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News
By Ashley Claire Simpson
The Connection
Arlington’s Halquist Inpatient Centerof Capital Caring, the only non-profit hospice in Northern Virginia,
can be an emotionally difficult place towork, visit, and live. The six-person land-scaping volunteer committee comes to-gether to ensure that all people affected bythe center — patients, employees and itsneighbors — have natural gifts that makethis phase of life a little more peaceful.
Saturday, May 3, was the landscapingcommittee’s 30th annual plant sale. Thecommittee, which has maintained theHospice’s well-manicured and floweredgrounds for 30 years, funds its own effortscompletely and raised about $3,000 thisyear at the sale.
“It was a good turnout with a couple hun-dred people there,” Diane Oermann, headof the Landscaping Committee, said. “Wevary from year to year, but there are from100 to 150 types of plants. There were trees,shrubs, perennials, annuals and herbs.”
Oermann said the annual plant sale hasblossomed into something beautiful overthe past three decades. It’s a good thingbecause the all-volunteer committee fundsthe landscaping efforts completely.
“In the beginning we did it from nomoney,” Oermann said. “People dug upthings in their yard. At first all we had tosell was liriope and hostas. As the yearswent on, we wanted to improve the groundsfurther so we have added many beds.”
The landscaping committee procures theplants for the annual sale from volunteers,suppliers, and even from the hospice gar-dens.
“One year we had a lady who provided abunch of vegetable seedlings,” Oermannsaid. “It changes from time to time. Someof the plants are divisions from the hospicegrounds themselves. A lot of things comefrom landscape volunteers. We cannibalizeour own yards. We also have a supplier toprovide some of the other things.”
The landscaping is an important elementof the Arlington hospice, and patients ap-preciate the natural aesthetic appeal it pro-vides. One element of the garden in par-ticular plays a major role.
“The landscape is an important part ofthe hospice itself,” Oermann said. “It ismainly for the patients. There is even a ga-zebo to accommodate two hospital beds. Wehave patient weddings there, baptisms andsome have requested to pass away in thegazebo.”
While predominantly for patients, thegardens are also a retreat for staff mem-bers who need a break from difficult mo-ments.
“It’s a nice place to contemplate, and thisstaff works under a lot of stress,” Oermannsaid. “The landscape restores peoples’ spir-its.”
Malene Davis, president and CEO of Capi-tal Caring at large, said the landscaping ofthe Halquist center is an example of the loveand support of volunteers in the surround-ing Community.
“At Capital Caring, our volunteers are veryimportant to our commitment of providingworld class care and service to our patientsand their families,” Davis said. “My hat isoff to the Arlington community and ourteam of volunteers for creating a beautifulgarden and grounds at our Halquist Inpa-tient Center. From the day the formerWoodlawn Elementary School was gifted asa place to provide the best in care, thearmies of compassion in the Arlington com-munity have been paramount to our mis-sion of simply improving care to those withadvanced illness.”
The overall community support, Oermannadded, has been crucial to the blooming andgrowing garden.
“The immediate community associate, theWaycroft Woodland Civic Association, hasbeen great, and we get people who helpfrom all over Falls Church, Alexandria,Fairfax County, and throughout Arlington,”Oermann said. “We really appreciate thecommunity’s support.”
The landscape volunteers are WinkHarned, Joe Pimenta, Kathryn Lahn, JohnLynn and Bill Marshuetz. They work everySaturday of the year February through De-cember to ensure the beauty of Halquist issuitable for its patients, staff and residen-tial neighbors.
Visitors stop by the 30th Annual Hospice Plant Sale on May 3 at theHalquist Memorial Inpatient Center.
Garden Enhances Capital CaringPlant sale fundsvolunteer-operatedlandscaping.
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2014 De-signer of the
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Fashion merchandizing major Gabriela Skura ’14 mod-els Redskins fan apparel from a product developmentcourse. Designs by Breanne Lippy.
As a tribute to SylvieCachay ‘99, the SYLAswimwear designer, whodied tragically in 2010,models took the stagedressed in SYLA.
A Dale Angusdesign modeledby Bria Scott-Fleming.
A design by DonaAdel Rajab mod-eled by FrankCadle.
Mariana Choongmodels a dressdesigned by SarahWheeler.
Marymount Presi-dent Matthew D.Shank presentedJhane Barnes withthe 2014Marymount Univer-sity Designer of theYear Award.
2014 Portfolio in MotionW
ith a theme inspired by industrial art,Marymount University’s annual fash-ion show premiered on May 1. De-
signer Jhane Barnes received Marymount’s 2014Designer of the Year Award in recognition of herinnovative menswear, textiles, and creative useof mathematics in the design process.
The jury-selected garments, created by the fash-ion merchandising students, were modeled byMarymount students.
The alumni designers featured were ClaudiaHosky ’09, with her Fearless brand; Vesna Kustudic’08 with Mint Lola, a bridal accessory atelier; andSylvie Cachay ’ 99, the SYLA swimwear designer,who died tragically in 2010. SYLA was featured
as a tribute to this designer; The Sylvie CachayMemorial Project combats violence againstwomen, funds fashion design scholarships forMarymount students, and supports the AnimalLovers Initiative.
After the final runway walk, Janice Ellinwood,chair of the fashion programs, recognized out-standing fashion design student achievements:The Portfolio in Motion Award and Best Line forCraftsmanship - Lisa Sanders; The NAMSBE Foun-dation Arthur H. Taylor Award for Excellence inMenswear Design and Best Line for a Target Mar-ket - Si-Jin Joo; Best Line for Innovation - KieriBorg; Best Line for Draping - Eva Ramirez andBest Line for Fabrication - Charity Peart.
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By Michael Lee Pope
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The three candidates seek-ing the Democratic en-dorsement for School
Board all say they are opposed toincreasing class sizes, and all threesay the School Board is probablygoing to have to consider bound-ary changes to handle the crushof new students. Beyond that,though, the candidates have awide array of opinions about howthe county schools should handlethe enrollment spike. Voters willhave the final say when they headto the polls May 15 and May 17.
“They are looking for someonewho is going to do an excellent jobmanaging the challenges in in-creasing enrollment at a timewhen budgets are still very hardto come by,” said ArlingtonCounty Democratic CommitteeChairman Kip Malinosky, a civicsteacher in Fairfax County.
The candidates will be hopingto fill a seat vacated by Sally Baird,who was first elected to the SchoolBoard in 2006. When asked abouther lowest point in elected office,Baird recalled a time when SchoolBoard members were consideringa plan that would have createdboundary changes in response tofalling enrollment when she wasfirst elected.
“If we had done what he hadrecommended, we would havebasically been moving kids fromone crowded school to anothercrowded school,” said Baird.“Given that the trajectory has con-tinued to go up, we would havereally been in a mess.”
GREG GREELEY has repeatedlycriticized school leaders for notbeing ready for the enrollmentspike that’s about to happen. Sincehe joined the school system’s fa-cility advisory committee threeyears ago, Greeley says, he hascome to the conclusion that Arling-ton needs a master plan to dealwith an enrollment of 30,000 stu-dents by the next decade. On thecampaign trail, he has repeatedlycalled for School Board membersto create such a plan.
“As a school system we need todo more to prepare for this,” saidGreeley. “We are simply buildingwhere we can build schools to getseats in place, but that’s not thesame as having a vision for a
30,000 stu-dent system.”
Greeley saidhe would sup-port efforts topotentially useclassrooms sixout of theseven periodsin the schoolday, althoughhe acknowl-edged that thed r a w b a c kwould be thatt e a c h e r swould lose thet r a d i t i o n a lmodel. He alsosaid he mights u p p o r ttweaking thea d m i s s i o n spolicy andtransfer policyto ease over-crowding. Onthe otherhand, he’smore critical of efforts to team el-ementary schools and implementa year-round schedule. He’s moreopen to adjusting class schedulesand relocating programs, althoughhe said he would want to see moredetail on how those strategieswould work before offering his fullsupport.
“One of the disadvantages of theteam concept is that it sets up in-equalities of choice, and I thinkthose kinds of inequalities ofchoice need to have a higher scru-tiny to them,” said Greeley. “I thinkthat runs counter to what mostpeople in Arlington would like tothink about choice programs,which is if there is a choice pro-gram it should be an opportunitythat’s equally available to all.”
BARBARA KANNINEN saysschool leaders have seen enroll-ment increases over the last de-cade, so the challenge of crowdedschools is not a new one in Arling-ton. Nevertheless, she said, schoolleaders have fallen behind inbuilding new facilities. As a result,she said, School Board memberswill need to find creative solutionsto addressing the crush of new stu-dents.
“We’ve been watching enroll-ment go up over the last 10 years,”said Kanninen. “We’ve got trailers
Handling the CrushWhat will School Boardcandidates do if elected?
Greg Greeley
BarbaraKanninen
Nancy VanDoren
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Nature
By Donald Sweig
The birds are coming. The annualmigration of often brightly col-ored songbirds from their win-ter homes in Central and South
America, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands,and the southern U.S. is underway now.Millions and millions of avian migrants flynorthward every night and the come downto rest or nest every morning. Some of thebirds are enroute to nesting areas far to thenorth; some nest right here or nearby. Avianenthusiasts (birders/bird watchers) andgeneral nature buffs have eagerly awaitedthe birds’ arrival and are now out in forcehoping to see some of their featheredfriends.
The spring breeding birds (50 or morespecies) are often boldly patterned andbrightly colored. They exhibit in variouspatterns of black, white, yellow, red, blue,orange and myriad shades of brown andgrey.
And they sing. Each species has a distinctsong and call. Spring songbirds can be seenin many places in the area, from a tree inany yard, to “migrant traps,” natural areasthat attract migrating birds and regularnesting sites.
The Baltimore Oriole, the state bird ofMaryland, was named by the original set-tlers of Maryland in the 17th century, whenthey saw the orange and black bird, thesame colors as the coat-of-arms of CecilCalvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore, the founder ofMaryland.
They declared that the oriole was “LordBaltimore’s bird.”
Baltimore Orioles are easily found in lateApril and early May as they breed in Mary-land and Virginia. Look for them along theC&O Canal, in the Great Falls Parks on bothsides of the Potomac.
It’s a great opportunity to see Spring wild-flowers as well.
Any morning, especially with south orsouthwest winds, from mid-April until lateMay is likely to bring a new wave of birds.
The local nesters are especially vocalwhen the first arrive and are setting upbreeding territories. Look for them on thetop of trees, often singing loudly.
Go at sunrise, or shortly thereafter whenthe new migrants have just arrived; lateafternoon (4 to 6 p.m.) is also often pro-ductive, though not as good as early morn-ing. If you have binoculars, take them. Lis-ten carefully and look toward any birdsound you hear.
Local bird clubs have lots of bird walks inthe Spring and are usually delighted to havenew folks come along, and one will see
more birds if going with an experiencedgroup.
It’s a priceless opportunity to see a Balti-more or Orchard Oriole; a Scarlet or Sum-mer Tanager; a Yellow-billed Cuckoo; aRose-breasted or Blue Grosbeak; a bright–blue Indigo Bunting; a Prothonotary, Prai-rie, Hooded, or others of the more than 30species of Warbler. Go look at the birds andcelebrate Spring.
A male Baltimore Oriole, the statebird of Maryland.
Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak is among themost colorful of the migrant birds in theWashington area. They breed just to the westof this area.
Indigo buntings are common breeders in bothMaryland and Virginia. Look for the bright-bluemales on tree tops, like cedars or snags, andutility wires throughout the area.
Birders in Monticello Park in Alexandria, six acres full of migratingwarblers, small colorful birds making their way north after wintering inSouth and Central America. Earlier this month, the park was full ofbirders listening to the bird calls and then searching to see such birdsas Black Throated Blue Warbler, Black and White Warbler, AmericanRedstart, Prairie Warbler and many others. One birder reported 42species of birds on May 2.
Local Birding GroupsAs a novice or beginning birder, chances of see-
ing and identifying birds are greatly increased ifone goes out with more experienced birders. Localorganizations have regularly scheduled bird walks,and welcome newcomers, beginners and returningbirders on most outings.
Montgomery Bird Clubwww.montgomerybirdclub.org/
Northern Virginiawww.nvabc.org/ Northern Virginia
Audubon of Virginiawww.audubonva.org/ Northern Virginia
Audubon Naturalist Societywww.audubonnaturalist.org/
Also look at: http://birding.aba.org/ (AmericanBirding Association), Click on Maryland or Virginiato see what is being seen and where.
Birding HotspotsFAIRFAX COUNTY
Great Falls Parkwww.nps.gov/grfa/index.htm
Riverbend Park along the Potomacwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/
Huntley Meadows Parkwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley-meadows-park/
ARLINGTON COUNTYLong Branch and Carlin Springs parks
www.arlingtonva.us/departments/parksrecreation/scripts/parks/LongBranch.aspx
ALEXANDRIAA wel-known and popular “migrant trap” in Alexan-
dria is Monticello Park, 320 Beverly Drive.
Local bird groups and bird walks helpbeginning birders see colorful birds.Spring Songbirds Arriving
NoteLocal native Donald Sweig, Ph.D,
who retired in 2002 after nearly 30-years as the County Historian forFairfax County, is an avid birder,nature photographer, and natural-ist. His observations about locallyobservable birds and other faunaand flora, as well as local history,will appear occasionally in the Con-nection. He can often be found inRiverbend Park in Great Falls, Va.,along the C&O Canal in Montgom-ery Co., Md., and in other localnatural areas, parks, and wildliferefuges.
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Organized Bird WalksHere are some planned bird walks in the area,
beginners and novices welcomed.8 a.m. Sundays, Bird Walk at Great Falls
National Park, meet at the visitor center, 9200Old Dominion Dr, McLean.
8 a.m. Sundays, Friends of Dyke Marsh lead awalk into Dyke Marsh all year long.www.fodm.org
Wednesday, May 21, 8:30 a.m. Eakin Park 8515Tobin Road, Annandale, www.nvabc.org
Wednesday, May 28, 8:30 a.m. HuntleyMeadows, www.nvabc.org
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By Michael Lee Pope
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Behind the closed doors at InovaFairfax Hospital in Falls Churchand the Virginia Hospital Centerin Arlington, a quiet change has
been taking shape over the last few decades.Doctors at these two hospitals have beenperforming cesarean-section deliveries forlow-risk pregnancies at a rate that far ex-ceeds what happens at most hospital acrossAmerica. Last week, the two hospitalslanded on Consumer Reports’ top 10 list forhospitals with high C-section rates.
“It’s an alarming trend,” said Dr. MicheleDavidson, associate professor and coordi-nator of the PhD Nursing Program at GeorgeMason University. “You have a much highermaternal mortality and morbidity rate whenyou perform a C-section versus a normal
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C-section deliveries have long been usedfor high-risk pregnancies, when the healthof the mother or the baby is at risk. Sincethe 1960s, though, doctors have increas-ingly been performing C-section deliveriesfor low-risk pregnancies. These includewomen who have never had a C-sectionbefore, are not delivering prematurely or
are pregnant with a single baby that is prop-erly positioned. Critics say the proceduresdrive up costs and increase risks for moth-ers and babies, although hospitals say theyare providing options to women. “We workclosely with expectant mothers and physi-cians to support choice, while providing asafe and personalized birth experience,”said Maryanne Boster, director of corporatecommunications for the Virginia Hospital
Center. “We are partnering with our physi-cians to constantly monitor and balance theneeds of the mother and baby while ensuringwe work towards the best outcome for both.”
SINCE 1970, the number of C-sectionsperformed in the U.S. has increased 500percent. Davidson said a number of reasonsare driving the trend. One is fear of litiga-
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Opinion
Some people continue to assert, eitherwith their words or by simply abstain-ing, that voting just doesn’t matter.Here in Virginia, nearly every day we
prove that is incorrect.All of Virginia’s elected representatives who
are elected by the entire state are of the samepolitical party. They are all Democrats:Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Lt. Gov. RalphNortham, Attorney General Mark Her-ring and Virginia’s two U.S. Senators,Mark Warner and Tim Kaine.
None were elected by a landslide but thetrend is undeniable; the results are tangible.
Herring won his race over Mark D.Obenshain (R) by fewer than 200 votes out ofmore than 2.2 million votes cast. But that slim-mest of margins has cleared the way for a newapproach on many issues, especially after theprevious four years of Gov. Bob McDonnell andAttorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
In January, Herring announced his officewould support legal arguments that Virginia’s
ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional.Judge Arenda Wright Allen on Valentine’s Dayoverturned that ban, and on Tuesday, May 13,the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Rich-mond begins the process that should result insame sex couples being able to marry in Vir-ginia.
In April, Herring advised that Virginia stu-dents who are lawfully present in the UnitedStates under the Federal Deferred Action forChildhood Arrivals (DACA) program qualify forin-state tuition, provided they meet Virginia’s
domicile requirements.This week, Gov. McAuliffe began ad-
ministrative processes to blunt the ef-fects of restrictive regulations placed
on women’s health centers that provide abor-tion, that would essentially have forced mostto close by applying onerous standards in-tended for hospitals.
“I am concerned that the extreme and puni-tive regulations adopted last year jeopardizethe ability of most women’s health centers tokeep their doors open and place in jeopardythe health and reproductive rights of Virginiawomen,” McAuliffe said. He also began theprocess of changing the makeup of the Boardof Health via appointments, including return-
ing James Edmondson of McLean to the board.In the meantime, the gerrymandering of dis-
trict lines for members of the General Assem-bly maintains the conservative, Republicansuper majority there.
Those members of the House of Delegatesin particular seem prepared to cut off theirnoses to spite their faces, to do almost any-thing to deny health care to more than 200,000very poor Virginians who could be covered byexpanding Medicaid under the Affordable CareAct. Not only would this be fully covered byFederal funds for the first years and covered90 percent thereafter, but it would bring enor-mous economic benefits to Virginia. McAuliffeis correct to look for ways to expand Medicaidadministratively, bypassing the General Assem-bly. It has been done elsewhere.
“This is not just a health issue — it’s an eco-nomic issue,” McAuliffe said yesterday in an-nouncing review of the regulations on women’shealth clinics, but the statement applies alsoto expanding health care in Virginia. “In orderto grow and diversify our economy, Virginianeeds to be open and welcoming to all.”
— Mary Kimm,
Virginia Proves Elections MatterHealth and economicissues are entwined.
Editorial
Going GreenHundreds of students in Arlington elementary schools were enrolled in Dominion’sProject Plant It! program this spring. They learned how trees benefit the ecosystemwith educational lesson plans and got a redbud tree seedling to plant in honor ofArbor Day on April 25. Above are students from Jamestown Elementary School.They planted a tree on the school grounds in an Earth Day and Arbor Day celebra-tion with assistance from volunteers with Dominion, the parent company of Do-minion Virginia Power. For more information, visit www.projectplantit.com.
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FRIDAY/MAY 16Bike to Work Day. Morning and
afternoon commute includes six pitstops in Arlington with free food anddrinks. Visit www.bikearlington.com/
pages/news-events/bike-to-work-day-2014 for information andwww.biketoworkmetrodc.org toregister to win prizes.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 16-18Honoring Animals Weekend. At
Arlington Metaphysical Church, 5618Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Three daysof workshops, readings and activitiesdesigned especially for pets and theirhumans, including Blessing of theAnimals Service 11 a.m. Sunday. Call
703-276-8738, ext. 1002 or visitwww.arlingtonmeta.org.
SATURDAY/MAY 17Plant Sale. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Space
#13, Green Spring Gardens, 4603Green Spring Road, Alexandria.Perennials, natives and more. Grownin the gardens of VirginiaCooperative Extension MasterGardeners and in VCE DemonstrationGardens in Arlington and Alexandria.Visit www.ext.vt.edu.
Orchestra Auditions. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.at Immanuel Church on the Hill,3606 Seminary Road, Alexandria.Auditions for the WashingtonMetropolitan Youth Orchestra andthe Washington Metropolitan ConcertOrchestra, both for young musicians.For complete audition information,requirements and registration visitwww.wmpamusic.org/wmyo-auditions.html for the youthorchestra and www.wmpamusic.org/wmco-auditions.html for the concertorchestra. Visit wmpamusic.org.
SUNDAY/MAY 18Death Café Discussion. 3-5 p.m. at
the Unitarian Universalist Church ofArlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd.Small group discussion and tea partywith the Memorial Society ofNorthern Virginia. Free. Call 703-271-9240.
MONDAY/MAY 19Orchestra Auditions. 4:30-9 p.m. in
the Ainslie Arts Center at EpiscopalHigh School, 3800 West BraddockRoad, Alexandria. Auditions for theWashington Metropolitan YouthOrchestra and the WashingtonMetropolitan Concert Orchestra, bothfor young musicians. For completeaudition information, requirementsand registration visitwww.wmpamusic.org/wmyo-auditions.html for the youthorchestra and www.wmpamusic.org/wmco-auditions.html for the concertorchestra. Visit wmpamusic.org.
WEDNESDAY/MAY 21Leadership Arlington Awards
Ceremony. 6-10 p.m. at The WestinArlington Gateway, 801 N. GlebeRoad. Leadership Legacy Awards willbe presented to Randy Anderson,Rich Doud and A-SPAN. Event alsocelebrations graduation of theLeadership Arlington class of 2014.$125 admission includes dinner. Visitwww.leadershiparlington.org.
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C-Section Boom in RegionFrom Page 5
“It’s an alarmingtrend. You have amuch highermaternal mortalityand morbidity ratewhen you perform aC-section versus anormal birth. Soyou’re taking asurgical risk thatdoes not need to betaken.”
— Dr. Michele Davidson,associate professor andcoordinator of the PhD
Nursing Program at GeorgeMason University.
tion, largely driving by high-profile lawsuitsinvolving women whose uterus rupturedwhen they tried to induce labor in a preg-nancy following a previous C-section deliv-ery. Another trend driving the increasednumber is that more and more women areelecting to have the pro-cedure, a practice knownas cesarian-on-demand.
“They’re done withsuch frequency that theyare a very safe proce-dure,” said Del. PatrickHope, who is a lobbyistwith the American Col-lege of Cardiology. “Ofcourse, what we are see-ing is that the healthplans are paying it. Andso the health plans,which have everything atstake and are looking atthe procedures and look-ing at the guidelines, theyare clearly indicating it’sappropriate.”
Ultimately, though, thehigher numbers may berelated to money. Doctorscan get higher rates ofreimbursement whenthey opt for C-sectiondeliveries. They also freeup their schedule, allow-ing them to see more pa-tients. The average labortime for a first-time babyis 16 to 18 hours, precious moments fordoctors whose time is money. Davidson saidshe once worked at a hospital in Washing-ton, D.C. where one doctor had a 100 per-cent C-section delivery rate.
“The only way one of his patients woulddelivery vaginally is if she walked in com-plete and he wasn’t there,” said Davidson.“He C-sectioned everyone because he didn’twant to wait around for these women todeliver.”
ANOTHER POSSIBLE explanation forNorthern Virginia having higher rates of C-section deliveries for low-risk pregnancieshas to with the culture in the region. Manyprofessional women want to have a babyon their schedule rather than waitingaround for labor. And military families areoften under pressure to have babies on aschedule that has a strict deadline relatedto deployment. In many cases, these womenundergo selective induction, a process inwhich labor is induced on demand
“When you give someone the medicationto start labor when her body is not really
ready, you start to see failed inductionswhich lead to a C-section,” said Davidson.“So that’s another factor that we did nothave in the 1960s at all.”
In March, the American College of Ob-stetricians and Gynecologists and the Soci-ety for Maternal-Fetal Medicine published
in new practice guide-lines designed to curtailthe number of unneces-sary C-sections. The twogroups acknowledgedthat, in some cases, theprocedure is medicallynecessary for the healthand well-being of themother or the baby. Forexample, the groups con-cluded cesarean deliveryis firmly established asthe safest route of deliverwhen when have condi-tions such as placentaprevia or uterine rup-ture.
“Childbirth by its verynature carries potentialrisks for the woman andher baby, regardless ofthe route of delivery,” thewomen’s health organi-zations reported. “Formost pregnancies, whichare low-risk, cesareandelivery appears to posegreater risk of maternalmorbidity and mortalitythan vaginal delivery.”
ALTHOUGH MOST of the increase in C-section deliveries came in the 1970s and1980s, recent years have seen yet anotherspike. Since the mid-1990s, C-section de-liveries have increased yet again. In 2011,for example, one in three women in the U.S.gave birth by cesarean delivery, a 60 per-cent increase since 1996. Some are con-cerned that the rapid increase in cesareanbirth rates raises significant concern thatcesarean delivery is overused without clearevidence of improved maternal or newbornoutcomes. Some leaders in the AmericanCongress of Obstetricians and Gynecologistsare calling it a “epidemic.”
“I like to use that word because it’s dra-matic,” said Aaron B. Caughey, M.D., amember of The College’s Committee onObstetric Practice who helped develop thenew recommendations.
“I use that word because this is nation-wide and worldwide. It’s something that’soccurring that we need to understand bet-ter, and in my opinion it’s something thatwe should work to forestall.”
“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office ofSenior Adult Programs for May 27-31.
Senior trips: Tuesday, May 27, Lewis GinterBotanical Gardens, Henrico, Va., $39 (incl.udeslunch); Thursday, May 29, Valley Forge and Kingof Prussia Mall, Pa., $15; Friday, May 30, BluegrassJam, Round Hill, Va., $12; Saturday, May 31, Sig-nature Theatre, “The Threepenny Opera,” $67. CallArlington County 55+ Travel, 703-228-4748. Reg-
istration required.Arlington senior centers will be closed
Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day.Guiding Eyes for the Blind demo, Tuesday,
May 27, 11 a.m., Arlington Mill. Free. Register,703-228-7369.
Beginners full fitness exercise class, Tues-days and Thursdays, 10 a.m., Lee. $60/15 sessions.Details, 703-228-0555.
“Flourishing After 55”
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City Shops at 2100 Crystal Drive.“Mayhem” is a juried exhibit. Galleryhours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday,10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. [email protected] or 571-483-0652, or visitwww.galleryunderground.org.
Theater. Through June 8, SyneticTheater presents a new adaptation ofJerome K. Jerome’s “Three Men in aBoat (To say nothing of the dog),”through June 8 at 1800 S. Bell St.,Arlington. Tickets $35+. During theSunday, May 18 performancechildcare is provided at SyneticStudio for $5. Call 866-811-4111 orvisit www.synetictheater.org.
Historic Home Tours at the Ball-Sellers House, 5620 S. 3rd St. Theoldest surviving house in ArlingtonCounty opens for the season withfree tours and refreshments. Thehouse is open 1-4 p.m. SaturdaysApril through October. Visitwww.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.
Open Mic Comedy. Wednesdays 8-10p.m. at Ri Ra Irish Pub, 2915 WilsonBlvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. 21 and uponly. Free show, $25 cash prize for
best joke. Call 703-248-9888 or visitwww.RiRa.com/Arlington for more.
WEDNESDAY/MAY 1455+ Fitness Day. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at
the Walter Reed Community Center,2909 16th St. S. Enjoy fitnessactivities and demos for all levels likeboomer boot camp and dance fusion.Free. For information or to registercontact 703-228-0955 [email protected] or visit http://parks.arlingtonva.us/events/55-fitness-day.
YA Book Club. 5 p.m. at One MorePage Books, 2200 N. WestmorelandSt. “The Fault in Our Stars” by JohnGreen. Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com or call 703-300-9746.
THURSDAY/MAY 15Book Signing. 6:30-8 p.m. at the
Arlington Historical Museum in theHume School, 1805 S. ArlingtonRidge Road. Local author CharlieClark of “Arlington CountyChronicles” will sell and sign books.
Visitwww.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.
Author Reading. 7 p.m. at One MorePage Books, 2200 N. WestmorelandSt. Hilary Davidson with her firststand-alone novel, “Blood AlwaysTells.” Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com or call 703-300-9746.
FRIDAY/MAY 16Children’s Math Movies. 7:30 p.m.
at the David M. Brown Planetarium,1426 N Quincy St., Arlington.“Schoolhouse Rock MultiplicationRock” (1973) and “Powers of Ten”(1968). Total running time 45minutes. Suitable for familyaudiences. Schoolhouse Rock istargeted to children in grades K-5. $3for children 12 and under, $5 forfriends, members and seniors (60+),$7 for teens and adults. Visit http://friendsoftheplanetarium.org.
Polka Party. 7:30 p.m. at the UnitarianUniversalist Church of Arlington,4444 Arlington Blvd. Kirsten Warfield& Present Company. Free, butdonations accepted. Light
refreshments. [email protected] for more.
Live Music. 8 p.m. at Artisphere, 1101Wilson Blvd. Los Master Plus, thekings of cumbiatrónica. Visit http://artisphere.com.
Future Fund Awards Gala. 8-11p.m. on the Cherry Blossom Charter,located behind the Torpedo Factoryin Old Town, Alexandria, 105 NUnion St. The evening will featurehors d’oevres, an open bar anddancing. Tickets are $75 for FutureFund members and $95 fornonmembers. Visit http://www.cfnova.org/ffgala for more.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 16-18Art Sale. At St. Andrews Episcopal
Church, 4000 Lorcom Lane. 7-9 p.m.Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday. Art from 40participating artists from theArlington Artists Alliance. All pieces$95 or less. Visit standrewsnet.org orwww.arlington artistsalliance.org.
By Amber Healy
The Connection
Last fall’s closure of the federal gov-ernment for more than two weeksmight have been a frustrating time
for some, but five local men used it to makea record.
The members of BoxCartel saw the 16-day closure, during which time they wereexpressly forbidden from working, as anopportunity to put together their new 11-track album, aptly titled “Shutdown,” a pro-cess that otherwise would’ve taken up to amonth or longer.
Lead singer and songwriter Ken Feldmanand bassist Pat Kehs have played in bandstogether for several years, but it’s only beenthe past two-and-a-half years that BoxCartelhas been around, Kehs said. Joined by leadguitarist Jeff Blakeman, guitarist Paul Kluetzand percussionist and saxophonist DougMcKalip, the band gets together at leastonce a week to practice their sound, aneclectic mix of bluesy Southern rock, alter-native country, Americana and roots.
“Ken and I weredoing a neighbor-hood party together,and we both live inArlington,” Kehssaid. “Originally wejust did covers, butas Ken started writ-ing great songs, Iwanted to includesome friends ofmine — Doug, Jeffand I have beenplaying together since the ’90s.”
It’s an easy friendship and musical col-laboration among the five of them, which
“When you come in with a new song, youhave to let it go,” he said. “These guys areso talented. Doug has a great ear for whata song should be.”
That’s why McKalip took the lead on pre-paring the new album last fall. He recordedhis drum tracks first, then sent the files tothe other members of the group to havethem record their pieces independently.Given the government closure, they hadtime on their hands. The record came to-gether more quickly than expected.
So how do they juggle careers and wivesand kids with being in a band?
“For me, this is the smelling the roses partof life,” Kehs said. “It’s what I do for fun.We get together for practice about once aweek, but we’re flexible. Every day there’sjust so much,” so if things need to be re-
scheduled or shifted around, everyone un-derstands.
“It’s so different from any other band I’vebeen in,” Kluetz said. “We don’t need topractice as much because we all get alongmusically.”
The band describes the new album as“real music for real life,” Kehs said. “Youcan play it live. There are no samples [mixedin electronically that can’t be reproducedeasily on stage]. You can step onto a stageand just play.”
The upcoming gig at Rhodeside Grill onMay 24th will serve as a CD release party.
“That was one of the first places weplayed,” Kehs said. “Hopefully we can getbeyond our own friends and family [in theaudience]. We’re just trying to get intopeople’s heads.”
‘Shutdown’ a New Beginning for BoxCartel
BoxCartel will have a CD release party at Rhodeside Grill on May 24 fortheir new album, “Shutdown.” From left: Jeff Blakeman, Ken Feldman,Doug McKalip, Pat Kehs and Paul Kluetz.
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translates into a freewheeling stage pres-ence that’s both carefree and precise, assolos are easily transitioned back into asong’s main structure.
When asked for inspiration, McKalip, whoalso served as engineer, recorder and mixerfor the band’s debut album, cited “every-thing from The Police to The Band to allkinds of [other styles].” Their sound is fit-ting for an area like the greater Washing-ton, D.C. region, he said.
“D.C. is such a crossroads for types ofmusic and cultures,” and that’s seeped intoBoxCartel’s sounds, he said. “AmericanRockabilly, rock and roll, alt country,” allare welcome.
Blakeman, who mastered the album, saidone of his favorite albums growing up wasthe Allman Brother’s “Live at the FillmoreEast,” an iconic record. “That’s how I startedup,” he said. “I said, ‘I want to make thatsound.’”
Kluetz said his own musical backgroundincludes bands that had “a lot of funk in-fluence.”
IT TOOK MOST ofthe band’s first twoyears to put togethertheir sound, butnow they’re ready tounleash it.
“We all trust eachother enough to dowhat they think isbest for a song,”Blakeman said. “Ev-erybody has a reallygood musical ear.”
As the primary songwriter, Feldman haslearned a little bit of wisdom for a new cre-ation.
Meet the BandBoxCartel’s new album, “Shutdown,” will be
available for purchase during the CD release partyon Saturday, May 24 from 9 p.m.-12 a.m. atRhodeside Grill, 1836 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington.The band also has a Summer Solstice party sched-uled for Saturday, June 21, at the Westover BeerGarden on Washington Boulevard, starting at 6p.m. Visit www.boxcartel.com for more on theband and samples of the new album.
Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.
ONGOINGTheater. Through May 18, “Tango
Turco” (Turkish Tango), a play byRafael Bruza, runs at Gunston ArtsCenter, Theater Two, 2700 S. LangSt. In Spanish with English surtitles.Post-performance discussionsFridays. Childcare available Sundayswith advance notice, $10 per child. 8p.m. Thursdays, Fridays andSaturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays.Prices vary: $15 all Thursdays, $30students/seniors and $35 generaladmission Fridays and Saturdays;$25 all Sundays. Visitwww.teatrodelaluna.org,www.ticketplace.org orwww.goldstar.com.
Art Exhibit. Through May 31 atGallery Underground, in the Crystal
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Entertainment
By Steve Hibbard
The Connection
Life’s a bitch and then you die.”Signature Theatre in Shirlington isstaging an updated version of “The
Threepenny Opera” through June 1. Whileit was written in 1920s Germany (and basedon John Gay’s 1728 “The Beggar’s Opera”),its themes are timeless: the brutality of hu-manity and the scathing critique of a capi-talist society.
With a dark translation by Robert DavidMacDonald and Jeremy Sams, the play isset in a miserable future surrounding thecoronation of King William V — currentlyPrince William — in the underworld of Lon-don. Director and choreographer MatthewGardiner and Scenic Designer MishaKachman make use of graffiti by Banksy, aBritish artist/political activist as well as aneon LED stock market screen.
Gardiner said Signature had discusseddoing “The Threepenny Opera” for manyyears, adding that it feels truly relevant to-day — especially with the Pew ResearchCenter’s report that income inequality is at
its highest level since 1928 — coinciden-tally, the same year that the play premiered.
“I wanted to tell the story that [Kurt] Weilland [Bertolt] Brecht intended to tell. It is ascathing satire and I feel that in many trans-lations/adaptations of Brecht’s and Weill’smusical, that is lost,” said Gardiner. “[En-glish translators] Robert David McDonaldand Jeremy Sam’s adaptation is everythingI wanted for a contemporary audience. Ihope that the audience can see the worldwe live in now. This play is brutal in its viewof the world. I hope we achieved paintingit in that way.”
As far as challenges, Gardiner said Brechtis stylistically a very challenging playwright.“How do you respect his techniques and atthe same time make them relevant for acontemporary audience. How do you con-tinue to shock, surprise and rally an audi-ence into a desire to make a change,” hesaid. “It was a difficult but thrilling chal-lenge.”
Actress Erin Driscoll plays the role of PollyPeachum, a spoiled young woman whomarries her parents’ arch-nemesis in an actof rebellion. “She plays dumb and coy but
Signature Stages‘The Threepenny Opera’
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In acting in this Brecht piece, she said,“The point of the piece is to not be acknowl-edged for your acting and singing chops,but to get the message of the piece across.The goal is to keep the audience from con-necting in a personal way with your char-acter and as an actor, that is something younormally want from your audience.”
Natascia Diaz plays the role of Jenny, theex-flame of MacHeath. “They lived together,and, out of economic desperation, buddingantisocial behavior, he basically whored herout for money to support them,” she said.
For Jenny, Mack the Knife’s demise is in-evitable. Diaz said that he moved on to rap-ing, killing and womanizing other women,where in his world he is treated like arockstar. She said, “[Jenny] was offeredmoney to turn him in. There is nowhere elsefor their ‘love’ to go. His ego and criminal-ity takes over and as a result, love gets leftbehind,” Diaz said. “There is no room forlove in Brecht’s world, and he shows uswhy.”
Diaz said she hopes that audiences willhear Brecht’s confrontation of hypocrisy incommenting about societal structures, andin examining the opposing agendas in ourown human nature. “I hope they will enjoystretching themselves to receive a piece oftheatre that is not just a fun, passive dis-traction, but an important piece of theatrethat came as a rally cry in the late 1920s inGermany for authenticity in artistic expres-sion, and facing the stark realities of thehuman condition as a result of poverty, war,and economic inequality.”
“The Threepenny Opera” is showingthrough June 1 at Signature Theatre, 4200Campbell Ave. $47-$104. Showtimes Tues-day-Saturday, 7:30 or 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2p.m. and 7 p.m. Visit www.signature-theatre.org or call 703-820-9771.
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Home LifeStyle
By Marilyn Campbell
The Connection
The mild temperatures thatusher in late spring andearly summer beckon
many outdoors for alfresco parties.Whether held on a patio, deck orveranda, the necessary logistics forcoordinating even a simple gath-ering can be daunting.
Local tastemakers have unveiledthe latest in elegant accessories,colorful furnishings and creativestrategies for transforming asimple outdoor party into a chicand elegant endeavor. Fromserveware and centerpieces tolighting and cushions, style gurusexplain how you can keep yourcool while hosting a warmweather event.
“We love using our indoor-out-door rugs as the starting point fordecorating outdoor spaces,” saidAnn O’Shields of The Nest Egg inFairfax.
“We have a huge selection ofpatterns and colors from Dash &Albert that are perfect for ground-ing your space and creating anarea to entertain.”
Marrying comfort and style inoutdoor seating can transform vir-tually any space into a festive oa-sis, say designers. Sunbrella fab-rics are the ideal textile for uphol-stered furniture and throw pillows,says O’Shields.
Outdoor pillows by Elaine Smithare the top choice of interior de-signer and home furnishings bou-tique owner Victoria Sanchez ofVictoria at Home in Old Town Al-exandria. She says that the cush-ions are polished enough to adorna home’s interior, but hefty enough
to withstand exterior elements.“The pillows have grommets andembellishments, but are machinewashable and can sit outside,” said
Sanchez. “Something like that cando a lot to spiff up the same oldfurniture and set a tone for a fes-tive environment.”
When it comes to place settingsand serveware, resist the urge tobring indoor dinnerware outside,eschew the disposable varieties,and instead opt for dinnerwaremade of melamine.
“It is perfect for outdoor enter-taining because it’s durable andwon’t break if dropped,” saidCourtney Thomas of The PicketFence in Burke. “A bright servingtray or bowl adds some fun to out-door dining.”
Whether from one’s own gardenor a favorite florist, no smartlydressed table is complete withoutfresh foliage.
“Flowers go without saying,”said Sanchez. “They add color, andwhen your guests walk in and seefresh flowers, it signals to themthat the event is special and fes-tive.”
To create bouquets with burstsof vibrant summer colors, EvelynKinville of The Behnke FloristShop in Potomac, Md. recom-mends graceful blossoms likelisianthus, iris, hydrangea andgodetia.
“These can all be used together.Godetia is very pretty and comes
in cherry red, salmon and fuchsia,”said Kinville.
When choosing a color scheme,try going back to the basics. “Itgoes back to color theory — staywith a color wheel,” said Sanchez.“Opposites sides of the color wheelare always safe, like orange andblue.
Use lighting to create ambience.“Candles make great outdoor ac-cessories, especially if you are en-tertaining at night,” said Thomas.“Hang a few votive lanterns fromnearby trees or use a row ofsmaller lanterns as a centerpieceon the table. Even placing a fewtea lights on the table creates awarm glow.”
Cold libations and melodieswafting through the air are sum-mer soirée essentials. “For enter-taining, it’s always fun to havegreat music and refreshmentswhich are fun to serve in bucketsfilled with ice and drinks,” saidO’Shields.
When in doubt, opt for under-stated décor. “Keep it simple andcolorful,” says Sanchez. “No oneknows what you forgot. They onlysee what is there.”
Local style gurus offertips for alfresco soireesOutdoor Entertaining
Colorful serving pieces made of melamine are ideal foroutdoor entertaining and more environmentally friendlythan their disposable counterparts.
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Sports
While having four sophomoresearn all-conference honorsspeaks highly for the futureof the Bishop O’Connell
baseball program, the Knights’ young tal-ent found a way to experience success inthe present, as well.
The Bishop O’Connell baseball team fin-ished runner-up at the Washington Catho-lic Athletic Conference tournament over theweekend. The Knights reached the WCACtournament finals, where they fell shortagainst top-seeded St. John’s. The Cadetswon 3-0 on May 9 and 16-0 on May 10.
“It’s been a great year for the O’Connellbaseball program and, despite the fact thatwe fell short in the WCAC championshipseries, it has still been an historic andhighly-successful season,” head coach KylePadgett wrote in an email. “O’Connell base-ball hadn’t won a WCAC playoff game innine years and hadn’t finished as the 1 or 2seed in 30 years, so those are two thingswe’re very proud of. We have a very youngteam in that on most days we’ve got sixsophomores in our starting lineup, so theseguys grew up by leaps and bounds as theyear progressed and the future is verybright.”
O’Connell entered the tournament as theNo. 2 seed and defeated St. Mary’s Ryken
9-0 in the quarterfinals on May 4 beforefacing Good Counsel in a best-of-three semi-finals series. After dropping the opener, 1-0, on May 5, O’Connell bounced back bywinning Game 2, 4-2, on May 6 and Game3, 10-2, on May 7 to advance to the finals.
“To come back and win a three-game se-ries after losing the first one at home wasawesome to see,” Padgett wrote. “Our pitch-ing was truly amazing as we got three com-plete games and only allowed five runs inthree games. Brian Murray, Corey Burch,
O’Connell Baseball Reaches WCAC Tournament FinalsKnights have foursophomores earn all-conference honors.
Bishop O’Connell sophomore CoreyBurch received WCAC honorablemention in 2014.
The Bishop O’Connell baseball team, seen during a doubleheaderagainst St. Mary’s Ryken on April 19, lost to St. John’s in the WCACtournament finals May 9-10.
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“The kids and my assistant coaches de-serve all the credit in the world,” Padgettwrote, “as they’ve done something in twoyears that I envisioned taking closer to fiveyears.”
O’Connell sophomore pitcher/infielder
Rafi Vazquez was named WCAC Player ofthe Year. Sophomore outfielder MylesHudzick earned first-team all-conferencehonors, senior catcher Drew Tessier andsophomore shortstop Patrick Ryan were sec-ond-team selections, and sophomorepitcher/infielder Burch garnered honorablemention.
O’Connell faced Norfolk Academy in theVISAA state quarterfinals on Tuesday, afterThe Connection’s deadline.
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What Will School Board Candidates Do If Elected?
❖ Increased Class Size: One option underdiscussion would be to add one student toeach elementary-school classroom. This willallow for fewer teachers and fewerrelocatables.
❖ Increased Utilization Model: Increasingthe use of each classroom at the middle andhigh school levels from having five classes aday to having six classes a day.
❖ Adjusted Class Schedules: Schoolswould offer early morning classes, after-school classes, evening classes, and Saturdayclasses.
❖ Teamed Elementary Schools: Studentsat clusters of neighborhood schools wouldhave priority to transfer among schools thathave not reached capacity.
❖ School Within a School: This approachestablishes a school within a smaller educa-tional unit with a separate educationalprogram with its own staff and its own bud-get.
❖ Year Round Schools: Multi-schedule year-round schools would divide the student bodyinto different schedules so three of the fourschedules would be attending schools while thefourth is on vacation.
❖ Double Shifting: This scheduling optionwould operate schools in two shifts with thefirst group of students arriving early in themorning and departing at mid-day.
❖ Relocate Programs: This would balance
student enrollment by relocating programsfrom overcrowded schools to ones that haveroom.
❖ Virtual Classes: By expanding virtual classofferings, fewer students would be physicallyin the building.
❖ Admissions Policy Changes: By changingadmissions policies, priority could be given tostudents in overcrowded schools seeking ad-missions in schools that have room.
❖ Transfer Policy Changes: The transferpolicy for siblings at overcrowded schoolscould be adjusted, and transportation could beprovided for students to transfer to under-ca-pacity schools.
❖ Pre-K Centers: Students in pre-Kindergarden could be offered instruction ata pre-K center rather than their neighborhoodelementary school.
❖ Dual Enrollment: Students would be ableto take college-level classes at local colleges,opening up room at county schools.
❖ Leased Space: Students would attendclasses in former leased commercial facilitiesthat are converted for educational use.
❖ Shared Space: Students would attendclasses at facilities that are shared withcounty-owned buildings or institutions ofhigher learning.
❖ Boundary Changes: School Board mem-bers would consider redistributing students byreassigning neighborhood schools.
at most schools,” said Kanninen. “So the factis that we haven’t kept up, and I’m runningto help us get there.”
On the campaign trail, Kanninen has ad-vocated for school leaders investigating thepossibility of moving some high school stu-dents to leased space at the soon-to-be-va-cated building that now houses the NationalScience Foundation.
She also supports efforts to look at creat-ing schools within schools for smaller learn-ing environment, although she said shewould prefer schools to actually be smallrather than subdividing larger schools. Shesaid she might support the school system’sproposal of using classrooms six out ofseven periods a day, but only if teachersapprove.
“I think it’s a great potential solution,mathematically, but the question becomeswill it work for teachers?” asked Kanninen.“I would only want to proceed with that ifteachers were on board.”
NANCY VAN DOREN says her first prior-ity would be using all the available spaceto the maximum available potential, whichwould involve how classes are scheduledas well as potentially reconfiguring facili-ties to be more efficient.
She said her second priority would be tolook at property that Arlington County ownsin an effort to use government-owned spacefor classrooms.
“We need to be doing a lot more long-term planning, and I think the county andAPS should have a long-range planning pro-cess that goes 20 years or 30 years out,”said Van Doren. “The county already has acomprehensive plan, and I think that outplan needs to dovetail with that compre-hensive plan.”
Van Doren said that many of the strate-gies would be unworkable because they relyon moving students to facilities with room.The problem with that, she said, is that noneof the schools will have room. By 2018, ac-cording to school officials, only seven el-ementary schools will be at a capacity un-der 100 percent.
On the issue of relocating programs toshift students to schools that have capacity,Van Doren says that’s an option that mighthave physical adjustments requiring sub-stantial investments.
“That’s not just moving a few classroomsinto already existing facilities,” said VanDoren. “You can’t just pick up H.B.Woodlawn and move it to a new buildingwithout reconfiguring a new building physi-cally.”
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SATURDAY/MAY 17Neighborhood Day. Neighborhoods
across Arlington will organize eventsranging from picnics to sportingevents. Full list of submitted eventsat http://parks.arlingtonva.us/events/neighborhood-day-2014-3.For more information about how toget involved in Neighborhood Day,contact Laura [email protected].
Arlington Festival of the Arts. 10a.m.-5 p.m. at 1101 N. Highland St.Enjoy browsing art while listening tolive music. Free. Visitwww.artfestival.com for more.
Secretive Snakes 10-11 a.m. at FortCF Smith Park, 2411 N. 24th St.Snakes are often feared andmisunderstood. Learn more aboutsome of the smaller, more secretivesnakes in Arlington. Program#632724-B. $5. Call 703-228-3403or visit registration.arlingtonva.us.
Turtle Trot 5K. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., startsat the South Bluemont Park Shelter,parking lot at the intersection of 4thStreet N. & Manchester Street.Registration begins at 9 a.m., racestarts at 10. $30 fee for adults andteens, $15 fee for children. Fundsraised support local turtles. Call 703-228-6535 or contact Cliff Fairweatherat [email protected] at Active.com.
Author Reading. 10:30 a.m. at OneMore Page Books, 2200 N.Westmoreland St. Author MaryQuattlebaum will read from herlatest Jo MacDonald book, “JoMacDonald Hiked in the Woods,” andfrom “Pirate vs. Pirate.” Free, withChildren’s Book Week giveaways andcrafts. Call 703-300-9746 or visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com.
Spring Concert. 2 p.m. atWashington-Lee High SchoolAuditorium, 1301 N. Stafford St.Northern Virginia Encore ChoraleSpring Concert. Free. Visit http://encorecreativity.org or call 301-261-5747.
Cyclo-Cross Bicycle Race. 2-6 p.m.at 1851 South Bell St. The PhoenixDerby will transform an indoorparking garage into an urban cyclo-cross race course and spectator event.Free for spectators, registrationrequired for a variety of races. Thederby will raise funds for PhoenixBikes, a nonprofit that teaches teensbike repair, mechanics and sales.Visit phoenixderby.kintera.org/homeor call 703-517-5017.
Author Event. 4 p.m. at One MorePage Books, 2200 N. WestmorelandSt. Marie Bostwick promotes “Apartat the Seams,” from the CobbledCourt Quilt series. Games and prizes,a drawing and goodie bags fromCherrywood Fabrics and ArifilThreads. Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com or call 703-300-9746.
Argentine Festival. 4 p.m. at theThomas Jefferson Theater, 125 S. OldGlebe Road. Authentic food, craftsand a performance by Argentinianartists. Rain or shine. $20 in advanceat Tickeri.com or $30 at the door,includes raffle ticket. Visitwww.festivalargentino.org.
Campfire: Beetles Everywhere. 7-8p.m. Meet at Long Branch NatureCenter, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road.Learn about beatles. Register adultsand children; children must beaccompanied by a registered adult.Program #632954-F. $5. Call 703-228-6535 or visit https://registration.arlingtonva.us.
Movie Night at the Planetarium.7:30 p.m. at the David M. BrownPlanetarium, 1426 N Quincy St.,Arlington. “Little Man Tate” (1991),rated PG. Running time 99 minutes.$3 for children 12 and under, $5 forfriends, members and seniors (60+),$7 for teens and adults. Visit http://friendsoftheplanetarium.org.
SUNDAY/MAY 18Arlington Festival of the Arts. 10
a.m.-5 p.m. at 1101 N. Highland St.Enjoy browsing art while listening tolive music. Free. Visitwww.artfestival.com for more.
ADHD Walk and Family Fun Day.11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Bluemont Park, 601North Manchester St., Arlington. T-shirt with $10 registration; $25 forfamilies. Event seeks to increaseawareness and reduce the stigma ofAttention-Deficit/HyperactivityDisorder. Visit www.chadd.org/ADHD_Walk.
Children’s Math Movies. 1:30 and 3p.m. at the David M. BrownPlanetarium, 1426 N Quincy St.,Arlington. “Schoolhouse RockMultiplication Rock” (1973) and“Powers of Ten” (1968). Suitable forfamily audiences. Schoolhouse Rockis targeted to children in grades K-5.$3 for children 12 and under, $5 forfriends, members and seniors (60+),$7 for teens and adults. Visit http://friendsoftheplanetarium.org.
Notable Nature: Stories andSketches. 2-3:30 p.m. at LongBranch Nature Center, 625 S. CarlinSprings Road. A lesson in naturejournaling for the whole family.Make a nature journal and listen tostories about spring. Walk outside tofind and sketch signs of spring.Program #632954-M. Free. Call 703-228-6535 or visit https://registration.arlingtonva.us.
Walkabout. 3-5 p.m., starting at the
Langston-Brown Community Center,2121 N. Culpeper St. Explore HighView Park, Waverly Hills andCherrydale with WalkArlington. 2.5mile route is a shortened version ofthe full two-loop neighborhoodwalking tour. Visit www.walkarlington.com/pages/Walkabouts.
Performance. 3 p.m. at Artisphere’sSpectrum Theatre, 1101 Wilson Blvd.The show, hosted by the local non-profit This is My Brave, featuresessays, music and poetry performedindividuals living with, or lovingsomeone with, a mental illness. Visitwww.thisismybrave.com.
Young Adult Author Panel. 3 p.m.at One More Page Books, 2200 N.Westmoreland St. Featuring S.E.Green, Anne Blankman and KristinBailey. Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com or call 703-300-9746.
Dance Fundraiser. 6-8 p.m. at theArlington Arts Center, 3550 WilsonBlvd. “Zip Through a Tight Space,”featuring food, drink, dance and asilent auction, benefits Jane FranklinDance. $40 in advance, $45 at thedoor. Visit www.janefranklin.com/support/benefit.
MONDAY/MAY 19Author Discussion. 7 p.m. at One
More Page Books, 2200 N.Westmoreland St. Local authorsKathleen Wheaton (“Aliens & OtherStories”) and Robert Herschbach(“Loose Weather”). Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com or call703-300-9746.
MONDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 19-25Film Festival. Venues in Alexandria
and Washington. The 56-film GI FilmFestival includes advanced screeningsand world premieres, showcasingbattlefield scenes and issues facingreturning GIs on the home front.$245 all-access pass, $70 forweekend pass May 24-25; militarydiscounts. Visit gifilmfestival.com.
TUESDAY/MAY 20Mystery & Suspense Book Club. 7
p.m. at One More Page Books, 2200N. Westmoreland St. “Midnight Riot”by Ben Aaronovitch. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com or call703-300-9746.
WEDNESDAY/MAY 21Book Discussion and Signing. 7
p.m. at One More Page Books, 2200N. Westmoreland St. Peter VanBuren, author of “Ghosts of TomJoad: A Story of the #99 Percent.”Visit www.onemorepagebooks.comor call 703-300-9746.
THURSDAY/MAY 22Author Reading. 7 p.m. at One More
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Page Books, 2200 N. WestmorelandSt. Sarah Pekkanen with “CatchingAir.” Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com or call 703-300-9746.
FRIDAY/MAY 23Bloodsuckers Campfire. 7:30-8:30
p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center,3608 N. Military Road. Children mustbe accompanied by a registeredadult. Program #632854-E. $5. Call703-228-3403 or visit https://registration.arlingtonva.us.
SATURDAY/MAY 24Arlington History Bike Tour. Begins
9 a.m. at Ballston Metro Station,southeast corner of N. Stuart Streetand Fairfax Drive. 23-mile leisurelyride with many stops at Arlingtonparks and historic sites. Easy route.Bring lunch, water and any type ofbike. Wear helmet. No reservationsnecessary. $2. Contact Bernie Berneat 703-243-0179 [email protected] or visitwww.centerhikingclub.org.
SUNDAY/MAY 25Ride of the Patriots. 6:30 a.m.-noon,
begins at Patriot Harley-Davidson,9739 Fairfax Blvd., Fairfax. Visitwww.rideofthepatriots.com.
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Although one never knows, especially ifthat one is living in “cancerville.” And by“cancerville” I mean, euphemistically speak-ing, anywhere where one of us diagnosedwith cancer is living. Living being the opera-tive word. Still, as my column from a fewweeks ago entitled, “Dying With Curiosity”discussed, cancer patients are oftenbesieged by their subconscious, changingfact into fiction and manipulating feelingsinto inevitabilities. If only there was a switchto turn off the mind games that don’t exactlymind their “man-ners” or “women-ers” forthat fact, I’d flick it in a second. Cancer cre-ates physical problems – as we all know, butI have to tell you, it’s the mental problemsthat can be just as deadly.
It was in this column that I attempted toflesh out why I was – at this particular pointin my cancer career – thanking people, peo-ple I had never previously thanked and peo-ple who quite frankly needed thanking. Butwas I thanking them (“I Thought You Were aGoner” and “Thanks, Coach”) because itwas the proper thing to do, or was it mysubconscious cashing a check that I had notrealized needed to be written – if you knowwhat I mean? And if you don’t, to clarify: didmy subconscious know something that myconscious mind had yet to find out? Was I infact getting things in order before it was toolate?
Conversely (oddly enough), my columnspublished over the most recent two weekswere what we call non-cancer columns:“Father and Son ‘Twogether’” and “A Tale ofTwo Seasons,” as if a didn’t have a cancerthought on my mind, subconsciously or oth-erwise, that needed to be written. No feel-ings – or facts for that matter, about cancerthat one might interpret as creepy or curi-ously prophetic, given the terminal diagnosiswith which I live every day. No. Just normal,everyday-type minutiae that those familiarwith my first 10 years of columns publishedin this space (I guess we’ll call them pre-can-cer columns now), are likely familiar. Topicsranging from the mundane to the ridiculous,as if I didn’t have a care in the world; cer-tainly not a cancer care, that’s for sure.
And so it dawned on me: were these twocolumns (“Father and Son ‘Twogether’” and“A Tale of Two Seasons”) examples of mysubconscious mind once again exerting itspower over my conscious mind and provid-ing fodder for non-cancer columns becauseit could? Or was this my subconscious mindtelling me to relax and not think so much,especially about the two “thank-you” col-umns: “I Thought You Were A Goner” and“Thanks, Coach”)? Either way, it seemed tome an odd juxtaposition of material over a4-week period: two columns that contem-plated death (sort of) and two other columnswhich contemplated nothing, really, cer-tainly not death, anyway.
The upshot of which has been to unbur-den me a little bit, to make me a little lessfocused on the presumptive path that liesahead and instead direct me onto an alter-native route, one that features more futureand less past. I’d like to think I can live likethat; I just hope my subconscious mind hasno more to say about it.
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
Still Curious,But MaybeNot Dying
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