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(From left) Over the finishline: Middle School stu-

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(From left) Over the finishline: Middle School stu-

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Alpizar with KatherineCollamore rolling along.More Tiger Trot photos,

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Tiger Trot co-chairs ChristineDrummond and Cindy Anastasiwith headmistress MaureenAppel (center).

The scenic course was just one of the draws for the 4th annual TigerTrot 4K.

The Holy Child Tigers got everyone excited about the race.

Chief Paul Sterling (far right) and the Cabin John Park Volunteer FireDepartment were thrilled with the day and the turnout, which netted$3,500 for the firehouse.

The joy of warming up: sophomores GiannaD’Avella and Sofia Alpizar get ready for racing.

Sophomores Kelly Russell, Peyton Holifield, andKatie Kloster didn’t let the costume contest get inthe way of their running.

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ore than 500 runners partici-pated in the fourth annual“Tiger Trot” at Connelly

School of the Holy Child. New this year,a raffle prize and the Peet’s Coffee truck,complemented the array of donatedfoods, from yogurt to fruits andPowerade, from local business. A checkfor $3,500 was presented to thefirefighters from the Cabin John ParkVolunteer Fire Department, bringing thethree year donation total close to$10,000.

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Kosher BBQ ribs, chicken, fries — andscotch. Nothing could make anenormous gathering of more than

400 men any happier than dining on theirfavorite comfort foods while bonding andschmoozing with other men and preparingfor seder leading.

The 4th annual BBQ, Scotch and SederSummit took place April 6 at the BethSholom Congregation on Seven Locks Roadin Potomac. This gathering was the largestSeder summit event held in the D.C. area.

This “men’s outreach event” reachesacross all spectrums of Judaism attractingorthodox, conservative, reform, and unaf-filiated Jews. Attendees had the opportu-nity to enjoy Passover insights from BethSholom’s recently installed Senior Rabbi,Nissan Antine. Antine said, “This is a greatevent that can be re-created in other Jew-ish communities across the country.”

The evening featured a perfect menu formen along with a program that incorpo-rated “speed learning,” with a focus on shar-ing ancient traditions to help make one’sSeder more meaningful for all participants.Men took home pocket-sized materials withkey lessons for them to incorporate intotheir own Seders. There were raffle prizesand sports memorabilia. Funds from theevent support families who need financialassistance to celebrate Passover. It also ben-efited A Wider Circle by providing morethan two hundred suits for needy men.

Jerry and Jonathan Leener helpthemselves to the delicious, andKosher, chicken and fries.

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The Almanac

Music lovers have a new op-portunity to enjoy creativeand tasty food while listen-ing to folk and acoustic

music by local and nationally-known musi-cians. Tami’s Table Café and Wine Bar, lo-cated at 12944-E Travilah Road, Potomacis the scene to check out. Partnering withFocus Music of Rockville, the restaurant willfeature engaging live music while diners en-joy a glass of wine or a beer and delicioushomemade food in a cozy restaurant justnorth of Potomac Village. In addition to theperformances at Tami’s Café, Focus Musicoffers live music at Ted’s Diner in Rockvilleand in several churches in Alexandria andMount Vernon, Va.

“We are pleased to get back into a restau-rant space where people can enjoy an inti-mate ‘up-close’ listening experience withhigh-quality entertainment,” said ScottMoore, president of Focus Music. “We offergood music value for your money, personalcontact with performers and a communityof other music lovers to socialize with.”

Focus Music has been presenting livemusic to audiences since 2007 — but Scottand Paula Moore have been providing theirfavorite song-writer acoustic music in thebasement, family room and backyard oftheir Rockville home since 1997. FocusMusic is a volunteer-run non-profit organi-zation, which delivers acoustic, folk, blues,bluegrass, Celtic, Americana and other typesof music to the listening public. The groupoffers regularly scheduled performances,

education, and encourages the careergrowth of new and emerging folk andacoustic music artists.

Tami’s Table will provide the venue for avariety of shows. The small café can seat45 listeners and they do take reservationsfor evenings with musicians. Performanceswill begin at 7:30 p.m. followed by an Open-Mike venue. On Thursday, April 24,songwriter, musician and recording engi-neer Jud Caswell will perform on the gui-tar, banjo, cittern, whistle, bodhran and uke.The multi-instrumentalist will sing a vari-ety of his own songs, including “The Weightof the World,” recorded by Judy Collins whodescribed it as “one of the best political folksongs I have ever heard.”

The folk-funk music of Connor Garveyand the down-to-earth folk music of JennaLindbo will be featured Monday, May 12.Garvey will pair his soulful vocals with theinfectious joy of Lindbo’s songs. The twowill provide an electric evening of inspira-tion and delectable tunes for the listeners.While there is no fee entrance fee, the sug-gested donation is $12-$15 per person.

Tami’s Table Café and Wine Bar openedlast May, providing diners with delicioushome-made farm-to-table lunches and din-ners as well as 30-40 carry-out options.Owner Tami Mallios is excited with the op-portunity to offer live music to her patrons.“It adds a new element to dining in andaround Potomac,” she said. “We attract per-formers from ages 8–80 for our Open MikeNights on Thursday and Friday, but havinga set performer will be an outstanding ad-dition to the Potomac dining scene.”

A self-described “food junkie,” Mallios

include chicken with artichokes and lemoncapers, seafood lasagna, blue cheesecarmelized onion squares and much more.She features gluten-free and vegetarian se-lections in addition to gourmet salads,soups, entrees, sandwiches and desserts.

She offers a variety of pre-cooked and par-cooked meals for carry-out and special or-ders. Additionally, the restaurant offers awide variety of beer and wine selections.Peter Mallios said, “We offer 100 draft beersand 100 different wines – and a great happyhour from 4-7 p.m.”

For reservations or more information aboutTami’s Table, call 240-477-8835 or visitwww.tamistablecafe.com. The restaurant isopen for lunch and dinner Monday–Wednes-day, 11 a.m.–8 p.m. and Thursday–Satur-day, 11 a.m.–10 p.m. For more about FocusMusic and to view their schedule of musicians,go to www.focusmusic.org.

Dinner MusicFocus Music brings folk and acousticmusic to Potomac’s Tami’s Table.

More MusicTed’s 355 Diner in the Wintergreen Plaza

in Rockville will provide a larger space forperformers and their audiences. The venueallows for 50-70 people in an informal andcozy setting. Focus Music has arranged foran exciting and interesting program ofevents. The band, Spuyten Duyvil will beappearing April 29, and Danny Schmidt andCarrie Elkin will bring their music toRockville from Austin, Texas, May 20. Thesuggested donation at Ted’s Diner is $15-$18 per person. Ted’s 355 Diner is locatedat 895 Rockville Pike, Rockville. Call 301-340-0088 or visit www.teds355.com formore.

Tami’s Table and Focus Music are bringing back dinner music. Restau-rant guests may enjoy folk and acoustic music by nationally-known andlocal acts.

competed on the “Master Chef” show, mak-ing it through six rounds. She has been ca-tering for almost four years — but has al-ways wanted to own a restaurant where shecan feature her own recipes. Some of these

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PCR, Calleva Celebrate Earth DaySince 2007 Potomac Community Resources Inc. and Calleva Outdoors have partnered together to provide anEarth Day event that includes individuals of all abilities to provide service to the community and learn aboutthe environment. PCR members, adults with developmental differences, along with other community membersparticipated in service projects to beautify the area around the C&O Canal. This year the Inclusive Earth Dayevent coincided with the Allison Ferguson Clean Up Day. After service projects were complete, Calleva providedlunch for all PCR members who participated and took everyone for a ride in their 20-person war canoe. Visitwww.pcr-inc.org for more.

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SCHOOL REGISTRATIONPrekindergarten and Head Start

Registration. Walk-in applicationsare being accepted Monday throughThursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at theRocking Horse Road Center, 4910Macon Road, Room 141 in Rockville.Parents also can register theirchildren at other communitylocations. Prekindergarten and HeadStart for income-eligible childrenwho will be four years old by Sept. 1,2014, for the 2014-2015 school year.Call 301-230-0676 or visit

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Kindergarten Orientation. Sessionswill take place through May 30, forchildren who will enter kindergartenin the 2014-2015 school year. Duringorientation, parents and students willmeet the school principal,kindergarten teachers and other staffmembers. Children who will be 5years old on or before Sept. 1, 2014can be enrolled in kindergarten. Formore information about thekindergarten program andorientation sessions, parents can calltheir home school or the Division ofEarly Childhood Programs andServices at 301-230-0691. Visit

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Modern luxury homebuyers are looking formore than just a spacious floor plan and worldclass amenities inside the home—today’s lux-ury is defined by the lifestyle and values, notjust the home’s construction and its rooms!Country clubs and golf communities are twochoices that have remained enduringly popularfor the luxury homeowner—but the 21st cen-tury has given homeowners a diverse range ofchoices in defining what means luxury to theindividual buyer, their lifestyle, recreation andvalues. Contemporary living, forward-thinkingoptions—here’s just a sampling of the luxurylifestyle communities available for prospectivehome buyers to choose from:• Equestrian. Steadily gaining popularity,equestrians and horse enthusiasts are delight-ing in the return of the gentleman’s farm tothe luxury home market. In this type of life-style community, elegance meets functionalityin developments with riding trails and stablesthat carry on a noble tradition.• Vintage Luxury Homes. These communitiesfuse modern convenience, technologicalupgrades to historic constructions, blendingyesterday’s charm with today’s modern ameni-ties to perfectly balance family values, uniquearchitecture and sumptuous living.• Aviation. Piloting communities are one of thenewest types of luxury communities, with avia-tion enthusiasts enjoying access to privatelanding strips and hangars in the privacy andconvenience of their own backyards.• Marinas. For those to whom the sea calls,marina communities offer boat slips, docks andwharf access to navigable bodies of water,offering homeowners the ultimate in luxury—waterfront living and the convenience of amarina without surplus fees or excess traveltime.• Private Reserve. For the greenwise home-owner, nature lover or ecologically-mindedhome buyer, private reserve communities offerthe experience of living on open-space acreageswith an abundance of protected natural life,strict regulation of urban sprawl and the con-veniences and amenities associated withupscale living—camping, if you will, luxury-style!


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1 11049 POWDER HORN DR .... 4 .. 2 . 2 ....... POTOMAC ..... $743,000 .... Detached ........... 0.26 ........ 20854 ............ FOX HILLS ........... 02/13/14

2 18 ORCHARD WAY S ............. 5 .. 2 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $742,000 .... Detached ........... 0.23 ........ 20854 ....... FALLS ORCHARD ...... 02/28/14

3 11033 POWDER HORN DR .... 5 .. 3 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $740,000 .... Detached ........... 0.25 ........ 20854 ............ FOX HILLS ........... 02/04/14

4 9305 FALLS CHAPEL WAY ...... 4 .. 3 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $739,000 .... Detached ........... 0.24 ........ 20854 .......... FALLSREACH ......... 02/28/14

5 9108 ORCHARD BROOK DR .. 4 .. 2 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $720,000 .... Detached ........... 0.26 ........ 20854 ... POTOMAC COMMONS .. 02/10/14

6 12305 CAPTAIN SMITH CT ..... 4 .. 2 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $699,900 .... Detached ........... 0.23 ........ 20854 . MONTGOMERY SQUARE . 02/14/14

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Email community entertainment eventsto [email protected] is Thursday at noon. Photos andartwork encouraged.

ONGOINGTheater Production. See “The Great

American Trailer Park Musical”presented by Rockville MusicalTheatre at the Arts Barn, 311 KentSquare Road, Gaithersburg. Runsthrough April 20. Visit http://www.r-m-t.org/ or 301-258-6394.

Kaplan Gallery. See “Abstraction:Finding the Thread” through April20, at VisArts, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. Visit www.visartscenter.org or call 301-315-8200.

Photography Exhibit. Frank VanRiper: On Location through April 24at the Partnership Office Gallery atGlen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Photos from Glen Echo Parkand abroad. Van Riper is an award-winning photojournalist, author, fineart photographer and faculty memberwith the Photoworks Studio at GlenEcho Park. Monday throughSaturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Children’s Puppet Theater. Hanseland Gretel, through April 27 at ThePuppet Co. at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Magic, music andspecial effects with puppets. Tickets$10. Check website for exact datesand times: www.thepuppetco.org.

IMAGINATION STAGETheater Recital. “Still Life With Iris”

(Acting Conservatory) will beperformed Friday, April 25 andSaturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m., andSunday, April 27 at 6 p.m.Performances will be in TheChristopher and Dana Reeve StudioTheatre at Imagination Stage. Tickets

for all performances are $10 perperson, and may be purchased onlineat www.imaginationstage.org, at theImagination Stage box office, or viaphone at 301-280-1660.

THURSDAY/APRIL 17Dance Performance. 7 p.m. at

VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. The Susan Havlik DancePerformance Group will present aperformance inspired by and inresponse to the “Ground Zero Series”of artist Craig A. Kraft in the GibbsStreet Gallery and to the criticallyacclaimed group exhibition“Abstraction: Finding The Thread” inthe Kaplan Gallery. Free. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org for more.

Contra Techno Dance. 7:30-10:30p.m. in the Spanish Ballroom at GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.FSGW presents a “Techno” ContraDance with a DJ and a caller. $8; $6for FSGW members, and age 17 andunder. Visit www.glenechopark.orgor call 301-634-2222.

FRIDAY/APRIL 18Balboa DJ Dance. 8:30-11:30 p.m. in

the Ballroom Annex at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Forbalboa, swing and lindy dancers.Drop-in beginner swing lesson at8:30 p.m., dance begins at 9. $10.Visit www.glenechopark.org or call301-634-2222.

SATURDAY/APRIL 19Tiny Tots Puppet Theater. 10 a.m.

at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. “Bunny Business,” a programdesigned for ages 4 and under. 30-minute runtime, lights stay on anddoors stay open. $5 tickets, including

children. Visit www.thepuppetco.orgor call 301-634-5380.

Swing Dance. 8 p.m.-midnight. in theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. The TomCunningham Orchestra plays.Beginning swing lesson at 8 p.m.,dancing begins at 9. $18. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

SUNDAY/APRIL 20Waltz Dance. 2:45-6 p.m. in the

Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Waltz Timepresents a beginning waltz lesson2:45-3:30 p.m., followed by anafternoon of waltzes and othercouples dances to live music. Dancingbegins 3:30. No partner required.$10, including lesson. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

MONDAY/APRIL 21Concert. 7:30 p.m. at Saint Mark

Presbyterian Church, 10701 OldGeorgetown Road, Rockville. OldBuck makes its home at theconvergence of Southern old timeand bluegrass traditions, makingmusic that “just feels right.” Generaladmission, $25 advance, $29 door,students: $21 advance, $25 door.Call 301-960-3655 or visitwww.imtfolk.org, or http://oldbuckmusic.com.

FRIDAY/APRIL 25Swing Dance. 8 p.m.-midnight in the

Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Lessonat 8 p.m. followed by dancing, withlive music from The Smoking TimeJazz Club. $20. Part of DC Lindy

Exchange’s DCLX weekend, continuesSaturday. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

SATURDAY/APRIL 26Photography Workshop. 9 a.m.-

12:30 p.m. at PhotoworksPhotography School, 1st Floor ArcadeBuilding, Glen Echo Park. Sam Abellwill hold a personal portfolio reviewworkshop for 14 photographers.Register at [email protected] with “RSVP Sam AbellPortfolio Review” as the subject line.The $100 workshop fee will becollected on April 26.

Artist Talk and Reception. 2 p.m. atthe Back Room Annex at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. NationalGeographic photographer Sam Abelldiscusses his work. Free, RSVPrecommended. Visit

Author Discussion: Andrew LamDr. Andrew Lam will host a dis-

cussion on his new book, “TwoSons of China,” and the history ofAmerica’s role in China duringWorld War II at Potomac Libraryon Tuesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.The event is free and open tothe public.

“Two Sons of China,” re-cently released by BondfireBooks, is a historical sagafrom a forgotten theater ofWorld War II. Lam is also a reti-nal surgeon and Assistant Professor atTufts University School of Medicinein Massachusetts. He lived inPotomac while performing medicalresearch at the National Institutes ofHealth, and still has family in thearea.

Lam’s novel centers on an unlikelyfriendship between an American sol-dier and a Chinese Communist

Andrew Lam

www.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

Spring Fiesta. 6-10:30 p.m. at RiverRoad Unitarian UniversalistCongregation, 6301 River Road,Bethesda. Spring Fiesta /Latin DanceParty with live music by the MusicMagic Trio. Buffet dinner andchildren’s activities included. Ticketsavailable at the door: adults $35;youth $15; families and patrons$100; age 12 and under free. Call301-229-0400 or visit rruuc.org.

Swing Dance. 8 p.m.-midnight in theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Beginnerswing dance lesson at 8 p.m.followed by dancing to live musicfrom The Craig Gildner Big Bandfeaturing Aurora Nealand. $20. Partof DC Lindy Exchange’s DCLXweekend, begins Friday. Visitwww.glenechopark.org.

guerilla fighter who, despite theirdeeply held, clashing convictions,form a bond of brotherhood inbattle.

“Two Sons of China” is availableonline at BarnesandNoble.com,Amazon.com, iTunes, and viawww.TwoSonsofChina.com.


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To honor Mom on Mother’s Day, sendus your favorite snapshots of you with yourMom and The Potomac Almanac will pub-lish them in our Mother’s Day issue. Besure to include some information aboutwhat’s going on in the photo, plus yourname and phone number and town of resi-dence. To e-mail digital photos, send to:

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Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Almanac

Whitman baseball coach JoeCassidy was running out ofoptions. The Vikings usedfive pitchers during the first

game of the St. Baldrick’s Battle of Bethesdaon Monday, a 10-9 loss to Bethesda-ChevyChase. When Whitman returned for the af-ternoon finale against Walter Johnson,Cassidy hoped junior left-hander SamBerson could eat some innings.

“We had Sam, and then we had two otherguys that we were going to ask to come backon short rest,” Cassidy said. “And then if theycouldn’t do it, we’d have our third baseman,who just throws the ball over the plate.”

As it turned out, Berson would not onlyeat some innings, he gave the Whitmanpitching staff the rest of the day off.

Berson tossed a complete-game shutoutagainst Walter Johnson and the Vikingsdefeated the Wildcats 4-0 on April 14 atShirley Povich Field. Berson surrenderedjust three hits and allowed only two WJ run-

ners to reach third base. He also allowedother Viking pitchers to rest as the teamcompeted in its sixth game in five days.

“I hadn’t pitched since Thursday, so I wasjust trying to save guys’ arms,” Berson said.“… I’m just trying tostay efficient — just[pitch to] contact, getground balls.”

Berson threw 80pitches in seven innings,according to team stats.He struck out sevenWildcats and walkednone.

What makes Bersonso effective?

“He’s one of thoseslow-throwing lefties,”Cassidy said. “… Hethrows strikes; it doesn’t matter how hardyou throw. Now, if he was right-handed,he’d probably be an awful JV pitcher. Butsince he’s left-handed and the ball moves alittle, and it darts and dives and he throwsstrikes, [he’s effective].”

While Berson stifled the WJ lineup,Whitman came up with some timely hits.Drew Aherne gave the Vikings an early 1-0lead with an RBI single in the first. Secondbaseman Ben Castagnetti led off the thirdwith a double and Alex Clark followed with

an RBI triple, extending Whitman’s advan-tage to 2-0.

Castagnetti added some insurance runswith a two-run triple in the fourth.

Castagnetti finished 2-for-3, hitting the

ball hard in each of his three at-bats in theleadoff spot.

“He’s just killing the ball,” Cassidy said.Castagnetti is batting .375 this season

despite limited preseason action. The seniorwas also a member of the Whitman boys’basketball team, which played until mid-March, reaching the state championshipgame.

“I’m finally hitting my stride,” he said. “I’mfinally starting to see the ball well and hope-fully I can keep driving it like that the rest

Whitman catcher Max Vogel went 2-for-3 at the plateagainst Walter Johnson on April 14.

Whitman second baseman Ben Castagnetti went 2-for-3with a double and a triple against Walter Johnson onApril 14.

Whitman pitcher SamBerson threw a 3-hit shut-out against Walter Johnsonon April 14.

Whitman’s Berson Tosses 3-Hit Shutout Against WJVikings split withB-CC, WJ at Battleof Bethesda.

of the year.”Whitman catcher Max Vogel went 2-for-

3 against WJ. Jack Prill also had a hit.The win came hours after Whitman lost

a late lead against B-CC in the opener. Vogelwent 3-for-3 with fourRBIs during the 10-9loss. Castagnetti andClark each had twohits.

It was Whitman’ssecond one-run loss toB-CC this season. TheBarons beat the Vi-kings 6-5 on April 10,a loss that included aseventh-inning miscuethat cost Whitman atwo-run lead.

The Vikings (7-4)are confident they can earn a quality play-off seed. “It was good to come back and geta win,” Castagnetti said after the WJ game.“… I still feel like we can get the 1 seed ifwe win out, with four losses. We finallymade plays in the field in the second gameand got timely hits and that’s what we needto do from here on out.”

B-CC defeated Walter Johnson 11-7 dur-ing the second game of the afternoon.

Whitman will host Wootton at 7 p.m. onTuesday, April 22.

“He’s one of those slow-throwing lefties. … Hethrows strikes; it doesn’t matter how hard youthrow. Now, if he was right-handed, he’d probablybe an awful JV pitcher. But since he’s left-handedand the ball moves a little, and it darts and divesand he throws strikes, [he’s effective].”

— Whitman baseball coach Joe Cassidy

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Arlington mother Holly Karapetkova re-serves time for reading in the schedulesof her two young children. It has becomesuch an important part of their daily rou-

tine that it is a treasured family activity. It is alsovital to her children’s development says Karapetkova.

“Reading is an extremely complex mental activitythat engages a child’s — or adult’s — brain muchmore intensively than television or video games,” saidKarapetkova, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Literatureat Marymount University in Arlington. “When youread, you employ higher-order cognitive skills. Youlearn to imagine things that you have not yourselfexperienced.”

CHILD DEVELOPMENT and literature experts saythat reading helps children develop imagination skillsand an ability to learn and think in new ways. It alsoboosts emotional development.

“You learn to empathize with others, and so youare able to grow emotionally as well,” saidKarapetkova. “Critical thinking, imagination, and em-pathy are all qualities that are essential to our na-ture as human beings, and essential to our successin the world.”

Fred Bemak, Ed.D., Professor and Academic Pro-gram Coordinator, College of Education and HumanDevelopment at George MasonUniversity, says that even a fewminutes each day can have asignificant influence. “Readingto a child 20 minutes a dayswill increase their ability toread and think above gradelevel,” he said. “That is just amatter of sitting with a childand reading with them, but ithas a such profound influ-ence.”

A lack of reading time alsomakes an impact on children.“When a child doesn’t haveaccess to books or when a parent doesn’t have knowl-edge about reading to a child, that is where we seean achievement gap,” said Bemak.

Mary Catherine Coleman, Lower School Librarianand JK-12 Library Department Chair at St. Stephen’s& St. Agnes School in Alexandria, said reading of-fers children a broad view of the world. “I think, andresearch shows, reading helps to develop children’sthinking because it helps to develop a backgroundknowledge about the world,” she said. “Reading alsohelps children to see the world from a different per-spective, helping children develop an understand-ing, empathy and compassion for others and theworld. It challenges children to look at events, peopleand things in a different way.”

“When it comes to imagination, books challengechildren to create a movie in their minds,” saidColeman. “They need to imagine a world, charac-ters and experiences that they are not familiar with.”

“Reading challenges children to move beyond whatthey see in front of them,” said Coleman. “It alsoteaches children how to be storytellers, how to share

experiences and fosters creativity.”Karapetkova said that reading is more open-ended

than other media and challenges a child’s cognitiveabilities. “When you read, even when they are pic-tures, your brain has to do a great deal of work toprocess information and piece the story together,”she says. “In a movie or video game, everything ispredetermined and spelled out for you, and there’s alot less room left to the imagination to make leapsand discover things on its own.”

Karapetkova has experi-enced this in her own life. “Ihave found with my older childthat one book often leads toanother,” she said. “We mightread something that piques hisinterest and sends him back tothe library for more informa-tion, and the information hecan find in the library is seem-ingly endless.”

The same is not true withtelevision or video games.“When he watches a film orplays a video game, he never

says to me, ‘I want to find out more about organismsdeep under the sea because that’s where Spongeboblives,’” said Karapetkova. “But when he reads a book,he asks questions and his curiosity and imaginationopen up.”

Michael Moynihan, Upper School Head, TheHeights School in Potomac, Md., believes in eschew-ing some electronic media and promoting “a renewedculture of reading…[and] conversation”.

SO WHICH BOOKS do experts recommend? “Re-ally, anything you and your children enjoy readingtogether will do the trick,” said Karapetkova. “Mydaughter is 4 and my son is 9, and I have beenamazed by how much each enjoys the books I pickout together for the other. I’ll sit down with mydaughter to read ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’ or an-other picture book and my son will stop whatever heis doing to join us.”

“And my daughter also enjoys listening to what myson and I are reading aloud together,” saidKarapetkova.

Experts say reading iscritical to cognitive andemotional development.

Challenging A Child’s Mind

Marymount University professor HollyKarapetkova reads with her 4-year-olddaughter. Experts say that reading is acomplex mental activity that engages achild’s brain more intensively than watch-ing television or playing video games.

“Reading to a child 20minutes a day willincrease their ability toread and think abovegrade level.”

— Fred Bemak, Ed.D., GeorgeMason University

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As I was completing last week’s column(“I Thought I Was a Goner”) and thankingmy oncology nurse, Ron, in the process, forthe excellent care he has provided me fornearly five years now; a week after I wrotea column thanking my Certified HolisticHealth Coach, Rebecca Nenner, for thehealth and fitness-type knowledge she hasgiven me over those same five years; itdawned on me that perhaps my subcon-scious mind knew something that my con-scious mind didn’t: that I should movecloser to the undertaker like Radar’s UncleErnest did two days before he died, in theM*A*S*H episode titled “NovacaineMutiny” from season four.

I don’t want to think that, and I certainlydon’t want to believe it; nevertheless, Ithought it an interesting point to address:as a terminal cancer patient, as much as Ifight against it mentally and physically, thepresumptive death sentence that a “13-month to two-year prognosis” portends isthe kind of news that’s difficult – make thatimpossible – to ignore. And as much as I tryto defend myself, as you know, with humor,a positive attitude and a variety of self-pres-ervation, defense-type mechanisms – still,at the end of the day (heck, at the begin-ning and middle, too), I may talk and writea good game, but one’s mind often inter-feres. The trick is knowing whether thatinterference (subconscious) is real or imag-ined. I struggle with that assessment everyday, as I presume most characterized-as-terminal patients do as well.

As my struggle enters its sixth year, letme assure you, its familiarity has not bredcontent (nor contempt, either). Though Icertainly know the warning signs, the dosand don’ts, and my responsibility in all of it,that doesn’t mask – to me, anyway, theunderlying reality: lung cancer kills. Thesurvival rates, especially five years post-diagnosis, are in the low single digits. Fairlygrim, I admit. Yet I am extremely happyand fortunate to say that I am one of thoselow-single-digits (and yes, I have beencalled worse; not much better though, con-sidering my diagnosis). However, I am notin remission and I’m still receiving chemo-therapy. In truth, I am an anomaly, an aber-ration; and expecting that my life continueswithout any further cancer-related adoseems naive and from most of what I read,fairly unrealistic. Now as much as I try tocompartmentalize all these cancer factsand feelings – successfully for the mostpart, I’d like to add – the reality of mysituation does manifest itself from time totime. This column has attempted to identifya recent example, my last two columns,where these facts and feelings may havecollided.

Though nothing in my current health –or recent awareness of it (scans, lab work,physical exam, old symptoms, new symp-toms persisting/getting worse, etc.) wouldindicate a change (a fatal flaw, if you will),there are always things with which I amtotally unaware that may have changed andperhaps the way I learn about thesechanges is through my subconscious. I cer-tainly don’t know how or when I’ll knowwhen I’m at death’s door. Perhaps therewill be a knock, perhaps not. Still, I can’thelp wondering – and wanting to know –sort of.

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“Even with over 500 guys,” Farber, a mem-ber of Congregation Beth El of Montgom-ery County, said, “the evening felt personal,intimate and warm — and not just becauseof the scotch.”

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