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The Georgetown Current

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Vol. XXV, No. 38

Serving Burleith, Foxhall, Georgetown, Georgetown Reservoir & Glover Park

SHAVING TO SAVE LIVES

Rite Aid snarls moratorium debate ■ Glover Park: Verdict due

today on liquor license limits

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Rite Aid’s bid to sell alcohol at its new Glover Park location has delayed resolution of negotiations over the neighborhood’s existing moratorium on liquor licenses, which is now set to expire next month.

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is expected to announce a ruling on the moratorium issues this afternoon, according to the board’s general counsel Martha Jenkins. After that, another month-

long public comment period will begin, Jenkins said. The current expiration date for the moratorium is set for May 3.

Community leaders want to see the moratorium extended for five years, retaining its ban on taverns, nightclubs and full-service liquor stores in Glover Park but removing the existing cap on restaurant licenses. But Rite Aid has been pushing since January for an alternative proposal that also removes the cap on full-service liquor stores.

Rite Aid originally planned to ask for a beer and wine license only, but a citywide regulation requires 200 feet between establishments with such a license, and

Brian Kapur/Current file photo

Rite Aid wants permission to sell alcohol at its new location at 2251 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

Rite Aid is too close to the Whole Foods Market that already has one.

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Georgetown House Tour on for Saturday

By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

Brian Kapur/The Current

Georgetown University School of Medicine students helped volunteers raise money for childhood cancer research by shaving their heads. Friday’s event was part of a national campaign for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation that has more than 40,000 participants annually.

Scott Altman, the former NASA astronaut who’s co-chairing the Georgetown House Tour this year with his wife, Jill, says organizing for the big event is not unlike “preparing for a space mission,” with all the intricacies and teamwork involved.

“Right now, it’s like countdown,” Altman says of the pending event, expected to draw over 1,200 visitors to Georgetown this weekend.

Believed to be the oldest house tour in the nation, the Georgetown tradition celebrates its 85th anniversary this Saturday, inviting the public to get a glimpse of 10 distinctive homes and gardens in the historic village. The events kick off with a Patrons Party fundraiser tomorrow evening, culminating with the house tour and tea this Saturday.

The 2016 tour includes a mix of eclectic properties with memorable histories. One is the former home of a famous American spy during World II, code name “Cynthia,” who was known to use her charms to seduce and gain the trust of a number of foreign dignitaries and officials.

Acclaimed architect (and Georgetown resident) Hugh Newell Jacobsen is responsible for the look of another home on the tour, an 1879 property that he helped the current owners update. Another highlight is a unique “double house,” owned by Georgetown University, that was originally two separate buildings in the late 1800s.

As always, the tour and its associated events help fund the mission of St. John’s Episcopal Church at 3240 O St. NW, which dates back to 1796. The church’s outreach today includes work with Jubilee See Tour/Page 5

Tenley ANC challenges Office of Planning on GDS project

By CUNEYT DIL

Current Correspondent

When Georgetown Day School filed with zoning authorities last November for approval of a massive mixed-use redevelopment project on the former Martens car dealership site, school officials waited for city planning agencies to back their plans.

The project team expected the Office of Planning to lend its support to a zoning amendment that would have allowed the school to build two mixed-use buildings, each roughly 80 feet tall, on the triangular lot of land where 42nd Street NW meets Wisconsin Avenue. In seven initial meetings the school held with the agency, plan-

ning officials did not indicate any objections to the density, according to Phil Feola, who serves as the school’s zoning counsel for the project.

But then in March, the Planning Office opposed the project’s height and density, and Georgetown Day promptly scaled back its plans with lower building heights and other changes. The decision confounded members of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3E (Tenleytown, Friendship Heights) and the project’s neighborhood backers, who last week derided the Office of Planning’s decision as opaque.

Discussions between the planning agency and developers were held in private, and the agency has released no formal statement

explaining its decision. At last week’s meeting, ANC 3E voted to request that the Planning Office present a fuller picture on why it objected to the project’s scale.

Throughout the planning process, the development — which will help fund Georgetown Day School’s effort to bring its lower grades to the site of the Tenleytown Safeway — has sparked intense division in the community. Neighborhood opinion has been mixed on the preferred heights for the new buildings, and many residents have also raised concerns about traffic associated with the larger campus.

The current proposal, released in late March in response to the Office of Planning See GDS/Page 10

Brian Kapur/Current file photo

Georgetown Day School plans to redevelop the Martens dealership site on Wisconsin Avenue NW into a mixed-use building.

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District Digest Grants seek to boost business corridors

A total of 94 businesses across the District won city funding yesterday under the Great Streets program, which aims to spruce up storefronts in targeted areas that include much of Ward 4.

The Georgia Avenue NW corridor, which in the program

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Citywide, the District has 13 designated Great Streets corridors. With this latest round of competitive grant funding, businesses in the 7th Street NW corridor, from roughly Mount Vernon Square to Howard University, received more than $765,000; the U and 14th streets NW area, which includes parts of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights, received more than $255,000; the North Capitol Street corridor saw $175,000; and one business in the Connecticut Avenue corridor, from Cleveland Park to the Maryland line, won a $40,000 grant.

No businesses from the Wisconsin Avenue corridor, from Nebraska Avenue to the Maryland line, won storefront grants.

The city also announced that $300,000 in grant funding will be split equally among five neighborhood groups that hope to form business improvement districts, entities where businesses pay a tax to fund enhanced programs in their areas.

In Northwest, these groups are Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets; the Mid-City BID, in the 14th and U streets area; and Shaw Main Streets.

Evans introduces bill initiated by student

Nudged by a local highschooler, Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans has introduced a bill that would notify exfelons in the District of their right to vote in local elections.

School Without Walls senior Nicholas (“Nico�) StaufferMason helped craft the legislation as part of his senior project.

Stauffer-Mason drew Evans’ attention to the need to better inform former inmates that the city allows individuals with a past felony conviction to participate in elections, according to a newsletter from Evans’ office. “I applaud Nico on his fantastic research and his interest in civic engagement,� Evans said in the newsletter.

The legislation, which was cosponsored by 10 D.C. Council members, heads next to the Committee on the Judiciary for further review.

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seeking volunteers to remove trash and debris throughout Rock Creek Park this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.

During the eighth annual Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup, the conservancy plans to focus on the stream and its tributaries, as well as the connected parks and surrounding neighborhoods. Volunteers will carry trash bags and pick up litter. Previous efforts have collected more than 5,000 bags of trash. “People love Rock Creek and are really eager to be involved,� the conservancy’s executive director Matthew Fleischer says in a release. “They can make a difference right here, and it’s a wonderful way for kids to be outside and learn to give back to their community.�

Interested participants can sign up at tinyurl.com/conservancymap.

Annual giving drive honored for service

The D.C. Child and Family Services Agency recently recognized DC Kids Campaign for its eight years of community service.

The campaign — comprised of residents, businesses and community organizations — runs a drive for clothing, sports equipment, toys and books for needy foster and homeless children each year

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The engraved citation, presented during a recent ceremony, read: “Holiday Gifts for DC Kids – with deep appreciation for your many years of exemplary community service, generosity and caring support of families served

by CFSA,� according to a news release from the campaign.

Partners in the campaign include Northwest Sport & Health, Janney Elementary School, Wells Fargo Advisors, D.C. Fire Fighters Local 36 and Chevy Chase resident Richard Swartz.

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Tenleytown mainstay Guapo’s plans to relocate a few blocks to the south

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Guapo’s has been serving Mexican food to Tenleytown residents, American University students and visitors to the neighborhood for 26 years. But by the end of this year, it will relocate to a new location, though just a few blocks away.

The restaurant’s staff began informing regular customers a month ago that Gua-

po’s, now at 4515 Wisconsin Ave. NW, will soon be located at 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW, in the spot near Van Ness Street formerly occupied by a Ruby Tuesday’s location and, more recently, by the now-defunct Fire Lake Grill. The location’s manager David Moran told The Current that his team started looking for a newer building space last November. “We just needed to do little changes because we’ve been here forever,� Moran

said. “We just want to give it a try.�

Moran said the existing building needs some refurbishment and his staff prefers to start fresh. Business has been steady over the years, he said, so it didn’t factor into the decision.

Guapo’s general manager Ismael Rosa told The Current that the existing building’s three floors are costly, especially since the restaurant often isn’t filled to capacity on weekdays. He said his relationship with the

building owners is solid and that lease negotiations did not factor into the decision to move. “It’s a great spot, and we love it,� Rosa said. Construction and renovation in the new single-story space could take until the end of this year, he added.

The new location will boast the same menu and a similar look, as well as improved customer service, according to Moran. “It’s See Guapo’s/Page 10

The week ahead Wednesday, April 20

The D.C. State Board of Education will hold its monthly public meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Council Chambers, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. The agenda will include a final vote on health education standards and a presentation by a panel of witnesses on current best practices and innovative research on graduation requirements as part of the board’s review of the subject. ■The D.C. Office of the Tenant Advocate will hold a “Renters 101� training session. Topics will include an overview of tenant rights and responsibilities, as well as discussion of leases, rent increases, rent control, evictions, housing code problems and security deposits. The training will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the agency’s office in Suite 300N, Reeves Center, 2000 14th St. NW. To RSVP, call 202-719-6560 or email delores.anderson@dc.gov. (The session will also be offered at the same location on Saturday, April 30, from noon to 2 p.m.)

Thursday, April 21

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The D.C. Office of Planning will host the public launch of its Van Ness Commercial District Action Strategy to reinvigorate the commercial district.

The event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the new Student Center at the University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. â– The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority will host a Ward 3 town hall from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the ballroom of the new Student Center at the University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. Discussion items will include water quality and conversation, wastewater treatment, new projects, community outreach, the D.C. Clean Rivers Project and customer service.

Friday, April 22

The Kimpton Glover Park Hotel (currently operating as the Savoy Suites) will host an Earth Day celebration and planting event from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Wisconsin Avenue and Calvert Street NW. Community volunteers are invited to assist in a landscaping project to beautify the iconic Glover Park welcome sign by laying fresh sod around it and planting a variety of knockout roses, petunias and impatiens.

Saturday, April 23

Tenleytown Main Street will host an Earth Day celebration with a community cleanup as well as green-themed promotions, sidewalk sales and familyfriendly activities sponsored by neighborhood merchants, restaurants and organizations. From 9 a.m. to noon, community volunteers will clean up sidewalks, weed and mulch tree boxes, and get Wisconsin Avenue NW from Fessenden Street to Tenley Circle ready for spring; to register, contact info@tenleytownmainstreet.org. â– Van Ness Main Street will host an Upper Northwest Arts Forum for artists and art organizations to discuss ways to collaborate and promote their work.

Speakers will include Arthur Espinoza, executive director of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; Peter Jablow, executive director of Levine Music; and Angie Dodson, director of learning and engagement at the Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Levine Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. Reservations are required by email to tkcameron@gmail.com.

Sunday, April 24

Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh will hold a “Chat With Cheh� event from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Palisades Farmers Market, 48th Place and MacArthur Boulevard NW.

Tuesday, April 26

The National Capital Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on development of square guidelines that will shape redevelopment of the FBI headquarters site. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the offices of the National Capital Planning Commission in Suite 500N, 401 9th St. NW. (The presentation will be repeated 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 28, at the same location.)

Wednesday, April 27

The Ward 3-Wilson Feeder Education Network will meet at 7 p.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Reservations are requested; email w3ednet@gmail.com.

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Sexual abuse â&#x2013; 700-799 block, 12th St.; 2:24 p.m. April 13.

Assault with a dangerous weapon â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, F St.; 1:05 p.m. April 13 (with knife).

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Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1000-1099 block, 14th St.; 5:03 p.m. April 17.

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â&#x2013; Gallery place PSA 102

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Robbery â&#x2013; 600-699 block, H St.; 12:44 a.m. April 11.

Assault with a dangerous weapon â&#x2013; 7th and F streets; 3:34 a.m. April 11 (with knife).

Burglary â&#x2013; 444-499 block, K St.; 1:17 p.m. April 16.

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Theft â&#x2013; 400-497 block, L St.; 5:19 a.m. April 11. â&#x2013; 300-498 block, Indiana Ave.; 10:15 a.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 400-499 block, 8th St.; 5:38 p.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 700-899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 8:35 a.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 700-799 block, 7th St.; 1:27 p.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 904-999 block, 6th St.; 9:01 p.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 600-699 block, F St.; 2:28 a.m. April 14. â&#x2013; 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 2:46 p.m. April 15. â&#x2013; 900-999 block, 9th St.; 7:29 p.m. April 15. â&#x2013; 800-899 block, 6th St.; 2:10 a.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 700-799 block, 6th St.; 10:46 a.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 700-899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 2:30 p.m.

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Theft from auto â&#x2013; 400-499 block, H St.; 6:29 p.m. April 11. â&#x2013; 500-599 block, 7th St.; 8:51 a.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 800-899 block, 5th St.; 7:14 a.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 600-699 block, New York Ave.; 3:10 a.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 600-699 block, New York Ave.; 3:43 p.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 600-699 block, E St.; 6:25 p.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 600-699 block, 7th St.; 7:58 p.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 600-699 block, E St.; 8:01 p.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 600-699 block, E St.; 8:26 p.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 400-443 block, K St.; 12:20 a.m. April 17.

Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 3800-3899 block, Calvert St.; 10:36 a.m. April 13.

Theft â&#x2013; 2600-2649 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:59 p.m. April 14.

psa 205

â&#x2013; palisades / spring valley PSA 205

Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Burglary â&#x2013; 4600-4809 block, Rockwood Parkway; 4:08 p.m.

April 13.

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 3000-3099 block, 43rd St.; 6:20 a.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 4300-4399 block, Lowell St.; 2:04 p.m. April 12.

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psa PSA 206 206

Robbery â&#x2013; 3021-3099 block, Military Road; 11:22 p.m. April 15 (with gun).

Robbery â&#x2013; 3300-3399 block, Volta Place; 6:01 p.m. April 15 (with gun).

psa 202

Theft â&#x2013; 3100-3199 block, M St.; 9:14 a.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 1851-2008 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 2:15 p.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 1200-1230 block, 29th St.; 2:18 p.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 3000-3049 block, M St.; 6:53 p.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 3300-3399 block, M St.; 4:31 p.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 3100-3199 block, M St.; 4:33 p.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 1200-1225 block, 28th St.; 5:25 p.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 3810-3899 block, Reservoir Road; 4:42 p.m. April 15. â&#x2013; 3400-3499 block, P St.; 6:33 p.m. April 15. â&#x2013; 1048-1099 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:59 p.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 1224-1299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:48 p.m. April 17.

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â&#x2013; Friendship Heights

PSA 202 Tenleytown / AU Park Theft â&#x2013; 5000-5199 block, Reno Road; 7:23 a.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 5224-5299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:57 p.m.

April 12. â&#x2013; 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:01 p.m.

April 14. â&#x2013; 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:40 a.m.

April 15. â&#x2013; 4500-4537 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:50 p.m.

April 17.

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:57 p.m. April 14.

psa 203

â&#x2013; forest hills / van ness PSA 203

cleveland park

Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 4400-4499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:49 p.m. April 14.

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 3500-3599 block, Brandywine St.; 11:26 a.m.

April 14. â&#x2013; 3600-3699 block, Brandywine St.; 12:32 p.m.

April 14. â&#x2013; 2500-2899 block, Upton St.; 4:37 p.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 3319-3499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:54 a.m.

April 17.

psa 204

â&#x2013; Massachusetts avenue

heights / cleveland park woodley park / Glover PSA 204 park / cathedral heights

Sexual abuse â&#x2013; 3000-3199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:25 p.m. April 11.

â&#x2013; georgetown / burleith

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1401-1498 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 2:10 p.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 3400-3599 block, Water St.; 9:46 p.m. April 15.

psa PSA 207 207

â&#x2013; foggy bottom / west end

Theft â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 7:07 p.m. April 11. â&#x2013; 2000-2099 block, L St.; 10:33 a.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, D St.; 5:37 p.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, L St.; 9:11 p.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 1000-1099 block, Vermont Ave.; 11:17 p.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 2400-2499 block, M St.; 11:33 a.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 1:52 p.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:40 p.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 2000-2099 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 1:28 p.m. April 14.

â&#x2013; 800-899 block, 22nd St.; 3:30 p.m. April 14. â&#x2013; 2000-2099 block, M St.; 4:02 p.m. April 14. â&#x2013; 500-599 block, 15th St.; 2:55 p.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 2200-2299 block, I St.; 10:06 p.m. April 16.

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1600-1627 block, I St.; 5:28 a.m. April 17.

psa 208

â&#x2013; sheridan-kalorama PSA 208

dupont circle

Robbery â&#x2013; 1500-1549 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 1:36 a.m. April 13 (with gun). â&#x2013; 1200-1249 block, 22nd St.; 3:07 a.m. April 13.

Burglary â&#x2013; 1518-1599 block, 17th St.; 8:55 a.m. April 11. â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, N St.; 5:25 a.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, N St.; 10:45 p.m. April 14. â&#x2013; 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:21 a.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 5:30 a.m. April 17.

Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 2015-2099 block, P St.; 8:58 p.m. April 17.

Theft â&#x2013; 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:37 a.m. April 11. â&#x2013; 1200-1299 block, 14th St.; 10:13 a.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, P St.; 10:29 p.m. April 12. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, P St.; 3:55 p.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 2100-2199 block, N St.; 7:35 a.m. April 14. â&#x2013; 2000-2099 block, 24th St.; 9:41 p.m. April 14. â&#x2013; 1218-1299 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:17 a.m. April 17. â&#x2013; 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7 a.m. April 17.

Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:42 a.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 8:35 p.m. April 13. â&#x2013; 1700-1720 block, 19th St.; 6:46 a.m. April 14. â&#x2013; 2200-2399 block, Decatur Place; 8:08 a.m. April 14. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, N St.; 1:59 p.m. April 14. â&#x2013; 1810-1899 block, Q St.; 4:06 p.m. April 14. â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, Church St.; 5:11 p.m. April 14. â&#x2013; 1600-1614 block, 21st St.; 12:04 a.m. April 15. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 5:28 a.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 1500-1549 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 2:30 p.m. April 16. â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, Riggs Place; 5 a.m. April 17.

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Another city regulation requires that stores with full-service liquor licenses must be separated by at least 400 feet â&#x20AC;&#x201D; meaning that even without the moratorium in Glover Park, no additional liquor stores could open in the area if Rite Aid wins its license. Right now, two establishments are currently operating with that kind of license: Pearsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at 2436 Wisconsin Ave. NW and Wide World of Wines at 2201 Wisconsin. Rite Aid at 2251 Wisconsin hopes to claim the space between the two.

Representatives from Rite Aid have attended several meetings of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3B (Glover Park, Cathedral Heights) to make their case in recent months. Commission chair Jackie Blumenthal told The Current after last Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ANC 3B meeting that Rite Aid has approached the issue in an â&#x20AC;&#x153;aboveboardâ&#x20AC;? manner. But the commission opposes the proposal, and Blumenthal said that the responses to a recent community survey on the issue reinforced that position. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have plenty of alcohol availability in Glover Park. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a three-block commercial district,â&#x20AC;?

Blumenthal said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have 24 liquor licenses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite enough.â&#x20AC;?

Rite Aid spokesperson Kristin Kellum said yesterday that the store is awaiting the alcohol boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision but declined to comment further.

The Glover Park Citizens Association voted to oppose the proposal in February, according to former president Melissa Lane, soon to be a new member of ANC 3B. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was just this general feeling that we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need it or want it,â&#x20AC;? Lane said. Both ANC 3B and the citizens association also testified against the proposal at an alcohol board hearing March 30.

Of the 29 residents who sent

emails to ANC 3B voicing their views on the possibility of a liquor license for Rite Aid, 21 said they were opposed, seven supported the proposal and one remained neutral.

â??We have plenty of alcohol availability in Glover Park. ... We have 24 liquor licenses.â?&#x17E; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ANC 3B chair Jackie Blumenthal A few residents said they oppose the concept because it would force existing small-business liquor stores to compete with a corporation thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already making money from other products. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let them specialize in another line of goods that the neighborhood doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t offer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; e.g., childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing, games, toys, etc.,â&#x20AC;? a resident named Charlotte wrote.

The handful of supporters for the proposal said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not fair to restrict Rite Aid from business if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conducted responsibly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The decision to not extend the license to Rite Aid would inhibit community choice, limit market competition, and [ultimately] hinder the vibrant community which houses this economically vital Wisconsin Avenue corridor,â&#x20AC;?

Rebecca Yurman wrote.

Blumenthal said she hopes to see the alcohol board take ANC 3Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side, but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not completely confident it will, based on the discussions that took place at the hearing last month. She said the board pointed out several times that Glover Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moratorium is the only one that restricts Class A licenses like the one Rite Aid is seeking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a sense that they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure that we made a good case, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see how it goes,â&#x20AC;?

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Sometimes, the architectural hoopla of the house tour can overshadow â&#x20AC;&#x153;that genesis, those roots, of supporting the community,â&#x20AC;? says C.C. Cristakos, the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s media relations chair. Over its 85 years, the tour has raised â&#x20AC;&#x153;hundreds of thousands of dollarsâ&#x20AC;? for St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missions, she says.

Scott and Jill Altman became involved with St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about six years ago, when they moved to Georgetown temporarily while searching for a permanent home in Washington. Scott Altman â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a veteran of four NASA space flights who commanded the final two Hubble servicing missions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Speech, language, and occupational therapy office in the Palisades.

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had just retired, and the couple wanted to try city living after raising their children in the suburbs.

They quickly became â&#x20AC;&#x153;embeddedâ&#x20AC;? in Georgetown, Altman says.

Orchestrating this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house tour, the couple â&#x20AC;&#x153;cast a very wide netâ&#x20AC;? to find homeowners willing to participate, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;the community really responded,â&#x20AC;? Altman says. In one case, he was able to connect with a fellow former Navy guy who shared his background with F-14s. (Back in the 1980s, Altman served as a stunt pilot for the movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Top Gun.â&#x20AC;?)

The Patrons Party, developed by longtime Georgetown resident Frida Burling about 13 years ago, helps supplement the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundraising. Burling, now age 100, is honored as â&#x20AC;&#x153;chair emeritaâ&#x20AC;? of that

event, after playing an instrumental role with the house tour for over 50 years, Cristakos says.

Planning for the annual event â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which draws visitors by busloads from places as far as New York â&#x20AC;&#x201D; resumes immediately after the tour ends, says Cristakos.

The Georgetown House Tour takes place on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., allowing visitors to travel by foot at their own pace between the 10 different homes.

Tickets include admission to an organ recital and tea held at St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s between 2 and 5 p.m. Ticket holders also will be entered into a raffle to win a dinner with Scott Altman. Tickets cost $50 per person, or $40 per person in a group of 10 or more. Learn more at georgetownhousetour.com.

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In Your Neighborhood ANC 2E ANC 2E Georgetown â&#x2013; Georgetown / cloisters Cloisters burleith / hillandale At the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s April 4 meeting: â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to support an Old Georgetown Board application for restoration work at the C&O Canalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s locks 3 and 4. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to make a number of recommendations to the Old Georgetown Board regarding an application for sidewalk and roadbed disruption in the 3300 block of O Street NW, where stone paving and trolley tracks were meticulously restored during a recent two-year project. The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority now needs to excavate an area measuring roughly 12 feet by 10 feet as part of its effort to reline sewer pipes. In most locations, DC Water is able to carry out the improvements without excavation, a project representative said, but that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be possible here.

The commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolution states that the contractors should re-use all historic materials, including bricks, gutters and stone pavers; store the materials securely off-site during construction; reinstall them to their current form; and work carefully to avoid structural damage to the roadbed or impacts on nearby trees. DC Water has agreed to all of these conditions.

The project representative said the timeline hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been finalized, but the goal is to start this summer, after at least 30 daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; notice. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to request changes to traffic signal timing in the neighborhood that would mean pedestrians never have to wait more than 60 seconds

to cross M Street NW. Commissioners said that wait times were historically less than a minute in Georgetown, but recent changes increased them to up to 90 seconds at some sites during rush hour. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to ask D.C. Public Schools to continue the Fillmore Arts Center or an equivalent program after the 201617 school year. The program, which serves a half-dozen Northwest elementary schools from its location at Hardy Middle, was slated to end after the current school year. Mayor Muriel Bowserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed budget extends it one more school year, but its future after that is uncertain.

Commissioners said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d accept a replacement program that provides the same level of arts education even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not in the same location, but said its highquality arts curriculum draws many local families into the public school system. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to support permits for the annual Concerts in the Parks series. The concerts will take place May 22 and June 19 in Volta Park and July 10 in Rose Park. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to sign a settlement agreement with the GoPuff delivery service, whose warehouse is located at 3401 Water St. NW, regarding its application to provide alcohol deliveries. Conditions of the agreement include a prohibition on selling kegs, and deliveries canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be made after midnight. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to oppose a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for Club Monaco, 3295 M St. NW, for rooftop mechanical equipment and duct-

work that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meet requirements for screening and setbacks.

Commissioners agreed with neighbors that the current conditions are unappealing and noted that the property owner did not attend the meeting. The owner has asked the zoning board to delay consideration pending approval by the Old Georgetown Board. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to offer comments about an Old Georgetown Board application for a new house at 3324 Dent Place NW, where a previous home fell into extreme disrepair and was demolished. Commissioners had no objection to the width and placement of the new home, but requested that it be two stories instead of three, and that its depth shrink by 10 feet to align with the adjacent house to the west. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to support an Old Georgetown Board application to remove non-historic bay windows from commercial buildings at 1353 and 1355 Wisconsin Ave. NW, but asked that the replacement windows have masonry frames rather than metal and that their sills be higher off the ground than proposed. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to oppose an Old Georgetown Board application for alterations to a commercial building at 1027 31st St. NW, including existing window alterations that lacked permits. Commissioners cited a history of work without various permits at the property, and also asked the board to require the property owners to remove unauthorized paving from their rear yard. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to raise no objection to an Old Georgetown Board application for

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Last Friday, DC Water claimed it does not have an obligation to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act because it has not received federal funding for the green infrastructure program in the National Historic Landmark District of Georgetown. In its response to a Feb. 16 letter from Thomas Luebke, secretary of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, DC Water also claims that the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System stormwater permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency applies only to outflows that exceed the capacity of the tunnels being constructed. DC Water claims that the permit does not apply to installation of green infrastructure in west Georgetown. Therefore, DC Water takes the position that no Section 106 review is needed.

There are several responses to DC Waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contentions. First, DC Water contends that it will fund the installation of green infrastructure in west Georgetown with local DC Water funds. However, that will not exempt them from complying with Section 106.

Second, the federal â&#x20AC;&#x153;undertakingâ&#x20AC;? extends not only to federal funding, but to â&#x20AC;&#x153;requiring a Federal permit, license, or approval.â&#x20AC;?

The EPA and the Department of Justice, as well as DC Water, approved of the modification of the consent decree that permits an extension of time before outflows into the Potomac River are curbed. The tunnel storage tanks and the green infrastructure, once constructed, will only prevent outflows that do not exceed 1.5 inches of rain on a given day. Any additional rain can cause outflows into the Potomac River, and a discharge elimination permit will be required for such events. DC Water needs to comply with Section 106 to assess the impacts of the installation of green infrastructure in west Georgetown. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bob vom Eigen alterations, a roof deck and signage at Sweetgreen, 1044 Wisconsin Ave. NW. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to support an Old Georgetown Board application for signage for Sovereign at 1206 Wisconsin Ave. NW. The sign would be a light projected onto the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wall during hours the restaurant is open. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to raise concerns about an Old Georgetown Board application for a home at 1320 29th St. NW for new windows and conversion of a second-story deck into a bedroom, citing effects on the massing and on neighborsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; privacy. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to support an Old Georgetown Board application for a 10-foot-tall fence screening mechanical equipment behind 2709 N St. NW, a former church that is being converted into housing. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 8-0 to raise no objection to an Old Georgetown Board application for a fence and pedestrian area at the rear of the Safeway property at 1815 Wisconsin Ave. NW. â&#x2013; commissioners voted 7-0 to raise no objection to an Old Georgetown Board application for a guard booth and security fence at the British International School of Washington, 2001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. The security elements wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be visible from Wisconsin or be easily visible from Whitehaven Street NW. Bill Starrels abstained, saying the solution seemed like a cheap, unappealing approach that would force students to wait outside in the rain to pass through metal detectors.

The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 2, at Georgetown Visitation Prepara-

tory School, 1524 35th St. NW. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com.

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, email info@anc3b. org or visit anc3b.org.

ANC 3C ANC 3CPark Cleveland â&#x2013; cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org.

ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring â&#x2013; spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall

The commission will hold a special meeting from 7 to 9 p.m.

Monday, April 25, at Mann Elementary School, 4430 Newark St. NW. The agenda will feature discussion of and consideration of a recommendation on a pending application for historic landmark designation of the Palisades Playground and Field House.

The commission will hold its next regular meeting at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4, at the Sibley Memorial Hospital Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. For details, call 202-957-1999 or visit anc3d.org.

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Creative solutions

We are on the record as strong supporters of the Fillmore Arts Center, a program that pools money from five Northwest elementary schools to provide all of them with specialized art instructors, equipment and facilities. Given the crowded conditions and/or pending modernizations of these schools — Hyde-Addison, Key, Reed, Ross and Stoddert — they could not offer nearly as compelling of an experience in-house.

That said, we do face political realities. D.C. Public Schools is clearly uncomfortable with the Fillmore program. Perhaps it’s due to funding equity issues as school officials have said, or due to a rigid desire for conformity as some parents have opined. Either way, after accepting the value of a one-year warning, Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson has vowed to end Fillmore after the 2016-17 school year. Some of her remarks, though, suggest the potential for a favorable outcome.

It is true that the Fillmore program is expensive. Parents and school officials differ on just how much more it costs per pupil than in-house arts education available elsewhere in the city, but it’s at least several hundred dollars more per student per year. Participating schools kick in their own arts allocations, totaling about $1 million, but the school system is also on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars for administration, supplies and transportation.

It doesn’t help that the participating schools generally serve wealthier families than the D.C. norm. Regardless of the program’s value, its location on Wisconsin Avenue NW means that it’s geographically distant from the District students who are struggling the most. There’s still tremendous value in making sure that Northwest’s public schools provide the quality instruction needed to appeal to families who might otherwise move out of the District, but the chancellor has been unmoved by that argument in terms of Fillmore.

However, she has opened the door for another intriguing solution, which we hope parents can bring to fruition. Speaking at a D.C. Council hearing last month, Chancellor Henderson said Fillmore can survive if more schools choose to participate or if private funding can reduce its costs to the public. She cited the example of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, which has large fundraising events and public-private partnerships to offset its high cost.

The Fillmore community has a year. We would urge the program’s supporters to seek additional sources of revenue, and to try to recruit some of the nearby elementary schools that don’t already participate.

With clear evidence of progress, we would not expect to see Fillmore on the chopping block next year — and that would be good for everyone.

Changing the conversation

We all know the hurdles that the District of Columbia faces in its effort to achieve the full representative rights of statehood. The Constitution stipulates that D.C. residents are not entitled to voting members of the House or Senate, and the Republican-dominated Congress has little interest in boosting the representation of a jurisdiction that would almost certainly elect Democrats.

But we applaud Mayor Muriel Bowser for seeking to reshape the debate. She’s trying to get everyone talking about how to achieve equality for Washingtonians — not merely about why it’s difficult to do so.

The mayor’s latest effort is to place the statehood question on the November ballot, asking D.C. voters to state their preference. Public opinion within the District is overwhelming, polls show, so the outcome of a ballot initiative would almost certainly be favorable.

Mayor Bowser is hopeful that the vote will attract nationwide attention, bring sympathy to the cause of statehood and, ultimately, put pressure on Congress to identify and implement a solution. It’s not acceptable that D.C. residents face all the duties of U.S. citizenship yet are denied the right of electing lawmakers to Congress — not to mention the all-too-frequent intrusions on the authority of locally elected officials.

Longtime residents may recall that the District under then-Mayor Marion Barry tried a similar approach some 30 years ago, obviously without success. But since then, the District’s population has soared to exceed two states, with projections eying further growth. And as observed by our non-voting House member Eleanor Holmes Norton, the many newcomers to Washington can further help push the issue.

Certainly, Mayor Bowser’s effort is hardly a guaranteed success. But we hope that it can advance the existing efforts to drive a national conversation on D.C. voting rights.

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Stuck … in downtown D.C. … !

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aseball great Yogi Berra knew just how to say things.

Mentioning a popular restaurant in St. Louis back in 1959, Berra remarked, “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.”

Welcome to Yogi Berra’s downtown D.C. Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.

This past weekend, your Notebook biked through downtown.

The good news: It was crowded everywhere on Saturday.

The bad news: It was crowded everywhere on Saturday.

Roadways and side streets were clogged all day long with slow-moving, or nonmoving, traffic. And there was little to no traffic control. If there were D.C. Department of Transportation traffic control officers on duty, we didn’t see much of them.

There was traffic control for both the Cherry Blossom Parade and D.C. Emancipation Day Parade and concert on Saturday. But there was little or no traffic control to help motorists get around roadblocks.

As we biked from block to block — sometimes walking our bike on the sidewalks — we witnessed frustrated motorists running lights, making illegal turns and generally ignoring rules of the road. It was unsafe and scary at times.

If the nation’s capital is going to invite people downtown, it seems like we could be more reasonable about allowing them to get around.

The Notebook understands and has written that this growing city can’t accommodate everyone driving private vehicles. But we don’t understand why traffic control is such a low priority in a growing city. We reached out to Richard Bradley, who helped start and run the Downtown Business Improvement District for many years. He still keeps an eye on what’s happening.

“We’re growing up,” Bradley told us. “We’re a bigger city, and that requires a lot more attention and resources, or we begin to lose the people coming here.” He said, “What you’re dealing with requires traffic management solutions, using technology to monitor the speed of cars that are moving and not moving … but we’ve not gotten there.”

Bradley wasn’t being specifically critical of anyone. He was just responding to our questions.

Your Notebook, however, is blunter.

In this growing city, why is traffic so bad virtually every day, special event or not?

Why is traffic control so ineffective?

Go to ddot.dc.gov. It explains any number of traffic-calming programs. There are traffic cameras and speed cameras. There are timed walk signals, rush-hour no-parking signs, commercialparking-only spaces, and bike lanes and crosswalks. There is even a guide for private construction companies to know what they can and can’t do to block traffic temporarily. And there are traffic control officers assigned to school areas.

Taken together, it doesn’t explain the lack of

traffic management.

We did a story for NBC4 about how the city is trying to improve the parking situation because one-quarter of the downtown traffic is people circling looking for parking. That’s a good goal. But never mind special-events coverage downtown — daily traffic is bad, and rush hour is worse.

Trucks routinely park in rush-hour zones. (This is an all-too-common practice on 12th Street NW northbound from Pennsylvania Avenue, for instance.

There apparently aren’t enough traffic control officers to smooth traffic at more than a handful of critical intersections. Whatever we’re doing is not enough.

Let’s just hope “nobody goes there” doesn’t become all too real.

■ The shadow knows. We wrote last week about the “shadow campaign” that ensnarled former Mayor Vince Gray’s doomed effort at re-election.

We asked the question again: Why wasn’t Gray charged in that nearly five-year-long investigation of his 2010 campaign?

The next day, we got part of the answer. The Washington Post broke the story that many reporters (including this one) had been competing to get for months.

One of the reasons Gray wasn’t charged is because of the private sexual history involving Jeffrey Thompson, the man who financed the shadow campaign. The Post was first to report Thompson had a murky past of possibly paying men with gifts and cash. Whether any of it was illegal is unclear. But it turns out Thompson’s credibility on the witness stand against Gray would have been severely compromised.

Attorneys for Thompson declined to comment to either The Post or NBC4, which also reported part of the story.

Gray is now running for the Ward 7 D.C. Council seat. He has insisted all along that he didn’t know about the shadow campaign and did nothing wrong. Nearly a thousand pages of court documents released last week didn’t add much more to the story.

Political consultant Chuck Thies, who ran Gray’s 2014 race for re-election, is now his treasurer and chief consultant for the council campaign against incumbent Yvette Alexander. Thies objects to the developing narrative that Gray wasn’t charged because Thompson was a flawed character who couldn’t be believed on the witness stand. Rather, Thies said the cache of documents released last week failed to show even tangential wrongdoing by Gray.

Many Gray supporters contend that prosecutors were so intent on prosecuting Gray that they overlooked the wrongdoing of Thompson, who illegally spent millions of dollars influencing local and national races. Thompson is due back in court on June 10 for sentencing.

Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor Tenley Metro plans would cut parking

At a time when Metro officials have shut down the rail system for a day for much-needed repairs, are suggesting that more closures may be necessary in the future and are asking Congress for hundreds of millions of dollars, the D.C. Depart-

ment of Transportation and Metro are jointly proposing a redesign of the “Kiss and Ride” area next to the Tenleytown Metrorail station by eliminating half the parking spaces. Have cars become such an anathema to them that this proposal rises to the top of their list?

The three options for the Kiss and Ride area would cost $4 million to $8 million, based roughly on costs provided last March. Currently, there are 73 parking spaces in the affected

area. The first alternative would eliminate 43 of those; the second, 38; and the third, 39.

Descriptions are available at tinyurl.com/tenley-parking.

The public can provide feedback at an open house on Saturday, April 23, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. You can also provide input online at tinyurl.com/tenley-survey.

Juliet G. Six President, Tenleytown Neighbors Association

The Current

Letters to the Editor Article didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reflect support for shelter

The Currentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s April 13 article about the recent public meeting on the plans for the Ward 3 family shelter did not fairly characterize the tenor and outcome of that meeting in our view.

It is true that a group of individuals, who were largely immediate neighbors to the site, marched out of the meeting early, in what appeared to be a preorchestrated statement of opposition. On the other hand, close to 100 people remained to roll up their sleeves and do the hard work of working toward solutions: They listened to the architect present his design concept for the site; they engaged in small group discussions; and they proposed that a sustained community advisory group be established to provide input to the administration on the project.

The people we spoke with appreciated the opportunity to participate and work together.

What was clear in many of the conversations we had was the real concern and interest people had for being a part of the solution â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so that D.C. General will be closed and our city can have positive opportunities for neighbors who have fallen on hard times.

Many of us read The Current faithfully as a way to be in touch with community discussions and events. This article did not create a balanced picture of what happened. The fact that a large group of people put in the time and effort to work together in a constructive manner, while not as exciting as a walkout, was perhaps the more important news.

Deborah Shore Chair, Ward 3 Democrats

Jessica Wasserman

Chair, Ward 3 Democrats Task Force on Homelessness and Affordable Housing

Palisades deserves modern rec facilities

At a special meeting next week, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D is expected to consider an application for historic landmark designation for the Palisades Playground and Field House. It is important that the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voices and concerns are heard and considered by the commission, as D.C. law requires.

The year-old application â&#x20AC;&#x201D; filed by an outsider to our community â&#x20AC;&#x201D; asserts that the 1936 building is an important and

architecturally unique â&#x20AC;&#x153;Colonial Revival style field houseâ&#x20AC;? of crucial importance to the development of the modern recreation system in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital.

Many in our community would challenge that claim, including Palisades resident Roger K. Lewis, a highly respected architect and professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Maryland. He has stated that the aging, 80-year-old building â&#x20AC;&#x153;lacks substantive historic significanceâ&#x20AC;? and is â&#x20AC;&#x153;architecturally mute, undistinguished and unattractive.â&#x20AC;?

In fact, over the decades, a number of renovations have significantly altered the initial design and use of the park, from landscaping to the addition of basketball courts, a softball field,

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Historic designation is proposed for Paliades Recreation Center.

an artificial turf soccer field and a new childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playground. Alterations to the building have changed its appearance.

As members of our community and the 100-year-old Palisades Citizens Association continue to work with the city on plans and designs for a new Palisades Recreation Center, concerns about the merits of historic preservation have been aired and discussed.

A community survey completed in the spring of 2014 showed only 13 percent of 449 community respondents favor preserving the Palisades Recreation Center in its entirety. In June 2015, the Palisades Citizens Association approved a statement of principles stating that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the community prefers not to preserve the building,â&#x20AC;? adding that â&#x20AC;&#x153;at maximum and if necessary, certain existing building elements may be preserved as part of a unitary, integrated structure.â&#x20AC;? The associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board voted recently to support a resolution for the association to oppose the historic landmark application.

What is vital to our community now is to build a modern facility with adequate space for recreation and other activities for all community members, from kids to seniors.

The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board is scheduled to take up the landmark application for the Palisades Playground and Field House on April 28. Now is the time for the community to

make its voice heard.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Scott Cobb

Co-chair, Palisades Site Improvement Team

Penny Pagano

Co-chair, Palisades Site Improvement Team

Dupont commissioner inspired neighbors

The Dupont Circle community is very saddened by the passing of Michael Feldstein, longtime advisory neighborhood commissioner, founding president of the Dupont Festival organization and neighborhood activist. Mike passed away in his home last week, surrounded by friends and neighbors.

As a young man, Mike was inspired by President John F. Kennedy to join the second year of Peace Corps volunteers, traveling to Ethiopia to establish adult education programs. He then spent several decades working for the Agency for International Development and the Department of State, helping to set up and run programs to provide relief to those affected by war, poverty and rights abuses in Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America.

However, the neighborhood will best remember Mike for his talent in bringing people together closer to home â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including neighbors, businesspeople, city and federal officials, and community groups â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with his unique mix of charm, vision, lightheartedness and persistence. The most obvious manifestations of this are the regular events that now draw people to Dupont Circle park every season, as well as the ongoing project to create new public park space above the Connecticut Avenue underpass north of the circle, but there are many more examples. Every shopkeeper, sales clerk, waiter and busboy knew Mike, and he knew them and how their families were doing. The world, the District and the neighborhood felt a little smaller because of Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knack for creating friendships and collaboration.

Memorial activities will take place at Dupont Circle and the Dupont Circle Hotel on Sunday, May 1. The community also will be setting up a donation fund in Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honor. The Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B website (dupontcircleanc.net) will post more information when it is available.

His family in Dupont Circle misses him dearly.

Eric Tobin Noah Smith Aaron DeNu Will Stephens Dupont Circle

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not that it needs improvement, but we always try to do better every day,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Moran, who managed the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shirlington location for 14 years before relocating to the Tenleytown spot in October, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t concerned that the move will be difficult. The new location is owned by American University, which operates the Greenberg Theatre nearby.

The move will mark â&#x20AC;&#x153;the end of an eraâ&#x20AC;? for a neighborhood that has long frequented the establishment, according to Jon Bender of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3E (Tenleytown, Friendship Heights). The community at the nearby Janney Elementary School has affectionately referred to Guapoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Janney annexâ&#x20AC;? in the past, Bender said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guapoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strikes me as easily the most successful restaurant in terms of longevity and mass appeal in Tenleytown,â&#x20AC;? Bender said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aside from mattress stores, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that many businesses that have been there that long, that thrived. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re losing an important neighborhood anchor.â&#x20AC;?

Others emphasize that the neighborhood isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so much losing the restaurant as watching it move from the center to one of the edges. Susan Kimmel, chair of the Ward3Vision group, said she thinks the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loyal customers will follow it to its new location, which also has the potential to draw new customers from the nearby McLean Gardens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just wish it great success as it moves down the street, and hope that it has as much popularity there,â&#x20AC;?

Kimmel said.

Meanwhile, Kimmel said she hopes to

see another full-service, sit-down restaurant take the place of the current Guapoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, as opposed to another fast-casual eatery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want something anonymous,â&#x20AC;?

Kimmel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want just a standard place plunked in.â&#x20AC;?

Myrna Sislen, owner of Middle C Music across the street from the existing Guapoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerned the move will have an impact on her business and that of her neighbors. Some of her customers come from Guapoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or go there after shopping at her store, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without having that outlet, that family restaurant, I see that as really a great loss for our neighborhood,â&#x20AC;? said Sislen.

Bender said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heard some suggestion that without Guapoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at its current location, residents craving Mexican food would rather go to Cactus Cantina at 3300 Wisconsin

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Community members say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll miss Guapoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when it moves from its longtime home nearby to 4200 Wisconsin Ave.

if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to venture down Wisconsin Avenue. The new space, with its history of restaurants coming and going, has a troubled track record, Bender adds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re moving into a spot that, traditionally, is where restaurants go to die,â&#x20AC;?

Bender said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But if any place can make it there, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guapoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.â&#x20AC;?

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feedback, calls for building heights of roughly 65 to 70 feet with a total of 225 to 235 residential units â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a 50-unit reduction from the earlier version. Feola said the project team wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expecting to have to make those types of major

changes after months of working successfully with the agency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we went in the last time to see if there were questions about the project â&#x20AC;Ś it sort of surprised us that they said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Well, wait a minute, how does this fit with the Comprehensive Plan map that shows moderate density?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Feola said.

Georgetown Day was initially seeking a map amendment, which would transfer zoning rights from a nearby plot of land to add onto the former car lot land, in order to build more density than city regulations otherwise afford. A similar maneuver allowed Tenley Hill to

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Instead, planning officials ultimately wanted to ensure adherence to the Comprehensive Plan, according to developers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We made our arguments, and they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy it,â&#x20AC;? Feola said at last Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ANC 3E meeting.

Despite the scaled-back project, developers added a couple more units set aside as affordable, as many as 28 to 30 units (12.8 percent of the total units).

In its lost residential units, however, the project gave up 50,000 square feet of revenuegenerating income, according to developers. Plans for a pocket park at the corner of Ellicott Street and Wisconsin Avenue have been pared down as a result.

The Office of Planningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision won applause from some residents who for over a year called on Georgetown Day to scale back the height of its new buildings, amid concerns about traffic and density. But some of the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supporters were disappointed by the missed opportunity for density, particularly since precedent for such a map amendment exists with the case of Tenley Hill.

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by OPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision.â?&#x17E; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ANC 3E member Anne Wallace on. Even so, all commissioners agreed that the Office of Planning should have been more open with their deliberations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We favored the project, provided the burden was outweighed by the amenities,â&#x20AC;? said commissioner Anne Wallace, referring to public benefits the developers would provide in the project in order to win zoning approval. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still a little baffled by OPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision.â&#x20AC;?

Others wondered if the Zoning Commission would have supported the project despite Office of Planningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s protestations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible,â&#x20AC;? said Feola.

But Georgetown Day head Russell Shaw explained that, after consulting with the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of trustees, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we did not want to go to the Zoning Commission without support from Office of Planning.â&#x20AC;?

The development team now hopes the office will release a report supporting the latest version of project in time for the Zoning Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s April 25 meeting.

The site plan for the project has largely remained the same throughout the process, with the two mixed-use buildings featuring ground-level retail and residential on top.

A plaza, called Davenport Steps, will sit between both buildings. The campus expansion project will bring Georgetown Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lower grades, now located in the Palisades, to the Tenleytown site.

That involves demolishing the current Safeway building at 4203 Davenport St. NW, which is scheduled to close at the end of this month.

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Cubs hope new approach can sustain ISL dynasty

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Over the last two seasons, Visitation’s softball team has been a complete squad with a talented batting order, a strong defense and a D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year in Alee Burke on the mound.

Coming into this season, the Cubs will return with a talented offense and defense, but Burke is now slinging strikes for Notre Dame College in Ohio, leaving a major void in the lineup.

Burke’s graduation sent Visitation coach Mary Conlon to the drawing board to find a solution for the two-time defending Independent School League champions. The coach’s plan was simple: Have a pitcher who may not earn strikeouts, but who could force batters to ground the ball and allow the Cubs’ defense to make plays.

“We have a very good defense and a very good offense,” said Conlon, “as long as we can get the ball over the plate. Let them hit it, and let them play. I think we’re going to have to score a lot just because we’re giving them a chance to hit. The chances they hit the gap could be pretty good.

Hopefully, we get to know the batters and pull through it.”

The team’s ace on the mound this year is junior Kelly Caulfield, who stepped in as the team’s pitcher after the Cubs tried to work in different players to solve their biggest issue. The junior’s ability to fill the spot has earned the respect of her teammates, who trust her to put them in a position to succeed.

“Kelly is up and coming,” said junior third baseman Sydney Love-Baker. “She’s doing great and really coming through for us.”

The team’ defense will rely on senior shortstop Allie Clarke, junior infielder Olivia Garcia, junior catcher Emily Ervin, senior first baseman Risa Williams and senior outfielder Molly Burke, among others, to help support Caulfield on the mound.

“Our defense is still amazing like last year,” said Love-Baker.

Meanwhile, the Cubs’ offense will center around Love-Baker, who recently committed to play for Tennessee Tech, a Division I softball team in the Ohio Valley Conference.

“It’s a good program; it’s in the South,” said Love-Baker. “I’m

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Visitation’s softball team will rely on the strong bat of Sydney Love-Baker, above right, and the strong defensive fielding of senior shortstop Allie Clarke to help buoy the team as it works in a new pitcher. The Cubs have won the ISL AA championship the last two years and the DCSAA crown last year. excited to go to the South. They have great coaches, and it felt like a good fit.”

Love-Baker is one of the best batters in the city; she has shown it with seven home runs so far this season, which according to allmetsports.com is the best in the area. The junior slugger also has 16 hits on the year, which is good for 16th in the allmetsports.com stats rankings.

“She is a spark,” said Conlon.

“She lights the fire under everybody and has a super-positive atti-

tude. It’s wonderful to have her.

We know she will pull through.”

Love-Baker has a laid-back attitude and approach, which shows when she nonchalantly belts the ball into the outfield or beyond.

“Every time I go up to bat, I’m excited and have a smile on my face,” the junior said. “Just have a good approach and hit it hard.”

The tone she has helped set for the team has resonated well.

“A lot of things make Syd special,” said Clarke. “She has an

energy to her. She’s one of a kind and the best hitter out there.”

So far, the Cubs are 4-4 — including a 1-0 mark in conference play — on the season.

Despite a .500 record, the team has scored at least four runs in six of its eight games. The Cubs will have a busy week as Visitation gets into the heart of its ISL schedule. The team will travel to battle Potomac School at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday and next week will head to Holton-Arms for a 4:15 p.m. tilt on Tuesday.

Sidwell hopes to find its form as slate hits final stretch

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

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Sidwell coach John Simon, left, hopes the team’s hitting improves as the Quakers get into the heart of their MAC schedule.

Sidwell’s baseball team came into the spring hoping to be one of the stronger teams in the Mid-Atlantic Conference. But the team has fallen behind Maret in the race for the league’s regular-season crown.

The Quakers have averaged just over five runs per game, which has kept them close in most of their contests — Sidwell has dropped four of its games by four runs or less. But cold bats have held the Quakers to a 2-7 record, including a 2-4 mark in MAC games so far this year.

“We’ve had ups and downs,” said Sidwell coach John Simon. “We aren’t getting blown out of any games, but we aren’t producing runs when we need to. We’re just not hitting the way we should be.”

Despite the team’s struggles at the plate, Sidwell’s senior captains Tyrone Patterson,

Ethan Kohn, Logan Matthiesen and Sammy Singer haven’t allowed the team to become discouraged.

“They’re the four captains and the real leaders of the team,” said Simon. “They’ve told everybody to stay focused, and they’ve been positive. That’s really important. We have six [league] games left, so you can turn it around at any time. They aren’t getting defeated; they’re staying positive.

That’s what you need; you can’t ask for more than that.”

The team has a strong pitching staff that has given them a chance to win throughout the season. Patterson is the Quakers’ ace when he isn’t at shortstop, and he’s the team’s top bat in the lineup. Next in the bullpen is Matthiesen, who rotates between the shortstop and pitching positions as well.

Sidwell found a gem on the mound in Kohn, who was primarily an outfielder before being moved to the hill when the team

needed an arm.

“He didn’t pitch last year. We put him on the mound, and he’s done really well,” said Simon. “He’s the surprise of the pitching staff. He has been our centerfielder. But when we needed a pitcher, we put him in there and he did a good job.”

The team does have a trio of younger players who have played in big spots and flashed potential. Sophomore catcher Andrew Rabinowitz has stepped into the starting lineup, and Simon said it was a good move. “He’s doing an excellent job at the plate,” the coach added.

In addition, sophomore Justin Hurley has stepped into a big spot in the outfield, and senior Octavio Bruetman has developed into a utility player who can catch and give the team some hitting.

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While Arnold and others have missed time, the team has seen several underclassmen filling big roles, including sophomore attackers Carter Tate and Alden Summerville, along with freshman midfielder Henry Holliday and sophomore midfielder Michael Asuncion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had to learn through experience rather than having time to watch from the sidelines,â&#x20AC;?

Walsh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re stepping right in and learning from mistakes.â&#x20AC;?

The Bulldogs are banking that the combination of players returning from the infirmary, along with the experience their younger players have gained, can translate into a late season run to set themselves up as an IAC dark horse in the playoffs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we get healthy and the experience weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting right now â&#x20AC;&#x201D; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making fast progress â&#x20AC;&#x201D; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be ready,â&#x20AC;? said Walsh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we get healthy it will be even that much more of a boost.â&#x20AC;?

While the team has been hindered, its other senior co-captain, Jack Heaps, has been doing his best to keep the team on course. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jack has done a great job of holding it up,â&#x20AC;? said Walsh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has the right stuff â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the way he

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St. Albans has managed to keep its record above .500 despite a rash of injuries, which has put younger players on the field in key spots. competes, communicates, holds himself accountable and just his general effort. He leads by example all over the place.â&#x20AC;?

The team has also gotten a boost from senior Colin Bruce, who has only played lacrosse since 2015. Despite his developing stick skills, Bruceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athleticism has allowed him to provide a spark for the Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He started lacrosse a year ago and has spent every winter working on his game,â&#x20AC;? said Walsh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes a lot of humility and patience.

This year heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s able to go out here and he can dodge with any middle in the IAC.â&#x20AC;?

On Thursday afternoon, the Bulldogs showed both their talent and youth in a 10-4 loss at St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and St. Agnes in Alexandria.

St. Albans was down 5-2 at halftime, but never wavered. In the final second of the game, the Bulldogs battled to close the margin with a goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought we competed well,â&#x20AC;? said Walsh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a really talented team and well coached. We got out to a slow start and had to

fight our way back into it and almost got there; because we were fighting back we ran out of gas late.â&#x20AC;?

After the contest ended, Walsh gathered his team for a post-game talk. Rather than bark at his players as some coaches might do in defeat, he took a more pragmatic approach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told them that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a group that has the right stuff â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we have the right values, do it for the right reasons, like to compete,â&#x20AC;? said Walsh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They take feedback well and do it for each other.â&#x20AC;?

The coach believes the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest obstacles are related to its youth â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such as players who need to learn to trust themselves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confidence that we need to get better at, not skill or scheme,â&#x20AC;?

Walsh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In game moments theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not executing things we know they can because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hesitant. If they do that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a little bit better.â&#x20AC;?

The Bulldogs will look to build on their experience against the Saints when they host perennial IAC powerhouse Landon at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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go on a run to close the regular season and in the playoffs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no question, absolutely,â&#x20AC;? said Simon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we play to our potential, we could get hot, definitely. The league is pretty well balanced this year. Nobody at the top has really blown anybody out.â&#x20AC;?

Sidwell will look to take a step toward that goal when it battles Maret, which is in first place of the MAC, at Jelleff Recreation Center at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

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Sidwell will play Maret in a major MAC showdown on Thursday.

2016 Realtors see market on steady upward trajectory amid tight inventory

By MARK LIEBERMAN current Staff Writer

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nventory is slowly on the rise across the city after several years of stagnation — but according to area Realtors, the market still can’t keep up with high demand.

The District saw 1,261 new listings last month, a substantial 27 percent increase over March

2015, according to the Local Market Insight report released last week by RealEstate Business Intelligence.

The number of active listings in the city also increased yearover-year, from 1,040 in 2015 to 1,268 last month. However, that’s far below the numbers from five years ago, when more than 2,000 active listings were on the market. Meanwhile, the average num-

ber of days on the market saw a tiny year-over-year increase, from 43 days to 44; five years ago, the average duration was nearly double that.

“Right now, what I’m seeing, as much as I didn’t think we’d see it, is a really strong market — good houses selling quickly and a lot with multiple offers,” said Brad Rozansky of the Rozansky Group of Long & Foster Real

Estate.

The median sales price also inched up 1 percent to $505,511 this year, compared to an even $500,000 in 2015, and now mirrors the median sales price of five years ago. The overall dollar volume in sales rose at a steeper incline, up 17 percent to nearly $400 million.

“We’re still running into multiple offers in the majority of prop-

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erties. Not every one, but the majority,” said Kevin McDuffie, Dupont/Logan Circle branch vice president of the Coldwell Banker residential brokerage. “It’s very competitive.”

Despite the uptick in price, Realtors maintain that the market currently favors sellers due to inventory constraints.

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lthough many residents envision center-hall Colonials and Federalist row houses when they think of typical Washington architecture, modern architecture has a surprisingly firm foothold in the District, especially in younger neighborhoods in Northeast and Southwest.

Some of the best modern single-family homes, though, are situated in Northwest D.C., standing alone or in pockets. To uncover some of the modern homes hidden in plain sight, and learn about the history of the architectural movement in Northwest, take to the backstreets of Forest Hills, Cleveland Park, Kent and Shaw.

Some of the great names in architecture from the early days of modernism left their fingerprints in Northwest.

In a Smithsonian Associates lecture on Feb. 10, G. Martin Moeller Jr., senior curator at the National Building Museum, traced the history of modern architecture and design in Washington — from the earliest examples to more recent work.

“D.C. has a complex relationship with modern architecture, more so than other U.S. cities,” Moeller said.

“People often have an eat-your-veggies mentality about why the public should like Brutalism, but there’s a need for discernment.

There’s good and bad in everything. Plus, some D.C. modernism is unorthodox.”

Moeller mentioned the Hugh Newell Jacobsen house known as Four Pavilions on

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Modern architect Mark McInturff favors large open spaces in homes’ interiors, such as the kitchen in the home above. The Spring Valley home at 5063 Overlook Road NW, left, was designed by Robert Gurney.

University Terrace NW in Kent as an illustration: “Modern buildings usually have flat roofs, but this one has peaked roofs. Jacobsen is not commonly considered a modernist, but I think he is.”

Moeller went on to mention more iconic homes, many of which are located in Northwest. Walter Gropius, one of the founders of the Bauhaus movement and leaders of The Architects Collaborative, designed two houses in the 1950s for the Hechinger and England families on Chain Bridge Road NW in Kent — around the corner from the mod-

ern home his students Leon Brown and Thomas Wright later built on Arizona Avenue.

Long admired as among the first “capitalM modern” single-family homes in Washington, this pair of houses uses much of the iconic modern architecture vocabulary, such as plentiful use of glass as walls and railings that divide spaces yet maintain the unity and free flow of inside to outside. The Hechinger house came onto the real estate market for the first time in January of this year, and lasted only five days before going under contract.

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he residence of local modern architect Travis Price at 2805 Chesterfield Place NW is on the market for $3,399,000, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a home that reinterprets every architectural convention. Price built his residence to respond to the site and

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leave as little a footprint as possible â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the home does not touch the ground but hangs from a central mast, balanced by massive counterweights and suspended from enormous steel cables embedded deep in the rock uphill.

Gravity and friction prevent the house from leaning forward or back.

To create the design, Price teamed up with an architect who designs suspension bridges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was inspired by a poem of a Hindu sadhu who had a dream that he was watching a tree eat a shrine,â&#x20AC;? Price said. Thus, the house was built to enfold the trees around it, instead of trees being moved, removed or placed around the house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no doubt the most-loved feature is the immediacy of the park and the large touchable trees,â&#x20AC;? Price said.

Price made a point to reveal all the inner workings, so the central mast and steel cables are visible from the inside and outside.

The side of the house facing its quiet cul-de-sac in Forest Hills is green patina copper, and the side facing Rock Creek Park is entirely glass, for the ultimate immer-

sion into the greenery of the park. The house is accessible via a metal bridge from the stone tile walkway to the door, which has a glass panel so visitors can appreciate stepping through space into a floating house.

The entryway opens onto a perpendicular hall, so guests have the choice of heading left or right.

To the right, the home widens into the living room, where the view of the park through the fulllength glass wall immediately absorbs the viewer.

The wall facing the neighboring home is a translucent material that allows light while providing privacy. The ceiling and front wall are paneled with spiral-cut plywood that showcases the natural grain.

The unconventional fireplace is a stone tile box with four glass sides; it sits in the middle of the floor, with the exhaust pipe rising straight up into the ceiling, two levels above.

The living room flows back to the left into the long, narrow kitchen with a granite countertop stretching from the breakfast bar, past the gas stove and Gaggenau dishwasher to the sink and pullout pantry. Translucent drawers and open shelves take the place of heavy cabinetry. Past the oven, microwave and Sub-Zero refrigerator, the space becomes a din-

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This four-bedroom home on Chesterfield Place NW by prominent architect Travis Price is priced at $3,399,000. ing area. Unobtrusive sliding doors in the glass wall open onto a wooden deck, which runs the length of the main floor.

A full bathroom and storage room complete the circle back to the front door. The staircase is a square spiral surrounded by a translucent plastic material. Down the stairs, the lower level can serve as a bedroom or media room and provides a storage space that hides the heating and cooling system and water heater.

Above the main level, the first upper level offers a cozy bedroom, a loft that overlooks the living room and could serve as a bedroom or office, and two full bathrooms covered floor to ceiling with glass tiles. The celadon and yellow colors are paint beneath, which creates a threedimensional effect. The top level is a single bedroom with win-

dows on all sides, overlooking the park, the neighborhood and the two adjacent rooftop decks, for the ultimate outdoor parties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love the space,â&#x20AC;? said John Mahshie of TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty, one of two listing agents for the home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a beautiful view; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cozy; it responds to every human emotion.â&#x20AC;? Mahshieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teammate on the house, agent Ron Mangas Jr., said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remarkable, an incredible piece of engineering.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not invasive of the ground around the house. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an example of [Priceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] ecological, organic architecture.â&#x20AC;?

This floating forest home is perfect for lovers of nature and

modern design. Mahshie said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most people looking at Travisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; house want Travisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; unique form of modernism.â&#x20AC;? Just steps to Rock Creek Park and a short drive to dining, shopping and the Van Ness Metro station, this home is ideal for those working in the city who want to feel a million miles away at the end of the day.

This four-bedroom, threebathroom house is listed for $3,399,000 with TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International. For details, contact John Mahshie (202-271-3132­, jmahshie@ttrsir.com) or Ron Mangas Jr. (703-298-2564, rmangas@ttrsir.com), or visit contemporarylistings.com.

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hen you think of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wizard of Oz,â&#x20AC;? you might not immediately think of real estate. But for Hans and Steve Wydler, brains, heart, courage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and a little bit of magic â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is at the core of Wydler Brothers Real Estate, a new brokerage firm the siblings launched in January, with offices in Dupont Circle.

The two started out in real estate about 15 years ago, making the transition from different but complementary careers. Hans had an MBA and helped launch several internet startup companies, including washingtonpost.com. Steve was an attorney who worked at a large firm in the District and was in-house counsel for AOL. After each participated in the real estate process as buyers, both came away with the feeling that as clients, they wanted more from their brokers.

In Steveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience, he realized the important role the agent played â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or had the potential to play â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when he purchased a home in the area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While I liked my agent very much, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think he gave me the value-add that I thought should have been there,â&#x20AC;? Steve Wydler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meaning, he asked how much I could afford and where I wanted to live, and next thing I knew I was in a car looking at houses.

The brothers always hoped to start an independent brokerage one day, and thanks to the support and mentorship they received from Long & Foster CEO Wes Foster, who founded the company in 1968, they made the decision to do so this past summer.

Their departure from Long & Foster was remarkably amicable, which is unusual for the industry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fosters, their family and the entire management team have been so supportive of us for 16 years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way we would ever have been as successful as we are without their support and friendship,â&#x20AC;? said Hans Wydler. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a very hard decision for us to leave, but Wes Foster could not have been more gracious. He looked me in the eye and said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Boys, when I was a younger man, I did the exact same thing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be successful, and I wish you all the best, and I mean that from my heart.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

The Wydlers have followed that example with their management style. There are over 40 people in their new brokerage, and everyone has an ownership interest in the firm.

Before joining the team, the brothers give prospective members what they call the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dorothy test.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like Dorothy in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Wizard of Oz,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; we want people to have really good hearts and care at their core about protecting their clients,â&#x20AC;? Hans Wydler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game over. We want them to

â??Like Dorothy in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Wizard of Oz,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; we want people to have really good hearts and care at their core about protecting their clients.â?&#x17E; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hans Wydler process with no analytical framework to make the decision, and I always felt like thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how my brother and I built our careers,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to fill that role â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we want to be someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real estate adviser, similar to how people have family physicians, attorneys, wealth managers and estate planners. We want to be the real estate advisor to our clientele.â&#x20AC;?

Hans Wydler took the plunge first, landing at Long & Foster in 2001. After Steve joined him in 2003, the two built a successful real estate team there.

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Hans (left) and Steve Wydler launched a new firm in January, with one of its offices on Connecticut Avenue in Dupont Circle. be intelligent and have courage to step outside their comfort zone.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can have all three and still not be successful in real estate,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So you have to have a little magic, or charisma, that makes you successful.â&#x20AC;?

The firm also emphasizes collaboration among agents and puts a high value on their transparency with clients. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you hire one of us, you hire all of us,â&#x20AC;? Hans said. As part of that philosophy, agents help connect one another with buyers and sellers throughout the market.

The firm is also transparent with clients about every step of the process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We walk people through the strategy of selling a home,â&#x20AC;? Steve Wydler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are advantages and disadvantages to various approaches, so we walk people through each option and tailor what we do See Brothers/Page RE15

D.C. Council bill would cut closing costs for new buyers

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

D.C. real estate agents have long pushed for a reduction in the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recordation tax, which now stands at 1.45 percent of a homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sale price, paid as part of the buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closing costs.

A bill before the D.C. Council proposes a step toward that goal: halving the tax rate, to 0.725 percent, for buyers who have never before owned property in the District. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more people that are invested here as homeowners, the more people that are willing to move here and make their home here, are people who are going to pay income taxes in the District of Columbia. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just plain and simple,â&#x20AC;? at-large Council member David Grosso said at a Feb. 10 hearing on the bill.

Grosso co-introduced the measure last fall with at-large member Anita Bonds and Ward 2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jack Evans.

Numerous real estate professionals testified at the hearing that the tax has a disproportionate impact because it must be paid upfront, adding to the existing challenge of coming up with a high down payment in an expensive market. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I often see purchasers and sellers alike scrambling to get enough money together to be able

to come to the table and close,â&#x20AC;? said R. Bradley Runyan, an attorney with the Stewart Title firm in Dupont Circle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes a significant difference if they must wipe out their bank accounts.â&#x20AC;?

Not everyone at the hearing was on board. Elizabeth Falcon, housing advocacy director for the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development, noted the District dedicates a portion of the recordation tax to pay for affordable housing.

Evans countered that Mayor Muriel Bowser has committed $100 million annually to affordable housing, but Falcon said that could change at any time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It concerns us that we would lower the one source for the Housing Production Trust Fund that has been mostly consistent,â&#x20AC;? Falcon said.

Meanwhile, at-large Council member Elissa Silverman said that in other cities, recordation tax reductions havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily enticed new buyers as much as benefited those who would have likely bought regardless. And she noted that a down payment of 20 percent is more of a barrier than a tax of 1.45 percent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is there a better way to help people get through the down payment?â&#x20AC;? asked Silverman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is there something we could do there that would use our resources more See Recordation/Page RE15

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MARKET: Realtors continue to see shortage of inventory in high-demand neighborhoods

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new houses to the market,â&#x20AC;? said Keene Taylor Jr., principal broker and sales manager for the Taylor Agostino Group at Long & Foster. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pretty much all you have is teardowns of small houses or subdividing lots, which isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to materially affect the inventory.â&#x20AC;?

The strong demand is partly a result of the lower inventory available in recent years, which has left many prospective buyers searching for a home longer than theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d want. Even so, Taylor said he hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had as many instances of multiple offers as in previous inflationary cycles. But each time a situation like that occurs, the buyer stands to lose, sometimes paying a premium price for a less-than-premium property in an attempt to outbid other interested parties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those people are overflowing the marketplace. The number of buyers out there are outstripping the number of new listings,â&#x20AC;? said Joseph Himali, an associate bro-

ker with TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty.

Himali recently saw a large condominium in Dupont Circle divided into two 900-square-foot units, an â&#x20AC;&#x153;indication of an insanely tight marketplace.â&#x20AC;? Barring major policy changes or a significant change in unemployment, he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see any dramatic market shifts immediately on the horizon.

Himali thinks sellers should avoid getting â&#x20AC;&#x153;overexcitedâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;greedyâ&#x20AC;? when listing homes on the market, at the risk of raising the price so much above the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s value that they alienate interested buyers.

In addition to high prices, individual buyers also have to contend with investors, who are eager to scoop up many of the properties up for sale. According to some area Realtors, â&#x20AC;&#x153;fixeruppersâ&#x20AC;? and properties in relatively poor condition are selling better than in previous years because a growing niche of buyers would rather purchase something they can upgrade later than make no purchase at all. In some cases,

though, they have no choice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People who might want to sell need some place to go, something else to buy. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re finding that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing for them to buy, so they end up staying put,â&#x20AC;? said Fred Kendrick of TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit of a logjam at the moment.â&#x20AC;?

Kendrick said he saw a brief slowdown at the end of last year, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quickly picked back up, with prices increasing at what he argues is an â&#x20AC;&#x153;unhealthyâ&#x20AC;? rate.

An overall increase in inventory doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell the full story, he says. Shortages remain common, particularly in neighborhoods with a lot of real estate traffic, such as Mount Pleasant and Capitol Hill.

The uptick in demand has gone on for longer than an average â&#x20AC;&#x153;up market,â&#x20AC;? according to Kendrick. Such increases are often followed by sharp declines, but Kendrick hopes that the market will level off once this period of increase is over. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not sure when that will happen, though,

given that it has already lasted longer than many were expecting.

McDuffie is also struggling to predict what will happen next. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been on a very long stretch of an appreciating market,â&#x20AC;? McDuffie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That will slowly change, but we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know when.â&#x20AC;?

In the meantime, neighborhoods across the city continue to pop. Several Realtors mentioned Mount Pleasant, Capitol Hill and upper Northwest areas, like Tenleytown, as particularly hot, in addition to the developing availability at the Southwest Waterfront. McDuffie said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen explosive growth in Bloomingdale and Ivy City, which many hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even heard of until recently.

Burleith-based Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage agent Lenore Rubino said that even her neighborhood â&#x20AC;&#x153;has had sort of a renaissance.â&#x20AC;? She thinks the attraction of many D.C. neighborhoods for baby boomers as well as millennials is proximity to amenities like coffee shops and

restaurants within walking distance. But those luxuries come at a steep price, and Rubino notes that more buyers are relying on family members and loans to get in early and stay competitive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buyers have to be really prepared and creative with putting their financing packages together,â&#x20AC;? Rubino said.

The inventory challenges are particularly noticeable in comparison to other cities. McDuffie says data from Coldwell Bankerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other offices nationwide suggests that D.C. is among the more aggressive markets in terms of price and days on market.

Though that can cause headaches for buyers, Nora Burke of McEnearney Associates points out that D.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market is more stable than that of many other cities, because many of its biggest employers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; universities and the federal government offices â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are firmly in place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see the big drops that other parts of the country have seen,â&#x20AC;? Burke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;D.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very consistent good investment.â&#x20AC;?

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D.C. Council measure would facilitate development of vacant, blighted lots

By CHLOE JOHNSON Current Correspondent

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new bill before the D.C. Council could bring some relief in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affordable housing crisis by helping developers convert vacant properties into new homes for low-income residents.

The Property Rehabilitation for Affordable Housing Act, introduced March 1 by at-large D.C. Council member Anita Bonds, calls for the city to provide loans to developers to redevelop empty and blighted buildings, as well as vacant lots, into both rental and for-sale housing for low- and middle-income residents. The measure is scheduled for a May 11 hearing before the Committee on Housing and Community Development.

While 1,731 properties in the District are currently vacant, blighted or condemned according to the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, the bill suggests only targeting a few for the beginning of the program.

The legislation specifically focuses on properties that carry tax liens that amount to at least 50 percent of their assessed market value. Irene Kang, an aide to the councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s housing committee, said between 20 and 30 properties would be targeted at the outset.

The mayor would select development partners for the properties through an application process.

Kang also said several provisions of the bill are designed to make rehabilitating properties

easy for developers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We help you in every way possible so that we get rid of the blight as soon as we can,â&#x20AC;? she said.

According to David Meadows, chief of staff for Bonds, the bill has the most potential to help economically distressed areas of the city because it would develop properties that have not sold in auctions. Only a small portion of these buildings and lots are located in Northwest D.C.

â??I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take this bill as a statute; I would take it as a mold of clay.â?&#x17E; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stephen Glaude â&#x20AC;&#x153;A majority of these properties are in Ward 7 and east of the [Anacostia] River,â&#x20AC;? Meadows said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If this is a property in Shaw or U Street, then it would have been snatched up by an investor at a tax auction because they recognize thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a potential for making a profit, even if it was underwater.â&#x20AC;?

As of now, the legislation stands a good chance when it reaches the hearing stage next month, given that Bonds chairs the housing committee. The bill also has support from five other council members and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson. Kang said the committee is reaching out to developers, Mayor Muriel Bowserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office and other stakeholders before the hearing.

As currently proposed, the bill uses a tiered system to designate affordable housing. Only 25 per-

cent of the rental units developed could be leased at market rate.

The remaining rental properties would be available to different income brackets based on area median income: 25 percent for tenants making 80 percent or less of the median income, 25 percent to tenants making 50 percent or less and the last 25 percent to tenants making 30 percent or less.

Rental properties would be subject to a 40-year affordability covenant.

Homes for purchase, by contrast, would only be available to families with a maximum income of 90 percent of area median income. These properties would also be subject to two different affordability covenants: properties outside distressed areas would be under the covenant for 15 years, while properties inside distressed areas would be subject to the covenant for five years.

Kang said that some of these numbers could easily change as the bill evolves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that some larger developers are not completely satisfied with the breakdown because of construction costs,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;distressedâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;non-distressedâ&#x20AC;? designation is also in flux â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kang said the housing agency has not yet given these terms official definitions.

Nonprofit developers across the city, the groups most likely to take on these projects, are currently mulling the finer details of the bill. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting close review, for example, by the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development, which consists of close to 140 nonprofits, for-prof-

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its and individual professionals, according to executive director Stephen Glaude. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take this bill as a statute; I would take it as a mold of clay,â&#x20AC;? Glaude said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The eyes and ears and nose still have to be shaped out. The arms have to be pulled out from the body.â&#x20AC;?

One concern among the coalitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s members is whether the income levels described in the bill would exclude some families from accessing housing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be segmentation in a bill, we want to make sure we get the formula correct,â&#x20AC;?

Bonds Glaude said.

He said his group, which is in contact with Bondsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; office, will continue to work on the bill this month.

Manna Inc., one of the most prominent nonprofit developers in the city, is also reviewing the billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s provisions. Sarah Scruggs, Mannaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of advocacy and outreach, said she thinks itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a positive step for the city to try to repurpose properties that have long been burdened by tax debt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I definitely do feel like the nonprofit community are better poised to be dealing with the lots that are coming out of this legislation than anybody else,â&#x20AC;?

Scruggs said.

Manna, which both develops affordable housing and teaches new homeowners about purchasing property, is currently communicating with council staff to ensure the bill will allow homeowners to gain equity from the homes down the road, rather than limiting their value through overly restrictive provisions on resale.

Scruggs also said that in order to pay for the development, companies may need subsidies from

the Housing Production Trust Fund, a city funding pool devoted to affordable housing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a lot of money off ofâ&#x20AC;? these types of projects, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that better than anybody else.â&#x20AC;?

Kang said such subsidies could be included in future revisions of the bill.

She also noted that if a multifamily property is located in a more competitive real estate area, such as Northwest, the 25 percent of units rented at market rate should generate enough revenue to pay for upkeep. In other locations, however, the rent generated from the most expensive units may not be much higher than that in the units meant for low- and moderate-income tenants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are nonprofit companies, so we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have them losing money,â&#x20AC;?

Kang said.

Another concern for profitseeking companies that might join partnerships is how property size will affect a projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s viability. Adrian Washington, chief executive officer and founder of the Neighborhood Development Co., said that while the bill is a positive step overall, his companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s costs for complying with the law would likely preclude him from taking part in a development of a single-family property. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It does have a lot of complexity to this,â&#x20AC;? Washington said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked with complexity before, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not scared of it, but if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing it for a very small property â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of complication for a very small property.â&#x20AC;?

Developers largely agreed that the bill is a step in the right direction. Washington said that while the program may prove too much of a cost risk in some cases, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still â&#x20AC;&#x153;good public policy.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It solves two big problems,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously the lack of affordable housing is a really big See Vacant/Page RE15

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any older homes in desirable Northwest neighborhoods have seen multiple incarnations of their interior decor.

The latest styles, according to local Realtors, are decidedly modernist, with open spaces, mid-century color and texture palettes, and a no-fuss approach to interior design coming in favor with todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buyers.

As local modern architect Mark McInturff noted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live a Georgian lifestyle any more, so why live in a Georgian home?â&#x20AC;?

Gone are frills in favor of clean, straight lines.

Compartmentalization is out, and open plans are simply standard now, with designers and architects now experimenting with just how open a space they can create.

This can extend to an urge to break down the barriers between

outside and inside, providing seamless transitions to nature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ability to flow easily from the indoor to the outdoors is [a] big drawing card for potential buyers,â&#x20AC;? Washington Fine Properties agent Margot Wilson noted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The outdoor terraces have become the equivalent of another room in many homes, and buyers are increasingly drawn to outside spaces with a hardscape that is equivalent to the interior finishes.â&#x20AC;?

Kitchens are also seeing an emphasis on open space and clean design. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Closed-off kitchens are done,â&#x20AC;? said Lee Murphy, also of Washington Fine Properties, with buyers preferring â&#x20AC;&#x153;a kitchen that opens to a larger space where [they] can interface with their children.â&#x20AC;? She said â&#x20AC;&#x153;a greater emphasis on work/life balanceâ&#x20AC;? is driving this style. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People want to come home and spend time with their families.â&#x20AC;?

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The Huntress Coal Oil condos in Shaw, above, emphasize an open floor plan. Realtors also see a spike in white kitchens, such as 2716 Newlands St. NW, left. â&#x20AC;&#x153;really the heart and soul of the house, places for families and friends to gather. And with the open floor plan, people are devoting way more attention to kitchens than to any other room in the house.â&#x20AC;? The styles may vary from â&#x20AC;&#x153;sleek and modern to traditional,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but buyers are drawn to those kitchens that offer great storage, so counters can remain without clutter.â&#x20AC;?

Susan Brooks of Weichert, Realtors, agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many kitchens have a minimalist look with appliances tucked behind cabinets, and hidden charging stations to keep phones, laptops and iPads ready to go and handy when needed,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The trend isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t limited to single-family homes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These days, buyers want an open kitchen in a condominium, to show the space in the unit,â&#x20AC;? said Camille Gemayel of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a sin-

gle-family, they want a nice size kitchen with an impressive center island for breakfast use.â&#x20AC;?

Beyond the size and commodity of the space for use by multiple people at once, Melissa Chen and Andrea Evers of Evers & Co. Real Estate have noticed less and less color in kitchen designs and remodels. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For newly renovated kitchens, we are seeing more white cabinets and lighter-colored stone counters,â&#x20AC;? Chen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carrara marble counters and tiles are very popular, both in kitchens and bathrooms. Clean lines, more of a mid-century look; definitely nothing ornate.â&#x20AC;?

Brooks also mentioned that dynamic: â&#x20AC;&#x153;White kitchens and baths are very popular â&#x20AC;&#x201D; white Carrara marble counters with gray veining and white subway tile.â&#x20AC;? Murphy added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want Uba Tuba granite,â&#x20AC;? a previously popular type of black granite for countertops.

TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agent Jennifer Knoll noticed: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most people want kitchens with white cabinets and counters that are granite, but look like Carrara marble.â&#x20AC;? For example, a recently constructed home at 4431 Klingle Road NW by Hanlon Design Build features counters made of quartzite, a stone gaining popularity because it has the look of Carrara marble while being harder and sturdier.

Some agents, however, are noting a reverse trend, putting color and natural wood tones back into kitchens, decreasing the amount of white and changing up the marble or quartzite countertops for other materials. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the kitchen, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing more painted and colored cabinets, as well as thicker slab countertops,â&#x20AC;? said Mandy Mills of the Mandy and David Team of Compass. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know one developer doing really interesting work with concrete countertops, too.â&#x20AC;?

The new-construction Huntress Coal Oil condominiums that the Mandy and David Team listed last fall featured pale countertops but deep walnut cabinetry, as well as colorful bathroom vanities, green in one bathroom, yellow in another.

James Kastner of Coldwell Banker sees history repeating itself in the move to natural woods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;White is falling by the wayside in favor of warm-tone

wood, going back to the 1960s Dutch modern,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And a lot of the wood is reclaimed wood â&#x20AC;&#x201D; warm, unstained and natural. People are moving away from the fake Amish, handshaved finish and moving to warm wood because it adds natural interest.â&#x20AC;?

Colorful cabinetry versus white is one debate, but some designers are even moving toward truncated cabinets, or none at all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Floating contemporary, wall-mounted vanities are popular,â&#x20AC;? said Chen. This style reflects the fact that cabinetry can be mounted directly on the wall, with no need to touch the floor, creating an interesting mirage as the vanity truly does seem to float, as well as the optical illusion that the bathroom is larger.

Kastner corroborated: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vanities are floating. All finishes are clean and classic. People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want overstatement. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about lighting and lines.â&#x20AC;?

One buying trend that may surprise some, though â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially given the popularity of home renovation television shows â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is the movement away from personalizing the finishes of a home. Plenty of buyers simply want a new or newly renovated house that needs no further work.

Kevin Gray of the Trent & Co. group at Compass recently sold a home to a young professional couple. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were looking for a single-family home that was done and move-in ready. They only wanted to have to paint, if that,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ten years ago, people knew marble brands and cabinet brands,â&#x20AC;? added Murphy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These days, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less brand recognition. Now, the emphasis is just on having new finishes. Buyers want to have less work to do on a house when they buy it. People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even want to paint. They want to preserve time with friends and family, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not willing to make sacrifices in their private lives to get work done. They are willing to sacrifice in quality in some cases, as long as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new.â&#x20AC;?

Judi Cochran of Long & Foster Real Estate summed up todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buyers as â&#x20AC;&#x153;looking for clean, simple, bright spaces in excellent condition to provide peacefulness in their busy lives.â&#x20AC;?

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“There is a limited inventory of modern single-family homes in Washington,” said Ron Mangas Jr., a real estate agent with TTR Sotheby’s International Realty who specializes in modern homes, both mid-century and new. “But their history goes back as far as the history of modernism. There’s been a slow increase in inventory in recent days, but there’s no question there’s growth on the side of buyers who are interested in modern homes.”

Four of the most prominent modern architects working in Washington today — Mark McInturff, Travis Price, David Jameson and Robert Gurney — are leaving their fingerprints to provide inspiration to the next generation of architects, as well as to homebuyers. Each is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, heads an eponymous architecture firm and has earned awards and accolades for his designs. While each specializes in residential architecture, all work on a range of projects, from the design of additions and renovations, to single- and multi-family homes, to larger projects.

Mark McInturff, a practicing architect as well as a professor at Catholic University, produces some of the most archetypal modern homes in Washington and the surrounding areas. The influence of Frank Lloyd Wright is clearly visible in his work, such as the home he designed in Cleveland Park. The interior features geometric shapes and clean lines. Black outlines contrast with white walls, which, in turn, set off the rich tones of the wood. The floor plan is as open and spacious as engineering permits.

“I revere the history of Washington architecture and historic houses,” McInturff said. “But many post-World War II houses aren’t very good. The post-war model was a large collection of small rooms; now, it’s a small collection of large rooms.” He feels modern architecture has a strong history in the city, and though the movement faded in the 1970s and ’80s, it is back now. “We have good patrons these days; they are welleducated and knowledgeable.”

Travis Price is also a professor at Catholic University, in addition to running his own architecture firm, and he began emphasizing ecological impact in his designs long before “eco-friendly” and “carbon footprint” were household terms.

His own home, adjacent to Rock Creek Park, intrudes minimally on the landscape and makes good use of passive heating and cooling.

These days, he is exploring ways to reuse steel shipping containers in architecture, designing multi-family homes from stacks of sea containers, backyard art galleries with a single container, and spacious commercial buildings with a wide row of them. “There are hundreds of thousands of these containers sitting

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Travis Price, who focuses on environmentally friendly modern design, was the architect for this Newark Street NW house in Cleveland Park. in ports around the world,” Price said. “But they’re made to withstand some of the most extreme weather conditions on the planet.

They’re watertight and strong.”

Price thinks there is a second modern movement emerging now, moving away from the Bauhaus roots that used the machine as the central metaphor, yet still maintaining the idealistic emphasis on making more with less.

“Great modern architecture fits three criteria,” Price said. “It responds to nature, it makes use of technological prowess, and it has a story, an emotional impact.”

David Jameson traces the lineage of modern architecture in Washington to Charles Goodman, who designed whole communities of mid-century modern homes in Hollin Hills, Va., and in Bethesda and Silver Spring, Md. Jameson himself has lived in a Goodman house. Jameson looks to the most well-known modern projects — the I.M. Pei house on Ordway Street NW in Cleveland Park, the Richard Neutra house on Audubon Terrace NW in Forest Hills, the many Charles Goodman houses in the District and surrounding suburbs, Hugh Newell Jacobsen homes — saying, “We want our work to rise to that challenge.”

Last year, Jameson designed a unique row house, to fit into an empty lot between two blocks of row houses on Ontario Place NW. “It was both praised and vilified by the city council,” Jameson said, because of its unique design, with a metal mesh wall designed for creeping plants to climb and provide passive heating and cooling. The row house itself is constructed with large amounts of glass and perforated steel, for a look that’s solid but also asymmetrical and airy.

“It was hard to get a start in D.C.,” Gurney said. “We were not designing Colonials [which remain popular in Washington] in architecture school; we were responding to the site. There are not a lot of modern houses in D.C. — it’s a little behind the times — but now home

shows and magazines are making people aware. That has spurred the shift to modern. Light-filled spaces and clean lines are the way people want to live.”

Gurney has built a number of homes inside the city, including 5063 Overlook Road NW, which is currently on the market, listed for $3,950,000 with TTR Sotheby’s International Realty. He has noticed an upswing in interest in modern architecture, seeing it as a sign of progress in the housing market in Washington. “People don’t want Grandma’s house anymore,” Gurney said.

Mangas, who is the listing agent for 5063 Overlook in Spring Valley, attributes the gradual increase in hunger for modern homes to several factors, one of which is the international community in Washington.

People from other countries, particularly those from Northern Europe, often seek modern architecture because it is a familiar style, being well-suited to the more compact living spaces in Europe.

The Embassy of Finland is an oft-cited example of European modern design, with glass, steel and wood in abundance. Clever lighting creates the illusion that the floor extends out into Rock Creek Park in the rear of the building, melting into the trees. (Those readers who have not seen inside the building would find it a treat to visit on the upcoming Shortcut to Europe: European Union Embassies’ Open House on May 14, for a revelatory experience with the aesthetics of new modern.)

James Kastner of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage recently sold 4550 Broad Branch Road NW, a mid-century home overlooking Rock Creek Park in Forest Hills, notable for its unmistakable modern design and actual two-story treehouse in the side yard.

The use of glass in the house is the most notable modern feature, because the architect included not only entire walls of glass to provide light but also multiple skylights.

Open space defines the interior, where even the master closet is a

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David Jameson said this house he designed on Ontario Place NW in Adams Morgan “was both praised and vilified.” doorless cove separated from the sleeping area by a bank of bookcases. The family room is more a glass house than a room and sits beside the open kitchen and dining areas, with three steps and square pillars providing the only visual hints at division.

Modern multi-family dwellings seem to be popping up everywhere in D.C., designed with the underlying principles and aesthetics of the modern architecture movement in mind.

The row house at 978 Florida Ave. NW in the U Street corridor/ Shaw neighborhood recently went under contract on the strength of its modern renovation, with a threestory wall of windows on the southwest side, flooding the open-plan interior with light. Interior walls have come down from around all but the bathrooms and closets.

Glass, white-painted brick, metal, concrete and wood dominate for a sleek and elemental feel.

Claire Welsh of Compass Real Estate, who listed the home, said, “Construction was done in 2006, so it was before its time and won an AIA award.” Its modern influence is beginning to look more and more in place in the neighborhood, however, as brand-new modern row house renovations and complexes spring up around it.

Michael Shapiro of Long & Foster Real Estate noted, “In the last few years, there has been an

upswing in interest in mid-century modern design.” Shapiro began in a different career field, but became personally interested in modern homes.

“I saw demand for these homes so went into real estate specifically for them,” he said. “These homes are 50 and 60 years old now, and people are taking interest in preserving and restoring them.”

Shapiro went on to say, “The television show ‘Mad Men’ brought about a resurgence of interest in mid-century modern design; people have liked what they have seen. I think it’s a reaction to the ‘McMansionization’ of neighborhoods. Builders are putting in samey homes everywhere; people are reacting to that, and some don’t want a huge house that looks cookie-cutter. They realize they don’t need 7,000 and 8,000 square feet, only 2,400. People want more interesting and connected-to-nature homes. Modern is for people who want organic architecture, not massive space.”

For additional information about modern homes, visit the websites of Ron Mangas Jr. (contemporarylistings.com) and Michael Shapiro (moderncapitaldc. com), and view the portfolios of the architects featured here at mcinturffarchitects.com, travispricearchitects.com, davidjamesonarchitect.com and robertgurneyarchitect.com.

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to meet their needs.â&#x20AC;?

The firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style is built on a consultancy model rather than being driven by sales, though thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also important, the brothers said.

Although their approach to business is serious, the siblings donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take themselves too serious-

ly, as evidenced by the tongue-incheek videos included on their website, wydlerbrothers.com.

There you can get a behind-thescenes look at the dynamic between the two brothers.

The Wydler Brothers offices are in McLean, Va.; Chevy Chase, Md.; and in Dupont Circle at 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW.

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Tom Muldoon of Counselors Title said higher costs can drive any type of buyer to another jurisdiction, as he has seen at his firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Friendship Heights office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think even a slight discount enabling that first-time homebuyer to be able to consider the other side of Western Avenue would be positive,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Grosso said it would be â&#x20AC;&#x153;shooting ourselves in the footâ&#x20AC;?

to deny the benefit to more affluent buyers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to have millionaires buying houses in the District of Columbia, just like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to incentivize the middle class to buy houses here in the District of Columbia,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Tom Lipinsky, spokesperson for Evans, said the council memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finance committee will likely act on the recordation tax bill once the council adopts the fiscal year 2017 budget later this spring.

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problem. And then blighted properties are a nuisance for neighborhoods.â&#x20AC;?

Additionally, Glaude said the legislationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intent fits well with the values of the nonprofit housing coalitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our organizational platform is that we should use an entire toolbox of things to expand the production and preservation of affordable housing,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Manna is also excited about the legislation, Scruggs said,

because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s similar to the Homestead Program, a past city measure that also allowed developers to rehabilitate properties.

Much of the housing Manna created through that program is still occupied by the original tenants and owners today, she said.

Scruggs also said this old program offered lessons for the future; in Homestead, individuals were allowed to pursue development projects for condemned or vacant spaces, but many found themselves over their heads with the details.

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In preparation for the schoolwide science fair, kindergarten has conducted numerous experiments. All of these experiments have revolved around osmosis.

For our first experiment, we observed how water travels through plants. We used food coloring mixed in water and put celery stalks in these different colors of water. Over a week, we observed the changes to the celery each day. We found that the color water caused the stalk and the leaves of the celery to change colors. We recorded the color changes each day.

In our next experiment, we observed how water affected two fruit gummies. We put one in a cup of water and one was left dry.

We let these sit overnight. The next morning we observed big changes: The gummy that was in the water had grown in size and also was much softer. The gummy that was left dry did not change.

Our last experiment observed osmosis in eggs and vinegar. We used one hard-boiled egg and one raw egg. We put these both into vinegar and let them sit for two days. So far we have observed that the shells of the eggs are starting to dissolve. We can’t wait to see what happens to our eggs!

In all of these experiments, we have learned how to make a hypothesis about what will happen before we test them. Then after the experiment we check to see if we were correct! Kindergarten loves science!

— Khayla Debnam, Paloma Mota, Lelo Mvemba and Marake Wosen, kindergartners

Eaton Elementary School

In the month of February, the fifth-graders started learning about biographies to prepare for writing a biography of their own.

The final assignment was to find a civil rights activist who fought for the rights of others. It didn’t have to be someone well-known and could be someone from any country or any time period.

We started by reading biographies as a class. First, we read biographies about Harriet Tubman and George Washington Carver. We read them out loud in class and in small groups and had discussions about what we read.

As we read, we were looking for features of biographies such as introductions, maps and illustrations, quotes, facts, dates and author’s notes.

As we started writing our own biographies we began forming our introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Our focus was the influences of the person that we choose to write about. As the final due date approached, we had the opportunity to give our homeroom teacher a draft of our work, to get feedback. Along with our biography, we constructed a

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“works cited” page with the sources that we had found, also known as a bibliography.

It was an interesting experience because we learned about new things and we also found a new way of writing.

— Talia Ehrenberg, Nadia Blankenship and Camille Anderson, fifth-graders

The Field School

Last week at The Field School was jam-packed. One of the major highlights was our diversity series guest speaker, Gyasi Ross, who addressed a schoolwide assembly on Monday. Mr. Ross is a member the Blackfeet Nation tribe. He is a father, an author, a speaker, a lawyer and a filmmaker. His speech was mainly about Native Americans and the hardships they have faced and still do face. When he talked about some of the specific issues that trouble Native Americans, it really moved many people. A lot of students said he was one of our best speakers in recent memory. “He was the bomb!” said enthusiastic eighth-grader Adrian Stuphan.

— Sophia Davison, eighth-grader

Hearst Elementary School

Ms. Molino’s 3-5 Communication & Education Support (CES) class is ready for spring weather!

This month, we learned many new spring words, such as “garden” and “dig.” What about the vocabulary words “ice cream” and “frozen yogurt”? Words we often hear as the weather warms up. We will soon take a field trip for frozen yogurt with Ms. A., Mr. Ryan and our teachers. This will give us a meaningful opportunity to practice sequencing, paying with money, following multi-step directions and utilizing public transportation. “I will pay with one-dollar bills!” said Briana Roye-Jones. How much money should we bring? Whose frozen yogurt will weigh the most? The possibilities are endless!

— Ms. Molino’s class

Key Elementary School

Mr. David Landeryou is the principal of Key School Elementary in the Palisades. He is the best principal ever. He has been principal for 17 years. The school loves him.

He started studying to be a principal in his 20s. “It was hard, but it was worth it,” said Mr. Landeryou. He appreciates the Key School community tremendously. “The kids are learning a lot of new things, and I thrive on this,” he added. He loves working with the teachers too. He is proud to be a principal at Key School.

“I got better at math because of the school,” said Lindsey Neal, second-grader.

He’s really fun, too. He put the

sponge relay in the field day and the bouncy house. Field day happens at the end of every year and is coming up. Mr. Landeryou helps plan it and participates in it in a big way. He was a famous football player once and knows how to run a winning team.

Key School is one of the leading public elementary schools in D.C. largely because of Mr. Landeryou. We are proud of our principal. He should win the Nobel Prize or something like it.

He is a great leader.

— Annabelle Baer, Lindsay Neal, Sabrina Sandhu, Avery Slover and Robert Swift, second-graders

National Presbyterian School

The fifth-graders at NPS are working on something called portfolios. I’ll tell you a little bit about it. Since September, the fifth-graders started collecting tests and homework for evidence in our portfolios. There are three academic goals and two personal goals. Each goal has three pieces of evidence and a reflection on whether you think that you met the goal. You can have pictures and videos for your evidence too.

In my portfolio one of my academic goals is to read more books independently. Then I have two pictures of my reading books.

Then I have a slide of how many books I have recently read independently. Then I have a reflection on whether I met that goal.

One of my personal goals is to practice more math on a website called IXL. I have a picture of my doing it. Then I have my reflection on whether I met that goal.

Making your portfolio is hard

work and it takes some time. You can add animations to make your portfolio special. Next you have to practice presenting your portfolio with a teacher. The hard work is done and now this is the time everyone has been waiting for: presenting your portfolio to your parents with your teacher!

The conference day for most people is April 15. I can’t wait to show my portfolio to my parents!

— Zoie Walden, fifth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

Every March our school has a competition called March Math Madness where students in first through fifth grades practice as many minutes of math they can.

It encourages kids to learn and have fun with mathematics. This year, my class won for the fifth year in a row! We won a trophy and a pizza party.

I completed over 2,200 minutes of math in total. Students were allowed to practice math in multiple ways including on paper or with an electronic device. Our teacher Mr. Corrigan showed us a fun website called prodigygame. com where your teacher can assign math problems for the class. It is an adventure-type game where you move around with your character fighting other players. Prodigy is a lot more fun than other math games.

The math contest was great. It is challenging, but I like challenges. Medals were awarded each week for the top three students in each class, and I was among the top winners. For me, math is easy, fun and one of my favorite subjects. I hope all students are encouraged to learn more math

because it can be fun and rewarding.

— John T., fifth-grader

Ross Elementary School

This week on Monday, we were able to go to Fillmore. It is no longer closing and will be open for the upcoming new school year. Everyone was happy to go Fillmore this week. If you don’t know what Fillmore is, it’s an art center where students get to pick a class if they are in the third, fourth or fifth grade. The lower grades go with their class to two different classes for each of the two periods.

The fourth grade has been working on their STEM Fair projects in different categories mainly on Wednesday because that’s when we have science class.

On Thursday, the fourth-graders were supposed to go to the White House, but it was canceled.

The whole grade was disappointed. But they are still happy because we will be working on our musical, “The 13 Colonies.”

The PK4 class has the most reenrollments for the school year 2016-17. Its prize was a free dress day and extra recess.

There will be no school on Friday and we get to stay home.

The reason there is not that much news is because everything is happening next week. For example, the kindergarten class will be going to the Smithsonian.

The fourth- and fifth-graders are going to the Kennedy Center.

Ross will be having its STEM Fair Learning Celebrations in their classrooms. Finally, second grade will be taking a bike trip.

— Ellen Lurie, fourth-grader

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Wednesday, April 20

Wednesday APRIL 20 Concert â&#x2013; In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Wilson High School will present its second annual jazz concert featuring the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jazz ensemble and alumni artists Samuel Prather, Malik Hunter and Danielle Jordan. 7 p.m. $10. Auditorium, Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. wilsonhs.org.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; William Geroux will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War Against Hitlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U-Boats.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. â&#x2013; Susan Silverman will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Casting Lots: Creating a Family in a Beautiful, Broken Worldâ&#x20AC;? in conversation by Nadine Epstein, editor and publisher of Moment Magazine. 7 p.m. Free.

Children & Teens Department, Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Christopher Elenstar, horticulturist at Brookside Gardens, will discuss pruning woody plants at a talk presented by the Takoma Horticultural Club. 7:30 p.m.

Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7764.

Films â&#x2013; As part of the fifth annual V4 Film Series, the Embassy of the Czech Republic will present a screening of Petr

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6:30 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW. v4screening.eventbrite.com. â&#x2013; The 30th annual Filmfest DC will continue with John Goldschmidtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dough,â&#x20AC;? starring Jonathan Pryce as a curmudgeonly old Jewish baker struggling to keep his family business going amid urban decay and encroaching development in Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s East End. 7 p.m. $13. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. filmfestdc.org. The festival will continue through Sunday with screenings at various venues. â&#x2013; The French CinĂŠmathèque series will feature Denis Dercourtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Harmony.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $6.75 to $12. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performances and readings â&#x2013; Local poets Barrett Warner and Donald Illich will read from their work. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; Georgetown Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society will present the Stephen Sondheim musical â&#x20AC;&#x153;Into the Woods.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $10 to $15. Stage III,

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Poulton Hall, Georgetown University, 1421 37th St. NW. 202-687-2787. Performances will continue Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m.

Thursday, April 21

Thursday APRIL 21 Art events â&#x2013; Rurban Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tructions, an international awareness initiative focusing on the importance of sustainable development with an emphasis on soil, will present an exhibition and event on edible landscape designs, sustainable culinary creations and global food security.

Speakers will include Jerry Glover, Meredith Sheperd, Roger Thurow and Denise Hicks. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Postmodern Foods Georgetown, 2920 M St. NW. art4development.net.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; A park ranger will read Dr. Seussâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; environmental classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lorax.â&#x20AC;? 4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Concerts â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebrating Benny Carter: Jazz Appreciation Monthâ&#x20AC;? will feature a concert by members of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Ensemble. Noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free. Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; The Take 5! Jazz Series will feature the Todd Marcus Quartet. 5 to 7 p.m.

Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; Macedonian vocalist Esma Redzepova â&#x20AC;&#x201D; known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Queen of Romani Songsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will perform in more than 10 languages in a show presented in collaboration with the Voice of Roma and the Library of Congress American Folklife Center. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The Speedbumps will perform.

7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Connected: Music in the Museumâ&#x20AC;? will feature the new music collective Interference performing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Washington Landscape.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free.

American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. â&#x2013; Jazz pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim will celebrate his Library of Congress residency with a concert featuring his music for piano, cello and woodwinds. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jazz at the Atlasâ&#x20AC;? will feature City of Poets, led by French pianist and composer Cedric Hanriot and American trumpeter Jason Palmer. 8 p.m. $28.

Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; The Planet Forward Summit on Sustainable Cities â&#x20AC;&#x201D; focusing on the innovations needed to feed, power and sustain future cities in the face of rapid urbanization and climate change â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will include an address by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building, George Washington University, 805 21st

Thursday, april 21 â&#x2013; Discussion: Novelist Helen Oyeyemi (shown) will discuss her sixth work of fiction, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours,â&#x20AC;? a collection of stories in which keys figure literally and figuratively in each narrative by opening doors and hearts, and locking away secrets. Joining her in conversation will be Margaret Talbot, author and staff writer at The New Yorker. 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

St. NW. planetforward.org/2016summit.

The summit will continue Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. â&#x2013; Craig Wilder, professor of history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Universities,â&#x20AC;? will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;War and Priests: Catholic Colleges and Slavery in the Age of Revolutionâ&#x20AC;? in conversation with Maurice Jackson, associate professor of history at Georgetown University. 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations requested. Riggs Library, Healy Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. goo.gl/forms/8d3GR8dlLJ. â&#x2013; Fiber artist and educator Hillary Steel will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rooted in Tradition,â&#x20AC;? about her artwork on view at the McLean Project for the Arts. Noon. Free.

George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. â&#x2013; Dick Helm, a former paramilitary adviser, operations officer, senior manager and chief of station for the Central Intelligence Agency, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Craft We Chose: My Life in the CIA.â&#x20AC;? 1 to 4 p.m. Free. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. â&#x2013; Clyde Prestowitz, founder and president of the Economic Strategy Institute, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Japan Restored: How Japan Can Reinvent Itself and Why This Is Important for America and the World.â&#x20AC;? 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. McGhee Library, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. â&#x2013; Omar Shakir, fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights, and Rahul Saksena, attorney for Palestine Legal, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions,â&#x20AC;? a global grass-roots movement initiated by Palestinian civil society in 2005 to attract public attention. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required.

The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. thejerusalemfund.org. â&#x2013; Rachael DeLue, associate professor of American art at Princeton University, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Translating Nature,â&#x20AC;? about the manner in which European

and American artists from various time periods and regions approached the representation of nature. 6:30 p.m. $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hera Hub DCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Power Panel: Female Founders and Financing Optionsâ&#x20AC;? will feature entrepreneurs sharing insights on raising capital to launch or grow your business through crowdfunding, angel investment, and government and conventional loans. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $35 to $40. Hera Hub DC, Suite 100, 5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-803-2321. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pati Jinich: The Tastes of Modern Mexicoâ&#x20AC;? will feature the cookbook author and PBS host (shown) in conversation with National Geographic food writer Mary Beth Albright about Jinichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mexican Today: New and Rediscovered Recipes for Contemporary Kitchens.â&#x20AC;? A book signing and a reception with Mexican treats will follow. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $63. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Dave Isay, a six-time Peabody Award winner and a MacArthur â&#x20AC;&#x153;Geniusâ&#x20AC;?

Fellow, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work,â&#x20AC;? in which he explores how people choose what they do, and the devotion they bring to it. Joining Isay in conversation will be Matthew McCleskey, host of WAMUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Morning Edition.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free.

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; The George Washington University Interior Architecture and Design Department will present a lecture by Manhattan-based designer William Sofield, known for a holistic approach to design that addresses the requirements of living. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Continental Ballroom, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. gwiad8.eventbrite. com. â&#x2013; Panelists will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bearing Witness to Genocide: The Plight of Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Iraq.â&#x20AC;? 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Annenberg Theater, Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. religiousfreedomcenter.org. â&#x2013; Communications expert and facilitator Maura Policelli will lead a meeting of the Tenleytown Memoir & Essay Writing Club. 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Book Club will discuss Anthony Doerrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the Light We Cannot See,â&#x20AC;? 2015 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. 7:30 p.m. Free.

Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. julia.strusienski@dc.gov. â&#x2013; A Middle East lecture series will feature a talk on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Israel/Palestine: Past, Present and Futureâ&#x20AC;? by Ambassador Warren Clark, retired U.S. diplomat and executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace. 7:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. chevychasepc.org.

Films â&#x2013; Senior Cinema Thursday will feature Nicholas Hytnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lady in the Van,â&#x20AC;? starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings. 10:30 a.m. $5 for ages 62 and older. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 30 ■ The West End Library Movie Extravaganza will feature Martin Scorsese’s 2010 film “Shutter Island.” 2:30 p.m.

Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

■ The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy will present the film “America’s Diplomats,” followed by a panel discussion about the history of the U.S. Foreign Service from Ben Franklin to Benghazi. 6 to 8 p.m. Free.

Room 112, Reiss Science Building, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ George Washington University will host the D.C. premiere of Jeffrey Brown’s film “Sold,” an adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Patricia McCormick. A Q&A with Brown and producer Jane Charles will follow. 6 to 9 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Ave. NW. bit.ly/1MizzRf. ■ The National Archives will present Chris Szwedo’s film “Eye on the 60s: The Iconic Photography of Rowland Scherman,” which offers a portrait of the former Life photographer who captured the essence of America’s most remarkable decade. A post-screening discussion will feature Szwedo and Edith Lee-Payne, who, at 12, was the subject of one of Scherman’s most famous images from the March on Washington.

7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202357-5000.

■ As part of the fifth annual V4 Film Series, the Embassy of Hungary will present a screening of Szabolcs Hajdu’s 2006 movie “White Palms,” about a former Olympics gymnast remembering his troubled youth while helping coach a headstrong youngster. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of Hungary, 2950 Spring of Freedom St. NW. rsvp.was@mfa.gov.hu.

■ The DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival will open with Iranian director Yaser Talebi’s dark comedy “Road to Perdition.” An opening night reception will follow. 8 to 10 p.m. $20. Atlantic Plumbing Cinema, 807 V St. NW. apafilm.org. The festival will continue through Sunday with various screenings and seminars.

Performance ■ Georgetown University will present a new take on Shakespeare’s classic comedy “Twelfth Night.” 8 p.m. $7 to $15. Gonda Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

Special events ■ Kramerbooks & Afterwords will hold its first Fiction Book Swap, with readers asked to bring a beloved book, write a blurb about why it’s a favorite, and swap it for someone else’s special book. The event is for ages 21 and older, and books must be fiction titles published at least three years ago and in great condition (no children’s or young adult titles, mass-market editions or self-published books). 6:30 p.m. Free.

Hillyer Art Space, 9 Hillyer Court NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Vermouthier Dwight Grimm will present “The Herbal Apéritif: A Tasting

Journey of Vermouth,” featuring samples of contemporary labels and their constituent herbs. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $25 to $35; reservations required. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Septime Webre, artistic director at the Washington Ballet, will receive honors as the Sitar Arts Center’s at the “Color the Night — Brighten the Future” Gala, which will feature a reception, dinner and silent auction. 6:30 to 10 p.m. $250 to $1,000. Reservations required.

Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 2016sitarartscentergala.eventbrite.com.

Tour ■ “Gardener’s Focus: Seasonal Designs” will highlight Hillwood’s spring plantings, which include over 25,000 blossoming bulbs. 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.

Included in suggested donation of $5 to $15 for museum admission; tickets distributed at 10 a.m. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. The tour will repeat Friday at 2:30 p.m.

Friday, April 22

Friday APRIL 22 Concerts ■ The Friday Noon Concert series will feature the Eastern Standard Time Jazz Quartet. Noon. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282.

■ The Friday Morning Music Club will present works by Brahms and Glazunov.

Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075.

■ Wesley Parrott of Philadelphia will present an organ recital. 12:15 p.m.

Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103.

■ The Friday Music Series will present pianist John Kamitsuka performing Bach’s monumental “Goldberg Variations.” 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787.

■ “Discovery Artist in the KC Jazz Club” will feature the Peter and Will Anderson Quintet, led by twin brothers.

7 and 9 p.m. $25. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600.

■ The Choral Arts Society of Washington’s Choral Arts Chamber Singers and guest artists Hesperus Viols will present “The Imitative Game,” highlighting the beauty and complexity of counterpoint through a wide range of repertoire spanning multiple centuries. 7:30 p.m. $25. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. choralarts.org.

■ “Jazz at the Atlas” will feature jazz vocalist and composer Joanna Wallfisch and pianist Dan Tepfer. 8 p.m. $28.

Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

■ Americana troubadour Brian Dolzani will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ Christopher Highley, professor of English at Ohio State University, will discuss “Gadding and Girding at the Blackfriars.” Noon. Free; reservations required. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.

■ “Meet a Spy” will feature a talk by Melissa Boyle Mahle, a former U.S. intel-

Exhibit features Spanish illustrators

admission to the show, a cocktail and light hors d’oeuvres.

A highlight of the show this year will be 12 glass sculptures by worldfamous glass artist Dale Chihuly, who is the 2016 recipient of the Visionary

On exhibit Award. A preview night reception will take place today from 5 to 9 p.m. to international publications, galleries with the cost of tickets starting at and museums, will open tomorrow at $500. smithsoniancraftshow.org. the Former Residence of the ■ “Our Environment — From Dream to Ambassadors of Spain in WashMemory,” highlighting the Ecuadorington, D.C. The show will continue ean artist Herman Illescas’s concern through June 26. A live mural painting for environmental issues such as

by Ricardo Cavolo will take place this deforestation, opened Monday at the Mikel Casal’s “Pisco” is part of an exhibit of works by Spanish Friday and Saturday during regular IDB Staff Association Art Galgallery hours. lery, where it will continue through illustrators.

Located at 2801 16th St. NW, the April 29.

Ave. NW, the museum is open Tuesgallery is open Thursday through Sun- Located at 1300 New York Ave. day through Saturday from 10 a.m. to day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-728NW, the gallery is open Monday 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 2334. through Friday p.m. One-hour guided tours of the ■ The Smithsofrom noon to 6 mansion begin at 15 minutes past nian Craft p.m. 202-623the hour. 202-785-2040.

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American crafts ■ “The Adventur- ■ “For the Record: Changing D.C.,” by 120 artists, ous Life of Isabel the Historical Society of Washington, will take place Anderson,” high- D.C.’s second annual juried competition and exhibition, opened last week lighting the life tomorrow from Works by glass artist Dale at the Carnegie Library. On view of a 20th-centu10:30 a.m. to 8 Chihuly are on display at this through July 16, the exhibit features ry Washington p.m., Friday and images from across the city, including year’s Smithsonian Craft Show. philanthropist, Saturday from war nurse, politi- the National Arboretum, Chinatown 10:30 a.m. to cal commentator, world traveler, patri- and many other locations.

5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m.

Located at 801 K St. NW, the to 5 p.m. at the National Building ot, author and arts patron, opened Museum, located at 401 F St. NW. recently at the Anderson House, the exhibit space is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is Admission costs $20. headquarters of the Society of the Cincinnati. It will remain on view there open special Saturday hours on May A special “Friends Night Out” will 21, June 11 and July 16 from 10 a.m. through Sept. 18. take place tomorrow from 5 to 8 p.m. to 4 p.m. 202-249-3955. at a cost of $25 and will include Located at 2118 Massachusetts “Spanish Illustrators: The Color of Optimism,” featuring works of contemporary artists who are creating new trends and frequently contribute

ligence officer and 16-year covert operative for the CIA in the Middle East. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798.

■ Documentary filmmaker Mai Masri will discuss her feature film “3000 Nights,” which won the 2015 Women’s International Film and Television Showcase Jury Award. 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Free; reservations required. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. thejerusalemfund.org.

Films ■ As part of the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival, the Embassy of the Philippines will host a Filipino lunch and a community screening of Marissa Aroy’s documentary “The Delano Manongs,” about labor organizer Larry Itliong and a group of Filipino farm workers who instigated the 1965 strike that brought about the creation of the United Farm Workers union. Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Embassy of the Philippines, 1600 Massachusetts Ave. NW. apafilm.org.

■ The Potter’s House and Indie Lens

Pop-Up will present “The Armor of Light,” about two people of faith who come together to explore the contradictions of a nation fire with gun violence. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. ilpopup-armor-apr22.eventbrite.com.

■ Reel Affirmations XTRA will present Susanna Helke’s documentary “American Vagabond,” about the coming of age of a gay boy growing up in smalltown America, at 7 p.m.; and Sampson McCormick’s documentary “A Tough Act to Follow,” about the experiences of a black, openly gay stand-up comic (followed by a cocktail reception and Q&A with McCormick), at 9 p.m. $12 to $25 per screening. Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. reelaffirmations.org.

Performances ■ Students from the Washington Ballet at Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC), which provides community-oriented ballet training for ages 4 through 18 in Southeast D.C., will present an evening of dance. 6 p.m.

Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600.

■ The GW Dance Festival 2016 will feature Hannah Ayasse’s piece “upon hearing,” an examination of the concept of listening and the role of a listener through curated poetry and original choreography. 7 p.m. Free. Building J Studio Theater, George Washington University, 2131 G St. NW. theatredance. columbian.gwu.edu. The performance will repeat Saturday at 1 p.m.

■ “DEMO: Place” will feature an adventurous cast of musicians and dancers to explore and share the worlds they came from. The show will feature Lil Buck, Ron “Prime Tyme” Myles, Sandeep Das, Johnny Gandelsman, Cristina Pato, Wu Tong and Kate Davis. 7 p.m.

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202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7 p.m. â&#x2013; Comedian Tracy Morgan will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Picking Up the Pieces.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $79 to $99. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Theatre du Jour will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;To Have Done With the Judgement of God,â&#x20AC;?

Antonin Artaudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1947 radio play that rants against government and religion.

7:30 p.m. $15 to $20. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Special events â&#x2013; The U.S. Botanic Garden will celebrate Earth Day with an open house featuring hands-on activities. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Conservatory Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â&#x2013; The Ecologic Institute will celebrate Earth Day with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eight to Infinity,â&#x20AC;? a program that explores the past, present and future of environmentalism through art. The event will feature artwork by students at Shawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seaton Elementary School, a discussion by author Andrea Wulf of her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Invention of Nature,â&#x20AC;? and a presentation by the Ecologic Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Camilla Baush on a juried art exhibition from Germany. 5 to 9:30 p.m. Free; registration suggested.

Hillyer Art Space, 9 Hillyer Court NW. eighttoinfinity.eventbrite.com. â&#x2013; Alliance Française de Washington will host a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Macaron Tastingâ&#x20AC;? led by Amelie Burke and Suzanne Monnard, the culinary creators of Parisian Macaroons. 7 p.m. $25 to $30. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Nationals will play the Minnesota Twins. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Saturday at 1:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m.

Tour â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Historic & Growing,â&#x20AC;? a guided garden tour, will trace two centuries of

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Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org.

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Saturday APRIL 23 Art event â&#x2013; Christ Church Georgetown will hold an art show and sale. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free admission. Christ Church Georgetown, 31st and O streets NW. 202-3336677. The event will continue Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saturday Morning at the Nationalâ&#x20AC;? will feature Synetic Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miraculous Magic Balloon,â&#x20AC;? featuring pantomime sketches incorporating music, ballet, clowning and audience participation.

9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; reservations suggested. Helen Hayes Gallery, National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. thenationaldc.org/events. â&#x2013; Rock Creek Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Junior Ranger Dayâ&#x20AC;? will feature workshops on how to make a cornhusk doll, how to make a map and how to tie knots. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070. â&#x2013; A park ranger will lead a planetarium program on American Indian star stories and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Art historian Aneta GeorgievskaShine will lead a class on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Giants of the Northern Renaissance: Van Eyck, Durer, Bosch and Bruegel.â&#x20AC;? 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. $90 to $140. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030. â&#x2013; Instructor Luz Verost will lead a casual Spanish Conversation Club session designed to grow, revive or develop Spanish language skills. 10 to 11 a.m.

Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; Volunteer teachers from the Washington English Center will hold a weekly conversational practice circle for adults who already have some English speak-

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ing ability. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. â&#x2013; Aaron McGovern, owner of Alphonse Italian Market & Osteria, will present a cooking class on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Artisanal Pasta Makingâ&#x20AC;? as part of a monthly Italian culinary series. Noon to 2 p.m. $45.

Alphonse Italian Market & Osteria, 1212 U St. NW. 202-735-0525.

Concerts â&#x2013; As part of Jazz Appreciation Month, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Birthday, Ellaâ&#x20AC;? will feature an Ella Fitzgerald tribute concert by the Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Ensemble, with internationally acclaimed â&#x20AC;&#x153;speed painterâ&#x20AC;? Dan Dunn creating artworks inspired by the music.

2 to 4 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; Prague-New York Effects will present a transatlantic collaboration of music and dance. 2 p.m. Free. West Building, West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; The Smithsonian Chamber Music Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Masterworks of Four Centuries concert series will feature the Smithsonian Chamber Players, Smithsonian Consort of Viols and the Castle Trio will perform works by Schoenberg and Mahler.

7:30 p.m. $22 to $28. Music Hall, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Jazz@Wesley will present a Jazz Appreciation Month concert by the Nasar Abadey Quartet. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $7 to $10; free for ages 12 and younger. Wesley United Methodist Church, 5312 Connecticut Ave. NW. wesleydc.org. â&#x2013; The American University Workshop will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sonic Explorations,â&#x20AC;? featuring varied musical styles of unique instrumental combinations. 8 p.m. $5 to $10. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2787. â&#x2013; Julia Bogorad-Kogan (shown), a D.C. native and principal flutist of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, will perform works by Telemann, Schubert, MartinĂź, Schiff, BartĂłk and Taffanel with pianist Lydia Artymiw as part of the Washington Conservatory Piano Plus! Concert Series. 8 p.m. Free; $20 donation suggested. Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. 301-320-2770. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jazz at the Atlasâ&#x20AC;? will feature the Tizer Trio. 8 p.m. $28. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts. org. â&#x2013; Folk musician Ben de la Cour will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. â&#x2013; Lakou Mizik, a collective of Haitian roots musicians, will perform a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roots and Soul Revue,â&#x20AC;? featuring master vodou drummer Sanba Zao and combining African, French, Caribbean and American influences in danceable music. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Collector and docent Amy Rispin and quilt artists Barbara Korengold and

Saturday, april 23 â&#x2013; Concert: The S&R Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Overtures Concert Series will feature flutist Yoobin Son (shown) and pianist Ryo Yanagitani performing works by Bach, KargElert, Gaubert and Prokofiev. 7:30 p.m. $65. Evermay, 1623 28th St. NW. overtureseries.org.

Floris Flam will discuss current trends in appliquĂŠ quilts, progress made in contemporary machine quilting, and classic Pennsylvania Dutch quilt designs. 10:30 a.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. â&#x2013; U.S. Botanic Garden science education volunteer Todd Brethauer will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Beauty & Botany of Monocot Spring Flowers.â&#x20AC;? 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â&#x2013; American furniture designer and maker Tom Moser will discuss his latest book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moser: Legacy in Woodâ&#x20AC;? and debut his newest design, the Auburn Chair. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. Thos. Moser Washington, DC Showroom, 1028 33rd St. NW. 202-793-2606. â&#x2013; Sharon Pendana, author of the guidebook â&#x20AC;&#x153;Secret Washington, D.C.â&#x20AC;? will discuss the well-concealed treasures of the city â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including a Darth Vader grotesque on a church and a giant chair â&#x20AC;&#x201D; revealed only to those who wander off the beaten track. 1 p.m. Free. Peabody Room, Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0233. â&#x2013; Regina Alvarez, assistant professor at Queensborough Community College, will discuss the flora of New York Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Central Park. 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

Family programs â&#x2013; The National Archives Foundation will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cherry Blossom Family Day,â&#x20AC;? featuring activities for the entire family that explore how countries show their friendship through treaties and unusual gifts. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Boeing Learning Center, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â&#x2013; Miller Jeanne Minor and the Friends of Peirce Mill will host â&#x20AC;&#x153;Run of the Mill,â&#x20AC;? a chance to see Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only surviving gristmill in action. The dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events will also include childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070.

Films â&#x2013; The Mount Pleasant Library will

present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sicario,â&#x20AC;? about an idealistic FBI agent enlisted by a government task force to help in the escalating war against drugs at the U.S.-Mexico border.

2 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. â&#x2013; As part of a symposium on the film, television, radio and concert hall music of Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, the National Gallery of Art will host a screening of Alfred Hitchcockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1958 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vertigo.â&#x20AC;? 2:30 p.m.

Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-­842-­6799. â&#x2013; Reel Affirmations XTRA will present Kerstin Karlhuberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2016 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fair Haven,â&#x20AC;? about the struggles of a young piano prodigy who returns home to his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farm after a long stay in ex-gay conversion therapy. A reception and Q&A reception with the director, cast and crew will follow. 8 p.m. $20. Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. reelaffirmations.org.

Performances and readings â&#x2013; Area poet Sistah Joy will present an afternoon of poetry. 1 p.m. Free.

Black Studies Center, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1211. â&#x2013; Dancer and choreographer Jessie Laurita-Spanglet will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alongside,â&#x20AC;? an evening of contemporary dance. Also featured will be members of the Wake Forest University Dance Company and electric violinist David Schulman. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miranda Singsâ&#x20AC;? will feature the international YouTube sensation in a night of hilarious comedy, hit songs, magic tricks, dramatic readings of hate mail, and never-before-seen videos. 7 p.m. $35 to $70. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The In Series will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cosi Fan Tutte Goes Hollywood,â&#x20AC;? Nick Olcottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comedic English retelling of the masterpiece by Mozart and DaPonte. 8 p.m. $22 to $45. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. The performance will repeat April 24 and May 1 at 4 p.m. and April 30 at 8 p.m. â&#x2013; Laugh Index Theatre will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Hot Seat,â&#x20AC;? featuring house comics and two improv teams. 10 p.m. $8 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833.

Special events â&#x2013; The student-organized TEDxFoggyBottom event â&#x20AC;&#x153;Think Nextâ&#x20AC;? will feature live presentations, artistic performances and interactive exhibits. Speakers will include a medical innovator, music reinventors and a zero waste advocate. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. $25. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. â&#x2013; In honor of Earth Day, a community recycling fair will collect old computers and printers for Project Reboot; bicycles and parts for Bikes for the World; VHS and cassette tapes for recycling; and household batteries and CFL bulbs for safe disposal. The Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Recycling will answer questions, Veterans Compost will present a composting demonstration, and kids can plant milkSee Events/Page 33

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Free. St. Alban’s Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286.

■ The National Zoo’s Earth Day event will feature gardening tips from horticulturists, a tour of the Zoo’s green facilities, special demonstrations and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu.

■ The Georgetown House Tour, now in its 85th year, will showcase 10 homes in the neighborhood. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $50. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW. georgetownhousetour.com.

Sporting event ■ D.C. United will play the New England Revolution. 5:30 p.m. $20 to $200.

RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000.

Walks and tours ■ Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of “City of Trees: The Complete Field Guide to the Trees of Washington, D.C.,” will lead a Spring Tree Tour of the Capitol Grounds. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Meet in front of the Conservatory entrance on the terrace at the U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Washington Walks “Get Local!” series will explore Capitol Hill and Eastern Market. 11 a.m. $15 to $20. Meet outside the Eastern Market Metro station. washingtonwalks.com.

■ “Gargoyle Tower Climb” will provide a close-up look at various gargoyles and grotesques while visiting the open-air walkway wrapping around the Washington National Cathedral’s two western towers. 1 p.m. $50; reservations required. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org.

Sunday,APRIL April 24 24 Sunday Children’s programs ■ “NSO Family Concert: Lights! Canvas! Music!” will feature internationally acclaimed “speed painter” Dan Dunn joining the orchestra to turn musical favorites into visual artwork. 2 and 4 p.m. $15 to $18. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program on “Revolutionary Skies: Deflating Patriot Myths,” about the night sky during major events of the American Revolution and whether famous artworks are correct (for ages 7 and older).

4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Classes and workshops ■ The Washington Sculptors Group will present “Micro-Monuments Workshop: Pillars, Cornerstones: Verticalism in Arts and Philosophy,” led by Artemis Herber, which will feature hands-on activities with discarded, found or readymade objects, exploring principles of vertical structures as architectural elements. Attendees should bring tools, glue and small found objects. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required by April 20. House A, Center for Hellenic Studies, 3100 Whitehaven St. NW. events@chs.harvard.edu.

■ Certified meditation and mindfulness instructor Cynthia Kane, author of “How to Communicate Like a Buddhist,”

will present “Mindful Communication.” 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ Visiting artisan Federico Ribigini of Geribi Studio in Umbria will present a ceramic painting class. 3 to 6 p.m. $125; reservations required. Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW. viaumbria.com/events.

■ ArtJamz will present a guided “DC Skyline” art class. 5 to 7 p.m. $32 to $35. ArtJamz Dupont Studio, 1728 Connecticut Ave. NW. artjamzdc.com.

Concerts ■ The Washington Bach Consort will present “Simply Magnificat,” featuring Bach’s setting of the ancient hymn performed by sopranos Robin Beckman and Laura Choi Stuart, mezzo-soprano Kristen Dubenion-Smith, tenor Matthew Loyal Smith, and basses Richard Giarusso and Steven Combs. Lecture at 2 p.m.; concert at 3 p.m. $10 to $69. National Presbyterian Church, 4000 Nebraska Ave. NW. bachconsort.org.

■ The American University Symphonic Band will present “Cinematic Sound,” celebrating the music of the screen, both big and small. 3 p.m. $5 to $10.

Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3634.

■ Inscape will perform works by John Harbison, Chen Yi, Asha Srinivasan and Toru Takemitsu. 3:30 p.m. Free. West Building, West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ Violist Lawrence Power (shown) and pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips will perform. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music.

■ Middle C Music will host a family recital. 5 to 6 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-2447326.

■ The Georgetown University Orchestra and cellist Roy Park, winner of the orchestra’s 2015 Concerto Competition, will perform works by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. 5 p.m. $5; free for students. Gaston Hall, Healy Building, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787.

■ “Jazz at the Atlas” will feature tenor saxophonist Brad Linde, pianist Harry Appelman and drummer Kevin McDonald in “The Lonely Poet Project.”

7 p.m. $28. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

■ Buika, a star in contemporary world music, jazz and Flamenco, will perform. 8 p.m. $30 to $50. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800.

Discussions and lectures ■ Jeffrey Selingo will discuss his book “There Is Life After College: What Parents and Students Should Know About Navigating School to Prepare for the Jobs of Tomorrow,” which examines the transition from higher education to the job market, with insights on employers’ needs and attitudes. 1 p.m. Free.

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Facilitator Paula Mays will lead a discussion of the lives, beliefs and actions of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King Jr. — both pastors and

theologians called to action in extraordinary times, and both martyred in the month of April. 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. registrations@cathedral.org.

■ Vidya Dehejia, professor of Indian art at Columbia University, will discuss “An Eleventh-Century Master Sculptor: Ten Thousand Pearls Adorn a Bronze” as part of a series of lectures on sacred bronzes in Chola, India. 2 p.m. Free.

East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-­737-­4215. A screening of the lecture will be shown Wednesday at noon in the East Building Auditorium.

■ The Legends & Lore DC Book Discussion Series will focus on “Lincoln” by Gore Vidal. 2 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202282-3080.

■ Geoffrey Cowan, president of the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, will discuss his book “Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary,” which recounts how Roosevelt promoted primaries as a way to gain the popular vote. 3:30 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919.

■ Francesca Zambello, artistic director of the Washington National Opera, will lead a discussion of the women of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle, with musical excerpts and a reception. 4 to 6 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Performance Hall, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

■ Sean B. Carroll, vice president for science education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and professor of molecular biology and genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss his book “The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters,” which examines the rules of life and their implications for medical treatments. 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ A fiction panel will feature readings and talks by Samuel Ligon, author of “Among the Dead and Dreaming” and “Wonderland”; Roy Kesey, author of “Any Deadly Thing”; Amber Sparks, author of “The Unfinished World”; and Robert Lopez, author of “Good People.” 6 p.m.

Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ As part of an education series leading up to the Funk Parade, Knowledge Commons DC will host a workshop and performance led by Isabelle De Leon of the rock bands Ivy Rose and Prinze George on “Everyone’s a Drummer: Breaking Gender Stereotypes in ‘Male’ Genres.” 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. 7DrumLessons, 2008 8th St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org.

Family programa ■ The Lab School of Washington’s 2016 Spring Fair at the Dragon’s Lair will feature games, prizes, laser tag, bungee, giant slide, food, a plant sale and more. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. $1 per ticket. Lab School of Washington, 4759 Reservoir Road NW. 202-965-6600.

■ “Shakespeare’s Birthday” will feature music and theater performances, discussions, a sword-fighting demonstration, birthday cake and a tour of the Folger Shakespeare Library’s reading rooms. Noon to 4 p.m. Free admission.

Christopherson and Brad Barber’s documentary “Peace Officer,” about policecivilian relations through the eyes of a former sheriff who established Utah’s first SWAT team, only to see the same unit kill his son-in-law in a controversial standoff 30 years later. 5 to 7 p.m. Free.

Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Sunday, april 24 ■ Concert: Washington Performing Arts will feature violist Antoine Tamestit presenting works by Bach and Ligeti. 7 p.m. $40. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600.

Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077.

Films ■ “Sunday Movies at Middle C” will feature Cole Porter’s musical “Kiss Me Kate.” 2 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-2447326.

■ The National Gallery of Art will present the Washington premiere of “Notfilm,” which tells the turbulent story behind the making of “Film,” Samuel Beckett’s only screenplay and itself a short film that pays homage to actor Buster Keaton. A screening of “Film” will follow. 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-8426799.

■ The 30th annual Filmfest DC will conclude by showing the biting political satire “My Internship in Canada,” with director Philippe Falardeau in attendance. A reception will follow. 4 p.m. $25. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. filmfestdc.org.

■ Busboys and Poets will host an Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of Scott

Performances and readings ■ D.C. nonagenarian poet Emmy Lu Daly will read from her latest book, “And Then Again … .” 2 to 3 p.m. Free. Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. 202-232-5483.

■ On Target Family Night, the organizers of the Funk Parade will present a preview of the May 7 celebration of U Street, D.C. and the spirit of funk. 6 p.m.

Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600.

Walks ■ A park ranger will lead a two-mile walk to Meridian Hill Park. 10 a.m. Free.

Meet at the Picnic Grove 24 playground at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Colorado Avenue and 16th streets NW. 202-859-6070.

■ “Be a Statue, and Get Fit!” will feature a walk around Meridian Hill Park and an introduction to new exercises. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Free. Meet at the Joan of Arc statue at Meridian Hill Park, 16th Street between Euclid and W streets NW. 202-895-6070.

Monday, April 25 Monday APRIL 25 Classes and workshops ■ Yoga teacher Robin Glantz, owner of Vibrant Health, will lead a “Viniyoga” class. 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Free; reservations requested. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. tenleylibrary@dc.gov.

■ Choreographer Nejla Yatkin will present a series of workshops exploring the interaction of people and the environment through dance and movement.

6 p.m. $50; reservations required.

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Science of Spirituality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizona Ave. NW. dcinfo@sos.org.

Concerts â&#x2013; Sammy Miller and the Congregation will play joyful jazz designed to emphasize the power of community through music that entertains and uplifts. 6 p.m. Free.

Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. â&#x2013; The George Washington University Department of Music will present a combined band and orchestra concert celebrating the life and work of the late Benno Fritz, director and founder of the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band program. Proceeds will benefit the Benno Fritz Memorial Fund.

7 p.m. $10 to $15. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. â&#x2013; World Projects Corp. will present the Washington DC International Music Festival 2016, featuring the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra of Bethesda; the Cerritos High School Wind Symphony of Cerritos, Calif.; and the Capital Wind Symphony of Washington, D.C. 7:30 p.m. $30. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The Blues Alley Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Band Jam!â&#x20AC;? will feature the U.S. Navy Commodores and saxophonist Andrew White. 8 and 10 p.m. Free; reservations required. Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-337-4141. â&#x2013; The University of the District of Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;JAZZaliveâ&#x20AC;? series will present the Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival featuring powerhouse jazz ensembles from UDC, Howard University and the University of Maryland. 8 p.m. $10 to $20. Theatre of the Arts, Building 46-East, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-274-5803.

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Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202357-5000. â&#x2013; The monthly Dupont Circle Village Live and Learn Seminar will feature a talk on â&#x20AC;&#x153;How Safe Is Your Home?â&#x20AC;? by Stephen Hage of Strategies for Independent Living, a specialist in design and construction for people with disabilities and seniors aging in place. 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free for Dupont Circle Village members; $10 for others. Reservations requested. Lower-floor meeting room, Hamilton House Apartments, 1255 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-234-2567. â&#x2013; The Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House will host a talk

by Mariam Fathalla and Amena Ashkar, two stateless Palestinians from refugee camps in Lebanon. 6 to 8 p.m. Free.

Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. 202-232-5483. â&#x2013; Peter Willcox will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greenpeace Captain: My Adventures in Protecting the Future of Our Planet,â&#x20AC;? about his 30 years sailing with Greenpeace and the adventures he had. 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. â&#x2013; Former Media Matters for America executive vice president Ari Rabin-Havt will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lies, Incorporated: The World of Post-Truth Politics,â&#x20AC;? which examines how special-interest groups and politicians have engaged in campaigns of misinformation over the past 60 years on gun control, abortion, immigration and other issues. 6:30 p.m.

Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202387-7638. â&#x2013; Historian Pamela Haag will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Gunning of America,â&#x20AC;? which tells the story of the Winchester rifle, the Winchester family and the origins of American gun culture. 6:30 p.m.

Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-­387-­1400. â&#x2013; Joanna Marsh, senior curator of contemporary interpretation at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art in the Anthropocene.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Q?rius Theater, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. mnh.si.edu. â&#x2013; Landscape architect Alan Ward will discuss the photographic process he uses to see and interpret the essence of designed landscapes. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $12 to $20; reservations required.

National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. â&#x2013; Fred Plotkin, an expert on all things Italian, will discuss Friuli-Venezia Giulia as part of a series on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Six More Italian Regions Worth Discovering.â&#x20AC;? 6:45 to 9 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-3030. â&#x2013; Noted commentator and novelist Anna Quindlen will discuss her eighth

Monday, april 25 â&#x2013; Discussion: Parag Khanna, a leading global strategist, world traveler and best-selling author, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization,â&#x20AC;? which details global connectivity as the next stage of globalism. 7:30 p.m. $10. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic Museum, 1600 M St. NW. 202857-7700. novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Valley,â&#x20AC;? which tells the story of a family rooted in a small Pennsylvania town as the decades pass from the 1960s on. Joining her in conversation will be Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author Connie Schultz. 7 p.m.

Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;37th and Jessup: Classmates Divided by Bars, United for Justiceâ&#x20AC;? will feature a discussion of a course at Georgetown University that regularly took 15 students to the maximum-security prison in Jessup, Md., to work with inmates on innovative proposals for criminal justice and prison reform. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations requested.

Auditorium, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. â&#x2013; The ManKind Project Mid-Atlantic Area will present a talk on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Preparing Our Children for a Diverse Worldâ&#x20AC;? by Samantha Sweeney, founder of Culturally Competent Kids. 7 to 9 p.m. Free.

First floor, Ralph Bunche International Affairs Center, Howard University, 2218 6th St. NW. midatlantic.mkpusa.org. â&#x2013; As part of the Folger Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shakespeare Anniversary Lecture Series, Harvard University humanities professor and author Stephen Greenblatt will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life Stories.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. â&#x2013; Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time.â&#x20AC;? 7:45 p.m. $30. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877987-6487.

Films â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marvelous Movie Mondaysâ&#x20AC;? will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joe Gouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secret,â&#x20AC;? about the relationship between a New York writer and a disheveled bohemian who wanders around 1940s Greenwich Village talking about his plans for an oral history of the world. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free.

Meeting Room, Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-2820021. â&#x2013; The Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital and Indie Lens Pop-Up will present Scott Christopherson and Brad

Barberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peace Officer,â&#x20AC;? about police-civilian relations. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcenterdc.org. â&#x2013; The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present a 30th anniversary screening of Josh Waletzkyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1986 documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;Partisans of Vilna,â&#x20AC;? about the Jewish resistance fighters who staged a sabotage offensive against the Nazi army in the Polish city of Vilna. A Q&A with producer Aviva Kempner will follow. 7:30 to 9 p.m. $13.50. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

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Tuesday APRIL 26 Concerts â&#x2013; The Friday Morning Music Club will perform a chamber concert featuring works by Vivaldi, Mozart and others.

Noon. Free. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288. â&#x2013; The Beau Soir Ensemble will perform a varied program for viola, flute and harp. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-3472635. â&#x2013; Fortas Chamber Music Concerts will feature violinist Josef Spacek (shown) and pianist Miroslav Sekera performing works by Bach, Szymanowski, YasĂże, Prokofiev and Saint-SaĂŤns. 7 p.m. $32.

Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. â&#x2013; DC College Access Program will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Night of DC-CAPITAL STARS: The Sounds of Movie Music,â&#x20AC;? featuring the top 10 finalists from the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talent competition among D.C. public and charter high school students. 7 p.m. $35 to $45. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The Shanghai Quartet will perform an all-Chinese program with guest artist Wu Man on the pipa, or Chinese lute.

7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $15. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of American History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; The Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble will perform works by Grammy-winning writer and producer Quincy Jones, as well as other jazz standards. 8 p.m. $5; free for students. Gonda Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. â&#x2013; Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free.

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Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will host a lecture by Marc Lackritz, president of Wall Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main trade association, on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Prudent Manager of Our Economy or Undemocratic Threat to Our Liberty?: The Long, Strange Career of the Federal Reserve.â&#x20AC;? 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Free. Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-­895-­4860. â&#x2013; Homayra Ziad, a scholar of Islam at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies in Baltimore, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the Intersection of Social Justice and Islam.â&#x20AC;? Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30.

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■ Theologian and human rights scholar David Hollenbach will discuss “Humanity in Crisis: Ethical Responsibilities to People Displaced by War.” 3 p.m.

Free. Room 119, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-0213.

■ Panelists will discuss “Is Big Soda Responsible for the American Obesity Epidemic?” 5 to 6:30 p.m. Free. Room 451, Duques Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. 202-9945206.

■ Panelists will discuss “Pandemics in a Changing Climate: Evolving Risk and the Global Response.” 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Herter Auditorium, Nitze Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW. sais-jhu.edu.

■ Classicist Frederick Winter will discuss “Mythic Women: Leading Ladies of Greek Antiquity.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Joshua Hammer will discuss his book “The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts.” 7 p.m.

Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Josh Fruhlinger will discuss his novel “The Enthusiast.” 7 p.m. Free.

Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ “What About Us? A State of the Millennial Policy Forum” will feature discussion of issues such as making higher education more affordable and fixing the American criminal justice system with Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and representatives from sponsoring groups Generation Opportunity, Rock the Vote and Generation Progress. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building, George Washington University, 805 21st St. NW. calendar.gwu.edu.

Film ■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present the 2014 documentary “Soft Vengeance,” about Albie Sachs, who was imprisoned in solitary confinement, tortured and forced into exile after working as a young lawyer in South Africa to defend those committed to ending apartheid. A Q&A with filmmaker Abby Ginzberg will follow. 7:30 to 9 p.m. $13.50. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

Performances and readings ■ Cast members of the Washington National Opera’s “The Ring” will perform excerpts from “The Rhinegold” and “The Valkyrie,” combined with narration of the opera’s story and background. 6 p.m.

Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600.

■ A celebration of local poets will feature readings by Thea Brown, a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and author of the collection “Think of the Danger,” and Jennifer Chang, author of “The History of Anonymity” and co-chair of the advisory board of Kundiman, a nonprofit organization that promotes Asian-American poetry. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Con-

necticut Ave. NW. 202­-387-­1400.

■ Oliver Bendorf will read from his book “The Spectral Wilderness.” 7 to 8 p.m. Free. Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. 202-232-5483.

■ “Shadow Ballads With Anna & Elizabeth,” featuring master artists from Virginia and Indonesia, will combine crankies, a form of American folk theater depicting ballads on paper and cloth rolls, with wayang kulit, a traditional form of Asian shadow puppetry. 7:30 p.m. $20. Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, 2020 Massachusetts Ave. NW. brownpapertickets.com/ event/2508367.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the Philadelphia Phillies. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. and Thursday at 4:05 p.m.

Wednesday,APRIL April 27 27 Wednesday Classes and workshops ■ Instructor Alexis Chen will lead a “Hatha Yoga” class. 10:30 a.m. Free.

Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ Poets on the Fringe will host a weekly poetry workshop. 6:45 p.m. Free.

Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. passapamela@aol.com.

Concerts ■ The Blues Alley Jazz Society’s “Big Band Jam!” will feature a performance

by Wilson High School, at 11 a.m.; a master class and “Jazz Oral History” session with musician Andrew White, at noon; a performance by Georgetown Day School, at 1 p.m.; a performance by Richard Montgomery High School, at 2 p.m.; performances by Edmund Burke School, at 3 and 4 p.m.; and a performance by Spencerville Academy, at 5 p.m. Free. Pershing Park, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. bigbandjam.org.

■ The Friday Morning Music Club will present a classical music concert. Noon.

Free; reservations suggested. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse.org.

■ On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Slovenia’s independence and to commemorate International Jazz Day, the saxophone quartet 4Saxxes will perform classical, ethno, jazz and crossover music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Soprano Nadine Sierra, an emerging talent in the opera world, will perform as part of the Shenson Chamber Music Concert series. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Free; reservations required. National Museum of Women in the Arts, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. nmwa.org.

■ Musicians Darryl Rahn and Stephen Babcock will perform. 7:30 p.m.

Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ “Invincible: A Glorious Tribute to Michael Jackson” will feature a tribute to the King of Pop featuring look- and sound-alike impersonators and choreographed dance numbers. 8 p.m. $42 to $82. Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Discussions and lectures ■ Kip Lornell, adjunct professor of music at George Washington University, will discuss “Music, Migration, and the Sounds of D.C.” Noon. Free. George

Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202994-5200.

■ “DC’s Historic Sites,” a six-session lecture series about locations in and around Northeast, will feature a talk on President Lincoln’s Cottage by Michelle Martz, program coordinator at the historic site and museum where Lincoln developed the Emancipation Proclamation.

Noon to 1:30 p.m. $20 to $30. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ The Tenley-Friendship Book Discussion Group will delve into Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Invention of Wings.” 2 p.m.

Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ “The Birth of Russian Nationalistic Music” will feature a talk by music historian Carl Yaffe on the influence music had on Konstanin Makovsky’s paintings, curator Wilfried Zeisler will discuss Hillwood’s exhibition “Konstanin Makovsky: The Tsar’s Painter,” and cellist Vasily Popov and pianist Ralitza Patcheva will perform two works by César Cui. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. $7 to $20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.

■ Sociologist Izabela Wagner will discuss “Sociology of Excellence: Career of Professional Elites,” focusing on the process of career construction she observed in two ethnographic field studies of musician virtuosos and life-science scholars. 6 p.m. Free. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. 202-785-2320.

■ Patricia Brown, former chief executive of the Central London Partnership, will discuss “Connecting People, Places and Economies to Achieve Positive Change in London,” about the process of using change to create thriving cities.

6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. National Capital Planning Commission. Suite 500N, 401 9th St. NW. 202-482-7200.

■ New York Times best-selling author Howard Blum will discuss his book “The Last Goodnight,” about Betty Pack, an American debutante who became an Allied spy during World War II and was hailed by Office of Strategic Services chief Gen. “Wild Bill” Donovan as “the greatest unsung heroine of the war.”

6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202­387-­1400.

■ The West End Library Friends will present a discussion series with Georgetown University professorial lecturer Ori Z. Soltes on “Faces of War in Western Literature,” featuring a lecture on “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque. 6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. The series will conclude May 18.

■ “Evenings with Extraordinary Artists” will feature a talk on artist Johannes Vermeer and some of his favorite subjects by Aneta GeorgievskaShine, lecturer in art history and theory at the University of Maryland. 6:30 p.m. $20; reservations required. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-3317282, ext. 3.

■ Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the National Security Agency and Central Intelligence Agency, will discuss his book “Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror.” 6:30 p.m. $12 to $15. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-3937798.

■ CNN contributor Parag Khanna will discuss his book “Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization.”

6:30 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-7892227.

■ Graphic and comics author Chester Brown will discuss his book “Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus,” a reinterpretation of the Bible, focusing on the Bible’s views on prostitution as well as passages related to Bathsheba, Ruth, Rahab and others. Joining him in conversation will be Elizabeth Nolan Brown, staff editor at Reason magazine. 7 p.m.

Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Andrew Solomon, professor of psychology at Columbia University and president of PEN American Center, will discuss his book “Far & Away: Reporting From the Brink of Change,” a collection of 25 years of essays that concentrate on moments of transition and social change. Joining him in conversation will be Azar Nafisi, author of “The Republic of Imagination.” 7 p.m. $17 to $32.

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org.

■ Former Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Ind., will discuss his book “Congress, Presidents, and American Politics: 50 Years of Writings and Reflections.” Joining the conversation will be New York Times columnist Tom Edsall and former Transportation Secretary and former U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., author of “Seeking Bipartisanship: My Life in Politics.” 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202357-5000.

■ The Georgetown Library’s Twentythirtysomething Book Club will discuss “Bad Feminist” by Roxane Gay. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Mad Fox Tap Room, 2218 Wisconsin Ave. NW. julia.strusienski@dc.gov.

Films ■ As part of the fifth annual V4 film series, the Embassy of the Slovak Republic will present the film “The Candidate,” a cynical, black-humor thriller that takes place in Slovakia during a presidential campaign. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of the Slovak Republic, 3523 International Court NW. 202-237-1054, ext. 266.

■ The Reel Israel DC series will feature the 2014 drama “Apples From the Desert,” about a rebellious teen daughter of ultra-Orthodox Jewish parents who journeys into the secular world. 8 p.m. $6.75 to $12. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Special events ■ The Reduced Shakespeare Company will host “Brews & Banter,” an evening aimed at young patrons featuring conversation about “William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged),” along with beer and light fare. 6:30 p.m. $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.

■ The Spoken Word, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health will host a Spring Poetry Slam. 7 p.m.

Free; reservations requested by April 22.

St. Elizabeths Hospital, 1100 Alabama Ave. SE. 202-299-5525.

Walk ■ A bird walk will explain how to identify birds through sight and sound, as well as why migratory birds use Rock Creek Park as a stopover on their long seasonal journey. 7 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

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