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Whitman Girls’Basketball Ends

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News

Future School SitesThere are currently 13 future school sites owned by the Board

of Education, including the 20-acres of property on BrickyardRoad.

On Tuesday, March 12, after the Almanac’s presstime, the boardwas scheduled to discuss and vote on a new business item called“Guidelines for Leasing, Licensing, or Using MCPA Property Thatis Being Held as a Future School Site.”

“Whereas, there has been litigation which has raised issuesrelating to leases executed by the Montgomery County PublicSchools system of future school sites,” according to a memoran-dum written from Board Vice President Phillip Kauffman to theboard, “there is a need to address policies and procedures gov-erning the leasing, licensing, or other uses of property (land andbuildings) that is being held by the Montgomery County PublicSchools system as a future school site.”

The resolution to be voted on Tuesday would direct the board’sPolicy Committee to examine the current guidelines and proce-dures and allow the Policy Committee “to make a recommenda-tion to the Montgomery County Board of Education regardingwhether any future guidelines or a policy should be adopted forguiding any decision making related to the use, lease, or licenseof the school system’s real property being held as a future schoolsite.”

Budget ConferencesAnd Public Testimony

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will present hisrecommended operating budget for FY 2014 and highlight hisbudget priorities at a news conference on Friday, March 15 at10:30 a.m. at the Executive Office Building auditorium at 101

This Week in Potomac

By Susan Belford

The Almanac

Animals are such agreeable friends. They askno questions, they pass no criticisms,” statedwriter George Elliot.

MCPAW (Montgomery County Partners for Animal

Well-Being) is doing everything in their power to becertain that as many “agreeable friends” as possiblehave another opportunity to find loving homes.

“These animals deserve a second chance to sharetheir unconditional love with an individual or fam-ily,” said Allan Cohen, MCPAW chairman of the board.For more than two years, the organization has heldevents to raise additional revenue to support the newMontgomery County Animal Services and AdoptionCenter. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held onOct. 15 and the building will open on Nov. 1.

The state-of-the-art facility under construction at

The new Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center will open Nov. 1.

Funding ‘Second Chances’ for AnimalsMCPAW supportscounty’s Animal Servicesand Adoption Center.

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By Sharon Allen Gilder

The Almanac

The stage at the freshly renovatedBethesda Blues & Jazz SupperClub was rockin’ with countrymusic Friday and Saturday,

March 8 and 9 as Potomac’s own, 24-year-old Margaret Rose Durante, professionallyknown as Maggie Rose, commanded thestage with her six-piece band during herreturn engagement to her Maryland roots.

“I’ve known Maggie since she was a kid,”said club owner Rick Brown. “She’s one ofthe top 10 country acts and she sold out.”He said he wants the club to be a perfor-mance center with everything includingcomedy and a variety of sounds from bluesand jazz to Motown, reggae, salsa and coun-try.

“It’s so great to see people I grew up with,people I sang Christmas recitals with, andpeople I sang the National Anthem with atCongressional Country Club,” Rose said asshe greeted the packed house. She sang ablend of original songs sprinkled with coverfavorites such as “Some Nights” by thegroup fun.

The rising country singer-songwriter wasthe 9th Most Played Country Female lastyear and was named one of CountryWeekly’s “Ones to Watch in 2013.” Her firstsingle, “I Ain’t Your Mama,” aired on coun-try radio June 25, 2012 and quickly rose toa Top 25 hit.

Her debut album, “Cut to Impress.” onwhich she wrote almost half the songs, isbeing distributed by Sony Music Nashvilleon March 26. The title is derived from the

lyrics, “’cause I’m not about/to wear thatdress/if it’s not/cut to impress,” from hersong, “Mostly Bad.” The album is predictedfor Top Ten status according to someonewho is used to creating successful founda-tions, Tom Natelli, Rose’s business partner,family friend, and CEO of local Natelli build-ers. “Now she’s known to country radio andthey love her. Maggie and her band areemerging as one of the most interestingcountry acts,” he said.

Rose was interviewed Friday on localcountry music radio WMZQ and the stationaired her songs.

Her high energy and sultry, sassy style hasbroad appeal. Rose’s road and productionmanager Ronny Palmer said, “She’s got the‘it’ factor. She’s amazing, but she’s got atti-tude, and is fan friendly, and is absolutelyamazing on stage — she owns the stage.”

Natelli said Rose has developed the repu-tation in Nashville for having perfect pitch.“She has an innate quality in her voice. It’snot easy to describe, but gives you a warm,comfortable feeling and the texture in hervoice makes it easy to listen to,” he said.

Rose donned her guitar to perform her

new single titled “Better.” “The silver liningof dating losers is you learn a lesson. I wrotethis when I was going through a kind of arough time and it gave me a sense of assur-ance,” Rose said. “I just wanna feel good,feel alright/Feel anything but what I feeltonight/I just wanna move on/with my life/and put the pieces back together/I justwanna feel better.”

The ballad-like song closes with, “I knowthere’s gonna come a time when he’s goneand it’s okay.” Rose said the lyrics weredrawn from an ended relationship whereshe felt deceived. “He made me questionmy judgment. I wanted to show the otherside so the song is quite a departure fromsome of my other songs. It’s a different song,different mood, a healing song.”

On March 29, she will perform for the fifthtime at the legendary Grand Ole Opry onthe stage’s six-foot wooden circle that hasfelt the footsteps of revered legends andcontinues to be a springboard for aspiringartists. Many thoughts and emotions sur-rounded Rose when she first stepped on theOpry’s stage. “I was pretty bombarded, it is

Homegrown Maggie Rose Visits Her RootsRising Nashvillestar from Potomac.

The Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club’s marquee announces MaggieRose. Maggie Rose

Maggie Rose signs autographs.

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Bethesda’s new venue for music lov-ers and dancers opened its doors tosell-out crowds on March 1. The

Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club isbringing first-rate music of all genres to theheart of Bethesda. Launched by Potomacresident Rick Brown in the historic BethesdaTheatre , the renovated art-deco SupperClub will feature not only blues and jazz —but music from country to Motown in a set-ting that provides a new opportunity for ap-preciating high-quality music , fine diningand dancing in the heart of Bethesda.

The Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club

kicked-off with the livelysounds of Irvin Mayfield &the New Orleans Jazz Or-chestra. More than 400people swayed to the NewOrleans jazz orchestra whilethey dined on jambalaya,shrimp scampi, blackenedgrouper and jumbo lumpcrab cakes. Dessert includedNew Orleans favorites suchas vanilla bean beignets anda flourless chocolate torte.Executive Chef Scott Mullenhas crafted a menu “to reflectmy fascination with thenovel combinations of freshsweet and savory ingredients.”

Proprietor Rick Brown‘s family historyincludes many nostalgic moments spent atthe Bethesda Theater. His mother, FlorenceDeSando graduated from Bethesda ChevyChase High School on the stage in 1947before she moved to New York to work atthe Copacabana. As a child, Brown, a 3rdgeneration Washingtonian, attended many

movies in the theatre inthe ‘50s.

The theater opened itsdoors in 1938 as the BoroTheatre, featuring the lat-est in audio/visual tech-nology. Ticket prices were35 cents for regular ad-mission and 20 cents formatinees. After the firstyear, it was renamed theBethesda Theatre and re-mained in business untilthe early 1980s when itwas converted to a restau-rant/movie theater andre-opened as the Bethesda

Cinema & Drafthouse. The facility wasopened in 2007 as an Off-Broadway the-ater, but closed after a year.

In January 2012, Brown bought the prop-erty with a group of Founding Club Mem-bers — area businessmen and women whowere attracted to Brown’s vision to create aworld-class Blues and Jazz Supper Club.Brown is the founder of BBB Realty Invest-

ments, LLC. He has been recognized as “Re-altor of the Year” by the Maryland and DCAssociation of Realtors and honored by theNational Council on the Aging as its “Com-munity Leader of the Year.”

Even though he is one of the few in hisfamily who is not a professional musician,he is thrilled with entering the world ofmusic. “I saw this beautiful building with a400-car parking garage attached, and I justknew that this would be the place to bringjazz and blues to Bethesda, my home town.Very few places in Bethesda can hold 500people.” Brown’s father, John W. Brownmade his living as a jazz drummer — andstill performs in the D.C. area. His brother,jazz pianist Larry Brown leads the WammieAward-winning Larry Brown Quintet — ajazz group which has performed at TheKennedy Center, Blues Alley, The Meyerhofand other jazz venues in the area. LarryBrown is the director of Entertainment forthe Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club and per-forms with the Bethesda Blues and JazzOrchestra.

The Man Behind Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper ClubPotomac’s RickBrown brings music,dining and dancinginto new venue.

Potomac Almanac Editor Steven Mauren

703-778-9415 or almanac@connectionnewspapers.com

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Schools

By Susan Belford

The Almanac

More than 90 studentsparticipated in the castand crew for “Beauty

and the Beast,” presented March1 and 2 by The Connelly Schoolof the Holy Child.

The result was “incredible andamazing,” said director ElsbethReaves Fager.

Besides acting in the play, stu-dents created costumes, built andpainted sets, choreographeddances, played in the orchestraand sang in the chorus. GermanLopez, a Holy Child employee, cre-ated a set which could be easilymoved for changes in scenery.“German was so helpful and spenthours after school building the set.His artistic talent and vision trulymade the show,” Fager said.

Fager brought in students fromnearby schools to play the maleroles, since Holy Child is an all-girl’s school. Actors came from TheHeights, Gonzaga, GeorgetownPrep, Langley, and Sherwood. TheBeast was played by Isaac Schiller,a senior at Georgetown Prep. JohnAnderson, who attends LangleyHigh in McLean, Va., played a hu-morous, pompous Gaston. Othermale actors were Andre Myers,Charlie Gilak, Nick Townsend andJoseph Hunt.

“The students from the commu-nity brought a lot of experienceand confidence to our stage andwe are grateful for their talent andwillingness to join our cast,” Fagersaid.

Maria Berkowitz starred asBelle. She has been in many localproductions in addition to per-forming with the Holy Child cho-rus and in other school plays. Herlist of acting achievements in-cludes “What I Did Last Summer”at the Alden Theater, “Bye Bye

Birdie” at the Langley Theatre and“Oliver” at the Little Theatre ofAlexandria. She said, “Beauty andthe Beast was such a complicatedshow. It was a great accomplish-ment for Holy Child to take onsuch a challenge — and I think itturned out to be a wonderful show.Our audience was mesmerized for2 and a half hours.”

“One of the turning points inour rehearsals was when we hadCarter Lynch, a New York actorwho was on tour with ‘Beauty andthe Beast’ last summer come tocritique our rehearsals,” said Fager.“He really brought a spark to ourcast. We were dragging a bit, buthe brought so much positive en-ergy to us.”

“He inspired everyone in thecast to work harder,” said TahanaAugustin who played Madame dela Grande Bouche. “He helped usenjoy it more, even though wewere working very hard — prac-ticing the days before the perfor-mance until 9 p.m. each night.”

India Upton, who played Mrs.Potts said, “Having Mr. Lynch herewas so helpful, because he gaveus the background of the story andthe history. He made it all click forus — and gave us the belief thatwe could do it.”

Mrs. Potts (India Upton)and Chip (CarolineHenschel).

Holy Child Stages‘Beauty and the Beast’

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SATURDAY/MARCH 16Dog Adopter Workshop. 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at Your

Dog’s Friend Training Center, 12221 Parklawn Drive. Learnhow to deal with common issues, prevent problems andmore. Free. Leave dog at home. Visitwww.yourdogsfriend.info or 301-983-5913 to register.

SUNDAY/MARCH 17Shrimp and Oyster Feast Fundraiser. 1-5 p.m. at

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, 5020 Battery Lane,Bethesda. $45/person for all-you-can-eat steamed shrimp,fresh shucked and fried oysters, potato salad, sliced hamand more. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Visitwww.bccrs.com or 301-977-6634.

SoberRide. 4 p.m.-4 a.m. Area residents can call the toll-freephone number 1-800-200-TAXI and be afforded a no-costsafe way home (up to a $30 fare). AT&T customers can dial#WRAP for the same service. For more information, visitwww.soberride.com.

TUESDAY/MARCH 19Volunteer Session. The Literacy Council of Montgomery

County will hold information sessions for volunteersinterested in helping adults with learning to read, write orspeak English at 7:30 p.m. at Rockville Library. Visitwww.literacycouncilmcmd.org or 301-610-0030.

Support Group. For anyone grieving the death of a lovedone, a six-week group led by Montgomery Hospiceprofessional counselors. 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, at TrinityLutheran, 11200 Old Georgetown Road, North Bethesda.Registration required: 301-921-4400.

Scoping Meeting. 7-8:30 p.m. at VFW Post 5633, 11511MacArthur Blvd. The National Park Service will discuss aproposed expansion of the Canal Quarters InterpretiveProgram. Visit www.canalquarters.org for more.

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 3Support Group. For children (4 years old) through teens

who have experienced the death of a parent or sibling.Parent/guardian meets at the same time. A six-week groupled by Montgomery Hospice professional counselors. 6-7:30

p.m. Wednesdays. Montgomery Hospice, 1355 PiccardDrive, Rockville. Registration required: 301-921-4400.

THURSDAY/APRIL 4Event. 7-9 p.m. at Normandie Farm Restaurant, 10710 Falls

Road. There will be a panel discussion on collegeadmissions featuring admissions experts. Free. Horsd’oeuvres will be served. RSVP at http://accollegepanel.eventbrite.com.

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clarinet, electric guitar, double bassand piano. The Mansion atStrathmore 10701 Rockville Pike,Visit www.strathmore.org.

Stand-Up Comedy. 8-9:30 p.m. atVisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville.Headline is Mike Lawrence andfeatures Kat Timpf. $15. 301-315-8200 or www.visartscenter.org.

Balboa DJ Dance. 8:30 p.m., lessonsstart; 9-11:30 p.m., dancing atBallroom Backroom at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. $10/person. Visit www.gottaswing.com.

SATURDAY/MARCH 16Open House. 9 a.m.-noon at

Montgomery County Extension,Agricultural History Farm Park,18410 Muncaster Road, Derwood.Hosted by the Montgomery CountyMaster Gardeners. Sessions includestarting a vegetable garden, caringfor tools and more. Seed will beavailable for purchase and trading.Free. Visit http://growit.umd.edu/ClassesAndEvents/Montgomery%20County%20Classes.cfm.

Free Special Event. 2-4:30 p.m. atClara Barton National Historic Site,5801 Oxford Road, Glen Echo. Enjoya free performance of “Clara Barton:Red Cross Angel,” then explore thehistoric home and hear stories aboutClara Barton. Free. Reservationsrequired. 301-320-1410.

Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show. 10a.m.-6 p.m. at Montgomery CountyFairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St. Morethan 20 dealers will have gems,minerals and more for sale; plusexhibits, raffle, workshops and more.Visit www.glmsmc.com/show. $6/person 12 and older; free for childrenand scouts in uniform.

Young Strings CompetitionConcert. 5 p.m. The Symphonetteat Landon School presents the finalsof its annual Young StringsCompetition. Free admission for all.At Mondzac Performing Arts Centerat Landon School, 6101 Wilson Lane.Call 301-320-1090 or visitwww.landon.net/symphonette.

SATURDAY/MARCH 16Sculpture Class. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

at VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville.$180 for the class, through May 4.Visit www.visartscenter.org or call

301-315-8200 to register.

SUNDAY/MARCH 17Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show. 10

a.m.-5 p.m. at Montgomery CountyFairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St. Morethan 20 dealers will have gems,minerals and more for sale; plusexhibits, raffle, workshops and more.Visit www.glmsmc.com/show. $6/person 12 and older; free for childrenand scouts in uniform.

English Country Dance. 2:30-5:30p.m. at Ballroom Annex at Glen Echo,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Allages and abilities can get instructionand then take turns around the dancefloor. $10/person. Visitwww.glenecho.org for more.

Waltz Dance. 2:45-6 p.m. at SpanishBallroom at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd. All ages can take alesson and then dance to live musicby Some Assembly. $10. Visitwww.waltztimedances.org for more.

Argentine Tango. 6:30-11 p.m. atBallroom Annex, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. $15 with lesson; $10/danceonly. DJ Rene mixes the music. Visitwww.glenecho.org for more.

Contra and Square Dance. 7-10:30p.m. at Spanish Ballroom, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Lesson at 7 p.m.followed by live music by SassafrassStomp. $13/nonmember; $10/FSGWmember; $5/17 and under. Visitwww.fsgw.org for more.

MONDAY/MARCH 18The Strengths of Autism. Learn

about the latest research findings innon-social strengths (e.g., a detail-focused cognitive style) anddifficulties (e.g., inflexibility/desirefor sameness) in autism spectrumdisorders. Call 301-468-9343.

THURSDAY/MARCH 21Seminars. 6-8 p.m. at Hopkins &

Porter, 12944-C Travilah Road,#204. Workshops will discussadditions, ways to open up a floorplan and more. Free. Space is limitedto 15 participants. Call 301-840-9121to register.

Music in the Mansion. 7:30 p.m. atMansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike. Mattias Jacobsson willperform Johannes Sebastian Bach’s“Lute Suites” on the guitar. $30. Visitwww.strathmore.org for more.

FRIDAY/MARCH 22Opening Reception. 6-9 p.m. see

“Mirror to the World 2013” atPhotoworks Gallery at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. ThroughApril 28. Free. 301-634-2274.

Performance. Doors open at 8 p.m.,performance at 8:30 p.m. at Mansionat Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike.Urban Arias will perform three shortoperas, including Gabriel Kahane’s“Craigslistlieder,” songs set to actualCraigslist ads. $20/online; $22/door.Visit www.strathmore.org for more.

SATURDAY/MARCH 23“Beautiful Moments.” Juliya

Invanilova and Olga Bolgar willpresent artwork at Glen Echo YellowBarn Gallery, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,noon-5 p.m. Free. 301-371-5593.

Theater Performance. 3 p.m. NatyaBharati presents Rahul Varma’s“Bhopal” (a full-length play inEnglish) at the F. Scott FitzgeraldTheater, Rockville Civic Center Park,603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville.Tickets are $16-30. Visitwww.natyabharati.org.

Bethesda Film Fest. 8 p.m. atImagination Stage, 4908 AuburnAve., Bethesda. Features shortdocumentaries by local filmmakers.$10 online at www.bethesda.org.301-215-6660.

Spring Concert. 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. atRobert E. Parilla Performing ArtsCenter, Montgomery College,Rockville. The Maryland Youth Balletperforms. Tickets $18-25. Visitwww.marylandyouthballet.org or301-608-232 for more.

Entertainment

Megan Dominy and Bradley Foster Smith in ImaginationStage’s “From Here to There.”

‘From Here To There’“From Here to There,” a play about building bridges, is an imaginative, visual,

and creative piece of theatre involving puppetry, comedy, live music, and poetry.Using simple boxes, sonic tubes, and construction paper, two actors, who enjoydoing very different things, create a make believe world that bridges together theiropposite interests. Performances are followed by a “free play” session, in which theactors invite the children to join them onstage to explore some of the materials andbuild their own bridges or towers.

From Here to There runs in Imagination Stage’s Christopher and Dana ReeveStudio Theatre, March 6 - April 14 at 10:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Appropriate forages 2-5, tickets are $10-$12, with a $5 lap seat for children under 12 months.Purchase tickets online at www.imaginationstage.org, at the Imagination Stage boxoffice, or at 301-280-1660. Imagination Stage is located at 4908 Auburn Avenue,Bethesda.

Email community entertainment eventsto almanac@connectionnewspapers.com.Deadline is Thursday at noon. Photos andartwork encouraged.

ONGOINGMommy & Me (& Daddy, Too).

Third Tuesday each month. 10 a.m.at Rockville Town Square. Visitrockvilletownsquare.com/events/mommy-and-me. The Library, FirstFloor: March 19, Nov. 19 and Dec.17. On the Square: April 16, May 21,June 18, July 16, Aug. 20, Sept. 17and Oct. 15.

The Puppet Co. at Glen Echo Parkpresents Jack and the Beanstalk,March 14-Apr. 21, Thursdays andFridays at 10 and 11:30 a.m.Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 a.m.and 1 p.m. Call 301-634-5380 or visitwww.thepuppetco.org

Art Exhibit. Photoworks Gallery atGlen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd., presents “Signs of Life” byElizabeth Steuart. See natural andman-made elements woven togetherin compositions reminiscent of astage set. Through March 18. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.

Theater Performance. PotomacTheatre Company presents “BlitheSpirit” at Blair Family Center for theArts, Bullis School, 10601 Falls Road.Performances are Fridays andSaturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2p.m. through March 24. $20/adults;$18/students, seniors. 301-299-8571for reservations.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 13Jazz Vocalist. 7:30 p.m. at Mansion at

Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike.Inegriti Reeves performs jazzstandards with original flare andmodern harmonies. $15. Visitwww.strathmore.org.

THURSDAY/MARCH 14Handbuilding with Clay. 4:30-6:30

p.m. 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. $260,through May 4. Register at 301-315-8200 or www.visartscenter.org.

FRIDAY/MARCH 15Strathmore Show: Ensemble. 7:30

p.m. Exploring the borders ofcontemporary classical music, indierock, and other diverse musicalforms, this ensemble combines flute,

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Christina Maffeo, 12, plays three Bingoboards at one time.

Phillip and Portia volunteered to operatethe Bingo game.

Isabella Greer, 8, paints asoccer ball. Martin Weiss, 11

Eric Yao, 7, is making abackground for a roomthermometer.

Octavio, 10, and Catalina, 11, Scriven holdhands with their new friend.

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Rising Nashville Star from Potomac

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such a milestone in any artist’s career. I don’tusually get nervous, but that first 30 seconds Iwas. It’s just such an honor, there’s a lot of his-tory there.”

Rose’s grandfather, Raymond Durante, wasproud to see his granddaughter on a home-town stage and praised her parents, Steve andLizz Durante. “It’s a tough, tough road andthey’ve been with her all the way,” he said.

Rose’s mother said, “Every parent wants theirchild to fill their dream. This is Margaret’sdream.” Durante keeps her email database in-formed about her daughter’s schedule and rou-

tinely sends links to various country radio sta-tion contests to encourage friends and familyto vote for Maggie Rose. “She’s a very smartwoman. I should have her on my payroll,” saidRose who sees a world tour in her future.

Her advice for aspiring singers: “No one canbe you better than you. Listen to your heart.Some advice will be well intentioned and somewon’t. It’s your chance to apply whatever yousee fit at the end of the day. I’m fortunate towork with people who encourage me to be whoI want to be.”

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Rick Brown’s Vision Become Music VenueFrom Page 3

The Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club

Rick Brown explains just a few ofthe upcoming events: “We have awood dance floor — and we in-stalled cork underneath to makeit even better. We have alreadyscheduled Latin Dancing Night,Motown Dance Night, SwingDance Night and more. Big Bandsled by Eric Felton and TomCunningham will be playing —and we will also feature Gospelbrunches and guest speakerlunches. I plan to invite WoundedWarriors and their families to en-joy the venue.” Ralph Camilli isthe director of operations. In his35 years in the music business,Camilli explains that he has man-aged the two “smallest rooms with

the biggest names” in Washingtonhistory — The Cellar Door andBlues Alley. Just a few of the hun-dreds of famous musicians he hasattracted to his clubs are EarthaKitt, Wynton Marsalis, B.B. King,Earl Scruggs, Carly Simon andBuddy Rich. He has already sched-uled an a line-up of musicians forthe first month of the BethesdaBlues and Jazz Supper Club. Theseinclude Potomac’s Maggie Rose[see related story], The Night-hawks, The DC Blues SocietyBand, Thad Wilson and New Light,Cathy Ponton King and the Grand-sons, and jazz pianist KeikoMatsui. In May, the club will cel-ebrate the 75th anniversary of theBethesda Theatre’s founding.

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Sports

Whitman Girls’Basketball EndsSeason inState Semifinals

Six days after winning the 4AWest region championship, theWhitman girls’ basketball team’sseason ended with a 33-32 loss toBaltimore Polytechnic in the statesemifinals on March 7 at UMBC.

According to stats from theWashington Post’s Web site, KimDurante led Whitman with 11points in the semifinal loss. DaniOkon had eight points, MarissaCannon scored five, Marie Hatchhad four, Avery Witt finished withthree and Linn Bumpers addedone.

Whitman finished the seasonwith a 21-5 record and won 12 ofits final 14 games, including a 62-38 victory over Bethesda-ChevyChase on Feb. 4 that wrapped upthe 4A South division title.

Baltimore Poly went on to loseto North Point, 62-56, in the statechampionship game on March 9 atUMBC.

BaseballSeason Openers

The Whitman, Churchill andWootton baseball teams will opentheir respective seasons on March21.

Whitman, which entered lastyear’s postseason as the No. 1 seedin the 4A West region and finishedregion runner-up to eventual statechampion Northwest, will hostPoolesville at 3:30 p.m.

Churchill, which last seasonreached the region quarterfinalsand two years ago finished regionrunner-up, will host defendingstate champion Northwest at 3:30p.m. Wootton will travel to faceBlair at 7 p.m.

Bullis will host St. Anselm’s Ab-bey School at 4:30 p.m. on Thurs-day, March 14.

LacrosseSeason Openers

The Churchill boys’ lacrosseteam will open the 2013 season onMarch 21 with a home gameagainst The Heights at 7 p.m.

Churchill won the 4A/3A Westregion championship last season,ending Wootton’s six-year streakof titles. Standout attackmen MattLeonard (senior) and Louis Dubick(sophomore) return for the Bull-dogs.

Wootton, the six-time defending4A West division champion, willhost Sherwood at 7 p.m. on March21. Whitman will travel to face

Magruder at 3:30 p.m. on thesame day. Bullis will host Gonzagaat 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March14. The Bulldogs were scheduledto face Flint Hill on Tuesday, afterThe Almanac’s deadline.

In girls’ lacrosse, three-time de-fending 4A/3A West region cham-pion Churchill will travel to faceBullis at 5:30 p.m. on March 21.

Avery Witt,seen earlierthis season,and theWhitman girls’basketballteam reachedthe statesemifinals.

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Bullis will host Holy Child at 4p.m. on Thursday, March 14. TheBulldogs were scheduled to faceBishop O’Connell on Tuesday, af-ter The Almanac’s deadline.

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As far as anniversaries go – and I hopethis one “goes” a lot further; acknowledg-ing, dare I say, celebrating, my four-yearsurvival anniversary from “terminal” stageIV (inoperable, metastasized) non-small celllung cancer, a diagnosis I initially receivedon February 27, 2009, along with a “13-month to two-year prognosis” from myoncologist, is certainly column-worthy.

Not that I haven’t mined these emo-tional depths before; end of years one, twoand three if truth be told, but I’m sure I canbe given a pass, given the subject matter.And what matters more than a character-ized-as-terminal cancer patient outliving hisprognosis – by years? Not too much, frommy perspective. Quite frankly, this is con-tent of a column I can get used to writing –repeatedly, if need be, and I’m hoping theneed be. Oh, I don’t suppose I’ll be recy-cling material from previous anniversarycolumns, even though the sentiment wouldbe familiar: amazing good fortune, grati-tude, anxiety concerning an unpredictablefuture, etc. Nevertheless, I’ll risk expressingsome feelings here that might be somewhatreminiscent of columns and anniversariesgone by.

Being diagnosed with lung cancer twoand a half months after my widowedmother succumbed to her old age –thereby making my brother Richard and Iorphans, as it were (my father had died twoyears earlier, almost to the day of mymother’s passing) seemed a bit unfair, espe-cially considering how much my brotherand I had sacrificed as we cared and con-cerned ourselves with the last years of ourparents’ less-than-ideal lives. But “fair” hasnever really entered into my equation.That’s not how I look at things. I look atthings the way I’ve heard – on sports talkradio, anyway, how football playersdescribe their attitude toward a startingplayer being injured: “Next man up.” Thereare no excuses. It’s not exactly poker, butyou play the cards you’ve been dealt. Andso, in my four years of living with cancersince February, 2009, I have not pursuedjustice, nor have I declared my independ-ence, but I have tried to live my life withgood humor, and liberty and happiness –when I could manage it.

Not always have I achieved these goalsor maintained the balance necessary tocounter the emotional weight and physicaltoll receiving a terminal diagnosis – and thetreatment protocol, can impose. I’ve hadmy moments, to be sure, but overall, I’mproud of how I’ve changed – for the better,and persevered. Though cancer has provenover the years to be an equal-opportunity-disease, my diagnosis has never caused meto feel doomed (a little gloomy, maybe).Moreover, I’ve always felt hopeful and assuch have tried to be proactive, open andcompliant in order to give myself every pos-sible advantage in this life yet to be lived.

Woe is not me. Why is of no concern.How it could have happened – is of no par-ticular interest. Reviewing my past trans-gressions never mattered to my oncologist.His only concern was the future and treat-ing me forward. For the most part, I haveembraced that/his philosophy; except thistime of the year: my still-living-with-canceranniversary when I revisit the past – hope-fully as a prelude for the future. That’s myintent, anyway.

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the northwest corner of Muncaster MillRoad and Airpark Drive in Gaithersburg willfeature public adoption areas, holding andtreatment areas, a veterinary clinic for neu-ter/spay services, rabies shots and preven-tative care, classrooms, conference roomsand office space. The Adoption Center willhouse a minimum of 162 canines, 208 fe-lines and 34 small animals. It will also havea livestock barn for larger rescue animals.

Some of the funds that MCPAW is raisingwill provide additional equipment for theSpay and Neuter Center and will also en-sure that their services as well as those ofthe veterinary clinic are available to everyfamily in the county, regardless of ability topay. MCPAW funds will also be earmarkedto provide educational programs for Mont-gomery County citizens.

Cohen explained his organization’s vision:“We will use some of the funds to provide acomfortable, stress-free room for adoptiveparents to get to know the animals. Thiswill be a room to play with the dogs or catsto learn if the adoption will be a good fit.The Animal Services and Adoption Centerwill become a ‘Community Center for PetLovers,’ offering educational programs, vol-unteer opportunities and children’sactivites. MCPAW also wants to provide sup-port for individuals and families with finan-cial difficulties so they don’t have to giveup their pets because they cannot afford

food and good health care for them. Manydays, there are as many as 200 animals atthe shelter. We want to help in any waypossible to help find these animals good,loving homes – and help them stay in thesehomes.”

MCPAW board member and veterinarianDr. John Wesson completed a residency pro-gram in Shelter Medicine at the Universityof California-Davis. He is passionate aboutgathering best practices from other modelshelters to make the Montgomery Countyfacility run efficiently — and become oneof the best in the country. “Many animalsdie in shelters each year, often as a resultof infectious diseases. We want to preventthe spread of disease and make certain thesheltered animals are as comfortable as theycan be. Even the design of a cage can makea difference to the animal’s comfort. I’vebeen opening the lines of communicationwith other shelters and learning their se-crets to success,” he said. “I want to raisethe awareness of the needs of our AnimalServices and Adoption Center among ourcounty’s residents.” Wesson is a Potomacresident who practices veterinary medicinein McLean, Va.

MCPAW has recently received a $10,000donation for the Spay and Neuter Clinic anda $20,000 grant named after a cat named“Purple.” The organization plans to estab-lish a program to encourage seniors to adoptcats and teach them how to care for them.

The program will be named “Purple Care”after the donor’s cat.

“We are also incredibly pleased that manyanimal lovers are already signing up forvolunteer positions,” said Cohen. “We needpeople to exercise and socialize the animals,help with adoptions and licensing, work inthe gift shop and play with the puppies andkittens. It’s a wonderful opportunity to giveback.” MCPAW provides animal lovers withmany ways to donate. These include theopportunity to purchase brick pavers thatwill be displayed within the entrance plazaof the new adoption center. Benches mayalso be purchased and both pavers andbenches can be engraved with a tribute toa beloved pet, a family member or friend,or with a corporate logo and name. MCPAWwill honor and recognize individuals whomake significant contributions to the newcenter by providing naming opportunitiesfor wings, clinics or other areas of the cen-ter.

Residents can also help MCPAW raisefunds for their support of the MontgomeryCounty Animal Services and Adoption Cen-ter by dining at Potomac Pizza in Potomacor on Muddy Branch Road from 4 – 9 p.m.on May 8. Potomac Pizza will donate a shareof the dining bill to MCPAW.

Donations can also be sent to MCPAW,9613 Eldwick Way, Potomac, MD 20854.Learn more about MCPAW atwww.mcpaw.org.

Book SalePaul Wang stopped atthe library’s usedbook sale on Saturday

Pauline Chan at the Potomac Library’s usedbook sale on March 9. All proceeds benefitthe library.

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Monroe Street in Rockville.The news conference is scheduled to be

broadcast live on County Cable Montgom-ery. It will also be viewable on the county’swebsite, www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ccm.

The County Council has scheduled pub-lic hearings on the FY14 Operating Budget,the FY14 Capital Budget and amendmentsto FY13-18 Capital Improvements Program(CIP) and WSSC’s FY14-19 CIP for April 9,10, and 11, at 7 p.m., and April 10 and 11,at 1:30 pm.

Individuals who want to testify should call240-777-7803 beginning March 15.

Department of Health and Human Ser-vices Director Uma Ahluwalia will brief resi-dents on the Health and Human Servicesportion of the recommended budget onWednesday, March 20.

The event will begin at 6 p.m. in the au-ditorium of the Children’s Resource Center,332 West Edmonston Drive in Rockville.Free parking is available.

Overnight onThe Canal

The National Park Service is expandingits Canal Quarters Interpretive Program,which allows visitors to stay overnight in ahistoric building for a unique interpretiveexperience, such as Lockhouse 22 atPennyfield, off River Road, and Lockhouse

10 near Carderock.The Park Service will host a meeting in

Potomac at VFW Post 5633, 11511MacArthur Blvd., next Tuesday, March 19,from 7-8:30 p.m. to solicit feedback fromthe community.

“The ability to allow visitors an overnightinterpretive experience in a lockhouse istruly unique,” said Superintendent KevinBrandt. “The park would like to ask thepublic to help explore different ways we canexpand this program to other historic ca-nal buildings and other canal stories.”

The project expansion evaluates 44 his-toric buildings located throughout Chesa-peake and Ohio Canal National HistoricalPark for inclusion in the Canal Quartersprogram.

Visit www.canalquarters.org.Public comment will be gathered until

April 21. Submit comments electronicallyat http://parkplanning.nps.gov/choh orsubmit written comments to: Superinten-dent, C&O Canal National Historical Park,1850 Dual Highway, Suite 100,Hagerstown, MD 21740.

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When architect James Rill ofRill Architects, PC de-signed a family home inPotomac, recently, he had

to think light in more ways the one.“The clients wanted a house that had a

presence, but not an ostentatious pres-ence, more of a subtle elegance,” saidRill. “While it is a large and formal house,the design is more organic than severe,”said Rill. “There are a lot of turrets andsoft lines, not hard lines. The gambrel-style roof is not sharp, and the stone thatwas used gives it a series of naturalmaterials so that it fits within the land-scape.”

The four-story home is approximately17,000 square feet and features wide-plank walnut hardwood flooring through-out. One immediately notices the highceilings and rows upon rows of largewindows. “The house pays homage tonatural light,” said Rill. “There aren’t anyrooms in the house that don’t have big,natural light.”

Most of the windows are about eightfeet high. There are even windows in thestairwell.

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A covered porch surrounds thehome and flows into an outdoorliving room that features a fireplace,which gives way to a terrace andpool. “The porch allows the land-scape into the house,” said Rill,

noting that a bay window in thebreakfast room offers views of theoutdoor living room and pool.

THE HOME WAS BUILT for afamily that entertains frequently,especially for charity, said Rill. “Thehomeowners were very givingpeople,” he said. “Sometimes theystarted making lunch and therewould be 15 people. Guests wouldcome to stay for two weeks and endup staying for two months.”

Designed with the family’s lifestylein mind, the home has nine and ahalf bathrooms, eight bedrooms,including a master suite, an atticsuite and a guest suite above thegarage, and a playroom with courtsfor lacrosse and baseball.

The Power of LightDesigned with abounty of largewindows, a newPotomac home payshomage tonatural light.

There are windows in the stairwellof this Potomac home. “The stair-case is about light — they’re notjust stairs,” said James Rill. “Theidea behind the windows is lightand connections to the outside.”

There is solid mahogany woodwork throughout this Potomac home.It was designed by James Rill of Rill Architects.

There is wide-plank, walnut hard-wood flooring throughout thisnine-and-half bathroom, eight-bedroom home by Rill Architects.

See Power of Light, Page 7

“There are no rooms inthis house that don’thave large windows andbig natural light.”

— James F. Rill, Rill Architects, PC

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What’s new on the green home front?Alternative energy sources, such as passivesolar heating, along with things like photo-voltaic solar panels that provide electricityfor off the grid homes. Wall insulationthat’s made from alternative materials suchas cellulose, cotton or rock wool instead ofthe insulation made with formaldehyde arebig innovations. Double paned windows arebecoming standard, low E glass that deflectsthe heat out during the summer and reflectsheat back into the room during winter arealso gaining in popularity. Heated floors,pellet stoves that heat with an alternativesource to the usual forced air systems aremaking big news in the home building mar-ket as well. Maximum efficiency of heatingand cooling units is an issue that buildersare concerned with and high energy efficientratings are paramount, being used to aug-ment solar energy instead of being the onlysource of heating and cooling these days.Today, it’s keen (and affordable) to be green!

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Remodeling often affordsan opportunity to re-purpose existing mate-

rials by donating to those lessfortunate. Ask your remodelerif there is a plan or policy forsaving materialsfor re-use ratherthan sending itto a land fill.Every project isdifferent. Andsome materialsare more easily

removed and saved than others.Here are a couple of organizationsthat accepted used materials.

A WIDER CIRCLEThis organization provides basic-

need items to families transitioningout of shelters and those livingwithout life’s necessities. A WiderCircle furnishes the homes of morethan 1,000 children and adults eachmonth. If you wish to donate fur-niture and other home essentialsthat are in good condition (no ripsor stains), you can drop off itemsat their Center for Community Ser-vice in Silver Spring, Md. You canalso schedule a pickup in most ar-

eas throughout greater Washing-ton, D.C. Refer to their website fora full list of accepted items and their“wish list” of the most needed itemsat www.awidercircle.org.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY –RESTORE

ReStore is a resale business thatsells new and used building mate-rials and home items to the gen-eral public. All donations are taxdeductible and donated by indi-viduals, local retailers, buildingcontractors and suppliers. Donateditems are then sold at 50-90 per-cent off the retail price, with allproceeds benefiting Habitat for

Humanity, an organization thatprovides safe and affordable hous-ing to low-income families.ReStore accepts appliances, furni-ture, cabinets, roofing and flooringmaterials, exercise equipment,countertops, electronics, lightingand plumbing fixtures, amongmany others. All materials anditems must be in good and work-ing condition. Items may bedropped off at ReStore locationsduring their business hours or forlarger donations you may sched-ule a pickup. You can check out theMontgomery County store locationin Gaithersburg - www.habitat-mc.org

GOODWILLFounded in 1902, Goodwill ac-

cepts gently used clothing, fur-niture, housewares, workingelectronics, and other householditems. These items are then soldat their retail locations, with theproceeds used to fund employ-ment, job training, and place-ment services for the disadvan-taged and those with disabili-ties. Visit www.dcgoodwill.org.

SALVATION ARMYAlthough the Salvation Army is

involved in many community pro-grams, proceeds from items do-nated to their stores will benefit

their Adult Rehabilitation Centers.Each rehabilitation center offersresidential housing and work,along with individual and grouptherapy. This enables many to bereunited with their families andresume a normal life. Items com-monly donated include appliances,clothing, furniture, and householdgoods. For more information ontheir donation program, pleasevisit www.satruck.org.

BOWA HOMECLEANUP DAYS

As a thank you to the neighborsin the communities in which wework, from time to time BOWA

hosts Home Cleanup Days.Home Cleanup Day is a great op-portunity to donate and recyclegently used household items,toys and clothing, and disposeof any debris or other unwantedclutter. A BOWA employee willhelp folks unload their items anda Goodwill representative will beon hand to accept donations andprovide receipts.

To find a BOWA HomeCleanup Day in your area, pleasevisit our http://info.bowa.com/communityblog/

Josh Baker is founder ofBOWA; learn more atwww.bowa.com.

Recycle, Reuse, Remodel Repurposing materials helps others and keeps debris out of landfills.

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By Marilyn Campbell

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From designing a kitchenwith a concave glass tilebacksplash to creating abackyard with a fireplace

and pool, some local homeremodelers were honored recentlywith the National Association ofthe Remodeling Industry’s (NARI)2013 Regional Contractor of theYear awards for design acumen.Winning projects ran the gamutfrom historic preservation projectsto environmentally conscious con-ceptions.

CABIN JOHN, MD., BASED firmAnthony Wilder Design/Build, Inc.received kudos in the “ResidentialExterior, $100,000 and Over” cat-egory for a backyard space thatincludes a pool and fireplace. “Thehomeowner wanted four separateliving spaces in the backyard,” saidcompany spokeswoman DanielleFrye. “He wanted a dining room, aliving room with a heat source, aplace to sunbathe near his pool anda place to play cricket on his lawn.”

Frye said the Wilder team, whichincluded architect George R. Bottand lead designer Anthony Wilder,developed a backyard plan that

replaced overgrown grass withflagstone and a badly worn fencewith foliage to create a sense ofprivacy. “There is a sundeck andspaces for a sofa and dining table,but the fireplace is the focal point,”said Frye. “We used really tall bam-boo to shield the view from thehotel across the street.”

A BETHESDA HOME additiongarnered a top prize in the “Resi-dential Addition Over $250,000”category for A.R.T Design BuildInc. with team memberGrossmueller’s Design Consultants,Inc.

“The client wanted to expandtheir one story house to have aseparate area for [bedrooms] andcreate a more functional first floorwith more communal spaces, thekitchen, family room [and] diningroom,” said Cindy G. McClure ofGrossmueller’s Design Consultants.

The design team added a newsecond floor to the home, whichaccommodates a laundry room, amaster suite, two additional bed-rooms and a bathroom. A stairtower and cathedral foyer createan open floor plan and connect thefirst and second levels.

“Elements of the old house, likethe wide chimney on the front andthe contemporary 1960 style wereplayed upon and accentuated,”said McClure. “The result is a func-tional home that meets the needsof today’s family, remained withinbudget and was completed ontime.”

FAIRFAX-BASED FIRM RJK Con-struction, Inc. received top honorsin the category of “Residential Ad-

dition $100,000 to $250,000” fora home in the Mantua area ofFairfax County. Company presidentRobert Kalmin says thehomeowners’ goal was to blendtheir interior and exterior spaces.“They wanted to make their exte-rior landscaping a visual point be-cause they entertain a lot,” he said.“The windows act as murals to theexterior landscaping bring the out-doors in and the indoors out.”

The owners requested an openfloor plan that allowed guests tomove freely between the kitchenand the backyard. “They were veryspecific about how they wantedpeople to meander from the out-side to the inside,” Kalmin said.“We had to relocate the powderroom so that people are able to usethe restroom without having to goanywhere else.”

An abundance of windows al-lows natural light to flow through-out the home. “The kitchen has redoak flooring and other colors andfinishes that compliment the natu-ral scenery outside,” said Kalmin.

A MCLEAN KITCHEN by BOWAtook top honors in the “Residen-tial Kitchen Over $120,000” cat-egory. The homeowners were look-ing to create a free-flowing, light-filled space.

“Their kitchen was not as openas they would have liked,” saidJosh Baker, founder and co-chair-man of BOWA. “They wanted tomake it more integrated and use-ful for the family.”

To accommodate a largerkitchen, the design team, whichincluded BOWA’s George Hodges-Fulton, built an addition and added

a sitting room, screened porch andadditional windows to allow anabundance of natural light tostream into the space. The newkitchen also included a butler’spantry and a family dining area.

Baker, who founded BOWA withhis college friend Larry Weinberg,says an open dialogue is essentialto a successful remodeling project.“The key is finding a person orcompany that you communicatevery, very well with and whose pro-cess is in line with how you like todo business,” he said. “This is acustomer service business. It is notjust a construction business. Theentire process is important, not justthe end result.”

HARRY BRASWELL of HarryBraswell, Inc. in Alexandria, wasnamed Contractor of the Year inthe “Entire House $500,001 to$1,000,000” category for the reno-vation of a home that had not beenupdated since the 1950s.

“The house was outdated, toosmall for the family’s needs,” hesaid.

The renovation included akitchen outfitted with cabinet-frontappliances and porcelain sinks in-cluding an apron farm sink and anisland sink in a pale aqua. “Thatcolor is carried throughout thehouse,” said project managerGretchen Brown.

A concave glass tile backsplash

The Region’s Best Home DesignsLocal contractors get top honors forremodeling projects

Photo courtesy of NARI

This kitchen, designed by Grossmueller’s Design Consult-ants, Inc. and A.R.T Design Build in Bethesda, was part ofa project that earned a 2013 Contractor of the Year award.

Photo courtesy of Morgan Howarth

This backyard oasis, designed by Anthony Wilder Design/Build, Inc., won a Contractor ofthe Year Award in the “Residential Exterior, $100,000 and Over” category. The home-owner wanted a backyard space with a place to sunbathe near the pool, a dining room, aliving room with a heat source and a place to play cricket.

surrounds the durable, brown-toned quartzite counter. “Quartz-ite doesn’t stain easily,” said Brown.“It is strong like granite, but is moreexpensive.”

The Braswell team also got a nodfor energy efficiency for thisproject, which was named “NARIGreen Project.” Brown noted thatthe team installed energy efficiencylighting and energy star appli-ances.

“The homeowners had specificcriteria about wanting to meet[Leadership in Energy and Envi-ronmental Design] certificationbecause they are dedicated to pro-tecting the environment,” saidBraswell.

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Address ..................................BR FB HB .. Postal City ..Sold Price .... Type ....... Lot AC . PostalCode .....Subdivision ...... Date Sold

1 9009 CONGRESSIONAL CT ........ 8 ... 7 .... 3 ..... POTOMAC ... $4,700,000 .... Detached ..... 2.10 ........ 20854 ....... BRADLEY FARMS ...... 01/15/13

2 14000 RIVER RD ....................... 6 ... 7 .... 1 ..... POTOMAC ... $1,995,000 .... Detached ..... 3.41 ........ 20854 ........... POTOMAC ........... 01/23/13

3 11212 RIVER VIEW DR .............. 5 ... 4 .... 3 ..... POTOMAC ... $1,890,000 .... Detached ..... 1.84 ........ 20854 ........... MARWOOD .......... 01/30/13

4 10506 RIVERS BEND LN ............ 4 ... 6 .... 2 ..... POTOMAC ... $1,510,000 .... Detached ..... 0.94 ........ 20854 ........... MARWOOD .......... 01/31/13

5 10935 MARTINGALE CT ............ 6 ... 6 .... 1 ..... POTOMAC ... $1,500,000 .... Detached ..... 2.93 ........ 20854 ..... POTOMAC MANOR ..... 01/03/13

6 10901 BURBANK DR ................. 4 ... 3 .... 2 ..... POTOMAC ... $1,345,000 .... Detached ..... 2.23 ........ 20854 ..... POTOMAC MANOR ..... 01/25/13

7 10921 PICASSO LN ................... 5 ... 3 .... 0 ..... POTOMAC ... $1,315,000 .... Detached ..... 1.15 ........ 20854 ........... POTOMAC ........... 01/31/13

8 9528 WOODINGTON DR ........... 5 ... 4 .... 1 ..... POTOMAC ... $1,290,000 .... Detached ..... 0.53 ........ 20854 ........ CLAGETT FARM ....... 01/17/13

Copyright 2013 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of February 18, 2013.

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1 9009 Congressional Court— $4,700,000

2 14000 River Road —$1,995,000

3 11212 RiverView Drive —$1,890,000

5 10935Martingale

Court —$1,500,000

6 10901 Burbank Drive — $1,345,000 8 9528 Woodington Drive — $1,290,000

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“There is solid mahogany custom-made cabinetry in the breakfastroom and in almost every room ofthe house,” said Soren Jensen,cabinetmaker and owner of DanishBuilders. “In the basement, thebedrooms and even the game room,there are solid, mahogany cabinetsare integrated into the architecturaldetail.”

Rill says his clients appreciateddetailed design, a quality that isapparent in the ornate kitchen.“The counter top is marble,” hesaid. “The cabinets and cabinetfront appliances are mahogany witha glazed finish.”

The kitchen also has a custom-made mahogany door that leads tothe butler’s pantry. “It has custom-made lead glass that was designedby an artist who designed it aroundthe door,” said Jensen.

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