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Ludy, an 11-year-old dachshund, participates inthe Walk for the Animals fundraiser on May 6 inShirlington hosted by the Animal Welfare Leagueof Arlington. His owners say he’s the bossaround the house and thinks he’s a Great Dane.

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The recently-launched pilot pro-gram “Let’s Get Cookin’” istaught by Family Nutrition Pro-gram Assistants in northern Vir-

ginia as part of the Virginia CooperativeExtension efforts to focus on healthy livingstrategies.

At Buchanan Garden Apartments on May3, instructor Hareg Tecklu said,

“They interacted with each other and theyloved it. They are learning together andeating together.” This initiative began inMarch after a private donor offered to con-tribute to the program.

So far there are four programs in the Ar-lington-Alexandria area with almost 40families participating. All of the programsare 4-6 week comprehensive lessons fo-cused on nutrition knowledge and foodpreparation skills. Since the Family Nutri-tion Program works with limited-resourcefamilies and SNAP recipients, the donorsuggested giving cookware sets to thosewho complete the program so they coulduse their new cooking skills.

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Participants gathered around atable at Buchanan Garden Apart-ments May 3 to make a vegetablefrittata as part of the “Let’s GetCookin’” program.

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The schools are happy.

At its May 4 meeting, theSchool Board approved a finalFiscal Year 2018 budget. Though

the final result was $700,000 less than whatthe board had originally requested from thecounty, it was close enough that Superin-tendent Dr. Patrick Murphy still called thebudget “good news” and fully funded.

The $700,000 difference between rev-enue and expenditures was resolved with areduction to Other Post-Employment Ben-efits (OPEB). None of the proposed tieredcuts to the budget had to be implemented.

The county is the largest source of APSfunding, contributing 78.9 percent of theschool’s $613.5 million budget. The FY 2018budget was a 5.4 percent increase over theFY 2017 budget.

According to the budget documents, thelargest driver of the cost increase was $9.2million for student enrollment growth. Overthe last eight years, enrollment in APS hasincreased by 6,900 students. Actual enroll-ment at the start of the 2016 school yearwas 26,152 students, while projected en-rollment for the start of school this fall is27,197, an increase of 1,045 students. Ac-cording to the Washington Area Boards ofEducation (WABE), Arlington spends themost of any local jurisdiction per student.In 2017, Arlington spent $18,957 per stu-dent, and spends $19,521 per student inthe FY 2018 budget.

By Shirley Ruhe

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Several awards were given at the Ar-lington County Crime Solvers (ACCS)luncheon on May 4 including ACCS

Law Enforcement Officer of the Year pre-sented by Arlington County Police Chief JayFarr to Detective Kevin White.

White has been on the police force for 26years, 19 in the fraud division focusing oncrimes against senior citizens. He was instru-mental in tracking down and getting an arrestin a fraud case last year involving a contractorworking with an 82- and 77-year old couple.“It got solved from a single fingerprint.”

The ACCS Citizen Award recipient wasRichard V. Doud, Jr. who founded ACCS in2000, and the ACCS Law Enforcement Com-munity Award was presented to the Arling-ton Chamber of Commerce.

Andres Tobar, ACCS president, noted thatthe organization funds two tip lines. “Themost vulnerable are often the most fearfulso there needs to be a vehicle where people

Enrollment growth required an increasein 67.5 positions in the schools, which com-prises $7.15 million of that $9.2 million forenrollment growth, along with supplies andmaterials. Another $1.2 million under en-rollment growth went to fund relocatableclassrooms. In the budget forecast, enroll-ment growth costs were expected to in-crease to $9.8 million in FY 2019, with abump to $11 million in FY 2020 and $10.9million in FY 2021.

A step-increase for eligible staff was the

next highest cost, at $8.7 million. On aver-age, step increases raise salaries 2.8 per-cent, though it can go up to five percent.Between 2009 and 2015, APS employeessaw step increases in alternating years, withslight compensation adjustments in the off-years. However, since FY 2015, APS employ-ees have had step increases every year. Inthe budget forecast, step increases are ex-pected to cost $9.2 million in FY 2019, ris-ing to $10.2 million by FY 2021.

Nancy Van Doren, chair of the School

Arlington Public Schools’ budget focuses onenrollment growth and staff pay increase.Fully Funded

Board, thanked the County Board andArlington’s citizens for their support.

“I have to thank your taxpayers, our citi-zens,” said Van Doren. “Only 15 percent ofour citizenry have children in the schoolsystem. It shows an enlightened, progres-sive community that invests in the schoolsthat way. Every time you see your neigh-bors, thank them for their investment in theschools. We would not be able to have thisclosed and balanced budget were it not fortheir generosity.”

Revenue summary for Arlington Public Schools’ FY 2018 budget.

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Detective KevinWhite named officerof the year.

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can leave a tip,” he said. A tip line can elimi-nate hours of background checks and in-vestigation by police. Tobar said the com-munity and police need to work together

and quoted former state delegate andCounty Board member Al Eisenberg, whosaid if there is a problem it is best for youto commit to that problem and embrace ittogether. “So it’s not them against us.”

Tobar joined community and businessleaders, eight safety net organizations, poli-ticians and local citizens at the fifth annualACCS luncheon honoring local law enforce-ment efforts.

Noah Simon, U.S. Rep.Don Beyer’s districtdirector, who wasstanding in for thecongressman, pointedout that Beyer was onthe House floor at thatmoment “voting no onthe health care bill.”Simon added thatBeyer did a police ride-along and got to seethe local police work-ing with the commu-nity and building trust.

Andres Tobar, president of Arlington County CrimeSolvers (ACCS), and Arlington County Police Chief JayFarr present the ACCS Law Enforcement Officer of theYear award to Detective Kevin White.

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Family members said, more than once on Fri-day, that Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)is the other dementia few doctors mentionwhen patients come in describing cognitive

changes. Usually the diagnosis is “Alzheimer’s” ornormal aging, Parkinson’s, vascular dementia, ormini-strokes. Sometimes it’s depression, or bipolardisease.

The Annual Education Conference 2017 of theAssociation for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD)held May 5 in Baltimore shed some light on the dis-ease and offered support to those affected by FTD.Dr. Chiadi Onyike, a neuropsychiatrist and associateprofessor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences atJohn Hopkins University, and director of the JohnsHopkins Frontotemporal Dementia and Young-On-set Dementias Program, talked about the symptomsof frontotemporal disorders, which gradually takeaway basic abilities: talking, walking, socializing —often striking people in middle age, when they areworking and raising families.

According to the NIH, scientists believe FTD (Fr-ontotemporal Dementia) may cause up to 10 per-cent of all cases of dementia. Roughly 60 percent ofpeople with FTLD (the collective term for frontotem-poral lobar degeneration) are 45-64 years old. Thereare three types of disorders: progressive behavior/personality decline; progressive language decline;and progressive motor decline. The disease has agenetic component in about 40 percent of cases, butmore often the incidence is sporadic.

Onyike told the group of about 400 people thatfrontotemporal disorders are the result of damageto neurons in parts of the brain called the frontaland temporal lobes. As neurons die in those regions,the lobes atrophy or shrink. Unusual behaviors, emo-tional problems, trouble communicating, difficultywalking, or issues at work can occur. Clumsiness,neuromuscular weakness, the inability to find words,apathy and lack of empathy, and social-interpersonalchanges are just some of the the symptoms that canappear in FTD cases. Their memories, however, ap-pear more or less intact, and they enjoy activities,sometimes new activities they haven’t learned be-fore.

Speakers at the conference acknowledged it is hardto diagnose FTD, but it is becoming easier thanks toongoing research. A brain autopsy is the most de-finitive way to diagnose which kind of FTLD the pa-tient has: loss of neurons and abnormal amounts ofproteins called “tau” and TDP-43” accumulation inthe FTLD neurons, for instance, tell the story clearly.If someone believes they or a family member hasFTD, according to NIH, the best way to diagnose thedisease in a living person is to record symptoms, puttogether a personal and family medical history, un-dergo a physical exam with blood tests, conduct aneuropsychological evaluation to assess cognitivefunctions, obtain brain imaging to look for changesin the frontal and temporal lobes, and go to some-one who knows what FTLD looks like.

Speakers at the conference also noted research hasnow uncovered several different genes that, whenmutated, can lead to frontotemporal disorders. En-vironmental factors that may influence risk for de-veloping the disorders are also being researched.Families affected by inherited and familial forms ofFTD can help research progress by participating inclinical studies and trials. The AFTD works to sup-port families affected by the disease and to suggestuseful therapies and strategies for communication.

Locally, resources for FTD are growing, but stillnascent. Arden Courts Memory Care Community isoffering a free dementia education seminar on May9 from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Radisson North Baltimore,2004 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, Md. AFTD runsFTD caregiver support groups in the Middle AtlanticRegion, the closest of which to Northern Virginia is

Shedding light onfrontotemporal dementia.

Health

FTD — the ‘Other’ Dementia

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What a brain affected by FTD looks like:lots of empty space.

See Dementia, Page 11


Calvin Louis Thomas, Jr., poet, veteran,State Department officer, husband and fa-ther, died June 1, 2016, at home in Arling-ton, with his wife and seven children by hisside. A memorial celebration for Thomaswill be held at the Yale Club of New York,at 12:30 p.m., on May 13, 2017. The eventwill also serve to raise awareness of Fron-totemporal Lobar Degeneration, the diseasewhich took away his ability to speak, read,write, walk, and tell stories.

Thomas could tell a good story: here area few he told. His great grandfather, Dr.Thomas L. Thomas, was killed by federalmilitia who marched into Missouri in 1861.They met him on his front porch, and askedhim if he were loyal. He had treated bothnorthern and southern troops who soughtmedical care. “Though loyal,” he replied, “Icannot deny I am a Southern man.” He wastaken to a ditch and shot. His wife and chil-dren wrapped him in a quilt and broughthim into the house; Thomas kept the blood-ied quilt he died on. When Thomas arrivedat Yale on a scholarship, the man sitting nextto him in his Freshman class was the great-grandson of one of the federal militia sol-diers who entered the town.

A published poet, Thomas was inter-viewed by the Indian writer, Dom Moraes,while in Bombay, who noted that he was agood example of what Coleridge had writ-ten: anyone once visited by the Muse is for-ever after haunted by her. Thomas toldMoraes that when he retired in 1988, hewondered if he should have traded poetryfor service to his country and financial se-curity. Thomas told Moraes, back in the1950s, people had the idea of wanting toserve their country.

Thomas told the story of arriving in war-time Saigon on his way to the consulate inCan Thô. The ambassador, Ellsworth Bun-ker, said: you will like the Mekong Deltaand there is much down there which willremind you of World War I. Thomas re-counted he could not imagine what Bunkermeant but assumed water in the trenchesmight be like water in the paddy fields. Allhe knew was that World War I was a hope-less stagnated conflict with prideful lead-ers, bestiality and ignorance leading to nogood end. When he had to go back to Saigonto present his monthly report to the Am-bassador, Bunker looked at his report, andthen at him, and again asked, do you seenow the resemblances to World War I? Yes,he did.

On arrival in Colombo, Sri Lanka, wherehe accompanied his wife and two toddlers,he called in the gardener, a callow youngman named Priyantha, and asked him tocheck the garden for snakes before allow-ing the children to play in it. Priyantha re-sisted, saying he had already raked the gar-den; after obliging Thomas, he was bittenby a poisonous snake and rushed to the hos-pital for an antidote. This story was replayedin other countries, with other dangers -mushrooms, rabid dogs; it was a good thinghe was there, keeping things under control.

For his 25th wedding anniversary Tho-mas suggested to his wife that a big sur-prise was in store, a very beautiful onewhich symbolized love and devotion. She

had to guess what it was: hint: it’s emeraldgreen. Hmm, she thought, maybe it is anemerald? He led her out into the garden,where two burlap coffee sacks, tied at thetop with a drawstring, appeared to be mov-ing. As he pulled one string, out came abeautiful male peacock, and he strolled intothe garden as though he owned it. In thesecond bag was a pea hen, and she joinedhim. “Peacocks mate for life,” he said.

Thomas wrote in his Yale 50th reunionbook, referring to Cicero’s “On Old Age”:“So, which of us can say he has seized citiesor else lived a thoroughly peaceful, gentle,not to say graceful life? Nearly no one, asCicero knew, but reading him further welearn one must settle for a place in thepresent, whatever the path to it. Cicero’sthought isn’t about the way to where one isbut about the way from there.” Thomas hap-pily noted that his present was better forhaving his children in it, and for his friends,and he looked forward to the open path,whatever it brought in his 70s and 80s.

What the next decade held for Thomaswas indeed a surprise: he adopted hisyoungest son in Morocco, and brought himup with classical music, art, horses, modelairplanes, John Wayne movies and, ofcourse, stories. Thomas was full of surprisesand adventure, upbeat when everyone elsewas not. He was a constant source of opti-mism: you will get into Yale, you will carryoff that speech, you will have that healthybaby. His raised fist as his children went offto face whatever demon lay before them,his utter confidence in them was neithersuperficial nor lightly conveyed. If they lostor broke something for which he had paiddearly, he went right out and bought an-other. These qualities of kindness and af-fection made it easier to overlook his chang-ing personality and forgive his quirks asFTLD entered his life. Undiagnosed (cor-rectly) until he donated his brain toGeorgetown University when he died, Tho-mas was fully aware of his disease, watchedhis decline as he walked, talked, wrote, andread less, kept his sense of humor, and lik-ened FTLD to drowning very slowly rightnext to land. He might have had a premo-nition of the disease that eventually de-prived him of his ability to find any wordsat all, when he quoted in that class book:

“So happy be the course of your long life,So run the years into his circle rife,That nothing hinder your well meaning mind:Sharp wit may you, remembrance ready find.Perfect intelligence, all help at hand;Still stayed your thought in fruitful studies

stand,Head framed thus may th’other parts well

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Or send a check to AFTD, Radnor StationBuilding 2, Suite 320,290 King of PrussiaRoad, Radnor, PA 19087.

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A little rain didn’t keep hundreds of dogsfrom pouring into Shirlington’s streets. OnMay 6, a Walk for the Animals fundraiserhosted by the Animal Welfare League of

Arlington (AWLA) drew visitors from across the re-gion for Arlington’s largest animal meet and greet.

According to Chelsea Lindsey, communicationsspecialist for the AWLA, the annual fundraiser hasbeen held for over 20 years. This year, $2,000 wasbeing raised especially for a surgery for a beagle inthe shelter. Albert, a 6-year-old beagle rescued fromWest Virginia, has a hernia pushing his intestines intoa lower area of his body. Albert requires a surgery topush them back up into place, or Lindsey says hecould start to encounter great pain and could evenbe euthanized.

The goal of the fundraiser was set at $82,000, andby the night before the event the shelter had alreadyreached $68,000. According to Lindsey, the fundsraised also go to help fund food and medical care forthe 3,000 animals in the AWLA’s care each year. TheAWLA spays and neuters their animals and offers areduced rate, under $200, for Arlingtonians who earnunder $60,000. Lindsey said these procedures are oneof the larger cost-drivers at the shelter.

It was Lindsey’s second year helping to host theevent, and she said that she was impressed with theturnout in spite of the weather.

Arlington’s dogs come together for walk and fundraiser.

Who’s a Good Boy?

Olga Kokarenko withWatson.

Sunny wears aWashington

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according toowner Kim

Beals. Archie (left) and Potato.

Nanuk, a 13-year-oldsamoyed. Nanuk has fos-tered over 50 puppies fromvarious litters. OwnerMandel Delatorre saidNanuk raises them, is veryfriendly and able to toler-ate anything.

Kathy Gross shelters herchihuahua, Lucky, from therain.

Misiu with owner ChengXu. Xu said it was Misiu’sfirst time seeing so manydogs, so he was a littlenervous.

Carrie Tucker holds Petey, asweet and cuddly 3-year-old available for adoptionthrough City Dogs Rescue

Owners Nathan Tsoi (left) and LanceSchwulst (right) with Sluggo (bottom left)and Lou Lou (bottom right)

“It’s gross and cloudy, but it’s so fun,” saidLindsey, “So many people came out today to sup-port our animals.”

Miles and owner WendyMcKinney.

River the Corgi with ownerEmily Tiedeman. Tiedemansaid River was named aftercharacters from Firefly andDoctor Who, and is thecover dog for the TheNationals’ Pups in the Park.

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When an Arlington couple gotmarried and blended theirtwo families which includedthree children and a baby on

the way, the first order of business was toexpand their home. They enlisted the helpof Michael Winn of Winn Design + Buildwho transformed what had been thehusband’s bachelor pad into an abode largeenough to accommodate the new family. Infact, the project earned Winn and his firma 2017 Regional Contractor of the Year(CotY) winner for Region 2 Southeast bythe National Association of the Remodel-ing Industry (NARI), as well as a DC MetroChapter NARI Capital CotY Award. Projectsare judged on problem solving, functional-ity, aesthetics, craftsmanship, innovation,and degree of difficulty.

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expanded the layout of the 1,500-square-foot home to accommodate the needs of thegrowing family, which included additionalbedrooms and bathrooms, a larger kitchenand space for the family to entertain. Thehome also lacked a garage and a finishedbasement.

During the renovation, the home wasgiven a complete overhaul to improve func-tionality and traffic flow. The new layout isdouble the original square footage with fourbedrooms and three bathrooms upstairs,and a powder room. The kitchen was up-dated and now includes more workspace.The home’s layout has an open flow thatmakes entertaining easier. The basementwas finished and now includes a bar, a bath-room and workout room.

Additional updates and finishes includeWellborn Premier cherry wood kitchencabinetry with custom-tained solid oakhardwood floors, Silestone Lyra granitecountertops and Wellborn Premier Doveand Millow cabinetry throughout the mas-ter and guest bath, Giallo Ornamental gran-ite countertops and Wellborn PremierEspresso cabinetry throughout the wet barand Burke EcoFitness stone flooring in thenew gym.

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The finished basement of this Arlington home by WINN Design + Buildincludes a gym with Burke EcoFitness stone flooring.


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ONGOINGArlington Farmer’s Market. Every

Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon at the cornerof N. 14th Street and N. CourthouseRoad. A weekly celebration of localfood including fresh produce, meats,dairy, cheese, baked goods, freerange eggs, specialty items, cutflowers, plants and herbs. [email protected] or call 917-733-6402.

Cycling Volunteers Needed. The20th annual Armed Forces CyclingClassic needs volunteers for the June10-11 race. [email protected] for more.

OCEAN Yoga. through May 6 atShirlington Branch Library, 4200Campbell Ave., Campbell Room.Tricia Londres, owner of OCEANYoga, will instruct students of alllevels and ability. Mats not provided.Visit arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/3062874 for more.

Nature’s Grasp Artshow. Varioustimes through May 13 in Lee ArtsCenter, 5722 Lee Highway.NATURE’S GRASP: A PrintmakingPortfolio. Free. Call 703-228-0560.

Outdoor Zumba. 6-7 p.m. onWednesdays through May 24 (noclass May 10) at Freedom Park,Entrance on Lynn St. at Wilson Blvd.$20 for all five classes. Visitwww.rosslynva.org for more.

FRESHFARM Market. 3-7 p.m. onTuesdays at 1900 Crystal Drive. Shopfrom local farmers and producerswith seasonal fruits and vegetables,fresh-cut flowers, container plantsand herbs, farm-raised eggs, all-natural meats, artisan baked goods,and specialty foods. Visitwww.crystalcity.org for more.

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Food Truck Thursdays. 11 a.m.-2p.m. at 1900 Crystal Drive & 20112th St. Actual truck schedules aresubject to change so be sure to followyour favorites. Visitwww.crystalcity.org for more.

Crystal Ball: Street Hockey. 6:30p.m. Thursdays at 1900 CrystalDrive. A co-ed social league, Inpartnership with the DC Fray, hockeyenthusiasts compete competitivelyand recreationally in Crystal City.Games are played weekly andchampions are crowned at the end ofeach season. Visitwww.crystalcity.org for more.

Healthy Lifestyle Runs. Saturdays, 9a.m. at Roosevelt Island, GeorgeWashington Memorial Parkway.American Cancer Society partnerswith parkrun USA to promote fitnessin the fight against cancer. Free. Visitwww.parkrun.us/rooseveltislanddc/for more.

Friday Night Live. 8 p.m. Fridays atthe Church at Clarendon, 1210 N.Highland St., Suite A. Localmusicians perform. Free. Visit1bc.org for more.

Culinaire’s Winter Lunch. Tuesdaysthrough Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.-1p.m. at The Art Institute ofWashington, 1820 N. Fort MyerDrive, 12th floor. Culinaire, thestudent-run restaurant of the ArtInstitute of Washington, is nowserving lunch from their winter menuon Tuesdays, Wednesdays andThursdays. Visitwww.artinstitutes.edu/arlington.

Invasive Plants Removal. Workparties are held every month to keep

the parks free of destructive invasiveplants. Teens, adults and familieswelcome. Every second Sunday of themonth 2-4:30 p.m. at Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 Military Road;call 703-228-3403. Every thirdSunday of the month 2-5 p.m. atLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road; call 703-228-6535 or visitregistration.arlingtonva.us. Free, noregistration required.

MAY 6-JUNE 10Artists Exhibit. Various times at Metro

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MAY 10-JUNE 11“Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

Various times at Synetic Theater,1800 S. Bell St. $35 and up. Studenttickets start at $15. Senior citizensand military receive $5 off. Groupdiscounts are available. Visitsynetictheater.org/ for more.

FRIDAY/MAY 1255+ Fitness Day. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at

Arlington Mill Community Center,909 S. Dinwiddie St. Ages 55 orolder, celebrate National FitnessMonth with a day full of free and funactivities to get your heart pumping.Visit projects.arlingtonva.us for more.

Feeding Frenzy Campfire. 7-8 p.m.at at the Long Branch Nature Centeramphitheater, 625 S. Carlin SpringsRoad. Program will be filled withentertaining activities that mayinclude stories, special animal guests,games, songs and S’mores. Call 703-228-6535 for more.

SATURDAY/MAY 13Turtle Trot Race. Check in at 9 a.m.,

race begins at 10 a.m. at BluemontPark, 601 N. Manchester St. Proceedsfrom the Turtle Trot race help givethem medical attention and a placeto live until they are strong enoughto be released back into the wild.$30, kids 12 and under $15. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us for more.

International Migratory Bird DayFestival. 9-11 a.m. at Lacey WoodsPark Picnic Shelter, 1200 N. GeorgeMason Drive. Tiny hummingbirdsand osprey are all migrating backfrom South America. Come learnabout these and other birds withhands-on activities, games, crafts,and bird walks. Free. Call 703-228-6525 for more.

Neighborhood Day 2017. Varioustimes in neighborhoods acrossArlington. Neighborhood Day bringscommunities together to enjoy thegreat outdoors (or indoors) andstrengthens ties between neighbors.2017 events include the Turtle Trot5K race, International Migratory BirdDay Festival, home tours, yard sales.Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/events.

Document Shred Fundraiser. 9a.m.-noon in the parking lot at 700 S.Buchanan St. Woman’s Club ofArlington are sponsoring event,proceeds going to their 4-year-scholarship program. Call 703-553-5800 or [email protected].

SmartPhilm Festival. 4 p.m. atArlington Cinema & Drafthouse,2903 Columbia Pike. The SmartPhilmFest is a film/tech festival thatcelebrates and showcases shorts shotexclusively with smartphones andother mobile devices. $15. Visitwww.arlingtondrafthouse.com.

Festival Argentino. 6 p.m. at theThomas Jefferson Theater, 125 S.

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Without using any dialogue, Synetic The-ater is presenting Victor Hugo’s “TheHunchback of Notre Dame” from May 10

to June 11. Synetic’s Founding Artistic Director PaataTsikurishvili brings his cinematic style to VictorHugo’s gothic, heartbreaking epic of inner beauty andundying loyalty. When the dancer Esmeralda cap-tures the heart of the deformed bell-ringerQuasimodo, his adoptive father, the priest Frollo,decides he wants her for himself — plunging all ofParis into a spiral of riots, revolution, and murder.

The play is based on Hugo’s French Romantic/Gothic novel published in 1831. It refers to NotreDame Cathedral, where the story takes place in Paris.

Synetic Theater Producer and Director Tsikurishvilisaid the play has been on their “to-do” list for quite awhile. “It’s very epic, yet very intimate; very en-semble-based, yet very character-driven,” he said.“It’s got everything a Synetic show should have, soit’s a perfect fit for us.”

What he was trying to accomplish, was to showthat all kinds of world classics — not just Shakespeare— can be told successfully through pure visuals. “Iwanted to expand our visual storytelling vocabulary.That’s really what this whole season has been aboutfor us,” he said.

He said the themes of the story were a challengefor him as a director. “The themes of this story arevery epic, very primal. Lust, loneliness, faith, classwarfare — it’s a lot tackle, but think we’ve capturedthe novel’s dramatic essence pretty well,” he said.“This story is very much about the ‘other,’ the out-cast, the stranger. Whether it’s Quasimodo,Esmeralda, or even Frollo, I want audiences to seethat drawing lines around other people — or evenaround ourselves — can be disastrous, for individualand society at large.”

Irina Kavsadze is playing the role of the youngGypsy street dancer, Esmeralda, who she calls thebiggest symbol of freedom. “Her freedom is expressedthrough her dance; it is how she loses herself andgets away from the world,” she said. “She cares verydeeply for people around her, but at the same timeis incredibly strong when it comes to defending her-self. She is someone who has had to raise herselfand has lived all alone her entire life. She doesn’t let

people in very easily. She believes in justice aboveall.”

Kavsadze added, “I hope that the audience seesjust how corruption destroys everything around us,and shows them just how important understandingand acceptance of others is.”

Philip Fletcher is playing the role of Claude Frollo,the Archdeacon of Notre Dame. “Claude, as a fatherfigure, cares deeply for Quasimodo but allows hisown reputation and public appearance to over-shadow his relationship,” he said. “Claude is also verydetached using logical rationalization and studies todistract himself from emotional response and there-fore justifying his oft lacking relationship connec-tions.”

He said the challenge in working on this piece wasfinding a character balance and emotional arc forClaude. “It is easy with a character like Claude toboil the role down to an archetype of evil, corrupt,religious figure, but that disengages the audiencefrom the story. It is harder to find moments of con-nection where the audience can relate to, possiblysympathize with and/or even in the more extremecare for the character,” he said. “Without this thereis no investment or buy-in from the audience andthey would not care what happens to the Claude,weakening the story.”

Tori Bertocci is playing multiple ensemble charac-ters including the Gargoyle, Gypsy, Soldier, and anOld Woman.

Regarding some of her challenges in working onthis piece, she said: “An awesome challenge of work-ing on this show is discovering the unique movementquality of each character because this show is verystylized.”

She said, “I hope audiences leave the show dis-cussing with one another the theme of justice vs.injustice, and how this play parallels with today’scurrent global state.”

The show’s choreographer is Irina Tsikurishvili, andthe assistant directors are Irakli Kavsadze and ToriBertocci.

Synetic Theater presents “The Hunchback of NotreDame,” May 10-June 11. Showtimes are Wednesdaysthrough Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 2p.m. Tickets are $20-$60. The venue is located at 1800South Bell St., Arlington. Visit www.synetictheater.orgor call the box office at 866-811-4111.

VatoTsikurishviliplays thedeformedQuasimodo inSyneticTheater’sproduction of“The Hunch-back of NotreDame,” fromMay 10 toJune 11 inCrystal City.

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Synetic Presents ‘Hunchback’A wordless version of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece.


Old Glebe Road. Celebrates 30 Yearsof tango, folk, pop music.$20 adv$30 door, $15 child under age 12.Visit www.festivalargentino.or.

Arlington Festival of the Arts. 7:30p.m. At Rosslyn Spectrum, 1611 N.Kent St. National Chamber Ensembleis joined by the Bowen McCauleyDance for the final concert of its 10thanniversary season, “Music of OurTime.” $33 for adults and $17 forstudents. Visitwww.nationalchamberensemble.orgor call 703-685-7590 for more.

MAY 13-14Project: OM. 9:30-11 a.m. at the

Fashion Centre, Pentagon City, 1100S. Hayes St. As part of the Susan G.Komen ‘Bold Goal’ against cancer,this one million person yoga eventaims to unite individuals, familiesand the collective yoga community toraise funds to support Susan G.Komen and its Bold Goal of reducingbreast cancer deaths by 50 percent inthe next decade. Visit komen.org orcall 1-877 GO KOMEN.

MONDAY/MAY 15Immigrant Artists as

Entrepreneurs. 7 p.m. at theClarendon Ballroom, 3185 WilsonBlvd. Fundraiser to meet theoverwhelming demand from thepublic for accurate and actionabledata on immigrants. Visitwww.iir.gmu.edu for more.

“Outside Going In” Concert. 7:30p.m. in the Westover Baptist Church,1125 Patrick Henry Drive. Under thebaton of Artistic Director andConductor, Dr. Nancia D’Alimonte,“Outside Going In” will offertraditional and contemporary musicfrom the Chorale’s 51st season. Visit

www.arlingtonchorale.org for more.Shut Up and Write: Young Adult

Authors on Writing. 7-8:30 p.m.at Central Library Auditorium, 1015N Quincy St. Learn tips and tricks towriting Young Adult Literature froma panel of YA authors. Authors willtake questions from the audience.Moderated by author Jon Skovronand organized by author JessicaSpotswood. Call 703-228-5990.

TUESDAY/MAY 16Free Smoothie Kings. 1-7 p.m. at

Pentagon City, 1101 S. Joyce St., Ste.B-9. Free 12 oz. Caribbean Waysmoothies to all guests. Call 703-414-7832 or visit smoothieking.com.

THURSDAY/MAY 18Special Screening. 7:45 p.m. at

Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse,2903 Columbia Pike. Based onSalem’s infamous witch trials, “TheCrucible,” takes place in a smalltight-knit community, where personalgrievances collide with lust andsuperstition. $15. VisitArlingtonDrafthouse.com for more.

MAY 18-21Art Open House. noon-5 p.m. at 3200

N. George Mason Drive. Cliftonartists. Email [email protected] for more.

FRIDAY/MAY 19Bike to Work Day 2017. Registration

is free and open to anyone whocommutes in the region, from firsttimers to daily cyclists. All registrantswill be entered in a regional bicycleraffle, and the first 16,000 to registerand attend will receive a free t-shirt

at one of more than 85 pit-stopsthroughout Northern Virginia.Participants can register online atwww.biketoworkmetrodc.org. EmailMegan Goodman [email protected], or call 202-962-3209 for more.

SATURDAY/MAY 20Truck and Bus Day. 9-11 a.m. at the

Central Library, 1015 N Quincy St.Children of all ages are invited to seeand touch all sorts of vehicles,including construction trucks, firetrucks, a recycling truck, and ARTbus. Visit arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/3103134 for more.

Civil War Camp Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.at Walter Reed Community Center,2909 16th St S. Learn how thesesoldiers lived by walking throughencampment displays, practicingmilitary drills, and trying on CivilWar uniforms. Free. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us for more.

MAY 19-21Summertime and the Viewing is

Easy. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the David M.Brown Planetarium, 1426 N QuincySt. Premiere of the full-dome artvideo created by video artist, KelleyBell. $3 for children under 12 andSeniors and $5 for adults. Call 703-228-6070 for more.

SUNDAY/MAY 21County Wandering. 11 a.m.-12:30

p.m. at Langston Brown CommunityCenter, 2121 N. Culpepper St.Walking tour with artist GrahamCoreil-Allen to explore, question andre-imagine the urban and suburbanspaces of Lee Highway. Free. Visitwww.walkarlington.com/engage.

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Customers at the Ar-lington Art Allianceshow on Saturday,May 6 hustled quickly

out the door of St. Andrew’s Epis-copal Church with artworkwrapped in plastic to protect itfrom the raindrops.

Jessica Mickey, co-director ofGallery Underground and an oilpainter herself, said there were 35artists displaying work at the show.She said they represent water-color, oil, mosaics, acrylic, sculp-ture and clay. “The qualification toparticipate is that the artist mustlive, work or have a studio in Ar-lington,” she said.

35 Artists Display Their WorkMickey said people are allowed

to put in as many pieces as theylike: “People like to experimentwith their work and then move onto something else. A lot of thesepieces are new work.”

Anna Weigand walked aroundthe displays with her 8-month-olddaughter Sienna who she says isattracted by the input of all thecolors.

Susan Penny had come “justlooking” but found an oil entitled“On the Open Road.” “It is just agood size and I’m from Pennsyl-vania. This reminds me of where Igrew up.”

— Shirley Ruhe

JOBS PORTALHire Autism Now Open. The

Organization for Autism Research(OAR) today announced the launchof its new employment initiative,Hire Autism, for its test run inNorthern Virginia. Hire Autism is anonline jobs portal that helpsindividuals with autism of allcapacities connect with businessesand employers willing to considerthem as candidates for competitiveemployment. Visit HireAutism.org orwww.researchautism.org for more.

THURSDAY/MAY 11Senior Law Day. 1-3 p.m. at Arlington

Mill Community Center, 909 S.Dinwiddie St. Seniors will get alesson in advocacy at the annualSenior Law Day. This year’s theme is“Know Your Rights and Making YourVoice Heard.” Speakers will describethe legislative process and howseniors can influence policy at alllevels of government. Admission isfree and free parking is available Toregister, call 703-228-1747 or [email protected].

MONDAY/MAY 15State of Affordable Housing. 8

a.m.-noon at The Church atClarendon, 1210 N. Highland St. Jointhe Alliance for Housing Solutions forthe State of Affordable Housing 2017and learn what the region can expectfrom changes proposed in federal

housing support. Attendance is freebut space is limited. Make areservation atwww.allianceforhousingsolutions.org/2017-state-affordable-housing/.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 17Enriching Lives Breakfast. 8-9 a.m.

at Army Navy Country Club, 1700Army Navy Drive. Funds raised atEnriching Lives will directly helpmore than 450 vulnerable individualswith disabilities and veterans securemeaningful employment and reap thebenefits of greater independence,financial security and self-esteem.Email [email protected] orcall 703-299-3247 for more.

Lubber Run Community Meeting.6:30 p.m. at Barrett ElementarySchool, 4401 N Henderson Road.Check out a final design scheme forthe new Lubber Run CommunityCenter. Visit projects.arlingtonva.usfor more.

ADHD Lecture. 7-8:30 p.m. ThomasJefferson Library, room 2, 7415Arlington Blvd., Falls Church. CathiCohen will lead “The Social Impact ofADHD” Lecture Series. Free. [email protected] or call 703-655-8095 for more.

Gardening Talks &Demonstrations. 7 p.m. at theArlington Central Library, 1015 N.Quincy St. The Arlington FoodAssistance Center and the MasterGardeners of Northern Virginia will

sponsor a series of talks anddemonstrations about gardening. Inaddition to basic gardeningtechniques, topics will include wildedibles, pollinators, food preparationand preservation, and more. For acomplete schedule, visitwww.afac.org/plot-against-hunger/pah-events/.

SUNDAY/MAY 21Blood Drive. 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at

Temple Rodef Shalom, 2100Westmoreland St., Falls Church. Byappointment atwww.redcrossblood.org (use sponsorcode templerodefshalomva). ContactJanet [email protected] or SusanFreilich [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/MAY 24Gardening Talks &

Demonstrations. 7 p.m. at theArlington Central Library, 1015 N.Quincy St. The Arlington FoodAssistance Center and the MasterGardeners of Northern Virginia willsponsor a series of talks anddemonstrations about gardening. Inaddition to basic gardeningtechniques, topics will include wildedibles, pollinators, food preparationand preservation, and more. For acomplete schedule, visitwww.afac.org/plot-against-hunger/pah-events/.

Anna Weigand with 8-month-old SiennaPhotos by Shirley Ruhe/The Connection

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Is the nickname I gave Andrew, one of ourmale cats. It’s because he’s a bit portly, like hisfather, yours truly. However, Andrew’s nick-name is not the impetus for this particular col-umn. The impetus for this column is my ten-dency, as the primary (almost exclusive) buyerof miscellaneous household goods and to alesser extent, services, to buy in bulk/quantity,not necessarily quality; although that’s a subjectof a long-ago column and perhaps a future oneas well — dare I cross that Rubicon again, andone that has earned me this identical nicknameto Andrew.

As a cancer patient originally diagnosed as“terminal” — at age 54 and a half, eight-plusyears ago, time becomes an integral/essentialpart of your life; what there is of it presently,what you have been told you have left of it andwhat you — in your wildest dreams, every dayand every night, hope you actually get to do:live a relatively “normal” life expectancy.

Even though life has gone on years past myoriginal “13-month to two-year” prognosis, Istill struggle with the emotional yin and yang ofwhether I’m closer to the end or further fromthe beginning (date of diagnosis). And is sostruggling, everyday decisions that might have atime element/time-sensitivity to them are com-plicated. Is it necessary to do it/buy it/obligatemyself to it now when the benefit might belater? A later I might never see? If I’m trying toenjoy life in the present as much as possible tofend off the inevitable and relentless stress thata “terminal” cancer diagnosis imposes, thenhow does a future benefit help me now?

As a few examples and finally to the point ofthis column: buying in bulk. 240 dryer sheets— for two adults, one of whom works at homeand doesn’t exactly get dressed for it; 90 tallkitchen trash bags — we use one bag a week,and that includes bagging the cat litter for fiveindoor cats; paper towels — enough quantitythat we could likely wrap them around ourentire house if we had to; toilet paper — is sac-rosanct, one can never have enough in stock;and tissues/Kleenex — given how frequentlymy eight-years-of-post-chemotherapy noseruns — constantly, is also sacrosanct (although Ican always use toilet paper, paper napkins orpaper towels in the pinch; not exactly the samepinch as if the toilet paper inventory runs out,however). Naturally, these items are all non-perishable so their life expectancy is not a con-sideration. But since mine is, sometimes I thinkI need to buy them or else, because when I doneed them it will be too late.

As for perishables, obviously it makes littlesense to overbuy (expiration dates notwith-standing, except mine). I can’t eat all the foodquickly enough anyway (another point of con-tention from a previous column), although Imay try. But even I know, in my cancer-induced haze, that spending money now on anunpredictable future though penny-wise andbeneficial in some emotional ways, might bepound-foolish. I need to feel good today -period, not feel good today about something Imight benefit from tomorrow. I mean, howelse am I even going to get to tomorrow? Don’tI need to filter out potentially harmful/debili-tating mental and physical images/impacts andtry to live as unencumbered as possible (toinvoke one of my deceased father’s favoritewords)? Cancer is already an uphill battle. If Idon’t want to live the legendary life of Sisyphus,pushing a figurative rock up a hill, only to haveit fall back down time and again, I need to finda way/strategy to both manage my budget andcontrol my mind. Obviously, I want to live like Ihave a future, but not at the expense of mypresent. You can call me “Bulky Boy” all youwant, but “crazy-kookie” not so much.

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In addition, if a diagnosis is still pendingand it may be the “other” dementia, attend-ees at the AFTD conference agreed theJohns Hopkins FTD Clinic was the bestnearby location for diagnosis, or see a neu-ropsychiatrist or a neurologist who is con-versant with the disease.

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“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office ofSenior Adult Programs for May 15-20.

MAY IS OLDER AMERICANS MONTHSenior centers: Lee, 5722 Lee Hwy.;

Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 N. CulpeperSt.; Walter Reed, 2909 S. 16th St.; Arlington Mill,909 S. Dinwiddie St.; Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18th St.

Senior trips Weems-Botts Museum, Dumfries,Monday, May 15, $11; Oatlands Historic House,afternoon tea, Tuesday, May 16, $57; NationalSymphony Orchestra Coffee Concert, The KennedyCenter, Friday, May 19, $23.Call Arlington County55+ Travel, 703-228-4748. Registration required.

NEW PROGRAMS:Yoga and Tai Chi classes begin week of May

15 at senior centers. Details, 703-228-4771.Dance fitness classes begin Monday, May

15, 9 a.m. Fairlington, $31.50/7 sessions, 703-228-4771.

Senior boot camps begin Monday, May 15and Thursday, May 18, Walter Reed, $36/8 ses-sions. Details, 703-228-0955.

Medicare basics, Monday, May 15, 1 p.m.,Langston-Brown. Details, 703-228-6300.

Staying active while aging, Tuesday, May16, 11 a.m., Arlington Mill. Register, 703-228-7369.

Maintaining a healthy brain, Tuesday, May16, 10 a.m., Walter Reed. Register, 703-228-0955.

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