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Gray eyes comebackFormer mayor seeks road to redemption in retaking Ward 7 seat on D.C. Council / Page 6

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EVENTS

‘I Am the Mouth’Hirshhorn exhibition ‘Suspended Animation’ brings together six digital artists / Page 17

Brian Kapur/The CurrentThe George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum hosted “Arts for Families: Chinese New Year Celebration” Saturday to ring in the Year of the Monkey. The event featured a fashion show, a calligraphy demonstration and a dragon puppet-making activity.

MIRROR, MIRROR

By MARK LIEBERMANCurrent Staff Writer

American University’s new Washington College of Law campus at Tenley Circle opened to students and faculty for the first day of a new semester on Jan. 11. With minimal promotion or fanfare, the campus’ new Pence Law Library opened eight days earlier. At 10 a.m. that day, numerous students were already making use of the library facilities, according to director of collection operations John Smith. “The tables hadn’t even been wired at that point,” he said.

Students were in a rush to take advantage of the brand-new facilities at their disposal after years of struggling with the tight quarters at the law school’s old Spring Valley location at 4801 Massachusetts Ave. NW. American University still owns that building and plans to use it for administrative purposes going forward, accord-

ing to law school spokesperson Franki Fitterer. But the new campus, which The Current

toured during a presentation to the media on Thursday, offers a wider range of classroom facilities, a full-service dining hall and more

office space, in addition to more modern and sleek surroundings. The new location at 4200 Nebraska Ave. NW also sits just a block from the Tenleytown Metro station, so transit users won’t need to take a university shuttle to get there.

The school will celebrate its first semester at Tenley Campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremo-ny on Friday at 2 p.m. in the Claudio Grossman Conference Hall, featuring Mayor Muriel Bowser and Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The eight-and-a-half-acre campus includes three main buildings totaling 312,000 square feet: Capital Hall, with administrative offices and study space; the Warren Building, the school’s center for research and technology with the library and other academic and office spaces; and the Yuma Building, the main home for classrooms and faculty offices. The campus

American University set to cut ribbon on Tenley law school

Photo courtesy of Maria MikeyThe long-planned project brings law students to modern facilities close to a Metro station.

By MARK LIEBERMANCurrent Staff Writer

An overnight demolition per-mit for the former Washington Post complex was thrown out yes-terday, with an administrative judge ruling that there was no convincing justification for exceeding normal construction hours for 90 days. The permit had allowed con-struction crews to work on the demolition of 1150 15th St. NW for 24 hours a day from Jan. 18 to April 18, excluding Sundays and holidays. The Department of Con-sumer and Regulatory Affairs issued the permit in December and modified it twice, with the latest version allowing for noise of up to 80 decibels. Residential neighbors challenged the decision at a con-tentious hearing Jan. 29, com-plaining about the impacts of late-night noise and other disruptions. Judge Paul Handy from D.C.’s Office of Administrative Hearings determined that the 90-day permit violates D.C. code, which limits

permits for temporary exemptions from noise regulations to 45 days. In his written verdict, Handy concludes that regulatory agency officials at the hearing did not adequately explain why they dou-bled the legal duration. According to the ruling, when Handy asked about the issue, the agency’s Clar-ence Whitescarver replied, “That’s a good question.” Residents at the residential cooperative The Presidential have been agitating for weeks about the disruption the project would cause to their sleep less than 500 feet away from the construction zone. The co-op’s board hired lawyers Douglas Fierberg and Doug

■ Development: Neighbors fear results of narrow rulingBy MARK LIEBERMAN

Current Staff Writer

Mayor Muriel Bowser set in motion the next phase of her plan to close the D.C. General Family Shelter yesterday, announcing the locations for new homeless shel-ters that she intends to open across the city in each ward.

In Northwest, the planned loca-tions are at 2105-07 10th St. NW around the U Street corridor (Ward 1); 810 5th St. NW in Gallery Place (Ward 2); 2619 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Massachusetts Ave-nue Heights (Ward 3); and 5505 5th St. NW in Brightwood Park (Ward 4).

The D.C. Council will review proposed legislation to commence the $22 million project beginning this Thursday. At a breakfast meet-ing in the Wilson Building yester-day, nearly every council member announced support for the may-or’s plans, including Ward 3 mem-ber Mary Cheh.

“People are eager to embrace this,” Cheh said. “I know I am.”

The mayor’s office will host ward-by-ward community meet-ings tomorrow to start discussion about the locations for the new shelters. Community dialogues will focus on “good neighbor” principles including maintenance of property, community safety, codes of conduct, communication and mutual respect.

Once these eight shelters — together providing 271 replace-ment units for families, 29 apart-ments for families and 213 beds for women citywide — are com-plete, the mayor said, the city’s homeless population will no lon-ger require the services of D.C. General at 1900 Massachusetts Ave. SE, long considered an inad-equate resource for the city’s widespread homeless residents.

That overcrowded shelter cur-rently houses more than 200 fami-lies with 400 children, and the city spends $55,000 per D.C. General unit per year, for a total annual

Mayor unveils sites for new family shelters

Judge tosses demolition permit for old Post site

Brian Kapur/The CurrentThe project team says delays on demolition would prove costly.

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also includes five mock court-rooms, a large outdoor courtyard, more than 800 seats in the library and more than 200 seats in the din-

ing hall.Washington College of Law

dean Claudio Grossman, who is stepping down later this year after more than 21 years in the position, told reporters that the new campus far exceeds the expectations he’d developed since the project was first discussed in 2008. He said the hardest part of the near-decade in between was enduring long delays. “When you see this, it’s worth it,” Grossman said.

Despite his satisfaction with the new facility, Grossman said he has no plans to change his mind about exiting his position. While he’ll remain a full-time professor at the school, Grossman said he’s ready to let someone new take on the task of leading the law school into a new era.

The conference hall in the Yuma Building named after the longtime dean hosts one of the campus’s rarest features: a state-of-the-art, soundproof divider that emerges from the ceiling to split the cavernous room into two sepa-rate spaces of equal size. During Thursday’s tour, the hall was set up for an externship fair with more than 130 employers. Architect Tom Butcavage of the Smith Group declined to provide an exact figure for the cost of the

divider, but he admitted it was expensive.

Due to the incline on the cam-pus, features like the Commons study space technically lie below ground. But the bright lighting and ease of access via stairs and eleva-tors compensates for the lack of natural light, Butcavage said.

Associate dean for library and information resources Billie Jo Kaufman said the building was designed with an eye toward the latest trends in law academia — collaborative and experiential learning, a departure from the old days of cutthroat competition and individualized schooling. “We wanted a building that was all about students,” Kaufman said.

Butcavage called the Tenley-town campus a “high point” both literally and figuratively, and pointed to the connected nature of the campus as an intentional design feature.

The National Register historic site was formerly home to the Catholic girls’ school Immaculata Seminary, before American Uni-versity purchased the parcel as a satellite campus in 1987.

The new law school campus is as much an upgrade for staff as it for students. Fitterer, the spokes-

MPD assistant chief named U.S. marshal President Barack Obama has nominated Patrick Burke, an assistant chief in the Metropolitan Police Department, to serve as U.S. marshal for the District of Columbia. Announcing the nomination last week, D.C. Del Eleanor Holmes Norton noted that she had recommended Burke for the position, which is responsible for enforcing federal law throughout the District. Burke’s nomination heads next to the U.S. Senate, according to Norton’s release. Burke, a Palisades resident, has worked for the D.C. police force for over 25 years, including the past five as assistant chief for the Strategic Services Bureau. From 2007 to 2011, he served as the first-ever assistant chief for the Homeland Security Bureau. Earlier in his career, as a lieuten-ant, Burke headed the George-town police service area in the department’s 2nd District. “Throughout his career, Assis-tant Chief Burke has forged valu-able relationships with local and federal law enforcement agencies that will serve the District very well,” Norton says in the release.

Sibley breast center earns recognition The Sullivan Breast Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital has earned recognition as a “breast

imaging center of excellence” from the American College of Radiology. The designation is awarded to breast imaging centers with the college’s accreditation in mam-mography, stereotactic breast biopsy and breast ultrasound, according to a news release. Board-certified physicians and other medical experts used peer-review evaluations to determine that Sibley has achieved high-practice standards in equipment, personnel, quality control and other measures, the release says.

Takoma hosts 30th annual swim meet The 30th annual Black History Invitational Swim Meet will take place in the District this weekend, with more than 1,000 young ath-letes from the region and afar in the three-day competition. The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation is hosting the national event, which the agency says is known as “premier minor-ity swim competition in the Unit-ed States and in the world,” with swimmers ages 5 through 18 competing in events such as free-style, butterfly and relay. Since the parks agency’s staff will be assisting with the meet, most D.C. aquatic centers will be closed from Friday through Mon-day — with Monday’s closure accounting for the Presidents Day holiday. As the official host site for the

Black History swim meet, the Takoma Aquatic Center at 300 Van Buren St. NW will experi-ence a longer closure, from noon Thursday through Tuesday. All other D.C. aquatic centers will reopen on Tuesday. Only Wilson Aquatic Center (4551 Fort Drive NW) and Barry Farm Aquatic Center (1230 Sum-ner Road SE) will be open during normal operating hours from Fri-day through Sunday — for public swim only, with no classes held. More information about the national swim meet and its sched-ule of events is available at tinyurl.com/dpr-blackhistorymeet.

Corrections The Feb. 3 article “Arrests yield call for Wilson safety focus” misstated two comments attribut-ed to Kim Bayliss, president of Wilson High School’s Parent Teacher Student Organization (not the Parent Teacher Student Association). She has heard about behavior incidents at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, not School Without Walls, and the possible meeting of her organiza-tion would address concerns from other parents who aren’t satisfied with the level of the communica-tion, rather than a specific response from her or her mem-bers. The Current regrets the errors. As a matter of policy, The Cur-rent corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the manag-ing editor at 202-567-2011.

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Wednesday, Feb. 10 The D.C. State Board of Education will hold a town hall meeting for D.C. students to learn about and discuss recently released health education stan-dards. The meeting will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on the 11th floor of One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. Thursday, Feb. 11 D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office will hold concurrent community meet-ings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in each of the city’s eight wards to discuss planned locations for the short-term family housing facilities intended to replace the D.C. General family shelter. Meetings in Northwest will be held at the Antho-ny Bowen YMCA, 1325 W St. NW (Ward 1); One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW (Ward 2); Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebras-ka Ave. NW (Ward 3); and Paul Public Charter School, 5800 8th St. NW (Ward 4).■ The D.C. State Board of Education will hold a town hall meeting on recently released health education standards for D.C. students. Board president Jack Jacobson will host the meeting and discuss the standards’ attention to bully-ing and gun safety. The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. Saturday, Feb. 13 Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd will hold Ward 4 office hours from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the 4th District Police Headquarters, 6001 Georgia Ave. NW. For details, call Jordan Bailey at 202-724-8052. Tuesday, Feb. 16 The Crestwood Citizens Association will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. at 1761 Crestwood Drive NW. Discussion items will include pertinent neigh-borhood issues such as dogs, crime and aging-in-place initiatives. Wednesday, Feb. 17 The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold a “Community Dialogue” with Mayor Muriel Bowser. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW.■ Citywide Neighborhood Watch trainer Samantha Nolan will present a Crime Prevention/Neighborhood Watch Training session in conjunction with the 16th Street Neighborhood Association. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Simpson-Hamline United Methodist Church, 4501 16th St. NW.

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Melcher in December to argue that the permit was issued illegally. In an interview after Tuesday’s verdict, Presidential co-op board president Mike Fasano said he wanted to reserve full comment until he has time to process the entire document. In the meantime, he said he’s troubled by the appar-ent emphasis on a technical breach of protocol rather than the larger substantive issues he has been raising. Handy’s ruling does not prevent the regulatory affairs agency from re-submitting a new temporary exemption permit for the same project, provided the new permit is issued legally. “To make the standard for such decisions mere consideration of public health and safety would essentially gut the regulation,” Fasano said. “It would allow DCRA to issue permits for after-hours demolition in virtually every instance.” Officials from the regulatory agency were unavailable for com-ment by The Current’s deadline. D.C. code prohibits issuance of nighttime construction permits in residential zones like this one except where nighttime work is justified to ensure public safety. It also stipulates that nighttime con-struction permits must be pub-lished in the D.C. Register and posted at the construction site for at least four days before work begins. In the verdict, Handy points out that although the notice was posted appropriately, it was not published in the D.C. Register. The Jan. 29 hearing stretched for nearly five hours, with three parties — lawyers representing the

D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, the site developer Carr Properties and the Presidential — making oral argu-ments and questioning witnesses. The most recent update to the permit came just a couple days before the hearing, with the regu-latory agency adding language that justified the exemption as an attempt to minimize disturbance. Melcher, the Presidential’s attor-ney, argued that the statute calls for careful consideration of eight

factors including location, time of day and nature of the work. “[The wording on the permit] just doesn’t cut it,” Melcher said. “That’s a throwaway statement that doesn’t show that this agency went through the process of con-sidering the eight factors described in this statute.” Attorney Paul Kiernan, speak-ing on behalf of developer Carr Properties, countered that his cli-ent engaged in a lengthy and com-plex review process before con-cluding that nighttime work would be necessary. Daytime-only con-struction would double the length of the project and have a negative impact on the neighborhood’s day-time operations and welfare. The downtown building will be dismantled “from the middle out,” with equipment “chomping away” from within, in order to maximize the time that the building remains standing, Kiernan said. “It’s a controlled demolition.

That is a more expensive and more time-consuming process,” Kier-nan said. “The accelerated time was specifically tied to the desire to shorten the timeframe, to reduce the inconvenience to the public, to reduce the potential impact to traf-fic.” Handy ultimately ruled against an argument from the Presiden-tial’s attorneys that issuance of the permit did not properly justify the public safety issues. The judge said the agency and developer demonstrated concretely at the hearing that safety was a major factor in applying for nighttime demolition. In earlier written testimony, Carr vice president James Berkon said that the site’s future tenant Fannie Mae could move on if the project isn’t completed by an established deadline. The devel-oper stands to lose $150,000 for each night that construction doesn’t proceed, Berkon wrote. Representing the regulatory agency, lawyer Matt Green argued that community complaints were premature, given that demolition hadn’t begun due to the blizzard. “Petitioners have put forward no science showing harm,” Green said. “You’ve got to have some science, some data.” Prior to the hearing, the Uni-versity Club at 1135 16th St. NW, which has 59 rooms for overnight guests, had been a party to the case alongside the Presidential. Fier-berg and Melcher said at the hear-ing that the University Club had settled its case against the govern-ment and developers hours before the hearing. The University Club did not respond to requests for comment.

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Current Staff Report At the Rotary Club of Wash-ington last week, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson dis-cussed major issues facing the city’s legislators. Mendelson addressed the con-troversial paid leave bill, which was originally drafted to require businesses to pay the city a 1 per-cent tax on wages and salaries to finance up to 16 weeks of leave for employees dealing with events like a birth, a serious health condition, or care for sick family member. Mendelson said the bill will likely be changed because finan-cial analysis indicates that a 3 percent tax would be necessary to cover these costs, though other projections indicate 1 percent would be sufficient. On Tuesday, he released a “discussion draft” that would reduce costs by autho-rizing 12 weeks of paid family leave, among other changes. Mendelson shared that the city’s year-end audit was deemed “clean” for the 19th year in a row — and this year, for the first time, auditors found no deficiencies or material weaknesses. For the fis-cal year ending in September, the District had a $293 million sur-plus. In coming years, Mendelson said, if the city can build up its reserves enough to cover an extra

two months of expenses, it will no longer have to borrow money to cover periods before major tax revenues are available. The city now has reserves for 49 days, he reported. On education, Mendelson told the Rotarians that public school truancy rates have fallen but still remain far too high. “When kids are truant, it’s an indication some-thing is wrong,” he said. Reducing truancy, Mendelson said, will reduce the long-term need for social services and jail expenses. He pointed to an ongo-ing legislative effort to reduce tru-ancy rates by changing the defini-tion of an “absence,” which would help reduce the number of students referred unnecessarily to social services and cut down administra-tive burdens for schools. Asked about the prospects for D.C. statehood, Mendelson said he favored a step-by-step approach gradually giving the District more power to run its own affairs. In the past 30 years, he said, Congress has only passed the District’s bud-get in a timely manner four times. The chairman also discussed affordable housing, noting that the council must consider new mecha-nisms to ensure that projects aided by city financing remain perma-nently affordable.

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This is a listing of reports taken from Feb. 1 through 7 by the Metropolitan Police Department in local police service areas.

PSA 101

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 1000-1099 block, G St.; 1:15 a.m. Feb. 1.

Burglary■ 500-599 block, 12th St.; 12:54 p.m. Feb. 1.

Theft■ 600-699 block, 13th St.; 5:42 p.m. Feb. 1.■ 500-599 block, 14th St.; 12:05 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 1:52 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 7:40 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 1300-1399 block, K St.; 11:11 a.m. Feb. 3.■ 1100-1199 block, New York Ave.; 4 p.m. Feb. 4.■ 1000-1099 block, I St.; 7:32 p.m. Feb. 4.■ 600-699 block, 13th St.; 8:21 p.m. Feb. 5.■ 1200-1299 block, New York Ave.; 1:14 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 1300-1399 block, K St.; 6 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 600-699 block, 13th St.; 7:11 p.m. Feb. 6.

Theft from auto■ 1000-1099 block, 12th St.; 1:10 p.m. Feb. 3.■ 1300-1399 block, K St.; 3:44 a.m. Feb. 5.■ 1300-1399 block, L St.; 8:02 p.m. Feb. 5.

PSA 102

Robbery■ 500-599 block, H St.; 10:44 p.m. Feb. 1.■ 444-499 block, K St.; 4:26 a.m. Feb. 2.

Theft■ 800-899 block, 9th St.; 2:14 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 900-902 block, 6th St.; 7:36 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 400-457 block, Massachu-setts Ave.; 10 a.m. Feb. 3.■ 400-499 block, 7th St.; 1:50 p.m. Feb. 3.■ 400-457 block, Massachu-setts Ave.; 11:50 p.m. Feb. 3.■ 500-599 block, 7th St.; 2:09 a.m. Feb. 4.■ 400-457 block, Massachu-setts Ave.; 8:38 a.m. Feb. 4.■ 400-499 block, 9th St.; 9:33 a.m. Feb. 5.■ 800-899 block, 7th St.; 1:16 p.m. Feb. 5.■ 600-699 block, E St.; 10:14 p.m. Feb. 5.■ 400-457 block, Massachu-setts Ave.; 3:18 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 400-499 block, 8th St.; 7:22 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 800-899 block, E St.; 12:49 p.m. Feb. 7.

Theft from auto■ 400-443 block, K St.; 7:47 a.m. Feb. 1.■ 700-799 block, D St.; 8:08 p.m. Feb. 1.■ 400-497 block, L St.; 9:16 p.m. Feb. 1.■ 400-497 block, L St.; 1:40 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 400-443 block, K St.; 2:15 a.m. Feb. 3.■ 400-499 block, 5th St.; 9:37 p.m. Feb. 4.■ 600-699 block, H St.; 5:29 a.m. Feb. 5.■ 700-799 block, 6th St.; 5:14 a.m. Feb. 6.■ 500-599 block, F St.; 6:50 a.m. Feb. 7.■ 600-699 block, I St.; 3:42 p.m. Feb. 7.

PSA 207

Homicide■ 1100-1129 block, 17th St.; midnight Feb. 1 (with knife).

Burglary■ 1100-1199 block, 15th St.; 8:53 a.m. Feb. 1.

Motor vehicle theft■ 900-999 block, 15th St.; 11:42 p.m. Feb. 4.

Theft■ 1400-1433 block, K St.; 4:38 a.m. Feb. 1.■ 2400-2499 block, Pennsyl-vania Ave.; 4:19 p.m. Feb. 1.■ 2000-2099 block, Pennsyl-vania Ave.; 9:26 p.m. Feb. 1.■ 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 9:32 p.m. Feb. 1.■ 1000-1099 block, Vermont Ave.; 1:56 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 1400-1433 block, K St.; 2:52 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 1600-1699 block, K St.; 4:50 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 1718-1799 block, L St.; 5:53 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 1800-1899 block, L St.; 9:13 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 2200-2299 block, I St.; 6:45 p.m. Feb. 3.■ 2100-2499 block, K St.; 8:13 p.m. Feb. 4.■ 1700-1779 block, M St.; 11:53 a.m. Feb. 5.■ 2100-2199 block, I St.; 6:53 p.m. Feb. 5.■ 534-599 block, 17th St.; 8:03 p.m. Feb. 5.■ 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:49 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 2200-2299 block, M St.; 11:34 a.m. Feb. 7.

Theft from auto■ 900-999 block, 15th St.; 11:02 a.m. Feb. 3.■ 2400-2499 block, L St.; 7:52 a.m. Feb. 5.■ 1000-1099 block, 17th St.; 2:02 a.m. Feb. 6.■ 1100-1199 block, 16th St.; 7:17 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 1000-1099 block, 15th St.; 10:20 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 1000-1099 block, Vermont Ave.; 12:39 a.m. Feb. 7.■ 1800-1899 block, I St.; 4:04 a.m. Feb. 7.

PSA 208

Robbery■ 1500-1523 block, 15th St.; 8:20 p.m. Feb. 6.

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 1400-1499 block, P St.; 1:26 a.m. Feb. 3.

Burglary■ 1400-1499 block, 21st St.; 10:49 a.m. Feb. 1.■ 1400-1499 block, 21st St.; 10:54 a.m. Feb. 1.■ 1300-1399 block, 18th St.; 8:42 a.m. Feb. 3.

Theft■ 1800-1899 block, M St.; 4:45 a.m. Feb. 1.■ 1700-1799 block, Church St.; 7:31 a.m. Feb. 1.■ 2100-2119 block, Massa-chusetts Ave.; 10:34 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 1600-1699 block, P St.; 10:38 a.m. Feb. 3.■ 1500-1517 block, 17th St.; 3:35 p.m. Feb. 4.■ 2100-2199 block, N St.; 9:08 a.m. Feb. 5.■ 1300-1699 block, Connect-icut Ave.; 6:48 p.m. Feb. 5.■ 2100-2119 block, Massa-chusetts Ave.; 4:15 a.m. Feb. 6.

Theft from auto■ 1200-1299 block, 20th St.; 11:22 a.m. Feb. 1.■ 1500-1599 block, Church St.; 9:48 p.m. Feb. 1.■ 1623-1699 block, 19th St.; 12:01 a.m. Feb. 2.■ 1500-1599 block, O St.; 11:22 a.m. Feb. 3.■ 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; 6:48 p.m. Feb. 3.■ 1200-1399 block, 16th St.; 8:29 p.m. Feb. 3.■ 1400-1499 block, Church St.; 5:11 p.m. Feb. 5.■ 1400-1499 block, 22nd St.; 11:44 p.m. Feb. 5.■ 1900-1999 block, N St.; 12:17 a.m. Feb. 6.■ 1900-1999 block, N St.; 1:14 a.m. Feb. 6.■ 1400-1499 block, 20th St.; 1:22 a.m. Feb. 6.■ 1200-1299 block, 20th St.; 5:08 a.m. Feb. 6.■ 2100-2199 block, P St.; 12:15 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 1800-1899 block, S St.; 4:15 a.m. Feb. 7.■ 1500-1599 block, O St.; 10:36 a.m. Feb. 7.

PSA 301

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 1700-1723 block, 17th St.; 4:57 a.m. Feb. 2.

Burglary■ 2000-2099 block, 15th St.; 9:22 a.m. Feb. 2.

Motor vehicle theft■ 1700-1799 block, Swann

St.; 9:57 a.m. Feb. 5.

Theft■ 1600-1699 block, S St.; 9:21 a.m. Feb. 1.■ 1800-1823 block, 14th St.; 2:10 p.m. Feb. 1.■ 1416-1499 block, S St.; 9:35 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 1400-1499 block, W St.; 10:32 a.m. Feb. 4.■ 1400-1499 block, W St.; 8:08 p.m. Feb. 5.

Theft from auto■ 1500-1599 block, Q St.; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2.■ 1600-1699 block, Swann St.; 9:25 a.m. Feb. 3.■ 1700-1719 block, 16th St.; 4:25 p.m. Feb. 5.■ 1720-1799 block, 16th St.; 8:23 p.m. Feb. 5.■ 1700-1799 block, Riggs Place; 11:18 a.m. Feb. 7.

PSA 303

Robbery■ 2200-2260 block, Cham-plain St.; 2:05 p.m. Feb. 1.■ 2200-2260 block, Cham-plain St.; 4:48 a.m. Feb. 6 (with gun).

Theft■ 1811-1899 block, Connect-icut Ave.; 1:41 p.m. Feb. 1.■ 1811-1899 block, Connect-icut Ave.; 8:22 p.m. Feb. 1.■ 1626-1699 block, Fuller St.; 9:49 a.m. Feb. 2.■ 2100-2198 block, Connect-icut Ave.; 12:31 p.m. Feb. 3.■ 2200-2299 block, 17th St.; 6:46 a.m. Feb. 4.■ 1900-1999 block, Con-necticut Ave.; 7:59 p.m. Feb. 5.

Theft from auto■ 1800-1899 block, Belmont Road; 1:29 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 1800-1881 block, Kal-orama Road; 12:08 p.m. Feb. 7.■ 1800-1881 block, Kal-orama Road; 12:44 p.m. Feb. 7.■ 1800-1899 block, Wyo-ming Ave.; 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7.

PSA 307

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person, said her old office wasn’t even located in the previous law school building, but across the street in a small office complex behind Starbucks. “My level of excitement was probably even higher,” Fitterer said.

One element of the construc-tion, a connecting walkway between the Warren and Yuma buildings, isn’t quite finished. Asked when it will be done, But-cavage replied quickly: “Soon.” Winter weather has also delayed outdoor landscaping, which will wrap up this spring, he said.

Earlier challenges also compli-cated the project. Construction crews were unaware that a centu-ry-old gas line along Yuma Street snaked onto the campus, an over-sight that nearly delayed some of the finishing touches on the part of the site facing Wisconsin Avenue.

And in the midst of the new construction, the school fell pre-cipitously in the U.S. News &

World Report law school rank-ings, dropping from 49 to 72 in the national list. By comparison, Georgetown’s law school ranked 13th and George Washington Uni-versity ranked 20th in 2015.

The school enrolled 430 new full- and part-time students for the 2014-15 year. Numbers for 2015-16 weren’t available at press time. The school has no plans to increase enrollment in the upcoming school year, according to law school spokesperson Maria Mikey.

Grossman pointed out that the Washington College of Law hasn’t fallen nearly as far on specialized lists that rank schools in features like applicant diversity and joint degree programs. Acknowledging that national rankings have value and limitations, he said he hopes the opportunity for new academic programs and a wider range of conferences and events will help raise the school’s profile.

“A building, no matter how good it is, is a vehicle,” he said. “It’s a means, not an end in itself.”

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cost of $17 million. The eight new shelters will be designed to look

modern and appealing from the outside in an attempt to eliminate the stigma against homeless shelters, according to Laura Zeilinger, director of the Depart-ment of Human Services. The shelters are scheduled for completion by September 2018, at which time D.C. General would close if the proposal proceeds according to plan.

Three of the Northwest shelters would reuse exist-ing buildings, but Ward 3’s location — for up to 38 families at a time — will be newly constructed on a vacant lot. Local advisory neighborhood commis-sioner Catherine May said the site, at Wisconsin Avenue and Edmunds Street NW, had primarily been used in the past for Christmas tree sales.

Former Palisades Citizens Association president and longtime Ward 3 community leader Penny Paga-no told The Current she’s looking forward to seeing her fellow residents come together to work on this new location. While her neighborhood has been serv-ing a few homeless residents at Friendship Place’s Veronica House, Pagano said a broader effort is vital.

“We have been helping smaller numbers of people in every way we can. But I think this takes us to a new level where we can offer families with young children a safe place to live,” Pagano said. “I think it’s important for all of us to help that happen in the city.”

In Ward 1, the former Morning Bright Church building and surrounding space at 2105-2107 10th St. NW is slated to be converted to a shelter for up to 30 families with playground space and a computer lab, among other resources. And the Ward 4 shelter is proposed for a currently vacant building at 5505 5th St. NW, which will also contain play space and a computer lab in addition to residential space for up to 49 families.

Ward 2 is the only ward in the city that will not get a new shelter for families. Instead, the area is getting a new women’s shelter, scheduled to open this month after two years of planning. The facility at 810 5th St. NW — a former Gospel Rescue Missions shelter that was once slated for redevelopment into luxury hous-ing — will accommodate up to 213 women, including 13 suites for transitional housing.

Zeilinger told The Current that the decision to

focus on housing for women in Ward 2 marks an effort to work toward closing the women’s shelter at D.C. General in addition to the one dedicated to families.

“We have work to do across our entire system to provide the right kind of access to shelter in an emer-gency,” Zeilinger said. “That includes work across our family system as well as across our single sys-tem.”

At a press conference following Tuesday’s break-fast, the mayor urged the council to consider the plan as a holistic unit rather than approving of certain por-tions while stalling others. In response to concerns from Ward 5 member Kenyan McDuffie that the planned location in his area is superfluous given similar options nearby, Bowser noted he hadn’t sug-gested an alternative and restated her belief in the announced choices.

“I wouldn’t put something in front of a neighbor-hood that wasn’t well thought out and balanced the needs for the homeless and the community,” Bowser said. “I wouldn’t do that.”

Ward 6 member Charles Allen recalled that the city closed D.C. Village shelter in 2007 “without a plan.” Bowser’s current proposal, he said, addresses many of the concerns the previous closure did not.

Bowser acknowledged after the breakfast that the widespread support from council members was pleas-antly surprising. In response to a reporter’s question about whether she’s worried that this tenure-defining plan will fall short, Bowser said the proposal is real-istic as long as the council supports its entirety at once.

“I’m not sure if you’re suggesting that I shouldn’t try to do something big and hard because we might not be able to accomplish it. Is that your question? It sounded like it,” Bowser said. “We must do things that are big and hard because that’s the values of our city.”

The initial community meetings about the pro-posed shelter sites will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 11 at the following locations:• Ward 1: Anthony Bowen YMCA, 1325 W St. NW.• Ward 2: Old Council Chambers at One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW.• Ward 3: Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW.• Ward 4: Auditorium, Paul Public Charter School, 5800 8th St. NW.

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Fiscal plaudits There’s not much to criticize about the District’s year-end audit released last week. In fact, that’s one of the major takeaways from the 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: It was a clean opinion from the professional auditors, who found no “material weaknesses or significant deficiencies” in the central government. It’s the 19th consecutive year for a clean audit opinion, but the first time in that period that auditors didn’t point to some weakness for the city to address. Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, the longtime chair of the Committee on Finance and Revenue, pointed to that as a “pivotal accomplishment in the District’s continued financial success.” The District’s current and recent elected officials and management team deserve tremendous praise for generally setting an even path toward fiscal stability. Gone are gimmicks such as delaying pension payments or shifting a fifth quarter of tax revenue into the current fiscal year to balance the books. It’s also a far cry from the drawers of unpaid bills that Anthony Williams described when he became the District’s chief financial officer two decades ago. The audit, released Feb. 1 by Mayor Muriel Bowser and Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt, showed a balance of $985 million in reserves — enough to cover 49 days of operating expenses. D.C. Coun-cil Chairman Phil Mendelson noted in recent remarks to the Washington Rotary Club that the District, by building that sum to cover two months’ expenses, could avoid having to borrow to obtain necessary cash before influxes of tax revenue. That would mean further savings. Mr. DeWitt has told the council an additional $235 million would be necessary. Although the District recorded a $293 million surplus last year, its use is already spelled out through earlier financial plans. But we hope that as officials work on future budgets, they will continue a conservative approach that will further bolster the reserves, which declined due to the 2008 financial crisis. There clearly are many pressing needs in D.C., as evidenced in Mayor Bowser’s plan to construct new family shelters throughout the city to alleviate homelessness and replace the wholly inadequate D.C. General. But ensuring sufficient reserves will reduce borrowing costs and provide a cushion available to help in future crises.

A good lesson When a private school seeks to expand its building or raise its enroll-ment, neighbors often raise understandable concerns about the impacts. In Northwest, we are currently seeing zoning debates surrounding projects from Sidwell Friends and Georgetown Day schools. City authorities will eventually sort through the conflicting claims and analy-ses, but these protracted battles often lead to long-lasting hard feelings. That’s why we’re so impressed with what Jewish Primary Day School has achieved with its Brightwood campus at 6045 16th St. NW. The school is adding seventh and eighth grades, and so it asked the Board of Zoning Adjustment for permission to increase its student cap from 300 to 350 and expand its building. When the school brought its request to the board last month, the approval came within a few minutes. No one testified in opposition. The local Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4A supported the plans. So did the Shepherd Park Citizens Association, the Brightwood Communi-ty Association and the 16th Street Heights Civic Association. It’s not because these neighborhoods are any less active than those surrounding Georgetown Day or Sidwell. Rather, the Jewish Primary Day School worked collaboratively with these communities over the years in general, and in developing this zoning application in particular. The school made clear concessions to community interests. Nearly half of its students arrive by bus, and another quarter come in carpools – thanks in part due to encouragement and financial incentives from the school. And as part of the zoning application, the school secured 25 off-site parking spaces for faculty and staff in Chevy Chase, Md. Granted, this case is a relatively modest change compared to George-town Day or Sidwell, each of which plans to shift their lower grades from other campuses several miles away, bringing several hundred addi-tional students rather than several dozen. But some of the key conces-sions sought there are in line with steps Jewish Primary Day has taken: increased bus service and other measures to reduce vehicle trips. We applaud the school for making these efforts, and we encourage others to follow this neighborly model — listening ardently to what the surrounding communities have to say, and acting on what they hear.

Political consultant Chuck Thies showed up a couple of weeks ago with a size-too-big baseball cap.

It wasn’t a Nats cap, although Thies more like-ly would have been wearing a Phillies cap if it was baseball he had in mind. Nope, the cap was emblazoned with a simple slogan, “Make DC Gray Again.” Sure, it was inspired by the Donald Trump cap with its “Make Ameri-ca Great Again.” But Thies was only signal-ing what happened last week: the political return of Vincent C. Gray. The former D.C. Council member, council chairman and mayor announced on the WAMU Kojo Nnamdi Show he’ll run to reclaim the Ward 7 council seat. Never mind that it is occupied by Yvette Alexander, whom he endorsed to succeed him and who supported him as mayor. It reminds us of the late Marion Barry, who ran against not one but two council members who each had been his ardent supporters when he was mayor. He ran against and defeated Wilhelmina Rolark and later Sandy Allen, each time to win the Ward 8 seat. And each time when asked about the disloyalty, Barry would say, “It’s not personal; it’s politics.” And so it is with Gray. Gray is mostly well-liked in Ward 7. Many res-idents there believe he got a raw deal in the long-running federal probe of his 2010 campaign for mayor, which ended with no charges filed against Gray. Alexander is a friendly, largely popular council member but has no strong hold on the ward. Most political observers believe she is more than vulnerable to Gray’s quest for voter redemp-tion. Gray told Kojo that he was disappointed that Alexander has not been the strong leader the ward and city need. Alexander told NBC4 she already was running for re-election and she didn’t care whether it was Gray or anyone else opposing her. The former mayor said that he also had consid-ered running at-large against incumbent Vincent Orange. He said he picked Ward 7 because “that is home.” It’s also an easier race than running citywide. Although Orange is vulnerable to a strong chal-lenge, Gray supporters say the former mayor could not depend on getting much of the city’s white vote even if he tried. The hangover from the inconclusive federal probe — Gray wasn’t

cleared; he just wasn’t charged — makes that demographic wary of him. Gray has a positive if mixed reputation among the District’s African-Americans. So better, his supporters say, for Gray to rebuild his reputation by starting in Ward 7, where he is best known and liked.■ Run for mayor? Gray says the council race is not a prelude to run for mayor again in 2018, but he would not rule out such a campaign. In fact, it

is way early for Gray to even consider such a campaign. Too much depends on how Mayor Muriel Bowser does over the next two years.

Everyone familiar with city politics knows that Gray blames his 2014 loss to Bowser on federal prosecutors who ratcheted up their criminal probe just weeks before the primary voting. Jeffrey Thompson pleaded guilty to financing the shadow campaign and in court implicated Gray. But for reasons still not publicly explained, prosecutors decided that Thompson would not be a credible witness to testify against Gray on the witness stand. Since Thompson apparently was the key witness against Gray, any case against Gray couldn’t go forward. Oddly, the sentencing date for Thompson is just a few days before the June 14 primary. It’s conceivable that the documents released at Thompson’s sentencing could once again disclose details that might embarrass Gray. It makes sense that Gray personally wants to be mayor again to avenge that 2014 loss, but he knows it’s far from an easy quest. Better to start small in Ward 7 to rebuild and wait for any open-ing to run for mayor again.■ Pot politics. When an issue is too hot to handle in politics, there’s a reliable way out for elected leaders: Create a task force to study the issue. It’s a time-honored tradition. And the D.C. Council resorted to it last week. They voted to create a seven-member task force to consider what next steps the city should take in legalizing marijuana use. Although mari-juana use is currently legal if grown and con-sumed in a private home, advocates want the city to end a ban on marijuana consumption in private clubs or public spaces that accommodate it. The decision to study the issue with a task force will push the issue beyond the June 14 pri-mary. Problem solved, at least for a while. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a politi-cal reporter for News 4.

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A strong advocate for Foggy bottom We here at the Columbia Plaza Apartments in Foggy Bot-tom were saddened to hear that Dorothy Miller passed away on Dec. 8. She died at the age of 93 of natural causes surrounded by family members. Dorothy had been our advi-sory neighborhood commission-er, a Columbia Plaza board member, our neighbor and our friend — as well as a deter-mined activist for the protection of tenant rights. She will be sorely missed by all whose lives she touched and tried to help. Dorothy was an extremely bright, caring person, and she was always ready to “spring

into action” when needed. She knew just what to do, when to do it, and who to see to get it done. Unfortunately, as she tenaciously undertook efforts to give the needed help, people who were not directly involved sometimes misunderstood the “drive” and background of this very tough lady fighting for what was right. Born in Lynchburg, Va., on May 18, 1922, Dorothy served as a sergeant in the personnel division of the U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Headquarters in Washington, D.C., during World War II. After being honorably discharged in November 1945, she remained in D.C. for the remainder of her career. Dorothy developed her love of political activism supporting the Eisenhower administration. After retiring from her civil ser-vice career working on Capitol

Hill for the Keeper of the House, she remained very active in local politics. She was our elected representative on ANC 2A (Foggy Bottom, West End) for 12 years, from 1995 to 2007. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Foggy Bottom Association for her “Untiring Efforts and Unselfish Service to the Foggy Bottom Community.” Preceded in death by her two sisters, Evelyn Atkinson and Noel Noel, Dorothy is survived by a niece, Lyn Rue; two neph-ews, Neil Atkinson and Cola Atkinson; and a long list of great- and great-great-nieces and -nephews. She was a wonderful person and will be missed by many in the neighborhood and beyond.

Marilyn RubinOn behalf of the Columbia Plaza

Tenants Association

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Current’s criticism of walmart was unfair In response to The Current’s Feb. 3 editorial “Shame on Walmart,” I say “Shame on you.” Let me pose the following hypothetical scenario to the own-ership of The Current: What if your surveys show that more areas of the city are very much in need of your publication? You recognize that your present facili-ties simply cannot meet those demands, so you embark on restructuring your printing-distri-bution paradigm and initiate a marketing and traffic study, con-duct site searches, negotiate bank loans, et cetera. Once completed and upon approval, you then commit to developing multiple sites and earmarking the capital to “go for it.” Now, a few years pass and it is apparent that your investment and goals do not meet your projected revenues — quite the opposite, the investment has become a lia-bility and is negatively impacting your profitability. One simple economic truth is that if a business does not make a profit (assuming you are not sub-sidized or don’t operate like our federal government), it will at some time be forced to close the doors. The subjective question is: What would you do? What are your options? Would you try not to disappoint or upset the citizens and continue your effort to stay in business at the risk of losing money every month while explor-ing alternative solutions? Or, would you recognize/admit it was a good idea that fell short of pro-jections and intent, and pull back in order to cut your losses and save the mothership? If you selected Option B, would that decision warrant an editorial in the pages of the Washington City Paper or the Express casting shame on The Current? I think not!

Sheldon GorlandDupont Circle

Attention needed on washington Home In his Jan. 27 piece “Clarity about Washington Home closure,” Washington Home & Community Hospices CEO Tim Cox sought to allay “confusion” by answering selected questions about the nurs-ing home’s closure this year after its purchase by neighboring Sidwell Friends School. The questions he posed skirt the greatest source of consterna-

tion. Sidwell and the Washington Home’s administration and board are each looking out for their interests, but who is accountable for ensuring the best outcome for the displaced residents? The vast majority depend on Medicaid, and there are precious few appropriate nursing homes in D.C. and the immediate surround-ings with openings for non-pri-vate-payer residents. As the Home administration races toward closure, are these residents and their families get-ting enough accurate information about their options? Will the resi-dents be dumped in a substandard facility that cannot serve their specific needs? Sidwell offered the Home a chance to remain open six months beyond the December 2016 clo-sure foreseen in the purchase deal. So far, Mr. Cox has vehe-mently denied that the Home needs to exercise that option. The school also built into the deal a structured delivery of deposits so that the Home would have cash up front to assist resi-dents’ transition and maintain a continued high quality of care even as it prepares to shut its doors. Is that money being used to help the residents’ transition? I am a 1978 graduate of Sidwell Friends. Some fellow classmates and I have asked our alma mater to work actively with the Home for■ extension of the closure date until June 2017;■ disclosure of the closure plan (submitted to the D.C. govern-ment) and documents showing the funds spent to maintain a high standard of care during the transi-tion and on providing individual-ized placements in comparable situations;■ an accounting of the individual-ized assistance provided to each resident to ensure placement in homes with comparable care, with the most dignity possible; and■ an independent monitor to oversee the transition. The stress for Washington Home residents and their families does not stem from a lack of clar-ity. It stems from the absence of accountability.

Judith IngramNorth Cleveland Park

City should handle sidewalk shoveling It is time that the city govern-ment’s snow removal plan caught up with the city’s transformation: Snow removal by city agencies should include sidewalks as well as streets. Ever since the rezoning of the District’s urban core 25 years ago

to create a “living downtown” that included a mix of uses — housing, retail, arts and entertain-ment — the city and its neighbor-hoods have been undergoing a wholesale transformation. That transformation, led by residents and their lifestyle choices, has been for a livable, walkable city. That’s not to say the city is downtown-centric. Our neighbor-hoods are central to many peo-ple’s daily routine — whether it be the schools children attend, the work residents go to, or the cof-fee shops, restaurants and stores they use. That being the reality, for more and more people the daily mode of transit is walking. During a snow event such as the one that just occurred, the importance of sidewalk access is all the more clear. The city’s leaders urged resi-dents to stay off the roads. And the lion’s share of storm-clearing resources was poured into prep-ping or clearing “major arteries” — the roads predominately used by commuters to get in and out of the city. While this certainly has a place in the city’s storm plans, why is the city not giving equal if not greater priority to the needs of its residents? I live in Mount Pleasant, where the large majority heeded the city’s call and stayed off the roads with their vehicles, which were snowed in anyway. However, many residents wanted or needed to seek local retail ser-vices by walking. Yet time and again the plows that cleared streets piled up banks of snow along sidewalks, curbs and cross-walks — making passage danger-ous if not impossible. The city did well to seek vol-unteers to help shovel sidewalks of those needing help. Yet that effort is far from enough. In Mount Pleasant and citywide, neighborhood groups are develop-ing “senior villages” to help resi-dents age in place. A key to the success of aging in place is safe access to nearby services. That can’t happen for many when side-walks are snow-filled or icy, and intersections are blocked to pedes-trians crossing altogether. Many sidewalk locations don’t have abutting residential or commercial properties and are the responsibil-ity of the National Park Service or the city itself to clear. It can be done for sure. I grew up in a small town in upstate New York — and sidewalk plow-ing went hand in hand with street plowing. As they say, this is not rocket science. The time for updating the city’s snow treat-ment and removal plan is way past due.

Terry LynchExecutive Director,

Downtown Cluster of Congregations

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By BRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

A proposed new wing at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital faced harsh criticisms from the Old Georgetown Board last Thursday, with members saying the pavilion isn’t artfully designed and doesn’t adequately reflect planning principles for open space or pedestrian-vehicular interactions. The hospital is hoping to construct a 477,000-square-foot medical/surgical pavilion on the east side of its 3800 Reservoir Road NW campus. The pavilion building and a long north-south open lawn would replace a large surface parking lot and a vacant campus building, and the new facility would connect to wings of the existing hospital. The north end of the lawn would be intersected by a pair of ramps that enter and exit a new underground garage that replaces the surface parking. The new wing will provide upgraded facilities and relieve crowded conditions at the aging hospital, with the project also adding an open lawn leading from Reservoir Road into the university cam-pus, project officials told Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E (Georgetown, Burleith) last Monday. “We have a great opportunity to make this a new front door, an inviting front door, for the hospital and for the university,” Shalom Baranes architect Mark Gilliand said at the ANC 2E meeting. “This project is much more than the design of a medical/surgical pavilion. … Obviously it’s a new pavilion that will be modern and efficient and right-sized for the hospital; it will also create a new green space for Georgetown University.” But the Old Georgetown Board, part of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, was generally unim-pressed, according to commission secretary Tom Luebke. While board members agreed with the goals behind the project, they criticized the execution. “They think there are a lot of ways to practically address the needs of the hospital, but the most impor-tant thing here is the university’s long-term plan for

public space,” Luebke said in an interview. “It seemed like the hospital development was driving this space when it [should be] really the other way around.” Board members felt that the long lawn “needs to have some character” and “identity,” rather than just feeling like a “neutral space,” Luebke said. The board also objected to the architect team’s depiction of an evenly shaped open lawn, which would require demolishing a wing of the university’s St. Mary’s Hall — a step that the school hasn’t proposed. Board members felt that “it wasn’t reasonable to design the project as if that was going to happen,” said Luebke. They also criticized the idea of having emergency vehicles travel deep into the campus, roadway designs that increase the risk of pedestrian-vehicular con-flicts, and the trenches that access the garage that interrupt the lawn, he said. ANC 2E also raised the question of the garage trenches in a unanimous resolution. “You need a new hospital — the existing hospital was built decades ago, and it shows it,” commission chair Ron Lewis told hospital officials last Monday. “It’s justified, and that’s why we’ve so enthusiastically supported it — except for the entrance to the garage.” The Citizens Association of Georgetown is also generally supportive of the project, and various com-munity leaders provided input and feedback that helped shape aspects of the design. But the Old Georgetown Board’s objections went farther, according to Luebke. Specifically, members felt that the proposed wing was too tall and accentu-ated its height because the upper stories aren’t set back, he said. They also felt the facade was too busy. “They expressed dissatisfaction with the general approach of the building,” Luebke said. Hospital spokesperson Marianne Worley wasn’t fazed by the criticisms, saying the project team was pleased to present its proposal to the Old Georgetown Board. “It was a very productive meeting, allowing us the opportunity to hear from our neighbors and members of the OGB,” she wrote in an email.

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Current Staff Report Following a spate of dog attacks in Ward 4, D.C. Council member Brandon Todd says he’s studying possible solutions to help protect residents. The issue came into focus at last Tuesday’s meeting of Adviso-ry Neighborhood Commission 4A, where several residents reported being terrorized by vicious loose dogs and not seeing a proper response from District police or animal control. Several officials were on hand to discuss the chal-lenges they face with enforcement against dangerous dogs. U.S. Secret Service agent Ross Yerger attended the meeting wear-ing a bandage around his right hand, due to injuries from a recent incident. He said a vicious loose dog attacked his own dog during a walk, and he got caught in the fray. Yerger said he was on leave for two weeks from his duties pro-tecting Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton while he was receiving rabies shots. Dorothy McGhee of Crestwood reported that Metropolitan Police Department investigators never returned her calls after a dog attack killed her son’s cat. “The communication has been abominable,” McGhee said at the

Feb. 2 meeting. (ANC 4A includes Colonial Village, Crestwood, Shepherd Park, northern 16th Street Heights and western Bright-wood.) Another resident, Stella Daw-son, said she was stalked by loose dogs while walking her own dog. When she called Animal Control Services (which falls under the D.C. Department of Health), she said representatives never gave her a case number. In a later interview, Todd said he intends to talk with the police, the Department of Health and ani-mal control officials to see if there are gaps in existing laws that need strengthening. The issue, the council member said, is “definite-ly worthy of concern. People are afraid.” He added that the District’s leash laws might need to be tight-ened. “I want to put all options on the table,” he said. Todd said he recently orga-nized 12 advisory committees to work on Ward 4 issues, and he plans to ask one of them to inves-tigate the dog problem. Animal control officials at last week’s meeting described how they have responded to some recent problems. Wilfredo Manlapaz, command-

er of the police department’s 4th District, said because dogs are considered property, authorities must first obtain a warrant to seize them for the action to be constitu-tional under the Fourth Amend-ment. Officers can capture a loose dog using a dog pole and then try to find its owner, but must use caution before taking extreme action, he said. “It’s hard to decide what’s a vicious dog,” said Manlapaz. Current rules say there must be a complainant before police can take action against a dog, Manla-paz added. In one recent incident, a jogger who was attacked didn’t want to file a report so nothing could be done, he said. Raymond Noll, the city’s direc-tor of animal control field servic-es, noted that people who want information on file about an alleg-edly vicious pet must submit a Freedom of Information Act request to ensure the personal pri-vacy of the owner is protected. When interviewed, Todd said he wished the District didn’t have to wait until an incident occurs before taking action. When he learned of the constitutional issues, he said, “If that’s the case, that’ll not be easy to tackle.”

Ward 4 dog attacks attract council attention

TheCurrenT Wednesday,February10,201611

FEBRUARY EVENTS

8th • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Alpha Kappa Alpha, Xi Omega Chapter presents Ward 4 Go Red Day for Heart Health at 4411 14th St. NW. For more information, contact Alice Thompson at 202 535-1321.

9th and 17th • 12:30 to 2 p.m.Iona’s Lunch & Learn program will be held on Feb. 9 and 17. Feb. 9 features printmaker Lila Oliver Asher, artist in residence. Special guest artist Maureen Moore, who makes jewelry, will speak on Feb. 17. Receive a free boxed lunch and hear about the artistic process, tour the gallery and more. Iona is located at 4125 Albemarle St. NW. RSVP to 202-895-9407.

10th • noon to 2 p.m.The D.C. Office on Aging will make a brief presentation at a meeting of the Washington Highlands AARP Chapter. It will take place at Covenant Baptist Church, 3845 S. Capitol St. SW. For more information, contact Alice Thompson at 202 535-1321.

10th • 6 to 8 p.m.Iona presents a workshop titled “Keep It All Square, Down There: Pelvic Floor and Sexual Health for Women, facilitated by Medstar physical therapist Lauren Wohl. There is a suggested donation of $10. Iona is located at 4125 Albemarle St. NW. RSVP to community@iona.org.

12th • 10 a.m. The Committee on Housing and Com-munity Development will conduct a Performance Oversight Hearing; chaired by At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds, for the D.C. Office on Aging. The hearing will take place in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Persons wishing to testify about the performance of DCOA may contact Oscar Montiel, omontiel@dc-council.us or by calling 202-724-8198.

12th • 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.Registered dietitian/licensed nutritionist Rose Clifford presents “Healthy Food Demonstration: What’s on the Menu for 2016?” at Iona, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. There is a suggested donation of $10. RSVP to community@iona.org.

13th • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.The Senior Sensations Life Skills Course will be held at the Community Church of Washington, D.C.,1610 T St. SE. For more information, contact Alice Thompson at 202 535-1321.

16th • 11:30 a.m.Seabury Resources for Aging is holding a town hall meeting at Gettysburg (Ft. Lincoln I), 2855 Bladensburg Rd. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

16th • noonThe D.C. Caregivers Online Chat at Noon is a great resource for caregivers. Log on for advice, resources and tips to assist you with your caregiving responsibili-ties. The topic is “Tips for Caregiving for someone with heart disease.” If you are not available at 12 p.m., check back at your convenience and hit replay to see the entire chat. Join the discussion at www.dcoa.dc.gov/page/caregiver-chat. For more information, contact Linda Irizarry at 202-535-1442 or linda.irizarry@dc.gov.

17th • 10:30 a.m. There will be a Ward 5 Mini Commission meeting at the Seabury Ward 5 Office, 2900 Newton St. NE. For more informa-tion, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

17th, 18th, 23rd and 24th • 11 a.m.Seabury Resources for Aging presents “Senior Financial Fraud Prevention: Money Smart for Older Adults” on four dates. On Feb. 17 it will be held at the Vicksburg Apartments (Ft. Lincoln IV), 3005 Bladensburg Rd. NE, on Feb. 18

it will be at Petersburg Apartments (Ft. Lincoln III), 3298 Bladensburg Rd. NE, on Feb 23 the program will take place at Senior Village 1 (Ft. Lincoln II), 3001 Bladensburg Rd. NE, and on Feb. 24 it will be held at Gettysburg Apartments (Ft. Lincoln I), 2855 Bladensburg Rd. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

17th • 6 to 8 p.m.The Take Charge/Age Well Academy at Iona presents “Cyber Security: Tips and Tricks to Stay Protected,” facilitated by Pam Holland of Tech-Moxie.com. Iona is located at 4125 Albemarle St. NW. RSVP to community@iona.org. There is a sug-gested donation of $10.

18th • 10 a.m. to noonAre you interested in making a dif-ference in your community? Train to become a DCOA Ambassador, and help connect your neighbors, friends and family members to DCOA programs and services. DCOA has valuable programs, services and resources to help residents age 60 and older remain in their commu-nities and assistance for their caregivers. Resources are also available for persons living with disabilities age 18 and older. Call 202-724-5622 to register.

22nd • 12:15 p.m.Bruce Rathbun of AARP’s Legal Services for Older Adults will make a presentation at Petersburg (Ft. Lincoln III), 3298 Blad-

ensburg Rd. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

24 • 10:30 a.m.The Model Cities Senior Wellness Center, located at 1901 Evarts St. NE, will present “African American Clowns and Comedians.” Take a look at these two forms of entertainment in history. For more information, call Monica Carroll at 202-635-1900.

25th • 10:30 a.m. A black history celebration will be held at the Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 2900 Newton St. NE. For more information, call Norma Hardie at 202-529-8701.

25th • 7 to 8:30 p.m.At a Neighborhood Advisory Commit-tee (ANC) meeting held by Commis-sioner Theresa Jones, there will be a brief presentation by the D.C. Office on Aging. The meeting will be held at Hadley Hos-pital, 4611 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE. For more information, contact Alice Thompson at 202 535-1321.

26th • 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.Iona’s Director of Community Engage-ment Lylie Fisher presents the program “Put Your Skills to Good Use: Finding En-gaging Volunteer Opportunities.” There is a suggested donation of $10. Iona is located at 4125 Albemarle St. NW. RSVP to community@iona.org.

COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR

We survived Winter Storm Jonas! More than 20 inches of snow fell in the District, but we didn’t let that stop us from making sure seniors and peo-ple with disabilities were safe. This was my first emergency event as Acting Executive Director of the DC Office on Aging, and I am proud to be a part of such a strong, commit-ted District government team that is so responsive to those who need us the most.

Before the storm, the Bowser Administration pre-pared extensively to minimize the disruption to the District. Under Mayor Bowser’s lead-ership, the District’s Home-land Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) worked around the clock to coordinate the District’s emer-gency response across District agencies, including the DC Office on Aging.

DCOA relies on its sister agencies to do our work effec-tively, and this storm was no different. Prior to the storm, DCOA helped advertise the services of the DC Resident Snow Team coordinated by Serve DC, which deployed hundreds of volunteers after the storm to shovel sidewalks for District seniors and people with disabilities. During the storm, 311 and the Office of Unified Communications fielded thousands of calls from District residents and were able to route them to the appropriate agencies as needed. DCOA received sev-eral calls about heating and food access concerns, and I’m proud to say that our agency stepped up to the challenge and assisted as needed.

When we were concerned about whether or not our vehi-cles would be able to navigate

the streets to deliver meals to seniors who are enrolled in our home delivered meals program, HSEMA immediately connected with the Office of Contracting and Procurement to help us get an emergency contract in place that would allow us to maintain continu-ity of services. The Department of Public Works (DPW) also worked with us to ensure that we could access streets for people who needed trans-portation to life-sustaining medical appointments. DPW worked tirelessly to make sure our most vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities had uninterrupted emergency transportation services.

When there were concerns about home health aides leav-ing early or not being able to get to the homes of seniors and people with disabilities who rely on assistance for daily

activities, we worked closely with the Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF), which en-sured that all of their contract-ing home health agencies had emergency plans and followed through in providing the services that District residents who are most at risk need.

Mayor Bowser coordinated a city-wide effort, #DCDigOut, to ensure streets were cleared as quickly as soon as possible, and after the snow finally stopped, she continued to encourage residents to clear sidewalks to accommodate wheelchairs and strollers. We’re proud to say that the District was the first local government in the DMV to dig out and open its doors – Mayor Bowser knows that many people rely on District government being open to receive much needed services. Not everyone needed it, but for those who did, it was

worth it for us at DCOA to dig out and make our way in.

Through all of this, I was in constant touch with the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, Brenda Donald, to ensure DCOA had everything we needed to take care of our seniors and people with disabilities.

All of this coordination is just a glimpse of the coordina-tion it took to weather Winter Storm Jonas. I want to person-ally thank my sister agencies, essential and emergency per-sonnel, volunteers, National Guard, and Mayor Bowser for helping us ensure the health and safety of District seniors and disabled residents. I’ve seen enough snow this winter, but I know that if we get another storm, we’ll be ready to be there for our District resi-dents, just like we were during Winter Storm Jonas.

Acting Executive Director’s MessageLaura Newland

Spotlight on Community LivingDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE ON AGING NEWS

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Serving D.C. residents who are age 18+ with a disability or age 60+ and their caregivers Vol 5, No 3

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — MURIEL BOWSER, MAYOR

Spotlight on Schools12 Wednesday, February 10, 2016 The CurrenT

The Field SchoolAt the Field School, eighth-

graders are currently reading Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” in English class. Since this is a very hard play, we have been reading it in class and then going over every line. For homework, we then also have a reading pack-et with questions to answer after every scene we read.

It is a difficult play sometimes to understand, and the students all have mixed emotions about it.

“I kind of like it. It’s OK,” said eighth-grader Sophia David-son. “I find it sort of funny because they fall in love and decide to get married in two days. What I don’t get is the fact that they both died at the end.”

— Adrian Stuphan, eighth-grader

Hearst ElementaryIn first grade we are learning

about Maya, Aztec and Inca peo-ple. They lived in South America and Mexico. Some people con-fused the Maya with the Aztecs. The Maya introduced many new foods to the world: chocolate, sweet potatoes and tomatoes. We learned how Maya people work. Maya people are farmers. The most important thing they farm is maize, which is corn. We got to try tortillas that are made out of corn. Next we will learn about the Aztec people and the Inca people. We are having so much fun in Ms. Boyle’s classroom!

— Sarah Kassa, Sean Dodson-Green and River Ase, first-graders

Hyde-Addison ElementaryThe third-graders have a read-

ing and writing teacher, Mr. Gardner, and a math and social studies teacher, Ms. Dierolf. Mr. Gardner is teaching us character study in our book clubs — we are finishing up our second book! Also, in writing, we are learning about persuasive speech. We used our persuasive speech skills to convince Ms. Namba, our princi-pal, to give us $1,000 to buy books for our classroom.

In math, we are learning about finding area by multiplying two sides of a rectangle or square. In social studies, we are learning about our government and the dif-ferent branches of it, and also learning how to type.

Also, the third-graders are doing a Fill My Bucket challenge. For the challenge, you give some-one a sticker in your class when they are kind to you. For exam-ple, my friend Selin gave me a sticker for getting her math book out for her. You win the challenge by having the most stickers.

— Lucy Getzinger, third-grader

Holy Trinity SchoolWe put on a production of

“Beauty and the Beast” last week in our brand-new multipurpose room. There was a performance for adults one night and a perfor-mance for the students on Feb. 1

during the school day. They did a very fun version that kids of all ages could understand. Our pas-tor, Father Gillespie, was there too. It was his first musical the-ater play. I hope he enjoyed it. He was probably surprised to see how hard they practiced.

My favorite part of the play was when Belle first came to the palace and she was surprised that the furniture could talk. The main characters were Belle, played by Chloe Dubois; Gaston, played by Seamus Carroll-Gavula; and the Beast, played by Emma Conner. My sister, Olivia, was the book-seller and she did a wonderful job.

Mrs. Tober and Ms. Ramsey are the musical theater conduc-tors. I can’t wait to see what they are going to do next!— Maeve Maguire, second-grader

Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital JPDS-NC students are leading a collection drive to show support for the troops. In every class-room, there is a reusable bag to collect donations. Our student council first organized this drive because we wanted to thank and support the people who protect us. The Army is in need of care products, and they need them more than we do. We are collect-ing things such as hats and scarves, personal care items, gift cards, batteries, flashlights, fans and electronics. We figured that the students and teachers at JPDS-NC could donate what they can to help. We want to thank the soldiers for defending our coun-try, and donating needed items to people who work hard for us is one way we can fulfill our job as American citizens. At JPDS-NC, members of the student council presented the plan to their classes. Then, we sent out announcements to families. We also wrote this article to spread the word. We are happy to do this collection drive because we are so dedicated to do the right thing for the country.

— Yael Rosenberg, fourth-grader, and Miriam Rozanski,

sixth-grader

Lafayette Elementary On Jan. 28 Lafayette held its annual spelling bee. Since the school is being renovated, stu-dents eat in a tent that is a combi-nation lunchroom and gym. Not every student in third to fifth grade can fit into this all-purpose tent at the same time, so we used Google Hangouts in our first-ever live-streaming of the bee. The first-place winner was Claire Thorn and the second-place winner was Ella Davis. Both are fifth-graders. Fourth-grader Mackie Boone came in third. Tied for fourth place were

Arthur Duvall and Dana Clocker, also fourth-graders. The bee had first been set for Jan. 22 but had to be rescheduled because of the blizzard. It took two days to finish it because there were 54 spellers and the rounds kept coming till the end of school. In the end it lasted 26 rounds until victory. When it came down to the final two, Ella and Claire, the winner had to get one word cor-rect in a round and then spell another word correctly to win. The winning word was adhesion. Ella and Claire will go on to represent Lafayette in the regional bee on Feb. 23, and if they win there, they will go to the citywide spelling bee. That takes place in March at WNBC studios.

— Brendan McKalip, fifth grade

Our Lady of Victory School In fourth-grade religion class, we talked about Lent, which begins this week on Ash Wednes-day, Feb. 10. We learned that dur-ing the 40 days of Lent, we cover the cross in the church with a pur-ple cloth and we remember when Jesus spent 40 days in the desert and was tempted by the devil. We try to imitate Jesus by praying, fasting, giving to others and doing good deeds. Every fourth-grader at OLV has made four Lenten promises and our goal is to keep them each day. During Lent some people pray every night before bed, give up their favorite des-serts, make sandwiches for the homeless or help their siblings with their homework. We know that making these promises will help us to be more like Jesus and will benefit the people we help.

— OLV fourth-grade class

Oyster-Adams Bilingual On Feb. 3, the eighth-graders hosted Richard Jones, a World War II veteran. Mr. Jones spoke to our Spanish Humanities class about his experiences during the war. Though we have read about the many traumatic events that took place during those six years, nothing can compare to hearing about them from someone who lived through them. When Mr. Jones, who is almost 95 years old, spoke about his memories, it was like he was 21 all over again. He described volunteering for the Air Force right after he learned of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He noted that although many of his memo-ries are hazy, he can remember every detail of that day. At times Mr. Jones became emotional when recalling friends who are no longer alive, watching the sunset across the mountains in California during his training or his love for our country. But he was completely willing to answer all of our questions honestly and thoughtfully. He even brought memorabilia including his med-als, model airplane and flight suit. He gave us insight into the day-to-day life of an airman during

war and inspired everyone in the room. It was an experience none of my classmates and I will ever forget. We were honored to have this special guest at our school.

— Anna Ruhlman, eighth-grader

Ross Elementary Again, we had a good time at our Fillmore Arts classes. The fifth-graders went on a field trip back to the Smithson-ian’s National Museum of Natural History. This event was a two-part trip. Last week, they went to Q?rius. There they got a good introduction to forensic science. John Mayberry, a fifth-grader who went on the field trip, said the class got a chance to really focus on human bones. The stu-dents “did detective work by looking at a Mystery Case. We got to figure out the height, age and sex of human bones,” said John. He said the whole trip was “interesting and exciting.” The third-graders went on a field trip to the Renwick Gallery. They saw the “Wonder Exhibit.” In their classroom, they have been talking about “Powerful Charac-ters and Powerful Words.” At the exhibit, they saw the power of mood in illustrations. They got to see how artists create mood with-out words. Mrs. Atlas, the third-grade teacher, said her students experienced artists rendering vari-ous scenes in the story of Peter Pan. Our report cards will be sent home today. We worked hard, so we should get some good grades.

— Ross community

St. Albans School January, also known as “Man-uary” to the lower school stu-dents, was a month of excitement and relaxation. The month was started on a stressful note with midterms for the Form I and Form II students. It was almost like you could feel the tension in the air throughout the hallways. On the Friday of exam week, we had the clubs assembly. Form II

students led by Ms. Meunier Zumba-danced professionally to the song “Remedy.” An ensemble of interesting clubs was present-ed, from handball to poker to his-tory documentaries. After the exams, all the stu-dents enjoyed a well-deserved four-day holiday weekend. Next, Blizzard 2016 hit. Wednesday classes resumed two hours late, as did the daunting workloads. Near-ing the end of the month, Mr. Miller introduced the Manuary Beard Contest, a competition open to the teachers in the lower school (including the female teachers) to see who can grow the coolest and best-looking beard. Many of the teachers entered, including Mr. Brown (the reigning champion), Mr. Walsh, Dr. Schiller and other worthy competitors. Sadly, Mr. Wilkerson dropped out of the race before the voting began. On Jan. 29, Mr. Miller sent out an email ballot to all lower school faculty and students to vote on their favorite beard. From the begin-ning, three competitors shined: Mr. Brown, Mr. Miller, and Dr. Schiller (all with amazing facial hair). At lunch, Mr. Miller announced the winner — himself!

— Armon Lotfi, Form II (eighth-grader)

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day The fifth-graders recently took a field trip to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural His-tory. We visited the Hall of Human Origins for our social studies class and the Sant Oceans Hall for our science class. One part of the Hall of Human Origins exhibit that we enjoyed was the “Snapshots of Survival” video display cases. We found these interesting because there were recreations of actual arti-facts that we could touch, along with videos that would pop up explaining the artifact. We also enjoyed walking through the “Meet Your Ancestors” section of the exhibit, which included recre-

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St. Albans School fifth-grader Will Holt outraced a diverse field of competition including clergy members, police officers and even Darth Vader at the Washington National Cathedral’s annual pancake races as part of Shrove Tuesday festivities. He said the win “feels really good and it’s very special.”

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PANCAkES AT THE CATHEDrAl

Is it possible to get the best of both worlds? The seven-bed-room, four-and-a-half bath

Colonial farmhouse at 4629 30th

St. NW shows the answer is yes, if both worlds means the charm of a 1920s cedar-shake house with key modern enhancements.

This Forest Hills house offers 5,455 square feet for a list price of $2,250,000. Since its construction in 1928, successive owners have made seamless additions and ren-ovations to the classic home.

The wraparound porch imme-diately marks the house as a hub for family and community. The porch stretches across the entire front and runs halfway down both sides of the house, with one side screened in, perfect for parties.

The front door opens onto an entrance hall with a brick fire-place, vintage iron floor grates and an unexpected old-fashioned electrical panel with push but-tons, preserved for a touch of whimsy. These classic elements combine with contemporary con-veniences, such as those in the kitchen down the hall.

This space, remodeled by the current owner, shows off custom-built cabinetry in cherry wood, brightening the deep black granite countertops and brushed steel appliances — a Sub-Zero refriger-ator and freezer, GE Monogram professional gas range and two sinks. Beyond the bar is a spa-cious breakfast area with two walls of windows that flood the whole room with light. The back door leads out onto a new, elevat-ed deck overlooking the backyard.

Pocket doors lead from the kitchen into the spacious family room containing the house’s sec-ond of four fireplaces — three of which are wood-burning — and built-in shelves for the book lover or curio collector. Sunlight from the large formal dining room with a bay window spills into the fam-ily room, adding to the light from multiple south-facing windows.

Beyond the dining room, the formal sitting room leads up to the front of the house, with a glass door and window opening out onto the screen porch. A front-facing picture window with window seat brings in even more light. The third wood-burning fireplace, fronted by circa-1920s tiles painted with Art Deco scenes from mythology and fairy tales,

provides a fun focal point for this room.

The original wood flooring on much of the first level con-tinues up the staircase and onto the sec-ond floor, where two bed-rooms open onto each other, creating a flow perfect for children at play.

The master suite begins with a large walk-in closet, then contin-ues to the attractive bathroom, recently renovated to include modern refurbishments disguised in classic forms, like the claw-foot tub. Double sinks mounted on a wooden table hint at old-fashioned porcelain washbasins, while featuring updated fixtures.

The spacious master bedroom contains the house’s fourth fire-place, refitted with gas logs. One detail that pays big dividends here is that three walls contain windows, dramatically increasing the sunlight.

The third floor would capture the imagination of any child. The single dormer window of the house serves as a play nook, with

a bunked hideaway and tiny lad-der, plus beautiful animal murals covering the walls. A bright spare bedroom sits behind the play nook. Down the hall, a finished attic with exposed rafters could be a playroom or guest bedroom.

The basement is semi-finished and waiting for a creative touch. It’s currently a pantry and stor-age, but an enterprising new owner could transform these rooms and the full bathroom into an au pair suite, or into the man-cave of every dad’s dreams.

The backyard lacks for noth-ing. Family and guests alike can enjoy the above-ground Jacuzzi, then step down onto the custom-cut stone patio and dive into the

full-size swimming pool from the diving stones. The pool patio includes an outdoor kitchen — complete with sink, refrigerator, wine-chiller and grill — and a newly installed pool shower.

This refreshing blend of clas-sic and contemporary sits in the close-knit neighborhood of Forest Hills. All this, plus shopping, din-ing and a Metro station within walking distance make this a location to cherish.

The seven-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath house at 4629 30th St. NW is listed for $2,250,000 by TTR Sotheby’s International Real-ty. For details, contact Jennifer Knoll at 202-441-2301 or jknoll@ttrsir.com.

A Look at the Market in Northwest Washington February 10, 2016 ■ Page 13

Colonial farmhouse offers old-fashioned, modern touches

Photos courtesy of TTR Sotheby’s International RealtyThis seven-bedroom Forest Hills home is listed for $2,250,000.

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Eric Murtagh 301-652-8971 Karen Kuchins 301-275-2255

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at Mary’s Center, 2355 Ontario Road NW. For details, call 202-332-2630 or visit anc1c.org. ANC 2AFoggy Bottom The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in Room 108, Funger Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. Agenda items include:■ police report.■ reports from the offices of Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans.■ report on the West End fire sta-tion and library projects.■ report from the Ward 2 Educa-tion Network.■ announcements and public com-ments.■ presentation from the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health.■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by Watergate Vintners & Spirits, 2544 Virginia Ave. NW, for a new Class A liquor store license with a tasting endorsement (daily hours of operation from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; daily hours of alcoholic bev-erage sales, service, consumption and tasting, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.).■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by the 51st State Tavern, 2512 L St. NW, to amend its Class C tavern license to permit entertainment, including a DJ and acoustic guitar

playing (proposed hours of live entertainment, Sunday through Thursday from 6 p.m. to midnight, and Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.).■ consideration of a resolution regarding proposed D.C. Council legislation, the Special Police Officer Enhanced Security Amendment Act of 2015.■ presentation and consideration of a resolution regarding a Zoning Commission application submit-ted by the Coalition for Smarter Growth to amend inclusionary zoning provisions.■ discussion of a special event application for the Race for Every Child on Saturday, Oct. 1.■ administrative matters. For details, visit anc2a.org. ANC 2BDupont Circle The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Agenda items include:■ announcements and public com-ments.■ consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by Policy Restaurant, 1904 14th St. NW, for a substantial change to its Class C restaurant license to add dancing to its existing entertain-ment endorsement.■ consideration of a motion to submit comments to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on rule-making for licenses for pub crawls.■ consideration of a Board of Zon-ing Adjustment application at 1719 T St. NW for a special excep-tion from green-area ratio require-ments and for variances from

floor-area ratio, lot occupancy and closed-court requirements in order to construct a three-story, four-unit apartment house.■ consideration of a Board of Zon-ing Adjustment application at 1513 Church St. NW for special exceptions from lot coverage and open-court width requirements because it is a nonconforming structure.■ consideration of a Board of Zon-ing Adjustment application at 1503-1505 Pennsylvania Ave. NW for special exceptions from pent-house setback and minimum rear-yard requirements.■ consideration of a Historic Pres-ervation Review Board applica-tion at 1101-1111 16th St. NW for concept review and facade altera-tions when two non-contributing buildings are combined.■ consideration of a Historic Pres-ervation Review Board applica-tion at 1500 K St. NW for land-mark designation as the Southern Railway Building.■ rehearing of a Historic Preserva-tion Review Board application at 1514 Swann St. NW for a rear addition and third-floor rear pop-up.■ consideration of a Historic Pres-ervation Review Board applica-tion at 1508-1512 21st St. NW for residential renovation and a rear addition to three existing multi-family row houses, including res-toration of the historic facades on 21st Street.■ consideration of a resolution asking D.C. officials to decrease the “area median income” for inclusionary zoning from 80 per-cent to 60 percent.■ consideration of a Transporta-tion and Public Infrastructure

Committee resolution in support of the D.C. Department of Trans-portation’s 16th Street transit cor-ridor plans.■ administrative matters. For details, visit dupontcir-cleanc.net. ANC 2CDowntown/Penn Quarter The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 14, in Room A-3, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Agenda items include:■ consideration of a Historic Pres-ervation Review Board applica-tion for reconstruction at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 606-608 I St. NW, to build a glass exterior and include the adjacent building into the new design. For details, visit anc2c.us or contact 2C@anc.dc.gov. ANC 2DSheridan-Kalorama The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 21, at Our Lady Queen of the Ameri-cas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact davidanc2d01@aol.com. ANC 2EGeorgetownCloisters The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, at Georgetown Visitation Prepara-tory School, 1524 35th St. NW. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com.

ANC 2FLogan Circle The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org. ANC 3CCleveland ParkWoodley ParkMassachusetts Avenue Heights The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the 2nd District Police Head-quarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. Agenda items include:■ announcements.■ consideration of a resolution regarding a Historic Preservation Review Board application for con-cept review of demolition of a non-contributing building at 3700 Connecticut Ave. NW and con-struction of a new three-story sin-gle-family house.■ consideration of a resolution on a Historic Preservation Review Board application for construction of a new house at 3515 Woodley Road NW.■ consideration of a resolution on an application for the 2016 Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon and CareFirst Half Marathon Series.■ consideration of a resolution to the Zoning Commission on how to improve inclusionary zoning to make housing more affordable.■ consideration of a resolution to the D.C. Department of Public Works regarding snow removal, especially regarding first respond-ers. For details, visit anc3c.org.

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ations of the heads of different early human species. At the end of the exhibit, there was a popula-tion map of the world. We were only standing there for about 30 seconds, but the population grew even during that span! We started to wonder if it’s a problem that our population keeps growing but the world isn’t getting any bigger. In the Sant Ocean Hall, we learned about organisms in the deeper parts of the ocean, like bioluminescent creatures. The exhibit showed us how biolumi-nescent animals use their light for survival in the midnight zone. We saw a giant squid with very long tentacles and a shark jaw that was memorable because we thought a shark’s mouth was much smaller! It was great learning experience.

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Classes and workshops■ Iona Senior Services will present a

Take Charge/Age Well winter workshop on “Keep It All Square, Down There: Pel-vic Floor and Sexual Health for Women,” facilitated by MedStar physical therapist Lauren Wohl. 6 to 8 p.m. By donation; reservations required. Iona Senior Ser-vices, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. 202-966-1055.

■ Dexter Sumner will lead a “Hatha-Vinyasa Yoga” class. 7 p.m. Free. Pali-sades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

■ Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class. 7:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. michelle.conn@dc.gov.

Concerts■ Cellist Florian Kitt and pianist

Harald Ossberger will perform works by Beethoven, Gadenstätter, Janacek and Britten. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org.

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

Discussions and lectures■ Dayna Bowen Matthew will discuss

her book “Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Chris L. Jenkins, assistant local editor at The Washington Post, will dis-cuss “Is It a Challenge Today to Discuss Race in America, Publicly?” 6:30 p.m. Free. Room 316, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Historian Nancy Cohen will discuss her book “Break-through: The Making of America’s First Woman President.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connect-icut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ “DC Music Salon” will discuss the local life and legacy of John Fahey, a father of American guitar. The program will include the feature-length documen-tary “In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey.” 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

Films■ The International Cinema Series

will feature Curro Sánchez’s 2014 film “Paco de Lucía — The Search,” about the Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist and composer. 7 p.m. Free. Doyle/For-man Theater, McKinley Building, Ameri-

can University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/nga.

■ The Lions of Czech Film series will present Milan Cieslar’s 2015 comedy “Life Is Life,” about an average Czech family tackling their day-to-day prob-lems. 8 p.m. $6.75 to $12. Avalon The-atre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performances and readings■ The female percussion dance

troupe Team Vicious will perform body music in collaboration with Lauretta Noble, Lionel Daniels, DJ the Josh Craig, recording artist Yahzarah, Kwame Opare (Stomp) and other guests. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Visiting Writers Series will fea-ture Alexander Chee, author of “Queen of the Night.” 8 to 10 p.m. Free. Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. 202-885-2972.

Special events■ Disney on Ice will present “Trea-

sure Trove,” featuring stories about Rapunzel, Cinderella, Belle, Mulan, Snow White, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonder-land and Buzz Lightyear, among others. 7:30 p.m. $20 to $85. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. The per-formance will repeat Thursday at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Friday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.; and Monday at 12:30 p.m.

■ An Ash Wednesday pancake sup-per will precede a worship service with Communion and Imposition of Ashes. 6:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-337-9070.

Thursday, Feb. 11

Children’s program■ Shawn Stout will discuss his book

“A Tiny Piece of Sky” (for ages 10 through 14). 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Classes and workshops■ Instructor Erin Byrne’s TechMoxie

course on “All About the iPhone” will feature a session on calling features. 10 a.m. to noon. $49 per class. Hera Hub, 5028 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-642-5520. The course will continue Feb. 18 and 25 with sessions on “Camera and Managing Photos” and “Transportation: Maps, Navigation and Uber.”

■ Instructor Nina Dunham will lead a “Gentle Gyrokinesis” class to improve

posture, balance and agility. 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7527.

■ Hillyer Art Space will host “A (Mobile) Still Life,” a class on drawing or painting a contemporary still life com-prised of objects relevant to pop culture or the pace of modern-day society. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Hillyer Art Space, 9 Hillyer Court NW. 202-338-0325.

Concerts■ The U.S. Army Concert Band

Chamber Winds will perform works cele-brating the American spirit. Noon. Free. New York Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Ave. NW. usarmyband.com.

■ Listen Local First will present the Sweater Set, Jessica Eliot Myhre and Letitia VanSant in concert. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Art Soiree’s Living Room Live series will feature vocalist Cassandra Allen performing a blend of traditional jazz and Afro-Latin beats. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, 3100 South St. NW. artsoiree.com/events.

■ Washington Performing Arts will present a concert by flutist Marina Picci-nini and pianist Andreas Haefliger fea-turing works by Dalbavie, Prokofiev, Adès, Franck and Boulez. 7 p.m. $50. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Aaron Diehl Trio will perform music from his project “Space Time Con-tinuum,” as well as other original com-positions and standards. 8 p.m. $20 to $28. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.

■ “College Dance Party Nite” will fea-ture Gang of Thieves and HYFY. 8 p.m. $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ Andrey Makarevich, founder and longtime leader of the legendary Rus-sian rock band Time Machine, will pres-ent “LOVE” with the vocal ensemble A’Cappella Express, jazz musician Kon-stantin Gevondian and the Jazz Trio of Evgeny Borets. 8 p.m. $45 to $85. Lis-ner Auditorium, George Washington Uni-versity, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800.

■ Hollertown will perform bluegrass and contemporary music. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylva-nia Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

Demonstrations■ Gardening and cooking writer Adri-

enne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cooke will share recipes for two soups that feature heirloom beans. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Mary-land Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ The “Textiles at Twelve” series will feature a hands-on program with the museum’s education collections. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

Discussions and lectures■ Carol Joynt’s Q&A Cafe series will

feature NPR host Diane Rehm discuss-ing her upcoming retirement, her career, her life and her new book, “On My Own.” 12:30 p.m. $35. The George Town Club, 1530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-9330.

■ Judith Shapiro, professor of global

environmental politics at American University, will discuss her book “China’s Environmental Challenges.” 3 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service Building, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. american.edu/sis/events.

■ An expert panel will discuss “The Afterlives of Alexander in the Byzantine World.” 3:30 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ A panel discussion on the selection process for the next United Nations secretary-general will feature Aisling Swaine, associate professor of practice of international affairs at George Washington University; Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, president of Women in International Security; Gillian Sorenson, former U.N. assistant secretary-general; Jean Krasno, campaign chair of the Campaign to Elect a Woman UN Secretary-General; and Shazia Rafi, former secretary-general of Parliamentarians for Global Action. 5 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. bit.ly/1JTHV15.

■ Guest curator Merry Foresta will walk through the “Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty” exhibition galleries and discuss ways Penn used photography to respond to social and cultural change of his 70-year career. 5:30 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Meet in the Kogod Court-yard, Smithsonian American Art Muse-um, 8th and G streets NW. forestagallerytalk.eventbrite.com.

■ Alexander Chee will discuss his novel “Queen of the Night” as part of a contemporary fiction reading series. 6:30 p.m. Busboys and Poets Brookla-nd, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230.

■ British author Flora Fraser will discuss her book “The Washingtons: George and Martha ‘Join’d by Friendship, Crown’d by Love.’” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org.

■ The European Union National Insti-tutes for Culture will present “Cartoons and Taboos: Dancing in a Visual Mine-field,” featuring Steven Degryse of De Standaard, Kevin Kallaugher of The

Economist, Ann Telnaes of The Washing-ton Post and Matt Wuerker of Politico. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. New York University, 1307 L St. NW. washington-dc.eunic-online.eu.

■ Klaus Ottmann, deputy director for curatorial and academic affairs at the Phillips Collection, will provide an over-view of the exhibit “Seeing Nature: Land-scape Masterworks From the Paul G. Allen Family Collection,” with special attention to the sensory experience of landscape, especially in scenes of Ven-ice and grand American vistas. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12; free for ages 18 and younger. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

■ Ralph Nurnberger, professor of international relations at Georgetown University, will discuss David Ben Guri-on, Israel’s primary founder, as part of a four-part series on “The Prime Ministers Who Shaped Israel.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45; $90 to $140 for the full course. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ A.O. Scott will discuss his book “Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Ted Gioia will discuss “Love Songs: The Hidden History.” 7 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Mont-pelier Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Inde-pendence Ave. SE. loc.gov/concerts.

■ A panel discussion on “The History of Finance in American Political Cam-paigns” will feature former Sen. Bennet Johnson, D-La.; former Sen. Bill Brock, R-Tenn.; former Rep. Tim Roemer, D-Ind.; and issue expert Meredith McGehee. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ Barbara Engelking, director of the Polish Center of Holocaust Research at the Polish Academy of Sciences in War-saw, will discuss “Dreams as a Source for Holocaust Research.” 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallen-berg Place SW. events.ushmm.org.

■ Civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis Jr., former executive director and CEO of the NAACP, will speak at a Black History Month celebration held by the D.C. branch of the NAACP. 7 p.m. Free. Thur-good Marshall Center, 1816 12th St. NW. naacpdc.org.

■ Saru Jayaraman, co-founder and co-director of the Restaurant Opportuni-ties Centers United, will discuss her book “Forked,” about the highest- and lowest-scoring restaurants for worker pay and benefits in each industry sector. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Bus-boys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Nicholas Nicastro will discuss his novel “Hell’s Half-Acre” — about a group of serial killers who terrified the Kansas frontier in the 1870s. The event will include dramatic readings, period imag-es and video. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

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Thursday, February 11■ Discussion: Children’s author Andrea Pinkney will discuss her novel “The Red Pencil,” winner of the 2015 Children’s Africana Book Award. 10 a.m. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

conversation with journalist Jim Lehrer. 7 p.m. $25. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

Film■ The Spring Middle Eastern Film

Series will feature Turkish director Ramin Matin’s 2013 movie “Kusursuzlar (The Impeccables),” about two sisters who find themselves isolated in the Aegean summer cottage of their childhood as they must deal with their uneasy sibling relationship and confront their devastating recent past. A discussion will follow. 5:30 p.m. Free. Room 241, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

Performances■ The Happenings Happy Hour series

will feature “Press Play Investigates,” an improvised whodunit. 6 p.m. Free. Sid-ney Harman Hall Forum, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122.

■ The Washington Improv Theater will present “Road Show: Wintry Mix.” 7:30 p.m. $12 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. witdc.org. Perfor-mances will continue Friday and Satur-day at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

■ American University will present Charles L. Mee’s “Big Love,” about 50 Greek brides who seek refuge at a villa in Italy after fleeing home on the eve of their arranged marriages to 50 Ameri-can grooms. 8 p.m. $10 to $15. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3634. The performance will repeat Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.

Special events■ “Treat Yourself” — a special self-

care celebration — will feature a chance to make valentines to yourself or a loved one, as well as affirmational buttons and toiletries to keep attendees feeling and looking good all winter. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. julia.strusienski@dc.gov.

■ Local cookbook author Rupen Rao will discuss his recipes and cooking phi-losophy and present a three-course meal with wine pairings. 7 to 9 p.m. $48.47; reservations required. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ “Night of Decadence” will feature a silent auction and lavish open bar in celebration of the opening of the new exhibit “Konstantin Makovsky: The Tsar’s Painter.” 7 to 10 p.m. $80 to $100. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.

Friday, Feb. 12

Classes and workshops■ The Sibley Senior Association will

host a workshop on “How to Leave a Legacy,” featuring experienced family mediators Judge Carolyn Miller Parr and Sig Cohen. 1 to 3 p.m. $10; reservations required. Renaissance Conference Rooms 1 and 2, Sibley Memorial Hospi-tal, 5255 Loughboro Road NW. 202-364-7602.

■ “Free Folger Friday: Write Your Renaissance Love Letter” will feature a small group workshop led by Folger curator and archivist Heather Wolfe. 6

p.m. Free; reservations required. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.

Concerts■ The Friday Morning Music Club will

present works by Scarlatti, Buzzoleni, Carissimi, Bononcini and Loeffler. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075.

■ “Fringe Music in the Library” will feature the improvisational trio Mind Over Matter Music Over Mind, featuring Bobby Hill on record players, Luke Stew-art on bass and sequencer, and Thomas Stanley on electronics and effects. Noon. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Organist Bryan Dunnewald of Phila-delphia will perform works by Langlais, Hancock and Dupré. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Cir-cle NW. 202-797-0103.

■ “Luce Unplugged Community Showcase” will feature local acts the El Mansouris and Elena & Los Fulanos. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Teatro Lirico of DC will present a “Zarzuela Gala Concert,” featuring arias and duos from the Spanish lyric reper-toire performed by tenor Israel Lozano, baritone Gustavo Ahualli and a cast of 10 other opera and zarzuela singers. 7 p.m. $40 to $100. International Student House, 1825 R St. NW. 202-360-3514.

■ “Discovery Artist in the KC Jazz Club” will feature 14-year-old performer Matthew Whitaker on the electric keyboard and B-3 organ. 7 and 9 p.m. $20 to $25. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ R&B singer Amel Larrieux will per-form a “Kicking Off Valentine’s Week-end” concert. 7:30 p.m. $37.50. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899.

■ Pianist, composer and American University faculty member emeritus Alan Mandel will perform his works with flut-ist Jonathan Baumgarten. 8 p.m. $5 to $15. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Kat-zen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-3634.

■ Canadian artist Zachary Lucky will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The Tom Principato Band and Bobby Thompson & Friends will perform. 8 p.m. $15 to $18. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washing-ton will present “The Way We Were,” fea-turing the select vocal ensembles Rock Creek Singers and Potomac Fever. 8 p.m. $20 to $39. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. The performance will repeat Saturday at 5 and 8 p.m.

■ Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform. 8 p.m. $40 to $70. Lisner Audi-torium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800.

■ “Jazz on the Hill” will feature the Kevin Cordt Quartet. 8 to 11 p.m. No

cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylva-nia Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

Discussions and lectures■ Biologist Kobinah Abdul-Salim will

discuss “A Botanical Walk Through Black History.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Paintings conservator Amber Kerr will lead a gallery tour of works by artists Abbott Handerson Thayer, Henry Ossawa Tanner and Winslow Homer and discuss the research, preservation and treat-ment of the paintings. 3 to 4:30 p.m. Free. Meet in the F Street lobby, Smith-sonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Yann Martel, winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2002, will discuss his novel “The High Mountains of Portugal.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ The Essay Film Series will feature

Hind Shoufani’s 2015 documentary “Trip Along Exodus,” about the last 70 years of Palestinian politics through the prism of the life of the filmmaker’s father. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations requested. The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1958.

■ Pixie Films will present the 1961 film “The Ladies Man,” starring Jerry Lewis. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Logan Fringe Arts Space, Trinidad Theatre, 1358 Florida Ave. NE. capitalfringe.org.

■ Alliance Française de Washington

will present Abderrahmane Sissako’s 2015 film “Timbuktu,” about a cattle herder and his family who find their lives in the dunes of Timbuktu abruptly dis-turbed. 7 to 9 p.m. $5 to $7. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyo-ming Ave. NW. francedc.org.

Performances and readings■ “Comedy at the Kennedy Center”

will feature New York-based comic and actor Ricky Velez (shown) with an open-ing set by Alex Barbag. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed a half hour before the performance in the States Gallery. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Tai-wan will perform a multimedia work that depicts the life cycle of rice. 7 p.m. $19 to $75. Opera House, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7 p.m.

■ “Jazz Meets Poetry” will feature actor Felix Kurmayer and pianist Burnett Thompson. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org.

■ “ImprovFest” will feature the Georgetown Improv Association and vis-iting professional and collegiate guest troupes. 9 p.m. $5 to $8. Bulldog Alley, Leavey Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. The event will repeat Saturday at 9 p.m.

Special events■ A Valentine’s Day Party will feature

music and dancing, with a corner table for card making. Attendees are asked to bring a favorite dessert if possible. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7527.

■ Art Soiree’s annual Single Valen-tine event will feature dancing, mingling and performances by Philadelphia’s Tara Hendricks and DJ Sabeel Chohan. 8 p.m. Free; reservations requested. The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, 3100 South St. NW. artsoiree.com/events.

Saturday, Feb. 13

Children’s programs■ The D.C. Maxecuters will lead a

model airplane workshop (for ages 8 and older; adult assistance required). 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. $15 to $20 per plane/child. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ “Saturday Morning at the National” will present “Lesole’s Dance Project: Dancing Through South Africa.” 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes before the screening. Helen Hayes Gallery, National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372.

■ Casey Trees will present a tree-focused story time interspersed with songs and a craft project. 10 a.m. Free; reservations requested. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. caseytrees.org/events/upcoming.

■ The Weekend Family Matinees series will feature 2015’s “The Peanuts Movie.” 10 a.m. $6.50 to $8; free for ages 2 and younger. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-

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“Suspended Animation,” bringing together six artists who use digital animation as a tool to challenge concep-tions of reality, will open today at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and continue through March 12,

2017. Featured are artists Ed Atkins, Antoine Catala, Ian Cheng, Josh Kline, Helen Marten and Agnieszka Polska. Located at Independence Avenue and 7th Street SW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000.■ “Jazz Singers,” offering perspectives on the art of vocal jazz with singers and song stylists from the 1920s to the present, will open tomorrow in the Performing Arts Reading Room Foyer of the Library of Congress’ James Madi-son Memorial building. On view through July 23, the exhibit features video clips, photographs, musical scores, personal notes, correspondence, drawings and watercol-ors. Located at 101 Independence Ave. SE, the exhibition is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-707-8000.■ “Konstantin Makovsky: The Tsar’s Painter,” offering a new perspective on the influential Russian artist’s work and its popularity in Gilded Age America, will open Satur-day at Hillwood estate, Museum & Gardens and con-tinue through June 5. Located at 4155 Linnean Ave. NW, the museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs $18 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for students and $5 for ages 6 through 18; it is free for ages 5 and younger. 202-686-5807.■ “Heart of an Empire: Herzfeld’s Discovery of Pasarga-dae,” highlighting archeological discoveries made in the early 20th century at the site of the first capital of the Ach-aemenid Persian Empire (circa 540 B.C.), will open Satur-day at the arthur M. Sackler Gallery and continue

through July 31. Located at 1050 Independence Ave. SW, the gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000.■ Studio Gallery recently opened an exhibit of work by two new members in its Garden Gallery. On view through Feb. 27, the show features cityscapes by longtime Dupont Circle artist Gordon Binder and work by Miriam Keeler. An artists’ reception will take place Saturday from 6 to 8:30 p.m., and a closing reception will be held Feb. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. Located at 2108 R St. NW, the gallery is open Wednes-day through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-232-8734.■ “Life Is Beautiful: Sumi-e Art by Yoshiko Oishi Weick,” featuring sumi-e ink-brush paintings by the Northern Virgin-ia artist, opened Monday at the Japan Information and Culture Center, where it will continue through March 18. Located at 1150 18th St. NW in Suite 100, the center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-238-6949.■ “Faces of Revolution: Portraits From the War for Indepen-dence,” exploring the types of portraits made of Revolu-tionary War soldiers, opened recently at the Society of the Cincinnati, where it will continue through March 13. Located at 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. 202-785-2040.

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agnieszka Polska’s “I am the Mouth” (2014) is part of a new exhibit at the Hirshhorn.

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Saturday February 13

6000.■ Teaching artist Jeneen Piccuirro

will lead a Saturday art workshop on how to use recycled materials to create sculptural pieces that range from col-lage to installation (for ages 10 and older). 10 a.m. to noon. $15 to $20. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-338-3552.

■ “Frosty Films” will feature animat-ed shorts celebrating the beauty of win-ter, including Amy Schatz’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and Sarah Kerruish’s “Snowflake Bentley” (for ages 4 and older). 10:30 a.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The films will be shown again Sunday and Monday at 11:30 a.m.

■ A park ranger will lead a planetari-um program about African star stories, constellations of the Southern Hemi-sphere and a folk song connected to escaped slaves from the 1850s (for ages 7 and older). 1 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Classes and workshops■ Guy Mason Recreation Center will

host a tai chi class and an exercise and dance class with Gayla April. 9:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7527.

■ Independent art historian Aneta Georgievska-Shine will lead a class on “The Spell of Vermeer.” 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. $90 to $140. S. Dillon Ripley Cen-ter, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

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

■ The Science of Spirituality Medita-tion Center will begin a three-week intro-ductory class on Jyoti meditation, a dis-cipline focusing on the experience of inner light. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Science of Spiri-tuality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizona Ave. NW. dcinfo@sos.org.

■ Washington Performing Arts will present a master class with pianist Leon Fleisher. 2 p.m. $65. Terrace Theater,

Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Concerts■ Soprano Jacqueline Neimat will

perform works by Dvorák, Puccini and Gershwin. 1 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Mas-sachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.

■ Members of “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra will present a concerto com-petition featuring seven high school stu-dents selected from a nationwide pool. 2 p.m. Free. Sousa Band Hall, Marine Barracks Annex, 7th and K streets SE. 202-433-4011.

■ The Rev. Nolan Williams will pres-ent “Cry, the Beloved Country!,” featur-ing freedom songs from the South Afri-can liberation movement. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The KC Jazz Club will present the Whitfield Family Band in “A Family Affair.” 7 and 9 p.m. $26 to $39. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ “Cabaret Night at the Kosciuszko Foundation” will feature mezzo-soprano Laura Petravage and pianist Wanda O’Brien-Trefil performing songs by Kurt Weill, Edith Piaf, Jerzy Petersburski, Leonard Cohen and Andrew Lloyd Web-ber. 7 p.m. $15 to $20; reservations required. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. 202-785-2320.

■ The Skip Castro Band will perform. 8 p.m. $15 to $20. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ R&B star The-Dream will perform 10 new songs paired with his 42-minute film “Genesis,” as well as his classic hits. 8 p.m. $25. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899.

■ Washing-ton Performing Arts will pres-ent a concert by Roomful of Teeth (shown) and the Ameri-can Contemporary Music Ensemble. 8 p.m. $35. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

■ Skribe will perform. 9 p.m. Free.

Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Designer, educator, and entrepre-

neur Karthika Audinet will discuss “Designing High-End Fabrics in Paris.” 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free. George Wash-ington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ A park ranger and the Rock Creek Civil War Roundtable will host an inter-pretive presentation about Elizabeth Thomas, the original property owner of the land that became Fort Stevens. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-829-2163.

■ Jamie Stiehm, a Creators Syndi-cate columnist and contributor of usnews.com, will discuss “Frederick Douglass/Harriet Tubman: Parallel Lives From the Eastern Shore.” 1 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ Lawrence Douglas will discuss his book “The Right Wrong Man: John Dem-janjuk and the Last Great Nazi War Crimes Trial,” at 1 p.m.; Claudia Kalb will discuss her book “Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder: Inside the Minds of History’s Great Personalities,” at 3:30 p.m.; and Matt Gallagher (shown) and Elliot Acker-man will discuss their respective books “Youngblood” and “Green on Blue,” at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Con-necticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Emily Hammer, director of the Cen-ter for Ancient Middle Eastern Land-scapes at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, will discuss “Digi-tal Technologies and Archaeology in the Modern Middle East.” 2 p.m. Free. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Inde-pendence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000.

■ Flora Fraser, author of “The Wash-ingtons: George and Martha: Join’d by Friendship, Crown’d by Love,” will dis-cuss George and Martha Washington’s courtship and marriage. 2 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Family programs■ The Petworth Library’s “Valentine’s

Day Family Karaoke Film” screening and singalong will feature the 2014 movie musical “Annie.” 10:30 a.m. Free. Pet-worth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

■ Presidential Family Fun Day will feature Virginia reel dance workshops, music from the Linton Hall Fife and Drum Corps, calligraphy lessons, a scav-enger hunt, code-breaking games, appearances by the Washington Nation-als Racing Presidents and a gallery talk. 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Kogod Court-yard, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Films■ The “Music for Martians” sci-fi film

series will feature Ridley Scott’s 1979 film “Alien” and Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 film “Total Recall,” both of which feature music by Jerry Goldsmith. Noon. Free; reservations required. Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. loc.gov/concerts.

■ “Reseeing Iran: Twentieth Annual

Iranian Film Festival” will feature Bah-man Kiarostami’s 2015 documentary “Monir” and Bahar Noorizadeh’s 2015 movie “Wolkaan.” 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The Martin Luther King Jr. Memori-al Library will host a screening of “Mis-ery,” a multimedia film project based on a short story by Anton Chekhov and fea-turing original art and animation by local artist Sam Apple Cummins. Composer Michael J. Evans, who wrote an original classical score for the movie, will partici-pate in a post-screening Q&A. 7 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

Performances■ Story District’s Valentine’s Day

show, “Sucker for Love,” will spotlight the pleasures and perils of romance and feature storytellers Michael Cotter, Laura Feiveson, Morgan Givens, Annie Lipsitz, Nupur Mehta, Keith Mellnick, Cait Reilly, Amanda Sapir and Sarah Weber. 6:30 p.m. $25. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. storydistrict.org.

■ Los Angeles-based contemporary dance ensemble Contra-Tiempo will present “Agua Furiosa,” inspired by Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and Oya, the Afro-Cuban deity of wind and storms. 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The perfor-mance will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m.

■ Teatro de la Luna will present the Spanish-language play “Nuestra Señora de las Nubes” by Argentine playwright Aristides Vargas. 8 p.m. $15 to $20 donation suggested. Casa de la Luna, 4020 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-882-6227. The performance will repeat Feb. 14 and 28 at 4 p.m. and Feb. 27 at 8 p.m.

■ Comedian Adam Devine will per-form. 8 p.m. $35. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800.

Special events■ The D.C. Maxecuters will fly their

model airplanes through the Great Hall. 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ Port City Brewing Co. will release Colossal V, the company’s fifth anniversary old ale at five bars in Adams Morgan and North Dupont. 2 to 5 p.m. Free admission; beer and food available for purchase. Black Squirrel, 2427 18th St. NW; the Blaguard, 2003 18th St. NW; Rebellion, 1836 18th St. NW; Roofers Union, 2446 18t St. NW; and Smoke and Barrel, 2471 18th St. NW. portcitybrewing.com.

Walks■ A park ranger will lead a two-mile

round trip walk from Peirce Mill and along Beach Drive, exploring how Rock Creek Park has changed with the growth of transportation, the need for outdoor recreation and the desire to protect the nature around us. 10 a.m. Free. Peirce Mill, 2401 Tilden St. NW. 202-895-6070.

■ Washington Walks and tour guide Brian Kraft will present the “Columbia Heights Historical Drinkabout,” featuring an exploration of the neighborhood with stops at several of its cafes and bars. 2 to 5 p.m. $20 to $25. Details provided upon registration. washingtonwalks.com.

Sunday, Feb. 14

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.

■ Children will hear a story about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and then create a special piece of art. 2 to 5 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Classes and workshops■ People’s Congregational United

Church of Christ will present “Heart Love,” a seminar led by Dr. Stephen Dal-las on how to reverse heart disease and prevent diabetes. 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Free. People’s Congregational United Church of Christ, 4704 13th St. NW. 202-829-5511.

■ A teacher from Yoga Activist will present a “Soothing Sunday Yoga” class for adults. 1:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Dan-iel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

Concerts■ Members of “The President’s Own”

U.S. Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra will present an all-clarinet concert featuring jazz, klezmer and con-temporary and classical works. 2 p.m. Free. Sousa Band Hall, Marine Barracks Annex, 7th and K streets SE. 202-433-4011.

■ Music Celebrations International will present the Capital Orchestra Festi-val 2016, featuring the Laramie High School String Ensemble of Wyoming, American Fork High School of Utah, Bay Port High School of Wisconsin and Hoo-sier Youth Philharmonic of Indiana, at 2 p.m.; and the Southwest Florida Youth Symphony, the Anne Arundel Community College Symphony Orchestra of Mary-land and the New Jersey Youth Sympho-ny, at 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. Con-cert Hall, Kennedy Center. 800-395-2036.

■ The Cann Duo will perform duo piano works by Leonard Bernstein, Mar-garet Bonds, Jeffrey Mumford, Richard

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Sunday, February 14■ Concert: The Steinway Series will feature pianist Jenny Lin pre-senting “The Composer-Pianists: The Art of Transcriptions and Arrangements.” 3 p.m. Free. McEv-oy Auditorium, Smithsonian Ameri-can Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Sunday February 14

Rodgers and Michael Leibowitz. 3:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitu-tion Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The Várjon-Baráti-Várdai Piano Trio from Hungary will perform works by Beethoven, Brahms and Dvorák. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/music.

■ The Georgetown Concert Series will celebrate Valentine’s Day with well-known tunes, sacred med-leys, patriotic music and other favorites at a family-friendly perfor-mance by the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters. 5 p.m. Free. St. John’s Episco-pal Church, Georgetown Parish, 3240 O St. NW. 202-338-1796.

■ Julie Vidrick Evans of Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church will present an organ recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathe-dral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin ave-nues NW. nationalcathedral.org.

■ Students from the Curtis Institute of Music will perform Schoenberg’s “Pierrot lunaire.” 6 p.m. Free; tickets dis-tributed in the States Gallery a half hour before the performance. Terrace The-ater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Westerly Park will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ “Love Each Other” will feature Grateful Dad tribute band Half Step and the Fat Catz. 8 p.m. $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ Laura Jane Grace and the Devour-ing Mothers will perform. 8 p.m. $20 to $23. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-745-3000.

■ Smooth jazz singer Maysa will per-form. 8 p.m. $50. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899.

Discussions and lectures■ Public interest lawyer Bryan Ste-

venson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, will dis-cuss his book “Just Mercy” in conversa-tion with the Cathedral cannon theolo-gian, the Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas. 10:10 a.m. Free. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wiscon-sin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org.

■ Rod Nordland will discuss his book “The Lovers: Afghanistan’s Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing,” at 1 p.m.; and Misha Glenny will discuss his book “Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio,” at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Ruth Fine, curator and catalog edi-tor of “Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis,” organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts as the first comprehensive museum overview of the work of the influential artist. 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitu-tion Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Films■ The Palisades Library will present

Billy Wilder’s 1954 film “Sabrina,” star-ring Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden. 2 p.m. Free. Pali-sades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-

3139.■ Shaw historian and playwright Car-

ole Mumin will screen her 2015 short film “Saving Shaw School,” which uses dialogue and characters from Lorraine Hansberry’s “Raisin in the Sun” to dra-matize the neighborhood’s struggle to keep an important institution open. A discussion with some of the film’s actors will follow. 3 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

■ “Athens Today: New Greek Cine-ma” will feature Margarita Manda’s 2014 film “Forever.” 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Performance■ Petworth Citizen will host a come-

dy showcase. 8 to 10 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com.

Special events■ The Cheeky Puppy will host the

Washington Humane Society’s mobile pet adoption center Adopt Force One with adoptable cats and dogs. Noon to 3 p.m. Free. The Cheeky Puppy, 1709 Con-necticut Ave. NW. washhumane.org/adoptionevents.

■ Art Soiree will host the Valentine’s Day Supper Club featuring candlelit din-ing with a five-course prix fixe dinner and the melodic sounds of the Lauren White band. 7 p.m. $150 per person; reservations required. Fahrenheit Ball-room, The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, 3100 South St. NW. artsoiree.com/events.

Tours and walks■ A tour on “20th Century American

Gothic” will explore the unique charac-teristics, purposes and building methods of the Gothic style, as well as why it was chosen for the Washington National Cathedral. 1:30 p.m. $16 to $20; reser-vations suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wiscon-sin avenues NW. cathedral.org.

■ A park ranger will lead a one-mile round-trip trek to one of the Civil War forts of Rock Creek Park and discuss the only battle in Washington, D.C., dur-ing the Civil War. 2 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Monday, Feb. 15

Concerts■ The American Austrian Cultural

Society’s “Viennese Coffee House After-noon” will feature pianist Stan Engebret-son and soprano Colleen Daly. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. $40 to $50; reservations required. Austrian Cultural Forum, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org.

■ Students from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance will perform works by Adams, Tchaikovsky, Poulenc, Scheer, Beethoven and others. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distribut-ed in the States Gallery a half hour before the performance. Terrace The-ater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Washington Performing Arts will feature the Budapest Festival Orchestra and pianist Marc-André Hamelin pre-senting works by Carl Maria von Weber, Franz Liszt and Sergei Prokofiev. 8 p.m. $60 to $120. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Dressy Bessy and Old Monk will

perform. 8 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sal-ly’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ “The Future of Criticism” will fea-

ture a conversation about theater criti-cism from the perspective of critics, art-ists and audiences. 10 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Logan Fringe Arts Space, 1358 Florida Ave. NE. shakespearetheatre.org.

■ Joanne Bamberger, Marc C. Curtis and Emily Zanotti will discuss their book “Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Par-adox.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Laura Secor will discuss her book “Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Film■ The DC Political Club will present

the 2006 film “Away from Her,” starring Julie Christie. Afterward, Foggy Bottom advisory neighborhood commissioner Phil Schrefer will lead a discussion of the city’s reaction to the Alzheimer’s epi-demic. 7:30 p.m. Free. Room 612, St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-293-1511.

Performance■ Laugh Index Theatre will present

“Improv Wars.” 7:30 p.m. $8 to $10. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. laughindextheatre.com.

Special events■ In honor of Presidents Day, the

Library of Congress will open the Jeffer-son Building’s Great Hall and exhibitions to the public, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and hold its twice-annual Main Reading Room open house, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-8000.

■ In honor of Presidents Day, the President Woodrow Wilson House will offer half-price guided tours through Wil-son’s private residence in Washington.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $2.50 to $5; free for ages 11 and younger. President Wood-row Wilson House, 2340 S St. NW. 202-387-4062.

Tuesday, Feb. 16

Classes and workshops■ A certified yoga instructor will lead

a class targeted to ages 55 and older. 10 a.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@gmail.com.

■ The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class practicing introductory viniyasa techniques. 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@gmail.com.

■ The Historical Society of Washing-ton, D.C., will present a workshop on the Kiplinger Research Library’s holdings of maps, photographers, manuscript collec-tions and other archival material relating to the District in the 1960s and 1970s. Noon to 2 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Historical Society of Washing-ton, D.C., Carnegie Library, 801 K St. NW. dchistory.org.

■ In honor of Presidents Day, ArtJamz will present a special class focusing on painting the D.C. skyline. 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, cellist Vasily Popov and pianist Ralitza Patcheva will perform works by Stravinsky, Rachmaninov and Brahms. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epipha-ny, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635.

■ Students from the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University will perform works by Massenet, Schumann, Burleigh, Puccini, Debussy and others. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the States Gallery a half hour before the performance. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ 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.

■ Acoustic “fingerstyle” guitarist Shaun Hopper will perform. 8 p.m. $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Popular music lecturer Saul Lilien-

stein will focus on “In the Salons and Drawing Rooms” as part of an eight-ses-sion course on “Paris: The Musical Mag-net of the 19th Century.” Noon to 1:30 p.m. $20 to $30 per session; $120 to $170 for the full course. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ The Fiction Lover’s Book Club will discuss “Balm” by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. 6:30 p.m. Free. Room A-3, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1295.

■ Ambassador Edward “Skip” Gnehm, professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula affairs at George Washington University, will discuss “The Middle East: Broken Nations, Splintered Coalitions, and Shattered Societies.” 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 113, Elliott School of International

Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. elliott.gwu.edu.

■ “Pub Theology: Intelligent Conver-sation About ‘Free Markets’ and the Economy” will feature a discussion led by Wesley Theological Seminary’s public theologian Rick Elgendy. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

■ Author Dawn Tripp will discuss her novel “Georgia,” about the American artist Georgia O’Keeffe. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Con-necticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Judge Evan J. Wallach of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will discuss “The Law of War.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Richard Engel will discuss his book “And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecti-cut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ “Films With a Purpose: Black Stud-

ies Center Documentaries for Black His-tory Month” will feature “The Black Pan-thers’ Search for Justice: Passin’ It On” and “The Murder of Fred Hampton.” 5:30 p.m. Free. Room 316, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1211.

■ The “Film and Beer” series will feature Czech director Martin Fric’s 1939 romantic comedy “Christian.” 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Bistro Bohem, 600 Florida Ave. NW. bistrobohem@gmail.com.

■ The West End Interim Library will host a screening of “Misery,” a multime-dia film project based on a short story by Anton Chekhov and featuring an origi-nal classical score by composer Michael J. Evans, who will participate in a post-screening Q&A. 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

Performances and readings■ Poet Craig Czury will read from his

book “Thumb Notes Almanac: Hitchhik-ing the Marcellus Shale.” 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ Shen Yun Performing Arts 2016 will present “Experience a Divine Cul-ture,” presented by the Falun Dafa Asso-ciation of Washington, D.C., and featur-

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Monday, FEbruary 15■ Special event: “Mrs. Peter Invites You” — a Presidents Day open house and a Tudor Place Bicentennial event — will feature selections from one of the largest collections of George and Martha Washington objects, as well as a chance to meet Martha Parke Cus-tis Peter (as played by an interpret-er) as she showcases her family heirlooms. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. $5 to $10; free for members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org.

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enne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cooke will share recipes for two soups that feature heirloom beans. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Mary-land Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

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■ National Museum of Women in the Arts assistant educator Ashley W. Harris will discuss several works in the exhibi-tion “Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft, and Design, Midcentury and Today.” Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

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■ William B. Bonvillian and Charles Weiss will discuss their book “Techno-logical Innovation in Legacy Sectors.” Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Mortara Confer-ence Room, Mortara Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. stiabooklaunch.eventbrite.com.

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■ Le Salon, West End’s Literary Book Discussion Group, will discuss “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” by Milan Kundera. 12:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. my.nguyen@dc.gov.

■ Masood Ahmed, director of the Middle East and Central Asia Depart-ment of the International Monetary Fund, and other panelists will discuss “After Sanctions: Challenges Facing the Iranian Economy.” 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Herter Audi-torium, Nitze Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced Interna-tional Studies, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW. sais-jhu.edu.

■ Neighborhood Legal Services Pro-gram attorneys Eric Hughes and Maya Sheppard will discuss “Breaking Barriers to Employment for Veterans.” 2 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Novelist Alice McDermott will speak as part of the Dahlgren Chapel Sacred Lecture series. 4 p.m. Free. Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets Nw. guevents.georgetown.edu.

■ Amaney Jamal, professor of poli-tics at Princeton University, will discuss “Race and Muslim Americans: ‘Us’ and ‘Them.’” 4 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Kay Spiritual Life Center, American University, 4400 Massachu-setts Ave. NW. american.edu/calendar.

■ Jane Mayer, staff writer for The New Yorker, will discuss her book “Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billion-aires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right.” 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Doyle/For-man Theater, McKinley Building, Ameri-can University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2220.

■ Bill Press, former chair of the Cali-fornia Democratic Party and a leading political commentator, will discuss his book “Buyer’s Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Sarah Marquis will discuss her book “Wild by Nature: From Siberia to Australia, Three Years Along in the Wil-derness on Foot.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Con-necticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Georgianna Ziegler, associate librarian and head of reference at Folger Shakespeare Library, will provide a pre-view of “America’s Shakespeare,” an upcoming Folger exhibition that explores how Americans have made Shakespeare their own. 6:30 p.m. $20. Folger Shake-speare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.

■ Alex Berenson will discuss his book “The Wolves.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.

202-364-1919.■ Laura Elkins will discuss her book

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■ Eric Dregni, dean of the Italian Concordia Language Village and assis-tant professor of English and journalism at Concordia University, will discuss his book “Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons From Italy’s Culinary Cap-ital.” 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ Amy Williamson, chair of the Edu-cation, Health and Social Work Division of the University of the District of Colum-bia, will discuss her research on engag-ing and increasing cultural competen-cies of today’s students. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The D.C. Public Library’s “Books & Bars” modern-day book club will discuss “God Help the Child” by Toni Morrison. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Gordon Biersch Brewery, 900 F St. NW. kari.mitchell@dc.gov.

■ U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., will discuss his book “United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good” in conversation with Julián Castro, U.S. secretary of housing and urban development. 7 p.m. $20 to $35. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org.

Films■ The Movies in the Afternoon series

will present Ken Burns’ documentary “Shadow Ball,” about the period from 1930 to 1940 when the Negro Leagues were drawing big crowds even as Major League Baseball struggled to survive the Great Depression. 1 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Director and executive producer Roger Gastman will present his docu-mentary “Wall Writers,” about graffiti’s eruption into the mainstream during a period of social turmoil in the late 1960s and early ’70s. Gastman will make introductory remarks, participate in a post-screening Q&A and sign copies of the film’s companion book. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ The French Cinémathèque series will feature Kent Jones’ 2015 documen-tary “Hitchcock/Truffaut.” 8 p.m. $6.75 to $12. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecti-cut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performances and readings■ Students from the Duke Ellington

School of the Arts will present four-min-ute monologues inspired by characters from the musical “Lost in the Stars,” interspersed with music from the Wash-ington National Opera production. Noon. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ The Georgetown University Pro-gram for Jewish Civilization’s “Poetry in the Center” series will feature Jehanne Dubrow. 4 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Philodemic Room, Healy Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. dubrow.eventbrite.com.

■ “Songs of Our Souls,” a midweek Lenten gathering of music, prayer and meditation, will feature guest singer Hilary Morrow presenting music on the theme of “We Lament.” 7:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-337-9070.

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