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very spring, Washingtonians await the arrival of cherry blossoms with bated breath. And though it’s a bit of a guessing game to predict E exactly when these fragile buds will unfold, it’s always well worth the wait when they fi nally do. Most people head to the Tidal Basin to take in this springtime dis- play, but you can fi nd these pom-pom-like fl owers all over the city. Even if you miss the narrow window when the trees bloom, the National Cherry Blossom Festival keeps the spirit of these precious petals alive with events through April 15. For all the details, see our story on page 16. This month, we also explore the city’s musical roots. You may know about the U Street corridor, long the stomping grounds of jazz greats like

On any given day, busk- one-time local Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald. But did you know D.C.’s ers, chess players, got a genre all its own? Go-go was a big part of the city’s cultural life back even lindy hop dancers in the day, as was punk, the latter due in large part to trailblazing bands like gather in Dupont Circle around the majestic 1921 Bad Brains. Today, music lovers will be happy to know that the beat still Hypnotic Fantasy at SAX, is where whimsical performances combined fountain adorned with goes on thanks to local artists and labels. Read all about it on page 18. with a unique dining experience unlike any other. fi gures symbolizing the As Shakespeare once wrote: “April hath put the spirit of youth in ev- sea, the stars and the wind. wheretraveler.com/ erything.” And so it does in D.C. Join us as we make the most of this happy seizethestay. time with urban wineries, quirky sights, rainy-day fun and so much more.

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14 WHERE I APRIL 2018 15 WHETHER IT’S YOUR FIRST SPRING strolling under the capital’s canopy of pink or your 10th, you’ll feel an expectant buzz that enlivens the city during this hopeful season. Every March and April, pastel cherry blossoms inspire optimism as they announce the arrival of spring. During these festive weeks, residents and visitors welcome the blooms with wa- terside picnics and area-wide events that honor Japan’s 1912 gift to the United States. That year, Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki presented more than 3,000 cherry trees to the city, planting the seeds for the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which began in 1927.

FIRST FLOWERS lovelytheband rocking out at The Anthem Since then, the event has grown from in a memorable springtime concert. a three-day affair into an extravaganza drawing more than 1.5 million people PETALPALOOZA from near and far. But few know the history On April 7, this free event—formerly of these lovely trees. known as the Southwest Waterfront In 1910, the first batch of 2,000 arrived in Fireworks Festival—features a roller skat- D.C. plagued by disease. Two years later, a ing rink, gigantic floral color-by-number healthy second batch of 3,000-plus arrived, activity, calligraphy artists, bike-powered thanks to efforts by the governments of art, a beer garden and a spectacular fire- both countries, famed chemist and founder works show by Pyrotecnico held along the of Daiichi Sankyo Dr. Jokichi Takamine, U.S. piers of the Southwest Waterfront. Animal Taking Department of Agriculture’s Dr. David Fair- lovers enjoy an enhanced pet comfort sta- child, National Geographic Society’s Eliza tion at “Pop-Up Parklet,” where attendees Scidmore and first lady Helen Herron Taft. meet adoptable dogs from the Human In a simple ceremony on March 27, 1912, Rescue Alliance. During the festival, visi- Mrs. Taft and Viscountess Chinda, wife of tors also wander the waterfront commu- Flight the Japanese ambassador, planted the first nity’s half-mile-long stretch of new shops Cherry blossoms kick off two trees on the north bank of the Tidal and restaurants. the spring season, casting Basin in West Potomac Park. The festival, which this year runs through PARADE the capital in a rosy glow. April 15, commemorates this gift and the This key spectacle marches down Con- U.S.’s ongoing friendship with Japan. Events stitution Avenue NW, from 7th to 17th By Corinne Whiting feature family-friendly activities and dazzling streets, on April 14. Performers include performances honoring the arts, community 1990s hip-hop group Arrested Develop- spirit and the fragile resources of our natural ment, country singer Ty Herndon, pop/ world. Here are a few of our picks. classical string quartet Well-Strung (from “The Amazing Race”), “The Voice” contes- “SAKURA DREAM” tants Sarah Potenza (season eight) and Museums around town mount spring- Billy Gilman (season 11) as well as extreme influenced exhibits, including a high-tech pogo stunt team XPOGO. art project at new ArtecHouse, on view all month. Here, experience the blossoms TIDAL BASIN WELCOME AREA through experiential augmented reality. Through April 9, the ANA Performance Step into the “Sakura Dream” (Sakura no Stage puts on free cultural performances Yume), a computer-generated, moonlit float- among the blossoms. Attendees may ing environment in which larger-than-life access the DC Visitor Information Center koi fish and colorful petals sense movement in the Walter E. Washington Convention and “react” in different ways. Center and the Visit Fairfax Information PETAL PEEPING Center in McLean, Virginia. Guests also (From top) D.C. blooms with BLOSSOM BASH find information, refreshments and festival several varieties of cherry On April 6, partiers relive the 1990s at The merchandise at the Tidal Basin Welcome blossoms; Petalpalooza; the Wharf on the newly redeveloped Southwest Center, located in the Paddle Boat parking Japanese Stone Lantern at Waterfront. Enjoy an evening of reminiscing lot. For a complete calendar of events, the Tidal Basin; (Opposite) CREATIVE COMMONS; (OPPOSITE) COURTESY NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL BLOSSOM CHERRY NATIONAL COURTESY (OPPOSITE) COMMONS; CREATIVE (FROM TOP) ©BRIAN HOLLAND/FLICKR, CREATIVE COMMONS; COURTESY NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL; ©RON COGSWELL/FLICKR, COGSWELL/FLICKR, ©RON FESTIVAL; BLOSSOM CHERRY NATIONAL COURTESY COMMONS; CREATIVE HOLLAND/FLICKR, ©BRIAN TOP) (FROM PHOTO CREDIT GOES HERE GOES CREDIT PHOTO to hit tunes by Bush, Third Eye Blind and check the festival website. the Washington Monument

16 WHERE I APRIL 2017 17 Sound Waves D.C.’s tune-filled legacy dates to 1798 with the creation of the nation’s first musical group, the U.S. Marine Band, which still performs today.

was born in Severn, Maryland, not far from Reagan administration and were taking the capital city. the genre to new places. D.C.’s tune-filled legacy dates to 1798 In 1980 the team of Ian MacKaye and with the creation of the nation’s first musi- Jeff Wilson founded Dischord Records cal group, the U.S. Marine Band, which still based in Arlington, Virginia, to document performs today. Famed march composer the sounds emerging from this city from John Philip Sousa, conductor of the band bands like Scream and Minor Threat. from 1880 to 1892, grew up on Capitol Their “almost anthropological undertak- Hill, just blocks from Barracks Row, and is ing,” as Gordon describes it, launched buried at Congressional Cemetery. the do-it-yourself movement. In 1988, At the turn of the 20th century, the rise MacKaye also formed his own alternative of native son and jazz pioneer Duke El- rock band, Fugazi, integrating funk and lington helped transform U Street NW into reggae beats with stop-start song struc- a jazz and entertainment mecca known as tures. Ironically in 1994, one of Dischord’s “Black Broadway.” Greats like Ella Fitzger- indie successes, Jawbox, defected to At- ald, Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie lantic Records. But even that major label played the Howard Theatre that rivaled has D.C. roots: One-time resident Ahmet New York’s Apollo Theatre in the 1930s. Ertegün, son of a Turkish ambassador, co- Here in 1935 D.C.-born baritone Todd founded it in 1947. Duncan sang the first Porgy in George Meanwhile across town at Eighteenth Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” and went Street Lounge, Eric Hilton and Rob Garza on to play the role more than 1,800 times. started Thievery Corporation in 1985. During the Washington run at National Taking a cue from Chuck Brown, the elec- Theatre in 1936, he led the cast in a pro- tronic, international DJ and production test of audience segregation. dynamos embrace acid jazz, dub, reggae, During the heyday of U Street, Wash- Indian classical, Middle Eastern and Brazil- ington attracted blues stars like Jelly Roll ian bossa nova and packages it all in a Morton, Roy Buchanan and Buzz Busby lounge aesthetic. Similarly the duo’s indie From jazz to AS A CHILD, CHUCK BROWN heard the ing, we don’t stop.” Though go-go isn’t and the Bayou Boys, who by the mid- label, ESL, harvests the city’s independent go-go and punk, rhythm of the steam-powered trains as prevalent today, fans can still get their 1950s helped label D.C. the “Bluegrass and confrontational subculture to pro- passing by on their way to Washington, groove on at clubs like Bethesda Blues Capital of America.” The Seldom Scene, duce a globally conscious roster of music D.C.’s musical D.C., and he’d beat in time on a bucket in Club in Bethesda, Maryland. founded in 1971 out of a Bethesda base- that defies classification. roots run deep. a shack by the railroad tracks. Brown, who ment, emerged as the town’s most endur- D.C. continues to surprise. Cutting-edge died in 2012, went on to form his own RHYTHMIC ROOTS ing bluegrass band. sounds emanate from new labels like Babe By Julia Wakefield band, the Soul Searchers, in 1966 and The city has produced other legendary City and Sister Polygon, with artists like establish D.C.’s own sound, a toe-tapping sounds and artists that cross genres, each MEANINGFUL LABELS Den-Mate and Priests, respectively. Yet groove called “go-go,” earning him the building on earlier musical styles rooted Although it’s impossible to explain what the staying power of Dischord Records nickname “Godfather of Go-Go.” here. Home-grown successes include makes a particular sound come out of a probably best illustrates the vitality of the Rooted in funk, go-go embraces John Fahey, the first folk artist to find a particular place and time, politics often city’s music scene. When MacKaye founded many genres, including Latin and jazz. A mainstream audience, as well as ’60s funk influence D.C.’s music scene as they have the label, he assumed its “attachment to HEADLINERS band keeps the syncopated beat going and soul sensations like Marvin Gaye and much of life here, says Jesse Gordon, a specific community would create a de (From top) Dischord between tunes with percussion like tim- Roberta Flack, a D.C. school teacher discov- founder of Washington-based multi- facto term limit.” But Dischord endures as Records’ Messthetics and bales, conga and drums, and it claims the ered singing in a Capitol Hill pub. media production company Three of later generations come of age, with groups Babe City’s Den-Mate, both audience with call-and-response chants. Other native and resident talents: opera Change. In the early ’80s, up-and-coming like Messthetics (founded by former Fugazi currently on tour; Chuck Go-go got its name, Brown once diva Denyce Graves and R&B goddess and local artists were using hardcore punk band members) adding original songs to Brown; (Opposite) The (FROM TOP) ©ANTONIATRICARICO; ©LAUREN BROWN; ©MARK TAYLOR/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS TAYLOR/WIKIMEDIA ©MARK BROWN; ©LAUREN ©ANTONIATRICARICO; TOP) (FROM explained, because “once we start play- multiple Grammy winner Toni Braxton, who COOPER ©TIM as a vehicle to express criticism of the the city’s storied playlist. Howard Theatre

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Civil Cigar 170-plus shops (Kate Spade, Largest mall in the area skulls, shaving supplies and 6 pm, Su 11 am-5 pm 1514 Lounge and dining at Bryan Apple, Coach, Aveda, J. Crew, with 300-plus shops, res- jewelry. M-Sa noon-7 pm, PROPER TOPPER Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202.338.4404 Voltaggio’s Range. M-Sa 7 am- Stuart Weitzman). Large food taurants and a cineplex. Su noon-5 pm. 1428 U St. Berets to derby, cloches and 11 pm, Su 7 am-9 pm. 5335 court. M-Sa 10 am-9:30 pm, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, NW, 202.986.3640 Metro: U St.- fascinators. Also gifts, clothes, RELISH Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202.686.5335 Su 11 am-6 pm. 1100 S. Hayes Lego, West Elm, Zara. M-Sa Cardozo jewelry. M-F 10 am-7 pm, Sa Minimal, contemporary Metro: Friendship Heights St., Arlington, Va., 703.415.2401 10 am-9:30 pm, Su 11 am-7 pm web: www.iconsDC.com until 6 pm. Hours vary by loca- styles handpicked by owner Metro: Pentagon City 1961 Chain Bridge Road, Tysons APPAREL-MEN phone: 1-844-iconsDC tion. 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW, Nancy Pearlstein. Dries van CITYCENTERDC Corner, Va., 703.893.9400 Metro: ALTON LANE e-Mail: [email protected] 202.842.3055 Metro: Dupont Noten, Marni, Jil Sander, Marc Luxury complex for coveted MAZZA GALLERIE Tysons Corner Upscale tailoring shop using Circle (South); 3322 Wisconsin Jacobs. M-Sa 10 am-6 pm. 3312 labels Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Vertical mall with Neiman technology to scan the body Hotel and rush delivery available Ave. NW, 202.321.7499 Cady’s Alley NW, south of M St., Dior, Vince, plus restaurants Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, TYSONS GALLERIA for custom suits. Concierge 202.333.5343 Daniel Boulud’s DBGB home decor shops, fast food Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth service. By appt. Tu-F 10 am- REDEEM Kitchen and Bar, Momofuku, and a cinema. M-F 10 am- Avenue plus 100 upscale 7 pm, Sa 9 am-7 pm. 1506 19th Posh urbanites and rockers SECONDI Centrolina and Fig & Olive. 8 pm, Sa till 7 pm, Su noon- shops (Gucci, Tory Burch, St. NW, 646.896.1212 Metro: flock to this hip boutique Upstairs shop reselling labels Tesla dealership. Hours vary. 6 pm. 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Chanel) in addition to Mike Dupont Circle (North) for luxe brands like Religion, like Diane Von Furstenberg, 10th St. NW (Between H and I), 202.966.6114 Metro: Friendship Isabella Eatery food hall. Exit Brown Label and Elohim. M-Sa Burberry, Theory, Milly and 202.289.9000 Heights I-495 at 46A. 2001 International DURKL noon-8 pm, Su noon-6 pm. Chloe. Items arrive daily/ Drive, McLean, Va., 703.827.7730 Inside Maketto, hip streetwear 1810 14th St. NW, 202.332.7447 discounts vary by tag dates. THE COLLECTION AT SHOPS AT WISCONSIN PLACE (hoodies, workshirts, T-shirts). Metro: U St.-Cardozo M-Tu, Sat. 11 am-6 pm, W-F CHEVY CHASE Bloomingdale’s and LED sculp- ANTIQUES M-Th 7 am-10 pm, F till 11 pm, 11 am-7 pm, Su 1-5 pm 1702 High-end boutiques, just ture anchoring a row of shops THE BRASS KNOB Su till 5 pm. 1351 H St. NE, APPAREL-WOMEN Connecticut Ave. NW, 2nd floor, north of the D.C. line. Jimmy like Anthropologie, Cole Haan, ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUES 202.838.9972 FILLMORE & 5TH 202.667.1122 Metro: Dupont Choo, Cartier, Tiffany & Co., Sephora and Nina McLemore’s Since 1981, antique hardware High-end consignment Circle (North) Saks Fifth Avenue. Hours vary. flagship. Restaurants including (door knobs, lighting fixtures) HUGH & CRYE arm of Crossroads Trading 5471-5481 Wisconsin Ave. NW P.F. Chang’s, The Capital Grille. dating from 1870 to 1940. Shirts and blazers designed to Co. 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haircare products by Bumble 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, noon-5:30 pm. 1807 14th St. NW, St. NW, 202.387.7117 Metro: KING’S JEWELRY bracelets. Hours vary by lo- Alexandria, Va., 703.549.8530 SPECIALTY and Bumble, Butter London, 202.364.1919 202.797.5544 Dupont Circle (North); 6927 Family-owned shop with fine cation. Tysons Galleria (watch Metro: King Street BLUE BOTTLE Dermalogica, Kai, Mario Laurel Ave., Takoma, Md., jewelry (diamonds, pearls, store), 2001 International Drive, D.C. outpost of San Fran coffee Badescu. M-F 11 am-6 pm, Sa SACRED CIRCLE ICONSDC 240.467.3982 gemstones), Swiss watches McLean, Va., 703.448.6731; KIDS company for cold brews, pour- 10 am-6 pm, Su noon-5 pm Dedicated to spirituality, Online merchant of unique and gifts in a wide range of Westfield Montgomery, 2412 AMERICAN GIRL overs and beans (all offered 48 1000 King St., Alexandria, Va., metaphysics, holistic heal- D.C.-themed gifts and WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL prices. Also antique jewelry Montgomery Mall, Bethesda, Classic historical and mod- hours after roasting to ensure 703.299.9652 ing and the environment. collectibles. Housewares, ASSOCIATION and consultations. M-F 10 am- Md., 301.469.7575; Fairfax ern-day dolls plus glam outfits, peak flavor). Pastries, light bites Books, music, crystals and architectural models, art Books, Christmas ornaments 8 pm, Sa 10 am-6 pm. 609 King Square, 8075 Leesburg Pike, accessories and furniture. (avocado toast, PB&J English BLUEMERCURY gifts. Readings (tarot, palm) posters, limited editions by and other items inspired by St., Alexandria, Va., 703.549.0011 Vienna, Va., 703.749.1200; American Girl Bistro, salon for muffin). Daily 7 am-7 pm. 1046 Knowledgeable staff demon- upstairs. Free parking. Tu-Sa Tiffany, Steuben, Limoges and the White House. Hours vary Westfield Annapolis, 1660 doll pampering. M-F 10 am- Potomac St. NW, no phone strating products by NARS, 11 am-7 pm, Su 1-5 pm Waterford. Corporate gifts by location. 740 Jackson Place LENKERSDORFER Annapolis Mall, Annapolis, Md., 8 pm, Sa 10 am-9:30 pm, Su Jo Malone London, La Mer in 919 King St., Alexandria, Va., ® and awards. 844.426.6732 NW (NW corner of Lafayette Sister store to Liljenquist 410.224.4787 11 am-7 pm. Tysons Corner HILL & DALE a no-pressure environment. 703.299.9309Metro: King St. Square) Metro: Farragut West; & Beckstead since 1993. Center, 1961 Chain Bridge Road, Record parlor in Canal Square Hours vary by location. where isJONATHAN dinner ADLER tonight.1450 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Fine wristwatches by Patek MALLORY SHELTER JEWELRY Tysons Corner, Va., 877.247.5223 with all-new vinyl plus posters 3059 M St. NW, 202.965.1300; CRAFTS & Georgetown outpost from 202.208.7031; 1610 H St. NW, Philippe, Breitling, Cartier, Handmade jewelry featuring Metro: Tysons Corner and photos by photojournal- 1619 Connecticut Ave. NW, COLLECTIBLES the famed designer. Colorful 202.218.4337 Panerai as well as fine jewelry 14-karat gold, vermeil, sterling ist Peter Simon. Live music. Tu 202.462.1300 Metro: Dupont THE INDIAN CRAFT SHOP pottery, stylish furniture, funky from Roberto Coin, Chopard, silver, semi-precious gem- LABYRINTH 1-7 pm, W-Su noon-7 pm. 1054 Circle (North); 1145 Connecticut At Department of the Interior accessories. M-Sa 10 am-7 pm, JEWELRY Bulgari. Skilled technicians for stones. Custom orders. By Classics, role-playing and 31st St. NW, 202.333.5012 Ave. NW, 202.628.5567 Metro: since 1938, outlet for American Su 11 am-6 pm. 1267 Wisconsin BRILLIANT EARTH repairs. M-Th 10 am-9 pm, F-Sa appointment only and online. expansion games. Puzzles, Farragut North; Union Station, Indian artists. Basketry, weav- Ave. NW 202.965.1416 Serene, loft-like setting for San 10 am-9:30 pm, Su 11 am-7 1921 Sunderland Place NW, Pokemon, STEM. In-store LE BUSTIERE 50 Massachusetts Ave. NE, ings, carvings, kachinas and Francisco-based hand-crafter pm. 1961 Chain Bridge Road, 202.455.5314 tourneys, monthly kids’ night European-inspired shop for 202.289.5008 Metro: Union beadwork plus an outdoor TABLETOP of ethically sourced diamond Tysons Corner, Va., 703.506.6712 out. Tu, Th-F 10 am-10 pm; W lingerie in wide range of styles, Station sculpture garden. Visitors Bright subterranean shop and gemstone jewelry, plus Metro: Tysons Corner THE SILVER PARROT 10 am-9 pm; Sa 9 am-7 pm; Su sizes and brands, plus fittings provide photo ID to enter the carrying whimsical decor vintage and antique pieces. Silver and gold contemporary 10 am-6 pm. 645 Pennsylvania and swimsuits. Accessories CAUDALIE building. M-F 8:30 am-4:30 pm by Jonathan Adler, Henry F-Tu 10 am-7 pm 3332 Cady’s LILJENQUIST & BECKSTEAD jewelry and Native American Ave. SE, 202.544.1059 (hosiery, lingerie detergent). French skincare line, drawing and the third Sa of each Allen, Lotta Jansdottir and Alley NW, 202.448.9055 Since 1979 watches by Bulgari, pieces. Repairs. M-Th 10 am- M noon-7:30 pm, Tu-Sa 11 am- from the grapes and grape- month 10 am-4 pm. 1849 C St. Marimekko, plus cookbooks, Cartier, Rolex, Chopard. Bell 9 pm, F-Sa 10 am-10 pm, SHOES 8:30 pm, Su noon-6 pm. 1744 vines on the founders’ family NW, 202.208.4056 stationery. M-Sa noon-8 pm, & Ross timepieces, Tacori Su 11 am-7 pm. 113 King St., ALDEN Columbia Road NW, 2nd floor, estate in Bordeaux. “Beauty Su 10 am-6 pm. 1608 20th diamond rings, David Yurman Family-owned maker since 202.745.8080 Barrel Bar” for quickie mini SHOP MADE IN DC 1884. Men’s styles from tassel facials, hand massages; one Boutique for goods created moccasins to dress Oxfords LEICA treatment room for full facials in Washington, D.C. Gourmet and work boots. Belts, leather The German camera maker’s and massages. M-Sa 10 am- foods to jewelry, stationery goods. M-F 10 am-6 pm; first U.S. outpost. Lectures, 8 pm, Su 11 am-6 pm. 953 and even furniture. Cafe. M-F Sa 11 am-5 pm. 921 F St. NW, workshops, rotating exhibits. Palmer Alley NW, 202.898.0804 7 am-8 pm, Sa-Su 11 am-6 pm. 202.347.2308 Metro: Metro Center M-W 10 am-6 pm, Th-Sa till 7 Metro: Metro Center or 1330 19th St. NW, no phone pm, Su 11 am-5 pm. 977 F St. NW, Chinatown-Gallery Pl ALLEN EDMONDS 202.787.5900 Metro: Metro Center GIFTS & HOME DECOR Handcrafted and welted shoes TAKE CARE SHOP COCO BLANCA Experience since 1922. Past presidents’ SEYLOU BAKERY & MILL Bright studio for all-nat- Beachy glam furniture and style of choice for inaugura- Whole-grain artisan breads, ural brands (women and home accents plus clothing tions: Park Avenue. Accessories. croissants, sourdough. Coffee, men), made locally in small for women in an airy shop the Art of Jewelry Custom styles. Hours vary but also Ayurvedic-inspired tea. batches. Daily 11 am-7 pm. near the waterfront. M-Sat Washington, DC’s Luxury Lingerie Boutique by location. 1027 Connecticut W-Su 8 am-4 pm 926 N St. NW, Offering Unique Styles, Swimwear, Sizes, and Bra Fittings 1338 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 10 am-6 pm, Su noon-5 pm. Ave. NW, 202.429.9494 Metro: Suite A, 202.842.1122 Metro: Mt. 202.717.2600 210 S Union St., Alexandria, Va., 1744 Columbia Rd NW #2 Washington, DC 20009 Farragut North; 1071 H St. NW, Vernon Sq 703.535.8002 202.745.8080 · lebustiere.com 202.842.5163 BOOKS UNION MARKET KRAMERBOOKS & FAHRNEY’S PENS HU’S SHOES Local vendors Follain nat- AFTERWORDS CAFE Family-owned shop, opened Marlene Hu Aldaba stocking ural cosmetics, Peregrine Indie bookstore with full-ser- in 1929, counting Bill Clinton footwear from Chloe, Jimmy Espresso, Righteous Cheese vice restaurant and bar since and Washington Post column- Choo, Proenza Schouler, Co., Rappahannock Oyster Co., 1976. Events, live music, patio. ist George F. Will as clients. Roksanda. M-Sa 10 am-7 pm, plus pop-ups. Tu-F 11 am- Su-Th 7:30 am-1 am, F-Sa till Classic designs to limited edi- Su noon-5 pm. 3005 M St. NW, 8 pm, Sa-Su 8 am-8 pm. 6th St. 3 am. 1517 Connecticut Ave. tions. Stationery, watches. M-F 202.342.0202 Metro: Foggy and Neal Place NE, 301.347.3998 NW, 202.387.1400 Metro: Dupont 9:30 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-5 pm. GO The new city guide website from Where Magazine. > THE SHOE HIVE VELÓ CITY BICYCLE Circle (North) 1317 F St. NW, 202.628.9525 Metro: Metro Center Now mobile on yourVisit iPhone. the new website Elegant and casual shoes COOPERATIVE POLITICS AND PROSE from Where Magazine. plus bags and accessories by Nonprofit, volunteer-run bike Since 1984, niche selections HOME RULE Tory Burch, Kate Spade, Sam shop. Used gear for dona- and book signings. In-store Expertly curated den of kitch- Edelman. M-Sa 10 am-7 pm, tion-based purchases and a OPUS book machine prints en and bath gear in bright Su noon-5 pm. 127 S. Fairfax cycle maintenance area. 2111 and binds books for authors hues. Essentials plus fun ac- St., Alexandria, Va., 703.548.7105 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, in minutes. Coffee shop. M-Sa cessories. M-Sa 11 am-7 pm, Su Metro: King Street Va., 703.549.1108 Metro: 9 am-10 pm, Su 10 am-8 pm. Braddock Road

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Located inside the hip, new The Line Cheese and Raw Bar D (daily). 3804 Mount Vernon Ave., 703.684.6010 Hotel in Adams Morgan, Gjerde’s A Rake’s 801 Florida Avenue, NW | 202-332-0207 1222 9th Street, NW • 202-450-1015 www.thedabney.com www.801dc.com TRADEMARK Progress draws from the bounty of the greater “Best American In the Westin, D.C. area to create mouth-watering dishes 1230 Restaurant Sports Bar” sophisticated gastropub and —Washington named for nearby patent with a distinct sense of place. 1770 Euclid St. NW, Champagne Lounge City Paper office (see famous inventor 202.588.0525, thelinehotel.com/dc/venues photos). British spins on Bass Nouveau French-American Cuisine Ale fish and chips, beer can 1230 9th Street, NW • 202-567-1358 900 U Street, NW • 202.332.6355 chicken and mac and cheese. www.1230dc.com www.nelliessportsbar.com Inventive cocktails. Happy 14TH & U CORRIDOR LE DIPLOMATE lime pie. Kids menu. Cocktails, D (M-F), Br (Sa-Su). 105 King St., Sensational food hour punch specials, bar BEN’S CHILI BOWL French Stephen Starr’s red beers on tap. Green-friendly 703.836.5676 late. B, D (daily), Br (Su). 2080 Urban Backyard —Washington Post Southern Former pool hall banquettes, zinc-topped bar interior with wood from an Jamieson Ave., 703.253.8640 serving chili half-smokes, and a “garden room” for steak Amish barn. D (Tu-Su), Br (Sa- MOUNT VERNON INN Drinks and Food 922 N Street, NW, burgers, cakes to Obama et. al., frites, foie gras “parfait,” lamb Su). 1813 Columbia Road NW, Southern Candlelit dining with Rear (Blagden Alley) VERMILION since 1958. B (M-F); L, D (daily). stew with fennel and oranges, 202.234.6732 George and Martha favorites 50 Blagden Alley, NW 202.733.1152 American Lantern-lit town- 1213 U St. NW, 202.667.0909 sorbets. D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). like hoecakes, peanut and (202)791-0134 | www.calicodc.com www.tigerforkdc.com house with fare by executive Metro: U St.-Cardozo; 1001 H St. 1601 14th St. NW, 202.332.3333 TAIL UP GOAT chestnut soup, plus cheddar chef Thomas Cardarelli: NE, 202.733.1895; 1725 Wilson American Up-and-comers burger, duck with apricot hand-rolled pastas, changing Blvd., Arlington, Va., 571.312.1091 ADAMS MORGAN, D.C. with lauded resumes (Komi, sauce, crab cakes, fried tasting menu that pairs dishes BROTHERS AND SISTERS Little Serow) in their own laid- chicken, steaks. Children’s with Virginia wines. Lounge COMPASS ROSE American/Asian James Beard- back Michelin-starred spot. menu. Fireplace. Live music AN UNPARALLELED with convex bar, plasma TV Global Colorful rowhouse for nominated Erik Bruner-Yang’s Inventive twists on classics: some nights. L (M-F), D (Tu- and often live music. L (M, international street food fa- newest all-day restaurant smoked potato ravioli, lamb Sa), Br (Sa-Su). 3200 Mount DINING EXPERIENCE W-F), D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). 1120 vorites. Georgian khachapuri, inside chic The Line Hotel. ribs. D (daily). 1827 Adams Mill Vernon Memorial Parkway, King St., 703.684.9669 Lebanese lamb kefta. Private Western-style food as seen Road NW, 202.986.9600 703.799.6800 WASHINGTON DC dinners for up to eight in through the lens of Japan and VIRTUE FEED & GRAIN glam Bedouin-style tent. Taiwan (milk bread with eggs ALEXANDRIA, VA. NASIME 600 13TH STREET NW | 202.347.1500 Irish In a two-level, 1800s D (daily), Br (Su). 1346 T St. NW, and potato rosti, octopus BASTILLE Japanese Cozy modern dining former feed house near the 202.506.4765 hot dog, knife-cut noodles). French Upscale Parisian bistro room on bustling main drag waterfront, upscale tavern Luxuries like an uni tray ser- and wine bar with chef/own- in Old Town, pampering fare (duck meatloaf, jerk DUKEM vice with multiple toppings. ers Christophe and Michelle with high-end tasting menu chicken, crab dip, steak frites, Ethiopian Expat haven for B, L & D (daily). 1770 Euclid St. Poteaux’s locally inspired highlighting from-scratch lobster pot pie). Specialty communal-style, spice-rich NW, 202.864.4180 cuisine. Prix fixe lunch and Japanese dishes at an afforda- beers. L, D (daily), Br (Su). Bar kitfo, tibs, vegetarian dishes dinner available. Artisanal ble price. D (daily). 1209 King till late. 106 S. Union St. (at King to scoop with spongy injera. GRILL FROM IPANEMA cocktails, prized desserts and St., 703.457.0146 St.) 571.970.3669 VIP Bar with Ethiopian art. NFL Brazilian Alcy De Souza’s housemade ice creams. L (Tu- on big-screen TVs. Live jazz. authentic seafood stews, Sa), D (Tu-Su), Br (Sa-Su). 606 N. RESTAURANT EVE ARLINGTON, VA. L, D (daily). 1114-1118 U St. NW, Brazilian paella and pastas, Fayette St., 703.519.3776 Metro: American Upscale bistro, LIBERTY TAVERN 202.667.8735 spiced shrimp, filet with Braddock Road smart sommelier Todd American Bustling bar for Madeira wine sauce, chicken Thrasher and Cathal ‘Hemingway’ daiquiris and a IZAKAYA SEKI Copacabana, feijoada and FISH MARKET Armstrong’s prize-winning mellow (upstairs) dining room Japanese Warm and welcom- caipirinhas served beneath American Housed in a fare. Foie gras terrine, pan- for exceptional meals from ing two-level spot for raw, “palm trees.” D (daily), Br (Sa- two-century-old ship ware- fried soft-shell crabs with sun- smoky octopus to yellowfin grilled and fried Japanese Su). 1858 Columbia Road NW, house serving seafood choke cream and hazelnut tuna burger and hazelnut small plates. Sashimi, grilled 202.986.0757 favorites including Atlantic pesto, veal sweetbreads, arti- panna cotta. L (M-F), D (daily), whole squid, vegetables, salmon, snow crab legs, oys- sanal cheeses. Tasting menu: Br (Sa-Su). 3195 Wilson Blvd., noodles. Sakes, shochu (glass MINTWOOD PLACE ters and whole Maine lobster, five or seven courses. L (M-F), FOR ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS, VISIT 703.465.9360 Metro: Clarendon or bottle). D (Tu-Su). 1117 V St. American Cedric Maupillier’s plus pasta, jambalaya, burg- D (M-Sa). Bar and lounge till NW, 202.588.5841 classy comfort food (sustaina- ers, tacos. Festive Anchor Bar late. 110 S. Pitt St., 703.706.0450 WWW.MASTROSRESTAURANTS.COM PEPITA CANTINA ble and local): deviled pickled with 16 high-definition TVs for MASTROSRESTAURANTS Mexican Celeb chef Mike eggs, duck and pork cassou- sports, happy hour specials. L, @MASTROSOFFICIAL Isabella’s colorful, relaxed

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24 WHERE I APRIL 2018 25 Food SEARCH THE CITY / For more listings, see wheretraveler.com/washington-dc Food border favorites like tacos, tional cakes and tarts. German phone charging stations. L, food). D (M-Sa). 717 Eighth St. DOWNTOWN 1050 Connecticut Ave. NW, plus modernized small plates wines and beers. Popular D (M-Sa); Airport B, L, D (daily). SE, 202.580.8889 CASA LUCA 202.955.5997 Metro: Farragut and family-style meats ($$$). sidewalk tables in good 303 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Italian Fabio Trabocchi’s North; 1750 Crystal Drive, Mezcal and tequila-heavy weather. L (M-F), D (daily), 202.543.8222 Metro: Capitol SONOMA newly redesigned osteria 703.418.1444 Metro: Crystal drinks menu with 35 cocktails. Br (Su). 322 Massachusetts Ave. South; 2110 Crystal Drive, American Restaurant-wine bar named for his son. Piedmont- City; 3251 Prospect St. NW, L, D (daily). 4000 Wilson Blvd., NE, 202.543.7656 Metro: Union Arlington, Va., 703.415.4663 for pastas, pizzas, cheeses, style beef tartare, lobster 202.342.6258 703.312.0200 Metro: Ballston Station Metro: Crystal City charcuterie, wood-grilled gnocchi fra diavolo, grilled meats and fish. Wines by beef rib eye cacciatore, PLUME RAY’S THE STEAKS GARRISON PINEAPPLE AND PEARLS the glass. Upstairs lounge. Parmesan churros. 16 wines American Ralf Schlegel’s Steaks Local institution with American Culinary Institute American James Beard Award- L (M-F), D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). by the glass, cocktails/mock- Michelin-starred restau- spare ambiance but lauded, of America-trained Robert winner Aaron Silverman’s 223 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, tails. L (M-F), D (daily). Enter rant with luxe dishes à la high-quality steaks. From Weland working with local elegant Michelin-starred fol- 202.544.8088 Metro: Capitol 11th St. 1099 New York Ave. NW, Monticello’s gardens inside steak tartare served deviled farms to produce seasonal low-up to next door’s Rose’s South 202.628.1099 elegant Jefferson Hotel. Prix eggs-style to NY strip and dishes in a warm, wood-ac- Luxury. Changing tasting fixe, chef’s tasting. Foie gras seafood. D (daily). 2300 Wilson cented space. Whole-roasted menu in dining room or chef’s TED’S BULLETIN EQUINOX RESTAURANT terrine, lobster gratin, risotto, Blvd., 703.841.7297 Metro: Court vegetables, housemade counter. Same menu in bar American Lively spot with American Conscientious, Angus prime filet, bison with House pastas, locally sourced fish for less. Reservations required vintage decor and leather prize-winning Todd Gray pair- blueberry barbecue sauce. and meat. Cocktail menu, via website, five weeks in ad- booths. All-day breakfast, ing wines to crab cakes with Cozy nooks, 1,300-label wine TEXAS JACK’S BARBECUE Euro-focused wines. D (Tu-Su), vance. D (Tu-F). 715 Eighth St. barbecue, chili, “supper” grits, grass-fed veal, Muscovy cellar, landscape murals Barbecue Airy, industrial Br (Sa-Su). 524 Eighth St. SE, SE, 202.595.7375 dishes. Pastries like pies and duck, vegan options. A la on silk and fireplace. Free space named for a legendary 202.506.2445 “pop tarts.” Bar with milk- Martin’s Tavern has had the honor of carte or multicourse tastings. parking. The Greenhouse for Virginia cowboy dishes up ROSE’S LUXURY shakes, malts and cocktails. serving every President from Harry S. Prix-fixe menus (regular and light fare, Quill for cocktails. Truman (Booth 6) to George W. Bush smoky Texas-style barbecue. GOOD STUFF EATERY American In a Barracks Row B, L, D (daily). 505 8th St. SE, (Table 12). On June 24, 1953, JFK proposed vegan) four or six courses, D (Tu-Sa). 1200 16th St. NW, Mexican flavors in sides such American “Top Chef” con- “farmhouse,” Michelin-starred, 202.544.8337 Metro: Eastern to Jackie in Booth 3. wine extra. L (M-F), D (M-Sa), 202.448.3227 as esquites (elote corn salad) testant Spike Mendelsohn’s no-reservations spot for Market; 1818 14th St. NW, Br (Su). 818 Connecticut Ave. and coleslaw. Pumpkin pie to specialty burgers, hand-cut small plates (pork and lychee 202.265.8337; 11948 Market St., NW, 202.331.8118 DUPONT CIRCLE banana pudding and full bar fries, old-fashioned shakes. salad, clams and white wine) Reston, Va.; 2911 District Ave., 202.333.7370 www.martinstavern.com ASIA 54 1264 Wisconsin Ave NW, for “Smoked Whiskey Sour,” Modern-rustic counter ser- or family-style meals (fried Fairfax, Va., 571.830.6680 Washington, DC 20007 MIRABELLE Asian Across from Hotel “Jack’s Mule.” Beer and wine. L vice, communal table, cell chicken). Upstairs bar (same French James Beard Award Palomar, sleek spot with tem- (M-F) D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). 2761 winner and former White ple-style art for Vietnamese, Washington Blvd., 703.875.0477 House chef Frank Ruta in his Japanese, Chinese and Thai own kitchen blocks from faves. Sushi bar and happy YONA the executive mansion. Beef hour specials. L, D (daily). 2122 Japanese, Korean Full-service tartare, boudin blanc, bouil- P St. NW, 202.296.1950 Metro: restaurant from Mike Isabella labaisse, caviar. Aggie Chin Dupont Circle mixing contemporary with turning out stellar sweets: traditional fare. Craft beers, Contemporary Asian citrus pavlova. Extensive, BOQUERIA sake, specialty cocktails. L, D restaurant. Sushi, Chinese, France-heavy wine list. Valet Spanish Inspired by tapas Thai, and Vietnamese. (daily). 4000 Wilson Blvd., Suite parking at dinner. L (M-F), bars of Barcelona, lively spot Happy hour specials, C, 703.465.1100 Metro: Ballston D (daily). 900 16th St. NW, for zesty bites like Colorado Monday-Saturday, 3-7 PM. For reservations, call or 202.506.3833 lamb skewers with pickled CAPITOL HILL go to OpenTable. Take out shallots, quail eggs and chori- AMBAR & delivery. Across from MCCORMICK & SCHMICK’S zo, bacon-wrapped dates, Balkan A Belgrade original Hotel Palomar. Seafood Famed West Coast Ibérico ham, artisanal chees- in D.C. with communal restaurant with clubby quar- es, churros. Sangria, cava tables, copper-top bar ters for fresh catches, bass, cocktail, sherries, wines. L, D 2122 P ST, NW | ASIA54WASHINGTON.COM | 202.296.1950 and Mediterranean decor. oysters, draft beers, single (daily), Br (Sa-Su). 1837 M St. NW Serbia meets New World malts. Hours vary by site. 202.558.9545 Metro: Dupont in slow-cooked meats and 1652 K St. NW, 202.861.2233 Circle (South) mezze, white veal soup and Metro: Farragut North; 145 cheese pie. Balkan wines and National Harbor Blvd., Oxon SUSHI TARO beers, 30 varieties of Serbian Hill, Md., 301.567.6224; Reston Japanese Michelin-starred Rakia. Bar late. Hours vary Town Center, Reston, Va., second-story spot with by location. 523 Eighth St. SE, 703.481.6600; 8484 Westpark cherry wood walls and tatami 202.813.3039 Metro: Eastern Drive, McLean, Va., 703.848.8000; rooms, kimonoed hostess Market; 2901 Wilson Blvd., 2010 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Va., and exotic sushi (flute fish, live 703.875.9663 Metro: Clarendon DC’s FIRST AUTHENTIC 703.413.6400 Metro: Crystal City scallops) by master chef Nobu PERUVIAN RESTAURANT Yamazaki and team. L (M-F), CAFE BERLIN MORTON’S D (M-Sa). 1503 17th St. NW, German & European In 1924 I Street, NW Steaks Handsome spaces for 202.462.8999 Metro: Dupont three former town houses, Washington, DC locals and power lunchers Circle traditional and light fare: Near Farragut West digging into porterhouse, and Foggy Bottom schnitzels, pork medallions, New York strip, filet mignon, goulasch. Housemade tradi- Reservations: 202-293-2765 • www.elchalandc.com lobster. L (M-F), D (daily).

26 WHERE I APRIL 2018 27 2461 18th St., NW Washington, DC SEARCH THE CITY / For more listings, see wheretraveler.com/washington-dc Food 202.667.5370 Food “Where the Beautiful FOGGY BOTTOM/ Free valet parking. D (daily). People go to get Ugly.” Lee. Shrimp and grits, “dirty” 101 MGM National Ave., Oxon PENN QUARTER/ DBGB KITCHEN AND BAR WEST END 1226 36th St. NW, 202.965.1789 “One of the 25 best fried chicken with Korean Hill, Md., 301.971.6060 CHINATOWN French Daniel Boulud’s bus- BEEFSTEAK gochujang sauce. Chocolate CHINA CHILCANO tling bistro in CityCenter. bars in America” American/Vegetarian From CHEZ BILLY SUD bourbon pecan pie but also NORTHEAST D.C. Asian-Latin Celeb chef José Exec chef Nicholas Tang -Playboy Magazine José Andrés, fast-casual French Brothers Eric Hilton hummingbird cake. Bar heavy LE GRENIER Andrés’s colorful spot mixing putting American accents to serving veggie-heavy menu and Ian Hilton’s classic bistro. REDHEADS GET 1/2 PRICE on whiskey, rye and bourbon French Homey, yet romantic Peru’s Criollo, Chinese and house-cured meats, seafood, of bowls (some meat, too). Boeuf Bourguignon, steak BEER, WINE & RAIL DRINKS! (Pappy Van Winkle). Generous bi-level bistro with an antique Japanese. Pork dumplings, burgers, regional produce, Fresh-pressed juices, wine frites, roasted butternut LIVE MUSIC portions. L (M-F), D (daily), attic setting. Classic fare ele- yellow potatoes in spicy, even a suckling pig. Glass and local craft beer, plus squash soup served in a cozy EVERY NIGHT Br (Sa-Su). 186 Waterfront St., gantly presented: braised beef cream sauce. Shaved ice, walls, casual seats in Bar Spindrift sodas. B, L, D (daily). residence-like space. L (Tu-F), www.madamsorgan.com Oxon Hill, Md., 301.567.8900 stew, snails in parley-garlic sweet custard plus one of the Room, china plates signed by 800 22nd St. NW, 202.296.1439 D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). 1039 31st St. butter, duck breast, salads, largest pisco collections in celeb chef pals. Good spirits, Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU; NW, 202.965.2606 VOLTAGGIO BROTHERS cheeses, desserts. D (Tu- the U.S. L, D (daily). 418 Seventh French-focus wine list, unique 1528 Connecticut Ave. NW, STEAK HOUSE Su), Br (Sa-Su). 502 H St. NE, St. NW, 202.783.0941 Metro: beers. L (M-F), D (daily), Br (Sa- 202.986.7597 Metro: Dupont FIOLA MARE Steakhouse Celebrity chef 202.544.4999 Archives-Navy Memorial Su). 931 H St. NW, 202.695.7660 Circle (North); 4531 Wisconsin Seafood James Beard Award- brothers Michael and Bryan Metro: Metro Center or Gallery Ave. NW, 202.244.2529 winner Fabio Trabocchi’s ven- Voltaggio’s joint effort in ritzy THE TAVERN AT IVY CITY CRIMSON DINER Pl-Chinatown ture by the river. Brinn Sinnott MGM National Harbor resort. SMOKEHOUSE Southern The Hilton brothers’ CHALIN’S sending out oysters, smoked Residence-like digs with American Restaurant with attractive eatery inside mod- FIOLA Chinese Mandarin, Szechuan cod, Maine lobster, yellowfin “rooms” for dining and imbib- next-door market for smoked ern Pod Hotel. Bright space Italian James Beard Award- and Cantonese dishes by tuna carpaccio, appletart, ing. Dry-aged USDA prime, fish (honey hot-smoked for all-day breakfast and winning Fabio Trabocchi chefs with a “century of Sardinian ricotta doughnuts. Authentic Ethiopian Restaurant American wagyu plus classics salmon “candy,” pastrami Southern classics (biscuits in his own Michelin-starred experience.” Contemporary Cocktails to mocktails. L (Tu- with a modern twist wedge smoked salmon tacos), meats with sausage gravy, fried “villa” with executive chef Ed takes on traditional cuisine: F), D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). Valet Beef, Lamb & Vegetarian Specialties salad dusted with gorgonzola (grilled rib-eye), fried chicken, green tomato BLT, gumbo, Scarpone sending out lob- soups, dumplings, seafood (day only) $16. 3050 K St. NW, “snow,” tuna “steak tartare.” burgers. Steamed crabs. Beer shrimp and grits). Coffee ster ravioli, rib-eye, seafood. pork, duck, beef, noodles. 202.628.0065 1334 9th Street, NW Extensive wine list; Timeline (11 on tap), wine (mostly West bar pouring Blanchard’s. Themed tastings. Across from Vegetarian, low-sodium and of cocktails from 1670’s Coast, 15 by the glass), cock- Homemade desserts. B, National Gallery of Art. L (M-F), low-fat items. Carryout and MARTIN’S TAVERN 202.299.9703 “Clarified Milk Punch” to 2005’s tails. L (Tu-Su) D (daily). 1356 L, D (daily). 627 H St. NW, D (daily). 678 Indiana Ave. NW, delivery. L, D (daily). 1912 I American Since 1933, politicos www.chercherrestaurant.com “5-Spice Penicillin.” D (Tu-Su). Okie St. NE, 202.529.3300 202.847.4459 Metro: Gallery Pl- 202.628.2888 Metro: Archives- St. NW, 202.293.6000 Metro: (from JFK to George W. Bush), Chinatown Navy Memorial Farragut West Supreme Court justices, spies, celebs and Georgetown LEGAL SEA FOODS EL CHALAN friends have been saying Seafood Famed for its lobster, Peruvian D.C.’s oldest “Meet me at Martin’s.” Classic We invite you to raw bar, clam chowder and Peruvian cafe with lomo fare: tavern burger, prime our cozy restaurant an award-winning wine list. saltado (filet strips with fried rib, fish and chips, lobster on Capitol Hill for Most locations L & D (daily). potato), South American-style risotto, plus daily chef’s spe- authentic German 704 7th St. NW, 202.347.0007 paella drawing World Bank cials. Shaded patio, weather cuisine & beer. Enjoy Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown; crowd. Touted by Hispanic permitting. Ask to see history 2301 Jefferson Davis Highway, Magazine as among top 50 brochure. L (M-F), D (daily), our outdoor patio, Arlington, Va., 703.415.1200 U.S. Latin restaurants. L, D (M- Br (Sa-Su). 1264 Wisconsin Ave. weather permitting. Metro: Crystal City; Ronald Sa). 1924 I St. NW, 202.293.2765 NW, 202.333.7370 A short walk from Reagan Washington National Metro: Farragut West GERMAN CUISINE Union Station Airport, Terminal C, Arlington, NATIONAL HARBOR IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL in a brick row house. Va., 703.413.9810 Metro: Ronald KAZ SUSHI BISTRO FISH BY JOSÉ ANDRÉS Reagan Washington National Japanese Prized chef Kazuhiro Seafood Beard winner José 322 Massachusetts Ave, NE • Washington, DC Airport; Tysons Galleria, 2001 Okochi’s intimate spot for Andrés in glitzy MGM 202.543.7656 • cafeberlin-dc.com International Drive, McLean, seared albacore tuna, pork National Harbor’s riverside Va., 703.827.8900 belly lettuce wrap, grilled digs, with water and city baby octopus. Tasting menu, views, ocean-themed art- MASTRO’S bento boxes, sakes. Counter work. Expansive patio with AUTHENTIC SZECHUAN, Local outpost MANDARIN & Steakhouse seats near the knife work. outdoor bar and fountains. CANTONESE CUISINE of popular West Coast altar L (M-F), D (M-Sa). 1915 I St. NW, Live seafood in tanks high- to beef in a sophisticated 202.530.5500 lighting local fare (Maryland setting—marble and granite blue crabs, Rappahannock bar and chandelier—with GEORGETOWN oysters) in global prepara- servers in white jackets. 1789 RESTAURANT tions. Tuna tartare, lobster Wet-aged steaks and chops, American Federal townhouse jambalaya. D (W-M). 7100 plus seafood and sushi with with cozy rooms and fireplac- Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, Md., decadent sides like lobster es drawing presidents and 301.971.6050 mashed potatoes. Signature politicos. Tom Colicchio alum Warm Butter Cake. Live music Samuel Kim adding modern SUCCOTASH Dine-in ~ Carry-out ~ Delivery ~ Online Ordering nightly. L (M-F), D (daily). 600 touches to a traditional menu Southern Georgia by way of 1912 I (Eye) St. NW 202.293.6000 13th St. NW, 202.347.1500 Metro: while David Collier crafting D.C. for modern Southern www.chalins.com Metro Center exquisite desserts. New bar. fare by star chef Edward

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MOMOFUKU ARROZ METIER KITH AND KIN Asian Prize-winning chef Spanish Mike Isabella’s con- American In a historic 1907 Caribbean “Top Chef” alum David Chang’s popular NYC cept inside Marriott Marquis. building, Eric Ziebold’s ex- and CIA/Hyde Park grad spot for pork buns, ramen Favorites with fine dining clusive counterpoint to sister Kwame Onwuachi’s new SPRING GUIDE noodles, “bo ssam” whole upgrades, plus flavors of Kinship, accessible via private spot for African-accented roasted pork shoulder lettuce Portugal and Morocco. Rice elevator. Seven-course tast- flavors. “Torched” mackerel wraps ($$$$) with Korean twist. dishes topped with luxe ingre- ing menu preceded by hors with jollof rice, burger with Limited number of reserva- dients. Sangrias on tap, sherry d’oeuvres in a salon with fire- house-ground patties and tions accepted through web- cocktails. L (M-F), D (daily), Br place. Jackets for men/reser- jerk-spiced bacon. Rum in SEE site. L (M-F), D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). (Sa-Su). 901 Massachusetts Ave. vations required. D (W-Sa). 1015 punches, mocktails. Inside the 1090 I St. NW, 202.602.1832 NW, 202.869.3300 Metro: Mt. Seventh St. NW, 202.737.7500 InterContinental Hotel. B, L, 50+ MUSEUMS Metro: Metro Center or Gallery Vernon Sq Metro: Mt. Vernon Sq D (daily). The Wharf, 801 Wharf & ATTRACTIONS Pl-Chinatown St. SW, 202.878.8566 Metro: CHERCHER TASTY BURGER Waterfront OCEANAIRE SEAFOOD ROOM Ethiopian A friendly, casual American Local outpost of TOUR Seafood Swank “oceanliner” restaurant serving popular Boston-based restaurant for ODYSSEY where celebs, power lunchers and authentic dishes like doro grass-fed beef burgers with Dining Cruises Glass-enclosed TOP WAYS TO go for fresh catches. Alaskan we’t (chicken stew) and yebeg all the fixin’s, plus hot dogs, vessel with live band, monu- GET AROUND King crab, Coho salmon, we’t (lamb stew). Vegetarian chicken nuggets, salads. mental views. Three-course Dover sole. Also crab cakes, options, Ethiopian coffee. Beer, wine and sodas. L, D meals. Two-hour lunch and steaks, oyster bar. Valet $12. Spices for sale. L, D (daily). (daily). 2108 Eighth St. NW, three-hour dinner departures L (M-F), D (daily). 1201 F St. NW, 1334 Ninth St. NW, 202.299.9703 202.768.9292 Metro: Shaw- daily. Boarding one hour 202.347.2277 Metro: Metro Metro: Mt. Vernon Sq Howard U before. Holiday and specialty Center cruises. L, D (daily). 600 Water THE DABNEY UNCONVENTIONAL DINER St. SW, 800.306.2469 Metro: RASIKA American Jeremiah American Michel Richard pro- Waterfront Indian James Beard Award- Langhorne’s Michelin-starred tegée David Deshaies’ two- winner Vikram Sunderam in rustic digs in hip Blagden in-one diner (cafe for break- OSTERIA MORINI a open kitchen with griddle, Alley for open-hearth cook- fast; dining room for dinner) Italian From Michael White, barbecue, tandoori, curries. ing, using ingredients from a serving classics with nontra- rustic cuisine of the Emilia- (Pre-theater), 100 wines, bar rooftop garden. Menu chang- ditional twists. Beef, pork and Romagna with patio and with exotic cocktails. L (M- es daily. D (Tu-Su). Downstairs, veal meatloaf topped with water views. Grilled meats, F), D (M-Sa). 633 D St. NW, Dabney Cellar pouring wines Gruyere, honey, Sriracha and octopus, housemade pastas, 202.637.1222 Metro: Archives- by the glass paired with char- Chinese long beans; chicken seafood. Excellent desserts. Navy Memorial cuterie in a cozy, low-light pot pie poppers; Richard’s fa- Small-batch and sparkling setting. No reservations. 122 mous short ribs. Mid-century wines, excellent cocktails. ZAYTINYA Blagden Alley, 202.450.1015 touches with graffiti-like art L (M-F), D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). Mediterranean José Andrés’s Metro: Mt. Vernon Sq on the walls. Inside Walter 301 Water St. SE, 202.484.0660 Santorini-esque spot with E. Washington Convention Metro: Navy Yard a mezze offerings inspired DECLARATION Center. B & L (daily), D (M-Sa). by Greek, Lebanese and Pizza Glam industrial spot 1207 9th St. NW, 202.847.0122 REQUIN and Turkish cuisines. Go for for blistered Neopolitan-style Metro: Mt. Vernon Sq French “Top Chef” celeb Mike the small plates, innovative pies named for founding Isabella’s classic bistro fare cocktails and the selection of fathers of original 13 colonies, WATERFRONT (steak frites, roasted chicken), Mediterranean wines. L (daily); plus option to customize. Also DEL MAR plus small plates (foie gras, D (M-Sa); Br (Sa-Su) 701 9th St. cheesesteak, burger, brick- Seafood James Beard Award- steak tartare). Crème brûlée. NW, 202.638.0800 Metro: Gallery oven roasted chicken. Wines winner Fabio Trabocchi’s Bottomless brunch. Mostly Pl-Chinatown by the glass; local beers on soaring digs paying homage French wine list. D (daily), Br tap. D (daily), Br (Su). 804 V St. to his wife’s Spanish coastal (Sa-Su) at Fairfax location. The SHAW NW, 202.627.2277 Metro: Shaw- heritage. Wide-ranging menu Wharf, 100 District Square SW, 1230 RESTAURANT & Howard U from tapas with a seaside spin 202.827.8380 Metro: Waterfront CHAMPAGNE LOUNGE to caviar, grilled seafood and PROMOTION French-American New hotspot HAIKAN family-style paella. Classic SPIRIT OF WASHINGTON by Malik Fall (Le Bernardin, Japanese Bright, modernist cocktails, mocktails, ciders. Dining Cruises Four-level Guy Savoy Paris) serving backdrop for Sapporo-style Wine list focused on Spain, yacht-style vessel with roof- EASE ON DOWN classic cuisine like rack of ramen, along with playful but also France and California. top lounge with lunch/dinner lamb, braised short ribs and small plates (mapo tofu pou- L (Tu-F), D (daily), Br (Sa-Su). buffet. DJ, dancing, miles of THE ROAD duck in the downstairs dining tine, “pea-sar” Caesar salad 791 Wharf St. SW, 202.525.1402 views. Two-hour lunch and rom. Upstairs, a lounge for with peas). Washington Post Metro: Waterfront three-hour dinner departures Ines Nassara stars as Dorothy sipping bubbly plus a deck for rated 2 1/2 stars. L (W-Su), daily. Boarding half-hour be- rooftop views and chill tunes. D (daily). Bar late. 805 V St. NW., fore departure. Call for prices. in “The Wiz” at Ford’s Theatre. D (Tu-Su). 1230 9th St. NW, 202.299.1000 Metro: Shaw- 600 Water St. SW, 866.306.2469 See page 43. 202.621.6684 Howard U Metro: Waterfront

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every hour daily 9:30 am- civil rights leader. A nearly Daily 10 am-5:30 pm (Last midnight. Gift shop. South of 10 pm. Bookstore. Parking 30-foot-high statue of King admission at 5 pm) Gift shop. Constitution Ave. NW at 23rd SPRING GUIDE (south side). South end of 15th emerging from a granite Free. 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW St., 202.426.6841 Metro: Foggy St. SW, 202.426.6841 block, the Stone of Hope, and (enter rotunda on Constitution Bottom-GWU (1 mile) inscription walls bearing his Ave. NW), 877.874.7616 Metro: Korean War Veterans LIBRARY OF CONGRESS eloquent words. Northwest Archives-Navy Memorial Memorial—The Pool of World’s largest library with corner of Tidal Basin at the Remembrance, steel soldiers, Sights SEARCH THE CITY / For more listings, see wheretraveler.com/washington-dc more than 130 million intersection of West Basin Drive NATIONAL MALL granite relief. Independence books, manuscripts, objects. SW & Independence Ave. SW, Planner Pierre L’Enfant’s grand Ave. & Daniel French Drive SW, Gutenberg Bible, Thomas 888.484.3373 landscape from the U.S. Capitol 202.426.6841 Metro: Foggy Anacostia Community Museum Jefferson’s founding collec- to the Lincoln Memorial. All Bottom-GWU (1 mile) tion. “Echoes of the Great NATIONAL ARCHIVES memorials free, 24 hours. World War II Memorial— Since its founding in 1967, this Smithsonian site located across the War: American Experiences of The “Charters of Freedom”— U.S. Capitol—At the east end, Neoclassical plaza dedicated World War I,” artifacts delving Bill of Rights, U.S. Constitution, home of the U.S. Congress to 400,000 American lives river in the Anacostia neighborhood has been a hub for highlight- into a conflict that forever Declaration of Independence. since 1800 (M-Sa 8:30 am- lost. 17th St. NW between ing social issues affecting diverse communities in the D.C. area. changed the world, ongoing. Theater with free films. 4:30 pm). See Visitor Centers list- Constitution & Independence M-Sa 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Tours. David M. Rubenstein Gallery, ings for more info. 202.226.8000 aves., 202.426.6841 Metro: This year, the museum continues its 50th anniversary celebration Free. Jefferson Building, 10 Visitor Orientation Plaza. Metro: Capitol South Smithsonian (five blocks) by revisiting signature projects in its ongoing “Your Community, First St. SE, 202.707.8000; James ”Remembering Vietnam,” Washington Monument— Vietnam Veterans Madison Memorial Building, iconic and recently discov- World’s tallest freestanding Memorial—Maya Lin’s dra- Your Story: Celebrating Five Decades of the Anacostia Community 101 Independence Ave. SE, ered records relating to masonry structure with matic memorial inscribed 202.707.9779 Metro: Capitol 12 critical episodes in the elevator (closed until 2019 with more than 58,000 names Museum, 1967-2017” exhibition (pictured) and by mounting a new South Vietnam War; “Record of for repairs) to museum and of dead or missing soldiers. display. Opening April 21, “A Right to the City” explores the history Rights,” documents and in- observation deck. 15th St. NW, Figurative sculptures honor- MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. teractive exhibit illustrating 202.426.6841 Metro: Smithsonian ing soldiers, nurses. Directories of changing neighborhoods in Washington with a focus on the NATIONAL MEMORIAL how Americans have debated Lincoln Memorial—Greek- of names. Constitution Ave. important role locals have played in shaping the communities in The newest memorial on the citizenship, free speech, style temple with statue NW between 21st & 22nd sts., National Mall, commemorat- voting rights and equal by Daniel Chester French. 202.426.6841 Metro: Foggy which they live. 1901 Fort Place SE, 202.633.4820, anacostia.si.edu ing the life and work of the opportunity, both ongoing. Visitors center daily 8 am- Bottom-GWU (1 mile)

HISTORIC HOUSES blacksmith shop, reconstruct- with military $3.75, military in paying homage to the 32nd DUMBARTON OAKS MUSEUM ed slave cabin. High-tech uniform free. 214 McNair Road, president. Bronze sculptures CAN YOU SPOT THE SPY? AND GARDENS Ford Orientation Center and Arlington, Va., 877.907.8585 Metro: (some by George Segal) Site of the United Nations Donald W. Reynolds Museum Arlington Cemetery and bas-reliefs depicting 1944 beginnings. A 19th-cen- and Education Center, fea- Kennedy Gravesites— Roosevelt, wife Eleanor and tury manse plus library for turing “Be Washington” inter- John F. Kennedy’s burial site dog Fala plus scenes from the Byzantine, pre-Columbian active experience, plus new with eternal flame, beside Depression through WWII. and garden studies. Gift shop. film with 4-D effects. “Lives grave of his wife Jacqueline West Potomac Park along Basin Museum: Tu-Su 11:30 am- Bound Together: Slavery at and near those of brothers Drive SW, 202.426.6841 Metro: 5:30 pm. Ten-acre formal gar- George Washington’s Mount Robert and Edward Smithsonian (half a mile) dens: Tu-Su 2-6 pm. Museum Vernon,” artifacts highlighting Tomb of the Unknowns— free. Gardens $10, seniors $8, 19 enslaved people, ongoing. Gravesites of one unidentified JAPANESE AMERICAN students/children (12 and Check website for seasonal soldier from each World War MEMORIAL TO PATRIOTISM under) $5. Arrange in advance hours. $20, seniors $16, chil- and the Korean War; Vietnam DURING WORLD WAR II for guided tours. 1703 32nd St. dren (6-11) $9, under 6 free. War soldier’s tomb empty Sculpture of entrapped NW, 202.339.6400 Discount packages available. since identification in 1998 cranes honors Japanese- Free parking. 3200 Mount Iwo Jima Memorial—Bronze Americans interned during THE L. RON HUBBARD HOUSE Vernon Memorial Highway, Marine Corps Memorial near WWII and Japanese-American Free tours of the Founding Alexandria, Va., 703.780.2000 the Netherlands Carillon soldiers who died during Church of Scientology as Women in Military Service that war. Accessible 24 hours. it looked when the author, NATIONAL for America memorial—Arch Intersection of New Jersey Ave., explorer, aviator and humani- LANDMARKS and Hall of Honor for nearly Louisiana Ave. and D St. NW, tarian lived and worked here. ARLINGTON NATIONAL two million women of the U.S. 202.643.8204 Metro: Union Daily 10 am-6 pm. 1812 19th CEMETERY armed forces Station St. NW, 202.234.7490 Metro: Interred here, thousands of Arlington House—Former Dupont Circle veterans and government hilltop home of Confederate JEFFERSON MEMORIAL In WWI pigeons were outfitted with tiny cameras REPORT TO THE SPY MUSEUM TO personnel. Changing of the General Robert E. Lee At the Tidal Basin, John MOUNT VERNON guards every half hour. Daily Russell Pope’s neoclassical to capture images across enemy lines. BUILD YOUR SPY SKILLS George Washington’s river- 8 am-5 pm. Self-guided tours FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT marble monument for the SPYMUSEUM.ORG side, with 14 rooms furnished free; bus tour $13.50, seniors MEMORIAL third U.S. president and main per a 1799 inventory. The first (65+) $10, military/veterans with A 7.5-acre landscaped park author of the Declaration

couple’s tomb, gardens, a ID/children (4-12) $6.75, children of waterfalls and tableaux of Independence. Rangers INSTITUTION SMITHSONIAN ARCHIVES, MUSEUM COMMUNITY ANACOSTIA COURTESY

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PENTAGON 202.456.7041 Metro: McPherson German camera for seeing and Duchess of Cambridge, 6 pm. $15, seniors/military/ U.S. Dept. of Defense HQ and Sq or Farragut West through walls. Exhibits on Marilyn Monroe, Justin Bieber, students $12, kids (5-12) $10, nerve center for command spy rings of World War II, Cold Taylor Swift. Presidents Gallery under 5 free. 3-D movie $7. and control. On-site memorial POINTS OF INTEREST War spy games, intel training. with all U.S. presidents plus Gift shop. 1145 17th St. NW, (accessible 24 hours) dedi- BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL “From Ballroom to Battlefield,” first ladies. Until April 30, $5 off 202.857.7700 Metro: Farragut cated to 184 lives lost there SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE spy-tech tools. “Operation walk-up admission with code North or Farragut West in the 9/11 attack. Tours M-Th CONCEPTION Spy,” guests assuming the “Blossom5.” Hours vary. Check 10 am-4 pm, F noon-4 pm. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, role of an agent in a one-hour, website for updated schedule. NEWSEUM (No tours on federal holidays). the largest Roman Catholic adrenaline-fueled mission $22, children (4-12) $17.50. Venue lauding the First Reserve online at least two basilica in North America and inside the museum. “Spy 1025 F St. NW (corner of 10th & Amendment. Sections of the weeks prior. Group tours. one of 10 largest churches in in the City,” guests using a F sts.), 866.823.9565 Metro: Berlin Wall and historic front Free. Army Navy Drive & Fern the world. Largest collection of GPS-enabled tablet to de- Metro Center pages from the Civil War, St., Arlington, Va., 703.697.1776 contemporary ecclesiastical art cipher clues and uncover plus 15 theaters and galleries Metro: Pentagon in the world. Newly completed espionage-related secrets in NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and 130 interactive stations. Trinity Dome Mosaic, with parts a one-mile area outside the MUSEUM Pulitzer-Prize photo winners, SUPREME COURT blessed by Pope Francis. Daily museum. Hours vary. Check At the Society’s headquarters, 9/11 memorial gallery, daily The nation’s highest tribunal. 7 am-6 pm. Tours: free audio website for current sched- gallery spaces plus Explorers displays of front pages from Justices convene October or guided M-Sa 9-11 am and ule. $21.95, seniors/military/ Hall with exhibitions and every U.S. state. New media through June in public 1-3 pm, Su 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 intelligence (with ID) $15.95, lectures. “Day to Night: In the gallery tracing the digital news sessions. Lines form to hear To Dye For: pm. Cafeteria, gift store, book children 7-11 $14.95, under 6 Field With Stephen Wilkes,” revolution. “1968: Civil Rights whole arguments (seating shop, undercroft of more than free. Spy store. 800 F St. NW, a behind-the-scenes look at at 50,” events that shaped starts at 9:30 am) or three-min- Ikats from Central Asia 70 chapels and oratories. 400 202.393.7798 Metro: Gallery Pl- the photographer’s stunning that turbulent year, ongoing. ute portions (seating starts Opens March 24 Michigan Ave. NE, 202.526.8300 Chinatown pictures of migratory birds, “Pictures of the Year,” decades at 10 am). Lines re-form after Metro: Brookland-CUA photographed for the March of award-winning photos, lunch. M-F 9 am-4:30 pm. MADAME TUSSAUDS issue of National Geographic, April 6-Jan. 20, 2019. M-Sa Free. When court isn’t sitting, INTERNATIONAL SPY Touchable wax figures through April 29. “Tomb of 9 am-5pm, Su 10 am-5 pm. lectures on the half-hour from MUSEUM and photo opps with The Christ,” immersive 3-D tour of $24.95, seniors/students 9:30 am-3:30 pm. Cafeteria, Artifacts like a WWII German Beatles, Madonna, Babe Ruth, the Holy Edicule in Jerusalem, $19.95, children (7-18) $14.95, gift shop. Plaza-level entrance Enigma cipher and an East Stephen Colbert, the Duke through Nov. 15. Daily 10 am- 6 and under free. Discounts facilitates security checks for entry. First St. NE between Maryland Ave. & E. Capitol St., 202.479.3030 Metro: Capitol South

U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM By architect James Ingo Freed, America’s only national memorial to genocide. More than 900 artifacts, 70 video monitors, four theaters, con- temporary art and room for re- MY ELECTION WAS flection. Daily 10 am-5:20 pm. Gift shop, cafe and library (M-F 10 am-5 pm) Free. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW (14th St. UNANIMOUS. main entry), 202.488.0400 Metro: Smithsonian BOTH OF THEM, COME THE WHITE HOUSE Presidential residence from the time of John Adams. TO THINK OF IT. Photo opps from north and south gates. Self-guided public tour requests must be submitted through a member Plan your first (or next) visit today at of Congress at least 21 days mountvernon.org/POTUS1 ahead. Tours Tu-Th 7:30 am- 11:30 am, F-Sa 7:30 am- 1:30 pm. See Visitor Centers listing for more information. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,

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Renwick Gallery Pop to the Washington Color and cafes. Constitution Ave. artist’s influence on American FREER GALLERY This Smithsonian building houses some of School, both April 3-May 27. NW between 3rd & 4th sts., Mid-century art, through Recently reopened Italian- Tu-Su 11 am-4 pm. Free. Gift 202.737.4215 Metro: Archives- May 6. Tu-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Th style villa with reimagined the best examples of craft art. This month, “No shop and cafe. Ward Circle, Navy Memorial until 8:30 pm, Su noon-7 pm. spaces for Eastern and 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Special exhibition, weekend South Asian and Islamic art. Spectators: The Art of Burning Man” channels 202.885.1300 NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART/ admission: $12. Permanent James McNeill Whistler’s Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, the site of the an- WEST BUILDING collection free weekdays “The Peacock Room Comes ART MUSEUM OF THE One of the world’s finest with suggested donation. to America” restored to its nual bohemian festival known for spawning AMERICAS collections of American Gift shop. 21st & Q sts. NW, original 1908 appearance. awe-inspiring works that are then burned to Latin American art by estab- and European paintings 202.387.2151 Metro: Dupont Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. Films, lished and emerging artists, and sculpture dating from Circle (North) gift shop. Jefferson Drive and the ground. The exhibit displays costumes plus juried theme shows at a the 13th century, including 12th St. SW, 202.633.1000 Metro: and artifacts, plus large-scale installations both museum and separate gallery. “Ginevra de’ Benci,” this SMITHSONIAN Smithsonian Museum: Tu-Su 10 am-5 pm. hemisphere’s only da Vinci INSTITUTION inside the museum and outside in the surround- Gallery: By appointment painting. “Michel Sittow: AFRICAN ART MUSEUM HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND only, M-F 9 am-5 pm. Both Estonian Painter at the Courts Sub-Saharan African art: SCULPTURE GARDEN ing “Golden Triangle” neighborhood. 17th St. & free. Museum: 201 18th St. NW, of Renaissance Europe,” shed- masks, textiles, regalia, furni- Gordon Bunshaft’s dough- Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 202.633.1000, americanart.si.edu corner of 18th St. & Constitution ding light on rarely featured ture, ceramics. “Invocations,” nut-shaped building holding Ave., 202.370.0149; Gallery: 1889 works by this once sought- Nairobi-based Jim Chuchu’s Joseph H. Hirshhorn’s gift F St. NW, 202.370.0151 after painter, through May 13. compelling two-part video collection plus later acqui- M-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 11 am- exploring his struggle with his sitions. Works by Rothko, ALTERNATIVE SPACES Lafayette Center III. 1155 21st pre-framed “underground art.” Dreyfuss, Rose and late “father HOWARD UNIVERSITY 6 pm. Free. Gift shop, cafés, identity; “Healing Arts,” works Calder, Warhol and current ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER St. NW, 202.238.6949 Live music openings. M-Sa figures” Jacob Kainen and GALLERY OF ART sculpture garden. Constitution designed to counter the stars. “Brand New: Art and Nonprofit with a cafe, theater, 10 am-9:30 pm, Su 11 am-7 pm. Willem de Looper. Tu-Sa On-campus research and Ave. NW between 4th & 7th sts., effects of physical, social and Commodity in the 1980s,” boutiques, several art gal- TORPEDO FACTORY 7901L Tysons Corner Center, 10 am-5 pm. 1515 14th St. NW, exhibit space. Collections 202.737.4215 Metro: Archives- spiritual problems, both on- nearly 150 works illustrating leries. Tu-Sa 10 am-7 pm, Su ART CENTER Tysons Corner, Va., no phone 202.234.5601 include African-American, Far Navy Memorial going. Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. the rise of artists who blurred 10 am-3 pm. Some events World War II munitions plant, Metro: Tysons Corner Eastern, Renaissance, baroque Gift shop. 950 Independence the lines between art and free. 1231 Good Hope Road SE, now three floors of 82 artist MARSHA MATEYKA and 20th century. 2455 6th St. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF Ave. SW, 202.633.4600 Metro: commerce, through May 13. 202.631.6291 studios, archaeology muse- ARTIST’S PROOF In a Dupont Circle town NW, 202.806.7070 Metro: Shaw WOMEN IN THE ARTS Smithsonian “Tony Lewis: Anthology 2014- um, galleries. Free. Most open International (Brussels to house, contemporary art (5 blocks) Pioneering museum dedi- 2016,” 34 collage poems draw- ARLINGTON ARTS CENTER daily 10 am-6 pm, Tu 10 am- Beijing) inventory of contem- since 1983. Representing Jim cated to female artists with AMERICAN ART MUSEUM ing on “Calvin and Hobbes” For more than 40 years, a 9 pm. Artist-led tours 1 pm. porary art in Georgetown. Sanborn, Sam Gilliam, Jae Ko, KREEGER MUSEUM 4,500-plus works by, among National collections from folk comic books, through venue addressing issues 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, Photos by Fred Maroon and Kitty Klaidman, Athena Tacha, Philip Johnson-designed others, Mary Cassatt, Frida art to LED installations and May 28. Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. promoting social change. Va., 703.838.4565 acrylic and Chinese ink works William T. Wiley and estates residence of the late David Kahlo and Alma Thomas. one gallery dedicated to video Sculpture Garden (7:30 am- Open studios and solo by Belgian artist Jean-Francois of Nathan Oliveira and Gene and Carmen Kreeger, with “Women House,” videos, and time-based artwork. “Do dusk). Tours M-F at 12:30 and shows. W-Su noon-5 pm. Free. GALLERIES Debongnie, among others. Davis. W-Sa 11 am-5 pm. 2012 19th- and 20th-century paint- sculptures, photography etc. Ho Suh: Almost Home,” large- 3:30 pm. 7th St. & Independence 3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, A GALERIE Acquisition talks and meet- R St. NW, 202.328.0088 ings and sculpture by artists examining the notion of a scale, ethereal “hub” sculp- Ave. SW, 202.633.1000 Metro: Va., 703.248.6800 Metro: Va. In an Old Town c. 1800 ware- the-artists. Tu-Sa 10 am-6 pm, like Monet, Van Gogh, Rodin, residence as the domain of tures evoking homes, through L’Enfant Plaza-Smithsonian Square-GMU house, nearly 6,000 square Su noon-5 pm. 1533 Wisconsin NEPTUNE FINE ART Leger and Picasso. Tu-Sa women,” through May 28. Aug. 5. Daily 11:30 am-7 pm feet of inventory: original wa- Ave. NW, 202.803.2782 With Robert Brown Gallery 10 am-4 pm. Free parking. M-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su noon- Gift shop. Kogod Courtyard NATIONAL PORTRAIT GLEN ECHO PHOTOWORKS tercolors 18th-20th century in a Georgetown row house, 2401 Foxhall Road NW, 5 pm. $10, students/seniors with Norman Foster-designed GALLERY In Art Deco structure in a furnishings and accessories. CROSS MACKENZIE works by Avery, Bochner, 202.337.3050 $8, 18 and under free. Free canopy, free Wi-Fi and a cafe Famed visages throughout former amusement park with Worldwide shipping. Tu-Sa Fine art with a focus on ce- Frankenthaler, Kelly, Riley, et al. admission on “Community until 6:30 pm. 8th & F sts. NW, U.S. history. Only complete working carousel, photo 10 am-6 pm, Su noon-6 pm. ramics in Georgetown space W-Sa noon-6 pm. 1662 33rd St. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART/ Days,” the first Sunday of each 202.633.1000 Metro: Gallery Pl- collection of presidential workshops and photography 315 Cameron St., Alexandria, with sculpture garden. Tu-Sa NW, 202.338.0353 EAST BUILDING month. Mezzanine Cafe with Chinatown portraits (including new exhibitions. Su-M 1-8 pm, Va., 703.548.1010 noon-5 pm. 1675 Wisconsin I.M. Pei-designed museum soups, salads, sandwiches. Obama likenesses) outside Sa 1-4 pm.and during class- Ave. NW, 202.337.7970 MUSEUMS holds modern and contempo- M-F 11 am-2 pm. New York ARTHUR M. SACKLER the White House. “Marlene es (often evenings). 7300 ADDISON/RIPLEY FINE ART AMERICAN UNIVERSITY rary American and European Ave. & 13th St. NW, 202.783.5000 GALLERY Dietrich: Dressed for the MacArthur Blvd., Bethesda. Md. On a north Georgetown cor- DTR MODERN GALLERIES MUSEUM AT THE KATZEN paintings, sculptures, prints Metro: Metro Center Recently reopened space fea- Image,” how the star brought 301.634.2274 ner, works by, among others, In Georgetown, contem- Dramatic building with by Matisse, Stella, Warhol turing newly installed collec- androgyny to the silver Carroll, Cleary, Day, Dunlap, porary and 20th-century museum and Arts Center and Picasso. Renovated with THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION tions. Dramatic underground screen, through April 15. HONFLEUR GALLERY Evans, Goldberg, Hecht, Kahn, masters from a privately held performance spaces of more space, skylight tower The country’s first museum building housing Asian and “Lincoln’s Contemporaries,” Site-specific sculpture and Kepple, Kuhnle, Lin, Manalo, collection of works by artists American University. Three galleries highlighting works of modern art (1921) provides Near Eastern works spanning Mathew Brady’s photos of other media in nonprofit Osher, Parker, Treado, Von like Picasso, Dali, Botero, Mars, floors of changing exhibi- by Alexander Calder, Mark an intimate setting for a re- 6,000 years. “Subodh Gupta: John Wilkes Booth’s brother community project/studios Eichel. Tu-Sa 11 am-5:30 pm. Warhol, Basquiat, Hirst. M-Sa tions by Washington and Rothko. Roof terrace with nowned collection: Renoir, Terminal,” the acclaimed Edwin, Nathaniel Hawthorne, east of the Anacostia River. 1670 Wisconsin Ave. NW at 11 am-7 pm, Su noon-7 pm. international artists. “Jiha sculptures and views of the Cézanne, Bonnard, Matisse, Indian artist’s sculpture trans- et. al. from the 1800s, ongo- Tu-F noon-5 pm, Sa 11 am- Reservoir Road, 202.338.5180 2820 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Moon: Double Welcome, Capitol. Villareal LED passage Daumier, Manet, El Greco, forming regular household ing. Daily 11:30 am-7 pm. Gift 5 pm. 1241 Good Hope Road 202.338.0625 Most Everyone’s Mad Here,” to West Building. “Outliers and Miró, Monet, O’Keeffe and items into towers reminiscent shop, cafe. Eighth & F sts. NW, SE, 202.536.8994 ART WHINO works mixing traditional and American Vanguard Art,” 250 Picasso. Laib Wax Room, of temple spires, ongoing. 202.633.1000 Metro: Gallery Pl- Experimental videos, comic HEMPHILL FINE ARTS pop culture imagery from works by self-taught artists beeswax-lined niche accom- Daily 10 am-5:30 pm. Gift Chinatown JAPAN CULTURE CENTER art, pop-surrealism and Celebrating 20-plus years the East and West; “Michael and their influence at crucial modating two visitors at a shop. 1050 Independence Exhibitions and film programs neo-realism by graphic novel- showing contemporary and Clark: Washington Artist,” the points in history, through time by Wolfgang Laib. “Ten Ave. SW, 202.633.1000 Metro: sponsored by Embassy ists/comics artists, illustrators, historically significant artists influential local artist’s works May 13. M-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su Americans: After Paul Klee,” Smithsonian

of Japan. M-F 9 am-5 pm. including locals. Free-spirited, like Caldwell, Christenberry, spanning movements from SMITH ©RENE PHOTO 2016. LUMEN, SHRUMEN FOLDHAUS, 11 am-6 pm. Free. Gift shop examining the Swiss-born

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Woolly Mammoth April 18; Mr. Daywalker, F-Sa till 3 am. 2461 18th St. NW, ally striking complex by the Based at the Atlas Performing Since 1980, this local theater has been push- April 22; Minus the Bear, 202.667.5370 water. Catwalk Cafe features Arts Center. “Paper Dolls,” April 29. 1811 14th St. NW, dishes inspired by current based on a true story, a musi- ing the envelope with productions that don’t 202.667.4490 Metro: U St- U STREET MUSIC HALL shows. “Hold These Truths,” cal about five migrant Filipino Cardozo Basement dance club drama inspired by Gordon workers in Tel Aviv who hold back. In the process, the company has with DJs and live music, a Hirabayashi, who defied a headline a drag show when garnered multiple awards, making it a go-to BLUES ALLEY cork-cushioned dance floor court order sending Japanese their day jobs have ended, Tucked in a Georgetown alley, and two bars. Fujiya & Miyagi, Americans to internment through April 22. 1333 H St. for thought-provoking, edgy works. From this legendary jazz supper April 1; Luca Lush, April 6; EU camps after Pearl Harbor NE, 202.399.7993 April 4 to 29, catch Ars Nova’s “Underground club has showcased artists featuring Sugar Bear, April 8; through April 8. “Two Trains like Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Opiuo, April 13; Lapalux & Running,” August Wilson’s SHAKESPEARE THEATRE Railroad Game,” a revved-up audience- Byrd since 1965. Peter White, Daedelus, April 20; Yung drama about how a small COMPANY participating romp about middle-school April 1; Hill Street Soul, April 4; Gravy, April 23. 1115A U St. town struggles to deal with Led by artistic director Michael Kenny Garrett Quintet, NW, 202.588.1889 Metro: U St- a rapidly changing world, Kahn, this company has two teachers battling it out in an unfiltered les- April 12-15; McCoy Tyner Cardozo through April 29. “Snow stages for works by the Bard Quartet, April 19-20; Ravi Child,” a musical about an and other playwrights. “Potted son about the Civil War. $20-$41. 641 D St. NW, Coltrane Quartet, April 21- RECREATION Alaskan couple trying to save Potter,” all seven of the mega 202.393.3939, woollymammoth.net 22; John Pizzarelli “Sinatra ESCAPE ROOM LIVE their marriage after the death popular Harry Potter book & Jobim,” April 27-29. Teams of players testing of their unborn child, April 13- series in 70 side-splitting min- 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, their wits to escape locked May 20. 1101 6th St. SW, utes, April 3-15; “C.S. Lewis,” 202.337.4141 rooms filled with clues, 202.488.3300 Metro: Waterfront Max McLean bringing his BARS & LOUNGES CRIMSON WHISKEY BAR KENNEDY CENTER MUSIC CLUBS riddles and red herrings critically acclaimed portrayal BARMINI Handsome spot inside Pod A living memorial to John F. Select shows listed; see venue THE HAMILTON LIVE (in 45 minutes). Themes FORD’S THEATRE of the novelist to life, April 4-8; Adjoining his experimental hotel for drinks and bites Kennedy. National Symphony websites for full schedules. Named for the first Treasury from Sherlock Holmes and Historic venue where Lincoln “Waiting for Godot,” Samuel Minibar, celeb chef José toasting the American South. Orchestra Pops: Black Violin, secretary, spacious res- Edgar Allan Poe to spies and was assassinated. On-site mu- Beckett’s absurdist explora- Andrés’ sleek cocktail spot Moonshine cocktails along April 4; NSO Music for Young 9:30 CLUB taurant with a live-music mummies. $28. Reservations seum opens one hour before tion, April 17-May 20. Harman, with 100-plus original cre- with wine, beer, cider. Plus Adults: “The String Thing,” Frequent winner of nightclub venue downstairs. Dark Star required. 2300 Wisconsin Ave. curtain (and for daytime visits). 610 F St. NW, 202.547.1122 ations and fresh takes on chicken liver parfait, jalap- April 16-30; World Projects of the year. Visit the Back Bar Orchestra, April 3; Mipso, NW, 800.616.4880; 814 King “The Wiz,” the Tony-winning Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown; classics. Reservations recom- eno hushpuppies, burgers, Corporation Presents early for first entry into shows. April 7; The Hillbenders St., 2nd floor, Alexandria, Va., musical about Dorothy set Lansburgh, 450 Seventh St. NW, mended. Tu-Sa from 5:30 pm. raw bar. Su-Th 5 pm-2 am, Washington, D.C. International Yo La Tengo, April 4; Franz Present The Who’s “Tommy:” 800.616.4880; 3345 M St. NW, to R&B, soul, gospel and pop 202.547.1122 Metro: Gallery Pl- 501 9th St. NW, 202.393.4451 F-Sa till 3 am. 627 H St. NW, Music Festival, April 17; Ferdinand, April 11; They A Bluegrass Opry, April 12; 800.616.4880 through May 12. 511 10th St. Chinatown Metro: Archives or Gallery Pl- 202.847.4444 Washington Performing Arts: Might Be Giants, April 14; VoicePlay, April 20; Dweezil NW, 202.347.4833 Metro: Metro Chinatown Chris Botti, April 22; Meshell Judith & the Lion, April 16- Zappa, April 28. 600 14th St. SPORTS Center SIGNATURE THEATRE SHELLY’S BACK ROOM Ndegeocello, April 26; WPA: 17; Stars, April 23; Kate NW, 202.787.1000 Metro: Metro WASHINGTON CAPITALS Contemporary plays and COLUMBIA ROOM For cigar aficionados, a casual Los Angeles Philharmonic, Nash, April 30. 815 V St. NW, Center D.C.’s NHL team with star cap- KENNEDY CENTER musicals; winner of the 2009 Spirits guru Derek Brown’s but elegant tavern with April 26; Washington National 202.265.0930 Metro: U St- tain Alex Ovechkin. Nashville A living memorial to John F. Regional Theater Tony Award. acclaimed mixology den. air-ventilation system. Lunch, Opera: “The Barber of Seville,” Cardozo THE HOWARD THEATRE Predators April 5; New Jersey Kennedy. “Shear Madness,” “John,” Annie Baker’s affecting Tasting room (by reservation) dinner and late-night menus April 28-May 19. Free shows A 1910 landmark that helped Devils April 7. Capital One long-running whodunit com- tale about a couple encoun- with seasonal drinks and plus premium cigars and rare daily (6 pm) on Millennium THE ANTHEM launch careers of stars Arena, 601 F St. NW, 202.628.3200 edy with audience playing de- tering a ghost while on a amuse-bouches, spirits library whiskeys. M-Th 11:30 am-2 am, Stage. Also cafe, restaurant, gift Concert venue on The Wharf like Marvin Gaye and The Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown tective, ongoing. Nederlands much-needed vacation, (a la carte menu) and terrace. F 11:30 am-3 am, Sa noon- shops, free tours and roof ter- waterfront redevelopment Supremes. Mad Clown & Dans Theater, April 4-6; Ballet April 3-29. “Girlfriend,” a com- Tu-Th 5 pm-12:30 am, F-Sa till 3 am, Su noon-1 am. 1331 F St. race. 2700 F St. NW, 202.467.4600 for big-name rock/pop and San E with Sobae, April 7; WASHINGTON NATIONALS 360: Robbins, Bernstein and ing-of-age story set to the 1:30 am. 124 Blagden Alley NW, NW, 202.737.3003 Metro: Metro Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU (free indie stars. State-of-the-art Majah Hype & Trixx, April 8; D.C.’s MLB team at bat. New New York City Ballet, April 7; music of Michael Sweet about 202.316.9396. Metro: Mt. Vernon Center shuttle to/from venue) sound system, multilevel tiers, Reggae Fest vs. Soca, April 21; York Mets April 5, 7-8; Atlanta The Washington Ballet: “Mixed two gay high-schoolers falling Sq-Convention Center bars. Blossom Bash: Third Eye Smooky MarGielaa with Jelly Braves April 9 -11; Colorado Masters,” April 11-15; “After the in love, April 17-June 10. 4200 CASINO STRATHMORE Blind, Bush, Lovely the Band, Gang, April 25; Afrofest, Rockies April 12-15; Arizona Rehearsal & Persona, Part of Campbell Ave., Arlington, Va., COPYCAT CO. MGM NATIONAL Scenic acres in Maryland, base April 6; All Black Extravaganza April 28. 620 T St. NW, Diamondbacks April 27-29; the Bergman 100 Celebration,” 703.820.9771 On emerging H Street NE, HARBOR CASINO of National Philharmonic and Featuring Monica, April 7; 202.803.2899 Metro: Shaw- Pittsburgh Pirates April 30. Ingmar Bergman reimagined dimly lit cocktail bar where At the MGM National Harbor second home of Baltimore The Decemberists, April 21; Howard U Nationals Park, 1500 S. Capitol for the stage, April 19-22; STUDIO THEATRE mixologists concoct drinks Resort, a luxe 125,000-sq.-ft. Symphony Orchestra. Bobby Beck, April 26-27; Modest St. SE, 202.675.6287 Metro: Navy Andersson Dance and Scottish Acclaimed venue for bold from the menu or according casino featuring Vegas-style McFerrin, April 6; The Boston Mouse, April 30. 901 Wharf MADAM’S ORGAN Yard Ensemble “Goldberg Variations: plays. “Translations,” Brian to patrons’ cravings. Su-Th gambling. Asian gaming pit, Pops Esplanade Orchestra, St. SW, 202.888.0020 Metro: Find live music nightly at Ternary Patterns for Insomnia,” Friel’s drama set in 1833 5 pm-2 am, F-Sa 5 pm-3 am. 3,300 slot machines, 124 table April 8; BSO: Mahler’s “Titan,” Waterfront this rowdy Adams Morgan WASHINGTON WIZARDS April 26-28. Free shows daily Ireland about villagers 1110 H St. NE, 202.241.1952 games, 39-table poker room April 19; Ukelele Orchestra bar where redheads get a D.C.’s NBA team on its home (6 pm) on Millennium Stage. clashing with British army and high-limit room, plus of Great Britain, April 21; “Just BLACK CAT half-price drink special. Pool court. Atlanta Hawks April 6; Also cafe, restaurant, gift shops, engineers tasked with chang- CRIMSON VIEW Blossom Cocktail Lounge Call Me God Starring John Booking indie rockers for the tables, karaoke and rooftop Boston Celtics April 10. free tours and roof terrace. 2700 ing local place names to Rooftop bar inside hip Pod with views on the action. 7100 Malkovich,” April 26; BSO: upstairs Mainstage and the bar. One Nite Stand (reggae, Capital One Arena, 601 F St. NW, F St. NW, 202.467.4600 Metro: the King’s English, through Hotel with sweeping views. Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, Md., Tchaikovsky with Balanchine, smaller downstairs Backstage funk, R&B) every Monday, 202.628.3200 Metro: Gallery Pl- Foggy Bottom-GWU (free shuttle April 22. 1501 14th St. NW, Hanging gardens serving 844.346.4664 April 29. 5301 Tuckerman Lane, (often local bands). Also DJ Clusterfunk Tuesday, The Chinatown to/from venue) 202.332.3300 Metro: Dupont as backdrop for prosecco, N. Bethesda, Md., 301.581.5100 and theme nights, pinball ma- Human Country Jukebox Circle (five blocks) rosé, cider, beer and cock- CONCERTS & OPERA Metro: Grosvenor chines, a bar and a cafe with country music Wednesday, THEATER & DANCE MOSAIC THEATER COMPANY tails. Su-Th 5 pm-midnight, Select shows listed; see venue vegan options. Superchunk, The Johnny Artis Band ARENA STAGE Presenting thought-provok- F-Sa till 1 am. 627 H St. NW, websites for full schedules. April 3; My French Roommate, Thursday. M-Th, Su 5 pm-2 am, Classic and contemporary ing works that grapple with

202.847.4444 April 11; Penguin Prison, COMPANY THEATRE MAMMOTH WOOLLY COURTESY productions in an architectur- social and political issues.

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