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GO.SEE.DO. Grand Opening of DC’s Canal Park

On November 16 and 17, help celebrate the grand opening of a $20 million city park that is a model of sustainable, green urban development containing the largest rain garden in the District of Columbia. Also within the park: a linear ice skating path, water features, Park Tavern restaurant, sculptures by DC artist David Hess, interactive light cubes displaying video and photographic art. This official opening features live music performances, ice skating and Aerial view of the park. Photo: Courtesy of Canal Park ice skating performances, fitness activities, Zumba, boot camp, face painting, an interactive light cube launch and a lot more. Ice rink hours this winter are: Monday-Friday, noon-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Adult fee is $8; children, seniors (55+) and military fees are $7. Skate rental is $3. The park is at Second and M sts. SE, one block east from the Navy Yard Metro (New Jersey Avenue exit). For more information, visit canalparkdc.org.

Diana McLellan (“The Ear”) Reads from “Making Hay”

DC’s grande dame of gossip, Diana McLellan, will entertain and amuse at a special appearance at the Hill Center on Sunday afternoon, Nov 18 at 2:00 p.m. While the legendary journalist, columnist, author and editor, will be mainly reading from her latest publication-a collection of poetry-she will also recall the days when she was privy to the ‘secrets’ of the famous and infamous. Those heady DC days, when one hardly passed that Diana-or The Ear as she was internationally known-did not drop some sexy, tasty, delicious morsel of information about those in the fast-lane of life, the White House, the corridors of DC power and Hollywood. As well as reading from Making Hay-which is delightfully illustrated by the esteemed New Yorker cartoonist Peter Steiner-Diana will chat with the audience in a question and answer session. She will also sign copies of Making Hay. For more information, call 202-549-4172 or visit hillcenterdc.org. 8 u Midcity DC | NOVEMBER 2012

Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights

On Dec, 1, starting at about 4 p.m., Old Town Alexandria’s harbor lights up when more than 50 illuminated boats cruise the Potomac River at the historic waterfront at the foot of Cameron Street. Enjoy this spectacle from any place that has a water view. Earlier in the day is Alexandria’s famous Scottish Christmas Walk Parade and Concert. The parade, which begins at the corner of Wilkes and South Saint Asaph and ends at King and Royal, steps off at 11 a.m. The massed-band bagpipe concert is from 1-1:30 p.m. in front of City Hall at Market Square. For more information, call 703-838-5005 or visit visitalexandriava.com. Alexandria also has the first major Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the area. On Nov 23 (always the Friday after Thanksgiving) from 7-9 p.m., enjoy musical entertainment, caroling with a community sing along and greetings from the Mayor and Santa Claus at Historic Market Square in Old Town, 301 King Street. The Holiday Boat Parade of Lights approaches the Alexandria harbor. Photo: Chester Simpson

Union Market

The newly-opened Union Market, at 1309 5th Street, NE, is an artisanal, curated, year-round food market featuring over 40 local vendors. This approximately 25,000 square foot authentic marketplace is composed of the finest food artisans ranging from up-and-coming entrepreneurs to well known restaurateurs all creating a unique culinary experience. Union Market vendors include: Rappahannock Oysters Co.; Buffalo & Bergen created by well-known mixologist Gina Chersevani; an Amanda McClements’ lifestyle boutique; Righteous Cheese; Peregrine Espresso; Lyon Bakery; Trickling Springs Creamery; Harvey’s Market; Oh! Pickles; Almaala Farms; DC Empanadas and TaKorean. Starting Nov 10, market hours are WednesdayFriday, 11 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. For more information, call 301-652-7400 or visit unionmarketdc.com.

Spy Museum Parade of Trabants

Trabants at the Capitol. Photo: Courtesy of the International Spy Museum

Where were you when the Wall fell? The Berlin Wall is long gone, but one Cold War icon is still chugging away-the Trabant. Despite their questionable performance and smoky two-stroke engines, these little cars are now affectionately regarded as a symbol of East Germany and the fall of Communism. Trabants are a rarity here, but on Nov 10 some of the finest examples in the US will chug their way to the International Spy Museum to celebrate their Sixth Annual Parade of Trabants. Drop in to view the vintage cars, which will be parked in front of the museum on F St. NW, and enter a raffle to win a ride in a Trabant. While the cars are on display, experts will be on hand to answer questions about Trabants, the Cold War, and Communism, while the Blaskapelle Alte Kameraden German Band provides festive music. International Spy Museum: 800 F St. NW. For more information, call 202-393-7798 or visit spymuseum.org. midcitydcnews.com u 9

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Veterans Day Wreath Laying at Arlington. Nov 11, 11:00 AM. President Obama will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington. The public is invited to watch this ceremony and to listen to the speech that follows. There is standing room at the wreath laying and seating in the adjacent amphitheater for the speech. Get there early. Parking and the Tourmobile trip to the ceremony site are free. arlingtoncemetery.mil Send Morale by Mail. Through Nov 11. Throughout American history, our nation’s armed forces have relied on mail to boost morale and bring memories of home, especially during wartime. The military and postal service has combined forces to deliver mail under challenging circumstances. Stop by the Smithsonian National Postal Museum any day between now and Veteran’s Day to sign a postcard (or design your own). Messages will be gathered and sent to Operation Gratitude where they will be enclosed with a care package sent in time to reach its recipient by the winter holidays. National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. 202-633-5555. postalmuseum. si.edu Veterans Day Observance at The Wall. Nov 11, 1:00 PM. Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 202-393-0090. vvmf.org Wreath Laying at World War II Memorial. Nov 11, 9:00 AM. 17th St. between Constitution and Independence aves. NW. 202-619-7222. wwiimemorial.com Veteran’s Day “Music with the Angels” Concert. Nov 11, 3:00 PM. The DC Chamber Music Players Chamber Orchestra, in conjunction with the Church of the Holy City’s “Music with the Angels” series. Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. 202-462-6734. churchoftheholycity.org Mount Vernon Salutes Veterans. Nov 11, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM. In honor of our nation’s veterans, Mount Vernon admits all active duty, former, or retired military personnel free-of-charge. Special activities include a free patriotic community concert by the all-veteran barbershop chorus The Harmony Heritage Singers in the Robert H. & Clarice Smith Auditorium at 11:00 AM. 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA. mountvernon.org Free Newseum Admission for Veterans. The Newseum offers free admission to members of the military and their families on Veterans Day weekend. Active and retired members of the military and up to three family members are invited to visit the Newseum as the country pauses to recognize their service. Service members should present military IDs or another form of militaryservice credentials, or wear their uniforms. No IDs will be required for family members. newseum.org. Veterans Day 10K & Tidal Basin Walk. Nov 11, 8:00 AM. Honor America’s veterans with a run through West & East Potomac Parks along the Potomac River. Fast, flat course.

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Downtown DC Holiday Market. Nov 30-Dec 23, noon-8:00 PM. The annual Downtown DC Holiday Market offers seasonal outdoor shopping with a festive atmosphere. It features nearly 180 rotating exhibitors and artisans with approximately 50 each week, offering distinctive gifts for sale including fine art, crafts, jewelry, clothing, accessories, pottery, photography, clothing and specialty foods. Centered at Eighth and F sts. NW. downtownholidaymarket.com T-shirts, refreshments, random prizes. Generous awards structure: 10 deep overall & 3 deep in 5-year age groups; top masters male & female. 301-840-2042. runwashington. com/veterans10k

THANKSGIVING Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade. Nov 17, 9:30 AM. 50 foot balloons, floats and marching bands. Downtown Silver Spring on Georgia Avenue from Sligo to Silver Plaza. silverspringdowntown.com

Potomac Valley Track Club Cranberry Crawl 5K & 10K. Nov 17, 7:30 AM. $20. East Potomac Park Golf Course, 972 Ohio Dr. SW. 301-292-1441. pvtc.org Annual Safeway Feast of Sharing. Nov 21, 11:00 AM-2:30 PM. The program will offer a complete sit-down Thanksgiving meal, opportunities to explore the possibility of gainful employment; health screenings; and also information on achieving and maintaining good health. Please help get the information out to seniors, churches, senior housing residences and especially to individuals and families in need. Free. No

reservations required. Washington Convention Center. St John’s Thanksgiving Day Service. Nov 22, 10:00 AM. St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, 16th and H sts. NW. 202-347-8766. stjohns-dc.org St Patrick Catholic Church Thanksgiving Mass. Nov 22, 10:00 AM. Saint Patrick Catholic Church, 619 Tenth St. NW. 202-347-2713. saintpatrickdc.org Metropolitan AME Church Thanksgiving Day Worship Service. Nov 22, 10:00 AM.

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EARLY CHRISTMAS A Christmas Carol at Ford’s. Nov 16-Dec. 31. (no performance Thanksgiving Day). Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption. Originally conceived by Michael Baron, this music-infused production captures the magic and joy of Dickens’s Yuletide classic. $35-$75. 202-347-4833. fordstheatre.org “Season’s Greenings” at the US Botanic Garden. Opens Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM. The US Botanic Garden invites you to remember that the best things in life are free--the fragrance of a freshly cut fir tree, the magic of holiday lights and sump-

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Begins at the corner of Wilkes and South Saint Asaph sts. in Old Town and ends at King and Royal sts. Concert at King and Royal sts. in front of City Hall at Market Square. Alexandria, VA. scottishchristmaswalk.com

tuous decorations, and the delight of a child discovering the make-believe world of model trains. Free. 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. usbg.gov Old Town Alexandria Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Nov 23, 7:009:00 PM, (rain or shine). Enjoy musical entertainment, caroling with a community sing along, and greetings from the Mayor and Santa Claus. Historic Market Square in Old Town, 301 King St., Alexandria, VA

Logan Circle Holiday House Tour. Dec 2, 1:00-5:00 PM. Ticket pick-up at 12:30 PM at the Studio Theatre. Wassail reception, at Studio 3:00-5:30 PM. $30. LoganCircle.org A Drag X-mas Salute to the Divas. Dec 2, 8:00 PM. $25. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com

BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show. Nov 23 and 24; Dec 1, 8, 15 and 22; 10:00 AM-7:00 PM. Two floors of shopping at the largest African-American Department Store on the east coast. Shiloh Family Life Center, 1510 Ninth St. NW. 202-610-4188. bzbinternational.com Mount Vernon by Candlelight. Nov 23, 24 and 25; Dec 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16; 5:00-8:00 PM. Experience includes a candlelight tour, singing around a campfire, costumed characters, hot cider and cookies. $14-$20. Mount Vernon, VA (at the southern end of the George Washington Memorial Parkway-16 miles from DC). 703-7802000. mountvernon.org Theater Alliance Presents Christmas on H Street. “Night Before Christmas” Nov 23-29, 10:00 PM. Adult comedy play. “Wonderful Life” Nov 29-Dec 30. 1365 H St. NE. 202-241-2539. theateralliance.com

Union Station Christmas Tree Lighting. Dec 4, 6:00 PM. The tree is a gift to the people of Washington, DC and is a symbol of friendship between the United States and Norway. Join the Norwegian Embassy and DC as the 8,000 lights on Washington’s official holiday tree are lit and enjoy live musical performances. unionstationdc.com

Cast of the 2011 Ford’s Theatre “A Christmas Carol.” Photo: Scott Suchman

A Christmas Carol at Ford’s. Nov 16-Dec. 31. (no performance Thanksgiving Day). Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption. Originally conceived by Michael Baron, this music-infused production captures the magic and joy of Dickens’s Yuletide classic. $35-$75. 202-347-4833. fordstheatre.org

Zoolights. Starts Nov 23, 5:00-9:00 PM. Don’t miss your chance to meander through the Zoo when it is covered with thousands of sparkling lights, attend special keeper talks, and enjoy live entertainment. Free. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu The Garden of Lights (Winter Garden Walk) at Brookside Gardens. Nov 23-Jan 6, 5:30-9:00 PM, weekdays; 5:30-10:00 PM, Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday. 940,000 twinkling colorful lights shaped in imaginative displays throughout the gardens. $20-$25 per car. It’s a walk-through, however. Brookside Gardens Wheaton Regional Park, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton, MD. montgomeryparks.org/brookside Capital Holiday Parade. Nov 24, 11:00 AM. Capitol Holiday Parade will begin on Ron Brown Way at the corner of 14th and Constitution and will turn left on the national parade route marching past the Smithsonian, National Archives and other historic locations. The procession will march east towards Pennsylvania Ave. where a right turn will be made in front of the Newseum heading towards 3rd St. NW. The procession will then turn right on 3rd St. NW heading south towards independence Ave. Bleacher seating, $10$15. capitalholidayparade.com The Washington Ballet’s The Nutcracker at THEARC. Nov 24-25. Discover, rediscover, and celebrate this one-of-a-kind Nutcracker production set in 1882 Georgetown and starring George Washington as the Nutcracker, King George II as the Rat King, Anacostia Indians, frontiersmen, and all-American delights. Whimsical waltzes, glittering snowflakes, and gorgeous music, The

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Washington Ballet’s Nutcracker is a magical journey not to be missed! $29. THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE. 202-889-5901. thearcdc.org Black Nativity at the Atlas. Nov 27-Jan 7. Langston Hughes’ retelling of the Christmas story from an Afro-centric perspective, infused with rich gospel, blues, funk, jazz music and dance with griot style story telling from an ensemble cast. Now, today, here in this place, nineteen centuries removed from Bethlehem--in a land far across the sea from Judea--we sing His songs and glorify His name. Tickets on sale now at $35. Discounts for under 18, students and seniors. theateralliance.com Sewall-Belmont House Holiday Bazaar. Nov 29, 11:00 AM-7:00 PM. Do not miss this opportunity to pick up great gifts, such as the Votes for Women ornaments, while supporting the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum. A variety of artisans will sell their wares, ensuring you can find the perfect gift for everyone on your list. 144 Constitution Ave. NE. 202-5461210. sewallbelmont.org The Nutcracker at the Warner. Nov 29-Dec 23. Discover, rediscover, and celebrate this oneof-a-kind Nutcracker production set in 1882 Georgetown and starring George Washington as the Nutcracker, King George II as the Rat King, Anacostia Indians, frontiersmen, and allAmerican delights. Whimsical waltzes, glittering snowflakes, and gorgeous music, The Washington Ballet’s Nutcracker is a magical journey not to be missed! $34-$101. Warner Theatre, 513 13th St. NW. 202-783-4000. washingtonballet.org

National Museum of the American Indian Native Art Market. Dec 1-2, 10:00 AM-5:30 PM. The NMAI Art Market offers one-of-a-kind, handmade, traditional and contemporary items directly from the artisans. More than 35 Native artists from North and South America will participate in this annual weekend market featuring a wide selection of items for purchase including handmade jewelry, beadwork, pottery, prints and sculpture. Free. Fourth St. and Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000. nmai.si.edu Holiday Boat Parade of Lights. Dec 1, 4:00 PM. Alexandria’s harbor lights up when more than 50 illuminated boats cruise the Potomac River at the historic waterfront. Alexandria’s Historic Waterfront at the foot of Cameron St., Alexandria, VA. 703-838-5005. visitalexandriava.com Holidays through History. Dec 1, 4:00-8:00 PM. Celebrate the holidays at Anderson House and three neighborhood museums-Dumbarton House, Tudor Place, and Woodrow Wilson House-at this open house. Stroll through the four festively decorated mansions and learn about historical Christmas traditions from the Federal period through the Gilded Age, accompanied by crafts and seasonal treats. At Anderson House, children can create holiday ornaments inspired by the Gilded Age, and all visitors will enjoy live holiday music and refreshments. Shuttle bus transportation will be provided between the museums. Reservations are encouraged. $20 ($10 for kids). Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk Parade and Concert. Dec 1, parade 11:00 AM-1:00 PM; massed band concert 1:00-1:30 PM. Parade route

Daughters of the American Revolution (family-friendly) Christmas Open House. Dec 5, 5:30-8:00 PM. Live holiday music, tour 31 period rooms, cider, hot chocolate and cookies, Santa (bring a camera). DAR Memorial Continental Hall, 17th and D sts. NW. 202-572-0563. dar.org

Christmas Concert at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Dec 7, 7:30 PM (but get there earlier). The National Shrine invites you to their Annual Christmas Concert for Charity featuring the voices and sounds of the Catholic University of America Choir and Orchestra. Free will offering. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-5268300. nationalshrine.com Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Santa Express. Holiday season festivities take on an old world charm in the nearby Maryland Mountains. The history filled small cities of Cumberland and Frostburg host traditional community tree lighting ceremonies on the Thanksgiving weekend. The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad operates Santa Express trains with morning and evening departures from Cumberland during the holiday season. More information about visiting Mountain Maryland, about two hours west of the Beltway on I-68 can be found at mdmountainside.com. Cut-Your-Own Christmas Tree Farms in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Visit pickyourownchristmastree.org for farms and directions. Then follow the prompts.

MUSIC AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD Music at The Howard. Nov 12, 19, 26 and Dec 3, Wind Me Up, Chuck! Mondays, $30; Nov 14, Dom Kennedy Yellow Album World Tour, $17; Nov 16, Kaki King with Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, $20, Bobbi V. $30; Nov 17, Lyfe Jennings, $37; Nov 23, Faith Evans, Michael Lynche, $45; Nov 2425, B.B. King, Levi Stephens, $150; Nov 27, The

Civilizations Choir, $30; Nov 28, Maxi Priest, $30; Nov 29, Enrique Bunbury, $45. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com Lincoln Theatre Soul Concert SeriesRegina Belle and comedian Sylvia Traymore Morrison. Nov 16, 8:00 PM. Regina Belle-”If I Could”, “A Whole New World”, and “Make It Like It Was”. $20-$30. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. 202-328-6000. thelincolntheatre.org Jacqueline Neimat, soprano, and George Peachey, piano. Nov 24, 1:30 PM. Jacqueline Neimat, soprano, and George Peachey, piano, perform selections from the 1930s operatic musical comedy “Giuditta” by Franz Lehar. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. A reception with light refreshments follows the concert. Free. Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. societyofthecincinnati.org Lincoln Theatre Soul Concert Series-The Manhattans and Jean Carne. Dec 8, 8:00 PM. The Manhattans-”Kiss and Say Goodbye” and “Shining Star” and Jean Carne-”Don’t Let It Go To Your Head”. $30-$40. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. 202-328-6000. thelincolntheatre.org Church of the Epiphany Weekly Concerts. Every Tuesday, 12:10 PM. Free but free will offering taken. 1317 G ST. NW. 202-347-2635. epiphanydc.org 1st Thursday @ First Church. First Thursday of every month, 5:30-7:00 PM. First Congregational United Church of Christ hosts a “Different kind of Happy Hour” for those passing by the corner of 10th and G sts. NW-music, art, refreshments and conversation. Childcare provided. 945 G St. NW. FirstUCCDC.org Sunday Gospel Brunch Featuring the Harlem Gospel Choir. Every Sunday, 12:30-2:00 PM. $30-$45. The Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com National City Christian Church Organ Concerts. Every Friday, 12:15-1:15 PM. Free. 5 Thomas Cir. NW. 202-232-0323. nationalcitycc.org Steinway Series of classical music concerts at American Art Museum. Second Sunday, 3:00 PM The Steinway Series is a classical music concert that features the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s refurbished Steinway Concert Grand piano. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level American Art Museum (between Seventh and Nineth and and F and G sts. NW.) 202-633-1000. americanart.si.edu “Take Five” (free jazz at the American Art Museum). Third Thursday, 5:00-7:00 PM. Smithsonian American Art Museum, (Great Hall on the 3rd floor), Eighth and F sts. NW. 202-633-1000. AmericanArt.si.edu

THEATER AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD All My Sons by Arthur Miller at Keegan. Through Dec 1. Joe Keller and Herbert Deev-

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er were partners in a machine shop during World War II that turned out defective airplane parts, causing the deaths of many men. Deever was sent to prison, while Keller escaped punishment and went on to freedom and financial success. Years later, Joe’s surviving son Chris embarks on a love affair with Herbert’s daughter, Ann, setting of a string of encounters and admissions that will change all of their lives forever. A devastating work of tremendous and timeless truth, All My Sons established Arthur Miller as a leading voice in the American theater, winning the Drama Critics’ Award for Best New Play in 1947. Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW. 703-892-0202. keegantheatre.com You for Me for You at Woolly. Through Dec 2. Two North Korean sisters-facing starvation at the hands of a dizzyingly corrupt regimemake a bargain with a smuggler to flee to the United States. When one of the sisters is denied passage because she is too weak to make the treacherous trans-Pacific crossing, the other sister makes a promise to race across time and space to save her. Woolly Mammoth Theater, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. Nov 13-Dec 9. Following a hit run at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, “The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart” is embarking on an international tour to share its dream-like journey of self discovery, magical moments, devilish encounters and wittily wild karaoke. Performed in an actual pub and inspired by the Border Ballads, The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart will move and amuse as the peculiar twists in the tale unfold around you. $55, general admission. Bier Baron Tavern, 1523 22nd St. NW. shakespearetheatre.org Invisible Man at Studio. Nov 14-Dec 23. This savage, hypnotic, and impassioned adaptation of Ralph Ellison’s 1952 masterpiece explores bigotry and its effects on the minds of both victims and perpetrators. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org Studio (Theatre) District Nights. Nov 14, Dec 19, Jan 30, March 20, May 22, June 26. $20 for patrons who live or work in the Studio District, with proof of address. Tickets only available day of event. What is the Studio District? The area between 11th and 17th sts. NW, and from N St. NW to Florida Ave. NW. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Nov 15-Dec 30. Mismatched lovers Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena encounter a supernatural squabble that will alter their destinies forever. Will mischievous Puck create harmony or cacophony within the forest? Love, magic and wonder fill the air as dreams blend with reality in this must-see Shakespeare classic. Shakespeare Theatre, Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122. shakespearetheatre.org Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure in 3D. Saturdays and Sundays. A Prehistoric Adventure brings to life the extraordinary marine reptiles of the dinosaur age in 3-D at the National Geographic Museum. Eighty million years ago, the American Midwest lay under a great inland sea where colossal creatures ruled the waves. From giraffe-necked

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Styxosaurus and sea birds with teeth to the T.Rex of the ocean--the 40-foot superpredator Tylosaurus--these wondrous beasts defy imagination. In a remarkable journey, National Geographic Museum immerses audiences in this unexplored world of the “other dinosaurs,” delivering the creatures brought to life on the big screen in 3-D. $5. National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. 202857-7588. nationalgeographic.comwoollymammoth.net Tuesdays at Noon National Geographic Movies. Enjoy great selections from National Geographic TV and Channel films, All Roads Film Project, and independent filmmakers. All screenings held in Grosvenor Auditorium. Free. National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. 202-857-7588. nationalgeographic. comwoollymammoth.net

MARKETS Penn Quarter FRESHFARM Market. Thursdays, through Dec 20, 3:00-7:00 PM. North end of Eighth St, between D and E sts. NW. freshfarmmarket.org Mi Tierra (Latino) Market at Unity Park. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (weather permitting). 9:00 AM-7:00 PM. Unity Park at Champlain St. Euclid St. and Columbia Rd. NW. Mi Tierra market has 18 approved vendors that sell foods and crafts from their native countries in the heart of Adams Morgan. Union Market. Starting Nov 10, market hours are Wednesday-Friday, 11:00 AM-8:00 PM; Saturday-Sunday, 8:00 AM-8:00 PM. The newly-opened Union Market is an artisanal, curated, year-round food market featuring over 40 local vendors. 1309 Fifth St. NE. 301652-7400. unionmarketdc.com Dupont Circle Farmers Market. Sundays year round (rain or shine), 9:00 AM-1:00 PM. The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times of London named the market one of the top farmers’ markets in the country. During the peak season, there are more than 30 farmers offering fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, cheeses, fruit pies, breads, fresh pasta, cut flowers, potted plants, soaps and herbal products. 20th St. and Mass. Ave. NW, 1500 block of 20th St. NW (between Mass. Ave. and Q St. in the adjacent parking lot of PNC Bank). 202-362-8889. freshfarmmarket.org 9th and U Flea Market. Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. 9th and U sts. NW. 14th and U Farmers Market. Saturdays, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM, until Thanksgiving. Producersonly market. 14th and U sts. NW, in front of the Reeves Building. marketsandmore.net Georgetown Flea Market. Sundays year around (except in the case of very inclement weather), 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM. The crowd is as diverse as the items for sale! Antiques, collectibles, art, furniture, rugs, pottery, china, jewelry, silver, stained glass, books and photographs are an example of the available items. 1819 35th St. NW. 202-775-3532. or georgetownfleamarket.com

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SPORTS, DANCE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS Washington Capitals Ice Hockey. Nov 10, 16, 18, 21 and 27. Dec 1. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-628-3200. capitals.nhl.com Washington Wizards Basketball. Nov 17, 19, 24, 26 and 28. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397SEAT. nba.com/wizards Run for Rwanda 5K. Nov 10, 12:30 PM. Run (or walk!) along the Georgetown C&O canal, enjoy fall treats like hot cocoa, hot cider, and baked goodies, and benefit GlobeMed’s work with Rwanda Village Concept Project in Butare, Rwanda! Registration includes race T-shirt! 616-570-8085. run.eventbrite.com The Hills Are Alive 5K & 10K Part II. Nov 17, 9:00 AM. The course is made up of hills and trails in beautiful Ft. DuPont Park. Donate $5 or more to their Childhood Obesity Running Program and receive a a custom long sleeve technical “Hills Are Alive” T-Shirt. 240-472-9201. dcrunningclub.com DC Rollergirls. Nov 17, 4:00 PM. (Doors open at 3:00 p.m.) Tickets are $12 for ages 12 and up, $6 for children 6-11, and free for kids 5 and under. Tickets are available in advance at ticketmaster. com or at the door on bout day. Individuals with a valid military ID can purchase tickets for $10 at the door. DC Armory. Ice Skating at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. Mid Nov through Mid Mar (weather permitting). Monday-Thursday, 10:00 AM-9:00 PM; Friday-Saturday, 10:00 AM-11:00 PM; Sunday, 11:00 AM-9:00 PM. $7 for adults, $6 for children 12 and under, students with ID and seniors 50 and over. Skate rental is $3. Seventh St. and Constitution Ave. NW. 202-289-3361. nga. gov/ginfo/skating Pentagon Row Outdoor Ice Skating. Open Thanksgiving Day and daily through mid-Mar. 10:00 AM-11:00 PM. $7-$8. $3 for skate rental. 1201 South Joyce St. Arlington, VA. 703-4186666. pentagonrowskating.com Dance Classes at Dance Place. Classes offered on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Classes offered in modern, African, belly dance, Afro-Cuban, Hip-Hop. The mission of Dance Place is to improve the quality of life in the metropolitan area through the presentation of educational and cultural programs and to nurture and expand the field of dance nationally. $120 for 10 classes, valid for 3 months. Drop-in for $15 ($13, seniors). 3225 Eighth St. NE. 202269-1600. danceplace.org Indoor Public Skating at Fort Dupont Ice Arena. Fridays, noon-1:50 PM; Saturdays, 11:15 AM12:15 PM. Dress for warmth and safety. Clothes should be easy to move in, and pants must not fall below the heel of the skate (sweatpants or leggings are a good choice). Everyone needs to wear gloves or mittens, and one pair of thin, long socks or tights that fit snugly (no ankle socks). A helmet or knit hat is strongly recommended (loaner helmets are available). $5. $4 for kids and seniors. $3 for skate rental. Fort Dupont Ice Arena, 3779 Ely Pl. NE. 202-584-5007. fdia.org Sunday Road Ride. Every Sunday, meet at 8:30 AM, depart by 8:45 AM. The Bike Rack. A 40-

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mile, moderately paced ride that emphasizes group riding techniques, newcomers to the group riding are welcome as riders regroup throughout, so that nobody is left behind. Helmets mandatory. Free. 1412 Q St. NW. 202-387BIKE. bikerackdc.com. Saturday Road Ride. Every Saturday, meet at 10 AM, depart by 10:15 AM. The Bike Rack. The Saturday ride is more of an introductory ride and caters to road riders who are new to the sport, hybrid riders intimidated by the faster pace of the Sunday ride, and anyone who just wants a shorter (approx. 20 to 30 miles) and slower (12 to 14 mph) pace. Helmets mandatory. Free. 1412 Q St. NW. 202-387-BIKE. bikerackdc.com. Nearby public tennis courts. Banneker Community Center (eight outdoor tennis courts), 2500 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-673-6861. Kennedy Recreation Center (one outdoor tennis court), 1401 Seventh St. NW. 202-671-4794. All courts are open daily, dawn to dusk. Some are lighted for extended evening play. Courts are available on a first-come, first-served basis for one-hour intervals; extended use of tennis courts requires a permit. Proper shoes and attire is required. 202-671-0314. dpr.dc.gov/dpr Nearby indoor public swimming pools. Turkey Thicket, 1100 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-576-9236. Rumsey Pool, 635 No.Carolina Ave. SE. 202-7244495. All DC public pools are free for DC residents. Have ID. dpr.dc.gov

CIVIC LIFE Small Business Brief Advice Legal Clinic. Nov 13, 5-7:30 PM. If you are an existing or an aspiring small business owner, come and meet one-on-one with attorneys at this brief advice clinic. You can get information on business formation, contracts, leases, taxes or any other questions you may have related to small business legal issues. DCRA Small Business Resource Center, 1100 4th St. SW (second floor). Please bring any documents relevant to the issues you wish to discuss. This is a walk-in clinic; however, if you wish to pre-register, visit bizdc.ecenterdirect.com/ConferencePresignup. action?iD=34676 or call Lauren Paley, Project Coordinator at 202-737-4700, ext. 3357. NCPC Open House. Nov 14, 6:30–8:30 PM. NCPC hosts an open house to present draft policies for first-ever Federal Urban Design Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The policies will provide guidance for the design of federal facilities and promote more active public spaces. District Architecture Center, 421 7th St. NW. ncpc.gov/urbandesign Congresswoman Norton’s NW District Office. Open weekdays, 9:00 AM-6:00 PM. 529 14th St. NW, suite 900. 202-783-5065. norton. house.gov Rainbow Response Monthly Meeting. Second Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Rainbow Response is a grassroots coalition that brings together organizations and leaders from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) communities, along with traditional domestic violence service providers and government agencies. 5 Thomas Circle, NW. 202299-1181 x105. rainbowresponse.org

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All-Ways Mount Pleasant. First Saturday, noon-2:00 PM. LaCasa. All-Ways is a citizenâ€™s association primarily for the tenants of the larger apartment buildings of Mount Pleasant. 3166 Mt. Pleasant St. NW. aa-ss.org Chinatown Revitalization Council. Fourth Monday, 7:00-8:00 PM. 510 I St. NW. Chinatown Revitalization Council (CRC) promoting the Chinatown renewal and the preservation of its cultural heritage. The public is welcome. Convention Center Community Association. Last Tuesday, 7:00-8:30 PM. Kennedy Rec Center, 1401 Seventh St. NW. www. ccca-online. Downtown Neighborhood Association. Second Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 PM. US Naval Memorial Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. miles@dcdna.org. dcdna.org

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Eckington Civic Association. First Monday, 7:00-8:30 PM. Harry Thomas Recreation Center, 1743 Lincoln Rd. NE. www.eckingtondc.org

Edgewood Civic Association. Last Monday, 7:00-9:00 PM. Edgewood senior building, 635 Edgewood St. NE, nineth floor7-9pm. They encourage all Eckington and Edgewood residents to come out and take part in the lively civic life of our communities. www. theedgewoodcivicassociationdc.org

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Logan Circle Citizens Association. Please contact Jennifer Trock at jennifer.trock@ logancircle.org for meeting dates and times. logancircle.org

Mount Vernon Square Neighborhood Association. Third Tuesday, 7:30-9:30 PM. Yale Steam Laundry, 437 New York Ave. NW. lifein.mvsna.org

U Street Neighborhood Association. Second Thursday, 7:00-8:30 PM. Source (second floor classroom), 1835 14th St. NW ANC 1A. Second Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Harriet Tubman Elementary School, 3101 13th St. NW. 202-588-7278. anc1a.org

ANC 1B. First Thursday, 7:00 PM. Reeves Center, 2000 14th St. NW (second floor). 202-870-4202. anc1b.org

ANC 1B11. Second Monday, 7:00 PM. LeDroit Senior Building (basement community room), 2125 Fourth St. NW. 202-4813462. www.anc1b.org

ANC 1C. First Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Maryâ€™s Center for Maternal and Child Health, 2355 Ontario Rd. NW. 202-332-2630. anc1c.org ANC 1D. Third Tuesday, 7:00 PM. 3166 Mount Pleasant St. NW. 202-462-8692. anc1d.org ANC 2C. First Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 PM. Watha T. Daniel Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW (new location). 202-682-1633. anc2C.org u

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Fathering Gentriﬁcation

here comes a point in a writer’s life when it’s time to move beyond workshops, conferences and retreats. Failure to do this can result in lost opportunities and stunted growth. I think it’s the same with conversations about Washington, D.C. How long can one continue to “workshop” gentrification? How many times can we talk about neighborhoods changing without saying the same things over and over? I refuse to count the number of white people who now walk along U Street. I was never good at math. I did however learn the difference between multiplication, subtraction and division. Lately I’ve started defining myself as an immigrant whose children happen to have been born in the new country. My daughter and son are Washingtonians. They were both born in George Washington University Hospital. It’s my daughter who sometimes reminds me of the limitation of language and how words lose their meaning or are simply misused. If one was to describe the “face” of gentrification, could my daughter model its clothes? My daughter attended only private schools while growing up in this city. Her early childhood was spent near the streets of 14th and Rhode Island, NW, and Fuller Street (behind the Potter’s House) in Adams Morgan, in the building once owned by the arts patron and restaurateur Herb White. I wrote about this time in our lives 18 u Midcity DC | NOVEMBER 2012

by E. Ethelbert Miller in my second memoir, The 5th Inning: It was a small white building with four floors pushed back from a street behind Columbia Road. It had a veranda instead of a terrace, and on the hot days you could watch all the drug transactions. If someone had told me there was a “God of Gentrification” I would have been on my knees almost everyday praying to it. How many fathers are forced to raise their children on Fuller Streets? We moved into Ward 4 during her adolescence, and found a house near the so-called Gold Coast where the black middle class often discovered gold disguised as government jobs and Howard University employment. Here my daughter would turn 16, survive the Edmund Burke School and go off to Boston for college; she would return to Washington and attend law school at George Washington University. Today, my daughter works at a K street law firm. She lives in Anacostia. When I learned she was moving to Southeast to live with her boyfriend it reminded me of Columbus getting lost while trying to find a way to the Indies. Might parts of D.C. today represent the New World and all that comes with it including the misunderstanding of the original inhabitants, their displacement and destroyed way of life? Why does progress sometimes comes with a cross, a gun or a sign that says “Condominium”? What is the difference between

discovery and gentrification? What if I stop a white jogger or bike rider and he says his name is Vasco da Gama or Ponce de Leon? And who is this woman, once my baby, who carries my name and love? How is she viewed in the Anacostia neighborhood? What are the many shades of blackness? How many types of chocolate are there? In 2012 the beautiful ones are here again. My daughter represents the type of African American women we have been waiting for. If DC is to be a capital city it must dance with my daughter again. It must remain her city, a place where she is able to afford a home and raise her children. If this city works for her, it might just work for all of us. Of course there is much to repair. There are still many things broken in Washington. Some things might even need to be erased. It is the word “erasure” that now seems problematic and perhaps dangerous. It appears to be what comes after invisibility. There is a “Ralph Ellison” in me that keeps counting the light bulbs in the basement. How many black Washingtonians feel they are slowly being driven underground? How many no longer see light or hope in the shadow of the Capitol? What are the choices they must navigate on a daily basis in order to survive? I look into my daughter’s eyes for a possible answer. I need to father more words in order to tell her story. u

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M A t c H b

OPENING ON 14 TH

by Jonathan Bardzik

hat happens when you take a successful restaurant and recreate it in a hot, growing, diningdestination neighborhood? If you’re a national chain, you load the same decor into the same space, serve the same menu and find a kitchen crew who can serve DC residents the same food they would find in Dubuque. If you’re DC’s matchboxfoodgroup, it’s a very different story.

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This November, Matchbox opens its fourth location at 14th and T Streets NW. The kitchen will be helmed by veteran Matchbox chef Jeff Richardson. “The core of Matchbox’s menu is our customer’s favorites,” Jeff says. “Our mini burgers and thin crust pizzas are what put us on the map.” Diners already familiar with Matchbox’s locations in Chinatown and Barracks Row, DC and Rockville, MD, will recognize about 80% of the menu. What about the other 20%? “Each Matchbox location reflects both its neighborhood and the experience and talents of the chef,” Richardson says. Their first location downtown is a happening lunch and happy hour spot for the Chinatown/Metro Center office crowds. Capitol Hill is a neighborhood crowd with a more mature palate, while Rockville is so family-oriented we have actually considered a children’s menu.” Upon opening, the new location will use that 20% to let the Chef Richardson shine. His career began attending culinary school in Baltimore. Moving to DC to take a position

Honey Miso Salmon joins Matchbox favorites: mini burgers and thin-crust specialty pizzas. OPPOSITE PAGE from TOP to BOTTOM: Chef Richardson combines his recipe creation with spec sheets to deliver a perfect Matchbox meal every time. The huge space combines original brick and girders with elements like two rock-star, boxed-in private dining booths seen across the room. This bar area is the largest of any of the Matchbox properties.

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as sous chef at Mie N Yu opened up a whole new palette of flavors for Richardson. That experience helps shape dishes like Matchbox’s Honey Miso Salmon with tempura shitake mushrooms and rice noodles. Will we be tasting any of the game he hunts each fall in his home state of New Jersey? No plans just yet, but never say never. And at the bar? The 14th and T St NW location is dealing with a younger, residential crowd, flocking to the U Street neighborhood for drinks and dinner after long days at the office. Richardson expects this crowd to spend more time in the bar than they do at the other Matchbox locations. “While our diners on Capitol Hill enjoy their bourbon up, this crowd wants to relax and hang out over mixed drinks.” As Richardson and his team settle into the new restaurant, the menu will begin to reflect their customers’ tastes. “We’ve dined around the neighborhood to see what other successful restaurants are serving. We feel that the Matchbox menu will be a standout addition in a neighborhood whose dining options just keep getting better and more exciting.” Early considerations included the question of a light-fare menu for that bar crowd, but they’re going to give it a few weeks to watch as their new guests settle in.

Something Old, Something New

While the menu is 80% familiar, the space is a 100% new experience. The building, originally constructed in 1907 has been laid bare to historic brick, providing the opportunity to create a dramatic new interior. The inside offers seating on three levels with a sixty-seat patio outdoors along T Street. The renovation indoors provided the opportunity to preserve warm, historic materials and install dramatic new elements. Entering the building from 14th Street, you are immediately impressed by the sheer size of the space. The 40’ x 106’ lot offers a rare opportunity in Washington to enjoy so much room within an historic building. To the left stretches the longest bar in any of the Matchbox restaurants, offering serpentine curves with smooth, handpolished wood. A high banquette and bar tables provide plenty of seating for a more casual evening where the drink rounds may overshadow your plates of small bites and shared pizzas. The rest of the restaurant, despite its vast size, provides intimate corners and private booths to escape into for a longer evening of enjoying Matchbox’s selection of entrées, like coconut curry braised short ribs, or a seasonal favorite like the prosciutto and black mission fig pizza.

Hip and homey defines this space. Large blocky, unfinished wooden steps deliver you to the second floor to discover more dining space and two rock-star private dining tables. Built inside boxes and finished with slats from the original bowling alley, the private dining booths, seating 4-6 each, feel both intimate and grand, providing a view of the entire restaurant. Through a floor-to-ceiling glass wall, gaze down from a place of calm and luxury to the fast-paced nightlife in the bar below. The third floor at the back of the restaurant will provide both additional dining and space for special events, several of which have already been booked ahead of the opening.

An Interesting History

1901 14th Street NW seems to be a perfect space for Matchbox, already feeling cozy and broken in. But the building has a long and storied history. Cook Brothers Coal and Wood built an office there in 1888. Caroline Godey opened a two-story bowling alley and billiard parlor there in 1907, the building that currently stands at the address. Lanes were reserved in the afternoons for women’s use. The building spent the twenties and thirties as a car dealership, and the forties and early 50’s as “The Bali,” one of Washington, DC’s most popular night clubs. Following the owners indictment for jury tampering in a gambling ring case, the club closed and was occupied by many businesses, including a restaurant. Most recently it was used as a rehearsal hall and warehouse by Arena Stage. With wood-burning ovens for their pizzas and a fire pit on the patio, Matchbox pays homage to the Cook Brothers. Though women and men will enjoy their drinks together, they will again tread on some of the original boards from Caroline Godey’s bowling lanes, and, as the Washington Post once described “The Bali,” with an experienced chef, well-loved menu and dynamic new space, Matchbox will prove again that “when you offer the better talent, the business comes to you.” Jonathan Bardzik was raised on his mom’s garden-fresh vegetables. He shares those recipes, and his experience gained spending 2-3 hours each night in the kitchen, every Saturday morning at Eastern Market, where he gives free cooking demonstrations, complete with tastings and recipe cards. For more information, and to see what Jonathan is cooking in his kitchen right now, visit www.whatihaventcookedyet.com. u midcitydcnews.com u 21

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RE TAIL THERAPY article and photos by Scott Fazzini

Home Rule

1807 14th Street NW, www.HomeRule.com

Home Rule is one of the brave frontiersmen to settle in the once wild domain of 14th Street. It-seems like so long ago now. It’s my go-to store for anything kitchen/cooking-related, although their product assortment doesn’t end there. They carry a small selection of grooming products and home accessories too. As I’m getting older (sigh), I find that I’m more attracted to the idea of nesting in my little hole. Cooking and baking are fast becoming two of my favorite evening unwinding activities. Happily holed up in my kitchen with my dog and cat, Louis and Ella, I open a bottle of wine, for me, not them, connect to the NPR app, and start cookin’. The M-Cups Matryoshka (Russian nesting dolls) measuring cups ($11.99) are among my favorite purchases from Home Rule, and used almost daily. This evening I used them to measure out ingredients for a Cardamom Ginger Cake – delicious. Another great buy, an item constantly used, is an eight-quart Le Creuset pot ($79.99). Tonight it held my tasty vegetarian chili (email me for the recipe). After dessert I poured myself a glass of Laphroaig with a few rocks harvested from the Mini Cube Ice Tray ($11.99), just the right amount of ice for scotch.

Treasury

1843 14th Street NW, www.ShopTreasury.com

A trip to Treasury always leaves me with the impression that I’m rummaging through the attic of some great eccentric old aunt. She’s lived a bohemian life filled with world travel and intriguing love affairs, and the racks and shelves of the store are stocked with the proof. I hate shopping for clothing for myself, but I love doing so for friends and always find great pieces for the lovely ladies in my life, even though Treasury does carry men’s product. On a recent trip I spotted a beautiful sheer dress: pleated skirt, button front, short sleeves ($130.00) that I thought would be perfect for a darling young friend of mine. She’s a fool if she doesn’t buy it. Also spotted: a terrifically 1950s boiled wool blazer ($58.00), a wool Aztec robe ($56.00) and a pink mohair shift dress with matching belt ($85.00) – so Doris Day! The hep owners of Treasury, Cathy Chung and Katerina Herodotou, have recently acquired Meeps, a staple DC vintage clothing store. Swing by both to get the fully rounded vintage experience. 22 u Midcity DC | NOVEMBER 2012

Pulp

1803 14th Street NW, www.PulpDC.com

When I was young and living in a beautiful little part of Pittsburgh called Squirrel Hill, I worked part-time in a quaint gift shop. I loved exploring the shop and its treasures as much as the customers who patronized it weekly. This was a sweetly pre-Amazon, pre-Netflix, pre-popular internet sort of time. Locals got out in the evenings to peruse book shops, video stores (an extinct form of media sharing), cafes and gift shops. I mention all of this because Pulp reminds me of that time, of community, discovery and excitement. I can’t think of many stores in the DC area that offer bacon-flavored dental floss ($5.25) next to pickle-flavored lip balm ($3.75) and the Cookie Sutra Book ($8.95). Well, Pulp’s got them and more, such as beautiful wrapping papers, witty

greeting cards and classic moleskins ($18.95). If you ever want to reminisce, meet and greet with neighbors and discover exciting goods, you’ll be fully satisfied with a trip to Pulp.

Som

1843 14th Street NW, www.SomRecordsDC.com

I’ve visited Som Records on many occasions, and non-occasions. I’m always intrigued by record shop culture, the patrons and the owners themselves. Proprietor Neal Becton, who previously co-owned Crooked Beat in Adams Morgan, opened Som Records in 2006. It’s smallish in size but filled with a wide variety of sounds that include rock, jazz, blues, international, 1980’s, new releases and loads of “dollar bins.” On each visit I start with the “just in” section. It’s a sort of purgatory for records between the time that Neal receives them to the time they get filed in their appropriate category. I’ve found an amazing, and rare, live recording of Billie Holiday here ($6.99) as well as possibly my favorite Ella Fitzgerald collection, the Cole Porter Songbook ($18.99). After that I generally mosey on over to the jazz and blues sections. Last weekend I found a Howard University Jazz Club recording ($4.99) from the 1960s – amazing. And for those of you who are interested in something other than jazz/blues, how about a classic 1969 Social Distortion ($30.00) or a collectable (?) Dave Matthews Band album for $150.00? u

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re you ready for some football? As we cheer for RG III and the rest of the ‘Skins, while hoping for a winning season, restaurateurs Jeff and Barbara Black invite fans to enjoy football Sunday happy hour specials at Pearl Dive Oyster Palace and Black Jack (upstairs). The address is 1612 14th St. NW. On game days the bar will open at 1:00 p.m., just in time for kickoff. Customers may enjoy additional specials throughout the game, shown on Black Jack’s enormous 72-inch projector screen over the main bar, or on two 46-inch flat screen TVs in the bocce room upstairs. Specials include half-price draft beer, buckets of Bud Lite; $5 red, white and sparkling wine; frozen drinks; pizza; Addie’s mussels; two-for-one oysters on the half shell, and $7 burgers or nachos. Pearl Dive Oyster Palace serves lunch Friday and Saturday from noon to 3:00 p.m., Sunday 11:00 to 3:00 p.m., dinner Monday through Sunday from 5:00 to 11:00 p.m. For more information call 202-319-1612 or visit www.PearlDiveDC.com. In that same spot look for a popup eatery, Taco Bambo at Black Jack – operated by Victor Albisu on Mondays until the end of the year. Bambo’s tacos will be filled with the usual spicy beef and pork, as well as more exotic octopus and sweetbreads. Otherwise, Black Jack serves dinner Tuesday through Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., Friday 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., Saturday 3:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. and Sunday 3:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Call 202-986-5225 or go to www.BlackJackDC.com.

Pies from Pearl Dive

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by Celeste McCall chef Ashley Soto is baking pies and dinner rolls, the latter available by the dozen. You can pick them up Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 20 and 21 from 2:00 to 11:00 p.m. The five classic American pies are Key lime with graham cracker crust, Brazos River bottom pecan, Kentucky Derby, peanut butter black bottom and “lightly spiced” pumpkin. Each pie serves six to eight people. Orders may be placed Nov. 5 by calling 202-319-1612 and must be pre-paid by Monday, Nov. 19. Cancellations require a 24-hour notice for a full refund. Pearl Dive Oyster Palace will be closed Thanksgiving Day. A native of Statesboro, GA, chef Soto graduated from the Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park) in 2011. She joined Black Restaurant Group as assistant pastry chef at Black’s Bar and Kitchen in Bethesda. When Pearl Dive Oyster Palace opened last year, she donned top pastry toque there.

Logan Meltdown

available for dinner only. Dishes encompass caldo verde (potato, chorizo and kale soup); beef and shrimp with hearts of palm; “street food trio” (chicken rissoles, chorizo and cheese skewers); cheese-stuffed plantains; pan-seared red snapper with collard greens; and spicy chocolate, pistachio, coconut and acai gelee.

In the Logan Circle neighborhood, Richard Sandoval’s Latin-Asian inspired Masa 14 has launched its “Melting Pot” Executive Chef Adam Goldman of the Melting Pot. Photo: series. Starting this month Heather Freeman. (November), in addition to his regular dinner menu, executive chef Adam Goldman is highlighting Prices range from $6 to $13. To complement the exotic fare are Chinese and Japanese influences on three caipirinha cocktails. Masa 14 Sao Paulo’s culinary landscape. The will present its special international cooking style dates back to Brazil’s menus for one month each quarter colonial period. Did you know Sao (season). The next Melting Pot series Paulo has the largest Asian-Brazilian is slated for February 2013, when the population in the country? Served in theme will be Lima, Peru. Masa’s main dining room, Goldman’s Masa 14 is located at 1825 14th St. November Melting Pot menu will be

NW. Dinner is served Sunday through Thursday from 5:00 to 11:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday ‘til midnight. Prixfixe brunch is available Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the main level, and the new Banchan Brunch is served on the rooftop, weekends from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For reservations call 202-328-1414 or visit www.masa14.com.

More Logan

The lower level bar at Café Saint-Ex has launched “Pass the Peas,” its series of monthly soul food and DJ music nights. Named after the popular hit song from James Brown’s band, The JB’s, Pass the Peas is an evening of soul food dishes paired with live DJ tunes from Soul Call Paul, hosted in Saint-Ex’s Gate 54 lounge. The series is slated for the second Wednesday of every month, and the next one is Nov. 14. Future dates are Dec. 12, Jan. 9, and Feb. 13. Highlighting executive chef Billy Klein’s menu is country-fried steak with gravy, pork chops with candied yams, and cornmeal-encrusted catfish and corn bread presented in a cast iron skillet. Café Saint-Ex is located at 1847 14th St. NW. For more information, visit www.saint-ex. com or call 202-265-7839.

Down Mexico Way

The other day, Peter mentioned that we had not done Mexican for a while, so on a chilly Monday afternoon we ambled into Alero, 1301 U St. NW. I’m a big fan of Mexican

jazzAvenues by Steve Monroe artist Frida Kahlo, so I was pleased to see a repro of her self-portrait on one wall. Vintage black-and-white photos graced other walls. From the moderately priced luncheon menu I ordered tacos de cochinita pibil – pork braised in orange achiote sauce and nestled in two corn tortillas. The savory pork literally melted in my mouth. Peter opted for sizzling chicken fajitas (he could have gone for beef, shrimp or a combo). They arrived really sizzling. Both dishes were escorted by Spanish-style rice and refried pinto beans. Open daily, the two-year-old U Street Alero is one of four in the area. Call 202-462-3222 or visit www. alerorestaurant.com.

Coming Soon

In Shaw, Mandalay Restaurant and Cafe is due to arrive at 9th and P streets NW. Showcasing the cuisine of Burma (Myanmar), the family-owned enterprise currently has a location in Silver Spring. Last time we checked, the building was still under construction. Stay tuned. http://www.mandalayrestaurantcafe.com

Still Gone

No update yet on last summer’s abrupt departure of Buddha Bar, 455 Massachusetts Ave. NW, near Mount Vernon Triangle. Will it reopen or will another restaurant slide into the fancy digs? The Parisbased, night-clubby Buddha had been around for two years. We liked the Asian-fusion fare but found the interior too dark to see what we were eating or to find the restrooms. u

Mark the Date to Honor Jerry Gordon

"As far as music that I listened to, for inspiration, it mostly was Wes, then later George Benson. Then I went through phases ... I went through a Grant Green phase for about a year. Then I got into some of the white players, Barney Kessel, Johnny Smith, for a year, two years. I always did things in phases. Then I got out of listening to the guitar completely and started listening to a lot of horn players, I like the alto players. Then I got into singers at one time, Dinah Washington ..." Jerry Gordon, from "Violet Avenues: A Poetry of Jazz" The down home, blue collar, honest and forthright sounds of guitarist Jerry Gordon, who has passed on in August to join the ancestors, will be celebrated this month in a special remembrance, at the "Tribute to Jerry Gordon" featuring guitarists Paul Wingo and Rick Whitehead at Westminster Presbyterian Church Friday, Nov. 16. Wingo, who lives in Olney, studied with noted guitarists Howard Roberts and Joe Pass and others, and played with the Army Blues Band, Zoot Sims, Pepper Adams, Phil Woods, according to his website, paulwingo.com. Whitehead, recipient of the Washington Area Music Association 2007 award as “Best Jazz Instrumentalist,” was the featured guitar soloist for the U.S. Air Force band Airmen of Note for 22 years, according to his website, rickwhiteheadguitar.com.

Get on the H.R. 2823 bandwagon

One more thing to mention about the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Jazz Night in September was discussion about support needed for H.R. 2823, the National Jazz Preservation and Education Act, the legislation introduced last year in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman John Conyers (D-Mich.), the founder of CBCF jazz activities. As Cedric Hendricks, executive producer of CBCF Jazz Night, said, in contrast to H.R. 57, the landmark Conyers’ resolution honoring

jazz as an American treasure, would “actually command some dollars to be spent, on preserving and educating about jazz.” The H.R. 2823 bill would: create oral and video histories of leading jazz artists, acquire, preserve and interpret artifacts, and conduct exhibitions and other educational activities; encourage the introduction of jazz to our youth … [through] a Jazz Artists in the Schools Program; and

Saxophonist Brian Settles performs with another Duke Ellington School of the Arts alum, Marc Cary, at Bohemian Caverns Nov. 30.

create a new Ambassadors of Jazz Program … to send noted American jazz musicians abroad to perform for international audiences … and authorize funding for young musicians and jazz ensembles from secondary schools to be sent abroad on missions of goodwill, education and cultural exchange to perform for diverse audiences.” So … email, tweet, Facebook or call, your congressperson, now, to support H.R.2823!

InPerson... Ben Williams at the Atlas

The personable and engaging Ben Williams, D.C.’s own prodigy on the bass, came home for a concert at The Atlas Performing Arts Center last month and his band Sound Effect played a sparkling set of entertaining sounds, highlighted by horn man Marcus Strickland on tenor and soprano saxophones. Williams, always melodic, bluesy and edgy on bass with his traditional as well as hip hop and soul rhythms – the group’s

November Highlights: Chick Corea, Nov. 10, Sixth and I Historic Synagogue ... Carl Allen Quartet, Nov. 17, Kennedy Center ... Todd Marcus Quartet, Nov. 16-17, Twins Jazz ... Hamiet Bluiett, Nov. 18, Bohemian Caverns ... Odean Pope Trio, Nov. 23, Bohemian Caverns ... Bobby Felder Big Band, Nov. 23, Westminster Presbyterian Church ... Sonny Fortune, Nov. 24, Bohemian Caverns ... The Capital Bones: “A Stan Kenton Christmas,” Nov. 26, Blues Alley ... Delfeayo Marsalis, Nov. 28, The Hamilton ... Jeff Antoniuk, Nov. 30, Twins Jazz ... Danilo Perez, Nov. 30, Kennedy Center ... Marc Cary, Brian Settles, Nov. 30, Bohemian Caverns ...

finale that night was a funky, rocking tribute to James Brown – has only embellished the popularity he gained from his Thelonious Monk Institute award last year as top young bassist with a fine CD, “State of Art” and his live performances since then. That night at the Atlas the band drew consistent and loud applause for the Williams originals, “Home,” and “Dawn of a New Day,” as well as the Woody Shaw tune “Moontrane” and other tunes. Matt Stevens accented the tunes expertly on guitar with John Davis powering things along on drums and Gerald Clayton superlative with his own creative melodies on piano. Atlas Jazz continues this month with the special production of the William Parker Double Quartet performance Nov. 11 at Bohemian Caverns, and the Joel Harrison String Choir with the music of Paul Motian, back at the Atlas Nov. 28. u capitalcommunitynews.com u 25

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What A Long, Strange Race It’s Been!

by Anonymous

ichael Brown was born with the proverbial silver spoon firmly wedged in his mouth. Charismatic, tall, dark and handsome, scion of a Clinton BFF, Brown is a native Washingtonian, favorite son of vote-rich Ward 4. What better combination could one offer to the District electorate? This brings us, Dear Readers, to the subject of Brown’s recent defeat. The Nose has learned four lessons from this fiasco: 1. You don’t get elected unless you campaign. 2. You can’t campaign effectively without money. 3. Politicians who pay their bills and their taxes get elected. 4. Always watch the campaign checkbook. The Brown name was once considered to be so powerful a political moniker that its very appearance on the ballot even when harnessed to different politician of the completely opposite complexion stirred fear in the hearts of opponents. The successful nimbus that surrounded Brown the Elder, in common wisdom, was said to magically levitate his son’s political prospects. In a changing city, where bicycles whiz along cycle lanes, dogs frolic in exquisitely designed municipal canine recreation facilities while mothers lounge in child play areas alongside complicated double decker strollers resembling The Transformers of cinematic fame, perhaps it is time to refashion the political commonsense of an earlier cocoa inflected era? To those that still believe in the brand of Brown, here is little ditty for you cribbed without apology from the songbook of the Grateful Dead:

Most of the Council you meet on the dais speak of ethics, Most of the time they’re too busy to hear constituent groans. One of these days they know they better get working, Or they’ll be out of oﬃce and stranded on the streets all alone.

Running, Got my chips cashed in. Keep running, against the Grosso man. Together, more or less in line. Just keep running all the time.

You’re sick of hanging around, and the campaign’s begun to unravel; Get tired of running and you want to settle down. I guess they can’t revoke your license for trying, Get out of the Wilson Building! Drive out and look around!

Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on U Street. Hip, young, biking, tweeting and it’s all on the same street. A younger, gentrifying city involved in an upscale daydream Hang it up Chocolate City ‘cause you know what tomorrow brings. Union Market, got handcrafted sodas and knishes; Anacostia, got galleries and an art scene; The Washington ComPost’s got the ways and means; but just won’t endorse you, oh no!

Running, like the Grosso man; once told me you’ve got to play your hand. Sometimes your treasury’s not worth a damn, but you still got to lay’em down! Sometimes the dollars are raining on me; Other times reporters won’t let me be. Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange race it’s been. What in the world ever became of Mary Jane? She gained legality and now she isn’t the same. Living on Ben’s chili, Peregrine expresso, and Metro trains, All I can say is ain’t it a shame. Sitting and staring out of the apartment window, Got a tip that the bank’s gonna foreclose on the property again. I’d like to get some sleep before I campaign, But if you got a writ, I guess I gotta let you in. Busted, down on K Street. Set up, like a bowling pin. Knocked down, it gets to wearing thin. The press just won’t let you be, oh no.

Sometimes the dollars are raining on me; Other times reporters won’t let me be. Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange race it’s been. In the case of Michael A. Brown, the emperor truly had no clothes. Have comment for The Nose? Write him at thenose@hillrag.com. u midcitydcnews.com u 27

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It’s Time for a (S)election!

nce you walk out of a polling place on November 6, you can feel proud knowing that you’ve done your democratic duty. With a few strokes of a pen, you chose the men and women that will represent you, both locally and federally, for the coming years. And as with any representative democracy, you can sit back and know that election season is over, that all of those political TV ads and campaign yard signs will soon disappear. Well, kind of. At some point next year, the D.C. Board of Elections will call a special election to fill the At-Large seat on the D.C. Council that will be vacated by Phil Mendelson, the likely victor in the race for the council’s chairmanship. The petitions will come back out, the candidate forums will be scheduled, the fundraising pitches will return, and you’ll again be asked to come out and vote. In the meantime, though, there will be an election that you probably won’t know much about—nor will you likely be invited to participate in. As with every At-Large vacancy on the council, the D.C. Democratic State Committee—the local franchise of the Democratic Party—will be charged with selecting an interim councilmember, a seat-holder who will briefly assume the responsibilities and enjoy the perks of being an elected official in D.C.

The Battle for Biddle

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by Martin Austermuhle by Kwame Brown, who was rising to the council chairmanship. Party members gathered in a small conference room and hashed out who would succeed Brown, and after three rounds of hotly contested balloting, chose Sekou Biddle over Vincent Orange to fill Brown’s seat until a special election could be held. The process wasn’t pretty, though. Open ballots weren’t used, as required by the party’s rules, and members refused to say whom they had voted for. When it became evident that Orange would fight Biddle to the bitter end, Brown, former Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) and Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) appeared on site to press the flesh for Biddle’s interim appointment. The whole process ended up tainting Biddle; painted as a party insider who benefited from Brown’s endorsement, Biddle lost the April 26 special election to Orange, who had the gumption to present himself as just the type of outsider that the D.C. Council needed. (His political resume included representing Ward 5 for two terms and running for mayor and council chair.)

Selecting Mendo’s Successor

Will this January’s selection of an interim successor to Mendelson be any better? Not according to some critics. “What you’re going to see play out in the Democratic State Committee selection process is exactly what’s wrong with what voters are seeing in District politics today,” said Charles Allen, a member

of the Ward 6 Democrats. “There’s already so much talk within the committee wanting to select someone who will be beholden to the 80 or so members of the state committee. That’s not an approach that will select the best Democrat—let alone the best person—to represent the District at-large.” Other critics, some who wanted to remain anonymous, say that the local Democratic Party has simply failed to remain open and engaged with the 350,000 registered D.C. Democrats it is supposed to serve and represent. To them, the party remains an insular club of people unable to adequately manage their finances or find a way to make themselves relevant in a town that’s overwhelmingly Democratic. Philip Pannell, a Ward 8 activist and candidate for the State Board of Education who served the party in a variety of capacities over the course of 30 years, pulls no punches when speaking of the committee’s current trajectory. “I’ve seen the party in the best of times and the worst of times. This is indeed the worst of times. The Democratic State Committee is the pits. It is an absolute intellectual wasteland, and it does practically nothing for the body politic in this city,” he said. Other critics say that the committee just doesn’t seem to want to invite competition from those outside the inner circle. As evidence, they point to a change in the way the party chooses its 48 members. Late last year the committee announced that it was doing away with the direct election of its members, opting instead for a caucus. While committee officials said that the deci-

sion stemmed in part from consultations with the Democratic National Committee, one party critic who asked to remain anonymous said that the move was made to ensure that the party leadership didn’t change ahead of the Democratic National Convention. Pannell said much the same, adding that a caucus—“consummate inside baseball,” he termed it—would keep outsiders from participating. Even worse, there’s no set date for a caucus, meaning that many members will be exceeding the length of their terms. That feeling of a rigged inside game extends to the At-Large selection process, undoubtedly one of the few moments when the committee’s actions attract citywide attention. Not only does a small group of people get to elevate one of its own to the city’s legislature, but it largely gets to do so without the usual checks or balances on the process. To that end, one person who has already put their name in the running is the ultimate insider: committee chairwoman Anita Bonds, a former aide to Barry—and a senior executive for Fort Myer Construction, one of D.C.’s biggest contractors. Still, some committee members say they’re hoping to use the appointment process as a means to present a new, more inclusive side. “All of us want it this to be a process…that’s as broadly based as possible and have as much interaction with the public as possible and be as representative as possible. As with any public body, there’s a real struggle to find out what the best way is to do that,” explained Tania Jack-

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son, the committee’s Director of Communication and an At-Large member elected in 2008.

Democratic Party Doldrums

Will the committee be able to pull it off ? Maybe. But more importantly, will it even matter? The committee seems to be suffering from an existential crisis, awkwardly trying to define itself and its mission in a changing city. Maybe having no real competition has made the committee atrophy—D.C. voters are so consistently Democratic, after all, that the committee doesn’t have to do much to fight for their support. But worse than being irrelevant is being ineffectual, a position the committee has found itself in in the past. Not only did Biddle lose to Orange despite being endorsed by the committee, but in 1997 Arrington Dixon, another interim councilmember chosen by the committee, lost to David Catania, who was then a Republican. That the committee will again be able to exercise its power to appoint a councilmember should raise the question: is the process is even necessary? Ward-based seats, for one, remain empty until special elections are held. Additionally, the city can now hold special elections more quickly after vacancies are announced. Do we really need someone to keep a council seat warm for two months before someone is elected to do so on a fulltime basis? That’s a question all D.C. voters should consider over the next few months. Martin Austermuhle is Editor-in-Chief of DCist.com and a freelance writer. He lives in Columbia Heights. u

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+ The Numbers

A Deep Dive into DC Revenue Analysis Crystal Balls, Fiscal Cliffs and Other Metaphors

n this month’s column, we’re going to talk about why the District has unexpected deficits or surpluses sometimes—such as the $140 million in bonus money announced at the end of September—and how we can best use our resources given this volatility. The amount of money our local government brings in—and, therefore, the amount we can spend—is varies based on many factors. Some of those factors the District has more control over—like what tax rates are set—and some the District has less control over— like whether the federal government will do a massive spending cut in a move called sequestration. No matter what the District must balance its budget every year. While the challenge of making expenditures equal revenue in tough times is brutal, there also are tough choices to make when we bring in more money than expected, as is happening right now. Some DC leaders are suggesting that we save every penny of surplus money while others are proposing tax cuts, but the most judicious path is to use the money to prepare us for the future. That can involve saving some of the surplus and spending some of it on programs that give a good return on investment, like putting money into affordable housing that stabilizes families or libraries that promote literacy.

Looking into the Crystal Ball of Revenue Forecasting

DC government does a lot of different things, and a few of the people who work for our city are tasked with predicting the future. No, they are not psychics or palm readers. They are economists, and they work for the Office of Revenue Analysis for our city’s Chief Financial Officer in Southwest DC. These economists analyze a range of economic indicators, including population, employment, and housing to predict how much money will come into District coffers, and, therefore, how much we can spend. During the Great Recession, the Office of Revenue Analysis delivered a lot of bad news to 30 u Midcity DC | NOVEMBER 2012

by Elissa Silverman and Ed Lazere District leaders, but lately their forecasts have been more uplifting as the District’s population boom has meant more people living and working in the city, more houses and condos sold, and more people spending money at District businesses. There are 15,000 more working DC residents than a year ago, and wage income grew five percent. The number of new housing permits issued in the last 12 months is double the number from a year ago. Four times a year, ORA looks at all of these trends and tells us how much revenue we have to spend now and how much we might have down the road. In Sep-

tember, the Office of Revenue Analysis announced that tax collections at the end of fiscal year 2012 were $140 million higher than had been predicted just three months earlier. Overall tax collections for 2012 are $500 million higher than in 2011. This doesn’t mean everything is rosy, of course. While unemployment is low for college-educated DC residents, more than 20 percent of residents with a high school degree or less remain out of work, and nearly one-third of DC’s children live in poverty. For these residents, the recession is not over and we have to consider whether it makes sense to use some

of the boost we get from some parts of our economy to help those who haven’t done so well in it.

The Fiscal Cliff – A Risk that Probably Will Be Avoided

Another factor that goes into our forecast is what happens in the federal government. The feds are the largest employer in our city, and so changes to the federal budget and the federal workforce can have a big impact on the District. Right now, budget experts and economists are watching to see if we go over the so-called federal “fiscal cliff ”-- a mix of tax increases and spending cuts that will go into effect to cut the federal deficit. The good news is that, despite the recent history of federal political gridlock, both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have really strong incentives to work out a deal. Neither wants the deep defense cuts or tax increases on middle-income families that come with the fiscal cliff. That is why most blue chip economists and political observers feel that in the end Congress will either decide to delay tax increases or spending cuts entirely or create a new budget deal that brings down the deficit more slowly and responsibly. That has a big impact on DC’s revenue picture. If the fiscal cliff is avoided future forecasts might be revised to reflect more money, and just like we have planned for the worst case scenario in which sequestration happens, we should also start thinking about if it doesn’t.

Using Our New Resources to Make DC A Better Place

When DC’s $140 million year-end bonus was announced in September, many elected officials said we should save the whole thing. While it is important to have money in the bank, whether you’re a household or a government, it also makes sense to spend savings

sometimes, particularly if you have a decent amount set aside and the expenditures would serve an important purpose. After falling for several years, DC’s savings account — the city’s “fund balance” — grew last year to $1.1 billion. As a share of the city’s budget, that is larger than in all but eight states. This means a part of the $140 million could be spent without putting our fiscal security at risk. That is exactly the approach Mayor Williams took in the mid-2000s when the city was adding large surpluses year after year. The city faces many challenges now that could be addressed by using some of the $140 million revenue surplus. The DC budget approved last summer did not have adequate funding for basics such as homeless services, for example. The surplus also could be used for things like building up collections at libraries, including school libraries, or providing downpayment assistance to first-time homebuyers, or creating a small-business loan fund. There are no doubt many other good ideas. In just a few months, the mayor and DC Council will start the process of developing a budget for the next year. If it turns out DC’s tax collections are still growing, that will provide a great opportunity to think about tackling some of DC’s greatest challenges: improving outcomes at our lowest performing schools, a key goal of Chancellor Henderson; getting more adults trained for jobs; helping residents cope with the rising costs of housing; opening up libraries and rec centers on Sundays. We all can point to public investments that have made the city more attractive in recent years, whether it is the Wilson pool, the new H.D. Woodson High School, or a host of new libraries and recreation centers. With more money in the bank these days, DC’s leaders should not take the approach that the most responsible action is to save it all. Instead, they should focus on smart investments that will add to DC’s vitality and help more residents succeed. Silverman and Lazere work at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org), which conducts research on tax and budget issues that affect low- and moderate-income DC residents. u

Bloomingdale Bites by Jazzy Wright

Red Hen. The design of the Red Hen will take advanWhen it comes to new restaurant establishments tage of the building’s prominent windows, Zutant told opening in Bloomingdale, business is booming. Ac- The Washington Post. The restaurant will occupy the cording to the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan vacant space of the Bloomingdale Center on 1st Street. Across the street from the Washington, the area, much like Red Hen, another group plans the rest of Washington, is unto open Costa Brava Restaudergoing tremendous growth rant, slated to offer Balkan-style in diversity and in the number tapas cuisine, small Spanish enof restaurant additions. Every sembles and live acoustic muyear, more and more restaurasic. The restaurant group, Balteurs look to the area to make a kan Concepts, LLC, said that it name for themselves, thanks to wants the restaurant to remain the success of more established open until 3 a.m. and has apeateries, such as Big Bear Cafe, plied for a sidewalk cafe alcohol Boundary Stone and pizza joint license. Interestingly, the restauRustik Tavern. rant group has stated that there To capitalize on the growth will not be nude dancing at of the businesses, new restauthe establishment. rant owners are choosing to Bakery Grassroots Gourmet open shops in or around the announced that they will be setBloomingdale Center, a shopting up shop in a storefront adping area located on the corner jacent to Boundary Stone (on of 1st and T St. NW. The cenRhode Island Avenue NW) in the ter serves as the retail hub of the Rhode Island Ave. site where the bakery will open. fall. The bakery shop, which spebudding neighborhood. cializes in delivering freshly baked Back in October, restaurant owner Somjet Promphasit opened Aroi Thai, a Thai-and- goods to the homes of customers, plans to offer homemade sushi themed restaurant. While the restaurant offers Thai cookies, pies and cakes, as well as vegan baked goods. Finally, a group called Spo-dee-o-dee plans to open classics, such as panang curry and see ew noodles, the a new coffee shop directly across the street from Grassestablishment sets itself apart by listing chirashi sashimi roots Gourmet. Called the Showtime, the café, accordand the “McLobster” roll on its menu options. Promphasit ing to the city’s liquor license files, will be “an affordsays he was drawn to Bloomingdale after he came to the able and friendly neighborhood gathering spot with a area for the first time and felt a strong sense of the comlaid-back atmosphere.” During the day, the Showtime munity by simply walking around. “This is a good area to will serve coffee, pastries and house-made dips and have a business, and I wanted my place to be the neighsnacks, and at night beer, wine, spirits and appetizers. borhood’s first sit-down Asian cuisine” said Promphasit. The restaurant group has applied for an entertainment “Neighbors have come out to support the business, which endorsement and plans to keep the establishment open has been good.” until 2:30 a.m. Bloomingdale residents will have many more restauMargie Epps, who lives not far from the new resrants to get excited over in the coming months. Four taurants planning to open around the Bloomingdale restaurant owners have either applied for new business Center, said that she is excited about the new eateries licenses or publicly announced that they will set up shop because their openings mean that business gets to stay in the area. in the community. “It’s good that the neighborhood Sebastian Zutant, who was the opening sommelier is growing,” said Epps, who has lived in Bloomingdaof DC’s wildly successful Proof restaurant, broke the le for more than 20 years. “Now you don’t have to go news to The Washington Post in June that he plans to so far to get what you need. It’s also good to see the team up with two additional restaurateurs to open an u city growing.” Italian-focused restaurant in Bloomingdale called the

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Logan Circles by Mark F. Johnson

Mean Girls in Town

is the annual Logan Circle Holiday House Tour. As of this year, this event will have happened 34 times and it really just gets better every year! The

of this tour! In the past it has been a mixture of older Victorian properties and new apartments and condominiums, of which there is no shortage on

Mid City, U/14 and our sister neighborhood of Dupont Circle have survived a great deal of drama over the past month. At first it was Hurricane Sandy storming through Mid City and the rest of the DMV giving, us a pre-Halloween scare with her whistling winds that made many a roof tremble! Then it was a storm of another kind as highheeled drag queens descended on hundreds of spectators at the 26th annual High Heel Race, which is really more of a mini-parade of LGBT creativity and flair. After all, the race itself lasts usually less than 10 minutes. During this month of Thanksgiving we can all be grateful that no serious damage has befallen the city or our neighborhood streets, in particular in the wake of the storm that caused much more serious devastation in other parts of the country. As the holidays approach, look for things to calm down a bit around here as attention turns to celebrating and enjoying the seasonal festivity. Oh sure, restaurants like Matchbox at the corner of 14th and T Streets will be opening afresh, and stores like Urban Essentials, now in its new location at the corner of 14th and Rhode Island Ave., will probably decorate to the hilt in order to lure holiday shoppers, but that is part of the fall/winter revelry that we experience every year. Whole Foods will soon have Christmas trees for sale, undoubtedly, and we Mural on building at the corner of 14th and T streets recalls the pre-Civil Rights equality struggle. will know that it is time to breathe in the holiday spirit! 2012 tour will be held on December these streets. 2 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tour tickets Speaking of the old, did you catch What’s Ahead for Fall? are $25 in advance and $30 on the day the annual Tweed Ride the weekend So what else can we look forward of. Expect some of the best looking before the election? The fourth annual to in these parts? One of my favorites properties in Logan Circle to be part event, becoming a local fall tradition, 32 u Midcity DC | NOVEMBER 2012

saw nattily dressed men and women riding their bikes around U/14 as if they were spending a Sunday afternoon near Downton Abbey. A new restaurant, Brixton, at the corner of 9th Street, seemed to have opened for business specifically for this occasion, as many of the riders ended up there, perhaps knackered from the sporty ride, only to be revived by gin punch and Dandy Wellington and his six-piece jazz band, who were playing on the roof and perhaps drowning out the blaring 80s dance tunes coming from Nellies across the street. Brixton has the air of a club room at Oxford University, or perhaps a more Americanized New England version of one. The leather club chairs and sofas really set a tone, but I wasn’t sure of how old-English-aristocratic the antler chandeliers are. Can someone please enlighten? One big draw to the place is the roominess. It reminds me fondly of the student hall of my graduate school days on one of America’s old Gothic campuses. Music jams aren’t just for summer, in case you didn’t know. Last year jazz lovers enjoyed WPFW’S second annual U Street Jam. This year the event is planned for Saturday, Nov. 10 at Prince Hall, located at 1000 U St. NW. All proceeds from the event benefit the city’s struggling jazz station, WPFW, 89.3 FM. According to Jim Byers, host of the station’s popular “Latin Beat” program on Sunday evenings, “the event has evolved during the last few seasons into a real bash featuring a cross-section of genres heard on WPFW.” After this fractious election season, can’t we all benefit from a little hand-dancing before we feast? u

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Indoor Cycling Studio Opens

Off Road Indoor Cycling opened at 905 U Street NW, on Oct. 15. The state-of-the-art cycling studio features a variety of classes for anyone looking for a great workout. Off Road is the first specialized cycling studio in DC to offer virtual rides. It features bikes equipped with monitors to track workouts. In addition to offering a large variety of cycling classes, Off Road is committed to challenging students with innovative and proven fitness classes such as TRX and boxing. “We provide a place that anyone can drop in, workout, and have fun,” said Off Road’s co-owner Tammar Berger. “From triathletes to busy Washingtonians looking for a great workout that fits their hectic schedules, everyone will work up a sweat and know they got an amazing workout.” The studio encourages newcomers to indoor cycling to attend a $10, 30-minute introductory class. For more information about class times and pricing, visit www.offroaddc.com.

Marriott Marquis Construction Enters More Visible Phase

Construction of the four-star Washington Marriott Marquis, adjacent to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, between 9th and 10th and L streets and Massachusetts Avenue NW, is about to become a lot more noticeable from street level. The 14-story hotel will have 1,175-rooms and 46 suites. Meeting space, much of it underground, will include a 30,000-square-foot grand ballroom, two 10,800-square-foot junior ballrooms, more than 53,000 square feet of meeting rooms, an

Shaw Streets by Ralph Brabham

18,800-square-foot indoor event ter- and executive chef Adam D. Stein, who race and a 5,200-square-foot rooftop have worked at such notable venues as terrace. The hotel will incorporate the the Queen Vic, the Light Horse, Evenhistoric Samuel Gompers AFL-CIO tide, Tallula and Poste. At first glance, Shaw’s newest eatheadquarters, the “Plumbers Building,” at the corner of Massachusetts ery may look like other new drinking Ave. and 9th St., with its own bou- and dining destinations in the U Street corridor. It has a beautiful, bold interior, tique feel. Since groundbreaking in late 2010, the site has been abuzz with construction activity. Cranes, cement trucks, and workers have been a constant presence. Much of the work, however, has been below grade, behind construction fencing, so there has not been much for passersby to see. The Plumbers Building, used for construction office space, has remained largely untouched. A building permit was issued in August for construction above grade. The first columns have risen behind the fence, and soon the numerous floors will tower over the streets. General contractor Hensel Phelps announced the move of all construction offices into trailers in a nearby alley on Oct. 23, making way for the start of Cause Philanthropub at 1926 9th St. NW. Photo: Ralph Brabham construction activity in the historic Plumbers Building. The $520 million hotel is on schedule with a menu featuring locally sourced and interesting dishes, an impressive to open on May 1, 2014. draught and bottled beer list and innovative cocktail list. But this new estabCause Philanthropub lishment is decidedly different from its Opens peers: all of its profits go not to invesCause Philanthropub opened on tors but to charitable causes. Oct. 24, at 1926 9th St. NW. It is the As many as six organizations will product of benevolent owners Nick benefit from Cause’s profits each quarVilelle and Raj Ratwani (former Peace ter. An advisory board selects the nonCorps volunteers) and a team of like- profits by reviewing applications and minded restaurant industry veterans, combing through GiveWell, Charity including John Jarecki, Dave Pressley Navigator and Catalogue for Philan-

thropy, organizations solely focused on evaluating nonprofit organizations. The board will analyze prospective charities according to four criteria: the degree of sustainability of their work, the potential for scaling their solution to assist more people in need, the extent to which the organization would benefit from being featured in Cause and the organization’s appeal to customers. The inaugural charities benefitting from Cause are Martha’s Table, Common Good City Farm and Higher Achievement.

Parcel 42 Presentations on Nov. 14

On Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., six teams will present their plans for the development of Parcel 42, the city-owned vacant lot at the northeast corner of 7th and R streets NW. The presentations will take place at the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library at 1630 7th Street NW.

Uptown Opens Upstairs Lounge on 7th Street

Uptown Ethiopian Fusion Cuisine, located at 1608 7th St. NW (formerly home to Fasil Ethiopian Restaurant), celebrated its grand opening on Sept. 6. Then, on Oct. 30, with Councilmember Tommy Wells in attendance, it celebrated the opening of its upstairs lounge. The space is ready for a future of live entertainment, including karaoke and music. u midcitydcnews.com u 33

G I V I N G L O C A L LY Green Door

CFC LISTINGS:

helps men and women with mental illness achieve the highest level of personal success and independence in our community.

Green Door Values:

Access Housing, Inc. – CFC #22663

• Respect, Dignity and Empathy • Collaboration • Focus on Individual Strengths • Quality Services • Welcoming and Safe Environment

1221 Taylor Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 202-464-9200

“The Capitol Hill Psychiatrist”

Joseph Tarantolo, MD BOARD CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRIST CERTIFIED GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPIST HERBALIST, NUTRITION COUNSELOR

Specializing in: • Individual, Couples, and Group Psychotherapy • Patients with the Diagnosis of Cancer • Self Exploration without Psychotropic Drugs: “Talk Back to Prozac”

Access Housing, Inc. (DC) operates the Southeast Veterans Service Center and Chesapeake Veterans House in Southeast DC. This is a non-profit agency dedicated to providing support services and housing to formerly homeless veterans. Both male and female veterans reside at the facilities. Veterans from all branches and wars have been served by the SEVSC; which celebrated its 10 year anniversary last November. 820-840 Chesapeake Street, SE, DC 20032, 202-561-8387, Accesshousingdc.org

Association for the Preservation of The Congressional Cemetery CFC #7537

In 1807 a burial ground for citizens in the east end of the new federal city was founded. In the first five years, 13 members of Congress, two vice presidents, and numerous military and government officials were interred, along with a number of ordinary citizens. The Association maintains and operates the 35+ acres, 14,000 headstones, and burial place of over 55,000 people. 1801 E St SE, Washington, DC 20003, 202-543-0539, http://www.congressionalcemetery.org/

Capital Area Food Bank CFC #30794, United Way #8052

202-543-5290 They helped you, now it’s YOUR TURN to help them!

For 30 years, CAFB has been the D.C. metro area’s hub for food sourcing, distribution and nutrition education - serving over 478,000 people struggling with hunger. Through direct service and a network of 700 nonprofit partners, the CAFB distributed 27 million pounds of food last year, including 10.8 million pounds of fresh produce. For more on hunger, visit our website at CapitalAreaFoodBank.org. 645 Taylor Street, NE, Washington, DC 20017, 202526-5344, www.CapitalAreaFoodBank.org

Capitol Hill Restoration Society CFC #50747 This CFC season consider giving back to a veteran who has given so much to us. We have been a place of transition for hundreds of chronically homeless veterans. Providing veterans with a new home and a new beginning. Proudly celebrating 11 years of service.

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CHRS provides guidance on the preservation of historic sites and buildings on the Hill and conveys the views of its 1,000 members to governments and other organizations on issues affecting the Capitol Hill community. CHRS convenes several forums annually on key community issues such as education, crime, transportation, development, zoning and the environment. 420 10th St. SE, Washington, DC 20003, 202-543-0425, www.chrs.org

Capitol Hill Village – CFC #55474

Capitol Hill Village is a nonprofit organization of neighbors working together to provide services Hill residents need to live safely and comfortably in their own homes throughout their lives. With

one phone call or e-mail message, Village members gain access to professional and volunteer services and a variety of educational and social programs. Box 15126, Washington DC 20003, 202-543-1778, www.capitolhillvillage.org

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington – CFC#83997, UW#8054

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington helps individuals and families overcome poverty and isolation in the District and Maryland. Annually, over 100,000 people receive help with housing, food, legal aide, physical and mental health, immigration and more. We have 79 programs in 53 locations. www.CatholicCharitiesDC. org

Central Union Mission – CFC# 85786

Central Union Mission is a faith-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. It operates a rehabilitation program for men with life-controlling issues, free meals program, a clothing and furniture distribution center, and a 220-acre retreat center with a camp for underprivileged children and recreation facilities for the community. Its current programs serve homeless men, underprivileged women, children, seniors, veterans and the growing Hispanic community. The Mission works to help transform the area’s toughest rehabilitation cases into productive members of society

Coalition for the Homeless CFC #83436, United Way #8194

The Coalition for the Homeless was established in 1979. Our mission is to help transition homeless and at risk individuals and families in the Washington area to self-sufficiency through housing programs and supportive services. The Coalition fulfills its mission by operating 13 housing and shelter facilities. 1234 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Suite C-1015, Washington, DC 20005, 202347-7279, www.dccfh.org

For Love of Children CFC #72093, United Way #8260

For Love of Children (FLOC) provides educational services beyond the classroom to help students succeed from first grade through college and career. We bring together students, volunteers, families, and community partners in proven programs that teach, empower, and transform. 1763 Columbia Rd, NW, DC 20009, 202-462-8686, www. flocdc.org

Green Door CFC #13954 , United Way #8197

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Little Lights Urban Ministries CFC # 89156

Little Lights provides award-winning programs to under-resourced children on the Hill. Recruiting 80+ weekly volunteers, Little Lights offers one-to-one tutoring, enrichment, and youth job training. Chosen by the Catalogue of Philanthropy as one the “best small charities in DC,” Little Lights also received the Keller Award in 2009. 760 7th Street SE, DC 20003, 202-548-4021, www. littlelights.org

So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E) CFC#74405

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Since the 1970s, SOME has offered meals, a medical clinic, job programs and affordable housing programs to those in need. 1,000 meals are served each day in our dining room. SOME offers comprehensive programs that meet a full spectrum of needs while giving a sense of dignity to the poor and homeless of the District. 71 O Street, NW, DC 20001, 202-797-8806, www.some.org

Washington Humane Society CFC #58899

The WHS has been the area’s leading voice for animals since 1870. As the only open-access shelter in the Nation’s Capital, WHS provides comfort and care to nearly 30,000 animals each year through its broad range of services including sheltering, adoption, spay and neuter, CatNiPP, Humane Law Enforcement, lost and found, human–animal therapy programs and Humane Education. 4590 MacArthur Boulevard, NW  Washington, DC  20007, 202-234-8626 , www.washhumane.org u midcitydcnews.com u 35

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Saturday Morning at the National Free Performances for Children

On Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. there are free live performances for children in the Helen Hayes Gallery. Tickets are required and distributed first come-first seat-

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ed. Tickets are distributed 1/2 hour prior to performance. One ticket per person in line. The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. 202783-3372. Nov 17-The Frog Prince. Baltimore’s award-wining Black Cherry Puppet Theatre tells the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale about a beautiful princess, a talking frog, and the importance of keeping one’s

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promises. Beautiful handmade puppets and an original soundtrack tell the merry musical tale. Dec 1-Oh! Hanukkah! Nell and David Greenfieldboyce combine music, comedy and puppets to bring out the Hanukkah spirit in everyone! Two enchanting puppet tales of Jewish life in the old country combined with a novel retelling of the story of Ha-

nukkah brings the seasonal tale of the “Festival of Lights” to life. Dec 8-Christmas Dreams from The Nutcracker. Saturday Morning at the National families eagerly await the annual presentation of the Virginia Ballet Company and School’s selections from Tchaikovsky’s glittering confection. Snowflakes and Sugar Plum Fairies fill the air in a dazzling presentation full of lovely costumes, lively dances and elegant holiday cheer. Dec 15-Chris Davis: A Christmas Carol. Join Tim Cratchitt (all grown up) and his blushing bride, Rose, in recreating Charles Dickens’s classic tale A Christmas Carol. Kids in the audience take roles in the show, playing Jacob Marley, Ghosts of Christmas, and the cantankerous old miser himself to the delight and merriment of all!

Read to a FourLegged Friend

On Monday, Dec 3, 4 p.m., children will enjoy the company of dogs from People Animals Love (PAL) and their owners as they practice reading with a non-judgmental friend. This event is appropriate for all ages. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321. dclibrary.org/mlk

Kids enjoying the special Mass. Photo: Courtesy of St. Patrick Catholic Church

St. Nicholas Children’s Mass at St. Patrick’s

On Sunday, Dec 9, 10:00 a.m. St. Patrick’s Mass welcomes children and invites them to remember St. Nicholas and the “little ones” for whom he cared. Saint Patrick Catholic Church, 619 10th St. NW. 202-347-2713. saintpatrickdc.org 36 u Midcity DC | NOVEMBER 2012

November 17 is National Family Volunteer Day

Kids are never too young to volunteer! See how your kids can make a difference at school and

at home! Go to generationon.org/ kids to find some great projects and ideas for volunteering.

Largest Playground Improvement Project in DC History

Mayor Gray, D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation Director Aguirre and Department of General Services Director Hanlon have announced that the District government would be undertaking the largest playground renovation project in its history. Mayor Gray prioritized this initiative and worked with his budget team to identify additional end-of-year capital funds to both add additional playgrounds to the project and accelerate the pace of renovations. As a result, a total of 32 playgrounds will now be renovated in Fiscal Year 2013. Wards 1 and 2 playgrounds to be renovated are Harrison Playground, 1330 V St. NW; Banneker Playground, 2500 Georgia Ave. NW and Rose Park Playground, 2609 Dumbarton St. NW. Renovations are expected to start this fall, with completions during 2013.

Chancellor Henderson Announces Taskforce to Support School Libraries

In an effort to broaden access to reading for students, DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson has announced a task force to better support school libraries. The DCPS Library Task Force will make recommendations for consideration and

possible implementation in the 20132014 school year. The task force’s first meeting was this week. Specifically, the task force will be asked to evaluate the current status of school libraries and library programs, including staffing levels, instruction provided and collections; evaluate the best practices for library instruction and programming; determine the basics of a quality school library system; develop recommendations to improve the quality of school libraries and library programs; and recommend any voluntary/community-based strategies designed to increase and improve school libraries, library programs and collection development.

Family-Friendly DAR Christmas Open House

On Wednesday, Dec 5, 5:30-8 p.m., experience the elegance and Christmas splendor of Memorial Continental Hall, a Registered Historic Landmark and tour their 31 period rooms depicting scenes of early American life. You asre also welcome to explore the DAR Museum Gallery. Enjoy Christmas music from area choirs. For kids, Santa is taking time out of his busy schedule to attend the Open House. Coloring books and crayons will be given out to children. DAR Memorial Continental Hall, 17th and D sts. NW. 202-572-0563. dar.org/natsociety/ open_house

An American Girl Tea: Samantha and the Gilded Age

On Dec 15, 10:30 a.m.-noon, learn what it was like to grow up

Accepting only online applications for the 2013-2014 school year, grades PS-6 Apply at www.ewstokes.org

If applicants do not have internet access, they can come to the school to apply on-line.

With a French and Spanish immersion program and a dual focus on academic excellence and community service, Stokes School prepares culturally diverse elementary school students to be leaders, scholars, and responsible citizens who are committed to social justice.

Upcoming Open House

November 8, 2012 from 9:30am – 11:00am January 31, 2013 from 9:30am – 11:00am RSVP to Ms. Jo-Anne Hurlston, Parent Coordinator, jo-anneh@ewstokes.org

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during the Gilded Age at this family tea. After reading and discussing brief passages from the Samantha books, children will enjoy a tea party and design their own ornaments to take home. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Dolls are welcome! Reservations are required. $5. Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. societyofthecincinnati.org

Coyaba Dance Theater at Sitar Center

Coyaba Dance Theater will perform in Sitar’s de Laski Theater on Nov 17, noon-1 p.m. This performance is free and open to the public. Sitar Arts Center 1700 Kalorama Rd. NW. 202797-2145. sitarartscenter.org Sitar Arts Center brings its diverse community together to give underserved children and youth the opportunity to explore and study the visual and performing arts in an afterschool safe haven. The Center partners with local volunteer artists and arts organizations to provide comprehensive arts education, nurturing relationships and high expectations that enable young people to better know and express themselves as they discover and develop their artistic gifts.

“My Fair Lady” Parent-Child Tea and Family Fun Pack

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for an Adult and Youth pair; additional tickets are $125 each. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit arenastage.org/ support/special-events/mfl-tea or call 202-600-4025. All proceeds will benefit Arena Stage’s awardwinning Community Engagement Programs. Bring the whole family to Arena Stage to see “My Fair Lady,” through Jan 6. They have brought back the Family Fun Pack: four seats for $125. Must include a minimum of two patrons between ages 5 and 17 per Fun Pack; cannot be combined with any other offer or applied to previously purchased tickets; limit two Fun Packs per household. All standard fees apply. Must be purchased by phone or in person. arenastage.org

Former Webb School Awarded to KIPP DC

The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education and the Department of General Services will recommend to the DC Council of the District of Columbia to award the former Webb Elementary School at 1375 Mt. Olivet Road NE to KIPP DC Public Charter Schools. KIPP DC will operate three programs for Pre-K through 8th grade at the site, which is located in Ward 5. Currently, KIPP DC operates 10 programs at three locations in the District. A long-term lease of the Webb school will allow KIPP DC to expand its high-quality offerings to students and families across the city. KIPP DC’s programs are ranked Tier 1 under the Public Charter School Board’s Performance Management Framework.

Fall Harvest Scavenger Hunt at Brookside Gardens

On Nov 16, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., have some seasonal fun throughout Brookside Gardens. Start at the Visitors Center and

follow the colorful leaf trail leading you to the conservatory and back again. Along the way, hunt for seasonal clues and participate in fun activities, exercises and crafts. Guided garden walks leave on the half hour beginning at 10:00 a.m. Last walk leaves at 12:30 p.m. An adult must walk with each child and assist in the activities. This event is designed for ages 2-6. $5 per child. Please register online at montgomeryparks.org/ brookside. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD. For more information, call 301-9621400 or visit brooksidegardens.org.

DC Youth Orchestra Concert at the Kennedy Center

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Art Trails at the American Art Museum

On Saturday, Nov 10, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., lace up your favorite pair of comfy sneakers as you prepare to explore the galleries of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Pick up a themed scavenger hunt and begin your trek through time, through space, and through art. You’ll have to answer questions, solve puzzles, and look closely. Some curious characters might even be waiting for you along the way! It’s free. American Art Museum (begin in the Kogod Courtyard), Eighth and F sts. NW. americanart.si.edu

The DC Youth Orchestra Program launches its 53rd concert season with its Youth Orchestra’s Fall Concert at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Terrace Theater on Saturday, Nov 17 at 2:00 pm. Led by Maestro Jesus Manuel Berard, the program includes “Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage” by Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Ives’ “Fugue” from his Symphony No.4 and Beethoven’s Symphony No.8. The concert is free and open to the public, although tickets are required. Tickets are available at dcyop.org or through Eventbrite at dcyopfall2012-efbevent.eventbrite.com. u midcitydcnews.com u 39

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Changing hands is a list of most residential sales in the District of Columbia from the previous month. A feature of every issue, this list, based on the MRIS, is provided courtesy of Don Denton, manager of the Coldwell Banker office on Capitol Hill. The list includes address, sales price and number of bedrooms. Neighborhood

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1241 KENYON ST NW ##1 1321 EUCLID ST NW #402 1465 COLUMBIA RD NW #201 471 LURAY PL NW #A 527 IRVING ST NW #02 1419 CLIFTON ST NW #101 1451 BELMONT ST NW #312 700 QUINCY ST NW #2 1307 CLIFTON ST NW #44 1451 BELMONT ST NW #11 1017 MONROE ST NW #1 1449 HARVARD ST NW 3060 16TH ST NW #111 2750 14TH ST NW #PH6 3900 14TH ST NW #721 3900 14TH ST NW ##606 3900 14TH ST NW #322 3900 14TH ST NW ##316 610 IRVING ST NW #T-06 1417 NEWTON ST NW #304 1020 FAIRMONT ST NW #10 1321 FAIRMONT ST NW #106 2639 15TH ST NW #102 3211 8TH ST SE #7 912 BARNABY ST SE #301 4715 1ST ST SW #303 3866 9TH ST SE #301

FEE SIMPLE BLOOMINGDALE 14 T ST NW

$699,900

CLEVELAND PARK 3701 PORTER ST NW 3505 PORTER ST NW 0 ORDWAY ST NW 3214 WOODLEY RD NW 3422 PORTER ST NW

$1,500,000 $1,405,000 $1,350,000 $1,195,000 $1,119,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1114 LAMONT ST NW 1523 MONROE ST NW 3605 11TH ST NW 1432 TAYLOR ST NW 434 LURAY PL NW 1011 FAIRMONT ST NW 609 ROCK CREEK CHURCH RD NW 620 KENYON ST NW 2319 SHERMAN AVE NW 737 HOBART PL NW 1006 QUEBEC PL NW 738 GRESHAM PL NW

$1,150,000 $758,000 $757,213 $729,500 $612,000 $600,000 $599,000 $578,500 $461,000 $410,000 $390,000 $421,000

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$1,295,000 $1,595,000

KALORAMA 1915 BILTMORE ST NW 1929 19TH ST NW 1831 VERNON ST NW

$2,141,915 $1,850,000 $1,010,000

LEDROIT PARK 14 BRYANT ST NW 348 V ST NW 2134 FLAGLER PL NW 53 W ST NW

$689,000 $580,000 $462,600 $391,000

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LOGAN 1413 SWANN ST NW 1604 13TH ST NW

$895,000 $1,065,000

MOUNT PLEASANT 1820 KILBOURNE PL NW 1708 KILBOURNE PL NW 1820 IRVING ST NW

$1,010,900 $806,000 $645,000

MT VERNON 1215 4TH ST NW

$918,000

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531 RANDOLPH ST NW 741 VARNUM ST NW 434 NEWTON PL NW 5015 9TH ST NW 411 BUCHANAN ST NW 5400 4TH ST NW 4630 4TH ST NW 4516 8TH ST NW 603 DECATUR ST NW 5106 KANSAS AVE NW 718 HAMILTON ST NW 4919 7 TH ST NW 314 MISSOURI AVE NW 5237 5TH ST NW 5210 ILLINOIS AVE NW

$694,000 $645,000 $587,000 $563,000 $550,000 $405,000 $402,000 $399,000 $361,000 $345,000 $309,000 $285,500 $265,000 $240,000 $235,000

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SHAW 1610 6TH ST NW 59 P ST NW

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1708 NEW JERSEY AVE NW 220 Q ST NW

$489,000 $582,500

U ST 1904 11TH ST NW 1218 W ST NW 2219 13TH ST NW

$701,000 $741,000 $825,000

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DUPONT 1534 T ST NW 1531 S ST NW

$525,000 $490,000 $465,000 $450,500 $433,000 $430,000 $425,000 $405,000 $385,000 $379,000 $375,000 $360,000 $346,000 $317,500 $299,900 $275,000 $266,900 $259,900 $255,000 $255,000 $240,000 $236,500 $195,000 $72,400 $50,000 $45,000 $44,199

CONDO ADAMS MORGAN 2328 CHAMPLAIN ST NW #311 1654 EUCLID ST NW #204 1750 HARVARD ST NW #7A 2633 ADAMS MILL RD NW #103 1801 CALVERT ST NW #106

$625,000 $499,900 $442,500 $376,500 $321,500

BLOOMINGDALE 2035 2ND ST NW #G203 2128 1ST ST NW #2

$262,000 $609,990

$450,000 $447,500 $432,600 $399,500 $388,500 $370,000 $355,000 $308,000 $245,000 $225,000 $211,000

CLEVELAND PARK 2 2 2 1 1 0 3

CENTRAL 2425 L ST NW #531 $865,000 2425 L ST NW #205 $855,000 2555 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #401 $750,000 1010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #607 $553,000 1010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #803 $518,000 $500,000 601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #307 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #PH-1301 $465,000

1010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #811 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #506 1230 23RD ST NW #502 777 7TH ST NW #1008 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #705 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #605 601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #906 1411 21ST ST NW #1411 1133 14TH ST NW #307 1314 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #708 1260 21ST ST NW #912

2 2 2 2 1 1 1

3883 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #310 3883 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #105 3883 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #518 3861 NEWARK ST NW #464B 3110 WISCONSIN AVE NW #702 3401-3420 38TH ST NW #417 2726 ORDWAY ST NW #3 3616 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #300 3010 WISCONSIN AVE NW #304 3010 WISCONSIN AVE NW #406 3022 WISCONSIN AVE NW #104 3616 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #206

$685,000 $680,000 $657,000 $485,000 $385,000 $380,000 $345,000 $327,500 $268,500 $255,900 $252,000 $208,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1336 MERIDIAN PL NW #2 1341 IRVING ST NW #B 1319 EUCLID ST NW #2 1237 KENYON ST NW #C

$789,000 $680,000 $630,000 $565,000

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 2 2

1622 19TH ST NW #4 2141 P ST NW #803 1401 17TH ST NW #804 1648 BEEKMAN PL NW #D 2012 O ST NW #42 1325 18TH ST NW #302 1830 17TH ST NW #402 1830 17TH ST NW #401 1916 17TH ST NW #1 1825 T ST NW #603 1624 CORCORAN ST NW #D 1754 WILLARD ST NW #2 1935 17TH ST NW #1 1325 18TH ST NW #402 1330 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #424 1715 15TH ST NW #APT 27

$780,000 $648,000 $599,000 $594,900 $445,000 $405,000 $363,500 $349,900 $275,000 $247,152 $587,500 $561,200 $409,500 $407,500 $305,000 $519,000

KALORAMA

1804 KALORAMA SQ NW #17 2230 CALIFORNIA ST NW #4B-E 2153 CALIFORNIA ST NW #103 2011 COLUMBIA RD NW #2 1819 BELMONT RD NW #3 1842 MINTWOOD PL NW #4 1850 KALORAMA RD NW #C 1816 KALORAMA RD NW #204

$2,800,000 $1,355,000 $677,500 $619,000 $500,000 $440,000 $436,000 $199,000

LEDROIT PARK

2419 1ST ST NW #2 2201 2ND ST NW #42 2201 2ND ST NW #44

$628,000 $334,900 $299,900

2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 2

$1,260,000 $789,900 $679,000 $655,000 $550,554 $399,990 $365,000 $178,000 $915,000 $716,000 $682,500 $659,900 $552,450 $545,000

2200 3350 1823 1823 1823 1823 1812 3426 3510

1130 910 475 310

PEN 616 616 701

PET

4211 5040

SHA

515 1806

2125 2020 929 2001

2829

COO 5 3 2 2 2 1 2 0

CEN

1300

CLE

3600 3018 2800

DU 2 1 1

LOGAN

1413 P ST NW #203 1401 Q ST NW #204 1300 13TH ST NW #704 1437 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #711 20 LOGAN CIR NW #1-2 1314 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #501 1314 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #106 1440 N ST NW #1003 1515 15TH ST NW #430 1213 N ST NW #B 1301 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #4 1515 15TH ST NW #208 1301 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #1 1109 M ST NW #10

1109 1211 1209 1441 2125 1421

2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 1

1514 1526 1725

KAL

1901 2122

2707

PET

5230 5230 5210

2800 u

1109 M ST NW #4 1211 13TH ST NW #207 1209 13TH ST NW #406 1441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #811 2125 14TH ST NW #326-W 1421 T ST NW #8

$525,000 $484,000 $440,000 $415,000 $869,000 $535,000

MOUNT PLEASANT

2200 17TH ST NW #219 3350 17TH ST NW #PH-1 1823 NEWTON ST NW #101 1823 NEWTON ST NW #102 1823 NEWTON ST NW #106 1823 NEWTON ST NW #104 1812 INGLESIDE TER NW #5 3426 16TH ST NW #606 3510 16TH ST NW #201

$810,000 $540,000 $500,000 $458,000 $410,000 $398,900 $385,000 $339,500 $287,500

MOUNT VERNON SQUARE

1130 5TH ST NW #1 910 M ST NW #1008 475 K ST NW #804 310 M ST NW #6

$462,000 $408,500 $435,000 $242,000

PENN QUARTER

616 E ST NW #914 616 E ST NW #814 701 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #1013

$695,000 $665,000 $339,000

2 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1

PETWORTH

4211 8TH ST NW #1 5040 1ST ST NW #303

$421,000 $260,000

2 2

SHAW

515 Q ST NW #3 1806 6TH ST NW #102

$611,350 $320,000

U STREET

2125 14TH ST NW #724 2020 12TH ST NW #808 929 FLORIDA AVE NW #1005 2001 12TH ST NW #406

$635,000 $809,000 $555,000 $490,000

WOODLEY PARK 2829 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #214

$242,000

2 1 2 2 2 2

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CLEVELAND PARK

3600 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #103 $287,500 3018 PORTER ST NW #203 $269,500 2800-2802 DEVONSHIRE PL NW #305 $415,500

DUPONT CIRCLE

1514 17TH ST NW #215 1526 17TH ST NW #110 1725 17TH ST NW #300

$354,555 $290,000 $230,000

KALORAMA

1901 WYOMING AVE NW #21 2122 CALIFORNIA ST NW #356

$609,000 $279,000

MOUNT PLEASANT 2707 ADAMS MILL RD NW #400

$304,000

0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1

$135,000 $89,000 $60,729

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