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By KAT LUCEROCurrent Staff Writer

For five musicians from Georgetown Day School, 2014 has been filled with milestones.

After composing music, rehearsing and performing together for three years, they finally settled an old score earlier this year — choosing an official name for their band.

Under the moniker “Lands,” the bandmates celebrat-ed the May release of their first record, a five-song extended play or EP that’s available on iTunes and Spo-tify. The indie music group even got Shazam, a mobile app that identifies a tune’s title and artist, to recognize its songs when they’re played.

Topping off its musical journey, Lands performed last Thursday at the Velvet Lounge on U Street, one of D.C.’s

signature live venues for indie acts. They were the first to perform, alongside three other groups that have more experience in the music circuit.

The gig was both a new type of performing experience and an unexpected last hurrah for the 18-year-old band

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Georgetown Day band ‘lands’ at Velvet Lounge

Courtesy of LandsLands members and Georgetown Day graduates, from left: Nick Hadjimichael, Alexander Levy, Liam Treanor, Stefan Bindley-Taylor and Danny Guimaraes

By GRAHAM VYSECurrent Staff Writer

Several advisory neighborhood commissions in Northwest will get new leadership next year, as the chairs in at least seven communities will not seek re-election this fall. Gayle Trotter of Advisory Neigh-borhood Commission 3D, Matthew Frumin of 3E, Brian Cohen of 3B and Will Stephens of 2B cited vari-ous reasons for stepping down as they reflected on their respective tenures. They joined chairs Matt Raymond of 2F, Jim McCarthy of 3/4G and Shanel Anthony of 4C in

opting not to file re-election peti-tions with the Board of Elections by last week’s deadline. Trotter told The Current she was surprised to hear she wasn’t alone in stepping aside. After two years on the neighborhood panel that repre-sents Spring Valley, Wesley Heights, American University and the Pali-sades, Trotter wants to spend more time with her six children, especially her two high school girls. She said she has been grateful for the chance to serve, but acknowledged that she hadn’t realized how much time her commission duties would take up.

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Turnover lies ahead as ANC chairs opt not to run again

By BRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

Glover Park could soon be home to Ward 3’s only public charter school, with the Shining Stars Mon-tessori Academy eying a Wisconsin Avenue space as it scrambles to find a new home before classes start Aug.

25. The three-year-old school, serv-ing pre-kindergarten to third grade, needs D.C. Public Charter School Board approval to relocate from Columbia Heights to the former International Union of Operating Engineers (Local 99) training facili-ty at Wisconsin and Calvert Street. The board will vote on the proposal Monday and is now seeking public comment. According to the Shining Stars

application, the school — projected to serve 124 students this fall — out-grew its original space in a convert-ed industrial building at 1328 Flori-da Ave. in Columbia Heights. That site also had inconvenient access via an alley, odor issues and complaints from neighbors. A July Washington Post article said the school signed a lease for a small two-story office building in Petworth, at 1246 Taylor St., but the property owner pulled

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Charter school eyes Glover Park site

Brian Kapur/The CurrentWard 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh continued her annual school readiness tour by inspecting Murch Elementary on Friday. Cheh’s thorough walkthrough included checking water pressure in sinks, lighting, flushing toilets, paint and flooring.

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Current Staff Report The Spring Valley/Wesley Heights advisory neigh-borhood commission is calling for American University to conduct additional soil, groundwater and air quality testing at its “East Campus” development site, where mercury was recently detected in the groundwater. Commissioners voted unanimously last Wednesday to request the investigation in a letter to be sent to the university, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and vari-ous D.C. agencies and officials. School officials hold that they are obeying city rules for the site — a parking lot they plan to convert into dorms and other buildings — that sits between Nebraska Avenue and Westover Place. “We are following the District’s regulatory process, which includes additional soil and groundwater testing under the direction of the District Department of the Environment,” Linda Argo, American’s assistant vice president for external relations, wrote in an email. “We

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ANC seeks environmental testing at AU

■ Education: Program seeks to relocate from Florida Ave.

Brian Kapur/Current file photoAmerican University’s building permits to redevelop its Nebraska Avenue parking lot are on hold due to the groundwater contamination issue.

Wilson senior aims to win title before heading off to UVA

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Dupont Circle seeks to serve as pilot for new parking policies

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Friday, Aug. 15 Seabury at Friendship Terrace Retirement Community will host a “Free Com-munity Shredding Day” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 4201 Butterworth Place NW. A truck from Shred-it will be available to destroy personal papers.

Saturday, Aug. 16 The Greater Washington Urban League and AmeriHealth D.C. will host their second annual Back to School Health and Wellness Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the league’s headquarters, 2901 14th St. NW.

Tuesday, Aug. 19 Experience Corps, an AARP program that places adults ages 50 and older in elementary schools to tutor and mentor students in reading and literacy, will host an information session for prospective volunteers. The meeting will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. in Room 130 on the second floor of the “B” Building, AARP Headquar-ters, 601 E St. NW. To register, call 202-424-6495, visit aarp.cvent.com/d/s4q2f2 or email dcexperiencecorps@aarp.org.

Wednesday, Aug. 20 The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority will hold a series of blind taste tests fea-turing tap and bottled water. The Ward 3 event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the Tenleytown-AU Metrorail station, 4530 40th St. NW.

Saturday, Aug. 23 D.C. Public Schools will hold its annual Beautification Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers are needed at various sites to help ensure that schools are ready and welcoming for the first day of school; activities will include landscaping, trash pickup and light painting. Registration is requested by Aug. 15. For details, visit dcps.dc.gov, email dcps.beautificationday@dc.gov or call 202-719-6601.

The week ahead

By GRAHAM VYSECurrent Staff Writer

If Libertarian Frederick Steiner is the D.C. Council candidate furthest to the right this year, self-described socialist Eugene Puryear is furthest to the left. Puryear, who has spent a decade in the District orga-nizing for various left-wing causes, is the D.C. Statehood Green standard-bearer in the current at-large race. The Congress Heights resident recently picked up support from a group of notable activists that includes former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan and Code Pink co-founder Medea Ben-jamin. In an open letter, the activists touted Puryear’s sup-port of a $15-an-hour minimum wage, which Seattle’s city council recently passed, and praised their candidate for “advocating on behalf of the exploited and exclud-ed.” Celebrating rather than shying away from Puryear’s ideology, they wrote: “Imagine the political earthquake that could be opened up if the people of D.C. brought an open socialist promoting a viable progressive vision for the nation’s capital to their local legislature!” Puryear has been traveling in radical political circles since he first arrived in the District for college in 2004. As a Howard University undergraduate, he spoke at a massive rally against the Iraq War held on the National

Mall. He subsequently co-founded the Jobs Not Jails coalition for criminal justice reform, wrote a book about the U.S. prison system, and ran as a 2008 vice presiden-tial candidate from the Party for Socialism and Libera-tion, which he helped to found. (Even as a Statehood Green candidate, he is employed as a writer for a Social-

ism and Liberation news publication and as a producer of that party’s radio broadcasts.)

In an interview with The Current this past weekend, Puryear said he had just wrapped up a few hours of canvassing in the U Street neighbor-hood. Though there are fewer than 4,000 D.C. voters registered with the Statehood Green Party, he insisted he

has “a very good chance on winning this election.” Pur-year’s plan is to contrast himself with a Democratic establishment that has presided over rapid gentrification and a “corporate inequality boom” in D.C. With regard to a $15 hourly wage for workers, he said he wants to know where other candidates — and council incumbents — stand on the issue. “When we’re talking about the minimum wage, we’re talking about people who get up and go to work every day, and some of them live in poverty,” Puryear said. “To me, that’s unaccept-

Puryear holds to socialist ideals in council race

By GRAHAM VYSECurrent Staff Writer

The Dupont Circle neighborhood could start the process of piloting new parking policies in collabora-tion with the D.C. Department of Transportation as soon as this fall. A committee of the area’s advi-sory neighborhood commission has crafted a set of possible solutions to Dupont’s parking pressures, includ-ing charging visitors to park on any street and directing motorists to existing parking facilities that are

underused. And at the committee’s meeting last Wednesday, a pair of city transportation officials said many of the suggestions — which are consistent with policies the agen-cy is studying to solve citywide issues — could be deployed in Dupont on a trial basis. Evian Patterson and Alice Kelly of the D.C. Department of Transpor-tation said the agency will release a report later this month evaluating all of the city’s parking regulations. This will include a “framework for discussion” of neighborhood-specif-

ic reforms in the near future. “I think the timing of this is prob-ably perfect,” Kelly said as she pored over Dupont commissioners’ proposals. “I think it might be kind of fun to use this neighborhood as a pilot.” Those comments delighted com-mittee chair Noah Smith, who asked Patterson and Kelly for reaction to specific ideas he and his colleagues are considering. With regard to visitor parking, Smith floated the notion of eliminat-

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Commissioners call for Dwyer to resign A group of advisory neighbor-hood commissioners from all eight wards of the city are calling for the resignation of Dupont Circle com-missioner Leo Dwyer, following recent allegations that he assaulted a homeless man and used a racial slur. According to the D.C. Board of Elections’ candidate list for the Nov.

4 ballot, Dwyer did not file petitions last week to run for another term to represent his single-member district, an area of Dupont slightly east and south of the neighborhood’s center circle. Dwyer is set to appear in D.C. Superior Court on Aug. 25, after pleading not guilty to a misdemean-or assault charge at an initial court hearing. Last week Dwyer’s lawyer Randy Evan McDonald told The Current that he and his client had no

comment. According to the allegations, Dwyer attacked the man on July 28 just before 3 a.m. at the corner of 17th and Corcoran streets. Dwyer allegedly sprayed household clean-ing product at the man, threw around his personal belongings and yelled a racial slur. The man was later treated for skin irritation by the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. Yesterday 18 neighborhood

commissioners from different areas of the city issued a news release requesting Dwyer’s resignation. “Violence towards the homeless has no place in the District of Colum-bia,” Foggy Bottom commissioner Jackson Carnes said in the release. “I call for other commissioners to join us to request his resignation.” Among the signatories so far is Dwyer’s fellow Dupont commis-sioner Kishan Putta.

pools set to begin seasonal closures Outdoor pools in the District began closing in waves this past weekend, and spray parks will all close for the season at 7 p.m. Sept. 1, according to a D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation release. In Upper Northwest, Jelleff and Volta pools are scheduled to close at 6 p.m. Aug. 24, while Banneker, Francis and Upshur will close at 6 p.m. Sept. 1. The Park View and Happy Hollow children’s pools are slated to close at 6 p.m. Aug. 17.

Refunds planned for illegal repossessions Thanks to a consumer protection settlement between the District and TitleMax of Virginia, the company will provide $117,257 in credits and refunds to residents whose cars it repossessed in D.C, according to a news release. District law prohibits interest on car title loans from exceeding 24 percent, and it requires that loan-related vehicle repossessions be performed by or on behalf of D.C.-licensed lenders. Yet TitleMax — not a licensed lender in D.C. — repossessed vehicles in the city to enforce loans made in Virginia that violate city law, the release states. TitleMax repossessed 96 vehi-cles in D.C. from September 2011

to December 2013, including 70 vehicles that belonged to D.C. resi-dents. Customers eligible for credits or refunds will receive written notices from TitleMax by Aug. 31. In a related settlement, DMV Towing Inc. has agreed to stop repossessing vehicles in D.C. on behalf of unlicensed lenders.

Norton eyes reforms to aid postal service D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Nor-ton released a list of recommenda-tions to improve local postal ser-vice, following last week’s round table on postal issues. The list calls for holding quarter-ly meetings for the D.C. postmaster and advisory neighborhood com-missioners; establishing an automat-ed phone system with routine infor-mation; creating a postal ombuds-man position to focus on recurring customer issues; and getting U.S. State Department assistance to pro-cess passports using postal person-nel. “This round table was the prob-lem-solving session we had hoped for,” said Norton. Further suggestions are invited at nortonevents@mail.house.gov with “Post Office improvement” in the subject line.

Logan Hardware set to move to 14th St. Logan Hardware is relocating from P Street to 14th Street NW after 12 years, with the original store closing Aug. 15 and the new one slated to open in the fall. Logan was the first of nine Ace Hardware stores opened by Gina Schaefer and Marc Friedman in the D.C. and Baltimore areas since 2003, including in Tenleytown and Glover Park. “It gave us our start and shaped who we are as a compa-ny,” said Schaefer. “We hope to never leave” the neighborhood. The new location, at 1734 14th, offers an additional 4,000 square feet, space for an outdoor garden center and a conference room for classes. A grand opening event will take place once the space is ready.

Free workshops to teach ‘house history’ The Humanities Council of Washington, D.C., will offer two free sessions of a “House History” workshop on Aug. 23 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, teaching residents how to research the history of their homes or other historic properties. The sessions will run from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch will be provided. To register, go to househistoryday2014.eventbrite.com.

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After nearly two years of fits and starts, a planned archaeological investigation at 3324 Dent Place in Georgetown showed signs of life on Monday, with workers clearing brush from the vacant lot to prepare for excavations. The property once belonged to Yarrow Mamout, who built his home there in the early 19th century after being freed from slavery. Historians believe he might even be buried on the property — a common practice in George-town at the time — and D.C. Historic Preservation Office archaeologist Ruth Trocolli has been hoping to dig there since December 2012. But ownership of the property became murky, with developer Deyi Awadallah and a former resident battling over the issue in the courts. Awadallah bought the property at a 2012 tax sale when it held a blighted wood-frame home devastated by years of neglect and then a falling tree. Neighbors referred to it as “the tarp house” for the blue plastic stretched across a hole in its roof. The building became filled with rainwater, vermin and breeding mosquitoes, leading to concerns about health and aesthetics alike. Awadallah secured rare permission to raze a house in historic Georgetown, with plans to construct a new one of a similar size on the spot, and agreed to let Trocolli investigate the property beforehand. But that was delayed by the ownership dispute; Awadallah said in an interview

Monday that he has another court date later this month as the dispute continues with the prior resident, who lost the property over nonpayment of taxes. In the meantime, the city deemed the property haz-ardous and razed it last November. And Trocolli at last secured permission to access the site, waiting only on a partnership with Howard University to be finalized. Monday’s work was carried out with members of the National Park Service’s Urban Archaeology Corps, local youths participating in a 10-week internship. “They are helping us clear the brush and get it ready for archaeol-ogy,” said Trocolli. She had originally hoped that the group would also help with the excavations, but “it’s a summer program and we’re running out of summer.” “To complete the archaeological investigations them-selves we will need a year-round partner, hopefully Howard University archaeologists and students,” Tro-colli added in an email. Once the investigation begins, likely in September, Trocolli said she hopes to find “evidence of occupation by Yarrow Mamout” — the remains of his home (which predated the one recently demolished), trash from his time there, and perhaps even his remains. In the meantime, neighbors appreciate the cleaned-up lot. “At last it’s on an acceptable track, and it’s very good to see that the city is making progress on this site,” said advisory neighborhood commissioner Ron Lewis, whose

Archaeological work set for Dent Place home

By KATIE pEARCECurrent Staff Writer

Dupont Circle’s Stead Park is about to go through a major make-over, getting a new turf field, run-ning track, pavilion area and chil-dren’s spray feature by November. City and community leaders gathered at the 1625 P St. park last week to celebrate the groundbreak-ing of the roughly $2 million project. Upgrades will also include new landscaping and shade trees, decora-

tive paving, picnic/game tables and bioretention features to help manage stormwater. In addition, the project will open up access to the field from 17th Street. Mayor Vincent Gray and others credited the Friends of Stead Park group for envisioning and following through on the project. “That is what makes the city effective … citizen groups that take ownership,” Gray said of the Friends group, which pitched in over $200,000 of the project’s costs.

The changes won’t increase the overall size of the park, but aim to “maximize the utility of the space,” Friends board president Chris Dor-ment said in an interview this week. In particular, the project focuses on improving conditions of the bat-tered athletic field, a rare acre of open space in the dense Dupont Circle neighborhood. The field sees heavy use from community sports leagues like kickball teams, as well as neighborhood events.

City breaks ground on Stead Park project

By KATIE pEARCECurrent Staff Writer

Over a dozen new principals will take the helm of D.C. public schools this fall, culled from nationwide talent searches as well a local leadership fellowship program. In Northwest, new principals will oversee H.D. Cooke, Hearst, Hyde-Addison, Lafayette and Marie Reed elementary schools; Oyster-Adams Bilingual School; Duke Ellington School of the Arts; and the Roosevelt STAY school for adult education. Eight of the city’s new school leaders spent the last 18 months training through the Mary Jane Patterson Fellowship program, which aims to mold “high-poten-tial, high-performing DCPS employees for principalships,”

according to a school system news release. The program also involves a year of working along-side successful principals at two different D.C. schools. The batch of graduates from the fellowship program’s first year include:■ Katie Larkin, the new principal at H.D. Cooke, who previously spent 10 years as a teacher at Ross Elementary and served as assistant principal at Hearst in 2012. ■ Katie Lundgren, the new prin-cipal at Marie Reed, who spent four years as the assistant vice principal of Stuart-Hobson Mid-dle School. She also previously served as the center director for the Ward 6 Achievement Center and director of site operations for the Higher Achievement Pro-

Slew of new principals ready to lead Northwest campuses

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This is a listing of reports taken from Aug. 4 through 10 in local police service areas.

PSA 101

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 12th Street and Pennsylva-nia Avenue; 9:45 a.m. Aug. 5 (with knife).■ 1300-1399 block, I St.; 6:10 p.m. Aug. 10 (with knife).

Theft■ 500-599 block, 13th St.; 12:50 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 1300-1399 block, New York Ave.; 12:54 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 1200-1299 block, K St.; 10:30 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 8:45 p.m. Aug. 7.■ 1000-1099 block, 14th St.; 8:59 p.m. Aug. 7.■ 1000-1099 block, G St.; 9:38 a.m. Aug. 8.■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 6:10 p.m. Aug. 9.

Theft from auto■ 1300-1399 block, K St.; 3:45 a.m. Aug. 4.■ 700-723 block, 14th St.; 4:25 a.m. Aug. 9.

PSA 102

Robbery■ 500-599 block, H St.; 2:10 a.m. Aug. 9 (with gun).

Arson■ 500-599 block, E St.; 6:23 p.m. Aug. 4.

Motor vehicle theft■ 500-599 block, G St.; 11:35 a.m. Aug. 7.

Theft■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 12:50 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 400-457 block, Massachu-setts Ave.; 6:47 p.m. Aug. 6.■ H and 5th streets; 8:03 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 6th and H streets; 1:12 p.m. Aug. 7.■ 400-457 block, Massachu-setts Ave.; 9:36 a.m. Aug. 8.■ 9th and F streets; 1:15 p.m. Aug. 9.

PSA 201

Burglary■ 3800-3899 block, Legation St.; 3:35 p.m. Aug. 7.

Theft■ 2919-2999 block, McKinley St.; 3:20 a.m. Aug. 6.

Theft from auto■ 3800-3899 block, Kanawha St.; 9:50 a.m. Aug. 5.■ 3200-3299 block, Northampton St.; 10:10 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 3500-3599 block, Ritten-house St.; 9:50 a.m. Aug. 8.■ 3300-3399 block, Stuyves-

ant Place; 11:16 a.m. Aug. 8.■ 5425-5467 block, 32nd St.; 7:35 p.m. Aug. 8.

PSA 202

Burglary■ 4100-4199 block, Chesa-peake St.; 12:33 a.m. Aug. 5.

Theft■ 4100-4199 block, Albemarle St.; 2:55 p.m. Aug. 4.■ 5100-5199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:47 p.m. Aug. 4.■ 4620-4699 block, 40th St.; 1:05 p.m. Aug. 5.■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:02 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 5254-5299 block, Western Ave.; 7:32 p.m. Aug. 9.

Theft from auto■ Albemarle and 42nd streets; 4:15 p.m. Aug. 5.■ 42nd and Harrison streets; 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5.■ 43rd and Ingomar streets; 2:11 p.m. Aug. 7.■ Albemarle and 42nd streets; 1:42 p.m. Aug. 9.

PSA 203

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 4800-4849 block, Linnean Ave.; 9:17 p.m. Aug. 5 (with knife).

Motor vehicle theft■ 4800-4899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:15 a.m. Aug. 9.

Theft■ 3400-3499 block, Yuma St.; 11:32 a.m. Aug. 8.■ 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 9:06 p.m. Aug. 8.■ 5000-5099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:56 p.m. Aug. 9.

Theft from auto■ 4600-4699 block, 36th St.; 3:49 p.m. Aug. 5.■ 3700-3999 block, 37th St.; 4:10 p.m. Aug. 7.

PSA 401

Burglary■ 6600-6699 block, Georgia Ave.; 4:20 p.m. Aug. 6.

Motor vehicle theft■ 8100-8199 block, West Beach Drive; 9:16 a.m. Aug. 5.■ 900-999 block, Aspen St.; 12:40 a.m. Aug. 9.

Theft■ 500-599 block, Aspen St.; 4:59 p.m. Aug. 4.■ 2100-2199 block, Spruce Drive; 4:30 p.m. Aug. 5.■ 416-599 block, Cedar St.; 6:43 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 6658-6799 block, Georgia Ave.; 8:39 a.m. Aug. 6.

Theft from auto■ 7720-7799 block, 16th St.; 3 p.m. Aug. 5.■ 800-811 block, Geranium St.; 11:15 p.m. Aug. 5.■ 1400-1499 block, Holly St.; 5:01 p.m. Aug. 8.■ 400-499 block, Butternut St.; 7 a.m. Aug. 9.■ 800-899 block, Whittier Place; 9:31 a.m. Aug. 9.

PSA 402

Robbery■ 6300-6399 block, Georgia Ave.; 5:30 a.m. Aug. 6.

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 1210-1299 block, Rock Creek Ford Road; 12:48 a.m. Aug. 10.

Motor vehicle theft■ 900-999 block, Missouri Ave.; 10:50 a.m. Aug. 6.■ 6500-6599 block, Piney Branch Road; 6:15 p.m. Aug. 8.

Theft■ 5910-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:54 p.m. Aug. 5.■ 6500-6599 block, Piney Branch Road; 2 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 5910-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:20 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 6500-6599 block, Georgia Ave.; 6:54 a.m. Aug. 10 (with knife).■ 5910-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 5:42 p.m. Aug. 10.

Theft from auto■ 6312-6399 block, Georgia Ave.; 1:45 p.m. Aug. 4.■ 1300-1399 block, Tewkes-bury Place; 8:10 p.m. Aug. 7.■ 6400-6489 block, Piney Branch Road; 12:10 p.m. Aug. 10.

PSA 403

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 800-899 block, Longfellow St.; 10 p.m. Aug. 5.

Theft■ 800-899 block, Longfellow St.; 3:31 p.m. Aug. 7.■ 5700-5899 block, Georgia Ave.; 7 a.m. Aug. 8.■ 5100-5199 block, 3rd St.; 4:53 p.m. Aug. 8.■ 500-699 block, Kennedy St.; 5:25 a.m. Aug. 9.■ 521-699 block, Madison St.; 7:50 p.m. Aug. 10.

Theft from auto■ 1300-1399 block, Hamilton St.; 11:37 a.m. Aug. 4.■ 800-899 block, Madison St.; 8:25 a.m. Aug. 5.■ 5700-5799 block, 13th St.; 2:05 p.m. Aug. 5.■ 1600-1699 block, Madison St.; 7:39 a.m. Aug. 7.■ 1200-1299 block, Gallatin St.; 7 a.m. Aug. 8.

■ 5500-5599 block, 13th St.; 3:25 p.m. Aug. 8.

PSA 404

Robbery■ 3900-3999 block, 14th St.; 11:15 p.m. Aug. 8 (with gun).

Burglary■ 1500-1513 block, Crittenden St.; 1:09 p.m. Aug. 8.

Motor vehicle theft■ 900-999 block, Shepherd St.; 12:38 p.m. Aug. 4.■ Webster and 17th streets; 9:03 p.m. Aug. 5.

Theft■ 4000-4099 block, Georgia Ave.; 1:05 a.m. Aug. 4.■ 4600-4699 block, 15th St.; 7:35 p.m. Aug. 4.■ 3800-3899 block, 14th St.; 2:30 p.m. Aug. 5.■ 4200-4205 block, Kansas Ave.; 3 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 3800-3899 block, Georgia Ave.; 10:29 a.m. Aug. 7.■ 4100-4199 block, Georgia Ave.; 11:01 a.m. Aug. 8.■ 4500-4599 block, 15th St.; 2 p.m. Aug. 8.

Theft from auto■ 4000-4099 block, 18th St.; 1:33 p.m. Aug. 4.■ 1500-1599 block, Farragut St.; 1 p.m. Aug. 5.■ 1400-1499 block, Taylor St.; 9:27 a.m. Aug. 6.■ 4600-4699 block, Iowa Ave.; 3:30 p.m. Aug. 8.■ 9th Street and Rock Creek Church Road; 8:48 p.m. Aug. 8.■ 828-899 block, Quincy St.; 5:35 a.m. Aug. 9.■ 3900-3999 block, Georgia Ave.; 6:33 a.m. Aug. 9.■ 1300-1399 block, Emerson St.; 10:41 a.m. Aug. 9.

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Burglary■ 900-999 block, Crittenden St.; 2:12 a.m. Aug. 7.■ 5000-5059 block, Georgia Ave.; 8:51 a.m. Aug. 8.

Motor vehicle theft■ 700-799 block, Quincy St.; 1:10 a.m. Aug. 10.

Theft■ 3800-3804 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 6:29 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 100-199 block, Rock Creek Church Road; 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 4500-4599 block, Georgia Ave.; 5:21 p.m. Aug. 8.■ 4900-4999 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 3:54 p.m. Aug. 9.■ 300-314 block, Taylor St.; 5:58 p.m. Aug. 10.

Theft from auto■ 3900-3999 block, Georgia Ave.; 5:39 p.m. Aug. 6.■ 3500-3533 block, Georgia Ave.; 1:55 a.m. Aug. 7.

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able.” Puryear’s other policy ideas include dramatic chang-es for local utility companies. His website states: “PEPCO, Washington Gas and any utility in the District should immediately be seized and turned into public corporations under the control of residents. Enough of constant rate hikes and bloated executive salaries!” In addition, he would seek to end employment dis-

crimination against former prison inmates through legis-lation to prohibit employers from asking “any questions, at any time, of an applicant based on criminal history.” Puryear recognizes that some of his ideal policy out-comes are unlikely in the near future, but he portrayed himself as an incrementalist who accepts that change takes time. “Just because something is hard, that’s not a reason not to do it,” he said. This article is the third in a series exploring key poli-cy objectives of at-large D.C. Council candidates.

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members: Liam Treanor, Alexander Levy, Danny Guimaraes, Stefan Bindley-Taylor and Nick Hadjimichael. All of the recent high school graduates are headed off to college this fall.

“This is the first time we’ll be playing at a professional show,” said keyboardist and co-songwriter Levy in an interview before the perfor-mance.

In the past, Lands has played in front of peers at Georgetown Day’s Tenleytown campus. They’ve also played at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club and the 9:30 Club for the high school version of the Battle of the Bands — performances asso-ciated with Bach 2 Rock, a group of music schools founded in 2007 by Levy’s parents Carole Feld and David Levy, a renowned musician.

At last week’s show, Lands played all of the tracks from its new record “Polyonymous” and an upcoming single with Treanor as the lead singer, Levy on the keyboards, Guimaraes on drums, Bindley-Tay-lor strumming on the bass and Had-jimichael on guitar.

As the first act, Lands performed to a packed crowd in the dive bar’s second-floor space, with the band members’ friends and family mem-bers attending alongside the fans and musicians of the other bands playing that night — Triathlon, Louis Weeks and Redline Graffiti, an electro-pop group that headlined the lineup.

But Lands didn’t notice its audi-ence.

“We were very much in our own zone,” Bindley-Taylor said after-ward.

“It was dark. We were a little scared at first, but we warmed up to the show,” said Hadjimichael, who co-writes the songs with Levy. “And it was over by the time we warmed up.”

The co-writers have been the band’s driving force. By their sopho-more year, they recruited three schoolmates who each had strong

music backgrounds and were seri-ous enough to get involved in the business of marketing and selling their own work. During the school year, the band members dedicated a few hours each day to rehearsing and collaborating, giving up their other extracurriculars.

“The rare chance that you get a group of people together who all play the same style of music, who all listen to the same type of music, who all play well and write well — that’s not something you can pass up,” said Levy, who had been in another rock band with Guimaraes since second grade.

Although all members are good friends, they considered the band name a contentious issue. They went through several monikers, influenc-ing the title of their new record “Polyonymous.”

“If your name can stick, that’s all that matters,” said Hadjimichael.

Even with their marketing savvy and parents’ financial support, mem-bers have found that their age has been an obstacle for landing gigs in D.C.’s local music venues such as DC9, Black Cat, Rock & Roll Hotel and even the Velvet Lounge.

But Devin Garcia of Toro Book-ing needed a local act to open the Velvet Lounge show of Triathlon, a Savannah, Ga.-based group that he manages. He encountered Lands through bandcamp, an online plat-form that allows artists to sell music and merchandise. He said the sound “was a good fit” so he invited the five teens last month to perform.

“I don’t pay attention to the age just as long as they’re good,” said Garcia.

While all five members said they’ll be exploring different aca-demic options as they head off to different colleges, they do agree that music will continue to be a big part of their lives — including develop-ment of a side rap project that three of them started. In the near future, they might also get together again with other local youth bands for a reunion concert.

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Equal funding A coalition of local public charter schools is suing the city over alleged inequities in funding between the city’s charters and its traditional public schools. The suit says each charter receives an average of $1,600 to $2,600 less per student each year than other public schools do. As the lawsuit explains, school reform legislation adopted by Congress in 1995 requires the city to provide equal funding — based on a per-student formula — to both charters and non-charters to cover all operating expenses. Yet, the complaint argues, programs within D.C. Public Schools have rou-tinely received more money per student than charters for various reasons, including direct funding of teacher pensions and supplemental funds for items like extra materials. Financial support has also come to D.C. Public Schools programs via inter-agency transfers, such as the $35 million transferred from the Office of the State Superintendent from fiscal years 2008 through 2015 to the school system to help provide services to students with disabilities. The city’s char-ters received no extra funds for compliance, the complaint states. Ted Gest, a spokesperson for D.C. Attorney General Irving Nathan, told The Washington Post that city lawyers had reviewed the complaint and found it to be “without merit.” The paper reported that he and other officials had declined to comment further on the record, but Mr. Nathan wrote in a 2012 letter that the city’s additional spending on the traditional school sys-tem is legal. His letter states that the law can be read as simply requiring a minimum equal budget allocation, without precluding additional spending. While we can’t provide a legal opinion, we’re inclined to support the charters, because we believe the intention of the legislation was for the city to provide funding that is in fact equal — not equal in only some respects. Furthermore, roughly equivalent funding is what’s fair. While it may not always be possible to make every dollar match every year, equity should be the goal, and measures should be taken to reach an appropriate balance. Some argue that traditional schools require larger budgets because they must educate every student, while an individual charter can more easily expel a child. There’s something to be said for that point, which suggests the need for more planning and collaboration across the education spectrum. But the reality of education in Washington is that roughly 44 percent of public school students are enrolled at charters, making this network an inte-gral part of our local educational system. We shouldn’t shortchange nearly half of our local children. We wish there were a way to resolve the issue outside of court. It’s unfor-tunate that the city’s charter program was instituted by Congress, rather than by local leaders; let’s avoid a court-mandated solution to this problem, which might result in relinquishing more control of our local programs to people who weren’t elected to run them.

Improving 16th Street The D.C. Department of Transportation and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority are working to improve conditions for bus riders and other commuters on 16th Street, by “optimizing” traffic signals, adding more long accordion buses and a possible dedicated bus lane. These are good moves for a busy corridor that handles over 20,000 bus riders each weekday — even more people than travel the road in private cars, demonstrating the impact that transit can have in the area. The agencies say the initial phase of signal optimization, completed last month, has resulted in travel time savings. Officials will continue to recon-figure the signals over the next year to allow some extra “green time” for buses — giving them a chance to get through a light right before it turns red. More “articulated,” or accordion, buses will mean more space for the commuters who sometimes can’t fit on crowded S2 and S4 buses running from Silver Spring to downtown. The new buses will be in place soon. Finally, officials will study the possibility of further changes, including possibly adding bus-only lanes. Some community members have pushed for this move for a while, and in fact it’s been studied before. Thus we’re not clear on why the city hasn’t yet resolved this issue and developed a firm plan. We do believe, though, that given the likely downsides — loss of park-ing and car travel space — the option must be considered with great care. It also might not be feasible on the entirety of the road, which has physical bar-riers like a grassy median in some parts, but it seems likely that a designated bus lane could vastly improve conditions on its wide-open sections. The Transportation Department will also look at extending rush-hour parking restrictions along 16th Street by up to an hour in each direction. This idea, which would allow better bus and auto flow, is also worth considering.

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Union leaders on Monday milled about in front of the imposing headquarters of the AFL-CIO on 16th Street, a strip of yellow

“caution” tape warding off any vehicles that might try to pull onto the expansive driveway. From a small platform off to one side, organized labor put down its marker on the 2014 mayor’s race here in the District. “Muriel Bowser represents the best choice for working people in the District of Columbia,” declared Joslyn Wil-liams, president of the Metropolitan Washing-ton Council AFL-CIO since 1982. The council represents about 175 local unions in the region and about 150,000 union workers in our area. Labor officials estimate that about 40,000 union workers are registered to vote in the District. But they also acknowledge they rarely vote in a bloc. In the April 1 Democratic Primary this past spring, many unions, especially public service unions, endorsed incumbent Mayor Vincent Gray. But the executive council headed by Williams declined to endorse anyone, including Bowser. Gray lost badly to Bowser in the Democratic primary. Union officials said the Bowser endorsement on Monday was predictable. While Bowser didn’t win the endorsement in April, the unions are mostly Democrats like Bowser, and she is widely seen as the likely November winner. But even some supporters say she is not a shoo-in. Independents David Catania and Carol Schwartz have some modest union creden-tials of their own, according to labor questionnaires. “There’s some enthusiasm for Bowser, but not too much,” one union veteran of city politics said on background so he could speak freely. “We think she’s going to win and [the unions] want to be with a win-ner.” He acknowledged this general election, unlike most November contests for mayor, is a bit uncertain. Catania is a veteran at-large D.C. Council member who has made some but not nearly enough inroads yet to block the presumptive Bowser victory. Schwartz, who got into the race late, is a veteran pub-lic official even though she last served on the council in 2008 and must reintroduce herself to many voters. ■ Housekeeper for a day. Bowser used the union endorsement on Monday to try to burnish her com-mon touch. At the union event, Bowser was smiling, hugging and glad-handing everyone. She proudly noted that she was the product of two hard-working parents.

And she said she recently met with a group of hotel housekeepers who work for the Marriott Marquis, the convention center hotel that recently opened. “They challenged me to do something, to be a housekeeper for a day,” Bowser said during her speech. “They didn’t think I could handle it and I probably can’t for the whole day,” she said, laughing. “But I’m going to stand with them.”

Campaign aides said Bowser likely would do the day of work next month, closer to the election and when the hotel is busier. “August is the worst — it’s empty,” said one hotel leader. Bowser is expected to

eat breakfast with one of the women and her chil-dren, ride the bus to the hotel and help make beds and clean rooms. Bowser said she would “work side by side to see how their life is.” During the primary campaign, mayoral candidate Tommy Wells, a Ward 6 council member, lived a week on the minimum wage to demonstrate how tough that can be. Back in 1994, then-Mayor Sharon Pratt running for re-election worked part of a day as a waitress on Georgia Avenue to demonstrate her connection to workers. (Wells and Pratt lost.)■ Money, money, money. Just before midnight Monday, Democrat Bowser weighed in with her lat-est campaign finance report, disclosing she has $1,026,632 on hand. That makes her the only mil-lion-dollar candidate in this race. In an attached state-ment, Bowser campaign finance chair Bill Lightfoot said that residents of the District “want an indepen-dent, trustworthy and honest mayor.” Catania, who has questioned Bowser on all three of those qualities, earlier reported $464,983 cam-paign cash on hand, less than half Bowser’s total. Catania’s campaign says its goal is to reach close to $1 million before the campaign ends — enough, his aides say, to run a credible campaign. (Adrian Fenty raised $5 million in 2010 but still lost.) Schwartz reported only about $65,000, of which $30,000 is a loan from herself. Schwartz says she is proud that her campaign is mostly run by volunteers who helped her get about 6,500 petition signatures to qualify for the ballot. Schwartz has said she will be sending out some campaign fundraising letters but is not expecting a well-funded effort in this, her fifth campaign for mayor. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a politi-cal reporter for News 4.

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Protect trees from infestations of scale Landscape alert: Hollies, wil-low oaks and yews are under attack by scale! According to arborist Bill Eck of Bartlett Tree Experts, this year the rain, heat and humidity have created the perfect environment for all types of scale insects. They feed on oaks, hollies and yews, which are usually resistant to bugs. Our yard in the 4500 block of MacArthur Boulevard is the poster child for this infestation. Here’s what to look for: If they have willow oaks along the curb, as we do on MacArthur, they should check the lower branches for blackness and leaf drop. On our oaks along the curb, the lower branches are dying and the leaf canopy is thinning.

Then examine the plants and cars under the trees for what looks like black dirt or soot. Here’s what happens: The scale attacks the tree leaves overhead and sucks out the sap, but it can’t digest all of it, so it excretes a kind of sugary liquid that drops on what’s below. Then fungi arrive to feed on the sugar and produce the soot. The soot does not harm the leaf itself, but it blocks the sun so the leaf can’t produce food and the plant weak-ens. If you see a lot of what looks like dirt or soot on the tops of leaves on any of your plants, the plant is either under attack itself or is under a tree that is dropping “honey” on them. That’s what happens to cars parked under the oaks. For example, our neighbor has a beautiful weeping cherry in her front yard, and its leaves are cov-ered with soot from the oaks over-head. The soot makes the cherry more vulnerable to chewing bugs that are enjoying lunch.

Also check the underside of the leaves of hollies and yews. If you see fuzzy white stuff there, it’s scale, which requires spraying with an eco-friendly insecticide. Scale travels fast, so don’t tarry. All our hollies — Nellie Ste-vens and China Girl — are under attack. So are our neighbors’ shrubs, which means that all adjoining properties need treat-ment to prevent subsequent re-infection. Same for all of our yews, which are usually impervi-ous to bugs. We’ve called the D.C. Urban Forestry Administration at 311, and officials have promised an inspection in one week, to be fol-lowed we hope by spraying of the oaks. We’ll have to take care of shrubs on our property. Our immediate neighbors are joining us in this effort. If you value your oaks and hollies and yews, take a look.

Frank StarobaThe Palisades

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river cleanup must occur on schedule The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority is wrong to propose a delay in its long-needed project to end raw sewage runoff into Rock Creek and the Potomac River [“Input sought on Potomac sewage measures,” Aug. 6]. And the agency should be ashamed of its efforts to confuse the public by implying that the delay is necessary to implement a green infrastructure program. Our Glover Park/Cathedral Heights community supports the green infrastructure proposed by DC Water to help control runoff — these projects create jobs, represent permanent improvements to our

environment, and make our com-munities greener and more pleasant. DC Water recently installed such a project in Glover Park at 37th Street and Tunlaw Road, and it has been a popular addition. But in addition to proposing expanded use of green infrastruc-ture, DC Water has simultaneously asked for a seven-year delay in completion of their project to end raw sewage runoff into Rock Creek and the Potomac River. This delay is not necessary, and it is certainly not justified; our local streams and rivers have been marred by sewage runoff for decades. Eliminating this runoff would be a key step in the ultimate goal of making the District’s waters fishable and swimmable. DC Water is required by a con-sent agreement to complete this work by 2025. It is long past time

to do so, and the agency’s request for further delay should be roundly rejected by D.C. citizens and water quality experts.

Brian A. CohenCommissioner, ANC 3B05

Marijuana arrests waste police time As we consider the merits of marijuana decriminalization, let us note that an arrest takes one or two police officers off the street, often for an extended period. While it is true that punitive marijuana laws impose the greatest burdens on minority communities, let’s also note the cost of decreased police protection for the public at large as a result of what can only be considered minor infractions.

Vic MillerWashington Heights

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This month, the D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools, Eagle Academy Public Charter School and Washington Latin Public Charter

School filed a lawsuit to require the D.C. government to end its long-standing practice of illegally funding charter school students at a lower rate than it does D.C. Public Schools students. Over the last eight years — the period covered by the lawsuit — this practice has deprived public charter school students of over $770 million. This is a great deal of money. The lawsuit follows more than a decade of effort by the charter schools and their advocates to convince the D.C. government to voluntarily end this inequity. Yet the government has continued to underfund charter school students compared to their D.C. Public Schools peers, even after the publication over the last three years of two government-sponsored reports acknowl-edging the funding inequities. Public charter schools in the District are public schools, and they educate nearly as many public school students as D.C. Public Schools does — 44 percent of the total. Charters are publicly funded; may not charge tuition; must accept all applicants without screening; must offer special education services and services for students for whom English is a second language; and must obey all health, safety and civil rights laws. Charter schools, held to a high standard of account-ability by the mayorally appointed D.C. Public Charter School Board, have on average greatly outperformed the school system, especially with the most disadvan-taged of our city. This is especially true east of the Ana-costia River. In wards 7 and 8, charter school students outscore their D.C. Public Schools peers on the annual state assessment by 18 and 26 percentage points, respectively. And the charter high school graduation rate exceeds the D.C. Public Schools rate by 21 per-centage points, enabling a higher share of public charter school students to be accepted to college. Given these facts, it only makes sense that the law requires that all similarly situated public school students be funded equally. The Uniform Per Student Funding Formula law, passed by the D.C. Council, is designed to ensure this. Under the formula, for example, the same amount of public funding attaches to every third-grader needing level 1 special education services,

regardless of what type of school he or she attends. We’ve gone to court because every year the govern-ment ignores the law and undermines the uniform per-student funding requirement, annually costing public charter school students between $75 million and $130 million. On a per student basis, this translates to an average of $1,600 to $2,600 per year. It does this by paying public charter schools only for the students they actually enroll as shown by a government audit, while paying D.C. Public Schools for the always-exaggerated number of students the government estimates will attend. It does this by appropriating tens of millions of dollars a year to D.C. government agencies that turn around and provide free services to D.C. Public Schools that the public charter schools have to pay for out of their budgets. And it does this by providing D.C. Public Schools with late-year supplemental funding when it overspends its budget — but not public charter schools if they over-spend their budgets. The funding inequality caused by this flouting of the law impacts the vulnerable children educated at char-ters. While 76 percent of D.C. Public Schools students are economically disadvantaged, and therefore eligible for federal school lunch subsidies, a slightly higher share, 80 percent of charter students, are similarly dis-advantaged. Ignoring the law also discriminates by neighborhood and ethnicity. By choice, charter schools are typically located in the District’s most underserved communities, where the need for high-quality public education is greatest. In the upcoming school year, there will be just one charter school in Ward 3, D.C.’s most affluent ward. The District’s public charter school reform has improved public education in the nation’s capital. Our city, which in the mid-1990s graduated only half its public school students, has been invigorated. The char-ter reform has since been accompanied by the reform of D.C. Public Schools, improving educational outcomes for students enrolled in the traditional school system. We have reluctantly resorted to legal action to ensure fair public school funding going forward; we are not seeking damages for past underfunding. Our lawsuit asks the court to declare that the practices described above are illegal and to direct the government to follow the law in the future. It’s not too much to ask. Ramona Edelin is executive director of the D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools

D.C. charter schools deserve funding equalityVieWPoiNtRaMOna EDELin

ANC 3CCleveland ParkWoodley ParkMassachusetts Avenue Heights

The commission does not plan to meet in August. The next regu-lar meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, at the 2nd Dis-trict Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org.

ANC 3ETenleytownAmerican University Park

The commission does not plan to meet in August. The next regu-lar meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. For details, visit anc3e.org.

ANC 3FForest Hills

The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at For-est Hills of DC (formerly the Methodist Home of D.C.), 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. Agenda items include:■ announcements.■ police report.■ open forum.■ consideration of a resolution and settlement agreement regarding a liquor license for Bread Furst, and consideration of support for a stipu-lated license pending approval.■ consideration of a resolution to request the extension of “clean team” coverage from Van Ness Street to Chevy Chase Circle.■ consideration of a resolution requesting the extension of solar incentives to ANC 3F residents dropped from the District’s waiting list.■ consideration of a proposed $4,000 expenditure to create a targeted mail-er notifying constituents of services for seniors available from the Dis-trict and area nonprofits.■ commissioner updates. For details, call 202-670-7262 or visit anc3f.us.

ANC 3/4GChevy Chase

The commission will not meet in August. The next regular meet-ing will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at the Chevy Chase Com-munity Center, Connecticut Ave-nue and McKinley Street NW. For details, call 202-363-5803 or email chevychaseanc3@verizon.net.

ANC 4AColonial VillageShepherd ParkCrestwood

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the Fort Stevens Recreation Center, 13th and Van Buren streets NW. For details, call 202-450-6225 or visit anc4a.org.

ANC 4CPetworth/16th Street Heights

The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Petworth Library, 4200 Kan-sas Ave. NW. Agenda items include:■ public safety reports.■ government reports.■ community comment.■ discussion of a Ward 4 mayoral candidates forum.■ discussion of representation to a Ward 4 advisory neighborhood com-mission assembly.■ consideration of a resolution for better schools.■ consideration of a resolution on

pop-ups.■ discussion of the D.C. Preparatory School’s Board of Zoning Adjust-ment application.■ presentation by Bridges Public Charter School.■ consideration of a resolution on a cabstand in front of the new Safeway in Petworth.■ consideration of a resolution on the need to revise boundaries for 14th Street’s participation in the Great Streets program so that busi-nesses from Spring Road to Allison Street are eligible for grants.■ discussion of Paul Public Charter School. For details, call 202-723-6670 or visit anc4c.org.

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In Your Neighborhood

Chevy Chase Citizens Association At least one candidate has filed to run in the November election for each single-member district (SMD) seat on our local advisory neigh-borhood commission. The seven-member commission advises the D.C. government on community issues, including planning, traffic and zoning. Our area’s commission includes seats in both Ward 3 and Ward 4, so it generally is referred to as Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3/4G. Four of the seven incumbent commissioners are not running for another two-year term. The candidates listed below filed petitions with the Board of Elections prior to the Aug. 6 filing deadline. Only two races have more than one candidate. In SMD 3G01, Brian Oliver is challenging incumbent Callie Cook. The 3G06 seat being vacated by commission chair Jim McCarthy has two challengers: Dan Bradfield and Allen Seeber, both of 39th Street. In SMD 3G02, Chanda Tuck Garfield is the only candidate to suc-ceed Gary Thompson. In SMD 3G03, incumbent Randy Speck is the only candidate. Incumbent Rebecca Maydak is the only candidate in SMD 3G04. Peter Shapiro is the only candidate in SMD 3G05, to succeed David Engel. In SMD 3G07, former commissioner Christo-pher Fromboluti is the only candidate running to succeed Henry Grif-fin. Statements and background information on all candidates will be provided in our October newsletter and at chevychasecitizens.org. All candidates will be invited to introduce themselves at our October gen-eral public meeting (date to be announced) and will have time to meet and greet neighbors before and after the candidates forum. Additional details about the October meeting will be in our September newslet-ter. Our meetings are held at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. All are invited to attend. We are pleased to see local residents running for these important positions, and look forward to working with those elected.

— Libba Jackson-D’Ambrosi

Shepherd Park Citizens Association Shepherd Park neighbors are avid gardeners, not only with flowers and shrubs, but also fruit trees and vegetables. With the wonderful weather we’ve had this summer, their hard work has produced bounti-ful results. Unfortunately, recent thefts have begun to occur. One householder shared his loss with the neighborhood listserv, concerned and somewhat disappointed that someone had prevented his children from harvesting prized nectarines. The response was rapid and widespread. Most laid the deed at the feet, mouths or paws of the wildlife of the neighborhood, coming mostly from nearby Rock Creek Park. Many stories were told of deer, raccoons, squirrels and birds completely stripping fruit trees and veg-etable plants, often not leaving behind any traces of their nefarious deeds. There followed tried and true — but not always successful — solutions. Several suggested netting, but the best and certainly most amusing solution was reported by a mother who described how her son, then 5 years old, put large plastic dinosaurs and a life-size plastic iguana among the branches of a fruit tree to scare away the suspected squirrel thieves. His action even led to a children’s community activity, moving the plastic toys every few days to make them seem more real. They’ve had no further problems. Another mother from nearby Tako-ma Park added reports of positive results with plastic snakes among the tomato plants. With vegetable harvests becoming plentiful, Shepherd Park neigh-bors look forward to sharing their bounty and best recipes with each other as well as eating homegrown produce.

— June Confer

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Wilson unveils ambitious early-season schedule After finishing last season with an appearance in the Turkey Bowl, Wilson hopes to remain among the area’s better football teams this fall. The upcoming schedule, unveiled last week, features an early-season gauntlet that will allow the Tigers to test themselves against high-level competition. Wilson will get its first look at competition this Saturday when the Tigers host the reigning Washington Catholic Athletic Conference cham-pion DeMatha Stags at 6 p.m. for a scrimmage. The Tigers will then host a quad-scrimmage with Potomac, Central and Yorktown on Aug. 23 before opening the regular season at home against WCAC powerhouse Good

Counsel on Aug. 29. “I know this season is going to be big with the schedule that we have, starting with DeMatha,” said McDonald.

Martin hopes the ambitious schedule will help the team prepare for the battles in the D.C. Interscho-lastic Athletic Association later in the season.

“We made that schedule hoping that it would get us ready for the DCIAA,” he said.

Gonzaga football to take national stage Gonzaga’s football team — recently ranked No. 25 in the coun-try by USA Today — will play in front of a national television audi-ence early next month. The Eagles will battle Virginia’s Centreville High School — ranked No. 5 in the same poll — at 8 p.m. Sept. 5, with the game broadcast on ESPNU. The Eagles are the only D.C. team that will be featured in the 12-game showcase on the ESPN network.

Scrimmages scheduled for several Northwest squads Several Northwest schools have varsity football scrimmages over the next two weeks to prepare for the

season. Gonzaga will take the field for the first time, with Randy Trivers leading the way as the team’s new head coach, on Friday when the Eagles travel to play Gilman in Bal-timore. The Eagles will then scrim-mage against St. Joe’s Prep on Aug. 23 at noon at Stevenson University in Baltimore County, Md. St. John’s will scrimmage Cal-vert Hall in Baltimore on Aug. 20 then play Gilman on Aug 22 at 10 a.m. In the Mid-Atlantic Conference, Sidwell will head to Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Va., for a scrimmage on Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. Maret will host St. Albans on Aug. 22 with the time and location to be announced. The Roosevelt Rough Riders will host Friendship Collegiate on Aug. 23 at 9 a.m. as part of a Kickoff Clas-sic scrimmage and cookout.

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By BRIAN KAPURCurrent Staff Writer

Wilson football coach Mark Martin saw a world of potential in outside linebacker Kareem McDonald during his sophomore sea-son. After the Tigers’ year ended in 2012, he called McDonald to his office for a meeting that would change the speedy defender’s course. “We were talking about how athletes were supposed to work,” Martin said. “I always tell him he has to act like a student athlete all the time.” Since that meeting, the coach said, McDonald “has worked hard in the classroom and he has also been working hard outside the class-room.” For McDonald, the conversation helped him realize just how good he could be if he took the effort necessary to reach his poten-tial. “It affected me because I can honestly say when I first started playing football I wasn’t dedicated like I am now,” he said. “I see that football is what I am going to do in the long run. It takes hard work. Football isn’t easy at all. I’ve been working hard.” The coach’s motivational message came to fruition on Aug. 5 when McDonald, now a ris-ing senior, committed to play at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. It was the second time this summer McDonald had picked a school. He initially chose Old Dominion, but later reopened his recruitment hoping to play for a high-level Division I school. “UVA was the right fit for me,” said

McDonald. “Any school I looked into, I looked at the coaches first. [UVA head coach Mike London] was the best coach I have witnessed since my recruiting started in ninth grade. The campus is really beauti-ful, and what really stood out to me is after they come in they graduate. I can’t wait to get to campus.” McDonald intends to head down to Vir-ginia early to be able to participate in spring football in 2015, with hopes of earning a role on the team during his freshman fall. “I asked them about that when I got there,” said McDonald. “It’s something I want to do because when August [2015] comes I want to

be on the field and to play early. I want to start as a true freshman. I think I can come in as a freshman and make an impact early at out-side linebacker. They see me as an athlete so they will move me around a lot.”

Aside from being a fit with the team, McDonald believes

that graduating from Virginia will help set him up for a career as a sports journalist. But the biggest tipping point for the rising Wilson senior was UVA’s commitment to keep him on scholarship even if an injury cropped up. It was an assurance that comforted McDonald after a kidney ailment caused his body to swell last season, forcing him to miss several games. “One thing that stood out to me, is he told me that if I got hurt or anything like that, had a season-ending injury or could never play foot-ball again, he would never take my scholarship away,” McDonald said of London. “And that meant a lot. Graduating from UVA is big look-

ing at resumes and everything.” Missing a stretch of Wilson’s last season, which saw the Tigers fizzle in the Turkey Bowl after a stellar regular season, has served as motivation for McDonald this fall. “It made me feel like I let my team down,” said McDonald. “I was hurt and couldn’t play, but I feel like if I was 100 percent for all the games we could’ve won that thing. It gave me this chip on my shoulder. I have a lot of goals

this season.” Those expectations include seeing his team “leave as champions this year,” he said. “I’m confident in my team, and I see the pieces we have. This year is going to be great.” Coach Martin shares the lofty ambitions. “I hope he dominates,” the coach said. “He has a supporting cast and I just think that if he puts in the effort that he will, we will, be play-ing in the Turkey Bowl again.”

Wilson’s McDonald picks UVA

Brian Kapur/The CurrentRising senior linebacker Kareem McDonald will attend the University of Virginia, the alma mater of Wilson’s principal Pete Cahall, on a football scholarship.

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Brian Kapur/Current file photosGonzaga was recently ranked the No. 25 high school football team in the country by USA Today. The Eagles’ offense will be led by a pair of rising seniors — quarterback Nick Johns, left, and wideout Jabari Greenwood. They will play on ESPNU in prime time on Sept. 5.

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ing the current two-hour free period for visitors in favor of having visi-tors pay no matter how long they are parking. “Policy-wise, I don’t think we have a problem with it,” Kelly replied. Patterson said he favors cre-ating online parking passes for visi-tors because some residents undoubtedly would oppose the aes-thetics of meters on residential streets. He also likes the idea of a pay-by-phone system for the passes. When discussion turned to con-tractors who come into residential neighborhoods to do work on hous-es, Smith asked about giving these contractors long-term permits so they don’t have to submit new appli-cations with each new job. Kelly said the Transportation Department has resisted that idea, operating under the belief that resi-dents should use their own visitor permits to accommodate contractors they employ. She added that it could be problematic if a growing number of contractors based outside the Dis-trict started filling up D.C. streets, particularly if they were allowed to keep their vehicles on the streets even when they weren’t working. “I’m just not sure we want Joe’s Plumbing Co. from wherever to have a free license to park any-where,” Kelly said. On the subject of parking for residents, Smith pitched a few initia-tives aimed at decreasing the num-ber of vehicles in a neighborhood.

One example is the notion of issuing more costly parking passes for households with multiple vehicles. Patterson noted that this idea could be criticized as unfair to low-income households where, for example, children might be living with their parents and using multiple vehicles to get to work. To help businesses whose cus-tomers struggle to find parking, Kelly made suggestions for the short term that everyone at the meeting seemed to endorse. “I’m always astonished when I go on the website of a restaurant and I realize it’s not going to tell me what the closest Metro stop or bus stop is — or bikeshare [station],” she said. Kelly suggested that the Transporta-tion Department could explore using online tools to track the availability of parking in any given area, but she suggested Dupont businesses focus on public transportation. “This area is so well served by everything that driving to Dupont Circle is just crazy,” she said. The Transportation Department’s new parking policy study is slated for release sometime in August, but Kelly offered no specifics about what it will contain. Smith said his committee would make formal recommendations to the agency by the end of year regard-ing reforms in Dupont. He stressed that he and his colleagues are ada-mant about using their neighbor-hood for policy experimentation. “We want to be a test case. We want to be innovative,” Smith said.

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out of the negotiations to instead lease the space to another charter — Bridges, which was expanding from its existing location next door. Shining Stars’ application states that some families have withdrawn from the school due to “distance from their residence, recruitment efforts by other schools and a gen-eral anxiety and heightened anxiety about the school relocation,” but it also calls the Glover Park site “a significant improvement on our cur-rent space.” Aldel Brown, co-founder of Shining Stars and vice chair of its board of trustees, declined to com-ment on how the school found the space at 2461 Wisconsin Ave., but he echoed the application’s praise for the site. “It solves some of our com-munity’s concerns in parking spaces for our staff and a playground on site, as well as natural light penetrat-ing the classrooms,” Brown said. The building won’t need major renovations to accommodate the school, and it’s adjacent to Guy Mason’s playground and recreation center. Brown said Shining Stars pro-vides the type of Montessori educa-

tion that’s typically available only in a costly private school. “It offers a hands-on Montessori approach free of cost to the residents of Washing-ton, D.C., … and one in which there’s a cultural awareness, cultural inclusion component,” he said. Leslie Vaughn, a parent represen-tative on the school’s board, also praised the program, saying it has helped her 4-year-old son with both his academic and social skills. She also said that many parents are “happy and excited” about the nicer facility, although others are wary of the new location. The school has prided itself on diversity and serving families of all income levels, she said, but Glover Park is farther from many of those students — about 2 miles west, and without subway access. Outreach will be key to easing concerns, said Vaughn. “Even when we’re in a less diverse ward, we will make it clear that our families are still diverse and we have a program and calendar to promote and educate and engage all of those cultures,” she said. She added that she will now need to use transit to bring her son to school, whereas the old location was within walking distance.

Meanwhile, some Glover Park residents are hoping that Shining Stars can address concerns of their own. Various community leaders are meeting with school officials this evening to discuss “plans for teacher parking, school drop-off and pick-up, crossing guards, use of the Guy Mason playground, and other issues related to the school’s relocation in our neighborhood,” advisory neigh-borhood commissioner Jackie Blu-menthal wrote in an email. The Public Charter School Board is taking written feedback on Shin-ing Stars’ proposed move at public.comment@dcpcsb.org until Aug. 18, when the board will vote on the matter. Residents can also testify at the board’s public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Monday at 3333 14th St. NW, Suite 210; email the board by 3 p.m. Friday to sign up. Board spokesperson Tomeika Bowden said she has never seen the members reject an application from an existing charter school seeking to move, but it has put applications on hold pending further meetings with neighbors. Bowden noted that Shin-ing Stars would have the flexibility to adjust its academic schedule if its space isn’t ready by its scheduled Aug. 25 start date.

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single-member district includes 3324 Dent Place. “It’s very rare in Georgetown that a property falls into extreme disrepair as this one did. So it’s a great sign that it’s now on track toward restoration.” Awadallah said he still hopes to

eventually build a new house on the property, which will also require an extended Old Georgetown Board design review once the site’s owner-ship is sorted out. Asked about the expected timing, he said it all depends on the legal process. “I have court in a couple of weeks. We’ll try to figure it out from there,” he said.

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On top of long-running problems with mud, dust and water pooling, the existing grass field “has a prison-yard vibe, with overhead lights and very high fences,” Dorment said. The renovated field will be covered in syn-thetic turf rather than grass, allowing for better drainage. The area will also have a more wel-

coming feel, with shorter iron fences and more aesthetic landscaping. Plans also call for a 5-foot-wide rubberized running and jogging track to encircle the field. A new pavilion area, including a stage, will help Stead Park continue to host community events like movie nights and puppet shows, Dorment said. And next to the existing play-ground will be a new “spray park” feature.

Stead Park’s renovation is a partnership among the Friends group, the D.C. Department of General Services, and the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation. Dorment said his Friends group used fund-ing from the private trust of the late Robert Stead, who created the park in 1953. The park is officially named the “Mary Force Stead Playground,” in honor of Robert Stead’s wife.

Additional funds came from an amenities agreement linked to the development of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Dorment said the project partners expect signoff on permits this week, with construction lasting until November. The work won’t affect the area of Stead Park along P Street, which includes a playground, basketball courts and a small recreation center building.

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Asked whether she would rec-ommend the experience of serving on a commission, Trotter said she would, with a caveat: “Unless you are prepared to be very responsive, it may not be the way to contribute to the community.” Reflecting on memorable moments from her tenure, Trotter mentioned meeting with constitu-ents who were upset by the city’s proposal to remove Foxhall Village from the Key Elementary boundary. Although she is disappointed that the proposal still stands pending a final recommendation later this month, she said she has enjoyed get-ting to know parents in her area. One man who knows a great deal about school boundaries is Matthew Frumin. He currently sits on Deputy Mayor for Education Abigail Smith’s boundary reform commit-tee, and he’s ending his six-year

service on the Tenleytown/Friend-ship Heights neighborhood commis-sion to focus on education activism. Frumin said he is proud to have set a tone of civility at commission meetings, which can often turn con-tentious: “One of the things that I’ve brought to the ANC is an ability to bring the temperature down.” Asked to cite his biggest accom-plishments on the commission, Fru-min mentioned working on the American University campus plan, particularly the various neighbor-hood issues surrounding the law school campus now under construc-tion off Tenley Circle. He also offered some thoughts on what the commission should be focused on moving forward: “I think part of the challenge for the neigh-borhood is to have a vision for what we want the Wisconsin Avenue cor-ridor to look like 10 years from now.” The corridor has seen signifi-cant development in recent years,

but Frumin said a shared community vision for its future would be help-ful. Brian Cohen has also worked on Wisconsin Avenue issues farther south during his eight years on the Glover Park/Cathedral Heights neighborhood commission. He told The Current he’s retiring from the panel simply because “it was time to give someone else a chance.” Cohen recalled that he initially ran for the commission to support the expan-sion of Stoddert Elementary, which was controversial at the time. “Within three years, we were able to get the new school planned and built,” he said. “It’s a neighbor-hood jewel now.” Cohen added that his eight years taught him that there is perhaps no more heated community issue than a parking shortage: “If it involves the loss of one parking space, it becomes hugely controversial.” Cohen intends to stay active in

the community, including as a vol-unteer for at-large D.C. Council member David Catania’s mayoral campaign. He said he isn’t going anywhere, although he added, “I’m going to be a little more selective about the issues I throw myself into.” Meanwhile, Will Stephens knows exactly what he’s going to throw himself into once he is no longer chair of the Dupont Circle neighborhood commission. In a blog post explaining his decision to leave after seven years in office, Stephens wrote that he wants to spend more time working on a weekly jazz concert he organizes, planning Dupont Festival events and serving on the boards of other orga-nizations. On the commission, he recount-ed negotiating “over half a dozen liquor license agreements” and working with city agencies on everything from renovating parks to

addressing traffic issues. In addition, Stephens noted that he started “the first website, blog, e-mail list, and newsletter [for his single-member district] and held a series of semi-regular ‘SMD happy hours’ at neighborhood establish-ments with special guests like our police sergeant, parking officials, and council members.” As chair, he presided over the launch of an updated website for the full commis-sion as well as the creation of two intern positions to bolster the panel’s communications and policy research. Elsewhere in The Current’s cov-erage area, other neighborhood commission chairs are seeking re-election to their seats, though their commissions may elect different officers for the coming year. All of the seats in each of the 37 commis-sions throughout the city are on the general election ballot every two years.

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porch, two large dormer windows and a soft yellow exterior, the prop-erty exudes curb appeal. A mani-cured front garden anchored by a river birch tree completes the effect.

Constructed in 1912, the home used a design that was popular for families with financial constraints. Today, the easy flow of the four-room layout continues to be a prac-tical setup, while various upgrades have equipped the home for stylish living.

Located at 1304 Emerson St., the five-bedroom home with two-and-a-half baths is priced at $825,000.

Despite its age, the residence is comfortable in size and temperature throughout the four seasons. A two-zone central air system, heat pump and radiator serve the home, while new windows encased within origi-nal moldings insulate the interior.

Stucco plaster walls run through-out most of the house, as do hard-

wood floors. The designer ceiling fans featured in most rooms will also convey with the home.

Spacious and welcoming, the foyer serves as the house’s first “square” and shows off the folded staircase’s original woodwork. It also opens right into the second square — a cozy living room with plantation shutters and a bold white-brick fireplace.

The dining room is adjacent to the living area, the third square of the home. Windows here, facing the rear deck, provide southern expo-sure. There’s also another set of windows on the east wall, situated just above the low, original built-in china cabinet.

A recent update, the kitchen shows off a sleek yet simple design that’s in keeping with the home’s vintage charm. It has cherry cabi-nets with pullout pantry shelves, stainless steel appliances, granite counters, and a customized fan and lighting. The eating area also serves double duty as a buffet table, a con-venient opening that was carved out from the wall dividing the kitchen and dining room.

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One rear room accesses the sec-ond-floor deck, which sits above the new bump-out with the half-bath and parts of the expanded kitchen. Along the hallway are the shared bathroom and the stairs to the third floor.

A former attic, this top-level bedroom suite is complete with a Jacuzzi bathroom, walk-in closet and carpeted floors. The lofty spot boasts high, sloped ceilings adorned with skylights and espresso-hued beams over the center of the room, as well as over the staircase. Two sets of drawers built in beneath the eaves make efficient use of space.

Three floors down is the unfin-

ished, dry basement, which has the potential to become a large recre-ation area for the home. This large bottom level stores the visible utili-ty systems and laundry area.

This home with five bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths is listed at $825,000. For more information on the property at 1304 Emerson St., contact Wayne Floyd at 202-440-0738.

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Early 20th-century foursquare home flows into modernity

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are working though the final stages of approvals with DDOE and are poised to begin construction.” Argo said the mercury was likely due to a localized consumer or industrial source like a used battery or old paint. She and other officials

have said it’s unrelated to the World War I-era American University Experiment Station, the site of the country’s largest facility for research-ing poisonous gases, which contami-nated other parts of the campus and nearby Spring Valley. In a previous statement, Argo said that discoveries like the East

Campus mercury “are routine in urban areas” and don’t pose hazards. “It is a regulatory issue to determine how water from the site will be dis-posed of over the course of the proj-ect,” she said. But neighborhood commission-ers want more extensive testing, fearing that dangerous chemicals might also be affecting East Cam-pus. After World War I, much of the material was buried in woods near the research facility, where the Army Corps has spent nearly $250 million cleaning it up. University officials and the Army say this has not occurred on the East Campus site and that a 2009 investigation did not find evidence of the World War I-era debris uncovered elsewhere. Commissioner Tom Smith said the D.C. Department of the Environ-ment will require the university to install groundwater monitoring wells at the East Campus site but it’s unclear whether the school must do so before obtaining a permit to “dewater” the soil. “You don’t dismiss the possibility of contamination,” said Smith, who also serves on the Restoration Advi-sory Board that provides input to the Army on the cleanup. “Let’s take the responsible approach. Let’s take it seriously.”

The East Campus site sits just outside the boundaries of the “For-merly Used Defense Site,” the area the Army occupied officially during the war, and is not included in the Corps’ formal investigation. The site was not even among the properties that the Army leased during the war, but the commission letter states that the Army used some sites it had not formally leased. Charles Carroll Glover owned the East Campus site and several others that he did lease to the Army — one of which has revealed a high level of arsenic during the recent cleanup, according to commission-ers. Their letter expresses a concern that Glover might have moved some of the soil from one of the Army-leased sites to the property that is now the East Campus site. Commissioner Kent Slowinski pointed out that the Army has in the past cleaned up World War I-era munitions outside the Formerly Used Defense Site area. His state-ment was confirmed by Dan Noble, who is in charge of the Spring Valley cleanup for the Army. But in an interview, Noble said mercury is a common environmental contaminant, adding that the Corps has never found mercury in any of its numerous monitoring wells in

Spring Valley. American University plans to develop the East Campus site into 590 beds of student housing, among other uses. Neighbors have fought the university on several aspects of planned development, including the number of students to be housed on the site and the size of its buffer between neighboring homes. Now, some are also saying school officials have been less than forth-coming about the mercury finding and response. “We haven’t been able to get information from AU,” said com-missioner Smith, noting that a group of nearby residents had asked for a meeting with the university but was turned down. Smith is also treasurer of the Spring Valley-Wesley Heights Citizens Association, which previ-ously filed suit against American University’s campus plan, largely in hopes of instituting a smaller cap on student enrollment. American’s Argo, in her email, said the university meets with broad groups of community members “rather than with small exclusive groups of individuals.” She said the school recently declined to meet with a small group that did not include the elected board members of Westover Place. “This is what may have led to the misunderstand-ing,” she wrote. At the neighborhood commis-sion’s meeting last Wednesday, members also voted to appeal a deci-sion by the D.C. zoning administra-tor that would let American Univer-sity construct a two-level under-ground parking garage at the East Campus. The Zoning Commission approved a one-level garage, but university officials and the zoning administrator say no further public hearings are required if the garage has the same number of spaces. Commissioners fear groundwater impacts from the further excavation, while university officials say the change will let them avoid excavat-ing a portion of the property that they won’t yet build on. The neighborhood commission’s Environment Committee will meet Aug. 20 to discuss issues related to the mercury detection. The meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW.

gram. ■ Jennifer Thomas, the new principal at Hearst, who has worked for D.C. Public Schools for 13 years in various capacities. Starting as an English as a Second Language teacher at Powell Elementary, she has also served as an elementary teacher, an instruc-tional coach and manager of an instructional coaching program. In addition to appointing the Mary Jane Patterson Fellows to leadership posts, the D.C.

school system worked to recruit “principal talent from a nationwide pool this year,” according to the release. In Northwest, these new recruits include:■ Carrie Broquard, the new principal of Lafay-ette, who previously worked as a science teacher and assistant principal in Los Angeles before relocating to Normal, Ill., where she served as an assistant principal, emotional dis-abilities coordinator and clinical assistant pro-fessional in education administration.■ Mayra Canizales, the new principal of Oys-ter-Adams Bilingual, who held various posi-

tions at the Columbia Heights Education Cam-pus before becoming assistant principal in 2013. She won one of the city’s Excellence in Teaching Awards in 2012, and has served as a leader and faculty member for various local education organizations such as the DCPS Teachers Central to Leadership program.■ Elizabeth Namba, the new principal of Hyde-Addison, who has held teaching posi-tions across various grade levels in Boston, Russia, Ethiopia and India. Relocating to Alex-andria in 2010, she served as a school improve-ment coach, International Baccalaureate coor-

dinator and assistant principal.■ John Payne, the new head of school at Duke Ellington, who has worked at the arts school in various capacities since 1995 after transition-ing from a former career as a D.C. pastor. Payne became Ellington’s dean of students in 2000 and director of student affairs in 2007.■ Eugenia Young, the new principal at Roos-evelt STAY, who had worked since 2009 as principal of an alternative high school in San Francisco. Previously she worked as an aca-demic adviser, vice principal and college coun-selor in the Bay Area.

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Wednesday, Aug. 13

Classes and workshops■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-

ture a yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Volta Park, 1555 34th St. NW. 202-340-8779.

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

Concerts■ The summertime

Harbour Nights series will present singer-songwriter Stephen Heller. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007.

■ The U.S. Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-433-4011.

■ The U.S. Air Force Band’s Singing Sergeants ensemble will present “How Can I Keep From Singing.” 8 p.m. Free. Syl-van Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658.

Discussions and lectures■ Author Kat Brockway will share sto-

ries and photographs outlining the rich 200-year history of Baltimore’s deaf com-munity. 6 p.m. Free. Room A-10, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-559-5368.

■ Yale Uni-versity law pro-fessor Stephen L. Carter will discuss his novel “Back Channel.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Con-

necticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ A summer singalong series will fea-

ture a movie musical about a princess with an icy touch who has to learn to let it go. 6:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1291.

■ The International Spy Museum and the Alliance Française de Washington will present the spy spoof “OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies.” 6:30 p.m. $8 to $10. Inter-national Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798.

■ The Lions of Czech Film series will feature Agnieszka Holland’s epic drama “Burning Bush.” 6:45 p.m. $8.50 to $11.50. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor movie series will feature the 1993 coming-of-age film “The Sandlot.” 7 p.m. Free. Loree Grand Field, 2nd and L streets NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen.

Performances■ Synetic Theater’s summer campers

will present an original adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz” using mime, pantomime, acrobatics, song and dance. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ “Poetry for Gaza: A Charity Event,” a benefit for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, will feature performances by the band Foty Fusion, Amin Drew Law Dallal, Jonathan Tucker, Alfia Hassan, Olivia Weltz and more. 8 to 10 p.m. $10 donation suggest-ed. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ George Yamazawa Jr. will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025

5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

Special event■ “National Portrait Gallery Pop Quiz:

Roadtrip” will focus on trivia about icons and figures from across the United States. 6:30 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Thursday, Aug. 14

Classes■ The D.C. Public Library and Pepco

will present an “Energize DC” class on how to use online energy management tools and how to create a personalized plan to control energy use. 7 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-ture a yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Harrison Recreation Center, 1330 V St. NW. 202-340-8779.

Concerts■ A lunchtime concert will feature the

Johnny Artis Band. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

■ “Art on 8th,” presented by Dance Place and Monroe Street Market, will fea-ture singer, songwriter and multi-instru-mentalist Ryan Martinez. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, 8th and Monroe streets NE. 202-269-1600.

■ The U.S. Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, 15th Street and Inde-pendence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011.

■ The “Sunsets With a Soundtrack” concert series will feature the U.S. Army Rock Orchestra performing classic songs from the 1980s. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. usarmyband.com. The concert will repeat Friday at 8 p.m.

■ Megan Jean & the KFB will perform on a bill with Miss Shevaughn and Yuma Wray. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Demonstration■ “Reptiles Alive!” will feature snake

secrets, lizard stories and turtle tales. 1:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

Discussions and lectures■ Scholar Douglas Harrison will dis-

cuss “The Gospel Sensibility: Evangelicals, Modernity, and Sacred Song in American Experience.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Dining Room A, Madison Building, Library of Con-gress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-0213.

■ Scholar Erin Corrales-Diaz will dis-cuss “Empty Sleeves and Bloody Shirts: Disabled Civil War Veterans and Presiden-tial Campaigns, 1864-1880.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free. West Dining Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Inde-pendence Ave. SE. 202-707-9115.

■ U.S. Botanic Garden science educa-tion volunteer Todd Brethauer will discuss “The Botany and Chemistry of Baking.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Samer Abdelnour, assistant profes-sor at the Rotterdam School of Manage-ment and co-founder of Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network, will discuss “Understanding Israeli Apartheid.” 1 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Pal-estine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1290.

■ Sally Pemberton — who recently published a compendium of the writings of her grandfather Murdock Pemberton, the first art critic at The New Yorker — will share his colorful stories, including his role in a public dispute between Duncan Phillips and Alfred Stieglitz. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

■ Historian and journalist Rick Perl-stein will discuss his book “The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan.” 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ The “Read the Book First!” Book Club will discuss “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” by Hunter S. Thompson. 7 p.m. Free. Room 209, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW.

sarah.arnold@dc.gov.■ Kyle Wichtendahl, education coordi-

nator at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Md., will discuss the challenges faced by doctors, nurses and surgeons during the Civil War and the era’s innovations that led to modern military medical systems. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.

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

Films■ The National Gallery of Art will pres-

ent Dutch filmmaker Chris Teerink’s 2013 documentary “Sol LeWitt,” about the late American conceptual artist renowned for his immense wall drawings executed by teams of workers using just a basic set of written instructions. 1 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The film will be shown again Friday at 1 p.m.

■ In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, the Ten-ley-Friendship Library will show the spy thriller based on “The Tailor of Panama” by John le Carré. 3 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friend-ship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449.

■ A “Summer Movie Singalong” series will feature a film about an English nanny with extraordinary magical powers. 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449.

■ The National Archives and the National Gallery of Art will present Wim Wenders’ 2011 documentary “Pina,” about modernist choreographer Pina Bausch. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ The group Friends of Mitchell Park will continue its summertime “Films in the Field” series with a screen-ing of Robert Redford’s 1994 film “Quiz Show,” starring Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Rob Morrow and Paul Sco-field. 8:30 p.m. Free. Mitchell Park, 23rd and S streets NW. 202-265-4778.

■ “City Paper Summer Cinema” will feature Tim Burton’s 1988 film “Beetlejuice,” starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin. Sundown. Free. Garden, Heurich House Museum, New Hampshire Avenue and 20th Street NW. heurichhouse.org.

■ “Canal Park Thursday Movies: It’s a Whole New Ballgame” will feature Penny Marshall’s 1992 film “A League of Their Own,” starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna. Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

Performances■ Participants in the Theatre Lab

School of Dramatic Arts Summer Teen Pro-gram will perform scenes from “Evita” and “West Side Story.” 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Staceyann Chin will present “All Oppression Is Connected,” an evening of

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spoken word and excerpts from her new play “Changing Stations.” 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

■ Energizers Creative Arts Camp stu-dents will perform. 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Friday at 7 p.m.

■ The Washington Improv Theater will present “Improv-a-Palooza,” its annual cel-ebration of experimental improv. 8 p.m. $15 to $35. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater.com. The festival will continue Aug. 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23.

Special events■ A “Wet and Wonderful Hydration

Day” event will feature tips from Jocelyn Amini of Professional Healthcare Services on how to stay hydrated and healthy. 11 a.m. Free. Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. 202-244-7400.

■ Macon Bistro will offer complimenta-ry small bites and a $15 flight of summer wines at a patio event inspired by the film “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” now playing at the nearby Avalon Theatre. 4:30 to 9 p.m. Free. Macon Bistro, 5520 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-248-7807.

tasting■ Chris O’Brien, author of “Fermenting

Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save the World,” will lead a beer tasting of sour ales. 7 p.m. $20 to $30. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487.

tour■ A horticulturist will lead a tour and

discussion of some of the plans in the National Museum of American History’s Heirloom Garden that were passed down from generation to generation and cultivat-ed in American gardens prior to 1950. 1 p.m. Free. Meet at the southwest corner of the Mall Terrace, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Consti-tution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

Friday, Aug. 15

Class■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-

ture a yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Recreation Center, 41st and Livings-ton streets NW. 202-340-8779.

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

Strings ensemble will perform 20-minute sets. 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free. In front of the “America by Air” dis-play, National Air and Space Museum, 6th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658.

■ Swingtopia will perform big-band swing as part of the 14th season of “Jazz in the Garden” concerts. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ Afghan-American rubab player Quraishi will perform origi-nal composi-tions. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Friday Night Concert Series will feature the 19th Street Band performing Americana music. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free.

The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

■ The Washington Post Going Out Guide will sponsor Neo Soul Night, featur-ing Black Alley, Lysette Titi and Wes Felton. 7:30 p.m. Free. Carter Barron Amphithe-atre, 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486.

■ Major and the Monbacks will per-form on a double bill with Aztec Sun. 9 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Demonstration■ Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist

Danielle Cook will present a “Crazy About Corn” cooking demonstration. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

Discussion■ The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Muse-

um will host a panel discussion on “Liter-ary Responses to Genocide in the Post-Holocaust Era.” 2 to 4 p.m. Free; reserva-tions requested. Rubinstein Auditorium, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW. ushmm.org/events/literature-workshop.

Films■ The 19th annual Made in Hong Kong

Film Festival will feature Stephen Chow and Derek Kwok’s 2013 comic adventure “Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.” 7 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jeffer-son Drive SW. 202-633-1000.

■ Reel Affirmations XTRA will present Chris Mason Johnson’s drama “Test,” about a young man navigating gay life in San Francisco as an understudy in a mod-ern dance company. 7 p.m. $10 to $25. Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. reelaffirmations.org.

Meetings■ A weekly bridge group will meet to

play duplicate bridge. 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $6; free for first-time players. Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. 301-654-1865.

■ Overeaters Anonymous will host a beginner’s meeting. 6:30 p.m. Free. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 1830 Con-necticut Ave. NW.

Performance■ “Art on 8th,” presented by Dance

Place and Monroe Street Market, will fea-ture Denise Bryant and students from her group Music2yourfeet leading the audi-ence in line dances. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, 8th and Monroe streets NE. 202-269-1600.

Sporting event■ The Washington Nationals will play

the Pittsburgh Pirates. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $90. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will con-tinue Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday at 5:05 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 16

Children’s programs■ “Saturday Morn-

ing at the National” will present musician Christiana Drapkin in “Bop Goes the Wea-sel!” 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets distribut-ed 30 minutes before the screening. National Theatre, 1321

Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372.■ The National Gallery of Art will pres-

ent “Getting to Know Degas and Cassatt,” featuring two animated films about Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt based on Mike Venezla’s “Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists” books (for ages 4 and older). Noon. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The films will be shown again Sunday at noon.

■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about summer’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat Sunday at 1 p.m.

■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about distant galaxies, nebulas and other deep space objects (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m.

Classes■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-

ture a Zumba class. 7 a.m. Free. Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 7th St. NW. 202-340-8779.

■ “Summer Sunrise” will feature sun salutations and backbends. 7:45 a.m. $30; reservations required. Penthouse Pool Club Sundeck, Vida Fitness, 1612 U St. NW. vidafitness.com.

■ Instructor Bob Reed will present an AARP Smart Drivers course. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $15 to $20; reservations required. Lab School, 4759 Reservoir Road NW. 202-244-4750.

■ The Glover Park Village will present a weekly “Tai Chi for Beginners” class led by

Geri Grey. 11 a.m. to noon. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. events@gloverparkvillage.org.

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

■ The Georgetown Library will present its “Take an Om Break” yoga series. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov.

■ Bahman Aryana of Rondezvous Tango will lead a class on the Argentine Tango. 2:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

Concerts■ Musicians Ken Kimery, Steven

Abshire and Charles Covington Jr. will per-form jazz standards. 6 p.m. Free. Millenni-um Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Nashville-based duo Carolina Story will perform. 9:30 p.m. Free. Hill Country DC, 410 7th St. NW. 202-556-2050.

■ The Dave Kline Band will perform. 8:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The Walkaways will perform a blend of country, blues, pop and roots rock on a bill with Hearts and Spades. 9 p.m. $10 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Textile expert and dealer Saul Bar-

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“Life Lines,” featuring assemblages, Japanese paper hangings, pastels, bas-kets and more by Jill Romanoke, will open Saturday at Watergate gallery with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The

artist will give a talk Sept. 9 at 6 p.m., and the show will continue through Sept. 20. Located at 2552 Virginia Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Fri-day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Satur-day from noon to 5 p.m. 202-338-4488.■ “Perspectives: Chiharu Shiota,” a monumental yet intimate work by Japanese artist Shiota about the traces the human body leaves behind, will be publicly installed beginning Mon-day at the arthur M. Sackler gallery. Following the installation process, which will last four days, the work will be on view from Aug. 30 through June 7. Located at 1050 Independence Ave. SW, the gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000.

■ “Postcards From the Trenches: Germans and Americans Visualize the Great War,” featuring imagery by ordinary solders who were drafted or commissioned into World War I, will open Tuesday at Pepco Edison Place gallery with a reception and talk from 6 to 8:30 p.m. A second reception and talk will take place Sept. 9 from 6 to 8:30 p.m., and the exhibit will remain on view through Sept. 27. An RSVP is requested for the reception/talks at postcardsfromthetrenches.eventbrite.com. Located at 702 8th St. NW, the gal-

lery is open Tues-day through Fri-day from noon to 6 p.m. and Satur-day, Sept. 27, from noon to 4 p.m. 202-872-3396.■ Susan Callo-way Fine arts recently opened an exhibit of 50 egg tempera paintings by Georgetown artist

Caroline Adams and will continue it through Aug. 30. Adams relied on a Kickstarter campaign to generate the funding for her tempera paintings, which she made by mixing egg yolk with pigments and creating small land-scapes with the mixture.

An artist’s reception will take place Friday from 6 to 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.■ “Happy Love,” featuring oil paintings by Korean artist Ji-seok Jeong that fuse the color palette of traditional Korean philosophy with the aesthetics of Ameri-can Pop Art and evocative images of Korean life, opened recently at the Korean Cultural Center, where it will continue through Aug. 22. Located at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the center is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. koreaculturedc.org.

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odofsky will display and discuss a wide selection of his favorite rugs and textiles, pulled from the trunks of his personal col-lection. 10:30 a.m. Free. Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ Architect Ruth Connell will discuss “Architecture 101: Bio-architecture,” about the growing influence of nature in Western buildings through the predominance of organic, nature-inspired patterns and shapes. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $10 to $20. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ Art historian David Gariff will discuss “A Quiet Cult: The Continuing Allure of the Art of Vermeer.” 1:15 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The lecture will repeat Sunday at 2 p.m.

Films■ “Cineconcert” will feature Buster

Keaton’s 1927 film “College” with live accompaniment by pianist Andrew Greene. 2 p.m. Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes beforehand in the G Street Lobby. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ “From Vault to Screen: Canyon Cine-ma 16 mm” will feature Phil Solomon’s “The Secret Garden,” Mark Lapore’s “The Sleepers,” Nina Fonoroff’s “Department of the Interior” and Peggy Ahwesh’s “Noc-turen,” among others. 2:30 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gal-lery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Ave-nue NW. 202-737-4215.

Performances■ Comedians Grace Helbig, Hannah

Hart and Mamrie Hart will present “#NoFil-

ter.” 7 p.m. $35 to $50. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-745-3000.

■ “Birthright: Farafina Kan 10th Anni-versary Celebration” will feature an eve-ning of West African dance and drumming by the Farafina Kan children’s, youth, junior and adult performance companies. Reception at 5:30 p.m.; performance at 7:30 p.m. $18 to $75. Theatre of the Arts, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. farafinakan.com.

■ The 14th annual DC Poetry Festival will feature The Last Poets. 7:30 p.m. Free. Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486.

■ Spooky Action Theater will present a fully staged workshop production of “Can’t Complain” by Christine Evans. 8 p.m. Free. Universalist National Memorial Church, 1810 16th St. NW. spookyaction.org. The performance will repeat Sunday at 3 p.m.

Special events■ Minyan Oneg Shabbat will present a

morning of meditation, music, movement and more as part of an authentic Jewish contemplative practice led by Rabbi Mark Novak. 10 a.m. to noon. Free. Geneva Room, Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-362-3270.

■ The Washington Animal Rescue League will host a summertime adoption event with more than 100 dogs, cats, pup-pies and kittens available for reduced fees — $100 for dogs and $19.14 for cats. Noon to 5 p.m. Free admission. Washing-ton Animal Rescue League, 71 Oglethorpe St. NW. warl.org.

■ The National Bonsai & Penjing Muse-um will celebrate the centennial of the birth of John Naka, one of the fathers of American bonsai, with videos and photos of Naka at work, remarks by museum offi-cials, a display of Naka’s bonsai and birth-day cake. 2 p.m. Free. National Arboretum,

3501 New York Ave. NE. 202-245-2726.

Sporting event■ The Washington Mystics will play the

New York Liberty. 7 p.m. $15 to $300. Ver-izon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

teen program■ Jonathan B. Tucker will host a youth

open mic poetry event with teen members of the DC Youth Slam Team. 5 to 7 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

tour■ Washington Walks will present a

walking tour about the history of the U Street corridor. 11 a.m. $15. Meet outside the 13th Street exit to the U Street Metro station. washingtonwalks.com.

Sunday, Aug. 17

Concert■ Dahlak Restaurant will present its

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

Discussion■ Chili expert Robb Walsh will present

“Global Warming We Can Live With: Chili Peppers Are Hot,” an evening seminar and tasting. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $35 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

Films■ The 19th annual Made in Hong Kong

Film Festival will feature Jeffrey Lau’s 1995 comic-action epics “A Chinese Odys-sey Part One: Pandora’s Box,” at 1 p.m.; and “A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinder-ella,” at 2 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jeffer-son Drive SW. 202-633-1000.

■ “From Vault to Screen: Canyon Cine-ma 16 mm” will feature “Art World Cross-over,” a look at experimental films by art-ists lauded for their work in both the white cube and the black box. 4 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Performances■ The Washington Improv Theater will

present its Summer 2014 Student Showcase. Noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 6:20 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. Free. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater.com.

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

■ Comedian Kyle Dunnigan (shown) will perform after an open-ing set by D.C. comic Jenn Tisdale. 6 p.m. Free. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Special events■ The National Museum of Women in

the Arts will present “Half-Price Summer Sundays.” Noon to 5 p.m. $4 to $5; free for ages 18 and younger. National Muse-um of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

■ Washington Project for the Arts will present “SynchroSwim 2014,” a synchro-nized swimming performance art competi-tion. 4:30 p.m. Free. Capitol Skyline Hotel Pool, 10 I St. SW. 202-234-7103, ext. 1.

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

Rapids. 8 p.m. $25 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000.

tour■ A slide show and outdoor tour will

focus on the Washington National Cathe-dral’s gargoyles and grotesques. 2 p.m. $6 to $15. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org. The tour will repeat Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 18

Classes■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-

ture a yoga class. 7 a.m. Free. Chevy Chase Recreation Center, 41st and Livings-ton streets NW. 202-340-8779.

■ Yoga District instructor Smita Kumar will lead a weekly class. 12:30 p.m. Free; registration required. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698.

■ The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.

■ The Georgetown Library will host a skills-building workshop for job seekers on “Resume Development.” 7 p.m. Free; res-ervations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. megan.mcnitt@dc.gov.

■ The Science of Spirituality Meditation Center will begin a four-week class on Jyoti meditation, a discipline focusing on the experience of inner light. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Science of Spirituality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizo-na Ave. NW. dcinfo@sos.org.

■ Vajrayogini Buddhist Center resident teacher Gen Kelsang Varahi will present a weekly class featuring guided meditations and teachings. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10 per class. Third-floor lounge, Seabury at Friend-ship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. meditation-dc.org.

Concerts■ The

klezmer ensemble Eze-kiel’s Wheels will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Mil-lennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The U.S. Navy Concert Band will per-

form. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. navyband.navy.mil.

Discussions and lectures■ The Fiction Lover’s Book Club will

discuss Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Invention of Wings.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Popular Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1295.

■ The Film Discussion Group will hold its monthly event. 7 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ The Friendship Hospital for Animals Client Education Series will feature a talk by Dr. Courtney Mallett on “Veterinary Oncology: My Pet Has Cancer — What’s Next?” 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1225.

Films■ The Chevy Chase Library will host the

“Marvelous Movie Mondays” series. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will present its monthly “Fantasy Flicks” series. 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Mar-tin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ The “Audrey: Her Life in Film” series will feature Stanley Donen’s 1963 film “Charade,” starring Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn and George Kennedy. 6:30 p.m. Free; tickets distribut-ed 30 minutes before the screening. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372.

■ “Petworth Retro Film Night” will fea-ture a 1920s thriller. 6:30 p.m. Free. Pet-worth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

■ “Film Captures the Great War” — about depictions of World War I in German and American cinema — will feature Ralf Kirsten’s 1986 documentary “Käthe Kollwitz — Images of a Life,” about a German artist who became a radical pacifist after her youngest son was killed within weeks of volunteering to join the German army in World War I. 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. boxofficetickets.com/goethe.

Sporting event■ The Washington Nationals will play

the Arizona Diamondbacks. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $90. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capi-tol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. and Thursday at 4:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 19

Classes■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-

ture a yoga class. 7 a.m. Free. Harrison Recreation Center, 1330 V St. NW. 202-340-8779.

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

■ The Georgetown Library will present its “Take an Om Break” yoga series. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. erika.rydberg@dc.gov.

■ The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW.

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Concerts■ “Music on the Mall” will feature

vocalist and keyboardist Esi Afi Lydia. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. tinyurl.com/MusicOnTheMall.

■ The Tuesday Concert Series will fea-ture the U.S. Army String Quartet perform-ing works by Beethoven and Ravel. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635.

■ Carlos Nuñez, a Galician multi-instru-mentalist and world-famous gaita (bagpipe) player, will per-form Celtic tra-ditional music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The U.S. Navy Band will perform as part of the “Concert on the Avenue” series. 7:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. navyband.navy.mil.

■ Roots-rock band Moreland & Arbuck-le will perform. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $18. The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW. 202-787-1000.

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

■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Commodores ensemble will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue NW. navyband.navy.mil.

■ The U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. 202-767-5658.

■ The Appleseed Collective will perform a mix of Dixieland, bluegrass and ragtime music on a bill with the Judy Chops. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Demonstration■ “Reptiles Alive!” will feature snake

secrets, lizard stories and turtle tales. 1:30 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252.

Discussions and lectures■ Holly Gilbert, chief of the NASA God-

dard Solar Physics Laboratory, will discuss “The Moody Sun,” about solar storms and how they can interact with the Earth’s magnetic field. 11:30 a.m. Free. Mary Pick-ford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5664.

■ In conjunction with the opening of the exhibit “Postcards From the Trenches: Germans and Americans Visualize the Great War,” George Mason University pro-fessor and exhibition co-curator Marion Deshmukh will discuss “Why We Should Still Care About World War I.” The event will also include remarks by Peter Wittig, Ger-many’s ambassador to the U.S. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Pepco Edison Place Gallery, 702 8th St. NW. postcardsfromthetrenches.eventbrite.com.

■ Helen Thorpe will discuss her book “Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Jessica Carlin and Lauren Mulcahy of Whole Foods Foggy Bottom will discuss “Tips for Healthy Eating.” 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW.

202-727-8707.

Films■ “Family Movie Night!” will feature a

documentary exploring all corners of the Earth and the unique animals that live in each region. 6 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

■ The Georgetown Library’s weekly August film series, “I Do,” will focus on wedding-themed selections. 6 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The NoMa Family Film Night series will feature the hit 2013 animated film “Frozen.” 7 p.m. Free. Loree Grand Field, 2nd and L streets NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen.

■ The “Film and Beer” series feature the classic Czech comedy “Man About Town.” 7 p.m. Free. Bistro Bohem, 600 Florida Ave. NW. bistrobohem.com.

Performances■ The Washington Improv Theater’s

“Harold Night” will feature performances by People Like Us and Madeline. 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater.com.

■ Busboys and Poets will present an open mic poetry night. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

tour■ A guided garden tour will trace the

history and horticulture of centuries-old trees, heirloom plants and flowers, and English boxwood. 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. $10; free for members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org.

Wednesday, Aug. 20

Classes and workshops■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-

ture a yoga class. 7 a.m. Free. Volta Park, 1555 34th St. NW. 202-340-8779.

■ The Alzheimer’s Association will pres-ent a workshop on “The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.” 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Free; reservations required. Room MB 5103, Institute of Ger-ontology, College of Agriculture, Urban Sus-tainability and Environmental Services, Uni-versity of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. 800-272-3900.

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

■ Instructor Susan Lowell will lead a tai chi class. 7:15 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

Concerts■ A lunchtime summer concert series

will feature Special Occasion performing jazz, R&B and funk. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free. L’Enfant Plaza, 10th and D streets SW. lenfantplaza.com.

■ The Quebe Sisters Band will per-form a blend of Texas-style fiddling, vin-tage country, bluegrass, jazz and swing standards as part of the “Homegrown: The Music of America” concert series. Noon. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5510.

■ The summertime Harbour Nights concert series will present singer, songwrit-er and guitarist Willem Dicke. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007.

■ The Quebe Sisters Band will perform a blend of swing, vintage country, blue-grass and jazz. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Marine Dixieland Band will per-form. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capi-tol. 202-433-4011.

■ The U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monu-ment Grounds, 15th Street and Indepen-dence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658.

Discussions and lectures■ National Museum of Women in the

Arts curator of book arts Krystyna Wasser-man will discuss selections from the exhib-it “Meret Oppenheim: Tender Friendships.” Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Muse-um of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

■ Library of Congress staff members will discuss “Magna Carta: Selecting and Conserving Primary Sources.” 1 p.m. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-4642.

■ Hampton Sides will discuss his book “In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Ter-rible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Con-necticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The D.C. Public Library’s “Books & Bars” modern-day book club will discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Orphan Master’s Son” by Adam Johnson. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Bistro d’Oc, 518 10th St. NW. kari.mitchell@dc.gov.

■ The Novrum book club will discuss “Three Parts Dead” by Max Gladstone. 7 p.m. Free. Popular Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ The “You Can’t Make This Up” Non-fiction Book Club will discuss “The Psycho-path Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry” by Jon Ronson. 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

Films■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor

movie series will conclude for the season with a rain date. 7 p.m. Free. Loree Grand Field, 2nd and L streets NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen.

■ The U Street Neighborhood Association’s fifth annual movie series Harrison Field Under the Stars will feature “Put Your Hands Up! The Tribute Concert to Chuck Brown.” Sundown. Free. Harrison Recreation Center, 1300 V St. NW. facebook.com/ustreetmovieseries.

■ The West End Interim Library will present a screening and discussion of “The Golden Honeymoon,” a PBS adapta-tion of the short story by Ring Lardner. 7 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-724-8707.

■ The DC Arts Center will present the short documentary “Syria: A Fire Within,” about the Syrian revolution from the vantage point of secular liberal activists involved in the early stages of anti-Assad mobilization. A post-screening Q&A will feature producer Emmanuel Benhamou and Syrian dissident Ammar Abdulhamid.

7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. info@freeworldprod.com.

■ The French Cinémathèque series will feature Cédric Klapisch’s 2013 comedy “Chinese Puzzle.” 8 p.m. $8.50 to $11.50. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performance■ Jonathan Tucker will host an open

mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

Special event■ “A Day on the Farm” — presented by

the Leesburg Animal Park and DC 4-H Clubs — will feature a petting zoo with ducks, chicks, bunnies and other animals. Noon. Free. Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. 202-244-7400.

Sporting event■ D.C. United will play Waterhouse FC

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The Shakespeare theatre Company will present its 24th annual “Free for All” production — “The Winter’s Tale” — Aug. 19 through 31 at Sidney Harman Hall. Initially presented in 2013, this imaginative production

won praise from critics as “transcendent,” “visually arresting” and “tenderly wrought.” Visiting the austere court at Sicilia and the bright seashore of Bohemia, two generations rise above torment and obsession. Tickets are free and can be obtained by online lottery or in person. Visit shakespearetheatre.org or call 202-547-1122 for details. Sidney Harman Hall is located at 610 F St. NW.■ The District’s new 4615 theater Company will present “Bat Boy: The Musical” Aug. 15 through 17 at Georgetown Day School’s MacArthur Boulevard campus. Tickets cost $14. Georgetown Day’s Lower/Middle School campus is located at 4530 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 4615theaterco.com.■ Rorschach theatre will present Qui Nguyen’s “She Kills Monsters” Aug. 15 through Sept. 14 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $20 to $30, except for pay-what-you-can previews Aug. 15 through 17. The theater is located at 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993; rorschachtheatre.com.■ The Kennedy Center will host the Tony Award-winning

musical “Disney’s The Lion King” through Aug. 17 in the Opera House. Tickets cost $40 to $195. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.■ Woolly Mammoth theatre Company will restage last year’s production of Aaron Posner’s “Stupid F---ing Bird” through Aug. 17. Tickets start at $35. The theater is located at 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net.■ Scena theatre will present two Irish dramas — Conor McPherson’s “Shining City” and George O’Brien’s “Molly” — in repertory through Sept. 21 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $20 to $40. The theater is located at 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993; scenatheater.org.

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Thursday, Aug. 21

Classes■ An AARP Driver Safety Course will

offer instruction on current rules of the road, defensive driving techniques and how to operate your vehicle more safely in today’s increasingly challenging driving environment. 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. $12 to $14. Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. 202-362-0704.

■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-ture a Zumba class. 7 p.m. Free. Volta Park, 1555 34th St. NW. 202-340-8779.

Concerts■ “Music on the Mall” will feature

musicians Marsha Goodman-Wood. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. tinyurl.com/MusicOnTheMall.

■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Country Cur-rent ensemble will perform. 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of American Histo-ry, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. navyband.navy.mil.

■ The Morrison Brothers will perform modern country and rock as part of the Sounds of Summer con-cert series. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. National Gar-den Lawn Ter-race, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ The “Take 5! Jazz Concert” series will feature drummer Kush Abadey, tenor saxo-phonist Gary Thomas, trumpeter Wallace Roney Jr., pianist and organist Jack Sher-man and bassist Herman Burney in a trib-ute to drummer Tony Williams, known for merging jazz and rock to create a new fusion style. 5 to 8 p.m. Free. Kogod Court-yard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Cruisers ensemble will perform jazz, R&B, pop, rock and original material. 6 p.m. Free. Millenni-um Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ “Art on 8th,” presented by Dance Place and Monroe Street Market, will fea-ture Aspen Grove performing original Americana. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, 8th and Monroe

streets NE. 202-269-1600.■ The Marine Dixieland Band will per-

form. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Wash-ington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011.

■ The Cowards Choir will perform on a bill with Olivia Mancini and the Mates. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Capital Area Asset Builders will pres-

ent “Can I Afford My Life? A Seminar on Financial Literacy.” 6 p.m. Free. Room 207, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Elizabeth Hutton Turner, professor of modern art at the University of Virginia and former Phillips Collection curator, will dis-cuss “Bonnard vs. Matisse: Who Will Be ‘Heir to Renoir’?” 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

■ Author Anthony S. Pitch will discuss his book “The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814.” 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ A “New South Asian Fiction” event will feature Prajwal Parajuly, author of “The Gurkha’s Daughter”; Pia Padukone (shown), author of “Where Earth Meets Water”; and Manil Suri, author of “The City of Devi” and two other novels. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The Classics Book Group will discuss “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway. 7 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

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

■ The DC Music Salon series will focus on the Fort Reno summer concert series, featuring concert footage, still photography and firsthand accounts from organizer Amanda MacKaye and others. 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

■ The Georgetown Book Club will dis-cuss “Five Days at Memorial” by Dr. Sheri Fink. 7:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Films■ The Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library will

present a horror film series. 6 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

■ A “Summer Movie Singalong” series will offer a chance to chill out with a prin-cess, an iceman, a reindeer and a snow-man before letting the summer go. 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449.

■ “Canal Park Thursday Movies: It’s a Whole New Ballgame” will feature the 2009 drama “The Blind Side,” starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw and Kathy Bates. Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

■ Beasley Real Estate’s Summer Movie Series will feature the 1993 coming-of-age film “The Sandlot.” Sundown. Free. Pali-

sades Recreation Center, Dana and Sheri-er places NW. beasleyre.com.

Special event■ The monthly “History & Hops” event

— presented in conjunction with DC Beer Week — will feature Mad Fox Brewing Co. and four of the craft brewery’s beers. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $30. Heurich House Muse-um, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichhouse.org.

tours■ U.S. Botanic Garden deputy execu-

tive director Ari Novy will lead an overview tour of “Amber Waves of Grain” and dis-cuss how humans have utilized this crop through the ages. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Meet on the Terrace in front of the Conservatory, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ A horticulturist will lead a tour and discussion of some of the vegetables and flowers in the National Museum of Ameri-can History’s re-creation on a World War II-era victory garden. 1 p.m. Free. Meet at the welcome desk near the Constitution Avenue entrance, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Consti-tution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

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Class■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-

ture a Zumba class. 7 p.m. Free. Harrison Recreation Center, 1330 V St. NW. 202-340-8779.

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

Strings ensemble will perform 20-minute sets. 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free. National Air and Space Museum, 6th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658.

■ The Washington DC VA Medical Cen-ter and the National Park Service will pres-ent a performance by Capitol Excellence “Soul Stirrers” Chorus as part of a veteran artist mini-concert series. 3 p.m. Free. Syl-van Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-745-4037.

■ The U.S. Marine Band will perform chamber music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Friday Night Concert Series will feature Cazhmiere performing party

favorites. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

■ Blair Crimmins & the Hookers will perform ragtime and 1920s-style Dixieland jazz on a bill with Kiti Gartner & the Deceits. 9 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Demonstration■ Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist

Danielle Cook will showcase uses for the rainbow of peppers available in markets, from sweet bells to their hotter cousins. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

Discussions and lectures■ The Martin Luther Jr. Memorial

Library will present a seminar on “Basic Internet Safety,” featuring tips on how to avoid flagrant fraud, egregious errors and misjudgments of online etiquette. 4 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Antonin Baudry (aka Abel Lanzac) will discuss his book “Weapons of Mass Diplomacy.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ Carter Barron Amphitheatre will host

an outdoor movie screening. Free. Gates open at 7 p.m.; show begins at dusk. Cart-er Barron Amphitheatre, 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486. Another film will be shown Saturday.

■ The eighth annual DC African Dias-pora International Film Festival — featuring 10 films, receptions and Q&A sessions with filmmakers and producers — will open with a catered reception and the D.C. pre-miere of Tamarat Makonnen’s 2013 docu-mentary “In Search of the Black Knight,” offering a humorous look at the complexi-ties of African-American romantic relation-ships. 7 p.m. $20. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. nyadiff.org/adiff-dc-2014. The fes-tival will continue Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 10 p.m.

■ American University Neighborhood Movie Night will feature an outdoor screen-ing of “Babe.” 8 p.m. Free. Woods-Brown Amphitheatre, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2167.

■ Metropolitan Memorial United Meth-odist Church will host an outdoor screen-ing of “The Lego Movie.” 8 p.m. Free. Met-ropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-363-4900.

Sporting event■ The Washington Nationals will play

the San Francisco Giants. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $90. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will con-tinue Saturday at 4:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m.

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Friday, auguSt 22■ Concert: Jazz clarinetist Seth Kibel will perform as part of the 14th season of “Jazz in the Garden” concerts. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

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Reserved parking.Office Hours: M-F, 9-5

888-705-1347www.bmcproperties.com

CATH AREA. Attractive studio, in se-cure bldg., near bus-stop. Hardwood floor, W/I closet, garden view, roof deck. 1,250 mo + elec. (202)686-0023.

Housing for Rent (Apts)CATHEDRAL AREA 1 BR English basement, 1 year lease, $1,300/ mo. includes utils. Call (202)686-2790.

Moving/Hauling

CONTINENTAL MOVERSFree 10 boxes

Local-Long Distance • Great Ref’s301-984-5908 • 202 438-1489

www.continentalmovers.net

Painting

Gonzalo’s Painting and WallpaperHas satisfied cutomers in "Best Ad-dress” the Altamont, in Aurora Hills, Arlington, and Bethesda. Superb de-tailed work and wall repair. Ref’s avail. Reach us at 301-613-9271 or orrantia160@hotmail.com

Personal Services

Get Organized Today!Get "Around Tuit" now and organize your closets,

basement, home o!ce, kids' rooms, kitchens, garages and more!

Call today for a free consultation!Around Tuit, LLC Professional Organizing

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Pets

CAT CARE Services Providing loving, attentive care for your cat(s) while you are away by doing more than just cleaning the box & filling the bowl.• Over 15 years experience.• Am/pm & weekend visits• Short term & long term. Will also take care of other small in-door pets, water plants & bring in mail. References available upon re-quest. Great rates! Located in The Palisades.

catcaresvcs@yahoo.comcall 703-868-3038

Dog BoardingSusan Mcconnell’s Loving Pet Care.

• Mid-day Walks • Home visits • Personal Attention

202-966-3061

Pets

Dogsitter/ Dog Daycare Personalized daycare and overnight petsitting in my home. Lots of care,

walks and park time. Good references.

www.terrdog.com202-328-8244

EXPERIENCED PETSITTER/ House-sitter available. Responsible 32/F, seeking long or short-term opportuni-ties. Employed non-smoker with car, can provide multiple references. Call 703-772-8848 or email kp105dc@gmail.com for more details.

Pressure Washing

Chesapeake Power Washing, Co. Gentle, low-pressure, thorough turbo-

washing wand ensures no damage to clean brick, stone, slate, wood, and siding. Careful workmanship with 20 years exper. Lic. Bond Ins. 301-656-9274 Chevy Chase, MD

Neighborhood Powerwashing Family Operated: Father & SonsDecks • Patios • Fences • SidingReferences • Licensed • Insured

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Upholstery

Windows

Ace Window Cleaning, Co.Family owned and operated for over 20 years using careful workmanship301-656-9274 Chevy Chase, MD

Licensed • Bonded • Insured • We also offer glass, screen, and sash cord repair service

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LOGAN CIRCLE $399,000 | ttrsir.com/id/YW9XJKBack on the market, buyer had cold feet!! Well appointed one bedroom unit at the boutique Boyd condo building. Located close to Logan Circle & Convention Center & walking distance to the best dining and shopping, Granite counters, stainless steel appli-ances, custom wood shutters, built in’s, a gas � replace and many other upgrades make this unit one of a kind. A true turn-key unit.

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PURCELLVILLE, VA $599,000 This property features beautiful unobstructed view of the blue ridge, bull run and cobbler mountains on an outstanding 20 acres with easy access to Middleburg and Purcelville.

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ARLINGTON, VA $1,275,000 Exquisite Federal style luxury townhome located in sought-after Highgate in the urban village of Rosslyn in North Arlington. This exceptional home o� ers 4BR, 3FBA, 2HBA, renovated gourmet kitchen, hardwood � oors, lovely back Patio and to many upgrades to mention them all here. Walk to Georgetown, shops, restaurants and the Metro.

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GEORGETOWN $1,990,000 | ttrsir.com/id/2HFV4HSet back from the street, this Georgetown East Village Federal o� ers wide rooms, high ceilings and original period details. This residence features an open plan with a renovated kitchen, large master suite with sitting room and lower level guest suite. The rear garden, accessed through French doors, is large and private and includes a terrace for outside dining, a lawn and mature plantings.

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SPRING VALLEY $6,985,000 | ttrsir.com/id/8W8S3VLocated on one of the most exclusive streets in Spring Valley, this elegant stone residence with over 8,500 interior sq ft is sited on nearly 2 acres. Rooms are generously sized with high ceilings and feature many original � nishes and materials. The grounds o� er established plantings, mature trees, multiple terraces and stunning views.

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ADAMS MORGAN $845,000 | ttrsir.com/id/RJ7CJD Located in the Adams Morgan section of NW DC it is close to restaurants, shops, Harris Teeter, parks and transportation. The neighborhood scores a 94 walkability score. (Zillow). The building is bike and pet friendly. The unit also has a private deeded park-ing spot behind the building.

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BRIGHTWOOD $489,000 Spacious 4br/3.5ba colonial in sought-after Brightwood/Shep-herd Park. This home is in good condition, close to Silver Spring, Metro and Downtown DC.

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GEORGETOWN $11,000,000 | ttrsir.com/id/QKCHDKThis unrivaled historic home was built in 1797 George Mason’s newphew with brick imported from England and has housed the likes of Senator Claiborne Pell. Quality Hill has been meticulously renovated and features over 10,000 square feet of living space with 9 bedrooms and 11 baths. Each room has a preserved sense of history with modern updates. Grand entertaining spaces with 14-foot ceilings in the living room and throughout the main � oor.

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WATERGATE $1,750,000 | ttrsir.com/id/PRHHC4Watergate West corner penthouse with 2,595 sq ft features a 1,420 sq ft roof terrace with sweeping views of the Potomac River and DC. 9’ ceilings, marble � oors, living room with wrap-around windows and � replace, separate dining room. Amenities include outdoor heated pool, full-service front desk and doorman, post o© ce, � orist, and pharmacy.

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Silver Spring, MD $638,000

Catalina Schrader 301.922.3099

Charming & expanded 3-bedroom, 3-bath, Bungalow with open floor plan, welcoming porch, & vaulted master ste. Walk to 2 Metros & Downtown Silver Spring.

Kensington, MD $1,675,000

Kathy Byars 240.372.9708

5-bedroom, 4.5-bath in Chevy Chase View! High- end chef’s kitchen. Walk out lower level, front porch & screened porch w/fireplace. BCC Cluster.

Chevy Chase, MD $1,495,000

Kelly Joyce Perry 301.906.1775

1918 Historic Gem! Original architectural de-tails, sleeping porch, rear roof deck, front and back staircases. One block off Circle.

Silver Spring, MD $429,900

Mark Hudson 301.641.6266Rebecca Rand 301.768.1574

Renovated, 4-bedroom home. Family room w/fire-place, dining room opening to brick patio & lush yard.

Dupont Circle, DC $475,000

Kelly Joyce Perry 301.906.1775

Top 2 levels filled with light & city views. Open, flexible floorplan w/den, updated kitchen, & generous master suite. 2.5 blocks to Metro.

Chevy Chase, MD $1,250,000

Sue Hill 202.262.4961Andy Hill 301.646.3900

Superb townhouse in Chevy Chase Mews. 3 levels, 2-car attached garage, large kitchen & breakfast area.

Bethesda, MD $729,900

Kathy Byars 240.372.9708

Large Parkwood Cape. 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath, move-in ready! Deep 8,500 sf lot, off-street parking. Daylight walk out finished lower level. Walk to Metro.

Cleveland Park, DC $197,500

Joan Caton Cromwell 202.441.8912

Efficiency condo w/updated kitchen. Close to Metro, restaurants & retail. Spacious open plan, ample room for relaxing & entertaining. www.JoanCromwell.com

Mark Hudson 301.641.6266

Remodeled condo in Springlake. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, large living & dining rooms, hardwood floors, & 2 balconies. Near Downtown & Montgomery Mall.

Bethesda, MD $305,000

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202.552.56004315 50th Street NW • Washington, DC

Palisades, DC $2,100,000

Joan Caton Cromwell 202.441.8912

Spectacular 5,400 sf contemporary home. Kitchen w/ custom cabinetry & stainless appliances, 4/5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. www.JoanCromwell.com

Chevy Chase, MD $5,500,000

Bret Brown 202.409.4338

Stunning residence in Parc Somerset. 4500+ SF in-cluding master suite with his & hers luxury baths.

Chillum, DC $749,000

Annie Koontz 240.606.9423

3,278 sq ft home on huge corner lot includes 8 bedrooms, 4 kitchens, 5 parking spaces, and large well-maintained yard.