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THE DUPONT CURRENTWednesday, March 23, 2011 Serving Dupont Circle, Kalorama & Logan Circle Vol. IX, No. 42

■ A day in the life of aD.C. ‘meter maid.’ Page 15.■ ‘Dad, Tell Me a Story’offers bedtime tales.Page 15.

■ Federal, city officialsreconfigure distributionof Walter Reed. Page 5.■ Van Ness tenantsobject to UDC studenthousing. Page 3

NEWS PASSAGES■ Buddhist sculpturesmeet high-tech inSackler show. Page 31.■ AU to present‘Measure for Measure.’Page 30 .

EVENTS INDEXBusiness/9Calendar/26Classifieds/37District Digest/4Dupont Circle Citizen/13Exhibits/31In Your Neighborhood/24

Opinion/10Passages/15Police Report/6Real Estate/21School Dispatches/16Service Directory/33Theater/30

By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

Amid ongoing tax complications, construction hasresumed on the vacant property at 1207 Q St. NW,owned by the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.

Historic preservation concerns recently suspendedwork on the property, which the church is renovating asa four-unit apartment building.

The construction break refocused attention on thelongstanding question of the building’s tax status. Cityrecords list the property as “blighted,” a classificationfor buildings deemed a threat to their communities. TheVermont Avenue Baptist Church recently asked the cityto reverse that designation, which carries with it signifi-cantly higher tax rates.

The church’s request did not win support this month

from the Logan Circle advisory neighborhood commis-sion.

Commissioners and neighbors at a March 2 meetingdescribed the Q Street property as a longtime nuisance

See Parcel/Page 22

Church seeks relieffrom ‘blighted’ tax

Bill Petros/The CurrentThe renovation of 1207 Q St. was suspended aftera mistake with window installation. Residents havelong complained of issues with the vacant property.

By BRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

Former employees of twoChipotle Mexican Grill restaurantsin Northwest have complained to aD.C. Council member that they didnot receive back pay when theywere dismissed after an immigra-tion review earlier this month.

An internal review by theDenver-based chain identified about40 employees at the Columbia

Heights and Woodley ParkChipotles who appeared to have fal-sified immigration documents,company spokesperson ChrisArnold said.

“My understanding is that wemet with these employees, many ofthem simply left, others were let go,and those conversations were allabout their legal status,” Arnoldsaid.

But Ward 1 Council member JimGraham, whose heavily Latino con-stituency includes a number of theformer Chipotle workers, said hehad heard it differently.

See Chipotle/Page 12

Chipotle ex-workers allegeunfair dismissal practices

By JESSICA GOULDCurrent Staff Writer

City officials are looking intoallegations of unethical conduct byAlcoholic Beverage Control Boardchair Charles Brodsky.

At a news conference yesterday,Mayor Vincent Gray said Ronald

Collins, the director of the Office ofBoards and Commissions, is investi-gating allegations that Brodsky usedhis position to benefit his company,Washington Sports and EventsManagement LLC.

It’s a subject that has come upbefore.

Brodsky’s company runs anannual triathlon, and Brodsky hasbeen criticized for representing hisprivate interests before neighbor-hood commissions tasked with

weighing in on the liquor-licenseissues he considers in his public roleas chair of the alcohol board.

“It sounds like a conflict of inter-est to me,” Gray said at Tuesday’spress conference. “The ABC Boardhas a very important role and thechair should recognize when he isblurring the line.”

Brodsky, however, maintainsthat he has been careful to avoid anyconflicts in his position on the alco-

See Board/Page 12

Board chair faces ethics allegations

Bill Petros/The CurrentUrban Essentials owner David Schaefer assists customers withtheir purchases on Sunday during the inaugural Spring Home +Design Weekend, sponsored by Washington Fine Properties.Twenty-one Logan and U Street retailers participated, showingnew items and offering professional decorating tips.

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Neighbors’ calls for George Washington Universityto expedite a second entrance to the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station were seconded last week by theD.C. Office of Planning, but the university has main-tained its opposition to the idea.

In a report to the D.C. Zoning Commission, thePlanning Office’s Jennifer Steingasser recommendsapproval of the university’s plan for Square 55, an eight-story Science and Engineering Complex bordered by H,I, 22nd and 23rd streets.

Steingasser’s report “also strongly encourages theapplicant to accommodate a future second Metroentrance on this site through the design and inclusion ofremovable panels that could be removed in coordinationwith [the Washington Metropolitan Area TransitAuthority] when a second entrance is feasible.”

See GWU/Page 8

Planners back second Metro entrance

■ ABC: Gandhi resigns fromboard as city looks at Brodsky

Bill Petros/The CurrentResidents want George Washington University toaddress overcrowding at the Foggy Bottom-GWUstation by facilitating a second entrance.

■ Labor: Council memberssuggest possibile hearings

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Wednesday, March 23The Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District Citizens Advisory Council

will hear a presentation on Internet crimes. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in thecommunity room at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW.

Thursday, March 24The Historic Preservation Review Board will hold its monthly meeting, which will

begin at 10 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. Theagenda includes consideration of preservation and design guidelines for basemententrances and windows; a multiple property document covering houses built inAmerican University Park from the pre-Civil War period through 1911; and landmarkdesignation of houses at 4624 Verplanck Place, 4628 48th St., 4901 47th St.and 4131 Yuma St.

Monday, March 28Mayor Vincent Gray will deliver the State of the District Address at 6:45 p.m. at

Eastern High School, 1700 East Capitol St. NE. The doors will open at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, March 29Civic groups in Dupont Circle, Logan Circle and Foggy Bottom and the blog

borderstan.com will hold a forum for candidates seeking the vacant at-large D.C.Council seat. The meeting will begin at 6 pm. at the Church of the Holy City,16th and Corcoran streets NW.

Wednesday, March 30At-large D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson will hold a town-hall meeting on

the city’s proposed 2012 property tax assessments. The meeting will be held from6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library, 4450 WisconsinAve. NW.

Thursday, March 31The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold an open house to present pre-

liminary construction drawings for the next phase of the Connecticut AvenueStreetscape Project. The event will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Golden TriangleBusiness Improvement District Office, Suite 260, 1120 Connecticut Ave. NW.Reservations are required; contact David Suls at [email protected] or202-463-3400.■ The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold precinct elections to fill vacanciesfor delegates from precincts 7, 9, 11, 12, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 138. The cau-cuses will be held from 7:30 to 7:45 p.m., to be followed by a forum for candi-dates seeking the vacant at-large D.C. Council seat. The meeting will be held at St.Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW.

Monday, April 4The Chevy Chase advisory neighborhood commission and the Chevy Chase

Citizens Association will hold a forum for candidates running for the vacant at-largeD.C. Council seat. The meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Chevy ChaseCommunity Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW.

The week ahead

By JESSICA GOULDCurrent Staff Writer

The state of Ward 3 publicschools is strong, Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh said at a forumat Deal Middle School last week.“The news is good,” she said. “Butwe have to be ever vigilant.”

Cheh and acting SchoolsChancellor Kaya Henderson hostedThursday’s event, which featuredadministrators from 10 Ward 3 ele-mentary, middle and high schools.

Henderson said she is holdingsimilar events in every ward withthe goal of hearing parents’ con-cerns and working together towardsolutions. “I am a problem solver,”she said. “I get energy from otherpeople.”

Cheh, meanwhile, kicked off theevent by welcoming Henderson tothe ward — and to her new post aschancellor, pending councilapproval. “We’re very pleased, ofcourse, that Chancellor Hendersonis going to stay with us and contin-

ue the reform movement,” she said.Then the council member ticked

off a list of improvements to areaschools.

For example, recent moderniza-tions have transformed Deal andStoddert, she said, while new play-grounds have been constructed atEaton, Mann and Murch elementaryschools.

Modernization efforts are alsounder way at Janney Elementaryand Wilson High School, and moreare on the horizon. “We want tomake sure the remaining schools inWard 3 are modernized,” she said.

But Cheh added, “We do havesome concerns.” For instance,enrollment at Ward 3 elementaryschools is up, and some — includ-ing Janney, Mann and Key — arebecoming crowded.

Cheh said she has been in touchwith Henderson about possiblesolutions, including tweakingschool boundaries, but there will be“no fundamental changes in the next

Schools forum spotlightsWard 3’s progress, issues


A D.C. Department of Transportation plan to installhistoric-style streetlights on the entire length ofConnecticut Avenue is set to move forward early nextmonth on a few blocks in Cleveland Park.

The new streetlights are similar to those in parts ofCapitol Hill — in which two lamp-style fixtures aremounted together at the top of each pole — and costtwice as much as the conventional lights they willreplace, project manager Fred Akinbolajo said atMonday’s Cleveland Park/Woodley Park advisoryneighborhood commission meeting. “They’re elegant,historic lights that we’re giving you,” Akinbolajo said.

The $507,000 project, covering both sides ofConnecticut Avenue between Porter and Macombstreets, includes doubling the number of light poles to18 — each individual lamp will give off less light —and digging a trench in the roadway to install the con-duits that will power them, Akinbolajo said. The work isestimated to last about six months.

At the Monday meeting, commissioners voted unan-imously to support the project, but some questionedwhy it was limited to a few blocks in Cleveland Park.

“You seem to be randomly doing sections of the com-munities,” said commissioner Lee Brian Reba, whosesingle-member district in Woodley Park is severalblocks south of this first phase of the streetlight project.

Transportation Department representatives said theywould move forward with other stretches of bothConnecticut and Wisconsin avenues over the next sixyears, but had not yet determined which would be next.The Cleveland Park section was chosen to go in tandemwith a separate $1.5 million streetscape project plannedfor that stretch of Connecticut, the representatives said.

To dig the required trench — which will also holdconduits for future traffic signal replacements —Transportation Department contractors will typicallyclose two lanes of northbound traffic and restrict on-street parking between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. week-days; there will also be occasional southbound lane clo-sures.

“We expect [at least] one lane to be flowing in itssemi-usual path in each direction” at all times, thedepartment’s Paul Hoffman said, adding that the trenchwill likely progress at about 60 feet per day.

The work will begin in about two weeks, after offi-cial notification of the planned lane closures, Akinbolajosaid.

Streetlight upgrade on tap for Cleveland Park

By ELIZABETH WIENERCurrent Staff Writer

An urban version of the tradi-tional town-gown fight is playingout as tenant leaders at a Van Nessapartment building are challengingthe University of the District ofColumbia’s right to split up apart-ments to house athletes and otherstudents.

On April 5, the D.C. Board ofZoning Adjustment will decide thecase, which pits some residents ofthe upscale Van Ness South com-plex on the east side of ConnecticutAvenue against administrators ofthe university on the west.

At a contentious hearing lastweek, residents said permits to par-tition off student bedrooms wereimproper, and that the presence ofundergraduates has altered the char-acter of their building. TheUniversity of the District ofColumbia’s lawyers — backed bycity regulators — say no matter theoccupant, the 31 apartments the uni-versity leases are still in residentialuse, and thus allowed by zoninglaw.

The case comes as the universityis trying to upgrade its campus, aca-demic offerings and image. It hasinstituted admissions standards andestablished a new community col-

lege, and administrators say theyhope to build dormitories on cam-pus to provide a “real college expe-rience” and sense of community —thus making the school more attrac-tive to foreign students and localswho don’t want to live at home.

A master campus plan, which theD.C. Zoning Commission will con-sider in May, envisions constructionof two dorms, providing about 600beds, on the south side of the cam-pus facing Van Ness Street, as wellas possibly continuing to lease someoff-campus housing.

But the appeal before the Boardof Zoning Adjustment is much more

Van Ness tenants challenge UDC housing

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National Marathonset for this weekend

The sixth annual NationalMarathon will kick off Saturday at7 a.m. at RFK Memorial Stadium,with the route looping through sixof the District’s eight wards,according to a news release.

Affected Northwest neighbor-hoods will include Dupont Circle,Columbia Heights and AdamsMorgan.

Organizers expect to draw75,000 spectators and 16,000 run-ners for the marathon, half-marathon, Monument Mile KidsRace and team relay events, therelease says. The activities willwrap up by 1 p.m.

Metro study to lookat two area bus lines

The Washington MetropolitanArea Transit Authority is studyingthe performance of two bus linesthat operate from the FriendshipHeights Metrorail station.

The goals of the study are to

reduce crowding and improve reli-ability, frequency, travel time, busstop amenities and customer com-munications, according to a newsrelease.

Under review are the MilitaryRoad-Crosstown Line, whichoperates from Friendship Heightsto Ivy City (Routes E2 and E3)and Eastern Avenue (Route E4);and the Chevy Chase Line (RouteE6), which operates fromFriendship Heights to GreeneCircle next to the KnollwoodRetirement Home.

Metro will hold meetings thisspring to gather input from thepublic. Information about thestudy is available at metrobus-studies.com or by calling the proj-ect hotline at 703-340-3105.

AT&T wants antennasin Rock Creek Park

A telecommunications companyis seeking permission to install twosets of cell phone antennas in RockCreek Park, according to a newsrelease from the National Park

Service.Dallas-based AT&T hopes to

have two “monopoles” with nineantennas each — one at the park’sWilliam H.G. FitzGerald TennisCenter, at 16th and Kennedystreets; and the other at its mainte-nance yard at 5000 Glover Road,the release says. Each monopolewould also have a shelter at its baseto protect radio equipment.

Verizon already has equipmentat both locations.

AT&T was scheduled to meetwith residents last night to discussits plans and hear feedback; resi-dents can also submit commentsonline at parkplanning.nps.gov/rocrthrough March 29.

DDOT begins to fillwinter’s potholes

The District officially launchedits annual “Potholepalooza” cam-paign Monday to repair streetsdamaged by inclement weatherover the winter, according to anews release from the D.C.Department of Transportation.

“Even though we have a largehole in our budget to fill, I want toassure residents we are not going to

neglect our core services — andthat includes filling every pothole,”Mayor Vincent Gray says in therelease.

Residents are asked to reportpotholes via 311, 311.dc.gov, [email protected] or twit-ter.com/DDOTDC, specifying thepothole’s size, depth and location.Those interested can track theagency’s progress daily atddot.dc.gov/potholes.

According to the release, theDistrict filled 6,084 potholes duringthe 2009 Potholepalooza and 7,690during last year’s.

SWAN Day arts eventrevisits Georgetown

The fourth annual DC SWANDay arts festival, on Saturday inGeorgetown, will feature an addi-tional visual exhibition in additionto its previous discussions, per-formances and film screenings,according to a news release.

The free SWAN Day event —which stands for Support WomenArtists Now and is sponsored bythe Georgetown Theatre Companyand Women in Film & Video —will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at

five locations around Georgetown,states the release.

For a full schedule of events andlocations, visitgeorgetowntheatre.org.

Safeway fundraiserto help animal group

Washington Humane Societyvolunteers will bag groceriesSaturday at the Georgetown SocialSafeway, soliciting donations fromcustomers to put toward thegroup’s local operations, accordingto a news release.

The group — which helpsapproximately 30,000 animalsannually — will be working at thesupermarket at 1855 WisconsinAve. from 10 a.m. to noon, therelease says.

St. Patrick’s acceptsdonations for sale

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Churchis accepting community donationsto be sold in an April 9 rummagesale that will benefit the church’soutreach efforts to Washingtonians,Haitians and Native Americans,according to a news release.

Residents can drop off donateditems “in good condition” insidethe church’s front entrance, 4700Whitehaven Parkway, until April1, The church requests that anyonebringing large furniture secureadvance permission.

To get approval for furniture orto request additional information,call 202-342-2800. The sale willbe held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.April 9.

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Planning will gear up — again— this spring on a scheme formixed-use development at the for-mer Walter Reed Army MedicalCenter. The District now has dibs onthe entire Georgia Avenue andAspen Street frontages, amountingto almost half of the prized campus,which has been fenced off from thecity for decades.

The reconvened planningprocess follows an announcementlast Thursday that the District hasrenegotiated its share of the 113-acre complex, which will becomeavailable when the Army completesits move to Fort Belvoir, Va., andBethesda in 2013.

Formerly, the District was poisedto get a big chunk of land at thecampus’s southeast corner.Extensive planning with communi-ty members and economic develop-ment officials had determined arange of uses, including housing forhomeless families, charter schoolsand medical facilities for HowardUniversity, as well as market-rateresidences, stores, parking andgreen space.

The just-completed renegotia-tion means D.C. will get the entireGeorgia Avenue frontage, as well asthe southern edge of the campus,which stretches west to 16th Street.The parcel includes a coveted1,200-space underground parkinggarage.

The rest of the campus will go tothe U.S. State Department, probablyto house foreign chanceries. And thebiggest former hospital building,straddling the State Department andDistrict property line, will bedemolished at federal expense.

While the city gets a bit lessproperty under this scheme —roughly 61 acres instead of 62 —officials say the configuration ismuch more desirable. Frontagealong Georgia Avenue can becomemixed-use development, enliveningthe entire corridor. And there will beaccess not only from GeorgiaAvenue at Dahlia Street, but alsofrom 16th and 13th streets. Theparking garage, already built, is abig prize that will help draw retailtraffic and serve other uses at thesite, officials said.

“It’s the same cow, but a bettercut — like filet mignon,” said

City, federal officials redosplit for Walter Reed land Hoping to recover “potentially tens of millions of

dollars,” D.C. acting Attorney General Irvin Nathanfiled suit Tuesday against four big online travel com-panies that he said routinely underpay the District’s14.5 percent hotel room tax.

Nathan said the firms — Expedia, Orbitz,Priceline and Travelocity — buy blocks of hotelrooms at discounted wholesale prices, charge cus-tomers retail rates and then pay tax only on the lowerwholesale price, pocketing the difference.

“We will be opposed vigorously, but we have thetalent in the attorney general’s office to win this,” hesaid at Mayor Vincent Gray’s weekly press briefing.

The alleged underpayment has been the subjectof much litigation by states and cities in recent years.Although many of the roughly 40 lawsuits filedaround the country have been thrown out, Nathansaid the cities of San Antonio and San Diego and thestates of South Carolina and Georgia could recover“significant” sums.

The online travel firms, mounting an aggressivedefense, say they are not responsible for collectingthe tax since they don’t own or operate hotels. TheInteractive Travel Services Association, an industrytrade group, has argued in past cases that a higherhotel tax will drive up room rates and destroy jobs.

Nathan said he could not predict how long the lit-igation will take, or how much could be recovered.“I don’t expect a swift outcome,” he said. The annu-al tax loss could be anywhere from $4 to $10 milliona year, but “there’s no statute of limitations, so wecan go back to 1998 and seek not only taxes butpenalties and interest” as well.

He said the outcome will depend in part onwhether the underpayment is determined to be aresult of negligence or fraud.

The D.C. Council has also passed legislationrequiring online firms to pay the full hotel tax basedon retail rates, which the industry is also fighting.

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By CAROL BUCKLEYCurrent Staff Writer

After more than a year and a halfof community meetings, AmericanUniversity has filed its official cam-pus plan with the city’s ZoningCommission.

The document, which will gov-ern the school’s growth over thecoming decade once approved bythe Zoning Commission, is largelythe same as a draft plan released ear-lier this year. The most contentiouselement of that proposal remains inplace: dormitories that would house770 students on the NebraskaAvenue site that now holds a largeparking lot and abuts residentialhomes.

Ward 3 Council member MaryCheh, though registering disap-pointment that the university did notshow more “movement” inresponse to intense community crit-icism of the dorms and other issues,said in an interview that school offi-cials did tell her they could increaselandscape buffers and setbacks forthose proposed dorms.

The just-filed plan does notinclude that level of detail, said theuniversity’s Jorge Abud, but thosematters could be discussed at theZoning Commission.

The university has altered itsplans for those dormitories in recentmonths, tweaking buildings’ orien-tations and removing windows that

would overlook homes and yards. But the plan just filed also con-

tains a handful of surprises.American University now plans tobuild a six-story dormitory on aparking lot behind the building thathouses the school president’s office.That site, noted American’s DavidTaylor, will hold 200 beds in apart-ment-style housing and was amongthose proposed by neighbors whoopposed the Nebraska Avenue dor-mitories.

Earlier this year, residents out-lined a plan to add piecemeal under-graduate housing on the heart of thecampus instead of on the parkinglot, which marks the eastern borderof the school. Many of those pro-posals — which neighbors intendedto replace, not augment, the pro-posed Nebraska Avenue dormrooms — were not workable or willbe reconsidered in future plans, saidTaylor.

The university has also decidedto maintain “historic portions” ofDunblane House on the school’sTenley Campus, the proposed futurehome of the law school. Althoughschool officials previously ques-tioned the historic nature of thebuilding, discussions with city offi-cials triggered the “rethink” thatneighborhood preservationists werelooking for, said Taylor.

But contentious issues still sur-round the proposal for Tenley

AU’s official plan includescontroversial dormitories

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This is a listing of reportstaken from March 13 through19 by the Metropolitan PoliceDepartment in local policeservice areas.

PSA 201

Burglary■ 3100 block, Dogwood St.;residence; 10:45 a.m. March17.■ 5300 block, ConnecticutAve.; residence; 10:15 a.m.March 18.Theft (below $250)■ 5500 block, ConnecticutAve.; unspecified premises;2:32 p.m. March 19.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 5400 block, Nevada Ave.;street; 9:50 p.m. March 16.Theft from auto (below$250)■ 3600 block, Legation St.;street; 10 p.m. March 15.

PSA 202

Assault with a dangerousweapon■ 4400 block, MassachusettsAve.; street; 12:30 a.m.March 18.Burglary■ 5100 block, WisconsinAve.; office building; 6:27a.m. March 18.■ 5100 block, WisconsinAve.; office building; 6:27a.m. March 18.■ 5100 block, WisconsinAve.; office building; 6:27a.m. March 18.Burglary (attempt)■ 5100 block, WisconsinAve.; office building; 10:30p.m. March 17.Theft (below $250)■ 4500 block, WisconsinAve.; unspecified premises; 5p.m. March 13.■ 4500 block, Fort Drive; gov-ernment building; 1:50 p.m.March 16.■ 4200 block, ButterworthPlace; unspecified premises;2:30 p.m. March 17.■ 4500 block, 40th St.; side-walk; 4:45 p.m. March 17.■ 4700 block, 41st St.; resi-dence; 9 a.m. March 18.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 41st Street and Belt Road;street; 7 p.m. March 15.

PSA 203

Burglary■ 3500 block, Brandywine St.;residence; 8:45 a.m. March15.■ 4300 block, ConnecticutAve.; office building; 10 a.m.March 15.■ 4300 block, ConnecticutAve.; office building; 8 p.m.March 15.Theft (below $250)■ 4200 block, ConnecticutAve.; university; 6:15 p.m.

March 17.Theft from auto (below$250)■ 3500 block, Appleton St.;alley; 12:55 p.m. March 19.

PSA 204

Robbery (attempt)■ 3400 block, ConnecticutAve.; bank; 3:41 p.m. March17.Assault with a dangerousweapon■ 3300 block, Idaho Ave.;unspecified premises; 5:05a.m. March 18.Burglary■ 3100 block, 38th St.; resi-dence; 11:55 a.m. March 18.Theft (below $250)■ 37th Street and WhitehavenParkway; sidewalk; 4:20 p.m.March 17.Theft from auto (below$250)■ 2300 block, 37th St.;street; 1:30 p.m. March 14.■ 2800 block, McGill Terrace;street; 4 p.m. March 14.■ 2300 block, 37th St.;street; 6:15 p.m. March 14.

PSA 207

Theft (below $250)■ 900 block, 23rd St.; med-ical facility; 2 p.m. March 14.■ 2000 block, H St.; universi-ty; 8 p.m. March 15.■ 800 block, 21st St.; hotel;8 a.m. March 16.■ 1200 block, 25th St.; resi-dence; 3:41 a.m. March 18.Theft from auto (below$250)■ 1200 block, 24th St.;street; 11:45 a.m. March 14.

PSA 208

Robbery (knife)■ 18th and M streets; street; 3a.m. March 19.Robbery (fear)■ 1700 block, 18th St.; street;1:25 a.m. March 16.Robbery (pickpocket)■ Unit block, Dupont Circle;sidewalk; 9:30 p.m. March 17.Assault with a dangerousweapon■ 1200 block, 18th St.; side-walk; 2:10 a.m. March 14.■ 1300 block, ConnecticutAve.; street; 2 a.m. March 18.■ 1900 block, M St.; restau-rant; 1:20 a.m. March 19.Burglary■ 1500 block, T St.; residence;6:55 a.m. March 19.■ 1600 block, ConnecticutAve.; store; 1:42 a.m. March15.■ 1200 block, 19th St.; restau-rant; 11:30 p.m. March 15.■ 1600 block, K St.; restau-rant; 1:30 a.m. March 16.■ 2000 block, Florida Ave.;

restaurant; 4:30 p.m. March17.Stolen auto■ 17th and N streets; street; 4p.m. March 14.■ Connecticut Avenue and MStreet; street; 10:45 p.m.March 18.■ 1400 block, U St.; gas sta-tion; 12:42 a.m. March 19.Theft (below $250)■ 1100 block, 17th St.; restau-rant; 6:15 p.m. March 13.■ 2100 block, California St.;residence; 1 p.m. March 14.■ 1400 block, Swann St.; resi-dence; 1:15 p.m. March 14.■ Connecticut Avenue and RStreet; sidewalk; 2 p.m. March14.■ 1300 block, New HampshireAve.; street; 8:20 a.m. March15.■ 1300 block, ConnecticutAve.; store; 12:15 p.m. March15.■ 1000 block, 16th St.; hotel;2:25 p.m. March 15.■ 2100 block, P St.; restaurant;3 p.m. March 15.■ 17th and Corcoran streets;grocery store; 5:10 p.m. March15.■ 1100 block, ConnecticutAve.; store; 7:25 a.m. March16.■ 1700 block, MassachusettsAve.; office building; 1 p.m.March 16.■ 2000 block, K St.; officebuilding; 5:30 p.m. March 16.■ 1600 block, R St.; restau-rant; 2 a.m. March 17.■ 1000 block, ConnecticutAve.; store; 11:05 a.m. March17.■ 700 block, 17th St.; side-walk; 9 a.m. March 18.■ 1000 block, ConnecticutAve.; store; 4:22 p.m. March18.■ 1800 block, M St.; tavern;12:01 a.m. March 19.■ 1000 block, ConnecticutAve.; store; 1:30 p.m. March19.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 1900 block, N St.; street;10:50 p.m. March 16.■ 1600 block, O St.; street; 10p.m. March 17.■ 1900 block, 16th St.; street;2 p.m. March 19.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 1700 block, P St.; alley; 5p.m. March 13.■ 1900 block, SunderlandPlace; street; 4 p.m. March 14.■ 17th Street andMassachusetts Avenue; street;6 p.m. March 14.■ 1600 block, Church St.;street; 6:30 p.m. March 14.■ 1700 block, MassachusettsAve.; street; 9 p.m. March 14.■ 19th and S streets; street; 8a.m. March 15.■ 1700 block, Q St.; street;9:30 p.m. March 15.■ 1500 block, MassachusettsAve.; street; 8 p.m. March 16.■ 17th Street and Riggs Place;street; 9 a.m. March 17.■ 1700 block, Willard St.; resi-dence; 7 p.m. March 17.■ 1200 block, 20th St.; street;

6:30 p.m. March 20.

PSA 303

Robbery (force and violence)■ 2700 block, Adams MillRoad; sidewalk; 10:57 p.m.March 16.Robbery (fear)■ 1600 block, Argonne Place;sidewalk; 12:05 p.m. March18.Robbery (pocketbook snatch)■ 1600 block, Kalorama Road;street; 4:30 p.m. March 14.Stolen auto■ 2600 block, Adams MillRoad; sidewalk; 11:45 p.m.March 18.■ 1800 block, Adams MillRoad; parking lot; 4:45 a.m.March 19.Theft (below $250)■ 1700 block, Columbia Road;drugstore; 1:50 p.m. March 15.■ 2000 block, 19th St.; side-walk; 7 p.m. March 15.■ 2700 block, Adams MillRoad; park area; 8:19 p.m.March 16.■ 2500 block, Champlain St.;store; 2:45 p.m. March 19.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 2200 block, Champlain St.;street; 7 p.m. March 16.■ 2400 block, Ontario Road;alley; 8 p.m. March 16.■ 2200 block, Champlain St.;street; 5 p.m. March 17.■ 2200 block, Old MorganSchool Place; street; 7 p.m.March 17.■ 2200 block, Old MorganSchool Place; street; 7:30 p.m.March 17.■ 1700 block, Euclid St.;street; 5 p.m. March 18.■ 2200 block, Old MorganSchool Place; unspecified prem-ises; 6 p.m. March 18.■ 2200 block, Old MorganSchool Place; street; 6 p.m.March 18.■ 2200 block, Old MorganSchool Place; street; 10 p.m.March 18.■ 2300 block, Ontario Road;parking lot; 11 p.m. March 18.■ 1700 block, Kalorama Road;street; 11:30 p.m. March 18.■ 2200 block, Champlain St.;street; 10:30 a.m. March 19.■ 2200 block, Old MorganSchool Place; street; 8:45 p.m.March 19.

PSA 307

Assault with a dangerousweapon (knife)■ 1200 block, 10th St.; resi-dence; 1:14 p.m. March 14.Robbery (force and violence)■ 9th and French streets;sidewalk; 11:43 p.m. March13.Theft (below $250)■ 1400 block, P St.; grocerystore; 7 p.m. March 14.■ 1400 block, P St.; sidewalk;2 p.m. March 19.■ 1100 block, Vermont Ave.;liquor store; 7:15 p.m. March19.

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PSA 203■ FOREST HILLS / VAN NESS

PSA 207■ FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END

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PSA 307■ LOGAN CIRCLE

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By KATIE PEARCECurrent Staff Writer

A retail and office buildingabove the Van Ness-UDC Metrostation has been the site of 16 bur-glaries within the past year, aMetropolitan Police Departmentlieutenant reported this week.

The break-ins at 4301Connecticut Ave. NW have general-ly occurred on weekends, Lt. VictorBraschnewitz said at Monday’smeeting of the Forest Hills/VanNess advisory neighborhood com-mission.

The four-story building includesabout 20 offices above a ground-floor Giant and CVS/pharmacy,according to Jack Gallagher ofPolinger Shannon & Luchs, the firmthat manages the property.

Gallagher confirmed the stringof burglaries but did not provide anymore detail. “This is a significantongoing investigation. … We don’tknow who the perpetrators are, andwe don’t want to give them any fuelfor ammunition,” he said.

On Monday, Braschnewitz saidD.C. police are “doing what we can

up to the limit” of what governmentcan accomplish — including under-cover work he could not discuss —as the management firm works toheighten security. He said seven ofthe crimes occurred in 2011.

An employee at one of the build-ing’s offices, who asked not to benamed, said tenants had beenbriefed on the situation.

Lt. Braschnewitz said the build-ing has a “prickly, sort of crazysetup” with multiple entries andexits, including through the parkinggarage and grocery store.

After gaining entrance, the sus-pects have “made their way into thestairwells” and then picked locks toindividual floors, he said.

When an attendee at Monday’smeeting asked if the same suspectswere thought to be responsible forall of the crimes, Braschnewitz indi-cated that it looked that way. He alsomentioned that a few recent com-mercial burglaries in the neighbor-ing Police Service Area 202 mightbe the work of the same people.

A police spokesperson did notrespond to a request for furthercomment.

Rash of burglaries plaguesoffice building in Van Ness Plans for a four-story apartment building on a

30-foot-wide site now occupied by a Chineserestaurant in Van Ness have been withdrawn.

Instead, developer Adams Investment sold theproperty at 4469 Connecticut Ave. to B.F. Saul.Saul owns the strip shopping mall immediately tothe south, but at present has no definite plans forthe new site.

Adams’ original application to put apartmentsand ground-floor retail — with no on-site parking— on the property had stirred opposition eversince it was submitted to the Board of ZoningAdjustment last fall. Some neighbors, and the VanNess-Forest Hills advisory neighborhood com-mission, feared cars from the new complex wouldspill over onto residential streets.

The adjacent property owners, Saul to thesouth and the Franklin Montessori School to thenorth, also lawyered up to fight the plan, whichthey feared would cause disruption to their build-ings in addition to parking problems. And somenearby residents lamented the loss of ShanghaiGardens, hoping the restaurant could somehowstay on.

After several delays, the case was set for ahearing April 5. But Adams withdrew its applica-tion after finding a buyer.

“B.F. Saul does not yet have a plan for theproperty, but I think the restaurant owner wants toretire,” Cynthia Giordano, an attorney for Saul,wrote in an e-mail to The Current.

— Elizabeth Wiener

Developer scraps apartments, sells to Saul

By ALLISON BRENNANCurrent Correspondent

Parishioners at St. John’sEpiscopal Church in Georgetowngathered on Friday to kick off afive-year fundraising effort focusedon renovating the worship space inthe centuries-old church.

The capital campaign aims toraise approximately $2 million toreplace the almost 100-year-oldpipe organ; renovate space aroundthe pulpit and lectern; and tend todeferred maintenance projects at the3240 O St. church.

“[The purpose] is to enhance ourorgan space and our liturgies so thatour worship is so uplifting that peo-ple will be motivated by what hap-pens in our church to go out … anddo glorious things in the world,”said the Rev. Dr. Albert Scariato.

But tackling the project of reno-vating such an old space, once usedby Thomas Jefferson and FrancisScott Key, presents design chal-lenges. To execute the renovation,St. John’s hired Georgetown-basedarchitecture firm Hartman CoxArchitects, tasking architect MaryKay Lanzilotta with melding thedifferent design themes that resultfrom more than 200 years of reno-vations, including the nine differenttypes of paneling visible in the wor-ship space. Lanzilotta will alsobring in a sound system that willshowcase the new pipe organ andallow Scariato to record sermons forhomebound parishioners.

While Scariato said he believesstrongly in improving the worshipspace and purchasing the new pipeorgan, he is insisting that the reno-vations have a purpose that extendsbeyond the walls at St. John’s. Thus$50,000 of the funds raised will goto the Bishop John T. Walker Schoolfor Boys in Anacostia, named forthe first African-American bishop ofthe Episcopal Diocese ofWashington.

“There was a significant part ofthe church that wanted to make surewe weren’t just building for our-selves, but … for the community,”said Kevin Eckstrom, vice chair ofthe capital campaign committee.

St. John’s is well on its way tomeeting its fundraising goals,according to James Klote, presidentof a fundraising firm hired to guidethe activity.

“In a few short weeks, they haveraised $1.1 million toward a $2 mil-lion goal,” Klote said, attributingmuch of the campaign’s success tothe dedication of the fundraisingcommittee. But he reserved themost praise for Scariato.

“A lot of the dedication and a lotof the loyalty that you find inchurches comes from the popularityand the love and affection that acongregation has for their priest,and at St. John’s I think there is noquestion” that’s the case, Klote said.

The bulk of the renovations areexpected to take place during thesummer of 2012, betweenMemorial Day and Labor Day.

St. John’s debuts campaignto pay for church updates

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The Zoning Commission alreadyapproved the basics of the sciencecomplex as part of the university’s2007 campus plan, but the projectnow needs approval for thespecifics. The commission’s publichearing on the plan is scheduled for6:30 p.m. tomorrow.

In an interview, Steingasser saidher office cannot condition its rec-ommendation on Metro entrance atthis stage of the approval process.“What it means when OP ‘stronglyencourages’ is just that: We’re notmaking it a condition,” she said.

The campus plan does call for asecond station entrance on an adja-cent block when that area is devel-oped, but the university has noimmediate plans to build there.Community members and thePlanning Office said moving that

entrance to Square 55 would helpget a much-needed improvement tothe busy Metrorail station sooner.

“The reason we think this isimportant is the pure volume thatgoes on in the Metro station theyhave there — it’s very, very busy,and [the second entrance is] anopportunity to disperse the pedestri-an traffic throughout the side a littlebit and take the pressure off that,”Steingasser said.

In an e-mail to The Current,George Washington spokespersonMichelle Sherrard said the universi-ty has ensured that its developmentwould not interfere with an eventualsecond entrance to the station. Shealso noted that Metro officials havepreviously said they favored the sec-ond entrance at the southeast cornerof 22nd and I streets, in develop-ment parcel 77B1.

“To date, WMATA has not for-malized plans for a second entranceand, at this time, the University does

not have current plans to develop77B1,” Sherrard wrote. “Pursuant tothe 2007 Foggy Bottom CampusPlan, however, the University willcontinue to collaborate withWMATA at the point WMATA pur-sues an additional entrance.”

Rebecca Coder, chair of theFoggy Bottom/West End advisoryneighborhood commission and anadvocate for the second Metro sta-tion entrance, wrote in an e-mail thatshe “was pleased to see the ‘strong’recommendation” from thePlanning Office.

The neighborhood commissionsuggested the entrance in a letter tothe Zoning Commission last month,calling the university’s amenity cit-ing it as one of several changes thatwould be necessary for the commis-sion to drop its objections to theproject.

Now, “it’s really a decision thatis in the hands of the ZoningCommission,” Coder said.

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narrow, focusing on the university’s decision to put upinterior partitions and doors to turn apartments at VanNess South into two-bedroom units — each bedroomset up to house two students, complete with standard-issue beds, desks, dressers and chairs. Living roomswere sacrificed, but the kitchen and bathroom in eachunit were retained.

Barbara Jumper, the University of District ofColumbia’s vice president for facilities and real estate,said the school leased the units last summer primarily tohouse student athletes who then shared quarters inMaryland, an hour away. The university board author-ized leasing up to 100 units, “but we don’t anticipateanything like that,” Jumper said. “It’s structured off-campus living. It’s not a dorm.”

She said two resident advisers are also housed at VanNess South to monitor and advise the students “so we’renot impeding long-term residents.”

The first steps were admittedly rocky: Workers start-ed putting up the partitions last August without obtain-ing the required building permits. After complaints, theD.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairsissued a stop-work order, and then a citation to the uni-versity’s contractor for ignoring it.

But within days, regulatory officials decided thework was fine and issued the necessary permits. Deputychief building inspector David Naples told the zoningboard that “installation of non-load-bearing walls, tochange habitable space into bedrooms,” complies withcode. The building’s stairs and elevators also provideadequate emergency egress, he said.

And although zoning regulations normally allowonly three occupants per bedroom, a regulatory depart-ment spokesperson explained, the newly subdividedtwo-bedroom units can legally house up to six peopleeach. “They were one-bedroom units. By putting upwalls, they’re now two bedrooms,” each with adequatefloor space for three people, spokesperson Helder Gilexplained.

But the Van Ness South Tenants’ Association criedfoul. They had nothing against students, members said,but “cramming them in” changed the character of theirbuilding.

Association president Karen Perry outlined allegedirregularities in the building permits. They included noconstruction drawings, no listing of the individual apart-ments and unclear identification of the owner as“Archstone/UDC.” Archstone owns the buildings. Andthe university, as a government entity, should have noti-fied the advisory neighborhood commission and localcouncil member of the change of use, Perry said.

“It’s more than technical,” she testified. “This is real-ly a change from apartment to rooming house, andDCRA rushed to sign off.”

David Wilson, a tenant since 2002, said the subdi-vided units can’t be considered apartments, as definedby the zoning code, because the students don’t have“exclusive control,” must vacate during winter breakand have to register overnight guests with the universi-ty. The university’s Office of Resident Life actuallyselects the students and maintains the right to move orevict them at any time, Wilson said.

“We’ve been waltzing around this,” Wilson told thezoning board. “Everybody in this room has been to col-lege, and everybody has lived in an apartment. These aretwo very different experiences, and that’s the crux of theargument.”

One of the complaining tenants is a HowardUniversity School of Law student, Tanisha Elliott, wholived in a dorm as an undergraduate and said she choseapartment living to continue her studies. “There’s lessdisturbance; people are more mature,” she said.

But with the arrival of the University of District ofColumbia students, “there’s a lot more noise, more traf-fic in the hallways,” and long waits to use the complex’slaundry room, business center and fitness facilities, shesaid. “It reminds me of my dormitory,” she said.

“Since they don’t have living rooms, they live a lotin public areas, they hang out a lot,” testified BrianLederer, another tenant. “They’re nice people, but itchanged the character. They like to talk about basket-ball, the Lakers. That’s fun, but not what I expect in thisbuilding.”

There were also complaints of possible drug use andweapons. Pat Brown, attorney for Archstone, objected:“That’s inflammatory, and not relevant to the zoningregulations.”

University officials said later in an interview thatthere have been a few incidents at Van Ness South thatsparked calls to police. “MPD has been called two orthree times, but most turned out to be nothing — a loudparty, or a lady who saw a ‘suspicious’person in the ele-vator,” Larry Volz, director of public safety and campuspolice, said in a conference call.

“We do know of incidents that have occurred, butthat’s inherent in any college,” and they did not involveweapons or drugs, Jumper said.

In closing arguments, Archstone’s attorney put thecase in simple terms. “These apartment units are leasedon a one-year basis to UDC, used and maintained asapartment units. That these are students doesn’t matter,”Brown said.

The university’s attorney, Allison Prince, cut to thechase. “This isn’t a new issue,” she said, noting thatGeorge Washington and American universities alsohouse students in apartment buildings off campus. “Theeffects of students on neighbors [will be addressed] inthe campus planning process, and we will get to that.”

The Zoning Commission will start hearings May 22on the campus plan, which includes constructing a stu-dent center. There are “no short-term plans” to expanduse of off-campus housing, Jumper said.

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The most important thing toknow about Sprinkles, thenew cupcake shop in

Georgetown, is this: It gives awayup to 100 treats every day for free— just for checking out its Twitterfeed or Facebook page.

The company uses those socialmedia sites to post daily “whisperwords,” which, when delivered to astaff person, yield a free cupcake.You don’t even have to whisper.

This isn’t a new concept — andin fact, uber-rival GeorgetownCupcake, just up the street, has asimilar deal (a secret flavor eachday, which, when requested, is pro-vided gratis). But it sure is a deli-cious one.

It’s also an opportunity to sam-ple the shop known as the coun-try’s original cupcake bakery.

Sprinkles opened in 2005 as theworld’s first bakery dedicated to

cupcakes, quickly drawing lines —and celebrity customers — out thedoors of itsBeverly Hillslocation.

Of course,cupcakesweren’t a newfad in 2005.New York’sMagnoliaBakery wasalready creatingcrowds beforeSprinklesopened itsSanta Monica Boulevard doors.

But Sprinkles was the first shopto focus solely on cupcakes. Its 11stores around the country still offer

almost nothing but, aside from asmall selection of hot and colddrinks, and an assortment of appar-el. There are a total of 24 flavors,with some alternating by day and afew — including black and white,

cinnamon sugarand chocolatemarshmallow— alwaysavailable. Theycost $3.50apiece or $39for a dozen.

So whileMagnolia mighthave startedpeople thinkingabout cupcakes,Sprinkles took

it up a notch. And the country fol-lowed.

Today, there are at least half a

Beverly Hills cupcakery comes to GeorgetownON THE STREETBETH COPE

Current Staff ReportThe District’s bureaucracy and public schools and

the cost of employee health care are top issues thatprevent suburban-based companies from moving to thecity, according to local firms represented at a D.C.Chamber of Commerce forum led by Mayor VincentGray on Friday.

Antwanye Ford, president and co-founder of D.C.-based Enlightened Inc., an information-technologyconsulting firm, told attendees that many companiesthat serve the District choose to locate in the areasaround it, partly because it’s hard to get business

licenses from the Department of Consumer andRegulatory Affairs.

He said it’s also difficult for small District-ownedbusinesses to qualify as local to get preferential treat-ment on District government contracts.

“Why,” he asked, “do they want so much informa-tion?”

Chester Burrell, who heads the area office ofCareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield, said health insurancefor a family of four in the District costs about $20,000annually. He said contributing factors to that high cost

Schools, costs keep businesses out of D.C.

Bill Petros/The CurrentSprinkles was the first bakery tofocus exclusively on cupcakes.

See Chamber/Page 25

See Cupcakes/Page 25

Davis Kennedy/Publisher & EditorChris Kain/Managing Editor

CURRENTTHE DUPONT

D10 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011 THE CURRENT

For at-large councilFor every mayoral and D.C. Council election, we conduct three-hour

interviews with candidates vying for the votes of Northwest residents.From those conversations and other observations, we have formed opin-ions on the current at-large D.C. Council hopefuls.

Of those in the race, Vincent Orange is the most experienced andknowledgeable, having served two terms as the Ward 5 representativeon the council.

Democrats critical of Mayor Vincent Gray’s decision to allow sup-porters’ children to snare well-paid city jobs might consider Mr. Orange,who has spoken out against the hires. He has also been highly critical ofCouncil Chairman Kwame Brown’s personal and campaign finances —he challenged Mr. Brown in last fall’s election — and would be a strongindependent voice on the council.

He might be too independent, though. As in the race for councilchairman, we think Mr. Orange is not the best candidate for this post,largely because we question his ability to work well with his colleagues.

Patrick Mara, a Republican, may be the best choice for those whowant someone not connected to the mayor or council chair, both ofwhom are Democrats. He is also a tireless worker and has a reasonableshot at winning.

Mr. Mara would likely have more success with Republicans onCapitol Hill than any of his competitors. He favors gay marriage andneedle exchange programs, but he thinks the best way to make headwayon such controversial issues is to emphasize the importance of localautonomy, which Republicans say they support.

Still, we were disappointed that Mr. Mara said he favors across-the-board spending cuts, rather than major cuts in lower priority areas. Wewere also disappointed by his lack of detailed knowledge on some ofthe issues facing the District government, such as university campusplans and tax-increment financing.

Joshua Lopez, who helped run the write-in effort on behalf of for-mer Mayor Adrian Fenty, is not as well-informed as most of his com-petitors, and like Mr. Mara, he wants across-the-board cuts in spending,which we oppose.

The final two — Sekou Biddle, who holds the at-large seat tem-porarily, and Bryan Weaver, a former chair of the Adams Morgan advi-sory neighborhood commission — would both be strong bets.

During our meeting with Mr. Weaver, we were amazed at his graspof the issues facing the District. He is the most knowledgeable chal-lenger we have interviewed over the past 16 years.

We were particularly impressed by his suggestion that the Districtcould save millions by combining clearly related offices, such as theOffice of the State Superintendent of Education and that of the deputymayor for education. He also showed he can juggle opposing points ofview — a skill that helped him bring together opponents when hechaired the Adams Morgan commission.

Additionally, his stand on using tax breaks to attract business to thecity is unique among the Democratic candidates. He favors such dealsonly when they are key to attracting the business, with the understand-ing that the breaks will be eliminated if the business fails in its side ofthe bargain — say, by not hiring the required number of District resi-dents.

Mr. Weaver has one major weakness: He is not well-known outsideAdams Morgan and has not been able to get his message out across thecity. One could argue that a vote for Mr. Weaver would be wasted,because he is so unlikely to win.

For that reason, we turn to Mr. Biddle. The interim at-large memberdisplays strong knowledge of city affairs and sees areas where real sav-ings can be made. We were particularly impressed with his courageoussuggestion that underenrolled city high schools such as Roosevelt andCoolidge might be combined. Both are in terrible shape physically, andthe District would have to spend millions extra to rebuild both.

Mr. Biddle’s biggest weakness is his support from Mayor Gray andCouncil Chairman Brown, given their current problems. Some mightprefer electing a strong independent voice to investigate the administra-tion appointments and Mr. Brown’s process of choosing a city car.

But our vote comes down to electability. If we thought he could win,our choice would be Mr. Weaver. Given our doubts, our choice is Mr.Biddle.

D.C. trash trucksneed to obey law

In the March 9 issue of TheCurrent, a letter writer quoted theD.C. Department of Consumerand Regulatory Affairs’ websiteas saying that District trash truckscan pick up trash at any hour ofthe day or night. The depart-ment’s website is incorrect.

D.C.’s noise law bars all resi-dential trash and recycling pick-ups between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Here is the law: “No personshall operate or permit the opera-tion of any refuse collection vehi-cle in, or within three hundred(300) feet of, any residential, spe-cial purpose, or waterfront zone,at nighttime on any day of theweek.” It goes on to say that inJune, July and August, or whenthe temperature is forecast to beabove 90 degrees, “collection ofresidential refuse” may start at 6

a.m.The regulation provides an

exemption for trash pickups frompublic litter bins, but not for resi-dential trash: “This prohibitionshall not apply to vehicles ownedby the District governmentemployed for emptying litterreceptacles.”

The law is a good one becausewe all need a good night’s sleep.The D.C. government has to obeythe law, too.

Bill AdlerCleveland Park

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

At 5 p.m. Friday, an e-mail went out fromMayor Vincent Gray’s administration invit-ing the public to take part in a budget survey

before Gray submits his 2012 proposal to the D.C.Council.

Really?The council will get the budget on April 1. Is

there really time left for meaningful, mass inputfrom the public? It looksand feels like windowdressing to us. Shouldn’tan open invitation likethis have gone outweeks ago?

As the days dwindledown, you can take a look at the budget survey atdc.gov and respond if you like.

At best, the short survey is a gauge of whetherpeople support “revenue enhancements,” knownamong the general public as “tax increases.”

You’re also invited to rate on a scale from one tofive the importance of general services like educa-tion, public safety, human services, governmentoperations, public works/transportation and econom-ic development.

Again, really? Aren’t all of those general areasimportant? Are you going to rate education a “five”(the highest) and human services a “one” (the low-est)? And could public safety be only a “three” inyour mind, meaning it’s kind of important but not atop priority?

In short, the short survey is a bureaucratic feel-good nothing that we predict will have zero impacton any last-minute budget decisions.

We give it a one.■ More meetings. Even before the April 1 budgetis released, the mayor’s office is ginning up an elab-orate State of the District address to be deliveredMarch 28 at the newly renovated Eastern HighSchool. It will probably be a predictable speech call-ing for sacrifice and touching on every issue in theshort survey mentioned above.

We’ve never understood the significance of thesespeeches, begun by Marion Barry back in the ’80s.Mayor Adrian Fenty gave short speeches at seniorcitizens homes or other modest places. But Grayapparently will hold a rather grandiose gathering,though his office shelved original plans to hold theevent at the convention center. Who wants to predictwhether real news will be made in that speech?

In announcing the address, Gray’s office is warn-ing that “seating is limited.” The doors will open at5 p.m. for a program that won’t start until 6:45. Wesuspect there will be plenty of room.■ More and more meetings? Once the mayor’sbudget is out, he’s going to go on the road, visitingall eight wards to hold public meetings on the docu-ment. He intends to drag City Administrator AllenLew and other top officials around town for theseevents.

Again, what’s the point? The real action is in theD.C. Council, where the 13 members will pore overagencies, adjust numbers to their political liking andcome up with a budget only slightly changed fromGray’s original submission (although the specter ofpossible tax increases could be a flash point).

Does anyone believe that the mayor’s penchantfor public meetings — long public meetings — willsway the council deliberations?

To close the loop here, all of these meetings andsurveys and meetings are more legislative than exec-utive. One person involved said the mayor couldchange the dynamic by actually announcing whathe’s done, rather than what he will do. And forming

commissions and studygroups doesn’t count asaction.■ Doing something.The mayor on Mondaydid take executiveaction on something.

He challenged the D.C. Transportation Departmentto fill potholes within 24 hours of being reported.The city established a 48-hour time frame for repairsback when Tony Williams was in charge.

The city’s promised “Potholepalooza” is a goodexample of how the mayor can deal with the annoy-ances that affect the daily lives of citizens. A mayormust do large and small things. Thank goodnessMayor Gray didn’t appoint a commission on pot-holes.■ Latest on the staff shakeup. As the Notebookpredicted last week, Mayor Gray dismissed strug-gling chief of staff Gerri Mason Hall.

Gray gets a plus for acting on a bad personnel sit-uation, but his grade is a bit lower for how he did it.

His chief of staff sat for a couple of hours in ahearing room waiting to testify Wednesday on thegeneral operations of the mayor’s office and on thereports of unusually high salaries in the Gray admin-istration.

But committee chair Mary Cheh took a break,and when the hearing resumed, Hall was nowhere tobe found. A couple of hours later, Gray held a hastilycalled news conference to say he had asked forHall’s resignation and she had offered it.

As we said last week, Hall has a good reputationin the world of personnel management, but she wasa difficult fit for chief of staff. That’s a job for poli-tics, policy and public relations. It’s not clear Hallhad the instincts for any of that.

Gray appointed deputy mayor Paul Quander ashis interim chief of staff and is looking for someonewho can steer the ship far better than Hall did. It’s atough assignment, and we wish him well. We’re toldmore upper-level staff changes are in the works. Asone adviser told us, “The mayor needs a team tohelp him, not hinder him.” ■ Cherry blossom break. After all this grousing —maybe it’s the subject matter, or our allergies —we’ll end on an upbeat note.

The cherry blossom crowds are a welcome partof spring. Despite the packed sidewalks and crawl-ing traffic, the sights around the Tidal Basin areworth the aggravation. (Go at night for a differenttake, but don’t expect fewer crowds.)

Living as we do in Southwest, the spectacle isjust a short walk away. If you go — and drive —please watch out for pedestrians. One of them mightbe me.

Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a politi-cal reporter for News 4.

Timing is everything …

TOM SHERWOOD’SNOTEBOOK


Receiving teacheraward is humbling

Readers of The Current knowabout the controversies surroundingeducation reform in our city. But itisn’t often that the media allowreaders an opportunity to put a faceto a name, or a story to a statistic.

Recently, I received the honorof being selected by the D.C.Office of the State Superintendentof Education as the District’sTeacher of the Year, through a city-wide competition among traditionalpublic and public charter schools. Iwill have the great privilege of rep-resenting the nation’s capital atengagements throughout the coun-try, and when meeting PresidentBarack Obama.

As a North Carolina StateUniversity undergraduate studyingbusiness management, I planned to

attend law school. However,through Teach For America, Ichanged my mind and direction,and decided to help urban childrenimprove their scholastic perform-ance. I taught in Philadelphia pub-lic schools, earning a master’s inurban education from theUniversity of Pennsylvania.

I teach third-grade students atFriendship Public Charter School’sSoutheast Academy. I want each ofmy 26 students go on to collegeand have successful careers — andbecome role models for their peersand active citizens.

Born in Prince George’s County,but raised in Charles County, Iknow that my students face manychallenges. About three of everyfour students who are enrolled atFriendship are eligible for free orreduced-price school lunches. Ourcampuses are located in D.C.’smost disadvantaged communities.In total, Friendship educates one in15 D.C. children enrolled in publicschool.

Fully 76 percent of boys inSoutheast D.C. do not read at gradelevel, and 84 percent do not meetexpectations for mathematics atgrade level. I want to ensure thatmy students receive the highest-quality education and rise abovethese obstacles.

I am a driven person. I need toknow I am doing my best for mystudents to feel that I am doing myjob. I always hold my students tohigh standards, both academicallyand socially. I tell my students thatthey can defy society’s low expec-tations of them and that I will neveraccept anything except their besteffort — and neither should they.

To be chosen as D.C.’s Teacherof the Year for 2011 is humbling. Iam proud to work alongsideFriendship’s dedicated educatorsand administrators. I will continueto work tirelessly to improve thequality of public education for mystudents and other D.C. students.

John RolleD.C. Teacher of the Year, 2011

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

For the past 20 years, residents of Chevy Chase,Tenleytown and even Barnaby Woods have rou-tinely broken the law (or at least acted as part-

time libertarians!) by taking their dogs to Chevy ChasePark early in the morning to have them run off leash inthe park.

We signed a petition to have our off-leash morningsmade legal. We were tired of skulking around the parkand rushing to grab leashes if anyone saw a police caror police officer. We have lobbied not one but threedirectors of the D.C. Department of Parks andRecreation to legalize our off-leash park. It was verydisheartening that we had to start over each time a newdirector was named.

We have lobbied Ward 3 D.C. Council memberMary Cheh and staff members of the council. We haveworked out a friendly agreement with Capitol CityLittle League, and in the summer when there are manymore users of the park, we strictly adhere to limitationson our usage.

We even charge users who bring dogs to the parkan annual fee to have an individual sweep the field forerrant dog waste. Some irresponsible though not early-morning dog users leave waste without picking it up.Since we share the park with baseball, basketball andtennis players and children who come to play, we aremindful of other people who use the park and remem-ber that the park belongs to all of us.

With construction of a newly redesigned park underway since the park closed for construction lastSeptember, we were looking forward to its openingthis spring. It is now just a dream — or better yet, anightmare on Livingston Street!

The architectural firm and contractor have finallyadmitted, as of last Friday, that they will not have thepark done on time. They have embarrassed theDepartment of Parks and Recreation and have infuriat-ed dog owners who as late as last Thursday were beingtold by the contractor at the park that work would befinished by April 2, in time for baseball season.

Department director Jesús Aguirre said at an

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3E meeting inearly January that he was sure the construction wouldbe done on time. The only people who knew for surethe park had no chance of being completed by Aprilwere dog owners (like myself) who went by the parkalmost daily to view an inactive construction site.

Last September, without any notice, the bulldozersarrived and officials closed the park. I made sureeveryone had my e-mail to alert me when constructionwas beginning. They were as bad as the BaltimoreColts, who disappeared in the dead of night. The con-tractors had no permits. They were applying in sec-tions, contributing to a disaster that was only recentlyresolved.

Rather than admit they made a mistake and reopenthe park until they got the permits, officials blocked usfrom using it. For at least three months in perfectlyglorious weather, dog owners and parents with smallchildren were prevented from using the park. I tried toget people who work at the parks department to tell mesomething, anything. I had to drag information out ofthe department as if it were the Central IntelligenceAgency. Staff tried to humor me, or they accused meof being overzealous. I am, after all, only a citizen.

There were dog owners who cautioned me not to beso obnoxious: I shouldn’t regularly press the depart-ment for information. I shouldn’t pressure Aguirre, thedirector. We were, after all, asking him to think outsidethe box and approve a unique morning off-leash pro-posal. People warned that we might lose our approvalfor the morning off-leash program if I asked thedepartment to be honest.

All I really wanted were the truth and transparency,so those of us who are regular park users could makeplans. Now the jig is up, and the parks officials willhave to admit to the stakeholders that they werewrong.

Frankly, I don’t care who did what. I don’t wantfinger pointing. I just want a functioning park soonerrather than later, and I don’t want to be treated like anidiot who doesn’t understand both the physical andpolitical problems of getting Chevy Chase Park com-pleted in a reasonable amount of time.

Diana Winthrop is a member of the Chevy ChaseDog Group.

The jig is up on Chevy Chase Park projectVIEWPOINTDIANA WINTHROP

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academic year.” Meanwhile, as individual school

budgets come before the council,Cheh will be watching “to makesure the schools are as well-resourced as they need to be.”

It’s a concern she shares withmany parents, who said they’reworried about cuts at local schoolsas the city struggles to close a budg-et gap.

One Deal parent said she is wor-ried that the Tenleytown middleschool — which is slated to receivea $443 per-student reduction fromlast year’s budget — will have to cutteachers despite increased enroll-ment.

“I’m asking that Deal be heldharmless,” she said.

Mann parent Jennifer Grossmansaid she hopes the city’s tight fiscalsituation will not get in the way ofpromised renovations at the elemen-tary school.

“Our little school is bursting atthe seams,” she said. “We haveteachers doing amazing work — ina corner of a hallway.”

Henderson responded that sheunderstands parents’ concerns. But

she said rising costs — in every-thing from teachers’ health benefitsto textbooks — combined with abudget cut of $50 million meanschools across the city will have tomake tough decisions. “There’s noway to meet everybody’s needs,”she said. “Everybody’s going totake some pain.”

Several parents also expressedconcerns about conditions at HardyMiddle School, where some com-munity members have complainedof chaos in scheduling and a declinein discipline since former SchoolsChancellor Michelle Rhee removedlongtime principal Patrick Pope lastyear. Henderson recently appointedan interim principal to lead theschool while she searches for a per-manent replacement.

She said one of her biggestregrets “is that the children at Hardyhave had such a tumultuous year,”and said she will be conducting aformal selection process for a per-manent principal in the comingmonths.

“My vision for Hardy is a middleschool that is open to in-boundarychildren without any problems, andout-of-boundary children,” she said,adding that she’s eager to meet withparents and hear what qualities theyare looking for in a principal.

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hol board. “My role on the ABC Board is

and always will be separate andindependent from my private busi-ness,” he wrote in an e-mail to TheCurrent. “I am very sensitive to mat-ters that come before the Board andhave recused myself out of an abun-dance of caution on those very fewand rare occasions where there is aremote potential for overlap.”

Still, Brodsky has been beatingback concerns about conflicts sincelast fall, when he attended theGeorgetown advisory neighborhoodcommission to seek support for hiscompany’s annual race, TheNation’s Triathlon.

The event — which benefits theLeukemia and Lymphoma Society— is scheduled to take place Sept.11, 2011, and includes swimming,biking and running componentsalong the Potomac River, theNational Mall and in Georgetown.

In November, Brodsky appearedbefore the Georgetown commissionto request support for road closingsassociated with the race, and thenlingered while commissioners dis-cussed alcohol issues — promptingconcerns about conflicts of interest.

Brodsky ultimately recused him-self from those cases when theycame before the alcohol board, andhas since promised to send anothercompany representative to commis-sion meetings when seeking supportfor events.

But Ward 1 Council member JimGraham, who chairs the committeewith oversight of the city’s alcoholadministration, said recent allega-tions by former board memberMital Gandhi go a step further —

accusing Brodsky of pressuringboard members to approve a requestby Washington Wholesale LiquorCo. LLC to locate a warehouse out-side the District. Sources sayBrodsky told Gandhi that the liquorcompany could be a sponsor forfuture triathlons if it got approval ofits liquor-license application.

“Unfortunately, in the last fewweeks, recent events have takenplace during official proceedings ofthe Alcoholic Beverage ControlBoard that simply do not align withthe high integrity and ethical stan-dards I adhere to,” Gandhi wrote ina March 16 e-mail to MayorVincent Gray and D.C. Councilmembers. “It is with a heavy heartthat I hereby resign my position as aBoard Member of the AlcoholicBeverage Control Board.”

In an interview with TheCurrent, Gandhi declined to elabo-rate on his allegations, saying onlythat he spent weeks thinking abouthis decision to resign. “It’s notsomething I did lightly,” he said.“It’s something I thought about for awhile.”

Meanwhile, Graham said he’s“actively looking into” the matter.“If it is in fact true, it’s a serious alle-gation,” he said. But at this point,the council member said, the issuecomes down to the two men’s verydifferent versions of events. “Youhave to figure out who’s telling thetruth,” he said.

And that, said Gandhi, is exactlythe point. “I just want the truth tocome out,” he added. “If peopleknow the truth, they’ll understandwhy I did what I did.”

Brodsky, meanwhile, calledGandhi’s allegations “false andunfounded.”

Current staff writer ElizabethWiener contributed to this report.

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Jackie Reyes, Graham’s director of Latino Outreachand Community Affairs, said managers told theemployees to go on break, brought in their replace-ments, then fired them and left them in the street, insome cases without providing wages and paid vacationtime. Some of the employees had worked for Chipotlefor six years and had children in the D.C. PublicSchools system, she said.

In a March 16 letter to Chipotle, Graham and at-largeCouncil member Michael Brown suggested the councilmight hold hearings to discuss alleged “exploitation”and “coercion” against employees who were in thecountry illegally to avoid paying them — allegationsArnold denied.

“Whenever we lose any employee under any set ofcircumstances, they’re paid anything they’re owed,”Arnold said, adding, “We certainly understand wherethese employees may be frustrated by this and we sharetheir frustration, but under the law we cannot employsomeone who is not authorized to work here.”

Graham said he is merely trying to connect formerworkers with their rightful wages and ensure that thisdoes not happen again. “In the future, we want to see adifferent kind of process about how employees are toldabout this kind of thing. We’re not seeing the kind ofprocess here that we’d like to see,” he said.

In a March 17 response, Chipotle regional managerPhil Petrilli offered to meet with the council membersand invited any aggrieved former employees to contactthe company. “Please note that we offered to explain alldetails concerning final paychecks to our employees,”he wrote. “Only one employee has taken us up on thatoffer (and left fully satisfied with the explanation of her

paycheck), and the others have declined. Our offer towalk though the details still stands and we welcome anyquestions employees may have about their final pay-checks.”

Company spokesperson Arnold would not say whathad sparked the internal review that uncovered thealleged fraud, but he noted that the firm’s stores areunder a separate audit by U.S. Immigration andCustoms Enforcement. Spokesperson Cori Bassett saidshe could not confirm or deny the existence of an inves-tigation. Chipotle fired 450 employees last year after afederal immigration audit of its Minnesota stores,according to media reports.

Reyes, in Graham’s office, said there were also dis-missals — with a week’s notice to employees — atChipotle’s Chinatown location. Arnold said the inci-dents were confined to Woodley Park and ColumbiaHeights and that he did not expect additional firings atany more of the company’s eight D.C. locations.“Barring any new circumstances, this is behind us,” saidArnold.

Bill Petros/The CurrentThe Chipotle in Woodley Park was one of two in D.C.where workers were fired over immigration status.

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The People and Places of Northwest Washington March 23, 2011 ■ Page 15

By TERESA G. GIONISCurrent Correspondent

“Tell me a story with your mouth,Dad.” With these words, then-3-year-old William McCormick

began a beloved family tradition. He wasasking his father to make up a story fromscratch, as opposed to reading to him froma book. So his father, John, gave it a shot.

“You know you’ve had a success when,after you have finished your story, yourchild sighs with content and turns overonto his side,” said John McCormick.

Nine years later, that storytelling prac-tice has culminated in a new book, “Dad,Tell Me a Story: How to Revive theTradition of Storytelling With YourChildren,” published by Nicasio Press inDecember 2010.

The book was conceived, written andillustrated by Cleveland Park residentMcCormick and his two sons, William,now 12, and Connor, 10, both students atthe Sheridan School. Their mother, Danna,a web developer, designed the website,dadtellmeastory.com.

The project reflects the years of night-time storytelling that took place in the

McCormick house. And, according toJohn, William’s and Connor’s writing cred-its are legit.

“The kids and I really created these sto-ries together,” said John. “This was trulyan interactive process.”

Why else, he asks in the pages of thebook, would he write about “feuding vam-pire and fruit bats, or Godzilla jumping outof an HDTV?” These stories nearly always

began with the kids’ ideas. “When you read a story from a book to

a child, that process is passive. But whenyou create a story and pictures with yourchild, it’s a more active process; the childis really creating on his own,” he said.

Each night he takes the same basic

approach. “First you ask your child tocome up with an idea, to which they willinevitably say, ‘I don’t know’ — at whichpoint you encourage them to just say thefirst thing that pops into their head,”McCormick explained. “They’ll give you aword like ‘rattlesnake,’ and you justembellish from there.”

The book, meant for 5- to 11-year-olds,contains 25 of the family’s favorite stories,organized with those for younger kidstoward the beginning and those for olderkids toward the back. Four categories —Animal Stories, Adventures and FolkTales, Cultural and Historical Stories, andGrowing Up Stories — reflect the interestsof a growing child. McCormick begankeeping a written record of these storiesabout seven years ago, faithfully typing upbullet points about each story after hischildren had gone to sleep.

He also uses this storytelling time toprobe into, in a subtle way, the details ofhis children’s day.

“So often when you ask your kids straightout, ‘How was your day?’ you get the sameanswer — ‘Fine.’” But his storytelling exer-cise naturally folds bits and pieces from his

This is the sixth in a seriesabout locals and their occupations.

By AMANDA ABRAMSCurrent Correspondent

Katrina Wright isn’t particu-larly fond of the title“meter maid.”

“I think it’s ancient, for one.Two, we don’t wait on the meters.We don’t clean the meters,” shepointed out.

Still, she doesn’t get offendedby it. “I’ve been called worsenames.”

That’s not surprising. Wright,40, is one of the District’s 213parking-control officers whose dutyis ticketing cars that are in violationof the city’s parking laws. They’reprobably some of D.C.’s least pop-ular employees, at least if you’retalking to drivers. But Wright, aNorthwest resident with a positive,unflappable demeanor, doesn’tview her job with any us-versus-them malice; instead, it’s aboutraising revenue for a city that des-perately needs it.

In fact, she loves her work. Partof the city’s fabric, Wright keepsthe streets flowing smoothly whilesimultaneously getting the chanceto interact constantly with peopleand spend time outdoors, all things

she enjoys. But don’t take herupbeat attitude to mean you canslide anything by her. After fiveyears on the job, most of it spentpatrolling the downtown businessdistrict, Wright has a nose for ille-gal, out-of-line and overtime park-ing jobs. “I can spot somebodydoing something wrong a blockaway,” she said.

In an effort to make sure all ofthe tickets issued by Wright andher colleagues — roughly 1.5 mil-lion last year — actually turn intorevenue, D.C.’s parking policehave become pretty tech-savvy.Much of the week, Wright getsaround by Segway, carrying asmall hand-held computer whosesoftware allows her to easily log incars’ information, as well as to takephotos of each violation. “We haveto get all the information we can— we’re trying to weed out con-testers,” she explained. “It saves usfrom having to go to court.” Thecomputer is linked by Bluetoothwireless to a printer on her belt.

Most of the meters on Wright’sNorthwest beat, which extendsnorth from Constitution Avenue toH Street, and from 12th Street to15th Street, have been converted tomultispace machines that requiredrivers to print out a computerizedticket clearly indicating when their

time is up. That frees parking-con-trol officers from the hassle ofdealing with broken parkingmeters, which used to be a bigbone of contention with drivers.

But much of Wright’s job isremarkably old-fashioned. Themost important thing she does is“timing” — that is, noting the timeof arrival of every vehicle parkedon a block, both at meters and inspots restricted only by time — and

it’s something that has to be donecar by car. That means getting offthe Segway (or bicycle, which shealso uses), walking to each vehicleand taking down its information,then returning later to see if the carhas overstayed its limit.

So for those drivers who won-der if anyone’s going to notice thatthey’re squeezing an extra half-hour into a two-hour parking zone,the answer is yes: Wright and her

colleagues are constantly on thelookout for people like that. Anddon’t bother pleading; most of thecity’s parking revenues come fromtiming cars, and there’s no graceperiod.

“We’re just making sure there’sa constant rotation,” said the ever-pragmatic Wright. “Timing showsthat there’s enforcing going on.”

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Bill Petros/The CurrentDespite the negativity she sometimes encounters, Northwest resident Katrina Wright loves her job as aparking-control officer. She sees the work as raising revenue for a city that desperately needs it.

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Courtesy of John McCormickJohn McCormick wrote down stories hemade up for his sons, Connor, left, andWilliam, and eventually turned them into abook, published in December.

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Greg Mortenson was played byan actor. The play is about Greg.He climbs up a mountain that ispart of the Karakorum range in

Pakistan. He ends up stumblingupon a village called Korphe,where he meets the head of the vil-lage, Haji Ali, and sees childrenwriting on the ground with sticks astheir times tables are blowingaway.

Greg says, “I’ll build you aschool.” So he goes back toAmerica and calls everyone heknows, including his mother, whois a principal of a school. She asksher students to collect pennies, andthey end up with 62,848 pennies.

Greg takes the money and buyssupplies. He goes to Korphe andbuilds a school.

We asked some students to tellus what they liked about the play.

“It was original,” said fourth-grader Eva Gondelman.

“I thought it was interestingbecause they made it come alive,”said fifth-grader Nina Gumbs.

“It was really cool,” said sixth-grader Payton McCarty-Simas.

— Amira Washington-Clark,fifth-grader, and Brooke Jacobs,

fourth-grader

British School of Washington

Last Friday, secondary schoolstudents participated in the BritishSchool’s yearly talent show, an

event highly anticipated by many.Many pupils have participated inthis competition for years and wereeager to once again express theirtalents and compete for cash prizes.

The event began with a bang,when the Year 7 band performed anoriginal composition. The acts thatfollowed were equally impressive— including a guitar-based workperformed by some Year 8 pupils, aclassical violin duet, an originalshort film and an exhilarating per-formance by the rock bandCompany 28. My brother and Iboth performed piano excerpts bythe classical composer Schubert, aswell as duets of “Clocks” and “TheScientist” by Coldplay.

The winning acts were especial-ly impressive. In third place wasJonny G., a Year 13 student whoplayed “Prelude in C Sharp Minor”by Rachmaninoff on the piano.Fellow classmate Liv C. wasawarded second place for herhumorous original compositionperformed on ukulele, “Ode to IB,”a song expressing the challenges ofthe International Baccalaureate pro-gramme. In first place was Year 11pupil Joe M., who performed hisoriginal classical piano composi-tion, the “Ballad of PaulMcPherson.”

This was only one of three tal-ent shows that occurred this month;the primary students also thorough-ly enjoyed competing for their ownprizes, including a class party.

— Nathan Ausubel, Year 9 London (eighth-grader)

Duke Ellington School of the Arts

On March 14, Emmy Award-winning actor Charles S. Dutton,known for his performances in“Roc” and “Alien 3,” held a master

class for the Theater Departmentand the Literary Media andCommunication Department in theEllington Theatre. In this masterclass Dutton discussed the impor-tance and beneficial aspects ofartistry and the acting profession.He went on to tell the studentsabout the adversity he faced as aYale graduate and former prisoninmate. Dutton’s seminar “FromJail to Yale” will be performed atthe Kennedy Center in D.C onMarch 28 and 29.

On March 18, the DukeEllington Vocal Department’sShow Choir performed in theEllington Theatre. The choir hasperformed all over the country, aswell as in the Caribbean andEurope, performing alongside criti-cally acclaimed artists as Maroon5, Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind& Fire.

— Marcus Brown, 10th-grader

Eaton ElementaryIt has been 100 years since John

Eaton School was established, anda group of fourth-grade girls want-ed to celebrate the school’s birth-day by starting a club to help stu-dents be more aware of issues thatelementary students may face. Toname a few, the awareness club isdedicated to helping students copewith issues like bullying, safety,kindness and encouraging all stu-dents to be better citizens of ourschool.

In our meetings with our princi-pal, Mrs. Gartrell, we talk aboutour goals and how we plan to reachthem. One of our main goals rightnow is “Be Kind All the Time.”

Mrs. Gartrell gave us sentencestrips. We wrote encouragingthoughts on them and put them uparound the school. Our favorite oneso far is “Journey on on yourfriend-SHIP.” We hope thesereminders will encourage kids todo their best to be more aware oftheir behavior and to always bekind. We feel this is a really goodstart to our club, and we plan tocome up with more ideas toencourage kindness and good citi-zenship at our school.

— Sophie Bennett and Ella Cain, fourth-graders

Hyde-Addison ElementaryThis March in science Ms.

Zaid’s third-grade class has beenstudying kinetic energy and poten-tial energy. Kinetic energy is mov-ing energy, and potential energy isstored. We go to the science labevery Monday with half of theclass in each group.

I have enjoyed studying the dif-ferent kinds of energy because wedid some fun experiments. Oneexperiment was the slinky experi-ment. Two people stood at oppositeends holding a slinky. A third per-son held five or more coils andthen dropped them. A wave spreadout over the slinky, and that madekinetic energy. This experimentalso contained potential energy.


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“It’s a warm shabby chic,”Thompson said of her home’s style,“with Asian items thrown in foradded calm.”

A good lesson: Mixed styles aremore livable ones, particularly inolder homes. But more importanthere than design categories are tex-ture and proportion. Refinishedwood floors are a warm, clean slatefor living and dining furniture,which — buyers, pay attention —Thompson keeps neither too bignor too small for the pre-WorldWar II space. Art hung salon-stylepacks a wallop of visual interest

into a restricted amount of wallspace — just one more decoratortrick visitors can pick up in thishome.

Not all potential buyers willembrace Thompson’s ground-floorcolor choice: a delicate shell pinkin the living room, with the sameshade, as well as a soft ochre,enhanced by trompe l’oeil panelingin the dining room. Though pinkwill always remain too precious forsome, Thompson keeps on view arecent “House Beautiful” that aimsto debunk the tint’s sweet-as-sugarreputation.

The kitchen lightens the paletteand ups the 1930s charm, with apainted buttercream-and-whitecheckerboard floor. Small bunchesof painted cherries on that surfaceecho details of the tiled backsplash,and wainscoting and some glass-front cabinets add even more detailto the sunny space.

The kitchen isn’t enormous, butthe space is as functional as it isappealing — not surprising, givenThompson’s work designingkitchens, including one seen bymany at the 2009 D.C. DesignHouse. Her own includes plenty ofCrema Marfil marble counter spaceand a full-sized gas stove. WhenThompson replaced cabinet doors,

she fit in featuresunheard of in 1930scabinetry, such as anarrow cabinet thatpulls out to holdspices and the like.

A door here leadsto a tree-filled rearyard. Another out-door space is thesemi-detachedhome’s side porch,which offers enoughroom for seating anda host of pottedplants.

Upstairs, threebedrooms and abathroom wait, as do well-pre-served original touches such ascrystal light fixtures.

One of the bedrooms here is asize well-suited for a home officeor a nursery, but the master couldaccommodate a king-size bed. Ahall bath features original 1930stile in excellent condition, thoughfixtures, including a classicpedestal sink, are new andimproved.

Thompson’s alterations to thehome’s bottom level add form tofunction. A storage-filled spacewith ample natural light and goodceiling height, the level’s central

room can be used as a bedroom,casual living area or more.Thompson had the concrete floorstenciled in an earth-tone vine pat-tern for an alternative to the typicalutilitarian carpet.

A vintage porcelain sink sits inone corner, along with cherry built-in cabinets. Installed as a kitch-enette to accommodateThompson’s mother during anextended stay, the charming spotcould work as a wet bar for a hang-out spot or a laundry sink for handwashing.

A washer and dryer sit in anoth-er room here. Thompson has alsoartfully — and subtly — added afull bath on this level. A sink andshower — with handmade subwaytiles — are tucked on one side of acorridor leading to a separateentrance, while a separate roomholds the toilet.

This three-bedroom, two-bathhome at 3719 Jenifer St. NW isoffered for $625,000. For moreinformation, call Realtor LenoraSteinkamp of Long & Foster RealEstate Inc. at 202-363-9700.

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“It’s been a problem for at leastsix years, and it’s just a disaster,”said one neighbor.

But Mark Griffin, an attorneywho represents the Vermont AvenueBaptist Church, said the church isnow progressing with work on QStreet after a recent glitch over win-dows. The renovation is slated tofinish in September.

Workers last month installedwindows on the building that didnot conform to historic-preservationstandards, leading to a stop-workorder and a $500 fine, according toGriffin. He said the problem was theresult of “miscommunication” andthat the church has now orderedconforming windows.

“The house is in a row of match-ing houses where several residentshave had to get [historically con-forming] windows,” said SteveCallcott, the D.C. deputy state his-toric preservation officer. Neighborsknew the new windows at 1207 QSt. “weren’t appropriate” becausethey didn’t match others on thestreet, he said.

Callcott said the “church wasvery quick to respond… and [has]committed to getting new win-dows.”

Griffin said he believes the high-er taxes can be avoided now that thechurch has resolved the preservationissues. “My understanding is thatthat will relieve us of the blightedstatus,” he said.

The “blighted” designationapplies to buildings that are deter-mined to be “unsafe, insanitary, or… to threaten the public health,safety or general welfare of thecommunity,” states the city law.Blighted buildings are taxed $10 forevery $100 of a building’s assessedvalue (compared with 85 cents per$100 for an occupied residentialbuilding, and $5 per $100 for non-blighted vacant property).

Signals of a blighted propertyinclude vermin, trespassers, rottingmaterials and boarded-up areas,according to the city. The higher taxrate is intended to force negligentproperty owners to take action withtheir empty buildings.

A D.C. Department of Consumerand Regulatory Affairs spokesper-son said 1207 Q St. is currently list-ed as blighted but that the agencycould overturn that designationbased on evidence from the proper-

ty owner. The current six-month taxperiod ends March 31.

At the March 2 meeting, neigh-borhood commission chair CharlesReed said his group has been lenienttoward the church in the past basedon promises of renovation.

“They represented to us that theywould have their building permitand they would pursue [renovation]by the end of the year,” Reed said ofhis commission’s support for taxrelief in 2010, which he estimatedsaved the church “approximately$30,000 a year.”

“But they didn’t do what theysaid they were going to do,” Reedsaid, adding that the Q Street build-ing’s groundwater issues are nowaffecting neighbors.

Sherri Kimbel, director of con-stituent services for Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, said her officehad been “inundated with com-plaints” about the building.

No representatives of theVermont Avenue Baptist Church, at1630 Vermont Ave., showed up atthe March meeting, and the Rev.Cornelius Wheeler was unavailablefor comment this week.

Attorney Griffin said the churchfaced “inordinate delays” in gettingbuilding permits to initiate the QStreet project.

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deputy mayor for planning and economic developmentVictor Hoskins, who helped renegotiate the deal.

At an announcement last week in front of WalterReed’s gate on Georgia Avenue, a crowd of officials cel-ebrated the reconfigured property as what they wantedall along, and as the best outcome for the city once thefeds’ plan to close Walter Reed was finalized more thanfive years ago.

“When I was first elected, they weren’t offering anyof it,” said Ward 4 D.C. Council member MurielBowser. She said she urged city planners to draw upschemes for the Georgia Avenue frontage anyway, andnow predicts development there will be “a major eco-nomic driver” in the seemingly endless effort to revital-ize the entire avenue.

“It’s a tremendous opportunity for us,” said MayorVincent Gray, citing the construction and permanentjobs that could go to D.C. residents, as well as “theopportunity to redevelop Georgia Avenue and connectwith some of our neighbors in Montgomery County.”Gray said he was “afraid to count the hours” spent innegotiations and planning, but called the outcome“something we can all celebrate.”

The mayor said he is especially pleased the District

is getting the old hospital demolished at no cost to thecity, as well as access from 16th Street.

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who also had ahand in the negotiations, called the redevelopment “amajor opportunity for a community which alwayslacked amenities it deserved.”

The earlier planning process, extended over months,produced a “final recommendation” last October. Itincluded devoting space at Walter Reed to a number ofnonprofit uses: supportive housing for homeless veter-ans and families; the Washington Yu Ying and LatinAmerica Montessori charter schools; and an ambulato-ry-care facility run by Howard University. A site on theeast side of Georgia Avenue was pinpointed for the relo-cation of an aging fire station, Engine Co. 22.

The nonprofit uses complied with the federal BaseRealignment and Closure process, which require offer-ing space first to homeless providers and nonprofits thatprovide public benefits.

Harriet Tregoning, director of the D.C. Office ofPlanning, said the District now “might have to reopenthe process, and do slight re-planning. But it doesn’tmean we’re starting from scratch.”

City officials predict the chosen organizations canprobably still be accommodated under a revised plan,and they say the firehouse site need not change.

They said planning will start this spring and lastroughly seven to nine months.

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Campus, which lies just off TenleyCircle. Though the school is notnow proposing any structures forthe open space on the parcel’s west-ern portion, which borders residen-tial homes, school officials have sig-naled they will not favor a proposalby a neighborhood group to institutea conservation easement to protectthe property permanently.

Taylor said that the campus planprocess allows community input

every decade, so a permanent com-mitment is unnecessary. That said,he added, the school has not yetofficially responded to the proposal.

Greg Ferenbach of the TenleyCampus Neighbors Association, thegroup proposing the easement,described Taylor’s response as“totally unacceptable.” If the uni-versity is interested in adding thelaw school — which will come withadded traffic and other impacts — toa residentially zoned parcel, “theyshould give something very sub-stantial back to the community,” headded.

“If [the university is] seriousabout leaving that undeveloped, …[an easement] would be a showingthat they are true to their word,”Cheh said. In a recent meeting, sheadded, officials showed “somereception” to her proposal for anarboretum on the parcel.

American University officialssaid they remain committed toworking out the details of the TenleyCampus proposals with neighbors.That’s why, they said, they will notfile second-stage processing docu-ments on that parcel for severalmore weeks.

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The commission will meet at7 p.m. April 6 at Mary’s Center,2355 Ontario Road NW.

Agenda items include:■ public safety report.■ presentation by Eugene Pinkard,principal of the Marie ReedLearning Center.■ announcements.■ public comments.■ update on the 18th Street recon-struction project from communityliaison Tom Pipkin.■ committee reports.

For details, call 202-332-2630 orvisit anc1c.org.

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The commission will meet at7 p.m. April 20 at Heart House,2400 N St. NW.

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The commission will meet at7 p.m. April 13 in the BrookingsInstitution building, 1775Massachusetts Ave. NW.

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ANC 2DSheridan-Kalorama

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ANC 2FLogan Circle

At the commission’s March 2meeting:■ commissioner Samuel Goekjianreported recent parking problemsin front of his residential buildingnear Thomas Circle. Drivers park-ing illegally have “created trafficjams on the street” and blockedaccess for buses and even ambu-lances, he said. The commissionvoted to appoint a committee tolook into the problem and commu-nicate with the D.C. Department ofTransportation.■ Ed Bailey, a former principal atHalo at 1435 P St., said he plans toopen a new venue called “No. 9” atthat location. An architect for thenew bar described “minor improve-ments to the facade” that would givethe building a “more traditionalfeel.” ■ Ward 2 Council member JackEvans spoke of the District’s finan-cial situation, saying the city “isgoing to have to live within itsmeans … for the first time in fouryears.” ■ commissioners unanimouslyapproved street closures associatedwith the 36th annual Marine CorpsMarathon, planned for Oct. 30.■ commission chair Charles Reedsaid that after testifying at a D.C.Council oversight hearing on liquorlicense issues, he was planning tomeet privately with AlcoholicBeverage Control Board chairCharles Brodsky. Reed said hiscommission is “determined to getbalance back at the ABC Board”after noting a shift toward leniencywith liquor licensees.■ commissioners voted unanimous-ly to contribute $750 toward pay-ment of expert legal witnesses in aprotest against Ghana Cafe. Therestaurant, at 1336 14th St., isattempting to increase business byopening a rear outdoor patio.Several neighbors have said theyoppose the plan due to the patio’sproximity to their residences.■ commissioners voted unanimous-ly to ratify a voluntary agreementwith Eagle Cafe at 1414 9th St. Theagreement will head next to theAlcoholic Beverage RegulationAdministration.■ Evelyn Boyd Simmons, chair ofthe commission’s education com-mittee, reported on her group’seffort to improve public education

opportunities in Logan Circle. “We have been focusing mostly

on Garrison [Elementary School],”she said, reporting that parentsenlisted a consultant to help create alibrary at the school. She said atten-dance numbers at recent open hous-es at Garrison “frankly … were a lit-tle bit disappointing” but that theschool had almost tripled its in-boundary applications in this year’slottery, compared with last year.

Boyd said her committee wouldbe concentrating on Garrison’smodernization, now scheduled for2014.■ Charles Vincent of Options PublicCharter School announced theschool’s plans to open a small sec-ond facility at 1517 11th St. Thenew location would serve about 15to 20 students who “require moretherapeutic help” than those at theschool’s main campus in Northeast,he said.■ commissioners unanimously sup-ported renewal of FreshfarmMarket’s public-space application touse the 800 block of VermontAvenue for a Thursday farmers mar-ket.■ commissioners unanimously sup-ported zoning variances for devel-oper Giorgio Furioso’s planned res-idential and office project at 1515-1525 14th St.

A resident of Kingman Place, thestreet behind the proposed develop-ment, said that he and his neighbors“do not agree” with the commis-sion’s endorsement, which will besent to the city’s Board of ZoningAdjustment. At a prior meeting,Kingman Place residents aired con-cerns about parking issues and thebuilding’s density.■ commissioners unanimouslyopposed an application for tax relieffrom the Vermont Avenue BaptistChurch for its property at 1207 Q St.NW. The church, which has previ-ously presented plans to renovatethe residential building, is request-ing an exception from the city’shigher tax rate for “blighted” build-ings. A neighbor said the Q Streetproperty “has been a problem for atleast six years, and it’s just a disas-ter.” No representative of the churchattended the meeting.■ Andrea Doughty reported that anew nonprofit has taken over theprevious grass-roots effort to brandthe midcity area as an arts district.She said a website will be launchedin April.■ commissioners voted unanimous-ly not to comment on the recent con-troversy over city-funded leases forD.C. Council Chairman KwameBrown’s Lincoln Navigator.Commissioners said they hadreceived several complaints fromconstituents about the subject, butthey ultimately concluded it was nottheir role to issue a formal statementto the council.

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kids’ days into the new story theycreate together.

For example, if you want tolearn more about their martial artsclass that day, he advises that youbegin with a character who’s intotae kwon do. “When you writethese stories down, they can alsoserve as a kind of diary,” he said.

The book came about becauseso many of McCormick’s friendshad the same response when hetold them about his nighttimeroutine: “They inevitably asked,‘How did you do that?’ Myresponse was that if I can do it,you can do it, too.”

The book is filled with helpfultips for those interested in creat-ing stories themselves. For exam-

ple, McCormick advises that dur-ing the story creation, a good wayto stall for time is to ask, “Guesswhat happened next?” At thatpoint the kids will offer anotheridea that helps move the storyalong.

McCormick considers themany illustrations in “Dad, TellMe a Story” to be one of themore delightful parts of the book.“I couldn’t afford to hire a profes-sional illustrator,” he said. “Butthe drawings that my sons and Icreated really fit into the wholephilosophy and approach to thebook.”

Ten-year-old Connor, a fourth-grader, is quite pleased with theresults. “It’s pretty awesome to bean author,” he said. And he’s par-ticularly excited that the familywas invited to attend a weeklongfamily camp in Maine this sum-

mer to present a book-publishingworkshop.

Sixth-grader William is alsoenjoying his new status as a pub-lished author. “It’s really great.Many of my friends have a copyof the book, and we have it in ourclassroom, too.”

John McCormick says he hadthree primary goals for this proj-ect. He wanted to have a recordof the stories he devised with hiskids, he wanted to achieve a life’sgoal of writing and publishing abook, and he wanted to have apositive effect on the audience —to encourage them to do theseexercises on their own. With“Dad, Tell Me a Story,” he feelshe has accomplished all three.

The book sells for $29.95 andis available on Amazon andthrough the book’s website,dadtellmeastory.com.

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said, is good beat management. That requiresgetting to know the zone: learning, for exam-ple, that Constitution Avenue gets busyaround 11:30 a.m., or figuring out how to geta critical mass of cars timed early in themorning (Wright gets to her area just before8 a.m.) in order to check on them again justbefore lunch. It means knowing which alleystend to fill up with illegal parkers, and find-ing the opportunity to patrol them a coupletimes a day.

But Wright’s got it down. It takes heralmost two hours to cover the entire beat,and that includes exchanging greetings withother folks — police officers, securityguards, sidewalk vendors — who also workon the streets.

By mid-morning, the area is swarmingwith activity. In her sturdy shoes, with hercell phone headset in one ear and sunglassespushed high on her head, Wright is preparedfor any eventuality. She calls out greetings topassersby and workers who know her,including a man tending a food cart who wasmysteriously missing recently and turned outto be in the hospital getting a triple bypass.

But one eye is always on the cars liningthe street. The violations just pile up: the dri-verless white van parked near the corner withits hazard lights on (“When we see hazards,it’s like a red flag — somebody’s doingsomething wrong”); the double-parked blacksedan that startles into gear when Wrightknocks on the window; the silver NissanAltima blocking a fire hydrant.

“It’s amazing people will park their carwith all of this going on — and we runacross this a whole lot,” she said. She’s refer-

ring to a BMW that’s illegally parked acrossfrom the Willard InterContinentalWashington DC hotel on PennsylvaniaAvenue and about to receive three tickets:one for failure to display current tags, anoth-er for failure to show an inspection sticker,and a third because there’s no parking receipton the dashboard. That’s about $175 sched-uled to head into the city’s coffers.

That money really matters to the city,which has limited sources of revenue and isfacing a major budget gap this year. And itmatters to Wright personally, too. City work-ers were told in February that as a result ofthe deficit, they’d be furloughed for fourupcoming holidays, which means they won’tbe paid for those days. Since then, she’s beenbringing her lunch rather than eating in oneof the cafes downtown.

Still, she’s philosophical about the situa-tion. “I don’t want to point fingers; we all

just need to play our part. I’d rather keep myjob.” And maybe, if she continues to do itwell, that budget gap will shrink just a littlebit.

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dozen cupcake-focused shops inthe D.C. area alone. Yet over thehour or so we spent at Sprinkleslast week, the four cheerful ladiesworking the counter had barely amoment’s rest. So this place, whichopened at 3015 M St. on March 3,is having no trouble competing.

Why? Perhaps it’s because ofthe photogenic and press-savvyowner, Candace Nelson, whoserves as a judge on the FoodNetwork’s “Cupcake Wars” show.With her non-baking background— finance — and glossy goldencurls, Nelson has inspired scores ofwrite-ups and scored numerous TVappearances.

(Of course, the ladies ofGeorgetown Cupcake are on TV,too, but there seems to be room foranother celebrity baker on M

Street.)For those who don’t already

know, details are at sprinkles.com. ■ Market day. The PetworthCommunity Market will be backfor a second year starting May 20,selling fresh produce, baked goods,flowers and more from local farm-ers and vendors.

The market, between GeorgiaAvenue and 9th, Taylor and Upshurstreets NW, will open earlier in theseason than it did last year, allow-ing for the introduction of addition-al fruits and vegetables.

The new hours will be 4 to 8p.m. Fridays, selected in an effortto better match with customers’schedules.

The market has opened registra-tion for farms, producers andartists. Those interested can down-load the application at petworth-communitymarket.org or contactthe market at [email protected].

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Bill Petros/The CurrentParking-enforcement officer Katrina Wright

are the level of obesity in theDistrict — about 70 percent — andthe resulting high levels of diabetesand heart disease.

What the District needs, he said,is not more hospitals, but more pri-mary care, particularly in wards 7and 8, where “high-fat food is mostreadily available” and it is difficultto get access to nutritious, healthyitems.

Burrell also urged the city tomake it attractive to businesses torecruit local high schools studentsas interns, so the teens could seethe value of continuing their educa-tion.

John Rockwood, president ofthe D.C.-based NationalRehabilitation Hospital, said thecity’s greatest weakness in attract-ing businesses is its poor publicschool system.

Dough Guthrie, dean of theGeorge Washington UniversitySchool of Business, suggested thatthe District try to attract manufac-turers, as unemployed residents

would be better able to fill manu-facturing jobs than positions thatrequire higher education or special-ized training.

When Pittsburgh lost the steelindustry, Guthrie noted, the citybuilt an ancillary industry aroundhealth care — a field where manyjobs do not require a collegedegree.

He urged the city to push formore vocational and technical edu-cation at the high school level andto be more aggressive in pursuingleads.

Carl Hairston, the regional man-ager of M&T Bank’s CapitalRegion Business & ProfessionalBanking Group, said there is anenormous opportunity for bankersto finance the area’s many govern-ment contractors. The problem, hesaid, is that many contractors donot have hard assets like manufac-turers do that can be used as collat-eral for loans.

Suzanne Des Marais, presidentof the Washington DC Associationof Realtors, told the chamber audi-ence that the District’s big advan-tage in attracting residents is that“people are tired of commuting.”

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The Nolan Center for Performing Arts at the Historic Georgetown Visitation Campus

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Discussions and lectures■ Leaders from Kulturhuset children’s

center in Stockholm and the NationalChildren’s Museum in Washington, D.C.,will discuss whether today’s children getenough play time. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reser-vations required. House of Sweden, 2900K St. NW. [email protected].

■ Vishakha N. Desai, president andchief executive officer of the Asia Society,will discuss “Re-imagining Diplomacy: Artsand the World in the 21st Century.” 6:30 to8 p.m. Free; reservations required.Auditorium, Intercultural Center, 37th and Ostreets NW. [email protected].

■ Kirby Richards will discuss “ErnstBloch: Mysticism and Hope.” 6:45 p.m.Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut,812 7th St. NW. [email protected].

■ Colin Thubronwill discuss his book“To a Mountaintop inTibet,” about theauthor’s trek fromNepal to Mount Kailas.7 p.m. Free. Politicsand Prose, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Cokie and Steve Roberts will discusstheir book “Our Haggadah: UnitingTraditions for Interfaith Traditions.” 7 p.m.$12. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 ISt. NW. 202-408-3100.

Films■ The annual Environmental Film

Festival in the Nation’s Capital will featurethe U.S. pre-miere of the2009 film“BackwoodPhilosopher,”about two uni-versity biolo-gists and an uneducated but smart lumber-jack who set out on a journey through theremote backwoods of eastern Finland. 6p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassyof Finland, 3301 Massachustts Ave. NW.202-298-5838. The festival will continue

through Sunday with screenings at variousvenues.

■ “Celebrating the Oscars at theNation’s Library” will feature Michael Curtizand William Keighley’s 1938 film “TheAdventures of Robin Hood,” starring ErrolFlynn and Olivia de Havilland. 7 p.m. Free;reservations suggested. Mary PickfordTheater, James Madison Building, Library ofCongress, 101 Independence Ave. SE.202-707-5677.

■ National Geographic will present“Nature’sGreatestDefender,”about leg-endary natural-ist GeorgeSchaller. 7:30p.m. $10. Grosvenor Auditorium, NationalGeographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

■ The Reel Israel DC series will featureAvi Nesher’s 2010 film “The Matchmaker(Once I Was),” about a teenage boy whogets a job working for a matchmaker. 8p.m. $11; $9 for students; $8.25 for sen-iors; $8 for ages 12 and younger. AvalonTheatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performance■ The D.C.-based contemporary dance

company Human Landscape Dance will per-form. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Thursday, March 24

Children’s program■ A park ranger will lead ages 3 and

older on a hike along the Woodland Trail. 4p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Classes■ Lana Dreyfuss, past president of the

American Horticultural Therapy Association,will lead a workshop on “HorticulturalTherapy: Applying Principles for StressReduction.” 10 a.m. to noon. $20; registra-tion required. Conservatory Classroom,

U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave.SW. 202-225-1116.

■ First Class Inc. will present a seminaron “So You’ve Got a Great Invention:What’s Next?” 2 to 4:30 p.m. $45. FirstClass Inc., 1726 20th St. NW. 202-797-5102.

■ First Class Inc. will present a seminaron “Secrets to Running a Solo Business.”6:30 to 9 p.m. $45. First Class Inc., 172620th St. NW. 202-797-5102.

Concerts■ “Songwriters: The Next Generation”

will featureSoniaSzajnberg(shown) andZaccai Curtis. 6p.m. Free.MillenniumStage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Pianist Stefan Stroissnig will performworks by Lizst, Brahms, Cerha andSchubert. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Embassy of Austria, 3524International Court NW. 202-895-6776.

Discussions and lectures■ The Woman’s National Democratic

Club and the Robert F. Kennedy Center forJustice and Human Rights will present ajoint program on “The Advancement ofHuman Rights.” 11:30 a.m. $30; reserva-tions required. Woman’s NationalDemocratic Club, 1526 New HampshireAve. NW. 202-232-7363.

■ Maya Jasanoff, associate professorof history at Harvard University, will discuss“Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in theRevolutionary World.” Noon. Free. MumfordRoom, James Madison Building, Library ofCongress, 101 Independence Ave. SE.202-707-5221.

■ Anna Read of the InternationalCity/County Management Association andStephanie Bertaina of the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency will dis-cuss “Putting Smart Growth to Work inRural Communities.” 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.Free; registration required. NationalBuilding Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ Carla L. Peterson will discuss herbook “Black Gotham: A Family History ofAfrican Americans in Nineteenth CenturyNew York City.” 1 p.m. Free. Mary McLeodBethune Council House National HistoricSite, 1318 Vermont Ave. NW. 202-673-2402.

■ Dan Plesch will discuss his book“America, Hitler, and the UN: How the AlliesWon World War II and Forged a Peace.” 4p.m. Free; reservations required. MortaraBuilding, Georgetown University, 37th andO streets NW. [email protected].

■ Georgetown University archivist LynnConway and professors Chandra Manningand Maurice Jackson will discuss “TheCivil War and Georgetown University.” 6p.m. Free; reservations required. MurrayRoom, Lauinger Library, GeorgetownUniversity, 37th and O streets [email protected].

■ A gallery talk will focus on the evolu-tion of David Smith’s sculpture “Bouquet ofConcaves.” 6 and 7 p.m. $12; $10 for sen-iors and students; free for ages 18 andyounger. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St.NW. 202-387-2151.

■ Susan Rosenberg will discuss herbook “An American Radical: A PoliticalPrisoner in My Own Country.” 6:30 p.m.Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW.202-347-0176.

■ Ha-Joon Chang will discuss his book“23 Things They Don’t Tell You About

Capitalism.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. LangstonRoom, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St.NW. 202-387-7638.

■ The North Korea Film & LiteratureSeries will feature MikeKim discussing hisbook “Escaping NorthKorea: Defiance andHope in the World’sMost RepressiveCountry.” 6:30 p.m.$15; reservationsrequired. Cinnabar Room, Asia SocietyWashington, 1526 New Hampshire Ave.NW. 202-833-2742.

■ The National Czech & SlovakMuseum & Library will present a panel dis-cussion on its oral history project to pre-serve the stories of Czechs and Slovakswho left their homeland during the Cold Warand settled in Chicago, Cleveland and theDistrict. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Embassy of the Czech Republic,3900 Spring of Freedom St. [email protected].

■ Editors Maggie Lemere and Zoe Westwill discuss their book “Nowhere to BeHome: Narratives From Survivors ofBurma’s Military Regime,” and editorsPeter Orner and Annie Holmes will discusstheir book “Hope Deferred: Narratives ofZimbabwean Lives.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free.Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 10255th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Panelists will discuss “For theGreener Good: Historic Preservation vs.Sustainability.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. $20; $12for students. Registration required. NationalBuilding Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ Evolutionary biologist ChristopherWills, author of “The Darwinian Tourist,” willdiscuss “An Evolutionary Travel Adventure.”6:45 to 9 p.m. $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center,1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ James Gleick willdiscuss his book “TheInformation: A History,a Theory, a Flood.” 7p.m. Free. Politics andProse, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW.202-364-1919.

■ “The Changing Roles of Women inAcademic Leadership” will feature DonneKampel, associate dean of faculty at TouroCollege; Teresa A. Sullivan, president of theUniversity of Virginia; Catharine Bond Hill,president of Vassar College; H. KimBottomly, president of Wellesley College;and S. Georgia Nugent, president ofKenyon College. 7 p.m. Free. McGowanTheater, National Archives Building,

Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9thstreets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ Artist and author Sarah Glidden willdiscuss her graphic novel “How toUnderstand Israel in 60 Days or Less.”7:30 p.m. $5. Washington DC JewishCommunity Center, 1529 16th St. NW.washingtondcjcc.org.

■ Photographer Carsten Peter will dis-cuss his exploration of a mammoth cavesystem in Vietnam and show images fromthe trip. 7:30 p.m. $18. GrosvenorAuditorium, National Geographic, 1600 MSt. NW. 202-857-7700.

■ Ayman Mohyeldin, a Cairo-based AlJazeera English correspondent, will discusshis experiences as a reporter in a region inturmoil and his thoughts on the future ofthe Middle East. 8:30 p.m. Free. LangstonRoom, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St.NW. 202-387-7638.

Films■ “From Page to Screen” will feature

David Fincher’s2008 film “TheCurious Case ofBenjaminButton,” basedon a shortstory of thesame name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. 6 p.m.Free. Georgetown Neighborhood Library,3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The Environmental Film Festival in theNation’s Capital will present the premiereof Cintia Cabib’s 2011 film “A Communityof Gardeners,” about the vital role of sevencommunity gardens in the District. A paneldiscussion will follow. 7 p.m. $5; $4 forseniors and students. Reservations sug-gested. National Museum of Women in theArts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

Fundraiser■ The Equal Justice Foundation at

American University’s Washington Collegeof Law will host an auction to raise moneyfor grants to law students who will be work-ing in public-interest jobs for the summer.Silent auction begins at 3 p.m.; live auctionbegins at 7 p.m. $7 in advance; $10 at thedoor. Washington College of Law, 4801Massachusetts Ave. NW. 562-761-7785.

Performances■ “Rhythms of Azerbaijan,” presented

by the Karabakh Foundation, will featureperformances by the Natig Rhythm Groupand the Rast Group. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Free;reservations required. Lincoln Theatre,1215 U St. NW. azercell.eventbrite.com.

■ The Takoma Theatre Conservancy,Washington National Opera, WashingtonPerforming Arts Society and LearningMaestros will present “Let Freedom Sing,”a chamber opera that celebrates the life ofAfrican-American singer Marian Anderson.Proceeds will benefit the rebuilding of theTakoma Education Campus after a recentfire. 7 p.m. $25; $15 for seniors; 10 forages 12 and younger. Takoma EducationCampus at Meyer, 2501 11th St. NW.takomatheatreconservancy.org.

■ The Wilson High SchoolShakespeare Society will present “TwelfthNight.” 7:30 p.m. $15; $5 for studentsand children. Reservations required.Edmund Burke School, 4101 ConnecticutAve. NW. [email protected] performance will repeat Friday andSaturday at 7:30 p.m.

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■ The Picnic Theatre Company will pre-sent “An Evening With Anton Chekhov: ADeceptively Modern Evening of ClassicRussian Theatre,” featuring the Russianplaywright’s short plays “The Proposal” and“The Jubilee.” Proceeds will benefit theWashington Theatre Legacy Project, a pro-gram of the Helen Hayes Awards. 7:30p.m. $10. The Washington Club, 15 DupontCircle NW. [email protected]. Theperformance will repeat Friday at 7:30 p.m.

■ The Topaz Hotel Bar’s weekly stand-up show will feature local comics. 8 to 10p.m. Free. 1733 N St. NW. 202-393-3000.

Special events■ Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey

will present “Barnum 200,” a thrill-filled cir-cus spectacular. 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.$14 to $35. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW.202-397-7328. Performances will repeatFriday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday andSunday at 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30p.m.

■ “Celebrate SouthAfrica” will featureGrammy-nominatedsinger Carolyn Malachiperforming works bysome of South Africa’ssoul music artists, achance to view the sec-ond exhibition in the “Artists in Dialogue”series, and South African-style hors d’oeu-vres. 6:30 to 9 p.m. $40 in advance; $50at the door. National Museum of AfricanArt, 950 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Poet and novelistDavid Bottoms (shown)will read from his work,and the blues bandScrapomatic will per-form. 8 p.m. Free. FoodCourt, PryzbylaUniversity Center,Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE.202-319-5488.

Friday, March 25

Concerts■ The Friday Morning Music Club will

perform works by Schubert, Prokofiev andBrahms. Noon. Free. Sumner SchoolMuseum, 1201 17th St. NW. 202-333-2075.

■ Organist Charles Miller, director ofmusic at National City Christian Church, willpresent an all-Bach recital. 12:15 to 1 p.m.Free. National City Christian Church, 5Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103.

■ “A Concert Named Desire” will fea-ture soprano Amy Cofield Williamson andpianist Charles Woodward performing ariasand art songs based on and inspired byTennessee Williams’ texts. 1:15 p.m. Free;tickets required. McNeir Hall, GeorgetownUniversity, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-3838.

■ “Songwriters: The Next Generation”will feature Katie Costello and DanMackenzie. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Washington National Cathedral’schamber vocal ensemble, Cathedra, will

perform the “Victoria TenebraeResponsories” and James McMillan’s“Tenebrae.” 7:30 p.m. $25 to $45.Washington National Cathedral,Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenuesNW. 202-537-2228.

■ The Potter’s House will present anopen-mike performance. 7:30 to 10:30p.m. $15 to $50 donation suggested. ThePotter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW.pottershousedc.og.

■ The HugoWolf Quartettwill performworks byJanacek,Johannes MariaStaud andBeethoven. 8 p.m. $50. Corcoran Gallery ofArt, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1770.

■ Brazilianvocalist GalCosta will per-form. 8 p.m.$25 to $45.LisnerAuditorium,George Washington University, 730 21stSt. NW. 202-397-7328.

■ The American University ChamberSingers will perform a repertoire focusedon the Spanish diaspora as a preview of itsupcoming tour of Spain and Portugal. 8p.m. $10; $5 for seniors and students.Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen ArtsCenter, American University, 4400Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2787.The concert will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m.

■ The Congressional Chorus will pre-sent “Stompin’ at the Savoy: A 1930sCabaret Ballroom.” 8 p.m. $35. SprengerTheatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center,1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. The perform-ance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. andSunday at 4 p.m.

Discussions and lectures■ A panel discussion on the legacy of

Tennessee Williams will feature artists andscholars Annette Saddik, Jef Hall-Flavin,David Herskovits and Nich Moschovakis.10 a.m. Free; tickets required. GondaTheatre, Davis Performing Arts Center,Georgetown University, 37th and O streetsNW. 202-687-3838.

■ Ian Rankin will discuss his novel “TheComplaints.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics andProse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Film■ Plexus Institute will present the film

“The Last Shot,” about basketball, bulletsand the hard choices faced by teens in atough Cincinnati neighborhood. A post-screening discussion will feature the film-makers. 3 p.m. Free. Avalon Theatre, 5612Connecticut Ave. NW. plexusinstitute.org.

Performances■ The Tennessee Williams Centennial

Festival will feature a concert reading of“Tom to Tenn,” a new musical about thetransformation of a shy, diffident ThomasLanier Williams into Tennessee Williams —genius, addict, icon and iconoclast. 3:30p.m. Free; tickets required. McNeir Hall,Georgetown University, 37th and O streetsNW. 202-687-3838. The festival will contin-ue through Sunday with various events.

■ As part of the Tennessee WilliamsCentennial Festival, Doug Tompos will pre-sent his one-man show “Bent to theFlame,” about the heart of the youngWilliams upon the opening of his firstBroadway success. 5 p.m. $20; $16 forseniors; $5 for students. Devine Studio

Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center,Georgetown University, 37th and O streetsNW. 202-687-3838. The performance willrepeat Saturday at 3 and 8:30 p.m.

■ “Protégés III” will showcase the starsof tomorrow from Bolshoi Ballet Academy,the Royal Danish Ballet School, NewNational Theatre’s Tokyo Young ArtistsTraining Program and the Julio BoccaFoundation Ballet Argentino School of theArts. 7:30 p.m. $19 to $60. Opera House,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The per-formance will repeat Saturday and Sundayat 1:30 p.m.

■ The Takoma Theatre Conservancy,Washington National Opera, WashingtonPerforming Arts Society and LearningMaestros will present “Let Freedom Sing,”a chamber opera that celebrates the life ofAfrican-American singer Marian Anderson.Proceeds will benefit the conservancy’swork to save and revive the historicTakoma Theatre. 8 p.m. $50. WashingtonEthical Society, 7750 16th St. NW. takomatheatreconservancy.org.

■ ClancyWorks Dance Company willpresent the premiere of “Webmasters.” 8p.m. $15; $10 for seniors; $8 for studentsand ages 12 and younger. Mead TheatreLab at Flashpoint, 916 G St. NW. 202-315-1305. The performance will repeatSaturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

■ TheDance Theatreof HarlemEnsemble willperform amixed repertoryprogram. 8p.m. $30 to $50. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 US. NW. 202-328-6000.

Reading■ Authors Victor LaValle and Joshua

Ferris will read from their works. 7:30 p.m.$15; $7.50 for students. FolgerShakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St.SE. 202-544-7077.

Saturday, March 26

Book signing■ Douglas Egerton will sign copies of

his book “Death or Liberty — AfricanAmericans and Revolutionary America.” 3to 5 p.m. Free. Outside the CarmichaelAuditorium, National Museum of AmericanHistory, 14th Street and ConstitutionAvenue NW. 202-633-1000.

Book sale■ Friends of the Palisades Library will

hold a used-book sale. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Free admission; most books will be pricedfrom 10 cents to $1. Second floor,Palisades Neighborhood Library, 4901 V St.NW. 202-966-2873.

Children’s programs■ The Saturday Morning at the National

series will present “Have a Ball WithSpencer ‘Spinny’ Johnson,” featuring a dis-play of digital dexterity by the HarlemGlobetrotters star. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free;tickets required. Helen Hayes Gallery,National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave.NW. 202-783-3372.

■ The House of Sweden will present“Space for Children,” designed to fosterinteractive creativity and play (for ages 10and younger). 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free.House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. 202-467-2645. The program will continueSaturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. andSundays from noon to 5 p.m. through April24.

Classes■ Cultural Study Abroad, a local travel

company, will present an intensive Italianlanguage class as a fundraiser for the choirat Duke Ellington School of the Arts. 10a.m. to 5 p.m. $160. Location providedupon registration. 202-669-1562. The classwill be offered weekly through April 30.

■ Instructor Karen McComus will pre-sent a class on “All Things French.” 2 p.m.Free. Friendship Terrace RetirementCommunity, 4201 Butterworth Place NW.202-244-7400.

Concerts■ Baroque cellist Tanya Tomkins will

perform works by Bach. 11 a.m. and 5:30p.m. Free; tickets required. CoolidgeAuditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building,Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

■ ClassicalguitaristCharlesMokotoff willperform worksby Albeniz,Granados,Bach, Solis and Ponce. 1:30 p.m. Free.Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House,

2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.

■ Israeli band Electra will perform a mixof British Invasion rock, punk, new wavepop, reggae, rockabilly and power rock. 6p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600.

■ The JamesMadison UniversitySchool of Music willpresent baritone KevinMcMillan (shown) andpianist Gabriel Dobnerperforming works byHaydn, Greer, Brittenand Bowls. 7:30 p.m. $25. Family Theater,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ French vocalist Jil Algrot will perform.8 p.m. $25 to $45. Lisner Auditorium,George Washington University, 730 21stSt. NW. 202-397-7328.

■ The Branford Marsalis Quartet andTerence Blanchard Quintet will perform jazzselections. 8 p.m. $25 to $55. ConcertHall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures■ “Culture Wars: Then and Now” will

focus on debates over freedom of expres-sion and public support for the arts twodecades ago and today. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30p.m. Free; reservations suggested.Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW.202-639-1770.

■ Curator Nicholas Bell will lead aroundtable discussion with 2011 RenwickCraft Invitational artists Cliff Lee, MatthiasPliessnig, Judith Schaechter and UbaldoVitali. 10:30 a.m. Free. SmithsonianAmerican Art Museum, 8th and F streetsNW. 202-633-1000.

■ Sarah Vowell will discuss her book“Unfamiliar Fishes,” about the 19th-centurymissionaries who tried to turn the HawaiianIslands into another New England. 6 p.m.Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 ConnecticutAve. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ A Women’s History Month event will

feature the 1960s musical “The CrowingExperience,” starring Muriel Smith. 10 a.m.and 1 p.m. Free. Mary McLeod BethuneCouncil House National Historic Site, 1318

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Vermont Ave. NW. 202-673-2402.■ National Geographic will present the

D.C. premiere of René Bo Hansen’s 2009film “The Eagle Hunter’s Son,” about ayoung Mongolian boy who dreams of escap-ing his traditional lifestyle and moving tothe city. 1 p.m. $8. Grosvenor Auditorium,National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

■ The National Gallery of Art will pre-sent Anne Makepeace’s 2010 film “I.M.Pei: Building China Modern,” about thearchitect’s return to his ancestral city ofSuzhou to conceive a modern museum forone of its ancient neighborhoods, at 2p.m.; and Patricio Guzmán’s 2010 film“Nostalgia for the Light,” about Chile’s vastAtacama Desert, at 4 p.m. Free. EastBuilding Auditorium, National Gallery of Art,4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.202-737-4215.

Performances■ Bowen McCauley Dance will present

“Red. Hot. Fabulous!” 7:30 p.m. $36.Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The New York-based troupe NicholasLeichter Dance will perform “The Whiz:

Obamaland,” Leichter and Monstah Black’stake on “The Wizard of Oz.” 8 p.m. $22;$17 for students, teachers, seniors andartists; $8 for ages 17 and younger. DancePlace, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600.The performance will repeat Sunday at 7p.m.

Special event■ The Georgetown Theatre Company

and Women in Film & Video will host thefourth annual DC SWAN Day, featuringmusic, theater and storytelling performanc-es, poetry readings, visual arts and filmscreenings. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. Variouslocations. georgetowntheatre.org.

Walk■ A park ranger will lead ages 7 and

older on a two-mile hike to Milkhouse Fordand discuss the diverse natural and culturalresources that surround the historic watercrossing. 2 p.m. Free. Rock Creek NatureCenter, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Sunday, March 27

Concerts■ The National Symphony Orchestra

Family Concert will feature “The Trumpet of

the Swan: A Novel Symphony,” a KennedyCenter commission based on E.B. White’sclassic. 2 and 5 p.m. $15 to $18. ConcertHall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The American University WindEnsemble will perform “Something Old,Something New.” 3 to 5 p.m. $10; $5 forseniors. Abramson Family Recital Hall,Katzen Arts Center, American University,4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2787.

■ “The Golden Age of Cornet” will fea-tureChristopherSala (shown)on cornet andJeffery Watsonon piano. 3p.m. Free.

Westmoreland Congregational UnitedChurch of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle.301-320-2770.

■ The Washington Bach Consort willpresent “The Art of the Keyboard.” 3 p.m.$23 to $65. National Presbyterian Church,4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-429-2121.

■ Pianist Ina Mirtcheva will performworks by Chopin, Liszt and Ravel. 3:30p.m. Free. Church of the Holy City, 161116th St. NW. 202-462-6734.

■ Pianist OlivierCavé will performworks by Clementi,Bach, Scarlatti andVilla-Lobos. 4 p.m.$20. Phillips Collection,1600 21st St. NW.202-387-2151.

■ The Washington Men’s Camerata willperform sacred and secular music inGerman and Latin. 4 p.m. $25; $15 forstudents. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 GSt. NW. 202-364-1064.

■ The NationalMen’s Chorus andpianist ThomasPandolfi will present“Masters of Romance,”featuring works bySchubert,Mendelssohn, Brahmsand Wagner. 4 p.m. $15; free for studentsand children. Western Presbyterian Church,2401 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-244-7191.

■ Florian Wilkes of Berlin, Germany, willpresent an organ recital. 5:15 p.m. Free.Washington National Cathedral,Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenuesNW. 202-537-6200.

■ Brooklyn-based dream pop bandAsobi Seksu will perform. 6 p.m. Free.Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Women and Children of theWashington Performing Arts Society GospelChoirs will perform. 6:30 p.m. Free. WestGarden Court, National Gallery of Art, 6thStreet and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-842-6941.

■ Dahlak Restaurant will host its weekly“DC Jazz Jam” session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-527-9522.

Discussions and lectures■ “The Sunday Forum: Critical Issues in

the Light of Faith” will feature former emer-gency room physician Matthew Sleeth,author of “The Gospel According to theEarth: Why the Good Book Is a GreenBook.” 10:10 a.m. Free. WashingtonNational Cathedral, Massachusetts andWisconsin avenues NW. 202-537-6200.

■ The Rev. Martha Clark will discuss “InYour Holy Spirit: Traditional SpiritualPractices in Today’s Christian Life” byMichelle Heyne. 11 a.m. Free. St.Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 600 St. SW.

202-554-3222.■ E.J. Dionne Jr., senior fellow at the

Brookings Institution and a syndicatedcolumnist for The Washington Post, andMartin Paul Trimble, lead organizer for theWashington Interfaith Network, will discuss“Lay People in Action.” Noon. Free.Auditorium, Shrine of the Most BlessedSacrament, 5841 Chevy Chase ParkwayNW. 202-966-1983.

■ Mark Richard will discuss his book“House of Prayer No. 2: A Writer’s JourneyHome,” at 1 p.m.; and Greg Myre andJennifer Griffin will discuss their book “ThisBurning Land: Lessons From the FrontLines of the Transformed Israeli-PalestinianConflict,” at 5 p.m. Free. Politics andProse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Mary Beard, professor and chair ofthe faculty board of classics at theUniversity of Cambridge, will discuss “JuliusCaesar: Inventing an Image.” 2 p.m. Free.East Building Auditorium, National Galleryof Art, 4th Street and Constitution AvenueNW. 202-737-4215.

■ Co-editor Toni Michelle Travis and con-tributor Darwin Fishman will discuss thebook “Democratic Destiny and the Districtof Columbia: Federal Politics and PublicPolicy.” 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Cullen Room,Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Films■ “Reel Portraits: Katharine Graham

Double Feature” will feature the 1940 film“His Girl Friday”(shown) and“All thePresident’sMen.” Theevent will alsoinclude a dis-cussion with Washington Post associateeditor and senior correspondent Robert G.Kaiser about silver-screen journalism, long-time Post publisher Katharine Graham andthe lure of the big story. 1 p.m. Free.National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streetsNW. 202-633-1000.

■ “Art in Motion!” will feature 15abstract shorts by classic and contempo-rary animators, accompanied by live pianoand percussion. 5 p.m. Free. East BuildingAuditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4thStreet and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-

737-4215.■ ITVS Community Cinema will present

Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel’sdocumentary “Pushing the Elephant,”about a motherand daughterwho are reunit-ed in the UnitedStates afterbeing separateddue to theCongolese civil war. A panel discussion willfollow. 5 p.m. Free; reservations required.Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 202114th St. NW. 202-939-0794.

■ “Focus-In! Cinema for a ConsciousCommunity” will feature the film “The NineLives of Marion Barry.” 8 p.m. Free. CullenRoom, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St.NW. 202-387-7638.

Performance■ As part of the Tennessee Williams

Centennial Festival, playwright ChristopherDurang will reflect on his connections toWilliams’ work and share excerpts from hisparody “Desire, Desire, Desire.” Noon.Free; tickets required. Gonda Theatre,Davis Performing Arts Center, GeorgetownUniversity, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-3838.

Sporting event■ A DC Rollergirls double header will

feature the DC DemonCats vs. Scare ForceOne and the DC All-Stars vs. The PortAuthorities. 4 p.m. $12; $6 for ages 6through 11; free for ages 5 and younger.D.C. Armory, 2001 East Capitol St. SE. ticketmaster.com.

Walks■ A park ranger will lead ages 7 and

older on a three-mile hike to Rapids Bridge.10 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center,5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

■ A park ranger will lead ages 7 andolder on a hike through Rock Creek’s flood-plain, pointing out wildflowers in bloom andexplaining why they appear so early in theseason. 2 p.m. Free. Boundary Bridge, offBeach Drive on the Maryland-D.C. border.202-895-6070.

Monday, March 28

Classes■ First Class Inc. will present a seminar

on “Sell Your Stuff on eBay!” 6:30 to 9p.m. $45. First Class Inc., 1726 20th St.NW. 202-797-5102.

■ A weekly workshop will offer instruc-tion in qi gong, a Chinese practice thatuses movement, breathing and meditationtechniques. 7 p.m. Free. West EndNeighborhood Library, 1101 24th St. NW.202-724-8707.

Concerts■ The Cincinnati Boychoir will perform.

6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600.

■ The Monday Night at the Nationalseries will feature the Slavic Male Chorusof Washington performing traditional folksongs and ancient monastic chants. 6 and7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. HelenHayes Gallery, National Theatre, 1321Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372.

■ Evergreen will perform Celtic rhythmswith Israeli influences. 8 p.m. Free; reser-vations required. Sixth & I HistoricSynagogue, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org.

Discussions and lectures■ The Dupont Circle Village will present



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■ Cal Ripken Jr. willdiscuss his children’sbook “Hothead,” at3:30 p.m.; and TéaObreht (shown) will dis-cuss her novel “TheTiger’s Wife,” at 7 p.m.Free. Politics andProse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Eric D. Weitz, professor of history atthe University of Minnesota, will discuss“Germany and Genocide in Africa andAnatolia: Creating the Color Line and theNational Line.” 4 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. McNeir Auditorium, GeorgetownUniversity, 37th and O streets [email protected].

■ Landscape designer Lady XaTollemache will discuss “A Garden Well-Placed: A Designer’s Harmony BetweenHouse and Garden.” 6:30 p.m. Free; regis-tration required. Conservatory Classroom,U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave.SW. 202-225-1116.

■ Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, archbish-op of Washington and chancellor ofCatholic University, will discuss “Why a‘New Evangelization’ Now?” 7 p.m. Free.Keane Auditorium, McGivney Hall, CatholicUniversity, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. 301-229-5164.

■ John “Planetwalker” Francis will dis-cuss his book “The Ragged Edge ofSilence: Finding Peace in a Noisy World.”7:30 p.m. $18. Grosvenor Auditorium,National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

Films■ “Marvelous Movie Mondays” will fea-

ture the 2000 film “Bread & Tulips.” 2 p.m.Free. Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library,5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ “Helke Sander in Focus” will featurethe filmmaker’s 1983 film “The TroubleWith Love.” 6:30 p.m. $7. Goethe-Institut,812 7th St. NW. 202-289-1200, ext. 160.

Performances■ The Turksoy organization will present

“Music and Dance of the Turkic World,” fea-turing more than 140 musicians anddancers. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW.turksoy.eventbrite.com.

■ Barnes & Noble will host “M StreetPoetry Open Mic Night.” 7 p.m. Free.Barnes & Noble, 3040 M St. NW. 202-965-9880.

Special event■ A “Cherry Blossom Tea” will feature a

traditional tea complete with tea sandwich-es, scones, desserts and Japanese teablends. 1 p.m. $25; registration required.Tudor Place Historic House and Garden,1644 31st St. NW. 202-965-0400. Theevent will repeat April 5 and 6 at 1 p.m.

Tuesday, March 29

Concerts■ The School Without Walls and Wilson

High School concert choirs will perform. 6p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600.

■ The Music Maker Blues Revue willperform. 7:30 p.m. $12. Grosvenor

Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 MSt. NW. 202-857-7700.

■ HarpsichordistTrevor Pinnock will per-form works by Handel,Bach, Scarlatti andJohn Bull, among oth-ers. 8 p.m. Free; tick-ets required. CoolidgeAuditorium, ThomasJefferson Building, Library of Congress, 101st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

Discussions and lectures■ Jacqueline St. Joan will discuss her

novel “My Sisters Made of Light,” aboutthree activist sisters who dedicate them-selves to helping the women of Pakistan.11:30 a.m. $30; reservations required.Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

■ The Sibley Senior Association willpresent a talk by physical therapist ChrisMarrow on “Balance, Exercise andEnvironment,” about how to prevent falls. 4to 5 p.m. Free; reservations required.Commons Room, Grand Oaks AssistedLiving, 5901 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-364-7602.

■ Illustrators Christopher Cardinale andMatt Dembicki will discuss their respectivebooks, “Mr. Medoza’s Paintbrush: and“Trickster: Native American Tales: A GraphicCollection.” 6:30 p.m. Free. LangstonRoom, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St.NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Andrew L. Yarrow will discuss hisbook “Measuring America: How EconomicGrowth Came to Define AmericanGreatness in the Late Twentieth Century.”6:30 p.m. Free. Reiter’s Books, 1900 G St.NW. 202-223-3327.

■ Author Yanick Lahens and AllianceFrançaise de Washington educational direc-tor Sarah Pickup-Diligenti will discuss “Haitiin the Francophone World.” 6:30 to 8:30p.m. $15. Alliance de Française deWashington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. 202-633-3030.

■ The National Capital PlanningCommission will host a discussion of howthe new U.S. Department of HomelandSecurity Headquarters at St. Elizabeths canspur regional economic growth. 6:30 to 8p.m. Free. Burke Theater, U.S. NavyMemorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. [email protected].

■ “Who’s Watching Whom: Spying andSocial Media” will feature Shannen L.Rossmiller, a pioneer in the field of cyber-counterintelligence; Thomas Ryan, co-founder of Provide Security; and Jack Holt,senior strategist for emerging media at theU.S. Department of Defense. 6:30 p.m.$15. International Spy Museum, 800 F St.NW. 202-393-7798.

■ Tina Rosenberg will discuss her book“Join the Club: How Peer Pressure CanTransform the World.” 7 p.m. Free. Politicsand Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.202-364-1919.

■ Cartoonist Ben Katchor, recipient of aMacArthur Fellowship, will discuss hisgraphic novel “The Cardboard Valise.” 7p.m. $15. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 50017th St. NW. 202-639-1770.

■ On the 106th anniversary of the com-pletion of the Anderson House, curatorEmily Schulz will discuss the house asseen through the early photographs ofFrances Benjamin Johnston. 7 p.m. Free.Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House,2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.

Films■ The Embassy of Kazakhstan will pres-

ent Rustem Abdrashitov’s 2008 film “TheGift to Stalin,” about a Jewish boy who istaken in by agentle oldKazakh whogives him ahome andsaves him fromcertain tragedy(in Russian with English subtitles).Hollywood director and producer StevenCharles Jaffe will make opening remarks. 6p.m. Free; reservations requested. RootAuditorium, Carnegie Institution ofWashington, 1530 P St. [email protected].

■ The Washington DC JewishCommunity Center will present JosephCedar’s 2007film “Beaufort,”about thedilemmas facedby an IsraeliDefense Forcesunit stationedat Beaufort Castel. 7:30 p.m. $10; $9 forseniors and ages 24 and younger.Washington DC Jewish Community Center,1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

■ The Embassy of Austria will presentPhil Grabsky’s film “In Search ofBeethoven.” 7:30 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Embassy of Austria, 3524International Court NW. 202-895-6776.

■ The Washington Psychotronic FilmSociety will present Masahiro Kasai’s 1991film “Female Neo-Ninjas.” 8 p.m. Free. The

Passenger, 1021 7th St. NW. 202-462-3356.

Reading■ The Lannan Literary Programs series

will featurepoetry readingsby IllyaKaminsky,Nikola Madzirovand ValzhynaMort (shown). 8p.m. Free. Riggs Library, Healy Hall,Georgetown University, 37th and O streetsNW. 202-687-6294.

Sports event■ The Washington Capitals will play the

Carolina Hurricanes. 7 p.m. $60 to $330.Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328.

Wednesday, March 30

Class■ Housing Counseling Services, a local

nonprofit, will present information on pro-grams and resources available to help areahomeowners in danger of losing theirhomes. 6 p.m. Free. Suite 100, 2410 17thSt. NW. 202-667-7712.

Concert■ Students from the Duke Ellington

School of the Arts will perform. 6 p.m.Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures■ Historian C.R. Gibbs will discuss

“Benjamin Banneker, Surveyor and theAfrican Roots of His Science.” Noon. Free.Geography and Map Division ReadingRoom, James Madison Building, Library ofCongress, 101 Independence Ave. SE.202-707-8529.

■ Kevin Whitehead will discuss his book“Jazz: A Concise Guide.” Noon. Free.National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streetsNW. 202-633-1000.

■ Kristie Miller will discuss her book“Ellen and Edith: Woodrow Wilson’s FirstLadies.” Noon. Free. Montpelier Room,James Madison Building, Library ofCongress, 101 Independence Ave. SE.202-707-5221.

■ Chris Barrett, Australian scholar atthe Woodrow Wilson International Centerfor Scholars, will discuss “A View From

Inside: How Australia Avoided Recession.”Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Room 232, Intercultural Center,Georgetown University, 37th and O streetsNW. 202-687-7464.

■ Michael Leavy will discuss his book“Railroads of the Civil War: An IllustratedHistory.” Noon. Free. McGowan Theater,National Archives Building, PennsylvaniaAvenue between 7th and 9th streets NW.202-357-5000.

■ Shepherd Ogden, adjunct professorat the Shepherd University Institute ofEnvironmental Science, will discuss“Sustainable Foodscapes.” 6:30 p.m. Free;reservations required. ConservatoryClassroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-1116.

■ Art historian Nancy G. Heller will dis-cuss “Henri Matisse: A Modern MasterWho Continues to Fascinate.” 6:45 to 9p.m. $40. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ John Darnton will discuss his memoir“Almost a Family.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics andProse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The “I Love a Mystery Book Club” willdiscuss “Stranger in Paradise” by RobertB. Parker. 7 p.m. Free. Chevy ChaseNeighborhood Library, 5625 ConnecticutAve. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ Steve Monfort, director of theSmithsonian Conservation Biology Institute,will discuss the science of climate changeand its cultural context. 7 p.m. Free.Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8thand F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Reading■ Jericho Brown will read from his poet-

ry as part of the Visiting Writers Series. 6p.m. Free. Butler Board Room, AmericanUniversity, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW.202-885-2971.

Special event■ The Washington Nationals will host

the annual NatsFest, featuring an opportu-nity to watch the team practice and a meet-and-greet session with players and coach-es. 4 p.m. $10; $5 for ages 11 andyounger. Nationals Park, 1500 SouthCapitol St. SE. 202-675-6287.

Sporting event■ The Washington Wizards will play the

Miami Heat. 7 p.m. $10 to $475. VerizonCenter, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328.



Wednesday, MARCH 30■ Tasting: Casson Trenor, author of“Sustainable Sushi,” will host a tast-ing of sustainably caught or farmedsushi, accompanied by wine andsake pairings. 7 p.m. $100.Grosvenor Auditorium, NationalGeographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

Tuesday MARCH 29

Wednesday MARCH 30

Tenebrae

INSPIRING MUSIC AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL

Friday, March 25, 7:30 pmAmerican University will

present “Measure forMeasure” March 24

through 26 at the GreenbergTheatre.

Shakespeare’s classic “problemplay” examines the tensions

between mercy and revenge, absti-nence and lust, and comedy andtragedy. Directed by AmericanUniversity theater professor CaleenSinnette Jennings, this productionpreserves the Bard’s language butputs it in a provocative contempo-rary setting.

Performance times are 8 p.m.Thursday through Saturday and 2p.m. Saturday. The GreenbergTheatre is located at 4200Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-885-2787; american.edu/auarts.■ Kuumba Players will presentAnna Deavere Smith’s “HouseArrest: A Search for AmericanCharacter in and Around the WhiteHouse Past and Present” April 1through 10 at All Souls Church,Unitarian.

Featuring the voices of 43 char-acters, “House Arrest” touches onsuch subjects as the Civil War,Thomas Jefferson and SallyHemings, the Clinton-Lewinskyscandal and the Roosevelt Whitehouse.

Performance times are 8 p.m.Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m.Sunday. Tickets cost $15; $10 forstudents. All Souls Church islocated at 1500 Harvard St. NW.202-332-5266, ext. 142; kuumbaplayers.org.■ The In Series will present“Saudade, Songs of Longing &Celebration” April 2through 10 at Source.

“Saudade” is aBrazilian word mean-ing a melancholiclonging; the humandesire for somethingthat’s gone and per-haps was onlydreamed. Throughmusical and poetictestimony, the InSeries will celebratelove, life, memoryand the innate humanlonging for connec-tion.

Performances areat 3 p.m. April 2 and9, 7 p.m. April 3 and6 p.m. April 10. Tickets cost $29;$26 for seniors; $15 for students.Source is located at 1835 14th St.NW. 202-204-7763; inseries.org.■ Monologue Madness will fea-ture more than 50 actors battling towin a $1,000 grand prize April 3 atthe Warehouse Theater.

On March 13, “SelectionSunday,” actors auditioned with 90-second monologues before a panelof three casting directors. The top

64, including eight seeded actors,will compete on April 3,“Championship Sunday,” from 6 to9 p.m.

Tickets cost $15. TheWarehouse Theater is located at645 New Your Ave. NW. monologuemadness.net.■ Opera Lafayette will present“Acis and Galatea” April 5 at theKennedy Center.

Opera Lafayette will performHandel’s 1718 chamber version ofOvid’s amorous mythological taleof metamorphosis, featuring pas-toral English poetry by AlexanderPope and John Gay.

The performance will begin at7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $60. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.■ The New York City Ballet willpresent three mixed repertory pro-grams of Balanchine ballets withthe New York City Ballet OrchestraApril 5 through 10 in the KennedyCenter Opera House.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m.Tuesday throughSaturday and 1:30p.m. Saturday andSunday. Tickets cost$25 to $85. 202-467-4600; kennedy-cen-ter.org.■ ShakespeareTheatre Companyhas extended OscarWilde’s “An IdealHusband” throughApril 16 at SidneyHarman Hall.

Sir Robert Chilternis a well-regardedpolitician living inwedded bliss (or so hesupposes) with hismorally upstanding

wife. His safety and comfort arechallenged when a past crimecomes to light and threatens his sta-tus as the “ideal husband.”

Performance times are 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday;8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday;and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.Tickets start at $37. The theater islocated at 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122; shakespearetheatre.org.■ Ford’s Theatre will present the

world premiere of “Liberty Smith”March 23 through May 21.

Performance times are generally7:30 p.m. Monday throughSaturday and 2:30 p.m. Friday andSaturday. Tickets cost $15 to $55.Ford’s is located at 511 10th St.NW. 800-551-7328; fords.org.■ Theater J will present the untoldstory of physicist Rosalind Franklinin “Photograph 51” March 23through April 24.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m.Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday;8 p.m. Saturday; and 3 p.m.Sunday. Tickets cost $35 to $60,except for pay-what-you-can pre-views March 23 and 24 and $30previews March 26 and 27. TheaterJ performs at the Washington DCJewish Community Center, 152916th St. NW. 800-494-8497; theaterj.org.■ The Blue Man Group will cometo the Warner Theatre from March23 through April 3.

Performance times vary. Ticketprices start at $32. The WarnerTheatre is located at 1299Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 800-551-7328; warnertheatre.com.■ Synetic Theater will present“King Lear” at the LansburghTheatre March 24 through April24.

Performance times are 8 p.m.Wednesday through Saturday and 2p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Ticketscost $30 to $55. The Lansburgh islocated at 450 7th St. NW. 202-547-1122; shakespearetheatre.org.■ Georgetown University willclose a re-imagining of TennesseeWilliams “The Glass Menagerie”March 27 in the Davis PerformingArts Center.

Performance times are 8 p.m.Wednesday and Thursday; and 2p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $15;$12 for faculty, staff, alumni andseniors; and $7 for students. Theuniversity is located at 37th and Ostreets NW. 202-687-3838; performingarts.georgetown.edu.■ Theater J will close “TheChosen,” adapted by Aaron Posnerfrom the novel by Chaim Potok,March 27 at Arena Stage.

American to present Shakespeare’s ‘Measure’

On STAGE

Shakespeare Theatre Company has extended Oscar Wilde’s “An IdealHusband” through April 16.

Events&Entertainment30 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011 THE CURRENT

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Cecilia Esquivel starsin the In Series’ newshow, “Saudade,Songs of Longing &Celebration.”

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Buddhist sculptures plun-dered from Chinesecaves 100 years ago are

found in collections around theworld today. They were boughtand sold on a freewheeling artmarket before international reg-ulations put an end to the prac-tice late last century.

Now, scholars are trying toput the pieces back together,using innovative 3-D digitalscanning technology to recon-struct the ravaged sites. Theirefforts highlight a traveling

exhibition now at the Arthur M.Sackler Gallery titled “Echoesof the Past: The Buddhist CaveTemples of Xiangtangshan.”

The show’s central galleryre-creates a cave temple at actu-al size, as it looked before itslimestone sculptures were chis-eled from its walls early lastcentury. This immersive 3-Ddisplay, which transports visi-tors back in time, is augmentedby galleries filled with actualsculptures from several caves atXiangtangshan.

“Xiangtangshan was createdduring a time of significant

Mark Longaker/The Current“Head of the Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta (Dashizhi),”made of limestone with traces of pigment, was originally partof a freestanding sculpture.

Buddhist sculptures meethigh-tech in Sackler show

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“An Artist Visits the White House Past: ThePaintings of Peter Waddell,” presenting14 paintings that re-envision what the

White House looked like between 1792 and 1902, willopen today at the White House Visitor Center andcontinue through Nov. 28.

Located at 1450 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, the Visitor

Center is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-208-1631.■ “Corridor,” featuring works by artists in theBaltimore-Washington corridor that highlight recenttrends in the region, will open tomorrow at the ArtMuseum of the Americas and continue through June26.

An opening reception will take place tomorrow at6:30 p.m. witha gallery talkand exhibit pre-view at 5:30p.m.

Located at201 18th St.NW, the muse-um is openTuesdaythrough Sundayfrom 10 a.m. to5 p.m. 202-463-0203.■ “History inthe Making:Renwick CraftInvitational2011,” present-ing 70 worksby ceramic

artist Cliff Lee, furniture maker Matthias Pliessnig,glass artist Judith Schaechter and silversmith UbaldoVitali, will open Friday at the Renwick Gallery andcontinue through July 31.

Located at Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th StreetNW, the gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30p.m. 202-633-1000.■ “Cross References,” featuring metalwork, jewelry,sculptures, paintings, ivory carvings and illuminatedmanuscripts that reference the cross, will openSaturday at the Dumbarton Oaks Museum and con-tinue through July 31.

Located at 1703 32nd St. NW, the museum is openTuesday through Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. 202-339-6401.■ Washington Studio School opened an exhibitMonday of drawings by Deborah Kahn and will con-tinue it through April 23.

An opening reception will take place Friday from 6to 8 p.m. with a slide lecture from 5 to 6 p.m. Also, aworkshop will be offered Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. forwhich registration is required with a fee of $55.

Located at 2129 S St. NW, the gallery is openMonday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-234-3030.■ Gallery plan b opened an exhibit last week of paint-ings by Kathy Beynette, Patrick Campbell and

Waddell exhibit recalls White House of old

On EXHIBIT

Peter Waddell’s painting “A Bird That Whistles inJefferson’s Cabinet, 1803” is part of an exhibit atthe White House Visitor Center.

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This 12th-century Gospel Bookwill be on display at DumbartonOaks Museum for the first time.

Richard Moore

Another experiment we did wascalled the bowling experiment. Weset up plastic bottles in a triangleand had a tennis ball in our hands.Our arm contained the potentialenergy to the ball. When we rolledthe ball and it was moving, itbecame kinetic energy.

Now the class is moving on toanother topic.

— Ryan Bradley, third-grader

Janney ElementaryJanney Elementary School stu-

dents look forward to attendingspecials every week, including P.E.,library, science, music and art.

Ms. Malin Kerwin teacheslibrary/book research. She has beenteaching at Janney for seven years.When asked what her favorite thingto do with her students is, Ms.Kerwin said, “Acting out ‘TheThree Billy Goats Gruff.’’’

Ms. Kristen Gentile, our musicteacher, said she chose to be amusic teacher because “it’s alwaysfun to spread and teach new things

like music to young kids.” Whenasked where she gets the songs sheteaches, she said sometimes shemakes her own songs but some-times she gets them from theInternet or from books.

Physical education is taught byMr. Luke Kovacs. He said being onhis feet all day and exercising arethe things he likes best about beinga P.E. teacher. He’s been a teacherat Janney for three years.— Blyss Swan, Candice House,

Graham Cunningham andSammie Watson, third-graders

Lafayette ElementaryLafayette third-, fourth- and

fifth-graders who like foreignfood, fun and learning about theworld can join the InternationalClub. This club meets every otherweek and focuses on one countryfor two meetings. The first meet-ing looks at culture, arts andcrafts, and the second meeting letsparticipants make and taste foodfrom that country. Ms. ErikaPereira and Ms. Irene Taguian arethe club’s coordinators.

The club could be described asa mini United Nations. Members

are taught acceptance and aware-ness of diverse cultures, religiousbeliefs and value systems, lan-guages and accents. Some clubmembers were born in other partsof the world; some were born herebut have parents who come frommany different places; and stillothers are just interested in learn-ing more about other cultures.

At last week’s meeting, mem-bers talked about the geography,life, cuisine and culture of SouthAfrica. Most students knew thatthe world’s most popular sportsevent, the World Cup soccer tour-nament, was held in South Africain 2010. Some knew, but otherslearned, that South Africa is a veryrich and beautiful country with avery difficult and painful recentpast.

It had a system called apartheiduntil a great man, Mr. NelsonMandela, was released fromprison in 1992 and became its firstblack president in 1998.

Ms. Pereira and Ms. Taguiankeep us interested in the world.Maybe club members will workfor the State Department or theUnited Nations when we grow up.

— Sari Finn, fourth-grader

Mann ElementaryWe’re getting ready for the fifth

grade’s huge bake sale.Ms. Goldstone said, “We’re try-

ing to raise money for a girlsschool in Pakistan in honor of the50th anniversary of the PeaceCorps. Three of our teachers [Ms.Goldstone, science; Ms. Koerner,fourth grade; and Ms. Dean, coun-selor] were Peace Corps volunteers,you know!” She said that theywould sell cookies, brownies andother sweets for 50 cents or a dollarthis afternoon from 3 p.m. until thefood is gone.

This is the second of manyfundraisers the fifth-graders aregoing to do around the school.There are informative posters hang-ing up all around the school thatupdate us about each fundraiserthat’s planned.

— Gian Maria Berrino, third-grader, and Katarina

Kitarovic and Bianca Berrino,fourth-graders

Our Lady of Victory SchoolOur Lady of Victory has a tra-

dition of putting on an annualspaghetti dinner, sponsored by theKnights of Columbus, in honor ofthe Our Lady of Victory CatholicYouth Organization basketballteams and their successful season.This year’s dinner took place onFeb. 25 in the Hess Auditorium.

The coaches, players and theirparents ate spaghetti, meatballs,salad and garlic bread. During theevening, the coaches gave speech-es to introduce all of the players,and the fourth-grade boys showeda very funny movie about basket-ball that they had made.

— Fourth-graders

St. Albans SchoolThe winter season has ended,

and spring is in the air. Teams have

already been established and thecompetitive spirit is almost tangi-ble. A wide variety of sports areoffered at St. Albans, includingbaseball, lacrosse and track; in theupper school, golf and crew arealso options.

The baseball program is over-seen by varsity coach JasonLarocque, a former player for theBoston Red Sox. The lower schoollacrosse program is split into twoteams, Blue and White, which areSt. Albans’ school colors. The blueteam consists of the eighth-gradersand the more experienced seventh-graders, while the white team ismade up of the less experiencedseventh-graders and all the sixth-graders. Track is made up of oneteam, led by Doug Boswell, but ithas many components such as thepole vault and the discus.

All interscholastic sports willbegin with games within a week ortwo of returning to classes afterspring break (which began afterschool March 18). St. Albans has arich history, and much of this isderived from athletics. All studentsplay sports all three seasons. Aseach team walks out to the 100-year-old Henderson Field, a metalbulldog sits proudly, serving as asymbol of good luck.

— Charlie Wolf, Form II (eighth-grader)

St. Ann’s AcademyDuring the month of February,

the first-, third- and fourth-gradersof St. Ann’s Academy went on afield trip to the Phillips Collection.The Phillips Collection is inDupont Circle. We went there tolearn about artists. We learnedabout Jacob Lawrence. He paintedthe “Migration” series. We alsolearned about Paul Klee, whopainted abstract art.

While on our tour we looked atall the shapes, colors and patternsthat the artists used.

Third-grader Addie Robinsonsaid, “I liked the paintings from the‘Migration’ series because theywere really interesting.”

First-grader Krista Adusei said,“All of the paintings were beauti-ful.”

“I saw all different kinds ofpaintings,” said first-grader NathanDenssie.

— Maeve Morris, third-grader

St. John’s College HighSchool

The music department studentsjust returned from a trip to DisneyWorld. They participated in theannual Festival Disney competi-tion. The Wind Ensemble, StringEnsemble, Vocal Resonance andJazz Ensemble all performed.

The band stayed in Disneyfrom March 3 through 7.

Each of the sections received atleast two awards. The WindEnsemble received a superior rat-ing; the “Best in Class”; a “SilverMickey” (a variant of a silvermedal); and an outstanding soloistaward for Kevin Nuckolls.

The String Ensemble alsoreceived an excellent rating and an

outstanding soloist award forKristin Jones. The VocalResonance achieved a superior rat-ing, the “Golden Mickey” awardand the “Best in Class.” Last, butnot least, the Jazz Ensemble wasawarded a superior rating, the“Best in Class” and the “GoldenMickey.”

This week is the beginning ofspring break and the fourth quarterfor St. John’s. Because the girlsvarsity basketball team won theCity Title game, students weregiven a principal’s holiday onFriday. It was St. John’s’ fourthcity title win in 20 years of girlsbasketball.

— Emmett Cochetti, ninth-grader

Sheridan SchoolThree times a year Sheridan’s

music department organizes a spe-cial assembly called “Students inConcert.” This is where studentsfrom kindergarten through eighthgrade are invited to perform.Performances include piano, vio-lin, clarinet, trumpet and voice.

This past Wednesday, “Studentsin Concert” featured 20 perform-ers, including third-grader SerenaLanders, who played an amazingpiece on the piano. The audienceis so supportive that everyone hasthe confidence to perform whetherthey are beginners or experienced.At this recent concert, I felt confi-dent to perform with felloweighth-graders Ariella Grosse andEmilia Kaslow-Zieve becauseSheridan is such a safe environ-ment. — Eliza Shocket, eighth-grader

Stoddert ElementaryWe’re girls in the fifth grade at

Stoddert Elementary and wescored 93 percent or better on thereading or math on the DC-BAStests. All of us use strategies to dowell on tests, and we all like toread. We’ll share a few thingsabout ourselves and how we test.

I’m Kyra. I read a lot of fiction.Right now I’m reading “ArtemisFowl: The Time Paradox.” Whentesting, I focus. If a problem is dif-ficult, I come back to it. I admirepeople like Mae Jemison. She wasa NASA astronaut. I want to be anastronaut, too.

I’m Carly. I taught myself toread at 4. I picture myself doingsomething in science. You have tobe good in math to do science, so Iwork hard in math. When I’mreading the background of a testproblem, sometimes it doesn’tmake sense. In that case I try dif-ferent methods and different waysto solve the problem.

I’m Maia. My grandparents andmy mom help me learn. In kinder-garten, my mom made me do mywork perfectly before I could handit in. When I test, if I’m feelingstressed, I go to a happy place inmy mind. That helps me relax andconcentrate. In the future, I’d liketo be an Egyptologist or a mathe-matician.

— Kyra Bendel, Maia Paz andCarly Sahr, fifth-graders


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■ The Historical Society ofWashington, D.C., opened anexhibit last week of art by mem-bers of the Han-Mee KoreanAmerican Artists Association cele-brating D.C. cherry blossom trees.The exhibit will continue throughJune 11.

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Glenn Ketchum highlighting thepristine wilderness now beingthreatened by a proposal to developa massive open-pit copper andgold-leach mine, opened recently atthe Woman’s NationalDemocratic Club, where it willcontinue through March 31.

Located at 1526 NewHampshire Ave. NW, the club isopen Monday through Friday from9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-232-7363.■ “Green Works,” presenting worksmade from recycled materials byartists Heidi Fowler, Sayaka Ganz,Julia Anne Goodman and DuncanJohnson, opened recently atProject 4 and will continuethrough April 22.

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Performance times generallywill be 11 a.m. Wednesday; 7:30p.m. Sunday and Wednesday; 8p.m. Thursday and Saturday; and 3p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $35 to$60. Arena Stage is located at 11016th St. SW. 202-488-3300; theaterj.org.■ Washington Stage Guild willclose Michael Hollinger’s “RedHerring” March 27 at theUndercroft Theatre of MountVernon Place United MethodistChurch.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m.Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday andSaturday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday

and Sunday. Tickets cost $40 to$50. The Mount Vernon Placechurch is located at 900Massachusetts Ave. NW. 240-582-0050; stageguild.org.■ Rorschach Theatre is present-ing the local premiere of AbiBasch’s “Voices Underwater”through April 3 at the NationalConservatory of Dramatic Arts.

Performance times are 8 p.m.Thursday through Saturday, with a3 p.m. matinee April 3 and a 10p.m. show April 2. Admission is bydonation, and $15 to $25 is sug-gested. The conservatory is locatedat 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 800-494-8497; rorschachtheatre.com.■ Studio Theatre is launching“New Ireland: The Enda WalshFestival” with “Penelope” through

April 3 in the Metheny Theatre.Performances of “Penelope”

will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Sunday and 2:30 p.m.Sunday. Tickets cost $44 to $65.Studio Theatre is located at 150114th St. NW. 202-332-3300; studiotheatre.org.■ Arena Stage is anchoring itstwo-month Edward Albee Festivalwith “Who’s Afraid of VirginiaWoolf” through April 10 and “AtHome at the Zoo” through April24.

Performances are 7:30 p.m.Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 8p.m. Thursday through Saturday;and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.Ticket prices start at $55. ArenaStage is located at 1101 6th St. SW.202-488-3300; arenastage.org.

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change in Chinese thought and sculptural style,” saidexhibit co-curator Keith Wilson. The sacred site con-sists of 10 shallow caves carved into the limestonecliffs during the brief but culturally rich Northern Qi(Chee) dynasty from 550 to 577.

Influenced by the free-thinkingIndian Gupta culture — which pro-duced the Kama Sutra — Chinesesculptors relaxed their rigid, rela-tively flat style to make theirBuddhist icons at Xiangtangshan.There, they chiseled what Wilsoncalled “monumental … forms thatreveal the presence of a fleshybody that gives meaningful inflec-tion to the folds of the envelopinggarments of the deities.”

In many cases, they carved thedeities directly into the walls of thecaves, creating lifelike high reliefswith a realism that rivals classicalGreek sculpture. They also carvedfree-standing figures from quarriedlimestone, then anchored them to bases in the caves.

Among the most remarkable pieces on view is afinely carved, highly realistic raised left hand thatmeasures more than two feet from its wrist to the tip ofits extended index finger. It comes from a giant seatedBuddha some 12 feet tall in the earliest and largestcave, a 40-foot cube dubbed the North Cave.

This Buddha was carved from a pillar that risesfrom floor to ceiling at the center of the cave. It repre-sents Maitreya, Buddha of the Future, and the handholds the looped end of his robe. Much of this massiveBuddha still remains in the cave as an integral part of

the pillar. Two other similarly sized Buddhas flank it,one representing Buddha of the Past and the otherBuddha of the Present.

At the entrance to the show, visitors will find threenearly life-size seated figures displayed on a ledge in away that recalls their former placement in nichesaround the perimeter walls of the North Cave. A cross-legged Buddha occupies the center spot, his open left

hand pointing down, palm out, in agesture of welcome. To either sideof him sit bodhisattvas, enlightenedbeings devoted to mankind’s spiri-tual awakening.

On a ledge below these threedeities crouch four winged mon-sters, placed to suggest their formerpurpose in the cave, where theysupported the stupa-shaped nichesthat held the deities. More thansimply architectural, their lowerplacement also illustrates the valueof Buddhist belief in overcomingdemons.

The last room of the chronologi-cally arranged show includes life-size standing deities carved fromquarried stone and set into the floor

of several caves found a few miles south of the NorthCave. These free-standing bodhisattvas demonstratethe stylistic evolution that took place during this shortperiod. They are more strongly articulated than the ear-lier figures, and their powerfully realized bodies, cloth-ing and jewelry anticipate the unprecedented vitality ofTang dynasty sculpture the following century.

“Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples ofXiangtangshan” will continue through July 31 at theArthur M. Sackler Gallery. Located at 1050Independence Ave. SW, the museum is open dailyfrom 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000; asia.si.edu.

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“Left Hand of Maitreya, Buddhaof the Future, Holding the LoopedEnd of His Robe,” limestone


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