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By Garrett Faulkner

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incent Gray has entered the building. And what an entrance it was.

After months of tentative, cryptic headlines, whispers across the blogosphere and hopeful speculation among the city’s disillusioned voters, the uncertainty surrounding the District’s 2010 mayoral race has reached its final denouement: Vincent Gray will indeed run against Adrian Fenty in the Democratic primary on Sept.

14, which, given the District’s stalwart record as a blue constituency, is really the only race anyone’s paying any attention to.

Gray made his “announcement,” of sorts, when he stopped by the Reeves Municipal Center March 30 to submit the candidacy forms for his campaign. Word had leaked out hours beforehand, and what normally would have been a dull administrative task morphed into an impromptu rally for the sitting chairman of the city council. With an electrified crowd milling inside, Gray slipped onto the scene conspicuously, irresistibly late, allowing time for a small mob of journalists, well-wishers, old supporters and disgruntled Fentyites to gather, cordoned off by police and teased by Gray staffers clad in trench coats and armed with coy answers to questions about the upcoming campaign.

The affable but often stiff Gray, who is known as a catalyzing force on the council,

has long criticized the Fenty administration, particularly on its education policy. The enmity reached a head last fall when Gray and other councilmembers skewered public schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, a Fenty appointee, at a hearing designed to scrutinize her laying off of 450 teachers after hiring nearly double that number the preceding summer. At the hearing, a visibly upset Gray catalogued the incident as an attempt by the executive branch to supersede the council in order to push through what was deemed underhanded educational reform. At that time, speculation about his run for mayor

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was already circulating among commentators.

Afterward, it seemed almost a given.

Which made the chairman’s silence about his intentions throughout the winter all the more confusing. When he did step forward, though, no one seemed to mind the months of indecision.

Gray, strolling up in a pressed suit and boyish grin, was met with a storm of cheers and shutter clicks, handshakes and kisses. As he weaved his way upstairs to submit his campaign papers, he stopped several times to exchange words with supportive voters, waved to catcallers on a balcony above and spoke noncommittally to the

swarm of microphones pressed before him. It was democracy at work again.

Outside, he had only a few words to say, but still took time to pose with a line of supporters holding placards sporting the slogans “One City” and “Vince” — a sign the stodgy council chairman was, perhaps, giving his image a hip makeover. Gray said he was “absolutely delighted” to enter the race.

“I am a native Washingtonian. I am a graduate of the public schools. I absolutely love this city … and we will talk about ways we can do better throughout this campaign,” he said.

With that, he was gone, but a gaggle of constituents stayed behind, chattering excitedly, looking a little stunned at the tumult. Most were there because of grievances against the current administration.

One union worker with the Building Trades Council said Gray was “more reasonable” and “friendly to labor.” A Ward 8 resident was more blunt: “The current mayor is only helping out those who are fortunate. Right now we need to help out everyone.”

Traversing through the crowd, the Fenty bashing continued. It was clear Gray, if he couldn’t yet raise the money, could at least yoke a few extra votes. Karen Perry, who chairs Tenleytown’s ANC 3F, said the city needs “more than a photo-op mayor.” Tom Smith, chairman of Ward 3’s Democratic committee, agreed.

“This election is critically important to the future of the city,” he said. “This city needs new leadership.”

The Cherry Trees of Washington: History & Mystery

By Donna Evers

photo by Jeff Malet

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hile traveling in Japan in the 1880s, writer and socialite Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore was impressed with how the magnificent flowering cherry trees were regarded as sacred in Japanese society. Much taken with their beauty, she started her one-woman campaign with the Japanese government to send some of these trees to Washington, D.C., to be planted along the Potomac River. It took 30 years and many mishaps, some of which reached the level of breaches in diplomacy, before her dream was realized.

After Eliza got things started, negotiations between Japan and the U.S. ensued and kept faltering, until First Lady Helen Taft heard about it.

Mrs. Taft had lived in Japan when her husband was president of the Philippine Commission, and she responded immediately to Eliza Scidmore’s letter suggesting that cherry trees would beautify the riverfront. Helen Taft was the same person who once described Washington as “a mosquito-infested swamp and a rendezvous for tramps and criminals,” so she was anxious to do what she could to improve the looks of the capital city.

Ninety trees were immediately planted, but these were found to be the wrong variety and they were dug up and taken away. Then, in 1909, a shipment of 2000 trees arrived as a gift from the government of Japan. However, when the

Department of Agriculture inspected the trees, they found them to be disease-infested and the president himself ordered the whole shipment to be burned. An exchange of letters followed, with the Japanese ambassador apologizing for the terrible mistake.

Next, a wealthy Japanese doctor stepped forward and offered to personally pay for cherry trees to be sent to Washington in the name of the city of Tokyo. The second shipment of trees came from Japan, and this time they were specially grafted to be disease-free. The 3,020 trees were planted along the banks of the Tidal Basin,

and they became an instant success. Fifty years later, when Lady Bird Johnson began establishing mini-parks and flower gardens around the city, the Japanese government gave President and Mrs. Johnson another gift of 3,800 trees, which were planted on the grounds of the Washington Monument.

The trees have had their ups and downs. In 1938, during construction of the Jefferson Memorial, workers started to clear some of the trees for the construction site, and an angry group of women protested by chaining themselves to the trees to stop them from being destroyed. The

government intervened and promised to replace any trees that had to come down. These trees are high maintenance, too. Some only last about 50 years, so the government is constantly replanting to make up for the ones that die. Then, the giant snowstorms of this past February wreaked havoc by breaking limbs and demolishing whole trees. But, the clean up went quickly and all is well again as we once more celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival, a hometown favorite and huge tourist attraction.

Back in 1912, when those historic 3,020 trees were planted by the new Japanese ambassador’s wife, Viscountess Chinda, and Helen Taft, the ambassador had proclaimed on his way from Japan to Washington that, “Almost all the world is at peace today, and will be at peace for thousands of tomorrows.

War has had its day.”

However, his prediction proved to be quite the opposite and, during World War II, our government took to calling the flowering trees “Oriental” instead of Japanese. But beauty makes a strong statement, and the cherry trees, or Sakura, as they are called in Japan, represent both rebirth and the fragile nature of existence — welcomed symbolism and a humbling reminder in our nation’s capital.

Head to the Tidal Basin and National Mall for the National Cherry Blossom Festival through April 11. Visit www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org for more information.

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Editorial/opinion

Liquor moratorium needs loosening

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ay we request a moratorium on, you know, the moratorium?

Meaning, of course, ABRA’s liquor moratorium for Georgetown, which begins at Wisconsin and N Streets and applies to every restaurant, bar or night club within a thirdmile radius, and is now up for its five-year renewal later this year. Several weeks ago, the ANC gave its blessing to a renewal, with the recommendation that two more available licenses be issued in order to, as ANC 2E05 Bill Starrels put it, “dampen the bidding wars.”

Such a comment touches on the larger issue at stake: that any restaurant hoping to sell liquor within the heart of Georgetown must bid for a finite resource. Too finite, in our opinion. Currently, new establishments seeking a license must purchase it at a premium from defunct restaurant owners, who may hold onto

their license as long as they like until they get the price they want.

You can see where simple economics comes into play. Demand is skyrocketing, while supply remains dismally low, not to mention hoarded for profit — a Georgetown liquor license nowadays goes for $70,000. And insofar that any restaurant larger than a take-out sandwich joint cannot hope to profit without liquor sales,

A new shade of gray

By Gary Tischler

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ell, city council Chairman Vincent Gray has gone and done it.

After months of prodding and speculation in the media and among political types in the District, Gray has decided to take on incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty and run against him.

He made his announcement at a spirited rally where the key rhetorical elements were “one city” and “we can do better,” which got the people in attendance at Reeves Municipal Center going, but didn’t give too many clues on substance or policy difference that Gray might have with the mayor.

Still, the announcement accomplished at least two things: it ended speculation about Gray and transferred it to speculation about who was going to run for Gray’s chairman position.

The one certain thing is that Gray will not be chairman next year, and that’s the big risk in his decision: that he could become Linda Cropp, the sitting council chair four years ago who decided to run for mayor and got soundly trounced by Fenty, managing to lose every precinct and ward in the city. Now that he’s opted to run against Fenty, Gray cannot run for re-election as council chair, an election he was a sure bet to have won. He could be a man without a job if he fails to unseat the sitting mayor.

Gray is obviously optimistic about his chances. On the surface, his is in the very least a serious candidacy, although the probabilities for success remain very, very iffy. Gray may have been encouraged by a recent poll that showed a decided unhappiness among voters with Fenty, but it was a poll from which you could extract mixed meanings.

Many district voters and residents, many of them in the poorer and majority black areas of the city such as Ward 8, 7, 6, 5 and 4 (Fenty’s own ward), are not happy with the way Fenty

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has governed, even if quite a few others praise his action-fueled ways, citing favorable homicide and crime stats, a major school takeover and reform effort that’s beginning to show favorable results in some areas and general quality of life improvements. It was a poll that seemed to say “we like some of what you’ve done, but we don’t like how you did it.”

Which is to say that Fenty was perceived as distant, somewhat arrogant, a “does not play well with others” (especially the city council) kind of leader, often high-handed, secretive and single-minded. A poll also showed that in a one-on-one race against Fenty, Gray would narrowly win.

Yet these objections, while heated, also seem somewhat ephemeral — they’re not the sort of thing you on which you can place a big political bet. More troublesome may be the results of an investigation into Fenty’s bypassing the council in awarding contracts on parks and recreation projects. And just this week, the anger of residents where four people were killed in mass shootings was high after Fenty — rumored to be vacationing in Jamaica — failed to show up at the site. To be fair, the mayor’s presence at scenes of tragedy and trouble has been consistently high in the past.

Then there’s the question of how legislation will fare on the council when a number of its members are engaged in running for office, and that would be especially in the case of Gray. It’s budget time, and Fenty last week presented his budget for fiscal year 2011 to the council and to the public, a budget fraught with potential controversy, given its unsightly $500 millionplus deficit. At the meeting with the council, Fenty greeted Gray with a hug, the first time the two men apparently had seen each other or talked in months.

Fenty’s relationship with the city council — especially Gray — has deteriorated drastically, beginning with the choice of Michelle Rhee

we can expect any prospective eateries to set up shop elsewhere, where they won’t immediately be set back a hundred grand.

Which is a shame. As Ginger Laytham of Clyde’s remarks, “This is not just a restaurant issue, it’s a whole community issue.” We agree.

With a struggling retail market that seems to only attract national chains, this neighborhood more than ever needs to facilitate the establishment of locally owned restaurants and bars where Georgetowners, their friends, and visitors alike can gather to socialize and enjoy the cachet unique to this community. While we are sensitive to the notion that establishments selling alcohol may be catalysts for disorderly conduct, we also point out that incidents like the recent Philly Pizza fiasco don’t always require getting liquored up.

Does all this necessitate a complete repeal of the moratorium, or the handing out of licenses carte blanche? No, but we believe the law could do with a bit of curtailing. We urge ABRA and the city council to issue more liquor licenses to Georgetown, and to enact legislation that would lower the value of those already issued — by adding expiration dates for defunct licenses, for instance — so they are less of a cash cow and more of a transferable, affordable resource.

as public schools chancellor, the selection of which the Washington Post knew about before Gray was informed. Rhee’s own drastic reform efforts, which include high doses of national publicity, the mass firing of teachers and stalled contract talks with the teacher’s union, seemed to mimic Fenty’s style.

Such treatment obviously rankled Gray, especially after he supported Fenty in his school takeover effort.

But Fenty is also a tough, high-energy campaigner with a big war chest of nearly $4 million. This late in the game, that’s a lot to catch up with, although Gray is rumored to be trolling for support with the Cafritz family and folks like Judith Terra, a former Fenty supporter.

Then there’s Don Peebles, the bucks-rich developer who may yet run, which might distract the focus of voters, if not the contributors.

Gray — now dubbed Vince Gray on his campaign website — is a careful sort who likes building consensus. Fenty, at least if the polls are correct, is seen as someone who likes to act and make decisions and not look back or apologize.

Gray’s decision sparked a scramble among candidates looking at his council chairman seat in an increasingly volatile city council. Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evans, the council’s longest sitting member, has already unequivocally said he will run. Solid rumors have it that Kwame Brown, the appealing and popular at-large member will also run, and there are speculations about Phil Mendelson, another veteran at-large member who faces a re-election challenge, is also considering a bid for the seat.

That speaks to a certain instability on the new council, which recently celebrated its 35th anniversary under Home Rule. Six council members are up for re-election this year, many of them first timers. That makes this year’s budget deliberations a possible arena for political combat.

In this atmosphere, and with this late start, what are the odds on Gray’s run? It remains a

Remembering Barbara zartman

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arbara Zartman, a resident of Georgetown and Rochester, NY, passed away March 31 from natural causes.

Zartman was on the Board for Cloisters East for many years, as well as being very involved in many neighborhood organizations, such as the Citizens Association of Georgetown (CAG) and the ANC. Her life will be celebrated at a funeral Wednesday, April 7 at 11 a.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, located on the grounds of the National Cathedral at 3001 Wisconsin Ave. All are welcome to attend both the service and reception afterward. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Albans Episcopal Church in her name, and they will be invested back into the community (especially plant blossoms).

Use the underground parking lot beneath the church. The main entry is located just through Lych Gate road. If you have any questions, call the church or Gawler’s Funeral Home at 202-966-6400.

long shot, but there are some things he can (and some that he must) do to give himself the best chance. The most difficult might be catching up in the financing sweepstakes. He (and Fenty) must also be careful to not let their differences create a have-and-have-not political climate.

But Gray has to do more than complain about Fenty’s style. Fenty and Gray represent two different political generations in Washington, something that can favor Gray, who can draw support from folks used to being politically active. But he has to, at some point, make policy distinctions between himself and Fenty.

It’s one thing to be prickly about Rhee and her methods, or Fenty and his methods. He’s got to show how a Gray administration would be different in substance, not just style. Both Vincent and Vince have to show up at the candidate forums which are a hallmark of D.C.’s election campaigns.

Errata In our March 24 issue: • Credit for a photo of magician Rich Bloch appearing on page 16 was left blank. The photo was taken by Bill Petros.

• A caption on page 18 incorrectly labeled a Tibetan artwork an applique. The statue is instead a gilt copper alloy cast part and repousse of Tara, a female incarnation of Buddha.

• The listing for Woolly Mammoth Theatre’s “Clybourne Park” on page 19 incorrectly refers to the theater’s artistic director as Howie Shalwitz, who goes by Howard. An accompanying photo was mistakenly placed with the listing and, indeed, is a picture of Washington National Opera’s production of “Hamlet,” featured elsewhere in the article.

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Opinion

The chief in Spring

Photo by Bill Starrels

By Gary Tischler

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n Easter weekend in Washington, the president became an avatar of spring, a burdened man who still led the way, like a pied piper, to greet spring with joy and a burst of activity.

In Washington, the tourists, too, are our avatars of spring, dropping out of the sky as the cherry blossoms did their magnificent thing.

But President Barack Obama showed the way, taking himself and his family not across the traditional way to St. John’s Episcopal in Lafayette Park but out to Southeast and Allen Chapel AME Church for an Easter service.

The visitation at a church, very much like the one he used to attend in Chicago, moved the congregation, the ministers, deacons, women, men and children there to the core. This is an area of the city where shootings are a regular part of the daily diet of woes that includes astronomic unemployment and a feeling that political leaders, from the mayor on down, had forgotten them.

But the president had not, and by attending and interacting, although not speaking, he brought with him — besides the circus of Secret Service and gawkers that go with him everywhere — some measure of renewed hope and energy. “This is a monumental moment for us as a community,” Church pastor Rev. Michael E. Bell Sr., said, as reported in the Washington Post. Ward 8 Councilman Marion Barry, a frequent visitor, and Mayor Adrian Fenty, not so much, sat quietly.

Later, he headed to the Nationals Ball Park, donned a red suit, and threw out the first pitch, a lob to the left, proving again that basketball was his game. On YouTube, you could hear a lone boo somewhere, but this was no tea party. This was baseball, the season initiated by the president, and the fans, who bring hope and begin their spring-summer-early-fall-toOctober daily ritual of perusing the box scores as if they contained the baseball equivalent of Bible verses.

And that was spring in Washington, where the president lives by our leave, as do we. The Nationals, by the way, lost the opener 11-1, which does in no way diminish the fact that many, many games remain.

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ecently, Mayor Fenty released his FY 2011 budget plan to the council and the public. The budget proposes $5.27 billion in local funds, which is a decrease of 2.78 percent from FY 2010, and addresses the spending and revenue gap of $523 million between FY 2010 and FY 2011.

At first glance, the mayor’s budget continues to make investments in schools, both public and charter, funds the health care safety net — which faces greater utilization during an economic downturn — by improving the way we pay for these services, funds 4,069 uniformed officers as part of the Metropolitan Police Department and continues infrastructure improvements.

The mayor’s budget proposes to close the gap in various ways — eliminating 385 fulltime employees, renegotiating various contracts, freezing salary increases, controlling spending by instituting cuts at District agencies, hiking a number of fines and fees and using $97 million in unallocated fund balances to balance the budget. More details of the mayor’s plan will be available once all the budget volumes and the FY 2011 Budget Support Act legislation are released.

I greatly appreciate the hard work it took for the mayor, his staff, and the chief financial officer to prepare and present this budget to the Council, particularly given the magnitude of the budget gap we face from FY 2010 to FY 2011. I am particularly glad the mayor avoided tax increases while protecting much of our public education, health care delivery, and public safety functions. But there are many details yet for the council to review through our public hearing process this spring, and invariably changes will be made.

I am concerned about using unallocated fund balances to help balance the budget, and we’re all awaiting full details on cuts to various agencies. Over the next two months, I will be working with Chairman Gray and my colleagues to come up with a final plan which is in the best interest of everyone in the District. However, I do think the mayor has made a good start and in what is a very, very challenging set of economic circumstances.

The council has just 56 days to review and vote on the proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. The proposed budget submitted by the mayor is available at www. budget.dc.gov.

The Committee on Finance and Revenue, which I chair, will hold its fiscal year 2011 budget and financial plan hearing on April 28 at 10 a.m. in the council chambers. To sign up to testify, contact Sarina Loy at sloy@dccouncil. us or 202-724-8058.

The author is a city councilmember representing District Ward 2.

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What’s your smart phone app-titude?

By Amos Gelb and Claire Sanders Swift

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nce — it now seems a time long, long ago in a place far, far away — you picked up a phone, dialed a number and actually spoke to someone. How naïve we were. Then came texting. How quaint!

Today, it is all about that “app,� those programs that bring your smart phone to life and have made good old telephony all but redundant.   From social phenomena like Four Square (essentially a homing beacon that screams “I’m over here!�) to mobile GPS to help you get to that Four Square friend; from apps to run your business to iFart (yes, one app will let out unsociable sounds and now even smells from your phone — set it on your friend’s phone and watch the fun), there are more apps than you will ever get to try. It is estimated there are about 150,000 iPhone apps and at least 15,000 Droid apps (Droid is Google’s answer to the iPhone operating system).   So we thought it would be interesting to see what Washington’s media community uses or, as we found out, doesn’t use.

son and the iPhone saved our you-know-whats in two critical instances, both having to do with traffic ‌ Special mention to the WTOP “GlassEnclosed Nerveâ€? app.

Kate Michaels Blogger, K Street Kate I use Twitter for many reasons: to help tell people what is going and where I am, and to share information that is useful to my followers.

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Robert Allbritton Publisher, Politico Why, the Politico iPhone app, of course! Second is the Apple Remote app, because I can run the house stereo, which is hooked up to iTunes.

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Ask the Realtor Dear Darrell: I will be selling my house soon. I’ve lived here for a long time and have collected artifacts from my extensive travels over these many years. I think these things enhance the beauty of my house, but I’ve heard stories about real estate people coming in and telling owners to get rid of everything. Do I need to worry about that? — Craig B., Logan Circle

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Dear Craig: I don’t think you need to worry about it, but it is an important thing to think about. Nearly everyone, having lived in a house long enough, has collected “stuff.� Sometimes the collections are fine art, some are frogs from around the world, and one that I saw recently was a house with stuffed animal heads on the walls. Those three very different collections are precious to the people who live in those houses. However, it’s not difficult to imagine that what one person finds precious, another person doesn’t. Even extraordinary art work can affect the way any given potential buyer might respond emotionally to a property.

In general, it is best to pare things down. I encourage you to find a real estate agent whom you like, and to ask that person to give you specific feedback about this issue. The feedback in some instances is hard to hear, but what the agent tells

you is meant well, and is meant to help you sell your house in a reasonable time at a good price. I read an article recently in the New York Times by Dominique Browning, titled “What I Lost When I Lost My Job.� In it she beautifully and touchingly describes the process she went through in selling her own house. She talks a little bit about your question, so that might be helpful, but her other comments about moving from a long-time residence are also meaningful.

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I also have an affinity for the Four Seasons hotel. I was their public relations director for ten years. It will always hold a special place in my heart.

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Casey Chroust totally rocked his Rock & Republic jeans Sunday night at the Marriott Wardman Park for the Blue Jeans Ball. We loved his custom pin stripe Astor & Black jacket, with red paisley lining and matching pocket square. Who says men can’t look as chic as women in jeans!

She’s Got the Look Liz Fuscaldo had the denim look down at the Capital Areas Food Bank’s Blue Jeans Ball.

She looked flirty and fun in her Ryu cream top, Diesel jeans and gold Charles David heels. Now that’s how to wear jeans to a ball!

A denim overall dress should never be worn to a ball, even a blue jeans ball. Her longsleeved thermal undershirt, nude pantyhose and open-toed sandals did nothing to improve the look. If the denim dress is what you’re after, we suggest the trendy denim shirt dress and no pantyhose.

Caroline Thomas dressed up her jeans by pairing them with a spring-themed floral top she purchased in her hometown, London. She looked ultra thin in her dark washed Banana Republic skinny jeans. Topped off with a killer strappy heel for a classy, yet still edgy, nighttime look, Thomas was a true denim dame!

How much embellishment is too much embellishment? Her tripped-out ’70s-themed jeans were a denim disaster! In order to avoid embellishment overload, we suggest keeping it simple with fewer patterns.

WJLA’s fashionable Jennifer Donelan was the MC at the Blue Jeans Ball. She looked casually elegant in her cream and white wrap she got in NYC. The cuff bracelet from Stella & Dot and bib jeweled necklace added to her glamour.

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Susan Brown, “Everything I’ve Ever Sold on eBay,” photo installation

Spring

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Visual Arts Preview Compiled by Ari Post and John Blee pring is finally in the works, which is good news for art galleries.

“I’m looking forward to the coming months with great enthusiasm,” says Norman Parish of Parish Gallery. The Parish Gallery has long helped make Canal Square a Georgetown destination.

“Spring is here and with its beauty a breath of new life is anticipated for our coming shows,” he said. Parish, known for his focus on artists of the African diaspora, eagerly awaits his first exhibition of the works of renowned artist Robert Freeman (opening May 21). Freeman, noted for his theatrically alert groupings of figures and a continuing dialog within his work, focuses on race interactions.

Rebecca Cross, of Cross Mackenzie Ceramic Arts, has likewise been reveling in the dawn of art’s upcoming season. “Spring is shedding the recession. It’s more than cherry blossoms that are blooming!” Cross Mackenzie Ceramic Arts shows painting and photography along with top-shelf ceramics. Cross is additionally looking forward to showing her ceramic work in New York later this spring.

It seems that the economic devastation of the last two years is beginning to thaw with the warmth of spring, and patrons can look forward to getting back into the familiar swing of the spring arts season.

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What To Look Forward To: Addison/Ripley Fine Art Christopher Addison of Addison/Ripley Fine Art is presenting a broad spectrum of Washington talent for the spring and summer season. Ranging from the serial abstractions and luscious surfaces of Dan Treado to the finely crafted, closely observed landscapes of John Morrell, Addison/Ripley Fine Art is sure to offer some of this season’s exemplary contempo-

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John Morrell, “Here & There,” Landscapes Bish, Bash, 2008, oil on linen, 56 x 40 inches Addison/Ripley Fine Art’s spring exhibitions rary art in Washington this season.

In Treado’s third show with Addison/Ripley, “Requesting Quiet” (opening May 1), he works layering form over form, drawing from graphic and imagined imagery and juxtaposing subtle color with bold hues. The following month, June 12, sees the opening of John Morrell’s landscape paintings. From his offices above Georgetown, John Morrell, head of the Georgetown University fine arts department, has a spectacular view across the Potomac. Some of the artist’s impeccable landscapes reflect that inspiration while others elicit the scenic vistas of Maine and upstate New York. Finally, exercising his curatorial vision, Frank Day has selected a range of Washington portraitists in all variety of media for his curatorial venture, “Facing Washington.”

ists. “Swallowtail,” showing through April 20, is a solo exhibition of original paintings

by Susan Jameson. Working with egg tempera on panel, Susan Jamison reflects on many traditions of imagery to create dreamlike portraits and figures that question gender conventions. Reflecting back on sources like fairy tales, Renaissance portraiture, botanical illustration, and Kama Sutra manuscript paintings, Jamison uses the animals, plants, and objects in her work for their symbolic meanings, giving the Snow White-like female figures a contemporary, feminist perspective.

The gallery’s other exhibition, “American Vernacular,” features Susan Raab, whose documentary and fine art photography is noted for its distinctive approach in capturing the often overlooked places, people, and events in daily American life. A Pulitzer Prize nominee, Raab recently had a series of 10 photographs acquired by the Smithsonian Museum of American History for their permanent collection.

Weber. In over 30 photo-based mixed media works, Weber explores concepts of commemoration and heritage, including his own lineage, as he symbolically reinvents the life stories of his unknown or forgotten subjects. Weber selectively edits and reframes vintage snapshots derived from both his family’s collection and estate sales into newly composed digital prints on canvas. He augments these details with layers of paint, unorthodox collage materials and high-gloss resin, intensifying the mood of the original photograph. His artistic praxis ascribes a new narrative to his source materials and represents them as glossy, modern images. The opening reception will take place on April 22 at 6:30 p.m., and the exhibition will run through May 20.

Kathleen Ewing Gallery In 1971, Steve Szabo, an award winning photographer for The Washington Post, took a six month leave of absence and moved to a 19thcentury farmhouse in a remote area of Somerset County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. In contrast to his fast shooting photojournalistic style, Szabo began working with a large format view camera to record the haunting scenes of Americana he found there. The Kathleen Ewing Gallery will feature Szabo’s photographic studies of rural America in “The Eastern Shore and Other Images,” curated by Kathleen Ewing herself, on display from April 5 to May 29.

Marsha Mateyka Gallery

Mike Weber, “Mail Airship,” 2010, 20.5 x 22 x 1.75, photo-based mixed media on canvas, Long View Gallery

Irvine Contemporary

Long View Gallery

Irvine Contemporary’s current offerings are two solo exhibitions by contemporary female art-

Long View Gallery’s upcoming show, “Identify,” features the latest series of work from Mike

The Marsha Mateyka Gallery opens their new season with paintings from the estate of Gene Davis (1920-1985).

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Davis, “Saturn,” (P134), 1978, acrylic on canvas, 41 1/2 x 28 inches

Cover / Works from the Artist’s Cooler Palette,” spans the work of Davis from 1959 to 1983. Gene Davis became well known in the early 1960s for his dramatic stripe paintings. In this exhibition, a selection of paintings from the estate reveals a more limited palette. Subtle, gentle tones of blue, purple, and green collide with vibrant effects.

Susan Calloway Fine Arts

D.C. region. Their upcoming exhibition, “In My Blood,” includes work by six artists working in a variety of media, connected by one common theme: their homeland, Wales.

Among the contributing artists, Carwyn Evans’s installation “Everything Seemed So Simple and Beautiful,” is a noteworthy collection of miniature dioramas of sites under threat.

The representations include a rural school and a farmhouse in ruin. Evans’s work reflects his personal experiences while exploring broader social and political shifts in rural Wales. Much of his practice has focused on his migration from an upbringing in rural Ceredigion to the Welsh capital Cardiff.

The title of Helen Grove-White’s video “Rising Slowly” refers to the rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and to the rising sea levels that are eroding the Welsh coastline. The work makes many allusions to the landscape of Wales, with its layers of misty mountains, lakes, coastal plains, and frequently changing atmospheric conditions.

Ponte Cestio at Sunset, Rome, Italy The Ralls Collection Opening April 2 at Susan Calloway Fine Arts, “Changing Planes” is an exhibit of cityscapes

by Linda Press. Press, interested in the poetic quality of light and shadow, engrains her European and American cityscapes with a sense of history in the architectural details of her work.

Opening on April 9, and running in conjunction with Press’ paintings, the fine art photography of Diane Epstein captures the monuments, statues and fountains of Rome and other Old World cities, with a textural, timeless quality. Her show, “Italy: A Journey Through the Layers of Time,” brings to life the panoramic vistas of the Renaissance with the architectural details of the modern world.

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In addition to the previously mentioned Robert Freeman, the Parish Gallery will be showing the work of Angela Iovino from April 16 to May 18. Iovino, a watercolorist who for the last four years has been exploring mixed media and acrylic, has produced work that could be described as expressionist landscapes, full of vibrant colors, rich textures, and lively brushwork. The work has been largely inspired by her travels to East Asia and Western Europe.

With work on display beginning June 18, Parish Gallery will also feature the work of Tayo Adenaike, an eminent Nigerian watercolorist.

Through the end of May, the Ralls Collection will be featuring work of Nicole Charbonnet.

Textural and built up over long periods of time, textures, images, words, washes of paint, and veils of translucent fabric and paper create a visual threshold in Charbonnet’s work, meant to allow the viewer not only to see the painting, but to see through it. These surfaces reveal a memory of preexisting stages or structures.

Her most recent work, featured in this exhibition, shows Charbonnet exploring images from popular culture in her signature style, inviting dialogue about redefined gender roles and social sentimentality in today’s society.

The Cross Mackenzie Gallery, always with an eclectic and impressive variety of work, is hosting a series of shows throughout the spring and summer months. John Brown’s “Vine Series,” featuring abstract photographs of Wisteria Vines, hangs through the end of April. The month of May sees California-based painter Andrea Luria with a series of “Big Birds” — lush, textured portraits of water birds and chickens.

Finally, opening June 18, Elizabeth Kendall, a ceramic artist, has put together an installation of button-like hanging clay sculptures. The gallery will fill itself with these pieces to make the space feel like an inverted pincushion.

Lister Gallery

Fraser Gallery Since 1996, the Fraser Gallery has developed a well earned reputation for introducing artists from the United Kingdom to the Washington,

Diane Epstein

All the flavor of Rome at Susan Calloway Fine Arts

Museums at a Glance: Smithsonian American Art Museum With the recent loss of Jeanne-Claude, one of the premiere environmental artists in history, it is fitting that the Smithsonian is exhibiting “Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Remembering the Running Fence.” Documenting one of the couple’s most daunting projects, the exhibition exposes the history and work behind “Running Fence,” an 18-foot high, 24.5-mile long stretch of white nylon fabric, that ran at one end down to the Pacific Ocean.

According to the Smithsonian’s website, “The exhibition includes components from the actual project, nearly 50 original preparatory drawings and collages, a 58-foot long scale model, and more than 240 photographs by Wolfgang Volz documenting the process and the many personalities involved with the project. Also included in the exhibition is a film by the legendary American filmmakers Albert and David Maysles, with Charlotte Zwerin. The film chronicles the unpredictable and ever-changing path that led to the completion of ‘Running Fence.’” The exhibit runs through Sept. 26.

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Cross Mackenzie Ceramic Art Tayo Adenaike

and concepts. The May 14 show, “Invisible Energy,” finds a different group of artists addressing ideas about tension, power and stimulation.

“It’s been a true balancing act trying to run a gallery space and make art at the same time,” says Adam Lister. “I feel like I see a different side of the artists.”

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A bit further south in Fairfax, VA, the Lister Gallery is hosting a group exhibition, “Process of Perception,” starting April 9. The artists in the show deal with process-based approaches

Allen Ginsberg, the counterrevolutionary wordsmith and ringleader of the Beat Generation, penned the lines that defined the unrest of his time. “Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg” is an exploration of the poet’s photography. Including portraits of Jack Kerouac and other contemporaries, Ginsberg’s poetry reflects a similar sentiment to his poetry: keen and sensitive observation of the surrounding world, intuitive expression, and a steady consciousness of a present time and place. The retrospective opens May 2 and runs through the beginning of September.

The Hirshhorn Yves Klein, an influential artist of unfortunate brevity, had a career that spanned less than a decade. The Hirshhorn presents “Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers,” the first retrospective of the artist’s work in nearly 30 years, opening May 20 and showing through September. The Hirshhorn explains, “Yves Klein took the European art scene by storm in a prolific career that lasted only from 1954 to 1962, when he suffered a heart attack at the age of 34 … Klein was an innovator who embraced painting, sculpture, performance, photography, music, theater, film, architecture, and theoretical writing. Selfidentified as ‘the painter of space,’ he sought to achieve immaterial spirituality through pure color. The artist’s diverse body of work represents a pivotal transition from modern art’s concern with the material object to contemporary notions of the conceptual nature of art.”

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t’s the Eternal City, and Diane Epstein has lived there for 15 years, where she is renowned not only for her photography but for her culinary accomplishments.

And food is one of the subjects of her photography. Epstein has evolved a technique that she calls fresco photography. She has it printed on stone, but it’s the fusion of images she shoots and reshoots, layering into them images of Roman walls, that creates the resonance. Thus they have a blurred look that gives them their unique vintage.

Epstein does not shy from the familiar: it’s the Pantheon Dome (looking suspiciously like National Gallery rotunda,) the Forum, St. Peter’s, the Castel St. Angelo and the Coliseum.

But there is also piselli (peas,) aglio (garlic,) and best of all carciofi (artichokes) looking like roses, almost. Some very beautiful limoni are one of her subjects as well.

Originally from New York and California, Epstein is self-taught in photography. She admires many photographers, but it is the impressionist painters who inspire her most. She mentions especially Cézanne and Renoir.

Recently she has had several commissions that have caused her to print her photographs in very large sizes so that her work has the feel of murals. She prints the fruits and vegetables in fairly small sizes, perfect for the kitchen.

In her culinary habit, she wanders around Rome with tourists and collects local produce and then prepares a feast. Epstein also shares her feast of Rome in her photographs. (At Susan Calloway Fine Arts, 1643 Wisconsin Ave., opening April 9.)

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performance Erin Driscoll, Sam Ludwig, James Gardiner, and Jenna Sokolowski star in Signature Theatre’s new production of the musical [title of show], Photo by Scott Mueller.

swered “all of the above” you’re worth your weight in original-cast albums. If you’re still puzzled, don’t worry. Signature Theatre’s production of “[title of show]” begins April 6, and this question and more (such as whether or not the titles of forgotten musical flops like “Kwamina” and “Hot September” make good punch lines) will be authoritatively answered.

With music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and a book by Hunter Bell, “[title of show]” follows characters named Jeff and Hunter in their quest to write an original musical. In the course of their work, they enlist a pair of actress friends, Heidi and Susan (originally played by Heidi Blickenstaff and Susan Blackwell) to fill out the cast. If you’re starting to feel a sort of hall-ofmirrors vibe to the whole project, you’re absolutely on target. “[title of show]” is indeed selfreferential but, says actor James Gardiner, who plays Hunter in the Signature mounting, there’s a deeper theme to the work: “It’s really about why we as artists fell in love with theatre in the first place. Connections between people and the whole collaborative process are what the show is about at its core.”

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ll right, musical theater fans, here’s a multiple-choice quiz to test your knowledge. “[title of show]” is: a) a quirky meta-musical about two guys writing a musical about two guys writing a musical; b) a 2004 musical theater festival hit that went on to off-Broadway and Broadway runs; c) the production prompting calls to Signature Theatre to inquire what exactly is the title of the show being advertised; d) a work bold enough to asks its audiences to contemplate the concept of Paris Hilton starring in “Mame”; or e) an unabashed valentine to musical theatre.

It’s partly a trick question, but if you an-

knows what it’s like to follow that path.”

Gardiner found the rest of his cast late in the audition process: Sam Ludwig and Helen Hayes Award winners Erin Driscoll (Heidi) and Jenna Sokolowski (Susan) were called in together with James Gardiner, and the director found their chemistry “just jelled and worked.”

“One of the reasons is that the four of them know each other so well from working at Signature and there was already a sense of camaraderie that wouldn’t be false or fabricated” — a key essential for a show that’s about the bonds of creative friendship.

Erin Driscoll finds parallels with her character in her own theatrical life. “Luckily, Heidi and I are pretty similar” as musical theater actresses, she says. Driscoll has the show’s most touching song, “A Way Back to Then,” Heidi’s recollection of first being entranced with performing (“Dancing in the back yard/Kool-Aid mustache and butterfly wings/Hearing Andrea McArdle sing/From the hi-fi in the den”) and of setting off with a U-Haul for New York to make her mark on stage. “I definitely have that experience and know exactly what it’s like,” she says.

Though “[title of show]” is a decidedly offbeat project, its charms span both its risk-taking and its firm roots in musical theatre traditions.

Sam Ludwig finds the integration of songs and scenes “so satisfyingly musical.” James Gardiner points out that “it follows the musical theatre formula but is so willing to break it every rule in the book while it’s following every rule” at the same time.

Bowen and Bell have stuffed “[title of show]” with allusions to the whole dizzy, glorious universe of musical theatre. An entire song is crafted from the titles of legendary stinkers, for example, and there are affectionate shoutouts to Comden and Green and Kander and Ebb. Being a musical theatre aficionado isn’t required, though, to fall under the show’s spell.

Says Director Matthew Gardiner (James’s twin brother), “Even though the piece is filled with theatre references that more than half of the audience won’t understand, at its root it’s about having a dream and following it.” Though it might seem corny, he adds, “it’s what everybody in the audience can connect with: people putting themselves on the line and making their vision come true.”

For Sam Ludwig, who plays Jeff, “[title of show]” is “a celebration of the medium” of musical theatre.

“This is a story about people who love that way of telling a story enough to want to tell a story about how much they love it.” Which seems to be a very “[title of show]” way of putting it.

Casting Signature’s production of “[title of show],” for which its creators were not only its original cast but also its characters, was a challenge for Matthew Gardiner. “We saw at least 60 people for all the roles.” One decision, though, was easier to make than others: “I think James was a very obvious choice from the beginning, because it’s a story that was very personal to him — he’s written a Broadway musical [“Glory Days,” which originated at Signature] and he

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“Their relationship is the one that changes and grows throughout the piece,” she says. For Sam Ludwig, “the guys push the story along and the girls make it more interesting.”

In a sense, “[title of show]” serves as a kind of contemporary bookend to Signature’s production of “Showboat” earlier this season. That classic 1927 work also focuses on show folk, and holds up theatre as both a dreamy alternate universe and an escape from real life. “[title of show]” takes real life and makes it into the stuff of musical theatre. Bowen and Bell and company are as enamored of life upon the wicked stage as Kern and Hammerstein, and the depth of that affection gives “[title of show]” its heart.

For all its meta-musical smarts, “[title of show]” is for Matthew Gardiner “a simple, honest story about a friendship,” and he and the cast are counting on audiences to embrace the show on that level.

“Even if you don’t know the references, you will enjoy it. Guaranteed.”

And there will be no quizzes afterward. “[title of show]” plays at Signature Theatre April 6 through June 27. Go to www.signaturetheatre.org for more information.

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Organized by member clubs of The Garden Club of Virginia and celebrating its 77th season, this statewide celebration is frequently referred to as “America’s Largest Open House” and is the oldest event of its kind in the United States.

More than 30 home and garden tours will take place in Virginia during Historic Garden Week, with proceeds going toward the preservation and restoration of historic gardens and grounds throughout the state. Several tours are within close proximity to Washington, D.C., including two in Virginia’s Hunt Country — the Loudoun and Fauquier Garden Club tour, and WinchesterClarke County Garden Club tour.

A mix of old and new awaits you on the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club tour, where you’ll have the opportunity to visit five outstanding residences — some constructed prior to the Civil War. Leave the hectic pace of the city behind and travel west through the scenic countryside, where lush green fields and historic stone walls make the journey just as beautiful Photo by Starla J. King as... Continued on page 20

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Whether it’s the palatial gardens of Versailles, an intimate courtyard retreat in Georgetown, or a smaller-scale balcony garden consisting of containers filled with overflowing greenery and colorful blooms, anyone who has spent time in a garden understands the positive impact such a space has on one’s overall attitude and well-being. If you already have a garden, or have toyed with the idea of creating one, the gardening events on tap this spring in Virginia’s Hunt Country will no doubt inspire your inner gardener.

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The Winchester-Clarke County Garden Club tour showcases five remarkable homes dating from the 18th century to the early part of the 21st century. Erchless, Rosemont on the Shenandoah, Caveland, Apple Hill and Randleston Farm are all extraordinary residences, each unique in their own way. One residence has a circular main floor plan, with no square rooms, while another has a history that dates to the Roaring ’20s. This is an outstanding and eclectic collection of properties that you’re sure to remember long after your visit.

A Festival Blooms in Leesburg romising to be bigger and more impressive than ever, the Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival celebrates its 20th year the weekend of April 17. Attracting more than 35,000 visitors over the two-day botanical extravaganza, this event is set to fill the streets of downtown historic Leesburg with a garden party

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some great springtime weather.

Le Petit Jardin here’s no doubt you’ll be anxious to take all of those great gardening ideas you picked up at this spring’s events and turn them into reality. If you have never gardened because you thought you didn’t have enough time or space, think again. For many of us, time constraints or limited space just mean that we have to garden on a somewhat smaller scale.

Starla King, owner of Signature Gardenscapes (www.signaturegardenscapes.com) — a company specializing in smaller-scale residential landscape, says sun, space and soil are the keys to any beautiful garden. Once you assess these three important elements, you are ready to begin creating your own personal outdoor oasis.

To get you started, King offers these helpful tips for creating and maintaining gardens in small spaces:

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you won’t want to miss. There’s something for everyone, so come early, bring the entire family and plan to spend the day.

Over 100 vendors are slated to be on hand to equip you with everything you need to envision, and ultimately cultivate, the outdoor space of your dreams. It’s unlikely you’ll even recognize the streets of this quaint historic town, as they have magically been transformed into elaborate landscaped gardens, flower and plant exhibits and more — all certain to inspire you and get your creative juices flowing. Talk with landscape professionals that can help you design that perfect patio, walkway or garden area. Stock up on supplies or buy that must-have plant with over-the-top blooms that will look just perfect in your garden. Be sure to stop by the Town Green, where experts will be presenting demonstrations on a variety of topics. Learn about composting and pick up other eco-friendly gardening tips

and techniques that will ensure your garden is “green.”

When it’s time to take a break, grab a bite to eat from one of several food vendors and enjoy the entertainment on the Loudoun County Courthouse lawn where various artists will treat you to music ranging from classic rock to reggae. New this year is a garden of a different sort — a wine and beer garden — featuring many of your favorite Loudoun County wineries and breweries. Face painting, crafts, and entertainment will be in full swing on the children’s stage, so make sure the “junior gardeners” in your family don’t miss out on any of the fun.

Whether you’re avid gardener, or just beginning to dabble in plants, the Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival is an excellent opportunity to connect with landscape professionals, enhance your gardening knowledge, and enjoy

• Always consider how much sun or shade the planting area will receive each day. If your garden area is primarily shade, don’t get a plant that needs mostly sun. It will probably still grow, but will be spindly, unhealthy-looking and never mature to its full potential. Likewise, a shade-loving plant will burn to a crisp in a full-sun area.

• Determine how much space you have for your garden before you purchase plants. Plants will try to grow to their intended size even if you don’t give them enough room. Buy plants whose size at maturity matches your available space. For example, if you have a three- to five-

COUNTRY LIVING IN VIRGINIA foot garden space, don’t buy five plants that will each grow to three feet wide. You will end up with 15 feet of plants in a five-foot space.

Instead, consider five plants that grow to one foot wide, or three plants that mature to two feet wide.

• Check the soil condition. New garden beds may require that some topsoil or soil conditioner be mixed with the earth. If in doubt, check with your garden center or plant nursery. For containers, just use a good quality potting soil.

• Visit a garden center and start your search for plants that appeal to you. Check the plant labels or ask for assistance to ensure the plants you select are conducive to your sun, space and soil conditions.

• Consider how your plants will look together before you buy them. Place them in your cart and see if their colors and textures complement each other. Do you think they look good? Buy them! If you’re not pleased with how look together, try different plants to obtain the overall effect you want to achieve.

• At home, plant and care for your new purchases according to instructions on the labels and enjoy!

So now you’re ready — get out there and get gardening. And remember, whatever your source of inspiration, be it a grand garden on a magnificent country estate or container garden tucked humbly in the corner of a balcony, make certain the garden you create is what the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were to Amytis — a place of comfort, contentment, beauty and familiarity.

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Coming up In Country: Plan now to make sure you don’t miss these annual gardening events happening this spring in Virginia’s hunt country.

Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival April 17, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

April 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Downtown Historic Leesburg www.leesburgva.gov Historic Garden Week: Loudoun and Fauquier Garden Club Tour April 18, 1 to 5 p.m.

April 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.vagardenweek.org Historic Garden Week: Winchester-Clarke County Garden Club Tour April 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

April 25, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. www.vagardenweek.org Philomont Garden Phair April 24 and 25, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Featuring plant growers, local artisans, gardenthemed retailers and more. www.philomontgeneralstore.com 5:03 PM

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Your Dining Guide to Washington DC’s Finest

1789 RESTAURANT 1226 36th St, NW With the ambiance of an elegant country inn, 1789 features classically based American cuisine – the finest regional game, fish and produce available.

Open seven nights a week.

Jackets required.

Complimentary valet parking. www.1789restaurant.com

BANGKOK JOE’S

Bistro Francais

3251Prospect St, NW

3000 K St NW

3124-28 M St NW

Come and enjoy contemporary Thai cuisine & Sushi bar deliciously prepared at Bangkok Bistro. The restaurant’s decor matches its peppery cuisine, vibrant in both color and flavor.

Enthusiasts say we offer professional, prompt and friendly service. Experience outdoor sidewalk dining in the heart of Georgetown.

(One block from Georgetown Lowe’s theatres)

A friendly French Bistro in the heart of historic Georgetown since 1975. Executive chef and owner Gerard Cabrol came to Washington, D.C. 32 years ago, bringing with him home recipes from southwestern France. Our specialties include our famous Poulet Bistro (tarragon rotisserie chicken); Minute steak Maitre d’Hotel (steak and pomme frit¬es); Steak Tartare, freshly pre¬pared seafood, veal, lamb and duck dishes; and the best Eggs Benedict in town. In addition to varying daily specials, www.bistrofrancaisdc.com

BANGKOK BISTRO

Open for lunch and dinner.

Sun.-Thurs.11:30am - 10:30pm Fri.-Sat. 11:30am - 11:30pm

Georgetown introduces Washington’s first “Dumpling Bar” featuring more than 12 varieties.

Come and enjoy the new exotic Thai cuisine inspired by French cooking techniques. Bangkok Joe’s is upscale, colorful and refined. Absolutely the perfect place for lunch or dinner or just a private gathering. www.bangkokjoes.com

www.bangkokbistrodc.com (202) 965-1789

(202) 337-2424

(202) 333-4422

CAFE BONAPARTE

Café La Ruche

CAFE MILANO

1522 Wisconsin Ave

(202) 333-8830

CIRCLE BISTRO One Washington Circle, NW Washington, DC 22037 Circle Bistro presents artful favorites that reflect our adventurous and sophisticated kitchen.

Featuring Happy Hour weekdays from 5pm-7pm, live music every Saturday from 8pm-12midnight, and an a la carte Sunday Brunch from 11:30am-2:30pm.

Open dailyfor breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Come and see for yourself why Bistrot Lepic, with its classical, regional and contemporary cuisine, has been voted best bistro in D.C. by the Zagat Guide.

And now with its Wine bar, you can enjoy “appeteasers”, full bar service, complimentary wine tasting every Tuesday and a new Private Room. The regular menu is always available.

Open everyday.

Lunch & dinner.

Reservations suggested. www.bistrotlepic.com (202) 333-0111

CHADWICKS

HASHI RESTAURANT

3205 K St, NW (est.1967)

1073 Wisconsin Ave., NW Hashi Sushi Bar

Cafe Milano specializes in setting up your private party in our exclusive dining rooms. Our detail-oriented staff also will cater your corporate meetings & special events at your office, home or other locations. Check out our website for booking information or call 202-965-8990, ext. 135.

Cafe Milano is high on the restaurant critics’ charts with excellent Italian cuisine & attention to service. Fresh pastas, steaks, fish dishes, & authentic Italian specialties. Lunch & dinner. Late night dining & bar service.

A Georgetown tradition for over 40 years, this friendly neighborhood restaurant/saloon features fresh seafood, burgers, award-winning ribs, & specialty salads & sandwiches. Casual dining & a lively bar.

Daily lunch & dinner specials. Late night dining (until midnight Sun.Thu., 1A.M. Fri-Sat) Champagne brunch served Sat. & Sun. until 4P.M. Open Mon-Thu 11:30A.M.-2A.M. Fri-Sat 11:30A.M.-3A.M.Sun 11A.M.-2A.M.Kids’ Menu Available. Located ½ block from the Georgetown movie theatres, overlooking the new Georgetown Waterfront Park

(Georgetown Chopsticks)

www.CafeMilano.net

ChadwicksRestaurants.com

(202) 965-2684

(202) 333-6183

(202) 333.2565

CITRONELLE

CLYDE’S OF GEORGETOWN

“Outdoor Dining Available” www.cafelaruche.com

(The Latham Hotel) 3000 M St, NW Internationally renowned chef and restaurateur Michel Richard creates magic with fresh and innovative American-French Cuisine, an exceptional wine list and stylish ambiance.

3236 M St, NW This animated tavern, in the heart of Georgetown, popularized saloon food and practically invented Sunday brunch.

Open for Dinner.

Clyde’s is the People’s Choice for bacon cheeseburgers, steaks, fresh seafood, grilled chicken salads, fresh pastas and desserts.

Valet parking.

www.clydes.com

www.circlebistro.com

www.citronelledc.com

(202) 293-5390

(202) 625-2150

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1736 Wisconsin Ave., NW

3251 Prospect St. NW

1039 31st Street, NW

Captivating customers since 2003 Café Take a stroll down memory lane.

Bonaparte has been dubbed the “quintes- Serving Georgetown for more than 35 years - Since 1974 sential” European café featuring award winning crepes & arguably the “best” Chef Jean-Claude Cauderlier coffee in D.C! Located in sophisticated A bit of Paris on the Potomac.

Georgetown, our café brings a touch Great Selection of Fine Wines Fresh of Paris “je ne sais quoi” to the neighMeat, Seafood & Poultry Chicken borhood making it an ideal romantic destination. Other can’t miss attributes Cordon-Bleu *Duck Salmon, & Steaks Voted Best Dessert-Pastry in are; the famous weekend brunch every Sat and Sun until 3pm, our late night town, The Washingtonian Magazine weekend hours serving sweet & savory FULL BAR crepes until 1 am Fri-Sat evenings & the alluring sounds of the Syssi & Marc jazz Open Daily from 11:30 a.m. Open Late ‘til 1 am on Friday & duo every other Wed. at 7:30. We look Saturday night forward to calling you a “regular” soon!

www.cafebonaparte.com

(202) 338-3830

BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR

(202) 333-9180

DAILY GRILL

1310 Wisconsin Ave., NW Reminiscent of the classic American Grills, Daily Grill is best known for its large portions of fresh seasonal fare including Steaks & Chops, Cobb Salad, Meatloaf and Warm Berry Cobbler.

Open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.Visit our other locations at 18th & M Sts NW and Tysons Corner. www.dailygrill.com

(202) 337-4900

Our Special 3 Rolls $10.95 Monday- Friday 12-5PM All rolls are seaweed outside! (any kind of combienation) Tuna Roll Salmon Roll Shrimp Roll Avocado Roll Cucumber Roll Asparagus Roll White Tuna Roll Kanikama Roll Spicy Tuna Roll Spicy Salmon Roll (No Substitution, togo, or extra sauce)

Mon-Thur & Sun noon-10:30PM Fri & Sat Noon-11:00PM (202) 338-6161

FILOMENA RISTORANTE 1063 Wisconsin Ave., NW One of Washington’s most celebrated restaurants, Filomena is a Georgetown landmark that has endured the test of time for almost a quarter of a century. Our oldworld cooking styles & recipes brought to America by the early Italian immigrants, alongside the culinary cutting edge creations of Italy’s foods of today, executed by our award winning Italian Chef. Try our spectacular Lunch buffet on Fri. & Saturdays or our Sunday Brunch, Open 7 days a week for lunch & dinner. www.filomena.com (202) 338-8800

FAHRENHEIT Georgetown 3100 South St, NW Restaurant & Degrees Bar & Lounge The Ritz-Carlton, As featured on the cover of December 2007’s Washingtonian magazine, Degrees Bar and Lounge is Georgetown’s hidden hot spot. Warm up by the wood burning fireplace with our signature “Fahrenheit 5” cocktail, ignite your business lunch with a $25.00 four-course express lunch, or make your special occasion memorable with an epicurean delight with the fire inspired American regional cuisine. www.fahrenheitdc.com 202.912.4110

M | STREET BAR & GRILL & the 21 M Lounge 2033 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-3305 M Street Bar & Grill, in the St. Gregory Hotel has a new Brunch menu

by Chef Christopher Williams Featuring Live Jazz, Champagne, Mimosas and Bellini’s. For Entertaining, small groups of 12 to 25 people wishing a dining room experience we are featuring Prix Fixe Menus: $27.00 Lunch and $34.00 Dinner.

Lunch and dinner specials daily.

www.mstreetbarandgrill.com

(202) 530-3621

Garrett’s Georgetown 3003 M Street N.W., Washington, DC 20007

JETTIES

1609 Foxhall Road, Intersection Foxhall & Reservoir

Celebrating over 29 years of keeping bellies full with good food and thirsts quenched with tasty beverages.

Jetties serves freshly-made sandwiches, and houses a salad bar.

Indoor & outdoor seating. Open every day of the week, Jetties is a great for lunch and dinner.

· Fantastic Happy Hour · Free WiFi Internet · Golden Tee Game · Trivia Night Tuesdays

Jetties serves 25 flavors of ice cream. Freshly made coffee is served, too.

Including: Miller Lite bottles for $2.25 each

Parking Available on Foxhall Mon.-Fri. 11am-9pm.

Sat & Sun 9am-9pm.

www.garretsdc.com (202) 333-1033

Panache Restaurant 1725 DeSales St NW Tapas – Specialty Drinks Martini’s Citrus - Cosmopolitan - Sour Apple - Blue Berry Summer Patio – Open Now! Coming Soon.

“New” Tyson’s Corner Location Open NOW! Dining Room Monday - Friday: 11:30am-11:00pm Saturday: 5:00pm-11:00pm Bar Hours Mon.-Thursday: 11:30am-11:00pm Friday: 11:30am- 2:00am Saturday: 5:00pm- 2:00am (202) 293-7760

www.jettiesdc.com 965-3663 (202) 965-FOOD

La Chaumiere 2813 M St. Northwest, Washington, DC 20007 Whether it’s a romantic dinner or a business lunch, enjoy wonderful Boudin Blanc, Fresh Dover Sole Meunière, Cassoulet or Pike Quenelles by the fireplace in this unique “Country Inn”. Chef Patrick Orange serves his Award Winning Cuisine in a rustic atmosphere, where locals and celebrities alike gather. La Chaumiere also offers 2 private dining rooms with a prix-fixe menu and an affordable wine list.

Washingtonian’s Best 100 restaurant 28 years in a row. www.lachaumieredc.com

SEA CATCH

Established in 1991, Peacock Cafe is a tradition in Georgetown life.

Lovers of history and seafood can always find something to tempt the palette at the Sea Catch Restaurant & Raw Bar. Sea Catch offers fresh seafood “simply prepared” in a relaxed atmosphere. Overlooking the historic C&O Canal, we offer seasonal fireside and outdoor dining. Private party space available for 15 - 300 Complimentary parking Lunch Monday - Saturday 11:30am - 3:00pm Dinner Monday - Saturday 5:30pm - 10:00pm Closed on Sunday Happy Hour Specials at the Bar Monday - Friday 5:00pm -7:00pm www.seacatchrestaurant.com

The tremendous popularity of The Peacock Happy Day Brunch in Washington DC is legendary. The breakfast and brunch selections offer wonderful variety and there is a new selection of fresh, spectacular desserts everyday. The Peacock Café in Georgetown, DC - a fabulous menu for the entire family.

Monday - Thursday: 11:30am - 10:30pm Friday: 11:30am - 12:00am Saturday: 9:00am - 12:00am Sunday: 9:00am - 10:30pm (202) 625-2740

1054 31st St, NW

(202) 337-8855

Sequoia

SMITH POINT

THE OCEANAIRE

TOWN HALL

3000 K St NW, Suite 100 Washington, DC 20007

1338 Wisconsin Ave., NW (corner of Wisconsin & O St.)

1201 F St, NW

2218 Wisconsin Ave NW

Eclectic American cuisine, Coupled with enchanting views of the Potomac River make Sequoia a one of a kind dining experience.

Smith Point has quickly become a favorite of Georgetowners. The Washington Post Magazine calls Smith Point “an underground success” with “unusually good cooking at fair prices.” Chef Francis Kane’s Nantucket style fare changes weekly, featuring fresh combinations of seafood, meats, and farmers market produce.

Ranked one of the most popular seafood restaurants in , DC, “this cosmopolitan”send-up of a vintage supper club that’s styled after a ‘40’s-era ocean liner is appointed with cherry wood and red leather booths, infused with a “clubby, old money” atmosphere. The menu showcases “intelligently” prepared fish dishes that “recall an earlier time of elegant” dining. What’s more, “nothing” is snobbish here.

Town Hall is a neighborhood favorite in the heart of Glover Park, offering a classic neighborhood restaurant and bar with contemporary charm. Whether its your 1st, 2nd or 99th time in the door, we’re committed to serving you a great meal and making you feel at home each and every time. Come try one of our seasonal offerings and find out for yourself what the Washington Post dubbed the “Talk of Glover Park”Make a reservation online today at www.townhalldc.com

Offering a dynamic atmosphere featuring a mesquite wood fire grill, sensational drinks, and renowned River Bar. No matter the occasion, Sequoia will provide an unforgettable dining experience. www.arkrestaurants.com /sequoia_dc.html (202) 944-4200

Open for dinner Thurs- Sat from 6:30 pm-11pm. www.smithpointdc.com (202) 333-9003

Lunch: Mon-Fri- 11:30am -5:00pm Dinner: Mon-Thur 5-10pm. Fri & Sat 5-11pm. Sun-5-9pm. www.theoceanaire.com (202) 347-2277

TO PLACE AN AD IN OUR DINING GUIDE. siobhan@georgetowner.com

202.338.4833

(202) 338-1784

Peacock Cafe 3251 Prospect St. NW

CONTACT Siobhan

Serving Dinner Daily5PM-10:30pm Brunch Sat & Sun 11:30AM-5PM Free Parking available (202) 333-5640

SETTE OSTERIA 1666 Conn. Ave at R St. NW (Dupont Circle) Edgy. Witty. Casual.

THE patio near Dupont Circle for peoplewatching. Pizza masters bake delicious Neapolitan thincrust pizzas in a wood-fire oven.

Menu favorites include pastas, salads, lasagnas, Italian specialty meats and cheeses, and lowcarb choices.

Daily specials, Lunch & dinner. Late night dining & bar service. www.SetteOsteria.com

(202)483-3070

Zed’s 1201 28TH St, N.W. ETHIOPIAN IN GEORGETOWN Award Winning Seafood | Poultry | Beef Vegetarian Dishes also available 100 Very Best Restaurants Award 100 Very Best Bargains Award Also, visit Zed’s “New” Gainesville, Virginia location (571) 261-5993 At the Corner of M & 28th Streets 1201 28th Street, N.W. Email: zeds@zeds.net (202) 333-4710

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Wright on Food

Catering to Mother Earth

By Jordan Wright

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wiss born and raised, JoĂŞl ThĂŠvoz hit Washington in the mid-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s with a business degree and a briefcase full of fresh ideas. Coming off la vida loca in Costa Rica and Mexico, where his on-the-fly dinners were highly praised by friends and neighbors, he had decided to settle into to a serious culinary career. â&#x20AC;&#x192; With his wife and partner, Nancy Goodman, they launched Main Event Caterers in 1995 on K Street in Georgetown. Ten years later they were to bring their ever-expanding operations into Arlington, VA, where their stunning cuisine and lavish events garner rave reviews and an ever-increasing upscale clientele. â&#x20AC;&#x192; ThĂŠvoz and Goodman ran their company like every other top-tier caterer until three years ago.

Motivated by Al Goreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s groundbreaking film, â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Inconvenient Truth,â&#x20AC;? they decided to take their successful company to a higher level â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one with a conscience â&#x20AC;&#x201D; where green is the new black. It would hail a new dynamic for Main Event Catering and reflect their growing ecological awareness. â&#x20AC;&#x192; Now in the vanguard of a new aesthetic where style meets substance, this sophisticated catering service is a leader in the green revolution, as it continues to be recognized with a growing list of local and national green business awards that reflect its ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; enviornmental commitment and caliber of cuisine. To add to their accomplishments, they were this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipients of Catering Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coveted â&#x20AC;&#x153;Caterer of the Yearâ&#x20AC;? award.

â&#x20AC;&#x192; I spoke with the passionately eco-knowledgeable ThĂŠvoz and toured the 20,000 squarefoot facility with its gleaming stainless steel demonstration kitchenin-the-round, 25-foot floor-to-ceiling wine wall and extensive culinary library, featuring a precious archive of leatherbound Gourmet magazines dating from 1946.

How long have you been on the green bandwagon? â&#x20AC;&#x192; We started out being aware of our impact in photo Jordan Wright this world about three years ago. The green movement was just getting started here and, for us, that set the pitchfork in the ground in terms of thinking about what we do and how we do it. â&#x20AC;&#x192; There was one very impactful moment for us.

It was a day when we were winding up after an event that used disposables. And at the time I was very proud of using the best quality plastics.

I took a look at our truckload worth of waste and plastic garbage from this one event and I was literally sick to my stomach. I thought, this stuff is going to last forever. What can we do better?

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way of doing business? â&#x20AC;&#x192; That moment set the tone for a period of discovery. We wondered, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can we find products that are biodegradable?â&#x20AC;?

It was right about the time when cups made from cornstarch by-product became available. I had seen them used in an airport in England and brought some back with me. â&#x20AC;&#x192; But it was a real challenge to find these things in the U.S. We started digging around and discovered they were making plates from dead palm fronds in India. They are sandwich-pressed, using steam, into these flat shapes with a bit of curvature to make a plate.

Then they are hand-scissored to size. â&#x20AC;&#x192; Finally, we could eliminate all plastics from our catered service, and now we only use biodegradable palm plates, balsa wood cutlery, washable glassware and other biodegradable products for our events using disposables. Also, we use purified water in jugs in place of mini plastic bottles.

How do you recycle? â&#x20AC;&#x192; We bring large recycling cans on site, and all our staff is trained to separate out recyclables like paper, cardboard, tin, glass and plastic.

Then it gets brought back here where we take it to the recycling center. It does add to the workload of an event, but we still do it effectively. â&#x20AC;&#x192; We also decided to add solar concentrators to the roof over the individual offices to bring in light and we are now replacing all our metal halide lights with T5 lights that use a minimal amount of electricity and are motion-sensitive.

This way they shut off when someone leaves the room. The floors here are bamboo, the ice machines use filtered water and we clean and press all our linens to lessen our carbon footprint. â&#x20AC;&#x192; To be carbon-neutral we buy carbon credits to offset all the energy that is used, as with our trucks going to and from events. Also, we calculated the approximate employee commute for the whole team and buy carbon credits to offset all those greenhouse gases, so that now we are 100 percent carbon-neutral. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing that for three years.

What other ways have you found to save energy? â&#x20AC;&#x192; For one thing, we compost our food matter to make high-quality soil that we distribute to our community, and we collect and store all of our used cooking oil, that we donate to a local biodiesel cooperative. â&#x20AC;&#x192; Also, we wanted to subsidize wind power. So we purchase an equivalent amount of electricity from a wind farm. And though it is off-site, it gives us the advantage of being technically wind-powered. It tells the energy company that we are serious and we want to spend our money on clean energy â&#x20AC;Ś because unless you prove with dollars that there is a desire to purchase alternative energy, they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t listen. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen how it creates momentum when a lot of companies get involved.

Have you figured out how much more it costs to do business in this way? â&#x20AC;&#x192; We have a general idea, and of course the start-up costs were quite high, but it is far outweighed by the amount of business we receive from clients that are like-minded. Companies and individuals who like what we are doing eventually gravitate to us and we feel rewarded.

â&#x20AC;&#x192; We live happy and it has paved the way to the next stages in our development. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s given us the knowledge and the confidence and introduced us to organizations that have things to offer us that are above and beyond anything else that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done so far.

What are some of the newest technologies that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be using? â&#x20AC;&#x192; Lately we find we are becoming a sort of incubator for green solutions. â&#x20AC;&#x192; Not long ago we had a visit from a gentleman based in Florida and began to talk about using geothermal. I mentioned how our dishwasher pushes out gallons of 180 degree water and it just goes down the drain. He told us we could divert it and harness it. Ultimately his company designed a product for us using heat exchange and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be testing it here. The plan is to have it up and running in a few weeks. â&#x20AC;&#x192; In a nutshell, we will be running â&#x20AC;&#x153;greyâ&#x20AC;? water alongside the city water pipes to super-heat municipal water. The fresh and â&#x20AC;&#x153;greyâ&#x20AC;? water donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mix together. There are membranes between the two of them. But in this way we can take the 65 degree water from the county and introduce it through our â&#x20AC;?greyâ&#x20AC;? water cisterns before it goes into the pipes. Eventually it will raise the temperature of our instant hot water for our washing machines two-fold to 130-160 degrees. It will save us a lot on gas usage.

Is that a cost to the city? â&#x20AC;&#x192; No, we handle it all from here. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll build a tank and the city water will go right through it. â&#x20AC;&#x192; Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also looking at placing these huge cisterns beside our buildings to gather and harness the rainwater from our roofs. Imagine! They can collect up to 40,000 gallons per month of water. What we want to do is use those tanks for latent energy. â&#x20AC;&#x192; We subscribe to a train of thought that the future of this world is based upon communities building vertical farming. We have these flat roofs here and we are in the process of designing a rooftop garden with greenhouses to grow all our own vegetables and herbs. We have at least 6,000 square feet of roof space. We want to prove that it can be done and share the plots with the community. â&#x20AC;&#x192; The greenhouse will be hydroponic and aeroponic, which is a system NASA developed that uses an oscillator that is introduced into a water tank. You create a certain vibration and it renders the water into a mist. You can then push that vapor, with pressure, into a system of canals or closed chambers in which the roots of your vegetables thrive without soil. Every intermittent three minutes the pipes are filled and then flushed. It works like a rainforest. The plants grow at 2-3 times the speed.

What about the â&#x20AC;&#x153;terroirâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the taste imparted to the vegetables from the soil and its minerals? Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that be missed? â&#x20AC;&#x192; We can introduce that into the water by making a slurry from our compost and extracting the minerals out in liquid form to fortify the water, or we can buy organic feed to add to it. â&#x20AC;&#x192; Our last initiative will be to crush our glass and smelt it in kilns and create recycled glass slabs to use for platters and bowls. We are interested in inviting others, even our competitors, to see how we are doing this. We look to inspire others.

What do you see for the future of catering? â&#x20AC;&#x192; I foresee in the next few decades that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll move towards a more vegan and a more raw diet and a more healthful nutritious diet. So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making a small push to increase our vegetarian options and training ourselves to be better at cooking those options for our clients that want them, and for the future of our planet too.

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The latest Dish

By Linda Roth Conte

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hef Robert Wiedmaier will expand his restaurant empire into Maryland when he opens The Mussel Bar by RW sometime in May (if the construction gods allow). The Woodmont Avenue location in Bethesda used to house Levante’s. Besides Belgian beer, mussels, fries and rock ’n’ roll, Wiedmaier will offer a basic menu of limited choices of fish, steak, crepes salads, oysters and, okay, two desserts.

In a few weeks, the team behind Clarendon’s Liberty Tavern will open two new eateries in the same neighborhood: first they’ll debut Northside Social, a coffeehouse and wine bar, which will open in Clarendon near its sister operation, Liberty Tavern. Chef Liam LaCivita will oversee both Liberty Tavern and Northside Social. Owners will also open Lyon Hall, a European-style brasserie, on Washington Boulevard. UK native Andy Bennett will be the chef de cuisine. Bennett has impressive credentials, as he worked for Daniel Boulud in New York.

Chef Update: Robert Valencia has been named pastry chef for Liberty Tavern, Lyon Hall and Northside Social. He hails from Boulevard in San Francisco and Blue Fin in New York. Mark Hellyar has been named executive chef of Hook and Tackle Box restaurants in Georgetown. He served as chef de cuisine at the Oak Door at the Grand Hyatt, but he was in D.C. before that, as chef de cuisine at D.C.’s Blue Duck Tavern. Barry Zoslow has been named executive chef at Neighborhood Restaurant Group’s Tallula and EatBar.

Previously, he was exec chef at Mendocino Grille and Wine Bar in Georgetown. Kyle Bailey and Tiffany MacIsaac, formerly of Allen & Delancey, are now at Birch & Barley/ChurchKey in D.C. Pete’s Apizza, with one location in Columbia Heights, is slated to open a second on Wisconsin Avenue at Fessenden Street. It serves New Haven-style pizza (thin-crusted). New Havenstyle pizza was introduced to D.C. by relocated brother and sister pizza lovers Michael and Alicia Wilkinson, from New Haven.

Owner Diton Pashaj says Rustik Neighborhood Tavern is slated to open in Bloomingdale at 1832 First St. this May. It will offer lunch, brunch, dinner, happy hour and outdoor seating.

Now they just need their permit.

Tackle Box in Georgetown has plans to expand into Bethesda and Penn Quarter, according to its menu notes. A wine bar by the name of Dickson Wine is slated to open on U Street where Project 4 Art Gallery was, in the Dickson Building. Will PJ Clarke’s (another New York restaurant!) really open in the old Olives location? Bill Thomas of Bourbon and Breadsoda in Glover Park plans to transform an old gym into Jack Rose, a restaurant and bar at 2007 18th St. Now slated to open in April: Ted’s BULLETIN on Barrack’s Row. American comfort food with Art Deco décor, and featuring a shaketender mixologist for milkshakes. Ted’s BULLETIN is from the folks who brought you Matchbox in Chinatown and Capitol Hill. Roberto Donna’s Galileo III, in the old Butterfield 9 space is also slated to open this month.

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rganic wine is a hot concept in this age of green, but a survey of some area wine stores and restaurants turned up a paltry few venues that carry more then one or two offerings. Most wine bars I’ve surveyed carry none.

Then I hit pay dirt one Saturday at Vinoteca’s, located at 1940 11th Street. They offered a whoping eight organic or green wines by the glass.

For those interested in not only practicing environmentally responsible living, but drinking, will have to search for green wines. Luckily there are varying degrees of “greenness” to choose from, so the field of choices widens.

There are two types of green wines one will encounter: organic and biodynamic.

Organic wines are produced using organically grown grapes without pesticides, herbicides, or added sulfites. A truly organic wine is not only expensive to produce, but hard to bring to market in a stable and palatable condition because no chemicals are used. The number of truly organic wines available is small, hence the challenge in finding wine bars who carry more than a few.

Biodynamic wines are also made from organic grapes but, according the theorganicwine-

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The practice is said to have begun in France in 1959, based on the principles of the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner.

Wines that are organic or green are said to have brighter and fresher tastes and colors.

They are purported to express better connectedness to the region or land they are grown from, their “terrior.” Intrigued that there might be something to the healthy growing of grapes, and with all this talk of the sun, moon and stars, I explored a few mentioned below.

So you can judge for yourself, here are a few to try: Alma Rosa chardonnay, 2008 Santa Barbara, CA Made in the French Chablis style with a hint of oak. The chardonnay shows classic notes of pineapple and orange peel with a minerally finish. Crisp and refreshing.

Alexander Valley Vineyards gewürztraminer, 2009 Apple, lemon, grapefruit flavors with a beautiful floral aroma.

Gavala Vineyards assyrtiko, 2008 Santorini, Greece Made from one of Greece’s most popular grape varieties. Yellow gold in color. Aromas of peaches and candied fruit are evident. Lanolinlike mouth feel. This wine exhibits the assyrtiko grape’s signature minerality.

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Campos de Luz Old Vine garnacha (grenache), 2008 One hundred percent grenache, which normally is a thinner-skinned red grape that produces a thin light red wine; however, this Grenache is rich and supple. Exhibits dark cherry, black plumb and blackberry flavors.

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he piña colada is a wellknown tropical drink.

The sheer mention of it conjures up images of beach bars and tiny cocktail umbrellas. While the drink’s origins hail from Puerto Rico, this festive libation is a staple at vacation spots around the globe.

Recently, while on holiday in Ghana, my interest was piqued by a sign at a beachfront retreat that boasted the “Best Piña Colada this Side of the Equator.” The sprawling complex, dubbed Big Milly’s Backyard, was a laid-back place filled with friendly locals and mellow Rastafarians.

Small bungalows and huts were dispersed throughout the palm-shaded grounds dotted with an oceanfront restaurant and 24-hour open-air bar which featured live reggae and African drumming shows.

One afternoon as the scorching sun baked everyone at the beach, I decided to test Big Milly’s cocktail claims. Paajoe Quansah, a helpful young man who seemed to be a jack of all trades around the complex, volunteered to mix a piña colada for me.

He started off by taking off his shoes and leaving the bar. Puzzled, I followed him a short distance to a towering palm tree, which he proceeded to climb. I strained my neck to look up as he scampered to dizzying heights where the coconuts grew and dropped several of them to the ground.

I was in awe — this was going to be one mighty fresh piña colada!

Once he safely made it back to ground level, he split the coconuts open with a machete. First he expertly carved a spout and poured out the juice, which he shared with two eager young local children that suddenly appeared nearby.

Next he used a knife to scrape the meat from the coconut and added it to the water. After repeating the process with about four coconuts, he combined the coconut meat and water in a blender to make a thick and frothy mixture.

Once the fresh coconut puree was prepared, Paajoe began to build my cocktail. He added two shots of African rum to the liquid coconut.

He topped it off with a generous splash of Big Milly’s freshly squeezed pineapple juice, which on its own was a popular refresher at the bar.

The finished cocktail was served over ice.

Its flavor was bright and fresh and not overly sweet. It stood as a stark contrast to the sickly sweet frozen piña coladas made with commercially prepared mixes. However, the generous portions of local rum did provide a noticeable burn.

After two of these elixirs, the sun seemed to mellow out a bit and I felt a little cooler. The rest of the afternoon flowed nicely into serene sunset, followed by dinner and a late night wiling away at the bar.

Ghanaian Style Piña Colada 3-4 coconuts Water 1-2 pineapples Rum Sugar to taste Drain liquid from coconuts. Many coconuts sold in the U.S. will have little or no liquid inside. Scrape meat from coconut and add to blender. Blend until fluid, adding water as necessary. Remove fruit from pineapple and juice in a blender. Imported pineapples will be less sweet than locally grown African fruit, so add sugar to taste. In a tall glass, add 3 ounces rum; add 2 ounces pineapple juice and 2 ounces coconut mixture. Serve over ice.

Calendar April 9 “Spring 4th with Hope” Gala The Wellness Community - Greater Washington DC will holds its annual celebration of hope, helping people affected by cancer anhance their health and well-being. Starting at 6:30 pm with a reception followed by dinner, a live auction, and entertainment For more information, call 301-493-5002 www.wellnesscommunitydc.org

April 16-18 “Atmospheric Paintings from Italy” A solo exhibit By Angela Iovino Local artist, Angela Iovino will be displaying her recent paintings completed in Italy at the Parish Gallery located in Georgetown. Relying on a raw intuition, Angela takes risk with using mix media to display her adaptation of art and nature. The Parish Gallery invites the community to this free reception from 6-8 pm 1054 31st St. 202-944-3613

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April 10 “Hub-tones—The Life of Freddie Hubbard” Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra The SJMO highlights the music and career of one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time, Freddie Hubbard. Tickets: $25 Gen. Admission, $20 Resident Member, $18 Senior Member.

Baird Auditorium, 7:30 pm National Museum of Natural History 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Visit www.residentassociates.org or call: 202-633-3030.

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DC Design House Washington’s premier design house is showcasing the talents of the area’s finest designers to benefit Children’s National Medical Center.

This year’s event will be held at the Beaux Arts home of Rob and Robin Wilder, once the site of Harry S. Truman’s inauguration party and a residence for the ambassadors of Mauritius and Uruguay. Tickets are $20.00 3911 Bradley Lane, Chevy Chase, MD Tuesday-Friday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturday-Sunday: 12 pm - 5:00 pm For tickets visit www.dcdesignhouse.com

April 16 Middleburg Art Walk Celebrating- “Women in The Arts” Celebrate Women in the Arts, where local business and galleries will open to showcase local artists’ work. Appetizers, wine, and music will be served throughout the town from 5:30-8 pm For more information call 540-687-5152 cpearson@townofmiddleburg.org

April 17 32nd Annual Fodderstack 10k Welcome in the warm season in beautiful Rappahannock County, VA by joining locals in the 32nd Annual Fodderstack 10k race. Runners and walkers of all levels are eligible. Everyone is invited to participate and everyone does! The Fodderstack 10k is a point-to-point race that begins at the north end of Flint Hill on Route 522 at the Packing Shed and ends at the court house in Washington, VA, via scenic Fodderstack Road. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. at the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire House at Route 642 in Flint Hill. Pre-registration fee by mail is $20.

(Mail to: Rappahannock Recreational Authority, P. O. Box 124, Flint Hill, Virginia 22627.)

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Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington (POB) chose “Set Your Sights on Green” as the theme of this year’s Night of Vision gala chaired by Gloria Butland at the Four Seasons Hotel on March 27. In keeping with the theme, WTOP “Garden Guru” Mike McGrath was master of ceremonies. POB, the largest local prevention of blindness agency in the U.S., is dedicated to the improvement and preservation of sight through services, education, advocacy and innovation. Ambassador of Lebanon H.E. Antoine Chedid, Mrs. Nicole Saba and legendary White House correspondent Helen Thomas cheered on Lebanese-born Dr. Mohamad S. Jaafar, who received the Professional Service Award. Dr. Jaafar expressed his appreciation with “we thank you for your vision on this ‘Night of Vision.’” — Mary Bird

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Las Vegas Nights The dice were rolling at the National Museum of Women in the Arts on March 25 as National Rehabilitation Hospital held its first ever Las Vegas Nights benefit. Grand prizes included a Las Vegas getaway for two at the M Resort Spa and Casino. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), who is actively involved in casino and gaming issues through the U.S. Senate, served as the honorary chair. The goal of this event, to have fun while still helping the patients of the private, not-forprofit facility and those with disabilities in the community, was clearly met. — M.B. Carole Randolph, Jamie Salam

John F. O’Neill and Dr. Alice T. “Wendy” Gasch, recipients of the Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington’s Appreciation Award.

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Early Easter Bunny for the Kids at Kellari Downtown’s Kellari Taverna, known for its Mediterranean Greek seafood, served an Easter fun and food fest on March 27 for a group of lucky children. It was organized by businessman Steve Delonga and his influential friends to the delight of their youngsters.

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Helen Hayes Awards Washington is on the theatre map in a big way. This year’s 26 Annual Helen Hayes award recipients praised the vitality of our area’s arts scene at the Warner Theatre love fest on Apr. 5. Shakespeare Theatre Company’s King Lear took multiple honors with The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play bestowed upon Stacy Keach. Maurice Hines, honored for Outstanding Choreography for Cool Papa’s Party at MetroStage, said “when you see me, you see my brother Gregory.” A highlight was the Helen Hayes Tribute sponsored by Jaylee Mead given to Albert Albee, who received a standing ovation and video presentation of his pioneering works. Awardees were guaranteed to be “leid”, perhaps not what they anticipated as polyester leis were presented. Mover and shakers Synetic Theater and Forum Theatre received well-deserved recognition for their groundbreaking work. -Mary Bird, photos by Neshan H. Naltchayan

Thomas Liljenquist and Erin Kilday

Marcy and Mickey Berra

Theater critic Karen Shod, Lisbon Traviata headliner John Glover

Lucas with his father, BET’s Paxton Baker

Holding baby Stephanie DeLonga, Jesse Manger with her father, Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger.

Named for its prime location at the corner of 29th and M Streets on the grounds of the Fours Seasons Hotel, M29 Lifestyle recently opened and held a welcome reception on March 29.

This new boutique is like a treasure hunt featuring women’s clothing and accessories by Chan Luu, hand-tooled jewelry by Carolina, limited edition dolls by Jess Brown and other exclusive items and designers new to Washington. A series of small butterfly paintings by Maggie Horne and international folk art by Galerie Bonheur are currently on display. Monthly events will showcase new merchandise to keep the store Melissa Legner, Four Seasons Hotel Manager fun, exciting and relevant. Quantities are limited and constantly rotating so, if you fall in love Thomas Legner, Four Seasons PR Director Liliana Baldassari with something, don’t procrastinate. — M.B.

10th Annual Mother’s Day Photo Shoot

Wednesday, April 14th at 3pm with the group shot promptly at 3:30pm M29 LIFESTYLE Located at Corner of 29th & M Street

RSVP 202.338.4833 All Georgetown Moms & Kids are Welcome!

Hosted by

M29 Lifestyle

Georgetown Cupcake & beverages will be provided

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Elegant Estate

Wesley Heights. Magnificent fieldstone colonial on one acre landscaped grounds with pool and tennis court; spacious rooms. 6 Brs 5.5 Bas office suite, extra buildable lot. $4,300,000

Pat Lore- 301-908-1242; Ted Beverley- 301-728-4338

Timeless Treasure

Cleveland Park. Grand spaces, high ceilings, fine renovated classic: chef’s kitchen + sunny family room, 6 Brs, 3 Bas, front & back staircases; garage; decks and pircturesque garden. $1,995,000

Mary Lynn White- 202-309-1100; Melissa Snowden- 301-325-9843

Secluded Retreat

Arts & Crafts Gem

Chevy Chase. Gorgeous 8-yr young colonial w/ 9 ½’ ceilings, wonderful open 1st flr, fam rm w/ stone FP, gourmet kitchen _ brkfst rm, 6 Brs, 4.5 Bas, incl luxe MBR suite; lowere lvl rec rm.

Walk to Metro, restaurants, shops. $1,789,000

Foxhall/Berkley. Over 4000 sf of gracious living space w/ 5+ Brs, 4 Bas, renovated kitchen, lg fam rm, den/library, MBR suite, 2 FPs, 2-car garage; beautiful pool, gorgeous gardens, quiet cul de sac. $1,639,000

Suzy Hubbell- 202-607-5688

Bonnie Lewin- 301-332-0171

Normandy Tradition

Craftsman Classic

Sophisticated Living

Hip & Historic

Hallmark home with traditional elegance: beautiful renovation features chef’s kitchen and brkfst room and dazzling MBR suite with spa bath; 3 Brs, 2 bas up, finished lower lvl, parklike garden, exceptional location $1,225,000

Chevy Chase, DC. On a quiet street close to Metro and Friendship shopping, fabulous renovated 1913 bungalow w/ lg open liv rm, din rm, chef’s kitchen, 3 Brs, 2 Bas, front porch, wrap-around deck, prof landscaping. $969,000

Wesley Heights/ Westover Place. Stately TH in beautiful gated enclave: entry foyer, renov kitchen, din rm, step-down liv rm w/FP, Fr drs to patio; ¾ Brs, 3.5 Bas. $948,000

Capitol Hill. Fabulous renovated TH with gourmet kitchen, liv rm , din rm, powder rm on 1st; 2 MBR suites up; lower lvl apt w/ Br and Ba. Walk to Union Station. $949,000

Guy-didier Godat- 202-361-4663

John Nemeyer- 202-276-6351

Eric Murtagh- 301-652-8971

Nancy Holway- 202-537-7262

Sears Sweetheart Palisades. Picturesque Sears colonial on beaut crnr lot: wntry foyer, liv rm w/FP, din rm, lg kitchen, half Ba; 3 Brs, 1 Ba up; sunny grdn. $859,000

Nancy Hammond- 202-686-6627

Fabulous Kitchen Forest Hills/ Van Ness N. Big apt w/ pretty views, incredible new kitchen, 2 Brs, 2 Bas, lg liv rm/ din rm; parking.

Walk to Metro, pool, shops. $495,000

Bonnie Lewin- 301-332-0171

Dramatic Penthouse

Best Address

So Charming

U Street. Exciting design, open LR w/ Kalorama/ St. Nicholas. Elegant bldg, FP, din rm, gourmet kitchen, 2 Brs + great 2 br, 2 Ba apt w/ FP, balcony, den, 2 Bas, stiars to fam rm w/ wet bar, renovated kitchen, lg liv rm, din rm, deck w/ fabulous city views, private hardwd flrs, laundry, parking. $815,000 elevator; garage parking; 2 blks to U St Susan Berger- 202-255-5006; Metro. $819,000 Ellen Sandler- 202-255-5007

Bethesda/ Wakefield. Renovated, expanded colonial w/ lg foyer, big beautiful kitchen, din area and fabulous great room, sunrm, fin lower lvl; lg deck, pretty, fenced yard. Walk to Friendship Metro, shops. $669,000

Ellen Abrams- 202-255-8219; Anne-Marie Finnell- 202-329-7117

Nancy Hammond- 202-686-6627; Andrea Evers- 202-550-8934

Beautiful Bayfront

Sleek Renovation

H Street. Complete renovation, stylish Petworth. Complete redo of spacious rowhouse w/ 3 finished lvls; 3 Brs, TH: foyer, LR, DR, kitchen & sun rm 2.5 Bas, high ceilings, hdwd flrs, great + 3 brs, 1 Ba & sun rm up; big fam rm, Ba laundry on lower lvl. kitchen & baths. $489,000

Melissa Chen- 202-744-1235; Andrea Evers- 202-550-8934

Own/Agt. Shawn Goldstein- 202-329-1493

Sunny Side

Adams Morgan. Sunfilled city apartment w/ 2 brs, 1 Ba, hardwd flrs, renovated kitchen,granite, travertine, spa shower. Great Views of Pierce Park & Cathedral. Walk to Metro, restaurants. $469,000

Leslie Suarez- 202-246-6402

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Glamorous & Sleek Columbia Hts. High style duplex apt w/ wd flrs, 3 balconies, 2 brs, 2 ½ luxurious baths; grat liv rm, din rm, fabulous kitchen.

Laura McCaffrey- 301-641-4456

Chic & Special Cathedral. Updated apt with its own entrance has high ceilings, sophisticated interior, sep entrance, w/d combo in unit, low fees. Pets OK; great dog park, too! $269,000

June Gardner- 301-758-3301