V OLUME X X V I I / I SSUE 4 / A PRIL 2 0 1 3 WWW . CAGTOWN . ORG Celebrate Earth Day April 22 Tour GU’s New Science Building

Among its many attributes, the new building houses the Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology, launched at Georgetown with a $6.9 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Soft matter is found in everyday items such as shampoo, tooth- paste and face cream, but may one day have a much wider application in areas such as sustainability and energy storage.

Physics labs in the building have advanced resources and equipment to study nanotechnology fabrication and soft matter, including high-powered micro- scopes that can produce three-dimensional images of structures. New GU Science Center Regents Hall The meeting will start with a reception at 7 pm in the n Monday, April 22, 2013, Copley Building (to the right of on the quad) . will host CAG to view their state of the art new Ms. Whitmer will speak and then we’ll break up into Oscience building. The evening will start with a group tours of the new building. reception in the grand old salon, the Copley Formal —Michele Jacobson Lounge in the Copley Building just off Healy Circle, where we will hear from Ali Whitmer, a key leader in the devel- opment of Regents Hall. From there groups will venture out to tour Regents Hall — GU’s new, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified, state-of- the-art science building.

Home to the departments of biology, chemistry and physics, the five-story, $100 million new Regents Hall science building comprises 154,000 square feet of space that includes classrooms, 12 teaching labs, over three floors of research labs, four conference rooms, six stu- dent lounges and a café.

A key aspect of Regents Hall is the special design to facilitate and increase interdisciplinary collaboration, Regents Hall Interior interaction and research. Labs feature technologically advanced instrumentation and environmental controls necessary to conduct sensitive experiments and research.

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President’s letter

s I am writing this I can Speaking of getting involved, barely see out the win- on April 20 Diane Colasanto Adow because the snow is will host CAG Public Safety coming down so hard. And I Block Captains and those thought that Spring was here. interested in becoming block Alas, foiled by March yet again. captains. Currently over 75 However, a couple of harbingers Georgetown residents have of Spring are right around the volunteered to be “crime corner — the Georgetown communication central” for House Tour and the Georgetown their close-by-neighbors. These Garden tour. committed individuals contact neighbors by flyer and email The House Tour sponsored by networks,about crime and secu- St. John's Church will take place rity on their particular block, Jennifer Altemus with our March Speaker on Saturday, April 27. Thanks to as well as pertinent notices from Leslie Buhler co-chairs Stephanie Bothwell and MPD, GU or other individuals. Frank Randolph it will again feature I went to a great meeting the other a fantastic selection of private homes day. Joe Sternlieb, the dynamic direc- They also provide CAG and the graciously opening their doors to sup- tor of the Georgetown Business the police with invaluable feedback port the many ministries of the Parish. Improvement District, and his team about what is of concern to their are embarking on a collaborative plan- neighbors. This has really opened up The Georgetown House Tour cele- the channels of communication. If brates the rich architectural heritage ning process for our neighborhood’s commercial district called “George- you don’t know your block captain and history of Georgetown as well as — check the Public Safety section at its role as a residential community. town 2028.” The goals are to develop a strategic vision for ensuring that cagtown.org. And if you are interest- On this day each year, visitors come ed in becoming a block captain call from all over the country for this Georgetown remains a world-class commercial district — economically, the CAG office at 202-337-7313 for special opportunity to take a look more details. inside the featured residences. physically, and environmentally — and to identify the actions that must be —Jennifer Altemus To kickoff the event, the House taken between now and 2028 to see Tour Patron's Party will be held on this vision realized. Wednesday, April 24 at the lovely home of Tom Anderson and Marc Small focus groups will meet Schappell whose Federal house has throughout March, then the BID will undergone a meticulous, four year his- launch Georgetown 2028 publicly to toric restoration. For more informa- the broader community. Business and tion visit georgetownhousetour.com. property owners, neighborhood organizations, and community lead- The Garden Tour, sponsored by the ers will be encouraged to participate Georgetown Garden Club, will take in the creative process. The effort place on Saturday, May 11 and will will start in early summer and con- showcase a wide variety of gardens, clude by Thanksgiving. some with sweeping lawns and majes- tic trees and some serving as intimate There will be an initial meeting to outside rooms. Christ Church will explain the process and a website serve as headquarters for the tour where you can get more information and, as usual, will host the restorative and give your suggestions for what afternoon tea we all need after our you would like Georgetown to look stroll through nature. More informa- like in 2028. I think this has the tion on the Garden Tour is available potential to be a really exciting and at GeorgetownGardenTour.com productive project for our community. I hope you will be involved.

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Aspects of Georgetown

Catching Rays in Georgetown

atching rays, remember when at least 10% if they have the right tion so that the 30 panels on the roof it used to mean working on shade free roof. Solar is ready to cannot be seen from the street. Did Cyour tan? Those days are gone become a mainstream power source. It you know there are 30 solar panels and we have moved on. Now we also enhances the value of your home. on the roof of the Phoenix? I thought catch those rays to power our cars, not. The Hayes’s did their house in run our lights, heat our houses and No installation, no maintenance Palisades too. that’s for starters. Solar power is the costs. The DC government gives turning of sunlight into energy. Radi- rebates and there are federal incen- You can call SolarCity yourself if ant heat and light from the sun have tives as well. Also, Pepco is mandat- you want to find out if solar is right been harnessed for years. Now, either ed to create renewable power, so for your home or business at 1-888- by photovoltaic cells or concentrating Pepco pays the users of solar power SOL-CITY. sunlight by lenses and mirrors, we quarterly. When there is more energy Actually I don’t work for a solar are getting better at it. It is coming to than you need, the meter runs back- power company although it may houses and shops near you. ward, saving you money. And the extra power goes back on the grid. sound that way. But it just so happens Sounds good. It is good. It’s greener, When there are cold dark days you that on my kitchen table, which gets a better for the environment. And more go back on the grid. lot of sun in the middle of the after- economical than getting power from noon, there is a small (7”) plastic the grid. You pay by the month, just My sources for all this cheerful replica of Queen Elizabeth II. She is like a utility, only it’s cheaper. Each information are Lee Keshishian of smiling, and she is solar powered, and homeowner’s savings will vary depend- Solar City, the company, and John when the sun hits her she waves her ing on the size of the system and the Hayes, owner of our favorite store, hand at me in a royal sort of way. It is tax credits and rebates they qualify for, the Phoenix, a solar powered store. really pretty terrific, a sunny room but that savings can be as high as Bear in mind this is Georgetown so and a waving Queen, life is good. 70%. Most people can expect to save the Phoenix had to go through Fine Arts and make a small accommoda- —Edith Schafer

Annual Georgetown House Tour Set for April 27

tephanie Bothwell and Frank The event runs from 11am until 5 Preceding the house tour, on the Babb Randolph are again co- pm. Houses are arranged for easy evening ofApril 24, the Georgetown Schairing the historic George- walking at your own pace taken in House Tour Patrons Party will take town House tour which will feature the order you prefer. The ticket price place at another fabulous Georgetown nine spectacular homes showcasing includes a tour booklet including a home. This fundraiser is open to the the best of Georgetown. "We are map of the houses. The cost per per- public and draws Georgetowners, delighted to once again offer our son is $45 until April 21st, and $50 friends of St. John's and their guests guests the rare opportunity to look thereafter (including the day of the to a landmark Georgetown home for inside some of Georgetown’s most tour). The tour will include the tradi- a festive evening in honor of the many beautiful homes,” said Stephanie tional Parish Tea in Blake Hall in his- residents who have graciously opened Bothwell. Frank Babb Randolph toric St. John's Church located at their homes for our tour. added “We strive to select special 3240 O Street. This lovely tea fea- homes that showcase the diversity of tures homemade tea sandwiches and Tickets may be purchased in architecture and design styles that sweets. You may walk in any time advance for the Patrons Party and make up this village. Among the between 2 to 5 pm to delight in the the House Tour at www.georgetown- homes featured this year are a sophis- many treats. Proceeds from this event housetour.com. And please contact ticated Federal Revival, a unique will benefit the outreach programs of the Parish office at 202-338-1796 to charmer with a beautiful garden, an St. John’s church. be added to the mailing list. evocative corner mansion perched on top of a hill, the home on the cover of the April issue of Veranda Magazine. 4 A PRIL 2 0 1 3 / G EORGETOWN C ITIZENS

TREES FOR GEORGETOWN ANNUAL CELEBRATION MAY 8 Eco-Tip: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle The tradition of planting street trees in Washington began with The small wheeled blue Thomas Jefferson. He was so dis- recycle cart is a welcome addi- mayed that so many trees had been tion to our recycling efforts in felled to create the Capitol city that DC. If you don’t have one or he supervised the planting of Lom- need another, call the Citywide bardy poplars along Pennsylvania Call Center at 311 to request Avenue. The Family Tree Initiative one. All clean recyclables go will continue in this tradition. into the cart. No need to sepa- rate — just throw them in We will mark loose: junk mail, paper, card- the trees in the board, metal cans, glass con- ast fall, the biggest and oldest name of the tainers, plastic bottles, wide- street tree in Georgetown, honoree with a mouth plastic tubs, plastic which stood at the corner of QR code, as L bags, telephone books, alu- Prospect and 35th, came crashing seen to the right. minum foil, milk and juice car- down. Sad as it was, this spectacular Download a tons (with tops). Do not specimen had lived to maturity. Its free QR reader include Styrofoam or any time, as they say, had come. Fortu- app and give it a try with your phone. foamed plastics, light bulbs, nately, the volunteer staff of Trees for Thomas Jefferson would have loved window glass, clam-shelled Georgetown is on top of replacing this technology. plastics (e.g., containers for trees that die. Since it was formed in berries and tomatoes), salad 1989, the offshoot of the Citizens More information will be avail- bar containers or pizza boxes. Association of Georgetown has able at the annual Trees for George- town Spring Celebration on May planted nearly 2000 street trees, Once recyclables are picked 8th. The event will be hosted by watered these and others during up by the Department of Pub- Shelley and Bruce Ross-Larson at drought, and provided preventative lic Works, they are taken to a their home at 1611 29th Street, NW. maintenance for at-risk trees. specially designed Materials The house was previously owned by Recovery Facility where they This year, Trees for Georgetown is Susan Mary (nee Jay) Alsop a direct are sorted by type, shredded or launching a new program that will descendant of the first Supreme crushed, baled and loaded help them — and the rest of us — Court Justice, John Jay, one of onto trucks to be shipped to connect and care for our street trees. Thomas Jefferson’s colleagues. Atten- factories to be remanufactured. Called the “Georgetown Initiative for dees will also be able to enjoy the Family Trees” (GIFT), the program’s Ross-Larson garden, which was Who knows, maybe your mission is to “root the people and designed by Perry Wheeler, the land- old milk carton may contribute businesses of the community to the scape designer who also designed to the park bench you sit on or trees that shade our streets”. People Jacqueline Kennedy’s rose garden at the warm fuzzie you throw will be able to sponsor a tree, whether the . Tickets to the over your shoulders. Reduce, to celebrate the birth of a baby, mark party are $150 for individuals and reuse, recycle! the passing of a milestone, memorial- sponsorships range from $500 to ize a special person, or even honor a $1,500. For more information, con- —Lee Child pet. Each sponsored tree will be tact Georgetown Initiative for Family Georgetown Garden Club marked and each tree sponsor will be Trees at [email protected]. able to go online to learn about their tree. The initiative’s vision is to fill every tree box and maintain and name every tree in Georgetown.

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Full House for CAG Meeting on the Civil War in Georgetown at Four Seasons Hotel

n enthusiastic crowd turned Some fled south; oth- out at the Four Seasons hotel ers went to Baltimore Aon March 19 to hear Tudor and Philadelphia. Place Executive Director Lesley Buh- Many of the people ler give a fascinating presentation on who left thought they Georgetown in the Civil War. would be back in a few weeks when the Ms. Buhler noted that, at the time, hostilities ended. the white residents of Georgetown were predominantly Southern leaning; Officers and the vast majority with roots in Mary- soldiers engulfed land and Virginia. Some of the pros- Georgetown. Soldiers perous Georgetown families, like the were bivouacked Peters of , owned farms in behind houses and in Maryland and Virginia, using slave camps on farms just Leslie Buhler speaking at March CAG Meeting labor to work them. A small minority north of Georgetown. of residents were immigrants from the The genteel atmosphere North. Nearly 1,400 were free of Georgetown was shattered by the African-Americans; another 577 were presence of 7,000 to 15,000 troops. enslaved African-Americans. Some The government turned several white Georgetowners were wealthy Georgetown houses and businesses but most were middle class workers, into hospitals and morgues. By 1863 such as: shopkeepers, butchers, police — midpoint in the war — about 600 officers, bakers, lawyers, carpenters, vessels a month were docking in and washerwomen. Georgetown to deliver supplies and take out wheat and other products. Tudor Place’s own Britannia Peter Kennon (Martha Washington’s descen- Ms. Buhler said the Civil War near- dent and first cousin of Mrs. Robert E. ly closed Georgetown University (then Lee) who had to allow Union soldiers College), as the student body dropped to be quartered at her home but did from 313 to 17. A total of 1,141 stu- not permit the war to be discussed in dents and alumni enlisted in the war, her presence. serving in both the Union and Con- federate forces. After the Second Bat- The large audience was captivated tle of Bull Run (Manassas) in 1862, hearing about the spies, conspirators, several campus buildings were turned conflicts and changes the Civil War into a hospital. We feel this legacy wrought in Georgetown. CAG Lesley chats with Robert Radin today as Georgetown students selected thanks Four Seasons manager Dirk blue (Union) and gray (Confederate) Burghartz and PR Director Liliana The election of Abraham Lincoln as the school’s official colors to cele- Baldassari for graciously hosting this in November of 1860 led to the brate the end of the war. meeting in the gorgeous Dumbarton secession of South Carolina a month Room. The refreshments were later. Georgetowners were torn in Leslie discussed many familiar delightful and it was a pleasure to their loyalties and were greatly con- churches, buildings, and houses of experience the Four Seasons’ striking cerned about the effects of war. With Georgetown that each has a detailed new interiors and stunning art work. the outbreak of war, most pro-South- and fascinating history from the Civil ern voices were quieted and distrust War. She told stories of numerous indi- —Betsy Cooley amongst neighbors was prevalent. viduals – from Louisa May Alcott to

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Donors to the 2013 Public Safety Program (As of March 27, 2013) Thanks to the generosity of the following people, CAG has raised over half of the required revenue for the 2013 Public Safety Program. We urge everyone else to contribute soon. Detailed information is on the website: www.cagtown.org.; you can also donate online. Or simply send your check to CAG made out to CAG Public Safety. All donations are tax deductible. Sentinel Catherine & Tom Tinsley Bob & Lee Jones Diane Colasanto & Beatrice van Roijen Russell Katz Andrew Kohut JohnWalda Joanne Kaufman Gail McKee Carol & Tom Wheeler Woodward A Kay Dina & George Perry Custodian Rebecca Klemm Eric & Sarah Rosand Anonymous Joan & David Konkel Vicki & Roger Sant Debra & Lyndon Abell Ann & Tom Korologos George & Elizabeth Stevens Les Silverman & Patty Abramson John & Michelle Korsmo Candy Hale RWL Ronald D. Abramson Kenny Kraft Management Group Madeleine Albright Pierre LaForce Protector Paavel Snejnevski & Joann Lewinsohn Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dodds Ioulia Alechina Nancy Lewinsohn John & Karen Ferguson Leon & Robyn Andris Ronald & Anne Lewis Teresa Heinz Michael J. Bayer Robert E. Lighthizer William & Samar Langhorne Ruthi Postow & Ron Birch James G. Lowenstein Zsuzsanna Karasz & John Lipsky Robert Bonnie Joyce Lowenstein Constance Milstein Dan Booker Frank & Dale Loy (CJM Foundation) Stephen Breyer John Lynch & Ellen Loughran Mrs. Anne Elizon Brown Warren Lux Defender Elizabeth Krenteman & Anonymous Harmon Burns III Elizabeth & Chester Burrell Mark Lysne 2501 Q Street Apartments Wendy Makins Nancy T. Bubes Brad Clark Patricia Clark Ann Malcolm Bev & Charley Casserly Nancy McKeon Mr. & Mrs. Peter Curley Edwin P. Conquest, Jr. Warren & Claire Cox Cathie & Kevin Martin Bradford Gray & Helen Darling Alexandra Armstrong & Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. Emes, Jr James and Karen Cruse Karen L. Daly Jerry McCoy Nick & Susan Farmer Patricia McLagan Sam R. Freeman (/NSCDA) Sally F. Davidson Carolina Mederos Enjum & Javed Hamid Caroline Ramsay & Hagnar Management Dumbarton United Methodist Church John Merriam Felix A. Jakob Starke Meyer Helen & David Kenney Karen B Fellner Tina Alster & Paul Frazer Jason L. Michel Kathryn Langdon Pamla & Powell Moore Chiswell Langhome Jr. Catherine B. Freedberg Elizabeth & Paul Friedman Helena Moynihan Shelley & Bruce Ross-Larson Rick & Karen Murphy Jerome & June Libin Richard Levy & Lorraine Gallard W. Caffey & Elizabeth Gibbens Starke Meyer Thomas Loughlin Teel Oliver W. M. McGreevey Melissa Glynn Anataonia & Robert Gordon Jose P. Ortiz Patrick McGettigan Adam Kemerer & Allan Wendt & Que D. Nguyen Susan Gschwendtner Paijit & Catherine Habanananda Josiah W. Osgood Carl Leubsdorf & Susan Page Nancy Eaton Page Nancy & Mark Penn Harold Ickes & Laura Handman Joan H Harris Shoshana Danon & Charles Eisen & Jackie Pletcher Michael J. Perkins Gloria Hidalgo Ernest (Michael) Higgins Ingola & John Hodges Diane Peterson William Lake & Morgan Hodgson Steven Phillips Berit & James Robertson Mrs. James Hurd Michele Jacobson Peter Schechter & Rosa Puech Barbara & Charles Rossoti Cirginia Poole & John Rentzepis William Plante & Robin Smith Allen Purvis & Jan Johnson Richard & Suzanne M. Johnson Mr. Smith’s of Georgetown Robert & Marion Rosenthal Robert L. Steiner Hans & Hillegonde Kaper Monika Holmgren-Konig & Diane C. Salisbury Mary Ellen Stroupe Allen Sandler Milton & Anne Thompson Harry D. Holmgren 7 G EORGETOWN C ITIZENS / A PRIL 2 0 1 3

Carl Golob & Elsa Santoyo Asher L Wheeler Rolland A. Langley Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Schiffman David & Ann Williams Caroline LeGarde Leena M. Sederlof Cathe & Edwin Williamson Louise Lynch Susan Silverman Stephen Wells & Jane Wilson Sara Mashek William Skelsey Mt Zion Methodist Church Neil & Debra McMahon Ronald & Frances Snider Other Thomas Mitchell Catharine Snowdon Eve Bacharach Valeria Van Brummelen & Carol & James Springer Jean-Claude Balcet Chris Newkirk Dr. & Mrs. Michael Stiglitz Elizabeth Shriver & Larry & Helen O’Brien Victoria Stack Jonathan Blake Carey Parker E. Anne Hobbs Struble Domnica E. Bottea Colm Mackernan & Mary & Bent Svensson Austin & Maisie Branson Eugenia Pastor Thomas Sweet Louise D. Brodnitz Malcolm & Pamela Peabody Carolyn S. Tager Ms. Frida Burling Kenneth G. Peters Rev. Mary Kay Totty Victoria Campbell Marta Hidalgo & Martin Petri Laura & Peter Unger Mrs. Oliviero Capello Sharon Hays, The Phoenix Elizabeth Verville Sonia F. Crow Thomas H. Quinn Robert Laycock & Thomas Vogt Guy & Martine deLusignan Susan Rappaport Robert vom Eigen Peter & Kay Dunkley David Roll Jenonne Walker Doris P. Gamser Antoinette Russin David J. Walsh Katherine Boone & Joshua Geltzer Rosemary Segalla Celia A. Ward Ph.D Paul Greenstein Dicky Sella Edward & Sheila Weidenfeld Lois & Dirk Jecklin Michel Sherman Bill & Jackie Weldon Beverly & Peter Jost Dena & Charles Verril Eileen Shields & Robin West Sarah L. Wells

Jackson Art Center Spring Open Studios Sunday, April 28

he artists of the Jackson Art enjoy refreshments and live music school building directly across from Center will open their studios while visiting the studios of artists . on Sunday, April 28, from 12 displaying works on paper, canvas T For information and to view Jack- pm to 5 pm. The twice-a-year event and fabric, in oil, acrylic, pencil, and is an invitation to the community to pastel, as well as photography, sculp- son artists’ work visit: www.jack- mingle with more than 40 local ture, ceramics and more. The Jack- sonartcenter.com or contact Eileen artists who make the Jackson Art son Art Center is located at 3050 R Egan 202-664-3765 or Center their workspace. Guests can Street NW, in a former DC public [email protected]

NEWSBYTES As anticipated, the US Postal Service has sold the historic Georgetown post office building to local developer Anthony Lanier, president of EastBanc, who plans to keep the post office on the first floor…Four Seasons and the Georgetown Group have acquired the West Heating Plant building on 29th street… Sweet Frog Yogurt, a frozen yogurt franchise out of Richmond, is coming to Wisconsin and S… J. Chocolatier closed its retail shop on 33rd with plans to sell their chocolates online… New hotel Graham Georgetown, located in the former Hotel Monticello, will offer rooftop dining at its Observatory restaurant… Discount shoe store DSW is slated to move into the former Georgetown Mall while J. Crew will be moving to a larger location across from Dean and Deluca…Patagonia hosts free community runs every Wednesday thru April 24th on local trails…The 10th annual Georgetown French Market will be held April 19 and 20 — expect to find discounts at partici- pating retailers, live music, art installations, and French fare.

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Book Hill Benefit On Wednesday, April 10th, The Friends of Book Hill Park will sponsor a benefit at the home of Cheryl and Mike Naeve to support and celebrate the final restoration phase of the Book Hill Park "Trident Fence" along Reservoir Road. Located on what was once the Washington Aqueduct's "High Service Reservoir”, the Georgetown Library and Book Hill Park today are graced by the original stone wall that surrounded the site. Portions of the 1871 trident-topped cast iron fence sit atop the wall. All proceeds from this event will directly assist the preserva- tion and maintenance of this vibrant and historically signifi- cant park. Individual tickets are $100, Couple tickets $150; Sponsor $1000; Benefactor $2500, Donor/Patron $5000. Please make checks payable to The Friends of Book Hill Park and send to 3219 Reservoir Road NW, Washington DC 20007. For more information contact [email protected].

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Citizens Association of Georgetown 1365 Wisconsin Ave NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20007 A Georgetown Neighbor and A Favorite 202 337-7313 of Washingtonians Since 1955 Fax: 202 333-1088 • Featuring Clothing by EILEEN FISHER E-mail: [email protected] • Fine Jewelry in Gold, Sterling, and Website: www.cagtown.org Semi-Precious Stone • Folk Art, Home Decor and Fine Art Board of Directors From Mexico Jennifer Altemus 1514 NW President 202-338-4404 www.thephoenixdc.com Gianluca Pivato Vice President Robert Laycock Treasurer Christopher Mathews Secretary

Brooke Carnot Diane Colasanto Karen Cruse Barbara Downs Hazel Denton Brad Gray Michele Jacobson Pamla Moore Bob vom Eigen Legal Advisor Richard deC. Hinds Executive Director Betsy Cooley Program Assistant, Jennie Buehler 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 Michele Jacobson

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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March Community Events and Calendar

Thurs. Apr. 4 Dumbarton House Benefit Auction; original works of art currently on exhibit in the museum will be auctioned off by Bonham's; reception at 6, auction at 7:30; tickets are $100; call to purchase 337-2288. Sat./Sun. Apr 6/7 Festival des Artistes: art exhibit and sale featuring artists from around the world; Duke Ellington School of the Arts, 35th and R Streets; sponsored by THIS for Diplomats; free; for more info contact Nan Coughlin: [email protected]. Sat. Apr. 6 25th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup; 9am-12pm; join volunteers in Washington DC, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia to help clean up and restore the beautiful river; visit www.potomaccleanup.org for registration information. Sat. Apr. 20 CAG Public Safety Block Captains Meeting; Meeting at Diane Colasanto’s home. Call or email CAG office for details. Sat./Sun. Apr. 19/20 10th Annual Georgetown French Market; 10 am – 5pm. Over 35 shops, cafés, and galleries along Wisconsin Avenue, from P Street to Reservoir Road, offer discounts, French fare, sidewalk sales, live music, art demos — and more. Mon.Apr. 22 CAG Meeting: Earth Day Tour of Georgetown University Regents Hall; reception at 7 in the Copley Formal Lounge; presentation by Ali Whitmer followed by group tours of the new LEED certified state-of-the-art science building Regents Hall. Sat. Apr. 27 Georgetown House Tour featuring nine of Georgetown's most beautiful homes; homes are open from 11 am to 5 pm; ticket price includes Parish Tea in Blake Hall at the historic St. John's Church (3240 O Street, NW) from 2 to 5. www.georgetownhousetour. com 338-1796. (See page 4) Apr. 27-28 Christ Church Georgetown Annual Art Show and Sale; Sat. 11- 4 pm Sun. 10 am – 2 pm; Christ Church 31st and O St, 338-2286.