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CAG Salutes Oral History Pioneers at

n Wednesday, November 20, CAG will hear families, building businesses, entertaining, renovat- from well-known Georgetowners Pie Friendly, ing houses – and more. OBilly Martin, Steve Kurzman, Barbara Downs, and Chris Murray, all of whom have participated in Our host for the evening will be the City Tavern CAG’s oral history project. These engaging Georget- Club who will provide refreshments for the recep- owners have recorded their recollections about life in tion starting at seven o’clock. The City Tavern Club Georgetown in one-on-one interviews with CAG’s oral also invites CAG members to continue the evening history volunteers. The results have been fascinating – following the Oral History panel by offering a cash visit www.cagtown.org to read the summaries andor bar beginning at 8:30 and the opportunity to have the entire interviews. Come and meet these living a three course dinner for $35 per person. RSVP by Georgetown legends and hear some of their intriguing Thursday, November 14, to Sue Hamilton at 333- stories first hand. 8076 or [email protected].

Tom Birch will introduce the program with a sum- Please join CAG at the elegant City Tavern Club, mary of the project. The interviewees will then talk 3206 M Street, for an evening filled with well-de- City Tavern Club hosts CAG informally about their memories of growing up in or meeting November 20 served salutes to significant Georgetowners -- and moving to Georgetown, pursuing careers here, raising their role in capturing the history of Georgetown.

Recent Public Safety Happenings

The officers gave other good crime prevention tips and expressed Jennie Buehler the importance of community involvement. For example, when you are walking in the community, carry your cell phone in order to alert ur very active Public Safety Committee is moving on several police in the event you notice suspicious activity. This simple tip has fronts: We held a community meeting recently at the Safe- and will help prevent thefts and robberies in our neighborhood. Oway Café during which MPD Officer Atkins along with Lt. John Hedgecock, Lt. Ralph Neal, and Officer Robert Anderson briefed The growing number of over 80 CAG Public Safety Block Captains residents on recent crimes, the upcoming holidays, bike and cell phone are communicating very efficiently via their special email network, and thefts, and the issue of reporting suspicious people. Because of increased passing relevant information to the residents of their blocks. To see bike thefts over the summer, Officer Atkins directed people on how who is captain of your block visit our website: http://www.cagtown. to register their bikes on the website: http://nationalbikeregistry.com. org and click on Public Safety Program, a link to block captains is at the bottom. Be sure to give your block captain your email address (and Package theft has been reported by many residents and Block Cap- the names of new neighbors) so everyone gets these timely alerts and tains. If you are worried about your package being left outside your specific information. If your block doesn’t have a captain, consider being door, have it delivered to your workplace, or to a family member, friend, one. Call the CAG office at 337-7313 and ask for more information. or neighbor. If it is being delivered by UPS or Fed Ex, you can have it held at one of their locations and pick it up at your convenience. And please make a donation to the Public Safety program. A request Coordinate with your neighbors. If a package is delivered while you letter goes out later this month – your contribution is totally tax deduct- are out see if a neighbor can pick it up and store it until you are able ible with perks such as having the CAG Guards cell phone numbers to to retrieve it. request house monitoring and escort services for you and your guests. 1 GEORGETOWN CITIZENS / NOVEMBER 2013

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President’s Letter

abandoned building to ANC2E and OGB. those attending the meeting may stay on at Pamla Moore The Levy Group has held a number of public the club at 8:30 pm for a one-hour cash bar meetings to explain their concept for both and also make reservations for dinner in the he chill is in the air and in the late af- the building and the green space surrounding club’s Tap Room. ternoon you can smell the smoke from the property. Did you attend one of them? Tfireplaces as you walk down the side- Let me know what you think of the concept The Georgetown Gala! What can I add to walk. It is tempting to stay a little closer to plans by sending an e-mail to cag-president@ the many accolades offered about this Ital- home. And thoughts begin to turn towards cagtown.org. Although not on-line as I write ian Embassy extravaganza! It would not have plans for the holidays. been the success it was without the year-long planning by co-chairs However, the Citizens Associa- Colleen Girouard and Robin Jones. tion of Georgetown, thanks to many The Gala committee, including Jill volunteers, is deeply involved in the Altman, Florence Auld, Hannah major goings-on in our community. Bahar, Annie Lou Berman, Jennie Our mission is to protect George- Buehler, Constance Chatfield-Tay- town’s historic character; improve lor, Marcie Connolly, Betsy Cooley, the community, and advocate for Susan Dimarco, Ellen Clare Dreyer, our residents. Michele Evans, Caitlin Girouard, Pamela Hines, Darla Jackson, Cathy Recently CAG has drafted pro- Kerkam, Lesley Lee, Nancy Miya- posed legislation that we believe hira, Jackie Pletcher, Ada Polla, will improve neighbor notifica- Annemarie Ryan, Kallie Seniff, tion during a home owner’s appli- Council members Vincent Orange and Jack Evans, House Representative Nancy Taylor-Bubes, Amy cation for design review of exterior Eleanor Holmes Norton, Honorees Patricia and Herb Miller, Pamla Moore Tercek, Mariella Trager and Beth alterations in Georgetown. Because Webster, showed amazing talents Georgetown is a National Historic Landmark this, there will be a web site for review of the and created the beautiful evening for us all to applications for building permits for exterior project plans. enjoy. Thank you! Thank you! alterations or additions are subject to review by the Old Georgetown Board (OGB) of the Before I move on to thanking the most The sponsors for the evening were a big U. S. Commission of Fine Arts and in the amazing group of people who made the annual part of the success and are key to the CAG’s cases of alterations not visible from a public CAG Gala a total success on October 18, I have work to enhance our community. Thank you way, applications for permits are subject to a few bits of news to share. to Community Pillars: Capital Asset Manage- review by the D.C. Historic Preservation ment and Manhattan Construction Company; Review Board (HPRB). However, and this is Number one–I am delighted to announce Cornerstone Patrons: Beasley Real Estate, our concern, permit regulations do not require that John Richardson has agreed to join the Nancy Taylor Bubes-Washington Fine Proper- that neighbors of the proposed project receive CAG Board. As many of you know, John gives ties, Chesapeake Management Group, Clyde’s notice of the referral of the building permit so much to our community. His many years as Restaurant Group, The JBG Companies, application to OGB or HPRB. Responding to president of Friends of Volta Park turned Volta , Shelley and Bruce numerous resident’s concerns and frustrations park into a place that brings us all together in Ross-Larson-CDI, The Levy Group, Long & and talking to our elected officials, architects a delightful setting. (I believe the high quality Foster, Vornado Realty Trust, and Western and preservationists, CAG believes there is a of our parks has encouraged young families Development Corporation. Dumbarton Pa- legislative solution. We look forward to sharing to move here.) trons: Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the conversations with you that will, hope- Creel Publishing-Digital Lizard, EagleBank, fully, lead to a process that will better serve Second, CAG has planned its next general Georgetown University Hospital, M.C. Dean, our residents. meeting for Wednesday, November 20 at the Inc., and Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. City Tavern Club. One of our monthly pro- Potomac Patrons: Merribel Ayres with Amina Another important issue in which I hope grams that receives the greatest applause and Rubinacce, The Georgetown Current, The you will choose to be engaged is the plan to hearty laughter is our Oral History evening. Georgetowner and PNC Mortgage. And a transform the West Heating Plant on 29th What is more fun than listening to our re- very special thanks to Ambassador and Mrs. Street, the canal and K Street into a 60-70 unit nowned neighbors tell personal tales and sto- Claudio Bisogniero for enabling us to have Four Seasons condominium. By the time you ries from Georgetown past? With Tom Birch as the Gala at the Italian Embassy. See page 6 read this, The Levy Group and its team, will the moderator, get ready. A new twist, thanks and 7 for photos and visit CAG’s website and have presented their initial “concept” for the to Susan Hamilton and the City Tavern Club, facebook page for more pictures. 3 GEORGETOWN CITIZENS / NOVEMBER 2013

Aspects of Georgetown Georgetown Village: A Success Story

for an individual and $900 for a household. is tax deductible as no services are received. Edith Schafer There are currently 169 paid members and 50 This membership can be quickly converted vetted volunteers. There have been 375 service to a full service membership if help is needed. couple of years ago we locals were requests filled so far this year. Volunteers will invited to meetings to discuss the drive members to medical appointments, help The Village movement is about community, Afeasibility of starting a collaborative with simple handyman tasks, snow shoveling, and universal, common problems: how to deal enterprise that was succeeding in other cities. small gardening chores (weeding!), w phone with an aging population. For instance, an It would be called Georgetown Village. The calls and other services as requested. They older woman with a disabled husband found idea was to put in place the support systems will demystify computers, cell phones, other herself trying to deal with the inundation of that would enable older people to remain in technical devices, and help organize closets difficult and unfamiliar paperwork that came their own homes and receive help from com- and papers. (Whew! Some of us really need her way. Help was needed finding medical munity members as needed. It sounded like that kind of help.) They will shop and cook receipts so medical expenses could be deducted a good idea, as well as a kind one. for homebound members, watch homes while on both Federal and DC income tax returns. members are away. Volunteers will wait for and These needed to be categorized , e.g., doctor Given our nature some of us may have been let in a repairperson when you are out, and visits, hospital stays, long term care, prescrip- a little skeptical, but we went to the meetings when you are ill and need help temporarily tions, eye care, medical insurance premiums, and became better informed. Time passed. Was they will take out trashcans and pet sit or walk (including Medicare ) so they can be claimed anything more going to happen? Then there your dog. On the cultural side members enjoy as deductions with written receipts as proof was a meeting in the Presbyterian Church. the theater, docent-led tours, museums, con- of payment. We went, and, lo and behold, it was well at- certs and lectures. (Transportation provided tended, and our friends were there! Things by the Village.) They join book and walking A phone call to Georgetown Village set were moving along. The next challenge was to groups, meet at coffee groups and happy hours. in motion real help to this beleaguered in- find an Executive Director who would make Some members admit that in the beginning dividual. She received a lot of very necessary it all happen. There is no such person, some they may have thought that the Village was help tracking down much of this in a digital- of us thought. not for them, but once they joined they saw ized world. That was daunting in itself. The how wrong they were. Village’s volunteer training emphasizes privacy, How wrong we were! Lynn Golub-Rofrano boundaries, and the importance of promptness came on board and everything fell into place. The Village prides itself on responding to and reliability. So that is what she got: invalu- If you sent to Central Casting for the perfect what the members want—“just ask and I will able help offered with efficiency and grace. So person to handle fractious Georgetowners, try” is Lynn’s mantra. Similarly, finding that you may know that Georgetown Village offers match the right volunteers with the needs of a there are members and potential members who a lot, but it does even more than you think. diverse citizenry with skill, tact and efficiency, want the assurance of belonging to the Village, it would be she. who want to participate in social activities and (If you would like to get involved as a vol- programs, but don’t need services, there is now unteer for Georgetown Village or become a Georgetown Village is open to George a new category of membership. This is a Social member, please call the office at 202-999-8988 town, Burleith and near-by area residents 55 Membership. These members pay the same and they will be happy to help you get started.) and older. Annual membership fees are $600 price as other members, however all but $100

NEWSBYTES

Designer Tory Burch will open an accessories boutique November 1 at 1211 … Goorin Bros., the classic and “original bold hat-makers” from San Francisco, will set up shop here next month… Reports are that Georgetown architect Robert Bell will buy the Georgetown Theater property on Wisconsin Avenue with plans to rejuvenate the property with retail, office, and luxury residences… According to the Washington Business Journal, preparations are underway to convert the Latham Hotel at 30th and M streets into residential micro-unit building…The fountains at are rapidly being converted to the ice rink for winter.

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Georgetown Entrepreneurs at CAG October 23

n October 23, CAG heard from four fascinating Georgetown Foley Lardner office and used Starbucks’ wifi” before getting their own entrepreneurs to illustrate what is becoming known as the offices. Peterson said she saw entrepreneurship as following a vision. ONew Georgetown – a Georgetown that is home to growing Reid then noted: “No one said, ‘I wanted to get rich!’ tech businesses. Reid asked: why start a business in Georgetown? Miller said he grew The panel discussion, held at the Powerhouse on Grace Street, was up here and was developing the Powerhouse into something beyond moderated by Professor Jeff Reid director and a meeting place. Popal is a world traveler and founder of GU’s Entrepreneurship Initiative. saw that Georgetown was lacking aspects of He questioned panelists Daniel Miller, co- cafe society and therefore started Café Bona- founder of Fundrise with his brother Ben; parte and now Malmaison. Patel said he is here Omar Popal, co-owner of Malmaison and Cafe because angel investors live here. “Georgetown Bonaparte; Naimish Patel, vice president of is underrated,” he said. “There are a lot of Audax Health; and Ashley Peterson, senior people here with a lot of experience.” director of Personal. Reid asked: what made Reid then asked: what are the qualities you create your company instead of taking a needed to be an entrepreneur? Miller said, more traditional business route? Miller replied “Persistence” and not caring about obstacles that in his previous job he was well paid but and what others say. Popal agreed and added, Daniel Miller, Omar Popal, Naimish Patel, and bored. He said, one must be “obsessed with Ashley Peterson address the crowd. “Look to where you want to go” and not that an idea, working every day, thinking about tree you might hit. it on your free time.” Popal worked for Merrill Lynch and attended Reid concluded that perhaps the biggest benefit to the community London School of Economics. “So, it is about supply and demand was that the jobs of the future are created by new companies which in the business of eating and drinking and bringing family together.” are less than five years old. Patel said he met his employer online and said they “squatted at the For a full report see the CAG website: www.cagtown.org

Open Studios at Jackson Art Center November 16 and 17

n November 16th and 17th the Jackson lease the building from the DC Public Schools Art Center Open Studios will feature and create an art center for classes and private Omore than 40 local artists showing studio space. In 2000, the artists became an works in oil, acrylic, pencil and pastel, as well independent organization, incorporating as the as photography, sculpture and ceramics. See non-profit Jackson Art Center. The Victorian new art and chat with artists while enjoying school building with tall, wide windows is food and drink and music by renown jazz ideal studio space for local artists who also guitarist Tom Lagana. Meet members of Fair- offer outreach art activities to local schools Girls and Park Conservancy, and organizations. two community organizations that pair with Jackson. The Jackson Art Center is located at 3050 R Street directly across from . As an added bonus this year, there will be an For more information contact Eileen Egan Open Studios Preview on Saturday, Novem- Jackson Art Center on R Street (664-3765) or [email protected]; and ber 16, from 3-5pm, when artists will display visit www.jacksonartcenter.com and the “Jack- their work … and there will be a special free historic Jackson School, a former DC public son Art Center” Facebook page and twitter @ Crafts and Cookies Event for children. elementary school that operated from 1890 to JACKSONARTIST 1971. In the early 1980’s, a group of local artists The Jackson Art Center is housed in the partnered with the Corcoran School of Art to

Your Chance To Make History!

Want to get involved in a new project? Become a CAG Oral History interviewer! A training session will take place on Wednes- day, December 4, at 6pm in the CAG office (1365 Wisconsin Ave., entrance is up the black external staircase on O Street). This session is for both new interviewers wanting to learn the ins and outs and for seasoned interviewers who want to share their experiences. Training is an hour and a half with Betsy Cooley and Jennie Buehler. Direction, materials -- and many behind-the- scenes-stories -- will be provided. Contact the CAG office at 337-7313 or [email protected].

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Georgetown Gala Venetian Carnivale Masked Ball and After Party at the Italian Embassy Photos by Shelley Rees

Grammy nominated jazz musician Ski Johnson (center) playing with the Danny Meyer (right) and his band

Jackie Pletcher, Colleen Girouard, Frank Marshall, Florence Auld, John Girouard, and Constance Taylor-Chatfield

Jennifer Altemus, Honoree Herb Miller, and Betsy Cooley

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Opera Singers serenade guests

Mask decoration courtesy of Georgetown Tobacco

Caitlin Girouard and Zach Eiseman Kate Marty, Nick Suggs, Jennie Buehler, Laura-Anne Tiscornia and Doug Parish More photos at www.cagtown.org and our Facebook page Citizens Associations of Georgetown- be sure to tag yourself and “like” our page!

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The “800 Pound Gorilla” at Our Waterfront

discharged there as well: it annually totals over station. Smaller diameter shafts would con- Walter Groszyk–Historic Preservation & 600 million gallons. For perspective, 800 mil- nect overflow sewers to the tunnel. Potentially, Zoning Committee lion gallons is equivalent to 1,000 swimming the location of these could disrupt develop- pools, each with a 25,000 gallon capacity, being ment plans for the waterfront, or interfere t CAG’s meeting about developments dumped into the Potomac near Georgetown with features of the waterfront park. (Three on the Georgetown waterfront, Bob on one day of every ten during the year. of the overflow outfalls are located in the area Avom Eigen mentioned the “800 pound of the park.) The tunnel and shafts constitute gorilla” in the room — a future project to That volume of untreated sewage is a health the ‘gorilla’. control pollution from Georgetown’s sewers. hazard and the District is under a judicial consent decree to eliminate nearly all the com- However, it may be feasible to shrink the What was he talking about? Well, Georget- bined sewer overflows into the Potomac from ‘gorilla’ to the size, say, of a rhesus monkey. own has a combined sewer that mixes sewage the vicinity of Georgetown. To achieve this, This entails use of flow control devices and from drains and toilets with runoff water from the District will construct an underground a new relief sewer constructed under either streets, yards, and gutters in the same pipe. So storm water retention tunnel, approximately Water Street or the bed of the C&O Canal. Georgetown’s sewers flow to a large pumping 32 feet in diameter which will hold nearly 60 The relief sewer would collect overflow from station near Roosevelt Bridge which sends million gallons of overflow, and stretch along four combined sewers between 31st Street and the flow to Blue Plains for treatment before the river from the pumping station to west the , and carry the being discharged into the Potomac. Except of Key Bridge. Once runoff from a storm has flow westward to the westernmost combined when it rains. ended the tunnel will be ‘de-watered’, i.e., the sewer located near the Canal Road entrance contents will be pumped out and sent to Blue of Georgetown University. A bore shaft could When it rains, the runoff often exceeds the Plains for treatment, —and the tunnel will be dug there, sending the collected overflow capacity of the combined sewers, resulting be ready to collect overflows from the next from five combined sewers into the tunnel near in an untreated discharge directly into the precipitation event. its western end. With only a single bore shaft, Potomac River called an overflow. There are construction and post-construction impacts six overflows in Georgetown, the largest at Design for the Potomac tunnel is scheduled along most of the Georgetown waterfront the foot of 30th Street. The total overflow to begin in 2015, with construction starting in would be minimized. A more radical approach, averages 200 million gallons a year, 120 mil- 2021. A set of shafts from the surface to the such as re-routing the nine foot diameter Rock lion gallons from the 30th Street sewer. As the tunnel level will be drilled. The largest, 100 Creek Diversion Sewer away from 30th Street, pumping station receives sewage from an area feet in diameter to accommodate the tunneling would be required to minimize construction much larger than Georgetown, an overflow is machine, will likely be built near the pumping impact in Georgetown of ending its overflow.

Eco-Tip: Bottoms Up! In addition to being the perfect accompaniment to fresh fish, rare beef and pulled pork, wine is also the perfect zero-waste beverage–its bottle can be recycled in your DC recycle bin, its corks can be deposited in the cork bins at local Whole Foods, and the wine itself, on the rare occasion there is a drop left, can be added to your compost pile, contributing nitrogen to the mix. Throw in left over beer as well, an excellent source of nitrogen and the yeast feeds beneficial bacteria. As in all things, moderation is the key! -Lee Child, Georgetown Garden Club

GU’s Department of Performing Arts Neighbor Night on November 8th

The Department of Performing Arts invites community members to join them for their first Neighbor Night! All residents who live within the 20007 zip code can enjoy a 20% discount off of the regular ticket price to see Hamlet on Friday, November 8th, at 7:00 pm. Residents should use the offer code “Neighbor” when purchasing tickets. They are also invited to participate in two special events before the performance! At 5:30 pm, “Remember Me: ‘Hamlet’ and Its Contemporary Resonance” will feature a panel of interna- tionally acclaimed artists and scholars to discuss the enduring legacy of Hamlet. Follow- ing the panel, residents are invited to enjoy a pre-show reception at 7:00 pm. For more information, please contact the Department of Performing Arts at 202.687.ARTS (2787)

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TJ MAXX: The Max for the Minimum

and evening are offered in the Runway which “We are delighted with the space,” she said, V V Harrison is sort of like the Backroom at Loehmann’s. “and added “we couldn’t pass up an opportu- nity to be part of the Georgetown scene and he new T.J Maxx and Home Goods I saw terrific DKNY winter jackets with are very pleased with our first month here.” Store at 3222 M Street has caused quite lamb’s wool collars and fur trimmed hoods for I told her I was impressed not only with the Ta stir in Georgetown. On opening day $99 and nice Ralph Lauren tweeds for $129. variety of items in the store but with the help- there was a big crowd waiting for the doors There’s a men’s, girls’ and boys’ department ful sales people. to open, and when they did, someone said and even a selection of clothes for tiny tots. it looked like Supermarket Sweep. The day I Socks, jewelry, wrapping paper, perfume, table Before I knew it, I had a shopping cart filled dropped by there were fewer customers which cloths, pajamas, sweaters, scarfs, sheets, shoes with things I never intended to buy, but with made it easy to peruse the merchandise and and towels, you name it and you can probably the holidays looming it was hard to resist pick- chat with some of the employees. The store is find it at TJ’s. The Home goods section is a ing up a few bargains. Erica, my cashier, said well appointed in every sense of the word, easy nice addition offering lamps, chairs, tables, she was having a good time working at the on the eye and in many cases the pocketbook. rugs and other assorted furniture. new store and I told her I had had a good It’s truly a one stop shopping experience, of- time shopping there, and I thought I might fering high end McQueen purple hand bags I asked Sharon Timpane, the store manager, be turning into a Maxxinista! priced from $1,500, neo colored spatulas for $2 who did the merchandise buying and she said each and a great variety of things in-between. it’s done by the corporation, which operates Store hours are 9:30am-9:30pm Monday Designer blouses, skirts, and dresses for day approximately 1000 stores around the globe. through Saturday, and 11am- 8pm on Sunday.

Friends of the Georgetown Library Book Sale November 16 The Friends of the Georgetown Library will hold a sale of used books at the library at R and Wisconsin Avenue on Saturday, November 16, from 10 am to 3 pm. Books include a large number of books on art, architecture, gardening, fiction, non-fiction, modern history, and music as well as some rare books.

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■■Thursday, November 7 Of A Nation - A Landmark ■■Saturday, November 16 2715 Q Street NW; visit Society Lecture www.dumbartonhouse.org Georgetown Village Author Robert Wilson will The Friends of the Georgetown for more information Volunteer Training discuss his book on Civil Library Used Book Sale Help seniors age safely in War photographer Mathew A variety of books from art ■■Wed., November 20 their home Brady and music to non-fiction 6 pm, 3000 K Street NW, 6:30-8pm; 10am-3pm; Georgetown CAG Meeting: Oral History Suite 310, email lynn@ members $15, non- Library, 3260 R Street NW Hosted by the City Tavern georgetown-village.org members $20; 1644 31st Club or call 202-999-8988 for Street NW; register at ■■Sunday, November 17 See cover, reception 7pm, more information www.tudorplace.org program 7:30 Jackson Art Center Open Studios ■■Friday, November 8 ■■Wed., November 13 Visit the studios of more ■■Wed., December 4 than 40 local artists, GU’s Department Georgetown Concert Series: refreshments and music. See CAG Oral History of Performing Arts Estonian Philharmonic story on page 5 Interviewer Training Neighbor Night Chamber Choir, Daniel 12pm-5pm; Jackson Art See box on page 5 See box on page 8. For Reuss Conductor Center, 3050 R Street NW 6pm, CAG office 1365 more information call Ambassadors for one of Wisconsin Ave. NW, 337- 202-687-2787 the most exciting choral 7313, traditions in Europe ■■Tuesday November 19 ■■Tuesday, November 12 7:30 pm; St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3420 O Friday Morning Music Club Civil War Photographer, St. NW; Tickets $30 call Chamber Concert music Mathew Brady: Portraits 202-338-1796 Noon; ,