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AU cleared for Saturday work hours

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school’s community outreach

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

In April, American University and its neighbors forged a rare compromise, allowing the school to increase the construction hours for its behind-schedule East Campus project in exchange for community concessions.

But bad weather persisted, and delays continued to mount. And with a binding requirement to increase its on-campus housing stock by the fall 2016 semester, the university again asked the Zoning Commission to grant extended work hours: every

Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Zoning commissioners unanimously approved the request on Monday, but there was no trace of April’s optimism that town-gown relations had improved at American.

The area’s advisory neighborhood commission and several dozen residents opposed the application, saying that a promise of quiet weekends was an important point when the Zoning Commission approved the East Campus plans.

Opponents also contended that university officials had failed to notify them about past Saturday workdays (the April compromise allowed Saturday construction in limited cases) and had kept quiet while 33 days of delays accumulated.

“American University has done

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The East Campus construction is adjacent to many town houses.

this time and again, not involving the neighbors,” zoning commissioner Michael Turnbull said Monday.

“I’m OK with going ahead with this, but this is the last time. If we get another community group saying AU wasn’t talking to them, I will not See Zoning/Page 17

Georgetown drops app over racial issues Post last week, a disproportionate number of the reports circulated on the GroupMe app were warning of AfricanAmericans deemed “suspicious” by retail personnel.

National reaction to The Post’s coverage painted Georgetown as an affluent white community that’s unwelcoming to minorities. After initially defending the program, the BID decided over the weekend to withdraw it.

“While the app has been effective in deterring shoplifting, the news stories and the dialogue that followed have brought up legitimate concerns about the use of the app and its potential to wrongfully identify shoppers as shoplifters,” BID CEO Joe Sternlieb said in a written statement Sunday night. “The overriding goal of our retail community is to ensure that everyone who visits Georgetown feels welcomed, comfortable, safe, and that their civil rights and individual dignity are protected and See GroupMe/Page 5

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

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The Lowell School hosted its annual Fall Bazaar on Saturday.

The event featured a slew of games, a moon bounce, face painting, a climbing wall, an obstacle course and a cakewalk.

The GroupMe messenger app is gone from Georgetown, withdrawn by a local business group in the face of withering media coverage that highlighted allegations of racial profiling.

The smartphone application — which the Georgetown Business Improvement District began using in the neighborhood last year — allowed real-time conversations among businesses, residents and police officers, intended to instantly alert the entire community to a live crime threat. Metropolitan Police Department officials, business owners and community members lauded it as a clever use of technology to respond to high shoplifting rates and other public safety concerns.

But problems emerged. As first reported by The Georgetowner in August and then by The Washington

Wegmans, Whole Foods jockey for spot in Walter Reed project

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Wegmans and Whole Foods are among the grocers in talks with developers about taking over a spot in the planned 66-acre “Parks at Walter Reed” complex.

Caroline Kenney, who works at one of three firms involved in the Park at Walter Reed project, said a wide range of grocery clients are in early discussions about teaming up with the new development, but she would confirm only Wegmans and Whole Foods.

Kenney, a development partner at Urban

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Atlantic, said that while the firm continues to take neighborhood feedback into account, a final decision on the grocery store option won’t be reached until 2016 or possibly later.

The store wouldn’t be ready to open for two or three years from now at least, Kenney estimates.

“We’re looking for someone who delivers great service to the community and helps create the kind of synergies that will attract more great retail,” Kenney said. “You often build off your anchor retailer. We’ll be seeking the right grocer to do that.”

In a couple of months, the Shepherd Park/

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Crestwood advisory neighborhood commission will vote to support bringing either Wegmans or Whole Foods to the site, which formerly housed the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The commission is accepting community input on that decision in the meantime.

“Both are excellent candidates,” said commission chair Stephen Whatley, explaining that the choice will come down to the needs and wants of the community. “Both are very good at their individual niches. Either one would be welcome.”

If the developer selects Wegmans, the locaSee Grocery/Page 17

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The city is partnering with developers to convert the former Walter Reed campus into a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood.

The firms’ initial design, shown here, depicted a supermarket as a key element.

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Local congregation aims to inspire with second Immigration Film Festival

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Immigration has long been an issue of particular concern for the Washington Ethical Society, a humanist religious congregation located in the Shepherd Park/Colonial Village neighborhood for the last half-century.

During the last decade, the society has provided temporary homes to protesters visiting the city for immigration rallies, while its mem-

bers have joined in some marches themselves and even worked on the legislative side to support passage of the Dream Act in Maryland, providing undocumented immigrants with in-state college tuition rates.

A couple of years ago, as the group brainstormed new ways to bring immigration issues to the forefront with the public, the conversation quickly turned to a film festival. The society’s co-chair, Patricia Absher, immediately jumped at the idea, thinking it would be

an compelling entry point for people who hadn’t engaged with the issue in depth before. “We decided that the way to do that would be to attract people by promising to entertain them with films,� Absher said. “This would then be a way to get them involved at that level.�

The Greater Washington Immigration Film Festival, now in its second year, arrives at the society’s headquarters at 7750 16th St. NW and other locations across the region from

Thursday until Sunday. More than 25 films from around the world will touch on refugee struggles (“On the Bride’s Side�), bureaucratic headaches (“Dream: An American Story�) and even climate change (“Climate Refugees�).

Though setting up the festival turned out to be more challenging than expected, Absher said she’s thrilled with its impact and potential for growth. The biggest issue at the start was separating the special films from the mediocre.

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The week ahead Wednesday, Oct. 21

The D.C. State Board of Education will hold a working session at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Council Chambers, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. Agenda items include discussion of a state diploma and a vote on a resolution regarding the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). ■The DC Public Banking Center will host a panel discussion on “Public Dollars/ Public Bank in DC: Building Our Future� at 7 p.m. at the Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. Speakers will include Nomi Prins, former Wall Street banker; Gar Alperovitz, co-chair of the Next System Project and co-founder of the Democracy Collaborative; Harold Meyerson, columnist at The Washington Post and editor-at-large of The American Prospect; Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, president of ONE DC; and Horst Gischer, professor at the University of Magdeburg, Germany, and an expert on banking in the U.S. and Germany.

Thursday, Oct. 22

The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. Agenda items include revised concepts for additions to the former gas station at 4866 Massachusetts Ave. NW and for construction of a new two-story retail and office building at 4820 Massachusetts Ave. NW, both part of the Spring Valley Shopping Center; and a subdivision application to consolidate multiple assessment and tax lots into a buildable lot in a private alley in Square 1230, located between N, O, 33rd and Potomac streets NW in Georgetown. ■The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia will open its second annual Urban Agriculture Symposium and Green Living Expo. A panel discussion on “Local Food — Cultural, Social, Economic Catalyst� (along with a food tasting) will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Theater of the Arts, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. Admission is free; register at udc-causes.eventbrite. com. The symposium will continue Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the university’s Building 52 at 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW, with roundtable discussions on food production, food distribution, regional approaches to urban and rural agriculture, and soil and water management (free with registration). On Saturday, a Green Living Expo will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in conjunction with the UDC Farmers Market in front of 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW. ■The D.C. Department of General Services will hold a community meeting on the Marie Reed Elementary School modernization project. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at Marie Reed, 2201 18th St. NW.

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The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation and the Friends of Rose Park group will host a dedication event to mark the official designation of the Margaret Peters and Roumania Peters Walker Rose Park Tennis Courts, as well as the unveiling of a plaque in the Peters sisters’ honor. The event will be held at 3 p.m. at the park, 26th and O streets NW.

Monday, Oct. 26

The Friendship Terrace Retirement Community will host a meeting on Georgetown Day School’s development plans at 7 p.m. at 4201 Butterworth Place NW. Speakers will include Phil Esocoff, project architect; Rahel Rosner, director of finance and operations and master planning director at Georgetown Day School; Lauren Dickert, the Georgetown Day School project manager; and Claire Bloch, consultant with DC Strategy Group.

Tuesday, Oct. 27

The Community Alliance for Upper Fourteenth Street will hold its third “Heights Community Soup,� a potluck dinner where neighbors will choose and help fund community projects. The event will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Alpha Kappa Alpha-Xi Omega Chapter, 4411 14th St. NW. The $5 suggested donation includes soup, salad, bread and a vote. For details, email info.heightscommunitySOUP@ gmail.com. ■The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold a meeting and community dialogue on “Ethics in Our Government.� Panelists will include Robert Spagnoletti, chair of the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability; Craig Holman of Public Citizen; Jake Faleschini of the Center for American Progress; and at-large D.C. Council member David Grosso. The meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. Preceding the meeting, from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m., precinct caucuses will fill vacancies for delegate positions in various areas of Ward 3. For details, visit ward3democrats.com.

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District Digest Van Ness stairway reopens temporarily

The west entrance to the Van Ness/UDC Metro station, closed since June, reopened Monday and will remain available for the next several months.

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midst of a three-year project to replace four aging escalators at the Van Ness station, requiring intermittent closures of the western entrance. After completing an initial portion of the work, the agency is now able to reopen the stairs at the west entrance for riders to use until February or March. At that point, the stairs will close again until May 2016, Metro says in a news release.

According to the transit agency’s timeline, the station’s three “long� escalators — serving both the east and west entrances — should all be replaced and in service by August 2017. The first should be operating

by February or March.

Closing the western entrance is necessary at different phases of the project, as it serves as a delivery and staging area for large parts for replacing the 34-year-old escalators.

But during all phases of the work, the eastern entrance across Connecticut Avenue NW remains open.

The project is part of Metro’s larger effort to replace more than 130 of its least reliable escalators throughout the system.

Work in Van Ness was originally slated to start in early May, but community pushback delayed the start date to late June. Locals said the project lacked transparency, would take a long time and would threaten pedestrian safety, particularly in light of nearby construction work at the Park Van Ness project.

Working with the community, Metro was able to accommodate a request “that the stairs be made available during phases of the project when demolition or delivery of escalator sections was not occurring,� the release says.

The Forest Hills Connection reported last week that the project is on schedule so far, and that the west entrance will be completely closed for only eight to nine months of the total three years of work, including the four months since last June.

Campaign finance bill targets PAC funds

At-large D.C. Council member David Grosso yesterday introduced a measure to prohibit political action committees from raising unlimited money in non-election years to support local campaigns, according to a release.

The measure comes on the heels of news that a PAC supporting Mayor Muriel Bowser has raised over $300,000, which a leader says it will use to advance the mayor’s agenda by helping elect or re-elect D.C. Council members who agree with her.

Last year’s campaign finance reform imposed limits on corporate contributions to campaigns, but exempted PACs from those restrictions. Existing law prevents unlimited fundraising by PACs in an elec-

tion year, which the pro-Bowser FreshPAC is avoiding by raising money in 2015.

In proposing the Political Action Committee Contribution Regulation Amendment Act of 2015, Grosso said the change would put PACs “in the same position as Principal Campaign Committees with reasonable limitations on the amount of money that any one individual or business can contribute.�

The bill was co-introduced by Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh, Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen and at-large member Anita Bonds.

Watergate celebrates its 50th anniversary The Watergate will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its dedication on Oct. 27 at the Kennedy Center, with a cocktail buffet event benefiting local nonprofit Washington Parks and People.

Tickets cost $220 apiece and are available at watergate50.com through Oct. 22.

Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans is slated to attend, along with local advisory neighborhood commissioners, hundreds of residents and members of the business community. Lyricist and political humorist Joan Cushing — also known as Mrs. Foggybottom — will perform, and public radio

broadcaster Scott Simon will emcee.

Penzance, Watergate Hotel, Winston Real Estate and Stan Kelly of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty are sponsoring the celebration. The event will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Roof Terrace Restaurant.

DC Health Link adds vision insurance

DC Health Link is now providing access to vision insurance through a partnership with a private company, according to a news release.

VSP, DC Health Link’s partner in this venture, is the “largest notfor-profit vision insurance plan in America,� according to the release.

It is offering two options to families and individuals who use DC Health Link, which can be seen at dchealthlink.com/vision. Though the local authority is providing information on these plans, they must be purchased from VSP. DC Health Link also recently launched a tool to help customers choose a plan as well as a directory to find doctors who participate with the available plans.

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respected. So long as there are questions about how this app is being used, this goal cannot be met.�

BID officials said yesterday that although it took longer than expected to disable the app, it went offline yesterday evening.

Sternlieb said the BID will look into whether new rules, training on racial profiling and stricter membership criteria could allow GroupMe or a similar app to resume operation in the future. A spokesperson for the BID said the group had no further comment beyond the written statement.

To some Georgetown community leaders, the experiment with GroupMe was a costly blow to the neighborhood’s reputation and should not be repeated. “That program does not represent Georgetown’s welcoming and respectful spirit,� advisory neighborhood commission chair Ron Lewis said in an interview. “The BID was right to take it down, and it needs to stay down.�

The commission hasn’t taken a formal position, but Jeff Jones, another commissioner, agreed with Lewis that GroupMe “should be permanently shut down and disavowed� in favor of contacting police via 911. “I believe although it was reported [that] a small percent-

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“It was easier to get people who said, ‘Yes, we’d like to do this.’ It was harder to find the good films.

We didn’t really know about that process,� said Absher. “As we went along, we learned. It was kind of hitor-miss. But we actually did end up with quite a good program.�

This year’s lineup includes films from countries as far-flung as Italy and Kurdistan, a marked contrast to last year, when Absher and her team only sought American-made films touching on national issues.

Despite the narrower focus, last year’s festival started the tradition strong, according to Mary Harris, who’s serving as the festival’s gala and premiere chair this weekend.

She has volunteered her time to secure corporate sponsorships from the likes of BB&T and El Tiempo Latino, coordinate the Saturday reception, and even work on tiny projects like laminating the allaccess “passports� for attendees to attend all of the festival’s events.

As a granddaughter of two undocumented immigrants from Ireland and England in the 1890s, Harris feels personally connected to the issues the film festival explores. But last year’s event also helped her realize how much she doesn’t know, and made her want to give back.

“It just moved me in great ways,�

Harris said of last year’s premiere film “Who Is Dayani Cristal?,� a documentary exploring the impact of America’s immigration policies. “I thought, ‘I have time, I can do this. I should do this.’�

Harris promises a rich array of hors d’oeuvres ranging from Asian lettuce cups and tropical brochette as well as wine, beer, soft drinks and a “fabulous� dessert buffet. But the real draw is the movies, she said.

Absher said festival volunteers will be handing out packets that detail America’s immigration policies and suggest solutions to the ongoing challenges. “The biggest thing is that we want them to help push this movement along so that [attendees] might get more involved in finding ways to give immigrants a fair chance at life here, and eventually to have a path to citizenship,� said Absher. “We’re trying to bring more people into that.�

Beyond the festival, Absher hopes the films, panels and conversations this weekend spur attendees to think more deeply about immigration as it relates to social justice. “We work with them, we hire them, we go to school them,� she said. “And we need to understand each other in order to have the best communities we can have.�

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The idea behind GroupMe’s use in Georgetown is that residents who call 911 are often on the line for five or six minutes, whereas the app can alert not only police but also other users nearby who might spot a crime suspect or become more alert to an individual’s behavior.

The Microsoft-owned app was launched in 2010, designed for a variety of conversations among large groups of users. “I would have to say that it has assisted the officers in getting to the scene and addressing a situation quicker,� Metropolitan Police

Department 2nd District Cmdr. Melvin Gresham told The Current this summer. “If someone calls 911, there may be a delay because the information has to be filtered.�

A Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson didn’t respond to requests for comment.

Some community members do think that the concept behind GroupMe can be salvaged in Georgetown. Neighborhood commissioner Bill Starrels said in an interview that ongoing sensitivity training could curb the sort of “snide commentsâ€? sent out by some of the app’s users. “There were a small number of people that were doing things that ‌ were just wrong on every level,â€? he said.

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■ Friendship Heights

PSA 202

Tenleytown / AU Park

Motor vehicle theft ■ 4500-4521 block, 49th St.; 10 p.m. Oct. 12.

■ 4600-4699 block, 47th St.; 5:45 p.m. Oct. 15.

Theft ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:58 p.m. Oct. 12.

■ 3814-3989 block, Chesapeake St.; 4:56 p.m. Oct. 15.

■ 4300-4326 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15.

■ 4500-4599 block, Fort Drive; 2:30 p.m. Oct. 16.

Theft from auto ■ 3814-3989 block, Chesapeake St.; 6:15 p.m. Oct. 14.

■ 4200 4209 block, 39th St.; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14.

■ 5226-5299 block, 42nd St.; 12:30 p.m. Oct. 15.

■ 5200-5225 block, 42nd St.; 1:15 p.m. Oct. 15.

■ 4500-4537 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9 p.m. Oct. 15.

psa 203

■ forest PSA 203 hills / van ness

cleveland park

Theft ■ 5000-5099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15.

■ 4800-4899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7 a.m. Oct. 16.

Theft from auto ■ 3300-3399 block, 35th St.; 4:30 p.m. Oct. 12.

psa 204

■ Massachusetts avenue

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

Theft ■ 2301-2499 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:10 a.m. Oct. 12.

■ 4200-4349 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 11 a.m. Oct. 13.

■ 3700-3749 block, Newark St.; 4:22 p.m. Oct. 14.

■ 2600-2699 block, Woodley Road; 8 p.m. Oct. 16.

■ 3700-3749 block, Newark St.; 11:35 a.m. Oct. 18.

Theft from auto ■ 3100-3199 block, 38th St.; 11:40 a.m. Oct. 14.

■ 3100-3199 block, 38th St.; 12:40 p.m. Oct. 14.

■ 2200-2299 block, Hall Place; 9 a.m. Oct. 15.

■ Lowell and 35th streets; 3:30 p.m. Oct. 16.

■ Lowell and 34th streets; 3:30 p.m. Oct. 16.

psa 205

■ palisades / spring valley PSA 205

Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Motor vehicle theft ■ 3900-4099 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 5:45 p.m. Oct. 16.

psa 401

■ colonial PSA 401 village

shepherd park / takoma

Burglary ■ 1200-1299 block, Floral St.; 6:22 p.m. Oct. 13.

■ 800-899 block, Whittier Place; 11:25 a.m. Oct. 14.

■ 1600-1699 block, Jonquil St.; 7 p.m. Oct. 17.

Theft ■ 100-199 block, Carroll St.; 5:20 p.m. Oct. 14.

■ 100-199 block, Carroll St.; 3:30 p.m. Oct. 17.

Theft from auto ■ 500-599 block, Whittier St.; 10 a.m. Oct. 17.

psa PSA 402 402

■ Brightwood / manor park

Robbery ■ 800-899 block, Tewkesbury Place; 7:40 p.m. Oct. 16.

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ Georgia Avenue and Peabody Street; 8:05 p.m. Oct. 17 (with gun).

Theft ■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 9:33 p.m. Oct. 13.

■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 11:46 a.m. Oct. 16.

■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 10:47 a.m. Oct. 17.

■ 6200-6299 block, 12th St.; 11:34 p.m. Oct. 17.

Theft from auto ■ Tuckerman and 5th streets; 4 p.m. Oct. 12.

■ 6200-6299 block, Georgia Ave.; 11:26 p.m. Oct. 12.

■ 800-899 block, Tewkesbury Place; 8 a.m. Oct. 13.

■ 1300-1399 block, Somerset Place; 8:09 a.m. Oct. 15.

■ 1200-1299 block, Tuckerman St.; 5 p.m. Oct. 17.

■ 6500-6599 block, 6th St.; 6:23 p.m. Oct. 17.

psa 403

■ Brightwood / petworth

Brightwood park PSA 403

16th Street heights

Robbery ■ Kennedy and 4th streets; 4:30 a.m. Oct. 17.

■ 5401-5499 block, Georgia Ave.; 4:55 a.m. Oct. 17 (with gun).

■ 900-1199 block, Gallatin St.; 12:55 a.m. Oct. 18.

Burglary ■ 1300-1399 block, Ingraham St.; 11:12 a.m. Oct. 18.

Motor vehicle theft ■ 1100-1199 block, Jefferson St.; 3:30 p.m. Oct. 13.

Theft ■ Georgia and Missouri avenues; 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15.

■ 5200-5299 block, Georgia Ave.; 10:23 p.m. Oct. 17.

Theft from auto ■ 5600-5699 block, 13th St.; 3 p.m. Oct. 13.

psa 404

■ 16th Street HEIGHTS PSA 404

crestwood

Burglary ■ 1300-1399 block, Farragut St.; 10 a.m. Oct. 14.

Theft ■ 4100-4199 block, Georgia Ave.; 10:40 a.m. Oct. 12.

Theft from auto ■ 3700-3799 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:55 p.m. Oct. 12.

■ 3705-3799 block, Kansas Ave.; 8 p.m. Oct. 12.

■ 4000-4099 block, 17th St.; 8 p.m. Oct. 14.

■ 3800-3899 block, Kansas Ave.; 12:35 a.m. Oct. 16.

psa PSA 407 407 ■ petworth

Robbery ■ 4800-4825 block, 3rd St.; 12:30 p.m. Oct. 18.

Sexual abuse ■ 500-599 block, Decatur St.; 5 a.m. Oct. 13.

Theft ■ 200-299 block, Upshur St.; 2:40 p.m. Oct. 12.

■ 700-799 block, Taylor St.; 1:05 p.m. Oct. 16.

■ 4000-4099 block, Georgia Ave.; 7 p.m. Oct. 16.

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The Pepco Holdings-Exelon Merger: Now, It Works for Everyone.

Dear Pepco customers, After working to learn what is important to the District, we’re pleased to report that we’ve reached a settlement with the District government and others on our merger. We listened to District leaders, residents and the community to find a path forward that is more focused on the District’s priorities.

The settlement has more than 120 commitments that help ensure the merger benefits everyone in the District.

The commitments include more than doubling customer benefits to over $72 million, which is expected to be used for: $25.6 million to offset distribution rate increases for residential customers through March 2019. $14 million in direct bill credits for residential customers. $16.15 million for low-income energy assistance. $3.5 million for renewable energy and $3.5 million for energy efficiency programs. $10.05 million to support the District’s Green Building Fund.

The settlement also includes: New commitments for fewer and shorter outages and significant financial penalties if Pepco fails to meet them.

Up to 10 megawatts of new solar generation and making it easier and faster for customers to install solar panels.

More jobs located in the District as a result of the merger and $5.2 million for workforce development. $19 million in guaranteed charitable contributions over 10 years to nonprofits that serve District residents.

The Pepco Holdings-Exelon merger will bring significant benefits to the District, and we hope you will agree that the merger now works for everyone.

Donna Cooper

Region President, Pepco

Melissa Sherrod

Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Exelon

Bringing significant benefits to the District.

For more information or to voice your support visit PHITomorrow.com Paid for by Exelon Corporation.

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Lost in translation

If the complaint is accurate, the conditions that led to a recently filed lawsuit against the city’s Department of Human Services are inexcusable. The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs — working with a private firm, Hogan Lovells, and the nonprofit Bread for the City — says the agency has repeatedly failed to provide translation services to non-English-speaking clients seeking food stamps and other services.

The attorneys say that the failure not only flouts city law, which requires the department to provide oral language services to those with limited English proficiency, but also violates the D.C. Human Rights Act and Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act. The case has two Spanish speakers as its named plaintiffs. Maria Amaya Torres lost more than three-fifths of her food stamps for a month last year due to errors made to her recertification application after she was denied a translator. Minerva Nolasco lost her health insurance for a month this summer when she was in her final trimester of pregnancy — also because of a mistake that could have been avoided with proper communication.

The suit names Ms. Torres and Ms. Nolasco, but it is a class action brought on behalf of all who have been similarly affected. The Department of Human Services sees approximately 200,000 customers per year, of whom about 22,000 have limited or no English proficiency, according to the complaint. Most of them — around 20,000 — speak Spanish.

City law requires the Department of Human Services to provide translation for any “person with limited or no English proficiency who seeks to access or participate in the services, programs or activities offered by” the agency, the filing states. And it demands written translation of “vital documents” for those whose language constitutes 3 percent (or 500 individuals, whichever is less) of those served or likely to be served.

Yet the agency repeatedly failed to serve them, according to both the complaint and a 2014 report it cites by the Office of Human Rights. The office, conducting annual language-access compliance tests, reported that the Department of Human Services had three complaints in line for administrative proceedings that year. In all three, the agency was found to be non-compliant. The Human Rights Office also conducted its own test, making 19 visits to agency officers and placing 14 phone calls, and it received language services in only half of them, according to the filing.

The evidence is appalling. Even worse, Human Services Department directors — both past and present — knew about the data if the lawsuit is accurate. We regret that advocates must sue a city agency to ensure it follows the law, but we don’t doubt the charge here is appropriate. Discriminatory treatment of those requiring extra help is unconscionable. We hope and assume the case will prompt major reforms.

A call to action

A modest — but notable — part of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s campaign to end homelessness in the city by 2020 is a request for residents to sign a pledge saying they support the effort.

The document has been circulated to advisory neighborhood commissions and posted online. Those who sign are agreeing to do their “part to end homelessness in the District of Columbia,” including by enlisting their family, friends and neighbors and by urging others to get on board.

At first glance, the pledge seems perhaps overly symbolic. What good does a vague offer of support do to the families stuffed into the overcrowded D.C. General shelter or for the folks sleeping in the cold under bridges? But we’ve noticed an increase in grass-roots conversation and action about homelessness, and we think the mayor’s pledge push has played a role.

In Foggy Bottom, a citizen-led group is working to address homelessness issues in the neighborhood. It’s holding regular meetings and developing action items, such as researching the possibility of using the food-service organization Miriam’s Kitchen as a temporary storage option for belongings of those who frequent the facility.

In Glover Park, advisory neighborhood commissioner Brian Turmail organized a panel discussion featuring experts on homelessness from across the District at a recent commission meeting. And up in Tenleytown, residents have been seeking help with a homeless encampment in front of the neighborhood’s library. Perhaps this was spurred more by the persistent issue than by the mayor’s call to arms, but it’s notable that they expect a strong response given Ms. Bowser’s focus.

Undoubtedly, real action, not pledged support, will be the measure of the mayor’s success. But we think her outreach is helping spur community conversation, and that could play a role in resolving this challenging problem.

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hat sloshing sound you hear is a new pot of money in our city politics.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s “A Fresh Start” campaign slogan has morphed into the “FreshPAC.” Don’t worry, it’s all apparently legal. But many are asking, is it the right thing to do optics-wise?

Mayor Bowser’s closest allies have registered a local political action committee named FreshPAC, the first such fundraising entity for a D.C. mayor. In its brief existence this year, it’s raised over $300,000. The goal is $1 million by the end of the year. The funds will support — or oppose — D.C. Council members and others based on their support for her agenda as mayor. The PAC also has spent $33,000 already on public opinion polling. The questions and answers haven’t been made public.

The PAC was first reported on by WAMU radio’s Patrick Madden.

Before we get into the details, we’ll note that The Washington Post editorial page has been a stalwart supporter of both Bowser’s election and her administration. But it took a much different tone on Monday.

The editorial called the FreshPAC “an end run” around new limits on campaign donations that Bowser had supported. “What was not to be expected,” it wrote, was Bowser’s blessing of FreshPAC when she “was elected on the promise of a fresh start for the scandal-weary city.”

In a news story, Post reporter Aaron C. Davis says the money has been solicited by close associates of the mayor — and by Bowser herself at two fundraising events — and that it has come in big chunks of up to $20,000 each from companies that have business with the city or want some.

The editorial — again from editors who mostly have lavished praise on the new mayor — was blunt: “FreshPAC should be disbanded.”

News4 picked up the story on Monday. Mayor Bowser was traveling in London on city business, attending a four-day conference on city issues hosted by the Atlantic magazine, the Aspen Institute and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

But Bowser took time from London to return our News4 call. She said confidently that the PAC was observing all the legal rules and that she did intend for the organization to independently support her agenda without guidance from her.

“We’re moving a lot of tough issues,” she told us, saying the PAC “will support an agenda that people voted me to get done.” The mayor is due back to town Wednesday.

The whole PAC effort is being led by Ben Soto, a Washington businessman who became prominent

under former Mayor Adrian Fenty and who has been with Bowser since her election to the council succeeding Fenty in 2008.

Although the mayor’s office announces a lot of things, it didn’t announce the PAC. It did file all legal papers with the Office of Campaign Finance. “There’s no attempt to hide,” Bowser told NBC4. “The disclosure and sunlight is how everybody is aware. They’re operating how the law contemplates.”

■ But is that the rub?

If Bowser is successful as the first mayor to create such a political action committee, expect any or all of the 13 council members to do the same. Rather than limiting contributions to city politics, there’ll be more pressure to squeeze donations from city businesses and individuals trying to retain political favor.

“What Mayor Bowser intends to do with this PAC is use it first to intimidate many city council members in following her program,” said Craig Holman, an advocate for reform with the national group Public Citizen. He told NBC4, “This PAC violates the entire concept of a reasonable limit of money in politics.”

Under city law, independent PACs may raise any amount of money from anyone during any year in which the city does not have an election. This year 2015 apparently qualified because the special elections for wards 4 and 8 were already held in the spring before the pro-Bowser PAC was created.

In another loose twist of the current law, Bowser is legally allowed to raise funds for the supposedly independent PAC; she just can’t directly control how the money is spent. She has already headlined at least a couple of fundraisers, and insiders say more are scheduled.

As the mayor’s usually friendly editors at the Post wrote, the PAC “helps perpetuate the pay-toplay image of the District.”

■ Flashback to JackPAC. The mayor’s support from FreshPAC money had some recalling another political action committee.

Back in the late 1990s, Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans legally created JackPAC, a committee that would support his political activities. To this day he says he did nothing wrong and rues that the effort earned him five front-page stories in the Post and biting editorials. He ended JackPAC under the criticism.

While Bowser’s friends are looking to raise $1 million by the end of the year, Evans told us that his JackPAC raised only a total of $30,000 over several years.

Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News4.

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Letters to the Editor Paid leave bill unfair to some employees

The Current’s Oct. 14 editorial regarding the D.C. family leave legislation notes only in passing the discriminatory nature of the bill. Whereas private employers in the District would pay the tax on behalf of their employees (up to 1 percent of each employee’s salary), D.C. residents who work for the federal government or a private-sector employer in Maryland or Virginia would have to pay the tax themselves. And unlike selfemployed individuals, who are permitted to opt out of the new tax, no such opt-out provision is

permitted for federal government employees or those working for companies outside of the District.

At the same time, federal government workers will in many cases be unlikely to benefit from the new paid leave, as they already receive substantial sick leave and other time off. Thus, federal government employees represent the largest subgroup that would have to pay the tax, and they are also the ones least likely to be able to obtain any benefit from the new tax.

While a 1 percent tax may sound small, it is not. This is a gross tax on one’s entire salary, with no deductions permitted, and it would increase such employees’ District income taxes by about 20 percent from what they currently pay. Given the huge amounts of

money that would be collected under the program for what would still be a rather paltry 16 weeks of paid leave (by contrast, European countries typically provide 104 weeks of maternity leave), one has to suspect that over time, much of the extra revenue that will be collected under the new program will be diverted to a grab bag of new programs that have nothing to do with the purported purpose of paid leave.

At a minimum, any legislation should provide federal government employees and those who work for companies outside of the District to opt out, just as selfemployed individuals can opt out under the current terms of the proposed legislation.

Warren Gorlick Woodley Park

The Current

Letters to the Editor Paid leave bill would harm D.C. businesses

As a business owner in the District of Columbia, I vigorously oppose the D.C. Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recently introduced legislation that would mandate 16 weeks of paid leave for part-time and full-time employees in the District who want time off to tend to a new child, sick or elderly parent, or his or her own care.

The legislation goes far beyond similar programs offered by states like New Jersey and California. The proposed 16â&#x20AC;&#x2030; weeks is more than double the six weeks offered by those states, and payments here would be very high: up to $3,000 a week of salary! It would be paid for by a 1 percent tax on the payrolls of employers, whether it is used or not.

The legislation is insulting to business owners who already have in place paid leave programs of their own. Business owners do not need nor want city bureaucrats dictating how much paid time off should be allowed, nor do we believe the city government is prepared to administer such a program, except to collect the taxes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the one thing the city seems to do well.

Why should a company that already offers a range of leave options be required to pay into this fund? In an Oct. 14 editorial on this topic, The Current asked the question: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What are the chances the city would lose businesses to Maryland or Virginia under this policy?â&#x20AC;? As a business owner in the District who knows other business owners in the District, I can tell you the answer: The chances are very high.

John A. Boffa Georgetown

Bowserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeless initiative encouraging

I too wish to thank Mayor Muriel Bowser for her recent concrete proposals to make real progress to end family homelessness in D.C. [â&#x20AC;&#x153;A humane approach,â&#x20AC;? editorial, Sept 9].

In my 27 years as a property owner in D.C., I have never seen a plan like what the mayor is now proposing that has all of the markers of success â&#x20AC;&#x201D; backed up with the needed funding to make it happen and using the best practices from cities across the nation that are successfully helping the homeless. I believe that it is the best chance that we have ever seen to truly make family homelessness in D.C. rare, brief and non-recurring.

I support the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initiatives to 1) provide year-round shelter for homeless families instead of just

during hypothermia season from Nov. 1 to March 31; 2) close D.C. General and replace it with small family emergency shelters in all eight wards; and 3) provide up to 12 days of provisional shelter to homeless families while their qualifications for ongoing help are checked.

The mayor has put forward the needed legislation for this to happen. The D.C. Council held a hearing on the legislation last week, and a vote of the full council is expected on Nov. 3 at 11 a.m.

In addition to closing D.C. General to end all of the tragedy that has occurred there, the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed legislative solution would clarify that the District may develop emergency short-term transitional housing that provides the safety of private rooms for homeless families in all eight wards throughout the city. These new emergency housing facilities will be safe, clean, modern developments with private rooms for each family and will include amenities and wrap-around services so that these families can succeed in the long run as they transition into permanent housing.

The mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legislation also strengthens the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeless crisis response system by allowing additional time for the city to determine shelter eligibility while at the same time ensuring the safety of these families who have no identified safe alternative. It would provide these families with up to 12 days of shelter on an interim basis during verification of their qualifications to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent on the families that truly require help; the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legislation would also provide a fair and speedy appeals process for those deemed ineligible.

I urge D.C. legislators, including our Ward 3 champion, Council member Mary Cheh, to get behind the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposals and to vote â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? to make the needed legislative changes to end family homelessness in D.C. John Healy Cleveland Park

GDS planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opponents are vocal minority My wife and I live in the 4200 block of River Road NW, a stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throw from Georgetown Day School and its proposed mixed-use development. Your recent article [â&#x20AC;&#x153;GDS set to file development plans,â&#x20AC;? Sept. 23] highlighted the concerns of a faction opposed to the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan. That group, though vocal, is a minority that does not speak for the neighborhood.

Many of us who live nearby are optimistic about the GDS proposal, which would bring new restaurants, new retail and walkable public

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spaces. We think these additions will improve community life in our neighborhood, and we welcome the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan as a way to achieve them.

The schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opponents most frequently criticize the height of the two mixed-use buildings that will replace the abandoned Martens Volvo dealership, but they never explain why this height is a problem for the community. The buildings will not loom over single-family homes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they would face Wisconsin Avenue on one side and Georgetown Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own campus on the other. Wisconsin Avenue, already a busy commercial corridor, is a sensible place for development on this scale.

Most importantly, the stretch of 42nd Street NW that GDS plans to redevelop is not a historic or beautiful place. Along one side of the street runs the unattractive, solid brick rear wall of the Safeway. On the other sits a decrepit, abandoned car dealership. Anyone who doubts the potential benefits of this project should compare that block as it exists today with the vibrant, inviting streetscape depicted in the Georgetown Day School proposal.

The community has little to lose, and much to gain, from this plan.

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Funding for stadiums drains D.C. resources

Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans is at best disingenuous when he says that funding for capital projects such as stadium construction is from the capital budget, and therefore does not interfere with funding for subsidies for other activities favored by other members of the council, and by citizens.

In the end, funding for both the capital budget and the general fund budget are paid for by the same source â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the pocketbooks of citizens. Pursuant to Council member Evansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; direction, this city has directed huge amounts of money into the capital budget for what can only be described as tourism subsidies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for the convention center, the baseball stadium, multiple luxury hotels, et cetera.

My own property taxes have tripled during Evansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tenure as chair of the councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finance and Revenue Committee, going from $3,300 to over $10,000, with none of these revenues directed to improving city services serving District residents.

Many of my neighbors have been unable to afford these tax levels and have left the city.

Council member Evans clearly serves Ward 2 interests well. It is far from clear that the city as a whole benefits from his efforts.

Vic Miller Washington Heights

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Spotlight on Schools Field School

Field had a short week because of Columbus Day and a teachers inservice day on Tuesday. Even after that, high schoolers last week were away from classes most of the week for various reasons, making for a quiet, mostly middle school environment. Nearly all of the juniors and sophomores were out of class on Wednesday taking the PSAT on campus. Both the sophomore and juniors had field trips on Thursday, for community service and to the Newseum. In addition, seniors were out all week so they could visit colleges on their “Senior Search.”

Because of the PSAT testing, middle schoolers and ninth-graders had to move to different classrooms.

The schedule change affected almost everyone. The rest of the school had limited lunch choices because of the temporary decrease in school population.

— Leith Chesser, sixth-grader, and Alex Orlove, eighth-grader

Hearst Elementary

Fifth-graders at Hearst recently finished an amazing invention project, which started with studying famous and not-so famous inventors and their inventions. For our own, we had to brainstorm ideas, write catchy explanations on how our inventions work and how they helped society, and convince the judges to invest in our projects.

School DISPATCHES

Some of our inventions were Better Butter, created by Saranda Rolett, which is a stick of butter that is inside a small container designed to allow you to put butter on your food without your hands getting greasy; and Ball Boy on a Stick, created by Sacha Birdsong, which is used to reach over fences and collect balls you may have accidentally thrown over a fence.

As fifth-grader Clarke Weathersby said, “I would definitely be interested in all these ideas … if I had enough money.”

— Sadhbh Keller-McLeer, fifth-grader

Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital

On Friday, the third-graders received their first chumash (a copy of the Torah) at Chagigat HaChumash (celebration of the chumash).

“Chagigat HaChumash was a great experience for learning about the Torah and getting our chumashim,” said Nathan Szubin. “G’veret Reem (the head of school) gave us our chumashim at the front of the room,” said Camille Aliaga. “This chumash is one book, instead of five, and it’s easier to carry around,” said Mitchell Lederman.

“I feel like I’m learning something that I already knew about but realize now that I don’t,” said Shal-

vah Lazarus. “I’m excited that we will be learning how to use the chumash,” said Maya Roskes. “It’s a story that will continue from one year to the next,” said Noa Grumet.

“It’s special because the Torah has existed for many centuries,” said Liam Saxon.

— Camille Aliaga, Adiv BrooksRubin, Jonah Daniel, Hadar Ernst, Nava Frenkel, Navah Gris, Noa Grumet, Azaria HilemanShashoua, Mattan Johnson, Itay Karni, Ari Kittrie, Shalvah Lazarus, Mitchell Lederman, Gil Leifman, Aliza Lesser, Reuven Magder, Yedidya Milner-Gillers, Michal Nadata, Maya Roskes, Liam Saxon, Gideon Siff, Josie Silverberg, Batya Sperling-Milner, Nathan Szubin, William Zimmet and Yotam Zisenwine, third-graders

Key Elementary

This week the second grade went to Homestead Farm, an apple patch in Maryland. I picked 11 suncrisp apples.

Later, we could go on the hay ground, which is a playground but with hay. There were tires, too. A lot of people did parkour on the tires, which is obstacle course training. Superheroes do parkour a lot.

After, we jumped off the hay and had a contest of who would be the funniest or the best jumper. I won because I did a jump and a twist in the air. Then I became a

judge. People did the twist but didn’t get as much distance as I did.

We had a great time. I look forward to our next field trip.

— Robert Swift, second-grader

Lafayette Elementary

We enjoyed the fifth grade trip to the Chesapeake Bay. At one of the stations we visited we got to look at plankton through a microscope. Later, we wore tall rubber boots and waded into the bay. The boots felt strange and it was hard to walk in them, but Ezra and Izara managed to do it and stay dry. Samirah’s boots filled with water and got her all wet. Cody lost his balance and fell into the water.

When he went home he had bumps all over his skin and had to take a shower to get any bacteria off of him. We still managed to catch shrimp, crabs and fish.

At one of the stations, we got to go on a hike. We hiked for about a mile on the blue trail. Samirah said that the scenery reminded her of the Hunger Games.

These are just a few of the reasons that the trip was so much fun.

— Cody Hobson, Ezra Trask, Izara Saunders and Samirah Gyles, fifth-graders

Maret School

At Maret we have a theme for each year. Some of our past yearlong themes include Challenging Assumptions, Live Respect and

Reflection. This year our theme is Empathy. We are trying to put ourselves into someone else’s shoes.

Every year, the director of lower school, Mrs. Appleby, decorates the hallway outside her office to show the theme. There are now 135 shoes, each one with a student’s name on it, and a display entitled “Tools and Strategies that Help Learners” to show empathy for people who might learn differently.

We also have the word “empathy” up in our classroom with a pair of red shoes and work boots under the word. In fourth grade, we talk about what the word empathy means. When our teacher reads aloud or we discuss books we are reading, we talk about the characters and empathy. We have also watched videos about empathy, and we always have at least one assembly about our theme during the year.

— Mrs. Richardson’s fourth-graders

Murch Elementary

We have been going to Murch Elementary for a while so we did some research and found out that Murch was very different years ago during the 1930s and 1940s.

In 1932, an essay contest for D.C. students was held by The Washington Post and the grand prizewinners each won $100. One of the winning contestants was a See Dispatches/Page 13

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Gonzaga stuns DeMatha 24-14

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

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Gonzaga junior wideout Max Fisher became a television star in the Eagles’ upset win over DeMatha. The receiver made a dazzling catch, which earned him a coveted spot on ESPN’s top 10 plays and also scored a touchdown in the victory.

When this fall’s football schedule came out and Gonzaga’s Oct. 16 matchup with DeMatha was set for a national television audience on ESPN2, most pundits were surprised that the contest would be played on such a stage.

The Gonzaga Eagles are considered to be in a rebuilding season after graduating a talented class of players last year, while DeMatha entered the game as the consensus No. 1 team in the area and as a top-five team in the nation, according to several rankings.

That disparity was apparently all the motivation Gonzaga needed: The Eagles dominated the Stags 24-14 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex, with their win broadcast on TV. “I knew since January that we could do it,” said senior defensive lineman NaSheed Bridgeman. “Nobody else believed in us, and everybody doubted us. I saw on a blog that we were supposed to lose 41-17. I posted it in the locker room for the boys to look at it. Every day we looked at it and practiced our butts off.”

Although the Eagles ended up winning by two scores, Gonzaga was forced to make one last defensive stand in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter to clinch the victory.

DeMatha tried to make it a one-possession game and ripped off a big run when Bridgeman narrowly missed a tackle. But the senior made sure to back up his pregame bravado and prediction. Later in the drive, with the Stags in the red zone, Bridgeman forced a fumble, which senior linebacker Kyle Taylor scooped up to secure the victory.

“I missed a big play earlier, and I knew my team needed a play to get this win,” Bridgeman said. “I ran after the ball as hard as I could.

I had to hit him as hard as I could, and once I hit him it came out.”

While the Eagles’ defense provided the knockout punch, it was running back Tyree Randolph who was the team’s workhorse. The junior carried the ball 34 times for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Randolph also aided the Eagles’ passing game with a pair of receptions for 18 yards.

“Words can’t express how I feel right now,” said Randolph. “I’m so glad for my team. I’m glad that we could pull it out. We were expecting to win. I’ve never beaten DeMatha before — to do it this way, it means a lot.”

The Eagles’ passing attack was led by junior quarterback Sam Brown, who completed 14 throws for 196 yards and a score.

Brown’s favorite target was junior receiver Max Fisher, who made four grabs for 72 yards and a touchdown.

Although the Eagles would eventually roll past the Stags, it was DeMatha that scored first. In the first quarter, senior running back Lorenzo Harrison broke several sure tackles, bounced the ball back around the edge and raced 93 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead.

Despite the early setback, Gonzaga found a spark on offense when Fisher battled two Stags for an underthrown ball and — after bobbling the pigskin twice — secured the pass just before the ball hit the ground. The play ignited the Eagles’ offense and also earned the junior a coveted spot on ESPN’s top 10 plays of the day.

With Gonzaga’s offense on track, Brown See Football /Page 12

Cathedral nips Visitation in hockey thriller

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Throughout the second half of Wednesday’s game, goalie Samantha Gibby barked words of encouragement to her team, imploring National Cathedral to “fight to the finish.”

In the final minute of the game, Visitation brought the fight to the freshman goalie, trying for two penalty corner goals. But Gibby made a pair of saves as time expired, sealing a pivotal 2-1 win for the Eagles over their Independent School League rival.

“It was scary, but I felt that I could handle it,” Gibby said of the final play. “It was really cool to play alongside the upperclassmen on the team.”

Though Gibby is in her first year with the squad, Cathedral coach Jane DeGrenier had faith in the goalie after working with her for two years at the middle school level.

“I have full confidence in her,” DeGrenier said. “She’s got the

goods, and she’s really talented and competitive. She made a brilliant diving save and two [other saves] right at the end of the game.”

The win pushed the Eagles’ record to 7-2-1 and helped them keep pace with Bullis, which holds a one-game lead in the race for the ISL regular-season crown.

“We’re all really excited about this win. It’s really good for the team and our momentum going forward,” said junior forward Selin Everett.

While the game came down to a dramatic defensive stand, the offense gave the Eagles their strong start.

Cathedral scored the first goal of the game at the 23:23 mark, when Everett redirected a loose ball out of a scrum and into the goal.

“I just saw the ball crossing and I just tried to get in there and get it in,” said Everett. “We have a big rivalry between us, and just getting that goal in was big.”

Cathedral continued to dominate the ball and keep it on the Cubs’ side of the field for most of the first half.

That persistence was rewarded. The

Eagles earned a penalty corner opportunity and senior midfielder Rosie Delk sent a crossing pass into the circle, where junior forward Claire McGinnis tapped the ball into the cage for a commanding 2-0 lead by halftime.

In the second half, the Cubs roared back into the game by constantly pushing the ball deep into Eagle territory. Visitation made it a tight contest with 14:07 to go when senior defender Caroline Wyckoff dished a pass to senior forward Caroline Fowler to cut the Eagles’ lead to 2-1.

Visitation’s strong push forced Cathedral to take a timeout, and DeGrenier urged her team to stop focusing on the scoreboard and the dwindling clock and instead regain control of the game.

“We knew Visi would pick it up and battle,” the coach said. “I just told them to play our game, stay calm and just play good hockey.”

The win coincided with National Cathedral’s Senior Day, giving the team a chance to celebrate its oldest

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Cathedral junior forward Selin Everett scored the first goal of the game by flipping the ball past the Cubs’ goalie. players: Delk, Natalie Belt, Margaret Dent, Madison Dilenge, Ellie Frank, Kathleen Graham, India Ingersoll, Hadley Irwin, Zoe Lindahl, Julia Robinson-Marshall, Meredith Serman, Dominique Turner and Samara Watkins.

The Eagles believe they could have a lot more celebrating to do as the ISL season begins to reach its crescendo.

“We definitely have a championship team this year, no question,” said Everett.

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Wilson cross-country coach Desmond Dunham wanted to take his team on a business trip that would give the runners tough competition, exposure and a chance to bond.

The Disney Cross Country Classic, held on Oct. 9 in Orlando, Fla., provided the perfect fit.

The boys and girls teams both excelled on their excursion to the Sunshine State. Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girls finished second overall with a score of 93 points, just shy of Union Groveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winning total of 50. The boys finished fifth with a score of 200; winner North Rockland had 89. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It worked out exactly how we planned,â&#x20AC;? said Dunham. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bonding took place over the trip. I believe in a family atmosphere and chemistry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have those, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to be a championship team. The trip gave us everything we could ask for.â&#x20AC;?

For the girls, the Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top three runners were junior Mayim Lehrich, who took second place in a field that included 269 racers; junior Arrington Peterson, who earned 10th; and senior Kyera Frank, who took 21st. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really amazing,â&#x20AC;? said Peterson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really great to get out of the area and expand and run with people from all over the United States.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, senior Drew Glick was the Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fastest finisher on the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; side, with a time that earned bronze. Sophomore Ulysses Chaslus took seventh, and junior Queston Grannis earned 16th place among

Photo courtesy of Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross-country team

Wilson began its trip by competing in the Disney Cross Country Classic, where the girls team took second place and the boys earned fifth in their respective races. The squad then enjoyed quality bonding time at the amusement parks afterward. the 326 male runners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They had a good race,â&#x20AC;? said Nora Swift, who coaches the boys team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a lot of training for all of them starting last cross-country season, going through the winter and a great outdoor track season and continuing over the summer. You could really see the evidence of the work theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been putting in down in Disney.â&#x20AC;?

While the race was the focal point of the trip, Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s runners also got to enjoy some fun at Orlandoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme parks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went into it thinking we would work hard, then play hard,â&#x20AC;? said Peterson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it was over, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when we let go and went to the

parks and had fun, and we focused on doing great in the races before.â&#x20AC;?

At the parks, Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletes bonded and created memories. Lehrich, for instance, recalled a rollercoaster ride with Dunham â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who she said screamed the whole time.

The Tigers believe those fun times off the race course will help them as a team on it when the D.C. State Athletic Association meet rolls around. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really great because for states itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that we are a solid team,â&#x20AC;? said Arrington. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This trip really brought us together, and it will help us for states. We will stick together and have a powerful finish.â&#x20AC;?

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would connect with Fisher again, this time on a 37-yard scoring strike to knot the game at seven. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Max Fisher had a great night,â&#x20AC;? said Eagles coach Randy Trivers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He did some great things. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another hard-working football player, and man, he came up with some big plays tonight, no doubt about it.â&#x20AC;?

Randolph then went to work with a pair of short touchdown runs to push the Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; advantage to 14-7 by halftime.

After the break, the Stags quickly tied the game at 14.

A DeMatha player fumbled the ball, but it bounced perfectly to one of his teammates, Tino Ellis, who raced for a 59-yard score. The play left Randolph pacing the sidelines saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re moving the ball â&#x20AC;&#x201D; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just getting lucky! Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting lucky!â&#x20AC;?

Later in the third quarter, Randolph made his own

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luck on a three-yard touchdown run to give the Eagles the lead for good. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were hungry,â&#x20AC;? said Randolph. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We knew we could do it. We expected to do it, and we did it.â&#x20AC;?

Wilson stays perfect in DCIAA play

Wilson faced â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and passed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; its toughest D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association test of the season Friday night, dismissing H.D. Woodson 28-18 at home.

The win pushes the Tigers to a 3-0 record in league play and 6-1 overall.

Wilson was led by standout junior quarterback Steve Williams, who threw for 174 yards and two scores. In addition, the quarterback racked up 43 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground.

In the passing game, Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; favorite target was junior wideout Sean Savoy, who grabbed eight passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns.

WIS 6, Jewish Day 1 GDS 0, Maret 0 German School 3, Walls 2 St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2, Good Counsel 0 St. Albans 2, Landon 1 Walls 3, Roosevelt 0 Wilson 3, Flint Hill 2

Cathedral 2, GDS 1 Bullis 1, Visitation 0 St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3, Walls 0 Good Counsel 2, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 0 Maret 8, St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 0 Sandy Spring 2, WIS 1

Girls soccer

Visitation 3, Sidwell 2 Covenant Life 3, WIS 1 Wilson 2, McKinley 1

Walls 11, McKinley 2 Ireton 3, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1

Volleyball

GDS 3, WIS 0 Holy Cross 3, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1 Wilson 3, Banneker 0 Episcopal 3, GDS 2 WIS 3, McLean School 0 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell 3, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2 Trinity Christian 3, Sidwell 2

Football

Coolidge 22, Anacostia 21 Roosevelt 54, Phelps 14

Maret 41, St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Delaware) 6 St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10, Carroll 6

Field hockey

Cathedral 2, Visitation 1 Virginia Episcopal 5, Sidwell 0 St. Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3, Visitation 1 St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2, Cathedral 0 St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 7, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell 0

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DISPATCHES From Page 10 Murch student named Anabel Janes, who was 10 years old. The other winning students were John H. Flett Jr., age 14, of Powell Junior High School, and Mary Lusby, age 16, of Holy Cross Academy.

Programs at Murch included the Murch Mirror, the school newspaper, which collected of all the news from the past month. It also included poems and stories written by students. Other activities included choir and drama. During the 1940s, there was an annual Christmas play.

May Day was an event to celebrate the first day of spring. There would be games, drawing, singing and sports. Today, Murch has several sports teams. There is still a school newspaper, but sadly, no more May Day. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gus Grand and Jack Singho, fifth-graders

National Presbyterian School

On Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8 to 8:30, chorus meets.

Chorus is open to the fourth-, fifthand sixth-graders. Chorus sings and leads songs at the NPS Thanksgiving service, Christmas service and graduation. A lot of the time we prepare for those songs, but sometimes chorus learns very short songs and how to sing them in an interesting way. A song weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re focusing on is â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the Beauty of the Earth,â&#x20AC;? which we will sing at Thanksgiving.

Handbells is a before-school class open to fifth- and sixth-graders. It is on Wednesdays for fifth grade and Fridays for sixth grade, from 8 to 8:30 a.m. At the NPS services, fifth- and sixth-grade handbells do different songs and come up at different times. Fifth grade just started working on the song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Simple Gifts.â&#x20AC;? Sixth grade is going to find out what song theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing at the Thanksgiving service.

This year we have new uniforms to wear to the services at NPS. Instead of blazers like we had last year and years before, we now have sweater vests, which, in my opinion, are way better because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not as hot and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to button and unbutton them. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nora Goodin, fifth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School

At my school we have a new playground green space in the front yard. It is about 60 feet by 90 feet with a nice painted aluminum fence all around it. We play on it at recess.

Sometimes we play scatterball. If it is a special day we might play one big game altogether. We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played dodgeball yet.

It took over a year to get all the permits to straighten a driveway to make room for the green space. The new driveway is made of a material that water drains through.

Recess is more fun because we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to play on the hard concrete. I think the green space makes the school look prettier. Thank you to all the parent volunteers and staff

who worked so hard to give us our beautiful new green space! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Camden V., third-grader

Oyster-Adams Bilingual School

Students have been preparing for the Student Council Assembly in which the president and vice president candidates debate. To prepare, candidates have been meeting with Mr. Mitchell, the student council advisor. All the candidates have been wondering how to improve the school. Proposals include keeping bathrooms continually stocked with paper towels and soap, improving recycling, starting a compost program for the school gardens, adding more extracurricular activities and improving school lunches. Look for election results next week.

The seventh-graders are going to the Smithsonianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Indiana Jones exhibit. Hector Ramos Flores said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope we enjoy our trip and learn a lot of facts because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how the Oyster-Adams Tigers roll!â&#x20AC;?

Finally, the Oyster Community Council is hosting a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fall Festival and Haunted Garageâ&#x20AC;? to celebrate Halloween fun and raise money.

There will be different competitions like best costume and pumpkin carving, and fun activities like a moon bounce, an obstacle course and a walk through our Haunted Garage! The cost is $15 for all fun activities. Come and enjoy Halloween festivity fun from 4 to 8 p.m.

Oct. 24, 25 and 30. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Miguel Gomez Ramos and Hector Ramos Flores, seventhgraders; and Georgianna Williams and Eleanor Gallay, sixth-graders

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ended up being postponed, yet everyone was still ready to cheer on their football team the next day.

Despite not getting the result we wanted, everyone had a good time, from the pregame cookout to the final whistle of the football game. A 27-0 loss might not have been the best start for the year, but the festivities made up for it. The homecoming dance ensued and the awkwardness between the middle school boys and girls definitely showed.

The high school had its dance right after ours. I would definitely call homecoming weekend a success thanks to everyone who volunteered to make it possible, and we eighthgraders look forward to being the ones on the field next year. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Camran Khosravi, Form II (eighth-grader)

St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Day School

Now that we are in the upper school, we have a lot to look forward to. We have gone from being the oldest students in the lower school to being the youngest students in the upper school, but we still need to set a good example.

There are many new things in the upper school such as abiding by dress codes in the classroom and in

PE classes, which helps to show that we are serious about learning.

One of my favorite new things is having a sketchbook in art, where we record ideas that will eventually come to life. The activity that I am most excited about is our overnight field trip to Lancaster, Pa., in the spring. On this trip, we will get to learn while having a great time with our friends and teachers. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Eleanor Dowhower, fourth-grader

Sheridan School

At Sheridan School we did not get off for the Columbus Day holiday. In fifth grade we had a class debate about whether or not Columbus Day should be a holiday.

The fifth-graders separated into groups of five or six. We watched a BrainPop video with Tim and Moby. We learned that Columbus did some things that should not be celebrated. Then each group debated the reasons Columbus Day should or should not be a holiday.

Overall, our class ended up agreeing that Columbus Day should not be celebrated. For homework we each wrote a letter to the president saying why. The teachers will choose the best letters and those who wrote them will work together

to write one to send. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Julian Simms and Julian Greene, fifth-graders

Washington Latin Public Charter School

On Oct. 7, an event in the library hosted all sorts of artwork, from poems to rock songs to paintings.

This event was called the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hookâ&#x20AC;? and was all put together by English and history teacher Mr. Leonard.

Student performances included poems, violins, acoustic guitars and songs by our Rock Band Club.

The event was emceed by senior Randy Yearby. The Jazz/Rock Band first took center stage, playing a few covers including a bombastic rendition of The White Stripesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seven Nation Army,â&#x20AC;? followed by junior Sophie Collier on the violin, junior Elias Demian on piano and junior Ben-Loki Roodman playing the classical guitar.

After intermission, the evening moved on to a less musical counterpart: poetry. Poems performed by Sophie Healy, Micah Guthrie, Randy Yearby, Emma Moore and Elijah K. Bryant took away the second half on a cruise of words. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dusan Murray-Rawlings, 12thgrader, and Tate Wright, ninth-grader

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The reason for the relatively low price tag of 4629 Tilden St. NW is size: This two-bedroom clocks in at just 1,549 square feet. But the petite footprint seems to be the main factor in the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bargain price. The space is full of charm, with a sunfilled living room and updates throughout, including a brand-new kitchen.

The house sits perpendicular to the street, with the curbside view of a stone cottage, while the other walls are covered in clapboard.

Slate flagstones run alongside the house to a picture-perfect covered porch, with an eagle perched overhead, an American flag hanging to the side and two rocking chairs rounding out the scene. An adjacent picture window gives a hint of the bright living space inside.

A small entryway provides a spot to pause before heading into the living room on the left or, on the

right, a short hallway leading to the stairs and the rest of the first floor.

The aforementioned bay window is the most distinct feature of the living room, stretching across an entire wall, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the only source of light. Another set of openings sits on the opposite wall, and two smaller â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but still sizable â&#x20AC;&#x201D; windows flank a wood-burning fireplace. Thus thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no shortage of light here, and aside from the original bay, the windows in the house are new.

The current owners have a smart setup in this main living space, with armchairs set in front of the bay, a couch opposite, and a TV mounted above the fireplace. The arrangement makes the room feel spacious yet cozy. Wood floors shine here and throughout the first floor.

Connected is the just-updated kitchen, gleaming with its new Carrera marble countertops, white subway tiles, stainless steel appliances and white cabinets â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all lit up by new recessed and under-cabinet lighting. Samsung made the fridge and oven, the latter of which is topped by a five-burner gas range.

The 1951 home was built with a galley kitchen, and the main cooking space is still long and narrow, but the current owners opened up a wall at the end to make it an eat-in space. They also added built-in cab-

Photos courtesy of Washington Fine Properties

This two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath Spring Valley house is listed for $769,000. inetry on the other side of the table space, creating a bar and storage to round out the room.

Next up is the hallway, which connects to a full bath with new subway tiles on the walls, and the modest yet sunny master bedroom, which offers a wall of closets, two windows and a ceiling fan.

Upstairs, one room runs the length of the house. It has been converted into a nursery, with a corner set aside as an office. Three windows bring in lots of light, and two closets provide ample storage space. A light sage green paint is both tasteful and cheerful â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like the color choices throughout the home.

Two floors down, a finished basement serves as a den. This level

sits above grade in the rear, with a window and glass door to the back yard bringing in light. A small powder room here is the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second bathroom, and a laundry room provides space to tuck away tools and other untidy bits. A crawl space offers more storage, and the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new HVAC is located down here, too.

The fenced rear yard has room for a shed, grill and seating area while still leaving grassy space to play. The owner contacted the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and found that an

addition would be allowed back here as well.

Just blocks away is the commercial strip of Spring Valley, whose offerings include Crate and Barrel, Starbucks, Le Pain Quotidien, Wagshalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deli and the soon-to-open Millieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seafood restaurant, among others.

This two-bedroom, one-and-ahalf-bath home at 4629 Tilden St. NW is listed for $769,000. For more information contact Kay McGrath King of Washington Fine Properties at 202-276-1235 or kay.mcgrathking@wfp.com.

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Northwest Real Estate ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park ■ cleveland Woodley Parkpark / woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights

Chevy Chase Citizens Association

Cathedral Heights

The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org.

ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring ■ spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 4, in Conference Room 2 at the Sibley Memorial Hospital Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. For details, visit anc3d.org.

ANC 3E ANC 3E Tenleytown ■ american university park American University Park friendship heights / tenleytown The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Embassy Suites Hotel, Chevy Chase Pavilion, 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3e.org.

ANC 3F ANCHills 3F Forest

■ Forest hills / North cleveland park

The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. For details, call 202-670-7262 or visit anc3f.us.

ANC 3/4G ANCChase 3/4G Chevy ■ CHEVY CHASE

The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at the

Our Chevy Chase Library near Connecticut Avenue and McKinley Street NW will be closed for a “spruce-up” from Nov. 7 until Jan. 8, 2016.

The library’s refurbishing will include new furniture, carpet and paint. All of the activities regularly scheduled in the library will be suspended during this period. The nearby D.C. public libraries in Cleveland Park and Tenleytown will be available during the closure.

The upgrade will reconfigure some areas of the library and provide more seating near windows. Some of the “stacks” for books will be moved to make room for tables and chairs for patrons closer to the natural light. To make room for the “spruce-up,” the Friends of the Chevy Chase DC Library group will hold a “Pretty Big Sale” this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the library’s meeting room, to clear out many of the books in the organization’s stockpile. Any hardcover book, regardless of genre or size, is $1.

Paperback books are 50 cents. You can fill a bag provided by the Friends for $5. Everything in the group’s FOLio section will be its usual price.

The DC Reads program encourages residents to read “All Aunt Hagar’s Children,” by Edward P. Jones. With that connection, our library will host a public program at 7 p.m. next Tuesday on “Mapping Segregation in Washington, D.C.” Discover why many of D.C.’s “historically black” neighborhoods were once exclusively white, and how the racial geography has been shaped by segregation.

This Saturday, our local public elementary schools will hold their fall events. Murch Elementary kicks off the day with its Fall Fair from noon to 4 p.m. at 4810 36th St. NW, including a Chevy Chase Community Center, Connecticut Avenue and McKinley Street NW. Agenda items include: ■ quarterly open house for the community to meet with commissioners (from 6:30 to 7 p.m.).

■ announcements.

book sale and classic cakewalk. More information is at murchschool.org/hsa/fall-fair. And from 3 to 5 p.m., Lafayette Elementary transforms its trailers, tent and the Lafayette Park off 33rd Street NW into a home for Boxtrolls. There will be yummy fall foods and a bake sale, games and moon bounces, the spooky Haunted House produced by fifth-graders, and the movie “Boxtrolls” at 5:30 p.m. Wristbands for children to ride the rides, watch the movie and play the games are available at lafayettehsa.org/fall-festival-2015. The event is made possible by the generosity of sponsors, including Broad Branch Children’s House, Mad Science, Galley Foods, Lafayette Tennis and HoopEd. — Ted Gest

Shepherd Park Citizens Association

The Shepherd Park community has often collaborated with its neighbors to solve various problems, from trying to save the Takoma Theatre for public use to correcting nuisances at nearby motels in Silver Spring. Solutions have been found. Lately, two issues have brought much attention to the neighborhood listserv.

The first is the continuing problem at the circle where 16th Street, Colesville Road, Eastern Avenue and North Portal Drive converge.

This location has become quite dangerous with an increasing number of accidents. Community members have brought many complaints to the attention of D.C. and Montgomery County politicians and officials, and have offered many suggestions for correcting the problem. One Shepherd Park resident even suggested a competition to find the best solution.

Despite an email response from a local rep-

■ presentation by Teresa Rainey, community outreach coordinator for the D.C. Office of Human Rights.

■ discussion with the Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District regarding recent increases in criminal activity and other safety issues.

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resentative in early October guaranteeing certain activities would take place, the shrubbery has still not been trimmed back, there are no new signs, lane markings or new traffic lights, and there has been no change in traffic patterns.

Residents are calling for an end to 40 years of requests without action, during which time drivers have used 16th Street as a speedway through the neighborhood and disrespected the community where we live. Hopefully 2015 will end on a more positive note, with change for the better.

In other news, calls from the Takoma D.C. community for Shepherd Park’s support to place a dog park on an unused plot near the Takoma Recreation Center have brought some positive responses but many more complaints and negative replies. Many of the latter are related directly to the behavior of those dog owners who don’t clean up when walking their dog, providing a reminder that being a good neighbor means scooping up and dumping poop into designated trash cans or your own.

Other community concerns are related to the number of apartments and condos going up along the boundaries of Shepherd Park, bringing increased population and potentially more animals; the traffic growth that will make walking in the neighborhood less safe; and a fear that new people won’t abide by the leash laws, thereby threatening the well-being of growing numbers of older citizens and young children.

Everyone needs to take a deep breath and remember that the Takoma D.C. residents were seeking support for a dog park in their neighborhood, not Shepherd Park. For now, there are no plans for such a location.

— June E. Confer

on its plans to repair, rehabilitate and replace certain gas pipelines in the District.

For details, call 202-363-5803, email chevychaseanc3@verizon.net or visit anc3g.org.

ANC 4A ANC Village 4A Colonial ■ colonial village / crestwood Shepherd Park Shepherd Park / brightwood Crestwood 16th street heights The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Brightwood Education Campus, 1300 Nicholson St. NW.

For details, call 202-450-6225 or visit anc4a.org.

ANC 4C ANC 4c Street Heights Petworth/16th

■ petworth/16th Street Heights

The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the lower-level community meeting room at the Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. The commission adjusted its regular meeting schedule in recognition of Veterans Day. For details, call 202-723-6670 or visit anc4c.org.

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approve this next time.â&#x20AC;?

Key to some commissionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; decision was a vote of support from the Westover Place Homes Corp. board of directors, which represents the 149 homeowners whose neighborhood is directly adjacent to East Campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The overwhelming sentiment in our community is that the Commission [should take] no action that would jeopardize the expeditious completion of the construction,â&#x20AC;? the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Larry Joseph said in brief written testimony.

Zoning commissioners accepted that logic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to get through the period of construction, but I think the faster it gets over, the better,â&#x20AC;? said commissioner Peter May. The universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s East Campus project â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which is replacing much of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nebraska Avenue parking lot with 590 dormitory beds plus academic and administrative space â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was hammered out amid years of testy community meetings and zoning hearings.

A key condition of approval was that American University improve its community engagement, but conflicts over the construction have dragged on, and neighbors still accuse the school of paying lip service at best to residents.

In a brief written statement issued yesterday, the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Linda Argo countered that narrative. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since the inception of the East Campus project, we have been continually engaged with all community stakeholders,â&#x20AC;? the statement reads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are committed to continuing an open dialogue.â&#x20AC;?

Not all zoning commissioners

were persuaded by the argument. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a problem with us sitting down here until 11 or 12 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock at night, holding hearings, putting things in place about working with the community, and then we hear later on it did not happen that way,â&#x20AC;? said commission chair Anthony Hood.

The neighborhood commission had requested a public hearing to air in more detail the request for extended construction hours. The university argued successfully that a long proceeding would guarantee that East Campus would open late.

Hood proposed a compromise that would have given the university two weeks to work with community members, but his colleagues werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t interested. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we should just move ahead, reprimand AU, get them to agree to be more forthcoming with their neighborhood, their ANC especially, but I would not want to delay this any further,â&#x20AC;? said commissioner Marcie Cohen.

Countered Hood: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand how we reprimand AU if they leave this room and got what they wanted.â&#x20AC;?

Neighborhood commission chair Tom Smith agreed in an email yesterday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I understand and share Chairman Hoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frustration and hope that AU administrators will soon get the message, get on board, and work cooperatively with the community,â&#x20AC;? Smith wrote.

Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neighborhood commission had also suggested that the Zoning Commission relieve the university of its fall 2016 completion deadline for East Campus and retain todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s construction hours, but zoning commissioners said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather just see the work finished.

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tion would be the first in D.C. for the retail chain, adding a sense of novelty to the neighborhood, Whatley said. Whole Foods, on the other hand, brings prestige and a focus on organic foods.

Residents in the surrounding neighborhood have their pick among Giant, Safeway and Whole Foods â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with a Harris Teeter slated for a new development at Georgia Avenue, Kalmia Road and Eastern Avenue NW â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but none of those stores are especially convenient to or walkable from the Walter Reed area.

Whole Foods spokesperson Katie

Malloy said via email that the company is very keen on moving into the space. Along with attending several community meetings over the past 18 months, the store has set up the email address wrideas@wholefoods. com for neighbors who want to send suggestions for the store, Malloy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a unique site â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from the historic setting to the strong community,â&#x20AC;? she wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think Whole Foods Market would be a perfect fit and sincerely hope the neighborhood agrees.â&#x20AC;?

Wegmans media relations coordinator Jeanne Colleluori confirmed that the company is interested in the

location but declined to respond to further questions.

The two chains have been vying for the spot for nearly a year, following a community survey in which residents expressed interest in Wegmans, Whole Foods or Harris Teeter, according to Whatley. Space for a grocery store is set aside as part of the new mixed-use neighborhood to be developed at the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portion of the former Walter Reed site.

The Parks at Walter Reed project team will answer questions about the developmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress at a community meeting Nov. 2 at the Fort Stevens Recreation Center, 1327 Van Buren St. NW, at 5:45 p.m.

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Wednesday, Oct. 21

Wednesday october 21 Concerts â&#x2013; Mary-Victoria Voutsas and the Greek Chamber Music Project will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Singer-songwriter Katie Hargrove will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; Budâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Collective, Mountain Ride and Sam Burchfield will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; David Locke Hall will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;CRACK99: The Takedown of a $100 Million Chinese Software Pirate.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400. â&#x2013; Orthopedic surgeon Marc D. Connell will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knee Preservation, Reconstruction and Replacement: Current Concepts and Techniques.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conference Room 2, Sibley Medical Office Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. 202-660-6683. â&#x2013; Diana Nyad will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Find a Way: One Wild and Precious Life.â&#x20AC;?

7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; The University of the District of Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;JAZZforumâ&#x20AC;? will feature a talk by musician and educator Robert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobbyâ&#x20AC;?

Felder. 7 p.m. Free. Recital Hall, Building 46-West, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-274-5803. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;District of Change: D.C. Utopiaâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about visionary plans â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will feature panelists Julian Hunt of Dupont Underground, Andy Shallal of Busboys and Poets and Jair Lynch of Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dclibrary.org/node/50521. â&#x2013; Steve Knopper will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson.â&#x20AC;? 7

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

Film â&#x2013; The French CinĂŠmathèque series will feature Alexandre Arcadyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;24 Days.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $8.75 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202966-6000.

Performance â&#x2013; The Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society will present Arthur Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic drama â&#x20AC;&#x153;All My Sons.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $8 to $12.

Stage III, Poulton Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-6872787. The performance will repeat Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

Special events â&#x2013; The 57th annual Washington International Horse Show will feature top national and international horses and riders competing for the $125,000 Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup and other prizes. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. $15 to $60. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. The competition will continue through Sunday. â&#x2013; The United Church will hold its annual two-day Fall Sale and German Luncheon, featuring wurst, sauerkraut and potato salad. Sale from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; luncheon served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (both days) and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

(Wednesday only). Free admission. The United Church, 20th and G streets NW. theunitedchurch.org. The sale will continue Thursday.

Thursday, Oct. 22

Thursday october 22 Concerts â&#x2013; The American Roots Music Concert Series will feature the Phil Wiggins House Party performing acoustic blues. 3 to 5 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â&#x2013; Flutist Juliette Curenton will perform contemporary American pieces. 7 to 9

p.m. Free; reservations required. Lang Recital Hall, Levine Music, 2801 Upton St. NW. levinemusic.org. â&#x2013; Marc Delgado of Wounded Knee will perform his solo acoustic act. 7 p.m. Free.

Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; The German choir Kantorei GrossFlottbek will perform classical sacred and secular music. 8 p.m. Donations suggested. Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St. NE. 202-543-4200. â&#x2013; Czech vocalist and violinist Iva BittovĂĄ will perform. 8 p.m. $20 to $28. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. â&#x2013; Washington Performing Arts will present jazz master Christian McBride and classical, folk and bluegrass musician Edgar Meyer in a joint concert. 8 p.m. $40.

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. â&#x2013; The Next Step Band and Gypsy Soul Revival will perform. 8 p.m. $10 to $12.

Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Charles Churchward, former design director at Conde Nast, will discuss his work. 11:45 a.m. Free. Hammer Auditorium, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University, 500 17th St. NW. gwu.edu. â&#x2013; Jeff Faux, founder of the Economic Policy Institute, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Servant Economy: Where Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Elite Is Sending the Middle Class.â&#x20AC;? Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30.

Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meet a Navy SEALâ&#x20AC;? will feature Clint Emerson, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operativeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Survival Guide.â&#x20AC;? 1 to 4 p.m. Free. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. â&#x2013; Journalist Marvin Kalb will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Imperial Gamble: Putin, Ukraine, and the New Cold War.â&#x20AC;? 4 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room B17, Elliott

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School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/gamble. â&#x2013; Pulitzer-winning journalist Robin Givhan and Hillwood curators will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Contemporary Role of Fashion in Politics and Power.â&#x20AC;? 5:30 to 8 p.m. $7 to $20; free for Hillwood members and volunteers.

Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. â&#x2013; The Rev. TomĂĄs HalĂ­k will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Spiritual and Philosophical Legacy of Karel Capek.â&#x20AC;? 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW. capeklegacy.eventbrite.com. â&#x2013; The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee Reading will feature Ishmael Beah, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Radiance of Tomorrowâ&#x20AC;?; Saladin Ambar, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Malcolm X at Oxford Unionâ&#x20AC;?; Geffrey Davis, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Revising the Stormâ&#x20AC;?; and Brian Gilmore, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Know Any Gangsters.â&#x20AC;?

6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. â&#x2013; The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominee Reading will feature Tiphanie Yanique, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Land of Love and Drowningâ&#x20AC;?; Laila Lalami, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Moorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Accountâ&#x20AC;?; Charles E. Cobb, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Nonviolent Stuffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Get You Killedâ&#x20AC;?; and Roger Reeves, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;King Me.â&#x20AC;?

6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-3877638. â&#x2013; The Georgetown Library and the University of Chicago Alumni Club of DC will host a talk by former New York Times investigative reporter Leslie Maitland, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; Tasoula Hadjitofi, founder of the group Walk of Truth and representative of the Autocephalous Church of Cyprus for stolen art, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Protecting Cultural Heritage Against the Illicit Trade of Art Trafficking.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. New York University, 1307 L St. NW. events.nyu.edu. â&#x2013; Assistant curator RenĂŠe Maurer will discuss the collections of two pioneering supporters of modern art, Rudolf Staechelin and Karl Im Obersteg. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations required.

Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. â&#x2013; Pastry chef, author and Virginia native Christina Tosi will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bringing Milk Bar Life to DC.â&#x20AC;? 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Sarah Vowell will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lafayette in the Somewhat United States.â&#x20AC;?

7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Judy Brown, founding artist of the Botanical Art Society of the National Capital Region, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Art of Depicting Real Plants.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Pen Arts Building, 1300 17th St. NW. nlapw.org. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The History and Impact of Alcohol Regulationâ&#x20AC;? will feature Jim Sgueo, president and CEO of the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association; Brien Fox, CEO of Henry A. Fox Sales Co.; and Kelley Spillane, senior vice president for global sales at Castle Brands Inc.; and moderator Garrett Peck, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Prohibition Hangover.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â&#x2013; Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre Society will present a book talk by Cokie Roberts, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Capital Dames: The Civil War and the

Women of Washington 1848-1868.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free; tickets required. Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. fords.org. â&#x2013; The Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival will feature Dina Gold, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stolen Legacy: Nazi Theft and the Quest for Justice at Krausenstrasse 17/18, Berlin.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 p.m. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. dcjcc.org/litfest. â&#x2013; Bryan Christy, director of National Geographicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Special Investigations Unit, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Defenders: Inside the Wildlife Trade.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 p.m. $25. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

Films â&#x2013; The 2015 Human Rights Film Series will feature Ted Roachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;120 Days,â&#x20AC;? about a family living and working in the U.S. illegally for over 12 years. A Q&A will follow. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Room 602, American University Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Ave. NW. auhumanrightsfilmseries.org. â&#x2013; American University professor Akbar Ahmed will present his film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Journey Into Europe,â&#x20AC;? about the place of Islam in European history and civilization. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. american.edu/sis/events. â&#x2013; The K-Cinema series will feature Hwang Dong-Hyukâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miss Granny,â&#x20AC;? about Koreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generational divide.

Appetizer social at 6 p.m.; screening at 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Korean Cultural Center, 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW. koreaculturedc.org. â&#x2013; The second annual Greater Washington Immigration Film Festival will open with the film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buen DĂ­a, RamĂłn (Guten Tag, RamĂłn),â&#x20AC;? about a young man who leaves Mexico to find work to support his family and ends up with a job and his family in Germany. A discussion will follow. 6:30 p.m. $4 to $6. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. immigrationfilmfest.org. The festival will continue through Sunday with screenings at various venues. â&#x2013; In celebration of the DC Punk Archiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one-year anniversary, the Mount Pleasant Library will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC 1980-1990.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Large Meeting Room, Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122.

Performances and readings â&#x2013; MOVEIUS Contemporary Ballet will present an evening of mixed repertory works. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Bradley R. Strahan, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Parting Glass: Poems of Irelandâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Art of Losing,â&#x20AC;? will read from his poetry. 7 p.m.

Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. â&#x2013; Academy Award-winning actress Juliette Binoche will star in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Antigone,â&#x20AC;? a contemporary version of Sophoclesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tragedy. 7:30 p.m. $79 to $185. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

The performance will repeat Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Humor writer David Sedaris will perform as part of a national tour. 8 p.m. $35 to $50. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202994-6800. â&#x2013; Georgetown Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nomadic Theatre will present Steve Yockeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;afterSee Events/Page 19

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Continued From Page 18 life: a ghost story.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $8 to $12.

Devine Studio Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. The performance will repeat Oct. 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 and 31 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 24 at 2 p.m.

Special event â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Taste of Chocolateâ&#x20AC;? will explore the history of chocolate processing with samples representative of each era. 6 p.m. $15 to $20. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org.

Tour â&#x2013; Laura Hicken, exhibitions and programs manager at the International Spy Museum, will lead a tour on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Espionage and Ectoplasm: Spy Spirits Revealed!â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $8 to $10. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798.

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Friday october 23 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boo at the Zooâ&#x20AC;? will feature animal encounters and festive decorations along with candy and snack foods from 40 treat stations throughout the National Zoo. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. $20 to $30. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si. edu. The event will repeat Saturday and Sunday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Concerts â&#x2013; The Friday Morning Music Club will present works by Max Reger, Brahms and Schumann. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075. â&#x2013; The National Gallery of Art String Quartet will perform works by Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen in honor of the composersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 150th birthdays. 12:10 p.m. Free.

West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; Organist Travis Baker of Kent, England, will perform works by Bonnet, Pachelbel, DuprĂŠ and Mulet. 12:15 p.m. Free.

National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. â&#x2013; Arts@Midday will present the DaPonte String Quartet performing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Enemies of the State,â&#x20AC;? featuring works by Shostakovich and Schulhoff. 12:15 to 1 p.m. Free.

St. Albanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286. â&#x2013; The Friday Music Series will feature New Orleans jazz saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr. 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. â&#x2013; The Levine Music Jazz Quartet will demonstrate how jazz musicians respond to each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solos. 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Free. Pavilion, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. 202633-1000. â&#x2013; As part of the Kids Euro Festival 2015, the IssaSonus Ensemble of Malta will present the musical story â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ogygiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nymph,â&#x20AC;? based on a tale made famous by Homerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epic poem â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Odysseyâ&#x20AC;? (for ages 8 and older). 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The Embassy Series will present clarinetist RaphaĂŤl SĂŠvère and pianist Paul Montag performing works by Borodin, Lutoslawski, Debussy, Berg and Bernstein. 7:30 p.m. $135. Embassy of Luxembourg, 2200 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-625-2361. â&#x2013; Musician Mickey Justice will perform.

8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; Jazz pianist Ran Blake will perform. 8

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Freer and Sackler feature 17th-century Japanese master â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sotatsu: Making Waves,â&#x20AC;? presenting more than 70 masterpieces by the revered 17th-century Japanese artist Tawaraya Sotatsu along with homage works by later artists, will open Saturday at the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and continue through Jan. 31.

The Freer Gallery is located at 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW, and the Sackler Gallery is located at 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Both are open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-6331000. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Invisible Wall: Photographs by Susana Raabâ&#x20AC;? will open today at Georgetown Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spagnuolo Art Gallery and continue through Dec. 6. An opening reception will take place Oct. 29 from 6 to 7 p.m. with an artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk from 5 to 6 p.m.

Located in the lobby of the Walsh Building at 1221 36th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from noon to 7 p.m., Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-687-9206. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Psychology Behind the Paint,â&#x20AC;? featuring abstract paintings by Georgetown artist David Bell, will open Friday at Susan Calloway Fine Arts with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will continue

p.m. $20 to $28. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. â&#x2013; Tumbleweed Wanderers, the Congress and the Wild Reeds will perform.

8:30 p.m. $14 to $16. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; John C. Swallow will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Digging In: Soils and Landscape Design.â&#x20AC;? Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â&#x2013; Scholar Chinghsin Wu will discuss early Surrealist works by Japanese painter Koga Harue. 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. â&#x2013; Carol Joyntâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Q&A Cafe series will feature bartender and restaurateur Derek Brown discussing â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Art of the Cocktail.â&#x20AC;?

5 p.m. $35, which includes cocktails and canapĂŠs. The George Town Club, 1530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-9330. â&#x2013; Author and environmental activist Bill McKibben will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Road Through Paris: On the Frontiers of the Climate Justice Movement,â&#x20AC;? about the upcoming United Nations climate change conference.

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Atrium, School of International Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. american.edu/sis/events. â&#x2013; Kevin Costner, Jon Baird and Rick Ross will discuss their collaboration on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Explorerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guild,â&#x20AC;? a series of illustrated novels that are a throwback to the golden age of adventure stories. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-6333030. â&#x2013; Colum McCann will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thirteen Ways of Looking.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free.

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Forrest Pritchard will discuss his cookbook â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growing Tomorrow: Behind the Scenes With 18 Extraordinary Sustainable

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through Nov. 28.

Located at 1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-9654601. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skin, Shell, Petal and Peel: The Mask of Expression,â&#x20AC;? presenting new paintings, drawings and sculpture by Deborah CC LaCroix, will open Friday with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at the LaCroix Gallery, 4625 30th St. NW. It will remain on view through Nov. 30 by appointment only. 202-363-0546. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ground Zero,â&#x20AC;? featuring light sculpture by Craig Kraft inspired by graffiti on the walls of the Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Miss., will open Friday with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. at the DC Arts Center. The exhibit will conclude with a gallery talk Dec. 6 at 5 p.m.

Located at 2438 18th St. NW, the center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m. 202-462-7833. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty,â&#x20AC;? presenting some 160 photographs to chart Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fascination with the transitory nature of style, will open Friday at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and continue through March 20.

Farmers Who Are Changing the Way We Eat.â&#x20AC;? The event will include tastings catered by Slow Food DC. 7 p.m. Free.

Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. â&#x2013; Bob Woodward will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Last of the Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Men.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. $10. Sidwell Friends School, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW. politics-prose.com.

Films â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lunch and a Movieâ&#x20AC;? will feature a

The museum will host a forum on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Irving Penn at the Intersection of Art, Fashion and Photographyâ&#x20AC;? from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on opening day. This series of talks by experts and scholars explores Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacy and how his work bridged the gap between art and fashion. RSVP at on.fb.me/1KEHuG2.

Located at 9th and G streets NW, the museum is open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International Awards Presents: The Best of the Best,â&#x20AC;? highlighting selections from nearly half-a-million images submitted from around the world, will open Saturday at the National Museum of Natural History and continue through October 2016.

Located at 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202633-1000. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rymd â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Swedish Space Odyssey,â&#x20AC;? highlighting Swedenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contributions to space research, opened recently at the House of Sweden, where it will continue through Dec. 6.

Located at 2900 K St. NW, the gallery is open Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

202-467-2645.

Tawaraya Sotatsuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Child Holding a Spotted Puppy,â&#x20AC;? a hanging scroll, is part of a new exhibit at the Freer and Sackler.

screening of the 1994 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fool.â&#x20AC;? Lunch at noon; film at 1 p.m. Free; reservations for lunch required by Oct. 21.

Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7703. â&#x2013; The Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club will present Gillian Klemner Willmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;The New Woman â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Annie â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Londonerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kopchovsky.â&#x20AC;? 6 to 8 p.m. $10 to $25. Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202232-7363.

â&#x2013; The Greater Washington Immigration Film Festival will feature the local premiere of the dramatic comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unlikely Heroes.â&#x20AC;?

6:30 p.m. $4 to $6. New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Ave. NW. immigrationfilmfest.org. â&#x2013; The Arabian Sights Film Festival will resume with Palestinian director Najwa Najjarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eyes of a Thief.â&#x20AC;? The director will attend the screening. 7 p.m. $13. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin See Events/Page 20

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Continued From Page 19 Ave. NW. filmfestdc.org/arabiansights. The festival will continue through Sunday. â&#x2013; The National Gallery of Artâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Agnès Varda: CinĂŠ-Portraitureâ&#x20AC;? series will feature the 1961 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;ClĂŠo From 5 to 7.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m.

Free. McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202737-4215. â&#x2013; Reel Affirmations will present Stewart Thorndikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sinister thriller â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lyleâ&#x20AC;? and the short film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Night Is Ours.â&#x20AC;? 7 and 9:15 p.m. $10. Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. reelaffirmations.org. â&#x2013; The Greater Washington Immigration Film Festival will feature the East Coast premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the Brideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Side,â&#x20AC;? followed by a discussion by Italian director and journalist Gabriele del Grande about the current immigration crisis in Europe. 7:30 p.m. $4 to $6. Washington Ethical Society, 7750 16th St. NW. immigrationfilmfest.org.

Performances â&#x2013; The Georgetown University Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bling Mida$,â&#x20AC;? about a man whose ability to turn anything he touches into gold quickly becomes a nightmare. 7 p.m. Free. McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;World Stagesâ&#x20AC;? festival will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sancho: An Act of Remembrance,â&#x20AC;? a new play about Charles Ignatius Sancho, a man born on a slave ship who went on to become an actor, musician and the first black person of African origin to vote in Great Britain. 7 p.m. $49. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7 p.m. â&#x2013; Catholic University will present Frank Loesserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musical â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Most Happy Fella.â&#x20AC;?

7:30 p.m. $5 to $40. Hartke Theater, Catholic University, 3801 Harewood Road NE. music.cua.edu. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. â&#x2013; Teatro de la Luna will present Argentine playwright Mariano Moroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;De Hombre a Hombre (Man to Man).â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $15

to $20. Casa de la Luna, 4020 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-882-6227. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. â&#x2013; American University will present Bertolt Brechtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Threepenny Opera.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $10 to $15. Greenberg Theatre, American University, 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-885-2787. The performance will repeat Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.

Special events â&#x2013; The American Fine Craft Show Washington will open with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Lookâ&#x20AC;? event showcasing pottery, furniture, painting, jewelry and wearable art from over 185 artists from across the U.S. and Canada. Activities will include fashion shows and artist talks, and proceeds will benefit the National Museum of Women in the Arts. 2 to 8 p.m. $22. D.C. Armory, 2001 East Capitol St. SE. americanfinecraftshowwashington. com. The show will continue Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; admission costs $7 to $14 for one day or $16 for the weekend. â&#x2013; Evolutionary botanist Rachel Meyer will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Science of Taste,â&#x20AC;? a workshop exploring how taste works and why humans perceive flavor so differently. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $25 to $30. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â&#x2013; A beer tasting will feature brews from Belgium, France, Germany and elsewhere in Europe. 7 p.m. $20 to $25. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

Tours â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Historic & Growing,â&#x20AC;? a guided garden tour, will trace two centuries of landscape history reflected in 5.5 acres of heritage trees, heirloom plants and flowers, and abundant English boxwood. 11 to 11:45 a.m. $10; free for members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. â&#x2013; The National Building Museum will present a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Haunted Museum Historic Ghost Tourâ&#x20AC;? by lantern light. 8 and 9:15 p.m. $22 to $25; reservations required.

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202-272-2448. The tour will also be offered Oct. 25 and 31 at 8 and 9:15 p.m.

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Saturday october 24 Book sales â&#x2013; A used-book sale will feature fiction, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, religion, biography, travel, art, music and coffee-table books, as well as DVDs. 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free admission. Duffy Parish Center, Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 3630 Quesada St. NW. 202-449-3974. The sale will continue Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Friends of the Cleveland Park Library will hold a used-book sale. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. Second-floor meeting room, Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-669-6235. â&#x2013; The Chevy Chase DC Friends of the Library will hold a fall book sale, with hardbacks available for $1 and paperbacks for 50 cents. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. Second-floor Meeting Room, Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. ccdclibraryfriends.org.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saturday Morning at the Nationalâ&#x20AC;? will feature Rainbow Puppets in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Really Big Dinosaur Show.â&#x20AC;? 9:30 and 11 a.m.

Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes before the screening. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372. â&#x2013; GALita will present the world premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nuevas aventuras de Don Quijote,â&#x20AC;? a bilingual adaptation of the classic novel (suitable for the entire family but especially ages 5 through 9). 3 p.m. $10 to $12. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174. The performance will repeat Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at 3 p.m.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Scholar George Scheper will lead a class on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Maya: Ancient Splendors, Modern Legacies.â&#x20AC;? 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. $90 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Art historian Nancy G. Heller will lead a class on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Understanding Contemporary Art: From Pop to Pluralism.â&#x20AC;? 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. $90 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-3030. â&#x2013; The Mount Pleasant Library will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saturday Morning Yoga.â&#x20AC;? 10 a.m.

Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

Concerts â&#x2013; The National Gallery of Art Piano Trio 7+( :25/' )$0286

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12:10 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; East River Jazz will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three Ladies Singing Strayhorn,â&#x20AC;? featuring the Lovejoy Group. 2 p.m. Free. Recital Studio, Building 46-West, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. eastriverjazz.net. â&#x2013; Middle C Music will present a Halloween recital by students of Gjinovefa Sako.

6 to 7 p.m. Free. Middle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326. â&#x2013; Jazz@Wesley and East River Jazz will present vocalist Coniece Washington, pianist William Knowles, bassist Jeron White, drummer Jeffrey Neal, saxophonist Tracey Cutler and poet Seth Washington in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Celebrating the Genius, Strength & Essence of Billy Strayhorn.â&#x20AC;? 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; Musician Nick Andrew Staver will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; Dumbarton Concerts will present the conductorless orchestra A Far Cry performing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transamericana,â&#x20AC;? featuring works by Philip Glass, Lena Frank, Villa-Lobos and Ginastera. 8 p.m. $30 to $35. Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. dumbartonconcerts.org. â&#x2013; Musicians under the direction of The Roots pianist Ray Angry will present a reimagining of the classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sarah Vaughan With Clifford Brownâ&#x20AC;? album in a contemporary setting. 8 and 10 p.m. $30. Atrium, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; The Ariel Quartet will perform works

by Schubert, Berg and Beethoven. 8 p.m. $30 to $35. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-338-3552. â&#x2013; Spanish guitarist Marco Socias will perform. 8 p.m. $33.50; $16.75 for students ages 18 through 22; free for ages 17 and younger. Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. marlowguitar.org. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Washington Sound Museum â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Best of 2015 Concertâ&#x20AC;? will feature hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon and his orchestra, Hindustani classical violinist Nistha Raj and Irish sean-nĂłs dancer and instrumentalist Shannon Dunne. 8 p.m. $25. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993. The performance will repeat Sunday at 3 p.m. â&#x2013; Fado singer Mariza will perform. 8 p.m. $45 to $65. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. â&#x2013; John Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Body and Nappy Riddem will perform. 9 p.m. $15 to $18.

Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; A symposium on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where Are Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Voices?â&#x20AC;? will feature playwrights Heather Raffo, Anna Ziegler and Susan McCully as well as Washington Post theater critic Peter Marks. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Sidney Harman Hall Forum, 610 F St. NW. shakespearetheatre.org. â&#x2013; Lincoln Smith, founder of Forested, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creating a Forest Garden.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; Mike Hugh, author of the new second edition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The C&O Canal Compan-

ion: A Journey Through Potomac History,â&#x20AC;? will discuss the origins of Georgetown as a frontier settlement and tobacco port and the later development of the federal city. 1 p.m. Free. Peabody Room, Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0233. â&#x2013; Kevin Costner, Jon Baird and Rick Ross will discuss their book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Explorers Guild: Volume One: A Passage to Shambhala,â&#x20AC;? at 1 p.m.; Dan Jones will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty,â&#x20AC;? at 3:30 p.m.; and Paul Murray will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mark and the Void,â&#x20AC;? at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Larry Weaner, owner of Larry Weaner Landscape Associates, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natural Landscape Design: Strategies for the Real World.â&#x20AC;? 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. â&#x2013; Scholars involved in the new exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sotatsu: Making Waves,â&#x20AC;? the first comprehensive exposition of the art of Tawaraya Sotatsu in a Western museum, will discuss their contributions to the project. 2 to 5:30 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. â&#x2013; Pianist Ray Angry, singer Christie Dashiell and other musicians will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Listening Party: The Music of Sarah Vaughan and Clifford Brown,â&#x20AC;? featuring reflections on the classic 1954 recording and their re-imagining of the album. 3 p.m. $12. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600.

Festivals and seasonal events â&#x2013; The Adams Morgan Apple Festival will feature an apple pie contest and Licking Creek Bend Farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heirloom apple tasting. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free admission.

Adams Morgan Farmers Market, 18th Street and Columbia Road NW. adamsmorganonline.com. â&#x2013; Cathedral Commons will host a Cathedral Heights Fall Festival & Craft Beer Showcase with a petting zoo, pumpkin patch, performances from the Washington Ballet, beer tastings, fresh oyster shucking, a fitness class and a concert by Celtic rock band the Donegal X-Press. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free admission. Newark Street between Wisconsin and Idaho avenues NW. cathedralcommons.com/blog. â&#x2013; The group Moms in Logan Circle will present the fifth annual Little Goblins Parade, featuring children in costume walking through the neighborhood followed by games and entertainment at Stead Park. 12:45 to 4 p.m. Free. Meet in Logan Circle Park, Rhode Island and Vermont avenues NW. joellemyers@gmail.com. â&#x2013; The Washington Animal Rescue Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Barktoberfestâ&#x20AC;? will feature craft beers, live music, a dog costume contest, a dog agility park, food trucks, pet shopping and more. 1 to 5 p.m. $10 to $50. Yards Park, 1st and N streets SE. warl.org/barktoberfest. â&#x2013; PorchFest, a community music festival in Adams Morgan, will feature performances on front stoops and porches throughout the neighborhood. 2 to 6 p.m.

Free. Maps will be available at the BB&T Plaza near 18th Street and Columbia Road NW. adamsmorganonline.com. â&#x2013; The Oyster Community Council will celebrate Halloween with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fall Festival and Haunted Garage,â&#x20AC;? featuring costume and pumpkin-carving competitions, a moon bounce, an obstacle course and more. 4 to 8 p.m. $15. Oyster Campus, Oyster Adams Bilingual School, 2801 CalSee Events/Page 21

Continued From Page 20 vert St. NW. 202-671-6130. The event will continue Oct. 25 and 30 from 4 to 8 p.m.

Films â&#x2013; In conjunction with the Kids Euro Festival, the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Film Program will present Dutch filmmaker Tim Oliehoekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Amazing Wiplalaâ&#x20AC;? (ages 10 and older). 10:30 a.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215. The film will be shown again Nov. 7 at 10:30 a.m. â&#x2013; The Greater Washington Immigration Film Festival will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lessons of Basketball and Warâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dreamers Among Us.â&#x20AC;? 1:30 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Theater of the Arts, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. immigrationfilmfest.org. â&#x2013; The DC Anime Club will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Endsâ&#x20AC;? (for ages 13 and older). 2 to 5 p.m. Free.

Room A-9, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dcanimeclub.org. â&#x2013; The Greater Washington Immigration Film Festival will feature the U.S. premiere of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dream: An American Story,â&#x20AC;? about the triumphs and tribulations of undocumented student Juan Gomez. The event will include a gala reception and a Q&A with director Aldo Bello. 7 p.m. $45; reservations required. Theater of the Arts, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. immigrationfilmfest.org. â&#x2013; The Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival will feature Aviv Talmorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Am Bialik,â&#x20AC;? about the life of frustrated poet and literature teacher Aviv Talmor. 7:30 p.m. $12. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. dcjcc.org/litfest.

Performances and readings â&#x2013; The Quetzales Mexican Dance Ensemble will perform. Dance lesson at 5 p.m.; performance at 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. â&#x2013; The In Seriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Made in Americaâ&#x20AC;? season will feature Aaron Coplandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opera â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tender Land.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $22 to $45.

GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202204-7763. The performance will repeat Sunday at 2:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Bowen McCauley Dance will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;2 Decades,â&#x20AC;? marking the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20th anniversary. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600.

The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m. â&#x2013; Stand-up comedian Gary Gulman will perform with opening act Joe List. 8 p.m. $20 to $23. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

Special events â&#x2013; The second annual DC Author Festival will feature a vendor fair with more than 60 local writers and publishers, as well as readings by Morowa Yejide (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Time of the Locustâ&#x20AC;?) and Ruben Castaneda (â&#x20AC;&#x153;S Street Risingâ&#x20AC;?). 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dclibrary.org/dcauthorfest.

The event will continue Sunday with three workshops (reservations required): â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Idea to Draft, How Authors Craft a Novel,â&#x20AC;? at 1:30 p.m.; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Promoting Your Own Bookâ&#x20AC;? at 2:30 p.m.; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Writers and Book Reviews,â&#x20AC;? at 3:40 p.m. 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

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Events Entertainment 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. â&#x2013; Petco will host the Washington Humane Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mobile pet adoption center Adopt Force One with adoptable cats and dogs. Noon to 2:30 p.m. Free.

Whole Foods Market, 1440 P St. NW. washhumane.org/adoptionevents. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween Celebrationâ&#x20AC;? will feature a costume competition, a behind-the-scenes hike, an adoption presentation by City Dogs Rescue, and a chance to stroll the wooded trails opened specially for the event. 2 to 4 p.m. $5 to $13; free for ages 5 and younger. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.

Walks and tours â&#x2013; Washington Walksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get Local!â&#x20AC;? series will feature a walking tour of Rock Creek Cemetery and its rolling landscape.

11 a.m. $15 to $20. Meet at the Rock Creek Cemetery visitor parking lot at 201 Allison St. NW. washingtonwalks.com. â&#x2013; Docomomo DCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Tour Day will feature a guided visit to the Watergate complex, now celebrating its 50th anniversary. A pre-tour lecture will feature McGill University professor Adrian Sheppard, who was a member of the design team for the modernist landmark while working in the office of Italian architect Luigi Moretti; the event will end with a reception at the restaurant Zeitoun. 1 to 5:30 p.m. $35 to $40. Location details provided upon registration. dcpreservation.org.

Sunday, Oct. 25 Sunday october 25 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs â&#x2013; The Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Great Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Read,â&#x20AC;? featuring a story time with LeslĂŠa Newman, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Name Is Avivaâ&#x20AC;?; a book fair; a guest appearance by Clifford the Big Red Dog; and related activities such as crafts, songs and a puppet show (best suited for children up to age 5). 10 a.m. $10 to $12 per family. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. dcjcc.org/litfest. â&#x2013; In conjunction with the Kids Euro Festival, Swedenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marionetteatern will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Story of the Little Old Man,â&#x20AC;? a puppet show about loneliness, friendship and trust. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW.

embassyofsweden.eventbrite.com. â&#x2013; An NSO Family Concert will feature conductor Steven Reinekeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s re-imagining of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.â&#x20AC;? 2 and 4 p.m. $15 to $18. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; As part of the Kids Euro Festival, designer Heini Riitahuhta will lead a Finnish crafts program on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lumihiutale and Snowflake Making.â&#x20AC;? 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-7270232. â&#x2013; The Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flamingo Rampant Story Telling Dinner Party,â&#x20AC;? featuring stories and activities with S. Bear Bergman from the Flamingo Rampant micropress (best suited for ages 4 through 8). 4 p.m. $5. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. dcjcc.org/litfest.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yoga at Your Libraryâ&#x20AC;? class. 3:30 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. â&#x2013; Horman Violin Studio will present a master class with violinist Roy Sonne. 5 p.m. Free. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. hormanviolinstudio.com.

Concerts â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ownâ&#x20AC;? U.S. Marine Band will present a chamber music recital.

2 p.m. Free. Sousa Band Hall, Marine Barracks Annex, 7th and K streets SE. 202433-4011. â&#x2013; Members of the DC Chamber Orchestra and friends will perform small ensemble works by Hummel, Brahms, DohnĂĄnyi, Sibelius and Villa-Lobos. 3 p.m.

Free. Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. 202-730-6146. â&#x2013; The National Gallery of Art Orchestra will perform works by Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen. 3:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215. â&#x2013; The Washington Conservatory of Music will present a concert of new music for marimba, violin, cello and piano performed by the VERGE Ensemble. 4 p.m.

Free. Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle.

301-320-2770. â&#x2013; The Jasmin Toccata Project will per-

form. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music. â&#x2013; Guest organist Douglas Buchanan of Baltimore will perform a recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Makes It Great?â&#x20AC;? with commentator, conductor and composer Rob Kapilow will focus on Mussorgskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pictures at an Exhibition.â&#x20AC;? The event will include a performance by pianist Yuliya Gorenman. 6 to 8 p.m. $20. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-785-9727. â&#x2013; The band MusiChianti will perform Italian music. 8 to 10 p.m. $10 to $15.

Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. â&#x2013; Singer-songwriter and pianist BĂŠatrice Martin will present her solo project â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coeur de Pirate.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $25 to $28.

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-745-3000. â&#x2013; Melvin Seals and JGB will perform. 8 p.m. $20 to $25. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Elaine H. Berkowitz, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live Life â&#x20AC;Ś Love Country,â&#x20AC;? will discuss her life as a Jewish female soldier in Iraq, Kosovo and elsewhere. 1 p.m. Free. National Museum of American Jewish Military History, 1811 R St. NW. 202-265-6280. â&#x2013; Douglas Waller will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disciples: The World War II Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill Donovan,â&#x20AC;? at 1 p.m.; and Judith Viorst will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wait for Me: And Other Poems About the Irritations and Consolations of a Long Marriage,â&#x20AC;? at 5 p.m. Free.

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; David Getsy, professor of art history and interim dean of graduate studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Abstraction and Its Capacities.â&#x20AC;? 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; In honor of the DC Punk Archiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one-year anniversary, Alec MacKaye will lead a talk with iconic skate, punk and hiphop photographer Glenn E. Friedman. 2 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

â&#x2013; Peter Malae and Jerry Gabriel will discuss their respective books, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our Frail Bloodâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Let Go.â&#x20AC;? 5 p.m. Free.

Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. â&#x2013; The Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival will feature a talk

by Alan Dershowitz, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Abraham: The Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First (But Certainly Not Last) Jewish Lawyer.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 p.m. $25 to $50.

Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. dcjcc.org/litfest.

Festivals â&#x2013; The Tenleytown Block Party will feature a moon bounce, an inflatable obstacle course, face painting, a NFL viewing tent, a three-on-three basketball tournament, music, a rock climbing wall, a Ferris wheel ride for kids, burgers, hot dogs, snow cones popcorn and cotton candy. 1 to 4:30 p.m. Free. Parking lot, The City Church, 4100 River Road NW. thecitydc.org. â&#x2013; Mitchell Park Fun Day will feature food and entertainment for kids and adults, including a clown, face painting, balloon sculptures, a moon bounce, a bake sale, music and snacks. 2:30 to 5 p.m. Free. Mitchell Park, 23rd Street and Bancroft Place NW. Films â&#x2013; In conjunction with the Kids Euro Festival, the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Film Program will present Dutch filmmaker Frans Weiszâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finnâ&#x20AC;? (ages 10 and older). 11:30 a.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The film will be shown again Nov. 8 at 11:30 a.m. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Golden Sunday Movieâ&#x20AC;? will feature Alfred Hitchcockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1955 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Trouble With Harry,â&#x20AC;? starring Edmund Gwenn, John Forsythe and Shirley MacLaine. 2 p.m.

Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. â&#x2013; A French film festival will feature the 2006 movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paris, je tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;aime (Paris, I Love You).â&#x20AC;? 4:30 p.m. Free. Eckles Auditorium, George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW. 202242-5117. â&#x2013; The Greater Washington Immigration Film Festival will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shorts That Pack a Punch,â&#x20AC;? followed by a discussion with WAMU journalist Armando Trull. 6:30 p.m. $4 to $6. Washington Ethical Society, See Events/Page 22

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Performance â&#x2013; As part of the Kids Euro Festival 2015, Italian commedia dellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;arte troupe Pazzi Lazzi will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aria di Commedia,â&#x20AC;? a zany show set in 1593 during the Renaissance. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Walks and tours â&#x2013; The Spies of Capitol Hill Walking Tour will delve into espionage activities conducted in the shadow of the dome of the U.S. Capitol. 1 p.m. $15. Meet at the street-level exit to the Union Station Metrorail station. 703-569-1875. â&#x2013; A park ranger will lead a two-mile â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fall Foliage Strollâ&#x20AC;? along Rock Creek. 2 to 4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Monday, Oct. 26 Monday october 26 Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Yoga teacher Robin Glantz, owner of Vibrant Health, will lead an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Introduction to Viniyogaâ&#x20AC;? class. 11 a.m. Free; reservations requested. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. tenleylibrary@dc.gov. â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class geared toward beginners. 7 p.m. Free. Second-floor meeting room, Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. The class will also be offered Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Concert â&#x2013; Fortas Chamber Music Concerts will present violist David Aaron Carpenter, vocalist Ila Paliwal and the SalomĂŠ Chamber Orchestra performing works by Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Shor and more. 7 p.m. $45. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600.

Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Historian Mark Herlong will discuss

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Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. â&#x2013; David Greene will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Midnight in Siberia: A Train Journey Into the Heart of Russia.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free.

Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. â&#x2013; Sir Dermot Turing, nephew of famous codebreaker and computer scientist Alan Turing, will discuss his biography â&#x20AC;&#x153;Prof: Alan Turing Decoded.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. $8 to $10. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. â&#x2013; Timothy G. Keel, major case specialist for the FBIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Critical Incident Response Group, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cold-Case Homicides:

An FBI Analysis.â&#x20AC;? 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. â&#x2013; Dan Ephron will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Killing a King: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Remaking of Israel.â&#x20AC;?

7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Local historian C.R. Gibbs will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Georgetown,â&#x20AC;? about the historical presence of people of African descent in one of Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most storied neighborhoods. 7 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. â&#x2013; Timothy Snyder, professor of history at Yale University, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Holocaust as History and Warning.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m.

Free; reservations required. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW. 202-488-0460. â&#x2013; The Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival will feature a talk by novelists Mary Morris, Jami Attenberg and Jessamyn Hope on the common themes of their celebrated new works.

7:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. dcjcc.org/litfest.

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2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202282-0021. â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Picturing Americaâ&#x20AC;? film series will feature Markus Gollerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Friendship!,â&#x20AC;? about two East Germans who hitchhike from New York to San Francisco. 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. boxofficetickets.com/goethe. â&#x2013; The Music and Poetry Club will screen the 1994 documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Beatles: The First U.S. Tour.â&#x20AC;? A performance by the Blues Muse ensemble will follow. 7:30 p.m. Free. St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-393-1511.

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7:30 p.m. $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. â&#x2013; The Theater Allianceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hothouse New Play Reading Series will feature â&#x20AC;&#x153;We R Punk Rockâ&#x20AC;? by Chinita L. Anderson. A discussion with the playwright, director and artists will follow. 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Place SE. theateralliance.com. â&#x2013; Story District and the Washington Improv Theater will host â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unraveled: a storytelling-improv mash up.â&#x20AC;? 8 p.m. $17. Acre 121, 1400 Irving St. NW. storydistrict.org.

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Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; As part of the Kids Euro Festival, master storyteller Julia Tasheva will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baba Martaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yarn,â&#x20AC;? a traditional Bulgarian folk tale told with puppets and props made of yarn (for ages 5 through 11). 4:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; A yoga instructor will lead a class targeted to seniors. 10 a.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@gmail.com. â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a Vinyasa flow yoga class. 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@gmail.com. â&#x2013; Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 7 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

Concerts â&#x2013; The Friday Morning Music Club will present a chamber concert. Noon. Free.

Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202337-2288. â&#x2013; As part of the Tuesday Concert Series, Ayreheart will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Songs of Albion,â&#x20AC;? featuring the music of Renaissance Scotland, England and Wales.

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Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Geoff Shepard will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Real Watergate Scandal: Collusion, Conspiracy and the Plot That Brought Nixon Down.â&#x20AC;? Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Books That Shaped Americaâ&#x20AC;? series will feature a discussion of Zora Neale Hurstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their Eyes Were Watching God,â&#x20AC;? led by Daniel Whitman, assistant

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Free. American University Library, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3847. â&#x2013; Benny Morris, visiting Israeli professor at Georgetown Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Government, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Refugee Problems Created by the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.â&#x20AC;? Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations requested. McShain Lounge, McCarthy Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. pjc.georgetown.edu/events. â&#x2013; Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speech, Privacy & Technology Project and the lead lawyer for National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Technology, Mass Surveillance, and the Future of Privacy.â&#x20AC;? Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â&#x2013; The University of the District of Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;JAZZforumâ&#x20AC;? will feature a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meet the Artist on the Bandstandâ&#x20AC;? event with trombonist Reginald Cyntje. 12:30 p.m. Free. Recital Hall, Building 46-West, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-274-5803. â&#x2013; The West End Fiction Book Club will discuss Mark Haddonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.â&#x20AC;?

12:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. â&#x2013; Irfan Saeed of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism will discuss approaches to countering violent extremism. 2 to 3 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 306, Media and Public Affairs Building, 805 21st St. NW. elliott.gwu.edu/events-calendar. â&#x2013; Carol D. Marsh, founder and former executive director of Miriamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House, a residence for homeless women with AIDS, will discuss her forthcoming memoir â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nowhere Else I Want to Be.â&#x20AC;? 6 to 7 p.m.

Free; reservations required. N Street Village, 1333 N St. NW. 202-939-2074. â&#x2013; Ian F. Svenonius will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Censorship Now!!â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free.

Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. â&#x2013; John Kelly will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Never Surrender: Winston Churchill and Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Decision to Fight Nazi Germany in the Fateful Summer of 1940.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m.

Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400. â&#x2013; Ron Childress will discuss his debut novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;And West Is West.â&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m. Free.

Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. â&#x2013; Sonia Purnell will discuss her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;National Geographic Channel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Entertainment With a Missionâ&#x20AC;? will feature Kevin Mohs, vice president for development and production. 7 p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3408. â&#x2013; Historians working on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mapping Segregation in Washington DCâ&#x20AC;? project will discuss racially restrictive housing covenants and how the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s racial geography has been shaped by segregation. 7 p.m.

Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Haunted DCâ&#x20AC;? will feature talks by Robert Pohl, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Urban Legends & Historic Lore of Washington, D.C.,â&#x20AC;? and Tim Krepp, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Capitol Hill Haunts.â&#x20AC;? 7 See Events/Page 26

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DECEMBER 1 Furnished Foggy Bottom Studio available. Great for GWU student or professional.Monroe House 21st St.NW. For details, contact J, Garner 202-230-8903 or dc1965tex@gmail.com KENSINGTON, MD - 1 BR avail for rent. Priv. bathroom. $800 per month, incl. cable, internet, utils. Please call 202-528-8479 or 202-702-4439.

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EVENTS From Page 22 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ “Fresh Angles: Austria Through the Eyes of Amateur Filmmakers” will feature experts Lindsay Zarwell and Ingo Zechner.

7 p.m. Free; reservations required. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW. 202-488-0460.

■ Former U.S. diplomat Dennis Ross will discuss his book “Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship From Truman to Obama.” 7 p.m. $14. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

Films ■ “Tuesday Night Movies” will feature the 2015 film “Jurassic World.” 6 p.m.

Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-7270321.

Performances and readings ■ As part of the Kids Euro Festival 2015, the Embassy of the Slovak Republic will present a puppet show by the duo Elá and Hop. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Lannan Center author series will feature novelist, memoirist and essayist Aminatta Forna. 8 p.m. Free. Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. lannan.georgetown.edu.

Special events ■ Arts for the Aging will celebrate its 27th anniversary with a gala celebration, which will include presentation of the Sarnoff Award to Trish and George Vradenberg. 7 p.m. $150 to $500. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. aftaarts.org.

■ Elizabeth Johnson of Whole Foods Market will lead a tasting event pairing beer and cheese (for ages 50 and older). 7 to 8:30 p.m. $20. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

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Classes and workshops ■ Claudia Anyaso will lead a seminar on how to have a successful job interview.

11 to 11:45 a.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100.

■ Yoga Alliance will present a class. 6 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-727-8707.

■ Gay Cioffi, director of Little Folks School, and Jane Bandler, a licensed clinical professional counselor, will present a parenting workshop on “Discipline: A United Front.” 6 to 8 p.m. $30 to $40. Little Folks School, 3247 Q St. NW. 202-3336571.

■ Dexter Sumner will lead a “Vinyasa Yoga” class. 7 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

Concerts ■ The Friday Morning Music Club will present a classical concert. Noon to 1 p.m.

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

■ Washington Performing Arts will feature pianist Evgeny Kissin presenting works by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Albéniz and Joaquin Larregla. 8 p.m. $45 to $135. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600.

■ Singer-songwriter Ian Fitzgerald will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ “United We Jam: North and South Jam Out” will feature the Southern Belles and McLovins. 9 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ The American Institute of Certified Planners will present a symposium on “Green Stormwater Infrastructure” with panelists Bethany Bezak of the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority’s DC Clean Rivers Project, Paula Connolly of the Philadelphia Water Department, Jason Jordan of the American Planning Association and Mathy Stanislaus of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 9:30 a.m. to noon. $12 to $20. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ Jay Winik will discuss his book “1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History.” Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ Archaeologist Zahi Hawass will discuss “Pyramids, Mummies, and Cleopatra: Recent Discoveries.” 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202857-7700.

■ Hal Niedzviecki will discuss his book “Trees on Mars: Our Obsession With the Future.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Susan Elia MacNeal will discuss her book “Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante,” part of the Maggie Hope mystery series. 6:30 p.m. Free. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798.

■ The Institute for Policy Studies and the National Domestic Workers Alliance will present a book talk by Premilla Nadasen, author of “Household Workers Unite: The Untold Story of African American Women Who Built a Movement.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

■ The Middle East Café discussion series will feature a conversation with Noga Kadman, author of “Erased From Space and Consciousness: Israel and the Depopulated Palestinian Villages of 1948.”

6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

■ The David A. Clarke School of Law’s Rauh Lecture will feature Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.” 6 p.m.

Free; reservations required. Theater of the Arts, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. law.udc.edu/ event/bryanstevenson.

■ “Evenings With Extraordinary Artists” will pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Washington Color School with a talk by Jean Lawlor Cohen, co-author of “Washington Art Matters.” 6:30 p.m. $20; reservations required by Oct. 26. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-3317282, ext. 3.

■ Heidi Cullen, chief scientist at Climate Central, will discuss “Seeing Climate, Seeing Change: Communicating Climate Science in a Changing Media Landscape.”

6:45 p.m. Free; reservations required.

Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P St. NW. 202-328-6988.

■ Erich Keel, former head of education at the Kreeger Museum, will discuss “Artists Against the Third Reich.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Lisa Randall will discuss her book “Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-

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■ Economist Carmel Chiswick will discuss her book “Judaism in Transition: How Economic Choices Shape Religious Tradition.” 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ Keith Donohue will discuss his novel “The Boy Who Drew Monsters.” 7 p.m.

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

■ Christian Köberl, director general of the Natural History Museum in Vienna, will discuss “Meteorites: Cosmic Messengers at the Natural History Museum in Vienna.”

7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. afcdc.org.

■ The Georgetown Library’s Twentythirtysomething Book Club will discuss E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel “Ragtime.” 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Breadsoda, 2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW. julia.strusienski@dc.gov.

■ A panel discussion on “Capitalism and Morality: The Inequality Challenge” will feature Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, and Lawrence Summers, former U.S. Treasury secretary. 7:30 p.m. $10. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org.

■ The Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival will close with a talk by author Shalom Auslander on his experiences as the creator and showrunner for the darkly funny Showtime series “HAPPYish.” 7:30 p.m. $20 to $50. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. dcjcc.org/litfest.

■ Sanjit Sethi, new director of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, will discuss the future of art and design education. 8 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Hammer Auditorium, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University, 500 17th St. NW. gwu.edu.

Films ■ The National Museum of Natural History will present the film “Tracing Roots: A Weaver’s Journey.” A weaving demonstration by Haida elder and master weaver Delores Churchill and a discussion with producer/director Ellen Frankenstein will follow. 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1658.

■ The Reel Israel DC series will feature Ami Drozd’s film “My Australia.” 8 p.m. $8.75 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performances ■ As part of the Kids Euro Festival 2015, the Czech troupe Theatre Viola will present “Endele Vendele,” featuring a journey to the magical world of Czech fairy tales, nursery rhymes, poems, folk songs and games. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Dance company Ronald K. Brown/ EVIDENCE will join with jazz artist Jason Moran and The Bandwagon to present a night of jazz and dance. 7:30 p.m. $29 to $59. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m.

■ Lisner Auditorium will host “America’s Got Talent Live: The All-Stars Tour.” 8 p.m. $40 to $60. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Pittsburgh Penguins. 8 p.m. $62 to $369.

Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000.

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PHILLIPS PARK $4,195,000 | ttrsir.com/id/SV5R53 Inspired by the estates of Brittany, France, this exceptional 8,100 sq ft residence was designed by Barnes Vanze Architects and newly built by Mauck Zantzinger & Associates.

Showcases luxurious finishes, spa baths, open kitchen and family room, high ceilings, and formal public rooms.

PHILLIPS PARK $4,100,000 | ttrsir.com/id/22DQPD Built in 2015, this Greek Revival is an original Phillips Park home designed by Jones & Boer Architects. Encompassing more than 6,500 square feet, this home offers six bedrooms, a chef’s kitchen with La Cornue range, and generously proportioned public rooms with high ceilings.

WEST END $2,495,000 | ttrsir.com/id/WS6HPT Spacious 2 BR+library, 2.5 BA residence with 2,760 sq ft on 1 level, gorgeous wood floors, 10’ ceilings, an expansive kitchen featuring marble counters and Poliform cabinets, and an adjacent breakfast/family room. Stunning master suite with sitting area, 2 garage parking spaces plus storage.

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CLEVELAND PARK $1,950,000 Gracious Victorian on sought-after street in the heart of Cleveland Park. Six bedrooms and 4.5 baths, with an abundance of period charm, space, and convenience.

BERKLEY $1,895,000

Beautiful 4 BR, 3 full, 2 half bath townhome with 4,400 sq ft of living space across 5 finished levels. 2-story living room, hardwood floors, 2 fireplaces, glass elevator, sun-drenched kitchen, and large rooftop patio. Complete with parking for 2 cars (driveway and garage) and just a few blocks from Metro and Cleveland Park.

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| ttrsir.com/id/MRK9BP Expansive, classic Foxhall Crescent home with incredible 2-level terrace, including a swimming pool and fountains. Formal living and dining rooms, walls of windows, and 3 fireplaces. Updated kitchen with Miele and Subzero appliances. Spacious master suite with his-hers walk-in closets and adjacent dressing room/office.

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CLEVELAND PARK $1,875,000 | ttrsir.com/id/EL4DZS

GEORGETOWN $ 1,749,000

| ttrsir.com/id/XCMC75 Stunning 2 BR, 2 BA, plus den Georgetown waterfront condo at the award-winning 3303 Water Street building. Expansive C&O Canal views, unparalleled European finishes, high ceilings, garage parking, storage, 24/7 concierge, rooftop pool, terrace, and fitness room.

BETHESDA, MD $1,595,000 | ttrsir.com/id/3TN7V2 Gorgeous custom-built Glen Echo Heights home, approximately 5,000 finished sq ft, 6 BR, 5.5 BA on 4 finished levels. Large rooms, high ceilings, kitchen with breakfast and family rooms, formal living and dining rooms, office on the main level. Huge master suite. Lower level rec room. 2-car garage and driveway.

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WATERGATE $1,495,000

CHEVY CHASE, DC $1,249,000

WATERGATE $570,000

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Stunning home in walking distance to Tenleytown and Van Ness metros, close to all shops and restaurants. 3 finished levels, 9 ft ceilings, 6 BR, 4.5 BA, large recreation/media room.

Open floor plan with fabulous entertaining space. Detached 2-car garage.

| ttrsir.com/id/93E6G7 Rare to the market, this 4 BR, 4 BA residence with a wraparound outdoor patio and terrace offers great amenities.

Originally built in 1968 and designed by Italian architect Luigi Moretti. This residence features a modern, turn-key lifestyle in a beautifully updated apartment and full-service building.

New listing in a premium Chevy Chase location, this 5 bedroom home has many delightful features for family and friends. Wide and welcoming entrance, big living room with sun-filled windows and wood-burning fireplace. This gorgeous home with renovated country kitchen features quality and enduring charm throughout.

This is a spacious, sun-filled, two bedroom corner unit.

A must-see Watergate West building located in one of Washington’s “Best Address” co-ops. Offers an estimated 1,200 square feet of living space in a full-service building with doorman, front desk, and on-site management. Utilities and taxes included.

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Selling The Area’s Finest Properties

Masterpiece

Martin’s Addition. New masterpiece on a scenic, peaceful lane. Dramatic open flr plan w/gourmet kit. MBR suite w/parkline views. Amazing estate like 13,000+ sf grounds. $2,700,000 Eric Murtagh 301-652-8971

Stylish & Spacious

Wesley Heights. Magnificent home in prime location.

Gracious proportions for formal entertaining & family living. Major upgrades throughout. 5 BRs, 4.5 BAs, 4 frpls.

Patio, 2 car garage + pkg for 5 cars. $1,595,000 Susan Berger 202-255-5006 Ellen Sandler 202-255-5007

Stunning & Stylish

Chevy Chase, Sunny colonial with open floor plan, 3/4 BRS/ 3.5 BAs, updated kitchen & baths, refinished flrs, spacious sun rm/ fam rm, lower level study w/ wet bar/ guest rm, finished 3rd flr. Walk to shops. $1,190,000 Laura McCaffrey 301-641-4456

Modern & Chic

Dupont. Delightful top flr. 2 level 2 BR, 2.5 BA condo on Jefferson Row. Oversize windows flood this condo w/light. Gourmet kit., frpl, balcony. Pkg included. $899,000 Kevin Poist 202-441-1757

Uptown 202-364-1700 Downtown 202-464-8400

Palisades Prize

Palisades. Graceful open spaces, plentiful natural light & neighborhood views of Palisades & beyond! Enjoy 5 BR, 5.5 BA, designer kitchen & bright “get-away” suite over garage. Just broke ground. Your oppty to customize finishes is here! $2,500,000 Eric Murtagh 301-652-8971

River Valley Views

Palisades. Magnificent year-round views of the Potomac River Valley. Classic center hall colonial has 3BR, 2BA, balcony, in-law suite w/kitchenette, BA & sep entrance.

Back porch, deck, garage + 1 off-st pkg sp. $1,495,000 Nancy Hammond 202-262-5374

Contemporary Flair

Kent. Gracious contemporary w/formal LR & DR. Kit opens to sun rm & lge family rm. 5 BRs, 3.5 BAs includes 3/2 on 1st flr. In law suite + 5th BR on LL. 2 patios, large side garden. 2 car garage + off st pkg. Walk to shops & parks. $1,155,000.

Nancy Hammond 202-262-5374

Sunshine & Space Enchanting home on tree lined St has thoughtful floorplan, LR w/wbfp, formal DR, 4 BR (2 w/balconies), 3 BA, 2 HB, sunroom, breakfast room, 2 zone HVAC w/warranty, 2-car garage and driveway. Close to Metro. $874,500 Lynn Bulmer 202-257-2410

Arts & Crafts Gem

Landon Woods. Stunning new home w/4 levels of quality workmanship. 7 BRs, 5.5 BAs. Superb chef ’s kitchen, fabulous MBath. Family rm, office, built-ins. Expansive LL w/sep entrance. 2 car garage. $1,895,000 Patricia Lore 301-908-1242 Ted Beverley 301-728-4338

Art Lover’s Dream

Chevy Chase West. Totally renovated 7 BR, 4.5 BA Colonial adj to Norwood Park. Fabulous kitchen w/frpl, luxurious MBR suite. Apartment w/C of O. Patio & landscaped grounds. $1,425,000.

Ellen Sandler 202-255-5007 Susan Berger 202-255-5006

Live In The Park

Bethesda, MD. Spacious & sophisticated end unit TH near Canal & Crescent Trail. Secluded enclave in close-in Brookmont. 3 BRs, 3.5 BAs, approx. 4000 sf. Open flr plan, rear stairs, multiple decks. 2 car gar. $1,100,000.

Patricia Lore 301-908-1242 Ted Beverley 301-728-4338

Standing Proud

Chevy Chase, DC. Sophisticated Colonial w/formal LR & DR. Updated kit w/SS Wonderful sun rm w/wall of windows overlooking fabulous tiered deck for the best of indoor/outdoor living. $795,000 Paul Prevost 202-210-4378

Inspiring Architecture

Chevy Chase. Superlative quality and design in this new 5 BR, 4.5 BA home with 3 finished levels, gorgeous chef ’s kitchen and family room. Walk to parks and shops from this beautiful tucked away street. Now $1,799,000 Karen Kuchins 301-275-2255

Tudor Treasure

Rolling Wood. Exquisite brick 4 BR/3BA Tudor on large landscaped 11,239 sf lot. Great views from all windows and original design features remain throughout. $1,295,000 3112 Leland Street, NW Laura McCaffrey 301-641-4456

Life At the Top

Spectacular penthouse w/ open flr plan, floor-to-ceiling windows, sustainable features, chef ’s kit w/Carrera Marble, 3 BR, 2.5 BA & WIC. City views from al fresco terrace & private roof deck. One secured pking space. $899,000 Leslie Suarez 202-246-6402

Smashing Townhouse Bethesda, MD. The Crest. Stunning! Walk to Friendship Metro. Amazing light from 3 sides. 2/3 BRs, 3.5 BAs. Library, updated SS kit. Walkout family rm. Patio. Parking! $759,000 Linda Chaletzky 301-938-2630

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