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Cora Sehardt, 2 and ahalf years old, sits onthe floor at the end ofthe crawl throughtunnel that is part ofthe obstacle coursefor the SuperheroTraining Day atShirlington Library.She sits amidst aroom full of K-5thgraders attending theJan. 31 event.

Cora Sehardt, 2 and ahalf years old, sits onthe floor at the end ofthe crawl throughtunnel that is part ofthe obstacle coursefor the SuperheroTraining Day atShirlington Library.She sits amidst aroom full of K-5thgraders attending theJan. 31 event.

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By Mary Dempsey

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For the fifth year, area ceramic stu-dios and restaurants joined forceswith the Arlington Food AssistanceCenter (AFAC) for its annual

Empty Bowls fundraising event. Thefundraiser took place at St. Andrew’s Epis-copal Church Sunday, Feb. 5.

AFAC’s Empty Bowls event, like manyaround the nation, is based upon the con-cept of using art as a way to connect withthose in need. Specifically, the hand-craftedceramic bowls serve as a reminder that thereare those in the community who cannot al-ways afford to fill their own bowls or thoseof their family members.

According to Puwen Lee, AFAC’s associ-ate director of programs, the bowl servesdual purposes.

“It’s something that [attendees] can takehome and love, but they also have the bowlas a remembrance,” Lee said.

On Sunday, approximately 250 membersof the Arlington community and beyondtraded a pre-purchased ticket for an origi-nal ceramic dish made by area artists whichthey could then fill with hot soup providedby local restaurants. They then got to sitdown at community tables and enjoy a mealwith friends, family, and neighbors.

For some, attending Empty Bowls hasbecome an annual tradition.

“I’ve been coming as long as I can remem-ber,” said Arlington resident WesMacAdams. “I come for the fellowship, thegreat food, for the cause. You get to helpyourself by doing good.”

Many others had come for the first time.Laurel Glenn of Alexandria came to theevent after hearing about it from a friendwho volunteers with AFAC.

“I hope it’s the first time of many times,”Glenn said. “It’s a wonderful organization.They provide food for the people who needit.”

While food drive donations are a boon tothe services provided by AFAC, the fundsderived from events like Empty Bowls andAFAC’s upcoming spring gala, “A Light Ex-ists in Spring,” are essential to providingfor the roughly 2,200 residents who areserved by the nonprofit.

“About 40 percent of the food is donated,”Lee said. “The rest needs to be purchased.We can purchase food at a much lower cost.”Lee added nutrition is also another majorfactor and that by purchasing food, AFACis able to better monitor the nutritionalvalue of the food distributed. It is also nec-essary for them to purchase almost all per-ishable food such as meats, dairy, and freshvegetables.

While the primary goal of Empty Bowlsis to benefit those served by AFAC, the eventrecognizes the work of area ceramic artistsas well. Studios such as Lee Arts Center,Alexandria Clay Co-op and ThomasJefferson (TJ) Community Center Art Stu-dio provided the bowls. Work was also do-

nated by local high school and college artdepartments, including those at Washing-ton-Lee High School, Episcopal High Schooland Marymount University.

“Empty Bowls helps us to focus on a com-mon goal,” said Steven Muñoz, director at

Empty Bowls Raising funds to help feed those in need.

Volunteers from H-B Woodlawn High School served up the soup,which was provided by local restaurants such as the Carlyle, Leba-nese Taverna, and Whitlow’s on Wilson.

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By Vernon Miles

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Ekbal Al Zoubi and his family es-caped death. In a war that haskilled at least 400,000 people, AlZoubi and his family are a few of

the 15,479 Syrian refugees to make it intothe United States in 2016.

“We escaped the war in Syria,” said AlZoubi, “The government there is killing in-nocent people for demanding their rights.”

Al Zoubi said that while his family werefleeing from the government and living inthe refugee camps, their focus remained ontrying to move into the United States.

“I heard a lot about the United Statesbefore I came here,” said Al Zoubi. “We weretold it was a land of freedom and opportu-nity. We were told America was a countryof law, and that the government doesn’t carewhat your political or your religious beliefsare.”

But for Al Zoubi, and many others at theCommunity Forum hosted by the EthiopianCommunity Development Council, Inc. onFeb 2, there is a rising fear that the Americathey escaped to may not be the one thatwas promised. On Jan. 30, President Donald

Trump signed an executive order banningpersons from seven “terror-prone” coun-tries, including Syria, from entering theUnited States. The order’s legality has beenchallenged in courts and its implementa-tion remains in question. While Al Zoubi’simmediate family is safe, others in the roomstill have family members seeking asylumin the United States. Many also expressedconcerns that the ban could affect the waySyrian refugees are viewed by the public orcould lead to more actions taken against

refugees.“We came here seeking safety, but now

we are very uncertain,” said Al Zoubi. “Re-cently, we’ve seen the United States work-ing against people demanding their rightsand freedom.”

At the forum, refugees from Syria sharedtheir stories with refugees from other cri-ses.

“These families want a normal life,” saidFazela Mahmoodi, a refugee from Afghani-stan. “They never feel safe. After every at-

tack, you call everyone you know to see ifthey’re safe.”

Mahmoodi said that the vetting processfor her immigration was extensive.

“It took me two years from the time I ap-plied to when I got a visa. There are 15steps, from a medical screening to inter-views, and every refugee goes through thisprocess. Many wait much longer.”

Yen Le, representing Boat People SOS,was a refugee to Arlington County from theVietnam War. Le said the executive orderhas had a broader impact on refugees thanjust those in the outlined Muslim countries.Le said a man the organization works withwas jailed in Vietnam for protesting. He leftfor Thailand and has been trying to flee tothe United States, but has been in limbosince the executive order limited the num-ber of refugees received by the UnitedStates.

Representatives from Senators Tim Kaineand Mark Warner and U.S. Rep. DonaldBeyer attended the event, saying that thelocal members of Congress are opposed tothe executive order and have been workingto help refugees stuck at Dulles Interna-tional Airport. Noah Simon from Beyer’s

Alexandria out of homelessness and intostable, independent futures. “They misstime with their families to help familiesthey’ve never met before, generous withtheir time and their help; they remain ourfamily,” she said.

It seemed like family, Monday night.Former U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, who was afounding board member 30 years ago whenthe organization was called the Arlington-Alexandria Coaltion for the Homeless(AACH) was there. “I started working withan Episcopal priest, Rosemari Sullivan,whose vision it was to create this,” Moransaid.

Lars Flori interjected: “It was Jim Moranwho arranged for an earmark of a HouseBill to enable AACH to purchase their origi-nal building at 932 North Highland St.,which is one of the reasons we can raisecapital today.”

“Bridges” — asit is known in thecommunity — haslaunched a $2.5million capitalcampaign for anew headquartersspace in Arling-ton. For over 30years, individualsand families expe-riencing homelessness have turned toBridges for support. Bridges’ services pro-vide the skills, knowledge, and community

networks people need to become and re-main self-sufficient. In 2016, Bridges servednearly 500 individuals in Arlington County

and the City of Alex-andria.

Board memberKopp Michelotti saidhis favorite thingabout Bridges is theKickball Tournament.“They always pick thehottest day of thesummer to hold it,and it is always fun.Sponsors pay to setup teams, so it is a

fundraiser, but mostly an event that bringsthe whole community together. “ Board

Devastating Past, Uncertain FutureArlington’s Syrian refugees shocked and dismayed by recent executive order.

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Arlington, Alexandria Construct Bigger and Better ‘Bridges’Local safety netorganization helped500 people last year.

“I’ve gotten the amazingtask of having to talk to allthe great people who areinvolved with Bridges.”

— Dan Blaine, Chair, CapitalCampaign, Bridges to Independence

Bridges clientAmina Amirstands withExecutive Direc-tor of BridgesSam Kelly to talkabout what itmeant to her toget the supportshe needed a fewyears ago.

By Eden Brown

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Like any other Alexandria mother,Amina Amir was bursting with pridethat her daughter would be gradu-

ating from high school this spring, withplans to go to college, and that her son is inthe U.S. Navy in California. But unlike mostAlexandria mothers, Amir is a domestic vio-lence survivor. She was taken out of herhome a few years ago by a detective whoreferred her and her 13-year-old daughterand 17-year-old son to Bridges to Indepen-dence for emergency shelter from domes-tic abuse. They were placed in rapid rehous-ing in a three-bedroom apartment not longafter, to rebuild their lives.

At the Screwtop Wine Bar in Clarendonon Feb. 6, this mother of two stood up andthanked a crowd of about 40 community-minded residents for giving her and herchildren a chance to live outside the shadowof domestic violence. Amin said she remainsawed by the dedication of the staff atBridges to Independence, a safety-net non-profit organization which helps individualsand families in Arlington and the City of

member Kris Finney’s favorite thing was therunning program she manages. They haveabout 20 youths, the children of clients, whorun together. They train for the 5K racesaround town: Clarendon Day 5K, TurkeyTrot, the Marymount 5K. Pacers RunningShop in Clarendon helps support the run-ners. “It’s the health piece of running, themental health piece, and the supporting thecommunity piece, yes,” said Finney. “Butperhaps most important is the mentoringpiece.” The goal of Bridges is to interruptthe cycle of intergenerational poverty, shesaid. “So an important piece of that is get-ting the kids on track. We provide mentorswho run alongside the kids and help themtrain. The mentors are volunteers who come

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Frid Mosa (right)speaks to

Arlingtonians atthe ECDC com-munity forum

with the help oftranslator Ahmed

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Lavonne Williams and MichaelDiffley sit sharing an afternooncup of coffee remembering theirjourney. They recall the day they

met in 2007. Williams said, “I was a home-less ex-offender, staying at the day shelteron Henry Street and sleeping on the streetsat night. Mike pulled up in a truck and askedif anybody wanted to help him transfer mat-tresses donated from hotels to the furniturebank at ALIVE!.”

Diffley added, “Like many other days Iwould look for the older black guys in their50s because I knew they had been througha lot of stuff and I liked to listen to theirstories. My comment to him was he won’tbe on the streets. His comment to me washe will come and help me move furniture.”

Though they didn’t realize it at the time,at that moment a bargain was struck.

Williams said, “Mike gave me a jump starton being able to find work.” Diffley said,“You can roll the dice 40 times and the lawof probability says you get snake eyes; youget a job. But an ex-offender rolls the dice40 times and gets rejection and quits. Theyneed people to take them on one-on-one,to roll up their sleeves.” He points to Will-iams and back to himself. “This works,” hesaid.

At the time Williams also panhandled infront of St. Joseph Catholic Church whereDiffley is a parishioner. Many people thathe calls his “regulars” were giving Williamsmoney and when they asked him what doyou want, he would say, “I want work.”

Diffley said, “I got to know him better. Imade it a point to talk to him. So manypeople pass by and don’t even give the timeof day to the homeless. Lavonne has a greatpersonality.” At the time Williams had somemedical problems; he was a heavy smoker.

Williams added, “They stuck a little cordin my vein to scrape the extra plaque out.”

Williams said when he met Diffley he hadgotten “real tired” of living on the street.He slept in used car lots and went to busi-nesses on King Street where trucks wereunloading at 5 a.m. to earn $20 just to getsomething to eat. He said it took him “awhile to get the concept of his situation inits entirety. I was trying to live on both sidesof the street at the same time. I have takenMike through a couple of headaches andhe hasn’t given up on me.”

Diffley explains that Williams was on pro-bation and still smoking marijuana. “Hethought he could beat the charge. That re-ally hurt and he knew it. We had the walkaround the block talk.” Diffley said Williamswas close to going back to jail and me say-ing to myself ‘it’s too hard for me to do any-more.’ But I still remember it. I said, ‘doyou want to come over to my side of thestreet or not.’ He said, ‘I’m ready, Mike.’”

Diffley added,“To do what Wil-liams did, that’snot easy to do.All your friendsare over there onthat side of thestreet, your so-cial network,your drug sup-ply.”

Williams said,“There are a lotof people whosay they want todo somethingbut to put theirfoot in it is an en-tirely differentperspective. Youwould ratherstay where youare and beef thanto look forwork.” He thinksof Jamison whofirst got him in-volved in panhandling. “He is a perfect ex-ample. Jamison has been panhandling foryears. He says he can make more moneythan working for anybody.” But sometimeJamison will get tired and want to get offthe street and sleep on the couch and con-nect with Diffley.

Williams had been released from LortonPrison in 1997 and told not to have a D.C.address anymore so he woke up in the D.C.jail and walked to the Potomac AvenueMetro, got on the train and came to Alex-andria. He said it’s the biggest letdown be-cause there are expectations that the gov-

Program and “thiswas the first time Ihad interacted withfolks on the otherside of the street.”He came back toD.C. for his lasttour and looked forsome way to get in-volved again. Sincehe had graduatedfrom West Point,had two degreesfrom MIT and aMaster of Businesshe decided he hadthe credentials toteach so got a posi-tion in the innercity. “The more Idid, the more I got

hooked on social justice.” As the 12 yearsof teaching went by, he fell in love with theyouths who were trying so hard, sometimeswithout any parents. He became much moreprogressive. “I used to be a Republican.”Now he wants to do the things that societyis obligated to do.

Williams says he has a lot of blessings. “Ihave a program for low-income mothers.”They help him sort food for ALIVE! in ex-change for community service hours. He hasrecommended several homeless for employ-ment and he loads up boxes of food that apolice officer delivers to homeless on thestreet. “Lavonne has become quite a phi-

l a n t h r o p i s t , ”Diffley said.

With the help ofDiffley, Williamshas started his ownbusiness, Alexan-dria Labor co-op,

labor source for yard work, moving furni-ture, heavy cleaning inside and out, andother times when you need a helping handon a project. Diffley said, “Williams is a hardworker. He once walked from D.C. to theALIVE! Warehouse to meet his regular Sat-urday morning obligation. We worked to gethim incorporated and so he got some fo-cus.”

Williams said, “You have to reset yourmind from being a panhandler.” He cur-rently has regular clients and six employ-ees. His goal for the future is to have a 50percent self-sufficient business, with ve-hicles, tools, uniforms and an active pay-roll. He said when he upgraded from sleep-ing in used car lots to a couch, “I never un-derstood what this upgrade could mean.”Now he wants more.

Diffley helps subsidize his current room.”I’m in a room now with a private bath.”He says he is on a ladder now that will con-tinue to go up. “Mike and I have gotten soclose. Going down is not in the equation.”

30 days. The first two weeks people are gladto see you. Then it’s ‘what do you do allday? When I leave, you’re here; when Icome home, you’re here.’” He was marriedat the time so had some family support. Helived with his wife and her family. But astime went by he wasn’t comfortable withher family’s illegal activities “so I took herand moved to New Jersey.” Williams got ajob “with a pretty good company” repair-ing computers, a skill he had learned inprison. His job performance was so satis-factory they wanted to hire him perma-nently. It was when he had to fill out anapplication that they discovered his prisonbackground anddecided he“wasn’t cleanenough. So theylet me go.”

Williams hadbeen at Lorton for11 years. “When I went in I knew what Idid was wrong but it was based on a ven-detta for my sister.” He explains someonegave his sister a “hot shot,” a dose of heroinand cocaine at the same time. Now her mindfluctuates from 12-years-old to her current53 years “and me and my dad are the onlyones she recognizes off the top.” He sayshe went after the guy who did it.

He said being in jail was close to life onthe street. At Lorton, except driving, he saysthey did everything they did on the outside,like hustling and selling drugs. “We hadcarry-out soul food, some dormitories hadparties.” He says the slightest thing wasmagnified in jail, “like if you said the wrongthing about somebody’s visiting wife.”

And there weren’t many fistfights. “Ifyou’re coming at me, you’re coming at meto kill me.” Diffley’s personal journey thatled him to the street where he met Will-iams began when he was a colonel in theArmy stationed in New Orleans in the early’90s. He was involved in the Little Brother

The Journey to the Other Side of the StreetSuccess occursone-on-one.

Lavonne Williams points out he hastaken Diffley through a couple ofheadaches but “he hasn’t given upon me. We’ve gotten real close.”

Michael Diffley, a former colonel inthe Army and later a high schoolteacher in D.C., says ex-offendersand homeless need people to takethem on one-on-one if they aregoing to make it.

Part IIIConcluding a three-

part series focusing onprisoner reentry inNorthern Virginia.

LavonneWilliams,formerly anex-offenderand homeless,remembersthe day he metMichaelDiffley. Theybegan a jour-ney together,sometimes upand down,

that has led Williams from thestreets to a room and his ownbusiness, Alexandria Labor Co-Op.

ernment has programs to help you. “Backin the day when you went to the unemploy-ment office they had a Rolodex that theywould get out and talk to employers aboutex-offenders. There was a tax credit for em-ployers who hired an ex-offender. But,” headded, “if you don’t do one-on-one, send-ing us out is useless.”

Diffley says there are programs to helpwrite resumes but do they take someone tofind a job? “No, they are too busy writingresumes and with their computers.”

Williams says when you get out, “you got

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Mohammed AlAli (left), FridMosa (center),and Ekbal AlZoubi (right),Syrian refugeesliving in Arling-ton.

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Uncertain Futureoffice said citizens should get incontact with their local represen-tatives if their family members arebeing detained.

For many, the persecution andviolence in Syria didn’t start withthe civil war. Chirin Ahmad andFrid Mosa are Kurdish. Mosa saidhis family wasn’t even given Syr-ian citizenship, and that the Syr-ian government was killing Kurdsbefore the revolution.

“During the revolution, Syrianswere killed without mercy,” saidMosa. “Millions fled because of thewar. I am one, and I thank Godfor that. The way people in theU.S. have dealt with us, they con-sider us human.”

Despite issues with the govern-ment policy, many refugees em-phasized that their experiences

with the American people havebeen overwhelmingly positive.Since arriving, Al Zoubi says mostof the Americans he’s met havebeen very nice and welcoming.

“They try to help us, eventhough our English is not the best,”said Al Zoubi. “It gives me a posi-tive feeling, that people here willaccept others. It gives me hope.”

Al Zoubi and the other refugeesspoke through Ahmed Altamimi,himself a refugee from Iraq whogrew up in Yemen. Altamimi isfrom a Baha’i background, a reli-gious minority persecuted in Iraqand Yemen. While in Yemen,Altamimi said the governmentdetained four other Baha’i andothers were told to leave, so hisfamily were working desperately

Mary Kay Spink, 80, aretired CIA adminis-trative officer, died on

Feb. 3, 2017 in Arlington. She wasa resident of Arlington for nearly60 years.

Mary Kay was born in SouthBend, Ind. to Robert and Marjorie(Blakeman) Spink on Feb. 29,1936. She was raised in St. Joseph,Mich., and graduated from PurdueUniversity in 1958. Mary Kay wasrecruited by the CIA while still incollege, and moved to WashingtonD.C., after graduation. She servedoverseas in Khartoum (Sudan),Paris, London, and Vienna, as wellas stateside in D.C. Mary Kayworked for the United States gov-ernment for 28 years.

In retirement, she was active inthe Georgetown PresbyterianChurch. A member for nearly 50years, she served as a deacon, anelder, and in many other capaci-ties. She loved to help others, andespecially enjoyed volunteeringthrough her church as a sponsorfor refugee families, taking themunder her wing on their path tocitizenship.

She volunteered for the Wash-

ington National Opera and theArlington Voter Registration Of-fice, giving countless hours of hertime over 20 years. A life-longlearner, she enjoyed taking coursesthrough the Arlington Learning inRetirement Institute. Mary Kayenjoyed traveling with her friends,and especially enjoyed singing.

A one-time member of churchchoir, she also performed with anumber of singing groups, includ-ing the Arlington Senior SingersChorale. Mary Kay was precededin death by her parents and a sis-ter, Barbara (Daniel) Yoder, ofMark Center, Ohio. She is survivedby her nephews, Jerald (Lois)Yoder of Hicksville, Ohio, Richard(Karen) Yoder, and Philip (Linda)Yoder, all of Mark Center Ohio, aswell as 18 great-nieces and neph-ews, and 31 great-great nieces andnephews. A memorial service forfamily and friends to honor MaryKay’s life will be held on Saturday,Feb. 11, at Georgetown Presbyte-rian Church at 1 p.m. Intermentwill be in South Bend, Ind., in aprivate ceremony. Memorial con-tributions may be made toGeorgetown Presbyterian Church.

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By Ronald Goldfarb

“Congress shall make no law … abridging … the rightof the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition theGovernment for a redress of grievances.”

Having worked in D.C. and livedin Alexandria since 1961 when Icame to work for RobertKennedy in the Justice Depart-

ment, I’ve experienced the First Amendmentin real time action, by assembling and peti-tioning my government for redress of griev-ances.

In 1963 my wife and I stood near the Lin-coln Memorial where Martin Luther King, Jr.pleaded to the world for civil rights for allpeople, and delivered his immortal “I Have a

Dream” speech. About250,000 people — blackand white — peacefullygathered in the nation’s

capital to plead for President Kennedy to pro-vide 19 million Afro-American descendants theright to vote, travel, and work.

Fears abounded. The D.C. police and FBIwere present on the streets. There were alto-gether over 8,000 guardians of the peace. Thefederal government and many businesses wereclosed. Hospitals canceled elective surgery soall beds would be available for riot-relatedemergencies. Jails were emptied to provideroom for predicted arrests. Judges were onaround-the-clock standby.

These precautions were not necessary. Theassembly was non-violent. People arrived fromall over the world and marched with dignity.Many swarmed around the Reflecting Pool in

a field of humanity that ran all the way to theWashington Monument.

On that day we listened to the greatest ora-tor of his time pleading for racial justice, claim-ing that the time had come “to lift our nationfrom the quicksand of racial injustice to thesolid rock of brotherhood,” calling for “thefierce urgency of now, ” then urged on byMahalia Jackson, departed from his preparedtext and segued into his immortal plea, “I havea dream,” that reverberates still in the heartsand minds of all decent people.

The New York Times called the event “themost impressive assembly for a redress of griev-ances in America’s history.” The WashingtonPost reported that the assembly was a happycombination of prayer meeting, picnic, andpolitical rally, a crowd “united in a sense ofbrotherhood and common humanity.” The nextyear, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed.

Unfortunately, many of the social injusticesdeplored on that summer day in Washington,D..C, have not yet been overcome. But Aug.28, 1963, was a seminal moment in Americanhistory. It demonstrated the power and dignityof democracy in action.

❖ ❖ ❖ In 1971, the scene was more fractious when

my wife and I joined Vietnam War protests onthe streets of Washington D.C., a gatheringwhich was rougher and more proactive thanthe 1963 event. We were gassed, with manyothers, near Dupont Circle by police overre-acting to the noisy protests. Eventually thepublic demonstrations worked. The war wasended, too late, but it might not have endedwhen it did without these public protests. Crit-

ics of the war hastened the end of it, and re-sulted in a president leaving politics.

❖ ❖ ❖In 1986, my wife, daughter and two human

rights activist friends, the late Pat Derian andRose Styron and their daughters marched ona sunny day near Congress in a sea of womenwho came from across the country to supportthe ERA. But this time their pleas were notsuccessful in terms of reaching the goal thatgave rise to that march. But peace prevailedand eventually the goals they asserted thenhave been advanced in major ways.

❖ ❖ ❖On Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, an estimated half

million Americans filled the streets of Wash-ington, as did huge crowds in other cities inAmerica and around the world to claim rightsthey felt were disparaged by the Trump cam-paign and election. The Saturday crowds farsurpassed Friday’s relatively insignificant in-augural crowds. President Trump now arguesabout the relative size of his crowds — thoseapplauding his election, and those crying outagainst it.

My children who attended here in D.C. andother locations reported a cheering good spirit,upbeat communal behavior, welcomingfriendly law enforcement officials, filledbleachers, and an upbeat camaraderie.

Now what remains after people returned totheir homes away from Washington, D.C. is thequestion: how does this experience change thefuture? Will the energy become harnessed intoa movement that changes politics? We all pon-der that question, bravo to the people who aretrying.

First Amendment Is Alive and Well

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Lillian Barrett, 7-years old, works diligently on hersuperhero cape. While she isn’t ready to reveal exactlythe symbolism of what she is drawing, she points tothe specific places in the middle of the design wherethe super power resides.

Superhero Training DayHenry Rahn and his sister Juliette decorate their super-hero capes at Superhero Training Day at ShirlingtonLibrary on Jan. 31. Henry’s favorite superhero is Super-man and Juliette’s is Bat Girl. Black masks are scatteredon the table. “You can glue feathers, put on colorfultape or anything you want, then decorate your cape.”

A Superhero Training Day partici-pant is throwing balls at threecircles before advancing to thehurdles. The room is crowded withchildren running, jumping andgluing sparkles on black masks andparents pulling red string throughdecorated capes. “You can decorateyour cape and then go through theobstacle training. When it is com-plete, you will get your cape andbecome a superhero.”

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As attendees entered, they picked out a bowl that they could use fortheir soup and also keep as a memento.

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Raising Funds for AFACLee Arts Center. “It is a unique event thathelps bring the community togetherthrough art, a bowl of soup and the desireto fill the empty bowls of our neighbors inneed.”

Homer Ailstock, studio technician at TJArt Studio, appreciates how the event high-lights that hand-crafted ceramic vessels areboth functional and deeply meaningful.

Ailstock emphasized the relevance of ce-ramic arts in today’s society. “We are livingin an era of mass-produced plastic productsand instant gratification,” he said. “The pro-cess of making pottery is about patience”and the resulting vessels “can be used overand over” and have “more value. Not mon-etary value, but real value.”

Participating restaurateurs also enjoyedthe sense of togetherness and shared re-sponsibility brought about by the event.

Grace Shea, who co-owns the LebaneseTaverna family of restaurants with her sib-lings, is an AFAC board member and Arling-ton resident. Decades ago, she and her fam-ily came to the Westover neighborhood asimmigrants. They founded their first restau-rant there 37 years ago. They now have al-most a dozen restaurants and cafes in the

Washington area. Lebanese Taverna pro-vided lentil soup for the event.

“Food is our business, but it’s also ourmission,” Shea said. She emphasized howspecial it is to be able to “come togetherand break bread” with “the town we grewup in and started our business.”

Jason Kaufmann, head chef at the Carlyle,came with his son to help in the kitchen.They also brought along his signature lob-ster bisque, which was a crowd favorite.

“Our restaurant is community first,”Kaufmann said. “[Empty Bowls] is a greatopportunity just to help and give back.”

As attendees ate soup and chatted theylistened to the music of Simon’s Junctionof Reston.

The trio played traditional celtic and folkmusic on violin, hammer dulcimer, guitarand mandolin.

Before the afternoon was over, AFAC Ex-ecutive Director Charles Meng spoke aboutthe unpredictability faced by Arlingtoniansin the coming years, especially those whorisk being marginalized.

Nonetheless, he reassured the crowd thatAFAC will continue its mission of service tothe community, emphasizing that “if you arehungry in Arlington, we’re here to help.”

“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office ofSenior Adult Programs, for Feb. 12-17.

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

Senior trips: U.S. Army Band’s AnniversaryConcert, Ft. Myer, Sunday, Feb. 12, $6; ArenaStage, “Watch on the Rhine,” Wednesday, Feb. 15,$55; Dept. of the Interior, D.C., Thursday, Feb. 16,$8; afternoon of bowling, Saturday, Feb. 18, $26.Call Arlington County 55+ Travel,703-228-4748.Registration required.

NEW PROGRAMS:Dress up desserts with chocolate, Mon-

day, Feb. 13, 1 p.m., Lee. Register, 703-228-0555.Art lecture, Toulouse-Lautrec exhibit, Monday,

Feb. 13, 1:30 p.m., $6, Lee. Register, 703-228-0555.

Recipes for healthy seafood dishes, Mon-day, Feb. 13, 1 p.m., Gunston. Register,703-228-5722.

Famous athletes in history, Tuesday, Feb.14, 11:15 a.m., Lee. Details, 703-228-0555.

Free legal counsel for eligible seniors,Tuesday, Feb. 14, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Walter Reed.Call for appointment, 703-228-0955.

Arlington Walking Club, Wednesday, Feb.15, 9:30 a.m., Lubber Run, $4. Register, 703-228-4403.

Free home repairs for low incomehomeowners, Thursday, Feb. 16, 11 a.m.,Langston-Brown. Details, 703-228-6300.

Ballroom dance, Friday, Feb. 17, 1 - 3 p.m.,Lee. Free. Register, 703-228-0555.

Travel discussion group meets monthly toshare experiences, Friday, Feb. 17, 2 p.m. , WalterReed. Register, 703-228-6300.

The Sounds of Classical Music, Friday, Feb.17, 1 p.m., Madison. Details, 703-228-4403.

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ONGOING“The Lion in Winter.” Through Feb.

11, weekends only, Friday andSaturday performances at 8 p.m.,Sunday at 2:30 p.m., at the ThomasJefferson Community Theatre, 125 S.Old Glebe Road. After the Feb. 5matinee there will be a Post-ShowDiscussion with the cast andproduction team to learn more aboutthe process of putting together theshow. Visitwww.thearlingtonplayers.org formore.

“Color Rush!” Art Show. Throughthe end of February at the GalleryUnderground, 2100 Crystal Drive.Member artists were challenged tocreate dynamic works in splashywake-you-up colors that will pop offthe walls. Opening reception: Friday,Feb. 3, 5-8 p.m. Visitwww.galleryunderground.org formore.

Arlington Arts Light & ShadowClass. Through March 29, 4:30-6p.m. at Arlington Arts Center, 3550Wilson Blvd. This new multimediacourse focuses on value, arguablyone of the most important elementsof art. Exercises in charcoal, acrylic,chalk, and collage will lead todramatic, high-contrast images.$195. [email protected].

Pickleball. Through March, noon-3:30p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays andFridays at Arlington Mill CommunityCenter, 909 S. Dinwiddie St. Call703-228-7790 for more.

Cancer Park Runs. Saturdays, 9 a.m.at Roosevelt Island, GeorgeWashington Memorial Parkway.American Cancer Society partnerswith parkrun USA to promote fitnessin the fight against cancer. Free. Visitwww.parkrun.us/rooseveltislanddc/for more.

Friday Night Live. 8 p.m. Fridays atthe Church at Clarendon, 1210 N.Highland St., Suite A. Localmusicians perform. Free. Visit1bc.org for more.

Culinaire’s Winter Lunch. Tuesdaysthrough Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.-1p.m. at The Art Institute ofWashington, 1820 N. Fort MyerDrive, 12th floor. Culinaire, thestudent-run restaurant of the ArtInstitute of Washington, is nowserving lunch from their winter menuon Tuesdays, Wednesdays andThursdays. Visitwww.artinstitutes.edu/arlington formore.

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

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

Open Mic Comedy. Wednesdays 8-10p.m. at Ri Ra Irish Pub, 2915 WilsonBlvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. Age 21

and up only. Free show, $25 cashprize for best joke. Call 703-248-9888 or Visit www.RiRa.com/Arlington for more.

Food Truck Thursdays. 5:30-8:30p.m. at the corner of North Irving St.and Washington Blvd. Find a round-up of regional food trucks. Free toattend. Visit www.dmvfta.org.

Invasive Plants Removal. Workparties are held every month to keepthe parks free of destructive invasiveplants. Teens, adults and familieswelcome. Every second Sunday of themonth 2-4:30 p.m. at Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 Military Road;call 703-228-3403. Every thirdSunday of the month 2-5 p.m. atLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road; call 703-228-6535 or Visitregistration.arlingtonva.us. Free, noregistration required.

Poetry Series. 6-8 p.m. second Sundayof the month at IOTA Club & Cafe,2832 Wilson Blvd. Hosted by poetMiles David Moore. Featured artistsshare their poetry followed by openreadings. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com or call703-522-8340.

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

Karaoke. 8 p.m. on the first Sundayevery month at Galaxy Hut, 2711Wilson Blvd. Call 703-525-8646 orvisit www.galaxyhut.com.

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

Storytime. Wednesdays and Fridays,10:30-11 a.m. at Kinder Haus Toys,1220 N. Fillmore St. Storytime withMs. Laura. Call 703-527-5929.

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

Crystal City Sparket. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

on Wednesdays at 1900 CrystalDrive. Sparket — A Creative Marketis an extension of DC’s EasternMarket with arts, crafts, andhandmade goods. Free to attend.Visit www.crystalcity.org.

Open Mic Night. Wednesdays, at 8p.m., sign ups are at 7:30 p.m. and10 p.m., at Iota Club & Café, 2832Wilson Blvd. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com/.

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

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

THURSDAY/FEB. 9Teen Broken Hearts Party. 3-4:30

p.m. at the Central Library, 1015 N.Quincy St. Celebrate Valentine’s Daywithout having to worry aboutfinding a valentine. For middle andhigh school students. Visitarlingtonva.libcal.com/event/2815420 for more.

Bingo Happy Hour. 5:30-8:30 p.m. atArlington Rooftop Bar & Grill, 2424Wilson Blvd. A benefit for ArlingtonThrive that delivers same-dayemergency funds to those in crisis.Free. Call 703-558-0035 or [email protected] formore.

Dance Company Benefit. 6-8 p.m. atBistro 360, 1800 Wilson Blvd.Rosslyn’s Bistro 360 is hosting thethird-annual Sip & Sample Wine &Food Tasting to benefit BowenMcCauley Dance. Visitwww.rosslynva.org/ for more.

A Centennial Celebration ofAfrican American Churches. 7p.m. Marymount Gerrard DiningHall, 2807 N. Glebe Road. Visitwww.marymount.edu/ for more.

Adapted Yoga for Adults. 7:35-8:25p.m. at Langston-Brown Community

Center, 2121 N. Culpeper St. Thisyoga class is specifically for adultswith disabilities and will includesound therapy (chanting), eyeexercises, breathing exercises, bodypostures, and deep relaxation. Aguardian or caregiver is included inthe cost of the class. $87. Visitwww.specialyoga.com for more.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist.7:30 p.m. at Marymount University,Reinsch Library Auditorium, 2807North Glebe Road. CNNCorrespondent Sara Ganim, who wona Pulitzer Prize for her coverage ofthe Jerry Sandusky child sexualabuse scandal at Penn State, willdiscuss ethics in sports. Visitwww.marymount.edu or call 703-522-5600 for more.

Author Visit and Discussion. 7 p.m.at Woman’s Club of Arlington, 700 S.Buchanan St. Dr. Alfred O. Taylor, Jr.author of “Bridge Builders, Nauck/Green Valley” will present thehistory, discuss the present and thefuture of Arlington’s 172-year-old,earliest black settlements, Nauck.Call 703-553-5800 for more.

FEB. 10-12Pet Adoption Weekend. 9 a.m.-9

p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6p.m. Sunday at Pet Valu, GrahamPark Plaza, 7249 Arlington Blvd.Support local animal shelters, dogsand cats for adoption. Call 703-942-8796 for more.

FRIDAY/FEB. 10Celestial Stroll. 7-8 p.m. at Fort C.F.

Smith Park, 2411 N. 24th St. Amoonlit walk through the forestsearching for nocturnal animals.Come learn how the moon moves, itsphases, its effect on wildlife andlearn legends about the moon. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/locations/fort-cf-smith-park/ for more.

SATURDAY/FEB. 11“Grasses for the Masses”

Workshop. 9-10:30 a.m. atFairlington Community Center, 3308S. Stafford St., Room 118.Chesapeake Bay Foundation’sprogram provides an opportunity for

Virginia residents to help restore thehealth of the Chesapeake Bay andVirginia. $40.Visit www.cbf.org/grasses for more.

Sustainable Landscaping. 9 a.m.-noon at Fairlington CommunityCenter, 3308 S. Stafford St.Interactive class will present ideas tocreate an easy-to-care-for andenvironmentally sustainable yard orcommon area. Visit mgnv.org or call703-228-6414 for more.

Valentine’s Paint and Sip. 10 a.m.-noon at Arlington Mill CommunityCenter, 909 S. Dinwiddie St. Create aValentine’s Day themed paintingproject, fruit infused water will beavailable while painting. $8. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us or call 703-228-4747 for more.

Composer Camille Saint-Saëns.7:30 p.m. at the Rosslyn SpectrumTheatre, 1611 N. Kent St. Frenchromantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns celebrates the Valentineholiday, performing Vive la France:The Magic of Saint-Saëns. Freegarage parking, entrance onArlington Ridge Road. 301-540-4842.

Valentines Concert. 7:30 p.m. atRosslyn Spectrum Theatre, 1611 N.Kent St. Featuring the music ofCamille Saint-Saëns. $33 Adult and$17 Student. Call 703-685-7590 orVisit www.NationalChamberEnsemble.org for more.

FEB 11-12Capture a Valentine’s Day

Memory. noon-5 p.m. at PentagonCity, 1100 S. Hayes St. Celebrate theholiday with the Valentine’s Dayphoto booth. Free. Visitwww.simon.com/mall/fashion-centre-at-pentagon-city for more.

SUNDAY/FEB. 12Special Olympics Basketball. 9

a.m.-6 p.m. at Yorktown High School,5200 Yorktown Blvd. Athletes withand without disabilities from acrossNorthern Virginia take to thehardcourts for Special OlympicsVirginia’s Potomac Region BasketballTournament. Free. Visitspecialolympicsva.org or call 571-748-6671 for more.

We Love Animals. 1-2 p.m. at GulfBranch Nature Center 3608 MilitaryRoad. Make your favorite animal avalentine, and learn ways you canhelp them in the wild. Ages 6-10. $5.Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/locations/gulf-branch-nature-center/ for more.

Tu BiShvat Seder Gathering. 5-6:30p.m. at the Unitarian UniversalistChurch of Arlington, 4444 ArlingtonBlvd. A festive gathering, featuringfruits and nuts in honor of the Jewishholiday of Tu BiShvat, the New Yearof the Trees. Visitwww.KolAmiVirginia.org for more.

MONDAY/FEB. 13Seafood in a Snap. 1-2 p.m. at

Gunston Community Center, 2700 S.Lang St. Learn tricks and techniquesto make seafood part of the weeklyroutine. Free. Call 703-228-6980 orvisit parks.arlingtonva.us/ for more.

Crime Fiction Author BookSigning. 7 p.m. at One More PageBooks, 2200 N. Westmoreland St.,Ste 101. Ian Rankin introduces“Rather Be the Devil.” Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com.

TUESDAY/FEB. 14Black Arts Movement Poet. 2-3:30

p.m. in the Reinsch LibraryAuditorium, Marymount University,2807 North Glebe Road. E. EthelbertMiller is the recipient of the 2016George Garret Award for OutstandingCommunity Service in Literature andthe author of several collections ofpoetry. Visit www.marymount.edu/.

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‘Working the Ground’Resident artist Pam Rogers’ “Working the Ground,” on exhibit through March 26, ex-plores the relationship between humanity and the natural world where nature is chal-lenged, contorted, filtered, and reborn. Saturday, March 4 artists will be at the Arling-ton Arts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd. 1-4 p.m. to discuss their works.

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WEDNESDAY/FEB. 15Paris 1900: Toulouse-Lautrec. 1-

2:15 p.m. at Gunston CommunityCenter, 2700 S. Lang St. Tour theCity of Lights at its cultural peak withhighlights from the PhillipsCollection exhibition “Toulouse-Lautrec and the Belle Epoche” $6.Call 703-228-6980 or visitparks.arlingtonva.us/ for more.

FEB. 15-MARCH 19Wordless Production of “The

Taming of the Shrew.” 5-6:30p.m. at Synetic Theater, 2155 CrystalPlaza Arcade T-19. $35. Ages 14 andup. Visit www.synetictheater.org formore.

THURSDAY/FEB. 16Bio-inspired Sensing. 7-8:30 p.m. at

Arlington Central Library, 1015 N.Quincy St. Dr. Christal Gordon willdiscuss examples that illustrate howsensing and processing take place inbiological systems. Free. Visitarlingtonva.libcal.com/event/3131765 for more.

SATURDAY/FEB. 18Arlington’s Earliest Amphibians.

10-11 a.m. at Gulf Branch NatureCenter 3608 Military Road. Woodfrogs, spring peepers and spottedsalamanders that have spent thewinter hibernating will soon begin tomove to our ponds. Come learnabout Arlington’s amazingamphibians. Ages 13 and up. $5. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/locations/gulf-branch-nature-center/ for more.

Vegetable Gardening Part 2. 10:30a.m.-noon at Fairlington CommunityCenter, 3308 S. Stafford St. Reviewgarden requirements and discusseasy-to-implement practices forselecting the best site and evaluatingand improving the soil. Visitmgnv.org or call 703-228-6414 formore.

Keeping Warm Campfire. 6-7 p.m.at Gulf Branch Nature Center 3608Military Road. Spend a chilly eveningby the warmth of the campfire whilemaking s’mores and learn howanimals have adaptations to staywarm and survive winter outdoors.Ages 3-10. $5. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/locations/gulf-branch-nature-center/ for more.

Flora & Fauna Concert. 7:30 p.m. atWestover Baptist Church, 1125Patrick Henry Drive. Under the batonof Artistic Director and Conductor,Dr. Nancia D’Alimonte, “Flora &Fauna” will offer traditional andcontemporary music by Durufle,Barber, Orff, Whitacre and others.Visit www.arlingtonchorale.org.

Ted Lange Reading Play. 7:30-10:30p.m. at the Falls Church Episcopal

Church, 166 East Broad St., FallsChurch. Lange, who played Isaac thebartender on “The Love Boat” tvshow from 1977 to 1986, reads hisoriginal play “George Washington’sBoy.” $25. Visit tinnerhill.org or call571-533-9566 for more.

FEB. 18-28Lions Fundraising Fruit Sale.

Various times, at the Overlee BathHouse (Lower Level), 6030 LeeHighway. Fresh Florida andCalifornia citrus, Georgia pecans, andVermont maple syrup. Call 703-528-1130 or email [email protected] more.

TUESDAY/FEB. 21Selling Collectibles. 6:30-7:30 p.m.

at Walter Reed Community Center,2909 S. 16th St. Matthew Quinn, aregular on Antiques Roadshow and aFalls Church native, will discuss howto address the emotional andfinancial aspects of liquidatingpersonal possessions. Call 703-228-0935 or visit parks.arlingtonva.us/for more.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 22Comedy Club. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

at Gunston Community Center, 2700S. Lang St. Relive the bygone days ofcomedy and laugh together withvideo and audio selections of TheHoneymooners, I Love Lucy, SidCaesar, Milton Berle, Bill Dana andBob and Ray, Andy Griffith, withMike Bloom, comedy book authorand former Disney writer. Free. Call703-228-6980 or visitparks.arlingtonva.us/ for more.

Controlling Clutter. 6:30-8 p.m. atArlington Mill Community Center.909 S. Dinwiddie St. A financialeducation representative from VACooperative Extension will providehelpful tips and strategies to reduceclutter, including junk mail and otherpaper clutter, and make for ahealthier lifestyle. Call 703-228-7790for more.

SATURDAY/FEB. 25Project DAPS. Lauching Saturday, Feb.

25, an ongoing online exhibition andsearchable digital collection ofdesegregation in Arlington PublicSchools at Arlington Public Librarysystem, at projectdaps.org/ builtfrom thousands of photos, documentsand recordings. Call 703-228-5966 oremail [email protected] formore.

Your Child’s Development 2017. 9a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Kenmore MiddleSchool, 200 S. Carlin Springs Road.Parents and caregivers of childrenaged 0-5 years old can meet and getresources from several County

agencies and communityorganizations. Free. [email protected] or call 703-228-1630 for more.

Wake up, Wood Frogs. 10-11 a.m. atGulf Branch Nature Center 3608Military Road. Learn all about theseand other amphibians. Ages 5 andup, $5. Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/locations/gulf-branch-nature-center/for more.

Wintertime Pruning. 10 a.m.-noonand 1-3 p.m. at Bon Air Park 965 N.Longfellow St. Learn hands-ontraining on the proper way to prunehedges, evergreen and deciduousshrubs, and deadhead perennials.Visit mgnv.org or call 703-228-6414for more.

2017 Feel the Heritage Festival. 1-6 p.m. the Drew Community Center,3500 23rd St. S. Live music anddance, a “Hall of History” withphotos and artifacts from Arlington’shistorically African-Americanchurches and organizations. Free.Call 703-228-5725 for more.

SUNDAY/FEB. 26U2-charist Service. 5:30-7:30 p.m. at

St Peter’s Episcopal Church, 4250 N.Glebe Road. A multimedia Episcopalcommunion service using music ofthe Irish rock band U2. Donations.Visit Saint-Peters.org or call 703-536-6606.

MONDAY/FEB. 27Intro to Bridge: Teens and

Seniors. 3-3:45 p.m. at GunstonCommunity Center, 2700 S. Lang St.Learn the basics of the game ofbridge alongside the middleschoolers. Free. Call 703-228-6980 orvisit parks.arlingtonva.us/ for more.

TUESDAY/FEB. 28St. Mary’s Pancake Supper. 6:30

p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 2609 N.Glebe Road. Preparation for thefasting season during the 40 days ofLent. $5 or $10 per family. Call 703-527-6800 or [email protected] formore.

FEB. 28-MARCH 3Treemonisha. 10 a.m. at Thomas

Jefferson Middle School, 125 S. OldGlebe Road. Opera NOVA promotesmessage that education is the key toa full and free life. $4 teachers free.Visit www.operanova.org/ for more.

FEB. 28-MARCH 26“Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing.”

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HomeLifeStyle

By John Byrd

“Fireplaces have never fallen outof favor,” said David Foster,president of Foster Remodel-ing Solutions. “We may be

seeing a preference for gas over a traditionalwood-burner, but the hearth itself is hugelypopular — with homeowners continuallyseeking distinctions in style, building ma-terials and, even, where it will be located.”

Foster says he’s currently working on sev-eral home remodeling projects that featurea fireplace as an interior focal point.

“A fireplace offers aesthetic and functionalbenefits at one price,” he said, “so it’s anattractive option.”

Fireplace-desire can also be a spur to cre-ative thinking that stimulates a more en-gaging and original remodeling project.

Case in point, the new formal dining roomcreated for Burke homeowners DennisPerzanowski and Jack Ellison. The goal:convert a three season-room into a year-around dining room complete with a gas-fueled hearth on one elevation.

“We were looking for a mix of old andnew styles,” said Perzanowski. “We wantedto feature a traditional dining room set withsideboards, but there are modern touchessuch an industrial-style chandelier.”

In this context, a gas fireplace with anbrushed steel frame was a perfect offset.Mounted on the east wall elevation and withan oil painting just above, the stacked geo-metrical shapes lend balance and symme-try to an otherwise blank wall between twofloor-to-ceiling windows.

Chris Arnold, a Foster partner who man-aged the project, knew there would be chal-lenges in adding a hearth in a somewhatrestricted available space, but with a littleresearch found a 42” x 38”gas insert thatperfectly suits the spot allocated for an eye-catching focal point.

“This is something of a formal diningroom,” Arnold notes, “yet the fireplace de-sign is so understated it’s visually compat-ible the rest of the décor.”

RAISE THE ROOFMeanwhile, not far away, the interior de-

sign solution to a Vienna great room alsodepended on profiling an new hearth.

Ted and Wanda Rogers had asked hadFoster to renovate the circa-1960’s ranchthey had occupied for 30 years.

The remodeler added more than 1,000square feet of additional living space. Butthe question that generated really seriousdiscussion was how best to introduce a newhearth.

Wanda Rogers wanted to eliminate theoriginal builder-grade brick-facing fireplace,which was situated in the middle of thehouse and too drafty and cold.

Ted Rogers agreed in principal, but wasattracted to a gas-fueled fireplace alterna-tive, which offers considerable heating ef-ficiencies.

As all soon learned, the existing 8-ft ceil-ing to the Rogers home was too low to yieldmuch design benefit. That’s when Fosterproposed re-working the entire mid-houseinterior by opening sightlines out and up.

To implement changes that now called forconnecting the new kitchen to a front-fac-ing family room, the remodeler replaced anobstructive bearing wall with concealedstructural supports.

Giving sightlines free-reign, likewise,meant removing the living room ceiling andshelling-in previously concealed roofingrafters.

An ascending vertical accent was nowintroduced: a floor-to-ceiling hearth con-structed of dry stacked Ledgestones.

The new hearth is designed for a gas-fu-eled insert equipped with blowers and re-mote control. Vents draw air in from theoutside. The couple can adjust a thermo-stat for the desired temperature. This is auseful since, at full speed, the unit can gen-erate 55,000 BTUs of heat — enough tokeep the entire great room toasty and warmeven during the dead of winter.

Foster’s architect proposed a wood-trimmed ledge above the fireplace, a simplemotif that draws the eye upwards to theaccent-lighted vaulted ceiling.

As a housewarming gesture, Foster fash-ioned a rustic mantle from the rough-sawnoak previously deployed in the rafters of theoriginal structure. It’s a little keepsake ofthe old place.

Though higher interior ceilings, theoreti-cally, make a room harder to heat, theremodeler re-insulated the ceiling and in-stalled an eco-slate roofing, dramaticallyimproving the thermal efficiency of the en-tire residence.

The new fireplace is flanked by arches: arecess for shelving and cabinetry on the left;a sympathetically curvilinear entry to thenew master suite on the right.

“The effect in all directions is exciting,”Wanda Rogers said. “Looking in from thekitchen, the room opens out and up; it feelsreally warm.”

The new vaulted wall expanse also

doubles as display space for her private artcollection, which is now illuminated by tractlights.

FAMILY-GATHERING PLACEIn nearby McLean, a Foster client was

looking for a floorplan re-configuration thatwould include a front-facing family-gath-ering niche — with a window wall and afireplace.

“We all saw the aesthetic opportunity,”Foster said. “There would be larger windowson all sides. But also a new front-facing fam-ily room — with an 11' cathedral ceilingdominated by an extensive window wall,and an appropriately post-modern hearthas the central interior focal point.”

The window wall would help tocontextualize a more symmetrical front el-evation — one defined by a processionalentrance way with double French glassdoors and sidelights.

Taken as a whole, however, the floor planis functionally a “great room” formed byclever variances in room width and ceilingheight differentiated as clearly identified“use” spaces.

“The slightly narrower width confers adegree of intimacy on the family room thatsuits its purpose,” Foster observes. “Thehearth, in particular, really defines this.”

Tthe stainless steel hearth features gasburner elements embedded in river rock andfunctions as both a heat source and an or-namental focal point.

Flanked by open “cubbies” with glass dis-play shelves, cherry wood cabinetry, and awine rack abutting a wine refrigerator, the“built-ins” define a functionally separatefamily entertainment zone that includes awide-screen plasma TV mounted above thefireplace.

A more congenial spot for holiday enter-taining is hard to imagine.

FROM BRICK TOELEVATED HEARTH

Ed and Kelly Grems of Vienna haveworked with Foster on a number of projectsover a decade, but held off on upgradingthe family room because the family’s designprocess was gestating slowly.

“We’re particular; we let the look cometo us piece by piece,” Kelly Grems said.

One notable piece, was deciding on a for-mal and traditional look for the fireplace inthe family room. In the end, FRS designerscreated interior elevations that bear no re-semblance to the excess of brick that camewith the original circa-1990s house.

The earlier half-brick floor-to-ceilingbackwall was replaced by symmetrical built-ins, crown molding and an elevated hearthwith a marble surround and an Edwardian-style mantle.

“It’s an entirely different mood from thesun room,” Grems said, “and perfectly sat-isfies another dimension of our lifestyle.”

Foster Remodeling Solutions periodicallyoffers workshops on home remodeling. Call703-550-1371 or see fosterremodeling.com.

John Byrd ([email protected]) has beenwriting about home improvement for 30 years.

A hearth is in demand for cold weather.Fireplace as Focal PointThe McLeanmakeoverfeatures an11-footcathedralceilingdominatedby a win-dow wall,and a post-modernhearth asthe centralinteriorfocal point.

The Grems decide on a formal and traditional look forthe fireplace in the family room. The half-brick floor-to-ceiling backwall was replaced by symmetrical built-ins, crown molding and an elevated hearth with amarble surround and an Edwardian-style mantle.

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In December 2016, 224 Arlington homes sold between $2,700,000-$128,000.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $2,700,000-$604,000 range.

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against the clock to flee the country.“I remember receiving the call to come to the

United States,” said Altamimi. “You think about thedreams you’ll have in the United States.”

Altamimi will become a citizen in September. Hesaid he was not expecting Trump to win the elec-tion. He said he believed up until it happened thatAmericans would go against his rhetoric. Many speak-ers said they were discouraged and shocked by theexecutive order, but Imam Johari Abdul-Malik fromthe Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church fin-ished the meeting with a message of hope.

“If you and I work together and struggle together,we will all be free,” said Abdul-Malik. “Millions wishthey could come to America, but God blessed you tobe the ones here.”

Abdul Malik said that like many, he was surprisedat Trump’s election, but said that in the aftermathhe’s been inspired by the outpouring of support forthe Muslim community.

“People thought justice and freedom would rolldown on the wings of inevitability,” said Abdul-Malik,“but justice is never inevitable. We have to work forit. [Trump] is a great organizer. He brought us to-gether and we will never be divided. He has createdthe greatest opportunity for us to organize together.”

Devastating Past, Uncertain FutureFrom Page 5


Pruning Class on Daingerfield IslandCasey Trees held its annual Pruning 101 class on Feb.4. Participants learned how to prune, when to prune,and why pruning is important, and then walked outonto the National Park Service Elm tree nurserywhere they practiced their skills with hands onpruning of the Elm trees the NPS grows to replacetrees on the National Mall. The Elm trees, whichprovide shade on the Mall, have suffered from DutchElm Disease since the early 1900s and need pruningto help them grow up disease free. For more infor-mation about Casey Trees, to take classes or volun-teer, see www.caseytrees.org.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

On a day dedicated to Martin Luther KingJr.’s memory, people throughout the coun-try honored his legacy last week by doing

various projects to help others. Among them wereemployees of Excella Consulting of Arlington whohelped spruce up Sojourn House, a group home inFairfax.

It’s run by nonprofit FACETS and is part of Linda’sGateway, a permanent, supportive-housing programfor chronically homeless individuals and families.Sojourn House is just for single adults and currentlyhouses five people, although up to seven can livethere.

“It originally began in 2010 as an emergency hous-ing shelter,” said FACETS Volunteer ManagerD’Ivonne Holman, in charge of the Jan. 16 eventthere. “And in October 2016, it transitioned into agroup home. FACETS provides case-managementservices and partners with the Fairfax County HealthDepartment to offer onsite medical services. And westaff Sojourn House 16 hours/day, seven days/week.”

Looking for a community project for Martin LutherKing Day, Excella came to FACETS via VolunteerFairfax. And last Monday, from 1-5 p.m., 12 Excellaemployees volunteered their time and painted thehome’s conference room and staff offices — fourrooms total.

“And that’s just the beginning of the homey toucheswe’re trying to add here at Sojourn House,” saidHolman. “We’ll also hang artwork on the walls andput in some new furniture, including lamps, endtables, couches, chairs and throw pillows.”

But, she added, “We could really use thecommunity’s help in obtaining these items. We couldalso use kitchen things, such as pots and pans, dishes,drinking glasses, kitchen towels and dish soap.” Any-one wishing to donate anything to Sojourn Houseshould contact FACETS’ community engagement co-ordinator, Josh D’Antonio at [email protected].

Standing on a ladder while painting the wall abovethe conference room’s doorway, Excella Senior Con-sultant Andrew Lindberg said he appreciated hiscompany’s community outreach. He was also hav-ing a good time.

“It’s a great opportunity to connect with thecommunity’s efforts here,” he explained. “And I’menjoying meeting a lot of my fellow colleagues. I juststarted working at Excella last week, and it’s a goodway to get to know them.”

Screwing back an electrical-outlet faceplate ontoa wall was Beth Gomolka, an Excella project man-ager who’s been with the company six years. “It’snice to be able to give back to the community and

work with my co-workers on something out of theoffice,” she said. “You learn about their painting skillsand their lives outside of the work context.”

Consultant/software developer Christie Goddardsaid the company’s volunteer program is part ofExcellaVision. “We work closely with Homestretch,which works with homeless people and finds themjobs,” she said. “And we do various community-ser-vice projects throughout the year.”

Sean DuGuay is a principal consultant who doesbusiness development for Excella. He said 212 tech-nology employees who could have made money fortheir company last Monday instead contributed theirtime to work on community projects throughout theWashington Metropolitan area.

The best part about helping out Sojourn House,said DuGuay, is “Giving people a chance to havesomething that’s going to make them feel betterabout themselves. I also like working for a companywilling to invest in supplying their employees’ timeto benefit others.”

“We’ve been doing things like this for severalyears,” added Zak Mahshie, general counsel andpartner with Excella. “It’s our belief that there’s acorporate responsibility to not just use communityresources, but to give back, as well, and make thecommunity stronger.”

A Fairfax High grad whose parents still live in theCity of Fairfax, he helped paint the walls and trim atSojourn House. “This went pretty smoothly,” he said.“This was my eighth time painting, and I’m nowmildly proficient at it. But it’s important becausewe’re making an impact. These rooms were a sicklyyellow before and now they’re a blue-gray. We metsome of the residents here, and they said that, be-cause of us, they won’t have to wait for someoneelse to do it.”

Mahshie also noted that Excella is a growing con-sulting company, with most of its employees dis-bursed geographically at their clients’ sites. So, hesaid, the project in Fairfax gave them “an opportu-nity to come together, get to know our co-workers alittle bit better and meet the new ones.”

As for Holman, she was delighted with the waythings turned out. “I’m extremely grateful that Excellacame to Sojourn House,” she said. “The volunteersadded warmth to this space to kick-start beautifyingthe home and making it an inviting place for ourresidents. We couldn’t have done it without them.”

Holman said volunteers are always needed thereto be case managers, lead a game night, cook a mealor provide transportation to and from residents’medical appointments and job interviews. Contacther at [email protected].

Excella Consulting employees take a painting break to pose with FACETS’ D’IvonneHolman (front left).

Giving Back Employees from Arlington-based company spruce upFairfax group home.

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BORROW A SNOWBLOWERThe Department of Parks and

Recreation lends a limited numberof snow blowers to civic associationsand community groups, increasingthe number of passable sidewalksduring snow events. Their goal is toensure snow blowers aregeographically distributedthroughout the county. Snow blowersare loaned to groups who agree toplow for the public good and whomeet specific criteria. Learn more atemergency.arlingtonva.us/weather/snow-ice/snow%20blower/

FIRST TUESDAY EACH MONTHVolunteer Bike Repair Night. 6-9

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THROUGH APRIL 18AARP Foundation Tax-Aide. 10

a.m.-7p.m., Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Thursdays, Arlington Central Library,1015 N. Quincy St. Available free totaxpayers with low to moderateincome, with special attention tothose 60 and older. 703-829-6192

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SATURDAY/FEB. 11Sycamore School Open House. 10

a.m.-noon at the Falls ChurchPresbyterian Church, 225 E. BroadSt., Falls Church. Upcoming OpenHouses for The Sycamore Schoolwill highlight “pop-up” classroomswhere students can participate inexperiential learning and parentscan talk with staff. The school islocated at The Arlington Center,Suite 300, 4600 N. Fairfax Drive,Arlington. Visitwww.thesycamoreschoolva.org.

We Support the Girls. 2-4 p.m. at atWashington-Lee High School, 1301N. Stafford St. U.S. Rep. Don Beyeris special guest for the event, andPeggy Fox of Channel 9 Fox News ismoderating a panel of educators,therapists, medical specialists and ahigh school survivor. Visitwww.wesupportthegirls.org formore.

MONDAY/FEB. 13Placement Exams for English as a

Second Language for Adults. 5p.m. at Arlington Mill CommunityCenter, 909 S. Dinwiddie St.Arlington Public Schools’ REEPProgram is giving placement examsfor the Feb. 21-May 11. English(ESL) classes to be held at ArlingtonMill Community Center/ThomasJefferson School. $200 for countyresidents, $350 for non-residents.703-228-4200 or www.apsva.us/reep

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 15Digital Destiny: Learning in

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Joint Advisory Council Meeting.7-9 p.m. at the Syphax EducationCenter, Room 101/103, 1426 N.Quincy St. Instruction and AdvisoryCouncil on School Facilities andCapital Programs: New High SchoolInstructional Focus. Visitwww.apsva.us/engage

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Arlington, Alexandria Construct Bigger and Better ‘Bridges’

Former U.S. Rep. and foundingmember of AACH Jim Moran withMicrosoft “Youth Spark” represen-tative Tunesha Thigpen, and Stra-tegic Consulting Partners ChiefDevelopment Officer JasmineGould. Microsoft is involved withBridges through its Youth Sparkinitiative, which is part of theSTEM Program.

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from all walks of life and help expose thekids to people from outside their circle theywouldn’t ordinarily meet. It may seem likea minor aspect, but those mentors have abig impact.” Finney is always looking forvolunteers.

“Let me tell you what I love aboutBridges,” said Jennifer Murchandani, thenew president of the board. “It’s the Lem-onade Stand, because what Bridges does,especially for the kids, is a lot of non-tan-gibles. The Lemonade Stand is about that.The kids have all the fun of setting up astand, making the lemonade, and selling it.They bond. But they also work out the reallife finances: ‘How much did we spend?How much did we take in?’ Since Bridges isabout breaking the cycle of inergenerationalpoverty, the values which are conveyed bysuch activities are important and possiblynot otherwise available to these kids. It maybe intrinsic in families who don’t know pov-erty to talk about finances, teach kids aboutmoney, and engage in healthy exercise. Butit may not be intrinsic in families with chal-lenges. So we teach them to have fun, giveback, and handle money. It is really hard toquantify a program like this, but the resultsshow it works,” said Murchandani.

Amir and her children are a good adver-tisement for the program. Amir went toschool and got a degree in criminial justice,

although she joked that she still has herretail job at Williams Sonoma and knowsmore about kitchen equipment than sheever thought she would, and her childrenparticipated in the youth development pro-gram affiliated with the 4H program. Theyare still in the same three-bedroom apart-ment that was originally found for them byBridges but they are self-sufficient. And theystill have Bridges in their lives, like alumniof a good school: they come back to giveback.

“I have a great story about the lemonadestand,” said David Sklar, another boardmember. “I remember when the kids de-cided to donate the proceeds of the standto a homeless animal shelter. It wasn’t untilI went in one day and saw these dogs allover the place and the kids holding up abig paper cheque for ‘500 dollars’ that it hitme: here were these kids who were home-less, working to raise money to help home-less pets. I was moved. And you know what?I was so touched by their willingness to helpthese dogs, I picked one out and adoptedit.”

Departing Board President Lars Flori saysBridges is entering a new phase, havingspent the previous 30 years building up anorganization and expanding its services. Itis ready to go to the next level, especiallygiven its success with children. Over 60percent of Bridges clients are under the age

“He is very active in the nonprofit commu-nity in both Arlington and Alexandria, andalthough he is an insurance broker, he justhappens to also have a background infundraising and agreed to take on thisproject.”

Blaine didn’t seem daunted at all by hav-ing to raise $1.5 million for a building thathopes to open in September 2017. “I’vegotten the amazing task of having to talkto all the great people who are involved withBridges,” he said. “Think about what youmight be able to do for us. Consider a hardhat tour (of the building under construc-tion), discuss how you might be able to help,and get the word out: showing up is criti-cal.”

Sam Kelly, executive director of Bridges,told the crowd of supporters Bridges willcontribute $1 million from the sale of itsprevious building. When coupled with theadditional $1.5 million fundraising goal, thecampaign will fund the purchase of theorganization’s new ground floor headquar-ters, a 4,700 square-foot multipurposespace, as well as outfitting the building andfurnishing it to fulfill Bridges’ expandedprogrammatic and organizational needs. “Iknow you will show up for us as you al-ways have,” he told the crowd.

To learn more about the capital campaignand donate, call 703-525-7177, ext. 112,or visit https://bridges2.org.

of 18. Bridges has hired Strategic Consult-ing Partners to help them plan into the fu-ture.

Dan Blaine, chair of the Capital Cam-paign, urged those in the room to get in-volved. “Bridges was lucky to find Dan,” saidJeanette Norton, director of development.


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Before I proceed, let me provide a bit ofcontext for some of you irregular readers: I lovechocolate. I don’t just have a sweet tooth, Ihave sweet teeth. However, given certain reali-ties/habits in my life, I almost always (unlesstimes/circumstances are desperate) only buythese delicacies when the items are on sale andeven more so when the items are both on saleand I have coupons. Now add into that mix anextra $5 off a $15 purchase — or a percentageoff $20 or $30 store-specific coupon, and I’mspending pennies (almost literally) on the dollar.On these occasions — and Rebecca, youshould probably stop reading — I load up.(‘Load up’ for a typical person might meanmonths. For yours truly, honestly, it meansweeks, sometimes even days.)

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One of my hiding places, which will now bechanged, was downstairs in our cellar in a topdrawer of an old bureau I use for collectingmiscellaneous bank statements, credit card bills,insurance forms, etc., and for years, my candyand previously unmentioned consumables. Onthe particular day in question — a day nowseared into my memory — as I am habituallywont to do, I went to my downstairs drawer toreplenish my upstairs drawer (in yet anotherhiding place) and was shocked and awed tofind my two remaining bags of Kisses and Rolosempty, both gutted like a fish, ripped alongtheir sides with nary a wrapper to be seen, 40-50 bite-size pieces gone.

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It’s been a few weeks since this non-insur-ance loss, and there’s been no sign or evidenceto indicate what happened to my chocolate.My wife seems to have forgotten the incident.As for me, I bought a 3.4-pound container ofKirkland-brand chocolate-covered raisins fromCostco so my inventory is back where I want itto be. I just wish my Kisses and Rolos were backas well.

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