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Village News APRIL 2011 301-656-2797 Volume 25, No. 11 page 3 Look who’s turning 25! Join your friends, family and neighbors as Friendship Heights celebrates Community Day at the Village Center on Wednesday, April 13, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. During this year’s celebration of the 25th anniversary of the open- ing of the Village Center, Famous Dave’s will provide two types of delicious barbeque — chicken and beef— with all the fixin’s. In addition, the Good Time Trio will entertain with swing and Dixieland tunes. It’s time to get Each year, Friendship Heights recognizes the anniversary of the official opening of the Village Center. Since its opening on April 13, 1986, the Center your red on! has become the heart of our community— a place where residents can come Springtime means baseball. Cheer together for lectures, concerts, movies, classes, teas and other special events. on the Nationals when they play the A limited number of tables will be available for those who are unable to stand in line. New York Mets in an evening game They will be served after those in the buffet lines. Wednesday, April 27. Dinner is “on your own” and there are plenty of choices. Near Cokie and Steve Roberts share their our seats are Five Guys, Papa John’s Pizza, the traditional Nats Dogs, special approach to Passover and Grays Grill and Dupont Deli Bestselling authors and journalists Our Haggadah has been the Roberts for healthier options. Also in the Cokie and Steve Roberts will discuss family’s handbook for each Seder and park are Ben’s Chili Bowl, Hard their book, Our Haggadah: Uniting Tra- comes from years of adapting their Times Café, and Teddy’s BBQ. We’ve ditions for Interfaith Families, and share Seders to welcome all who wish to had the same seats several years in their Passover traditions at the Village take part in the celebration. a row— under cover and near an Center on Thursday, April 14, at Cokie Roberts is a political com- elevator. It’s an easy walk with very 7:30 p.m. mentator for ABC News and a senior few stairs—perfect for all ages! when Cokie and Steve Roberts news analyst for National Public In December the Nationals signed met in college, they found common Radio. She is the author of We Are Our right fielder Jayson Werth to a ground in their shared values, despite Mothers’ Daughters, Ladies of Liberty, seven-year, $126 million contract, their different religious beliefs— she is and Founding Mothers. Steve Roberts the richest contract in franchise his- Catholic, he is Jewish. After they mar- is the author of From Every End of This tory. Is Werth worth it? Come see for ried, they began hosting a Passover Earth and My Fathers’ Houses. He has yourself! Seder that has evolved, over 45 years, worked as a journalist for more than We will leave the Village Center from a small family gathering into a forty years and appears as a political at 5:30 p.m. and return by 10 p.m. Washington tradition. analyst on the ABC radio network The cost of the trip, which includes Based on the time-honored Hag- and National Public Radio. Since 1997 a discounted ticket in Section 237, gadah—the text read throughout he has been the Shapiro Professor of transporation, and driver gratuity the evening that gives order to the Media and Public Affairs at George is $54. Residents and one guest may ritual meal— the Roberts’s book is a Washington University. Together sign up immediately; nonresidents practical guide for interfaith families. Cokie and Steve Roberts wrote From may sign up April 7. There are 24 Originally composed on a typewriter, This Day Forward. spaces available.

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Create an artful gift for mom Children ages 5 to 12 are invited to an art workshop, led Friendship Heights by curator Millie Shott, on Saturday, April 30, from 10 Village News a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Village Center. Children will create a mosaic flower pot and a beautiful card—perfect gifts for a mother or grandmother. The cost is $15 per child. www.friendshipheightsmd.gov Parents are not required to stay, but children must have Email: [email protected] completed kindergarten to participate. Sign up at the Village Center by April 27. This work- The Village News is a publication of the Village Council, the elected shop requires a minimum of eight students. For details, governing body of the Special Tax District of the Village of Friendship call the Center at 301-656-2797. Heights, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, 301-656- 2797. The newsletter is produced through the cooperative efforts of volunteers, Council members, and Village staff.

Advertising The deadline for reserving space for the May issue is April 5. For Build Your Future suggestions about news items or information on advertising rates, with a Trusted Advisor call 301-656-2797. Acceptance of advertising does not represent endorsement by the Village of Friendship Heights for any product At National or service, nor is the Village of Friendship Heights responsible for Capital Bank, representations made by advertisers. we believe that planning for your founder future should happen today. As Martin Kuhn an experienced, knowledgeable Editorial Staff financial advisor, I can assist you Melanie Rose White Anne Hughes O’Neil with everything from choosing Volunteer Editor Staff Writer, Advertising investments and estate Jennie Fogarty susan C. Zarriello planning to 401(k) and TSP Staff Writer Page Design/Layout rollovers. Whether you already have a portfolio, or are just Friendship Heights Village Council starting to save, National Melanie Rose White Capital Bank can help. Mayor Robert M. Schwarzbart R. Andrew Didden, Jr. Maurice Trebach Call me, Andrew Didden, Chairman Parliamentarian at 202-546-9310 to Investment Advisor Representative Leonard E. Mudd Leonard J. Grant schedule your personal Vice Chairman Historian appointment. Elizabeth Demetra Harris village manager Secretary Julian P. Mansfield Alvan M. Morris Treasurer

Located at: Children’s Art Camp Treat your child to an exciting week of art when the Village Center presents its summer art camp June 27 to 316 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003 • 202-546-8000 5228 44th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20015 • 202-966-2688 July 1, from 9:30 to 1 p.m. The cost is $225 per child. The www.NationalCapitalBank.com camp is open to children ages 5 -must have completed kindergarten— through age 12. Sign up at the Village Mutual funds, annuities and other investments available through Financial Network Investment Corporation, Member SPIC. Investments are not deposits, are not insured by the FDIC or any other regulatory agency, and are not obligations of or guaranteed by The National Capital Bank of Washington or Center. For details, call the Center at 301-656-2797. any other affiliated entity. Returns on such investments will fluctuate and investments are subject to risks, including the possible loss of principal. National Capital Bank and Financial Network are not affiliated.

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See in Follies Tour a treasure Join us for an evening perfor- among topiary gardens mance of the new Kennedy Center The Ladew Topiary Gar- production of one of James Gold- den in Monkton, Md., man and ’s was designed by Harvey greatest works, Follies, on Smith Ladew who had Wednesday, June 1. a passion for horses and Directed by Eric Schaeffer hunting, as well as a and starring Bernadette Pe- sense of humor. Join us ters, Follies is the winner of on Tuesday, May 10, seven and includes when we travel to Harf- such songs as “Broadway Baby,” ord County to see what has been called by the Gar- “I’m Still Here,” “Too Many den Club of America “the most outstanding topiary Mornings,” “Could I Leave You?” garden in America.” and “Losing My Mind.” The fine cast also includes We will begin by exploring the gardens of this spec- , Jan Maxwell, and Florence tacular 22-acre estate. Then, we’ll lunch in the Ladew Lacey (Norma Desmond in Signature’s Sunset Blvd Café. You may choose among the following selections this past winter). for lunch: chicken salad on a croissant, fresh mozza- The story is set at a reunion of former chorus girls Continued on page 15 Continued on page 15

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G19458village news.indd 3 3/25/11 3:09:12 AM International Relations Expert Daniel Serwer on Peacekeeping the Balkans, at the Village Center on at the United States Institute of Peace Thursday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. where he worked on preventing in- Dr. Serwer is a visiting scholar terethnic and sectarian conflict in Iraq in Conflict Management, as well as a and facilitated dialogue between Serbs senior fellow at the Center for Transat- and Albanians in the Balkans. Before lantic Relations, at the Johns Hopkins that, he was a minister-counselor at School of Advance International Stud- the Department of State as director of ies. Read his blog at www.peacefare. European and Canadian analysis. net and tweet @DanielSerwer. Please sign up for this lecture by He was previously Vice President calling 301-656-2797.

How do you build peace in societies emerging from conflict? Daniel Serw- er, senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, will discuss the situation in Afghanistan, as well as problems faced in Iraq, Palestine, Libya, and

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G19458village news.indd 4 3/25/11 3:09:14 AM Calling all singers! Even if you’ve never sung outside of tour of Phantom of the Opera in the The chorale will begin on April your shower, if you love music and role of Christine, as well as perform- 27, at 2 p.m. Rehearsals will last enjoy singing, come and join others in ing as a cabaret artist at The Kennedy between an hour and an hour and a brand new adult choral ensemble. Center. She teaches voice lessons a half. The 10-week series will cost This weekly Wednesday chorale class, from her home studio, is a choral $100; all sheet music is included. If led by Lisa Shaw, will meet weekly conductor, leads cabaret workshops, you’re still not sure about joining, to sing all kinds of music - classical, and has written and directed musi- come and try it the first week. A mini- Broadway favorites, folk tunes, spiri- cal theatre productions at a variety mum of 10 registered participants is tuals, jazz, standards and more. This of schools throughout the region, required to continue. Beginners to instructive class is designed for adults including Levine School of Music, seasoned singers are welcome! Read 55 and above and will teach basic Sidwell Friends, and Holy Trinity more details on page 11. music reading through choral singing School. Come and enjoy a mini-con- in three and/or four part harmony, cert performed by Lisa at the first proper breathing techniques, and will class on April 27. strengthen and improve voices. No A public sharing will be presented audition is required. at the end of the series for friends, Shred-It Lisa Shaw is a performer and a family, and members of the commu- The Shred-It truck returns to the teacher of voice, musical theatre, nity. In the future, other performanc- Village Tuesday, April 12, from 5 cabaret, and choral music to all ages. es may be scheduled throughout the to 7 p.m. The truck will park on As a professional singer of opera, community to include hospitals, local oratorio, musical theatre, and jazz for schools, and possibly the Kennedy Friendship Boulevard, adjacent to more than 25 years, she has per- Center’s Millennium Stage. Collabo- the Village Center. This service is formed all over the world. Highlights ration with other local choruses is for Village residents only. include performances at Lincoln also possible. This may be the next Center in New York City, a European Young at Heart chorus!

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G19458village news.indd 5 3/25/11 3:09:17 AM Playing on the big screen All movies begin at 7 p.m.

A Note from the Program Directors As a courtesy to our speakers, authors and performers... • Turn off cell phones • Do not take food or drink into the auditorium • Arrive on time for all events • Unless it is an emergency, please stay until the conclusion of the program. It is distracting to others in the audience and insulting to the presenters when people walk out. Plenty of time to catch the shuttle bus will always be allowed.

Thursday, April 7, 7 p.m. jealous of their love, fires Julian and forbids Victoria from — Movie — Inception — Os- performing. Julian and Victoria wed, and his career takes car-nominated for Best Picture, off, but she longs for an opportunity to dance. When Boris this unnerving sci-fi thriller makes an offer, she faces a heart wrenching choice. Stars stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Moira Shearer, Marius Goring, and Anton Walbrook. Dom Cobb, who earns a tidy Rated G. Running Time: 135 minutes. sum infiltrating the dreams of corporate titans to steal Thursday, April 28, 7:30 p.m.— No Movie — Da- their most closely held secrets. vid Serwer Lecture on Peacekeeping — see page 4 for Tapped by a rich industrialist details. for a job involving a rival’s heir, Cobb marshals a team of spe- cialists that includes his right-hand man, an architec- ture student and a chemist. Also stars Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Leviff and Ellen Page. Rated PG-13. Running Time: 148 minutes.

Thursday, April 14, 7:30 p.m. — No Movie — Cokie and Steve Roberts Booksigning - see page 1 for details.

Thursday, April 21, 7 p.m. — Movie — The Red Shoes — Fledgling ballerina Victoria falls in love with brilliant composer Julian while they collaborate on a ballet that makes her a star. But overbearing company owner Boris,

Driver Safety Program A one-day AARP Driver Safety Program will be offered Friday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Village Center. Graduates of the program may be eligible for a discount on their auto insurance premiums. The cost is $12 for AARP members (please bring your membership card to register) and $14 for nonmembers. Checks should be made out to AARP. A minimum of 12 students is required or the class will be cancelled. Students must bring their driver’s license and a ballpoint pen. Bar- bara Newland will be the instructor. Please register at the Village Center. Maximum number is 25.

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G19458village news.indd 6 3/25/11 3:09:20 AM ART and CULTURE Painting by Diana Wang Ink Paintings and Calligraphy at Friendship Gallery in April The CCACC (Chinese Culture and Community Serve Center) Art Club began eight years ago and has grown so large that the mem- bers no longer fit in their classroom. Some artists in the group have many years of experience; others have none. The club’s first public exhibit, entitled “From the Old Masters to New Inspirations,” will take place this month in Friendship Gallery. The exhibit runs from April 3 to May 1. All are invited to a recep- tion to meet the artists on Sunday, April 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Exhibit hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Art in the auditorium is occasionally not available for view- ing because of activities in that room; check with the front desk re- ceptionist when you arrive. Please note that all sales of art are final.

Survey says… Thanks to the 53 people who filled out and turned in the survey in the February Village News. All suggestions and comments were read, recorded, and passed along to Vil- lage staff and Council. And congratulations to Laurence Barrett who won the gift certificate to Clydes!

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G19458village news.indd 7 3/25/11 2:04:47 PM Friendship Heights Calendar Village Center of Events 2011

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1 2 9:15 a.m.: Drop-in Tai Chi 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club 10:30 a.m.: Coffee and There’s a new bridge club in town Current Events Looking for a bridge game? Village resident Nancy White has volunteered to organize a bridge club 10:30 a.m.: Strength that will meet Mondays from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Village Center, beginning May 2. Call Nancy at 301-652- Training with Cheryl 1 p.m.: Water Color 4119 and leave your name and phone number. She will try to match people according to playing level. Painting Participants are encouraged to bring partners. Cards will be supplied.

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 a.m.: Yoga 9:15 a.m.: Fit 4-Ever 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club 9:15 a.m.: Fit 4-Ever 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club 9:15 a.m.: Drop-in Tai Chi 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Coffee 10 a.m.: Great Books 8:30 a.m.: Depart 10:15 a.m.: Yiddish 9:30 a.m.: Tai Ji 10:30 a.m.: Coffee and and Sunday Papers 10:30 a.m.: Resistance for Richmond 11 a.m.: Chair Exercise 11 a.m.: Still Life Painting Current Events Training For Seniors with Tonya 9:30 a.m.: Tai Ji 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Village 10:30 a.m.: Strength 1 p.m.: Strength Training 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Blood 1 p.m.: Suburban Lec- Playtime Training with Cheryl with Tonya ture: The ABC’s of Pressure Screening 1 p.m.: Balance and Fall 1 p.m.: Water Color Blood Pressure 2:30 p.m.: Acrylic or Oil 3 – 4 p.m.: Tea Prevention Painting Painting 5 – 7 p.m.: Oral Cancer 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Suburban 6:15 p.m.: Scrabble 7 p.m.: Café Muse Screenings Nurse Specialist 6:45 p.m.: Acrylic or Oil 7:30 p.m.: Concert:Vocal 7 p.m.: Yoga 5 p.m.: Bridge Painting Arts Society 7 p.m.: Movie:Inception

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Coffee 9:15 a.m.: Fit 4-Ever 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club 6:30 to 8 p.m.: 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club 9:15 a.m.: Drop-in Tai Chi 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club and Sunday Papers 10 a.m.: Great Books 9:30 a.m.: Tai Ji Community Day 9:30 a.m.: Tai Ji 10:30 a.m.: Coffee and 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: 1 p.m.: Balance and Fall Current Events 10:30 a.m.: Resistance Prevention 11 a.m.: Still Life Painting Art Reception Training For Seniors 12 p.m.: Special Lunch 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Blood 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Village 1 p.m.: Strength Training Pressure Screening Playtime 1 p.m.: Concert with Tonya 3 – 4 p.m.: Tea 1 p.m.: Balance and Fall 1 p.m.: Water Color 2:30 p.m.: Acrylic or Oil 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Suburban Prevention Painting Nurse Specialist Painting 6:15 p.m.: Scrabble 5 p.m.: Bridge 8 P.M.: Friendship 6:45 p.m.: Acrylic or Oil 5 to 7 p.m.: Shred-it Heights Council Painting Meeting 7 p.m.: Pilates 7:30 p.m.: Book Signing 7:30 p.m.: Great Courses: with Cokie and Steve Poe’s Legacy Roberts

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Coffee 9:15 a.m.: Fit 4-Ever 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club 9:15 a.m.: Fit 4-Ever 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club 9:15 a.m.: Drop-in Tai Chi 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club and Sunday Papers 10 a.m.: Great Books 9:30 a.m.: Tai Ji 10:15 a.m.: Yiddish 9:30 a.m.: Tai Ji 10:30 a.m.: Coffee and 10:30 a.m.: Resistance Train- 11 a.m.: Village Book Club 11 a.m.: Chair Exercise with 11 a.m.: Still Life Painting Current Events ing For Seniors 12:30 p.m.: Vision Support Tonya 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Village 10:30 a.m.: Strength Training with Cheryl 1 p.m.: Strength Training 1 p.m.: Balance and Fall 1 p.m.: Portraiture in Pencil Playtime with Tonya Prevention and Pastel 1 p.m.: Balance and Fall 1 p.m.: Water Color Painting 2:30 p.m.: Acrylic or Oil 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Blood 7:30 p.m.: Tales in Prevention Painting Pressure Screening the Village with Slash 6:15 p.m.: Scrabble Coleman 3 – 4 p.m.: Tea 6:45 p.m.: Acrylic or Oil 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Suburban Painting Nurse Specialist 7 p.m.: Movie:The Red Shoes

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Coffee 9:15 a.m.: Fit 4-Ever 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club 9:15 a.m.: Fit 4-Ever 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club 9:15 a.m.: Drop-in Tai Chi 8:15 a.m.: Walking Club and Sunday Papers 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.: 9:30 a.m.: Tai Ji 10:15 a.m.: Yiddish 9:30 a.m.: Tai Ji 10:30 a.m.: Coffee and 10 a.m.- 1p.m.: Chil- MVA Bus 1 p.m.: Balance and Fall 11 a.m.: Chair Exercise 11 a.m.: Still Life Painting Current Events dren’s Art Workshop Prevention with Tonya 10 a.m.: Great Books 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Village 10:30 a.m.: Strength 1 p.m.: Portraiture in 1 p.m.: Strength Training 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Blood Playtime Training with Cheryl Pressure Screening Pencil and Pastel with Tonya 1 p.m.: Balance and Fall 3 – 4 p.m.: Tea 1 p.m.: Health Insurance 2:30 p.m.: Acrylic or Counseling Prevention Oil Painting 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Suburban 2 p.m.: Choral Ensemble: 6:15 p.m.: Scrabble Nurse Specialist concert and class 6:45 p.m.: Acrylic or Oil 5 p.m.: Bridge 5:30 p.m.: Depart for Painting 7 p.m.: Pilates Nationals Park 7:30 p.m.: Daniel Serwer 7:30 p.m.: Great Courses: 7:30 p.m.: Concert:Friday on Peacebuilding Nathaniel Hawthorne Morning Music Club

Shuttle bus hours The Village Book Club will Monday through Friday 6:40 a.m. to 9:40 p.m. meet this month on Tues- Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. day, April 19, at 11 a.m. The book selection is Hotel Village Center Hours on the Corner of Bitter and Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sweet by Jamie Ford. Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Friendship Heights Village Center is open to everyone. People who live or work in the Village are especially welcome.

G19458calendar.indd 1 3/25/11 2:20:35 PM Classes and Clubs PLEASE SIGN UP AT LEAST 48 HOURS BEFORE THE START OF A SESSION – A CLASS MAY BE CANCELED IF IT DOES NOT HAVE A MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED. PARTICIPANTS MUST PAY FOR THE FULL SERIES - NO REFUNDS AFTER CLASS BEGINS.

All participants in fitness classes as well as Drop-in Tai Chi are required to sign a liability waiver when they register.

ART BALANCE AND FALL Pilates/Yoga mat and bath towel. PREVENTION (Tuesday) Minimum number is 10- class will BASIC WATER This 10-week class begins April 12. be cancelled if we do not have COLOR PAINTING Meets Tuesdays, from 1 to 1:50 p.m. minimum by noon on April 12. A 6-week course for all skill lev- See description above. The cost is Sorry- no exceptions. Questions? els, taught by Millie Shott, begins $105 for residents; $110 for nonresi- Email [email protected]. May 6. Meets Fridays from 1 to 3 dents. Session ends June 14. Session ends May 24 (class will not p.m. Covers mixing colors, washes, meet April 19). brush textures, landscape and CHAIR EXERCISE florals. Students supply brushes, WITH TONYA STRENGTH TRAINING paper and painting board. Supply This 8-week class begins May 25. WITH CHERYL list available at sign-up. The cost is Meets Wednesdays, from 11 to This 6-week class begins April 8. $70. Maximum number is 10. Last 11:50 a.m. The class, taught by Meets Fridays, from 10:30 to 11:30 a. class is June 10. Tonya Walton, is especially for m. The class, taught by Cheryl people who want to tone upper and Clark, will enhance range of motion PORTRAITURE lower body muscles, as well as im- and strengthen muscles and work IN PENCIL AND PASTEL prove strength and energy, through on balance and posture. The cost is This 6-week class, taught by Mari- chair exercises. The cost is $82 for $55 for residents; $60 for nonresi- anne Winter, begins April 20. Meets residents; $89 for nonresidents. dents. Session ends May 20 (class Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. Stu- Session ends July 20 (class will not will not meet April 15). dents will concentrate on achieving meet June 29). likeness using photos or reproduc- STRENGTH TRAINING tions of artwork. Please bring a MAT PILATES WITH TONYA pad and pencil or pastel to the first This class is going back to the mat! This 8-week class begins May 16. class. Some previous experience in The 6-week session begins April 12. Meets Mondays, from 1 to 1:50 p.m. drawing is necessary. The cost is $70 Meets Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. The class, taught by Tonya Walton, for residents; $75 for nonresidents. Pilates is a total-body conditioning focuses on increasing mobility, flex- Maximum number is 8. Last class is program, which is revitalizing, but ibility, balance, and overall strength. May 25. not exhausting. Pilates movements The cost is $82 for residents; $89 for tone the body from ‘the inside nonresidents. Session ends July 25 out’ bringing about core-strength, (class will not meet May 30, June 27, EXERCISE AND FITNESS muscle balance and proper spinal and July 4). alignment. This class is for both be- BALANCE AND FALL ginners and intermediate students. YOGA (Day) PREVENTION (Thursday) Please check with your physician This 11-week class in Hatha Yoga The 10-week session begins April before signing up for this course; for beginning and continuing stu- 14. Meets Thursdays, from 1 to not recommended for pregnant dents is taught by Robin Dinerman 1:50 p.m. The class will focus on women. Instructor Ginger Russell and begins May 1. Meets Sundays simple exercises that improve has taught Pilates for 7 years at the from 9 to 10:20 a.m. The session overall balance. The cost is $105 for Village Center and is certified in includes semi-strenuous postures, residents; $110 for nonresidents. Pilates by both PhysicalMind In- stretches, and coordinated breath- Session ends June 16. Questions? stitute and Powerhouse Pilates. The ing, as well as a quiet period for re- Email instructor Tonya Walton at cost is $85 for residents and $90 laxation and meditation. Wear loose [email protected]. for nonresidents. Please bring a clothing, bring a blanket or large

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G19458village news.indd 10 3/25/11 3:09:30 AM towel and mat (can be purchased at COFFEE AND turns suggesting books and leading class). Don’t eat for 2 hours before CURRENT EVENTS the meetings. Dates and book titles class. The cost is $132 for residents; This long-running discussion are announced in the newsletter. Classes and Clubs $138 for nonresidents. Class will group meets informally every Fri- not meet May 29 or July 3. Session day from 10:30 a.m. to noon. VILLAGE PLAY TIME ends July 24. To get a preview of the Games, toys and play equipment will class, watch “Cherryblossom Yoga GREAT BOOKS be set out in the auditorium most with Robin Dinerman,” on Cable DISCUSSION GROUP Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Channel 16, Wednesdays at 8:30 Meets Mondays from 10 a.m. to Children must be accompanied by a p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. noon. Contact Jean McNelis at 301- caregiver, friend, or family member 656-6695. over age 13. YOGA (Evening) This 11-week class in Hatha Yoga HEALTH INSURANCE VISION SUPPORT for beginning and continuing stu- COUNSELING LUNCH AND LEARN dents is taught by Robin Dinerman Free assistance offered by the A partnership of the Prevention and begins May 2. Meets Mondays Maryland Cooperative Extension’s of Blindness Society of Metropoli- from 7 to 8:20 p.m. See description Senior Health Insurance Assistance tan Washington and the Village of above. The cost is $132 for residents; Program. Usually meets on the sec- Friendship Heights. Meets the third $138 for nonresidents. Class will not ond and fourth Wednesdays of each Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m. meet May 30 or July 4. Session ends month from 1 to 3 p.m. Please call for a brown bag lunch and discus- July 25. 301-590-2819 for an appointment. sion with an invited speaker. Con- tact Janet Morrison at 301-538-9358 Scrabble for more information. MUSIC Scrabble players meet at the Center Thursdays at 6:15 p.m WALKING CLUB ADULT CHORAL ENSEMBLE Leaves the Center every Tuesday, This 10-week series is for all levels- TEA Thursday and Saturday at 8:15 a.m. beginners to seasoned singers are Village residents and their guests for a walk through a nearby neigh- welcome. Begins April 27. Meets are invited to tea every Tuesday borhood. Contact Helen Davis at Wednesdays at 2 p.m. for ninety from 3 to 4 p.m. Hot beverages, 301-718-6340 for more information. minutes. Directed by Lisa Shaw, cookies and fruit are served . performer and a teacher of voice, YIDDISH musical theatre, cabaret, and choral VILLAGE BOOK CLUB Meets Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. to music. Cost is $100, which includes The book club meets one Tuesday speak and read in Yiddish. Contact all sheet music and a public perfor- morning a month to discuss books Maurice Singer at 202-362-0883 for mance at the end of the series. First chosen by the group. Members take more information. class is open to all and will include a mini-concert performed by Lisa. Class will not meet May 18 and You are cordially invited… June 29. Last class is July 13. More Join us for lunch and a concert on Lunch begins at 12 p.m. The cost is details on page 5. Friday, April 15, when Chef Nikki $10. The absolute deadline to re- Haddad will prepare a delicious serve your lunch is Friday, April 8. meal for us and Eric Abrahamson Eric Abrahamson is the music ONGOING GROUPS, CLUBS will present a special program of director for Knott’s Berry Farm AND OTHER ACTIVITIES Ragtime and Tin Pan Alley. and Cedar Fair Parks in Califor- BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING/ Ms. Haddad, who owns a business nia and a frequent entertainer on SUBURBAN NURSE called The Little Chef and teaches Main Street in Disneyland. He A Suburban Hospital nurse offers cooking classes, is known for prepar- is also a composer of television free blood pressure screenings ing fresh, healthy cuisine. Our menu soundtracks, and has written for Tuesdays from 12:30 to 4:30 p. will be shrimp or chicken breast over 20 shows. This rousing con- m. The nurse is also available for (please choose at sign-up) with fresh cert, featuring Ragtime and Tin consultations Tuesdays from 2:30 greens, couscous, tomatoes, and Pan Alley hits from the golden age to 4:30 p.m. cucumbers with braised green beans of songwriting, begins at 1 p.m. and rolls. Dessert will be cheesecake.

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Performances will be held each Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Huntley Hall of the Village Center. The third Wednesday of each month will feature storytelling.

Wednesday, April 6 — Vocal Arts Society— Vocal Arts DC is proud to present the 2011 Discovery Series Storyteller Slash singers at The Friendship Heights Village Center. So- Coleman comes to pranos Laura Strickland and Melissa Wimbish accom- panied by Timothy McReynolds will present a varied the Center program of songs from Debussy to Previn, from Rossini Tales in the Village welcomes Slash to Copland, from the music of Schubert and Wolf to the Coleman to the Village Center for 20th century offerings of Musto and Leiter. The reper- an evening of storytelling NPR calls toire will be tied together with engaging commentary ìextremely provocative and entertainingî on Wednesday, by renowned voice teacher Elizabeth Daniels. April 20, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Vocal Arts DC is known for presenting the stars of to- Descended from a grandfather who was a dancer at the morrow and this performance is no exception! Moulin Rouge, a grandmother who was a painter, and a father who is a prolific sculptor, Slash draws much of his Wednesday, April 13 — No Concert — Community material from being raised by an offbeat, creative fam- Day — see page 1 for details. ily. Often addressing the outright humor of being raised Jewish in the south by family of immigrants, his stories Wednesday, April 20 — Tales in the Village with also speak of the profound cultural challenges heís experi- Slash Coleman — see story to the right. enced and the inspiration he continues to draw from his own mother who is a Holocaust survivor. With a personal Wednesday, April 27 — Friday Morning Music Club history steeped in a duality of skepticism and faith, dis- — A talented group of student and professional per- couragement and hope he has been a welcome addition to the storytelling world. formers present a program of classical music. Best known for his PBS special and Off-Broadway one man show, The Neon Man and Me, he has also been 205280 CCN 3.58x3.58 Ad.pdf 1 1/11/11 12:29 PM featured as at the 2010 National Storytelling Conference, 2009 National Storytelling Festival, Stone Soup Storytell- ing Festival and the 2008 Oral History Performance Con- We Value Your Trust ference at Columbia University Slash currently lives in his Locally founded and managed by nurses. hometown of Richmond, Virginia where he continues to Referring exceptional companions and nurses for write and develop material for the stage, film and TV. 35 years. Home care services available from 2 to 24 hours.

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time to fix a lunch. Dessert and Oral cancer Vision beverage are provided. For those screenings Support Group: observing Passover, Matzo will be Dr. Flavio Rasetto, Friendship Heights available. Service animals The Vision Support Group is a dentist and prosthodontist, will partnership of the Prevention of administer free oral cancer screenings are working Blindness Society of Metropoli- at the Village Center, on Wednesday, animals – not pets! tan Washington and the Village April 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. Service animals provide safety, in- of Friendship Heights. Please call The American Cancer Society dependence and mobility to people 301-656-2797 to register. Remember recommends a comprehensive oral with partial sight and other dis- you don’t have to have poor sight exam annually. Oral cancer can abilities. These animals are trained to participate. develop in any part of the mouth, to perform tasks – such as pulling including on the lips, cheeks, floor wheelchairs, alerting people who The ABC’s or roof of the mouth, tongue, sinuses are hearing impaired or deaf, alert- and throat. One-third of oral cancer ing and protecting a person hav- of Blood Pressure now occurs in patients younger than ing a seizure, and, guiding people Suburban Hospital’s HeartWell 55. Early detection offers the best who are blind or have partial sight. nurse, Leni Barry, will discuss pre- chance of survival. Being screened by Bring a bag lunch to the Village venting and managing high blood a doctor or dentist annually is very Center on Tuesday, April 19, at pressure at this month’s Suburban important. 12:30 p.m. and discuss this impor- Health Lecture at the Village Center Ten-minute screenings will be tant topic with a volunteer from on Wednesday, April 6, at 1 p.m. held in the Center’s health room. Call Fidos for Freedom. There is no cost for the talk, but 301-656-2797 to make an appointment. Peanut butter, jelly, and bread please call 301-656-2797 to let us A maximum of 12 can be screened. will be supplied if you don’t have know if you plan to attend.

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G19458village news.indd 13 3/25/11 3:09:36 AM is included in the anthologies, Full Moon on K Street, and Cafe Muse presents… 180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day, and The Par- This month’s Café Muse, on Monday, April 4, at adelle. Nan Fry is the author of two collections of poetry, 7 p.m., presents Grace Cavalieri’s The Poet’s Cookbook: Relearning the Dark and Say What I Am Called, a chapbook Recipes from Germany including Karren Alenier, Tina of translations. Patricia Gray is the author of Rupture. Daub, Nan Fry, Patricia Gray, Katherine Williams with Ms. Gray created and directs the Poetry at Noon program tribute to Robert Sargent. at the Library of Congress. She recently retired as head Grace Cavalieri is the author of numerous books of of the Library’s Poetry and Literature Center. Katherine poems including Millie’s Sunshine Tiki Villas, and plays in- Williams is the author of Portrait of the Artist as Poet. cluding Anna Nicole: Blonde Ambition The Poet’s Cookbook: Café Muse opens at 7 p.m. with classical guitar by Recipes from Germany is a result of collaboration with Michael Davis; readings begin at 7:30. Attending poets are chef-poet Sabine Pascarelli. invited to participate in an open reading that concludes Karren LaLonde Alenier is the author of five collec- the program. A sign-up sheet will be available at 7 p.m. tions of poetry, including Looking for Divine Transportation. Café Muse is presented by The Village of Friendship Gertrude Stein Invents a Jump Early On, her jazz opera with Heights and The Word Works, a nonprofit literary orga- composer William Banfield and Nancy Rhodes premiered nization that has sponsored public programs for over 30 in New York City in June 2005. Tina Daub’s recent work years. For more information visit www.wordworksdc.com.

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G19458village news.indd 14 3/25/11 3:09:39 AM Follies, continued from page 3 Topiary Gardens, continued from page 3 and focuses on two couples and their memories of rella, tomatoes and basil on foccacia, turkey breast with singing and dancing in the lively vaudevillian days provolone cheese and cranberry mayonnaise on a crois- between the two World Wars. sant, or a harvest salad with salad greens, mandarin or- We will leave the Center at 6:30 p.m. and return by anges, and walnuts served with a raspberry vinaigrette. 11 p.m. The cost of the trip, which includes an Orches- Please choose menu selections at sign-up. Afterward, tra ticket (discounted 10%), transportation, and all we’ll enjoy a guided tour of the Ladew House, which is gratuities is $115. The deadline to register is April filled with antiques and paintings, whimsical touches 28. Residents and one guest may sign up immedi- and imaginative creations. The Oval Library is includ- ately; nonresidents may sign up April 7. There are 24 ed in the book “100 Most Beautiful Rooms in America.” spaces available. The garden, divided into 15 different areas, will be in bloom with spring flowers. But the main attractions are the topiaries. A hunting scene includes a horse, rider, fox, and hounds, which are all clipped yews. A topiary camel is a reminder of a friend of Mr. Ladew, Lawrence of Arabia. You’ll also see a giraffe, goat, swan, reindeer, tein rabbit, unicorn and dogs. perling We will leave Friendship Heights Village Center at Attorneys at Law 9 a.m. and return home at 4:30 p.m. The cost is $59, which includes lunch, admission to the gardens, guided Measuring Success by Results Since 1978 tour of the house, transportation and all gratutities. Business & Tax‡Civil Litigation Sign-ups for residents and one guest begin immediately; Criminal Law‡Employment Law David B. Torchinsky Estate Planning & Probate‡Family Law Of Counsel for nonresidents April 8. There are 30 spaces available. Injury Law‡Municipal Law Estate Planning & Probate This trip involves walking on natural grass and Real Estate & Land Use Tax Law mulched areas. The house tour involves a set of Stein, Sperling, Bennett, De Jong, Driscoll & Greenfeig, P.C. :0LGGOH/DQH5RFNYLOOH0'‡  ‡ZZZVWHLQVSHUOLQJFRP stairs.

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G19458village news.indd 15 3/25/11 3:09:43 AM year at the same low tax rate. The Council still will need Village Council Corner to be mindful of overall economic conditions and how they will affect the Village. The budget is summarized Council Approves FY 2012 Village Budget below: Following the second and final public hearing on the FY TOTAL REVENUES $1,858,000 2012 Village Budget on March 14, the Council unani- EXPENDITURES mously approved the budget and tax rate. The tax General Government 1,096,900 rate will remain at 4 cents per $100 assessed property Public Safety 103,400 value, maintaining the lowest rate allowed under our charter for the sixth year in a row. Public Works 514,000 As described in our 2010 Annual Report, for FY 2012 Health/Education/Social 17,000 a deficit is anticipated again, but the deficits over the Recreation and Parks 229,000 past three years are still well below the surplus generat- TOTAL OPERATING EXPEND. $1,960,300 ed in FY 2009. Our strong financial condition, combined with careful financial management, will allow us to con- Surplus/(Deficit) ($102,300) tinue to offer our wonderful array of services next fiscal TOTAL EXPENDITURES $1,858,000

Other Council actions at the March 14 meeting: • Appointed judges for get! May 9 Village Council for election. Don’t • Approved support for Montgomery Friendship Hts. extending approval of Geico development.

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