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INDEXSHERWOOD

Peek into the shadowsWe’ll soon see previously sealed documents related to the infamous Gray ‘shadow campaign’ / Page 8

NEWS

Fighting for FillmoreNorthwest parents want more than a one-year reprieve for arts program at five schools / Page 3 Tips? Contact us at newsdesk@currentnewspapers.com

SPORTS

Ready to roarWilson’s softball team hopes to defend its DCIAA title and try for the state championship / Page 11

Brian Kapur/The CurrentSt. John’s College High School presented its spring musical “Nunsense!” over the weekend. The play featured whimsical characters — and even puppetry — as members of the convent worked through several entertaining scenarios.

A buNCH Of ‘NuNSENSE’

by CuNEYT DIL Current Correspondent

As Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration moved plans for citywide family homeless shelters into a second stage of community design review, many Northwest residents have remained opposed to key elements of the pro-posal to replace D.C. General. The Bowser administration presented design renderings for the seven shelters across the city at individual community meetings in the past week. The Ward 3 shelter, planned for 2619 Wisconsin Ave. NW, would be three stories and feature a gabled roof with a facade meant to blend in with surrounding brick houses. The meetings were meant to gather feed-back on the designs, but critics complained they were premature and scheduled with little notice to the public. At the Ward 3 meeting last Tuesday, about 60 residents staged a walkout

25 minutes into the event, after the Massachu-setts Avenue Heights Citizens Association president called the 38-unit facility “entirely unacceptable” to the neighborhood. Meanwhile, in Ward 1 Monday night, pro-testers unfurled a banner and interrupted the meeting on the proposed facility at 2105-2107

10th St. NW. That facility will include a reno-vation of the former Morning Bright Church and construction of a new six-story structure to hold 29 families. “We object to the closed process that creat-ed this site,” one protester told Polly Donald-son, director of the Department of Housing and Community Development. Chief among the concerns for opponents remains Bowser’s decision to swiftly forge ahead with the plan in order to replace D.C. General with seven smaller family shelters by 2018. Instead of discussing aesthetic features of the shelter buildings, many residents want to revisit the site selection process, and they ques-tion the high prices of the shelters, which the city in most wards will lease from developers. In Ward 1, protesters claim the city will pay above-market rates to the Sorg Architects firm. City estimates put the yearly operational cost

Shelter plans face continued backlash from neighbors

by bRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

With its cheery red buses fol-lowing straightforward routes and simple schedules, the DC Circula-tor system has won consistent admiration from District residents. But D.C. Department of Trans-portation director Leif Dormsjo warns that there’s trouble below the surface. “There had been a blissful ignorance about Circulator for some time, that it was this great, wonderful thing and we just need-ed to expand it and expand it,” Dormsjo told D.C. Council mem-bers Friday. “It was as good as apple pie. We were eating a lot of pie, and we weren’t gaining any weight.” Indeed, it was too good to last. Dormsjo appeared before the council’s transportation commit-tee shortly after WTOP radio revealed embarrassing audits commissioned by the Transporta-tion Department, which found glaring safety and maintenance lapses in Circulator buses. Also at the hearing, Dormsjo said his agency has no capacity to imple-ment planned expansions of the Circulator network that would have brought the buses to the Washington National Cathedral and the Southwest waterfront. The first of the two audits looked at the Circulator buses in August 2015, finding an “excep-tionally high” average of 22 defects per bus — a figure that included an average of 2.9 critical safety defects per bus, which the audit deemed “unacceptable by any standard.” A bus with even one such safety defect should immediately be pulled from ser-vice until it’s repaired, according to the audit, and 40 of 42 Circula-tor buses inspected had at least one such flaw. In addition to the safety flaws, the audit concluded that many buses were being poorly main-tained and that not one was kept

Circulator audits fault bus safety

by MARK LIEbERMANCurrent Staff Writer

American University has asked to rent dormitory-style rooms from the neighboring Wesley Theological Seminary for up to 55 undergraduate upperclassmen next school year, and the semi-nary’s president said Monday he’s “inclined to sign” the lease.

Meanwhile, up to 240 students at American might be spending the fall 2016 semester in the Berk-shire Apartments if construction on the East Campus project doesn’t finish in time, the univer-sity’s Linda Argo told The Current on Tuesday, pending Zoning Com-mission approval.

American has been scouting off-campus temporary housing locations since last month due to concerns that at least one of its three new East Campus residence halls won’t be open until October. Original targets called for all 590 beds at East Campus to be avail-able at the start of this coming school year. Now, the university

believes the largest building, with 279 beds, won’t be ready until October, and the other two, with a total of 311 beds, might not be finished in time for the start of the fall semester, either, Argo said.

Should the construction not finish on time, the university hopes 295 of the 590 students would be accommodated in the two off-campus locations, and the other 295 would live in temporary triples in the university’s existing residence halls. Argo said students living in temporary housing would stay for a full semester even if construction wraps up mid-fall.

The university will seek a minor modification to its campus

Wesley Seminary may house AU undergrads■ Zoning: University likely to miss campus plan deadline

Rendering courtesy of the D.C. governmentD.C. officials say the Ward 3 shelter’s design blends in with nearby single-family homes.

See Campus/Page 5

See Shelter/Page 18See Circulator/Page 26

Brian Kapur/The CurrentEast Campus likely won’t be ready in August as planned.

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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

MURIEL BOWSER, MAYOR

Join Co-Chairs Mayor Muriel Bowser

for the District’s Annual . . .

DCEMANCIPATIONDAYSaturday, April 16, 2016

Celebrate our progress on this historic day, and join Mayor Bowser and the DC Council in our ongoing march for DC voting rights and statehood.

For more information, please visit emancipation.dc.gov.

Emancipation Day ParadeSaturday, April 16 from 1:00 – 3:00 pmParade route starts at 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW / ends at 1350 Pennsylvania(to march with the Mayor, visit link below) Emancipation Day Truck TouchSaturday, April 16 from 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm1300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Emancipation Day ConcertSaturday, April 16 from 2:45 – 9:00 pm (followed by fireworks at 9:00 pm)Freedom Plaza, 1355 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

and Councilmember Vincent Orange

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Wednesday, April 13 The Woodley Park Community Association will hear a further presentation from JBG on the development firm’s long-term plans for the Marriott Ward-man Park hotel. The agenda also includes discussion of whether to protest liquor license renewal applications by Hot N Juicy Crawfish on Connecticut Avenue NW and Bar Civita on 24th Street NW due to complaints about exces-sive noise. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at St. Thomas Apostle Church, 2665 Woodley Road NW. Saturday, April 16 The D.C. League of Women Voters will hold its annual meeting, which will include a talk by WAMU web producer and reporter Martin Austermuhle on whether the D.C. Board of Elections is ready to manage the city’s 2016 elections. The lunch meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Beacon Bar & Grille, 1615 Rhode Island Ave. NW. Tickets cost $48; RSVP at lwvdc.org by April 13.■ The District will commemorate the 154th anniversary of D.C. Emancipation Day with a parade from 1 to 3 p.m. along Pennsylvania Avenue between 8th and 13th streets NW. The official D.C. Emancipation Day Concert — set begin at 2:45 p.m. at Freedom Plaza, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW — will feature performances by Sweet Honey in the Rock, Raheem DeVaughn, Trouble Funk, Be’la Dona, Rare Essence, Black Alley, April Sampe, 4EY and more. A fireworks finale will take place at 9 p.m. For details visit emancipation.dc.gov/events. Monday, April 18 The Northwest Neighbors Village and Washington Hebrew Congregation will sponsor the Healthy Aging Forum, featuring workshops and a talk by clini-cal psychologist Mindy Greenstein, author of “Lighter as We Go: Virtues, Character Strengths, and Aging.” The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW. Registration costs $20; visit nwnv.org or call 202-777-3435. Tuesday, April 19 The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law will host a meeting to examine possible solutions to the displacement of elderly, disabled and indigent residents of The Washington Home due to the facility’s upcoming closure and the site’s purchase by Sidwell Friends School. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Moot Court Room 518 of the law school’s building at 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW. Reservations are required; visit law.udc.edu/event/WashHome.■ The Cleveland Park Citizens Association will host a community meeting on “Toward Quieter, Cleaner Neighborhoods” from 7 to 9 p.m. on the Community Room at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. Speak-ers will include Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh, who has introduced a bill to ban the sale and use of gas-powered leaf blowers by January 2022; Jamie Banks, executive director of the national organization Quiet Communi-ties; James Fallows, writer for The Atlantic and former presidential speech-writer; and Morgan Stallard, who runs Four Feet to the Yard, a local lawn-care company.■ The Chevy Chase Citizens Association will hold its annual “Green” meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. Speakers will include Ted Trabue, managing director of the D.C. Sustain-able Energy Utility, and Jeffrey Madison, owner of Veteran Compost. Wednesday, April 20 The D.C. Office of the Tenant Advocate will hold a “Renters 101” training session. Topics will include an overview of tenant rights and responsibilities, as well as discussion of leases, rent increases, rent control, evictions, hous-ing code problems and security deposits. The training will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the agency’s office in Suite 300N, Reeves Center, 2000 14th St. NW. To RSVP, call 202-719-6560 or email delores.anderson@dc.gov. (The session will also be offered at the same location on Saturday, April 30, from noon to 2 p.m.) Thursday, April 21 The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority will host a Ward 3 town hall from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the ballroom of the new Student Center at the University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW.

The week ahead

By BRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

The Fillmore Arts Center has received a one-year reprieve from D.C. Public Schools, which agreed to continue the popular-but-pricey program through the end of the next school year but has vowed to terminate it for fall 2017. Parents learned only recently of the ini-tial decision to eliminate Fillmore this com-

ing school year. They decried both the loss of the program — which provides weekly arts instruction to about 1,700 students at Hyde-Addison, Key, Reed, Ross and Stod-dert elementary schools — and the lack of notice. The school system has repeatedly cited the program’s cost as a reason to terminate it, but officials said they can be flexible about the timing. “We extended funding for the Fillmore

Arts Program for one more year to allow the five participating schools and their commu-nities to have ample time to transition bring-ing arts education into their schools,” D.C. Public Schools spokesperson Michelle Lerner wrote in an email to The Current. “We heard [from] our communities that they needed more time for this transition, and it was something we were able to solve for one more year. … We will use the next year to work with school principals to ensure a

smooth transition to in-house arts program-ming, and look forward to communicating with the community on this transition.” But parent leaders say the only option is for the program to continue further, and they vowed to lobby for that approach. “The reality is that DCPS has no plan to solve any of the problems that were created by their rush to kill Fillmore in the first place,” said John Claud, president of Friends

Despite one-year reprieve, Fillmore parents battle to preserve arts program

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This is a listing of incidents reported to the Metropolitan Police Department from April 4 through 10 in local police service areas, sorted by their report dates.

PSA 101

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 7:30 p.m. April 8 (with knife).

Motor vehicle theft■ 1300-1399 block, I St.; 5:24 a.m. April 10.

Theft■ 600-699 block, 13th St.; 10:32 a.m. April 6.■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 4:19 p.m. April 7.■ 500-599 block, 14th St.; 2:13 p.m. April 8.■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 8:37 p.m. April 8.■ 600-699 block, 13th St.; 6:39 a.m. April 9.■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 9:04 p.m. April 9.■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 7:32 p.m. April 10.

Theft from auto■ 1100-1199 block, F St.; 10:47 p.m. April 5.

PSA 102

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 800-899 block, E St.; 11:23 a.m. April 8.■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 3:49 a.m. April 10.

Theft■ 900-999 block, 9th St.; 12:08 a.m. April 5.■ 400-457 block, Massachu-setts Ave.; 4:26 p.m. April 6.■ 400-497 block, L St.; 6:09 p.m. April 6.■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 9:31 a.m. April 8.■ 600-699 block, I St.; 3:13 a.m. April 9.■ 900-979 block, 7th St.; 4:19 p.m. April 9.■ 400-497 block, L St.; 7:12 p.m. April 9.■ 400-497 block, L St.; 12:07 a.m. April 10.■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 3:03 a.m. April 10.■ 444-499 block, K St.; 3:55 a.m. April 10.■ 400-457 block, Massachu-setts Ave.; 2:13 p.m. April 10.■ 600-699 block, F St.; 4:28 p.m. April 10.■ 700-799 block, H St.; 5:11 p.m. April 10.

Theft from auto■ 444-499 block, K St.; 4:23 a.m. April 6.■ 400-443 block, K St.; 11:52 a.m. April 6.■ 600-699 block, 7th St.; 1:58 a.m. April 8.■ 600-699 block, I St.; 2:45 a.m. April 9.

■ 600-699 block, I St.; 3:24 a.m. April 9.■ 800-899 block, 5th St.; 5:12 p.m. April 9.■ 800-899 block, 9th St.; 7:16 p.m. April 9.■ 600-699 block, New York Ave.; 7:59 p.m. April 9.■ 400-443 block, K St.; 11:24 p.m. April 9.■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 3:46 a.m. April 10.

PSA 201

Burglary■ 2900-2999 block, Ritten-house St.; 12:05 p.m. April 9.

Theft from auto■ 2700-2809 block, Ritten-house St.; 8:46 a.m. April 5.

PSA 202

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 4530-4599 block, Wiscon-sin Ave.; 4:37 a.m. April 9 (with gun).

Theft■ 4700-4799 block, Wiscon-sin Ave.; 10:12 a.m. April 7.■ 4100-4199 block, Wiscon-sin Ave.; 11:25 a.m. April 8.■ 4800-4899 block, 45th St.; 4:19 p.m. April 10.

Theft from auto■ 4900-4999 block, 44th St.; 11 a.m. April 4.

PSA 203

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 4800-4899 block, Con-necticut Ave.; 4:21 p.m. April 9.

Burglary■ 2900-2999 block, Porter St.; 8:44 a.m. April 4.

Theft■ 3300-3398 block, Con-necticut Ave.; 1:40 p.m. April 9.■ 4200-4225 block, Con-necticut Ave.; 8:32 p.m. April 9.■ 4000-4199 block, Connect-icut Ave.; 12:18 p.m. April 10.

Theft from auto■ 2700-2799 block, Albemar-le St.; 4:47 p.m. April 7.

PSA 204

Theft■ 3200-3212 block, Wiscon-sin Ave.; 12:06 a.m. April 5.■ 2600-2649 block, Con-necticut Ave.; 5 p.m. April 5.■ 2600-2649 block, Con-necticut Ave.; 6:22 p.m. April

5.■ 2200-2298 block, Wiscon-sin Ave.; 1:12 p.m. April 7.■ 2200-2298 block, Wiscon-sin Ave.; 7:18 p.m. April 8.■ 2700-2899 block, 28th St.; 11:51 p.m. April 9.■ 2350-2599 block, Con-necticut Ave.; 5:11 a.m. April 10.

Theft from auto■ 3400-3499 block, Lowell St.; 10:52 a.m. April 4.■ 3000-3099 block, Idaho Ave.; 2:46 p.m. April 6.■ 2600-2699 block, Woodley Road; 11:02 a.m. April 10.

PSA 205

Theft from auto■ 4400-4499 block, Lowell St.; 5:37 p.m. April 6.

PSA 303

Burglary■ 2814-2849 block, Quarry Road; 6:38 p.m. April 8.■ 1847-1999 block, Calvert St.; 7:45 p.m. April 8.

Theft■ 2700-2799 block, Quarry Road; 10:37 a.m. April 4.■ 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 6:50 p.m. April 6.■ 1800-1881 block, Kal-orama Road; 10:43 p.m. April 8.■ 2300-2399 block, 18th St.; 3:06 a.m. April 9.

Theft from auto■ 1600-1699 block, Kal-orama Road; 5:44 p.m. April 4.■ 2400-2415 block, 19th St.; 9:53 a.m. April 6.

PSA 401

Theft■ 7700-7799 block, Alaska Ave.; 1:34 p.m. April 4.

Theft from auto■ 7700-7799 block, Eastern Ave.; 3:09 p.m. April 4.■ 7700-7799 block, Alaska Ave.; 12:14 p.m. April 5.■ 7010-7099 block, 9th St.; 2:42 p.m. April 10.

PSA 402

Robbery■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 11:30 a.m. April 6.■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 2:16 p.m. April 8.

Theft■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 11:27 a.m. April 6.■ 6500-6599 block, Georgia Ave.; 6:49 a.m. April 8.

Theft from auto■ 6200-6299 block, 16th St.;

7:37 a.m. April 4.■ 318-399 block, Madison St.; 6:33 p.m. April 4.■ 800-899 block, Underwood St.; 1:30 p.m. April 6.■ 6300-6399 block, Georgia Ave.; 11:36 a.m. April 7.■ 6200-6299 block, 14th St.; 8:04 p.m. April 7.■ 6500-6599 block, 7th Place; 2:37 p.m. April 8.

PSA 403

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 200-299 block, Hamilton St.; 3:42 a.m. April 4 (with gun).

Motor vehicle theft■ 700-799 block, Longfellow St.; 3:06 p.m. April 7.

Theft■ 500-699 block, Jefferson St.; 12:08 a.m. April 6.

Theft from auto■ 500-699 block, Kennedy St.; 9:35 a.m. April 9.■ 5100-5199 block, 8th St.; 11:58 a.m. April 10.

PSA 404

Burglary■ 1200-1299 block, Upshur St.; 6:35 a.m. April 4.■ 4600-4699 block, Blagden Terrace; 11:20 p.m. April 7.■ 5000-5099 block, 13th St.; 6:34 p.m. April 9.

Theft■ 4000-4099 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:18 p.m. April 5.■ 1800-1903 block, Quincy St.; 10:15 p.m. April 5.■ 4200-4299 block, Argyle Terrace; 10:42 p.m. April 5.■ 4000-4099 block, Georgia Ave.; 12:09 a.m. April 8.■ 1300-1399 block, Ran-dolph St.; 2:17 a.m. April 8.■ 1200-1299 block, Taylor St.; 4:58 p.m. April 8.■ 3900-3999 block, Georgia Ave.; 2:24 a.m. April 10.

PSA 407

Homicide■ 300-399 block, Delafield Place; midnight April 4.

Motor vehicle theft■ 800-899 block, Upshur St.; 1:07 p.m. April 8.■ 600-699 block, Delafield Place; 8:10 a.m. April 9.■ 3700-3799 block, Georgia Ave.; 12:39 a.m. April 10.

Theft■ 600-699 block, Emerson St.; 1:50 p.m. April 7.

Theft from auto■ 5000-5099 block, 7th St.; 6:30 p.m. April 4.

psa 201■ CHEvy CHASE

psa 202■ FrIEnDSHIP HEIgHTS TEnlEyTown / AU PArk

psa 204■ MASSACHUSETTS AvEnUE HEIgHTS / ClEvElAnD PArkwooDlEy PArk / glovEr PArk / CATHEDrAl HEIgHTS

psa 205■ PAlISADES / SPrIng vAllEywESlEy HEIgHTS / FoxHAll

psa 303■ ADAMS MorgAn

psa 401■ ColonIAl vIllAgESHEPHErD PArk / TAkoMA

psa 404■ 16TH STrEET HEIgHTSCrESTwooD

psa 203■ ForEST HIllS / vAn nESSClEvElAnD PArk

psa 407■ PETworTH

psa 402■ brIgHTwooD / MAnor PArk

psa 403■ brIgHTwooD / PETworTHbrIgHTwooD PArk16TH STrEET HEIgHTS

psa 101■ DownTown

psa 102■ gAllEry PlACEPEnn QUArTEr

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plan this week in order to account for potentially housing fewer than 67 percent of its undergraduates and 100 percent of its freshmen and sophomores on campus as outlined, Argo said.

“If we could make the world the way we wanted it to be, we would have all these beds open on East Campus,” Argo said. “Since we know that’s a distinct possibil-ity that we won’t, we’ve put together a contingency program.”

Wesley Theological Seminary President David McAllister-Wil-son told The Current that Ameri-can approached him at the end of last year about the possibility of signing a lease for undergraduate housing. The AU undergraduates would take over the currently unoccupied residences in the sem-inary’s Straughn Hall. No Wesley students would be displaced, McAllister-Wilson said.

American undergraduates liv-ing on the Wesley campus would be given keycard access to the gate separating the two campuses, and resident assistants from American would patrol the floors in Straughn Hall occupied by its students, according to Argo and McAllister-Wilson. Each room would have no more than two beds.

Next year wouldn’t be the first time American University students have taken advantage of the Wes-ley campus, McAllister-Wilson noted. Wesley opened its New Residence Hall in August 2013, and its own students departed Straughn Hall for its more modern replacement. Since then, the semi-nary’s housing office has arranged leases with some graduate stu-dents at American, though AU itself had no involvement in these lease agreements.

McAllister-Wilson said he now realizes he should have sought a minor modification to the school’s master plan from the Zoning Com-mission before leasing out the

unused rooms. He plans to do so for the undergraduate plan, assum-ing he signs the lease with AU for next school year.

McAllister-Wilson said he responded favorably to the lease request because it provides a financial buttress for the seminary, where enrollment has declined recently, and he wants to honor the Methodist spirit by assisting a neighbor in need.

Residents in the neighborhoods that surround the campuses have already expressed trepidation about the Wesley proposal. Advi-sory Neighborhood Commission 3D chair Tom Smith told The Cur-rent he heard about the possible deal with the seminary from another resident. He’s frustrated that the university has, in his view, gone behind his back to take action he wouldn’t have recommended and doesn’t condone.

“I can’t even begin to tell you how many hours I’ve spent talking to AU about ways to solve their housing problem,” Smith said. “To find out from a constituent as opposed to AU what some of their solutions are, it’s a little discour-aging.”

(ANC 3D includes Foxhall, the Palisades, Spring Valley and Wes-ley Heights.)

Argo said she had planned to tell Smith about the plan when discussions were further along, and said she apologized that he heard about it elsewhere.

Smith also thinks the seminary move will anger residents who already took issue with the con-struction of Wesley’s new resi-dence hall a few years ago. Given that the university has already sought four minor modifications to its campus plan, the prospect of another one for another institution seems undesirable, Smith said.

“AU shouldn’t be looking to other institutions to solve a prob-lem that they created for them-selves,” Smith said.

University Avenue NW resi-

dent Dennis Paul, an American University alumnus, said that for years he has appreciated that the university’s hockey field and track separate the neighborhood from student noise. He supports the uni-versity in general but doesn’t want to see that gap lessened.

“We’ve got a very nice setback. Having that setback and the dorms on the other side makes the area more livable and more contained,” Paul said. “I think we’d like to continue that.”

McAllister-Wilson points to the negligible impact of the graduate students on the Wesley campus as an indicator that a temporary arrangement with the university won’t disturb the status quo.

“We want to make sure the stu-dents are not an intrusion,” McAl-lister-Wilson said. “I don’t think that they will be.”

ANC 3D will take up the issue once a modification proposal comes before the Zoning Commis-sion, Smith said. Overall, Smith

wants to see more transparency on ballooning enrollment numbers and construction delays. “We want to be helpful, but you can’t be helpful if AU’s not willing to be a partner,” he said.

Argo said the school is trying to plan for every scenario and pull the project forward. “We’re work-ing on a relatively complex project with multiple structures. We’re working on an accelerated sched-ule,” Argo said. “Cross your fin-gers for good weather.”

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Association opposes rec center landmark The idea of designating the Palisades Recreation Center as a historic landmark generated over-whelming opposition from a local community group last Tuesday, with most members favoring a “state-of-the-art” replacement building at the 5200 Sherier Place NW site. Some residents and communi-ty leaders feel the original 1930s facility should be retained due to

its architectural and historical sig-nificance, or are concerned that the District’s planned $9.5 million replacement would attract too many people from outside the community. But the Palisades Cit-izens Association voted 24-5 at their most recent meeting to reject the idea of granting the building a historic landmark designation. The area’s advisory neighbor-hood commission also discussed the planned renovations last week, but postponed a vote on the landmarking issue. It has sched-

uled a special meeting for April 25 to consider the landmark application. Project architect Don Gregory said he plans to hold community workshops to help him develop a design concept, which he would then bring back to residents for feedback.

Race, gala benefit fire safety initiative Events this weekend will raise funds for fire safety efforts

around Georgetown University, honoring the memory of Daniel Rigby, a student who died in an off-campus fire in 2004. The 12th annual “Rigby Week-end” involves a 5K race and 3K walk starting at 5 p.m. Friday at Georgetown’s Healy Lawn. Then on Saturday evening, the semifor-mal “Rigby Ball” takes place downtown from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW. Details, including registration details, are available at 2016rigbyweekend.eventbrite.com. The goal of the two events is to raise $10,000 for life-saving fire safety equipment — smoke alarms, fire extinguishers and car-bon monoxide detectors — for the joint campaign run by the Friends of Rigby Foundation and Georgetown’s Office of Neigh-borhood Life. This year’s door-to-door cam-

paign distributed fire-safety equipment and educational mate-rials last weekend to “approxi-mately 1,500 Georgetown Uni-versity students residing in 300+ off-campus residences,” accord-ing to Friends of Rigby.

Bowser praises new ‘Main Street’ groups Mayor Muriel Bowser this week formally recognized the newest members of the DC Main Streets program: Tenleytown Main Streets, Van Ness Main Streets and Destination Congress Heights. “These three communities are prime for future success,” Bowser said in a news release, noting that the DC Main Streets program “helps local business corridors reach their full potential, by fos-tering smart growth and attracting new customers.” The citywide program, run by the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development, now provides services and fund-ing for 10 Main Street corridors in D.C. The release notes that the Shaw Main Streets program is a finalist for the national Great American Main Street Award.

Corrections In the April 6 issue, an article on the Takoma Theatre misstated the theater’s recent history. It closed as a movie theater in 1983 but was frequently used by vari-ous groups for performing arts until 2005. The article also mis-identified Faith Wheeler as a cur-rent member of Advisory Neigh-borhood Commission 4B; Frank Jones replaced her on the com-mission in January 2015. The Current regrets the errors. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of sub-stance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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High marks for citizenship Lightning has struck twice: A second private school — Sidwell Friends — recently went before the Board of Zoning Adjustment seek-ing a major expansion, and not one neighbor turned up to complain. But it was not a matter of chance. Sidwell followed in the footsteps of the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital by working closely with residents and community groups. Both schools were receptive to feedback and amended their plans accordingly. Both schools launched aggressive transportation manage-ment programs, including buses for students, as part of their efforts to minimize traffic impacts. Sidwell even agreed to fund up to $100,000 to improve the safety of neighborhood streets near its campus, located at 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Now a third major Northwest private school — Georgetown Day School — is also working its way through the zoning process. Like Sidwell, its goal is to move its lower grades from a satellite campus to to a unified location — in this case, at 4200 Davenport St. NW. Sadly, we haven’t yet seen Georgetown Day demonstrate the above-and-beyond community engagement that yielded positive results for Sidwell and Jewish Primary Day. In the Tenleytown community, the project remains divisive, and key stakeholders like Advisory Neighbor-hood Commission 3E aren’t on board. Granted, this project is more ambitious: In addition to a new school building, Georgetown Day also hopes to construct two large mixed-use buildings that would help finance its campus plan. The primary objec-tion of some neighbors was recently eased when the school quietly reduced their planned heights to 65 and 68.5 feet. But at the same time, the school removed plans for a small public park. The school’s decision should be a red flag about its community engagement process. Officials made that choice on their own, not in consultation with community leaders. There also has been no recent progress in addressing ANC 3E members’ concerns about traffic or community amenities; in fact, the now-eliminated park had been one of the much-touted amenities. We would like to congratulate Sidwell and Jewish Primary Day for setting a sterling example for collaborating with neighbors. We hope Georgetown Day’s leadership does indeed learn from their successes. We would be remiss if we did not note a separate controversy that remains for Sidwell: The school’s expansion will incorporate the Wash-ington Home and Community Hospice facility adjacent to its campus. The nursing home is closing for financial reasons unrelated to Sidwell, but the displacement of elderly residents has cast a cloud over the school’s plans. We hope Sidwell will work to help ease the transition.

Speaking for the trees Paging through the proposed D.C. budget isn’t many people’s idea of a good time. So we’re impressed that supporters of the District’s tree canopy took the time to check it carefully — and to highlight what appeared to be major reductions for the Urban Forestry Administration. Indeed, in Friday’s D.C. Council budget oversight hearing for the city’s Department of Transportation, which includes the forestry office, the majority of the attendees turned out specifically to talk about trees. These included advocacy groups, such as Casey Trees and Restore Mass Ave, but also ordinary citizens from across the city who spent their Fri-day with the council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environ-ment. They spoke passionately about the vital role trees play for aesthet-ic beauty, carbon reduction and all-around quality of life in the District. Transportation Department director Leif Dormsjo responded that there isn’t actually a budget cut to Urban Forestry. Rather, he testified, the agency is just changing how it classifies certain types of spending: Moving forward, Urban Forestry expenses will be part of the transporta-tion agency’s annual operating budget rather than its six-year capital plans — almost eliminating Urban Forestry’s capital budget. Regarding a reduction in next year’s operating budget, the director said the agency will plug the gap using unspent money from previous fiscal years, a maneuver that doesn’t appear in the budget document. Mr. Dormsjo also pledged to continue today’s levels of tree-planting. We appreciate that committee members did not simply accept this answer and move on. We don’t suspect the Transportation Department of quietly trying to defund our street trees. But we’re fortunate to have interested citizens and legislators who will hold the agency to its word.

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The legal doors slammed shut last December on that infamous “shadow campaign” investigation.

But this week, on Friday, we expect to get a peek inside the probe whose aftermath still roils city politics. Let’s first set the scene. Just four months ago — on Dec. 9 — then-new U.S. Attorney for the District Channing Phillips announced that “the admissible evidence is likely insufficient” to charge anyone else in the four-year-old inves-tigation of Vincent Gray’s 2010 campaign for mayor. Phillips shut down the probe. That was great news for former Mayor Gray. He had lost his 2014 re-election bid and as of December was now clear of potential criminal charges. Gray is trying to restart his political career with a Ward 7 council campaign. Gray viewed the shutdown as vindication for him, and legally it was. But others note that quali-fying phrase “admissible evidence” and still won-der, fairly or not, what Gray knew or did. Seven people pleaded guilty in the shadow campaign probe. That campaign poured more than $650,000 into Gray’s successful 2010 defeat of then-Mayor Adrian Fenty. Principal among the seven guilty is Jeffrey Thompson. He pleaded guilty to funding the whole effort and in court had implicated Gray. But Gray was never charged. He denies any knowledge of the shadow campaign or any wrongdoing. And that brings us to this week. On Friday, barring any last-minute legal snag, a federal court will unseal dozens of documents related to search warrants carried out during the shadow campaign investigation. It’s all in response to a suit filed by The Washington Post. The Post successfully argued that results of the search warrants — under seal during the investi-gation itself — now should be made public, as other warrant results generally are. “The election investigations had — and contin-ue to have — a profound impact on D.C. poli-tics,” lawyers for The Post wrote. The lawyers contend the public has a limited right to see at least redacted results of the search warrants. Sources close to Gray said any documents released Friday are unlikely to contain “smoking gun” allegations against Gray. But the sources say there could be new insights into all the campaign cash sloshing around, and who benefited from it. And the sources say there could be embarrassing disclosures about personal behavior. The Post raises in its 26-page filing the key question that your Notebook has been asking in our speeches, columns and interviews. We’ve

asked more than once why Thompson wasn’t con-sidered a credible witness. What is it about Thompson that his word on Gray’s involvement — if any — might be disbelieved by a jury? Law-yers close to the case say it’s unclear whether those questions about Thompson will be answered on Friday, but there could be more hints about it. Here’s how The Post lawyers put it: “Access to warrant materials may help shed light on a key

question of vital public importance that remains unresolved: why the [U.S. Attor-ney] never brought charges against Mayor Gray, despite sending

clear public signals that an indictment was likely forthcoming.” The Post went on to argue that with the investi-gation formally concluded, and Gray running for another public office, “the need for greater public understanding [of the shadow campaign investiga-tion] lies in much more than idle curiosity.” Some of our curiosity may be satisfied on Fri-day. But your Notebook suggests the disclosures may raise more questions than they answer.■ Our vacation week. It was stay-at-home, and it mostly was great. But it seemed like a lot hap-pened. In no particular order: ■ The popular DC Circulator bus system was trashed as unsafe in a new audit. ■ The Nationals stumbled through the home opener and then suffered a rainout postponement because it was too cold. Yes, too cold. ■ The Cherry Blossom Festival fireworks also were canceled because of high winds and cold. ■ Bernie Sanders finally made it onto the D.C. June 14 primary ballot after local Democratic Party fumbling and bumbling. ■ The Wizards finally bounced themselves from the NBA playoffs after teasing us all season. ■ The checkbook came out to write the IRS a tax check. No refund this year. ■ We won tickets to “Jersey Boys” at the National Theatre but couldn’t go. ■ The D.C. Council again voted, it seemed for the millionth time, to keep the unusual McMillan Reservoir redevelopment project going with spe-cial dispensation. ■ Congress continues to have a bad week, every week. A new McClatchy-Marist poll says public disapproval of congressional Republicans is the highest in two years. While 21 percent of registered voters approve of the Republicans, according to Marist, a whopping 73 percent disap-prove. As for registered voters’ views of Demo-crats in Congress, 36 percent approve and 59 per-cent disapprove. Next week, maybe a spring in our step. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a politi-cal reporter for News 4.

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DDot has increased road repair spending Thanks so much for your kind words about Potholepaloo-za in your April 6 editorial “Proactive on roads.” It is a campaign that we are very proud of and one that enjoys tremendous community support. However, Potholepalooza is just one of the many street mainte-nance tools that the District Department of Transportation uses to extend the life of pave-ments, and our efforts are being

recognized through additional funding. In fiscal year 2015, the District spent $10.6 million for local paving (40 percent more than the previous fiscal year average) and $11.9 million on sidewalks (60 percent more). This increased funding clearly demonstrates the mayor’s commitment to improve infrastructure in the District. As a result of the Department of Transportation’s success in managing the increased capacity, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council provided additional capital funding for fiscal year 2016. Our agency is on track to spend more than $30

million for both local paving and sidewalk replacements. The paving schedules can be found at ddotfiles.com/db/WPFY16. In addition, the preliminary schedules for fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018 for paving and sidewalks can also be viewed on the same website. D.C. residents can feel confi-dent in knowing that the Bowser administration and the Depart-ment of Transportation are keenly focused on improving our infrastructure, and welcome the community’s input on how we can do our job even better.

Leif A. DormsjoDirector, District Department

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takoma theatre still in use after 1980 The Current’s April 6 article on the reuse plans for the Takoma Theatre was excellent and much appreciated. Located in the heart of D.C.’s Takoma Park Historic District, it is an icon of our neigh-borhood with a storied history dating to its founding in 1922. However, despite the caption under the front-page photo and the reporter’s statement, the the-ater has not been vacant since 1980. When the ownership changed in 1980, it did not close but remained a movie theater until Milton McGinty bought it in 1983. He renovated it, expanded the stage for live theater, and pro-duced his own plays there for several years. In the late 1980s and into the 1990s, the Takoma Players, a nonprofit theater group, per-formed on the stage, after which

it was rented out to others. In 1996, Chris Rock’s Emmy Award-winning “Bring the Pain” was filmed by HBO at the Tako-ma Theatre. The special was regarded as one of the finest recorded stand-up comedy perfor-mances of all time. Entertainment Weekly called it “a classic.” In 2002, the Takoma Theatre Arts Project was founded by community residents who arranged for a variety of events, from Catholic University’s sym-phony orchestra and a sold-out Bulgarian Jazz performance to a well-reviewed “Ain’t Misbe-havin’” musical and shows by Lumina Studio, a children’s the-ater that did Shakespearean plays. Unfortunately, a falling-out between McGinty and the Tako-ma Theatre Arts Project caused the closing of the theater in 2005. In 2007, when McGinty pro-posed to demolish the theater for an office building, several of us formed the Takoma Theatre Con-servancy, a nonprofit organization to save and revive the historic theater. We obtained pro bono

legal counsel and successfully stopped its demolition. We also obtained grants from the District government, private foundations and individual donors to study the feasibility of saving and reviving the theater. All the studies showed its potential via-bility. But when McGinty died in 2013, his family again sought to turn it into an apartment building, which we again opposed. That’s why, when the Rock Creek Property Group bought the theater in 2015 and indicated interest in commercial use with a less intrusive design, we looked at this with some favor. At our request, they reached out to many theater groups in D.C., but none had the financial resources to take on the entire theater. But now they are still willing to examine the possibility of having a smaller “black box” in the theater along with other commercial uses. We hope that can work, and we will do what we can to help them.

Loretta NeumannPresident,

Takoma Theatre Conservancy

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Mayor Muriel Bowser recently released her proposed budget, which included an extra $220 million for school modernizations

over the next two years. According to the D.C. Pub-lic Schools chief operating officer, Nathaniel Beers, the proposed budget includes more realistic cost estimates and applies a standard ranking system to determine the order in which schools are renovated. But for many parents, teachers and students, the proposed modernization plan is one more disap-pointment courtesy of the school system, the mayor and the D.C. Council. Last year, Chancellor Kaya Henderson encour-aged Education Committee chair David Grosso to help overhaul the system by creating a task force that would create some “logical” criteria rather than “how loudly your community screams” to determine the order in which schools were renovated — giving many hope that their dilapidated school would final-ly be prioritized. Unfortunately for some schools, including West Education Campus in Ward 4, there has been nothing “logical” about the process. West is one of the last remaining schools in D.C. with an open floor plan. Its renovation was original-ly scheduled for the 2014-15 school year, but it has been consistently and steadily pushed back. While the 1970s-era school building is newer than D.C.’s many historic schools, its dated open floor plan requires most classes to share large spaces without walls between them. This is not only distracting to both students and teachers, but it also provides little safety should any issue arise that requires a lock-down. Many classrooms have no windows despite numerous studies demonstrating that the effects of natural light include better health, as well as improved workplace productivity and performance. The current facility is extremely inefficient in its energy consumption, as demonstrated by Depart-ment of General Services statistics. West’s $183,000

annual energy cost equals $600 per student per year; in comparison, the newly renovated Powell Elemen-tary School is less than $300 per student per year. Additionally, even though West’s HVAC system has been replaced many times, the building’s structure and design leads to inconsistent heating and cooling, which is extremely distracting and frustrating. These conditions led to the rankings introduced last year that listed West as the third-most-deserving school of renovations among the 112 schools in the D.C. Public Schools system. But the school’s reno-vation was still deferred to fiscal years 2019-21. The mayor’s latest budget proposal drops West to the fifth-most-deserving school and pushes its renova-tion back once again, this time to fiscal years 2020-22. The new “standard” and “objective” ranking only weights the schools’ building condition/educa-tional effectiveness as 10 percent of the criteria to determine the order of modernizations. West has the dubious distinction of having its building condition ranked as one of the worst in the District, yet year after year its modernization has been delayed. Current PK3 students will be in fifth grade when the renovations are complete. West fam-ilies deserve better; all D.C. students deserve to attend school in a facility that meets basic standards including adequate heating, cooling and lighting. Despite these inadequate facilities, West scholars continue to improve year after year with some of the largest gains citywide in reading and math. Imagine what they could do in a facility that reflected the positive environment we expect in our schools. If you want to get involved in the school modern-ization process and support the members of the West Parent, Staff, and Community Organization in our push to move up the scheduled renovation, please write to Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd and at-large D.C. Council member David Grosso and/or testify at the council’s D.C. Public Schools and Department of General Services fiscal year 2017 budget hearings on April 14 and 22. Erica Mongelli is a parent at West Education Campus in Ward 4.

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General Karl Racine.■ community comment.■ consideration of Alcoholic Bev-erage Regulation Administration matters: Taqueria Habanero, 3710 14th St. NW, proposed sidewalk cafe; Washington Heights Bar & Grill, 3714 14th St. NW, proposed sidewalk cafe; El Sol, 3911 14th St. NW, license renewal; and Golden Paradise, 3903 14th St. NW, application for entertainment endorsement to include live enter-tainment and dancing.■ consideration of Board of Zon-ing Adjustment matters: 3701 14th St. NW, update on an application for variances to allow the con-struction of a new, four-story, mixed-use building in the C-2-A zone; 4424 Georgia Ave. NW, application for variances from rear-yard and parking require-ments to permit the construction of a mixed-use project in the C-2-A zone; and 824 Varnum St. NW, consideration of a special exception to convert a two-story dwelling into a three-story apart-ment house in the R-4 zone.■ consideration of a grant applica-tion for Fresh Vistas Farmers Mar-ket at 14th and Kennedy streets NW.

■ consideration of grant applica-tion changes.■ consideration of a proposed bylaw change pertaining to the ANC 4C website.■ discussion of traffic issues at 14th and Randolph streets NW.■ consideration of support for the Hope Cooperative under the Ten-ant Opportunity to Purchase Act.■ consideration of a resolution regarding D.C. Council legislation on universal paid family leave.■ update on security camera reim-bursements.■ consideration of a letter of sup-port for Celebrate Petworth Day.■ status report on a proposal to raze a church building on 9th Street NW and construct a new, three-story building with two parking levels.■ meeting update on Twisted Horn, 819 Upshur St. NW.■ consideration of a letter of sup-port for the Petworth Jazz Project.■ consideration of a grant applica-tion for the Petworth Dance Proj-ect.■ consideration of a traffic study request for single-member district 4C10. For details, call 202-723-6670 or visit anc4c.org.

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In Your Neighborhood

Chevy Chase Citizens Association The District is trying to become one of the nation’s most ener-gy-efficient communities. The D.C. government has set up a pro-gram called the D.C. Sustainable Energy Utility to help residents and businesses use less energy and save money. Next Tuesday evening, we’re holding our annual “green meeting” to fill in local residents on the details. On Tuesday, we’ll hear Ted Trabue, managing director of the D.C. Sustainable Energy Utility, speak on “How to Be Green on a Budget.” Trabue, a longtime resident of our community, will talk about energy-efficiency options in all price ranges. Some exam-ples: replacing bulbs in your five most-used fixtures with LEDs (light-emitting diodes) that can save more than $65 per year; sav-ing energy costs by replacing refrigerators made before 1993 and dishwashers made before 1994; and getting rebates by buying eli-gible washers, dryers, dehumidifiers and refrigerators. Trabue will also discuss other issues, including how to benefit from using solar power and the implications of the Pepco-Exelon merger. Another speaker will be Jeffrey Madison of Veteran Compost, a business member of our association. The veteran-owned business based in Aberdeen, Md., turns food scraps into high-quality organ-ic compost in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia. The firm provides food scrap collection, finished compost and other products. Please join us next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center, Connecticut Avenue and McKinley Street NW.

— Ted Gest

Shepherd Park Citizens Association Takoma was busy on both sides of the D.C. line with local residents and others at its Art Hop this past Saturday and Sunday. Shepherd Park resident Ralph Blessing joined almost 100 artists in sharing their art, music, dance, drumming and poetry at the grow-ing number of restaurants, bars, stores and area venues. Ralph displayed his photographs at TACO-ma at 355 Cedar St. NW just a few doors from the Takoma Metro. Ralph’s photographs were taken during his trips to Mexico and showed his talent for detail and harmony. Since so many Shepherd Park residents use the Metro, the growth around the station has attracted many residents to the weekend farmers market and the businesses, old and new. If com-munity members want to stay closer to home, consider trekking to the Zenith Gallery at 1429 Iris St. NW. A monthlong “Speaking of Art” exhibition at Margery Goldberg’s small art gallery has fea-tured weekly presentations. The closing reception is scheduled for this Saturday from 2 to 6 pm.

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After capturing their third straight D.C. Interscholastic Ath-letic Association softball crown last year, the Tigers next tried to take their first state crown, but fell in the semifinals of that bracket. This season, Wilson hopes to make good on that goal of captur-ing its first D.C. State Athletic Association title. “I absolutely think we can get there,” said first-year coach Kelsey Curran. “We just have some things to work on.” Curran brings a wealth of soft-ball experience that could help the Tigers take that step forward. She played catcher at the college level for SUNY Cortland from 2006 to 2010, and she currently coaches for the Foggy Bottom Moose soft-ball travel team. Her experience there has given her a familiarity

with some of the Tigers who play on that squad, including junior shortstop Sarah Thompson and freshman catcher Emry Hankins. For those players, it was a smooth transition to have Curran as coach, since they already had a sense of her expectations. “I want them to be super aggressive at the plate,” the coach said. “I’m not looking to get walked. I always want them hit-ting and when they’re on base, they’re running. I don’t care how fast they are — you’re being smart and fast around the bases.” At the plate, the Tigers have several players who can knock in hits, including Thompson, who Curran said is the team’s leadoff hitter and “really, really consis-tent.” In addition, the team will rely on junior center fielder Kim-berly Manalang as the No. 2 hitter in the order. “She is really fast. She can bunt it at any point and

get there,” Curran said. The Tigers will also depend on Hankins and junior pitcher Nora Parisi to pro-vide run support. Meanwhile, the Tigers will look to Parisi to help lead the Tigers’ defense from the mound. The junior helped Wilson roar to a 16-2 record in 2015 and Curran believes she can lead the team even farther this season. “She is doing a great job,” she said. “She’s our main girl.” Despite Parisi’s solid play, Cur-ran hopes the defense behind her picks up after three games where the Tigers allowed double-digit runs. “The defense has to back her up when she is throwing a lot of pitches. Our defense needs to be tight and solid,” the coach said. Wilson will look to improve on its 4-2 record when it hosts DCIAA foe Bell at Guy Mason on Thurs-day at 4 p.m.

By BRIAN KAPURCurrent Staff Writer

The St. Albans baseball team is used to being a perennial contender for the Inter-state Athletic Conference crown. But the Bulldogs started out this season with seven straight losses. The latter two defeats against Bullis, an IAC foe, were a wake-up call as the team found itself in an early hole in the race for the league crown. After that second Bullis game on Fri-day, team captains Will Murphy and Griffin Coulter gath-ered the players together to try to sort out the mess and search for answers. “We really wanted to get the message across that we want to give 100 percent of energy throughout the game,” Coulter said. “We want to be the aggressors. We want to put teams in a hole.” The post-game pep talk seemed to work on Saturday, as the Bulldogs shrugged off chilly temperatures and snow flurries to throttle Sidwell 8-3. “We came out with a chip on our shoul-der,” said Murphy. “That [last loss] stung. We were able to get fired up and continue the momentum from the last couple of innings and not give them a chance to get going.” It was a game that St. Albans likely would’ve had to postpone on their old grassy Stewart Field. But their new digs, complete with an artificial turf field, let them play on despite wet conditions. “It’s fun playing out here,” said Bulldogs

coach R.J. Johnsen. “We’re fortunate to have a school and community that helped raise money for this gorgeous facility. Every day is a game day because we haven’t had any issues with the weather. It was snowing and freezing cold when we started, but the field was great and we were ready to go.” On Saturday, St. Albans jumped on the Quakers from the onset. The Bulldogs

started the bottom of the first with Murphy getting on base with a walk. He then stole two bases to get into scoring position. Moments later, Ethan Roth and Coulter each notched RBIs and Coulter stole home on a wild pitch to give St. Albans a 3-0 lead by the end of the first inning.

Sidwell battled back with a pair of RBIs in the top of the second inning by senior Tyrone Patter-son and sophomore Rob-bie Goodman to cut St.

Albans’ lead to 3-2.But the Quakers couldn’t come any

closer. After a quick and scoreless third inning, St. Albans exploded for four runs in the fourth inning when Coulter, Clark Klit-enic and Andrew Keane all recorded RBIs and a score on a steal. “We were taking good at-bats and get-ting the pitch count up, and hitting the ball up the middle and putting pressure on their fielders,” said Murphy. The win ended St. Albans’ losing streak and shifted the momentum, with the team taking care of Potomac School 4-3 in the second game of the double-header. The Bulldogs will look to stay on the winning track when they travel to play Georgetown Prep on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Bulldogs end skid with two wins

Brian Kapur/The CurrentSt. Albans seniors Griffin Coulter, above, and Will Murphy pulled the Bulldogs together to try to rally the team following a narrow loss on Friday. The team responded with two wins on Saturday over Sidwell and Potomac School. The Bulldogs were able to finish both games despite rain and snowy conditions because of their new turf field.

Tigers eye DCIAA repeat, run at state title

Brian Kapur/The CurrentWilson has picked up where it left off in 2015 and has earned a 4-2 record to start the season, which includes wins over two private schools — Bullis and Stone Ridge.

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The St. John’s boys lacrosse team comes into the season with a young squad after graduating 12 seniors from its 2015 team. Despite the substantial turnover, second-year coach Bobby Horsey hopes to see the Cadets build toward a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title run. “We finished in the middle of the pack last year, and we expect to be better than that,” said Hors-ey. “We want to be in the top two or three. We want to try to win the WCAC. But to do that you have to give yourself a chance to do that.” The team will look to its tri-captains: senior midfielders Bren-dan Fennell and Colin Hinton along with junior midfielder Joe Falcone. For the Cadets, Horsey says that “all three are really good players and really good leaders.” But the coach added that each of them brings a quality that benefits the team in different ways. Horsey said that Fennell “understands the grind and what it takes to play at the top level.” Fal-cone is “our leader in the midfield. He works well in the offense and defensive end.” Meanwhile, Hin-ton has “been committed to Mary-land for a few years now,” the coach said. “He brings top-level stick skills and top-level knowl-edge.” The Cadets started the season slowly and dropped two of their first three games, but they won three of their last four to push their record to 7-4. This includes an 8-6 victory over Paul VI, one of the teams expected to be among the WCAC’s best this season. In that game on Saturday, the Cadets had several youngsters step into big roles. Sophomore attacker Jack Burns racked up four goals, while freshman midfielder

Dane Hall added two and fresh-man midfielder Alan Long and sophomore midfielder Owen Cleary each notched a score. It’s a sign of improvement that Horsey will continue to look for this year.

“All of them have the opportu-nity to grow this year,” said Hors-ey. “It won’t all happen in one game. It will gradually happen during the season.” For the season, the Cadets’ offense has been led by Hall’s 16 goals, while Burns has 15 and junior attacker Andrew Lantuh has 11 scores. The Cadets overall have seven players with at least five goals each and will look to diverse options to score rather than a sin-gle star player. “Whoever is on the offensive end, we’ll count on them to do their job. They have to do it as a cohesive group, and that’s when we will be our best,” Horsey said. Meanwhile, the team is young but experienced on the other side of the field. Sophomore defender Ben Williams returns to the fold along with senior Caelan Doherty. “Our defense is the strength of our team right now,” said Horsey. “The skill is there. They’re our most experienced group. They’ve been through the big games in the past.” The Cadets hope to continue to build when they travel to play the Heights today at 4:30 p.m.

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Brian Kapur/The CurrentSt. John’s has a 7-4 record so far this season, which includes a win over WCAC rival Paul VI. The Cadets will play the Heights today, before going to Flint Hill for a game on Saturday at noon.

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Holy Trinity School Here at Holy Trinity School, we do many service projects. In this article we will give you information regarding some of the service projects different grades are working on. You may ask, what are service projects? Service projects are activities we do as a school to help others. One of our Jesuit identity goals is being people for others and service projects are one way we do that. First-graders will be sending notes and care packages to the troops. Mrs. Kelly, the first-grade teacher, said: “We are sending care packages to troops in Iraq, including my son. We will send things that they need and want like candy, power bars, soap and shampoo.” First-graders will also write cards to the soldiers thanking them for their service. Ms. Farmer, the one of the fifth-grade teachers, said that the fifth-graders donated more than 200 books to children of immigrants learning to read English. They did this through Immigration Legal Services at Catholic Charities. Students also wrote mini book reviews, which were compiled or Catholic Charities’ lobby. These are just a few of the many service projects we do here at Holy Trinity.

— Maddie Gray, Charlotte Matiunas and Claire

Patterson, third-graders

Hyde-Addison Elementary School This past year at Hyde-Addison, we have been learning many things in second grade. In math, we have been learning how to add and subtract three digit numbers with place value charts. In reading, we have been studying biographies such as Daniel Boone, Martin Luther King, George Washington and Helen Keller. In our writing class, we have been learning to write realistic fiction stories. In social studies, our teacher taught us about making laws. First, somebody makes a bill then it becomes a law. How does it become a law? Well, the judges decide if the law is constitutional. Then it gets sent to the Capitol. If it goes onto the floor of the Capitol then they vote. If it has enough votes, then it gets sent to the president. If the president says it is OK, then he signs it. Then it becomes a law. The second-graders have also been going on many field trips to learn about many things. We went to the Air and Space Museum and the White House. My favorite was when we went to the White House. I learned all about the map room, the red room, the green room, the blue room, the Oval Office and where the president sleeps.

I have really loved second grade because we did so much learning. I love my teacher and I am happy that I am going to go to third grade.

— Alex Tousimis Thiney, second-grader

Lafayette Elementary School Lots is happening at Lafayette! We’re going green this year by doing a recycling competition the week of Earth Day, April 22. The student council will weigh recycling from each class, and the one with the most collected will win. Lafayette is proud of fifth-graders Ella Hunter, Kate Oliphant, Charlie Pomper and Ellie Sanders, who advanced to the final round in the national Letters About Literature writing contest. We are also proud that fifth-grader Claire Thorn advanced to the citywide spelling bee and will represent our school there. Good job! This isn’t the only victory at Lafayette. On March 12, Lafayette’s new Scrabble team crushed at the Deal tournament. Congratulations to fourth-graders Arthur Duval, Will Haray, Eddy Hoover, Gavin Kennelly and Jack Pagano and fifth-grader Quentin Folds for doing amazing in their first tournament. Rain or shine, the Spring Fair is coming on May 7. Every year our school throws a Spring Fair where families in the community can have fun! This year’s may be a bit different. We don’t have our school yet so some rides and games may not be coming. Some fun activities that will be there are carnival rides, karaoke machine, dunk tank, book sale, bike swap and a bake sale! You won’t be disappointed. Finally, small children might enjoy seeing The Great Zucchini who is performing here on April

13, 6 to 7 p.m., $30 per child. — Addy Darnell and Kate

Oliphant, fifth-graders

Our Lady of Victory School For many years OLV middle-school students have performed a modern version of the traditional Stations of the Cross prayers during the season of Lent. Our version is called “Born for This.” Participants must audition for their parts and be willing and dedicated. We gladly gave up many hours of free time to rehearse and perform the play twice — in front of our parents and church community, and in front of our classmates. I played the role of Pontius Pilate, who condemned Jesus to die on the cross. I sang “Pilate’s Song,” which expresses Pilate’s struggles with what he was tasked to do. My scene was the very first one but I was not nervous. I was well-rehearsed and ready to participate in this very creative retelling of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. As I walked onto the stage as Pilate, I saw Jesus and asked him why his people had condemned him. But in the end, I do nothing to stop it.

— Logan H., sixth-grader

St. Albans School Over the two-week spring break, four students from St. Albans woke up early on a Saturday morning to represent our school in the D.C. state Mathcounts competition. Students competed both as individuals and in groups, and the top four performers overall will now form the D.C. state team that will compete in the national Mathcounts competition May 7 to 10. In the individual D.C. state competition, all four of our entrants placed in the top five. An eighth-grader, St. Albans’ Matthew Chalk, also a speedy fish-like swimmer, placed fifth.

The Bulldogs’ Mark MacGuidwin, amazing tennis player and astounding student, placed fourth. The third-place spot went to Eton Basser, a student from Sidwell Friends School. Nolan Musselwhite, another fast swimmer from St. Albans, took the second-place spot in all of D.C. And our own David “Hlaceraptor” Hla — the man, the myth, the legend — won the individual competition! For the first time ever, St. Albans will occupy three of the four spots representing D.C. in the Mathcounts national meet. In addition to the opportunity to represent D.C., these young men also each earned a prize: an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, including airfare! But wait, they don’t need to take a plane! Even though they won’t be needing airfare, the four-man team will go to the Gaylord Hotel at the National Harbor to practice their math skills prior to the competition. Good luck to the D.C. team, and hopefully we can win a national championship!

— Andrew Forrester, Form II (eighth-grader)

Sheridan School This week Sheridan School had visitors from Senegal. There were 12 students, ranging from age 5 to age 17. We spread our visitors throughout the classrooms. Kindergarten, first and second grade had no visitors. Other than that, in any classroom a Senegalese visitor was in, we tried our best to have at least two together. They spent the entire day with us. The day before they visited, the Student Council spent a couple hours making cookies with the Senegalese flag painted on with frosting. They were a big hit. We got to have this wonderful experience because the director of the Senegalese school taught one of our teachers’ kids. Many students at Sheridan take French, the language the visitors speak. It was a great chance for us to speak French and the Senegalese students to speak English. This experience really opened us up. The younger kids made friends with the Senegalese kids even though they speak different languages. Our visitors were very thoughtful and brought us little gifts: small necklaces with drums on them. On either side of the drum, there were three small beads. They brought them for all of the classes. Many Sheridan students have worn their necklaces every day since our visitors came. I, for one, really loved the exposure to a different culture that we got when they came, and it was really cool how some of the Senegalese students bonded with the students at Sheridan.

— Ella Farr, seventh-grader

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The four-bedroom, two-bathroom brick cottage at 5543 29th St. NW looks so

much like a French country

home, it would be just as suited to a rural lane in Provence as it is to this quiet, green corner in Chevy Chase. The home was built in 1937, purportedly by a Frenchwoman who wanted the type of home she remembered from her childhood. In the ensu-ing 79 years, the house has been sold only twice.

This charming cottage is com-ing to the market again in a few weeks, listed for $819,000. Over time, careful enhancements have increased the size of the home and modernized the kitchen and bathrooms without disturbing the Old World feel.

A renovated stonework path leads past flowers and climbing ivy from the street to the unobtru-sive Dutch front door, which opens separately on the top and bottom, to keep children or pets in or pass through a delivery. The entrance foyer, with hardwood floors and a coat closet, is one of two additions made in the 1980s that blend in seamlessly.

The foyer opens into the fami-ly room, where the focal point is

the grand wood-burning brick fireplace with a rustic stone hearth. Exposed rafters open up the space, and light streams in from two windows and separated French doors. Hardwood floors and built-in book-cases of the same deep-hued wood contrast with the white plaster walls for a cozy effect. A pre-vious coat closet by the fireplace has become a glass-front china cabinet.

The dining room sits two steps lower, in the second addition to the home. The new space retains an authentic look with features commonly used in the 1920s and ’30s, like exposed rafters and red hexagon floor tiles.

From the dining room, the updated kitchen moves a little further toward the contemporary — with Carrera marble counter-tops and backsplash, and mahog-any sawgrass veneer wood cabi-nets and drawers — yet still echoes the tones of the rest of the house. Upgraded appliances make cooking convenient, such as the Miele induction cooktop, Lieb-herr refrigerator with drawer freezer, Bosch dishwasher and Kitchen-Aid oven. This renova-tion was completed in 2012.

From the kitchen, one door opens onto stone steps descend-

ing into the side yard, and a sec-ond door accesses a flight of stairs to the fully finished base-ment. This space was converted from a garage into a bedroom or office and full bathroom, opening onto the lower level of the lot through French doors and receiv-ing as much light as the upstairs spaces. The washer, dryer and boiler are hidden in a utility clos-et.

The master bedroom and sec-ond bedroom sit on the first level and share a bathroom, remodeled with stone-like porcelain subway tile floor and walls, glass shower stall over porcelain bathtub and porcelain pedestal sink. A handy reach-through door in the wall opens onto the linen closet in the hall, which was installed as a way to provide storage while declut-tering the bathroom.

Up the open wooden stairs, the fourth bedroom is a pleasant get-away, with a built-in bed and desk and an unusual diamond-shaped window. The ceiling is sloped, so this space might work best as a small child’s room, guest room or workroom.

The house is heated through radiators and a boiler, and cooled through a mini-duct forced air system, so the air ducts are small and almost go unnoticed.

Outside, the stone patio extends from the side garden, with flowering bushes, to the back garden, where a park bench and fountain wait. Two doors in the family room and four in the dining room offer access to this outdoor space.

The home is perfectly designed for a family, with its focal-point family room at the center of all traffic. Moments from Rock Creek Park and close to the commuting arteries of Con-necticut Avenue and 16th Street NW, the location offers an easy route downtown. Broad Branch Market, a local hub, is a 10-min-ute walk away, while the shops and restaurants of Chevy Chase’s commercial strip are only 15 min-utes away on foot.

This four-bedroom, two-bath house at 5543 29th St. NW is being listed for $819,000 by W.C. & A.N. Miller Realtors, a Long & Foster Co. For details, contact Kimberly Cestari at 202-253-8757 or KimberlyC@LNF.com.

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Photos courtesy of W.C. & A.N. Miller RealtorsThis four-bedroom, two-bath home on 29th Street NW in Chevy Chase will be listed for $819,000.

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of Fillmore and a Stoddert parent. “Their position is they’re going to work with the schools and figure out how to do that. But there’s a solution for that: It’s called Fill-more, and it works great.” Founded in 1974, the Fillmore Arts Center offers a centralized location for arts education, in Georgetown’s Hardy Middle School, with more specialized resources, facilities and instruc-tion than they’d receive from one art teacher assigned to their school. Supporters say the center also helps ease space shortages at participating elementary schools. However, the program also costs more than individual art teachers. The five schools allocate their collective $1 million arts funding to Fillmore to cover instructors’ salaries, and the school system covers the costs of admin-istering the program, transporting students and purchasing supplies. D.C. Public Schools has estimated that Fillmore costs more than $1,100 per pupil per year, versus less than $500 for in-house arts instruction. Schools Chancellor Kaya Hen-derson testified at a D.C. Council hearing last month that the greater expense wasn’t necessary or appropriate because relatively few schools participate. “When it was schools across the city, the financial modeling made a lot of sense, and it was able to pay for itself,” she testified. But with fewer schools participating, “at some point the model becomes financially unviable.” Lerner, the school system spokesperson, added that other schools have strong arts programs. “All of our elementary schools (with the exception of the five schools that currently participate in Fillmore) have robust, in-house arts education,” she wrote. “We are confident that these five schools can provide programming that includes working with clay, sculpture, print making, photogra-

phy, installation art, strings instruction, piano instruction, and even rock bands that exists in our elementary schools.” Claud, of the Friends of Fill-more, worries that depiction is unrealistic for schools that now use Fillmore. “The cost of expanding these schools even more to accommo-date what they need pales in com-parison, I would bet, to what it costs to operate Fillmore,” he said. Claud also estimates that the cost difference is less than the school system suggests, especially after officials transition away from a costly transportation contract. And although officials say it’s unfair for some students to receive more arts funding than others, Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh countered that per-pupil funding isn’t the only issue. “I think the fairness and equity argument cuts a different way,” Cheh said. “I would say keep this while the schools that are still going to Fillmore are ones that are so overcrowded that they don’t have dedicated space for arts.” Elizabeth Wise, co-president of the Key Elementary PTA, said the space shortage there is serious: “Key already houses the fifth grade in trailers and at least one staffer is housed in what was once a closet,” she wrote in an email. Wise and Claud both fear that schools will be left with “art on a cart,” rather than the rich educa-tion students now benefit from. “You can’t push a diverse pro-gram into schools — you can’t move strings, you can’t move the-ater space, you can’t move a dance studio, you can’t move a kiln,” Claud said. “So the answer is you get less arts.” Henderson said at the hearing that she’s open to finding “cre-ative ways” to fund Fillmore, such as a public-private partnership or fundraising efforts akin to Duke Ellington School of the Arts. “We have to find a different financial model, or more schools have to decide they want in,” she said.

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of that shelter, including rent and wrap-around services, at $2.3 million. The Ward 3 shelter would cost the city $4,400 per unit in rent, and that figure would rise 3 percent annually. The facility would cost $4.29 million to run in its first year, according to the city. Response to the design fell mostly nega-tive at last Tuesday’s meeting, with one resident shouting out to architect John Burke that the renderings are “coming across cheap.” One of the Massachusetts Avenue Heights residents who walked out, Anita Crabtree, says “talking about design is a little premature” when the D.C. Council

hasn’t yet approved the shelter plan. “Does the mayor just think she’s going to get a rubber stamp from the council?” she said. Critics also took issue with the meeting itself, saying it was scheduled without enough community notice. Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh and neighbor-hood leaders had requested a rescheduling. “I think it fed into the narrative that this is being hastily presented,” Cheh said. Among the few dozen residents who did not walk out of the Ward 3 meeting was George Brenkert, a Cathedral Heights resi-dent. Despite staying until the end, when small groups of residents sat at tables with city officials to offer architectural feedback, Brenkert has qualms more fundamental than the designs.

“First they need to get straight with the community about where this building should be, what its function should be, what its cost will be,” he said. To gather more feedback, the city will create a neighborhood advisory committee in Ward 3, and in other wards where resi-dents request one. The groups will function similarly to site improvement teams that work with city agencies during school mod-ernization projects. “The model could be really productive,” said Jay Melder, chief of staff at the Department of Human Services. In an email, Melder wrote that going forward the agency will “incorporate the initial feedback from residents into our next round of designs,” with the advisory com-mittees providing “ongoing feedback and

community input.” Projects requiring zoning relief — the Ward 3 site needs an exception to build 38 units on land zoned for three houses — would come before the Board of Zoning Adjustment in June. As far as the D.C. Council’s action, Chairman Phil Mendelson hasn’t yet sched-uled a vote on the omnibus shelter bill. His office on Monday received the Bowser administration’s responses to the council’s inquiries on the shelter plan from a March 17 hearing, said Alana Intrieri, special coun-sel to the chairman. Mendelson has been aiming for a mark-up of the bill on April 19, but that may change as his office goes through Bowser’s responses.

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Wednesday, April 13

Concerts■ Vocalist Nina Casey will perform

blues and swing. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ As part of the S&R Foundation’s Overtures Concert Series, Kennedy Center composer-in-residence Mason Bates will present music by Beethoven and Mozart juxtaposed with his own “The Life of Birds.” 7:30 p.m. $35. Halcyon House, 3400 Prospect St. NW. overtureseries.org.

■ The Heavy Pets and Litz will per-form. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sal-ly’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Author Darrin Lunde will discuss

his book “The Naturalist,” a new account of how Theo-dore Roosevelt’s life-long passion for the natural world set the stage for America’s conservation move-ment and established his legacy as a father of today’s “museum naturalism.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Retired Army Col. Andrew Bacev-ich, professor emeritus of history and international relations at Boston Univer-sity, will discuss his book “America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Mili-tary History,” which investigates why the region has been the scene of constant conflict and high U.S. casualty rates in recent years. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The “DC Music Salon” series will focus on “Boogie ’Til You Puke: The For-gotten Legend of Root Boy Slim,” featur-ing a presentation by the team behind a new documentary about a musician whose life was stranger than fiction. 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

■ The Bowen Center for the Study of the Family will present a talk on

“Nature’s Family Health Plan: Neurobio-logical Benefits in Primate and Rodent Parental Models” by Kelly Lambert, pro-fessor of psychology and department chair at Randolph Macon College. 7:30 p.m. Free. Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, 4400 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-965-4400.

Films■ The inaugural Washington DC

Turkish Film Festival will feature Mustafa Kara’s documentary “Cold of Kalandar,” about a man living with his family in a mountain village near the Black Sea who decided to train one of his animals for an upcoming bullfight, at 5 p.m.; Cagan Irmak’s comedy “A Unique Life,” about a woman searching for happiness after the death of her husband, at 7 p.m.; and Faruk Hacihafizoglu’s coming-of-age story “Snow Pirates,” about three children who embark on a pursuit of coal on their school vacation, at 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. turkishfilmfest.com. The festival will continue through Thursday.

■ “Into the Mind of Adoor Gopal-akrishnan: Indian Cinema Pioneer” will feature a screening of the director’s 2008 film “A Climate for Crime,” which tells four stories of characters driven to misdeeds by the economic and social crises brought on by World War II. Suran-jan Ganguly, author of “The Films of Adoor Gopalakrishnan: A Cinema of Emancipation,” will introduce the film. 7 p.m. Free. Doyle/Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2220.

■ The Lions of Czech Film series will feature Andy Fehu’s directorial debut “The Greedy Tiffany,” about a treasure hunt that becomes an all-consuming activity. 8 p.m. $6.75 to $12. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performances and readings■ Wilson High School and Street

Sense will present a staged reading of “Devising Hope,” a series of scenes and monologues about family, love, miscon-

ceptions, deferred dreams and the defi-nition of “home” based on eight weeks of theater exercises and conversations between Wilson students and men and women experiencing homelessness. 7 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635.

■ The Washington Ballet will perform Orff’s “Carmina Burana” and Bal-anchine’s “Theme and Variations.” 7:30 p.m. $32.25 to $130. Eisenhower The-ater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.

■ The Grapevine Spoken Word Series will celebrate the timeless art of storytelling with featured performers Regi Carpenter and Jo Radner. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Bus-boys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

■ The inaugural 202 Comedy Festi-val, a four-day event with stand-up shows at various venues, will host an Opening Night Showcase featuring Rob Cantrell, Andy Haynes, Bengt Washburn, Kasaun Wilson, John F. O’Donnell, Hill-ary Scofield, Lafayette Wright, Wendy Wroblewski and Sean Joyce. 8 p.m. $10. Big Hunt, 1345 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202comedyfestival.com. The festival will continue through Saturday.

■ Georgetown University’s Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society will present the Sondheim musical “Into the Woods.” 8 p.m. $10 to $15. Stage III, Poulton Hall, Georgetown University, 1421 37th St. NW. 202-687-2787. Performances will continue through April 23.

■ Georgetown University’s Nomadic Theatre will present Robert Caisley’s “Happy,” about a man who is generally satisfied with his life but finds things spin out of control after meeting the lat-est woman in his best friend’s life. 8 p.m. $8 to $12. Walsh Black Box The-atre, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2878. The perfor-mance will repeat Thursday through Sat-urday at 8 p.m.

Special event■ Family Matters of Greater Wash-

ington will present its fifth annual Dresses4Dreams and Suited4Dreams clothing giveaway for low-income prom-

goers, starting with the boutique for girls from 5 to 8 p.m. Free professional ser-vices and giveaways if students attend an HIV/AIDS workshop at 4:15 p.m. Family Matters of Greater Washington, 425 I St. NW. 202-289-1510, ext. 327. The men’s shop and workshop for boys will take place Thursday at the same times.

Sporting events■ The Washington Nationals will play

the Atlanta Braves. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capi-tol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Thursday at 4:05 p.m.

■ The Washington Wizards will play the Atlanta Hawks. 8 p.m. $18 to $899. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Support group■ PFLAG will host a monthly support

group for parents and friends of children who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebras-ka Ave. NW. lavendartime@aol.com.

Thursday, April 14

Children’s programs■ Penny Warner will launch “The

Hunt for the Missing Spy,” the fifth title in her award-winning series “The Code Busters Club,” with a book signing and code-busting activity. 4 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798.

■ “Pajama Movie Nite” will feature “The Aristocats.” 6 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

Concerts■ “Celebrating Benny Carter: Jazz

Appreciation Month” will feature a con-cert by the U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note Ensemble. Noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free. Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

■ The Washington International Piano Arts Council will present the 15th annual Winners Grand Prix 2016, featur-ing an evening of classical piano music performed by Michael Cheung of Paris and Michael Slavin of New York. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austri-an Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. wipac.org.

■ The Leading European Composers series will feature chamber music by Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdot-tir. 6:30 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music.

■ The National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Hugh Wolff and violinist Anne Akiko Meyers (shown) will perform works by Barber and Ives, as well as a new violin concerto by Kennedy Center composer-in-residence Mason Bates. 7 p.m. $15 to $89. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m.

■ “Acoustic Africa” will feature sing-ers Habib Koite and Vusi Mahlasela. 8 p.m. $35 to $45. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st

St. NW. 202-994-6800.■ “Mad Tea Party Jam Pre-Party” will

feature Elm, Aqueous and Sophistafunk. 8 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ George Washington University

anthropology students Alexis L. Clark and Isabelle Lobley will discuss their original research based on objects in the Textile Museum’s collections — “Maya Brocade in Chiapas, Mexico” and “Unity in the Inca Valley, Peru,” respec-tively. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ “Race, Religion and U.S. Presiden-tial Politics” will feature national security and human rights lawyer Naureen Shah, Washington Post foreign affairs writer Ishaan Tharoor and Georgetown Univer-sity professor Engy Abdelkader. 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free. Social Room, Healey Family Student Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ Tyrus W. Cobb, former special assistant to the president for national security affairs and a Soviet specialist on the National Security Council, will dis-cuss “Reagan and the Russians.” 4 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Suite 412, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. elliott.gwu.edu.

■ Mary Margaret Jones, president and senior principal of Hargreaves Asso-ciates in San Francisco and Cambridge, Mass., and Hargreaves Jones Land-scape Architecture in New York, will dis-cuss “Olympic Landscapes: Green and Greenest,” about her work on the mas-ter concept design for the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the parklands for the 2012 London Olympics. 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd St. NW. doarks.org.

■ “The Night Before Taxes: The Glob-al Decline of Tax Justice and What to Do About It” will feature panelists Brigitte Alepin, Harold Crooks, Raymond Baker, Elise Bean, Frank Clemente, Jim Henry, David Cay Johnston, Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Ralph Nader and Thomas Pogge discussing reform strategies drawn from the book “Global Tax Fair-ness.” The event will begin with the D.C. premiere of the new documentary “The Price We Pay.” 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 213, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. elliott.gwu.edu.

■ A seminar series on “Matter, Con-sciousness and Trauma” will feature Johns Hopkins University and National Institutes of Health neuroscientist and researcher Bill Marks and attorney Jeanine Hull. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. The seminar series will continue April 28.

■ Duncan Clark, chairman of BDA China and a former Morgan Stanley investment banker, will discuss his book “Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built,” an insider’s account about the founder of the e-commerce powerhouse and the company’s creation. 6:30 p.m. Free. Cul-len Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

■ In honor of Deaf History Month, “A Community Portrait” will explore deaf culture through selected clips of the film

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Thursday, aPril 14■ Discussion: Author and mind-fulness meditation teacher Annie Mahon will discuss her book “Things I Did When I Was Hangry: Navigating a Peaceful Relationship With Food,” about her path to mindful cooking and eating. 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

“Through Deaf Eyes,” followed by a dis-cussion. 6:30 p.m. Free. National Por-trait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Noted Washington area sculptors Emilie Brzezinski, Jae Ko and Stewart Watson will discuss their work. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Kreeger Muse-um, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-338-3552.

■ Marcee F. Craighill, director of the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms, will discuss the re-created period rooms used to entertain official guests, as well as the museum-caliber collection of 18th- and early-19th-century American fine and decora-tive arts that they contain. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. The event will include a daytime tour of the reception rooms on a selec-tion of dates.

■ Douglas Herman, senior geogra-pher at the National Museum of the American Indian, will discuss “Under the Weather: How Climate Works.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Fox News political analyst and commentator Juan Williams will discuss his book “We the People: The Modern-Day Figures Who Have Reshaped and Affirmed the Found-ing Fathers’ Vision of America,” which looks at the contributions of Thurgood Marshall, Ronald Reagan, Billy Graham, Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Friedan and the Stonewall activists, among others. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Communications expert and facili-tator Maura Policelli will lead a meeting of the Tenleytown Memoir & Essay Writ-ing Club. 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ Marcia Chatelain, assistant profes-sor of history at Georgetown University, will discuss her book “South Side Girls: Growing Up in the Great Migration.” 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Pot-ter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.org.

■ As part of Sexual Assault Aware-ness Month, American University will host a talk about combating sexual assault and advocating for survivors by World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer Mick Foley, a volunteer with Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN). A Q&A and meet and greet will follow. 7:30 p.m. Free; American Univer-sity ID required for entry. Doyle/Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/calendar.

Films■ The West End Library Movie Extrav-

aganza will feature Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film “Pulp Fiction.” 2:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

■ Filmmaker Carey Lundin will pres-ent her documentary “Jens Jensen the Living Green,” about the innovative ideas of the pioneering conservationist and creator of the Prairie Style in land-scape architecture. A post-screening talk

will focus on Jensen’s activism and rele-vance today. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ The 30th annual Filmfest DC will open with Australian director Jocelyn Moorhouse’s comic drama “The Dress-maker,” starring Kate Winslet as a worldly dress-maker return-ing to the Aus-tralian back-water that exiled her. The festival’s opening night reception will follow. 7 p.m. $45. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. filmfestdc.org. The festival will continue through April 24 with screenings at various venues.

Performances and readings■ The Historical Society of Washing-

ton, D.C., will host a performance of “Freedom Songs,” an original one-wom-an show created and performed by Sekou Ayo Handy-Kendi. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Carne-gie Library, 801 K St. NW. dchistory.org.

■ Theater Alliance and Marc Bamuthi Joseph will present “Word Becomes Flesh,” a hip-hop performance using spoken word, dance, DJ-ing and visuals to examine the experiences of people about to become parents. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the States Gallery a half hour before the performance. Ter-race Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Collective DC will host “Sto-rySLAM,” a live storytelling event featur-ing tales about diversity, passion and courage. Proceeds will fund a scholar-ship for a high school student who has an interest in performing arts. 7 to 10 p.m. $13.65 to $19.98. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. busboysandpoets.com.

■ The 2016 “Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness” will feature readings by Ross Gay, Aracelis Girmay, Craig Santos Perez and Sara Brickman, winner of the 2015 Split This Rock Poetry Contest. 7:30 p.m. Free. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1145 17th St. NW. splitthisrock.org.

■ The GW Dance Festival 2016 will present “JUNKtion,” an evening-length concert featuring choreography by guest artist Laura Halzack. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $20. Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. theatredance.columbian.gwu.edu. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

■ Georgetown University will present a new take on Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night” as the final production of the Davis Performing Arts Center’s 10th anniversary season. 8 p.m. $7 to $15. Gonda Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. Perfor-mances will continue through April 23.

■ “Split This Rock Poetry Festival 2016: Poems of Provocation & Witness” will host an open mic event. 10 to 11:30 p.m. Free for festival registrants; $5 for others. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Special events■ The American Cancer Society will

host a kickoff event for the inaugural

Relay for Life of Washington, D.C., a fun-draiser scheduled for Sept. 25 to benefit efforts to end cancer. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Pepco Edison Place Gallery, 702 8th St. NW. relayforlife.org/washingtondc.

■ Takoma Park Library will host an “Adult Coloring Corner,” with coloring pages and materials provided. 7 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252.

Tour■ “Gardener’s Focus: Seasonal

Designs” will highlight Hillwood’s spring plantings, which include over 25,000 blossoming bulbs. 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Included in suggested donation of $5 to $15 for museum admission; tickets dis-tributed at 10 a.m. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. The tour will repeat April 15, 19, 21 and 22 at 2:30 p.m.

Friday, April 15

Children’s programs■ The Hustle & Muscle Mat Club will

hold an open practice for youth wrestlers. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Wrestling Room, Activities Building, St. Albans School, 3551 Garfield St. NW. hustlemusclematclub.org.

■ “Smithsonian Sleepover at the American History Museum” will feature a chance for ages 8 through 12 to par-ticipate in an interactive exploration of the museum with quizzes, puzzles, games and craft projects. 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. $120 to $135. National Museum of American History, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030.

Concerts■ The Friday Noon Concert series will

feature the Left Bank String Quartet. Noon. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282.

■ Derrick Ian Meador of Laurel, Miss., will present an organ recital. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103.

■ As part of the Postclassical Ensemble’s “Bernard Herrmann: Screen, Stage, and Radio” festival, the Friday Music Series will present a world-pre-miere reconstruction of the classic Nor-man Corwin/Bernard Herrmann radio play “Untitled,” with live actors and Georgetown University Orchestra con-ducted by professor Angel Gil-Ordóñez. 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. The event will continue at 7:30 p.m. in McNeir Auditorium with presentations and dis-cussions related to the radio play and other examples of Herrmann’s work; related performances, screenings and discussions will take place Saturday and Sunday at the National Gallery of Art and the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center.

■ The Maria Schneider Orchestra will unveil a new Library of Congress com-mission. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

■ The Meadows Brothers will

perform, at 8 p.m.; and the Old Main will perform, at 10:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The Crossroads Club will feature an evening of jazz performed by saxo-phonist Joshua Redman and longtime collaborators The Bad Plus. 8 and 10 p.m. $35 to $50. Atrium, Kennedy Cen-ter. 202-467-4600.

■ The Beat Hotel, the Royal Noise and Zydeco Jed will perform. 8:30 p.m. $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ “DECLASSIFIED: The B-Sides,” an immersive multimedia symphonic experi-ence, will feature DJ/composer Mason Bates, violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and the National Symphony Orchestra. 9 p.m. $39. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures■ Biographer Benjamin Moser will

present “The Complete Stories: Clarice Lispector,” the first comprehensive Eng-lish translation of Lispector’s short sto-ries. Noon. Free. Pickford Theater, Madi-son Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5397.

■ Daniel Geiger, curator of malacolo-gy at the Santa Barbara Museum of Nat-ural History, will discuss “Imaging Small Flowers.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

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“Paintings With Words: Gentleman Artists of the Ming Dynasty,” highlight-ing the three perfections of poetry, painting and calligraphy that were

regarded as the ultimate expressions of Chinese literati culture during the Ming dynasty (1369-1644), will open Saturday at the arthur M. Sackler Gallery and continue through July 24. Located at 1050 Independence Ave. SW, the gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000.■ “Panacea’s Box,” presenting a series of miniatures by Zofie Lang that contemplate various aliments and present imagined “cures” based on the principle of correspondence, will open Friday with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. at the DC arts Center. The exhibit will close with a reception and artist’s talk July 10 at 5 p.m. Located at 2438 18th St. NW, the center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m. 202-462-7833.■ “CNN Politics Campaign 2016: Like, Share, Elect,” an interactive exhibit in partnership with CNN that tells the story of the 2016 presidential cam-paign in real time, will open Friday at the Newseum and continue through Jan. 22. Located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, the museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs

$22.95 for adults, $18.95 for seniors and $13.95 for ages 7 through 18; it is free for ages 6 and younger. 888-639-7386.■ “She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers From Iran and the Arab World,” challenging the stereo-types that surround the people, land-scapes and cultures of the region and providing insight into political and social issues, opened last week at the National Museum of Women in the arts, where it will continue through July 31. Located at 1250 New York Ave. NW, the museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission costs $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors; it is free for ages 18 and younger. Free “Com-munity Days” are the first Sunday of every month. 202-783-5000.■ “Refreshing and Serene Land-scapes,” presenting paintings by Ver-mont artist Lillian Kennedy that evoke a vision of nature filled with rhythm and luminosity, opened last week at Watergate Gallery, where it will continue through May 7. Located at 2552 Virginia Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sat-urday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-338-4488.■ “Hollywood and TIME: Celebrity Covers,” original art that portrays Hollywood personalities who once graced theater marquees across America, opened recently at the

National Portrait Gallery, where it will continue through Oct. 2. Located at 8th and F streets NW, the gallery is open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-633-1000.■ The Embassy of Canada recently opened an exhibit of works from the Manulife art collection that explores Canada in pieces from various regions and genres produced in Cana-da over the last 165 years. The show will continue through April 29. Located at 501 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, the embassy is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 202-682-1740.

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dren’s book historian Leonard Marcus will discuss “Lewis Carroll in the Mirror of Surrealism.” Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Room 119, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5221.

■ The “Lunch Bite” series will feature a talk on 18th-century board games by Rachel Jirka, research services librarian at the Society of the Cincinnati. 12:30 p.m. Free. Anderson House, 2118 Mas-sachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.

■ The Historical Society of Washing-ton, D.C., will host an Emancipation Day discussion on “D.C. Statehood, Gentrifi-cation and Race.” Speakers will include Parisa Norouzi, executive director of Empower DC; Samuel Jordan, executive director of Health Care Now and former chair of the D.C. Statehood Party (now known as the Statehood Green Party); D.C. shadow Sen. Michael Brown; Barry LeNoir, executive director of the United Black Fund; and Anise Jenkins, execu-tive director of Stand Up! for Democracy in D.C. 2:30 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Carnegie Library, 801 K St. NW. dchistory.org.

■ Philosophy professor Jay Garfield will discuss “Knots in the Dao,” about a

set of paradoxes drawn from the Daodejing and the Zhuangzi. 4 p.m. Free. Room 151, Duques Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. calendar.gwu.edu.

■ Joel Kotkin, author of “The Human City” and a recognized authority on glob-al, economic, political and social trends, will discuss “A Different Vision for Cit-ies,” about the need for a diversity of urban forms to serve people at distinct stages in their lives. 5:30 p.m. Free; res-ervations required. Room 113, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/kotkin.

■ Gregg Thomas, associate profes-sor of black studies and English litera-ture at Tufts University, will discuss “Sunlight and Sumud: ‘George Jackson Lives’ at the Abu Jihad Center for the Palestinian Captives’ Movement,” about his recently curated exhibition on the campus of Al-Quds University in Jerusa-lem. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1290.

■ Bandleader and composer Maria Schneider will discuss her Library of Congress commission, dedicated to the memory of David Logan. 6:30 p.m. Free.

Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

■ Boston Beer Co. founder Jim Koch will discuss his book “Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two,” which looks at the craft beer movement he helped launch and the unique business model he employed. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Alliance Française de Washington will host a talk by art historian Vanessa Badré on “L’esprit du Jardin Français,” about the French garden and its history (in English). 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyo-ming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

Performances and readings■ The Tamagawa University Taiko

Group will present traditional Japanese music, drumming and dance in conjunc-tion with the National Cherry Blossom Festival. 11 a.m. Free. East Building Atri-um, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The GW Dance Festival 2016 will feature “The King Who Danced,” a solo piece choreographed and performed by Ben Sanders about Louis XIV’s use of ballet as propaganda. Noon and 1:30 p.m. Free. Salon D’Ore, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, George Washington University, 500 17th St. NW. theatredance.columbian.gwu.edu.

■ As part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the Tamagawa Univer-sity Dance and Taiko Group will present nearly 30 drummers and dancers in a performance where taiko drumming meets traditional Japanese dance. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The 2016 “Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness” will feature readings by Jennifer Bartlett, Jan Beatty, Regie Cabico and Lauren K. Alleyne, winner of the 2016 Split This Rock Poetry Contest. 7:30 p.m. Free. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1145 17th St. NW. splitthisrock.org.

■ The Kennedy Center’s American College Theater Festival will feature the Irene Ryan National Acting Scholarship Auditions. 7:30 p.m. $25. Terrace The-ater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Theatre du Jour will present “To Have Done With the Judgement of God,” Antonin Artaud’s 1947 radio play that rants against government and religion. The performance will feature Rachel Reed, Jerry Herbilla, Jacquelyn Paulin and Annetta Dexter Sawyer. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $20. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. The perfor-mance will repeat Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

■ “Split This Rock Poetry Festival 2016: Poems of Provocation & Witness” will host an open mic event. 10 p.m. to midnight. Free for festival registrants; $5 for others. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

Special event■ In honor of Emancipation Day, the

Historical Society of Washington, D.C., will host an open house at the Kiplinger Research Library to raise awareness of collections related to slavery and eman-cipation, including petitions for freedom, pamphlets, photographs, lithographs and jail records. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Carnegie Library,

801 K St. NW. dchistory.org. The open house will continue Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Children’s programs■ “Saturday Morning at the National”

will feature “NRITYA: Rhythms of India,” featuring an introduction to classic South Indian dance forms. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; reservations suggested. Helen Hayes Gallery, National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. thenationaldc.org/events.

■ “First Studio: Story + Workshop” will feature a gallery tour, a story and an art-making experience (for ages 3 through 5 with an adult companion). 10 to 11 a.m. $7 per child; free for adult companion. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-338-3552.

■ A park ranger will lead a planetari-um program on American Indian star stories and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

■ Swedish artist and art teacher Karin Lithell will hold an arts and crafts workshop for ages 4 through 10. Noon to 3 p.m. Free. Embassy of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. swedenabroad.com/washington.

■ Children will hear a story about Rachel Carson and then create a special piece of art. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. The program will repeat Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.

Classes and workshops■ Instructor Luz Verost will lead a

casual Spanish Conversation Club ses-sion designed to grow, revive or develop Spanish language skills. 10 to 11 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. The weekly ses-sions will continue through May.

■ Ariele Foster will present “Give Love Haiti,” a yoga class to benefit groups working to empower Haitian girls and women. 10 a.m. to noon. $20 mini-mum donation suggested; reservations required. Potter’s House, 1658 Colum-bia Road NW. pottershousedc.org.

■ Inspired by the special exhibition

“She Who Tells a Story: Women Photog-raphers From Iran and the Arab World,” guest artist Nicole J. Georges will lead a hands-on “Zine Making Workshop.” 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $15 to $25; reservations required. Kaiser Board Room, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

■ Instructor Jeneen Piccuirro will present “Outdoor Yoga at the Kreeger Museum.” 10:30 to 11:30 p.m. $10; reservations required. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. visitorservices@kreegermuseum.

■ The National Gallery of Art’s Draw-ing Salon will present a workshop on “Contextualizing Contemporary Sculp-ture,” a look at how contemporary art-ists explore and combine materials in their work (for ages 18 and older). 1 to 3:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. nga.gov. The program will repeat Sunday from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Concerts■ Washington Performing Arts will

feature the San Fran-cisco Symphony, mez-zo-soprano Sasha Cooke (shown) and tenor Simon O’Neill presenting works by Schubert and Mahler. 4 p.m. $55 to $120. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Participants in the National Sym-phony Orchestra Youth Fellowship train-ing program — horn player Susannah Greenslit, violinist Amelia Bailey and cel-lists Isabella Lorenzo-Giguere, Joha Kim and Joshua Choi — will perform solos. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Paderewski Scholarship Con-cert will feature Pol-ish-born pianist Mar-tin Labazevitch (shown) and Ameri-can-born cellist Michael Mermagen. 6:30 p.m. $25 to $50. Auditorium, Embassy of Poland, 2640 16th St. NW. padpiano.org.

■ The American University Symphony Orchestra and the AU Chorus will per-form an all-Russian program, featuring masterpieces by Stravinsky and Tchai-kovsky. 8 p.m. $5 to $10. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachu-setts Ave. NW. 202-885-3634. The con-cert will repeat Sunday at 3 p.m.

■ The Pan American Symphony Orchestra will present “Gotan Tango,” featuring Rodolfo Zanetti and Emmanuel Trifilio on bandoneons, Martin de Leon on vocals and an internationally acclaimed cast of tango dancers. 8 p.m. $40 to $45. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800.

■ Particle and Drop Electric with Jon Brady. 9 p.m. $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ A panel including displaced indi-

viduals, State Department and nonprofit experts, and representatives from Chris-tian ministries will discuss the global refugee crisis. 9:45 a.m. Free. Stone Hall, National Presbyterian Church, 4101

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Saturday, aPril 16■ Class: Composer and bandlead-er Maria Schneider will lead a jazz workshop with the Bohemian Cav-erns Jazz Orchestra and the Levine Music Premier Jazz Combo. 2 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

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Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-537-0800.■ “The National Park Service: A Cen-

tennial of Stamps” will feature a discus-sion of how the U.S. Postal Service has honored America’s national parks. 10 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

■ Artists featured in the exhibit “Sto-ries of Migration: Contemporary Artists” will discuss the inspiration for and cre-ation of their works. 11 a.m. to noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ Dr. David A. Kessler, former com-missioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will discuss his book “Capture: Unraveling the Mystery of Mental Suffering,” which examines the impulses that drive substance abuse, mass violence and suicide. 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Joan Quigley will discuss her book “Just Another Town: Mary Church Terrell and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Nation’s Capital,” about the octogenari-an activist whose battle to desegregate Jim Crow restaurants in D.C. paved the way for school integration nationwide. 2 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ George Washington University associate professor Margaret Soltan will present “Flying off into nothing: Poetry as Death,” the third of three lectures in a series on “A Seasonal Exploration of Poetry.” The discussion will feature Ger-ald Manley Hopkins’ “Spring and Fall” and Sylvia Plath’s “Berck-Plage.” 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ Artist Janet Echelman will discuss how she creates her woven pieces and how she was inspired by the architec-ture of the Renwick Gallery for “1.8,” a suspended net that surges across the Grand Salon in waves evoking a tsuna-mi. 2 to 3 p.m. Free. Second floor, Ren-wick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylva-nia Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Ondřej Schneider, senior econo-mist at the Institute of International Finance, will discuss “To Euro on Not to Euro: The Czech Republic’s Dilemma.” 2:30 to 4 p.m. $5 to $10 donation sug-gested; reservations required by April 14. Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW. czechdilemma.eventbrite.com.

■ Tony Hynes will discuss his memoir “The Son With Two Moms.” 3 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252.

■ The Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library’s History/Biography Book Club will discuss “The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II” by Denise Kiernan. 3:30 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. alexis.waide@dc.gov.

■ Antoine van Agtmael, senior advis-er at Garten Rothkopf, and Fred Bakker, former business journalist for a Dutch publication, will discuss their book “The Smartest Places on Earth: Why Rust-belts Are the Emerging Hotspots of Glob-al Innovation,” which contends former industrial hubs are poised to become the next “brainbelts.” 3:30 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Stephen O’Connor, writing teacher at Columbia University and Sarah Law-

rence College, will discuss his novel “Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings,” drawing on extensive research to imagine their relationship and weave it into the politics of the time. 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Festivals■ Events DC will present the Nation-

al Cherry Blossom Festival Parade with colorful balloons, elaborate floats, marching bands, celebrities and per-formers. 10 a.m. to noon. $20 for grand-stand seating; free to stand along the parade route. Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th streets NW. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/parade2016.

■ The 56th annual Sakuri Matsuri Japanese Street Festival will feature per-formances, cultural groups, vendors and food booths. 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. $10; free for ages 12 and younger. 1st and N streets SE. sakuramatsuri.org.

Films■ In honor of the National Cherry

Blossom Festival, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will join with the Freer and Sackler galleries to host a fes-tival of popular Japanese films — Keiichi Hara’s 2015 movie “Miss Hokusai,” at 1 p.m.; Goro Miyazaki’s 2011 movie “From Up on Poppy Hill,” at 3 p.m.; and Hiroyu-ki Okiura’s 2011 movie “A Letter to Momo,” at 5 p.m. Free. McEvoy Auditori-um, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ As part of a symposium on the film, television, radio and concert hall music of Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, the National Gallery of Art will present Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film “Psycho,” which features a musical score by Herrmann. A discussion with additional film clips will follow. 3 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitu-tion Avenue NW. 202-842-6799.

Games■ Tenley-Friendship Library’s new

monthly “Game On!” Event will feature a bevy of board games and video games for all ages — from Connect Four to Bat-tleship to Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U. 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. The program will also be held May 14, June 11, July 23 and Aug. 20.

Performances and readings■ As part of a symposium on com-

poser Bernard Herrmann, the National Gallery of Art will host a presentation of “Whitman,” a 1944 radio play about Walt Whitman that features Hermann’s music, followed by “The Music of Psy-cho,” a presentation on Hermann’s icon-ic musical score consisting solely of stringed instruments. 1 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-842-6799.

■ The Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Georgetown will perform “La Plaza Hoya: Fiestas de mi Pueblo (Hoya Square: Cel-ebrations of My Town).” A reception will follow. 4:30 p.m. Free. Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787.

■ The 2016 “Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Wit-ness” will feature readings by Domi-nique Christina, Martha Collins and Dawn Lundy Martin, at 4:30 p.m.; and

readings by Reginald Dwayne Betts, Nikky Finney and Ocean Vuong, at 8 p.m. Free. Grosvenor Auditorium, Nation-al Geographic, 1145 17th St. NW. splitthisrock.org.

■ New York City’s Jody Oberfelder Projects will perform “The Brain Piece,” which uses dance, music, sound, set and film to explore how the mind per-ceives the world. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m.

■ Stand-up comedian Jen Kirkman will present funny and cringe-worthy personal stories in celebration of her new book “I Know What I’m Doing and Other Lies I Tell Myself.” A reading and a Q&A will follow. 8 p.m. $20 to $25. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

■ “Chinese Menu” will feature an evening of improv with Terry Withers from the Upright Citizens Brigade and Patrick Gantz from the Richmond Come-dy Collective. 10 p.m. $10 to $12. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833.

Sale■ St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church will

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

Special events■ Tudor Place will present a Cherry

Blossom Tea and Garden Tour, featuring a traditional English tea and a guided garden tour to see sturdy trunks and fragile flowers. 10 a.m. to noon. $35 to $40; reservations required. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org.

■ The DC Beer Festival will feature spring seasonal beers plus food trucks, lawn games, DJs and more. Noon to 3 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. $40. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE.dcbeerfestival.com.

■ The U.S. Botanic Garden will host an open house for prospective volun-

teers. 1 to 5 p.m. Free. Conservatory West Gallery, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ “Obscura Day 2016: Twilight at Tudor Place” will feature a garden bash with music, drinks, merriment and self-guided tours in the immaculate Box Knot Garden (for ages 21 and older). 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. $35; reservations required. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org.

Sporting event■ D.C. United will play Toronto FC. 5

p.m. $20 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000.

Walk■ Washington Walks “Get Local!”

series will explore Rock Creek Cemetery, first established in 1719 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and later opened to the public as a burial ground and park after being landscaped in line with the Rural Cemetery Movement. 11 a.m. $15 to $20. Meet at the Rock Creek Ceme-tery visitor parking lot at 201 Allison St. NW. washingtonwalks.com.

Sunday, April 17

Children’s programs■ A park ranger will lead a planetari-

um program about the season’s bright-est stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

■ A park ranger will lead a planetari-um program on “Revolutionary Skies: Deflating Patriot Myths,” about the night sky during famous events of the Ameri-can Revolution (for ages 7 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Concerts■ Washington Per-

forming Arts will fea-ture Indian classical musician Zakir Hus-sain (shown) and Masters of Percus-sion. 1 p.m. $25 to $65. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The U.S. Marine Band’s Chamber Music Series, featuring selections influ-enced by composers’ faith, will highlight Olivier Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time,” which he composed as a World War II prisoner of war and performed for the first time in Stalag VIII-A. 2 p.m.

Free. John Philip Sousa Band Hall, Marine Barracks Annex, 7th and K streets SE. 202-433-4011.

■ The Georgetown University Concert Choir will perform works by Mozart and Fauré. 3 p.m. Free. Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, Georgetown Universi-ty, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787.

■ PostClassical Ensemble will per-form music by Bernard Herrmann at a concert presented in honor of “Three Centuries of American Prints From the National Gallery of Art.” 3:30 p.m. Free. West Building, West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The classically trained duo Orga-nized Rhythm, featuring organist Clive Driskell-Smith and percussionist Joseph Gramley, will present Holst’s “The Plan-ets” and other works written for this rare combination of instruments. 4 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-363-2209.

■ Taiwanese-American violinist Paul Huang (shown) will perform works by Vitali, Stravinsky, Pärt and Franck with pianist Jessica Xylina Osborne. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music.

■ Vandaveer and Dead Professional will perform. 8 p.m. $10 to $13. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Eric Fair will discuss his book

“Consequence: A Memoir,” which recounts his role as an interrogator in Iraq, chronicles its effect on him and questions the nation’s principles. 1 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecti-cut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Vidya Dehejia, professor of Indian art at Columbia University, will discuss “Portrait of a Queen: Patronage of Danc-ing Shiva, circa 941-1002” as part of a series of lectures on sacred bronzes in Chola, India. 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. A screening of the lec-ture will be presented Wednesday at noon in the East Building Auditorium.

■ Jonathan Chaves, professor of Chi-nese at George Washington University, will discuss “Immortals and Fishermen: Poetry, Painting, Calligraphy in the Wu

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Saturday, aPril 16■ Family program: Swedish con-temporary circus group Cirkus Cirkör will present trial sessions for participants to try juggling, acro-batics and tight-wire walking (for ages 5 and older). 3 to 5 p.m. Free. Upper Tier, Meridian Hill Park, 2330 15th St. NW. 202-467-2645.

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School.” 2 p.m. Free. Pavilion, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000.

■ The James Renwick Alliance Distin-guished Artist Series will present a talk by ceramicist Eric Serritella, who special-izes in trompe l’oeil works that reflect the natural world. 2 to 3 p.m. Free. Ren-wick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylva-nia Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Artist Cynthia Henebry will discuss her work “Mavis in the backseat,” fea-tured in the exhibition “The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today.” 3 p.m. Free. Meet at the exhibition entrance, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Authors Sarah Rafael Garcia, Heidi Andrea Restrepo Rhodes, Majda Gama and Raquel Gutiérrez will discuss their contributions to the anthology “Pariahs” and their experiences of exclusion from the writing industry based on gender, race and stereotypes. 3 to 4 p.m. Free. Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. 202-232-5483.

■ Ron Fournier, editor and senior columnist for the National Journal, will discuss his book “Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent’s Expecta-tions,” about the challenges of parent-ing a child with Asperger’s syndrome. 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Con-necticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Joel Kotkin, presidential fellow in urban futures at Chapman University, will discuss his book “The Human City: Urbanism for the Rest of Us,” which argues that cities could be more livable if they borrowed a few ideas from the suburbs, including family-focused and environmentally sound spaces. 6:30 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

■ Raji Sourani, director of the Pales-tinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza, and Shawan Jabarin, director of al-Haq in Ramallah, will discuss “Palestine: Human Rights and Humans Wronged.” 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW.

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■ “Sunday Movies at Middle C” will feature Irving Berlin’s 1950 musical “Annie Get Your Gun.” 2 p.m. Free. Mid-dle C Music, 4530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-244-7326.

■ In a preview of Monday’s perfor-mance of “KC Jukebox: New Voices, Old Muses,” Kennedy Center composer-in-residence Mason Bates and Chicago electric violist and DJ Dominic Johnson will present “Beats, the Bauhaus, and the Birth of Abstract Film,” a survey of animated 1920s shorts with a soundtrack composed and performed live by Johnson. 6 p.m. Free. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ National Theatre Live will present Shakespeare’s comedy “As You Like It,” featuring Rosalie Craig as Rosalind. 7:30 p.m. $20. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688.

Performances and readings■ The 2016 “Split This Rock Poetry

Festival: Poems of Provocation & Wit-ness” will feature readings by Amal Al-Jubouri, Rigoberto González and Linda Hogan. 11:30 a.m. Free. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1145 17th St. NW. splitthisrock.org.

■ “In Your Ear,” a monthly series of poetry readings and performances, will celebrate the anthology “What I Say: Innovative Poetry by Black Writers in America.” 3 p.m. $5; free for members. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. dcpoetry.com/iye.

■ Rose Metal Press will present a reading by Anthony Michael Morena, author of “The Voyager Record: A Trans-mission.” The event will also feature readings by authors Shaun Gannon, Reb Livingston and Rion Amilcar Scott. 6 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ “Sunday Kind of Love” will feature readings by emerging and established poets, followed by an open mic seg-ment. 5 to 7 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Special events■ To celebrate Earth Day and Arbor

Day, Tudor Place will kick off its annual sale of heirloom plants with free entry for picnicking on the grounds. Noon to 3 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org.

■ The Washington DC Jewish Com-munity Center and the Human Rights Campaign will host the National LGBTQ Rainbow Seder, dedicated to the theme of “The Hidden Hungry” and led by Can-tor Jason Kaufman of Beth El Hebrew Congregation. 3 to 7 p.m. $24 to $36; free for children and volunteers. Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. dcjcc.org/GLOE.

■ “Politics, Taxes — & All That Jazz” will be the theme of the Dupont Circle Village’s 2016 annual gala, which will feature the spirit and music of the Jazz Age, along with dinner and silent auc-tion. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $100. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-436-5252.

Walk■ A park ranger will lead a walk

through the Georgetown Waterfront Park and discuss how Georgetown went from an active port town to a vibrant community in the nation’s capital. 11 a.m. Free. Meet near the fountain at the Georgetown Waterfront Park, Wisconsin Avenue and K Street NW. 202-895-6070.

Monday, April 18

Children’s programs■ Children’s performer Mr. Banjo

Man will present “Rise + Rhyme,” a sto-rytelling and performance series for ages 5 and younger. 9:30 to 11 a.m. $5 per child. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

■ Author Jennifer Chambliss Bert-man will discuss her mystery “Book Scavenger,” about Emily, 12, who gets swept up in the aftermath of an attack on the publisher of an online book-searching game (for ages 9 to 13). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Classes and workshops■ Pianist and composer Abdullah

Ibrahim will conduct a workshop and Q&A for students from the Duke Elling-ton School for the Arts. 4 p.m. Free; tick-ets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jeffer-son Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

■ The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs will present a seminar on “The Regulatory Process for Starting a Small Business.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121.

Concerts■ The Embassy of Italy will present

Banda dell’Arma dei Carabinierias in “Protecting Our Heritage: A Musical Trib-ute,” which will feature the Carabinieri Corps Band in sharp uniforms and for-mal precision playing traditional march-es and classical music to honor those who lost their lives to protect Italian cul-tural heritage. 6 p.m. Free; tickets dis-tributed in the Hall of Nations beginning about an hour before the performance. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Vocal Arts DC will present soprano Julia Bullock (shown) and pianist Renate Rohlfing performing works by Fauré, Wolf, John Cage and Pierre Revel. 7 p.m. $50. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Kennedy Center composer-in-resi-dence Mason Bates will present “KC Jukebox: New Voices, Old Muses,” fea-turing large-scale vocal works by Donna-cha Dennehy and Anna Clyne. 8 p.m. $20. Atrium, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Larkin Poe will present a CD release concert on a double bill with Cara Kelly and the Tell Tale. 8 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ In honor of World Heritage Day, a

symposium will report on efforts to doc-ument, protect and preserve cultural heritage sites in the Near East. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn

Museum and Sculpture Garden, 7th Street and Independence Avenue SW. tinyurl.com/HeritageSymposiumRing.

■ As part of the Healthy Aging Forum sponsored by Northwest Neighbors Vil-lage and Washington Hebrew Congrega-tion, author and clinical psychologist Mindy Greenstein will discuss her book “Lighter As We Go: Virtues, Character Strengths and Aging,” about aging well and remaining engaged in the community. The event will also feature workshops on topics such as “Creative Aging,” “De-cluttering and Home Safety” and “Intimacy & Sex.” 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $20, which includes lunch; registration required. Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW. 202-777-3435.

■ The Ward Circle Chapter of AARP will host a talk by Iona Senior Services executive director Sally White on her group’s work. 12:30 p.m. Free. Metro-politan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-363-4900.

■ Hanan Ashrawi, member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Executive Committee and Palestinian Legislative Council, will discuss “Reflec-tions on Palestinian Politics and Soci-ety.” 12:30 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. thejerusalemfund.org.

■ Architect Frank Gehry and architec-ture critic Paul Goldberger will discuss Goldberger’s book “Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry” in a conversa-tion moderated by Harry Cooper, curator and head of the National Gallery of Art’s modern art department. 1 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gal-lery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ “Freedom in the 21st Century: A Conversation on Social Justice and Washington, DC” will feature Georgetown University’s four recent Legacy of a Dream awardees — Mary Brown, George Jones, Lecester Johnson and Nakeisha Neal Jones. 3 to 5:30 p.m. Free. Riggs Library, Healy Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ The Richard W. Blackburn Endowed Lecture on Civility and Integrity will feature a talk on “Can Civility Sur-vive? Lessons From Private Business and Public Life” by Thomas F. McLarty III, chairman of McLarty Associates and McLarty Cos. and an adviser to Presi-dents Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington Universi-ty, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-3746.

■ Jack Shenker, former Egypt corre-spondent for the Guardian, will discuss his book “The Egyptians: A Radical Story.” 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

■ VICE weed columnist and former High Times editor David Bienenstock will discuss his book “How to Smoke Pot (Properly),” which features cannabis tips, customs and history. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Constitutional scholar Linda R. Monk, author of “The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitu-tion,” will discuss “Why James Madison Changed His Mind: The Birth of the Bill

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Sunday, aPril 17■ Discussion: Author and NPR broadcaster Scott Simon (shown)will discuss his memoir “Unforget-table: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime,” and publi-cist and photographer Maureen Schulman will discuss her cook-book “The Eli’s Cheesecake Cook-book.” The event will culminate with a cheesecake tasting (of a fla-vor created for Simon’s daughters and discussed in his memoir) and a hands-on decoration demonstra-tion. 5 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

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of Rights.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. Warner Bros. Theater, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030.

■ University of Hawaii geobiologist Hope Jahren will discuss her memoir “Lab Girl,” which recounts how she over-turned stereotypes of women in science to win three Fulbright awards and fea-tures vivid accounts of the plants she has studied from the Arctic to the Pacif-ic. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ “Feeder’s Advisory: A Book Club for Those Who Love Food” will discuss “Burma: Rivers of Flavor” by Naomi Duguid. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. dclibrary.org/node/52419.

■ The Rev. Gary Hall will lead a dis-cussion of “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout as part of the monthly “Fiction Fun!” series. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Washington National Cathe-dral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin ave-nues NW. registrations@cathedral.org.

■ Wayne Pacelle (shown), president of the Humane Society of the United States, will discuss his book “The Humane Economy: How Innovators and Enlightened Consum-ers Are Transforming the Lives of Animals,” which surveys the his-tory and economics of animal exploita-tion and argues that systemic shifts can promote both animal and human well-being. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker will join the conversation. 7 p.m. $5 to $35. Sidwell Friends School, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films

■ Producer Barr Weissman will pres-ent his 1988 documentary “A View From the Street: The Art of Lily Spandorf” and discuss how he worked to win the local watercolorist’s confidence in order to make a film about her. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ “Marvelous Movie Mondays” will feature the 1962 film “To Kill a Mocking-bird,” starring Gregory Peck. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Meeting Room, Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ The D.C. Department of Energy and Environment and National Geo-graphic will present “The Birds & the Bees,” an evening of short environmen-tal films and discussions. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free; registration required. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1145 17th St. NW. birdsandbees.splashthat.com.

Performances and readings■ Writer and literary activist E.

Ethelbert Miller will read from his new publication, “The Collected Poems of E. Ethelbert Miller.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Room 316, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1211.

■ Laugh Index Theatre will present “Improv Wars,” a friendly competition among area improv troupes with audi-ence members voting for the winners. 7:30 p.m. $8 to $10. DC Arts Center,

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Special event■ Journalist Simran Sethi will cele-

brate the release of her book “Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love,” with a chocolate tasting by Ben Rasmussen of Potomac Chocolates and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Ristorante i Ricchi, 1220 19th St. NW. goldentriangle.com.

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share the story of “Spot, the Cat,” his wordless book featuring black-and-white illustrations and “seek-and-find” ele-ments that recount the tale of a cat on an adventure and a boy who looks for him (for ages 4 through 7). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecti-cut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Classes and workshops■ “Food for Life: The Power of Food

for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment and Pre-vention,” a six-week plant-based cooking and nutrition course, will open with an introductory lecture by Barnard Medical Center clinicians. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; res-ervations required. Suite 400, Barnard Medical Center, 5100 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-537-7314. The course will con-tinue through May 17.

■ ArtJamz will present a guided “Landscape Lovers” art class. 7 to 9 p.m. $32 to $35. ArtJamz Dupont Studio, 1728 Connecticut Ave. NW. artjamzdc.com.

Concerts■ As part of the Tuesday Concert

Series, pianist Martin Labazevitch will perform Mussorgsky’s monumental “Pic-tures at an Exhibition.” 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635.

■ Gunston Middle School Jazz Band from Arlington County, Va., and West Springfield High School Jazz Guitar Combo of Fairfax County, Va., will per-form as part of “Music in Our Schools Month.” 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The 37th Young Concert Artists Series will feature Ziyu Shen on viola and Jessica Osborne on piano perform-ing works by Brahms, Clarke, Prokofiev, Guan and Brahms. 7 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Pianist Alexei Kornienko will per-form works by Bach, Brahms and Schubert, as well as the American pre-miere of Gabriele Proy’s piano piece “Kigen.” 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org.

■ 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■ Clyde Prestowitz, founder and

head of the Economic Strategy Institute, will discuss his book “Japan Restored,” about how the country is likely to re-establish its regional dominance and economic prominence. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

■ The Osher Lifelong Learning Insti-tute at American University will present a talk by Robert Hitlin, who has taught political science at American and Georgetown universities and has 45 years of experience conducting surveys, on “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Presidential Polls But Were Afraid to Ask.” 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Free. Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-895-4860.

■ The “Books That Shaped America” series will feature a discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gats-by,” led by Marianne Noble, associate professor of literature at American Uni-versity. 1 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Training and Events Room, Bender Library, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3847.

■ U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez will discuss “Playing the Long Game: Creating Shared Prosperity Through Conscious Capitalism.” 1 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required by April 15. Formal Lounge, Copley Hall, George-town University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ Coventry University professor Heaven Crawley will discuss a research project underway in Malta, Italy, Greece and Turkey exploring the experiences of migrants crossing the Mediterranean. 2 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Herman Room, Heal-ey Family Student Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ Carl P. Borick, director of the Charleston Museum and author of “Relieve us of this Burthen: American Prisoners of War in the Revolutionary South,” will discuss the fates of nearly 6,000 men captured during the Siege of Charleston in 1780 and the role they played in the British failure in the South during the Revolutionary War. 6 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. societyofthecincinnati.org.

■ A panel discussion to benefit Lumi-na Studio Theatre will focus on labor and climate issues and how they inter-sect with art. Sarita Gupta of Jobs With Justice, Mike Tidwell of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and David Min-ton of Lumina Studio Theatre will partici-pate, with Maryland State Sen. Jamie

Raskin as moderator. 6 to 8 p.m. $5 to $15. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

■ Novelist Bill Beverly will discuss his book “Dodgers,” which tells the story of the coming of age of a young Los Ange-les gang member sent to the Midwest to kill a witness. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramer-books & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Syrian commentator Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami, a founding member of the Tahrir-ICN network, will discuss their book “Burning Country: Syrians In Revolution and War,” which weaves together analysis and firsthand accounts from Syrian freedom fighters, exiles and human rights activists. 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Historian Ralph Nurnberger will discuss “Superman: American Golem, The Jewish Origins of the Man of Steel.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Author Adina Hoffman, a resident of Jerusalem for two decades, will dis-cuss her book “Till We Have Built Jerusa-lem: Architects of a New City,” a portrait

of modern Jerusalem that focuses on the contributions of architects Erich Mendelsohn, Austen St. Barbe Harrison and Spyro Houris. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The 2016 Henry Mitchell Lecture will feature a talk on “Making Our Gar-dens Resilient, Beau-tiful, and Good for the Potomac Water-shed” by Carla Ellern, a LEED-certified land-scape architect at the Montgomery County Environmental Protec-tion Department. 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ Jewish Lit Live will present a book talk by essayist and literary critic Phyllis Rose, author of “The Shelf: From LEQ to LES: Adventures in Extreme Reading.” 7 p.m. Free. Marvin Center, George Wash-ington University, 800 21st St. NW. 202-994-7470.

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Tuesday, aPril 19■ Workshop: Career coach Alison Cardy will present a workshop based on her newly published book “Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career.” 6 to 8 p.m. $11.54; reservations required. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. busboysandpoets.com.

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A city-friendly sports car is hard to come by. Today’s performance machines are often built to reach high limits for speed, acceleration and han-

dling on a racetrack — but often fail to deliver true driving pleasure when you’re unable to approach those limits. The Mazda MX-5 Miata has always bucked that trend, and the all-new 2016 model further refines its mission of providing sublime driving pleasure wher-ever you’re motoring. It’s also affordable for a con-vertible, priced from $25,750; the tested model, priced at $31,015, adds niceties like leather seats and a navigation system. The first indication that the Miata is different from other modern sporty cars is its engine: a 2.0-liter four-cylinder with 155 horsepower. That’s only mid-pack among compact economy cars, and you can buy souped-up small hatchbacks, like the 252-horsepower Ford Focus ST, for less than this Mazda. Still, the relatively small engine means you can actually put your foot down sometimes even in the midst of a crowded, speed-camera-monitored city. Especially with the standard six-speed manual trans-mission, driving enthusiasts can get simple thrills while just keeping up with traffic away from a stop-light, without risk to other road users or to their own driver’s licenses. (A six-speed automatic is also offered.) To be clear, the MX-5 Miata isn’t a slow car by most reasonable standards. It’s a petite, ultra-light two-seater weighing just 2,332 pounds, which is roughly 25 percent less than a Honda Civic, or even

a Porsche Boxster. With less weight to lug around, Mazda doesn’t need a huge engine to deliver lively acceleration. It also delivers economical fuel econo-my, rated at 30 miles per gallon in mixed conditions by the Environmental Protection Agency. The engine isn’t the main focus of the MX-5 Miata anyway. The car’s lightness also helps it achieve delightfully responsive handling. Quick steering makes the car feel playful in routine com-muting, while many performance cars feel more dis-tant until you’re exceeding the legal speed limits of any public street. The 2016 redesign brought fresh styling — it’s more aggressive, less bubbly than other Miatas of the last 25 years. It also brought modern interior decor and electronics, along with a minimalist dash-board layout that suits the car well, plus slightly more interior space. The excellent fuel economy rat-ings are also a new upgrade. Keep in mind that it isn’t a convertible designed for relaxing, open-top cruising — it’s a sports car. The ride quality isn’t terrible, but it’s hardly cushy; you’ll want to be careful on potholed streets. There’s no rear seat, and only a modest trunk. The cup holders are removable pieces of plastic trim. You sit especially low, which makes for more awk-ward entry and egress than you’d find in something like a drop-top Mini Cooper or Audi A3. Tall or portly folks risk not fitting at all. But if you do fit, this fun-yet-attainable Mazda could, in turn, fit nicely into your life as a spare car that doesn’t have to be reserved for the weekends.

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clean, which decreases their lifes-pan and also rider satisfaction. The second audit, a follow-up conducted in January 2016, found a marked improvement — an average of nine defects, including 0.5 critical safety flaws, on 22 buses inspected. The audit notes that part of the improvement comes from including fewer older buses in the January sample, but points to improvement practices that led to the changes. “However, although the improvements could be consid-ered impressive, a closer look at the day to day operations records reveals that an average of 15-20 buses are consistently down on any given day for repairs,” the January audit adds. “This number of buses down and unavailable for service … still highlights needs for additional improvements to the fleet conditions.” The DC Circulator buses are managed by the firm First Transit, and the city pays the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Author-ity $750,000 per year to oversee the contract. Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh, chair of the transportation committee, faulted all three layers. “You weren’t watching WMATA, and WMATA wasn’t watching First Transit,” she told Dormsjo. “How much oversight does it take to say, ‘The buses are dirty; clean the buses.’” She also faulted the Transportation Depart-ment for not immediately sharing the audits’ findings publicly. Added Ward 2 Council mem-ber Jack Evans: “I don’t want the Circulator to end up being Metro, where we ignore it and pretend it’s going to be OK, and all of a sud-den it just blows up on us.” “This isn’t an abstract discus-sion,” Evans continued. “Would you put your child on that Circula-tor bus, knowing what you know?” Dormsjo said all specific safety defects identified on audited buses were quickly addressed. Also, there are now three maintenance bays for Circulator buses, rather than two, and there’s additional dedicated maintenance staff. A third audit will be conducted next month to ensure continued progress, he said, and the agency is also working to improve its con-tracts with Metro and First Transit to allow greater transparency. But an ongoing problem has been a lack of a proper Circulator facility with covered storage and six maintenance bays for the fleet’s 67 buses, Dormsjo said. Not only does it hamper opera-tions, but it means that prospec-tive contractors for Circulator’s management must already have

their own facilities to compete; First Transit, he said, was the only such bidder. The department has struggled to identify funding and even a location for such a facility. “We’re trying aggressively right now,” said Dormsjo. “But siting a bus garage is a difficult project. There aren’t many people waving furiously to have us bring

buses into their backyard.” The lack of the maintenance facility is the leading argument against adding or extending lines, he said: “We certainly can’t con-template expansion if we have a maintenance facility that only sup-plies 50 percent of our needs.” And regarding an extension of the Georgetown line up Wisconsin Avenue NW to the National Cathedral, Dormsjo said the change would duplicate existing Metrobus service and likely hurt the Circulator’s reliability. The announcement prompted rebukes from council members who had expected Circulator ser-vice for their constituents. “That’s a surprise, and I think it’s going to be a surprise to the people in Glover Park and Cathedral Heights,” Cheh said of the Wis-consin line. Meanwhile, Ward 6 member Charles Allen said he’s counting on the Circulator to serve the area around the D.C. United stadium due in 2018 at Buzzard Point. “This is a commitment that we made as a city — this is part of legislation that we have passed. We don’t have an option to not do it,” Allen said. “We’ve got two years, but I’m not seeing any steps now, and that gives me concern.” The hearing also aired con-cerns about Circulator employees’ pay, which employees testified trails their counterparts at Metro-bus, decreasing job satisfaction and retention rates. At the hearing Dormsjo also restated his agency’s commitment to expanding the District’s H Street NE streetcar line east to the Benning Road Metro station and west to Georgetown. A planning meeting next month will likely showcase a new alternative for the Georgetown line, he said.

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■ Derek Hyra, associate professor at American University, and Sabiyha Prince, researcher and data analyst at the Ana-costia Community Museum, will discuss their book “Capital Dilemma: Growth and Inequality in Washington, DC,” fea-turing an interdisciplinary look at the dynamics that have influenced the city’s contemporary economic advancement. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations request-ed. Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. 202-232-5483.

■ Co-editors Cathy Alter and David Singleton will discuss their book “CRUSH: Writers Reflect on Love, Long-ing and the Lasting Power of Their First Celebrity Crush” in conversation with contributor Michelle Brafman. 7 p.m. $15 to $35. Sixth & I Historic Syna-gogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

■ The Palisades Book Club will dis-cuss “Good Poems” by Garrison Keillor. 7:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

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aganza will feature “The Shawshank Redemption.” 2:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

■ The “Film and Beer” series will fea-ture Josef Gruss’ 1948 film “The Stone Table Inn.” 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Bistro Bohem, 600 Florida Ave. NW. bistrobohem@gmail.com.

■ The Washington DC Jewish Com-munity Center will present Rani Sa’ar’s 2014 documentary “Sabena Hijacking,” about the human, military and political drama that unfolded inside and outside of the plane hijacked in May 1972 by the Palestinian organization Black Sep-tember. 7:30 to 9 p.m. $13.50. Wash-ington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

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Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, George Washington University, 500 17th St. NW. 202-994-0229.

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■ ArtJamz and The Graham George-town will present a pop-up art class for attendees to create an original work of art inspired by the view from the hotel’s rooftop lounge. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. $33 to $38. Observatory Rooftop Lounge, The Graham Georgetown, 1055 Thomas Jef-ferson St. NW. artjamzdc.com.

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■ Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class. 7:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

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Orchestra of Howard County, Md., and Woodbridge Senior High School’s Vike-tones of Prince William County, Va., will perform as part of “Music in Our Schools Month.” 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Fortas Chamber Music Con-certs will feature the Grammy-winning Takács Quartet performing works by Dvorák, Webern and Beethoven. 7 p.m.

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■ Musicians Friedrich Kleinhapl and Andreas Woyke will perform works by Brahms, Beethoven, Bruch, Webern, Piazzolla, Mendelssohn and Gulda. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 Interna-tional Court NW. acfdc.org.

■ Singer-songwriter Aaron Parnell Brown will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ Washington Performing Arts will present the Brad Mehldau Trio in con-cert. 8 p.m. $47. Sixth & I Historic Syna-gogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

■ Better Off Dead will present “420 Jam.” 8 p.m. $12 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

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■ Seán Brady, chair of the Depart-ment of Entomology at the National Museum of Natural History, will discuss Jennifer Angus’ artwork “In the Midnight Garden.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Meet at the first-floor information desk at the Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and Penn-sylvania Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

■ “DC’s Historic Sites: Welcome to Northeast,” a six-session lecture series, will feature a talk on Union Market by Tiffany Branum, a human geographer, market vendor and author of “Union Market: A Story of People and Food in a Changing Place.” Noon to 1:30 p.m. $20 to $30. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jef-ferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Georgetown University’s Leader-ship & Advocacy for Women in Africa Fel-lowship Program will host a briefing on “Women’s Human Rights in Africa,” fea-turing presentations by the 2015-16 fel-lows. 3 to 4:30 p.m. Free. Room 701, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ Witold Beres and Krzysztof Burnet-ko will discuss their book “Marek Edel-man: Being On the Right Side,” the first biography of the hero of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, renowned physician and defender of human rights. 6 p.m. Free. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. 202-785-2320.

■ A book launch for “Inside Cam-paigns: Elections Through the Eyes of Political Professionals” will feature

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■ Author, hitchhiker, Arctic backcoun-try ranger and Alaska tour guide Ken Ilgunas will discuss his book “Trespass-ing Across America: One Man’s Epic, Never-Been-Done-Before (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland,” in which he chronicles his hike of the 1,500 miles the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline would have run, and another 1,700 miles to the Texas Gulf Coast. 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

■ Author Nathalia Holt will discuss her book “Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon To Mars,” which tells the history of a specialized team of women mathematicians who, in the early decades of the Jet Propulsion Laborato-ry, figured velocities, plotted trajectories and helped develop rocket design. 6:30 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

■ “Your Sweetheart: Diabetes” will feature a talk by Suburban Hospital endocrinologist Mihail Zilbermint on the risks for diabetic patients and how to improve cardiovascular health. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required by April 15. Conference Room 2, Sibley Medical Office Building, 5215 Lough-boro Road NW. 202-537-4145.

■ Historians Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf, authors of “‘Most Blessed of the Patriarchs’: Thomas Jef-ferson and the Empire of the Imagina-tion,” will discuss “Beyond the Jefferson Enigma.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Veteran Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter William Geroux will discuss his book “The Mathews Men: Seven Broth-ers and the War Against Hitler’s U-Boats,” about seven Merchant Marines, all sons from one Mathews County, Va., family, who hunted U-Boats from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean and the Barents Sea. 7 p.m. Free. Poli-tics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Writer, speaker and activist Susan Silverman will discuss her book “Casting Lots: Creating a Family in a Beautiful, Broken World,” a memoir in which she recounts raising spirited daughters and adopting two Ethiopian boys. 7 p.m. Free. Children & Teens Department, Poli-tics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The D.C. Public Library’s “Books & Bars” modern-day book club will discuss “If Beale Street Could Talk” by James Baldwin. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Gordon Biersch Brewery, 900 F St. NW. kari.mitchell@dc.gov.

■ Christopher Elenstar, horticulturist at Brookside Gardens, will discuss the proper method for pruning woody plants at a talk presented by the Takoma Horti-cultural Club. 7:30 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7764.

Films■ As part of the fifth annual V4 Film

Series, the Embassy of the Czech Republic will present a screening of Petr Václav’s 2014 movie “The Way Out,” about a Romani couple trying to live a normal life in a community obscured by prejudice. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of the Czech Repub-lic, 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW. v4screening.eventbrite.com.

■ George Washington University will host a screening of Seth Kramer and Daniel A. Miller’s documentary “The Anthropologist,” about an American teenager who travels alongside her month, an anthropologist studying the impact of climate change on indigenous communities. A discussion with Susan Crate, the anthropologist featured in the film, will follow. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Amphitheater, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. 202-994-8747.

■ The French Cinémathèque series will feature Denis Dercourt’s 2015 movie “In Harmony.” 8 p.m. $6.75 to $12. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performances and readings■ Local poets Barrett Warner and

Donald Illich will read from their work. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ Press Play’s “Hump Days” will fea-ture improv by Dudes on Dudes, Cake Bagel, and John Watkins and Porter Ryan of Bloody Onions. 7:30 p.m. $8 to $12. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. pressplaydcac.bpt.me.

Special event■ MedStar National Rehabilitation

Network will host its 30th anniversary Victory Awards Gala, featuring a seated dinner and recognition of honorees for their courage in facing the challenges of overcoming disabilities. This year’s award winners include RJ Mitte, actor from the AMC-TV show “Breaking Bad”; Bensten Schone, a 7-year-old former pediatric patient; and Mark French, D.C. businessman. 6 p.m. $500. Mellon Audi-torium, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW. 202-877-1784.

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