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Georgetowner • April 18, 2016

From April 2 through November 2016, the Georgetown Business Improvement District reports that it “will implement sidewalk widenings each weekend on the 3200 block of M Street, NW, and offer free D.C. Circulator bus rides in Georgetown along Wisconsin Avenue. … Visitors and residents will enjoy eight more feet of space for an improved pedestrian experience.”  

Sidewalks are temporarily expanded by eliminating parking spaces and placing pedestrian railings on the street along the 3200 block of M Street, just west of the major intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street. Vehicular traffic will continue unimpeded.

According to the Georgetown BID, the sidewalk widening will occur “Saturdays, starting at 6 a.m., through Sundays at 6 p.m., weather permitting, April 2 to early November 2016, weather permitting.”

There will also be discounted parking — $6, all day — at the PMI Garage at 3307 M St. NW on Saturdays and Sundays during the sidewalk widenings. 

In addition, the BID will sponsor free, northbound D.C. Circulator rides on the Union Station-Georgetown route along Wisconsin Avenue, NW, from K Street stops in Georgetown to the top of Book Hill (30th/K, Wisconsin/K, Wisconsin/M, Wisconsin/N, Wisconsin/Q, and Wisconsin/R). 

Gary Tischler •

An upbeat District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, proclaiming herself leader of “a city that is built not for the past, but one that is building for the future,” delivered her second State of the District Address on March 22 before a large audience at Arena Stage in Southwest, right across from a waterfront area being rebuilt on a massive scale.

While touting her achievements during her tenure as mayor so far, Bowser promised a major school-spending increase, a raise in the minimum wage to $15 an hour and an investment in infrastructure. She said she would attack last year’s huge rise in homicides with a big increase in the use of body-worn cameras. And she defended her plans to close D.C. General and launch shelter projects in every ward of the city.

While she noted that sometimes criticism or interference from politicians and government officials can be a hindrance, she said that “every morning when I wake up, I am laser-focused on what I can do to create opportunity that is equal and fair, and blind to age, gender, zip code, race or religion.”

She promised to make sure “that no one is left behind and that there will be opportunities to a path to the middle class for everyone.”

Bowser said that the city must move forward, stating that we have three choices: to reject growth, to grow without regard to our roots and risk losing what makes D.C. great or to balance change with preservation and with growth, doing it together across all eight wards. “I choose the third way,” she said.

“Some people say change and school reform hasn’t moved fast enough,” she continued. “That isn’t true. We’ve done a lot. We’ve put a plan for $6.5 billion in modernizing DCPS schools, with $2.5 billion to come. … We’ve created the best conditions for charter schools in the country.”

Given the expected 20-percent increase in students next year, Bowser promised a $75-million increase over the previous year in school spending.

She praised the 10-year tenure of Cathy Lanier as chief of police and said that she would make sure that the city would implement the most progressive and transparent body-worn camera program in the country. She promised that there would be 650 more police officers equipped with the cameras by the end of this month and that by the end of the year every single patrol officer would be wearing one.

The mayor also promised a substantial increase in ambulances and 911 call-takers and dispatchers.

“We will continue to invest in our neighborhoods,” she said. “We will continue to invest in our transit system, to make sure that Metro is safe and reliable. And I know I can count on Jack Evans, the ‘Mayor of Metro’ to make good use of D.C. taxpayer dollars.”

She praised Arena Stage for making its commitment to the Southwest community “with this beautiful theater. Check out the signs of progress across the street, with hotels and homes and retail popping up at the Wharf. … We want to bring this kind of commitment and investment to other parts of the city, with the new DC United Stadium and at Walter Reed.”

She also engaged with the issue of the fight against homelessness, which has now become somewhat controversial. “Last year, we made unprecedented investments to end homelessness, to make it rare, brief and non-recurring.

“I promised you we would close D.C. General. … It is too old, too big and not safe enough. So we’re going to close D.C. General and open small, short-term family housing across the District. … We cannot do this alone, the Council paved the way with a vote last fall, and we need your next vote to move us forward again. Let’s not be distracted by arguments based on fear or convenience or apples-and-oranges comparisons, which falsely represent the cost of lifting families out of homelessness. If we fail to act or do not move forward with one of the sites, we will not be able to close D.C. General. Not now, not any time soon and maybe never.”

Gary Tischler •

If you look at the many pictures of the Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke, who died at the age of 69 this week, you’ll see two or three things that take her out of the classic Hollywood milieu of female stars.

First of all, there was nothing typical about Duke’s rise to prominence at a very early age, or even about her struggles thereafter, both of which she wrote about cleanly and honestly in her autobiography “Call Me Anna” in 1987. She was by any measure abused and/or abandoned by her parents, and by her agents who changed her name and robbed her of much of earnings. She also suffered from bipolarism, a clinical condition which she fought all of her life.

The record of her life photographically isn’t so much a collection of snapshots, or celebrity paparazzi records, or glamour stills that mark the resume and files of most female actresses. It’s a progression — of her profession, but also of her life. She started out in commercials and soaps on television, but then snagged a remarkable stage role on Broadway, opposite Anne Bancroft, playing the child Helen Keller in William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker,” a play which ran for almost two years.

That success was repeated in the black-and-white film version directed by Arthur Penn. Her performance won Duke an Academy Award for best supporting actress, with Bancroft winning the Best Actress Award. At 16, Duke was the youngest actress to ever win an Oscar at the time. (Tatum O’Neal, who had a far different sort of career path, would later win the Oscar for “Paper Moon” at the age of ten, acting with her father Ryan.)

When she received her award, from George Chakiris of “West Side Story,” Duke looked every bit the little teenaged lady in a grown-up gown, with tears flowing, clutching the Oscar. She simply said, “Thank you,” beating O’Neal (who said “I just want to thank my director, Peter Bogdanovich, and my father”) for brevity.

This was followed by a different sort of stardom in the TV sitcom “The Patty Duke Show,” in which she played identical twin cousins — one a classical music lover and little adult, the other a rock-and-roller — from 1963 through 1966. The show, which still has its followers and people who can sing the entire theme song, was one of those wholesome and somewhat silly antidotes to the different sort of youth culture that was raging outside the television tube in the 1960s.

Duke followed that with an over-the-top but effective appearance in “Valley of the Dolls,” in which she played a pill-popping, boozing vaudeville star on the way down.

Turned out there was quite a connection to both efforts in terms of Duke’s personal life. That ability to play two radically different personalities in the sitcom was a reflection of her real-life bipolar issues, which in turn played out in often out-of-control behavior during several marriages.

She returned to television often, including playing the Anne Bancroft role in a TV movie of “The Miracle Worker” and a number of highly praised roles in what might be called social-problem television movies. All along, she grew professionally, playing whistle-blowers, mothers, professionals and abused spouses with a kind of dignity and crisp intelligence that did not scream “Hollywood star.”

If you watched her then, you saw somebody different: the talent that was on such grand display in “The Miracle Worker” and, in lesser ways, in “The Patty Duke Show” remained, but with the addition of a kind of maturity.

That’s what you notice about the photographs of her, too. She looked different every time out, although it’s fair to say the inner talent shined through. The progression — with all the personal troubles, the four marriages, the addictions, the medical and mental issues — was nonetheless apparent. She wasn’t vying for awards, stardom, an extension of youth, none of the things that make maturity such a difficult thing for Hollywood stars. In all those television movies, her name remained the same, but her persona fleshed out into someone authentic — a rare thing in Hollywood, where everything is after all make-believe, a suspension of all belief.

In those films, she aged, just like everyone else. And her work matured, to a kind of plainspoken articulation of the dramatic situation in which she was involved. Personally, too, there was a maturation, a surmounting of chaos. And once she started talking about her bipolar disorder, she found a cause, too, as a mental health advocate, founding a mental health foundation that bears her name.

She married her fourth husband, drill sergeant Michael Pearce, in 1986. They were still husband and wife at the time of her death at the age of 69.

In the pictures, Duke gradually, sometimes painfully, always with interest, became something you rarely see among the stars:

A grown-up at the center of a life fully lived.

Juliana Zovak •

The World Peeps Eating Championship is the headliner event for National Harbor’s Peeps Day on April 2, celebrating the opening of the first Peeps and Company retail store in 2009 at the harbor.

The contest, which begins at 1 p.m., features professional competitive eaters, including #1 ranked Matt Stonie, who recently posted a video on Youtube in which he ate 200 Peeps in just over 14 minutes. Juliet Lee, who lives in Germantown, Md., is ranked eighth in the world and will also compete.

The winner of the five-minute contest will receive a trophy and a $1,750 prize with smaller amounts being awarded to the runners-up.

At noon, there will be an amateur eating contest with the winner of the 2-minute challenge getting the chance to contend with the competitive eaters in the championship.

The event will also include a DJ, activities for kids and a movie showing.

Georgetowner •

**Warby Barker**

APRIL 1ST, 2016 AT 04:00 PM | FREE | TEL: 202-618-5605

The designer eyewear shop hosts an April Fools party for dogs, where they can “sit” for their portraits, chow down and make new best friends.

Address
3225 M St. NW

**Rethinking Modernism Today**

APRIL 1ST, 2016 AT 01:00 PM | FREE | AMERICANARTPROGRAMS@SI.EDU | TEL: (202) 633-8490 | [EVENT WEBSITE](http://americanart.si.edu/calendar/event.cfm?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D118057401%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D%26returnUrl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Famericanart.si.edu%252Fcalendar%252Fevent.cfm)

Hear prominent art historians and museum curators Barbara Haskell, Valerie Fletcher, and Randall Griffey discuss major American artists featured in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Crosscurrents exhibition, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Marsden Hartley, and David Smith, and explore their immersion in modernism, including the influence of their European counterparts.

Address
800 G Street NW

**By Catch By Hand**

APRIL 1ST, 2016 AT 06:00 PM | FREE | TEL: 202-333-4868

P Street Gallerie shows three collaborative works by vegan painter Dana Ellyn and sustainable couture fashion designer Lucy Tammam, along with examples of their individual creations. Work will also be on view on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Address
3235 P St. NW

**Sneaker Mania DMV**

APRIL 2ND, 2016 AT 12:00 PM | $20

More than 50 vendors will be buying, selling and trading thousands of pairs of exclusive shoes.

Address
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW.

**Ethan Parker Band at Gypsy Sally’s**

APRIL 2ND, 2016 AT 08:00 PM | FREE | TEL: 202-333-7700

The rhythm and folk band from Tampa performs to support its recently released “From the Mountains to the Sea” album and Project Primavera, a nonprofit that works with orphans and at-risk youth.

Address
3401 K St. NW

**Canadian Brass**

APRIL 3RD, 2016 AT 05:00 PM | TICKETS: $40. EACH | SAM@STJOHNSGEORGETOWN.ORG | TEL: 202-338-1796 | [EVENT WEBSITE](http://www.stjohnsgeorgetown.org/concertseries/)

Beyond their virtuosic musicality and technical superiority, “the world’s most famous brass group” possesses the creativity, unbeatable humor and genuine love of performing that has become the hallmark of the Canadian Brass. In an entertaining and diverse program, experience firsthand why this quintet deserves its impressive international reputation as the brightest ambassadors of the brass repertoire for the past four decades.

Address
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW.

**Malmaison Wedding Experience**

APRIL 3RD, 2016 AT 06:00 PM | $50 FOR ONE, $90 FOR TWO | TEL: 202-817-3340

This wedding showcase is an evening of hors d’oeuvres, desserts, champagne cocktails, flash fashion, hair and makeup touch ups, flowers and photography.

Address
Malmaison, 3401 Water St. NW.

Georgetowner •

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) will hold its April meeting tonight, Monday, April 4, 6:30 p.m. at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 35th Street and Volta Place NW, in the Heritage Room on the second floor of the main building. The following is the agenda, as provided by ANC 2E.

**Approval of the Agenda**

• Approval of April 4, 2016, ANC 2E Public Meeting Agenda

• Approval of the February 29, 2016, meeting minutes

**Administrative**

• Public Safety and Police Report

• Financial Report

• Transportation Report

• Environmental Report

**Community Comment**

**New Business**

• Traffic signal/crosswalk timing on side streets

• Fillmore School Arts Program

• Concerts in the Park: May 22 (Volta), June 19 (Volta), July 10 (Rose)

**ABC**

Settlement Agreement: GoPuff

No Review At This Time by ANC 2E: The following liquor license renewals, which are on an upcoming ABRA review, have not been added to the ANC meeting agenda for review and we do not propose to adopt a resolution on them at this time. If there are concerns about any of these licensees, please contact the ANC office by Friday, April 1st.

• Unum, 2917 M St.

• The Four Seasons Hotel

• I-Thai, 3003 M St.

• Bistro Lepic, 1736 Wisconsin Ave.

• Bistro Français, 3124 M St.

• La Chaumiére, 2813 M St.

• Cafe Milano, 3251 Prospect St.

• Eno Wine Bar, 2810 Pennsylvania Ave.

• Kafe Leopold, 3315 Cady’s Alley

**Zoning and Planning**

• Club Monaco, special exception for roof equipment

**Old Georgetown Board**

**Public and Major Projects**

1. C&O Canal National Historical Park Industrial Rehabilitate Locks 3 and 4 Concept

2. OG 16-163 (HPA 16-283) 3300 Block O Street, NW Sidewalk and roadbed. Excavation for repair of DC Water sewer line Permit

**Private Projects**

1. SMD 02 OG 16-155 (HPA 16-275) 3324 Dent Place, NW Residence New construction
Concept

2. SMD 03 OG 16-168 (HPA 16-290) 1353-1355 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Commercial Alterations, Replacement windows Permit

3. SMD 05 OG 16-149 (HPA 16-263) 1027 31st Street, NW Commercial Alterations, Sign – Georgetown Golden Chicken. Windows – Existing alterations without review Permit

4. SMD 05 OG 16-161 (HPA 16-281) 3289 M Street, NW Commercial Alterations, Sign and banner – Violet Boutique Permit

5. SMD 05 OG 16-071 (HPA 16-119) 1044 Wisconsin Avenue, NWCommercial Alterations, Roof deck, Signs – Sweetgreen Concept

6. SMD 05 OG 16-169 (HPA 16-291) 1206 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Restaurant Sign, Alley lighting – Sovereign Concept

7. SMD 06 OG 16-177 (HPA 16-299) 1320 29th Street, NW Residence Alterations, Second story addition Concept

8. SMD 06 OG 16-165 (HPA 16-286) 2709 N Street, NW Multi-family residence Fence and gate. Permit

9. SMD 07 OG 16-176 (HPA 16-298) 1815 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Commercial Site work
Permit

10. SMD 07 OG 16-152 (HPA 16-268) 2001 Wisconsin Avenue, NW British International School of Washington Guard booth, Fence, Security elements Concept

No Review At This Time by ANC 2E: The following additional projects, which are on the upcoming April 7, 2016, agenda of the Old Georgetown Board, have not been added to the ANC meeting agenda for OGB-related design review and we do not propose to adopt a resolution on them at this time. If there are concerns about any of these projects, please contact the ANC office by Friday, April 1.

1.SMD 02 OG 16-178 (HPA 16-300) 1544 33rd Street, NW Residence Alterations
Concept

2. SMD 02 OG 16-077 (HPA 16-125) 1661 35th Street, NW Residence Two-story plus basement rear addition, in-fill areaway, one-story side addition, demolition Revised permit

3. SMD 02 OG 16-092 (HPA 16-159) 3300 Q Street, NW Residence Alterations, Replacement windows Permit

4. SMD 02 OG 16-158 (HPA 16-278) 3210 R Street, NW Residence Fence Permit

5. SMD 02 OG 16-140 (HPA 16-233) 3729 Winfield Lane, NW Residence Replacement windows
Permit

6. SMD 02 OG 16-045 (HPA 16-077) 1679 35th Street, NW Residence Two-story rear addition, Porch enclosure, Demolition Concept

7. SMD 02 OG 16-141 (HPA 16-235) 3644 Reservoir Road, NW Residence New window opening
Permit

8. SMD 03 OG 16-159 (HPA 16-279) 1318 33rd Street, NW Residence Alterations, Garage
Permit

9. SMD 03 OG 16-137 (HPA 16-229) 1419 33rd Street, NW Residence Parking pad with overhead door Concept

10. SMD 03 OG 16-172 (HPA 16-294) 3323 O Street, NW Residence Alterations Permit

11. SMD 03 OG 16-173 (HPA 16-295) 3247 P Street, NW Residence Sliding gate, Garden walls, Site work Concept

12. SMD 03 OG 16-151 (HPA 16-267) 3267 P Street, NW (Square 1255, Lot 867) Residence Pool house alterations Permit

13. SMD 03 OG 16-068 (HPA 16-114) 3420 P Street, NW Residence. Addition, Demolition, Replacement windows, Site work Concept

14. SMD 03 OG 16-147 (HPA 16-247) 3251 Prospect Street, NW Commercial Awning, Sign – Morton’s Steakhouse Permit

15. SMD 03 OG 16-154 (HPA 16-274) 3207 Scott Place, NW Residence New window openings, Window wells in public space Concept

16. SMD 03 OG 16-144 (HPA 16-239) 1529 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Commercial Sign – Zannchi
Permit

17. SMD 05 OG 16-156 (HPA 16-276) 1115 30th Street, NW Commercial Back-lit sign – United Bank Permit

18. SMD 05 OG 16-124 (HPA 16-197) 3000 K Street, NW Commercial Alterations to FFB terrace Concept

19. SMD 05 OG 16-160 (HPA 16-280) 3111 K Street, NW Mixed-use Internally-illuminated blade sign – Colonial Parking Permit

20. SMD 05 OG 16-093 (HPA 16-161) 2910 M Street, NW Commercial Roof top HVAC
Permit

21. SMD 05 OG 16-164 (HPA 16-285) 3222 M Street, NW Commercial Metal louvers
Permit

22. SMD 05 OG 16-100 (HPA 16-172) 3222-3236 M Street, NW Commercial Storefront alterations – Anthropologie Concept

23. SMD 05 OG 16-150 (HPA 16-266) 3271 M Street, NW Commercial Sign – Lucky Brand Permit

24. SMD 05 OG 15-239 (HPA 15-449) 2715 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Mixed-use Demolition, New construction Concept

25. SMD 05 OG 16-113 (HPA 16-185) 3302 Prospect Street, NW Residence Replacement windows. Permit

26. SMD 05 OG 16-133 (HPA 16-224) 3348 Prospect Street, NW Residence Alterations, Replacement windows Concept

27. SMD 05 OG 16-157 (HPA 16-277) 1001 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Commercial Back-lit sign – United Bank
Permit

28. SMD 06 OG 16-120 (HPA 16-192) 1308 28th Street, NW Institution Security elements Permit

29. SMD 06 OG 16-134 (HPA 16-226) 1313 28th Street, NW Residence Alterations, Replacement windows and doors Concept

30. SMD 06 OG 16-153 (HPA 16-272) 1423 28th Street, NW Residence Roof replacement
Permit

31. SMD 06 OG 16-174 (HPA 16-296) 1231-1235 31st Street, NW Residence Revision to Permit – alterations
Permit

32. SMD 06 OG 16-166 (HPA 16-287) 2715 N Street, NW Residence Site work
Permit

33. SMD 06 OG 16-170 (HPA 16-292) 2723 N Street, NW Residence Alteration
Permit

34. SMD 06 OG 16-121 (HPA 16-193) 2801 N Street, NW Kesher Israel Security elements Permit

35. SMD 06 OG 16-104 (HPA 16-176) 3048 N Street, NW Residence Replacement windows
Permit

36. SMD 06 OG 16-171 (HPA 16-293) 2807 O Street, NW Residence Rear addition, Alterations
Permit

37. SMD 06 OG 16-146 (HPA 16-245) 2804 P Street, NW Residence. Alterations at rear Permit

38. SMD 06 OG 16-148 (HPA 16-259) 2812 Dumbarton Street, NW Residence Alterations
Concept

39. SMD 06 OG 16-175 (HPA 16-297) 3025 Dumbarton Street, NW Residence Alterations, Demolition, Parking pad and gates Permit

40. SMD 07 OG 16-142 (HPA 16-237) 1525 29th Street, NW Residence Pool Permit

41. SMD 07 OG 16-145 (HPA 16-243) 1703 32nd Street, NW Institution Facade Illumination
Permit

42. SMD 07 OG 16-101 (HPA 16-173) 2512 Q Street, NW Multi-family residence Alterations, Demolition, Replacement windows Concept

**Government of the District of Columbia: Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E**

3265 S St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20007

202-724-7098 anc2e@dc.gov www.anc2e.com

Juliana Zovak •

Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop on the corner of 34th and M Streets NW has closed. The location had only been open for less than a year and a half, since December of 2015. It now sits vacant with its tables still arranged and the Capriotti’s logo on the wall.

Other Capriotti’s shops can still be found in D.C., at 18th and M Streets NW, and in Rosslyn. The chain originated in Delaware in 1976 and first came to the District in 2013. It is said to be a favorite of Vice President Joe Biden, formerly a senator from Delaware.

Capriotti’s has become well known for its signature sandwiches, including the Bobbie (said to be named for an aunt of the original owner), a Thanksgiving-inspired sub made with roasted turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and mayonnaise.

Gary Tischler •

Another Tuesday, another chasm, another cliff, another turning point, another do-or-die, another shape shift.

The interminable 2016 presidential race, which actually began and also turned completely upside-down way back in 2015 — when Donald Trump announced he was running for sure and for certain and seriously — hits another landmark Tuesday.

This is no longer Super Tuesday, which was quite some time ago and was not, as it turned out, quite so super. This is the Tuesday “that could reshape the GOP race,” according to one headline, a headline that was probably used before Super Tuesday, and the SEC Tuesday, and the Southern Tuesday and last Tuesday. Come to think of it, this could still be the Tuesday that could reshape the Democratic race (although maybe not).

This is all about Wisconsin, where both the Republicans and the Democrats are holding primaries.

The Republican field — once a fat and noisy field of 17 or so — has now been whittled down to three: a suddenly stumbling and reeling Donald Trump, the front runner nationally but trailing in the Wisconsin polls; a confident-looking but still unappealing Ted Cruz; and Ohio governor John Kasich.

On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders is like the uninvited ex-husband at the wedding; he just won’t go away until they pass out the cake and he has a head of steam, enough so that the polls show him winning in Wisconsin over Hillary Clinton.

You can look at this in several ways, and God knows we all do. Trump, in ways that always seem shocking and astounding, has managed to have a very bad time of it lately, but in entirely Trumpish ways.

Can Trump trump this? The question is asked after every gaffe and misstep and foot-in-mouth comment week after week. The answer is always yes. This is usually followed by a sentence that begins with “Maybe this time…” (not to be confused with the song from “Cabaret”). Maybe this time Trump has said too much, gone too far, insulted too many and offered up one too many lies, exaggerations, falsehoods and unbelievable claims that are passed off as facts.

This time, his campaign manager — noted for letting Trump be Trump — was charged with assault after an incident with a female reporter. Trump, even after videos clearly showed that there was physical contact, stood by his man. Trump also claimed that women who had abortions ought to be punished, then quickly retreated like a man trying to pick up and put back together an egg he dropped on the sidewalk. In various interviews, he said he might use nukes, or wanted Korea (South, not North) and Japan to have nukes; claimed we were paying too much for NATO; and sundry other questionable long-term visions of foreign policy. If you enlarge the timeline, he and Cruz fought over each other’s wives.

It’s clearly not a banner time for Trump. Cruz has a lead in Wisconsin and it’s said that, if he wins, the race might be irrevocably changed, that no one would come to the convention with the necessary delegates and that there would be a brokered convention. Maybe this time…

Cruz has benefitted from all this of course, and the so-called Republican establishment appears to be rationalizing itself into possibly backing a man the entire Republican side of the Senate, not to mention the other side, dislikes. He may not be — as Trump repeatedly calls him — Lying Ted, but he has yet to reach likable, trustworthy status either. Lindsay Graham, who’s reduced to backing Cruz, said the choice between the two is like choosing to die by gunshot or poison, or something like that.

It may be that some people are noticing that neither emperor-aspirant has clothes, but then that observation has been there for anybody who wants to look. It’s not a pretty sight, to be sure. You can also bet that the Trump followers who have packed his rallies (he has promised to reduce their number) will stick with him, because in truth, there is no one else that speaks, if not for them, at least to them. Which means that Trump will have to remain Trump no matter how many position papers he reads on a teleprompter, written by statesmen from the Bush (that would be Senior) days.

And, lest we forget, there’s John Kasich. And that’s just the problem: We have forgotten John Kasich. By any rational thinking, the establishment types ought to be flocking to him. He’s a classic conservative in most ways, he’s pragmatic, he knows his stuff, he’s got experience that even a wayward Democrat or two could vote for.

But even though Cruz has Governor Scott Walker’s endorsement, Wisconsin appears ideal for Kasich. Except you can’t even smell the tiniest smoke of a brushfire for Kasich. Somebody give that man a match or they’ll be lighting a candle for his campaign.

Meanwhile, something odd is happening to the Clinton campaign. She’s moved on to New York without bothering too hard to try to win in Wisconsin. Hillary has more super-delegates than God, but even at this late date Bernie (some people think, especially Bernie himself) has a shot. At the very least, he’s become a major painful pebble in Hillary’s presidential shoes.

So what will happen tomorrow, on, let’s call it, Wisconsin Tuesday.

Maybe this time…

Georgetowner •

Trafficking Cultural Materials: Appropriation of Mankind’s Property

APRIL 7TH, 2016 AT 06:30 PM | FREE | INFO@WASHINGTON.GOETHE.ORG | TEL: 202-588-8230

Alexander Nagel, a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, will moderate a panel including: Iris Gerlach, an archaeologist with a focus on Near Eastern Archaeology, Classical Archaeology and Assyriology; Tess Davis, executive director of the Antiquities Coalition; and Douglas Boin, an internationally recognized authority on the archaeology, religion, and history of the Roman world.

New York University in Washington, DC 1307 L St. NW.

The Sadies

APRIL 7TH, 2016 AT 09:30 PM | $12 | INFO@HILLCOUNTRYWDC.COM | TEL: 202-556-2050 | EVENT WEBSITE

Acclaimed Canadian rock/country/western group The Sadies return to Hill Country DC on April 7th. Sadies are as tight and as capable as anyone walking into a recording studio these days. Their style is all but flawless, fusing prairie soul with a high lonesome sweetness and a subtle but expressive sense of aural adventure that turns their interpretations into something truly special. Formed in 1994, the band has released 16 studio albums.

410 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20004

Caravan Beirut

APRIL 8TH, 2016 AT 06:00 PM | ISOBEL@TAAPR.COM | TEL: 202-625-8370

A handpicked selection of Lebanese designers will showcase their talent and collections hosted by digital retail platform Bucolik and Mariana Wehbe Public Relations, in partnership with the American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce. Featuring fashion, accessories, jewelry, homeware and photography, Caravan Beirut is inviting guests on a curated tour of Beirut, right in Georgetown Park. Opening night April 8, 6 to 9 p.m. Pop-up shop hours, April 9-11: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Closing night April 12: 6 to 8 p.m.

3222 M St. NW.

Paint Ball!

APRIL 8TH, 2016 AT 07:00 PM | FREE | NPGTEENS@SI.EDU | TEL: 202-633-8300 | EVENT WEBSITE

The teen-only dance spectacular will have free food, a DJ, arts and crafts, dancing, a photo booth and more. This dance event is aimed towards teens in grades nine through 12. Attendees must bring a student ID to get in.

National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW.

Family Afternoon: Newspaper Fort Challenge

APRIL 9TH, 2016 AT 12:00 PM | FREE | EFILAR@NBM.ORG | TEL: 202-272-2448 | EVENT WEBSITE

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The Museum is hosting a newspaper fort challenge in the Great Hall! Bring your family and collaboratively construct an awe-inspiring fort made entirely of newspapers and tape. Learn about the triangle, the strongest shape out there, and create tetrahedral caverns small enough for one, or big enough for your clan.

National Building Museum, 401 K St. NW.

Simply Cecily Spring 2016 Collection Trunk Show

APRIL 9TH, 2016 AT 12:00 PM | $0.00 | INFO@SIMPLYCECILY.COM | TEL: 202.887.6638 | EVENT WEBSITE

Designer Cecily Habimana honors the spirit and legacy of Somalian model and actress Iman, first African American supermodel Donyale Luna, international, multi-lingual singer and actress Eartha Kit and the illustrious actress Dorothy Dandridge. Simply Cecily will again fuse her signature style of “traditionally African with a modern American twist” that includes high-waisted skirts and shorts, form-fitting dresses and tops as well as a line of tees that celebrates who we are.

1231 Good Hope Road SE.

Tour: National Museum of African American History and Culture Construction Area

APRIL 9TH, 2016 AT 12:30 PM | $35 | TEL: 202-347-9403 | EVENT WEBSITE

The District Architecture Center is offering this tour of the Smithsonian’s newest museum, opening in September, as part of Architecture Week.

1500 Constitution Ave. NW.

Artist and Entomologist: Panel with Jennifer Angus and Seán Brady

APRIL 10TH, 2016 AT 02:00 PM | FREE | AMERICANARTPROGRAMS@SI.EDU | TEL: (202) 633-8490 | EVENT WEBSITE

Hear artist Jennifer Angus discuss her Renwick installation In the Midnight Garden with Seán Brady, chair of the Entomology Department at the National Museum of Natural History. The two discuss the brilliantly colored insects in Angus’s display and the importance of insects to the natural world.

1661 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

“Shakespeare and Purcell” Concert

APRIL 10TH, 2016 AT 02:00 PM | $25 TO $40 | TEL: 202-544-7077 | EVENT WEBSITE

The Folger Consort performs songs, choruses and instrumental music of Henry Purcell’s celebrated “The Fairy Queen” along with other memorable settings of Shakespeare by Purcell.

Folger Theatre, 201 E. Capitol St. SE.

Conservatory Project: The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University

APRIL 10TH, 2016 AT 06:00 PM | FREE | TEL: 800-444-1434 | EVENT WEBSITE

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center presents students from the Peabody Institute, who will perform a varied repertoire including Brahms and Waxman. The ensemble features the Trio Mesama — composed of clarinet, piano and cello — as well as baroque violin, baroque flute, harpsichord, violin, viola and mezzo-soprano.

Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, 2700 F St. NW.