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■ Boys, girls lacrosseteams kick off season.Page 13.■ School Without Wallsbecomes a school withlacrosse. Page 13.

■ Officials mull addingwaterfront stairs toKennedy Center. Page 3.■ Potential tax hikesspawn early debate.Page 5.

NEWS SPORTS■ Exhibit offers kids’space for playing, relaxing. Page 15.■ GDS debate teamcharges ahead withoutcoach. Page 15 .

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By CAROL BUCKLEYCurrent Staff Writer

While much of the debate overGeorgetown University’s campusplan has centered on housing andenrollment growth, some neighborsare focusing their opposition on adifferent matter altogether: the pro-posed construction of a roadwayalong the western edge of campusnear Glover Archbold Park.

The university decided on thepath as part of an internal “loop road” that would “reori-ent [university] buses away from neighborhood streets,”according to the school’s submission to the ZoningCommission.

The road would therefore satisfythe requests of Georgetowners whowant the school to make better useof its Canal Road entrance.

But some of the school’s Foxhallneighbors and several local environ-mentalists have raised the alarmabout potential damage to the parkand the park experience. TheFoxhall-Palisades advisory neigh-borhood commission cited the issueas a major reason for voting 8-0 tooppose the plan; the Georgetown

commission referenced the environmental concern in itsown resolution, also in opposition.

Last week, Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh

By JESSICA GOULDCurrent Staff Writer

Dozens of parents, students andadvocates lobbied against proposedcuts to their school budgetsMonday evening, while MayorVincent Gray emphasized that hehas done his best to protect theschools during this tough time.

“When I ran for mayor, I said itwas my top priority to provide an

excellent education to the childrenof the District of Columbia,” Graysaid. But, he added, “We’re facinga huge budget deficit.”

Gray said he was able to softenthe blow to the schools after chieffinancial officer Natwar Gandhiannounced an unexpected increasein the District’s projected revenuefor fiscal year 2012.

Of the $105 million in addition-al funds, Gray directed $76 milliontoward the schools, resulting in a$50 million budget gap. The schoolsystem’s total proposed local budg-

Service road would harm park, some say

Alley remedy may beon the way at long last

See Schools/Page 32

Schools clamor forfull funding levels

By ELIZABETH WIENERCurrent Staff Writer

An 18-month investigation intocontracts for city parks and recre-ation projects is winding downmuch the way it started — with ran-cor, and some questions still unan-swered.

Special counsel Robert Trout lastFriday delivered his long-awaitedwritten report on the case, finding“no wrongdoing” by former MayorAdrian Fenty, and no intent by hisadministration to circumvent theD.C. Council’s role in approvingmultimillion-dollar contracts.

But Trout also found that the lay-ered contracting process resulted inapproval of “grossly inflated” billsand “significant waste of taxpayerfunds.”

In answer to the thornier ques-tion of criminal culpability, Troutrecommended that U.S. AttorneyRonald Machen investigate allega-tions of contracting irregularities bytwo firms, Banneker Ventures andLiberty Engineering and Design,and their owners, Omar Karim andSinclair Skinner, both friends ofFenty who benefited from the fatpark contracts.

At a hastily called news confer-

Probe clearsFenty overpark deals

See Contracts/Page 23

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Almost-spring showers may be asign of some wonderful things tocome, but for some Georgetownresidents, rain presages a less pleas-ant scenario than crocuses and daf-fodils: a flooded, pockmarked,muddy alley that runs behind about20 homes on 31st and 32nd streetssouth of R Street.

“My family has owned our prop-erty since 1965, and we cannotrecall the alley ever having beenmaintained,” resident Joan Larreawrote to The Current.

On a recent rainy afternoon, thatneglect was obvious. Mud had near-ly erased what asphalt remained,and pools both small and very largemarked the lane’s ruts and depres-sions.

Residents’ years of complaintsmay finally bear fruit: A DistrictDepartment of Transportationspokesperson said re-grading andrepaving could happen in 60 to 90days — as residents also heard

recently — but noted that a drainageissue could require collaborationwith the city water authority before-hand.

“We are hoping we can complete[the upgrade] using local capitalfunds,” said spokesperson JohnLisle.

“I’ll believe it when I see it hap-pen. … I’ve been complaining foryears,” said neighbor Dale Curtis,surveying the muddy mess frombeneath an umbrella last week.Curtis has owned his 32nd Streethome since 1998.

Neighbors have periodicallytried to take care of the matter them-

■ Budget: Extra funds reducecuts but don’t eliminate them

Carol Buckley/The CurrentBasements and garages along thealley have flooded during rains.

Bill Petros/The CurrentMary Cheh said buses could turnaround near the Lombardi center.

■ Maintenance: Repairs maycome within next 90 days

See Road/Page 25 See Alley/Page 25

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National Park Service and feder-al transportation officials are pro-posing to solve a long-recognizedflaw of Foggy Bottom’s iconicKennedy Center: its isolation fromthe Potomac River and a path popu-lar with pedestrians and cyclists.

The performing arts center is oneof the most identifiable properties inWashington, and theater, dance andopera patrons crowd the waterfrontterrace during intermissions for oneof the city’s most famous views. Butthe white-marble structure isdivorced from the Potomac as wellas nearby neighborhoods by a tangleof roadways.

Now, a renewed effort to connectthe building to the river it borders isrunning into criticism from someresidents, who are challenging boththe design-selection process so farand the schemes that planners haveput forward.

With federal highway moneynow available for improvements,

officials are looking to add steps tolink the center’s broad, elevated ter-race with the national park’s pedes-trian trail and the river below. Acon-necting stair was originally part ofarchitect Edward Durell Stone’sconcept for the Kennedy Center, butit was never built.

Sparse attendance at a recentpublic meeting — due perhaps toshorter-than-usual notice of the fed-erally mandated forum — hasalarmed some neighbors that a deci-sion will be made without adequatepublic input.

“We ask … that we be includedin a more thorough and in-depthdesign process,” said an editorial onthe Foggy Bottom Association’swebsite. The author, Susan Trinter,also noted that there is widespreadsupport for the general concept ofconnecting the pedestrian trail to theKennedy Center.

Meeting attendees reported that afederal highway official at the meet-ing described one of the four stairdesigns as the frontrunner — a sta-tus that no design should have at this

point in the planning process,according to National Park Serviceprocedures.

A Park Service spokesperson didnot reply to questions for this article.A Kennedy Center spokespersondeclined to comment on the center’spreference but said its administra-tion is working with stakeholders ona design that would consider all par-

ties’ concerns.The “preferred” option men-

tioned at the meeting would have apair of stairs running parallel to thePotomac. Other designs envision along, single ramp, a single stair or acentral, “grand” design.

According to reports on websiteThe Georgetown Dish, some resi-dents — with the support of Ward 2

Council member Jack Evans —have clamored instead for an optionlike that designed in 1987 by ArthurCotton Moore, the architect of thenearby Washington Harbour.

In Moore’s pro bono design, acentral stair would face the river,functioning as a “grandstand” asmuch as a pathway, he wrote in ane-mail to The Current. Pedestriansand cyclists could take a pause andwatch a river sunset, or rowingenthusiasts could gather for a regat-ta.

A similar concept is in the worksat the nearby GeorgetownWaterfront Park.

Such steps would also allude tothe other important civic and memo-rial structures in D.C., Moore said,noting that “the Capitol, the Libraryof Congress, the Supreme Court, theArchives, the museums, and thememorials [have similar steps that]create a sense of grand entrance,importance, majesty, and dignity”that would be appropriate for theKennedy Center.

Residents endorse concept, challenge details for Kennedy Center steps

Wednesday, March 16The D.C. State Board of Education will hold a meeting to discuss health and

wellness programs in the public schools, including athletic offerings, healthy foodinitiatives and school-based health centers. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. inthe Old Council Chambers at One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW.■ The Foxhall Community Citizens Association will hold a membership meeting todiscuss Georgetown University’s campus plan, including the proposed “loop road.”The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Hardy Recreation Center, 4500 Q St. NW.■ Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C will host a community meeting onPepco’s planned installation of smart meters. Speakers will include representa-tives of Pepco, the Office of the People’s Counsel and the Public ServiceCommission. The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the community roomof the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW.

Thursday, March 17Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh and D.C. Public Schools acting

Chancellor Kaya Henderson will host a “State of the Schools in Ward 3” forum.The event will feature an expo of area schools and a town-hall-style meeting on thefuture for Ward 3 schools. The forum will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at DealMiddle School, 3815 Fort Drive NW.■ The D.C Department of Transportation will hold a public forum on the DCCirculator. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the CourtyardWashington Capitol Hill/Navy Yard Hotel, 140 L St. SE.■ The Kalorama Citizens Association will hold a forum for candidates seeking thevacant at-large D.C. Council seat. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Good WillBaptist Church, 1862 Kalorama Road NW.

Saturday, March 19The Latrobe Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians will hold a sym-

posium on “Thinking About Washington’s Public Spaces.” The symposium will beheld from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. at the Crough Center for Architectural Studies,Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. The fee is $80; $45 for students. Fordetails, contact Jere Gibber at 703-768-6987 or [email protected].■ At-large D.C. Council member Michael Brown and AARP District of Columbia willhold an open forum on issues such as health care, utilities, budget cuts and agingin place. The event will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Juanita E.Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. ■ The Chevy Chase Citizens Association and Northwest Neighbors Village will holdan interactive seminar on exercise and nutrition. The event will be held from 1 to 3p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Sunday, March 20Blessed Sacrament Church will hold a neighborhood blood drive as part of its

centennial celebrations. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at theDuffy Parish Center, 3630 Quesada St. NW.

Monday, March 21The Citizens Association of Georgetown will hold its monthly meeting, focusing

on “Secrets of Georgetown Chefs.” The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m.in the Boffi showroom, 3320 M St. NW.

The week ahead

By BRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

A new document that details theshared history of about two-dozenhomes in American University Parkhas sparked concerns among thearea’s advisory neighborhood com-missioners that preservationistswould be more easily able to desig-nate the properties as historicagainst homeowners’ wishes.

The Tenleytown HistoricalSociety is backing the “multi-prop-erty document,” prepared by amember of its board of directors, foracceptance by the D.C. HistoricPreservation Review Board and,ultimately, the National Register ofHistoric Places.

The document itself — titled“American University Park inWashington, D.C.: Its Early Houses,Pre-Civil War to 1911” — does notnominate homes for historic land-mark status, but facilitates thepaperwork for individual applica-tions, proponents said. Renovationsto properties designated as land-marks are subjected to a more rigor-ous process designed to ensure theyremain loyal to their history.

The bulk of the 33-page reportdescribes the area’s transition fromfarmland to a residential neighbor-hood, when developers laid out thearea streets in the late 1890s aroundthe then-new American University.The developers initially built onlyone house on most blocks — 10 in1897 and seven more by 1903 —before struggling to overcome a

Tenley societyhistory reportraises fears

Drawing Courtesy of Arthur Cotton MooreSome residents are calling for a reconsideration of Arthur CottonMoore’s 1987 design.

See Houses/Page 24

See Steps/Page 24

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ANC seeks new namefor Stoddert center

Stoddert Recreation Centercould be renamed as the GloverPark Community Center, if the sug-gestion of the local advisory neigh-borhood commission gains traction.

The Glover Park/CathedralHeights commission voted unani-mously last week to recommendthe name change to the D.C.Council.

After the commission’sThursday meeting, commissionerJackie Blumenthal said the pro-posed change is intended not onlyto eliminate confusion with theBenning Stoddert RecreationCenter in Southeast, but also tomake clear that the center is avail-able to the broader community

beyond Stoddert ElementarySchool. The school and recreationcenter share a site at 39th andCalvert streets NW.

— Katie Pearce

Firefighters tacklegas station blaze

The Washingtonian gas stationat Wisconsin Avenue and Q Streetin Georgetown was heavily dam-aged yesterday in a fire that shutdown roads and snarled morningtraffic.

Paramedics did not take anyoneto the hospital, although emergencymedical personnel evaluated threepeople and recommended transportfor one person, who refused, saidD.C Fire and Emergency MedicalServices Department spokespersonPete Piringer.

Firefighters responded at about8 a.m. to the blaze, which began ina service bay of the station andspread to ignite a nearby car anddamage the Los Cuates restaurantat 1564 Wisconsin Ave. The firewas under control within 15 min-utes and was extinguished withinan hour, said Piringer.

Piringer said the fire was underinvestigation but appeared to be anaccidental blaze that began as sta-tion employees were changing afuel pump in a service bay with aspace heater. Gasoline fumes ignit-ed first, then nearby combustiblesfollowed, he said.

— Carol Buckley

Police make arrest inattempted burglary

The Metropolitan PoliceDepartment made an arrest lastweek in a suspected burglary in

progress in Mount Pleasant,according to a news release.

At around 2 p.m. March 9, a911 caller reported that a man hadbroken the rear window at a housein the 1700 block of KilbournePlace and entered the home,according to the release. Policeresponding to the scene observedboth the broken window and thesuspect inside.

Officers then saw the suspectclimb out of the window and ontothe roof, moving to a second house— in the 3100 block of 17th Street— where he kicked in a skylight,according to police. The owner ofthe second house ran outside, andpolice talked the suspect into sur-rendering himself.

The suspect was later identifiedas 51-year-old Willie Gray ofCongress Street SE. He has beencharged with two counts of burgla-ry, according to police.

Program offers saferides for St. Paddy’s

The Washington RegionalAlcohol Program will offer itsSoberRide program tomorrow forSt. Patrick’s Day, providing freecab rides worth up to $30 to would-be drunk drivers.

The program will operate from4 p.m. March 17 through 4 a.m.March 18. Ride seekers can call800-200-TAXI (8294). AT&T wire-less customers can also dial #TAXI.

Last year, 525 people tookadvantage of this service, accordingto a release from the program’ssponsor, which also notes that morethan a third of U.S. traffic deathson St. Patrick’s Day are alcohol-related.

SoberRide will be offered

throughout D.C. and NorthernVirginia and in Montgomery andPrince George’s counties.Participating cab companiesinclude Yellow Cab of D.C.

For more information, visitsoberride.com.

Realty firm sponsorsdesign weekend

Washington Fine Properties willsponsor its inaugural Spring Home+ Design Weekend on Saturdayand Sunday in the Logan Circleand U Street neighborhoods.

From noon to 6 p.m. both days,20 home-furnishing retailers willfeature new spring lines and offerdiscounts and special offers on fur-niture and accessories. Design pro-fessionals will be available to offertips and advice.

Participating showrooms andtheir locations are listed atwfphomeanddesignweekend.com.

D.C. film competitiongears toward locals

The D.C. Office of MotionPicture and TelevisionDevelopment, partnering withlocally based SnagFilms, hasannounced a “Washington’s BestFilm” competition for documentaryand narrative productions.

Winning films in each categorywill be distributed on SnagFilms’global streaming network, and pos-sibly on the firm’s video-on-demand channels.

Crystal Palmer, director of thecity film office, said it has beensuccessful in encouraging outsidemovie and television producers tofilm here, and now wants to “ele-vate the national and international

profile of the city’s most talentedfilmmakers” through the contest.

SnagFilms, founded in 2008 byWashington Capitals owner TedLeonsis, streams ad-supportedfilms on the web, on iTunes andthrough a new iPad application.Chief executive officer Rick Allen,at a mayoral press briefing lastweek, said the Washington area isbecoming “a global capital” forfilm. “D.C. is Hollywood withcherry trees,” he said.

Competition rules will beannounced soon at snagfilms.com.

Private sector pitchesin for summer jobs

The city’s slimmed-downSummer Youth EmploymentProgram already has more jobseekers than jobs, and now Districtofficials say that offers of employ-ment by private firms are outpacingthose of previous years.

Mayor Vincent Gray announcedlast week that 212 employers havealready signed up to offer 5,200 jobslots for city youth, “well ahead oflast year.” Non-District governmentemployers include CVS, theDowntown Business ImprovementDistrict, Georgetown University,Madame Tussauds Wax Museumand Wachovia Bank.

Gray has limited this year’s pro-gram to 12,000 youth, age 14through 21, because of budget con-straints and to allow better manage-ment and more meaningful jobs.More than 18,000 applications hadbeen received as of last week. Theprogram will run from June 27through Aug. 5. More informationis available at summerjobs.dc.gov.

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A sunnier-than-expected fiscal outlook for the com-ing year has not cooled the debate over the right solutionfor a still-challenging budget gap of about $320 million.

Spending cuts are inevitable, but increased revenuesmay also play a part: To the dismay of some, MayorVincent Gray has been careful not to rule out the possi-bility of a tax hike to help plug the city’s financial leaks.

The D.C. Council, with Gray at its helm, voted down

an income-tax increase in December. But some mem-bers who opposed the measure said at the time that theproposal could gain more support if citizens had moretime to comment on it.

A few months later, some residents are voicing theiropinions even before the mayor releases his budget, dueon April 1. The D.C. Federation of CitizensAssociations, a coalition of 34 associations, spoke outagainst a putative increase at a recent oversight hearing.

“The taxpaying public is fed up,” said Chevy Chase

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In “Fatal Attraction,” a womanwho appears to have drowned in abathtub pops up and keeps fighting.This, Tenleytown/FriendshipHeights advisory neighborhoodcommission chair Jonathan Bendersaid last week, is what has happenedwith Chevy Chase Park.

In recounting the 1987 horrorflick during the commission’s meet-ing Thursday, Bender was express-ing his frustration that after years ofdebate about the park had finallybeen settled, yet another issue hasemerged: a 5-foot-high fence sur-rounding the site’s temporary dogpark at Livingston Street andWestern Avenue.

The fence is one stipulation ofthe Department of Parks andRecreation’s consent for the dogpark. When the agency approvedthe Chevy Chase Dog Group’sapplication to let dog owners use thepark’s ballfield as an early-morningdog run, it asked the group to fund aseries of improvements, includingthe $6,600 fence that would sur-round the field.

Parks department spokesperson

John Stokes said in an interview thatthe District can’t allow dogs to runfree in an unenclosed area. “It is adog park after all, and it’s an off-leash dog park at that,” he said.“You’ve got to have a fence.”

But members of the dog groupsaid they’ve had little time to findmoney for this and other stipulatedfeatures for the dog run.

“This park was not approveduntil Jan. 25 of this year; they’vegiven us maybe six weeks to raiseby their estimate $20,000,” DianaWinthrop, a member of the doggroup, said at last week’s meeting.“The window for raising money isridiculously small, and we’ve had towork diligently to raise 14, 15 thou-sand dollars” — the amount thegroup has already collected.

The group went before theneighborhood commissionThursday to request a $2,500 grantto put toward that total, but commis-sioners said they hoped to offer amore meaningful contribution: per-suading the parks department toeliminate the fence requirement out-right. The commission plans to askfor that change in time for its April14 meeting, when it will vote on thegrant.

“I’m going to support your grantrequest, but I hate the fence. … Thebreaking up of the park is a shame,”commissioner Matt Frumin said,adding, “Our goal between then andnow is you’re not going to need thismoney.”

As planned, the ballfield will beavailable for off-leash dogs from 7a.m. to 8:30 a.m. — for the mostpart, formal recognition for anestablished practice — until theparks department eventually con-structs a full dog park. Dog ownersnever had a problem with the lack ofa fence in the past, Winthrop said.

At Thursday’s meeting, commis-sioners also raised concerns aboutongoing renovations to the play-ground at Chevy Chase Park.

Commissioner Tom Quinn saidhe had identified design lapses like atiny sandbox, a dearth of benchesand a storm drain located inside thefenced playground. “I can go on andon, all these little things. I can’t evenimagine the big things I can’t seeyet,” Quinn said.

Quinn said he successfullyworked with a parks departmentplanner to address the sandbox andthe storm drain — the sandbox is

Fence requirement renews park skirmishSee Taxes/Page 25

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Police Report

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This is a listing of reports takenfrom March 6 through 12 inlocal police service areas.

PSA 201

Robbery (gun)■ 6200 block, Oregon Ave.;parking lot; 11:50 a.m. March11.Burglary■ 2700 block, Military Road;unspecified premises; 6:30p.m. March 10.Theft (below $250)■ 5600 block, ConnecticutAve.; government building; 1:30p.m. March 11.Theft from auto (attempt)■ 5900 block, 31st Place;street; 5:30 p.m. March 6.

PSA 202

Theft (below $250)■ 4500 block, Wisconsin Ave.;store; 11:23 a.m. March 12.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 5100 block, 42nd St.; street;2:30 p.m. March 9.

PSA 203

Robbery (knife)■ 4300 block, ConnecticutAve.; sidewalk; 11:30 a.m.March 10.Theft (below $250)■ 4300 block, Connecticut Ave.;school; 3:30 p.m. March 8.Theft (tags)■ 3200 block, Davenport St.;street; 6:30 p.m. March 9.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 3700 block, ConnecticutAve.; unspecified premises;11:45 a.m. March 11.

PSA 204

Robbery (force and violence)■ 2900 block, Ordway St.; side-walk; 2:45 p.m. March 9.Assault with a dangerousweapon■ 3400 block, Lowell St.; resi-dence; 1:30 a.m. March 12.Burglary■ 2700 block, Wisconsin Ave.;residence; 1:10 p.m. March 8.Theft ($250 plus)■ 3000 block, Cathedral Ave.;school; 3:30 p.m. March 7.■ 3900 block, Watson Place;residence; 11:30 a.m. March 9.Theft (below $250)■ 2600 block, Connecticut Ave.;sidewalk; 11 a.m. March 7.■ 3400 block, Porter St.; resi-dence; 9 a.m. March 8.■ 2600 block, ConnecticutAve.; sidewalk; 8:30 a.m.March 11.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 2400 block, Observatory

Place; street; 2:30 a.m. March7.

■ 2900 block, ConnecticutAve.; street; 5 p.m. March 7.■ 2900 block, ConnecticutAve.; parking lot; 6:30 p.m.March 7.■ 2700 block, Ordway St.;street; 7 p.m. March 7.■ 4100 block, Cathedral Ave.;street; 10 a.m. March 8.■ 2800 block, New MexicoAve.; street; 9:30 p.m. March8.■ 2500 block, 28th St.; street;7:30 a.m. March 9.

PSA 205

Burglary■ 3100 block, Chain BridgeRoad; residence; 1 p.m. March6.Theft ($250 plus)■ 5200 block, Loughboro Road;medical facility; 11:10 a.m.March 8.■ 3000 block, Foxhall Road;residence; 2 p.m. March 11.Theft (below $250)■ 4400 block, MassachusettsAve.; unspecified premises;12:45 p.m. March 6.

PSA 206

Robbery (gun)■ 38th and R streets; sidewalk;2:50 p.m. March 10.Burglary ■ 1200 block, 31st St.; resi-dence; 2 p.m. March 11.Theft ($250 plus)■ 1000 block, ThomasJefferson St.; office building;11:42 a.m. March 9.■ 1000 block, ThomasJefferson St.; office building; 1p.m. March 11.Theft (below $250)■ 3100 block, O St.; church;5:45 a.m. March 8.■ 1600 block, 35th St.; school;3:30 p.m. March 8.■ 37th and O streets; sidewalk;12:55 p.m. March 9.■ 1000 block, 31st St.; officebuilding; noon March 10.■ 1000 block, Wisconsin Ave.;restaurant; 11:40 p.m. March11.■ 1300 block, 30th St.; resi-dence; 3 a.m. March 12.■ 3200 block, M St.; specialtystore; 6:15 p.m. March 12.Theft (shoplifting)■ 1800 block, WisconsinAve.; grocery store; noonMarch 11.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 1600 block, 29th St.; street;7 p.m. March 11.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 2500 block, P St.; street;6:30 p.m. March 6.■ 1900 block, 36th St.; street;8 p.m. March 6.■ 1600 block, 28th St.; street;8 p.m. March 11.

PSA 207

Theft (below $250)■ 2000 block, Pennsylvania

Ave.; restaurant; 10:30 p.m.March 7.■ 900 block, 26th St.; parkinglot; 3 p.m. March 8.■ 2300 block, H St.; university;8 p.m. March 9.■ 600 block, 19th St.; side-walk; 8:20 a.m. March 11.■ 2000 block, G St.; sidewalk;9:30 a.m. March 11.■ 900 block, 23rd St.; medicalfacility; noon March 11.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 1200 block, 23rd St.; street;11:55 a.m. March 11.

PSA 208

Robbery (snatch)■ 1700 block H St.; alley;11:45 p.m. March 10.Burglary■ 1700 block, K St.; construc-tion site; 8:30 p.m. March 8.■ 1800 block, I St.; restaurant;9 p.m. March 9.■ 1600 block, ConnecticutAve.; office building; 4:30 p.m.March 10.■ 1600 block, ConnecticutAve.; office building; 7 p.m.March 10.■ 800 block, Connecticut Ave.;office building; 8:30 a.m.March 12.Stolen auto■ 1500 block, Q St.; street; 8a.m. March 8.■ 1700 block, ConnecticutAve.; restaurant; 7:50 p.m.March 9.Theft (below $250)■ 1200 block, Connecticut Ave.;restaurant; 1 a.m. March 6.■ 1600 block, 17th St.; officebuilding; 4 p.m. March 6.■ 1600 block, I St.; tavern;11:30 p.m. March 6.■ 1100 block, 17th St.; officebuilding; 11:30 a.m. March 7.■ 2000 block, M St.; hotel; 6p.m. March 7.■ 18th and M streets; side-walk; 1:15 a.m. March 8.■ 1100 block, 17th St.; officebuilding; 4:20 p.m. March 8.■ 1200 block, 22nd St.; side-walk; 6:10 p.m. March 8.■ 1800 block, ConnecticutAve.; drugstore; 1:36 a.m.March 9.■ 1100 block, 17th St.; restau-rant; noon March 9.■ 1800 block, I St.; store;12:30 p.m. March 9.■ 1800 block, M St.; restau-rant; 2:30 p.m. March 9.■ 16th and P streets; sidewalk;7 p.m. March 9.■ 1800 block, K St.; bank;10:30 a.m. March 11.■ 1800 block, L St.; restaurant;2:30 p.m. March 11.■ 1800 block, K St.; specialtystore; 2:45 p.m. March 11.■ Unit block, Dupont Circle;restaurant; 9:30 p.m. March11.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 1000 block, 18th St.; street;11 p.m. March 7.■ 2100 block, Wyoming Ave.;unspecified premises; 5 p.m.March 8.

■ 1300 block, 20th St.; street;6:35 p.m. March 8.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 1800 block, New HampshireAve.; park area; 6 p.m. March6.■ 18th and Church streets;street; 8:30 p.m. March 6.■ 17th and O streets; street;12:05 a.m. March 7.■ 1900 block, SunderlandPlace; street; 10:20 a.m.March 7.■ 2100 block, N St.; street; 7p.m. March 7.■ 2100 block, California St.;parking lot; 9 p.m. March 7.■ 2100 block, California St.;parking lot; 10 p.m. March 7.■ 1500 block, Church St.;street; 10:15 p.m. March 7.■ 1900 block, N St.; street; 8p.m. March 8.■ 17th and N streets; street; 5p.m. March 10.■ L Street and New HampshireAvenue; street; 6:55 p.m.March 10.■ 1400 block, Hopkins St.;street; 8:30 a.m. March 11.■ 19th and R streets; street;10 p.m. March 11.■ 2000 block, Florida Ave.;street; 11:30 p.m. March 11.■ 1000 block, 21st St.; street;3 a.m. March 12.

PSA 303

Theft (below $250)■ 2400 block, 18th St.; tav-ern; 3 a.m. March 7.■ Florida Avenue and T Street;street; 7 a.m. March 7.Theft from auto (below $250)■ Columbia Road and HarvardStreet; street; 10 p.m. March6.■ 2800 block, Adams MillRoad; street; 4 p.m. March 9.■ 2900 block, Ontario Road;street; 4 p.m. March 10.■ 1800 block, ClydesdalePlace; street; 8 a.m. March 11.■ 2600 block, Adams MillRoad; street; 6 p.m. March11.■ 2800 block, Ontario Road;alley; 7 p.m. March 11.■ 2200 block, Champlain St.;street; 7:30 p.m. March 11.

PSA 307

Robbery (pocketbook snatch)■ 10th and P streets; side-walk; 2:15 p.m. March 11.Stolen auto■ 1300 block, 12th St.; alley;7:30 p.m. March 9.Theft ($250 plus)■ 1300 block, M St.; resi-dence; 9 a.m. March 7.Theft (below $250)■ 1400 block, P St.; sidewalk;1 p.m. March 9.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 1300 block, 9th St.; street;5:30 p.m. March 8.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 1200 block, 13th St.;street; 9 p.m. March 9.■ 15th and Church streets;street; 11 p.m. March 11.

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Despite the arrest of four police officers atthe 4th District station in Brightwood lastweek, officials say police corruption, whilenot unheard of, is not widespread across thecity.

On March 7, 4th District officer JenniferGreen was arrested for allegedly participatingin what she thought was a burglary and pock-eting some of the proceeds. The next day,three more 4th District officers were chargedwith buying what they thought was stolenproperty, another blow to the force stationed at6001 Georgia Ave.

The subsequent but unrelated sting opera-tions shook up other officers, Police ChiefCathy Lanier said at a mayoral press briefinglast week. “The bottom line in the 4th Districtis, when we took them out, the look on thefaces of the other officers was just devastat-ing,” she said. “We realize this has damagedthe trust, and we’ve got to get it back.Hopefully this sends a message.”

“I am confident there is not widespreadcorruption across the police department,”Lanier said in an earlier statement.

“There are almost 4,000 officers who doan outstanding job,” said Mayor VincentGray. “While this untoward activity involvesfour officers, scores of other officers work

with integrity every day.”Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel

Bowser called the actions of the four officers“a significant breach of trust,” but also saidshe has “no reason to believe [such problems]are widespread within MPD.” Bowser calledfor a thorough investigation, and said sheexpects the police department’s InternalAffairs Division to “weed out bad cops swift-ly and certainly.”

Bowser and others expressed confidence inCmdr. Kimberly Chisley-Missouri, a 20-yearveteran who has led the 4th District for about15 months. Bowser said in a statement thatshe is impressed with the commander’s “no-nonsense leadership and positive results.”

Chisley-Missouri also won support on aneighborhood listserv. One poster wrote, “Wehave a commander who sounded the alarmwhen things didn’t seem right. We had an[Internal Affairs Division] that actually rantowards the alarm/corruption, didn’t cover itup, didn’t ignore it, didn’t lie about it.”

At the press briefing, Lanier detailed amulti-layered system police use to detect andapprehend “bad” officers, relying on manage-ment alerts, an audit and compliance division,tips and criminal investigations. “We act onthose four sources” to determine if internalaffairs should set up what the chief called“proactive sting operations.”

Police officials describe internal stings that led to 4th District arrests

By ALLISON BRENNANCurrent Correspondent

In a departure from neighbor-hood opposition to the campusplans of Georgetown andAmerican universities, Van Nessresidents voiced their supportSaturday for development goals ofthe University of the District ofColumbia.

After decades of living nearpoorly maintained school build-ings, residents welcomed the uni-versity’s commitment to improvefacilities, saying students deserveamenities comparable to those atother universities. Some also saida planned new student centerwould enhance the community,increase retail activity andimprove the school’s aesthetics.

“Currently now, it looks like aprison,” said neighbor MaryAnnMiller. “It’s hard to find how toget into the building.”

The plan, which the ZoningCommission will consider at aMay 2 hearing, will govern theUniversity of the District ofColumbia’s expansion over thenext 10 years. It calls for a new80,000-square-foot student centerand two dormitories that wouldhouse 600 students total.

The plan is part of a larger pushby both the D.C. government andthe university to reinvigorate theschool, which has seen its enroll-ment decline by roughly 60 per-cent since its height in the 1980s.

As a show of its support, the D.C.government has appropriated $35million to build the student center,with the stipulation that moneymust be spent by the end of 2011.

Though many spoke up infavor of the development plans,support was not universal atSaturday’s neighborhood meeting,intended to be a brainstormingsession before school officialstake the plan to the advisoryneighborhood commission.

Residents said the timeline forthe student center seems rushedand the plan includes less speci-ficity than either Georgetown’s orAmerican’s proposals. In thereport, the university evaluatedthree sites for both the studentcenter and the dorms, and indicat-ed its preference. While the resi-dents support the university’s pre-ferred locations for both — thestudent center at Van Ness Streetand Connecticut Avenue and thedorms at the southwest corner ofthe campus on what is now athlet-ic fields — they were concernedthat the university has not commit-ted to a specific location for eitherbuilding.

“I’ve looked at other campusplans, and they seem to be a littlemore clear and distinct on what’sgoing to happen,” said local advi-sory neighborhood commissionerAdam Tope, who led the meetingSaturday.

Nearby neighbor ElaineGreenstone said she fears that if

the Zoning Commission approvesthe plan as is, the school would beable to change the locations of thebuildings without additional inputfrom the community.

“It might allow them to do whatthey want whenever they want,and I think they should want to bebetter neighbors than that,” saidGreenstone, who said she supportsimprovements at the school.

Residents also expressed con-cern that some issues left out ofthe plan, such as a comprehensivetraffic study unique to the VanNess area, are indicative of theuniversity’s limited resources andrecent turmoil. The plan also lacksdetails about smaller matters thatresidents said would affect day-to-day living, including where load-ing docks for the student centerwill be located.

Spokesperson Alan Etter saidthe university is leaning towardthe sites indicated in the plan. Healso reiterated that the universityis committed to maintaining anopen dialogue with the communi-ty through meetings and by field-ing questions via Facebook. Hesaid school officials hope the stu-dent center will provide a linkbetween the university and neigh-bors, “opening up the communi-ty.”

University officials will presentthe campus plan to residents dur-ing a meeting to be held March 30at 6:30 p.m. in Room A03 of theuniversity’s Building 44.

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The D.C. Department of Transportationhopes that installing a series of “curb exten-sions” will help prevent speeding cars fromcutting through neighborhood streets in a sec-tion of Northwest, according to a reportreleased last Wednesday.

Curb extensions — in which roadways arenarrowed around intersections to slow trafficand offer easier pedestrian crossings — repre-sent about 20 percent of the $9.4 million of

improvements the department recommends inits Rock Creek West II Livability Study,which covers Forest Hills, FriendshipHeights, Tenleytown, American UniversityPark and part of Chevy Chase.

Other recommendations include establish-ing designated bicycle routes; changing signaltiming at some intersections and adding addi-tional pavement striping; and making moresignificant changes to Ward Circle, ChevyChase Circle and 40th Street and Fort Drive.But the most consistent recommendation hasbeen the curb extensions.

“It’s something slightly new to us, withinthe last few years,” said TransportationDepartment planner Anna Chamberlin. Theextensions — which can be paved or vegetat-ed, with the livability study recommendingsome of each — are common in Europe, shesaid, and the department has used them inother parts of the city as part of largerstreetscape renovations.

Within the study area, the curb extensionsare recommended for intersections wherelocal neighborhood streets meet roads thatcarry more through traffic, said Chamberlin.

Narrowing the streets at the intersectionswould force cars to slow more to make tighterturns, which planners hope would makemotorists less likely to drive as fast on aneighborhood street as they did on the busierroad.

Some of the curb extensions would beamong the first of the dozens of recommenda-tions to be implemented, according to thereport. They likely would be installed ingroups as part of large contracts, Chamberlinsaid.

Transportation report recommends curb extensions for Northwest

By KATIE PEARCECurrent Staff Writer

One analogy has been particu-larly helpful in preparing for thereconstruction of 18th Street NW.

“It’s kind of like a root canal,”said Tom Pipkin, community liai-son for the recently launchedstreetscape project. “No one’shappy doing it or going throughwith it, but at the end, things aregoing to be better.”

In the making for about sevenyears, the Adams Morgan projectaims to improve 18th Street func-tionally and aesthetically fromFlorida Avenue to Columbia Road.

The half-mile stretch — “themost business-dense section of thecity,” according to Pipkin — willbe under construction until at leastMay 2012.

The $6.52 million redesignkicked off late last month at thecrossroads of 18th Street andFlorida Avenue, now a scene full oforange cones and concrete barriers.Workers there are installing a newwater main before reconfiguringthe thorny intersection, which ishome to a handful of businesses.

“There’s always an impactwhen you have construction rightin front of your building,” said AnaReyes, general manager of ElTamarindo Restaurant at 1785Florida Ave.

But she said she has not seenmuch decline in business, and thatconstruction work has wrapped upeach day before her restaurantbegins dinner service. “I think it’sgoing well,” Reyes said. “We’vebeen kept well-informed.”

Pipkin, a consultant with CKI &Associates working for the D.C.Department of Transportation, saidthe project’s website, adamsmor-ganstreetscapeproject.com, and hisown frequent check-ins are keep-ing business owners up to date.

As part of the project, 18thStreet will get a new road surface,larger sidewalks and crosswalkareas, upgraded utilities and morebike-friendly features. New light-ing and trees will update the corri-dor’s appearance.

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The streets of Georgetown arelined with women’s clothingstores, but according to the

folks behind Lou Lou Boutique,there are few shops that offeraccompanying accessories.

Lou Lou, soon to open at 1304Wisconsin Ave., will seek to fill thegap, providing shoes, belts, scarvesand jewelry to women looking tocomplete and complement theirwardrobes.

The store owner “saw the needfor a woman’s accessory store,”said trainee manager EricaLindgren.

The shop, which will occupy1,146 square feet vacated byGiovanni, a vendor of men’s suits,will open in April. It will be LouLou’s eighth store in the metropoli-tan area. Others are dispersedthroughout Virginia, Maryland andD.C., including at 1601Connecticut Ave. NW and 950 FSt. NW.

“Georgetown is a good fit[because it’s] fun, upbeat and chic,”said Lindgren.

Lindgren and the rest of the LouLou team hope to fulfill their mis-sion of supplying patrons with “theperfect accessories to go along withan outfit” by carrying a variety ofitems priced from $10 to $200. Theassortment will include classicpearl earrings and conservativeleather handbags, as well as beltswith rhinestone buckles and ringsadorned with animals.

Lou Lou’s owner, Tara

Wegdam, derived inspiration fromher roots in retail. She grew up inTennessee unpacking boxes of newmerchandise in her grandparents’and parents’ clothing stores. Sincechildhood, she aspired to operate ashop of herown, accordingto Lindgren.

Wegdamopened her firststore, offeringEuropean homegoods, with herhusband, Ben,in Middleburg,Va., near theirhome in 2000.When the cou-ple stumbledupon anotheropen space inMiddleburg that was seeking aretail tenant, Lou Lou followed in2004. The business has beenexpanding since, said Lindgren.

For more information, visitloulouboutiques.com.■ From High Street to M Street.British High Street retailerAllSaints Spitalfields will make itsfirst appearance in the Washingtonarea this summer.

The brand, which offers men’s,women’s and children’s styles, willopen in Georgetown at 3235 M St.The store will occupy the 8,000-

square-foot space currently housingClub Monaco.

EastBanc, a Georgetown-basedreal estate development and invest-ment firm, owns the building andwill oversee interior renovations,which will begin April 1.

For details, visit allsaints.com.■ Popping up in Adams Morgan.Adams Morgan Main Street will

work with theNational CherryBlossomFestival to hostthe “VeryCherry AdMoPop Up Shop”at 2421 18th St.

The tempo-rary market willopen with a rib-bon-cutting onMarch 27 andclose with awine tasting onApril 10, run-

ning simultaneously with theNational Cherry Blossom Festivaldowntown.

The pop-up shop will featurelocal arts and crafts, workshops,children’s activities and perform-ances like one by a kabuki dancetroupe. More information and a cal-endar of events will be available atammainstreet.org.

Throughout the two-week festi-val, the shop is scheduled to beopen Sunday through Thursdayfrom noon to 9 p.m. and Friday andSaturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Local company adds Georgetown boutiqueON THE STREETREBECCA ROTHFELD

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No tax-free lunchFoodies and bargain-hunters alike have been enthusiastic about

D.C.’s recent surge in food trucks, which have brought burritos, bar-becue and even bahn mi to the starved-for-variety masses. Now thejoy over the road-food revolution may spread from bean lovers tobean counters.

Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans has proposed legislation thatwould require mobile vendors to charge sales taxes on their offer-ings, rather than paying a current $1,500-a-year fee. That wouldeliminate an unfair advantage the trucks have over their brick-and-mortar competitors, which must pay sales and property taxes.

Unsurprisingly, many food truck owners are opposed to thechange, and a group has banded together to fight the bill. In a lettersent Monday, the newly formed DC Food Truck Association askedthe council member to “pause” to consider truck owners’ input.

Certainly Mr. Evans should consult with the industry as he movesforward. But we don’t think this discussion should preclude action.

We fear the association’s calls for a wholesale reworking of vend-ing regulations is designed to halt the process entirely. Instead, wewould like to see Mr. Evans create a working group to offer suggest-ed changes in a reasonable amount of time. Vendors would also havean opportunity to comment at a hearing on the measure.

Our own comment on the bill is that it should apply only to large-scale vending operations, at least some of which already have theability to levy the tax. Doug Povich, co-owner of a truck that sells$15 lobster rolls, says his business has an electronic payment systemthat could easily separate taxes from the company’s take. But henotes that other vendors might have trouble adjusting to the change,and we think it might not make financial sense for them to do so.

The new food trucks are a great addition to the city so long asthey do not unfairly infringe on brick-and-mortar competitors. Weimagine that in most cases, their success would make paying salestaxes perfectly feasible.

Fostering developmentGiven the tenor of the times, it’s not surprising that so many of

the candidates vying for the at-large D.C. Council seat would objectto tax abatements and programs such as tax increment financing tofoster economic development.

Tax breaks often seem like a bad idea at first glance, even if theeffects are meritorious. Moreover, the District government has failedto show the public that the deals make economic sense for the cityand has not held recipients to their promises, including hiring D.C.residents.

There might also be a bit of hometown boosterism in the rationaleoffered by one of the candidates, former Ward 5 Council memberVincent Orange, for his opposition: “Retailers have discoveredthere’s disposable income in D.C. They will come.”

Certainly, that is often the case. Walmart has not sought taxbreaks or other government help as part of its plan to open four D.C.stores. The streets of Georgetown and many other neighborhoods arefilled with retailers similarly drawn to spots they see as lucrative.

But other projects do require incentives to gain traction. We’reconfident that DC-USA in Columbia Heights — home to Target,Best Buy and Bed, Bath & Beyond, among others — has proved anet positive for the District. The mixed-use projects that are remak-ing Petworth’s streetscape would almost certainly not have gotten offthe ground without city assistance.

The District, however, cannot afford to issue blank checks. First,officials should consult a reliable real estate advisory service toobtain independent certification that the project would not occurwithout D.C. help — and that the city will most likely end up bene-fiting financially. The public should have access to enough informa-tion to know the deal is in the public interest.

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Gray should reducehis aides’ salaries

Like so many D.C. residents, Ihave been following with increas-ing dismay the myriad misstepsand bad decisions by MayorVincent Gray and certain mem-bers of the D.C. Council.

The mayor sought to “allaythose concerns” in his letter pub-lished in The Current [“Misstepswon’t deter city’s serious efforts,”Viewpoint, March 2].

Although he apologizes for anumber of mistakes, he makes noapology for the high salaries thathe is paying his current staff —even when they are above what isallowed by D.C. law. His chief ofstaff, for example, is now beingpaid a salary of $200,000.

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managers” that his administrationneeds. He is wrong for at leasttwo reasons.

First, given the enormousbudgetary hole we have to dig outof, this is not the time to giveraises to city staff. Instead, themayor should follow the exampleof President Barack Obama, whofroze his staff salaries when hecame into office because of theeconomic situation we faced.

Second, the chief of staff toPresident Obama makes$172,000. It’s hard to argue thatthe mayor needs to pay his chiefof staff an additional $30,000 toget “top quality.” In fact, if per-formance is any measure, recentevents would suggest we havehardly gotten what we paid for.

Sally PaxtonWashington, D.C.

Give proper creditfor flapjack victory

“Flapjack Fun,” your March 9

cover photo of the ShroveTuesday pancake races in front ofthe Washington NationalCathedral, was charming but atad misleading.

We Episcopalians take ourpancakes very seriously — rightup there behind the Holy Spiritand social justice! And whileyour photo caption cited partici-pation of Cathedral staff and rep-resentatives of Beauvoir, NationalCathedral and St. Albans schools,the winner and Grand Flipper ofthe competition was SonyaSutton, music director of unattrib-uted St. Alban’s Parish, the firstinhabitant of the lovely mountand independent of both theCathedral and the schools.

Let the world know that St.Alban’s Parish is second to nonewhen it comes to food fun. Andnow we have the Golden Skilletto prove it.

Jo TurnerParishioner,

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

Let us go back to Nov. 2, when Vincent Graywon the mayor’s office.

In his victory speech, he was eloquent, warningthat the city was facing tough fiscal times.

“We have to come together to find ways toaddress the huge budget crisis our city faces,” hesaid, “through shared sacrifice, by restoring fiscalresponsibility and by showing respect for taxpayerdollars.”

Now, just over 10weeks into his term, themayor is being accusedof not living up to hisown words.

Gray ordered, orallowed others to order, record-setting salaries forhis top appointees. And some of those appointeessaw their own children appointed to high-paying cityjobs, too.

And this week we’re not even going to get intothe luxury SUV controversy and the murky allega-tions from Sulaimon Brown that Gray is an “organ-ized crook.”

The mayor’s office has been long on procedureand pomp and short on policy. It seems like many inthe Gray administration think it’s enough just to beappointed to a job and to hold onto it, rather than todo something with it.

Gray’s press office must be busy doing some-thing, but in the rapid-fire, 24/7 world of media rela-tions, nearly every reporter complains of delayedresponses and uncertain access.

Some veteran advisers also wonder what’s goingon. For example, why does the mayor do the rightthing by appointing an HIV/AIDS commission toramp up the fight against the deadly disease, butthen appoint himself co-chair? That guarantees themayor will be bogged down in meetings and processrather than depending on the commission to bringhim its best advice.

Insiders say Gray is having a difficult time mak-ing the transition from legislator who weighs policyto executive who enacts it.

“He’s not the chairman of the council anymore,”said one frustrated adviser.

On Monday, NBC4 reported that there’s heavypressure to replace Gerri Mason Hall as Gray’s chiefof staff. Some suggested the change is imminent, butothers say that little in the Gray camp moves quick-ly. And Hall is a confidante of Lorraine Green, themayor’s numero uno private adviser.

Hall has strong credentials in personnel work.But being chief of staff is not a personnel job; it’s a

policy job.The chief of staff has to crack heads if things

don’t get done in a way that makes the mayor lookgood. The chief of staff has to juggle policy and pol-itics. A good chief of staff would laugh if some topcity official wanted his or her child on the city pay-roll. But Hall’s own child got a job.

The early missteps of the Gray administrationcannot all be laid atHall’s feet, though.There have been manyanxious calls and meet-ings about how Graycan get back on track.

Any shake-up, sev-eral advisers say, should come before Gray presentshis austerity budget on April 1. Initial plans are toemblazon the budget book with the high-soundingwords “Sharing the Sacrifice.” It will take only ananosecond for opponents to point out that themayor’s office is living the high life.

Some insiders expect Gray to order salary reduc-tions, or they hope he does. Gerri Hall makes$200,000 — the same as the mayor.Communications director Linda Wharton-Boydmakes $160,000.

Staff changes and salary reductions would be justthe start of getting back on track. It’s early in theGray administration. Other mayors have gotten offto rough starts too. Remember how then-Mayor-elect Tony Williams was paid thousands of dollarsby an accounting firm and bank but didn’t report it?Williams paid a $1,000 fine and had to fight to re-establish his chief financial officer reputation.

Gray has to show that he can be the city’s chiefexecutive. And he needs a staff that will help him doit. ■ Traffic. Traffic. Traffic. Why weren’t there trafficofficers around the Verizon Center on Sunday whenthe hockey game was over? Traffic snarled, and carscrawled through surrounding streets. There wasn’t atraffic control aide or cop in sight.

In the 9th Street tunnel leading to Virginia, threelanes of traffic tried to squeeze into the only one thatactually led onto the Southeast-Southwest Freeway.Horns honked and people fought to break in line.Again, not a cop in sight.

When will the city take rush-hour and special-event traffic seriously? It seems the only time we seeit is on the Fourth of July. What about the other daysof the year?

Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a politi-cal reporter for News 4.

Looking back … and ahead …

TOM SHERWOOD’SNOTEBOOK


Memorial is a fittingtribute to officer

L. Richards’ letter demands aresponse [“Headstone unsuitablefor Palisades median,” Letters tothe Editor, March 9]. The authorclaims that “some residents havequestioned what the headstone is,why any particular person is hon-ored in this way on public land,and how the headstone came to beinstalled on the median in the firstplace.” The author further statesthat the memorial “seems out ofplace and obtrusive” and that “itwas installed without communitydiscussion.”

The memorial commemoratesMetropolitan Police DepartmentSgt. John Ashley, who died in theline of duty on May 30, 2004. Sgt.

Ashley was extremely committedto the Palisades and was frequentlyseen fulfilling the community’swishes by doing speed enforcementin the 4900 block of MacArthurBoulevard — hence the locationfor his memorial. The memorialwas donated by Officer JosephPozell (a Metropolitan PoliceDepartment reserve officer, and agood friend of John Ashley’s, whodied in the line of duty less than ayear later on May 17, 2005). Joeran the Oak Hill Cemetery and wasable to obtain the memorial and theengraving without cost to the com-munity.

As to why any particular personis honored this way on public land,suffice it to say that of the manypeople who are memorialized insome way (big or small) in theDistrict of Columbia, few of themare memorialized for having giventheir life serving the public.

Contrary to the author’s asser-

tion that there was no communitydiscussion, the “headstone” (as theauthor puts it) came to be installedthrough discussion in the PalisadesCitizens Association and pursuantto a resolution of the advisoryneighborhood commission.

While Richards deems thememorial out of place and obtru-sive, we question how manyPalisades residents even know thememorial exists. We often forgetthat it’s there — and we helped getit there and drive by it every day!The author suggests having an“unobtrusive” plaque, but were thismemorial any less obtrusive itwould be unnoticeable, whichwould defeat the purpose of havinga memorial in the first place. Thememorial is a fitting tribute to adedicated public servant whoworked hard for this community.

Erik S. GaullPatrick A. Burke

The Palisades

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

Is Walmart’s arrival in D.C. inevitable? The com-ments of local officials might lead one to think thatif the notoriously low-wage retailer makes some

promises on employee pay — Mayor Vincent Graysaid in an interview with WTOP Radio that “$12 andup with benefits is fair” — all will be smooth sailingfor the retailer to operate in the District for the firsttime, with plans to open stores in Arbor Place,Brightwood, Capitol Hill and Capitol View.

Should D.C. welcome Walmart? Given the linger-ing recession, D.C. certainly needs jobs. Also, manyD.C. neighborhoods, including some where Walmart isplanning to build stores, are underserved by retail.Residents are eager for new places to shop for the vari-ety of goods Walmart offers.

D.C. officials should be concerned about Walmart’swages. According to the organization Wake UpWalmart, the company’s average hourly wage of$11.75 translates to $20,774 over a full year — about 6percent below the federal poverty level for a family offour. And this is for those lucky enough to work fulltime. Walmart employs large numbers of part-timers,some 30 percent of its workforce, according to thesame group, which is affiliated with the United Foodand Commercial Workers International Union.

But there are other reasons, as outlined by Wake UpWalmart and discussed in Robert Greenwald’s film“Wal-mart: The High Cost of Low Price”:■ Walmart claims its stores will add jobs and retailopportunities, but its predatory model actually destroysjobs and competition. When Walmart enters a commu-nity, its sheer size in combination with low pricesdrives competing stores out of business. A study foundthat Walmart’s arrival in a community actually reducesretail employment by 2.7 percent as it destroys smaller,often locally owned businesses.■ One reason Walmart’s wages are so low is its hostili-ty to organized labor. The company has a history ofillegal firings, threats, surveillance and other tactics tointimidate employees who may be thinking of organiz-ing. Walmart would rather shut down a store than bar-gain with workers, as it did in Jonquiere, Quebec,when employees voted to form a union.■ Another way Walmart keeps prices down is by hav-

ing most of its merchandise manufactured abroad,much of it in China, by workers paid only pennies anhour and often forced to work 14 hours a day, sevendays a week in sweatshop conditions. ■ Walmart has been sued repeatedly for discriminatingagainst women — a suit by 1.5 million femaleemployees will be heard this spring by the U.S.Supreme Court — and for violating wage-and-hourlaws, including forcing employees to work without payfor part of their shifts.

Walmart will argue that its D.C. stores, mostlyplanned for African-American communities, will pro-vide badly needed jobs and opportunities to shop, andthat opponents are outside elitists on an ideologicalvendetta against the company. Walmart will be stoppedonly if residents and small businesses in the affectedneighborhoods take the lead in opposing the stores.

For D.C. officials, welcoming Walmart afterextracting concessions on wages must seem easier thangenerating grassroots economic development — help-ing local entrepreneurs launch businesses that generategood jobs and real benefits for their neighborhoods.Residents need to show that mammoth big-box storesare not the kind of economic development they want.

Walmart should be allowed to come here onlyunder strict conditions. The wage levels cited by themayor are just the start. When Walmart wanted to startup in Chicago, the city insisted that union labor beused to build the store.

D.C. also should require Walmart to:■ allow workers to form unions without companyinterference and require Walmart to recognize a unionif a majority of workers sign cards requesting it.■ dedicate 25 percent of its profits earned in D.C.toward helping District entrepreneurs open small busi-nesses in neighborhoods where Walmart is operating.■ refrain from undercutting the prices of nearby busi-nesses that sell similar goods.■ pledge to buy its goods only from firms that providedecent wages and working conditions for employees.

Of course, if Walmart should agree to these condi-tions, or even most of them, it wouldn’t be theWalmart we know. And that’s the point. D.C. needsbusinesses that build the community, serve the needsof residents and respect their workers. We don’t needWalmart.

Bill Mosley is a member of Metro-DC DemocraticSocialists of America’s steering committee.

Walmart’s arrival a bad deal for DistrictVIEWPOINTBILL MOSLEY

LETTERS TO THE EDITORThe Current publishes letters and Viewpoint submissions representing various points of view. Because ofspace limitations, letters should be no more than 400 words and are subject to editing. Letters and Viewpointsubmissions intended for publication should be addressed to Letters to the Editor, The Current, Post OfficeBox 40400, Washington, D.C. 20016-0400. You may send e-mail to [email protected].


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By BORIS TSALYUKCurrent Staff Writer

So much for a run-of-the-mill start to the2011 boys lacrosse season. St. John’s upsetSt. Albans 5-4 Friday at GeorgetownUniversity, giving the Cadets their first winsince 2002 over an opponent from theInterstate Athletic Conference, a league thatdominates the sport in the Washington area.

Cadets fans went wild after sophomoreTaylor Valencia — one of four transfers from

Damascus High School in Maryland —scored the game-winning goal with less thana minute to play. Valencia scored two goalson the afternoon, junior Chris Balla recordeda hat trick and junior Justin Rosenberg, aUniversity of Vermont commit, was tough inthe net after letting up the first two goals ofthe game. St. John’s erased deficits of 2-0 and3-1 in the victory.

The win was monumental for the pro-gram, which competes in the WashingtonCatholic Athletic Conference, but it was justthe latest in a long string of evidence that St.John’s lacrosse (12-8 overall, 4-6 league in2010) is coming around. The Cadets have

improved every year since head coach DannyPhillips took over in 2007, a year after a sea-son in which the team won just two games.The Cadets won 10 contests in each ofPhillips’ first two seasons, 11 in 2009 and 12last year.

Now they’re off to the races with a 2-0start and more talent than they’ve had in quitesome time. They have five seniors on the ros-ter and plenty of depth with the addition ofValencia and fellow sophomores RyanFornatora, JT Oliver and Ryan Zablocki, alltransfers from Damascus.

Coach Phillips said Valencia might be themost talented player he’s ever coached. The

attacker scored seven goals in the first twogames of the season.

Gonzaga, meanwhile, is coming off adream campaign in which the team upsetLandon of the IAC in the regular season andwent on to beat DeMatha for the WCACchampionship.

The Eagles return a strong core group ofplayers including senior Kyle Bruun, a St.Joseph’s University commit, and SeanWhitcomb on the attack. Junior ConnorReed, who has already committed to JohnsHopkins University, joins seniors ReidSpencer and David Planning, an Ohio State


As lacrosse grew in popularity in the city,Wilson High School launched the first boysprogram in D.C. Public Schools last spring,setting an important precedent. Just one yearlater, more than a dozen boys at SchoolWithout Walls — and even more girls —stepped onto the practice field this week tostart preparing for their inaugural seasons.

Administrators, teachers, parents and vol-unteers spent two years looking at the possi-bility of turning the hope of lacrosse pro-grams at Walls into reality. But the schoolfaced several challenges, including gainingaccess to a practice field and finding experi-enced people to teach the game.

Earlier this year, the school secured afield at Francis-Stevens Education Campuswhere the teams could train. And, as it turnedout, two teachers on staff, MatthewAmbrosio and Margaret Kennedy, played the

sport collegiately and were more than will-ing to coach.

But there was another major roadblock:The school couldn’t obtain funding from theschool system for sticks, balls and equip-ment. So parents took matters into their ownhands. In an effort spearheaded by TerryLynch, vice president of the school’s parentassociation, they raised thousands of dollarsto support the program.

“The parents really stepped up with help-ing us, and that really allowed us to have ateam,” said Kennedy, a history teacher atWalls who will coach the girls lacrosse teamthis spring. She played lacrosse at theUniversity of Pittsburgh, competes for alocal club team and referees high schoolgames.

According to Lynch, Dave Lowensteinand his wife Kathlene Collins, whose kidsattend Walls and were excited about the pos-sibility of playing lacrosse at the school, helda meeting in their home in February, which

helped jump-start fundraising and organiz-ing for the spring season.

Winners Lacrosse, a local training pro-gram, donated sticks and goalie equipment.And the money raised by parents — boostedby large contributions from two anonymousdonors, Lynch said — allowed the teams toorder the equipment they will need for theseason.

The girls and boys teams started workingout on Monday and will practice side-by-side three times a week this spring. Neithersquad has any games lined up yet, but theplan is to set up a club schedule that willallow the teams to scrimmage against otherlocal programs while the kids get a feel forthe game.

Ambrosio, who played lacrosse at theUniversity of Rochester, said he knowspreparing players to play a brand-new gamewill be an uphill battle, but he thinks the kidswill catch on quickly.

“We’re nervous because some of the kids

have never seen a lacrosse game before,never picked up a stick, never tried to throwa ball. But I’m confident because they’veplayed other sports before,” he said.

ATHLETICS IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON March 16, 2011 ■ Page 13


After changing coaches andlosing seven seniors from a yearago — six of whom are nowplaying the sport in college —Georgetown Visitation’slacrosse team is set to usher in anew era.

And senior Caroline Collinssaid new coach Emma Wallaceisn’t even thinking about thepast. Wallace, a All-Americanlacrosse player in high school,also played for the storied JohnsHopkins University program incollege.

“Right before our first game[coach Wallace] said,‘Everyone’s talking about allthe talent you lost, but I don’t

know who was on your teamlast year, I wasn’t a part of that.All I know is the talent that’shere right now and I thinkthere’s a good bit of it,’” saidCollins, a third-year varsityplayer who will take the fieldfor Bucknell University nextseason.

Collins and fellow seniorsCat Brennan and Casey Lindlawwill lead the Cubs this year asthey try again to do the unthink-able — take down St. Stephen’s& St. Agnes, winner of 16 con-secutive Independent SchoolLeague upper division crowns.

The Cubs fell to the Saints intwo meetings last year, includ-ing a title game loss in whichVisitation relinquished a 9-6lead.

One of the Cubs’ mainstrengths this year will again bein net, where Gen Giblin returns

for her fourth year as a starter.In addition to the seniors, theteam will look to a strong juniorclass, which includes MaddieDawson, Maddy Williams,Mary Grace Mooney, DinaMiller and Kate Gillespie, alongwith some talented freshmen.

With a fresh start, this year’ssquad is out to show it can domore than settle for runner-up.“I know about the tradition [atVisitation] and how wellthey’ve done in the past. I’mexcited to take it from where itwas to the next level. That’s myhope,” said coach Wallace.

In the lower division,Georgetown Day (0-8 overall,0-7 league) and Maret (1-9,1-6)will look to bounce back fromtough seasons.

Maret has only one senior,talented midfielder KatieWestone, after losing four-year

varsity mainstay Julia Thaylerto an ACL injury. So the Frogswill lean on their junior class,which features midfielders EveBarnett and Jessie Libow,attacker Madison Centenari andgoalie Ella Blanchon.Sophomore Caroline Malin-Mayor is another player towatch.

“We don’t have any super-stars, but we have a lot of poten-tial to play together very well,”said coach Emily Beckwith,noting that the team’s strengthswill be in net and on defense.

National Cathedral wasbounced from the AA divisionafter finishing in last place in2010, but coach Jane Degreniersaid there is plenty of hopethanks to the return of two sen-iors — Sarah Whelihan and co-captain Annah Jamison, who

New-look Cubs hope to overtake archrival Saints

Matt Petros/The CurrentThe Cubs are counting on threeexperienced seniors to fill the void left bythe loss of seven of last year’s starters. See Visitation/Page 14

See Preview/Page 14

Lacrosse grows in D.C., with School Without Walls adding programs

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■ Girls Lacrosse Preview

See Lacrosse/Page 14

Matt Petros/The CurrentLed by coaches Harry Alford and LuciusPolk, Wilson introduced D.C.’s first publicschool boys lacrosse team last year.

St. John’s gets off to fast start with upset victory over St. Albans

■ Boys Lacrosse Preview

University commit, in the midfield,and senior Peter Benziger is leadingthe defense.

The team will look to pick upright where it left off last season.“My coaching staff and I are reallyexcited about the work ethic anddrive this team has,” said coachCasey O’Neill. “These kids want toprove they can play at a very highlevel and continue to play smartlacrosse.”

St. Albans, normally a perennialcontender in the Interstate AthleticConference, will look to reboundfrom a difficult season featuring justone league win. “Our goal is tomake progress over the course ofthe season and to get better everysingle day. If we work hard and con-tinue to improve, we will meet withsuccess,” said coach MalcolmLester.

Juniors Browning Altizer andAlex Vicas both started in goal lastyear and will share time again in2011. Senior captain AlbertKammler, a Virginia commit, isleading a defense that also includes

Bowdoin College-commit SamThorne and Wesleyan University-commit Bobby Cunningham.

Captain Robert Talcott, who alsocommitted to Bowdoin College,will head the team’s midfield group.Other top middies are junior MikeWiacek, senior Kush Jadeja, andsophomores Mike Sniezek andKevin Dougherty.

St. Albans’ top attackers are sen-

iors Bryan Moynihan and Tucker Leachman, as well as junior HankBalaban.

Sidwell (8-7, 4-4) is a team onthe rise in the Mid-Atlantic AthleticConference. Look out for the team’ssenior class, including BenGlassman and Alex Anand on theattack, Andrew Winglee in the mid-field and Chris Borges — one of thetop ‘keepers in the area — in goal.


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were lost to injuries last year. The team has a deep senior

class this year that also includesco-captain Katie Lotterman, topdefender Julia Meier and 2010leading scorer Sasha Hanway. In

goal is junior Isabel McCullough. Sidwell (7-9, 5-3) finished in

third-place in 2010, and theQuakers will try to regain the formthat earned them the 2008 ISL ADivision banner.

In the Washington CatholicAthletic Conference, St. John’swill look to a strong junior classthat includes attacker Kathlyn

Dunne and midfielders HelenDaly and Ciara Guinen. SeniorMolly Bugge returns to lead thedefense and senior Maria Bowe isback in goal for the team.

St. John’s has nowhere to gobut up this year: The Lady Cadetsare looking to win their firstleague game since they beat PaulVI on March 25, 2009.

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“Hopefully that will translate.” Kennedy said the teams had a good turnout, with 15

boys and 17 girls attending the preseason meeting,thanks to word of mouth. “Students that have playedbefore spread the excitement to other students,” shesaid.

Harry Alford, now in his second year with theWilson boys team, knows all about the difficulties ofbuilding up a new lacrosse program. Last year, hisfirst-time squad struggled with inexperience but foundits way as the season progressed, even winning anexciting overtime match against Maret’s junior varsityteam.

Alford, who starred at both St. Albans and theUniversity of Maryland, is excited that the sport con-tinues to grow in the city. “It’s pretty cool,” he said. “Itseems like other people are excited about the possibil-ity of having more lacrosse and more opportunities fortheir kids to be involved. I think it’s a good sign thatother schools are taking note of it.”

Wilson had a tremendous turnout for the sport thisyear, and Alford said training programs like BreakoutLacrosse are helping develop players even before theyreach the high school level, which has already benefit-ted Wilson and should eventually help Walls. “It’s real-ly good for us,” he said. “It gives kids a basic under-standing of the game before we even coach them.”

Walls athletic director Alan Holt said he has alreadyspoken to his Wilson counterpart, Mitch Gore, aboutscheduling matches between the two schools.

For his part, parent Lynch said Walls has been striv-

ing to provide students with the most well-roundededucation possible, and he thinks the addition oflacrosse will help foster a complete experience at theschool.

“Oftentimes the athletic experience enhances theacademic performance — students are well-organized,healthier, and seeking to achieve set goals, all of whichfit in [with] the mission of the school to prepare stu-dents for challenging post-high-school education,” hesaid.

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Matt Petros/The CurrentThe Walls girls hope to take on the Lady Tigers,above, in a contest sometime this season.

Matt Petros/The CurrentGonzaga had plenty of reason to celebrate last season. The Eagles finished a historic year with their first WCAC title since 1998.

PREVIEWFrom Page 13

The People and Places of Northwest Washington March 16, 2011 ■ Page 15

By MARION LEVYCurrent Correspondent

Debate at the high schoollevel is much like anyother extracurricular

activity: The success of the teamrides on a commitment of longhours on the part of coaches andstudents, as well as that certainspark that comes from just theright combination of personali-ties.

And like any other extracurric-ular activity, students get out of itwhat they put into it.

“You can definitely do it for acouple of years, get somethingout of it and spend most of yourenergy somewhere else,” saidRebecca Tushnet, a law professor

at Georgetown University andformer Georgetown Day School

debate team member. “But if youwant to win national tournaments,

then yeah, you’ve got to committo it.”

Georgetown Day School’s cur-rent debate team has definitelylearned how to commit.

Out of an estimated 90,000high school students who partici-pate in debate nationwide,Georgetown Day has two-personteams that rank third and fifthand that have closed out two ofthe year’s national competitions— meaning they won both sidesof the bracket and were left fac-ing each other.

And all this without the bene-fit of a coach.

Jim Gentile stepped down forhealth reasons at the beginning ofthe school year after coaching theteam since 1989. His replacement

also stepped down, for familyreasons.

“We’re in limbo,” said IsaacStanley-Becker, a GeorgetownDay School junior who, partneredwith David Herman, is rankedfifth in the nation.

“They haven’t had a sort offirm, central system that’s beenorganizing them and telling themwhat to do,” said EdmundZagorin, a former debate teammember and University ofMichigan senior who volunteerssome of his time to help the teamremotely. “They’ve really sort ofcharted their own course in a lotof ways,” he said. “They’ve beenabsolutely amazing. And I thinkthat’s really a testament to their

By JESSICA GOULDCurrent Staff Writer

Sunlight streams into a bright, whiteroom lined with long, white pillows.Everything is soft and undulating,

bathed in the sound of soothing music. This is what the womb would look life

if designed by Ikea. And it’s open to thepublic at the House of Sweden.

Last month, the House of Swedenkicked off a yearlong program of interac-tive exhibits, seminars and concerts collec-tively called “The Fabric of Life.”

And, appropriately enough, the firstexhibits deal with those seminal threads —the experiences that dominate the firstyears of life.

According to the embassy’s events cata-log, the new “Zero to One” room offersparents the “ideal setting to relive themoment they first met their child.”

So the room, bathed in white and cov-ered with soft material, offers a collectionof bean-bag-type pillows, where infants lielike so many chocolate chips in a vast seaof cookie dough.

“It’s deliberately under-stimulating,”said tour guide Ingrid Tegner. “It’s a safespace so you as a parent can interact withyour young child.”

The exhibit was originally designed byartist Katti Hoflin for Stockholm’sKulturhuset (House of Culture), inspiredby growing research on attachment theory— the concept that children’s earliestexperiences influence their relationshipsfor the rest of their lives.

As a result, Tegner said, the room isspecially designed to suit babies’ develop-mental needs. For instance, the pillowsgive babies support as they begin to crawland stand, and mirrors dot the floor sobabies can glimpse their reflections.

“The authors of that exhibit knew theirclient very well,” said Olivia GarajZawadaszka, a U Street resident who hasbrought her eight-month-old daughterCaroline to the Swedish Embassy for qual-ity playtime a couple times in recentweeks.

She noted that the soft floor benefitschildren who are just beginning to crawl,and the bright whites appeal to babies’developing sense of color.

“It’s the best exhibit in D.C. for chil-dren this age,” she said.

Meanwhile, the “Imagination Station”next door provides a Swedish-inspired playspace for ages 2 through 10.

“I think it’s great,” said Leayah Clearey,a Kent resident, whose 3-year-old was

painting on an art table there on Sunday. The table, basically a spool dispensing

layer upon layer of large circular paper,seemed simple enough. But Clearey saidit’s perfect for children who want to createart and then take it home.

“You might think it’s silly, but for herit’s great,” she said. “I think I’m going tomake her one of her own.”

Clearey said she especially appreciatesthe opportunity for additional play space in

Embassy exhibit lets parents‘relive’ first moments with kids

Above, courtesy of the House of Sweden; right, Bill Petros/The Current

The House of Sweden has opened twonew children’s spaces: The “Zero to One”room for babies — modeled on a setupcreated for a cultural center in Sweden,above — and the “Imagination Station,”right. Four-year-old Ian Gaull plays in theroom for older kids, right.

See Debate/Page 19

See Sweden/Page 19

Bill Petros/The CurrentThe GDS debate team is succeeding even without a coach.

Georgetown Day School debate team leads the pack while lacking a leader

Annunciation CatholicSchool

Last week, we had our annualscience fair. Parents judged eachstudent in grades five througheight. There were many differentscience fair projects, including tokill or not to kill organisms in fer-tilizer; do men or women have a

better memory; and potato power. The fifth-grade first-place win-

ner was Nicole Gooden with“Potion vs. Lotions,” and thesixth-grade first-place winner wasRobert Maloney with “What DoVelocity, Mass, Motion andMomentum Have to Do WithExecuting a Strong KarateBlow?” Kathleen Healy won firstplace in seventh grade with“Fertilizer Effect on PlantGrowth.” The eighth-grade first-place winner was Jo Belangerwith “Which Are MoreIntelligent: Gerbils or Mice?”

The fourth-graders did theirown science fair projects onhealth.

Mrs. Crowley, the science faircoordinator and science teacherfor grades five through eight,helped us with the scientificmethod and the format for theproject. We could have not doneit without her!

— Devin Holmes andKatherine Precourt,

eighth-graders

British School of Washington

When I got to school, I wasworried about what I was going

to say to Prince Michael of Kent.I am the captain of our house,Patuxent, and as such I was goingto speak to the prince about thesports in school.

When the prince arrived, thenursery pupils greeted him.Afterward, the prince walked intothe entrance hall. The house cap-tains were wearing our P.E. shirtswith our house colours, and wewere waiting to greet him. As hewalked in, I was so excited andnervous! The prince shook mysweaty hand and asked me whereI am from. I responded, “I amfrom Colombia in SouthAmerica.” I thought he lookedelegant, tall and fit.

While the prince went on atour of the school, I had to quick-ly run upstairs and get changedinto my school uniform becausehe was going to observe our Year6 classroom while we were doingan experiment as part of ourInternational Primary Curriculumcourse. When the prince came inthe classroom, he asked me whereI was from for the second time! Iguess he must have thought Ilooked like the kid he met down-stairs. When the prince left,everyone sighed in relief thateverything had gone well. It wasa very special day.

— Diego Martinez, Year 6New York (fifth-grader)

Duke Ellington School of the Arts

The visual arts departmentstarted off the week with its annu-al Portfolio Review. PortfolioReview is a weeklong event inwhich the visual arts studentsmeet in the Ellington Gallery and

one by one get their artwork eval-uated by their instructors andclassmates.

Academically, Ellington host-ed a College Fair on March 8 inthe Students Cafe with TrinityCollege, the University of theDistrict of Columbia andDelaware College of Art andDesign on hand, just to name afew. Students were handedbrochures and applications andgot to speak with the representa-tives from each college to learnmore about the college experi-ence.

On March 10, the student lead-ership council held a bake sale.The purpose was to raise moneyto benefit Foreign ExchangeStudent Appreciation Day, anevent that will be held during thelunch period April 7. Foreignexchange students and their hostfamilies will come to Ellingtonfor an appreciation brunch.

— Ky’lend Adams, 10th-grader

Eaton ElementaryGirls on the Run is a running

program for girls in third, fourthand fifth grades. Our coaches areMs. McKinley and Ms. Barry.Both teach first grade.

On March 9, we had our firstGirls on the Run 2011 meeting.We meet two times a week afterschool for an hour. During thattime we do exercises and stretch-es, and we go outside to run inthe neighborhood. The big run-ning goal for us is to finish a 5Krace later in the spring.

Some of the girls who didGirls on the Run last year said thefirst time they did a 5K it was

really hard, but they trained solong and so hard, they still fin-ished the race. This year we lookforward to achieving our goal,which is crossing the finish line.

Another part of Girls on theRun is learning about self-confi-dence and feeling strong. It feelsgood to be part of a group of justgirls where we can talk aboutthings important to girls andthings that we all like. Girls onthe Run helps with self-confi-dence because it pushes us to dothings that we wouldn’t normallydo by ourselves. We have jour-nals that have sections for whathappened during our meetings,our goals and how we felt aboutthe day. Girls on the Run is somuch fun! — Lilly Koerner, Isabella Wood

and Destiny Frink-Morgan,third-graders

Georgetown Day SchoolAfter having the honor of

attending a teaching by the DalaiLama a few years ago, eighth-grader Miranda Curtis fell in lovewith Tibet and got busy learningabout the culture and learning thelanguage. But as she immersedherself in her studies, she also feltcompelled to raise awarenessabout the lack of freedom in reli-gious and cultural beliefs beingafforded to the Tibetans by theChinese.

“When I learned about the cru-elty Tibetans faced, I knew I hadto help,” she remarked.

Miranda hopes to help byspeaking about these problems toothers. She is also in the processof creating her own website,teensfortibet.org, which will becompleted very soon. A coupleweeks ago, Miranda spoke at anall-middle-school assembly alongwith her mother and her Tibetantutor.

“We are a new generation,”Miranda said. “One day [we will]be sitting in the oval office, writ-

ing books and helping the world.I want kids and teens to grow upknowing of the injustices com-mitted against Tibet, so we canchange the world.”

— Samantha Shapiro, sixth-grader

Hyde-Addison ElementaryDuring February and March,

the third-graders wrote essays onmany topics. Some of the topicswere different countries, rare ani-mals, common animals, importantevents in history and importantpeople in history. Students pickeda topic, researched the topic andthen shared information with theclass.

We found our information inour library by using books fromour nonfiction section. If wecouldn’t find a book, we used ouronline catalog to help us. Also,another place we found informa-tion was Webpath Express, whichis something like Google, but ithas sites that are appropriate forstudents.

Our teacher, Mr. Faden, taughtus how to write essays. First, welearned how to write a topic sen-tence. Next we learned how toadd details. Then we learned howto write closing sentences. Hegave us graphic organizers tohelp us plot out our essays. Mr.Faden also helped us learn how toform paragraphs with the infor-mation from our graphic organiz-ers.

One day, we looked at ourwork and saw that they hadbegun to form into good essays.When we presented our essays tothe class, we explained why wepicked our topic.

— James Day and Gracie Dodd, third-graders

Key ElementaryThis week is the Key School

Auction. It is a fundraising eventthat takes place every year to


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raise money for the school. Everyyear each class does a class proj-ect to be auctioned off. Examplesthis year include a painted benchand a mosaic table.

The fifth grade is doing aframe with a picture of PresidentAbraham Lincoln in it. On theframe, each fifth-grader hasdrawn and decorated a star. Thefifth-grade project is alwaysdonated back to the school.

We finished our floor planprojects this week. Each studenthad to design a house and thendecorate it. We then had to figureout the area of each room and ofthe whole hose. It was very inter-esting to see the different designsand how everyone decorated theirhouses.

— Georgia Woscoboinik, fifth-grader

Lafayette ElementaryWe are Danielle and Mei,

Lafayette fifth-graders. We haveworked for the last couple ofweeks to collect cleats for kidswho live in a large townshipcalled Khayelitsha in Cape Town,South Africa.

Mei’s older sister, Talia Dweck(Lafayette class of 2000), is cur-rently living in Cape Town andworking for an organizationcalled Grassroot Soccer. Thisorganization uses soccer to “edu-cate, inspire, and mobilize com-munities to stop the spread ofHIV.” We have learned about thelife-threatening danger of HIV,which attacks the immune systemand makes people unable to fightdiseases.

Every day, Talia meets andworks with young kids eager toplay soccer — but they have to

do it barefoot. We are planning tosend Talia a box of cleats to sharewith these kids. We collectedmore than 80 pairs of cleats atLafayette, through the ChevyChase listserv and through ourStoddert Soccer teams.

You can read more aboutGrassroot Soccer at grassrootsoc-cer.org.

— Danielle Breslow and Mei Copacino, fifth-graders

Lowell SchoolEver since the beginning of

the year, the fifth-graders havebeen arguing about whetherWikipedia is a good website forresearch, so we decided to have adebate.

We have had a couple ofdebates this year, and we wereexcited to have another. Fifthgrade uses a system of “telling”points. Using this, when a studentmakes a good point, or sayssomething worth mulling over,his or her team gets a point. Ifsomeone talks over someone else,that team loses a point. In theend, the team with the mostpoints wins.

One student decided to writedown the arguments along withthe telling points to help decidethe winner. The debate causedeveryone to think critically aboutusing the Internet, specificallyWikipedia, as a research tool.Technically, the anti-Wiki teamwon when all the points wereadded and subtracted, but on themerits, it was a very close issue.

— Stella Drews-Sheldon, fifth-grader

Mann ElementaryIn the fifth grade, we have

started a project to raise moneyfor a girls’ high school inPakistan. We are raising the

money because it is the PeaceCorps’ 50th anniversary andbecause multiple devastating nat-ural disasters have struck thearea. We are raising money fromnow until the beginning of June.Our plan is to try out differentways to raise $200.

We interviewed several peoplearound the school about whatthey think of the Peace Corpsproject.

Ana Sierra said, “I think it isvery helpful to the world becausea lot of people need help rightnow.”

Ms. Hensley told us, “I thinkthat whatever we can do to helpeducate the girls of Pakistan togrow up and become strongwomen who can help their coun-try is wonderful. It also remindsme of a great book, ‘Listen to theWind,’ which we should readagain!” (It’s just like Ms. Hensleyto make a book connection!)

Mr. Howes answered, “I thinkthat it is a really good idea for thefifth-graders to help those that areless fortunate than themselvesand to connect to different partsof the world.”

The fifth-graders are hosting abake sale on March 16, and wehope you will drop by and trysome of the tasty treats! — Catherina Bley, Jazba Iqbal

and Madeleine Hand, fifth-graders

Maret SchoolThe students in Mr. Stone’s

third-grade classroom have achance to do extra-credit prob-lems every week. The extra cred-its are typically about social stud-ies and math. The problems areusually pretty challenging, butthey’re worth it. For example,this week we are tracking NBA or

college basketball players andcalculating their field-goal andfree-throw percentages for theentire week. If you get the chal-lenge right, you earn a raffle tick-et that can be used in the upcom-ing raffles.

There are four raffle drawingsa year, and each one has betterprizes than the last one. Two ofthe smaller prizes are getting therocking chair for a day and get-ting a bag of Mr. Stone’s scrump-tious granola to feast on. One ofthe special prizes is the “PrivateDinage”; if you win that prize,you get to invite two friends tohave lunch with the teacher in theclassroom. Another great prize isa computer party that can be usedduring indoor recess.

When you win something inthe raffle, it feels great becauseall it took was the correct answerto an extra-credit challenge.When you don’t win in the raffle,it is not a big deal because afriend might invite you along.

The raffle is just one of themany fun things that we do inMr. Stone’s class.

— Third-graders

National CathedralSchool

The end of the third quarter isnearing for all students, andeveryone is excited to embark ontwo weeks of spring break, dur-ing which students will be travel-ing to a variety of differentplaces.

Some girls will be participat-ing in school-sponsored trips. Agroup of junior and senior Frenchstudents will be accompanyingMadame Spittler, the director ofthe French department, on a tripto France. They will stay withFrench families and visit the pres-

tigious school Stanislas.A common trip for some jun-

iors to take during the 14 days isthe famous “college road trip.”Junior Nicole Frydman is one ofmany who will be spending halfof her time vacationing and therest visiting universities.Common destinations includeNew England, North Carolinaand the Midwest. Spring breakprovides the ideal time for such atime-consuming journey, as stu-dents do not have to worry aboutmissing school.

The campus is full of excite-ment about the coming weeks,and girls in all grades are work-ing hard during the final days inanticipation of a long-awaited,relaxing vacation.

— Parisa Sadeghi, 11th-grader

Oyster-Adams Bilingual School

The fifth grade has beenstudying the 1800s in America’shistory, including the Civil Warand the Reconstruction period.

In math, we’ve been doingarithmetic with fractions.

In language arts, we are com-peting in a competition called“Celebrate America.” The point isto write something on immigra-tion in America. Recently, we’vebeen studying child labor and theIndustrial Revolution.

My favorite part of fifth gradeis doing projects and posters onbooks our class/group readstogether. My group enjoys doingplays.

One conflict going on at themoment is over the recess field.Fourth-graders have been gettingthe whole field to themselves onsome days, while we, the fifth-


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— Elena Salinas-O’Toole, fifth-grader

Parkmont SchoolOn March 9, the Parkmont

Middle School main lesson classwent on a field trip to theNational Gallery of Art. The classproject was for World Mythology,in which we were studying Greekmythology that week.

Our teacher gave each memberof the class a worksheet to do.We had to find references toGreek myths in the museum andwrite about them. There were alot!

Then the class went to anexhibit about Gauguin in a spotthat had been completely changedsince the last time we were there,for our Art and Music Historyclass. Last time we were there, itwas an Arcimboldo exhibit.

The group thoroughly enjoyedthe field trip.

— Bryant Pugliese, eighth-grader

Ross ElementaryThe student council coordinat-

ed a clothing drive for students inUganda. Students and familiesbrought in clothes that were thensent to Uganda. It felt good to col-lect the clothes so the students inUganda will feel better.

Students are collecting changefor the Pennies for Patients cam-paign. The money will go towardkids with blood cancer.

The Club Invention programsuccessfully ended on Tuesday.The student-inventors created awater-cleaning machine and arobot. We are now gearing up forthe Tiny Chefs, a cooking programfor pre-kindergartners and kinder-gartners.

Ross is excited to host all ofthe principals from Cluster 3schools. They will tour the schooland see what students are doing.

In P.E., all Ross students arelearning how to play golf. We arestarting with putting and chipping.Field hockey is coming up forthird through fifth grades.

Ten fourth- and fifth-graders

traveled to Howard Middle Schoolto attend a S.T.E.M. EducationExpo. At the expo, they learnedabout science and math. Theytalked to teachers and saw robots.The fifth-graders are applying tomiddle schools throughout D.C.

In fifth grade, students aremaking a hall of fame of progres-sive activists. Each fifth-grader isresearching an activist and report-ing what they learn.

The first-graders are doingauthor’s studies about Mem Fox.Students are publishing storiesbased on her work. Last week thefirst-graders visited the NationalBuilding Museum to learn how tobuild a building.

— Chloe Frampton andRaymond Shelton,

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St. Albans SchoolOn March 10, the St. Albans

Form II and the NationalCathedral School eighth grade par-ticipated in the PreventionConvention. This event was meantto help students learn about alco-hol, drugs and how to deal withother difficult issues in highschool. The discussions were ledby a group of trained juniors fromboth schools.

At 1:30 p.m., the eighth-graders gathered in TrapierTheater to hear a few juniors andseniors share their own experi-ences and opinions about drinkingand how certain choices can affectyour life. Afterward, studentslearned about the effects of alco-hol on a teenager’s brain alongwith significant statistics.

After this brief presentation, thestudents were split into 12 groups,each led by a combination of jun-iors and seniors from both schools.The high school students quizzedthe eighth-graders on alcoholabuse and fielded related ques-tions. The groups discussed impor-tant topics including the drinkingage, drunk driving, school guide-lines and possible consequences.Overall, the discussion was pro-ductive and reinforced many topics

introduced in the Decisions class,which is taught in seventh grade atSt. Albans.

— Joseph Lin, Form II (eighth-grader)

St. Ann’s AcademyOn March 3, the first-, third-

and fourth-graders went on a fieldtrip to the National PostalMuseum to learn more abouttransportation and the history ofthe U.S. Postal Service.

We went through a trail to seehow they delivered the mail a longtime ago. The mail was deliveredby horse, then by boat and then bycarriage. At the museum we had atour guide, and she let us get intoa carriage that would have deliv-ered mail. Later, the mail wasdelivered by train, and finally byairplane.

We also learned about a dognamed Owney. He rode the trainall over the country and helpeddeliver the mail.

The last thing we did was makeour own stamp collection.

The field trip was so much fun!— Chloe McLean, third-grader

St. John’s College High School

This week at St. John’s, therewill be a junior retreat onWednesday. Also, registration forrising juniors will end on Friday.

Friday night will also be thespaghetti dinner, with funds goingto charity. Many adults and stu-dents alike have signed up for itand are very enthusiastic about theevent.

Last week included the celebra-tion of Ash Wednesday. All of theschool was called to participate ina Mass where we celebrated thebeginning of the Lenten season.This is a season of sacrifice andsolemnity and is very important inthe Catholic faith.

— Emmett Cochetti, ninth-grader

School Without WallsThe biggest thing to happen to

School Without Walls this pastweek was an announced budgetcut. This year the school’s budgetwas $4.8 million. The centraladministration proposed slashingabout $800,000 for next year. Thisis about one-sixth of the currentbudget. This cut is coming whilethe school is expected to continueshowing gains in its test scores,GPAs and enrollment. The schoolis planning to protest the newbudget. In the meantime, emer-gency meetings with administra-tors, faculty, and parents have pro-duced a rough plan of what wouldhappen if the cuts did occur.

Another decision will impactstudent groups. A health inspectorvisited the school and decreed thatstudents are not allowed to sellfood if it competes with the cafe-teria food and is not certified asnutritious. Though it has muchbetter food than many publicschools, Walls’ cafeteria is not arestaurant. Clubs and classes havealways been able to make moneyby holding bake sales or sellingpizza slices at lunch. Now theirmain source of income is banned,and students are scrambling tocome up with alternative ideas.The most common fundraiser left— holding a dance — cannot hap-pen too often, and it requires hav-ing seed money.— Lillian Audette, 12th-grader

Stoddert Elementary Two of us got 100 percent on

the DC-BAS math test, and one ofus got 100 percent on the DC-BAS reading test. How did we doit?

I’m Jacob and I push myself tobe as smart as my sister, who is inseventh grade. She’s really smart;she’s doing ninth-grade algebra.She teaches me things. I startedreading in pre-k. Now I’m reading“Eragon” books, and they’re 400or more pages.

I’m Sam and I always checkback over my work on a test. Iwant to be a good student. Being agood student tells me that I’mgood. I also like to show mybrother in the third grade that I dowell. I challenge myself to readhard books. I’m reading“Inkheart,” and it’s about 500pages. I started reading in kinder-garten.

I’m Casey and I started doingreally well in math in kinder-garten. I was the best in my class.Math comes easily for me, but Ido study and practice a lot. I go tomy room sometimes and just domath. My mom and dad buy mathbooks to challenge me. I get prizesfrom them when I get high scores.My dad challenges me to do SATquestions. I read each one reallycarefully because it’s easy to mis-understand something if you aren’tpaying careful attention.

We all use strategies when tak-ing tests like crossing out obviouswrong answers. We eliminate first.We look at what makes sense foran answer.

— Casey Bressler, Sam Priceand Jacob Beineke,

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the city. “We always need moreplay areas, especially now thatmore people are choosing to stayin the city,” she said.

Plus, she added, “It’s nice toexpose kids to different cultures.”

And that’s exactly the point. Tegner said the House of

Sweden seeks to serve as a con-duit for information aboutSwedish life while offering anopportunity for cultural exchangein the local community.

So, in addition to the chil-dren’s rooms, the House ofSweden hosts displays ofSwedish art and design, as wellas a series of seminars about lifein Sweden and beyond.

This year, topics will rangefrom female entrepreneurship inboth Sweden and America toSweden’s switch from a conscriptarmy to an all-volunteer one.

The embassy is also sponsor-ing a touring lecture series devot-ed to Stieg Larsson’s“Millennium” triology, in partner-

ship with universities across thecountry.

Zawadaszka said the two chil-dren’s rooms — together with theconstant cascade of talks, semi-nars and exhibits — create anideal opportunity for culturalexchange. Embassy officials “aretrying to teach people aboutSweden,” she said. “They under-

stand what ‘embassy’ reallymeans.”

The House of Sweden is locat-ed at 2900 K St. on theGeorgetown waterfront. Exhibits,including “Zero to One” and“Imagination Station,” are opento the public on Saturdays from11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundaysfrom noon to 5 p.m.

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abilities as debaters and theirability to work together.”

Zagorin says his major rolehas been to find at least one per-

son to act as assistant coach ateach tournament, where teams areknown to bring up to 10 coachesto provide research and assist stu-dents in coming up with strate-gies against the top teams.Despite providing all of their ownresearch, current GeorgetownDay students are still achievingfantastic results.

“Debate is, like many activi-ties, part preparation and part exe-cution,” said Zagorin. “So youcan prepare as much as you want,but being able to execute is thedecisive factor in who wins andwho loses. You can think of it as atool or a weapon that’s only aspowerful as the person whowields it.”

Team captain Joe Krakoff,who, with fellow senior BenLevy, is ranked third in thenation, says it has been a groupeffort to keep the team afloat.

“We stepped up to do this as ateam … . Every idea that we haveis an idea that we have, not anidea that I have or any one personhas. We deliberate about every-thing,” Krakoff said.

Krakoff organizes weeklypractice sessions, and team mem-bers spend up to three hours a dayresearching and preparing fordebates.

“GDS has gotten lucky, in away, by having an unbelievableteam of committed individuals,”said Zagorin. “Very few otherschools have that, and when thesestudents graduate it remains to beseen who will rise up and taketheir place if there is no one toteach them.”

Krakoff says that although ithas been a rough adjustment, con-tinuing without a coach has ulti-mately been a positive experience.

“It’s brought us as a team a lotcloser,” he said. “So we dependon each other a lot more and notan adult, which seems like itwould be hard, and it was hardfor a little while, but we perse-vered, together.”

It’s also taught them unexpect-ed lessons. “You can’t rent a carbig enough to fit the debate teamin unless you’re 25 years old,”Krakoff said. “That’s somethingthat we found out over the courseof the year.”

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❝We stepped up to dothis as a team ... .Every idea that wehave is an idea thatwe have, not an ideathat I have or any one person has.❞

— Team captain Joe Krakoff

Above, courtesy of the House of Sweden; right, Bill Petros/The Current“Zero to One,” modeled on a Swedish setup, above, is designed tosuit babies’ developmental needs. “Imagination Station,” right,includes features like a spool dispensing layers of drawing paper.


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Philip West and Barbara Yellen,who live with three children in a1922 house opposite theWashington National Cathedral,were rebuffed in February whenthey asked the HistoricPreservation Review Board for per-mission to widen their 7-foot, 9-inch driveway to accommodatemodern cars.

But now the city’s HistoricPreservation Office, after a quicksurvey of driveway widths inCleveland Park, has determinedthat a “modest” increase won’t setany precedent for the neighborhoodhistoric district.

“A reasonable case can be madethat adaptation for modern use ofthose very few driveways that arefunctionally obsolescent” is com-patible with preservation law,deputy state historic preservationofficer Steve Callcott told TheCurrent.

At the Feb. 3 hearing, Yellenmade a compelling case, describing

the difficulty of navigating herminivan up a sloping driveway,squeezed in by retaining walls onboth sides. “My car is scratched onboth sides,” she told the preserva-tion board.

But some board members notedthat her husband could apparentlyget his car into the narrow drive-way at 3409 Woodley Road with-out problems. “He has an Acura,”Yellen explained. “His car can getup the driveway. I’m the one withthe minivan, with all the kids.”

Narrow driveways are a toughissue in the Cleveland Park historicdistrict. Parking is scarce, familiesare growing and cars have gottenwider. Requests for new curb cutsand driveways are routinely denied— there and citywide — becausethey jeopardize pedestrian safety.And preservationists worry thatwidening the early-20th-centurydriveways could disrupt thestreetscape.

“Generally the wideningrequests we get are from ClevelandPark,” said Anne Brockett, thepreservation office staffer whoreviewed the West/Yellen case.Brockett said older row-house dis-tricts usually don’t have manydriveways, while later “suburbanones” like Takoma have widerdriveways already.

“This is a hot topic in Cleveland

Park,” Brockett told the board.According to his wife, West

conducted a survey of neighbor-hood driveways and found thattheirs is the narrowest. As part of alarger remodeling project, theywant to increase the driveway by22 inches, to 9 feet, 7 inches,which would require dismantlingand reassembling one of the his-toric stone walls that squeeze it in.

Yellen described the daily tra-vail on Woodley Road, where park-ing is allowed on only one side ofthe street and spaces are often filledby visitors to the Cathedral and itsschools.

“It’s the end of the day, I’ve gotmy kids, 6, 8 and 12 years old, sev-eral bags of groceries, their sportsequipment, musical instruments —cello, guitar. My kids are tired,grumpy, hungry. There is no park-ing on the Cathedral side, and Icannot get the car up the driveway.Sometimes one of the younger kidshas fallen asleep, and I have tocarry them into the house,” shesaid.

Most board members seemedsympathetic to her parking plight,but not to the driveway-wideningsolution.

“I have children and live on nar-row alley. I have a van. Not muchdifferent than you,” said memberRobert Sonderman. “I’m having a

difficult time justifying moving thiswall.”

Said Tersh Boasberg, the formerboard chair who helped establishthe historic district: “A lot of peo-ple in Cleveland Park can’t usetheir driveways. If we set a prece-dent by widening this, we’ll haveto widen every driveway.”

But current chair CatherineBuell and member Peter Landissupported the driveway-wideningrequest.

“You have an abnormally nar-row driveway, and I’m not com-

fortable saying you have to livewith that,” said Buell.

“How is this different fromwidening the door on [historic]firehouses” to make room for mod-ern fire engines, Landis asked.

The driveway-widening idea ispart of a larger project to expandthe Woodley Road home. Thepreservation board last monthunanimously approved a large rearaddition and restoration of the orig-inal front window, but rejected asmall side addition — envisioned

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ANC 3BGlover Park

The commission will meet at7 p.m. April 14 in the cafeteriaof Stoddert Elementary School,4001 Calvert St. NW.

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ANC 3CCleveland ParkWoodley ParkMassachusetts Avenue Heights

The commission will meet at7:30 p.m. March 21 at the 2ndDistrict Police Headquarters,3320 Idaho Ave. NW.

For details, call 202-657-5725 orvisit anc3c.org.

ANC 3DSpring ValleyWesley Heights

At the commission’s March 2meeting:■ a Wesley Heights residentannounced that a petition driveagainst aspects of AmericanUniversity’s draft campus plan hadnetted two-thirds of the communi-ty’s signatures as of March 2, withresidents continuing to sign. Theneighbors are asking the universityto lease its retail space on NewMexico Avenue to a grocery store ormarket and to not build dormitorieson the site of its Nebraska Avenueparking lot.■ Anna Chamberlin of the D.C.Department of Transportationnamed some of the possibleimprovements to Ward Circle out-lined in a transportation studyreleased the week after the meeting.The changes could include an all-red phase of the existing traffic sig-nals to help pedestrians crossNebraska Avenue, clearer signage,replacement traffic signals, and newsignals at the circle’s MassachusettsAvenue crosswalks.■ Jim Sebastian of the D.C.Department of Transportationdescribed plans for a bicycle lanealong New Mexico Avenue, whichhe said would improve cyclists’safety. Some commissioners andresidents questioned the goal ofencouraging bicyclists on thatstretch of street, saying it could pres-ent a safety hazard.■ commissioners voted 8-0 to sup-port a request from Foxhall Roadresidents that the D.C. Departmentof Transportation look for possibletraffic-calming solutions on theirstreet. Residents complained ofspeeding cars and a high volume of

interstate buses.■ interim at-large D.C. Councilmember Sekou Biddle, who is run-ning for the permanent position innext month’s special election, invit-ed residents to e-mail him at [email protected] to share anycomments or concerns about thecity.■ commissioners voted 7-0 to sup-port planned road closures for theOct. 30 Marine Corps Marathon.Organizers hope to use sections ofCanal, Reservoir and Foxhall roadsand MacArthur Boulevard on thatSunday morning between approxi-mately 8 and 10:45.■ commissioners voted 6-2, withcommissioners W. Philip Thomasand Nan Wells opposing, to objectto a planned rear deck at 4508 QPlace that would cause the house toexceed maximum lot occupancy.Although no neighbors raised anyobjection, some commissionerswere concerned about the view fromthe deck into neighbors’ yards downthe hill on Q Street.■ commissioners voted 5-3 against amotion to support a public-spaceapplication at 4209 50th St. Thehomeowners are hoping to move anexisting fence into public space tomake room for a pool, but somecommissioners were concernedabout setting a precedent that it’sOK for fences to be that close to thestreet.■ commissioners voted 7-1, withcommissioner Ann Haas dissenting,to support public-space applicationsfor 5258 Loughboro Road and 5257and 5253 Watson St. Developer

Gibson Builders is planning newhomes on the site and seeking curbcuts for their driveways.

Commissioners voted 6-2, withcommissioners Ann Haas and AnnHeuer dissenting, to support a pub-lic-space application for 5254Loughboro Road — the fourthhouse in the Gibson Builders devel-opment.

The commission discussed thisaddress separately because Gibsonis seeking two curb cuts for a circu-lar driveway for the house.

Most commissioners signed offon the circular driveway because thecurb cuts are in a no-parking sectionof Loughboro and because Gibsonagreed to use permeable pavementon this driveway.■ commissioners voted 8-0 tooppose Georgetown University’scampus plan. The commissionraised concerns about increasedenrollment, a planned internal serv-ice road along a scenic easementand a planned roof over KehoeField.■ commissioners voted 7-0-1, withcommissioner Nan Wells abstain-ing, to send a letter to AmericanUniversity outlining concerns thebody has with the university’s draftcampus plan. Wells abstained afteran amendment she put forwardfailed.

The commission will meet at7 p.m. April 6 in the new medicalbuilding at Sibley MemorialHospital, 5215 Loughboro RoadNW.

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as a “mud room” — because itwould be visible from the street. Theboard took the driveway issue underadvisement.

But now, says Callcott, thepreservation office’s survey has

found much evidence of “drivewaycreep,” with owners adding somepavers of flagstones that didn’t seemto “substantively affect the charac-ter” of the neighborhood, and in facthave provoked almost no com-plaints.

Looking only at drivewaysbounded by walls or berms, the stafffound only four that were less than 8

feet wide — the zoning code’s min-imum for a compact car. Callcottsaid his office concluded that allow-ing the Yellen/West family to alterits driveway would not “lead to adomino effect.”

The family is now preparingplans for the driveway and movingforward with other work on theirhome.

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now as large as in the previous playground, and thestorm drain is outside the playground’s fence — but theneighborhood commission might have to fund addition-al benches on its own.

Stokes dismissed concerns that the work had fallenbehind schedule. The ballfield will be open — at leastfor “limited use” — by April 2; sod is scheduled to beinstalled today. Openings of the playground and on-siterecreation center will follow, he said.

“After all of these years, we look forward to every-thing being open for use by the community,” Stokessaid.

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ence Monday, Skinner called thereport a “vindication.” In his writtenresponse, he also labeled the investi-gation as “an ongoing smear cam-paign against the [former] mayorand used to derail his re-election.”

Karim’s firm, BannekerVentures, is still suing the city forcanceling the project managementcontracts, saying the company has-n’t been paid fully for legitimatework.

Attorney A. Scott Bolden, repre-senting both men, called the report“politically motivated” and said thematters Trout wants referred to theU.S. Attorney’s Office are “outsidethe scope of his investigation.”

“Both were fully absolved of anywrongdoing, and he ought not gotraipsing through financial transac-tions that are unrelated,” Boldensaid in a brief phone interview.

Bolden also noted some irony inthe timing. “Those who pushed forthis the most are now targets ofinvestigation,” he said, referencingrecent allegations envelopingMayor Vincent Gray and somecouncil members. “There is nohigher ground.”

In his 258-page report, Trout laysout a now-familiar story that cameto light in the fall of 2009, whencouncil members realized that con-tracts for several long-stalled parkimprovements, recreation centersand athletic fields had been funneledthrough the Office of the DeputyMayor for Planning and EconomicDevelopment to the D.C. HousingAuthority and its construction sub-sidiary — all without the requiredcouncil review.

Ultimately, a $4.2 million con-tract to manage construction of allthe projects was awarded to onefirm, Banneker Ventures, which inturn awarded most of the engineer-ing work to a year-old start-up,Liberty Engineering. Karim andSkinner, principals of the two firms,are friends and business partnerswith numerous financial dealings.

Under Banneker’s managementcontract, the company pocketed a 9percent mark-up on fees to all con-

sultants and subcontractors, includ-ing Skinner’s two-person firm.Liberty, in turn, subcontracted outmost of the engineering and surveywork and, according to Trout,tacked on an even heftier mark-up.

The report notes that DavidJannarone, then director of develop-ment in the deputy mayor’s office,was a “close friend of Skinner’s”and “acted as if it was a foregoneconclusion that Banneker would beawarded the contract.” DespiteJannarone’s “inappropriate” contactwith Banneker during the biddingprocess, Trout concludes that“Jannarone’s apparent mindset” didnot give Banneker “an actual advan-tage.”

Trout also found no attempt byFenty or his administration to cir-cumvent council oversight of largecontracts. The convoluted contract-ing process was “prompted by a sin-cere desire … to expedite the com-pletion of long-awaited public proj-ects,” the special counsel wrote.

But the system ended up costingtaxpayers dearly, Trout said.Officials said they channeled fundsto the housing authority because ofits supposed expertise in construc-tion management, but then handedthe management over to Banneker.The economic development officethen signed off on Banneker’sinvoices even though staff thoughtthey were high. “All these multiplelayers of management led to a sig-nificant waste of taxpayer funds,”Trout wrote.

The relationship of Karim andhis favored subcontractor, Skinner,drew special notice. Trout noted thatthe two had “multiple ties,” includ-ing a shared office and transfers ofmore than $1 million that neitherman “could or would” explain. Inwinning the park work, Trout wrote,Skinner “misrepresented the capaci-ty” of his tiny firm and submittedfalse résumés — facts that shouldhave been obvious to Karim.

Yet Skinner’s firm submittedinvoices that marked up its pay-ments to other engineers by morethan 125 percent, and to outside sur-veyors by 400 percent, Trout said.Banneker signed off, as did thecity’s economic development office.

Trout said both men refused to

answer questions about their busi-ness dealings and, when ordered toby a court, “repeatedly responded: ‘Idon’t recall.’”

“Karim and Skinner essentiallythwarted the investigation, and theirperformance left us with the clearimpression that they believed theyhad something to hide,” Troutwrote.

He is recommending the councilrefer “matters related to Banneker,[Liberty Engineering], andBanneker’s selection of generalcontractors” to the U.S. Attorney’sOffice “for further examination.”

The report came out Mondayafter a brief but rancorous meetingof the special D.C. Council commit-tee set up to investigate the matter.Committee chair Harry Thomas(Ward 5) defended the long time-line, saying the witnesses’ failure tocooperate prolonged the proceed-ings. He said their repeated inabilityto recall simple facts about theirbusinesses raises the possibility ofperjury by Skinner and Karim.

“The report makes plain the con-tract was a bad deal,” said MaryCheh of Ward 3, whose committeehas been struggling to improve citycontracting procedures. “At manypoints along the way it deviatedfrom best practices and probablymigrated into worst practices.”

When Muriel Bowser of Ward 4,a loyal Fenty ally, offered a differentperspective, Thomas initially cut heroff.

After a unanimous vote torelease the report, Bowser was per-mitted to speak. She noted thatalthough the contracting mess grewto involve $87 million in spendingauthority, only $6.2 million wasactually transferred before the coun-cil intervened. And she emphasizedthere was “no wrongdoing on thepart of Mayor Fenty, no contractsteering by the administration.”

Even a notorious $2.5 millionChristmas Eve payment toBanneker in 2009 — after the coun-cil had voided its contract — was“meant in good faith to pay subcon-tractors” for work already done,Bowser said, quoting Trout’s report.

Trout will brief the committee onhis investigation and recommenda-tions in an open meeting Friday.

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The “preferred” alternative pre-sented last week is not a new designeither: In 2007, the two-stair con-cept got approval from the NationalCapital Planning Commission andthe U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.

In a letter recording the board’svote, commission secretary ThomasLuebke noted the “strong support”of the federally appointed board ofarchitects for the design.

Commissioners said that the“lightweight construction willgracefully complement the marble

cladding and floating character ofthe Kennedy Center terrace,”Luebke wrote.

The 2007 plan also included aground-level plaza with trees and apossible fountain, along with aretaining wall to separate the gather-ing space from the Rock Creek andPotomac Parkway.

The commissioners did notacknowledge Moore’s designdirectly during the 2007 hearing,through they made comments indi-cating they might object to a broadstair. They noted that the NationalPark Service wanted the retainingwall between the roadway and theplaza to be low enough to maintain

the view of the Key Bridge fornorthbound motorists. A solid,broad stair would be more likely toblock that view.

The final design also must fit in afairly small footprint. The riverfrontpark is only 30 feet wide at the proj-ect site, and any steps must fit with-in that area and rise to the center’sterrace 32 feet above ground level.

The public-comment periodended Monday for the initial phaseof the design process. In April, anassessment including the officiallypreferred design will be released,and the public will again have 30days to comment. A decision is duein July.

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lack of transportation options, according tothe report; development restarted in earnest inthe 1920s.

Those 17 original houses, and the handfulof farmhouses that preceded them in the area,serve as “significant reminders of our neigh-borhood’s history,” Jane Waldmann, the his-torical society member who led the researchfor the document, said at Thursday’s meetingof the Tenleytown/American University Parkadvisory neighborhood commission.

But commissioners were skeptical of themotivation for the document’s creation andworried about its possible effects. They voted5-0 to oppose its adoption.

“Does the inclusion on the multi-propertydocument change in any way the strength ofthat application over the wishes of the currentowner?” commissioner Matt Frumin askedrhetorically. “I have to believe the answer hasto be yes, and that’s why [the historical socie-ty is] doing it.”

Historical society members said they typi-cally have neither the interest in nor the

resources for pursuing a contested applica-tion, but said that having the neighborhoodhistory on file would help justify a historichome’s protection if necessary. “If someonewants to tear down their home and build somemonstrosity, [the document] does give usprecedent to say, ‘That’s probably not goingto fit into the theme of the neighborhood,’”one member said at the meeting.

Commission chair Jonathan Bender coun-tered that renovations and new buildings are amatter of individual taste, which the advisoryneighborhood commission — a body that is“accountable to voters” — can weigh in onmore appropriately than the historical society.Commissioners said their opposition to thedocument at this stage would give them prece-dent to oppose nominations of any individualproperty in the future, if need be.

Frumin added that he had heard from oneresident who strongly opposed his property’sinclusion in the document and was not surewhether the other affected homeowners wereaware of the document’s possible implica-tions. “You have a role and you want to pre-serve those houses, and you do it magnifi-cently,” Frumin told the historical societymembers, adding, “But we need to look out

for those owners.”Sid Balman, the resident Frumin spoke of

at the meeting, said in an interview that he wasshocked and appalled by the very concept ofsomeone else nominating his home for land-mark status. “If there were any effort to some-how designate my house historic or do any-thing within the boundaries of something thatI owned, I would fight it 100 percent,” he said.

Over the last 12 years, Balman said, he hasdone extensive renovations to his home —one of the 10 built in 1897 — that he feels areconsistent with its character. “But it’s not in

my DNA to have to check with some commu-nity panel to have to do work on my ownhouse,” he added.

Kim Williams, a historian with the D.C.Historic Preservation Office who helped pre-pared the multi-property document, said heroffice generally discourages landmark nomi-nations opposed by the owner-occupant of aproperty, and described the new documentonly as “a chapter in a book describing thehistory of the neighborhood.”

“It reduces the burden on designations thatcould be done anyway, so you don’t have togo back and redo the research or copy fromanother nomination,” Williams said.“Homeowners shouldn’t be threatened by thisat all.”

“This lays the groundwork for eventualdesignation,” Frumin replied. “Of coursethere’s no reason to do it if it doesn’t advanceyour cause of preserving these houses.”

Despite the acrimony over the document,the commission proceeded to back theTenleytown Historical Society’s applicationsto designate 4131 Yuma St., 4628 48th St.,4901 47th St. and 4624 Verplanck Place ashistoric landmarks. Owners of the four prop-erties want the designations.

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Intersections with more extensive and expensive rec-ommendations would wait longer to see changes andlikely require further traffic studies. The study calls formore than $1 million to be spent eventually on bothWard Circle and Chevy Chase Circle — first on modi-fying signal timing and adding new, larger signs andthen on installing new and possibly additional trafficsignals — but planners said funding for such projects isharder to come by than for smaller block-by-blockimprovements.

But the benefit of the smaller improvements — thecurb extensions and others — is that they can now bedone with a better understanding of the overall neigh-borhood context, said Christopher Delfs, anotherTransportation Department planner.

“We tried to look at, what is the root problem andwhat are the treatments to that root problem,” he said —rather than using speed humps as the only solution toundesirable traffic. The study considered speed humps,Delfs said, but ultimately did not recommend any newones in the area.

Residents can still request humps — 75 percent of ablock’s households must sign a petition seeking them —but under a 2010 policy change, the TransportationDepartment’s analysis will “consider the potentialimpacts of speed humps on the operations of the sur-rounding transportation network,” according to thedepartment’s website. “If we do get any of theserequests in the future, we should be reviewing them

through the lens of this study,” Delfs said.In conducting the livability study, the Transportation

Department solicited community complaints and con-cerns about intersections and roadways in the area, andused the responses and its own accident data to deter-mine what areas to study further for possible solutions.

Community leaders applauded the study’s processand results.

Matt Frumin, a Tenleytown/Friendship Heights advi-sory neighborhood commissioner who helped guide thelivability study, said he only wished more of the $9.3million of recommendations could come quickly tofruition.

“The one thing that’s disappointing about the study iswe looked at a lot of things and [planners] got a lot ofinput, but it’s a symptom of the budget that we’re livingin that not a lot of it is going to be done right away,”Frumin said.

Aside from the two traffic circles, the livability studylargely ignored through traffic on major arterial streets,such as Connecticut and Wisconsin avenues, as majorchanges to those roads could have ripple effectsthroughout the District’s transportation network. Afuture study will examine possible improvements tomajor roadways, Delfs said.

The department also plans to continue conductingneighborhood-by-neighborhood livability studies, usingRock Creek West II as a model throughout the city.Budget pressures may prevent the city from meeting itsgoal of three studies per year, Delfs said, but the depart-ment does plan to more forward soon with Rock CreekWest I, covering the section of Chevy Chase betweenBroad Branch Road and Rock Creek Park.

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What’s more, said the federa-tion’s Dave Mallof, the remaininggap is actually a very small percent-age of the city’s budget. Given theexplosion in spending over the pastfew years, he added, there is “morethan enough maneuvering room” tobalance the books using only spend-ing cuts.

But the impending budget hasalso sparked some progressivegroups to get out their message thata targeted tax hike is the right movefor the city, particularly given thepotential cuts to city programs forthe poor that Gray’s budget directorEric Goulet hinted at last week.

Elizabeth Falcon of organizationSave Our Safety Net suggested

recently that a handful of new taxbrackets for high earners would“ask more of those who have suf-fered the least in the recession”instead of balancing the budget “onthe backs of the poor.”

The mayor’s budget should taxincome over $100,000 at a rate of 9percent, $200,000 at 10 percent and

$500,000 at 12 percent, Falconwrote.

Now, the city has three tax brack-ets, with the top rate set at 8.5 per-cent for income over $40,000. Anew bracket for high earners wouldput D.C. in a category with 11 otherstates that raise rates for incomeover $100,000.

Many of those states have taxrates lower than the District’s, butmany also have municipalities thatlevy their own taxes on top of statereceipts.

For overall tax liability, the

District ranked 24th in the countryin 2009, according to the TaxFoundation.

Jenny Reed of the DC FiscalPolicy Institute also suggests thatadding a high-earner tax bracketwould be an equitable approach tothe city’s fiscal woes. Reed, withfellow policy analyst KwameBoadi, recommends that D.C. add atax bracket of 9.5 percent forincome over $200,000.

Reed emphasized that such abracket would not kick in for afamily until a married couple isearning more than $400,000 annu-ally. That’s due to the city’s provi-sion that married taxpayers mayfile separately on the same return,she said.

For married couples making$500,000 annually, Reed said, thehigher rate would lead them to payan additional 0.6 percent of theirincome in taxes.

Even if it were to apply to allincome earned in 2011, the hikewould raise about $44 million forfiscal year 2012 due to the differ-ence in calendar and fiscal years,Reed estimated. The tally would riseto $66 million the following year.

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The “burglary” Officer Greenallegedly participated in was actual-ly a sting. She helped an informantfind a house to burglarize, waited inthe car, then took $600 for her partin the fake crime, officials said.

The other three officers were tar-gets of a two-month confidentialcriminal investigation conducted bythe Internal Affairs Division afterhearing reports of police purchasingstolen goods, Lanier said.

Officers Silvestre Bonilla, DioniFernandez and Guillermo Ortizapparently believed they were buy-ing stolen electronic goods, andwere videotaped paying for televi-sions, iPads and iPhones, in somecases putting them into police cars,according to the investigation.

The three pleaded not guilty lastWednesday in D.C. Superior Court.They were placed on administrativeleave and ordered to surrender theirpolice firearms. Lanier noted, rue-fully, that an “attempt at receivingstolen property” is considered amisdemeanor.

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weighed in on the issue. “I find it perplexing for the

University to state that the only wayto allow its shuttle [buses] to turnaround is to construct a loop roadalong the western edge of its cam-pus,” Cheh wrote in a letter to theuniversity. She suggested two turn-around points that would funnelbuses in and out of the Canal Roadentrance but not require a loop road:by the Lombardi Cancer Center andthe helipad.

“I sincerely hope that theUniversity will reconsider … build-ing a road that will direct traffic intoview of Ward 3 residents and causenoise, air and light pollution eachday,” she added.

University officials have esti-mated that a bus would travel theloop road every five minutes; someresidents argue that the traffic wouldbe even heavier.

Complicating the matter is anagreement signed in 2003 by theschool with the National ParkService granting a scenic easementover a 2.5-acre portion of universityproperty adjacent to the park inexchange for permission to build theCanal Road entrance.

Neighborhood opponents havecharged in the past that the roadwould infringe on the easement —which allows a roadway only for

service vehicles — but nowacknowledge that the protectedslope would narrowly escape anyconstruction.

“It contradicts the spirit of thescenic easement if not the letter,”said Foxhall advisory neighborhoodcommissioner Ann Haas.

“The University will work close-ly with the National Park Serviceregarding the design to ensure thatthe park is not adversely impacted,”Georgetown University spokesper-son Julie Bataille wrote in an e-mail.

But according to critics, the looproad would compromise a centralpurpose of the easement: “to protectvegetation … that serves to effec-tively screen several Universitystructures from the view of visitors”to the park, according to ParkService documents.

Road noise also would harm thepark experience, said advisoryneighborhood commissioner KentSlowinski. “I was in the park lastweek, and even a golf cart on the[existing] service road was prettyloud,” he said.

What’s more, said Slowinski, thecurrent roadway has seen problems— including two partial collapses ofthe slope that deposited debris in thepark stream below — that a larger,more heavily used road wouldundoubtedly make worse.

The university is undertakingstabilization projects to make surethe slope is better protected, saidBataille.

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selves, grading their properties toprevent flooding of basements andgarages. But some of those fixeshave merely worsened the problemfor other neighbors, wrote residentCorbin Harwood.

Harwood’s own effort at mitiga-tion — adding pavers along the sideof his home frequently used bypedestrians — has been less thansuccessful. A few months later,“already the pavers are sinking inmud,” he said.

“It is shameful that it took solong to get this matter addressed,”said advisory neighborhood com-missioner Charles Eason, whorecalled visiting the alley with a rep-resentative of then-Mayor Adrian

Fenty two years ago. Residents remembered other

meetings with city officials over theyears. The visitors would declarethe spot to be one of the worst in thecity, promise action — and thennothing, residents said.

But they hope a meeting lastweek with city transportation offi-cials, neighbors, a representativefrom Ward 2 D.C. Council memberJack Evans’ office and Eason willbe the last of its kind.

It’s not just the flooded garages,muddy shoes and bumpy car ridesthat have troubled residents: Theneglected alley has become a healthand safety hazard.

Standing water turned to winterice has caused falls and at least onesprained ankle, neighbors said. Inthe summer, the pools are breedinggrounds for mosquitoes.

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Class■ A weekly workshop will offer instruc-

tion in “Sahaja Yoga Meditation.” 7 p.m.Free. West End Neighborhood Library,1101 24th St. NW. 202-724-8707.

Discussions and lectures■ Stefan Kanfer will discuss his book

“Tough Without a Gun: The Life andExtraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart.”6 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8thand F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ David Brooks willdiscuss his book “TheSocial Animal: TheHidden Sources ofLove, Character, andAchievement.” 7 p.m.Free. Politics andProse, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ The Kennedy Center’s “maximum

INDIA” festival will feature the documen-taries “Does Gandhi Matter?” and “Ismat &Annie.” 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The annual Environmental FilmFestival in the Nation’s Capital will featurethe D.C. premiere of Nicole Torre’s 2009film “Houston, We Have a Problem,” aboutU.S. energy policy and the country’sdependence on foreign oil. 6:30 p.m. Free.Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building, JohnsHopkins University School of AdvancedInternational Studies, 1740 MassachusettsAve. NW. dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org. Thefestival will continue through March 27 withscreenings at various venues.

■ “Celebrating the Oscars at theNation’s Library” will feature Elia Kazan’s1954 film “On the Waterfront,” starring

Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and Lee J.Cobb. 7 p.m.Free; reserva-tions suggest-ed. MaryPickfordTheater, JamesMadisonBuilding, Library of Congress, 101Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5677.

■ National Geographic will present“Mission Blue,” about the work of oceanog-rapher Sylvia Earle. A discussion with Earleand filmmaker Robert Nixon will follow.7:30 p.m. $10. Grosvenor Auditorium,National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

■ The French Cinémathèque series willfeature Ousmane Sembene’s 2004 film“Moolaadé,”about a womanwho protects agroup of girlsfrom femalecircumcisionand starts aconflict that tears her village apart. 8 p.m.$11; $9 for students; $8.25 for seniors;$8 for ages 12 and younger. AvalonTheatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performance■ Actress Shabana Azmi will star in

“Broken Images,” a psychological thrillerabout a relatively unknown Hindi short-storywriter who becomes wealthy and famous bywriting a best seller in English. 8 p.m. $39to $100. Eisenhower Theater, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600.

Thursday, March 17

Children’s program■ A park ranger will lead ages 5 and

older on a hike along the Woodland Trail. 4p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Concerts■ The National Gallery of Art New

Music Ensemble will perform works byAntosca, Shatin and other composers inhonor of the 70th anniversary of theNational Gallery of Art. 12:10 p.m. Free.Rotunda, West Building, National Gallery ofArt, 6th Street and Constitution AvenueNW. 202-737-4215.

■ Musician Maggie Sansone will per-

form Celtic music for the hammered dul-cimer. 5 p.m. Free. 4530 Wisconsin Ave.NW. 202-244-7326

■ International recording artists LesNubians, a French-Cameroonian sister duo,will perform. 7:30 p.m. $25. La MaisonFrançaise, 4101 Reservoir Road NW.InstantSeats.com.

■ De Danann — featuring Alec Finn,Johnny “Ringo” McDonagh, EleanorShanley and the Culkin School IrishDancers — will present a St. Patrick’s Dayconcert. 7:30 p.m. $25. GrosvenorAuditorium, National Geographic, 1600 MSt. NW. 202-857-7700.

■ The 64-member Hamilton CollegeChoir will perform sacred and secularworks. 7:30 p.m. Free. St. Columba’sEpiscopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW.202-363-4119.

Demonstration■ Cooking instructor and holistic nutri-

tionist Danielle C. Navidi will present acooking demonstration, “Lemons: Savoryand Sweet!” 11:30 a.m. $10; registrationrequired. Conservatory Classroom, U.S.Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW.202-225-1116.

Discussions and lectures■ Amitai Etzioni,

professor of internation-al affairs at GeorgeWashington University,will discuss “Why It IsMorally Wrong to CutInto the Social SafetyNetworks.” 11:30 a.m.$30; reservations required. Woman’sNational Democratic Club, 1526 NewHampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

■ W. Dean Pesnell,project scientist for theSolar DynamicsObservatory at NASA’sGoddard Space FlightCenter, will discuss“The Many Colors ofthe Sun.” 11:30 a.m.Free. Mary Pickford Theater, JamesMadison Building, Library of Congress, 101Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5664.

■ Michael Bratton,professor of politicalscience and Africanstudies at MichiganState University, willdiscuss “ViolentPartnership andTransitional Justice inZimbabwe.” 12:30 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Room 500, Bernstein-OffitBuilding, Johns Hopkins University Schoolof Advanced International Studies, 1717

Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-663-5676.■ Cheryl A. Smith will discuss her book

“Market Women: Black WomenEntrepreneurs: Past, Present and Future.”1 p.m. Free. Mary McLeod Bethune CouncilHouse National Historic Site, 1318Vermont Ave. NW. 202-673-2402.

■ Scholar Benjamin Fordham will dis-cuss “The Domestic Politics of WorldPower, 1890-1945.” 4 p.m. Free. Room119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library ofCongress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-2692.

■ Historian Sid Hart will discuss John F.Kennedy. 6 to 6:30 p.m. Free. NationalPortrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Artist Peter Doig will discuss hispaintings, which reference both art histo-ry and popular culture. 6 p.m. $20;reservations required. Phillips Collection,1600 21st St. NW.phillipscollection.org/calendar.

■ A gallery talk will focus on PhilipGuston’s politically charged hooded figures.6 and 7 p.m. $12; $10 for seniors and stu-dents; free for ages 18 and younger.Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151.

■ Neil Strauss will discuss his book“Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead:Journeys Into Fame and Madness.” 6:30p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St.NW. 202-347-0176.

■ Paul Mason will discuss his book“Live Working or Die Fighting: How theWorking Class Went Global.” 6:30 to 8p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys andPoets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Author and peace activist AhdafSoueif will discuss the political situation inEgypt. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room,Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Karen Tei Yamashita will discuss herbook “I Hotel,” a 2010 National BookAward finalist for fiction. 7 p.m. Free.Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave.NW. 202-364-1919.

■ “The Early Yearsof the Peace Corps” willfeature panelists BillMoyers (shown), formerU.S. Ambassador JackHood Vaughn and for-mer Sen. HarrisWofford, D-Penn. 7p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, NationalArchives Building, Pennsylvania Avenuebetween 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ The Georgetown Book Club will dis-cuss “Brooklyn” by Colm Toibin. 7:30 p.m.

Free. Georgetown Neighborhood Library,3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ S. DavidHargrove, professor ofpsychology atAppalachian StateUniversity, will discuss“Literary Study Fromthe Perspective ofBowen Theory.” 7:30p.m. Free. Bowen Center for the Study ofthe Family, Suite 103, 4400 MacArthurBlvd. NW. 202-965-4400.

Films■ Senior Cinema Thursdays will feature

George Nolfi’s 2011 film “The AdjustmentBureau,” starring Matt Damon and EmilyBlunt. 10:30 a.m. $5. Avalon Theatre,5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

■ “Chase Away the Blues With SomeRomantic Movies” will feature MichaelGordon’s 1959film “PillowTalk,” starringRock Hudson,Doris Day andTony Randall. 4p.m. Free.Palisades Neighborhood Library, 4901 VSt. NW. 202-282-3139.

■ Partners of the Americas’ Farmer toFarmer Program and the School ofAdvanced International Studies will presentGeorge Langworthy and Maryam Henein’sdocumentary “Vanishing of the Bees.” 6:30p.m. Free; reservations required. RomeBuilding Auditorium, Johns HopkinsUniversity School of Advanced InternationalStudies, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. [email protected].

Performances■ Shubhra Bhardwaj will present “Ticket

to Bollywood” as part of the KennedyCenter’s “maximum INDIA” festival. 6 p.m.Free. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center.202-467-4600.

■ The Topaz Hotel Bar’s weekly stand-up show will feature local comics. 8 to 10p.m. Free. 1733 N St. NW. 202-393-3000.

Friday, March 18

Class■ Citronelle master sommelier Kathy

Morgan will lead a class on “SommelierSecrets.” 1 to 3 p.m. $100. Michel RichardCitronelle, 3000 M St. NW. 202-625-2150.

Concerts■ The Morehouse College Glee Club will

perform. Noon. Free. Great Hall, MartinLuther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St.NW. 202-727-0321.

■ The Friday Morning Music Club willperform works by Schumann and Schubert,among others. Noon. Free. Sumner SchoolMuseum, 1201 17th St. NW. 202-333-2075.

■ Organist Charles Miller, director ofmusic at National City Christian Church, willpresent an all-Bach recital. 12:15 to 1 p.m.Free. National City Christian Church, 5Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103.

■ The percussion ensemble Taal Indiawill perform as part of the KennedyCenter’s “maximum INDIA” festival. 6 p.m.Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.202-467-4600.

■ The Central Asian Music Festival willfeature a concert/lecture by Adam Grodeand Yerbolat Myrzaliev, featuring a family oflong-necked lutes such as the Kazakh dom-bra and the Kashgar kobyz. 6 to 8 p.m.$25; reservations required. Kazakhstan

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Friday, MARCH 18■ Concert: Pianist Thomas Pandolfiwill perform works by Chopin. 1:15p.m. Free. McNeir Hall, GeorgetownUniversity, 37th and O streets NW.202-687-2787.

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■ Tenor Rufus Müller and theWashington National Cathedral’s chambervocal ensemble, Cathedra, will performBach’s “St. Matthew Passion.” 7:30 p.m.$60 to $75. Washington NationalCathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsinavenues NW. 202-537-2228. The concertwill repeat Saturday at 5 p.m.

■ The Potter’s House will presentsinger/songwriters Patricia Morrison, MaryShapiro, Hannah Spiro and Sarah Gilberg.7:30 to 10:30 p.m. $15 to $50 donationsuggested. The Potter’s House, 1658Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.og.

■ The University of SouthernCalifornia’s SoCal VoCals will perform acappella music. 9 p.m. Free. McNeir Hall,Georgetown University, 37th and O streetsNW. 202-687-2787.

Dancing■ A swing dance will feature Red Hot

Rhythm Chiefs and Casey MacGill’s Blue 4Trio competing in a “Battle of the Bands.”8:30 p.m. to midnight. $15. Chevy ChaseBallroom, 5207 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 703-359-9882.

Discussions and lectures■ Egemen Bagis, Turkish minister of

European Union affairs, will discuss“Turkey’s European Union Membership: AWin-Win Case.” 9:30 a.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Room 500, Bernstein-OffitBuilding, Johns Hopkins University Schoolof Advanced International Studies, 1717Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-663-5880.

■ Historian Nora Titone will discuss herbook “My Thoughts Be Bloody: The BitterRivalry Between Edwin and John WilkesBooth That Led to an American Tragedy.”Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, NationalArchives Building, Pennsylvania Avenuebetween 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ Bobby Ward will discuss her book“Chlorophyll in His Veins: J.C. Raulston,Horticultural Ambassador.” Noon. Free; reg-istration required. Conservatory Classroom,U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave.SW. 202-225-1116.

■ Ethnographic photographer PeggyFleming will discuss “The Capital PoolCheckers Club: Tradition, Competition, andCommunity in Washington, D.C.” Noon to 1p.m. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, JamesMadison Building, Library of Congress, 101Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5510.

■ Library volunteer Marilyn Barth willdiscuss Larz Anderson’s journal describinghis 1910 trip with Secretary of War J.M.Dickinson. 12:30 p.m. Free. Society of theCincinnati, Anderson House, 2118Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.

■ Panelists will discuss “BasicPrinciples for the Rehabilitation ofAzerbaijan’s Post-Conflict Territories.”12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building, JohnsHopkins University School of AdvancedInternational Studies, 1740 MassachusettsAve. NW. 202-663-7721.

■ Author JulieOrringer will discussher novel “TheInvisible Bridge.” 7p.m. Free. Politics andProse, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW.202-364-1919.

Film■ National Geographic will present the

D.C. premiere of “Summer Pasture,” aboutprospects forthe longstand-ing way of lifeof nomadic yakherders in thehigh grasslandsof easternTibet. 7 p.m. $10. Grosvenor Auditorium,National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

Performances■ Georgetown University Children’s

Theater will present “The ReluctantDragon,” based on the story by KennethGrahame. 7 p.m. Free. McNeir Hall,Georgetown University, 37th and O streetsNW. 202-687-2787.

■ The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washingtonwill present an all-male production of “TheBest Little Whorehouse in Texas.” 8 p.m.$30 to $50. Lisner Auditorium, GeorgeWashington University, 730 21st St. NW.gmcw.org. The performance will repeatSaturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.

Special events■ “La Nuit de la Pub (The Night of the

Ad)” will feature screenings of films aboutadvertising in France and the UnitedStates, as well as a talk by Anne SaintDreux, director of the House ofAdvertisement in Paris. 6:30 p.m. $15.Letelier Theater, 3251 Prospect St. NW.202-234-7911.

■ “La Grande Fête de la Francophonie2011” will feature culinary specialties andcrafts from more than 35 French-speakingnations, as well as a live concert. 7 p.m.$30 to $50. La Maison Française, 4101Reservoir Road NW. InstantSeats.com.

Saturday, March 19

Children’s programs■ The Saturday Morning at the National

series will present the singing superheroKinderman performing African call-and-response dances. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free;tickets required. Helen Hayes Gallery,National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave.NW. 202-783-3372.

■ The Singing Lizard will perform. 10 to11 a.m. Free. Black Box Theater, CapitolHill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. NW. 202-547-8639.

■ The House of Sweden will present“Space for Children,” designed to fosterinteractive creativity and play (for ages 10and younger). 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free.House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. 202-467-2645. The program will continueSaturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. andSundays from noon to 5 p.m. through April24.

Classes■ Smithsonian curators William Fitzhugh

and Dennis Stanford will discuss“Underwater Settlements: Our NewFrontier,” about how technologicaladvances have fostered underwater archae-ological exploration. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.$120. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Experts on the archaeological historyof the American Southwest will discuss“Leaving Mesa Verde: A 13th-CenturyAmerican Mystery.” 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.$120. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ First Class Inc. will present a seminaron “How to Generate Passive ResidualIncome.” 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $45. FirstClass Inc., 1726 20th St. NW. 202-797-5102.

■ Cultural Study Abroad, a local travelcompany, will present an intensive Italianlanguage class as a fund-raiser for thechoir at Duke Ellington School of the Arts.10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $160. Location providedupon registration. 202-669-1562. The classwill be offered weekly through April 30.

Concerts■ The Washington Performing Arts

Society will present the Boston SymphonyOrchestra performing works by Haydn,Bartók and Beethoven. 4 p.m. $48 to$125. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ “Old School HipHop Meets Go-Go” willfeature performersChuck Brown (shown),Be’la Dona, ExperienceUnlimited, Kool MoeDee, Kurtis Blow andWhodini. 7 p.m. $65 to$75. D.C. Armory, 2001 East Capitol St.SE. 202-397-7328.

■ Dumbarton Concerts will present theVogler StringQuartet per-forming worksby Dvorák,Beethoven andSchulhoff. 8p.m. $33; $29for seniors and students. DumbartonUnited Methodist Church, 3133 DumbartonSt. NW. 202-965-2000.

■ Classical guitaristMark Ashford will per-form works by Albéniz,Villa-Lobos andPiazzolla, as well as aselection of Frenchsongs arranged byRoland Dyens. 8 p.m.$25; $12.50 for students; free for ages 9through 17 with the purchase of an adultticket. Westmoreland Congregational UnitedChurch of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle.301-654-6403.

Discussions and lectures■ Darrell King will discuss his book

“How Do You Want It: The Story ofSoutheast Trina.” 2 p.m. Free. Watha T.Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library, 16307th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

■ Gayle Tzemach Lemmon will discussher book “The Dressmaker of Khair Khana:Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, andthe Woman Who Risked Everything to KeepThem Safe.” 3 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble,555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ Alan Paul will discuss his book “Big inChina: My Unlikely Adventures Raising aFamily, Playing the Blues, and Becoming aStar in Beijing.” 6 p.m. Free. Politics andProse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ Weekend Family Matinees will pre-

sent Michael Swan’s 2010 film “WhiteLion.” 10:30 a.m. $5.75. Avalon Theatre,5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

■ The National Archives will presentKevin Costner’s 1990 film “Dances WithWolves.” Noon. Free. McGowan Theater,National Archives Building, PennsylvaniaAvenue between 7th and 9th streets NW.202-357-5000.

■ The National Gallery of Art will pre-sent Reginald Barker and Thomas Ince’s1915 silent film “The Italian,” accompaniedby live music performed by Donald Sosinand Joanna Seaton. 1 p.m. Free. EastBuilding Auditorium, National Gallery of Art,4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.202-737-4215.

■ “Remembering Risorgimento” will fea-ture Alessandro Blasetti’s 1933 film “1860(I Mille di Garibaldi),” about Giribaldi andItaly’s liberation as seen from an ordinarySicilian village. 4 p.m. Free. East BuildingAuditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4thStreet and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Performances■ Kerala Kalamandalam Kathakali

Troupe will perform a highly stylized classi-cal dance-drama as part of the “maximumINDIA” festival. 6 p.m. Free. MillenniumStage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Dance Place will showcase area youthperforming various dance styles. 8 p.m.$22; $17 for students, teachers, seniorsand artists; $8 for ages 17 and younger.Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sundayat 4 p.m.

■ Miya Hisaka Silva, founder and artis-tic director of El Teatro de DanzaContemporanea de El Salvador and Joy ofMotion’s Classical Repertory DanceTheatre, will present an evening of her past

year’s choreography. 8 p.m. $30. LangTheatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center,1333 H St. NE. 202-362-3042.

■ “The Glass Menagerie Project” willfeature Christopher Durang’s “For Whomthe Southern Belle Tolls,” a 30-minute paro-dy of the Tennessee Williams classic “TheGlass Menagerie.” 10:45 p.m. Free. GondaTheatre, Davis Performing Arts Center,Georgetown University, 37th and O streetsNW. 202-687-3838.

Special events■ In honor of Woman’s History Month,

the D.C. Public Library and the nonprofitWomanifesting will host a forum on howlocal women leaders are making a differ-ence through community building, collabora-tion and social activism. 2 to 4 p.m. Free;reservations required. Room A-5, MartinLuther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St.NW. 202-727-1295.

■ Amateur bakers will compete in the“Makes-Me-Wanna Shout! Coconut CakeChallenge” semifinals, to be judged by localfood celebrities and the public. Proceedswill benefit Miriam’s Kitchen, a nonprofitgroup that provides meals and social serv-ices to homeless men and women. 2 to 4p.m. $15. Miriam’s Kitchen, 2401 VirginiaAve. NW. 202-939-0794.

■ Elizabeth’s Gone Raw will present acocktail reception and five-course raw din-ner with San Francisco-based physicianDaphne Miller, who has studied healingdiets from around the world. 5:30 p.m.$110; reservations required. Elizabeth’sGone Raw, 1341 L St. NW. 202-347-8349.

■ Dumbarton House will host a SpringBall, featuring traditional country dances,gaming and dessert. 7 to 11 p.m. $50;reservations required. Dumbarton House,2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288.

■ The Washington DC JewishCommunityCenter’s fourthannualMasquerade &Mischief PurimParty will fea-ture the DCCowboys (shown), DJ jame’ foks, food andan open bar. 9 p.m. $25. Washington DCJewish Community Center, 1529 16th St.NW. 202-777-3278.

Sporting event■ D.C. United will play the Columbus

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Saturday, MARCH 19■ Concert: Pianist Yuliya Gorenmanwill perform the last in a series ofeight concerts devoted to performingthe complete cycle of Beethoven’ssonatas for piano. 8 p.m. $25; $10for students. Abramson FamilyRecital Hall, Katzen Arts Center,American University, 4400Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2787.

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Walks and tours■ A park ranger will lead ages 8 and

older on a tour of the community surround-ing Meridian Hill Park and explain MaryFoote Henderson’s role in creating“Embassy Hill.” 10 a.m. Free. Meet at theJoan of Arc statue above the cascadingwaterfall at Meridian Hill Park, 16th andEuclid streets NW. 202-895-6070.

■ Rocco Zappone, a nativeWashingtonian and freelance writer, willlead a weekly walking tour of his hometownand share reminiscences and impressionsof a lifetime in D.C. 10 a.m. $15. Meet atthe statue of Andrew Jackson in LafayetteSquare, 16th and H streets NW. 202-341-5208.

■ A park ranger willlead ages 8 and olderon a one-mile hike toFort DeRussy. 2 p.m.Free. Rock CreekNature Center, 5200Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Sunday, March 20

Concerts■ The 34th annual Bach Marathon will

feature 10 organists performing the musicof J.S. Bach and those influenced by him. 2to 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase PresbyterianChurch, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-363-2202.

■ The Washington Master Chorale willpresent “British Masterpieces,” featuringworks by Britten and Williams. 4 p.m. $20to $30; $10 for students. National

Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave.NW. 202-596-8934.

■ The Verdehr Trio will perform a worldpremiere byYang Liqing andthe Washingtonpremiere ofPeterDickinson’s“CelebrationTrio,” as well as works by Szymanowskyand Rachmaninoff. 4 p.m. $20. PhillipsCollection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151.

■ The professional Choir of ChristChurch will perform works by RichardAyleward, Thomas Morley and WilliamBoyce. 5 p.m. Free. Christ Church,Georgetown, 31st and O streets NW. 202-333-6677.

■ The Capital City Symphony will per-form works by Copland, Brahms andShostakovich. 5 p.m. $16 to $25. AtlasPerforming Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE.202-399-7993.

■ Washington National Cathedral artist-in-residence Jeremy Filsell will present anorgan recital. 5:15 p.m. Free. WashingtonNational Cathedral, Massachusetts andWisconsin avenues NW. 202-537-6200.

■ Pianist François Chaplin will performworks by Debussy. 6:30 p.m. Free. WestGarden Court, National Gallery of Art, 6thStreet and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-842-6941.

■ Dahlak Restaurant will host its weekly“DC Jazz Jam” session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-527-9522.

Discussions and lectures■ Dorothy Kosinski, director of the

Phillips Collection, will discuss “Art and thePhillips Collection.” 10 a.m. Free. St.John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square,1525 H St. NW. 202-347-8766.

■ “The Sunday Forum: Critical Issues inthe Light of Faith” willfeature D.C. Del.Eleanor Holmes Nortondiscussing the state ofthe District. 10:10 a.m.Free. WashingtonNational Cathedral,Massachusetts andWisconsin avenues NW. 202-537-6200.

■ David J. Getsy, associate professor ofart history, theory and criticism at theSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago, willdiscuss “The Rodin Touch.” 2 p.m. Free.East Building Auditorium, National Galleryof Art, 4th Street and Constitution AvenueNW. 202-737-4215.

■ Alice Tangerini, staff illustrator in theDepartment of Botany at the SmithsonianInstitution, will present a slide show on“Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Hereand Around the World.” 2 p.m. Free; regis-tration required. Conservatory Classroom,U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave.SW. 202-225-1116.

■ JaimyGordon will dis-cuss her book“Lord ofMisrule,” win-ner of the 2010National BookAward for fiction. 5 p.m. Free. Politics andProse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Film■ The National Gallery of Art will pre-

sent the Washington premiere of SophieFiennes’ 2010film “Over YourCities GrassWill Grow,”about the work-ing processesof renownedGerman artist Anselm Kiefer. 4:30 p.m.Free. East Building Auditorium, NationalGallery of Art, 4th Street and ConstitutionAvenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Performances■ “Sunday Kind of Love” will feature a

reading by emerging and established poets,followed by an open-mike event. 4 to 6p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys andPoets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Panjabi MC will fuse the two worlds ofhip-hop and bhangra (a north Indian dance)as part of the “maximum INDIA” festival. 6p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600.

■ Faction of Foolswill present Matthew R.Wilson in “The GreatOne-Man CommediaEpic.” 7 p.m. $25 inadvance; $30 at thedoor; $15 for ages 12and younger. TheCorner Store, 900 South Carolina Ave. SE.brownpapertickets.com/event/154068.

Special events■ A Purim Carnival will feature crafts,

games and puppetry. 10 a.m. to noon. $15per family. Washington DC JewishCommunity Center, 1529 16th St. NW.202-777-3278.

■ Washington Shakespeare Readerswill hold a participatory reading of “KingRichard III.” 1 p.m. Free. Bender Library,American University, 4400 MassachusettsAve. NW.

Sporting event■ The Washington Wizards will play the

New Jersey Nets. 1 p.m. $10 to $475.Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328.

Walks and hikes■ A park ranger will lead ages 7 and

older on a two-mile hike to Milkhouse Fordand discuss the diverse natural and culturalresources that surround the historic watercrossing. 10 a.m. Free. Rock Creek NatureCenter, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

■ A park ranger willlead ages 8 and olderon a walk throughDumbarton Oaks Parkand explain why it wasconsidered landscapearchitect BeatrixFerrand’s “crowningachievement.” 2 p.m. Free. DumbartonOaks Park, R Street between 30th and31st streets NW. 202-895-6070.

Monday, March 21

Classes■ A weekly workshop will offer instruc-

tion in qi gong, a Chinese practice thatuses movement, breathing and meditationtechniques. 7 p.m. Free. West EndNeighborhood Library, 1101 24th St. NW.202-724-8707.

■ Company members from Paul TaylorDance Company will lead a participatorymaster class for intermediate-to-advanced-level adults. 7 p.m. $15. Rehearsal Room,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Concerts■ Le Nouveau Trio Gitan will perform. 6

p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600.

■ The Monday Night at the Nationalseries will feature the a cappella groupopen5ths performing spirituals, doo-wopand sea shanties. 6 and 7:30 p.m. Free;tickets required. Helen Hayes Gallery,National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave.NW. 202-783-3372.

■ Indie-rock band Polock and Spanishrecording artist Russian Red will perform. 8p.m. $8 in advance; $10 on the day of theshow. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 ISt. NW. 877-435-9849.

Demonstration■ Chef, instructor and holistic health

counselor Tania Mercer will lead a demon-stration on “Cooking for the SpringEquinox.” Noon to 1:30 p.m. $5; registra-

tion required. Conservatory Classroom,U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave.SW. 202-225-1116.

Discussions and lectures■ The Ward Circle Chapter of AARP will

host a talk by Davis Kennedy, publisher andeditor of The Current Newspapers. 12:30p.m. Free. Metropolitan Memorial UnitedMethodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave.NW. 202-363-4900.

■ George Washington University profes-sor Lynn Westwater will discuss 17th-centu-ry Venetian writer Arcangela Tarabott, whowas forced to become a nun against herwill. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Room 450, Intercultural Center,Georgetown University, 37th and O streetsNW. [email protected].

Films■ “Marvelous Movie Mondays” will fea-

ture the 1996 film “Big Night.” 2 p.m. Free.Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, 5625Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ The Pulitzer Center on CrisisReporting will present four films to markWorld Water Day — “Dhaka’s Challenge: AMegacity Struggles With Water, Sanitationand Hygiene,” “Dongting Hu: A Lake inFlux,” “Water Scarcity on the Indus River”and “Chattahoochee: From Water War toWater Vision.” A post-screening discussionwill feature the filmmakers and KatherineBliss, director of the Global Water PolicyProject at the Center for Strategic andInternational Studies. 6 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Root Auditorium, CarnegieInstitution of Washington, 1530 P St. NW.dceff-pulitzer.eventbrite.com.

■ “Helke Sander in Focus” will featurethe filmmaker’s 1977 film “The All-RoundReduced Personality.” 6:30 p.m. $7.Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. 202-289-1200, ext. 160.

■ The CorcoranGallery of Art will pre-sent the 2010 film“Vincent Scully: An ArtHistorian AmongArchitects.” FilmmakerEdgar Howard will intro-duce the film and takequestions after the screening. 7 p.m. $10.Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW.202-639-1770.

■ The Shakespeare Theatre Companywill present an “NT Live” high-definitionbroadcast of Danny Boyle’s new productionof “Frankenstein” from the National’sOlivier Theatre. 7:30 p.m. $20. SidneyHarman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122.

Performances■ The Actors’ Center will present a

staged reading of “Tragedy” by Will Enos.7:30 p.m. Free. Universalist NationalMemorial Church, 1810 16th St. NW. 202-232-1911.

■ The Lincoln Theatre and Theater J willpresent a dramatic reading of MichaelOlmert’s new play “Moving the Chains: TheDarryl Hill Story,” about a college athletewho made history in 1963 by becoming thefirst African-American on the University ofMaryland football team and in the AtlanticCoast Conference. A question-and-answersession with leading sports figures andjournalists will follow. 7:45 p.m. $25 to$35. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. 202-328-6000.

Reading■ The O.B. Hardison Poetry Series will

feature a reading by Mary Karr and Lyrae



Monday, MARCH 21■ Discussion: Andre Dubus III willdiscuss his memoir “Townie.” 7 p.m.Free. Politics and Prose, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

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Van Clief-Stefanon. 7:30 p.m. $15; $7.50for students. Folger Shakespeare Library,201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077.

Tuesday, March 22

Class■ The Museum of the American

Cocktail will present a seminar on “GreatCocktails of the Great Hotel Bars, PartII,” led by instructors Chantal Tseng,Derek Brown and Philip Greene. 6:30 to8 p.m. $45 in advance; $50 at the door.Tabard Inn, 1739 N St. NW. museumoftheamericancocktail.org.

Concerts■ Cellist Alicia Ward, artist-in-residence

at Strathmore, will perform classical andcontemporary pieces. 6 p.m. Free.Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Pianist Jonathan Biss and violinistMiriam Fried will perform four piano andviolin sonatas by Beethoven. 7:30 p.m.$32. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center.202-467-4600.

■ Le Nouveau Trio Gitan will performgypsy jazz. 7:30 p.m. $20; $15 for stu-dents. La Maison Française, 4101Reservoir Road NW. InstantSeats.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Peggy Orchowski, reporter and colum-

nist for Hispanic Outlook magazine, andLeah Durant, founder of a progressive thinktank on immigration, will discuss “What’sGoing on With Immigration Reform?” 11:30a.m. $30; reservations required. Woman’sNational Democratic Club, 1526 NewHampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

■ The Q&A Cafe series will featureCarol Joynt interviewing Vincent “Buddy”Cianci, former mayor of Providence, R.I.,and author of “Politics and Pasta: How IProsecuted Mobsters, Rebuilt a Dying City,Dined With Sinatra, Spent Five Years in aFederally Funded Gated Community, andLived to Tell the Tale.” Noon. $50. The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, 3100 South St. NW.202-912-4110.

■ Martin Gilman, professor of econom-ics at the National Research University anda 24-year veteran of the InternationalMonetary Fund, will discuss “SovereignDebt and the IMF: The Case of Russia.”Noon. Free; reservations required. McGheeLibrary, Intercultural Center, GeorgetownUniversity, 37th and O streets [email protected].

■ The Osher Lifelong Learning Institutewill present a talk byDavid Hamlin, who willdiscuss “The Making of‘Great Migrations” andshow excerpts from theNational GeographicChannel series aboutthe trials and tribula-tions of the millions of creatures that mustmigrate to survive. 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.Free. Room 6, Temple Baptist Church,3850 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-895-4860.

■ Martin A. Nowak, professor of biologyand mathematics at Harvard University, willdiscuss “Evolution and Christianity.” 4:15p.m. Free. Great Room, Pryzbyla UniversityCenter, Catholic University, 620 MichiganAve. NE. 202-319-5600.

■ Fuensanta Nieto and EnriqueSobejano, founding principals of theSpanish architecture firm NietoSobejano, will discuss their work. 6:30 to8 p.m. $20; $12 for students.Registration required. National Building

Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.■ Malalai Joya will discuss her book “A

Woman AmongWarlords: TheExtraordinary Story ofan Afghan Who Daredto Raise Her Voice.”6:30 to 8 p.m. Free.Langston Room,Busboys and Poets,

2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.■ Author Del

Quentin Wilber will dis-cuss his book“Rawhide Down: TheNear Assassination ofRonald Reagan.” 7p.m. Free. Politics andProse, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Journalist Marvin Kalb will interviewABC News anchor Diane Sawyer about thetransformation of journalism, the state ofthe evening news and gender barriers inthe newsroom. 8 p.m. Free; ticketsrequired. Main Ballroom, National PressClub, 529 14th St. NW. kalb.gwu.edu.

Films■ Women in Film & Video will present

two films by local filmmakers — LizaFigueroa Kravinsky’s “Beauty in the Eyes ofthe Beheld” and Sheila Dennin’s “RedFlag.” 6 to 9 p.m. Free. Martin Luther KingJr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1291.

■ National Geographic will present“Voyage of the Pastiki,” about a ship con-structed entirely from recycled plastic. Adiscussion with director Max Jourdan willfollow. 7:30 p.m. $10. GrosvenorAuditorium, National Geographic, 1600 MSt. NW. 202-857-7700.

■ The Washington Psychotronic FilmSociety will present Patrick Conrad’s 1987film “Mascara.” 8 p.m. Free. ThePassenger, 1021 7th St. NW. 202-462-3356.

Performance■ Paul Taylor Dance Company will per-

form “Three Dubious Memories,” “BriefEncounters” and “Also Playing.” 8 p.m.$22 to $65. Eisenhower Theater, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600. The performancewill repeat Wednesday and Thursday at 8p.m.

Tour■ “Everywhere You Look: German-

American Sites in Washington, DC” will fea-ture a look at a new online virtual tour, fol-lowed by a walk through the historic down-town to the German-American HeritageMuseum. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW.202-289-1200, ext. 166.

Wednesday, March 23

Book singing■ Jay R. Tunney will sign copies of his

book “The Prizefighter and the Playwright:Gene Tunney and Bernard Shaw.” 1:30 to3:30 p.m. Free. Mall Store, NationalMuseum of American History, 14th Streetand Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

Classes■ Housing Counseling Services, a local

nonprofit, will present information on pro-grams and resources available to help areahomeowners in danger of losing theirhomes. Noon. Free. Suite 100, 2410 17thSt. NW. 202-667-7712. The class willrepeat March 30 at 6 p.m.

■ First Class Inc. will present a seminaron “Launch Your Own Greeting CardBusiness.” 2 to 4:30 p.m. $45. First ClassInc., 1726 20th St. NW. 202-797-5102.

Concert■ Cellist Tanya Anisimova and pianist

Lydia Frumkin will perform works byAnisimova and Schubert. 12:10 p.m. Free.East Building Auditorium, National Galleryof Art, 4th Street and Constitution AvenueNW. 202-737-4215.

Discussions and lectures■ Daniel W. Drezner, professor of inter-

national politics at Tufts University, will dis-cuss his book “Theories of InternationalPolitics and Zombies.” Noon to 1:30 p.m.Free; reservations required. ConferenceRoom, Mortara Building, GeorgetownUniversity, 37th and O streets [email protected].

■ Ted Gup will dis-cuss his book “ASecret Gift: How OneMan’s Kindness — anda Trove of Letters —Revealed the HiddenHistory of the GreatDepression.” Noon.Free. Jefferson Room, National ArchivesBuilding, Pennsylvania Avenue between 7thand 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ David Stern of the University ofPennsylvania and Katrin Kogman-Apel ofBen Gurion University in Israel will discussthe importance of the WashingtonHaggadah. Noon. Free. Mumford Room,James Madison Building, Library ofCongress, 101 Independence Ave. SE.202-707-5221.

■ Jeroen Gunning, reader in MiddleEast politics and conflict studies at DurhamUniversity, will discuss “The Costs of NotEngaging Hamas.” 12:30 p.m. Free; reser-vations required. Room 270, InterculturalCenter, Georgetown University, 37th and Ostreets NW. [email protected].

■ Tomiko Brown-Nagin will discuss herbook “Courage toDissent — Atlanta andthe Long History of theCivil Rights Movement.”6 p.m. Free. NationalPortrait Gallery, 8thand F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Leaders from Kulturhuset children’scenter in Stockholm and the National

Children’s Museum in Washington, D.C.,will discuss whether today’s children getenough play time. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reser-vations required. House of Sweden, 2900K St. NW. [email protected].

■ Ori Z. Soltes, a resident scholar oftheology and fine arts at GeorgetownUniversity, will lead a discussion of“Absalom, Absalom!” by William Faulkner.6:30 p.m. Free. West End NeighborhoodLibrary, 1101 24th St. NW. 202-724-8707.

■ Architect Annabelle Selldorf will dis-cuss her latest work, including a residentialtower in Manhattan’s West Chelsea neigh-borhood and New York City’s principal pro-cessing facility for recyclables. 6:30 to 8p.m. $20; $12 for students. Registrationrequired. National Building Museum, 401 FSt. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ Vishakha N. Desai, president andchief executive officer of the Asia Society,will discuss “Re-imagining Diplomacy: Artsand the World in the 21st Century.” 6:30 to8 p.m. Free; reservations required.Auditorium, Intercultural Center, 37th and Ostreets NW. [email protected].

■ John M. Hotchner, former president ofthe American Philatelic Society, will discuss“From Idea to Envelope: Creating andSelecting America’s Stamps.” 6:45 to 9p.m. $40. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Colin Thubron will discuss his book“To a Mountaintop in Tibet,” about theauthor’s trek from Nepal to Mount Kailas. 7p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Cokie and Steve Roberts will discusstheir book “Our Haggadah: UnitingTraditions for Interfaith Traditions.” 7 p.m.$10 in advance; $12 on the day of the

event. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 ISt. NW. 202-408-3100.

Films■ “Celebrating the Oscars at the

Nation’s Library” will feature the 1938 film“The Adventures of Robin Hood,” starringErrol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. 7 p.m.Free; reservations suggested. MaryPickford Theater, James Madison Building,Library of Congress, 101 IndependenceAve. SE. 202-707-5677.

■ NationalGeographic willpresent“Nature’sGreatestDefender,”about legendarynaturalist George Schaller. 7:30 p.m. $10.Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic,1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

■ The Reel Israel DC series will featureAvi Nesher’s 2010 film “The Matchmaker(Once I Was).” 8 p.m. $11; $9 for stu-dents; $8.25 for seniors; $8 for ages 12and younger. Avalon Theatre, 5612Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performances■ The D.C.-based contemporary dance

company Human Landscape Dance will per-form. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Francophone torytellers MimiBarthélémy, Myriame El Yamani, Barry JeanAncelet and Bienvenu Bonkian will tell talesof the Caribbean, West Africa, Louisianaand North Africa. 7 p.m. $15; reservationsrequired. La Maison Française, 4101Reservoir Road NW. 202-234-7911.



Tuesday, MARCH 22■ Discussion: Jodi Picoult will dis-cuss her novel “Sing You Home,”about a same-sex couple and theirattempts to have a child. 7 p.m.$35. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue,600 I St. NW. 202-408-3100.

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F ord’s Theatre will present the world pre-miere of “Liberty Smith” March 23 throughMay 21.

The elusive Liberty Smith — a childhood friend ofGeorge Washington, apprentice to Benjamin Franklin,and linked to Paul Revere — weaves his way through

familiar tales of a young nation in this musical romp.Performance times are generally 7:30 p.m. Monday

through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.Tickets cost $15 to $55. Ford’s is located at 511 10thSt. NW. 800-551-7328; fords.org.■ Comedy group Gross National Product will pre-sent “State of DisUnion” March 18 through April 22 atthe Atlas Performing Arts Center.

The comedy revue will feature topical sketches,audience-inspired improv and musical parodies.Sketches include “The Sound of Palin,” “The FormerDictators Club,” a James Bond parody called “TheMan With the Asian Funds,” “Facebook Improv” and“Punked!”

Performance times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.Tickets cost $25; $20 for seniors; $15 for students. TheAtlas is located at 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993;atlasarts.org.■ Catholic University will present “Man of LaMancha” March 18 through 20 in the Hartke Theatre.

In this musical, which is based on “Don Quixote,”Miguel de Cervantes and his assistant, Sancho, areimprisoned during the Spanish Inquisition and mustbarter with prisoners for the return of their possessions.They re-enact the life of Quixote, a noble knight wholives in a world of madness.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Friday andSaturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $15; $10 forstudents, seniors and university alumni. CatholicUniversity is located at 3801 Harewood Road NE.202-319-5416; music.cua.edu.■ The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust will present“Simple Dreams” in the Kennedy Center’s FamilyTheater March 19 and 20.

Combining puppetry and imagination, “SimpleDreams” is an interplay of music, dance and perform-ers animating simple objects such as sticks andumbrellas to create vivid images of birds, fish andother animals. The show is appropriate for ages 5 andolder.

Performance times are 1:30 and 4 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday. Tickets cost $18. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.■ Monologist Mike Daisey will return to WoollyMammoth Theatre Company with the comedic “TheAgony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” March 21through April17 for analready-extend-ed run.

With tales ofpride, beauty,lust and indus-trial design,Daisey illumi-nates the war— from Chinato SiliconValley — overhow we see ourworld, and thehuman price we pay for our high-tech toys. Daisey’sother works include “The Last Cargo Cult,” “If YouSee Something Say Something” and “How TheaterFailed America.”

Performance times are 8 p.m. Wednesday throughSaturday and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Ticketprices start at $40, except for pay-what-you-can showsMarch 21 and 22. Woolly Mammoth is located at 641D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net.

■ Theater J will present the untold story of physicistRosalind Franklin in “Photograph 51” March 23through April 24.

Based on a true story, Anna Ziegler’s “Photograph51” follows two English laboratories racing to uncoverthe structure of DNA. At King’s College, RosalindFranklin and Maurice Wilkins try to overcome theircontentious relationship and move forward on theirresearch. At the Cavendish Laboratory, Francis Crickand James Watson work hungrily, refusing to let aseries of embarrassing mistakes deter them in theirquest to achieve fame, fortune and a lasting legacy.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Sunday,Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m. Saturday; and 3 p.m.Sunday. Tickets cost $35 to $60, except for pay-what-you-can previews March 23 and 24 and $30 previewsMarch 26 and 27. Theater J performs at theWashington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16thSt. NW. 800-494-8497; theaterj.org.■ The Blue Man Group will come to the WarnerTheatre from March 23 through April 3.

Audiences escape the ordinary as they’re surround-ed by a convergence of comedy and multimedia tech-nology, as well as the haunting, driving rhythms of alive band.

Performance times vary. Ticket prices start at $32.The Warner Theatre is located at 1299 PennsylvaniaAve. NW. 800-551-7328; warnertheatre.com.■ Synetic Theater will present “King Lear” at theLansburgh Theatre March 24 through April 24.

In its second production this season at theLansburgh, Synetic will present the seventh play in its“Silent Shakespeare” series. Helen Hayes Award-win-ning actor Irakli Kavsadze plays the title role.

Performance times are 8 p.m. Wednesday throughSaturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost$30 to $55. The Lansburgh is located at 450 7th St.NW. 202-547-1122; shakespearetheatre.org.■ The Keegan Theatre will close an extended run ofConor McPherson’s “The Weir” March 19 at theChurch Street Theater.

The cast of “The Weir,” a portrait of the dark andguarded corners of the human heart, includes companymembers and Helen Hayes nominees David Jourdan,Kevin Adams, Susan Marie Rhea and Jon Townson.

Performance times are 8 p.m. Thursday through

Ford’s to stage new Revolutionary musical

On STAGE

Ford’s Theatre will stage the world premiere of themusical “Liberty Smith” March 23 through May 21.

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Mike Daisey will bring “The Agonyand the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” toWoolly Mammoth.

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“Chesapeake Color,” featuring colorfulabstract-realist seascapes of theChesapeake Bay and other locations by

Stephen Day, will open today at Susan CallowayFine Arts and continue through March 26.

An opening reception will take place Friday from 6to 8 p.m.

Located at 1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the gallery is

open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.202-965-4601.■ “Covered,” presenting new paintings on magazinecovers by Washington-area native Cindy Kane, will

open Friday with a recep-tion from 6 to 8 p.m. atCross MacKenzieGallery and continuethrough April 13.

Located at 105431st St. NW, the galleryis open Tuesday throughSaturday from noon to 6p.m. 202-333-7970.■ “Family Room,” featur-ing constructions byStewart Watson informedby family history andgenealogy, will openFriday at the District ofColumbia Arts Center

and continue through April 10.An opening reception will take place Friday from 7

to 9 p.m.

Located at 2438 18th St. NW, the center is openWednesday through Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m. 202-462-7833.■ “Stan Squirewell: Interconnected,” spotlightingrecent work by Squirewell about empowerment andpowerlessness, will open Saturday at InternationalVisions Gallery and continue through April 23.

An opening reception will take place Saturday from6:30 to 9 p.m.

Located at 2629 Connecticut Ave. NW, the galleryis open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6p.m. 202-234-5112.■ Conner Contemporary Art will open three exhibitsSaturday and continue them through April 30.

“Paladins and Tourists” features new drawings ofmen by Zoë Charlton.

Gallery features Chesapeake Bay seascapes

On EXHIBIT

Stephen Day’s “Clarke Point III” is one of theartist’s abstract-realist seascapes on display atSusan Calloway Fine Arts.

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By MARK LONGAKERCurrent Correspondent

Color was liberated fromform during the 1960s,becoming an end in itself.

Many artists contributed to this lib-eration, including one well-knownin Europe butunknown here— BlinkyPalermo, whoselow recognitionquotient maystem from hisshort life. Hedied at age 33.

Last month,the first-everretrospectivedevoted toPalermo on thisside of theAtlantic openedat the HirshhornMuseum andSculptureGarden.Featured aresome 40 paint-ings and instal-lations — alongwith extensivedocumentationof past installations — the artistcreated during his brief career from1964 to 1977.

“Blinky Palermo takes paintingand begins to make something else

out of it,” said Hirshhorn deputydirector Kerry Brougher. “It startsto be about you looking at thepainting and your relationship tothe painting in a more interactiveway. I’ve never seen an artist wholooked so different in reproduction.You can look at these paintings inbooks and none of the books reallytell you what this work is about.”

Palermo was born in Germanyin 1943 as Peter Schwarze. Headopted the moniker BlinkyPalermo in the early 1960s, takingthe name of the Mafioso managerof boxer Sonny Liston. This movereflects the artist’s love ofAmerican culture, a love that led

him to relocate to Manhattan in1973.

New York lured him as the epi-center of abstract expressionismand jazz. He felt so strongly aboutthe city that he dedicated his mostmonumental painting to its inhabi-tants.

Titled “To the People of NewYork City” (1976), the painting fillsa large room at the Hirshhorn. Itcelebrates the city’s diversity bypresenting the colors of theGerman flag — black, red and yel-low — in a contemporary setting.

The painting includes 40 rectan-gular panels of various sizes hung

Colorist Palermo gets U.S. retrospective

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Above, “To the People of New York City,” 1976, installed at theHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, acrylic paint on aluminum;left, “Untitled (Totem),” 1964-67, casein paint on canvas on wood

Cindy Kane’s paintingsare on exhibit at CrossMacKenzie Gallery.

et for fiscal year 2012 is now$487.8 million.

“The situation is not as dire as itwas a few weeks ago,” Gray said,calling the allocation of the addi-tional $76 million “a dramaticway” to show his support forDistrict schools.

But advocates from the hardesthit schools said the remaining cuts

threaten to thwart the programsthere, and they called on officials toalter their plans.

For instance, Sherry Trafford, aSchool Without Walls parent and amember of the home and schoolassociation’s board, said proposedcuts of $810,119 would force theschool to eliminate positions andprograms that are vital to the mag-net’s success. The 16.8 percentbudget decrease would occurdespite a projected increase inenrollment from 457 students to476.

“The school simply cannotabsorb the budget cutbacks andmaintain its level of excellence,”she said.

She noted that federal officialsrecently recognized the school bygranting it a National Blue Ribbonaward for excellence. And sheemphasized that Walls maintains astrong track record “in attracting,retaining and graduating” students.

And yet, she said, “The pro-

posed budget represents a majorpolicy and programmatic shift forthe school, implemented notthrough a thoughtful program eval-uation process, but through slash-ing the budget so significantly thatthe character of the school is com-pletely altered.”

Students from PhelpsArchitecture, Construction, andEngineering High School inNortheast said the proposed cuts —approximately $750,000 — wouldhamstring the nascent career andtechnical education program thereas well, even as the school preparesto add another grade.

“I see various [construction]projects” around the city, said stu-dent Charles Bennet. “Too many ofthese jobs go to people who liveoutside the District.” He said sup-porting programs like the one atPhelps would help equip D.C. resi-dents with the skills they need tojoin the workforce.

“I hope that instead of cuttingour money, you will increase it,”said fellow Phelps student LyricCarter.

Meanwhile, John Katz, chair ofthe local school restructuring teamat Deal Middle, said he would liketo see the allocation for the school“raised modestly.”

He noted that Deal’s per-studentallocation of $8,400 is the lowestfor any middle school, andamounts to a $443 reduction fromlast year. If the proposed budgetwere put in place, he said, Dealwould be forced to cut five teach-ers, which could jeopardize the“small-school atmosphere” itsleadership has worked to create.

“While Deal is by far the largestmiddle school in the District, wehave created a small-school atmos-phere by establishing a team struc-ture in which all students areplaced in groups of approximately100,” he said. “This structure canonly work when supported by a sufficient number of teachers and

administrative staff.”Katz noted that the cuts would

be especially difficult as the schoolprepares to enroll at least 54 morestudents in fiscal year 2012 than infiscal year 2011, and moves for-ward with its InternationalBaccalaureate program.

“Thus, we do not seek fundsthat would permit growth in Deal’sstaff — although that is needed andwould certainly be welcome — butonly a modest increase in per-pupilallocation that would allow theschool’s staffing level to remainconstant at the fiscal year 2011level,” he said.

But not all schools faced cuts.And some even received a boost infunds, due in part to a change in theway funding was calculated.

This year, officials implementeda $8,400-per-student minimum,which helped even out fundingbetween specialty high schools likeWalls and Phelps and comprehen-sive high schools, likeTenleytown’s Wilson, which is get-ting $1.2 million more for fiscalyear 2012 than it did in fiscal year2011.

Matt Frumin, a parent and chairof the advisory Wilson

Management Corporation, said he“applauds” the decision to createthe new minimum. But, he said, thenew funding formula should betweaked.

“Conceptually, that floor shouldrelate to the core or foundationfunding, not total funding, whichincludes add-on funds targeted tomeet the specific needs of specificstudents,” he said.

He encouraged officials to initi-ate the fiscal year 2013 budgetprocess as soon as possible, per-haps by establishing an independ-ent commission on budgets.

Other advocates also had sug-gestions for improving the budgetprocess. For instance, longtimeschools advocate Mary Levy urgedofficials to increase transparency inthe months leading up to the bud-get’s release.

“The lateness of proposed localschool budgets for next year andthe absence of any budget for therest of the school system mean thatparents and citizens are excludedfrom [having] any influence untilit’s too late to change them,” shesaid, noting that changes weremade to local budgets as recentlyas this past weekend.

She said funding also appears to

favor small schools over largeones, and argued that, in dire eco-nomic times, officials should con-sider cutting the central office staff,which has ballooned from a low of405 people in fiscal year 1996 to772 in fiscal year 2011.

Meanwhile, WashingtonTeachers’ Union president NathanSaunders railed against the pro-posed closings of River Terraceand Shaed elementary schools,both in Northeast.

He also argued against a reduc-tion in instructional coaches andguidance counselors, which he saidcould seriously undercut effortstoward improving professionaldevelopment and student health.

“It gives rise to skepticism onwhether DCPS truly wants toimprove its schools, or simply ismotivated to cut, cut, cut,” he said.

Gray said he appreciates advo-cates’ input as the city works tofinalize budgets. “We ask you tohelp us think creatively about thestewardship of these dollars,” hesaid.

Principals have through Fridayto work with their local schoolrestructuring teams to review theirbudgets and report back to theschool system’s central office.


SCHOOLSFrom Page 1 Initial school-by-school budgets for fiscal year 2012

These figures come from the “Initial Budget Allocation Sheet” released for each school and posted on the D.C. PublicSchools website, dcps.dc.gov. The enrollment figure is the verified enrollment projection for fiscal year 2012; the initial per-pupil expenditure is the total budget allocation divided by the student enrollment projection; the total budget allocationis the sum of the required staffing funds, flexible staffing funds, additional funds and Title I funds.

School Enrollment Per-pupil expenditure Total budget allocationBenjamin Banneker Academic High School 424 $9,563 $4,054,807Barnard Elementary School 470 $11,962 $5,622,136Brightwood Education Campus 576 $11,504 $6,626,155H.D. Cooke Elementary School 409 $11,658 $4,768,280Coolidge High School 659 $9,627 $6,344,218Deal Middle School 945 $8,400 $7,938,000Eaton Elementary School 467 $8,590 $4,011,721Duke Ellington School of the Arts 534 $11,405 $6,090,336Francis-Stevens Education Campus 266 $10,942 $2,910,470Garrison Elementary School 227 $13,827 $3,138,659Hardy Middle School 516 $8,400 $4,334,400Hearst Elementary School 280 $10,050 $2,814,029Hyde-Addison Elementary School 315 $9,670 $3,046,015Janney Elementary School 535 $8,400 $4,494,000Key Elementary School 389 $8,721 $3,392,641Lafayette Elementary School 702 $8,400 $5,896,800Mann Elementary School 295 $8,608 $2,539,366Murch Elementary School 543 $8,813 $4,785,223Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams Campus) 167 $8,400 $1,402,884Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Oyster Campus) 519 $10,897 $5,656,523Powell Education Campus 311 $13,627 $4,237,969Marie Reed Learning Center 395 $11,849 $4,680,552Roosevelt High School 600 $11,165 $6,699,153Roosevelt S.T.A.Y. High School 495 $3,131 $1,549,972Ross Elementary School 169 $10,320 $1,744,019School Without Walls 476 $8,889 $4,231,195Shepherd Elementary School 356 $8,839 $3,146,557Stoddert Elementary School 342 $9,512 $3,252,965Takoma Educational Center 331 $12,514 $4,142,197Thomson Elementary School 369 $11,301 $4,170,153Truesdell Education Campus 443 $11,014 $4,879,045West Education Campus 257 $11,089 $2,849,988Whittier Education Campus 394 $9,873 $3,889,792Wilson High School 1,536 $8,400 $12,902,400

❝The school simplycannot absorb thebudget cutbacks andmaintain its level ofexcellence.❞

— School Without Walls parentSherry Trafford

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around the room at eye level andgrouped in 15 sections of betweenone and four panels each. The pan-els offer various permutations ofstripes in the three colors, eachpanel riffing off the preceding oneand creating a witty interplay thatunites the whole.

“I think you see a Europeanresponding to American commer-cialism, modularity, serialism andrepetition,” said curator LynnCooke. Palermo was bucking thetrend at the time toward thesethings in Pop Art and minimal-ism.

“To the People of New YorkCity” is one of the so-called “MetalPaintings,” a group the artist beganin early 1975 and painted on sheetaluminum. He applied the paint byhand in the gestural manner of

abstract expressionism, eventhough that movement was on theway out by then.

“You see the texture of thepaint. You see the drag of thebrush. You see that the edges arenot crystalline. They’re not pureand perfect,” said Cooke. “He’s nottrying to get the kind of pristinefinish of Ellsworth Kelly. These aremade works.”

The artist’s hand and love ofthematic variation are evidentthroughout the show, even in earlyworks such as the untitled totemmade between 1964 and 1967. Thisnarrow painting stands like anabstract totem pole some 9 feet tall.To make it, Palermo attached sixshort boards of various lengthscrosswise at their centers to a sin-gle long board, creating whatresembles a ladder with a singlecentral rail. He then covered theboards with canvas and painted thelong central piece red and the cross

pieces white. Where each shortboard crosses the long one, hepainted a blue triangle so that,when the work is stood on one end,each triangle’s apex points up likethe tip of an arrow.

Perhaps this painting, with itsOld Glory colors and its suggestionof climbing a ladder, symbolizesthe promise of success the artistsaw for himself in America.Certainly that promise was on itsway toward fulfillment whenPalermo left for a fateful vacationin the Maldives in February 1977.It ended there, though, with hisdeath from what Cooke called“complications relating to drugs.”

“Blinky Palermo: Retrospective1964-1977” will continue throughMay 15 at the Hirshhorn Museumand Sculpture Garden. Located at7th Street and IndependenceAvenue SW, the museum is opendaily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.202-633-1000; hirshhorn.si.edu.

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“Stress Cone” is a site-specific installation by MiaFeuer.

“Ascension/Immersion” is a two-channel video byBlithe Riley of a performative piece by Mary Coble.

An opening reception will take place Saturday from6 to 8 p.m.

Located at 1358 Florida Ave. NE, the gallery isopen Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.202-588-8750.■ “Lewis Baltz: Prototypes/Ronde de Nuit,” featuringphotography questioning the American postwar indus-trial landscape by Baltz and works by artists whoinspired him, will open Sunday at the NationalGallery of Art and continue through July 31.

Located at 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,the museum is open Monday through Saturday from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.202-737-4215.■ “In the Tower: Nam June Paik,” featuring 20 videoworks and works on paper by contemporary artist NamJune Paik and a biopic about him, opened Sunday inthe East Building Tower Gallery of the NationalGallery of Art. It will continue through Oct. 2.

Located at 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,the museum is open Monday through Saturday from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.202-737-4215.■ “To Make a World: George Ault and 1940sAmerica,” exploring the dark world of artist George

Ault (1891-1948) with 47 paintings and drawings byhim and his contemporaries, opened last week at theSmithsonian American Art Museum and will con-tinue through Sept. 5.

Located at 9th and G streets NW, the museum isopen daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-633-1000.■ “Postcards From France,” presenting collages byDeborah Saks, opened recently at the AllianceFrançaise de Washington and will continue throughApril 1.

Located at 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW, the gallery isopen Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 202-234-7911,ext. 31.■ “Canadian Impressions,” presenting prints by 12Canadian artists on the occasion of the 52nd annualmeeting of governors of the Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank this month in Calgary, openedrecently at the Cultural Center of the Inter-American Development Bank, where it will contin-ue through April 29.

Located at 1300 New York Ave. NW, the gallery isopen Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.202-623-3558.■ “The Gulag Collection,” featuring 15 paintings byUkrainian artist Nikolai Getman (1917-2004) thatdepict the harsh lives of political prisoners of Sovietforced-labor camps in the 1940s and ’50s, openedrecently at the Embassy of the Czech Republic,where it will continue through March 31.

Located at 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW, theembassy is open Monday through Friday by appoint-ment. 202-274-9105.

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Performance times are Thursdayat 2 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m.Tickets cost $25 to $300. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.■ Dizzy Miss Lizzie’s RoadsideRevue will close “Finn McCool”March 20 at Woolly MammothTheatre Company’s MeltonRehearsal Hall.

The group, popular from theCapital Fringe Festival, will presenta blend of theater, rock music and

storytelling in this re-telling of anIrish legend.

Performance times are 8 p.m.Wednesday through Saturday, 2p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday.Tickets cost $20. Melton Hall islocated at 641 D St. NW. getdizzywithlizzie.com.■ Georgetown University is pre-senting Tennessee Williams’ “TheGlass Menagerie Project” throughMarch 27 in the Davis PerformingArts Center. This re-envisioning ispart of the Tennessee WilliamsCentennial Festival.

Performance times are 8 p.m.March 17, 18, 19, 23 and 24; and 2p.m. March 20 and 26. Tickets cost$15 to $18; $12 to $15 for faculty,staff, alumni and seniors; and $7 to$10 for students. GeorgetownUniversity is located at 37th and Ostreets NW. 202-687-3838; per-formingarts.georgetown.edu.

■ Theater J is presenting “TheChosen,” adapted by Aaron Posnerfrom the novel by Chaim Potok,through March 27 at Arena Stage.

Performance times generallywill be 11 a.m. Wednesday; 7:30p.m. Sunday and Wednesday; 8p.m. Thursday and Saturday; and3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $35 to$60. Arena Stage is located at1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300;theaterj.org.■ Washington Stage Guild is pre-senting “Red Herring” throughMarch 27 at the Undercroft Theatreof Mount Vernon Place UnitedMethodist Church.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m.Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday andSaturday and 2:30 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday. Tickets cost $40 to$50. The church is located at 900Massachusetts Ave. NW. 240-582-0050; stageguild.org.

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