No.25 July 16, 2008

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No.25 July 16, 2008

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Vol. VII, No. 6
Serving Dupont Circle, Kalorama & Logan Circle
THE DUPONT CURRENT
D.C. schools
show gain
on CAS tests
Council cracks down
on single containers
HIP-HOP
■ Beer sales: Bill extends
By ABBY SPEGMAN
ban to Logan Circle, Shaw
Current Correspondent
Newly released test scores for
the District’s public schools report
the largest gains in student achievement in nearly a decade.
School officials last Wednesday
released preliminary
D.C. ■ SCORES: A
Comprehensive breakdown of
A s s e s s m e n t test results at
System results area schools.
from
this Page 30.
spring’s tests,
which showed score increases in
both reading and math at elementary and secondary levels in both
traditional and charter public
schools.
Deborah Gist, state superintendent of education, said she is encouraged by the results. “We will be
looking very closely at the results to
determine what factors supported
these gains in student achievement,
and how state-level policy can foster further improvements across the
District,” Gist wrote in an e-mail to
The Current.
The test is also used to determine
the number of schools that make
“adequate yearly progress” under
the federal No Child Left Behind
See Scores/Page 10
By ELIZABETH WIENER
Current Staff Writer
Bans on the sale of single containers of beer are spreading to more
corners of the city. The D.C.
Council Tuesday enacted emergency legislation to halt single sales
immediately by retail stores in
Logan Circle and Shaw. Permanent
legislation extending the bans to
Georgetown and all of Ward 6 also
won initial approval, and a final vote
City mulls future use
of old Grimke School
■ Land use: Civil War group
interested in use of building
Bill Petros/The Current
A competitor shows off in a July 11 B-Boy competition at St.
Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church that was part of
the Hip-Hop Theater Festival. See story, page 13.
Garden vandals strike again in Dupont Circle
By JESSICA GOULD
He would know. He has been tendCurrent Staff Writer
ing the garden for longer than he
cares to remember.
Carney, a Dupont Circle advisoThere is a slice of Eden just east
ry neighborhood commissioner,
of Dupont Circle. There, exotic
moonlights as Scoop, the area’s
flowers bloom in the lush triangle
unofficial mascot. Dressed in his
park between P Street and
doggie digs, Scoop attends comMassachusetts Avenue.
munity events and reminds resiNeighbors love the spot, which
dents to pick up after their pooches.
they consider an oasis between
But that’s not all. Carney is also
congested city streets. But last
a freelance gardener who spends
week, someone vandalized the gar- Residents decry the vandalism at
much of his free time sprucing up
den, clipping the cardoons, a local triangle park.
the neighborhood’s green spaces.
butchering a banana tree and takHe tends gardens at Ross Elementary School and at the
ing most of the tiger lilies away.
“While not the first vandalism, this is the worst in intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and 18th
See Theft/Page 10
years,” neighbor Phil Carney wrote to the local listserv.
NEWS
Dupont Circle ANC
votes against Hilton’s
landmarking. Page 7.
■ New bill aims to keep
market from saying no
to Petworth. Page 2.
■
in September would effectively
expand the prohibitions to more
than half the city’s wards.
But the spreading single-sale
restrictions remain a “crazy quilt,”
in the words of Ward 1 Council
member Jim Graham, who oversees
alcohol regulation. The council is
also moving to make permanent a
moratorium on single-container
sales in Mount Pleasant, the first
community to implement its own ad
hoc ban eight years ago.
The various measures ban sales
of beer, ale and malt liquor in containers of less than 70 ounces for
See Sales/Page 22
EVENTS
■ Kennedy Center to
host new play about
returning veteran of
Iraq war. Page 18.
■ Zenith hosts abstract
show. Page 19.
By KATIE PEARCE
Now that the city has made formal moves toward leasing out the
Grimke Elementary School site in
Shaw, the African American Civil
War Museum stands out as a likely
new occupant.
The old school building at 1923
Vermont Ave. currently houses
offices for the city’s Fire and
Emergency Medical Services
Department and Department of
Corrections. But last month, Mayor
Adrian Fenty announced plans to
open up the Grimke building —
along with a list of other school
buildings throughout the city — for
potential new uses.
The Office of Property
Management officially issued a
“request for expressions of interest”
Friday. The requests went out to
“community partners, developers,
charter schools” and others, according to a city release, and responses
are due by Aug. 20.
PA S S A G E S
■ Prominent architect
touts design’s ability to
help revitalize. Page 13.
■ Resident explores
Mount Pleasant’s
offbeat charm. Page 13 .
The Grimke building may become
home to a Civil War museum.
The African American Civil War
Memorial Freedom Foundation and
Museum, now at 1200 U St., has
been eyeing the Grimke site for
years. “For some time now, we’ve
been interested in moving there,”
said Frank Smith, chair of the museum and a former D.C. Council
member.
Smith said the museum, now celebrating its decade anniversary, has
expanded beyond the capacity of its
current home. “We’ve had 10 years
See Grimke/Page 26
INDEX
Calendar/14
Classifieds/36
District Digest/4
Exhibits/19
Dupont Circle Citizen/11
Favorite Places/13
In Your Neighborhood/24
Opinion/8
Passages/13
Police Report/6
Real Estate/21
Service Directory/31
Theater/18
Week Ahead/3
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008
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THE CURRENT
Dupont Circle commission cites opposition to Hilton landmarking
By JESSICA GOULD
The Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood
commission last week unanimously voted not
to support a landmark designation for the
Washington Hilton at 1>1> Connecticut Ave.
As part of the vote, the commission also
objected to the design concept of the hotel
renovation as well as plans for a new condominium tower.
Slightly more than a year ago, Earvin
“Magic” Iohnson’s Canyon-Iohnson Urban
Funds teamed up with Mowe Enterprises to
buy the sprawling hotel. Now the owners are
seeking support for O1PP million in planned
renovations to the hotel as well as the construction of a 2PP-unit condominium building
in the spot where the pool now sits. Peter
Comey, vice president of Mowe Enterprises,
said the owners want to return the hotel to its
“former luster” while building a new residential tower as a matter of right.
On Iuly 2T, the Historic Preservation
Review Board is slated to consider whether
the Hilton, which opened in 1>WX, merits historic designation. If approved, the designation
would grant the board oversight as the new
owners move forward with changes.
But residents have consistently voiced
concerns about the hotel’s operation and the
upcoming by-right condominium project.
They worry that the landmark designation
could curtail opportunities for input on their
most pressing concerns Z largely related to
traffic and parking issues Z as the renovation
and construction move forward.
Technically, the Hilton falls within the
bounds of the Adams Morgan commission,
and on Iuly 2, that commission approved a
resolution requesting that the Hilton reduce
the height of the new building, improve its
loading dock and provide more parking for
hotel staff and patrons while reducing the proposed parking for residents.
But many of the people who live closest to
the hotel are Dupont Circle residents who
have complained about the Hilton’s loading
and parking procedures.
Mike their Adams Morgan counterparts,
they say the existing loading dock is insufficient, causing delivery trucks to queue up
along 1>th Street and Florida Avenue. The
trucks block the street, they say, and are dangerous for children who walk to the nearby
Adams School. “It is a patent safety ha]ard,”
said 1>th Street resident Matthew McCarthy.
Comey said his group did not know about
the loading problems when it bought the hotel
and is now working to improve the situation.
“If it was a problem, it no longer is,” he said.
McCarthy disputed that, saying that he had
seen trucks lined up outside the hotel that day.
Nearby residents have also complained
that, because the Hilton provides inadequate
hotel parking, staff and guests often park in
precious neighborhood spaces. They would
like to see that change.
With those concerns in mind, the Dupont
Circle advisory neighborhood commission’s
resolution calls on the Hilton to improve the
delivery situation by creating a loading and
unloading area that does not endanger schoolchildren or disrupt the flow of traffic on 1>th
Street and Florida Avenue. It also requests that
See Hilton/Page 26
Bowser bill
aims to keep
market plan
By IAN THOMS
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Ward T Council member Muriel
Bowser yesterday introduced legislation to keep ês_ Organic Market
from pulling out of plans to open in
Petworth.
The local grocery chain last year
announced plans to open at T1PP
Georgia Ave. in the fall, a move
Bowser has heralded as another
important piece of Georgia
Avenue’s long-worked-on revitali]ation pu]]le.
But the market may scrap its
plans if it cannot get a license to sell
beer and wine, according to its
owner, Gary Cha.
“I would hate to try to run a store
at a disadvantage,” Cha said in an
interview yesterday. “With athe
licenseb, we would have the tools to
compete with the other stores, the
national chains.”
An existing limitation currently
prohibits issuance of new Class B
licenses, which allow the retail sale
of beer and wine. Unlike other areas
of the city, there is no exemption in
Ward T for full-service grocery
stores.
Bowser’s bill would grant an
exemption to a single district within
the Petworth advisory neighborhood commission, allowing ês_
Organic to apply for a license.
Presenting the bill at yesterday’s
D.C. Council’s Committee of the
Whole meeting, Bowser said the
neighborhood backs the exemption
and the market “supports our ambitious revitali]ation goals.”
In an interview Monday, Bowser
called the bill “a very locali]ed solution.” She intends to talk with other
communities to see whether the
exemption should apply wardwide.
For the time being, Bowser
wants to act quickly to move her
legislation through the council so
ês_ Organic Market can open on
See License/Page 10
THE CURRENT
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Planners seek public input Council response to Supreme Court ruling
on monumental-core ideas
By ELIZABETH WIENER
The National Capital Planning
Commission voted Thursday to
release its National Capital
Framework Plan for public comment. The commission’s ideas for
long-term improvements include
creation of a new cultural center east
of the Kennedy Center and new
Metro stations to serve the Jefferson
Memorial and East Potomac Park.
The plan, which aims to
“enhance new destinations beyond
the National Mall and improve the
connections between the National
Mall, downtown and the waterfront,” will be available for public
review through Oct. 10, according
to the executive director.
The plan focuses on revitalizing
four precincts near the National
Mall to “protect the treasured Mall
... in a way that contributes to sustainable city life,” Elizabeth Miller,
the planning commission’s project
manager, said at the commission’s
monthly public meeting.
The plan for the “Northwest
Rectangle,” which is bounded by F
Street on the north, Constitution
Avenue on the south, the Potomac
River on the west and 17th Street on
the east, is to focus on the Kennedy
Center. The ultimate goal is to create
“visual and symbolic connections”
between the performing arts center
and the Lincoln Memorial.
In addition, the plan calls for a
new “cultural building” east of the
Kennedy Center S on space to be
made available by decking the freeway there S and creating a waterfront park and commemorative site
at the northern end of Virginia
Avenue. The commission described
the various proposals as a way to
relieve pressure on the Mall.
The “Federal Triangle” precinct
will center on attempting to
“strengthen Pennsylvania Avenue’s
image as America’s Main Street,”
according to the recommendation.
The plan also calls for reusing the
Old Post Office Building as a site
for various hospitality and cultural
uses. The commission hopes that
these
improvements
to
Pennsylvania Avenue S as well as
redeveloping the massive FBI
Building with a mix of federal
office, retail and cultural uses S
will make it a more desirable place
to work and visit.
The “Southwest Federal Center”
precinct, which extends from
Jefferson Drive on the north to the
SoutheastWSouthwest Freeway and
10th Street overlook on the south
and from 15th Street on the west to
I-395 on the east, will see the revitalization of two thoroughfares.
Community planner Shane
Dettman said the commission wants
See Framework/Page 27
The week ahead
Wednesday, July 16
The D.C. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
will host a Square 37 planning session at 6:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Martyr Church,
2436 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
n Concerned Neighbors Inc. will hold a special meeting to discuss proposed new
hours and other operational changes at Salmeron’s Restaurant, 7331 Georgia
Ave. NW (formerly El Tamarindo). The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Juanita E.
Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW.
Thursday, July 17
Friends of the Earth, Global Green and the DC Environmental Network will present a forum on “Buried Chemical Weapons, Public Health and Spring Valley.”
Speakers will include Thomas A. Burke, professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and author of a
study of potential community health risks in Spring Valley. The forum will be held
from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Friends of the Earth, Suite 600, 1717 Massachusetts
Ave. NW. Reservations are requested; call Chris Weiss at 202-222-0746 or Paul F.
Walker at 202-222-0700.
n Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh and Ward 4 Council member Muriel Bowser
will host a community meeting on non-HMO CareFirst/BlueCross BlueShield
issues, such as denial of coverage, rates and open enrollment. The meeting will
be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601
Connecticut Ave. NW.
Tuesday, July 22
The National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts
will host a community meeting to obtain public input on the draft “National Capital
Framework Plan: Destinations and Connections Beyond the National Mall.” The
plan is aimed at creating vibrant and accessible destinations in the federal
precincts surrounding the monumental core. The meeting will be held from 5 to
7:30 p.m. in Suite 500, 401 9th St. NW. Reservations are requested; send an email to [email protected] or call 202-482-7301.
Wednesday, July 23
The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation will hold a meeting to discuss
the Guy Mason Recreation Center design project. The meeting will begin at 6:30
p.m. at Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. For details, call Jackie
Stanley at 202-671-0420.
The D.C. Council unanimously adopted emergency legislation yesterday allowing registration of
handguns for use in self-defense in the home.
By passing the bill, the council responded to a
June 26 Supreme Court ruling that struck down key
parts of the District’s strict gun-control law. City
officials crafted the emergency measure in an
attempt to maintain other restrictions on gun use that
they believe would withstand a future court challenge.
Worked out by officials of Mayor Adrian Fenty’s
administration and at-large Council member Phil
Mendelson, the provisions include requirements that
firearms in the home be stored unloaded, disassembled or secured with a trigger lock, unless the gun is
being used “against a reasonably perceived threat of
immediate harm.”
The bill also requires a ballistic test as part of the
gun-registration process, to help trace bullets to the
weapons that fired them, and licensing requirements
including fingerprinting and vision tests for all appli-
cants. Home use does not allow carrying a gun onto
a porch or yard.
The emergency bill, valid for 90 days, will also
limit registrants to one handgun. “Assuming an initial surge ìn gun registrationa, this allows us to register as many people as possible,” Mendelson said.
He said the council will revisit the issue in
September, considering other options raised by the
court’s ruling. They include possible safety education requirements and procedures for licensing gun
dealers and gun trade shows. A hearing has been tentatively scheduled for Sept. 18.
Mendelson and other council members made
clear they were reluctant to legalize handguns but the
high court’s ruling forced their hand. The emergency
bill attempts to “balance between public safety and
being responsive to the Supreme Court,” Mendelson
said.
“We’re creating a legal pretzel,” said Ward 6
Council member Tommy Wells. He said the District
government and other jurisdictions will go through
“different contortions to protect ourselves from a
clearly dangerous object, until we get rid of this antiquated piece of the Constitution.”
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■ CHEVY CHASE
Burglary
■ 3200 block, Chestnut St.;
residence; July 8.
Theft ($250 plus)
■ 5400 block, Connecticut
Ave.; residence; July 7.
Ave.; grocery store; July 10.
Theft (bicycle)
■ 5500 block, 30th Place; residence; July 13.
Theft (shoplifting)
Ave.; store; July 10.
Theft from auto (below $250)
■ 3800 block, Military Road;
street; July 13.
PSA 202
■ FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS
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Robbery (pickpocket)
■ 5200 block, Wisconsin Ave.;
restaurant; July 9.
Theft ($250 plus)
government building; July 7.
Theft (below $250)
■ 4800 block, Yuma St.; store;
July 9.
■ 5200 block, Western Ave.;
store; July 12.
Theft (bicycle)
sidewalk; July 11.
store; July 11.
Theft (shoplifting)
store; July 10.
Theft from auto ($250 plus)
■ 4600 block, Albemarle St.;
street; July 9.
■ 4400 block, Alton Place;
street; July 9.
■ 5000 block, Reno Road;
street; July 12.
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PARK / CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS
Assault
■ 2900 block, Porter St.; residence; July 9.
Burglary
■ 3900 block, Macomb St.; residence; July 7.
■ 3200 block, Garfield St.; residence; July 11.
■ 3800 block, Porter St.; residence; July 12.
Theft ($250 plus)
parking lot; July 7.
■ 3000 block, Cathedral Ave.;
school; July 8.
Theft (below $250)
drugstore; July 8.
■ 3700 block, Benton St.; residence; July 9.
Theft (attempt)
■ 2700 block, Devonshire
Place; street; July 13.
Theft (bicycle)
■ 3900 block, Langley Court;
street; July 9.
■ 2600 block, Woodley Road;
street; July 10.
residence; July 10.
■ 2600 block, 31st St.; street;
July 7.
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PSA
206 206
■ GEORGETOWN / BURLEITH
Robbery (attempt)
■ 3400 block, M St.; alley; July
12.
Aggravated assault
■ 3200 block, M St.; sidewalk;
July 11.
Assault
■ 2300 block, P St.; sidewalk;
July 9.
Burglary
■ 3600 block, Reservoir Road;
residence; July 11.
Stolen auto
■ 1500 block, 32nd St.; street;
July 12.
Theft ($250 plus)
■ 3000 block, M St.; restaurant; July 7.
unspecified premises; July 8.
■ 2900 block, M St.; restaurant; July 13.
Theft (below $250)
■ 3200 block, M St.; store; July
9.
store; July 10.
■ 3400 block, N St.; sidewalk;
July 13.
Theft (shoplifting)
13.
■ 3400 block, Volta Place;
street; July 10.
■ 3300 block, Volta Place;
street; July 9.
■ 3600 block, S St.; street; July
9.
PSA
PSA
207
207
■ FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END
Robbery (attempt)
■ 2400 block, Virginia Ave.;
Assault (gun)
■ 2100 block, Pennsylvania
Ave.; street; July 10.
Burglary
■ 900 block, 23rd St.; construction site; July 12.
Theft ($250 plus)
■ 1700 block, F St.; restaurant;
July 11.
■ 2200 block, G St.; street;
July 9.
■ 2200 block, H St.; parking
lot; July 10.
PSA 208
■ SHERIDAN-KALORAMA
PSA
208
DUPONT CIRCLE
Robbery (assault)
■ 2100 block, Wyoming Ave.;
sidewalk; July 7.
Robbery (force and violence)
July 12.
Assault (knife)
■ 1900 block, 14th St.; sidewalk; July 10.
■ 1700 block, R St.; sidewalk;
July 10.
Assault (other)
Burglary
■ 1000 block, New Hampshire
■ 1900 block, I St.; store; July
12.
Stolen auto
■ 1300 block, New Hampshire
Ave.; parking lot; July 9.
■ 2300 block, Q St.; street;
July 9.
July 10.
Stolen auto (attempt)
■ 1900 block, 15th St.; street;
July 10.
Theft ($250 plus)
■ 1400 block, Swann St.; residence; July 7.
Ave.; restaurant; July 8.
■ 1100 block, 20th St.;
■ 1700 block, Massachusetts
Theft (below $250)
■ 1500 block, K St.; residence;
July 7.
■ 1600 block, K St.; restaurant; July 7.
■ 2000 block, L St.; unspecified premises; July 7.
■ 1500 block, K St.; restaurant; July 8.
■ 1800 block, 19th St.; restaurant; July 8.
■ 2000 block, M St.; office
building; July 9.
■ 1800 block, L St.; restaurant;
July 9.
■ 1100 block, 19th St.; store;
July 10.
Theft (bicycle)
■ Unit block, Dupont Circle;
sidewalk; July 8.
July 8.
■ 2000 block, O St.; street;
July 8.
July 10.
■ 2100 block, Massachusetts
■ 2100 block, Ward Place;
street; July 12.
July 12.
■ 1500 block, T St.; street; July
7.
■ 1500 block, U St.; street; July
7.
■ 1800 block, R St.; street; July
8.
■ 1600 block, Swann St.;
street; July 8.
■ 1800 block, Swann St.;
street; July 9.
July 10.
July 10.
July 10.
July 12.
PSA
PSA
303 303
■ ADAMS MORGAN
Robbery (gun)
■ 2100 block, Ontario Road;
street; July 11.
Robbery (force and violence)
■ 1900 block, Calvert St.; sidewalk; July 12.
■ 1700 block, Columbia Road;
alley; July 12.
Assault (gun)
■ Champlain Street and
Columbia Road; sidewalk; July
7.
Burglary
■ 2400 block, 16th St.; residence; July 12.
Stolen auto
July 11.
Theft (bicycle)
■ 1800 block, Kalorama Road;
residence; July 10.
July 8.
July 8.
■ 1800 block, Mintwood Place;
street; July 8.
PSA
PSA
307 307
■ LOGAN CIRCLE
Sexual abuse (adult, thirddegree)
July 12.
Assault (knife)
Assault (other)
■ 900 block, M St.; sidewalk;
July 8.
Stolen auto
■ 10th and O streets; street;
July 7.
■ 1300 block, S St.; street; July
11.
■ 1300 block, Corcoran St.;
street; July 11.
July 12.
Theft (below $250)
■ 1100 block, Rhode Island
■ 1000 block, Rhode Island
Ave.; liquor store; July 9.
Theft (bicycle)
7.
■ 13th Street and
Massachusetts Avenue; street;
July 12.
July 7.
■ 1300 block, L St.; street; July
12.
July 13.
■ 1200 block, Vermont Ave.;
street; July 13.
Theft from auto (attempt)
■ 1400 block, S St.; alley; July
9.
THE CURRENT
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City selects LCOR to develop Tenley site
The District has selected a developer to rebuild the TenleyFriendship Neighborhood Library
beneath a 130-unit apartment building, angering some neighbors who
fear the partnership will further
delay the library’s construction and
reduce the amount of green space at
next-door Janney Elementary.
Mayor Adrian Fenty announced
last week the city’s partnership with
Pennsylvania-based LCOR Inc.,
whose proposal was selected over
those from Roadside Development
and See Forever Foundation. The
news conference announcing the
selection drew dozens of area residents intent on voicing their frustration.
“You’ve heard some of the comments from the community on not
being completely satisfied with the
outcome,” Fenty said at the
Thursday morning news conference. “Nonetheless the deputy
mayor’s office conducted a competitive process ... and this project will
be a benefit to the community.”
Some neighbors do not see it that
way. They feel the partnership will
further delay redevelopment of the
library, which has been closed since
December 2004, and they expect the
project to take valuable land from
Janney Elementary. They also argue
that the city is placing too much
pressure on public transportation,
noting that the Metro’s Red Line is
already taxed as the system’s most
used line.
To make his announcement last
week, Fenty had to fight protestors
for the opportunity to speak.
Neighbors surrounded the mayor on
the busy corner of Albemarle Street
and Wisconsin Avenue, next to the
excavated former home of the
Tenley library, and shouted “We
don’t want this.” They called Fenty
a “sellout” and a “liar.”
At least one group is lauding the
city’s decision, however. Ward 3
Vision, a proponent of transit-oriented development, backs the city’s
stance. The group did not endorse
LCOR’s initial proposal — and is
still waiting for details on the company’s most recent version — but
leaders commend the city for moving forward on the concept of a
mixed-use project at the site.
“It’s a great opportunity for the
neighborhood to bring more residents, which will contribute [to] the
vitality of the neighborhood,” said
Allison Feeney, a member of Ward
3 Vision. “Putting people on top of
transit is a smart idea; putting people closer to where they work is a
smart idea.”
Tim Smith, a senior vice president for LCOR, said his company’s
proposal calls for a 174-unit rental
building with underground parking
for tenants, the library and Janney.
The plan allows for one parking
space per unit, 74 for Janney and
nine for the library.
Smith said his company is awaiting a letter of intent from the city
outlining the status of the project
and upcoming steps. LCOR would
then work with the community to
refine the design. Afterward, the
D.C. Council would have to authorize the land transfer for the project
to proceed.
Ward 3 Council member Mary
Cheh, who spoke at Thursday’s
event, also said she was in the dark
about LCOR’s proposal. She said
she supports the project in theory
but wants to look closely at the pro-
posal.
“It struck me that there could be
great potential here,” she said. The
community would benefit from a
development close to a Metro station, Cheh said, but only if money
generated from the partnership goes
to Janney’s modernization and the
school does not lose green space.
City officials said that Janney
would benefit from the project, but
they did not provide any specifics.
Fenty pledged that there would
be no “net loss of green space” for
the school. He also promised that
the project would be completed “as
fast as humanly possible.”
Several in the audience asked:
“Then why are you delaying it?”
Ginnie Cooper, the city’s chief
librarian, wrote in an e-mail to The
Current that the partnership will
hold up the library’s construction,
but she said she does not know by
how long. “While we are not sure of
the specific timetable, we hope the
delay isn’t too long,” she wrote.
Cooper added that the library
system had been moving forward
with its own design for the Tenley
branch. She said the completed
designs would have been sent for
final pricing tomorrow if the
mayor’s administration had not
opted to go with the public-private
partnership. The library system had
spent just over a1 million on the
designs so far, according to Cooper.
Smith said LCOR would like to
“work with [the library system] and
incorporate as much of their plan
into ours as possible.”
Some neighbors at Thursday’s
event expressed frustration with
how the administration’s actions.
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Political fireworks
Mention a fireworks ban to some D.C. residents, and it strikes
them as a worthwhile quality-of-life measure that would ease noise
complaints that stretch late into the night around Independence Day,
as well as minimize injuries to children and fire risks. But mention
the idea to others, and they see only an infringement on their ability
to entertain themselves and others however they see fit.
Given these strong, polarized views, we are glad that Council
member Phil Mendelson, chair of the D.C. Council’s Committee on
Public Safety and the Judiciary, has scheduled a Sept. 24 hearing on
legislation introduced by Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham to
ban private fireworks displays in the District.
To us, the idea of banning the sale of fireworks to individuals
seems reasonable. Every year, residents in many neighborhoods
complain about excessive noise — sometimes so loud it sounds
more like gunfire. Impromptu displays on parkland often generate
residue and other trash that lingers for days.
The District already bans many of the largest, most dangerous
commercial fireworks, such as bottle rockets, cherry bombs and
Roman candles. But Mr. Graham rightly points out that D.C. law
contains “14 pages of finely detailed descriptions of what is legal.”
The bureaucratic quagmire that results is surely riddled with loopholes that make effective enforcement unlikely.
If legislators opt not to ban fireworks entirely — as they seem
likely to do, given the fact that they have not acted on proposed legislation first introduced in 2001 — then simplifying the current law
ought to be a priority. So should prohibiting anyone from setting off
fireworks late at night, when the noise is most disruptive. Officials
should also ask police whether other changes to the law would help
rid the city of illegal fireworks.
Half-smokes on Half St.?
Those who have always viewed the presence of vendors lining the
access routes to RFK Stadium as chaotic and messy are undoubtedly
pleased by their general absence outside the new Nationals Park.
But we believe they add to the ambience of game days. They also
offer an entrepreneurial opportunity for those with limited means —
a way for them to break into business, as D.C. Council member
David Catania has noted.
The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs sided
against the vendors — and against the council. The ability of the
department to exercise an extralegal regulatory veto and overrule the
lawmakers adds a troubling procedural dimension to a dispute over
half-smokes on Half Street.
In early April, council members adopted emergency legislation
directing the agency to find at least 40 vendor sites outside Nationals
Park and to give preference to vendors who had been selling hot
dogs, beverages and other wares outside RFK Stadium. Regulators
came back with only 21 spaces — none directly outside the new stadium, and some as far as six blocks away.
Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham and Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry contend that the department balked because of the
Nationals owners’ desire to have fans buy all of their food inside the
stadium. The department ought to remember that the council
approves its funding — not the Nationals owners.
On July 1, the council adopted emergency legislation requiring 14
new vendor spots, including some on Half Street SE, the prime
access to the stadium from the Navy Yard Metro station. In doing so,
they rejected the regulators’ unreasonable actions and stated rationale
that Half Street is unsafe for vendors because of congestion and construction activity. Surprisingly, Ward 6 member Tommy Wells and
Ward 3 member Mary Cheh trumpeted the safety issue.
If Half Street is safe for the thousands of fans headed to and from
the game, it is likely safe for the vendors, too.
THE CURRENT
Let freedom ring …
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here is finally a glimmer of hope that freedom and security may be able to coexist in
the nation’s capital.
Last week, officials of the influential National
Capital Planning Commission and Commission of
Fine Arts released a draft plan on how the monumental core of Washington should look in the coming decades and perhaps for all time.
During more than an
hour of staff reports and
commission questions,
we never heard the word
“security.” Since 2001,
it’s been the word that
has defined nearly
everything and eroded American freedoms that it’s
invoked to protect.
“Well, security is always something we have to
consider, but, again, security is something that I’m
not sure needs to be the primary focus,” said
National Capital Planning Commission chair John
Cogbill. “We know we have iconic buildings. We
know facilities that need to be protected, but I think
we’re rethinking that in trying to find a better way
for us to address the whole security issue.”
One of the best recent examples is the redesigned
Washington Monument grounds. Security is a stylish, low-profile wall, instead of a more imposing
structure. And thank America every day that the
National Park Service abandoned plans to build a
huge underground visitors center for access to the
monument.
Same with the National Museum of the American
Indian, where architectural designs of boulders and
ponds serve to provide a natural setting and safety.
“We’ve been through a period ... where we were
forced to retrofit a lot of areas,” said Tom Luebke,
secretary of the Commission of Fine Arts. Luebke
said new designs could subordinate security better,
making it less obtrusive.
The long-term goal of these important federal
commissions is to make Washington a more accessible monumental city that people want to visit. In
coming decades, barring another hyper-security
scare, embracing freedom will benefit America.
“A win for everyone whether you’re a tourist, a
resident or a worker,” Luebke said.
■ Where’d she go? People watching the lengthy
council hearing on school-repair costs last week
might have been surprised that Chancellor Michelle
Rhee never testified before Chairman Vincent Gray.
Rhee arrived before the 1 p.m. hearing on Friday.
She had told Chairman Gray that she had an out-oftown appointment and had to leave by 4 p.m. She in
fact stayed until 4:30 but gathered her things and left
while the council hearing dragged on.
Gray — who probably should have called her up
earlier — is frustrated that school officials have been
stiffing his hearings. At one in late June, Rhee was
absent. Last week, facilities chief Allen Lew — who
has all the answers in his head — was absent. His
aides say it was laryngitis.
But back to Rhee.
The Notebook understands the council’s rule
that public citizens testify before public officials, but maybe there
ought to be exceptions.
If you have to, run through a citizen witness list,
then stick to the announced deadlines and urge council members not to showboat by asking questions
just to prove they’re there.
In other words, if you drag officials down to the
council to answer questions, give them a chance to
do so.
■ Ballpark blather. The Washington Post set off a
mini-storm last week when it reported that the
Nationals are withholding $3.5 million in rent. The
Lerner family believes the stadium was not technically ready even though opening day came off on
schedule.
You could argue that the Lerners are not endearing themselves to fans and officials, but this story
was hyped way out of proportion. Several stories
breathlessly reported that the city was subject to paying $100,000 a day in fines and could owe more
than $10 million. Those who know the contract say
it caps any potential fine at $5 million. But what’s a
few million when a story is being hyped.
Look for the Lerner family, the mayor and sports
commission to work out their differences. And let’s
look forward to the team winning more games after
the All-Star break.
■ Redskins update. NBC4 was first to report back
in 2007 that city officials were inching toward making a bid to have the Redskins return to Washington.
“Are you still committed to trying to bring the
Redskins back to Washington?” WTOP reporter
Mark Segraves asked last week.
“Yes,” said Mayor Fenty. “The Redskins have a
lease on the [Prince George’s] stadium they’re in
right now. What the terms of that lease [are], and
how you can make somebody whole, and how you
can make it beneficial to come, and how you can do
it, those are the things we’re looking into right now.”
Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.
TOM SHERWOOD’S
NOTEBOOK
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
Council should serve
citizens, not Lerners
It appears that The Current has
missed a huge story. There is no
one representing Ward 2 on the
D.C. Council. Jack Evans has
become the Lerner family’s pet
council member.
The Nationals owners have
decided not to pay rent on the stadium — having declared it unfinished — and Evans is excusing
them as tough businessmen
whom the city has to learn to deal
with in a businesslike fashion.
Hey, Jack! What about the taxpayers and voters in Ward 2 who
are stuck with this awful stadium
deal? I recall that you were one of
the city’s tough negotiators who
came up with it.
I am not involved in Cary
Silverman’s campaign or a supporter. I am still undecided, but
Jack better remember who he represents before I have to vote in
the primary.
Jerry Barrett
Dupont Circle
Mayor right to push
for Tenley mixed use
Bravo for the city in choosing
to go forward with a public-private partnership to develop the
Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood
Library/Janney Elementary
School site at Wisconsin Avenue
and Albemarle Street over the
protests of the advisory neighborhood commission and a few others who oppose all development
in Ward 3, no matter how rational
and consistent with the urban
character of the site.
This site sits directly over a
Metro stop, and it should be
developed in a transit-oriented,
smart-growth manner, which is
environmentally responsible. We
very much need more residential
and retail development that
enhances the now ugly and
depressed look of upper
Wisconsin Avenue, provides more
urban amenities and takes advantage of the potential for more tax
revenue.
Furthermore, the prospect of a
great new library, renovated
school, affordable work-force residences and underground parking
in the mix (and using in part private developer funds to get there)
greatly outweighs any additional
delay in getting a new library.
Going forward, city planners
should work with the chosen
developer, LCOR, to refine its
plan to address the concerns of
the library folks and school officials, as well as other legitimate
interests of the whole community.
Ellen Bass
Wakefield/Tenleytown
THE CURRENT
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SCORES
From Page 1
Act% This year, W6 schools made
progress in both reading and math,
up Crom last yearGs 42%
A certain percentage oC students
must meet the D%C%-established proCiciency target Cor a school to make
progress under the act% An elementary school must have 60%W3 percent
oC students meet the target in reading and WW%21 percent in mathZ a secondary school must have WJ%69 percent in reading and WW%41 percent in
math%
Under the Cederal law, these targets increase by about 1W percentage points every two years, with the
goal oC having all students proCicient
in reading and math by 2014%
The percentage oC elementary
school students overall who met the
DistrictGs targeted reading level
increased to 4W%61 percent, up 8%12
percentage points over last year,
while math scores increased 11%19
points to 40%48 percent%
Secondary schools L which
include middle, .unior high and high
schools L also saw increases in the
number oC students who reached
both reading and math target levels^
39%2W percent in reading, up 9%43
points, and 36%4J in math, up 9%40
points%
The current test, which debuted
in spring 2006, was designed to be
more rigorous than the old model
and also more closely aligned with
the DistrictGs curriculum and stan-
G
D
F
dards% Students are scored as below
basic, basic, proCicient or advanced
depending on their mastery oC
grade-level skills%
In its Cirst year, D%C% students in
general struggled with the
Comprehensive Assessment System
L both elementary and secondary
schools saw signiCicant decreases in
“People talk about
teaching to the test,
but essentially teachers start teaching to
the standards.”
— Board member Mary Lord
math scores, while only secondary
reading scores increased slightly%
The latest results show that this
trend has turned around%
Mary Lord, a State Toard oC
Education member, said she suspects that an @increasing Camiliarity
with the testB is behind the higher
scores% @People talk about teaching
to the test, but essentially teachers
start teaching to the standards%B
Lord said she welcomes the
results% @The gains were very
strong%%% ItGs a good, solid upward
trend L itGs not a little tick or .ust a
handCul oC schools doing well%B Tut
she warned against placing too
much emphasis on standardiKed
tests, calling them @somewhat useCul, but a little misleadingB in evaluating the perCormance oC both individual students and schools%
THE CURRENT
Laura McGiCCert Slover, another
State Toard oC Education member,
noted that many school systems
eEperience @a third-year bumpB
aCter introducing a new eEam but
said the DistrictGs scores seem to
outpace the eEpected rise% She particularly commended Chancellor
Michelle RheeGs emphasis on programs such as Saturday school Cor
at-risk students, which seemed to
help many schools reduce the number oC test takers who scored below
basic%
In a release, the Washington
TeachersG Union credited the higher
scores to classroom eCCorts% The
release states that with 23 schools
closing and another 2J being
restructured L what it calls the
most signiCicant disruption in the
school system in the last 2W years L
teachers were nevertheless able to
Cocus on academics% @Real success
happens in the classroom, and substantial credit must be given to our
teachers,B union president George
Parker said in the release%
Rhee also credits motivated
teachers and engaged administrators
Cor the increase in scores, according
to MaCara &obson, a spokesperson
Cor Rhee% &obson added that the
school closures @had nothing to do
with academics, but the consolidation oC resources%B
The state superintendentGs oCCice
noted that the recently released
results are preliminary and are being
veriCied by school administrators%
Final data will be released early neEt
month%
LICENSE
From Page 2
time in October% Tut the bill will not
be CinaliKed until the Petworth advisory neighborhood commission has
a chance to weigh in, according to
Towser% The commission will meet
again Aug% 12, Tland said%
Towser eEpects the community
to be receptive oC the move% @This
HEARST
From Page 5
Cield%
Renovations began in 2002,
when neighbors asked the city to
address saCety and maintenance
issues% Repairs to the recreation center and the tennis courts were Cinished in 2004, but since then the
pro.ect has stalled%
Tlack said internal problems at
the parks department, with directors
coming and going, held the &earst
pro.ect up% @I think there were too
many changes in administration
within the department%B
The eCCort was also underCunded,
THEFT
From Page 1
Street%
&is pride and .oy, however, is
the triangle park near Dupont
Circle% At one time, the area was
strewn with trash and covered with
weeds% It used to be an @embarrassment,B he said in an interview% @It
really seemed like such a shame% It
was crying out Cor someone to
care%B
So Carney decided to give the
garden some love, and his neighbor
Steve Aupperle oCCered to help% At
the time, Aupperle worked in landscaping, and when his clients wanted old plants removed, he simply
transCerred them to the triangle garden% The result was a striking miE
oC plants bearing yellow, pink, purple, red and blue Clowers% @Once
Steve got involved, it really got
going,B Carney said%
The neighbors worked on the
garden almost every weekend,
oCten visiting plant stores to purchase Clowers they thought would
add to the gardenGs evolving aesthetic% When Aupperle went away
on vacation, he brought back souvenir seedlings% It was their giCt to
the neighborhood%
Then, on July J, Carney discovered the garden had been vandaliKed L again% The banana tree was
sliced Crom J Ceet to 3 Ceet, he said,
two oC the cardoons were gone, the
tiger lilies were taken, and the day
lilies, which Aupperle had brought
Crom the Midwest, were trampled%
@Someone went in and literally
ripped them to shreds,B Carney
said% &e estimated that the vandals
caused at least $1,000 in damage%
And the saddest part, he said, is
that there was nothing he could do
about it%
@RIS suppose I could %%% replace
community actually recruited Yesf
to that location so they very much
want the market to come there,B she
said%
Advisory neighborhood commissioner Ronald Tland said he
believes the commission will support the proposed legislation%
Cha is still pursuing his only
other option L to buy an eEisting
license Crom another store L but so
Car he has been unsuccessCul%
which contributed to the problems,
Tlack said%
Now, with a budget oC $1%2 million and new leadership at the parks
department L Moulton came on as
pro.ect manager in late April L the
playground pro.ect is moving Corward%
@Everybody wants to see this
happen %%% and thatGs a huge change,
very diCCerent Crom what we battled
with Cor many years,B Tlack said%
She said she eEpects the underused park to become a Cocal point oC
the neighborhood and a destination
Cor the growing number oC young
Camilies there% @ItGs making use oC
beautiCul space to bring people out
in this area%B
many oC the plants and Clowers,B he
wrote to the listserv, @but why
should I keep spending my limited
income, time and energy when the
only result is inevitable, wanton
destruction%B
Tut some neighbors say there
are ways to combat garden theCts
and vandals%
In late June, Dupont resident
Anna Chamberlin learned that
somebody had ripped out her hosta
plant% It was worth only $10, she
said, but she decided to Cile a police
report anyway%
@I wanted to record that it had
happened,B she said%
As it turned out, Chamberlin
wasnGt alone% ACter talking to a
police oCCicer, she learned that the
neighborhood was eEperiencing a
spike in plant theCts% The
Metropolitan Police Department
decided to increase the number oC
oCCicers walking a Coot beat during
those hours% The neEt night, 2nd
District OCCicer Arthur Trown
caught two men red-handed L and
green-thumbed L near Swann
Street%
Trown said the two intoEicated
men had been placing plants in
empty beer cases% @They had one oC
those granny carts,B he said% @I
guess they would drink the beer
and Cill it up with plants%B
Trown, who arrested the men,
said he has no idea what they were
planning to do with the plants aCter
they stole them, but the motive
doesnGt matter% @ItGs theCt% They
were stealing,B he said% @People
spend a lot oC time on their plants%
It seems trivial, but itGs part oC their
property%B
Carney, meanwhile, said he was
@seriously upsetB when he Cirst
Cound out about the vandalism, but
now he is coping% @I Ceel much better today,B he said% @WeGll probably
keep maintaining it%B
The People and Places of Northwest Washington
July 16, 2008 ■ Page 13
Hip-Hop Theater Festival
promotes arts, activism
By AMANDA ABRAMS
T
hink o) a story, one that#s
uniHuely yours to tell6 Write
it down and cra)t it so it#s
interesting6 Then per)orm it in
whatever way )its best6 Most likely,
your eJperience will move someone in the audience6
CongratulationsM You#ve staked
a claim to the world6
That#s the cruJ o) Washington#s
7ip-7op Theater Festival, which
wound up its )ive-day run on
Saturday6 This was the )estival#s
seventh year in Washington, and
events took place all over town P
at the Kennedy Center, the Studio
Theatre, St6 Stephen and the
Incarnation Episcopal Church and
Chie) Ike#s Mambo Room6
While it )eatured a number o)
hip-hop )avorites like breakdancing
and DJing, the heart o) the )estival
was daily spoken-word per)ormances by local and national artists6
Organi<ers view the per)ormances
not only as entertainment but also
as a kind o) activism, a way o) giving voice to the unempowered and
overlooked6
UThis came about as a way )or
us to help serve our mission, to
reach the young people,V said Lisa
Richards, arts program manager )or
the D6C6 Commission on the Arts
and 7umanities, the agency that
)unds the )estival6
Though Washington#s )estival is
)unded largely by the D6C6
Commission on the Arts and
7umanities, it is run by a New
York-based group that organi<es
similar events in other cities6 D6C6
is the only city where all events are
)ree to the public6
Richards said the )estival is an
e))ort to nurture D6C6#s hip-hop
community6 UThe commission has
a number o) grant programs, but
we weren#t seeing young hip-hop
artists coming to apply6 7ip-hop as
a genre is so big that it would be
remiss o) us not to work with those
)olks,V she said6
The arts commission appears to
have succeeded in its e))orts6 Most
o) the per)ormances this year
played to mostly young, standingroom-only audiences, and
many o) the per)ormers
were D6C6 natives6
Last Wednesday at
Studio Theatre, members
o) Sol y Soul P a
Washington-based per)ormance ensemble composed o) 20- and 30-somethings P sang, danced
and told stories about their
diverse backgrounds6 A)ter
that, Marc Gamuthi
Joseph, a nationally
acclaimed per)ormance
artist )rom the Gay Area, did a solo
piece about his eJperiences representing hip-hop while traveling
abroad6 Goth pieces highlighted the
per)ormers# personal eJperiences
The Hip-Hop Theater Festival, presented by the D.C.
Commission on the Arts and Humanities, featured a daylong B-Boy competition on July 11.
while touching on issues o) social
Kustice and politics6
The neJt day, at Flashpoint#s
Mead Theatre Lab, D6C6 Del
Eleanor 7olmes Norton underscored the connection between hip-
FAVORITE PLACES
hop and activism as she
spoke optimistically
about the growing political involvement o)
young people6
Participants talked about
what civic engagement
means to them6 The
)our panelists P Regie
Cabico, artistic director o) Sol y
Soul[ Rha Goddess, a per)ormance
artist and chie) eJecutive o))icer o)
Divine Dime Entertainment[ Carlos
McGride, a Massachusetts-based
per)ormer and teacher[ and ]arissa
McMickens, eJecutive director o)
DC Arts & 7umanities Education
Collaborative P each discussed
their e))orts to provide a plat)orm
)or underserved populations6
Gy writing and per)orming )or
young people, gang members, prisoners, battered women and the
mentally ill, they said, they#re able
to empower people in critical ways
and give them opportunities they
might not otherwise have6
UWe#re really challenging established art )orms here,V said Cabico,
See Hip-Hop/Page 25
HOME & GARDEN
A small sermon
on the Mount
Architecture that builds neighborhoods
By GONZALO FERNANDEZ
W
By TERESA G. GIONIS
I
t#s late a)ternoon and the heat slows in
this would-be swamp6 7ere, on the city#s
high ground, a casual bree<e blows,
descending on Dupont Circle and the rest o)
D6C6 This is Mount Pleasant, my home6
I walk up the shady side o) Lamont
Street, past the tended gardens and the
broad-lea) trees6 A hipster rides by on a
scooter, stopping to let an elderly woman
push her cart across the road6 On Saturdays,
a concrete island hosts the local )armers market6 Gut right now, it#s Huiet with only a couple o) skateboarders and a )ew brown-bag
drinkers6
This is where buses rest under the shade6
One driver has crossed the street )or a Huick
burrito6 The best burritos in D6C6, I tell my
Purnell and his )irm, the D6C6based DevrouaJ and Purnell Architects and
Planners PC, decided to ignore those grim
voices6 Today glass
hen city
structures boldly
o))icials
tumble out )rom the
hired
)acade at the Reeves
Marshall Purnell#s
Municipal Center,
architecture )irm back
creating airy, lightin the 1980s to erect a
)illed o))ice spaces
sparkling new city
and lobbies6
o))ice building at the
UWe anticipated
blighted corner o) 14th
what this neighborand U streets NW, the
hood could and
commission came with
should be,V Purnell
some advice6
said6 UAnd we have
UWe were told that
not lost a single pane
we could not do glass,V
The designers of the new ballpark
o) glass since the
recalled Purnell6 UThe
wanted the stadium to look open.
building was erected
neighborhood was too
in 19866V
dangerous, and people
Purnell said that the building, along with
thought that glass would be destroyed6 So
the o))ice workers it brings into the commuwe were advised to create an inward atrium
See Renewal/Page 38
and wall o)) the area6V
Gonzalo Fernandez celebrates the quirks
of Mount Pleasant on an afternoon stroll.
)riends6
Inside, a grainy reception shows MeJican
telenovelas6 A woman has Kust caught her
See Pleasant/Page 25
&
THE CURRENT
Events Entertainment
Compiled by Julio Argüello Jr.
Wednesday,
July 16
Wednesday
JULY 16
Concerts
■ “Music on the Green” will feature the
Pan Masters Steel Orchestra. 6:30 to 9
p.m. Free; reservations suggested.
Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 801
K St. NW. 202-383-1828.
■ The U.S. Marine Band’s Dixieland
Band will perform Southern favorites. 8
p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202433-4011.
■ “Hump Day Groovez” will feature the
Brooklyn-based quartet Likeness to Lily. 9
to 11 p.m. $10. Langston Room, Busboys
and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-3877638.
Discussions and lectures
■ Richard Pomfret, professor and associate dean of research at the University of
Adelaide in Australia, will discuss
“Turkmenistan After Turkmenbashi.” 5:30
p.m. Free; reservations required. Rome
Building Auditorium, Johns Hopkins
University School of Advanced International
Studies, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
202-663-7721.
■ Editor Annie Holmes and other contributors will discuss the book
“Underground America: Narratives of
Undocumented Lives.” 6 to 8 p.m. Free.
Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021
14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
■ The Washington Area Secular
Humanists and the American Humanist
Association will present an overview of the
ideas, history and modern application of
Humanist thought. 6 p.m. Free. Morain
Humanist Center, 1777 T St. NW. 202-2980921.
■ Mark Safarik, a former FBI special
agent, will discuss “Cold-Case Homicides:
A Forensic and Behavioral Analysis.” 6:45
to 8:45 p.m. $40. S. Dillon Ripley Center,
1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.
■ Judith Nies will discuss her book “The
Girl I Left Behind: A Narrative History of the
Sixties.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics & Prose,
5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.
■ Kenji Jasper will discuss the novel
“Cake,” written under the pseudonym “D.”
7 p.m. Free. Olsson’s Books & Records,
1307 19th St. NW. 202-785-1133.
■ Michael Luongo will discuss his book
“Gay Travels in the Muslim World.” 7 p.m.
Free. Lambda Rising Bookstore, 1625
Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-462-6969.
■ Dr. Keith Lampel of the Food and
Drug Administration will discuss “Bacteria
Lab: What’s Growing in Your Home? Part
2.” 7 to 8:30 p.m. $8; registration recommended. Koshland Science Museum, 500
5th St. NW. 202-334-1201.
■ “Renewal: An Interfaith Call to Action”
will feature Shomrei Adamah of Greater
Washington, DC Green Muslims, Faith at
Work, Teva Learning Center, Foundry United
Methodist Church’s Green Mission and
Greater Washington Interfaith Power and
Light. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free; reservations
required. Foundry United Methodist Church,
1500 16th St. NW. [email protected].
Films
■ Fondo del Sol will present documentaries, shorts and feature films on Latino
identity as part of its summer film festival
series. 5:30 p.m. $3; free for seniors and
children. Fondo del Sol, 2112 R St. NW.
202-265-9235. The series will continue
Sunday at 1 p.m.
■ The “Voices of Palestine” summer
film series will feature Line Halvorsen’s
2007 documentary “USA
vs. Al-Arian,”
about a family’s desperate
attempt to fight
terrorism
charges leveled by the U.S. government.
6:30 p.m. Free. Jerusalem Fund, 2425
Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1958.
■ The “French Cinémathèque” series
will feature Nadir Mokneche’s 2007 film
“Délice Paloma (Paloma Delight),” about a
grandiose deal to buy the Caracalla
Thermae that costs Madame Aldjéria her
son and her freedom (in French with
English subtitles). 8 p.m. $9.75. Avalon
Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202966-6000.
■ “Films on the Vern” will present the
2006 animated film “Cars” as part of a
summer showcase about the
world of sports
and the spirit of
competition.
8:30 p.m. Free.
Quad, George
Washington University Mount Vernon
Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW. 202-2426673.
Performance
■ “Green Mic” will feature teen poetry
slam champions from throughout the
United States speaking about global warming as part of “Brave New Voices: Youth
Speaks! 11th International Youth Poetry
Slam.” 6 p.m. Free. Family Theater,
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
End Neighborhood Library, 1101 24th St.
NW. 202-724-8707.
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Book signing
■ Matthew Baek will sign his book “Be
Gentle With the Dog, Dear.” Noon. Free.
Borders, 14th and F streets NW. 202-7371385.
Children’s activities
■ A park ranger will explain to ages 7
and older how animals in Rock Creek Park
avoid becoming dinner for area predators
such as owls, hawks, foxes and coyotes.
10 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center,
5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.
■ The Washington National Opera will
present a hands-on children’s workshop
about “Madama Butterfly” for ages 4
through 12. Participants will learn about
Puccini’s popular opera through the eyes of
Butterfly’s young son named Trouble, and
they will make their own decorative butterflies to take home. 1:30 p.m. Free. West
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cajun, creole and zydeco selections.
6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,
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■ Chè Monique will lead a class on
“Massage for Pain and Stress Reduction.”
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $39. First Class Inc.,
1726 20th St. NW. 202-797-5102.
Concerts
■ “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” will
feature Dagmar & the Seductones performing rock ‘n’ roll selections. Noon to 1:30
p.m. Free. Wilson Plaza, Reagan Building
and International Trade Center, 1300
Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.
■ The Joker’s Wild, a swing band, will
perform selections by Frank Sinatra, Ella
Fitzgerald, Dean Martin and Bing Crosby. 5
to 8 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Reynolds
Center for American Art and Portraiture, 8th
and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.
■ The “Sunset Serenades” concert
series will feature the 257th Army Band
performing patriotic favorites. 6:30 to 8
p.m. Free. Lion/Tiger Hill, National Zoo,
■ Jazz bassist James King will present
“The Golden Age of Jazz — Music Inspired
by the Harlem Renaissance,” featuring
selections by Duke Ellington, Count Basie
and Billie Holiday. 6:30 p.m. $12; $10 for
seniors and students; free for ages 18 and
younger. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St.
NW. 202-387-2151.
■ The Fort Reno concert series will feature performances by The
Apes (shown),
Police and
Thieves, and
We Were
Pirates. 7:15
p.m. Free. Fort Reno Park, 40th and
Chesapeake streets NW. fortreno.com.
■ The U.S. Marine Band’s Dixieland
Band will perform Southern favorites. 8
p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington
Monument grounds, 15th Street and
Independence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011.
■ Former Vice President Al Gore,
founder of the Alliance for Climate
Protection, will discuss energy, climate
and American prosperity and lay out a
challenge to policy-makers and entrepreneurs. Noon. Free; tickets required. DAR
Constitution Hall, 1776 D St. NW.
wecansolveit.org/page/s/tickets.
■ The International Campaign for Tibet
will present “The Beijing Olympics:
Opportunities and Obstacles,” featuring
Yu Maochun, professor of East Asia and
military history at the U.S. Naval
Academy, and Tseten Wangchuk, senior
editor of the Voice of America Tibetan
Service. 4 to 6 p.m. Free. International
Campaign for Tibet, 1825 Jefferson Place
NW. 202-785-1515.
■ F. Lennox Campello of DC Art News
will discuss “Frida Kahlo, Her Pain and Her
Art,” followed by a screening of Liz Crow’s
film “Frida Kahlo’s Corset.” 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Free. Smith Farm Center for Healing and
the Arts, 1632 U St. NW. 202-483-8600.
■ The “Artful Evenings” series will feature a talk about how New Mexico’s continually changing light and color infused
Richard Diebenkorn’s painting with looping,
energetic lines and the colors of the
desert. 6 and 7 p.m. $12; $10 for seniors
and students; free for ages 18 and
younger. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St.
NW. 202-387-2151.
■ Historian David Ward will discuss the
portrait of Jack Nicholson in the exhibit
“Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture.” 6 to
6:30 p.m. Free. Reynolds Center for
American Art and Portraiture, 8th and F
streets NW. 202-633-1000.
■ Christine Pelosi will discuss her book
“Campaign Boot Camp: Basic Training for
Future Leaders.” 6 to 8 p.m. Free.
Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021
14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
■ Travel writer Michael Luongo will discuss “Buenos Aires: The Paris of South
America.” 6:45 to 9 p.m. $40. S. Dillon
Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW.
202-633-3030.
■ Stephen Carter, a
law professor at Yale
University, will discuss
his novel “Palace
Council.” 7 p.m. Free.
Politics & Prose, 5015
Connecticut Ave. NW.
202-364-1919.
■ Los Angeles-based architect Michael
Maltzan will discuss his work, which
includes the temporary home of New York’s
Museum of Modern Art in a converted
Queens warehouse and the recently completed Billy Wilder Theater at the University
of California at Los Angeles. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
$20; $12 for students. Reservations
required. National Building Museum, 401 F
St. NW. 202-272-2448.
■ E. Lynn Harris will
discuss his novel “Just
Too Good To Be True,”
about football, family
and secrets. 7 p.m.
Free. Olsson’s Books &
Records, 1307 19th
St. NW. 202-785-1133.
■ Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve
Coll, president and chief executive officer
of the New America Foundation, will join
Said T. Jawad, ambassador of Afghanistan
to the United States, and Shamim Jawad,
his wife, for a discussion of Afghanistan’s
civilization, culture and conflicts, as well as
the evolving state of women’s rights. 7
p.m. $6; reservations suggested. Sixth & I
Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202408-3100.
Films
■ The Historical Society of Washington,
D.C., will screen the 2008 documentary
“Sisterhood and Service — the First
Century,” about the Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority and its founding in 1908 by nine
Howard University students. 1 and 3:30
p.m. Free; reservations required. Historical
Society of Washington, D.C., 801 K St. NW.
202-383-1828.
■ The “Black Docs Film Series” will
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p.m. $10. Landmark’s E Street Cinema,
555 11th St. NW. UrbanFilmSeries.com.
■ The NoMa Business Improvement
District’s James Bond film festival will feature an outdoor screening of the 1979 film
“Moonraker.” 8 p.m. Free. Site of the
future Washington Gateway project, Florida
and New York avenues NE. 202-289-0111.
Performance
■ As part of the Capital Fringe Festival,
the DC Cabaret Network will present
“Psycho Cabaret,” featuring singers Terri
Allen, Chris
Cochran, Emily
Everson, Arlene
Hill, Michael
Sazonov, Judy
Simmons and
Lonny Smith
giving their takes on what makes them
crazy. 6 p.m. $15. Chief Ike’s Mambo
Room, 1725 Columbia Road NW.
capfringe.org. The performance will repeat
July 23 at 7:45 p.m., July 24 at 6 p.m. and
July 25 at 5:30 p.m.
Wine tasting
■ Mari Stull, the “Vino Vixen” wine editor of the Alexandria Times, will lead an
“American Tour of Wine” tasting of eight
vintages from California, Oregon, New
Mexico and Washington state. 6 and 7:15
p.m. $40; registration required. Phillips
Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-3872151, ext. 247.
Friday,
July 18
Friday
JULY 18
Concerts
■ The Flute Ensembles of the 32nd
annual William Montgomery Flute Master
Class will perform. Noon. Free. Arts Club of
Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-3317282.
■ Venezuelan pianist, composer and
arranger Leo Blanco will present his eclectic jazz style, which includes South
American, Middle Eastern and African influences. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,
■ The “Jazz
in the Garden”
series will feature Nasar
Abadey and
Supernova. 5 to
8:30 p.m. Free.
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden,
7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.
202-737-4215.
■ The National Symphony Orchestra will
present “Around the
World in 60 Minutes,”
a family-friendly concert
featuring works by
Wagner, Bernstein,
Weber, Sibelius,
Nicolai, Sarasate,
Borodin and Chabrier
and conducted by Emil de Cou. 7:30 p.m.
Free. Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 16th
Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-4260486.
Dancing
■ The band Big Four Combo will perform at a swing dance. 8:30 p.m. to midnight. $15. Chevy Chase Ballroom, 5207
Wisconsin Ave. NW. 703-359-9882.
■ Nancy Somerville of the American
Society of Landscape Architects and Kate
O’Mara of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency will discuss green roofs,
their long history and their environmental
benefits. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom,
U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave.
SW. 202-225-1116.
■ Andrea DeLong-Amaya, director of horticulture at the Lady Bird Johnson
Wildflower Center, will discuss “Why Use
Native Plants?” 2 to 3 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom,
U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave.
SW. 202-225-1116.
■ Experts will discuss “Vichy and the
Holocaust in France Since 1990: Memory,
Representation, and Revision.” 2 to 4 p.m.
Free; reservations requested. Rubinstein
Auditorium, U.S. Holocaust Memorial
Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW.
202-488-6162.
■ Margaret Sands Orchowski will discuss her book “Immigration and the
American Dream: Battling the Political Hype
and Hysteria.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics &
Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919.
Films
■ The “Afghanistan on Film” festival will
feature Marc Forster’s 2007 film “The Kite
Runner,” an
adaptation of
the best-selling
book by Khaled
Hosseini. 2:30
p.m. Free. East
Building
Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215.
■ The “Foreign Policy in Focus” film
series will feature Alejandro Landes’ 2007
documentary
“Cocalero,”
about the union
formed by
Bolivian farmers in response
to their government’s effort to eradicate coca crops. A
post-screening discussion will feature
Sanho Tree, fellow at the Institute for Policy
Studies and director of its Drug Policy
Project. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room,
Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW.
202-387-7638.
■ The “This Land Is Me” series will
present Heather Rae’s 2004 film “Trudell,”
about poet,
musician, orator, actor and
activist John
Trudell. 6:30
p.m. Free.
Rasmuson
Theater, National Museum of the American
Indian, 4th Street and Independence
Avenue SW. 202-633-1000.
■ The 13th annual “Made in Hong
Kong” film festival will feature Lawrence
Lau’s film “My Name Is Fame,” about a bitter, washed-up actor who begrudgingly
takes an aspiring ingénue under his wing. 7
p.m. Free; tickets required. Meyer
Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson
Drive at 12th Street SW. 202-633-1000.
The film will be shown again Sunday at 2
p.m.
Performances
feature the City Dance Ensemble performing contemporary dance. Noon to 1:30
S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson
Drive SW. 202-633-3030.
■ National Symphony Orchestra cellist
Yvonne Caruthers will discuss “The Cello
— An Instrument Whose Time Has Come.”
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $120. S. Dillon Ripley
Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030.
Saturday, JULY 19
■ Class: The Washington Area
Bicyclist Association will present a
“Confident City Cycling” class. 1 to 4
p.m. Free; reservations suggested.
Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600
Calvert St. NW. 202-213-1459.
Mentalist Alain Nu will perform in conjunction with the Capital Fringe Festival. 6
and 7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Helen
Hayes Gallery, National Theatre, 1321
Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372. The
performance will repeat July 19, 25 and
26.
■
Sporting event
■ The Washington Mystics will play the
Detroit Shock. 7 p.m. $10 to $200. Verizon
Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328.
Saturday,
July 19
Saturday
JULY 19
Children’s activity
■ The Washington National Opera will
present a hands-on children’s workshop
about “Madama Butterfly” for ages 4
through 12. 1 p.m. Free. Watha T.
Daniel/Shaw Interim Library, 945 Rhode
Island Ave. NW. 202-671-0265.
■ A park ranger will teach ages 5 and
older how to make cornhusk dolls, a popular 19th-century toy. 3 p.m. Free. Peirce
Barn, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW.
202-895-6070.
Classes
■ Barry Gordon, professor of neurology
and cognitive science at Johns Hopkins
Medical Institutions, will discuss “Managing
Your Memory.” 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. $120.
S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson
Drive SW. 202-633-3030.
■ Becky Umeh, a member of the
Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers, will
lead a weekly African dance class. 10 a.m.
to noon. $10. Josephine Butler Parks
Center, 2437 15th St. NW. 202-459-8157.
■ John Strawbridge, founder and creative director of Campanile Media, will discuss “Get in the Act: How To Become a
Movie Extra.” 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $120.
Concerts
■ Violinist Eric Gratz and pianist Sejoon
Park will perform works by Mozart, Brahms
and Franck. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,
■ The National Symphony Orchestra will
present “Music From
the Americas,” a familyfriendly concert featuring works by Gershwin,
Williams, Copland,
Chadwick, Gould, Grofé
and Dvorák and conducted by Marcelo
Lehninger. 7:30 p.m. Free. Carter Barron
Amphitheatre, 16th Street and Colorado
Avenue NW. 202-426-0486.
■ Art historians Steven Nelson and
Ikem Stanley Okoye will discuss
“Sustainability in African Architecture and
Landscape,” focusing on Cameroon, Chad
and Nigeria. 10 a.m. to noon. Free. Lecture
Hall, National Museum of African Art, 950
Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000.
■ Hilton L. Root
(shown) will discuss his
book “Alliance Curse:
How America Lost the
Third World,” at 1 p.m.;
and Sharon Weinberger
and Nathan Hodge will
discuss their book “A
Nuclear Family Vacation: Travels in the
World of Atomic Weaponry,” at 6 p.m. Free.
Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave.
NW. 202-364-1919.
■ A park ranger will discuss the simple
but effective tools that the native peoples
of the Rock Creek Valley utilized for hunting
and capturing prey. 2 p.m. Free. Peirce
Barn, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW.
202-895-6070.
■ The Smithsonian American Art
Museum will present a talk by artist Keith
Morrison, former dean of Temple
University’s Tyler School of Art, on
“Advancing an African American Aesthetic,”
about how artists responded to Aaron
Douglas’ work. 3 p.m. Free. McEvoy
Auditorium, Reynolds Center for American
Art and Portraiture, 8th and F streets NW.
202-633-1000.
Family program
■ “One Planet — Ours!” will feature
Native American stories of plant lore and a
chance for participants to hear from sustainability experts, help build a straw bale
house, learn how to cook with sunshine
and create a handheld wind turbine. 10
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Botanic
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■ The “Running for Office” film series
will feature George S. Kaufman’s 1947 film
“The Senator Was Indiscreet,” starring
William Powell as a dimwitted U.S. senator
who decides to run for president and Ella
Raines as a reporter interested in his
detailed diary about the political misdeeds
of his colleagues. Noon. Free. McGowan
Theater, National Archives Building,
Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th
streets NW. 202-357-5000.
■ The Historical Society of Washington,
D.C., will present the 1950 film “The Jackie
Robinson Story,” about baseball legend
Jackie Robinson and his rise to fame with
the Brooklyn Dodgers. 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Historical Society of
Washington, D.C., 801 K St. NW. 202-3831828.
■ The “Michelangelo Antonioni: The
Italian Treasures” series will feature Luca
Verdone’s 2005 documentary
“Michelangelo Antonioni,” featuring extended interviews, historical footage of the
director with many of his favorite actors,
and clips from his work, at 2 p.m.; and
Antonioni’s 1952 film “I vinti (The
Vanquished),” featuring three morality tales,
at 4:30 p.m. Free. East Building
Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215.
Performances
■ Tappening will present “Against the
Grain,” featuring seven works choreographed by Tappening director Heidi Schultz
and performances by guest artists from
D.C., Philadelphia and Flint, Mich. 8 p.m.
$22; $15 for children and seniors. Atlas
Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE.
202-399-7993. The performance will
repeat Sunday at 4 p.m.
■ Dance Place will present “New
Releases Choreographers Showcase,” featuring innovative works by the region’s
emerging and established choreographers.
8 p.m. $22; $17 for students, teachers,
seniors and artists; $8 for ages 17 and
younger. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE.
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repeat Sunday at 7 p.m.
Sporting event
■ D.C. United will play the Houston
Dynamo as part of the SuperLiga tournament. 8 p.m. $25 to $60. RFK Memorial
Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 202397-7328.
Walks and tours
■ A park ranger will lead a horseback
tour of Rock Creek Park for ages 12 and
older. 9:30 a.m. $30; reservations
required. Rock Creek Horse Center, 5100
Glover Road NW. 202-362-0017. The tour
will repeat Sunday at 11 a.m.
■ A walking tour will focus on “Tools of
the Trade,” featuring a look at equipment
used by construction workers, laborers,
engineers, lock tenders and boatmen on
the C&O Canal. 12:15 p.m. Free.
Georgetown Visitor Center, 1057 Thomas
Jefferson St. NW. 301-767-3714.
■ A park
ranger will lead
an architectural
tour of the Old
Stone House,
which dates to
the late 1700s.
1:30 p.m. Free. Old Stone House, 3051 M
St. NW. 202-426-6851.
■ A park ranger will lead a 1.5-mile hike
to the Milkhouse Ford and discuss the historic water crossing. 2 p.m. Free. Rock
Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road
NW. 202-895-6070.
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Concerts
■ Richmond-based One Voice Chorus
will perform works by Duke Ellington and
other artists of the Harlem Renaissance
era. 4 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard,
Reynolds Center for American Art and
Portraiture, 8th and F streets NW. 202-
older about the food chain and how it links
the plants and animals in Rock Creek Park.
Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200
Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.
633-1000.
■ Participants in the National Symphony
Orchestra Summer Music Institute will perform chamber music. 6 p.m. Free.
Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600.
■ “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine
Band, led by guest conductor John
Williams, will celebrate its 210th anniversary with a gala concert featuring music
from films such as “Superman,” “Jaws”
and “Star Wars.” 8 p.m. Free; tickets
required. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center.
202-433-5809.
Class
■ A weekly workshop will offer instruction in qi gong, a form of Chinese medicine
using movement, breathing and meditation
techniques. 7 p.m. Free. West End
Neighborhood Library, 1101 24th St. NW.
202-724-8707.
■ A park ranger will discuss the evolution of the milling process as participants
learn firsthand about hand grinding and sifting corn flour. 1 p.m. Free. Peirce Barn,
Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202895-6070.
■ National Gallery of Art lecturer Sally
Shelburne will discuss “Making It Here:
Washington’s Own Sculptors.” 2 p.m. Free.
East Building Auditorium, National Gallery
of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue
NW. 202-737-4215.
Film
Monday, JULY 21
■ Film: The “All About Bette” summer film series will feature the 1940
film “The Letter,” starring Bette
Davis as the wife of a rubber plantation administrator in Singapore who
shoots a man to death and finds her
claim of self-defense contradicted by
a mysterious letter. 6:30 p.m. Free.
Helen Hayes Gallery, National
Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW. 202-783-3372.
■ The “Afghanistan on Film” festival will
present “New Video Art From Kabul,” featuring remarks by New York curator Leeza
Ahmady about how recent works relate to
traditions of theater and storytelling. 4:30
p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium,
National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.
NW. 202-387-7638.
Reading
■ “Sunday Kind of
Love Celebrates the
Poetry Chapbook” will
feature readings by
poets Brian Brodeur
(shown), Jade Foster
and Kathi Wolfe. An
open-mic poetry reading will follow. 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Langston
Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St.
■ A walking tour on “Tragedy on the
Canal” will focus on how death and tragedy
have haunted the C&O Canal since its very
beginnings. 12:15 p.m. Free. Georgetown
Visitor Center, 1057 Thomas Jefferson St.
NW. 301-767-3714.
Sporting event
Seattle Storm. 4 p.m. $10 to $200.
Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-3977328.
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feature Kindred Soul performing jazz selections. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Wilson
Plaza, Reagan Building and International
Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
202-312-1300.
■ The Fort
Reno concert
series will feature performances by Pup
Tent (shown)
and RaRa
Rasputin. 7:15 p.m. Free. Fort Reno Park,
40th and Chesapeake streets NW.
fortreno.com.
■ As a prelude to a summer performance tour in Italy, the Children’s Chorus of
Washington will
present a sendoff concert featuring choral
classics, international folksongs, Italian
opera choruses, American jazz and gospel.
7:30 p.m. Free. Metropolitan Memorial
United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska
Ave. NW. childrenschorus.com.
■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Country
Current will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West
Side, U.S. Capitol. 202-433-2525.
■ Editor Max
Sherman will discuss
his book “Barbara
Jordan: Speaking the
Truth With Eloquent
Thunder.” 6:30 to 8
p.m. Free. Langston
Room, Busboys and
Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
■ Laurie Notaro will discuss “The Idiot
Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death,” her
fifth collection of all-new essays. 6:30 p.m.
Free. Borders, 18th and L streets NW. 202466-4999.
■ Author Cass R.
Sunstein will discuss
his book “Nudge:
Improving Decisions
About Health, Wealth,
and Happiness.” 7
p.m. Free. Politics &
Prose, 5015
■ Karen Dawn, a spokesperson for the
animal-rights
movement, will
discuss her
book “Thanking
the Monkey:
Rethinking the
Way We Treat
Animals.” 7 p.m. Free. Olsson’s Books &
Records, 1307 19th St. NW. 202-7851133.
■ Mike Tidwell, founder and director of
the Chesapeake
Climate Action Network,
will discuss his book
“The Ravaging Tide:
Strange Weather,
Future Katrinas, and
the Coming Death of
America’s Coastal
Cities.” 7:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle
NW. 202-363-2202.
Films
■ “The Screening Room” will present
the 2005 Israeli television drama “In
Treatment,” starring Assi Dayan as psychologist Ruben Dagan. 7:30 p.m. $10; $9 for
seniors and students. Goldman Theater,
Washington DC Jewish Community Center,
1529 16th St. NW. 800-494-8497.
Additional episodes will be shown July 28
at 7:30 p.m.
■ HBO’s 10th annual “Screen on the
Green” outdoor film festival will feature the
1972 film “The Candidate,” starring Robert
Redford and Natalie Wood. 8 p.m. Free.
National Mall between 4th and 7th streets.
877-262-5866.
Tuesday,
July 22
Tuesday
JULY 22
■ “Summer Puppet Theatre,” for ages 3
and older, will provide a look at what the
animals in Rock Creek Park are doing this
summer. 4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature
Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-8956070.
Classes
■ Corrin Bennett will lead a “Gentle
Yoga” class that will teach various techniques to help reduce stress and balance
the mind, body and spirit. 10:15 to 11:30
a.m. $10. Smith Farm Center for Healing
and the Arts, 1632 U St. NW. 202-4838600. The class will continue July 29 and
Aug. 5, 12, 19 and 26.
■ Professional hypnotherapist and
author Forbes Robbins Blair will lead a
class on “Instant Self Hypnosis.” 6:30 to 9
p.m. $39. First Class Inc., 1726 20th St.
NW. 202-797-5102.
■ Washington Conservatory Orchestra
conductor Scott Wood will lead adult instrumentalists in sight-reading orchestral
works. 7:45 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Hearst Hall,
National Cathedral School, Wisconsin
Avenue and Woodley Road NW.
[email protected]. The class will
repeat July 29.
Concerts
feature Jon Carroll performing Americana
selections. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Wilson
Plaza, Reagan Building and International
Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
202-312-1300.
■ Soprano Rachel Barham will perform
with pianist Yu-Fen Chou. 12:10 p.m. Free.
Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.
202-347-2635, ext.18.
■ The U.S. Navy Band and specialty
groups will perform. 8 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy
Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202433-2525.
■ Kim Winter, habitats program managSee Events/Page 17
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er at the National Wildlife Federation, will
discuss how to create sustainable and
wildlife-friendly gardens. 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Free; reservations required. Conservatory
Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100
Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-1116.
■ The Humanities Council of
Washington, D.C., will host a discussion of
“Immigrants and Native Washingtonians:
When Cultures Collide,” using Dinaw
Mengestu’s novel “The Beautiful Things
That Heaven Bears” as a springboard for
conversation. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Langston Room, Busboys
and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-3878391.
■ Harry Turtledove will discuss his book
“The Man With the Iron Heart: An Alternate
History of World War II.” 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Free; reservations required. Ballroom,
National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW.
[email protected].
■ Andrew L. Yarrow,
vice president and
Washington director of
Public Agenda, will discuss his book “Forgive
Us Our Debts: The
Intergenerational
Dangers of Fiscal
Irresponsibility.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Reiter’s
Books, 1990 K St. NW. 202-223-3327.
■ Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Frederick
D. Gregory, the first African-American to
command a space shuttle mission and to
serve as a military test pilot, will discuss
lessons he learned growing up in D.C. and
attending the newly integrated Anacostia
High School. 7 p.m. Free; reservations
required. Anacostia Community Museum,
1901 Fort Place SE. 202-633-4844.
■ Author
Christopher Reich will
discuss his novel
“Rules of Deception, a
Thriller.” 7 p.m. Free.
Olsson’s Books &
Records, 1307 19th
St. NW. 202-785-1133.
■ Philip Pan will discuss his book “Out
of Mao’s Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul
of a New China.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics &
Film
■ The “From the Archives: 16 at 12”
series will feature Perry Miller Adato’s
1978 film “Helen Frankenthaler — Toward
a New Climate,” featuring footage of the
artist in her studio with friends and colleagues and at New York’s Emmerich
Gallery with her work. Noon. Free. East
Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art,
4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.
202-737-4215. The film will be shown
again July 29 at noon.
■ “Popular Movie Tuesdays” will feature
Tyler Perry’s 2008 film “Meet the Browns,”
about a single
mother who
takes her family to Georgia
for the funeral
of her father —
a man she
never met. 6 p.m. Free. Auditorium A-5,
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library,
901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.
■ The “6th in the City” series for young
professionals will present Adam Hootnick’s
film “Unsettled,” about the lives of six
young Israelis on the front lines of a
nation’s battle against itself. A reception
will follow the film and a talk by Hootnick. 7
p.m. Free; reservations recommended.
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW.
202-408-3100.
Recreation’s “Fun Family Films Under the
Stars” series. 8:45 p.m. Free. 4300
Arkansas Ave. NW. dpr.dc.gov.
Reading
■ The Joaquin Miller Cabin Poetry
Series will feature readings by Sauci
Churchill and Therése Halscheid. 7:30 p.m.
Free. Joaquin Miller Cabin, Picnic Area 6,
Rock Creek Park, Beach Drive at Military
Road Overpass. 202-820-8113.
Health screening
■ The “Savor Your Health” series will
offer health screenings for seniors, including Medicare information updates and product samples. 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free.
Fort Stevens Recreation Center, 1327 Van
Buren St. NW. 202-541-3755.
Wednesday,
July 23
Wednesday
JULY 23
Sporting event
New York Liberty. 11:30 a.m. $10 to $200.
Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-3977328.
■ The Washington
National Opera will
present a hands-on
children’s workshop
about “Madama
Butterfly” for ages 4
through 12. 1:30 p.m.
Free. Takoma Park
Neighborhood Library, 416 Cedar St. NW.
202-576-7252.
■ “Young Planetarium,” for ages 4 and
older, will offer an introduction to the night
sky. 4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature
Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-8956070.
Class
■ American Buddhist nun Gen Kelsang
Varahi will lead a meditation class focusing
on keys to good relationships, such as living with gratitude and connecting with others. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $12. Vajrayogini
Buddhist Center, 1803 Connecticut Ave.
NW. 202-986-2257.
Concerts
feature cabaret selections. Noon to 1:30
■ “Music on the Green” will feature the
Sunshine Skiffle Band. 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Free; reservations required. Historical
Society of Washington, D.C., 801 K St. NW.
202-383-1828.
■ The U.S. Marine Band will perform
works by King, Verdi, Mendelssohn,
Whitacre, Arutiunian and Tchaikovsky. 8
p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202433-4011.
■ U.S. Botanic Garden plant curator Bill
McLauglin and staff members at Casey
Trees will lead a tour of the National
Garden and discuss trees native to the
Washington area and able to thrive in an
urban environment. 11 a.m. to noon. Free;
reservations required. National Garden
Lawn Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100
Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-1116.
■ Jennifer Haigh will
discuss her novel “The
Condition,” about a
proper New England
family that comes
apart during one fateful
summer. 7 p.m. Free.
Olsson’s Books &
Records, 1307 19th St. NW. 202-7851133.
■ Alice Cooney Frelinghuyson, curator of
American decorative arts at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, will discuss
“The World of Louis Comfort Tiffany” and
the windows designed by his famed studio
Wednesday, JULY 23
■ Tour: Hillwood gardener John
Sonnier will lead a walk and talk
about “The French Parterre.” 12:45
p.m. $12; $10 for seniors; $7 for
students; $5 for ages 6 through 18.
Reservations required. Hillwood
Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155
Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.
for the Board of Governors Hall in the headquarters of the American Red Cross. 7 to
9:30 p.m. $45; tickets required. American
Red Cross, 430 17th St. NW. 202-6333030.
■ Los Angelesbased blogger Christian
Lander will discuss his
book “Stuff White
People Like: A Guide to
the Unique Taste of
Millions.” 7 p.m. Free.
Politics & Prose, 5015
Films
■ Fondo del Sol will present documentaries, shorts and feature films on Mexico
as part of its summer film festival series.
5:30 p.m. $3; free for seniors and children.
Fondo del Sol, 2112 R St. NW. 202-2659235. The film series will continue Sunday
at 1 p.m.
■ The “Voices of Palestine” summer
film series will feature Basil Ramsis’ 2007
film “Swings — Marajeeh,” about the lives
of Palestinian women on both sides of the
1949 Green Line. 6:30 p.m. Free.
Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW.
202-338-1958.
■ “Films on the Vern” will present the
2004 film “Miracle,” about the playerturned-coach who led the U.S. hockey team
to its unexpected 1980 victory over the
Soviet Union’s heavily favored squad. 8:30
p.m. Free. Quad, George Washington
University Mount Vernon Campus, 2100
Foxhall Road NW. 202-242-6673.
■ The Upshur Recreation Center will
host an outdoor film screening as part of
the D.C. Department of Parks and
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■ “Live! on
Woodrow Wilson Plaza”
will feature Alison
Crockett performing
neo soul. Noon to 1:30
p.m. Free. Wilson
Plaza, Reagan Building
and International Trade
Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202312-1300.
■ Gospel group The Zionaires of
Princess Anne, Md., will perform. 6 p.m.
Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600.
■ The “Sunset Serenades” concert
series will feature the U.S. Army Blues
band performing jazz selections. 6:30 to 8
p.m. Free. Lion/Tiger Hill, National Zoo,
■ The Fort Reno concert series will feature a performance by the indie band
Statehood. 7:15 p.m. Free. Fort Reno Park,
40th and Chesapeake streets NW.
fortreno.com.
■ Architect Judith
Capen will discuss
secrets about the
Renwick Gallery hidden
by time and discovered
through recent surveys
of the building. Noon.
Free. Grand Salon,
Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.
■ Robert Crais will discuss his book
“Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel.” 7
p.m. Free. Olsson’s Books & Records,
1307 19th St. NW. 202-785-1133.
■ Jane Mayer will discuss her book
“The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How
the War on Terror Turned Into a War on
American Ideals.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics &
■ Style guru Simon
Doonan will discuss his
book “Eccentric
Glamour.” 7 p.m. $22.
Hammer Auditorium,
Corcoran Gallery of Art,
500 17th St. NW. 202639-1770.
■ The Smithsonian Latino Center will
present “Boricua Origins: Tales of Puerto
Rican Artists in Nueva York,” featuring
Jersey City Museum curator Rocio Aranda;
artist Raphael Montañez-Ortiz, founding
director of El Museo Del Barrio; and performance artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz. 7
to 9 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys
and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-3877638.
Films
■ “A Night of Hip Hop at NPG” will feature a screening of New York artist, writer
and musician Paul D. Miller’s “New York Is
Now,” featuring archival footage and early
avant-garde cinema mixed with his own
music. A conversation with Miller, aka DJ
Spooky, will follow. 7 p.m. Free. McEvoy
Auditorium, Reynolds Center for American
Art and Portraiture, 8th and F streets NW.
202-633-1000.
Special events
■ The “Phillips After 5” summer series
will feature music by the Tommy Cecil Jazz
Trio and a gallery talk about how Richard
Diebenkorn’s artistic vision shifted as he
transitioned from teacher to student. 5 to
8:30 p.m. $12; $10 for seniors and students; free for ages 18 and younger.
Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202387-2151.
■ American music specialist Robert
Wyatt will present “An Enchanted Evening
With Rodgers and Hammerstein,” featuring
original cast recordings, film clips, interviews and correspondence furnished by the
Library of Congress and the Rodgers and
Hammerstein Organization. 6:45 to 9 p.m.
$40. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of
Natural History, 10th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030.
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■ Forum Theatre will present
“Marat/Sade” at the H Street
Playhouse tomorrow through Aug.
10.
“Marat/Sade” is a musical
retelling of the French Revolution
penned by Marquis de Sade and
performed by asylum inmates. The
Forum’s production of the show
will feature original music by Jesse
Terrill.
Performances are generally at 8
p.m. Thursday through Saturday
and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost
$18 to $20. The H Street Playhouse
is located at 1365 H St. NE. 202255-2065; forumtheatredc.org.
■ “Long Beach ‘44,” a new one-act
play by Sidra Rausch presented by
Washington Women in Theatre
in conjunction with the Capital
Fringe Festival, will close Saturday.
In the midst of World War II,
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a mysterious secret at the beach.
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