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By Eden Brown

The Connection

One of the first residents to takeup the microphone during the20-minute “open mike” por-tion of the Jan. 14 meeting of

the Fire Station 8 Task Force was AmandaMackaye. “I just want you to see me,” saidMackaye. “I live next door to the station,and the county has talked about demolish-ing my house and the one next to it to makeroom for a new station; I want to be in-cluded in any conversation about this.”

Mackaye had been in the audience whenthe first public meeting on Fire Station 8took place last year. When the graphic wasthrown up on the screen showing housesthat would be demolished for the replace-ment of the old fire station with a new one,she looked up and saw her house. “That’smy house,” she remembered telling the per-son next to her, “They are talking aboutdemolishing my house.” Mackaye added:“That’s when people started to think Arling-ton County wasn’t handling the issue of FireStation 8 too well.”

That may have changed.After heated meetings last summer and

fall, the scene at Langston-Brown Commu-nity Center on Thursday night last week wasdifferent. Roughly 30 residents attended themeeting. The Task Force set up to reviewthe Fire Station proposal went out of its wayto announce its independence from theCounty Board, with County Board ChairLibby Garvey arriving to give brief remarksand then as she departed, stressing she was“leaving the group to do its work.”

Noah Simon, appointed as head of thetask force, laid out the mission. Simon madeit clear he valued the historical value of thefire station, and also, the requirements ofthe fire department. He recognized the com-peting needs of Arlington residents. Hespoke of the role of Fire Station 8 as morethan a fire station: it was a community cen-

ter, a gathering place, a historical place. Hespoke with appreciation for the fire depart-ment, which had responded to his own son’smedical emergency with alacrity. Simonencouraged those on the task force andthose in the audience to be open-mindedand collaborative. “Anyone coming to thediscussion of the station with a strong viewabout emergency services, also had to lookat the issue through the lens of history ofthe community. And conversely, anyonelooking at the issue through the lens of his-tory, also had to look at it through the lensof emergency preparedness,” he said.

Simon also indicated he was assuredwhen he agreed to take the position of TaskForce chair, “This is not a done deal.” Healso reminded task force participants thatreplacement of the building did not neces-sarily mean relocation.

Appointees to the task force present werePatrick Bogenberger, Arlington Fiscal AffairsAdvisory Commission; Marguerite Gooden,native Arlingtonian and Hall’s Hill resident;James Shroll, Planning Commission; Rich-ard Samp, North Arlington Civic Associa-tion; Rodney Turner, resident of Hall’s Hill;Joe Reshetar, Arlington Fire Chief; FrankMcDermott, Bellevue Forest Civic Associa-tion; Alisa Cowen, Old Dominion CitizensAssociation, Arlington resident since 1980;Jim Pebley, Woodlawn area Civic Associa-tion, five years on Planning Commission;Noah Simon, Cherrydale resident, 20months on the Arlington School Board; and

June Locker, Arlington Department of En-vironmental Services, Bureau Chief in Fa-cilities Design and Construction Group.

Simon described the Task Force’s charge:to review viable sites for replacement of thestation, to recommend a site based on theconsensus of the Task Force membership,and if no consensus is reached, to recom-mend 2-3 sites with a justification for each.

All information, including questions andanswers, would be posted for the public tosee and comment on at http://projects.arlingtonva.us/events/fire-station-8, and, in May a report would be made tothe County Board. The Country Boardwould vote in July and the Task Force’s jobwould be over.

During the hour-long discussion betweenmembers, Reshetar noted it was importantto decide what the problem was before theydiscuss a solution; he reminded attendeesthat replacement of the station had beenidentified in the Capital Improvement Planbecause Fire Station 8 could not meet cur-rent requirements. It had been built in 1963when shifts were different, the fire engines(apparatus) were different, safety consid-erations were different, and stations werenot co-ed. There had been other changes:the Urban Areas Federal Initiative, a post-9/11 initiative to make sure regional re-sponse to and recovery from acts of terror-ism was upgraded had come into play;Ballston had changed and become a moredemanding area; more advanced technol-

ogy, like defribrillators, requiring more bat-tery-powered equipment, took up space.The chief noted there was only one refrig-erator in the fire station, and not enoughparking spaces in the parking lot. One of-ten could not get into compound becauseof the county vehicles using the fuel pumps.Responsibilities for the station had in-creased, and the HVAC system could notlonger keep up with demand for cooling.

Against this backdrop, participants pur-sued several consistent threads: much of theconversation during the meeting revolvedaround the three studies done on Arlingtonfire station response times: the 1999 studyon the whole system, the 1999 TriData studyand the 2012 update of that study. NorthArlington near Chain Bridge apparently hadthe poorest response times in the 2012 re-port.

Another conversation involved previousrenovations or rebuilds of fire stations inArlington: Fire Station 3 was rebuilt, notmoved northward even though the datashowed that would have been ideal: andthe question was asked if the response timesfor Station 3, once it was rebuilt, had im-proved. Resheter said Fire Station 3 has al-ways met its response time goals; Fire Sta-tion 8 is the only one that physically can-not meet the 4-6 minute response time.

The issue of call processing times, sincethat took an initial minute or two, andwhether that could be reduced, was raisedmore than once. In the TriData report, callprocessing times were too long and shouldbe addressed. The fire chief said the Emer-gency Communications Center has im-proved those response times and 2012 datamay no longer be valid given those improve-ments. Several of the task force membersquestioned whether the TriData Survey fig-ures from 2012 were current enough to relyon. The Task Force will review.

Turnout time and travel time were alsodiscussed in connection with call process-ing time, and the task force committed tolooking into a complete review of what re-sponse time really means.

The issue of whether McLean fire stationscould answer some of the calls from theChain Bridge Forest area which is consis-

Fire Station Task Force Welcomes Public InputTask Force will“listen” not just“hear.”

Raquel Page talks after the meet-ing about Fire Station #8.

Hall’s Hill resident Edith Gravelly,who said she would be happy tosell her house to the county for anew fire station, talks withAmanda Mackaye. In the back-ground, Raquel Page talks withRodney Turner.

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By Vernon Miles

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Where do you go whenyou’re sick? For mostArlingtonians, the an-

swer would be the hospital. But for170,000 people in Northern Vir-ginia, the answer is not so simple.Thirty states have chosen to ex-pand Medicaid benefits to thosewho are ineligible for the Affordable Care Act cover-age, while Virginia is one of the 20 that have not.Expansion would reinvest $2.5 billion into thesehospitals, all of which is from federal taxes alreadypaid by Virginia citizens. But the problem doesn’tjust affect Arlingtonians without insurance. At anevent on Jan. 13, leading regional experts and advo-cates for healthcare reform told the Arlington Com-mittee of 100 that the decision not to expand Medic-aid will have a substantial effect county-wide.

Mary Margaret Whipple, former County Boardmember and state senator, represented the VirginiaHospital and Healthcare Association. Whipple arguedthat the decision not to expandMedicaid coverage could havemajor economic impacts. Accord-ing to Whipple, there are 107 hos-pitals in Virginia, and the major-ity of them are non-profits. Theycreate $36 billion in economic ac-tivity and provide 115,000 jobs. InVirginia, one in nine jobs is relatedto the healthcare field. But hospi-tals aren’t doing so well in Virginia.Whipple said that half of the ruralhospitals in Virginia “in the red”and one, in Lee County, recentlyhad to close.

“What kind of company is goingto want to move into an areawhere their employees don’t haveaccess to a hospital?” askedWhipple.

James Cole, president and CEOof Virginia Hospital Center in Ar-lington, says hospitals treat any-one that comes in through their doors, and that thedecision not to expand Medicaid doesn’t change that.However, Cole noted that having the emergency roomas a patient’s primary care is costly for Arlington atlarge.

“If they have a heart attack or a car crash, theywill receive good care,” said Cole. “But when [thepatient] is discharged, they don’t have a doctor whocan help take care of them.

“Diabetes, asthma, congestive heart failure, all ofthese are issues that have acute episodes that willput a patient back into the emergency room, butcould be managed with proper medical access. The

emergency room is their primary care, which is themost expensive medical care you can get.”

But Cole says that this impacts his hospital’s abil-ity to care for all patients, not just those who can’tafford health insurance.

Cole says his hospital has 350 beds for in-patients,those who need to stay overnight. But at one pointin the week before his event, Cole said that they had450 in-patients in the hospital. The hospital is forcedto schedule procedures so that patients’ stay in pre-operation or post-operation is largely dictated by bedspace.

Without healthcare expansion, fixing the problemis next to impossible. Cole saysthat any expansion would cost atleast $200 million, which wouldrequire hospitals to issue bonds,which Cole says difficult due tobecause of some hospitals’ poorfinancial rating.

The Virginia Hospital Centerdonates $30 million in voluntarymedical care. It initiated and op-erates the Arlington Free Clinic onColumbia Pike.

Nancy White, executive directorof the Arlington Free Clinic, saidthe only group that isn’t impactedby the lack of expansion is theuninsured, who are already in theworst situation.

“Most of our patients are below20 percent of the federal povertylevel,” said White.

While the median income of Ar-lington County is $100,000 peryear, White says most of the Free

Clinic’s patient have a median income of $15,000,even while over 70 percent of their patients workmore than one low-wage job.

When the audience was allowed to ask questions,several centered around questions of why the ma-jority of the state legislature opposed expansion.

“It still boggles my mind,” said Whipple. “It hasbecome a partisan, political issue.”

But the panel was made up exclusively of repre-sentatives advocating for healthcare expansion,which some attendees found upsetting.

Treating ArlingtonHow Virginia’sdecision not toexpand MedicaidimpactsArlingtonians.

James Cole (left), Mary Margaret Whipple (center), andNancy White.

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“If they have aheart attack or acar crash, they willreceive good care.But when [thepatient] isdischarged, theydon’t have a doctorwho can help takecare of them.”— James Cole, President andCEO, Virginia Hospital Center

By Vernon Miles

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The audience in the au-ditorium at WakefieldHigh School got to its

feet, hands joined and sang.From hundreds of Arlingtonians— diverse in age and race —came the chorus of “We ShallOvercome” at the end of the47th annual tribute to Dr. Mar-tin Luther King Jr. on Sunday,Jan. 17.

“What started as an anthemfor the Civil Rights movementhas become an anthem for op-pressed groups around theworld,” said Nolan Williams Jr.before he led the “Voices of In-spiration” in song. His mother,Gloria Williams, was sittingthree rows from the front andsaid she thought the perfor-mance was spectacular.

The event was filled withsongs and dances from the CivilRights-era, punctuated by short

speeches from members of theCounty Board.

“This was one of the bestwe’ve ever had,” said SaundraGreen, one of the event’s orga-nizers. “It’s important that wecelebrate Martin Luther King Jr.Day to really understand hiscontributions. We can’t let hislegacy die.”

“This was our first time com-ing out and it was amazing”said Javelle Teate. “I will beback again.”

Her young son, ChristionTeate-Martin, had come to seethe dancing, and gave thewhole ceremony his enthusias-tic approval. Every year, JavelleTeate says she reads storiesabout Martin Luther King Jr. toher son.

“This captured the historyand the essence of the CivilRights movement,” said Teate.“I wasn’t from that generation,so this makes it all feel veryreal.”

Joy King singing with the Voices of Inspiration.

Keeping King’sLegacy AliveArlington celebrates its 47thMartin Luther King Jr. tribute.

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The Virginia General Assembly be-gan its 60-day 2016 session onWednesday, Jan. 13. Here in North-ern Virginia, residents are often far

more cognizant of national politics and gov-ernment than state and local government. Butthere are several reasons why, especially inVirginia, especially if you live in Northern Vir-ginia, you should pay attention.

In Virginia, localities have only the powerexpressly given by the GeneralAssembly. So living in Fairfax orArlington or Alexandria, yourlocal governments and regula-

tions are often not able to reflect the valuesand preferences of residents.

For example, for Fairfax County to have anysay about whether a gun store can operateadjacent to a school, where students can seecustomers coming and going with weapons,the General Assembly would have to vote togive the county that authority. While this hasbeen a hot topic here, and several legislatorshave introduced “authorizing legislation,” itwould be remarkable if the currently consti-tuted assembly would allow this to go forward.

Living in the wealthiest areas of the Com-monwealth also raises concerns. Localitieshave very limited options for raising revenue.

The revenue that is actually based onsomeone’s ability to pay, income taxes, is onlycollected by the state; localities cannot claimany portion of income tax. Of course NorthernVirginia is the economic engine of the state,and so it makes sense that a significant por-tion of the state budget would be funded withNorthern Virginia dollars. But it is unfair thatthe General Assembly limits localities abilityto access other revenue choices to fund localnecessities like schools.

There are dozens of other examples, andmost are complicated. But local officials areelected, and if local government takes actionnot supported by local voters, they will bevoted out. Because of gerrymandering of dis-tricts in both the House of Delegates and theVirginia Senate, the makeup of the GeneralAssembly is far more conservative than theCommonwealth overall, as evidenced byDemocrats elected to all statewide offices. Thismakes the control from Richmond all the moreegregious. Every resident is represented byone delegate and one senator in the VirginiaGeneral Assembly. You can visit the GeneralAssembly website to find out who representsyou, for contact information, for sessionlivestreaming and more.

http://virginiageneralassembly.gov

Vote Now forPresidential Primary

Who will be the next President of the UnitedStates also matters.

In order to vote in either of Virginia’s presi-dential primaries on March 1, voters must beregistered by Feb. 8. Voting “absentee in per-son” (early voting available for myriad reasons,including anyone who will commute to workon Election Day) is already underway.

In Virginia, voters do not register by party.In the primaries for President, you can voteeither the Democrat or Republican ballot, butnot both. If you choose to vote the Republicanballot, you will be required to sign the follow-ing statement first:

Section 24.2-545 of the Code of Virginia al-lows the political party holding a primary todetermine requirements for voting in the pri-mary. The Republican Party of Virginia hasdetermined that the following statement shallbe a requirement of your participation. STATE-MENT: My signature below indicates that I ama Republican.

General Assembly actionmatters more in Virginia.Pay Attention

By Adam P. Ebbin

State Senator (D-30)

As the 2016 General Assembly legislative session began on Jan. 13, it wasmy honor to take the oath of office for

the sixth time to serve the people of Alexan-dria, Arlington, Mount Vernon and Lee in thestate legislature. I formally introduced myfriend and colleague, Scott Surovell (D-MountVernon), to the Senate, and I look forward toworking with him, Sen. Jeremy McPike (D-Prince William) and the five other new sena-tors to get things done on your behalf.

That evening Gov. Terry McAuliffe deliveredhis State of the Common-wealth address, where heemphasized the need forbipartisanship and achiev-

ing results rather than gridlock and dysfunc-tion. However, he also made clear that hewould veto any legislation that makes Virginiaa less welcoming or less safe state, and I ap-plaud his steadfastness in ensuring we do notmove backward on important issues like gunsafety and equality.

I have introduced over two dozen bills tomove Virginia forward on a wide array of is-sues, from making HOT lanes more consumer-friendly and reforming our marijuana laws topreventing gun violence and assisting immi-grants on the path to citizenship. I have alsoreintroduced bills from last session to codifynondiscrimination protections for state em-ployees and allow future governors to servetwo consecutive terms, as Virginia is the onlystate in the nation that limits its executive to a

single consecutiveterm in office.

In addition to con-tinuing to serve onthe General Laws andTechnology Commit-tee and the Agricul-ture, Conservationand Natural Re-sources Committee, Iam excited that I

have also been assigned to the Privileges andElections Committee, where I will work to safe-guard Virginians’ voting rights.

Disappointingly, Senate Republicans swiftlymoved to adopt new rules barring reportersfrom the chamber floor and relegating themto the balcony. The change was adopted un-der the guise of allowing more room for sena-tors to move around, but this effectively limitsthe media’s access to the legislature and makesus less transparent.

I will be holding several town hall meetingsover the next few weeks and I hope you willjoin me at one. In case of severe weather, checkwww.AdamEbbin.com or call my office at 571-384-8957 for updates.

❖ Mt. Vernon: Saturday, Jan. 23, 9-11 a.m.Whitman Middle School – 2500 Parkers

Lane, Alexandria, 22306with Sen. Scott Surovell and Del. Paul Krizek❖ Lee District: Saturday, Jan. 23, 4-6 p.m.Groveton Elementary School – 6900

Harrison Lane, Alexandria, 22306with Sen. Scott Surovell, Del. Mark Sickles

and Del. Paul Krizek❖ Arlington: Saturday, Feb. 6, 10-11:30 a.m.

Walter Reed Community Center – 2909 16thStreet South, Arlington, 22204

with Del. Alfonso Lopez❖ Alexandria: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2-3:30 p.m.Mt. Vernon Community School – 2601 Com-

monwealth Avenue, Alexandria, 22301with Del. Mark LevinePlease share your thoughts on legislation and

other state-related matters with me by [email protected]. Follow me onTwitter @AdamEbbin and Facebook atwww.facebook.com/EbbinCampaign. You cansign up for my weekly email updates atwww.AdamEbbin.com.

It is my continued honor to represent thecitizens of the 30th Senate District.

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By Eden Brown

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New Year’s resolution alreadya thing of the past? At thepoint in January when manyArlingtonians have just given

up their new year’s resolve, there is a groupjust making a resolution. It’s a resolutionseveral Arlingtonians have set before, andwho now encourage others to join thethrong of those who will run, not just forthemselves, but also for Arlington Thrive,to benefit those who need help in the area.

Beginning on Jan. 30 this year, Resolveto Run’s certified running coaches will onceagain prepare runners for the George Wash-ington Parkway Classic 10-Mile or 5K onApril 24 or a separate half-marathon race.

The first event to mark on the calendar isthe Happy Hour on Jan. 20, 5-7 p.m. atPete’s New Haven Apizza in Clarendon,3017 Clarendon Blvd., where prospectiverunners are invited to meet past programparticipants.

Resolve to Run trainers use the Jeff Gal-loway training method to help people of allfitness levels or running experience com-plete their chosen race. This method alter-nates walk breaks with running to help in-crease endurance and general overall fit-ness at a gradual and safe pace, reducingthe risk for injury.

The second event is registration: new pro-gram participants are required to attend aninformational meeting on Jan. 23 at 10 a.m.or Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. at First PresbyterianChurch of Arlington, 601 Vermont St., Room103.

The third event is the actual raining forthe 10-Mile group, which will begin on Sat-urday, Jan. 30 and for the 5K group on Sat-urday, Feb. 27, at 9 a.m. All training will

take place at Bluemont Park, 601 Manches-ter St., at the corner of Wilson Boulevardand Manchester St. At the intersection, en-ter the Bluemont Park parking lot; the groupwill meet at the pavilion at the far end ofthe parking lot. Training runs will start atthe W&OD Trail 3.5 mile marker.

And the final event is the race on April24.

Information and registration forms areavailable on Arlington Thrive’s website athttp://arlingtonthrive.org/category/events/.

The program costs $85, which includes a$25 donation to Arlington Thrive. The racealso is a way for Arlington Thrive to raisefunds, and participants will be given de-tailed instructions about how to set up apersonal fundraising page.

Resolve to Run registrants will receive a20 percent discount from the ClarendonPacers Running Store and a discounted feefor the GW Parkway Races. For more infor-mation, go to www.arlingtonthive.org,email [email protected] or call 703-558-0035.

Resolve to Run and Benefit Arlington Thrive … Together“Fear not. You areamong friends.”

“Fear not. You are among friends. Just do it.” That’s the advice of JohnMorrill, second from the left, a 2015 participant in Arlington Thrive’sResolve to Run program, now in its sixth year.

John Underwood and Jill Barkerran in the Resolve to Run race lastyear. “I have done the Resolve toRun program twice,” saidUnderwood. “I have to admit that Iwas reluctant the first time, al-ready being a runner with sethabits. However, I knew thatThrive was a good cause anddeserved support. Now I am anenthusiastic participant. It’s greatfor those just starting running,having a coach and a built-insupport group. What surprised meis that it’s also great for moreexperienced runners. I learned alot from the coach and otherrunners and met a whole newgroup of friends. Of course, thebiggest reward is helping Thrivecontinue its good work.”

“For the last two years, I’ve beena “resolve to Run” runner. In

2014, I trained for the GW Park-way Classic 5K, and in 2015 I

trained for the Ten-Miler,” saidKatharine Carney, shown here

with Karia Rios Paniagua.

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Fire Station Task Force Welcomes Public Inputtently above the 4-6 minute time frame wasraised more than once. While most believedthe Fairfax County Fire Department is al-ready taxed with the surge of growtharound the Tysons area, several noted thatbuilding a new fire station in any of thethree proposed sites would not actually re-duce response times significantly to thoseareas near Chain Bridge. Alisa Cowen alsopointed out that Fairfax County has farfewer stations per capita than Arlingtondoes, and its response time goal is alsolonger: 10 minutes.

Some task force members noted Fire Sta-tion 8 cannot be the only fire station whichdoes not meet all the requirements of amodern fire station post 9-11. If that is thecase, why aren’t others also being renovatedor replaced?

Simon, noting the importance of timely

response, also reminded the task force thatthe budget was important: every dollarspent on Fire Station 8 was a dollar notspent on schools, potholes, and otherneeded services. Simon stressed: “Therecannot be too many people involved in thisprocess,” and “judging by the body languageout there, there may be some skeptics heretonight who still believe they won’t be in-cluded in this process.” He said he hadreached out to members of the communitywho were important in this process: the LeeHighway Alliance, which has met to discussthe future of Lee Highway, and MarymountUniversity, which would be affected by newconstruction if the 26th Street site is cho-sen.

The task force allocated the last 20 min-utes to questions from the floor. Severalcommented on the rational discourse as ahuge step forward. Raquel Page, who livedin Hall’s Hill, noted concern that there is

another way of getting to the same goal,but for some reason, relocation keeps com-ing up. A resident of Dorsey Woods revis-ited the question of putting a facility nearerto the North Arlington area which isunderserved, and wondered if it really is 4-6 minutes for every single piece of geogra-phy in Arlington other than that area. TheYorktown CIvic Association asked if analy-sis had been done on the response time tothose northern areas if the move was madeto Marymount and would homes near theVirginia Hospital Center then be less wellserved? He also pointed out that improve-ments made in housing materials meantthat one hundred years ago there weremany more structures that burned thanthere were in 2015, and that such changesalso had to be factored in.

Several attendees commented amongthemselves after the task force had left forits tour of the fire station that this meeting

was an improvement but many residentsbelieved moving the fire station was a “donedeal.”

Local resident Raquel Page said therewere other pieces of property that could bepart of a new fire station and Barbara Carte,of Hall’s Hill, said the fire chief’s “wish list”seemed to be high in terms of space: shewanted to see a differentiation betweenneeds versus wants.

Joyce Reed, who said she has attendedevery meeting on FIre Station 8, echoed theimportance of the fire station to her com-munity. And Amanda Mackaye, whosehouse would potentially be at risk, said shethought the county was not taking into ac-count the sacrifices some less wealthy resi-dents had made to get into the YorktownHigh School district. She and her husbandhad looked long and hard to be able to af-ford their house near the fire station. Sim-ply having the county buy her house wouldnot address her son’s educational plan. Resi-dents remained wary of the outcome of thereview process.


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ONGOING“West Side Story.” Through Jan. 24,

various times at Signature Theatre,4200 Campbell Ave. For SignatureTheatre’s adaptation of classicmusical “West Side Story,” noaudience member will be furtherthan 20 feet from the stage. Ticketsstart at $40. Visit www.sigtheatre.orgfor more.

Christmas With Nova Y. Paytonand Friends. Through Jan. 24,various times at Signature Theatre,4200 Campbell Ave. Star of“Dreamgirls” and “Hairspray” singssome of her favorite holiday tunesTickets are $35. Visitwww.sigtheatre.org for more.

“Winter Light.” Gallery hours atGallery Underground, 2100 CrystalDrive. Art influenced by winter. Free.Visit www.galleryunderground.orgfor more.

“The History Boys.” Through Jan.30, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday atGunston Theatre One, 2700 S. LangSt. This play features boys at a Britishboarding school guided by a younghistory teacher and a veteran Englishteacher. Tickets are $20. Visitwww.dominionstage.org for more.

“The Civil War Grand Review.”Through Feb. 1, Monday-Thursday10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Tuesday-Wednesday1-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5p.m. at Cherrydale Branch Library,2190 Military Road. View “The CivilWar Grand Review: Photos of theSesquicentennial ReenactmentParade.” Free. Call 703-228-6330.

“Georgie: The Life and Death ofGeorge Rose.” Through Feb. 7,various times at Signature Theatre,4200 Campbell Ave. In a limitedengagement, Signature Theatre willhost the world premiere of “Georgie:The Life and Death of George Rose,”a one-man play written and

performed by Ed Dixon detailingDixon’s relationship with friend andmentor George Rose, a Broadwaycharacter actor. Tickets are $25-45.Visit www.sigtheatre.org for more.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”Through Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m. and 2:30p.m. at Gunston Theatre Two, 2700S. Lang St. Avant Bard presents anew take on “A Midsummer Night’sDream.” Director Randy Baker willreimagine Shakespeare’s dream usingIndonesian-inspired shadow puppets,accompanied by an actor-generatedpercussion orchestra. Tickets are $10-35. Visit www.wscavantbard.org formore.

“Photography by Jan Bender andRichard Weiblinger.” ThroughMarch 3, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday at The Barry Gallery–Reinsch Library at MarymountUniversity, 2807 N. Glebe Road.Photographer Jan Bender focuses onfilm, using traditional techniques,Weiblinger’s photographs and plantphotograms are hand-printed. Free.Visit www.marymount.edu/barrygallery.

Sci-Fi Book Club. Third Wednesday ofeach month, 7-8:30 p.m. at JavaShack, 2507 N. Franklin Road. Free.Visit www.library.arlingtonva.us.

Arlington’s Historical MuseumOpen on First Wednesdays. TheArlington Historical Museum is opento the public on the first Wednesdayof every month from 12:30-3:30 p.m.The museum consists of exhibitschronicling Arlington County’shistory from Native Americansettlements up to the present day.The museum will continue to be openon Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4p.m. Admission is free. The museumis located in the former 1891 HumeSchool building at 1805 S. ArlingtonRidge Road. Contact Garrett Peck at571-243-1113 or [email protected].

LGBT & Straight Friends Social.Tuesdays. Happy Hour, 3 p.m.-7p.m.; Mikey’s “Bar A” Video Wall, 7p.m.; start time at 8 p.m. IOTA Club& Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. For 21years and older. Free. Visit

www.iotaclubandcafe.com for moreinformation.

Open Mic Comedy. Wednesdays 8-10p.m. at Ri Ra Irish Pub, 2915 WilsonBlvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. Age 21and up only. Free show, $25 cashprize for best joke. Call 703-248-9888 or visit www.RiRa.com/Arlington for more.

Food Truck Thursdays. 5:30-8:30p.m. at the corner of North IrvingStreet, and Washington Boulevard.Find a round-up of regional foodtrucks. Free to attend. Visitwww.dmvfta.org.

Poetry Series. 6-8 p.m. second Sundayof the month at IOTA Club & Cafe,2832 Wilson Blvd. Hosted by poetMiles David Moore. Featured artistsshare their poetry followed by openreadings. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com.

Open Mic Nite. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.every Wednesday at IOTA Club &Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. Sign-uptimes are 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.Bring instruments, fans and friends.Visit www.iotaclubandcafe.com orcall 703-522-8340.

Karaoke. 8 p.m. on the first Sundayevery month at Galaxy Hut, 2711Wilson Blvd. Visitwww.galaxyhut.com or call 703-525-8646.

Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. every Sunday atWhitlow’s on Wilson, 2854 WilsonBlvd. Prizes for first place. Free. Visitwww.whitlows.com or call 703-276-9693.

Lego Club. Monthly on the firstWednesday. 4-5 p.m. GlencarlynBranch Library, 300 S. Kensington St.The library provides tubs of legos anda special challenge and after theprogram the creations are displayedfor everyone to see. No registrationrequired. Call 703-228-6548 formore.

Crystal City Sparket. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.on Wednesdays at 1900 CrystalDrive. Sparket — A Creative Marketis an extension of DC’s EasternMarket with arts, crafts, andhandmade goods. Free to attend.Visit www.crystalcity.org.

Open Mic Night. Wednesdays, at 8p.m., sign ups are at 7:30 and 10

p.m., at Iota Club & Café, 2832Wilson Blvd. Free. Visit http://www.iotaclubandcafe.com/.

Art for Life. Third Thursday of eachmonth. The Hyatt Regency CrystalCity’s “Art for Life” Partnership withNational Kidney Foundation brings anew artist each month to The Hyattfor a reception. Free. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org.

Brunch at Freddie’s. Third Saturdayof every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. atFreddie’s Beach Bar, 555 23rd St. TheArlington Gay and Lesbian Alliancegathers for an all-you-can-eatbreakfast buffet ($9.99). All arewelcome. No reservation is required.Visit www.facebook.com/events/700174390103305.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 20Pet Therapy. 10:15-11 a.m. at Walter

Reed Senior Center, 2909 S. 16th St.The public is invited to meet Zoe, atherapy Yorkshire Terrier. Free. Call703-608-8314 for more.

THURSDAY/JAN. 21Forty+ Performance. 10:30 a.m. at

Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive. Forty+ is a group ofperformers past the age of 40 thatstudy with a local choreographer atJane Franklin Dance studios. Ticketsare $5. Visit www.janefranklin.com.

Healthy Soul Food CookingDemonstration. 6-8:30 p.m. atCharles Drew Community Center,3500 23rd St. American heartAssociation Chef Cynthia Andersonprovides a health seminar andcooking demonstration. Free. [email protected] for more.

Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. at One MorePage Books, 2200 N. WestmorelandSt. Sandra Beasley (“Count theWaves”) and Sass Brown (“USA-1000”) read from their collections ofpoetry. Free. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com.

FRIDAY/JAN. 22The Accidentals & Kevin Heider. 7

p.m. at FORUM Arlington, 3304

Washington Blvd. Live music. Ticketsare $10-15. Visitwww.arlingtonforum.org.

FRIDAY-WEDNESDAY/JAN. 22-27Charity Fruit Sale. 12:30-7:30 p.m.

on Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. onSaturday,11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. onSunday. 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. onMonday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. onTuesday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. onWednesday, at the OverleeBathhouse, 6030 Lee Highway. FreshFlorida citrus, Georgia pecans, and100 percent Vermont maple syrup forsale. Call 703-528-1130 for more.

SATURDAY/JAN. 23Families Unplugged: “Puppets in

Outer Space.” 1-3 p.m. at CarverCommunity Center, 1415 S. QueenSt. Goodlife Theatre will present apuppet show that reimagines classicfairytales — in outer space. After theshow, guests can make their ownpuppets. Tickets are $8. Visitwww.arlingtonva.us and use activitycode 730016 to register.

BalletNova Open House. 1-4:30 p.m.at BalletNova Center for Dance OpenHouse, 3443 Carlin Springs Road,Falls Church. Mini-classes availablefor students ages 3-adults. Free. Visitwww.balletnova.org for more.

1K Beer/Wine Walk. 2-6 p.m. at1750 Crystal Drive. Pass the start lineand sip your way along the racecourse, stopping at “Wine” and“Beer” hydration stations along thecourse. Sample 20 wines or 20 beers.Tickets are $20 online and $25 at thedoor. Visit www.crystalcity.org formore.

“Mouse in the House.” 3 p.m. atTheatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive. Jane Franklin Dancegives a performance of an adaptationof the book by Elizabeth Spires,“Mouse in House,” which reveals afriendship between a mouse andreclusive 19th-century poet EmilyDickinson. Tickets are $10-15. Visitwww.janefranklin.com.

Rosebud Film Festival NomineeShowcase. 2-8 p.m. at Navy

Entertainment

The 15th Season of the Art On the ART Bus Mobile Gallery will feature paintings based on the stories of four Arlington entrepreneurs. Artist DavidAmoroso has depicted Farah Brunache of Electric Feel, Sheyla Difo of Sheyla’s Luxury Boutique Truck, Robbie Peck of Java Shack, and WoyniTewelde, R.Ph. Attending the opening reception on Feb. 3 at 5:30 p.m. at Sehkraft Beer Garden & Haus, 925 N Garfield St. Free, but tickets required.Visit www.arlingtonarts.com for more. Pictured here: Robbie Peck, owner of Java Shack. Painting by David Amoroso.

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Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,Washington D.C. The Rosebud Film Festival, aproject of Arlington Independent Media willshowcase 20 short films made by nominees.Tickets are $15. Visit www.rosebudfestival.orgfor more.

Forty+ Performance. 5 p.m. at Theatre on theRun, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive. Forty+ is agroup of performers past the age of 40 thatstudy with a local choreographer at JaneFranklin Dance studios. Tickets are $15 inadvance, $20 at the door, $10 for seniors 65+and children 17 and under. Visitwww.janefranklin.com.

“Niche.” 7:30 p.m. at Theatre on the Run, 3700 S.Four Mile Run Drive. “Niche” follows anunremarkable couple with a new house, bigcareers, and odd neighbors. 2-D cut-outsprojected via ‘old school’ technology supplyvisuals. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at thedoor. Visit www.janefranklin.com.

JAN. 23-APRIL 3“King of the Forest: Adventures of

BioPerversity.” Gallery hours at ArlingtonArts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd. This exhibitfeatures the work of 13 contemporary artistsfrom the mid-Atlantic region whose workexplores the interactions between humans andnon-human species. Free. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org for more.

“Daydreams in the Anthropocene.” Galleryhours at Arlington Arts Center, 3550 WilsonBlvd. Artist Rachel Schmidt examines the rolehumans play in the environment. Free. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org for more.

SUNDAY/JAN. 24Forty+ Performance. 1:30 p.m. at Theatre on

the Run, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive. Forty+ isa group of performers past the age of 40 thatstudy with a local choreographer at JaneFranklin Dance studios. Tickets are $15 inadvance, $20 at the door, $10 for seniors 65+and children 17 and under. Visitwww.janefranklin.com.

“Niche.” 4 p.m. at Theatre on the Run, 3700 S.Four Mile Run Drive. “Niche” follows anunremarkable couple with a new house, bigcareers, and odd neighbors. 2-D cut-outsprojected via ‘old school’ technology supplyvisuals. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at thedoor. Visit www.janefranklin.com.

Rosebud Film Festival Awards Gala. 7-10p.m. at Clarendon Ballroom,3185 Wilson Blvd. Apanel of judges, drawn from the area’s richmedia arts community, selected the 20 nomineesfrom which five winners, including one Best ofShow, will be chosen. Festival winners will eachreceive a cash prize and will be announced atthe Rosebud Awards Gala. $15 ticket to theshowcase allows free admission to the gala. Visitwww.rosebudfestival.org for more.

MONDAY/JAN. 25Pet Therapy. 1:30 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior

Center, 2909 S. 16th St. The public is invited tomeet Zoe, a therapy Yorkshire Terrier. Free. Call703-608-8314 for more.

“Looking at Asia from Washington andBeijing.” 3-4:30 p.m. at Arlington CentralLibrary, 1015 Quincy St. Dr. David Keegan willspeak on “Looking at Asia from Washington andBeijing: Two Very Different Pictures” as part ofthe Encore Learning “Meet the Speaker” series.Free. Call 701-228-2144 for more.

Laughter Yoga. 6-7:30 p.m. at Arlington CentralLibrary, 1015 N. Quincy St. Laughter Yoga, forall ages, is a fun practice that reduces stress andstrengthens the immune system. Free. [email protected].

TUESDAY/JAN. 26Adult Coloring Party. 7 p.m. at Aurora Hills

Library, 735 18th St. Studies show coloring canhave a calming effect on the adult mind andhelp promote overall wellness. Color intricatedesigns. Free. Visit www.library.arlingtonva.us.

THURSDAY/JAN. 28Author Talk. 7 p.m. at One More Page Books,

2200 N. Westmoreland St. Writer, editor andFrench teacher Marianne Bohr shares from “GapGirl Year: A Baby Boomer Adventure Across 21Countries.” Free. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com for more.

Book Talk. 7-8:30 p.m. at Arlington CentralLibrary, 1015 N. Quincy St. Hear author andArlington resident Eric Lotke discuss his latest

novel, “Making Manna.” a tale in the tradition ofHoratio Alger. “Making Manna” follows LibbyThompson, just 14 years old, who flees herabusive home with her newborn son, Angel.Free. Visit www.library.arlingtonva.us for more.

SATURDAY/JAN. 30Yoga to Benefit Arlington Free Clinic. 9-

10:30 a.m. at Top of the Town, 1400 14th St. N.Take a yoga class with Sun and Moon YogaStudio’s Nancy Carter followed by aninspirational talk by Spiritual Coach AndreaHaynes: “Stress Less, Live More!” Tickets are$50. Visit www.arlingtonfreeclinic.org/yoga.

Music and Dancing Through the Decades. 10a.m.-1 p.m. at Fairlington Community Center,3308 S. Stafford St. Dancing to music from the1950s to the present including ballroom, swing,hand dancing, and moonwalking. Free. Call 703-228-4711 for more.

The Book Divas. 2 p.m. at One More Page Books,2200 N. Westmoreland St. The Book Divas —authors Puja Guha, B. Swangin Webster, DeeLawrence, and K.R. Raye — chat about theirbooks in the romantic suspense, new adult,drama, and thriller genres, along with sharingtheir writing journeys. Free. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com for more.

“Mouse in the House.” 3 p.m. at Theatre on theRun, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive. Jane FranklinDance gives a performance of an adaptation ofthe book by Elizabeth Spires, “Mouse in House,”which reveals a friendship between a mouse andreclusive 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson.Tickets are $10-15. Visit www.janefranklin.com.

Piano Concert. 4-5 p.m. at Holy Trinity LutheranChurch, 3022 Woodlawn Ave., Falls Church. Dr.Sarah Masterson will perform music by 20thcentury American composers, including a set ofarrangements of folk songs, the solo version ofRhapsody in Blue, and a concert fantasy on thespiritual “Wade in the Water.” Free. Visitwww.holytrinityfallschurch.org.

92nd Annual Arlington Business Gala. 6:30p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, 1250 S.Hayes St. The Arlington Chamber of Commercewill be celebrating its 92nd year in business witharea business leaders and Chamber members atthe 92nd Annual Arlington Business Gala, hostedby 2016 Chamber Chair Todd Yeatts,The BoeingCompany. Tickets are $225. Visitwww.arlingtonchamber.org/events for more.

Rodef Performs! 7:30 p.m. at Temple RodefShalom, 2100 Westmoreland St., Falls Church.This “beit café” (coffeehouse) show will featuremusical performances in a wide variety ofgenres, including jazz, folk, rock, classical,klezmer, and stand-up comedy. Tickets are $18.Visit www.rodefperforms.eventbrote.com.

“Niche.” 7:30 p.m. at Theatre on the Run, 3700 S.Four Mile Run Drive. “Niche” follows anunremarkable couple with a new house, bigcareers, and odd neighbors. 2-D cut-outsprojected via ‘old school’ technology supplyvisuals. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at thedoor. Visit www.janefranklin.com.

“O Rosa Bella.” 8 p.m. at St. George’s EpiscopalChurch, 915 N. Oakland St. Hear music byMachaut, Dufay and Ciconia performed withvoices, vielles, other bowed instruments, andrecorder, by Tracy Cowart, Elena Mullins, SianRicketts, David McCormick and NiccoloSeligmann. General admission tickets are $25,$10 for students 18 and younger. Visitwww.capitolearlymusic.org for more.

SUNDAY/JAN. 31Arrangement Seminar: “Fun with Roses.” 2-

4 p.m. at Merrifield Garden Center- Fair Oaks at12101 Lee Highway, Fairfax. The Arlington RoseFoundation will host an interactivedemonstration of design secrets for rosearrangements. Free. Call 703-371-9351.

“Capitol Steps.” 7 p.m. at Yorktown Theatre Arts,5200 Yorktown Blvd. Satirical comedy troupeThe Capitol Steps will perform to help raisemoney for the Yorktown Theatre Arts program.Tickets for the show alone are $35, dinner at thePre-Show Cafe is an additional $10. Visitwww.yhstheatre.org.

MONDAY/FEB. 1“Slaves of Mount Vernon.” 1-2 p.m. at

Arlington Woman’s Club, 700 S. Buchanan St. Inhonor of Black History Month, attend apresentation by Mary Thompson a researcher/author with George Washington’s Mount VernonHome and Farm. Learn more about MountVernon’s 18th Century slave culture. Free. [email protected].

Entertainment

“Road Show” depicts the story of real-life Mizner brothers as theypursue the “American Dream” via the Alaskan gold rush and theFlorida real estate boom. “Road Show” will play at Signature The-atre, 4200 Campbell Ave. Feb. 16-March 13. Tickets start at $40.Visit www.sigtheatre.org for more

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703-752-4031 or [email protected]

The plan was for seniorDeng Nhial to attackthe rim and send thegame to overtime with

a bucket or a pair of free throws.But when Marshall defenders col-lapsed on the Wakefield guard,Nhial passed the ball to teammateHalil Parks, who was standingopen at the top of the arc.

Despite a rough shooting nightto that point, the junior guardknocked down a 3-pointer at thebuzzer, giving the Wakefield boys’basketball team a 42-41 victory onJan. 15 in Arlington.

Parks had made just 1 of 5 field-goal attempts prior to his game-winner.

“His teammates,” Wakefieldhead coach Tony Bentley said,“still believed in him.”

Wakefield survived despiteshooting 12-of-42 as a team.

“We couldn’t throw it in theocean,” Bentley said.

The victory improved the War-riors’ record to 14-0 and gave them

sole possession of first place inConference 13.

While Wakefield is rolling,Bentley said the Warriors have to“stay humble.” Last season,Wakefield experienced a 20-plusgame win streak, only to lose inthe regional quarterfinals.

Remaining focused could be achallenge for the Warriors, whoseFeb. 5 rematch with the Statesmenat Marshall High School will likelybe the only conference test re-maining on Wakefield’s regular-season schedule.

The Warriors are scheduled tohost Falls Church at 7:15 p.m. onFriday, Jan. 19.

— Jon Roetman

YorktownGymnasticsImproves to 5-0

The Yorktown gymnastics teamremained undefeated by winning

its final home meet of the seasonon Jan. 14.

The Patriots made it five out offive this season, posting a score of144.175 during the five-teamevent at Yorktown High School.Hayfield placed second with ascore of 131.85, followed byMount Vernon (120.45), Madison(118.15) and South County(107.575).

“As a whole, we did well in ourfinal home meet this season,”Yorktown head coach Joanne Pricewrote in an email. “Our team scorecontinues to grow and we are im-proving and building momentumas we head into the qualifyingmeets. The team is very excitedabout our progress but each indi-vidual on the team continues toevaluate their own routines andfind ways to improve. They are allstriving for a personal best in ad-dition to a team best.”

Hayfield’s Molly Overstreet wonthe all-around competition with ascore of 37.375. Yorktown fresh-man Julia Hays finished runner-up (36.7), and teammate OliviaZavrel, a junior, finished third(36.3).

“Olivia Zavrel was a standout atour home meet,” Price wrote. “Sheplaced third in the all-around witha 36.3. Olivia continues to growand impress us this year. JuliaHays and Juliette [Mitrovich] con-tinue to be solid competitors onall events. They had a few unchar-acteristic wobbles and falls in thismost recent meet but this only pro-vided motivation for them to workthat much harder.”

Hays finished first on beam(9.6), second on bars (9.325) andthird on floor (9.075). Mitrovichtook first on floor (9.425) and sec-ond on vault (9.4). Zavrel wasthird on bars (9.3) and beam(9.2). Yorktown’s MarisaDaugherty finished third on vault(9.2).

Yorktown is scheduled to com-pete in two meets in a three-dayspan this week, starting with ameet at Washington-Lee HighSchool at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,

Jan. 21. The Patriots will competeagainst Wakefield, Centreville,Westfield, Stuart and the host Gen-erals.

Two days later, W-L will host theBarbara Reinwald Invitational,starting at noon on Saturday.

“It is taxing to have two meetsessentially back to back,” Pricewrote. “My advice to the girls isalways to rest and relax as muchas they can in between. They areexcited about the W-L Invitational.It will be fun to have a chance tocompete against so many otherteams, some of which we haven’tseen yet this season. They are op-timistic and hopeful.”

The Conference 6 meet is sched-uled for 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5 atWashington-Lee High School. The6A North region meet is scheduledfor 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13 atPatriot High School.

— Jon Roetman

W-L to FaceMcLean

The Washington-Lee girls’ andboys’ basketball teams are sched-uled to face McLean on Friday,Jan. 15.

The girls’ team will host McLeanat 7:15 p.m. The Generals im-proved to 8-5 overall and 3-3 inConference 6 with a 52-43 victoryover South Lakes on Jan. 15.McLean dropped to 7-7 with a 48-32 loss to Fairfax. The Highland-ers won their first meeting withthe Generals this season, 49-40 onDec. 15.

The W-L boys’ team will travelto McLean. The Generals droppedto 6-8 overall and 2-4 in the con-ference with a 70-63 loss to SouthLakes on Jan. 15. W-L won its firstmeeting with McLean, 53-45 onDec. 15.

Parks’ Buzzer-Beater Keeps Wakefield Undefeated

Wakefield’s Halil Parks, seen earlier this season,made the game-winning 3-pointer against Marshallon Jan. 12.

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

Nathan Hughes has been named amember of New England Women’s andMen’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC)Men’s Relay Team of the Week. Hughesis a senior at Worcester Polytechnic In-stitute (Worcester, Ma.).

Anthony Taylor has graduatedfrom Ashland University (Ashland,Ohio) with a Bachelor of Science in

Business Administration degree with amajor in Business Management. Tayloris a 2011 graduate of Washington-LeeHigh School.

Jose Martinez has graduated fromTroy University (Troy, Ala.).

Arianna Hume, a commercial mu-sic major at Belmont University(Nashville, Tenn.), performed in the“Christmas at Belmont” concert atNashville’s Schermerhorn SymphonyCenter, a performance which was aired

nationally on PBS.

Kathryn Metro has been named tothe dean’s list at Berry College (MountBerry, Ga.) for the fall 2015 semester.

Ana Felix has been named to theprovost’s list at Troy University (Troy,Ala.) for the fall semester/Term 2 of the2015/2016 academic year.

Richie Santry of Arlington has beennamed to the honor roll for the Fall termat Groton School (Groton, MA) where

he is a IV Former (10th grader).

Erin Fox has been named to theUniversity of Dayton’s (Dayton, Ohio)fall 2015 dean’s list.

Thomas Bacas, a member if theWofford College (Spartanburg, S.C.)class of 2017, is studying abroad inChina and Tibet, during Interim 2016.Interim permits students and professorsto concentrate for the month of Januaryon a single study project of his or herchoosing.

Margaret Klappert Stewartnamed to Wofford College’s(Spartanburg, S.C.) fall 2015 dean’s list.

Daniel Lyew, son of Naomi Lyew ofArlington, has been named to the dean’slist of Macalester College (St. Paul,Minn.) for the fall semester of the 2015-2016 school year.

A graduate of International HighSchool, Lyew was a junior at Macalesterlast fall.

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Parent testimonies:“Experiencing a Silent Journey changed our family forever. With one child ina traditional school and one at Aquinas Montessori, we did not know whichdirection to head. There we were, receiving a 1st grade lesson on BigNumbers, and it was exciting and grand. We were up and down, movingmaterial around and across the room. All the while, we were thinking abouthow our oldest son was learning math in his traditional 1st grade classroom.It was incomparable. Right then and there it all became clear to us thatMontessori education was the right decision for our family. We now havetwo children at Aquinas Montessori and our third will join the community assoon as she is old enough.”

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All AreWelcome!

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

When musician Jeanne Kellywas asked to be a part of astudy on creativity in the ag-ing, she readily accepted.

She was a natural to be tapped for the job,since she was running a program for olderadults at the Levine School of Music’s Ar-lington campus. She was tasked with help-ing to measure the impact of professionallyconducted cultural programs on olderadults.

“The study found that artistic excellencehas huge benefits, physically, mentally andsocially. Out of that study, I decided to startEncore,” said Kelly, referring to a group ofsingers, all seniors, who are part of one ofthe 18 Encore Chorales that make up En-core Creativity for Older Adults.

Encore is a nonprofit organization thatoffers arts education and performance op-portunities for seniors. The chorales arecurrently accepting new members throughthe end of January.

CHORALE MEMBERS pay a fee whichcovers sheet music and the cost of the per-formances. In exchange, members receivemusic education and training from profes-

sional musicians, a chance to make socialconnections and an opportunity to performchallenging choral music. Participants learnproper breathing techniques and ways inwhich they can improve their voice, all un-der the guidance of a conductor.

“We don’t dumb things down for our olderadults,” said Kelly. “Our members reallyappreciate the respect they get.”

Adjustments are made, says Kelly, to ac-commodate the needs of some seniors. Forexample, rehearsals are held during the dayout of consideration for those who don’tdrive at night, and members with mobilityissues are not required to stand during re-hearsals or performances.

Encore focuses on offering a classicalmusic repertoire. Choral works such asGiuseppe Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem” arechosen to pair well with seniors’ voices.

“Our voices do change as we age,” saidKelly. “Soprano voices aren’t as high as weage, for example, so we choose wonderfulmusic that really shows them off and willchallenge them to the max.”

“What they’re doing is beautiful becausethey’re not only making healthy social con-nections, they’re also challenging theirbrains which helps maintain their cognitiveflexibility,” said Carolyn Lorente, Ph.D, as-sistant professor of psychology at Northern

Virginia Community College in Alexandria.“To be able to memorize a piece of music isimpressive.”

Encore Chorales travel and perform atvenues around the globe. Janet Hansen, thechorale master for the Langston Brown En-core Chorale in Arlington, traveled to Cubalast year. “It was a marvelous experiencethat I wouldn’t have had if I hadn’t been inEncore,” said Hansen, who is a retired edu-cation policy researcher. “I wanted to trynew things that were different than I didwhen I was working. This one has been veryrewarding.” Chorale masters are singerswho assist the conductor with administra-tive duties, serve as contact for singers withquestions, etc.

The chorales are open to everyone overthe age of 55, regardless of musical experi-ence or ability. Members range from begin-ners to accomplished musicians.

Joan and Ted Thayer are members of theGeorge Mason University Potomac ArtsAcademy Encore Chorale in Fairfax. TedThayer has been a musician for most of hisadult life, majoring in music at the Univer-sity of Illinois and spending more than 30years in the National Symphony Orchestra.Joan Thayer, however, had no musical ex-perience. Both participate in their chorale.

Joan Thayer says she has enjoyed learn-

ing and sharing one of her husband’s pas-sions. “Singing is challenging for me, but Ialways come away happy and relaxed afteran hour and a half rehearsal,” she said. “It’sa great group of people, and it’s nice to beable to talk with someone about somethingthat happened in the 1940s or about thingsthat seniors are going through now, andactually be understood.”

ENCORE has more than 1,200 membersin 17 Chorale locations in the Washington,D.C. area and six Chorales in other cities.Opportunities for performance and travelfor 2016 include a French Riviera cruise andintensive summer training at college cam-puses around the country. The season con-cludes with combined performances withother Chorales as well as local concerts atmost Chorale locations.

Improving and preserving the qualityof life through music education.Seniors Who Sing

Encore ChoralesSingers accepted through the end of January.

Visit encorecreativity.org, call 301-261-5747 oremail [email protected]. Fee is $150 for15 weekly rehearsals, sheet music and perfor-mances. Weekly rehearsals are underway at:

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Historic TradesLearn a trade working for the Historic Tradesdepartment at the Gristmill, Distillery, PioneerFarm & Blacksmith Shop! Help tell the storyof George Washington the entrepreneur.Prior interpretive experience preferred.Contact Sam Murphy - [email protected] for more information.

Guest Services AssociatesProvide meaningful learning opportunities forMount Vernon’s one million annual guests!Through interpretive experiences, public pro-grams, services and events, we expand eachguest’s understanding of, and appreciationfor, our nation’s Founding Father. Applyonline today for immediate consideration!

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“I wish we could have had some presen-tation by someone who opposes [healthcare expansion],” said Lola Reinsch.

The committee members did, on request,note that opponents of the planned expan-sion have concerns about long-term de-creases in funding levels from the federalgovernment. However, Whipple followed upby noting that the legislation to increasefunding levels comes with the option to stopfunding expansion if the federal levels drop,and that the hospitals have offered part oftheir already strained budget to cover thecost of decreased federal funding.

“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office ofSenior Adult Programs for Jan. 25-29.

Senior centers: Lee, 5722 Lee Hwy.;Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 N. CulpeperSt.; Culpepper Garden, 4435 N. Pershing Dr.;Walter Reed, 2909 S. 16th St.; Arlington Mill, 909S. Dinwiddie St.; Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18th St.

Senior trips: The National Ballet of Canada,The Kennedy Center, Sunday, Jan. 24, $88; Mary-land Live! Casino, Hanover, Md., Monday, Jan. 25,$9; Madame Tussauds, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 27,$22; Ford’s Theatre, “The Glass Menagerie,” Sat-urday, Jan. 30, $44. Call Arlington, County 55+Travel, 703-228-4748. Registration required.

Tea tasting , Monday, Jan. 25, 10 a.m.,Culpepper Garden. Free. Register, 703-228-4403.

Core conditioning classes begin, Monday,Jan. 25, 11 a.m., Arlington Mill, $22.50/5 sessions.Register, 703-28-7369.

Gentle Hatha Yoga classes begin, Monday,Jan. 25, 10 a.m., Aurora Hills, $25/ sessions.

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WEDNESDAY/JAN. 20Money Talk: A Financial Course for Women.

6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Arlington Central Library,1015 N. Quincy St. This course is designedspecifically for women. This session will coverfinancial basics. Free. Visit www.bit.ly/VCEFinancePrograms to register.

THURSDAY/JAN. 21Leadership Arlington Town Hall. 6:30-8 p.m.

at George Mason University’s Arlington Campus,3351 N. Fairfax Drive. Leadership Arlington inconjunction with co-host, George MasonUniversity, and supporting partner, ArlingtonChamber of Commerce, invites citizens who live,work, or have interest in the Arlington Countycommunity to attend its annual Meet the Chair.Free. Visit leadershiparlington.ejoinme.org/MTC2016 to register.

TUESDAY/JAN. 26“Arlington’s Food Shed: Past, Present, and

Future.” 7-8:30 p.m. at Fairlington CommunityCenter, 3308 South Stafford St. ArlingtonCounty’s Friends of Urban Agriculture willexplore “Arlington’s Food Shed: Past, Present,and Future” at their meeting. Featured speakerswill include: William Gray from the WallaceCenter, a nonprofit that supports entrepreneursand communities as they build a new, 21stcentury food system that is healthier for people,the environment, and the economy; and HuiNewcomb, co-owner of Potomac VegetableFarms. Their Vienna location is the lastremaining farm in Fairfax County. Visit http://topics.arlingtonva.us/urban-agriculture/friends-of-arlington-urban-agriculture/ for more.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 27Money Talk: A Financial Course for Women.

6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Arlington Central Library,1015 N. Quincy St. This course is designedspecifically for women. This session will coverinsurance basics. Free. Visit www.bit.ly/VCEFinancePrograms to register.

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“Flourishing After 55”

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

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I ingest between 40 and 50 pills per day.It’s the first thing I do before breakfast, anoccasional thing I do before/during/afterlunch, and the last thing I do before dinnerand sometimes before bedtime as well. To sayI’m pill-centric would be an overstatement; Iwill admit to be pill-mindful though. EitherI’m arranging them, organizing them, count-ing them or ordering them. Whether it mat-ters or not to my health, I try never to be offmy schedule too much or be too many dayswithout my normal pill allotment/inventory. IfI leave the house at pill time, I will take pillswith me and swallow them accordingly. Ifpeople ask for any details, I offer as few aspossible and move on. Not that I’m uncom-fortable with any of the questions, it’s morethat there are infinitely more interesting top-ics of conversation.

Being away from home and routine doespresent some problems, however, especially ifthe trip involves planes. Trains and automo-biles are not the problem. Not having a dedi-cated travel case, like the “train” case mymother had for her cosmetics, I simply stuffmy 25-plus bottles into a plastic shopping bagand knot the handles at the top. No fuss, nomuss. Planes, or rather the carry-on rulesabout such things are another matter entirely.I have never inquired – or gone on the TSAWebsite, to determine pill procedures.Certainly I’m aware – post-9/11, of the limitsconcerning toiletries, etc., and the plasticbags into which it all must fit. Not wanting torisk having hundreds of dollars of expensivepills confiscated at the airport, I’ve alwayspreferred checking my bags (containing thepills) and avoided the potential nightmare. Asto the alternative solution of segregating 40-odd pills (into three-times-a-day packets)times however many days into some kind ofdaily packaging – and leaving the bottleshome instead – that has not been a solutionI’ve been able to conjure. Not that any of thisis an impediment, more like a challenge andinconvenience. And most definitely aconsideration.

Still, it’s a small price to pay – so to speak,to incorporate/assimilate a pill plan into myeveryday life. I mean, for all I know, and Iknow very little, these pills might actually beresponsible for my life-expectancy odds hav-ing been so badly beaten. Accordingly, I seeno reason to stop now, especially consideringthat the majority of the drugs I take aredesigned to build up my immune system.Which, when one understands that at itscore, cancer treatment weakens one’simmune system, enhancing its resilience iscrucial.

Recently, an entire new class of drugscalled Immunotherapy (“OPDIVO”) havebeen introduced. They have been designed –among other reasons, to stimulate the body’sown immune system to fight the cancer.Rather than the process occurring externallyand unnaturally as before, these new drugswill fight the cancer internally and naturally.It’s an extremely encouraging and excitingevolution in the cancer treatment world, andholds great promise for many of us cancerpatients burnt out (no pun intended) on thetoxic chemotherapy drugs of our past.

In the interim, since I am not now onImmunotherapy, as a prudent and logicaladjunct, I will continue to give myself and mybody every opportunity, dare I say advantage,in its efforts to keep the cancer at bay. Thepills are never really a problem, more so apiece of the puzzle. And the longer I live, themore convinced of it I become.

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