in transition. Her weighty survey, “Detroit: 138 Square Miles,” containing a mere 400 out of more than 30,000 photos taken, is resonating across the nation, proving beyond a doubt that life goes on amid the ruins.

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EVERS & CO SPRING ART SHOW Evers & Co. Real Estate office in Dupont | PHOTOS BY BEN DROZ ART SOIREE Washington art enthusiasts gathered in Dupont Circle for the Evers & Co. Real Estate Spring Art Show hosted by president, Donna Evers.

Guests enjoyed cocktails at the outdoor reception before viewing works by talented local artists John Simpkins-Camp, Beth Cartland, Joan Danziger, Eric Finzi, Maggie O’Neil and Dino Paxenos.

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Real Estate News and Open House I Inside two designers’ homes﹐ real estate forecast and My Washington

INSIDE THE GEORGETOWN HOUSE TOUR

AN INTERIOR DESIGNER AND AN ARCHITECT TURN THEIR TALENTS TOWARD THEIR OWN GEORGETOWN HOMES. PHOTOS BY TONY BROWN

ABOVE LEFT: Interior designer Frank Randolph’s house bears an atypical lavender door reminiscent of classic European residences. RIGHT: Architect Christian Zapatka preserved the flat-front English Regency-style façade installed by designer Margaret Weller in the 1940s.

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hough the home of noted interior designer Frank Randolph — one of the co-hosts for this year’s popular Georgetown House Tour — was built in the 1960s, the threestory house has plenty of interesting stories to tell. There’s the tale of a prominent congressman’s hush-hush inter-racial marriage at a time when such things were controversial, not to mention Henry and Nancy Kissinger renting it for two years. It was also the residence of America’s first ambassador-at-large for cultural affairs, Daniel Terra, and his wife Judith. “It has seen a little crazy action,” Randolph says.

The house is decidedly more serene these days, and that’s entirely by design. From the bleached wood floors throughout, the soft grays and blues on the walls and the overall neutral palette, it’s been transformed into an ideal retreat for intimate get-togethers or quiet time to think through design dilemmas for a myriad of clients,

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including former Vice President Dick Cheney. “My whole house is based on quiet serenity, not anything hitting you in the face,” Randolph says. “Being in the design world, I love serenity because most clients want much more color than I want in my own home.”

The calm, no-fuss theme spills into the garden, which Randolph gutted shortly after he moved in 15 years ago after falling in love at first sight with the 13-foot-tall vaulted ceilings in the drawing room. Over the course of a year or so, he added a hardscape, a little low hedge of miniature Kingshead boxwood, and a 28-by-24-foot space with chaise longues on wheels to follow the shade — a simple “place to sit down” — and a table to write or have breakfast. “It’s flexible and easy.You can just pop out there and not feel like you have to prune something,” he says, adding that he tends to the low-maintenance space himself. “Just a broom and a leaf blower in the fall does it.”

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FROM LEFT: Designer Frank Randolph’s home’s neutral tones create a serene setting for relaxation, with a view of the tranquil garden beyond.

FAR RIGHT: The bedroom and sitting area carry Randolph’s signature relaxed vibe.

BELOW RIGHT: Randolph finds plenty of ways to relax in his low-maintenance, yet elegant garden.

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Redesigning his own residence was a far easier task than some of Randolph’s other projects, most notably the former vice president’s official residence, in which he had just six weeks to conduct a complete top-tobottom redesign with the added pleasure of having Secret Service personnel constantly in the way. “Under pressure, you perform,” he notes. “... particularly that kind of pressure.”

It helps to have a partner in well-known architect Christian Zapatka, a fellow Georgetown resident, neighbor and cohort of the Georgetown House Tour.

Over the years, the two have carried on a yin and yang design relationship, working on a few projects each year together, including the Cheneys’ McLean residence. “It’s very important if a client is starting a project from scratch to find a good architect and a designer who works well with that architect,” Randolph adds. “People don’t realize they need that if they’re gutting a house. They are two very distinctive roles to be played.” **** It’s entirely appropriate for architect Christian Zapatka to split editorial space with his colleague, Frank Randolph.Their worlds intersect in more ways than one, including sharing a line of descent to famed designer Billy Baldwin (Randolph’s mentor and a contemporary of Margaret Weller who decorated Zapatka’s current

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home in the 1940s). Their homes even share similar layouts with the main living area located on the middle level.

Zapatka’s 1830s Federal frame house — also featured on the recent Georgetown House Tour — was comprehensively remodeled after Zapatka purchased it in 2005. He was sensitive to its history and took great care to preserve period details while bringing the infrastructure up to modern requirements.

The 1940s street façade opens onto a square entrance hall with heated limestone floors. A staircase relocated to the side leads to the main living room on the piano nobile and a library with custom-built book cases containing Zapatka’s considerable collection of architecture books.

Architectural artwork throughout the rooms more than hint at the homeowner’s talents.

The garden underwent a five-year transformation from a typically Georgetown outdoor space into a Roman-style showpiece, complete with obelisks framing stone steps that lead to a boxwood parterre, a towering 250- to 300-year-old Osage orange tree and — the piéce de resistance — a wall fountain with a cast-iron Charleston spout in the shape of a dolphin.

“It’s a found relic,” Zapatka says. “The look and sound of it are priceless.”

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Evidence of homeowner Christian Zapatka’s considerable talent is seen in framed artworks and sculpture in his living room; a dramatic wall of French doors leads out to an arresting garden, complete with obelisks, a towering Osage orange tree and a castiron fountain; Zapatka’s homey library includes custom-built bookcases holding a large collection of architecture books; the architect in his garden.

All the elements help to create an outdoor space that is ideal for entertaining, with large French doors opening out from a tidy living area that make it easy for guests to wander in and out — exactly the way it should be, according to Zapatka. “Inside and outside spaces should be seamless,” he notes, “especially in an urban setting.”

Though the entire project was a longtime coming, Zapatka agrees with Randolph that designing his own space was much easier than working to please others. “I didn’t need to convince anyone of anything,” he says. But with many more houses to work on down the line with “fun” clients, Zapatka doesn’t seem to mind. Asked what his dream project is, he simply states: “The next project.

I would design it well.”

Look for more homes featured on the 2012 Georgetown House Tour in upcoming issues of Washington Life.

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Cleveland Park, Washington, D.C. $1,159,000 Semi-detached renovated home!

Front porch, living room with fireplace, dining room, den with half bath and gourmet kitchen. 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths up. Lower level with 3rd full bath. Garage. Metro!

Chevy Chase South/ Miller Office 202.966.1400.

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Hot Houses Summer heat isn’t melting the metro market based on major sales in Georgetown, Cleveland Park and at Rosslyn’s Turnberry Tower

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THE DISTRICT Roger and Betty Frankel sold 1615 35TH STREET NW to Rolf and France Graage for $3,025,000. Mr. Frankel is a partner at the Orick, Herrington & Sutcliffe law firm. The 1894 Georgetown house has been meticulously renovated from top to bottom to feature a gourmet eat-in kitchen, second-floor library, lower-level family room and second kitchen, rear patio and well-manicured garden leading to a charming two-story carriage house. The listing agent was Mark McFadden while the buyer’s agents were Ellen Morrell and Matt McCormick of Washington Fine Properties.

Maurita Horn sold 3315 FESSENDEN STREET NW to Linda and Ronald Devillier for $1.6 million. Mrs. Devillier is the president of Devillier Communications, a District-based marketing and public communications firm. Ms. Horn is an attorney at Williams & Connolly LLP. The five-bedroom, five-bath Forest Hills Colonial was built in 1930 and features a gourmet kitchen, au pair suite, perfectly landscaped garden and two-car garage. The 5,500-square-foot property was listed by Washington’s Fine Properties’ Matt McCormick and Ellen Morrell. TTR Sotheby’s Jorge Montalvan was the buyer’s agent.

Pawel Stefanski and Jolanta Stefanska bought 2728 CHAIN BRIDGE ROAD NW from Maciej and Roberta Brezezinski for $1,415,000. Mr. Stefanski is an executive at IBM. Mrs. Stefanska is a technology officer at TGS Economic Systems. The 3,174-squarefoot Victorian in Kent was built in 1980 and sits in a private enclave of six residences across from Battery Kemble Park.The listing agent was Washington Fine Properties’ Ted Gossett while the buyer’s agent was ReMax’s Jane Wilber.

Celia and Jeff Sinclair sold 3007 P STREET NW to Ann and Neil Corkery for

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The 1930 Forrest Hills Colonial residence at 3315 Fessenden Street NW sold for $1.6 million to Linda and Ronald Devillier.

$1,995,000. Mr. Corkery is a private wealth investor at Wedgwood Circle.The four-bedroom townhouse in Georgetown’s East Village was recently renovated to include a gourmet kitchen, spacious deck and outdoor space, lower-level in-law suite and second kitchen. Washington’s Fine Property’s Mark McFadden was the listing agent while James Lardner of TTR Sotheby’s International was the buyer’s agent.

Elise Hughes sold her Georgetown condominium overlooking the Potomac at 3303 water STREET NW to Jackie Nemerov for $2,450,000. Ms. Nemrov is chief operating officer of Ralph Lauren and one of the most highly paid female executives in the country,

according to Fortune magazine. The two-level property features a spectacular open floor plan, dramatic modern architecture, home office, gourmet kitchen, walled terrace and many recent upgrades.

MARYLAND Greg and Julie Chapman sold 11114 CRIPPLEGATE ROAD for $2.3 million to Richard and Rebecca Saas. Robyn Porter of W.C. & A.N. Miller Realtors, a Long & Foster Company, was the listing agent. Meredith Margolis of Long & Foster was the buyer’s agent.

The five-bedroom property was built in 1984 and features an exclusive country club setting

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11114 Cripplegate Road in Potomac, Md. sold for $2.3 million to Richard and Rebecca Saas.

company that shoots video across the world for over 60,000 TV and video production customers.The two-bedroom, four-bath luxury apartment features a gourmet kitchen with VIRGINIA Joel Holland bought 1881 NORTH top-of-the-line appliances, light-filled open NASH STREET

in Arlington’s posh space, and wonderful views of the Potomac and Turnberry Tower for $2.3 million. Mr. Holland Washington, D.C. Petros Demetriou, president of LPPE Inc., is the founder of Footage Firm, a stock footage and such amenities as a gourmet kitchen, a pool and an au pair suite.

an Alexandria fireplace and wood-burning stove company, bought CARLBY LANE in Alexandria from Northfield Investment for $2,230,000. The six-bedroom riverfront estate with river views was built in 1964 and features a private pier, pool, tennis court and fourbedroom guest house. Long & Foster’s Rima Tannous was the listing and buyer’s agent.

PROPERTY LINES NEW HOME-ICE kitchen and custom New Jersey Devils landscaping. The hockey player Dainius listing agent is Nancy Zubrus has listed his Hammond of Evers Bethesda residence & Co. Real Estate. at JOHNSON AV E N U E for KALORAMA GEM $1,350,000. Zubrus Paul Murtagh and has also played for Erin Cleary listed Dainius Zubrus the Philadelphia

BELMONT Flyers, Washington Capitals and ROAD NW for $7.5 million. Cleary Buffalo Sabres. The six-bedroom is an associate at Cleary & Oxford house in the Ayrlawn neighbor- Associates, a healthcare advisory hood is listed by Bryant Withrow firm. Murtagh works in private of American Realty Services. equity at Carraig Capital. The ninebedroom, eight-bath 1920s estate DESIGNER’S DEN The Chryssa occupies two over-sized lots, has Wolfe-designed house at been completely renovated and GALENA PLACE NW is on the includes substantial additions. market for $2,935,000. Wolfe is The house boasts gracious public president of Hanlon Design Build, rooms, exquisite finishes, a lowera District-based architectural and level au-pair suite, oversize tercustom-build firm. The four-story races, formal gardens, a two-car Palisades property blends high garage and a gated motor court style and environmental features for eight to 10 vehicles. The 84throughout. The six-bedroom year-old property is listed by Mark house includes patios with several McFadden of Washington Fine levels, a swimming pool, outdoor Properties.

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A nine-bedroom estate on two large lots at 2446 Belmont Road NW is now on the market for $7.5 million.

EMBASSY ROW: Robert Horvath is selling

TRACY PLACE NW in Kalorama for $2,795,000.

Horvath is the founder of Kalorama Development, a residential real estate development firm.

The five-bedroom semi-detached Wardman was built in 1923 and sits across the street from the

embassy of the Republic of Gabon (the former home of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy). The house features a billiards room, chef’s kitchen, private landscaped garden with pond and multiple patios. Washington Fine Properties’ Chuck Holzworth is the listing agent.

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This 6-bedroom residence is sited across from beautiful Battery Kemble Park on Chain Bridge Road. With exquisite renovations, this residence offers over 6,000 sf of living/entertaining space on four finished levels, and a shared tennis court and pool. $2,975,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/dc7819259 Theresa Burt | 202.258.2600 Michael Rankin | 202.271.3344

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Located on the 7th floor, this residence features 6,650 sf, dramatic vistas and an award-winning contemporary design. Includes 7 bedrooms, 5 full baths, library, family room, 4 garage spaces, and rooftop pool. Steps from fine shops, restaurants, and Georgetown Waterfront Park, while affording comfort and urban elegance. $7,777,777 | sothebysrealty.com/id/dc7791011 Sheryl Barnes | 202.262.3542

Designated as a Virginia Historic Landmark, Ashleigh Farm was built c.1840 by the descendants of Chief Justice John Marshall. Located within 1 hour of Washington, DC, this classic Greek Revival home is sited on 98 acres with views unchanged for more than 170 years. $3,495,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/fq7814132

This 7 BR, 3.5 bath Colonial features luxurious finishes and incomparable attention to detail. The foyer opens to the living and dining rooms. Kitchen with SS Viking appliances and granite countertops, leads to the rear deck and patio. Complete with 4-car garage and lower level 2-BR apartment with seperate entrance. $2,399,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/dc7859589 David DeSantis | 202.438.1542

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Worthy of grand entertaining, this important Georgetown home offers large public rooms as well as comfortable spaces for family living. Built in 1870, this six bedroom home with seven fireplaces, elevator, and a three-car garage offers a generous private garden area through pairs of French doors from the dining room. $5,295,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/dc7813826 Theresa Burt | 202.258.2600

Featuring 5 BR, 5.5 baths, large basement with au-pair suite, detached 2-car garage, and outdoor spaces tastefully landscaped with lighting and automatic irrigation system. This unique property, flooded with light and serenity, is a perfect home for a modern city living experience. Also available for rent at $9,400/month. $2,345,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/dc7832775 Marco Stilli | 202.255.1552

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European elegance for a modern family. Soaring entry hall, gracious LR & DR, dramatic FR with sweeping views. Wine cellar, theater, billiard room, ice cream parlor & more! Resort amenities include tennis court, play house & pool overlooking private lake. 3-car garage plus 4-car carriage house w/ hydraulic lift. $4,795,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/fx7842992 Penny Yerks | 703.760.0744

Gracious stone manor house featuring large formal rooms for entertaining. The residence includes 5 BR, 5 full baths, 4 levels, gleaming hardwood floors, crown molding and French doors that lead to the stone terrace with built-in gas grill, mature plantings and large columned Loggia. $2,895,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/mc7825604 Zelda Heller | 202.257.1226 Michael Moore | 202.333.1212

An impeccable residence at a prestigious address, this 2 BR, 2 full-bath condo features public spaces ideal for entertaining, kitchen with abundant storage space and a master bedroom with balcony overlooking the city.

Includes parking and additional storage space. $995,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/dc7857690 Alex Venditti | 202.550.8872 Paul Pike | 202.550.8871

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Built by a noted architect and builder, this eight-yearold stucco residence has high ceilings, detailed moldings and finish work. There are open spaces that flow from room to room for private and formal entertaining.

Features include a gourmet kitchen, library, media room, wine cellar and a luxurious master suite. $3,595,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/dc7854835 Michael Rankin | 202.271.3344

Constructed c. 1855 & recently renovated, this Victorian in historic Old Town features grand entertaining spaces and period details on 4 levels. Amenities include a chef’s EIK, smart house tech, audio system w/ media room, roof balconies, 2 sybaritic master suites, wine cellar and rear garden w/ parking. $2,495,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/ax7810306 Robin Waugh | 703.819.8809

Westover Place – the most sought after address and townhouse community in DC. Largest model with approximately 2,106 sf featuring a large front brick patio, a private back patio, hardwood floors, and parking. The original owner has maintained and updated the exterior and interior of this beautiful move-in ready home. $919,000 | sothebysrealty.com/id/dc7860183 Susan Carr | 202.320.9914

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Summer Scorchers As temperatures rise, keep cool in these hot properties newly on the market ASKING PRICE $18,000,000

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LISTING AGENT Alex Vendi i, 202-550-8872 and Paul Pike, 202-5508871; TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC

POTOMAC LUVIE COURT POTOMAC MD

Once part of the historic Evermay estate, this magnificent residence is one of the most significant properties for sale in Washington.

Built circa 1900, the Federal-style home had undergone numerous renovations and additions that were detrimental to its history and potential. It was precisely this potential that persuaded noted Washington architect Christian Zapatka to begin an exhaustive renovation in 2005. Completed in 2007, achieving a single, unified vision for this residence, which weds historic elegance with modern enhancements and conveniences.

ASKING PRICE $2,395,000 LISTING AGENT Marsha Schuman, 301-299-9598; Washington Fine Properties

This home is located in Merry-Go-Round Farm, one of Potomac’s premier communities with horse trails, stables and access to the Potomac River. There is 9,000 square feet of finished space on four levels, all perfectly proportioned. Breathtaking views, a swimming pool, patios, screen porch and third-level suite are among the amenities included in this property. Additional features include a finished lower level with sauna, exercise room, wine cellar, home theater and additional bedrooms and bath. Custom in every way, this home is sure to please the most discerning buyer.

KALORAMA WYOMING AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC

ASKING PRICE $2,345,000 LISTING AGENT Jim Bell, 202-6074000; Beasley Real Estate

This stunning classic row house offers 10-foot ceilings throughout, original single-pane windows and marble wood-burning fireplaces. The main level includes large formal living and dining rooms, the latter featuring French doors opening onto a Juliet balcony.

Upper levels include a master suite with California closets, sunroom with glass ceiling, library, and additional bedrooms and baths.The exterior offers a professionally landscaped yard with bricked-garden with access to a two-car garage.

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DUNMORE LANE NW WASHINGTON DC This stucco masterpiece features a floor plan that is ideal for entertaining and comfortable living. From the dramatic entry with French doors and the banquet-size dining room to the gourmet kitchen with a sun-filled family room, no detail has been spared. The house includes a master suite, library, recreation room with custom built-ins, exercise and media rooms and a cabana bath. Outstanding details include European-style picture windows, fireplaces with limestone mantels and exotic hardwood floors.

A flagstone terrace and a pool enhance this exceptional property.

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ASKING PRICE $4,995,000 LISTING AGENT Marc Fleisher, 202-438-4880; Long & Foster Realtors

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GEORGETOWN 3007 Q STREET NW $5,500,000 JIM BELL 202-607-4000

WEST END 2501 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW (4 UNITS) FROM $1,999,000 to $4,950,000 10’ Ceilings, Italian Cabinetry Open Floor Plans, City Views Parking Included, Walkable Location Live in the Heart of Downtown Jim Bell 202-607-4000

WOODLEY PARK 2725 WOODLEY PLACE NW OFFERED at $1,085,000 Private Roof Terrace, Great Views Large Living Room with Fireplace Granite Kitchen, Sun Room, Deck, 4 BR/ 4 BA Finished Lower Level, Garage Designer Finishes, Wood Floors Sheila Mooney 202-302-4321

My Washington Mark Shriver, Author,‘A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver’

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What was the most interesting thing you learned about him while writing this book? I learned that Dad was very much a revolutionary. Imagine giving federal funds to hire a lawyer who could, in turn, sue the government or moneyed interests to right a wrong. Imagine giving money to poor African-Americans to educate their kids so they could go to college, often colleges and universities that had been segregated. Legal Services and Head Start are radical notions meant to give the poor a fair chance.Talk about the audacity of hope!

After the eulogies at his funeral, Bill Clinton said that every other man there “felt about two inches tall.”

Everyone laughed when President Clinton said that because the eulogies my siblings and I gave painted a man too good to be true.We all were honored that he also said Dad was indeed as good as we had made him out to be, and maybe even a little better. President Clinton was right.

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1. In the winter, we love to take our kids and their friends to the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink and then for hot chocolate.

2. The Kennedy Center is another favorite family outing. The kids love musicals — they especially enjoyed “Billy Elliott.”

3. The Palm is a few blocks from my office and one of my favorite places to eat lunch. It’s fun to banter with the waiters, and maitre d’ Tommy Jacomo is the best.

4. The Billy Goat Trail is one of our favorite places to walk. Our dog, Buddy, used to swim in the Potomac while the kids would look for wildlife, including ducks, geese and turtles.

Amazing that it’s only 25 minutes from downtown Washington.

5. Watching the sun rise over the Washington Monument as we wait to begin the Audi Best Buddies Challenge is a thrill. You should join us in October.

6. We also love to walk through Cabin John Park and skip stones with the kids on the little creek that runs through it.

Why did you leave electoral politics to become an advocate for children? Because I lost my 2002 congressional race! I think, though, that it was a blessing. I was able to devote a great deal of time to caring for my mother and father. I was lucky to be with them, my wife Jeanne and our three young kids, Molly (14),Tommy (12) and Emma (7).

7. When I was a kid, my dad often took me to the Union Mills Homestead, which was home to the Shriver family for six generations. Today, it’s a museum full of history and with lots of kid-oriented activities. It’s worth the drive and I enjoy taking my own kids to visit, especially for the ice cream social.

Where do you want to be 10 years from now? I love this area and hope to be here enjoying Emma’s senior year in high school and two kids out of college. I hope all three kids are living with us or right across the street!

9. I love spending an afternoon browsing and buying at Politics & Prose.

8. Renato’s in Potomac has great pasta and Enzo is the nicest guy around.

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What did you admire the most about your father? He offered my siblings and me unconditional love. When we made mistakes, there was no criticizing or moralizing, just forgiveness, love and support. I also greatly admire his faith. He went to Mass every day and I believe his faith was the foundation of his life’s work.