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■ American Art Museumexplores Ault’s darkvision. Page 36.■ Arena premieres JohnGrisham play ‘A Time toKill.’ Page 30.

■ Collapse under BroadBranch Road leads toclosure. Page 5.■ Commission urgesdelay in considerationof UDC plan. Page 3.

NEWS EVENTS■ Georgetown housetour goes green. 5.■ Eat Wonky ownerbecomes food truckcheerleader. Page 15.

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By CAROL BUCKLEYCurrent Staff Writer

D.C. zoning commissionersdecided this week not to pressGeorge Washington University toadd a second entrance to the busyFoggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail sta-tion as part of its plans for a newscience and engineering complex.

Commissioners moved theschool’s project one step closer tofinal approval Monday in the wakeof a hearing earlier this month. Theynoted the need for the additional Metro entrance butagreed that the university should not — and perhapscould not — be forced to build such an expensive

amenity.George Washington University,

neighbors and the ZoningCommission agreed years ago oncommunity perks that would beincluded as part of building propos-als, noted commissioner KonradSchlater. An entrance could havebeen agreed upon then, but it wasn’t— and it’s “not fair” to force theissue now, he said.

“It’s just not practical to try andinsist on it at this moment,” agreedcommissioner Peter May.

Commission chair Anthony Hood added that he wasuncertain whether the commission even has the juris-

By JESSICA GOULDCurrent Staff Writer

Faced with a yawning budgetgap, D.C. officials are looking toreplenish city coffers by filling cus-tomers’ cups.

The mayor and the alcoholadministration have proposedtweaks to the city’s alcohol laws toraise additional funds. Taken togeth-er, the changes would raise a total of$6.3 million.

In his budget, Mayor VincentGray recommends allowing storesto sell beer, wine and liquor untilmidnight, rather than cutting salesoff at 10 p.m. The change wouldbring in an estimated $2.37 millionin fiscal year 2012, Ward 1 D.C.Council member Jim Graham saidat an April 20 hearing.

In addition, the mayor suggestsincreasing the tax on alcohol sold instores from 9 percent to 10 percent,in order to raise an estimated $5.26million for the year.

Meanwhile, the AlcoholicBeverage Regulation

Commission backs off on GW Metro idea

EastBanc shares designplans for West End sites

See ABC/Page 22

Officials look to ABCtweaks to save funds

By JESSICA GOULDCurrent Staff Writer

Vincent Orange appeared to winthe special-election contest for theat-large D.C. Council seat last nightwith 28.3 percent of the vote.

Ward 1 State Board of Educationmember Patrick Mara had 25.7 per-cent of the vote, former Ward 4Board of Education representativeSekou Biddlehad 20.5 per-cent, formerAdams Morganadvisory neigh-borhood com-missioner BryanWeaver had 13.1percent, and for-mer AdrianFenty campaign aide Joshua Lopezhad 7.1 percent.

Throughout the night, Mara, aRepublican, closely trailed Orange,a Democrat. But Orange maintaineda slim lead and appeared on track towin the special election. By presstime the Board of Elections andEthics had reported the results fromall 143 precincts in the city but hadnot certified the results.

Orange — a D.C. DemocraticNational Committeeman — served

Orange leadsin at-largecouncil race

See Election/Page 12

Bill Petros/The CurrentA hula hoop contest was a favorite activity with some of thechildren during Monday’s annual African American Family Day atthe Washington National Zoo.

H U L A G I R L

By KATIE PEARCECurrent Staff Writer

Developer EastBanc revealeddesigns this week for the twomixed-use buildings that willreplace the West End’s library andfire station by 2015.

The public-private partnershipbetween the District and theGeorgetown-based company seeksto redevelop the dilapidated cityfacilities while building condos,affordable rental housing, retail anda large squash club.

EastBanc aims to file a zoningapplication for the developmentnext week and anticipates a fall2012 groundbreaking, firm vicepresident Joe Sternlieb said at acommunity meeting Monday.

That night, project architectEnrique Norten presented plans fortwo striking buildings that hedescribed as celebrating the WestEnd’s “freshness, energy anddynamics” — while defying thearea’s blocky standard.

For the site known as Square 37,at 23rd and L streets, Norten’s TENArquitectos firm has designed a 10-story glass building that, with itsunexpected angles and projections,resembles a stack of Jenga blocksabout to topple.

Topped with a green roof, thebuilding would include 180 high-end condominium units above10,450 square feet of ground-floorretail space (Bakery de France hasalready signed on for part of it) anda brand-new 19,840-square-foot

■ Budget: Mayor, alcoholagency propose legal changes

Rendering Courtesy of EastBancThe project will rebuild a libraryand fire station, adding housingand commercial space, by 2015.

Bill Petros/The CurrentNeighbors have pushed for a newentrance to curb overcrowding.

See GWU/Page 7 See West End/Page 21

Orange

■ Development: Condos,squash club, retail proposed

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Wednesday, April 27The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold a design workshop to solicit

community comments on various aspects of the upcoming Giant construction proj-ect. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the upper school dining room at SidwellFriends School, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW. ■ The D.C. Office of Zoning will hold a community meeting for Ward 3 residents on“Zoning 101: Zoning Basics.” The meeting will feature a 30- to 40-minute presen-tation, followed by a question-and-answer session on matters related to the pres-entation. The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Tenley-FriendshipNeighborhood Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. To RSVP, contact Sara Bardin at202-727-5372 or [email protected].

Saturday, April 30Sidwell Friends School will collect used bicycles and cycling-related items for

the nonprofit Bikes for the World. The collection will be held from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. in the bus parking lot on the upper school campus, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW.A donation of $10 per bicycle is suggested to help defray the costs of shipping thebicycles to communities in need.■ The Friends of Rose Park will hold a Spring Celebration, featuring pony rides,face painting, a petting zoo, live music and refreshments. The seventh annualevent will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. near 27th and Dumbartonstreets NW beside Rose Park’s tot lot. For details, visit roseparkdc.org.

Tuesday, May 3Mayor Vincent Gray will hold a budget briefing for the Ward 3 community. The

meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Deal Middle School, 3815 Fort Drive NW.■ The Palisades Citizens Association will hold its monthly meeting, which will fea-ture a presentation by Police Chief Cathy Lanier. The meeting will begin at 7:30p.m. at the Palisades Recreation Center, Sherier and Dana places NW.

Wednesday, May 4The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will hold a hearing on the Dupont

Circle advisory neighborhood commission’s request for the extension of a modifiedWest Dupont Circle Liquor License Moratorium. The hearing will be held at 1 p.m.in the Board Hearing Room at the Reeves Center, 2000 14th St. NW. To testify,contact Cynthia Simms at 202-442-4496 or [email protected] by April 29.

The week ahead

By ELIZABETH WIENERCurrent Staff Writer

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts last week tenta-tively approved plans for the University of the Districtof Columbia’s first-ever student center, a project aimedat connecting the university to the Van Ness neighbor-hood and enlivening the predominantly commercialstreetscape along Connecticut Avenue.

Plans by architects Michael Marshall and RolandLemke show a modern, three-story, brick-and-glassbuilding on the avenue just south of Veazey Terrace andthe Van Ness Metro station. Inside, the 84,000-square-foot facility will include a food court, dining room, fit-ness center, ballroom, space for student organizations,study rooms and lounges.

Most importantly, a “monumental staircase” willlead up from Connecticut Avenue to the campus, whichnow fans out around an elevated — and famously inac-cessible — concrete plaza. Since the campus was con-

structed in the 1970s, the main entry to the city’s onlypublic university has been through an indoor escalatorand stair.

The student center, designed to provide “a new frontdoor” to the school, is part of a major upgrade and also

Student center wins nod from design panel

By ELIZABETH WIENERCurrent Staff Writer

After a vigorous show of opposi-tion from residents living near theUniversity of the District ofColumbia, the Van Ness/ForestHills advisory neighborhood com-mission voted unanimouslyMonday to seek a 120-day delay inthe Zoning Commission’s consider-ation of the university’s first-evercampus plan.

And if zoning officials refuse todelay their scheduled May 2 hear-ing, the commission expects tooppose the plan for a new studentcenter, two dorms with 600 beds, alarge increase in enrollment over 10

years, and other improvements tothe campus that houses the city’sonly public university. The commis-sion also voted to spend up to$30,000 to hire its own traffic con-sultant to evaluate the university’splan.

Like in other campus plan con-troversies, concerns of the 40-plusresidents who crowded a specialcommission meeting about the uni-versity’s plan centered on parkingand on housing of undergraduatesnear residential neighborhoods. Theschool is proposing no increase inparking spaces despite an increasein buildings and enrollment.

But the unexpectedly con-tentious session seemed tenser

because the university is publiclyfunded and, as some of the neigh-bors noted, they would have to paythrough tax dollars for some of thevery improvements they oppose.

University officials are hoping toupgrade the 100-year-old schoolinto a “flagship” institution withselective admissions and as manystudents — about 8,000 — as inpeak past years. They say they needon-campus housing, a student centerand a more “vibrant” campusatmosphere to attract more pupils.Current enrollment is 3,159, withanother 2,700 students enrolled in anew community college that hasmoved off the Van Ness campus.

Commission asks for delay on UDC planG D F

See UDC/Page 24

See Center/Page 23

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Stabbing takes placeat National Zoo event

A teenager was stabbed after afight broke out at the National Zooon Monday during AfricanAmerican Family Day, accordingto a statement from theMetropolitan Police Department.

The altercation broke out atabout 3:30 p.m. and the teen wasstabbed at least twice, once insidethe Zoo and once outside, accord-ing to department spokesperson

Gwendolyn Crump. The police subsequently arrested

a 16-year-old suspect fromSoutheast D.C., who was chargedwith assault with intent to kill.

Crump said the victim, who fledto Connecticut Avenue, was trans-ported to the hospital and was instable condition Monday night.

Yesterday, Zoo director DennisKelly made a statement expressingconcern for the injured individualand pledging to re-evaluate securityprocesses.

“We will conduct a thoroughreview of the day,” he said.

According to its website, theNational Zoo has hosted an annualEaster Monday event for more than100 years. This year’s festivitiesincluded an Easter egg hunt, gamesand live music.

Kelly noted that the Zoo hasbegun restricting the flow of visi-tors to ensure safety, as it did lateMonday afternoon. He said the Zoowill work with the Smithsonian toupgrade security services.

Police investigatingOntario Road murder

Metropolitan Police Departmentdetectives are investigating a homi-cide that occurred Sunday after-noon in the 2300 block of OntarioRoad in Adams Morgan.

At around 1:55 p.m., policeresponded to a report of a “mandown” in the 2400 block of 17thStreet, according to a police depart-ment news release.

They discovered an unidentifiedmale in the 2300 block of OntarioRoad suffering from trauma to thehead and body, according to therelease. The victim was later pro-nounced dead by the Office of theChief Medical Examiner.

Police are asking for help in

solving the crime; rewards areavailable. Anyone with informationshould call 202-727-9099 or 888-919-CRIME (2746) or send anony-mous information by calling 866-411-TIPS (8477) or texting 50411.

Cleveland Park mullsaging-in-place effort

The Cleveland Park CitizensAssociation is exploring the viabili-ty of a “Cleveland Park Village” toassist neighborhood residents whowant to stay in their own homes asthey age, according to a release.

The Cleveland Park VillageFormation Committee is distribut-ing a survey door-to-door to deter-mine residents’ interest in receivingservices, volunteering and support-ing an aging-in-place program.Distribution started Monday andwill continue through May 2.

Similar villages are in place inChevy Chase, the Palisades,Dupont Circle and Capitol Hill.Organizing efforts are under way inGlover Park and Georgetown.

The members, who live inde-pendently in private homes, apart-ments or condominiums, pay anannual fee to the village, and canget assistance with things liketransportation to medical appoint-ments, snow shoveling and lightrepairs. For needs that volunteerscannot meet, the villages providereferrals to service providers. Mostof the groups also offer social andeducational programs.

For more information about theCleveland Park effort, email [email protected].

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By BRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

Capping off a year and a half ofdebate, the Spring Valley/WesleyHeights advisory neighborhoodcommission formally opposed largesections of the American Universitycampus plan Wednesday, saying thescale of the university’s proposedgrowth is inappropriate for the com-munity.

Commissioners approved 13 res-olutions that took aim at the univer-sity’s proposed redevelopment of itsNebraska Avenue parking lot intostudent dormitories, its requesteddiscontinuation of a cap on itsenrollment and staff numbers, itsplanned conference space and otherproposals.

The resolutions also seek to con-trol possible expansion of the uni-versity’s commercial holdings, out-door advertising along Nebraskaand Massachusetts avenues and dis-

tribution of alcohol on the campus,and they ask the school to increaseits control over off-campus stu-dents’ behavior, among other wide-ranging issues the commissionspelled out in an internal 37-pagereport.

“AU’s 2011 Campus Plan wouldextend AU’s footprint in the neigh-borhood, expand its operations, andlead to a significant growth in itsenrollment numbers,” the reportstates. “If approved, as proposed byAU, the 2011 Plan would threatenthe stability of the residential neigh-borhoods that encircle the universi-ty.”

Jorge Abud, the university’sassistant vice president for facilitiesdevelopment, said in an interviewafter the meeting that some of thecommission’s requests exceed itsauthority in the campus planningprocess and that the school remainscommitted to its plan. “Obviously,

American development plandraws objections from ANC By BRADY HOLT

Current Staff Writer

At first, the cave-ins that appeared earlier thismonth on Broad Branch Road looked like the resultsof an everyday sinkhole. Each was only a few feetacross, and the D.C. Department of Transportationinitially placed metal plates over them, preservingthe connection across Rock Creek Park valued bythousands of residents and commuters.

But when the department’s engineers lookedcloser, said spokesperson John Lisle, it became clearthe problem was more severe: A large culvert carry-ing Soapstone Creek beneath the road’s 4300 blockhad collapsed. As a result, a 20-foot stretch ofasphalt that appears solid actually has nothing belowit to hold it up.

“That’s what’s dangerous: People may think aslong as they stay clear of the hole, they’re fine,”Lisle said. “That’s not necessarily the case.”

In response, the Transportation Department hasshut down a half-mile of Broad Branch Road

Road closure prompts council questions

See Closure/Page 12

See AU/Page 7

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Bill Petros/The CurrentCity officials hope to complete repairs to BroadBranch Road by September.

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This is a listing of reportstaken from April 17 through23 by the Metropolitan PoliceDepartment in local policeservice areas.

PSA 201

Assault with a dangerousweapon■ 3900 block, Jocelyn St.;residence; 11:40 p.m. April18.

PSA 202

Robbery (force and violence)■ 4400 block, 39th St.; side-walk; 5:05 p.m. April 19.Burglary■ 5100 block, 41st St.; resi-dence; 8:30 a.m. April 20.Theft (below $250)■ Jenifer Street and WesternAvenue; store; 6:50 p.m. April23.Theft (shoplifting)■ 5300 block, WisconsinAve.; store; 5 p.m. April 20.

PSA 203

Burglary■ 3000 block, Van Ness St.;residence; 1:45 p.m. April 22.■ 4400 block, ConnecticutAve.; residence; 8:15 a.m.April 19.Theft (below $250)■ 4400 block, ConnecticutAve.; hotel; 10 a.m. April 20.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 29th and Tilden streets;street; 6:30 p.m. April 22.

PSA 204

Burglary■ 3600 block, Garfield St.;residence; 8:10 a.m. April 21.■ 2600 block, Woodley Road;church; 2 a.m. April 23.Theft (below $250)■ 3300 block, ConnecticutAve.; store; 1:30 a.m. April18.■ 2500 block, Calvert St.;hotel; 2:30 p.m. April 21.■ 2500 block, Calvert St.;hotel; 2 p.m. April 21.■ 2700 block, Cortland Place;residence; 10 p.m. April 21.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 2600 block, Woodley Place;parking lot; 6:30 p.m. April21.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 3400 block, Ordway St.;street; 6 p.m. April 17.■ 3700 block, ConnecticutAve.; parking lot; 10 p.m.April 17.■ 2800 block, ConnecticutAve.; parking lot; 2:27 a.m.April 22.■ Fulton Street and WatsonPlace; street; 10 p.m. April22.

PSA 205

Theft (below $250)■ 4300 block, Garfield St.;unspecified premises; 9:30p.m. April 20.■ 4400 block, MassachusettsAve.; university; 8 a.m. April20.

PSA 206

Robbery (gun)■ 3500 block, Winfield Lane;alley; 6:25 a.m. April 18.Robbery (force and violence)■ 3400 block, Volta Place;sidewalk; 4:15 p.m. April 20.Burglary■ 37th and O streets; universi-ty; 9 p.m. April 22.■ 3200 block, P St.; unspeci-fied premises; 10 a.m. April17.■ 1300 block, 35th St.; resi-dence; 11 a.m. April 17.■ 1600 block, Wisconsin Ave.;residence; 10:45 a.m. April20.■ 1600 block, Wisconsin Ave.;store; 2:30 p.m. April 20.Theft (below $250)■ 37th and O streets; universi-ty; 12:58 p.m. April 18.■ 37th and O streets; universi-ty; 12:50 p.m. April 18.■ 1200 block, Wisconsin Ave.;store; 7:30 p.m. April 19.■ 1000 block, WisconsinAve.; sidewalk; 3:30 p.m.April 19.■ 1200 block, WisconsinAve.; store; 1:55 p.m. April20.■ 3200 block, M St.; store;5:30 p.m. April 23.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 3800 block, Reservoir Road;university; 11 a.m. April 20.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 1200 block, 27th St.;street; 8 p.m. April 20.■ 3200 block, M St.; parkinglot; 12:01 a.m. April 21.

PSA 207

Robbery (knife)■ 900 block, 23rd St.; med-ical facility; 1:09 a.m. April22.Burglary■ 2400 block, K St.; church;5:30 p.m. April 21.Theft ($250 plus)■ 1800 block, H St.; officebuilding; 4 p.m. April 18.Theft (below $250)■ 900 block, New HampshireAve.; grocery store; 4 p.m.April 21.■ 23rd and I streets; side-walk; 6 a.m. April 21.■ 900 block, 25th St.; hotel;3 p.m. April 22.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 2300 block, N St.; street;12:30 p.m. April 17.■ 1200 block, 23rd St.;street; 2 p.m. April 19.■ 2300 block, N St.; street;2:15 p.m. April 21.

PSA 208

Robbery (armed)■ 2200 block, N St.; sidewalk;4:10 a.m. April 19.Robbery (force and violence)■ 800 block, 16th St.; unspeci-fied premises; 5:30 a.m. April19.■ 1800 block, Florida Ave.;sidewalk; 3:30 a.m. April 23.Robbery (pocketbook snatch)■ 2100 block, P St.; restaurant;3:10 p.m. April 18.Assault with a dangerousweapon■ 1200 block, ConnecticutAve.; tavern; 4 a.m. April 23.Burglary■ 1600 block, 19th St.; resi-dence; 3:30 p.m. April 18.■ 1600 block, Q St.; residence;1 p.m. April 19.■ 1700 block, 18th St.; resi-dence; 8 a.m. April 21.Burglary (attempt)■ 1600 block, Q St.; residence;7:30 a.m. April 20.Stolen auto■ 1800 block, R St.; street;6:30 p.m. April 21.Theft ($250 plus)■ 2000 block, K St.; street;2:20 p.m. April 19.■ 1400 block, U St.; restau-rant; 9:30 p.m. April 21.■ 1500 block, ConnecticutAve.; store; 7:10 p.m. April 22.Theft (below $250)■ 1300 block, ConnecticutAve.; store; 2:55 p.m. April 18.■ 2000 block, K St.; medicalfacility; 11:45 a.m. April 19.■ 1100 block, 22nd St.; side-walk; 8 a.m. April 19.■ 1900 block, New HampshireAve.; unspecified premises; 9a.m. April 19.■ 1000 block, 19th St.; restau-rant; 1 p.m. April 20.■ 1600 block, U St.; sidewalk;10 p.m. April 20.■ 1800 block, PennsylvaniaAve.; restaurant; 1:10 p.m.April 20.■ 1100 block, 17th St.; store;4 p.m. April 22.■ 1100 block, 17th St.; street;noon April 22.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 1900 block, SunderlandPlace; street; 6:30 p.m. April18.■ 16th and Church streets;street; 6:30 a.m. April 19.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 1500 block, P St.; street;10:30 p.m. April 17.■ 1300 block, 22nd St.; street;9 p.m. April 18.■ 1200 block, Bataan St.;street; 12:05 p.m. April 19.■ 1600 block, O St.; street; 3p.m. April 19.■ 1300 block, 17th St.; street;7:20 p.m. April 20.■ 1700 block, T St.; street;11:59 p.m. April 20.■ 16th and M streets; street;6:40 p.m. April 21.■ 1300 block, 18th St.; street;7:10 p.m. April 22.■ 1400 block, S St.; street;11:30 p.m. April 22.

PSA 307

Robbery (gun)■ 1300 block, 14th St.; alley;1:45 p.m. April 18.Theft (below $250)■ 1400 block, P St.; store;9:10 p.m. April 18.■ 1100 block, Vermont Ave.;restaurant; 10 a.m. April 18.■ 15th and P streets; street; 8p.m. April 19.■ 1700 block, 15th St.; church;5 p.m. April 20.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 1400 block, 12th St.; street;10 a.m. April 18.■ 1400 block, 9th St.; street;11:30 a.m. April 18.■ 1500 block, 14th St.; alley;11 a.m. April 18.■ 1300 block, Naylor Court;alley; 1:30 p.m. April 18.■ 1400 block, Rhode IslandAve.; alley; noon April 20.■ 1700 block, Johnson Ave.;street; 11:40 a.m. April 23.

PSA 401

Stolen auto■ 7400 block, 9th St.; street; 9p.m. April 20.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 7500 block, 14th St.; street;11:50 a.m. April 20.

PSA 402

Robbery (gun)■ 6500 block, 14th St.; park-ing lot; 12:10 a.m. April 22.Robbery (fear)■ Unit block, Oglethorpe St.;street; 7:30 p.m. April 23.Robbery (attempt)■ 6400 block, Eastern Ave.NE; sidewalk; 2:35 p.m. April23.Stolen auto■ 6500 block, North CapitolSt.; street; 7:45 p.m. April 20.■ 5300 block, North CapitolSt.; street; 7 a.m. April 22.Theft (below $250)■ 6300 block, 7th St.; resi-dence; 8:30 p.m. April 17.■ 6700 block, Piney BranchRoad; residence; 6 p.m. April20.Theft (tags)■ 1400 block, Whittier Place;street; 10 p.m. April 20.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 6600 block, 13th Place;street; 8:20 a.m. April 19.■ 300 block, Peabody St.;residence; 3 p.m. April 20.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 6500 block, 5th St.; street;12:45 p.m. April 17.■ 13th and Peabody streets;church; 11:30 a.m. April 20.■ 6300 block, 5th St.; school;12:15 p.m. April 23.■ 300 block, Aspen St.;street; 10 a.m. April 23.■ 6200 block, 4th St.; street;2:15 p.m. April 23.■ 5th and Sheridan streets;school; 1:30 p.m. April 23.

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PSA 201■ CHEVY CHASE

PSA 202■ FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTSTENLEYTOWN/ AU PARK

PSA 204■ MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEHEIGHTS/ CLEVELAND PARKWOODLEY PARK / GLOVERPARK / CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS

PSA 203■ FOREST HILLS / VAN NESS

PSA 205■ PALISADES / SPRING VALLEYWESLEY HEIGHTS/ FOXHALL

PSA 206■ GEORGETOWN / BURLEITH

PSA 207■ FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END

PSA 208■ SHERIDAN-KALORAMADUPONT CIRCLE

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For more information on the GW community calendar, please contact Britany Waddell in the Office of Community Relations at 202-994-9132 or visit us at www.neighborhood.gwu.edu

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Students and neighbors bond over hot dogs and hamburgersat the Annual Foggy Bottom/West End Neighborhood Spring BBQ hosted by FRIENDS.

May 1 at 4 p.m.GW Department of Music presents American Choral MusicWestern Presbyterian Church24th and Virginia Ave.In preparation for its concert tour of Brazil, the University Singers will perform a portrait of American choral music by Eric Whitacre, Aaron Copland, Irving Fine, Leodard Bernstein, Randall Thompson in addition to traditional folk songs and spirituals. Tickets are $5 general admission and are available at the door.

May 1 at 7 p.m.Ehsan Khaje AmiriLisner Auditorium730 21st St., NWBolero Entertainment in collaboration with World Global Enterprise and Nabz.com proudly present Ehsan Khaje Amiri performing live for the first time in Washington, D.C. Tickets are $39-$89 and can be purchased at the Lisner Box Office, 202-397-SEAT, and Ticketmaster. For VIP tickets call 202-630-2790

May 4 at 5 p.m.Awakening Islam: The Politics of Religious Dissent in Saudi ArabiaLindner Family Commons, Room 6021957 E St., NWJoin Stephane Lacroix, assistant professor of political science at Paris Institute of Political Studies, as he presents remarks on his latest book, Awakening Islam: The Politics of Religious Dissent in Saudi Arabia. This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/36jr9p6.

May 3rd at 6 p.m.9th Annual Foggy Bottom/West End Neighborhood Spring BBQAnniversary ParkF St., between 21st and 22nd StreetsJoin the Foggy Bottom/West End community as they come together for an evening of food, fun and FRIENDS. The event will also feature honorary ‘grill masters’! Attendees are encouraged to bring salads, beverages, deserts and other snacks to this free BBQ! Please RSVP by calling 202-994-0211. This event is free and open to the public.

May 12 at 7 p.m.Outback Concerts presents Imagination MoversLisner Auditorium730 21st St., NWDisney’s Emmy Award-winning Imagination Movers come to Lisner as part of their “In a Big Warehouse” concert tour. The wildly popular New Orleans-based rock band for kids of all ages will play their most popular songs and bring the magic of the Imagination Movers television series’ Idea Warehouse to life. Concertgoers can expect special appearances from Nina, Warehouse Mouse and other characters from the TV series. Tickets are $32 or $112 (Mini-Mouse package) and can be purchased from Ticketfly and the Lisner Auditorium Box Office.

May 22 at 6 p.m.Washington Concert Opera presents Jules Massenet’s WertherLisner Auditorium730 21st St., NWA deathbed promise, unrequited love, star-crossed lovers and an ultimate, inevitable tragedy coupled with Massenet’s haunting music make for a memorable evening of spectacular singing by four artists making their WCO debuts. Tickets are $40-$100 and can be purchased from www.concertopera.org or 202-364-5826.


we’re disappointed with many ofthe positions — almost all the posi-tions they’ve taken, in fact,” Abudsaid.

Abud, who did not speak at themeeting, said American Universityremains committed to hashing outthe details of its plans with its neigh-bors, such as for the type of land-scaping in its proposed bufferzones. “We’ll have some more com-munity discussions and see wherewe can go,” Abud said. “I don’tthink we’re contemplating signifi-cant changes, [but] we’re open toconstructive suggestions.”

The university is seeking to add770 beds of student housing in high-rises on the parking lot site, dubbedits “East Campus.” But neighborshave said that would locate toomuch density abutting the WestoverPlace community and put too muchstrain on Nebraska Avenue traffic asthose students cross the street.

University officials have said thenew housing — as well as proposeddorms elsewhere on its property —are necessary to put fewer studentsin triple rooms or in off-campusapartment buildings, but commis-sioners criticized the school’sunwillingness to completely endeither practice.

The advisory neighborhoodcommission’s action is not an oppo-sition to the full plan but a series ofrequests to the Zoning Commissionand to District agencies that advisethat body. The commission supportssome components of the plan,including the expansion of theNebraska Hall dorm and severalother buildings on the main campusand the relocation of theWashington College of Law to theschool’s Tenley campus.

Many residents have said theyhope to see the Zoning Commissionreject the campus plan and send theuniversity back to work out a com-promise that better meets neigh-bors’ interests in preserving theircommunity’s quiet, low-densitycharacter — a sentiment echoed byneighborhood commission chairTom Smith. In an email after themeeting, Smith wrote that the uni-versity has offered only “a series ofone-sided conversations indifferentto residents’ concerns.”

Commissioners said the univer-sity should be subject to an enroll-ment cap of 10,600 students and2,200 employees. The commis-sion’s requested cap would grow toaccommodate the law school stu-dents but also would include stu-dents housed in university-leasedoff-campus housing, a limit thatwould not prevent the universityfrom growing but would blockunbridled expansion. “It is the lastvestige of protection for neighbor-hoods,” commissioner Stuart Rosssaid at the meeting.

On the issue of the caps, Abuddeferred to David Taylor, the uni-versity president’s chief of staff,who did not attend the meeting.

Taylor did not respond torequests for comment yesterday.

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diction to force the university’s handnow, when the school is seekingsecond-stage approval of its plans.

Jennifer Steingasser of the city’sOffice of Planning pointed out thatconstruction of a new entrance is notcontingent on the university movingforward, but on action by theregional transit authority. “WMATA

is not in a position to even begin tostudy” adding an entrance, sheadded.

Previously, the Office ofPlanning had strongly encouragedthe university to build a Metroentrance along with the sciencecomplex, but Steingasser testified atthe recent hearing that her office hadrelaxed that endorsement.

The university has said that it isplanning to accommodate a secondMetro entrance when it develops

Square 77 one block east of the pro-posed science building site, which isbordered by 22nd, 23rd, H and Istreets. But there is no currenttimetable for that project, schoolofficials have said.

The Foggy Bottom/West Endadvisory neighborhood commissionpushed zoning commissioners to geta stronger commitment from theuniversity to add an entrance.

“We’d like to see somethingmore concrete about the second

Metro entrance, whether it’s feasiblefor this site or the next site,” saidcommission chair Rebecca Coder.

Zoning commissioners also tooka less controversial vote on aGeorge Washington Universityproject Monday, granting finalapproval to the construction of fourunderground parking levels and oneaboveground story at Square 103,on the 2000 block of G Street. Theplanned construction will eventuallybe topped by a law learning center.

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When she took a breakfrom years of high-pow-ered work in corporate

communications, GeorgetownerDebra Abell was surprised to find anew passion.

“Making sure all the errands aredone and the phone calls are madeand the dry cleaning is picked upwhen you need it … I was findingit was incredibly satisfying and ful-filling,” she said.

She also learned that she wasthrilled to have more time for fami-ly and friends.

So rather than going back towork, Abell decided to bring workto her. She recently launchedGeorgetown Concierge Servicefrom her house, a business aimed athelping busy people get all thoseextra tasks under control so they,too, can make time for what’simportant.

As Abell says on her companywebsite, gtownconcierge.com, “Allthe money in the world can’t buyyou more than 24 hours a day, butyou can use it to outsource some ofyour household tasks, in effect buy-ing you more discretionary time.Time you can spend with familyand friends or on that hobby youhave always wanted to pursue.”

So which household tasks canAbell take off your hands? Manyof them: The company offers helpwith errands, house-sitting, trans-portation, household chores, organ-izing, finding service providers andeven serving as an exercise partner.

“I think the biggest thing thatused to annoy me” was whensomething would break, and thecompany calledin to fix itwould say,“‘OK, we’llgive you a win-dow — we’llbe out between12 and 4,’” shesaid. And that’sjust the sort ofproblem theGeorgetownConciergeService canaddress.

Along with waiting forplumbers and electricians, Abellwill take her neighbors’ cars tothe Department of Motor Vehiclesor the mechanic, help them pre-pare for a party or just run a pack-age to the post office. And as alocal, she knows whom clientsshould hire for construction workor brick repairs.

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The bank, founded in 1889, alsohad no loans delinquent for morethan 90 days.

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Personnel practicesAfter a brief hiatus, the hullabaloo surrounding personnel matters

in Mayor Vincent Gray’s administration is set to take center stageagain this week. The D.C. Council’s government operations commit-tee, headed by Ward 3’s Mary Cheh, will resume its hearing on the“Executive’s Personnel Practices” Friday.

We are glad that the council is looking into the serious allegationsraised about questionable hires — from the adult children of admin-istration officials to the campaign rival who says he was promised ajob. Failing to hold vigorous proceedings would jeopardize the legis-lature’s credibility as a check on the executive branch.

In terms of the hiring — and subsequent firing — of former may-oral candidate Sulaimon Brown, there are many facts in dispute. TheU.S. Attorney’s Office is looking into the matter, an appropriate stepgiven the potential legal questions involved.

The other hiring decisions don’t appear to raise any legal ques-tions, though they were — without a doubt — politically foolish andethically suspect. Contradictions in the testimony at the council’shearing, such as who initiated the hiring of a community relationsaide to the fire chief, add to the mess.

The mayor’s reaction to the controversy revealed a weakness inhis deliberative approach. On most matters, we commend his com-mitment to reaching out to various stakeholders and listening to theirinput as he comes to a decision.

But when the issue focuses on ethical matters, Mayor Gray needsto act more swiftly — more deliberately, if you will. As the city’schief executive, he is responsible when his trusted lieutenants makemistakes.

He could have avoided many of the doubts that arose had heplaced his former chief of staff and human resources director on aweek’s leave of absence immediately and then dismissed them afterlooking into the matter, rather than letting the situation drag on forweeks before easing them out.

Parking problemsThe two-year-old visitor parking pass program is popular in wards

3 and 4, but a recent glitch has been extremely frustrating for someresidents.

The system provides visitor passes to all residents who live onstreets with restricted parking. This allows guests, including regularvisitors like nannies, to park longer than the two hours typicallyallotted to non-residents.

But some guests displaying the passes have received ticketsrecently. Reno Road resident Adam Tope said his guests were dis-playing a green pass with a July 31, 2011, expiration date when theywere ticketed last week. Mr. Tope said he had received a new, redpass in the mail, but since his existing permit had not yet expired, hethought it was safe for continued use.

Damon Harvey, who directs the visitor pass pilot program for thedepartment, said all Ward 3 residents should have passes that expiredin March. Only Ward 5 residents — the newest members of theparking pilot program — should have passes with a July 2011 expi-ration, he said.

Mr. Harvey said he thought some July-expiration passes mighthave gone accidentally to residents moving into the ward during theyear or otherwise requesting a replacement pass. But neither Mr.Tope nor another resident we interviewed fit that profile, suggestingthe problem is more widespread. The extensive discussion on theGlover Park and Tenleytown listservs seems to indicate the same.

The agency says it will waive any erroneous tickets that are con-tested, but we think it should go further, figuring out a way to for-give all the tickets distributed. Residents should not have to take thetime to contest this mass mistake. And the agency should seek toprevent such confusion in the future.

Tom Brown deservedspot in Voters Guide

I am very puzzled that you didnot include at-large D.C. Councilcandidate Tom Brown’s name inThe Current [Voters Guide, April6]. How can you publish informa-tion about certain candidates andnothing about others? That isvery appalling journalism on your

part. Maybe you forgot that youwere supposed to print all the per-sons’ names regardless of whothey are.

This is very unbecoming ofyou. I feel you owe this candidatean immediate apology.

This is the best-known candi-date who has worked and taughtin the school system. He helpedbring the KIPP charter to thisgreat city. He is the founder anddeveloper of a workforce-devel-opment program, TrainingGrounds Inc.

Brown is also a greatChristian and a loving familyman who appreciates the peopleof his campaign team. We loveand care for him, and we knowwithout a shadow of doubt thathe will be the best at-large coun-cil member come April 26. He’sa very energetic, charismatic per-son as well. That’s why I amvoting for Tom Brown, and a lotof the people from my churchlike him as well.

Patrick Joseph TaymanWashington, D.C.

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

This might sound like ancient history to you. But think back to the spring of 2009 — two years

ago — when then-Mayor Adrian Fenty’s administra-tion was ensnared in a flap over the disposition of aused fire truck and ambulance to the little town ofSosua in the Dominican Republic.

That ring a bell?It’s relevant now only because the District’s

Office of the InspectorGeneral this week, twoyears later, has issued areport saying city offi-cials acted improperly.

The report confirmsthat the transfer was nottransparent and did not follow city law. It suggeststhat the Fenty administration tried to obscure andcover up the deal.

Well, pardon us, but doesn’t this report come alittle late?

A triumphant news release this week from Ward3 Council member Mary Cheh praised the report.She had asked for the investigation along with at-large Council member Phil Mendelson. Mendelsonis quoted in the release also praising the report forshowing wrongdoing.

But two years later? There’s nothing from Chehor Mendelson about what’s next, whether any legalaction is in the works. So we have to ask, so what?

Does the Office of the Inspector General needtougher tools to compel more information morequickly? Does that office need more resources?Does it simply need someone who can write faster?Two years seems like a long time to investigatepotential wrongdoing.

The alarm bells were ringing about this shadyequipment deal two years ago. It all sounds a littlehollow now.■ Easter. This past weekend seemed to have it all.There were torrential rains and bright sunshine. It allhad us in a good mood, except for one thing.

President Barack Obama and his family spentEaster Sunday at the historic Shiloh Baptist Churchon 9th Street NW. And like any good American,we’re proud to welcome the president to our home-town places.

But once again, the president basked in thewarmth of the Shiloh’s welcome without offeringeven a muttered word about how sorry he is that hethrew the city under the bus in recent budget negoti-ations with the Republican House.

The parishioners of Shiloh are way too polite tolet that insult interfere with Easter, and we under-stand. We simply want to point out that maybe thosewho are worthy enough to worship with the presi-dent also are worthy of the fundamental rights of cit-izenship.■ That special election. Our deadline came beforethe votes could be counted. Aside from learning whowon, we’re interested in what appears to us to bebloated registration rolls.

Do we really have 459,540 registered voters in acity with 600,000 citizens total? We know that theMotor Voter Act — which allows people to registerto vote when they apply for driver’s licenses —made the numbers jump. But it still seems like a lot

to us. Before Tuesday, there was a lot of speculation on

voter turnout. The highest estimated number we sawwas 50,000. That would be more than 10 percent ofthe registered voters. A 30 percent turnout would beabout 150,000 votes.

The last special election for an at-large councilseat was in 1997. In that race, there were 341,407

registered voters. Ofthat number, only25,701 people cast bal-lots, significantly lessthan 10 percent. Then-newcomer DavidCatania got 10,818

votes to defeat veteran politician Arrington Dixon,who received 9,621 votes.

Now the rolls show we have 118,133 more vot-ers.

Regardless of who the winners are this week,maybe there are ought to be a closer look at thevoter rolls. The elections office (in a Tweet) says“criteria for removal very limited.” Certainly noname should be removed even remotely casually,but the integrity of the system should require asaccurate a count as possible.■ That siren-blaring escort. As we write this, theMetropolitan Police Department is still investigatingthe high-speed police escort given Hollywood per-sonality Charlie Sheen last week. (We avoid saying“actor” because we like to reserve that word for realactors.)

Why in the world anyone in the police depart-ment would approve this extracurricular activityescapes us. But it does remind us that we see a lot ofpolice vehicles of all types, local and federal, dash-ing about town with sirens blaring and lights flash-ing. Unfortunately, we’ve seen sirens briefly turnedon for an officer to make a U-turn or other non-emergency maneuver.

We wonder and worry that all this siren stuff willbecome even more routine, risking a possibility thatperhaps ordinary drivers will stop rushing to get outof the way. Then there could be real trouble.■ For this, no sirens, please. On a nicer note,May 12 has been set for the annual lunch to honorthe officers of the Metropolitan Police Department’s2nd District.

The 2nd District Citizens Advisory Council issponsoring the lunch. More than 300 officers werefed last year. Organizers could use some help withdonations of soda, juice and water (dropped off atthe station on Idaho Avenue). The group is alsolooking for desserts. But think healthy: We all needto back away from the dessert table these days.■ Now, this final word. Former Maryland Gov.William Donald Schaefer was to be laid to resttoday. A great deal has been said and written abouthis fine public service, and it’s good to know thatpeople haven’t been saying all those nice things sim-ply because he died. Schaefer was an original. Hehad impact. And, for news reporters, he was the bestreason ever to visit Annapolis. Rest in peace, Gov.Schaefer. Rest in peace.

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

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Superfresh importantto nearby residents

Your article on the closing ofSuperfresh certainly understated itsimpact on the neighborhood[“Superfresh plans to shut D.C.store,” April 20].

The people you interviewedapparently would just as soon shopat Whole Foods. One of them hadbeen living here for “about oneyear”; the other just thoughtSuperfresh a nice bit of neighbor-hood nostalgia.

There are many, many people inthe neighborhood who consider thestore their principal supermarket. Inyour article, spokesperson ScotHoffman made no comment aboutthe store’s financial performance.Superfresh does a remarkably briskbusiness, and I’m sure it outper-forms most other supermarkets inthe area. Many people make themarket their stop on the way homefrom work, and the senior citizensin the neighborhood rely on thestore because of its proximity andease of access.

Superfresh is one store thatA&P should keep open.

Ann BarronAmerican University Park

At Hardy, stick withthe process in place

D.C. Council Chairman KwameBrown is absolutely right about theneed for the D.C. Public Schoolssystem to move ahead — without

meddling from the council — topick a permanent principal forHardy Middle School [“Councilshould stay out of Hardy matter,”Letters to the Editor, April 20].

Acting Schools ChancellorKaya Henderson and the parents ofHardy Middle School need tochoose a principal and give him orher the full support necessary tocontinue the school’s progress. Thecontroversy of the last two yearshas unnecessarily damaged Hardy’sreputation, and it is time for thisuncertainty to end.

My son will be attending Hardyas a sixth-grader next year, and Iam looking forward to workingwith D.C. Public Schools officialsand my fellow Hardy parents tomake the school one of the jewelsof the city’s system. The key firststep is to choose a permanent prin-cipal as soon as possible.

Ward 2 Council member JackEvans’ efforts to intervene in thisdecision are misguided and harm-ful; instead of roiling the watersand creating more uncertainty, heshould join D.C. Public Schoolsofficials and Hardy parents to sup-port the process in place to rapidlychoose and hire a permanent prin-cipal at Hardy.

Brian A. CohenCommissioner, ANC 3B05

Principal search isunder way at Hardy

The appropriate process forchoosing a new principal at HardyMiddle School already is underway: A panel of parents, facultyand community members will meetin coming weeks to identify selec-

tion criteria, interview candidatesand present hiring recommenda-tions to D.C. Public Schools actingChancellor Kaya Henderson.

The effort by Ward 2 D.C.Council member Jack Evans toshort-circuit this process by havingthe council force the return of for-mer principal Patrick Pope is mis-informed, divisive and out of stepwith the growing number of fami-lies that send their children to pub-lic schools in his ward.

Council Chairman KwameBrown is correct that school per-sonnel decisions are not legislativebusiness. He rightly notes that nogood can be done by setting aprecedent for the council to deter-mine who will run each of ourcity’s schools.

The stakeholder-driven principalselection process at Hardy is fol-lowing established D.C. PublicSchools protocol. It is the best wayto identify a consensus candidatewho reflects the vision of theHardy community for taking theschool to new heights. Had Mr.Evans contacted families with chil-dren attending public schools in hisward, he would have found no sup-port for having the council hijackthis process.

Peter EislerParent, Hardy Middle School

Chair, Local School Advisory Team,Hyde-Addison Elementary School

George SimpsonParent, Hardy Middle School

Past president, Hyde-AddisonElementary School PTA

Marcio DufflesPresident, Hyde-Addison Elementary School PTA

Past president, Hardy Middle School PTA

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

Last week at Green DC Day, I had the opportuni-ty to speak about some of the District’s manygreen accomplishments — accomplishments we

can all be proud of. Many of these achievements arequite impressive for a jurisdiction as geographicallysmall as the District.

For example, despite being smaller than cities likeChicago and New York, the District ranks No. 1 inLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design-regis-tered and -certified buildings and No. 2 in green roofsinstalled by square foot. Further, the District is No. 2 inthe nation for Energy Star-rated buildings and No. 3for green-power purchases among city governments.

As for transportation and parkland, the District isNo. 2 in weekly ridership for mass transit and No. 1when factoring in commuting both by foot and publictransportation. We are No. 1 in the nation for bikesharing and No. 2 in the nation for parkland by per-centage of acreage as well as per capita.

All of these are reasons to be proud of the work ofour community and city.

Green DC Day also provided an opportunity tointroduce residents to representatives of the newly cre-

ated D.C. Sustainable Energy Utility. This is a featureof the Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008,which I introduced along with several members of thecouncil. After four-and-a-half years of hard work, theD.C. Sustainable Energy Utility has become a reality.

Broadly speaking, the utility is required, through theimplementation of several energy-efficiency programs,to create green jobs, reduce energy usage, increaserenewable-energy generating capacity and improveenergy efficiency in low-income housing.

A similar program in Vermont, which is adminis-tered by the same contractor the District is using, drovethe state to become the first in the nation to achievenegative load growth. This means that the state’s annu-al savings from energy efficiency actually exceeded itsannual energy growth. I hope that the District will soonjoin Vermont in this accomplishment.

The D.C. utility is already up and running. I encour-age you to visit dcseu.com for details.

Statistics show D.C. is a leader in green initiatives.While it is important for us to pause to recognize andcelebrate that fact, we must also use it as inspiration topush forward with new initiatives that provide theDistrict’s residents with the greenest city in the nation.

Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh chairsthe council’s Committee on Government Operationsand the Environment.

D.C. is a leader in green accomplishmentsVIEWPOINTMARY CHEH

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as the Ward 5 council member from1999 to 2007. Most recently, he wasvice president of public affairs forPepco. He has also served as chieffinancial officer for the NationalChildren’s Center.

In an interview earlier this year,Orange said that if elected, hewould make fiscal responsibility,education reform and elimination offraud and abuse his highest priori-ties. “We must balance our budgets,keep our bond ratings, and managethe cap on our debt service,” he saidof the city’s finances.

In terms of education, the candi-date — who was endorsed by theWashington Teachers’ Union —said he advocates holding hearingson the IMPACT teacher evaluationsystem. He also emphasized theimportance of professional develop-ment for minimally effective teach-ers and “clear criteria for dismissalof unsatisfactory teachers.”

Orange replaces Biddle, whowas selected by the DemocraticState Committee in January to tem-porarily occupy the seat vacated byKwame Brown. Brown was electedto the D.C. Council chairman postlast fall.

Meanwhile last night, D. KamiliAnderson was in the lead to win theWard 4 seat on the State Board ofEducation, with 41.4 percent of thevote. Andrew Moss had 37.4 per-cent, Bill Quirk had 9.7 and AnAlmquist had 9.0 percent.

The state board, which replacedthe D.C. Board of Education as partof the 2007 school reform act,advises the Office of the StateSuperintendent of Education onstandards and policies that affectpublic schools in the District.

Anderson, who has written forand edited several journals devotedto education issues, has lived in theDistrict for 38 years. She served aspresident of the BrightwoodCommunity Association from 2004to 2009 and is now chair of its busi-ness improvement committee. In aninterview this spring, she said shewould focus on truancy preventionand anti-bullying policies if elected.

Polls at all precincts were openyesterday, but turnout was light asexpected, with 55,424 residents vot-ing. Orange’s seeming win repre-sented 12,216 votes out of 43,208 inhis race, while Anderson received2,653 out of 6,402 in hers.

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between Brandywine Street and Ridge Road— a closure that officials tentatively predictwill last through August. During that time, theagency plans to seek approvals from theNational Park Service and Army Corps ofEngineers, design a new culvert and hire acontractor to build it. “Anything we do alongthere is complicated by the fact that one sideabuts the Park Service property,” Lisle said.

The Transportation Department recom-mends a two-mile detour using Tilden andBrandywine streets and Connecticut Avenue

to avoid the closed section.Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh,

who toured the site Monday, said seeing thedamage to the roadway was “pretty eye-open-ing,” but she has asked the TransportationDepartment to explore a way to temporarilyreopen the road. “I said, only half-jokingly,that if we were at war and the military had togo from there to there, we would find a way tobuild some sort of temporary bridge and movetraffic,” Cheh said.

She and Ward 4 member Muriel Bowser,who also visited the site Monday, offered var-ious suggestions, Cheh said, but “at eachpoint, they seemed to say, ‘No this is not fea-sible,’ ‘No, this would take just as long

because we need the same kind of permits.’”Bowser’s office is organizing a meeting toreview those possibilities more thoroughlynext week, Cheh said.

The area’s geography makes the closureparticularly inconvenient, as no possibledetour allows drivers to quickly get back andforth across Rock Creek Park, Cheh said. “It’sa relatively small portion of the road, but it hasa huge impact,” she said.

Some residents have raised concerns aboutdeterioration along Broad Branch Road foryears; Lisle said the TransportationDepartment began in December a yearlongenvironmental assessment of the entire roadthat would have identified the condition of the

Soapstone Creek culvert. No further timetableor funding for the broader reconstruction hasbeen set yet, he said.

Some residents and D.C. Council membershave drawn a parallel between Broad BranchRoad and Klingle Road — another RockCreek Park cut-through, which was closed offin 1991 after it was deemed to be in unsafecondition.

“The last time I was told repairing a road inRock Creek Park was complex was five yearsago; that road is still closed,” Bowser said in anews release. “I will not stand idly by whileFederal and District red tape amplifies the iso-lation of thousands of Ward 4 residents inCrestwood.”

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The People and Places of Northwest Washington April 27, 2011 ■

By BETH COPECurrent Staff Writer

Over the past three years, MaryGresens has been hard at work on adoctoral degree at Georgetown

University, trying to show how the U.S. pas-senger-car industry can become more envi-ronmentally friendly.

At the same time, she has been hard atwork on a renovation of her Georgetownrow house, trying tomake her own lifemore environmental-ly friendly.

“This is like theproject of a lifetime,”she said of the house,“just like my doctor-ate.”

On Saturday, theresult — the home, not the thesis — will beon display as part of the annual GeorgetownHouse Tour.

Billed as the country’s “oldest continuing

private house tour,” the event is certainly bet-ter known for its inclusion of historic homesthan environmental activism. But withGresens’ 1870 row house, organizers gotboth.

“I’m an interior designer myself,” saidtour co-chair Martha Vicas, “and I’m alwayslooking for different architectural styles, dif-ferent design styles” to include on the tour.She said she wanted to feature Gresens’home because “green design is going to enterpeople’s thought processes … more andmore.” Gresens’ house shows “that you canlive very comfortably in a home that isfriendly to the environment,” Vicas said.

For Gresens’ part, showing the communi-ty what could be done with a historic rowhouse fit her ideals. While she advocates aca-demically for improving cars, she thoughtshe could demonstrate, personally, how peo-ple can take steps at home.

It’s an “opportunity to show that you cando something very environmentally friendly”in a historic house, she said, noting that thechanges can even be made without harming

the aesthetics. “When people come in theysay, ‘It doesn’t look different,’” she said.

Part of the reason for that appealingappearance is that Gresens’ updates are most-ly behind the scenes. Solar panels sit on theback of her roof, invisible from the street outfront. Insulating foam hides behind basementwalls, while low-VOC paint looks just likeany other Sherwin Williams color. And effi-cient radiant heat hides under the home’soriginal wood floors, while ceramic balls inthe wall paint that reduce heat loss add onlya bit of texture.

Meanwhile, ceiling fans nearly eliminatethe need for air conditioning while providinga bit of visual interest, and shutters blockbright summer sun but suit the house’s style.

Gresens’ project wasn’t without its chal-lenges, though. She is still in contention withthe District and the Old Georgetown Boardover fiberglass windows she installed in herhome in January 2010. The board, whichweighs in on construction in the historic dis-trict, wants her to tear out the front and side

This is the seventh in a series ofarticles about locals and theiroccupations.

By AMANDA ABRAMSCurrent Correspondent

So you say you’d like to spendyour day stuck in a 7-by-10-footsteel box, subjected to greasyfumes, a slave to your smartphone,and forced to change locationsevery two hours?

If that’s the case — and anincreasing number of area residentsare answering in the affirmative —then Jeff Kelley is your man. Thebrains and brawn behind the EatWonky food truck, Kelley, 35, is anindefatigable cheerleader for D.C.’smobile eats revolution. His mostobvious advertisement is his vehi-cle, but he’s also a one-man con-sulting service for would-be foodtruck proprietors and a foundingmember of the new DC FoodTruck Association. He even con-vinced the D.C. United soccer teamto provide a designated space forthe trucks during home games.

“I really love interacting withpeople,” said Kelley, explaining therewards of his job, which by moststandards sounds pretty grueling.There are the typical start-up costsand efforts of any new business,but vendors also have to contendwith the numerous regulatoryuncertainties of a still-evolving sec-tor, and seasonal and space limita-

tions inherent to the type of work. Still, he said, the payoff comes

in a pretty immediate form. “It’sgreat to see the smiling faces: Youprovide a bit of levity and givethem a break from the day.”

He’s got a point. Spend a lunchhour in Farragut Square — thecity’s hands-down best location forfood trucks, according to Kelley —and it’s impossible to miss thelighthearted vibe. Cubicle jockeysfrom nearby offices who are out ontemporary reprieve seem positivelyjoyful as they navigate what feelslike a sidewalk carnival, trying todecide between gyros, burritos,savory pies and poutine.

The last is Kelley’s offering.Poutine is a Canadian meal com-posed of fries, cheese curds —fresh cheese that hasn’t yet beenaged or formed — and gravy. It’snot exactly health food, but that’skind of the point. If the food truckphenomenon is all about fun, whynot feature a food that’s a little dif-ferent — or “wonky,” in Canadianslang — the type of thing youmight eat at a state fair?

Back in 2009, Kelley had beenlooking for something that fit justthose criteria. A Yale businessschool graduate who had beenworking for a private equity andcommercial real estate company inD.C. and was looking to do some-thing new, he’d gotten the foodtruck bug earlier that year. Thatwas around the time Fojol

Brothers, the city’s first food truckof its type, hit the streets.

“I said to myself, a food truckseems like a reasonable option if Iwant to start something,” explainedKelley. “I knew I could do it; I justneeded to find a distinctive food.”

That summer, during a visit toCanada, he came across poutine. “Iwondered what it’d taste like on ahot dog,” remembers Kelley. Thesedays, the wonky dog — a beeffrank topped with fries, cheese

curds and gravy — is the truck’sbestseller.

But figuring out the menuturned out to be the smallest hurdlein making his idea a reality. Amobile eatery’s overhead costsmight be lower than those of abricks-and-mortar restaurant, butthat doesn’t mean it’s a cheap oreasy undertaking. A fully built-outvehicle with the requisite sinks,cooking equipment and fire sup-pression systems can cost close to

$100,000. Then there’s all the timespent getting permits and licenses;that took him about five months,“which is pretty fast,” according toKelley. “Permitting is a tough partof the process. It’s not black andwhite.”

Eat Wonky had its soft launchon the streets in August 2010.Shortly before that, Kelley estab-lished foodtrucksadvisors.com, aconsulting service that helps poten-

Want to launch a foodtruck? Talk to this guy

Bill Petros/The CurrentEat Wonky owner Jeff Kelley started his food truck business after a visit to Canada introduced him to poutine. Along with managing his rolling restaurant, he advises others and promotes the industry.

See House tour/Page 38

See Food truck/Page 38

Bill Petros/The CurrentThe environmental features don’t detractfrom the appearance of Mary Gresens’35th Street home, one of 10 properties onSaturday’s Georgetown House Tour.

Georgetowner put principles to work in historic home

Summer Camps

Spring Camps

Birthday Parties

Tennis Anyone?Play tennis on the skirts of Georgetown

with great Washington views.

Aidan Montessori SchoolOn April 15, Aidan

Montessori’s elementary classespresented the play “Oliver.”“Oliver” is about a boy who was

born in a workhouse and workedthere until he ran away and wassold to an undertaker’s place. Heran away from the undertaker andwas taken away by a gang ofthieves. The head thief was Fagin.Oliver was caught picking pock-

ets, and the police took him away.The pocket he supposedly pickedended up being his aunt’s. Theymet up at the end of the story andlived happily ever after.

Eva Sophia Shimanski, fourth-grader, and Serena Brown, fifth-grader, both thought the play wasgood because the students knewtheir lines.

“It was fun, but slightly stress-ful,” said Ashton Lindeman, fifth-grader.

Jaquelin Weymouth, fourth-grader, thought it was fun becauseshe had a bigger part than last year.

“It was fun because of the act-ing and costumes,” said SofiaBrown, fifth-grader.

— Rowan Bortz and Eva Gondelman, fourth-graders

Beauvoir SchoolPeople are taking Buddy Bison

on many adventures to play-grounds and parks. We can bringhim home from school in a specialbag that has a notebook in itwhere you can write about all ofyour adventures with Buddy.There is also a camera in the bag.

Buddy keeps people thinkingabout nature and loves to go to theparks, especially when he seeshow people try to stay green. Hehelps kids learn to be greener by

turning off lights and recyclingpaper. He loves nature. He’ll lovecoming home with you! So don’tforget to bring him home on theweekends and don’t forget to bringhim back! Each classroom has itsown Buddy Bison, so everyonecan take him home.

To learn more about our school,go to beauvoirschool.org

— Clare Downey and August Collin, third-graders

British School of Washington

In our P.E. lessons this term, wehave been working on track andfield activities. We started withcross country running, startingwith jogging and walking and thenrunning around two laps. Thecourse has a steep bumpy hill withseveral curves, then a descent andsome steps. After some practice weraced in our houses around threelaps of the course.

We have also been taught howto complete several jumps. Firstwe learned the standing long jump.Then we did the regular longjump; for this, you have a runningstart and then take off on one footand land on two feet. We alsolearned how to do a triple jump —a hop, a skip and a jump in thatorder.

Our Sports week is in May, sowe have lots to practice beforethen, including the discus, shot put,javelin, sprinting and relay batonchanging.

— Caedmon Kollmer-Dorsey,Year 4 Edinburgh (third-grader)

Georgetown Day SchoolIn history we are learning about

the Yi Jing (also called the IChing), which is an ancient philos-ophy book from China. Along withits age, one thing that makes it soremarkable is that people still useit today.

We recently used the Yi Jing toanswer a question about ourselves.We created hexagrams by throwingthree coins in the air and calculat-

ing certain totals. Eventually, bythrowing the coins six times, wefigured out what chapter to look atto answer the question. For home-work, we were assigned to writeabout our answer. It was amazingto see how well the Yi Jinganswered some questions!

Following up on our studies ofancient Chinese philosophy, we arenow learning about a philosophernamed Laozi and reading parts ofhis book called “Daodejing.” Weare interpreting the meaning of hiswriting and learning from histeachings.

— Samantha Shapiro, sixth-grader

Hyde-Addison Elementary Second-graders have been

doing a lot of things in April aboutrecycling. We went to the PrinceGeorge’s County Recycling Centerto learn about what happens to therecycling that we put outside. Ourschool also watched a play called“Just a Dream.” First we listenedto the book by Chris Van Allsburg.

In the play, we learned that wecan always recycle things that wehave. The main character, Walter,kept having really bad dreams. Inone of his dreams, his home was

turned into a landfill and peoplehad problems with smog andsmoke from a medicine factory.This all happened because Walterthrew his doughnut bag in the trashwhen he could have recycled it.

On the field trip to the recy-cling center we learned a lot ofthings about how they have to sortall the recycling that the recyclingtrucks bring. First, the trucksdump the things they have collect-ed onto a conveyor belt. As itemsgo on this conveyor belt, peopleand machines help sort out the dif-ferent materials by bottles, paper,cardboard, plastic and more.People have to have lots of energyto make this happen. They alsoused big machines to help. Theytake all the cans and squish theminto a huge cube that is sent to acompany that reuses the metal.The speaker talked about all thedifferent ways we can recycle. Welearned that it can take 500 yearsfor some plastic to break down.

— Samir Bhojwani, Ariana Dawadash and Henry

O’Connor, second-graders

Maret SchoolSome first- and third-graders


Spotlight on Schools

School DISPATCHES

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Our Lady of Victory principal wins awardOur Lady of Victory School’s principal recently received an

educational leadership award given annually by The WashingtonPost to area teachers and principals who have contributed to theimprovement of area education.

The school community nominated Sheila Martinez for aDistinguished Educational Leadership Award without her knowl-edge, according to a school spokesperson. She was among 19 areaprincipals to win.

The Post also recognized 21 teachers for awards. In NorthwestD.C., Giovanni Peña of the Oyster-Adams Bilingual School wasthe only teacher to be recognized. Elsewhere in the city, ChristinaWilliams of the SEED Public Charter School in Southeast D.C.won a nod from The Post.

Martinez is the only principal in Northwest D.C. to be recog-nized; principals of two other D.C. schools — J.O. WilsonElementary School and the Hope Community Public CharterSchool-Tolson Campus — also received awards.

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went to the C&O Canal to explorewhat was around it. When wewere there, we learned aboutplants, a few animals and what lifewas like on the canal 150 yearsago.

We saw many pretty wildflow-ers. We saw violets that weresmall, purple and unlike any of theother flowers. We saw beautifulspring beauties that were small,light pink and shaped like a star.We saw pawpaw blossoms on thetrees that looked like maroonbells. Zebra swallowtail butterflieswere laying their eggs on them.The gill-over-the-ground wereamazing tiny flowers that wereclose to the ground with spikygreen leaves. We saw a lot ofinvasive garlic mustard plants, butwe knew we weren’t supposed topick it. We also saw golden rag-wort, poison ivy and bluebells,too.

We saw a lot of living animalson the trip, including a spider onthe trail. We saw a great blueheron catch a fish in the water,pick it up and eat it whole. Acaterpillar was black and curledinto a “c” shape. We saw two sala-manders sunbathing and wethought a snake was trying to eatthem. We also found a shed snake-skin along with it. We saw a lot oftiny little flies and a shiny jewelbeetle.

When we came back to the tav-ern headquarters at the C&OCanal, we experimented withgames and clothes that childrenused 150 years ago. To be contin-ued next week!

— Ms. Tomasi-Carr’s first-graders

St. Albans SchoolOn April 9, St. Albans’ annual

spring concert was held inside theWashington National Cathedral. Inaddition to our musicians from St.Albans and the National CathedralSchool, we were joined by musi-cians from New York andEngland.

The coed chamber choir fromSpence School and CollegiateSchool arrived from New YorkCity, and the orchestra from theAbingdon School of England alsoplayed with us. The combinedchorus and orchestra, totaling over400 students, played various dif-ferent songs including the U.S.National Anthem, “I Was Glad” byC.H.H. Perry, “Henry V” byPatrick Doyle and assorted musi-cal works by Aaron Copland.

Our orchestra conductor for St.Albans and the National CathedralSchool, Mr. Wood; our chorusconductor, Mr. Hutto; and the con-ductor for the orchestra at theAbingdon School took turns con-ducting the joint chorus andorchestra. Together, we producedan astounding performance. Theexperience was unique, and wethank Spence and CollegiateSchools as well as the AbingdonSchool for playing with us in our

2011 Spring Concert!— Samuel Kim, Form II

(eighth-grader)

St. John’s College HighSchool

We have had Earth Week at St.John’s, and there were events tocelebrate it all week. The Eco Cluborganized many environmentallyfriendly activities over the wholeweek. Some days, club memberswatched movies that helped raiseenvironmental and endangeredspecies awareness. On other days,they went on hikes through parkswhere they would learn about theecosystem and how to help it out.Also, they went on hikes to helppull out certain invasive plants thatare harmful to the forests, and toplant more native plants in theseforests.

Also, this week is Holy Week.This is the week in which the St.John’s Catholic community willcelebrate the suffering, dying andresurrection of Jesus Christ. Thisweek is made up of the days beforeand following Good Friday andEaster Sunday. The students will beoff from Thursday until Monday in

celebration of this most holy time.— Emmett Cochetti,

ninth-grader

Wilson High SchoolI first met Mr. Massenberg, the

graphic design teacher at Wilson,when I was in the ninth grade.Thinking that I would love to takethis class because I had just metone of the coolest teachers ever,and thinking it would be an easy A,

I signed up for Mr. Massenberg’sGraphic Design class. I would soonfind out that this class wouldchange my whole high schoolcareer.

Starting with my first assign-ment, I saw that amazing thingscan be created using AdobeIllustrator and Photoshop. I wasfascinated by the cool Macintoshcomputers in the lab. I have learnedhow to make business cards and

CD covers. I’ve designed logos andmade sports posters. I have learnedso much.

I’m now taking Graphic DesignII and creating my own junior yearfootball highlight tape. I would liketo major in graphics in college. Soif anyone anywhere has a chance totake a graphic design course, don’tmiss out on the greatest learningexperience of your life.

— Tyrone King, 11th-grader


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Beyond the kitchen’s back door,a large brick terrace backs up to arolling gate that provides securityto the two cars that could be parkedhere. There’s still room, however,for container plants and some seat-ing — and more outdoor spacewaits upstairs, where a covered bal-cony is large enough for a diningtable and chairs.

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But that’s not the only laundryin the home; a bottom level isdivided into a storage area and alarge one-bedroom apartment thathas a certificate of occupancy fromthe city, making it a legal rental.But the unit, which can alsoaccommodate long-term guests,includes its own washer and dryer,as well as a sizable living room andbedroom, and a fresh white bath-room and kitchen.

And guests could easily betalked into longer visits here:Beyond the comfortable digs, thereare plenty of amenities close by,including Adams Morgan and theNational Zoo.

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The commission’s planning,zoning and transportation com-mittee will hold a communitymeeting on the hotel project pro-posed for the First Church ofChrist, Scientist, site atChamplain and Euclid streets.The meeting will be held April30, beginning at 2 p.m., at theKalorama Recreation Center,1875 Columbia Road NW.

The commission will meet at7 p.m. May 4 at Mary’s Center,2355 Ontario Road NW.

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ANC 2AFoggy Bottom

The commission will meet at7 p.m. May 18 at Heart House,2400 N St. NW.

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ANC 2BDupont Circle

The commission will meet at7 p.m. May 11 in the BrookingsInstitution building, 1775Massachusetts Ave. NW.

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6:30 p.m. May 4 at the Watha T.Daniel/Shaw NeighborhoodLibrary, 1630 7th St. NW.

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ANC 2DSheridan-Kalorama

At the commission’s April 18meeting: ■ Ward 2 D.C. Council memberJack Evans told commissioners thatthe council’s main job until May 30will be working on the city’s fiscal2012 budget. He was highly criticalof the proposed budget submitted byMayor Vincent Gray. Evans said heopposes tax increases and favorscutting back spending in social serv-ices and reducing the school budgetto the current year’s level. He urgeda real effort to apply for more than$300 million in Medicaid reim-bursements, and said he favors morespending on police.

Addressing the citywide redis-tricting process, Evans saidSheridan-Kalorama would remainin Ward 2 and keep its two-memberneighborhood commission.

Responding to a question, Evanssaid Belmont Road will have granitecurbs and new sidewalks once aD.C. Water and Sewer Authorityproject is completed this summer.■ commissioner Eric Lamar saidthat all past financial reports havegone to the city auditor and that thecommission is once again in a posi-tion to offer grants to local organiza-tions.■ Pierre Wagner announced thattango parties will take place atMitchell Park on May 15, June 5and June 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. Theparties are underwritten by BobbieBrewster and sponsored by theFriends of Mitchell Park.

A garden party fundraiser for theFriends of Mitchell Park will beheld on May 14 at the EstherCoopersmith home at 2230 S St. ■ Holly Sukenik said that RestoreMass Ave’s tree-planting effort onMarch 18 was successful. Afundraiser for the group was sched-uled for April 20.■ commission chair David Benderannounced that the inaugural “Jazzon the Spanish Steps” will be heldfrom 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7,and will feature local jazz musiciansand vocalists. The rain date is thefollowing Sunday. The event will befree, but donations will be acceptedto benefit the Spanish StepsPreservation Project.■ commissioner Eric Lamar report-ed that the commission is staying intouch with the D.C. Water andSewer Authority about the com-bined sewer/water pipe project inthe Sheridan Circle area. The com-mission aims to make direct contactwith the person in charge, ratherthan going through the communica-tions department, he said.

Lamar said he had attended arecent D.C. Water and SewerAuthority meeting where he learnedthat water costs would increase byabout 6 percent this year, with simi-lar increases expected in future

years due to federal mandates andinfrastructure costs. ■ commissioner Eric Lamar said heis recruiting a group of residents tostudy a neighborhood transportationplan that was first developed twoyears ago and has been partiallyimplemented. The group will workwith the D.C. Department ofTransportation to ensure the projectis finalized.■ commission chair David Bendersaid he has formed a communitygroup to prepare any necessary reac-tion to any redistricting proposals.■ commissioners unanimously sup-ported the owners of 2435Kalorama Road in their Board ofZoning Adjustment application,which proposes replacing an exist-ing deck with an enclosed glass con-servatory. The Historic PreservationReview Board has already approvedthe project.■ commissioners took no action onrequests from a group of localrestaurants to renew their liquorlicenses, because the establishmentsare farther than 600 feet from thecommission’s boundaries.

The commission will meet at7 p.m. May 16 at Our LadyQueen of the Americas Church,California Street and PhelpsPlace NW.

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The commission will meet at7 p.m. May 4 at WashingtonPlaza Hotel, 10 Thomas CircleNW.

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ANC 3BGlover Park

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library. With its interior — including an

“undulating wall of books” — fullyvisible to passersby through glasswalls, the library would offer “anew concept for a contemporarylibrary,” Norten said. “It’s transpar-ent and very, very open to the com-munity.”

The Square 37 building is con-sidered the moneymaker of the pub-lic-private partnership, expected togenerate the $20 million EastBancneeds to rebuild the West Endlibrary and fire station.

“They had to create density,”Sternlieb said of the architecturalplans, noting that Norten’s firmachieved that goal “without makinga building that’s monolithic.”

A few residents at Monday’sadvisory neighborhood commissionmeeting, though, expressed con-cerns about the project’s impact ontheir views, sunlight and air.

One woman, a resident of thenearby Gibson condominium build-ing, said the jutted balconies of thenew EastBanc building would“completely obstruct” her view anddeplete her property value.

“I put everything into the pur-chase of my condo,” she said, “andthis would be a disaster for me.”

Norten later emphasized thatnothing in the building “is project-ing beyond” the property’s legalboundaries. The project is proposedas a planned-unit development andwill not require any zoning vari-ances.

The Square 37 site now includesthe West End Neighborhood

Library, a police station and a park-ing lot. Roughly two blocks away,the Square 50 site is currently hometo the Engine Co. 1 firehouse.

Norten described the two sites as“incredibly underutilized [now] …a little bit like missing teeth in theneighborhood.”

For Square 50, TEN Arquitectoshas designed an eight-story build-ing, also dominated by glass, com-posed of distinct stacked layers. “Itwas like designing three different

buildings,” Norten said, “one on topof the other.”

A red-hued new fire station willoccupy the first two floors, while ablocky residential segment — fea-turing 52 affordable rental units —will take up the top five.Sandwiched between them is a pro-posed 20,240-square-foot squashclub that would be available fortournaments and community(including high-school student) use.

When one resident at the meet-ing commented that he didn’t “thinkof squash as such a big sport,”

Sternlieb said EastBanc founderAnthony Lanier, who wasn’t pres-ent, is “usually the one to explainthe squash economics.” He notedthat Lanier’s daughter is a top-ranked squash player.

Monday’s meeting also featureda presentation on the Square 37building’s potential traffic impact.

Nicole White of SymmetraConsulting said the building wouldreplace 114 surface parking spotswith 202 spaces in an undergroundgarage.

Her firm’s study found that thenew building would generate anadditional 32 car trips during peaktraffic hours each day. Overall, thestudy concluded that the projectwould create “no adverse trafficimpacts” in the area, White said.

“Those of us who are heretonight think you’re very low on thecounts,” one resident said after thepresentation.

Advisory neighborhood com-missioner David Lehrman later toldEastBanc representatives that thecommunity was “torn betweenadmiration of the quality of yourdesign” and concerns about the pro-ject’s impact.

“It’s hard to please everyone,” hesaid, adding: “Your job is no easierthan President Obama trying to bal-ance the budget.”

The District selected EastBanc toredevelop the two sites last yearafter a request-for-proposal process.Recent estimates priced the projectat $149 million, but Sternlieb, in anemail, said the firm is “still doingcost estimates now” for an updatedfigure.

He said EastBanc aims to com-plete the project in winter 2015, fol-lowing 27 months of construction.

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Administration is proposing to stripaway some of the city’s prohibitionson Sunday sales.

Specifically, the agency suggestsallowing liquor stores to open onSundays, in order to raise an esti-mated $560,000 in fiscal year 2012,

or $605,000 if coupled with themayor’s proposed tax increase.

The alcohol administration alsorecommends allowing D.C.’srestaurants, hotels and bars to startselling alcohol at 8 a.m. instead of10 a.m. on Sundays — to bring in anadditional $476,000.

“All of these measures areintended to raise revenue for theDistrict of Columbia,” Graham said.

And the council member said healready has plans in mind for how touse the revenue from the alcoholadministration’s proposals.

The mayor’s budget would elim-inate $499,000 from the city’s“reimbursable detail” program,which allows liquor license holdersto contract with off-dutyMetropolitan Police Departmentofficers to patrol outside their estab-

lishments. For the past several years, the

city has provided a 50 percent sub-sidy through the alcohol administra-tion to offset the costs for businessowners.

“My intent, if we decide to try toimplement ABRA’s proposals in thefiscal year 2012 budget, is to use themoney raised by them to refund thereimbursable detail program,”Graham said.

And that, said D.C. NightlifeAssociation executive director SkipCoburn, would be welcome. “Weare extremely grateful to find a wayto replace funds,” he said.

Dupont Circle advisory neigh-borhood commissioner JackJacobson called the subsidy pro-gram “vital in stemming unwantedbehavior in Dupont without overlyburdening our responsible businessowners.”

But stakeholders at last week’sD.C. Council hearing had mixedresponses to the alcohol proposals.

Ed Sands, co-owner of CalvertWoodley Liquor, said a sales taxincrease would discourage sales athis upscale wine and spirits store.He said his store has already lost54,434 customers since the last salestax hike in 2003.

And Andrew Kline, representingthe Restaurant AssociationMetropolitan Washington, said theprospect of higher taxes would spurparty planners to move events fromthe District to the suburbs, wheretaxes are lower.

Meanwhile, commissionerJacobson said he worries that theproposed tax increase is too steep. “Ifear that once a tax is instituted, itremains in effect in perpetuity, as thecity becomes accustomed to the rev-enue and residents become accus-tomed to paying the tax,” he said.

Furthermore, Jacobson said he isconcerned about the impact of laterhours on peace, order and quiet —and on the safety of shopkeeperstending their stores late at night.

“I believe that alcohol sales so

long after dark — when the majori-ty of robberies occur and when foottraffic will likely decrease — wouldmean greater stress on MPD, asmore late-night liquor stores arerobbed,” Jacobson said. “I wouldurge greater study to ensure safetyand the ability of MPD to respondbefore extending these hours, in aneffort to protect the welfare of bothstore owners and unsuspecting cus-tomers that could be caught in thecrossfire.”

Fellow Dupont Circle residentAbigail Nichols said she believesthere should be a process in place toensure that only “appropriate” busi-nesses are permitted to stay openlater.

But many of the stakeholderswere more supportive when it cameto the new rules for Sunday sales.

Representing the D.C.Association of Beverage AlcoholWholesalers, Paul Pascal said liftingthe ban on Sunday liquor store saleswould encourage more residents toshop locally, and would help boostthe city’s tourism industry. “Thisblue law is out of place in a city thatpromotes tourism,” he said.

As for the earlier hours of serv-ice, the restaurant association’sKline noted that current law allowsdiners to drink alcohol as early as 8a.m. every other day of the week.

“It’s ironic that one can order aBloody Mary at 8 a.m. onWednesday or Thursday, but notSunday,” he said.

Jacobson said he supports theearlier Sunday hours; he’s thirstedfor an early-morning mimosa “morethan once,” only to find his tastebuds thwarted by the city’s laws.

Graham said the law does appearto be a bit “arbitrary.” But he alsowondered, if legislators tweak therules too far, what comes next?“Before long, we’re not going tohave any restrictions at all,” he said.“Before long, we’ll be like LasVegas.”

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But while the master plan isslogging through the city’s zoningreview process (and some neighbor-hood pushback), the student centeris already funded, and officials planto break ground as soon as possible.The D.C. Council appropriated $35million for the project, but insistedthat construction be completed bythe end of 2012.

The Fine Arts Commission,which reviews municipal as well asfederal projects in the District, willstill need to see final plans.Commission chair Rusty Powelljokingly acknowledged the need forfast action. “We’re perfectly willingto congratulate you and move for-ward with concept,” he told thearchitects Thursday. “We’ll see youwith [refined plans for] the studentcenter next week.”

Doug McCouch, a planner andarchitect overseeing work on theuniversity’s master plan, said theD.C. Council’s timetable for the stu-dent center can be met. If construc-

tion starts this fall, the center couldbe finished by fall of 2012, he said.

The architectural team explainedits goal for the student center as cre-ating “a new entrance [to UDC] thatis much more engaging,” inMcCouch’s words.

“The existing campus recedesfrom the public realm of the city,”Marshall said. “Our design willmake a new face and identity” forthe university.

The Connecticut Avenue site isnow used for a farmers market,which will be maintained some-where on the campus, as will cherryand other trees that must be uproot-ed, Marshall said.

The remaining open space willcreate a sort of broad rectangularplaza when paired with the plaza infront of the commercial Van NessCenter catty-corner acrossConnecticut, the architects said.

But there will be no new parkingfor the student center, which will sitnext to an existing 758-space garageopening off Van Ness Street.McCouch said “that strategy hasbeen embraced” by both the D.C.Office of Planning and theDepartment of Transportation,which want the university to pushmore use of public transit. Existing

loading facilities in the school’sgarage will serve the student center,he said.

The fine arts commissionerswere troubled by a huge glassexpanse proposed for the south sideof the center, designed to show thedining, fitness and ballroom facili-ties stacked inside. Marshall said theenormous window is intended “toshow activity within the building.”

But commissioner WitoldRybczynski said that “it looks like abig television screen at one end, andout of character. It weakens a reallyinteresting façade of glass and brick,making a big gesture on a secondarystreet [Van Ness].”

Commissioners also had qualmsabout a small triangular bit of openspace that will be created by thejuncture of the new student centerand an older campus building facingVan Ness Street. “The space createdin between seems awkward,unpleasant,” said commissionerDiana Balmori.

But generally they were pleasedwith the design, noting that refine-ments will come.

“You’ve come a long way,” saidvice chair Pamela Nelson. “It relatesto the street, and brings the campusinto the neighborhood.”

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A zoning attorney for the univer-sity said he had no immediate com-ment on the neighborhood commis-sion’s action.

The initial flashpoint Mondaywas parking. The university wantsto build the new student center anddorms without increasing parking, apolicy encouraged by city plannerswho want to discourage auto use in

areas, like Van Ness, that are well-served by public transit. An existinggarage has 758 spaces, with an addi-tional 195 are scattered around cam-pus, and officials say they will man-age their facilities better to encour-age students who do drive to parkon campus.

“Our traffic study assumes thatbecause no additional parking willbe provided, students won’t chooseto use their cars,” said DougMcCouch, who is overseeing theuniversity’s planning. That remark

was greeted by skeptical laughter.Several neighbors who live just

west of Reno Road said studentsalready grab up parking spaces infront of their homes.

“Students will go where they canpark for free,” Jordan Samuel said.“There’s parking problems now andyou want to double, triple the num-ber of people? It’s a leap of faith I’mnot willing to take.”

The dorms, proposed to front onVan Ness Street on the western edgeof the campus, were also controver-

sial. AVeazey Street resident object-ed to “this plan to house, feed andentertain large numbers of studentson campus. The quiet, secure streetswe love will become noisy, litteredand possibly insecure for our chil-dren,” she said.

There were also residents fromthe eastern side of the campus whoobjected to the university’s currentpolicy of leasing apartments at theVan Ness South building and hous-ing four students in each. “You’vechopped up one-bedroom apart-ments, eliminated living rooms, andcreated a rabbit warren. It puts astrain on all the public areas,” saidtenant leader David Wilson.

Several residents said theyobjected to the school housing stu-dents at all — “on or off campus,”as one Van Ness Street resident putit. She spoke of “loud parties, potuse, general untidiness.”

“Student dorms are not appropri-ate for this neighborhood,” someoneelse said.

Neighborhood commissionerKaren Perry, who lives in Van NessSouth, disagreed. “If UDC is goingto be a four-year university, it isgoing to need to provide housing.

The alternative is out in the commu-nity, and you don’t want that,” shetold the crowd.

Ward 3 Council member MaryCheh said she had gotten a commit-ment from university officials to endthe use of off-campus housing afterdorms are built.

Cheh told the group that the cityhas “a commitment to improve thisinstitution. I support that, and we allshould support that,” she said, citingthe city’s high unemployment rateand need for career training. Shenoted that every state supports itsown public university.

“How much will it cost us?” oneman in the audience asked.

Barbara Jumper, director of facil-ities for the university, said theschool is asking the city for an oper-ating budget of $187 million nextyear, and $220 million in capitalfunds over the next 10 years.

Neighborhood commissionerBob Summersgill said he would“like to support a first-class univer-sity, a more vibrant campus, hous-ing and student center.” But he saidthe campus plan leaves too manyquestions unanswered for him to getbehind it yet.

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Wednesday, April 27

Concert■ The Conservatory Project will feature

the Yale Cellos performing classical works.6 p.m. Free. Terrace Theater, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures■ Albert “Prodigy” Johnson will discuss

his book “My Infamous Life: TheAutobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy.”6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12thSt. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ Kevin Quigley, president of theNational Peace CorpsAssociation, and otherpanelists will discuss“The Peace Corps at50: How Far Will YouGo?” 6:30 p.m. Free;reservations required.Kenney Auditorium,Nitze Building, Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of Advanced International Studies,1740 Massachusetts Ave. [email protected].

■ Andrea Levy will discuss her novel“The Long Song.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics andProse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Comedian Demetri Martin will discusshis book “This Is a Book.” 7 p.m. $27.Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW.202-408-3100.

■ Cristián Samper, director of theNational Museum of Natural History, willdiscuss “Creative Connections: Art &Science at the National Museum of NaturalHistory.” 7 p.m. Free. SmithsonianAmerican Art Museum, 8th and F streets

NW. 202-633-1000.

Films■ The Muslim Film Festival will conclude

with JacquesAudiard’s film“Un Prophete,”about a youngman’s attemptto reconcile hisself-worth inthe face of xenophobia in French prisons. 6p.m. Free; reservations required. West EndCinema, 2301 M St. NW. muslimfilm.org.

■ Solas Nua will present a 20th-anniver-sary screening of Alan Parker’s film “TheCommitments.” 7:30 p.m. $15. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. solasnua.org.

■ The Reel Israel DC series will featureLeonid Prudovsky’s 2009 film “Five HoursFrom Paris.” 8 p.m. $11; $9 for students;$8.25 for seniors; $8 for ages 12 andyounger. Avalon Theatre, 5612 ConnecticutAve. NW. 202-966-6000.

Sporting event■ The Washington Nationals will play

the New York Mets. 7:05 p.m. $5 to $350.Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE.888-632-6287. The series will continueThursday at 7:05 p.m.

Thursday, April 28

Children’s programs■ “El Día de los Niños/El Día de los

Libros” will feature a performance by theMaru Montero Dance Company of Mexicanfolk, cha-cha, mambo, salsa and tangodances (for ages 6 through 12). 3:30 p.m.Free. Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood

Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ Ages 5 and older will make playbinoculars and head outdoors to search forcommon birds of the area. 4 p.m. Free.Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 GloverRoad NW. 202-895-6070.

■ The annual Poetry Carnival, for ages6 through 12, will feature games inspiredby poetry. 6:30 p.m. Free. PalisadesNeighborhood Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

Concerts■ Violinists Christian Tetzlaff and Antje

Weithaas will perform works by Leclair andother composers. 12:10 p.m. Free. EastBuilding Auditorium, National Gallery of Art,4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.202-737-4215.

■ The Conservatory Project will featurethe Eastman Percussion Ensemble per-forming works by Edgar Varese, HenrikStrindberg, Rüdiger Pawassar, James Woodand Michael Burritt. 6 p.m. Free. TerraceTheater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Teen recording artists GreysonChance and Cody Simpson will perform. 7p.m. $25. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue,600 I St. NW. 877-745-3000.

■ ViolinistDavid Grimalwill perform.7:30 p.m. $20;$15 for stu-dents. LaMaisonFrançaise, 4101 Reservoir Road NW.InstantSeats.com.

■ Klavierduo Friederike Haufe andVolker Ahmelswill performworks by Gál,Schulhoff,Schonberg,Toch, Rihmand Schubert.

7:30 p.m. $35; reservations required.Embassy of Austria, 3524 InternationalCourt NW. InstantSeats.com.

■ The Chamber Music Society ofLincoln Center and baritone ThomasHampson will perform works by Crumb andTan Dun. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required.Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas JeffersonBuilding, Library of Congress, 10 1st St.SE. 202-707-5502.

Discussions and lectures■ Ulrike Lunacek, member of the

European Parliament for Austria and aspokesperson for the European GreenParty, will discuss “Kosovo’s Future inEurope: A Perspective From EuropeanParliament.” 10:30 a.m. Free; reservations

required. Rome Building Auditorium, JohnsHopkins University School of AdvancedInternational Studies, 1619 MassachusettsAve. NW. 202-663-5880.

■ Dani Rodrik, professor of internationalpolitical economy at Harvard University, willdiscuss “The Globalization Paradox:Democracy and the Future of the WorldEconomy.” 12:30 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Rome Building Auditorium, JohnsHopkins University School of AdvancedInternational Studies, 1619 MassachusettsAve. NW. 202-663-5650.

■ Lahouari Addi, professor of politicalscience at the University of Lyon, will dis-cuss “The Crisis of Authoritarian Rule inNorth Africa.” 4:30 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Rome Building Auditorium, JohnsHopkins University School of AdvancedInternational Studies, 1619 MassachusettsAve. NW. 202-663-5756.

■ Tapestry artist James Koehler will dis-cuss his creative process and the inspira-tion he draws from the landscape andunique cultures of New Mexico. 6 p.m.$25; reservations required. TextileMuseum, 2320 S St. NW. 202-667-0441,ext. 64.

■ A gallery talk will focus on“Contemporary Triptych: Nicholas andSheila Pye’s ‘The Coronation.’” 6 and 7p.m. $12; $10 for seniors and students;free for ages 18 and younger. PhillipsCollection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151.

■ Larry Flynt and David Eisenbach willdiscuss their book “One Nation Under Sex:How the Private Lives of Presidents, FirstLadies and Their Lovers Changed theCourse of American History.” 6:30 p.m.Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW.202-347-0176.

■ Gordon Martin will discuss his book“Count Them One by One: BlackMississippians Fighting for the Right toVote.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. LangstonRoom, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St.NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Ann Packer will discuss her book“Swim Back to Me.” 7 p.m. Free. Politicsand Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.202-364-1919.

■ An estate-planning seminar will fea-ture Rhonda Reid Winston, presiding judgeof the Probate Division of the D.C. SuperiorCourt; John Cambell, deputy presidingjudge of the Probate Division of the D.C.Superior Court; and attorneys DeborahBoddie, Giannina Lynn and Vickey Wright-Smith. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Greater MountCalvary Holy Church, 610 Rhode Island

Ave. NE. 202-879-1700.■ “The Presidential Recordings of

Lyndon B. Johnson” will feature selectionsfrom the tapes and dis-cussion among TaylorBranch (shown), PulitzerPrize-winning historian;David Coleman, chair ofthe PresidentialRecordings Program;Kent Germany, profes-sor at the University of South Carolina; andDavid Carter, professor at AuburnUniversity. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater,National Archives Building, PennsylvaniaAvenue between 7th and 9th streets NW.202-357-5000.

■ Raja Shehadeh, founder of thehuman rights organization Al-Haq andauthor of “A Rift in Time: Travels With MyOttoman Uncle,” will speak to the St.Columba’s Peace Fellowship. 7:30 p.m.Free. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church,4201 Albemarle St. NW. 202-363-4119.

Films■ The Historical Society of Washington,

D.C., will present the 2008 film “SavingYour Treasures,” about how to protect pho-tographs, quilts and other heirlooms. Apost-screening discussion will featureYvonne Carignan, the society’s library direc-tor and head of collections. 1 to 2:30 p.m.Free. Historical Society of Washington,D.C., 801 K St. NW. 202-383-1850.

■ The Palisades Neighborhood Librarywill show GeorgeStevens’ 1951 film “APlace in the Sun,” star-ring Montgomery Clift,Elizabeth Taylor andShelley Winters. 4 p.m.Free. PalisadesNeighborhood Library,4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

■ “From Page to Screen” will featureGary Ross’ 2003 film “Seabiscuit,” basedon a book by Laura Hillenbrand. 6 p.m.Free. Georgetown Neighborhood Library,3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The Rockman Film Series will featureEugene Lourie’s 1953 film “The BeastFrom 20,000 Fathoms,” about a havoc-wreaked East Coast after an atomic bombtest awakens a hibernating dinosaur. 6:30p.m. Free. Smithsonian American ArtMuseum, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Special event■ Participants in the national semifinals

of Poetry Out Loud: National RecitationContest will compete for $50,000 inawards. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free. LincolnTheatre, 1215 U St. NW. 202-682-5001.The finals will be held Friday from 7 to 9p.m.

Walk■ An Olmsted Woods Walk led by wild-

flower specialist Annette Lasley will focuson identifying wildflowers and their naturalhistory, religious symbolism and folklore.10 a.m. Free. Meet at the GeorgeWashington statue on the south side of theWashington National Cathedral,Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenuesNW. 202-537-2319.

Friday, April 29

Concerts■ The Wilson High School Jazz Band

and Ensemble will perform (for ages 3through 12). 11 a.m. Free. Cleveland ParkNeighborhood Library, 3310 Connecticut

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Thursday, APRIL 28■ Concert: The National SymphonyOrchestra and violinist Sarah Changwill perform works by Mendelssohn,Bruch and Brahms. 7 p.m. $20 to$85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.202-467-4600. The concert willrepeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETINGof the GW/Community Advisory Committee

called for under The George Washington University’s2007 Foggy Bottom Campus Plan

Agenda will include general updates on implementation of the 2007 Foggy Bottom Campus Plan, a review of the Spring 2011 compliance report and additional discussion of the proposed

School of Public Health & Health Services building on Square 39.

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Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.■ The Arts Club of Washington will pre-

sent a classical chamber music concert.Noon. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017I St. NW. 202-331-7282.

■ The Friday Morning Music Club willperform works by Piazzolla and Brahms.Noon. Free. Sumner School Museum, 120117th St. NW. 202-333-2075.

■ Organist Charles Miller, director ofmusic at National City Christian Church, willperform. 12:15 p.m. Free. National CityChristian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW.202-797-0103.

■ A Duke Ellington birthday concert willfeature King James and the Serfs of Swing,as well as the New Washingtonians fromthe Duke Ellington School of the Arts. 4 to7 p.m. Free. Duke Ellington Park, NewHampshire Avenue at M Street and 21stStreet NW.

■ The Conservatory Project will featurestudents from the Shepherd School ofMusic at Rice University performing worksby Ralph Vaughan Williams, Eldin Burton,Eugène Ysaÿe, Moritz Moszkowski andother composers. 6 p.m. Free. TerraceTheater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Embassy Series will presentGerman violinists Christian Tetzlaff andAntje Weithaas. 7:30 p.m. $125.Residence of the German Ambassador,1800 Foxhall Road NW. 202-625-2361.

Discussions and lectures■ Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of

“City of Trees,” will givea slide presentationhighlightingWashington’s historicand botanically diversetrees. 11 a.m. to 2p.m. $20; reservationsrequired. Tudor PlaceHistoric House and Garden, 1644 31st St.NW. 202-965-0400.

■ Deborah McCarthy, U.S. principaldeputy assistant secretary of state for eco-nomic, energy and business affairs, will dis-cuss “Current Economic Priorities in U.S.Foreign Policy.” 12:30 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Kenney Auditorium, NitzeBuilding, Johns Hopkins University Schoolof Advanced International Studies, 1740Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-553-5626.

■ Francisco Goldman will discuss hisbook “Say Her Name.” 7 p.m. Free. Politicsand Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.202-364-1919.

Performances■ The Georgetown University Dance

Company will perform a diverse program. 8p.m. $10; $8 for seniors and students.Davis Performing Arts Center, GeorgetownUniversity, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-3838. The performance will repeatSaturday at 8 p.m.

■ City at Peace will present “BreakGround: The Past Is Too Big to StayBuried,” a student-written musical based onthe experiences of cast members. 8 p.m.$12 to $24. Lang Theatre, AtlasPerforming Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE.202-399-7993. The performance willrepeat Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. andSunday at 2 p.m.

Special events■ The 2011 Garden Fair and Plant Sale,

sponsored by the Friends of the NationalArboretum, will feature two new smoothhydrangeas, rare hybrid peonies and deer-resistant shrubs, as well as children’sactivities, performances by the Washington

Revels and one-on-one advice from horticul-turists. 1 to 4 p.m. Free admission.National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave.NE. 202-245-2726. The event will continueSaturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

■ The Horace Mann Farmers Market,offering fresh produce and artisan foods,will open for the season. 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.Free admission. Horace Mann ElementarySchool, 4430 Newark St. NW.

Sporting event■ The Washington Nationals will play

the San Francisco Giants. 7:05 p.m. $5 to$350. Nationals Park, 1500 South CapitolSt. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will con-tinue Saturday at 4:05 p.m., Sunday at1:35 p.m. and Monday at 7:05 p.m.

Walks and tours■ A park ranger will lead an Arbor Day

hike along the Edge of the Woods Trail. 10a.m. and 1 p.m. Free. Rock Creek NatureCenter, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

■ U.S. Botanic Garden volunteer BethBurrous will lead an Arbor Day tour of theNational Garden. Noon to 1 p.m. Free;reservations required. ConservatoryClassroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-1116.

■ Local historian and tour guide AliceStewart will lead a walking tour about thecontributions of German-American immi-grants who lived or worked in the OldDowntown. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Meet at the German-American Heritage Museum, 619 6th St.NW. 202-289-1200, ext. 171.

Saturday, April 30

Children’s program■ “Modern Mobiles” will offer partici-

pants a chance to learn about public art,engineering and balance while constructingtheir own mobiles to take home. 10 to11:30 a.m. $15 per child; reservationsrequired. National Building Museum, 401 FSt. NW. 202-272-2448.

Classes■ Evelin Saxinger will lead a class on

“Retirement Revisited: A Second Chance atYour Dream.” 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $39.First Class Inc., 1726 20th St. NW. 202-797-5102.

■ Citronelle master sommelier KathyMorgan will lead a class on “How to TasteWine Like a Pro.” 1 to 3 p.m. $100. MichelRichard Citronelle, 3000 M St. NW. 202-625-2150.

Concerts■ The Georgetown University Jazzfest

will feature the Annandale JazzAmbassadors, Aaron Broadus Group, theNew Washingtonians at the Duke EllingtonSchool of the Arts and the GeorgetownUniversity Jazz Ensemble. Noon to 4 p.m.Free. Copley Lawn, Georgetown University,37th and O streets NW. 202-687-3838.

■ Soprano Barbara Pappendorf andpianist Amy Conley will perform an “April inParis” program of French cabaret. 1:30p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati,Anderson House, 2118 MassachusettsAve. NW. 202-785-2040.

■ The Conservatory Project will featurestudents from the Juilliard School perform-ing classical works. 6 p.m. Free. TerraceTheater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Capital Blend, a women’s a cappellagroup, will perform its spring show. 6 to 8p.m. $15. Langston Room, Busboys andPoets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ The Washington Performing Arts

Society will present Vijay Iyer Trio perform-ing jazz selections. 8 p.m. $30. Sixth & IHistoric Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-435-9849.

■ Pianist Thérèse Fahy will perform21st-century Irish piano music. 8 p.m.

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

Discussions and lectures■ Philadelphia auctioneer David Weiss

will discuss trends in the market forOriental rugs and textiles. 10:30 a.m. Free.Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. 202-667-0441.

■ Kent C. Boese and Lauri Hafvensteinwill discuss their new book “Park View,”about the D.C. neighborhood along GeorgiaAvenue just north of Howard University. 3to 6 p.m. Free. Sisterspace and Books,3717 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-829-0306.

■ D.C.-based artistSam Gilliam will pre-sent a gallery talkabout his current exhi-bition. 4 to 5 p.m.Free. Katzen ArtsCenter, AmericanUniversity, 4400Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2787.

■ Paula Young Shelton, daughter ofAndrew Young, will discuss her children’sbook “Child of the Civil Rights Movement.”5 p.m. Free. Smithsonian American ArtMuseum, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Peter Mountford will discuss his novel“A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalism.”6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ Hip Hop Cinema Cafe will feature the

2011 documentary “Broken Records,”about the rise of Arab Hip-Hop. A panel dis-cussion will follow. 2 to 4 p.m. Free.Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 801K St. NW. 202-383-1850.

■ “A Season of Rohmer,” featuringfilms by the French director Eric Rohmer,will feature the 1987 film “Four Adventuresof Reinette and Mirabelle” at 2:30 p.m.and “A Tale of Summer” at 4:30 p.m. Free.East Building Auditorium, National Galleryof Art, 4th Street and Constitution AvenueNW. 202-737-4215.

■ GALA Hispanic Theatre’s Ibero-American Children’s Film Festival will fea-ture the 1999 animated film “Manuelita,”based on a children’s song. 3 p.m. $5 perchild; $8 for adults. GALA Theater, 333314th St. NW. 202-234-7174.

■ ITVS will present a CommunityCinema screening of the documentary“Welcome to Shelbyville,” about a smallSouthern towngrappling withrapid demo-graphicchanges andissues of immi-grant integra-tion. 5 to 7 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Langston Room, Busboys andPoets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-939-0794.

■ “Music on … Film” will feature ascreening of the surf film “Castles in theSky,” followed by a conversation with leg-endary surfer Rob Machado, filmmakerTaylor Steele and composer Jon Swift about

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Friday, APRIL 29■ Performance: Contemporary dancegroup Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co.will perform “Charlie Chan and theMystery of Love,” “America’s Cloud”and “Island.” 8 p.m. $25; $17 forstudents. Marvin Theatre, MarvinCenter, George WashingtonUniversity, 800 21st St. NW. theatredance.gwu.edu. The perform-ance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m.

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the relationship between surf films andmusic. The event will also feature a screen-ing of “Melali: The Drifter Sessions,”accompanied by live music by the MelaliSessions Band. 7:30 p.m. $20. NationalGeographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

Performances■ Culture Project will present “The Cat

Who Went to Heaven,” a jazz puppet showbased on the 1931 Newbery Award-winningchildren’s book by Elizabeth Coatsworth.11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. $18. FamilyTheater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.The performance will repeat Sunday at1:30 and 4 p.m.

■ The National League of American PenWomen will present a concert by pianistFelicity Coltman and a poetry reading bystudents at the Duke Ellington School ofthe Arts. 7 p.m. Free; reservations

required. Pen Arts Building, 1300 17th St.NW. 202-785-1997.

■ The Pan American SymphonyOrchestra’s DC Tango Festival will feature“Viva el Tango!” 8 p.m. $25 to $45. LisnerAuditorium, George Washington University,730 21st St. NW. 202-397-7328.

Sales■ The Dupont Circle Village Sizzling

Sidewalk Sale will feature clothing, toys,books, movies, CDs, appliances, house-

wares and hobby products. 9:30 a.m. to 3p.m. Free admission. S Street betweenConnecticut Avenue and 20th Street NW.202-833-1344.

■ The Friends of the GeorgetownLibrary will host a spring used-book sale.10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission. Lower-level Meeting Room, GeorgetownNeighborhood Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ Christ Church, Georgetown’s annualArt Show and Sale will feature works bylocal artists. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admis-sion. 31st and O streets NW. 202-338-2286. The event will continue Sunday from10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

■ The Friends of the Cleveland ParkLibrary will hold its spring used-book sale.Noon to 4 p.m. Free admission. ClevelandPark Neighborhood Library, 3310Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.

Sporting event■ A DC Rollergirls match will feature the

DC All-Stars vs. Rhode Island Riveters. 4p.m. $12; $6 for ages 6 through 11; freefor ages 5 and younger. D.C. Armory, 2001East Capitol St. SE. ticketmaster.com.

Walks and tours■ A park ranger will lead a hike along

the Edge of the Woods Trail. 10 a.m. and 1p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

■ The Georgetown House Tour willshowcase some of Georgetown’s finest his-toric homes. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $55. St.John’s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW.georgetownhousetour.com.

■ A park ranger will lead a two-mile hikefocusing on the significance of trees. 2p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Sunday, May 1

Benefit■ The Friends of Book Hill Park and the

Friends of the Georgetown Library will hosta “Spring Soirée,” featuring children’s activ-ities and fare from nearby cafes andrestaurants. 4 to 6 p.m. $50 per adult; freefor children. Book Hill Park, WisconsinAvenue and Reservoir Road NW. 202-944-2753.

Concerts■ The Georgetown University Orchestra

will perform works by four area composers.3 p.m. $5; free for students. Gaston Hall,Georgetown University, 37th and O streetsNW. 202-687-3838.

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

■ Violinist Brendan Conway andpianists Wade Meyers and Mila Naumovawill perform works by Bach, Brahms,Stravinsky and other composers. 3:30 p.m.Free; donations to the Tower RestorationFund welcome. Church of the Holy City,1611 16th St. NW. 202-462-6734.

■ Iona Senior Services will present aconcert by the community choir MosaicHarmony. 4 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. City Church, 4100 River RoadNW. artofcaring2011.eventbrite.com.

■ The Formosa Quartet will performworks by Beethoven, Mumford and Dvorák.4 p.m. $20. Phillips Collection, 1600 21stSt. NW. 202-387-2151.

■ Organist Julie Vidrick Evans will per-form works by Bach, Persichetti, Handeland Lubeck. 4 p.m. Free. Lutheran Churchof the Holy Comforter, 3319 Alabama Ave.SE. 202-363-2202, ext. 22.

■ The Washington Chorus will celebrateits 50th anniversary with a gala concert,“Mostly Mahler,” featur-ing sopranos ColleenDaly (shown), KarenFoster and OthalieGraham; mezzo-sopra-nos Shannon Mageeand Jennifer Roderer;tenor Jeffrey Springer;and basses Pawel Izdebski and JasonSterns. 5 p.m. $15 to $65. Concert Hall,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Georgetown Chorale will present“Singing to Victory,” featuring works bySchubert and Beethoven. Proceeds willbenefit the Hospitality High School ofWashington, D.C. 5 p.m. $20; $10 for stu-dents. Church of the Annunciation, 3810Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-832-3210.

■ The professional Choir of ChristChurch will perform. 5 p.m. Free. ChristChurch, Georgetown, 3110 O St. NW. 202-333-6677.

■ Independent musicians and dancersof Middle Eastern heritage will present a“Peace in the Middle East” concert. 5 p.m.$5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets,1025 5th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Students from the OberlinConservatory of Music at Oberlin Collegewill perform works by Rameau,Rachmaninoff, Moszkowski, Lindberg andXenakis. 6 p.m. Free. Terrace Theater,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Pianist Thomas Pandolfi will performworks by Chopin, Liszt and Schumann.6:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court,National Gallery of Art, 6th Street andConstitution Avenue NW. 202-842-6941.

Discussions and lectures■ Joe Palca and Flora Lichtman will dis-

cuss their book “Annoying: The Science ofWhat Bugs Us,” at 1 p.m.; and Elif Shafakwill discuss her memoir “Black Milk: OnWriting, Motherhood, and the HaremWithin,” at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose,5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Mary Beard, professor and chair ofthe faculty board of classics at theUniversity of Cambridge, will discuss“Dynasty: Collecting, Classifying, andConoisseurship.” 2 p.m. Free. East BuildingAuditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4thStreet and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Films■ Marjorie Hunt, a folklorist at the

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural



Saturday, APRIL 30■ Discussion: Andrew Young, formermayor of Atlanta and former U.S.ambassador to the United Nations,will discuss his role in the Americancivil rights movement. A book signingwill follow. 2 p.m. Free. SmithsonianAmerican Art Museum, 8th and Fstreets NW. 202-633-1000.

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Heritage, will introduce the film “The StoneCarvers: Master Craftsmen of WashingtonNational Cathedral,” which she co-directedand co-produced. The event will include ademonstration by mason foreman JoeAlonso and stonecarver Sean Callahan. 2p.m. $5. Perry Auditorium, WashingtonNational Cathedral, Massachusetts andWisconsin avenues NW. 202-537-6200.

■ The National Gallery of Art will pre-sent the Washington premiere of RobinHessman’s 2011 film “My Perestroika,”about a motleygroup of formerclassmateswho grew up inMoscow duringthe years of theSoviet Union’scollapse as they look back on the era. 5p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium,National Gallery of Art, 4th Street andConstitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ IMPACT Arts + Film Fund and WestEnd Cinema will present Thom Zimny’s film“The Promise: The Making of Darkness onthe Edge of Town,” about BruceSpringsteen and the E Street Band. 5:30p.m. $15. West End Cinema, 23rd and Mstreets NW. 202-419-3456.

Performances■ The Washington National Opera’s

Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists will perform aselection of scenes from mostly Americanoperas. 3 p.m. Free. Renwick Gallery, 17thStreet and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

■ The In Series will present a “pocketopera” double-bill — Ernesto Lecuona’s“Maria la O” and Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s “IPagliacci.” 3 p.m. $39; $35 for seniors;$20 for students. Sprenger Theatre, AtlasPerforming Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE.202-204-7763.

■ The Ford’s Theatre Society will pre-sent a staged reading of “Empires Fall” byRobert Lawson with Marlin Fitzwater. 7 p.m.Free; tickets required. Ford’s Theater, 51110th St. NW. 800-982-2787.

Sale■ The 20th annual Student Show at

Hinckley Pottery will feature stoneware andporcelain incorporating more than 30 differ-ent glazes. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admis-sion. 1707 Kalorama Road NW. hinckleypottery.com/events.

Special event■ The National Museum of American

Jewish Military History and the WashingtonDC Jewish Community Center will present“Family Stories: Daughters, Mothers, andBubbes.” 1 to 5 p.m. Free; registration sug-gested. National Museum of AmericanJewish Military History, 1811 R St. NW.202-265-6280.

Monday, May 2

Concert■ New Jersey-based band Delicate

Steve will perform. 6 p.m. Free. MillenniumStage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures■ Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alice

Walker will discuss her book “The ChickenChronicles, a Memoir.” 6:30 to 8 p.m.Free. Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St.NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole willdiscuss their book “Sacred Trash: The Lostand Found World of the Cairo Geniza.” 7

p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Interior designerCampion Platt will dis-cuss his book “Madeto Order” and reflecton his holisticapproach to design. 7p.m. $15. CorcoranGallery of Art, 50017th St. NW. 202-639-1770.

■ The National Endowment for theHumanities will present the 40th annualJefferson Lecture, to be given by HarvardUniversity President Drew Gilpin Faust.7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. ConcertHall, Kennedy Center. neh.gov.

Films■ “Marvelous Movie Mondays” will fea-

ture the 1994 film “Eat Drink ManWoman.” 2 p.m. Free. Chevy ChaseNeighborhood Library, 5625 ConnecticutAve. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ “Growing Up: German Youth in Film”will feature the Dietrich Brueggemann’s2009 film “Run If You Can.” 6:30 p.m. $7.Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. 202-289-1200, ext. 160.

Tuesday, May 3

Concerts■ The Washington Bach Consort will

perform works by Bach. 12:10 p.m. Free.Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.202-347-2635.

■ Pièces de Résistance will performworks by Hans Erich Apostel, Ernst Toch,Erwin Schulhoff, Karol Rathaus, KarelReiner and Georg Jokl, whose compositionswere banned by the Nazi regime becausethey were Jewish, political dissidents orotherwise considered “unworthy.” 6 p.m.Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.

202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures■ Scott Miller, director of curatorial

affairs at the U.S. Holocaust MemorialMuseum, will discuss “Searching forSurvivors: The Fate of the St. LouisPassengers.” Noon to 1 p.m. $10; reserva-tions required. Lillian & Albert Small JewishMuseum, 701 3rd St. NW. 202-789-0900.

■ Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will dis-cuss his book “The Speech: A HistoricFilibuster on Corporate Greed and theDecline of Our Middle Class.” 6 to 8 p.m.Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets,2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Akbar S. Ahmed, professor of Islamic

studies at American University, will discusshis new book of poetry, “SuspendedSomewhere Between,” and his experiencesas a leading authority on contemporaryIslam. 6:30 p.m. $30; reservationsrequired. Woman’s National DemocraticClub, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

■ Jen Lancaster will discuss her book“If You Were Here.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes& Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ Rochelle Saidel, director of theRemember the Women Institute in NewYork City, will discuss her book “SexualViolence Against Jewish Women During theHolocaust” as part of the Authors Out Loudseries. 7:30 p.m. $11. Washington DCJewish Community Center, 1529 16th St.NW. washingtondcjcc.org/authorsoutloud.

■ Beatles expert Scott Freiman willpresent “Looking Through a Glass Onion:Deconstructing The Beatles’ White Album.”8 p.m. $12. Avalon Theatre, 5612Connecticut Ave. NW. beatleslectures.com.

Wednesday, May 4

Concerts■ Trumpeter Mary Bowden will perform

selections from Petr Eben’s “Windows AfterMarc Chagall” and other works. 12:10 p.m.Free. St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square,1525 H St. NW. 202-347-8766.

■ Orquesta la Leyenda, formed by D.C.saxophonist and flutist Ted David, will per-form Latin jazz and Latin dance music. 6p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600.

■ Singer/songwriter Paul Williams willperform. 8 p.m. $25 in advance; $28 onthe day of the show. Sixth & I HistoricSynagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Discussions and lectures■ American sculptor Alice Aycock will

discuss her work. 5:30 p.m. $10; free forstudents. Reservations required. PhillipsCollection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/calendar.

■ Nikki Sixx will discuss his book “ThisIs Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography, andLife Through the Distorted Lens of NikkiSixx.” 6 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 55512th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ Garrett Peck will discuss his book“Prohibition in Washington, D.C.: How DryWe Weren’t.” 6 p.m. Free. Pound the Hill,621 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-643-1231.

■ Jason Miccolo will discuss his book“Soul Sanctuary: Images of the AfricanAmerican Worship Experience.” 6:30 to 8p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys andPoets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ David Shipler will discuss his book“The Rights of the People: How Our Searchfor Safety Invades Our Liberties.” 7 p.m.Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 ConnecticutAve. NW. 202-364-1919.

Reading■ U.S. Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin, a

two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, willread from his work. 7 p.m. Free. CoolidgeAuditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building,Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5394.

Special event■ The Smithsonian Associates will pre-

sent “An Evening in Amazonia at theNational Zoo.” 6:30 to 9 p.m. $40 inadvance; $50 at the door. AmazoniaScience Center, National Zoo, 3001Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-633-3030.

Sporting event■ D.C. United will play the Seattle

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Sunday, MAY 1■ Festival: The Maru Montero DanceCompany will present the 19th annu-al National Cinco de Mayo Festival,featuring live music, dance, chil-dren’s activities and food. Noon to 6p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater,Washington Monument grounds,15th Street and IndependenceAvenue SW. marumontero.com.

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A rena Stage will present the world-premiereadaptation of John Grisham’s “A Time to Kill”May 6 through June 18 in the Kreeger Theater.

“A Time to Kill” depicts a Mississippi town’supheaval when Carl Lee Hailey takes the law into hisown hands following an unspeakable crime committedagainst his daughter. Now on trial for murder, Carl

Lee’s only hope lies with one young, idealistic lawyer:Jake Brigance, who is outmatched by the formidabledistrict attorney, Rufus Buckley, and under attack fromboth sides of a racially divided city.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,Wednesday and Sunday; 8 p.m. Thursday throughSaturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; and noon May24 and 25 and June 1. Ticket prices start at $55. ArenaStage is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300;arenastage.org.■ Georgetown University will present “Zalmoxis —A Pagan Mystery” April 29 through May 1 in theDavis Performing Arts Center.

Georgetown presents a modern interpretation of thisDacian myth, bringing this ancient exploration of amessiah figure confronting a power-hungry king intothe present to explore it as an allegory for totalitarian-ism and attempted dissidence. Doris Plantus-Runey, avisiting professor at Oakland University, translated thescript by Romanian playwright and poet Lucian Blaga.

Performance times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturdayand 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $10; $5for faculty, staff, alumni, seniors and students.Georgetown University is located at 37th and O streetsNW. 202-687-2787; performingarts.georgetown.edu.■ Culture Project will present jazz puppet show “TheCat Who Went to Heaven” April 30 and May 1 at theKennedy Center’s Family Theater.

Based on the 1931 Newbery Award-winning chil-dren’s book by Elizabeth Coatsworth, the show pro-vides an introduction to jazz for ages 5 and older.

Performance times are 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5p.m. Saturday and 1:30 and 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets

cost $18. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.■ The Downtown Players will present “DCPS” May12 through 14 at the DC Arts Center.

Students and teachers at a fictitious D.C. publichigh school start the lunch period like it’s a normalday. But the nature of the school’s interwoven relation-ships and the complexities of attending an urban insti-tution turn this particular day upside down. The showis appropriate for ages 16 and older.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday throughSaturday and 3 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $15. TheDC Arts Center is located at 2438 18th St. NW. dcps-theplay.eventbrite.com.■ Washington Stage Guild will present George

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A stage adaptation of John Grisham’s “A Time toKill” will open at Arena Stage May 6.

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International Visions Gallery will open an exhibittoday of new paintings by Annapolis-based artistBetty Murchison, whose images explore intimate

moments and relationships. It will continue throughJune 4.

An artist’s reception will take place Saturday from6:30 to 9 p.m.

Located at 2629 Connecticut Ave. NW, the gallery

is open Wednesday and Thursday from noon to 5 p.m.and Friday and Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. 202-234-5112.■ Georgetown University’s Lucille and RichardSpagnuolo Gallery will open an exhibit today of art-works by the university’s senior art majors and willcontinue it through May 20.

An opening reception will take place today from 6to 7 p.m., preceded by the 19th annual Misty Dailey

Awards cere-mony from 5 to6 p.m.

Located inthe lobby of theWalsh Buildingat 1221 36th St.NW, the galleryis openWednesdaythrough Fridayfrom noon to 7p.m., Saturdayfrom noon to 5p.m. and

Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. 202-687-9206.■ “150th Commemoration of the Civil War: The Deathof Ellsworth,” highlighting the first Union officer to bekilled in the Civil War, will open Friday at theNational Portrait Gallery and continue throughMarch 18.

Located at 8th and F streets NW, the gallery is opendaily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-633-1000.

■ “Indoors and Outdoors,” featuring new still-life andlandscape paintings by Barbara Nuss, will openSaturday at American Painting Fine Art and contin-ue through June 11.

An artist’s reception will take place Saturday from5 to 7 p.m.

Located at 5118 MacArthur Blvd. NW, the galleryis open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7p.m. 202-244-3244.■ “Liminal Light,” highlighting artists who explorevarious means of representing reality and the bound-aries beyond, will open Saturday at Project 4 galleryand continue through June 4.

An opening reception will take place Saturday from

Show features artist’s explorations of intimacy

On EXHIBIT

Betty Murchison’s paintings are on display atInternational Visions Gallery.

See Exhibits/Page 36

By MARK LONGAKERCurrent Correspondent

Adark vision informs theWorld WarII-era work

of American artistGeorge Ault. Hispaintings counter-balance the Rosie-the-Riveter opti-mism so often asso-ciated with thattime.

“To Make aWorld: George Aultand 1940sAmerica,” whichopened recently atthe SmithsonianAmerican ArtMuseum, testifies tothe uncertainty anddread of a wartime world thatseemed, to some artists, as

though it were collapsing intochaos. The traveling exhibitionfeatures 47 paintings and draw-ings, mostly by Ault, but also

by contemporarieslike EdwardHopper, AndrewWyeth andRockwell Kent.

Ault reacted tothe chaos he sawaround him byretreating from theworld and creatingpaintings thatreflected his desirefor order. They areimmaculately ren-dered — laid outwith a ruler, itseems; compul-sively clean; andwith everything in

its proper place.

George Ault’s “Bright Light at Russell’s Corners” (1946), oil oncanvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Exhibition sheds lighton dark world of Ault

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“Brook in theMountains” (1945),oil on canvas,MinneapolisInstitute of Arts

Barbara Nuss’ “Endless Summer”will be on exhibit at AmericanPainting Fine Art.

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visual information, will openSaturday at the National Museumof American History and continueinto late fall.

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Bernard Shaw’s “The Apple Cart”April 28 through May 22 in theUndercroft Theatre of MountVernon Place United MethodistChurch.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m.Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday andSaturday; and 2:30 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday. Tickets cost $40 to$50. The Mount Vernon PlaceUnited Methodist Church is locatedat 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW.240-582-0050; stageguild.org.■ The In Series will present “FromBerlin to Sunset” April 29 throughMay 15 at the Atlas PerformingArts Center.

Playwright Charlotte Stoudtimagines a pre-Oscar party at Billyand Audrey Wilder’s home in1949.

Performance times are 8 p.m.Friday and Saturday, with 3 p.m.matinees Sunday, May 8 and 15.Tickets cost $39; $35 for seniors;$20 for students and ages 11 andyounger. The Atlas Performing Arts

Center is located at 1333 H St. NE.202-204-7763; atlasarts.org.■ No Rules Theatre Companywill present “The StephenSchwartz Project,” a celebration ofone of America’s most legendarycomposers, April 29 through May 2at the Edmund Burke School.

Performance times are 8 p.m.Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.Sunday and Monday. Tickets cost$10, except for the May 2 show,which is a benefit, with $75 tickets.Edmund Burke School is located at4101 Connecticut Ave. NW.norulestheatre.org.■ GALA Hispanic Theatre willclose Gustavo Ott’s “Divorciadas,evangélicas y vegetarianas(Divorcées, Evangelists andVegetarians)” May 1.

Performance times are 8 p.m.Thursday through Saturday and 3p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $32 to$36; $20 to $26 for students, sen-iors and military personnel. GALAis located at 3333 14th St. NW.202-234-7174; galatheatre.org.■ Studio Theatre will close “TheWalworth Farce” and “The NewElectric Ballroom” May 1. Both

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Performance times generally are8 p.m. Wednesday throughSaturday; 2 p.m. Saturday andSunday; and 7 p.m. Sunday. Therewill also be shows at 8 p.m. onselect Tuesdays. Tickets cost $44 to$65. Studio Theatre is located at1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300;studiotheatre.org.■ “Too Much Light Makes theBaby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60Minutes)” is at the WoollyMammoth Theatre Companythrough May 1.

The Neo-Futurists opened thisever-changing show in 1988, prom-ising an emotional and intellectualroller coaster of ideas and imagesridden at break-neck speed by aparticipating audience.

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“In Ault’s pictures, there’s always the sense ofsomeone shaping, ordering, structuring, as though hislife depended on it, which it did,” said curatorAlexander Nemerov at a media preview.

Ault’s angst doubtless derived from more than con-cerns about a world at war. As a young man, hewatched helplessly as his family disintegrated. Allthree of his brothers committed suicide, and his motherdied in a mental hospital when he was 31.

As his life grew more and more bleak, so did hispaintings. He abandoned his early impressionisticstyle, gradually paring it down to a spare modernismwhile he lived in Greenwich Village. He fled to NewYork City in 1937 at age 46, moving upstate to ruralWoodstock, N.Y., and remaining there until his deathin 1948.

There, as an alcoholic misanthrope, Ault developedthe dark melancholic style for which he is remem-bered, notably in a series of five paintings of a lonelyjunction outside Woodstock called Russell’s Corners.Four of the paintings portray the location at night, asnocturnes, and the other shows it on a desolate winter’sday.

What will likely strike viewers most strongly aboutthe nocturnes, aside from their overall darkness, is the

way light from a solitary streetlamp throws the sceneinto sharp relief. This is more than simply a streetlamp.It is a beacon of hope in a pitch-black sea — pushingback the untold, unseen terrors beneath the composed,even tranquil, order of the picture.

In their treatment of light and their sense of place,Ault’s paintings bear comparison with those ofEdward Hopper. Both artists found high drama inordinary scenes, creating visual worlds. As Nemerovput it, the viewer “feels locked in a present momentof real time, when the world is unfolding in the pres-ent tense.”

There are differences between the two. For onething, Hopper’s paintings tend to be large. His onepiece in the show, “Dawn in Pennsylvania” (1942), isbigger than anything by Ault. Hopper’s style is alsomore muscular, using vigorous brushstrokes and pro-jecting a brashness missing from Ault’s pictures, whichusually portray secluded corners of the world con-ducive to quiet meditation.

And then there’s Ault’s darkness, the sense of mad-ness barely held in check — more like CharlesAddams, though without the cartoonist’s comic exag-geration.

“To Make a World: George Ault and 1940sAmerica” will continue through Sept. 5 at theSmithsonian American Art Museum. Located at 9thand G streets NW, the museum is open daily from11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-633-1000; americanart.si.edu.

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With so much going on, Kelleysaid he’s not the least bit boredwith the job, despite havingworked in much more intense situ-ations during five years as an Armycombat officer. “I translate a lot ofwhat I learned in the military[here],” he said. “They’re both crit-ical missions with limited time andtremendous ambiguity.”


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