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By DEIRDRE BANNONCurrent Correspondent

The D.C. Department of Transportation is sorting through Georgetown community feedback in an effort to tailor the neighborhood’s parking policies to its unique circumstances. The department’s goal is to find an “optimal balance” between residential and commercial parking needs in Georgetown, said Stephen Rice, a planner with the agency, at a neighborhood meeting last Wednesday. The agency presented seven proposed solutions to ease stiff competition for parking, and attendees chose their top picks at the end of the meeting. The three favor-ites were: restricting the neighborhood’s residential park-ing zone to Georgetown residents (rather than all of Ward 2), creating resident-only parking on one side of

the street, and addressing how visitor parking permits are distributed. Other options included setting limits on the number of visitor passes allowed, charging for visitor passes, increasing metered parking prices during peak hours, and adding meters to residential streets that would exempt residents.

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Agency floats parking options for Georgetown

Brian Kapur/The CurrentAttendees at last Wednesday’s parking meeting requested that space on residential Georgetown streets be set aside for neighbors’ vehicles.

By GRAHAM VYSECurrent Staff Writer

As Ward 3 elected officials and education activists organized oppo-sition to proposed Wilson High School budget cuts last week, ques-tions arose over the District law at the center of the controversy. The D.C. Public Schools system has cited the Fair Student Funding and School-Based Budgeting Act of 2013 to defend $1.8 million in pro-posed cuts to Wilson’s budget for the 2015-16 academic year. School sys-tem officials say the law requires them to provide more money for

schools with higher concentrations of at-risk students — $2,000 per pupil extra — which necessitates the planned reductions at Wilson and elsewhere. Officials have also said that cutting the base per-pupil alloca-tion was the least harmful way to provide the extra needed funds. Mayor Muriel Bowser endorsed that explanation last Thursday, tell-ing The Current “the law would have to change” for Wilson to receive a bigger budget allocation. But Ward 3 D.C. Council mem-ber Mary Cheh took a different view. “I think the mayor is mistaken,”

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Cheh challenges chancellor, mayor on Wilson High cuts

By BRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s first budget is getting a generally favor-able reception from D.C. Council representatives in Northwest, as members pore through the $12.9 bil-lion proposal released last Thursday. Bowser generally clamped down

on spending increases while finding funds for significant investments in young people and affordable hous-ing, two key components of what her budget announcement calls “pathways to the middle class.” Key points on that theme include: ■ $100 million in the 2016 fiscal year dedicated to the Housing Pro-duction Trust Fund, which creates or preserves affordable units in the city; ■ $40 million over the next two years to build new family shelters

that would replace the beleaguered D.C. General facility; ■ $1.3 billion for continued school modernization efforts over the next six years (including Garrison, Marie Reed and Murch elementary schools in Northwest, whose redos are fund-ed for the upcoming fiscal year); ■ $7 million to let students ride Metrorail free to get to and from school, expanding the existing pro-gram on Metrobus; and

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Bowser unveils 2016 spending plan

Brian Kapur/The CurrentDuke Ellington School of the Arts junior Jiamond Watson won the seventh annual DC-CAPital Stars talent event and a $10,000 scholarship last Wednesday at the Kennedy Center. The junior used a dance routine to defeat vocalists, dancers and instrumentalists in the scholarship competition, a fundraiser for the D.C. College Access Program.

L E A P I N G T O V I C T O R Y

By BRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

A developer’s plan to redevelop the site of a Domi-no’s pizza shop in Georgetown has sparked hope in the community that the 3255 Prospect St. site can hold something better than a squat brick building and surface parking lot. In particular, the Old Georgetown Board hopes that a new building from local developer Robert Elliott could artfully transition from the larger building on its east side to the row houses on its west. But the board — which reviews projects within the neighborhood’s federally protected historic district — isn’t satisfied that the current proposal achieves this goal, according to commission secretary Tom Luebke. Members turned down the plan for a five-story mixed-use building at their monthly meeting last Thursday, saying it’s decently designed but just too big.

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Board says Domino’s project is too large

■ Budget: Taxes, cuts spark concern amid general praise

Brian Kapur/The CurrentMembers of the Old Georgetown Board support the idea of replacing the existing structure, but say the current proposal needs to be scaled down.

Gonzaga matchup adds flair to all-star Capital Classic

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Grant Circle area obtains designation as historic district

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Wednesday, April 8 The Environmental Law Society at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law will present a forum on “Is the Exelon Takeover of Pepco in the Public Interest?” The forum will begin at 7 p.m. in the Moot Court Room at 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW. Registration is required at law.udc.edu/event/Exelon.■ Mayor Muriel Bowser will speak at a meeting of the Woodley Park Community Association. The meet-ing will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Stanford University Washington Center, 2661 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Saturday, April 11 Volunteers will remove trash, tires, plastic bags and invasive ivy at 75 locations along the 33-mile Rock Creek from 9 a.m. to noon. For details, call 301-579-3105 or visit rockcreekconservancy.org.

Tuesday, April 14 The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority and Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh will hold a community town hall from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 2, Ward Circle Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW.■ The Citizens Association of Georgetown will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Washington Har-bour law offices of Foley & Ladner LLC at 3000 K St. NW. The meet-ing will feature a meet and greet with members of Advisory Neigh-borhood Commission 2E.

Friday, April 17 The Dupont Circle Village will hold its annual gala from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Nation-al Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. Tickets cost $75; visit dupontcirclevillage.net.

The week ahead

By ELIZABETH WIENERCurrent Staff Writer

City preservationists last week approved an “emergency” applica-tion to create an historic district around Petworth’s Grant Circle, admittedly spurred by plans to demolish one early-20th-century home and convert another to condos.

At a hearing last Thursday, mem-bers of the Historic Preservation Review Board also said that the small protected area could be extended to cover other parts of the rapidly redeveloping neighborhood.

Such “fast track” historic districts are unusual, and a bit contentious, board members said. But they said the collection of 17 homes built from 1913 to 1919, along with two archi-tecturally distinctive churches and the circle itself, clearly meet legal criteria for designation.

But it’s unclear as yet whether the board’s action will preserve the two

houses recently purchased by devel-opers, because its protections won’t take effect until mid-May, according to board staff.

The owner of 16 Grant Circle already has a raze permit in hand, but said last week he’s “regrouping” and has not yet determined how the new historic district will affect his plans. The owner of No. 7, who could not be reached for comment, has until the effective date to obtain permits for his plan to split the row house into two units while adding a top floor and roof deck.

Both protested establishment of the district. “The premise, the ratio-nale is flawed,” Jay Gross, who said he owns 7 Grant Circle, told the board. “Every argument applies to Petworth as a whole.”

Deputy state preservation officer Steve Callcott testified that the argu-ments in this case are familiar.

“The clash of property rights and

Grant Circle historic district wins preservation board nod By GRAHAM VYSE

Current Staff Writer

If fundraising, organization and establishment support are any indication, Brandon Todd remains the clear favorite in the April 28 special election to replace Muriel Bowser as Ward 4’s D.C. Council member. Todd, a former Bowser aide, is running on “con-tinuing the progress” he says Ward 4 has seen over the past seven years and pledging to be a council member very much like his mentor. But with early voting set to begin in less than a week, on April 13, nearly a dozen other candidates are continuing to make their cases. Between a March 18 forum at St. John’s College High School and another event hosted by Ingleside at Rock Creek last Wednesday, each of Todd’s 11 com-petitors sought to distinguish themselves from the frontrunner. These candidates are Acqunetta Ander-son, Leon Andrews, Ron Austin, Renée Bowser (no relation to the mayor), Gwenellen Corley-Bowman, Judi Jones, Edwin Powell, Glova Scott, Doug Sloan, Bobvala Tengen and Dwayne Toliver. Anderson — who serves with Toliver on the advi-sory neighborhood commission representing Crest-wood, Colonial Village, North Portal Estates and

Shepherd Park — has touted her previous work as President Barack Obama’s D.C. political outreach director. She also highlights her service to several former District mayors, including Anthony Williams. In addition, Anderson argued that Todd is wrong about the current momentum in Ward 4, saying “there has been no progress.” She also lamented recent cuts to E6 bus service, which have upset many seniors. “As your Ward 4 council member, I will fight and you will get that bus again,” she said. Andrews stressed his work with mayors and municipal leaders through the National League of Cities. “It’s time for me to do at home what I’ve been doing in cities and communities across this country,” he said. At the same time, Andrews added, “I’m a new face to politics — I will bring fresh ideas and fresh eyes to this work. Now is the time for change.” Austin spoke about constituent services positions he held for Adrian Fenty and Muriel Bowser during their respective D.C. Council tenures, as well as his tenure as chair of the advisory neighborhood com-mission representing Takoma, Manor Park, Lamond-Riggs and other communities. (Jones and Sloan also sit on that commission.) Renée Bowser pointed to her work as a labor

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Power outage strikes 2,500 D.C. customers Scattered power outages struck all across the region yesterday after-noon, shuttering public buildings, darkening traffic signals and dis-rupting Metro stations. According to media reports, the outage affected only 2,500 of Pep-co’s D.C. power customers, but they included such high-profile locations as the White House, sev-eral Smithsonian museums, and city and federal offices. The outage was reportedly caused after a piece of metal broke off a transmission line in southern Maryland, triggering power fail-ures in various parts of Pepco’s distribution network. Officials didn’t suspect terrorism or other foul play as of last night, and elec-tricity was restored quickly to most customers.

Agency honored for stormwater projects The D.C. Department of the Environment earned five “BUBBA” awards this week for stormwater pollution control proj-ects from the Chesapeake Stormwa-ter Network. BUBBA stands for “Best Urban BMP in the Bay Awards,” and BMP refers to “best management practic-es.” Among the specific efforts hon-ored was the RiverSmart Commu-nities program, which supports stormwater pollution control efforts in locally owned properties; the RiverSmart Washington pilot, which has retrofitted two neighbor-hoods with control features on road-ways and on private property; and RiverSmart Homes, which has sub-sidized the installation of rain gar-dens, rain barrels, pervious paving and trees.

These programs “aim to retrofit 75 percent of the District’s land with stormwater filtering practices; build 25 miles of green alleys; dou-ble the number of homes participat-ing in RiverSmart Homes; and increase the acreage of District wet-lands by 50 percent,” according to an agency news release. They’re part of the Sustainable DC Plan, which calls for making all District waterways fishable and swimmable by 2032.

Georgetown ‘portal’ to offer Afghan chats Georgetown is hosting one of artist Amar C. Bakshi’s “Portals” — gold shipping containers in which people can use technology to talk one-on-one with others from around the world — for the next week and a half. Open to the public from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. daily at 3622 N St., the Portal allows people to converse with strangers at Hariwa University in Herat, Afghanistan, beginning with the question, “What would make today a good day for you?” Participants can reserve 15-minute slots, and real-time translation is available. The interactions are pri-vate and not recorded, according to a news release. Bakshi’s Portals have connected more than a thousand people in Tehran, New York and New Haven since 2014, the release states. The D.C. event is part of the world pre-miere of “Generation (Wh)Y: Glob-al Voices on Stage,” an “immersive theatrical experience” to be per-formed April 17 and 18 (the last day of the Portal) at Georgetown University. Portal time slots are available at sharedstudios.schedulista.com, and tickets to the Georgetown perfor-mances can be purchased atperformingarts.georgetown.edu or by calling 202-687-2787.

‘Funk Parade’ obtains closure of U Street For the first time in nearly two decades, D.C. will close U Street on May 2 for a community celebration. A group calling itself Funk Parade has been working for months to get permission for a parade, fair and music festival cele-brating the city’s music and culture. City officials initially said no, con-tinuing a long-standing policy of allowing “no significant closure of the thoroughfare for a public event,” according to a news release from Funk Parade. Prior to the mid-1990s, U Street hosted frequent parades, the release states. But after an online petition, media reports and negotiations, the mayor approved a street closure for the parade, which is in its second year. “We’re grateful to the city and Mayor Muriel Bowser for acknowl-edging U Street’s historic signifi-cance to the District as the soul of music, culture and celebration,”

Funk Parade co-founder Justin Rood says in the release. The day will begin with the Funk Parade Day Fair from noon to 5 p.m., offering music, dance, ven-dors and food along the street. The parade will follow, running from the Howard Theatre to the Lincoln The-atre from 5 to 7 p.m. And from 7 to 10 p.m., over a dozen clubs and venues along U Street will offer free performances. For more information visit funkparade.com.

Volunteers sought for watershed cleanups Volunteers will converge on Rock Creek Park and the C&O Canal National Historical Park this Saturday to take part in the 27th annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup. The efforts are part of the Alice Ferguson Foundation’s larger Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative, which will include 671 cleanup sites in D.C., Maryland, Pennsylva-nia, Virginia and West Virginia. Most cleanups will run from 9 a.m. to noon. Cleanup sites in Northwest D.C. include Fletcher’s Cove (volunteers needed; email rau@potomac.org to RSVP), Washington Canoe Club (has maximum number of volun-teers) and Piney Branch Parkway (volunteers needed; email dou-gabarker@yahoo.com to RSVP). For more information, visit fergusonfoundation.org.

Panel backs plans at military cemetery The National Capital Planning Commission last week supported a draft master plan for the U.S. Sol-diers’ and Airmen’s Home Ceme-tery. The plan for the cemetery, locat-ed off North Capitol Street and just north of the Armed Forces Retire-ment Home, involves renovating the historic Superintendent’s Lodge, designed by Montgomery Meigs; creating additional interment space by removing a north-south road-way; and undertaking various infra-structure projects. During its April 2 meeting, the commission — the federal govern-ment’s central planning agency in the region — asked the Army to further study the effects of remov-ing the roadway on the cemetery’s historic and archaeological resourc-es.

Correction In the April 1 issue, an article on the St. Thomas’ Parish development plans misstated the year when the church’s previous building was destroyed by fire. It was in 1970, not 1971. The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Cur-rent corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the manag-ing editor at 202-567-2011.

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lawyer and a Petworth advisory neighborhood commissioner who has union support from United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400. “I care about the traffic cameras that were put up to help everyone with traffic, but do very little to help and seem to be only for generating revenue on the backs of the poor and the middle class,” Bowser said. Corley-Bowman, a former D.C. Public Schools teacher who has lived in Petworth for decades, said she is tired of her community getting short shrift from the District govern-ment. She said she learned about politics from her father, who worked on D.C.’s home rule charter. Jones cited her record of advocat-ing for school choice on the neigh-borhood commission, saying that would be a priority for her on the council as well. Powell said he wants to improve schools and address school violence in particular, while Glova Scott, a Socialist Workers Party member,

pitched “much more radical” poli-cies to “reorganize society” by “tak-ing control of everything that’s in the hands of the rich.” Sloan touted his time as a legisla-tive analyst for the D.C. Council’s judiciary committee as well as his previous leadership positions. “I am tired of the D.C. govern-ment generating revenue off the backs of D.C. residents through tick-ets, taxes and fees,” he said. “I don’t want to see any more speed cameras taking a photo of my license plates.” Echoing many of his fellow can-didates, Sloan said, “D.C. is fast becoming a world-class city, but we still have third-world problems regarding education, housing afford-ability and unemployment.” Bobvala Tengen, an American University graduate student in accounting, touted his previous experience with internship and con-tract positions at D.C. government agencies. In an interview after the Ingleside forum, he told The Current that Ward 4 has made progress in some areas, “but progress hasn’t

been as fast as it could be.” Toliver, an attorney who works on affordable housing issues, empha-sized his background as president of the Ward 4 Democrats and the Shep-herd Park Citizens Association. He said he would be “an independent voice on the city council.” Todd, meanwhile, is pressing on with his message. In an interview with The Current, he defended the notion of progress in Ward 4. “If you looked at Petworth eight years ago, there was no Park Place. There was no brand-new Safeway with fresh food. … We now have a Walmart where people from all over the city, not just Ward 4, have access to quality, affordable goods and ser-vices,” he said. He also said he plans to focus on senior issues as a council member.“I’m passionate about seniors,” Todd said. “I knock on doors every day, and I meet a lot of seniors in this ward who want more services. … I think the government should do more to support the neighborhood village concept.”

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Cheh said in a interview Thursday afternoon. She argued that the at-risk funding was intend-ed only to be a supplemental “extra bump” to assist certain students. “It wasn’t supposed to be money taken from the basic operations of a school,” she said. Moving forward, Cheh is encouraging the Wilson community to take their fight to the D.C. Council’s Education Committee, which will hear public testimony April 23 on the school system’s budget. “From where we are now, it’s going to be an uphill battle,” she told about three dozen

community members gathered in the high school’s atrium Thursday evening. “You have to get your pitchforks and lanterns and make the case for Wilson based on the facts.” The goal of the group Cheh addressed, as one woman put it, will be to convince Bowser and lawmakers that “the political pain of not accommodating us is too much.” To that end, the Tenleytown/Friendship Heights, Glover Park/Cathedral Heights and Chevy Chase advisory neighborhood commissions plan to consider resolutions about Wilson’s funding at their upcoming meetings, and there’s even talk of injecting the issue into Ward 4’s special election for D.C. Council later this month. Former advisory neighborhood commis-

sioner Matthew Frumin, an education activist whose wife is the communications director for Wilson, said Ward 4 front-runner Brandon Todd in particular should have to answer ques-tions about the high school’s funding. “If he can’t get on our side, that’s not a good sign,” Frumin said. Wilson’s principal Greg Bargeman has said that the proposed budget cuts would necessi-tate “drastic changes” to the school’s staff and operating budget. Wilson received $8,836 per student last year based on the final enrollment numbers, whereas under the new plan it would receive $8,312 per student — or less, if actual enrollment once again exceeds projections. This budget decrease would come at a time

when Wilson’s enrollment is expected to increase by 10 percent or more.

WILSON: Cheh urges community to push for council attentionFrom Page 1

Brian Kapur/The CurrentThe proposed budget would reduce the per student funding at Tenleytown’s Wilson High School.

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This is a listing of reports taken from March 30 through April 5 by the Metropolitan Police Department in local police ser-vice areas.

PSA 101

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 11th and G streets; 8 a.m. March 31.■ 900-999 block, E St.; 1:24 a.m. April 5 (with gun).

Burglary■ 1000-1099 block, 14th St.; 9:53 a.m. March 30.

Theft■ 1300-1399 block, F St.; 9:46 a.m. April 2.■ 1300-1399 block, F St.; 9:54 p.m. April 2.■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 5:15 p.m. April 3.■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 1:21 p.m. April 5.

Theft from auto■ 900-999 block, New York Ave.; 7:32 p.m. April 2.

PSA 102

Burglary■ 500-599 block, Indiana Ave.; 11:58 a.m. April 3.

Theft■ 300-498 block, Indiana Ave.; 4:47 p.m. March 31.■ 400-499 block, L St.; 6 a.m. April 1.■ 400-457 block, Massachu-setts Ave.; 9:13 a.m. April 1.■ 400-499 block, L St.; 9:21 a.m. April 1.■ 400-499 block, 8th St.; 8:25 p.m. April 2.■ 400-499 block, L St.; 5:25 a.m. April 4.■ 700-799 block, H St.; 1:08 p.m. April 4.

Theft from auto■ 700-770 block, 5th St.; 8:57 a.m. March 30.■ 600-699 block, I St.; 3:20 p.m. April 3.

PSA 201

Motor vehicle theft■ 5300-5329 block, Broad Branch Road; 8:15 a.m. March 30.■ 6300-6599 block, 31st St.; 7:54 a.m. April 3.■ 5700-5799 block, 27th St.; 7:22 a.m. April 5.

Theft■ 2800-2899 block, McKinley Place; 12:30 p.m. March 30.

PSA 202

Robbery■ 4500-4599 block, 40th St.; 8:31 p.m. April 1.

Motor vehicle theft■ 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 10:51 p.m. April 1.

Theft■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:40 p.m. April 2.■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:15 p.m. April 2.■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:35 p.m. April 4.■ 3700-3799 block, Brandy-wine St.; 3:18 p.m. April 4.■ 3800-3899 block, Warren St.; 8:23 p.m. April 4.■ 4500-4537 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9 a.m. April 5.

Theft from auto■ 4900-4999 block, Belt Road; 11:25 a.m. March 30.■ 4200-4210 block, 39th St.; 9:03 p.m. March 30.■ 42nd and Ingomar streets; 11:51 p.m. March 30.■ 41st Street and Belt Road; 9:54 p.m. April 2.

PSA 203

Theft from auto■ 3500-3599 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 1:45 p.m. March 30.■ 4600-4699 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 8:57 a.m. April 2.■ 4600-4699 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 9 a.m. April 2.■ 4800-4849 block, Linnean Ave.; 1:50 p.m. April 2.■ 3600-3699 block, Upton St.; 3:06 p.m. April 2.■ 2900-2999 block, Porter St.; 9:47 p.m. April 2.■ 4300-4449 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 10:30 a.m. April 4.■ 4300-4449 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; noon April 4.■ 4922-4999 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 11:30 a.m. April 5.

PSA 204

Motor vehicle theft■ 2400-2499 block, Observa-tory Place; 9:47 a.m. March 30.

Theft■ 2600-3899 block, Tunlaw Road; 5:27 p.m. March 30.■ 4000-4019 block, Calvert St.; 12:48 p.m. April 2.■ 4000-4019 block, Calvert St.; 2:04 p.m. April 2.■ 2600-2649 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 11:30 a.m. April 4.■ 3000-3199 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 7:10 p.m. April 5.■ 2504-2599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:46 p.m. April 5.

Theft from auto■ 4300-4449 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 11:06 a.m. April 4.

PSA 205

Theft■ 5600-5699 block, Potomac

Ave.; 4:30 p.m. April 2.

Theft from auto■ 4000-4299 block, Cathedral Ave.; 3:34 p.m. March 30.■ 4000-4299 block, Cathedral Ave.; 12:50 p.m. March 31.■ 4400-4499 block, Massa-chusetts Ave.; 2:24 p.m. March 31.

PSA 206

Burglary■ 2800-2899 block, M St.; 7:35 a.m. April 2.

Motor vehicle theft■ 1500-1599 block, 26th St.; 11:30 p.m. April 2.

Theft■ 1224-1299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 10:30 a.m. March 30.■ 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:55 a.m. March 30.■ 3400-3499 block, Prospect St.; 12:49 p.m. March 31.■ 3000-3049 block, M St.; 3:20 p.m. March 31.■ 1000-1099 block, Thomas Jefferson St.; 9:59 a.m. April 1.■ 3000-3049 block, M St.; 7:03 p.m. April 1.■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 9:18 p.m. April 1.■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 1:13 p.m. April 2.■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 6 p.m. April 3.■ 3100-3199 block, K St.; 6:02 p.m. April 3.■ 1600-1677 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:23 p.m. April 3.■ 3100-3199 block, South St.; 5:54 p.m. April 4.■ 3036-3099 block, M St.; 4 p.m. April 5.■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 6:59 p.m. April 5.

Theft from auto■ 1900-1999 block, 38th St.; 8:21 a.m. March 30.■ 1660-1699 block, 35th St.; 8:58 a.m. March 30.■ 1300-1319 block, 30th St.; 1:56 p.m. April 1.■ 3200-3265 block, Prospect St.; 3:06 a.m. April 3.■ 1228-1299 block, 33rd St.; 6:41 a.m. April 3.■ 1200-1227 block, 33rd St.; 4:22 p.m. April 3.

PSA 207

Motor vehicle theft■ 18th and L streets; 12:45 p.m. April 5.

Theft■ 1100-1129 block, 17th St.; 1:30 a.m. March 30.■ 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:23 a.m. March 30.■ 2200-2299 block, I St.; 1:10 p.m. March 30.■ 1600-1699 block, K St.; 4:17 p.m. March 30.■ 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 10:38 p.m. March 30.■ 1434-1499 block, K St.; 11:30 p.m. March 30.

■ 900-999 block, 18th St.; 11:24 a.m. April 1.■ 2200-2299 block, I St.; 2:11 p.m. April 1.■ 2000-2099 block, K St.; 2:16 p.m. April 1.■ 900-999 block, 23rd St.; 2:37 p.m. April 1.■ 200-299 block, 20th St.; 3 p.m. April 1.■ 600-699 block, 19th St.; 4:05 p.m. April 1.■ 2200-2299 block, I St.; 4:32 p.m. April 1.■ 2100-2199 block, E St.; 6:37 p.m. April 1.■ 800-899 block, 21st St.; 2:26 p.m. April 2.■ 2500-2699 block, Virginia Ave.; 5:32 p.m. April 2.■ 2200-2299 block, I St.; 9:10 p.m. April 2.■ 800-899 block, 17th St.; 9:08 a.m. April 3.■ 2100-2199 block, F St.; 12:15 a.m. April 4.■ 1700-1779 block, M St.; 2:51 a.m. April 4.■ 2400-2499 block, M St.; 6:14 p.m. April 4.■ 1000-1099 block, 19th St.; 10:11 p.m. April 4.■ 2100-2199 block, E St.; 10:04 a.m. April 5.

Theft from auto■ 1000-1099 block, 26th St.; 2:54 p.m. March 30.■ 17th and K streets; 2:34 p.m. April 1.■ 1100-1199 block, 19th St.; 6:23 p.m. April 1.

PSA 208

Motor vehicle theft■ 16th Street under Scott Cir-cle; 6 a.m. April 4.

Theft■ 1300-1699 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 7:09 p.m. March 30.■ 1400-1499 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 5:45 p.m. March 31.■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 9:44 a.m. April 1.■ 2120-2199 block, Massa-chusetts Ave.; 3:25 p.m. April 1.■ 1700-1799 block, 20th St.; 7:55 p.m. April 2.■ 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 5:24 p.m. April 4.■ 1700-1799 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 9:46 p.m. April 4.

Theft from auto■ 2100-2199 block, P St.; 7:54 p.m. March 30.■ 1900-1999 block, Sunder-land Place; 4:11 p.m. March 31.■ 19th Street and Riggs Place; 8:31 p.m. March 31.■ 23rd and O streets; 3:31 p.m. April 2.■ 1700-1799 block, N St.; 2:58 a.m. April 3.■ 1800-1899 block, T St.; 3:53 a.m. April 3.■ 1500-1599 block, P St.; 10:45 a.m. April 3.■ 1700-1799 block, Massa-chusetts Ave.; 4 a.m. April 4.

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“The sense was [board mem-bers] were supportive of the project. They’d like to see the redevelop-ment happen — they think it’s a reasonable idea,” Luebke said. The developer is “just having some trouble getting that envelope quite right.” The board had approved a simi-lar project in 2007 that was never built, and the developer now plans to incorporate the adjacent row house at 3259 Prospect. The new proposal is about 33 percent larger than its predecessor, and the devel-oper is planning about 25 one-bed-room units instead of five larger ones, along with about 1,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The revived, larger project first came before both the board and the Georgetown advisory neighbor-hood commission early last month as a four-story building that would wrap around and replace the rear of the row house. The board then sug-gested preserving more of the row

house and making the addition smaller. In response, Elliott told the neighborhood commission on March 30 that he had redesigned the project to shift its bulk away from the row house. He made the new construction on the Domino’s site 4 feet taller and lowered the ceilings to fit a fifth story, so he would retain the same square foot-age as before. “This isn’t any bigger than the last time we came in here; we just reconfigured it,” he said. Commissioners replied that it didn’t matter that the proposal was the same size as the four-story ver-sion they reviewed in early March, because they had criticized its scale then as well. “It’s a great big monolith, and I don’t think it takes into account the streetscape directly across the street or the transition to the town house next door,” commission chair Ron Lewis said on March 30. Luebke said the Old George-town Board members generally agreed.

“They’re fairly supportive of the design — they just want [develop-ers] to be careful about the property on the west and work on the transi-tion,” he said. “Unfortunately, in redistributing the bulk, some of it got a little worse.” The board also remains con-cerned about the rear of the row house, which would still see some demolition and excavation under the latest plans, according to

Luebke. And members opposed plans for a rooftop pool and other entertainment, saying rooftop struc-tures other than mechanical equip-ment are inconsistent with George-town’s historic character. The Domino’s project is one of two large new buildings planned for the 3200 block of Prospect Street. A commercial building dubbed Pros-pect Place is in the works to replace the surface parking lot at 3220 Pros-

pect, across the street from the Domino’s site and a few doors closer to Wisconsin Avenue. Prospect Place has won support from the Old Georgetown Board and now needs Board of Zoning Adjustment relief from on-site loading requirements. Developers are working with the community on a proposal for on-street loading zones that could be used by multi-ple Prospect Street businesses.

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Annunciation School On March 18, the fifth grade went on a field trip to the National Museum of Health and Medicine for Brain Awareness Week. The first station we went to was about the human eye. We learned five parts of the eye: cornea, pupil, lens, iris and retina. At the second station we learned about the parts of the brain: the frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, cerebellum and brain stem. We also got to touch a real human brain! Did you know that you can see even if you’re blind? When you tap your stick up against an object you can hear the echo and you can see the object. The third station was the best station. We drove a remote control car with goggles that were hard to see in. We had to try to make it around all the obstacles without hitting anything. The fourth station was about what alcohol can do to your brain. The last station was about what your brain does to your body. We learned that if you touch something hot your hand will send a message to your brain, then it sends another message back to your body that tells it to pull it back quickly and do something to make it better.

— Nylah Baylor, fifth-grader

British School of Washington Last week, the Year 5 group went on a trip to the National Zoo.

We made a documentary about the animals as part of the trip. Our topic is “Express yourself/brain wave” and we hoped to learn about how animals behave. We were assigned into groups of five and chose up to four animals to profile. We wrote a script and used flip cameras to record our correspondents. My group chose pandas, naked mole rats and Asian elephants. Both classes loved the Zoo and were creative in choosing different animals. The hard part was to choose the animals to film — from fluffy giant pandas to golden, proud lions. The most popular animal was the panda, which it seemed was in every documentary! Everybody learned something new about the animals. We were lucky to see a training demo of the seals. They showed so many tricks, from flips to swimming happily in water. Every time the seal did a trick the instructor gave the seal a fish to him to show that he was doing a good job. The trip was an endless amount of fun. We now know so much more about animals — even the monkeys in our class!

— Raeya Saeed, Year 5 Chicago (fourth-grader)

Edmund Burke School Lunchtime at Burke is one of the most fun parts of the day. We don’t

have a cafeteria (fine with us), which means we can eat lunch almost anywhere in the building. Most kids eat lunch around where they have most of their classes. The sixth- and seventh-graders generally eat lunch on the fourth floor, the eighth-graders eat lunch on the third floor, and the high-schoolers eat lunch in the other building. A spe-cial privilege for eighth-graders is that once a week with their parents’ permission, they may go out into the nearby neighborhood to buy lunch or just get some fresh air. The high school students can sign out to go out to get lunch as well. A few good spots at school dur-ing lunch for middle-schoolers are the gym and the pingpong table on the first floor. You can go down to the gym and get a ball to play a game and be with your friends. You can also just socialize in the halls or in a classroom. If you are behind on schoolwork, you can work on that at lunch as well. If the weather out-side is nice and you are not allowed off campus, you can ask a teacher to unlock the terrace, where there is a climbing wall and a few tables and chairs. Having a great lunch break allows us to relax and social-ize during a long day of school.

— Paul Keenan and Etienne Jackson-Jones, seventh-graders

The Field School For April Fools’ Day, the high-schoolers made a fake newspaper

for the day. Most of the things in the paper sounded outrageous. One of the stories was about a “plan” to demolish the new meeting house and to make an all-leather replace-ment for it. Another feature of the fake paper was the use of a mouse as a logo, which was a way of pro-moting the “Field Mice” as a possi-ble new mascot for our teams. Also, in some of the French classes, stu-dents cut out fish and stuck them on other people, which is a tradition in France. In sports, the boys JV base-ball team won its first game 9-4 against Sandy Spring.

— Will Sherwood, seventh-grader

Hardy Middle School On March 19, Hardy’s seventh grade visited Georgetown Universi-ty Hospital during Brain Awareness Week. Did you know when we get headaches it’s the nerves outside the brain and not your actual brain that’s hurting? At the reflex station we were tested by taking a reflex hammer and tapping it on a partner’s knee to see their reaction. Different reflexes we have are blinking, yawning, blushing and tingling. At another station, we learned how we can’t pay full attention to more than one thing. The staff proved it to us by showing us a video of two basketball teams. Our purpose was to see how many pass-es the white-uniformed team makes. But then the Georgetown Ph.D.

candidate running this class asked if we saw a moonwalking bear! We replayed the video and there was someone dressed up as a bear moonwalking across the screen. After the tour we had a trivia con-test. A lot of people enjoyed the field trip.

— Bailey Moore, seventh-grader

Hearst Elementary The Communication & Educa-tion Support classes at Hearst Ele-mentary School are excited for the month of April! This month is Autism Awareness Month, and April 2 was World Autism Aware-ness Day. On April 2, each class at Hearst watched a video about what it feels like to have autism and had a class discussion about autism. The entire school also colored puzzle pieces, the symbol for autism awareness. Each grade level was assigned a color to make its pieces. We are excited to use the puzzle pieces to create a tree with all of the colored puzzle pieces as the leaves. The tree will say “Autism Awareness is Growing at Hearst.” On Autism Awareness Day, everyone at school wore blue to show support for our students with autism. Yesenia, a student in Ms. Marber’s class, wore a blue shirt and pants: “I wear it. Put it on. With Elsa and Anna.” Each week of April, the entire

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MARCH EvEnts 8th • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The District of Columbia Office on Aging in conjunction with the Department of Parks and Recreation and Senior Zone 1340 AM will present a Com-munity Health, Wellness and Informational Fair at the Emery Recreation Center, 5801 Geor-gia Ave. NW. For more informa-tion, contact Mark Bjorge at 202-374-9890.

9th • 10 a.m. to noonJoin the Ward 4 Mini Commis-sion on Aging at its monthly meeting held at the Fourth District Police Precinct, 6001 Georgia Ave. NW.

9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th • 2 to 4 p.m.Iona’s Take Charge/Age Well Academy presents its “What, Me Move?” class series, which offers participants help in understanding how to keep their housing affordable. The four-week course will present the options and supports avail-able to older adults in the D.C. metropolitan

area, as well as navigating cur-rent equity and understanding legal rights and opportunities. The fee is $90; however there are scholarships available upon request. Refreshments will be served. For registration and questions, please email com-munity@iona.org or call the office at (202) 895-9420. Iona is located at 4125 Albemarle St. NW

13th • 1:30 p.m.Dr. Thomas Obesisan will pres-ent information on Alzheimer’s disease and give memory screenings at the Model Cities Senior Wellness Center, 1901 Evarts St. NE. For more informa-tion, call 202-635-1900.

14th and 28th • 12 p.m. The D.C. Caregivers Online Chat at Noon is held bi-weekly to provide caregivers with assistance through an online forum. Log on for advice, resources and tips to assist you with your caregiving responsi-bilities. If you are not available at 12 p.m., check back at your convenience and hit replay to see the entire chat. Join the discussion at www.dcoa.dc.gov/

page/caregiver-chat. For more information, contact Linda Irizarry at 202-535-1442 or linda.irizarry@dc.gov.

14th • 10 a.m. The D.C. Office on Aging (DCOA) Ambassador Program is a free, interactive, member-based program designed to reach out to older adults and their caregivers to help them learn about the services and resources available to them through DCOA. If you are interested in expanding your net-work and educating older adults about the services and resources available to them, join the next Ambassador Training Workshop to learn about all of the programs and services that DCOA offers to the community and how you can become an Ambassador. All workshops include an overview of Office on Aging programs and services, information on how to access re-sources, and guidance on your role as an advocate. Call 202-724-5622 to register today.

15th • 10:30 a.m.There will be a Ward 5 Mini Commissioner’s meeting at Seabury Resources for Aging, at 2900 Newton St. NE. For more information, contact Thelma Hines at 202-529-8701 extension 222.

15th • 1 p.m.Dr. Thomas Obesisan will pres-ent information on Alzheimer’s disease and give memory

screenings at Congress Heights Senior Wellness Center, 3500 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. To learn more, call 202-563-7225.

18th • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.The D.C. Office of the People’s Counsel presents Horizons 2015: Uniting Energy, Technolo-gy & Consumers. It will be held at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clark Law

School, 4340 Connecti-cut Ave. NW. The event is free and open to the public. To register, see Horizons2015.net

18th • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Capital City Chapter of the Links, Inc. will hold its annual Senior Luncheon at Dunbar Senior High School, 1200 First St. NW. Email deborah-royster@yahoo.com to learn more.

25th • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Attend the Ebenezer Baptist Church Com- munity Health Fair, 46 Q St. NW. Contact Connie Summers at 301-758-0554 for more information.

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In this edition of the Spotlight on Community Living, I would like to highlight an event that is near and dear to my heart, the senior symposium. On May 13, 2015, the District of Columbia Office on Aging will host the Fourth Annual Mayor’s Senior Symposium at the Renaissance Hotel. As in years past, this one-day insightful symposium is

your golden opportunity to gain information on diverse topics covered at interac-tive workshops and during a lunch time plenary session. We will also have an exhibi-tor hall that will concentrate on technology, home and community-based services, government services, and fi-nancial institutions that will provide demonstrations and beneficial information.

The theme for this year’s senior symposium is Career-to-Golden Years: Promoting Longevity and Indepen-dence for Seniors, which is very fitting as DCOA serves working adults caring for a grandparent to those citizens who are productive, engaged, and enjoying their golden years to seniors who may not be as mobile and are dependent on home and

community-based services and supports to sustain a quality of life. For those symposium attendees who are focused on planning for a successful future, we will have workshops cover-ing healthy living, financial planning, and estate plan-ning. We will also host educational workshops on long-term services and supports, long-term care insurance, Medicare, Medic-aid, innovative practices in senior service delivery, care-

giver support, and palliative and end of life care. Other workshops will cover elder abuse, neglect, and exploi-tation; Age-Friendly D.C.; emergency preparedness; intergenerational program-ming; cultural sensitivity and seniors; and a film screening chronicling the lives of three vibrant gay seniors.

To attend this year’s senior symposium, register through Eventbrite or contact the Office on Aging at 202-724-5622.

Executive Director’s MessageJohn M. Thompson, Ph.D., CPM, FAAMA, D.C. Office on Aging

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Putting Wilson at risk The D.C. Public Schools system wants to rob Peter to pay Paul. In an effort to provide more funds to seriously at-risk students, the school sys-tem has proposed reducing the minimum allocation it provides for all stu-dents. At Wilson High, the outcome is a major funding reduction: $1.8 million less than the Tenleytown school received for the current year, despite an expected 10 percent growth in enrollment. The decrease stems from a new law requiring the school system to pro-vide an additional $2,000 for each student who is homeless or in foster care, receives welfare or food stamp benefits, or performs at least a year behind. This is a worthy plan. But it’s hardly reasonable to find that “supplemental” funding by decreasing the basis that it’s meant to supplement. At Wilson, the reduction will mean larger class sizes, reduced support for minority students in AP classes, less help for struggling ninth-graders, the loss of the school’s one dedicated college counselor, and a decrease in the number of staff members charged with ensuring safety and order. Unsurprisingly, those cuts will particularly harm the nearly 600 “at risk” students that Wilson serves. (By the way, that’s more than the entire student body at Coolidge High, which is slated to get nearly twice as much money per student.) The college counselor, for instance, is less important to students whose parents have higher degrees — and can help them navi-gate the system — than for kids who would be first in their families to go beyond high school. What’s more, the cuts will undoubtedly undermine parent faith in the city’s best-performing traditional high school. D.C. Public Schools parents are already beleaguered; let’s not give them more reasons to cut and run to the suburbs. Finally, Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh says the decision to cut the per-pupil funding minimum in order to provide extra at-risk dollars “seems at odds” with the 2013 law on which school officials say the deci-sion is based. “Under the law, per-pupil funding is that amount necessary to ensure that all students receive proper education,” she writes in a letter to Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson. “Rather than supplementing the proper education, though, at-risk funds realized by cutting the per-pupil minimum threaten Wilson’s basic operations.” We hope the chancellor finds a way to heed the call from Ms. Cheh and Wilson’s parent groups to restore half the cut, adding $900,000 to the school’s 2015-16 funding. Otherwise, the council needs to do so as it con-siders the budget — while also taking a close look at both of these legal requirements, to determine how and whether they can coexist.

A sound budget plan Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed increasing the city’s sales tax from 5.75 to 6 percent and spending the resulting revenue to combat homeless-ness. She says the anticipated $22 million will be used as a “down pay-ment” on transforming the way the city deals with citizens who are in need of housing. We support Ms. Bowser’s scheme, which restores the sales tax to its pre-October 2013 level and follows through on a recommendation from the D.C. Tax Revision Commission. (The D.C. Council established the commission, chaired by former Mayor Anthony Williams, to evaluate the city’s tax code back in 2011, and the group offered a number of ideas for change in late 2013.) Many opponents note that a sales tax is a particularly regressive sort of fee, meaning it hits low-income payers harder than it does high-income citizens. It’s a legitimate concern in general, but in this case we think the increase is small enough that it won’t cause much practical harm. A charge of 25 cents on a $100 purchase doesn’t seem like too big of a burden, par-ticularly considering the beneficiary — our neediest neighbors. It’s also important to note that Maryland and Northern Virginia have 6 percent sales taxes in place, so the proposed increase would not place the District at a competitive disadvantage. We hope the council will support Mayor Bowser’s plan. We do think it would also be valuable for the city to work with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to encourage regional approaches the problem of homelessness. As part of a collaborative effort with Maryland and Virginia, officials could assess migration among juris-dictions and determine whether services in one area are attracting residents from other places. Ideally, our assistance should be targeted at citizens who hail from the District.

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It’s spring and all kinds of things are blooming.Last week we wrote in jest about giving in to

the gun guys and opening a gun shop on Capitol Hill. That was in response to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s proposal to scrap city gun laws in favor of more lenient federal rules. Well, we don’t think the city will get around to opening a gun shop in defiance of Congress, but a retail gun store in the nation’s capital is not entirely out of the question. Last Friday on the WAMU “Politics Hour,” Police Chief Cathy Lani-er noted that the sky has not fallen since the U.S. Supreme Court in 2008 threw out the city’s ban on handguns and a federal court last year said the District could regulate but not ban concealed-carry weapons. “Everybody fears the sky is falling” with some gun legalization, Lanier said, “but the numbers are not that high.” She said about 4,000 people have opted for a license to have a handgun in the home. She said only about 25 people have obtained concealed carry per-mits while she has denied another 25. “It’s not this surge of people coming in, that we’re going to see like thousands of concealed carry per-mits. It’s just not happening,” Lanier said. In the past, the chief has stood with other city offi-cials and mayors when they have opposed relaxed handgun laws in the District. She’s had to manage the change. But could the city one day have a retail gun shop like we proposed? “Would it be OK with you if the city were to open a retail gun store?” we asked. “Well,” Lanier began, “if we have concealed carry regulations — and I am very comfortable with con-cealed carry permits that I have issued, very comfort-able — if there was a regulated way for people to purchase them in the District, you know, I don’t have any issue with that.” NBC4 reported the chief’s remarks, but her break-through comment that a retail gun store could open here got surprisingly little media reaction.■ Visit the Arboretum! We’re all excited again this season for the cherry blossom trees that just now are breaking out in blooms. But a short distance from the Tidal Basin sits the underused, underappreciated and underfunded United States National Arboretum. Some of the best good news this year came this past week. The Arboretum, which had been open only four days a week, will again be open seven days a week beginning this Friday. (Sequestration cuts had severely limited funds for the full-time operation.) “I’m thrilled that it’s happening in time for spring,” said consultant and fan Janice Kaplan. “Not only because the azaleas are a springtime event, but this year we also have the eagles [nesting]. It’s an added reason. It’s a good development for the resi-dents of Washington and people who visit our nation’s capital from all over the world.” If you haven’t been to the Arboretum, you should go. You can even buy surplus Kanuma bonsai soil

that’s only available this Saturday (no credit cards!). But the real reason to go is that the Arboretum off New York Avenue NE is 446 acres of sprawling woodlands and fields with nearly 10 miles of wind-ing roadways. Kaplan noted that the Friends of the National Arboretum group has been working hard to get the facility reopened seven days a week. “Funding has come through now,” she told the Notebook, “but resi-

dents need to realize that it will take both public and private funds to support the Arboretum in the future.”

The future is now. Go see it. And we

haven’t even mentioned the historic U.S. Capitol col-umns that stand majestically in one of the open fields. And if you’re interested in volunteering or oth-erwise helping, email usna.volunteers@ars.usda.gov. The Friends group’s website is fona.org. ■ Go Nats and neighborhood. It was a difficult TV task on Monday, spending the day outside Nationals Park and talking to fans headed into opening day against the New York Mets. Difficult, but we man-aged to get through the long hours of pleasant, cool, sunshine-filled weather to report for NBC4. Don’t pity us too much. The Nats kind of threw away the game, with three unearned runs for the Mets. But as we labored out-side the center field gate, we noted that while the team has its ups and downs, land area around the ballpark is doing nothing but going up and up and up. Just since the end of last season, a 50,000-square-foot Harris Teeter has opened (your Notebook shops there), as has a 28,000-square-foot Vida health club, along with another 219 units of new housing around the Yards Park area. Those stats come from Michael Stevens, who heads the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District. He’s got more. “More important for the fans, we’ve seen nine new restaurants open,” Stevens said. “What [the fans] are going to see are a lot of cranes as well. We cur-rently have nine residential projects under construc-tion. That total is 1,850 residential units under con-struction.” Stevens has lived through the seemingly lean years that struck with the recession, just about the time Nationals Park opened. But the progress has been slow and steady and is about to bloom even more. “This is our second wave of massive develop-ment,” he said. And with all that’s underway now, Stevens says there is enough planned development to last another 15 years. And you can watch a lot of today’s projects rush to be ready in 2018 when Nats Park hosts its first All-Star Game. That game was announced on Monday, too. The only bad thing that happened this past Mon-day was the Nats lost. But the city isn’t losing. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a politi-cal reporter for News 4.

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todd skipping key events in Ward 4 Residents of Ward 4 should be aware that Brandon Todd, Muriel Bowser’s hand-picked choice to succeed her as Ward’s 4 represen-tative on the D.C. Council, has been a perpetual no-show at major events sponsored by community organizations. On March 24, I attended a debate at the Peoples Congrega-

tional United Church of Christ. At that event, moderated by Wash-ington Post columnist Colbert King, Todd was conspicuously absent, although the other candi-dates managed to find time to attend, and hundreds were in the audience. At a previous candidates forum on March 18, Todd was more than an hour late, keeping 300 people waiting. Todd’s arro-gance and obvious disrespect for the people of his district, as dem-onstrated by his cavalier attitude toward such meetings, makes him an unsuitable candidate to repre-sent the people of Ward 4.

Mr. Todd seems to be concen-trating more on raising money from special interests than in get-ting to know the concerns of the voters. He has raised over $300,000, more than any other candidate, from developers, lob-byists, medical interests and out-of-state entities. How can we expect to end the “pay-to-play” culture of D.C. with someone like that? Maybe Mr. Todd (a former Republican) is just more comfort-able with the corporate crowd than with the voters of Ward 4.

Andra N. OakesCrestwood

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rock Creek needs cleanup volunteers I’m writing to rally the commu-nity about Rock Creek Conservan-cy’s major spring event. Our sev-enth annual Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup takes place on Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to noon, and we are seeking volunteers to remove trash and debris at 70-plus locations along the 33-mile Rock Creek in D.C. and Montgomery County, Md. It’s a fantastic way to “Find Yourself in Rock Creek Park,” which is the theme of the park’s 125th anniversary celebration this year. Park neighbors and users can make a difference right in their neighborhood, and it’s a fun way for kids and adults to get outside and give back to their community. Our parks are now visibly and mea-surably cleaner, but they still need a spring cleaning. We are proud of our volunteers’ accomplishments and want to make this year our most successful yet. During the past six years, volun-teers have been mobilized in neigh-borhoods, parkland and tributaries along the full length of Rock Creek and have collected over 14,600 bags of litter, 69 tons of junk, 867 tires and 37,350 plastic bags. Colorful trash bags waiting for pickup can be seen for miles in

Rock Creek parks. Making a positive impact is extremely rewarding, and I encour-age you to volunteer and help us achieve the important goal of a clean Rock Creek for all to enjoy. You can find a cleanup site near you at rockcreekconservancy.org.

Matthew FleischerExecutive Director,

Rock Creek Conservancy

District misguided on rules for ANC grants Thanks to The Current for the March 11 report on the D.C. audi-tor’s rejection of the Chevy Chase advisory neighborhood commis-sion grant to provide articles of warm clothing to homeless people during this bitterly cold winter. But missing from the report was an especially absurd aspect of the rejection: If the people did not need the clothing, then the expen-diture would have been allowed. But presumably the homeless needed the clothing, and that is what made the expenditure prohib-ited by D.C. law. It is, as a letter from the D.C. attorney general states in a similar case in 2013, the very fact of need that “makes this expenditure problematic.” This is because the word “sub-sistence” implies something essen-tial for life. If it’s not essential, then it’s not subsistence, and hence, according to the District’s ANC law, it’s not prohibited. But if it is essential, then it meets the defini-

tion of “subsistence,” and it’s pro-hibited. Basically, the Chevy Chase commission is allowed to offer free winter clothing only to residents who are already warmly dressed. Blame this absurdity on the D.C. Council, which wrote the reg-ulation prohibiting ANC expendi-tures for “personal subsistence,” evidently without knowing the pre-cise meaning of “subsistence.”

Jack McKayCommissioner, ANC 1D03

District should stop using leaf blowers May I add my voice to the cho-rus opposing the use of leaf blow-ers in the District. A few days ago I was walking past Forest Hills Park while two workers were there noisily blowing away. Not only was the sound unpleasant, but I felt gassed, even though the closer one was at least 75 feet distant. While they were there, no one was using the park, although it was a decent enough day to do so. Finally, I remain per-plexed why the D.C. Parks and Recreation Department would want to rid the park of the natural nutrients that the leaves would have provided its soil. If the D.C. Council is reluctant to ban the blowers entirely, at a minimum, it should set an example and eliminate their use by the Dis-trict government itself.

Jonathan StrongForest Hills

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Many aging buildings deserve preservation, but the aesthetically and functionally obsolete Palisades Recreation Center is not one of

them. It should be demolished to make way for a new, creatively designed, state-of-the-art recreation center, for several reasons. The “Determination of Eligibility” for historic land-mark designation, based on a study by Traceries, is unconvincing. Neither the oldest 1930s vintage D.C. recreation center nor a unique recreation center prototype, the 80-year-old building lacks substantive historic significance. And labeling it as a meaningful example of “Colonial Revival” architectural styling typ-ical of the period is especially nonsensical. This excep-tionally bland, utilitarian structure is completely devoid of motifs or details characterizing Colonial Revival styling. The building always was and still is architectur-ally mute, undistinguished and unattractive. The geometric form of the building — four clumsily juxtaposed, gable-ended volumes of disparate size — is visually awkward. Attaching a large addition to the rear will produce an even more aesthetically awkward archi-tectural ensemble. Further, because of the siting, interior layout and fenestration of the existing center, expanding

it rearward will result in a spatially distended, function-ally compromised facility. Retrofitting the existing building while expanding it with a sizable, new addition will in fact prove more costly than demolishing the existing building and con-structing in its place a new, well-designed recreation center. Upgrading the existing center’s systems, compo-nents and materials is a very expensive, labor-intensive undertaking. Yet the payoff is marginal. While substan-tial funds would be required to modernize the structure, it will continue to be aesthetically and functionally

inadequate, with interior spaces of insufficient size and quality.

Ideally, historic preser-vation of a building should resonate with and be meaningful for citizens who use, see or otherwise

care about the building, now and far into the future. But the recent Palisades Citizens Association survey reveals that, for this recreation center, such resonance is lack-ing. Only 13 percent of the survey’s 449 respondents favor preserving the existing center in its entirety. Clearly a large majority of caring residents believe that the city should pay heed and do the right thing: Demol-ish the existing center and build a new one. Roger K. Lewis, a Palisades resident, is a practicing architect, a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Maryland, a columnist for The Washing-ton Post and a regular guest commentator on WAMU’s “Kojo Nnamdi Show.”

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Sidwell’s baseball team experienced grow-ing pains last season, with a young roster that struggled to a 5-7 mark in the Mid-Atlantic Conference. The Quakers hope to turn those tough les-sons into results this year with a veteran roster of nine seniors and just one underclassman. “We don’t want to finish fifth again,” said Quakers coach John Simon. “We have to turn that around. We can’t make mistakes and we have to hit.” Sidwell and its MAC counterparts are all chasing Flint Hill, which had a perfect season in conference play last year. But the Huskies don’t appear to be as formidable this year after losing most of their pitching staff. “I think we should be very competitive in the MAC, to tell you the truth,” said Simon, who has the Quakers off to a 3-1 record to start the season.

As they work to catch Flint Hill, the Quak-ers will look to a senior quartet of captains to lead the way: Brenner Bernstein, Max Kohn, Michael Untereiner and Stephanie Everett, the team’s only girl, who also stars as goalie on the girls soccer squad. “The four captains are really doing a good job,” said Simon. “They’re really keeping us tight this year.” This season the team also relies on a tal-ented four-pitcher rotation: Kohn, senior Kaoru Yamazaki, and juniors Tyrone Patterson and Logan Matthiesen. “They’re the four main ones, and I feel pretty comfortable with them,” Simon said of his pitchers. “We don’t have a 90-mile per-hour fastball guy, but I think the pitchers we’ve got throw with a lot of accuracy and don’t do a lot of walks.” They’ll be working with Untereiner, a senior catcher, behind the plate. “He’s been our catcher for three years,” said Simon. “We feel really good there. He’s

thrown out five guys at second so far this sea-son.” The team also has a slew of reliable hitters, including Everette. “She is a solid player and plays the outfield,” said Simon. “She gets some key hits for us. She’s a good athlete.” At bat, the Quakers will look to senior Riley Davies. “He’s been a surprise,” said Simon. “He has gotten some key hits in a couple of games.” The team has also seen offensive contribu-tions from Patterson, who has hit one home run and driven in a lot of RBIs so far. Much like the Quakers’ pitching staff, the team’s batters are a balanced unit. “It’s not like we have one monster that is going to hit home runs all day, but the lineup is the best hitting lineup I’ve had in three years,” said Simon. The Quakers will look to build toward a MAC and D.C. State Athletic Association championship when they host Wilson for a double-header on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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By BRIAN KAPURCurrent Staff Writer

Whenever Gonzaga’s Bryant Crawford and Sam Miller have suit-ed up to play basketball during their high school careers, Eagles coach Steve Turner has been on the side-lines giving them instructions. But when the 42nd annual Capi-tal Classic is played April 24 at Catholic University, the Gonzaga seniors will find themselves in an odd position — battling their coach. Crawford and Miller will join the Capital all-stars as they take on the U.S. all-star squad, which will be coached by Turner. The Eagles’ head-to-head will add sizzle to a game that has gone from a televised event held at NBA arenas to a struggling operation with year-to-year questions about its via-bility. The trash talk between the play-ers and coach started on Monday morning at a news conference at Gonzaga to announce the event. “I’m going to go out and hand my coach his first [loss] against me, and we’ll have a good time,” said Crawford. “I’m going to foul Sam every possession and get him pissed off, and Bryant is going to be trapped on every pick and roll,” joked coach Turner. Aside from the two Gonzaga players and the Eagles coach, the only other D.C.-based participant is H.D. Woodson coach Lawrence Mines, who will coach the Capital squad. The Capital Classic holds the distinction of being the nation’s lon-

gest-running high school all-star game, and it was once the premier event of its kind. But over the years the McDonald’s All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic have become the No. 1 and No. 2 events. Capital Classic’s founder, Bob Geoghan, actually helped create the McDonald’s contest. And he indi-rectly contributed to the establish-ment of the Jordan Brand event: Geoghan and NBA star Michael Jordan worked together on the Capi-tal Classic when Jordan was part of the Washington Wizards from 2001 to 2003, but when Jordan left the Wizards, that relationship deterio-rated. “Once he left, he didn’t want to have anything here. He wanted me to move the Capital Classic to New York,” said Geoghan. “I refused to do it because I said I’m a Washingto-nian. I’ve had the support of the fans, the coaches and the players — why would I turn my back on D.C.? I told him to start his own game, which he did, and he hired two of my best employees.” The emergence of those games — combined with Capital Classic’s lack of big sponsors — began to erode the D.C. event. A pair of NCAA rules added to the challenges until they were recently repealed. One prevented high school show-case events from being hosted at college venues (the Verizon Center was considered Georgetown’s arena), and another limited graduat-ing seniors to two all-star games. Over the past three years T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria has hosted the Capital Classic, and

Geoghan has helped the event regain steam by teaming up with DMV Elite, a youth and high school bas-ketball promoter. “I moved it to T.C. Williams because I had no sponsors over the last your years,” he said. “I didn’t want to reduce the game to a high school, but I had no other choice.” But after lobbying to repeal the onerous NCAA rules, Geoghan was able to move the game to Catholic University this year, and the event may return to Verizon Center in the future. “I finally got the NCAA to agree with my concept that Georgetown’s home court was McDonough gym and they rent the Verizon Center just like I rent it,” Geoghan said. “I got that rule passed this year, but I couldn’t afford to go there without any sponsors. I am really pleased that Catholic University confirmed that they could host it.” Geoghan also lobbied the NCCA for several years to allow seniors play a third game. “I finally got them to redact the two-game limit and that’s fortunate for us, believe me,” he said. “I’ve worked very hard behind the scenes to get some of these rule changes. … I think with that rule change we can get more of the top-20 players.” Doubts still remained about this year’s event after Geoghan suffered a stroke last August, but as Capital Classic has fought on, so did its founder. He recovered and found the needed help from DMV Elite and others to put together this year’s event. “A couple of months ago, I didn’t think this game would continue,”

said Geoghan, holding back tears. “But I have had an outpouring of support from a bunch of guys and [DMV Elite CEO] Chris Lawson. I’m very humbled and pleased by the outpouring of support.” One of the guys who supported him was Gonzaga grad Mark Tillm-on, who told Crawford and Miller at the news conference that playing in the Capital Classic meant joining a

sort of fraternity — and one with quite a list of members, including Jordan, Patrick Ewing and LeBron James. “I remember as a kid that you always wanted to be in the Capital Classic because of all the people that came before you,” said Tillmon. “You wanted to be part of that tradi-tion.”

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Brian Kapur/The CurrentGonzaga seniors Bryant Crawford and Sam Miller will compete against Eagles coach Steve Turner at the Capital Classic.

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gram on Metrobus; and ■ $5 million to expand the Summer Youth Employment Program to include participants as old as 24 instead of 21. Bowser’s budget also commits $335 million over the next six years to complete the remaining stretches of the troubled H Street streetcar line from Benning Road all the way to Georgetown, though she funds none of the additional lines that were pitched under the previous mayoral administration. Over the coming weeks, the bud-get proposal will go through a series of D.C. Council hearings, and a final budget will be approved in late May. The 2016 fiscal year will begin Oct. 1, 2015. Mayoral spokesperson Latoya Foster didn’t respond to requests for comment on the budget. But council members reached by The Current or who otherwise spoke publicly on the budget generally supported Bows-er’s spending priorities. More controversial, however, were some of the ways she proposes paying for her investments, includ-ing increasing the sales tax from 5.75 percent to 6 percent, which is expected to bring in a projected rev-enue gain of $22 million in the 2016 fiscal year. Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans said the District’s revenues are increasing, making this an inap-propriate time to raise taxes. “I think at 5.75 it gives us a com-petitive advantage because both Vir-ginia and Maryland are at 6 percent,” Evans said in an interview. “And it gives us a cushion to raise it when times get tough again and you need it and don’t just want it.” He also took aim at a proposed increase on the commercial parking tax, from 18 percent to 22 percent, which would raise $10 million in 2016. Evans said that following an increase from 12 percent just three years ago, and factoring in a rising minimum wage, parking garage operators face “a triple whammy.”

“We’ll be looking to see if we can identify $32 million in additional revenue and cuts” to replace the pair of tax increases, said Evans, the longtime chair of the council’s Finance and Revenue Committee. He also questioned a proposal to take $67 million out of “o-type” reserve funds over the next three years, including $27 million in the upcoming fiscal year. These reserves form when a revenue stream is dedi-cated to a specific program and the revenues exceed its costs. Evans said these funds are best left alone until the city faces a more pressing finan-cial situation. Overall, though, Evans — who ran against Bowser in the Demo-cratic mayoral primary — was com-plimentary of her budget. “In 24 years on the council, I’ve seen a lot of budgets, and I would say this is one of the better ones,” he said. “It doesn’t try to spend down our savings.” Evans also praised the affordable housing focus and the funding allo-cated to the Garrison Elementary modernization. Meanwhile, Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh said she was pleased to see that two of her priori-ties were funded in the mayor’s budget proposal: the Murch Elemen-tary modernization and about $1.6 million per ward to improve local streets and alleys. She wasn’t certain about two of Bowser’s proposed funding cuts, however: 5 percent each from the University of the District of Colum-bia ($3.5 million) and from public facilities maintenance ($4.8 mil-lion). Cheh noted that the university and its law school are undergoing accreditation review this year. “This is not the time to starve UDC,” she said in an interview. “They’re oper-ating on a shoestring budget as it is, and now we’re going to cut 5 percent out of their budget. If we’re going to be making UDC what it has to be, we should be investing in it, not tak-ing away from it.” Regarding maintenance, Cheh

said she wanted to ensure that the remaining budgets are adequate, as reductions are potentially “short-sighted.” Evans agreed that underfunding upkeep is a risk that the council must review. “Preventive maintenance is something governments are terrible at, but is very necessary,” he said. “The costs down the road can be significantly more. … The downside of that is politicians don’t get a lot of credit for making things look the same way that they’ve always looked.” Back in Ward 3, Cheh noted a pair of renovation projects that Bowser had proposed delaying: Eaton Elementary School, 3301 Lowell St.; and the Chevy Chase Recreation Center, 5500 41st St. Eaton’s project would begin in 2021 instead of 2019, and the rec center work would begin in 2019 instead of 2017. Plans to upgrade the Palisades Library received a proposed cut, which would likely mean the exist-ing building at 4901 V St. could only be renovated rather than replaced, according to Cheh. But she added that she had spoken to library stake-holders who assured her that a new building wouldn’t be necessary. Meanwhile, Ward 1’s Brianne Nadeau declined to be interviewed but praised the budget in a written statement to The Current. “I’m encouraged by the Mayor’s focus on addressing the homeless-ness crisis and by the commitment to funding affordable housing through the Housing Production Trust Fund,” Nadeau states. “At the same time, the constraints of the current fiscal environment mean that other afford-able housing programs are seeing cuts, and I look forward to address-ing these details during upcoming budget hearings. I’m also pleased to see a path forward for our essential infrastructure, transportation and capital projects. This budget is a leap forward for transparency and dem-onstrates a keen understanding of the urgent needs of our working fami-lies.”

BUDGET: Evans challenges mayor’s tax proposalsFrom Page 1

The youngsters seemed to understand the signifi-cance. “It’s an honor to be named to any high school all-star game,” said Miller. “Just to be recognized as one of the best players in the area and have an opportunity to go out and prove it against some of the best players in the coun-try, is great. It’s even better to learn about the great his-tory of this game.” Next year, Geoghan is determined to bring the game back to a big stage. “We need help from the community,” he said. “We need this game to continue. My goal as I stand here is to bring it back to the Verizon Center, where I think it really belongs, and to get it back on television. I believe with the right kind of support this game can quickly be on the same par as the Jordan and McDonald’s games.”

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Brian Kapur/Current file photoThe 2010 Capital Classic, which was the last one to be played on a college campus because of an NCAA rule, featured Markel Starks, far left, who went on to star for Georgetown University and Victor Oladipo, far right, who now plays in the NBA.

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school will do an activity that encourages autism awareness. We will have an Autism Awareness Walk at the end of the month with blue balloons. April is a special month for Ms. Molino’s, Ms. Mar-ber’s and Ms. DeSilva’s classes. Let’s grow our autism awareness and light it up blue!— Ms. Molino’s, Ms. Marber’s and

Ms. DeSilva’s classes

Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital We had a special Good Deeds Day at JPDS-NC. Every grade per-formed a different good deed. As fourth-graders, we mentored the pre-kindergartners, and helped them bake challahs for the Hebrew Shel-tering Home. First, we taught them about the ritual of “taking challah” when baking bread. “We taught them a bracha (blessing) and read to them. Then we baked the challah together. I learned it’s important to teach them stuff before they do it,” said Shoshana. “We baked 28 or so challot for the needy. We mixed the flour and water together; we braided it; then we gave it to one of the teachers to bake,” said Eliav. The challahs were done and delivered in time for Shabbat. “It was helping families who didn’t have enough food to eat and they would love challah,” commented Matan and Max. “We baked challah for people who don’t have it,” observed Theo. “I liked that we could teach younger kids about the tradition of taking challah,” said Judah. “I learned how you braid it!” added Joshua, a pre-kindergartner. “It was fun to play with the younger kids. It felt good to help people who need it,” said Ella. “Helping the families was a good thing. I think doing it with the pre-kindergartners made it even better,” said Isaac.

— Judah Belgrade, Shoshana Berman, Eliav Brooks-Rubin, Ella

Elkoni, Joshua Kelner, Simone Kimmelman-Block, Lael Sacho-

Tanzer, Max Schwartz, Adina Siff, Matan Silverberg and Isaac

Trommer, fourth-graders; Joshua Appelbaum, Hannah Jakabovics, Lily Levine, Eli Loeffler and Theo

Pearlman, pre-kindergartners

Lafayette Elementary The Lafayette auction took place on March 28. Every year the auc-tion has a different theme, and this year it was a rock music theme called “Rock Me Lafayette.” All parents are invited to the auction and can bid on art projects done by every class as well as on home-cooked meals, restaurants, sports events and other outings. Also up for bid are “Teacher’s Treats,” items in which teachers treat students (whose parents had the winning bid) to a special activity such as hiking, bowling, skating or attend-ing a movie. The main purpose of the annual auction is to raise money for Lafay-

ette. The Lafayette Home and School Association does this every year. This year, three bands — mostly consisting of Lafayette par-ents — performed. Lots of decorat-ing and advertising was done by parents. It was complete with cater-ing and a battle of the bands. It was definitely well attended by both Lafayette parents and staff, just as it always is. Lafayette even sold T-shirts fea-turing the name of the auction theme and a picture of Gen. Lafay-ette sporting a turquoise mohawk and electric guitar. Although the shirts were not particularly histori-cally accurate, many parents and teachers bought them! The auction was a big success when measured in sheer fun by those who attended. The financial results for the fund-raiser will be known soon.

— Lucy Sakura, fifth-grader

Murch Elementary Emerging from the fifth-grade classes at Murch Elementary is a project that is really helping stu-dents walk in the shoes of those who have come before us. We are now doing journal entries from the viewpoint of characters set in the Civil War era. Some ground rules of the journal entries are that you must have one from a Northern perspec-tive (which could be an abolitionist or simply someone wanting to keep the country together). You must also have one from a Southern perspec-tive (which cannot be a slave because they share the abolitionist’s view). Each entry must also be at least three paragraphs long and have lots of details, facts and emotion. What is really interesting about this project is that, as well as teach-ing us about the Civil War, it is also teaching us about perspective. It isn’t always the easiest thing to look at war from multiple perspectives. We think we are all a bit more open-minded after participating in this project, as we have worked hard to see both sides of this excit-ing conflict. We fully expect to hang on to this open-mindedness as we explore other periods of Ameri-can history.

— Isabel Duarte and Adam Leff, fifth-graders

National Presbyterian School In fifth grade at NPS, we are studying ancient Greece. Right now we are making ABC books about Greece. For the first part of the ABC book, we are thinking of what word to use for each letter of the alphabet. To decide what word to use for each letter, we start reading books about Greece. When we come across information, we write it down in our notebooks. After that, we turn our notes into text and type them in PowerPoint. Then we will find pictures on the Internet or we will draw pictures and put them in our ABC books. Finally, we will put the final copies in NPS’s school library for display. It has taken us about two weeks to do it so far and it will still proba-bly take us two more weeks to com-

plete it. The books we are using are encyclopedias, library books and our class textbooks. We are also studying ancient Greece in reading. We are learning about the gods, myths and heroes of ancient Greece. It has been really interesting and exciting learning about ancient Greece.

— Clark Donovan, fifth-grader

Our Lady of Victory School STEM, an acronym referring to disciplines in science, technology, engineering and math, encourages students at OLV to combine these practices to prove a hypothesis by doing a project. We take an idea that we know is possible or correct, and then try to prove it through research, application, collaboration and communication. Then you share your results with your class. I have done many STEM proj-ects at school; they are fun. My favorite one was making a protec-tive surface for a raw egg by choos-ing materials we thought would not let the egg break during a parachute

landing. My group — Sofia, Helena and I — was given lots of possible materials but we could only use five of them. We chose cotton balls, plastic wrap, string, Styrofoam and glue. We surrounded the egg with a foam box and packed it with cotton balls. We also attached a parachute made from plastic wrap to slow down the drop. We dropped the egg from the ceiling of the classroom, and our egg did not crack or break! Had our results not worked we would have had to keep adjusting our materials until it was successful. The reason I like doing projects this way is it lets you make choices, you get to build it, and you learn from trial and error to help you get it right in the end.

— Samantha M., sixth-grader

St. Albans School The beginning of spring sports at St. Albans is an exciting, memora-ble and committed time. Lacrosse, voyageur, track and baseball are sports that some students have been waiting patiently to take part in all

year. Each sport is played and coached with an amazing amount of enthusiasm and passion. Each sport is open to every student no matter the skill set or experience. The coaches go above and beyond, help-ing us develop our skills and pre-paring us for the next level of ath-letics in the upper school. The com-munity provides an overwhelming wave of support at games because the athletes’ friends and teammates are there every step of the way, either with them on the field or sup-porting them from the sidelines. This is why spring is such an excit-ing time at St. Albans; the nice weather and sunny days just add to why the students and coaches love the spring season.

— Phillip Jordan, Form II (eighth-grader)

School Without Walls High School The School Without Walls Model United Nations team recent-ly completed a successful season. In

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BERKLEY, DC $2,595,000Exquisite 8,000+ SF, 6BR, 5.5BA custom stone mansion. Huge gourmet kit w/barrel vaulted brick ceiling, large adjoining fam rm, sumptuous master ste, hdwd flrs, custom tile-work, elevator, 2-car garage & more. Roby Thompson 202.255.2986 / 202.483.6300 (O)

SPRING VALLEY, DC $1,949,000Renovated by Jim Gibson, house expanded with complete basement, terrific floor plan, center island kitchen/breakfast and family room, incredible master suite, 5/6BR, 5FBA & 2HBA, lower level theater/media area. Miller Spring Valley Office 202.362.1300

WESLEY HEIGHTS, DC $2,525,000Stunning 5BR, 4.5BA expanded Colonial w/over 5,500 SF of living space! Multiple skylights & walls of glass provide wonderful light throughout. Gourmet designer kit, family room & master wing additions, plus attached 2-car garage. Roby Thompson 202.255.2986 / 202.483.6300 (O)

BETHESDA, MD $1,995,000Brand new luxury, 7BR, 5.5BA home ideally located in Landon Woods. Features a stunning open interior, 4 finished levels, wood floors, gourmet kitchen with high-end appliances, family room & fireplace, rear patio and attached 2-car garage.Chevy Chase Office 202.363.9700

WASHINGTON, DC $1,599,000Iconic Victorian Row House w/period details including grand chestnut foyer & staircase. 4 levels include 5BR, 2.5BA & an unfinished lower level w/sep entry. Rear brick patio & 2 parking spaces. Minutes to Woodley Park Metro.Nancy Mannino 301.461.1018 / 301.229.4000 (O)

CHEVY CHASE, DC $1,425,000Built new from the inside out in 2009, 1 block to Friendship Heights Metro! Open floor plan, gourmet kitchen, 4BRS, 3.5BAS, LL in-law suite with kitchen & separate entrance, fenced rear patio, off-street parking. Nathan Carnes 202.321.9132 / 202.966.1400 (O)

WASHINGTON, DC $1,249,000 Gracious home w/stunning NEW gourmet Kit, entry foyer, NEW FBA, oversized LR w/FP, DR w/French doors open to screened porch. Upper lvl 3BR + loft, 2FBA, home office w/custom desk & shelving. Sited atop landscaped corner lot w/priv rear yard & garage. Nancy Mannino 301.461.1018 / 301.229.4000 (O)

WASHINGTON, DC $1,175,0005BR, 3BA Contemp Rambler, almost 5,000 SF of space, w/huge rooms + lots of light; modern eat-in Kit adjoining Fam Rm; LL Rec Rm & 5th BR/3rd BA + giant office & attached garage. Near Rock Creek Pk. Great access to Dtown DC, Bethesda & Silver Spring.Chevy Chase Uptown Office 202.364.1300

WESLEY HEIGHTS, DC $615,000 Bright, south-facing Townhouse with two master bedrooms, each with en suite baths, wood floors, fireplace, W/D in unit. Pet friendly, 24-hour gated community w/pool and tennis. Metro bus out front door & close to shopping & restaurants.Kent Madsen 202.255.1739 / 202.363.1800 (O)

ARLINGTON, VA $925,000 Gorgeous home on cul de sac in hot Columbia Pike zone. Beautiful Kit w/granite countertops/ SS app, opens to Fam Rm w/gas fireplace. Gracious LR/DR w/hwd floors. MBR has spa bath & lots of closet space. Bonus living area upstairs. 2-car garage.Miller Spring Valley Office 202.362.1300

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, DC $675,000Pristine 4-story home in desirable community! Lovely updated 4BR, 2.5BA home w/pkg for 4 cars! Gourmet Kit w/SS appls, wood floors, generous room sizes, exposed brick basement w/sep outdoor entrance. Great backyard w/large patio! Property sold AS-IS.Friendship Heights Office 202.364.5200

CHEVY CHASE, DC $565,000Great condo in Friendship Heights! 2BR, 2BA w/balcony, wood flrs, upscale kitchen w/granite & SS appls. 2 blocks To Metro, Tenleytown/Friendship Heights shops, dining & entertainment! Sunny, bright condo w/courtyard & sunset views. Pet friendly.Chevy Chase Office 202.363.9700

TAKOMA PARK, MD $269,500Affordable, immaculate 2BR, 2BA facing west, priv balc & sunset views. Renov in 2013 w/marble BAs, Carrera counters, SS appls, HWD flrs, in-unit laundry! FHA, VA apprvd, pet OK, dog run, front desk, pool, gym, tennis, storage, free common laundry & PARKING!Chevy Chase Uptown Office 202.364.1300

CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS, DC $530,000Good buy at the quiet Cathedral classic, The Colonnade. Close to Georgetown.1 Bedroom, den, office, dining room, 1.5 baths with balcony. Renovate or stay in comfort as-is. Fabulous pool, workout room, great amenities and staff.Elizabeth Sinclair 202.841.4847 / 202.944.8400 (O)

MT. RAINER, MD $405,000Gorgeous detached home just across the border, w/wrap-around porch, wide open spaces, high ceilings, wood floors, LR w/FP, gourmet kit w/island, granite countertop & SS appls, sep dining rm, MBR w/sitting rm & MBA. Fenced w/2-car gar & driveway. Metro.Friendship Heights Office 301.652.2777

WEST END, DC $1,200,000Lovely 2BR, 2.5BA corner unit with large windows in Dupont Circle! Open kitchen, includes a solarium and study area. Lots of closet space. 2 car parking. Concierge, roof deck, exercise room. Near 2 Metros.

Sarah Howard 703.862.7181 / 202.944.8400 (O)

An elegant Beaux Arts resi-dence along upper 16th Street is ready to welcome

a new set of owners.

Constructed in 1923, the house showcases time-honored millwork from its interior trim to beautiful Doric columns. Clever renovations and upgrades throughout the years have maintained the home’s time-less appeal — and have supplied residents and their guests with good libations thanks to beverage bars on the top and lower levels.

Offered at $1,295,000, the home at 5331 16th St. has five bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths. The 4,800-square-foot residence sits on a fifth of an acre, with manicured grounds that complement its ele-gance.

A low brick wall with wrought-iron railings stands in front of the landscaped yard. Behind the gate is a flagstone path leading to the cen-ter-passage house.

The home’s facade displays neu-tral brick and decorative dentils beneath a slightly pitched roof with a dormer window. A black pair of

double estate doors anchors the main entrance, flanked by a twin set of concrete balustrades and covered by the portico from the master suite’s balcony.

Inside, a welcoming foyer con-sists of the upper-level staircase, a coat closet and a powder room. Hardwood covers the floors, run-ning throughout most of the main level. The foyer divides the living and dining rooms; both are sur-rounded by French casement-style windows and adorned with neoclas-sical columns.

On the south side, the dining area is embellished with a coffered ceiling and period chandelier. French doors open into a gourmet kitchen complete with high-grade appliances: a GE Profile refrigera-tor, Miele Optima Series dishwash-er, and Viking Professional gas range oven with a Best by Broan range hood.

The kitchen also showcases plenty of dark custom cabinetry, a granite counter and coffered ceil-ings. Marble floors here continue into the adjacent breakfast room, which features a wall of windows showing off the spacious green space in the back. There’s also a door to the deck and stone patio.

The outdoor space also can be

accessed from the library. Adjacent to the living area, this room is com-plete with built-in bookcases with glass shelves and cabinets. Candle-style sconces add a classy touch.

The second floor has a couple of connections to three of the five bed-rooms. A central landing splits the master suite and two other sleeping quarters, but a rear sunroom with vaulted ceilings has doors to one bedroom and the master.

Located on the north side, the master comes with a sun-soaked private bath with a soaking tub, dual showerheads, built-in shelves, linen closet and a balcony with French doors. A dressing area filled with closets is tucked away on the side.

Across from the master is the

front bedroom with a Jack-and-Jill bath, which also opens to the rear bedroom.

The entire third level is counted as the fourth bedroom, with a fire-place and views of the property’s grounds. Currently, the carpeted area is used as an office with a wet bar. It’s complete with an under-counter refrigerator, a microwave and built-in shelves.

The lower level boasts an enter-tainment bar offering an under-counter beverage and keg refrigera-tor with two service taps on the counter. There’s also an icemaker, dishwasher and large single basin sink. This area also has a recreation

space, the home’s fifth bedroom and third bath, and another laundry room.

Additionally, the property comes with Nest thermostats and an inte-grated Bose sound system, along with a detached two-car garage and gated parking pad behind the rear grounds.

Located at 5331 16th St., the home has five bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths. It’s listed for $1,295,000. For details, contact Washington Fine Properties’ Wil-liam F.X. Moody, Robert Hrynie-wicki, Adam Rackliffe and Christo-pher R. Leary at 202-243-1620 or WilliamFXMoody@wfp.com.

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Beaux Arts home accentuated by manicured grounds

Photos courtesy of Washington Fine PropertiesThis five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath house on upper 16th Street is priced at $1,295,000.

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Happy EndingTilden Woods. Updated bi-level on large corner lot. 4 BR, 3 BA, family room w/fp, renovated kit w/exit to patio & fenced yard. Community pool & local park. Easy commute. $719,000

Grand EraCompletely renovated 1912 home w/ 5+ BR, 4.5 BA, chef ’s kitchen on 4 �nished levels. Luxury & convenience of a new home. Craftsmanship of a bygone era. Exquisite period details. Rear garage. 3 blocks to Metro. $1,995,000Mary Lynn White 202-309-1100

Fine TraditionsWesley Heights. Delightful expanded & renov. Colonial. Magni�cent interior o¤ers 5 BRs, 4.5 BAs. Stunning black & white kit & brkfst rm. Elegant entertaining spaces, 4 frps, family rm opens to patio & garden. Pkg for 5 cars. $1,750,000

Susan Berger 202-255-5006Ellen Sandler 202-255-5007

Warmth & CharacterCleveland Park. Charming 1920s side hall Colonial w/4 �nished levels has 3+bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and plenty of inviting spaces. Detached garage. One block from Metro, shops, restaurants, & theater. $950,000Martha Williams 202-271-8138

Rachel Burns 202-384-5140

Architectural GemFabled “Best Addresses” Altamont. South facing mezz, 10’ ceilings, fp, marble counters, updated ceramic bath, unique oval bedroom. 3 sets of orig glass French Doors. 24 hr desk. Fab roof terrace. $450,000

Sammy Dweck 202-716-0400

CaptivatingChevy Chase, MD. New home w/uncompromised quality & designer �nishes.3 �nished levels. Stunning kitchen, 5 BRs, 4.5 BAs. Garage. Ideally located. $1,895,000

Marina Krapiva 301-792-5681 Eric Murtagh 301-652-8971

Nancy Wilson 202-966-5286

ANC 2AFoggy Bottom

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in Room 108, Funger Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. Agenda items include:■ police report.■ consideration of a resolution hon-oring former 2nd District Cmdr. Michael Reese.■ report from the office of Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans.■ report from the office of Mayor Muriel Bowser.■ report on the West End Library and fire station projects.■ report from the Ward 2 Education Network.■ commissioner updates on the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge reha-bilitation and the River Inn.■ consideration of a letter of support for the Foggy Bottom Association Spring Community Cleanup.■ announcements and public com-ments.■ consideration of Historic Preserva-tion Review Board concept review of a proposed three-story rear addi-tion at 2532 I St. in the Foggy Bot-tom Historic District.■ consideration of a resolution regarding the proposed acquisition of Pepco Holdings by Exelon.■ consideration of a proposal to remove parking spaces on the 900 block of 23rd Street, the 900 block of New Hampshire Avenue and the 2400 block of K Street to relieve traffic congestion at Washington Circle.■ consideration of an application by George Washington University to modify conditions C-4 and C-7 of its current campus plan in order to clarify the status of students at the former Corcoran College of Art +

Design with regard to its commit-ments on head count, full-time equivalent enrollment caps and on-campus student residency.■ consideration of Alcoholic Bever-age Control applications to renew Class A licenses for Arrowine, 2175 K St.; Market of Columbia Plaza, 516 23rd St.; and Riverside Liquors, 2123 E St.■ consideration of an application by Four Seasons, Washington DC to stage the Sprint Four the Cure 5K on Sept. 19.■ consideration of an application by the American Heart Association to stage the Lawyers Have Heart 10K and 5K on June 13.■ consideration of an application by the Military District of Washington to stage the Army Ten-Miler on Oct. 11.■ a closed executive session to con-sider a proposal to retain an execu-tive director to perform administra-tive duties. For details, visit anc2a.org.

ANC 2BDupont Circle

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at the Brookings Institution, 1775 Mas-sachusetts Ave. NW. For details, visit dupontcircleanc.net.

ANC 2DSheridan-Kalorama

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 20, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. Agenda items include:■ government reports.■ report on the Ward 2 advisory neighborhood commission chairs’

meeting with D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWitt.■ discussion of 2430 Tracy Place.■ consideration of Alcoholic Bever-age Control license renewal applica-tions for Martin’s Wine and Spirits, 1919 Florida Ave., and Sherry’s Wine and Spirits, 2627 Connecticut Ave.■ discussion of the Zoning Commis-sion’s hearing on rooftop penthouse regulation amendments.■ announcements, including sum-mer hours for the DC Circulator buses and Metro’s new safety pre-paredness videos. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact davidanc2d01@aol.com.

ANC 2EGeorgetownCloisters

The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 4, at Georgetown Visitation Preparato-ry School, 1524 35th St. NW. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com.

ANC 3BGlover Park

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at Stod-dert Elementary School and Glov-er Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. Agenda items include:■ police report.■ discussion with Gerard Brown of the D.C. Department of Health regarding rat abatement options and tactics for control.■ consideration of a resolution sup-porting Ward 3 D.C. Council mem-ber Mary Cheh’s request for D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson to restore funding cuts to Wilson High School.■ consideration of a resolution to congratulate members of the Glover Park United Football Club, also known as The Invincibles, on their 8-0 championship victory in Divi-sion One of United Social Sports’ D.C. soccer league.■ consideration of a Board of Zon-ing Adjustment application to permit

a rear deck at 2131 Observatory Place.■ update regarding a grant to the Stoddert Elementary School PTA for deer fencing to protect the school’s teaching garden.■ update regarding the status of the Pepco-Exelon merger.■ announcement that the commis-sion will take up the question of extending the New Mexico Avenue bike lane through Glover Park on Tunlaw Road and 37th Street at either the May 7 or June 11 meeting.■ open forum. For details, email info@anc3b.org or visit anc3b.org.

ANC 3CCleveland ParkWoodley ParkMassachusetts Avenue Heights

The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 20, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters,

3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org.

ANC 3DSpring ValleyWesley Heights

The commission will hold a special meeting at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in Elderdice Hall, Wesley Theological Semi-nary, 4500 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Agenda items include:■ consideration of a Historic Preser-vation Review Board application for Millie’s restaurant, 4866 Massachu-setts Ave.■ consideration of a Historic Preser-vation Review Board application for a new building at the Spring Valley Shopping Center.■ discussion of penthouse regula-tions. For details, call 202-957-1999 or visit anc3d.org.

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Citizens Association of Georgetown Next Tuesday, April 14, the Citizens Association of Georgetown invites you to “meet and greet” your eight Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E members — Tom Birch, Kendyl Clausen, Reed How-ard, Jeff Jones, Ron Lewis, Monica Roache, Ed Solomon and Bill Starrels. Actually, I know that Tom Birch will be out of town, and we will miss not having him with us. However, my understanding is the other commissioners will join us from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the law offices of Foley & Lardner LLC. The offices are located on the sixth floor of Washington Harbour at 3000 K St., and they overlook the Potomac River for what seems to be miles. Our organization puts a good bit of thought into our monthly com-munity meetings. We always hope to have those who attend leave informed, connected and more aware of what is shaping our commu-nity. The opportunity to hear from each commissioner meets those goals. Our ANC 2E is one of the most active and engaged in Washing-ton by all accounts. These volunteers, elected every two years, focus on issues including public safety, public works, residential and commer-cial building projects, signage, traffic, parking, university matters, trash collection, the use of our streets for events, and public education/school concerns in Georgetown. Come with your questions. It is a perfect time to invite a new neigh-bor, as well. For someone who has recently moved to Georgetown, it will be an excellent introduction to our community. An aside: Walking along the north side of O Street between 29th and 31st streets the other day, I was taken by the attractiveness of the front gardens. Our neighborhood benefits from the people who put thought into what is planted and provide the necessary care to maintain it. Thank you.

— Pamla Moore

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ANC 2E■ GeorGetown / cloisters burleith / hillandale

ANC 2A■ FoGGy bottom / west end

ANC 2D■ sheridan-kalorama

ANC 2B■ dupont circle

ANC 3B■ Glover park / cathedral heiGhts

ANC 3D■ sprinG valley / wesley heiGhtspalisades / kent / Foxhall

ANC 3C■ cleveland park / woodley parkmassachusetts avenue heiGhtscathedral heiGhts

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heritage, we have faced repeatedly,” said Callcott. “Preservation cannot control development. All it can do is try to keep up — to make sure prop-erties that deserve preservation are saved before they disappear. As in Logan Circle, we couldn’t save it all. You try to preserve what you can.”

Grant Circle, at the intersection of Illinois and New Hampshire ave-nues, was the first subdivision out-side the District’s original boundar-ies to follow the street grid of the L’Enfant Plan, according to the land-mark nomination by local preserva-tionist Oscar Beisert.

Then for decades they sat peace-fully, occupied by middle-class fam-ilies. It was only in recent years that the trends of redevelopment and gentrification hit Petworth and other older parts of the city, reshaping row-house neighborhoods with an infusion of condos and modern mul-tifamily buildings. And it was only a raze application for No. 16 submit-ted Dec. 30 that spurred Beisert, and then many of his neighbors, to seek landmark protections.

The board previously rejected an individual landmark nomination for 16 Grant Circle on March 26. But the collective district, supported enthusiastically by the Petworth advisory neighborhood commission, got a unanimous vote April 2.

Board member Maria Casarella

had some qualms about the haste. “I’m in full agreement this is worthy of designation. But procedurally, I’m concerned about timing,” she said. “By any standard, this is very swift.”

“It was filed relatively quickly as a result of a raze permit,” said Kim Williams of the Historic Preserva-tion Office. “But [the nomination is based on] very scholarly research, and did follow best practices.”

There was one hiccup in the pro-ceedings. Father Avelino Gonzalez of St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church, a soaring Gothic Revival structure, objected that he was not consulted nor did he have a chance to evaluate the impact on the four buildings — church, rectory, school and convent — that make up its campus.

Beisert, along with the preserva-tion staff and board, readily agreed to omit two buildings that don’t front the circle. Gonzalez said he was prepared to accept the compromise.

Board members did agree with Gross that the logical boundaries could extend well past Grant Circle, perhaps including Sherman Circle and streets radiating from both. But they did not accept his argument that they should delay designating the Grant Circle portion now.

“It’s a good first step, and not unprecedented that it starts this way, and in reaction to something that happened in the neighborhood,” Casarella said.

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Georgetown is one of three neighborhoods participat-ing in the Transportation Department’s pilot parking programs, alongside Dupont Circle and Eastern Market. The programs are intended to reflect the idea that parking issues across the District do not have a “one size fits all” solution. “I know you guys are unique, we’re all unique, we’re all snowflakes here in the District,” said Sam Zimbabwe, the agency’s associate director, at the April 1 meeting. “We want to look at how we take citywide policies [and] apply them at the neighborhood scale, without getting so tailored that it’s confusing for everybody who’s trying to come and park.” The department has been meeting with a Georgetown working group since last fall to come up with possible ideas. The group is comprised of representatives from the Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission, the Georgetown Business Improvement District, the DC Chamber of Commerce and Georgetown University. The goal of last week’s meeting was to get commu-nity feedback to help narrow down those options, and “set the stage for policy changes,” said Rice. Several residents at the meeting said their priority was to be able to park within a block of their homes. “We shouldn’t have to compete with businesses, their employees and their customers,” said one resident. For example, employees who work at a local salon she patronizes say they regularly park in residential areas without a permit and don’t mind paying for a ticket or two they receive each month. “The Zone 2 parking area is huge — people come from everywhere to park here,” another resident said. “One car that doesn’t belong to any of my neighbors has been parked in the same spot for over three weeks.” Many residents also favored restricting the residential parking zone and limiting visitor parking passes. Data collected by the Transportation Department illustrates Georgetown’s parking woes. There are 4,096 on-street residential parking permit spaces in Georgetown and 954 metered spaces. Vying for those spaces are 5,957 cars registered to residents who live within the Georgetown/Burleith advisory neighbor-

hood commission, 4,378 of which have parking permits. An additional wrinkle are the 15,419 cars throughout Ward 2 with parking permits that allow drivers to park for unlimited amounts of time on Georgetown’s residen-tial streets. And when visitors, workers, students, shop-pers and restaurant-goers are factored in, the parking supply-demand equation explodes. Parking garages in Georgetown help quell the compe-tition for street parking and are a key element of the Transportation Department’s “optimal” solution for the neighborhood. But many at the meeting noted that garages are concentrated in one area south of M Street, and may not be close enough to the restaurants and shops customers plan to visit. One resident who also owns a business in George-town said she appreciated both perspectives, but thought it would be unfair to restrict street parking available for businesses that went through all the hoops to open their doors in Georgetown. In addition to talking with representatives from the Transportation Department, residents also had a chance to share feedback on comment sheets at the meeting. The agency plans to hold another community meeting in the near future once it assesses the responses it received and further narrows down the best options for Georgetown parking.

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Brian Kapur/The CurrentTransportation officials say current Zone 2 rules mean that the number of vehicles eligible to park in Georgetown far exceeds the limited number of resi-dential spaces.

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Wednesday, April 8

Classes and workshops■ The Pan American Symphony

Orchestra’s DC Tango Festival will feature an “Introduction to Tango Dancing” class. 6:30 p.m. $10 per couple; reservations required. Embassy of Argentina, 1600 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 240-242-8032. The class will also be offered April 15, 22 and 29 at 6:30 p.m.

■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-2257.

Concerts■ The Boston-based psychedelic indie-

rock band Quilt will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Delafield String Band will host the Petworth Bluegrass Jam. 8 to 11 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com.

■ Musician Willis Alan Ramsey will per-form. 8 p.m. $22 to $25. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ David Graeber will discuss his book

“The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stu-pidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Tako-ma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

■ Ron Rosbottom will discuss his book “When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Paul Beatty will discuss his book “The Sellout.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230.

■ Poet Charles Simic will discuss his books “The Lunatic” and “The Life of Imag-es.” 7 p.m. Free. Poli-tics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Ian Milhiser will discuss his book “Injustices: The Supreme Court’s History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted.” 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ In conversation with NPR’s Bob Gar-field, Serbian writer Aleksandar Gatalica will discuss the English translation of his

prize-winning historical novel “The Great War,” a sweeping saga of World War I and its legacy in Europe and the Balkans. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Films■ The “Movies That Matter” series of

social impact films will feature a screening of “Catching a Dream.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, Ameri-can University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2220.

■ The Lions of Czech Film series will feature Miroslav Krobat’s 2014 dark come-dy “Nowhere in Moravia,” about the everyday life of a small village and a woman stuck there. 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performances■ The Washington Ballet will present

the company premiere of “Swan Lake,” featuring music by Tchaikovsky performed by the Evermay Chamber Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. $45 to $215. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The per-formance will repeat Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m.

■ The New York City Ballet’s “21st-Cen-tury Choreographers” will feature “Sym-phonic Dances,” “Pictures at an Exhibi-tion,” “This Bitter Earth” and “Everywhere We Go.” 7:30 p.m. $25 to $109. Opera House, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

■ “Press Play Hump Days” will feature long-form improv. 7:30 p.m. $8 to $10. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. pressplaydcac.brownpapertickets.com.

■ Stand-up comedian and storyteller Nate Johnson will present “The Summer Camp Show,” a performance art piece evoking the feelings and activities typical of summer camp. 8 p.m. Free. Wonderland Ballroom, 1101 Kenyon St. NW. facebook.com/summercampshow.

Sporting events■ The Washington Nationals will play

the New York Mets. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will con-tinue Thursday at 1:05 p.m.

■ The Washington Capitals will play the Boston Bruins. 8 p.m. $36 to $621. Veri-zon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

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Classes and workshops■ Iona Senior Services’ Take Charge/

Age Well Academy will begin a four-session “What, Me Move” class on creative alter-natives that can help keep housing afford-able for older adults. 2 to 4 p.m. $90 for all four sessions; scholarships available. Iona Senior Services, 4125 Ablemarle St. NW. 202-895-9420. The class will contin-ue April 16, 23 and 30.

■ Kathleen Manning of Beadazzled will lead a class on “Necklace and Bracelet Design and Construction” as part of a three-workshop series on beading. 3:30 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7527. A class on “Three Ear-

ring Designs” will take place Friday from 3:30 to 6 p.m., and a session on “Neck-lace Design With Chain and Beads” will be held Saturday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

■ The Rev. Rob Banaszak will lead a class on “Metaphysics: What’s It All About?” 7:30 p.m. $22 per session. Insti-tute for Spiritual Development, 5419 Sheri-er Place NW. isd-dc.org. The class will con-tinue April 16, 23 and 30.

■ Steven Shafarman will present an introduction to FlexAware, an exercise pro-gram he developed. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Concerts■ The U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of

Note will perform in small groups. 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Free. Flag Hall, Nation-al Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

■ The American Root Music Concert Series will feature folk singer-songwriter Tony Denikos. 3 to 5 p.m. Free. Conserva-tory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ “Luce Unplugged” will feature the band Gully Waters performing their con-temporary take on R&B and soul. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ The Washington National Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists will present “Faces of Love,” featuring some of the most famous scenes of the operatic reper-toire. 7 p.m. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ By and By Bluegrass will perform. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

■ The Larry Keel Experience and Grand Ole Ditch will perform. 9 p.m. $15 to $17. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Demonstration■ Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist

Danielle Cook will present a “Colors of Spring” cooking demonstration featuring recipes with asparagus, radishes and car-rots. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conserva-tory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

Discussions and lectures■ The Woman’s National Democratic

Club will host a speak-er breakfast with at-large D.C. Council member Elissa Silver-man. 8 to 10 a.m. $10 to $20. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

■ As part of American University’s Exploring Social Justice Series, Father Leo-nel Narváez Gómez, founder and president of the Foundation for Reconciliation in Bogatá, Colombia, will discuss “The Politi-cal Culture of Forgiveness and Reconcilia-tion.” 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free; reserva-tions requested. Abramson Family Found-ers Room, School of International Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. 202-885-3847.

■ Curator Lee Talbot will discuss “Bud-dhist Identity: Sutra Cover and Pilgrim’s Tunic,” about two pieces on display in the exhibition “Unraveling Identity: Our Textiles, Our Stories.” Noon. Free. George Washing-

ton University Museum and Textile Muse-um, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ Representatives of the nonprofit Arts Coalition for the Dupont Underground will discuss the group’s project to redevelop the former trolley station beneath Dupont Circle. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m.; tour at 2 p.m. $10 to $30. Wom-an’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

■ Author and journalist Nora Barrows-Friedman will discuss her book “In Our Power: U.S. Students Organize for Justice in Palestine.” 1 to 2 p.m. Free. The Pales-tine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1290.

■ Ellen G. Miles, curator emeritus of painting and sculpture at the National Por-trait Gallery, will discuss the relationship between George Washington and the art-ists who painted, sculpted and drew his portraits. 3 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincin-nati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachu-setts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.

■ “The Kurdish Challenge in Iraq, Syria and Turkey” will feature Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council for Foreign Relations and adjunct professor at American University; Henri Barkey, professor at Lehigh University; and Denise Natali, senior research fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University. 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. american.edu/sis/events.

■ Columbia University professor Robert Jervis and Georgetown University professor Paul Pillar will discuss “Why We Get Things Wrong: Reflections on the Inevitable and the Avoidable in Intelligence.” 4 to 5:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Mortara Center for International Studies, George-town University, 1248 36th St. NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ “Conducting Business in an Unsafe World: ISIL, Cybersecurity, and Militarism” will feature former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D.; Robert Mos-bacher Jr., chairman of Mosbacher Energy Co.; and Ann Veneman, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and for-mer executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free. Fisher Colloquium, Hariri Building, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. bit.ly/hariri-symposium.

■ Andrew Fischer, associate professor of development studies at the Internation-al Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, will discuss “Economic Perspectives on Development in Tibet.” 5 to 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 214, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. elliott.gwu.edu/events-calendar.

■ The National Women’s History Muse-um and George Washington University will present “Pursuing Opportunity: Women in Higher Education,” featuring Linda Eisen-mann, provost and professor of education and history at Wheaton College, and Gloria Blackwell, vice president of fellowship, grants and global programs at the Ameri-can Association of University Women. 6 p.m. $10. Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building, George Wash-ington University, 805 21st St. NW. nwhm.ticketleap.com/education.

■ University Legal Services will present an information session for first-time home-buyers (in English and Spanish). 6 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th

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St. NW. 202-671-3121.■ Michael E. Brown, dean of the Elliott

School of International Affairs at George Washington University, will discuss “Grave New World: Global Challenges in the 21st Century.” 6 to 7:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/MichaelEBrown.

■ Mark Juergensmeyer, a leading expert in the field of global studies, will dis-cuss “The Global Rise of Religious Vio-lence.” 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ John Rashford, professor of anthro-pology at the College of Charleston, will discuss “Human Dispersal of the African Baobab.” 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ The Cottage Conversation series will feature historian Don Doyle discussing his book “The Cause of All Nations: An Interna-tional History of the American Civil War” in conversation with Sidney Blumenthal, for-mer White House aide to President Bill Clinton. Reception at 6 p.m.; lecture at 6:30 p.m. $10 to $20. President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home, Upshur Street at Rock Creek Church Road NW. 202-829-0436, ext. 31224.

■ Heather Cox and Jessica Morgan will discuss their book “The Royal We.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Michael B. Toth, president of R.B. Toth Associates, will talk about forensic imaging of historic manuscripts, followed by a roundtable discussion on the use of digital technologies. 6:30 p.m. Free. Mum-ford Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-7223.

■ Artists Teresa Hubbard and Alexan-der Birchler — who have collaborated in video, photography and sculpture since 1990 — will discuss their work. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations suggested. Phil-lips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

■ Local historian Garrett Peck will dis-cuss his book “Walt Whitman in Washing-ton, D.C.: The Civil War and America’s Great Poet.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $40 to $47. S. Dil-lon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. Attendees will have a chance to sign up for one of four upcom-ing walking tours retracing Whitman’s years in Washington.

■ Tina Packer will discuss her book “Women of Will: Following the Feminine in Shakespeare’s Plays.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Kreston Kent will discuss his book “The Literary Genius of Lil Wayne.” 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ A support group for job seekers will host a breakout session for participants to network and strategize. 7 p.m. Free; reser-vations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The Jewish Lit Live series will present a talk by Michelle Brafman, author of the novel “Washing the Dead.” 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Amphitheater, Marvin Center, George

Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. jewishlitlivegwu@gmail.com.

Films■ The West End Interim Library will

host a Thursday night film series. 6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698.

■ The Washington Film Institute will present Kenneth Bi’s movie “The Drummer,” about the rebellious son of a mafia boss who must flee to the mountains of Taiwan upon enraging his father’s violent adversary. 6:30 p.m. $15. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. dcfilminstitute.org.

Performances and readings■ The Tamagawa University Taiko

Drumming and Dance Troupe will perform. Noon. Free. National Mall entrance to the Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jeffer-son Drive SW. 202-633-1000.

■ In honor of Poetry Month, American University will present “A Celebration of Local Area Spanish Language Poets.” 2 to 5 p.m. Free. Battelle-Tompkins Atrium, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2381.

■ Mark H. Rooney, Kristen Koyama and UpRooted Dance will collaborate on a pro-gram of visually striking images and story-telling through taiko (Japanese percussion instruments) and dance. 6 p.m. Free. Mil-lennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Duke Ellington School of the Arts will present “In the Red and Brown Water” by Tarell Alvin McCraney. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $25. Theater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts at Garnet-Patterson, 2001 10th St. NW. ellingtonschool.org. The performance will repeat Friday at 7:30 p.m.

■ The Washington Improv Theater’s ninth annual “FIST” tournament will fea-ture a performance by two of the remain-ing competitors for the championship. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $15 to $18. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. Tournament perfor-mances will continue Friday at 8 and 10 p.m. and Saturday at 4, 6 and 8 p.m.

■ The New York City Ballet’s “20th-Cen-tury Classics” will feature “Serenade,” “Agon,” “Symphony in C” and “Waring.” 7:30 p.m. $25 to $109. Opera House, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The per-formance will repeat Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

■ The New Theater of Medicine will present the musical “Tangles,” about a 16-year-old girl who faces a growing sense of isolation as her grandmother succumbs to Alzheimer’s. 8 p.m. $20. Woolly Mammoth Rehearsal Hall, 641 D St. NW. go.gwu.edu/tangles. The performance will repeat Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Special event■ London-based author Diana Henry,

food writer for the Sunday Telegraph, will discuss cooking, her love of food, and her latest cookbook — “A Bird in the Hand,” a collection of 120 chicken recipes. The event will include dinner and will feature Henry in conversation with Bonnie S. Ben-wick, deputy food editor and recipe editor of The Washington Post. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $75 to $90. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-633-3030.

Walk■ As part of the 2015 National Cherry

Blossom Festival, a park ranger will lead a 1.8-mile guided “Lantern Walk” around the Tidal Basin. 8 to 10 p.m. Meet at the Tidal Basin Welcome Area near the paddle

boats in the Tidal Basin parking lot. nps.gov. The event will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

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Children’s program■ Alliance Française de Washington will

present the French animated film “Tante Hilda!” (for ages 7 and older). 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

Concerts■ The Friday Morning Music Club will

present works by Bach, Schumann and Bloch. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075.

■ The Arts Club of Washington will

present its chamber concert series. Noon. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282.

■ Arts@Midday will present soprano Mary Shaffran in “Halleluia!,” featuring works by Bach, Vivaldi and Mozart and a “Hallelu-jah Chorus” singalong. 12:15 p.m. Free. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286.

■ The Noon-Time Organ Recital Series will feature Charles Miller of Albany, N.Y. 12:15 to 1 p.m. Free. National City Chris-tian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103.

■ The Friday Music Series will feature Joe McCarthy and Friends. 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787.

■ The Folger Consort will present “Ships, Clocks, and Stars: Music of Tele-mann and Other Baroque Masters.” Pre-

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“The Divine Comedy: Heaven, Pur-gatory and Hell Revisited by Contempo-rary African Artists,” exploring themes from Dante’s epic poem with new com-missions and cutting-edge artworks by

more than 40 contemporary artists from Africa and the African diaspora, will open today at the National Muse-um of african art and continue through Aug. 2. Located at 950 Independence Ave. SW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-4600.■ “War & Art: Destruction and Protec-tion of Italian Cultural Heritage During World War I,” featuring photography about the Italian people’s struggle to protect their cultural patrimony from the ravages of war, will open Friday at the President Woodrow Wilson House and continue through July. Located at 2340 S St. NW, the museum is open Tuesday through Sun-day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission, which includes a guided tour, costs $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for students; it is free for ages 11 and younger. 202-387-4062.■ “A Fresh Look at Impressionism Today,” presenting paintings by Tisha Wood, will open Saturday at Water-gate Gallery with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. The artist will give a talk Tuesday at 6 p.m., and the exhibit will continue through May 9. Located at 2552 Virginia Ave. NW,

the gallery is open Monday through Fri-day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Satur-day from noon to 5 p.m. 202-338-4488.■ “Cushner,” featuring paintings by Steven Cushner, will open Saturday at Hemphill with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The show will continue through May 30. Located at 1515 14th St. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Satur-day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-234-5601.■ Touchstone Gallery opened three shows last week that will continue through April 26. An opening reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m., and an “Encore Reception” will be held April 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. “Connect/Disconnect” presents new paintings by Marcia Coppel. “Slow Walking in NY” features pho-tographs by Michael Lang. The Touchstone Gallery Member Show highlights gallery artists. Located at 901 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sat-urday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-347-2787.■ “Shanthi Chandrasekar: Shiva Shak-thi,” showcasing artworks by Chan-drasekar about the opposites repre-sented by Shiva and Shakthi, opened recently at the Woman’s National Democratic Club and will continue through May 27. An opening reception will take place today from 6 to 8 p.m., for which an RSVP is requested.

Located at 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW, the club is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please call ahead. 202-232-7363.■ “Networks,” featuring works by Eve Stockton and Sondra N. Arkin, opened last week at long View Gallery and will continue through May 3. Located at 1234 9th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Sat-urday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sun-day from noon to 5 p.m. 202-232-4788.■ The George Washington Universi-ty Corcoran School of the arts and Design recently opened “Next,” the annual thesis exhibit for Bachelor of Fine Arts majors at the school, and will continue it through May 17. Located at 500 17th St. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Satur-day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday to 9 p.m. corcoran.gwu.edu.

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concert discussion at 7 p.m.; performance at 8 p.m. $37. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. The performance will repeat Saturday at 5 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

■ The Yeskel Visiting Artist series will feature the Aeolus Quartet performing chamber music. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Hammer Audi-torium, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-994-6245.

■ Singer-songwriter Allie Farris will per-form. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ A benefit concert with young artists from the D.C. chapter of the National Soci-ety of Arts and Letters will feature guitarist Young Jun Lim, soprano Rebecca Har-grove, flutist Laura Kaufman and tenor Ryan Slattery. A reception with Austrian hors d’oeuvres and desserts will follow. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $75. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org.

■ Violinist Daniel Hope, violist Paul Neubauer, cellist David Finkel and pianist Wu Han will perform works by Brahms and Schumann, as well as a one-movement piano quartet premiered in 1876 by a 16-year-old Gustav Mahler. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jef-ferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

■ The American University Jazz Orches-tra will present “A Jazz Spring Swing Fling,” featuring bop, swing, cool jazz and funk. 8 p.m. $5 to $10. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American Univer-sity, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3634.

■ The jazz trio Bishop/Cleaver/Flood will perform. 8 p.m. $22 to $28. Atlas Per-forming Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.

■ Reggae bands Nappy Riddem and Jah Works will perform. 8 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ Capitol Hill Arts Workshop will pres-ent “CHAWbaret 11: Oceans Eleven,” the 11th annual local talent showcase featur-ing area soloists and the a cappella group

Not What You Think. 8 p.m. $20. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 202-547-6839. The performance will repeat Saturday at 5 and 8 p.m.

■ “Jazz on the Hill” will feature the Keven Cordt Quartet. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

Discussions and lectures■ A regional symposium on “Urban

Water Management and Resilience in Uncertain Times” will feature a keynote address by Daniel Zarrilli, director of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency, and a panel discussion with Carolyn Kousky of Resources for the Future, Vicki Arroyo of the Georgetown Cli-mate Center and Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. $15 to $35. University of the District of Colum-bia David A. Clarke School of Law, 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW. udc.edu/causes.

■ Helen Yoest, author of “Plants With Benefits: An Uninhibited Guide to the Aph-rodisiac Herbs, Fruits, Flowers & Veggies in Your Garden,” will discuss “Plants With Benefits.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Tavis Smiley, host of shows on PBS and Public Radio Interna-tional, will discuss his book “My Journey With Maya,” about his enduring friendship with Maya Angelou. 12:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ The “Stories for the Soul” book group — led by the Rev. Dr. Janice Mynchenberg of the Georgetown Lutheran Church, and focusing on the heights and depths of the human experience in classic and contem-porary fiction — will discuss “The Book of Strange New Things” by Michael Faber. 1 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ As part of events commemorating President Abraham Lincoln’s life and lega-cy 150 years after his death, the Lincoln Ideas Forum will feature Adam Goodheart of Washington College, Bradley Myles of Polaris Project, Milton Shinberg of Shin-berg Levinas, Jason Silverman of Winthrop University and other experts discussing Lincoln’s significance in regard to contem-

porary issues such as immigration, human trafficking, architectural phenomenology, presidential safety and equity in education. 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home, Upshur Street at Rock Creek Church Road NW. 202-829-0436, ext. 31224.

■ T.H. Breen, professor of history emer-itus at Northwestern University, will discuss “Enforcing the American Revolution: Law and Disorder.” 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Room 462, Bunn Intercultural Center, George-town University, 37th and O streets NW. history.georgetown.edu/gigh.

■ Violinist Daniel Hope, violist Paul Neubauer, cellist David Finkel and pianist Wu Han will discuss their craft. 6:30 p.m. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

■ Philip Kerr will discuss his book “The Lady from Zagreb.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Tavis Smiley will discuss his book “My Journey With Maya,” about his endur-ing friendship with Maya Angelou. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ The 2015 Benja-min Franklin Creativity Laureate Presentation will feature Azar Nafisi, author of “Reading Lol-ita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books” and “Repub-lic of the Imagination.” 7 to 8:30 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

Films■ The Poetry on Film Series will pres-

ent “Cosmologies of the Classical,” featur-ing translators David Hinton and Chloe Garcia Roberts on their methodologies and approaches to translating classical poetry. 2:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The National Gallery of Art will pres-ent Ken Loach’s 2013 film “The Spirit of ’45,” about the postwar years in Great Brit-ain. 7 p.m. Free. Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Mas-sachusetts Ave. NW. nga.gov.

■ Alliance Française de Washington will present Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s 2010 documentary “Home,” featuring aerial shots of various places on Earth. 7 p.m. $5 donation suggested; reservations required. Alliance Française de Washing-ton, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

Performances■ As part of the “Fringe Music in the

Library” series, D.C.-based experimental music impresario and multi-instrumentalist Luke Steward will present “Heroes Are Gang Leaders” with poet Thomas Sayers Ellis and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis. Noon. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ The Tamagawa University Dance and Taiko Group will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Mil-lennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Bowen McCauley Dance will present the world premiere of “Victory Road,” fea-turing music performed by country punk-rock band Jason and the Scorchers. 7:30 p.m. $40 to $45. Terrace Theater, Kenne-dy Center. 202-467-4600. The perfor-mance will repeat Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

■ American University will present “At

Close Range,” a spring concert featuring modern and jazz dance performed by stu-dents in the dance program. 8 p.m. $10 to $15. Greenberg Theatre, American Univer-sity, 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-885-3634. The performance will repeat Satur-day at 8 p.m.

■ Busboys and Poets will present “11th Hour Poetry Slam,” hosted by 2Deep the Poetess. 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. $5. Langs-ton Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Tour■ American University will present a

weekly docent-led tour of current exhibi-tions. 12:30 p.m. Free. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/museum.

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Children’s programs■ The NSO Teddy Bear Concert series

will feature “Imagination Duo,” featuring husband-and-wife violinists Glenn Donnel-lan and Jan Chong using stories, sound effects, children’s songs and gems from the classical repertoire to stir the imagina-tion (for ages 3 through 5). 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $20. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 1:30 and 4 p.m.

■ Alliance Française de Washington will present “Heure du Conte — Story Time in French.” 11:30 a.m. Free. Alliance Fran-çaise de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

■ The weekly “Arts for Families” series will offer a chance to dress a paper doll using traditional origami papers and Japa-nese textile patterns. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ “Make Your Own Invisible Message” — a workshop inspired by Brian Selznick’s book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” — will explore how to use lemon juice to create hidden lettering (for ages 6 and older). 3 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

Classes and workshops■ Henrik Williams, professor of Scandi-

navian languages at Uppsala University, will lead a seminar on “Cracking the Runic Code.” 9:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. $90 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jeffer-son Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Musicologist Daniel Freeman, a lec-turer at the University of Minnesota, will lead a seminar on “Vivaldi in Venice.” 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. $90 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ A hands-on workshop on floral design will explore how to transform spring flowers into beautiful arrangements. Noon and 3:30 p.m. $55 to $65. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Lin-nean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.

■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

■ Art therapist Rebecca Wilkinson will lead a workshop on “Reducing Stress: How to Feel Happier and Increase Well-Being.” 1 to 2:30 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-352-5225.

Concerts■ The Kosciuszko Foundation and the

Washington International Piano Arts Coun-cil will present pianist Krassimira Jordan

performing works by Debussy, Vladigerov, Liszt and Bernstein. 1 p.m. Free. The Kos-ciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. wipac.org.

■ The Washington Bach Consort will present “Pinnacle Achievements: Goldberg Variations & Brandenberg Concerto,” fea-turing pianist J. Reilly Lewis and keyboard artist Todd Fickley. 5 p.m. $34. First Con-gregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. bachconsort.org.

■ The Blues Alley Youth Orchestra will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Suitcase Junket will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ Georgetown Superfood, the Georgetown Saxatones and other local a cappella groups will perform. 7:30 p.m. $7. Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. performingarts.georgetown.edu.

■ The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society will present a program of Beethoven’s quintets performed by Vera Beths and Cynthia Roberts on violin, Ste-ven Dann and Max Mandel on viola, and Kenneth Slowik on violoncello. Lecture at 6:30 p.m.; concert at 7:30 p.m. $22 to $26. Warner Bros. Theater, National Muse-um of American History, Constitution Ave-nue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202-633-3030. The lecture and concert will repeat Sunday at the same times.

■ The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra will present “Lush Life: Billy Strayhorn’s Centennial.” 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $18 to $25. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030.

■ The American University Chamber Singers and the Rockville Brass Band will present “A Blast of Brass!,” featuring John Rutter’s “Gloria” and other Renaissance works. 8 p.m. $5 to $10. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3634. The performance will repeat Sunday at 3 p.m.

■ “Dianne Reeves and Friends” will fea-ture the Grammy-win-ning jazz vocalist (shown) performing with pianist Billy Childs, singer-songwriter Raul Midón and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. 8 p.m. $20 to $68. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Dumbarton Concerts will present the Salomé Chamber Orchestra and violist David Aaron Carpenter performing works by Brahms, Piazzolla, Shor and Eldor. 8 p.m. $30 to $35. Dumbarton United Meth-odist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. 202-965-2000.

■ The Brasil Guitar Duo will perform. 8 p.m. $25; free for students 17 and younger. Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle. 301-654-6403.

■ “Ladies of Jazz” will feature singer Natalie Jean. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

■ Splintered Sunlight will perform. 9 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

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Discussions and lectures■ A discussion of “Careers in Comics”

will feature working writers and artists Shannon Gallant, Jim Dougan, John Griffin, Kata Kane, Esther Kim, Josh Kramer, Ned Drummond and Lauren Friedman. A Q&A session and portfolio reviews will follow. 10 a.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121.

■ Rug dealer, author and expert John Wertime will discuss “Women’s Visions: A Nomad Legacy in Islamic Art.” Noon. Free. Former site of the Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ Margo Oge will discuss her book “Driving the Future: Combating Climate Change With Cleaner, Smarter Cars,” at 1 p.m.; Michael Singer will discuss his books “Becoming Madison” and “Democracy’s Muse,” at 3:30 p.m.; and Tracy K. Smith will discuss her memoir “Ordinary Light,” at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Con-necticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ “Reading and Fiction Craft Q&A” will feature author Lydia Millet, media professional and author Cindy Gueli and George Mason University professor Danielle Harms. 2 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ In conjunction with the exhibition “Man Ray — Human Equations,” Phillips Collection director Dorothy Kosinski and Folger Shakespeare Library director Michael Witmore will discuss “Man Ray, Math, and Shakespeare.” 2 p.m. $10 to $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

■ To mark the Hubble Space Tele-scope’s 25th anniversary, Michael Soluri will discuss his recent book “Infinite Worlds: The People and Places of Space Exploration.” The event will include a panel discussion with astronaut Scott Altman, senior project scientist David Leckrone, spacewalk flight controller and astronaut instructor Christy Hansen, and Hubble sys-tems engineer Ed Rezac. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. Ring Auditorium, Hirsh-horn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-633-3030.

Festivals■ Events DC will present the National

Cherry Blossom Festival Parade with color-ful helium balloons, elaborate floats, marching bands from across the country, celebrities and performers. 10 a.m. to noon. $20 for grandstand seating; free to stand along the parade route. Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th streets NW. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/2015parade.

■ The 55th annual Sakuri Matsuri Jap-anese Street Festival will feature more than 50 cultural groups, vendors and food booths, as well as performances on four stages. 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. $8 to $10; free for ages 12 and younger. Pennsylva-nia Avenue between 9th and 14th streets NW. sakuramatsuri.org.

Films■ The National Gallery of Art will pres-

ent Bill Morrison’s 2015 film “The Miners’ Hymns,” about the former coal-mining communities of northeastern England. 2:30 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The Silent Cinema Club will screen Larry Semen’s 1925 film “The Wizard of Oz,” preceded by silent shorts. 4:30 to

6:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-393-1511.

Performances■ The Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de

Georgetown will perform “La Plaza Hoya: Fiestas de mi Pueblo (Hoya Square: Celebrations of My Town).” A reception will follow. 4:30 p.m. Free. Lohrfink Auditorium, Hariri Building, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. performingarts.georgetown.edu.

■ Choreographers Helanius J. Wilkins and Eric Rebollar/Rebollar Dance will pres-ent “Everything for the First Time,” an eve-ning of dynamic contemporary dance. 8 p.m. $20 to $25. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.

■ D.C.-based Karen Reedy Dance will explore aviation, migration and the human form in “Albatross,” and the San Francisco-based contemporary dance company Proj-ect. B. will debut Tanya Bello’s “Sol y Som-bra.” 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The per-formance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m.

■ “Happy Buddha XVII: The Return” will feature the nationally renowned improv duo The Amie and Kristen/Kristen and Amie Show, as well as regional favorites Gus and Pony! Poni! Pone! 10 p.m. $10 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. brownpapertickets.com/event/953027.

Sale■ St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church will

host a rummage sale. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission. Gym, St. Patrick’s Episco-pal Day School, 4701 Whitehaven Parkway NW. 202-342-2800.

Special events■ “Enrichment Day” — a look at how

the National Zoo’s staff members keep the animals physically and mentally active — will feature educational activities for chil-dren and adults, keeper talks and animal demonstrations. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu.

■ Miller Jeanne Minor and the Friends of Peirce Mill will host “Run of the Mill,” a chance to see Washington’s only surviving gristmill in action. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat April 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

■ The U.S. Navy Memorial will host its 24th annual Blessing of the Fleets. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Penn-sylvania Ave. NW. 202-737-2300.

■ The DC Beer Festival will feature spring seasonal brews plus food trucks, lawn games, DJs and more. 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. $40. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. dcbeerfestival.com.

■ A Shakespeare Birthday Celebration will feature a talk by a Folger Shakespeare Library docent and a group reading of the first act of “Hamlet.” 1:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ A 3-on-3 basketball tournament — open to area middle school students at all skill levels — will benefit PeacePlayers International. 3 to 5:30 p.m. $15. Gymna-sium, Maret School, 3000 Cathedral Ave. NW. bbfun.org.

■ Capital Teas and the Heurich House Museum will present a tea and beer pair-ing. 4 to 6 p.m. $5; reservations suggest-ed. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New

Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse.org.

Sporting events■ The Washington Capitals will play the

New York Rangers. 12:30 p.m. $70 to $689. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

■ The Majority Whips will square off against Cherry Blossom Bombshells, and Scare Force One will compete against the DC DemonCats in DC Rollergirls competi-tion. 4 and 5:45 p.m. $15. D.C. Armory, 2001 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000.

■ D.C. United will play the New York Red Bulls. 7 p.m. $25 to $55. RFK Stadi-um, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000.

Tours and walks■ As part of the 2015 National Cherry

Blossom Festival, a park ranger will lead a 3.5-mile jog through the National Mall spotlighting the beauty of the cherry trees. 8 a.m. Free. Meet at the Washington Mon-ument Lodge, 15th Street near Madison Drive NW. nps.gov.

■ Washington Walks will present “Get

Local! Abraham Lincoln’s Washington,” featuring a look at reminders of the 16th president’s time in the city. 11 a.m. $15 to $20. washingtonwalks.com. The walk will repeat April 18 at 11 a.m.

■ Washington Walks will present a “Blossom Secrets Stroll.” 2 p.m. $15 to $20. Meet outside the Independence Ave-nue exit to the Smithsonian Metro station. washingtonwalks.com. The walk will repeat Sunday at 2 p.m. and Monday and Tues-day at 11 a.m.

Sunday, April 12

Children’s program■ “Kids@Katzen” will offer a creative

art class for ages 4 through 12 inspired by collages in the current exhibition “Yes! Glue.” 1 p.m. $10; reservations required. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massa-chusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300.

Concerts■ As part of the Steinway Series, the

Left Bank Quartet and pianist Larissa

Dedova will perform Grieg’s first string quartet and Dvorak’s piano quintet. 3 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the G Street lobby at 2:30 p.m. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Washington Metropolitan Philhar-monic, the NOVA Community Chorus and cellist Stephen Framil will perform works by Barber and Leavitt. 3 p.m. $20. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 703-799-8229.

■ Choral Arts will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a performance of the Choral Arts Chamber Chorus. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music.

■ Guest organist Kurt Ison from Syd-ney, Australia, will present a recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org.

■ Local guitarist and singer-songwriter Jonny Grave will join with bassist Brian Far-row and fellow blues and folk musicians to

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arena Stage has extended John Strand’s world-premiere political drama “The Originalist” — starring four-time Helen

Hayes Award winner Edward Gero as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia — through May 31 at the Kogod Cradle. When a bright, liberal law school graduate embarks on a nerve-wracking clerkship with Justice Scalia, she discovers him to be both an infuriating sparring partner and unexpected mentor. How will their relationship affect one of the most incendiary cases ever to reach the nation’s highest court? Tickets cost $55 to $90. Arena Stage is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; arenastage.org.■ rorschach Theatre will present Steve Yockey’s “Very Still & Hard to See” April 10 through May 10 at the Atlas Perform-

ing Arts Center. The darkly funny mash-up combines Japanese ghost sto-ries, “Twightline Zone”-style mystery and Stephen King horror. Tickets cost $20 to $30, except for pay-what-you-can pre-views April 10 through 12. The theater is located at 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993; rorschachtheatre.com.

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present a tribute concert in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the birth of folk music legend Lead Belly. 6 p.m. Free. Mil-lennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Voices of Canton Inc. and the Nation-al Gallery Orchestra will perform works by Bales. 6:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Con-stitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ “Dounouya: Global Sounds on the Hill” will feature West African musician Cheick Hamala Diabate. 7:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcenterdc.org.

■ Washington Per-forming Arts will pres-ent cellist Jay Campbell (shown) and pianist Conor Hanick. 7:30 p.m. $35. Terrace The-ater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles (of Snarky Puppy) will perform. 8 p.m. $15 to $25. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsys-allys.com.

■ Catholic University will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Benjamin T. Rome

School of Music with performances by its symphony orchestra and choruses as well as vocal soloists and ensembles. 8 p.m. $10 to $30. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Brazilian songwriter and multi-instru-mentalist Rodrigo Amarante will perform. 8 p.m. $15 to $18. Sixth & I Historic Syna-gogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

■ Musician Josh Savage will perform. 9:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Matthew B. Crawford will discuss his

book “The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Dis-traction,” at 1 p.m.; and Robert D. Putnam will discuss his book “Our Kids: The Ameri-can Dream in Crisis,” at 5 p.m. Free. Poli-tics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Thomas Crow, professor of modern art at New York University, will discuss “The Religion of Ancient Art From London to Paris to Rome, 1815-1819: Canova and Lawrence Replenish Papal Splendor” as part of his lecture series on “Restoration as Event and Idea: Art in Europe, 1814-1820.” 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and

Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.■ As part of Jazz Appreciation Month,

dancer/historian Melvin Deal and writer/director Alan Sharp will discuss how gay performing artists have dealt with their identity through their art, with a focus on American jazz composer Billy Strayhorn. 2 p.m. Free. Francis A. Gregory Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE. eastriverjazz.net.

■ “In the Artist Studio: Who Supports the Arts?” will feature poetry selections by Face and Holly Bass; presentations by George Koch, Juanita Hardy and Phillipa Hughes; and a conversation with Charles Krause on reporting on fine art. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 225 Carroll Ave. NW. 202-726-0856.

■ Pulitzer-winning poet Tracy K. Smith will discuss her memoir “Ordinary Light.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230.

Festival■ The first-ever Anacostia River Festival

— part of the 2015 National Cherry Blos-som Festival — will feature free kayaking and canoeing, musical performances, fish-ing and water filtration workshops, a live birds of prey demonstration, a photography demonstration and a bike parade. Noon to 4 p.m. Free. Anacostia Park, Good Hope Road and Anacostia Drive SE. bridgepark.org/anacostia-river-festival.

Films■ The Golden Sunday Movie series will

feature Billy Wilder’s 1960 comedy “The Apartment,” starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray. 2 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wis-consin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ “London: Day In, Day Out” will fea-ture five shorts that depict ordinary Lon-doners at work and play — “London Can Take It!,” “Every Day Except Christmas,” “London’s Sunday,” “Henry Moore London, 1940-1942” and “Hungerford: Symphony of a London Bridge.” 4 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The Silent Cinema Club will screen Buster Keaton’s 1925 film “ Steamboat Bill Jr.,” preceded by silent shorts. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-393-1511.

Performances and readings■ The D.C. Public Library and the The-

atre Lab School of Dramatic Arts will pres-ent a staged reading of Lorraine Hansber-ry’s iconic play “A Raisin in the Sun.” 2 p.m. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Chris Brandt will host a comedy showcase. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com.

Special event■ The Dumbarton Oaks Park Conser-

vancy will celebrate the park’s 74th anni-versary with a gate reopening ceremony, exhibits from local nonprofits, a wildflower walk, children’s arts and craft activities, and a tour focusing on the park’s historic design and restoration efforts. 12:30 to 3 p.m. Free. Lovers’ Lane near 31st and R streets NW. dopark.org.

Sporting event■ The Washington Wizards will play the

Atlanta Hawks. 6 p.m. $16 to $356. Veri-zon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Walk■ A park ranger will lead a 1.5-mile

Georgetown Presidential Stroll, pointing out historic spots connected with presi-dents. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free. Meet at the fountain in the Georgetown Waterfront Park, Wisconsin Avenue and K Street NW. 202-895-6227.

Monday, April 13

Classes and workshops■ A Yoga District instructor will lead a

class for beginners. 12:30 p.m. Free; regis-tration required. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698.

■ Joe Ryan will lead a workshop for job seekers. 7 p.m. Free; reservations request-ed. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Concerts■ The Institute of

Musical Traditions will present troubadour Gabrielle Louise in con-cert. 7:30 p.m. $12 to $20. Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St. NW. 301-960-3655.

■ The World Projects Corp. will present the Washington, D.C. International Music Festival, featuring the Diocesan Boys’ School Symphony Orchestra from Hong Kong, the Enterprise Symphonic Band and Concert Choir from California, and the She-rando High School Women’s Chorale from Virginia. 7:30 p.m. $30. Concert Hall, Ken-nedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Musicians Zach Deputy and Paul Pfau will perform. 8 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Linda Cassells will discuss “Create a

Career You Love.” 9:45 a.m. to noon. Free. 40Plus of Greater Washington, 1718 P St. NW. 202-387-1582.

■ Alex Torres, environmental education specialist for the National Fund for the U.S. Botanic Garden, will discuss “Do You Speak Arborist?” Noon to 1 p.m. Free; res-ervations required. Conservatory Class-room, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Alexander McCall Smith will discuss his books “The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Café: No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” and “Emma.” Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; pro-gram at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

■ Andrew Yarrow will discuss his book “Thrift: The History of an American Cultural Movement.” 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

■ Peter Slevin, a former Washington Post reporter now teaching at Northwest-ern University, will discuss his book “Michelle Obama: A Life.” 7 p.m. Free. Poli-tics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Candice Bergen will discuss her memoir “A Fine Romance” in conversation with Madhulika Sikka, executive editor for NPR News. 7 p.m. $20. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

■ John Q. Adams III, practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing, will discuss “Defeating Violence With Prayer.” 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW.

202-387-7638.

Films■ The “Marvelous Movie Monday”

series will feature Justin Simien’s 2014 satire “Dear White People,” about the lives of four black students at an Ivy League col-lege. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ “Film|Neu Presents” — a year-round showcase of new German films — will fea-ture Axel Ranish’s 2013 film “I Feel Like Disco.” 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. 202-289-1200.

■ Shakespeare Theatre Company will host a screening of the Bolshoi Ballet’s “Romeo and Juliet.” 7:30 p.m. $20. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688.

Performances and readings■ The Howard University Dance

Ensemble will perform freestyle moves in hip-hop, jazz, lyrical and modern dance. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ As part of National Poetry Month, a “Grand Poetry Salon” will feature readings of 3 minutes or less. 6 p.m. Free; advance registration required for participants. Mar-tin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dclibrary.org/node/47735.

■ Kramerbooks will present an evening of humorous readings. 8 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ The “Locally Grown: Community Sup-ported Art Festival” will feature a reading of Kristen LePine’s “Cracked Pots,” a look at mental illness and treatment through three interconnected stories that span over 100 years. 7:30 to 10 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Goldman Theater, Washing-ton DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

Special event■ As part of events commemorating

President Abraham Lincoln’s life and lega-cy 150 years after his death, “Lincoln’s Last Ride” will retrace his final commute on horseback from the White House to the Soldiers’ Home. A brief ceremony will take place at President Lincoln’s Cottage after the ride. Noon to 3:30 p.m. Free. Viewing stations will be at Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library plaza, 1630 7th St. NW, and How-ard University plaza, 2601 Georgia Ave. NW; the destination is President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home, Upshur Street at Rock Creek Church Road NW. 202-829-0436, ext. 31224.

Tuesday, April 14

Classes and workshops■ The Georgetown Library will present

a yoga class led by Margaret Brozen of Yoga Activist. 11 a.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@dc.gov.

■ Yoga teacher and therapist Heather Ferris will lead a yoga class. Noon. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

■ Housing Counseling Services Inc. will present an introductory workshop on reverse mortgages. 2 p.m. Free. Suite 100, 2410 17th St. NW. 202-667-7006.

■ As part of Iona Senior Services’ infor-mational advocacy series, Darlene Nowlin of the D.C. Office on Aging will present an Ambassador Training Workshop about the services and resources available from the city and community organizations. 2 to 4

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p.m. Free; reservations requested. Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. 202-895-9420.

■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

Concerts■ As part of the Tuesday Concert

Series, organist Douglas Buchanan will perform music inspired by the organ mass-es of Bach and Couperin. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635.

■ The Glenelg High Jazz Ensemble and Colonial Forge Jazz Choir will perform as part of Music in Our Schools Month. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Pianist, keyboardist, singer, compos-er and arranger Eliane Elias will perform. 7:30 p.m. $30 to $40. The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW. thehamiltondc.com.

■ Catholic University will present a recital of four of Beethoven’s piano sona-tas. 8 p.m. Free. Ward Recital Hall, Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-319-5414.

■ Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ The Prevention of Blindness Society

of Metropolitan Washington will present a talk on “What You Should Know Before Cataract Surgery.” 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St. NW. 202-877-6159.

■ The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk by journalist, lawyer, historian and novelist Natalie Wexler on “Well Educated With Nothing to Do: The Plight of Elite Women in Early 19th-Century America.” 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Free. Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-895-4860.

■ The Human Rights Defenders Series will feature a talk on “How to Be a Human Rights Activist in DC” by Linda Rabben, a faculty fellow at American University and author of “Give Refuge to the Stranger: The Past, Present and Future of Sanctu-ary.” 2 to 3 p.m. Free. Kay Spiritual Life

Center, American University, 4400 Massa-chusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/calendar.

■ The Aspiring Writers Circle will hold its monthly meeting for playwrights, poets, bloggers, freelancers, children’s authors, graphic novelists, and fiction and nonfic-tion writers. 6 p.m. Free. Digital Commons, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Florian Pinel, a senior software engi-neer at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Cen-ter, will discuss the IBM book “Cognitive Cooking With Chef Watson: Recipes for Innovation From IBM & the Institute of Culi-nary Education.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ Jesse Hagopian will discuss his book “More Than a Score: The New Uprising About High-Stakes Testing,” with an author introduction by journalist Dave Zirin and a moderated discussion with Zirin and local educators. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Erica Berg will discuss her book “Forced to Flee: Visual Stories by Refugee Youth From Burma.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

■ “What the Future Holds: The Think-Tank Take” will feature a look at foreign policy with Robin Wright of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and U.S. Institute of Peace, Moises Naim (shown) of the Carne-gie Endowment for Peace and Kenneth Yalowitz of the Wood-row Wilson International Center for Schol-ars. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dil-lon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Ann Packer will discuss her book “The Children’s Crusade.” 7 p.m. Free. Poli-tics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Manal Omar, acting vice president for the Middle East and Africa Center at the U.S. Institute for Peace, will discuss “Exploring Islam in America: The Role of Women in Islam.” 7 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Washington National Cathe-dral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin ave-nues NW. cathedral.org.

■ Catholic University history professor Jennifer Paxton will discuss “800 Years of Magna Carta.” 7 to 9 p.m. $30 to $42. S.

Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ In conjunction with the opening of her installation at the Austrian Cultural Forum, architect Laura Spinadel will dis-cuss “Campus WU — A Holistic History,” about a six-building campus she designed for the University of Economics and Busi-ness of Vienna. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free; reser-vations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org.

Films■ The Tuesdays at Noon film series will

feature the 2014 documentary “Rise of the Black Pharaohs,” about a dynasty of pharaohs from modern-day Sudan who ruled Egypt during the Kush Dynasty. Noon. Free. Grosvenor Auditorium, Nation-al Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

■ “Tuesday Night Movies” will feature Rob Marshall’s 2014 film “Into the Woods,” starring Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp. 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Directed Peter Sanders will present his 2014 documentary “Altina,” about art-ist Altina Schinasi, the daughter of a Sep-hardic tobacco tycoon who eclipsed her guarded childhood to make sexually liber-ated art with a flagrant audacity that became the trademark of a life lived to the fullest. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $12.50; reserva-tions required. Goldman Theater, Washing-ton DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

Performances and readings■ The DC-Area Literary Translators Net-

work will present “Poetry in Translation: Reading and Open Mic,” featuring Balti-more-based poet, translator and short story writer Zackary Sholem Berger and

George Washington University professor Sergio Waisman. 7 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Catholic University will present “The Annunciation,” a contemporary staging of the medieval Wakefield Play directed by Synetic Theater artistic director Paata Tsi-kurishvili. 7 p.m. Free. Callan Theatre, Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-319-5358. The performance will repeat Wednesday at 7 p.m.

■ The Shakespeare Theatre Company will host Broadway veteran actor Michael Milligan’s one-man show “Mercy Killers,” about the trials an average American fami-ly might face when coping with a serious illness in the household. 7 p.m. $10. Sid-ney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688.

■ First Draft’s monthly play-reading series will feature “Saint Mel” by Chris Stezin. 7:30 p.m. Free. Arts Club of Wash-ington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282.

■ SpeakeasyDC will present its month-ly show, “Keep Calm and Carry On: Stories About Handling (or Mis-Handling) a Crisis.” 8 p.m. $15. Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St. NW. speakeasydc.com.

■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Night” will feature performances by Madeline and Knife Club, followed by an improv jam. 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org.

Wednesday, April 15

Classes and workshops■ Kripalu yoga teacher Eva Blutinger

will lead a “Yoga in the Galleries” class. 10 a.m. $5. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300.

■ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock

Creek, will host a weekly tai chi class. 2 p.m. Free. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek, 201 Allison St. NW. 202-726-2080.

Concerts■ The S&R Foundation’s Overtures

Concert Series will feature the Evermay Chamber Orchestra performing works by Tchaikovsky, Barrière and Vivaldi. 7 p.m. $35. Halcyon House, 3400-3410 Prospect St. NW. overtureseries.org.

■ The Embassy Series will present Czech pianist Martin Kasik performing works by Beethoven, Ravel and Prokofiev. 7:30 p.m. $85. Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW. 202-625-2361.

■ Singer-songwriter Jake Jones will per-form. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The bands Front Country and Sol Driven Train will perform. 8:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ “The Gathering Storm: Religious Per-

secution and Legislative Responses” will feature Baroness Elizabeth Berridge, a Brit-ish Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords, and former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., discussing how Western democracies can advance international religious freedom. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Berkley Center, Georgetown University, 3307 M St. NW. berkleycenter.georgetown.edu.

■ Paul Duff, professor of religion at George Washington University, will discuss the issue of religious identity in connection with pieces on display in “Unraveling Iden-tity: Our Textiles, Our Stories.” Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum

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■ Charles Taylor, a practicing meditator in the Roman Catholic tradition, will discuss the connection between meditation and faith in modern society. 5 to 6:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Riggs Library, Healy Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. berkleycenter.georgetown.edu.

■ The Georgetown Village will host a seminar on “Your Life — Your Choices,” about options for getting the care you want when you most need it. 6 p.m. Free; reser-vations required. Blake Hall, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW. 202-999-8988.

■ Liz Carlisle will discuss her book “Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America” in con-versation with farmer David Oien, the book’s subject, and Ricardo Salvador, food and environment director of the Union of Concerned Scientists. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

■ A celebration of the 12th edition of The Grantland Quarterly will feature Jonah Keri, author of “Up, Up, & Away”; Wesley Morris, a Pulitzer-winning movie columnist; Louis Thomas, author of “Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family”; Ben Lindbergh, author of recent posts on base-ball, television and Johnny Depp; Charlie Pierce, author of “Idiot America” and lead writer for Esquire.com’s Politics blog; Bryan

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■ James M. Scott will discuss his book “Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Mike Canning will discuss his book “Hollywood on the Potomac: How the Mov-ies View Washington, D.C.” 7 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121.

■ The D.C. Public Library’s “Books & Bars” modern-day book club will discuss “Lost in the City” by Edward P. Jones. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Gordon Biersch Brewery, 900 F St. NW. kari.mitchell@dc.gov.

■ In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jennifer Teege will discuss her mem-oir “My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me.” 7 p.m. $12. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org.

■ The Bowen Center for the Study of the Family will present a talk by Stephen J. Suomi of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development on “Attachment and Differen-tiation in Rhesus Monkey Infants.” 7:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-965-4400.

■ French photographer Matthieu Paley will discuss “We Are What We Eat,” about his global food journey for a recent maga-zine story. 7:30 p.m. $24. Grosvenor Audi-

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■ The D.C. Public Library will host a screening of the Chowan Discovery Group’s documentary “The Campaigns of Molly Hundley,” about the Dunbar High School teacher’s efforts to encourage her students to excel. Director Marvin Jones will participate in a post-screening Q&A. 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

■ The French Cinémathèque series will feature François Margolin’s film “The Art Dealer,” about a Jewish woman who embarks on a journey to recover family paintings stolen by the Nazis. 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecti-cut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performances■ The Kennedy Center American Col-

lege Theater Festival will feature the Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards Show-case. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the States Gallery a half hour before the per-formance. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Cen-ter. 202-467-4600.

■ Riccardo Pratesi of the Museo Gali-leo in Florence, Italy, will recite Dante’s cantos related to science in Italian, and Georgetown University professor Frencesco Ciabattoni will discuss the literary context. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 White-haven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it.

■ Artist Sheldon Scott will present “‘What Is It With Black People and Candy?’: A Storytelling Experience and Guided Reflection,” featuring his experi-ences as a black gay man journeying from rural roots to urban enclaves. Afterward, an interactive session will connect the con-versation to “Lights Rise on Grace.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. woollymammoth.net.

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addition to having many members of the team returning from last year, the club also welcomed many new members who attended their first conference this season. This school year, the club attended four confer-ences: William and Mary High School Model United Nations, the North American Invitational Model United Nations hosted by George-town University, Philadelphia Model United Nations, and the Washington Area Model United Nations Conference hosted by George Washington University. At each of the conferences, members of the team prepared diligently by researching their topics, practicing speeches and strategizing with the advisers. One of the highlights for the team this year was earning the award for Best Small Delegation (for teams with less than 15 partici-pants) at the conference in Philadel-phia. Many members of the team,

including those new to the club this year, also earned individual awards at these conferences. In the final weeks of the school year, the team will elect next year’s leadership. The positions are head delegate, two deputy head delegates and the new-member coordinator. Once the team leaders are elected, we will have a strong foundation for another successful Model UN club next year.

— Montana Lee, ninth-grader

Sheridan School Last week, Sheridan’s first grade performed a play called “Chocolate Pancake Girl.” The story was based on the Gingerbread Man. We took the story, changed the biome to the jungle, and then we changed the characters. We each wrote a bunch of differ-ent scenes that we combined into one big play. We made drawings of what the scenes were going to look like. Then we traced them onto a big piece of paper and painted it. We made our props and costumes out of fabric, cardboard and paper.

We even made a treehouse and a boat out of cardboard. The story is about two tigers making a chocolate pancake girl. The pancake girl gets away, and she goes wandering around the forest. Monkeys dance out of the bushes. Snappy snake, parrots and cranky crocs try to get her, but the choco-late pancake girl outsmarts them all. She runs, does flips, and slides through people’s legs. She even swings on a vine. In the end the tigers make a chocolate pancake house to capture the chocolate pan-cake girl with syrup. She gets stuck in the syrup. We all felt nervous at first, but once we got on stage and we saw all the people watching, we felt more confident. Some people were actors. Some were musicians. Some were narrators. Everybody had a part. We loved that everybody par-ticipated and worked together. It was one of the most exciting things we did in first grade.

— Liam Kullman, Dima Brandt, Nathan David and Joey Johnston,

first-graders

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