The Downtowner June 2015

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DC Jazzfest returns June 10 to 16, featuring homegrown, national and international greats that include the Charlie Hunter Trio, Esperanza Spalding, Common, Bad Plus Joshua Redman, the John Scofield Überjam Band and our cover star, Thundercat — to barely scratch the surface.With performances in more than 40 venues across the city catching an amazing show should not be difficult. We offer a few suggestions inside. Photo courtesy Thundercat.

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UP & Coming June 5 Volta Park Cocktail Party

This cocktails-and-auction event, run by the Friends of Volta Park, will include food and drink from 1789 Restaurant. Tickets are $100. For details, visit voltapark.org.

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Opening Reception: “Departure”

This reception will celebrate the opening of a special exhibition at Susan Calloway Fine Arts of works by SCFA employee Caroline Adams before her four-year stint in Europe. For details, visit callowayart. com. 1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

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Our City Festival

PR and marketing firm KRPR presents this weekend-long event in partnership with the D.C. Public Library Foundation. Our City Festival will showcase films about D.C. and feature live performances by Kokayi, Feedel Band, Easy Hand Dance Institute, DJ Sam the Man Burns, the Bumper Jacksons’ Chris Ousley, Free Minds Book Club, members of the Chuck Brown Band and others. For details, visit ourcityfestival. org. D.C. Public Library, 901 G St. NW.

June 6 Glover Park Day 2015

Now in its 26th year, this annual festival, co-sponsored by the Glover Park Citizens Association and the D.C. Parks

Department, celebrates the best of Glover Park with food, music, crafters and kids’ activities. For details, visit gloverparkday. org. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW.

Harbour Nights at Washington Harbour

The Washington Harbour is presenting its live music series for summer, Harbour Nights, every Wednesday evening, 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., from June 3 through September 30. All are welcome to relax on the plaza and enjoy free performances by local bands each week at the Washington Harbour. Ewabo Duo will performing on June 10. For details, visit www.thewashingtonharbour.com. 3050 K St., NW.

Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend

During the 32nd annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend, seven diverse museums in one of D.C.’s most beautiful neighborhoods will open their doors free of charge. For details, visit dupontkaloramamc. com. 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

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June 9 Free Chamber Concert

The Friday Morning Music Club, Inc., a community of classical music lovers and musicians, presents the 2015 season finale of its series of outdoor concerts on Tuesdays at noon at Dumbarton House. For details, email info@dumbartonhouse.org.

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Opening Night of “The Madwoman of Chaillot”

In this 1940s French satire by Jean Giraudoux, newly translated, four eccentric women and their outrageous street friends conspire to save the world from rapacious capitalists. Vive la résistance! Tickets are $50. For details, visit avantbard.ticketleap. com/madwoman. Gunston Arts Center, 2700 South Lang St., Arlington, Virginia.

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June 10 Opening Reception: “James Crable: Streets and Sidewalks”

Boston Properties hosts the opening reception at the Heurich Gallery of “James Crable: Streets and Sidewalks,” an exhibition of color photographs by the artist, who is based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The large-scale composite photographs are part of an ongoing series demonstrating Crable’s fascination with the urban landscape. For details, call 202-223-1626. 505 9th St. NW.

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To address the contamination by raw sewage of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, the city is constructing the first of two underground tunnels. This panel on the tunnel projects will include Carlton Ray, director, Clean Rivers Project, D.C. Water, and Tommy Wells, director, District Department of the Environment. Tickets are $12 for museum members and students and $20 for nonmembers. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW.

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D.C. Council Passes $13 Billion Budget

On May 27, the D.C. Council passed a $13 billion budget that makes substantial investments in school improvements, efforts to combat homelessness, and body cameras for police. The spending plan still needs to be submitted for congressional approval, but D.C.’s Budget Autonomy Act is back in D.C. Superior Court for consideration, meaning the District could soon have more say over its spending decisions.

Amazon Offers Same-Day Delivery to Prime Members

Impulse buyers beware! Amazon prime customers in 14 metro areas, including D.C., are eligible for same day delivery on orders of $35 or more. Orders must be placed by noon and will be delivered by 9 p.m.

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Glen’s Garden Market coming to Shaw. Photo courtesy retailsquare.com.

Glen’s Garden Market Coming to Shaw

A lease is being finalized for Glen’s Garden Market to open a location at Eighth and U streets NW in November. The Shaw location will be about half the size of the Dupont location at 2,100-square feet, and won’t have a pizza oven or a smoker like the original, but will otherwise be the same. Presumably, this is good news for people who like to drink craft beer while watching other people grocery shop.

DC Streetcar Launches Safety Program

While waiting for test runs to take place, DDOT officials have launched a safety campaign for the DC Streetcar. The campaign is aimed at educating both pedestrians and motorists about what to expect when encountering the streetcar. DDOT officials will hold these biweekly information sessions at major intersections along the H Street corridor during the morning and afternoon rush hours. That said, the streetcar is still not running.

Wunder Garten Opens in NOMA

The District’s love affair with beer gardens continues with the opening of D.C.’s latest offering, Wunder Garten. The 150 M St. NE location will feature a lineup of some of D.C.’s most popular food trucks, as well as classes on outdoor and recreational activities from REI.

Bowser Scores Victory for D.C. Budget Autonomy

Chef Amy Brandwein, of Osteria Alaba and Casa Nonna, is bringing some personality to CityCenter with Centrolina. Centrolina boasts a full Italian market, featuring products that can’t be found anywhere else in D.C. The space also includes an espresso bar/pastry counter and will begin lunch service on June 1, with dinner service to follow on June 5.

Getaround and Split Look to Change Transport in D.C.

In a market where Uber and Lyft are already tremendously ingrained, newcomers Getaround and Split are looking to gain market share by offering smarter services. Getaround lets car owners rent their car out to users, starting at $5/ hr. Split, on the other hand, is more of an ondemand carpool, making it less expensive than services like Uber and Lyft.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has granted Mayor Bowser’s motion to dismiss the appeal against the Budget Autonomy Act filed by former Mayor Vincent Gray. The act could take effect as early as this year, enabling the District to spend locally raised funds without congressional approval. Congress, however, can still try and block or overturn the autonomy referendum.

Cozy Feast Looks to Cure ‘Sad Desk Lunch’

Former office drone Sarah Van Dell is looking to cure “Sad Desk Lunch” with Cozy Feast, a delivery service catering to office workers. Based on Indian dabbawallas, the idea is to serve homemade food that doesn’t look or taste like takeout. Van Dell has recruited chef David Shewmaker of Meridian Pint to cook for the effort.

The inside of Wunder Garten in NoMa. Courtesy of Wunder Garten.

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Centrolina Opens in City Center. House Made San Marzano Tomato and Basil Sauce. Photo courtesy of Centrolina.

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Rolling Thunder demonstrators depart Arlington National Cemetery on May 24.

Rolling Thunder Hits D.C.

In a much needed reminder that not all bikers are bad guys, Rolling Thunder came through town over Memorial Day weekend to raise awareness about prisoners of war and those missing in action in conflict.

Restaurants Planned for New Trump Hotel

Iron chef Geoffrey Zakarian has announced plans to open a farm to table restaurant featuring American and Italian cuisine in the 270-

room Trump International Hotel at the Old Post Office Pavilion called The National. Jose Andres’ ThinkFoodGroup will also open a restaurant in the hotel, which will provide the hotel’s food and beverage menu.

Georgetown Gondola Study Moves Forward

With the D.C. Council passing the budget on May 27, $35,000 of that money will go towards a feasibility study to determine whether an aerial gondola connecting Georgetown and Rosslyn would benefit the area.

Art and Music Pay Homage to Shaw ‘Greats’

On June 11, “Symphony in DC Major,” a sculptural artwork by nationally acclaimed artist Zachary Oxman, will be unveiled at “Voices of Shaw: Modern Homage to Local Greats.” The work of public art honors Duke Ellington, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and Alma Thomas. Live music will be performed by the JoGo Project, Local Bites and others.

The June 11 unveiling is at 7 p.m., with a VIP cocktail reception and artist meet-and-greet at 5:30 p.m., prior to the unveiling reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will be followed by the opening of Oxman’s solo exhibition, “Optic Symphony: Movements in Steel,” at Long View Gallery.

The event is at City Market at O, 800 P St. NW. RSVP to symphony@BrandLinkDCRSVP.com. The rain date is June 17.

With the plea deals, Gallmon faces 18 to 25 years in prison, instead of 40, while Johnson faces up to five.

Signage Up for Ben’s Chili Bowl on H

Depending on how you’re feeling about your waistline, the progress at the new Ben’s Chili Bowl on H Street NE is either really good news or really bad news. No word yet as to whether a certain embattled comedian will eat for free at the new location.

Guilty Plea From Thomas Circle Hotel Killer

Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Donald J. Trump, president and chairman of the Trump Organization, and Ivanka Trump at the July 23, 2014, groundbreaking of Trump International Hotel, Washington, D.C., the company’s $200-million redevelopment of the Old Post Office.

Revising her plea, the accused said she used force beyond that necessary to defend herself when she stabbed a D.C. lawyer seven times in a Thomas Circle hotel Feb. 9, and accepted a plea deal of second-degree murder.

Jamyra Gallmon, 21, of Southeast D.C., and her girlfriend, Dominique Johnson, 19, who pled guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery, connected with the victim, David Messerschmitt, 30, through Craigslist with plans to rob him, alleged prosecutors.

Initially, Gallmon said she stabbed the man three times in self-defense. He was found in the blood-spattered hotel room with his hands bound with zip ties. The pair took $40 in cash and a SmarTrip commuter card, which Johnson used for the next six weeks.

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Second Lane to Close on Memorial Bridge

Emergency repairs to Arlington Memorial Bridge will cause a second traffic lane and a sidewalk to close for the next six to nine months, further exasperating commuters traveling the already congested span. Overall construction has stopped due to the expiration of last summer’s transportation funding extension and the lack of any long-term federal transportation bills passed.

Memorial Bridge, which has had one lane closed for the last six months, is part of the National Park Service, and entirely funded by its budget. The bridge requires $250 million to repair, while NPS receives barely $20 million for its D.C. metropolitan area transportation projects — and $240 million for the entire country.

On June 1, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a bill, the “Save Our National Parks Transportation Act,” which would give the Park Service $460 million a year until 2021 to fund the maintenance of federal bridges and assets.

Station House Grand Opening

On Monday, Fisher Brothers, Mack-Cali and Roseland welcomed Mayor Muriel Bowser, Councilmember Charles Allen and nearly 200 people to the grand opening of Station House — H Street’s newest luxury mixed-use residence.

After the ceremonial ribbon-cutting, partners and guests enjoyed guided tours throughout the David Rockwell-designed building, as well as a unique “Taste of H Street” experience on the resort-style deck, where neighborhood restaurants and retailers featured signature dishes and other offerings.

Savopoulos Funeral Held June 1; Murder Suspect in Custody

The noontime funeral of Savvas, Amy and Philip Savopoulos was held June 1 at St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral, as three hearses parked in front and three flower-topped caskets were brought into the church along Massachusetts Avenue.

Accompanied by tolling bells, the sad scene, not far from the Savopoulos home, was the result of a May 14 quadruple murder.

Savvas Savopoulos, 46; his wife, Amy Savopoulos, 47; their 10-year-old son Philip; and a housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa, 57, were brutally killed at their Woodley Park mansion,

Toilet Assault Shuts Down Club

An assault in the men’s room of a popular nightclub, Park at Fourteenth, followed by an alleged cover-up, forced its shutdown by the Metropolitan Police Department. After bandaging the victim’s head, club staff led the man out though the back door, cleaned up the scene and did not notify police, who were working near the front door, according to MPD Chief Cathy L. Lanier.

An attorney for the club, Makan Shirafkan, refutes the Lanier’s claim, saying club owner Marc Barnes and the staff cooperated with police and that the victim, who was struck on the head with an unknown object, refused the staff’s help and left on his own.

The club, at 920 14th St. NW, was closed for 96 hours, beginning May 31.

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Ribbon cutting ceremony at The Station House with Mayor Bowser, Charles Allen and executives from Fisher Brothers, MackCali and Roseland. Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan.

which was then set on fire. The Savopoulus home, in the 3200 block of Woodland Drive NW, is valued at $4.5 million.

Figueroa’s remains were sent to her native El Salvador.

The couple’s two teenage daughters, 19-yearold Abigail and 17-year-old Katerina — who were at boarding school at the time of the murder — “showed incredible poise and grace today as hundreds gathered for the family funeral,” according to Rebecca Cooper of ABC7 News.

The crime attracted local, national and international attention. The following is an update on the investigation: On May 21, a massive manhunt ended when U.S. marshals and officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrested prime suspect Daron Dylon Wint, 34. Wint was arraigned May 22 on a charge of first-degree murder while armed. He is due in court June 23.

An ex-convict, Wint is reported to have worked as a welder for American Iron Works in Hyattsville, Maryland, where Savvas Savopoulos was the CEO. He went through Marine Corps boot camp in 2000 but left after five weeks.

The pursuit of Wint began when DNA matching his was found at the crime scene on a crust of pizza.

After tracking Wint to New York and back to D.C., the fugitive task force detected him near a Howard Johnson hotel in College Park, Maryland, and followed a sedan and box truck into the District. Police also found at least $10,000 in one of the vehicles.

About 25 vehicles descended on the 1000 block of Rhode Island Avenue NE. “A police helicopter joined the pursuit from above, and officers eventually got between the two vehicles in northeast Washington. Wint surrendered without a fight and showed little emotion as he, three other men and two women were taken into custody,” according to the Associated Press.

One of those arrested was Wint’s brother.

According to the New York Post, Wint took a taxicab from Brooklyn to D.C. to escape police: “He’d been staying in his gal pal’s Canarsie apartment since Sunday” — but wasn’t concerned about getting caught until he was named as a suspect Wednesday night, a law enforcement source said. Wint was ‘shocked’ by the warrant for his arrest, the source added.

He called his parents in Maryland, then hopped in a livery cab, forking over hundreds of dollars to get back to D.C., the source said.”

Former prosecutor Deborah Hines told WUSA9 News: “Well, there had to be some connection between when Wint worked there, like, 10 years ago. So, there has to be some connection to someone that Wint knows that’s working there now that was able to give the details to know about the money and that they could get the money delivered to the house.”

Prosecutors maintain that others may have been involved in the murders and Metropolitan Police continue to look for evidence at the Woodland Drive mansion.

In lieu of flowers, donations in the names of Savvas, Amy and Philip Savopoulos may be made to St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral (to benefit the Girls Orphanage of Lamia, Greece), 2815 36th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20007 — or the National Child Research Center, 3209 Highland Place NW, Washington, D.C. 20008.

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Real Estate Round Up By marc pittarresi

New Details for U Street Project

The design for a 319-unit project at 907 Barry Place NW has been updated. The building is focused on singles, and is primarily studios and one-bedroom units. The ground floor will include 11,500 square feet of retail space as well.

Mount Pleasant Auto Garage to Become Condos

In what would be a fairly uncommon transformation, Mount Pleasant Auto Repair, at 3054 Mount Pleasant St. NW, could be developed into a six-unit condo project with ground-floor retail. Architect Richard Foster presented plans on behalf of a client, who plans to file for concept review with the Historic Preservation Review Board in the coming months.

Shaw High School Could Become Condo Development

A proposal from Hollow Creek Investment group could convert Hospitality High School, at 1851 Ninth St. NW, into a four-story 29-unit condo development. The school will merge with D.C. Public Schools next year, and students will attend academies that focus on hospitality.

New York City’s Highline. A new Highline project is planned for DC in 2018. Photo courtesy archdaily.com. Photo by Iwan Baan.

Updated Plan for The Highline at Union Market

Level 2 Development has filed an update to their planned-unit development application for The Highline at Union Market. The update to the 315-unit project has a planned delivery date of late 2018. The building is one of many slated to rise in the Union Market area over the next few years.

Dupont Party Mansion Shut Down

2220 Q St. NW, a Dupont mansion that is frequently rented on Airbnb for massive parties, has been shut down by a judge for

being improperly licensed. Property owner Douglas Jeffries faces $8,000 in fines, and the house cannot be rented until it is properly licensed.

Chapman Stables in Truxton Circle Taking Shape

Four Points has changed the design of its 120-unit Chapman Stables Project in Truxton Circle (the area between Shaw and NE) at 57 N St. NW. The design may still be in flux, but final plans will likely come down to the Historic Preservation Review Board since the building, built in the early 1900s, was designated as a historic property in 2013.

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Enough Pride for All of Us

W

e are now on the verge of the 40th anniversary of what has become one of the District’s major annual celebrations: Capital Pride.

From its beginnings in the 1970s, the event has expanded, reflecting the growth and increasing acceptance of Washington’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. It has become an essential part of the larger community that is the District of Columbia.

Last year, Capital Pride-related galas, concerts, ceremonies and parties attracted some 350,000 visitors to D.C. This year, the two-week schedule of events centers on the June 13 parade and the June 14 festival.

It’s a long way from the first Pride event, and an even longer way from the conditions Washington’s gay community faced in the 1940s, when Congress passed a sodomy law for the District of Columbia, introduced by Rep. Arthur Miller (R-Neb.). That law, establishing a penalty of up to 10 years in prison or a fine up to $1,000, remained in effect and unaltered until it was repealed in 1995.

In spite of the heavy hand of Congress,

Washington seemed, in its Home Rule incarnation, more hospitable and welcoming to the gay community than some other jurisdictions. The gay community has had strong support from D.C. mayors and District Council members, including David Catania, the Council’s first openly gay member; Jim Graham from Ward 1; and Jack Evans from Ward 2, who was recognized this year by the Washington Blade newspaper as a “straight ally making a difference.”

The city and the LBGT community have both undergone great changes. We are living in the age when the Supreme Court is about to consider the issue of gay marriage, reportedly sometime this month, an event that was (along with Ireland’s legalization of gay marriage) unimaginable 40 years ago or even more recently.

The Capital Pride celebrations today are more than just the expressions — political, social and cultural — of a particular neighborhood and community. They are an affirmation by voices, gay and straight, from throughout the metropolitan area.

That’s something for everyone to take pride in.

Fiscal 2016: What Matters Most Is Results

By Jack Evans

Last week, the D.C. Council gave initial approval to a $12.9 billion budget for fiscal 2016.

This is, perhaps unsurprisingly, the largest budget in the history of the District of Columbia and more than double the size of our budget from just a decade ago.

I’m pleased with the budget that the Council approved. In a time of growing economic prosperity in D.C., it’s important that we continue to build and preserve affordable housing through the Housing Production Trust Fund; strengthen our social safety net for our low-income and homeless residents; and invest in our transportation infrastructure, including the WMATA system, streets, alleys, sidewalks, crosswalks and bike lanes. I am also glad that we were able to meet these goals without increasing taxes on District residents.

While I believe the budget we passed is a step in the right direction for the District, the most important part is the execution and follow-up on the programs we are funding. We have spent huge sums of money over the past decade on affordable housing and homeless services and yet the problems are worse than ever. We need to ensure this money is creating results, not just riches for contractors and providers.

With this budget, the District will once again have the distinction of spending more money per person than any city, county or state in the country. One-third of the budget is spent in the human services cluster, another quarter in the education cluster and roughly 20 percent on public safety.

The Terrific 20: You Can’t Tell the Players Without a Program

By M ar k P l ot k in If you are a registered Republican, I sincerely suggest you run for president of the United States.

The qualifications are minimal. You must be 35 years old and a U.S. citizen. There is a further requirement about your place of birth, but let’s not get into that right now.

If you choose to run, your party will have to nominate you as its candidate. The nominating convention is next summer in Cleveland, Ohio.

(Cleveland is lovely that time of year.) You will not be alone. By my expert calculations, there are presently 20 potential nominees. Before I list them, I should notify you that one aspirant has already withdrawn before announcing.

That would be John Bolton, a self-proclaimed foreign policy specialist, whose goal was to go to war with almost every nation on the globe.

But let’s get down to business. Since there are so many candidates, I want to make it as easy as possible to remember who is who. I believe that putting the contenders in separate, distinct categories would be helpful.

First are those individuals who, in my humble opinion, stand Absolutely No Chance of Being Selected: At the very top of this group is Donald Trump. His candidacy borders on buffoonery.

Next is Carly Fiorina, the deposed head of Hewlett-Packard. She deeply dislikes Hillary Clinton. That is the core of her campaign.

Ben Carson, the brilliant neurosurgeon who makes outrageous and outlandish statements.

Jim Gilmore, the former governor of Virginia who phased out the Virginia car tax (that won’t help him in the Iowa caucus).

Bob Ehrlich, the former governor of Maryland, attempting to pull a Nixon: lose the governorship, then come back and try to be president.

Peter King is a tough-talking House of

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Representatives member from Long Island, New York.

Oh, I almost forgot George Pataki, the former three-term governor of New York. You remember him. He beat Mario Cuomo. He will remind you.

That brings us to the category, Current U.S. Senators: Rand Paul — libertarian ophthalmologist who will protect your telephone privacy.

Ted Cruz — born in Canada (will that be a problem?), by far the most bellicose interventionist.

Lindsay Graham — first bachelor president since James Buchanan?

Marco Rubio — at 43, the youngest candidate, speaks Spanish and is from Florida (29 electoral votes, third-highest in the nation).

Now, let’s quickly move to Former and Present Governors Who Have a Chance: Scott Walker — badgers with a poor boy, common-man rap.

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I don’t mind spending money, if we get results. But the idea of spending money — of paying contractors — to have the same systemic problems year after year, is just spending money for the sake of spending money.

We need to come back next year and see that residents who are homeless have received services and moved into supportive housing.

With the $100 million we are committing to the Housing Production Trust Fund, we need to come back next year and see thousands — not hundreds, but thousands — of affordable housing units built.

The District partners with (and pays this money to) contractors, providers and organizations to run many of these programs — and we need to see specific, tangible results of this funding.

I appreciate the work Mayor Muriel Bowser and her team did to put this budget together so quickly. Also, I want to thank Council Chair Phil Mendelson and my colleagues on the Council for their debate, input and willingness to work together to achieve our shared goals.

As I said from the beginning, I think this is a good budget that meets our priorities as a city, while capitalizing on the continued growth we are experiencing in the District, without having to increase taxes and ask residents for more money.

And while the Council was debating the budget last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia offered support of the legality of the District’s Budget Autonomy Act. As a result, the Council will undertake a second and final vote on the budget on June 16.

Jack Evans is the District Council member for Ward 2, representing Georgetown and other neighborhoods since 1991.

John Kasich — key state (Ohio) governor, billing himself as a “compassionate conservative.”

Bobby Jindal — unpopular governor of Louisiana, a Rhodes scholar and not your average white guy.

Rick Perry — 14 years as governor of Texas. You are supposed to forget his 2012 try.

Mike Pence — Hoosier, hiding from public view after recent controversy.

Mike Huckabee — universally described as avuncular.

Chris Christie — governor of New Jersey, victim or co-conspirator in Bridgegate.

And the front-runner, Jeb Bush — will raise megabucks and is definitely smarter than his older brother.

Finally, Rick Santorum — if you like sleeveless sweaters, he’s your guy.

Political analyst Mark Plotkin is a contributor to the BBC on American politics and a contributor to TheHill.com.

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Iraklis Karabassis on the Future of Retail and Georgetown’s Retail Future

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By Sallie Lewis

n a sunny, spring afternoon, Iraklis Karabassis sits in his office at 3238 Prospect Street. Light floods in through an open window. Faint, soothing sounds of a cocktail shaker emanate from Peacock Café across the street. Fittingly, the fashion-focused Karabassis is well dressed, polished-yet-effortless in dark jeans and a striped button-down. His outward sophistication reflects the sharp mind and business savvy for which he is known.

“Georgetown has stolen my heart,” said the former owner of the Benetton at Wisconsin Avenue and M Street, among many other Benetton stores, including the first-ever U.S. store in the former White Flint Mall.

Karabassis has traveled the United States and the globe extensively as head of IK Retail Group, a premier fashion retailer. But it’s his place in Georgetown that he returns to time after time.

“Thirty-two years after being here, don’t ask me why, but I love Georgetown,” he said

of its village-like atmosphere. “I still find this uniqueness and mystique. If you live it, then you get it.”

Although his fondness for Georgetown is undeniable, Karabassis has concerns for its future.

On any walk down M Street, residents and visitors alike can witness the burgeoning presence of large mono-brands, such as H&M and Forever 21. For Karabassis, this raises the question of whether Georgetown is at risk of losing its homegrown charm and entrepreneurial spirit.

“We lost our momentum,” he said of Georgetown. “We became old and not innovative anymore.” He attributes this to the restrictions of the neighborhood, including high rents, limited parking and the difficulty in attaining a liquor license, all of which detract people from investing in local businesses.

“Everything starts, and ends, with the level of the investment,” he said, saying that Georgetown needs to attract the attention of innovative minds again and bring novelty back to the

neighborhood. “We have to raise the bar.”

With their massive production, the monobrands and their large, glitzy stores are certainly putting pressure on the market, while displacing more and more of the small boutiques run by creative, self-driven individuals. These small boutiques are what Karabassis believes keep the market interesting.

The neighborhood’s high rents may be one reason for this shift, but it’s also the fault of the consumer, he said. Many people today are looking for fast, disposable fashion — that is, stylish, trendy clothes at low prices. It’s about quickness of production and affordable price points — at the cost of creative quality and attention to detail. But, “the customer likes it, and we have to respect that,” says Karabassis.

Furthermore, the age of e-commerce has revolutionized the shopping experience, making it more convenient than ever for people to purchase their favorite clothes and accessories. Brick-and-mortar shops are suffering because educated, fashion-forward customers

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BUSINESS know they can shop their favorite brands online at a range of competitive price points, he said.

Even in the malls, Karabassis claims that the fashion factor has faded considerably, replaced by shops filled with teenager clothing, ice cream, cosmetics and Starbucks coffee.

“Today, buying clothes is the last thing you think of when you go to the mall,” he said.

He recalled how the mall on M Street, Shops at Georgetown Park, was once “the jewel of Georgetown.” Now, lamentably, he added, it’s been “converted into big boxes.”

As president and CEO of IK Retail Group, Karabassis focuses on international brand management and development in the American marketplace. Over the past three decades, he has grown an impressive, far-reaching business with roots in Georgetown. Yet his familial roots reach far eastward.

Karabassis was born in the picturesque port city of Volos, Greece. After studying and majoring in geology in Italy, he moved to Paris for post-graduate work, where he became involved with the clothing brand United Colors of Benetton. It was there that he was tasked with bringing the brand to the United States.

By 2008, Karabassis had opened more than 100 Benetton stores in the U.S. and Canada. In March 2008, before the last recession, he sold his Benetton operation to the Benetton Group in Italy — an example of both his lifelong relationship with luck, and his ability to grab an opportunity when it presents itself.

Over the years, Karabassis also expanded the luxury Italian brand MaxMara, adding a number of American stores to its portfolio before selling his stake in May 2008.

As these two major sales went through,

Karabassis made IK Retail Group the center of his business. He became increasingly focused on consulting for European retailers in the United States, representing different brands while helping to boost sales, control costs and strategically increase exposure nationwide.

“America is very difficult for Europeans to succeed,” said Karabassis with a trace of his Greek accent. “It’s very competitive, and everyone wants to be here.” The entrepreneur, who speaks four languages — Greek, French, Italian and English — is smart and sought after. He has built his career on proven results. If one is looking to enter the U.S. market, he is the man to call.

Karabassis helps clients of all backgrounds looking to penetrate the American market, and he is selective because he can be. With three decades of industry experience and expertise, he has created a reputation among Europe’s fashion community, gaining their trust by proving he’s adept at scouting trends, finding smart locations and making strong contacts that will help them succeed.

With the help of his team at IK Retail Group, including his wife and vice president of retail, Yasmine Karabassis, he is able to select clients with strong potential who need help entering or expanding in the United States. The team strategizes with clients on short- and longterm goals while managing myriad logistics: branding, personnel, store design, marketing, accounting and advertising, plus warehousing and distribution. It’s a complete package.

From 2008 to today, IK Retail Group’s portfolio has been filled with unique brands, from Piazza Sempione to K16, Leghilà, Freddy, Andrew’s Ties and Billionaire Italian Couture.

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Iraklis Karabassis at Emporium DNA on Connecticut Avenue. Photo by Erin Schaff.

The latter label, the work of two talented businessmen named Angelo Galasso and Flavio Briatore, features handmade, luxury menswear.

Though not for everyone, everything in the brand is meticulously made, the aesthetic of which is a mix of Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and Tom Ford, according to Karabassis.

Most recently, Karabassis partnered with Kiko Milano, an Italian cosmetics company expanding aggressively here in the U.S. The Greek entrepreneur has been tasked with finding all of their new locations and properly guiding the brand in America; for 2015 alone, Kiko Milano is set to open 30 new stores, totaling 150 by 2017, including one in Tysons Corner.

Though IK Retail Group works mostly through partnerships, it also owns retail concepts outright. One of these is called Emporium DNA, a multi-branded fashion retailer for men and women that has been a successful tool for market testing, with both domestic and international brands. It has three store locations: the Yale University campus in New Haven, the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas and 1666 Connecticut Ave. NW, near Dupont Circle.

In a career that has seen much success, two of the entrepreneur’s greatest accomplishments came with the development of the Collection at Chevy Chase and the Miami-based project, 1111 Lincoln Road. The Chevy Chase endeavor was one of the premier luxury retail developments in the nation, and Karabassis had a central role, as both a consultant, and in developing and leasing out the shops. In Florida, Karabassis worked with the internationally renowned Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron to transform and reimagine a mixed-use development project

adjacent to the Lincoln Road Mall in Miami. “It was one of the most exciting moments for me,” Karabassis said of the job. “It’s really one of the top projects in America.”

Another arena in which Karabassis’s entrepreneurial spirit can still be strongly felt and seen is the restaurant industry.

In November 1992, he and Franco Nuschese opened Café Milano on Prospect Street.

The celebrity-frequented Italian restaurant is one of the most famous in Washington — to see and be seen.

While Karabassis sold his share of Café Milano to Nuschese in 2012, he continues to flavor D.C.’s fast-growing culinary scene with Sette Osteria, his Italian restaurant located at 1666 Connecticut Ave. NW. This April, Karabassis opened the second Sette restaurant — the former Café M, at 1634 14th St. NW — under the same name, but with a slightly different look. At a recent tasting dinner at the new location, guests dined on a sampling of creative dishes: creamy burrata with tricolor tomatoes, homemade pastas like spinach gnocchi with gorgonzola cream sauce, a saffron risotto with juicy beef short ribs and homemade tiramisu — bellissima!

In Italian, Sette translates to the number seven, which is often regarded as the world’s lucky number. Perhaps Karabassis can attribute a small bit of luck and timing to his success, but it’s the methodical, strategic approach to his work that drives his good fortune. His commitment to unique, expressive brands has never wavered, and he’s proven his success in a time of change.

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Seeding the Landscape with Jazz A World-Class Festival Runs Through D.C.

By Gary Tischler

Bad Plus Joshua Redman. Photo by David Jacobs.

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hat makes for a world-class jazz festival?

The obvious answer is worldclass performers. The DC Jazz Festival, now in its 11th season — running June 10 to 16, with a special preview night June 5 — has plenty of those. But that’s just for starters.

It’s become a national and international festival, to be sure, but it is truly rooted in Washington — and spreading to every nook and cranny of it. The festival is a sublime testament to the multifaceted city that hosts it: capital of the nation, gathering place of world leaders, but also fundamentally a city of neighborhoods, with a rich jazz history of home-grown stars and venues of its own.

Certainly, everyone has their eyes on two venues that have recently become a major part of the festival: Jazz at the Yards, presented by the DCJF and Events DC at the Capitol Riverfront; and Jazz at the Hamilton Live, presented by the DCJF and the Washington Post at one of the city’s top nightlife and dining spots.

With jazz-flavored programs of all sorts, the festival seeds a very receptive city landscape, 125 performances in all, across 40 venues. The hugely popular and effective Jazz in the ’Hoods, which includes the Capital/Bop DC Jazz Loft Series and the East River Jazz Series; Jazz ’N Families Fun Days at the Phillips Collection;

Left: Stanton Moore of the Stanton Moore Trio. Photo by Jerry Moran.

Above: Femi Kuti. Photo courtesy of DC Jazz Festival.

funk band the Soul Rebels will perform along with vocalist Sharon Clark in a free concert. On June 13, the line-up includes the hip hop, rap star and composer Common, who won an Oscar for “Selma”; the amazingly original young bassist-singer-composer Esperanza Spalding, who will be presenting her new project, “Emily D+ Evolution”; Nigerian Afrobeat star Femi Kuti and the Positive Force; and one of D.C.’s finest jazz stars, the brilliant saxophonist Marshall Keys.

The Yards is a total, full-flavored jazz experience, set in a beautiful, green urban park overlooking the Anacostia River, with beverage tastings, chef demonstrations, cabanas, a marketplace and family friendly activities.

The Live at the Hamilton series, June 10 to 16, includes such stars as the Bad Plus Joshua Redman, the scintillating edgy group Snarky Puppy, the Jack DeJohnette Trio, featuring Ravi Coltrane and Matthew Garrison, the John Scofield Überjam Band, the Stanton Moore Trio and the Charlie Hunter Trio. Latin jazz pioneer and superstar Paquito D’Rivera and his Quintet will open the series with Edmar Castaneda.

In terms of the city, the gem of the festival may turn out to be the all-pervasive Jazz in the ’Hoods series. Varying in size and style as well as in location, the venues include restaurants, straight-up jazz clubs, libraries, museums and galleries.

The shows will range from the jazzy, classy Bohemian Caverns club off of U Street, where you can also find the atmospheric Twins, the Rumba Café in Adams Morgan, the Atlas Performing Arts Center along the bustling H Street Corridor, the Anacostia Arts Center, the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in the bustling downtown areas, Bistro Lepic on Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown, the Dorothy I. Height/ (Continued on the next page)

and new jazz artists presented in conjunction with the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage are just but a few examples.

The Yards will welcome a host of big, and rising, stars. On June 12, the New Orleans brass-

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Snarky Puppy, 2014 Grammy winners for Best R&B Performance for the song “Something.” Photo by Christian Thomas.

Benning Neighborhood Library, Dukem Jazz on U Street, the Phillips Collection, the UDC Recital Hall, Tudor Place in Georgetown, the Honfleur Gallery, to the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.

At a special annual awards reception at the residence of the Japanese ambassador on June 4, the DC Jazz Festival Board of Directors will present its annual awards: the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award to jazz drummer and educator Billy Hart; and the 2015 John Conyers Advocacy Award to Amy Austin, former publisher of the Washington City Paper.

If you don’t know where to start, given the sheer volume of quality programming, DC Jazz Festival Artistic Director Willard Jenkins has some suggestions:

June 5 The DCJF Preview Night at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Lenny Robinson and Friends, including saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed, pianist Mark Meadows, bassist Herman Burney and vocalist Alison Crockett, perform at the church, known for its weekly Southwest Jazz Nights.

June 10 The James King Duo at Tudor Place. D.C.’s own first-call bassist and international touring artist perform in the beautiful setting of Georgetown’s Tudor Place.

GRAMMY award-winning singer-composer-bassist Esperanza (Emily) Spalding presents her newest project, Emily’s D+Evolution. Photo courtesy DC Jazz Festival.

June 11 Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke at Bohemian Caverns. The thoroughly idiosyncratic, unprecedented voice-guitar duo performs at the legendary U Street club.

June 8, 10, 12, 13 and 14 Emerging artists on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. Saxman Elijah Jamal Balbed, vocalist “Sweet Lu” Olutosin, vocalist Alison Crockett, the worldly ensemble Sine Qua Non and the groove active brass band Crush Funk Brass.

June 15 JazzAlive at UDC. One of the surefire artists on this program is D.C. native and fiery alto saxophonist Bruce Williams, backed by a UDC Jazztet led by the director of the UDC jazz program Allyn Johnson.

June 13 AACM@50 at the Hecht Warehouse.

To celebrate the AACM’s 50th birthday, CapitalBop presents the Ernest Khabeer Dawkins Orchestra, performing Dawkins’s new Nelson Mandela Afro opera and the Organix Trio with flutist Nicole Mitchell, cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Mike Reed. Honorable mention: Thundercat at the Hecht Warehouse June 12.

June 12 The Bad Plus Joshua Redman at Hamilton Live.

The genre-defying acoustic trio the Bad Plus welcomes into its laboratory one of the great tenor saxophonists of our time, Joshua Redman.

The Cookers, summon up an aggressive mid ‘60s spirit with a potent collection of expansive post-bop originals. Photo courtesy DC Jazz Festival.

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June 14 The Cookers at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue.

The Cookers is one of the most spiritually soulful, most explosive acoustic units in all of jazz. The band consists of seven bona fide bandleaders, including saxophonists Billy Harper and Donald Harrison, trumpeters Eddie Henderson and David Weiss, pianist George Cables, bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Billy Hart, a 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

From mainstream to contemporary, from bebop to hip-hop, Marshall Keys plays the saxophone with a sense of grace and emotion that is wholly without cliché. Photo courtesy DC Jazz Festival.

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JazzFest’s Main Man: Willard Jenkins

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ne way to approach Willard Jenkins, who was hired late last year as the DC Jazz Festival’s new artistic director, is on paper.

Jazz historian, writer, festival director, curator, interviewer, radio figure — this is a man with a major paper trail attesting to his knowledge of the transcendentally American and African-American art form.

You can read about Jenkins, but it’s better to talk with him, to enjoy the man in person across a table. Then you get to know an individual who’s had “the bug” for jazz ever since he ran across his father’s record collection as a kid.

“Louis Armstrong, Duke, everything that was great, he had,” Jenkins says. “That’s when I got the bug. I was, I guess, a kind of jazz geek in high school, although not so much that I didn’t want to go out there and play ball. Going back that far, you could trace the progression of jazz to other forms of music — the blues, fusion, Latin sounds, stretching the limits like Miles Davis did.”

Only in person do you see him become animated about the subject at hand, the many diverse components that make up the DC Jazz Festival, and the grand subject of jazz itself.

“This is a major jazz city, and I think the festival addresses that, and propels that idea forward. Its components are becoming institutionalized as a regular part of the scene,” he says.

Jazz festivals and presenters, like so many other performing-arts venues and institutions today, are struggling to maintain a balance between historic and contemporary artists and genres. Jazz has experienced radical changes from the years it was dominated by the early, legendary stars like Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughan, up to the more recent Wynton Marsalis.

“Jazz has become an international force, more than it has ever been. And we recognize that, and want to reach out to younger artists and audiences, while maintaining the audiences we have,” says Jenkins, who’s also been a longtime jazz announcer at jazz radio station WPFW and a volunteer programmer and host of a latenight jazz show on WWOZ. “It’s a tricky thing. You have to try new things, encourage new artists, reach out to local presenters and artists, and find new ways of presenting new music — as well as always being mindful of the base and variety of the music. Younger audiences don’t necessarily want to sit still and be quiet and listen for a long time. We’re trying out some culinary approaches with Jazz at the Yard, for instance.

But you have to be careful not to throw out the baby with the bathwater.”

Although he is not a jazz musician, Jenkins is a multifaceted jazzman. In addition to his radio work, he writes for numerous jazz publications, including Jazz Times; co-authored “African Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston,” the pianist; is a lifelong jazz and music educator, at Kent State University, among other institutions; consults with the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival and the Smithsonian Institution; and is artistic director of the Tri-C Jazz Fest in Cleveland.

Jenkins succeeds Charles Fishman, founder and former director of the DC Jazz Festival, now in its 11th season. At the time of his hiring, Jenkins said, “First and foremost, I greatly admire Charlie Fishman, particularly for his fortitude and perseverance in developing the DC Jazz Festival. ... It was Charlie who took the initiative and made it happen.”

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Columbia Heights, DC

Stunning Italianate mansion w/5BR, 7FB, 2HB & custom details throughout. Lower level w/theater, 2BRs, kitchen. 1st level w/enormous kitchen/family room combination w/FP, paneled library, dining room.

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Beli Nasseri/Foxhall Office 202-277-0677/202-363-1800

This elegant abode is part of an enclave built with an appreciation for the finer things in life with 5,000+ sqft in sought after Merryhill. Perfect for entertaining with a banquet size living room with 2 FP & 33ft. rec room.

Lilian Jorgenson 703-407-0766 McLean Office 703-790-1990

Elegantly sited on a prime lot in desirable Cohasset, this 4BR, 4.5BA Colonial boasts many fine appointments & offers entertaining spaces indoors & out! Solid workmanship, brick construction & exquisite architectural details make this a perfect place to call home.

Miller Bethesda Office 301- 229-4000

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New Price! Beautifully expanded & extensively renovated 3BR, 3.5BA home transformed with new bathrooms, kitchen, 2 large family rooms, fabulous millwork, loads of windows & beautiful wooded views. Open living room, dining room & kitchen with large 1st floor family room.

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Lilian Jorgenson 703-407-0766 McLean Office 703-790-1990

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6BR, 4.5BA 4-level home renovated and updated. Large rooms and bonus sunroom opens to patio. Basement with family room and full kitchen. Sited on a large, level lot with lush landscaping and a garage.

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Elegant 5BR, 4.5BA home with over 5,000 square feet. Master bedroom suite with fireplace and library. Family room, piano room, and lower level entertaining area with bar, family room and in-law suite. Large back patio and beautiful garden.

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Sotheby’s

Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976) “Peel Park, Salford” Estimate: $250,000 – $350,000 Auction Date: June 16 Lowry's paintings, featuring factories and textile mills in northern England populated by his iconic “matchstick” men and women, are by no means as naive or simplistic as they appear on first look. The throngs that haunt the canvases were, according to the artist, “part of a private beauty that haunted (me).” Peel Park, Salford, was one of his best-loved subjects. This work will be offered as part of the European Art & Old Masters auction.

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“Indian Capturing an Eagle, No 5” John Joseph Boyle (1852 – 1917) Estimate: $15,000 – $25,000 Auction Date: June 13 “Indian Capturing an Eagle, No. 5,” by renowned American artist John Joseph Boyle, depicts a young Native American man kneeling over an eagle and plucking a feather pensively from his catch. The sculpture was cast by New York's Roman Bronze Works and presented in 1908 as a gift from Boyle to his friend, the industrial artist and art educator Leslie W. Miller

Gold and White Enamel Bangle Bracelet Tiffany & Co., Schlumberger, France Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000 Auction Date: June 11 This 18-kt.-gold bracelet, signed Tiffany & Co., is part of Doyle New York’s Auction of Fine Jewelry. Including over 650 lots with more moderate estimates than in the Important Jewelry sales, the showcase includes glittering creations set with diamonds, colored stones and pearls, as well as gold, jewelry, fine watches and gentlemen’s accessories. Among the selection of fine watches for ladies and gentlemen are examples by Patek Philippe, Rolex, Boucheron, Graff, Cartier, Bulgari, Piaget, Blancpain and Tiffany & Co.

Christie’s

Grand and Petite Sonnerie Desk Clock, c. 1925 Cartier, Paris Estimate: $30,000 – $50,000 Auction Date: June 17 The dial and case of the clock are signed Cartier, Paris, and the movement and case are numbered. Part of Christie’s Auction of Important Watches, this superb piece has several exquisite features, including a white enamel dial, Roman numerals, an outer minute track with Arabic five-minute divisions, diamond-set hands, and a green guilloché case with white enamel border, the top with diamond-set initials.

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Diamond Rivière Necklace Estimate: $ 1.4 million – $1.8 million Auction Date: June 22 Part of Bonham New York’s Fine Jewelry Sale, this spectacular rivière comprises a graduated line of 51 round brilliant-cut diamonds weighing more than 70 carats, joined by a heart-shaped clasp weighing 2.04 carats and mounted in platinum.

Each of the round diamonds in the necklace have ‘excellent’ grades from the Gemological Institute of America for polish, symmetry and cut – known in the industry as ‘Triple X’ (needless to say, this is extremely rare).

Bringing the Hammer Down

Singing Bird Scent Flask, c. 1790 Estimate: $800,000 – $1,200,000 Auction Date: June 11 Unseen for generations, many of the timepieces in the Swiss Mechanical Marvels collection were created by preeminent artists of the late 18th and early 19th century, such as Jacquet-Droz and Piguet & Meylan.

The highlight of the collection is the Singing Bird Scent Flask, a goldenameled, pearl-and-gem-set piece, made specifically for the Chinese market. Music plays from the bird through a miniature six-pipe organ.

The bird’s beak moves realistically, the body swivels and the tail goes up and down

Sotheby’s

San Ildefonso Polychrome Lidded Jar Tony Da (1940 – 2008) Auction Date: May 21 Estimate: $25,000 – $35,000 Final Selling Price: $68,750

Final selling prices for last month’s featured Auction Block items.

Freeman’s

Napoleon III Twin-Handled Urn Auction Date: May 19 Estimate: $30,000 – $50,000 Final Selling Price: $131,000

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“Benefits Supervisor Resting” Lucian Freud (1922 – 2011) Auction Date: May 13 Estimate: $30 million – $50 million Final Selling Price: $56.2 million

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“...Emerging into an opening that appeared to have been formed partly by the ravages of the wind, and partly by those of fire” N. C. Wyeth (1882 – 1945) Auction Date: May 20 Estimate: $400,000 – $600,000 Final Selling Price: $1,325,000

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‘Flashback’: 40 Years of D.C. Pride By peter murray

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ride in Washington has come a long way since local gay activists put together a one-time event to promote and celebrate lesbian-gay-bisexualtransgender identity in 1972.

Those organizers pushed the boundaries in an age when gay sex was illegal and gay federal employees were fired for being gay — based on rationale that they were “perverts,” and therefore, security risks. They likely couldn’t have imagined the strides our country, or the world, would make with gay rights over the next 40 years.

But the purpose of the event hasn’t changed.

“Every Pride is someone’s first Pride. When it’s your first Pride and you’re just coming out, you really need that mix of the political and celebratory,” says Chip Lewis, Capital Pride’s communications director.

Over the decades, however, a small demonstration has evolved into a spectacular slew of events drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors — not to mention hefty corporate sponsorships from mainstream companies and participation by traditionally conservative groups like the Boy Scouts of America.

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Pride became an annual event in Washington starting in 1975, first led by community leaders like Deacon Maccubbin. For several years, LGBT-centric organizations like Whitman-Walker organized the event. In 2008, volunteers formed the Capital Pride Alliance to keep Pride traditions alive, as WhitmanWalker struggled financially.

Since its founding, Capital Pride has done more than just continue Washington’s lesbiangay-bisexual-transgender traditions.

The organization and its volunteers have ushered in a new era of Pride in the District marked by broader attendance, new sponsors, more floats, parties, festival themes and a gala celebrating prominent supporters of gay rights, like this year’s honoree, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

“For me what’s exciting is the continuing growth of excitement and energy around the event and what our community produces for Pride,” says Capital Pride Executive Director Ryan Bos. Chatting about this year’s celebration, his eyes light up, his fingers tap and he twirls the piece of candy in his mouth. (Bos keeps a jar full of Laffy Taffy,

Dum Dums and other treats in his office at all times, FYI.) Bos is particularly pumped for this year’s theme of “Flashback,” laughing as he describes how eager he is to see how the theme “manifests itself at the parade and opening party at Arena Stage.”

Capital Pride is planning for attendance in the hundreds of thousands for this June’s festivities.

Parade highlights include color guards from the U.S. military and the Boy Scouts, and floats put on by several local schools and faith-based educational groups. Bos says, “We try to create a place for anyone who wants to participate.”

Lewis, a holdover from Whitman-Walker and the organization’s gay-history buff, notes the changing face of Pride sponsors. Lewis says, “A few years ago, our primary sponsors were beer and vodka companies like Budweiser and Absolut. Now there are a lot more banks.”

In addition, Bos points out that Northrup Grumman, a major security and defense company, is sponsoring this year’s events in honor of the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.”

Some have come to think Pride is just an excuse for massive partying, but Lewis disputes

this, “Every time you bring the community together, you want to remind them that even though we’ve made progress, there’s still a lot that needs to be done.” He and Bos mention that transgender issues, LGBT homelessness, bullying, HIV and elderly people returning to the closet in assisted living are issues that still encumber the gay community. “‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ is the only LGBT issue that has been completely resolved nationwide,” states Lewis. That said, “When you bring people together who live every day under fear of discrimination, and bring them into a safe space, they’re going to want to have fun.”

Both Bos and Lewis see D.C.’s Pride celebrations reaching a larger audience than just the gay community. Bos says Pride in the District has become more than a celebration of gayness.

“It’s not ‘I’m gay and I’m proud.’ It’s that ‘I’m happy for whoever you are and whatever you are,’ and there’s no need to label it.”

As for those who haven’t experienced Pride yet, for any number of reasons, Bos says, “Just come watch and you’ll be amazed by the sheer diversity of people in the community who are just excited to be who they are.”

FEATURE June 5 Guerrilla Queer Bar

June 7 Drag Ball and Outdoor Movie

June 5 and 6 ‘Where I Belong: Finding Myself Under a Big Top’

June 10 DC Bike Party Pride Ride

The Welcoming Committee’s LGBTQ party pack is gaily taking over a typically straight spot and turning it into a spontaneous LGBTQ dance party on Friday, June 5, at 9 p.m.

“Like all good pop-ups, we’re taking y’all by surprise.” Find out where the event takes place by visiting the Facebook event page for Guerrilla Queer Bar DC for June 5.

Sweet Spot Aerial Productions presents “Where I Belong,” in which — against a backdrop of dazzling circus and aerial performances — a man is dismayed to find himself in the afterlife surrounded by the queers and sinners he’d always believed were destined for Hell. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE.

Pride Highlights

June 6 Saturday Night Fever Pool Party

Human Rights Campaign, Capital Pride, Vida Fitness and Penthouse Pool and Lounge present a Saturday Night Fever Pool Party with disco, funky ’70s soul music and hits from today. Tickets, which include two complimentary cocktails, are $20 for general admission, $35 for VIP admission, $200 for cabana and $250 for VIP cabana. Penthouse Pool and Lounge, 1612 U St. NW.

Summer Pop-Off and Volunteer Kick-Off

A night of music dedicated to the best sounds of 2015, plus flashbacks of past summer jams, featuring DJ Chord. Free entry for Capital Pride Volunteers who attended the volunteer orientation. Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St. NW.

The fifth annual Drag Ball and Outdoor Movie is a day of fun consisting of Stonewall Kickball players, in drag, and D.C.’s loveliest queens, in kickball uniforms, competing to determine who the Queens of the Ball really are. After the game, attendees can picnic and watch a movie under the stars. Stead Park, 1625 P St. NW.

DC Bike Party and Capital Pride team up for a ride from Dupont Circle to 17th Street with the theme of “Flashback.” Outrageousness is encouraged when decking out bikes and riders in the styles of different decades. The official after-party is at Cobalt, 1639 R St. NW.

Capital Pride Jello Wrestling

Scandal DC presents Capital Pride Jello Wrestling at Penn Social. Attendees are invited to challenge a friend in the Jello Pit or simply enjoy the festivities, drink in hand. For details, visit facebook.com/scandaldcparty.

Penn Social, 801 E St. NW.

June 11 Rooftop Rally

This poolside event is an opportunity to connect with volunteers, donors and all supporters of Capital Pride on the roof deck of the newly renovated Embassy Hotel. Tickets, which include light fare provided by the Embassy Row Hotel and two complimentary cocktails, are $20. 2015 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

was a center of antiwar activism and the counterculture, an environment in which many of the young gay and lesbian activists of the 1970s learned the tactics of protest. In the ’70s and ’80s, Dupont Circle became the center of Washington gay life. This walking tour — hosted by Brock Thompson with information provided by Rainbow History — will highlight bars, homes and protest spots that have played a significant role in the experiences of the LGBT community. Dupont Circle Fountain.

Galleries. Visitors are invited to flash back to the gilded glamour of the Peacock Room and meet its alter ego “Filthy Lucre,” an installation by contemporary artist Darren Waterston that reimagines Whistler’s famous work as a resplendent ruin. Activist pop-rock trio Betty will perform. Attendees must be over 21 with valid photo ID. For details, visit aia.si.edu/asiaafterdark. 1050 Independence Ave. SW.

Pride Parade Presented by Marriott

Award-winning DJs Matt Bailer and Shea Van Horn host a high-energy, alternative dance party. The Mixtape party has been named D.C.’s Best Men’s Party by the Washington Blade (2013 and 2015), D.C.’s Best Gay Dance Party by Washingtonian magazine and Best Monthly Gay Dance Party by BYT’s Brightest Young Gays. Tickets are $15. For details, visit mixtapedc.com. 9:30 Club, 620 T St. NW.

Tens of thousands of people watch this landmark event, one of Washington’s favorite parades. The Pride Parade steps off at 4:30 p.m. and travels 1 1/2 miles through Dupont Circle and 17th Street, ending in the Logan Circle neighborhood. The 170-plus contingents — floats, vehicles, walkers and entertainment — consist of local businesses, Capital Pride Heroes and Engendered Spirit awardees, politicians, community groups, drag queens, dogs and more. New this year is a Family Fun Zone at Stead Park, 1625 P St. NW, presented by Capital Pride, Friends of Stead Park, ArtSpace DC and DC Roller Girls. Starting point is 22nd and P streets NW. Review stand is at 15th and P streets NW.

Queer & Now Youth Dance

Queer & Now is the only youth-exclusive event during Capital Pride weekend. Following the parade, the event includes free dancing, food and HIV testing. For details, visit smyal.org.

National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW.

Asia After Dark: Peacockalypse

June 13 Historic Gay D.C. Walking Tour

Back in the ’60s, the Dupont Circle area

Peacockalypse is the first Asia After Dark of 2015, the thirteenth in a series of afterhours parties at the Freer and Sackler

Mixtape

June 14 Hot 99.5 Pride Concert

At the free Capital Pride Concert, with the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument as backdrops, Hot 99.5 will #flashback40 to the late ’80s and ’90s with Wilson Phillips, En Vogue and Amber, and move on to 2015 with Katy Tiz and Carly Rae Jepsen. A limited number of Pit Passes and VIP Passes are available. The 2015 Pride Festival includes a full lineup of entertainment presented by Live! Casino.

June 17 Night Out at the Nationals

This year’s LGBT Night with the Washington Nationals is a game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The gates open at 5 p.m. with a DJ in the Scoreboard Pavilion. Nationals Park, 1500 S. Capitol St. SE.

OPPOSITE Page 1. Gay pride protesters in New York City in 1976. Photo by Warren K. Leffler.2. A float in the 1992 Gay Pride Parade. Photo by Bob Dardano. 3, 4, 5 and 7. Photos of the 2014 Pride celebrations in Washington. Photos courtesy Capital Pride Alliance. 6. Gay Pride celebrations in D.C. in 1976. Photos courtesy Rainbow History Project. 8. The 2003 Gay Pride Festival. Photo by Bob Dardano.

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by Bob Dardano. 11. Capital Pride Executive Director Ryan Bos promotes #HavePride365.

12. Charles Keener and Bettina Bergo pose with former Mayor Marion Barry at 1980 Gay Pride celebrations. Photo by Rhoda Baer.

14. Gay Pride Parade, year unknown. Photo courtesy Rainbow History Project.

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Food & wine

TheLatest Dish

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rom those wonderful folks who brought you Ripple and Roofers Union comes Jug & Table. Drawing on the best of both, it expounds on Ripple’s mission of making quality wine approachable while offering Marjorie Meek-Bradley’s new menu.

That menu includes lux snacks served in très chic jars, as well as an international array of grilled cheese sandwiches, created upstairs in the beer-centric Roofers Union kitchen. This

new addition to Adams Morgan (across the street from my new office) offers 20 wines by the glass as well as sharable jug options. Sommelier Theo Rutherford started as Ripple’s sommelier before going on to helm wine programs at Rogue 24, Fiola and Café Dupont.

Now he’s back.

Chef Update: Executive chef Brian Sonoskus takes the reins at Tupelo Honey Café, slated to open in the Clarendon/Court-

house section of Arlington as this issue goes to press. Tyler Alford will be chief mixologist at this Southern-food inspired restaurant, which showcases craft sparkling sangria and 23 craft beers. Lisa Odom has been tapped as executive chef at Succotash, slated to open mid-summer at National Harbor. She hails from Miami, where she worked at Oolite Restaurant & Bar and Tongue & Cheek. There is an additional connection to Succotash culinary director Edward Lee, of Louisville, Kentucky: they are both Korean Americans who developed their culinary reputations in the South.

Cathal Armstrong will open One Loudoun in early 2016, next to Uncle Julio’s and across from Matchbox in the central artery of the project's downtown section. Concept TBD. Nick Stefanelli, formerly of Bibiana, plans to open Masseria in the Union Market district. The name derives from a farm in Italy’s Puglia region. Slated to open this summer, it will seat 60 in a setting evocative of an Italian country estate. His team includes David Kurka, general manager and advanced sommelier, formerly of Brabo and CityZen; and Julien-Pierre Bourgon, head bartender of cocktail lounge PX. DC-based Matchbox Food Group announced plans to open three more locations in Northern Virginia in the next year — in Pentagon City in Arlington, Potomac Mills in

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Woodbridge and One Loudoun in Ashburn. The company used a “friends and family” fundraising model to start off, but will soon offer opportunities to accredited investors.

Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill, which features Texas-style brisket, St. Louis smoked ribs and Carolina pulled pork, plans to open in Springfield Town Center in Virginia on June 8. This will be the California-based chain's 16th location and the first outside of the Sunshine State.

The company plans to eventually open 25 East Coast locations, including several in the D.C. area.

The RAMMYs were born one year before David Letterman began “The Late Show.” The 33rd annual RAMMY Awards Gala takes place Sunday, June 7, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Pavilion sponsors include the Embassy of Argentina, with Argentine chef Diego Biondi; Wines of Chile; Foods from Chile; Meat and Livestock Australia; and the Embassy of Peru, which will have a full pisco bar.

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he 33rd RAMMYs are going down this Sunday to honor the best of the metro area’s restaurant industry. Of the 21 categories up for grub — er, uh, grab — four of them will be selected by the voting public. The rest will be selected by a panel of judges from the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, the presenter of the awards.

Program of the Year; LaGina Lewis, of Farmers Fishers Bakers — for Employee of the Year; Agnes Chin, of the Grill Room at the Capella Hotel — for Pastry Chef of the Year; and Fiola Mare — for New Restaurant of the Year.

Rather than attempt to poll the public in advance, and because I’m a big fan of brunch anyway, “upscale” or “everyday casual,” I thought I’d give you my own choices for the categories the public gets to pick. Drum roll, please …

Liberty Tavern is a favorite of mine for many reasons — excellent food and great service, with a tavern ambiance. Try meeting some friends for brunch and order the house-smoked salmon or the thick-sliced French toast with banana and pecan maple syrup, then stick around awhile for a fresh-fruit Bellini or a manmosa or two … or three … You’ll come back.

While it requires a trip across the river to visit this Alexandria neighborhood gem, the friendly service staff and cozy, small-towndiner ambiance make it worth the trip. Evening Star’s two separate bars stocked with craft beers make it an excellent spot to meet friends and enjoy a brew.

Featuring area artisans, Food Vendors, informative hayrides throughout the vineyards. A family friendly venue, perfect for Fathers Day weekend. Enjoy wine while listening to the region’s finest Jazz performers, including:

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Upscale Casual Brunch: Seasons at the Four Seasons When a waffle just won’t cut it, or I’m feeling a little “upscale” for brunch, Seasons at the Four Seasons delivers the best Ropa Vieja Shredded Flank Steak Chachapas (translation: Venezuelan Corn Pancakes) this side of the Potomac. And let’s be fair, the “upscale” category belongs to Georgetown …

It’s a short trip up Wisconsin Avenue to Friendship Heights, and Pete’s is my favorite spot for a fast and delicious bite of New Haven Style Apizza. It’s served cafeteria-style: order at the register, wait to be served on a tray, then select a seat. In addition to New England-style pizza, Pete’s offers antipasti, pastas and brews.

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Favorite Gathering Place of the Year: Evening Star Café

As one might expect, there are a number of contenders from Georgetown, including: Seasons at the Four Seasons — for Upscale Casual Brunch; Bourbon Steak — for both Cocktail Program of the Year and Service Program of the Year; Pizza Paradiso — Beer

Favorite Fast Bites: Pete’s New Haven Style Apizza

Everyday Casual Brunch: Liberty Tavern

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CLOVERLAND, MARSHALL - 149

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Orange County Hunt. Exquisite stone home of the highest quality & finishes. Grand foyer, mahogany library, conservatory, chefs kitchen, 5 ensuite bedrooms. Caretaker apartment, indoor pool, tennis court & views of mtns!

$6,500,000

Peter Pejascevich 540-270-3835 • Scott Buzzelli 540-454-1399

HAMILTON, VA - Historic, GORGEOUS 6300 SF Manor House. Guest & Tenant Hses provide 5 more bdrms & EXCELLENT INCOME . Main hse features impressive great room; stunning kitchen; heated pool w/fountains; elegant columned portico; enchanting 1st fl. master bdrm. w/ barrel-vault ceiling, steam shower, custom everything! PRIVATE & convenient .$1,990,000

Rustic Nuptials in the Virginia Countryside

By Carolyn Landes

As every bride knows, once the excitement following the bending of the knee wanes, the reality of actually planning a wedding sets in — and one of the first and foremost decisions is figuring out where to do it.

With swamp air settling over the District, a potentially much cooler option lies nearby — in the pastoral beauty of the mountains of Virginia.

Fortunately, the Commonwealth offers a

number of options, particularly rustic venues that frame the pastoral setting so well.

Besides mountain views, Virginia’s countryside offers lush vineyards and bucolic meadows, all of which offer a natural alternative to incense-choking, high-arched cathedrals for the rustic wedding of your dreams. We’ve picked four of the best, within just a couple hours or so from D.C.

Peter Pejascevich 540-270-3835 • Scott Buzzelli 540-454-1399

LEESBURG, VA Custom-built stone, brick, and cedar estate on 3.54 acres w/ amenities ideal for life style full of entertaining, leisure, & enjoyment.

Features include heated indoor pool, a sports pub, a reg. racquetball court w/ hoop, audio/video system w/ 2 home theaters, rooftop deck, picnic pavilion w/ gas barbecue, potting shed, 2+ 2-car garages, & caretaker apartment. $1,665,000 Peter Pejascevich 540-270-3835 • Scott Buzzelli 540-454-1399

DELAPLANE, VA Stunning custom colonial on approx. 25 acres in a gorgeous setting.

Beautifully decorated and landscaped. High ceilings, sun-filled rooms - wood floors & fabulous windows capture magnificent views from every room. Ideal for horses or a gracious country lifestyle. Located in Piedmont Hunt. $1,525,000 Peter Pejascevich 540-270-3835 • Scott Buzzelli 540-454-1399

PURCELLVILLE, VA Stunning custom home in the heart of Loudoun County's Wine Country next-door to Hillsborough Vineyards. Beautiful sunset views! The grand foyer with hardwood floors opens into the living room and formal dining room. Enjoy the views from the gourmet kitchen! $1,299,000 Peter Pejascevich 540-270-3835 • Scott Buzzelli 540-454-1399

MELMORE, MIDDLEBURG, VA - 4 BR, 3+ bath, 4100SQ FT, custom kitchen cabinets, 3 FPs, finished basement, Pine Floors, 2 car carriage house w/ 2nd floor, 2 car garage, pond, pool, gazeebo, full trex deck, orchard, professional landscaping.

$1,175,000

Peter Pejascevich 540-270-3835 • Scott Buzzelli 540-454-1399

PURCELLVILLE, VA- With sweeping views of lush lawn, gardens and rushing Catoctin Creek, this stone home with original wood floors, deep window sills and wood burning fireplaces will steal your heart. Newer custom built detached post and bean 2 story studio above the creek is the ideal spot to write your novel or paint you next masterpiece. Unparalleled! $615,000 On the Market...with Sam Rees 703-408-4261

PURCELLVILLE, VA- Charming & enchanting historic stone home with welcoming front porch, stone fireplace in large living room, beautiful hardwood floors. Renovated country kitchen with views to the garden outside, appliances and exposed stone walls. French doors open to private deck and yard. Close to vineyards. $199,000 Leslie Woods-Hulse 703-728-7370

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The farm at Goodstone Inn, in Middleburg, Virginia. Photo by Sallie Lewis.

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Castle Hill Cider Keswick, Virginia

This historic, award-winning indoor/outdoor venue offers couples endless possibilities to create a wedding pulled right from their imagination — from the intimate to the incredible. The property’s 11,000-square-foot, classically built post-andbeam barn provides an expansive year-round party spot. Terraced lawns with exquisite 360-degree views of Virginia’s countryside and the Blue Ridge Mountains create an idyllic backdrop for wedding receptions and photography. Castle Hill Cider received the 2014 Borrowed & Blue Honorable Mention Award for Most Desirable Wedding Venue in the Charlottesville, Virginia, area.

Castle Hill Cider in Keswick, Virginia. Photo courtesy Castle Hill Cider.

Located in the heart of Virginia wine and hunt country, the inn combines an unhurried and intimate atmosphere with breathtaking views of the countryside and the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Middleburg’s Goodstone Inn offers a perfect With its historic guest residences restored in balance of plush luxury and country coziness English and French country décor, an ivyT_Georgetowner_6.2015_Layout 1 5/27/15 10:31 AM Page 1 —T a& delightful setting for your rustic nuptials.

Goodstone Inn Middleburg, Virginia

covered façade, an elegant pool and a restaurant serving farm-to-table gourmet cuisine, you and your guests will enjoy the finest of Southern hospitality and gracious service in a luxury retreat atmosphere.

Wines from Trump Winery, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Photo courtesy Trump Winery.

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One of the finest horse properties in one of the most exquisite areas of Virginia's Hunt Country. The beautifully groomed 325 acres includes: manor home, guest and tenant homes, barns, fenced paddocks and a 6 furlong training track. The historic Confederate Hall, an elegant entertaining venue, was moved to this Estate in 1972. Property is protected

by Conservation Easement. $11,250,000

The extraordinary Birchwood Estate boasts 180 acres with the most beautiful private arboretum in Virginia!

The English Country manor is a masterpiece of the finest quality & design, elegant & charming with incredible mountain views, brilliant gardens & a simply "magical setting". Exquisite stone, slate roofing, fieldstone terraces, a luxurious pool & spa, wine cellar; plus 6 separate parcels! $5,975,000

LIVE, WORK and PLAY!!! Extraordinary 50 acre private estate. Stunning residence + 4 additional structures.Stone terraces. Offices with fiber optic. 12 stall barn w/8 acres of fenced paddocks. Recreation building w/gathering room & theatre.Resistance pool, stocked lake, orchard. Experience the easy flow of outdoor to indoor spaces. $4,474,000

c.1833, Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Offers one of the grand manor homes on 34+ acres in the famed horse country of Upperville. Recently renovated, the home offers wonderful indoor and outdoor living areas. Porches, gardens, barns, paddocks, riding arena, pond, pool and magnificent views from the Bull Run to Blue Ridge Mountains. $4,200,000

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A stunning Middleburg equestrian estate boasting 35+ gorgeous acres and a absolutely charming 4 bedroom historic residence.

Beautifully updated and in pristine condition, property also includes 2 stables, guest house, barn apartment, indoor arena, pool, utility building, and brilliant gardens. $2,600,000

Wonderful custom built 4 Bedroom residence on 15.7 acres beautifully landscaped acres. Superior quality and elegant decor grace this charming home. Terraces and gardens surround the pool, media room, library, gourmet country kitchen. Guest house with 2 apartments, 5 stall stable, lush paddocks and board fencing and riding ring all in an idyllic setting in Middleburg. $2,500,000

Elegant 4.000 square foot home, standing seam metal roofs, 3 stone fireplaces, heart pine floors, Geo Thermal heat, custom center island kitchen with granite counters & 5 burner gas cooktop, built-ins & walk-in china closet. 2400+ of sq.ft. stone walks & patios. Cedar sided house & garage. Wonderfully private. Stables & pasture. 10 minute drive to I-66 or shopping. Quality architectural construction.$875,000

MOVE-IN READY. Private, open and light-filled, this is an inviting home. 2014 Professionally designed kitchen: new cherry cabinetry with pantry wall, granite counters & stainless steel appliances. Updated baths. 2015 Newly finished large & open lower level offers excellent livability & walks out to a natural forested area. Much desired Melmore Community adjacent to the Town of Middleburg $835,000

Offers subject to errors, omissions, change of price or withdraw without notice. Information contained herein is deemed reliable, but is not so warranted nor is it otherwise guaranteed.

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Trump Winery Charlottesville, Virginia

keswick, virginia 202.390.2323 www.castlehillcider.com events@castlehillcider.com

While Trump Winery is relatively new, having opened in 2011, it has quickly established itself as one of the most sought-after wedding venues in gorgeous Charlottesville. The barn at Trump Winery is Virginia rustic elegance at its finest: high ceilings, expansive windows and French doors opening to a terrace with sweeping views of the vineyard, lake and lush countryside — make it the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable rustic wedding in high style. It is Trump, after all. And now the largest vineyard in Virginia, the winery offers a fine selection of sparkling, red and white wines to toast the new bride and groom.

King Family Vineyards Crozet, Virginia

Another award-winning option, King Family Vineyards is tucked into the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains and offers the rustic wedding planner the popular Carriage House: a warm, sophisticated room decked out with chandeliers, exposed beams, rough-cut oak floors and a large stone fireplace to keep the festivities going during the cooler months. The rural farm setting has panoramic mountain views that guarantee your wedding album will not disappoint. Nor will the wines, which helped the King Family win Borrowed and Blue’s 2014 Best Vineyard Wedding Venue for the Charlottesville area.

A King Family Vineyards wine barrel, Crozet, Virginia. Photo courtesy Stelsie’s Wine Blog.

703.296.2347 colleengustavson.com

www.atokaproperties.com

ROCK HILL HOUSE – LINCOLN, VA Amazing all Stucco Hunt Country Chic home set high on rock hill. 5+ acres but surrounded by large parcels in open space easement, bucolic views to ponds and mountains, Stunning interior with dream kitchen and Wolf Range. Palladian Windows, 10 sets of French doors, patios, gardens, expansive lawn. Perfect for entertaining. Main floor and upper floor bedrooms- 4/5 Bedrooms and 4 Baths. Located in Historic Preservation Area, walk to two Equestrian facilities. Once in a lifetime opportunity for one lucky buyer $749,000 Colleen Gustavson Real Estate

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BALD HILL RETREAT, BAILEYWYCK FARM - MIDDLEBURG LEESBURG – The perfect week- Stately all brick manor home set on 12+/- acres. Invitender! 2 houses for the price of one. 3 Bedroom completely renovated historic farmhouse with stylish pickled interior log walls, deck, patio, gardens, large shade trees. VIEWS! Easy to manage .54 acres. Detached guest house currently used as office – would be a lovely studio, shop, guest house. Additional green house barn, chicken- friendly. Magical setting - $505,000

ing pool, outdoor kitchen, 4 board fencing, 5 stall barn with grass pen and round ring, 2 additional barns, including one that is 4000 sq ft insulated and open – perfect for hobby or business. Residence boasts 3 finished levels, updated baths, gourmet kitchen, separate prep area for caterer. Perfec for entertaining. Full in-law/ au pair suite in lower level, luxuriously appointed. $1,349,000

Colleen@middleburgrealestate.com

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In Country Calendar June 6 Twilight Polo at Great Meadow

Gates open at 6:30 p.m. for Twilight Polo, with the first match beginning at 7. Great Meadow hosts Twilight Polo every Saturday night through Sept. 19, except June 20 and July 4. 5089 Old Tavern Rd., The Plains, Virginia.

June 9 June Biz Buzz

At the June mixer of the Middleburg Business and Professional Association there will be a 10-minute Biz Buzz to bring attendees up to date. RSVP by emailing info@ visitmiddleburgva.com. Nonmember admission is $5. Goodstone Inn, 36205 Snake Hill Rd., Middleburg, Virginia.

June 12 Sips and Snacks

Middleburg’s Home Farm Store invites visitors to a showcase of local artisan foods, at which they may taste and comment on wine, ciders or beer. There will be samples and recipe cards to take home. 1 East Washington St., Middleburg, Virginia.

OAKFIELD Upperville, Virginia • $4,795,000

Stone manor house in spectacular setting • 86.81 acres • Highly protected area in prime Piedmont Hunt • Gourmet kitchen • Wonderful detail throughout • 5 BR • 5 BA • 3 half BA • 3 fireplaces, classic pine paneled library • Tenant house • Stable • Riding ring • Heated saltwater pool • Pergola • Full house generator.

Paul MacMahon

(703) 609-1905

STONEWOOD Middleburg, Virginia • $930,000

Charming stucco, log and frame home • 10 acres • 3-4 bedrooms • 3 1/2 baths • 2 fireplaces (one in the kitchen with antique brick floor) • Beautiful reclaimed pine flooring • Bright and sunny family room opens to bluestone terrace • Master bedroom opens to private balcony • 2 car garage • 4 stall barn with tack room with 2 paddocks • 2 recorded lots.

Paul MacMahon

(703) 609-1905

info@sheridanmacmahon.com

June 13 Birding Banshee

On the second Saturday of each month, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and Friends of Banshee Reeks run a bird walk at the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, a birding hot spot.

Participants are asked to bring binoculars if they have them. For details, contact Joe Coleman at 540-554-2542 or jcoleman@loudounwildlife. org. 17263 Southern Plantation La., Leesburg, Virginia.

“LIKE NOTHING YOU’VE EVER EXPERIENCED” - GARY PLAYER

June 14 Middleburg Summer Concert

Soprano Medea Namoradez-Ruhadze, a professor of voice at Shenandoah University, will be one of several featured performers at the second concert in the Middleburg Chamber Music Concert Series at Middleburg United Methodist Church. Refreshments will follow the concert. Admission is by free will offering. 15 W. Washington St. (across from the Safeway), Middleburg, Virginia.

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LIBERTY HILL Boyce, Virginia • $1,775,000

Solid stone home with copper roof on 70 acres • Original portions dating from the 1700’s • First floor bedroom & 3 additional suites • Original floors • 8 fireplaces • Formal living room • Gourmet kitchen • 2 ponds • Mountain views • Stone walls • Mature gardens • Pool • Log cabin • Piedmont Hunt.

Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930 Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905 Ann MacMahon (540) 687-5588

Mountain top retreat with 60 mile panoramic views of the Shenandoah Valley • 215 acres • 1/3 pasture • Main house circa 1787 • 3 BR, 1 BA • 2 fireplaces • Random width pine floors • 2 BR, 1 BA guest cottage • Stone & frame barn circa 1787 • Remnants of formal garden • Old cemetery • Spring fed pond • Gazebo.

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The Plains, Virginia • $890,000

Private 10 acres between Middleburg and The Plains • 4 bedroom home • open floor plan • large front porch with views to the west • Traditional materials such as stucco exterior and metal roof • wood floors • fireplaces • built in book shelves • Beautiful plantings and fenced yard • Great location and easy maintenance.

Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

www.sheridanmacmahon.com

(540) 687-5588

(703) 609-1905 (540) 454-1930

Middleburg, Virginia • $785,000

Classic Virginia colonial • Circa 1926 • Stone and frame construction • 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths • Hardwood floors • High ceilings • Screened side porch on .65 acre in town • 2-car garage with apartment • Beautiful gardens and rear terrace.

Paul MacMahon

Call 703-779-2555 or

· Old Hickory Golf Club (VA) · Royal Manchester Golf Links (PA)

Middleburg Area • $2,975,000

Paul MacMahon Helen MacMahon

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· Augustine Golf Club (VA)

visit Raspberryfalls.com Leesburg, Va

SIGNAL MOUNTAIN The Plains, Virginia • $1,675,000

160 acres terracing the Bull Run Mtns. • Stone walls through property • Views across the entire region • Stone & cedar carriage house with 3 bay garage and top of the line finishes • 1/2 acre pond • Gated entrance • Complete privacy • Rare find- great escape.

Helen MacMahon

(540) 454-1930

COBBLER LANE Delaplane, Virginia • $545,000

Own your own valley • 25.21 acres recorded in 3 parcels, private • Small cottage in excellent condition, ability to add on or use as a guest house • Approximately 7 acres open, balance wooded • Stream.

Paul MacMahon

(703) 609-1905

(703) 609-1905

110 East Washington Street, Middleburg, Virginia 20117

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Sale/lease/Rent COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDING American University Area.

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Tour By Appointment Only Now Accepting Bids Jconnelly@summitcre.com 202-491-5300

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Body & soul

Murphy’s Love: Making the Kids Feel Safe

By Stacy notara s M u r p h y

Dear Stacy, I am planning to leave my wife of 10 years.

We have been in and out of therapy for the last three years, but we just don’t get along anymore and I have lost interest in making things better.

I am very concerned about the impact on our son (age 7), who tends to be very tentative about new things and worries a lot. I want to do this with minimal impact on his life and need to know how to go about this. Please advise.

– Concerned Dad Dear Dad: I am so sorry that things are so difficult in your marriage and I understand that you have lost interest in working it out — sometimes we get to that point and just let ourselves walk away. If you truly feel you have done everything you can do (and I mean you, not your wife —more on that later), then I agree that focusing on your son is what comes next.

I asked Chevy Chase psychotherapist Maribeth Hilliard Hager, LICSW, for her opinion about how to broach this subject. Her advice is that you be completely solid in your separation plan (e.g., location, plan for visitation, how school events will be handled, etc.) before you tell Son a single detail. “We can’t predict the magical things kids are going to come up with to make sense of this big life change, but we can control the plan and show that the adults are in charge of the situation,” she explains. “The parents’ role is to make the kids feel safe in this unsafe situation.”

Specifically, Hager says parents ought to outline how they will support one another and what can be done when problems arise. “This is just really the beginning of many more conversations, so both parents need to give the message that they are available for more in the future,” she says, adding that parents must be careful not to offer more information than the child asks for. Always be respectful of the child’s relationship with the other parent, she emphasizes.

You and Son will have conversations about this for the rest of your life. That may not sound fun, but that’s reality. Never blame Wife or make negative comments in any of these conversations. If you are comfortable that you did all you could to save the marriage, there’s no need to be derogatory. Hager explains that we never know what parts of us our children identify with most. If you criticize Wife’s “indecision,” you may be criticizing a piece of Son you don’t even recognize.

Stacy Notaras Murphy (www.stacymurphyLPC. com) is a licensed professional counselor and certified Imago Relationship therapist practicing in Georgetown. This column is meant for entertainment only and should not be considered a substitute for professional counseling.

Send your confidential question to stacymurphyLPC@gmail.com.

Five Strategies for Staying Fit on Vacation

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By J o s ef Brande n b u r g eak vacation season for Washingtonians is upon us. While these trips are essential, they can also jeopardize all the work of the past winter and spring.

These five strategies can help you have a great vacation while maintaining your recent progress.

Strategy #1: The early bird gets the burn.

Vacations are spontaneous, and opportunities for fun tend to pop up with little warning. The simplest way to have fun without sacrificing fitness is to make your workout the first thing you do each day. Get it out of the way and nothing else can get in the way.

Strategy #2. Pack a portable gym. You can fit an entire gym in your carry-on bag without going overweight, if you pack smart. Pack Valslides for upper body, core and leg workouts; a lacrosse ball to roll stress knots out of your hips and shoulders from too-long sitting; a resistance band for additional arm, leg and core exercises; and a jump rope for great conditioning work anywhere.

Strategy #3. Stick to a few simple rules.

Keep a short list of simple, but realistic rules to keep your nutrition on track. A simple rule might be: one-or-none for alcohol (either have one drink or no drinks). A realistic rule could be limiting yourself to one small treat at dinner, or only having dessert every other day (a “treat” being defined as something you wouldn’t normally eat).

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Strategy #5. Remember your priorities.

The main thing on vacation is spending quality time with friends and family — not seeing how much weight you can lose in a week, which isn’t going to be much anyway. As far as fitness goes, success is maintaining (or not losing much) ground. A week is plenty of time to do a lot of damage if you don’t practice a little bit of discipline.

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Summer Internship Survival Guide

By Marc Pitarresi

How to Survive as an Intern Map Your Route You’ll see this one in every intern advice article you read this summer, but it bears repeating: map your route to work and practice it. You won’t get far as an intern if you can’t find the building, and showing up late on your first day is not a good look. Oh, and if you take the Metro, the left side of the escalator is for walking, the right side is for standing. Break this rule at your own peril.

Learn to Dress Yourself I’d like to preface this one by saying that I am not fashionable. Like, at all. If I could wear shorts or sweatpants and a T-shirt to work every day, I would. But I toss on my adult costume and try to blend in just like everyone else. Fellas, there is no surer way to out yourself as an intern than wearing a shirt and tie with khakis. People will see, then they’ll ask if you’re leaving work

early to go to your sister’s piano recital, then you’ll run to the bathroom and cry. Also, no short-sleeve button-downs — this is not “Office Space.” And if your internship requires you to wear a suit, for the love of God get it tailored.

You’ll look better, you’ll feel better and no one will make fun of you behind your back.

I know even less about women’s fashion than I do about men’s, but ladies, it’s probably a good rule of thumb that anything you’d wear out on a Friday or Saturday night should not be worn to the office. You know what I mean: dresses and skirts that are too short, low-cut tops, heels that may cause people to question your profession, etc. I am sure there are many great places to turn to for tips on making appropriate dress fashionable, but this article isn’t one of them.

Beware Office Entanglements Office crushes happen. They are a fact of life.

As an intern, it’s easy to swoon over the cute, older guy or gal that clearly doesn’t eat ramen

four times a week and generally has his or her life together. And there’s nothing wrong with a little harmless flirting here and there, as long as that’s as far as it goes. I have seen exactly one instance of an intern/employee hookup in my time, and while I found it inordinately humorous, the parties involved suffered a great deal of awkwardness and embarrassment, and were lucky it went no further than that. That said, if you can be discrete (which interns, admittedly, seldom are), intern-on-intern hookups are okay in my book.

Situational Awareness If this is your first internship in D.C., you probably have visions of “House of Cards” or “The West Wing” dancing in your head, and think that within two weeks you’ll figure out a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, fist-bump the president and do a backflip into the reflecting pool (do not attempt this). None of this will happen. You might be the smartest person at Frat Party State. You may

have even graduated from Ivy League Tech.

Unfortunately, 90 percent of the information you learned at school is fundamentally useless in the real world. Essentially, your employers want to know that you can perform basic tasks without someone holding your hand. They also want to know you’re not a serial killer, which is nearly as important.

Now, in most pieces like this you’re going to read about how you should do everything you can to make yourself indispensable, and this is true.

It’s always a good idea to be proactive, accept any task and do it to the best of your ability. But please have the situational awareness to know if your eagerness is becoming a distraction or an annoyance. Demonstrating that you are a competent, well-rounded person will only yield dividends, and should be one of the main goals of your internship.

Alcohol As long as you’re 21.

Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in “The Internship.” Photo courtesy 20th Century Fox.

How to Survive Your Interns Patience, Young Skywalker You were young and tender once too, remember? Chances are you were an intern yourself at one point, so try to remember that first-day-of-school-who-am-I-going-to-sitwith-at-lunch feeling you had working in an office for the first time, and take pity on these children in ill-fitting clothes.

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Learn What They’re Good At Just like your regular coworkers, your interns will have varying levels of competence, attractiveness and ability to understand your esoteric references. Now, I know interns can be scary, what with their EDM and Angry Birds and posters of hot guys named Corey, but they’re a source of cheap (sometimes free) labor, and they’re eager as hell, so it pays to pinpoint their strengths.

No Touching See “Beware ...” above. You have more to lose, and, more important, you’re supposed to be the adult. Just don’t do it.

Keep ’Em on Their Toes We’ve established that interns can be unbelievably eager creatures, and frankly it can be really annoying to have them come and ask you questions every 20 minutes, especially if you’re actually trying to get work done. This

is why it is imperative to cultivate a certain mystique that says: “I’m accessible, but don’t come to me for everything.” I find answering a question with a total non sequitur, or just wordlessly holding out a coffee mug in lieu of answering, to be a sufficient deterrent against unwanted questions, but do some experimenting to find a system that works for you.

Alcohol Self-explanatory.

Performance

Storm Large: Like Sinatra, An American Original

By Gary Tischler

Storm Large will perform at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, part of “Let’s Be Frank: The Songs of Frank Sinatra.” Photo by Laura Domela.

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he singer-songwriter-memoiristperformer-author-rocker Storm Large is a sort of gaudy cruise ship that has sailed exotic, dangerous and, naturally, stormy musical (and probably personal) waters for a number of years. Large — her given name is Susan Storm Large — is a star to anybody who’s encountered her, and a legend in places like San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, where she lives and performs.

But Storm Large and Frank Sinatra? The combination hardly seems likely for someone who quite successfully fronted a rockishpunkish-and-beyond band called The Balls (as well as other bands including “Storm and Her

Storm Large’s “Le Bonheur,” last year’s release with “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.”

Dirty Mouth”), who was a contestant on “Rock Star Supernova,” who blogs on her website in blunt and honest terms and has written and performed her harrowing, affecting memoir “Crazy Enough.” She is an American original.

But then, so was Sinatra. Large will be part of “Let’s Be Frank: The Songs of Frank Sinatra,” organized by NSO Pops director Steve Reineke. The tribute will feature Reineke and piano man Tony DeSare conducting — and what Reineke terms his own “rat pack” of swell singers, including Ryan Silverman and Frankie Moreno, in addition to Large. The show will be presented in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall June 5 and 6 at 8 p.m.

“I always liked the whole idea of the Rat Pack and Frank Sinatra, all those kinds of very cool atmospherics,” Large said in a telephone interview. “I have an enormous amount of respect for him as a singer. I think he was the kind of guy who was always prepared. He trusted the lyrics, he made sure that he got the emotional truth of the songs. That way, his approach was blue-collar, which is where he came from.”

It’s not the first time Large has been at the Kennedy Center, a huge venue when compared to places like the popular Joe’s Pub in New York and clubs in Portland and San Francisco. She was here in 2012 with the eclectic pop group Pink Martini and the NSO Pops, performing to sold-out audiences.

She’ll be singing duets, songs like “Come Rain or Come Shine,” as well as solo numbers, notably “My Way” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.”

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” by Cole Porter song is about obsessive love. “I don’t do it like most people. It’s usually upbeat, confident, buoyant. Mine is a little different — it’s more like you have this big love that you can’t get rid of. It’s like you can’t stop thinking about it. It’s like a woman who sits in her car in the rain watching her lover. She’s a little like a stalker.”

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin” is also part of “Le Bonheur,” a remarkable album which she produced last year with Robert Taylor and musicians James Beaton, Scott Weddle, Greg Eklund and Matt Brown. It’s almost a natural flow from her rocker days to Pink Martini to this album, which astonishes with its selection of songs, from Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hart tunes to “Unchained Melody,” a longing song which the Righteous Brothers turned into a megahit, “Saving All My Love for You” by the iconoclastic Tom Waits and the charming, puffy-go-lightly “Satellite of Love” by Lou Reed.

There are also two songs written by Large herself, “Stand Up For Me,” a straight-up inspirational anthem, and the moving “A Woman’s Heart,” somewhere between a love song and a rueful lament.

Songwriting is yet another aspect of this queen of creative multitasking. She’s a great storyteller, intelligent and cogent in her opinions, awfully funny and often profane.

Large comes from Southborough, Massachusetts, attended a famous private school, where her father Henry was a history teacher and football coach, and went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. “I think sometimes my parents weren’t sure when I went out the door where I was going — to school or running away with the circus.”

You can track her career and persona erratically on the Internet. On YouTube, watch her in a club in Mill Valley doing not just the song but the lead-up to “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” a 1983 super-hit which shows off Large’s playful, rocker side, as she tells the story of a song written on a napkin. She’s a naturalborn clown; she loves making faces. And she’s hard to ignore as a presence, a dazzling, sixfoot, hard-striding blond woman whose voice is as big as her shadow.

“I think you grow up a little as you go along, the things you can do, what you want to explore,” she said. “You go deeper into the music. You live your life more. I’m 46 now. You can’t do 300 shows a year all of the time.”

Listening to her talk, reading hair-raising parts of her memoir, seeing her on YouTube and listening to that voice, you get how she relates to and is at home in the deepest part of Frank Sinatra’s songs.

Her voice — like her walk and talk — is rangy, and in its push to put emotional truth out there is marked by her persona, her experience of the sex, drugs and rock-and-roll life, as well as the highs and lows of vocalizing. Her voice really gets up there, but it’s hard to say whether it can break a wine glass. For sure, when Susan Storm Large sings, she can break your heart.

“I always liked the whole idea of the Rat Pack and Frank Sinatra, all those kinds of very cool atmospherics,” says Large. Photo by Laura Domela.

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VISUAL

Photography as Fine Art, Then and Now

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By Ari Pos t

e live in a time when photographs are not sacred. And that’s okay. In a lot of ways, it’s actually incredible.

If by some mechanism of science-fiction fantasy we could go back in time and suggest to the late 19th century that photography, one of the most recent and game-changing inventions in history, would become so commonplace over the next 150 years that each citizen personally carries the technology in his or her back pocket, I’m sure it would raise a few eyebrows.

The proliferation and convenience of digital photography has changed the way we interact with the world. There is no longer the requirement to develop the photographs, there is basically unlimited storage space and an endless supply of “film.” We can take as many pictures as we want whenever we want. It’s an instantaneous and expendable medium in a way that it never was.

I don’t believe it is inaccurate or controversial to say that — in a broad-stroke sort of way — as a society we no longer really consider the value of a single photograph. Or perhaps it is that a single photograph (with occasional and obvious exceptions) simply does not carry much value. Instead, we want lots of them, all the time.

This presents a real challenge to actual photographers, particularly artists who deal with photography as a visual medium and a history

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in itself. How can one make the experience of a photograph unique and singular again?

Another strange dilemma of our generation’s gluttonous relationship to photography is how it effects the way we see older photographs. Considering history inevitably requires understanding of and empathy with the knowledge, values and beliefs of a time period.

So when looking at a photograph from the turn of the 20th century, it requires an act of willful distortion; we must try to imagine what it felt like to see a single beautiful image in a time when a photograph was comparatively rare — when people did not look at hundreds a day — when we were still learning about how to look at them and what they could teach us.

The National Gallery of Art is confronting these ideas with two complementary exhibitions that offer a provocative, multifaceted exploration of the history and present state of

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Vera Lutter, “Ca’ Del Duca Sforza, Venice II: January 13-14, 2008,” 2008. photography as art.

Through Sept. 13, “The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art” presents work by contemporary artists who investigate the richness and complexity of photography’s relationship to time, memory and history.

In the neighboring gallery, through July 26, “In Light of the Past: Twenty-Five Years of Photography at the National Gallery of Art” showcases some 175 masterpieces from the Gallery’s photography collection (initiated 25 years ago), highlighting exquisite 19th century works and turn-of-the-century pictorialist photographs, exceptional examples of international modernism from the 1920s and 1930s and seminal mid20th-century American photography, as well as photographs exploring new directions in color and conceptual art from the 1960s and 1970s.

An interesting aspect of the “The Memory of Time” shows us how contemporary fine-art photographers are exploring the science and history of their medium. Part chemists, part anthropologists, photographers like Sally Mann, Myra Greene, Adam Fuss, Idris Khan and many others are producing gelatin silver prints, daguerreotypes, salted paper prints, ambrotypes; they are using camera obscuras, experimenting with long and primitive exposures.

These artists are pointing historical lenses at a modern world, and the results are quite simply breathtaking. This exhibition is a spoil of austere, tonal beauty.

It would be remiss not to mention Moyra Davey’s “Copperhead” series, a wall of nearly a dozen near-microscopic views of Lincoln’s face on the US penny — part of a series of 100 photographs

— exhibiting the deterioration, gouges and discolored, molding and mottled surfaces of the coins. It is Lincoln defaced, ravaged by time and relegated to the least valuable unit of currency. The exhibition text suggests that this points toward the devaluation of history in contemporary culture, but that strikes me as dramatically curmudgeonly. I would offer that, as concepts go, this is merely the fate of all history, as it gets rolled, spat about and distorted through time and distance. It is a sad and beautiful image.

As I walked through the next exhibition, “In Light of the Past,” this notion stuck with me. I saw the iconic series of a running man

by Eadweard Muybridge, the Photo Secessionists Steichen and Stieglitz, the breathtaking Depression-era subway portraits of Walker Evans.

Beyond that, there was the glamour and thump of carnivals, the hazy bars and urban development of the post-war era and the unraveling of that ecstatic era into Richard Misrach’s 1983 photograph of a flooded marina in the Salton Sea — where the defunct remains of a ’50s-era gas station sit submerged in a shallow ocean.

Roger Fenton, “Fruit and Flowers,” 1860.

Social Scene

Ford’s Theatre Honors Diane Nash

The Ford’s Theatre Society hosted its annual gala May 31. The gala performances at Ford’s Theatre included a toe-tapping “Little Jazz Bird,” performed by Tommy Tune, a winning version of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” by 2CELLOS, Van Morrison’s “Wild Night” by Martina McBride, Joss Stone and the full ensemble performing “Glory” from the film, “Selma,” and Boyz II Men singing “End of the Road.” During the performance, theater director Paul Tetreault recounted Ford’s 150 events that commemorated 150 years since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at the historic theater on 10th Street NW.

Joseph P. Kennedy III and Lauren Kennedy pictured with Lincoln Medalist Diane Nash. Photo James R. Brantley.

Rachel Collins and Rickey Minor. Photo by Margot Schulman.

Boyz II Men. Photo by Margot Schulman.

The Lincoln Medal was presented to civil rights advocate Diane Nash by former Attorney General Eric Holder. Photo

by James R. Brantley.

Joss Stone. Photo by Margot Schulman.

Tommy Tune. Photo by Margot Schulman.

Martina McBride. Photo by Margot Schulman.

Irish Embassy Hosts ‘Hope’ Authors

By Mary Bird Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson welcomed Founding Friends members for a literary luncheon May 20 and hailed the Irish roots of Washington Post journalists Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, who collaborated with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus on the current New York Times bestseller, “Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland.” The women, and Michelle Knight, who has already written of the ordeal, were held captive for ten years in Cleveland by school bus driver Ariel Castro, who committed suicide in prison. The book details their amazing strength and resilience amid horrific abuse and Berry’s birth to a daughter Jocelyn.

The ensemble cast of the 2015 Ford’s Theatre Gala. Photo by James R. Brantley.

Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson with writers Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan.

Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser of 2CELLOS. Photo by Margot Schulman.

Joss Stone. Photo by James R. Brantley.

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Kreeger Museum: ‘Neighbor and Jewel’ on Foxhall Road

Venezuela Wins Embassy Chef Challenge

Bob and Phyllis Greenberger, Larry Greenberg and Kreeger Director Judy A. Greenberg, Peter and Florence Hart.

Ambassador Capricia Marshall with Tim Cox, board chair of Cultural Tourism D.C.

by m ary b irD P h o to s c o u rtesy of th e Kr eeger M u seu m Guests enjoyed cocktails in the Kreeger Museum’s lower galleries, a seated dinner in the Great Hall and Monet Gallery and dessert on the Sculpture Terrace May 16. Belgian Ambassador Johan Verbeke, the gala’s honorary patron, spoke about the recent Flemish Expressionism exhibition and introduced the jazz quartet which performed a number of works by Django Reinhardt. He called the Kreeger “a neighbor and jewel in Washington.” Contributions enable the museum to provide innovative arts education workshops and programs for schools throughout the Washington area, focusing on underserved communities.

by m ary bir d Pho to s by Neshan H. Naltchayan Cultural Tourism D.C. presented the Seventh Annual Gala Embassy Chef Challenge May 20 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. A dozen embassy chefs presented their signature delicacies before a panel of celebrity chefs and food critics for Judge’s and People’s Choice Awards. Chef Manuel Rodrigues of Venezuela garnered top votes for his crowd-pleasing rendition of ceviche. Cultural Tourism D.C. board chair Tim Cox acknowledged former Chief of Protocol Capricia Marshall and the many other dignitaries in attendance before urging, “Dine like a diplomat, and let the international tasting begin.”

First place Winner /Chef Benjamin Velasquez of the Embassy of El Salvador (center) with his fellow chefs from the challenge.

GALA Theatre Shines the Lights

by m ary bir d Pho to s by MARY BIRD GALA Theatre’s Noche de Estrellas or Night of the Stars honored José Andrés for Arts Business and Philanthropy and Marta Casals Isthmian for Service in the Arts May 19. The evening began on the theater’s rooftop with a Latino buffet and segued downstairs to performances by the Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company and Paseo Nuevo video presentation, interspersed with a live auction and more. The evening concluded with a champagne toast and dessert, all in support of GALA’s outreach to our community’s at-risk Latino teens.

Annette and Walter Vandaele, Carol Kreeger Ingal

Craig and Helen Chason, Matthew and Antonia Dapena-Tretter and Robert Brown.

Lobsters to Benefit Life with Cancer Pho to by Nes han H . N a lt c h ayan

The Lobster Extravaganza on May 2 in Fairfax enhanced the fun and friendship of those giving to Life with Cancer, part of Northern Virginia’s Inova Health System. Sponsors included Robert Hisaoka, the Peterson Companies, Paul and Linda Saville and Virginia Run Turkey Trot.

Spanish Ambassador Ramón Gil-Casares, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic José Thomás Pérez, Caridad de Pérez and GALA co-founder and producing artistic director Hugo Medrano.

Former Sen. John Warner of Virginia, developer Milton Peterson and Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.).

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Carol Schwartz and Richard de Sonier.

Former GALA honorees Fernando and Stephanie van Reigersberg flank Ambassador of Haiti Paul Altidor.

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S&R’s Washington Awards Transfix at Halcyon House

By D ominque S tone P h o to s b y N es h an H. Naltc h ayan Celebrating S&R Foundation’s 15th anniversary and its Washington Awards, co-founders Sachiko Kuno and Ryuji Ueno reflected on past accomplishments and looked to the future. S&R’s May 30 gala performances at Halcyon House included soprano Huanhuan Ma, dancer and choreographer Tamas Krizsa (with Maki Onuki), Erzhan Kulibaev on violin (with pianist Ryo Yanagitani), solo pianist Michael Mizrahi and grand prize winner Nabil Shehata, double bass and conductor (with his brother, pianist Karim Shehata). Menu and music were paired by chef Eric Ziebold. Karl Green of Bonhams led the live auction, which included such items as dinner at Evermay Estate, “Best of D.C.” package and a trip to Japan for two.

Dancers Maki Onuki and Tamas Krizsa flank grand prize winner Nabil Shehata.

S&R Foundation co-founder Sachiko Kuno and Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae.

Soprano Huanhuan Ma and S&R Foundation COO Kate Goodall.

Grand pize winner Nabil Shehata plays the double bass, as his brother Karim Shehata plays the piano.

Tudor Place Garden Party Wow Again

By CA ROLYN LAN DE S P HOTO S B Y R OBERT D EVANEY Around 500 of the city’s most philanthropic glitterati gathered May 20 at Tudor Place in Georgetown for its 23rd annual spring garden party, chaired by Elizabeth Powell. Under an expansive, luminous, white tent surrounded by pristine gardens and an immaculately manicured lawn, guests gathered to celebrate and honor longtime leader and supporter of Tudor Place, Ellen MacNeille Charles, who was given a surprise horse-drawn carriage ride. The garden party helped to raise more than $300,000 for one of Georgetown’s crown jewels, as Tudor Place itself was bathed in artful lighting.

Party patrons mingled, sipping mint juleps, wine and tasting light bites, including lamb chops and salmon.

Shellie Ross Larson, Marjorie Miller and hat designer Melissa Vap.

Austin Kiplinger and Bonnie Nicholson.

Tudor Place executive director Leslie Buhler and advisory neighborhood commissioner Ed Solomon.

Honoree Ellen Charles, Tudor Place benefactor, and her granddaughter Ellie Iverson in a horse-drawn carriage that took them along 31st Street from home to Tudor Place.

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