Balanced
Dear Balanced Readers:
I’m taking the evening off. See you Sunday.
Gary Imhoff
themail@dcwatch.com
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On Friday, March 23, Mayor Fenty held a press conference to release
his FY2008 budget (http://dc.gov/mayor/budget-2008/budget_fy2008.shtm),
with the city’s Chief Financial Officer and a handful of
councilmembers present. With pride, Fenty, with CFO Natwar Gandhi’s
concurrence, boasted that he had, as his press release said,
“submitted his proposed budget for FY2008, keeping his promise of no
new taxes with the eleventh consecutive balanced budget for the District
of Columbia.” However, by Monday morning, when Fenty appeared in the
council chamber to brief the city council on the details of the budget,
some people had been able to secure and read a few of the rare copies of
the budget documents that had been made available, and they had
questions. As Nikita Stewart noted in the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/26/AR2007032601804.html),
at the briefing several councilmembers raised questions regarding
“two items yesterday that appeared to show a deficit of about $40
million: an unapproved increase in an emergency 911 fee for telephone
users and budget changes at the Office of Contracting and Procurement
and the personnel office.” In response to a series of questions from
Council Chairman Gray and Councilmembers Schwartz and Mendelson, Gandhi
was forced to admit that Fenty’s FY2008 budget "is not
balanced."
By Monday evening, however, Gandhi’s press secretary E-mailed a
statement from the CFO in which he said that his comments just hours
before may have been misperceived, and that the mayor’s budget “is
balanced” (http://www.dcwatch.com/govern/cfo070326.htm).
Totally confused at this point, Gray wrote Gandhi the next day asking
him to clarify his position, stating, “I know this budget is not
balanced at the present time” (http://www.dcwatch.com/govern/cfo070326.htm#gray).
The ball is now in the mayor’s court to fix his budget and respond
to the council’s concerns. However, at a Wednesday breakfast meeting
between the mayor and the council, Fenty did not appear to understand
what the budget issues and the council’s concerns were, and attempted
to bluster his way through with bravado. There was yelling and blood on
the floor, said several sources who attended the meeting, rather than a
meeting of minds.
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Department of Public Works Consistency
Phil Carney, philandscoop@yahoo.com
From DPW in late 2006: Daytime Residential Street Sweeping Suspended
from December 4 to March 31, 2007. From DPW in early 2007: Daytime
Residential Street Sweeping Resumes March 26. To quote Homer Simpson,
“D’oh.”
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Twenty years ago, Mount Pleasant became an official historic
district, thus bringing upon itself a hundred pages of municipal
regulations, and supervision of neighborhood construction and home
alteration work by the District Historic Preservation Office and the
Historic Preservation Review Board. Recently the Mount Pleasant ANC has
undertaken a fresh assessment of the experience. A public forum on the
topic on Monday evening attracted some sixty people, illustrating the
substantial public interest in the issue.
No doubt the District people implementing the regulations are
well-meaning, but there are, I think, serious defects in the law that
they are administering, including the absence of any provision for the
disabled, and the absence of any useful consideration of the costs
imposed on homeowners by these regulations. The District law supposedly
protects homeowners from “unreasonable economic hardship,” but that
expression implies a “taking” of the property, that is, the property
rendered utterly useless as a consequence of the regulations. Anything
short of that is not a “taking,” and therefore is not, by law, an
“unreasonable economic hardship,” even if it brings financial ruin
to the homeowner.
Massachusetts law also provides that an area can be designated
“historic” only by a two-thirds majority of a city council or a town
meeting. In the District, no such vote is required. I wonder how the
homeowners of Mount Pleasant and other historic districts in DC would
vote, if offered the chance today.
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I understand the position of opponents of a DC vote in the House who
argue it would be unconstitutional, since Article One, Section Two does
say the House shall be selected “by the People of the several
States.” What incenses me is that these critics do not immediately
say, “And therefore I am proposing a constitutional amendment to
reconcile this.” It seems those who are against a DC vote are content
to just say, “Sorry, it’s against the Founders’ rule book,” and
then wash their hands of the matter — never mind the 582,000 of us
left unrepresented.
Instead of a bill giving Utah a seat along with DC, I suggest a
constitutional amendment to strip Wyoming (population 515,000) of its
two senators and one representative. Or, going further, we could also
strip representation from Alaska, North Dakota, and Vermont, all of
which have populations within 100,000 of that of DC.
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Lead Service Line Replacement: Questions on
What to Really Expect
Katrina Lee, klee@katlover.com
For years we worried about whether our water service line would need
replacing or not. Finally last year we were told we had a copper service
line. A few weeks ago we were surprised to receive an information packet
saying we were being scheduled for lead service line replacement. As
instructed, we called to see if the WASA database listed us as having
lead or copper service lines and we were again told we had copper, but
to “send the form in anyway.” We’re not inclined to sign a
contract that basically relieves WASA, but not the homeowner, of legal
responsibility (e.g., third-party lawsuits go to the property owner, not
WASA). Also, after the document states the WASA contractor isn’t
responsible for damage to trees and retaining walls, it goes on to claim
that the contractor will try to disturb as little as possible. This is
an empty reassurance — what contractor is going to utilize extra
resources to avoid damaging homeowners’ properties? Obviously the
contractor is going to do whatever is easiest and cheapest, anything
else could get him accused of corporate malfeasance.
Yesterday we got another piece (“Lead Service Line Replacement (LSR)
What to Expect”) which wasn’t much more informative than the packet
we got before, except it mentioned a "test pit." We started
wondering if the database might be totally useless, and called to ask if
a lot of lines that were supposedly copper had indeed turned out to be
lead, or if the database was generally accurate. A very snappish
employee told me she couldn’t give me information on other people’s
property. I asked to speak to a supervisor and was immediately
transferred to a lead service line replacement “Command Center”
recording. Could it be that WASA has no idea who has lead service lines
and is going to have to send crews out to dig “test pits” and make
determinations on the spot? Otherwise, why waste all the time and effort
(theirs and ours) making preparations to replace all these lines that
may not need replacing at all? And who will be monitoring the “WASA
contractor” to make sure they only replace lines that truly need
replacing?
Does anyone 1) know how the WASA database showing which service lines
are lead was originally populated? Were these just wild guesses, or were
they based on known information (and if the latter, what, specifically)?
2) Know what percentage of service lines listed as copper are actually
turning out to be lead? 3) Have a plan for verifying that the services
lines getting replaced truly are lead and not copper? 4) Have a plan for
covering the extra costs if it turns out a lot more service lines have
to be replaced than were originally budgeted for? 5) Know what the
chances are our tree will survive this procedure?
(After I sent my first message, I was pleasantly surprised with a
phone call from a nice lady at WASA. She explained that the info on the
database was based on the index card system maintained by DC/Federal
government prior to WASA’s inception. She said that since some of the
cards were faded, the data enterers had to do the best they could. When
I asked roughly what percentage of the service lines recorded as copper
were turning out to be lead instead, she offered to transfer me to the
project manager. I said that wouldn’t be necessary, I just wanted to
know if it was more than a few, and she said yes. She went on to tell me
that in cases like ours, where the water meter is in the middle of a
yard supported by a retaining wall, they usually consider the property
line to start at the retaining wall. Therefore, anything inside the wall
would be our responsibility. So our maple tree is saved for the time
being. Unless we can figure out a way to take our maple tree with us,
the next owner will be the one to contend with the problem!)
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DC Tax Office to Help with Tax Forms
Natalie Wilson, natalie.wilson@dc.gov
The Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) announced today that its customer
service centers will have extended service hours next month to assist
taxpayers as the filing season deadline approaches. OTR’s walk-in
service center, located on the first floor of 941 North Capitol Street,
NE, will offer extended hours April 2 through April 17, Monday through
Friday, from 8:15 a.m. to 8 p.m. Customer service specialists will be
available to prepare District individual income tax returns at no cost
for anyone requesting this service. Taxpayers can also expect a short
wait time to have their tax return prepared.
Taxpayers must bring a copy of their completed federal tax return,
supporting W-2 forms and schedules, any other information required, and
a valid driver’s license or state identification. Extended telephone
service hours will also be available April 2 through April 17, Monday
through Friday, from 8:15 a.m. to 8 p.m. by calling 727-4TAX (4829).
District taxpayers are reminded that they have until April 17 to file
their individual income tax returns or pay any taxes due for this year.
The April 15 deadline falls on a Sunday this year, and April 16 is a
legal holiday in the District (Emancipation Day); therefore, the filing
deadline is extended to Tuesday, April 17.
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I’ve used TurboTax for years to prepare both my Federal and DC tax
returns. For your Federal return there are only two filing status
possibilities for married couples — married filing jointly or married
filing separately — and when I began using TurboTax (a long time ago)
I simply put down married filing jointly for the DC tax form. It turns
out that for couples who have two incomes this is bad; it may cost them
money, as DC has a third filing status, called “married filing
separately on same return,” that allocates income and expenses and
many reduce your tax bill.
The problem, it turns out, is that once you start using TurboTax
state (DC) with married filing jointly, it automatically flows through
to the next year as the same Filing status unless you tell it not to
import last year’s data. Only then can you change the filing status
and have TurboTax calculate your DC tax another way. This appears to be
a shortcoming in the state TurboTax for DC, as the program does not
calculate your tax both ways at the same time if you are married, and
then find the filing status that gives the lower taxes due. Nowhere in
TurboTax state for DC does it even mention this. You have to do this
yourself, and it is somewhat complicated.
Has anyone used another tax program for their DC taxes that makes it
easier to change your filing status? Have any of you used the Office of
Tax and Revenue free electronic Taxpayer Service Center (eTSC) to file
your DC taxes? While I attempted to use it, I could not get it to work
with Firefox, but it seemed to function with IE. Has anyone tried it?
Any comments about it?
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The Board of Education Has Increased Science
Requirements
Erich Martel, Wilson High School, ehmartel at starpower
dot net
The Board of Education has made its decision to increase high school
student graduation requirements to 24.0 credits, but provided no
supporting evidence. 1) The Board increased graduation requirements in
science from 3 to 4 credits, but failed to apply the scientific method
in making that decision. a) Problem: how will students learn more
science? b) Hypothesis: students will learn more science if they have to
take 4, not 3, credits to graduate. c) Observation/collection of data:
step canceled; replaced with the assertion that students need more
challenge, more rigor, more time in science classes. All students will
learn! d) Testing of the hypothesis: we’ll see in four years. The
scientific method consists of observation (providing existing
performance data and documented examples from similar school systems
where a similar increase has led to improvement learning and achievement
in science) and the testing and analysis of facts and data to see if
they support a working hypothesis. Why didn’t Board members insist on
its application?
2) Why is the Board requiring teachers to create “data walls,”
when it made this major policy decisions without citing any supporting
data? DCPS curriculum and supervisory specialists are visiting all the
schools. All teachers must display in our classrooms something called a
"data wall" showing our school’s testing goals and the
performance data of our students. The data for evaluating years of DCPS
science, math, etc. performance are available. DCPS has them.
3) The performance data for next year’s ninth graders are
accessible to the superintendent’s staff and board members. Based on
SAT9 performance data and the history of declining enrollment and
declining mathematics performance results, the Class of 2011 numbered
5819 in grade 2 (2001-02), 5113 in grade 5 (2003-04) and 3409 in grade 8
(2006-07). When those students last took the SAT9 in grade 5, 41 percent
scored Below Basic and 34 percent Basic in math. Since then, their
numbers have declined by 1,704 students. Typically, a disproportionate
number of the departing students are those with higher performance
scores, the students who are most eligible for private, parochial, and
charter schools. By 9th grade (Algebra I), 55 percent of DCPS students
scored Below Basic on the SAT9; by 10th grade (Geometry), 74 percent
score Below Basic; and, by grade 11 (Algebra II/Trigonometry), 75
percent are Below Basic. This is the pattern. What evidence is there
that there has been a substantial reversal of this pattern of math
competency decline? And even if it has been reversed, why force those
students who have not mastered the preliminary knowledge into a subject
they are not prepared for? Maybe with proper intervention and remedial
support, they might be able to take Algebra I in grade 10, but will they
get math credit for a remedial course? What if they need two years of
remedial courses, but could pass Algebra I in grade 11 and Geometry in
grade 12? Will they be forced to stay an extra year?
4) How does the Board plan to address the disruptive atmosphere of
many high schools and middle schools? Was this part of the Board’s
discussion?
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On Monday, March 26, the members of the Ward 5 Democrats organization
passed a resolution that called for a collaborative between the school
reform plan advanced by Mayor Fenty and that of the School Board. The
Ward 5 Democrats also called for input from parents and community
stakeholders on a joint reform effort.
Citing the importance of preserving the limited democratic rights of
District residents, the resolution underscored the Ward 5 Democrats’
belief in the value of the hard-fought principles of a participatory
democracy and the sanctity of the vote. The Resolution reaffirms the
Ward 5 Democrats’ conviction to representation of each individual ward
by its own elected council member combined with the representation
provided by at-large members of council.
An audience of more than sixty ward Democrats assembled on Monday to
decide a collective position on one of the most important issues in the
history of the District of Columbia. Following presentations and a
lively discussion, the majority (twenty-one) of the assembly voted to
support the amendment; seventeen opposed; and at least twenty did not
vote on the resolution. A number of residents reminded the mayor’s
representatives who were in attendance that, while they supported him,
they differed with him on this issue, which infringes on citizens’
rights. The mayor’s plan is scheduled for a council vote on April 17,
two weeks before the May 1 special council election for Wards 4 and 7.
Furthermore, it would bypass the referendum process to amend the Home
Rule Charter. For more information, contact Anita Bonds, Chairman of the
Ward 5 Democrats, at 550-0619, or Hazel Thomas, public relations
chairman, at 491-9245.
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I know this is a silly discussion that I shouldn’t even be weighing
in on, but I found it offensive that someone would be admonished for
trying to take the high road. Truth is, it is the collective employees
who operate DC government, from the folks who answer the phones, to the
folks who manage the day-to-day functions in various departments, to the
folks who make the decisions that impact the city and its residents. So,
based on Clyde Howard’s perspective, if you are a DC government
employee, you are an idiot. It’s as simple as that. It doesn’t
matter how hard you work, it doesn’t matter if you put in a sixty-hour
work weeks. It doesn’t even matter if you’ve won a Cafritz award for
government excellence. As long as there are some among you who are
idiots, and to be sure there are those who have fallen down on the job,
you’re still an idiot.
Come on now. We know there have been a lot of priests who have been
found guilty of molesting children, but do we label them all pedophiles?
There have been a lot of teachers who have not done very good jobs, but
do we label them as all bad? This sport of putting down anyone who works
within DC government has become very old and very tired and it’s
really got to stop. There are programs and services within DC government
that are among the best in the nation. Of course there are problems, as
there are within every government agency across the country, but when
people keep repeating the "they’re all idiots" mantra the
good news never gets a chance to be embraced or to improve the
government’s reputation.
Here’s the point I think Anne-Marie Bairstow was trying to make, or
at least probably thinking. To unilaterally call an entire group of
people idiots because of the acts of a few among them is rude,
disrespectful, and the kind of thing we learned not to do when we were
in kindergarten. There’s a better way to make a point that doesn’t
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CLASSIFIEDS — EVENTS
Build It and They Will Come, March 29
Shawn McCarthy, shawn@essential.org
On Thursday, March 29, at 10:30 a.m., in Room 2247, Rayburn House
Office Building, the Domestic Policy Subcommittee, Oversight and
Government Reform Committee, will hold a hearing: “Build It and They
Will Come: Do Taxpayer-Financed Sports Stadiums, Convention Centers and
Hotels Deliver as Promised for America’s Cities?” This hearing will
examine the promises of economic prosperity that are made to cities
which finance professional sports stadiums, convention centers and
hotels. The public justification for this use of public funds, including
construction financing with tax-exempt bonds, is that this is an
investment that brings jobs and consumers to a city’s downtown.
Similarly, proponents for taxpayer financing of convention centers and
hotels frequently argue that those projects are contributors to the
revitalization of cities.
Academic research on the value to economic development, however, has
universally concluded that sports stadiums, convention centers, and
hotels do not create an increase in economic activity in the city which
financed the construction.
This is the second hearing in a series subcommittee chairman Dennis
Kucinich plans to hold looking at various issues afflicting urban
America.
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Ernest Green at UDC, March 29
Michael Andrews, mandrews@udc.edu
The University of the District of Columbia’s Office of Community
Outreach and Involvement will host honored guest Mr. Ernest Green, who
became the first black student to graduate from Central High School of
Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1958. The occasion provides an excellent
opportunity for those unfamiliar with the “Little Rock Nine” to gain
a unique historic perspective and understanding the meaning of
perseverance.
“When eight of the nine black students successfully completed the
school year, they showed America that black students could and would
endure the intense hatred that racist white students could dump on them.
It was a big step towards integration and an important one, even though
it caused nine brave teenagers unspeakable pain” (School
Integration in the United States).
The session with Mr. Green will be held Thursday, March 29, on the
UDC campus in Building 44, Room A-03, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. All
University students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend the
Speaker’ Series, followed by a catered reception in honor of the
special guests. There is no cost or fee to attend. UDC’s Office of
Community Outreach and Involvement is committed to co-curricular
activities and programs to inspire the community of the University of
the District of Columbia.
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Bill Bradley at Politics and Prose Bookstore,
April 1
Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com
This coming Sunday, April 1, Bill Bradley will be talking about his
new book, The New American Story, at Politics & Prose book
store on Connecticut Ave. at 5 p.m. (http://www.politics-prose.com/calendar.htm#a1)
Further information about this book can be found at http://preview.tinyurl.com/2t7uxx.
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Sizzling Express Picketing, April 3
Sam Jordan, samunomas@msn.com
Sam Jordan, candidate for DC Council for Ward 7, organized a picket
at the Capitol Hill location of Sizzling Express restaurants on Tuesday,
March 27. Using the slogan, “Don’t Eat Where We Can’t Work!,”
Jordan and fifteen protesters marched, chanted and distributed flyers to
restaurant patrons and lunch time pedestrians. The Capitol Hill site is
one of five in Washington, DC, bearing the name “Sizzling Express.”
However, as Jordan explained during the picket, not one restaurant hires
an African-American in its workforce, although African-Americans
constitute from 30 to 70 percent of the chain’s patrons at varying
hours at each site.
The racial and ethnic composition of Sizzling Express’ workforce
has been an issue since 2003 when Jordan complained to the restaurant
and the area’s business association. Following the association’s
intervention, the restaurant hired a woman from Tanzania, although the
complaint demanded respect for African-Americans who “pay the bills”
as the picketers chanted. Since the woman departed over two years ago,
the restaurant has not hired Africans or African-Americans at any of its
branches. Other slogans on the picketers’ signboards reminded patrons
and passersby of the principal issue, “There Are No Jobs In Ward 7;”
“The Anacostia River is Our Rio Grande;” and “Don’t Let the
Employers Divide Us!” Jordan insisted that unemployment pressure in
Ward 7 forces the employed and job seekers to the far corners of the
city and metropolitan area every day to work or search for work.
Picketers urged patrons and pedestrians to boycott Sizzling Express
through the month of April. Picketers will return next Tuesday, April 3,
at 12:00 noon at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
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National Building Museum Events, April 3, 7
Lauren Searl, lsearl@nbm.org
Tuesday, April 3, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Spotlight on Design: James Corner,
field operations. Since founding his New-York-based studio field
operations in 1998, James Corner, ASLA, has reinvigorated the role of
contemporary landscape design in the United States and abroad. In
projects that include New York’s Fresh Kills Park and The High Line,
his work breaks down traditional barriers to reveal landscape
architecture as a process. In addition to his practice, he is Chairman
of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and the
author of several award-winning books, including Recovering Landscape
(1999, Princeton Architectural Press). Following the lecture, he will
sign copies of his books. This program is held in celebration of
National Landscape Architecture Month. $12 Museum, ASLA members, and
students; $20 nonmembers. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in
registration based on availability.
Saturday, April 7, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 2:00-4:00 p.m., Egg Drop
Design Competition. During this "eggceptional" spring program,
families design a container using only one piece of paper and a rubber
band to protect an egg when dropped twenty-four feet from the Museum’s
second-floor balcony. Which eggs will survive the fall? Through this fun
and challenging activity, families learn about the design process. $4
per project, Museum members; $10 per project, nonmembers. Recommended
for children ages 7 and older. Registration required; call 272.2448,
ext. 3413, or E-mail family@nbm.org.
Both events at the National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW, Judiciary
Square stop, Metro Red Line.
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DC Public Library Events, April 3
Randi Blank, randi.blank@dc.gov
Tuesday, April 3, 12:00 p.m., Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial
Library, 901 G Street, NW, Great Hall. Educator Paul White will discuss
strategies for teaching at-risk youths and read from his book White
Rules: Saving Our Youth One Kid at a Time. For more information,
call 727-2014.
Tuesday, April 3, 7:30 p.m., Takoma Park Neighborhood Library, 416
Cedar Street, NW. Poetry at Takoma Park spring series. Local poets Nancy
Allinson, Gwenn Gebhard, Maria Mazzenga will read from their work. For
more information, call 576-7486.
Tuesdays, April 3-April 24, 6:00 p.m., Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW, Room A-5. The Audio Visual Division
Presents the Science Fiction Film. April 3, The Fifth Element (1997).
Magnificent effects highlight this yarn of a future Earth in danger of
annihilation from pure evil! With Bruce Willis. Directed by Luc Besson.
Rated PG-13. April 10, Alien (1979). Another great film from director
Ridley Scott. A crew of space miners land on a distant planet and
encounter science fiction’s most frightening monster. Sigourney Weaver
stars. Rated R. April 17, The Terminator (1984). James Cameron directs
this mind-boggling tale of cyborgs, time travel and the end of mankind!
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. Rated R. April 24, I,
Robot (2004). Isaac Asimov is the inspiration. Will Smith stars as a cop
who suspects a robot has committed murder. Alex Proyas directs. Rated
PG-13. For more information about the series, call 727-1265.
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King Day Parade, April 7
Dorinda White, dorindaw@gmail.com
The twenty-eighth annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Parade will
kick off on Saturday, April 7, at 12:00 p.m., at Ballou Senior High
School, located at 3401 4th Street, SE, and ending at the corner of Good
Hope Road and MLK, Jr., Avenue, SE. The parade will honor the life and
legacy of Dr. King in the nation’s capitol with the theme
"Remembering the Past, Celebrating the Present." The parade
will also celebrate the lives of the late Mrs. Coretta Scott King, the
late Mrs. Rosa Parks, and the cofounders of this annual event, the late
Dr. Calvin and The Honorable Wilhelmina Rolark.
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Big Band Jazz Festival, April 30
Judith Korey, jkorey@verizon.net
On Monday, April 30, at 8 p.m., the big band sound returns to the
University of the District of Columbia for the twenty-first year at the
Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival. Once again, the powerhouse jazz
ensembles from the University of the District of Columbia (directed by
Allyn Johnson), Howard University (directed by Fred Irby III), and the
University of Maryland (directed by Chris Vadala) will cap off Jazz
Appreciation Month with a hand-clapping, finger-snapping, foot-stomping
good time. Produced by University of the District of Columbia Jazz
Studies Program and the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives, the festival began
in 1987 as part of a citywide tribute to Duke Ellington, and it remains
one of the most anticipated events on Washington, DC’s, jazz calendar.
Tickets are $20 (general admission), $15 (senior) and $10 (student),
and can be purchased in advance at the Music Program, Building 46-West,
UDC Van Ness Campus, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW (Metro’s Red line:
Van Ness-UDC), or online at http://www.instantseats.com.
Free parking on the night of festival (garage entrance on Van Ness
Street). For more information, contact Judith Korey at 274-5803 or JazzAlive@udc.edu.
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Artists/Crafters Needed for Glover Park Day,
June 2
Judie Guy, gpgazed@aol.com
The umpteenth annual Glover Park Day will be held Saturday, June 2,
on the grounds of Guy Mason Rec Center next to Whole Foods at Wisconsin
Avenue and Calvert Street, NW. Always a great day in the neighborhood,
with four or more bands on stage, food from local restaurants, prize
drawings, kids activities, new Grover Park t-shirts, and great crafts
for sale! If you’re an artist or crafter interested in selling at
Glover Park Day, contact Judie at gpgazed@aol.com.
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