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THE NORTHWEST CURRENTWednesday, January 26, 2011 Serving Communities in Northwest Washington Since 1967 Vol. XLIV, No. 4

! Stock soars forPalisades investmentclub. Page 13.! Runnymede Singersraise their voices. Page 13.

! Group seeks funds forimprovements to areatrails. Page 3.! Water main projectelicits questions inBarnaby Woods. Page 2.

NEWS PASSAGES! Nationally ranked St.John’s tops Visitationto stay perfect. Page 11.! St. Albans comes allthe way back to beatGonzaga. Page 11 .

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Police Report/6Real Estate/21School Dispatches/14Service Directory/25Sports/11Theater/19Week Ahead/3

By TEKE WIGGINCurrent Correspondent

As Cleveland Park residents continue to voice con-cerns over transportation issues raised by the impendingGiant redevelopment, the D.C. Department ofTransportation is making efforts to address their wor-ries, especially those pertaining to truck activity andparking shortages.

“This development [team] knows that many eyes arewatching them, so I’d expect them to take extra care,”Transportation Department associate director KarinaRicks said of the “Cathedral Commons” project. Thedevelopment will create a new, larger Giant supermar-ket, 72,850 square feet of additional retail, 138 apart-ments and eight town houses near McLean Gardens.

Residents, concerned that noisy vehicles going to

and from the construction site will invade their neigh-borhood, took up a large portion of a recent meeting’squestion-and-answer session asking about the rules gov-erning truck routes and how they are enforced.

They also pressed the department to explain how itintends to compensate for parking shortages that would

See Giant/Page 5

City prepares forGiant construction

Bill Petros/The CurrentCity transportation officials last week responded toworries about the project’s impact on area traffic.

By CAROL BUCKLEYCurrent Staff Writer

As candidates gather signaturesfor the April 26 election that willchoose an at-large D.C. Councilmember, city officials are scram-bling to figure out how to run thecontest — and how to pay for it.

The special election has becomean early victim of the city’s strug-gling finances. The council budget-ed $590,000 for the event, but elec-

tions board executive directorRokey Suleman said at a recentoversight roundtable that he couldnot open all 143 voting precinctswith that level of funding.

During the roundtable, Sulemansaid a full election would cost over$1 million, but a memo distributedamong council members yesterdayannounced an updated estimate ofbetween $768,000 and $883,000.

“Discussions are currentlyunderway to identify the necessaryfunding,” reads the memo, sentfrom Ward 3 Council member MaryCheh’s office to her fellow legisla-

See Election/Page 7

Budget woes may impactvoting for special election


American University released adraft of its 2011 campus plan thisweek, and while the proposed build-ing program for the next decadevaries in its particulars from the planrecently filed by GeorgetownUniversity, neighbors are seeking

strength in numbers by linking theircause to that of their Ward 2 neigh-bors.

“Like the residents nearGeorgetown University … residentsnear AU have expressed concernover the last 15 months about theimpact of locating student housingbeyond the gates of the traditional orcore campus,” advisory neighbor-hood commissioner Tom Smithwrote to The Current. He also notedthe concerns of residents near theexpanding University of the District

of Columbia.“It is exactly like Georgetown,”

said Susan Farrell, president of theWestover Homeowners Association.“There is definitely a coalitionamong university communities. …Everyone would like to see studentsliving as much as possible on thecenter of campus.”

In Georgetown, that sentimentled to the scrapping of a plan tobuild graduate housing on the uni-versity’s property but outside the

See Campus/Page 24

AU releases draft of campus plan

Bill Petros/The CurrentSensei John Mirrione, a karate, fitness and spiritual teacher,brought his anti-bullying campaign to Hardy Middle School onTuesday afternoon. See story, page 3.

K I C K I N ’ I T

By KATIE PEARCECurrent Staff Writer

For a Monday morning at a library, the scene wasabnormally raucous.

At the brand-new Tenley-Friendship NeighborhoodLibrary, dozens packed elbow-to-elbow in the frontroom, waiting for the official ribbon-cutting. Camerasflashed, school kids chattered, and drums beat in thebackground.

A cadre of city officials, including Mayor VincentGray, took the mic at the center of the room. Most dis-played a sense of humor about the library’s long-delayed reopening.

“This has been a journey, hasn’t it?” Gray said tolaughs.

“I will say with the rest of you — at last, at last,” saidWard 3 Council member Mary Cheh.

See Library/Page 24

Six years later, Tenley library reopens

! Development: Sites fordorms remain contentious

Bill Petros/The CurrentCouncil members Sekou Biddle, Mary Cheh and PhilMendelson joined Mayor Vincent Gray for the event.

! Council: Officials debatehow to open all 143 precincts

Event Highlights

In the NeighborhoodA M E R I C A N U N I V E R S I T Y

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News And EventsAMERICAN UNIVERSITY RELEASES DRAFT 2011 CAMPUS PLANAU has released a draft of its proposed 2011 Campus Plan that details plans for new facilities for the next 10 years. Highlights include (1) new residence halls on the East Campus (currently an eight-acre parking lot at Nebraska and New Mexico Avenues), (2) an addition to the Nebraska Hall residence building adjacent to the Katzen Arts Center (3) an addition to Mary Graydon student center, (4) an addition to its science building, and (4) relocation of the Washington College of Law from its present location in a converted office building in Spring Valley to a new facility at AU’s existing eight-acre Tenley campus. Listening to our neighbors, AU has made a number of changes to the Campus Plan, including the removal of several previously proposed residence halls, and the reduction of the total number of students housed on campus. To read the draft 2011 Campus Plan, visit american.edu/finance/fas/campus-plan.cfm. AU plans to file its 2011 Campus Plan with the Zoning Commission in March, 2011. KIDS @ KATZEN: MEANINGFUL MOMENTSFebruary 6, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts CenterChildren ages 5-12 will join local artist Linn Meyers to create their own abstract art in response to Meyers’ works of twisting geometric lines and patterns that are exhibited currently in the museum. $7 materials fee (cash only paid at workshop). Art-safe clothes suggested. RSVP required at american.edu/museum.

AU PRESENTS THE MUSICAL COMPANYFebruary 10-12 and 17-19 at 8 p.m. and February 12 and 19 at 2 p.m. Studio Theatre at the Katzen Arts CenterEnjoy a performance of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, based on the witty, moving story from the book by George Furth. A young man, scared and encouraged by his married friends, seeks the courage to commit to loving one person, for better or worse. Tickets: $15 general admission, and $10 seniors. For tickets or more information, call 202-885-ARTS or visit american.edu/arts.

AU Farmers’ Market returns every Wednesday, starting the second week in February, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. on the quad in front of the Ward Building. Sign-ups are open for AU’s Community-Supported Agriculture in 2011. To have farm-fresh vegetable, flower, and egg shares delivered to AU and the Tenleytown area, visit freshandlocalcsa.com.

To sign up for the monthly electronic newsletter or for a full listing of events, please visit american.edu/neighbors.

AU BASKETBALL GAMES @ BENDER ARENA 5 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME, 2 p.m. AU women’s basketball team plays Lehigh University. Tickets $6 for adults, $4 for kids.

16 WOMEN’s BASKETBALL GAME, 7 p.m. AU women’s basketball team plays Army. Tickets $6 for adults, $4 for kids.

23 MEN’s BASKETBALL GAME, 7:30 p.m. AU men’s basketball team takes on Navy. Tickets are $7–$15 For tickets, call 202-885-TIXX or go to www.aueagles.com/tickets.

OPEN HOUSE AT OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE1-2:30 p.m., Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Avenue, N.W.Enjoy an open house and learn more about The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), affiliated with AU where more than 600 members enjoy peer learning and teaching. OLLI’s spring semester begins February 28 with 60 classes. Free Tuesday speaker series. For more information about OLLI and its class schedule, go to www.OLLI-DC.org or call 895-4860.

LECTURE: THE FAILURE OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH ESTABLISHMENT 7:30 p.m., Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center Peter Beinart, senior political writer at The Daily Beast and associate professor of journalism at the City University of New York, delivers the Amos Perlmutter Memorial Lecture on the tension between liberalism and Zionism in the U.S. Co-sponsored by AU’s Center for Israel Studies and the School of Public Affairs.

ORPHEUS DESCENDING AT GREENBERG THEATREFebruary 24 and 25 at 8 p.m., and February 26 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre, 4200 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.Tennessee Williams’ lyrical play explores the tale of a handsome drifter and a lonely woman trapped in a loveless marriage, and resonates with passion, tenderness, and cruelty. Tickets: $15, and $10 for seniors.

2 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011 THE CURRENT

By BETH COPE Current Staff Writer

The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority’splans to replace water mains and lead servicelines in Barnaby Woods starting next monthhave spurred confusion and anger, drawingdozens to a recent community meeting andleading the agency to delay a deadline for res-idents to agree to the work.

The agency is planning to replace outdated8-inch water mains on Arcadia Place andWorthington Street; on parts of Barnaby

Street, 32nd Place, 32nd Street and AlberfoylePlace; and at the intersection of Utah Avenueand Tennyson Street.

As they work, the agency’s contractorsalso will replace some service lines, the 1-inchpipes that connect the mains to individualproperties. But a mailing sent out earlier thiswinter to explain that plan — which involvesreplacing those pipes made of lead and castiron, but not those made of copper — causedconfusion.

The packet asked residents, who areresponsible for much of the cost of the serv-

ice-line replacements, to sign a documentagreeing to the work and the fees.

At a Jan. 10 meeting of the Chevy Chaseadvisory neighborhood commission, residentRobin Gilbert said she contacted the agency tohave her water tested. Getting a response wasdifficult, but when she finally got results, theysaid she had copper service lines. Yet, “inex-plicably, it said, ‘But if you know otherwise,please let us know,’” Gilbert said.

Sarah Neiderer of the Water and SewerAuthority responded that the city’s database ofpipe materials is old and not always correct,

partly because changes have been made tohomes over time.

“There have been instances when [wethought there was copper and] we dug up inthe middle of a construction project and foundlead. … Every home is different,” she said.

Still, Neiderer assured residents that evenif they sign the agreement and pay to havetheir pipes replaced, which costs $100 per footand $500 for the connection, the contractorwill hold off on doing the work if the pipesturn out to be copper, and the money will be

Water-main confusion delays replacement work in Barnaby Woods


A former Street Sense vendorknown to many as the “Cat in theHat,” due to his Seussian stripedheadgear, was arrested last weekduring an undercover operationprompted by complaints that theidentifiable Tenleytown figure wasengaging in illegal activities,according to police.

In a listserv posting, Capt.Melvin Gresham reported that offi-cers arrested Phillip Black on the4500 block of Wisconsin Avenueafter watching him purchase alcoholfor underage youth. The officersimmediately arrested Black, charg-ing him with contributing to thedelinquency of a minor, andrequested a court order that wouldprevent Black from returning to hisold haunts along Wisconsin Avenue.

Though the charge and restrain-ing-order request have yet to betaken up by a judge, the policeaction comes as a relief to at leastone neighbor who has beenneedling officials to take actionagainst Black since last summer.

The resident, who spoke on thecondition of anonymity, said he ishopeful that the restraining orderwill “help greatly” in saving neigh-borhood kids from the danger ofsubstance abuse.

But, he added, nonprofit news-paper Street Sense has not lived upto its responsibility to monitor ven-dors, calling Street Sense an“accomplice” to Black’s activities.

But Street Sense board chair andArent Fox attorney Lisa Estradacountered that the organization didrespond appropriately. Last year thenonprofit fired Black — an inde-pendent contractor like all 100 ven-dors — because of violations of thegroup’s code of conduct, she said.

Estrada did not disclose the par-ticular infractions, but she said thatafter his termination Black refusedto turn in his bright green vest andcredentials — items that have ledmany to think that he is still a ven-dor for Street Sense.

After that refusal, complaintscontinued, and “we decided toinvolve MPD,” Estrada said.

‘Cat in Hat’gets cuffed in Tenleytown

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Wednesday, Jan. 26DC for Democracy, Greater Greater Washington and the DC Environmental

Network will host a candidates forum for the at-large D.C. Council seat. Invitedparticipants include Sekou Biddle, Bryan Weaver, Jacque Patterson, PatrickMara and Vincent Orange. The forum will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. inRoom 1107 at One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW.! The Chevy Chase Citizens Association’s Garden Club will hold its regularmeeting. Dan Edwards, owner of a local gardening company, will discuss lawnmaintenance, and Ian Leahy, state forestry coordinator with the D.C.Department of Transportation, will discuss programs that maintain andincrease D.C.’s tree canopy. The meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. at the ChevyChase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Thursday, Jan. 27The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will hold its monthly meeting.

The agenda includes consideration of landmark designation applications forfire stations at 5760 Georgia Ave. NW and 4930 Connecticut Ave. NW; rearalterations to the Samuel Bryan House at 2025 Massachusetts Ave. NW; arevised concept at the old Italian Embassy, 2700 16th St. NW; revisions tothe approved concept for an apartment building addition to the WashingtonHilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW; and a curb cut and driveway in publicspace for the proposed Republic of Congo Embassy at 1720 16th St. NW. Themeeting will begin at 10 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 4414th St. NW.! The D.C. Council Committee on Health will hold a public hearing on theAthletic Concussion Protection Act of 2011. The hearing will begin at 2 p.m. inRoom 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.! The D.C. Council Committee on Government Operations and the Environmentwill hold an oversight roundtable on “The District’s Open Meetings Law andAdvisory Neighborhood Commissions.” The hearing will begin at 2 p.m. inRoom 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

Tuesday, Feb. 1The Sidwell Friends School construction liaison committee will hold its

quarterly neighborhood meeting at 7:45 a.m. in the Zartman House DrawingRoom at the school, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW.! The D.C. Office on Aging and the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles willhost a workshop for seniors. The event will begin at 11 a.m. at the HattieHolmes Senior Wellness Center, 324 Kennedy St. NW.! The Chevy Chase, Cleveland Park, Forest Hills and Woodley Park citizensassociations will host a forum on traffic and pedestrian-safety initiativesaffecting Connecticut Avenue from Calvert Street to Chevy Chase Circle.Speakers will include Marlene Berlin of the Connecticut Avenue PedestrianAction group; Karina Ricks and George Branyan of the D.C. Department ofTransportation; and Andrea Limauro of the D.C. Office of Planning. The meet-ing will begin at 7 p.m. in Kogod Chapel, Adas Israel Congregation, 2850Quebec St. NW.! The Palisades Citizens Association will hold its monthly meeting, which willfeature Mayor Vincent Gray as guest speaker. The meeting will begin at 7:30p.m. at the Palisades Recreation Center, Dana and Sherier places NW.

The week ahead

By BRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

A volunteer group that has tasked itselfwith the upkeep of many trails in Northwestparkland is seeking nearly $23,000 from theD.C. Department of Transportation to cover aseries of maintenance and repair projects.

The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club —which collaborates primarily with theNational Park Service and has performed trailwork in the area since the 1970s — hopes tocarry out large-scale projects in Rock CreekPark, Wesley Heights and Glover Park, and toconduct other work throughout a 25-mile trailsystem, according to Alex Sanders, the orga-nization’s regional manager.

In Rock Creek Park, the group identified astretch of the Western Ridge Trail just south ofits intersection with Wise Road that drainspoorly, Sanders said. Pedestrians who try togo around the resulting muddy spot haveexacerbated the damage.

“What people do when they’re out there isthey scurry around the edges, so over the years... they’ve been killing the vegetation alongthe sides,” Sanders said.

The group aims to address a similar prob-lem that plagues two sections of the

Whitehaven Trail in Glover Park, he added,as well as to replace rotted stairs on theWesley Heights Trail off Foxhall Road. Theclub also hopes to add new signs and improvesmaller drainage and erosion issues through-out its work area.

For its small-scale work, Sanders said, thetrail club’s volunteers typically receive accessto National Park Service lumber and othermaterials, but larger projects would quicklyuse up those resources and require outsidefunding.

The $22,732 the group is requesting fromthe Transportation Department would likelycome through the Congestion Mitigation andAir Quality Improvement Program, throughwhich local governments distribute federalhighway and transit administration money forprojects that help residents get around withoutcars.

“The goal is to make it easier for people toget around the city — providing trails forrecreational purposes, but also so people canbike and walk off-street,” said TransportationDepartment spokesperson John Lisle.

The Transportation Department has previ-ously funded the trail club’s work through thedepartment’s Recreational Trails Programgrants, according to Lisle.

For the drainage issues on the WesternRidge and Whitehaven trails, the club wouldfill in and raise the soggy areas of trail, lettingrainwater run off to either side rather thanpuddling in the middle, Sanders said. Thiswould not only create a more pleasant walk-way but would also discourage people fromleaving the trail itself and damaging the sur-rounding area, he said.

As planned, the work would take placeover the next three years in addition to ongo-ing efforts to maintain the trails, Sanders said.The work would be done entirely by volun-

teers.Park Service spokesperson Bill Line said

that although every national park has paidmaintenance staff, volunteers help boost whata park can accomplish.

“We would not be able to complete all thework the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club isable to help us with,” Line said, noting that thegroup contributed 1,642 volunteer hours lastyear. “We look forward to continuing the greatrelationship we have with them, and we real-ly, really appreciate the work and the interestand the enthusiasm and the people they bringto Rock Creek Park.”

The trail club has sought support for itsgrant request at several advisory neighbor-hood commission meetings this month as itprepared to submit its application to the D.C.Transportation Department.

The Chevy Chase advisory neighborhoodcommission voted unanimously to support thegrant application, with commissioners reason-ing that, thanks to the volunteers, the citywould get a great return on the investment —and that the investment would actually comefrom the federal government. The GloverPark and Foxhall-Palisades commissions alsovoted unanimously to endorse the request,with minimal discussion.

Volunteers seek to use grant funds to help spruce up Northwest trails

By JESSICA GOULDCurrent Staff Writer

Sensei John Mirrione said it tookyears of mastering martial arts tolearn that fists never settle a fight.“You can learn all the karate movesin the world, but you can’t knockout anger,” he said.

So, standing on the stage atHardy Middle School inGeorgetown yesterday, Mirrioneinstructed students to choose com-munication over combat whenfaced with a bully.

“Fighting is failed communica-tion,” he said. “There is alwayssomeone you can talk to when youfeel the worst way — and youshould.”

Mirrione, who was bullied him-self before channeling his experi-ence into martial arts and motiva-tional speaking, called on studentsto cultivate their inner strength. Hethen performed a one-arm, bare-knuckle push-up while meditatingto illustrate his point.

“My doing this one amazingthing ... is to encourage you to doone amazing thing with your life,”he said.

Tuesday’s talk came amid acrescendo of concern from parentswho say they’ve seen a spike infights and bullying since Hyde-Addison Elementary principal DanaNerenberg added Hardy to her port-folio over the summer.

But not all parents believe there’sa safety issue at Hardy, and schoolofficials insisted that yesterday’s

Hardy pupilsget lesson inanti-bullying

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District, businessesto fund Dupont work

Ward 2 D.C. Council memberJack Evans has announced $85,000in District Department ofTransportation funds for improve-ments to the Connecticut Avenuemedian between R and S streets.

“My staff worked very hard onthis,” Evans said in an interviewwith The Current, and “local busi-nesses kicked in an enormousamount of money.”

He said Jim McGlade from theBlack Fox Lounge and NatalinaKoropoulos of La Tomate deservecredit for their contributions, asdoes Paul Williams, executivedirector of Historic Dupont CircleMain Streets.

In fact, Evans noted that themedian project is only the mostrecent in a series of improvementsto that section of ConnecticutAvenue. “We’ve been working onthis for a couple of years now. It’sone of the last public works proj-ects to get done. [We] did theunderpass, the lighting. … Gettingthe median strip fixed is kind of thefinal leg of what we’ve been tryingto accomplish over the years.”

Funding will go to the installa-tion of an irrigation system, soil

preparations, plantings and theaddition of a new iron fence thatwill surround the perimeter of themedian. Work is scheduled to beginthis spring.

Zoning board agreesto chancery proposal

Without debate, the D.C. Boardof Zoning Adjustment yesterdayapproved expansion and renovationof a former ambassador’s residenceat 2406 Massachusetts Ave. toserve as additional office space forthe chancery of the United ArabEmirates.

Plans indicate that the projectwill restore the front of the 1912mansion, and that a three-story rearaddition will be minimally visiblefrom Rock Creek Park. Board chairMeridith Moldenhauer also citedthe city’s “international obligation”to accommodate needs of foreignmissions. Embassy officials saytheir main chancery at theInternational Center in Van Nessdoes not provide enough officespace.

The expansion will provide lessparking than normally required —10 rather than 16 spaces — butofficials say they will institute shut-tle-bus service to and from the

main chancery in Van Ness to min-imize auto traffic. The building hasbeen vacant since 2003.

29th Street bridge to close for repairs

The District Department ofTransportation is moving into thefinal phase of its program to recon-struct three bridges that span theC&O Canal in Georgetown.

The Thomas Jefferson StreetBridge was expected to reopen yes-terday after an eight-month rebuild-ing closure, according to a releasefrom the TransportationDepartment.

Construction will begin on the29th Street Bridge tomorrow, statesthe release, and is expected to wrapup in January 2012.

Work rules will be largely simi-lar to those in place during theThomas Jefferson Street and 30thStreet bridge projects: Work isallowed between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.Monday through Friday andbetween 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.Saturday.

The bridge will be closed to allvehicles and pedestrians, but a tem-porary pedestrian bridge will tra-verse the canal on the west side ofthe existing bridge. Local access to

the areas north and south of thebridge will be possible from M orK streets, according to the release.

Escalator work underway in Foggy Bottom

Work began Monday on instal-lation of new escalators, a staircaseand a canopy at the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail station.

The project will be completedwithin the next year, according to anews release from the WashingtonMetropolitan Area TransitAuthority. During the escalatorconstruction, workers will removeone escalator at a time, leaving twoof the three intact to carry passen-gers in both directions.

“While we regret the inconven-ience to customers, after one yearcustomers will benefit from threebrand-new escalators they can relyon,” Metro general managerRichard Sarles states in the release.“For the first time, the station willhave a staircase to improve passen-ger flow and increase capacity tomove people through the station.”

Lotto-winning alumdonates to GWU

George Washington Universityalumnus Gilbert Cisneros and hiswife, Jacki, recently contributed$1.1 million to the university’sYellow Ribbon Program and to thenewly established CisnerosScholarship Fund. The couple won$266 million last year in theCalifornia State Lottery.

Cisneros, who graduated fromthe university in 1994 with a bach-elor’s degree in political science,hopes to provide opportunities tofellow Hispanic students interestedin politics.

The Cisneros Scholarship Fundwill fund study in political scienceby awarding two incoming fresh-man students with $25,000 apiece

in financial aid. The scholarshipcan be renewed each year.

The remaining funds will bene-fit the Yellow Ribbon Program,which supports veterans’ education.In a release from the university,Cisneros, whose education wasfinanced by a scholarship awardedthrough the Naval Reserve OfficersTraining Corps, expressed a desireto provide others with similaropportunities.

UDC gala to honor160-year history

The University of the District ofColumbia will hold a celebratorygala Saturday to honor the institu-tion’s history of contributions to themetropolitan community.

The event, to be held at theMellon Auditorium, 1301Constitution Ave., will also inaugu-rate an effort to strengthen localengagement, according to a newsrelease from the school.

The gala, which will be hostedby Maureen Bunyan ofABC7/WJLA-TV, will feature“vignettes showcasing 160 years ofscholarship and achievement,”according to an online invitation.

Located at 4200 ConnecticutAve. NW and various other loca-tions in the city, the universityincludes the Community College ofthe District of Columbia, theCollege of Agriculture, UrbanSustainability, and EnvironmentalSciences, and the College of Arts &Sciences, among other branches.The institution is still expanding inorder to accommodate its influx ofstudents, according to the release.

For ticket information, visitudc.givezooks.com.

Evans proposal aimsto aid fitness, health

Ward 2 D.C. Council memberJack Evans introduced legislationlast week to establish a Mayor’sCouncil on Physical Fitness, Healthand Nutrition.

The panel would bring togetherresidents and representatives of thepublic and private sectors to pro-mote healthier lifestyles, accordingto a release from Evans’ office. Itwould focus on recreation and fit-ness programs for all ages, as wellas workplace wellness programs.

“With close to a quarter of thecity’s population considered obeseand almost a third suffering fromhypertension, to say we are in themidst of an epidemic is an under-statement,” Evans said in therelease.

The legislation was co-spon-sored by eight other D.C. Councilmembers, and CareFirst BlueCross/Blue Shield has pledged sup-port for the effort.

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come from an influx of constructionworkers and elimination of the park-ing lot behind Giant. They say theloss will threaten both residentialparking and patronage of local busi-nesses.

“We want these businesses tostay in our neighborhood,” advisoryneighborhood commissioner TrudyReeves said at last week’s meeting.

On the truck issue, Ricksexplained that two kinds of permit-ting mechanisms regulate truckactivity: one that applies only tooverweight trucks, requiring a spec-ified route to and from the construc-tion site; and another that the depart-ment will stipulate in the construc-tion permit, prescribing routes forall trucks, empty and full.

Ricks said the TransportationDepartment and the MetropolitanPolice Department share responsi-bility for enforcing the rules. Policeissue tickets to overweight trucksthat violate permit rules, while thetransportation agency can pull thedeveloper’s permit if it fails to con-

trol empty and full truck violationscommitted by its subcontractors.

In an interview, Ricks empha-sized that residents should remem-ber that navigating residentialstreets is unappealing to most truckdrivers. “There’s very little motiva-tion for these large vehicles to bewinding through very circuitousneighborhood streets,” she said.

During the meeting, a residentasked whether the TransportationDepartment would consider classi-fying certain streets as off-limits totrucks. The resident said an agencystudy of citywide truck routes hasthus far prevented such classifica-tions, but Ricks said that with thestudy nearly done, it could be anoption.

She also addressed parking con-cerns, pointing to the TransportationDepartment’s ability to implement“performance parking” measureslike installing meters on residentialstreets and reserving one side ofroads for the exclusive use of locals.

In the interview, Ricks said re-designating the area as a specialparking zone and requiring parkersto use a neighborhood-specific per-mit, distinct from the general Ward

3 permit, is another option. But shesaid her agency can’t make thischange independently; communitymembers would have to petition theD.C. Council to act on the issue.

Another step the TransportationDepartment may take, Ricks said, isto forge a transportation manage-ment agreement with developerStop & Shop, stipulating certainrules for workers traveling to theconstruction site.

Such a measure, which theagency first put into place for theconvention center hotel, couldrequire a developer to secure off-street rental parking, for instance.

At the meeting, Ricks also han-dled questions about the project’spotential to alter local streets.

She confirmed that IdahoAvenue will eventually be changedpermanently into a two-way street.The shift, which will include theinstallation of a signal at Idaho andWisconsin avenues, is meant tocalm traffic spurred by the newGiant loading dock, said commis-sion chair Anne-Marie Bairstow.

Ricks also said work might tem-porarily close Newark Street, whichcould be used as a truck exit route.

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refunded. “We always encourage you to

sign the agreement, and if we findcopper and not lead, we will restorethe property and you will not needthe replacement,” she said.

Lead in drinking water has beena big issue for the Water and SewerAuthority in recent years, with testsrevealing elevated levels in areasthroughout the city. As the agencyreplaces aging mains, which rundown the center of streets, it is alsoseeking to update service lines toeliminate lead from the water,where it can pose health risks. Theagency is also recommendingreplacing cast-iron pipes, whichover time can become narrowed bybuild-up, leading to restricted waterflow.

Commissioner David Engelcomplained about the emphasis onlead, saying that because of theirvintage, few homes in the area arelikely to have lead pipes.

“We do overstate,” saidNeiderer, “and that’s a problem thatwe’re always talking about internal-ly. … It’s very few cases, but wesend it to everyone” just in case.

“Most of you who received apacket … will not need to do a pri-vate-side [replacement],” agreedwater authority consultant Beth

Weaver. Still, she and othersencouraged residents to sign theagreement to allow work should itbe necessary.

Confusion over the mailing andthe project led the water authority todelay the date by which residentsmust respond. Agreements are nowdue by Feb. 14. And Neiderer saidany resident with questions can callher at 202-787-7013; those seekingwater testing should call 202-354-3600.

Neiderer also said that the con-tractor who conducts the work willuse a trenchless technology forreplacing service lines, thus disrupt-ing landscaping and other yard fea-tures as little as possible.

The agency also will providedocumentation on its findings to allresidents, regardless of whetherthey choose to have their pipesreplaced. It will put door hangersthroughout the neighborhood toexplain what steps, if any, residentsneed to take immediately after thework is done in terms of flushingwater and installing filters.

One resident asked why hecouldn’t just wait until the contrac-tor determines the composition ofhis pipes before making a decision,and a water agency representativesaid the contractors want to plan thework in advance and be ready toreplace pipes immediately. On theday the work reaches a particularhouse, the owner might be away.

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This is a listing of reports takenfrom Jan. 16 through 22 by theMetropolitan Police Departmentin local police service areas.

PSA 201

No crimes reported.

PSA 202

Robbery (armed)! 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.;sidewalk; 2:55 a.m. Jan. 21.Burglary! 4200 block, Wisconsin Ave.;gas station; 1:30 a.m. Jan.20.Burglary (attempt)! 3700 block, Yuma St.; resi-dence; 11:30 p.m. Jan. 20.Theft (below $250)! 4300 block, Harrison St.;street; 4 p.m. Jan. 18.! 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.;store; 1:13 p.m. Jan. 20.! 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.;store; 1:35 p.m. Jan. 22.Theft (attempt)! 4900 block, Wisconsin Ave.;store; 10:30 a.m. Jan. 20.Theft from auto (below $250)! 4000 block, ChesapeakeSt.; street; 7 p.m. Jan. 18.! 5300 block, 43rd St.;street; 7 p.m. Jan. 19.! 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.;parking lot; 6 p.m. Jan. 20.! 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.;parking lot; 4 p.m. Jan. 21.Destruction of property! Unspecified location; street;5 p.m. Jan. 21.Property damage! Military Road and 42ndStreet; street; 9 a.m. Jan. 17.! 3700 block, Alton Place;residence; 8 a.m. Jan. 19.! Harrison Street andWisconsin Avenue; street;6:20 p.m. Jan. 21.! 5100 block, 42nd St.;street; 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21.

PSA 203

Burglary! 4800 block, ConnecticutAve.; residence; 3 p.m. Jan.17.! 4800 block, ConnecticutAve.; residence; 2:30 p.m.Jan. 17.! 3600 block, Albemarle St.;residence; 4:05 p.m. Jan. 19.Theft (below $250)! 5000 block, ConnecticutAve.; restaurant; 7:30 p.m.Jan. 20.Theft from auto ($250 plus)! 3200 block, Ellicott St.;street; 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17.Theft from auto (below$250)! 3000 block, Van Ness St.;parking lot; 5 p.m. Jan. 21.Property damage! 36th and Ellicott streets;street; 10:45 a.m. Jan. 18.! 4200 block, ConnecticutAve.; street; 4:30 p.m. Jan.18.

PSA 204

Theft ($250 plus)! 2300 block, Wisconsin Ave.;store; 2:27 p.m. Jan. 21.Theft (below $250)! 3100 block, Wisconsin Ave.;church; 2 p.m. Jan. 16.! 3600 block, Woodley Road;sidewalk; 8:30 p.m. Jan. 16.Theft from auto (below $250)! 2700 block, Porter St.;street; 7 p.m. Jan. 19.Simple assault! 2300 block, Wisconsin Ave.;sidewalk; 2:55 a.m. Jan. 22.Threats! 3200 block, Wisconsin Ave.;unspecified premises; 9:25p.m. Jan. 21.Destruction of property! 3200 block, Wisconsin Ave.;street; 10:30 p.m. Jan. 16.Property damage! 3200 block, Wisconsin Ave.;street; noon Jan. 21.! 2400 block, Tunlaw Road;street; 2:50 a.m. Jan. 22.! Connecticut Avenue andOrdway Street; street; 9:05a.m. Jan. 22.

PSA 205

Burglary! 4100 block, MassachusettsAve.; residence; 6:25 a.m. Jan.21.! 4100 block, MassachusettsAve.; residence; 6:30 a.m. Jan.21.! 4400 block, Chestnut Lane;construction site; 5 p.m. Jan.18.Theft (below $250)! 4300 block, Westover Place;residence; 3 p.m. Jan. 21.Unlawful entry! 4100 block, MassachusettsAve.; residence; 6:22 a.m. Jan.21.Property damage! 4000 block, MassachusettsAve.; parking lot; 4 p.m. Jan.20.

PSA 206

Burglary! 1200 block, Wisconsin Ave.;store; 10 p.m. Jan. 20.Theft ($250 plus)! 1600 block, 37th St.; resi-dence; 11 p.m. Jan. 21.Theft (below $250)! 3200 block, M St.; store;8:30 p.m. Jan. 18.! 3100 block, M St.; store;4:45 p.m. Jan. 19.! 1400 block, Wisconsin Ave.;drugstore; 7:15 p.m. Jan. 19.! 3200 block, M St.; store; 1p.m. Jan. 20.! 33rd and M streets; street;1:15 p.m. Jan. 20.! 1000 block, Wisconsin Ave.;store; 3:50 p.m. Jan. 20.! 1400 block, Wisconsin Ave.;store; 1:48 p.m. Jan. 21.

! 3100 block, M St.; store;4:30 p.m. Jan. 22.Theft from auto ($250 plus)! 3800 block, Reservoir Road;street; 6:30 a.m. Jan. 22.Threats! 37th and O streets; universi-ty; 3 p.m. Jan. 21.Destruction of property! 3300 block, M St.; residence;2:30 a.m. Jan. 17.Property damage! 2400 block, P St.; street; 7p.m. Jan. 17.! 33rd and Wisconsin avenues;street; 10 p.m. Jan. 17.! 3100 block, M St.; street;4:30 a.m. Jan. 21.! Unspecified location; street;11:40 a.m. Jan. 21.! 1000 block, Potomac St.;street; 10:54 p.m. Jan. 21.Drug possession (marijuana)! 3500 block, N St.; street;1:10 a.m. Jan. 22.! 3500 block, Water St.; parkarea; 4:40 p.m. Jan. 22.

PSA 207

Theft ($250 plus)! 2100 block, I St.; university;6:45 p.m. Jan. 19.Theft (below $250)! 2200 block, G St.; university;11:55 a.m. Jan. 18.! 2500 block, Virginia Ave.;drugstore; 4:57 p.m. Jan. 18.! 2100 block, F St.; grocerystore; 7:55 a.m. Jan. 20.! 19th and G streets; sidewalk;9:30 a.m. Jan. 20.! 2100 block, H St.; residence;2:30 a.m. Jan. 22.Theft from auto (below $250)! 2300 block, M St.; parkinglot; 8:15 a.m. Jan. 21.Simple assault! 900 block, 23rd St.; medicalfacility; 6:10 p.m. Jan. 17.Destruction of property! 2100 block, F St.; parking lot;7:50 p.m. Jan. 18.! 800 block, 21st St.; parkinglot; 10:30 a.m. Jan. 20.! 2400 block, K St.; church;6:55 a.m. Jan. 21.Property damage! 2400 block, K St.; parkinglot; 9:15 a.m. Jan. 20.Fraud! 900 block, 23rd St.; medicalfacility; 12:15 p.m. Jan. 18.! 2100 block, PennsylvaniaAve.; restaurant; 9:07 p.m. Jan.21.! 500 block, 20th St.; unspeci-fied premises; 10:40 p.m. Jan.21.

PSA 208

Assault with a dangerousweapon! 1200 block, ConnecticutAve.; tavern; 2 a.m. Jan. 21.! 2000 block, P St.; restaurant;2:55 a.m. Jan. 21.Burglary! 1800 block, N St.; store;7:15 p.m. Jan. 18.! 1500 block, R St.; residence;7 a.m. Jan. 19.

! 1900 block, S St.; residence;9:15 a.m. Jan. 19.! 1500 block, 18th St.;unspecified premises; 5:30p.m. Jan. 20.! 1800 block, R St.; residence;9 p.m. Jan. 20.! 1000 block, 16th St.; officebuilding; 4:30 p.m. Jan. 21.! 1500 block, 18th St.; univer-sity; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21.Theft ($250 plus)! 1400 block, S St.; construc-tion site; 7 a.m. Jan. 17.! 2000 block, M St.; unspeci-fied premises; 8 a.m. Jan. 17.! 1700 block, Riggs Place; resi-dence; 2 p.m. Jan. 19.! 1000 block, ConnecticutAve.; store; 4:27 p.m. Jan. 20.Theft (below $250)! 1800 block, M St.; store; 4p.m. Jan. 17.! 1100 block, 15th St.; officebuilding; 4 p.m. Jan. 18.! 1500 block, 18th St.;unspecified premises; 5 p.m.Jan. 21.! 1900 block, 14th St.;unspecified premises; 6:23p.m. Jan. 21.Theft from auto ($250 plus)! 1600 block, P St.; street;6:40 p.m. Jan. 20.! 1900 block, SunderlandPlace; street; 9 p.m. Jan. 21.Theft from auto (below $250)! 20th and N streets; street; 1p.m. Jan. 16.! 1600 block, M St.; street;8:20 p.m. Jan. 16.! 1300 block, 17th St.; street;10 p.m. Jan. 16.! 1700 block, MassachusettsAve.; street; 11:25 p.m. Jan.16.! 1900 block, N St.; sidewalk;5:20 p.m. Jan. 17.! 1200 block, 17th St.; street;6:45 p.m. Jan. 18.! 1300 block, 22nd St.; street;7:35 p.m. Jan. 18.! 1700 block, M St.; street;8:30 p.m. Jan. 21.Simple assault! 1100 block, ConnecticutAve.; street; 1:10 a.m. Jan. 18.! 1700 block, L St.; sidewalk;10:15 p.m. Jan. 19.! 1000 block, ConnecticutAve.; store; 3:27 p.m. Jan. 21.Destruction of property! 21st and L streets; street;12:10 p.m. Jan. 16.! 1300 block, 23rd St.; street;9:09 a.m. Jan. 19.! 17th Street andMassachusetts Avenue; street;6:30 p.m. Jan. 21.! 22nd and N streets; street; 8p.m. Jan. 21.Property damage! 1400 block, U St.; parkinglot; 11:48 a.m. Jan. 19.! 2100 block, Newport Place;street; 11:40 p.m. Jan. 19.! 19th and M streets; street; 6p.m. Jan. 21.! 1700 block, L St.; street;2:30 a.m. Jan. 22.Fraud! 1500 block, K St.; restau-rant; 12:45 p.m. Jan. 18.Drug possession (marijuana)! 1400 block, 23rd St.; street;10:35 p.m. Jan. 20.

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event was part of an ongoing com-mitment to battle bullying.

“It’s a nationwide issue,” saidassistant principal Sah Brown.“And if one student is bullied, it’s aproblem.” He called the talk “one ofmany steps we’re taking to makeHardy a bully-free school.”

For example, said fellow assis-tant principal Rena Johnson, as partof national Anti-Bullying Week lastfall, students took a pledge to stopbullying and voted for student gov-ernment candidates based on theiranti-bullying platforms.

Meanwhile, she said, the schoolhas been holding counseling ses-sions and mediations to resolve theissues that arise between students.“We’re trying to layer in a lot ofsupports,” she said.

But Candy Miles-Crocker, a par-ent who has been critical of the newadministration, said the assemblystruck her as irrelevant and ineffec-tive.

“I just question how this has any-thing to do with anti-bullying,” shesaid. “I don’t get the connectionbetween martial arts and anti-bully-ing. It seems like fighting to me.”

Miles-Crocker continues to pushfor the return of longtime principalPatrick Pope to stop what she called

the “downward spiral of theschool.”

“By returning him back to Hardyimmediately, this will give theChancellor and the Hardy commu-nity an opportunity to come togeth-er to determine the future of theschool,” she wrote in a Jan. 21 letterto Mayor Vincent Gray.

On Monday, Gray spokespersonLinda Wharton-Boyd respondedthat Gray “understands the gravityof the situation at Hardy and is indirect communications with InterimChancellor [Kaya] Henderson andother school leaders.”

Wharton-Boyd added that Graydoes not intend to “micromanage”the school but expects a plan to bedeveloped soon to “improve thelearning environment and studentachievement at Hardy.”

She added that she is “confident”parents will be engaged in theprocess.

tors. “If any constituents call your offices concernedabout the effect of vote centers on their ability to vote,please let them know the District is favoring openingeach local precinct.”

Most speakers at last week’s roundtable — includingSuleman — said that the city should find a way to openall precincts. But, Suleman added, he felt the need todevelop alternatives that could work within the council-imposed budget constraints.

“So we came up with the vote center” idea, he saidto Cheh, whose committee oversees the Board ofElections and Ethics.

Under the voting center plan, which Suleman esti-mated would cost about $700,000, including employeeovertime, residents could cast a ballot at any of the 16sites across the city — two in each ward — on April 23,25 and 26.

But the proposed location of at least one ward’s vot-ing centers had some residents alarmed that a lack ofaccess would drive down turnout for the special elec-tion. And the number of ballots is already expected to below: Such contests traditionally attract between 7 and 13percent of the electorate in the District.

A community group representing residents ofDupont and Logan circles has charged that the Ward 2sites — School Without Walls in Foggy Bottom and theDuke Ellington School of the Arts in Georgetown —would disenfranchise the electorate in the eastern part ofthe ward.

The Metrorail-accessible Walls site makes sense,allowed Urban Neighborhood Alliance secretary andDupont advisory neighborhood commissioner JackJacobson. But the Georgetown school has few optionsfor access and, when considered with the Walls site, liestoo far from the heart of the ward, he said.

If the city uses voting centers, one of Ward 2’s shouldbe located east of 15th Street, said Jacobson. Without it,“you’ve just got a huge hole in the middle of the city.”

Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans said that bothproposed Ward 2 centers should be changed: FoundryUnited Methodist Church at 16th and P streets andKennedy Recreation Center at 7th and P streets wouldbe far better, he said.

But Evans and Jacobson agreed with many from lastweek’s oversight hearing that having limited pollingplaces is a bad idea to begin with. “It’s unfair to voters

in every ward,” Jacobson said.“Elections … should be held sacrosanct,” said

Evans. Even with the ongoing budget crisis, he added,the city — whether the council, the mayor or the elec-tions board — should find the money to open all votingprecincts.

“They need to do whatever it takes to make it hap-pen,” said Evans, who chairs the council’s Committeeon Finance and Revenue.

“Scrub the proposal further” to find a way to open allprecincts, urged D.C. Democratic State Committee offi-cer Bill O’Field at the hearing — and he offered sug-gestions to do just that, such as eliminating early voting.

Not only will the April 26 election decide the at-largerace, O’Field added, but also school board vacancies inwards 4 and 8 — making it even more crucial to ensurevoter access.

And the city’s recent history does not raise confi-dence in the Board of Elections and Ethics’ abilities,said Columbia Heights advisory neighborhood commis-sioner Lenwood Johnson. With fresh memories of votecounting that extended far later than that of other juris-dictions, said Johnson, the “board needs to drasticallyimprove before doing a special process” such as the vot-ing centers.

Cheh, who convened last week’s discussion becauseshe was concerned that the voting center idea wouldlead to voter suppression, urged Suleman to revisit hisbudget and find a way to keep all precincts open.

The scramble to fund and run April’s special electionalso drew criticism of the process’s political implica-tions. D.C. political strategist Chuck Thies said at theroundtable that disenfranchising low-income voters isone concern; another is the involvement of elected offi-cials who have already weighed in on the election. Chehand several other council members have come out forinterim at-large Council member Sekou Biddle.

“It is not appropriate for officials endorsing Biddle tomake decisions about how the election is run,” Thiessaid.

Proposed voting centers in Ward 1 are the BannekerCommunity Center at 2500 Georgia Ave. NW and H.D.Cooke Elementary School at 2525 17th St. NW.

In Ward 3, residents would vote at the Chevy ChaseCommunity Center at 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW andthe Palisades Recreation Center at 5100 Sherier PlaceNW.

In Ward 4, proposed sites are the Fort StevensRecreation Center at 1327 Van Buren St. NW andSharpe Health School at 4300 13th St. NW.

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Budgeting democracyFaced with a $590,000 budget to put on a million-plus-dollar

election for an at-large seat on the D.C. Council, the D.C. Board ofElections and Ethics has proposed a change: Instead of opening all143 voting precincts for the April special election, it would staff twosites per ward. Executive director Rokey Suleman says the two-per-ward plan would cost about $700,000.

But in a roundtable discussion last week, Ward 3 D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh objected that the limited election could lead tovoter suppression and asked the head of the agency to revisit hisbudget. We agree with the council member, and we wonder if elimi-nating early voting wouldn’t help close the gap.

The elections board’s current plan is to staff two precincts perward for three days: April 23, 25 and 26. Instead, we believe theboard should staff all precincts for just one day, and allow as-neededearly voting only at its offices at One Judiciary Square.

While early voting is a useful addition to elections, it’s not as cru-cial as providing access throughout the city. Offering extensive earlyvoting options is a new addition to D.C. elections, and thus not near-ly as entrenched in residents’ minds as the location of their pollingplaces. In addition, many voters might have difficulty traveling to adistant site, particularly seniors and those without cars. Turnout is abig problem for special elections, which typically draw just 7 percentto 13 percent of the D.C. electorate.

Should the city decide to stick with the limited-site plan, we hopeofficials will at least amend one error in polling place selection.Though Ward 2 stretches from Georgetown to Shaw, its two pro-posed sites — School Without Walls and Duke Ellington School ofthe Arts — are both west of 21st Street. One should be moved to alocation in the eastern half of the ward.

A first step“First Source” was a catchphrase of the recent campaign season,

with candidates repeatedly referencing the city’s 1984 requirementthat D.C. residents make up 51 percent of the new hires on city-funded projects. Hopefuls said the measure was ill-enforced, con-tributing to staggeringly high unemployment in some parts of thecity.

Now D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown has introduced leg-islation to revamp and expand the First Source law, increasing thepercentage of workers affected by the rule, upping the penalty fornoncompliance, making exceptions harder to come by and establish-ing an oversight program.

We’re excited — but tentatively.D.C. Chamber of Commerce executive director Barbara Lang

says the chairman’s intent is good, but the problem has deeper roots,namely, job training. She told The Washington Post that chambermembers go to the city’s Department of Employment Services regu-larly, only to find that the office “cannot provide the employees tofill [their] jobs.”

And that’s a legitimate concern. Under Mr. Brown’s bill, employ-ers that can prove via documentation from the employment depart-ment that it has no qualified locals for a particular position would getan exemption. That’s an improvement from current language requir-ing only a “good-faith effort” by employers, but it still means thatjob training will be crucial to increasing employment numbers.

The bill requires establishment of an oversight program anddemands quarterly reports from each District agency on compliance.It also instructs the Department of Employment Services to provideemployment agreement details on its website.

While we’re anxious to hear of plans for more training programsand improved employment services, we think the chairman’s planfor First Source rules is an excellent first step and deserves enact-ment.

CURRENTTHE NORTHWEST

Canal Road drainageendangers drivers

The recent tragic deaths of twoyoung men on Canal Road due toicy conditions could have beenavoided. For many years, ice hasformed on certain portions ofCanal Road from Clark Place tojust past Arizona Avenue duringthe winter months.

The water from the hillside

overflows the curbs and creates avery slippery surface. When thewater freezes, it creates a pendingdisaster.

The responsible agencies —the D.C. Department ofTransportation and the NationalPark Service — need to takeimmediate action by installing adrainage system at the overflowareas to stop water and ice fromstanding on Canal Road.

Some type of French drainsystem might offer a less expen-sive alternative to the installationof a new drainage system for sev-

eral miles along the road.Officials should attack the prob-lem only at the points where thewater overflows onto the roadsurface. I’m not an engineer, butcertainly someone can figure outa solution to properly channel thewater off the roadway.

Ward 3 D.C. Council memberMary Cheh and our advisoryneighborhood commissionersneed to push for a remedy to thisdangerous situation once and forall.

Barry F. ScherThe Palisades

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

Of all the big marches that come toWashington every year or so, one of thelargest and most emotional is the March

for Life.Since 1974, tens of thousands of marchers have

come to the capital every January to denounce the1973 Supreme Court ruling that deemed most abor-tions legal.

To many women’srights groups and others,Roe v. Wade establishedthe right of women toreasonably control theirown bodies and put anend, largely, to back-room and unsafe abortions.

In a CBS News/New York Times poll last year,58 percent said they support the court ruling, while34 percent said it was a bad decision and should beoverturned.

The abortion issue, barring a dramatic turn, maybe an intractable battle for generations. There arefirmly held beliefs on all sides. Some people are per-sonally anti-abortion but don’t want to impose theirview on all others. Some believe abortion is some-times necessary, but that it should be limited. Otherswant to ban all abortions, even to save the life of themother.

The Notebook covered this year’s march forNBC4. Whatever our personal views, we find themarchers an interesting and passionate group.

But it does seem to us that the March for Lifegets less press attention than other big gatheringsand rallies. There was all sorts of coverage last yearfor the conservative Glenn Beck rally on Aug. 28and the follow-up progressive rallies by commenta-tor-comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.Maybe the anti-abortion rally, now 38 years old, willbe considered less newsworthy until something big-ger happens on that political front.

But away from our news cameras on this story,we have a more direct and important point about thisepic battle over abortion. The citizens of Washingtonhave no voice in the national decisions on abortionone way or another.

We have no vote in Congress — neither in theHouse, where the issue routinely arises, nor in theSenate, where members pass judgment on SupremeCourt nominees who could change the law.

Whatever the view of the many marchers whocome to Washington to protest or fight for some-thing — abortion, war, gay rights, disability rights, etcetera — it’s always a little sad to know that asDistrict citizens we are mere spectators when itcomes to the big decisions.! Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. Mayor Vincent Gray is assem-bling his economic development team with one biggoal in mind: help create more job opportunities forcitizens who desperately want them.

Some people are hoping he’ll shake up adulttraining programs, monitor more closely where themoney goes, and blow up the bureaucratic barnaclesthat seem to inhibit the Department of EmploymentServices.

Some have even suggested that Gray do to the

department what Adrian Fenty and Michelle Rheedid to the school system. But that may be asking toomuch.

Gray has gotten strong advice from two businessleaders in the city, Barbara Lang, D.C. Chamber ofCommerce president; and Jim Dinegar, head of theGreater Washington Board of Trade.

In a memo to transition members and others,Dinegar outlined somecrucial steps on howthe District can workmore closely withMaryland and Virginiaon job creation, jobtraining and improving

access to jobs.“By reducing the amount of time people spend

driving into and out of the City, the District wouldstand to retain and attract more businesses demand-ing ease of access and improvements to quality oflife,” he wrote.

Recommendations include better synchronizationof traffic lights, better use of one-way streets duringrush hours and — the Notebook’s favorite — trafficcontrol aides to actually keep intersections clear.Other recommendations include eliminating parkingon some streets and negotiating some cost sharingwith the jurisdictions.

We like one-way streets and signal synchroniza-tion, but the District has gotten rid of several one-way rush-hour streets. Then-Mayor Marion Barry inthe 1980s said the rush-hour streets endangered thepeople who actually lived on them just to favorcommuters who were taking their tax dollars to thesuburbs.

To grow as a business community and to providejobs, the city does have to do a better job of manag-ing transportation. Of course, a small commuter taxcould be levied, with the money designated for traf-fic issues. But that’s not going to happen.! Grading restaurants? Ward 3 D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh has reintroduced her bill tograde city restaurants and have those grades postedon doors to the premises.

But the Restaurant Association MetropolitanWashington has wasted no time firing its big guns atthe proposal.

It says inspections can be “one-day snapshots”that may not reflect the real record of compliance. Itquestions whether the city would or should spendmoney on the number of inspectors needed to do afair job. “The loser in this … is the restaurant. Thereare no winners,” the association says.! Arabian Nights for you. Arena Stage inSouthwest Washington is playing off its current pro-duction of “The Arabian Nights” with a chance foryou to discuss the musical genre.

On Sunday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., veteran CBSNews personality Sam Litzinger and “ArabianNights” actor and musician Ronnie Malley are host-ing a free discussion on the history of MiddleEastern music, which plays an integral role in the“Arabian Nights” production.

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

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Providing helmetswould ensure safety

I am proud of the District’srecent bike-sharing initiative andpleased to see riders taking advan-tage of the system. However, thebike-sharing program is incompleteand promotes irresponsible ridingin that riders are expected to pro-vide their own helmets.

The tourists and occasional rid-ers renting these bikes are unlikelyto bring their own helmets; ironi-cally, if they already own helmets,they also likely own bikes anddon’t need to rent them!Furthermore, there is a D.C. helmetlaw requiring riders under the ageof 16 to wear a bike helmet, andpresumably families with childrenand teens are renting these bikes.

Let’s encourage safe riding byfinding a way to provide helmets ina secure and sanitary fashion toenhance the bike-sharing experi-ence.

Toby BulloffGlover Park

Rent control approvalis major achievement

Many thanks are in order to JimMcGrath and the D.C. Tenants’Advocacy Coalition that he chairsfor their great accomplishment ingetting rent control approved forthe next 10 years. It’s a victory forhim and his group, but most of allfor those of us living in rent-con-trolled buildings.

Much thanks also go to our newmayor, Vincent Gray, and the D.C.Council members who endorsedthis extension. In these bleak eco-nomic times, it is uplifting to havecompassionate and caring leaders.

Rent control aside, the cost ofall other types of housing in D.C. isescalating to a level that only thevery wealthy can afford, and thisneeds to be addressed in the nearfuture by our leaders.

Patricia SenchurCathedral Heights

Open GU guest roomsto house students

The debate is once again ragingover a Georgetown University 10-year campus plan. The core neigh-borhood concern appears to be theuniversity’s plan to increase thenumber of students living off-cam-pus and, as stated by the CitizensAssociation of Georgetown’sJennifer Altemus in The Current’sJan. 5 issue, to “continue to use theneighborhood for its residencehalls.”

The university response, whichwe have heard throughout the near-

ly 35 years I have lived inGeorgetown, is that it simply doesnot have the space on campus tobuild additional student housing.

But I am confused. Severalyears ago, when our advisoryneighborhood commission was toldthere was no room for studenthousing, the university invested ina hotel and conference center that,according to the university’s web-site, features “146 newly renovatedluxurious guestrooms and 14 meet-ing rooms comprised of 13,500square feet.”

It would be useful to learnwhether the university can convertsome or all of the 13,500 squarefeet for student housing. It seemsreasonable for the D.C. ZoningCommission to review this issue aswell.

J. McDermidGeorgetown

Middle school needsfull-time principal

I read with interest TheCurrent’s article on interimChancellor Kaya Henderson andprincipal Dana Nerenberg’s planfor new strategies at Hardy MiddleSchool (“Chancellor, principalunveil new Hardy School plan,”Jan. 19).

While I am sure a number of theefforts may be worthwhile, I wouldthink D.C. Public Schools wouldstart with having a principal on siteat Hardy full-time, rather than hav-ing to split her time between Hardyand Hyde-Addison Elementary.Adjusting to middle school can bedifficult for many students, andwith hundreds of students, Hardyneeds a full-time, visible presenceby a principal.

I would think it challenging, andfrankly a disservice to bothschools, to try to split time betweenthe campuses. Situations can ariseat a moment’s notice at an elemen-tary school or at a middle schoolthat need the attention and directiononly a principal can provide.

I would be interested in know-ing how many high-achieving mid-dle schools across the country haveprincipals on site only a few days aweek. I am sure they must be quiterare.

Terry LynchMount Pleasant

Klingle deterioration,closure are shameful

It is a travesty that Klingle Roadthrough Rock Creek Park wasallowed to fall into disrepair anddisappear!

I am a native Washingtonian(fourth generation), and I can’tthink of another road in the Districtthat has been given the sameshameful treatment. I rememberbeautiful rides through Rock Creek

Park before we had air condition-ing in our homes and cars, fromWisconsin Avenue and WoodleyRoad across to Georgia Avenue,where my grandparents lived.

It’s bad enough that Rock CreekPark has many roads closed forbiking and jogging. No longer is itan effective way to get from onesection of the city to another, whileenjoying nature, avoiding trafficlights and reducing one’s stresslevel.

Elizabeth B. CrawfordWashington, D.C.

Self-interests keepKlingle for recreation

I’m writing in response to TheCurrent’s Jan. 19 article “Cityagency finishes study of Klingletrail.” This all began when therewas no money to fix the road. Nowwe’re looking at more than $6 mil-lion for a hike/bike trail and a legalsleight of hand to let it remain aroad on the books, though not whatyou and I would call a publicstreet.

As I spent eight minutes gettingacross Connecticut Avenue onPorter Street this morning, I usedthe time to reflect on this special-interest triumph.

Tom BellMount Pleasant

Public Klingle shouldnot have been closed

The closing of Klingle Roadthrough Rock Creek Park seems tobe self-serving for those residentsdirectly impacted by the traffic thatno longer travels through it.

How fortunate the residents ofKlingle Valley are to be able toblock an entire city from travelingthrough their neighborhood. (It willbe interesting to see if Brightwoodresidents who object to the pro-posed Walmart store at Georgia andMissouri avenues and the traffic itwould bring will be able to achievethe same.)

The great thing about living in ademocracy (though I am not certainD.C. isn’t still a plantation) is thatlaws can be overturned. The ease-ment that created the ability forKlingle Road to exist initiallyshould be honored, its current tech-nical classification as a road shouldhave it restored to general vehicularuse, and the residents of KlingleValley should lock their doors andtune up their alarms as the rest ofus do to keep out the unwelcome.

Public streets are just that.Public. If we are indeed to be onecity, Klingle Road should neverhave been closed. At the rate weare going, there will be a gatebetween east and west at RockCreek Park.

Gail CharityChevy Chase

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ANC 2DSheridan-Kalorama

The commission will meet at7 p.m. Feb. 28 at Our LadyQueen of the Americas Church,California Street and PhelpsPlace NW.

For details, [email protected] or visitanc2d.org.

ANC 3BGlover Park

At the commission’s Jan. 13meeting: ! commissioners unanimouslyelected Brian Cohen as chair, JackieBlumenthal as vice chair, BenThielen as secretary and MarkStevens as treasurer.! Ward 3 D.C. Council memberMary Cheh held a question-and-answer session with residents.Residents raised concerns aboutD.C. Department of Parks andRecreation officials being unfamil-iar with sporting-event rules andabout the recent selection process ofan at-large council member.

Commission chair Brian Cohenasked Cheh about her proposal tofine businesses and residents whodon’t clear their sidewalks, whichshe said she expects will be law bynext winter. In response to concernsthat elderly, infirm or out-of-townresidents would not be able to cleartheir sidewalks, Cheh said she isopen to ideas ranging from exemp-tions to a mandatory backup plan.“I’ve gotten more complaints fromelderly people who say, ‘I can’t getwhere I want to go because the side-walks aren’t clear,’” she added.! former commission chair MelissaLane described the plans of theGlover Park Business Committee toattract new retail offerings to theneighborhood. She said the commit-tee plans to post a survey on theneighborhood listserv for residentsto provide information that can beused to market Glover Park to busi-nesses.! Metropolitan Police DepartmentOfficer David Baker said there wasa string of burglaries and thefts inGlover Park during the holidays.! commissioners unanimouslyapproved a $3,000 grant to theHardy Middle School PTA to gotoward buying additional books andproducing a video promoting read-ing and discussing the school’sefforts to boost interest in reading.! commissioners unanimouslyvoted to write a letter to the D.C.Department of Transportationendorsing a grant request from thePotomac Appalachian Trail Club,which is seeking about $23,000 forimprovements to trails in Northwestparkland.! commissioners unanimouslyvoted to neither formally supportnor oppose an application for arestaurant-class liquor license atWhole Foods Market at 2323Wisconsin Ave. The supermarket islooking to offer beer and wine alongwith meals at its three Washington

stores.Some residents were concerned

about a change to the store’s family-friendly atmosphere, but WholeFoods representative Andrew Klinesaid the plan is “in no way a bar.”He said, “This is not contemplatedas a place where people would comejust to consume alcohol. It is inci-dental to the food experience.”

The commissioners said thatthey would need more specificsabout the store’s plans before theycould support them, but voted not totry to block it.! Mayor Vincent Gray spoke to res-idents about the city’s budget crunchand the need for job growth in wards7 and 8. He answered questionsabout schools, rent control, govern-ment transparency and water-mainbreaks. ! commissioner Jackie Blumenthalannounced that the commission issoliciting feedback from residentson whether the Glover Park liquorlicense moratorium should contin-ue. Residents can [email protected]. The commissionwill discuss the issue at its Februarymeeting and vote in March.! commission chair Brian Cohenannounced that the Guy MasonRecreation Center, at 3600 CalvertSt., will reopen in time for the 2011Glover Park Day. He said volunteersare needed to help organize theannual event. The center closed forrenovations after last year’s commu-nity gathering.

The commission will meet at7 p.m. Feb. 10 in the cafeteria ofStoddert Elementary School,4001 Calvert St. NW.

For details, call 202-338-2969,contact [email protected] or visitdcnet.com/anc/3b.

ANC 3CCleveland ParkWoodley ParkMassachusetts Avenue Heights

The commission will meet at7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22,at the 2nd District PoliceHeadquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave.NW. The regular meeting datewas changed because it falls onPresidents Day.

For details, call 202-657-5725 orvisit anc3c.org.

ANC 3DSpring ValleyWesley Heights

The commission will hold itsmonthly meeting Feb. 2, begin-ning at 7 p.m., in the communitycenter at Mann ElementarySchool, 4430 Newark St. NW.

Agenda items include:! police report.! presentation by Fred Moosally ofthe D.C. Alcoholic BeverageRegulation Administration on theagency’s work and its orientationand training program for commis-sioners.! consideration of a public-spaceapplication for a new driveway at3916 47th St.

! consideration of a public-spaceapplication by St. Patrick’sEpiscopal School to permit curbsand gutters, driveways, roadways,sidewalks, tree planting, treeremoval and various other work at1801 Foxhall Road.! consideration of a public-spaceapplication for an over-height fenceat 4209 50th St.! presentation by the GeneralServices Administration on the mas-ter plan for development at the U.S.Department of Homeland Security’sNebraska Avenue Complex.! consideration of a resolution con-cerning the Georgetown Universitycampus plan.

The commission will hold aspecial community meeting tohear a presentation fromAmerican University officials ontheir draft campus plan. Themeeting will be held Feb. 7,beginning at 7 p.m., in the com-munity center at MannElementary School, 4430Newark St. NW.

For details, call 202-363-4130 orvisit anc3d.org.

ANC 3ETenleytownAmerican University Park

At the commission’s Jan. 13meeting:! D.C. Department of Public Worksdirector William Howland dis-cussed his agency’s activities andaddressed concerns over recent tick-ets issued for tree branches that pro-trude into public space.! police officials including ChiefCathy Lanier addressed communityconcerns over a recent spike inWard 3 burglaries and more.Citizens’ calls about suspiciousactivity have been key to makingarrests in Ward 3 and elsewhere,officials noted.! commissioners unanimouslypassed a resolution supporting theinstallation of lights at Chevy Chaseballfield after D.C. Department ofParks and Recreation director JesúsAguirre took steps to institutionalizerules that residents said would miti-gate the lights’ impact. Constructionat the field is behind schedule,Aguirre noted, but he added that hehas been assured that the entire parkwill be open by its spring deadline.

The commission will meet at7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at St. Mary’sArmenian Apostolic Church,42nd and Fessenden streetsNW.

For details, visit anc3e.org.

ANC 3FForest Hills

The commission will meet at7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22,at the Capital MemorialSeventh-Day Adventist Church,3150 Chesapeake St. NW. Theregular meeting date waschanged because it falls onPresidents Day.

For details, call 202-362-6120 orvisit anc3f.us.

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By MIKE DEFABOCurrent Correspondent

As part of Edmund Burke’s annual week-long homecoming activities, the schoolobserved “Pajama Day” last Tuesday. Buton Friday, it was Washington InternationalSchool that came out sleeping in the boysbasketball game, which capped the home-coming festivities.

The Burke Bengals scored the first 10points of the game as Jonathan Goodell pro-vided a strong presence under the basket.After holding the Red Devils scoreless formuch of the first quarter, the Bengals fin-ished the first half with a comfortable 31-11lead en route to a 53-41 victory. Goodell fin-ished with 17 points, including 13-of-16shooting from the foul line.

“I think our press defense caught themoff-guard and we built up a little cushion byhalftime,” said Burke head coach GuiCarcillo.

Junior D’Juan Hunter carried the Devilsback into it in the second half, driving to thehoop for several athletic layups and thenshowing his range by knocking down a cou-ple of 3-pointers.

The lefty kept his hot hand in the air afternailing a 3 to bring the team within seven

points, 32-25, with three minutes remainingin the third quarter. The Red Devils again gotas close as seven in the fourth quarter whenTed Gillman threw an alley-oop to an air-borne Hunter, who finished with a layup.

Not long after, the crowd started chantingfor the home team. And the Bengals heldonto their lead, sinking critical foul shots tokeep the game out of reach.

“We got embarrassed by Jewish Day

School two days ago and we had practiceyesterday and right from the get-go — with-out any pep talk — the kids were psyched tore-establish themselves,” said coachCarcillo. “I think the kids were out there toshow their character.”

Earlier, the girls team fell 53-46 toWashington International. Junior HannaColeman, senior Christine Kemper Valentineand senior Sarah Jabari paced the RedDevils, scoring 17, 15 and 14 points, respec-tively.

Juniors Dana Brozost-Kelleher, 19 points,and Savannah Windham, 17, led theBengals.

The two squads looked evenly matchedearly on and headed to the locker room withthe score knotted up at 18. The third periodwas also close, and Burke held just a one-point advantage, 29-28, with one quarter left.

But Washington International scored thefirst eight points of the fourth. Colemanknocked down several 3-pointers and Jabariput up nine of her 14 in the quarter. to stretchthe lead to as many as 13.

“We had a couple girls who were shootinglights out for us,” assistant coach FemkePonsioen said. “I guess they ate somethingspecial for breakfast to make all those shotsfall.”

ATHLETICS IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON January 26, 2011 ! Page 11

Matt Petros/The CurrentThe Edmund Burke boys held offWashington International in the mainevent of the school’s “Blackout Day,” butthe girls fell to WIS in an earlier game.

By BORIS TSALYUKCurrent Staff Writer

Trailing 6-3 going into the third periodFriday, St. Albans ice hockey coach Dan Ryanchallenged his team to step up and meet theintensity level of junior Eric Sade, who wasout-hustling the other players.

When the defenseman’s teammates cameback onto the ice, they did just that, deliveringan inspired performance to pull off the biggestcomeback of the Mid-Atlantic Prep HockeyLeague season.

Senior forward Will Stabler scored twogoals, including the tying tally, and thedefense fought off a Gonzaga (7-6, 3-1)power play after Sade was sent to the penaltybox.

“One of the things we said between thesecond and third period was, ‘He’s the bestplayer on our team, he’s playing the hardest,who’s going to get on board with him?’ Andthey all decided to do it,” Ryan said after thegame.

Sophomore Taylor Dremluk scored thegame-winning goal with just over two min-utes left as the Bulldogs stunned the defendingMAPHL champion Eagles 7-6.

Freshman Alex Mandel got the comebackgoing with a tally just 33 seconds into the thirdperiod to give St. Albans (9-5, 3-3) hope.Moments later, Dremluk made it a one-scoregame, pushing the puck past Gonzaga seniorgoalie Jake Arsenault.

With St. Albans back within striking dis-tance, Gonzaga got more physical. Senior for-ward Rainey Brown, the Eagles’ captain, sentSade to the ice with two hard checks. Sade

retaliated and was sent off for unsportsman-like conduct.

But St. Albans stepped up with a crucialpenalty kill, led in part by tough play fromfreshman Duncan Symington, who had to stepup because starting junior defenseman SeanHeaslip was unavailable for the game. Heaslipwas playing with his Atlantic Junior HockeyLeague squad.

The kill was a major turning point in thegame, Sade said. “ It gave everyone — espe-cially our goalie — the confidence to step upthe rest of the game. Every one was feelinggood after that.”

That goalie was freshman Nate Siegler, theteam’s starting ’keeper much of the season inthe absence of sophomore Tucker Boyle. Heturned away Gonzaga senior Alex Panzarella

and Brown late in the power play. Siegler tookover at the beginning of the period for Boyle,who returned this month after battingmononucleosis and started the game.

At the 10:12 mark, Arsenault took himselfout of position while making a save andStabler was able to bury the puck under him.Then, with just over two minutes left in thegame, St. Albans had another chance, with theGonzaga net minder off his feet. Dremlukdribbled one into the goal, shocking theGonzaga faithful and giving his team its firstlead.

The Bulldogs held on for an improbablevictory. “We really came alive. ...We showedhow good a team we could be,” Stabler saidafterward, adding that the game marked thefirst time in his four-year career at St. Albansthat the team knocked off its lone D.C. rival.

The game was critical for St. Albans, as itwas the first in a difficult stretch leading up tonext month’s postseason. The Bulldogs alsoskated to an 8-4 victory over ArchbishopSpalding Monday — with Sade scoring fivegoals — and will play five more games in 13days starting today at Walt Whitman.

Gonzaga played excellent hockey for twoperiods against St. Albans. Senior PierceRadecki led the team with two goals, andsophomore Jack Slater had a goal and threeassists.

Eagles coach Nate Jackson wasn’t takenaback by the loss, because he said it was moreabout what St. Albans did right than what histeam did wrong. “I thought our kids playedreally hard,” he said.

Gonzaga bounced back Monday to beatChurchill 4-1.

Four-goal fourth quarter lifts St. Albans hockey over Gonzaga

Matt Petros/The CurrentSt. Albans’ Eric Sade, drafted into the United States Hockey League last year, kept theBulldogs in the game early against Gonzaga, while his teammates pulled through late.

Burke boys hang on for victory over WIS in homecoming game

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By BORIS TSALYUKCurrent Staff Writer

Sunday’s non-league contestbetween Georgetown Visitationand St. John’s girls basketballteams didn’t mean anything in theway of league standings. But therewere plenty of bragging rights atstake as the two undefeated squadsbattled on Military Road.

St. John’s (19-0, 9-0) won thebattle for local supremacy andremained perfect on the seasonafter dominating the third quarteren route to a 61-45 victory. Theteam’s top two scorers — juniorMooriah Rowser and sophomoreLindsay Allen — both got hot inthe third, and that spelled troublefor Visitation (15-1, 5-0). Rowserhad eight points in the period,Allen added six, and each playerfinished with 16.

Holding onto just a four-pointlead, the Cadets defense alsoturned up the intensity coming outof the locker room, forcingturnovers to set up easy bucketsthe other way. The pressure “tendsto wear teams down a little bit, andthat’s when you get your littlefumbles that create easy basketsfor yourself,” said coach JonathanScribner.

St. John’s outscored Visitation22-9 in the third quarter, includinga 14-4 run that featured two con-ventional 3-point plays by Rowser.The burst allowed the team to putthe game out of reach.

The Cubs (15-1, 5-0), one ofthe top shooting teams in the metroarea this season, struggled to findtheir stroke from the field and the

foul line. “We were not at our best,and our best play was neededagainst the skilled, deep and ath-letic St. John’s team,” coach MikeMcCarthy wrote in an e-mail toThe Current.

Junior Kate Gillespie ledVisitation with 13 points and 10rebounds, but it was her lowestscoring output this year and brokeher string of six straight 20-plus-point games. Junior MaddyWilliams was second on the teamwith 11 points.

Though it wasn’t a leaguegame, Scribner said it was stillgreat to beat a local foe. “It’salways a big game when we playVisitation — it’s an out-of-confer-ence rivalry,” he said. The much-anticipated affair was played infront of more than a thousand at St.John’s’ Gallagher Gymnasium.

The Cadets returned toWashington Catholic AthleticConference play last night atBishop O’Connell.

The loss didn’t affect Visitationin the Independent School Leaguestandings, and the Cubs reboundedat home last night against FlintHill 59-58 on a last-second freethrow by junior Kathleen Tabb.They will have another shot at atop WCAC foe on Monday whenthey play host to Good Counsel.

Sidwell boys bounceback to beat Maret

Two league contests greeted theQuakers as they returned from atwo-week layoff last week. Andafter falling short against Flint HillWednesday, they bounced back todown Maret Friday night in thefirst of two matches with the Frogsin a nine-day stretch.

Sidwell (9-5 overall) won 71-59 at Maret (9-6) behind 23 pointsapiece from junior guard JamalLewis and sophomore guard MattHillman. Lewis shot an impressive7-for-12 from the floor and alsograbbed seven rebounds, whileHillman drained five 3-pointersand added six boards. SophomoreJosh Hart scored 13 points and ledthe team with 11 rebounds.

Freshman standout DrakeGoddard scored in double digitsfor Maret for the sixth time inseven games, leading the teamwith 20 points.

Both teams are now 2-1 in theMid-Atlantic Conference and willmeet again at Sidwell at 1:45 p.m.Saturday.

Sidwell will have to wait untilFeb. 11 to try to avenge last week’s48-45 loss at home to Flint Hill.

Sidwell girls keep onrolling in conference play

The Lady Quakers are thequeens of the Independent SchoolLeague’s lower division right nowafter beating St. Andrew’s andPotomac School last week toimprove to 3-0 in league play.

Senior guard Kendall Bianchikeyed a 48-35 win at home overSt. Andrew’s Wednesday, scoringa game-high 18 points — a per-sonal best this season.

Sophomore Tiara Wood’s 11points led the team at PotomacSaturday, and Bianchi added 10while the Quakers held allPanthers scorers to single digits.

Sidwell (10-3 overall) put itsfour-game winning streak on theline at second-place Holy Childlast night and will host MadeiraFriday.

St. John’s girls hand Visitation first loss

Boys basketball

Gonzaga 68, Bishop Ireton 50Bishop McNamara 51, St. John�’s 49Paul VI 53, St. John�’s 47St. John�’s 52, St. Mary�’s Ryken 48Roosevelt 63, Ideal School (Ashburn, Va.) 50Roosevelt 49, Poly Tech (Baltimore) 48Wilson 82, School Without Walls 69Coolidge 57, Bell 36Episcopal 67, St. Albans 48St. Albans 46, St. Stephen�’s & St. Agnes 42Flint Hill 48, Sidwell 45Sidwell 71, Maret 59Sidwell 69, Dunbar 59Maret 72, Avalon 39Georgetown Day 58, St. Andrew�’s 41Jewish Day School 65, Edmund Burke 26Edmund Burke 53, WIS 41McLean School 69, WIS 42Jewish Day School 68, WIS 22

St. Anselm�’s 45, Field School 40Field School 47, Grace Brethren 45Field School 81, Barrie School 26

Girls basketball

St. John�’s 76, Bishop McNamara 64St. John�’s 54, Paul VI 39St. John�’s 61, Georgetown Visitation 45Wilson 48, School Without Walls 29Sidwell 48, St. Andrew�’s 35Sidwell 37, Potomac School 20Georgetown Visitation 55, Bullis 46Georgetown Visitation 75, Georgetown Day 54Georgetown Day 64, National Cathedral 48Bullis 68, Georgetown Day 58Holton-Arms 42, National Cathedral 34Stone Ridge 61, Maret 43Flint Hill 59, Maret 48Edmund Burke 51, Jewish Day School 49WIS 53, Edmund Burke 46Grace Brethren 38, Field School 31Field School 40, Barrie 14 Washington Waldorf 45, WIS 41Georgetown Visitation 59, Flint Hill 58

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Many singing groups have rulesfor membership — pass theaudition, make it to a certain

number of rehearsals, come tuned up andsmart-looking for shows. But not theRunnymede Singers: The freewheelingchorus, as a rule, pretty much has norules.

A self-proclaimed “chorus of ama-teurs,” Runnymede Singers has beenaround for at least 20 years, members say.Maybe even 30. No one’s sure.

That’s because of the happy-go-luckyfeel of the club and the fact that there’sbeen a 100 percent turnover since thegroup’s inception, according to members.What they do know about the group’s his-tory, it’s safe to say, will probably stayapparent to members as long as the groupcarries on: The chorus used to meet some-where on Runnymede Place.

Runnymede Singers has a “relatively

low threshold of entry,” to put it lightly,said Paul Marquardt, who has been withthe chorus for about 15 years. “If you wantto sing enough … you’re in,” he said.

This emphasis on inclusivity is probablythe reason behind the group’s motleymakeup. Members range from recent col-lege graduates to 65-year-olds. Marquardtis a 42-year-old lawyer who lives in MountPleasant and serves as the self-appointedguy who “makes rude comments in theback [during rehearsals],” he said.

Marquardt joined the group because he

couldn’t quite muster the level of dedica-tion he said your average choir demands.“Those were serious groups that wereabout the group rather than about havingfun in a lot of ways,” he said.

But Runnymede, according to thesinging enthusiast, allows him to keep hishobby as casual as he likes and still get thevocal catharsis he craves.

Jen Kelly, who lives in Adams Morganand acts as an informal contact for peopleinterested in the group, agreed, saying sheoften has trouble getting to sleep after thefun-filled practices. “It’s a great problem tohave,” she said.

The chorus is definitely big on accom-modating the individual; participants cankeep their membership status as long asthey want, regardless of how manyrehearsals or shows they miss. Andrehearsals are purposely held at the sametime, in the same place — every Tuesdayfrom 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. at the First BaptistChurch of the City of Washington at 16th


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to be an elusiveprospect — anoutcome asappealing as itis unachievable.But for morethan 20 years, atightly knitinvestment clubin the Palisadeshas trumped thelearn-from-your-lossesaxiom time andtime again.

ThePalisadesDwyer Investment Club, with itsemphasis on meticulous researchand group input, met its yearlygoal of outperforming the marketonce again in 2010, according toclub president PatrickShaughness.

Shaughness said the club pro-vides a forum for individuals tobounce ideas off of other like-minded savers, the bold but cal-culated ones. The goal of the clubis “investor education,” he said,so members can acquire the skillset to “take control of their ownretirement” when the time comes.

The club currently has about

seven members, who collectivelyhold 14 stocks. For $50 a month,the group — mostly 50- to 70-year-olds, three of them still

working andfour retired —incrementallybeef up theirjoint portfolio.Members cashout when theyleave the club.“It’s just like amutual fund,”said JudySimonson, theclub’s treasurer.The clubweathered thecrash of theGreat Recessionwell, taking a24.5 percent

loss instead of the market’s 35percent in 2008. Then it rode thewave of recovery at its frothingcrest a year later, pulling in a 33percent gain to the market’s 23percent in 2009. And it main-tained its record of performancein 2010 by securing a 17 percentreturn on its investments to themarket’s 15 percent.

Like other members of theclub, Shaughness started payinghis monthly dues and showing upat the cerebral monthly meetingsat the Palisades NeighborhoodLibrary because he wanted to findother dabblers in the stock mar-

ket. Prior to exploring the invest-

ment club circuit (he has joined afew other groups in the past), hefelt a little lost when making hisbets. He noticed trading “was avery solitary sort of thing.”

“Nobody in my family reallywanted to talk about investmentsbecause it seemed boring. A lot ofpeople think it’s boring,” he said.

About 50 members havepassed through the club’s rankssince namesake and WoodleyPark resident Richard Dwyer cre-

ated it in 1987, according toSimonson. Shaughness said theclub’s longevity has provided itwith a healthy pool of cash, giv-ing the group enough leeway tomake a far-ranging array of edu-cated — and educational — bets.

“Based on what I’ve seen, Ithink the fact that we’ve beenaround for a long time is a realasset,” Shaughness said.

The focus of the club,Shaughness and Simonson said,is to provide an outlet wheremembers can learn how to make

wise investments and digest theart of shrewd betting to discour-age “impulse” buying.

That’s why the club requiresmembers to prepare structuredreports when presenting a poten-tially hot stock. The reports aremeant to predict where thestock’s price will be in five yearsand identify the lowest value itcould take on. If the lowest valueis higher than the current price,it’s usually a good buy,Shaughness said.

For Palisades residents,club’s a good investment

Bill Petros/The CurrentThe 24-year-old Palisades Dwyer Investment Club, which a member describes as working like a mutualfund, regularly outperforms the market. Above from left, members include Jeffrey MacMillan, ColeneWalden, Patrick Shaughness and Werner Kaelin.

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Teke Wiggin/The CurrentConductor Cory Davis, above, and theentire Runnymede Singers group, right,rehearsed last night.

Runnymede Singers lift every voice with open chorus

Aidan Montessori SchoolOn Jan. 14, the upper-elemen-

tary class walked to the TextileMuseum. We passed manyembassies on the way.

When we got there, we weregreeted by tour guides. They toldus about a special kind of clothcalled ikat that was woven by hand

in Uzbekistan. It was used formany types of clothing. The ikatrobes had many different designsand many different colors.

“The ikat designs were veryinteresting,” said fourth-graderJohn Paul Libanati.

The trip received a thumbs-upfrom all the students.

“I really liked it!” said fourth-grader Lukas Leijon.

— Evan Manuel, sixth-grader,and Ian Smith, fifth-grader

British School of Washington

Year 4 went to the Embassy ofPakistan to donate basic schoolsupplies for the schools and school-children in Pakistan who were dis-placed by the floods. We made agiving tree that had suggestions ofschool supplies. If you took a Post-it note off the giving tree, youbrought in the supplies listed on it.More than 100 kids participated.

Then we sorted all the schoolsupplies out of the box. We askedchildren to buy zip-lock bags tostore and ship all the school sup-plies. Then two or four people wentto each group of school supplies.The rest of Year 4 grabbed a zip-lock bag for each group. They eachcollected one notebook, one packof crayons, one eraser and fourpencils to make a set for the chil-dren.

After all of the packing we metsome officials who had helped thechildren as well. One of thePakistani workers made a speech

about his thankfulness for theschool supplies.

— Liddy Newnam and Simran Chauhan,

Year 4 St Louis (third-graders)

Deal Middle SchoolSeventh-graders in Miss

Henderson’s and Mr. Phelps’ musicclasses this semester performed themusical “Schoolhouse RockJunior” last Wednesday. It was fan-tastic! I participated in the play andthought it was a great experience. Ilearned from the song “UnpackYour Adjective” what an adjectiveis. I also learned how to keep yourblood circulating from the song“Do the Circulation.”

It was exhilarating watching thesongs because of the props andhow people sang the songs. Thestudent who sang “Do theCirculation” was dressed like ElvisPresley and sang in a Southernaccent. We performed the showtwice; first for Janney, Bancroft andLafayette students, and then for ourparents and classmates.

— Lalibela Temple, seventh grader

Eaton ElementaryIn music class, we started to

learn how to play guitar becauseour music teacher was able to get30 guitars for our school! We’llhave lessons once a week.Everybody loves playing guitar inmusic, and some kids hope to gettheir own guitars.

The musical is coming up, andauditions have already occurred.Fourth- and fifth-graders were ableto audition for the cast or sign up tobe in the crew. The musical is“Once on This Island Junior,” andthe performances will be in May.

We are studying South Africa,and Ambassador Rasool came totalk to the fifth-graders. Also, wewent to the National Museum ofAfrican Art, where we learnedabout the culture and art of theNdebele people of South Africa.

We made collages and got to seeand touch sme beadwork. We alsogot to see some art in the museum.

In addition to all that we had aweek of DC-BAS testing inJanuary, and we still have all of ourclassroom work including fractionsand learning about the Civil War.As we get into the month ofFebruary, we know that a lot ofstuff is ahead: the science fair, theski trip and more field trips.

— Harriet Matthews and Aziz Mohammed, fifth-graders

The Field SchoolIn our eighth-grade class every

year there is a project known to oneand all. It is the egg drop! Eacheighth-grader has to construct anapparatus that can hold a raw eggand drop off the roof of a buildingwithout breaking. Impossible, yousay? Well, not for us Field eighth-graders!

Today we all walk outside anx-iously, holding our egg apparatusesproudly. We all gather as the firstperson goes up to the roof to drophis or her egg, possibly to its death.The first egg is dropped, and we allwait to see the results. The egg isunharmed! One after another, theeggs are dropped, and only a feweggs are broken in the end.

This assignment was fun, butwe also learned a lot about airresistance, surface area and all sortsof different forces.

— Hannah Weissler andRomeo Cabarga,

eighth-graders

Georgetown Day SchoolIn sixth-grade science class, stu-

dents have been doing a researchproject on individual organisms.Students began the project abouttwo weeks ago, when they drew aslip of paper that listed a randomorganism. Underneath the organismwas a theme (for example, “seahorse, reproduction”).

In addition to researching thisassigned theme, students had toresearch two other themes of theirchoice, learn about the habitat oftheir organism and classify theirorganism. Students had the choiceof doing a mini poster or creatingan online poster.

Students have done lots of

research, mostly from online ency-clopedias the school has on itswebsite. Students are not allowedto use websites like Wikipediaunless information on them can bebacked up with an online encyclo-pedia, because those sources arenot as reliable.

— Samantha Shapiro, sixth-grader

Holy Trinity SchoolThe fourth-grade class just

elected new representatives to thestudent council. This is the firstyear that we have been able to sendthem, because only the fourththrough eighth grades hold elec-tions. There are two representativesand one alternate from each class.

I was a rep earlier in the yearwith my friend Maddie Miller. Thealternate was my friend JamieHedlund. Every person who wantsto run gives a speech to the classincluding reasons he or she wantsto become a representative.Everyone on the class votes forthree people and the teachers countthe votes. The students with themost votes are elected. My favoritepart of being in student council wasgoing to the meetings.

The new reps are Olivia Egge,Brian Gill and Zoe Roy.

— Jamie Hedlund and Charlie Furlong, fourth-graders

Hyde-Addison ElementaryAfter school, Hyde students get

active by doing sports. Theseinclude basketball, Girls on theRun, cheerleading and dance.

Third- through fifth-grade girlsget active by participating in Girlson the Run. They practice at VoltaPark Tuesdays and Thursdays. Thereasons are to prepare for the 5Krace held in the winter and springand also to learn to be a good sportand not gossip.

Another activity is basketball.The basketball coach is BryanGrigg. He is also our school socialworker. He tries to improve thefourth- and fifth-grade players’skills by practicing layups, aiming,dribbling and passing. Many stu-dents enjoy it. “I love the practices!It’s really fun!” exclaims AbrahamHailus. Hyde plays many otherD.C. public schools and practices atschools nearby.

Third- through fifth-graders mayalso join cheerleading with Ms.Lyons, Ms. Kilmer and Ms.Chassen. Students do many cheersand sometimes dances with Ms.Kilmer. Students stretch with musicbefore doing cheers and dancing.The teachers are strict so we canget through most of the cheers andbe prepared for competition.

— Jacob Duffles, Ellika Edelman, Ayda Lee andTatyana Reese, fourth-graders

Key ElementaryThis week at Key, the fifth-

graders are writing the leads for ourmemoirs. We choose one memoryfrom our life and write a short storyabout it. We present our story to the

class and then they are displayed.We have book clubs in our

grade. In book club, we are separat-ed into groups by our book choice.We pick a number of chapters toread and then discuss them. Wealso build a timeline of whichchapters we read. My book club isreading “The Green Glass Sea.” Iam enjoying it very much.

— Eddy Keenan, fifth-grader

Maret SchoolFollowing winter break, Maret

has been a lively place, especiallyfor the seventh grade. We recentlystarted working on a play in drama.Everyone has been enjoying it. Ifyou walk down the hallway, youwill spot a script or two.

Also, we started a big roboticsproject in science. Robotics con-sists of a team of two students anda robot. The goal is to get the robotto complete a series of tasks byprogramming it. The projectinvolves partner work and problemsolving. We keep journals about theday-to-day work.

Many seventh-graders went“oystering” and collected money tohelp the amazing Chesapeake oys-ters that filter 50 gallons of water aday! The donations were tallied atabout $3,937 after the 25 percentmatch for the seventh-grade oysterfund. The number of oysters in thebay has dropped dramatically in thepast 20 years due to overfishing.Without the oysters, theChesapeake Bay would beextremely dirty and unsuitable fornative marine life. Every pennyequaled one oyster, so every pennyreally did count.

Last week we had a dancegroup from Ghana come to ourassembly. The high-energydancerspresented songs, traditional danceand folklore.

— Taylan Tunçata, seventh-grader

Murch ElementaryOn Dec. 13, 11 Murch students,

Mrs. Rabiah and Principal Ellis hadthe opportunity to do somethingvery special. They were able to gosee President Barack Obama sign abill into law. The signing tookplace at Harriet TubmanElementary School in ColumbiaHeights. The group of kids includ-ed three safety patrols, three peermediators and five student councilofficers.

President Obama signed a billcalled the “Healthy, Hunger-FreeKids Act of 2010.” The bill did twomain things. First, it gave money toschools so that kids whose familiescannot afford lunch would be ableto have free lunches at school.Second, it made schools increasethe amount of healthy foods anddecrease junk foods that they serve.

Some Murch students got toshake President Obama’s and firstlady Michelle Obama’s hands.Other Murch students were inter-viewed on ABC News after seeingPresident Obama sign the bill. Mia


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— Julia Arnsberger, fourth-grader

National Cathedral SchoolThis week, National Cathedral

School will be celebratingInternational Week. Students willbe celebrating diversity and learn-ing about foreign countries. TheInternational Committee hopes tospread knowledge of global tradi-tions through fun, exciting and edu-cational activities.

The lunch staff has prepareddishes ranging from French toChinese, and Wednesday’sInternational Food Festival willprovide an opportunity for studentsand parents to sample foods fromalmost every continent.

Students will also hear from Ms.Kathleen Maloney-Dunn (’79), the2011 Janet Griffith InternationalLecturer. A humanitarian and attor-ney, Ms. Maloney-Dunn will speakabout her experience working oncivil and criminal cases.

Other exciting activities willinclude an international dress-upday, with students wearing cos-tumes representing different cul-tures, and an international home-room quiz that will test the “globalknowledge” of advisories.

— Parisa Sadeghi, 11th-grader

Parkmont SchoolMy main lesson class is U.S.

government. We are learning abouthow the government of our nationused to be, and how it has changed.We looked at John Locke’s docu-ments and discussed how a govern-ment should be run and what itspurpose is. John Locke said that nomatter what, a government is sup-posed to protect its people’s “God-given” liberties and property.

We recently went on a field tripto the National Archives. I had aconversation with some of thesecurity guards, and they explainedto me how the important docu-ments are protected. For example,the case that holds the U.S.Constitution is made with three dif-ferent type of metal. Also, I foundout that the Declaration ofIndependence took about 26 hoursof hand writing to complete. Thestyle of writing, called calligraphy,looked like some of the best hand-writing I’ve ever seen.

We are currently learning aboutthe Constitution’s amendments andhow they have helped civil rightsthroughout the country.

— Ben Lasso, 12th-grader

Paul Public Charter SchoolIn math class I learned about

different shapes like triangles,quadrilaterals, pentagonss and

hexagons. The three angles of a tri-angle equal 180 degrees. The fourangles of a quadrilateral equal 360degrees; it has two triangles in it.The five angles of a pentagon equal540 degrees; it has three trianglesin it. The six angles of a hexagonequal 720 degrees; it has four trian-gles in it.

One lesson I learned is to findthe missing angle. To find the miss-ing angle, you add up the degreesthat you know. Then you subtractthe sum from the total number ofdegrees in a shape. For example, ifyou have a triangle with two anglesthat are 59 degrees each, the thirdangle has to be 62 degrees since allthree angles must add up to 180degrees.

— Syanna Randolph, sixth-grader

St. Albans SchoolWith third quarter arriving at St.

Albans, many students are relievedthat we are finished with midterms.While some of us may dreadreceiving our report cards nextweek, most of my fellow studentsfeel confident heading into the newgrading period. New academic top-ics come with the new quarter, andwe are already digging into them,whether studying the allegoricalmeaning behind “Animal Farm” inEnglish or the formation of theEarth and our solar system in sci-ence. Along with the change in thesemester, new elective classes, allfocused on the performing, musicalor visual arts, give students theability to discover artistic talents.

The news is also good on theathletic front, with successes by thebasketball team and the continuedstreak of victories by the swimteam. But the event most of us arelooking forward to is the much-anticipated arrival of third-quarterclubs. Every Friday afternoon forthe next two months, students willparticipate in activities with theirpeers ranging from cooking andplaying pingpong to attending carshows and building computers.

— George Grealy, Form II (eighth grade)

St. Ann’s AcademyOn Jan. 14, St. Ann’s Academy

had the annual Geography Bee inthe gym. The fifth through eighthgrades competed. Students had to

taken a written test first in order toqualify to participate in the compe-tition. Thirteen students qualified.Two students from the fifth grademade it. This is the first year fifth-graders were able to participate.Fifth-grader Amalia Grobbel said,“I was nervous because I didn’tthink I would know as much as themiddle school students.” MollyQuinn was the other fifth-grader.She said, “I was excited becausewe were the first fifth-graders tocompete ever.”

After seven rounds, AbellTesfaye, an eighth-grader, was thewinner. He did not get a singlequestion wrong. Abell has been inthe Geography Bee every year hehas been in middle school. He said,“I studied a little bit, but I didn’tthink I would win. I am proud ofmyself.” He will take a written testbefore he can go on to the D.C.round of the National GeographicBee.— Patrick Snee, fourth-grader

St. John’s College HighSchool

After a week of exams, St.John’s students began the secondsemester of the year.

The juniors and seniors of theSt. John’s Theatre recently took atrip to New York City. The studentsgot to see a Broadway show andexperience life as a New Yorker.

One interesting club at St.John’s is Model United Nations. Itis an up-and-coming club with onlyone year under its belt. One of thesenior members, John Hotka, spokeabout the club. “St. John’s ModelUnited Nations Club has participat-ed in some excellent activities thisschool year,” he said. “We partici-pated in ‘My First MUN,’ theJohns Hopkins conference, inFebruary. It’s an exciting year for

us! Model UN is a great club foranyone interested in public speak-ing or world affairs.”

— Emmett Cochetti, ninth-grader

School Without WallsLast week was taken up entirely

by midterms. Students had two aday, plus a study period beforeclasses started. They had to checkin with their first-period teachersby 8:45 a.m. After that, though, stu-dents could go wherever they want-ed until 9:30. The two exams werefrom 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1to 3 p.m. The ice storm meantschool was delayed two hours onTuesday, and that morning’s examwas rescheduled for Thursdayafternoon.

Since it was midterms week,almost nothing else happened. Themost interesting thing outside oftesting is probably the new student,a 10th-grader who moved fromMissouri. He and his family wereinterviewed for admission, and allpassed with flying colors. He willstart attending school next week,when the new semester begins.

— Lillian Audette, 12th-grader

Takoma EducationCampus

The most exciting period in ourschool day has been social studiesand learning about the Egyptiancivilization of around 3,000 B.C.Some of us hope to become greatscientists one day, and this ancientcivilization holds the basis formodern sciences such as mathe-matics and medicine.

Egypt was a unique place. Youcan study its technological discov-eries and great architecture like thepyramids. The Egyptians calledtheir ruler Pharaoh, and his empirewas divided into 42 provinces.

People were organized into groupsof priests, craftsmen, merchantsand slaves. In their religion, theybelieved that they would need theirbodies in the afterlife, so theyinvented ways to dry the bodies.

It was fascinating to learn thatthe Egyptians invented hieroglyphsfor writing. Hieroglyphs are pic-tures of animals or objects thatstand for different words or sounds.In class, writing our names withhieroglyphs and displaying them onour boards felt like writing in a for-eign language.— Jasmin Avila, Dara Davis-Hill,MiAnna Johnson, Jay Mathews

and Clarisa Miranda, seventh-graders

Wilson High SchoolEveryone at Wilson High

School is excited because it’smidterm week. They are not sojazzed about the tests, but about thefact that this means we are halfwaydone with the school year. Seniorswill be graduating in five months.Juniors, sophomores and freshmenare heading to the new Wilsonbuilding next year.

“It’s crazy how the seniors don’tget the chance to see their schoolrebuilt, but the good thing is thatwe are graduating,” seniorMeskerem Desta said.

Teachers hope that moving backto the new building won’t be aspainful as the move to theUniversity of the District ofColumbia. Students rememberteachers complaining becausemany of their books and supplieswere lost in the move. Art teacherMary Barnes lost many of thepaints she was planning to use forthis year’s drawing and paintingclass. Now the class has a reallylimited supply of paint.

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Class! A weekly workshop will offer instruc-

tion in “Sahaja Yoga Meditation.” 7 p.m.Free. West End Neighborhood Library,1101 24th St. NW. 202-724-8707.

Concerts! “The Presidency of John F. Kennedy:

A 50th Anniversary Celebration” will featuresinger/songwriter Blessing Offor performingan eclectic mix of retro R&B and soulsounds. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

! Pianist AdamGyörgy will performworks by Chopin andLiszt and his own com-position. 7 p.m. $75.Embassy of Hungary,2950 Spring ofFreedom NW. 202-625-2361. The concert will repeat Thursday at7 p.m.

Discussions and lectures! Poet Dana Gioia,

former chair of theNational Endowmentfor the Arts, will dis-cuss “The CatholicWriter Today.” 4:15p.m. Free. Great RoomB, Pryzbyla UniversityCenter, Catholic University, 620 MichiganAve. NE. 202-319-5600.

! Editor Adel Iskandar will discuss hisbook “Edward Said: A Legacy ofEmancipation and Representation.” 6 to 8p.m. Free; reservations required. Room241, Intercultural Center, GeorgetownUniversity, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-6215.

! Brian Greenewill discuss his book“The Hidden Reality:Parallel Universes andthe Deep Laws of theCosmos.” 7 p.m.Free. Politics andProse, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Film! The new Reel Israel DC series will

feature Eran Riklis’ 2010 film “The HumanResources Manager,” about a disgruntledadministratorwho rediscov-ers his ownhumanity afterone of his com-pany’s workersis killed in asuicide bombing. 8 p.m. $11; $9 for stu-dents; $8.25 for seniors; $8 for ages 12and younger. Avalon Theatre, 5612Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performance! New Tang Dynasty TV will present

Shen Yun Performing Arts in a program ofclassical Chinese dance and music. 7:30p.m. $80 to $300. Opera House, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600. The performancewill repeat Thursday, Friday and Saturday at7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at1:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 27

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

older on a “Winter Discovery Hike” alongthe Woodland Trail in search of signs of ani-mals. 4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek NatureCenter, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Classes! Ray Franklin-Vaughn will lead a weekly

class on “Classical Yang Style T’ai ChiCh’uan” for area seniors. 10:30 a.m. Free;reservations required. Friendship TerraceRetirement Community, 4201 ButterworthPlace NW. 202-244-7400.

! Housing Counseling Services, a localnonprofit, will present information on pro-grams and resources available to first-timehome buyers. 11 a.m. Free. Suite 100,2410 17th St. NW. 202-667-7712.

! Larry Ray will lead a seminar on“Persuasion: The Art of Getting What YouWant.” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $39. First ClassInc., 1726 20th St. NW. 202-797-5102.

Concerts! “The Presidency of John F. Kennedy:

A 50th Anniversary Celebration” will featureCatholic University students performingexcerpts from 1961 musicals such as“West Side Story,” “The Fantasticks,”“Gypsy,” “How to Succeed in Business

Without Really Trying,” “Once Upon aMattress” and “Oliver!” 6 p.m. Free.Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

! Costa Rican piano prodigy PabloEsquivel will perform works by Debussy,Chopin, Beethoven and Gutiérrez. 6:30p.m. Free. Enrique V. Iglesias ConferenceCenter, Inter-American Development Bank,1330 New York Ave. NW. 202-623-3558.

! The National Symphony Orchestra,violinist Nurit Bar-Josef, cellist David Hardyand pianist Lambert Orkis will performworks by Berg and Beethoven. 7 p.m. $20to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The concert will repeat Fridayand Saturday at 8 p.m.

! The Duke Ellington School of the ArtsShow Choir will perform to raise funds for astudent trip to France. 7 p.m. $25 to $100.Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir RoadNW. InstantSeats.com.

Discussions and lectures! Kristie Miller will discuss her book

“Ellen and Edith: Woodrow Wilson’s FirstLadies.” 11:30 a.m. $30; reservationsrequired. Woman’s National DemocraticClub, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

! Anne-Marie Slaughter, director of poli-cy planning at the U.S. State Department,will discuss “Leading Through CivilianPower: The First Quadrennial Diplomacyand Development Review.” 12:30 p.m.Free; reservations required. KenneyAuditorium, Nitze Building, Johns HopkinsUniversity School of Advanced InternationalStudies, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW.201-739-7425.

! Curator Frank Goodyear will lead agallery talk on Carl van Vechten. 6 to 6:30p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th andF streets NW. 202-633-1000.

! A gallery talk will focus on“Bittersweet Comic Strip: ElizabethMurray’s ‘The Sun and the Moon.’” 6 and7 p.m. Donation suggested. PhillipsCollection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151.

! Phillips Collection director DorothyKosinski will discuss the acquisition ofHoward Hodgkin’s monumental work “AsTime Goes By.” 6:30 p.m. Donation sug-gested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St.NW. 202-387-2151.

! American artist Mindy Weisel andIsraeli artist Dafna Kaffeman will discussthe connections between inspiration andthe poetic and humanitarian possibilities ofart. 7 p.m. Free. American UniversityMuseum, Katzen Arts Center, AmericanUniversity, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW.202-885-1300.

! Artist, author and photographer HarryGamboa Jr. will discuss his book “Erased:Limits and Borders.” 7 p.m. Free.Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8thand F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

! Peggy Orenstein will discuss her book“Cinderella Ate My Daughter.” 7 p.m. Free.Borders, 5333 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-686-8270.

! Elaine Showalterwill discuss her book“The Vintage Book ofAmerican WomenWriters.” 7 p.m. Free.Politics and Prose,5015 Connecticut Ave.NW. 202-364-1919.

Films! “Film|Neu,” Washington’s annual

showcase of new cinema from Germany,Switzerland and Austria, will conclude withPercy and Felix Adlon’s film “Mahler on the

Couch,” about Alma Mahler’s affair with ayoung architectand the ensuingmarital dramathat leads herhusbandGustav Mahlerto seek advicefrom Sigmund Freud. 6:30 and 9 p.m. $10to $15. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 55511th St. NW. filmneu.org.

! The Corcoran Gallery of Art will pre-sent Marion Cajori’s film “Joan Mitchell:Portrait of an Abstract Painter.” 7 p.m.$12. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St.NW. 202-639-1770.

! Sixth & I Historic Synagogue will hosta screening of Annabel Park’s documentary“9500 Liberty,” about the heated debateover immigration in Prince William County.7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW.sixthandi.org.

Performance! 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.

Friday, January 28

Concerts! The Friday Morning Music Club will

perform works by Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns and Janácek. Noon. Free. SumnerSchool Museum, 1201 17th St. NW. 202-333-2075.

! Soprano Jennifer Lynn Waters, mezzo-soprano Sarah Mesko, tenor José Ortegaand pianist Robert Mellicone will performarias and duets from popular operas. 1:15p.m. Free. McNeir Hall, GeorgetownUniversity, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787.

! “The Presidency of John F. Kennedy:A 50th Anniversary Celebration” will featurethe Justin Kauflin Trio performing jazzmusic. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

! The ArielQuartet and vio-linist RogerTapping will per-form works byBeethoven,Berg andMozart. 8 p.m. $50. Corcoran Gallery ofArt, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1770.

Discussions and lectures! Gina Athena Ulysse, associate profes-

sor at Wesleyan University, will discuss“Alter(ed)natives,” about the border zonesbetween ethnography and performance. 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Lindner Family Commons, ElliottSchool of International Affairs, GeorgeWashington University, 1957 E St. NW.bit.ly/iaZxoC.

! The Q&A Cafe series will feature atalk with comedian Seaton Smith aboutsubjects such as President BarackObama’s impact on comedy, what is funnyabout the real D.C. and how jokes areshaped for white or black audiences. Noon.Free; reservations required. D.C. Office ofCable Television Studio, 3400 InternationalDrive NW. [email protected].

! Experts will discuss “What’s Next onNorth Korea.” Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free;reservations required. McShain Lounge,McCarthy Hall, Georgetown University, 37thand O streets NW. [email protected].

! Daniel Tucker will discuss his book“Farm Together Now: A Portrait of thePeople, Places and Ideas for a New FoodMovement.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. LangstonRoom, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St.NW. 202-387-7638.

! Matteo Pistono will discuss his book“In the Shadow of the Buddha: SecretJourneys, Sacred Histories, and SpiritualDiscovery in Tibet.” 7 p.m. Free. Politicsand Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.202-364-1919.

Film! “Neorealismo 1941-1954: Days of

Glory” will feature the 1946 film“Shoeshine.” 2:30 p.m. Free. East BuildingAuditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4thStreet and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Performances! Gina Athena Ulysse, associate profes-

sor at Wesleyan University, will present“Because When God Is Too Busy: Haiti, Meand the World,” a dramatic monologueabout Haiti’s past and present. 5 to 6 p.m.Free; reservations required. Lindner FamilyCommons, Elliott School of InternationalAffairs, George Washington University,1957 E St. NW. bit.ly/fjlJP7.

! An open-mic event will feature poetryand music. 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. $15 to$50 donation suggested. The Potter’sHouse, 1658 Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.og.

Tasting! Alliance Française de Washington will

host a rum tasting led by François Zelbat ofCognac Ferrand. 6:30 p.m. $35; reserva-tions recommended. Alliance Française deWashington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. 202-234-7911.

Tour! Walk of the Town tour guide Tim

Stewart will present “Monumental Stories,”a walking tour of major attractions. 10:30a.m. Free; tips appreciated. Meet on 15thStreet NW near Pennsylvania Avenue andthe northwest corner of the CommerceDepartment. walkofthetowndc.com. Thetour will repeat every Friday, Saturday andSunday through Feb. 20 at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, January 29

Children’s activities! The Saturday Morning at the National

series will feature magician MichaelTaggert. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; ticketsrequired. Helen Hayes Gallery, NationalTheatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-

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brate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with twoprograms for families with children ages 6and older — “Papa Day,” featuring storiesabout the Lincoln White House, as told byformer slave and Lincoln family friendElizabeth Keckly, at 10:30 a.m.; and story-teller Jon Spelman’s “Tales of the Lincoln,”exploring the legends of Abraham Lincoln’slife, at 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations sug-gested. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW.800-899-2367. The programs will repeatFeb. 5, 12 and 19.

Class! Laura Zam will lead a class on

“Seeking: Artists Who Want to Make aLiving.” 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $45. First ClassInc., 1726 20th St. NW. 202-797-5102.

Concerts! Bach to Rock will host “B2R Battle of

the Bands,” featuring local elementary stu-dents competing for the winning title.10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $5. 9:30 Club, 815 VSt. NW. b2rmusic.com. The middle andhigh school competition will be held Sundayfrom 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

! The WashingtonPerforming Arts Societywill present Finnishpianist Juho Pohjonenperforming works byCouperin, Ravel,Handel and Brahms. 2p.m. $40. TerraceTheater, Kennedy Center. 202-785-9727.

! National Symphony Orchestra violinistJoel Fuller, horn player James Nickel andpianist Lisa Emenheiser will perform worksby Debussy and Brahms. 6 p.m. Free.Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

! The Axelrod Quartet and the DarwinQuartet will perform works by Haydn,Bartók and Woldemar Bargiel. 8 p.m. $31.Hall of Musical Instruments, NationalMuseum of American History, 14th Streetand Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030. The concert will repeat Sunday at7:30 p.m.

! Trio Bolero will perform works for gui-tar and cello by Vivaldi, Gnatalli, Bartók,Gershwin and Bizet. 8 p.m. $25; $12.50for ages 18 through 22; free for ages 17and younger. Westmoreland CongregationalUnited Church of Christ, 1 WestmorelandCircle. 301-654-6403.

Discussions and lectures! The National Portrait Gallery will

gather American-art historians for a sym-posium on “Addressing (and Redressing)the Silence: New Scholarship in Sexualityand American Art.” 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free;registration required. National PortraitGallery, 8th and F streets NW.hideseeksymposium.eventbrite.com.

! A “Stephen Ministry” workshop willfocus on a system that mobilizes andequips laypeople for an effective caringministry. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. $15; $50 forfour or more members from one congrega-

tion. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church,4201 Albemarle St. NW. 202-966-9051.

! Civil rights litigator N. Jeremi Duru willdiscuss his book “Advancing the Ball:Race, Reformation, and the Quest for EqualCoaching Opportunity in the NFL.” 6 p.m.Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 ConnecticutAve. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films! “Johnny Depp Filmfest” will feature

the 2005 film “Charlie and the ChocolateFactory.” 1 p.m. Free. Chevy ChaseNeighborhood Library, 5625 ConnecticutAve. NW. 202-282-0021.

! “The Kennedy Legacy” will feature ascreening of the 1965 documentary “JohnF. Kennedy — Years of Lightning, Day ofDrums.” A panel discussion featuringartists, journalists and policy makers willfollow. 2 p.m. Free. Atrium, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600.

! “Neorealismo 1941-1954: Days ofGlory” will feature Giuseppe De Santis’1949 film “Bitter Rice,” at 2 p.m.; andRenato Castellani’s 1947 film “Under theSun of Rome,” at 4:30 p.m. Free. EastBuilding Auditorium, National Gallery of Art,4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.202-737-4215.

Health screening! Peace Baptist Church will host a kid-

ney screening. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free;reservations required. Peace BaptistChurch, 712 18th St. NE. 202-244-7900.

Performance! “Speechless,” directed by Angella

Foster, will feature alight dance theater in aperformance that weaves together dance,video, text and live music. 8 p.m. $22; $17for students, teachers, seniors and artists;$8 for ages 17 and younger. Dance Place,3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The per-formance will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m.

Walks and tours! A bus tour will visit D.C. locations

used as backdrops in more than 50 televi-sion shows and movies. 10 a.m. $34;reservations required. Tour departs from alocation near Union Station. 800-979-3370.

! Rocco Zappone will lead a weeklywalking tour of his hometown and sharereminiscences and impressions of a life-time in D.C. 10 a.m. $20. Meet at the stat-ue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square,16th and H streets NW. 202-341-5208.

! A park ranger will lead ages 7 andolder on a hike through Rock Creek Parkwhile discussing the five U.S. presidentswho used the park extensively for recre-ation. 2 p.m. Free. Picnic Grove 1, TildenStreet and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070.

! The Smithsonian Associates will hosta tasting tour of four Adams Morgan restau-rants. 2 to 5:15 p.m. $76. Meet at thesouthwest corner of Columbia Road and18th Street NW (in front of SunTrust Bank).202-633-3030.

Sunday, January 30

Concerts! Pianist Mijail Tumanov will perform

works by Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovskyand Rachmaninov. 3:30 p.m. Free. Churchof the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. 202-462-6734.

! Tenor B. Jackson Caesar will presenta tribute toRoland Hayes,America’s firstrecognizedAfrican-American con-cert tenor. Areception and art opening featuring worksby Martin Andres Paddack will follow. 4p.m. Free. Metropolitan Memorial UnitedMethodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave.NW. 202-363-4900.

! The Raphael Trio will perform worksby Schubert. 4 p.m. $20. PhillipsCollection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151.

! Brink Bush of Providence, R.I., will

present an organ recital. 5:15 p.m. Free.Washington National Cathedral,Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenuesNW. 202-537-6200.

! “The Presidency of John F. Kennedy:A 50th Anniversary Celebration” will featurestudents participating in the Capitol JazzProject. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

! 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.

! The Washington Performing ArtsSociety will present a concert by the Jazzat Lincoln Center Orchestra and musicianWynton Marsalis. 7 p.m. $35 to $85.Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-785-9727.

Discussions and lectures! Community activist Barbara Ehrlich, a

40-year resident of Southwest D.C., will dis-cuss what’s ahead for the neighborhood.11 a.m. Free. St. Augustine’s EpiscopalChurch, 600 M St. SW. 202-554-3222.

! “The Sculpture of Edgar Degas at theNational Gallery of Art: Launch of aLandmark Publication” will feature DaphneBarbour, senior conservator in the depart-ment of object conservation at the NationalGallery of Art; Suzanne G. Lindsay, adjunctassociate professor in art history at theUniversity of Pennsylvania; and ShelleySturman, senior conservator and head ofthe department of object conservation atthe National Gallery of Art. 2 p.m. Free.East Building Auditorium, National Galleryof Art, 4th Street and Constitution AvenueNW. 202-737-4215.

! Anne Trubek willdiscuss her book “ASkeptic’s Guide toWriters’ Houses.” 5p.m. Free. Politics andProse, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW.202-364-1919.

Film! “Neorealismo 1941-1954: Days of

Glory” will feature Roberto Rossellini’s1946 film “Paisan.” 4:30 p.m. Free. EastBuilding Auditorium, National Gallery of Art,4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.202-737-4215.

Monday, January 31

Concert! The Monday Night at the National

series will feature an evening of soulfultunes from Appalachia’s mountains andhollows performed by the band Three BoysNight Out. 6 and 7:30 p.m. Free; ticketsrequired. Helen Hayes Gallery, NationalTheatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372.

Discussions and lectures! Independent management consultant

Dennis McDonald will discuss “UsingTechnology to Support Your Job Search.”9:45 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Suite T2, 40Plusof Greater Washington, 1718 P St. NW.202-387-1582.

! Tifecta Winds and Lisa Shiota of theLibrary of Congress will discuss WalterPiston’s “3 Pieces for Flute, Clarinet andBassoon.” Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion,Thomas Jefferson Building, Library ofCongress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

! Independent scholar Rosamond Mackwill discuss “Figural Topography andHistory: Renaissance Italy’s LimitedOttoman Imagery.” 12:10 and 1:10 p.m.Free. East Building Small Auditorium,National Gallery of Art, 4th Street andConstitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

! The History Book Club will discuss“John Adams” by David G. McCullough. 6p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/ShawNeighborhood Library, 1630 7th St. NW.202-727-1288.

! Educator Enid Lee, a consultant onanti-racist teaching and community building,will discuss “Beyond the SupermanSolution,” about issues of equity andaccess in public education. 6:30 to 8 p.m.Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets,

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Sunday, JANUARY 30! Concert: Pianist Victor Goldbergwill perform works by Brahms,Mendelssohn, Mozart and Scriabin.6:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court,National Gallery of Art, 6th Streetand Constitution Avenue NW. 202-842-6941.

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2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.! “Book Group Night” will focus on

how to start book groups and keep themgoing, how to stimulate discussion andhow to stay on the subject. 7 p.m. Free;reservations requested. Politics andProse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. [email protected].

! Journalist Marvin Kalb will interviewNew York Times executive editor Bill Kellerand Washington bureau chief Dean Baquetfor a behind-the-scenes look at the nation’spre-eminent newspaper. 8 p.m. Free; tick-ets required. Main Ballroom, National PressClub, 529 14th St. NW. kalb.gwu.edu.

Films! “Marvelous Movie Mondays” will fea-

ture the 1998 film “The Dinner Game.” 2p.m. Free. Chevy Chase NeighborhoodLibrary, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

! “Johnny Depp Filmfest” will featurethe 1994 film “Ed Wood.” 6:30 p.m. Free.Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, 5625Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

! The “Best of INPUT 2010 —Television out of the Box” series will fea-ture “Rabbits à la Berlin,” “Esterhazy” and“24 Hours Berlin — A Day in the Life.”6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. 202-289-1200, ext. 160.

! Asia Society Washington will presentthe documentary “2 Million Minutes,”about the educational challenges facing theUnited States, China and India. A discus-sion with executive producer RobertCompton will follow. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $20;$5 for students. Registration required.Cinnabar Room, Whittemore House, AsiaSociety Washington, 1526 New HampshireAve. NW. 202-833-2742.

! The “Opera in Cinema” series will fea-ture Verdi’s “La Traviata,” taped live at theRoyal Opera House in London. 7 p.m. $20.West End Cinema, 2301 M St. NW. 202-419-3456.

Performances! “The Presidency of John F. Kennedy:

A 50th Anniversary Celebration” will featurewinners in a collegiate competition forshort plays, monologues, soliloquies,songs and spoken word inspired by the life,presidency and legacy of John F. Kennedy.6 p.m. Free. Terrace Theater, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600.

! Theater J’s “Voices From a ChangingMiddle East: Portraits of Home” theaterfestival will feature a reading of “ThePromise” by Ben Brown. 7:30 p.m. $10.Goldman Theater, Washington DC JewishCommunity Center, 1529 16th St. NW.202-777-3210.

Tour! U.S. Botanic Garden volunteers will

lead a tour of the conservatory. Noon to 1p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court,U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave.SW. 202-225-1116.

Tuesday, February 1

Children’s programs! “Building Zone,” for ages 3 through

5, will feature an interactive reading ofSusan L. Roth’s “Hard Hat Area.” 10:30a.m. to noon. Free. National BuildingMuseum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

! The Family Audio Book Club, for ages8 and older, will listen to and discuss thebook “Locomotion” by JacquelineWoodsom. 6 p.m. Free. GeorgetownNeighborhood Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Class! Jeanne M. Fogle will lead a seminar

on “Wanted: D.C. Tour Guides.” 6 to 8 p.m.$39. First Class Inc., 1726 20th St. NW.202-797-5102.

Discussions and lectures! “The Global Financial Crisis: Cleaning

up the Mess?” will feature panelists ChrisBrummer, professor of law at GeorgetownUniversity; Randall Henning, professor ofinternational service at American University;and Kathleen McNamara, associate profes-sor of government and foreign service at

Georgetown University. Noon to 1:30 p.m.Free; reservations required. MortaraBuilding, Georgetown University, 37th andO streets NW. [email protected].

! Elizabeth Davison will discuss herbook “A True North Britain: Messages andMeaning in John Shearer’s Furniture.” 1p.m. Free. West Dining Room, JamesMadison Building, Library of Congress, 101Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-0945.

! Maurice Jackson, associate professorof history at Georgetown University, will dis-cuss “Anthony Benezet: QuakerAbolitionist.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Martin LutherKing Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW.202-727-1291.

! Xu Xi will discuss her book “Habit ofa Foreign Sky.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. $12; regis-tration required. Cinnabar Room,Whittemore House, Asia SocietyWashington, 1526 New Hampshire Ave.NW. 202-833-2742.

! Eric Altermanwill discuss his book“Kabuki Democracy:The System vs.Barack Obama.” 6:30to 8 p.m. Free.Langston Room,Busboys and Poets,2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

! Stephanie Coontz will discuss herbook “A StrangeStirring: The FeminineMystique andAmerican Women atthe Dawn of the1960s.” 6:30 to 8p.m. Free. CullenRoom, Busboys and

Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-387-7638.! George Friedman,

founder and chief exec-utive officer of Stratfor,a private global intelli-gence firm, will discusshis book “The NextDecade,” about theimportance of the next10 years in setting the course of the 21stcentury. 6:30 p.m. $15. International SpyMuseum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798.

! Michael Scheuer will discuss his book“Osama Bin Laden.” 7 p.m. Free. Politicsand Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.202-364-1919.

Films! The 22nd annual Black Film Festival,

spotlighting “Blaxploitation” cinema, willfeature “Hammer” at 3 p.m. and “Of Boysand Men” at 6 p.m. Free. Martin LutherKing Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW.202-727-1291.

! The Washington DC JewishCommunity Center will present the firstthree episodes of the second season ofthe Israeli television series “Srugim,” aboutthe social scene for Israeli men and womenwho are single and Orthodox Jews. 7 p.m.$10; $9 for seniors and students.Washington DC Jewish Community Center,1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.Additional episodes will be shown Feb. 8,15 and 22 at 7 p.m.

! The “Best of INPUT 2010 —Television out of the Box” series will fea-ture Swiss director Orane Burri’s 2009documentary “Taboo.” 7 p.m. Free; reser-vations required. Embassy of France,4101 Reservoir Road NW. taboo-input2011.eventbrite.com.

Performances! Life, Rhythm, Move Project — led by

founder and artistic director AyshaUpchurch — will perform. 6 p.m. Free.

Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

! First Draft will present a reading of“Critical Apparatus,” a new play byCatherine O’Connor. A discussion with theplaywright, director and actors will follow.7:30 p.m. Free. Arts Club of Washington,2017 I St. NW. firstdraft.org.

! D.C.-based comedian Wayne Manigowill host a weekly comedy show featuringlocal comics. 8 to 10:30 p.m. Free. RASRestaurant & Lounge, 4809 Georgia Ave.NW. 202-291-2906.

! Busboys and Poets will host “TuesdayNight Open Mic,” a weekly poetry event. 9to 11 p.m. $4. Langston Room, Busboysand Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Sporting event! The Washington Capitals will play the

Montreal Canadiens. 7:30 p.m. $60 to$330. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328.

Support! Recovery International will host a

group discussion for people suffering fromstress, anxiety, panic, depression, sleepproblems, anger, fear and other mental,nervous or emotional problems. 7 p.m.Free. Chevy Chase Community Center,5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-2680.The group meets every Tuesday.

Tour! A tour will offer an introduction to

Tudor Place, the Georgetown mansion builtby MarthaWashington’sgranddaughter,Martha CustisPeter, and herhusband,Thomas Peter.10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m.and 3 p.m. Free; reservations required.Tudor Place Historic House and Garden,1644 31st St. NW. 202-965-0400. Thetours will also be offered Feb. 8, 15 and22.

Wednesday, February 2

Class! Housing Counseling Services, a local

nonprofit, will present information on pro-grams and resources available to help area

homeowners in danger of losing theirhomes. Noon. Free. Suite 100, 2410 17thSt. NW. 202-667-7712. The seminar willrepeat Feb. 9 and 16 at noon and Feb. 23at 6 p.m.

Concerts! Michael Lodico, associate choirmas-

ter and organist at St. John’s Church,Lafayette Square, will present “MusicalFlowers,” featuring works by Frescobaldiand Langlais. 12:10 p.m. Free. St. John’sChurch, Lafayette Square, 1525 H St. NW.202-347-8766.

! “The Presidency of John F. Kennedy:A 50th Anniversary Celebration” will featureclassical violinist Niv Ashkenazi, the YouthFellowship Emerald Quartet and cellistKristina Winiarski. 6 p.m. Free. TerraceTheater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

! The Boxwood Recorder Trio will per-form music from the Renaissance to mod-ern day. 7 p.m. Free. St. Augustine’sEpiscopal Church, 600 M St. SW. 202-554-3222.

Discussions and lectures! Eric Langenbacher, visiting assistant

professor at Georgetown University, will dis-cuss “Has Germany Mastered Its Past?”Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Mortara Building, GeorgetownUniversity, 37th and O streets [email protected].

! Ori Z. Soltes, a resident scholar intheology and fine arts at GeorgetownUniversity, will lead a discussion of“Phèdre” by Jean Racine. 6:30 p.m. Free.West End Neighborhood Library, 1101 24thSt. NW. 202-724-8707.

! Phillip Fried will discuss his book“Early/Late: New & Selected Poems.” 7p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

! The River School will present a talk byGiles Whittell, author of “Bridge of Spies”and Washington bureau chief for the Timesof London. 7 p.m. $25. The River School,4880 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-337-3554.

Films! The inaugural DC Human Rights

Watch Film Festival will open with JoeWilson andDean Hamer’sdocumentary“Out in theSilence,” aboutthe controversyignited in asmall American town by the filmmakers’same-sex wedding announcement in thelocal paper and the subsequent brutal bul-lying of a gay teen. A question-and-answersession with the filmmakers will follow. 7p.m. $11; $9 for seniors and students; $8for military personnel. West End Cinema,2301 M St. NW. 202-419-3456.

! The Panorama of Greek Cinemaseries will feature Penny Panayotopoulou’sfilm “Hard Goodbyes: My Father,” about a10-year-old boy who refuses to accept hisfather’s death and creates an imaginaryworld. 8 p.m. $11; $9 for students; $8.25for seniors; $8 for ages 12 and younger.Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW.202-966-6000.

Reading! The Harvard Club of Washington DC

and American Independent Writers will pres-ent a James Joyce birthday party, featuringreadings from “Portrait of the Artist as aYoung Man,” “Ulysses” and “Finnegan’sWake.” 5 p.m. Free. Fiesta Room, Guapo’sRestaurant, 4515 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-237-5202.

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Tuesday, FEBRUARY 1! Concert: Mezzo-soprano DenyceGraves will perform a tribute toKennedy Center honoree GraceBumbry’s 1962 recital at the WhiteHouse. 7:30 p.m. $50. TerraceTheater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

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Friday, January 28, 7 p.m.

(Dutton, $25.95)A practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism and founder of Nekorpa, an organization working to protect the world’s sacred sites, Pistono went to Tibet looking for a simpler life. He found instead a culture under siege and has spent nearly a decade writing about, photographing, and publicizing Chinese repression of Tibetan society.

Saturday, January 29, 6 p.m.

(Oxford Univ., $24.95)After years of working with the National Football League, Duru, a profes-sor and civil rights litigator, recounts how a few men convinced the league to enact the “Rooney Rule,” which requires each team to interview a minor-ity candidate when hiring a new coach. The book has an impressive forward by Tony Dungy.

Sunday, January 30, 5 p.m.

in con!ersation with Mark Athitakis

(Univ. of Pennsylvania, $24.95)As a corollary to the question of why we read, Trubek considers why we make literary shrines out of the homes where great writers produced their work. Do we flock to authors’ houses simply to pay homage? To glimpse the ghost of a muse? Touring the haunts of Hemingway, Twain, Alcott, and others, Trubek reserves judgment as she observes guides, pilgrims, and décor.

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“Landscapes in Transition II,” presenting col-orful large-scale woodcut prints byAlexandria artist Eve Stockton, will open

tomorrow at the Heurich Gallery and continuethrough April 28.

An opening reception and artist’s talk will takeplace tomorrow from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Located at 505 9th St. NW, the gallery is openMonday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-223-1626.! The Shops at Georgetown Park will host a five-day exhibition of art by more than 30 Georgetownartists, beginning with an opening reception tomorrowfrom 6 to 9 p.m. and continuing through Feb. 1.

On view will be paintings, photography, sculptureand mixed-media pieces, some of them for sale.

Organized by the Citizens Association ofGeorgetown, the show is the second in a series that

Gallery features artist’s large-scale woodcuts

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Eve Stockton’s woodcut prints are on display in“Landscapes in Transition II” at the Heurich Gallery.

By MARK LONGAKERCurrent Correspondent

Washington Color School artist SamGilliam remembers the 1960s,when he and other D.C. artists

engaged in a vigorous visual dialogue thatshook the art world with its bold expressionsof pure color. They put the city on the inter-national map as a center for creative art,probably the only time that has ever hap-pened.

Now Gilliam hopes to bring Washingtoninto the limelight again, by stimulating inter-action and collaboration between D.C.-areaartists. To this end, he organized a collabora-tion between 20 artists, himself included, thatresulted in an exhibition of monoprints titled“In Unison: 20 Washington, DC Artists.” Theshow opened recently at the KreegerMuseum.

Gilliam wanted to bring fresh perspectivesto the prints, each one unique, so he invitednot only experienced printmakers, but alsopainters, sculptors, poets, musicians andother artists to join him in the project.

They worked in small groups at the printstudio of George Mason University, two ofwhose faculty members provided assistanceto anyone lacking proficiency in printmak-

ing. While sharing presses, they also sharedideas, spurred each other to try new thingsand generally fed off each other’s creativeenergy.

Each was asked to make five monoprintsand submit them to a panel of four jurors,who then selected one by each artist forinclusion in the show. Beyond that, everyonehad complete freedom to try anything, andthe results reveal astonishing diversity instyle, subject matter and process.

For example, there’s a silkscreen mono-print by Columbia Heights printmaker JoyceWellman, who drew her fine, abstractly geo-metric design with crayons. It continues herfascination with the number five, which shebelieves represents humankind in some mys-tical way.

Standing before Wellman’s open, brightlycolored print, viewers will see a large 5 writ-ten high in the design, its top trailing off tothe right, then continuing in a long loopingline down to the bottom. Other lines go tothe left or circle around, and beneath them afainter pattern emerges as though from themist. She aims to picture human emotions in

her art.Next to this image hangs a piece titled

“Rusted Sign” by Bloomingdale artist Renée

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Above, Joyce Wellman’s “Five”; left, AkiliRon Anderson’s “Untitled V”

Folger Theatre openedShakespeare’s “The Comedyof Errors” this week and will

continue it through March 6.A shipwreck, one of

Shakespeare’s favorite launching

devices, starts off this comedy’scraziness of coincidence and confu-sion. Antipholus and his servantDromio journey from Syracuse insearch of their long-lost, identicallynamed twin brothers. Their arrivalin Ephesus sets off a chain ofmishaps as the twins are mistakenfor each other.

Performance times are generally7:30 p.m. Tuesday throughThursday; 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday andSunday; and 7 p.m. Sunday.Tickets cost $30 to $60. The Folgeris located at 201 East Capitol St.SE. 202-544-7077; folger.edu.! The Rude Mechanicals willpresent Shakespeare’s “TheWinter’s Tale” Jan. 28 and 29 atthe Sitar Arts Center.

“The Winter’s Tale” is a classicabout redemption. The play tellsthe story of a king whose jealousydestroys his kingdom, and of howthat kingdom is restored 16 yearslater when a statue comes to life.

Performance times are 8 p.m.Tickets cost $15; $12 for studentsand seniors. The center is located at1700 Kalorama Road NW.rudemechanicals.com.

! Catholic University will present

Folger stages Shakespeare’s ‘Comedy of Errors’

On STAGE

Folger Theatre’s “The Comedy ofErrors” will run through March 6.See Theater/Page 30

See Exhibits/Page 30


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with great new landscaping, in AU Park.

The newly listed property at3510 Rodman St. is a clas-sic Cleveland Park

Colonial: Built in 1926, its brick

exterior hides well-proportionedrooms and classic details such ashardwood floors and substantialmoldings.

But the property also imaginesitself somewhere far away from itstree-lined locale, judging from thesun-baked hues here. A terra-cottaliving room doesn’t need the win-ter sun that comes through threelarge front windows — or heatfrom a marble-surround fireplace— to feel warm.

The room’s décor also suggestsMediterranean rather than mid-Atlantic, preparing visitors for thenext warm-hued space: a sizable,sandy-apricot dining room.

The arched doorway that con-nects the two, however, is solidlyGreek Revival rather than actuallyGreek, as is the floor-to-ceilingpanel around the fireplace.

The next room is also firmlyrooted in that design vernacular.The spacious sunroom has win-

dows on three sides, offering theperfect spot to read or watch birdsin the backyard. Some buyerswould make this space a causalliving area with a television whilekeeping the living room more for-mal.

Buyers would also haveoptions in the eat-in kitchen. Theclean, all-white room will sparksome to call a contractor to spruceup surfaces, while others willleave it be. The configurationworks, however, and glass doorsto an outdoor terrace are a featurefew would change.

That outdoor space is a naturalfor entertaining, with a flagstoneterrace and a stacked-stone walloffering places to perch. Beyondthat space and a swath of lawnwaits a one-car garage.

The home’s second floor holdsthree bedrooms and two baths,including the master suite.

Two of those bedrooms — onenow used as a study — share ahall bath, where white fixtures popagainst russet walls.

The master bedroom is largeand sunny, with three exposuresflooding the room with light.Anderson windows, with screensfor summer nights, were installedhere during renovations. There are

two closets here, including oneoriginal to the home and a farlarger one added later.

The bathroom is also spacious,with two sinks and a spa tub witha walk-in shower. The livingroom’s Mediterranean memereturns here, with a wallpaperfrieze picturing antique figures —great fun for those who want aclassicizing bathroom, easy to fixfor those who don’t.

A fourth bedroom and third fullbath wait on the top floor, a fin-ished attic with wall-to-wall car-pet.

The home’s bottom level is

partially finished; buyers lookingfor more living space could com-plete the job. Now useful spaceswait here: a laundry area and alarge room for storage.

A side door means that an in-law suite on this level would haveits own entrance.

Other options for the spaceinclude a playroom for children,and the quiet neighborhood isideal for families. Nearbyresources include the HearstRecreation Center and Melvin C.

Hazen Park.Commuters have easy access to

the buses on Wisconsin Avenue or,a bit farther off, ConnecticutAvenue. The Cleveland ParkMetrorail stop is also less than amile away.

This four-bedroom, 3.5-bathhome at 3510 Rodman St. is offeredfor $1,375,000. For details, contactRealtor Marjorie Dick Stuart ofRandall Hagner, a J StreetCompany, at 202-243-0400 [email protected].

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Photos Courtesy of Randall Hagner, a J Street CompanyThis four-bedroom, 3.5-bath Cleveland Parkhouse is priced at $1,375,000.

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and O streets NW — in order toaccommodate the busier membersand remain easily re-accessible tothose who go on hiatus.

Runnymede has no president,no officers, just about 30 mem-bers and some “de facto peoplewho do certain things,” Kellysaid. The group is so keen onwelcoming other singing enthusi-asts, from shower singers to expe-rienced performers, that it doesn’teven mandate that members paythe average twice-yearly dues of$150, which covers rental spaceand stipends for a conductor andpianist.

“Please don’t let [the member-ship fee] stop you from joining us… some of us pay more than oth-ers, some less. We don’t wantanyone to stay away because theycannot pay the whole amount,”reads the group’s come-as-you-are ad, recently posted on theDupont neighborhood listserv.

The laid-back atmosphere ofthe group makes it a very socialplace for members, says

Marquardt. “In general, by defini-tion, you don’t get antisocial peo-ple showing up to join a choir. Ithink by its nature it’s a prettyeasy group to get along with,” hesaid.

Look no further than the twoknown marriages that have result-ed from mingling between highnotes and hearty laughs, saysCharles Taylor, a 59-year-oldwriter for an association publica-tion who joined the group inSeptember. “No breakups yet,” hesaid.

Runnymede works on asemester-by-semester basis, goingon break over the summer. Itsbread-and-butter performances,which are free and put on two or

three times a semester, are held atnursing homes.

From Italian madrigals andclassical pieces to spirituals andeven rock, the group’s songs spanthe musical spectrum. But duringthe fall, Runnymede places spe-cial focus on carols for the holi-day season, culminating in itsannual candlelit carols show atthe First Baptist Church, one ofits only ventures outside the nurs-ing home circuit.

Currently the group is “espe-cially in need of guy members,tenors in particular,” Kelly said,and has a Facebook page eagerlyawaiting visitors.

Perhaps a few high-pitchedmale voices could imbue thegroup with the sort of rich choraltexture it needs to prevent thissort of reaction, which came froma woman a few years back: “Wewere singing in a nursing home,and we’re getting to the end ofthe performance, and we had onelast piece and a woman in thethird or fourth row said, ‘Oh,God, they’re going to sing anoth-er one,’” recalled Marquardt withdelight. “It was her internalvoice.”

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The reports use qualitativejudgments to come up withnumerical values that are thenentered into formulas in a soft-ware program. At club meetings,other members assess the reportand take a vote on whether topurchase shares of the company.

To join the club, prospectsmust prepare a report of this kind,and its quality must gain the con-fidence of the other members.Simonson, who went through thisprocess herself years ago, said thedeliberative nature of the club iskey to its solid performance overthe years.

“While we like to have fun,and there’s a lot of camaraderie,we’re pretty rigorous in terms ofrequiring the stock studies to buyor sell a stock,” she said.

Years ago, a regional organiza-tion handed out awards to thebest local investment clubs, andthe Palisades group’s commit-

ment to meticulous research regu-larly paid off, winning it first orsecond place in the region, shesaid.

Simonson earned her ownclub-member stripes partly byproposing an investment inNational Presto Industries. Thecompany — which, in addition tomanufacturing appliances, is also“the premier manufacturer ofadult diapers” and a stalwartmaker of ammunition for the U.S.government (examples of funfacts club members learn, accord-ing to Shaughness) — has turnedout to be a very successful invest-ment for the club, Shaughnesssaid.

The bet panned out quite well,added Simonson, averaging agrowth rate of more than 15 per-cent over the years. But like oth-ers, it was still just a bet.

“If it was all scientific andnumbers-generated, we’d all bewealthy,” said Simonson. “Butyou have to make these judg-ments, and the point is to get edu-cated about those judgments.”

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Courtesy of the Runnymede SingersThe Runnymede Singers performregularly at nursing homes.


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The Tenley library, at 4450Wisconsin Ave., closed down morethan six years ago for renovations,along with three others in theDistrict. But initial redesign planswere deemed unviable, and then aprolonged debate raged overwhether to rebuild the library as apublic-private project below resi-dences.

The two-story, 22,000-square-foot library that opened Monday is astandalone facility, though nearly $1million worth of structural supportsallow for the possibility of six floorsof future development on top.

Designed by the Freelon Group,the $18 million library is defined byits openness, with high ceilings andglass-paneled walls that offer a viewof the streets outside, including abusy stretch of Wisconsin Avenue.

D.C. chief librarian GinnieCooper said her favorite aspect ofthe new building is its light. “Itmakes it a warm and welcomingplace,” she said.

As Mayor Gray disappeared todo a reading in the children’s room(the book was called “Read It, Don’tEat It”), Cooper gave a tour to pointout other features.

The building’s form followsfunction, she said, with books andtechnology at its front and “back ofhouse” functions like office andmeeting space — including a roomwith a 100-seat capacity — in therear.

The first floor includes a chil-dren’s section, a music and DVDarea and checkout counters. Thesecond floor features books foryoung adults and adults, along withperiodicals.

The library has 40 computers,and for the first time in the system’shistory, they’re all Macs, Coopersaid.

On a wall on the second floor isspace for artwork — a paneledmural that will feature both histori-cal and modern images ofTenleytown. The Friends of TenleyLibrary group has contributed funds

for the project.Cooper also pointed to some of

the building’s green features, whichshould make it eligible for silver —or perhaps gold — certificationunder Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design standards.

Ceiling lights turn on and offautomatically as visitors enter andexit certain areas, and the heatingand cooling systems are locatedbeneath the floors to maximize effi-ciency. On the top of the building isa vegetative green roof.

In addition, rust-colored “fins”on the outside of the library — oneof the building’s most prominentarchitectural features — wereinstalled to let in specific amounts oflight for temperature control.“They’re at exactly the right angleto give us the maximum of what weneed,” Cooper said.

A few visitors, who asked not tobe named, criticized the new build-ing for its somewhat sterile feel.One said he preferred the cramped,book-stacked feeling of olderlibraries and remarked that the spacefelt empty of materials. (Accordingto Cooper, the library now has55,000 items with capacity for80,000).

But most were positive about thenew space.

“I like it. I’m just so happy tohave our library back,” said DanCarozza, a longtime Tenleytownresident. “It’s long overdue.”

In his opening remarks, Mayor

Gray spoke of a “significant renais-sance of libraries in our city,” withrenovated buildings serving as after-school headquarters for students andmeeting places for communities.

Of the pack of libraries that shutdown in 2004 for renovations —Anacostia, Benning, Watha T.Daniel and Tenley — all are nowcomplete, and a renovated Petworthbranch is expected to reopen nextmonth.

John Hill, president of the librarysystem’s board of trustees, praisedthe neighborhood-centric approachthe city has adopted recently.

Four years ago, he said, theboard was intent on a proposal toredo the central Martin Luther KingJr. Memorial Library downtown.Mayor Gray, then council chairman,“said no,” Hill recalled. “He saidlet’s concentrate on neighborhoodlibraries and get this moving.”

“In retrospect,” Hill said, “thatwas absolutely the right decision.”

But Library Renaissance Projectdirector Robin Diener pointed todecreased hours at the Tenleylibrary and others, noting that allneighborhood branches are nowopen just two nights a week and areclosed two mornings a week as wellas all day Sunday. “Reducing serv-ices is not the way to maximize thecity’s $250m investment in libraryrenewal,” she wrote in an e-mail.

A grand-opening party for thenew Tenley library will take placeSaturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

school’s gates. Residents have — thus farunsuccessfully — also pressured the universi-ty to build more on-campus undergraduatedormitories.

But American University officials say thatneighborhood resistance in their case has actu-ally led to fewer on-campus undergraduatebeds than they wanted in the 10-project plan,which, they add, is still in draft form.

A final plan is likely to be filed with theZoning Commission in early March, said theuniversity’s David Taylor. Though the twoadvisory neighborhood commissions thatcover the school will not officially weigh inuntil then, Taylor said representatives willpresent the draft to both panels in February.

To appease neighbors along the campus’Rockwood Parkway border, said Taylor in an

interview yesterday, the school erased manyof the proposed dormitory beds in that area,retaining only the residence hall farthest fromthe school’s neighbors. And the count of pro-posed beds on East Campus — so far thethorniest issue in the plan — has droppedfrom 1,000 to 765, Taylor added.

Those reductions, said Taylor, necessitate alower target for on-campus housing.

The 2001 campus plan required the schoolto house 85 percent of freshmen and sopho-mores and two-thirds of all undergraduates oncampus. With the new numbers, the 2011campus plan would provide enough on-cam-pus housing for all freshmen and sophomores,but only 55 percent of all undergraduates.

The impact of more off-campus under-graduates would be different than in otherneighborhoods, according to university pre-dictions. Now, many off-campus undergradu-ates live in two large apartment buildings onMassachusetts Avenue; in nearby

Georgetown, the lack of high-rise apartmentsforces students to rent single-family homes.

Neighbors say they want American tobuild more housing — just not at the edge ofcampus near a residential neighborhood.“There is space on the interior of their campusthat would meet their needs,” said Farrell.

Planners have examined those sites, saidTaylor, but “the sites we have identified arethe ones we think will work best.”

The East Campus buildings will occupywhat is now an expansive parking lot alongNebraska Avenue just south of Ward Circle.Westover Place residents, who live just to theeast of the parking lot, have vocally opposedlocating multistory residence halls on the site,citing privacy and noise concerns.

University planners have responded byrealigning the buildings to reduce sightlinesbetween the proposed structures and nearbyhomes. What’s more, said Taylor, administra-tive buildings, not residence halls, would be

the closest buildings to homeowners.Farrell predicted that “traffic will be para-

lyzed” by dorm residents crossing NebraskaAvenue to go to and from class.

Taylor said the school has also workedwith neighbors and a community-hired archi-tect around the Tenley campus, the proposedsite for a new law school, to “see whether theexisting footprint” could fit program needs.The proposed total, about 300,000 square feet,will be only “a little more” than the currentsquare footage, he allowed.

As part of its plans for the Tenley campus,the school is proposing to build between 400and 500 parking spots on a single under-ground level and encourage Metrorail use tominimize impacts, according to the draft plan.

School officials “haven’t figured out yet”what to do with the existing law school at4801 Massachusetts Ave., said Taylor. Thebuilding housed retail stores and officesbefore the university bought it in the 1990s.

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Bill Petros/The CurrentOn the library’s opening day, Mayor Vincent Gray read “Read It, Don’tEat It” to an audience in the children’s room.

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Pinks and grays predominate in a neighboring printtitled “Black Blossom III” by Rockville printmakerSusan Goldman, one of the George Mason professorswho assisted other project members in the studio. Thewoodcut relies on layered colors to create a luminouseffect.

Goldman’s print might suggest a postmodernGeorgia O’Keeffe to some, frontally offering a com-plex imaginary flower as a frame-filling circularbloom. It suggests a mysterious totem, perhaps a man-dala, a comparison that also applies to a neighboring

piece identified as “Untitled V,” by Brightwood Parkartist Akili Ron Anderson.

Anderson makes stained-glass windows, whichnotably include 20 panels at the Columbia HeightsMetro station that colorfully portray the West Africansankofa bird, a symbol for looking back to find thefuture. This principle applies to his print as well. Tomake it, Anderson took an old sheet of sand paperfrom a circular floor sander, inked it and printed it, cre-ating a totemic image with a weathered texture.

As for Sam Gilliam, the sankofa bird seems similar-ly symbolic, since his richly textured piece carries thebold colors of his 1960s drape paintings forward into anew century and a new medium. With his eye on thefuture, he opened a new studio this month inBrightwood. Like their artworks, the artists continuetheir dialogue.

“In Unison: 20 Washington, DC Artists” will con-tinue through Feb. 26 at the Kreeger Museum. Locatedat 2400 Foxhall Road NW, the museum is openSaturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is also open byreservation Tuesday through Friday for guided tours at10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults,$7 for seniors and students and free for ages 12 andyounger. 202-337-3050; kreegermuseum.org.

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began last year.Located in the mall at 3222 M

St. NW, the gallery may be reachedby taking the escalator down onelevel from the Potomac and Mstreets entrance and turning to theright. Hours are daily from noon to6 p.m. 202-337-7313.! “Atmospheres and ImaginarySoundtracks,” featuring colorfulgridded paintings by Alexandria-born Brooklyn artist MatthewLangley, will open Friday at SusanCalloway Fine Arts and continuethrough Feb. 26.

An opening reception will takeplace Friday from 6 to 8 p.m., andthe artist will give a talk Saturdayfrom 3 to 4 p.m. Located at 1643Wisconsin Ave. NW, the gallery isopen Tuesday through Saturdayfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-965-4601.! “Orchids — A View From theEast,” showcasing live orchids thatattest to their popularity in Chinesehomes, medicine and artworks, willopen Saturday at the NationalMuseum of Natural History and

continue through April 24.Located at 10th Street and

Constitution Avenue NW, themuseum is open daily from 10 a.m.to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000.! The American UniversityMuseum opened six shows yester-day of works by women artists andwill continue them through March13.

“Nicole Cohen: Driving inCircles” includes large-scale draw-ings, video projections and printsfocusing on five of the District’straffic landmarks — Ward, Dupont,Garfield, Washington andObservatory circles.

“Marisa Baumgartner: GrandeAvenues” presents photographs,text, drawings, installations andvideos highlighting D.C.’s trafficcircles, addressing why specificstatues were chosen for them andthe history of the city’s design.

“The Dark and Humorous Mindof Heather Wilcoxon” features 50-some cartoon-like absurdist imagescommenting on the troubles ofmodern society.

“Dafna Kaffeman: What CouldBe Sweeter Than Going toParadise?” delves into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and fragility of

nature, presenting glass renditionsof native Israeli plants and insectspaired with quotes from would-besuicide bombers.

“Julie Linowes: Stain” featuresemotionally wrought video installa-tions that include layered translu-cent images.

“Linn Meyers: A Very ParticularMoment” responds to the architec-ture of the museum by covering itswalls with geometric designs.

An artists’ reception will takeplace Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m.,preceded by a talk by Kaffeman at5 p.m.

Located in the Katzen ArtsCenter at 4400 Massachusetts Ave.NW, the museum is open Tuesdaythrough Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. 202-885-1300.! “Winter’s Tenor,” featuring con-temporary and early-20th-centuryprints that explore the transforma-tion of mind, mood and landscapeduring the season, opened lastweek at the Old Print Gallery,where it will continue through Feb.12.

Located at 1220 31st St. NW,the gallery is open Tuesday throughSaturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.202-965-1818.

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Victor Herbert’s “The Enchantress” Jan. 28 through 30in Ward Hall.

The musical takes place in the country of Zergovia,where the minister of war, Ozir, persuades the primadonna, Vivien, to seduce the royal prince. If the princemarries a commoner, he must abdicate the throne toOzir. With the royal house in jeopardy, Vivien mustmake a decision.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Friday andSaturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $15; $10 forstudents, seniors and alumni. Catholic University islocated at 3801 Harewood Road NE. 202-319-4000;music.cua.edu.! As part of “The Presidency of John F. Kennedy: A50th Anniversary Celebration,” the Kennedy Centerwill present “American Scrapbook: A Celebration ofVerse” Jan. 29 through Feb. 6 in the Family Theater.

This hourlong play, recommended for ages 9 andolder, is based on two collections of poetry selected byCaroline Kennedy.

Performance times are 1:30 and 4 p.m. Jan. 29 and

Feb. 5 and 6. Tickets cost $18. 202-467-4600;kennedy-center.org.! Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will visit theKennedy Center Feb. 1 through 6.

The company will perform a compilation of classicsand new works, celebrating 50 years of “Revelations.”

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday throughSaturday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Ticketscost $30 to $99. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.! GALA Hispanic Theatre will present “La cándidaEréndira (The Innocent Eréndira and Her HeartlessGrandmother)” Feb. 3 through 27.

Based on a novel by Gabriel García Márquez, “LaCándida Eréndira” is set in a mysterious desert land-scape. The young Eréndira is forced by her grandmoth-er to sell herself to pay for accidentally burning downthe family home. After traveling from town to town,Eréndira is wed to a young man who loves her deeply,and together they plot an escape. The play will be per-formed in Spanish with English surtitles.

Performance times are 8 p.m. Thursday throughSaturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $30 to $36;$20 to $26 for students, seniors and military personnel.GALA is located at 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174;galatheatre.org.

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