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Reiss Gidner, Kevin Cabral,Jordyn Sparks and ShannonRedifer rehearse “The True Ad-ventures of Pinocchio,” YorktownHigh School theatre’s productionstarting Thursday, March 10.

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Protecting Personal Security and the EnvironmentArlington’s Solid Waste Bureau offers “free paper document shredding” every month.Watch old medical records, credit card receipts, tax returns, and the like being turnedinto harmless confetti. It is enough to make an identity thief cry. Scraps are recycled,so some trees are also saved. The shredding takes place on the first Saturday of themonth from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the county yard, 4300 29th Street, South (nearShirlington, offf South Arlington Mill Road). Next event is April 2.

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SOBER-RIDE FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAYFree Cab Rides. Thursday, March 17,

4 p.m. through Friday, March 18, 4a.m. Area residents, 21 and older,celebrating with alcohol may call thetoll-free SoberRide phone number 1-800-200-TAXI (8294) and receive afree (up to a $30 fare) safe wayhome. AT&T wireless customers candial #WRAP for the same service.Visit www.soberride.com.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDFood Pantry Volunteers. Serve the

community in a direct andmeaningful way at St. George’s FoodPantry. The pantry is open Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; volunteershifts are 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Volunteers do not need to be amember of St. George’s. No priorexperience or regular commitmentnecessary; volunteers can work asfew or as many shifts as they like.The Church is located at 915 N.Oakland St., near the VA Squaremetro). Contact Denise Cormaney [email protected].

THROUGH THURSDAY/APRIL 14Free Tax Preparation Assistance.

Be prepared by bringing thenecessary documents with you.Spanish speaking volunteers areavailable at both locations. Note: theIRS no longer supplies the librarywith tax forms.

❖ Central Library walk-in tax assistance

times: Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.;Thursdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;appointments available by calling703-829-6192.

❖ Columbia Pike Branch Library walk-inonly tax assistance times: Tuesdays,1:15-7:45 p.m.; Fridays andSaturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

To download and print the AARPVolunteer Tax Assistance Schedulefor Arlington, visit http://arlingtonvalibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2016/01/Tax-Prep-Clinics-2016.pdf.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 9Moving Towards Zero Waste. 6:30-

9 p.m. at the Navy League Building,2300 Wilson Blvd. Join Arlingtoniansfor a Clean Environment for their 38th

Annual Meeting introducing thevision for 2016 programming and apresentation on moving Arlingtontowards zero waste. The meeting isopen to the public. Lightrefreshments will be served. http://www.arlingtonenvironment.org.

Are Arlington’s Police and JusticeSystems Prepared to Respondto Community and RacialTensions? 7 p.m. Hosted by theArlington Committee of 100 atMarymount University, Dining Room,Gerald Phelan Hall, with ArlingtonChief of Police M. Jay Farr,Commonwealth Attorney TheoStamos, and Mount Zion BaptistChurch Minister Bishop Rev. Dr.Leonard H. Smith. Dinner Servicebeginning at 7 p.m.; program beginsat 8 p.m. Go toarlingtoncommitteeof100.org forreservation information.

THURSDAY/MARCH 10Public School Parents. 7-9 p.m. at

Unitarian Universalist Church ofArlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd.Public school parents from Arlington,Alexandria and Fairfax advocatingfor health, wellness, gardening,outdoor learning, eco-awareness,mindfulness and more will speak ona panel for Holistic Moms group.Free. Email [email protected] or visit

holisticmomsarlalex.blogspot.com.

SATURDAY/MARCH 12Arlington All In Conference. 8:30

a.m.-2:30 p.m. at George MasonUniversity School of Law, Founder’sHall, 3301 Fairfax Drive. TheArlington Partnership for Children,Youth & Families will host this

conference for teens, parents, and thecommunity to share ideas on mentalwellbeing and healthy relationships.Free. Visit www.apcyf.org/2016/02/arlington-all-in-conference-2016.

County Board Meeting. 8:30 a.m. atthe County Board Room, 3rd floor,2100 Clarendon Blvd. County Board

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By Eden Brown

The Connection

Andrew Schneider said he grew upin a home in Arlington which wasalready very community oriented.

His mother worked for Habitat for Human-ity. Both parents had a long history of com-mitment to community development. He at-tended Yorktown High School, and TheCollege of William and Mary, which has atradition of service and community involve-ment. But his eyes were really opened byLeadership Arlington.

The Arlington Thrive Board of Directorsappointed Schneider as Arlington Thrive’snew executive director, effective March 2.

“With his breadth of experience, enthusi-asm, and commitment to the Arlington com-

munity, Andrew Schneider is a greatfit for Arlington Thrive,” said CandaceFowler, president of the board of di-rectors, “and under his leadership wewill further our mission: to deliversame-day emergency funds to ourneighbors in crisis, so they can be se-cure in their jobs, health, and homesand thrive in a caring community.”Schneider replaces recently retiredGeraldine Shannon, who led Thrivesince 2007.

Most recently director of the College ofWilliam & Mary’s Washington Area AlumniBusiness Alliance, an organization hehelped to create, Schneider also has wieexperience in strategic planning, marketing,fundraising, and public policy. He has arecord of involvement in the Arlington com-

munity, including ser-vice on the ArlingtonTransportation Com-mission, the Board ofCommunity Residences,and the Yorktown CivicAssociation.

A 2011 graduate ofLeadership Arlington,Schneider received its“40 Under 40” leader-ship award in 2014. Heholds an MBA from theUniversity of Marylandand earned a BA fromthe College of William &

Mary in 1998. Schneider also ran for theCounty Board last year. He and his wife havetwo children, 9 and 11, who attend Arling-ton schools.

“I am so excited to be joining ArlingtonThrive and to help continue Thrive’s impor-tant and vital mission in our community,”said Schneider. “For over 40 years Arling-

ton Thrive has helped those in our commu-nity who need it the most at their greatestmoments of need. I look forward to work-ing with the rest of the Thrive team, includ-ing our partners throughout the communityand our generous supporters,” he said.

In addition to Schneider’s hiring, ShandraNiswander has been promoted to the posi-tion of director of development of Arling-ton Thrive.

In 2015, Arlington Thrive provided$730,000 in direct emergency financial as-sistance to 1,474 Arlington households.Among those assisted, Thrive prevented theeviction of 326 households and most ofthose households were families with chil-dren. Incorporated in Arlington as a501(c)(3) organization 1975, ArlingtonThrive now has an operating budget of $1million and is the only organization thatprovides same-day emergency financial as-sistance to Arlington County residents. Tolearn more, visit www.arlingtonthrive.organd “Like” Arlington Thrive on Facebook.

Arlington resident grew up here steepedin a tradition of community involvement.

Thrive Board Appoints Schneider as Executive Director

Andrew Schneider,new executivedirector of ThriveArlington

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By Shirley Ruhe

The Connection

Joan Mulholland says she was bornin the South but she began to rec-ognize in the 1950s about the di-vide between the races and won-

der how she could change things. She was9 years old at the time. She recalls “a friendand I dared each other to walk to ‘Niggertown’ down by the Coca Cola plant. Every-one all along the way disappeared andmade themselves invisible when they sawthese two little white girls walking along.That’s when I started to understand howthey felt.” She went to church and heardall the good King James verses but some-thing didn’t add up.

In clips from the film “An Ordinary Hero”interspersed with her commentary,Mulholland told her story of engaging inthe civil rights struggle as a young girl andher journey through the March on Wash-ington, the desegregation of Arlington lunchcounters and the Freedom Riders. The filmwas Winner of the Audience Choice Awardat the Crossroads Film Festival and the Ox-ford Film Festival in 2013.

Mulholland recalls in high school somecolored students were invited to join herchurch group in Falls Church. “We all atespaghetti together but we had to meet insecret because there was a public assemblylaw in Virginia that prohibited us meeting,rowdies could show up and less than 2blocks away was the Nazi headquarters.”

Later she joined NAG and their motto wasnag, nag, nag the country into submission.

The Nonviolent Action Group (NAG) was astudent-run campus organization atHoward University that campaigned againstracial segregation and other civil rightscauses in the areas of Virginia, Marylandand Washington D.C. during the 1960s..Butshe started with integration of the lunchcounters in her own neighborhood in Ar-lington. When the lunch counter battle wasover she looked around for another chal-lenge and settled on the segregated swim-ming pools at Glen Echo Park. “I used tosay, you can be at the back of the bus or theback of the line but you can’t be at the backof a carousel,” referring to Glen Echo’s fa-mous Dentzel Carousel.

Then came the summer of 1961 whereshe left D.C. with 13 Freedom Riders on twoseparate buses. She remembers the buseswere attacked several times but, “All hellbroke loose in Alabama. We realized thiswas the next stage of the revolution. As thebuses moved into Anniston the streets were

deserted. “We thought this is not good. Thecrowd threw firebombs and the mothersbrought their children to see the freedomriders burned alive on Mother’s Day.” InJune she was arrested in Jackson, Miss. andbecame prisoner number 20975.

Mulholland is wearing her white MedgarEvers T-shirt and she remembers his contri-bution to the cause of freedom. “They” hada most wanted list and when one of us died,they Xed out our face. Medgar Evers gotXed out. I didn’t but it could have been mewho died. Periodically I visit his grave andgive thanks to him for what he has doneand give a report to him on current affairs.It helps focus my thoughts on what hap-pened then and what’s happening now.”

She asked the younger people in the au-dience: “What are you going to do? Startsmall; there is room for everybody in mov-ing this country forward.” Mulholland saidif she were 19 today she would be involvedin some capacity in the Black Lives Matterefforts and she is concerned about the refu-gee issue of the Syrians and Palestinians.She recalled being invited by a group ofinterfaith American peace builders to joinin a demonstration with picketers in Pales-tine a few years ago. She said she offeredthem bandannas in case there was tear gas,but the Americans didn’t wrap their mindsaround it.

“I have never been gassed but I know awet bandana across the face is a good start.”

Her answer to a student’s question was,“I thought we were going to die at the lunchcounter but being afraid is a waste of time;if you’re going to die, make it worthwhile.”

Are things better now or worse? Shespeculates that we have police shootingsnow just like we had back then. “I don’tthink the numbers are better or worse, butnow it gets coverage; that is progress.”

“If you’re going to die,make it worthwhile.”

Arlington Freedom Rider Remembers the Struggle

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, Arlington native and Freedom Rider, isfeatured in the Marymount University American Heritage Conversationsponsored by the department of history and politics. It was held March 2to focus on U.S. civil rights history.

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland was acivil rights advocate who at 19years old had already participatedin more than three dozen sit-inprotests. But she says the role ofher generation today is to have thebacks of the demonstrators outthere now. She ask the youngerfolks in the audience “What areyou going to do?”


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The aging Rosslyn PlazaPark could be undergoinga massive overhaul after

the upcoming March 12 CountyBoard meeting.

“This is a complete redevelop-ment of the existing block,” saidAaron Shriber, principal plannerwith the Planning Division for Ar-lington County. “It’s a full blockcurrently occupied by seven build-ings from the ‘60s. [We’re plan-ning] on redeveloping them over25 years in a series of phases,transforming them into three newblocks with new streets.”

of the office vacancy issues inRosslyn that have stunted growth.

“It’s going to be awhile beforethat first building comes online tosee how the market conditionsshake out,” said Shriber. Construc-tion could be held up until mar-ket conditions start to improve,though Shriber also noted that thebuilding offers uninterruptedviews of the D.C. monuments,which makes it considered a spe-cial space. “It’s up to the developeron going forward with the finalsite plan. It’s market-based, but thefirst new building will probably bebuilt within the next 10 years.”

Even before the project reachesthe board, it has divided some ofthe local neighbors. The RosslynBusiness Improvement District

By Vernon Miles

The Connection

After a year of meetingsand hearings, the Vir-ginia Department ofTransportation (VDOT)

is beginning to move into the finalphase of outreach for the I-66 trans-formation projects. At a regionallevel, most of the criticism was cen-tered around the new tolling andextended High Occupancy Vehiclerestrictions. For Arlington, the con-cerns are a little different.

At the March 7 public hearing inthe Washington-Lee High Schoolcafeteria, local residents posed avariety of questions.

“I’m hoping to learn when we’llstop being able to use I-66 for [myhusband and I],” said Elaine Eder,an Arlington resident who says shecurrently uses I-66 to drive her hus-band, who has dementia.

“Where are the benefits forArlingtonians,” asked J.B. Rolter, aresident who lives north of I-66. “Isee enforcement and tolling, but Idon’t see the benifits. Somethingneeds to be done, but what’s themaster plan here? How’s is this go-ing to work out for the people liv-ing here? What’s the system-wideeffect?”

The presentation itself waslargely unchanged from previousmeetings with the Arlington Trans-portation Commission and varioushomeowner associations. AmandaBaxter, special projects manager forVDOT, explained the expansion of HOVhours and the tolling.

“Our goal is to move 40,000 people ev-ery day by 2040,” said Baxter. To that end,VDOT will extend HOV hours from 6:30 to9 a.m to between 5:30 to 9:30 for eastbound

travel and from 4 to 6:30 p.m. for west-bound traffic to 3 to 7 p.m. For drivers trav-eling alone, I-66 will be tolled during thosehours, with costs dependent on how far thetrip is along I-66. For drivers like Eder, HOV-2 will remain toll free in 2017, but will be

pushed up to HOV-3 in 2021. Unlike theDulles toll road, all tolls are electronicallycollected and processed via EZ-passes,which all cars would be required to have.

During the presentation, Baxter noted thatpotential widening, which has been a pri-mary concern for many Arlingtonians, wasnot part of the I-66 tolling discussion andwould be pushed back for future meetings.

When it came time for the public com-ment, the room was mostly silent. Thoughmore than 100 citizens showed up, only fivespoke. Afterwards, Baxter said she sus-pected that having the expansion discussionon a different day was part of the reasonsome of the residents were not as vocal asthey otherwise might have been. Baxter alsonoted that VDOT had previously met withevery affected homeowner’s associations,which gave opportunities to address localquestions on a smaller scale.

Among the few who spoke, one of themore prevailing sentiments was that Arling-

ton could be getting a bad deal.While part of the presentation in-cluded a map showing no signifi-cant change on streets near I-66,some of the residents weren’t assure.

“I’m concerned about the trafficimpact,” said James Walter, sayingthat he saw the map showing a neu-tral impact to local neighborhoods,but said he was skeptical about howthat would work in practice. Localresidents were concerned that thetolling on I-66 would push driversaway from the main road and outonto the side streets.

“The map showed no real impacton the neighborhoods,” addedAndy Steward. “How did the studycome to that conclusion?”

After the meeting, Baxter said,the traffic study was calculated onthe regional model that assesses

monetary decisions weighted against aver-age driver’s value of transit time.

Steward echoed Rolter and many of theother Arlingtonians in the room, askingwhat kind of benefits the project wouldbring at a local level.

“At the risk of sounding selfish, what areyou going to do for us?” Steward asked, fol-lowed by applause from the audience.

“We’re going to be offering 45 miles perhour greater transit speeds by reducing con-gestion,” said Baxter. “That’s a guaranteeyou don’t have today.”

David Snyder from the Falls Church CityCouncil said that the project will succeedor fail on whether the model predicting driv-ers won’t divert onto side streets is accu-rate or not.

“The real success will be whether it’s go-ing to achieve its objectives with how peoplereact to tolls,” said Snyder, “and whether[VDOT] will pay for alternatives to singleoccupancy transit.”

Rezoning and phaseddevelopment to be reviewed.

County Board To Consider Rosslyn Redevelopment Plan

Conceptual rendering for the redeveloped Rosslyn Plaza.

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David Snyder, Falls Church City Council-man, addressing VDOT leadership at theMarch 7 meeting.

Arlingtonians share concernsabout I-66 expansion.High-Occupancy Discussion

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Toll gantry locations planned along I-66.

The transformation will replacethe existing buildings with fivenew buildings and a new park.County Board will vote on a rezon-ing and phased development forthe site. As a phased development,each building will have to bebrought back to the board indi-vidually for approval. Shriber saysthat redevelopment will start fromthe southernmost end of the siteand move north. The first andthird buildings are set to be mostlyoffice space with ground floor re-tail. Shriber says the developer,and county staff, are well aware

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It’s not often that an award-winningjournalist, a world-renowned scientistand a retired senior government offi-

cial come together to write a spy thriller.This Wednesday, March 10, at 6 p.m.,

James Rosen, Centreville resident and theMcClatchy News Group’s Pentagonand Washington correspondent,along with one of his co-authors,NIH scientist Curtis Harris, willbe at Clarendon’s Barnes &Noble to promote their newbook, “High Hand,” a novelthat highlights the dangeroussituations that journalistsfind themselves when cover-ing foreign issues.

Published last month byCopper Peak Press, “HighHand” is about a politi-cal conspiracy, sheddinglight on the frequent andcomplex relationship between inter-national journalists and spies. It has alreadysold several hundreds of thousands of cop-ies.

Rosen, a Fairfax County resident for morethan 22 years, said that while he has wantedto write a novel for years, his own journal-ism career was not the inspiration for “HighHand.”

“The book’s inspiration came from CurtHarris, a co-author who in his day job as aworld-renowned cancer researcher travelsthe globe giving lectures and collaboratingwith other scientists,” Rosen said. “Curt andI met in 1995 playing squash at our club inMcLean. Over the next decade or so, he lis-tened to me complain that my challengingjob as a journalist left me no time to writethe book I so wanted to write. One nightover beers at the club, after a spirited squashmatch, Curt handed me a three-page, single-space sketch and said, ‘Here’s your book.’In short order, we pulled in our third squashpartner, Jim Ellenberger, and launched anamazing joint creative journey that pro-duced ‘High Hands’.”

White each of the three squash buddies

had been published several times for theirrespective “day jobs,” they got together towrite their first fictional novel. With threedifferent areas of expertise, they madeRosen the lead editor and split the book intothirds.

“We each wrote about one-third of thebook, and I served as lead editor with thetask of fusing our different styles into asingle voice,” Rosen said. “Our friends andcolleagues have told us that it reads as if asingle author wrote it, which is quite satis-fying. Each of us naturally ended up identi-fying more with one or more characters.

Since Frank Adams, who is one of themain characters, is a journalist,

I naturally gravitated to-ward him. Like me, he

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dential politics. So a lot ofmy professional experience is

reflected in him, although, ofcourse, he is a completely fic-

tional character and there ismuch about his past and present

lives that diverge sharply frommy own.”

Even though the book took yearsto write, Harris found the process

of writing with his fellow authors to be avaluable, bringing so much more to thenovel than if any of the authors had indi-vidually penned it.

“Each member of this collaboration bringstheir unique skills, talent, skills and experi-ences that are complementary to each otherto make this combination synergistic,” Har-ris said. “Jim Rosen was also used to writ-ing non-fiction in the style of a reporter. Thisexperience and expertise gave FrankAdams, one of our fictional characters, au-thenticity. Jim’s posting in Moscow and be-ing fluent in Russian also provided authen-ticity to venues in Russia and the formerSoviet Union. Also, all three of us are inter-national travelers and had visited and knewall of the venues in ‘High Hand’.”

Harris said that finding a writer’s lair fora group getaway was crucial. Initially ascreenplay, the co-authors found that im-mersing themselves in their project together,and away from the distractions of home,

From leftare CurtisHarris,JamesEllenbergerand JamesRosen.

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No doubt Virginia and Texas willbe the last two states to continuewith the death penalty until, in-evitably, evolving standards of

decency lead the U.S. Supreme Court to de-clare that the death penalty is unconstitutional.

But fear of loss has motivated the Virginia Gen-eral Assembly to amend a law that al-lows prisoners facing execution to choosebetween lethal injection and the electricchair so that the electric chair is used ifdrugs for lethal injection are not available.

It’s barbaric, and execution debacles withelectrocution and unproven drugs for lethalinjection could speed overall rejection of thedeath penalty.

Most representatives from our area votedagainst, but in the House of Delegates, whichvoted 62-33 for the electric chair, Dave Albo,Jim LeMunyon and Vivian Watts voted in fa-vor; Tim Hugo didn’t vote but registered thathe intended to vote yes. (Voting no were Jen-nifer Boysko, David Bulova, Eileen Filler-Corn,Charniele Herring, Patrick Hope, Mark Keam,Paul Krizek, Mark Levine, Alfonso Lopez, Bob

Marshall, Ken Plum, Mark Sickles, MarcusSimon and Rip Sullivan. Kathleen Murphydidn’t vote but registered that she intended tovote no.)

The Virginia Senate voted for the electricchair 22-17. From our area, only Dick Saslawvoted in favor of the electric chair. Voting nowere George Barker, Adam Ebbin, BarbaraFavola, Janet Howell, Dave Marden, ChapPetersen, Scott Surovell and Jennifer Wexton.

Residents of the 35th Senate Dis-trict could rightfully questionwhether they are getting the repre-

In a word: Barbaric.

Bringing Back the Electric Chair

Washington Regional Alcohol Program(WRAP), will offer the 2016 St. Patty’s DaySoberRide program, providing free cab ridesto would-be drunk drivers throughout theWashington-metropolitan area next Thursday,March 17.

SoberRide will be available for 12 hoursstarting 4 p.m. on St. Patrick’s Day and con-tinuing until 4 a.m. on Friday, March 18 as away to help keep local roads safe from im-paired drivers during this traditionally high-risk holiday.

sentation they expect from Senator Saslaw(D), who without doubt will continue to bereelected until he chooses to retire. Saslawvoted for mandatory use of the electric chairif lethal injection drugs are not available,worked to kill legislation that would protectconsumers from predatory lending and in-terest rates of more than 200 percent, andwas chief patron of the notorious proffer bill,which, if signed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe aspassed, will result in localities losing the abil-ity to temper costs of development and likelyproperty tax increases.

Making Good Choices on Saint Patrick’s DayMake your own plans to celebrate safely by

having a designated driver, celebrating whereyou can take public transportation or spendthe night. But if those plans go awry, area resi-dents celebrating with alcohol may call the toll-free SoberRide phone number 1–800–200–TAXI (8294) for a no-cost (up to a $30 fare),safe way home.

For more information, visitwww.soberride.com.

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Taking CareOf All Students

The following letter was sent to ArlingtonPublic Schools’ families and staff.

I have been concerned by recent news re-ports about raids to deport adults and childrenwho have fled violence in Central America andrecently migrated to the United States. Becauseof these actions by members of the Departmentof Homeland Security and the U.S. Immigra-tion and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents,Arlington Public Schools’ (APS) teachers, ad-ministrators and board members have heardreports that some families in our communityare fearful to send their children to school. Iwant to reassure all of our families that chil-dren in our care will be safe.

APS is committed to providing an excellentpublic education to every school-aged studentresiding in Arlington County. In 1982, the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that public schools maynot deny access to any child, whether presentin the United States legally or otherwise. Morerecently in May 2014, the Secretary of Educa-tion and Attorney General reaffirmed this rul-ing and provided guidance to all public schoolleaders to ensure public school access for allchildren, regardless of their immigration status.

As educators, the staff of Arlington PublicSchools has always acknowledged our legaland, more importantly, our moral obligationsto provide an education to all students wholive in our community. The School Board’s Vi-sion statement reaffirms our commitment toall children by affirming that we are “a diverseand inclusive school community, committed toacademic excellence and integrity. We provideinstruction in a caring, safe and healthy learn-ing environment, responsive to each student,in collaboration with families and the commu-

nity.” In addition, the School Board has adoptedas one of our Core Values to “value all students,staff and families in our diverse, inclusiveschool community.”

All of us are deeply committed to providinginstruction in a caring, safe and healthy learningenvironment that is responsive to each student.

We believe that the diversity of ArlingtonCounty is one of our community’s most sig-nificant assets, and we value and will continueto support all of our students and families.

Dr. Patrick K. MurphySuperintendent

Arlington Public Schools

Primary ContrastTo the Editor:

Virginia Democrats have now had their sayand we congratulate Hillary Clinton on hervictory in [Virginia’s March 1] primary. Andwe thank Bernie Sanders as well for continu-ing to run a strong, issue-focused campaign.

As Democrats, we can be extremely proudof our candidates. Both Hillary Clinton andBernie Sanders are shining a spotlight on theissues that really matter — issues like incomeinequality, climate change, health care, andeducation. And they are offering positive ideasto help keep our country moving forward. Theirinclusive, welcoming vision for America in-spires us all to be the best we can be. Withstrong candidates like these we can’t help butbe excited for November.

But Virginians also voted overwhelmingly to-day for Donald Trump and he is well on his wayto winning the Republican nomination for presi-dent. With his victories tonight, Donald Trumpis increasingly likely to be the GOP nominee.

To that we say, game on. The contrast be-tween our progressive candidates and Mr.

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Trump could not be clearer. His views are faroutside the mainstream of American politics.While our candidates appeal to our best hopesand dreams, Mr. Trump appeals to America’sbaser fears. With a message consistent withAmerica’s real values, our Democratic candi-dates are generating excitement without re-sorting to insults, dirty tricks, fear tactics, orreality TV-style sensationalism.

Over the next six months, we will have ourwork cut out for us. We cannot take this elec-tion for granted. We are going to fight for ev-ery vote. But we know this: Whether our stan-dard bearer is Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sand-ers, we are ready to win in November.

Kip MalinoskyChair of Arlington County Democratic

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By Adam P. Ebbin

State Senator (D-30)

The 2016 General Assembly willbe wrapping up its work thisweek, and of the more than3,200 bills and resolutions that

were introduced, over 1,350 pieces of leg-islation have passed both chambers. Thosebills are now on their way to GovernorMcAuliffe’s desk, who has 7 or 30 days toact on them depending on how close to theend of session they passed. The Governor

has approved many ofthese measures but hehas also issued vetoes fora handful of bills that he

believes are unnecessary or unconstitu-tional.

One notable piece of legislation that theGovernor vetoed is SB21, which would re-quire the Department of EnvironmentalQuality (DEQ) to receive approval from theGeneral Assembly before submitting a Vir-ginia-specific plan to comply with the fed-eral Clean Power Plan (CPP). The CPP is anhistoric and important step in combatingclimate change by establishing standards toreduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 per-cent from 2005 levels by 2030. It will putinto place the first-ever national standardsto limit carbon pollution from power plantswhich account for nearly 40 percent of the

carbon pollutionproduced nation-ally. The CPP goeshand in hand withefforts in the de-velopment ofrenewables, stron-ger fuel economystandards, and in-creased energy ef-ficiency that seekto address climate

change, as well as provide improvementsin air and water quality that have moreimmediate local effects. In his veto state-ment, the Governor noted that federal lawgives authority to the executive rather thanlegislative branch in developing plans tocomply with CPP, adding that SB21 “consti-

tutes legislative participation in a purelyexecutive process.” Senate Democrats weresuccessful in sustaining the veto so SB21will not become law.

A prolonged fight has been brewing sincethe summer regarding Governor McAuliffe’snomination of Jane Roush to the VirginiaSupreme Court, and last week it came to ahead. Justice Roush, who is unquestionablyqualified to serve on the Supreme Court,has handled many tough cases including theD.C. sniper trial, and the Republican HouseCourts of Justice Committee chairman hadoriginally recommended her for this posi-tion. However, House and Senate Republi-cans were offended that the Governor ex-ercised his constitutional authority to ap-point her without their permission, and theyhave repeatedly attempted to block her

Governor’s First Vetoes and Ongoing Supreme Court Battlenomination and replace her with their owncandidate. Though Senate Republicans havea narrow 21-19 majority, there has been astalemate so far this session because one oftheir freshman members bravely refused togo along with his party’s plan to unseat Jus-tice Roush. Her interim appointment hasnow expired and there was a renewed pushthis week to confirm her for a full term;unfortunately that effort fell short in theHouse of Delegates. Leaving one of theseven seats on our state’s highest court va-cant has major ramifications in terms of itsability to execute its constitutional respon-sibilities, and I hope we will reconsider andelect Justice Roush to a full 12-year termso our judiciary can be at full strength.

It is my continued honor to represent thecitizens of the 30th Senate District.

Email announcements to arlington@connection newspapers.com. Deadline is Thursday atnoon.

Arlington residents Grant McClure, study-ing at the College of Continuing Education, andMatthew P Olocco, studying at the Collegeof Biological Sciences, have been named to the2015 fall semester dean’s list at the Universityof Minnesota Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul,Minn.)

Arlington residents Gladys Castellon and

Jordan Hess have been named as 2015 GEMMentors at Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pa.) aspart of the Greek Emerging Leaders program.

The following students were named to theDean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester at Grove CityCollege (Grove City, Pa.):

❖ Mary Grace Brown, a senior English major,was named to the Dean’s List with High Distinction.Brown is a 2012 graduate of Yorktown High Schooland is the daughter of Dale and Gay Brown fromArlington.

❖ Garrett Gustafson, a senior accounting

major, was named to the Dean’s List with Dis-tinction. Gustafson is a 2012 graduate ofWashington Lee High School and is the son ofDavid and Sharon Gustafson from Arlington.

Eleanor Rose Avery of Arlington hasbeen named to the Deans’ List/Explore Cen-ter List of Distinguished Students at theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fallsemester of the 2015-16 academic year.Avery, a freshman supply chain managementmajor, was named to the Dean’s List for theCollege of Business Administration.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

ONGOINGRosie Riveters. Through March 17, 4-

6 p.m. at Shirlington Public Library,4200 Campbell Ave. Three classes,for ages 4-6 (Tuesdays), ages 7-10(Mondays), and ages 11-14(Thursdays), are designed to providespace for girls ages 4–-14 to imagine,create and play while developingtheir skills in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics(STEM). Boys may also enroll. Free.Visit www.rosieriviters.com toregister.

Solo Exhibit: “Urban Edge” andMarch Members Show. ThroughMarch 25, gallery hours at GalleryUnderground, 2100 Crystal Drive.The Focus Gallery in March features“Urban Edge,” Sandi Parker’s soloshow of abstract acrylic paintingsdepicting urban living. This exhibitwill run alongside the monthlymembers exhibit. Free. Visitwww.galleryunderground.org formore.

“Romeo & Juliet.” Through March27, 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2p.m. Sunday at Synetic Theater, 2611Jefferson Davis Highway. Syneticreturns with another “WordlessShakespeare” production. Generaladmission tickets start at $35, $15for students, and senior citizens andmilitary receive a $5 discount. Visitwww.synetictheater.org for more.

Photography by Jan Bender andRichard Weiblinger. ThroughMarch 30, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday at The Barry Gallery–Reinsch Library at MarymountUniversity, 2807 N. Glebe Road.Photographer Jan Bender focuses onfilm, using traditional techniques,Weiblinger’s photographs and plantphotograms are hand-printed. Free.Visit www.marymount.edu/barrygallery.

Sci-Fi Book Club. Third Wednesday ofeach month, 7-8:30 p.m. at JavaShack, 2507 N. Franklin Road. Free.Visit www.library.arlingtonva.us.

“King of the Forest: Adventures ofBioPerversity.” Through April 3,gallery hours at Arlington ArtsCenter, 3550 Wilson Blvd. Thisexhibit features the work of 13contemporary artists from the mid-Atlantic region whose work exploresthe interactions between humans andnon-human species. Free. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org formore.

“Daydreams in theAnthropocene.” Through April 3,gallery hours at Arlington ArtsCenter, 3550 Wilson Blvd. ArtistRachel Schmidt examines the rolehumans play in the environment.Free. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org formore.

Instructor Select. Through April 3,gallery hours at Arlington ArtsCenter, 3550 Wilson Blvd. In theJenkin’s Community Gallery,Arlington Arts Center will presentInstructor Select 2016, featuringwork by both students andinstructors. Free. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org formore.

“The Flick.” Through April 17, varioustimes at Signature Theatre, 4200Campbell Ave. “The Flick” follows thestory of three employees at acrumbling Massachusetts movietheatre. Tickets start at $40. Visitwww.sigtheatre.org for more.

Post-Graduate Residency Studio.

Through Nov. 17, gallery hours atThe Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105N. Union St. The Torpedo Factory ArtCenter welcomes four emergingartists to participate in the Post-Graduate Residency Program. JiheeKang, Paulette Palacios, Anne Smith,and Danielle Smith, were juried byPaul Shortt, new media curator forArlington Cultural Affairs. Artists cancreate and sell work, interact withthe public, and network with otherartists. The program will culminate ina group exhibition in the TorpedoFactory’s contemporary exhibitionspace, the Target Gallery. Free. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org for more.

Arlington’s Historical MuseumOpen on First Wednesdays. TheArlington Historical Museum is opento the public on the first Wednesdayof every month from 12:30-3:30 p.m.The museum consists of exhibitschronicling Arlington County’shistory from Native Americansettlements up to the present day.The museum will continue to be openon Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4p.m. Admission is free. The museumis located in the former 1891 HumeSchool building at 1805 S. ArlingtonRidge Road. Contact Garrett Peck at571-243-1113 or [email protected].

LGBT & Straight Friends Social.Tuesdays. Happy Hour, 3 p.m.-7p.m.; Mikey’s “Bar A” Video Wall, 7p.m.; start time at 8 p.m. IOTA Club& Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. For 21years and older. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com for moreinformation.

Open Mic Comedy. Wednesdays 8-10p.m. at Ri Ra Irish Pub, 2915 WilsonBlvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. Age 21and up only. Free show, $25 cashprize for best joke. Call 703-248-9888 or visit www.RiRa.com/Arlington for more.

Food Truck Thursdays. 5:30-8:30p.m. at the corner of North IrvingStreet, and Washington Boulevard.Find a round-up of regional foodtrucks. Free to attend. Visitwww.dmvfta.org.

Invasive Plants Removal. Workparties are held every month to keepthe parks free of destructive invasiveplants. Teens, adults and familieswelcome. Every second Sunday of themonth 2-4:30 p.m. at Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 Military Road;call 703-228-3403. Every thirdSunday of the month 2-5 p.m. atLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road; call 703-228-6535 or visitregistration.arlingtonva.us. Free, noregistration required.

Poetry Series. 6-8 p.m. second Sundayof the month at IOTA Club & Cafe,2832 Wilson Blvd. Hosted by poetMiles David Moore. Featured artistsshare their poetry followed by openreadings. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com or call703-522-8340.

Open Mic Nite. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.every Wednesday at IOTA Club &Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. Sign-uptimes are 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.Bring instruments, fans and friends.Visit www.iotaclubandcafe.com orcall 703-522-8340.

Karaoke. 8 p.m. on the first Sundayevery month at Galaxy Hut, 2711Wilson Blvd. Visitwww.galaxyhut.com or call 703-525-8646.

Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. every Sunday atWhitlow’s on Wilson, 2854 WilsonBlvd. Prizes for first place. Free. Visitwww.whitlows.com or call 703-276-9693.

Storytime. Mondays and Fridays,10:30-11 a.m. at Kinder Haus Toys,1220 N. Fillmore St. Storytime withMs. Laura. Call 703-527-5929.

Lego Club. Monthly on the firstWednesday. 4-5 p.m. GlencarlynBranch Library, 300 S. Kensington St.The library provides tubs of legos anda special challenge and after theprogram the creations are displayedfor everyone to see. No registrationrequired. Call 703-228-6548 formore.

Crystal City Sparket. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.on Wednesdays at 1900 CrystalDrive. Sparket — A Creative Marketis an extension of DC’s Eastern

Market with arts, crafts, andhandmade goods. Free to attend.Visit www.crystalcity.org.

Open Mic Night. Wednesdays, at 8p.m., sign ups are at 7:30 and 10p.m., at Iota Club & Café, 2832Wilson Blvd. Free. Visit http://www.iotaclubandcafe.com/.

Art for Life. Third Thursday of eachmonth. The Hyatt Regency CrystalCity’s “Art for Life” Partnership withNational Kidney Foundation brings anew artist each month to The Hyattfor a reception. Free. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org.

Brunch at Freddie’s. Third Saturdayof every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. atFreddie’s Beach Bar, 555 23rd St. TheArlington Gay and Lesbian Alliancegathers for an all-you-can-eatbreakfast buffet ($9.99). All arewelcome. No reservation is required.Visit www.facebook.com/events/700174390103305.

THURSDAY/MARCH 10Book Talk: “High Hand.” 6 p.m. at

Barnes & Noble, Clarendon MarketCommon, 2800 Clarendon Blvd.Author James Rosen discusses his spythriller, “High Hand.” Free. Call 703-248-8244 for more.

Book Talk: “Martha JeffersonRandolph.” 7 p.m. at MarymountUniversity Reinsch Library, 2807 N.Glebe Road. The Arlington HistoricalSociety will host Dr. Billy Wayson,who will speak about his book,“Martha Jefferson Randolph:Republican Daughter and PlantationMistress.” Free. Call 703-942-9247for more.

FRIDAY/MARCH 11Global-Phonic Music Festival:

Lulacruza. 8 p.m. at RosslynSpectrum Theatre, 1611 N. Kent St.South American duo blendsindigenous instruments like theColombian cuatro, charango andbombo legüero and utilize electronicprocessing and sequencing. Free, buttickets required. Visitwww.arlingtonarts.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MARCH 11-13“South Pacific.” 7:30 p.m. Friday-

Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday atUnitarian Universalist Church ofArlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd.Chalice Theater celebrates its 20thanniversary with Rodger andHammerstein’s “South Pacific.” Thestory revolves around prejudice, war,and romance on an Americanmilitary base during WWII. Ticketsare $20 for general admission, $15for seniors and students. Visitwww.uucava.org for more.

SATURDAY/MARCH 12“Mouse in the House.” 3 p.m. at

Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive. Jane Franklin Danceperforms an adaptation of the bookby Elizabeth Spires, “Mouse inHouse,” which reveals a friendshipbetween a mouse and reclusive 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson. Ticketsare $10-15. Visitwww.janefranklin.com.

Forty+ Performance. 5 p.m. atTheatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive. A mixed repertoryperformance by Forty+ features newworks by Andie Ligon de Vaulx,Emily Crews, and recent works byJane Franklin. “Just Wear a Scarf”comments on the appropriateness ofsuitable attire for the well-dressedwoman, and more. Forty+performers are a diverse group ofwomen, with careers spanning thegovernment, public and privatesectors, some retired, with a range ofphysical facility. Tickets are $15 inadvance, $20 at the door; $10 forunder age 17 and seniors 65+ inadvance. Visit wwwjanefranklin.comfor more.

Wounded Warrior Bowl-O-Rama.7-11 p.m. at Fort Myers BowlingCenter, 224 McNair Road, FortMyers. Psi Nu Chapter, Omega PsiPhi Fraternity, Inc. of Alexandriahosts an event benefitting theWounded Warrior Project. Tickets are$20. Visitwww.woundedwarriorproject.org for

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The Global-Phonic Music Festival was designed to represent some of the diversity in the D.C. metropolitan area. Aperformance by South American electronic and folk music duo Lulacruz will conclude the festival on Friday,March 11 at Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre, 1611 N. Kent St. Free. Visit www.arlingtonarts.org for more.

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“American Landscape.” 7:30p.m. at Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre,1611 N. Kent St. The NationalChamber Ensemble celebratesInternational Women’s Day withAmerican music by composer AmyBeach. Tickets are $33, $17 forstudents. Visitwww.nationalchamberensemble.orgfor more.

“Wash Over You Part I and II.”7:30 p.m. at Theatre on the Run,3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive. “WashOver You” finds travelers movedalong an unpredictable, serene yetpowerful river. Music is by audioproducer, violinist and composerDavid Schulman. Video vignettes byJane Franklin reference stop motionanimation and supply an intermittentbackdrop. Tickets are $15 inadvance, $20 at the door. Visitwww.janefranklin.com for more.

2016 Lit Up Ball. 8-11 p.m. at theClarendon Ballroom, 3185 WilsonBlvd. The Friends of the ArlingtonPublic Library present the third LitUp Ball, a literary-themed socialevent created to raise money for theLibrary’s Early Literacy initiatives.Tickets are $35. Visitwww.arlingtonlibraryfirends.org formore.

SATURDAY/MARCH 13Solar Home Tour. 1:30-3 p.m. at 706

N. Ivy St. Tour an Arlington homethat includes solar water heating,solar electric tied to a battery bank, asolar attic vent fan, and a geothermalheat pump. A rear sunroom addspassive solar heating and Virginia’sfirst electrochromic glass. A smalloffice building also features solarelectric roofing shingles, a smallwind turbine and a hydrogen fuel cellcharging a smart, web-enabledbattery bank. Free. Call 703-522-3049 or email [email protected] formore.

“Living, With MS.” 2:30-5:30 p.m. atArlington Cinema & Drafthouse,2903 Columbia Pike. “Living, WithMS” explores the lives of fouraccomplished athletes who have allheard the phrase “You have MS.” Thesentiment is simple: “Keep on….”doing what you love. Though eachstory is unique, the protagonists allnavigate a path to continue livingand ultimately challenge perceptionsabout what life looks like with MS.Visit arlingtondrafthouse.com.

“Wash Over You Part I and II.” 4p.m. at Theatre on the Run, 3700 S.Four Mile Run Drive. “Wash OverYou” finds travelers moved along anunpredictable, serene yet powerfulriver. Music is by audio producer,violinist and composer DavidSchulman. Video vignettes by JaneFranklin reference stop motion

animation and supply an intermittentbackdrop. Tickets are $15 inadvance, $20 at the door. Visitwww.janefranklin.com for more.

MONDAY/MARCH 14Classical Music Appreciation. 1-

2:30 p.m. at Langston BrownCommunity Center, 2121 N.Culpepper St. Join serious listenerDavid Gray to explore pieces fromFaust, Rigoletto, Porgy and Bess,Carmen and more, with historicalbackground plus information to helpappreciate symphonies, sonatas,chamber music, opera and otherforms of art music. Free. Call 703-228-5210 for more.

TUESDAY/MARCH 15Barbara A. Stone Silent Auction. 6-

8 p.m. at Weichert, Realtors’Arlington office, 4701 Old DominionDrive. The event honors Barbara A.Stone, former long-time managingbroker who lost her battle with breastcancer in November 2014. It willinclude light bites and refreshments,a 50/50 raffle and the main event, asilent auction. Free to attend. ContactNia Bagley at 703-525-0812 [email protected] bySunday, March 13.

Play Reading: “The AmazingAdventures of Danny Ricochet.”7:30 p.m. at Theatre on the Run,3700 S. Four Mile Run. “TheAmazing Adventures of DannyRicochet” is part of First Draft’s freeNew Play Reading Series. Free. Visitwww.firstdraft.org for more.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 16“Visit” the Galapagos Islands.

6:30-8 p.m. at Langston BrownCommunity Center, 2121 N.Culpepper St. Learn about theGalapagos from Peter Himmelberger,a former foreign service officer andinternational executive, who hasworked, traveled and lived in over 85countries. Free. Call 703-228-5210for more.

THURSDAY/MARCH 17Author Event: “The Art of Grace.”

7-8:40 p.m. at Arlington CentralLibrary, 1015 N. Quincy St. Listen toWashington Post Pulitzer Prizewinning dance critic Sarah L.Kaufman. Free. Visitlibrary.arlingtonva.us for more.

FRIDAY/MARCH 18The Play’s The Thing. 1:30-2:30 p.m.

at Aurora Hills Community andSenior Center, 735 18th St. S. JoinMichael Heinlein, a Yale theatregraduate and theatre educator, in thereading of some of the canonicalplays by Ibsen, Shaw and Chekhov.

Free. Call 703-228-5722 for more.Concert: “March Medley.” 7 p.m. at

Wakefield High School, 1325 S.Dinwiddie St. Directed by McKennaStenson and accompanied by TatianaLoisha, the chorus will perform avaried repertoire of choral music,interspersed with performances bysoloists, ensembles andinstrumentalists. Free. Visitwww.apsva.us/adulted.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/MARCH 18-19Bowen McCauley: “Twenty Years

with Love.” 7 p.m. at the KennedyCenter, 2700 F St., Washington D.C.Arlington dance company celebrates20th anniversary with a worldpremiere of “Ars Amatoria,” aninterpretation of ancient instructionalwritings about seduction and love.Also on the program, a solo dancedto the music of Juilliard professorand composer Michael White. Ticketsare $40-45. Visit www.bmdc.org formore.

Tribute to Chabuca Granda. 7:30p.m. at Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre,1611 N. Kent St. Dayan Aldana,whom journalists in her homecountry refer to as “the ambassadorof Peruvian culture,” joins well-known local musicians to pay tributeto Peruvian singer and composerChabuca Granda. Tickets are $30-35.Visit www.teatrodeluna.org for more.

SATURDAY/MARCH 19Program on Plant Propagation.

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at Burke BranchLibrary, 4701 Seminary Road. Theprogram will cover the basics of howto start seeds and transplantseedlings, make stem and leafcuttings, divide plants and use airlayering to propagate difficult-to-rootplants. Free. Visit www.mgnv.org formore.

Paws to Pick a Pup. 10:30 a.m.-12:30p.m. at Cherrydale Branch Library,2190 N. Military Drive. Dog adoptionevent. Free. Visitwww.library.arlingtonva.us for more.

Pruning Demonstration. 2-4 p.m. atBon Air Memorial Rose Garden, 850N. Lexington St. Arlington RoseFoundation will host hands-onpruning demonstrations. Bring yourbypass pruners. Call 703-371-9351for more

“Mouse in the House.” 3 p.m. atTheatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive. Jane Franklin Dancegives a performance of an adaptationof the book by Elizabeth Spires,“Mouse in House,” which reveals afriendship between a mouse and19th-century poet Emily Dickinson.Tickets are $10-15. Visitwww.janefranklin.com.

Forty+ Performance. 5 p.m. atTheatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive. A mixed repertoryperformance by Forty+ features new

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works by Andie Ligon de Vaulx,Emily Crews, and recent works byJane Franklin. “Just Wear a Scarf”comments on the appropriateness ofsuitable attire for the well-dressedwoman, and more. Forty+performers are a diverse group ofwomen, with careers spanning thegovernment, public and privatesectors, some retired, with a range ofphysical facility. Tickets are $15 inadvance, $20 at the door. Tickets are$10 for children under 17 andseniors 65+ in advance. Visitwwwjanefranklin.com for more.

Bowen McCauley: “Twenty Yearswith Love” Soirée. 9:30 p.m. atKennedy Center, 2700 F St.,Washington D.C. Tickets includespremium performance seating at theprior performance of world premiereof “Ars Amatoria,” a playfulinterpretation of ancient instructionalwritings about seduction and love.Also on the program, a solo dancedto the music of Juilliard professorand composer Michael White. Ticketsare $150. Visit www.bmdc.org formore.

“Wash Over You Part I and II.”7:30 p.m. at Theatre on the Run,3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive. “WashOver You” finds travelers movedalong an unpredictable, serene yetpowerful river. Music is by audioproducer, violinist and composerDavid Schulman. Video vignettes byJane Franklin reference stop motionanimation and supply an intermittentbackdrop. Tickets are $15 inadvance, $20 at the door. Visitwww.janefranklin.com for more.

SUNDAY/MARCH 20Marlissa Hudson. 4 p.m. at Rock

Spring Congregational United Churchof Christ, 5010 Little Falls Road.Soprano Marlissa Hudson, aninternational concert performer, will

present “From Pain to Progress:Spirituals and Sacred Songs For theJourney.” Free. Visitwww.rockspringucc.org/event/4771for more.

MONDAY-FRIDAY/MARCH 21-25Synetic Theater Spring Break

Camp. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at SyneticTheater, 1800 S. Bell St. Synetic’sone-week camp combines dramaskills, creative play, and physicaltheater with the legends, landmarksand art of ancient Egypt. Campincludes a field trip to the NationalMuseum of Natural History andculminates in the campers creatingliving exhibitions inspired by theatreexercises, visual art, andcollaborative research. Earlyregistration is $307 and regularregistration is $357. Visitwww.synetictheater.org for more.

TUESDAY/MARCH 22Managing and Maintaining the

Vegetable Garden. 7-8:30 p.m. atFairlington Community Center, 3308S. Stafford St. The program, thesecond in a series for new gardeners,will emphasize best managementpractices for a healthy garden. Topicswill include the importance ofpollinators and other beneficialinsects and how to identify them;how crop rotation and intercroppingcan help control the challenges ofgarden pests; how to identifydiseases and weeds; and how tomaximize harvests with space-savingtechniques. Free. Visitwww.mgnv.org for more.

FRIDAY/MARCH 25The Play’s The Thing. 1:30-2:30 p.m.

at Aurora Hills Community andSenior Center, 735 18th St. S. Join

Michael Heinlein, a Yale theatregraduate and theatre educator, in thereading of some of the canonicalplays by Ibsen, Shaw and Chekhov.Free. Call 703-228-5722 for more.

MARCH 16-APRIL 23Scripts in Play Festival. Various

times at Theatre on the Run, 3700South Four Mile Run Drive. AvantBard presents four weeks oftheatrical experimentation with aninaugural Scripts in Play Festival.Find more than a dozen readings ofplays, classic and contemporary.Free. Visit www.avantbard.org formore.

MONDAY/MARCH 28Laughter Yoga. 6-7:30 p.m. at

Arlington Central Library, 1015 N.Quincy St. Laughter Yoga, for allages, is a practice that reduces stressand strengthens the immune system.Free. [email protected] more.

TUESDAY/MARCH 29Open Build with Legos. 4-6 p.m. at

Arlington Mill Community Center,909 S. Dinwiddie St. Children 5-12are invited to check-out the books onconstruction, buildings and Legos.Free. Call 703-228-7790 for more.

MARCH 31-APRIL 9“Idle Playthings” and “Crimes of

Fashion.” Various times at GunstonTheatre One, 2700 S. Lang St. First,in “Crimes of Fashion,” superheroesfight fashion designers bent on worlddomination. Then, a group of toyscome to life and team up to save afamily-owned toy store in “IdlePlaythings.” Silver Spring-basedInclusive Theatre Companies are

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directed by trained theatreprofessionals and feature actors whohave intellectual disabilities orlearning disabilities, or are on theautism spectrum. Tickets are $12.50in advance, $15 at the door, and $5for ArtStream students. Visitwww.art-stream.org for more.

SATURDAY/APRIL 2Build-Your-Own Rain Barrel

Workshop. 10:30 a.m. at WalterReed Community Center, 2909 16thSt S. Rain barrels collect runoff froma downspout that can be used towater the lawn or garden. Tickets are$55. Visit http://nvswcd-velocitypayment-com.3dcartstores.com.

Handmade Arlington. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.at Swanson Middle School, 5800North Washington Blvd. The annualevent will feature a record number ofartisans debuting a range of arts andcrafts including photography;pottery; jewelry; stationery; homeaccessories and cleaning products;bags, purses, scarves and other worksmade from fabrics. Free admission.Visit www.facebook.com/handmadearlington.

SUNDAY/APRIL 3The National Brass Quintet. 7-8

p.m. at The Lyceum, 201 S.Washington St. Brass Quintetperforms in tribute to veterans andmilitary. Free, but donationsaccepted. [email protected] [email protected].

MONDAY/APRIL 4Sondheim Award Gala. 6-10 p.m. at

The Embassy of Italy, 3000Whitehaven St. NW, Washington DC.Arlington’s Signature Theatre honorsSondheim collaborator and writer

John Weidman. Tickets are $150.Visit www.sigtheatre.org for more.

APRIL 5-MAY 8“The Mystery of Love and Sex.”

Various times at Signature Theatre,4200 Campbell Ave. PlaywrightBathsheba Doran (Signature’s “Nest,”Showtime’s “Masters of Sex”) returnsto Signature with a play exploringintimacy and identity. Tickets start at$40. Visit www.sigtheatre.org formore.

THURSDAY/APRIL 7Arlington Reads: Anthony Doerr.

7-9 p.m. at Washington-Lee HighSchool, 1301 N. Stafford St. as partof Arlington Reads 2016, authorAnthony Doerr will speak on thehuman displacement of World War II.Free. Visitwww.library.arlingtonva.us for more.

FRIDAY/APRIL 8Of Wine & Words. 7-10 p.m. at W

Washington DC Hotel, 515 15th St.NW, Washington, DC. SupportArlington-based, The ReadingConnection through live and silentauctions. Also find food, drinks, andlive music. Tickets are $150. Visitwww.thereadingconnection.org formore.

SUNDAY/APRIL 10Moving Words Winners Poetry

Reading. 4 p.m. at IOTA Club andCafé, 2832 Wilson Blvd. The sixwinners of Arlington’s 16th annualMoving Words Poetry Competitionwill soon have their words read bycommuters aboard Arlington TransitART buses. Listen to them performtheir own winning work. Free.www.arlingtonarts.org for more.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/APRIL 16-174th Annual Arlington Festival of

the Arts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at 3003Washington Blvd. One hundredartists will converge on NorthHighland Street in Clarendon for atwo-day juried outdoor gallery-styleart exhibit. A variety of originalartwork will be on display and forsale. Free. Visitwww.ArtFestival.com.

THURSDAY/APRIL 21Rock Spring Garden Club Flower

Show. 2-4 p.m. at Little FallsPresbyterian Church Friendship Hall,6025 Little Falls Road. Floral designs,horticultural exhibits, photographyand more. Free. Visitwww.rockspringgardenclub.com [email protected].

MONDAY/APRIL 25Laughter Yoga. 6-7:30 p.m. at

Arlington Central Library, 1015 N.Quincy St. Laughter Yoga, for allages, is a practice that reduces stressand strengthens the immune system.Free. [email protected] more.

SATURDAY/APRIL 30Move Me Festival. 1-5 p.m. at

Kenmore Middle School, 200 S.Carlin Springs Road. Move Me is acelebration of arts and culture,promoting healthy lifestyles throughmovement and the arts and featuringperformances and interactiveactivities provided by over 20 artspartners from the D.C. Metro area.Free. Visit www.bmdc.org for more.

“Road Show” depicts the story of real-life Mizner brothers as they pursue the “American Dream” via the Alaskangold rush and the Florida real estate boom. “Road Show” will play at Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave. Theshow concludes on March 13. Tickets start at $40. Visit www.sigtheatre.org for more.

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Halil Parks had struggled of lateto make an impact for aWakefield boys’ basketballteam in the midst of a run to

the state tournament.With a trip to the semifinals on the line,

however, the junior guard made his pres-ence felt early and came up with a clutchbucket in the final minute that helped theWarriors earn a trip to Richmond.

Parks’ bucket with 25 seconds remainingextended the Warriors’ lead to three pointsand Wakefield, the 5A North region’s No. 2seed, held on to beat 5A South No. 3 DeepRun 50-48 in the state quarterfinals on Sat-urday at Robinson Secondary School.

Wakefield advanced to face 5A Southchampion L.C. Bird in the semifinals onTuesday at VCU, after The Connection’sdeadline.

Parks, who transferred to Wakefield fromWashington-Lee, scored eight of his 10points during the first 9 minutes of thegame.

“You look at the last four or five games,[Parks] hasn’t done anything for us, but he’sstill a threat while he’s on the court,”

Wakefield head coach Tony Bentley said.“When he hit those two 3s early in the game,it’s like, OK, we’re good. Now you’ve got toknow where he is at all times. Now it opensup for Deng [Nhial], opens up for Amari[Cooper].”

Parks knocked down a pair of 3-pointersin the first quarter and gave Wakefield a12-7 lead with a pull-up jumper during theopening minute of the second quarter.

“I just took the shots that coach encour-ages me to take,” Parks said. “… I guess I

was just hitting it tonight. My shot was onfrom the jump. They told me to keep shoot-ing, so I just fed off that.”

Parks was the latest player to step up fora Wakefield team that improved to 25-2with the win over Deep Run.

“At this time of the year, you want to havedifferent guys [who can score],” Bentleysaid. “You don’t want to have one or twoguys because that’s not going to win you achampionship.”

Wakefield’s Alan Treakle also finished

with 10 points — all of which came fromthe free-throw line in the second half. Thejunior guard made 10 of 12 attempts fromthe foul line, including 8 of 10 in the fourthquarter. Treakle connected on 1 of 2 freethrows with 7.2 seconds remaining, extend-ing the Warriors’ lead to four.

“You give me Alan Treakle at the free-throw line all day long,” Bentley said. “I’mhappy with Alan at the free-throw line.”

Nhial, a senior guard, led Wakefield with12 points and Cooper, a sophomore for-ward, finished with seven.

Bentley said the Warriors took a moreconservative defensive approach againstDeep Run, choosing to back off and forcethe Wildcats into jump shots rather thanapply pressure and risk surrendering layups.

Deep Run senior guard Jorge Pachecoscored 27 points and knocked down six 3-pointers, but Wakefield came away with thevictory.

“That No. 1,” Bentley said, referring toPacheco’s uniform number, “was special.”

Wakefield returned to the state semifinalsfor the first time since 2013, when the War-riors lost to John Marshall in the AAA finalfour.

For Bentley, this is his fifth trip to the statetournament in 14 seasons with the Warriors.Wakefield won its fourth consecutive con-ference/district championship this seasonand finished region runner-up.

“We weren’t able to get the regional cham-pionship,” Treakle said, “so we just want toget the next one.”

Junior guard Alan Treakle and the Wakefield boys’ basketball teamearned a trip to the state semifinals with a win over Deep Run onSaturday.

Wakefield senior Deng Nhial led the Warriors with 12 points on Satur-day.

Wakefield junior Halil Parks scored 10 points against Deep Run in the 5Astate quarterfinals on Saturday at Robinson Secondary School.

Parks Helps Wakefield Earn State Quarterfinal VictoryWarriors advance tostate final four withwin over Deep Run.

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Meetings are open to the public. Visitthe County website for proceduresfor speaking at a Board Meeting.County Board Meetings are broadcastlive on Comcast 25 and Verizon 40and streamed on the County website.Visit countyboard.arlingtonva.us/meetings for more.

SUNDAY/MARCH 13Photo and Postcard Shows. 8:30

a.m.-4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn

Rosslyn, 1900 N. Ft. Myer Drive. Freeappraisals of antique photos, and afocus on military images will befeatured among 100-plus exhibitorsales tables. The DC Antique Photoand Postcard Shows open with an8:30 a.m. $25 preview admission andcontinue 10-4 p.m. with a $10 publicadmission, which also allowsadmission to the postcard show at8:30. After 1 p.m. students with IDwill be admitted free. Parking is free.Visit antiquephotoshow.com.

MONDAY/MARCH 14Placement Exams for ESL. 9 a.m. or

6 p.m. at Syphax Education Center,2110 Washington Blvd. #106.English as a Second Language forAdults, Arlington Public Schools’REEP Program is giving placementexams for the March 28–June 17English (ESL) classes to be held atSyphax Education Center. Morningand evening classes available. Tuitionis $285 and $200 for people who liveor work in Arlington; $470 and $350

for all others. Exams are free. Call703-228-4200 or visit www.apsva.us/reep.

Woman’s Club Prayer Breakfast.10 a.m. at The Woman’s Club ofArlington, 700 S. Buchanan St. A fullbreakfast will be served. Speaker willbe Pastor Graham F. Bardsley,Director of Pastoral Care at theVirginia Hospital Center. Everyonewelcome. RSVP to 703-553-5800 [email protected] byMarch 11. Free parking. Breakfast $5,payable at door.

TUESDAY/MARCH 15County Board Meeting. 3 p.m. and 6

p.m. at the County Board Room, 3rdfloor, 2100 Clarendon Blvd. CountyBoard Meetings are open to thepublic. Visit the County website forprocedures for speaking at a BoardMeeting. County Board Meetings arebroadcast live on Comcast 25 andVerizon 40 and streamed on the

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County website. Visitcountyboard.arlingtonva.us/meetings formore.

Foster/Adoption Information Session.6:30-8:30 p.m. at Cherrydale Baptist Church,3910 Lorcom Lane. Arlington Foster Care/Adoption Program offers an opportunity forinterested people to learn about the program,the children in foster care in Arlington, theprocess for becoming certified and how tohelp. To RSVP call 703-228-1550, email

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Free Intro to PEP. 7-8:30 p.m. at St.Michael’s Church, 1132 N Ivanhoe St. Forparents of children age 2� -18 who havenever taken a Parent EncouragementProgram course. Tired of saying the samethings over and over and getting noresponse? Come to this free introduction toPEP, and get tips and tools for gaining morecooperation from your kids. Free. Space islimited; preregister at PEPparent.org or 301-929-8824.

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was imperative in getting their brainchildin development.

“We realized that three co-authors writ-ing a novel would be challenging,” Harrissaid. “We decided to spend three days in amountain cabin to storyboard a screenplay.We generated 50 scenes. After writing thescreenplay, we divided up the scenes andeach wrote the initial chapters of ‘HighHand.’ After rounds of revision, Jim Rosewas given the essential task of harmoniz-ing the novel into one voice. Afterward, wehired an editor to provide guidance for yetanother round of revisions. My scientificbackground contributed to the tradecraft ofspies.”

To promote the book as a truly cohesivenovel, they published the book with theauthor’s name being a pseudonym.

“We were advised by our publisher andother book professionals that having threeauthors listed for a single book was quiterare, especially in fiction,” Rosen said. “Sowe decided to use a pseudonym. It is anamalgam of our three names — Curtis,James and James [Ellenberger].”

Rosen started his writing career as a teen-ager, writing Op-Eds to his local newspa-pers in Detroit, writing about problems athis school amidst the Vietnam War-relatedprotests that plagued cities across the coun-

try. Even then, he said, calling local legisla-tors and other politicians didn’t intimidatehim in his quest for answers. His journalis-tic journey took him all the way from Michi-gan, to college at University of California –Berkeley, and finally to Columbia Univer-sity, where he received his Master’s Degreein Journalism in 1986.

“Since then, I’ve been a Moscow corre-spondent, covered state government inMichigan and the federal government inWashington as a political and national se-curity reporter,” he said. “It has been a greatride.”

Aside from reading his prose in “HighHand,” people can find his news stories bothin print and online for McClatchy newspa-pers – including the Miami Herald, the Kan-sas City Star and the Sacramento Bee. Hisexperience with McClatchy has brought himhead-on with more than a few dangerousinternational assignments.

“I am one of a couple dozen reportersbased in the Washington Bureau ofMcClatchy,” he said. “It owns 29 daily news-papers nationwide. Before starting my newbeat for the Miami Herald, I wasMcClatchy’s Pentagon correspondent fortwo-plus years. When I began that assign-ment, my editors and I thought that I wouldbe covering a downturn in Pentagon spend-ing and activity after two wars — in Iraq

and Afghanistan — spread over a dozenyears. But some nine months into the beat,the Islamic State declared a caliphate andbegan a bloody terrorist march across broadswaths of Iraq and Syria. The rest of mytime covering the Pentagon was dominatedby reporting on the U.S. and allied effort tocombat the Islamic State.”

And, that position just produced some ofthe many heart-pounding professional situ-ations he’s found himself in. His experiencewith Russian politics was an asset for thewriting of “High Hand.”

“Now many more people are followingthe Kremlin’s adventures abroad, and webelieve they will be drawn by the almosteerily lifelike events in ‘High Hand,’ manyof them based in Moscow, other Russian

locales or exotic sites in nearby lands,”Rosen said. “Finally, many of the book’s in-terpersonal relationships among journalists,politicians, spies, oilmen, oligarchs andhigh-tech businessmen do reflect the per-sonal experiences not only of myself, butalso of Curt and Jim [Ellenberger]. All threeof us have traveled widely throughout theworld and come to know a broad range ofsenior folks from the diplomatic, military,intelligence, corporate, labor and scientificworld. These relationships inform a gooddeal of the book’s interactions, althoughagain in the end it is entirely a work of fic-tion.”

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The day after my seven-year anniversary. Andnot that I want to stop recounting the years sinceFebruary 27, 2009 – years for which I am mostproud to have survived – and thrived even, Imust look forward because it’s the future that liesahead, not the past. Medicine, science and nutri-tion are particularly evolving disciplines withrevelations, discoveries and life-changing/life-sav-ing/life-affirming research in the offing. Never-theless, having beaten my original, extremely dis-couraging, life-expectancy odds/prognosis: “13months to two years,” (received at age 54 and ahalf no less), doesn’t mean that I can rest on myunexpected and certainly unpredicted survival. Iwish the past was indeed prologue but we’re dis-cussing cancer here; I’m more afraid the pastmay simply be a prelude and that my epiloguemay suffer the consequences.

But not to worry. I’m not weakening in myresolve, just being realistic and honest. Cancer isnot the preferred diagnosis when one is planningone’s future. Even so, rates of survival seem torise every day now, and research studies, clinicaltrials (and tribulations) and non-Western alterna-tives, assure that presently, if not in the very nearfuture, great promise exists that many more of usafflicted with this terrible disease can begin/return to live relatively normal lives, making can-cer more of a chronic, treatable/manageable-typecondition rather than what it is now, in manycases (not all, of course): a terminal one, or atleast one with an abbreviated life expectancy.

Still, I’m not counting on any magic pill tocure what ails me. This whole cancer thing is myresponsibility. I must do all I can to keep my ownhouse in order. Relying, depending or anticipat-ing even that some opportunity will present itselfto rid me of my cancer cannot be my plan “A.”Plan “C” maybe? As such, in the interim, I muststeady on and stay the course and try to remainopen to new and different strategies, all the whileattempting to find calm in the midst of a very dis-tressing set of circumstances.

And diagnosis-to-date, I think I’ve done apretty good job of bearing the unbearable. Notthat I had any training or experience in suchendeavors (I had a relatively easy childhood in amiddle-class home, with two loving parents, andminimal sickness and/or loss with which to con-tend). Nevertheless, through DNA or a nurturingenvironment or thousands of years of evolution,it turns out I’m made of sterner stuff than I mighthave imagined. As an effect, or so it seems, Ihave endured my challenges with aplomb andgood humor; and if ever there were a situationthat called for it, receiving a terminal diagnosis atage 54-plus would certainly qualify.

But just like, at a fairly young age, crying overspilled milk doesn’t change the facts, neitherdoes bemoaning the facts of a malignant diagno-sis – in whatever alternative state you get to:denial and/or drink or disillusion, change any-thing. It may blur your reality, but the reality is:this particular problem is likely not going away,and the sooner you buck up and gain control,the sooner you can get on with your life.Granted, you have to allow for the shock of thediagnosis/prognosis to permeate your brain,almost like osmosis, and it definitely won’t hap-pen overnight, that’s for sure. Probably it willhappen when you experience your first chemo-therapy infusion/radiation treatment. That’s whenyou’ll know you’re not in Kansas anymore –unless you’re actually in Kansas. And when symp-toms and hair loss occur, you’ll be one-hundred-percent convinced that you’ve officially enteredyour own “twilight zone.”

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By John Byrd

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A dramatic “kitchen-centric” firstfloor interior design solution ina 30-year-old Colonial-style production house will be featured on

a “Remodeled Home Tour” sponsored bySun Design Remodeling on Saturday, March12. The house at 7990 Oak Bridge Lane inFairfax Station is owned by Andrew Smithand Madelynne McCarthy. The residencewill be open to the public from noon-4 p.m.

Purchased by Smith and McCarthy in2002, the original house was a traditionalcenter hall Colonial with four bedrooms.The couple, now in their late 50s, have oc-cupied the home for 14 years.

While the 4,000-square-foot house (thecouple’s second) has been satisfactory to theowners in many respects, the first floor’scomparatively small rooms, narrow door-ways and builder-grade finishes had cometo seem dated and cramped as the couplelooked ahead to retirement years.

“We wanted our house to be more of per-sonal residence that reflects our tastes,”Andy Smith said. “A place we can reallyenjoy for another 10 years, or more.”

As longer occupancy became a consider-ation, the production house limitationsseemed glaring.

“The kitchen was space-constricted andpretty drab,” Smith said. “There was a smallisland with a cooktop that didn’t provide auseful working surface. Doors to the hallcloset and powder room frequently ob-structed traffic at the kitchen archway,which was too narrow. The kitchen clean-up area was too exposed from the family

room. Overall, we wanted a more balanced, aes-thetically-pleasing interior.”

An addition off the back of house was an ear-lier space-enhancement consideration.

“We had plans to remove the rear wall andadd 800 square feet,” Smith said, “but whenwe looked more closely at our real requirementsthis approach didn’t make economic sense. Fun-damentally, we just wanted a larger kitchen andpantry, and a warmer interior that would workwell for entertaining; we weren’t sure how toaccomplish this.”

A seminar by Sun Design Remodeling last yearunveiled to a new way of assessing priorities.

“The program prompted us to explore ideasof re-purposing space within the home’s exist-

ing footprint,” Smith said. “I suddenly recog-nized we were getting almost no use from our200-square-foot formal living room. It was justwasted space.”

Soon after the seminar, the couple contactedCraig Durosko at Sun Design Remodeling foran on-premise meeting.

“The way people now use their homes haschanged dramatically in the past few decades.There’s a movement towards open, well-de-fined, interactive spaces, and departure frominterior walls that may not be strictly neces-sary,” said Durosko, Sun Design’s founder andchairman.

Once Smith and McCarthy established thatthe front-facing living room could be incorpo-

rated into a broader floor planreconfiguration, Sun Design’s teambegan re-assigning “use zones” withinthe existing first floor template.

Several critical decisions followed inrapid succession:

❖ The wall between the kitchen andthe dining room would be removed,extending the kitchen while allowinggenerous square footage for a walk-in pantry and a new powder room;

❖ The hall powder room would giveway to an enlarged and upgradedlaundry room/ mudroom;

❖ All 200 square feet of the old liv-ing room would be re-purposed as adistinctively finished formal diningroom accessed from the kitchen;

Simultaneously, a series of interiordesign conferences evolved into aninspired collaboration.

“In a finish work elaboration, thedetails are everything,” Smith said,noting that his enthusiasm for designextends from a lifelong interest in ar-chitecture. “Maddie and I had done alot of research into the kinds of mate-rials, colors and textures we wanted,but Katie Coram at Sun Design reallyhelped us narrow and refine ourchoices.”

Some highlights of the makeover’sinterior design solution include:

❖ A custom-designed barn door be-tween the kitchen and the new din-ing room. While the interior makeovergenerally explores rustic, early Ameri-can sensibilities, a glass-and-wood

Home evolves fromcenter hall colonial toopen plan with boldlyoriginal finishes.

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Fairfax Station homeowners Andy Smith and Madelyne McCarthy relocated anadjacent dining room in order to gain 78 feet for a gourmet kitchen that ac-commodates a large food prep island and a three-stool wine bar a few stepsfrom the back deck. The island surface is “blue flower” granite.

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The bow front farm sink, six-burner stove and foodprep island form the three sides of a work trianglethat facilitates cooking and clean-up tasks. The cus-tom-designed barn door (right) leads into the newformal dining room.

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ing will be sponsoringtour of a recentlyremodeled Fairfax Stationhome on March 12, 2016.Headquartered in Burke,the firm has a secondoffice in McLean. Call703-425-5588 or visitwww.SunDesignInc.com.

With its coffered ceiling and Wedgwood interior treat-ment, the dining room explores 18th century (Colonial-era) themes. The circa-1890’s glass-and-wood barndoor mounted on rollers was created by Sun Design.The innovation provides privacy, yet allows light fromthe home’s west-facing rear elevation.

barn door created to specifica-tion by Sun Design carpentersis an iconic stand-out thatkeeps the dining room privateas needed while allowing lightfrom the west-facing rear win-dows;

❖ A dining counter/wine barsituated at the back door ac-cessing the deck.

❖ A food prep island anddining counter, topped withblue flower granite andequipped with an under-cabi-net microwave and a warmingdrawer.

❖ Six burner gas stove withhood.

❖ Dining room with cofferedceiling; Wedgwood interior de-sign. In a nod to the 18th-cen-tury sensibilities, the new for-mal dining room’s elegant wallelevations include raised pan-els, crown molding and wain-scoting.

“From room to room, thenew first floor explores a lotof style elements in well- bal-anced combinations,” AndySmith said, “It’s a muchwarmer, more inviting interior.People will enjoy seeing whatwe’ve done.”

John Byrd [email protected] hasbeen writing about home improve-ment topics for 30 years.

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By Marilyn Campbell

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When Peggy DelinoisHamilton relocated to theWashington, D.C. area andbegan working full-time

after spending eight years as an at-homemother of two children, childcare was oneof her top concerns. She decided that a live-in au pair was the best choice for her fam-ily.

“I like the live-in because I don’t have toworry about issues with transportation onthe caretaker’s part,” said Hamilton. “I don’thave to worry about them having compet-ing obligations.”

Finding and keeping a live-in nanny in acompetitive childcare market can be a highstakes game. To lure and retain experienced,nurturing caregivers, many families shellout as much as $100,000 to create stylishlyappointed living space for their au pairs.From kitchens with marble countertops andstainless steel appliances to bathrooms withluxury showerheads and rich woodcabinetry, local designers create living quar-ters so enchanting and thoughtfully de-signed that a nanny wouldn’t dream of leav-ing.

“If you’re a live-in nanny, you want yourown space. In fact, nannies won’t take a jobfrom a family that won’t provide it,” saidJackie Wood-Gobuluk, owner of Metropoli-tan Nannies in Herndon, Virginia.

The spaces most often used for nannysuites are the lower level or attic, says Chris-topher Dietz of Dietz Development. “We tryto create a close mimic of the main houseand the primary kitchen and bathrooms ofthe main house,” he said. “We don’t doFormica or IKEA cabinets. We generally use… granite, marble or Silestone. You don’twant people to say, ‘Wow, we can tell youreally cut corners on this space.’“

Maintaining a continuity in quality whilebeing budget conscious requires judiciousplanning.“We may splurge on custom win-dow treatments and a bedskirt and save onthings like furniture using retail pieces,” saidMarika Meyer, principal of Marika MeyerInteriors in Bethesda.

When an Arlington, Va. family enlistedarchitect J.P. Ward of Anthony Wilder De-sign/Build, Inc. to design an au pair suitefor their home, they wanted him to main-tain continuity in both color and materials.A cathedral ceiling, granite countertops, andunder cabinet lighting were key as heblended the rich aesthetic quality of theoriginal home with the new space. “We useda higher end tile and materials that blendedwith the rest of the house,” said Ward. “Itturned out to be like a high-end studioapartment that you could get high rent for.”

The au pair’s space has a separate en-trance, something that offers privacy to both

the nanny and the family. “We made it sothat the au pair has an independent way ofcoming in and so they’re not working 24hours a day,” said Ward.

Contractors say the cost of adding a nannysuite can range from $5,000 on a propertywhere there is an existing bathroom andspace for a bedroom to more than $100,000on properties where plumbing must be in-stalled or an small addition is required. “[A}bathroom is the biggest expense because ofthe plumbing,” said Ward.

Because such an addition requires a sig-nificant investment, Kai Tong of Hopkinsand Porter Construction in Potomac, Md.encourages clients to think long term. “Oneof the most important and useful realiza-tions when considering nanny suites is that,unlike your kitchen or bath or bedroom, thenanny suite will only be a nanny suite for afinite amount of time in your lives,” he said.“As your children grow, the nanny will moveon, and the nanny suite is destined to be-come something else.”

In the Washington, D.C. area, adding anau pair suite to one’s home can make a prop-erty more appealing. “Particularly in neigh-borhoods with lots of young, affluent fami-lies, nanny suites are a popular, althoughnot essential, amenity,” said David DeSantis,Partner and Managing Broker of TTRSotheby’s International Realty. “Ideallythese suites are somewhat separated fromthe family sleeping quarters and have theirown entrance so the nanny can come andgo freely.”

A nanny suite can offer a good return oninvestment. “The fact that it could be usedas a nanny suite is a plus, but it’s the samesort of thing as an in-law suite [so] it offersthe ability for multigenerational living withsome level of privacy,” said David Howell,

Executive Vice President and CIO ofMcEnearney Associates in McLean, Va. “Be-cause these suites are pretty uncommon inthis area, it’s a real draw for those who re-ally need one.”

In fact, having a nanny suite, particularlyone with high-end amenities, can increasea property’s value. “I would say that they

may make a difference in price from5 to 10 percent as they … would countas an additional bedroom,” said realestate agent Nancy Itteilag, of Longand Foster Christie’s International RealEstate.

Ann Dozier Michael, an Alexandria-based associate broker withMcEnearney Associates, has a currentlisting that includes a nanny suite.“When you have a property listed thatcan serve the various needs of buy-ers, then that will add value becauseyou have a larger buying pool,” shesaid.

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High-end live-in quarters attract au pairs and can increase property values.

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The space serves as a nanny suite in an Alexandria home. Additionalliving areas can increase a property’s value, say real estate agents.

“We try to create a closemimic of the main houseand the primary kitchenand bathrooms of themain house.”

— Christopher Dietz,Dietz Development

Photo by Morgan Howarth

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