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Gallery Har Shalom Debuts‘Adding In, Taking Away’

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Historic TalkHistoric Talk

From left: Anna McClanahan, Mary Ann Jung andHailey Bowman gather at the March 16 performanceof “Clara Barton: Red Cross Angel” inside the ClaraBarton National Historic Site, 5801 Oxford Road,Glen Echo. Attendees explored the historic homeand heard stories about Clara Barton.

From left: Anna McClanahan, Mary Ann Jung andHailey Bowman gather at the March 16 performanceof “Clara Barton: Red Cross Angel” inside the ClaraBarton National Historic Site, 5801 Oxford Road,Glen Echo. Attendees explored the historic homeand heard stories about Clara Barton.

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Local Brownie Troop #4843 has workedthroughout the year on water conservationand pollution projects.

The third grade Wayside Elementary girls partici-pated in the H2O Summit in Gaithersburg, on Satur-day, March 16.

Organized by the Montgomery County Department

of Environmental Protection and Washington Sub-urban Sanitary Commission, the H20 Summit in-cluded education on water-related issues that arehealing the local ecosystem and overall community,including stormwater education and pollution pre-vention, and water quality improvement initiatives.

From leftare BrownietroopmembersLillyVagonis,CarolineKitt, BrianaHickey,ChristinaHadad,BaileyKramer,andStephanieYang.

Brownie Troop Participates in H20 Summit

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After two years of civicactivism, legal actionon multiple fronts,political outreach, pub-

lic education and fundraisingthrough bake sales and barndances, members of the BrickyardCoalition came to last week’s WestMontgomery County Citizens As-sociation to talk about their suc-cess.

A county executive plan to turnover 20 acres of land on BrickyardRoad to a private organization forsoccer fields had yielded. TheBoard of Education nullified thelease of the future school site tothe county, and voted to revisit itspolicies on the handling of its 211-acres of surplus school sites.

The future of the Brickyard siteremains up in the air. It has served

as an organic farm for more than30 years, providing a site insulatedfrom other agriculture to produceGMO-free seed corn and soybeans.The farmer and a more recent edu-cational program have beenlocked out of the property.

On March 3, 2011, the neighbor-hood, citizens association and or-ganic farmer learned that theCounty Executive Ike Leggett andthe school board had communi-cated in private to turn the 20 acreBrickyard Middle School site overto a private organization to buildsoccer fields.

For WMCCA members and theBrickyard coalition, stopping newdevelopment on the property with-out any process was key to defend-ing the Potomac Master Plan.

WMCCA Salutes Brickyard Coalition’s SuccessFuture of Brickyard site still unclear.

Members of the Brickyard Coalition Steering Committee, from left, are: Curt Uhre,Brickyard Coalition, Keith Williams, Citizens Association of River Falls (also Ted Duncanwho had to leave before photos), Jill and John Phillips, Brickyard Coalition and ownersof Squeals on Wheels Petting Zoo; Maria Fusco, Brickyard Coalition; Ginny Barnes,WMCCA (and Susanne Lee, not pictured); Charles Doran, Brickyard Citizens Association.

By Susan Belford

The Almanac

Gallery Har Shalom has opened itsexhibit “Adding In, Taking Away”— a showcase of talent by five area

artists. Now through April 22, the gallerypresents sculpture, woodworking and art-work created with a variety of printmakingtechniques. The featured artists are PaulineJakobsberg of Potomac; Charles EdwinMyers, Bethesda; Allan Akman, Rockville;William Peirce, Silver Spring, and PatriciaAffens, Olney. Gallery Committee chair FranAbrams explains the theme of the exhibit:“Each of the processes used by these artistsrequires that they add in — ink, oil, stone,wood — or take it away.”

Artist Pauline Jakobsberg is one of thefounding members of Har Shalom — andalso a founder of the WashingtonPrintmaking Gallery. She has been aprintmaker for 35 years. Her mixed-mediacollagraphs present stories and memories

that she wants to preserve.“Each piece tells a story; people love to

hear the stories that inspire me. From thesestories, I recreate the complexity of thepast,” she said. “Many of my pieces are in-fluenced by my husband’s family who wereHolocaust survivors who escaped to Bo-livia.”

She utilizes handmade papers, inks andprintmaking methods to produce her hand-pulled prints. The body of her work in thisexhibit is referred to as “Family Legacy.” Alighter, more fanciful Jakobsberg can beseen through her “Dresses” prints. She grewup in New York City in the heart of the Gar-ment District where her father was a Gar-ment Center salesman — and now she rec-reates the “sample dresses” that he broughthome to her. Jakobsberg’s art has been dis-played in galleries and museums around theworld — most recently in Shanghai.

Former Potomac resident Charles EdwinMyers sculpts in stone, plaster andterracotta — and also works in various two-dimensional media, including oil, acrylic,and watercolor; and intaglio and woodcutprinting.

“Each of the sculptures in this show de-picts Biblical characters, objects and

scenes,” he said. “I take dramatic licensewith the Biblical narrative, but connect eachobject to a scriptural quotation.” Myers, ascientist who worked for the National Sci-ence Foundation, became interested insculpting through art classes at Montgom-ery College.

“It may take me 2-3 months to completea sculpture. I chip away at a block of stone,or, with plaster, I start with a metal frame-work and mold around it. I need to spendtime thinking about what I want to create.Often I make a small-scale model,” he said.Some of his pieces on display are “Lot’sWife,” “Twisted Sisters” “Young David” and“Burning Bush.”

Har Shalom member Allan Akman’sscreenprints will also be featured in theexhibit. The Rockville resident has beenworking in screenprinting since 2009 whenhe decided to use a photograph of his in-laws in an American Gothic-like scene asthe basis for a screenprint. Akman contin-ues to work from photographs, developingimages which are transformed into multiplelayers of color screenprinted manually onecolor at a time. “I have learned to adjustmy dreams to the reality of the squeegeeeach day,” he said.

Wood vessels by William Peirce of SilverSpring will bring another dimension to theshow. These vessels are made with a bandsaw, not turned on a lathe. The vessels aremade from a single board created by glu-ing several pieces of wood together, thencut into rings, stacked, glued and finished.

Peirce exhibits in shows by the Washing-ton Woodworkers Guild, the Creative CraftsCouncil, and the Senior Artists Alliance aswell as at the Sugarloaf Mountain craft fairs.Additionally, his work is in Partners Galleryin Bethesda, Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Parkin Washington D.C. and in the StrathmoreMansion in Rockville.

Patricia Affens of Olney will display herabstract paintings and monotype prints. Theformer information technology specialistnow feels that “each blank canvas or pieceof paper begins an exploration.” Her workhas been exhibited locally at the StrathmoreMansion, Glen Echo and Gallery B inBethesda.

Gallery Har Shalom is located at Congre-gation Har Shalom, 11510 Falls Road,Potomac. The exhibit is free and open tothe public. Call 301-299-7087 for hours anddirections.

Gallery Har Shalom Debuts ‘Adding In, Taking Away”Where creativevision takes shape.

Charles Edwin Myers, “Lot’s Wife.”

William Peirce, bowl, mixed woods. Pauline Jakobsberg, “The Land.”

PatriciaS.Affens,“ANewWorld.”

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By Carole Funger

The Almanac

Potomac resident Bridgit Fried, justback from a seven-day trek to thesummit of Tanzania’s MountKilimanjaro, is not afraid of the

dark. Facing her fear was part and parcel ofclimbing “Kili,” as it is referred to by hik-ers, which, at 19,340 feet, is the tallestmountain in Africa and one of the highestmountains in the world.

A trek to the summit leads the hikerthrough five different climatic zones, rang-ing from hot, dry sandy terrain, to leafygreen forests and desolate blackmoonscapes. The culmination of the trek isan arduous eight-hour ascent accomplishedduring the middle of the night. It is this lastpart of the journey, made by the light of thetrekker’s lone headlamp, that makes attain-ing the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro abattle that is as mental as it is physical.

Starting point for the technically challeng-ing hike is the tiny town of Moshi, locatedat the base of the mountain. From here trek-kers, plus guides, porters and cooks begintheir slow ascent towards the tallest of Kili’sthree summits, the Uhuru peak on the Kibocrater rim. Kibo is the only one of the cra-ters that still emits gas from vents deepwithin its ashy pit. Viewed from afar, thenearly symmetrical cone is surrounded bya 400-foot dune of inky-black volcanic ashand is distinguished by its towering south-ern scarps capped with snow.

Fried’s company of 17 trekkers opted forone of the six official trekking routes, theMachame Route, which winds its way upand down slowly around the perimeter ofthe mountain before commencing a steepascent. Along the way trekkers must firstnavigate through steamy tropic-like condi-tions, ultimately trading tank tops andshorts for full cold-weather gear suitable forbearing the brunt of the climb in the upperglacial regions. Abundant rock collapses andlandslides obstruct the undulating path,while at the lip of the rocky crater itself, aprohibitive lunar-like terrain awaits, knownas the Western Breach. On the western andsouthern slopes of the mountain, raggedglacial ice flows languidly downward.

All of Kili’s routes are characterized bygaining a considerate amount of altitudeover a relatively short period of time. TheMachame Route is known for affording theopportunity for better altitude adjustmentand incredible views. It also has fewer trek-kers than other shorter routes. Altitude sick-ness is a common complaint, affecting eventhe most experienced of climbers. Despitethis, for many, the biggest challenge toreaching Kili’s summit is psychological, notphysical; especially when it comes to rely-ing on the support of your climbing teamto press onwards when altitude sicknessstarts to creep in.

The Machame Gate is located at 10,836feet and gradually ascends 8,504 feet overseven days to the summit. Roughly half ofthis distance, or 4,009 feet, is actually

gained on “Summit Day,” over the courseof a brief eight hours.

Fried’s team started out climbing slowly,shouldering substantial backpacks ladenwith food and water supplies, while theirporters pressed on ahead carrying tents,including a mess tent, porta-johns and otherreserves. Most days were filled with six toeight hours of straight trekking, thegroup striding one after the other insingle file and passing various othergroups along the way. At day’s end theteam would arrive to find their tentsand a mess tent pitched in one of themany campsite establishments alongthe way.

Conviviality was the norm over ashared meal; then the trekkers re-treated to their tents, where facedwith the enormity of the mountainand of the task ahead, it was easyto zip up the flaps and retreat intoa mini world, safe from the pen-etrating elements. Fried and hercompanion chose to open theflaps for a portion of each frigidnight. Leaving the flaps opento the mountain, they were im-mediately enveloped in aboundless inky black skysprinkled with millions of shim-mering stars, including the foggy contoursof the Milky Way itself.

The most mentally and physically chal-lenging part of the trek, however, awaitedin the form of the nighttime ascent, madeon the sixth day of the hike and timed sothat trekkers reached the summit by dawnand were able to descend before sunset.

Fried reported that the guides encouragedeveryone to get some sleep before the 11:30p.m. wake-up call, but most lay anxiouslyanticipating the journey, heads swimmingwith a combination of fear, dread and an-

ticipation about what challengeslay ahead. Many wondered iftheir mind, body and spiritwould hold up.

The ascent is made during thenight hours for a couple of rea-sons: first, for safety reasons,the rocky scree that forms partof the steep trail is frozen andless likely to give way under thehiker’s boots; second, themiddle of the night departureallows enough time for hikers toget to the Uruhu summit by sun-rise and then return back downsafely to camp by sunset.

At midnight, under total dark-ness, a guide appeared at thetent flap to announce, “It istime.” Fried and her compan-ions rose quickly to strap on therequisite gear, checked to seethey had new batteries for theirheadlamps and began to trudgedeliberately forward and up-wards into the dark.

The first few miles started outslowly with each hiker carefully

navigating the trail one foot after another,following the beacon of each other’sheadlamp up the rocky scree trail. A fullmoon and the beauty of the stars kept themood light. Soon the group began passingother hikers who were sick, emerging likeshadows out of the dark. The team keptpushing onwards, but around 4 a.m. ex-haustion and cold set in. Fried said that

while she battled her fear ofthe un-

knownfor a time, she soondiscovered the real challenge lay incontrolling her mind, particularly her grow-ing boredom with the tediousness of theclimb and her inability to see.

“At first, I was overwhelmed by the glit-tering starry sky and the thought of reach-ing the summit. This quickly devolved intomy playing back every song I knew in myhead until outright boredom set in as mymind began to resist the tedium and the in-ability to focus on anything other than the

task of moving forward, “ she said.After about four hours, the slope turned

suddenly steeper as the group reachedStella’s Point, considered to be the mostdifficult stretch of the Machame Route.

The guides stopped here to rest beforethe final assault on the mountain. As thegroup switched off their headlamps, the firstlight appeared on the horizon. The groupsat down, took off their packs and dranksome water, offering words of encourage-ment and support to each other. It was aturning point of sorts.

The trekkers found themselves suddenlyrenewed with the appearance of light, andhappy in the knowledge that the worst wasover, they continued upwards together, pro-pelled by a new surge of energy and com-mitment, the summit now within reach. Inshort order they crested the crater rim atStella Point, at 18,800 feet, the landingpoint before the last 500 feet to Uhuru Peak.The sun rose over the gravel ridgeline justas the group reached the official summitmarker just shy of 8 a.m.

Fried said there are no words to describethe joy of standing at the peak of one of theworld’s highest mountains. As the sun rose,the air felt instantly warmer and many ofthe hikers shed their heaviest down layer.Overwhelmed by the sheer beauty of it all,many trekkers spontaneously hugged eachother, tears of happiness and relief stream-ing down their faces. Many photos weretaken. The collective joy of the group com-bined with that of others as the sun as-cended into the sky.

After about a half hour spent celebratingon the peak, the descent proved long and

tedious. Over eight hours of difficulttrekking remained in

order to makeit back to campbefore sun-down. Goingback down themountain pre-sented anothertest of endurance.Many of the groupwere exhaustedand delirious andfell down as theydescended.

The percentage ofpeople making it toUruhu Peak is ap-proximately 40 per-cent. Of Fried’s groupof 17, everyone madeit. The guides said thiswas unusual.

Overall the group walked about55 miles and gained over 9,000 feet in el-evation, accomplishing this task in sevendays. For Fried, the experience was life-al-tering as it was confirming. Safely homefrom the roof of the world, she is now se-cure in the knowledge that she can conquerher fears and face the challenges of theunknown; one walker, one solitary light, upthe mountain of life.

Who’s Afraid of the Dark? Learning about oneself on aseven-day, 55-mile trek.

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Bridgit Fried of Potomac as she climbs upMount Kilimanjaro.

The view from Mount Kilimanjaro.


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“Green” renovation is a trend that engineers,constructors and designers are encounteringmore and more each day. Going green is notonly an ecologically aware choice, but it is alsoone that is becoming economically sound, withmany green renovations providing tax deduc-tions and reduced energy costs, offsetting ornegating the cost of their installation in imme-diate terms—and proving priceless over time,as green renovations reduce the harm of civili-zation on nature and ecology. Even luxuryhomes are going green, trying to help the envi-ronment and shaking off the image of wastefulopulence that has dogged this niche market foryears. Gone are the days of the gold-platedtoothbrush holder—welcome to the new worldof eco-friendly, green luxury! Here are just afew of the many handy tips to help you turnyour home green!

• Optimize your water heater - If you don’thave one already, put an insulating jacketaround your water heater. Consider turningthe water temperature down to 120 degrees. Itsaves money and will prevent scalding.

• Plant a Tree - Shade trees can significantlylower your cooling costs up to 25%. The rightlandscaping will also make your home morecomfortable and provide habitats for birds.

• Have a Blower Door Test - A blower door testwill uncover hidden holes and cracks that are amain source of energy loss in your home. Hirea certified Home Energy Rater and the inspec-tion will pay for itself.

• Use Low VOC products - After painting, thevolatile organic compound level can be 1,000times the healthy normal level. When choos-ing the paint color with your decorator, lookfor the Green Seal.

• Check Insulation – Make sure there are noareas in your attic floor with inadequate insu-lation. Insulation is your best defense againheat and cooling loss. Even a small area withlimited, damaged or no insulation can signifi-cantly decrease the effectiveness of the area’sinsulation.

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WEDNESDAY/MARCH 20Open House. 3-7 p.m. Adoptions

Together has moved from SilverSpring to 4061 Powder Mill Road,#320, Calverton. Meet staff, learnabout expanded programs. Light horsd’oeuvres will be served. RSVP [email protected] orcall 301-422-5105.

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 3Support Group. For children (4 years

old) through teens who haveexperienced the death of a parent orsibling. Parent/guardian meets at thesame time. A six-week group led byMontgomery Hospice professionalcounselors. 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.Montgomery Hospice, 1355 PiccardDrive, Rockville. Registrationrequired: 301-921-4400.

THURSDAY/APRIL 4Event. 7-9 p.m. at Normandie Farm

Restaurant, 10710 Falls Road. Therewill be a panel discussion on collegeadmissions featuring admissionsexperts. Free. Hors d’oeuvres will beserved. RSVP at http://accollegepanel.eventbrite.com.

APRIL 3 THOUGH MAY 24Kindergarten Registration.

Kindergarten orientation sessions willtake place for children who will enterkindergarten in the 2013-2014 schoolyear. During orientation, parents andstudents will meet the schoolprincipal, kindergarten teachers andother staff members. Parents willhave an opportunity to ask questionsabout the school’s procedures andprograms; enroll students for nextschool year and complete importantforms. The sessions will also helpstudents become acquainted with theschool environment. Parents shouldcall their home school to make anappointment to register for thatschool’s specific orientation date(s).Parents who are not certain whichelementary school serves their areashould contact the Boundaries officeat 240-314-4710. Parents can alsoaccess the School Assignment Locatoron the MCPS website atwww.montgomeryschoolsmd.org.

JUNE 17 THROUGH AUG. 9Social Skills Summer Camp.

Children in grades 1 through 6 canattend camp and learn friendlybehaviors, working as a team, angermanagement and more. Held by theJewish Social Service Agency and theMcLean School of Maryland. Allpotential campers will be interviewedto make sure the camp is appropriatefor their needs. Visitwww.summeredge.org/ for more.

ONGOINGMontgomery County Master Gardeners

will be providing free, walk-in “AskA Master Gardener” plant clinicson Saturdays at Davis Library, 6400Democracy Blvd. from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.from April through September.County residents may bring their fulland intact plant and insect samples,garden problems and/or questionsand get free answers or advice. Forfurther information call the MasterGardener Plant Helpline: 301-590-9650, weekday mornings or send e-mail to [email protected].

Beginner’s Yoga Classes at VillageYoga. Village Yoga is adding a newBeginner’s Yoga Class, Mondays, 8p.m. Continues our Thursday, 7:30p.m. Beginner’s Gentle Flow class aswell. 10154 River Road. 301-299-1948. Visitwww.villageyogayogi.com.

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‘Beatlemania’Beatlemania has decided to

celebrate the orchestration ofthe later Beatle albums in its2013 tour, dubbed “The Magi-cal Symphony Tour.”Beatlemania will perform allof the hits with no backingtracks or fake instruments:everything on the album willbe on stage performing live.Saturday, March 30, 8 p.m. atThe Music Center atStrathmore 5301 TuckermanLane. Call 301-581-5100 orvisit www.strathmore.org.

Email community entertainment eventsto [email protected] is Thursday at noon. Photos andartwork encouraged.

ONGOINGMommy & Me (& Daddy, Too).

Third Tuesday each month. 10 a.m.at Rockville Town Square. Meet for amorning out with active learning andcreative play with lunch specials,story time, arts and crafts, sing-a-longs, prizes and more. Visitrockvilletownsquare.com/events/mommy-and-me. On the Square:April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16,Aug. 20, Sept. 17 and Oct. 15.

The Puppet Co. at Glen Echo Park hasannounced its 2012-2013 season.There are favorite fairytaleprincesses, and a special guest artistwith a bilingual twist. 301-634-5380or www.thepuppetco.org. Jack andthe Beanstalk, through Apr. 21,Thursdays and Fridays at 10 and11:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays at11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Cinderella,Apr. 25-June 9, Thursdays andFridays at 10 and 11:30 a.m.Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 a.m.and 1 p.m.

Theater Performance. PotomacTheatre Company presents “BlitheSpirit” at Blair Family Center for theArts, Bullis School, 10601 Falls Road.Through March 24. Performances areFridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.;Sundays at 2 p.m. $20/adults; $18/students, seniors. 301-299-8571 forreservations.

Exhibit. “Crossing the Distance’ bringstogether emerging contemporaryartists in a cultural exchange.Presents a wide-range of media.Through March 31. Located atVisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville.Free. Visit www.visartscenter.org or301-315-8200.

Exhibit. See B.G. Muhn’s “AccidentalReality” at VisArts, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. Browse his paintings,which float between abstraction andrepresentation, presence andabsence. Through March 31. Free.Visit www.visartscenter.org or 301-315-8200.

Art Exhibit. See “Pulse: Art andMedicine” at Mansion at Strathmore,10701 Rockville Pike, NorthBethesda. Multimedia exhibitinvestigates medicine as aninspiration for art. Through Saturday,April 13. Visit www.strathmore.orgor 301-581-5100.

Children’s Theater. ImaginationStage and Natasha Holmes, directorand cofounder of Tell Tale HeartsChildren’s Touring Theatre Companypresents “From Here to There,”Tuesdays through Sundays at 10:30a.m. and 11:45 a.m. at ImaginationStage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda.Through Sunday, April 14.Appropriate for children ages 2-5.Tickets are $10-$12 with a lap seatfor children under 12 months for $5.Visit www.imaginationstage.org or301-280-1660.

Exhibit. Through Monday, April 22. See“Adding In, Taking Away” at GalleryHar Shalom, 11510 Falls Road.Features works by local artistsincluding Pauline Jakobsberg ofPotomac. Each of the processes usedby these artists requires that they addin — ink, oil, stone, wood — or takeit away. Free. 301-299-7087.

THURSDAY/MARCH 21Seminars. 6-8 p.m. at Hopkins &

Porter, 12944-C Travilah Road,#204. Workshops will discussadditions, ways to open up a floorplan and more. Free. Space is limitedto 15 participants. Call 301-840-9121to register.

Music in the Mansion. 7:30 p.m. atMansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike. Mattias Jacobsson willperform Johannes Sebastian Bach’s

“Lute Suites” on the guitar. $30. Visitwww.strathmore.org for more.

FRIDAY/MARCH 22Opening Reception. 6-9 p.m. see

“Mirror to the World 2013” atPhotoworks Gallery at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Free.301-634-2274.

Performance. Doors open at 8 p.m.,performance at 8:30 p.m. at Mansionat Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike.Urban Arias will perform three shortoperas, including Gabriel Kahane’s“Craigslistlieder,” songs set to actualCraigslist ads. $20/online; $22/door.Visit www.strathmore.org for more.

Nearly New Thrift Sale. 8 a.m.-4p.m. at St. Francis Episcopal Church,10033 River Road. Browse books,clothing, furnishings.

MARCH 22 THROUGH APRIL 28Photography Exhibit. See “Mirror to

the World 2013” at PhotoworksGallery at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Free. 301-634-2274.

SATURDAY/MARCH 23“Beautiful Moments.” Juliya

Invanilova and Olga Bolgar willpresent their artworks inspired bybeautiful places, people and objectsaround the world at Glen EchoYellow Barn Gallery, 7300 MacArthurBlvd., from noon-5 p.m. Free. 301-371-5593.

Theater Performance. 3 p.m. NatyaBharati presents Rahul Varma’s“Bhopal” (a full-length play inEnglish) performed by Epic Actor’sWorkshop at the F. Scott FitzgeraldTheater, Rockville Civic Center Park,603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. Theplay reveals the human stories withinthe complex political and economicweb in the explosion at UnionCarbide’s chemical plant in Bhopal,India. Tickets are $16-30. Visitwww.natyabharati.org.

Bethesda Film Fest. 8 p.m. atImagination Stage, 4908 AuburnAve., Bethesda. Features shortdocumentaries by local filmmakers.$10 online at www.bethesda.org.301-215-6660.

Spring Concert. 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. atRobert E. Parilla Performing ArtsCenter, Montgomery College,Rockville. The Maryland Youth Balletperforms. $22/adult; $18/children,student and senior advance tickets.$25/adult; $20/child, student andsenior at the door. Visitwww.marylandyouthballet.org or301-608-232 for more.

Nearly New Thrift Sale. 8 a.m.-1p.m. at St. Francis Episcopal Church,10033 River Road. Browse books,clothing, furnishings.

SUNDAY/MARCH 24“Beautiful Moments.” Juliya

Invanilova and Olga Bolgar willpresent their artworks inspired bybeautiful places, people and objects

around the world at Glen EchoYellow Barn Gallery, 7300 MacArthurBlvd., from noon-5 p.m. Free. 301-371-5593.

Spring Concert. 1 p.m. at Robert E.Parilla Performing Arts Center,Montgomery College, Rockville. TheMaryland Youth Ballet performs.$22/adult; $18/children, student andsenior advance tickets. $25/adult;$20/child, student and senior at thedoor. Visit www.marylandyouthballet.org or 301-608-232 for more.

101 Years of Broadway. 7 p.m. atMusic Center at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane. Neil Berg andperformers present a revue honoringtheatre with songs from “LesMiserables,” “Fiddler on the Roof”and more. Visit www.strathmore.org.

MONDAY-FRIDAY/MARCH 25-29Kids Create Spring Camp. Children

ages 5-12 can learn art techniquesfrom 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at VisArts, 155Gibbs St., Rockville. $395/child.Extended hours offered. $150/childadditional hours. Register at 301-315-8200 or www.visartscenter.org.

TUESDAY/MARCH 26Advanced Master Darkroom

Printing. A new class with FrankHerrera starts at Photoworks at GlenEcho, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Registerat www.glenechophotoworks.org.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 27Jazz Vocalist. 7:30 p.m. at Mansion at

Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike.Inegriti Reeves performs jazzstandards with original flare andmodern harmonies. $15. Visitwww.strathmore.org.

SATURDAY/MARCH 30Music Performance. 8 p.m. at the

Strathmore Music Center, 5301Tuckerman Lane. Hear “The MagicalSymphony Tour,” music of theBeatles performed with an orchestra.Visit www.strathmore.org for tickets.

Festival of Colors. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. atISKCON of DC, 10310 Oaklyn Drive.Along with the colors there will be afood court, shopping, music andmore. Visit www.iskconofdc.org.

SUNDAY/MARCH 31Waltz. 2:45 p.m. lesson; 3:30 p.m.

dance to the music of HoneysuckleRose in the Spanish Ballroom at GlenEcho, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. $10. Nopartner required. Visit www.waltztimedances.org or 301-634-2222.

APRIL 3 THROUGH MAY 26Theater Performance. See “James

and the Giant Peach” and “The MagicFinger” at Imagination Stage, 4908Auburn Ave., Bethesda. Best forchildren ages 4-10. Tickets rangebetween $12-$25. Call 301-280-1660or visit www.imaginationstage.org.

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Mandatory Water RestrictionsCould Last a Week After Break

When a 54-inch water main in Chevy Chase at the intersectionof Connecticut Avenue and Chevy Chase Lake Drive rupturedMonday evening, March 18, the result was a geyser shooting ap-proximately 30 feet high and the immediate loss of 60 milliongallons of water.

To ensure continued water supply for all WSSC customers andfor fire protection and hospital/medical uses, Washington Subur-ban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) General Manager Jerry N.Johnson Tuesday morning called for mandatory water restrictionsfor all WSSC customers. The restrictions, designed to reduce useof water by at least 10 percent, take effect immediately and couldlast up to a week. WSSC has been working with fire departmentsto make sure there is adequate fire protection.

Until repairs are complete, all business and residential custom-ers must use water only as necessary — i.e., shorter showers andturn off faucets after washing hands and while brushing teeth;limit flushing toilets (do not flush after every use); put off wash-ing clothes if possible; limit the use of dishwashers and wash onlyfull loads. Visit www.wsscwater.com or call the WSSC at 301-206-4002.

Breaking Ground for NewScotland Community Center

Montgomery County Recreation was scheduled to break groundWednesday, March 27, 11 a.m. on the new Scotland Neighbor-hood Recreation Center. County Executive Isiah Leggett will par-ticipate in the ceremony at 7700 Scotland Drive in Potomac.

The existing community center will be completely removed andthe new neighborhood center, scheduled to open in the fall of2014, will feature a new two-level structure that features a newgymnasium, two multi-purpose activity rooms, game room, weightand exercise room, spacious social hall and more, according countydocuments.

Give Pedestrians a Brake; SafetyInitiative Reduces Fatalities

Montgomery County averages about 400 pedestrian collisions ayear. “We need everyone to be engaged to make sure that cross-ing the street is not a death defying act,” said Montgomery CountyExecutive Isiah Leggett.

“We need drivers to obey the law, yield to pedestrians in cross-walks, slow down, pay attention and look out for pedestrians. Weneed drivers to eliminate distractions, put down their electronicdevices and drive less aggressively. We need pedestrians to be vigi-lant, on guard and undistracted. They should use crosswalks, crossonly with walk signals and never assume that drivers see them,”Leggett said.

Leggett introduced an aggressive pedestrian safety initiative in2007. Over the past five years, pedestrian fatalities have gonefrom a high of 19 in 2008 to six in 2012; collisions in targetedlocations have been reduced by 45 percent; the number of colli-sions resulting in severe injuries has been reduced; and collisionswithin a quarter-mile of schools under the “Safe Routes to Schools”program have been cut.

See www.montgomerycountymd.gov/walk.

Register for Senior Spelling BeeMontgomery County residents 55 years of age or older are en-

couraged to participate in a Senior Spelling Bee on Saturday, April27 at 10 a.m. at the Chevy Chase Library located at 8005 Con-necticut Ave. The cost to enter is a $25 non-refundable fee whichcan be paid for by the individual or a sponsor, such as a localbusiness or book club, that will be recognized in promotionalmaterials.

Call 240-777-0020 or downloading a registration form at http://www.folmc.org/senior-spelling-bee/or visiting a local librarybranch to pick up a form, or email [email protected]. Registrationends on April 6.

This Week in PotomacPeople

Zachary Tabachow, 3, triesthe slide.

Two-year-old Ella Sayag isdressed as a ladybug.

Arielle Klewans, 5, leapsinto the balls.

Tavor Poleg, 2 and a half,plays with a balloon spider.

Malka Lederman, 5, adinosaur, looks at the prizeshe won.

Johanna Antine, 6, a witch, Kayla Molkner,6, a Girl Scout, and Sarah Antine as QueenEster.

Dana Ginsburg (a bat), Paul Ginsburg (aleprechaun) and their daughter Leah, 5.

FundraisingAt Beth Sholom

A book sale and Purimcarnival was held atCongregation Beth

Sholom last month. Proceeds fromthe events benefit the new library.

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Harvey Levine

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From the powerful sounds of a high schoolband to the soothing melo-dies sung in akindergarten music classroom, local musiceducators are using the month of March to

raise awareness of the benefits of learning music.In fact, the National Association for Music Educa-

tion (NAfME) designates March as Music In OurSchools Month, and local music educators echo thesignificance of the annual celebration.

“The reason Music in our Schools Month is so im-portant is because it heightens awareness … thatschool music programs help provide important andhealthy musical alternatives to the sometimes dis-turbing messages that children inadvertently hearin the … music they may encounter in popular cul-ture,” said Brian C. Wuttke, Ph.D., director of musiceducation at George Mason University in Virginia.

Even if formal music lessons are not an option,local musicians and music educators say that par-ents can encourage and inspire their children’s mu-sicality with simple activities at home. “Research sug-gests that parental involvement in a child’s musicactivities can not only pique a child’s interest inmusic, but it can positively impact motivation andachievement in music,” Wuttke said.

So how can parents support a child’s musical tal-ent or interest? “I think playing music with your kidswould be the number one way to enhance their mu-sicality,” said Elizabeth Lasko of the National Asso-ciation for Music Education. “Of course, a parent maynot play an instrument, but there is always singing.”

Lasko encourages parents to allow children to ex-periment with instruments. “As kids, we used to singwith our grandmother’s player piano,” she said.“Singing with recorded music is another option.Learning songs from different eras and genres can

open up new worlds to kids.” According toLasko, inexpensive percussion instruments likeshakers or tambourines can help children de-velop rhythm while having fun.

“Music education is as important as math andscience because it is all related,” said KevinStrother, Ph.D., Music Department head, TheHeights School in Potomac. “Without the arts,

education is incomplete and the student is not whole.Without music education, math and science are notseen in a complete picture. How else do you teach astudent to think and create? With the arts, musicand other forms, we can teach our students to think,create and imagine.”

Shannon Melideo, Ph.D., chair of the EducationDepartment at Marymount University in Arlington,Va., says exposure to music should be a priority. “[It]is critically important,” she said. “Sure, you wantthem to listen to ‘your music’ as a parent, but listento as much diverse music as possible and talk aboutit informally.”

Lasko agrees and encourages parents to look forlocal performances that are designed for young au-diences. “Lots of children love to attend musical per-formances that are geared toward their own age, es-pecially if there is fun interaction between the per-formers and the audience,” she said. “Many commu-nities offer inexpensive performances. Some [areoffered] at schools. Seeing kids their own age orslightly older perform music can be very inspiringfor children.”

Parents don’t even have to leave home to findmusical inspiration. “For young children, simple,everyday household items can be used to make afunctional musical instrument that the child can deco-rate and compose a song on,” said Wuttke.

He added that parents should encourage their chil-dren to participate in school music programs. “Praisethe student for their efforts,” he said. “Ask the stu-dent to sing or play a song on an instrument theyare working on in school for family members.”

Finally, technology offers convenient options.“There are many iPad applications, for instance, thatare musical in nature and help kids learn about dif-ferent instruments and how to record music,” saidLasko.

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Having never attended medical school (andnot really having had the grades or commitmentto do so), and having only completed 10th-gradeBiology and freshman-year Astronomy, and rarelyeven driven by a medical school growing up, myunderstanding and/or instincts regarding how amedical professional plans and/or prepares for hisday is as foreign to me as sugar-free chocolate (ifI’m going down, I’m going down swinging; intruth however, considering the anti-cancer, alka-line diet I’m following, I do need to swing a littleless frequently).

Nevertheless, having had multiple appoint-ments with doctors/health care professionals overthese last four cancer-centric years, I’ve oftenwondered how much preparation occurs beforeeach appointment. There’s a schedule certainly,but does the doctor review it daily/weekly – inadvance, to determine the course of his possibleaction/discussion with the patient? And if so, doeshe review/study/research said patient’s medicalchart/history to better prepare for these discus-sions or does he sort of “wing it,” professionallyspeaking, and instead wait to hear what thepatient has to say? Moreover, if there’s been labwork, diagnostic scans, etc. completed previous tothe appointment, does the doctor receive indica-tions – electronic or otherwise, before theappointment, with enough time to evaluate theresults/read the reports or does he see it for thefirst time sometime during the day of the appoint-ment? And while this curiosity exists in my head,is the doctor likewise preoccupied (even a littlebit) with my ongoing health situation beyond the30 minutes or so we spend together every fewmonths or his time too precious, respectfullyspeaking? I realize he’s busy, but do I rank in hisfile? And if so, what does he know and when didhe know it?

Not that I’ve ever felt unknown or disre-spected when visiting either my primary care doc-tor or my oncologist, but I have felt a little dis-tance when I’ve seen specialists: pulmonary, tho-racic, nephrology, surgery, to whom I’ve beenreferred, who previous to seeing me face-to-facehad never met and/or spoken to me. Now I nevertook it personally; I took it professionally, as in: Isuppose this is the process. However, how dothey know a patient they don’t know, let aloneadvise with proper consent?

Over time though, my thinking has evolved.Now I’m thinking/wondering if they are even sup-posed to prepare for me – and not by reading myfile for the first time when I’m sitting on an exam-ining table directly across from them or throughstudy the night before, but at all? Perhaps mysituation – as serious as it is to me, is not as seri-ous to the doctor? And by that I mean, he’s notruled by his emotions – he’s not terminal, that Iknow of, anyway. It’s just another day at the office– so to speak. I understand that he likely hasmany patient histories on his mind/in his headand focusing/preparing too much for one some-how has adverse consequences for the others.Maybe the treatment protocols, as complicated asthey are to me, are fairly mundane to the doctorand don’t require that much homework, so dis-cussing my chart as he reads it for that first time isno big/complicated deal and standard operatingprocedure?

I’ve actually experienced this sensation a cou-ple of times with my oncologist. When I was amore frequent visitor to the Infusion Center –every three weeks, occasionally I would see himtending to other patients; he didn’t seem to knowI was going to be infused that day (in fairness, theinfusion appointment does not directly involve theoncologist), even exhibiting surprise at my pres-ence. Still, I would more often than not ask him aquestion about my specific health situation.However, if I didn’t have a non-infusion appoint-ment scheduled that day, he wasn’t comfortableanswering my questions. He would say: he wasn’tprepared to answer the question. Apparently, hecouldn’t pull my information out of thin air. Icame to understand and accept that if it wasn’tmy day to be examined, it wasn’t a good day toask him health-related questions about yours truly.

Still, I wonder, as much from lack of knowl-edge as anything: are my expectations unreason-able? I know, in my head anyway, as concerns mycancer treatment, it’s all about me. But whatabout in my oncologist’s head? Am I on his radaror am I out of sight, out of mind? And if so, isthere any harm in that, or is it just me wonderingtoo much about too much (the bane of this can-cer patient’s existence)?

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

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline is Thurs-day at noon. Photos are welcome.

Salisbury University senior GloriaChibueze-Azinge of North Potomac, isworking for Del. Adelaide Eckardt as a leg-islative intern in the Maryland GeneralAssembly, thanks in part to the Henry H.“Buddy” Hanna Memorial Award. She is apolitical science major.

The following students have been namedto Randolph-Macon Academy’s honor rollsfor the second quarter of the 2012-13 schoolyear: Alexander Ndongo-Seh, the son ofEdna Kweti-Fonderson and Patrice Ndongo-She, was named to the principal’s list. Alexis an eighth grade student at Randolph-Ma-con. David Lee Jr., the son of Hong GangLi and Chun Qing Lei, was named to thepresident’s list. David is a junior atRandolph-Macon.

Six Virginia Tech students will present atthe National Conference on UndergraduateResearch. The students submitted applica-tions last fall to be part of the competitiveconference, which takes place April 11-13,2013, at the University of Wisconsin – LaCrosse. The students include: GregoryRodden of Potomac, a senior majoring inhuman nutrition, foods, and exercise in theCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences, willgive a poster presentation titled, “Chroniclow-dose endotoxin treatment suppressesinsulin signaling and impairs insulin-medi-ated glycogen synthesis in skeletal musclecells.” Rodden was a Summer Undergradu-ate Research Fellow at Fralin Life ScienceInstitute.

The following Potomac area residentswere named to the dean’s list at SalisburyUniversity: Jaclyn Lambergman, ChaseNussbaum , Alexa Wert , GloriaChibueze-Azinge, Jesse Cunningham,Julianne Durkin, Raleigh Meddings,Kassandra Reyes and Phillip Valencia.

School NotesSchools

Fish swim in schools and last week’sbig catch was Washington Episco-pal School’s production of“Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.”

which was performed by 28 members of thesixth-grade in two casts.

The 60-minute musical, designed formiddle-school aged performers, is based onthe 2008 Broadway production and the1989 animated feature film. The cast wasled by Performing Arts Director RonValenzia. Grade 5 provided choral support;each sported an colorful iridescent fish cap.

Washington Episcopal School is an inde-pendent, coeducational day school inBethesda. For more information, visitwww.w-e-s.org.

‘The Little Mermaid Jr.’ on Stage

Washington Episcopal Grade 6student Sareen Balian, playsUrsula in the school’s productionof “The Little Mermaid Jr.”

Washington Epis-copal School sixth-

grade studentsduring the finaleof their produc-

tion of “The LittleMermaid Jr.” from

left are LouieAkins, Matthew

Sheets, EmmaStanfill, Ryan Kyle,Sareen Balian and

Juliet Faris.

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Churchill BaseballTo Face DefendingChampion

The Churchill baseball team will open the2013 season against defending 4A statechampion Northwest at 3:30 p.m. on Thurs-day, March 21 at Churchill High School. Thefollowing day, the Bulldogs will travel toface Magruder at 3:30 p.m.

Last season, Churchill reached the 4AWest region quarterfinals, where the Bull-dogs lost to No. 2 Quince Orchard. In 2011,Churchill finished region runner-up.

Also on March 21, the Churchill boys’ andgirls’ lacrosse teams, softball team and boys’tennis team will open their respective sea-sons. The boys’ lacrosse team will host TheHeights at 7 p.m. The girls’ lacrosse teamwill travel to face Bullis at 5:30. The soft-ball and boys’ tennis teams will host North-west at 3:30.

Whitman SpringSports Openers

Many Whitman spring sports teams willbeing their respective seasons on March 21.

The baseball team, which finished 4AWest region runner-up last season, will hostPoolesville at 3:30 p.m. The boys’ lacrosseteam will travel to face Magruder, the soft-ball team will host Poolesville and the girls’lacrosse team will host Magruder, all at

3:30. The boys’ tennis team will hostWatkins Mill, also at 3:30.

Wootton TeamsTo Start Seasons

The Wootton baseball, softball and boys’and girls’ lacrosse teams will open their re-

spective seasons under the lights on Thurs-day, March 21. The baseball and softballteams will play at Blair at 7 p.m. The boys’lacrosse team will host Sherwood at 7 p.m.and the girls’ lacrosse team will travel toface Sherwood, also at 7 p.m.

The boys’ tennis team will travel to facePoolesville at 3:30 p.m.

Sports Briefs

Third graders from Mater Dei School won the 4th grade MontgomeryCounty Recreation Department Basketball Championship. In the frontrow, from left, are Tommy Bonavita, Matthew O’Connor, Daniel Paciousand Brendan Lane. In back row are Coach Bryan Brewer, Connor Bain,Jose Ortega, Buddy Brewer and Jared Turner. The tournament playoffswere played the weekend of March 9 at various locations.

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