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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20003 TEL: 202-544-3900 FAX: 202-546-1771 VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 of The Hill VOICE Voicemail The Voice of the Hill is published and distributed monthly to Capitol Hill Shotgun House Issueresidences and business locations. Should be Kept Alive The focus is on the community and includes contiguous neighborhoods from Gallaudet University to the To the Editor: Navy Yard and from the Capitol to Last fall, the DC Historic Preservation the Stadium Armory Complex. Review Board (HPRB) held a hearing on Publication and distribution is the the E Street, SE, Shotgun House. Now, a last Friday of each month. year later, despite a ruling by the HPRB Advertising deadline is the first of that the house needed to be preserved the month preceding publication. and stabilized, nothing has changed. As I noted in a previous letter to the unable to do anything to make which have a bigger impact him restore the property. Last on the quality of life in fall, while HPRB representa-our community. But tives were again inspecting the the frustration that property, a CHRS board member those of us who assured me that action would be live in the surtaken to begin the process of restoring rounding neighborthe property. The same individual also hood feel at this said there was a possibility that the continuing impasse jus- CHRS would consider buying the proper-tifies, I think, keeping this issue alive ty, and then encouraged me to make an and before the community as a whole. offer to the owner. I was amazed at that Voice of the Hill editor, at the hearing, Councilwoman suggestion, and I also knew the possibil-PETER THEIL NOTE NEW ADDRESS! Ambrose told the HPRB there were no ity that the CHRS would consider buying 1233 E St., SE PO Box 15874 funds in the city budget to enforce any the property was bogus. So, despite the Washington DC 20003-0874 ruling that the owner restore the build-sound and fury of the HPRB and CHRS, 202-544-0703 Main office ing. She castigated the owner for allow-no restoration has occurred--nor move-Shedding Light 202-318-7806 Fax ing the building to deteriorate, as we all ment by the city to take over the proper did, and she pleaded (yes, pleaded, as ty and restore it; nor movement by the To the Editor: www.voiceofthehill.com did all of us who testified that day) for CHRS to buy it, move it, or find a devel- The new "electrified Washington Globe" editor@voiceofthehill.com the HPRB to rule that the Shotgun oper for it. Stabilizing the Shotgun bruce@voiceofthehill.com House be demolished. All this fell on House, whatever that means, accom-street lights on Barracks Row are terrif- patti@voiceofthehill.com deaf ears, and that has been the story plishes absolutely nothing other than ic. What I'm wondering is why they're adele@voiceofthehill.com for years. providing the HPRB and CHRS with mis-considered the right thing for Barracks While new housing development is guided satisfaction that they have again Row and the wrong thing for the rest of julia@voiceofthehill.com occurring all around Capitol Hill, the prevented the owner from taking the us. Capitol Hill is supposed to be an Staff HPRB and the Capitol Hill Restoration house down. Historic District, but what we see all Scott Shumaker Society (CHRS) have blocked any possi-If the Capitol Hill community as a over the Hill is these awful, huge, tall Editor bility that development could take place whole (and not just the CHRS and on the 1200 block of E Street, SE, HPRB) feels that this property must be ugly street lightst look like they Bruce Robey extending back to the 1200 block of preserved or that it must remain in its belong in some suburb's strip mall. On my street, Constitution Ave., NE, it was WebMaster Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, unless the deteriorated state as a monument to Adele Robey Shotgun House is preserved. Nothing demolition by neglect, then our neighbor-only a few years ago that the city Graphic Design and Production we, the surrounding community, the hood will have to live with that. But I installed new lights, each of them entire- Andrew Noyes, Assistant Editor ANC, the mayor, the deputy mayor or Ms. can't believe that anyone who is familiar ly wrong for the Historic District and Ambrose have said makes a difference. with this issue would support that posi-more or less ineffective, since they are Patti Shea, Political Reporter We have asked the CHRS and HPRB tion--certainly not if they had to live not only ugly but also not very function- Larry Kaufer, Sports Editor to work with the community to insure next to or near this house every year. al, with glaring lights which shine into our bedroom windows but tower above Julia Robey, Production Coordinator that any development in this area will Yes, it is very unfortunate that the the leafed out trees so that the lighting meet the requirements/guidelines of the property owner allowed the Shotgun rarely even reaches the sidewalks in Publishers historic district. Over the past two years, House to deteriorate to its present con- summer and fall. These "now stillPhoenix Graphics, Inc. several people have stopped by the dition; we all agree on that. But the T/A Voice of the Hill Shotgun House and expressed an inter-CHRS and HPRB can't seem to get past almost new" lights on my street were a est in developing the property for resi-that fact or their anger at the owner. It's big waste of city taxpayer money, and also an indication of how out of touch Community Action Group: dential use (meaning, putting up new time for them to be responsive to the townhouses), but as soon as they heard community on this issue. And the owner the city is with its residents' needs. Did Distribution about the CHRS and HPRB requirements must understand that just because we we ask for new lights? NO! Did we need Contributing Writers that the Shotgun House be preserved, support his demolishing the Shotgun new lights? NO! What we asked for was relief from the Stephen Ackerman Jessica Leshnoff their interest disappeared. I have been House, that does not give him or anyone parking problem. What we asked for was Julio Arguello, Jr. Timur Loynab told that other prospective buyers have else carte blanche to put up anything the city to be sensitive to the need to also been scared off after learning about they like without community input and create more parking spaces for our cars, Laurie Aomari Celeste McCall the need to preserve the house. support. He and any other interested Stephanie Briggs Bill McLeod developer must understand and respect and also, even more importantly, to work I was also told that because the Judith Capen Andrew Noyes on safety and security for our Capitol Hill Ruth Hayes Robbins neighborhood petitioned the city to do the concerns of the community. If the neighborhood. Our "big ugly lights" did- JoAnne Carey away with the curb cut in front of the house can be restored as part of an Gene Clapp Julia Robey Shotgun House (the first time the CHRS overall development on that lot, fine-- n't meet any of these needs. Thus, I'm wondering ... why is it that Victoria Curtis Shirley Serotsky ever supported the neighborhood on a but there is no evidence to date that only the business district is supported Colin Gustafson Patti Shea related Shotgun House issue), that has this is feasible or that there is an inter- in its effort to do appropriate lighting? Dug Hanbicki Robert Wander been a deterrent to any possible devel-ested developer willing to do that. opment on that site. In response, we I invite all of the Hill community to And why is it that the city can't do the Beth Lambdin same in the rest of our neighborhood? have said that while we oppose use of a come and look at the building and Is this another example of the DCMemberships curb cut for commercial use, we would decide for themselves what the outcome Transportation Department only working of the Shotgun House should be. Maybe Capitol Hill Association of Merchants support one, for example, as use for on a patchwork basis--prioritizing everyand Professionals residential parking. That is not an issue there is someone out there who can that should prevent development of the actually come up with the funds to buy one but the residents of our neighbor- Art Directors Club of Metropolitan hood? site. Washington It is absolutely clear to everyone Barracks Row Business Alliance (except possibly the HPRB and CHRS) Independent Free Papers of that the owner is never going to restore America this property, nor has any reason to do H Street Merchants Association so, and it is equally clear that the city is and restore the building. That would be great. My guess is that will not happen, and that most people will agree it's time BARBARA LEA C H that the building be taken down. 610 Constitution Ave., NE I realize there are many other pressing issues that concern Capitol Hill www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 cityDesk COVERING THE HILL'S POLITICAL SCENE AND MORE ALL STORIES WRITTEN/COMPILED BY PATTI SHEA ANC 6B Voices Symbolic 'No' on St. Coletta On a recommendation from its planning committee, ANC 6B unanimously voted Oct. 9 to oppose the city's plan to install a special-needs school on Eastern Capitol Hill until the school's administrators agree to make neighborhood improvements. The panel shocked representatives from the St. Coletta School with its "no" vote. The school's application went before the ANC for public comment, even though it has already been OK'd by the City Council and federal government. The ANC will send a resolution to the planning commission voicing its concerns, but they can be easily overridden by the planners or the council. The controversial school, which serves persons ages 4 to 21 with moderate to severe mental retardation, is slated to be located on approximately five acres at community's frustration on the city, but said the the corner of Independence Avenue and 19th ANC wants to work with the school to get specific Street, SE. The school will be located on the north-concessions, but needs assurances before doing so. west portion of a 60-acre city redevelopment proj-"[We] don't want St. Coletta's to be the horrible ect called Reservation 13. ogres of the community," Olson said. St. Coletta's attorney Jacques DePuy said his Commissioner Neil Glick said the community clients were surprised by the decision. got "hoodwinked" by the mayor and said the Commissioners were very vocal in stating their school's "representatives, arrogance, rudeness and oppositions. general lack of respect" for this organization were "I think the community got screwed," also not well received by some commission mem- Commissioner Francis Campbell said, adding that bers. the city resulted to "back door" politics to get the "I would wonder about the managers of a compaproject through the council without public input. ny that goes behind the back of a community to get St. Coletta's inked a deal with the federal govern-a $27 million piece of land," Glick said. Glick estiment to lease the land for $1 per year for 99 years. mated the price tag for the five-acre parcel since it The city council approved the deal last year. hasn't been made public by the school, city or fed- Commissioner Julie Olson said she blamed the eral governments. That secrecy is among the list of ART, Tues.-Fri. 11-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-5 705 North Carolina Ave. S.E On Capitol Hill www.thevillageoncapitolhill.com 202 · 546 · 3040 THE VILLAGETHEVILLAGE CLOTHING & GREAT HOLIDAYSTUFF Shop Early! Tati Kaupp and Kitty Kaupp Coldwell Banker-Pardoe 546-7000 x 257/247 kkaupp@coldwellmove.com esidential and Commercial Sales In Washington, D.C. and VA Specializing in Capitol Hill DDoooolliittttllee''sswww.chateau-animaux.com 224 Seventh Street, SE, Washington, DC (202) 544-8710 Traditional Sweaters Trench Coats Fleece Shop Early for the Best Selections! Fall Fashions Have Arrived! www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 items irking some residents. In other action, the commission is asking for the school to extend Burke Street from 19th Street to the end of their property and built to the full specification required by the city. It also asked to open an escrow account and deposit 50 percent of the estimated costs to extend Burke Street in the future. Also requested was for the school to pay for the grading of a pad south of Burke to C Street for future development use and make it clear the school won't expand to that site. And to have the final designs of the build OK'd by the Historic Preservation Review Board. Attorney DePuy called the commission's requests "unreasonable" but said it could accommodate traffic concerns expressed by the commission. "They're assuming this is a big development company with a lot of private dollars," he said. "We don't have the economics to support the amenities outlined in the resolution." Casey Trees is looking for residents to participate in a tree planting on Dec. 5 or 6. Mature Princeton elms are scheduled to be planted long the Barracks Row section of 8th Street. The Princeton elms, unlike the once planned Chinese elms, are resistant to the disease that killed trees there before. For more information, interested persons are asked to call 202-833-4010 or click on www.caseytrees.com. Commissioners Mary Wright, Julie Olson, Scott Cernich, Kenan Jarboe, Will Hill, Neil Glick, Keith Smith and Francis Campbell were present. Commissioners David Sheldon and Daryl Snowden were absent. 6B will next meet at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5, Capitol Hill's only do-it-yourself Frame shop custom framing also available Serving Capitol Hill for 20 years Monday, Friday, Saturday 10-6 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10-9 Sunday 12-6 522 Eighth Street, SE 202.543.3030 www.frame-of-mine.com which is the first Wednesday, not the normal second Wednesday meeting time, at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave., SE. Kramer Street Home Still Issue with ANC 6A Briefs compiled by Patti Shea from the minutes of ANC 6A's Oct. 9 meeting Representatives from the city were on hand to discuss the installation of a facility to house committed and mentally- and physically-challenged children in Northeast Capitol Hill at the Oct. 9 ANC 6A monthly meeting. The city intends on constructing the home on the 1600 block of Kramer Street, NE, to the chagrin of neighbors. Due to the confusion and lack of communication between city departments and between the city and the ANC and the public, it was originally assumed that an all-girls group home was Doolittle Guest House A spacious and located bed and 202 546-6622 506 East Capitol Street conveniently breakfast. www.doolittlehouse.com ANATOLIA BAZAAR (202) 543-7099 i: Take a journey into the realm of timeless heritage and rediscover Anatolian carpets, kilims, and glassware... 631 Pennsylvania Ave., SE Tues-Fr11:00-6:30 · Sat-Sun: 10:00-7:30 Mon: Closed going to be placed there. Valerie Boykin from the Youth Services Administration and Denzil Noble from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs filled in the commission and audience members about the project, as well as answered question from the residents. Boykin said the city administration was issued a building permit in February 2003 as a matter of right development for a handicap facility. She affirmed to the panel that the YSA doesn't plan to place detained children at the site. Boykin also said the department doesn't have plans to initiate any future developments of this type in the neighborhood. Efforts to better communicate with the public will be stepped up, she said, and Boykin plans on attending the Oct. 28 ANC 6A Economic Development and Zoning Committee meeting at 900 G Street, NE, at 7 p.m. to provide an update. Tell our advertisers you saw their ads in The Voice of the Hill www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 November Preservation Cafe Postponed The Nov. 19 Preservation Cafe featuring a slide presentation by Sally Berk on the porch-front houses of Capitol Hill has been postponed until the spring season. Please check the February Voice of the Hill online for dates, topics and speakers. This popular, free forum focuses on historic preservation issues of interest to people living on Capitol Hill, particularly offering speakers with expertise in old house maintenance and repairs. If you have an idea for a topic or speaker for an upcoming cafe, please contact the Capitol Hill Restoration Society at 202-543-0425 or CapHRS@aol.com. Residents at the meeting disagreed with Boykin and said they would fight the project. Residents wanting more information about the project should contact Commissioners Gladys Mack at 202-398-3329 or by email at gmack01@juno.com, or Cody Rice at 202-544-3734 or rice6a03@yahoo.com. Neighborhood Walks Planned Join neighbors in an effort to improve your neighborhood simply by walking them. Residents will meet every Thursday at 8 p.m. at Triangle Park, 15th Street and Constitution Avenue, NE. Participants are urged to bring a trash bag to collect litter. For more information, interested persons are asked to contact Lt. Renato Caldwell with the Metropolitan Police Department at 202-727-4478 or rcaldwell@ mpdc.org. Getting The Word Out Commissioner Michael Musante is looking for alternative ways to get the word out about ANC 6A's committee and monthly meetings in addition to advertising in the newspaper and through its website, www.anc6a.org.Anyone with a creative idea is urged to contact Musante at musanteanc@yahoo. com. Just Say No The commission said "no" to two Class B liquor licenses and vowed to fight three more licenses for area stores. Commissioners unanimously voted to opposed renewing licenses for Lee's Grocery, 1451 Maryland Avenue, NE, and Sun and Moon Grocery, 1387 H Street, NE. It also will protest the renewal of licenses for Yoni Food and Market, 101 15th Street, NE; Anita's Market, 210 15th Street, NE; and J&K Market, 234 15th Street, NE. The protests will move to a city board, which will mediate meetings between the shop owners and all protestants of the licenses. Still Haven't Found ... Commission Chairman Joseph Fengler said the ANC is still looking for office space. Fengler said attempts to work out a deal with the city for a small office have gone nowhere and now the group has been sent scrambling to find a lowcost commercial space inside ANC 6A's borders. Fengler sent a call out to any organization or group that has a space--big enough for a desk, phone and cabinet--for rent to contact him. The panel's rent budget is $2,400 a year. If a cheap office can't be found, the commission will have to pay higher rent rates, which will cut into its budget, including grant funding and other expenses. Fengler can be reached at 202-423-8868 or fen- gler6a02@yahoo.com. Commissioners Joseph Fengler, Cody Rice, Jessica Ward, Wanda Stevens-Harris, Gladys Mack and Michael Musante were present. Commissioners Nick Alberti and Colleen Harris were absent. ANC 6A will next meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th Street, NE. Church Plan Gets OK from ANC 6C Roughly a dozen parishioners from the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church attended the Oct. 8 ANC 6C meeting to show their support for the church's plan to build a school and office building on the 900 block of 3rd Street, NW. Architects and attorneys representing the church showed the panel their long- and short-term plans to install a one-story grade school, not-for-profit office building and apartments on the 45,000- square foot site. The commission unanimously approved to send an endorsement of the project to the city planning commission. However, the panel's planning committee had issued a short report urging the commission to OK the project, but wanted the church and its architects to agree to certain provisions before gaining its approval. Commissioners were wanted to make sure that 1520 percent of the apartment units would be allocated for affordable housing. Church planner Charles Wilkes told the panel that since the housing element of the project is a while away, it couldn't guarantee that that amount would be dedicated to affordable housing, but assured the commissioners that the church would aim for the 10-20 percent range. The commissioners also wanted to be sure the church didn't use its religion exemption privileges afforded to them under the Civil Rights Ordinance to exclude gay or lesbian persons from working at the school or living in the apartments. "We don't want you to use religion as a basis not to obey the ordinance," Commissioner Robert Hall said. Wilkes said the church would waive its right to religious exemption. Commissioners also want a say in the new buildings façade and courtyard design before plans are submitted to the city planning commission. Wilkes agreed, but said again that it will be a while until any such plan comes before the panel. "When that does come up, we have put in our marker saying we want to be involved in the process," Commissioner Robert Morris said. Finally, the commission also wants the church to pay for the maintenance of a park and bus stop in front of the church. Wilkes said he couldn't give a definitive answer since it is not now known who is in charge of the bus stop, but said the church is "deeply concerned" about the condition of the current stop. Panel Tables Uline Historic Resolution Amid Fervor Tempers flared over a plan to designate the Uline Ice Company and Arena Complex, located on the 1100 block of 3rd Street, NE, a historical landmark. At issue is the Capitol Hill Restoration Society and the DC Preservation League's call to make the famed pavilion a historic landmark to the dismay of nearby residents. Recent public meetings surfaced the residents' opposition to the plan, led by the Near Northeast Task Force (NNTF). The commis- sion's planning committee had proposed sending a resolution expressing its disapproval of granting the building historical status to the city's Historic Preservation Review Board. Commissioner Pernell, whose single member district includes the arena, wanted the commission to approve the planning committee's resolution stating there was too much public outcry, and that the commission should wait until an Oct. 16 meeting of the NNTF when opponents and proponents will voice their views in a larger public forum. But Commissioner Hall said the job of the ANC isn't to let another community organization dictate its decision-making process and that the motion to pass the resolution should be tabled until "we have all of the stakeholders present so the commission can make an informed vote." "[The commission] would be usurping its own power," Hall said. Hall added that no one spoke up at the meeting expressing any positive or negative views of the proposed plan. Pernell and Hall exchanged words over the motion to table the resolution, with Pernell accusing Hall of not respecting how the issue can potentially impact Pernell's single member district. All was forgiven, and the commission ultimately decided to delay voting until the November meeting. Among the list of items in the resolution: · The landmark application is "fatally flawed" in that it fails to identify any of the requisite criteria under DC law that would "qualify it for inclusion into city's inventory of historic sites;" · The criterion missing is the site's association with significant events, persons or groups that have contributed with the city or the nation -- Red Auerbach, the Beatles, Malcom X and Earl Lloyd are listed examples; · "The building doesn't posses any architectural style or value but is instead an eyesore on the community"; · "It is not a notable work of an architect, engineer, builder or developer whose works have influenced the evolution of their fields"; and · "It does not possess sufficient integrity to convey, represent or contain the values or qualities for which it is purportedly significant." BP Calls for Re-engagement of H Street Project A mediation attorney working for BP-Amoco told the commission that the oil company was to reengage its H Street, NE, project as soon as possible. DC-based lawyer David Julyan said he would like to set up a task force through the ANC to review the project once it gets going again. Julyan said BP wants heavy public comment on the 3rd and H Street station to "try to minimize conflict "at the city's Board of Zoning Adjustment, who must approve the project before the City Council can. Julyan said he would like public comment over the next two months. A full ANC 6C and 6A review should be ready by the beginning of the year, he said. Treasurer's Report Commission treasurer Bill Crews said the panel received its FY '03 third and fourth quarter allotments totaling $11,401.56. That, along with other expenditures and deposits, brings the checking account total to $17,004.23. Commissioners Mark Dixon, Daniel Pernell, Charles Docter, Robert Hall, Bill Crews and Robert Morris were present. Commissioners Lawrence Thomas, April Hall and Karen Wirt were absent. The next ANC 6C meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Capital Children's Museum, 800 3rd Street, NE. Patti Shea can be reached at patti@voiceofthehill. com. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 downLoad ITEMS OF INTEREST FR OM THE VOICE WEBSITE FOR THE LAST MONTH The following stories have appeared on the Voice of the Hill website (www.voiceofthehill.com) during the past month. If you'd like your organization's news to appear on this site, please email the information to edi- tor@voiceofthehill.com. Voice on the Move The Voice of the Hill telephones and fax number have migrated to Linden Court, NE, near the H Street Playhouse. The following numbers are in effect: As usual: 202-544-0703 Toll Free 866-220-2736, ext. 5179 Direct Dial 304-258-4299 FAX 202-318-7806 * This is a new FAX number Email addresses have remained the same. Barracks Row Fest a Huge Success First-Ever Event Draws More Than a Thousand Attendees More than 1,000 residents and visitors alike attended the first annual Barracks Row Fest on 8th Street, SE, Saturday afternoon, Oct. 4. The festivities start- Mayor Anthony Williams, Councilmember Sharon Ambrose and other city officials were on hand Wednesday, Oct. 8, for the grand opening of the new Sherwood Recreation Center at 10th and G Streets, NE. The center features fitness rooms, multi-purpose rooms and a social hall. A walking track is adjacent to the recreation building. Second Saturday for November Take Advantage of Second Saturday, November 8th On the second Saturday of every month, Capitol Hill comes alive with Second Saturday events. The next special day is planned for Saturday, Nov. 8. Local merchants should take advantage of this potential for increased business by letting the community know how they're celebrating Second Saturday! Simply click on the "Community" tab at the top of the Voice homepage (www.voiceofthehill.com), and drag down to "Second Saturday." Fill out the easy form, and describe the special offers and events your business will offer during Second Saturday. ed with a parade and featured displays by local restaurants, merchants and non profits. The chilly, windy weather didn't hamper visitors who braved the breeze to partake in delicious foods by local vendors, learn more about the Barracks Row streetscape project, and check out the new businesses along the corridor (NOTE: See this month's "The View from Barracks Row" for more information on this event). Sherwood Recreation Center Opens Its Doors Sharon Ambrose looks on. Mayor Williams helps open Sherwood Rec Cent er as THOMAS JENKINS and COMPANY AProfessional Corporation Certified Public Accountants Corporation, Partnership, Trust, Individual Income Tax & Financial Planning 202-547-9004 Washington, DC www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Mayor Williams shows his court style at the Sherwood opening. Capitol Hill BID's Launch Event Postponed Until May 2004 The Capitol Hill Business Improvement District (BID)'s Launch Event, originally scheduled for September 18 and postponed due to Hurricane Isabel, will now take place in May 2004 due to scheduling conflicts. The BID Executive Committee made the decision at its regularly-scheduled monthly meeting. George Didden, president of the BID, said in the meeting, "In May we can celebrate our first year of operation and hopefully have some nice weather, too." The Dispute at H Street Playhouse Theater Alliance Artistic Director Jeremy Skidmore announced the company's presentation of Marivaux's The Dispute translated by Neil Bartlett through November 23 at the H Street Playhouse located at 1365 H Street, NE. What if four children had been kept locked away in complete isolation since birth? What if, tonight, they were to be released for the first time? How would bodies and minds reared in darkness respond to the first words, the first lies, the first kisses? What if you got to watch? Neil Bartlett has translated a provocative new version of Marivaux's The Dispute that tells the tale of an experimental "Garden of Eden" created to answer the question: "Which of the sexes really was the first to prove inconstant in love?" Along with ten actors, four modern dancers have been incorporated into this production. As a result of the work the actors and dancers have been doing together, the evening has evolved into a double header. The same four dancers appearing in The Dispute are members of an improvisational modern dance company called The PlayGround. Each night, the Theater Alliance's production of The Dispute will be followed by The PlayGround's production of Buried In the Sky, a movement based exploration of many of the same themes found in Marivaux's play. Inspired by Tibetan burial rituals, this new dance created by Daniel Burkholder, Artistic Director of The PlayGround, pushes the boundaries between choreography, improvisation, performance, image and ritual. Performance Information: Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m. Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, through Nov. 23 at The H Street Playhouse. Ticket Information: Tickets -- $20 for The Dispute's Thursdays Nights and Sunday Matinees ($30 to add ticket to The PlayGround's Buried In the Sky) $25 for The Dispute's Friday and Saturday nights ($35 to add ticket to The PlayGround's Buried In the Sky) For tickets, interested folks may call Box Office Tickets at 1-800-494-8497, or order online at www.theateralliance.com. Support Brethren Nutrition Program at Upcoming Walkathon Capitol Hill residents are invited to support the Brethren Nutrition Program, Capitol Hill's only soup kitchen, by joining this year's Fannie Mae "Help the Homeless" Walkathon on November 22 on the National Mall. For information about the five-kilometer walkathon and to sign up, see www.helpthehomeless dc.org. The fee is $25 for adults and $15 for youths ages 25 or younger. All but $5, which pays for a Tshirt and overhead costs, goes to the organization of your choice. The Brethren Nutrition Program has been operated by the Washington Church of the Brethren at 337 N. Carolina Ave., SE, for more than two decades. Use the code BNP on your walkathon registration form to ensure that the soup kitchen receives your contribution. Questions can be directed to Mary Ann Zehr at mzehr@epe.org. The website for the Brethren Nutrition Program is http://home.earthlink.net/ ~cobnutritionprogram. St. Peter's Auction Planned 'Winter Wonderland' Set for Dec. 6 Come visit a Winter Wonderland filled with all the joys of the holiday season! St. Peter's Interparish School Annual PTO Auction will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Parish Hall of St. Peter's Church on Capitol Hill. With fine dining, music of the season, home baked goods, and holiday cheer, this promises to be a delightful evening for the entire community. This year's auction, "Winter Wonderland-- Celebrating the Season of Giving," will feature live and silent auctions, a Christmas Shoppe, and for the first time a raffle for a full year of tuition. Auction items include vacation packages, dinners at the area's top restaurants, tickets to the hottest sporting and entertainment events, and dozens of items to please anyone on your holiday list. St. Peter's is grateful to the many area businesses that have supported the auction in past years. Coldwell Banker/Pardoe is once again this year's Patron Sponsor. Larry Chartienitz of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage/Pardoe, Kenny's Smoke House, John C. Formant Real Estate, Inc., Von Schlegal Realty, Re/Max Allegiance, and Phyllis Jane Young of Coldwell Banker/Pardoe are among the Capitol Hill businesses that are auction sponsors and advertisers. This event supports the activities of St. Peter's School (pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade), including funding for tuition assistance. Proceeds from last year's auction enabled the school to increase this assistance by 50 percent. Those who are interested in further information on this event, including donations or tickets, are asked to contact Anne-Marie Mazza at 202-334- 2469 or Kathleen Hubert at 202-543-3823. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Doolittle's Chateau-Animaux Continues to Attract National Attention Hill-based Pet Boutique Launches New Website Kudos to Capitol Hill's premier pet boutique, Doolittle's Chateau-Animaux, which in recent months has continued to attract national attention for its unique selection of pet supplies and gifts for pets and pet lovers! In late August, Doolittle's Chateau-Animaux was featured on "Style: A Show for You," an afternoon magazine program airing on NBC-affiliate WBIR, Knoxville, Tennessee. The segment, which aired on August 20, featured several of Doolittle's finest dog collars, modeled by canine "celebrity" dogs. Collars selected for the doggie stroll down the runway included the "South Beach Collection," soft leather collars and leads in trendy South Beach colors (pink, coral and aqua), the "America Collection," red, white and blue leather collars and leads with embroidered stars, and the "Legally Blonde Collection," pink and blue nylon collars and leads with "Super Fun, Super Cute" ribbons and matching pink berets inspired by the film Legally Blonde 2, Red, White and Blonde, soon to be released on DVD. In addition to its appearance on NBC, Doolittle's Chateau-Animaux can currently be found on the pages of Budget Living, a a New York-based, highgloss glamour mag that is "smart, chic, funny, and determined to squeeze the most life out of every dollar." The feature, entitled "Sight for Sore Eyes," appears in the September/October edition, and spotlights Doolittle's needlepoint dog breed eye- always bright." --BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JOHN JANKE (202) 857-4385 "The used key is Let my thirty years of real estate experience work for you. Real Estate glass cases. The eyeglass cases are available in several dog breeds and cat styles. They retail for $14.99 and are available on line at www.chateau- animaux.com, Doolittle's new website. Doolittle's launched its new website in late September under the name "Chateau-Animaux." The company's new logo features a royal blue fleur- de-lis with a yellow paw print in the center. The new name and logo were inspired by Doolittle's owner, Dennis Bourgault's, French-Canadian roots. The new identity "will help end the confusion on the web," states Bourgault. "When we started ten years ago, Doolittle's was a new name in the area, but with the growth of the web, the name is springing up in other parts of the country and abroad." Bourgault notes that the comany has "had an internet presence practically since the internet began. Initially, we had an informational site, through Digital City Washington, then moved to true e-commerce, and we currently ship worldwide. We are particularly excited about our new site since it has so many features our old site lacked, such as real-time shipping costs, a more professional design, better product pictures and a more sophisticated shopping cart system." Doolittle's old site, www.doolittles.com, will remain up until all products are moved to the new site, states Bourgault. The new site will also give the company the ability to cross-market products, launch email campaigns and new product announcements. 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Insured www.fdgrayton.com www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 BusinessBits Phish Tea to Open This Month on H Street L ittle did Andrew Harris know that his days as a student at Howard University cooking and entertaining for his college friends would be the foundation for a new concept in Caribbean cuisine. In those days, Harris prepared Caribbean-fusion dishes reflective of his Jamaican heritage and diverse friendships. Today, the name and spelling of the restaurant--Phish Tea--suggests that Harris is embarking on something familiar but different and unique. Traditionally spelled, Fish Tea is a light, flavorful fish broth dotted with carrots, sweet peas, potatoes and morsels of flaky fish. The problem is that Fish Tea can be found more easily in Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago than in Washington, DC . Harris named the restaurant Phish Tea to pay tribute to what he considers to be one of the "forgotten foods of the Caribbean." Phish Tea goes beyond the stereotypical and expected Caribbean cuisine to feature items that have--in a sense been lost or forgotten--from many local Caribbean menus. Phish Tea will move beyond a Jamaican-based menu to integrate foods from of the wider Caribbean. Like "coo coo" from Trinidad & Tobago and "cook-up rice" from Guyana. All dishes will be prepared and presented with "phlavor" and "phlair." Phish Tea's "Journey for the Senses" features artwork, books and colorful décor; stylized Caribbean rhythms; delicious prepared foods, soups, salads, fruit, breads and desserts--a tranquil, island-like vibe. You can people-watch in the Blue Mountain Café, relax in the "Lyme" Lounge or enjoy dinner in "Phusion" the fine dining area. Phish Tea applies "The Pleasure Principle." Through a staff of well-trained professionals, Harris intends to put the customer at the center of the service experience. Harris has come a long way since Howard, earning an MBA and master's degree from the University of Maryland at College Park. After this formal training, he assembled a management team that reflects his belief that the food of the Caribbean has influences far and wide. His current management staff reflects that belief. The executive chef, Keith A. King is Guyanese; S. Patrick Kahozi, director of client contact and environment is Belgian and Congolese. Phish Tea is scheduled to open in early November at 1335 H St. NE. The hours of operation will be Monday-Thursday, 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 5 p.m.-1a.m.; and Sunday, 11a.m.-10 p.m. --SHEILA WISE Clean4U Adds Move-In Services Clean4U Inc., which has offered home and business cleaning service in Capitol Hill for three years, announces the addition of move-in services. Clean4U will unpack, clean, put away all articles and clothes, and even arrange furniture and hang pictures. Clean4U Inc. president, Rosemary Trindade, received rave reviews from Glenn Rapotport (local musician and music teacher). He reported: "I hired Rosemary to help me arrange a lot of furniture and unpack and clean more than 50 boxes of belongings when I moved into my Capitol Hill home. Rosemary immediately impressed me with her professionalism and "take-charge" attitude her gift for organization is unsurpassed, in short time, I had a "ready-to -live-in" home. The cost was well worth it. I now use the Clean4U services on a regular basis. Rosemary is salvation for the typical Hill business man/woman who is always for stressed for time." Clean4U Inc. provides cleaning in the "Brazil style" of Ms. Trindade's homeland. "There we would clean everything on the weekends... every weekend," she remembers. Trindade moved here in 1999 and as a DC resident she observed the lifestyle of the single business man/woman, students, along with families who don't have time to take care their home cleaning. Non-profits and local small businesses also use the service. The company is incorporated, has a DC Master Business License, is insured, and is fully bonded. Another Hill resident, Donna Breslin, is a loyal client. She claims, "I have used Clean4U for biweekly house cleaning for over a year and I am impressed with the reliability, honesty, and thorough cleaning they provide. I have recommended the service to many of my friends who are also very satisfied." Recently, Breslin hired Clean4U Inc. to thoroughly clean after a major home repair job left dust covering every surface in the house. "Rosemary even helped me rearrange closets and furniture! I couldn't have faced such a daunting task without her." Clean4U Inc, can be contacted at 202-320-0805. New Groomers at Doolittle's Chateau- Animaux Doolittle's Chateau-Animaux is pleased to announce that Shara Nguyen (pronounced "Win") has joined its grooming staff. Shara has several years experience with both dogs and cats. Grooming services are now offered by appointment at Doolittle's six days per week--Mondays through Saturdays. Call to make your appointment--202- 544-8710. Doolittle's Chateau-Animaux groomers Jodi Longmire (left) and Shara Nguyen (right). www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Business Snapshot Cissy Webb Frame of Mine 522 8th St SE Phone 202-543-3030 Fax 202-543-3703 www.Frame-of-Mine.com How did the business get its start? I decided to end my career as an intensive care nurse and had fooled around with photography and used do-it-yourself shops in my native Chicago. There were very few--and there still aren't--DIY shops in the District in 1982. We lived on the Hill and thought that it would be a great idea to open one. Has it always been at its current location? YuWhat have your previous experiences been? I obtained my bachelor of science degree in education and another in nursing--it's a BS squared! 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Viewing life as a gift to be savored and used inten- tionally, I find an abundance of reasons for grati- tude: a recent fortieth wedding anniversary; joys and challenges of family and friends; and opportu- nities to work with Capitol Hill neighbors in build- ing our community. Wherever I am, whatever the circumstance, I have found that gratitude gives rich texture to my existence. 6th Street, SE www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 wait in line anywhere from no minutes to 45 minutes. It's basically a game of hit or miss. Waiting Games On one recent visit to the office by Voice of the Hill, would-be mailers waited in line holding boxes, shifting weight from side-to-side, silently venting Inside the Complaints of Long Lines at the Southeast Post Office (only it's noticeable by the look of frustration on their faces)--all of them wondering if it's really the December holiday season already. BY PATTI SHEA Asked to comment on their postal experiences that day, most folks politely passed by, moving onto their next task. On a visit the next week, there was no one in line, Complaints of long lines at the post office have And lately, the Southeast Post Office on the 600 and the friendly office personnel were patiently been around since, well, Ben Franklin opened up block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, has seen its share waiting their next customer. the first postal station in Philadelphia in 1775. of even longer lines. On any given day, patrons can But customer Phil Smith, owner of a Hill-based press and government relations firm, described the local post office as "awful." "Frankly, it's terrible," Smith said. It's not the staff, he reassured; "They're nice and friendly." "This location is insufficient for the community," he added. Smith said his business requires more than getting stamps from a machine in the lobby. And most of the difficulty he's experienced at the station is due to understaffing, he said. And he's right, according to one post office official. USPS spokeswoman Deborah Yackley said the station has been down two window attendants due to retirements.And, the federal hiring process being what it is, they can't be replaced swiftly. But help is on the way, she said. "We are looking at alternative solutions," Yackley Hill residents have long had a love-hate relationship with their neighborhood post office. said.  MICHELE PIQUET, PH.D. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST CAPITOL HILL 202-544-4480 Handyman on the Hill Brick & Stone Concrete Roof Repairs · llll (202) 543-0954 Attention! 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Millions of dollars in funding went into reparations at the city's main facility on Brentwood Avenue after the anthrax situation in 2001, she said. But not everyone had something terrible to say. Hill resident Suzanne Snyder said it's more of a nuisance for her to find a parking spot around the post office than the wait in line. "I'm quite happy with the post office here," Diet foods · Cat Boarding High Quality General Practice Saturday 9-2 · Full time Staff Doctor On Site · Complete Veterinary Services · Science Diet & Prescription · Totally New Facility · Morning drop off service · International Health Certificates · Microchip ID 202-544-2500 Julie D. Giles, DVM Susan R. Cooke, VMD 609 2nd St, NE across from Union Station UNION VETERINARY CLINIC Monday 8-8, Tuesday-Friday 8-6 Snyder said. Yackley said the Southeast station has ranked high on past "mystery shopper" ratings, due to waiting times on average of less than six minutes. She said the District postmaster wasn't aware of the situation at the Southeast station because no formal complaints have been lodged; however, she said, the situation would be reviewed. Patti Shea can be reached at patti@voiceofthehill. com. 202-546-9512 15% off with this ad LOOK! LaPlazaRestaurant Fine Mexican/Salvadoran Cuisine 629 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE SAVE! www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 CASH AND CONFUSION Korean American Merchants Address Misconceptions and Complaints BY LAURIE LINDSAY A OMARI A " lot of Korean busi-of the reasons for misunderstandings "Education is the main reason ness owners in the in the community. Youngberg Koreans come to the . Many of District are strug-explains that merchants want to them strongly believe that the U.S. gling. They aren't in improve their English skills but don't education system is better than in business by choice," take advantage of English as a Korea or other countries," observes Koo. "The first generation here has says Gary Cha, co-owner of Yes! Second Language (ESL) classes Organic Market and vice president of because they don't want to take time language and cultural barriers. They want their kids to really succeed." the Korean American Business away from the store. Association (KABA). The Korean-speaking community Koreans place a high value on edu- Korean Americans are one of the is large in this metropolitan area. In cation and, consequently, they live where they feel their children will fastest growing Asian ethnic groups fact, the largest Korean American in the country. Cha says, "When populations exist in Los Angeles, have access to the best schools. This attracts many DC small business new immigrants arrive in the United New York, Chicago, and northern States from Korea, often they only Virginia. "Korean immigrants who owners to homes in Montgomery and Fairfax Counties. To afford these succeed in getting hired for manual move to the east coast of the U.S. homes and education for their chillabor jobs such as janitors." Those usually are educated and in their jobs provide steady income with early 40s or 50s," says Julie Soohyun dren, these owners work especially benefits. Koo of the Mayor's Office on Asian hard to control their business costs. Cha continues, "When those jobs and Pacific Islander Affairs. "They are filled, then the person may take had some money saved before they What About All That on the risk of owning and operating moved here. Perhaps they sold their Money? a small business. They do this even homes in Korea where real estate is "People see money going into registhough they don't have the skills or expensive. They are more prepared ters and think it's all profit. The experiences necessary. Many of financially than some other immi-profit margin for one of these small these businesses fail, and most of the grants. But they basically start all grocery stores is about seven or eight others are just getting by." over again here." cents on the dollar," says Gary Cha. Misconceptions and complaints She continues, "Korean language "They increase the profit by having abound concerning the local Korean newspapers list businesses for sale, unpaid family members work in the businesses and their owners. City e.g., stores for liquor, dry cleaning, store. They also increase the hours of residents complain that they don't groceries, beauty supplies, and sand- store operation." speak English, they fill their cash wich [shops]. Frequently store own-"The costs for small store owners registers with neighborhood money, ership is passed from one Korean to they take the money out of the com-another, often with the help of a are approximately 10 percent for and 66 percent for store goods," the neighborhood, they don't pass nal owner usually trains the new explains Cha. "Out of the remaining the change directly from their hand owner for one month." nine percent they pay the utilities to yours, and they don't support the Even though a family can pur- and any other store expenses--for munity, they don't hire people from Korean real estate agent. The origi- rent, 15 percent for employee costs, community where they do business. chase a business, that doesn't mean example, store renovations or they'll find quick success. "Once the repairs. They may also have interest family purchases a business, they to pay on loans. Consequently, there No Time to Learn the Lingo often find that both husband and are many of these small business "Why don't they learn English?" wife must work, and their store rhetorically asks Francie Youngberg, becomes their sole financial owners without insurance." consultant to H Street Community resource," says Koo. "They find that Youngberg reports that two million Asian Pacific Americans do not have Development Corporation and other if they work nine to five, they can-health insurance, and that Korean Asian American groups. "The store not send their kids to college. Many Americans have the highest rate of owners are working 14 hours a day, work 14 hours a day and take no and they are older individuals." The vacations for at least five or more uninsurance among all racial/ethnic groups (40 percent). language barrier between Korean years. Their lives become just the One misconception that many merchants and city residents is one store and the house." city residents have about the business owners concerns store financing. Koo comments, "People think that immigrants get government assistance for their stores. That is not true. There is nothing special for Koreans or other Asians. They don't have the language and information so they actually find it harder and are at a disadvantage since they don't know what is available in terms of services or loans." "Most store owners go to a bank for financing or use money they have from their lives in Korea," adds Koo. Sometimes financing is arranged through small private groups. Each member of the group contributes money, and members, in turns, use the money to get started in business. Such private loans are very common in Korea, according to Koo. "It's done here but it's not common. This is only done with very close friends or family." What Works in Korea Can Be Confusing in the District Another misconception comes from the customers' sense that they are being followed around while they shop. Says Koo, "Customers think that this is because of distrust and fear of theft. While this is occasionally the case, in Korea, merchants are very attentive and helpful to their customers. The merchants may not be aware of this cultural difference in doing business here." Yet another misconception arises from Korean cultural habits. "Many customers complain that merchants don't put the change from a sale directly into the customer's hand. Instead, the merchant puts the money on the counter," remarks Koo. "The customer might feel that the merchant doesn't want to touch them. But in Korea, people don't touch each other in this sort of transaction. They would have a small tray to hand the money back. This is a cultural difference." Likewise, in Korea, it is not customary to have direct eye contact with other people. "They are not as facially expressive there," notes Koo. "They are not used to broadly smiling or expressing their feelings out loud, especially with strangers. So people here complain that the merchant is frowning and not looking at them." "You have to get to know each other as individuals and get past these things," says Youngberg. Koo observes, "The major problems of the store owners are language, cultural differences, and lack of information. For example, business regulations change and compliance issues result. Information is not always communicated adequately to the store owner." www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Problems with the Law Francie Youngberg gives an example. "Let's say there is a problem with the electrical wiring, and the merchant fixes it. In the District, a master electrician has to do this. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse, and store owners have to comply. Sometimes the merchants think that if they pay the fine they are finished and don't have to do anything further to fix the problem. We have to help them understand." According to the website of the Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, "A great number of Asian Americans do not know how to access city services because of the lack of outreach and culturally sensitive employees. There are no frontline employees at the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) who speak an Asian language, despite the large numbers of limited English-speaking storeowners. Last year, DCRA translated the most common business forms i nto Korean and Chinese." The Korean American Coalition and the Mayor's office, with the help of Youngberg and others, have been providing educational outreach to merchants. Merchant fact sheets are now translated into Korean. An interpreter is one of the people involved in distributing the fact sheets door-to-door. "Merchants have a hard time leaving their stores to attend meetings," says Youngberg. "When they show up, they sometimes cannot understand the meeting. You have to meet them where they are." Cha talks about another problem with the law. "About 63% of alcoholic beverages are sold by Korean merchants. In the past, compliance checks to investigate alcohol sales to minors were like sting operations. Store owners that didn't pass the compliance checks were led away in handcuffs." Cha has praise for Maria Delaney, Executive Director of the District's Alcohol Beverage Regulatory Agency (ABRA). "Delaney is very cooperative and very sensible. She listens. Compliance checks now use 13-14 year olds instead of teens who look much older. The Korean American Business Association is working on getting merchants to check everyone regardless of their age." With the following example Cha testifies to changes that are important to small businesses: "The old DC law said if you sell alcoholic beverages, you have to keep the receipts for the last three years on the premises. Delaney realized that was unreasonable and arranged a change so now only three months of records have to be in the store." Korean American Business Association Seeks to Alleviate Tensions The Korean American Business Association reaches out to help smaller business owners. Its 700 members are those who own or operate businesses in the District, Virginia, or Maryland; however, most of its activities are in the District, where the need is greatest. Cha sites an example of KABA serving as an intermediary in a dispute. "There was a child shoplifting in a store, and the owner took the things away from the child. The child told people outside the store that the owner hit him. Neighbors came into the store and were very upset. The owner called the police. After some discussion, the police There's a Growing Asian and Pacific American Presence in DC According to 2000 U.S. Census figures, the Asian American population in the District of Columbia has increased over the last decade by 39 percent to 66 percent, with the larger figure including people who described themselves as Asian and another race. The Asian American population now makes up about 3 percent of the city's population, and hundreds more do business in the District but live in the outlying suburbs. Virginia experienced a 95 percent jump in the number of Asian Americans, and Maryland saw a 73 percent increase. The surge in population tells just half of the story. Asian and Pacific American residents and business owners have a significant role in the city's economic life: · According to the Washington Post, over two-thirds of small business licenses are owned by Asian Americans. · The DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs estimates that 30 percent of liquor stores and 80 percent of groceries selling beer and wine in the District are owned by Asian Americans. · The DC Lottery Board estimates that between 60 percent and 80 per- cent of revenues are from Asian-owned stores. 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They agreed on trying to make the store cleaner and improving the appearance of the surrounding outdoor area. They discussed the challenges of hiring and retaining employees from the neighborhood. "If the store owners needed more workers than the immediate family members, then the owners would try to hire people from the immediate area of the store--as long as they were as qualified as others applying for jobs," notes Cha. KABA is three years old, but Cha notes that other groups--such as the Korean Grocers Association--and activists are addressing similar issues. "People see police officers on bicycles but don't realize that it was the Korean Grocers Association that donated the bicycles for the police." This is one of several times that the Korean business community reached out to the Metropolitan Police Department. The police department has an Asian Liaison Unit. However, according to Youngberg (who has helped provide Tell our advertisers you saw their ads in The Voice of the Hill multi-cultural awareness training for the Metropolitan Police Department), only about 12 of the 3,600 police officers in the city are certified to speak an Asian language. To complicate matters further, Asian Pacific Americans in the District come from more than 25 countries and speak about 50 different languages. Dining and Dancing on Benning Road Cha says KABA wants more communication with city residents. To encourage this, the organization hosted an all-day block party at Benning Road and Minnesota Avenue this summer. "Mayor Anthony Williams and the neighborhood commissioner were there. About 1,000 people came. The DC police provided grills and security. Merchants provided food, beverages, and music for dancing. "The response was so good that we plan to do it next year," Cha continues. "This gave a chance for people to talk in a different setting. Eating and dancing together helps everyone see each other as less foreign." Koo tells of other neighborhood support. "Merchants are participating in funding events organized by others in the community but they are small stores and often have difficulty being able to financially support numerous events." One of the ways merchants are addressing this challenge is by joining together in a scholarship program sponsored by KABA. Apply Now: Scholarships for DC Students "Korean merchants have always given to school fund raisers," remarks Cha. "They believe that with better education there is greater understanding of other cultures and that people will get along better. So this year we're offering scholarships. We have funds so far for eight scholarships of $1,000 each and we may be able to increase this. The funds come from KABA and will be given strictly to financially disadvantaged District high school students who are preparing for college." "Right now we're sending out applications to various wards. Area merchants will have the applications at their stores," explains Cha. "Deadlines and other important information will also be on posters in the stores. The application deadline is Nov. 30." "We plan to choose one person from each ward to receive the scholarships, which will be awarded at a banquet at Tony Cheng's Restaurant on December 12. Sponsors will pay for the banquet. We'll also accept more scholarship donations from those who attend. We are inviting www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Asian American storeowners The project brings together various members of the community in order to improve multiracial relations between merchants and their neighbors and customers. Building One Neighborhood seeks to create a sustainable model for conflict resolution, crime preventin, mutual discovery and understanding, and improving customer relations. More specifically, the program addresses: · The relations between the To learn more about organizations mentioned in this article, check the following websites: www.kacdc.org--Korean American Coalition (KAC) www.hstreetcdc.org--H Street Community Development Corporation www.kacdc.org/programbon.html-- HSCDC and KAC "Building One Neighborhood" project http://apia.dc.gov/apia/site/default. asp--Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, D.C. Government Laurie Lindsay Aomari, RD, LD, is a contributing writer for The Voice of the Hill. As a registered and licensed dietitian, Laurie helps people aim for good health, no matter what their size, and to enjoy their eating more. She specializes in food and nutrition communications, particularly presentations and writing. She is the author of Making the Breast of It: A Cancer Survivor Talks About Reconstructing Her Life with Resilience, Resolve, and a Robust Sense of Humor. See www.makingthebreastofit.com or www.LaurieAomari.com for more information. Recommended Reading: Native Speaker by Chang Rae Lee (location: New York) The Interpreter by Suki Kim (New York) A Cab Called Reliable by Patti Kim (Washington, D.C.) Fox Girl by Nora Okja Keller (Camptown in Korea) Underkill by Leonard Chang (San Francisco and Los Angeles) Fruit 'n Food by Leonard Chang (New York) Over the Shoulder by Leonard Chang (Silicon Valley in California) American Woman by Susan Choi (various U.S. locations) Hotline Heaven by Frances Park (Washington, D.C.) Koreans in the "Hood": Conflict With African Americans by Kwang Chung Kim (Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York) Source: Terry Hong, Project Director of the Korean American Centennial Commemoration, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program Representatives of KABA at a block party. 300 people including leaders in the District and leaders in the Korean business community," says Cha. Cha notes that Korean business owners have sponsored scholarships in the past through the Mayor's office, but this business support was not widely known in the community. This year they want their support to be more visible. Building One Neighborhood "The H Street Development Corporation is one of the few agencies in the city that sees the problems between Korean business owners and community residents and is patient," says Francie Youngberg. "The 'Building One Neighborhood' project is a long-term process of collaboration that we began about two years ago. The local chapter of the Korean American Coalition currently works with the HSCDC on the Building One Neighborhood project. HSCDC addresses the needs of residents and businesses through its commercial and residential projects, business services, and small business loan programs. Nationwide, the Korean American Coalition is a nonprofit service, education, and advocacy organization that facilitates the Korean American community's participation in civic, legislative, and community affairs. and their pre-dominantly African American customers; · The degree of civic and neighborhood involvement by Asian American merchants; · Community member's perception of Asian American merchants as "taking over" all the stores in the neighborhood; and · Loitering, littering, and the safety of merchants in high crime neighborhoods. "HSCDC has applied for grants to continue the work. Every year we're building on success and cooperation from the year before. It's one person at a time and it will take a long time," comments Youngberg. Holding Their Space in the Marketplace "The biggest challenge for Korean merchants on the Hill is their own survival as more and more wellfunded, well-marketed, larger businesses compete with them for customers," reports Cha. "The market is always changing and profit margins are shrinking." Small business owners pay taxes that contribute greatly to the DC tax base. Their stores offer needed goods in DC neighborhoods. "These small businesses provide immediate service to the neighborhood," observes Cha. "It's the small businesses that are willing to take the chance in setting up in many of the city's neighborhoods." Smithsonian Offering Programs To Celebrate Korean American Centennial The first Korean immigrants came to Hawaii in 1903. Throughout 2003, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program is presenting monthly events to celebrate the Korean American Centennial. The programs are open to the public and free of charge. Nov. 6 and 7 Renowned modern dancer Dana Tai Soon Burgess, in conjunction with his company Moving Forward, will present the world premiere of a Smithsonian-commissioned piece depicting the dancer's moth- er's family's journey form Korea to the new world. Dec. 4: Angela Oh, attorney and Korean American activist; Shinae Chun, the highest-ranking Korean American in the Bush administration as director of the Women's Bureau at the Department of Labor; and Jeannie Hong, the first Korean American female judge in Maryland, will explore race, business, and political issues that face Korean Americans. For other information, see www.apa.si.edu. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Check out our archives! Want to read a story from past edition? Log on to our archives page to search and download every edition of The Voice of the Hill. Your Neighborhood Furniture Source for Leasing or Buying Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Come Visit 709 12th Street, SE our Huge on Capitol Hill Free off-street parking Showroom! 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This will mark the beginning of what we hope will be an ongoing effort to gather the information on the building, grounds, patients and administration of the Old Naval Hospital, bringing to life the rich history of this structure and its place in our nation and city." She noted that there have been several individuals from the neighbor- hood who have already begun some of the work and have recognized that the records are rich with information. Dan Daly has found photographs, records and anecdotes about the building and its occupants; Carrol Benner Kindel and Jan Shea have researched in the National Archives, gleaning data on the first 100 patients who were in the hospital after it opened in 1866. This research led to the conclusion there is more information available and a need to organize, manage and research those records with the help of professionals in the field. The first step will be to select a researcher from the candidates interest- ed in the project. 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Motivated Seller! www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Capitol Hill Puts Art ON CALL Call Boxes Become Canvases to Illustrate Neighborhood History BY VICTORIA CURTIS There are nearly a hundred standing reminders of a bygone Capitol Hill that dot our neighborhoods. These now-defunct police and fire call boxes will see new life under an art project that is gearing up on the Hill and citywide. The "Art on Call" project will refurbish the Victorian-style call boxes and turn them into works of art, a medium that is a physical reminder of Capitol Hill's history. According to the project's founders, Art on Call is a way to commemorate Capitol Hill's littleknown residents, buildings, and past. Call box subjects will vary from an original cartoon depicting a Republican elephant and a Democratic donkey in the midst of what looks simultaneously like a fight and an embrace--to a call box commemorating freed slave Michael Shiner, who lived for 52 years on Capitol Hill and wrote extensive diaries on his life as a free man in the area between the years of about 1810 to 1865. The project was enabled by DC Cultural Tourism and is funded by the District government through matching grants. Neighborhood groups are also doing their part to raise money for the call box effort. Origins The project began with District artist and Capitol Hill resident Will Fleishell. As a new art school graduate in 1983, Fleishell said he often included the old call boxes in his landscape paintings of the District's streets. The call boxes, he said, added a certain dynamism to his works. Later, Fleishell's interest in the call boxes would develop into an idea for beautifying and restoring the forgotten or unknown history of the Capitol Hill area. "I sort of saw these things falling apart, and then in the early to mid famous folks." Projects are meant to center around "anything that says something about what Capitol Hill is or where we've been. That is our overall theme." In fact, the project is not limited to people or buildings. Metzger said one of the call boxes will honor the canine residents of the Hill, and another depicts the area's trees. "We don't know exactly where this project will go. We have 20 - 25 themes that people have chosen, and others that have been suggested," Metzger said, hinting at the wonderful flexibility of subject matter for Hill artists to pursue. She said one or two of the boxes may be done by this fall, depending on the weather, since it poses a challenge for the artwork's street-side assembly. Latrobe Tribute It seems fitting that one of the first call box projects will contain a bronze relief of Benjamin Latrobe, one of the nation's first architects and a resident of Capitol Hill. "He had a big influence in the neighborhood," Fleishell said, "and designed a lot of the early buildings including the gate" at the end of 8th Street. Latrobe created an architectural style that was uniquely American, according to Fleishell. "When he redid the Capitol, for instance, on top of some of the columns he came up with a composite that reflected early America, like tobacco leaves and corn." The Latrobe call box, which will be on the corner of 8th and G Streets, SE, will help showcase the street's historic renewal. The call box will be situated near some of Latrobe's residential buildings, in clear view of his famous Latrobe gate. Back to School As a seventh-generation Capitol Hill resident himself, another of Left to right: Bill Fleishell with sketch of Fighting Fauna. Will Fleishell and Jessica White with model of Latrobe call box and ceramic tile for base. Will Fleishell and Mayor Williams with model of Latrobe call box. '90s the idea built up in my head," Fleishell said. Urged to action by a letter to the Editor of the Washington Post, calling for the call boxes to be removed, and a Fire Department contract that would have made it happen-- Fleishell teamed up with historian and Capitol Hill Restoration Society president Nancy Metzger to make the Art on Call project a reality. Fleishell believes the project to be the first of its kind. The rest of the city has taken Capitol Hill's lead and is initiating similar call box projects, such as one in Cleveland Park. Highlighting the Hill's history is quite an undertaking. "We have so much history here on Capitol Hill and the Navy Yard," Fleishell said. "Really, the history of Washington started here." Metzger helps maintain the overall scope of the project. Art on Call, she said, is looking to "spotlight history of Capitol Hill, and not just the www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 An example of an "Art on Call" project art by Bill Fleishell. Fleishell's call boxes will commemorate a school that once stood on Pennsylvania Avenue. After researching the subject matter, Fleishell found out that one of his own great-aunts attended the Wallach School. The structure was built by German-born Adolph Cluss in 1864. Cluss was a card-carrying member of the Communist party who emigrated to th U.S. in the 1940's to escape "He created an incredible mark on the city and nobody knows who he was. I think it's a shame; he was such a colorful person," Fleishell added. A Tale of Two Theaters "I come to this project both as an artist who does a lot of sculpture, and as somebody who researches the history of buildings on Capitol Hill. I'm bringing the two loves together for this project," said Betsy Damos, persecution, Fleishell said. He another artist participating in Art on became a successful, and rich, architect. "It's ironic. Here Wallach is, a millionaire, and a card-carrying mem- Call. Damos said she has always harbored a curiosity about historical buildings. Her interest has also ber of the Communist party." inspired a small business, where sheCluss was very eclectic and loved researches people's historic homes to using color in his work, said let them know of the building's Fleishell. Notably, he designed such occupants and history. beautiful district structures as Her call box projects originated Eastern Market and the 1876 with the Home Theatre in the Centennial Building which sits on Northeast section of Capitol Hill. the National Mall. The theatre is now used as a church, Razed in 1950, the Wallach School and retains some of the original site is now the home of Hines Junior architectural details, though it has High School. gone through several incarnations Fleishell said he has heard stories and remodeling efforts. that people in the neighborhood Along the way, while Damos was protested the Wallach School's 1950 researching the Home Theater, she razing, but their protests were overfound that the architect of that ridden in the name of progress. structure had remodeled another Fleishell said that when the building theatre in her own neighborhood. was destroyed, memory of Cluss' The Carolina, situated on Lincolneminence as contributing architect Park, had been razed in the early to the Hill was destroyed with it. 1970's. As a tribute and a reminder, Betsy Damos, shown measuring the template for the Carolina Theatre plaque into the call box at Lincoln Park. Damos decided to dedicate another call box to the Carolina. "The research for the Carolina was fun," Damos said, "because I didn't know what it looked like when I started." The Carolina call box will contain cast-bronze line drawings of both the original architect's plan for the building and Damos' own rendering of one of its remodeled facades. "I want people to stand there by Lincoln Park, and look over, and imagine this building that's really a drawing in front of them on that site," she said. Showing evidence of these historic buildings is important to the community, she says. "I think the project provides a great sense of place. It ties you to your community, and is interesting for people visiting the community to learn a little more about it." Opportunities For Art On Call "Anyone who says they want to work on this project--they're in!" Metzger said. Many communities have coordinated to help raise funds and recruit artists, and have been essential in getting the project going. "We're looking for artists; we're looking for donors," and others who want to help, she said. There are plenty of boxes still available for interested artists. Artists and volunteers should contact Metzger through the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, www.chrs.org. Victoria Curtis is a DC-based freelance writer. OFF From 1/1/2004 to 3/1/2004 If you're looking for uncompromised quality, artists in preparing and painting any surface, accountability, timeliness and value, then call David Mahoney. 10% Save 10% off our regular price. Interior work only. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Giving Kidsthe PowertoSucceed After School Program Enriches Young Lives Through the Arts and Humanities BY ANDREW NOYES The H Street Main Street office is them their own character and they practically buzzing with energy. It's get to see they can be a whole lot just a tick past noon on a brisk, more than what they see here." sunny autumn Saturday, the kids have arrived and the supplies and The Kid-Centric Approach snacks have been carted inside. The Most youth programming is topvolunteers are front and center, down oriented, in which adults some milling around with youngmake decisions for the children, sters in tow, others seated quietly, Cleveland says. Kid Power doesn't waiting. make the assumption that grownups An announcement is made, and know best--a dictum evident in volwithin seconds the children have unteers' interaction with the chilassembled in a circle on the floor like dren and the structure of daily activ- precision-trained cadets, sitting with ities. legs crossed. They eagerly, anxiously "We really want to give the kids a await their cue and shoot up onto voice within the organization," their feet. Cleveland says. "We wanted to give "What time is it?" the superior them the power." barks. "Showtime," the kids reply. Student representatives sit on the "What time is it?" he repeats. nonprofit's board of directors, and "Showtime," the kids yap back in they'll help with hiring and budgetunison. ing as Kid Power picks up momen- "What time is it?" he bellows. Kid Power--DC students take a historic walking tour of the Rosedale neighborhood. tum. The Kid Power Congress meets "Showtime," the kids counter--this once a week and all the students and time with enough force to draw curi-mentors review the work they've ous looks from passersby on the tion yielded positive results. pushed toward basic skills like math accomplished and the activities sidewalk outside. The unlikely drill sergeant, a bois-"She's a crusader, and she told us and reading," Sloknik echoes. "So they've completed. The children [lack of arts education] weighed much is tied into it. Everything is express what they liked, disliked and terous Max Skolnik, then runs heavily on her heart," Cleveland dependent on tests. For most of the what programming they want to see through a gauntlet of icebreaker games aided by his partner, the recalls. "She told us, 'Show me year, kids are just doing that." continue. The group collectively sets results. Show me that you're having A broad-based approach to history goals for the following week. equally enthusiastic Caroline an impact on these kids, and we'll and the arts is what makes education "It's really important for kids to Cleveland. exciting, Skolnik says. "Math and understand that they do have choic- This high-energy process is stan-replicate it in other schools.'" reading are important, but unless a es in the world and they do have a dard operating procedure for the start of a Kid Power-DC day. The Motivation kid is excited, you might as well be chance," says Melissa Welesko, a DC Public Schools are increasingly training drones for the machines." George Washington University vol- Today is the inaugural Saturday Rosedale resident Valencia Barclift unteer. The program allows particigathering for the group, capping off "teaching for the [standardized] pants to learn history and to be Kid Power's first full week in opera-tests," Cleveland says, and art, music says Kid Power teaches her daughter, proud of where they came from, she tion as an after-school and weekend and humanities are being bumped Trinette, more about her identity says. They also have the ability to program for at-risk youth in the out of the curriculum. "It's a traves-within the community and helps express themselves and become Rosedale neighborhood northeast of ty," she cries. "Our kids are really her take real steps to achieve her Capitol Hill. being underserved in the public dream of being a journalist when she more enthusiastic about who they Its mission: to promote local histo-schools." grows up. Kid Power "broadens her are. "Ultimately they're going to be in ry through theater, film and the arts She and Skolnik decided to take horizons," Barclift says. "This helps charge and understand that their and to encourage positive change in the matter into their wn hands and her see exactly what she has to do the neighborhood. The children are steadily reintroduce the city's public get where she wants to be." voice is valued. When it comes time the source of Kid Power's strength, school children to project-based The historical aspect of the pro-to make decisions, rather than allowlearning one grade level and one gram is one of the most exciting ing themselves to fall behind, and they direct the course of its work. institution at a time. The pilot site: aspects for Barclift. "They know his-they're going to be empowered to Kid Power is starting small--with Miner Elementary. Their guinea pigs: tory as most people tell us--what step forward and be confident in around 20 students who were all a selection of fifth graders and a few they read in books. We can't find themselves." selected by their teachers and school sixth graders. anything about the District in GW volunteer Jenny Lindburg principal--but Cleveland and "The standardized testing has just books. They don't know anything adds the kids need to be proud of Skolnik recently pitched their con-taken over the schools and because about the neighborhood," she says. where they come from--especially cept to School Board President Peggy of that, to the detriment of broader "It's important because it allows the in the face of adversity, when much of the world around them sends sig- Cooper Cafritz, and their conversa-education, the kids are largely being children to be themselves. It gives nals that they must have money and www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 be reared in a particular environment in order to succeed. "If we can start working with children at a young age and empowering them to really be proud of who they are, I think it will benefit them in the long run," she says. "Kid Power is doing a wonderful job putting arts back into the school one or two grades at a time." The Structure Kid Power will explore local history on an expansive scale and, on a more intimate level, will allow the participants to discover their own personal history. The children will examine the current state of their school and what their school looked like and how it was structured in years past. They'll make comparisons over time and utilize the arts to do so. Kids will create their own maps, diagrams and drawings of the neighborhood and will conduct interviews and write testimonials about their experiences and the experiences of members of their community over the course of the year. Then they will compile "The Neighborhood Book," a scrapbook into which everything the kids find and create will be poured. A detailed neighborhood map will serve as the book's centerpiece and the finished product will be available online and in print. Participants will exhume themes from the text and illustrations in the book and with the help of professional thespians, storytellers and actors, will produce a theatrical performance piece based on the historical themes they find fascinating, coordinators say. In an ambitious third component of the program, the Kid Power crew will create a documentary film and will work with other community groups who are pursuing similar projects. Mondays are reserved for working on the neighborhood book, Tuesday are for theater, Wednesdays are split between theater and the Kid Power Congress, Thursdays provide inschool computer researching time and on Saturdays, the kids go on field trips and neighborhood tours. "On Fridays, we rest," Cleveland jokes. Kid Power features three tiers of volunteers: professionals (public historians, documentarians, photographers, actors, etc.) who will develop the curriculum; university students from Howard, George Washington and American universities; and high school students. Currently, pupils from Edmund Burke High School and the Georgetown Day School are engaged, Cleveland says. Unlike some youth programs, Kid Power is focused on permanence in the community. Cleveland says the program wants to remain at Miner indefinitely and the group would like to create an alumni program in which participants will be trained as mentors and will return to teach subsequent groups. Kid Power will follow participants through middle school, high school and even college, she says. "If you want go to college, we'll see it through and make it happen," Cleveland boasts. "We're not a project that sweeps in, does a program and then leaves. We're committed to kids long term or as long as they want us around." The Funding "We've got the curriculum, we've got the kids, we've got the volunteers, we've got the energy but we need to be able to eat," Cleveland says. Skolnik seconds his partner. "Finding funding has been a real struggle." When the twosome began formulating the Kid Power concept a year and a half ago, the nation had sagged into the worst economic climate in decades in the wake of September 11, 2001, and the stock market crash. Foundations had stopped giving, and private company's outreach budgets had dried up, Skolnik recalls. Much of Kid Power's startup costs have been paid by Cleveland and Skolnik's family and friends. The organiza- tion's budget is $80,000 a year, which covers supplies, activities and the duos meager salaries. Thus far, they've collected Kid Power -DCcreator Caroline Cleveland rallies the troops at a recent Saturday assembly. studied political science in Buffalo and came to DC in 1997 with a social service background and obtained his master's degree in Latin American studies and began work on a doctorate while pursuing human rights work. In 2000, he abandoned his doctoral work and helped organize the Sol Project, a cross-cultural youth theater initiative in Cuba, an event Skolnik says was life altering. "We could not do this without each other," Skolnik says of Cleveland. It's been a really wonderful collaboration between the two of us. We come from very different backgrounds but managed to create something really quite interesting." Kid Power hopes to add a new site every year. Eventually, the organiza- tion's aim is to have three or four schools throughout the city and will maintain each site's programming simultaneously. Skolnik's dream is to acquire a building and in five or ten years found a Kid Power theater with ample performance space for his pupils and the community at large. Andrew Noyes is assistant editor of The Voice of the Hill. Visit Kid Power-DC online at http://www.kidpowerdc.org or email info@kidpowerdc.org for more information. about $15,000. A benefit dinner in June hosted by high profile political consultant James Carville--a member of Kid Power's board--raised about $5,000. Just last month, they received $5,000 grant from the Humanities Council and the pair have applied for numerous other awards. One surefire way to drum up some cash is a DC history hunt that is being planned for spring. The registration fee will be $100 per team and each team will attempt to track down a slew of obscure landmarks in the nation's capital. An online auction on eBay is also in the works, Cleveland says. "We can pay for our salaries for about two more months," Cleveland says hesitantly. She is hopeful that their vigilance will pay off in the near term. The Players Cleveland, a New Orleans native, attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. and majored in child and community development. Running Kid Power is her ideal job. "I've never worked so hard in my life and I've never enjoyed the work as much in my life. I get up early in the morning and work until 11 at night. I've never been so tired and so excited about the work that I'm doing." Skolnik, originally from New York, ll / /igh Mass . . DC 20002 129 Experience it athis Sunday at St.James' 7:40 am Matins 8 am Low Mass 10 am HCALL 202 546 1746 OR VISIT WWW.SAINTJAMESCHURCH.ORG 222 EIGHTH STREET NE WASHINGTON THIGPENHALL &ASSOCIATES SMALL BUSINESS BOOKKEEPING PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL Bobby Thigpen 202.546.7734 www.voichehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 VETERANS DAY: A Time to Remember African American Soldiers: Defending the U.S. Abroad, Facing Adversity at Home BY STEPHANIE BRIGGS Veterans Day always had a way of shouldn't see each other anymore. against blacks, were widely accepted sneaking up on me. Perhaps it was He decided to seek professional help in the South as well as the North. So due to the fact that in my family no one more time. That was our last it was no surprise that during World one actually served in battle. My conversation. War II, Medals of Honor for bravery brother managed to avoid the There are not enough honors for were not presented to soldiers of Vietnam lottery, and my father, who the brave men and women who have African descent. was a corporal stationed in South defended our country. Why is it then Carolina, was never called to active that we aren't out there en masse on Buffalo Soldiers duty. every parade route? Perhaps we are It wasn't until I was on a date that desensitized by the war images that Buffalo soldier troddin' through the I came face to face with the after play out on the television screens. land, effects of war. Bobby was one of the They look more like a Steven last recruits called to duty in Spielberg or George Lucas creation, Said he wanna ran, then you wanna hand, Vietnam. He recalled the first days, making it hard to imagine the realilanding in a foreign land, traipsing ties of war. Troddin' through the land, through brush, burned by the blaz-Historically the pain of war was Said he was a buffalo soldier win the ing sun. When he finally arrived at not always found on the battlefield. war for America; his post, the men teased this newest During World War II segregation was Buffalo Soldier, dreadlock rasta, recruit's sunburned nose and cheeks. common practice. Within this pecu- The laughter would soon give way to liar institution was the underlying Fighting on arrival, fighting for the realities of war, and one month belief that black soldiers were inferi-survival. later his helicopter was hit by enemy or warriors and relegated to second-BOB MARLEY fire, crashing and injuring all those ary roles. According to an article in During the Civil War over 180,000 on board. Fortunately they all sur-the May 6, 1996, issue of US News & African-Americans served in the vived, with Bobby suffering major World Report, as early as World War II Union Army. Out of the 33,000 that back injuries--although he always "America's black community had to died, 24 were presented Medals of reminded me of the fact that no one plead to send its sons into combat; Honor. After the war Congress who goes to war actually survives. had to demand that they be allowed enacted "An Act to increase and fix And so it was, while on a date, to fight and die for a segregated the Military Peace Establishment of that his back went out and all of the America." the United States," authorizing the pain and images of war poured forth, Perhaps some of the reason for formation of two cavalry and four tumbling over each other. I was terri-this sentiment had to do with the regiments composed of "colored fied. He was uncontrollable. Weeks history of race in America. men." On September 21, 1866, they later he explained that maybe we Darwinism claimed that blacks were would consolidate into two units, inferior. Jim Crow laws, segregation forming the 9th Cavalry Regiment First Lt. John R. Fox in Greenville, Louisiana, and the 10th Cavalry Regiment in Forth The 366th Infantry Regiment Leavenworth, Kansas. Their role was to "subdue Mexican revolutionaries, hostile Native Americans, outlaws, comancheros, and rustlers" (International Museum of the Horse). How their name came about is unclear although one possibility was the fact that the Indians believed the soldier's hair resembled the mane of the buffalo. A second theory was that when a buffalo is wounded or cornered, it will fight in a display of stamina and courage. It was believed that this was the fighting spirit that the Indians saw in the Buffalo Soldiers. Prejudice would follow these men. It proved difficult to find officers to lead them, since officers at the time were white. Along with protecting mail routes, and building and maintaining forts, the Buffalo Soldiers were also responsible for evicting white settlers who were attempting to settle on Indian land, making them even more unpopular among whites. Despite the difficulties of race, the Buffalo Soldiers played a major role in exploring and mapping much of the Southwest, while stringing hundreds of miles of telegraph lines. In 1941 the two regiments formed the 4th Cavalry Brigade, commanded by General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. at Camp Funston, Kansas. By 1944 horse cavalry regiments were disbanded, ending the long history of the Buffalo Soldiers, but the glory of their name would manifest in the 366th Infantry Regiment. The 366th Infantry Regiment The 366th Infantry Regiment was an all-black unit that included black officers, who fought during World War II in North Africa and Italy. Many of the men who served in this unit were alumni of Howard University where, in the campus chapel, there is a memorial stained glass window honoring their service. It would be almost 40 years before the U.S. Government would recognize them. On July 20, 1983, Colonel West A. Hamilton received the honorary rank of brigadier general from the DC National Guard at the age of 96. Hamilton served with General John J. (Blackjack) Pershing in Mexico on what was perhaps one of the last missions of the 10th Cavalry Regiment Buffalo Soldier rides. Hamilton would later command the 366th Infantry. After his tour of duty Hamilton returned to Washington, DC, where, for 60 years, he and his brother ran the Hamilton Printing Company at 1353 U. Street. Those who served with Hamilton included Frank J. Talley, 1st Lieutenant, who was known in the public high schools in Washington, DC, for his ROTC programs. He also served as the commandant at Theodore Roosevelt High School in the 1960s. James W. Jones, 2nd Lieutenant, was a Howard graduate who later worked as an art teacher in the DC public schools. Jones was also the designer of the 366th Infantry's Regimental flag and shield. Dennette A. Harrod, Sr. of Washington, DC, received two Bronze Stars for valor while fighting in Italy with the unit. President Clinton would honor him 50 years after the end of the war with a Certificate of Appreciation. Wartime honors were few and far www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 between. Corporal Waverly Woodson, Jr., of Clarksburg, Md., was the recipient of a Bronze Star for heroism on D-Day in France. As a young medic he was severely injured in battle yet he spent five days and nights helping his unit care for 350 casualties. He had been recommended for higher honors. "Our white superiors recommended us," he explained, " but the War Department didn't approve it. Silver Stars and Congressional Medals of Honor did not go to black officers or black enlisted men." It wasn't until 1982 that these misguided issues on race were finally addressed for one of the members of the 366th Infantry Regiment. First Lieutenant John R. Fox, an artillery observer with Cannon Company, 366th Infantry, 92nd Division (also known as the "Buffalo Division"), was honored posthumously with the second-highest medal for valor in combat, the Distinguished Service Cross. Fox and a handful of his men died on December 26, 1944, in Sommocolonia, Italy, after he directed an artillery barrage down on their post, slowing the German advance and killing 100 of the enemy. The events that occurred during this invasion would have surely won Fox Christ Church in 1918 See our web site www.washingtonparish.org Phone (202) 547-9300 The Rev. Dr. Judith A. Davis, Rector a Silver Star, but this was not the case. It would take 38 years and the unrelenting research of Loudon B. Hargrove, a captain and commander of an artillery battery in World War II a nd the author of a book on the Buffalo Soldiers, to find the documentation that would lead to Fox's honors. Fox would join six other black soldiers honored for their valor with Medals of Honor. All but one was dead on that day of recognition. Their stories of heroism were finally heard. They fought for the same reasons many soldiers had when in combat, except all things were not equal. It remains for many a bitter pill to swallow, yet on Veterans Day it is time for those of us who are civilians to take the time out to remember. It's time to proudly honor those who served their country despite the adversities they suffered on the home front. It is our responsibility to remember their names, their history, their spirits, and their strength. Stephanie Briggs is an assistant professor at CCBC Catonsville. She would like to hear more stories from African- American Veterans of War. 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On the last to make gravy and stuffing the way marinated the three-and-a-half- pound rolled white and dark turkey Thursday of November, the extend-Grandma did it." ed family gathers around the dining Inman, who, with his two sons, in fresh herbs from our garden, a room table, which groans under the has been an Eastern Market mainstay half dozen or so garlic cloves, cracked black peppercorns, red wine, hefty array of Thanksgiving bounty: since 1976, continues: "Just the whole roast turkey with stuffing, other day, I was talking to a cus-a splash of red wine vinegar and a cranberry sauce, candied yams, tomer. I had sold her a boneless drizzle of olive oil. For an added green beans, pumpkin pie. turkey roast, and she said she burst of flavor, we inserted a sturdy Yawn. enjoyed it. So, I made a suggestion. rosemary stalk in the middle of the roll. While our oven pre-heated at All too often, the turkey is over-Every Thanksgiving, this woman done and dried out. By definition, opens her modest Cape Cod-style 350 degrees F, we browned the roast turkey, especially the prized breast home (in Northeast) to 20 to 30 fam-in olive oil--using our trusty cast meat, tends to be dry and tasteless ily members and friends....and she iron skillet--to seal in the juices. Then we roasted the meat for because it's a real challenge to time it serves them turkey. So, I suggested approximately an hour and a half, properly, especially when preparing that she get two boneless turkey a 20-pounder. Why not try some-roasts and slice them. She can use a basting frequently. thing different this year? Even small turkey or chicken as a center-When the turkey was done, juices purists who insist on turkey might piece, and surround it with beautiful ran clear when the meat was pierced with a fork. We removed it from the want to explore a new take on the fans of sliced meat. traditional bird. "The roast is our own creation," he oven and allowed it to rest a few min- (Many Hillites who eschew turkey adds with a hint of pride, and he utes before slicing. I garnished the on Thanksgiving go the vegan/vege-explains how they make it: Inman, masterpiece with flash-fried sage tarian route. However, since this often assisted by his offspring and leaves and additional rosemary sprigs. Wild rice pilaf and steamed Brussels option has been explored extensive-other employees, take two large ly, we have decided to emphasize turkey drumsticks (or breast and sprouts complemented the meat perother alternative dishes instead). drumstick), remove the skin, bones fectly. The meal was a hit, and my "Many people are intimidated by and those bothersome tendons, and white-meat-turkey-hating sister comthe size and preparation of a large splice them together. The meat is mented: "I think I'll try this; it solves the turkey problem!" Yellow Tail turkey," says Melvin R. Inman of then tied with string netting. Market Poultry at Eastern Market. Melvin's boneless roast sells for (Australian) Merlot went well with it, "They are also intimidated by the $3.29 a pound, which is a bargain although some people might prefer a Chardonnay or Pinot Blanc. stuffing, even the gravy," he adds. since there is virtually no waste. Options for Avoiding the Big Bird But some folks want to avoid the big bird altogether on Thanksgiving, striking out in a totally different culinary direction. For such adventurous home chefs, Melvin stocks fresh goose, duck and Cornish game hens. "Cornish hens are really hot right now," he says, as he deftly debones a chicken breast. "They are small, pretty and easy to serve." (It's best to reserve a day or so ahead for fresh fowl, especially during the holiday season). On a gamier note, another feathered, non-turkey option is pheasant (yes, Melvin stocks them too). On the internet, we found beaucoup information on pheasant and other game birds (the site recommends allowing one small pheasant for each guest, and a larger bird will divide nicely among three people. If you opt for a larger pheasant, slice the breast before serving, and separate drumsticks from the thighs. For accompaniments, serve new potatoes, fall squash and wild rice; the latter is a natural for game birds. See pheasant recipe, below, which I also found on the web). Cynthia Price, who dwells on Capitol Hill, roasted a duck last Thanksgiving as a second dish. "It got rave reviews," she recalls. "My dinner guests liked it better than the turkey. "I kept the stuffing on the sweet side, using dried cornbread stuffing mixed with granola, Hawaiian trail mix (coconut, dried pineapple, raisins and prunes), plus macadamia nuts, sunflower seeds and fresh pineapple (including the juice) and fresh orange slices, also with the juice. "I may have added oysters or clams, which I prefer to giblets," she said. "I think I got the cornbread stuffing idea from another duck recipe, but much of the rest I adlibbed, especially the macadamia nuts and tropical trail mix. For the glaze, I used the orange sauce packet that came with the duck (which is delicious!) and added ground cloves." Patrick McClintock and Marilyn Goldberg, who live near the Safeway around 15th Street, SE, often turn to the sea for a creative Thanksgiving alternative. When they lived in California's Marin County, the couple often invited friends over for Thanksgiving. From a local fishmonger, they would purchase a whole salmon, cleaned and slit in half. Inside the fish they slathered the contents of a good-size jar of prepared horseradish, along with a half dozen lemons, thinly sliced. After folding the fish back together, they wrapped it in foil and roasted it over medium coals--in a closed kettle grill--for about 20 minutes. They often served the salmon with wwwiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 steamed new potatoes and fresh greens from a local purveyor. A crisp Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay or Pinot Noir--from Napa Valley, natu- rally--complemented the California repast beautifully. PHEASANT WITH OLIVES AND PLUMS Mark Stoebe Great Falls, Montana (This rich dish is hassle free, leaving you plenty of time for your guests!) 2 large pheasants (2 to 2 -1/2 lbs), cut into 8 pieces, breasts halved 1/4 cup olive oil 1 /2 cup white wine 1 /2 cup cider vinegar 1 /2 cup brown sugar 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 4 scallions, finely chopped (green and white parts) 6 fresh basil leaves 3 Tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped 2 Tablespoons cracked black peppercorns 3/4 cup green olives, pitted and cut in half 2 cups diced fresh plums, divided Preheat oven to 350 F. Wash and pat dry pheasant pieces; place in the bottom of a clay cooker or Dutch oven. Add remaining ingredients except for half (1 cup) of the plums. Combine ingredients thoroughly, cover pot and bake in oven for 1 and a half hours. About 15 minutes before pheasant is done, add remaining cup of plums. Stir, and return to oven until done. Serve with brown rice and French bread. Serves 4 to 6. Recommended wine: Cotes de Beaune- Village, which complements the olives and earthy tones of the pheasant. Cooking Your Goose For several years, I've served goose for Thanksgiving. Many years ago, when Peter and I purchased our first home--a tiny yellow townhouse on the fringes of Capitol Hill--we hosted Thanksgiving dinner. I had prepared goose many times in the past, usually for Christmas, so I thought I had the hang of it. For that Thanksgiving, we invited my then-widowed sister and her date, as well as a colleague from work. After placing the 10-pound bird in the pre-heated oven, we had a quick drink at a neighbor's house. We returned in plenty of time to check on the fowl, and our house was redolent with wonderful aromas. So far so good. Then we went upstairs to dress for dinner; we were expecting our guests around 6 or so. Suddenly, we smelled smoke. We rushed downstairs, flung open the oven and flames shot out. I then remembered an Ann Landers column warning readers to NEVER throw water on a grease fire; use salt instead. So I started sprinkling sodium chloride on the fire, to no avail. Then Peter simply upended the Morton's container, dumping the entire contents onto the flames. It worked; the fire was extinguished and Peter snatched the goose from the oven and whisked it outside. However, our little dwelling was full of smoke. Someone called the fire department, and two trucks-- including a hook and ladder-- arrived. The firefighters also brought along a huge, vacuum cleaner-like gizmo to suck out the smoke. By now we were just plain embarrassed and kept apologizing, but the firefighters were really nice about it and even offered some cooking safety hints. Our neighbors were equally understanding and downright sweet, offering us portions of their own Thanksgiving dinners. Oh yes, the goose. It was delicious--not burnt at all. Here's how I prepare goose, which I always purchase at Eastern Market (you order it ahead of time). Goose is extremely fatty, making it tricky to cook. First, pull off most (not all) the excess fat. Either discard this or render it for goose grease, which some of our Eastern European friends use in red cabbage and sauerkraut. Then I marinate the bird in a bottle of inexpensive tawny port. Then, place on a rack and sprinkle with salt and pepper and any seasoning you want. Then--and this is the tricky part-- roast at high temperature, maybe 450 to 475, for a half hour. Remove fat with a bulb baster. Lower temperature to about 350 and continue roasting until done, allowing about 20 minutes per pound. My mother, who was German, always served sauerkraut with goose (or whatever we were having). Other traditional German accompaniments are red cabbage and knoedel--potato dumplings--but these are so heavy that I call them death balls. I prefer rice pilaf. A fullbodied Merlot or Shiraz blend complements the bird's richness. ROAST GOOSE (Adapted from a Danish recipe) 1 fresh goose (8-10 pounds, available at Eastern Market) Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 4 cups dried fruit or apples, peeled and coarsely chopped 1 medium onion, peeled and quartered Port wine as needed Preheat oven to 450 F. Rinse goose under cool running water and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle inside and outside with salt and pepper and fill cavity with fruit and quartered onion. Sew opening shut with coarse thread or unflavored dental floss. Other Thanksgiving Alternatives · Chicken (whole): A 5-to-6-pound bird feeds 6 people; turkey-friendly stuffing and gravy works fine. · Capon: A neutered rooster. A large, deep breasted capon weighs 7 to 9 pounds and feeds 6 to 8, with lots of white meat. Serve like turkey with gravy, dressing, etc. · Cornish game hens: These small birds weigh 1 to 2 pounds each; allow one per person. Delicious stuffed with wild rice, pine nuts and raisins or flambeed with canned cherries and rum. · Ham: A good value since there is relatively little waste, especially if you buy a boneless one. Serve solo or combined with turkey, as ham's spicy saltiness is a perfect foil for mild-flavored turkey. Moreover, the two colors look pretty together. Serve with a sweet glaze or decorated with pineapple. Sweet potatoes and greens go well with ham. · Vegan/vegetarian: We've not emphasized this alternative since it's covered extensively every year. Meatless options include stuffed acorn squash, spaghetti squash, eggplant Parmesan, tofu dishes, and portabello mushroom "steaks" marinated in garlic and balsamic vinaigrette. For more information, click on www.globalgourmet.com/food. Place goose on rack in preheated Transfer to a warm platter, remove oven and roast for about 30 minutes, string, scoop out fruit and onion removing accumulated grease fre-stuffing and discard (it's now inediquently with a bulb baster. Lower ble). Serve goose with red cabbage heat to 350 and continue cooking, (or sauerkraut) and wild rice pilaf. allowing 20 to 25 minutes per Serves 6 to 8. Serve with a robust red pound. Pour port wine over goose wine such as Shiraz. and baste occasionally. Do not overcook. To test for doneness, pierce Hill resident Celeste McCall has shared thigh with small sharp knife. When many interesting table tips with Voice juice is pale yellow, goose is done. readers over the years. 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And like any self-respecting Capitol Hill dweller she could not resist mentioning the Personal essay writers leave their divorce by bonding so closely they location's best bragging rights--the laundry out long after the rest of us can no longer remember whose ability to stroll rather than drive to have brought it in, folded it and memory of the past belongs to the National Mall for July 4th fireplaced it in closed dressers, away whom. She wrote about this in her works. from nosey neighbors. Their stories short story "U-Haul" which was Sharin seems to come as hang out there in bright clear light, nominated for the Pushcart Prize-- effortlessly as others share dessert. offered to us to peruse at leisure and one of the most honored literary James Thurber's phrase "other perif we choose, to critique each detail projects in America. plexities" comes to mind, because so from our comfortable and anony-Family is the inspiration behind much of her seems outwardly conmous distance. And yet, we rarely Henderson's most recent article tradictory. Henderson is very slendo, because what they reveal so "Maneuvers" for the Washington Post der, yet she relishes in the large, rich often reflects our own vulnerabilities Magazine, a story about the intricate chocolate croissant on the table and insecurities, and we prefer to dance between military personnel between us. Her marriage to a mililinger on the "aha" moment when it returning from war and their spous-tary chaplain while she is a conall seems to make such sense. es who wait for them. firmed pacifist Quaker also seems One Capitol Hill resident, Kristin It is a story with which she is paradoxical. And of course her vin- Henderson, whose work often familiar. Her husband has been tage Corvette she drives in amateur appears in the Washington Post, deployed to three different war autocross competitions where speed writes such essays many of which fronts and their emotional reunions and agility along with fast thinking form the basis for her newly pub-varied as much as the places he and strong nerves dominate is as lished book, Driving by Moonlight: A stayed. As a military chaplain, he is opposite as possible from the con- Journey Through Love, War & often based away from their Capitol templative quiet writer persona she Infertility. Over coffee and pastries at Hill home, necessitating compro-usually inhabits. a local café, I asked about her choice mise, flexibility and soul searching All these contradictions get space to share such intimacies, curious to to maintain their commuter-style on the page, whether critical or comfind out more about this woman marriage. plimentary. What is abundantly whose articles touch a sympathetic After one unhappy move away clear is her willingness to embrace nerve, even though her life experi-from Capitol Hill, Henderson now her own idiosyncratic lifestyle. ences seem so unique. To her, she opts for frequent trips to spend time replied smiling, "memoirs are like with her husband, rather than relo-On the Road therapy, they inspire growth and ter-cating. Henderson's frequent reference to ror." "Living here feeds me" she said. "I her solo six week cross country road can walk everywhere and see differ-trip during 2001 reveals how pivotal A Family Focus ent types of individuals, yet the gro-it was in helping her come to grips Henderson writes about who she cer and other vendors recognize my with some of her more personal and knows best--her family. Her two sis-face, maybe not my name, personal-painful experiences. She originally ters and her husband receive the izing this neighborhood in a way planned the trip as a way of coping with her failed infertility treatments. closest scrutiny and figure promi-that is pleasing." She laughs self-deprecatingly nently in most of the essays. When Her love of the neighborhood is she mentions her sisters her face evident in her choice of Capitol Hill when she mentions acquiring Rosie lights up with laughter, since theirs landmarks, which she uses as famil- the German shepherd to ride shotis a close affection. iar backdrops in her book--anchor-gun, the cliché-ish canine substitute Growing up, they were a package ing her ruminations to a particular for a baby. However, as dogs unerrdeal, moving between two house-time and place. The old Capitol Hill ingly manage, Rosie rapidly became holds and coping with their parents' post office with its plastic dividers a powerful stabilizing factor in her life, offering her unconditional puppy love at a time when her life seemed to be spinning out of control. The trip took on an additional level of sorrowful uncertainty in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks on New York and D. and her husband was immediately deployed to Afghanistan, leaving her behind at a time when instability rocked both her inner and outer worlds. At first she questioned whether or not to go on the trek. It seemed a time when travel was not the most comfortable choice. But eventually she did, and found tremendous solace in writing travel journals along the way. A friend encouraged her to publish her travelogue and eventually her notes became the basis of her new book. The Lighter Side Finding humor during exacting circumstances is another source for inspiration for Henderson. For example, in her essay "Down the Drain" she chronicled her first major home remodeling project, renovating the bathroom (the only bathroom in the house) an undertaking which she refers to wryly as "the two-week project that lasted a year." We laughed in shared commiseration of vintage home ownership, and of the powerful saving grace of good neighbors. Hers gave her carte blanche use of their only bathroom during the remodeling's final stages. Insightful and unfailingly honest, with a gift for words, Henderson is one of Capitol Hill's best kept secrets--but not for long. After her book tour she will return to the neighborhood and quite possibly the grocer will know her name, and have a biscuit ready for Rosie. Ruth Hayes Robbins is a frequent contributor to The Voice of the Hill. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Poetry, Emotion Hill Poet Robert Sargent Doesn't Dwell in the Past note of the everyday things around him, whether it be a falling leaf or a neighborhood playground. The Birth of Sargent's Muse Sargent was born in New Orleans, raised in Mississippi and went on to Mississippi State University, where he majored in electrical engineering. "Then the war came along, and the government was looking for electrical engineers to be able to deal with a new thing they called radar," he BY JESSIC A LESHNOFF At first glance, it may seem that Robert Sargent had two halves to his life--the half without poetry and the half with it. The 91-year-old Capitol Hill resident began writing poetry in his forties, but sit down with him, have a cup of coffee, and soon enough it's clear that long before Sargent was writing poetry, he was thinking it. In 1928, 16-year old Sargent began a journal, a detailed log of every single book he read from that point on. Sargent says. Thus began a life-long passion, trained only by his zeal for words and commenced by the loss of dear Bowie. He began getting published in journals and by 1977, published his first book, Now Is Always the Miraculous Time. Since retiring from his government engineering position at age 60, Sargent has been a full-time poet. Now, some 31 years later, he's still the full-time poet, writing here and there--sometimes with the aid of his assistant, sometimes with a magnifying glass--but writing away, even if it takes a little longer than it used to. "Robert has a very busy life for 91," Mary Beth says. Beyond writing poetry and keeping up with his book reading, he's an active member of the Capitol Hill Poetry group, responds to email and has an array of weekly lunch and dinner appointments. And, last but not least, there's 10-year-old Lulu, Sargent and Mary Beth's adopted daughter. Right now, Written in his shaky teenage penmanship, he aptly titled the narrow, green hardback "Book Book." That first year he began recording his literary conquests; he read 69. In 1933, he hit an all-time record: 138. Each is recorded in his impeccable, tiny penciled script--book after book after book, Shakespeare, Faulkner, Wells-- page after page, the list seems endless. Through the Great Depression, wars, and dozens of presidents, he read and kept reading. In 2001, the handwriting changed from his own to his part-time secre- tary's due to his failing eyesight. And although Sargent's readnow accomplished through books on tape, he's already plowed through 34 so far this year--way more than the average adult can attest to. All in all, according to his journal, he's read a whopping 4,263, reports his wife, Mary Jane Barnett, who sits nearby. Still, after all these years of knowing Sargent, she looks both amazed and amused by the number. Oh, how he used to read, she recounts. Four and five books at a time, devouring pages in the morning as he put on his socks. Now he works on more like three at a time. Not that bad for a man his age--or any age at all for that matter. Also not that bad that his most recent collection of poetry, titled 99 after 80, was published just this year. His ninth book, it contains 99 poems--all written after Sargent's 80th birthday--and proves that even for a man who's seen and experienced much, he never fails to take says with a quiet smile in his voice. After World War II, Sargent resumed civilian life, took up an engineering job at the Pentagon, and settled in the Washington area. He made a friend, a next-door neighbor in northern Virginia; his name was Bowie. The two, close in age, were good friends, but Bowie developed cancer, and Sargent, then in his forties, watched his friend die. The experience triggered something within and out came the poetry. All the words that Sargent had absorbed, all the books, the art and the jazz came tumbling out and laid themselves out on a page--his first poem, "Monody for Bowie." "Developments initially were slow, but at the last/Came fast," reads Mary Jane. "And Bowie died in the time of the stretched out year,/In the month of falling leaves,/Curling, withering, they finally fell from the tree,/So too he." She reads it loud and clear. "He cared for words, their sounds, their printed look...And in the season of the shortening day/Would sometimes read him from a blueish book/(His chair placed by the light from long glass windows);/Later,/As summer turned to fall and he in bed,/Ask he be read." With his failing vision, Sargent can't see Mary Beth, but he hears her and stares lovingly in her direction, if only to see her familiar silhouette. He can't see her eyes tear as she recites the decades-old verses. "When he died, I thought I would like to do something to honor his memory, and so I wrote a poem," www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 she's working on mastering the decimal point, but, like most kids her age, she rather be constructing Lego towers than work on her math homework. "Lulu is the best thing to happen to me in my old age," and one of his life's "great adventures," Sargent says full of love, reaching for her, stroking her shiny black hair. He thought his child-rearing days were over with two grown children from a previous marriage, but life, as he's come to see, is full of surprises. Enduring Friendship With his Southern charm and gentle way, it's no surprise that Sargent has developed some enduring friendships in his 91 years. In fact, he's had a standing once-a-week lunch date with close friend Hastings Wyman-- a South Carolina native--for almost 20 years. The two met in the early 1980s. Wyman had entered a poetry contest that Sargent was judging, and by 1985, their lunch ritual was in full swing. The favored lunch joint has always been and will always be Jimmy T's Place on East Capitol Street, "a very down-home sort of place," says Wyman, where the duo talks music, politics and art over grits and bacon in their proud and leisurely Southern fashion. Though Sargent and Wyman have a lot in common, their similarities end at politics. Wyman, longtime editor of the Southern Political Report, describes himself as more analytical in his views, Sargent on the other hand, "He tends to be more optimistic about things than I," Wyman explains in his breezy drawl. "Occasionally, we have a difference of opinion," but it doesn't go further than that. Once an open Socialist, now Sargent's an avid Bush-supporter. Mary Beth begs to differ. Wyman steers clear of debate. But it's no use; Sargent watches the news enough to back up his claims. Don't even get him started, Mary Beth urges with an exasperated shake of the head. Above the politics and beyond Jimmy T's famed omelettes, Wyman holds only admiration for his dear friend and his zest for life. It's hard to put your finger on what's behind Sargent's staying power, but after a moment, the poet's buddy narrows it down. "He always focuses on the here and now. He doesn't live in the past," he muses. "He's always looking forward to another book, another poem. And there's always another election he's following." Jessica Leshnoff is a frequent contributor to The Voice of the Hill. Psychotherapy Practice Offers New Resource for Community Sima Stillings, a licensed clinical social worker as well as licensed substance abuse counselor, announces the opening of his psychotherapy practice, Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Institute. The practice specializes in counseling and therapy for individuals and groups with mental health and substance abuse issues utilizing a nontraditional paradigm called "harm reduction." This technique involves meeting the person "where they are at." Individuals are not excluded from counseling even if they are neither willing nor ready to cease using substances. Some estimates indicate a full 85 percent of those addicted fall into this category (often termed "pretreatment" or in "denial"). Mr. Stillings finds it disheartening that so many individuals and groups struggling with addiction as well as mental health issues are so poorly treated and often judged. Providing a form of help for them that is approachable and pragmatic is not only an ethical response as a social worker but also a public health mandate, he believes. Those considering reducing the harm they incur by use of substances or daunting mental health concerns left unchecked are greeted warmly and encouraged that, "any movement in the direction of less harm is success." People can learn to strive toward incremental steps toward growth and change--but in their own timing, he states. A master's degree in clinical social work, distinction as a Master Addiction Counselor, as well as a certification as a Substance Abuse Professional for Federal referrals, equip Stillings to provide therapy. State of the art Power Point presentations and trainings for continuing education hours are also a part of the Institute's consulting and capacity-building efforts--"Drugs and Alcohol 101," "Harm Reduction for the Millennium"--as well as skillsbuilding trainings on reducing harm in response to HIV/STD's. Stillings' new office is located on Capitol Hill near the Union Station Metro. Appointments can be made by calling 202-669-4413. 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Winner! 111 12th Street, NE 1315 Massachusetts Ave., SE 1805 Burke Street, SE www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Artistic Aid: Local Program Benefits DC's Disabled Fiscal Uncertainty Challenges Studio's Future BY TIMUR LOYNAB The DC government recently sent an who rent studio space at the center state--whether he's turning circles with a social worker's recommendaeviction notice to the Millennium and nonprofit organizations like Art on his way to the sink or discovering tion, determines admission. Arts Center (formerly known as Enables, an arts entrepreneurial pro-a new way to translate color and Randall Junior High School), located gram for adults with disabilities. composition in his artwork, it's diffi-Art: A Teaching Tool For on 65 I St., S.W. The notice is the lat-Art Enables is a few months shy of cult to break his concentration. But Social Skillsest development in an increasingly celebrating its second anniversary, Stefan Bauschmid, the program's art Students are usually referred to the acrimonious--and very personal-- but the imminent threat of eviction director, eventually does and guides center by various rehabilitation or feud between city officials and the seriously jeopardizes the program's Charles to the sink. mental health agencies in the city. center's director, Bill Wooby. future. Like Charles and Paul--both of The program is especially dependent Both parties claim they're owed While still in its infancy, the pro-whom are autistic--the 22 other stu-on caseworkers who can spot artistic money. City officials say Wooby, gram is creating buzz all around dents enrolled in Art Enables have who leases the building, owes more town for its artistic talent. The stu-disabilities ranging from Down syn- potential in their clients. Muis-Lowery, Bauschmid, the prothan $400,000 in back rent, accord-dent artists from Art Enables made drome and autism to mental retarda-gram's art director and one other ing to an Oct. 18 Washington Post their Capitol Hill debut at last tion and schizophrenia. The pro-part-time instructor, use the stureport. Wooby maintains it's the city month's Barracks Row Festival and gram is unique in that it focuses not dents' affinity for art as a springboard that owes him rent money for a their work has been on exhibit at on a participant's disability, but in homeless shelter that operates out of Hoopla Traders since Oct. 11. his or her artistic ability. And they're to building a broader set of skills. "We're obviously producing great the center's gymnasium. all genuinely talented, Muis-Lowery artwork," she says. "Concurrently The Oct. 3 eviction notice makes Disabilities Don't Limit says. we're teaching our students to show no mention of overdue or unpaid Creativity "They are people who are passion-up on time, to stay on task, to take rent. It states instead that Wooby is Paul Lewis gets up from one of the ate about art, passionate about putin violation of a zoning regulation large rectangular tables that dot the ting things on paper," she says. care of the studio...to really take because he's "operating an arts cen-"They like drawing, painting, work- ownership of a project and make center of the Art Enables studio and decisions." ter at the Randall School without a heads to the sink. He's working with ing with color and they do art as a But decision making doesn't come certificate of occupancy." watercolors today and has two con-way to center themselves." easily for a lot of the program's par- A tenant with knowledge of the tainers to fill, one for clean water In some cases, their perceived dis-ticipants because they've never been tumultuous negotiations between the and the other for rinsing. As he abilities actually enhance their art, empowered to make decisions, Muiscity and Wooby says at one point the approaches the sink, he's stops Muis-Lowery says. She offers the Lowery says. work of her autistic students as an Corcoran was supposed to take over abruptly. He's made a discovery that example of how a disability can "Agencies have always made decithe space, but talks between the sions for them," she says. "Here-- Corcoran and Wooby fell apart,. nearly drops his jaw to the floor. translate differently on canvas and and it may sound very simple--they "Black pants, black pants," he Caught in the middle of this per-shouts enthusiastically. "Black, actually strengthen the artwork. have to decide whether to use blue sonal, political and now legal tug of black, black pants," he continues. "We have three people with war are some 30 professional artists "Yes, Paul, I'm wearing black or green. It's their decision, and they autism, and their works, although experience the consequence of it." pants," says Joyce Muis-Lowery, quite different, have elements in Developing better employment executive director of Art Enables, common," she says. "There's a habits, improving socialization skills whose desk is adjacent to the sink. patience with detail, a patience with and becoming more independent "Right, right, right," she answers, repetitiveness that really makes their are integral parts of the Art Enables work extraordinary. So that same trying but failing to match his thing that makes someone spin in program because the majority of its enthusiasm, to each of his 'black' students have either failed in main- circles--and is considered unproduc-stream employment work or have references. As Paul gets side-tracked by Muis-tive and medically a weakness--is been isolated from social integra- Lowery's black pants, his classmate the same thing that enables him to tion. and fellow artist, Charles Meissner draw every brick on a house or every "Our students are people who attempts his own trip to the sink. leaf on a tree. This is great because obviously have the discipline to Charles, too, is momentarily preoc-most people don't have the patience work because they come here and for it." cupied, but his preoccupation is produce these wonderful works, but There are also some students who internal and difficult to grasp. their lives don't always lend them- Charles doesn't speak often and show a total disregard for what col-selves to mainstream employment," when he does it's usually in riddles. ors go together. Muis-Lowery says. "Three of our stu- "This is tremendously liberating as dents actually have regular employ-On this day, his preoccupation man- an artist," she says. "You don't have ment, but for this population that ifests itself in spinning. He stands in to worry about the color wheel." a spot and spins slowly, with an means stocking shelves or taking out uncanny a sense of purpose and pre-Before students can gain admission the garbage or doing very simple cision. He approaches his artwork to the program, they must undergo a work that is not as engaging as creatwith this same intensity and consid-simple assessment that consists of eration. When he's in this Zen-like Art by Ailson Carvalho producing a self-portrait and a com- ing art and honing their art skills." While Muis-Lowery would never position. The assessment, coupled presume to be able to offer her stu- www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Art by Floyd Woodward dents full-fledged, full-time work in the arts, the program does help them to take important steps toward economic self-sufficiency. Under the guidance of professional artists and instructors, students have the opportunity to create artwork at the studio Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Muis-Lowery, who donates her time to running the program and is not on salse funding is few and far between, and her staff of two market the students' artwork at in-house exhibitions and local galleries. The artists receive 60 percent of monies from sales, and 40 percent goes back to the program, which is primarily sustained by a few grants from foundations. A Success Story Ailson Carvalho's social worker first introduced him and his parents to the Art Enables program a year and a half ago. His social worker was worried that the then 21-year-old, who had recently moved to the Washington area from Brazil, was too withdrawn from the outside world. Ailson, who has Down syndrome, wasn't very verbal and spent his days fixated in front of a Sony Play Station in his mother's apartment. Upon his arrival to the studio he was asked to draw a self-portrait so an instructor could assess his skill level. He was given a mirror, told to look into it and create his portrait. In no time he handed the paper back to the instructor. He had drawn--not a self-portrait--but a single, tiny circle. "So that's where we started--with a tiny, little circle," Muis-Lowery says. It was challenging at first to get Ailson to open up, to take instruction (especially since he only spoke Portuguese) and to embrace some independence. He had been isolated for so long, and up until entering the program, everything had always been done or decided for him. He was overwhelmed and afraid, Bauschmid says. "Ailson's mother told us that we would not only have to remind him to go to the bathroom but that we would have to take him to the bathroom because he couldn't go by himself," Muis-Lowery says. But he could do it himself. The instructors have never had to remind him. "One of the nicest moments was when his father came to pick him up one day and asked if he could use the restroom," Muis-Lowery says. "I said, 'Ailson show your dad the restroom' and he practically dragged his dad to the restroom." A few months ago, Ailson's father informed the instructors that the family was moving to Boston and that Ailson could no longer participate in the program. Muis-Lowery and the instructors pleaded with him to keep Ailson in the program at least to the end of the year. His progress, after all, has been breathtaking. It turns out the circle he drew that very first day represented the mirror he was given. And in due time, as Ailson gained confidence, he became one of the programs most honored and sought after artists. He has twice been a finalist for a VSA arts award, an international competition affiliated with the Kennedy Center that recognizes young emerging artists with disabilities. He has already collected $2,000 in VSA prize money, is featured on their Website and he met Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes- Norton during the competition. He has also sold nearly everything he's created at the studio (with the exception of the self-portrait). After some nudging, Ailson's father came to the same understanding as Muis-Lowery that immediately removing his son from the program would be detrimental to his progress. "His father came back the next day and said, 'We're going to arrange it so that Ailson can finish the year here, because, you know, I have my life and my wife has her life, but Ailson also needs a life,'" Muis- Lowery recalls. In Their Own Words The students of Art Enables say the program helps them realize their creative potential. Studio time, onsite exhibitions and gallery shows provide student artists with that rare opportunity to move from the fringes of society to its mainstream. When they enter the studio, the only label that really defines them is that of artist. For a few hours four days a week, their disabilities take a back seat to their art. It's an experience that fosters both social and emotional growth for these students. Some students reflect on the life line that Art Enables has become for them. Floyd Woodward, who--like a true artist--says he enjoys "drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes all the time," grapples with bipolar disorder. "In my imagination I was always 202-543-4342  Open Daily 10-6 417 East Capitol Street, SE Paul Cymrot riverby@erols.com Steve Cymrot Special Notice: Nicky Original Fabulous necklaces Now for sale at Riverby Books We're always buying quality used books... a single volume or an entire library. Current urgent needs: Philosophy, History, Washingtoniana. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 drawing--animals, horses, dogs, cats--now I actually do it," he says. "When I'm doing art, I don't feel crazy. I don't feel dumb. I feel like I have good sense, like I can one day own a car and maybe even have my own place." Floyd says if it wasn't for the program he would be "roaming the streets or digging in dumpsters." Connie Reinwald, 67, is the oldest student artist in the program, and despite her mental retardation she is both thoughtful and articulate. "I come here for art," she says. "This place brings out my imagination, my enthusiasm for art. This gives me a chance to express myself. When I first went to art school in the '50s, there were no disabled people in art school. Here they teach you that disabled people can do anything." James Powers has spent most of his life in institutions, but now lives in a group home where he works in a grounds maintenance crew. His passion is drawing and painting. "I feel like I've gotten better in my artwork since I've been here," he says. "When I'm creating art it makes me feel better. It makes people happy." An Uncertain Future As the fight over the Millennium Arts Center continues, complete with court battles and political maneuverings, and as a shutdown or a displacement becomes a growing reality for Art Enables, who will answer to James and Connie and Floyd? And what will become of them and their artistic careers? "We'll have to probably put the program on hold for two weeks," Muis-Lowery says. "We're probably going to end up in the Church of Holy Biscuits," she says jokingly. Although she can maintain a sense of humor about the difficult road ahead, she dreads the idea of working out of a church basement. "I would rather be in a professional space," she says. "We're selling commercial quality art." Bauschmid echoes her sentiments. "My hope for this place was that it would be recognized as an address in the city for quality, affordable art," Bauschmid says. Still, Muis-Lowery remains optimistic. "We're a little young to survive a move, but we'll survive a move," she says. Both Muis-Lowery and Bauschmid agree that they'll do the best they can to run the program and serve the students--until of course the money runs out. Timur Loynab is one of the newest contributors to The Voice of the Hill 1107 Pennsylvania Ave., SE 202-543-0100 Monday - Saturday 7am-4pm To save 10% on all of your Frager's purchases visit www.voiceofthhill.com and look for our banner! 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But, come Dec. 14 (from 1 program will be decorated for the There are two other notable fea- p.m. to 5 p.m.), the Capitol holidays to reflect its own variation tures to this year's Winter Revelry: Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) will be on the general theme. For example, · The actor James Earl Jones will holding its 18th annual "Winter one will reflect the theme of "An come to CHAW on December 10, Revelry." Afternoon At the Opera;" another, courtesy of Verizon, to help launch The Revelry will help you get the "All That Jazz;" and a third, the Winter Revelry. He will read the spirit--if it has not hit already. For "Santaperfluous." In some, profes-book, The Snowy Day, to a group of those who are self-starters, it will sionals will do the decorating; in children, after which they will make provide another opportunity to vent others, amateurs with a flair for dec-decorations for the "Children's to their festive impulses. oration will be in charge. House." · Each will also have singers, · Friendship House will open its Not Just Another House dancers, actors and musicians from stage throughout the afternoon of Tour the performing and visul arts, the Revelry to performing artists. Basically, the Winter Revelry is a including theatre, opera, jazz, dance, This is Friendship House's 100th house tour. Yes, we recently had one and classical music, to entertain visi-anniversary, and CHAW will be extending a special salute to them. of those, but this is one with a differ-tors throughout the day. In addition, there will be special ence, expressed in the overall theme entertainers just for the children, for this year, "The Arts Come Alive and an artfully presented array of How to Participate Tickets will be available at CHAW 202-543-6383 Modified Bitumen Star ROOFING C O MP ANY 1159 4th St., NE Washington, DC 2002 Metal , Tin and Copper Roofs Roof Coatings Specializing in Historic Flat Roofs (545 7th Street, SE) by Thanksgiving. They will cost $25 each, or 6 for $100. Tickets for children under 14 will be $5. They will also be available at the following Hill businesses: Appalachian Spring (East Hall, Union Station); Coldwell/Pardoe Real Estate (605 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE); The Forecast (281 7th Street, SE); Riverby Books (417 East Capitol Street, SE); and Trover Shop (221 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE). In addition, tickets will be sold at Friendship House (619 D Street, SE) on the day of the event. Objective: Benefit CHAW Proceeds from the Revelry will go to the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. The Workshop offers affordable, multidisciplinary arts instruction to adults and children by professional artists, and by creating performance and exhibition opportunities in music, drama, movement and dance, literary and visual arts. In addition, CHAW is the parent organization to the Capitol Hill Chorale, the Capitol Hill Art League, the Capitol Hill Youth Chorus, the Catalyst Theatre, and Films on the Hill. Hill resident Gene Clapp is a frequent Voice contributor. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Fifteen Minutes of FAME Knowing Your Karaoke Limits BY BARBARA WELLS so much as you position yourself when a thumping bass heralds my beside the mike and monitor, right song. An eerie guitar sounds the next to the cigarette machines. intro, and then I hear my voice. Before long, I'm there, warbling "One pill makes you larger. . ." - so "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," far so good - "and one pill makes inaudibly at first, until my three fans you small." I am Grace Slick incarmotion for me to place the mike nate (is she still alive? [Yes, she is-- Eddie can hardly wait to share the at the bar; the Cute Girls--four directly under my nose. I'm louder Ed.]). I know every note, every news. "They have karaoke at Ozzy's." women in black with dark lips and now, and even detect a cry in my nuance, every inflection of "White Time was when the most excite-auburn hair huddle at a side table; voice as I wail the final plaintive Rabbit," a menacing sixties anthem ment Tommy and I found on a sum-and the Competitors--a mixed bag of tones. I am the Chiffons - all three to either using drugs or giving them mer evening at his family cabin in serious singers gathers at a round of them - and Carole King, rolled up, I'm not sure which. Half the central Minnesota was a brilliant table. And then there's the Odd into one. The audience is mine. audience remembers; the rest may sunset and game of Scrabble. But Duck. I remember him from the I take my seat. What next? Eddie wish they were born before 1980. three years ago, our neighbors Eddie Wahkon Inn--a forlorn little guy and I can't reprise "I Got You Babe" - I imagine they are awed, until and Cindy introduced us to the with a horrendous voice and a pen-he sang it with his daughter two somewhere mid-song I notice: I may primitive karaoke machine at the chant for choosing inappropriate weeks ago in Wahkon to rave feel like a 24-year old rock goddess Wahkon Inn, a darkened cinder-songs (his version of the Bangles' reviews. How about "Mockingbird"? with black eyeliner in a hippie dress, block cube in a town of 187 Manic Monday still haunts me). Eddie seems unsure, but gives in. We trailing a dark mane of hair, but my denizens. Eddie and I did a spine-tin-Although we accompany Eddie and march up to the mikes. audience sees something else - a 44gling duet of "I Got You Babe." The Cindy, Tommy and I are the Disaster! I've sung Carly Simon's year old tourist in a green plaid memory lingers. He knows I yearn Strangers. That is why I'm here. No part a thousand times, but now I camp shirt, waiting for her graying for more. one knows me, and if I keep changing have no one to follow. Eddie is no bubble-cut to grow out. In a land of aging fishing resorts my hair, no one will remember me James Taylor. He apparently hasn't The spell begins to break just as I under the shadow of a gleaming next year. heard the song in 25 years; nor does reach the critical juncture of my Native American casino, karaoke is We claim the center table and he understand the cryptic karaoke song--? which unfortunately has king. From the Blue Goose Inn to scan a ponderous list--hundreds of instructions for a duet (hint: "B" slipped my mind--when Grace lets Izaty's Golf and Marina, off-key ren-songs I've never heard of or almost means "both"). I quit singing alto-loose, belting out the refrain in an ditions of favorite songs have sup-forgotten. I play the favorites in my gether, waiting for Eddie to come to octave I've never even approached. I planted the jukebox and occasional head, recreating the last time I belted life, and then carry on alone, until I want to sit down, but it's too late. local band. Somehow Ozzy's diner them out in the car. Are there notes I remember: Carly has to hit some For agonizing minutes I am forced to has surpassed the other venues on can't reach? Transitions I can't ambitious notes at the song's finish. the shores of Lake Mille Lacs, with make? Inflections I can't fake? Most crescendo. It isn't pretty. We slink to "Feed your head," I squeak. "Feed state of the art sound and seven don't make the cut, but my confi-our chairs amid blank stares and your head." screens scrolling the lyrics through-dence grows as others take the mike. polite applause. Tommy and Cindy This is a painful and public way to out the bar. Don croons a melancholy song console us. learn the First Rule of Karaoke: know There's a stir as Eddie enters the fraught with scary images - some-It's Eddie's fault, I think. Maybe your limits. Even at Ozzy's, it's room, and not just because he's a thing about "making love on the it's the wine talking, but with every unfair to subject people to those ringer for Kenny Rogers. His band floor in the hall." His Bar-Fly date, number by Isle's karaoke elite I am things best left to the privacy of your probably played at the first or second her blonde hair draped over one eye, more convinced I'm just as good. weddings of several Ozzy patrons; seductively works the room, stroking others grew up hearing him sing at uncomfortable men as she sings the annual "Rock On Wahkon" fest. "what did I do last night?" The Odd But his legend can't intimidate this Duck comes up with a creepy rightcrowd. As I will learn, they are ready. wing diatribe extolling America's I scan the room. There are the Bar virtue while threatening to "kick Bin Flies--including Don the carpenter, Laden's butt." How much worse who rebuilt our porch last year, and could I be? who skulks with a weathered blonde At Ozzy's, you don't take the stage own car. One of the Competitors delivers the But I am undeterred. Perhaps I'm best "Mustang Sally" I've ever heard; no Grace Slick but I may be a another could pass for Tanya Tucker. Dixie Cup. I'll find out next year. The Cute Girls are great on American Pie (why didn't I think of that?), and Hill resident Barbara Wells is a regular even Eddie performs a nice rendition Voice of the Hill contributor. And if of "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay." you're up for some karaoke on the Hill, It's time to make my move. drop by Remington's on Pennsylvania My fans don't know what's next Avenue on Saturday nights. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 bald Henderson: Hero of Capitol Hill BY STEPHEN A CKERMAN A rchibald Henderson dants owe him for installing the first (1783-1859) is an icon of indoor bathrooms in the residence. the United States Marines. He was both The Northern Liberties Riot their youngest and oldest commandant, serving through four decades, and preserving the Corps from elimination. Less appreciated is Hill residents loved him. When the barracks' Center Building caught fire, "the citizens generally" aided Marines in saving the adjoining his role as a hero of Capitol Hill, wings. Henderson's greatest service where he lived his last 42 years and as a Washingtonian came toward the considered himself a citizen. Here he end of his long career, in the bizarre lived more than half his life and "Northern Liberties Riot." raised a family. The "American Party"--the noto- Henderson joined the Marines in rious "Know-Nothings"--emerged 1806. In the War of 1812, he com-from anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic manded "the soldiers of the sea" on secret societies in the1850s. Tricky the U.S.S. Constitution during "Old tactics and voter intimidation let the Ironsides'" celebrated battles. Peace Americans take over several states, brought decline to the Corps in notably electing Maryland's governumbers and morale, culminating nor through a gang called the Plugwhen its commandant was court-Uglies. Their bloody battles at the martialed for drunkenness in 1820. polls perpetuated Baltimore's reputa- President Monroe charged the 37-tion as Mob Town. Now, they turned year old Henderson to recreate the their attention to dinky Washington elite fighting force he envisioned. City. Commandant Henderson served 11 They agitated Navy Yard mechanpresidents and 17 secretaries of the ics that Catholics were coming to Navy. take their jobs. They stole an ancient Henderson made our United stone the Vatican had contributed to States Marines. There would be no the rising Washington Monument, Marine Corps now but for him. ditching it in the Potomac. They car- Painstakingly, he rebuilt the ried several seats on the city council Marines, bringing every officer to but failed by only 13 votes to defeat 8th and I, SE, to train under his per-Mayor William Magruder, M.D., a sonal supervision. He knew the Democrat backed by Whigs and strengths and weaknesses of every Republicans disgusted by Knowenlisted man under his command. Nothingism. Upon leaving for the Creek War in In 1857, when Republicans with- Florida in 1837, he tacked a leg-drew from the fragile "Union" coaliendary note to his door: "Gone to tion, they seized their chance. They fight the Indians...Back when the moved a Hill polling place west to war is over." the Northern Liberties Market at 7th His critical victories weren't all on and Massachusetts, NW, drawing the the battlefield. In 1829, President hated Irish from Swampoodle. This Jackson proposed to economize by was just two blocks south of polls for folding the Marines into army another district they planned to artillery. Henderson used dominate. They secretly urged their Congressional clout to preserve the backers to vote early, planning then Corps, then to increase its mission to shut down the voting. On the and numbers. Famous dinners at the steamy morning of June 1st a mob of G Street residence included Hill heavily armed, bizarrely clad Plugneighbors as well as pols. Uglies from Baltimore stormed the Henderson was a local boy, grow-polls, beating, stabbing and shooting ing up nearby in Dumfries, Va, and all in their path, to cries of "Nary marrying an Alexandrian 20 years his junior. To ensure neighborhood harmony, he pioneered the idea of the officers' club, enlisting an 8th Irishman shall vote." With but 15 mostly unarmed police, Mayor Magruder rushed to the White House for aid, the bleeding police Street bar to cater to Marines exclu-chief alongside. President Buchanan, sively. He drew the line, however, alas, had just sent the army to Utah when low-income neighbors started to thwart defiant Mormons. His only secretly interring their deceased in a force was Henderson's Marines. Marine cemetery then adjoining the A short, sinewy man aged 74, the barracks. He built a sturdy fence commandant received an order to around it. His successor commanthe Marines to the rescue. Henderson was too valuable to ger, but the weapon misfired. Pelted by bricks and sniper fire, the Marines lost discipline when a corporal was hit in the jaw with a designate anoth- er officer to lead put at risk. In civilian attire, on the parade ground he addressed every Marine he could grab, from clerks to bandsmen, 115 in all--five percent of the entire Corps. His tone was fatherly and firm. "Soldiers, you have done your duty in the face of the enemies of your country," he said, explaining the unprecedented civil action. "Now I expect you to do you duty in upholding the laws of your country, quietly, but firmly." Then he jogged along as Captain A.B. Tyler double-timed his men up 8th Street toward City Hall at Judiciary Square. With the Marines gone, the Navy Yard Know-Nothings stole a cannon whose skewed wheel was being repaired at 8th and Virginia, SE-- about where Miles Glass is now-- and rolled it to the polls. After Tyler put his troops at Mayor Magruder's disposal, Henderson modestly "offered my services to him, as a citizen" of Washington. Then he rushed to the riot officially as a Washingtonian, rather than as Marine commandant. Northern Liberties Market was a shambles of sheds on present Mount Vernon Square. At the southeast corner, the Plugs placed the cannon, loaded with shrapnel, trained on the polls across 7th Street. Affecting an old-man act, Henderson maneuvered his way toward the fieldpiece, slipping in front of its barrel just as the Marine column marched into range. There he stayed until his men were out of danger and in position. His belly to the muzzle, armed only with an umbrella, Henderson cautioned the Plugs--with noteworthy understatement--"Now, boys, I would think twice before firing on the Marines." A stickler for detail, he recognized the pilfered artillery, and accordingly thrust his knee against its wobbly wheel, knocking the cannon off target. Marines Save the City All hell broke loose. Three Plugs fired at him. "I don't know whether to consider it a compliment or not," he later quipped. Another thrust a pistol into his face and pulled the trigmusket ball, but Tyler managed to stop their retaliatory fire. Then Henderson signaled that it was time to take the cannon. Infuriated at the assault on their beloved "Old Man," the Marines charged with bayonets and took the cannon. Tyler formed them into a phalanx to sweep the intersection with gunfire. A melee ensured, with the first five immediate fatalities being innocent bystanders. Henderson alternated between hand-to-hand combat and comforting wounded Marines, just as mayor-physician Magruder tended the wounded and directed the operations. Routed Plugs raced pursuing Marines for the train back to Baltimore. The Marines had saved the city. Henderson did, too, not as their commandant, but "as a citizen." So we share him with our Marines, a hero of Capitol Hill. With incredible audacity, the "Americans" sought to have "anti- American" Mayor Magruder, Commandant Henderson, and President Buchanan charged with murder--an early, illicit attempt at war crimes indictment. The public was so outraged that the Know- Nothing kingpin was booted from the city council. Ringleaders got heavy prison terms, but for one who apparently turned state's evidence. Henderson kept fit partly by walking. In January 1859, he took one of his little strolls--to Alexandria and back!--then reclined on a couch before dinner. Peacefully, he was dead, on duty, always faithful. President Buchanan and all Washington followed his hearse to Congressional Cemetery, where he rests, appropriately, on Capitol Hill. His bereaved wife followed him to the grave in 13 days. The 1857 riot was the Marines' first civiln 1859, just months after Henderson's death, they saw their second--marching to Harpers Ferry to capture John Brown. This is Hill resident Stephen Ackerman's first contribution to The Voice of the Hill. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 AMAZING SPACES Breathing New Life into an Antiquated Abode Hill Resident Pam Hess Redesigns...Organically BY ANDREW NOYES This is the first in a series of stories about Capitol Hill homeowners who have transformed their living spaces from dull to delightful. Pam Hess moved into her historic home near Eastern Market in 1997, and the original kitchen was dysfunctional to say the least. It was cramped--pantry-sized as a matter of fact--with a small fridge and about 4 feet of counter space. The room reached full occupancy if anyone joined her, and it proved nightmarish when hosting dinner parties. In an effort to breathe new life into her antiquated abode, Hess transformed an unfinished spare room into a magnificent granite and dark wood-adorned kitchen festooned with Eastern Market art and fun yet functional knickknacks. Thanks to skyrocketing real estate prices in her Southeast DC neighborhood, she refinanced her home and pulled out some equity earlier than she had anticipated. This allowed the United Press International reporter to create her dream kitchen. "I have strong feelings for architecture being organic and being what it is," she quips. "I'm completely against faux finishing. I need things to be what they are." This maxim equates to a natural, enduring style apparent in this room and throughout Hess's residence. Cool Cabinetry A row of conjoined cabinets lining one wall were purchased from Home Depot. She had the units delivered unfinished and did the staining herself. "If you're going to spend all this money on wooden cabinets, why on earth do you want them laminated 17 times so they look like plastic?" she muses. "If I'm going to have wood, by God, I'm going to have wood." Plus, sleek new cabinets would have looked peculiar amidst rooms filled with old wood, she reasoned. Hess opted for large, deep drawers instead of cabinets with hinged doors--a choice that makes for easier maneuvering and organization of kitchenware and prevents her from www.voiceofthehill.com stooping down to find pots and pans. "People are getting hip to [kitchen] drawers," she promises. Because Hess is tall, she built a platform to elevate the cabinetry several inches off the ground, leaving a noticeable gap underneath the unit. She constructed mirrored kickplates that fill the hole and reflect light back into the room--a subtle but imaginative accent. Above the cabinetry, where one might expect to see hanging cabinets, Hess has hung paintings. Upper cabinets "look like buck teeth," she says, and for individuals of above average height, such storage units can block one's line of sight and make it difficult to utilize the full countertop. Great Granite One of the most astounding attributes of Hess's kitchen is the expanse of stately granite countertops that run the length of the cabinetry and crown an island storage unit in the middle of the room. Her custommade kitchen sink, also granite, is more shallow than most but measures 3 feet across--a look she likes better than traditional deep sinks. Hess lucked out in the granite department, however. Her father is in the business of exhuming and selling the slick black rock in Florida and she was able to select and cut the slabs she desired while at home for the holidays two years ago. The surface's distinctive jagged backsplashes resemble a miniature mountain range. The decoration was fashioned from the excess cut away from countertop slabs and was initially set aside as scrap. Finishing Touches Hess sank her new stacked microwave and oven combination into wall space between her kitchen and dining room formerly inhabited by a coat closet. After the installation, a six inch gap remained on the dining room side of the wall. She artfully converted the space into a shelving unit for antique glasses, cups and saucers--all acquired from Eastern Market vendors. While remodeling the room, Hess--who admits to having a penchant for old wood--uncovered a wooden beam across ceiling that was encased in sheetrock. She was delighted by sight of more rugged timber and decided to leave the beam exposed. "Rather than hiding the bones of the house, if it looks good, then show it," she says. Appropriately, the small area where her kitchen once was has been converted into a pantry that adjoins a mammoth stainless steel Subzero refrigerator. Hess says the icebox was "insanely expensive" but well worth the cost. She grew up Pam Hess' one of a kind granite sink and countertop above (above). Hess is proud of her chic yet functional custom kitchen. with a Subzero, and "it doesn't feel like a refrigerator to me unless it's four times my size." Recently, Hess refurbished her bathroom, transformed an area in the back of her house into an office and constructed a secluded rooftop deck. The next project on Hess's list is to repair the multiple leaks around her house. "This is not a new house; this will never be a new house...let's just let it be ramshackle and old," she says with pride. Andrew Noyes is assistant editor for Voice of the Hill. VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 A Time-Honored Celebration The U.S. Marine Corps Marks its 228th Birthday This Month BY SHIRLEY SER OTSKY How do you fittingly celebrate a 228th birthday without causing a 228-candle fire hazard? If you are the United States Marine Corps, you throw a party for several hundred of your closest friends, slice and serve up cake to the whole bunch of them, and perform specific ceremonies-- including, but not limited to speeches and cake cutting--designed especially for the occasion some eightytwo years earlier. Not exactly your typical Friday night. But these are not typical Friday night revelers. They are the United States Marine Corps, and when they do something, they do it well--with style and grace. For members of the United States Marine Corps, the "Birthday Ball" is the social event of the year. And while each individual command plans their own festivities, the events of each birthday evening follow similar guidelines. "Every comthe 120th birthday of the Marines mand has its own [celebration]," From the Archives explained a Marine stationed in the I am informed by the Marines' offi-was celebrated, "as usual with no Public Affairs office of the cial website that the official Marine fuss." Washington Marine Barracks at 8th Corps "birth date" is recognized on But in 1921, a year wedged precariand I in the District. "We're huge," Nov. 10 (though individual celebra-ously between two world wars, the Marine Corps was growing both in she explained. "Imagine a few hun-tions take place on various dates size and in renown. The Corps had dred people, plus their guests," Later spanning the first two weeks of she predicts the numbers at 1,500 November). The autumn date hon-made a name for itself during World personnel actually with the ors the day in 1775 that the War I, on the battlefields and in the Washington Unit, and some 1,000 Continental Congress met in skies of France. All told, 30,000 others attached to them. Now that's Philadelphia and passed a resolution Marines served in the war, and of a party! granting that "two battalions of that 30,000 over a third were killed The landmark post at 8th and I Marines be raised" for service. or wounded. Thus, as America was has earned a number of distinctions But as archival evidence reveals, healing from its metaphorical and over the years. Known as the from 1798 to 1921, the Marine Corps literal wounds from the war, it must "Oldest Post of the Corps," the birthday was recognized on July 11, have seemed to Major Edwin Washington Barracks has also honoring instead the date on which McClellan that a celebration of a grand scale was in order. housed the Marine Corps Band sinchn Adams approved a its inception in 1801. A company of Bill to recreate the Marine Corps fol-In the fall of 1921, the Major (then "8th and I" Marines currently serve lowing their unofficial disbanding at serving as Officer-in Charge of the Historical Section of the Marines) at Camp David; another at the U.S. the end of the Revolutionary War. Naval Academy, and the Barracks But while the July date was indeed sent a memo to Major General Commandant John. A. Lejeune notitself serves as a base for a number of acknowledged in the books, it is difmissions unique to the barracks ficult to say just how much pomp ing the significance of the November owing to its location and history. and circumstance was raised to cele-10 date and further suggesting that These specialties include light brate the commemoration during the 10th of November be declared a infantry training, ceremonial servic-those first 123 years. As a newspaper Marine Corps holiday for Marines es, and Presidential support duty. article published in July 1918 notes, stationed the world over. McClellan also urged that a special Commemorative dinner be held at Washington Headquarters. General Commandant Lejeune followed through on his part of the deal by issuing Marine Corps Order No. 47, Series 1921, on Nov. 1, 1921. The order noted that: "On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of the Continental Congress. Since that date, many thousand men have borne the name Marine. In memory of them, it is fitting that we who are Marines should commemorate the Birthday of our Corps by calling to mind the glories of its long and illustrious history...Generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both hemispheres and in every corner of the seven seas that our country and its citizens might enjoy peace and security." This very order was read at the birthday celebration in 1921, and has been read at every birthday celebration since. While the date was now set for www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 when the Marines should celebrate their founding, there remained a great deal of wiggle room as to how it would be celebrated. In 1923 Marines in Norfolk, Va., staged a 20minute mock battle, much to the delight of Portsmouth and Norfolk citizens. In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the day was marked with various contests: field and water sports, a shooting match, a baseball game, and to close out the evening, a variety show and boxing match! Celebrations were as varied as the companies and locales sponsoring them. In fact, a party that resembles the Birthday Ball as we know it today does not appear in the record books until 1925. That year a birthday celebration was held in Philadelphia in conjunction with the annual convention of the Marine Corps League. The formal banquet followed a parade and was attended by statesmen, soldiers, sailors, Veterans, and, indeed, by Lejeune himself. Cake and Ceremony So come summer each year, preparations for the Marine Corps balls begin?for all Marines, everywhere. "Oh--it's not optional," a Washington Marine explains to me, "Unless you're on duty that night, it's not optional." Shoes are shined, uniforms are pressed, and each unit determines who will be the guests of honor at their respective ball. Thus, "Every ceremony is the same, but ours [Washington Barracks] may be a little different, because we usually have the Commandant as our special guest." It was also right here in Washington that in 1937, for the first time on record, the cutting of a ceremonial cake was recognized as an important part of the birthday celebration. That year the cake was designed to resemble the famous Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, a landmark building known to be the first brewery in the States, and to have been a meeting place for both the first and second Continental Congresses. Over the next two decades the cake cutting ceremony became a more cohesive part of the celebration, and in 1951, an actual script for the ritual was produced, and preserved for posterity. By October 1952, the cake cutting script had been formalized and distributed to all Posts, and by 1956, it was published in the Marine Corps Drill Manual. The Marine Corps birthday cake is traditionally cut with a Mamaluke Sword, a weapon that resembles the swords used by warriors in the Ottoman Empire. The blade derives its name from its unique cross hilt and ivory grip design, and became a Marine symbol during Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon's assault on Derna, Tripoli, in 1805, where he is said to have won the sword of the Governor of the city. The actual use of the sword in the ceremony serves as a reminder, as stated in the cake cutting script, that the Marines are "a band of warriors, committed to carrying the sword, so that our nation may live in peace." Once cut, the first piece of cake is served up to the official guest of honor (in the past this honor has been held by Governors, newlyweds, the Secretary of the Navy, and, of course, the General Commandant himself). The second piece is then cut and given to the oldest Marine present at the ceremony; he then passes it on to the youngest Marine Join us on fSWORSHIP SCHEDULE 8:30 am 9:45 am 11:00 am FREE C--PL, PIANO 8 pm September 26th 202/543-4200 in attendance. The idea is explained [The needs. quent aith's journey UNDAY Traditional Service of the Word Holy Communion "Coffee and conversation" following services Nursery opens at 9:45 am Sunday School at 9:45 am ONCERTAUL EAVITTwww.reformationdc.org 212 East Capitol Street Accessible to people with physical handicaps in the script that, "The oldest Marine will in turn pass it on to [the youngest] signifying the passing of experience and knowledge from the old to the young of our Corps. youngest] will then receive the third piece of cake, further emphasizing the fact that we care for our young Marines before we look to our own And so it must be." And finally, once speeches have been read and cakes have been cut, the formal, ceremonial part of the evening morphs into "a big celebra- tion," a female Marine at the Washington Barracks reports to me. "That's what it really is--everyone gets dressed up, women stay in uni- form for the ceremony, but after- wards we get to change into ball gowns. It's all a lot of fun." Commemoration, cake and calyp- so with several hundred people who observe and honor the values and time-honored traditions of the U.S. Marines? For a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, I cannot imagine a Friday evening better spent! Hill resident Shirley Serotsky is a fre- Voice of the Hill contributor. 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Goldberg, the play runs ner table for a few hours, try feasting through November 23 in the your other senses with some really Kreeger. terrific theatre programming this Tickets range from $42 to $54. To month. order tickets online, go to: www. arenastage.org or call the sales office ACTORS' THEATRE OF at 202-488-3300. WASHINGTON CHARTER THEATRE Lilies The Subject November 2-16 November 21- December 14 Lilies, deliberately subtitled "The A photographer and his new model Revival of a Romantic Drama," is negotiate the lietween art and about homophobia and the gay life. A play by Allyson Currin, author romance of two star-crossed teenage of the Helen Hayes-nominated play boys, Simon and Vallier, who fall in Church of the Open Mind. This play love "Romeo and Julio"-style while features Kathleen Coons and Tim rehearsing for a passion play. And it's Getman. The Subject makes its debut these fresh-faced gay teens that are in the Charter Theatre's new perthe lily-whites, the pansies, of the formance space at the Mather original French title: Les Feluettes. Building at 916 G Street NW in Lilies makes its debut at the Source Washington, DC (near the corner of Theatre. Tickets are $20, and seating 9th and G Street, and the Gallery is general admission. To purchase Place Chinatown Metro stop). tickets online, go to: www.atwdc.org Tickets range from $20 - $25. or call the ticket office at 1-800-494- Charter Theatre also offers a "pay 8497. what you can" service. To order tickets online, go to: www.charter AFRICAN CONTINUUM theatre.org or call 202-333-7009. THEATRE Hubert & Charlie FORD'S THEATRE November 14-30 The Grapes of Wrath The African Continuum Theatre November 1-14 presents this world premiere of a soulful blues/klezmer musical at the Kennedy Center's AFI stage in which ethnic identity challenges a friendship and a budding romance. An upbeat, often humorous exploration of the unlikely alliance between an old Jewish butcher and a middleaged black man, put to the test by the fiery arrival of a wise-cracking, candid woman named Charlie. Tickets range from $22 - $28. To order tickets online, go to: www.kennedy-center.org or call the ticket sales office at 202-467-4600. ARENA STAGE Based on John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath is the powerful story of the Joad family and its trek from the dust bowl of Oklahoma to the fertile but futile fields of California in the early 1930's. With dignity and determination in the most desperate circumstances, this Tony Award-win- ning adaptation of the classic novel finds its timeless heart in the generous spirit of the common man. A Christmas Carol November 22- December 31 The holidays just would not be the same without the David H. Bell adaptation of Dickens' timeless clas- Proof sic tale of redemption and charity. November 1-23 Share the magic as the ghosts of Arena stage presents Proof, winner of Christmas Past, Present and Future the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award. The play tells the story of woman who is coping with her father's death, a mathematical come to life as they warm the heart of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. Perfect for young and old alike! Tickets range from $30 - $45. To order tickets online, go to: www. tickets.com or call the box office at 202-347-4833. THE KENNEDY CENTER Bounce November 1-16 Stephen Sondheim debuts his first new musical in nine years, Bounce, in the Eisenhower Theatre at the Kennedy Center. Bounce takes place in the Roaring Twenties and tells the story of two brothers, Addison and Wilson Mizner, following these two con artists, tireless self-promoters, and shameless bon vivants through an era of limitless adventure and boundless opportunity--from the Alaskan Gold Rush to the land boom in Florida. Tickets range from $25- $90. To order tickets online, go to: www.kennedy-center.org or call the ticket sales office at 202-467-4600. THE NATIONAL THEATRE Mamma Mia! November 22, 2003- January 18, 2004 Mamma Mia returns to DC, and it's ABBA's greatest hits woven into three wonderful love stories: a young girl about to be married; her mother about to confront the past; and the best love story of all--the audience about to jump out of their seats with joy! Tickets range from $40- $80. To order tickets online, go to: www.telecharge.com or call the Telecharge at 1-800-447-7400. ST MARK'S PLAYERS Runaways November 7-22 Written in part after the show had been cast, and incorporating improvisations from the original cast, Elizabeth Swados wanted to show the "potential of adolescents and how they have been grossly underestimated." The show is a series of vignettes that showcases a wide range of musical styles as it tells the stories of kids who are homeless, in one way or another. Tickets range from $5 - $15. You can order tickets online at: www.stmarksplayers.org or call the Box Office at 202-546-9670. THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE A Midsummer Night's Dream November 4, 2003 - January 4, 2004 In a place of enchantment inhabited by lovers both fairy and human, three worlds collide: the unrequited loves of Demetrius, Lysander, Hermia and Helena; a rehearsal of the Pyramus and Thisby legend by a group of Rustics; and the domestic troubles in the land of the fairies. All three are resolved by the wedding of Theseus, Duke of Athens, and Queen Hippolyta of the Amazons. Shakespeare's powerful language evokes a brilliant world of wonder, magic and romance, where confusions are resolved and all is reconciled through midsummer night revelries and faith in the power of nature. Tickets range from $16 - $65. To order tickets, call the box office at 202-547-1122. THEATER ALLIANCE The Dispute November 1-23 Neil Bartlett has translated and adapted a provocative new version of Marivaux's The Dispute that tells the tale of an experimental "Garden of Eden" created to answer the question: "Which of the sexes really was the first to prove inconstant in love?" Come share in the discovery of a strange new world filled with temptation, jealousy, and revenge all played out in the pursuit of the perfect mate. Immediately following this performance, the dance troupe The PlayGround will dance a production of Buried In the Sky, a movement based exploration of many of the same themes found in Marivaux's play. Inspired by Tibetan Burial Rituals, this new dance created by Daniel Burkholder, Artistic Director of The PlayGround, pushes the boundaries between choreography, improvisation, performance, image and ritual. Tickets range from $20 - $35. You can order tickets online at www. theateralliance.com or call the Box Office at 1-800-494-8497. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 WARNER THEATRE Menopause: the Musical November 18-23 Menopause: The Musical is a hilarious musical comedy about a celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived The Change. A parody of 21 '60s and '70s tunes, the production culminates with a high-spirited salute to every woman who has hit her 40s! An original parody, Menopause: The Musical is 90 minute-long story of four very different women who have nothing more in common than a black lace bra...and night sweats, hot flashes, chocolate binges, memory loss, brain skips and more! Tickets range from $24 - $46.50. To order tickets online, go to: www.ticketmaster.com or call (202) 432-SEAT. A Tuna Christmas November 25-30 Those wackos from Texas are back! Country bumpkins Joe Sears and Jaston Williams return to the Warner as the stars of the incredibly popular comedy classic, A Tuna Christmas--a madcap comedy that's certain to get you into the holiday spirit. Set in the tiny town of Tuna, Texas, this zany tale full of eccentric character--all of whom are played by the fast talkin', split-second cos- tume-changin' Sears and Williams -- is a non-stop comic riot! Tickets range from $30.50 - $44.50. To order tickets online, go to: www.ticketmaster.com or call 202- 432-SEAT. THE WASHINGTON OPERA Die Walküre The most popular of the Ring operas, Die Walküre is a saga of forbidden love, heroism, and the conflict between personal ambition and desire and the rule of law. The Washington Opera's own General Director, Placido Domingo, stars as Siegmund with soprano Anja Kampe making her stunning U.S. and role debut as Sieglinde. Soprano Linda Watson plays the role of Brünnhilde, baritone Alan Held stars as Wotan, king of the gods, and Russian mezzosoprano Elena Zaremba plays Wotan's wife, Fricka. Tickets range from $65 - $To order tickets online, go to: www. ticketmaster.com or call the ticket office at 202-295-2400. If your arts organization would like to submit future programming announcements, please send them to the editor via email at: votheditor@hotmail.com . Julio Arguello, Jr., is a freelance editor/ writer. This month marks the debut of Performing Arts Roundup in The Voice. Swinging on the Hill Brubeck Takes Five at the Library of Congress BY COLIN GUSTAFSON E very so often, something gives you a reason to appreciate life on Capitol Hill. For many, it could be the familiarity of wading through Sunday crowds at Eastern Market or the thrill of hearing the "go" pistol on the starting line of the Capitol Hill Classic. For others, it could be as simple as seeing an orange-hued Capitol at dusk on the way home from work. My reminder came on the first evening of October, as I watched Dave Brubeck prepare to play an encore on a shiny black Steinway in the Library of Congress' Coolidge Auditorium. The jazz pianist-composer, still buoyant at 82, was sitting quietly alone on stage, holding a wrinkled index finger above the keyboard and contemplating his next move. The crowd waited, and I realized I was witnessing a great musician in his element. After a long pause, Brubeck finally lowered his finger on the opening note of Ellington's "Take the 'A' Train", a jazz standard that brought enthused recognition from the audience. This closing number rang out with the same verve and intensity of every other tune that evening and provided a finale that the other exuberant performers couldn't resist. As soon as the first chorus ended, bassist Christian Mc Bride, who had remained backstage for all but two songs the entire show, emerged hauling his upright bass and bringing fellow musicians from the Brubeck Quartet and the Brubeck Institute Sextet in tow. A musical spectacle ensued. For his solo, McBride sparred with protégé bassist Joe Sanders of the Sextet, trading bars in an awesome display of competition-driven virtuosity. But the highlight, once again, was Brubeck himself, who smiled at his bandmates and challenged them to keep up as he wove in and out of the time signature in a soaring piano solo. When the encore ended, the audience gave its fourth and loudest ovation in a three-hour concert that honored Brubeck with the Library of Congress' "Living Legend" award and featured enthralling performances from two ensembles bearing his namesake. The first was the Brubeck Institute Sextet, a select group of young musicians under the direction of McBride at the Brubeck Institute of Jazz at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. These kids came out blazing. Like most young talent, the 18- and 19-year-old members of the Sextet were eager to flex their technical muscles at every turn, making for an explosive, if at times overpowering first set. Still, described by the Library's Chief of the Music Division, Jon Newsom, as "clear proof that Mr. Brubeck's influence will live on forever," the Sextet earned due respect from all and amply warmed the stage for the man of honor. Then came Dave Brubeck and his Quartet, most of whom have been playing with the great pianist-com- poser before many of the Sextet members were even born. And what the young Sextet had lacked in restraint in the first half, the elder Quartet quickly made up for in professional reserve in the second. Swinging effortlessly through tunes like "I Got Rhythm," the Quartet kept their music simple and laid back, interspersing long moments of fingersnapping calm with bursting showcases of individual talent. On the seminal favorite "Take Five," reedman Bobby Militello blew a delicate and colorful melody, contrasted nicely by Randy Jones' thundering, rock-inspired 5/4 drum solo--one that easily dwarfed former drummer Joe Morello's version on the classic 1959 recording "Time Out." But what was most impressive about the performance was Brubeck's ability to fuse jazz and classical elements on stage. (Brubeck coined this classically influenced form with non-traditional time signatures, a style known as "West Coast," in the 1950's.) By playing separate movement-like sections in each song, Brubeck gave his compositions a fuller, more rounded character that lent an air of permanence to every improvised note. Abiding by this "West Coast" formula, the Quartet swung and wailed for more than an hour, leaving me stunned when it was finally over. There I was, in an opulent venue seven blocks away from my home, having witnessed one of the best concerts I can remember. The icing on the cake: it was completely free. And there is more in the future, not from Brubeck but other great artists. The Brubeck show kicked off the Library of Congress' '03-'04 free concert series, which will feature world-renown names in jazz, classical, chamber symphony, and world music, every week for the next eight months. Notable acts on this year's line-up include the Julliard String Quartet, Hesperus, Jimmy Scott and the Jazz Expressions, the Kennedy Center Chamber Players, Shirley Horn, and the Dave Holland Quintet, among others. (Visit www.loc.gov/loc on the web for more info on concert dates and tickets.) Here's an excellent opportunity to soak up some culture. Unlike most other cities, DC is one of the few places where much of the best entertainment is free, provided you either know about it beforehand or happen to be in the right place, at the right time. Lucky Washingtonians have been privy to stunning public performances by such greats as Yo-Yo Ma with the Silk Road Ensemble and Coltrane's drummer Elvin Jones, who would normally draw a $30-plus cover fee at venues like the Village Vanguard. For decades, the Library of Congress has been an integral part of this tradition of free community entertainment, and its current concert season continues the tradition. It's free music in your own backyard--yet another perk to Hill living that might just give you another reason to appreciate being here. Hill resident Colin Gustafson is the Voice of the Hill's intern. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Ask Judith Firm Foundations BY JUDITH C APEN Dear Judith: Some cracks were showing up at my windows and the floors seemed to be sloping. When a carpenter looked at the house, he told me we had dry rot in a number of our floor joists, and that they had dropped down as they became softer and softer. Furthermore, he said the mortar in our stone foundation wall was mostly gone and the whole wall was settling, too. This sounds pretty alarming to me. What should I do? MARY LOUISE Dear Mary Louise: It seems to me your house has several separate but possibly related issues. 1. Rot in floor joists compromising their ability to function, both in holding up the first floor of the house and in supporting the walls sitting on the first floor joists that in turn support upper floors. As the strength of the joists has been compromised, they have drooped, or deflected, causing the sloping floors. 2. Some cracking, possible settlement, and deteriorated mortar joints in your stone foundation wall. 3. Probably localized settlement at the back steps. As your house has settled some with the joists deflecting and the foundation has compressed a bit with the loss of some of the mortar between the stones, the stucco on the outside of the house and the plaster or drywall on the inside have acted like an early warning system to let you know that things are moving around. It is natural for buildings to move around, and by the time they get old, buildings have had a chance to move around quite a lot. 1. Problems with the floor joists: Floor joists were often undersized in buildings from the second half of the 19th century, so there is a common and very typical way to strengthen joists or to re-establish their strength if some has been lost through rot, insects, or even fire. What you do is attach a new joist to the side of the existing one. This is called sistering. In your case, you could have someone build a temporary wall in your basement to support all the joists that are compromised, sister new members to the damaged ones, install a new beam close to the exterior wall to re-establish good bearing and also take some of the load off the stone foundation. The new beam could be either wood or steel and needs to be sized by a structural engineer. Its size will depend on the load from above, which an engineer can calculate, and how far apart the new columns are (the distance between the columns is called the span) of the beam. The new columns would need their own new little foundations but those can be created pretty easily by breaking up a small section of your existing basement floor and pouring footings large enough to distribute the load coming down the new columns. Again, a structural engineer can determine the size of the new footings. In the 19th century, mortar was just sand and lime. Now, a hundred years later, the lime has washed away, and all that may be left in the joints is sand. This is totally typical, and the remedy is to dig out the loose sand until you hit reasonably good mortar, and then stuff in new mortar. If it were my house, I would want to take this opportunity to straighten it back up, getting level floors again. This could be done using a kind of column called a jack column. Jack columns have a threaded section that makes the column taller as you turn it. Once the sistering was done, the new beam or beams were in place on the new columns, your contractor could give each column a quarter, or half, or full turn every now and then until the floors were level again. Usually, this sort of thing is less of a science than a process of seeing how it is working. I would start out slow to let the house adjust to being returned to its original condition. The process of jacking the floor structure and house up could result in some new cracks, in the old cracks getting bigger or smaller, or no discernable change. But, as each little turn was made to the jack columns, I would keep an eye on all the cracks and places that had shown signs of drooping to make sure something alarming and unexpected wasn't happening. You could use a three-foot carpenter's level to measure how much slope you had at the beginning and then take a new measurement after each turn of the screw. The whole process is kind of like orthodontia. When they try to straighten children's teeth, they put all the wires in place and then tighten them up gradually until all the teeth are where the dentist wants them to be. If they did the teeth all at once they would probably fall out. Likewise, you don't want to straighten up droops all at once that may have been accumulating in your house for years. This all makes sense if your basement is basically utilitarian space so you don't mind a couple of extra columns and a beam that is lower than the bottom of the joists. If your basement is like most, you probably have what looks like a fair amount of wiring in the form of Romex cables running through joists. You would need to hire an electrician to disconnect the wires at one end, thread them back through the joists to get them out of the way, and either reinstall them later or run the wires by a different route. 2. The stone foundation wall In the 19th century, mortar was just sand and lime. Now, a hundred years later, the lime has washed away, and all that may be left in the joints is sand. This is totally typical, and the remedy is to dig out www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 the loose sand until you hit reasonably good mortar, and then stuff in new mortar. The new mortar needs to be softer than modern mortar mix in a bag (often referred to as Sakrete, for one of the common brands). Sometimes you can use premixed mortar type S, which is relatively soft. This work is tedious and time consuming but not difficult. It does need to be thoroughly and carefully done, though. The real expense in this work is time. n't ask more than three) to take a look at the work you want done and give you a price. If each of them is looking at the same work, you know that you are comparing apples to apples and differences in their prices are just that: differences in price. Otherwise, the differences in price could be because one guy is thinking about two columns, another is thinking about six, and the third guy was going to put foundations under his four columns. 3. Settlement at the back steps. It's hard to say, seeing only the photos, but the settlement at the back steps looks pretty localized. They look to have been poured separately from the other section of steps and may just have settled. They may be a tripping hazard or obnoxious aesthetically, but may not be a structural issue. With both the foundation work and re-support- ing the house, then jacking it back into place, you want to take your time. After repointing the foundation, I would just let it sit and keep an eye on it for about a year. If the cracks do not reappear and all seems well, then you could repaint or put a new finish on it. It takes a while for masonry work to dry out, so this is a good idea if you are thinking of repainting anyway. Once you have the house back to the point where the floors are either level or as level as they are going to get, I would settle back and wait for a while (it could be that you might find one floor is level while another section still slopes. So, if you keep cranking, the level section will begin to slope in the other direction...maybe you decide to split the difference and minimize both slopes...you won't know what oddities may appear until you get into the project)! An old house, especially an old wood house, will have to readjust itself some after being moved around. I think I would give the house a full year from when you stop cranking it to adjust itself. A year gives it the full cycle of seasons with changes in temperature and humidity to get any tendencies to shimmy out of its system. Then you could get the plaster cracks, inside and out, fixed. Don't be too disappointed if some of the cracks seem to come back. Cracks do that in all old buildings. Once there are there, they tend to return. Like joint pain from old injuries. If you really wonder if the structural stabilizing work really has stabilized your house, you can install crack monitors on some of your cracks and watch what they do over the year you wait before having them repaired. You might see cracks sort of breathing: getting bigger, then smaller over the course of a week or month, or you might see them getting smaller, which would be nice. If they get progressively larger, it means there is a problem that the structural work did not catch... All of this might sound like a massive amount of work and kind of scary in terms of jacking up the house, breaking up parts of the basement floor, sistering members and so forth, but it is actually pretty standard carpenter technology. The important part of it is to have someone who knows what they are doing to figure out sizes and locations of beams, joists, columns, footing. Then, you need to have someone who knows what he's doing to do the actual work. It is certainly not rocket science or cabinetry but you do want it carefully done and done right. This brings us to who is going to do the work. I think the first thing you need is the plan of what work you are going to do. This doesn't have to be a big deal, but you need those structural issues figured out by someone qualified to do that. Once they are figured out, you can ask as many contractors as you can get good references for (but I would- The entire collection of Judith Capen's columns is available on the web at www.voiceofthehill.com. Space?' or call 202-904-8418. Calling All Readers: Do You Have an 'Amazing If you have recently transformed your living space from dull to delightful or from ordinary to extraordi- nary, you could be part of a series of upcoming arti- cles in The Voice of the Hill. We want to write about yvision, ambition and steps taken to turn your dream living room, kitchen or bedroom into a reality. 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Phone: Email: www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Designing for Hearth and Home Hang-ups for Empty Walls BY LIND A NORTON I t's cool, it's dark, we're back inside, and compa- ny's coming. What can we do to spiff the place up and give it a bit of a lift without a major overhaul? We may not have floor space, but for the most part, we have quite a bit of wall space. Those blessed with original art, be it Old Masters or cutting edge Modern, need only to find a display space that showcases the piece and is properly lighted, letting the piece--framed or sculptural--speak for itself. The more common scenario is one in which you do not like staring at the "four walls" but, lacking a Vermeer or a Warhol, are unsure as to what to display there. Perhaps you aspire to a grand art purchase someday, but are at a loss as to what to hang until your ship comes in. Somewhere along the line there was an idea afloat that you need to hang one "picture" per wall...four walls, four pictures. Just in case you have not already figured this out, that's not true, nor is the myth of the "Sofa Sized Oil." Your walls provide you with an opportunity to make a statement about your interests and how you like to live. Furnishings can make your home comfortable, but what's on the walls give it personality. Generally, the first thing that comes to mind for the walls is framed pictures or paintings; but, you may not currently own anything that you really like. Especially if you are starting out, you probably have lots of empty walls and not a lot of cash. Not to worry, with a little practice you can train your eye to see display values in unexpected places. Look for old calendars, maps or art books at garage sales and flea markets. Even books or calendars which are not themselves valuable can have some beautiful illustrations or high quality color photo reproduction. These can be framed with inexpensive store brought frames or custom framed by you at Frame of Mine on Eighth Street, SE, for surprisingly little cash. Even if you have a number of framed pieces, the room will be more interesting if you add variety with sculpture (wall hung or free standing), and texture. The textural properties of hangings such as rugs, woven or "soft" sculpture, quilts and clothing greatly enhance visual interest. Don't forget mirrors; they are especially important in row houses because they will create extra "windows" of light when placed adjacent to or across from real windows. They also make a dining room or living room sparkle at night. A series of related items such as hats, baskets, plates, or old record album covers hung in a line, or randomly on a wall not only creates visual interest, but provides "hide in plain sight" storage for the items. You may already be doing this in your kitchen where the space above place to display large art or a your upper cabinets is used to display platters or other lesser used serving pieces. Stairwells and hallways provide useful but often forgotten wall space. The trick here is to plan your display area so that it does not interfere with the traffic through the space. Unless the area is particularly wide, it is better not to hang anything that the occasional bump will damage. When you have stairs which turn, the wall which extends up from the landing is a wonderful wall hanging of some sort. For straight staircases there are a few choices: the walls at the top and /or bottom of the stairs, or, when descending the stairs there is a wall which is straight in front of you. This wall is seldom used because it can be fairly difficult to reach, but it is a great display space for a single large piece. Stairwell areas are often lit by a skylight so you'll need to be sure that whatever is hung there will not be damaged by sunlight. The "Vanity Wall"...ah yes, the gold standard of the Washington power home or office. There are differing points of view on whether or where the ubiquitous collection of awards and autographed photographs should be at home or at the office and preferences as to whether they are for public or private consumption but that's a personal choice. After all, your guests and relatives will love them so be sure to put at least a few in the guest room. Don't know any Presidents? Display the power of your own life, friends, and favorite places. Reflect your "hometown," vacations, relatives, and sports interests with displays of your kindergarten diploma or report card (or your perfect attendance certificate). Your letter sweater, Redskins Superbowl tickets, or your child's soccer trophies or any other favorite memorabilia will be fun for you to enjoy on a daily basis. It's also a great way to show your children that you were once young, too. What about family photographs? It is possible that by now you have gotten that roll of summer photographs developed. Perhaps you have a large shoe box of photographs that you'll organize on a snow day. Last winter it actually snowed quite a bit, and there were any number of snow days...but perhaps you didn't have the inclination to put down your mug of hot chocolate and book and actually find the shoebox in which the photos are stored. No worries! Through the miracle of modern technology you do not even have to find the negatives from your photographs to have them reproduced. As long as you have a copy of the photograph you can scan it, edit it, even convert it to black and white or sepia. Even if you don't have a digital camera (or you have one and can't figure out how to use it) you can have the photo lab give you prints and a CD or disk for easy of storage and retrieval. Having said all of this, it is now easier than ever to create an "artful arrangement" of favorite photographs. What Are You Afraid Of? Positioning is probably the place where the most picture hanging mistakes are made. There is an old "hang at eye level" rule that seems to remain stuck in everyone's head long after everything that they learned in school has faded. This doesn't work for several reasons: you do not live in a museum, not every person who comes to your home is the same height, and not everyone is standing at all times. A more reasonable way to approach where pieces should be hung is to assess the proportions of the room and where each piece will be viewed at its best advantage. For instance, to have something restful, soothing and pleasing to go to sleep by or to view upon waking determine its position when viewed from the bed. The positioning of art in a dining room should be such that it can be comfortably enjoyed from either a seated or standing position. When hanging a piece above a sideboard or console table, place it high enough so that accessories do not block or otherwise interfere with the piece. Don't get too hung up in measuring. This is where most people throw up their hands. There are any number of devices available for sale that can assist you in establishing where to place the hook(s). For the most part you can "eyeball" the positioning. Just keep in mind that the wire when www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Banana Cafe & Piano Bar taut on the nail is generally not at the top of the frame but about a quarter of the way down. You'll need to check the wire on the piece that you're hanging. 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Absolute top-of-the line systems and finishes for the most Call 202-588-2224 for further details www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Armchair Movie Reviews The Trials and Tribulations of Thanksgiving BY BETH LAMBDIN A s I was researching Thanksgiving films to include in this column, I was surprised at how hard it was to find upbeat films about the holiday. There was no dearth of films focusing on "dysfunctional" families, and while I like dysfunction as much as the next person, I felt the column needed some balance. To that end, The Myth of Fingerprints and Hannah and Her Sisters have been deferred for future columns, and Charlie Brown, Steve Martin and John Candy have been added for comic relief. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973, Unrated) and Mayflower Voyagers (1988, Unrated) In Charles Schulz's gentle way, the message of Thanksgiving shines through in both of these short videos (each about 25 minutes). A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving begins as Sally complains that the holiday merely means writing another essay, this time about "Standish Miles." Charlie Brown faces a dilemma when pushy Peppermint Patty invites herself, Marcie and Franklin over to his house for Thanksgiving. How will Chuck feed his friends? And how will he do this and still arrive at grand- mother's house in time for the real Thanksgiving dinner? Check out how the always resourceful Snoopy and Woodstock try to save the day with their version of a Thanksgiving feast. Mayflower Voyagers is also featured on the DVD. Charlie Brown and gang join the 102 men, women and children aboard the Mayflower as it makes its voyage to the New World in 1620. After a harrowing nine-week voyage that effectively but non-graphi- cally captures the travails of the trip, the Pilgrims land in present-day Provincetown. Harsh conditions soon decimate their ranks and they make a second landing at Plymouth. Here the land has been cleared (thanks to the Native Americans) and they build a settlement. After many months of hardship, Native Americans Samoset and then Squanto show up in peace and offer their assistance. The Pilgrims show their profound gratitude in a shared Thanksgiving feast. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987, R) Overall, this is a sweet film starring Steve Martin and John Candy as a variation of the Odd Couple. We meet them in New York City two days before Thanksgiving where Neal Page (Martin), an uptight marketing executive, is impatiently waiting for a business presentation to end so he can dash to the airport to catch a flight home to Chicago. His travel plans go awry right from the to the kitchen in the middle of the night start when the naïve Del Griffith to steal some pumpkin pie and tries oh, (Candy) "steals" his cab. Like a so carefully to take it from the bottom so bad penny, Griffith keeps showing that no one will notice. This film is eleup, and despite Page's resistance vated by its stellar cast and their ability they forge an unlikely partnership to convey moments of true connection as they rely on planes, trains, within the crazy-making family dynamtrucks and automobiles to get ics. home. Griffith pushes all of Page's buttons; he talks too much, his What's Cooking? (2000, PG-13, stories don't have a point and he's occasional subtitles) an incredible slob. Page's frustra- It's Thanksgiving in Los Angeles, and tion becomes our frustration, but director Gurinder Chadha with another still it's painful to watch Griffith's fine ensemble cast creates portraits of face when Page blows. In between the frustrations are some very funny scenes made funnier by the gifts of these two comic greats. At its core, this film is about good men; it's easy to see it in Griffith but it takes far longer for Page to learn that about himself and to "go with the flow." Home for the Holidays (1995, PG-13) I recently overheard someone say, "This should be required viewing before going home for Thanksgiving vacation." For anyone who has ever felt like an alien in their family, this is the film for you. The story begins with daughter Claudia (Holly Hunter) leaving her chaotic life and 16-year-old daughter (Claire Danes) in Chicago to come home to Baltimore for Thanksgiving. Director Jodie Foster gives us not-so-subtle hints that Claudi a is not in for a Norman Rockwell holiday. She's fired, her boss makes a pass at her, her daughter tells her she's going to lose her virginity, and she loses her winter coat--all before she even boards the plane. Parents Henry and Adele (Charles Durning and Anne Bancroft) pick her up at the airport and on the way home Adele leans forward from the back seat (while smoking in the car with the windows rolled up) looks at Claudia's hair and says, "I can see your roots." The family gets ever more colorful when brother, Tommy (Robert Downey Jr. at his most manic), shows up with a friend, (Dylan McDermott) whom Claudia assumes is also gay, and by the presence of eccentric Aunt Glady (Geraldine Chaplin). Cynthia Stevenson is Joanne, the "perfect" sister, who is anything but. She tells Claudia that if she met her on the street that she'd throw her phone number away. Claudia responds, "We don't have to like each other, Jo, we're family." While the film is a bit contrived with a tacked-on romance that doesn't really work, Foster gets many of the details right--like when Henry sneaks down four distinctly American families that all live on the same block (but don't know it) as they prepare their holiday feasts. Chadha, with her Indian and Kenyan heritage by way of London, views Thanksgiving as the supreme American holiday and also as a time bomb. There's certainly ticking going on in each of these families. Joan Chen heads up the Nguyens, a Vietnamese family who has recently moved to the neighborhood. She fears that her children are being co-opted by American ways (Kristy Wu as Jenny is particularly affecting as the headstrong daughter). Mercedes Ruehl (excellent as always) is the matriarch of the Avilas, a Latino family, who is moving on from a particularly nasty marital split, but her children (especially the sons) still fantasize that their parents will get back together. Lainie Kazan and Maury Chaykin are the Seeligs, a baffled Jewish couple struggling to come to terms with daughter, Kyra Sedgwick's homosexuality (Juliana Margulies is her partner). Estelle Harris (George's mother from Seinfeld) provides comic relief as Aunt Bea asking all the politically incorrect questions. Alfre Woodard heads the African-American family, the Williamsons, to complete the quartet. She vibrates with fury, mostly directed at her husband (Dennis Haysbert), but also at her hyper-critical mother-in-law. While the circumstances are specific; their problems with children, husbands and relatives are universal. Each family harbors its own secret and unfortunately, you can see the "revelations" coming a mile away. But, focus on the universal themes and look past the creaky plot points. And finally there is the food, (perhaps the ultimate unifier); it's sumptuous stuff that will make your stomach rumble and your mouth water. Hill Resident Beth Lambdin welcomes your comments about her reviews and films in general and can be reached at beth@bethlambdin.com. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 C APITOL H ILL 202-543-3300 FAX 202-543-9038 It's not too early to book your More Haunting of the Hill Winners 202-544-4404 NOW OPEN! Winner! Winner! 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When the human body is deprived of food for the typical Thanksgiving (and Christmas) dinner more than about four hours, it goes into "starvaprovides us needy Washingtonians with approxition" mode. What this really means is that your mately 3,500 calories. Compare this to the 1,500 metabolism will plummet and continue to drop calories that an average person will use in one day. until it gets food. Once food is given to the poor Perhaps the 3,500 calories wouldn't look like such a body, it will hide much of it away to save for the bad number if it weren't combined with extraordinext "starvation." In easier terms? It turns the food nary levels of fat and cholesterol. into fat. A better strategy is to eat lightly in prepara- Now, I'm not going to tell you to eat a salad tion for the big meal in order to maintain your body instead of the cornucopia on the table, and I'm not as a calorie-burning powerhouse. As such, it will even going to tell you to deprive yourself. But, I more efficiently burn off the calories that you eat at would like you to make some smart decisions dur-Next is the equivalent of the above meal but dinner. ing this holiday season, and hopefully the informa-without meat or dairy products. Vegetarian meals 2. Beware of pre-feast temptations. Appetizers tion below will help you reach that goal. with dairy fall somewhere between the two tables. and cocktails can easily add up to an additional The data below serve a couple of different purposes: 10,00 calories (or more!). For example, a handful of The Cold Hard Numbers 1) by comparing the numbers between the two mixed nuts has over 200 calories and a glass of red Below is a typical Thanksgiving dinner (minus the tables, eaters may get some ideas about how to wine has 120 calories. If you plan on going wild extra servings) with corresponding values for calo-incorporate healthier alternatives (notice the satu-with dinner, go easy with the snacks--opting for ries, total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol. The rated fat and cholesterol columns) and 2) to let veg-healthier options like pretzels or popcorn. purpose of this table is not to make you feel guilty etarians know that they are not off the hook--the 3. Enjoy the meal and the companionship. Be during your feast, but rather to make you think calories climb pretty quickly for everyone. aware of how good the food tastes. If you no longer before going back for thirds or fourths or fifths or... are conscious of the culinary skills of the cook, then you should question why you are eating more. Traditional Calories Total Saturated Cholesterol Vegan Version Calories Total Saturated Cholesterol Along the same lines, be aware of the people Fat Fat Fat (mg) Fat Fat Fat (mg) around you. 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If there are a variety of desserts to choose from and you are the type that wants to taste them all, then by all means, taste them, but don't take full serving sizes of each. 5. The after-dinner walk. Sometime after dinner, when you look respectable (i.e., your zipper is up) take a stroll and help your digestive system. If instead you take a nap, all your body's systems (including metabolism) slow down and sleep with you. What does that mean? You are burning off very little of the food that you just ate. The longer that food is with you, the greater the chances of it being stored away as fat. Taking a walk sometime that evening will rev up your metabolism, help move that food out of your stomach and intestines, and at the very least, you won't feel so guilty. 6. The day after. Yes, you may feel guilty; you may even still feel full. But, upon waking, eat something, no matter how small. Again, going back to the "starvation" mode issue, you want to jumpstart your metabolism to help process some of the food that you ate the night before. 7. The weeks after. This is the subject for a whole other article, but holiday gorging tends to drive people to start exercise programs out of guilt. Of course, starting an exercise program at any time is wonderful, but if you have been previously sedentary, ease into it. Don't think that you are going to make up for overeating by jumping into a one-hour sprint. The busiest time for gyms is January to March and the busiest time for physical therapy clinics is from April to June. Get the picture? My final tip? Don't feel guilty or sanctimonious (depending on your action during the holidays). The guilt will just add to holiday general stress and probably result in more overeating and inactivity. If you feel sanctimonious, that means that you feel like you deprived yourself--which will probably lead to excessive eating at some future point. Instead, come away from the holidays feeling like you had a good time, but didn't go overboard. Dug Hanbicki is a Spinning® instructor and Personal Trainer at Results the Gym on Capitol Hill. She is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, USATF Coach, and Physical Therapy grad student. You can send her questions or comments at TrainerDug@earthlink.net. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Ask the Vet Controlling 'Invisible' Fleas BY JOANNE C A REY, D V M Dear Dr. Carey: I didn't see them at first but I have now found fleas on my cat. Can you tell me why I didn't see them before? I used one of the topical flea preparations I purchased online, but it didn't seem to work. In fact, when I opened one tube and applied it, no liquid seemed to come out, but I was afraid to give a second dose for fear of overdosing my cat in the event I was mistaken. A few weeks later, I used it again, this time being sure that something came out of the tube, but it hasn't stopped the fleas, though the product had been great in the past. What do I do now? CAT OWNER Dear Cat Owner: A visit to your veterinarian is in order. I do not know which product you purchased online. One of the problems with purchasing online is that you lose the advantage of calling the clinic familiar with your pet to answer your questions. You probably didn't see the fleas at first because they are quite small and jump fast. We use the topical products called "Advantage," "Frontline" and "Revolution," which are manufactured by reputable companies and proven to be effective. "Program" is an injection for cats that is administered every six months to control fleas. By this time, you may need to apply flea spray to your home either by using a "flea bomb" (flea fogger) or an area spray. A flea bomb is a canister of insecticide that expels its contents into the room. It must be situated in the middle of the room and when the top is depressed, the room is filled with a fine mist. You and all your pets must be out of the premises when a flea bomb is used. If you use an area spray, follow the manufacturer's instructions. Veterinarians usually have the most effective flea products on their shelves. Another option is to call in a professional exterminator to assess the situation and recommend a plan for flea eradication. After you have the situation under control you may want to continue using a monthly treatment on the cat to prevent re-infes- tation. If your cat is indoor/outdoor, you may need to have your yard treated as well. Feline Leukemia Dear Dr. Carey: Alex is our beautiful Lynx Siamese who found his way to our porch where we lived in rural Virginia. We brought him with us to Washington, as from his condition, he obviously had no home. We took him to a shelter that cleaned him, neutered and vaccinated him, then realized they hadn't done a leukemia test. Well, it turned out that Alex tested positive for leukemia. They gave us the option of leaving him there for euthanasia, explaining the severity of the disease, but we decided instead to take him home as he seems otherwise healthy. What exactly is feline leukemia and what might the future hold for our Alex? We want to do the best by him, as he's such a loving cat. RICK Dear Rick: The feline leukemia to which you refer is called FeLV -- feline leukemia virus, a potentially fatal infectious virus of cats. It is present in the saliva of infected cats and is transmitted congenitally and by cat-to-cat contact. There is no evidence that this disease is transmissible to humans. Cats may be infected subclinically (no outward symptoms or illness) and become immune to the virus. Alternatively, they may become persistently infected. Most kittens exposed to the virus while in the womb or after birth (before eight weeks of age) will carry the virus in their blood. Older cats are much less susceptible. Veterinarians do not vaccinate leukemia-positive cats with the leukemia shot. Cats that test positive but show no outward signs should be kept indoors so as not to spread the virus to other cats. The feline leukemia virus can affect many internal organs and cause a type of cancer called lymphosarcoma. Most commonly seen in the chest and abdominal lymph nodes, this cancer can be pretty troublesome and cause the demise of the cat. Chemotherapy is now available for lymphosarcoma. Not all leukemia-positive cats will develop this cancer, however. I'm glad Alex is otherwise healthy, but keep an eye out for signs of illness and take him to your veterinarian immediately if you notice anything wrong. Your veterinarian may institute a program of vitamins and immune-strengthening medications to help keep Alex healthy. Unnecessary Fee? Dear Dr. Carey: Why does my veterinarian charge me a boarding fee when my cat is just in for glucose testing? Isn't that unreasonable? They're already getting paid for the test. PERPLEXED Dear Perplexed: The boarding fee is usually charged for the daily use of a cage when a pet is admitted to the clinic or hospital. The fee covers the use of the cage, caging materials (such as litter pan, food, water bowl, and towels), getting the cat in and out of the cage several times during the day for the blood draws, preparing the blood samples for the laboratory, and then cleaning the cage as needed both during the day and after your cat goes home. Technicians and a doctor must handle a cat several times for glucose testing. The laboratory fee is a separate charge for shipping and handling the blood, running the tests, and reporting the results to the doctor by fax and/or mail. While these fees may seem expensive, they are routine and necessary charges in any veterinary clinic. A Flaky Concern Dear Dr. Carey: I just adopted a little kitten whom I named Cringer. She is only about seven weeks old and didn't come from the best of circumstances. In fact, she came from a house in rural West Virginia where many cats ran around outdoors unattended. When all of her siblings and her mother disappeared and she www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Ella, enjoying her new home. was left all alone, I took her home. I've noticed flakes all over her skin that look similar to dry oatmeal. What is this? NICOLE Dear Nicole: The flakes you describe could be either a form of skin mite called Cheyletiella or skin fungus called ringworm. Both are contagious to people. Zip your kitten in for a checkup and diagnosis! A topical product can be applied for mites. Ringworm will your kitten isolated to prevent the spread of infection to other animals and owners. Any stray animal taken in should be examined immediately by a veterinarian. Skin parasites are not always visible to the naked eye and can be a problem once in your environment. Puppy Love Dear Dr. Carey: When I was interested in adopting a puppy, I went to the shelter on New York Avenue. So coming upon Ella, who seems to be a purebred Shepherd, was a surprise. She is the best companion anyone could ask for. She's well behaved, good natured, and protective, not to mention beautiful and healthy. The Humane Society responded quickly and I adopted her in less than a week. Maybe you could encourage other people to visit the Shelter to find their companion. AMANDA Dear Amanda: Thank you for writing in and sharing your positive experience at the DC Animal Shelter. I'm happy to learn you found Ella and that she has a home. She is fortunate to have been adopted by a caring and loving human! The DC Animal Control facility is temporarily being run by the District of Columbia Department of Health. These dedicated people are doing a great job, even during adverse times. Every time I examine these unlucky pets, my heart breaks. These animals were just in the wrong place at the wrong time or without the benefit of somebits, guinea pigs, and even snakes! Your caring gesture will make a difference by giving an animal a chance for a fulfilling life. Many of the animals have not been abused or neglected, but have been given up by their owners because of adverse circumstances. If you already have a cat or dog, please be responsible and spay or neuter your pet to help curb the current overpopulation crisis. Please call the Shelter at 202-576-6664 for location and hours of operation. HOLIDAY FEEDING Happy Thanksgiving! Please do not overfeed your dog during the holiday season! It may be hard to resist giving extra snacks and leftovers to your pet because of the abundance of food, but this can upset your pet's stomach and cause diarrhea. Even if your dog is accustomed to table scraps, still be careful. Gravies and sauces laden with fat are not easily digested. Turkey skin and fatty trimmings from meats can also be troublesome for your pet's digestive tract. If foods or leftovers are not healthy for you to eat, do NOT give them to your dog! Though your pets may beg to share your Thanksgiving dinner, exercise restraint. This is in your pet's best interest. Dr. Carey is Veterinarian-in-Charge for the District of Columbia, and owner of the Takoma Park Animal Clinic and Veterinary House Calls and Hospice Service. Listen to Dr. Carey each first Saturday of the month on XM Satellite Radio, Channel 169, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. EST. 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Your veterinari- Ella. an will do skin tests to determine the correct diag-As did Amanda, please open your heart and nosis. Some cats need oral medication for several adopt or foster one of these animals. There are weeks to clear up a nasty ringworm infection. many wonderful and loving dogs, cats, puppies, Care must be taken in your household to keep and kittens needing adoption. There are also rab- www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 The View from Barracks Row Changes, Changes, All Around BY BILL MCLEOD B arracks Row is changing every week. Have you been here lately? In the last month alone, five new businesses have opened, the streetscape is nearing completion, and a street festival was held for the entire community. As you can see, the Barracks Row Main Street board of directors, committee members and community volunteers are accomplishing a great deal. Barracks Row Fest Barracks Row Fest, held Oct. 4, was a big success. I don't mean to brag, but we had over 43 street vendors with 4,000 attendees watching six different acts perform on stage at 8th and G Streets, SE. Despite the shaky weather at 8 a.m., the afternoon shaped up to be a crisp and enjoyable autumn day. The festival began at 8 a.m. with a neighborhood cleanup, lead by Christine McCoy, cleanup coordinator and environmentalist extraordinaire. Ms. McCoy was able to leverage 20 residents and 80 Marines to sweep 7th, 8th, and 9th Streets so that the neighborhood would be spotless for the rest of the day. The next success was the installation of Kris Swanson's YuMe Tree, located at 12th and Pennsylvania on the CVS building facing the Watson School. If you have not seen it yet, it is impressive. There was no tree planting; the YuMe Tree is a 28-foot long by 14-foot high mosaic created by more than one thousand neighborhood children with names and quotes throughout. Once the installation ceremony ended, the crowd was serenaded by the Hine Junior High School marching band, which marched everyone down 12th Street and then right on G Street to the festival on Barracks Row. At noon, Councilmember Sharon Ambrose, Barracks Row Main Street president and co-chair Linda Gallagher, and treasurer and co-chair George Didden held a ribbon cutting in front of Starbucks with manager Tawana Green. Then, the group headed to Pawticulars for the official opening with owner Jennifer Zatkowski. Next, on to the grand opening of Curves for Women with owner Elvi Moore and manager Deb Hamilton, then to Capitol Hill Tandoor for another snip out front with owner Tariq Hussein. Finally, the group stopped at Marty's for the final cut with owner John Boyle, who also runs Harry's in the Hotel Harrington. John was gracious enough to hold an open house all day, allowing weary event attendees to inspect his new dining room and sit in his outdoor café while noshing on festival food. At 12:30, the stage began with a welcoming ceremony and then on to the rousing Marine Corps Band, which played until 1:30. The stage was then transformed with the romantic movements of Oxford Academy's flamenco dancers. Next, the crowd enjoyed the jazzy sounds of the Navy Yard's Commodores. The People's Church gospel choir followed by rocking the house for a half hour-- swaying the stage so much that the pianist had a tough time keeping her fingers on the keyboard! Next, pets were blessed, literally, by Rev. Judith Davis, Rector of Christ Church along with a dog show, sponsored by Dennis Bourgault of Doolittle's. Finally, the stage reverberated with the funky sounds of Blu Funk, who closed out the festival despite the foreboding clouds. Did your kids get a chance to ride a pony or try some cotton candy? I saw a number of happy little faces thanks to David Sheldon. Or, did they seat up for the bike rodeo? A number of children walked away with prizes by trying the bike course, thanks to Capitol Hill Bikes. The day turned out better than I or any of the 64 volunteers could have imagined. So many people have been so supportive of the new streetscape and the new businesses opening, and many people thanked me and others throughout the day and by email afterward. Despite all our exhaustion at 6 p.m., we were energized by what we had accomplished and hope to do it again next year--bigger and better by adding another block. To cap it off, we got media coverage from NBC4 on the 6 and 11 p.m. news. Promotion Committee To keep the excitement going, the Promotion Committee is planning a number of events to keep you coming to 8th Street. Second Saturday is a perennial favorite on 8th Street and all of the Capitol Hill--thanks to the foresight of CHAMPS. Hoopla Traders continues to be an artist's dream with new works featured each month. Alvear Studios throws a great party and keeps the fun going until 10 p.m. or later. Plaid opened its doors last month for curious eyes as the New York-style women's apparel store gave a sneak preview to art crawlers. And NZen and Attitude Exact are joining in for Second Saturday. I know Oct.31 is circled on your calendar, but be sure to bring your kids down 8th Street for trick-or- treating in the shops along Barracks Row from 4 to 7 p.m. Treat hunting store to store is a safe and accountable way to enjoy America's second favorite holiday. For November, the third Thursday of the month will kick off holiday shopping on Barracks Row. Shops will stay open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays through Dec. 18 with liquid refreshments and specials. On the third Saturday in December--Dec. 20-- meet us at the Eastern Market Metro Plaza at 4 p.m. for holiday caroling around the neighborhood and finishing with a drawing for a holiday gift basket on Barracks Row. It brings smiles to so many faces! Design Committee The Design Committee has its hands full dealing with the façades, signs, and retail displays of the historic buildings and numerous businesses along 8th Street. The Design Committee is offering a matching sign grant up to $500, and two more grants are available to eligible businesses through December. For a copy of the sign guidelines or the sign grant application, visit our website at www.bar- racksrow.org and click on the design page. The committee is also working closely with Al's Seafood to come up with a better façade design as well as a new sign concept. In the long term, the committee would like to create commercial façade design guidelines for the historic district, and we are working with the State Historic Preservation Office to develop them since there is a strong need in DC with 11 other Main Street programs now. To go with that document and encourage better façade maintenance and restoration, we are grant writing to fund a facade grant program through the Cafritz Foundation and DHCD. Wish us luck, because now that the sidewalks are new and the old trees have been removed, it is more obvious that some of the façades in this historic corridor need attention. Economic Revitalization The Economic Revitalization committee is making great strides on a number of fronts. A retail market analysis was recently completed by Bolan Smart, predicting the best chance of success for underserved retail categories and how many jobs could be created. This document is a good foundation for a business plan, so if you need a copy, email me at bmcleod@barracksrow.org and I'll send you a copy. Fostering an arts community along Barracks Row, specifically in the alleys and upper floors, is being encouraged. A survey sent to building owners showed that there is a strong desire for arts uses in carriage houses and garages flanking 8th Street. Hoopla Traders, lovechild of owners Laurie Morin and Denise D'Amour, created an arts incubator for six artists to show their works with modest rents. Incidentally, Barracks Row Fest had an art tent specifically for Arts Enables--selling 80 percent of the works shown, and eight artists exhibited their creations as street vendors during the festival. The Economic Revitalization Committee is also working on the perennial "problem" of parking. I www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 place that word in quotes because I don't believe parking is a problem. Working here, I always see parking spaces along the street--maybe it is one block south of your destination, but if you were going to an enclosed shopping mall, you would probably have to walk three times as far to get to the entrance of Macy's. And if parking isn't tight, I would wonder what we are doing wrong? In any case, by mid December, 8th Street will have 55 more parking spaces due to the addition of angled parking on most of the east side of 8th Street. Additionally, we are talking to DDOT and the Marines about sharing their parking lot under the SE Freeway, which could add another 60 spaces to the mix. Finally, the Jobs and Community Building Subcommittee has been working with the Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg CDC to help find jobs for those who have gone through job training programs, such as Strive DC; Ready, Willing & Able; and KideSafe. Recently, Jayendu De was hired through a grant from the Fannie Mae Foundation to facilitate jobs: matching jobs on 8th Street with those ready to work. Since construction is almost done and employers are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, merchants are hiring once again. Mr. De is asking for a commitment from each business to hire one welfare-to-work individual and for larger firms to hire more as they are able. Also, he is surveying and databasing the skills needed for each business and discovering what hiring needs and challenges there are on the Hill. So many things are changing on Barracks Row because this community has so many committed, caring individuals who have volunteered hours of their time each month for years to make the community the way they envisioned it. Thank you for making Barracks Row a better place to live, work, play, dine, and shop for everyone. Bill McLeod is the executive director of Main Street Barracks Row. His column appears in this newspaper monthly. Kids' Sports BY LARR Y KAUFER WINTER SPORTS FOR KIDS -- LOOK TO 'SPORTS ON THE HILL' There is no time out from the need for youth sports. With evening daylight gone due to the time change, it serves as a reminder to think about winter indoor sports for kids. Sports on the Hill, Inc., formerly Soccer on the Hill, Inc. is making its usual plans now to beneficially occupy young folks in the usual ways. BASKETBALL -- Capitol Hill Basketball, the basketball division of Sports on the Hill, is now entering its sixth year. Last year more than 200 kids played. The usual arrangement will be offered for kids from 6 to 15. Co-ed teams will be organized by age groups 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15. Girls 'teams will be by ages 10-11 and 12-13. The age date is August 31, 2003. Events will be on Capitol Hill, most at the Kendall Elementary School gym on campus of Gallaudet University, entrance at 8th and Florida Avenue, NE. Games will be played primarily among house league teams. Registration and beginning practices are scheduled for December 6, 13, and 14. During these sessions, players will be evaluated as the basis for team formation. In January and February, games will be played on Saturdays, and practices will be on Sundays. The season will end on February 29. The registration form is available by email from lakaufer@erols.com. The fee is $70 per player or $120 for 2 or more per family. For beginning players ages 4 to 5, there will be basketball on Saturday mornings at Hiner High School at 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, in January and February. The registration fee will be $30. Volunteers are needed for coaching, refereeing and administrative duties. Call Larry Kaufer at 202- 543-4582 or email lakaufer@erols.com for more information. WRESTLING -- Next time you wrestle with your kids, think about it as an organized sport. Consider joining Capitol Hill Wrestling, another division of Sports on the Hill. This will be the third year for the wrestling program. Last year there were 15 kids in the program. They practiced, got some real match experience, and are anxious to don their singlets again. The practices will begin in late November at a Capitol Hill location to be determined and will be two weekday evenings per week. The season will go to the middle of March. The age range is 5 to 14 and yes, it is co-ed. The registration fee is $95. Experience is not required. Beginners as well as veterans will be taught basic and advanced moves, safe wrestling practices and scoring. Capitol Hill Wrestling is a member of the Northern Virginia Wrestling Federation. There are about 30 recreation/developmental clubs in Northern Virginia which are also members. Meets are held on weekends, mostly Saturdays, at member clubs' high school gyms. Matches are arranged between kids attending the days' event, first by age group, which are 5-6, 7-8, 910, 11-12, and 13-14. The matchmaker also considers the weight and experience of the kids and gets both kids' and coaches' consent before scheduling the match. There is no strict weight level to make. The kids usually get three matches per meet. Wrestling is an individual sport that is especially good for building self-confidence. The wrestler can only rely on himself, unlike team sports. There is nowhere to run and nowhere to hide on the mat-- just you and your opponent. Volunteers are needed for coaching or administrative duties. For more information, to volunteer, or to obtain a registration, interested persons may call Greg Frane at 202-544-5726 or email to gfrane@excite.com . Larry Kaufer is a longtime Hill resident who has been active in youth sports for ten years. Like kids, he has never seen a ball he didn't like. Baseballon the Hill... Catch It! coaches and sponsors Happy Thanksgiving to all our players, parents, www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Kids' Calendar COMPILED BY CALEND AR FELLA Saturday, November 1 · Astronomy Fair -- Local experts will instruct novice stargazers on how to select, use, and maintain telescopes and their accessories. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. National Air and Space Museum, 6th Street and Independence Avenue SW, 202-357- 2700 (Welcome Center, Gallery 108). · Candy Skulls -- Explore the uniquely Mexican celebration of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, and make your own candy skull to take home and enjoy. 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Capital Children's Museum, 800 3rd Street NE, 202-675-4120. (Program repeats on November 2). · Digital Painting -- Use computers to broaden the scope of traditional painting. 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 12 noon - 12:30 p.m. Ages 3 and up. Capital Children's Museum. · Color Me Dark - Based on Patricia McKissack's awardwinning installment of the Dear America series of children's books, Color Me Dark is the turn-of-the-century account of Nellie Lee Love, a young African-American girl from rural Tennessee, whose family moves to Chicago to escape the racism and violence of the South. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Ages 9 and up. Tickets $14. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street NW, 202-467-4600. (Additional performances on November 2 at 1 p.m.). · Fantastic Formations -- Study the many 'mindscapes' now on display in the gallery, and then create your own imaginative mixed media work. 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Ages 5 - 11 with adult. Hirshshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue and Seventh Street SW, 202-357-2700 or 202-633-4674 (Improv Art Room, Lower Level). · Himalayas: Where the Gods Dance -- Learn about gesture in Buddhist art from Nepali musician/dancer Bhim Dahal, take a class on Manjursi dance, and examine the new exhibit "Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure." 2 p.m. Ages 6 - 14 with adult. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Avenue SW, 202-357-1500 (Sackler Classroom, Level 2). (Program repeats on November 8, November 15, and November 29). Sunday, November 2 · Music from the Himalayas -- Make music on traditional Himalayan folk instruments with Nepali musician/dancer Bhim Dahal and world music educator Bill Jenkins. 2 p.m. Ages 6 14 with adult. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Sackler Classroom, Level 2). (Program repeats on November 9, November 16, and November 30). Monday, November 3 · Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age - This impressive new exhibit celebrates the centennial of powered flight and the amazing achievements of the Wright Brothers by combining an array of historic artifacts - including personal letters, archival photos, replica kites and gliders, an actual Wright-built bicycle, and even the original 1903 Wright Flyer - with numerous interactive displays. 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. National Air and Space Museum,Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW, 202-357-2700. (Exhibit open daily). Saturday, November 8 · The Hunter and the Ebony Tree -- Author Nelda LaTeef reads from her thoughtful story about a determined young hunter, and then discusses the Zarma peoples of Niger. Participants should bring bits of cloth and cutout magazine images to join in a post-reading collage making activity. 10:30 a.m. Ages 4 - 8. National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Avenue SW, 202-357-4600 (Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2). · Cartoon Animation -- Learn how to make drawings move and come to life, and create your own short cartoon. 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.,1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m., and 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Ages 5 and up. Space is limited, so sign up at the front desk on the day of activity. Capital Children's Museum. (Program repeats on November 15). · Kimono Dolls -- Celebrate the Japanese festival Shi-chi- go-san by making your own kimono clad doll. 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. Capital Children's Museum. (Program repeats on November 9, November 15, and November 16). Sunday, November 9 · Flying in the Great Hall -- Study the concepts of airplane flight as the DC Maxecuters fly their rubber band-driven models in the Building Museum's Great Hall. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW, 202-272-2448. · Twirly-Whirly -- Create paper objects that twist and spin when moving through the air in an afternoon of flying fun. 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. All ages,$3 per person. National Building Museum. · Music That Moves -- Conductor Emil de Cou and the National Symphony Orchestra are joined by several of the Washington area's finest dance companies for an evening of family oriented classical music and movement in which the compositions of Bernstein, Mozart, Ravel, and Borodin (among others) inspire and energize a program ballet, folk, ballroom, and samba dance styles. 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets $14 - 18. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Tuesday, November 11 · WCCM-TV: Weather or Not -- Write a weather report based upon your own Mouse Pad Computer Lab meteorological research. 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Ages 5 15. Space is limited,so sign up at the front desk on the day of the activity. Capital Children's Museum. (Program repeats on November 25). Wednesday, November 12 · Nunamta Yup'ik Eskimo Dancers -- Led by their renowned director Chuna McIntyre, this Alaskan dance ensemble performs songs, dances, and folk stories while gloriously attired in traditional Yup'ik dress. 12 noon. Library of Congress, First and East Capitol Street SE, 202-707-5510 (Thomas Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium). (Additional performance at 6 p.m. at Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts). Thursday, November 13 · WCCM-TV: Special Effects -- Discover the visual tricks that make space ships fly and people shrink, as we learn the secrets behind 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Ages 5 - 15. Space is limited,so sign up at the front desk on the day of the activity. Capital Children's Museum. (Program repeats on November 28). Friday, November 14 · Lula Washington: Games and Other Dances -- Choreographer Lula Washington's company combines dance, theater, games, and singing with the fluid and celebratory rhythms of world beat and hip-hop in program of five varied dances that celebrate and dazzle. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 - 14. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (Additional performances on November 15 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on November 16 at 1:30 p.m.). Saturday, November 15 · All's Well that Plays Well -- Explore the world of Shakespeare's popular drama and its unforgettable cast of characters in this lively acting workshop and theatrical play session. 10 a.m. - noon. Ages 9 - 14, tickets $10. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol Street SE, 202-544- 7077. · Portraits -- Create a framed oil pastel portrait under the instruction of artist Marcia Wolf-Hubbard. 10 a.m. - 12 noon. Ages 6 - 9 with adult, with pre-registration at 202-633-3382. Hirsshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. · Saturday Science: Pine Cone Bird Feeders -- Make your own pine cone bird feeder to help our fine feathered friends make it through the coming winter. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Capital Children's Museum. · Family Art Attack - Local artist Vanessa Richardson leads a collage workshop designed to bring out the creativity in everyone! 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Space is limited, so sign up at the front desk on the day of the activity. Capital Children's Museum. Sunday, November 16 · Scienterrific Sunday: Rainbow Fish -- Experiment with testing for acids and bases, and paint Rainbow Fish in a spectrum of colors. 12 noon - 3 p.m. Ages 3 and up. Capital Children's Museum. · Building Big with Kapla -- Watch Kapla construction experts attempt to set a world record by building from simple four-inch-long planks, without the aid of glue or fasteners, the tallest freestanding structure ever. 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. National Building Museum. · David Macaulay -- Renowned writer and illustrator David Macaulay (author of the ever popular The Way Things Work) discusses and signs copies of his new book Mosque, and reveals the creative process behind his unique, multifaceted, architecture and engineering themed works. 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Ages 12 and up. Space limited, with prepaid registration required. $17 nonmembers; $12 museum members, teachers K - 12, and college students; $5 children 17 and under. National Building Museum. Monday, November 17 · Looking at Earth From Above -- Put your knowledge of geography to the test in this contest that challenges you to identify numerous geographic forms and features from satellite images taken far above earth. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. National Air and Space Museum (Gallery 110). · Wee Wonders: Harvest Time -- Celebrate the science of farming and the joys of harvest time with a series of art projects, games, stories, and more. 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon. Ages 2 - 3 with adult. $11 fee includes materials and snack,with advance registration required. Capital Children's Museum. (Program repeats on November 25). Friday, November 21 · Alexander Who's Not Not Not Not Not Not Going to Move -- Author Judith Viorst's charming picture book Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move, which finds a frustrated Alexander having to cope with his family's pending move, provides the basis for this delightful new stage musical. 7 p.m. Ages 5 and up, tickets $14. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (Additional performances on November 22 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., November 28 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., November 29 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., and November 30 at 1 p.m.). Saturday, November 22 · KidSpy School: The Science Behind Spying -- Examine the chemistry of invisible inks, the mechanics of cameras, and the electronics of eavesdropping in this hands-on spy session. 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tickets $25, with advance registration required. International Spy Museum, 800 F Street NW, 202-393-7798. · Animated Greeting Cards -- Explore animation basics, then create your own animated greeting card (the perfect videotape holiday gift!) with the help of the Animation Lab staff. 11 a.m. - 11:50 a.m., 12 noon - 12:50 p.m., 1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.,2 p.m. - 2:50 p.m., and 3 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. All ages. $15 reservation fee for up to 10 people per one-hour session, with advance registration required. Capital Children's Museum (Program repeats on November 29). Sunday, November 23 · Scienterrific Sunday: Water, Water Everywhere -- Learn about the water cycle, trace the life of a water molecule, and experiment with surface tension and bubbles. 12 noon - 3 p.m., Capital Children's Museum. · Block Kids Building Contest -- Create and construct model buildings from blocks and boxes in this design competition staged by the National Association of Women in Construction. 12 noon - 4 p.m. Free for students Grades 1 - 6, with advance registration by November 17. National Building Museum. Friday, November 28 · The Snow Queen -- Hans Christian Anderson's beloved tale of a brave and loyal young girl who challenges the evil Snow Queen is brought to life in a fantastic adaptation by Enchantment Theatre Company that overlays drama, magic, masks, and puppetry with original music. 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Ages 7 and up,tickets $10 - 14. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (Additional performances on November 29 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and on November 30 at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.). Saturday, November 29 · Kiddie Karaoke -- Try your hand at karaoke, a popular form of Japanese entertainment, by singing along to your favorite children's songs. 12 noon - 3 p.m. Capital Children's Museum. (Program repeats on November 30). · New Light on the Christmas Star -- Curator and space historian David DeVorkian looks at the celestial happening that took place 2000 years ago, and examines several heavenly possibilities that might help explain the storied Star of Bethlehem. 5:30 p.m. _ 6:30 p.m. National Air and Space Museum (Albert Einstein Planetarium). Sunday, November 30 · Bookend Variations -- Create and adorn your own set of bookends using traditional masonry materials. 1 p.m. -- 4 p.m. All ages,$5 per set. National Building Museum. Does your organization sponsor an activity that kids would love? Share it with our readers by emailing the details of your event, no later than the 15th of the previous month, to editor@voiceofthehill.com. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Community calendar COMPILED BY JULIA ROBEY November 1 · CALL FOR ARTISTS I: TheCapitol Hill Art League is seeking submissions for its November juried show, "Untitled I." The judge for the show is Hanna Byers, assistant curator at the Phillips Collection. Entrants must be Art League members; memberships can be purchased at the time of receiving. Interested artists should bring up to three pieces of work to the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street, SE (corner of 7th and G Streets, SE) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is an additional receiving time on Monday, Nov. 3, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. For entry guidelines, visit www.chaw.org/league.htm or call 202-547-6839. · COMMUNITY: Play a role in this special communitywide refurbishing event to complete compliance with ABA and ADA codes. Currently, the NLSP offices are not fully accessible to the disabled. Other physical impediments that hinder complete compliance with the American Bar Association (ABA) standards for providers of legal services to the poor include improper data and records management storage, a leaking roof, poor air quality and unsecured electrical and network wiring. NLSP refurbishing is not for aesthetic reasons-- the refurbishing is about client services and fulfilling its mission. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. at 701 4th Street, NW. MULTI-CULTURAL BOOK FAIR: Watch books come to life in this afternoon-long series of readings, book sir activities. More than 500 titles and multiple copies of story books, picture books, fairy tales, biographies, historical perspectives, novels, specialty books written for toddlers through teens, and a special selection of performing arts books will be available for purchase at prices ranging from $3.50-$25. The subjects of these books are the lives, cultures, and stories of African, African-American, Asian-American, Latino, and Native American peoples. Interactive family workshops and activities include collagemaking, illustration, Japanese origami, and there will even be an African instrument petting zoo. The festivities are from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street, NW. Admission is free; for more information, call 202-467-4600 or log on to www.kennedy-center.org. November 2 · CONCERT: Gian Marco, the singer, songwriter, composer and actor who was nominated for three Latin Grammys in 2002 for his album "A Tiempo," graces the stage of the Lincoln Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40 and $50 and are available by calling 202-432-7328 or 800- 551-7328. The Lincoln Theatre is located at 1215 U St., NW. November 3 · THEATER: Join Catalyst Theater Company for its inaugural "New Works Play Reading Series," taking place the first three Mondays in November. "Pound," by Sean O'Leary, opens the series. The evening begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street, SE. Additional readings are on Monday, November 10, and Monday, November 17. Admission to the readings is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. To make reservations or for more information, interested persons may call 202-249- 8202 or email catalyst theater@aol.com. · CALL FOR ARTISTS II: The Capitol Hill Art League is seeking submissions for its November juried show, "Untitled I." Please refer to November 1 entry for details. Interested artists should bring up to three pieces of work to the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street, SE (corner of 7th and G Streets, SE) from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. For entry guidelines, visit www.chaw.org/league.htm or call 202-547-6839. DISCUSSION: Don't miss "Talking History with Craig Howell and Barrett Brick," a Rainbow History Project conversation focusing on the campaign to ensure that the U.S. Holocaust Memorial andMuseum included gays and lesbians in its coverage of the Holocaust. As the Holocaust Museum celebrates its tenth anniversary, it is a time to remember the discussion and partnership forged ten years ago which led to last year's precedent-setting exhibit and lectures on Nazi persecution of homosexuals. The discussion starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Sumner School, 17th & M Streets, NW. November 4 · CONCERT: The Vienna Symphony performs works by Strauss and Beethoven at 8 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St., NW. Tickets range from $25 to $75 and are available by calling 202- 467-4600 or 800-444-1324. November 5 · FILM: Films on the Hill presents "The Bowery" (1933). Tough guy George Raft and saloon owner Wallace Beery are friendly enemies, rivals for Fay Wray and their competing fire brigades. Set in the late 1890s, the film is based on real characters, one of whom made a name for himself by jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge. The film begins at 7 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street, SE. Admission is $5 payable at the door only. For more information, log on to www.filmsonthehill.com. November 6 · ADULT ARTS CLASSES: The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop begins its second nine-week session of adult classes including creative writing, visual arts, dance, yoga, tae kwon do and photography. For complete class information and online catalog, log on to www.chaw.org or call 202-547-6839. · THEATER DOUBLE FEA- TURE: Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, followed by David Burkholder/The Playground's "Buried in the Sky." The Dispute, directed by Jeremy Skidmore poses many questions: What if four children had been kept locked away in complete isolation since birth? What if, tonight, they were to be released for the first time? How would bodies and minds reared in darkness respond to the first words, the first lies, the first kisses? What if you got to watch? Neil Bartlett has translated a provocative new version of Marivaux's The Dispute that tells the tale of an experimental "Garden of Eden" created to answer the question: "Which of the sexes really was the first to prove inconstant in love?" Share in the discovery of a strange new world filled with temptation, jealousy, and revenge all played out in the pursuit of the perfect mate. Along with ten actors, four modern dancers have been incorporated into this production. As a result of the work the actors and dancers have been doing together, the evening has evolved into a double header. The same four dancers appearing in The Dispute are members of an improvisational modern dance company called The Playground. Each night, the Theater Alliance's production of The Dispute will be followed by The Playground's production of "Buried In the Sky", a move- ment-based exploration of many of the same themes found in Marivaux's play. Inspired by Tibetan Burial Rituals, this new dance created by Daniel Burkholder, Artistic Director of The Playground, pushes the boundaries among choreography, improvisation, performance, image and ritual. So when you go to see The Dispute, stay for Buried In the Sky! The Dispute begins at 8 p.m. at the H StreetPlayhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday shows are $20 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $25 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for any performance of Buried in the Sky are an additional $10. For tickets, log on to www.boxofficetick- ets.com or call 800- 494- TIXS. Additional information about Theater Alliance is online at www.theateralliance .com. For venue information, visit www.hstreetplayhouse. com. November 7 · POETRY: Come listen as local poets and short story writers present the work they developed during Writer's Way creative writing workshops. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. at the Corner Store Artist Studio, 900 South Carolina Ave., SE, diagonally across Pennsylvania Avenue from the Eastern Market Metro. · THEATER DOUBLE FEA- TURE: Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, followed by David Burkholder/The Playground's "Buried in the Sky." Please refer to November 6 entry for production details. The Dispute begins at 8 p.m. at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday shows are $20 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $25 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for any performance of Buried in the Sky are an additional $10. For tickets, log on to www.boxofficetickets.com or call 800- 494-TIXS. Additional information about Theater Alliance is online at www.the- ateralliance.com. For venue information, visit www.hstreet playhouse.com. · CONCERT: TheWashington Performing Arts Society presents Sweet Honey in the Rock with Big Lovely. Grammy Award-winning African-American female a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock returns to its hometown with folk-rock band Big Lovely in celebration of their 30th Anniversary, and their last WPAS concert with founder Bernice Johnson Reagon. They will perform the DC premiere of work commissioned by WPAS. Participate in an experience like no other, as these five women join their powerful voices, along with hand percussion instruments, to create a blend of lyrics, movement and narrative that variously relate history, point the finger at injustice, encourage activism, and sing the praises of love. The Washington Post praises Sweet Honey in the Rock as "the most animated of Washington Institutions." Big Lovely is led by Toshi Reagon, Bernice Johnson Reagon's daughter. Admission ranges from $23 to $45. The conc ert is at 7:30 p.m. at the Warner Theatre, 13th & E Streets, NW. For more information, call 202-785-9727 or visit www.wpas.org. November 8 · ART OPENING & GALLERY TALK: The Capitol Hill Art League presents "Untitled I," a juried show featuring works in all media by Art League members. The judge for the show is Hanna Byers, assistant curator at the Phillips Collection. The reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. and the judge will give a brief gallery talk at 5:30 p.m. in the gallery at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street, SE (corner of 7th and G Streets, SE). For more information, visit www.chaw.org or call 202-547-6839. PARK PLANTING: Join the Volunteers of Turtle Park and Trees for Capitol Hill at 9 a.m. for a day of beautifying Turtle Park (intersection of Independence and 7th Streets, SE; across from Eastern Market). Volunteers are needed to plant trees, shrubs, and spring flowering bulbs in the Children's Garden. · THEATER DOUBLE FEA- TURE: Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, followed by David Burkholder/The Playground's "Buried in the Sky." Please refer to November 6 entry for production details. The Dispute begins at 8 p.m. at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday shows are $20 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $25 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for any performance of Buried in the Sky are an additional $10. For tickets, log on to www.boxofficetickets.com or call 800- 494-TIXS. Additional information about Theater Alliance is online at www. theateralliance.com. For venue information, visit www.hstreet playhouse.com November 9 · MUSIC: Catch Tuck & Patti at 8 and 10 p.m. at Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave., NW. For more information, call 202- 337-4141. · THEATER DOUBLE FEA- TURE: Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, followed by David Burkholder/The Playground's "Buried in the Sky." Please refer to November 6 entry for production details. The Dispute begins at 2 p.m. at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday shows are $20 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $25 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for any performance of Buried in the Sky are an additional $10. For tickets, log on to www.boxofficetickets.com or call 800- 494-TIXS. Additional information about Theater Alliance is online at www. theateralliance.com. For venue information, visit www.hstreet playhouse.com November 10 · THEATER: Join Catalyst Theater Company for the second offering in its inaugural New Works Play Reading Series. "The French Revolution: Part Deux," by Emily Jane O'Dell will be featured. The reading is at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street, SE. The final reading in this three-part series will be presented on Monday, November 17. Admission to the read- ings is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. For more information or to make reservations, call 202- 249-8202 or email catalyst theater@aol.com. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 November 11 only. For more information, log bination of Kung Fu, contorwho helped organize and November 19 $10. For tickets, log on to · THEATER: Ford's Theatre on to www.filmsonthehill.com. tion, acrobatics and athletic inspire them will be the sub· FILM: Films on the hill www.boxofficetickets.com or presents John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, a tribute to its founder, adapted by Frank Galati. Based on John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-win- ning novel, The Grapes of Wrath is the powerful story of the Joad family and its trek from the dust bowl of Oklahoma to the fertile but futile fields of California in the early 1930s. With dignity and determination in the most desperate circumstances, this Tony Award-win- ning adaptation of the classic novel finds its timeless heart · THEATER DOUBLE FEA- TURE: Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, followed by David Burkholder/The Playground's "Buried in the Sky." Please refer to November 6 entry for production details. The Dispute begins at 2 p.m. at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday shows are $20 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $25 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for any performance of Buried in skills while weaving an enchanting storyline that reflects their ancient philosophy and traditions. The performance is at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium, 21st and H Streets, NW. Tickets are $25- $45 and are available by calling 202- 994-6800. · THEATER DOUBLE FEA- TURE: Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, followed by David Burkholder/The Playground's "Buried in the Sky." Please refer to November 6 entry for producject this Overbeck History Lecture. Mr. Gibbs is the author of five books on African American history, including the recently published Black, Copper & Bright: The District of Columbia's Black Civil War Regiment. He has also written for dozens of newspapers and magazines, lectured at schools and universities throughout the Washington region and beyond, and mounted a variety of historical exhibits for museums and other organizations. His expert guidance presents "A Message to Garcia" (1936), a film based on an historical incident when President McKinley asked a young soldier to deliver a message to a Cuban insurgent during the Spanish American War. Full of adventure, the film stars Wallace Beery and Barbara Stanwyck. The film begins at 7 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street, SE Admission is $5 payable at the door only. For more information, log on to www. filmsonthehill.com. call 800- 494-TIXS. Additional information about Theater Alliance is online at www. theateralliance.com. For venue information, visit www.hstreet playhouse.com November 22 · FLEA MARKET/BAKE SALE: St. Peter's Church at 2nd and C Streets, SE, hosts its 32nd Annual Flea Market and Bake Sale from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Don't miss out on the year's best bargains in new and gently used high quality linens, antiques, jewelin the generous spirit of the common man. The show is the Sky are an additional $10. For tickets, log on to tion details. The Dispute begins at 2 p.m. at the H has been sought in connection with a variety of video November 20 ry, small appliances, clothing, computers, home and holiday onstage at the Ford's Theatre, 511 10th Street, NW, through November 15, 2003. For event information, call 703- 218-6500. For venue information, call 202-347-4833. November 12 · VETERAN'S DAY: To honor the service of all veterans throughout American history, The Navy Museum is offering free naval history posters to all visitors, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free; please call 202- 4336897. The Navy Museum is located in the Visitor's Center at the Washington Navy Yard, 11th & O Street, SE. www.boxofficetickets.com or call 800- 494-TIXS. Additional information about Theater Alliance is online at www. theateralliance.com. For venue information, visit www.hstreet playhouse.com November 15 · FAMILY: Explore the world of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well with this interactive look at the characters and their motives. This "Shake Up Your Saturday" workshop is designed for young people (ages 9 to 14) and their families and actively engages all in the play of Shakespeare and his times. No previous acting experience Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday shows are $20 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $25 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for any performance of Buried in the Sky are an additional $10. For tickets, log on to www.boxofficetickets.com or call 800- 494-TIXS. Additional information about Theater Alliance is online at www. theateralliance.com. For venue information, visit www.hstreet playhouse.com November 17 · THEATER: Don't miss the last presentation in Catalyst and television productions, and his anecdotal history tours for the Smithsonian Associates and other groups are among the best in the city. Copies of Black, Copper & Bright and other books by Mr. Gibbs will be available for purchase and signing by the author at the end of the lecture. The lecture begins at 8 p.m., at the Naval Lodge Hall, 330 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Admission is free, but a reservation is required. Please confirm by email to OverbeckLecture@aol.com or phone 202-544-1845. Be sure to leave your email or street address, along with your phone number, so the · THEATER OPENING: The American Century Theater presents If Only in My Dreams at 8 p.m. If Only in My Dreams is the last phrase of the 1943 Christmas class, "I'll Be Home For Christmas," a song that powerfully captured the yearning for family felt during a period when the ultimate victory over the Axis powers was not yet known. Holiday songs of the period, both the well-known classics as well as the less familiar but no less haunting are wonderfully recreated. Yet the real heart and soul of the show, comes from the stories, letters and evocative words of servicemen and their famidecor, books, sports equipment and more! It's all guaranteed to entice even the most wary buyer. Enjoy a light lunch in the hall cafe, and take home baked goods, breads, pies, and cakes for later enjoyment. The event is the perfect setting to meet new friends and relax with old-time Hillites as you browse. Purchases help support community senior and youth activities. For more information, call St. Peter's Rectory at 202-547-1430. THEATER DOUBLE FEA- TURE: Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, followed by David Burkholder/The Playground's "Buried in the November 13 CONCERT: Catch the U.S. Navy Band Windjammers in concert at 7 p.m. Enjoy the soft sounds of the Navy's woodwind quintet inside the historic Navy Museum, 11th & O Streets, SE. For more information or to RSVP, call 202-433-6897. THEATER DOUBLE FEA- TURE: Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, followed by David Burkholder/The Playground's "Buried in the Sky." Please refer to November 6 entry for production details. The Dispute begins at 8 p.m. at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday shows are $20 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $25 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for any performance of Buried in the Sky are an additional $10. For tickets, log on to www.boxofficetickets.com or is necessary; just bring your imagination! Purchase tickets for Folger Theatre's afternoon matinee and make a day of it at the Folger. The fun is from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Folger Library on East Capitol Street, between 2nd and 3rd Streets, SE. There is a $10 fee for this workshop; to attend, call 202-544-7077. THEATER DOUBLE FEA- TURE: Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, followed by David Burkholder/The Playground's "Buried in the Sky." Please refer to November 6 entry for production details. The Dispute begins at 2 p.m. at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday shows are $20 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $25 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for any performance of Buried in the Sky are an additional $10. For tickets, log on to Theater Company's inaugural three-part New Works Play Reading Series. "Ritual Starvation," by Edward Murray, will close the series. The reading is at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street, SE. Admission is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and reservations are recommended. For more information or to make reservations, please call 202-249- 8202 or email catalyst theater@aol.com. · READING: The Jewish Study Center presents "An Interfaith Reading of Ulysses." During the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday, study Ulysses, including James Joyce's treatment of Jewish and Irish identities and the trans-national themes of exile and public and private journeys. The fee is $55 to $65 and the event is open to all. The reading is at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington, D.C. seating coordinator can follow up with a confirmation. This lecture series is run by the Ruth Ann Overbeck Capitol Hill History Project, which conducts oral history interviews with longtime residents and former residents of the neighborhood in an effort to build "a permanent, accessible, ongoing record of the people and events that have shaped our community." For more information, please go to www.CapitolHillHistory.org. · LECTURE: The Jewish Study Center presents "A New Golden Age: Sepahardic Personalities in the New World." Learn about colorful New World Sephardim-- artists, writers, diplomate, politicians, military men--and more. The fee is $55 to $65 and the lecture, open to all, starts at 6:45 p.m. at the Sixth and I Streets, NW Synagogue Complex. Visit www.jewishstudycenter.org to learn more about Jewish lies. This show is onstage through January 3, 2004 at the Gunston Arts Center, 2700 S. Lange Street in Arlington, Va. For more information, call 703-553-8782 or log on to www.american century.org. THEATER DOUBLE FEA- TURE: Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, followed by David Burkholder/The Playground's "Buried in the Sky." Please refer to November 6 entry for production details. The Dispute begins at 2 p.m. at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday shows are $20 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $25 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for any performance of Buried in the Sky are an additional $10. For tickets, log on to www.boxofficetickets.com or call 800- 494-TIXS. Additional information about Theater Sky." Please refer to November 6 entry for production details. The Dispute begins at 2 p.m. at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday shows are $20 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $25 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for any performance of Buried in the Sky are an additional $10. For tickets, log on to www.boxofficetickets.com or call 800- 494-TIXS. Additional information about Theater Alliance is online at www. theateralliance.com. For venue information, visit www.hstreet playhouse.com November 23 · FLEA MARKET/BAKE SALE: St. Peter's Church at 2nd and C Streets, SE hosts a second day of its 32nd Annual Flea Market and Bake Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please refer to November 22 call 800- 494-TIXS. Additional www.boxofficetickets.com or Jewish Community Center, on Study Center classes, pro-Alliance is online at www. entry for details. Purchases information about Theater call 800- 494-TIXS. Additional the corner of 16th and Q grams, and events. theateralliance.com. For venue help support community sen- Alliance is online at www. theateralliance.com. For venue information, visit www.hstreet playhouse.com November 14 · FILM: Films on the Hill presents "Hot Water" (1924), a comedy in which Harold Lloyd has an awful mother-in- law. The film is preceded by two shorts "Pass the Gravy" and "Get Out and Get Under." Don't miss this evening of silent comedy with live piano accompaniment by Ray Brubacher. Bring the kids! The film begins at 7 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street, SE Admission is $5 payable at the door information about Theater Alliance is online at www. theateralliance.com. For venue information, visit www.hstreet playhouse.com November 16 · MARTIAL ARTS PERFOR- MANCE: The Washington Performing Arts Society presents the Shaolin Warriors at 2 p.m. For more than one thousand years, the Shaolin monks have utilized the discipline of martial arts to perform feats of astonishing physical prowess and mental concentration. The Shaolin Warriors will captivate children and adults alike as they display an awe-inspiring com- Streets, NW. Learn more about this and other Jewish Study Center classes at www .jewishstudycenter.org. November 18 · OVERBECK LECTURE: Capitol Hill historian C.R. Gibbs presents "DC's Black Civil War Regiment." In the spring of 1863, an African American church on Capitol Hill became the main recruiting station for the First Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops, a brave collection of fugitive slaves and freedmen from throughout the region who volunteered to fight for the Union cause in the Civil War. The remarkable story of these men and the minister · CLASSES: The Jewish Study Center presents "Jews in Baseball/Jews and Baseball: It's not just Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg!" This course looks at the experiences of Jewish baseball players and an assortment of Jewish non-players, including owners, writers, fans, and gamblers. There is a $45 to $55 fee. The classes are held at 6:45 p.m. each Tuesday, from November 18 through December 9 at 600 I Street, NW (6th and Eye Streets, NW). Get more information about this and other Jewish Study Center classes at www.jewishstudycenter.org. information, visit www.hstreet playhouse.com November 21 · THEATER DOUBLE FEA- TURE: Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, followed by David Burkholder/The Playground's "Buried in the Sky." Please refer to November 6 entry for production details. The Dispute begins at 2 p.m. at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday shows are $20 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $25 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for any performance of Buried in the Sky are an additional ior and youth activities. For more information, call St. Peter's Rectory at 202-547- 1430. THEATER CLOSING: Theater Alliance presents The Dispute, followed by David Burkholder/ The Playground's "Buried in the Sky." Please refer to November 6 entry for production details. The Dispute begins at 2 p.m. at the H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday shows are $20 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $25 (for The Dispute only). Tickets for any performance of Buried in continued on page 61 58 www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 STARRY DAYS Eastern Time Edition Your Astrological Guide to the Pursuit of Happiness BY AJAI © All rights reserved This calendar works regardless of your birthday! There's more to astrology than sun signs. Astrologers look at all the planets, and the planets never stop moving. As the planets move, signs and relationships change, signaling days and times when we can change: Speeds, habits, hairstyles, living spaces, diets, careers and improve our love life. STARRY DAYS is written for each time zone to help us find the shifting tides of opportunity. Using this calendar can help us all in our pursuit of happiness. May you be happy. Saturday, November 1 Wednesday, November Saturday, November 22 A commitment to action 12 Memories of the past may brings happiness. Avoid commitment seep into the present between 10:57 a.m. and moment. Take notes. Sunday, November 2 10 after 1 p.m. At 20 to 3 p.m. nurture Sunday, November 23 your values. Example: Do Thursday, November 13 On this day of a solar you expect truth from oth-Get in touch with your rela-eclipse (at 5:59 p.m.), ers? Do you support your tives that live farthest ride the surfboard of faith own ability to tell the away. in yourself. truth? Friday, November 14 Monday, November 24 Monday, November 3 Devote this entire day to Sit quietly from 9:12 p.m. Tickle inspiration until you reorganizing: stuff, plans, until 10:17 p.m. get a laugh. dreams. Relax into this. Follow intuition. Tuesday, November 25 Tuesday, November 4 Fully commit to your Exile clutter. Saturday, November 15 dreams. Focus. Honor your Hire a band to back you priorities. Wednesday, November 5 up! Toot your own horn! Our lives are shaped by Show off! Then around 9 Wednesday, November the actions we repeat tonight, become quiet. 26 repeat repeat. Compromise. At 6:37 p.m., sit down with photographs, and Thursday, November 6 Sunday, November 16 tokens, of some of your Pursue tasks that might Little sips from your can-ancestors. need a little luck at 3 past teen of confidence can 3:30 p.m.carry you across the Thursday, November 27 Consider your own contri- Friday, November 7 desert of doubt. bution to the vision of Between 9:16 and 11:29 Monday, November 17 America. a.m., take note of recent 9:36 a.m. sharp! Take the changes in your life. pledge! No more donuts! Friday, November 28 Let go just a little bit, and Saturday, November 8 Tuesday, November 18 all that you desire will There will be a Lunar Look for luck just before 2 come to you like a puppy Eclipse when the moon is p.m. and roll at your feet. full at 8:13 p.m. To break free of unhappy habits, Wednesday, November Saturday, November 29 reinvent the structure of 19 At 9:25 p.m., get together your life: when you eat, Get all your ducks lined up with your sweetie, turn off what you eat, when you between 9:15 a.m. and lights, TV, computer, shower! 2:42 p.m. music. Light a candle. Practice the art of commu- Sunday, November 9 Thursday, November 20 nication. Allow quiet to surround From 9 a.m. until noon, you just as the clock turns be shy. Sunday, November 30 to 10 this evening. Ride your ambitions like a Friday, November 21 champion jockey. Let Monday, November 10 Gather quiet to you from focus be your stimulus toFocus on little tasks which 2:44 until 4:24 p.m. success. promise quick resolution. Afterward, seek and root out corruption! Tuesday, November 11 At 9:04 a.m., follow up on recent notes and tasks. Classifieds Books Help Wanted Dog Groomer--Full time pro- Wanted to purchase fessional dog groomer wanted Quality used books. Single vol-for upscale Capitol Hill salon. umes or entire library! Call Experience required. Starting Steve at Riverby Books, 202-bonus. Contact: Dennis @ 544-1925 Doolittle's 202-544-8710; Fax 202-544-9712. Books Bought and Sold. We want what you can give, Help Wanted mini-golf than you can play. we pay what we can afford. Historic cemetery on Hill Rent the Robeys' beach cot- Capitol Hill Books. 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Classifieds are posted online and in the next printed edition 202-333-7699 www.georgetowninstitute.org of The Voice. The cost is $25 payable by credit card through the website. You may also fax your ad to 202-547-5133. For info, call 202-544-0703.For display advertising, call Bruce Robey at 202-544-0703 www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 Business Directory Accounting Marina Martin, MBA Innovative and versatile range of services for small busi ness and non-profits 547-9536 Thomas Jenkins and Company Certified Public Accountants Tax & Financial Planning Corporation/Partnership 547-9004 See our ad on page 7 Air Conditioning & Heating John W. Fulcher 510 13th, SE, 544-8156 Service, replacements, instal lations Antiques Phoenix Gallery 325 7th St., SE 547-7070 Antique and Contemporary Leasing, 709 12th St., SE 547-3030 See our ad on page 18 Attorneys Rick Halberstein & Karen Byrne 705 D St., SE 543-1110 Arts Center Capitol Hill Arts Workshop 545 7th St., SE 547-6839 See our ad on page 30 & 36 Association CHAMPS 621 PA Ave., SE 547-7788 Bank National Capital Bank 316 PA Ave.,SE 546-8000 wwwnationalcapitalbank.com See our ad on page 33 Bed and Breakfast Doolittle Guest House 504 E. Capitol Street, SE 546-6622 See our ad on page 5 Maison Orleans 414 5th Street, SE, 544-3694 maisonorln@aol.com Bicycles Capitol Hill Bikes 709 8th St.,SE 544-4234 Books Capitol Hill Books 657 C Street, SE, 544-1621 Good Used Books Bought & Sold. Liber Antiquus, Early Imprinted Books 19 D St, SE 546-2413 Riverby Books 419 E. 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Blake Prudential Carruthers Realtors 5025 Wisconsin Ave, NW 202-362-1348, x111, www.DCHomeQuest.com Thom Burns Coldwell Banker Real Estate 109 8th St. NE 547-5805 Larry Chartienitz Pardoe Real Estate 605 PA Ave., SE 546-7000 ext. 228 202-255-3731 Tom Faison REMAX Real Estate 220 7th St., SE 255-5554 John C. Formant Sales and Rentals Todd Bissey 202-841-SOLD Peter Frias 202-744-8973 225 PA Ave., SE 544-3900 www.johncformant.com See our ad page 2 Hugh Kelly 202-588-2224 See our ad on page 47 Pardoe Real Estate 605 PA Ave., SE 546-7000 See our ad on the back cover The von Schlegel Realty Team REMAX Real Estate 220 7th St., 547-5600 See our ad on page 35 Phyllis Jane Young Pardoe Real Estate 605 PA Ave., SE 546-7000 See ad page 63 John Parker Pardoe Real Estate 605 PA Ave., SE 546-7000 Kristof Realty Group/Pam Kristof REMAX Capital Realtors 202-588-2021, www.kristofgroup.com See our ad page 19 Prudential Carruthers 216 7th Street, SE 393-1111 www.prudentialcarruthers.com See our ad on page 19 Kitty and Tati Kaupp Residential and Commercial Pardoe Coldwelll Banker 546-7000 See our ad on page 4 Randall Hagner John Janke 546-9057 See our ad page 9 Sherlocke Homes Panchita Bello 708 G Street, SE 202-543-0954 We take the mystery out of real estate. Call first for appointment www.sherlockehomes.com See our ad on page 12 Real Estate Settlement Congressional Title 650 PA Ave., SE 544-0800 See our ad on page 53 Eastern Market Title 210 7th St., SE 546-3100 See our ad on page 12 Recycling Services A Variety of Recycling Services, LLC. 1717 K St, NW, Suite 613 202-508-3397 Commercial Division Restaurants Two Quail 320 Massachusetts Ave. NE 543-8030 Banana Café 400 8th St., SE 543-5906 See our ad on page 47 Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream 327 7th St., SE 546-CAKE See our coupon on page 41 Café Berlin 322 Mass. Ave., NE 543-7656 German American Cuisine Hawk 'n' Dove 329 PA Ave., SE 543-3300 See our ad on page 49 Starfish 539 8th E 546-5006 See our ad on page 45 Roofing Star Roofing 1159 4th St., NE 543-6383 See our ad page 30 Salons Bravado 655 C Street, SE 543-6118 See our ad on page 4 Randolph Cree 325 7th St., SE 547-1014 See our ad on page 25 Social Services Capitol Hill Group Ministry 421 Seward Sq., SE 5440385 Schools Capitol Hill Day School 109 S. Carolina Ave., SE 5472244 Edmund Burke School 2955 Upton St., NW 362-8882 St Peter's School 422 3rd St., SE 544-1618 Spiritual Advisors Corrin Bennett Private Consultations 543-5825 Theater Folger Shakespeare Theatre and Library 201 East Capitol Street, SE 544-7077 See our ad on page 34 Shakespeare Theatre Education 547-5688 Therapy Joseph Tarantolo, MD Individual, couples and group psychotherapy 543-5290 See our ad on page 41 Michelle Piquet Individual, couple and group psychotherapy 544-4480 See our ad page 12 Vacation/Travel Consultants Jan Cammarata Judiciary Express Travel 7th & Penn, SE, 547-3007 Veterinarians Capitol Hill Veterinary Clinic 520 8th St., SE 546-1972 See our ad on page 53 JoAnne Carey, DVM Veterinary House Calls and Hospice Service 301-625-0723 Union Veterinary 609 2nd St., NE 544-2500 See our ad page 13 Workshops Writer's Way Workshops Make time for you! 547-3506 www.dcwritersway.org Yoga Studio Capitol Hill Yoga 221 5th St NE, 202-544-0011 See our ad on page 50 Corrin Bennett 543-5825 Private Yoga instruction, group classes St. Marks Yoga Center 3rd & A St., SE 546-4964 www.edow.org/stmarks capitolhill/arts/yoga.html News from the Friends of Southeast Library The next book sale will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale held on Oct. 18 was a big success; thanks to all who came. The memoir writing group is now meeting. Interested persons are still welcome to join; folks can contact Margaret Hollister at 202-544-7763 for information and directions. The Friends Group -- Volunteers are always needed and welcome. Interested persons may contact Janet McGregor at 202-547-8897. Library Activities - Some of the new and ongoing activities at the library are these: · Mystery and non-fiction book clubs, community forums, movies, computer tutorials. · Teens: Cartooning, art expression, creating rap songs and poetry, games, movies. · Children: Story hour, lap time, preschool movies, chess. · Students: A tutor is now available after school on Tuesdays to help students with their homework. · All ages: Sign-language classes are now taught on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Interested persons can join the class at any time. Call (202-698-3377) or visit (403 7th Street, SE) the Library for further information on the full range of activities and the current schedule. It's always a good idea, too, to call ahead when planning to attend a specific activity. Community Calendar, continued the Sky are an additional Ellington" is a tribute to a Collection. At this drop-in pro- $10. For tickets, log on to Washington, DC, native and gram for families, look at the www.boxofficetickets.com or one of the greatest artists of designs, colors, and cultural call 800- 494-TIXS. Additional all time. Admission is free. stories that appear in the information about Theater The films will be shown at quilts in the exhibition. With Alliance is online at www. 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. in the these inspirations in mind, theateralliance.com. For venue East Building Auditorium of create a quilted gift card for information, visit www.hstreet the National Gallery of Art, on someone special. Watch a playhouse.com Constitution Avenue, between quilting demonstration by the 3rd & 9th Streets, NW. For local quilting group African- November 25 more information, call 202-American Quilters of · FAMILY: The Capital 737-4215 or 202- 842-6176 Baltimore, and enjoy live jazz Children's Museum hosts (TDD), or visit www.nga.gov music performed by the "Wee Wonders: Harvest Chuck Redd Duo. Admission Time," from 10:30 a.m. to 12 November 29 is free. The Textile Museum is p.m. Celebrate Thanksgiving· FAMILY: Make an animat-located at 2320 S Street, by exploring the science of ed greeting card at the NW. For more information, call the harvest in this hands-on Capital Children's Museum. 202-667-0441or visit workshop. Through art proj-Learn animat ion basics from www.textilemuseum.org. ects, games, stories, and in-house animators and cremore, you and your child ate your own animated greet-November 30 (ages 3-5) will explore the sci-ing card in the Animation Lab. · THEATER CLOSING: The ence and fun of farming and You'll walk away from your Folger Theatre presents the the fruits of fall. Snack is session with a finished holi-closing performances of included. There is a $11 day greeting on videotape- the William Shakespeare's All's material fee (member dis-perfect gift for all kinds of sig-Well That Ends Well, at 2 and count available) per hour ses-nificant others! Sessions 7:30 p.m. A complex and sion and advance registration begin every hour, on the hour dark comedy, All's Well That is required. For more informa-starting at 11 a.m. The last Ends Well explores the powertion or to register, call 202-session begins at 3 p.m. ful love of Helena, one of 675-4120. The Capital There is a $15 reservation Shakespeare's most resource- Children's Museum is located fee for up to 10 people (mem-ful heroines. Set against the at 800 3rd Street, NE. ber discount available) per atmospheric backdrop of hour session and advance 19th-century France, All's Well November 28 registration required. For juxtaposes true merit against · CHILDREN'S FILMS: Themore information or to regis-aristocratic snobbery, female National Gallery of Art pres-ter, call 202-675-4120. The friendship against male arroents two animated films Capital Children's Museum is gance. Directed by Richard about jazz: "Jazztime" located at 800 3rd Street, Clifford. Tickets range from (Michael Sporn, 25 mins.) NE. $30 - $48. For information and "Duke Ellington" (Ray · FAMILY PROGRAM: The and tickets, log on to www. Messecar, 15 mins.). Set in Textile Museum presents folger.edu. Harlem in 1919, "Jazztime" "The Gift of Quilts," from 12 tells the story of two girls-- noon to 4 p.m. Say welcome If your organization has an one black, one white--who to winter with the color, cre-event you'd like to have listed form a lifelong friendship ativity, and warmth of quilts on the Community Calendar, through a chance encounter from the exhibition African-please email all pertinent and the jazztime music of American Quilts from the information to Julia@ young "Fats" Waller. "Duke Robert & Helen Cargo voiceofthehill.com. www.voiceofthehill.com VOICE of the Hill / November 2003 The Hungry Wanderer A Bit of Blarney in DC BY R OBERT WANDER The Dubliner 520 North Capitol Street, NW (202) 737-3773 A block from Union Station and in clear view of the Capitol dome, is a popular spot whose roots date back centuries and are an ocean away. For almost three decades, visitors and Washingtonians alike have been treated to a taste of the Emerald Isle at an Irish pub called The Dubliner. Housed prominently on the ground floor of the Phoenix Park Hotel, visitors get the true flavor of a real Irish pub. Having never been to Ireland, I can only guess about its authenticity--although the Dubliner seems to transmit a "you're not in Washington anymore" feel. After surveying the heavy wood-paneled bar and stage where live music is played daily, you are escorted to one of the several dining rooms beyond. On the first visit, this was only allowed after we assured the rather gruff hostess that we were indeed going to have dinner and not just quaff down pints at a table away from the bar. The menu offers a wide and appealing selection of Irish favorites with some more typical pub fare thrown in for good measure. Appetizers range from the basic to the plush. The warm spinach and artichoke dip was a finely chopped blend of the aforementioned vegetables with Romano and Parmesan cheese and a healthy portion of sour cream thrown in. This popular starter was quite tasty but it would have been better with some crusty bread slices instead of the nacho chips which accompanied it. Another popular dish is done well here--baked brie. Served at the right temperature--warm and oozing--this simple but good treat was served with good crusty bread and some toasted almonds. A Dubliner favorite with many is the cream of potato soup. Simple yet very satisfying, the tiny bits of potato swim in a savory cream soup garnished with a touch of parsley--a perfect warming comfort food. On the top end of the scale is the Irish oak smoked salmon. Almost a meal in itself, a very generous portion of sliced smoked fish is presented with copious amounts of capers, chopped red onions, boiled egg, tomato bits and a dab of cream cheese--all waiting to assembled on thick slices of hearty brown bread. Selections for the main course come from a menu divided between intriguing sections such as Dubliner Favorites and Our Specialties (an odd way to mix it up). Ascending the scale of items, let's start with the very "Irish" Monte Cristo sandwich. Regardless of its true origin, the sliced turkey, ham and cheese with Hollandaise-like sauce served on egg-dipped bread (then baked) is a good pub food choice. Served with thick cut steak fries and a side of cole slaw, this makes a fine accompaniment to a pint of draught brew. A more intriguing and indeed tasty selection is the Beef O'Flaherty. One of my frequent dining companions had raved about this sandwich for months and for good reason. Who wouldn't like a mound of sliced roast beef on top of a big slice of bread, covered with blue cheese and then baked in the oven in a casserole dish. Top it off with some chunky fries, and you have a really good meal, especially if you are not watching your sodium or carbohydrate intake. Good with a pint or even as a cure for too many pints. One dish you might think would be perfect here is fish and chips--think again. The fish filets were dry from a bit too much frying and the batter overdone to somewhere three shades darker than golden brown. Lemon wedges alone couldn't help this dish; only a healthy dose of malt vinegar brought it to an acceptable level. Guess this is one culinary area where the Brits are better. The chicken pot pie was much more satisfying. Chunks of chicken and carrots and potatoes with a few peas thrown in a rich but not overwhelming cream sauce were all topped with a flakey pastry crust more reminiscent of delicate dessert than a pot pie. The combination works and the dish was just the right portion to sate a good appetite without going overboard. A remedy to the approaching cooler weather is the Irish beef stew. Tender morsels of beef were cooked with potato chunks and vegetables in a savory Guinness-laced brown sauce. Served with French bread for sopping up the sauce, which could have been a tad bit thicker, it's a great dish for the fall and beyond. A more complicated dish is the filet of salmon Dingle Bay. Take a filet and roll it in Irish oatmeal and oregano, sauté, and serve with rice and tomato coulis. This makes an interesting taste combination which almost works but seems a little confused on how to balance savory with sweet. The tomato coulis was too sweet against the more savory fish, not quite achieving a balance of flavors. Not a bad dish, just an interesting melee of flavors which might not appeal to every palate. Desserts were fine to very good, and overall more consistent than the other courses. Apple pie a la mode was slightly above average. It's a flaky and tender crust) but presented in a unique way--the dollop of ice cream in the center of the plate with the slice of pie collapsed underneath. The bread pudding was good as well. A mound of chunky sweet bread swimming in a moat of vanilla flavored cream sauce; the sauce was better than the pudding itself. Good enough to spoon a little in your coffee to make a sweet treat. The surprise dessert was the Bailey's Irish Cream cheesecake. Unlike so many other desserts that are supposedly made from a featured ingredient, you can definitely taste the favored Irish cream liquor in this dish. Together with a rich chocolate crust that stood up to the fork and chunks of fudge throughout, it was well worth list our server's suggestion. The atmosphere at the Dubliner is lovely, with dark wood paneling, substantial pieces of old furniture, and a smattering of Irish decorations in for good measure. It speaks "Irish pub" loudly but warmly to the diner. What unfortunately does not convey is the service. One night of average or even sub-standard service can be chalked up to many factors. But to return and find little improvement in the level of service and attitude of the wait staff is a pattern. It seemed that the servers were under some secret edict to be as least helpful and lacking any cheer as possible without being blatantly rude. It doesn't take too much effort to be pleasant and courteous, especially when you are on the front line of customer service. The Dubliner provides a visually festive Irish pub atmosphere with good beer, some interesting food and live music. Transport yourself to a different place and have some fun, and if the luck of the Irish is with you, maybe you'll find a little service somewhere in the process. WANDER'S RATINGS Food Quality · Service · Value · Atmosphere · 1/2 · = Unacceptable, objectionable · = Below average, fair · = Average to good, palatable · = Very good, recommended · = Exceptional, extraordinary Tid Bits Hours of Operation: Breakfast from 7:00 - 9:00 am (Mon - Fri); 7:30 - 9:30 (Sat-Sun) Lunch/Dinner from 11:00 am - 1:00 am (every day) Prices: Starters: $4.50 - $10.95 Main courses: $7.95 - $17.95 Robert Wander reviews restaurants each month in the The Voice of the Hill. www.voiceofthehill.com · EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 1 Grab a kid and head to the Kennedy Center for the 8th Book Festival. Readings, petting zoo, Latin dancing, origami and collage making! Free 202-467- 4600 Shucking, tonging, nippering steamed, fried. OysterFest. 10-4. Maritime Museum. 410-745-2916 4 A at the Shakespeare Theatre. Thru Jan. 4. Box Office: 547-1122. Jones prowls the Lisner stage 2 Celebrate small town style at the Day Parade in Brunswick, MD. Opening Parade at 2 p.m. 301-834-7500. 3 Capitol Historical of the Capitol a.m. $10. 543-8919. Something completely different? designs in photographs, sketches, and 3-D models are at 5 Sturm. Placido Domingo is the doomed Sieg- mund in the most popular of Drang. 7th St., SE. $5. 547-6839. 8 FULL MOON to plant trees, shrubs and Eastern Market. 9 a.m. Monthly around Eastern Market and entertainment. 5-8 p.m. Free. 9 Flying in the Great Hall. Rubber band-powered model airplanes buzz the stately columns of the National Building Museum. 11-4 p.m. 272-2448. Soaring in the Cathedral. The with tenor soloist Jesus 10 shares his thoughts on the state of the nation and signs his book Citizenship Papers. Chapters 7 p.m. 737-5553. Grace Under Fire. Comic Brett Butler stands up at the 7:30 p.m. 432- 7328. 11 One of the most stirring Folger Shakespeare 12 Baldridge and Jeanne Marie Laskas have in common? The Book Fair and Authors' at the Night National Press Club. 70+ authors sign-off from 6-8:30 p.m. $5. 662-7501. Irish folk group, Solas, blends traditional Celtic sounds with 218-6500. 13 Lauding Odetta. singer a "Living Legend" tonight. Herself in concert Coolidge Auditorium. Free. No tickets required. Ohhhh James. Shaken...Not of the Martini. International Spy Museum toasts martini myths and lore. 6:30 p.m. 432-7328. 14 Reprising his boffo turn in London, Life of Galileo at Studio Theatre 2 p.m. 332-3300. Silents please! Harold Lloyd hell in (1924). Plus two shorts and live piano by 6839. 15 The fantastical Shaolin weave enchanted stories using Kung Fu, contortion, acrobatics and Jam with Aunt Susie and her magical rainbow cape! Susan Golden reads and signs "The SE. 544-3620. 19 A Little Chamber Music? The renowned Guarneri String Quartet plays but once each year 7:30 p.m. $35 202-467-4600. Cleveland Cavaliers. Need we say more? MCI. 7 p.m. 432- 7328 30 Attention Model Railroaders! 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Church flea market and bake sale. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 2nd & C, SE. 202-547-1430. 23 The Lipizzaner Stallions strutt 7:30 p.m. 202-432-7328. Light Up the Night 2. A meander thru displays of animals and fountains: the Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens. Thru 1/4. 301-962- 1453. 24 Garde in Victorian London" Best known for his exquisite paintings and prints of London, Paris, and Room--James McNeill Whist- ler had other talents, notably as special show of his, um, shows is on display thru April 4 at the the Peacock Room is). 25 Spirit of St. Louis keeps flying high. The 1957 retelling of Paris flight stars Jimmy 5677. 26 Mamma Mia! hits rolled into one smashing musical. National Theater thru African American quilts 27 THANKSGIVING Forget the calories. Rejoice! 28 The Antiques Show and Sale in the delightful village of Chestertown, MD. 410-778- 0397 George and Martha invite you to tour Candlelight 5-8 p.m. 703-780-2000. 6 Go nose to nose with Picasso, Dali, Magritte. Surrealism & Modernism, 59 masterpieces Museum of Art on intimate Thru Jan. 18. 387-2151. Chow down on rich stew of songs, spiced with a 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. Sunday Monday Thursday Friday Saturday 7 Opening Night! Players wraps the season with the urban rock musical and cult favorite, Runaways. 8p.m. 546- 9670 Annapolis by Candlelight. Evening tours of antique homes. William Paca House and Gardens. 5-9 p.m. 410-267- 7619 Ext. 8146. 16 Camelot at Dawn. Georgetown, May 1954: a week in the life of a youthful JFK and Jackie. Arts and Industries Bldg - Smithsonian. Camelot by Night. Art, Lance, classic musical is on the Arena Stage at 8 p.m. 488- 4377. 17 Michael Dirda with his memoir An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland. Chapters Bookstore. 1 p.m. 737-5553. Chinatown: Place and People. moved to its current location in the City Museum. 383-1800. 18 Light up the Night 1. Drive thru 5 themed holiday displays at the Miracle of Lights. 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