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Shaanvhi Jayaram works on a lady-bug puzzle outside on the Plaza atthe Arlington campus of GeorgeMason University for the Earth DayCelebration sponsored byArlingtonians for Clean Environment.

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EVERY FRIDAY IN APRIL5k Fridays Race Series. 6:30 p.m. in

Crystal City. Organized by PacersRunning Store, runners can enjoy aprofessionally timed and certifiedcourse. $20/race or $60/series. Visithttp://runpacers.com/race/crystal-run-5k-fridays/ to register.

THURSDAY/APRIL 25Memory Screening Day. 9 a.m.-noon

at Langston-Brown Senior Center.Get a confidential screening to detectany memory problems and getinformation about successful aging.Schedule an appointment or getinformation at 703-237-9048.

Public Scoping Meeting. 6:30-8:30p.m. at Little Theater at Washington-Lee High School, 1301 N. Stafford St.Discuss an Environmental Assessmentfor the rehabilitation of the ArlingtonMemorial Bridge.

SATURDAY/APRIL 27Basic Literacy Tutor Training

Workshop. 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. atJames Lee Community Center, 2855Annandale Road, Falls Church.Become a volunteer tutor to adultswho want to improve literacy skills.$50/books, materials and othertraining items. Must attend bothsessions. Visit www.lcnv.org or 703-237-0866.

SUNDAY/APRIL 28Workshop. 4:15 p.m. at Shirlington

Library. Get introduced to Ayurvedathrough meditation and yoga. Free.All ages welcome.

MONDAY/APRIL 29Meditation. 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady

Queen of Peace Catholic Church,2700 S. 19th St. Sponsored byInterfaith Meditation Initiative. Visitwww.interfaithgatherings.org.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 1Deadline. Rock Spring Garden Club

will hold its fourth annual Garden ofthe Year competition this spring forArlington County residents.Applications are due May 1 and canbe downloaded atwww.rockspringardenclub.com.

SATURDAY/MAY 4Gala. 7 p.m.-midnight at Sheraton

Pentagon City Hotel. The NorthernVirginia Alumnae Chapter of DeltaSigma Theta Sorority, Inc. ishonoring people in the science,technology, engineering and

mathematics field, along with thescholarship recipients from localschools. Enjoy a silent auction,dinner, dancing and more. $165/person. Visit www.nvdecs.org fortickets.

SUNDAY/MAY 5Meditation and Buddhism

Introductory Class. 12:30-1:30p.m. at Vajrayogini Buddhist Center,Randolph Towers, 4001 N. 9th St.,Suite 105. Teachings, guidedmeditation and Q&A. $10. Visitwww.meditation-dc.org or 202-986-2257.

Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. atGlencarlyn Library, 300 S.Kensington St. Master Gardeners ofNorthern Virginia and VirginiaCooperative Extension will host asale of native plants, herbs, sun- andshade-loving perennials, tropicals,ferns, shrubs, trees and annuals. CallJudy Funderburk at 703-671-5310.

Service of Remembrance. 7 p.m. atSt. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 420 N.Glebe Road. The service is for thosewho have lost a loved one at anytime or would like to remember thosewho have died. A reception willfollow. Free. 703-536-6606 orwww.saint-peters.org.

MONDAY/MAY 6Free Workshop. Virginia Cooperative

Extension and Master Gardeners ofNorthern Virginia will hold a freeworkshop on outdoor pests from 7-8:30 p.m. at the FairlingtonCommunity Center, 3308 S. StaffordSt. Register at 703-228-6414 orwww.mgnv.org.

DEADLINE MAY 10The Arlington School Board is

currently looking for individuals toserve on three advisory councils: thebudget advisory council, the advisorycouncil on instruction and theadvisory council on school facilitiesand capital programs. The boardanticipates filling a number ofvacancies on both councils for the2013-14 school year. Applications aredue by Wednesday, May 10.Applications are available by callingthe School Board office at 703-228-6015. For additional volunteeropportunities visit www.apsva.us/volunteer.

Leadership Arlington YouthProgram. Leadership Arlington isseeking promising rising juniors andseniors from area high schools toapply online at www.leadershiparlington.org/programs/apply/youth-programapply. The LeadershipArlington Youth Program is designedto enhance leadership skills andawareness of the need forphilanthropy, community service andcivic participation.

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Elenor Hodges, executive director of Arlingtoniansfor Clean Environment, talks to Margaret at one ofthe children’s events offered at the Earth Day Expoon Sunday afternoon.

10,000 Villages filled a table with dozens of hand-made items that were available for sale at the EarthDay Celebration. 10,000 Villages is located on KingStreet in Alexandria. Pictured are Alicia Green-wood, Peggy Seufert and Molly Caton.

Jonathan Clegg works his legson a bike to make enough en-ergy to power light bulbs.

Girl Scouts Jessie Foster andAsmita Shah offer free reusableshopping bags to visitors at theExpo. The scouts are participat-ing in a regional “Going GreenTwinning With China” project.


Energy conservation, eco-friendlycommuting, healthy homes, andsustainable living were just someof the items on the menu for the

Green Living Expo and Arlington EarthWeek Community Fair that took place thisEarth Day at Founders Hall in the Arling-ton Campus of the George Mason Univer-sity. The vendor hall showcased more than50 exhibitors with a variety of planetfriendly services and products. The SundayEarth Day Celebration was sponsored byArlingtonians for Clean Environment (ACE).

The event featured information on greenlifestyles for homeowners, condo owners,apartment renters, students and families.Exhibitors covered a variety of environmen-tal topics including energy conservation,eco-friendly transportation, solid-waste re-duction, sustainable food and gardening,green home remodeling, sustainable land-scaping, and healthy home products.

Phoenix Bikes Shop stafferEdoardo Buenaobra works on thepeddles of a bike on the plazaduring the Expo.

Stephen Green, Henry Dunbar andEver Franco race to finish chang-ing a tire during an in-housecompetition on among the ownersand staff of Phoenix Bikes Shop.

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Plans for Arlington officials toreceive federal money for aproposed $250 million street-

car line have been derailed, althoughcounty leaders say they are pressingahead anyway. Meanwhile, critics ofthe proposed streetcar system are call-ing for an independent cost-benefitanalysis thatcompares ab u s - r a p i dtransit sys-tem to as t r e e t c a rline.

“ W e ’ v edone thea n a l y s i s .We’ve doneall the stud-ies that needto be done,”said CountyB o a r dC h a i r m a nW a l t e rTejada. “Andif there isa n y t h i n gelse, we willtake a lookat it downthe line.”

Critics saythat’s nottrue. Al-though a re-turn-on-in-v e s t m e n tstudy wasconductedas part of analternatives analysis, those who arecalling for an independent cost-ben-efit analysis say that’s not adequate.They say they would like to see a side-by-side analysis showing economicdevelopment benefits of a bus-rapidtransit system compared to a street-car line. Newly elected County Boardmember Libby Garvey said citizens are

FederalMoneyDerailedStreetcar criticssay now is timefor independentcost-benefit analysis.

“They aremisinformingthe pubic if theyare trying toleave theimpression thata second bid isrequiredbecause it’s not.Whether theyare deliberatelydoing that oraccidentallydoing it I haveno idea.”

— Peter Rousselot,Arlingtonians forSensible Transit


A Very ‘Green’ RoofThe Energy House will hold its next Education andDemonstration Showcase, Energy House Six, on April27 and 28 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at 2617 N.Nottingham St. in Arlington. Built by Arlington De-signer Homes LLC, the home features a living greenroof and an advanced storm water managementsystem. The N. Nottingham property has additionalenergy features not normally seen in new construc-tion such as passive solar gain, water reclaimingrain gardens and LED lighting. Energy House is apartnership of companies in the Northern Virginiaarea that work together to provide residential energyupgrades through weatherization, insulation, smarttechnologies, solar thermal, HVAC, and geothermal.

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Federal Money Derailedstill missing a complete financial picture.

“There are some statements made that, on just sortof general survey data, how people feel about busesand there are little pie charts there,” said Garvey.“There’s not real data there at all.”

THE PROPOSED STREETCAR line has createdsharp divisions in Arlington County, even amongmembers of the Arlington Democratic Committeethat control the county’s politics. Garvey was electedafter campaigning against the streetcar. And one ofthe leading forces of opposition is Peter Rousselot,former party chairman. During a recent forum aboutthe streetcar, he spoke out against the public-privatepartnership guidelines that were approved by theCounty Board late last year.

“One of the biggest flaws is that they can approvea multi-million dollar contract to construct the street-car with no competitive bidding,” Rousselot at thetime. “I think that’s a tremendous mistake in light ofthe experiences in other parts of the state.”

County Manager Barbara Donnellan responded bysaying that Rousselot’s statement was “absolutelyuntrue.” Now county leaders acknowledge that acontract can, in fact, be approved even if Arlingtondoes not receive a second bid. Though a spokes-woman, Donnellan declined repeated requests to beinterviewed about her letter to the editor. Instead,she issued a written statement outlining why shebelieved Rousselot’s statement may have been un-true. “The County took Mr. Rousselot’s comments tomean that the County could receive an unsolicited

proposal and take it from that stage to contract awardwithout any opportunity for competition,” wroteDonnellan.

Rousselot says that’s not what he said, and it’s notwhat he meant.

“They are misinforming the pubic if they are try-ing to leave the impression that a second bid is re-quired because it’s not,” said Rousselot. “Whetherthey are deliberately doing that or accidentally do-ing it I have no idea.”

EARLIER THIS MONTH, the Federal Transit Ad-ministration did not include Arlington on a list ofprojects that might advance forward in the processfor receiving funding under the federal Small Startsprogram in 2014. Supporters of the streetcar line saythe federal money would have funded only about 30percent of the program anyway. More significantly,new money is now available for transportation inpart because of the historic funding package ap-proved by Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell.

“We are in a different transportation finance situ-ation than we were when we submitted this applica-tion,” said County Board member Chris Zimmerman.“We now have funding more than sufficient to coverthe Small Starts grant that we had been applyingfor.” Zimmerman dismissed calls for an independentcost-benefit analysis of bus-rapid transit versus street-car.

“If you are against the project and you don’t wantto do it, then you can argue endlessly that there’ssome study that should be done by somebody elsethat will produce the results you want.”

To honor Momon Mother’s Day,send us your favor-ite snapshots of youwith your Mom andThe Connection willpublish them in ourMother’s Day issue.Be sure to includesome informationabout what’s goingon in the photo,plus your name andphone number andtown of residence.To e-mail digitalphotos, send to:arlington@connec

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Crime

The following incidents were reportedby the Arlington Police Department.

ROBBERY BY FORCE, 1400 blockof N. Herndon Street. At 10:41 p.m. onApril 11, a female victim was walking toher parked vehicle when an unknownmale subject approached her. The sub-ject forcefully stole the victim’s walletand fled the scene by foot. The suspectis described as an approximately 25-year-old white male, 6’0” tall and 170lbs. During the crime, the suspect waswearing a dark plaid shirt and a baseballcap.

ARMED ROBBERY, 200 block of S.Glebe Road. At 9:45 p.m. on April 13, ajuvenile subject was walking homewhen he was approached by four sub-jects with ski masks and all blackclothing from behind. One of the sub-jects brandished a knife and demandedthe victim’s iPhone. The victim handedover his phone and the subjects fled thescene on foot.

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, 3000block of S. Abingdon Street. On April 11at 10 p.m., a male subject brandished aknife and demanded money from a vic-tim who was sitting on a park bench.The victim immediately dialed 911 andthe subject fled the scene on foot. Thesuspect is described as a Hispanic male,approximately 5’7” tall and had pulledhis white t-shirt up over his head to con-ceal his face. The suspect remainsat-large.

RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT OFCHILDREN, 2600 block of ShirlingtonRoad. At 9 a.m. on April 11, policepulled over a vehicle occupied by twoadults and seven young children.

All of the children were under the ageof 3 years old, and none of them werebuckled in with any type of safety re-

straints. One child was unsecured andsitting in the lap of the adult in the frontpassenger seat. Two of the childrenwere seated in the rear cargo area of thevehicle, which had no seats and no re-straints. When police questioned thetwo adult suspects, it was found thatthey were the owners of a daycare cen-ter in Alexandria.

None of the children were physicallyinjured, and all of the children were re-turned to their parents. A 34-year-oldwoman and a 37-year-old woman, bothof Alexandria, were charged with sevencounts of contributing to the delin-quency of a minor. Both have beenreleased on summons.

PEEPING TOM, 4400 block of S.31st Street. At 10:13 p.m. on April 12,two female victims were inside theirresidence when they saw a male subjectlooking inside their apartment windows.When one of the victims opened up theback door of the residence, the subjectfled the immediate area and was seenhiding behind trees. A K9 search wasnegative and the suspect remains at-large.

He was described as a white Hispanicmale, in his late 30s with short blackhair. He was wearing a black t-shirt andbaggie jeans at the time of the incident.

BURGLARY, 4600 block of S. 34thStreet. Between 7:30 and 8 p.m. onApril 11, a victim went on a walk in hisneighborhood. When he returned home,it was discovered that a laptop had beenstolen from the kitchen. There were nosigns of forced entry and there is nosuspect(s) description.

BURGLARY, 700 block of S. OdeStreet. Between 3 and 8:30 p.m. onApril 13, an unknown subject(s) entereda residence and stole a 13” MacbookPro. There is no suspect(s) description.

Chamber of Commerce Valor Awards The Arlington Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual public safety valor awardsluncheon on April 17 at the Fort Myers Officers Club. The honorees are: ArlingtonCounty Office of Emergency Management, Donald Winsock - Life-Saving Award;Arlington County Fire Department, Captain Trevor Burrell - Meritorious ServiceAward, Firefighter Joshua Wise - Valor with Life-Saving Award; Arlington CountyOffice of the Sheriff, Sergeant Jack Lantz - Meritorious Service Award, SergeantRichard Laureano - Valor Award, Sergeant David Bowers, DS II Efthimios Alpos, DSII Monica Lysons-Carr, and DS II Arthur Pitts - Valor with Life-Saving Award andArlington County Police Department, Captain Kevin Reardon - Meritorious ServiceAward, Corporal Richard St. Clair and Officer Patrick Maxwell - Valor Award, Corpo-ral David Munn, Officer Daniel Gardner, and Officer Hilary Maloney - Valor withLife-Saving Award.

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Scout ValuesTo the Editor:

Next month, the Boy Scouts ofAmerica will consider a resolutionto end their policy of discrimina-tion against gay youth. While thispolicy is only a first step towardfull non-discrimination, it repre-sents an important step.

As an Eagle Scout, I learned val-ues of being helpful, friendly, cour-teous, and kind to all — and re-specting differences. I hope to seethe National Capitol Area Councildemonstrate these values bystrongly backing this policy andthen working to end the ban onLGBT Scout leaders.

The last three Virginia governorsand the last three Presidents(Democrats and Republicans)have all banned discriminationbased on sexual orientation fortheir employees. More than 85percent of Fortune 500 companiesprotect gay and lesbian workers.Even the U.S. Armed Forces nowallow open service.

It is time for BSA to send a mes-sage that all youths — gay andstraight — are our nation’s future.

Joshua IsraelArlington

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline isThursday at noon. Photos are welcome.

The Arlington School Board iscurrently looking for individuals to serveon three advisory councils: the budgetadvisory council, the advisory council oninstruction and the advisory council onschool facilities and capital programs.The board anticipates filling a numberof vacancies on both councils for the2013-14 school year. Applications aredue by Wednesday, May 10. Applica-tions are available by calling the SchoolBoard office at 703-228-6015. For addi-tional volunteer opportunities in theArlington Public Schools, visitwww.apsva.us/volunteer.

Nikole Snyder graduated from theUniversity of New Haven with a mastersin national security and public safety.

The following students at VirginiaTech were named to the dean’s list forthe fall 2012 semester: Mark P.Mainardi is a junior majoring in com-puter science in the College ofEngineering. Valerie A. McDonald isa senior majoring in biological sciencesin the College of Science. Matthew S.McDonnell is a senior majoring inmarketing management in the PamplinCollege of Business. Devin J. O’Conoris a junior majoring in psychology in theCollege of Science. Daniel J. Owen isa freshman majoring in university stud-ies. Claire R. Pakenham is afreshman majoring in university studiesat Virginia Tech. Roy B. Powell is ajunior majoring in business informationtechnology in the Pamplin College ofBusiness. Sarah I. Russo is a fresh-man majoring in fine arts in the Collegeof Architecture and Urban Studies. Ian

B. Smith is a sophomore majoring ingeneral engineering in the College ofEngineering. Victor L. Weiss is asophomore majoring in university stud-ies. John T. Beckman is a freshmanmajoring in business in the PamplinCollege of Business. Michael J.Binkley is a senior majoring in civilengineering in the College of Engineer-ing. Corbin C. Bird is a freshmanmajoring in psychology in the College ofScience. James T. Boisture is a seniormajoring in economics, business in thePamplin College of Business.Catherine G. Boryan is a freshmanmajoring in communication in the Col-lege of Liberal Arts and HumanSciences.

The following students at VirginiaTech were named to the dean’s list forthe fall 2012 semester: Kaley J.Burlingame is a freshman majoring infinance in the Pamplin College of Busi-ness. Eric B. Carver is a juniormajoring in electrical engineering in theCollege of Engineering. Alejandra M.Espinoza is a sophomore majoring inpsychology in the College of Science.Anthony A. Flickner is a junior ma-joring in management in the PamplinCollege of Business. Nicholas J.Friedman is a junior majoring in fi-nance in the Pamplin College ofBusiness. Maxie G. Keeler is a seniormajoring in human development in theCollege of Liberal Arts and Human Sci-ences. Alina M. Kramer is a freshmanmajoring in mathematics in the Collegeof Science.

The following students at VirginiaTech were named to the dean’s list forthe fall 2012 semester: James A. Ley-

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den is a sophomore majoring in mechanical en-gineering in the College of Engineering.Victoria E. Mellin is a junior majoring inAnimal and poultry sciences in the College ofAgriculture and Life Sciences. Raleigh K.Mills is a freshman majoring in university stud-ies. Madeleine F. Richhart is a freshmanmajoring in university studies. Ethan B. Rob-erts is a junior majoring in businessinformation technology in the Pamplin Collegeof Business. William T. Ryan is a junior ma-joring in biochemistry in the College of Science.John R. Seidman is a freshman majoring inpolitical science in the College of Liberal Artsand Human Sciences. Olivia J. Shipley is ajunior majoring in human development in theCollege of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.Thomas W. Yu is a senior majoring in com-puter engineering in the College of Engineering.Erica L. Wiles is a junior majoring in market-ing management in the Pamplin College ofBusiness. Katherine M. Seymour is a seniormajoring in psychology in the College of Sci-ence.

Young scientists from the area had a chanceto showcase their projects during the NorthernVirginia Regional Science and Engineer Fair.This year’s winners, which include studentsfrom Arlington Public Schools middle and highschools, were announced on March 3.

❖ Best in Fair Grand Prize – (Students inthis category will compete at the International Sci-ence and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, AZ, May12-17.) Julian Thomassie and Henry Love –Yorktown High School. Biruktawit Assefa – H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program.

❖ Alternate Awardee -Margaret Doyle –Yorktown High School.

❖ Best in Fair – (Grades 7 and 8) ElizabethMoar – Kenmore Middle School.

Virginia State Science Fair – Regional final-ists placed first at the regional level and wererecommended by the judges to attend the StateScience Fair (Regional finalists will compete onApril 5-6 at Virginia Military Institute)

❖ Washington-Lee High School: JamesRigassio , Meredith Loper, NathanielGrevatt, Ariel Bobbett, Kanika Hav, DakotaWenberg, Marisa Shotwell, and MishuBarua

❖Yorktown High School: Kelley Mark, Jer-emy Nussbaum, Julian Thomassie andHenry Love, John Hawley, Ellie McDonaldand Sophie Frank , David Dolaher ,Samantha Pitcher, and Margaret Doyle

❖ H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program:Biruktawit Assefa

Broadcom Masters – The Broadcom Mastersis a national science, technology, engineering, andmath competition for students in grades 6-8. (Stu-dents will compete online against other studentsacross the U.S.)

❖ Alice Bell – Jefferson Middle School❖ Reece Preisser and Zachary Rosenthal

– Williamsburg Middle School❖ Clayton Reppert – Gunston Middle School❖ Elizabeth Moar – Kenmore Middle School❖ Ricardo Mestre – Gunston Middle School❖ Bilguuzaga Battogtohk – Kenmore Middle

School❖ Johanna Klein – Jefferson Middle School

Victoria Krieger and Andrew Mitchell werenamed to the dean’s list at Salisbury University.

The following students were named to the dean’slist at Geneva College: Taylor Kelly is a juniorcommunication disorders major. Jason Conneris a sophomore Christian ministries major.

Marymount University has been named tothe 2013 president’s higher education communityservice honor roll by the Corporation for Nationaland Community Service for engaging its students,faculty, and staff in meaningful service thatachieves measurable results in the community. Thisis the University’s fifth consecutive year on thehonor roll. In academic year 2011-12, more than1,500 students gave over 21,000 hours of service.In addition, faculty and students in the physicaltherapy and health sciences programs worked withthe Arlington County School System to developrecess and nutrition programs to help address thecauses of childhood obesity. Marymount’s athletic

teams also worked with Arlington youth on de-veloping skills and love of sports.

Kenmore Middle School eighth graderDelaney Myers won the Intermediate Cat-egory of the Virginia Division of the 2013International Aviation Art Contest. The themefor this year’s competition was “My Favorite AirSport.” Myers’s painting features a young boyand girl watching aerobatics.

The following students have been named toRandolph-Macon Academy’s honor rolls for thesecond quarter of the 2012-13 school year:Thomas Kim, the son of Richard and Un HuiKim of Arlington, was named to the dean’s list.He is a junior at Randolph-Macon. JessicaNeupane, the daughter of Ram and GomaNeupane of Arlington, was named to thepresident’s list. She is a sophomore atRandolph-Macon.

More than 300 JMU students embarked on30 spring break trips around the country andworld. Students spent the week living simply,focused on service in their destination commu-nity but also on teamwork and reflection withintheir group. The following students partici-pated in alternative spring break: Ana Pinto,Victoria Corapi, Hannah Dannenfelser,Marie-Michele Freedman and ErinConnors.

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2013 Black Opal: Celebrating New Generation of LeadersThe Northern Virginia Urban League

Young Professionals Network held itsawards ceremony on April 6 at theArtisphere.

Black Opal, an awards gala/black-tie re-ception, serves as the primary fundraiser forthe organization. The funds raised by BlackOpal support its programs including Col-lege Survival, Political Forum, and Oppor-tunity to Thrive.

Northern Virginia Urban LeagueYoung Professionals Network board

members: Gerald S. Padmore,president; Dr. Tenielle Walker, vice

president; Marcel Lewis, treasurer;Tyra Beamon, secretary; RenetteNoel, director of community ser-

vice; Howard Foard III, director offund development; Olufolajimi Ige,

director of political engagement;Tieast Leverett, director of profes-sional and personal development;Angela C. Kasey, director of social

programs; Keisha Robinson, histo-rian, and Pamela E. Perkins, execu-

tive committee advisor.

Hokies (from left): Traci DeShazor, Angela C.Kasey, Joshua L. Morgan, Brittany Yates andJessica Brunson.

The 2013 Sustainability Awardees are Gina Dennis and Darryl Perkins. Perkins is apart of the development team responsible for Green the Block, the environmental aware-ness campaign initiated by the Hip Hop Caucus. He currently serves as the communityengagement director for Dreaming Out Loud and as a partner for Broccoli City. Den-nis is a green energy strategist, attorney and the CEO of Relerience, a companyresponsible for advising the District of Columbia on the LEED green building process.Both awardees are community and business leaders that are at the forefront ofsustainability.

Other nominees included: Jessica Brunson, an architectural artist and communityliaison for transportation alternatives. She promotes green alternatives to the commu-nity through awareness-based initiatives including vertical gardening, recycled-reusableartwork, and cooking with local products. Lisa Seyfried, the founder of Redefining Eco,a blog that discusses green living for women, and is currently an executive board mem-ber of DC EcoWomen. Jason Flakes, a distinguished designer and award winningarchitectural photographer based in Washington DC. His multi-media and industrialdesign company, Nomoi Designs, focuses on ergonomic design, green products andphotography of LEED Certified architecture. Chris Bradshaw, the founder of Dream-ing Out Loud, an organization responsible for several initiatives and communitypartnerships centered on urban food sustainability and other environmental issuesunique to the urban environment.

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The Connection Newspapers wondozens of awards from the VirginiaPress Association, with winnersannounced on Saturday, April 20,

in Norfolk.The Connection project, Insiders Guide to the

Parks of Fairfax County, published in our New-comers and Community Guides, won a tophonor of Best in Show for Art. The project alsowon first place for informational graphics.Spearheaded and researched by Jean Card,who also designed the pages, with pho-tography by Craig Sterbutzel and mapdesign by Laurence Foong, InsidersGuide to the Parks led judges to say:“This is chock-full of information. It probablyleaves readers with no unanswered questions.Colors and typography work well together. Thedown-page photo and text wrap features arenice touches.”

A multi-part series on immigration spear-headed by Victoria Ross won first place for in-depth or investigative writing. The Connectiondevoted multiple pages in multiple editions formultiple weeks to exhaustive reporting on im-migration. “This entry clearly stood out abovethe rest in this category,” said judges of Ross’swork. “The author portrayed an excellent mixof data and human stories in covering all ofthe facets of this topic. It was obvious she spenta great deal of time working on this in-depthseries. This was extremely comprehensive, wellrounded and objective. This was not just re-ports, numbers and data but a terrific compi-lation of human stories, personal experiences,challenges and a great deal of hope.” See theentire immigration package atwww.connectionnewspapers.com/news/Immi-gration/.

Alexandria Gazette Packet reporters took allthree awards for In-depth or Investigative Re-porting in their division, one circulation cat-egory above the Connection papers. NicholasHorrock won first place, In-depth or investi-gative reporting, for a multi-part series onPotomac Yard. “Great reporting job and ex-tremely thorough,” said judges. “Well orga-nized with great sidebars, from the NativeAmerican to the EPA angles. Writing is smoothand easy.”

Montie Martin, Alexandria Gazette Packet,won second place also for In-depth or investi-gative reporting for Guns From the South.Judge’s comment: “Very well reported, thor-ough piece on the issue. Easy to read; organi-zation flows well. Good quotes.” Michael LeePope, won third place in the same category,for Looking Behind the Numbers.

Kenneth Lourie won first place for ColumnWriting. Judge’s comment: “An exceptionallyfriendly, down-home writing style. The best ofthe group without a doubt.”

Laurence Foong and Michael Lee Pope, firstplace, Alexandria Gazette Packet: Informa-tional Graphics.

Nikki Cheshire, an intern for the Great FallsConnection, garnered a first place award for

her dramatic breaking news photo, a helicop-ter rescue at Great Falls Park. See the awardwinning photo atwww.connectionnewspapers.com/photos/2012/jun/11/18271/.

Bonnie Hobbs won first place for publicsafety writing in the Centre View and secondplace for public safety writing in the FairfaxConnection. Judges said: “Although the casesfeatured in these entries were sensational,which made them interesting in and of them-

selves, the writer maintained the read-ers’ interest by her excellentstorytelling ability. The stories not onlyconveyed facts but also emotion. The

coverage was comprehensive and thoroughwith no questions left unanswered.”

Alex McVeigh won first place for EducationWriting, first published in the Oak Hill-Herndon Connection.

Photographer Deb Cobb won first place foran online slide show of coverage of daily pa-trols on the water in the Mount Vernon Ga-zette. See it atwww.connectionnewspapers.com/photos/gal-leries and search for Daily Marine Patrols. Cobbalso won first place for general news photo forher photo of “Freezin’ for a Reason,” the polarbear plunge into Lake Anne.

Mike Pope won first place for breaking newsfor coverage of “New Leadership at GunstonHall.”

Pope also won third place for continuingcoverage for “Horses and Graves Versus RoadWidening” in the Mount Vernon Gazette, andthird place for Mount Vernon Health, Scienceand Environmental Writing Portfolio.

The staff of Great Falls Connection won sec-ond place for overall excellence (generalmakeup). Judges said: “Although the tabloidformat and general design has a ‘features’ feel,this is a beautiful paper. The text, use of colorand section delineation makes it very easy toread and follow both news and features. Allcover selections draw you in.” Winners in-cluded Kemal Kurspahic, Amna Rehmatulla,Chelsea Bryan, Laurence Foong, Stuart Molland Geovani Flores.

Louise Krafft and Jeanne Theismann, Alex-andria Gazette Packet: Combination Pictureand Story for Memorial Day. Judge’s comment:“A variety of great photos neatly presentedhelps tell the story of this important day.”

Craig Sterbutzel, Burke Connection: SportsNews Photo — Santiago Valdez. Judge’s com-ment: “Great Exposure.”

Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria GazettePacket: Headline Writing. Judge’s comment:“Think you can’t say much in two words? Thisentry disproves that. I particularly like ‘BovineIntervention’ with the subhead ‘Del Ray’s HolyCow, ACT partner for local charities.

Louise Krafft won second place for picturestory or essay for her coverage of the MountVernon High School graduation.

Mary Kimm, third place, editorial writing fora package of education-related editorials.

Connection Guide to Parks Wins ‘Best in Show’Investigative reporting, in depth coverage,education writing, photography, art, design,sports, garner Virginia Press Association honors.

Award WinnersSpecial Award: Best in Show, Non-daily Artwork❖ Jean Card, Laurence Foong and Craig Sterbutzel,

Fairfax Connection: Informational Graphics, Parksin Fairfax County.

First Place Winners❖ Victoria Ross, Springfield Connection: In-depth or

Investigative Reporting, Immigration❖ Nicholas Horrock, Alexandria Gazette Packet: In-

depth or investigative reporting, Potomac Yard❖ Jean Card, Laurence Foong and Craig Sterbutzel,

Fairfax Connection: Informational Graphics, Parksin Fairfax County

❖ Nikki Cheshire, Great Falls Connection: BreakingNews Photo, Rescue at Great Falls

❖ Deb Cobb, Mount Vernon Gazette: Online Slideshow,Daily Patrols Take to the Water

❖ Deb Cobb, Reston Connection: General news photo,Freezin’ for a Reason

❖ Laurence Foong and Michael Lee Pope, AlexandriaGazette Packet: Informational Graphics

❖ Bonnie Hobbs, Centre View North: Public SafetyWriting

❖ Kenneth Lourie, Arlington Connection: ColumnWriting

❖ Alex McVeigh, Oak Hill/Herndon Connection:Education Writing, The Human Element of Learning

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Arlington Connection: MultimediaNews Report, Secret Police

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Business and Financial Writing

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Mount Vernon Gazette: BreakingNews Writing

Second Place Winners❖ Montie Martin, Alexandria Gazette Packet: In-depth

or investigative reporting, Guns From the South❖ Jean Card, Mount Vernon Gazette: Page Design❖ Bonnie Hobbs, Fairfax Connection: Public Safety

Writing❖ Louise Krafft, Mount Vernon Gazette: Picture Story

or Essay, Mount Vernon Graduation 2012❖ Louise Krafft and Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria

Gazette Packet: Combination Picture and Story,Memorial Day

❖ Craig Sterbutzel, Burke Connection: Sports NewsPhoto, Santiago Valdez

❖ Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Headline Writing

❖ Jeanne Theismann, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Column Writing.

❖ Steven Mauren, Geovani Flores, Stuart Moll,Laurence Foong and Jean Card, Mount VernonGazette: Special Sections or Special Editions:Insider’s Guide.

❖ Kemal Kurspahic, Amna Rehmatulla, Chelsea Bryan,Laurence Foong, Stuart Moll and Geovani Flores,Great Falls Connection: General Makeup.

Third Place Winners❖ Michael Lee Pope, Alexandria Gazette Packet: In-

depth or investigative reporting: Looking Behind theNumbers

❖ Laurence Foong, Alexandria Gazette Packet: PageDesign

❖ Laurence Foong, The Fairfax Connection:Informational Graphics

❖ Mary Kimm, Fairfax Connection: Editorial Writing;five editorials about education

❖ Louise Krafft, Arlington Connection: Sports FeaturePhoto.Louise Krafft, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Picture Story or Essay, Celebrating the Irish.

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Alexandria Gazette Packet:Multimedia News Report, Schools in Crisis

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Mount Vernon Gazette: FeatureSeries or Continuing Story, Horses and GravesVersus Road Widening

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Mount Vernon Gazette: Health,Science and Environmental Writing.

❖ Jon Roetman, Arlington Connection: Sports Writing.❖ Steven Mauren, Jean Card, Geovani Flores, Laurence

Foong and Stuart Moll, Alexandria Gazette Packet:General Makeup.

❖ Steven Mauren, Geovani Flores, Stuart Moll,Laurence Foong and Jean Card, Mount VernonGazette: Special Sections or Special Editions,Children’s Edition.

MDDCThe Potomac Almanac, a Connection Newspaper

located in Potomac, Md., competes in the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, and won at least sixpress association awards, which will be formallyannounced on May 17 at the MDDC Press awardsluncheon. Susan Belford, John Byrd, LaurenceFoong, Ken Moore (2) and Staff were named aswinners.

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Copyright 2013 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of April 15, 2013.

Address ..................................... BR FB HB ......... Postal City .......... Sold Price ........... Type .................. Lot AC .... PostalCode407 CHAIN BRIDGE RD ....................... 5 ... 5 ... 2 .............. MCLEAN ............. $3,600,000 ............. Detached ................. 1.92 ................. 221011881 NASH ST N #2202 ..................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $2,642,000 ............. Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............................... 222094806 LITTLE FALLS RD .........................6 ... 5 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $2,000,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.29 ................. 222073823 TAZEWELL ST ............................ 5 ... 5 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,540,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.41 ................. 222076201 30TH ST N ................................. 5 ... 5 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,425,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.18 ................. 222074000 RIDGEVIEW RD N ...................... 5 ... 5 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,370,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.32 ................. 222074211 15TH ST N ................................. 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,265,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.19 ................. 222073645 MONROE ST ...............................3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,250,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.46 ................. 222074611 37TH ST N ................................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,200,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.21 ................. 222071881 NASH ST N #603 ....................... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,200,000 ............. Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............................... 222094050 40TH ST N ................................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,181,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.46 ................. 222071911 CAMERON ST ............................ 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,140,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.18 ................. 222073329 20TH RD N ................................ 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,125,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.16 ................. 222072109 GREENBRIER ST N ..................... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,100,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.16 ................. 222055665 8TH RD N .................................. 6 ... 5 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,100,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.24 ................. 222052525 KENILWORTH ST ....................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,100,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 222073848 CHESTERBROOK ....................... 5 ... 4 ... 0 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,095,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.23 ................. 222072115 EDISON ST ................................. 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,090,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.17 ................. 222072107 EDISON ST N ............................. 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,070,000 ............. Detached ........................................... 222074861 LITTLE FALLS RD .........................4 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ARLINGTON ........... $1,050,000 ............. Detached ................. 0.24 ................. 22207

Home SalesIn March 2013, 224 Arlington homes sold between $3,600,000-$75,000.

This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $3,600,000-$1,050,000 range.For the complete list, visit www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

See Luxury Condos, Page 10

Real Estate

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

When a retired couple decided it was timeto leave their sprawling suburban home,they wanted to downsize without giving

up luxury. As a result, they purchased a high-endcondominium and hired Bethesda, Md., based inte-rior designer Kelley Proxmire of Kelley Interior De-sign to create a serene and sophisticated space.

“The couple are retired professionals, empty nest-ers who lead active lives and didn’t want the main-tenance of a single family home,” said Proxmire.“[They] wanted to blend the furniture, accessoriesand mementoes they had each collected. … They

wanted a home that was elegant, comfortable, andthat also allowed them to lock and leave on amoment’s notice.”

Proxmire’s clients are part of rebound in the high-end condominium market. The National Associationof Realtors reports that condominium purchases areon the rise, and says that sales are 13.9 percent higherthan they were at the same time last year.

David DeSantis, a partner at TTR | Sotheby’s In-ternational Realty says his company has seen an in-crease in luxury condominium sales in the Washing-ton region in recent months. “In the past severalmonths we have broken records for high-end condoprices, and we recently sold the most expensive condoever sold in the Washington region, which was $7.5million,” he said. “We sold a number of condos atTurnberry Tower in Rosslyn [Arlington].”

COMMUNITIES LIKE the Oronoco in Old TownAlexandria; Market Street at Town Center in Reston,

Sales of condominiums built with luxurious materials, such as those used in thebathroom of this condominium at Turnberry Tower in the Rosslyn neighborhood ofArlington, are on the rise.

What Housing Slump?Real estate expertsexplain the rise in luxurycondominium sales.

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222056301 15th Rd N..............$1,299,900........Sun 1-4 .. Dave Lloyd & Assoc..............Weichert ..703-593-32046055 9th St N....................$893,000........Sun 1-4................Ann Wilson .... Keller Williams..703-328-0532

222072459 Wakefield Ct N.......$1,300,000........Sun 1-4........Keith Van Cleave .......... Century 21..703-922-40103107 N Taylor St................$899,900........Sun 1-4 .. Dave Lloyd & Assoc..............Weichert ..703-593-32041511 N. Wakefield St.........$769,000........Sun 1-4 ..........Andrea Neilsen ..... Long & Foster..703-855-25532318 N Dinwiddie St..........$425,000........Sun 1-3.........Paul Donaldson...............RE/MAX..703-585-2212

222096925 26th St N..................$470,000........Sun 4-7.........Brian Blackburn ........ McEnearney..703-447-3085

Real Estate

See Luxury Condos, Page 11

From Page 9

Luxury Condos in Demandand Quarry Springs in Bethesda attractthose who want both luxury and conve-nience. “The appeal of these buildings is thefact that you’ve got these large apartmentsthat are like homesexcept with a healthclub and conciergeservice,” saidDeSantis. “The close-in suburbs are goodplaces to live. Thereare good stores, goodrestaurants and youdon’t have the issue ofa long commute towork.”

Realtors say thatproperties close topublic transportationare in demand.“Reston is on fire. Thecondos are turningvery quickly there be-cause the Metro iscoming,” said GreatFalls-based realtorDianne Van Volkenburg of Long & FosterCompanies. “Reston is one of the placeswhere inventory is extremely limited, soyou’re getting multiples offers over listprice.”

Alexandria-based realtor Allison

Goodhart of The Goodhart Group ofMcEnearney Associates, Inc. said, “Salesand showings for properties have reallypicked up across the board in AlexandriaCity. The Oronoco is all high-end, one-level

condos near the OldTown [Alexandria]waterfront and thoseare selling very well.”

Bob Wulff, Ph.D.,director of the Centerfor Real Estate Entre-preneurship and themaster’s in real es-tate developmentprogram at GeorgeMason University inFairfax, says thereare two primarytypes of buyers whoare drawn to condo-miniums. “There arefirst timehomebuyers andm o v e - d o w nhomebuyers who’vesold their large sub-

urban homes,” said Wulff. “Move-down buy-ers are looking for luxury in a walk-ableneighborhood that is near mass transit.”

DeSantis agrees. “A big portion of thoseclients are the empty-nester crowd,” he said.

“In the past severalmonths we have brokenrecords for high-endcondo prices, and werecently sold the mostexpensive condo eversold in the Washingtonregion, which was $7.5million.”

— David DeSantis, partner, TTR |Sotheby’s International Realty

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LuxuryCondos inDemand“Their kids have graduated fromcollege and they are looking for alifestyle change. These peoplewere not pinched by the recession,but it also wasn’t a good time tosell their big house in suburbs.”

In addition to empty nesters,DeSantis says that high-incomeprofessional singles and couplesoften choose luxury condomini-ums. “Those two groups are lead-ing to the up-tick in sales,” he said.

Walter Molony, economic issuesmedia manager for the NationalAssociation of Realtors, says theboost in condominium sales is theresult of a stronger economy. “It ispart of the rising tide that is float-ing all boats,” he said. “After fouryears of a sluggish economy thatimpacted people’s confidence,affordability conditions have im-proved and people have thewherewithal and the confidence tobuy. There is less inventory in thelow-end market, and there aremore buyers than sellers, which isdriving demand up.”

DeSantis said, “For the mostpart, the Washington, D.C., areawas not hit as hard, so we’re com-ing back faster. One of the thingsthat we’ve seen in the real estateindustry is that there’s no short-age of people in this market whohave the resources to buy high-endhousing. They held off on buyingwhile the direction of the economy… was unclear, but people are nowwilling to spend the money thatthey’ve had all along.”


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By Tim Peterson

The Connection

The local real estate market is thriving, with Realtors reporting multiple

offers on homes in some areas anddwindling inventory of homes forsale. At least two things are con-tributing to this change in the mar-ket.

First, interest rates have been inthe basement:Freddie Mac re-ported a 30-yearfixed-rate of 3.57percent for Marchthis year, as op-posed to 3.95 per-cent in March2012 and 4.84percent in 2011(for reference,March 2005 was5.93 percent).

Second, home prices are rising:RealEstate Business Intelligencereported a 10.23 percent increasein average sold price in FairfaxCounty between February 2012and 2013. Even though inventoryis shrinking across the county, dis-tressed sales (foreclosures andshort sales) are a smaller part ofthe market.

On the whole, everyone haswarm fuzzies about the market.

“It’s as healthy as it’s ever been,”said Dane Work, an associate bro-ker with Re/Max Preferred Prop-erties in Fairfax. “Everything is ahot potato. The whole market isred hot, white hot.”

BUT HOW LONG until the ex-tended honeymoon phase is over?And what will that market looklike? According to George MasonUniversity professor of financeGerald Hanweck, a lot like it hasbefore.

“The hype is, fundamentally,what you would expect from amarket like this,” said Hanweck.“For quite a while, this has been aterrific housing market in FairfaxCounty.”

Hanweck came to GMU in 1985after spending nearly two decadesin the research division at the Fed-eral Reserve Board. Today in ad-dition to teaching MBA financecourses, he is also associate deanfor graduate programs.

The professor has seen real es-tate go through cycle after cycle

over the decades. “It really justtook time to allow housing pricesto get on a path of rising, at a ratethey had in the past,” he said.

“When I first came here in 1968,the thought was housing pricesshould always go up ten percent ayear. That was a rule. And in factthey did for some time,” Hanwecksaid.

“Now we’ve hit a plateau,” saidHanweck, “to where we probably

should take offand start havingprice rises be-tween 4 and 6percent a year, onaverage, for resi-dential properties.Once we hit that,and that’s beenhappening nowfor several years,prices are highenough — afterthey had fallen in

2005 and 2006 — that people arewilling to buy and sell. Enoughtime has passed.”

WHY THE DWINDLING SUP-PLY? There are several factors,according to Hanweck, which re-sult in people hanging on to theirproperties. Among them is agradual increase in the number ofretirees in this area who choose tostay in their homes. Another ispeople simply waiting to see howhigh prices will rise. There are alsomore instances of business inves-tors buying properties to rent.

But none of this should dissuadeanyone from jumping into the realestate market right now, Hanwecksaid. “Sell. Sell and buy.”

“If you want to move, sell now,buy now. Buying six months agowould be even better, buying ayear ago would’ve been even bet-ter. But buy. Over the next year,two years, it’s going to be a goodmarket. After that we’re going tosee federal government cuts actu-ally start to impact.”

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The problem is that neither chemotherapynor targeted treatment have been – heretofore,considered long-term treatment options forstage IV lung cancer patients because long-termsurvivors are rare. As such, studies determiningsuch multi-year protocols have been equallyrare, given the minimal patient population. Andsince I now fall into this “rare” population, howto treat me is more feel than established fact.The book hasn’t been written, so to speak,because I’m the “book.”

That being said, what the nephrologist saidto me was: “You look great. Are you in remis-sion?” (Not that I have been told.) “No onecould tell by looking at you that you’re nothealthy.” All of which I was grateful to hear, buthesitant to embrace. Ergo, the first “confli-ction.” All of a sudden (four-plus years, actu-ally), I’m not terminal? Given that I’m now liv-ing year five post-diagnosis, the chance, statisti-cally speaking, that I’ll be alive in year six isonly 14.8 percent (see previous column of thesame name). So, am I closer to the end of mylife or the end of the cancer? That’s a fairlywide disparity between fact and fiction. Am Iliving longer or dying sooner?

“Confliction” number two: What’s the bene-fit to me, in even writing about what the neph-rologist said? It feels as if I’m putting the prover-bial cart before the horse. I’m not cured. Thereis no cure (as my oncologist clearly advisedTeam Lourie back in February, ’09: “I can treatyou, but I can’t cure you.” Hard words to liveby). To the point then, what advantage, whatpurpose does discussing being cured (in remis-sion) serve? My “CT” scan next week will tellme what I should be feeling; that’s when thediagnostic rubber really hits the road. It doesn’tmatter what I think or feel – or write about –now, the tale of the tape will be in the “compu-terized topography.” Until the radiologist com-pletes his analysis and my oncologist communi-cates those findings to me, embracing what thenephrologist said to me or even writing aboutmy reaction to it seems counterproductivesomehow. I can’t believe in miracles. I have tobelieve in myself. However, believing in onewithout the other is perhaps the reason I’m soconflicted. Or, I just think too much.

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By Amber Healy

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Alyson Cambridge doesn’t want to putlimits on herself or theater. Thegraduate of Sidwell Friends School,

Arlington native and Broadway star will bestarring as Julie Dozier in the upcomingKennedy Center run of Jerome Kern andOscar Hammerstein’s “Show Boat,” directedby Francesca Zambello, bringing home theproduction she’s been a part of for the pastfew months in Chicago.

And, while in town forthe 15-show run, Cam-bridge will sing the Na-tional Anthem atNational’s Park, on May11, before a baseballgame.

“It’s a lot of fun, espe-cially since I get to dosomething I love,” Cam-bridge said of her home-coming shows.

It’s not the first time she’s performed inthis area, but there’s a special affection forthis particular production of “Show Boat,”bringing together the grand musical soundof a full orchestra and classically trainedvoices with one of the best-known musical

Bringing Back the Big Voice

DetailsAlyson Cambridge will be part of the cast

of “Show Boat” at the Kennedy Center for15 performances starting May 5. Duringthat time, she’ll also sing the National An-them at Nationals Park before a WashingtonNationals game on May 11. Tickets to theKennedy Center production are availableonline at www.kennedy-center.org.

Arlington nativeAlyson Cambridgehas a series of home-coming shows.

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theater pieces in the country.Cambridge said she loves performing

“Show Boat” in an opera setting, becausethe songs are big, themusic is big and the storyis big.

“It’s a different artform,” Cambridge said ofopera compared withother kinds of musicaltheater. “Musical theateris usually performed in asmaller theater, without an orchestra, andthe singers are amplified. Opera isunamplified, in a bigger theater, and thevoices have to be big to carry out over some-thing like 3,000 seats. Without a micro-phone. It’s difficult in that aspect, but that’swhat’s great about doing ‘Show Boat’ as anopera.”

Cambridge, who got her start in 2003when she was named as a grand prize win-

ner of the ModernOpera NationalCouncil Auditionsand spent much ofthe next decade withvarious companies,including the Metro-politan Opera andthe Lyric Opera ofChicago, startedsinging on a lark in

middle school.A “ham” from childhood, Cambridge was

goofing around doing impressions in herparents’ home in Arlington when a neigh-bor overheard her pretending to sing in anoperatic voice. The neighbor suggestedCambridge take singing lessons, which she

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started at 12. Most of her classmates didn’tknow about her singing talent until her se-nior year at Sidwell Friends, when she sang

during a schoolevent. Later, shemajored in sociol-ogy and voice incollege, but herlove for music andsinging won outand became hercareer.

Her resume includes turns as Frasquitain “Carmen” and Musetta in “La Boheme,”but she’s really enjoying the opportunity toperform in “Show Boat” again.

During the show’s run in Chicago, Cam-bridge said she’d be standing in the wingspreparing for her cue, which comes afterthe dramatic and well-known belter OldMan River. Each night, regardless of howmany shows had been performed, she’d getgoose bumps hearing the song performedby the character Joe, played by MorrisRobinson.

“Old Man River is one of the greatest songsfor bass voices,” she said. “Morris is fantas-tic.”

CAMBRIDGE IS EAGER to perform at theKennedy Center, where she’s certain therewill be some old high school friends andfamily in the audience. As for singing theNational Anthem, it’ll be the first time she’ssung in a professional sports arena. She’ssung the song in front of a large crowd be-fore — before a Paul Simon concert lastsummer.

“It’s so exciting, I can’t even tell you,”Cambridge laughed. “When I got the call, I

was so excited.”She’ll be working with a voice coach prior

to the big day, May 11, to ensure she hitsall the notes in what is considered by someprofessional singers to be among the mostchallenging of songs.

Is she nervous about forgetting the words,as some professional pop singers have done,to great Internet laughter?

Cambridge said no, because if a word ortwo goes missing from her memory, the lyr-ics will be on the large TV screens in thepark.

“It’s a lot of fun,especially since I get todo something I love.”

— Alyson Cambridge

Arlington native Alyson Cambridgehas some high profile local showscoming up, including a run of“Show Boat” at the Kennedy Cen-ter and singing the National An-them at Nationals Park.


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Arlington Community Foundationwill hold its annual gala at Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City at 6:30 p.m.Proceeds will benefit Arlingtoncharities. $300/person includesdining, dancing and more. Ticketscan be purchased online atwww.arlcf.org or 703-243-4785.

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Aprilfest: Books, Blooms andBites. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at WalkerChapel, 4102 N. Glebe Road.

Features a plant and mulch sale,book and cd, DVD sale, and a cafethat will offer baked goods and lunchitems. All proceeds benefit localcharities. Visit www.walkchapel.orgor 703-538-5200.

Go Camping at Gulf Branch.Saturday, 4:30 p.m.- Sunday, 9:30a.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center,3608 Military Road. Families withchildren ages 6 and up can enjoydinner, stories and songs, s’mores,and breakfast while gettingintroduced to camping. Bring a tent ifyou have one. $20/person due atregistration. 703-228-3403. Program#632853-E.

Wild Dogs Campfire. 6:30 p.m. atLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road. Learn aboutwolves, coyotes, foxes and other wildmembers of the canine or dog family.$5 due at registration. 703-228-6535.Program #632953-G.

Family Story Time. 10:30 a.m. atColumbia Pike Library, 816 S. WalterReed Drive. All ages. Free. 703-228-5710.

Open Studio Doors. 6-9 p.m. atColumbia Pike Artists Studios, 632 S.Walter Reed Drive. Talk to artists andenjoy wine and light snacks. Free.Visitwww.columbiapikeartiststudios.orgor 703-486-9368.

Energy Open House. 11 a.m.-5 pm.at Energy House Six, 2617 N.Nottingham St. See a green home.Free. Visit www.energyhouse.us/energy-house-vi/ for more.

SATURDAY/APRIL 28Author Panel. 3:30 p.m. at One More

Page, 2200 N. Westmoreland St. OneMore Page hosts a Mid-Grade/TeenAuthor Panel with Morgan Keyes,

A Visual Feast“A Visual Feast” featuring Jane

McElvany Coonce’s mouth-wateringpaintings from her Crab Series, andother food still lifes, runs Saturday, May4 through Saturday, June 1. Meet theartist at the opening reception on Fri-day, May 10 from 5-8 p.m. GalleryUnderground (formerly Northern Vir-ginia ART Center) is located at CrystalCity Shops at 2100 Crystal Dr. Visitwww.gallerunderground.org or call 571483-0652.

Entertainment

“Crab Feast” by JaneMcElvany Coonce

See Calendar, Page 17


Art BashSaturday, May 4. VIP arrive at 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. for general admission at Arlington Arts

Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd. Proceeds benefit Arlington Arts Center. Enjoy an open bar, heavyhors d’oeuvres, music and silent auction. $75 general admission; $60/member; $150/VIP;$125/VIP AAC member. Buy tickets at http://artbash2013.eventbrite.com or visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org

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author of “Darkbeast;” Alethea Kontis,author of “Enchanted,” the first bookin the Woodcutter series; and LeaNolan, author of “Conjure,” the firstbook in the Hoodoo ApprenticeSeries. Free. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com.

Ballet. 2 p.m. at the Northern VirginiaCommunity College AnnandaleCampus in the Ernst CommunityCultural Theater. See Virginia BalletCompany and School perform “DonQuixote.” $30/adult; $20/student,senior, child. Visitwww.virginiaballetcompany.org or703-249-8227.

Canine Capers. 3-5 p.m. at LongBranch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin

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Springs Road. Children age 8-11 canlearn about wild canines and more.Free. 703-228-6535. Program#632923-J.

Shirlington Sunday Matinee. 4:30-7p.m. at Shirlington Library, 4200Campbell Ave. Watch “Moonstruck.”Free. 703-228-6545.

Walkabout. 3-5 p.m., meet at FieldsPark, 775 N. George Mason Drive.Enjoy a free 2.5 mile walk around theneighborhoods of Bluemont and BonAir. For more information, visitwalkarlington.com or [email protected].

Energy Open House. 11 a.m.-5 pm.at Energy House Six, 2617 N.Nottingham St. See a green home.Free. Visit www.energyhouse.us/energy-house-vi/ for more.

SUNDAY/APRIL 29Author Event. 7 p.m., Central Library,

1015 N. Quincy St. Junot Diaz willdiscuss “The Brief Wondrous Life ofOscar Wao.” Part of Arlington Reads2013. Free. 703-228-6321.

Story Time: Baby Steps. 10:30 a.m.at Westover Library, 1644 N.McKinley Road, suite 3. For childrenup to age 1. Free. 703-228-5260.

Drop-in Story Time: Over 2s. 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Shirlington Library,4200 Campbell Ave. For children age2-5. Free. 703-228-6545.

Story Time: Under 2s. 10:30 a.m. atGlencarlyn Library, 300 S.Kensington St. For children up to age2. Free. 703-228-6548.

Story Time: Baby Steps. 2 p.m. atCentral Library, 1015 N. Quincy St.

For children up to age 1. Free. 703-228-5946.

Film. 3 p.m. at Columbia Pike Library,816 S. Walter Reed Drive. Watch“Father Goose.” Free. 703-228-5710.

Family Story Time. 6:45-7:45 p.m. atCherrydale Library, 2190 N. MilitaryRoad. All ages. Free. 703-228-6330.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 1Paint In. 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Arlington

Artists Alliance at Crystal City Shops,2100 Crystal Drive. Free. Come see avariety of artists at work. Visitwww.galleryunderground.org.

MAY 2 THROUGH MAY 25Theater Performance. See “Club de

Caballeros” at Gunston Arts CenterTheater Two, 2700 S. Lang St.Performances on Thursdays at 8 p.m.

and Saturdays at 3 p.m., with tickets$30/general; $25/student or senior.Performances on Fridays andSaturdays at 8 p.m. with tickets $35/general; $30/student or senior. Visitwww.teatrodelaluna.org or 703-548-3092.

FRIDAY/MAY 3Ballet. 7:30 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson

Community Theater, 125 S. OldGlebe Road. See a performance of“Swan Lake Act II and Other Works.”Tickets are $5-$23. For tickets andinformation visit www.BalletNova.org or call 703-778-3008.

Performance. 7:30 p.m. at ThomasJefferson Community Center, 125 S.Old Glebe Road. Gin Dance Companywill perform “The Core.” Visitwww.gindance.org for tickets.

Email announcements to [email protected]. Photos and art-work are welcome. Deadline is Thursday atnoon.

ONGOINGJuxtaposed: An Interactive Photo

Contest. Through Sunday, May 19.Participants can send in a photographthat blends objects that convey wit,symbolism and/or deeper meaning.Contest runs in conjunction with “TheNext Wave: Industrial Design Innovationin the 21st Century” exhibit. Uploadphotos to www.flickr.com/photos/apartmentzero1. Free. Through Sunday,May 19. Visit www.artisphere.com formore.

Art Exhibit. Through Sunday, May 19. See“The Next Wave: Industrial DesignInnovation in the 21st Century” atArtisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd. Featuresinnovation in product design from thelast 13 years. Visit www.artisphere.comor call 703-875-1100.

Art Exhibit. See “Options 2013” presentedby the Washington Project for the Artsthrough Sunday, June 9. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org/options formore.

‘Unplugged’ Concert Series. Thursdays,June through August from 6-8 p.m. atMarket Common Clarendon, 2700Clarendon Blvd. Enjoy free performancesof live acoustic music. Visitwww.marketcommonclarendon.net or703-785-5634.

Mr. Knick Knack. Fridays, June throughOctober, 10:30-11:15 a.m. MarketCommon Clarendon, 2700 ClarendonBlvd., presents 45-minute performancesof ‘heart-centered’ music and antics forchildren.Visitwww.marketcommonclarendon.net or703-785-5634.

Storytime at Kinder Haus Toys.Storytime will begin at 10:30 a.m. onMondays and Fridays through Friday,Nov. 1. Children attending events mustbe accompanied by an Adult. 1220 N.Fillmore St. Visit Kinderhaus.com or call703-527-5929.

REGISTER NOWSummer Art Classes run June 24-Aug. 23 at

Arlington Arts Center. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org for a list ofclasses.

SUNDAY/APRIL 28Music Performance. 8 p.m. at The

Galaxy Hut, 2711 Wilson Blvd. See MissShevaughn & Yuma Wray perform. 703-525-8646.

Music Performance. 8 p.m. at IOTA Club& Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. Miss Tess &

The Talkbacks will perform. $12. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com or call 703-522-8340.

MONDAY/MAY 6Music Performance. 8:30 p.m. at IOTA,

2832 Wilson Blvd. Hear The Howlin’Brothers perform. $12. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com for tickets.

SATURDAY/MAY 11Live It Up on the Loop. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

at Market Common Clarendon, 2700Clarendon Blvd. Families can enjoy arock climbing wall, moon bounce, liveentertainment and more. Free. Visitwww.marketcommonclarendon.net or703-785-5634.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 15Talk and Tour. 6 p.m. at Terrace Gallery

at Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd. Free.Hear a talk on “Roberto Palomba: ItalianIndustrial Designer.” Free. Visitwww.artisphere.com or 703-875-1100.

FRIDAY/MAY 17Film Festival. “The Breakfast Club” (R)

1985 - 97 minutes. Films begin at Duskin Gateway Park, rain or shine. GatewayPark is located at the foot of Key Bridgeat 1300 Lee Highway, two blocks fromthe Rosslyn Metro. Visitwww.rosslynva.org.

SATURDAY/MAY 18Curator Talk. 4 p.m. Part of “Options

2013” presented by the WashingtonProject for the Arts. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org/options formore.

Music Performance. Elikeh is performingat Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd., at 8p.m. Elikeh uses elements of Togoleserhythms as a foundation for explorationinto American-influenced blues, funk androck. Visit www.artisphere.com fortickets.

SUNDAY/MAY 19Taste of Arlington. Noon-5 p.m. at

Ballston. Enjoy beer, wine, food,entertainment and more. New this yearis a virtual gallery of local celebrities.Visit tasteofarlington.com for tickets andmore information.

FRIDAY/MAY 24Film Festival. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”

(PG-13) 1986 -103 minutes. Films beginat Dusk in Gateway Park, rain or shine.Gateway Park is located at the foot of

Key Bridge at 1300 Lee Highway, twoblocks from the Rosslyn Metro. Visitwww.rosslynva.org.

FRIDAY/MAY 31Film Festival. “Clueless” (PG-13) 1995 -

97 minutes. Films begin at Dusk inGateway Park, rain or shine. GatewayPark is located at the foot of Key Bridgeat 1300 Lee Highway, two blocks fromthe Rosslyn Metro. Visitwww.rosslynva.org.

FRIDAY/JUNE 7Film Festival. “Risky Business” (R) 1983 -

98 minutes. Films begin at Dusk inGateway Park, rain or shine. GatewayPark is located at the foot of Key Bridgeat 1300 Lee Highway, two blocks fromthe Rosslyn Metro. Visitwww.rosslynva.org.

FRIDAY/JUNE 14Film Festival. “Can’t Buy Me Love”

(Disney, PG-13) 1987 - 94 minutes.Films begin at Dusk in Gateway Park,rain or shine. Gateway Park is located atthe foot of Key Bridge at 1300 LeeHighway, two blocks from the RosslynMetro. Visit www.rosslynva.org.

FRIDAY/JUNE 21Film Festival. “Easy A” (PG-13) 2010 - 92

minutes. Films begin at Dusk in GatewayPark, rain or shine. Gateway Park islocated at the foot of Key Bridge at 1300Lee Highway, two blocks from the

Rosslyn Metro. Visit www.rosslynva.org.

JUNE 22-23Arlington Festival of the Arts. More

than 100 artists will converge uponHighland Street in Clarendon for a two-day juried outdoor gallery style artexhibit. A wide variety of original artworkwill be on display and for sale with pricesset to suit all budgets. Saturday &Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Visitwww.ArtFestival.com or 561-746-6615.

FRIDAY/JUNE 28Film Festival. “10 Things I Hate About

You” (PG-13) 1999 - 97 minutes. Filmsbegin at Dusk in Gateway Park, rain orshine. Gateway Park is located at the footof Key Bridge at 1300 Lee Highway, twoblocks from the Rosslyn Metro. Visitwww.rosslynva.org.

FRIDAY/JULY 5Film Festival. “Bring It On” (PG-13) 2000 -

98 minutes. Films begin at Dusk inGateway Park, rain or shine. GatewayPark is located at the foot of Key Bridge at1300 Lee Highway, two blocks from theRosslyn Metro. Visit www.rosslynva.org.

FRIDAY/JULY 12Film Festival. “Pretty in Pink” (PG-13)

1986 - 96 minutes. Films begin at Dusk inGateway Park, rain or shine. GatewayPark is located at the foot of Key Bridge at1300 Lee Highway, two blocks from theRosslyn Metro. Visit www.rosslynva.org.


Sports

Arlington Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman

703-224-3015 or [email protected]

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Bishop O’Connell senior Mary Burksmashed a deep fly ball to centerfield and headed toward first baseduring the third inning of the

Knights’ April 20 contest against McLean.Burk thought she had hit a home run as

the ball sailed through the air. O’Connellhead coach Tommy Orndorff also thoughtthe ball was gone. Instead, the wind heldthe ball up just enough for McLean centerfielder Christin Geisler to make a fantasticcatch in front of the fence.

“That would have been my first home runover a fence,” Burk would say. “She made agreat play. It’s a tough break.”

While Burk had to deal with the disap-pointment of a tough break, she made sureMcLean walked away on the wrong end ofa tough loss.

The Bishop O’Connell softball team,ranked No. 2 in the nation byMaxPreps.com, trailed 2-1 in the seventhinning when Burk tied the score with anRBI double to center field. Burk later scoredthe go-ahead run while a teammate wascaught in a rundown between first and sec-ond and the Knights held on to win 3-2 atMcLean High School.

After her long fly out in the third inning,Burk hit the ball in the fifth, but again cameup empty when McLean first baseman GraceHenry snared Burk’s grounder down theline, robbing her of extra bases. Burkwouldn’t be denied in the seventh, helpingO’Connell remain undefeated.

“She had a great day,” Orndorff said.“She’s a nice little hitter.”

O’Connell entered the game with a 14-0record, having outscored its opponents 174-6. For five innings, McLean pitcher LaurynHahne shut out O’Connell, limiting theKnights to two hits. Meanwhile, McLeanfreshman Isabella Norton gave the High-landers a 2-0 lead with a two-out, two-rundouble in the third inning.

A two-out O’Connell rally in the sixth cutthe McLean lead in half. Right fielder ErinSweeney and left fielder Jenna Spille pro-duced back-to-back singles before firstbaseman Olivia Giaquinto delivered a run-scoring double, pulling the Knights within2-1.

“I think it’s important because, really, thebottom of the lineup is what started it,”Orndorff said. “The top of the lineup fin-ished it, but we don’t get to the top of thelineup if we don’t get something in the sixthinning …”

With one out in the top of the seventh,O’Connell third baseman Hayley Metcalf hita grounder back to Hahne in the circle, butthe senior mishandled the ball for an error.Burk tied the score with a double on thenext pitch.

“I just knew that she was going to pitch itright over the plate and she did,” Burk said.“I just wanted to rip it.”

Hahne suffered the loss for McLean, al-lowing three runs — two earned — on sixhits while walking three and striking outfour.

“As I explained to them, we could havewon the game today,” McLean head coachMaurice Tawil said, “but we did not becausewe failed to execute. … [Hahne] pitchedgreat. We did have a plan. We had a scout-ing report on O’Connell. Obviously they’rea very good team and they hit the ball hard.She kept them off balance.

Their No. 3 hitter, [catcher Jillian]Ferraro, is as good as you’ll see and shedidn’t hurt us today — and she came up in

some big moments, also.“… We pitched our game plan very well.

Unfortunately, [Hahne] hurt herself in thelast inning. Otherwise, she pitched fabu-lously — pitched well enough to win.”

While Hahne pitched well, O’Connell se-nior Tori Finucane earned the victory de-spite pitching through back pain. After miss-ing the previous two games due to ailmentsincluding a muscle strain and a minor formof scoliosis, Finucane returned to the circleand tossed a complete game againstMcLean. She limited the Highlanders to twohits and a pair of unearned runs. She walkedtwo, hit two batters and struck out 10 inseven innings.

“I’m not 100 percent right now, I’m stillin physical therapy for my back,” Finucanesaid. “I really did not want that to affectme in any way, but it did sometimes. Butknowing that [my teammates] had my back100 percent was awesome. They came inclutch like no other with those hits. It wasjust an awesome feeling knowing that nomatter what my condition, they always havemy back.”

Finucane is unlikely to bat until she im-proves.

“I wouldn’t want to hurt her in any way,”Orndorff said. “I don’t want to be MikeShanahan and RGIII.”

Two days later, Finucane threw a no-hit-ter and struck out 14 during an 8-0 victoryagainst Paul VI on Monday. The Panthers’only baserunner came via hit by pitch. Thewin improved O’Connell’s record to 16-0.

The Knights faced St. John’s on Tuesday,after The Connection’s deadline. O’Connellwill travel to face Holy Cross at 3:30 p.m.on Wednesday, April 24.

McLean defeated South Lakes 11-1 onMonday, improving its record to 12-2, in-cluding 7-1 in the Liberty District. The High-landers faced Stone Bridge on Tuesday, af-ter The Connection’s deadline. McLean willtravel to face Marshall at 6:30 p.m. on Mon-day, April 29.

Bishop O’Connell softball coach Tommy Orndorff watches Hayley Metcalfslides into third base against McLean on April 20.

Bishop O’Connell center fielder Mary Burk delivered a game-tying RBIdouble in the seventh inning against McLean on April 20.

O’Connell Softball Survives Scare from McLeanBurk delivers clutchhit for Knights,Finucane pitchesthrough pain.

Bishop O’Connell pitcher ToriFinucane struck out 10 McLeanbatters on April 20 despite playingwith back pain.

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Yorktown BaseballReturns to Top 10

The Yorktown baseball team is ranked in theNorthern Region top 10 for the first time since mid-March.

The Patriots are ranked No. 6 in this week’scoaches poll, their highest ranking of the season.Yorktown was ranked No. 10 in the season’s firstpoll.

Madison is again ranked No. 1. Oakton movedinto the No. 2 spot, followed by Lake Braddock (3),Centreville (4) and Robinson (5). Chantilly isranked No. 7, followed by West Potomac (8), Lan-gley (9) and South County (10).

T.C. Williams, Stone Bridge, McLean, Westfieldand Fairfax also received votes.

The Concorde District has four teams in the top10, most among the four districts in the NorthernRegion. The Patriot District has three teams in thetop 10, the Liberty has two and the National hasone.

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Ellis, ShawEngaged

Mr. David Ellis and Ms.Cassandra Ellis ofCampbellsville, Ky. are

pleased to announce the engagementof their daughter, Elizabeth MaloneEllis to LTJG James Cameron Shaw,son of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Shaw ofPlainview, Texas.

In 2009, Elizabeth received herbachelor of arts majoring in politicalscience and minoring in history at theUniversity of Kentucky in Lexington,Ky. Elizabeth currently employed as afederal grassroots specialist at theAmerican College of Cardiology inWashington, D.C.

In, 2007, James received his bach-elor of arts majoring in internationalstudies and minoring in history atBaylor University in Waco, Texas.James is currently serving as a Lieu-tenant Junior Grade in the U.S. Navyaboard the USS Bonhomme Richard(LHD-6) stationed in Sasebo, Japan.

The couple is planning a June 1,2013 wedding at Centenary UnitedMethodist Church in Lexington, Ky.with a reception to follow at theKeeneland Horse Racetrack. They willhoneymoon in Santorini, Greece in theMediterranean. James and Elizabeth

Elizabeth Malone Ellis andLTJG James Cameron Shaw

“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington’s Office ofSenior Adult Programs for May 6-11.

Arlington senior centers: Aurora Hills, 735S. 18th St.; Walter Reed, 2909 S. 16th St.; CulpepperGarden, 4435 N. Pershing Dr.; Langston-Brown, 2121N. Culpeper St.; Lee, 5722 Lee Hwy.; Arlington Millat Fairlington, 3308 S. Stafford St.; also MadisonCommunity Center, 3829 N. Stafford St.; TJ Comm.Center, 3501 S. 2nd St.

Senior trips: National Arboretum Tram Tour,D.C., plus box lunch, $31, Monday, May 6; historicOdessa, Del., plus lunch, $57, Thursday, May 9;Suicide Bridge, Hurlock, Md., leisurely cruise , sea-food buffet, $64, Friday, May 10. Call ArlingtonCounty 55+ Travel, 703-228-4748. Registrationrequired.

Science of Natural Healing, DVD, Monday,May 6, 11 a.m., Langston-Brown. Free. Register,703-228-6300.

Diseases caused by poor dental health,

Monday, May 6, 11 a.m., Langston-Brown. Free.Register, 703-228-6300.

Seniors only weight room hours, Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.,Langston-Brown. $60/15 sessions with 55+ Pass.Details, 703-228-4745.

Free legal counsel, Tuesday, May 7, 9:30 –11:30 a.m., Langston-Brown. Call for appt., 703-228-6300.

Senior housing options, Tuesday, May 7,11:15 a.m., Lee. Free. Register, 703-228-0555.

Table tennis, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10a.m. – 12 p.m., Walter Reed. Free. Register, 703-228-0955.

Low impact aerobics, Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.,Thursdays, 11 a.m., Aurora Hills. $60/15 sessions.Details, 703-228-5722.

Indoor walking group, Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.,Langston-Brown. Free. Details, 703-228-6300.

Coping with hearing loss, Wednesday, May

8, 10 a.m., Lee. Free. Register, 703-228-0555.Theatre appreciation classes, $5, Wednes-

days May 8-22, 11:30 a.m., Aurora Hills. Free.Register, 703-228-5722.

Drop-in women’s basketball games,Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Langston-Brown. Details,703-228-4771.

Line dancing classes, Wednesdays, 9:30a.m., Walter Reed. Free. Details, 703-228-0955.

Theater Appreciation classes, Wednesdays,11:30 a.m., Aurora Hills, Thursdays, 10 a.m.,Langston-Brown, $5 per class. Register, 703-228-6300.

Decluttering strategies, Thursday,. May 9,3 p.m., Langston-Brown. Register, 703-228-6300.

Summer scams, Thursday, May 9, 11 a.m.,Langston-Brown. Register, 703-227-6300.

Volunteer fishing coaches needed atCulpepper Garden. Call Thursday, May 9, 703-228-4403 for details.

“Flourishing After 55”

People

By Bob Brown

Marymount communication major

Every spring, Marymount studentshelp clean up Arlington’s RockSpring Park to honor and remem-

ber those in the university community whohave died. Working under the guidance ofmembers of the Rock Spring Garden Club,they raked and pulled weeds, removed hon-eysuckle brush and vines, and planted flow-

ers. Marymount’s Student Government As-sociation started Remembrance Day tohonor Tara Howard and Adam Dowell, whowere both in the class of 2009 and died inaccidents. Tara’s father, Bill Howard, hasjoined the students each year to help main-tain Rock Spring Park in Tara’s memory. Hesaid, “It’s quite humbling to realize that mydaughter has been an inspiration for thisactivity. It has been Tara-iffic! I don’t thinkit [the park] would look as beautiful as it

does without the help of the Marymountcommunity every spring.”

This year, Remembrance Day held specialmeaning for the 30-plus students who gath-ered in the park on April 14; the universityrecently lost two faculty members — Dr.Sean Hoare, professor of literature and lan-guages, and Rhett Leverett, assistant pro-fessor of history. In addition, MargotBardan, who had long assisted students inthe financial aid office, died unexpectedly.

Bob Brown, a communicationmajor, and Bill Howard

Juna Luzi and Mark Anthony Curtis, both majoring in economics insociety

Marymount’s Remembrance Day: Time to Give Back


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