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A RETURN TO HEMINGWAY AND FITZGERALDBY GARY TISCHLERA great American novelist sets the stage of the Kennedy Center in the new ballet by the Washington Ballet, “The Sun Also Rises,” from May 9 through the 12.

CELEBRATING KING WILLEM-ALEXANDER OF THE NETHERLANDS

BY MARY BIRDAmong the numerous events which they hosted to celebrate the investiture of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Ambassador Rudolph Bekink and Mrs. Gabrielle de Kuyper Sheshunoff Bekink hosted a press open house and luncheon at their residence on April 30.

‘NEVER AGAIN’: HOLOCAUST MUSEUM’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE TO SURVIVORS

BY JEFF MALETThe U.S. Holocaust Museum marked its 20th year with ceremonies and a special visit from former President Bill Clinton and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel.

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Doyle New York will host an evening with award-winning architect Gil Schafer. Join Doyle New York for a presentation and book signing reception at the Blake Hall at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Doors open at 6 p.m. and book signing and reception immediately follow-ing. Prices start at $50. For more information, email DoyleDC@DoyleNewYork.com, or visit georgetownhousetour.com/purchase-tickets. Blake Hall at St. John’s Episcopal Church; 3240 O St., NW.

MAY 11THDumbarton House: An Ice Cream SundayFrom 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., bring the family to make your own ice cream treats as well as sample an ice cream flavor popular during the Federal period at Dumbarton House. End your visit with a tour of Dumbarton House to learn about the history of early Georgetown First Lady Dolley Madison, a visitor to the historic home, who first popularized ice cream in America when she served it at the White House. Admission is $6 per child or adult and free for NSCDA and Dumbarton House members. For more informa-tion, call 202-337-2288. 2715 Q Street, NW.

MAY 15THPaws at the ParkPark Hyatt Washington will host Paws at the Park after-work happy hours, benefiting the Washington Animal Rescue League. Area resi-dents and hotel guests are invited to bring their dogs to meet and mingle on the hotel’s outdoor grounds. Adoptable animals from the league’s shelter will be present for attendees to interact with and, perhaps, to find a new home. Cost is $14 and includes two tickets for beer, wine and dog treats. Portion of the evening’s proceeds to benefit the league. Park Hyatt Washington,1201 24th St., NW.

MAY 17THCapital Collections Estate AuctionCapital Collections Estate Auctions are held approximately six times a year and combine American and European furniture and decora-tions, Asian works of art, jewelry, coins and watches, paintings, prints, drawings and sculpture and 20th century decorative arts. The auctions are held on Fridays and are available for exhibit the Saturday prior to the sale through Thursday. An illustrated catalogue accompanies each sale and is available for purchase and on-

line viewing at www.weschlers.com. 909 E Street NW.

Concert for LifeThe 20th Concert for Life AIDS benefit will be held 8 p.m. at Foundry United Methodist Church. This year’s theme will be “Looking Back, Living Forward.”100 percent of the proceeds from this all-volunteer, non-sectarian concert will go to beneficiary organi-zations that help persons living with HIV/AIDS. Tickets are available at the door or online at www.concertfor-life.org. Concert, $25; concert-recep-tion, $75. Foundry United Methodist Church, 1500 16th St., NW.

MAY 18THNational Asian Heritage Festival: Fiesta Asia Street FairTake it to the Pennsylvania Avenue for Asia Heritage Foundation’s 8th annual Fiesta Asia Street Fair with more than 800 performers in 70 groups on five stages from over 20 cultures, a parade, performances, food stalls, craft exhibits, cooking and martial arts demonstrations, kids talent contest, organized mass street dance and much more. Make it a day of celebration during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.For more information visit, pass-portdc.org.

Coldwell Banker and Operation Paws for Homes to Host a Pet Adoption During the last three events, more than 35 dogs were placed in homes. There is a meet and greet

with pets and volunteers from Operation Paws for Homes and a group of Coldwell Banker’s very own pet-friendly agents. Vistophrescue.com for more information. Georgetown Wash-ington Harbour, 3000 K St., NW, Suite 101.

MAY 24THPotomac River Waterfowl Show Dinner and ReceptionAll exhibits open at 6 p.m. Mingle with ac-claimed artists from the region as they show off their fine art photography, wildfowl carvings, hand carved decoys, oil paintings, beach glass jewelry, reclaimed birdhouses, miscellaneous wood carvings, sculptures, antique and collect-ible decoys, driftwood sculptures and more. Bring your decoys in from home and get free decoy appraisals and identifications. See an-tique display of decoys, water fowling artifacts and more. Admission is $50. For more informa-tion, visit www.cfsomd.org/waterfowlshow. St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds, 42455 Fairgrounds Road, Leonardtown, Md. 20650. ★

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Georgetown Garden Tour 2013BY NICO DODD

On Saturday, May 11, the annual Georgetown Garden Tour, presented by the Georgetown Garden Club, will open

a select number of private gardens to visitors and runs 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. On Saturday, tickets can be purchased at Christ Church, at 31st and O Streets, NW. The church will also host an after-noon tea from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the church’s Keith Hall, included in the ticket price, as well as a garden boutique which will offer for sale a selection of topiaries, porcelain and gardening tools as well as products from Georgetown-based porcelain company Middle Kingdom and prod-ucts imported from Haiti.

Gardens on the tour “show how some-thing beautiful can be created in a small, urban space,” said Elizabeth Shriver, president of the Georgetown Garden Club. Included on this year’s tour is Dumbarton Oaks Park on R Street. In the past, funds raised from the tour were donated to Book Hill Park, Montrose Park, Volta Park and Trees For Georgetown, Shriver said.

For more information about the Georgetown Garden Tour, visit www.georgetowngardentour.com.

GARDENS ON THE 2013 TOUR

Gardens West of Wisconsin Avenue3304 R Street

A sophisticated garden with style and a sense of humor. An enormous cup pours water into the pool, imaginative sculptures abound, delightful touches throughout.

1631 34th StreetA clever, two-level small garden packed

with treats. A comma-shaped pool has a marvel-ous Japanese maple like an umbrella over it. A secluded lower level has a waist-deep dipping pool with seating.

1552 34th StreetA brick-paved square frames an exuberant

fountain, two large urns are planted with mondo grass. Plantings include the pink climbing rose Cecile Bruner, vitex, red crape myrtles, a fig, and a golden chain tree.

3415 Volta PlaceAn inviting garden filled with lovely details:

a pool, lace leaf maples, a hedge of weeping beeches, Chinese red garden sheds, antique pots, a greenhouse, bamboo, and the soothing nearby murmurings of little caged birds.

3327 P StreetJuxtaposition of rectangles outlined with

narrow flagstone borders, Buddhas from Bali, mondo grass edging for planting beds, a water feature with fountains, a fire pit, gas lights.

3313 P StreetA sequence of four garden rooms wrap around

three sides of the house: borders for active gar-dening, a lawn area, a place for outdoor meetings and a seating area around the pool.

Gardens East of Wisconsin Avenue

1401 34th StreetThis small lushly planted garden is partially

enclosed by an old carriage house. The free-form pond features water lilies and lotus. Ferns and hellebores abound, plus Harry Lauder’s walking stick. By Rogers & Co.

Off Lovers’ Lane, on R Street between 31st Street and Avon Place

The Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy offers its own special tour at midday of the “wild garden” that was once part of the Dumbarton Oaks Estate – all designed by Beatrix Farrand. Pastoral delights and insights into garden restora-tion abound.

Listings and descriptions provided by the Georgetown Garden Club.

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PUBLISHERSonya Bernhardt

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFRobert Devaney

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Jack Evans Report:Analyzing the District BudgetBY JACK EVANS

As I write this article, I am settling in for a weekend of work on my committee’s budget report. The Finance & Revenue Committee, which I chair, has the responsibility for oversight of the office of our Chief

Financial Officer, as well as our real property tax appeals board, the conven-tion center, Destination D.C., and the Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Most people picture the budget as primarily a series of numbers, but there is much more to our budget documents than that. The budget is really a policy document. It outlines our most important priorities as a government and as a city, and describes how we intend to achieve our goals. There are actually a number of “words” that go with the mayor’s budget proposal – first are the “budget books.” This six-volume set of books comprises well over 1,000 pages of descriptions of the composition and function of our government agencies. The books also describe any changes in funding and goals from the prior year. For example, I recently oversaw the transition from our broken Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals to a new Real Property Tax Appeals Commission, which has been going very well. The budget books are a great source for understanding the reasons and mechanics behind a transition like this.

Another important budget document is the Budget Support Act. This is a nearly 200-page legislative document that provides the legal authority for any action contemplated by the budget, such as the specific rules or criteria for a new tax (Don’t worry, there aren’t any new taxes in this budget!).

A third important category of budget documents is the reports and recom-mendations of the District Council committees, which brings me back to the opening of this article. My committee report is the best opportunity for me to express my views on the budget in a formal way. In years past, I have used my report the way a Supreme Court justice makes use of a dissenting opinion, to express the reasons why I disagree with the mayor or my colleagues on various proposals. Two years ago, I provided my rationale as to why it was a bad time to increase taxes and fees on our residents and small businesses, despite the fact that the majority of my colleagues did not support me and voted to raise a number of taxes over my objection.

This year, I am pleased to be able to support the budget as a whole. So, my report is more of a statement as to how I think the budget dollars should be directed. While the legislature has the “power of the purse,” the executive branch ultimately gets the authority to spend the money. With this being the case, it is all the more important that the legislature provide clear stipulations as to how the executive agencies spend the funds we appropriate. Last year, for example, we allocated $50,000 to an innovative nonprofit organization that partners with local farmers’ markets to provide incentives to lower income residents to make healthy food choices. The nonprofit partners with farmers’ markets to double the value of WIC dollars, or food stamps, for people who choose to make their purchases at the markets. After we made the allocation, though, the executive decided to use the money for a less-used voucher pro-gram, instead, rather than sending the money to the markets. This year, we will be more specific in our legislative language, while also increasing the funding for this important program. When I see a $2.5-billion Medicaid appropriation in our budget every year, it reinforces my desire to shape policy in a way that emphasizes prevention and gets more “bang for our buck.”

I also intend to unveil a new arts funding program in my budget report. While I have been largely pleased with the grant process of the Commission on the Arts and Humanities, I think these grants have been generally too small. This year, I will be making a proposal to dedicate 0.25 percent of our 6 per-cent sales tax, around $22 million per year, to fund the arts. From within this dedicated tax number, I want to support large art projects as well as small ones. Without city funding, we would not have an amazing Arena Stage facility, as well as one for the Shakespeare Theatre, or a revitalized Ford’s Theatre, among many others. Now that our revenues are growing again, we should recommit to enriching the cultural life of our city and providing this important supplement to the inadequate emphasis on arts education in our public schools.

I hope to have your support on these initiatives. ★

What happened to “austerity”?For the past few years, cutting spending was

all the rage.Now, except for the sequester, Congress shooting itself

in the foot—which it didn’t expected to happen and is try-ing to dismantle—the notion of reduced federal spending has quieted to virtual silence.

The Republicans discovered a mistake in a spreadsheet that showed that its ideas of reduced spending–firing teachers and policemen and firemen–would somehow make the economy grow. Europe tried austerity. Some countries are entering their third recession in six years–only because unemployment dropping from 25 percent to 19 percent counted as a recovery–and are now in more trouble than before they tried budget cuts.

Here at home, we can’t cut. While the Defense Department tries reduce its budget, Congress passes legislation to manufacture weapons DOD doesn’t want. Congress doesn’t want to kill the jobs of defense contrac-tors in their states and districts, even if DOD doesn’t need or want the weapons. Congress can’t even agree to stop giving away money to industries that no longer need it, such as farm subsidies, which cover very few people but a lot of geography and a lot of votes in the midsection of the nation.

Remember the complaint, “The Democratic Senate haven’t passed a budget in four years?” It finally did. Ho, hum.

The Congress Budget Act of 1974 passed during Watergate. Few paid attention to it. It required the President to present a budget in January and for the House and Senate to review it and pass a joint resolution by March directing the Appropriations Committees how to spend the nation’s money. That never happened.

Today, warring budgets stake out political positions and are bludgeons for attack the other party, and, of course, for getting votes. The budget itself has no teeth. It’s a road map, but like any road map, you don’t have to follow any particular route.

This year’s Republican House budget proposed the deficit to zero in ten years, mostly by shifting portions of health care costs to the states and by cutting almost $4 trillion from the safety net. Poor people don’t vote. One commentator questioned why all children should be entitled to a kindergarten. Kindergarteners don’t vote. The Republican budget didn’t touch Social Security or Medicare. Seniors vote.

The Democratic Senate budget didn’t touch Social Security or Medicare, cut defense (mostly by subtracting the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan), raised taxes, and ended up with a deficit almost half what it is today.

President Obama’s budget actually cut Social Security and Medicare, cut defense, raised taxes. He’s no longer worried about getting votes.

Social Security and Medicare are the pins that are going to prick the budget balloon. With 75 million baby boomers knocking at their gates, they are the largest and fastest growing parts of the budget, and they are on auto-pilot. Even though Obama tossed out an idea–any idea–both the House and Senate rejected the president’s budget immediately.

For years, the country has operated on “continuing resolutions.” In other words, because they can’t compro-mise, Congress votes to “keep doing what we’re doing.”

Don’t hold your breath. Federal budgets are not spend-ing tools. They are political weapons. Since Congress knows little is going to change, it found one solution: just stop talking about it. ★

Whatever Happened to Austerity?BY DAVID POST

D.C. Nears Global-Class StatusThe times they are a changing, Bob Dylan used to

sing. He didn’t know the half of it when it comes to Washington, D.C.

When was the last time you heard the word “global power”? Concerning the United States of America, for sure. But for the District of Columbia? Not so much.

But that’s one of the phrases that came up during the course of the Downtown Business Improvement District-sponsored State of Downtown Forum and Report, where listeners and participants, media and note-takers could look out a panoramic view of the city from the top of the Newseum that’s every bit as breath-taking as the one from offered by the top of the Pompidou Museum in Paris. We mention Paris because the French capital was one of the names mentioned by way of comparison, along with New York and London.

The forum panelists included Howard Riker, the man-aging director of Hines, the privately owned international real estate firm involved in many of the ongoing projects which are expected to make major impacts on the fast-changing downtown commercial, residential (as in condos) and cultural atmosphere ; Ginnie Cooper, chief librarian of the D.C. Public Library System, Gregory O’Dell, chief executive officer of Events, D.C., and Robert McCartney, the Washington Post columnist. Rich Bradley, president of

the Downtown BID, moderated.McCartney said that Washington was a world-class city,

although not yet a “first-tier” city like Paris, London or New York. This could, of course, having something to do with size, even though the city is taking on new residents at an amazing rate, along with new developments, and projects, all changing the cityscape, especially downtown, which is practically unrecognizable from 20 years ago.

Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evans, who is said to be contemplating a mayoral run, reminded the audience just how much downtown had changed and why -- the why being mainly three then politically controversial projects which turned to be game changers. “The Verizon Center, the Washington Convention Center and the Washington Nationals baseball stadium all passed the city council by one vote,” said Evans, who reminded us that he was a key supporter of all three projects along with Mayor Anthony Williams and Linda Cropp.”

Now, It’s hard to imagine the city without those three elements.

(For more details on the State of Downtown report, visit www.DowntownDC.org.)

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News BriefsBY ROBERT DEVANEY

Beloved Businessman Jim Weaver Dies

W.T. Weaver & Sons owner Jim Weaver, 81, died April 24 at Georgetown University Hospi-tal of complications from kidney cancer.

Founded in 1889, W.T. Weaver & Sons opened as a hardware store and is a fourth-generation Washington, D.C., business, provid-ing ornamental hardware and other high-end household fixtures for residential and commer-cial projects and serving architects, designers, contractors and homeowners. It is located at 1208 Wisconsin Ave., NW.

A memorial service was held May 1 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in McLean, Va. A private burial is set at Oak Hill Cemetery on R Street.

Speaking of his father, Mike Weaver who runs the business with his brother Bryce, said, “He loved everything about Georgetown.”

Retired Georgetowner publisher David Roff-man learned of Weaver’s passing and had this to say about his friend: “Jim was a longtime cham-pion of the mercantile interests of Georgetown, having served for years on the board of directors of the Georgetown Business Association. He is fondly remembered for almost single-handedly -- along with Tim Jackson of Swensen’s Ice Cream Parlor and Arnie Passman of the George-town Lamp Gallery -- organizing and staging the wonderful Georgetown parades that were held each September as part of the Francis Scott Key Star-Spangled Banner Celebration. Jim and his beautiful wife Peggy were always upbeat and cheerful and a delight to be around. I feel fortunate to have known him.”Visit the Citizens Association of Georgetown’s website -- CAGtown.org/OralHistory -- to read an interview of Jim Weaver.

Armed Robbery Outside CVS; ‘Robbery Snatch’ on M Street An armed robbery occurred in the CVS park-

ing lot at 1403 Wisconsin Ave., NW, April 30 before 5 p.m. The D.C. text alert indicated that the armed suspect was wearing a black mask and jeans; seen leaving in white car, going north on Wisconsin Avenue. On May 2, another crime alert just after noon: robbery snatch on the 3000 block of M Street at 11:52 a.m.; “wearing a green jacket, blue jacket,” if that helps.

Partners in Preservation: Vote Now

You can vote through May 10. Partners in Preservation invites the public to visit www.

PartnersinPreservation.com to help their favorite historic place earn points by voting online and via mobile, sharing with friends via Twitter, checking in on Foursquare and capturing images using Instagram. The historic place that receives the most points is guaranteed full funding of its preservation project. Full details on the program terms and how to earn points for historic places can be found at www.PartnersinPreservation.com.

At the end of the program, a Partners in Preservation advisory committee comprised of Washington-area civic and preservation lead-ers will recommend how the remainder of the preservation grants will be awarded. The three Georgetown spots are Abner Cloud House at the C&O Canal, Dumbarton Oaks Park on R Street and Heyden Observatory at Georgetown University

O & P Street Project Wins Award

The District Department of Transporta-tion and its O and P Street Project has run the Mayor’s Historic Preservation Award. Pamla Moore, CAG’s chair of the historic preserva-tion committee, sought and received the ANC’s support to nominate DDOT for the award in November. The ANC agreed with CAG that the project was a “model of rehabilitation and resto-ration. . . . DDOT was continuously cooperative with the community and set the highest standard for a public works project.” Commissioner Jeff Jones said at the time, “This is not hype. DDOT deserves this award, from the management level to those who put in the pavers.”

Life of Pie: Mike Copperthite Celebrates Family Business

Historian, consultant and baker Mike Copperthite continues to celebrate the 125th anniversary of his family business, the Con-necticut-Copperthite Pie Baking Company of Georgetown. He hosted a party for Carol Dyer’s “Back In The Day” poster, as seen previously in the Georgetowner, at Martin’s Tavern April 24 also to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Mar-tin’s Tavern. He sent a very nice donation check to St. John’s Church. This Saturday, May 11, at 2 p.m., Copperthite will be at the Georgetown Public Library, offering up some pie slices and a photograph donation to the library’s Peabody Room, which is a center for historical research for Georgetown.

COMMUNITY CALENDARSATURDAY MAY 11Georgetown Garden TourGeorgetown’s most intriguing gardens, open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The tour is presented each year by the Georgetown Garden Club. It is supported by the generous contributions of neighbors and local merchants and benefits local environmental and beautification projects. Christ Church, 31st and O Streets NW, will serve as headquarters for the tour. Included in the $35 ticket price is an afternoon tea served, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Keith Hall, Christ Church.

SATURDAY MAY 11Copperthite Donation at Library2 p.m. -- Pie reception and donation of 1913 landmark photograph to Georgetown Public

Library’s Peabody Collection on the occasion the 125th anniversary of the Connecticut-Cop-perthite Pie Baking Company; 3260 R St., N.W.

SUNDAY, MAY 195 p.m. -- Rockin’ Green in Volta Park (part of CAG Concerts in the Parks)Back for the fourth year running -- George-town’s own amazing singer and song writer Rebecca McCabe will get the crowd swaying and singing with her lively acoustic, country and pop rhythms. We expect lots of audience participation this year. As always, budding Taylor Swifts in the audience will be invited to participate in a sing-along with McCabe onstage.

MONDAY, JUNE 3ANC 2E monthly meeting6:30pm -- at Georgetown Visitation Prep, 35th Street and Volta Place, main building, Heritage Room, second floor.

Ins & OutsBY ROBERT DEVANEYKintaro Japanese Restaurant Opens on 33rd Street

Kintaro, a 100-percent Japanense restaurant with sashimi, sushi, ramen noodles, bento boxes and more, has opened at 1039 33rd St., NW., in the former L. Chocolatier space. Run by Tetsuro Takanashi and Ken Yamamoto, Kintaro is open for lunch and dinner -- 202-333-4649.

Cafe Capitol Prague OpensWhile the restaurant Capitol Prague is yet

to open, its companion cafe is open for business -- with coffee and strudels -- near the restaurant at M and Potomac Streets. The restaurant should be open in June, managers said.

Max’s Best Ice Cream Loses Lease to Rocklands

Glover Park is losing its beloved ice cream shop, according to Glover Park Hyperlocal: “The owner of Max’s Best Ice Cream (2416 Wisconsin Ave.) received verbal notice last fall that his lease would not be renewed, says Raymond Ruppert, Jr. president of the Ruppert Real Estate property management firm. The rea-son: ‘Basically, Rocklands wants to expand, and they’re an older tenant.’ Rocklands indicated that it always wanted to expand but expected to do so only when Max’s was about to retire.

Govinda Gallery Space to Become a Yoga Studio

According to discussions at the latest meet-ing of the 2E advisory neighborhood, the former Govinda Galley space at 1227 34th Street, NW, will become a yoga studio with another nearby shop to be used for selling yoga merchandise. The multi-shop complex at the corner of 34th and Prospect will continue to have a dry cleaner and a hair salon, as their leases run through a few years from now. (Owned by Chris Murray, Govinda Gallery continues as an online busi-ness, closing its 34th Street location two years ago after decades of groundbreaking exhibits, including rock ‘n roll photography, and notewor-thy receptions.)

CorePower Yoga Opens on Jefferson Street

But, wait, there’s more: CorePower Yoga has opened at 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street. The company explains: “the two-room yoga studio features a range of amenities, including chang-ing rooms with showers and private lockers. A full retail boutique will showcase men’s and women’s yoga active wear and accessories for all of your yoga and lifestyle needs.”

Shell Gas Station Opens With Watergate Prices

After a fire ruined and closed the Georgetown Auto Shop and Washingtonian gas station at 1576 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., the intersection now is home to a Shell gas station, operated by Roland Joun, who used to run the Watergate Exxon. The high gas prices at the Shell station at Q Street and Wisconsin Avenue reflect its Watergate heritage.★

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1524 31ST ST NW Victorian 1900 5 3 $1,750,000.00 $1,685,000.00 16 4/19/2013

1359 28TH ST NW Colonial 1900 4 2 $1,250,000.00 $1,450,000.00 5 4/26/2013

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1657 31ST ST NW #402 Victorian 1910 2 2 $1,150,000.00 $1,120,000.00 24 4/5/2013

1504 33RD ST NW Federal 1900 2 2 $1,100,000.00 $1,050,000.00 6 4/1/2013

2920 O ST NW Federal 1900 2 2 $890,000.00 $1,050,000.00 8 4/11/2013

3735 W ST NW Other 1934 3 2 $795,000.00 $850,000.00 6 4/5/2013

2511 39TH ST NW Federal 1937 3 3 $825,000.00 $825,000.00 9 4/12/2013

1238 34TH ST NW Colonial 1844 3 1 $769,000.00 $815,000.00 7 4/19/2013

2224 38TH ST NW Colonial 1930 3 2 $825,000.00 $785,000.00 38 4/15/2013

1022 29TH ST NW Traditional 1885 2 1 $749,000.00 $730,000.00 19 4/30/2013

2330 39TH ST NW Colonial 1935 3 2 $725,000.00 $725,000.00 4 4/24/2013

1077 30TH ST NW #311 Traditional 1980 2 2 $599,900.00 $587,000.00 192 4/12/2013

2111 WISCONSIN AVE NW #109 Traditional 1988 2 2 $580,000.00 $555,000.00 321 4/5/2013

1080 WISCONSIN AVE NW #2007 Contemporary 1981 1 1 $569,888.00 $530,000.00 2 4/9/2013

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2603 O ST NW #1 Traditional 1919 1 1 $365,000.00 $350,000.00 2 4/29/2013

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Mortgage:Interest Rates Are Still AttractiveBY BILL STARRELLS

The only constant about mortgage interest rates is that they do move. Depending on the economic news of the day rates will

go higher or they will go lower.Case in point was the first week of May.

The much touted monthly employment numbers blew past expectations. Additionally, the num-bers preciously reported for the preceding two months were revised higher.

Total nonfarm payrolls were higher by 165,000 led by 176,000 new private sector jobs. Most were expecting a number closer to 125,000. The unemployment rate fell to 7.5 per-cent. Most economists expected the rate to hold steady at 7.7 percent.

Increased jobs were higher in transportation, financial services and health care. Job losses were seen in government and information ser-vices. Construction jobs were off by 6,000 after rising 138,000 for the previous six months.

The jobs numbers were revised upwards for February and March. February was revised to 332,000 and March to 138,000

The report was the catalyst for the stock markets. The Standard and Poors index reached 16,000 and the Dow Jones Industrial average reached 15,000, both represented new highs.

Conversely there was a selloff in the bond market. The 10-year Treasury notes were yield-

ing around 1.62 percent before the jobs report was released. The yield on the 10-Year notes ended the day at 1.74 percent.

Mortgage interest rates track the 10-Year Treasury notes. Mortgage rates bounced higher after the jobs numbers were released. Rates gen-erally speaking rose by around 1/8 in rate.

The overall jobs numbers are encouraging. They do point to an economy that is growing at a modest pace. The GDP numbers for the first quarter of 2013 showed a growth rate of 2.5 per-cent. Although positive, this is a modest pace. The effects of the government sequestration will likely be a weight in the second quarter numbers.

Inflation remains benign. The rate of infla-tion is presently around 1.5 perfect. There is no cause for concern. Some inflation is good for the economy.

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John Singer Sargent (American, 1856 - 1925)Portrait of Mrs. Hardt, 1904

Charcoal on paperAuction Date: May 22

Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000 A significant selection of fresh-to-the-market American art highlights Bonhams’ May 22 American Art auction. 96 lots will be offered in total, including works from the 19th century, Hudson River School, Impres-sionism, Modernism, and regional schools of art. Among the many re-vered works, John Singer Sargent’s charcoal “Portrait of Mrs. Hardt” from 1904 reflects a period when Sargent frequented the home of Earl Fitzwilliam of Wentworth Woodhouse. A young and stylish woman, Mrs. Hardt gazes with confidence at her audience, posing with the

wistful distinction of an early Hollywood starlet, her assured nature perfectly matched by Sargent’s masterful rendering. The painting comes to Bonhams from the family of the earl’s former wife, a friend of Mrs. Hardt. Also up for auction will be Albert Bierstadt’s “Early Snow” in Yosemite Valley, Sentinel Rock (estimate: $300,000-500,000). Best known for his mammoth, awe-inspiring paintings of the American West, the piece is a quintessential example of the artists’ oeuvre. www.Bonhams.com

Weschler’sTulipwood Bureau Plat

Auction Date: May 17Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

Weschler’s next Capital Collections Estate Auction will combine American and European furniture and decorations, Asian works of art, jewelry, coins and watches, paintings, prints, drawings and sculpture, and 20th century decorative arts. The estate auctions, held approximately six times a year, offer collec-tors of all tastes the opportunity to bid on unique and highly collectible items. Notable furniture selec-tions from the upcoming auction include a Louis XV-style ormolu mounted parquetry and marquetry kingwood, as well as a tulipwood bureau plat. The ornate bureau, mounted with ormolu medals and foliage, was adapted from Antoine Gaudreau’s commode-médaillier, delivered in 1739 for Louis XV’s Cabinet à Pans at Versailles. Gaudreau, a Parisian cabinetmaker, was the principal supplier of furniture for the royal chateau during the early years of Louis XV’s reign. An exhibition for the auction will be held May 11 to16 at Weschler’s second floor gallery, located at 909 E St., NW. www.Weschlers.com

Potomack CompanyAndrew Melrose

(American, 1836-1901)A View of New York from Castle Point

HobokenOil on canvas

Auction Date: June 8 – 9Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000

Potomack Company’s June Cata-log Sale features a wide variety of work, from ancient Egyptian artifacts, circa 300 B.C., to 20th

century American fine art. The 19th century American painter Andew Melrose was beloved for his depictions of 19th century New York City. His painting “A View of New York from Castle Point Hoboken,” soon up for auction, is one of several fine paintings in the sale, including works by Pierre Auguste Cot, Sydney Richard Percy and Circle of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Antiquities collectors will appreciate artifacts from the Egyptian Ptolemaic Dynasty (323-30 B.C.), including a mummy cloth from the tomb of a Hellenistic officer that was given to Judge Elbert E. Farman by the Caliph of Egypt in the 1870s for services rendered as the U.S. Consul General to Egypt. Some items from this collection were donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Viewing for the sale will

begin at Potomack’s Old Town Alexandria gallery on June 1, at 1120 and 1116 N. Fairfax Street. www.PotomackCompany.com

Sotheby’sThe Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet

Early 17th CenturyAuction Date: June 5

Estimate: $5 - 7 millionSotheby’s will offer Important Carpets from the Col-lection of William A. Clark on behalf of the Corco-ran Gallery of Art in a dedicated auction in New York. Comprising 25 rugs and carpets from the 16th and 17th centuries, the group includes one of the most important and revered carpets in the world, The Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet, an extraordinary work of art which epitomizes the pinnacle of weaving attained during the Safavid Dy-nasty in Persia (1501 – 1722). This finely woven carpet displays a rare and beautifully executed design featuring plum blossoms, vines, cypress trees, and curving sickle-leaves. This carpet is one of the benchmarks by which Persian weavings of the 17th century are measured, and was recently exhibited at the Sackler Gallery in Wash-ington in conjunction with the 10th International Conference on Oriental Carpets in 2003. William A. Clark (1839 – 1925), an American industrialist and later U.S. Senator from Montana, bequeathed much of his collection to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1926, including these rugs and carpets, which have remained at the museum ever since. Proceeds of this sale will benefit future acquisitions at the Corcoran. Philip Brookman, Chief Curator and Head of Research at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, commented, “The deaccession and sale of these carpets will keep alive Senator Clark’s generous legacy by enabling us to grow our core collections and make dynamic acquisition choices that will

enrich and inform the Corcoran’s community for decades to come.” www.Sothebys.com

Doyle New YorkTiffany Studios Bronze Floor Lamp

Auction Date: June 5Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000

Doyle New York will showcase 19th and 20th century fine and decora-tive arts reflecting the opulence of the Belle Epoque. Elegant furniture and decorations of the Louis XV and XVI revivals, Victorian, Art Nouveau and Art Deco eras will be offered, as well as art glass, porcelain, silver, marble statues, bronzes, ivories, mirrors, clocks, sconces, chandeliers, rugs and fin de siecle paintings. Highlighting the sale is a colorful Tiffany Studios bronze and leaded favrile glass Peony border Bamboo floor lamp from the Estate of Roberta Brauston. Another feature of the sale is property from the estate of Consuelo Vanderbilt Earl (1903-2011), a great-great-grand daughter of “The Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt. Earl was born into a family at the pinnacle of America’s Gilded Age, and over her 107 years, she was a sculptor, world traveler and prominent breeder of Skye and Silky Terriers, her activities and accomplishments appearing regularly in society’s chronicles. www.DoyleNewYork.com

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During the Civil War, it was an army camp and even had a gallows where deserters were left hanging to send a message to any soldier who might have the same idea. After the war, the District of Columbia enjoyed an unprecedent-ed period of economic expansion, and Mayor “Boss” Shepherd planted trees on the circle and began the beautification and development of the area. This was partly because he owned a lot of land between Dupont and Logan Circle. He also made sure that it was on a streetcar line, and that helped guarantee further investment. During the thriving era around the turn of the last century, blocks of handsome brick Victorian houses were built there, the largest of which were elaborate mansions with carriage houses and servants quarters.

During the 1960s and 1970s, many man-sions became rooming houses, and houses were

boarded up and abandoned. Nevertheless, in 1972, the neighborhood was recognized for the value of its existing architecture and added to the National Register of Historic Places. By the 1980s and 1990s, preservationists were buying big houses and renovating them, and by the 1990s, restoration was in full swing. Today, Logan Circle is one of the most beautiful and successful of the revitalized in-town neighbor-hoods.

The circle is graced by the majestic eques-trian statue of General John A. Logan, after whom it was renamed in 1930. Logan resided at #4, in a mansion he called Mount Pleasant, and in addition to being a Union general, he later became a senator from Illinois. While he is best remembered for proposing the concept of Memorial Day, he was also the senator who lobbied to move the nation’s capital to St. Louis, Missouri. Fortunately, Memorial Day caught on and St. Louis did not. Today, Logan Circle is a beautiful eight-block enclave of faith-fully restored late-Victorian townhouses that have survived intact as an American Brigadoon and a living keepsake of the Gilded Era of Washington.★

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Arts, Sports, Business and Philanthropy: the America of Jack Davies and Kay Kendall

BY ROBERT DEVANEY

Walk into the contemporary Prospect Street home of Jack Davies, and you are struck by a impressive bachelor

pad which has a lofty view of the Potomac River and Washington landmarks. But Davies has not been a bachelor for many years and has put his shiny, super-cool, fun perch in Georgetown on the market--likely because he wed Kay Kendall last June 15.

“We’re oldlyweds,” Davies quipped. At the end of a seven-year courtship, he popped the question to Kendall in April last year atop the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. “I really was surprised,” she said. “I was not expecting it.” Davies said, “I got bonus points for the location.”

Both married before, Davies and Kendall tied the knot in the living room. They have been moving between their homes since and decided it was time for a new place of their own together.

Each an A-lister philanthropist after years of

careers and raising children, Davies and Kendall represent one of Washington’s unique species: the power empty-nesters who appear to be work-ing and playing as hard as ever and use their business savvy and money to foster non-profit goals. Theirs is a love story decades in the mak-ing. They met in 2000 through Katherine Bradley and were surprised by their complementary and common interests as well as mutual friends, some regularly seen at major charity galas.

Kendall is known around the city as the for-mer board president of the Washington Ballet. She now works with CityDance, which has programs in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, and THEARC (Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus, run by Building Bridges Across the River) in Anacostia. “I love CityDance and THEARC,” she said. “Both are involved in transforming people’s lives and have great lead-ership.”

Davies is best known as the founder of AOL International as well as that guy who puts the inflatable hockey player or Santa Claus on his rooftop, easily seen from Canal Road and Key Bridge. Well, he is a co-owner of the Washington Capitals -- now hot into the playoffs -- by being a partner with Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns and operates the Capitals, Wizards and Mystics as well as the Verizon Center and Patriot Center. “The Stanley Cup playoffs involves white-knuckle stuff,” Davies said. “There is a whole new generation of kids who have embraced hockey. And it’s every sports fan’s dream to own a team -- and they’re my friends.”

“I love how graceful hockey can be,” Kendall said. And you know Davies has gone to more than his share of ballets.

Our story may seem as simple as the dancer who met the sports fan in a mirror image

embrace that goes beyond synchronicity. Yet, there’s more to it -- more than the fact that both spent summers at Martha’s Vineyard for decades, before ever meeting each other.

Their friends and acquaintances, sometimes co-workers, and fellow fundraisers include names like Bradley, Cafritz, Case, Casey, Fernandez, Johnson, Kogod, Leonsis, Lerner, Mars, Ourisman, Pollin, Rubenstein or Snyder (sorry to leave out some names; the list would be too long). These Washington heavy lifters and givers bring their lifelong passions to the public arena, most of whom focus on education to lift all boats. Along with those who simply volun-teer, they represent the lifeblood of philanthropy in America.

Such pro-social motivators make for a natu-rally happy couple. Kendall said of her husband: “We play every day. I love his sense of humor. He is someone I trust. I feel very safe with Jack.

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You’ve Seen This House, and It Has Seen You:3618 Prospect St., NW

Jack Davies’s house is a visual treat and is becoming a landmark itself. It even has a garage -- in Georgetown, no less. It is now on the market for a groovy $4 million. Check with real estate Mark McFadden for details. Here is part of what Washington Fine Properties writes about it:

This house received a substantial renovation in 1999 and has been further improved to exacting standards throughout four levels of luxury living. An inviting foyer leads to a living room with wood floors, gas fireplace and built-in plasma TV. Adjacent to the living room is the magnificent two story “view room” with outstanding views of the Potomac River and Key Bridge complete with built in bookcases, bar sink and ice maker. The upper level offers two secondary bedrooms, each with en-suite baths.

The second upper floor is comprised entirely of the master suite which offers a luxurious escape from the world. Boasts glass, floor to ceiling windows on three sides, electric drop down shades, an adjoining kitchenette area, media room area with a built-in plasma TV plus a terrace overlooking Prospect Street and finally an en-suite bath with Jacuzzi tub and steam shower. The dramatic roof deck with seating area, stereo sound system, mini refrigerator and hot tub is accessed by an electric drop down steel “lunar lander” staircase from this level.

If there’s a problem, he’ll fix it. I admire him. He is startlingly nice.” Davies said of his wife: “She’s beautiful, of course, but it is beauty from the inside. She is game to try anything. We laugh a lot. She enjoys life. I love her joie de vivre.”

Like many Washingtonians, the couple arrived from elsewhere: she from Chattanooga, Tenn., by way of Memphis with a son and daugh-ter and a husband who worked for President Jimmy Carter. Kendall’s father owned an oil and gas company in the Southeast and named it for her -- Kayo Oil Company.

“Like everyone, I stayed,” Kendall said. “When the Carter Administration was over, I wanted to connect to older Washington -- not the political part.”

A literature major at Hollins University and dancer in her early years, she stayed with dance, and it led to her years with the Washington Ballet. “I have been an American mother for foreign dancers,” said Kendall, who has also been involved with the Maret School. Now, it’s CityDance and THEARC, “a great state-of-the-art faculty. I’m so proud of what they’re doing in that part of town.”

At her 65th birthday party, Washington Ballet Artistic Director Septime Webre told the Washington Post: “She’s fabulous. She combines a Michelle Pfeiffer elegance with a Jennifer Lopez party-girl sensibility.”

“Kay Kendall embodies Septime’s vision of ballet,” said Mary Bird, who covers the social scene for the Georgetowner and also gives of her time and resources to charities. “Her support of THEARC and other outreach efforts to bring dance into everyone’s life is admirable and to

be applauded on toe shoes or simply by artistic support.”

Davies hails from Meadville, Pa., and is proud of his Midwestern roots. Meadville is home to Allegheny College, where there are Davies family scholarship programs, and is the hometown of actress Sharon Stone.

A University of Rochester marketing grad, Davies worked for General Electric, Citicorp in London and then RCA Europe. It was America Online that brought him to Washington. He interviewed with AOL co-founders Steve Case and and Jim Kimsey in 1993. He went on to found AOL International, “going from nothing to operating AOL in nine countries and over $1 billion in revenues worldwide in less than five years,” Davies said. “I spent a lot of time in an airplane.” He retired four days before the Time-Warner merger with AOL in 2000. “Timing is everything,” he smiled.

Soon enough, he turned to philanthropy, working with non-profit visionary Mario Morino and Venture Philanthropy Partners. Davies has worked there as board member and executive committee member: “Since 2000, VPP has raised over $80 million from over 70 families to invest in growth plans for high-performing non-profits in the national capital region.”

Davies said he felt guilty being so busy with work and family: “I hadn’t done enough to give back to the community.” Such prin-ciples came from his parents. His father -- John Llewellyn Davies, Jr. -- owned a car dealership in Meadville, Pa., and then got into commercial real estate and set up programs for Allegheny College, which his mother Ellie Davies still

oversees. His first job at 14 was washing cars for his dad’s business.

Along with Teach for America and CharityWorks, Davies is involved with the See Forever Foundation and the Maya Angelou Charter School, where a John L. Davies Media Center will be built.

“If I could wave a magic wand, I would want every child -- and especially those from low-income families -- to receive an excellent education from high-performing schools, staffed by outstanding teachers,” Davies said. “I believe that education is the only way we can break the cycle of poverty in our society.”

And it looks like this couple -- along with lots of help and other work from their Washington friends -- are indeed starting to fracture that cycle. And the key to the best non-profits? “Great leadership,” Davies and Kendall said together.

If you doubt the Force is with them, consider the 1952 film “Curtain Up,” starring English actress Kay Kendall, which included a screen-writer by the name of Jack Davies. Spooky.

As for spooky movies, it should be noted that “Exorcist” author William Peter Blatty once owned and lived in Davies’s house. The home itself is about three doors from the famed Exorcist steps at 36th and Prospect. Neither Davies nor Kendall have seen the 1973 film. Webre did give Davies a copy of the movie script for the home.

Nevertheless, that great four-level man roost at 3618 Prospect Street will get another owner. Davies’s son Derek will miss his cool music-themed bedroom in D.C. The 25-year-old Davies

has his own record label based in New York. “It’s a joint venture with Columbia Records,” Davies the father said. “His mother and I are very proud of him.” When Davies worked for RCA Europe, he dealt with the Eurythmics.

Kendall also has a son in the music business, Syd Butler, bassist for art rock group Les Savy Fav, and whose wife Amy Carlson is an actress on the CBS drama “Blue Bloods.” Kendall’s daughter Katherine is a dancer (trained with TWB), actress and photographer.

By the end of the year, the children will have to visit mom or dad in Kalorama, where Davies and Kendall bought a house together on Tracy Place.

Meanwhile, Prospect Street neighbors are asking: but who will inflate Santa Claus or the hockey player or Jack the Bulldog on the roof? Hey, they’re asking $4 million. It could be you with that great view, hot tub and inflatable. Give Davies’s friend and real agent Mark McFadden of Washington Fine Properties a call. Luke Russert just bought Matt Donohue’s old place next door.

“What I love about the neighborhood is its energy,” said Davies, whose place is across from 1789 Restaurant and, yes, almost next to Georgetown University.

The couple can handle it. The night before their interview and photo shoot with the Georgetowner they saw Rihanna at the Verizon Center. Not bad for a guy, 63, and a gal, 68.

“We’re very blessed,” Davies and Kendall agreed. ★

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Is it spring yet? We’ve finally gotten to the point where it might be warm enough to call it that. On the way to work, I see kids are wearing shorts to school despite 50-degree morning temperatures. When it’s warm enough,

the biggest luxury for me is taking the time to read the newspaper in the back-yard. As my brain takes about an hour to rev up, I like to enjoy a quiet time in the backyard reading the news and pretending not to be scared about the Nats’ mediocre April record.

In keeping with the early light of the morning, simpler design with natural materials are tranquil. These side chairs by Janus et Cie remind me of Bryant Park in New York. Cityscape Planters by West Elm would look great filled suc-culents, and Jonathan Adler mugs are a cute vessel for a.m. fuel.

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Celebrating Equestrian LifeBY ARI POST

Virginia is Horse Country. Plain and sim-ple. Equestrian culture is the lifeblood of the Middleburg and Loudoun County

areas, where traditions of hunting, breeding and racing date back to the Revolution. Just as entertainment is the industry and culture of Hollywood, so it goes for horses and the Piedmont. Just walking through Middleburg, there is no mistaking the town’s deep-rooted affection for all things equine, as storefronts like the Red Fox Inn, Journeymen Saddlers, Middleburg Tack Exchange and the National Sporting Library and Museum line its main street.

The surrounding area is home to the longest standing equestrian traditions in the country, from annual sporting events to hunt clubs and breeding. For more than 150 years, horse enthu-siasts from across the world gather in Upperville for the Upperville Colt and Horse Show, the oldest of its kind in the country, and one that has broken a lot of ground in its lifetime. Founded in 1840, the Piedmont Foxhounds in Virginia was the first foxhunting club in the United States. There even are records indicating that while the earliest politicians were settling matters of our government’s foundation, they once interrupted their proceedings to mount their horses and join the chase when a hunt coursed through.

Of course, there is the world famous Gold Cup steeplechase race at Great Meadows in The Plains, which just took place on May 4 to

a crowd of some 50,000 attendants. The com-petition’s six hurdle and timber horse races as well as its Jack Russell Terrier races are antici-pated equestrian events worldwide (they are well known testing grounds for future Olympic champions), and draw countless vendors, tents and tailgaters.

54TH ANNUAL HUNT COUNTRY STABLE TOURMAY 25 – 26

Trinity Episcopal Church will host its 54th Annual Hunt Country Stable Tour in and around Upperville on Memorial Day weekend, May 25 and 26. A self-guided, countywide tour of all things equestrian, farms, stables and training tracks throughout the county will open their doors for visitors to offer a rare glimpse into the life and industry of the world or horses. The Country Fair at Trinity Church, on the grounds of the church, will also feature horse-themed arts & crafts in conjunction with the event, serving ice cream, treats for dogs and cats and more.

“The Stable Tour is a unique opportunity for the farmers to finally get their barns painted and show them off and teach people about what goes on at each farm,” says Betsy Crenshaw, of Trinity Episcopal Church. “And visitors are not otherwise allowed on these farms—these are privately owned farms and businesses. But this weekend, guests can enjoy these beautiful

facilities, pet horses and feed them carrots, and enjoy this beautiful exchange. It’s also a day in the country—a chance to ride on some dirt roads, get your car good and dirty, and see what makes our area tick—which is the horse.”

Among the tour highlights is the Middleburg Training Track, an early-bird special for true horse lovers. This stop is an opportunity to stand rail-side and see Thoroughbreds condition and train. “This is where horses all around Virginia are trained to be race horses,” says Crenshaw. “If they are born here, they learn to be racehorses here.”

Horses are sent here as yearlings to be

broken and begin their preliminary training before proceeding onto national and interna-tional tracks. Horses are conditioned year-round and ship out on race day from the track to com-pete. Built in 1956 by Paul Mellon, the facility features a 7/8-mile track with a four-stall starting gate, eleven barns, a tack room, bunk rooms and a veterinarian’s office. The demonstration is Saturday morning only from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. So, don’t be late.

On Saturday, May 25, The Piedmont Coaching Club will provide a demonstration, and on Sunday there will be an exhibit of tradi-tional hunting attire. www.TrinityUpperville.org

UPPERVILLE COLT AND HORSE SHOWJUNE 3 – 9

The Upperville Colt and Horse Show is the nation’s oldest horse show, dating back to 1853. Previous to the initiation of this national event, horses and stallions had been exhibited for prizes at country and state fairs, but it is widely accept-ed that the proper horse show we know today was introduced on the American sporting scene at Upperville. From the first year, there were so many entries and interest was so keen that a sponsoring club was immediately formed, and at the turn of the century, Upperville expanded its mission to become a five-day exhibition with a wide entry list of the finest equestrian talent in

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SIGNAL MOUNTAINThe Plains, Virginia • $1,950,000

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OAKFIELDUpperville, Virginia • $4,900,000

Panoramic views • Stone manor house • Spectacular setting • 86.81 acres • Highly protected area in prime Piedmont Hunt • Gourmet kitchen • Wonderful detail throughout • 5 BR • 4 BA • 2 half BA • 3 FP, classic pine paneled library • Tenant house • Stable • Riding ring • Heated saltwater pool • Pergola • Full house generator.Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

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Classical Revival home, ca. 1834 • Perfectly propor-tioned • 12 1/2’ ceilings • 25’ front columns • 4 BR, 3 1/2 BA • Award winning historic renovation 1990 • Pool • Two tenant houses • Spectacular views of the Blue Ridge • 411 acres.Tom Cammack (540) 247-5408

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450 acres in Piedmont Hunt • Improvements include 4tenant houses plus many farm structures • VOF ease-ments with 100 acre restrictions • Property is to be sold in its entirety.Ann MacMahon (540) 687-5588

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Great opportunity for commercial C-2 building • Excel-lent visibility • Great parking and multiple uses allowed • Town Zoning allows for Restaurant and retail to name a few • Rare find in the historic town.Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

WARWICK FARMBluemont, Virginia • $1,100,000

Turn key horse operation • Custom log & cedar home on 13.37 acres • 3 bedrooms, 3 baths • 4 stall center aisle barn • 90 x 180 bluestone & shredded rubber ring • 2 run in shed.Joseph Keusch (540) 454-0591

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In the foothills of western Madison County, 70 mins. South of DC, this lovely manor was built of native stone in 1840 with 18” thick walls. The scale and finish of the ante-bellum era have been impeccably restored to the 21st century. Pool, guest cottage, farmworkers house dating 1o 1829, barns and beautiful views.

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the world.Featuring Hunting, Jumping and Breeding

categories, our country’s oldest horse show fea-tures rider events from children’s competitions to Olympic and World Cup riders and horses. The event’s beautiful, grassy showgrounds, nes-tled in Loudoun’s rolling foothills, offers visi-tors a packed schedule of daily events steeped in the equestrian tradition, and involves over two thousand horse and rider combinations.

Around the world, horses are bred to jump, and at Upperville, many breeds are represented in the jumper competitions. The European hors-es, which are generally larger and heavier than most American breeds, are bred both in Europe and the United States specially to be used as sport horses, or riding horses. Grand prix level horses are the most talented jumpers in the show world—a successful grand prix horse often has a

price tag of $500,000 or more. Young prospects are usually broken to ride at two or three years of age and after training and experience over fences, make it to the jumper show rings. A horse could make it to the grand prix ring at the relatively early age of six or seven years, and continue to compete through its late teens. The goal of many riders is of course to compete as a member of the United States Equestrian Team and ultimately the Olympics—and there is no better place to test the waters than the Upperville Colt and Horse Show. www.Upperville.com

FRIDAY NIGHT POLO AT EDEN GLEN

Eden Glen is a small community just outside of Middleburg, known for its longstanding ado-ration of all things equestrian. Founded in 1787, the community is the year round center for fox hunting, steeplechase racing and polo on the East Coast. Surrounding the park is nothing but grazing land for horses, woods and rivers—there is nothing to hear but the sweet songs of nature.

A mile and a half from Eden Glen is one of the best riding facilities in the area, Fox Chase. This is the place to go for all riders, with events for children and adults of all ages, where guests are also welcome to board horses. Their most popular event by far is Friday night polo at Great Meadows, which gives spectators an opportu-nity to see the sport like never before.★

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Featured Property: ORANGE HILL c. 1801Centuries-old hardwoods and boxwoods grace the lawn of this stately Georgian manor home. Avail-able for the first time in more than 50 years, this estate includes nearly 200 acres of spectacular land in the Orange County Hunt. William M. Hackman, who since the 1960s had owned Orange Hill Farm in Middleburg. In 1966, he bought 75 thoroughbreds—25 broodmares, 10 foals, 14 yearlings and 26 horses in training—from the British Lord Astor’s Cliveden Stud. Those horses became the foundation of the Orange Hill line, which became a leading consigner at the Saratoga and Keenel-and select summer yearling sales.

With its 12-foot ceiling, tall windows, picture molding and faux marbled walls, Orange Hill is one of the most grand and beautiful estates with protected views in the Middleburg area. Located in the heart of Orange County Hunt Territory, the home features a grand spiral staircase, which leads to the master bedroom and three additional bedrooms. The home also features a family and formal dining room that leads to the double drawing room.

Over 100 acres of the property are divided into 7 beautiful board fenced fields and paddocks. The barn features 13 stalls, historic indoor arena and includes a 3 bedroom apartment. The 7 1/2 acres on the north side of Rock Hill Mill (Route 702) includes a 4 bedroom, 2 bath home with generator.

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A Georgetown tradition for over 40 years, this friendly neigh-borhood restaurant/saloon features fresh seafood, burg-ers, award-winning ribs and specialty salads & sandwiches. Daily lunch & dinner specials. Late night dining (until mid-night Sun.-Thu., 1am Fri.-Sat.) Champagne brunch served Sat. & Sun. until 4pm Open Mon.-Thu. 11:30am - 2am Fri.-Sat. 11:30am - 3am. Sun 11am.- 2am. Kids’ Menu Available. Overlooking the new George-

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Georgetown introduces Wash-ington’s first “Dumpling Bar” featuring more than 12 varieties. Come and enjoy the new exotic Thai cuisine inspired by French cooking techniques. Bangkok Joe’s is upscale, colorful and refined. Absolutely the perfect place for lunch or dinner or just

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BISTRO FRANCAIS3124-28 M St. NW

A friendly French Bistro in the heart of historic Georgetown since 1975. Executive chef and owner Gerard Cabrol came to Washington, D.C. 32 years ago, bringing with him home recipes from southwestern France. Our specialties include our famous Poulet Bistro (tarragon rotisserie chicken), Minute steak Mai-tre d’Hotel (steak and pomme frit¬es), Steak Tartare, freshly pre¬pared seafood, veal, lamb and duck dishes and the best Eggs Benedict in town. In addi-

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1063 Wisconsin Ave., NWFilomena is a Georgetown land-mark that has endured the test of time and is now celebrating 30 years. Our old-world cook-ing styles & recipes brought to America by the early Italian immigrants, alongside the cu-linary cutting edge creations of Italy’s foods of today, executed by our award winning Italian Chef. Try our spectacular Lunch buffet on Fri. & Saturdays or our Sunday Brunch, Open 7 days a week for lunch & dinner.

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1736 Wisconsin Ave. NWCome and see for yourself why Bistrot Lepic, with its classi-cal, regional and contemporary cuisine, has been voted best bis-tro in D.C. by the Zagat Guide. And now with its Wine bar, you can enjoy “appeteasers”, full bar service, complimen-tary wine tasting every Tuesday and a new Private Room. The regular menu is always avail-able. Open everyday. Lunch &

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Captivating customers since 2003, Café Bonaparte has been dubbed the “quintessential” European café featuring award winning crepes & arguably the “best” coffee in D.C.! Other can’t miss attractions are, the famous weekend brunch every Sat. and Sun. until 3pm, our late-night weekend hours serving sweet and savory crepes until 1 a.m., Fri-Sat evenings and the alluring sounds of the Syssi & Marc jazz duo every other Wed. at 7:30pm. We look forward to calling you a

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The opening of new hotels means the opening of new restaurants. This week for Let’s Do Lunch, we took in the

Capella’s new restaurant, the Grill Room and Rye Bar. Located in the heart of Georgetown next to the C&O Canal, it’s a great setting to: do lunch.

After reviewing the printed menu for that day, we started the course with warm baked bread and offering of baked bone marrow with parmesan and bread crumbs. I soon realized I was the only person savoring the creamy marrow for the guests at my table were too squeamish to try.

We went on to try the smoked tomato soup and the spring pea soup, both vibrant in color and savory in taste. And what goes best with soup but the famed chopped lobster salad? The generous portions of lobster meat paired well with the crunchy corn and were high-lighted by the citrus dressing.

The meal could have ended there. But since we were at the Grill Room, we went on to try the dry aged strip loin and the grilled Atlantic halibut. The portions were large and were grilled to perfection. Though salt and pep-per had to be added to the meal, it was satisfy-ing and fulfilling.

The true winner of the meal was the branzi-no fillet. The soft buttery flesh of the fish paired so well with the sautéed potatoes and vegeta-bles, that if the menu must change daily, I pray for this to be a staple. As the meal went on and our stomachs expanded, we took a look at the sweet case containing beautifully sculpted con-fectionery treats. But time had run out. Clearly, we will have to make another trip.

The Grill Room and Rye BarCapella Hotel

1050 31st St. NW

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FOOD & WINE

Cocktail of the Month: Mezcal Part II, Creamy CocktailsBY JODY KURASH

Cream liqueurs have been popular for de-cades. The most well known is Irish Cream, a mixture of Irish whiskey, cream,

sugar and other herbs and flavors. Bailey’s, in-troduced in 1974 was the first on the market. It was followed by, among others, Carolans, Brady’s and Saint Brendan’s.

Many people are fond of Amarula, with its eye-catching exotic elephant label. Amarula uses a distillate of fermented South African marula fruit, cream, black tea and spices. In the Caribbean rum creams are the rage. Jamaica likes to brag about Sangster’s original Jamaica rum cream liqueur while St. Croix produces Cruzan Rum Cream.

During my recent travels through the mez-cal-crazy Mexican state of Oaxaca, I was not too surprised when I encountered a wide variety of mezcal-based cream liqueurs. You may remem-ber from last month’s column that mezcal is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from the ma-guey plant, a type of agave, similar to tequila.

As I was hitching from Mazunte Beach, along the Oaxacan Riviera, to the nearest com-mercial town, San Augustine, I noticed the collective transport truck passed a mezcal dis-tillery. When my local bodega in town ran out of mezcal, I decided to take a ride back to the tienda and investigate.

During a scenic ride along the coast in the back of the truck, my thirst was raging from the hot afternoon sun. As I spied the spray-painted plywood sign outside the shop, I yelled for the

driver to drop me off. As I walked toward the small shack, I didn’t see anyone on the prem-ises, except for a friendly dog.

I ventured further down the gravely path to-wards a table lined with bottles of various colors and flavors. My next reaction was one of dis-belief. Not only was there a plethora of bottles on display, there was also a sign offering, “Prue-bas Gratis” (free samples) while the owner was sound asleep in a hammock.

My first thought was, “Am I in heaven?” I briefly considered loading up my backpack and catch the next truck out of Dodge, but consider-ing how bad that could be for international rela-tions, I timidly helped myself to a sample glass from an open bottle and woke the man who was clearly enjoying his afternoon siesta.

The owner sleepily wandered over to the table and began to give me a half-awake lecture on the different flavors of mescal creams in his collection

I started off with a coffee flavor, which tasted like a white Russian with a smoky kick. The next was a minty green-colored pistachio which did not translate well. The powerful mez-cal overwhelmed the delicate pistachio. My next selection, banana, went down with a sweet easy slide, like a frozen daiquiri at a swim-up bar.

The samples kept coming. There were two coffee varieties - mocha and cappuccino. While very rich, they were also heavy on the sweet side. Coconut cream, with its nutty creamy tex-ture, made me long for some pineapple juice. As

though he could read my mind, the proprietor immediately poured me a sample of a pina co-lada that was decadent but strong.

A brightly colored purple mixture followed. Cloyingly sweet, grape, cream and mezcal is not a flavor combination that I wanted to con-tinue imbibing. The lines of bottles on the table seemed to be expanding. So, I knew I was going to have to cut my tasting flight short, before I forgot my way back home. I capped off the af-ternoon, with a taste of Oaxaca kiss, a pink trop-ical fruit punch flavor, reminiscent of a TGIF’s blender drink.

I thanked the owner, who had spent the last half hour entertaining me as he wrapped my purchases -- a bottle of coconut cream to be enjoyed from my hammock at my beachfront cabana, mocha as a gift for my Peruvian sha-man who loves his coffee with lots of sugar and a bottle of aged mezcal for nighttime fiesta on the beach.

While mescal is often noted for its high al-cohol content, mescal creams are generally low-proof, averaging between 12 and 18 percent alcohol. Their strikingly pleasing flavor make them a perfect after-dinner treat. Some folks like to enjoy them over ice cream for dessert. Mezcal creams are not widely sold in the USA, but they can be purchased online. Relíquias de Oaxaca, (www.mercadoreliquiasdeoaxaca.com) has a huge selection that includes, maracuya and guanabana (tropical Latin American fruits) pina colada and coffee varieties. ★

The Latest DishBY L INDA ROTH CONTE

Fabio Trabocchi is preparing to open a new concept, Casa Luca, offering a more casual theme in décor and menu than Fiola. There

will be red, white and sparkling wines on tap at the bar. Casa Luca replaces the Againn space at 1099 New York Ave., NW. Fabio is also scheduled to open Fiola Mare on the Georgetown waterfront at Washington Harbour.

C-C-Changes: Going casual is becoming more and more popular especially with that ubiq-uitous “sequester” word terrorizing us in D.C. Enzo Fargione’s fine dining restaurant, Elisir, on 11th Street in Penn Quarter, is now the more casu-al Osteria Elisir, with décor and menu to match. In Georgetown, Ruth Gresser’s Pizzeria Paradiso has re-opened its lower level Birreria Paradiso after renovation to make the space more open, with communal tables for better socializing. Part-ners José Andrés and Rob Wilder, will expand the bar area at Oyamel Cocina Mexicana. Hapstak and Demetriou has designed the new bar, which will increase the restaurant by 900 square feet and add 42 more seats. Completion is slated for early May.

Quick Hits: Scion, an Asian restaurant in Dupont Circle plans to open a second location in Silver Spring at 1200 East West Highway, featur-ing American as well as Asian dishes. McLean’s Courthouse: Sweet Leaf Cafe plans to open a bit closer to town at 2200 Wilson Blvd., where Hika-ru sushi restaurant used to be. Southern Califor-nia-based BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse plans a Tysons Corner opening this fall on Leesburg Pike. Sol Mexican Grill, a food truck, also plans to open a brick-n-mortar restaurant on H Street, NE. Popu-lar idea, as Chupacabra, also a food truck; plans to go brick-n-mortar on H Street, NE. Dunya plans to open at 801 Florida Ave., NW, serving Medi-terranean food and tapas. Timothy Dean plans to open TD Burger in the Loree Grand building in NoMa at Third and K Streets, NE, where Zuppa Fresca was. Compass Rose, plans to serve glob-al foods at its Logan Circle restaurant at 1346 T St., NW. Owners Rose Previte and NPR’s David Greene plan to have it open by summer. Aaron Gordon and Chef Rock Harper (of “Top Chef” and D.C. Central Kitchen fame) plan to open Fat Shorty’s in Clarendon where Rabbit used to be. Expect sausage, and German & Belgium beers. Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant opens its second Washington, D.C., location in early April, right around the corner from Nationals Park at 100 M Street, SE. Reza Akhavan, former general man-ager of Shaw’s Tavern, is taking over what was Fun Fair Video at 919 Fifth Street, NW to open a Mediterranean-themed organic restaurant.

Mixologist extraordinaire Derek Brown plans to open Mockingbird Hill on 7th Street in Shaw, with a Spanish influence that includes Iberico and Surryano hams. On the beverage front: a bar featuring sherrys. A May opening is planned. In addition to Mockingbird Hill, Derek Brown is teaming up with Rappahannock’s Travis Croxton to open Eat the Rich, highlighting seafood – com-plemented by an oyster bar.

Philadelphia-based La Colombe Torrefaction (translates to “roasting”), plans to open a coffee shop in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood, in Blagden Alley next to Rogue 24. This will be their sev-enth cafe in the U.S., in addition to their thriv-ing wholesale business, according to co-founders Todd Carmichael and Jean Philippe (JP) Iberti Le Colombe coffee will be served at Philly-native, Stephen Starr’s, Le Diplomate in Logan Circle.★

Let’s Do Lunch: Capella HotelBY CHARLENE LOUIS

Spring Pea SoupGrilled Atlantic Halibut

Smoked Tomato Soup

Chopped Lobster Salad

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DEAR STACY:My husband and I are at odds on how to

talk to our 5-year-old son about my brother, who died when I was 12. I think he is too young to hear about death. We have another 2-year-old son and I am really worried our 5-year-old will start to wonder if his brother will die. My husband is very religious and is not willing to lie to our children for any reason. We are about to spend a vacation with my family who always say a prayer for my brother at dinner. My sib-lings love to talk about my brother, and usually I do too. I don’t want to fight with my husband. I am considering not going, but that can’t be a long term solution. Help!

–Honesty the best policy?

DEAR HONESTY,You’re right – not going is not a great solu-

tion for this problem. But I fully empathize with your flight-so-as-not-to-fight response. Who wants to argue with Husband, especially when he holds the moral authority?

My personal opinion is that “Thou Shalt Not Lie” is absolutely not a mandate for full disclo-sure to a preschooler. Is Husband explaining the Boston bombings in specific, political terms? Are graphic photos being used to answer the question of “Where do babies come from?” What about his annual take-home pay, is #1 Son aware of that number? We have to be mindful of the age group we are working with and adjust our language accordingly.

My advice is that you go about your vaca-tion and answer #1 Son’s question as matter-of-factly as possible (e.g. “We say a prayer for Brian because he died a long time ago and we still love and remember him.”). You follow up with the point that you are available and open to talking to him about this whenever he wants to or needs to. Don’t be overly emotional or dramatic – he will mirror your response – and don’t put words in his mouth (a la “Don’t worry, Little Brother is very healthy and is unlikely to die young…”). Reassurance and unconditional love are all he needs from you.

Now to the real meat of your question – the

way that Husband used the giant “religious/moral values” trump card to halt a healthy debate about parenting. This has happened before, right? Unless you create a map for dealing with such disputes, you are going to be cowed and minimized for the foreseeable future. Calm, connected, and balanced conver-sation about this is the only way to craft a game plan for your individual family. Get started by taking a meeting with the clergymember of Husband’s choice – I think you might be sur-prised at the discussion that develops. ★

Stacy Notaras Murphy (www.stacymurphyLPC.com) is a licensed professional counselor and cer-tified Imago Relationship therapist, practicing in Georgetown. This column is meant for entertain-ment only and should not be considered a substitute for professional counseling. Send your confidential question to stacy@georgetowner.com.

Being honest to young children can be difficult, but the truth does not have to be raw.

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M&M’S Opera in the Outfield Simulcast: Show Boat. Sat, May 18Washington National Opera. Nationals Park. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org. Celebrate the fifth year of free live opera broadcasts at the ballpark, Jerome Kern and Oscar Ham-merstein II’s American masterpiece Show Boat. Gates open at 5 p.m. Arrive early to Nationals Park to enjoy entertainment and activities.

NSO Pops: The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz.Thu, May 16- Sat, May 18Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org The NSO Pops pays tribute to the 10th anniversary of Wicked and the 65th birthday of composer Stephen Schwartz with a concert performance of songs from the Broadway hit and more, conducted by Steven Reineke.

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Robert Brown GalleryThru Fri, May 24Window on Weimar. 202-338-0353. robertbrowngallery.com. Works by Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, George Grosz, Käthe Kollwitz, Lea Grundig, Max Pechstein and William Sharp. The gallery will be exhibiting etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, drypoints and charcoal drawings.

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Optimism! or Voltaire’s Candide. Spooky Action Theater. Universalist National Memorial Church. spookyaction.org. Thru May 19.

Gilgamesh. Constellation Theatre. Source Theatre. 1-800-494-8497. constellationtheatre.org. Thru Jun 2.

MUSICDaisy Castro. Strathmore. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org. May 8.

Mak Grgic, guitar. Strathmore. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org. May 9.

Béla Fleck & The Marcus Roberts Trio. Strathmore. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org. May 10.

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Target Gallery. Beauty and the Waste. Thru May 26. 703.838.4565 . torpedofactory.org.

Washington Printmakers Gallery. Signs and Seasons & In My Nature. Thru May 26. 301-273-3660. washingtonprintmakers.com.

The Art League. May All-Media Exhibit &Noah Williams: One Man’s Trash is An-other Man’s Treasure. Thru Jun 3. 703-683-1780. theartleague.org.

Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Options 2013. Arlington Arts Center. Thru Jun 9. 202-234-7103 wpadc.org.

Strathmore. Creative Crafts Council 29th Biennial. Thru Jun 13. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org. ★

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Ute Lemper Sings It AllBY GARY TISCHLER

The German-born singer Ute Lemper is making one of her frequent jaunts to

Washington, this time at the Sixth and I Street Synagogue, courtesy of the Washington Performing Arts Society, May 18.

Even though I’d never seen or heard her, the reputation, the name, and the marketing always struck me as resonant—she’s the siren singer of Brecht and Weill, wearing the black-strap, blonde mantle of Marlene Dietrich and Lotte Lenya.

And then again, not. Cabaret singers are members of a large and funky tribe to begin with—it’s a tribe of originals, who present themselves not only as singers but actors, shamen and wizards and late night witches.

She is all that, and then again not, and so much more. Trying to catch up with her on the Internet can make you dizzy. Reading her biographical material makes it seem like an urban legend after a while. You think that nobody does this much and is still looking for mountains to climb, not the next thing, or the new thing, but the thing she hasn’t done before.

“I like what I’m doing,” she says in a telephone interview. “I

can look back on it and think, ‘Well, maybe I haven’t had what you could call a huge or big career.’ But on the other hand, I’ve done and I’m doing what I want. I have the freedom to that, to try new things, to keep learning, and I have a rich life.”

If you define big as being a household name and roaring of celebrity, then may-be she can say she hasn’t had a big career. If you define big by the quality and size of density and variety, she has had a huge and heady career.

“I think, everything else being said, it was Weimar and Brecht and Weill that re-ally influenced my choices,” she said. Lemper was born in Munster, in the northern part of Germany, and she’s keenly aware of German history, angry about it, with the word “rage” coming up in some of her interviews. She is not a sleepwalker when it comes to context. “Brecht and Weill, they were perfect for each other when they worked together—not necessarily as friends, but the music match to the words, and the kind of words and characters were dark, the songs were dark but they had a jaunty edge to them as well, they engaged the audience in uncomfortable ways.”

If you go to Lemper’s website, you’re greeted by the covers of six of her al-bums—“Pablo Neruda, a song cycle of love poems,” “Last Tango in Berlin” (a kind of compendium which will be part of her concert), “Ultimate Tango,” “Berlin Nights, Paris Days,” “The Bukowski Project” and “Ute Lempe Sings Brecht and Weill.” Taken together, they’re a summation of her concert performance, career and persona: tango, Brecht and Weill, Paris chanteuse and Berlin and an immersion in the world of the growly, jazzy and late barfly poet Charles Bukowski.

“I don’t lead a dramatic personal life,” she says. “I am dramatic on stage, I sup-pose, that’s like acting, you put on the glamorous dresses, the hair, it’s a persona for the music. I have four children—two grown and two at home, two and seven. My husband is a musician himself. So, we have a language for that, and we understand each other.”

Lemper has a certain fearless quality to her—on the phone she’s conversational, but in her music, and with her rangy voice, she startles and surprises you. You don’t know whether she’s going to run right over the audience, or if she’ll need to be rescued. She’s a growler, even in melancholy. She sings and moves with a kind of triumphant elation.

Her music is intense, which you don’t always get in conversation. Talking about Bukowski, and his dark soul, you hear a poodle in the background of her home, or a brief break to change an appointment with the dentist, the reassuring sounds and rhythm of domestic, daily life. And all that jazz. ★

Ute Lemper will be performing at the Sixth & I Historic Synogogue on Saturday, May 18 at 8 p.m.

Dupont Circle Gallery WalkBY ARI POST

CROSS MACKENZIE GALLERY2026 R Street NWwww.CrossMackenzie.com

Cross Mackenzie Gallery is presenting “Pier Three Warehouse 2012” through June 5, an exhibition of work by up-and-coming architectural photographer John Cole. The images in this series, “Walls,” are about observing mindfully, seeing thoughtfully, paying closer attention and looking anew. Cole explores his relationship with his surroundings through his subtle framing of the seem-ingly mundane, recalling 20th century American pho-tographers Lewis Baltz and Harry Callahan. In Cole’s photographs, a building wall becomes more than just a façade, revealing histories of weather, abrasion, sunlight and the shadow of human presence. In Cole’s exhibit, the “writing on the wall” is worth reading.

STUDIO GALLERY2108 R Street NWwww.StudioGalleryDC.com

Through May 18, Studio Gallery will be featuring the work of Elizabeth Grusin-Howe, a Maryland-based painter, photographer and printmaker. The current show, “When the sky is clear the horizon is visible,” scenes from Venice, Italy are composed of manipulated prints and photographs that evoke the romance and weathered historic grandeur of this beloved city. Her figure paint-ings marvel in a similar contrasting beauty, balancing coarse brushwork with delicate, graceful form, and give us something at once permanent and ephemeral. Opening May 22 is the work of Suzanne Yurdin, which depicts centuries old architecture and picturesque vil-lages in rich layers of mixed media. Also inspired by journeys to Italy, Spain and France, these paintings represent elements of Europe’s many glorious spaces in loose, geometric forms, offering as a suggestion of place more than a demarcation.

HILYER ART GALLERY9 Hillyer Court NWwww.ArtsAndArtists.orgCut paper elegantly balances simplicity of form with intricacy and complexity of line and detail. An artwork

may consist of only one sheet of paper, but the design and cutting techniques transform it into a surface as fine as lace. When put to rice paper, the hand-held blade creates a crisp, controlled, yet gestural line. This month, Hilyer will host an exhibition of the cut-paper work of Melanie Kehoss, in her exhibit “InterGrowth.” Like paper cutting traditions of China, Mexico and Judaism, these pieces relate to celebration. Kehoss’s banner for-mat, reference to cross-cultural holidays, and inclusion of romantic poetry all speak toward the idea of ritual and occasion. Images from nature serve as symbols of these traditions, while suggesting the organic way in which cultures grow and merge. Also on view this month are the paintings by Lara Bandilla, whose current works are a narrative of light and movement, which sug-gest certain emotional states without naming or defining them.

JANE HASLEM GALLERY2025 Hillyer Place NWwww.JaneHaslemGallery.com

From May through July this year, Jane Haslem Gallery is exhibiting “The Mind/The Line/The Creation,” a show of sixteen American artists focused on the process of drawing. The foundation of any artist’s career, draw-ing is an often overlooked medium in the commercial art world, but in this exhibit it is brought center stage, highlighting the point from which each artist approaches drawing. Different artists draw for different reasons. For some, it is the preferred medium. Others use drawing as a tool to work out problems in paintings and larger works. Still more use the juxtaposition of line and shape to create illusions and trick the viewer’s eye. And then there are artists who use drawing as a way to tell a story. Perhaps the highlight of this show covers the ladder spectrum, showcasing drawings by Charles Schulz, the cartoonist behind Snoopy and the Peanuts gang, and other seminal American cartoonists from the 20th cen-tury, like Walt Kelly (Pogo) and Martin Branner (Winnie Winkle). This exhibit is an exploration of the last 100 years in line, and one that ought not to be missed. ★ For a map of the galleries, please look on our website www.georgetowner.com

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Al Roker of NBC’s “The Today Show.” Photo by Erin Schaff

Neyla’s chef Abdul Hash Housh and Sharon Stone at Creative Coalition-Lanmark Technology dinner. Photo by Robert Devaney

Parties Abound Around Correspondents’ ShindigBY ROBERT DEVANEY

Pre-parties, post-parties and brunches, as usual, surrounded the annual White House Correspon-dents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Connecticut Avenue, Saturday, April 27. Friday night parties involved a Creative Coalition dinner at Neyla, a Vote Latino reception at the Hay Adams and a People-Time party at the St. Regis. On Saturday afternoon, Tammy Haddad’s brunch at Mark Ein’s place on R Street created more buzz. At the Hilton, several receptions went on before the dinner bells chimes. Afterwards, Bloomberg-Vanity Fair, Capitol File and MSNBC parties commenced. On Sunday, more brunches by Politico on Q Street and Reuters and Yahoo News at the Hay Adams. Besides the parties and dinners, Georgetowners spied WHCA dinner headliner Conan O’Brien on P Street and Korean rapper Psy in front of the Four Seasons Hotel.

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Patron’s Party for House Tour: Lively Place to Be BY ROBERT DEVANEYThe annual Patron’s Party for the Georgetown House Tour was held April 24 at the home of Tom Anderson and Marc Schappell with House Tour chair emerita 97-year-old Frida Burling holding court in the sitting room. A delightful evening added to the easy grace of the party and happy, talkative crowd at the historic P Street home. Anderson, Schappel, their home and the house tour make up the April 24th George-towner cover story, now also a town tradition. Past Georgetowner cover stories on the house tour and patrons’ party include some of the first one, Kitty Kelley, Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn. The Georgetown House Tour, co-chaired by Frank Randolph and Stephanie Bothwell, was held April 27.

Jeff Detwiler, Samar Langhorne, Colman Riddell and Gary Scott

Marc Schappell, Frida Burling and Tom Anderson

Betsy Cooley, Douglas Rixey and Victoria Rixey

U.S.News & World Report Celebrates 80th BirthdayBY ROBERT DEVANEYWho knew that U.S.News & World Report (where the editor of this newspaper once worked) is as old as Martin’s Tavern? It was an 80th anniversary and a homecoming as staffers, present and past, met at U.S. News headquarters on Thomas Jefferson Street May 2 to remember the past and affirm the future. The magazine, founded by David Lawrence in 1933, evolved to be one of the three big newsweeklies of America beside Time and Newsweek during the heyday of print journalism. For decades, U.S. News was headquartered on N Street in the West End. While its last print issue was in December 2010, U.S.News & World Report continues in the digital world of news along with its printed and popular best-of directories which rank universities, hospitals and other institutions.

U.S. News Editor Brian Kelly with Mortimer Zuckerman, owner of U.S. News and the New York Daily News.

William Holiber, CEO and president of U.S. News and the New York Daily News, with Karen Chevalier, a senior vice president of U.S. News.

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Gala Guide MAY 13The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Annual Dinner and Mock TrialThe evening begins with dinner followed by the mock trial based on one of the season’s plays presided over by members of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sidney Harman Hall. For more informa-tion, call 202-547-3230 or visit www.shake-spearetheatre.org.

MAY 15Perennial Garden PartyWelcome spring with your best chapeaux in the Woodrow Wilson House circa 1915 gar-den. Prizes for the best hats – both ladies and gentlemen. The event benefits the Woodrow Wilson House, the only presidential museum in Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson House. For more information, call 202-387-4062 or visit www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org.

MAY 16ZoofariZoofari brings together 100 of the Washington, D.C. area’s finest restaurants and 13 vintners from around the world for an evening of gour-met foods, fine wines, fabulous entertainment, a great silent auction and dancing under the stars.

Smithsonian National Zoological Park. For more information, call 202-633-3034 or visit www.nationalzoosi.edu.

MAY 17Smith Center Benefit Event for “Alchemical Vessels”The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts ben-efit for their current exhibit will afford ticket holders the opportunity to keep one of the 125 unique ceramic bowls created by local artists as a symbolic reference to the bowl as a place where healing can take place, opening a com-munity dialogue on healing and transformation through the arts. Smith Center, 1632 U Street, NW. Please call 202-483-8600, or visit

MAY 22Tudor Place 21st Annual Spring Garden PartyThis annual must on the social calendar is at-tended by over 500 stylish guests. The event is an important fundraiser for the historic museum residence. Page Evans and Colman Riddell are co-chairs for this year’s party honoring Phillips S. Peter. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st Street, NW. For more information, contact Mandy Katz at mkatz@tudorplace.org.

Trust for the National Mall Annual Luncheon BY MARY BIRDPhilanthropists, business leaders, government officials, diplomats and some of the best dressed and behatted guests converged May 2 to admire the ongoing restoration of what Trust for the National Mall Chairman Chip Akridge called “the crown jewel of America” that had fallen into disrepair. To great applause, keynote speaker Jonathan Browning, president and CEO of Volkswagen USA, an-nounced that VW was donating $10 million to ensure that the grass will be green for the 25 million visitors to the National Mall each year.

Donald Sigmund and Chip Akridge, chairman of the Trust for the National Mall

Women’s Committee members Kathie Truitt, Priscilla Baker

Vibeke Lofft, Carolyn Bond and Antonia Gore Jonathan Browning, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America

Swanky Graham Opens on Thomas Jefferson StreetBY ROBERT DEVANEYGeorgetown's latest hotel -- The Graham -- opened to the public May 3, after a series of top-drawer opening receptions. The 57-room boutique hotel boasts the only rooftop lounge -- the 3,000 square-foot Observatory -- in Georgetown that is open to the public. The hotel named its signature restaurant A.G.B. After all, Georgetown is the neighborhood where inventor Alexander Graham Bell once called home. The Volta Bureau, the non-profit he founded, is on 35th Street. Generating lots of favorable buzz, the Graham's rooftop Observatory lounge has already gotten on a Forbes list of rooftops to check out.

At the bar of the Observatory of the Graham: Jared Dodge and Graham general manager Robert Clark.

Loews Madison 50th AnniversaryBY MARY BIRDAndrew, James and Jonathan Tisch were in Washington May 1 to celebrate the golden anniversary of the Loews Madison Hotel and Washington Life Magazine’s A-List. The landmark property established by Marshall Coyne was opened in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy and has hosted presidents, celebrities, tastemakers and diplomats.

Mayor Vincent Gray and James Horsman of the Madison Hotel

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