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June 2009 301-656-2797 Volume 24, No Friendship Heights Kirstin Downey VILLAGE NEWS see page 11 JUNE 2009 301-656-2797 VOLUME 24, NO. 1 ‘Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin’ town’ Meet a living legend Let us show you around! Join us on a wonderful journey west to visit this Spend an evening with NPR’s senior jewel of a city on the shores of Lake Michigan. Home of renowned art and ar- news analyst Cokie Roberts as she chitecture, legendary blues, world-class museums, the Magnifi cent Mile, Chi- discusses the hot topics in today’s cago has something for everyone and we’ll try to see it all! Our trip, divided news at the Village Center on into short sections of usually less than four hours, will begin Wednesday, Thursday, June 25, at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 and will include three nights at the elegant Drake Hotel, one night In addition to her work for NPR, at the Ritz-Carlton in Cleveland, a night at the Bedford Springs Resort, a tour Ms. Roberts is a political commenta- of the home of Henry Clay Frick in Pittsburgh, a tour of Notre Dame, a visit to tor for ABC News, providing analy- historic Sauder Village — and much, much more. sis for all network news program- We leave the Village Center at 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 30 and travel to Pitts- ming. In her more than forty years in burgh for a tour of the Frick Art and Historical Center, a complex that broadcasting, she has won countless includes the home of Henry Clay Frick, fi lled with works of art. Along the awards, including three Emmys. She way, we’ll stop for lunch at the Century Inn in the Village of Scenery Hill, a has been inducted into the Broad- Continued On Page 14 casting and Cable Hall of Fame, and was cited by the American Women Spend an evening in Radio and Television as one of the fi fty greatest women in the history with Tony Bennett at Wolf Trap of broadcasting. In 2004 the Library Join us for a night of music with one We will leave the Village Center of Congress named Ms. Roberts a of the legends of jazz and popular at 7 p.m. and expect to return by “Living Legend,” one of the very music on Thursday, July 2, at Wolf 11 p.m. The cost, which includes few Americans to have attained that Trap National Park for the Performing transportation, a seat in the Front honor. Arts. Tony Bennett, the indefatigable Orchestra and driver’s tip, is $75. Copies of her books, Ladies of Lib- superstar and 14-time Grammy win- Residents may sign up immediately; erty and We Are Our Mother’s Daugh- ner, is one of the greatest balladeers non-residents may sign up June 5. ters (revised and expanded), provid- of all time and still going strong at 82 The deadline to sign up is June 11. ed by Politics and Prose Bookstore, with his romantic jazz standards. There are 24 tickets available. will be available to purchase. Intro to Facebook, page 5 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS Last Chance for Our Summer Art Camp Friendship Heights Our Summer Art Camp set for Monday, July 20 VILLAGE NEWS through Friday, July 24 is fi lling up fast. Children ages 5 to 10 will learn painting, print www.friendshipheightsmd.gov making, Chinese brush, collage, and sculpture from Email: [email protected] some of the area’s fi nest teachers. In addition to art The Village News is a publication of the Village Council, the elected instruction, children will also learn songs and dances governing body of the Special Tax District of the Village of Friendship from noted local performer James Taylor. Run by our Heights, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, 301-656- Art Curator Millie Shott, the camp features some of 2797. The newsletter is produced through the cooperative efforts of volunteers, Council members, and Village staff. the best art instructors in our area. The camp takes place from 9:30 to 2 daily at the ADVERTISING Village Center. The cost is $225. The deadline to sign The deadline for reserving space for the July issue is June 5. For up is June 15. Children must have completed kin- suggestions about news items or information on advertising rates, call 301-656-2797. Acceptance of advertising does not represent dergarten to endorsement by the Village of Friendship Heights for any product qualify. Chil- or service, nor is the Village of Friendship Heights responsible for dren should representations made by advertisers. bring their FOUNDER own lunches. Martin Kuhn Please call 301-656-2797 EDITORIAL STAFF Melanie Rose White Anne Hughes O’Neil for more infor- Volunteer Editor Staff Writer, Advertising mation. Jennie Fogarty Susan C. Zarriello Staff Writer Page Design/Layout FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS VILLAGE COUNCIL Melanie Rose White Mayor Maurice Trebach Robert M. Schwarzbart Chairman Parliamentarian Leonard E. Mudd Leonard J. Grant Vice Chairman Historian Elizabeth Demetra Harris VILLAGE MANAGER Secretary Julian P. Mansfi eld ”Technology is hard. We make it simple.” Alvan M. Morris Treasurer Services for Home Users - Computer Setup/Repair - Computer Virus Removal - Tutorials/Training Services for Businesses - IT Outsourcing - Emergency Support Visit us at - Web Design/Webhosting 1776 E. 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June 2009 The Village News 3 Global warming and hope for the future Robert K. Musil, former CEO of Physicians for Social Responsibility, will discuss his book, Hope for a Heated Planet: How Americans Are Fighting Global Warming and Building a Better Future, at the Village Center on Mon- day, June 22, at 7:30 p.m. Hope for a Heated Planet describes how the fi ght against global warming can be won by the grassroots efforts of individuals. Dr. Musil gives practical and realistic solutions for cutting carbon emissions and creating green communities through our personal choices. Robert K. Musil is a scholar-in-residence and ad- junct professor in the School of International Studies at American University where he teaches in the Program on Global Environmental Politics and the Nuclear Studies Institute. He is also a Visiting Scholar at Wes- ley Theological Seminary, where he writes and teaches about religious responses to global warming and secu- rity threats. He is the past executive director and CEO of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Physicians for Social Responsibility and its director of policy and programs from 1992 to 2006. He was the executive producer and host of Consider the Alternatives, a weekly radio program syndicated to over 150 stations with two mil- lion listeners and a two-time winner of the Armstrong Award for excellence in radio broadcasting. Please sign up in advance by calling the Village Center at 301-656-2797. Copies of the book, provided by Politics and Prose Bookstore, will be available for sale. Jason A. Cohen, D.D.S. General, Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry Treating Your Family Like Family General Dentistry • ZOOM! 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