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Water BillsTo the EditorThanks to Eden Brown for the

article on the current spate of highwater bills. In order to persuadethe County to look into the prob-lem, we’re putting together aslarge a data base as possible ofpeople whose bills have gone upby more than 10-20%. It seemsthat some had recent bills that justshot up; others have seen agradual increase over the pastyear. We’re asking people to sendme an email([email protected]) that in-cludes:

Your name and addressA copy of your highest recent billSupporting information that

might have affected your bill.Some of these are things we maynot usually associate with the wa-ter bill. During the billing period,did you have:

A leak (how long, was itfixed)?

Fewer /or more people in yourhouse?

Were you away for any lengthof time?

Did you have any constructionwork done on your house or yard?

Was there any constructionnear you, for a private residenceor a county project?

Did you water your lawnmore? How much more?

Did you get any new appli-ances? A new EV charging station?

Was there a thunderstorm? Apower outage?

If you have questions, pleasecontact me as well.

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55+ Centers: Lee, 5722 Lee Hwy.;Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 N.Culpeper St.; Walter Reed, 2909 S. 16th

St.; Arlington Mill, 909 S. Dinwiddie St.;Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18th St.

55+ Adventure Travel, SnowTubing, Whitehall Resort,Mercersburg, PA, Saturday, Jan. 25,$42. Call Arlington County 55+Travel, 703-228-4748. Registrationrequired.

55+ Center Adult Transportation,pre-arranged taxicabs to and fromCenters, $5 round trip. Details, 703-892-8747.

Genealogy Q&A, Wednesday, Jan. 22,1-3 p.m., Langston-Brown. Details,703-228-6300.

Arlington Walking Club, Wednesday,Jan. 22, 9:30 a.m.,$4. Group leavesfrom Madison Community Center.Register, 703-228-4771.

Friendly poker, beginner’s crashcourse, Texas Hold’em, Wednesday,Jan. 22, 6:30-8 p.m., Arlington Mill.Register, 703-228-7369.

Common sleep problems,Wednesday, Jan. 22, 11 a.m., WalterReed. Details, 703-228-0955.

How to reduce cable costs,Wednesday, Jan. 22, 6:30-8 p.m.,Arlington Mill. Details, 703-228-7369.

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News

By Shirley Ruhe

The Connection

We’re short oncookies.” “Anyone have morebread for our

bologna and cheese?”More than 50 volunteers line

two long tables at MarymountUniversity Monday, Jan. 20 to helpA-SPAN make bagged meals forthe homeless as part of MartinLuther King (MLK) Day of Serviceactivities.

An assembly line of applesauce,wheat bread, meat and cheese,peanut butter and jelly winds upwith bottles of water, pretzels andmini Oreos. U.S. Rep. Don Beyersays he is making robust sand-wiches, “the kind I would like toeat, probably too much peanutbutter and jelly.” He is impressedwith how many people showed up“on a holiday when it’s cold, andthey bring their kids. It is fun andit sets a good example.”

A number of Marymount facultyand students are in the group ofvolunteers including SusanAgolini, Assistant Professor of Bi-ology, who started a Food forThought Club at Marymount Uni-versity to raise awareness aboutfood insecurity. Once a week thestudents bag 70 lunches for home-less. Agolini says as part of theirfocus on urban agriculture theygrow many vegetables includingcollards, beets, kale and carrotsand deliver their fresh produce toAFAC.

Jonathan Aberman, Dean of theSchool of Business and Technologysays he is here today working tosupport these efforts. “The serviceculture cuts across all of theschools. We are rooted here in thecommunity as the only Arlington-based university.”

Bridget Murphy, Professor ofGraphic and Media Design atMarymount, has set up a center forstudent services at the University.“Last year the students alone con-tributed 14,000 hours of service,and you can add the faculty andadministration to that.” She saysservice empowers students.

Agolini says today’s goal is topack 200 lunches which is 400sandwiches but they will just keepgoing until everything is gone.She adds that this something any-one can do.

This effort to bag meals is spon-sored by A-SPAN as one of 20 vol-unteer opportunities offered byVolunteer Arlington for MLK Dayof Service activities.

Other opportunities for serviceor training included Eco-Action,

Over 1,000 Volunteers Sign Up for MLK Day of Service

Just Neighbors, Doorways, andAFAC.

MLK Day of Service is celebratednationally on the third Monday in

Congressman Don Beyer (D-8th) heaps peanut butter andjelly on sandwiches for bagged homeless lunches. Hesays he makes them robust, just the way he would like toeat them.

Susan Agolini walks around the room filling in as needed.She has started a “Food for Thought” Club at Marymountto raise awareness about food insecurity.

Volunteers of all ages make bologna and cheese sand-wiches to fill 200 brown paper bags for delivery to Arling-ton homeless.

Marymount was the site of one of 20 volunteer activitiesoffered by Volunteer Arlington for MLK Day of Service onJan. 20.

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By Shirley Ruhe

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It’s been almost a year sinceDesire (Desy) Tumbarellocame to America as an aupair and ran the New York

City (NYC) Marathon with herhost father Josh Babb.

Tumbarello says, “I decided togo with the best family. I see thefamily picture and Josh text meand we talk a lot. There was some-thing familiar with my traditions.”

Tumbarello remembers gettingoff the bus from New York Citywith the other au pairs at TysonsCorner. It was a cold day and shewas wearing a big furry hood. “Iwondered can you survive.” Thenshe saw her family with a largewelcome sign and balloons. “I feltsomething special, familiar to myfamily. I started to cry.”

Babb says, “When we saw Desy,it hit home for us. It was no longera piece of paper. It was a person.I’m a big cryer, too, so we wereboth crying.”

Tumbarello says, “Maybe thefirst two weeks were hard for me.”

Babb adds, “the time change,language, accent. The kids speakvery fast.”

Tumbarello says, “I told them Irespect you, and you respect me.”She says, “seven-year-old Abbyhelped me a lot with the youngerboys. She would say ‘we do thatthis way.’”

Babb says this program is aboutwelcoming someone into yourhouse who has put themselves outthere. You are a part of the familyand see the good, the bad, the ugly.There is no perfect family.” He con-tinues, “This is not just a work re-lationship. She is sharing yourhouse, your life.” Babb says he fellin love with Italian culture.

In addition, the kids got an hon-est look at another culture. “Theylearned some conversational Ital-ian, another cuisine like pestopasta and pumpkin risotto that shecooks at home in Sicily.” On theother side she learned “the wild,wacky side of our family.” Babbexplains he and his wife are bothfrom Texas. “We are big barbecue,country music as well as Christianand pop and have a lake house inTexas where we visited severaltimes.”

Tumbarello adds, “I travel a lotwith them. I am so lucky withthat.” In addition to traveling in anumber of southern states and acamping trip to the Outer Banks,local travel included a trip toCostco and Home Depot. “Every-thing is so big here. I never saw abig place like that.” And a walk tothe Italian Store down the streetwhere she could talk to the staff.

Babb says, “She helped pickout olive oil. She looked at theback of the cans and said, ‘thisis 10 kilometers from myhouse.’”

Tumbarello says, “I love Ar-lington. It’s so peaceful. If youwant to meet people, you justtake a metro and it’s 5 minutesto D.C. “And there’s a lot forkids—libraries, playgrounds,good for an au pair, can do alot of stuff.”

Early in her stay CulturalCare Au Pair asked her if shewould like to run the NYCMarathon to help sponsor thenonprofit Cultural Care KidsFirst Foundation, which sup-ports economically disadvan-taged children worldwide. Shehad never been a runner but shesaid, “I run, yes I do that.”

Tumbarello says, “It wascrazy. This year I wanted toimprove myself in a differentway, get out of my comfortzone.”

Babb was already a runner andhad run the New York City mara-thon in the past. He had a personalcoach that he thought could workfor Tumbarello.

Tumbarello says, “The first weekit was small. I ran two miles thefirst day.” She remembers whenshe thought, “I have to run eightmiles.”

Babb told her there will come atime when you say 8 miles wasnothing.” Week by week for 18weeks, she added more miles “andthen I did the long run with myfriend from Italy.”

The Friday before the Nov. 3race Babb says Desy and the wholefamily (Abby-7; Charlie-5; An-drew-3; Josh and his wife, Alison)“trained” up from Union Stationto New York City.

Babb says, “It was neat. Thewhole city really goes out for it.You see the big Expo with the T-shirts, the vendors, all the picturesand the 55,000 other runners. Ithits that you are going to run thebiggest marathon in the world. Itsets in.”

Babb says the weather was inthe 50s, perfect running weather.

At 5:30 a.m. Babb andTumbarello boarded the bus wherethey watched the sun come up asthey traveled from Midtown toStaten Island. We went through 5boroughs,” Babb says, “to CentralPark. We could see that once wegot on the bus there was no wayback except to run.” He said smil-ing, “We thought maybe we got on

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Desire Tumbarello and her host father Josh Babb displaytheir race bibs from before the New York City Marathonin November.

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Desy and Babb display theirNYC marathon medals.

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the wrong bus.”Tumbarello came to America as

part of the Cultural Care Au Pairprogram regulated by the StateDepartment. They sponsor ex-changes with American host fami-lies and au pairs from more than20 different countries. The pro-gram provides families with flex-ible, reliable childcare while giv-ing young people an opportunityto experience the U.S.

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Running Bridges CulturesWhen Tumbarello leaves in Feb-

ruary she will take a quick trip toCalifornia and then return to Sic-ily to study for the medical schoolexam. “It is a big test and I willhave to study hard.”

Babb reminds her, “you ran theNew York City Marathon; I knowyou can pass this big test.”

For further information on theCultural Care Au Pair program, seethe website at culturalcare.com or1-800-333-6056.


History

By Eden Brown

The Connection

WIlma Jones relates the his-tory of Hall’s Hill neighbor-hood as a storyteller: shepersonalizes it, gives us con-

text, humor, and color; most importantly,she reminds us what a neighborhood wasto people growing up under segregation,where running water and sewers were lack-ing, in families living through the civil rightsmovement, or interrupted by war.

The book, My Hall’s Hill Family, gets someof that history down on paper in anticipa-tion of the day when those who livedthrough it aren’t around to tell the stories.The book also reminds us that soaring prop-erty values in Arlington make it hard to keepa neighborhood “village” intact when thepeople who grew up there can’t afford tolive there. The idea of preserving what isleft of Hall’s Hill weighs heavily on Jonesand others of her generation. In an eventput on by “Challenging Racism,” a local or-ganization dedicated to call out racism thatpersists, Jones was interviewed about herbook by Karen Monaco on Oct. 2 at theCalloway Methodist Church.

History: Basil Hall bought 327 acres ofland in the 1850s, to start his plantation.He and his wife Elizabeth were abusiveslave owners. In 1861, Union Army soldiersbegan using the land for encampment andHall fled, returning after the war, employ-ing his former slaves as laborers who livedin shacks on the property, and continuingto treat them as enslaved, beating them atwill. He was charged with battery and as-sault of his workers in 1866 and the casewas heard before a military provost, butPresident Andrew Johnson intervened andgot the charges dropped. This reads like apage out of the recent biography of Ulysses

S. Grant: reconstruction thwarted byunreformed slave owners.

Hall originally sold off lots of his prop-erty to whites who wanted to farm there;he refused to sell to blacks. In 1881, for thefirst time, black men were able to affordlots. In 1892, Hall’s family sold land in HighView Park to a developer, and he marketedhomes and building lots to blacks.

And when Arlington made it difficult forblacks living in other African-Americanneighborhoods in Arlington, likePelhamtown, refusing to connect them tothe sewer system or provide road access,those black families also moved to Hall’sHill, making it a larger, even more cohesiveblack community.

Jones’ grandfather had moved there from

Loudoun County because after the war, ablack man could find a job in Washington.During the interview with Monaco, Jonesnoted, “No white person lived on Hall’s Hillafter that until 1979.”

Neighborhood: “Hall’s Hill was known asa safe place to live; Rosslyn was pretty mucha cesspool, and the KKK was huge inCherrydale and Ballston. Things were hotthere, with weekly cross burnings,” relatedJones in her talk. So for African Americanswho didn’t like getting chased up LeeHIghway by the KKK, being further awayfrom Cherrydale was a good idea. The resi-dents dug wells in the area, had easy ac-cess to Washington, D.C., and breathedclean air. It was close to Georgetown Uni-versity which had a hospital that accepted

non-whites, and the Georgetown Marketwas not far. Hall’s Hill was also known as aplace where you could come on the week-end and find a party. There were moonshinestills at 18th and Culpeper Streets.

Jones illustrates the post-civil war periodand the sanctuary that Hall’s Hill repre-sented in the context of her own family: hergreat-grandmother, Elizabeth King, wasborn a slave in 1847, in Norfolk, Virginia.After the war, she walked the 200 miles fromNorfolk to Arlington, settling in Cherrydaleand eventually buying a house in Hall’s Hillwith her husband Henry so they could raisea family in a safe place. Arlington was highlysegregated at the time: a wall separatedwhite areas from black areas because “whitepeople didn’t want didn’t want black peopletraipsing through white neighborhoods,”Jones said, “and you had to go along theLee Highway corridor to avoid those whiteneighborhoods.”

Like many descendants of enslavedpeople, Jones writes in her book, she doesn’tknow as much as she’d like to about herancestors, but she knows some good sto-ries, Her grandfather could dance a meanjig and was known for that. Her mothercame from free black people and her grand-mother had a child by a white man - non-consensually - which meant her mother is56 percent white.

Her mother’s father had a good job as ajanitor at the government printing office,but her grandmother was widowed after afire, and had to manage on her own. Hall’sHill was the kind of neighborhood where ifyou had a car, you’d pick up things for oth-ers. If you ran out of something, otherswould give it to you. The people who hadwells would give water to the people whohad not dug a well. This became even moreimportant during wartime, when only sickand old men were living on Hall’s Hill:

It’s a Beautiful Day in the (Hall’s Hill) NeighborhoodGrowing up black in Arlington was not easy; good neighbors helped.

Karen Monaco interviewed WIlma Jones about her book before a crowdat the Calloway Methodist Church in Hall’s Hill on Oct. 2.

The crowd at the church included many Arlington residents who arefollowing a series of lectures and events given by Challenging Racism.

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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

In an age when paying one’s mortgage can bedone from a smartphone, money smarts is animportant part of navigating life. From savingto buy the latest video game to learning how

to budget an allowance, financial literacy is one ofthe most important lessons for children, say finan-cial experts.

“It’s very important to teach tweens and teensabout money,” said said Steve Pilloff, Ph.D., Associ-ate Professor in the School of Business at GeorgeMason University. “For many kids, this is the firsttime they are making independent financial deci-sions, such as whether to save a birthday gift or spendit on a video game. “

In fact, Patti Senft, Manager of Program Engage-ment at Junior Achievement of Greater Washingtonin Fairfax, Virginia says that one of her organization’sgoals is to teach financial literacy to children. “Jun-ior Achievement has determined that teaching theconcepts of savings, income, budgeting, investing andthe pros and cons of debit and credit should beginwith middle school students in 7th and 8th grade,”she said.

“The knowledge that the students learn throughthe Junior Achievement gives students the skills theyneed to manage their expenses and budget wiselyfor a successful future,” she said.

Helping children set financial goals, delay gratifi-cation, earn money and save it toward achievingthose goals is one of the first steps that parents cantake to teach smart money practices, said Pilloff. “The

Teaching children howto budget, save andmanage finances.

The ABCs of Kids and Money

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The Junior Achievement students at Carl Sandburg Middle School in Mount Vernonare learning the concepts of savings, income, budgeting, investing and the pros andcons of debit and credit.

habits, and even more critically, the decision-mak-ing process children develop early on will influencethe way they approach financial matters throughouttheir lives,” he said.

Students should be taught to make choices with theamount of money they have, suggests Senft. “It’s im-portant to teach children to distinguish between whatyou need versus what you want,” she said. “It’s impor-tant to teach children of all ages about money. It’s nevertoo soon to talk about the importance of savings.”

“It’s important because in any modern society, theone thing that people do almost every day is makemoney decisions, so knowing how to do it well issomething that is going to be useful to every singleone of us,” added Laura Levine, president and CEOof the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Lit-eracy. “Knowing how to manage money is somethingthat all consumers need to do so it’s important thatwe teach that to our kids.”

In fact, learning to manage a budget is one of thebasic skills that Levine encourages parents to teach.

“Years ago, finance was basic, but today there areso many options and financial decisions that have tobe made,” she said. “Money is more self-directed thanever before. Finances are more complicated than everbefore, so we need skills to manage it.”

When it comes to managing money, one of the bestways to teach is leading by example, says Levine.“Like with anything else, kids learn by what they seeat home,” she said. “Even parents who haven’t madethe best financial decisions in the past can resolve todo it now in the New Year.”

While some parents might find starting a dialogdaunting, it’s vital that parents have those conversa-tions with their children, said Levine.

“Talk to your kids about money,” she said. “It’simportant to distinguish between talk and teach. Par-ents who don’t know about money can freak outwhen they’re asked to teach their children aboutmoney. Instead, talk to them and say, ‘Let’s learnabout this together.’”


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Entertainment

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ONGOINGNWAR Lions Citrus Sale. Now thru

Jan. 25. At Overlee Pool, 6030 LeeHwy., Arlington, lower entrance nearbath house off John Marshall Drive.Lions, Arlington Northwest CharityFundraiser featuring fresh citrus,pecans, and maple syrup. Hours areMonday 2:30-7 p.m.; Tuesday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Wednesday 12-5:30 p.m.;Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday 9a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Saturday 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Historical Holiday Exhibit. Nowthru Feb. 1 from 1-4 p.m. AtArlington Historical Museum, 1805South Arlington Ridge Road,Arlington. Visit the ArlingtonHistorical Museum to see the annualholiday exhibit, this year featuringpromotional items that localArlington businesses gave away tocustomers to encourage customers tospend money. “Gimmes” were useful,fanciful, or designed to be constantlyon display or carried by thecustomer. Often the gimme had littleto do with the business or product.The exhibit contains items from thebeginning of the 20th century tomodern objects. Visit free duringmuseum hours: Fri.-Sun. 1-4 p.m.Visit the website: https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org

Adult Technique Series. Saturdaysthru Feb. 1. 9:30-11 a.m. At Theatreon the Run, 3700 S Four Mile Run,Arlington. Study different approachesto movement and technique througha 5 class Master Series with KelseyRohr. Sample modern dance, post-modern and contemporary themesthat address physical articulation,improve balance, range of motion,strength, coordination and mentalagility. Drop-in for a class or enrollfor a series. Cost is $100 for the 5class master series; $25 single class.Visit the website: https://www.janefranklin.com/adult-dance

Forty+ Dance Project. Now thruMarch 10. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. At

Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. FourMile Run Drive, Arlington. Forty+celebrates the collective creativity ofpeople past the age of 40. Eachproject features a differentchoreographer and results in aunique tapestry of collaboration.Forty+ is frequently seen in concertspresented by Jane Franklin Danceand for organizations serving olderadults. This project culminates with aperformance at Theatre on the Runon April 25, 2020. The project isopen to people of all physicalfacilities. No previous performanceexperience is necessary. Cost is $160.Visit the website: https://www.janefranklin.com/adult-dance/forty-plus

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 22Sip & Mingle. 5-7 p.m. At Ballston

Exchange, 4th Floor, 4201 WilsonBlvd., Arlington. Registration $20.Members of BallstonConnect ClubRegistration are free. Join Ballstonneighbors and coworkers for thearea’s favorite happy hour — theBallston Sip & Mingle. Featuringdelicious food, happy hour drinksand a live band. Drop by thenonprofit Expo to meet localnonprofit groups, and find out howyou can get involved in the new year.

THURSDAY/JAN. 23Seeds: Selecting and Starting. 7 –

8:30 p.m. At Fairlington CommunityCenter, 3308 S. Stafford Street,Arlington. Jumpstart your vegetablegarden. Get the scoop on seedselection – hybrid vs. heirloom,which seeds to start indoors andwhat’s required to get them growing.Learn how to make your own starterpots, create simple lighting systems,and practice winter sowing bystarting seeds outdoors in milk-juggreenhouses. Germination iscomplex, but seed starting isreassuringly simple! This class isoffered by Extension MasterGardeners. Free. Advance registrationrequested at mgnv.org. Call 703-228-6414 or email [email protected].

SATURDAY, JAN. 25

Hawks in Arlington. 9-11:30 a.m. AtLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road, Arlington.Adults. Red-tailed, Red-shouldered,Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawksall call Arlington home. We’ll learn totell these four hawks apart and howthey survive in urban areas. After ourdiscussion, we’ll go out to look forhawks and other birds. Teens ages 12and up are welcome to attend butmust be accompanied by a registeredadult. Call 703-228-6535. Cost is$10. #622940-G

Succulents for Small Spaces. 10-11:30 a.m. At Gunston CommunityCenter, 2700 S. Lang Street,Arlington. Do you live in a smallspace? Succulents are a perfectchoice if you live in an apartment orcondo and want to incorporate plantsinto your small space. They’ll explorewhat makes a plant a succulent,geographic origins, and why theseplants are great options for smallspaces. You’ll learn all about thelight, water, and soil requirementsfor successfully growing succulents.This event is offered by ExtensionMaster Gardeners. Free. Advanceregistration requested at mgnv.org.Call 703-228-6414 or [email protected].

Toastmasters Open House. 2:30-4:30 p.m. At Central Library, 1015North Quincy Street, Arlington. Ringin the new year with a new you.Would you like the opportunity toimprove your communication skills?See a live demonstration of a clubmeeting. Learn what Toastmasterscan offer you. Free. Visit the websitewww.eventbrite.com/e/district-27-toastmasters-open-house-tickets-87198014609?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Celebrate the Chinese New Year!3:30-5 p.m. At Long Branch NatureCenter, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road,Arlington. Families. Register childrenand adults; children must beaccompanied by a registered adult.Celebrate the year of the rat with usat Long Branch! We’ll meet some liveanimals, make New Year’s crafts,then take a short hike with our paperpopper “firecrackers” to chase awaythe New Year’s beast Nian. Call 703-228-6535. Cost is $7. #622950-O

JAN. 25, FEB. 1, FEB. 8The Big Meow. 4-5:15 p.m. At Theatre

on the Run, 3700 S. Four Mile RunDrive, Arlington. Little Cat is anever-hopeful fluff ball whodesperately wants to belong to theband of neighborhood cats. The BigMeow is a story of a Little Cat’s hope,disappointment, courage and needfor belonging. These simple themesare part of every neighborhood, butin this wonderful tale told throughthe experiences of Little Cat, apotential weakness is a uniquestrength. The performanceincorporates spoken word,movement, music, and an interactiveparticipatory introduction for youngchildren. Cost is $15 Adults/$10Children under age 10; $45 Family of4. Visit the website: https://www.janefranklin.com/meow

JAN. 25, FEB. 1, FEB. 8Jane Franklin Dance Presents

Border. 7:30 p.m. At Theatre on theRun 3700 Four Mile Run Drive,Arlington. Tickets are $22. The heartof the piece lies in movementinspired by a series of interviews withpeople in the DC area speaking fromreal-life experiences: a womanworking in a male dominated career,an HIV positive male, a black womannegotiating cultural assumptions, aLatino delayed by police, disabilityand employment, and the lengthyprocess of legal immigration. Visitthe website: https://www.janefranklin.com/border or call703-933-1111.

SUNDAY/JAN. 26Spellbinders Story Fest. 3-4 p.m. At

Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road, Arlington.Families ages 4 and up. Registerchildren and adults; children must beaccompanied by a registered adult.The Arlington Spellbinders willunleash the power of oral storytellingwith favorite tales from around theworld. Since ancient times in allcultures, this tradition has passed onwisdom, connected elders to youth,

and engaged the imagination. Call703-228-6535. Free. #622950-P

MONDAY/JAN. 27Seeds: Selecting and Starting. 7 –

8:30 p.m. At Arlington MillCommunity Center, 909 S. DinwiddieStreet, Arlington. Jumpstart yourvegetable garden. Get the scoop onseed selection – hybrid vs. heirloom,which seeds to start indoors andwhat’s required to get them growing.Learn how to make your own starterpots, create simple lighting systems,and practice winter sowing bystarting seeds outdoors in milk-juggreenhouses. Germination iscomplex, but seed starting isreassuringly simple! This class isoffered by Extension MasterGardeners. Free. Advance registrationrequested at mgnv.org. Call 703-228-6414 or email [email protected].

JAN. 31-FEB. 1Two-Day Mini-Camp: Why Do

Cicadas Scream? 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.At Arlington County Cultural AffairsBuilding, 3700 S Four Mile RunDrive, Arlington. Learn ImaginativeThinking, Cooperative Skills, SpatialAwareness, MovementFundamentals, CharacterDevelopment. The camp includesmovement, a fun visual art projectdirected by an educator fromUpCycle Creative Reuse Center,performance practice, and weatherpermitting, outdoor fun at a nearbypark. Cost: $75, AM X Day $10, PMXDay $15. Visit the website: https://www.janefranklin.com/grade-prep-day-camps

SATURDAY/FEB. 1Spring Course Preview. 8:45 a.m. to

12:30 p.m. At Van Metre Hall(formerly Founders Hall) GMU -Arlington Campus, 3351 FairfaxDrive, Arlington. Encore Learning’sinstructors give brief presentationsabout their academic courses.Members often tell us that theinstructors’ presentations at the

The Benny Goodman tribute will be held Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Gunston Arts Center.

Salute to Benny GoodmanSaturday/Feb., 7:30 p.m. At Gunston Arts Center, Theatre 1, 2700 South Lang Street, Arlington. The National Chamber

Ensemble presents a Valentine’s Concert to Benny Goodman with clarinetist Julian Milkis. The only student and protege ofjazz great Benny Goodman, Milkis joins NCE to perform a concert in tribute to his teacher and mentor. The concert is pre-sented with the Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia. The concert will be presented in an intimate quartet setting fitting the specialoccasion. Cost is $36/Adults; $18/Students. Visit the website: https://www.thej.org/artsculture/performing-arts-series/

Dancers rejoice on stage, performing fascinating move-ments and shapes.

Forty+ Dance ProjectJan. 21 to March 10, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. At Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. Four

Mile Run Drive, Arlington. Forty+ celebrates the collective creativity ofpeople past the age of 40. Each project features a different choreographer and results

in a unique tapestry of collaboration. Forty+ is frequently seen in concertspresented by Jane Franklin Dance and for organizations serving older adults.

This project culminates with a performance at Theatre on the Run on April 25, 2020.The project is open to people of all physical facilities. No previous performanceexperience is necessary. Cost is $160. Visit the website: https://www.janefranklin.com/adult dance/forty-plus


Entertainment

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Course Preview influence theirregistrations. Get the latest news onour clubs, special events andvolunteer possibilities along with aquick bite and drink. Free. Visit thewebsite https://www.encorelearning.net or call theEncore Learning office at 703-228-2144.

Fort C.F. Smith Park WalkingTour. 9 - 10 a.m. At C.F. Smith Park,Arlington. Families ages 7 and up.Register children and adults; childrenmust be accompanied by a registeredadult. Fort C.F. Smith was one of thelast Union forts built to protectWashington during the Civil War.We’ll learn about the park’s history,the role of the fort and the soldiersstationed there in the Civil War.Dress for the weather. Terrain will beuneven and possibly muddy. Call703-228-4775. Free. #622750-C

Birds, Butterflies & OtherBackyard Wildlife. 10 a.m. - 12p.m. At Long Branch Nature Center,Arlington. Adults. Join NationalWildlife Federation naturalist and TVhost David Mizejewski for a fun andinformative talk on creating wildlife-friendly gardens based on his award-winning book Attracting Birds,Butterflies and Other BackyardWildlife, Expanded Second Edition.For information and to RSVP (nolater than Jan. 24) call 703-560-8556.

Skirmish Drills. 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. AtFort C.F. Smith Park, Arlington.Skirmishers played a special role inCivil War armies. Learn theirfunctions and practice their drills.#622720-C

Civil War Discoveries: Build aFort. 1-2 p.m. At C.F. Smith Park,Arlington.

They’ll investigate how and why fortswere built in Arlington during theCivil War. Then they’ll work as ateam to design forts to defend thecity. #622720-D

Fort Scott Park Walking Tour. 3 -3:30 p.m. At Fort Scott Park, 2800Fort Scott Drive, Arlington. Familiesages 7 and up. Register children andadults; children must beaccompanied by a registered adult.Built by the Union Army in 1861, thisfort had a commanding view of theFour Mile Run Valley and protectedapproaches to Washington from thesouth. Explore the remainingearthworks while we discuss how andwhy the fort was built. Call 703-228-4775. Free. #622750-G

Groundhog Day Campfire. 6-7 p.m.At Gulf Branch Nature Center,Arlington. Families ages 4 and up.Register children and adults; childrenmust be accompanied by a registeredadult. Warm yourself by our fire andenjoy stories about this legendaryprognosticator with his own honoraryday! And of course, we’ll haves’mores. Call 703-228-3403.

SUNDAY/FEB. 2Ensemble Gentil Galant. 3-5 p.m. At

Saint George’s Episcopal Church, 915N. Oakland Street, Arlington. “FirstImpressions: Music at the Dawn ofPublishing” Instrumental and vocalworks from Josquin’s time. FeaturingDebra Nagy (winds, harp, and voice);Mark Rimple (lute, gittern, viol, andvoice); Sarah Cunningham (viol andvoice). Cost is General Admission$30/ Students $10. Visit the website:https://capitolearlymusic.org.

MONDAY/FEB. 3How to Build Inexpensive and

Effective Grow Lights. 7-8:30p.m. At Westover Library, 1644 NorthMcKinley Road, Arlington. Give yourplants a healthy start with growlights to ensure your seedlings getgreat light indoors, even when it’sfreezing outside. Grow unusual and

hard-to-find varieties of vegetablesnot offered at local garden centers, orfarm nutritious microgreens indoors.Learn the pros and cons of lightsystems and options for creating yourown. Instructions and material listsprovided are to help you jumpstartyour garden. This class is offered byExtension Master Gardeners. Free.Advance registration requested atmgnv.org. Call 703-228-6414 oremail [email protected].

FEB. 4, 6, 7 AND 8”Monkeysee, Monkeydo.” 10 a.m. to

12 p.m. At Gunston Middle School,2700 S Lang Street, Arlington. Thisone-act bilingual opera was createdfor family audiences and is both astirring musical and a visual treat.Based on the universal tale of TheHat Seller and the Monkeys. School-day performances; 10 a.m. on Feb 4,6, and 7. Public performance:Saturday, Feb 8 at 11 a.m. Cost is $5-$10. Visit the websitewww.operanova.net.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 5Northern Virginia Bird Club Walk.

8:30 - 11 a.m. At Long Branch NatureCenter, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road,Arlington. Join members of theNorthern Virginia Bird Club forinformal walks through GlencarlynPark in search of resident andmigratory birds. Experienced andbeginning birders welcomed. Bringbinoculars and field guides if youhave them. Call 703-228-6535. Free.#622940-C

Coffee & Conversation. 10-11 a.m.At Langston Brown CommunityCenter, 2121 North Culpeper Street,Arlington. Rosa Parks’ personalreflections as a Civil Rights activistare shared by Susan Reyburn, SeniorWriter-Editor at the Library ofCongress. Part of Coffee &Conversation with ArlingtonNeighborhood Village. To learn moreabout the benefits of becoming amember of Arlington NeighborhoodVillage, call the ANV office at 703-509-8057 or visit www.arlnvil.org .

Urban Beekeeping. 7-9 p.m. AtArlington Mill Community Center,Room 525, 909 S. Dinwiddie St.,Arlington. Urban beekeeping is aunique way of protecting pollinatorsand growing a honey harvest inlimited urban spaces. Learn about anaccessible alternatives to thetraditional type of Langstroth hivebox with experienced, Slovenian-AZstyle beekeepers. Learn about locallaws, bee health, sustainability,urban agriculture and more. Free.Register by calling 703-228-6414 oremail: [email protected] toreserve a space. For a schedule ofVCE Master Gardener publiceducation programs, go to

www.mgnv.org

FRIDAY/FEB. 7Full Moon Hike. 6-7 p.m. and 7:30-

8:30 p.m. At Fort C.F. Smith Park &Historic Site, 2411 N. 24th Street,Arlington. Families ages 5 and up.Register children and adults; childrenmust be accompanied by a registeredadult. Discover our trails in a wholenew way! Under the glow of the fullmoon come out to hike with us andenjoy the winter forest. When we getback indoors we’ll enjoy hotchocolate. Call 703-228-3403. Cost is$5. #622850-L

Catholic Charities Ball. 7 p.m. At theRitz-Carlton, 1700 Tysons Blvd.,

McLean. The event is the largestannual fundraiser for CatholicCharities, providing a significantportion of the resources needed tosupport 21 programs serving those inneed throughout the 21 counties andseven cities of the Diocese. Thisyear’s theme is “With Love andCharity.” Tickets for both events canbe purchased at www.ccda.net.

SATURDAY/FEB. 8R.I.P. - Remove Invasive Plants.

9:30-11:30 a.m. At Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 N. MilitaryRoad, Arlington. Adults, teens andfamilies ages 8 and up. Want torestore habitat and increase speciesdiversity right here in Arlington?Work parties are held every month.We are making a real difference, withthe return of ferns and wildflowers,and the animals that depend onthem, in areas once covered indestructive invasive plants. Noregistration required. Free.

Tree ID Hike. 10-11:15 a.m. At LongBranch Nature Center, 625 S. CarlinSprings Road, Arlington. Adults. Wecan identify trees with more than justleaves; we’ll learn to identify thetrees of Arlington parks by their barkand shape. Dress for the weather, wewill be outside the whole time. Teensages 14 and up are welcome toattend but must be accompanied by aregistered adult. Call 703-228-6535.Cost is $5. #622940-E

Turtle Home Decorations. 2-3 p.m.At Long Branch Nature Center, 625S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington.Ages 6 to 10. Come decorate ourturtles’ homes with your artwork!We’ll start off with a short naturewalk to learn about box turtlehabitats, then we’ll head back to theclassroom to draw pictures for thetanks of our resident turtles. Stumpythe box turtle will also be there. Call703-228-6353. Cost is $5. #622920-C

Flying Squirrel Lore & More. 6-7p.m. At Long Branch Nature Center,625 S. Carlin Springs Road,Arlington. Adults. Flying squirrels arefound throughout the woodedneighborhoods of Arlington but areseldom seen. Join us to learn aboutthese engaging nocturnal acrobats.After an indoor presentation, we’lltiptoe outside to see these little pixiesglide in for an evening meal. Thesecreatures are truly one of the naturalwonders of the Arlington. Call 703-228-6535. Cost is $5. #622950-D

SUNDAY/FEB. 9Notable Nature. 3 - 4 p.m. At Long

Branch Nature Center, 625 S. CarlinSprings Road, Arlington. Familiesages 5 and up. Register children andadults; children must beaccompanied by a registered adult.Join us for lessons in naturejournaling and sketching. We’llconstruct our own nature journals,hone our writing and drawing skillsand talk about the season whilehiking. Call 703-228-6535. Free.#622950-H

MONDAY/FEB. 10Planning An Edible Landscape. 7 –

8:30 p.m. At Westover Library, 1644North McKinley Road, Arlington.Can’t decide whether to plant“pretty” plants or things you can eat?Limited time and/or spaceconstraints? Want to put more “fun”in your gardening fundamentals?Then come learn the art of ediblelandscaping that mixes ornamentalplants, herbs, greens and vegetables.Virginia Cooperative ExtensionMaster Gardeners will present easyand straightforward techniques forturning your yard into a delightfuland delicious oasis! Free. Advanceregistration requested at mgnv.org.Call 703-228-6414 or [email protected].

“Monkeysee, Monkeydo” will be held Feb. 4, 6, 7 and 8 at Gunston Middle School inArlington.

“Monkeysee, Monkeydo”Feb. 4, 6, 7 and 8, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. At Gunston Middle School, 2700 S Lang Street, Arlington. This one-act bilingual

opera was created for family audiences and is both a stirring musical and a visual treat. Based on the universal tale of TheHat Seller and the Monkeys. School-day performances; 10 a.m. on Feb 4, 6, and 7. Public performance: Saturday, Feb 8 at11 a.m. Cost is $5-$10. Visit the website www.operanova.net.

Photo by Gail Bingham

Some of the cast of cats and dogs in ‘The Big Meow.’

The Big MeowJan. 25, Feb. 1, 8m 4-5:15 p.m. At Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive,

Arlington. Little Cat is an ever-hopeful fluff ball who desperately wants to belongto the band of neighborhood cats. The Big Meow is a story of a Little Cat’s hope,disappointment, courage and need for belonging. These simple themes are part ofevery neighborhood, but in this wonderful tale told through the experiences ofLittle Cat, a potential weakness is a unique strength. The performanceincorporates spoken word, movement, music, and an interactive participatoryintroduction for young children. Cost is $15 Adults/$10 Children under age 10;$45 Family of 4. Visit the website: https://www.janefranklin.com/meow


History

Is Hall’s Hill Neighborhood at Risk?From Page 6

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women had to make things work without a lot ofhelp.

Jones fondly remembered May Day at Langstonschool where all the neighborhood kids went.

When the school closed and they split the studentsup into other schools, Arlington wanted to make sureno school had more than 30 percent black students;because of the wall separating whites from blacks inArlington, some students then had to walk 18 blocksto school at Woodlawn Elementary School.

Jones noted the importance of Fire Station 8 inthe Hall’s Hill Community. The station had a cokemachine and a pay phone. It was a safe haven forlocal residents running up Lee Highway from KKK-driven cars, and it was the only organization thatwould fight residents’ fires until the 1950’s. It was asource of pride and achievement for the community.

Jones stressed at the end of her talk about her bookthat the numbers of African Americans living in Hall’sHill dwindles annually. “There was 20 percent di-versity in the neighborhood in 2018, now down toten percent. The county is becoming diverse in thesouth and white in the north,” she said.

Jones hopes her book will be read by Arlingtoniansin every area. She has talked to the school boardabout making it part of the history curriculum inArlington Public Schools. She hopes the current act-ing superintendent (and new superintendent) willaddress the lack of comprehensive coverage ofArlington’s black history in the schools. She alsohopes Martin Luther King Day will be used more ef-fectively to showcase the black history of the county,

particularly the achievements of black Arlingtonians.“I would bet my paycheck no one in APS is teach-

ing the history of segregated Arlington, with the KKKbaseball team and KKK youth clubs in Cherrydaleand Ballston, and the night they burned a cross onthe front lawn of Dr. Harold Johnson, the black phy-sician who was urging school desegregation.” Jonessaid. “Racism continues to exist, with major issuesat Yorktown and Williamsburg, with the “N” wordand name-calling still being used to denigrate peopleof color.” (Racism at these schools was the topic of aCommittee of 100 meeting on Jan. 8 at MarymountUniversity.)

Jones also noted the amazing role of the widerArlington community in helping move the changefrom segregated and unequal schools to a fully inte-grated system. She is convinced one of reasons Ar-lington welcomed boat people from Vietnam and ElSalvador immigrants was the history of tolerance andintegration that came out of the mid-20th struggleto desegregate Arlington.

Jones wrote the book to share the stories her par-ents told her before they died. She wanted to in-clude positive stories, like when the group “Arlingtonsfor a Better County” led the effort to desegregateArlington Hospital so black mothers could give birththere. She wanted to put on record profiles of thepeople who populated Hall’s Hill, like DorothyHamm, who fought for school desegregation. “Herhouse was the first place I ate lettuce that wasn’ticeberg,” Jones said with a smile. “She was a house-wife, she had studied, her husband had a professional


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job - so that’s why white people listened toher and felt okay talking to her. She wasn’tworking class so she made white peoplemore comfortable, and had the time too, totake on the issue of segregation in schools.But she was also important to kids in Hall’sHill in other ways. She had a pool tabledownstairs, and kids from the neighborhoodwould go there - you went in through thegarage - because she HAD a garage, whichno one else in Hall’s Hill had at the time.”

The audience at Jones’ talk asked ques-tions afterwards about how to save theneighborhood from the gentrification cur-rently taking place. Some were angry.“There are big issues with theseMcMansions coming up in the neighbor-hood, and there are three companies thatare buying people out here; there is inac-tion by the county board to keep housingin the area affordable,” were the refrains ofthe audience.

“I have a cousin I won’t talk to becausehe sold our family house to a developer whoput 8 houses on it and took down four 400year-old oaks.” said Karen Monaco, whomoderated Ms. Jones’ talk.

Peggy Jones, a Hall’s Hill resident re-joined: “The land is everything. We gave ourblood for this land. My father won’t let ussell.” But others said Hall’s Hill is not at-tracting young black people because it hasbecome too white. “My son said, ’If I comeback to Arlington I won’t live here - I’ll goto Prince George’s County or D.C. where Ican live next to people who look like me,’”said one mother.

WIlma Jones’ book can be found onAmazon.com. For more information aboutChallenging Racism, see:www.challengingracism.org or write to:[email protected].

Flourishing After 55

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a.m., Arlington Mill. Details, 703-228-7369.Geometric tape painting, materials provided,

Thursday, Jan. 23, 103 p.m., Walter Reed.Details, 703-228-0955.

Winter skincare, Thursday, Jan. 23, 11:30 a.m.,Lee. Details, 703-228-0555.

Medication techniques, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2p.m., $42/7 sessions, Langston-Brown. Details,703-228-6300.

Arlington Mill Trekkers, walk along the W&ODTrail, Thursday, Jan. 16, 9 a.m. Details, 703-228-7369.

Edouard Monet illustrated lecture by arthistorian Joan Hart, Friday, Jan. 24, 1-3 p.m.,$6, Aurora Hills. Details, 703-228-5722.

Goal setting for the New Year, Friday, Jan. 24,1-2 p.m., Aurora Hills. Register, 703-228-5722.

Aqua exercise classes begin Friday, Jan. 24, 8:10a.m., W&L High School pool, $70/15 sessionsRegister, 7043-228-4771.

Lee Walkers will travel to Palisades area of D.C.,for its weekly walking program, Friday, Jan. 24,10 a.m., $4. Details, 703-228-4771.

Fast paced walking group, Friday, Jan. 24, 9 a.m.,Aurora Hills. Details, 703-228-5722.

55+ Travel:Art Museum of the Americas, D.C.,

Wednesday, Jan. 29, $20;The Kennedy Center, National Symphony

Orchestra Coffee Concert, Friday, Jan. 31,$29;

Regal Potomac Yard Movie Theater,simulcast of “Porgy and Bess” from the NewYork Met, Saturday, Feb. 1, $36.

Call Arlington County 55+ Travel, 703-228-4748.Registration required.


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