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CAG Presents GEORGETOWN ARTS 2012 at the House of Sweden February 16-20 he third annual CAG art show opens with a reception on Thursday evening February 16 from T6 to 9pm at the House of Sweden at 2900 K Street NW. CAG Presents Georgetown ARTS, sponsored by CAG and the House of Sweden, along with several generous patrons, will showcase talents of Georgetown’s many artists – “emerging” to established, young to old, working in classes, studios, and plein air. The CAG Presents Georgetown ARTS 2012 Committee: Back row: Betsy Cooley, Jane Lepscky, Shaun Murphy, Chair Laura Following Thursday evening’s opening reception, Anne Tisconia, Jennifer Altemus, Camilla Bozzoli. Front row: Georgetown ARTS 2012 will be open daily Friday, Febru- Bear Miller, Robin Hill, Mary Wagner, Wendy Plotkin-Mates ary 17, through Monday, February 20, from 11am to 5pm, featuring works by Georgetown residents — and artists The House of Sweden, our lead sponsor, is itself a note- who have studios in Georgetown. Artists Edward “Bear” worthy destination for beautiful contemporary design — Miller, Camilla Bozzoli and Robin Hill will offer demon- and Potomac River views. They have graciously donated strations of portraiture, watercolor and oil painting during the use of two stunning large rooms for the show. the course of the show. Art work on view will include oil, acrylic and watercolor painting, prints, sculpture, photogra- Art Show Committee Chair, Laura-Anne Tiscornia, is phy, and mixed media. Most works will be available for working with a terrific committee of volunteers who are sale, with a few on loan from the artists and private collec- planning a knockout show. So mark your calendar for tions. All art on display will be suitable for viewing by fam- Thursday evening, February 16, to enjoy wine and hors ilies with young children. d’oeuvres and see your favorite local artists — and discover new ones — beautifully displayed at the House of Sweden.

—Betsy Cooley

Who Robbed the Bank? nder the creative leadership of Amy Kuhnert and Kelly Doolan, the Con- Ucerts in the Parks 10th season is get- ting off to an imaginative start. First there were those mysterious question marks and balloons delivered under cover of darkness to the doorsteps of “likely suspects.” Then the plot was revealed: the annual kickoff party for Concerts in the Park will be on Saturday, March 3rd, 7-11 pm. This year’s event, host- ed at TD Bank on , fea- tures a mystery theme: Who robbed the bank? Suspects, played by professional actors Continued on page 4

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President’s letter

hile I was away in January crowded and the (Singapore and Thailand!) popularity of rowing W I asked several board mem- is expanding. There bers to write about the CAG pro- is no shortage of grams or issues they are involved in. studies of where to locate the needed First, Diane Colasanto updates us boat houses, com- about Block Captains and Public mencing with the Safety: designation in 1986 We’ve been very busy over the last of a non-motorized several months—recruiting new block zone beginning at the captains, sending out alerts, and plan- foot of 34th Street ning for block-by-block meetings and extending 1000 with our local police officers. My transportation in Thailand feet west of the Key Bridge, as part of the So far, 67 residents have volun- Georgetown Water- teered to be block captains, acting as “crime communi- front Park plan approved by the DC City Council, the cation central” for their close-by neighbors. They each Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Plan- assemble a contact list for the households on their block ning Commission. In the following 26 years there have and forward information about public safety to the resi- been several additional studies, but no progress in dealing dents who want to be kept informed. Program coordina- with the congestion at Thompson’s. tors, Bev Casserly, Helen Darling and I, monitor the crime reports, alerts, and press releases issued by MPD, Why an additional study now? There is one potential and gather more information about incidents from the new development since the 1980’s which would impact police when needed. We summarize the information and the location of the boat houses – the possible construction e-mail the block captains so it can be shared. of a massive holding tunnel for storm sewer run-off (a part of the DC Clean Rivers Project by WASA) west of the About 60% of the residential blocks have a block cap- Key Bridge. WASA needs to designate now the access tain. If you haven’t already heard from your own block point from which the underground tunnel boring would captain, you can check the list at http://cagtown.org/block- commence up-stream because no one would invest funds captains2011.pdf for contact information. If your block for a boat house on a site that might be condemned and doesn’t have a captain, contact me at dcolasanto@gmail. converted to a construction zone. com for more information, or call CAG at 337-7313. CAG’s wants to expand the program so every resident who The key questions are: wants timely access to public safety alerts will have it. 1) Can this feasibility study process succeed in building a consensus over where and what kind of boat houses can CAG’s overall Public Safety Program also includes the be constructed within the existing or revised boat house Guards from Securitas who patrol the neighborhood five zone? 2) Will it be a further expenditure of funds that nights a week, strong advocacy with the MPD, and a pilot simply delays the National Park Service makeing a tough program installing security cameras on some residential decision. The answer to the first: probably no, given the blocks. These efforts are entirely funded by donations and strident opposition by several interest groups to any new all donations are tax-deductibe. If you haven’t yet donated construction west of Key Bridge. The answer to the sec- to the program, visit the CAG website today at www.cag ond: probably yes. Prospects for expediting a solution to town.org/(Public Safety) and please contribute. the problem of boat house congestion are not good. Second, Bob vom Eigen provides information about Please come to the very important Zoning Commis- The National Park Service feasibility study on the loca- sion meeting Feb. 9 to hear the commissioners public tion and size boat house structures along the Potomac deliberation about the GU campus plan. And I look for- River in Georgetown. The study comes after years of ward to seeing you at CAG Presents Georgetown ARTS unsuccessful deliberations over the size and location of 2012 reception at the House of Sweden on February the boat house proposed by in 16th, if not before! 2006. There is no disputing the critical need for more boat house capacity. Thompson Boat Center is severely —Jennifer Altemus

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Aspects of Georgetown

Our Library Renaissance

e just have to pay atten- invite privacy but not isolation. The Tea by Greg Mortenson. The Graphic tion, or we will miss things, reading room offers nonfiction and Novel Book Club (books in semi- Wor miss out, or take things biography. This floor is also where the comic book format) for teens and for granted, or just not notice. We teen center is, they come in around young adults will meet on Feb 7 and suffered when our library burned, the 3:30 to use the computers and do their discuss Sandman, vols. 6 & 7, by destruction of property and the loss homework. Movies for teens are Neil Gaiman. NEW! Knit and Lit — of our history. Then we were patient shown Thursdays at 4. every Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. while waiting for the reconstruction. beginning in February. Bring your We were proud when it reopened in On the third floor is the Peabody needlework—any kind—and join in a October 2010. Room, the jewel in the crown! Jerry lively discussion at your library. McCoy, the resident sage there, is a What we have now is a truly happy man. I remember when he alter- On Feb 9 a family program invites amazing operation. It is a treasure. If nately froze and roasted in the dimly all ages to come make origami you haven’t been there lately a visit is lit, garret-like old Peabody Room. hearts. Refreshments will be served. recommended. Like the phoenix of Now he presides benignly over a big mythology, our library has risen from well-lit space with handsome cases of Need help with downloading the ashes. It grabs the imagination, library history, attractively displayed. library e-books or audio books to the heart lifts. Libraries, you know, He chats with history-minded library your portable device? Stop by at are the bellwethers of a society. We goers of which there are a surprising lunchtime, every Wednesday from are having a renaissance. number. Along with the paintings and noon to one, for personalized assis- artifacts and a wonderful view, he has tance. Bring your device and your On the entry level is the checkout the lovely weather vane rescued from library card. You can bring your lap- desk, four standup computers to the old building. And an old iron sign top if you need help downloading search the catalogue or for quick ref- with the date 1751 that he retrieved onto a dedicated e-reader such as a erence. On another wall are the from the waters of Rock Creek where Kindle, Nook or an mp3 player. Cus- many books requested from other someone had thrown it. He has a case tomers can do research from home branch libraries, waiting to be picked featuring several corsets not, one on a variety of databases. up. Two large reading rooms flank hopes, found in the library, but donat- The Friends of the Georgetown the main hall, offering fiction and ed from an old house nearby. They Library, sponsors book sales, raises media. lend a jaunty note. The Peabody Room money to support library events, does is open when Jerry is there, Mondays, Downstairs is the children’s room, advocacy. They get the library out into Thursdays, and every other Saturday. it’s Wednesday and it’s story time. The the community and the community children and their strollers stream in, There is an after school program into the library. You can join them. it looks like a traffic jam, but soon the each month with a special theme. The library is on the site of what space is wall to wall with neatly This is still evolving. Chess is offered used to be our reservoir, that’s why the parked strollers, and the kids are in Thursdays from 5 to 6. the meeting room singing and clap- fence uses tridents as its theme. Nep- ping up a storm. At 90 to 100 kids Movies for adults from The Ameri- tune, also known as Poseidon, god of and their minders, this event is a sell can Film Institute’s 100 Best Films water and the sea, carried a trident. out. Music on Thursdays draws Collection are Tuesdays at 6. Febru- The library is open Monday, slightly fewer participants but just as ary movies will be A Streetcar Named Wednesday, Friday and Saturday much enthusiasm. These events are Desire, It Happened One Night, 9:30 to 5:30 and Tuesday and Thurs- held weekly: Baby Time, Wednesdays Shane, and The Philadelphia Story. day 1 to 9. The phone number is at 10:30, Story Time, Wednesdays at 727-0232. The website is www.dcli- 11:30, ages 3 to 5; Music Time, The Georgetown Library Book brary.org. Thursdays at 2, 6 months to 3 years. Club will meet on Feb. 16 at 7:30pm to discuss The Last Days of Ptolemy It’s all there, waiting for you. On the second floor, there are Grey by Water Moseley. The Nonfic- banks of computers, abundantly used. tion Book Club meets February 23 at —Edith Schafer Three attractive glass study rooms 7pm., it will be about Three Cups of 3 G EORGETOWN C ITIZENS / F EBRUARY 2 0 1 2

Who Robbed the Bank continued from cover

The Concerts Committee at a Saturday morning meeting: (L-R, top to bottom: Leslie Maysak, Kick-off party planners Amy Kuhnert and Kelley Doolan, Erin Mullan, Sherry Cox, Maryann Surrick, Con- certs Co-Chair Elizabeth Miller, Hannah Isles, Kara Sullivan, Dorothy Williams, Erika Donohue, Danielle Dooley, Dima Zalatimo, Concerts Co-Chair Renee Esfandiary Crupi, and Alison Jia. and a few Georgetowners you may know, will mingle with guests, and one of them will commit a crime. Guests can join in the fun trying to figure out whodunit by asking questions and searching for clues. Or, if they prefer, can simply catch up with friends and neighbors while enjoying cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and music played by a local DJ. Proceeds benefit CAG’s 2012 summer concerts in May, June and July.

Featured Artists

Michele Banks Elba Molina Jack Bell Shaun Murphy Leslie Bryne Lisa Neher Betsy Cooley Emma O'Rouke Guy Fairlamb Isabella Page Karen Feld Wendy Plotkin-Mates Robin Hill Berit Robertson Cynthia Howar Camilla Rudoph Joan Konkel Ross Ruot Stephany Knight Suzy Strack Jane Lepscky Laura-Anne Tiscornia Dale Loy Dariush Vaziri Edward “Bear” Miller Mary Wagner Natalia Mokina

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Spotlight on CAG Volunteer: Karen “Cookie” Cruse

implementing the first five-year mora- torium mandated by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on a circum- scribed area of Georgetown. The moratorium prohibited the issuance of new liquor licenses (although allowing for the transfer of existing ones). Cookie explains that the mora- torium has been periodically renewed and modified — including the recent addition of eight more licenses — and, along with careful monitoring of inappropriate ABC–licensed activity, has helped to create a more balanced nightlife scene. Cookie Cruse (right) welcomes guests to the recent Gala, while CAG Program Assistant Elizabeth Maloy’s thumbs up expresses how we view Cookie’s good work. If you have any ABC questions, Cookie is the person to contact! She knows the history and current situa- ookie Cruse is one of George- She is a stalwart at the Senior Center tion (often in the form of a Voluntary town’s most active and Lunch Program at St. John’s Church. Agreement worked out with neigh- Cinvolved residents. She has In the beginning the menu was simple bors, community leaders and the busi- lived in Georgetown since arriving as sandwiches and soup, but as Cookie ness) of every licensed establishment a graduate student at the University, happily points out, it has blossomed in Georgetown — or will quickly find and has been a volunteer for many into nutritious home-cooked meals, out. She also works with incoming worthy causes since. served Monday, Wednesday and Fri- new businesses to help them commu- day at the church, which, along with nicate with neighbors and navigate the lectures, exercise complex ABC procedures. classes and other after-lunch activi- In addition Cookie also helps edit ties, provide a the CAG newsletter (although a math- much needed ematician by training, she is also a respite for many skillful wordsmith and punctuation appreciative atten- pro). Plus she works quietly and effi- dees. Cookie is ciently behind the scenes with other also a longtime CAG committees — from Member- volunteer for ship (she sends CAG welcome letters Meals On Wheels to new residents) to the Gala (she has delivering meals on welcomed you at the check in table at Tuesday morning. every Gala since 2004!)

She has been a Cookie is committed to making dedicated CAG Georgetown a better and more Board member for appealing place to live. Many New over ten years hav- Year’s resolutions have been made ing become expert and broken already. One of mine, in ABC matters and hopefully one of yours, that we and is vigorous will both keep, is to do more to help monitoring liquor- Georgetown. Take a page out of licensed establish- Cookie Cruse’s book, sign up some- ments and activity where and lend a helping hand. in Georgetown. In 1989, she was —V V Harrison instrumental in

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Georgetown Personalities Delight Crowd at City Tavern Club

AG’s Oral History Proj- Barry Deutschman, the fifth ect celebrated its third owner of Morgan’s Pharmacy Cyear by honoring seven on , is a lifetime Wash- distinguished interviewees on ingtonian. Morgan’s is cele- Wednesday evening, January 18, brating its 100th anniversary in the elegant ballroom of the this year – the pharmacy has City Tavern Club. The exciting seen many changes in George- evening featured Georgetowners town since the 1920s when it with different relationships with was opened by the Morgan the community – some had lived brothers and all medicines here their entire lives, others were handcrafted inside the owned thriving businesses in the store. Barry says he “knows community, while still others The City Tavern Club ballroom was full many secrets of Georgetowners moved here to raise families. but I’m not talking!” He’s met The panel featured Catherine Bowman, historic buildings in Georgetown – the all sorts of people who visit the store leader and unofficial historian of the perfect setting to celebrate the “living including Julia Child when she came black community; Barry Deutschman, history” of our community. to Morgan’s looking for “Tums for pharmacist at Morgan’s whose clients the tummy!” Since 2009, the Oral History Proj- swear he knows everything! Kay ect has collected and recorded a histo- Evans, insider in the fabled George- ry of Georgetown’s remarkable town journalism world and widow of homes, buildings, and parks through syndicated columnist Roland Evans; the eyes of long-time residents. More Georges Jacob, founder of the famous than 40 interviews have been record- French Market on Wisconsin Avenue; ed with 36 already on the CAG web- Margaret Oppenheimer, long-time resi- site (www.cagtown.org) and more in dent who raised three children on O different stages of completion. Annie Street with husband Franz; Frank Ran- Lou Berman introduced the program dolph, lifetime Georgetowner and with a summary of the project and renowned interior designer; and Don turned the microphone over to the Shannon, 40-year Los Angeles Time panel to regale the crowd with sto- foreign correspondent and 50-year Carter and Catherine Bowman with niece ries. Frank Randolph, a life-time Georgetown resident. (center) Georgetowner, grew up on the “fringe The City Tavern Preservation Founda- of Georgetown – on 35th Street on Both Frank and Barry remember tion, which recently marked its 50th the other side of Reservoir Road” – competing in high school sports with anniversary of the purchase of the his- and began the evening with memories two separate championships play-offs toric City Tavern Club by the City from the Dogwood Festival at Hardy because of segregation in schools, so Tavern Association, hosted the over Middle School and all the great lunch they “never knew which team was 100 guests. Steve Andronico, general spots he would visit with friends. His actually the best in Washington.” No manager of the City Tavern Club, wel- public high school class had fewer one knows that better than Catherine comed the crowd to one of the most than 100 graduating seniors – a much Bowman, a fourth or fifth generation smaller class size than today. Georgetowner — she “can’t remem- ber it’s been so long!” The Bowmans Your Chance To Make History! are the only original family — of many large black Georgetown fami- Become a CAG Oral History interviewer! A training session will take place lies — who have stayed here. Cather- on Wednesday, February 15, at 6pm in the CAG office (1365 Wisconsin ine has lived in the same house on P Ave., entrance is up the black external staircase on O Street). This session Street since 1927 when her family is for both new interviewers to learn the ins and outs and for seasoned purchased it. She remembers segrega- interviewers to share their experiences. Training is an hour and a half with tion well when Georgetown had the Oral History Project’s coordinator Annie Lou Berman. Materials will be “doctors, a funeral home, a dentist, provided. Contact the CAG office at 337-7313 or [email protected]. and a pharmacist” strictly for the black community. However, when it

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The Oral History panel brought together many old friends: (l-r) Frank Randolph, Barry Deutschman, Catherine Bowman, George Jacob, Margaret Oppenheimer, Don Shannon and Kay Evans came to youngsters having fun, Don Shannon’s home along the ated from college and she and a Catherine says the black children canal below M Street was built in friend decided they had to go “do would play with the white children 1800, before the canal existed. After something” with their lives. They who lived in the neighborhood. the canal was constructed in the were told go to Washington because 1830s, the streets in Georgetown had “that’s where all the guys are going Accompanied by many family to change. Don recalled: “They tried who are coming back from the war.” members, honoree Georges Jacob, the arched bridges for a while but the They arrived in the fall and were owner and butcher of the famed horses couldn’t pull a heavy load, so both married by the next summer. French Market on upper Wisconsin they decided they had to have flat She concluded “it was the most suc- Avenue, chatted with many former crossing over the canal.” In order to cessful trip!” clients and friends before the panel create a flat crossing, the road had to began. He remembers opening the be raised and now the original Annie Lou Berman thanked each store in Georgetown and the influence ground floor of his house is below honoree for sharing their intriguing – his family was able to have. Revealing street level. Margaret Oppenheimer and often hilarious – memories of his delightful French accent, Georges remembers moving into Georgetown Georgetown. She urged the crowd to recalled, “I feel that the fact that we as a young mother after her husband volunteer to become part of the pro- were in Georgetown, we created an said “You can’t raise a baby in New gram so our oral history can contin- atmosphere that was a little bit differ- York!” She remembers renting their ue. The next training session will be ent. We brought in the French touch.” first home on 35th Street for $125 a held on Wednesday, February 15 at As the only butcher shop in the area month, a “nice little house,” before 6pm in the CAG office. able to create a fine French cut of moving to their home on O Street. meat, business boomed with local To read transcripts of the CAG embassies looking for French goods as Kay Evans entertained the crowd Oral History Interviews go to well as the “fine households” of with memories from the Kennedy www.cagtown.org and click on the Georgetown with French cooks. days in Georgetown and her 62 years Oral History tab. Georges recalls students, such as in the community. She began her —Elizabeth Maloy Frank Randolph, stopping by on their story with “I grew up in Minnesota CAG Oral History Coordinator lunch breaks for sandwiches. and how did I get here?” Kay gradu-

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How Rock Creek Park and Parkway Became a Beautiful Boundary for Georgetown bout a century past, the Feder- The initial studies proposed con- Construction on segments of the al government began studying verting the creek into a giant, buried new parkway began in the 1920s. The Awhat should be done with culvert carrying sewage into the final sections, south of the Pennsylva- Rock Creek and the surrounding val- Potomac, filling the creek valley with nia Avenue bridge, were not completed ley that ran from south of the zoo to dirt, and then building on the new until the mid-1930s. The land south of the Potomac River. The area from the flat landscape between the West End the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge was zoo north was already a park, a and Georgetown. Filling the valley owned either by the Washington Gas source of recreation for Presidents avoided the cost of bridging it. The Light Company or the Chesapeake and commoners alike. Access and use idea of covering streams in the Dis- and Ohio Canal Company. Early on, were afforded by miles of roads for trict was not new; Tiber Creek, the gas company agreed to move its carriages and cyclists, 24 miles of bri- another sewer, was buried from the industrial operations to land it owned dle paths for horses and riders, and Capitol to the Potomac several east of the creek. The Canal Company four miles of foot paths. South of the decades before. was more reluctant, asserting its canal zoo, degraded conditions in the creek land was owned in perpetuity. Howev- valley were seen as an obstacle to any The Georgetown Citizens Associ- er, a major flood in 1924 lead to the recreational use; one senator describ- ation purportedly favored filling the Canal Company ceasing completely its ing the lower end of Rock Creek as a valley, as this would greatly improve already diminished operations along “cesspool and a pesthole”. access between the District and the canal. With operations discontin- Georgetown. The District commis- ued, the government succeeded in Along this southern section, the sioners did not. Their lack of sup- reverting the company’s property creek became an odiferous sewer, the port, the fear that the culvert would rights to Rock Creek and the adjacent stench progressively worsening from clog with debris and cause flooding lands. With the government securing P Street to the river. Much of the pol- upstream, and the estimated nine ownership of the land, construction of lution was effluent from industrial million cubic yards of soil needed to the final sections could proceed. Georgetown, flowing unabated into fill the valley doomed the proposal. the creek directly, or discharged into By not filling the valley , the east- the flow of the C&O Canal which Subsequent proposals called for an ern boundary of Georgetown emptied into the creek. From P Street open valley, with a parkway snaking remained distinct, and not lost in an to where the Four Seasons hotel now along the valley floor. Sufficient land amorphous grid of city streets. stands, the creek was inaccessible to would be bought along the depressed all; the valley slopes and the creek roadway to shield the “squalor” (Much of the information in this banks were a dumping ground for above the valley sides from the eyes article was derived from a 1985 ashes and city refuse, the volume of of those traveling below. Conceal- National Park Service publication, which was so extensive that natural ment was important, for the vista Rock Creek Park, An Administrative features could not be discerned. between Q Street and Pennsylvania History, by Barry Mackintosh.) Avenue is described as being of “shabby, sordid, and disagreeable —Walter Groszyk tenements and factories”.

Join the New Hand Bell Choir at First Baptist Church The First Baptist Church in Georgetown is forming a hand bell choir made up of Georgetowners with Louella Bailey, the Minister of Music of the Church, at the helm. A variety of familiar and new tunes will be learned and you will show off A Georgetown Neighbor and A Favorite your new musical talents to family and friends at a special musical presenta- of Washingtonians Since 1955 • Featuring Clothing by EILEEN FISHER tion. Previous experience in playing a musical instrument is not required – only • Fine Jewelry in Gold, Sterling, and your interest and presence is needed. Please call the church’s office at 965-1899 Semi-Precious Stone and leave a message with your name, number, and state your interest in this • Folk Art, Home Decor and Fine Art new hand bell choir; or contact Louella by email at [email protected]. From Mexico 1514 Wisconsin Avenue NW Rehearsals will start by the end of February. 202-338-4404 www.thephoenixdc.com

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Historic Preservation Committee Expands Reviews Revised Plans for and Other Projects

AG’s Historic Preservation & and DC agencies to represent neigh- and December 3. The Old George- Zoning committee enthusiasti- bors’ and CAG concerns. We meet one town Board meets on the first Thurs- Ccally welcomes two new mem- evening each month to discuss projects day of each month at the National bers: Walter Groszyk and Walter and issues. There is also a very hard- Building Museum located at 401 F Parrs. They join our twenty active working zoning subcommittee. Street NW, suite 311. committee members: Jennifer Altemus, Ken Archer, Louise Brodnitz, Ellie But we still need the help of all Of particular interest this month Budic, Betsy Cooley, Shannon Christ- Georgetowners — our work is are Tudor Place’s revised concept mas, Barbara Downs, Cheryl Gray, enhanced by resident involvement. design plans by Hartman Cox Archi- Richard Hinds, Outerbridge Horsey, Attending your ANC2E and Old tects presented at meetings with Michele Jacobson, Leslie Kamrad, Jim Georgetown Board meetings adds to neighbors and to CAG at our Janu- Lee, Topher Mathews, Shelley Ross- the impact we can have on changes ary committee meeting. These new Larsen, Merle Thorpe, Bob vom Eigen, taking place next door and around plans are for improvements to the Jim Wilcox and Jerry Zurn. the corner. The ANC2E meets Historic Landmark and its archives, monthly at 6:30 pm at Georgetown book collection, object collection and Each committee member tracks a Visitation School, 35th Street and historic setting. A nice afternoon particular project, monitors develop- Volta Place in the main building on walk is a walk through Tudor Place. ment concepts and permits, works with the following dates: February 27, neighbors, and meets with community April 2, April 30, June 4, July 2, Sep- —Pamla Moore, Chair, decision-makers and relevant boards tember 4, October 1, October 29, CAG Historic Preservation & Zoning Committee

NEWSBYTES

A year after Mendocino Grille was closed for failing to pay sales taxes, a new restaurant is moving into 2917 M Street with new American cuisine -- Phillip Blane, former sous chef at Equinox, and his wife Laura Schiller, will soon open their venture, Unum – which will also serve brunch, appealing to for- mer Furin’s fans…. reports are that Mr. and Mrs. Lee at Schelle’s market may be moving on, and that without them – and $70,000 from the Friends of Schelles’s— the future of the market may be in doubt…. the vacant two- acre West Heating Plant building and land along Rock Creek could be sold as early as this summer, a General Services Administration official told the Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E January 3.

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Citizens Association of Georgetown 1365 Wisconsin Ave NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20007 202 337-7313 Fax: 202 333-1088 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.cagtown.org

Board of Directors Jennifer Altemus President Gianluca Pivato Vice President Robert Laycock Treasurer Christopher Mathews Secretary

Brooke Carnot Diane Colasanto Renee Esfandiary Crupi Karen Cruse Barbara Downs Hazel Denton Brad Gray Pamla Moore Bob vom Eigen Legal Advisor Richard deC. Hinds Executive Director Betsy Cooley Program Assistant, Elizabeth Maloy Office Assistant, Beth Nielsen Standing Committees Alcoholic Beverage Control Karen Cruse & John Hopkins Beautification Committee Patrick Clawson & David Dunning Historic Preservation and Zoning Pamla Moore Membership Diane Colasanto

Public Safety & Guard Luca Pivato & Richard Hinds

Trees for Georgetown Betsy Emes

Newsletter Betsy Cooley, Editor Marjorie Kask, Graphic Designer [Please submit items and info by the 10th of the month prior to the month of publication.]

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February Community Events and Calendar

Thurs. Feb. 2 Old Georgetown Board Meeting; 9am; National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW, #311; visit www.cfa.gov for more information. Thurs. Feb. 9 Lecture & Book Signing: “LOST Washington, D.C.” by John DeFerrari; 6pm; the author will talk about his book and the Key Mansion in Georgetown, home of Francis Scott Key; , 2715 Q Street; contact Kanani at [email protected] or 337-2288. Thurs. Feb. 9 DC Board of Zoning Commission Public Deliberations: Regarding GU Campus Plan; 6:30pm; Office of Zoning Hearing Room, 441 4th Street NW, Suite 220-S. Sat. Feb. 11 Dumbarton Concerts presents Nordic Voices; 8pm; tickets $33, students/seniors $29; Dumbarton Church, 3133 Dumbarton St.; visit www.dumbartonconcerts.org to purchase tickets. Tues. Feb. 14 Valentine’s Tuesday Tea at Tudor Place; 1-3pm; sample historic tea blends, tea sandwiches, scones, and desserts and join docents for a tour of the historic mansion; members $20, nonmembers $25; 1644 31st St.; visit www.tudorplace.org to register. Wed. Feb. 15 CAG Oral History Interviewer Training Session; 6-7:30 pm; training provided for interested new volunteers to conduct interviews, materials provided; CAG office, 1364 Wisconsin Avenue, enter via the black external staircase on O Street. Thurs. Feb. 16 CAG Presents Georgetown ARTS Opening Reception; 6-9pm; see your favorite local artists, and discover new ones at stunning House of Sweden; show continues through February 20 with hours 11-5pm; the House of Sweden, 2900 K Street. Mon. Feb. 27 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC2E) Public Meeting; 6:30pm; Georgetown Visitation, Main Building, 35th & Volta Streets; agenda available at www.anc2e.com. Sat. March 3 Who Robbed the Bank?– Concerts in the Parks Kick Off Party; 7-11pm; enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and music while searching for clues to who robbed the bank, cocktail attire; $125 per person, tickets limited; TD Bank, 1611 Wisconsin Avenue NW; visit www.cagtown.org/youmaybeasuspect for more information. 12