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By DEIRDRE BANNONCurrent Correspondent

With anticipation similar to that of a home-improvement show’s big reveal, the University of the District of Columbia held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this month to debut its new roof garden atop the Life Sci-ences building.

At 20,000 square feet, the garden is the largest food-producing green roof in the District, and possibly on the East Coast.

The garden has already produced 600 pounds of food in the few months since seedlings from the UDC greenhouse were transplanted into irrigated raised boxes on the newly retrofitted roof, said Sabine

O’Hara, dean of UDC’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences and director of land-grant programs.

Cucumbers and basil are the top-producing crops so far, but tomatoes,

onions, soybeans, sweet peppers, chard and okra are also thriving on the roof garden.

Most of the produce goes to local nonprofits including Martha’s Table, Bread for the City and the Capital Area Food Bank. The university’s chefs and community educators also use some in their nutrition programs, and eventually the school hopes to be able to sell produce at local farm-ers markets and reinvest the pro-ceeds in its urban agriculture and sustainability programs.

“This roof garden is one example of our larger enterprise of creating urban food hubs throughout the Dis-trict,” O’Hara said. “Our mission is to bring high-quality food to our

UDC goes – and grows – green on rooftop

Brian Kapur/The CurrentUDC now grows tomatoes and other produce on a rooftop farm.

By CUNEYT DILCurrent Correspondent

Construction has kicked off this summer on a long-contentious bik-ing and hiking path known as the Klingle Valley Trail, according to the D.C. Department of Transportation.

The project team is working on site preparation, utilities and other jobs throughout the summer, the agency’s Paul Hoffman reported Monday at an advisory neighbor-hood commission meeting.

When completed — the goal is December 2016 — the 0.7-mile con-nection between Cortland Place and Porter Street will link to the Rock Creek multi-use trail. The $6 million project will outfit the Klingle trail with new drainage and stormwater systems, lighting, and new trees and landscaping.

A project timeline shows Wash-ington Gas replacement work will take place into October; then creek restoration and trail work will begin on the Cortland Place to Connecticut Avenue portion of the trail.

Geoff Pelletier, the project’s con-struction manager from HNTB Corp., said a lot of the work in the next couple months will be site plan-ning, including tree protection and removal. The National Park Service owns part of the land, which means a lot of trees will have to be protect-ed, Pelletier said at the meeting.

Woodley Park neighborhood commissioner Lee Brian Reba requested that the project team hand out notices to nearby residences, particularly the Kennedy-Warren apartments, about the possibility of noise and disruption during the 7

After years of debate, work starts at Klingle Valley Trail

Brian Kapur/The CurrentThe Tenley-Friendship Library hosted “In the Zone: Create a Miniature Fairy Garden” on Tuesday. Children ages 6 through 12 used moss, dirt and trinkets to create their projects.

G R E E N T h U M B s

■ Transportation: Project to continue through late 2016

By KATIE PEARCECurrent Staff Writer

Some in D.C. are sounding the alarm about cuts proposed for the federally funded DC Tuition Assis-tance Grant program, particularly when they believe the program needs to be boosted beyond its cur-rent levels.

While D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton works on the cause, a group of Northwest mothers has also joined together to raise Congress’ awareness of the issue as Senate committee proceedings take place this week. The grass-roots “Raise DC TAG Committee” has been spreading the word through emails, listserv posts and a Facebook group at tinyurl.com/fb-raise-dctag.

One of the involved mothers, Nora Burke, called the tuition assis-tance program vital “for keeping families in D.C.”

DC TAG was created in Con-gress in 1999 to help eligible college students from the District pay for their education by providing up to $10,000 toward the difference between in-state and out-of-state

Parents lead fight against DC TAG cut

By CUNEYT DILCurrent Correspondent

Community leaders eager to see a new, modern Friendship Recre-ation Center have been disappointed by the city’s latest designs for the $6 million project, and they say their complaints are falling on deaf ears.

After months of work with the city to reach a consensus on a new recreation center building that would include a large, prominent commu-nity room, residents and neighbor-

hood leaders say the city agencies changed design plans earlier this year. Among other revisions, the community room — which many hoped would be a focal point of the facility — was made smaller and moved to the rear of the building.

One of the most vocal opponents is advisory neighborhood commis-sioner Jonathan McHugh, who has served on the Friends of Friendship Park board for 14 years. (The site is also known popularly as Turtle Park.)

“Our original desire, based on the demands of the park programming outgrowing the existing recreation

Friendship Rec Center design prompts outcry■ Recreation: Leaders blast agencies over recent revisions

Brian Kapur/Current file photoThe hiker-biker trail will replace the closed, damaged Klingle Road through Rock Creek Park.

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Maret wins boys basketball summer league tournament

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Van Ness Walgreens slated to close at end of the month

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NEWs sPORTs

Council bill would expand UDC legal services for seniors

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Carson prevails in D.C. GOP straw poll Retired Johns Hopkins neurosur-geon Ben Carson won the D.C. Republican Party’s straw poll Mon-day, earning 44 percent of the vote. The other top four finishers were Jeb Bush, who came in second, with 17 percent; Marco Rubio, 11

percent; and Scott Walker, 7 per-cent. Several hundred people voted. “I am humbled by the support shown at the DC GOP Straw Poll tonight,” Carson says in a news release. “Even in our nation’s capi-tal, Republicans recognize the need to change the culture of government here.” DC GOP executive director Pat-rick Mara said that the local party, which will in March choose 16 vot-ing delegates to send to the Repub-lican National Convention, shared its results with all 16 presidential candidates. “Our first-in-the-nation urban Republican state party straw poll leads us to believe that nearly all of the campaigns will organize voters in support of their candidates in advance of the DC state convention next March,” he says. “With 16 candidates in the race for President, selecting 16 Delegates in March will be consequential next year.”

27th st. bridge closes for construction work The 27th Street bridge over Broad Branch stream closed Mon-day for construction and will remain inaccessible to vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic until late September. The D.C. Transportation Depart-ment is replacing the bridge, stabi-lizing the stream bank and installing

a new sidewalk. The affected sec-tion of 27th Street runs between Military and Broad Branch roads. Residents who live on 27th will have access south of Military to the last driveway before the bridge, while others will follow a detour. The northbound detour will follow Broad Branch as it becomes Nevada Avenue, turn right on Nebraska Avenue and then right on Military. To head south, drivers on westbound Military can make a left on Nebraska and a left on Nevada and then continue on Broad Branch.

New bill would help seniors alter homes Ward 6 D.C. Council member Charles Allen recently introduced legislation that would provide grants of up to $10,000 for income-eligible District seniors to make their homes more accessible and safer, according to a news release. Relevant modifications could include adding ramps, grab bars and barrier-free doors and door handles. “If DC is going to be a place that everyone can always call home, we need to make sure seniors can afford the inexpensive changes to their homes needed to safely age in place,” Allen says in the release. The legislation also includes a tax credit for homeowners who pay for their own modifications, offer-ing 50 percent of the cost or $5,000,

whichever is less. Allen’s council colleagues Anita Bonds (at-large) and Jack Evans (Ward 2) co-introduced the bill.

Georgetown group elects new president Sonya Bernhardt, publisher of the twice-monthly newspaper The Georgetowner, was elected last Wednesday as the new president of the Georgetown Business Associa-tion. Hope Solomon, who works in marketing and sales at Wedding Creations & Anthony’s Tuxedos in Georgetown as well as for the Overseas Private Investment Corp., will serve as vice president. The leadership change follows the resig-nation of former president Charles Camp; Bernhardt was the group’s previous vice president.

GWU hospital seeks help for clinical trial George Washington University Hospital is seeking patients with intermediate-1, intermediate-2 or high-risk myelofibrosis for a com-parative clinical trial. The study, to be conducted by hospitals across the country, will evaluate a potential new treatment option for patients with thrombocy-topenia, or abnormally low platelet counts, according to a news release.

Candidates must be at least 18 years old. For more information, visit persistprogram.com — where users must answer a few questions — or clinicaltrials.gov and use identifier NCT02055781.

Correction In the June 24 issue, an “On the Market” article on the home at 6607 16th St. in Brightwood incorrectly characterized it as a “Wardman Tudor,” a reference to prominent D.C. builder Harry Wardman. In fact, the home was designed by Russell O. Kluge and James E. Cooper, according to the District’s building permit database at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Cur-rent corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the manag-ing editor at 202-567-2011.

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Wednesday, July 22 The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will hold a hearing on the Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood commission’s proposal to modify the West Dupont Circle moratorium. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. in Suite 400 South, Reeves Center, 2000 14th St. NW.■ The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to present the plans and schedule for upcoming 15th Street safety improvements around the W Street, New Hampshire Avenue and Florida Avenue intersections. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the School Hall at St. Augustine Catholic Church, 1419 V St. NW.■ The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development will host a Ward 1 community meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Greater Washington Urban League, 2901 14th St. NW. Topics will include how to shape the future of afford-able housing throughout the District, as well as the agency’s budget, its current and future projects, and its programs and services. To RSVP, call 202-442-7200 or email dhcd.events@dc.gov.

Thursday, July 23 The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will hold its monthly meeting at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. (A continuation session is scheduled for July 30 at the same time and location.)■ Casey Trees will hold a “Tree Advocates Meeting to Make Our Parks Greener” with guest speakers Keith Anderson, acting director of the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation, and Peter Harnik, director of the Trust for Public Land’s Center for City Park Excellence. The event will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Casey Trees, 3030 12th St. NE. Reservations are requested; visit caseytrees.org.■ The Ward 2 Solar Co-op will hold an information session for those interested in joining the co-op and installing solar panels on their homes. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. ■ The George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus will hold its quarterly community meeting at 7 p.m. at 4535 W St. NW. To RSVP, call 202-994-0211 or email bwaddell@gwu.edu.■ Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd will host a public safety meeting with Metropolitan Police Department 4th District Cmdr. Wilfredo Manlapez and the 4th District Citizens Advisory Council. The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the 4th District Police Headquarters, 6001 Georgia Ave. NW. To RSVP, contact Jackson Carnes at jcarnes@dccouncil.us. Saturday, July 25 Mayor Muriel Bowser will host a FitDC walk in Ward 2 as part of her initiative to encourage residents to adopt a more active lifestyle. The walk will begin at 9 a.m. at Jelleff Recreation Center, 3265 S St. NW. To RSVP, visit fitdc.com.■ Vision Zero DC — an effort to reach zero fatalities and injuries to travelers of the city’s transportation system by the year 2024 — will host a Ward 2 public aware-ness event from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW.

Thursday, July 30 The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development will host a Ward 2 meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. To RSVP, email dhcd.events@dc.gov or call 202-442-7200.

The week ahead

Current staff Report Ten Spring Valley homeowners — along with Pepco and the Nation-al Park Service — have not allowed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to inspect their properties for hazards left over from the World War I-era munitions testing station at Ameri-can University, the Army has report-ed. According to the Army’s recently released Remedial Investigation Report, the agency has investigated 1,632 lots in the area for potential arsenic contamination, finding ele-vated levels of the chemical at 183 properties and removing it from those sites. Speaking at last Tuesday’s Resto-ration Advisory Board meeting, offi-cials said they were unable to reach some of the remaining 12 property owners and that others haven’t allowed full access. The report lists the individually owned properties that the Army hasn’t yet been able to access for

arsenic screening as: 4306 50th St., 4844 Van Ness St., 4208 49th St., 4436 Windom Place, 4906 Tilden St., 4311 44th St., 5113 Yuma Place, 4235 Alton Place, 4420 50th St. and 4203 48th Place. Dan Noble, who is in charge of the cleanup, said there is no evidence the listed properties have dangerous chemicals, but the Army wants to test to find out. Additionally, the Army wanted to investigate a portion of Glover Arch-bold Park but did not receive Nation-al Park Service permission. And investigations into a Pepco substa-tion site were blocked when the Army and the power company couldn’t successfully negotiate safe-ty protocols. The Army stated, how-ever, that Pepco’s security at the site “sufficiently limited or reduced any potential exposures to the soil.” Another property owner, in the 3700 block of Fordham Road, allowed a surface inspection of his

Army Corps lacks permission to inspect 12 sites, report says By MARK LIEBERMAN

Current Correspondent

The Walgreens location at 4225 Connecticut Ave. near the Van Ness Metro station is closing on July 30 after just three and a half years in operation, the com-pany said this month.

The pharmacy chain — which has eight stores in the District — announced in April that it would close

200 locations across the country to cut costs, without specifying which stores would be affected. Wal-greens spokesperson Phil Caruso declined to say how the locations were chosen.

“The decision to close it was certainly not easy,” Caruso said in an interview. “It’s never easy with something like this.”

All prescriptions from the Van Ness location will

Walgreens in Van Ness slated to close July 30

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Police Report

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This is a listing of reports taken from July 13 through 19 in local police service areas.

PSA 201

Burglary■ 3700-3799 block, Hunting-ton St.; 3:42 a.m. July 16.

Motor vehicle theft■ 3218-3231 block, Worthing-ton St.; 7:16 a.m. July 13.■ 3200-3299 block, Oliver St.; 9:20 a.m. July 13.■ 3221-3299 block, Ritten-house St.; 12:04 p.m. July 18.

Theft■ 5900-5917 block, 31st Place; 11:50 a.m. July 14.■ 3021-3099 block, Military Road; 1:39 p.m. July 16.■ 3700-3799 block, Ingomar St.; 6:53 p.m. July 16.■ 3900-4099 block, Legation St.; 9:08 p.m. July 18.■ 5400-5419 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 6:46 p.m. July 19.

Theft from auto■ 6231-6299 block, 29th St.; 11:05 a.m. July 13.■ 6600-6645 block, Barnaby St.; 5:01 p.m. July 13.■ 6200-6299 block, 30th St.; 9:31 a.m. July 14.

PSA 202

Motor vehicle theft■ 44th Street and Burlington Place; 12:40 p.m. July 13.■ 3800-3899 block, Yuma St.; 5:50 p.m. July 16.

Theft■ 4300-4326 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:29 a.m. July 15.■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:45 a.m. July 15.■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:48 p.m. July 15.■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 7:50 p.m. July 15.■ 5200-5223 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9:46 p.m. July 15.■ 4800-4899 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:29 p.m. July 17.■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9:08 p.m. July 17.■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:27 p.m. July 19.

Theft from auto■ 4500-4599 block, Burlington Place; 12:51 p.m. July 13.■ 4300-4319 block, 37th St.; 11:32 p.m. July 13.■ 3604-3699 block, Warren St.; 2:20 p.m. July 16.■ 3800-3899 block, Veazey St.; 5:17 a.m. July 18.■ 4700-4799 block, Brandy-wine St.; 12:32 p.m. July 19.

PSA 203

Motor vehicle theft■ 2800-2899 block, Chester-field Place; 8:59 a.m. July 15.■ 3500-3599 block, Alton

Place; 8:37 a.m. July 16.

Theft■ Van Ness Street and Con-necticut Avenue; 10:53 p.m. July 13.■ 3000-3099 block, Brandy-wine St.; 11:34 a.m. July 15.

Theft from auto■ 2800-2899 block, Chester-field Place; 10:21 a.m. July 15.■ 30th and Porter streets; 12:46 p.m. July 15.

PSA 204

Burglary■ 2800-2899 block, Cathedral Ave.; 8:59 a.m. July 17.■ 3900-4099 block, Davis Place; 7:16 p.m. July 18.

Motor vehicle theft■ 2400-2499 block, Huidekoper Place; 8:49 a.m. July 14.■ 2700-2798 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 1:15 p.m. July 17.

Theft■ 2600-2699 block, Woodley Road; 12:05 p.m. July 13.■ 3700-3799 block, Macomb St.; 2:48 p.m. July 14.■ 3800-3899 block, Calvert St.; 8:59 a.m. July 15.■ 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 6:09 p.m. July 15.■ 2700-2899 block, 28th St.; 8:26 p.m. July 15.■ 2200-2298 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:18 a.m. July 17.■ 2200-2274 block, Cathedral Ave.; 10:34 a.m. July 18.■ 3900-3999 block, Watson Place; 7:27 p.m. July 18.

Theft from auto■ 3900-3920 block, W St.; 9:41 p.m. July 14.■ 2600-2699 block, Garfield St.; 11:34 a.m. July 16.■ 2700-2799 block, Woodley Place; 4:21 p.m. July 16.■ 2700-2799 block, Woodley Place; 2:56 p.m. July 17.■ 3101-3118 block, Cleveland Ave.; 3:14 p.m. July 17.■ 2300-2499 block, 40th St.; 6:57 p.m. July 17.■ 2301-2499 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6 a.m. July 18.

PSA 401

Robbery■ 7000-7098 block, Spring Place; 3:08 p.m. July 14 (with knife).

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 8100-8132 block, Eastern Ave.; 9:38 a.m. July 14.■ 1400-1599 block, Whittier Place; 12:20 a.m. July 18.

Burglary■ 1700-1799 block, North Por-tal Drive; 3:41 p.m. July 16.

■ 1400-1599 block, Whittier Place; 11:29 p.m. July 19.

Theft■ 7318-7399 block, 12th St.; 10:30 a.m. July 13.

Theft from auto■ 6600-6699 block, 4th St.; 9:13 p.m. July 14.■ 900-999 block, Aspen St.; 4:52 p.m. July 15.■ Cedar Street and Blair Road; 10 a.m. July 17.■ 6900-6999 block, Willow St.; 1:59 p.m. July 17.■ 1300-1322 block, Floral St.; 5:09 p.m. July 18.■ 1400-1599 block, Hemlock St.; 4:20 p.m. July 19.

PSA 402

Robbery■ 500-699 block, Sheridan St.; 5:38 p.m. July 13.

Burglary■ 6300-6311 block, 9th St.; 6:55 p.m. July 14.■ 6300-6315 block, 16th St.; 5:10 p.m. July 17.

Theft■ 400-499 block, Van Buren St.; 6:49 p.m. July 13.■ 900-999 block, Rittenhouse St.; 10:38 a.m. July 14.■ 5900-5939 block, 13th Place; 3:04 p.m. July 14.■ 500-699 block, Quintana Place; 2:12 p.m. July 15.■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 12:15 p.m. July 16.■ 400-499 block, Van Buren St.; 8:09 p.m. July 16.■ Missouri and Georgia ave-nues; 8:07 a.m. July 17.■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 10:48 a.m. July 17.■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:05 p.m. July 17.■ 6500-6599 block, Piney Branch Road; 8:55 p.m. July 18.■ 400-499 block, Van Buren St.; 4 p.m. July 19.

Theft from auto■ 400-499 block, Van Buren St.; 10 p.m. July 14.■ 900-999 block, Sheridan St.; 2:07 a.m. July 18.■ 500-599 block, Nicholson St.; 7:46 a.m. July 18.■ 400-499 block, Van Buren St.; 12:28 p.m. July 19.

PSA 403

Robbery■ Colorado Avenue and 14th Street; 1:30 a.m. July 13.■ 5200-5499 block, 16th St.; 4:40 p.m. July 13 (with gun).■ 700-799 block, Kennedy St.; 3 p.m. July 14 (with gun).■ 1332-1399 block, Missouri Ave.; 12:03 a.m. July 15.■ 100-199 block, Missouri Ave.; 3:35 p.m. July 15.■ 5400-5499 block, 9th St.; 11:28 p.m. July 15.

■ 712-799 block, Madison St.; 4:32 a.m. July 19 (with gun).

Motor vehicle theft■ 100-199 block, Ingraham St.; 5:07 p.m. July 18.

Theft■ 5300-5399 block, Georgia Ave.; 1:07 a.m. July 14.■ 5200-5299 block, Georgia Ave.; 6:41 p.m. July 14.■ 5100-5199 block, 13th St.; 10:56 a.m. July 17.

Theft from auto■ 1300-1399 block, Jefferson St.; 10 a.m. July 13.■ 5300-5399 block, Georgia Ave.; 4:59 p.m. July 19.

PSA 404

Theft■ 1300-1399 block, Emerson St.; 5 p.m. July 14.■ 4200-4299 block, 17th St.; 12:44 p.m. July 15.■ 900-998 block, Randolph St.; 9:12 a.m. July 17.■ 4100-4199 block, 14th St.; 7:25 p.m. July 19.

Theft from auto■ 1325-1399 block, Spring Road; 9:52 a.m. July 13.■ 13th Street and Iowa Ave-nue; 1:07 p.m. July 13.■ 1200-1299 block, Delafield Place; 6:30 p.m. July 13.■ 3705-3799 block, Kansas Ave.; 3:51 p.m. July 14.■ 900-927 block, Quincy St.; 5:07 p.m. July 14.■ 1700-1799 block, Crestwood Drive; 11:04 a.m. July 15.■ Arkansas Avenue and Deca-tur Street; 1 p.m. July 15.■ 4200-4205 block, Kansas Ave.; 12:12 p.m. July 16.■ 16th Street and Arkansas Avenue; 8:30 a.m. July 17.■ 4700-4799 block, 13th St.; 2:20 p.m. July 17.■ 4300-4399 block, 18th St.; 8:25 a.m. July 18.■ 4000-4099 block, 16th St.; 12:40 p.m. July 18.■ 3800-3899 block, 14th St.; 3:41 p.m. July 19.■ 3800-3899 block, Georgia Ave.; 8:15 p.m. July 19.

PSA 407

Robbery■ North Capitol and Crittenden streets NE; 12:16 a.m. July 14.

Theft■ 800-805 block, Webster St.; 9:29 a.m. July 13.■ 4100-4199 block, 3rd St.; 2:25 p.m. July 13.

Theft from auto■ 200-299 block, Upshur St.; 12:02 p.m. July 13.■ 3900-3999 block, Georgia Ave.; 11:20 p.m. July 14.■ 600-699 block, Delafield Place; 5:02 p.m. July 16.■ 3700-3799 block, 8th St.; 9:36 a.m. July 17.

psa 201■ chevy chase

psa 202■ Friendship heights tenleytown / aU park

psa 204■ MassachUsetts avenUe heights / cleveland parkwoodley park / glover park / cathedral heights

psa 401■ colonial villageshepherd park / takoMa

psa 404■ 16th street heightscrestwood

psa 203■ Forest hills / van nesscleveland park

psa 407■ petworth

psa 402■ brightwood / Manor park

psa 403■ brightwood / petworthbrightwood park16th street heights

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By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

With the Petworth post office slated to shut down on July 28, com-munity members are wondering when — or if — they’ll see a replacement.

The post office at 4211 9th St. has come under threat for closure a few times in recent years, with rumors picking up over the last several months. The word became official in June, when the U.S. Postal Service put up a sign announcing the shut-down and directing patrons to the other closest stations, in Lamond-Riggs, Brightwood and Columbia Heights.

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Nor-ton said recently that she has the D.C. postmaster’s assurance “that they are looking to quickly open another location in Petworth.” In a news release, she said that she’s working with the postmaster to find a replacement spot “as near the pres-

ent location as possible.”Norton’s office had no further

updates this week. The Postal Ser-vice’s George Maffett confirmed that the agency’s facility service office is looking for a new location and “will share that information when it becomes available.”

Maffett said the lease is expiring at the current location and will not be renewed.

Taalib-Din Uqdah, the advisory neighborhood commissioner who represents the area including the sta-tion, said he’s skeptical about “this whole idea that they’re looking for another location — I just don’t see that happening.”

“Quite frankly I don’t know where else they might decide to put it,” Uqdah said, adding that “the Postal Service is not known to be running a gangbuster business” these days.

Neighbors have heard that lease complications with the building’s

As post office closing looms, Petworth ponders next steps

center, was to have the city demolish the existing center and replace it with a larger two story structure that would have updated amenities (including larger bathrooms) and a large community room,” McHugh wrote in an email. In April, he added, the city showed a new design that “had nothing to do with the one we had spent almost two years collabo-rating on.”

Department of General Services spokesperson Kenneth Diggs said in an interview that the current design is final. Along with the community room, its features include a play-room for young children involved in a city co-op program, a community room, an art gallery space and bath-rooms. Plans also involve renovating outdoor areas of the park, creating two separate playgrounds for tod-dlers and older children.

Diggs points to a number of proj-ect changes made at the request of the project’s site improvement team of residents and community mem-bers. He wrote in an email that the agency got $1.8 million in additional funding to address design and pro-gram requests. They also amended plans to create a larger playground, relocated the bathrooms closer to the playground and added new ones in the co-op area, and made other design changes.

The General Services Depart-ment’s Jackie Stanley has previously said the new playground will be one of the biggest in the city.

But earlier this month, nine neighborhood leaders and members of the site improvement team signed a letter to Mayor Muriel Bowser charging the Department of General Services and Department of Parks and Recreation with ignoring the

community. They sent along their own proposed floor plans, which work within the proposed building’s footprint but reshuffle how the space is used in order to make the com-munity room more prominent and place the co-op room closer to the playground and next to bathrooms.

The letter expresses concerns about the co-op room’s high ceilings and large windows, which they write “seem ill-suited for creating a cozy space for small children.” In addi-tion, the letter objects to the place-ment of the bathrooms at the south-west corner of the building, which is closest to the main park entry, for not providing a “welcoming” view to park users.

Diggs says the general services and parks agencies agreed with the community to soften the exterior of that corner by adding a “green” wall covered with plantings.

“The state of this project to date is disappointing to the community, bordering on a travesty,” the com-munity letter states. “In summary, DGS and DPR have been utterly unresponsive to our respectful insis-tence that this project be done right.”

McHugh says the letter to the mayor and others was their last resort. Before a June 24 community meeting on the project, he says, the site improvement team was working with the general services agency behind the scenes to request a larger community room and other changes, hoping not to turn their complaints into a public battle.

“They essentially came back and said, ‘We’re not gonna do anything you asked us to do,’” McHugh said. “We just wanted them to make some changes that would make the build-ing a heck of a lot better.”

Tenleytown/Friendship Heights neighborhood commission chair Jon Bender said he expects the city agen-cies involved to present at his group’s September meeting, which Diggs said he hopes can occur.

Neighborhood commissioner McHugh says he was a part of the group that seven years ago helped conceive the original design and worked with Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh to secure fund-ing for the project. Describing the whole process of dealing with the city during the design plans, he said,

FRIENDshIP: Current design is final, agency saysFrom Page 1

By DEIRDRE BANNONCurrent Correspondent

New Ward 4 D.C. Council mem-ber Brandon Todd is proposing leg-islation that would provide free legal services to low-income seniors through the University of the District of Columbia.

The bill, introduced just before the council left for summer recess on July 14, would provide additional funding to expand the “General Practice” legal clinic at the universi-ty’s David A. Clarke School of Law to specifically address the legal needs of seniors living in the Dis-trict, such as with wills, advance directives and housing.

Todd’s new measure would amend a 1974 law that helped estab-lish legal clinics at the law school with funding from the District. “The bill would alter an existing law to bring this elder law clinic idea under the same funding source that the other [UDC] clinics already receive from the District of Columbia … and bring into sharper focus the legal needs of seniors,” said Todd spokes-person Matthew Santoro.

If passed, the legislation could create “a match made in heaven,” said the university’s law school dean, Katherine Broderick. “Council member Todd made a campaign promise to help provide legal ser-vices to seniors — that is something we have done in our General Prac-tice clinic, but he wants to add sig-nificant capacity to that clinic to allow us to do more of it,” she said.

Broderick said the clinic already represents “many income-eligible seniors and their host of legal needs” and partners with the Legal Counsel for the Elderly. “There is a tremen-dous unmet need in the community, and we really want to build our capacity to meet that need.”

Nearly all council members already support the bill: Yvette Alex-ander, Charles Allen, Anita Bonds, Mary Cheh, Jack Evans, David Grosso, LaRuby May, Kenyan McDuffie, Brianne Nadeau, Vincent Orange and Elissa Silverman have all signed on.

Providing public service and legal assistance to District residents is the cornerstone of the law school

Bill would expand law clinic services for seniors in need

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Rendering courtesy of the D.C. Department of General ServicesAs presented at the June 24 community meeting, the design for the new center includes a prominent, light-filled space. It’s slated for the early childhood co-op center, but some community members believe it would be better used as the community room.

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A new Windy City D.C. has signed a 20-year deal with a renewable-energy company to purchase enough wind power to cover 35 percent of the city gov-ernment’s energy use. It’s the biggest wind power deal ever made by an American city, and we’re proud D.C. residents can be the beneficiaries. The agree-ment will save local taxpayers $45 million over the next 20 years, the city says, thanks to wind power’s cheap rates compared to fossil-fuel-based sources. And of course, we’re particularly pleased to be part of this envi-ronmental win: The city says drawing that energy from wind tur-bines, rather than nonrenewable sources, “removes the same amount of carbon from our atmosphere as planting 44 million trees, or removing 18,000 cars from the road every year,” according to Mark Chambers, sustainability and energy management director at the Department of General Services. The deal with Iberdrola Renewables LLC involves buying the entire output of a 46-megawatt wind farm in southwestern Pennsylvania, which includes 23 256-foot-tall turbines. Their yields will provide approximately 125,000 megawatt-hours of electricity per year to Washington. Mayor Muriel Bowser notes that the deal will help the District move toward its broader goal, in the Sustainable DC plan, of draw-ing 50 percent of the city’s energy supply from renewable sources by 2032. The city government was already purchasing green power indirectly via Renewable Energy Credits, which ensure that the amount of energy purchased has been created — and not credited to anyone else (since the actual electrons of power can’t be tracked) — and the power not derived directly from wind will continue to be purchased via RECs. We congratulate the mayor for a very signifi-cant achievement.

Legal aid for seniors Northwest D.C. is home to three of the top seven law school legal clinic programs in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. Georgetown Law’s 17 divisions comprise the biggest aca-demic legal clinic in the country, and they earned the top rank from the magazine this year, while American University’s 10 clinics came in at the No. 2 spot, and the University of the District of Columbia’s nine offerings scored seventh. In these clinics, students represent clients directly while receiving support from professors and staff. The programs cover a wide range of legal issues, including immigration, taxes, housing, human rights, economic development, criminal justice, legislation and more. The net is a win-win: Scores of local people, organizations and business-es — many of them otherwise unable to afford representation — receive free legal support, and students gain real-world experience. Thus we see nothing but positives from recently proposed legisla-tion to increase clinic services at the University of the District of Columbia. Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd has pro-posed a bill that would expand the school’s general practice clinic to include a focus on helping local seniors — a big part of his ward’s population. Mr. Todd notes in a news release that there are increasing num-bers of seniors in D.C. who need legal assistance but can’t afford it. He notes the mutual benefits of this program: Along with supporting these residents, the expanded clinic will help the city’s only publicly funded law school provide useful training to its future lawyers. This is a worthy goal indeed. We also appreciate that the council is looking for other ways to support the city’s seniors. Ward 6 member Charles Allen has authored a bill that would help seniors pay to make their homes safer and more accessible, and at-large member Anita Bonds has proposed a measure aimed at tackling financial exploitation of our older resi-dents. We look forward to the public hearings on these proposals.

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Summer’s stifling heat and humidity comes every year.

And, judging from the almost-hysterical media reports that accompany the heat, it seems like a surprise every year.

But even recent transplants to the Washington region know the temperature game. Heat and humid-ity occurs through much of the summer, bitter cold during the winter and mostly pleasant temperatures in spring and fall.

That’s Washington weather. Short-term trends can vary, and long-term climate change is upon the whole world, not just us.

Just this past February, the weather folks were reporting record-breaking cold temperatures. We all shivered and couldn’t wait for summer.

Well, it’s here.Maybe the climate change is causing more

extreme extremes, kind of like our national politics.■ Trump temps rising. The Trump saga continues on the national stage. It’s now moved on to the presi-dential candidate’s mocking of Sen. John McCain as not really being a war hero because he was captured by the enemy. Rather than apologizing, Donald Trump insists that McCain should apologize for call-ing Trump’s supporters “crazies.”

The national GOP establishment is wincing at this intra-party feuding. Democrats are hoping Trump keeps it up and remains a candidate at least through the first national TV debate in early August. The Democrats believe Trump has the ability to severely weaken GOP support among veterans and others who revere McCain’s personal sacrifice as a prisoner of war.

And Trump still is getting heat from his comment that suggested many Mexican immigrants are crimi-nals and rapists.

Last week on WTOP radio, before the McCain episode, Mayor Muriel Bowser was asked about Trump.

“I just thought Donald’s comments, though I’m not surprised, were just idiotic,” she said in an “Ask the Mayor” segment on the station. “They don’t make sense. They don’t even stand to reason. I am hopeful he will walk back those remarks.”

Well, that certainly hasn’t happened. And it looks like Trump is sticking to his statement.

Bowser rebuffed calls for Trump to yield control of the hotel his company is building at the Old Post Office at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. She noted that it’s a project on federal land with fed-eral control of licensing. And besides, she said, the hotel is a vital part of the redevelopment of a dead zone in the area.

“It is important that that hotel is successful,” she

said. It’s “a big part of the revitalization of that part of Pennsylvania Avenue once we have [the future of] the FBI building settled. We know that will be a huge development.”

Some hoteliers privately say the Trump hotel already was pricing itself out of the potential market here, with rooms costing as much as $700 and up. In addition to restaurants that have bailed on the project because of Trump’s immigration remarks, it may be

hard to find politically sensitive groups or orga-nizations willing to spend that much money only to get grief from activists. You can cer-tainly expect that there

will be no District government-sponsored events there until the clouds of discrimination are removed.

This country has a long history of fighting over immigration, and barring all sorts of peoples. Here’s a history and timeline of interest: tinyurl.com/immigrants-history.■ The heat is on, No. 1. Street prostitution has long been illegal in the District, and anti-prostitution laws allow police to seize the vehicles of suspected “johns” that support the trade.

But apparently the police aren’t being tough enough.

Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans has decided to fight what he says is a rising incidence of street prostitution.

Last week Evans introduced a bill that would require — not just allow — police to seize suspects’ vehicles. He good-naturedly refers to it as the “honey, I lost the car” legislation, a consequence that embar-rassed “johns” might find tougher to explain than any court appearance.

But as any police officer will tell you, prostitution is not a victimless crime and is not funny. There are serious health issues involved. Prostitutes often are cajoled or forced into prostitution. Street prostitution can prompt other criminals to prey on victims who are unlikely to call police.

Several of the city’s traditional prostitution walks have been erased by new developments and traffic restrictions that make cruising by johns more diffi-cult. But no law is going to eliminate street prostitu-tion. It’s not called the oldest profession for nothing.■ The heat is on, No. 2. Is it coincidence? D.C. police on Monday announced that their “human traf-ficking” unit had arrested 30 people on prostitution charges, most in the downtown area. All arrestees were males who were charged with soliciting prostitutes. There was no word in the news release on how many vehicles, if any, were impound-ed. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a politi-cal reporter for News 4.

Hot times … all over … !

TOM SHERWOOD’S notebook

confederate flag carries much history I understand The Current’s position in your July 1 editorial “Confederate controversy,” but I would like to discuss the history of the flag at issue. Academically speaking, the stained-glass panel depicting the Confederate battle flag in the Robert E. Lee bay at Washington National Cathedral is incorrect. His headquarters flag was based on the Stars and Bars, the first (though unofficial) flag of the Confederacy. It looked like the Stars and Stripes. It consisted of two horizontal red bars with a

white bar sandwiched in and a blue union with seven stars in a ring. More stars were added as more states joined the Confedera-cy. Lee’s headquarters flag had the stars in the shape of a capital printed letter “A.” Georgia’s cur-rent flag is based on the Stars and Bars. The bigger question, though, is the appropriateness of vestiges of the erstwhile Confederacy in a national church. Without that war, America as we know it would not exist. Furthermore, vestiges of the Confederate battle flag exist in virtually every flag of states that seceded from the Union. These flags are displayed in the nave of the Cathedral along with the flags of the other states, the nation’s capital and U.S. territories.

Lastly, the Confederacy’s use of a national flag, a battle flag, a naval jack (the battle flag in the shape of a rectangle instead of a square), and a naval ensign (the flag that flies near the stern or in the middle of a ship) is based on British protocol and that of other countries. Our nascent nation used this system, but in a genera-tion it disappeared. The United States flag is unusual because it is our battle flag, naval ensign, national flag and flag of the peo-ple all in one piece. (Our naval jack was the blue flag of 50 stars until the Global War on Terror. It has since been the red- and white-striped flag with rattle-snake that was used in the Revo-lution.)

Earl P. Williams Jr.Glover Park

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Families need more assistance on tuition As the parent of two teenagers, I am deeply concerned by the efforts of Congress to reduce funding for the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant (DC TAG) program. Since its inception, this unique federal pro-gram has been a huge success, enabling over 22,000 students from D.C. to attend public universities and colleges. The act’s purpose was to “establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the Dis-trict of Columbia to have greater choices among institutions of higher education” — choices comparable to those that college-bound students in all 50 states enjoy. Congress needs to increase the funding, not decrease it. The gap between public universities’ in-state and out-of-state tuition rates is much larger now than it was when the limits were placed on DC TAG 16 years ago. If the original goal is to be fulfilled, Congress and the D.C. Council need to lift the outdat-ed funding cap for all D.C. resi-dents, regardless of income, and authorize grants for the full differ-ence between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees at four-year public colleges and universities.

Heather Anne KeithThe Palisades

Foggy bottom activist leaves strong legacy The family of Eleanor “Ellie” Becker, 83, of Foggy Bottom, wish-es to share with the community the news of her passing. She died peacefully Saturday, July 18, at Sib-ley Memorial Hospital. Born in Georgetown, Becker was a graduate of Nativity School in Washington; Academy of the Holy Names in Silver Spring, Md.; and the University of Maryland. A Foggy Bottom resident since 1963 and a community activist and lead-er, she was longtime editor of the Foggy Bottom News community newspaper. She was known as “Ellie” to her many family members, friends and neighbors. She is survived by her sister Frances Laut and was prede-ceased by siblings Michael Becker, Mary Donna Wasilewski, David Becker, Margaret “Muggs” Fussell and Thomas Becker. She also is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Becker’s career was with the Nonprescription Drug Manufactur-ers Association (previously the Pro-prietary Association and now known as the Consumer Healthcare Products Association), from 1963 until retiring as director of member

services in 1997. Becker served as volunteer edi-tor of the Foggy Bottom News from 1984 until retiring in 2004, at which point the paper ceased publi-cation. When she was editor, the newspaper printed nine times a year and was hand-delivered by volun-teers. When the publication resumed under a new editor, Becker penned the “Foggy Bottom Folks” column. She also was editor of the Foggy Bottom Chronicle newspa-per. Her written contributions are archived by the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Becker served as president and board member and in other officer positions of the Foggy Bottom Association. She advocated for resi-dents vis-a-vis the expansion into Foggy Bottom residential neighbor-hoods of George Washington Uni-versity, the Watergate complex, the International Monetary Fund, the Red Cross and the Kennedy Center. Becker volunteered at St. Ste-phen Martyr Church, St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Epiphany Catholic Church, Holy Trinity Church, New-man Catholic Student Center at George Washington University, St. Mary’s Court, Columbia Hospital for Women, Coolidge High School Library, Francis-Stevens Education Campus and Washington Volunteer Readers for the Blind. She helped organize fundraisers for School Without Walls, Francis Junior High School and Stevens Elementary School. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, July 24, at St. Stephen Martyr Church, 2436 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, pre-ceded by visitation at 9:30 a.m. Arrangements are by DeVol Funeral Home. The burial is private at Mount Olivet Cemetery in North-east. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Heroes Inc. at heroes.org/donate-now; School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens at swwfs.org; or the West End Library at dclibrary.org/donate.

Charles WasilewskiBasking Ridge, N.J.

woodley playground is well-maintained In response to the July 8 letter to the editor “Feds should transfer playground to D.C.,” I would like to point out that the National Park Service takes good care of the Woodley Playground and adjoining recreation area, located on Cortland Place. This land is part of Rock Creek Park. Every spring, a crew comes to clean the playground, and every fall the leaves are blown out. Workers have been seen to change the sand in the sandbox several times, and the broken beams enclosing said playground have been replaced on several occasions. A truck comes

very often to empty the trash cans. The equipment has been replaced over the years. Over the years, the playground has become a dumping ground for used toys, which is not only unsightly, but may be a cause for the increase in mosquitoes. Rain collects in them, forming little pools in which larvae thrive. Spraying might alleviate the situation; how-ever, should children be exposed to insecticide? The recreation area is mowed several times during the growing season, dangerous limbs on trees are removed, and tree inspections have occurred. In the fall, leaves are blown into the brush. There are many neighborhood dog walkers and out-of-town visi-tors who enjoy this park and thus some disorder may be expected. The District is already burdened with many projects, and there is no guarantee that the park’s upkeep would be any better than what the National Park Service provides.

Marthe NorburyWoodley Park

d.c. roads, not alleys, require major work Alley-Palooza? I’m not so sure repairing “eight alleys in eight wards” should be a priority [“City initiative targets alleys across the District for repair,” July 22]. Given the pitiful shape of certain roads (the important artery of Military Road, among many, comes to mind) and the less-than-solvent Metro, alleys can wait. And wait. Indeed, parallel to this initiative, the more environmentally inclined have touted the virtues of using porous pavement in order to stem the rainwater overwhelming the sewer system, thereby limiting the need for prohibitively expensive tunnels (better suited for trains). And what could be more porous than gracefully aging alleys? Contrary to what some have said, alleys are not really roads. Indeed, garbage/recycling trucks and the like, forced to make very frequent stops, do not require the kind of immaculate asphalt more likely to encourage excessive speeding (alas all too frequent on “real” streets). Pedestrians and chil-dren enjoying that little extra space in the back of their houses are safer with the wear and tear that time and nature have bequeathed. An excep-tion would be to a glaring, axle-challenging pothole, which merely needs a patch. Perhaps, if the urge to pour con-crete beyond streets overwhelms, more sidewalks could be built, spe-cifically on the still-numerous blocks bereft of them. Preferably of the porous kind.

Michael KentAmerican University Park

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transfer to the Walgreens location at 3524 Con-necticut Ave., next to the Cleveland Park Metro station, Caruso said. Customers won’t have to take any action in order to make the switch. The company is also in the process of relocating the closing location’s employees to other Walgreens stores in the area.

Van Ness advisory neighborhood commis-sioner Adam Tope said the local store, which faced competition from nearby CVS and Giant locations, was never very busy.

“I think it will have little impact on Van Ness residents,” Tope wrote in an email. “Van

Ness also has a CVS in close proximity and the Walgreens in Cleveland Park will remain open.”

Tope said the neighborhood commission is in talks with Walgreens about whether the building and land will be up for sale once the store closes. If it is, the commission will try to help find new tenants “that will most benefit Van Ness,” he said.

To open the two-story store at the site of a former discount gas station, Walgreens had to obtain the approval of the Board of Zoning Adjustment, which agreed to ease the usual parking requirements due to the site’s proxim-ity to a Metro station. A large group of neigh-

bors had objected to the request due to con-cerns about pedestrian safety and congestion.

The Van Ness Walgreens figured promi-nently in an alcohol policy debate soon after it opened in late 2011. The pharmacy, which also sells some food items, applied for an alcohol license — seeking the type of license that’s reserved for new or heavily renovated grocery stores. The resulting criticism led the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration and the D.C. Council to adopt new rules that effec-tively blocked pharmacies from getting the grocery store licenses.

Two other D.C. Walgreens locations obtained alcohol licenses before the policy

change went into effect, including Cleveland Park’s; the Van Ness store did not.

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tuition at public universities around the country. Congress has allocated between $17 million and $35 million a year for the program and at least $30 million annually since 2006.

Recently the House Appropria-tions Committee budgeted $20 mil-lion for DC TAG for fiscal year 2016, a $10 million cut from the fiscal year 2015 enacted level and a $20 million cut from President Obama’s 2016 budget request, according to Norton’s office.

The matter heads to the Senate this week. The Appropriations Com-mittee will review D.C. budget issues including DC TAG through a subcommittee on Wednesday and the full committee on Thursday.

This back-and-forth on funding has been typical over the past several years in Congress, particularly after a 2014 audit found millions of dol-lars unaccounted for in the program.

Last year, Norton was able to help get funding set at $30 million, after the House proposed $20 mil-lion and the Senate proposed $40 million, according to her office.

But the “Raise DC TAG” com-mittee is arguing for higher funding levels to keep the program on pace with modern realities. Burke said the program’s original calculation of a $10,000 difference between in-state and out-of-state tuitions is “outdat-ed,” with that gap now closer to an average of $17,000.

Burke added that her group has heard informally from the Office of the State Superintendent of Educa-tion, which administers the program, that the ideal annual funding would be around $45 million.

Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans has agreed on the need for funding boosts. Last week he introduced a resolution in the coun-cil, calling on Congress to adjust funding levels. “As college tuition rates have risen over the past 17 years, the DCTAG contribution limit hasn’t been raised one penny and as a result isn’t as effective at expand-ing access to high quality education options for DC students,” Evans says in a news release.

Yesterday a parent started an online petition on the issue, available at tinyurl.com/change-dctag. There were 436 supporters as of late last night.

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By BRIAN KAPURCurrent Staff Writer

After a run of three straight Mid-Atlantic Conference championships, Maret’s boys basketball team came into the More Than Basketball Sum-mer League looking for a new iden-tity. The Frogs were seeking replace-ments for the departed leaders from their recent title run — Max Steiner and Austin Vereen, who are now headed to college — as well as head coach Garrett O’Donnell, who sur-prisingly resigned in May after six years at the helm. Last Thursday the team found some answers when it rallied from a 10-point deficit to defeat Bishop Ireton 49-46 at Wilson for the summer league cham-pionship. “Everybody is just gen-uinely happy to get back to basketball and get back on the court,” said Davon Speight, an O’Donnell assistant who was retained by incoming head coach Chuck Driesell. In the first half, the Frogs found themselves down, with Ireton hitting nearly every shot it took. As Maret’s play-ers began to hang their heads, Spei-ght called a timeout to give the team a pep talk. He said later that he told the team to “keep believing” in the defensive and offensive schemes to get back into the game. The Frogs quickly responded, with several players emerging as options to replace the graduated stars. Rising sophomore forward Devonte Gordon anchored the post and helped set the tone for the squad,

leading the team with 13 points. “He has really stepped into a big-ger role,” said Speight. “He was handling his own inside and led us in the semifinals and the finals with his style of play. He has improved his left hand. He was always a bruiser down low. But now he is controlling it and growing into his body.” The team also saw growth in its returning guards — Coby Davis, Xavier Hardison and Elijah Bowens. “Our guards contributed well throughout, with Xavier and Coby showing leadership,” the coach said.

Speight noted that Davis, who scored nine points in the finals, has added to his offensive arsenal after contributing mostly as a defensive role player last year. “Coby is just an ultimate athlete,” Spreight said. “He just does what-ever any team needs him to do. Last year he was our defensive stopper. This year he is starting to take more of a role offensively, and he’s learn-ing to make plays and create.” And the coach said Hardison, who had 12 points on Thursday, has taken the reigns as the team’s point

guard — Steiner’s old position. “I kept telling him all summer that he has to be the coach on the floor,” said Speight. “He did a great job of controlling the tempo and keeping us even-keeled when other teams went on runs.” With those returning players in the fold, the Frogs were able to implement some of Driesell’s prin-ciples as the team shifts from a half-court offense, which relies on feed-ing the ball inside, to one that pushes the pace with strong guard play. “We wanted to get the guys to go

out and run,” said Speight. “We want to be a pressing team and a fast-break team. So we let them do that, and they really enjoyed it and bought into it.”

The Frogs also saw three incoming freshmen — forward D.J. Jarvis, guard Raphe Ayers and point guard Elijah Parks — make great first impres-sions as they vie for varsity playing time in their first year.

“We wouldn’t have won the championship without contributions from

all three,” said Speight. In Jarvis, the team adds another big man who can play alongside Gordon and rising junior forward Luka Garza. Gordon and Garza didn’t participate on the Frogs sum-mer league due to camps and Ama-teur Athletic Union commitments. “From when we first got D.J. to the championship game, his improvement was tremendous,” said Speight. “First he was trying to just block everything, but now he was a wall defensively and was grabbing rebounds. He will add something to

us.” Meanwhile, Ayers showed his worth in the semifinals, hitting five three-point buckets to help the team rally past Good Counsel to reach the championship game. Parks rounded out the trio by proving to be a viable option behind Harrison at the point guard position. “He has been a guard off the bench,” said Speight. “He has to be the coach on the floor when I take

Xavier out and he has done a great job with that.” With the team’s infusion of youth and improving veterans, the Frogs finished the summer with a 4-5 record — good enough for ninth place — before running to the league crown. For Speight and the team, who marked Thursday’s win with a raucous celebration, it was a good first step before the games truly count this winter.

Maret edges Ireton for summer crown

Brian Kapur/Current file photosMaret defeated Bishop Ireton 49-46 to win the More Than Basketball Summer League championship last Thursday. The Frogs were boosted by a pair of youngsters: Coby Davis, above, and Elijah Bowens, far left, shown playing last season.

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Locals dominate all-star picks A slew of Northwest athletes are listed in USA Today’s “American Family Insurance ALL-USA Washington D.C. Baseball Team,” a July 1 ranking based on their play this sea-son. A.J. Lee of St. John’s won the player of the year, and his classmates Brett Simon, Niko Jenkins, Cam Remalia and Brian Tagoe were named to the first team. The Cadets’ Jake Pecilunas, Jake Steinberg, Jackson Coviello and Josh Simon earned second-team honors. For St. Albans, Daniel Armagh ranked on the first team and Chris Howe and Isaac Goldman made the second team. Gonzaga was also represented, with Will Thomas, Matt Dorris and John McQuillen

winning first-team recognition and Matt Flagg nabbing a spot on the second squad. Wilson’s strong team saw four players

make the list, with Luke Wallis and Devin Rivera on the first team and Will Oakley and Ben Kostyack on the second team.

Finally, Maret and Sidwell each had one player on the second team — Cyrus Beschloss and Tyrone Patterson, respectively.

Sports Desk

Brian Kapur/Current file photosA.J. Lee, middle, of St. John’s earned the player of the year, while St. Albans’ Daniel Armagh, left, and Wilson’s Devin Rivera grabbed first-team honors for their play on the diamond this year.

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owner brought about the post office closure, and that plans call for a community outreach center to replace it, but there’s been no official confirmation of that.

The building is privately owned, with pub-lic records linking it to the Praise Temple Church Inc. of Lanham, Md. The church also owns the adjacent site at 4209 9th St., and owed over $12,600 in taxes for the joined properties as of early July. The Current

attempted to reach the owners over the past week, but there was no answer at their listed phone numbers.

Uqdah said rumors suggesting the city might lease the building to run a community outreach center are troubling in light of the tax complications.

He noted that the Postal Service had already threatened to close the Petworth station more than once over the past several years, with community opposition seeming “instrumen-tal” in staving off that outcome.

A commenter on the Prince of Petworth’s PoPville website, which recently shared news of the closure, remarked that the station “is heavily used, and many of the folks who come in are seniors and/or neighbors who walk over.”

Another commenter said she had once inquired about renting out the post office space, but prices were “WAY above market.”

Uqdah said the loss of a neighborhood post office would be a blow for Petworth — a back-ward step for a neighborhood that’s showing

other signs of improvement. “When you look at a wish list at what people want in their com-munity, a post office is right up there with a bank, a bakery and a grocery store,” he said.

Uqdah said the small office has been able to keep up with demand with just two staff mem-bers on hand at most times.

The Postal Service has directed Petworth patrons to use three alternative post offices: at 6200 North Capitol St. NW (Lamond-Riggs), 6323 Georgia Ave. NW (Brightwood) and 3321 Georgia Ave. NW (Columbia Heights).

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underserved neighborhoods, partic-ularly to food deserts in the District, where people have no access to fresh food. We are on a mission to change that.”

UDC is the only urban land-grant institution in the country, with its agriculture program teaching stu-dents how to produce food in urban centers with large concentrations of people. Urban agriculture also offers the value of curbing food transport across different areas of the country, O’Hara said.

UDC’s program also teaches stu-dents about food preparation, distri-bution and related entrepreneurial opportunities as well as urban waste and water management.

“When you think about urban food production on Connecticut Avenue in a high-traffic area like this, where would you put it?” O’Hara asked. “We decided to put the production part on the roof.”

“As an agriculture economist, I always analyze need,” O’Hara told The Current. “Where there is a need, there is a market. Once you have identified the need for healthier food, it’s logical to ask, ‘Who could produce and prepare it?’ There clear-ly are economic opportunities there. If you look at urban neighborhoods as places to produce meaningful amounts of food, you will have to consider roofs.”

On UDC’s rooftop garden, the fruits and vegetables grow in 18-inch boxes around the roof’s perimeter, where the weight is best balanced. In the roof’s center are a permeable sedum garden that collects rainwater and a pollinator garden of perennial flowering plants that attract bees.

The rooftop irrigation system provides each raised bed or box with a water-reuse drip-irrigation hose, which uses 80 percent less water than traditional irrigation systems, O’Hara said.

To take pressure off the city’s stormwater system, runoff from the roof garden and permeable pavers on the university’s Dennard Plaza is collected in several large cisterns. The urban agriculture program is developing a plan to distribute that water for irrigation purposes around campus. O’Hara hopes that it will be in full use by the end of the year.

As part of the university’s land-grant mission, the rooftop garden and sensory garden on the plaza are open to the community, complete with QR-coded signs and a smart-phone app providing self-guided tours.

On a larger scale, UDC’s rooftop garden and urban agriculture pro-gram are helping to address Ameri-ca’s “existential threat on nutritional security,” Sonny Ramaswamy, director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food Agriculture, said at the July 9 ribbon-cutting ceremony.

“The District of Columbia exhib-its, in Charles Dickens’ words, a tale of two cities,” he said. “We’ve got ultra-rich people and ultra-poor peo-ple. How do we make sure that everybody, particularly the disen-franchised and disempowered, is able to achieve nutritional security?”

Funding from the D.C. Depart-ment of the Environment helped make the rooftop garden possible, O’Hara said.

“This is a great example of what we can do at UDC,” department director Tommy Wells said at the ceremony.

Ronald Mason, the university’s new president, who hails from Southern University and A&M Col-lege in Baton Rouge, La., agreed.

“It’s not just about food and water, but it’s about food and water and people and the things that we do to make the world a better place,” Mason said, as well as “producing graduates that can go out and make a real difference.”

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— dating back to 1972 and the founding of its predecessor, the Antioch School of Law.

The university now has nine legal clinics that offer help in several areas including juvenile justice, immigration and human rights, and government accountability. The school’s clinical program was ranked seventh in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 edu-cation ratings.

In a typical year, faculty and stu-dents provide more than 100,000 hours of legal services to low-income D.C. residents. Law students are required to complete a minimum of 740 hours of clinical work as well as 40 hours of community service before they can graduate. That’s the highest commitment to clinical edu-cation in the country among law schools, according to Broderick.

“The idea is to go to law school and learn how to practice law, and the byproduct is that people in pov-erty receive the legal services that they would not otherwise be able to receive,” Broderick said. “More and more employers really want prac-tice-ready graduates who know what they’re doing.”

At the university’s legal clinics, students supervised by faculty (usu-ally by an 8-to-1 ratio) assist clients with everything from legal advice to representation in hearings and trials

to appellate cases. Clients are often referred to the clinics by judges, but residents in need of legal assistance can also walk into one of the clinics at the Van Ness campus or call or email for an appointment.

If the new bill passes, it would provide a stable source of funding for the General Practice clinic to help seniors. The clinic could expand its capacity as early as spring 2016. Income-eligibility requirements are yet to be determined.

The D.C. Council’s Committee on the Whole will take up the bill after the council resumes Sept. 15.

Broderick said the city should be proud of the clinical work that takes place at the University of the Dis-trict of Columbia. “Every single member of the community, faculty, staff and students, is at this law school because of the commitment to social and racial justice that per-vades our school and results in every one of us working shoulder to shoulder to help the most vulnera-ble D.C. residents have access to justice that they would not other-wise have,” she said.

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a.m. to 7 p.m. weekday construction hours. “It’s important to note we live in a community and

city where not everyone works 9 to 5,” Reba said, adding there may be people working different shifts who need to rest during the day. “This could be valuable information so they could plan accordingly.”

Pelletier said the team will host more public meetings, and there will be a website in the future providing infor-mation and updates on the project’s progress.

The Klingle Valley Trail will replace a former vehicu-lar roadway that linked communities on the eastern and

western sides of Rock Creek Park. In 1991, the city cut off vehicular access to the nearly one -mile stretch due to severe erosion problems, leading to an intermittent two-decade debate on whether to reopen it to automobiles or turn it into a trail. The D.C. Council took formal action to permanently close the road to vehicular traffic in 2008, five years after voting to reopen it as a roadway. In the intervening years, officials undertook the extensive envi-ronmental studies necessary for the work to proceed.

With the current project, existing road infrastructure will be removed and disposed of. In its place the trail will feature permeable pavement intended to reduce storm-water runoff.

KLINGLE: Construction set to kick off on new trailFrom Page 1

property but did not let the Army “intrusively investigate it.” The property has a potential burial pit of leftovers from the experimental sta-tion’s activities. The surface inspec-tion found 27 “anomalies” or unknown metallic items underneath the ground surface, as well as arsenic contamination, according to the Remedial Investigation Report. The report’s maps show that the potential burial pit is located at 3720 Fordham Road. Mary Bresnaham, a Long & Fos-ter Realtor serving on the Restora-tion Advisory Board, said at the meeting that the owners of the untested properties would have a serious problem should they try to sell them. All local Realtors would want a document from the Army stating that the site had been exam-ined as part of the cleanup efforts, and any potential buyers will have the ability to learn if a property they are considering is questionable.

Realtors are required to search a database of the area if a buyer is looking at a local property. When asked why there have not been any lawsuits to force owners to grant the Army access, Steve Hirsh of the U.S. Environmental Protec-tion Agency said the agency would take legal action only if the Army were confident that a particular prop-erty held dangerous contamination. In a later interview, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said he would assess whether it would be appropri-ate for his office to initiate a lawsuit. The Army is continuing to active-ly look for dangerous chemicals and military hardware on 96 properties west of American University and in an area between Dalecarlia Parkway and Fordham Road. And while workers are not actively looking for contamination elsewhere in Spring Valley, Noble said the Army would investigate should residents there find something questionable on their property, which should be reported to 911. He added that the area will

also be monitored every five years. Separately, Army officials report-ed at the meeting that perchlorate and arsenic levels in the Spring Val-ley area’s groundwater are on a steady, gradual decline. The Army’s Todd Beckwith said some of the decline has probably been due to the removal of contaminated soil. Several areas have arsenic levels still marginally above the 10 parts per billion that is the Environmental Protection Agency’s acceptable level for drinking water and perchlorate levels well above the 15 parts per billion safety level. One of the Kreeger Building wells at American University had a perchlorate level of 39.2 parts per billion, and a well near Sibley Hospital had a 20.2 level, in a series of April tests. The highest measured arsenic level during the April tests was slightly above the danger level, 11.6 in a Glenbrook Road well. The Restoration Advisory Board’s next meeting is scheduled for Sept. 15.

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❝There is a tremendous unmet need in the community … .❞

— Dean Katherine Broderick

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Arts and Crafts bungalows are scattered throughout 16th Street Heights and

adjacent neighborhoods. Their

charming porches, prominent gables and faces of stone or wood-en shingle facade (or a hodgepodge of these materials) offer a nice alter-native to row houses and Colonials.

One 1916 stone-and-wood bun-galow, fresh on the market, makes an impression with its nearly 4,000-square-foot corner lot and a gracious, sizable porch. Located at 1337 Montague St., the new listing has three bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths. It is offered at $850,000.

The property’s green lawn stretches around to face both Mon-tague Street and Colorado Avenue, a black iron fence surrounding it. A roomy wraparound porch sits under the sloping roof created by a promi-nent gable. A new owner could install ceiling fans, a swing and/or wispy outdoor drapes from the beadboard ceiling here to set up an ideal spot for al fresco gatherings or a relaxing break. The stone exterior

runs all around the main level, com-plemented by the porch’s brick flooring.

Inside, the entry shows off the home’s traditional qualities, from dark-stained window trim to ornate century-old radiators. To the east is the living room, anchored by a mas-sive stone wood-burning fireplace. On the other side is the dining room, where a period built-in wooden cabinet helps separate the space from the main entrance.

Adjacent to the dining room is a large modern kitchen, which has been featured in Washingtonian magazine for its eclectic mix of rus-tic and urban themes — slate floors,

warm-hued cabinets, light green tiles, butcher block counters, a large farmhouse sink and an abundance of natural light. High-end applianc-es here include a Wolf range, Viking hood and Fisher-Paykel dishwasher drawers.

The kitchen also features several prep spaces, as well as an attached breakfast bar. There’s enough room for a cozy breakfast dining set by a rear window.

The laundry room is a bright spot off the kitchen, surrounded by windows and offering a large stacked steam dryer and washer.

A sunroom has been added at the back of the home. The once-

stone exterior is now painted all white here. It has access to the fenced rear yard, as well as to the basement, which connects to a tan-dem garage and driveway located on Colorado Avenue.

Facing east, from the kitchen, is a library filled with white, modern built-in bookshelves. French doors separate it from the living room. Nearby is a corridor with access to a powder room and stairs to the basement and the upper level.

The second floor houses all three bedrooms. Located at the front, the

master suite features multiple expo-sures. It has an en suite bathroom and two walk-in closets. Both the master and a second bedroom share a balcony above the front porch. The third bedroom is at the rear, next to a shared hallway bath.

Located at 1337 Montague St., the property has three bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths. It’s priced at $850,000. For more infor-mation, contact Edward K. Downs of Weichert, Realtors, at 202-246-2896 (cell), 202-326-1300 (office) or ekdowns@gmail.com.

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Corner lot, eclectic kitchen set bungalow apart

Photos courtesy of Weichert, RealtorsThis three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath corner bungalow at 1337 Montague St. is listed at $850,000.

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Selling The Area’s Finest Properties

Urban FarmhouseShepherd Park. Delightful dwelling on quiet street w/ inviting full-width front porch,  updated kit w/brkfst area, 3 BR, 2 BA, SR, WIC, and large level yard. Easy access to Metro & Rock Creek Park. $ 675,000Nancy Wilson 202-966-5286

or 202-364-1700

 Charm Unlimited

Columbia Heights. �oughtfully updated home w/  inviting foyer, formal LR, open kit w/ granite, sep DR, 3BR, 2BA &  treetop deck.  Rear parking. Front garden. Blocks from restaurants, shops, METRO. $605,550

Philippa Jackson 301-332-3331

Colonial IdealAU Park. Handsome expanded Colonial has a ¤exible ¤oorplan w/ main level MBR option, plus 3 BR, 3BA, den, mudroom, ¥nished attic & more. Detached garage. Close to Metro, shops, & restaurants. $859,000

Susan Berger 202-255-5006Ellen Sandler 202-255-5007

City FlairCleveland Park. Sunny coop w/ 1 BR, 1 BA + den/sunroom overlooking garden has modern kit w/ss & wood cabinets. One block to Metro. Walk to shops, restaurants & more. $339,900Denny Horner 703-629-8455Leyla Phelan 202-415-3845

 Hometown FlavorChevy Chase. �ree spacious ¥nished levels with high ceilings, 3 BR, 2.5 BA, renovated kitchen & baths, & 5-star lower level, family room. Lovely fenced yard w/deck, attached garage w/driveway. Walk to Metro, restaurants, shops, and more. $849,000Laura McCa�rey 301-641-4456

Delightful & Inviting

Foxhall Village. Lovely 5BR/3BA home w/4 ¥nished ¤oors, including LL in-law suite & spacious walkup loft w/window seats, closets & FB. Relax on the rear deck or walk to nearby shops. *2-car o® str. pkg. $1,020,000Eric Murtagh  301-652-8971Karen Kuchins  301-275-2255

ANC 3ETenleytownAmerican University Park

At the commission’s July 9 meeting:■ commissioner Anne Wallace spoke about the creation of a Tenley-town Main Street group, which she announced has received funding through the help of Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh.■ commissioners signed on to a let-ter asking Georgetown Day School to provide more details on its Ten-leytown mixed-use development and campus consolidation project. Specifically, commissioners wrote that they want to know how the proj-ect will fit 300 residential units in the proposed two 90-foot residential buildings (with commercial space on the ground level), in addition to more details on the upcoming Sep-tember zoning application and taxes paid on the project. They also encouraged the school to seek LEED Platinum status for all new buildings in the development project. The head of school, Russell Shaw, also presented the latest renderings of the proposed Tenleytown campus and 42nd Street buildings. ■ commissioners voted 5-0 to oppose public space permit applica-tions for placement of four pad-mounted power transformers in the neighborhood, which Pepco hopes to install on public space, including on some home lawns, to support underground power lines. In a reso-lution, commissioners wrote that the D.C. Department of Transportation “has indicated its opposition to widespread use of large, pad-mount-ed transformers as being incompati-ble with its mission to ensure traffic safety and promote a livable, walk-

able streetscape.” ■ commissioners voted 5-0 to adopt two pedestrian safety resolutions. One urges the D.C. Department of Transportation to implement find-ings in the department’s 2009 D.C. Master Pedestrian Plan for northern Wisconsin Avenue, where a pedes-trian was hit by a car on Veazey Street and later died. Commissioners wrote that the 2009 plan concluded that unsignal-ized crosswalks on northern Con-necticut Avenue — “a street substan-tially similar to Wisconsin” — are “inherently unsafe,” and that the plan recommends a combination of pedestrian-activated signals, remov-al of some of the unsignalized cross-walks, and removal and relocation of some bus stops. A second resolution calls for the Transportation Department to com-plete a number of crosswalk improvements: high-visibility ladder crosswalks at Wisconsin Avenue and River Road; the installation of signs cautioning cars to stop for pedestri-ans by the Tenleytown Whole Foods; prohibiting right turns on a red signal at the Whole Foods driveway; and other fixes. The commission’s sug-gestions were drawn from the 2005 Wisconsin Avenue Corridor Trans-portation Study and the 2009 D.C. Pedestrian Master Plan. The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. The location has not been announced. For details, visit anc3e.org.

ANC 3/4GChevy Chase

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, July 27, at the Chevy Chase Community Center, Connecticut Avenue and McKin-

ley Street NW. Agenda items include:■ announcements.■ review of and possible vote on a public space application to replace a fence at 5600 32nd St.■ update and possible vote on an application to the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation for official “Friends of” status by the Friends of

Lafayette Park.■ consideration of a “No Left Turn” sign into the Magruder’s parking lot.■ discussion of proposed legislation regarding advisory neighborhood commission grants to nonprofits to provide basic necessities to home-less. For details, call 202-363-5803, email chevychaseanc3@verizon.net or visit anc3g.org.

ANC 4AColonial VillageShepherd ParkCrestwood

The commission may hold a

special meeting in July. The com-mission will hold its next regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1; the location has not been deter-mined. 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. 12, in the lower-level community meet-ing room at the Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. For details, call 202-723-6670 or visit anc4c.org.

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Chevy Chase Citizens Association Our association’s area covers parts of wards 3 and 4. Last month, we introduced you to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s liaisons to Ward 3 from the Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services. The staff members for Ward 4 are Jasmin Benab and Khalil Thompson. Benab was born and raised in D.C. Her work the past 10 years has primarily been as a youth outreach worker to address issues of youth violence in D.C., especially within the Latino community. She is a founder of “Girls Talk,” a youth violence prevention program for girls. Her colleague Thompson was also born and raised in D.C. He has worked on Capitol Hill and in political campaigns nationally and locally, as well as in local government in the region. Thompson’s and Benab’s primary responsibilities are to help residents in Ward 4 with navigating Dis-trict agencies. Currently, they are helping residents of Chevy Chase with infrastructure projects and ensur-ing that when they reach out to their government, someone is there to respond and help resolve their concerns. Benab and Thompson explained that many of the issues concerning Chevy Chase residents who live in Ward 4 have to do with replacing a light in a street lamp or filling a pothole. If you live in Ward 4 and have concerns you want them to know about, feel free to contact jasmin.benab@dc.gov or 202-340-7059, or khalil.thompson@dc.gov or 202-340-8555.

— Amy R. Mack

Shepherd Park Citizens Association Three weeks ago, Mark Pattison, new president of the Shepherd Park Citizens Association, spoke to Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd about

development on upper Georgia Avenue. He also called for Shepherd Park residents to check out busi-nesses and services along the stretch from Fern Street to Eastern Avenue and to use them more regularly. “What’s there?” area residents asked. Today starts an introduction, block by block — first an overview of stores and offices, to be followed by a deeper look with neighborhood reviews and recommendations. We begin with the 7300 block from Fern Street to Geranium Street. On the eastern side there are several small takeouts or bar and grills: Charlie’s Bar & Grill, Angelico’s Pizzeria, and Lucky Ginger Chinese take-out, plus a couple recently closed or in transition (Silver Sands and Sunshine Bar and Lounge). Interspersed are three hair salons — Aisha Hair Braiding, Bryan Joseph Salon and Demi-Mode Hair Studio; the law office of Eddie Cordone, a Shepherd Park Citizens Association officer and board member, and his law partner; Discount Insurance, representing several companies; and two upscale home interior stores, D’Carlo Home Interiors and Modern Mobler Vintage Furnishings. Right in the middle of the block is the Washington Humane Society. At Fern Street and Georgia Avenue is the First Cash Pawn Shop, a once-controversial but now-quiet addition. On the other side of the street are three long-time businesses — Mayfair Liquors, Rex Cleaners and Geranium Market — as well as Teddy’s Roti Shop, a Caribbean takeout; Tito Construction; and the home security office of longtime Shepherd Park resi-dents Vernon and Sondra Cox. That’s a good diversity of businesses worth explor-ing and patronizing. Reviews, recommendations and details will come two weeks from now.

— June Confer

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Concerts■ The Harbour Nights summer concert

series will feature the Dan Haas Duo. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007.

■ Singer-songwriters Max Welshinger and Jacob Jones will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ Lilly Hiatt and Aaron Lee Tasjan will perform. 8 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

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

Discussions and lectures■ Michael Shuman will discuss his

book “The Local Economy Solution: How Innovative, Self-Financing ‘Pollinator’ Enter-prises Can Grow Jobs and Prosperity.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Dasha Kelly will discuss her book “Almost Crimson.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramer-books & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecti-cut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Joni Tevis will dis-cuss her book “The World Is on Fire: Scrap, Treasure, and Songs of Apocalypse,” a collec-tion of essays on faith, life and wonder 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Canden Schwantes Arciniega, author of “Wicked Georgetown” and “Wild Women of Washington, D.C.,” will discus notorious individuals in D.C. history. 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

■ Local author Shannon Morgan will discuss her book “100 Things to Do in Washington DC Before You Die.” 7 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

■ Researchers Linda Erker and Stefan Wedrac will discuss “Restitution in Austria — An Ending Story?” 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org.

Films■ The Mount Pleasant Library will pres-

ent the 2013 documentary “Latino Ameri-cans.” An open discussion will precede the screening. 6 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122.

■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature the 2001 movie “Save the Last Dance.” 7 p.m. Free. Storey Park Lot, 1005 1st St. NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen.

■ The Reel Israel DC series will feature Hanna Azoulay Hasfari’s 2014 film “Orange People.” 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

■ George Washington University’s sum-mer film series will feature the 2004 romance “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.” 8:30 p.m. Free. Quad, George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW. 202-994-3201.

Performances and readings■ Georgia Tech’s Robotic Musicians

and Musical Cyborgs — featuring Shimon, the robotic marimba player, and a drum-mer who wears an assistive robotic drum-ming prosthesis — will perform as part of the “25/40 Celebration: Celebrating the

ADA 25th and VSA 40th Anniversaries.” 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Poet Kelsey May will host an Open Mic Poetry Slam. 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ Actor and performance artist Mat Fraser will perform his one-person, original piece “Cabinet of Curiosities: How Disabili-ty Was Kept in a Box.” 8 p.m. Free. Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Consti-tution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

Sporting event■ The Washington Kastles Charity Clas-

sic will feature leaders from government, business, sports and media. 7 p.m. $10. Smith Center, George Washington Universi-ty, 22nd and G streets NW. 800-745-3000.

Thursday, July 23

Children’s program■ Upshur Street Books will host an arts

and crafts program in Spanish. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. $45; reservations required. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

Class■ Joe Ryan, managing principal of

CareerMentor.us, will lead a workshop for job seekers. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Concerts■ The “Tunes in the Triangle” lunchtime

concert series will feature Andrea Pais per-forming soul, R&B and pop music. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free. Plaza, 5th and K streets NW. mvtcid.org.

■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Bluegrass Quintet will perform. Noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free. Flag Hall, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Consti-tution Avenue NW. navyband.navy.mil.

■ The American Roots Music Concert Series will feature Moonshine Society per-forming American blues. 3 to 5 p.m. Free. Conservatory Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Bluegrass fiddler Michael Cleveland and his band Flamekeeper will perform as part of the “25/40 Celebration: Celebrat-ing the ADA 25th and VSA 40th Anniversa-ries.” 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Ken-nedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The “Tunes in the Triangle” evening concert series will feature Alison Carney performing soul and R&B music. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Milian Park, Massachusetts Ave-nue and 5th Street NW. mvtcid.org.

■ “Jazz and Blues on the Waterfront” will feature the Clarence Turner Blues Band. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Gangplank Marina Park, 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com.

■ Singer-songwriter Dan Lipton will per-form. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The Fort Reno concert series will fea-ture Magnetar Flares, Rancho Notorious and Incredible Change. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Fort Reno Park, 40th and Chesapeake streets NW. fortreno.com.

■ Musicians Chuyoung Suter, Erik Wm. Suter and Daniel Suter will present “Moments With Mozart: A Summer Eve-ning Concerto at the Cathedral.” 7 p.m. $3 to $6. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202-537-6200.

■ The Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. National Sylvan Theater, Washington

Monument grounds, 15th Street and Inde-pendence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011.

Demonstration■ Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist

Danielle Cook will present a “We Say Tomatoes” cooking demonstration featur-ing two recipes using plump, juicy, sun-

kissed, right-off-the-vine tomatoes. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

Discussions and lectures■ Phillips Collection photograph con-

servator Dana Hemmenway will discuss

her conservation work and provide a tech-nical perspective on the creation of the 20th-century photographic processes fea-tured in “American Moments.” 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

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“Art of the Gift: Recent Acquisitions,” highlighting recent additions to the collections of the Freer and Sackler galleries, will open Saturday at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. On

view through Dec. 13, the exhibit features everything from Buddhist sculptures to lacquerware and contemporary photog-raphy. Located at 1050 Independence Ave. SW, the gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000.■ “Small Worlds,” featuring 18 paintings done on one large sheet of watercolor paper by Rebecca Grace Jones, will open Friday with a reception in the nano gallery of the DC Arts Center. The exhibit will close Oct. 25 with a talk at 5 p.m. Located at 2438 18th St. NW, the center is open Wednes-day through Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m. 202-462-7833.■ “A Touching Note From the Past,” spotlighting innovative Korean fiber and textile art by four members of the Fiber 4 Now collective, will open Friday at the Korean Cultural Cen-ter Washington, D.C. with an artists’ reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. On view through Aug. 7, the show presents works by Hwayoung Kang, Eunsil Song, Seungah Oh and Siwon Lee. Located at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. korea-culturedc.org.■ The National Museum of Women in the Arts is pre-senting two recently opened shows about nature and art through Sept 13. “Super Natural” features paintings, sculptures, photo-graphs and videos by contemporary women artists who engage with the natural world as a place for exploration and invention. “Organic Matters — Women to Watch 2015,” the fourth

installment of the museum’s “Women to Watch” series, high-lights 13 artists who are actively redefining the relationship between women, art and nature. Located at 1250 New York Ave. NW, the museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission costs $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors; it is free for ages 18 and younger. Free “Community Days” are the first Sunday of every month. 202-783-5000.■ “Ivory, Tortoise Shell & Fur: The Ugly Truth of Wildlife Traffick-ing,” exploring the heavy toll of wildlife trafficking on the world’s population of endangered animals, opened recently at the Crime Museum, where it will continue through February. Located at 575 7th St. NW, the museum is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. until Aug. 23. After that, it is open Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission costs $21.95 for adults; $19.95 for police offi-cers, military personnel and seniors; and $14.95 for ages 5 through 11. 202-393-1099.

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tsuchida hiromi’s photo “tokyo, 1981,” from the series “Counting Grains of Sand (1976-89),” is part of an Arthur M. Sackler Gallery exhibit.

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guidebook author Serif Yenen will discuss “Turkish Delights: In Search of Unique Des-tinations.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Robert L. Grenier will discuss his book “88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Con-necticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The Sci Fi/Fantasy Book Group will discuss “Annihilation” by Jeff VanderMeer. 7 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ The Mount Pleasant Library’s book club will discuss “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by Bryan Steven-son. 7 p.m. Free. Conference Room 1, Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121.

■ Canden Schwantes Arciniega, author of “Wicked Georgetown” and “Wild Women of Washington, D.C.,” will discus notorious individuals in D.C. history. 7 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121.

■ “Spotlight on Design: Snarkitecture” — about the Brooklyn-based practice known for manipulating and reinterpreting existing materials, structures and pro-grams to reveal new ideas about architec-ture — will feature a talk by founding princi-pal Alex Mustonen and senior associate Benjamin Porto. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $7 to $20; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

Films■ “Textiles at Twelve” will feature Lou-

ise W. Mackie’s 1996 documentary “Threads of Time: Handmade Textiles for Weddings in Fex, Morocco.” Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ “Maysles Films Inc.: Performing Véri-té” will feature Albert Maysles and Kristen Nutile’s 2007 film “Sally Gross: The Plea-sure of Stillness.” 3 p.m. Free. West Build-ing Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The West End Interim Library will host a Thursday night film series. 6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698.

■ The K-Cinema series will feature Yoon Je-kyun’s 2009 disaster epic “Haeun-

dae.” Appetizer social at 6 p.m.; screening at 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Korean Cultural Center, 2370 Massachu-setts Ave. NW. koreaculturedc.org.

■ Omniverse Vision will present a film of Tony Award-winning director Julie Tay-mor’s heralded, sold-out production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” $20. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-5688.

■ The Capitol Riverfront’s movie series will feature the 1971 fantasy “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” starring Gene Wilder. Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

Performances■ Pianist Vijay Iyer

and alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa will perform jazz. 7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Meyer Audito-rium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000.

■ As part of the 10th annual Capital Fringe Festival, DancEthos will present a performance with spoken word, live music by the West Shore Piano Trio, and seven dances by company members and guest choreographers. 7:45 p.m. $17 plus a one-time purchase of a Fringe button for $7. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 866-811-4111. The performance will repeat Friday at 7:15 p.m. and Saturday at 1:15 p.m.

■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “WIT Attacks!” — featuring ensembles experimenting with new formats — will present performances by Probably Rob-bers, Couch Money and Neighbors. 8 p.m. $12 to $15. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org.

Special events■ “Eye Care Is for Everyone: Eye Health

Community Day” will feature information on keeping your eyes healthy and comfort-able. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free; reserva-tions suggested. Seabury Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 2900 Newton St. NE. youreyes.org/events.

■ The James Renwick Alliance’s “Handi-hour” — a DIY program for ages 21 and older — will feature craft beers, live music by Practically Einstein, and a chance to create a coffee mug design and to concoct a tea blend. 5:30 to 8 p.m. $20. Smithsonian American Art

Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ “Brew at the Zoo” will feature beer tastings with samples from more than 70 craft breweries, as well as live entertain-ment from the Bachelor Boys, lawn games, animal demonstrations and food trucks. Proceeds will support animal care and conservation science at the National Zoo. 6 to 9 p.m. $30 to $85; tickets required. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu.

Friday, July 24

Class■ Leala D’Isidoro and Sarah Vogel will

lead a “Postpartum Strength & Recovery Workshop.” 3 to 4:30 p.m. $30. lil omm yoga, 4708 Wisconsin Ave. NW. bit.ly/1SUsNl8.

Concerts■ Sin Miedo will perform salsa as part

of the “Jazz in the Garden” concert series. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Con-stitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ Singer-songwriter and multi-instru-mentalist Blessing Offor, a 2012 VSA Inter-national Young Soloist Award recipient, will perform as part of the “25/40 Celebration: Celebrating the ADA 25th and VSA 40th Anniversaries.” 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ “Summer Sounds” will feature Dale & the ZDubs performing reggae rock. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Gangplank Marina Park, 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com.

■ The Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series will feature singer-songwriter Jus-tin Trawick performing indie folk rock. 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 Reggae Night, featuring Monsoon & S.T.O.R.M. Reggae Band, Puma Ptah, and Ras Biruk & Ras Band. 7:30 p.m. Free. Carter Barron Amphithe-atre, 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486.

■ Musician Nick Andrew Staver will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The U.S. Army Concert Band will per-form as part of the “Sunsets With a Soundtrack” concert series. 8 p.m. Free.

West Steps, U.S. Capitol. usarmyband.com.■ Fly Golden Eagle will perform. 9 p.m.

$10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ In honor of the 25th anniversary of

the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Smithsonian will present a forum on “Latinos and the ADA” featuring professors, activists and professionals. Noon to 4 p.m. Free. Warner Bros. Theater, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. navyband.navy.mil.

■ “Meet a Counterintelligence Officer” will feature Christopher Lynch, a 30-year FBI and CIA veteran who specialized in tracking the KGB, assessing tradecraft and detecting hostile control. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798.

■ David Madland, managing director for economic policy at the Center for Amer-ican Progress, will discuss his book “Hol-lowed Out: Why the Economy Doesn’t Work Without a Strong Middle Class.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ “Maysles Films Inc.: Performing Véri-

té” will feature the 1990 film “Christo in Paris.” 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The Woman’s National Democratic Club will host a screening of Rory Kenne-dy’s documentary “Ethel,” about the life of her mother Ethel Kennedy. 6 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $25. Woman’s National Democrat-ic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

■ The 20th annual “Made in Hong Kong Film Festival” will feature Wong Jing’s 2014 movie “From Vegas to Macau.” 7 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000.

■ “Divas Outdoors” will feature John Waters’ 1988 cult classic “Hairspray.” The event will include a “best picnic spread” competition. 7 to 10:30 p.m. $10 to $20. Lunar Lawn, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.

■ Reel Affirmations XTRA will present “Boys and Girls Shorts,” featuring an inter-nationals program of short films. 7 and 9:15 p.m. $10 to $25. Human Rights Campaign, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW. reelaffirmations.org.

■ The outdoor Golden Cinema series will feature the 2003 film “The Italian Job,” starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland and Jason Statham. 7:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com.

Performances■ The Art on 8th series will feature a

hip-hop performance by Culture Shock, DC. 6:30 p.m. Free. Plaza, Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org.

■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “WIT Attacks!” — featuring ensembles experimenting with new formats — will present performances by Sistine Robot and iMusical, at 8 p.m.; and by Welcome to Seasonsixville and iMusical, at 9:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org.

Special events■ Dress for Success Washington DC

will host “EmpowerShop,” a discount cloth-ing sale on professional and designer items. Proceeds will support the group’s programs to empower women. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free admission. Marriott Marquis Washington, DC, 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW. washingtondc.dressforsuccess.org. The event will continue Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

■ In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the National Museum of American History will host storytelling, hands-on demonstra-tions, history conversations, family fare and a trunk show of creative works by art-ists with disabilities. Noon to 5 p.m. Free admission. Terraces, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Consti-tution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. The event will continue Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

■ The National Building Museum will host an opening event for the “Investigat-ing Where We Live” exhibition, which docu-ments the exploration by local teens of institutions such as the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., the National Museum of the American Indian and the Newseum. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

Saturday, July 25

Children’s programs■ “Saturday Morning at the National”

will present Katherine Lyon’s original play “Transformations Imagination.” 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets distributed 30 min-utes before the screening. National The-atre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372.

■ Vocalist Christiana Drapkin and her trio will introduce young audiences to the fun of a live jazz performance (for ages 5 through 10). 10 a.m. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ The Friends of Stead Park will present “Stomp & Boogie With Uncle Devin” as part of its Children’s Summer Concert Series. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Stead Park, 16th and P streets NW. friendsofsteadpark.org.

■ A children’s film series will feature two classic tales set in Paris — “Madeline” and “The Red Balloon” (for ages 4 and older). 10:30 a.m. Free. West Building Lec-ture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The film will also be shown Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

■ “Pokey in the Park” will celebrate Pokey’s upcoming 20th birthday and explain why Rock Creek Park is a strong-hold for box turtles. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070.

■ Staff members from 826DC will present a writing workshop based on the theme “Every Hero Has a Story” (for ages 6 through 12). 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121.

■ The weekly “Arts for Families” series will embrace the tradition of Islamic textile art with its program “Ramadan Suncatch-er: Let Your Light Shine!” 1 to 4 p.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ “Smithsonian Sleepover at the Por-trait Gallery” will feature a chance for ages 10 through 14 to participate in an interac-tive exploration of the museum with quiz-zes, puzzles, games, challenges and craft projects. 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. $120 to $135.

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National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-3030.

Classes and workshops■ Turkish tour guide, filmmaker and

guidebook author Serif Yenen will lead a seminar on “Anatolia: A Turkish Odyssey.” 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. $90 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ The Mount Pleasant Library will pres-ent “Saturday Morning Yoga.” 10 a.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122.

■ Jason Gedeik, head of design opera-tions at Hillwood, will lead a hands-on workshop on “Summer Floral Design.” 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $55 to $65. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Lin-nean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807.

■ Alicia Graf Mack, one of Alvin Ailey’s most celebrated dancers, will lead a mas-ter class for intermediate and advanced levels (for ages 10 and older). 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $35; reservations required. Dance Institute of Washington, 3400 14th St. NW. 202-371-9656.

Concerts■ The Fort Dupont Park summer con-

cert series will present Dance and Club Night, featuring Cece Peninston and DJ Jahsonic. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; DJ at 6 p.m. and between sets; concert from 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Fort Dupont Park, 3600 F St. SE. 202-426-7723.

■ The Petworth Jazz Project will present a children’s show featuring Planet Swagg, at 6 p.m.; and a performance by the Mark Meadows Quartet, at 7 p.m. Free. Lawn, Petworth Recreation Center, 8th and Taylor streets NW. petworthjazzproject.com.

■ Jazz@Wesley will feature Jimmy Burrell & Friends in a tribute to B.B. King and Ben E. King. 6:30 p.m. $5 to $10; free for ages 12 and younger. Wesley United Methodist Church, 5312 Connecticut Ave. NW. wesleydc.org.

■ The National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute Orchestra will per-form works by Wagner and Mahler. 7 p.m. Free. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Locust Honey String Band will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ Gypsy Sally’s will present “Live at the Fillmore: The Definitive Tribute to the Origi-nal Allman Brothers Band.” 8:30 p.m. $15 to $19. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gyp-sysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Elspeth Cameron Ritchie will discuss

her book “Women at War,” at 1 p.m.; Robert W. Doubek (shown) will discuss his book “Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Inside Story,” at 3:30 p.m.; and Barry Svrluga will discuss his book “The Grind: Inside Baseball’s Endless Season,” at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ David Nicholson will discuss his book “Flying Home: Seven Stories of the Secret City.” 3 p.m. Free. Showtime Bar and Lounge, 113 Rhode Island Ave. NW.

Films■ In honor of the 25th anniversary of

the Americans with Disabilities Act, the

National Museum of American History’s Disability Film Festival will feature three documentaries made by or about people with disabilities. A discussion will follow each screening. 10:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free. Warner Bros. Theater, National Muse-um of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

■ “Black Maria: Selections From the Festival” will feature James Hollenbaugh’s “Self Portrait Portrait” and Steve Gentle’s “A Pirate Named Ned,” among other titles, at 12:30 p.m.; and Christopher Upham’s “Return to Dak To,” Lynn Tomlinson’s “The Ballad of Holland Island House,” Livia Ungur and Sherng-Lee Huang’s “Prodigal” and Luke Jaeger’s “Fishwife,” at 3 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The “¡Pedro Extravaganza!” film series will feature Pedro Almodóvar’s 2004 movie “La mala educación/Bad Educa-tion.” 2 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121.

Performances■ “National Dance Day 2015: Dance

for Everybody” — presented by the Kenne-dy Center, VSA and the Dizzy Feet Founda-tion in conjunction with D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton — will feature dance perfor-mances, interactive routines and dance lessons. 4:30 to 7 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “WIT Attacks!” — featuring ensembles experimenting with new formats — will present performances by King Bee: Side Window and Commonwealth: That Ameri-can Life, at 8 p.m.; and by Subsidized Corn and Hard Nox! Life, at 9:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org.

■ As part of the 10th annual Capital Fringe Festival, teacher and actor Matthew Vaky will present his comedic show “Roger (Not His Real Name),” about the rantings of a homeless man whose conspiracy the-ories seem to make more sense as the night goes on. 8:30 p.m. $17 plus a one-time purchase of a Fringe button for $7. Tree House Lounge, 1006 Florida Ave. NE. 866-811-4111. The performance will repeat Sunday at 1:45 p.m.

■ The D.C.-based sketch comedy group Bad Medicine will perform. The event will include stand-up comedy by Baltimore comedian Mike Moran and a character piece from D.C. improviser Kate Symes. 10

p.m. $8 to $10. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. dcartscenter.org.

Sales■ The Kiwanis Club of Shepherd Park

will hold a bazaar and flea market to raise funds for its scholarships. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. Parking lot, Garrison Elementary School, 13th and S streets NW. 202-363-5052.

■ Instant Vintage 78 will feature ven-dors from D.C., Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania offering vintage, retro, handmade and one-of-a-kind mer-chandise for men and women. Noon to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Penn Social, 801 E St. NW. pennsocialdc.com.

Special events■ Georgetown Lutheran Church will col-

lect donations of peanut butter and jelly for children’s summer lunches. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-337-9070. The donation drive will continue Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

■ Miller Jeanne Minor and the Friends of Peirce Mill will host “Run of the Mill,” a chance to see Washington’s only surviving

gristmill in action. Accompanying activities for children will focus on milling and on how to build simple machines. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070.

■ The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation will recognize National Parks and Recreation Month with a day of music, swimming, soccer, basketball, softball, a moon bounce, dodgeball, horseshoes, sack races, a tug of war and more. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Randall Field, South Capitol and I streets SW. dpr.dc.gov.

■ Macon Bistro & Larder and retailer Circle Wine & Spirits will present a four-course wine luncheon pairing South Afri-can wines with classic dishes. 2 to 4 p.m. $65. Macon Bistro & Larder, 5520 Con-necticut Ave. NW. 202-248-7807.

■ “Fashion Under the Stars” will fea-ture new summer and fall items on the runway, with music by DJ Yez and Wes Ful-ton. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. 6 to 10 p.m. $35 to $100. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

tours and walks■ Washington Walks’ “Get Local!”

series will feature a tour of the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and surrounding neigh-borhoods. 11 a.m. $15 to $20. Meet out-side Minnesota Avenue Metrorail station. washingtonwalks.com.

■ Dwane Starlin will lead a “Cupcakes of Georgetown” walking tour with stops at Baked & Wired, Sprinkles and Georgetown Cupcake for summer treats. 1 to 3 p.m. $25; reservations required by noon July 23. Meet at 27th and Q streets NW. dumbartonhouse.org/events.

Sunday, July 26

Children’s programs■ Upshur Street Books will host a

“Bear Songs” singalong (for ages 6 months to 5 years). 11 a.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ A park ranger will lead a program on “Wacky Weather of the Solar System.” 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Classes and workshops■ Local yoga instructor Lauren Jacobs

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The theatre lab School of the Dramatic Arts will present the American comedy classic “The Man Who Came to Dinner” July 23 through 26 at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center.

Performed by students in the school’s “Creating a Role” class and guest artist Tom Howley, the show by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman depicts a larger-than-life radio personality who is injured in a fall and becomes a troublesome patient as he recovers in the home of a Midwestern family. Tickets cost $10 to $15. The Washington DC Jewish Com-munity Center is located at 1529 16th St. NW. theatrelab.org.■ The Second City’s “Let Them Eat Chaos” has extended its run at Woolly Mammoth theatre Company through Aug. 9. Following up on past sold-out runs at Woolly, the famed Chicago troupe returns to skewer American culture with irrev-erent sketch comedy and razor-sharp satire. Subjects range from the chaos of national and world politics to the conun-drums created by contemporary lifestyles, virtual reality, work-place nightmares and dating.

Tickets range from $35 to $100 after a pay-what-you can performance the first night. Woolly Mammoth is located at 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net.■ Arena Stage will host the original world-premiere musical “Dear Evan Hansen” through Aug. 23. The play features a score by Tony Award nominees Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, a book by Steven Levenson and direc-tion by three-time Tony nominee Michael Greif. The cast includes Ben Platt, star of the film “Pitch Perfect” and a veter-an of Broadway’s “The Book of Mormon.” Tickets cost $40 to $90. Arena Stage is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; arenastage.org.

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laura Dreyfuss and ben Platt star in the original musical “Dear Evan hansen” at Arena Stage.

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will present “Sunday Serenity: Yoga in the East Park.” 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. $5 dona-tion suggested. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org.

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

Discussions and lectures■ Genevieve Lester will discuss her

book “When Should State Secrets Stay Secret?: Accountability, Democratic Gover-nance, and Intelligence,” at 1 p.m.; and Thomas Mann will discuss his book “The Oxford Guide to Library Research,” at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Con-necticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ “Architecture 101: Newport Man-sions” — about the 14 historic properties and landscapes in Newport County, R.I., one of the most historically intact cities in North America — will feature a talk by Trudy Coxe, CEO and executive director of the Preservation Society of Newport Coun-ty. 1 to 2:30 p.m. $12 to $20; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ National Gallery of Art lecturer Sarah Gordon will discuss “Faces of France: Nadar, Daumier, Duchenne.” 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gal-lery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Ave-nue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ “EdTech: The Great Equalizer?” will feature a panel of experts discussing the educational inequities in the Washington area and how new technology is being used to address the region’s education challenges. 6 to 9 p.m. $10 to $15. Bus-boys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. busboysandpoets.com.

Films■ The Golden Sunday Movie series will

feature the 1932 film “A Farewell to Arms,” starring Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper and Adolphe Menjou. 2 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ The Family Movie Afternoon series will feature the 2008 animated anthology film “Batman: Gotham Knight.” 2 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

■ “Teen and Adult Hero Film Series” will feature James Gunn’s 2014 movie “Guardians of the Galaxy,” starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana as intergalactic

criminals forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe. 2 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100.

■ The Hong Kong Film Festival will fea-ture Lau Kar Leung’s 1981 movie “Martial Club.” Afterward, the Wong People Kung Fu Association will perform the Chinese Lion Dance, and a demonstration and dis-cussion will feature martial arts masters. 2 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000.

■ “Maysles Films Inc.: Performing Véri-té” will feature the 1966 film “With Love From Truman” and the 1994 film “Accent on the Offbeat.” 4 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ Filmmaker Karim Mowatt will pres-ent his film “The Evidence Room,” about a bold robbery of a police station’s evidence room with over $2 million in cash. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Performances and readings■ The Millennium Stage will host a per-

formance by guest artists as part of the “25/40 Celebration: Celebrating the ADA 25th and VSA 40th Anniversaries.” 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Joaquin Miller Poetry Series will feature readings by Jo Pitkin and Miles Waggener. 3 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Park Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 703-820-8113.

Special events■ “A Day of Interfaith Unity” will feature

a joint sermon on “What Do the Bible and Qur’an Say About Welcoming People of Other Faiths” by Pastor Crystal Lewis of the Universalist National Memorial Church and Imam Mehmet Ayaz of the Ezher Bloom Mosque in Fairfax, Va. A Q&A session will follow. 11 a.m. Free. Universalist National Memorial Church, 1810 16th St. NW. 202-387-3411.

■ The 3 Stars Brewing Co.’s third annual Artists & Artisans Summer Jam will feature local food trucks, chefs, artists, musicians, distillers and designers, as well as live music and DJs. 2 to 6 p.m. $15 cover; $5 for food and drink tickets. 3 Stars Brewing Co., 6400 Chillum Place NW. 3starsbrewing.com/events.

Sporting events■ D.C. United will play the Philadelphia

Union. 5 p.m. $25 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000.

■ The Washington Kastles will play the Springfield Lasers in Mylan World Team-Tennis competition featuring Martina Hing-is. 5 p.m. $12 to $250. Smith Center, George Washington University, 22nd and G streets NW. 800-745-3000.

Walk■ A park ranger will lead a two-mile

“125th Celebration Hike” exploring Rock Creek Park’s history and future. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Cen-ter, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

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Children’s program■ Magician Joe Romano will use the

art of magic and illusion to bring to life the characters in comic books, graphic novels and other stories about heroes (for ages 5 through 10). 4 p.m. Free. Petworth Library,

4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

Class■ “Sunset Fitness in the Park” will

feature a one-hour class presented by CorePower Yoga. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Waterfront Park, Potomac and K streets NW. georgetowndc.com/healthydays.

Concerts■ The orchestra Ukuleles for Peace will

perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Fort Reno concert series will fea-ture Jack on Fire and Polyon. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Fort Reno Park, 40th and Chesa-peake streets NW. fortreno.com.

■ The U.S. Navy Band Concert Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. navyband.navy.mil.

Discussions and lectures■ Physicist, neuroscientist and robotics

mentor Bill Marks will lead a weekly open discussion of science topics with students and adults over snacks in the Wilson High School Science Club. 3:30 to 6 p.m. Free. Room B101, Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. 202-329-8320.

■ The monthly Dupont Circle Village Live and Learn Seminar will feature a talk by Russell Misheloff, interim head of the D.C. chapter of the Hearing Loss Associa-tion of America, and Lon Rosenman on hearing loss, communication strategies and assistive technology. 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free for Dupont Circle Village members; $10 for others. TD Bank, 1753 Connecti-cut Ave. NW. 202-234-2567.

■ A reading and talk by new voices in literary fiction and poetry will feature Naomi Jackson, author of “The Star Side of Bird Hill”; Chinelo Okparanta, author of “Under the Udala Trees”; Rion Amilcar Scott, author of “Wolf Tickets”; Morowa Yejidé, author of “Time of the Locust”; and celeste doaks, author of “Conrows and Cornfields.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Phyllis Bennis, director of the New Internationalism Program at the Institute for Policy Studies, will discuss her book “Understanding ISIS and the New Global War on Terror: A Primer.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

■ Art historian Renee Gondek will dis-cuss “Bringing the Etruscans Into View.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ William Finnegan will discuss his book “Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Con-necticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ The “Marvelous Movie Monday”

series will feature the 2011 film “Money-ball,” starring Brad Pitt. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecti-cut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ The Georgetown Library will host its weekly “Superhero Film Series.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The Music and Poetry Club will screen the 1935 film “Top Hat,” starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. An open mic event will follow. 7:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-393-1511.

■ The Screen on the Green festival will feature Ronald Neame’s 1972 film “The Poseidon Adventure,” starring Gene Hack-

man and Ernest Borgnine. 8 p.m. Free. National Mall between 4th and 7th streets. friendsofscreenonthegreen.org.

Sporting event■ The Washington Kastles will play the

California Dream in Mylan World TeamTen-nis competition featuring Martina Hingis. 7 p.m. $12 to $250. Smith Center, George Washington University, 22nd and G streets NW. 800-745-3000.

Tuesday, July 28

Children’s programs■ Upshur Street Books and 826DC will

host “Character-Driven Mythology Writing Workshop” (for ages 6 through 12). 10 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. 826dc.org/Summer2015.

■ “Pacific Rhythm” will feature tradi-tional dances and music from Hawaii, Tahi-ti, New Zealand, Fiji, Cook Islands and Samoa. 10:30 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ Blue Sky Puppets will present a show celebrating community heroes and featur-ing Chester, a pig who dreams of having superhero powers (for ages 3 through 6). 10:30 a.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

Classes and workshops■ A certified yoga instructor will lead a

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

■ The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class led by Margaret Brozen of Yoga Activist. 11:30 a.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@gmail.com.

■ Joe Ryan, managing principal of CareerMentor.us, will lead a workshop for job seekers. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

Concerts■ As part of the Tuesday Concert

Series, pianists Pia Bose and Antonio Pas-tor will perform music for four hands by Granados, de Falla, Albéniz and Ravel. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635.

■ The All-American Boys Choir — featur-ing more than 100 boys ages 8 through 15 drawn from throughout Southern Cali-fornia — will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millenni-um Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The U.S. Navy Band and Navy Cere-monial Guard will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. navyband.navy.mil.

■ The Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festi-val will present Jeffrey Cohan on baroque flute and Joseph Gascho on harpsichord performing trio sonatas by J.S. Bach. 7:30 p.m. $20 to $25; free for ages 18 and younger. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 3rd and A streets SE. 202-543-0053.

■ 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.

Discussions and lectures■ Margo Oge, vice chairman of Deltaw-

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■ Layne Mosler will discuss her book “Driving Hungry: A Memoir.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

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■ The Georgetown Sunset Cinema series will present the 2008 spy comedy “Burn After Reading,” starring George Cloo-ney and Brad Pitt. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Waterfront Park, K Street and Cecil Place NW. georgetowndc.com/sunsetcinema.

■ The Washington DC Jewish Commu-nity Center will present Wililam Gazecki’s 2014 documentary “The Outrageous Sophie Tucker.” 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $12. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

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■ The Beltway Poetry Slam will present “David vs. Goliath,” featuring a competition between youth slam poets and their adult mentors. 9 to 11 p.m. $10 to $15. Bus-boys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. busboysandpoets.com.

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Special event■ Firefly executive chef Matt Hagan will

offer a four-course summer menu with beer pairings from 3 Stars Brewing Co. 7 p.m. $55. Firefly, 1310 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-861-1310.

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Children’s program■ “¡Uno, Dos, Tres con Andrés!” will

feature a chance to sing, shake and dance while learning about Spanish and Latin American culture (for ages 3 through 8). 1:30 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252.

Concerts■ The Homegrown Concert series will

feature Creole United performing African-

American creole music from Louisiana. Noon. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

■ The group Creole United will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Harbour Nights summer concert series will feature the Suitors. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007.

■ The Suitcase Junket — Matt Lorenz’s nationally touring, slide-guitar-playing, throat-singing one-man band — will per-form. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

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

■ Bud’s Collective will perform. 8 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsys-allys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Author and professor Lennard Davis

will discuss “Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabili-ties Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights,” about how a group of leftist Berke-ley hippies made an alliance with upper-crust, conservative Republicans to bring about a truly bipartisan bill. Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Build-ing, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ National Museum of Women in the Arts assistant educator Ashley W. Harris will discuss selections from the special exhibitions “Organic Matters — Women to Watch 2015” and “Super Natural.” Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

■ National Gallery of Art lecturer Faya Causey will discuss “Cézanne and Antiqui-ty.” 1 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Con-stitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ Ilana Feldman, associate professor of anthropology at George Washington Uni-versity, and Matthew Reynolds, Washing-ton representative of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Ref-ugees in the Near East, will discuss “Gaza, Today and Tomorrow: Current Challenges and Future Prospects.” 1 to 2 p.m. Free. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1290.

■ Tamara Winfrey Harris will discuss her book “The Sisters Are Alright: The Bro-ken Narrative of Black Women in America.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Maggie Messitt will discuss her book “The Rainy Season: Three Lives in the New South Africa.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramer-books & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecti-cut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Mary Morton, curator of the exhibi-tion “Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’s Eye” at the National Gallery of Art, will dis-cuss some of the painter’s most powerful and surprising images, their conception and their impact. 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $25. Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, 7th Street and Inde-pendence Avenue SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Dane Kennedy, historian at George Washington University and author of “The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World,” will discuss “Sir Rich-ard Burton, Victorian Rebel Explorer.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $63. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Paula McLain will discuss her novel “Circling the Sun.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-

364-1919.■ Robert Doubek will discuss his book

“Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Inside Story.” 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

■ Maurice Butler will discuss his book “Out From the Shadow: The Story of Charles L. Gittens Who Broke the Color Barrier in the United States Secret Ser-vice.” 7 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252.

■ A panel discussion on the artistic inspiration, creation and distribution of graphic novels and comics will feature Esther Kim, manager of Fantom Comics; Peter Casazza, distributor, publisher and manager of Big Planet Comics of College Park; Shawn Martinbrough, local comics artist; and Andrew Aydin, author of the award-winning graphic novel “March.” 7 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

Films■ “Teen Heroes Summer Film Series”

will feature the 1995 movie “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything,” starring Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing and Blythe Danner. 4:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

■ Codepink will present the film “Life Is Waiting,” about the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara and their demands for independence. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230.

■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 movie “Moulin Rouge,” starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. 7 p.m. Free. Storey Park Lot, 1005 1st St. NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen.

■ “Book Hill Talks” will feature a screening of the Deutsche Velle TV Arts 21 short documentary “Gutenberg in the Cyberstorm,” followed by an open discus-sion about what the future holds for read-ing, booksellers and libraries. 7 p.m. Free. Georgeown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ “The Met: Live in HD” series will fea-ture an encore presentation of “Aida.” 7 p.m. $15. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wis-consin Ave. NW. fathomevents.com.

■ The fourth annual Jane Austen Film Festival will open with the 2005 film “Pride & Prejudice.” 7:30 p.m. Free. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org.

■ George Washington University’s sum-mer film series will feature Richard Don-ner’s 1985 movie “The Goonies.” 8:30 p.m. Free. Quad, George Washington Uni-versity Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Fox-hall Road NW. 202-994-3201.

Special event■ Facilitators from the Dignity Memori-

al Network and the Washington Home & Community Hospices will host a “Death Café,” a venue — with coffee and sweets — for people to talk openly about death, dying and end-of-life issues. 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

Sporting events■ The Washington Mystics will play the

Seattle Storm. 11:30 a.m. $19 to $300. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

■ The Washington Kastles will play the Boston Lobsters in Mylan World TeamTen-nis competition featuring Genie Bouchard. 7 p.m. $20 to $375. Smith Center, George Washington University, 22nd and G streets NW. 800-745-3000.

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