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The NorThwesT CurreNTWednesday, September 28, 2011 Serving Communities in Northwest Washington Since 1967 Vol. XLIV, No. 39

■ Georgetown Day boys soccer enjoys stellar week. 1.■ WIS volleyball seeks PVAC championship. Page 11.

■ Kosher caterer sets up at Adas Israel Congregation. Page 4. ■ Neighbors complain about tree removal at embassy. Page 3.

NEWS SPORTS■ Calendar shows off Dupont Circle seniors. Page 13. ■ ‘Phantom Tollbooth’ scribe drops by Field School. Page 13.

PASSAGES INDEXBusiness/4Calendar/22Classifieds/33 District Digest/5Exhibits/27In Your Neighborhood/20Opinion/8

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By JESSICA GOULDCurrent Staff Writer

Call it a match made in heaven. On Sept. 18, new congregation Saint Hedwig’s Old Catholic Church began offering services at the Palisades Community Church at 5200 Cathedral Ave. Now local religious leaders are hoping the co-location will mark a divine partner-ship between two inclusive institu-tions. “Whether someone is Catholic or Episcopalian, Methodist or Baptist ... if you are a progressive Christian of any flavor, you can go to the Palisades Community Church and be ministered to,” said the Rev. Michael Seneco, rector at Saint

Hedwig’s. Seneco said Saint Hedwig’s will offer Sunday services at 9 a.m. while Palisades Community Church will continue to hold services at 11 a.m. “It’s a cooperative thing,” he

said. Meanwhile, Palisades Community Church’s senior minis-ter, the Rev. Brian Merritt, said the co-location builds on a long tradi-tion of diversity and collaboration at his 170-member congregation. The “post-denominational” church wel-comes all worshippers, proclaiming on its website: “Our diversity is our unity!” “In the past, the church has housed other worship groups,” he said. Saint Hedwig’s, he said, “fits really well.” According to Seneco, Old Catholicism emerged in 1870 after a split with the Roman Catholic Church over the issue of papal infal-

Congregations share space in the Palisades

Bill Petros/The CurrentSaint Hedwig’s holds services at Palisades Community Church.

By ELIZABETH WIENERCurrent Staff Writer

A controversial landmark nomi-nation for a century-old Georgia Avenue car barn won unanimous support Monday from the Brightwood advisory neighborhood commission, adding fuel to the fight over one of the District’s first Walmart stores. Work on the site has been halted until the Historic Preservation Review Board acts on the nomina-tion Oct. 27. Meanwhile, the last-minute land-mark application filed Sept. 9 by the Brightwood Neighborhood Preservation Association — after workers dismantled the roof of the car barn — is causing some heart-burn for the D.C. Preservation League. That citywide preservation group actually wrote the landmark nomination four years ago, when a different project was planned for the Georgia Avenue site. “We wrote it, and they put their name on it,” said Rebecca Miller,

executive director of the league. For the current project, “DCPL was not consulted and did not authorize the use of the draft landmark nomina-tion,” she said. “They just whited out our name.” “DCPL did the initial work, but did not file,” said Andrea Ferster, attorney for the Brightwood group. “They’re a sophisticated organiza-tion with legal counsel, and they shared it with me without any writ-ten restriction on any subsequent use.” Baruti Jahi, a leader of the Brightwood group, said Tuesday that it is now hiring its own historian

Car barn landmark request stalls work at Walmart site

Bill Petros/The CurrentNational Park Service rangers conducted guided tours of Rock Creek Park during Saturday’s celebration marking the park’s 121st anniversary. The event also featured service projects and a nature and health fair.

T A K E A H I K E

■ Preservation: Debate arises over application’s merit

By BRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

American University’s recent meetings with community members have helped calm the atmosphere surrounding its 10-year campus plan, according to testimony at last Thursday’s Zoning Commission hearing, but neighbors still oppose much of the school’s proposed development. “We may have identified a path-way to reaching compromise on some differences,” testified Tom Smith, chair of the Spring Valley/Wesley Heights advisory neighbor-hood commission. “So far, our two discussions have been frank but positive and reflected a willingness to explore ways to compromise.” Smith’s opening remarks to the Zoning Commission were a rare display of optimism from a com-munity leader who has criticized the university’s plans and behavior — with steadily increasing harshness — for more than a year. But even as he was hopeful about future negotiations, Smith maintained his commission’s posi-

AU reaches out amidopposition

By KATIE PEARCECurrent Staff Writer

A glassy two-story addition will connect Deal Middle School to the historic Jesse Reno School by fall 2013, if current plans move for-ward. The renovated Reno School and addition would house 12 new class-rooms and a day-care center for teachers’ children. Together, those new spaces would create an additional 37,046

square feet for the overcrowded Tenleytown middle school. Local architectural firm R. McGhee & Associates, which plans to file an application with the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board this fall, presented early designs for the project at a community meeting Monday. When the team began crafting designs in May, the goal was much narrower. “We started … with a project that was really just to restore Reno,” said architect Ronnie McGhee. But pressure from Deal principal Melissa Kim, among other local officials, helped expand to the

Addition to link Deal, historic Reno School■ Education: Project to add classrooms to middle school

Bill Petros/The CurrentThe car barn was built in 1909 for Georgia Avenue streetcars.

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The District government is investigating the Republic of Congo’s possible incursion onto city-owned public space in front of its newly purchased embassy in Dupont Circle, officials said. According to neighbors, the embassy earlier this month removed three mature trees and paved over its fenced-in front lawn at 16th and Riggs streets. Along 16th Street, the District owns a wide easement that covers most buildings’ entire front yards, overseen by the D.C. Department of Transportation’s Public Space Committee. “DDOT is aware of these issues and has performed a site visit, including photos documenting the entire public space,” agency spokes-person John Lisle wrote in an email. “We are reviewing the inspection results to determine what public space violations may have occurred.” Neighbors, including members of the Dupont Circle Conservancy group, say it’s very clear. “The entire front lawn, which is DC pub-lic space, has been removed and filled in with concrete giving it the appearance of a parking lot making it a visual blight among neighboring residences and other embassies,” Rauzia Ruhanna Ally, the conser-vancy group’s president, wrote in a letter to U.S. State Department and D.C. officials. A State Department spokesper-son, who asked not to be named, wrote in an email that Office of Foreign Missions officials have “met with the Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo, and formal-ly reminded the Embassy of the Republic of Congo of their obliga-tion to comply” with D.C. law. Messages left with embassy staff were not returned. The Republic of Congo pur-chased the historic property, known as the Toutorsky Mansion, for $3.5 million in March. Because of the site’s residential zoning, the embas-

sy was required to obtain approval from D.C.’s Foreign Missions Board of Zoning Adjustment, which signed off on the Republic of Congo’s plans to operate at 1720 16th St. earlier this year. The original application for the embassy included a circular drive-way in the front yard — which neighbors and D.C. agencies opposed. Emily Eig, a historic preserva-tion consultant retained by Congo, had suggested a compromise during the proceedings: a smaller driveway with a permeable surface. But in the face of continued opposition, Ambassador Serge Mombouli withdrew the plan for a driveway altogether and testified that the front lawn would be pre-served, which Eig said she consid-ered an even better outcome. The embassy sought — and received — permission only to install a flagpole in the public space. When she saw the work at the embassy, Eig said, “I was shocked because the [zoning board’s] approval did not include any paving of the yard of the property.” “The action to remove the trees and the green that was in public space without permission is very sad,” she added. Because no curb cuts or gates in the historic fence have been approved or constructed, cars have no access to the newly paved front yard. (During the zoning approval

Embassy violated D.C. rules, Dupont residents complain

Wednesday, Sept. 28 The Mayor’s Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs will hold a Public Safety Open House featuring members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit and representatives of the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Edna Frazier Cromwell Community Room at the Reeves Building, 2000 14th St. NW.■ The Mayor’s Health Reform Implementation Committee will hold a Ward 4 com-munity dialogue on the future of health care in the District. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ, 4704 13th St. NW.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 The Walter Reed Local Redevelopment Authority Committee will hold a forum to discuss reuse of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus now that the District is slated to receive an additional five acres. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Ohev Sholom — the National Synagogue, 1600 Jonquil St. NW. To register, visit americaspeaks.org/wramcreuseplan.org.

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Despite commissioners’ disappointment with plans for a new hotel at 22nd and M streets, the Foggy Bottom/West End advisory neighborhood commission voted last week not to oppose the proj-ect — provided developers meet nearly three pages of conditions. The commission’s resolution covers the design of the proposed Hilton Garden Inn and its construction and traffic management plans, and specifies how developers should spend more than $200,000 bud-geted for community amenities. OTO Development secured Zoning Commission approval in 2008 for a boutique hotel at 2201 M St. under the “1 Hotel” label. The Spartanburg, S.C.-based firm is now seeking that panel’s OK on vari-ous changes — including design revisions and a switch to the Hilton Garden Inn brand — to make its concept more economically viable. As now pro-posed, the 10-story, 238-room Hilton Garden Inn would have a main entrance on 22nd Street and access to a ground-floor restaurant from M Street.

But many community members, some of whom were originally skeptical about any hotel plan, said it was the concept of the high-end 1 Hotel that con-vinced them to support the initial project. “The corner of 22nd and M Street did not need another hotel, and the fact that the original proposal was a unique destination and concept overcame this on many levels,” states the commission’s resolution. Nonetheless, neighborhood commissioners said that if developers could effectively ease traffic and other concerns, they would not ask the Zoning Commission to reject the Hilton Garden Inn project. If they are not satisfied, however, they could oppose the proposal at a scheduled Oct. 27 hearing. “If the developer doesn’t come around on a few things, we may be changing this to an objection,” commission chair Rebecca Coder said after last week’s meeting. In an interview, OTO president Corry Oakes said he is confident most concerns can be resolved, but a more upscale hotel isn’t feasible. “Unfortunately, at the end of the day it is a private investment, it is a for-profit enterprise, and the original design of the 1 [Hotel] anticipated one set of economic circum-

West End ANC won’t fight revised hotel plan

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Bill Petros/The CurrentNeighbors say the Congolese Embassy removed grass and trees on D.C.-owned public space.

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Adas Israel Congregation’s post-services Kiddush is a big event, drawing 500 to

800 people to mingle and munch every Saturday. “It’s a time when the entire con-gregation comes together to cele-

brate Shabbat,” said Amy Golen, chair of the congregation’s catering committee. It’s “very festive and very special.” So when the head of the syna-gogue’s in-house caterer, The Artful Party, retired, it was crucial to find somebody new to feed the post-service crowd. Golen’s committee found that somebody in Karla Rosenfeld Azachi and her new company, Yarden Catering. The business has taken up residence at Adas, where it will fulfill all of the synagogue’s food-service needs, but it will also be available to the community at large. “We’re trying to fill the void in

the Jewish community for upscale catered events,” said Rosenfeld Azachi. “We’re a full-service kosher caterer.” So along with Yarden’s respon-sibilities at Adas, which range from dinners for committee meetings with as few as 15 people to month-ly “YP@AI” dinners for 300 young professionals, Yarden is available for weddings, b’nai mitzvah and corporate events. “We can do everything from the food to décor — all your rentals, all your service,” said Rosenfeld Azachi. “We do custom menus for every event.” Rosenfeld Azachi, who has a kosher home in Potomac, said she started the company because she found a dearth of full-service kosher caterers in the area. “The difference that we’re try-ing to express to the community is because of my background … we can offer the full service,” she said. “We have relationships with other vendors like florists and entertain-ers.” Rosenfeld Azachi’s background involves more than 20 years work-

ing in catering and events, most recently as a travel director, accom-panying companies on the road to manage food and drinks — or other details — of meetings or conven-tions. For Adas, that experience was appealing, meaning Yarden could handle the volume of activity but also “provide the lovely presenta-tion that our members have come to expect,” said Golen. She said the congregation was also looking for a caterer to bridge the gap between “traditional Jewish cooking … and the 21st-century trend toward fresh and healthy foods.” For more information, visit yardencatering.com.

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Dupont project clears preservation board The First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C.’s plan for a nine-story apartment develop-ment on its lot facing 17th Street is progressing through the city’s com-plex review process, with opposi-tion from East Dupont residents apparently easing. Last Thursday the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board approved the plans in concept, a week after the Dupont Circle advi-sory neighborhood commission voted unanimous support for the required zoning changes. The project is designed to create revenue to help maintain the histor-ic church, which fronts on 16th Street and offers day care and other services to the community, and some residents say they’re pleased at the prospect of new rental hous-ing in the neighborhood. Developer Keener-Squire’s plan would create 228 units on the church’s parking lot, under a long-term lease. At the preservation board hear-ing, staff reviewer Steve Callcott said the contemporary design by architect Eric Colbert would be “evocative” of early-20th-century buildings across 17th Street. “The Boston House and Bay State are the genesis for this design, but this has a better sense of scale,” he said. Only one resident spoke in opposition. Bonnie Wachtel, who lives in the Boston House, said her biggest concern is “the view from my apartment. I have a beautiful window view of a beautiful church, but these projections really clutter the view.” But board member Pamela Scott called the Colbert’s design “ele-gant.” “You are taking a cue from the Boston House, and that’s exactly the right approach,” said member

Tersh Boasberg. Keener-Squire still needs approval from the Board of Zoning Adjustment for a height variance on part of the lot and a special exception to allow construction of the proposed mechanical pent-house. A hearing is set for Nov. 15.

— Elizabeth Wiener

Police arrest two in fatal robbery attempt One Northwest man is dead and two others are in custody after a failed robbery of an armored car outside CVS Pharmacy in the 6500 block of Georgia Avenue NW last week, according to a filing by pros-ecutors in U.S. District Court. Three men — two of them armed with guns — approached the Garda armored car in the CVS parking lot at about 10:50 a.m. Sept. 21, and exchanged gunfire with the truck’s guard, according to a filing in U.S. District Court. One of the men was shot and all three ran away, the filing states. Near the CVS, police arrested Darnell Crews, 26, and Anthony James, 21, both of the 800 block of Butternut Street in Brightwood, and charged them with attempted armored car robbery in connection with the Sept. 21 incident, accord-ing to the filing. Police believe another Northwest man — Kirk Anthony Dean, 27 — was the third suspect, the filing states; Dean died of gun-shot wounds after he was dropped off at Washington Hospital Center.

Peirce Mill to reopen for Oct. 15 event A Rock Creek Park Harvest Festival will mark the reopening of Peirce Mill at Beach Drive and

Tilden Street NW after years of rehabilitation work, according to a news release from the friends group that supports the historic mill. The National Park Service and Friends of Peirce Mill are co-spon-soring the Oct. 15 festival, which will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event will include tours of the 1820s mill — which will use Rock Creek’s water power to grind corn and wheat — as well as live period music and other demonstrations, according to the release.

SmarTrip card adds online reloading Metro customers can now add money to their SmarTrip cards online, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced last Thursday. Customers must register their cards at smartrip.wmata.com, and can then increase their fare balance with a credit card. According to a news release, the transit authority successfully piloted the online pay-

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Correction In the Events & Entertainment calendar in the Sept. 21 issue, the name of author Judith Viorst was misspelled. The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of sub-stance. To report an error, please call the managing editor at 202-244-7223.

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This is a listing of reports taken from Sept. 18 through 24 by the Metropolitan Police Department in local police service areas.

PSA 201

Burglary■ 6300 block, 31st Place; resi-dence; 4:16 a.m. Sept. 24.Theft (below $250)■ 5700 block, Broad Branch Road; government building; 3 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 3000 block, Chestnut St.; unspecified premises; 3 a.m. Sept. 25.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 5300 block, Broad Branch Road; street; 11 a.m. Sept. 18.■ 3200 block, Quesada St.; street; 5 a.m. Sept. 24.

PSA 202

Burglary■ 4800 block, Alton Place; resi-dence; 7:45 a.m. Sept. 21.Theft (below $250)■ 4100 block, Wisconsin Ave.; residence; 4:30 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 4200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; medical facility; 8 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 4800 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 1:45 a.m. Sept. 20.■ 5100 block, Wisconsin Ave.; office; 1 a.m. Sept. 22.■ 5200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; office building; 10:30 a.m. Sept. 22.■ 4500 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 2:30 a.m. Sept. 24.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 3600 block, Veazey St.; street; 3:30 a.m. Sept. 18.■ 41st Place and Livingston Street; street; 1 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 4400 block, River Road; street; 12:05 p.m. Sept. 23.

PSA 203

Stolen auto■ 3500 block, Davenport St.; street; 7 a.m. Sept. 24.Theft (below $250)■ 4700 block, Connecticut Ave.; residence; 8 a.m. Sept. 24.

PSA 204

Robbery (force and violence)■ 2700 block, Woodley Place; sidewalk; 2:30 a.m. Sept. 25.Robbery (pocketbook snatch)■ 3000 block, Porter St.; side-walk; 11:15 a.m. Sept. 22.Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 2300 block, Wisconsin Ave.; sidewalk; 9:08 a.m. Sept. 23.Burglary■ 3000 block, Rodman St.; resi-dence; 8 a.m. Sept. 22.Stolen auto■ 29th Place and Garfield Street; street; 9 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 2600 block, Connecticut Ave.; parking lot; 7:45 a.m. Sept. 24.

■ 2900 block, Cleveland Ave.; residence; 12:15 p.m. Sept. 24.Theft (below $250)■ 2800 block, Bellevue Terrace; residence; 10 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 3800 block, Rodman St.; resi-dence; 9 a.m. Sept. 20.■ 2600 block, Woodley Place; street; 10 a.m. Sept. 23.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 2900 block, 39th St.; street; 8 a.m. Sept. 21.■ 2600 block, Woodley Road; street; 9 a.m. Sept. 21.■ 4200 block, Massachusetts Ave.; parking lot; 8:45 a.m. Sept. 22.■ 2700 block, Porter St.; street; 6:38 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 3000 block, Porter St.; street; 7 a.m. Sept. 23.■ Connecticut Avenue and Hawthorne Street; street; 9 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 3000 block, Porter St.; alley; 10 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 4200 block, Massachusetts Ave.; parking lot; 10:30 a.m. Sept. 23.

PSA 205

Theft (below $250)■ 4400 block, Massachusetts Ave.; university; 2 a.m. Sept. 18.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 4400 block, Cathedral Ave.; street; 5 a.m. Sept. 20.■ 5100 block, MacArthur Blvd.; alley; 9:15 a.m. Sept. 20.■ 4600 block, Clark Place; street; 6 a.m. Sept. 21.■ 4600 block, Clark Place; street; 7:30 a.m. Sept. 21.■ 4900 block, Quebec St.; street; 11 a.m. Sept. 21.

PSA 206

Robbery (gun)■ 3200 block, N St.; alley; 1:22 a.m. Sept. 25.Robbery (snatch)■ 1200 block, 37th St.; street; 12:30 p.m. Sept. 23.Burglary■ 1300 block, 35th St.; resi-dence; 2:05 a.m. Sept. 21.■ 3200 block, S St.; residence; 6:15 a.m. Sept. 21.■ 3300 block, Volta Place; resi-dence; 7:30 a.m. Sept. 23.Stolen auto■ 1500 block, 30th St.; street; 6 a.m. Sept. 18.■ 3100 block, P St.; parking lot; 6 a.m. Sept. 24.Theft (below $250)■ 3200 block, M St.; store; 6:35 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 3100 block, M St.; store; 7:55 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 3000 block, M St.; store; 8:20 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 3300 block, M St.; store; noon Sept. 20.■ 3000 block, M St.; store; 1:28 a.m. Sept. 22.■ 1200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 2:10 a.m. Sept. 22.■ 3300 block, M St.; store; 5:38 a.m. Sept. 22.■ 3500 block, Prospect St.; uni-versity; 11 a.m. Sept. 22.

■ 1300 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 5:03 a.m. Sept. 24.■ 3300 block, M St.; unspeci-fied premises; 5:30 a.m. Sept. 24.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 1600 block, 34th St.; street; 2 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 2400 block, P St.; street; 8 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 1300 block, Wisconsin Ave.; bank; 8:30 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 31st and Dumbarton streets; street; 12:30 p.m. Sept. 25.

PSA 207

Theft (below $250)■ 900 block, 25th St.; sidewalk; 8 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 22nd and I streets; bank; 5:15 a.m. Sept. 20.■ 2200 block, I St.; construction site; 12:51 p.m. Sept. 23.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 2400 block, Virginia Ave.; street; 7:30 a.m. Sept. 25.

PSA 208

Robbery (snatch)■ 1900 block, New Hampshire Ave.; street; 8:15 a.m. Sept. 20.Robbery (stealth)■ 1100 block, 17th St.; restau-rant; 6 a.m. Sept. 22.Robbery (attempt)■ 1300 block, 19th St.; side-walk; 2:41 a.m. Sept. 21.Assault with a dangerous weapon (knife)■ 1600 block, R St.; residence; 1:30 a.m. Sept. 25.Assault with a dangerous weapon (other)■ 2100 block, Bancroft Place; street; 10:15 a.m. Sept. 20.■ 1900 block, M St.; restaurant; 2:40 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 1100 block, 19th St.; tavern; 2 a.m. Sept. 24.■ 1200 block, Connecticut Ave.; sidewalk; 3:50 a.m. Sept. 24.Burglary■ 1700 block, S St.; residence; 5:30 a.m. Sept. 21.■ 1200 block, 18th St.; tavern; 7 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 1800 block, Swann St.; resi-dence; 3 a.m. Sept. 21.Stolen auto■ 1100 block, New Hampshire Ave.; street; 8 a.m. Sept. 18.■ 1700 block, R St.; street; 6 a.m. Sept. 23.Theft (below $250)■ 1900 block, 15th St.; side-walk; 10 a.m. Sept. 18.■ 1600 block, M St.; office building; 1 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 1000 block, 16th St.; office building; 3:10 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 1500 block, K St.; restaurant; 12:30 p.m. Sept. 19.■ 1700 block, Corcoran St.; sidewalk; 7:50 a.m. Sept. 20.■ 2200 block, M St.; store; 9:33 a.m. Sept. 20.■ 1900 block, M St.; school; 3:40 a.m. Sept. 21.■ 2000 block, S St.; sidewalk; 8 a.m. Sept. 21.■ 1000 block, 16th St.; street; 5:30 a.m. Sept. 22.

■ 1800 block, M St.; sidewalk; 9:45 a.m. Sept. 22.■ 1300 block, Connecticut Ave.; restaurant; 5 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 1700 block, H St.; sidewalk; 11 a.m. Sept. 23.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 1900 block, Connecticut Ave.; parking lot; 6:45 a.m. Sept. 24.■ Unit block, Scott Circle; street; 2:30 a.m. Sept. 25.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 1500 block, M St.; street; 11 a.m. Sept. 18.■ 1900 block, Sunderland Place; street; 4 a.m. Sept. 20.■ 1800 block, Swann St.; street; 9:30 a.m. Sept. 20.■ 2100 block, O St.; street; 6:45 a.m. Sept. 21.■ 1100 block, 18th St.; side-walk; 8:45 a.m. Sept. 21.■ 20th and M streets; street; 9:45 a.m. Sept. 22.■ 1800 block, 15th St.; unspec-ified premises; 1:30 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 1700 block, R St.; street; 2 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 20th and K streets; street; 9 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 17th Street and Rhode Island Avenue; street; 9:05 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 1500 block, N St.; street; 9:50 a.m. Sept. 23.■ 1200 block, 20th St.; street; 12:01 p.m. Sept. 23.■ 1700 block, K St.; street; 10:45 a.m. Sept. 24.■ 2100 block, K St.; street; 4:54 a.m. Sept. 25.

PSA 303

Burglary■ 1700 block, Columbia Road; unspecified premises; 7 a.m. Sept. 21.Stolen auto■ 1900 block, Biltmore St.; street; 7 a.m. Sept. 23.Theft ($250 plus)■ 1800 block, Connecticut Ave.; sidewalk; noon Sept. 24.Theft (below $250)■ 1800 block, Vernon St.; resi-dence; 8 a.m. Sept. 20.■ 2200 block, Champlain St.; medical facility; 3:30 a.m. Sept. 22.■ 1700 block, Columbia Road; store; 8 a.m. Sept. 23.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 2300 block, Connecticut Ave.; street; 9 a.m. Sept. 18.■ 2300 block, Ashmead Place; street; 6:30 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 2300 block, Champlain St.; street; 9 a.m. Sept. 24.

PSA 401

Burglary■ 800 block, Butternut St.; resi-dence; 10:45 a.m. Sept. 24.Stolen auto■ 6900 block, 4th St.; parking lot; 11:30 a.m. Sept. 25.Theft ($250 plus)■ 300 block, Carroll St.; hotel; 9 a.m. Sept. 19.■ 7400 block, 8th St.; resi-dence; 12:49 p.m. Sept. 23.

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stances that just didn’t develop,” Oakes said. Even so, said Oakes, OTO is not skimping on its planned hotel. Its local architect, Shalom Baranes

Associates, designed several well-regarded buildings in that section of the West End, and Oakes said OTO is planning to spend more than twice as much on the hotel’s exterior as would be spent on a typical Hilton Garden Inn. At the meeting, most concerns centered on traffic and parking for

the hotel. Residents noted their experience with tour buses clogging streets near other West End hotels, questioned a planned 5-foot-wide drop-off lane on the west side of 22nd Street, and doubted develop-ers’ assertions that few guests would drive to the hotel. OTO vice president Todd Turner

said the planned Hilton Garden Inn will be smaller than many West End hotels, and would therefore be chas-ing a different type of customer. Developers expect only a 1 per-cent to 3 percent increase in traffic in the area from the hotel, represen-tatives said, including three to five charter buses a month. And based

on a survey of nearby hotels’ garag-es, they said, they are confident that their planned 53 spaces will be suf-ficient. The 5-foot unloading lane, they added, was requested by the D.C. Department of Transportation; the agency didn’t want to sacrifice any more of the sidewalk.

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to redo the application. “It will be redone and resubmitted, with more historical documenta-tion, within a month,” he told The Current. The Brightwood preservation group was incorporated with three members days before filing the application on Sept. 9, Jahi said. The group hastily organized after developer Foulger-Pratt began dismantling the car barn’s roof beams and then filed for permits to demolish it and two other structures on the site. “The car barn is historic, but Walmart is the larger issue,” Jahi said. “We have to find something we can hold onto to stop them from thinking they can step all over Ward 4 resi-dents.” Jahi is also active in Ward 4 Thrives, a community group that has been fighting the superstore’s move into the ward. City preservation officials say they are processing the landmark nomination routine-ly. After it was submitted, they notified build-ing regulators to put a hold on any permits because the Walmart site is “considered a historic landmark temporarily,” until the city preservation board hears the case. “We never know the motivations, and don’t try to find out,” said state historic pres-ervation officer David Maloney. “We just deal

with the application and try to treat it fairly. Our job is to make sure the application is cor-rectly handled and the board treats it as required by law.” The landmark application is no laughing matter for Walmart and the Georgia Avenue site’s developer, Foulger-Pratt. “We’re taking it very seriously. It could significantly delay or kill” the project, said the developer’s attorney, Phil Feola. Feola said Foulger-Pratt will argue at the Oct. 27 hearing that the nomination lacks merit. “If the building is not designated, then it’s just a hiccup in the process. It delays us a month, at best,” he said. But if the car barn is landmarked, any exte-rior alteration or demolition would require another hearing with the preservation board. Then if Foulger-Pratt wanted to fight the board’s ruling, the developer would have to go to the Mayor’s Agent for Historic Preservation for further review. “It could be years, and at that point, I don’t know if Walmart would wait around,” Feola said. The landmark application says the old Brightwood Street Railroad Company Car Barn, built in 1909 to house streetcars then plying the avenue, merits preservation not only for its simple “industrial vernacular” design but also because it helps tell the story of the neighborhood’s development and the history of the city’s long-gone streetcar lines.

Miller said the D.C. Preservation League prepared the car barn nomination in 2007 and 2008, when Foulger-Pratt was proposing a mixed-use project for the site, but never filed it. For the Walmart project, she said the league is “not questioning the historic nature of the site,” but had already reached agreement with Foulger-Pratt to preserve certain elements of the old car barn for incorporation into any new building. “We knew there was potential for a land-mark nomination,” said Feola, so his client worked out a deal “to save what DCPL and Foulger-Pratt agreed were important parts of the building.” Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser said she doesn’t “see any historical significance” to the car barn, “and neither do most people in Ward 4.” The landmark nomi-nation is “clearly an attempt to stop develop-ment,” she said. Jahi and Bowser last faced off in 2008, when both ran for the Ward 4 council seat, and Jahi has announced that he will chal-lenge her again in next April’s Democratic primary. The hurried landmark nomination capped a confusing week in early September, when Foulger-Pratt contractors started dismantling the roof of the old car barn. The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs slapped a stop-work order on the building, but then lifted it, saying the work was properly permit-

ted, but with an incorrect address. Jahi’s group, however, continues to argue that the work was done illegally. “They were working on that building without a permit. They were on the roof, and a week later, the roof was gone,” he said. A sign on the building said “‘raze roof permit to follow,’ but the roof was already gone,” he said, adding that even the name on the permit was spelled incor-rectly. More generally, he said residents are “up in arms” about traffic that the Walmart would generate around the already-failing intersec-tion of Georgia and Missouri avenues, and especially about the threat to public safety if that traffic slows down response times at nearby police and fire stations. Walmart issued a statement after the land-mark application was filed. It said the “remov-al of steel beams” from the car barn roof was done “with a properly obtained alteration permit,” and that the beams will be “stored, preserved and re-used in the new Walmart store.” “Even though we are well within our bounds to move forward, Walmart and Foulger- Pratt will voluntarily suspend activi-ties on the site,” the statement continued. “From day one, we’ve said we want to come to DC the right way and look forward to a favorable decision from the [D.C.] Historic Preservation Review Board.”

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Not just baby steps When the D.C. Council held its first legislative meeting of the year, members introduced a wide array of measures aimed at seiz-ing the mantle of ethics reform and beginning to rebuild the pub-lic’s shaken trust in the municipal government. There are some proposals worth serious consideration. In particular, we see merit in Ward 6 member Tommy Wells’ bill to prohibit lobbyists and corporations with city contracts from con-tributing to council constituent service funds — and to bar council members from accepting free or discounted legal representation from lawyers who lobby the full council. Ward 4 member Muriel Bowser proposes to limit — and require disclosure of — contributions to transition, inaugural and legal defense funds for the council and mayor. This is an excellent idea. A bill by Ward 3’s Mary Cheh would cut constituent services funds from $80,000 to $20,000; restrict campaign contributions from lobbyists and fundraisers, as well as their appointment to pub-lic office; and require public officials and applicants for grants or contracts to reveal in writing any personal or business relationship. Each bill seems to tackle ill-advised loopholes in the District’s current ethics framework. But they all seem to nip around the edges. Restoring credibility will indeed require many small steps — but a giant leap would be even more welcome. Council member Bowser, chair of the Committee on Government Operations, has the opportunity to advance the cause with the Oct. 12 and 26 public hearings she has planned for the many pending ethics measures. Lining up objective, outside experts to testify will be key. So will conducting extensive public outreach to constituencies throughout the District. We’d still like to see the council establish the blue-ribbon panel we suggested before the summer recess. Such a committee could study ethics policies in place in other jurisdictions and come up with a proposal for the District. But the most important thing is that the council pass a strong, bold ethics bill by the end of the year. If it can’t do that, the pub-lic’s confidence may hit new lows just as the campaign for the April 3 primary heats up.

Give pizza a chance Wesley Heights resident Hakan Ilhan wants to bring pizza to his neighborhood, in the form of Al Forno Pizzeria, poised to open in the former Balducci’s space on New Mexico Avenue. Unfortunately, some neighbors are opposing his plans. Harkening back to the days when Quigley’s Restaurant and Saloon wreaked havoc in the same retail center, some residents fear that Mr. Ilhan’s affordable prices and nighttime hours will draw alcohol-seeking American University students, who will then create a ruckus when they walk back to campus. The initial fear is understandable, given the poor reputation of Quigley’s by the time it closed in the mid-1990s. But we believe an agreement can be reached with Mr. Ilhan that makes a happy relationship with Al Forno likely. First of all, a midnight closure is hardly the same as the open-till-3-a.m. policy of Quigley’s. And second, Al Forno will serve primarily as a res-taurant, offering only 12 seats at a bar. Reasonably priced pizza actually seems a great addition to the neighborhood. And while the neighborhood is largely residential, the stretch of New Mexico Avenue where Al Forno will open is solidly commer-cial, guaranteeing that some sort of business operation will take place there. The community should give Mr. Ilhan a chance to show that his business can be a welcome one. And we applaud the local advisory neighborhood commission for working to develop a voluntary agreement to help keep the peace.

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We haven’t watched “Sesame Street” in a long time (the son is now 33), but we always liked the song that went “One of

these things is not like the other; one of these things just doesn’t belong.” It’s an elementary way of getting children to associate and think critically. You have three pizzas and one chocolate cake; which doesn’t belong? It’s not a hard con-cept. And certainly adults should understand it, which brings us to the D.C. Council. There won’t be any Muppet versions of the members anytime soon, but maybe we can devise some simple games for the members. For Ward 5 member Harry Thomas, which one of these doesn’t belong as you repay $300,000 in city funds that had been intended for youth sporting activities? A. Government-paid tee time at Pebble Beach. B. A $68,000 Audi SUV. C. A $140 tab at Hooters. D. A moralizing speech you gave about how the city must raise income taxes on the wealthy to care for the poor and disadvantaged. For Council Chairman Kwame Brown, which one of these doesn’t belong when you repeatedly promise to be “open and transparent?” A. Refusing to release detailed accounts of your transition funds. B. Refusing to release detailed accounts of your inauguration funds. C. Blaming your brother for not explaining where tens of thousands of unaccounted-for dollars went in your 2008 at-large campaign. D. Calling for a secret meeting of council mem-bers last week and then calling police when reporters got wind of it and refused to leave the room. Well, actually, none of those belong under the banner of “open and transparent.” So that game is over. The game that’s not over is the one going on at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, where investigators are looking into both Thomas’ and Brown’s personal and political finances. We don’t know how many innings it will take before U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen calls his game, but a lot of citizens want to know exactly how badly Brown and Thomas have played and if there will be

any penalties.■ Well played. In the real world of sports, we’re happy to note that the Washington Nationals were roaring through the month of September with a 13-3 streak, including four-game sweeps of the Phillies and the Mets. It has been terrific to watch and read about, regardless of the outcome of the last few games in Florida. It has us even thinking about buying into a

season package for next year. We did that the first few years but felt like we were attending too many games.

Our NBC4 sports guys and Tom Boswell

at The Washington Post are cautioning that season-ending bursts don’t necessarily foretell better days ahead. But we like to think they do, and that they’ll hold on at least through spring training and the early days of April. But for this sparkling September, we say, con-grats to the Nats.■ Well done. We admit we live in the city in part to avoid the horrendous suburban traffic nightmares that play out on the eights on WTOP 103.5 FM. One of the masters of the traffic mess each after-noon is the station’s Bob Marbourg. The good news comes that he has been named to the Broadcasters Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio. Marbourg has been on the traffic beat since November 1979. He first reported on traffic from the air in a plane he flew. That wouldn’t go over so well in the “securicrat” world of today. But Marbourg has a clear voice and you can clearly tell when he’s aggravated by some of the not-so-smart things motorists do. He doesn’t go easy on transportation departments or other government agencies that don’t respond quickly enough to wrecks and other traffic jams. We have to stop here. This item is about as long as a Marbourg traffic report.■ It’s not a tax. It’s a fee. The Department of Motor Vehicles wants more of your money. As of Oct. 1, the fee for a duplicate driver’s license will increase from $7 to $20. The same goes for any change of address or duplicate registration card. And residential parking fees are jumping from $15 to $35 a year. But if you’re a senior citizen, the increase is just to $25. Enjoy that $10 savings, folks. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a politi-cal reporter for News 4.

One of these things is not …

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Median work should be more thorough The median upgrade project that has finally been initiated by the D.C. Department of Transportation on the north side of Dupont Circle between R and S streets is significantly less than what is needed to fully restore and enliven that highly visible urban space. What is being done is a classic example of poor gov-ernmental planning. The median’s planters and trees have likely been in place for about 50 years or so. The mason-ry walls have suffered breaks, lengthy cracks and other damage related to vehicles and weather factors. Yet the Department of Transportation is doing no masonry rehabilitation! The dete-

rioration of the walls will contin-ue, and indeed quicken, due to the lack of repair. Further, the department plans for no electrical upgrades and access at the median. This means that there can be no holiday light-ing of the trees and planters, as well as no use of electrical equip-ment in the routine maintenance of what plantings will occur, much less for use for repairs and upgrades. The planters, which run the length of the block, are the public space centerpieces for the many restaurants on both sides of the street. Their beautification and restoration could significantly boost the quality of the experi-ence for their diners, as well as others visiting that area. Yet the District is only restoring water access, making metal-fencing res-torations and then doing some plantings. What is occurring here should

be compared to the extensive upgrades that are occurring to the median areas on Connecticut Avenue south of Dupont Circle. New concrete median planters are being installed, and the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District is putting in electrical access to accommodate holiday lighting, maintenance and future repairs. The city’s Department of Transportation should take note. I certainly believe the area’s many stores and restaurants, along with the many thousands who pass along the stretch each day, deserve a fully restored physical space with proper land-scaping and lighting. Given its current scope, the project will be only half-done. Mayor Gray should step up and see that the neighborhood gets the first-class project it deserves.

Terry LynchExecutive director, Downtown

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City should create more tax brackets It is indeed gratifying that the D.C. Council voted last week to solidify the District’s budget with higher income taxes on those best able to afford them. In creating a higher tax bracket for those earning more than $350,000 in taxable income, the council endorses the important principle of progressive taxation, at least for four years. Despite this step forward, the District continues to have an extremely skewed income tax code that bears little relation to income distribution in our city. We assess a 4 percent tax on those who make up to $10,000 of taxable income, an onerous burden on the extreme-ly poor. We also assess a 6 percent tax on taxable income between $10,001 and $40,000, although this tax bracket spans the extremely

poor and the solidly middle class. The next tax bracket of 8.5 per-cent is assessed on taxable income between $40,001 and $350,000, a tax bracket that spans the solidly middle class and the extremely wealthy. The proposed new tax bracket is estimated to affect only about 6,000 people making over $350,000 in taxable income, less than 2 percent of D.C. taxpayers. Our tax brackets should bear some relationship to actual distribu-tion of income. For example, as our budget comes into balance, we ought to eliminate taxes on the roughly 40 percent of low-income D.C. residents making less than $30,000 in taxable income. We should institute progressively high-er rates on the following brackets of taxable income: $30,000 to $50,000 (20 percent of D.C. filers); $50,000 to $100,000 (another 20 percent of D.C. filers); $100,000 to $350,000 (almost the highest 20 percent of D.C. filers); and more than $350,000 (the richest 2 per-cent of D.C. filers).

I hope that the D.C. Council will look beyond its immediate fis-cal challenges to set our tax code on a fairer footing.

Kesh LadduwahettyForest Hills

Confusion is clearing about Gales shelter Thank you for the accurate reporting in the Aug. 17 issue regarding Central Union Mission’s selection by the District govern-ment to develop Gales School as a multiservice homeless facility at 65 Massachusetts Ave. NW [“D.C. approves shelter lease for Gales School downtown”]. There has been much misunder-standing of the mission’s effort dur-ing the pursuit of an adequate facil-ity to serve the poor and homeless in the 21st century, and your article captured the struggle, challenges and opportunity well.

David O. TreadwellExecutive director, Central Union

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Walmart proclaims itself the salvation of urban “food deserts,” saying it is able to provide healthy and affordable food in a comprehen-

sive one-stop shopping site. It is targeting East New York in New York City and four wards in D.C., claim-ing these “food deserts” can benefit by Walmart’s pres-ence. What does it mean to live in a “food desert”? I had to step back and think about what a real desert means. The Free Dictionary defines deserts as a “barren or desolate area, especially … a dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse veg-etation.” I’ve driven through deserts, and their immensity is impressive and the sense of lack oppressive. Until one hits an oasis. I visited an oasis that supported a date plantation when I traveled in the United Arab Emirates. There were more than 42 different varieties of palm dates. Before their wealth came from oil, the country’s natives cultivated these dates naturally found in the oasis and traded them. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, we apply the term “food desert” to urban or rural areas with limited access to a supermarket or large grocery store, whether due to availability of the stores or limit-ed means of transportation. Walmart claims the four D.C. wards it is targeting fall under the label “food desert” even though none of them appears in a recent Food Desert Locator pub-lished by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. I was surprised to see that East New York also did not appear in this locator. I am personally interested in East New York. I spent long days and nights organiz-ing around the neighborhood with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, encoun-tering its cracked sidewalks, crack houses and equally fractured families. This neighborhood on the edge of Brooklyn has suffered from high crime rates for many years, and more than half of its residents live below the poverty line. East New York is a “desert” in many sig-

nificant ways. I contacted Shelly Ver Ploeng, the economist who developed the Agriculture Department’s Food Desert Locator, to ask her to explain the methodology. She replied that the agency’s definition had two criteria: first, a high poverty rate or relatively low median income; and second, a significant number of residents living more than one mile away from a supermarket. When pressed further, Ver Ploeng explained, “The term ‘food desert’ is not one that has been standardized or measured consistently over time, so there is a lot of room for different definitions and takes on the issue.” Which is why in other studies, East New York and D.C.’s wards 4 and 7 qualify as a food deserts. In East New York, the closest food option tends to have poorly stocked produce sections. Ward 7 has one of the District’s highest poverty rates and only four full-ser-vice grocery stores. For Ward 4, there are only two full-service supermarkets for a population of more than 74,000. Access to these stores may be difficult if one does not have a car or live along the main arteries in order to use public transportation. If D.C. is to accept Walmart’s premise that these four wards are food deserts, then has D.C. considered looking at what an “oasis” in each ward could offer? For Ward 4, why not consider an Essex Street/Eastern Market model for the car barn where local shops can sell affordable produce and offer retail space for other items? Essex Street Market in New York City was introduced for that reason, to counter the reality of a food desert in the Lower East Side. It houses small grocers that carry fresh and affordable produce. Better yet, why not ask each of the wards what resi-dents there want to enhance their communities and address the shortage of good food and jobs? D.C. tends to follow, not lead, when it comes to trends. It leaves innovation and creativity to occur in other cities, and jumps on board when something proves popular. Could the District, for once, be an innovator and not a follower of trends (the invasion of urban markets by big-box stores) by nurturing these locally produced “dates” and creating something D.C. can call its own? Mo-Yain Tham is a resident of Ward 4.

Walmart is wrong solution for ‘food desert’VieWPoiNtMO-yain THaM

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Don’t look now, but Ben Onett and the St. John’s football team are on a roll. In their Washington Catholic Athletic Conference opener Saturday, the Cadets pummeled Bishop McNamara 47-16, led by the strong play of the senior quarterback. Onett, who has committed to play colle-giately at Temple University, was quite effi-cient in completing 9-of-12 passes, and he threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for 54 yards and two scores in the contest, which was the second straight blowout victory for St. John’s (2-2 overall, 1-0 WCAC). The Cadets fell behind 7-0 in the first quarter, but the defense tightened from there and the team took control. Sophomore line-backer Kenneth Brooks led the defensive effort, racking up six tackles including four solo stops, forcing a fumble and returning an interception 15 yards for a touchdown. The Cadets will continue league play Saturday at 1 p.m. at Archbishop Carroll, which is off to a 3-1 start overall and has already won two WCAC contests.

Sidwell wins again with league play just two weeks away After Sidwell broke its long losing streak last week, coach John Simon said the win would be meaningless if his team didn’t build on it. On Saturday, the Quakers showed they were listening, turning in their second

win in as many weeks and gaining some momentum as league play in the Mid-Atlantic Conference rapidly approaches. Sidwell beat The Model School 42-26 Saturday, coming back from a fourth-quarter deficit to improve to 2-1 on the year. The Quakers did it by scoring 27 straight points after falling behind early in the final period. Junior Kameron Mitchell ran for a four-yard score to put Sidwell on top 21-19 and then had a 13-yard scamper minutes later to make it a two-possession lead. Then the Quakers defenders turned it on, with sopho-more Turner Kim and freshman Isaiah Davis scoring defensive touchdowns to put the game out of reach. Simon said the win “especially feels good for the players, many who were on the team last year,” when Sidwell couldn’t win a sin-gle contest. The coach also credited the


A season after falling just short against league rival Covenant Life in the title game — for the second year in a row — Washington International School’s volleyball team is looking to do more than just knock on the door in the Potomac Valley Athletic Conference. In last year’s championship match, the Red Devils bounced back from a narrow defeat in the first set to even the match at 1-1, with a 25-21 win in the second. But every-thing fell apart after they failed to close out the third frame and ultimately lost 28-26. Covenant Life cruised in the final set and celebrated a 3-1 victory on the Devils’ home court. It’s back to the drawing board this season, and Covenant Life has already taken two contests from Washington International. But coach Nicholas Loewen says the Devils will have a chance if they play more like they did in a Sept. 9 home defeat (3-1) than in a straight-set loss on the road Friday. “We beat them in one set at our gym 25-11, so we can certainly play with them. When we went to their gym, we played — as a team — poorly. So, come league finals, if

we all play well, it could be quite interesting,” he said. Among the Devils’ strengths this year are a few international players who make quite a difference on the court. Loewen said Belgian-born Valentine Courouble is his team’s “best all-around player.” And Zoe Van den Brink, a 6-foot-3 left-handed player, and her sister Luna, now a 6-foot sophomore, are a pair of Dutch players who have the size and power to

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It was a busy week for Georgetown Day School’s boys soccer team last week, and all the Hoppers did was take care of busi-ness. The Hoppers beat Landon on its field 2-1 on Tuesday, won at Mid-Atlantic Conference rival Flint Hill 2-0 Thursday and capped the stretch with another shutout, 3-0 over The Heights School (Potomac, Md.) on Saturday. The thrilling week put Georgetown Day at 5-1 overall on the season and 2-1 in MAC play. It was a great way for the team to rebound from a 3-0 loss at defend-ing league champion Sidwell on Sept. 15. “It was one of the best weeks we’ve ever had — to beat three pretty good teams … is quite pleas-ant,” said coach Harold Newton. Newton said it was a perfect stretch until leading scorer Mike Klain was injured while playing for his club team on Sunday, which will keep him out for the next two weeks.

In the win over Landon, Georgetown Day came back from 1-0 down, with Klain scoring both the tying and go-ahead goals. The senior also scored both goals in the shutout win over Flint Hill, and he had a goal and an assist against The Heights. The combination of Klain and sophomore Adam Glaser really turned it on in that game as each set up the other’s goal. While the Hoppers hope to have Klain back in time for the rematch with Sidwell in two weeks, the string of victories wasn’t solely due to their top finisher. After struggling to maintain possession and take advantage of scoring opportunities against Sidwell, the team practiced one-on-one soccer — and the work paid off, Newton said. “We made a lot of inexperienced mistakes [against the Quakers],” said Newton. But “they’re a pretty confident group of kids. They learned from the Sidwell game and we used it to our benefit against Landon.” In all three wins last week, Georgetown Day was able to move the ball effectively on offense and limit opponents’ chances against

goalie Alec Dockser, who made 24 saves while allowing just one goal. The Hoppers were also aided by the return of Peter Metz, who made his debut against Landon after miss-ing the start of the season due to an injury. The team is riding a high into the bulk of its schedule, which began with a league game at Potomac yes-terday. The Hoppers will play three more MAC games in the next two weeks — at home against Maret Friday, at St. Andrew’s on Oct. 6 and back home in a re-match with Sidwell on Oct. 12. Newton said he would work on improving the rest of the team in Klain’s short absence. And rather than looking ahead to playing their biggest foe, the Mighty Hoppers will focus on what’s directly in front of them, especially with rival Maret looking tough as ever this year. “I found out a long time ago that you just have to take it one game at a time,” Newton said. “I think we’re quite focused and it’s going to come down to us converting our chances when we have them. We just have to keep winning.”

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Matt Petros/The CurrentAaron Gottesman and the Georgetown Day defense are coming to life at the right time, as the Hoppers prepare for a run at the MAC title.

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Matt Petros/The CurrentWashington International has reached the PVAC title game for two years, but lost to Covenent Life both times.

Photo courtesy of DCSportsFanSt. John’s took control early in its WCAC opener and blew out McNamara 47-16.

Red Devils squad looks to avenge title game losses

St. John’s wins in WCAC opener

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trouble the opposition. Courouble and Zoe Van den Brink won sec-ond-team All-PVAC honors last year, while the younger Van den Brink was an honorable mention. At the setter position, the team graduated Christina Kemper-Valentine, the PVAC Player of the Year in 2010, but coach Loewen is excited about her replacement in freshman Julia Tulloh. And so far this season, Isabel James is also impressing at her position. The coach said James “has shown her-self to be the best libero in the

league.” The Devils have won every league contest except against Covenant Life, and they bounced back from Friday’s loss to beat Sandy Spring — another PVAC rival — 3-0 Monday. The team is also off to a red-hot start in noncon-ference play, pushing past Holton-Arms, Maret and St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes from the competitive Independent School League this month, and is now 7-2 overall on the season. The Devils have a slew of non-conference games coming up, including a few battles with other Northwest teams – Georgetown Day Friday, Sidwell on Oct. 5 and

National Cathedral Oct. 15. But the real challenge for the team will come in late October when the Devils try to finally unseat Covenant Life in the playoffs. Loewen joked that if he knew how to beat the team’s biggest rival, he wouldn’t have lost to the squad the last two finals. But he’s certain his Devils will have another chance this year. “Actually, I feel good about when we see them in the finals this year,” he said. The postseason tournament begins Oct. 20 and will conclude with the PVAC championship on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. The venue has not yet been announced.

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team’s running game and its defense. The defense gave up plenty of points and yardage Saturday, but it ultimately made more big plays than it surrendered. In addition to the two late touchdowns, senior Gerald Wagner also recorded a safety in the first half to put Sidwell on the board first. On the other side of the ball, Mitchell led the way with 158 yards on the ground and Diamente Holloway — a versatile threat for the Quakers — had 117 com-bined yards rushing and receiving. Quarterback Chase Plebani was only 7-for-23 passing, but he ran for two touchdowns in the victory. After they visit Hancock School (Hancock, Md.) Friday night, the Quakers will turn all of their attention to league play. We “just have to try and get better and better as I feel the MAC is very good this year,” said Simon. Sidwell’s league opener is Friday, Oct. 6, at home against Saint James.

Gonzaga can’t catch up to Good Counsel The Gonzaga Eagles had a chance to put last week’s big loss to the Georgetown Prep Hoyas behind them when they traveled to Good Counsel for their WCAC opener Saturday. Unfortunately, the purple-clad squad had an even tougher time containing the Falcons. Gonzaga (2-3, 0-1) fell 49-7 as quarterback Chris Schulz had two interceptions returned for touchdowns and the Eagles defense struggled to corral star Good

Counsel wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who raced for three touchdowns and had over 100 yards receiving in his team’s win. The nationally ranked Falcons stormed to a 28-7 first-half lead and never looked back, handing the Eagles their second straight double-digit loss a week after they fell by two touchdowns to Prep. Gonzaga’s only score came on a 26-yard touchdown pass from Schulz to Brady Malone in the second quarter. After dropping three straight games overall, the Eagles will try to get back on the winning track at home Saturday in a league game against Bishop McNamara.

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Week of Sept. 20 through 26

Football Good Counsel 49, Gonzaga 7St. John’s 47, McNamara 16St. Albans 21, St. Mary’s Ryken 18Sidwell Friends 42, Model School 26McKinley 37, Theodore Roosevelt 15Wilson 19, Anacostia 6Calvert Hall 41, Coolidge 7

Boys Soccer

Georgetown Day 2, Landon 1Sidwell 8, St. James 0Gonzaga 3, St. John’s 0St. Albans 3, The Heights (Potomac, Md.) 1Washington International 4, Covenant 0Edmund Burke 3, McLean School 1

Gonzaga 2, Bullis 2Field School 2, Jewish Day School 0Maret 1, Flint Hill 0Georgetown Day 2, Flint Hill 0Sidwell 2, St. Albans 0Georgetown Day 3, The Heights 0Bullis 5, Wilson 0Sidwell 7, Washington International 3

Girls Soccer

Flint Hill 3, Georgetown Visitation 2St. John’s 3, Holy Cross 1Maret 2, Bullis 2Field School 1, Oakcrest 1National Cathedral 4, Potomac School 1Georgetown Day 4, Stone Ridge 1Wilson 7, Episcopal 0Sidwell 7, Holton-Arms 0Jewish Day School 7, Edmund Burke 0Maret 6, Georgetown Day 0Georgetown Visitation 3, St. Andrew’s 0Sidwell 5, Holy Child 0National Cathedral 9, Bishop McNamara 0

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Matt Petros/Current File PhotoGonzaga quarterback Chris Schulz was harassed by the Good Counsel defense in Friday’s loss.

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By JESSICA GOULDCurrent Staff Writer

Rick Busch never thought of himself as a calendar pinup. Then he became Mr.

December. “Now I have my month of fame,” he said. Last week, the Dupont Circle Village, an organization that helps residents remain in their homes as they age, released its 2012 calendar featuring photographs of its mem-bers. Some images, like the one of Busch posed in front of a 17th-cen-tury soldier, are regal. Others, like the one of resident Kenlee Ray with her cat perched on her shoulder, are whimsical. And some, like the photograph of Mary Haber wearing a dress she crocheted and flashing a peace sign, are just plain cool. “The overarching theme is: Meet the coolest old people on the planet,” said Dupont Circle Village president Peggy Simpson. In fact, Simpson said, the goal of the calendar is similar to the goal of the village itself. “We’re smashing stereotypes,” she said. “You think you know what old is? You think you know what people who are retired look like? I doubt it,” she said. “This calendar is a vehicle for us to say, ‘This is who we are. We’re a bunch of interesting people with interest-ing stories.’”

A decade ago, a group of seniors in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighbor-hood came together to form a sup-port network that would allow them to “age in place.” Since then, a series of similar networks have sprung up across the country. D.C. boasts a handful, including those in Capitol Hill, Chevy Chase and the Palisades as well as Dupont Circle. The structure and scope of the organizations vary from group to group, but they tend to operate with a similar mission. “It’s all about independence,” Simpson said. Members usually pay a fee to belong, and the groups often hire an executive director to coordinate activities. Then a team of volun-teers — many of them village members themselves — fan out into the community to assist seniors

with rides to doctors appointments and errands. In addition, many villages offer social opportunities such as cultural outings, walking groups and gath-erings. Most also provide important information about aging, from anti-

falling strategies to end-of-life planning sessions. Julia Cuniberti said she joined Dupont Circle Village because she wants to stay in her home for as long as possible, rather than mov-ing to a retirement home or assist-

ed-living facility. “I’ve lived here for over 50 years,” she said. “I don’t want to move.” So, lately, volunteers with the Dupont Circle Village have been coming by on a regular basis to help her sort through a lifetime of literature, which she plans to parcel out to charity.

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By DEIRDRE BANNONCurrent Correspondent

Field School students were the envy of many fans of the novel “The Phantom Tollbooth” earlier this month, when the

author treated the Northwest school to a visit. Norton Juster, 82, traveled from his home in Amherst, Mass., to spend the day discuss-ing his book with the Field students, all of whom read the novel — along with faculty and some staff members — as part of their summer reading program. A small group of seventh- and eighth-graders had the first opportunity to discuss the book with Juster, and they listened raptly as he told them that he was an “accidental writer,” who took a detour from his career as an architect to tell stories inspired in part by his father’s sense of humor. “My father was a punster and loved word play, and as I got older I started understand-ing that he was funny and I thought maybe I

could do that, too,” he said. When Juster was a kid, his dad would come up with a new puz-zler for him to decipher every day. One of his favorites was when his father said to him, “You’re a good kid and I’d like

to see you get ahead. You need one.” That got a lot of laughs from the students. “The Phantom Tollbooth” celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and the story still resonates with children and adults alike. Described alternately as a children’s adventure tale and a philosophical explora-tion, the book follows the story of Milo, a

bored 10-year-old boy who doesn’t see the point of learning new things. When he dis-covers a magical tollbooth, Milo passes through it in a toy car and experiences new places like the Islands of Conclusions and the Mountains of Ignorance, and encounters characters such as the princesses Rhyme and Reason. Jules Feiffer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Village Voice, illustrated the book. One of the Field students told Juster that her favorite part was when Milo jumped to the Island of Conclusions and had to swim back, to which the author responded, “If you’re not careful, you’ll come up dry.” This is the third year the Field School has embarked on a summer reading program in which all 320 students, grades seven through 12, are assigned to read the same book. In the fall, the kids participate in small group discussions, meeting with nine to 11 other students in varying grades and one to two

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Courtesy of the Field SchoolAuthor Norton Juster exchanged ideas about his novel “The Phantom Tollbooth” with Field School students this month.

Photos by Jim VecchinoeRick Busch, far left, is Mr. December; Dave and Sandy Burns, above, are Mr. and Mrs. March; and Kenlee Ray is Ms. January in the Dupont Circle Village’s new calendar. “It’s a moneymaker and it’s a hoot,” Busch said of the fundraiser.

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Aidan Montessori School Aidan Montessori School’s upper elementary is getting a class pet. There is a committee that did all the research on the class pet. We are getting a bearded dragon lizard. Fourth-grader Edvin Leijon is the president of the committee. “It’s different than a lot of other class pets, so it’s going to be more inter-esting,” he said. “It’s good to have something other than a fish,” said fourth-grad-er Julian Cunningham. Sixth-grader Ariel Garfield agreed. “We’ve had fish lately, and

they don’t do anything except swim around in their tanks.” “I didn’t want a lizard,” said sixth-grader Nina Gumbs. “Well, I wanted a lizard, but a lizard with a beard is kind of awkward.” “I think it’s exciting,” said sixth-grader Lucia Braddock. Fifth-grader Jaquelin Weymouth said, “I think it’s going to be really cool.” Mrs. York, our teacher, said, “I’m excited about the new oppor-

tunity and impressed by the research that was done to prepare.”

— Stephen Sealls and Marshall Cooperman, fourth-graders

British School of Washington At the British School of Washington, students in Year 10 (ninth grade) are required to gain experience in the workplace for two weeks. Over the summer I had the pleasure of working at Stella’s Bakery in Rockville. Stella’s is a family-owned Greek bakery that’s been around for more than 15 years and is known county-wide for its pastries and cakes. I worked there as an assistant, learn-ing the ways of the culinary arts. I was taught how to operate as a cashier, help customers, decorate cakes and more. At Stella’s I dis-covered that you have to be open-minded, kind and supportive in a work environment. I’ve always had an interest in baking. I am now thinking about a career in the culinary arts.

— Lilly King, Year 11 Philadelphia (10th-grader)

Deal Middle School Alice Deal Middle School stu-dents have an opportunity to read, play or just chill out during recess. This allows the students to relieve any stress or anxiety that they have during school. Since Deal gives out only 35 library passes each lunch period, they are going to make an area in the cafeteria where students can relax and read. Extracurricular activities at Deal give students a chance to meet new people and to learn how to do something they are interested in.

Some of Deal’s athletic extracurric-ular activities are basketball, foot-ball, soccer, ultimate Frisbee and fencing. The academic extracurric-ular activities are debate, GeoPlunge, Mathcounts, student council, journalism and, of course, reporting for The Current. On Sept. 5, Deal restarted its own school newspaper. The news-paper is called the Viking Journal. The first newspaper will be avail-able Nov. 9 at alicedeal.org.

— Karim Diaite, sixth-grader

Duke Ellington School of the Arts Last week, students rolled out the red carpet for a cadre of artists. On Tuesday, director, producer and actor Robert Townsend came to screen his latest film, “In the Hive.” The movie is based on the real experiences of individuals who attend and teach at a special school in North Carolina. Tuesday was Townsend’s fourth showing of the film, and it was screened to a schoolwide audience. After we pre-viewed the film, cast members Loretta Devine, Vivica A. Fox and Jonathan McDaniel took to the stage for a Q and A. They were greeted with a standing ovation. On Thursday, the Literary Media and Communications Department welcomed Sheila P. Moses, an award-wining author of several books for young readers. Moses read an excerpt from her book “The Return of Buddy Bush.” It is a sequel to “The Legend of Buddy Bush,” a work of historical fiction that dramatizes the 1947 ordeal of an African-American man falsely accused of the attempted rape of a white woman.

To close the week, students from the instrumental, literary media, theater and vocal depart-ments took part in a talkback ses-sion with cast members from the Nickelodeon hit show “Victorious.”

— Ky’Lend Adams, 11th-grader

Eaton Elementary At John Eaton this year, we have a new principal and assistant principal. Mr. Mann, the principal, grew up on a farm in Hancock, Md., with horses, beef cattle, pigs and chickens. He also had a lot of pets: a parakeet, three dogs, plenty of fish, hamsters and a horse named Satch. Mr. Mann told us that he had to do his farm chores every morn-ing before going to school. He was the youngest of five children, and his family still has the farm. Ms. Anderson, the assistant principal, grew up in Washington, D.C. She said that she loves D.C. and remembers when there was less security and you could drive right by the White House. She had a dog named Chief and was the youngest of six children. We asked them what they liked to do as kids. Mr. Mann and Ms. Anderson had similar tastes in video games. They both loved Pac-Man! Mr. Mann said that he liked riding bikes. Ms. Anderson liked playing jacks and was really into jumping roping, especially Double Dutch. Maybe she’ll teach us!

— Sophie Bennett and Savannah Jackson, fifth-graders

Edmund Burke School On Sept. 12, the middle school went on a two-day camping trip to

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Capital Camps and Retreat Center in Waynesboro, Pa. When we arrived, all the kids went to their cabins to make their beds and put their things away. The students quickly began to socialize with each other, regardless of their age or grade. This was good, as the trip’s purpose was to let students and teachers bond in a non-school environment. We could participate in a number of activities, such as basketball, soccer and hockey. There were also more quiet things, such as beading and board games. To the delight of everyone, there was a swimming pool with two slides. Rope courses were also available to everyone. There was a cafeteria with a buffet. The food consisted of pizza, pasta and salad for lunch and din-ner, and pancakes, eggs, cornbread and orange juice for breakfast. At night there was a dance with music and a campfire, and we made s’mores! At 10 p.m. we all had to go back to our cabins and get to sleep. The next morning was filled with more activities. After lunch, we packed and headed home.

— Eighth-graders

Field School Norton Juster, the author of “The Phantom Tollbooth,” came to our school last week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his book. CBS News came to make a docu-mentary about his visit. The middle school students dec-orated a room in the main building as one of the scenes in the book, “Chroma the Great’s Colorful Orchestra.” We taped construction paper to the walls to make a rain-bow and took the orchestra picture from the book, photocopied it and taped it under the rainbow. In the book, the orchestra played silent music that colored the world. Mr. Juster spoke to the entire school about what inspired him to

write the book. He talked about how his dad told puns, which is why he incorporated puns in the book. Mr. Juster also talked about how he was in the Navy as a young man. He spent his spare time draw-ing and putting his pictures up on the wall of the ship. The other men told Mr. Juster that drawing wasn’t part of being in the Navy. This only made him want to draw more.

— Maya Small and Lucy Rock, eighth-graders

Hyde-Addison Elementary Every year we have a class-naming ceremony. Each class votes for a name and makes a class ban-ner to take to a whole-school meet-ing, usually with a chant or song. After the ceremony, the banners hang in their classrooms for the rest of the year. Here are the class names for 2011-12: the fifth-grade Big Dogs, the fourth-grade Lightning Bolts, the fourth-grade Invincible Fire Bolts, the third-grade Red and Roaring Fireballs, the third-grade Z Squad, the second-grade Terrific Deer Troopers, the second-grade Helping Cheetahs, the first-grade Fantastic Flamingos, the first-grade Amazing Iguanas, the first-grade Friendly Cheetahs, the kindergarten Purple Horses, the kindergarten Rock Stars, the kindergarten DC Ducks and the pre-kindergarten Little Swinging Monkeys. Which name do you like best?

— Gray Eisler, fifth-grader

Murch Elementary This year Murch has a new prin-cipal, Chris Cebrzynski; a new assistant principal, Terri Fuller; and many new teachers, staff and stu-dents. On Sept. 16, Murch had assem-blies for each grade level to explain schoolwide behavioral and academ-ic expectations for the year. Despite the serious content, these assem-blies were entertaining because peer mediators and student council officers performed raps, skits, poems and songs to help students remember what is expected of

them. Acts included a remix of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” that explained how to correctly use playground equip-ment, a funny skit about lunch-line expectations, and a great poem with gestures about recess behav-ior. The academic part of the assem-blies was led by our instructional coach, Denise Alexander, and our SAM coach, Ayanna Kelley. In each assembly, they talked about specific academic expectations and topics for that grade level.

— Adelaide Kaiser and

Mia Gualtieri, fifth-graders

Shepherd Elementary A couple of weeks ago, the lower field at Shepherd Park got a new playground. It opened — unofficially, anyway — on Sept. 6. The new lower field playground has swings, seesaws, rocks to climb on and a giant jungle gym. There are picnic tables and water foun-tains, too! Many children enjoy the playground every day after dis-missal. One Shepherd Elementary student told me that this play-ground is even more fun than our

school playground. I love the lower-field play-ground, and what I like most is bumping into my classmates. Mustangs, let’s keep our new neighborhood playground clean, follow the rules and play safe.

— Sophia-Rose Herisse, fourth-grader

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project to add more space to Deal. Deal itself underwent a $51 mil-lion renovation in 2007, but the project didn’t anticipate “the larger-than-expected enrollment” the school has seen recently, principal Kim said at Monday’s meeting. She said the new spaces will help address that problem, and the day-care center — envisioned as a col-laboration with American University — will help retain talented teachers. (As is, Kim said, teachers often leave Deal permanently after taking maternity leave, or face difficulties arranging child care.) The project calls for restoring the four original class-rooms in the Reno School building; the two-story addition will feature eight more classrooms, communal areas, a d m i n i s t r a t i v e space and the day-care center. When meeting attendees pointed out Deal’s need for more cafeteria and arts spaces, McGhee empha-sized that exact uses are still up for discussion. “There are a few options for this proposed square footage,” he said. For the addition, McGhee said, “glass will be the connector” between the disparate architecture styles of the Deal building and the historic Reno School. Principal Kim said the new space would be “mod-ern and light-filled.” After they refine and submit designs, architects expect a hearing with the historic preservation board in December. One goal of the project is to cre-ate an exhibit showcasing the histo-ry of the Reno School within the segregated D.C. Public Schools sys-tem. The Jesse Reno School was built in the early 1900s to serve students from Reno City, the black commu-nity that grew up around Fort Reno during and after the Civil War. Today the school and the short seg-ment of Howard Street it sits on are

the only surviving vestiges of that community, which had disbanded by the 1950s as a result of govern-ment actions and pressure. The school building served as a special-needs school through the 1980s and has been vacant since the 1990s. In 2009, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Preservation concerns are guid-ing the project at Deal. For example, McGhee said, the team has opted to place the addition on the western side of the Reno School, to retain its appearance as a “standalone build-ing.” Ward 3 D.C. Council member Cheh said that when she first joined

the council in 2007, Reno was on a list of properties considered “sur-plus” and therefore eligible for lease or sale. “It’s not an easy thing getting a building off the surplus schedule,” she said at Monday’s meeting. And once it was removed from that list, Cheh said, she then fought for two years to snag funds to stabi-lize the building. Funding for the entire project will need to be secured by October 2012, McGhee said. Cheh emphasized, though, that this project alone will not solve the broader problem of school over-crowding in the area — “not to be a downer at this time of celebration,” she said. Deal has 1,150 students this year but a capacity for 980, Cheh said, and “we face a bubble that’s coming up.” Recently the council member floated the idea of creating a new middle school in Ward 3, possibly at the site of the Palisades Recreation Center.

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process, several concerns arose about parking in the yard and changes to the fence.) Even so, neighbors and city planners had also noted the impor-tance of preserving greenery along 16th Street. “[Congo’s representa-tives] ignored everything they agreed to and destroyed what had been beautiful green space in our neighborhood,” said Jack Jacobson, an advisory neighborhood commis-sioner who lives near the embassy. It’s unclear what enforcement action the District could take if it does conclude a violation occurred. For violations on embassy property — technically foreign soil — the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs must ask the State Department to rectify the situ-ation. In this case, however, the land and the trees are D.C.-owned; they merely abut the Congolese land. Lisle, the Transportation Department spokesperson, said his agency has successfully worked with the embassies of China and Kazakhstan to coordinate their installations in public space. Congo, too, worked with the District for permission to install its flagpole. In its letter, the Dupont Circle Conservancy asked the District and the State Department to compel Congo to tear out its new concrete and replant grass and trees there. The State Department spokes-person wrote that the Office on Foreign Missions is aware of the District’s examination of the issue. “OFM is currently awaiting the results of their review before deter-mining what additional actions by the Department, if any, are warrant-ed,” the spokesperson wrote. The spokesperson could not immediately say what type of action is possible in such a situation. During this year’s zoning hear-ings, the State Department’s Cliff Seagroves and Ambassador Mombouli had alluded to the inter-national significance of negotiations around a nation’s embassy. “The governments of the Republic of Congo and the City of Brazzaville generously assisted with the zoning and land use needs associated with the construction of the newly opened U.S. Embassy in Brazzaville,” Seagroves testified, according a transcript of the hear-ing. “Such cooperation is essential for successfully achieving the fed-eral government’s mission for pro-viding safe, secure and functional facilities.”

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libility. Saint Hedwig was a female King of Poland who was famous for sneaking food for the poor out from her castle. She was made a saint in 1997. And while people may assume from its name that the church is conservative, Seneco said it’s actually quite progressive. “We ordain women,” he said. “Our priests can be married. We ordain gay and lesbian people. We per-

form gay and lesbian weddings. We allow divorced individuals full participation in the church.” In addition, he said, the church focuses on social service and charity work. Right now, parishioners are collecting jackets, hats and gloves for local homeless shelters. And on Sundays, small paper bags packed with gra-nola bars fill the back pews. “We encourage the congregants to take the bags with them so that they can hand them out when they run across the homeless,” he said. Seneco said Saint Hedwig’s in the Palisades

is a brand-new congregation — and the sec-ond Old Catholic outpost in D.C. The other congregation operates out of a hospital chapel on Capitol Hill, where Seneco served as a pas-tor. He said he worked hard to encourage community members to visit patients at the hospital, especially on holidays. “Now we hope to invite Palisades people to do the same,” he said. Merritt said he envisions a lot of synergy between the churches when it comes to com-munity service. “We’ll be doing outreach to groups together,” he said.

He noted that the church currently pro-vides office or meeting space to the Palisades Citizens Association, Palisades Village and the D.C. Jungian Society. “We try to focus as much as possible on things that deal with this immediate commu-nity, because the community itself is what gave us our start,” he said. Seneco said his church had hoped to expand its offerings in D.C. when the Palisades church made the invitation. “We were looking to do something else in town,” he said. “The Holy Spirit provides.”

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Wednesdays at 3 p.m.Foggy Bottom MarketEye Street Mall I St. between New Hampshire and 24th streets, NWThe Foggy Bottom market returns for another season. O�erings include fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, organic and grass-fed meats, handmade cheeses, breads, desserts, preserves, herbs, �owers, plants and more. Every Wednesday from 3–7 p.m. through Nov. 23. For more information, visit www.freshfarmmarket.org.

Wednesday, Sept. 14 to Friday, Oct. 14Kay Jackson ExhibitionLuther W. Brady Art Gallery 2nd Floor, 805 21st Street, NWThe Luther W. Brady Art Gallery is the professional showcase for art at GW. Six to eight exhibitions are featured each year and include University-related shows and Permanent Collection exhibitions; as well as shows of historical and contemporary signi�cance, often with a focus on the Washington area. The gallery is open Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 5pm. For more information on exhibitions please visit www.gwu.edu/~bradyart/home.html. This event is free an open to the public.

Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.GW Women’s Volleyball vs. Charlotte Smith Center, 600 22nd St., NWSupport GW Women’s Volleyball as they take on Charlotte. This event is free and open to the public.

Sunday, Oct. 2 at 12 p.m.GW Softball vs. Mount St. Mary’sMount Vernon Field, 2100 Foxhall Road, NWSupport GW Softball as they take on Mount St. Mary’s. This event is free and open to the public.

Sunday, Oct. 2 at 4 p.m.GW Softball vs. UMBCMount Vernon Field, 2100 Foxhall Road, NWSupport GW Softball as they take on UMBC. This event is free and open to the public.

Friday, Oct. 7 at 3 p.m.GW Men’s Soccer vs. Saint Joseph’sMount Vernon Field, 2100 Foxhall Road, NWSupport GW Men’s Soccer as they take on Saint Joseph’s. This event is free and open to the public.

Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m.GW Men’s Soccer vs. TempleMount Vernon Field, 2100 Foxhall Road, NWSupport GW Men’s Soccer as they take on Temple. This event is free and open to the public.

Friday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m.GW Women’s Soccer vs. DaytonMount Vernon Field, 2100 Foxhall Road, NWSupport GW Men’s Soccer as they take on Dayton. This event is free and open to the public.

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Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m.9th Annual Foggy Bottom/West End Neighborhood Block PartyEye Street MallI St, between 23rd and 24th streets, NWCelebrate with the Foggy Bottom and West End Community at the 9th Annual Neighborhood Block Party. Enjoy live music, food, neighbors and fun for the whole family! This event is free and open to the public. For information about getting a table, please email [email protected].

Oct. 13–15 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.“Circle Mirror Transformation” directed by Jodi KanterDorothy Betts Marvin Theatre800 21st St., NWWho would think that a drama class in a small- town community center could forever change the lives of its students? Welcome to Shirley, Vermont, and the world playwright Annie Baker created for her �ve- character play Circle Mirror Transformation. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www.gwu.edu/~theatre/.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m.D.C. Government Alumni ReceptionBen’s Next Door, 1213 U St., NWAre you a GW Alumni working in D.C. Government? If so, come out to Ben’s Next Door and network with fellow alumnus and D.C. o�cials. For more information about this event, please call the GW O�ce of Government and Community Relations at 202-994-9132. This event is free for alumni.

Thursday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m.“Cinematic Titanic”GW Lisner Auditorium Continuing the tradition of ri�ng on the unfathomable, the horribly great, and the just plain cheesy movies from the past, Cinematic Titanic Live brings the original creator and cast of the Peabody award winning cult-classic television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) to a live theatrical setting. Tickets are $25, $35 (GW Students and Alumni: $10, $20) and can be purchased at the Lisner box o�ce, by calling 202-397-SEAT, or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

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for two or three vehicles, but it’s also much more than that. Glass walls to one side encase a 1,300-bottle-capacity, climate-con-trolled wine cellar. Ample track lighting and hardwood floors mean that this “garage” — which also connects to a bedroom and full bath — could even transition to a party space for large gatherings. For more intimate groups, the home’s showstopping dining room is the place to be. Clad in antiqued mirrors and framed by fanciful trim, the effect is one of dining in an English conservatory — or Versailles’ famed mirrored hall, by way of a Victorian garden folly. That spot features limestone floors, but bleached hardwood lines the home’s largest space, a 43-foot-long living room punctu-ated by nine windows with planta-tion shutters on three exposures. The room, which is given order by the green-and-cream stripes that march along the walls, centers on a wood-burning fireplace. The adjacent library also sports a fireplace, though this one is gas-powered. Bespoke bookshelves take up two walls here, and a straw-hued, flat-weave carpet lines the floors. The kitchen is a workhorse in

black and white. Brand names like Thermador, Sub-Zero and Viking mark appliances, and both counter-tops and cabinets offer loads of space. One bedroom suite waits on this level. The bath, like others here, is simple and elegant, with granite-lined walls providing the bulk of the decoration. The bedroom is, like the dining room, a wink at English design tropes. A tartan fabric is every-where, draping windows and upholstering walls. A gas fireplace completes the cozy scene.

Two more bedrooms and baths wait one level up. The master suite is soothing in blue with a bleached-wood floor. A separate staircase from this room to the library allows a direct route to late-night reading material. In the granite- and mar-ble-lined bath, amenities such as an infinity-edge tub and a steam shower promise relaxation. The master suite offers one access point to yet another option for entertaining in this home: a

rooftop garden with extensive mature plantings, including trees. The green retreat is divided into zones for lounging as well as din-ing, with a table and grill tucked under a trellis. This four-bedroom, 4.5-bath home at 1735 Fraser Court is offered for $2,699,000. For more information, contact Cecelia Leake or Patrick Chauvin of Washington Fine Properties at 202-256-7804 or 202-243-1621 respectively.

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ANC 2DSheridan-Kalorama

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, contact [email protected] or visit anc2d.org.

ANC 3BGlover Park

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at Stoddert Elementary School and Recreation Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, call 202-338-2969, contact [email protected] or visit anc3b.org.

ANC 3CCleveland ParkWoodley ParkMassachusetts Avenue Heights

The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, call 202-657-5725 or visit anc3c.org.

ANC 3DSpring ValleyWesley Heights

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 in the new medical building at Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. Agenda items include:■ presentation by Pepco regarding the status of the company’s work on Dana Place near Key Elementary School to improve a feeder facility as part of its five-year Reliability Enhancement Plan.■ consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception at 3118 New Mexico Ave. from the rear-yard set-back requirement in order to con-struct an addition.■ consideration of a resolution on American University’s application to the Zoning Commission for fur-ther processing of its proposed North Hall dormitory.■ further discussion on an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by Al Forno Pizzeria and Trattoria, 3201 New Mexico Ave., for a restaurant-class liquor license.■ presentation by the D.C. Department of Transportation on Foxhall Road traffic conditions.■ consideration of a resolution on the U.S. Army Corps recommenda-tion for cleanup of 4825 Glenbrook Road. For details, call 202-363-4130 or visit anc3d.org.

ANC 3ETenleytownAmerican University Park

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meeting:■ Friendship Hospital for Animals director Peter Glassman said he was concerned that residents of planned housing at the Babe’s Billiards site at Wisconsin Avenue and Brandywine Street would park in his adjacent parking lot. The hospital had previously sought to purchase the Babe’s site for its own use, but will instead grow its facility by seeking permis-sion to build a second floor, said Glassman.■ Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Alan Hill said that although the neighborhood’s robbery statistics seem high, few of the recent inci-dents were violent crimes. He also cautioned residents against locking spare keys inside their cars, because thieves have learned to check for them.■ commissioners voted 4-0, with Sam Serebin absent, to grant $1,000 to the Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home for art supplies for the orga-nization’s annual Community Zoo Day.■ commissioners voted 4-0 to request that the D.C. Department of Transportation restrict left turns onto 43rd Street from River Road during morning rush hour. The commission was also pre-paring to request a four-way stop at 46th and Fessenden streets based on feedback from some residents, but some other residents attended the meeting to oppose the plan. Commissioners will discuss that intersection at a future meeting.■ commissioners voted 4-0 to sup-port the Janney 5-K on the morning of Oct. 15. The race, which will benefit Janney Elementary School, will take only about an hour and require no closures of major thor-oughfares, organizers said.■ commissioners voted 4-0 to request that the Department of Parks and Recreation adopt a pro-posed “equal time” split between 25-yard and 50-meter configura-tions of the Wilson Aquatic Center lap lanes. The commission further requested that the department eval-uate the setup’s effectiveness at the end of the school year. The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, 42nd and Fessenden streets NW. Agenda items include:■ open forum.■ police report.■ discussion of and possible vote on a resolution regarding a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception to permit an addition at 4602 Fessenden St.■ discussion of and possible vote on an Alcoholic Beverage Control application for a temporary stipu-lated liquor license for a Rosa Mexicano branch slated for space on Wisconsin Avenue formerly occupied by Bambule.■ discussion of and possible vote on an application to designate all of American University’s Tenley Campus as a historic landmark.■ discussion of and possible vote on

testimony for the upcoming Zoning Commission hearing on American University’s campus plan. For details, visit anc3e.org.

ANC 3FForest Hills

The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Capital Memorial Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 3150 Chesapeake St. NW. For details, call 202-362-6120 or visit anc3f.us.

ANC 3/4GChevy Chase

At the commission’s Sept. 12 meeting:■ commissioners unanimously passed a resolution regarding the “Northampton tree,” which sits in the 2800 block of the street and has been deemed the largest in D.C. The resolution offers appreciation for Felix Lapinski, a neighbor of the tree who, commission chair Gary Thompson said, has taken on its care, and urges the D.C. govern-ment to “commit its expertise and resources to maintaining the tree.” Thompson said Lapinksi pays sev-eral thousand dollars a year to have the tree pruned.■ commissioners voted 4-2-1, with Carolyn Cook and Jim McCarthy opposing and Allen Beach abstain-ing, to lodge no objections to Joe Rubin’s request for city approval for a curb cut at 3803 Huntington St., though they also voted unani-mously to send letters to the Department of Transportation, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and Rubin not-ing that he should repair a crum-bling retaining wall on the edge of the site. The vote followed a lengthy dis-cussion about the curb cut, which Rubin is requesting in order to cre-ate a garage at a house he is reno-vating. After an original plan drew complaints about trees that would be eliminated, Rubin submitted a new version with a winding drive that would avoid the trees and use a new form of permeable surface that would allow water to reach their roots.■ commissioners voted 6-1, with Carolyn Cook opposing, to send a letter to the Ward 3 and Ward 4 task forces on redistricting recommend-ing a series of changes to single-member district boundaries based on the 2010 Census. Commission chair Gary Thompson offered three approach-es to the redistricting, and commis-sioners backed the option that involved the “absolute minimum that needs to be done.” The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Chevy Chase Community Center, Connecticut Avenue and McKinley Street NW. For details, call 202-363-5803 or send an email to [email protected].


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tions that the neighborhood cannot accept the plans the university has offered so far. The school’s planned East Campus development is too dense, the two other proposed dor-mitories are too tall, and these and other proposals would lead to an increase in noise, traffic and parking problems, he said. Smith also said that the univer-sity’s authority to operate in com-mercial space without special zon-ing approval could let the school circumvent its student and faculty/staff population caps, and he asked the Zoning Commission to block that possibility. Universities need special zoning approval only to operate in residentially zoned prop-erty. “With AU increasing its com-mercial holdings significantly in recent years, this commercial loop-hole is a recipe for uncontrolled growth and further expansion of the university’s footprint into the heart of the residential community,” Smith said. American University is seeking permission to build 590 beds of student housing, two academic/administration buildings and 17,000 square feet of retail on its East Campus parking lot on Nebraska Avenue; to move its Washington College of Law from Spring Valley to Tenley Circle; and to add or expand several buildings and facili-

ties on its main campus. University officials spoke little during the four-hour hearing, having testified at earlier sessions. Asked for comment, the school’s David Taylor offered a brief email: “We have had a number of productive discussions and covered a range of topics with the ANCs, neighbor-

hood groups, and individual neigh-bors,” he wrote. And about a request from some neighbors in Spring Valley and Wesley Heights that the Tenley Campus include housing as well as a law school, he added, “That is not anything we are consid-ering.” Last Thursday’s hearing began with a presentation by the D.C. Department of Transportation, which agreed with neighbors that the school’s traffic study overlooked some potential university-generated vehicle trips. For instance, plans for the East Campus retail space are still in the works, and planners therefore couldn’t determine how many peo-ple would drive there. But based on the preliminary data, the agency rejected fears that new buildings and an increase in pedestrians crossing

Nebraska Avenue would tie up traf-fic. “Basically, what we saw on a big-picture level is that there isn’t very much impact at all — a few seconds of delay at a few of the intersections,” said Transportation Department planner Jamie Henson. “Really, it’s minimal.” Neighbors, however, argued that because the agency’s analysis was based on incomplete data, there would be an additional traffic impact beyond Henson’s prediction. “DDOT has simply accepted AU’s decision to study only select areas of the neighborhood when assessing traffic conditions, not areas of our community that are most hard hit by traffic and parking associated with AU,” Smith wrote in an email after the hearing. At the hearing, Henson said the agency wouldn’t recommend

approval of the campus plan until it has a better sense of existing traffic patterns. In the case of the Tenley Campus, he added, the university hasn’t even been required to provide its full details yet; the Transportation Department will consider specific traffic impacts later in the approval process. The university will continue its campus plan hearing process Oct. 6

with presentations from the American University Park and Forest Hills advisory neighborhood commissions, both of which border the Tenley Campus. The university also expects to move forward this fall in seeking final approval for two specific projects: the North Hall dormitory on Massachusetts Avenue and the Tenley Campus develop-ment.

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Classes ■HousingCounselingServices,alocalnonprofit,willpresentaforeclosure-preven-tionclinictohelphomeownersindangeroflosingtheirhomes.6p.m.Free.Suite100,241017thSt.NW.202-667-7712. ■Aweeklyworkshopwillofferinstructionin“SahajaYogaMeditation.”7p.m.Free.WestEndNeighborhoodLibrary,110124thSt.NW.202-724-8707.

Concerts ■TheClassicalMusicFoundationandMary’sCenterwillpresentaconcertbyMexicanmusicianGerardoPablo.6to8p.m.$10donationsuggested.CullenRoom,BusboysandPoets,10255thSt.NW.202-387-7638. ■Belgrade-bornoperasingerJadrankaJovanovicwillperform.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600. ■TheHarbourNightsconcertserieswillfeaturemusicianChrisCollatt.7to9p.m.Free.Plaza,TheWashingtonHarbour,3050KSt.NW.202-295-5007.

Performance ■TheNorthernKunquOperaTheatrewillpresent“RomanceoftheWestChamber,”aboutthepowerofyounglovetobreaktradi-tionalsocialbarriers.7:30p.m.$30.TerraceTheater,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.The performance will repeat Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

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Children’s program ■Aparkrangerwillleadchildrenages3andolderonaDiscoveryHikealongtheWoodlandTrailinsearchofsignsofwildlife.4p.m.Free.RockCreekNatureCenter,5200GloverRoadNW.202-895-6070.

Discussions and lectures ■PakistanijournalistJugnuMohsin,aseniorfellowattheNewAmericaFoundation,willdiscuss“RoleoftheMediainCivilSociety.”11:30a.m.$30.Woman’sNational

DemocraticClub,1526NewHampshireAve.NW.202-232-7363. ■“TheUnitedStates’‘NewSilkRoad’Strategy:WhatIsIt?WhereIsItHeaded?”willfeatureRobertD.Hormats,U.S.under-secretaryofstateforeconomic,energyandagriculturalaffairs;ShamBathija,senioreco-nomicadvisertoAfghanistanPresidentHamidKarzai;andJuanMiranda,directorgeneraloftheCentralandWestAsiaDepartmentattheAsiaDevelopmentBank.12:15p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.KenneyAuditorium,NitzeBuilding,JohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudies,1740MassachusettsAve.NW.202-663-7721. ■“NegotiatingWithAfghanistanandPakistan”willfeatureRiazMohammadKhan,formerforeignsecretaryofPakistan;HowardB.Schaffer,aretiredU.S.ForeignServiceofficer;andTeresitaC.Schaffer,aseniorfel-lowatBrookingsInstitutionandaformerU.S.ForeignServiceofficer;andWilliamMaley,foundationdirectoroftheAsia-PacificCollegeofDiplomacy.2:30to4p.m.Free.Room141,InterculturalCenter,GeorgetownUniversity,37thandOstreetsNW.eventbrite.com/event/2133601660. ■ScholarKlausLarreswilldiscuss“ImperialandFinancialOverstretch:ThePoliticsofNixonandObama—LessonstoBeLearned?”4p.m.Free.Room119,JeffersonBuilding,LibraryofCongress,101stSt.SE.202-707-7678. ■TheMcDonoughSchoolofBusinessDistinguishedLeadersSerieswillfeatureatalkbyGreenMountainCoffeeRoasterschiefexecutiveofficerLarryBlanford.5p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.FisherColloquium,HaririBuilding,GeorgetownUniversity,37thandOstreetsNW.greenmountaincoffee.eventbrite.com. ■ThantMyint-Uwilldiscusshisnewbook“WhereChinaMeetsIndia:BurmaandtheNewCrossroadsofAsia”inaconversa-tionwithWilliamWise,associatedirectoroftheSchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudiesSoutheastAsiaStudiesProgram.5:30p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.RomeBuildingAuditorium,JohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudies,1619MassachusettsAve.NW.202-663-5837.

■AnjuliSinghoftheAmericanFilmInstitutewilldiscussRonaldReaganasanactor.6to6:30p.m.Free.NationalPortraitGallery,8thandFstreetsNW.202-633-1000. ■JillLepore,aHarvardUniversityprofes-sorandstaffwriteratTheNewYorker,willdiscusstheinfluenceoftheKingJamesVersionoftheBibleintheUnitedStates.6p.m.$15.FolgerShakespeareLibrary,201EastCapitolSt.SE.202-544-7077. ■SalimTamari,professorofsociologyatBirzeitUniversityinPalestine,willdiscusshisbook“YearoftheLocust:TheErasureofPalestine’sOttomanPast.”6to7:30p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.Room241,InterculturalCenter,GeorgetownUniversity,37thandOstreetsNW.202-687-6215. ■Agallerytalkwillfocusonthemonu-mentalseriesof13worksbyAugustusVincentTack,commissionedin1928byDuncanPhillipsandnowondisplayinthewood-paneledMusicRoom.6and7p.m.Donationsuggested.PhillipsCollection,160021stSt.NW.202-387-2151. ■NicolleWallacewilldiscussherbook“It’sClassified.”7p.m.Free.Barnes&Noble,55512thSt.NW.202-347-0176. ■AmericanUniversity’s“Kinetic:ConversationsinContemporaryArt”serieswillfeatureatalkbyartistLeonardoDrew,whoseworkisfeaturedinthe“30Americans”exhibitionattheCorcoranGalleryofArt.7p.m.Free.AbramsonFamilyRecitalHall,KatzenArtsCenter,AmericanUniversity,4400MassachusettsAve.NW.202-885-2787. ■BrothersJohannesandEduardKutrowatz,theartisticdirectorsoftheLisztFestivalRaiding,willdiscussthelifeandtimesofFranzLiszt,knownasoneofthemostdazzlingmusicalpersonalitiesoftheRomanticera.7:30p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.EmbassyofAustria,3524InternationalCourtNW.202-895-6776. ■ChefJoséAndrés(shown)andmentorFerranAdriàwilldiscusstheirstoriedcareersandAdrià’scookbook“TheFamilyMeal:HomeCookingWithFerranAdrià.”Abooksigningwillfollow.7:30p.m.$20to$40.LisnerAuditorium,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity,73021stSt.NW.202-397-7328. ■FacultymemberLouiseRauseowilldiscuss“WhatIsResilience?”7:30p.m.Free.BowenCenterfortheStudyoftheFamily,4400MacArthurBlvd.NW.202-965-4400.

Films ■TheWestEndFilmClubwillpresentStanleyKubrick’s1971film“AClockworkOrange,”basedonthenovelbyAnthonyBurgess.1:30p.m.Free.WestEnd

NeighborhoodLibrary,110124thSt.NW.202-724-8707. ■“ARevoltofOne’sConscience”willfea-turethe2002documentary“TheBurningWall,”aboutwhatleadsindividualstostandupforfreedomandcivilrightsdespitesevererepercussionsbyrepressivestateauthorities.Apost-screeningdiscussionwillfeatureHavaKohavBeller,thefilm’sdirectorandwriter,andGünterNooke,acivilrightsactivist.6p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.Goethe-Institut,8127thSt.NW.202-289-1200,ext.167. ■ThePhillipsCollectionwillpresentMischaScorer’s2004film“DegasandtheDance—TheManBehindtheEasel.”6:30p.m.Donationsuggested.PhillipsCollection,160021stSt.NW.202-387-2151.

Performances ■TheLocalDanceCommissioningProjectwillfeatureDeviatedTheatreperform-ing“siGHt,”adanceoperacreatedbyKimmieDobbsChanandEnochChan.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.Thetwo-nightperformancewillcontinueFridayat6p.m. ■TheTopazHotelBar’sweeklystand-upshowwillfeaturelocalcomics.8to10p.m.Free.1733NSt.NW.202-393-3000.

Special event ■“TudorNights:HardCiderandtheHarvest”willfeatureachancetosampleappleciderpunch,tourthegroundsandviewa1940RockwoodPotteryvaseadornedwithautumnleaves.6to8p.m.$15;reservationsrequired.TudorPlaceHistoricHouseandGarden,164431stSt.NW.202-965-0400.

Walks and tours ■AparkrangerwillleadatouroftheoldesthouseintheDistrict.10a.m.andnoon.Free.OldStoneHouse,3051MSt.

NW.202-426-6851. ■Aparkrangerwillleadages8andolderonantourofDumbartonOaksPark.2p.m.Free.MeetatLover’sLaneonRStreetbetween30thand31ststreetsNW.202-895-6070.

Friday,Sept.30

Book sale ■FriendsofthePalisadesLibrarywillholditsfallused-booksale,withmostbookspricedat$1andbargaintitlesat25centsapieceor$5perbag.1to4p.m.Freeadmission.PalisadesNeighborhoodLibrary,[email protected] sale will continue Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with most books available for $10 per bag from 1 to 4 p.m.

Concerts ■AlvinBlountofSt.MaryontheHillCatholicChurchinAugusta,Ga.,willpresentanorganrecital.12:15p.m.Free.NationalCityChristianChurch,5ThomasCircleNW.202-797-0103. ■TheFridayMusicSerieswillfeaturepianistMichaelBeckerman.1:15p.m.Free.McNeirAuditorium,GeorgetownUniversity,37thandOstreetsNW.202-687-3838. ■StudentsofMaureenAndarywillpres-entaguitarandukulelerecital.6p.m.Free.MiddleCMusic,4530WisconsinAve.NW.202-244-7326. ■Bassist,composer,arrangerandmusi-calartistCheikhNdoyewillperformjazzselections.7p.m.$12;reservationsrequired.AllianceFrançaisedeWashington,2142WyomingAve.NW.202-234-7911. ■BrothersJohannesandEduardKutrowatz,theartisticdirectorsoftheLisztFestivalRaiding,willperformworksbyLiszt,Pärt,GershwinandBatik.7:30p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.EmbassyofAustria,3524InternationalCourtNW.202-895-6776. ■TheFolgerConsortwillperformmusi-calsettingsofbiblicalverseandothersacredworks,complementedbyinstrumentalfanta-siesandlivelydances.8p.m.$35.FolgerShakespeareLibrary,201EastCapitolSt.SE.202-544-7077.The concert will repeat Saturday at 5 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Discussions and lectures ■BernadinePrince,co-executivedirectorofFreshfarmMarkets,willdemonstratethecanningprocessforfreshtomatoesandfresh-packedtomatosauce.Noonto1p.m.Free.GardenCourt,U.S.BotanicGarden,100MarylandAve.SW.202-225-1116. ■PaulHaenle,directoroftheCarnegie-TsinghuaCenterinBeijing,China,willdiscuss“China’sEmergingGlobalInfluence.”Noonto1:30p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.Room241,InterculturalCenter,GeorgetownUniversity,37thandOstreetsNW.eventbrite.com/event/2195440622. ■JackWarren,executivedirectoroftheSocietyoftheCincinnati,willdiscuss“The

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Thursday, SePtemBer 29■Concert:ConductorRafaelFrühbeckdeBurgos,theNationalSymphonyOrchestra,sopranoLauraClaycomb(shown),tenorNicholasPhanandbaritoneHughRussellwillperformworksbyBeethovenandOrff.7p.m.$20to$85.ConcertHall,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.The concert will repeat Friday at 8 p.m.

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Andersons’CopyoftheFarnese‘Hercules,”aboutagardenstatuebasedonanantiquityexcavatedinRomeinthe16thcentury.12:30p.m.Free.SocietyoftheCincinnati,2118MassachusettsAve.NW.202-785-2040. ■AlectureseriesonthephilosophicalthoughtofMartinHeideggerwillfeatureatalkbyStonehillUniversityphilosophyprofes-sorRichardCapobiancoon“Heidegger’s‘TheTruthofBeing.’”2p.m.Free.AquinasHallAuditorium,CatholicUniversity,620MichiganAve.NE.202-319-5259. ■TomasSedlacekwilldiscusshisbook“EconomicsofGoodandEvil:TheQuestforEconomicMeaningFromGilgameshtoWallStreet.”7p.m.Free.PoliticsandProse,5015ConnecticutAve.NW.202-364-1919.

Films ■TheJapanInformationandCultureCenterwillpresentKojiMasunari’s2010film“WelcometotheSpaceShow.”6:30p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.JapanInformationandCultureCenter,[email protected]. ■“PowerMoves:TheEmpressDowagerOnscreen”willfeatureLiHanxiang’s1975film“TheEmpressDowager.”ActressLisaLu,whostarredinthefilm,willintroducethescreeningandleadadiscussionafterward.7p.m.Free.MeyerAuditorium,FreerGalleryofArt,JeffersonDriveand12thStreetSW.202-633-1000.

Performances ■VSAwillpresentthepremiereof18-year-oldEmilyHedgecock’s“Handspeak,”winnerofthe27thannualVSAPlaywrightDiscoveryAwardProgram.7:30p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.FamilyTheater,[email protected] performance will repeat Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ■TheBeijingPeople’sArtTheatrewillpresent“TopRestaurant,”aboutthecomicupsanddownsofaPekingroastduckres-taurantoverhalfacentury.7:30p.m.$25to$60.EisenhowerTheater,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.The performance will repeat Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Special event ■CaféduParc’sfourthannualVendanges,anautumnalwineharvestfesti-val,willfeatureauthenticFrenchfestivaldishes,variousstylesofFrenchwineandbeers,livemusic,dancingandgrape-stomp-ing.5:30to9p.m.$25.Courtyard,WillardInterContinental,1401PennsylvaniaAve.NW.202-942-7000.

Sporting event ■TheWashingtonCapitalswillplaytheBuffaloSabresinpreseasoncompetition.7p.m.$50to$310.VerizonCenter,601FSt.NW.202-397-7328.

Wine tasting ■The“LeStudio:WineTasting101”serieswillpresent“TourdeFrance”withsommelierPhilippeMarchal.7p.m.$75to$230.LaMaisonFrançaise,4101ReservoirRoadNW.InstantSeats.com.

Saturday,Oct.1

Book sale ■FriendsoftheTenleyLibrarywillholditsfirstused-booksalesincetheopeningofthenewTenley-FriendshipNeighborhoodLibrary,withmostbookspricedat$3orless.11a.m.to4p.m.Freeadmission.Parkinglot,Tenley-FriendshipNeighborhoodLibrary,

4450WisconsinAve.NW.202-387-7936.

Children’s programs ■“SaturdayMorningattheNational”willpresent“ReptileWorld,”featuringMichaelShwedickandhisanimalfriends.9:30and11a.m.Free;ticketsrequired.HelenHayesGallery,NationalTheatre,1321PennsylvaniaAve.NW.202-783-3372. ■Ages5andolderwilllistentoastoryaboutElvisPresleyandcreateaspecialpieceofart.1to4p.m.Free.NationalPortraitGallery,8thandFstreetsNW.202-633-1000.The program will repeat Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. ■Children’sauthorMaryQuattlebaum,aTenleytownresi-dent,willreadfromherpicturebooks“Piratevs.Pirate,”“TheHungryGhostofRueOrleans”and“JoMacDonaldSawaPond.”3p.m.Free.Tenley-FriendshipNeighborhoodLibrary,4450WisconsinAve.NW.202-727-1225.

Class ■JimWoodworth,SaraTurner,ShawnWalkerandSueErhardtofCaseyTreeswillpresentatree-plantingworkshop.9a.m.to4p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.Room102,AquinasHall,CatholicUniversity,620MichiganAve.NE.ct.convio.net/calendar.

Concerts ■TheWashingtonPerformingArtsSocietywillpres-entpianistTillFellnerperform-ingworksbyHaydn,Armstrong,SchumannandLiszt.2p.m.$40.TerraceTheater,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600. ■TenorReginaldBouknightwillperformarrangementsofspiritualsbyHenryBurleigh,aswellasotherfragmentsofAfrican-AmericanmusicthatcomposerAntoninDvorákencounteredduringhisyearsinAmerica.3:30p.m.Free.CoolidgeAuditorium,JeffersonBuilding,LibraryofCongress,101stSt.SE.202-707-5502. ■SingerNancyScimonewillperformjazzselections.7:30to11:30p.m.Free.BlueBar

Lounge,HenleyParkHotel,926MassachusettsAve.NW.202-638-5200. ■ConcertpianistandAmericanUniversitymusician-in-residenceYuliyaGorenmanwillperformworksbyBach.8p.m.$25to$40.AbramsonFamilyRecitalHall,KatzenArtsCenter,AmericanUniversity,4400MassachusettsAve.NW.202-885-2787. ■IrishpianistJohnO’ConorwillperformworksbyHaydn,Field,BeethovenandSchubert.8p.m.Pay-what-you-can.WestmorelandCongregationalUnitedChurchofChrist,1WestmorlandCircle.301-320-2770.

Demonstration ■Cookinginstructorandholisticnutri-

tionistDanielleNavidiwilldemonstratehealthfulandseasonalrecipesinspiredbytheNationalGardenandcreatedwithfreshlocalandregionalproduce.11:30a.m.to1p.m.Free.NationalGardenAmphitheater,U.S.BotanicGarden,100MarylandAve.SW.202-225-1116.

Discussions and lectures ■LocalauthorCarolynReederwilldis-cussthebook“FromaTrueSoldierandSon:TheCivilWarLettersofWilliamC.H.Reeder”andprovideasocialandhistoricalcontextofthedescriptiveletterswrittenbyherhus-band’sancestor.11a.m.Free.PalisadesNeighborhoodLibrary,4901VSt.NW.202-282-3139. ■MorleyWinogradandMichaelHaiswilldiscusstheirbook“MillennialMomentum:HowaNewGenerationIsRemakingAmerica,”at1p.m.;andJoelF.Brennerwilldiscusshisbook“AmericatheVulnerable:InsidetheNewThreatMatrixofDigitalEspionage,Crime,andWarfare,”at6p.m.Free.PoliticsandProse,5015ConnecticutAve.NW.202-364-1919. ■DancecriticAlexandraTomaloniswillusevideoofwell-knownballetstoexplainthefinecraftofmakingaballet.3p.m.$15to$45.TerraceGallery,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600. ■JohnCarlosandDaveZirinwilldiscusstheirbook“TheJohnCarlosStory:TheSportsMomentThatChangedtheWorld,”abouttheU.S.trackstarwhoseBlackPowersaluteonthe1968Olympicpodiumbecameaniconicimage.5to7p.m.Free.LangstonRoom,BusboysandPoets,202114thSt.NW.202-387-7638. ■LecturerandmusicologistRobKapilowwilldiscussBeethoven’sSymphonyNo.1aspartofthe“WhatMakesItGreat?”series.TheWashingtonPerformingArtsSocietyeventwillfeatureaperformancebythePeabodyChamberOrchestra.6p.m.$18.BairdAuditorium,NationalMuseumofNatural

History,10thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-785-9727.

Festival ■TheRoyalThaiEmbassywillsponsor“ThaiVillageinGeorgetown,”featuringauthenticcuisineandculturalperformances.Noonto5p.m.Freeadmission.RoyalThaiEmbassy,1024WisconsinAve.NW,andGraceEpiscopalChurch,1041WisconsinAve.NW.202-944-3600.

Films ■TheNationalGalleryofArtwillpresentarangeofAndyWarhol’s16mmfilms.12:30p.m.Free.EastBuildingAuditorium,NationalGalleryofArt,4thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215. ■TheNationalGalleryofArtwillpresentTamraDavis’2010film“Jean-MichelBasquiat:TheRadiantChild.”2:30p.m.Free.EastBuildingAuditorium,NationalGalleryofArt,4thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215. ■IncelebrationoftheSuzanneFarrellBallet’s10thanniversary,theMillenniumStagewillpresentfilmsontheworkandlifeofSuzanneFarrell.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.The film series will continue Sunday and Monday at 6 p.m.

Performance ■BowenMcCauleyDancewillpresenttheD.C.premiereof“ReSuitened,”amash-upofBachsuitesarrangedandperformedbyNationalSymphonyOrchestracellistYvonneCaruthers.8p.m.$22;$17forstu-dents,teachers,seniorsandartists;$8forages17andyounger.DancePlace,32258thSt.NE.202-269-1600.The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m.

Special events ■TheeighthannualCraftyBastardsArtsandCraftsFairwillfeature170boothsfilledwithcrafterssellingtheirhandmadewares.Offeringswillincludeafoodcourtstaffedbylocalrestaurantsanda“Crafty

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Saturday, oCtoBer 1■Festival: ClevelandParkDaywillfeaturechildren’sactivities,booksign-ings,music,restauranttastingsandshoppingdiscounts.1to5p.m.Freeadmission.ConnecticutAvenuebetweenMacombandPorterstreetsNW.cpday.org.

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Farm”areawithavarietyoffood-centeredprograms.10a.m.to5p.m.Freeadmis-sion.MarieReedLearningCenter,18thStreetatWyomingAvenueNW.washingtoncitypaper.com/craftybastards. ■Bunim/MurrayProductionswillholdanopencastingcallforthe27thseasonof“TheRealWorld.”10a.m.to5p.m.Free.TownTavernDC,232318thSt.NW.bunim-murray.com/rwcasting. ■Acelebrationofchilepepperswillfea-turetastetestsandsamplesofrecipesforsalsa,sorbetsandotherfoods.1to4p.m.Free.U.S.NationalArboretum,3501NewYorkAve.NE.202-245-4523. ■BrewCrewDCwillpresenttheinaugu-ralFoggyBottomBarTour,featuringspecialsonmicroandcraftbrews,wines,mixeddrinksandfoodatparticipatingbars.3to11p.m.$10to$15.TicketsonsaleatFoggyBottomGrocery(FoBoGro),2140FSt.NW;registrationatthestartoftheeventatFoBoGroorTonicatQuigley’s,2036GSt.NW.fobogro.com.

Walks and tours ■NativeWashingtonianandfreelancewriterRoccoZapponewillleadaninterac-tive“WalkingTourasPersonalEssay,”filledwithhisreminiscencesandimpressionsofalifetimeinD.C.10a.m.orbyappointment.$25.MeetatthestatueofAndrewJacksoninLafayetteSquare,16thandHstreetsNW.202-341-5208. ■AspartofCulturalTourismDC’ssigna-tureevent“WalkingTownDC,”DumbartonHousevolunteerdocentandGuildofProfessionalTourGuidesmemberDwaneStarlinwillleadatour,“GeorgetownHeights:HerringHill,Cemeteries,Mansions,andEstates.”10:30a.m.Free;reservationsrequired.Meetat27thandQstreetsNW.culturaltourismdc.org.

■U.S.BotanicGardenvolunteerSusanOllingwillleadatouroftheNationalGarden,focusingontreesandshrubsofthemid-Atlanticregion.1to2p.m.Free.NationalGardenLawnTerrace,U.S.BotanicGarden,100MarylandAve.SW.202-225-1116.The tour will repeat Oct. 8 and 15 at 1 p.m.

Sunday,Oct.2

Concerts ■PianistPhilipGlass(shown)willper-formabenefitconcertforFreshfarmMarketsandthePhillipsCollection’s“SundayConcerts”series.4p.m.$250;reservationsrequired.PhillipsCollection,[email protected] dinner with the artist, to be prepared by Blue Duck Tavern chef Brian McBride, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at a nearby residence; tickets for both events cost $750. ■MusicianAlifLailawillperformaspartofDakshina/DanielPhoenixSinghDanceCompany’sFallFestivalofIndianArts.4p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.WestminsterPresbyterianChurch,[email protected]. ■TheprofessionalChoirofChristChurchwillperformworksbyWilliamSmith,GeorgeDysonandH.BalfourGardiner.5p.m.Free.ChristChurch,Georgetown,31standOstreetsNW.202-333-6677. ■TheNationalGalleryofArtStringQuartetwillperformworksbyBeethoven.6:30p.m.Free.WestGardenCourt,NationalGalleryofArt,6thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215. ■DahlakRestaurantwillhostitsweekly“DCJazzJam”session.6:30to9:30p.m.Free.1771USt.NW.202-527-9522.

Discussions and lectures ■TheSundayForumserieswillfeatureDowntownDCBusinessImprovementDistrictexecutivedirectorRichardH.Bradleyspeak-ingaspartofathree-partserieson

“Washington,D.C.:Past,Present,andFuture.”10a.m.Free.St.John’sEpiscopalChurch,LafayetteSquare,16thandHstreetsNW.202-347-8766. ■SarahGreenough,seniorcuratorandheadofthedepartmentofphotographsattheNationalGalleryofArt,willdiscuss“HarryCallahanat100.”2p.m.Free.EastBuildingAuditorium,NationalGalleryofArt,4thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215. ■PaulHendricksonwilldiscusshisbook“Hemingway’sBoat:EverythingHeLovedinLife,andLost,1934-1961.”5p.m.Free.PoliticsandProse,5015ConnecticutAve.NW.202-364-1919. ■BusboysandPoetswilljoinwithArenaStagetohostadiscussionofAliceChildress’play“TroubleinMind,”aboutAfrican-Americanactorscomingtogripswiththetypesofrolesavailabletothem.5p.m.Free.LangstonRoom,BusboysandPoets,202114thSt.NW.202-387-7638.

Festival ■TheannualTurkishFestivalwillfeature

folkdancing,musicalperformances,artsandcraftsactivities,fortunetelling,aTurkishCoffeeHouseandauthenticcuisine.11a.m.to7p.m.Freeadmission.PennsylvaniaAvenuebetween12thand14thstreetsNW.turkishfestival.org.

Films ■NCMFathomandOmniverseVisionwillcelebratethe25thanniversaryofAndrewLloydWebber’s“ThePhantomoftheOpera”withafullystagedmusicalconcerttobebroadcastlivefromLondon’sRoyalAlbertHall.2p.m.$22;$20forseniors;$18forchildren.AMCMazzaGallerie,5300WisconsinAve.NW.fathomevents.com.The broadcast will be shown again Oct. 5, 6 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. ■“PowerMoves:TheEmpressDowagerOnscreen”willfeatureLiHanxiang’s1976film“TheLastTempest.”2p.m.Free.MeyerAuditorium,FreerGalleryofArt,JeffersonDriveand12thStreetSW.202-633-1000. ■TheNationalGalleryofArtwillpresentthefirsttwoepisodesinLouisFeuillade’sserial“Fantômas.”4:30p.m.Free.EastBuildingAuditorium,NationalGalleryofArt,4thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215.The rest of the original five epi-sodes will be shown Oct. 8 at 2:30 p.m.

reading ■PoetGowriKoneswaranwillreadfromherworkaspartoftheFallFestivalofIndianArts.3:30p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.WestminsterPresbyterianChurch,[email protected].

reception ■AreceptionwillhonorartistsMaryAnnCarrollandCarnell“Pete”Smithinconjunc-tionwiththeclosingofanexhibitoftheFloridaHighwaymengroup’siconicland-scapes.4to8p.m.Free.BlackburnUniversityCenter,HowardUniversity,23976thSt.NW.

Sporting event ■TheWashingtonCapitalswillplaytheChicagoBlackhawksinpreseasoncompeti-tion.5p.m.$50to$310.VerizonCenter,601FSt.NW.202-397-7328.

Monday,Oct.3

Discussions and lectures ■CathyFinkandMarcyMarxerwilldis-cusstheirbook“SingtoYourBaby,”at10:30a.m.;andArielDorfmanwilldiscusshisbook“FeedingonDreams:ConfessionsofanUnrepentantExile,”at7p.m.Free.PoliticsandProse,5015ConnecticutAve.NW.202-364-1919. ■DanielB.Shay,artservicesmanagerattheNationalGalleryofArt,willdiscuss“TheQuietLaotian:OilonBamboo.”12:10and1:10p.m.Free.EastBuildingSmallAuditorium,NationalGalleryofArt,4thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215. ■NaderaShalhoub-Kevorkian,visitingprofessoroflawatGeorgetownUniversity,willdiscuss“DeathandDyinginJerusalem.”12:30p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.Room241,InterculturalCenter,GeorgetownUniversity,37thandOstreetsNW.202-687-6215. ■TheGeorgetownLibraryAssociateswillpresent“SuspenseandShiraz!MurderandMalbec!AnEveningWithEllenCrosby.”6p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.CopleyFormalLounge,CopleyHall,GeorgetownUniversity,[email protected]. ■TheChevyChaseDCLibraryBookClubwilldiscuss“Wicked”byGregoryMaguire.7p.m.Free.ChevyChaseNeighborhoodLibrary,5625ConnecticutAve.NW.202-282-0021. ■TheInSeries’“Director’sSalon”willfeature“LovePotion#1”directorNickOlcott,musicdirectorFrankConlonandcastmem-bersdiscussingtheproduction,anewEnglishadaptationofDonizetti’scomicopera“L’ElisirD’Amore.”7p.m.Free.Source,183514thSt.NW.202-244-7760. ■Ford’sTheatrewillhostapaneldiscus-sionon“EPluribusUnum:SeekingUnity,RespectingDiversity”hostedbypoliticalcom-mentatorandtalkshowhostChrisMatthewsandfeaturingmembersofCongress.7p.m.



Sunday, oCtoBer 2■Discussion:MichaelMoorewilldis-cusshisbook“HereComesTrouble:StoriesFromMyLife.”5p.m.$12.Sixth&IHistoricSynagogue,600ISt.NW.sixthandi.org.

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Monday oCtoBer 3

Free;ticketsrequired.Ford’sTheatre,51110thSt.NW.fordstheatre.org. ■PhotographerStephanieSinclairandwriterCynthiaGorneywilldiscuss“NotReadytoWed:ChildBrides.”7:30p.m.$18.GrosvenorAuditorium,NationalGeographic,1600MSt.NW.202-857-7700.

Films ■“MarvelousMovieMondays”willfea-tureRobSitch’s2000film“TheDish,”aboutaremoteAustralianantennathatplaysakeyroleinthefirstApollomoonlanding.2p.m.Free.ChevyChaseNeighborhoodLibrary,5625ConnecticutAve.NW.202-282-0021. ■The“GentlemenPreferMarilyn”serieswillopenwithRoyWardBaker’s1952film“Don’tBothertoKnock,”starringMarilynMonroe,RichardWidmarkandAnneBancroft.6:30p.m.Free;ticketsrequired.HelenHayesGallery,NationalTheatre,1321PennsylvaniaAve.NW.202-783-3372. ■“AlfredHitchcockFilmfest”willfeaturethe1954sus-pensefilm“RearWindow.”6:30p.m.Free.ChevyChaseNeighborhoodLibrary,5625ConnecticutAve.NW.202-282-0021. ■TheShakespeareTheatreCompanywillhostanencorepresentationofan“NTLive”broadcastofRichardBean’s“OneMan,TwoGuvnors”fromLondon’sNational

Theatre.7:30p.m.$20.SidneyHarmanHall,610FSt.NW.202-547-1122.

Performances ■GordonClappwillstarinA.M.Dolan’s“ThisVerseBusiness:AFrost-EyeViewofPoetryandOtherThings,”aboutAmericanpoetRobertFrost.7p.m.$20;$10forstu-dents.CorcoranGalleryofArt,50017thSt.NW.202-639-1770. ■TheYoungPlaywrights’Theaterwillpre-miere“NewWritersNow!—TheFightforFamily,”featuringworkbyLatinostudentwrit-ers.7p.m.Free.GALATheatre,333314thSt.NW.yptdc.org.

Tuesday,Oct.4

Children’s program ■JanGreenberg,SandraJordanandBrianFlocawilldiscusstheirbook“BalletforMartha:Making‘AppalachianSpring,’”andmembersoftheMarthaGrahamDanceCompanywillperformexcerptsfromthebal-letclassic.11a.m.Free.CoolidgeAuditorium,JeffersonBuilding,LibraryofCongress,101stSt.SE.202-707-5221.

Concerts ■TheFridayMorningMusicClubwillpresentaconcertcelebratingits125thanni-versary.7:30p.m.Free;reservationrequired.DumbartonHouse,2715QSt.NW.fmmcanniversaryconcert.eventbrite.com. ■Somnambula,aconsortofviols,willperform“MusicforRoyalNuptials,”featur-ingselectionsfromthe15thcenturyonward.7:30p.m.Free.TheUnitedChurch,1920GSt.NW.202-331-1495. ■TheWashingtonPerformingArtsSocietywillpresentBroadwayperformer

AudraMcDonaldperformingselectionsfromthegreatAmericansongbook.8p.m.$25to$85.ConcertHall,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures ■RaphaelBostic,assistantsecretaryforpolicydevelopmentandresearchattheU.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment,willdiscuss“UrbanSustainabilityInitiatives:ChallengesandOpportunities.”10to11:30a.m.Free;reservationsrequired.NationalBuildingMuseum,401FSt.NW.

202-272-2448. ■OsherLifelongLearningInstituteatAmericanUniversitywillpresentatalkbyPatriciaA.Wand,deanoflibraryandlearningresourcesatZayedUniversityintheUnitedArabEmiratesandformeruniversitylibrarianatAmericanUniversity,on“CulturalAdaptations:American-StyleHigherEducationintheArabianGulf.”12:15to1:15p.m.Free.TempleBaptistChurch,3860NebraskaAve.NW.202-895-4860. ■Asthekickofftothisyear’sDCReadscelebration,WesMoorewilldiscussthe2011selection—hisbook“TheOtherWesMoore,”abouttwoboysfromthesamedecayingcitywhoselivesfolloweddivergentpaths.6p.m.Free.GreatHall,MartinLutherKingJr.MemorialLibrary,901GSt.NW.202-727-0321. ■DaveedGartenstein-Rosswilldiscusshisbook“BinLaden’sLegacy:WhyWe’reStillLosingtheWaronTerror.”6:30p.m.Free.Barnes&Noble,55512thSt.NW.202-347-0176. ■StephenGreenblattwilldiscusshisbook“TheSwerve:HowtheWorldBecameModern.”7p.m.Free.PoliticsandProse,5015ConnecticutAve.NW.202-364-1919. ■Panelistswilldiscussthepoetrytradi-tionsoftheUnitedStatesandMexicoandthewaystheyinterrelate.7p.m.Free.MumfordRoom,MadisonBuilding,LibraryofCongress,101IndependenceAve.SE.202-707-5394. ■JoanNathanwilldiscussherbook“Quiches,Kugels,andCouscous:MySearchforJewishCookinginFrance.”Theeventwill

includesamplesofFrenchJewishcuisine.7p.m.$48.GrosvenorAuditorium,NationalGeographic,1600MSt.NW.202-857-7700. ■ChristopherSten,professorofEnglishandAmericanliteratureatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,willdiscusshisbook“LiteraryCapital:AReader.”7p.m.Free.ArtsClubofWashington,2017ISt.NW.202-331-7282.

Films ■TheEmbassyofSwitzerlandwillpres-entVolkerSchlondorff’sfilm“HomoFaber,”basedontheclassicbookbySwissauthorMaxFrischandstarringOscarnomineeSamShepard.7p.m.$6.LetelierTheater,3251ProspectSt.NW.202-745-7900. ■TheGoethe-InstitutandtheWashingtonJewishFilmFestivalwillpresentPercyAdlonandFelixAdlon’s2010film“MahlerontheCouch.”6:30p.m.$7.Goethe-Institut,8127thSt.NW.202-289-1200,ext.160.

readings ■RobertPinsky,formerU.S.poetlaure-ate,willreadfromhiswork.7:30p.m.$15.FolgerShakespeareLibrary,201EastCapitolSt.SE.202-544-7077. ■PoetsandtranslatorsFadyJoudahandKhaledMattawawillreadfromtheirwork.8p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.CopleyFormalLounge,CopleyHall,Georgetown


Tuesday, oCtoBer 4■Concert: PortuguesesingerCarmenSouzawillperform.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.

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Tuesday oCtoBer 4

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University,37thandOstreetsNW.202-687-6294.

Wednesday,Oct.5

Concerts ■TheU.S.ArmyChoruswillperformtra-ditionalfolkandspiritualfare.12:10p.m.Free.St.John’sEpiscopalChurch,LafayetteSquare,16thandHstreetsNW.202-347-8766. ■WashingtonMusicaVivawillpresent“DvorákDances,”ajazzpieceforafive-memberbandbycontemporarycomposerCharleyGerard.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures ■AdrianBurgosJr.willdiscuss“CubanStar:HowOneNegroLeagueOwnerChangedtheFaceofBaseball.”Noon.JeffersonRoom,NationalArchivesBuilding,ConstitutionAvenuebetween7thand9thstreetsNW.202-357-5000. ■TheAfternoonBookClubwilldiscuss“IntheCompanyofCheerfulLadies”byAlexanderMcCallSmith.1:30p.m.Free.JuanitaE.Thornton/ShepherdParkNeighborhoodLibrary,7420GeorgiaAve.NW.202-541-6100. ■SumitGuha,professorofhistoryatRutgersUniversity,willdiscuss“Ethnicity,HierarchyandCaste:AGlobalViewFromaSouthAsianPerspective.”3to4:30p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.MortaraBuilding,GeorgetownUniversity,[email protected]. ■JournalistandcommentatorTouréwilldiscusshisbook“Who’sAfraidofPost-Blackness?WhatItMeanstoBeBlackNow”

inaconversationwithJonathanCapehartandRolandMartin.6:30to8p.m.Free.LangstonRoom,BusboysandPoets,202114thSt.NW.202-387-7638. ■HistorianCarloGinzburg,winnerofthe2010BalzanPrize,willdiscuss“SchemaandBias:AHistorian’sReflectiononDouble-BlindExperiments.”6:45p.m.Free.CarnegieInstitutionofWashington,1530PSt.NW.202-328-6988. ■AspartoftheFriendsoftheTenleyLibrary’sLocalAuthorSeries,AlisonKahnwilldiscussherbook“Patapsco:LifeAlongMaryland’sHistoricRiverValley.”7p.m.Free.Tenley-FriendshipNeighborhoodLibrary,4450WisconsinAve.NW.202-727-1225. ■EconomistJeffreySachs,professorofsustainabledevelop-mentandhealthpolicyandmanagementatColumbiaUniversity,willdiscusshisbook“ThePriceofCivilization:ReawakeningAmericanVirtueandProsperity.”7p.m.Free.PoliticsandProse,5015ConnecticutAve.NW.202-364-1919. ■ArchitectFrankGehryandcollaboratorRobertWilsonwilldiscussthecreativepro-cessofdevelopingtheconceptanddesignoftheEisenhowerNationalMemorial.7p.m.Free.McGowanTheater,NationalArchivesBuilding,ConstitutionAvenuebetween7thand9thstreetsNW.202-357-5000. ■BalleticonSuzanneFarrellandmusi-calconductorEmildeCouwilldiscusstheworldofballet,aswellastheresponsibilityofpreservingchoreographerGeorgeBalanchine’sgreatworkswhileinfusingthemwithnewlifeeverytimetheyarestaged.7p.m.$20.S.DillonRipleyCenter,1100JeffersonDriveSW.202-633-3030.

■WashingtonPostenvironmentalreport-erJulietEilperinwilldiscuss“DemonFish:TravelsThroughtheHiddenWorldofSharks.”7:30p.m.$18.GrosvenorAuditorium,NationalGeographic,1600MSt.NW.202-857-7700.

Thursday,Oct.6

Book signing ■GeorgeNorfleetwillsigncopiesofhisbook“APilot’sJourney,”abouttheTuskegeeAirmen.Noonto5p.m.Freeadmission.

MuseumStore,NationalMuseumofAmericanHistory,14thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-633-1000.

Concert ■ItalianbandCanzoniereGrecanicoSalentinowillperform.7:30p.m.$25.GrosvenorAuditorium,NationalGeographic,1600MSt.NW.202-857-7700.

Discussions and lectures ■The9/11ArtsProjectandtheKreegerMuseumwillpresentatalkbyattorneyKennethR.Feinberg,formerspecialmasteroftheFederalSeptember11thVictimCompensationFund.6:30p.m.$10;reserva-tionsrequired.KreegerMuseum,2401FoxhallRoadNW.202-338-3552. ■“AmericanTraitors,FathersandSons:TheJohnWalkerandJimNicholsonFamilySpyStories”willfeatureDavidMajor,formersupervisoryspecialagentanddirectorofcounterintelligence,intelligenceandsecurityprogramsfortheFBI,andBryanDenson,aninvestigativereporterforTheOregonian.6:30p.m.$15.InternationalSpyMuseum,800FSt.NW.202-393-7798. ■ScholarsThomasE.MannandNormanOrnstein(shown)willdiscusstheirbook“TheBrokenBranch:HowCongressIsFailingAmericaandHowtoGetItBackonTrack”inapaneldiscussionwithformerReps.DennisHertel,D-Mich.;MattMcHugh,D-N.Y.;and

ConnieMorella,R-Md.7p.m.Free.McGowanTheater,NationalArchivesBuilding,ConstitutionAvenuebetween7thand9thstreetsNW.202-357-5000. ■DeepakChopraandLeonardMlodinowwilldiscusstheirbook“WaroftheWorldviews:Sciencevs.Spirituality.”7p.m.$30.Sixth&IHistoricSynagogue,600ISt.NW.sixthandi.org.

Films ■TheInstituteforPolicyStudieswillpresentPatricioGuzmán’sdocumentary“NostalgiafortheLight,”abouttheAtacamaDesertinChile.Theeventwillincludeaper-formancebytheD.C.-basedmusicalgroupSonCositaSeriaandareadingbypoetMarioEscobar.6:30p.m.$35.LetelierTheater,[email protected]. ■TheAustrianCulturalForumandtheWashingtonFilmInstitutewillpresentWernerBoote’sfilm“PlasticPlanet,”aboutthethreatplasticposestoenvironmentalandhumanhealth.7:30p.m.$15.Free;reservationsrequired.EmbassyofAustria,3524InternationalCourtNW.eventbrite.com/event/2019270693.

Performances ■TheLocalDanceCommissioningProjectwillfeature“TinselandBone”bycho-reographeranddancerEricaRebollar.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.The two-night performance will continue Friday at 6 p.m. ■Montreal-basedcompanyLemieuxPilon4DArtwillpresent“Norman,”atributetopioneeringfilmmakerNormanMcLareninwhichprojectedhologramsinhabitthestagewithliveactors.7:30p.m.$30to$50.EisenhowerTheater,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.



Thursday, oCtoBer 6■Concert: ConductorJohnStorgards(shown)willleadtheNationalSymphonyOrchestraandviolinistGidonKremerinaperformanceofworksbyMussorgsky,Sibelius,LiadovandNielsen.7p.m.$20to$85.ConcertHall,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.The concert will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.

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“Of Refuge, of Home,” featuring family por-traits and installations by Palestinian-Texan artist Adam Chamy that explore

themes of identity, myth and home, will open Friday at the Jerusalem Fund Gallery and continue through Oct 28. An opening reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Located at 2425 Virginia Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-338-1958.■ “ArtCode,” presenting post-modern paintings by Mexican artist and fashion designer Edurne Esponda suggestive of bar codes, will open Friday at Susan Calloway Fine Arts and continue through Oct. 29. An opening reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Located at 1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-965-4601.■ “Site Aperture,” featuring site-specific installations by Margaret Boozer, Mia Feuer, Talia Greene and Mariah Anne Johnson, will open Friday at Flashpoint

Gallery and continue through Nov. 5. An opening reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Located at 916 G St. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-315-1305.■ “Degas’s Dancers at the Barre: Point and Counterpoint,” exploring the 16-year process required to create Edgar Degas’ late painting “Dancers at the Barre,” will open Saturday at the Phillips Collection and continue through Jan. 8. Located at 1600 21st St. NW, the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

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the Jerusalem Fund Gallery’s exhibit of works by Adam Chamy features family installations and portraits that evoke themes of refuge and home.

Arena Stage will present Karen Zacarías’ “The Book Club Play” Oct. 7 through

Nov. 6 in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle.

Ana is a type A personality liv-ing in a letter-perfect world, with a husband who adores her, the per-fect job and her greatest passion: book club. But when bizarre cir-cumstances put her ideal book club under a magnifying glass, things begin to heat up and more truths are told than anyone had bargained for. Performance times are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday; 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $45 to $85. Arena is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; arenastage.org.■ Rorschach Theatre will present “After the Quake” Oct. 10 through Nov. 6 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. In the after-math of a terri-ble earthquake, a writer fueled by heartbreak heals a broken little girl, while a menacing frog saves Tokyo from an enormous worm. Frank Galati’s play is adapted from the short stories of Haruki Murakami. Performance times are generally

8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $15 to $25. Atlas Performing Arts Center is located at 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993; atlasarts.org/events.■ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will present “A Bright New Boise” Oct. 10 through Nov.

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ing lot of a mega craft store in Idaho, someone is summoning the rapture. Samuel D. Hunter’s play will shatter your preconceptions about the sacred,

the profane and the secret lives of big-box retailers. Performance times are generally 8 p.m. Wednesday through

Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Ticket prices start at $30. Woolly Mammoth is located at 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net.■ Catholic University will present Molière’s “Tartuffe” Oct. 13 through 16 in the Hartke Theatre. In one of the greatest cons of the 17th century, arch-hypocrite Tartuffe infiltrates the heart and family of Orgon under the reli-gious cloak of piety. Scheming to marry his benefactor’s daughter, seduce his wife and gain his for-tune, Tartuffe reveals the perils of hypocrisy and gullibility within us all. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $5 to $15. Catholic University is located at 3801 Harewood Road NE. 202-319-4000; drama.cua.edu.

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Arena Stage will present Karen Zacarías’ “the Book Club Play” oct. 7 through Nov. 6.

Woolly mammoth’s “A Bright New Boise” opens oct. 10.

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Cuniberti also said she’s espe-cially enjoyed the social aspect of the village. “I’ve lived here all these many years and only knew a few of my neighbors,” she said. “Now I know so many of them. It’s fun. It’s a real neighborhood.” Still, Cuniberti said she was taken aback when she first heard about plans for the calendar. “I thought it was crazy,” she said. “Who wants to have a calendar full of old people?” As it turns out, a lot of people do. Simpson said the village print-ed a thousand copies and has already sold at least 120 at $15 apiece. “I think it’s created a buzz and a synergy for us that’s going to be pretty terrific,” she said. Cuniberti, whose photograph accompanies the page for April, said she ultimately enjoyed partici-pating in the photo shoot. “They came with a battery of lights,” she said. “It was like Hollywood.” And she said she’s pleased with the outcome. “They found some

interesting characters to decorate the calendar,” she said. Photographer Jim Vecchione took the photographs for free, while the village covered the cost of a lighting assistant. “As you get older, you’re a cou-ple generations from the people who are movers and shakers,” said

Busch. “This, I think, is an oppor-tunity to highlight the fact that there is a substantial part of the community who are over 65 who have fun [and] enjoy life — and watch out!” For more information about the calendars, contact [email protected].

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teachers to talk about the book, with an upper school student leading the conversation. “Doing summer reading that you’re going to share across the entire community has felt like a fresh way to get kids to read something and be a little bit account-able for it — but not so much accountable to the teach-er as much as they’re accountable to each other to have this conversation,” said Will Layman, Field’s director of admissions and teacher of a 12th-grade creative writing class. Martha Cohen-Tomlinson, who chairs the school’s English department, said the summer book selection has to be relevant to anyone ages 12 to 18 and inspire people to talk. “We also try to have books that connect to the school’s mission in some way, which is self-discovery, generosity of heart and skills of mind,” she said. “‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ was definitely a book that spoke to all of those things.” She said the book can be viewed as a fun adventure story with word play, “but it’s also a book about learn-ing and that learning should be joyful — and we try to make learning joyful at Field.” In the previous two years, the school read Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach” and Ernest J. Gaines’ “A Lesson Before Dying.” Field senior Matthew Witkin said he “wasn’t wild” about the first two book selections. So while on a run with English teacher Sarah Greenspan last spring, he lobbied hard for “The Phantom Tollbooth,” which he first read in second grade. “I instantly loved the book, and thought it was a playful journey that this kid goes on to a fantasyland where everything is different and wacky,” Witkin said of his initial reading. “This time I knew the book and read it from different levels — but I didn’t realize how much I would appreciate each of the characters and that each one represents a ‘Wow, I never saw it that way before’ moment. Juster really hits on the point of seeing things from a different perspective.” While the English department already had “The Phantom Tollbooth” on its short list, Witkin pushed to make sure it moved to the top. “One of the things I love about Field is that I had a voice to do that and they took my opinion seriously,” he said. “When a student expresses an idea in thoughtful

way like that, it’s pretty hard to resist,” said Cohen-Tomlinson. When Witkin heard Juster was going to come to the school on top of that, he couldn’t believe it. Describing the visit as a “happy accident,” Cohen-Tomlinson said a Field parent happened to be at a pic-nic this summer with Juster’s publicist, Janice Kaplan, who lives in the Palisades neighborhood. The parent mentioned that the school was reading “The Phantom

Tollbooth” this summer, so Kaplan asked Juster if he would be interested in visiting the students. Juster will publish his 12th book this October. “Neville” is about a new boy in town who is trying to make friends. It will come out the same day as both the 50th anniversary edition of “The Phantom Tollbooth” and a longer annotated version of the book, which includes commentary from the author. The author told Field students that “The Phantom Tollbooth” might never have been published if it were up to the children’s book editors who first read it. They said the vocabulary, word play and imagery would be beyond children’s understanding, that they would never get the jokes and that “fantasy stories disorient children.” Defending the abilities of younger readers, Juster said, “There’s no such thing as difficult words — there are just words you don’t know yet. But once you use them, they become a part of you.” Juster said he thinks the story of a boy navigating the world around him still resonates with readers 50 years later “mainly because it is still talking about very basic human responses and universal concerns and ideas that don’t change. The circumstances may change, but the issues are still there.” The author visits about 10 schools a year and said he enjoys hearing from students about what they liked and what issues interested them. Of his visit to Field, Juster said, “Today it was very good. Clearly the kids raised issues that they were concerned about and that’s very nice; I can learn things from that.”

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Thursday until 8:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults; $10 for seniors and students; and free for ages 18 and younger. 202-387-2151.■ “Everyday Beauty,” presenting James Schaefer’s mixed-media works on paper, will open Saturday at Watergate Gallery and continue through Oct. 29. An artist’s reception will take place Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. Located at 2552 Virginia Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-338-4488.■ The Corcoran Gallery of Art will open three exhibits Saturday. “30 Americans,” continuing through Feb. 12, highlights impor-tant African-American artists of the last three decades in works that focus on racial, sexual and histori-cal issues in contemporary culture. “Hank Willis Thomas: Strange Fruit,” continuing through Jan. 16, explores notions of African-American identity. “Gordon Parks: Photographs From the Collection,” continuing through Jan. 16, presents photo-graphic essays by Parks about pov-erty, race, segregation and crime. Located at 500 17th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday until 9 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and students; and free for ages 12 and

younger. 202-639-1700.■ “Harry Callahan at 100,” cele-brating the innovative and influen-tial 20th-century American photog-rapher with some 110 of his daring and experimental images, will open Sunday in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art and con-tinue through March 4. Located at 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, the museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-737-4215.■ “The Structure of Spirit, Design of the Heart,” featuring more than 40 of photographer Kenneth M. Wyner’s kaleidoscopic images of domestic and commercial interiors, homes, gardens and architectural features in D.C., opened recently at the American Institute of Architects Headquarters, where it will continue through Oct. 28. An opening reception will take place Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m. Located at 1735 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-879-7766.■ “Options 2011,” Washington Project for the Arts’ 30th-anniver-sary biennial exhibition of works by emerging and unrepresented art-ists from the D.C., Maryland and Virginia region, opened recently at 629 New York Ave. NW on the second floor, where it will continue through Oct. 29. The curator and artists will give a talk Saturday at 3 p.m. Exhibit viewing hours are Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. wpadc.org.

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Chorus Teacher WantedPart-time afternoon position

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in grades 2-5.• Approximately 4 hrs/week in the

fall, 6 hrs/week in the springQualifications• Desire and ability to work with young children

• Charisma to attract kids to a new program and share with them the joy of music

• Initiative and vision to develop new programs

• Willingness to work with Key’s teachers and Arts Committee so that musical choices connect to

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vocal technique. • Ability to accompany on the piano• An approach that is fun, engaging, encouraging -- rooted in the belief that engaging all children in the process is more important than musical perfection

• An approach that includes teaching of general music concepts(rhythm, intervals, etc.)

• Considerable skill in classroom management and organization

• Considerable skill in classroom management and organizationPlease submit resume and cover

letter to: David Landeryou, Principal

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Dog Walker/Pet Sitter Wantedfor Bethesda/Upper NW DC areas.Ideal job for the stay at home mom or retiree. Part Time. M - F. Some

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earliest peoples of the Americas — the Incas, the Aztecs, the Anasazi and the Mayan civilizations. Our tour guide showed us several exhibits related to these early peo-ple and the artwork and crafts of their descendants. Our tour guide played a two-part instrument made from bam-boo. He is originally from Bolivia and told the class about his culture. The museum’s cultural specialist played some drums and talked about his own tribal culture. One of the highlights of our trip was a movie that appears on some custom tapestries, on a dome ceil-ing and on a rock! The movie focuses on the culture and history of Native Americans and empha-sizes the influence that the earth has on native cultures even today. Another highlight was lunch in the cafeteria, which features food from four regions of the United States and native cuisines.

— Fifth-graders

St. John’s College High School This was a very exciting week for St. John’s. The football team had its first home game. Many stu-dents came to cheer the players on, and the crowd was happy that the team shut out Wilson, 37-0. While the football team played Saturday, crew had a big day Sunday. Crew is a new sport for St. John’s, and this is its first year as a varsity sport. Sunday was the dedi-cation of the two rowing shells. The team also purchased a new launch and a trailer to take the boats to away regattas. On Sunday, there was a ceremo-ny for everyone to come see these two new boats, which are named the “Mancabelli” and the “Veith” after St. John’s president Jeff Mancabelli and athletic director Thomas Veith. As a way to raise funds, rowers dedicated a teacher’s name to put on each seat. On Wednesday, Cardinal Donald Wuerl visited St. John’s and celebrated Mass. At the end of the liturgy, St. John’s acknowl-edged two Lasallian educators for their years of dedicated service. Mr. Mancabelli, president, celebrates 20 years as a Catholic educator. Brother Martin Zewe celebrates 50 years as a brother and 17 years as a teacher at St. John’s.

— Kate Lodico, 12th-grader

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School The beginning of school always makes us feel nervous. But after meeting my teacher, my class and all of the new students, I can tell that it is going to be a great year. One thing that my friends and I have enjoyed is that we are now in the upper school at St. Patrick’s, which means that we have art class in the Upper School Art Studio, science in the Upper School Science Lab, and music in the Upper School Music Room. We

now wear P.E. uniforms and go on overnight field trips. One other thing that is new this year is that many people entered our grade. Usually we have about two new students, but this year we have five. Of course, this is a great opportunity to make new friends. Also, the kindergartners are now in the lower school after spending last year in our nursery school. They are now eating in the lunch-room for the first time. Plus they get to perform in the annual Kindergarten Circus. And there are also students who are completely new to St. Patrick’s in the nursery school.

— Megan Beyer, fourth-grader

School Without Walls Walls is proud to add girls field hockey to our growing list of fall sports, which already includes soc-cer, crew, and track and field. After school, athletes from each of the teams can be seen getting ready to leave for practice at fields in differ-ent parts of the city. Although Walls’ athletes do not have the con-venience of practicing on their own turf, they are nonetheless dedicated. On Wednesday the newly elect-ed student government met for the first time. Each grade level also met later on in the day at class meetings, whether cramped in the top-floor library, jammed into the noisy common room, or assembled outside on the terrace. Some, like the freshman and sophomore class-es, welcomed new class officers. Others, like the senior class, talked about the upcoming school year, steps toward graduation and planned fundraisers. One such fundraiser is sched-uled to take place this Friday. The Back to School Dance will be a glow-in-the-dark-themed event.

— Keanu Ross-Cabrera, 12th-grader

Stoddert Elementary Hi! My name is Anastasia, and I’m in the third grade. We’ve been working on subtraction. I also like to add and do partial sums. We learned about Washington and its neighborhoods. We found out about Capitol Hill, Georgetown, Adams Morgan and Glover Park. Georgetown has the C&O Canal. I like the library. We get to check out books. There’s a lot of nonfiction that I can read and learn from. My favorite fiction is about ballet. Hi! I’m Micah. I’m also in third grade. We’ve been learning about subtracting. If the number on the top is smaller than the one on the bottom, you have to trade with the one beside it. I like the gym and computer. In computer class, we get to learn lots of things like how to type. We can play games to learn things. My favorite books are the “Magic Tree House” books. Ms. Choi helps us learn. If we don’t get something and we’re hav-ing trouble, she helps us understand at a table she has set up.

— Anastasia Kotova and Micah Robinson, third-graders

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