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Shadow, an Alaskanhuskie, emergesfrom Four Mile Runas temperaturesclimbed into thehigh 60 degrees onSaturday afternoon,Feb. 22 at theShirlington Dog Park

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Meet the Candidates❖ Don Beyer served as lieutenant gover-

nor from 1990 to 1998. He was later chairmanof the American International AutomobileDealers Association and the ambassador toSwitzerland and Liechtenstein.

“I’ve never felt more enthused and preparedfor a job than I do for this one,” Beyer said inhis announcement. “It would be an honor torepresent my community in Congress.”

❖ Lavern Chatman served as presidentand chief executive officer of the UrbanLeague of Northern Virginia from 2004 to2011.

“The challenges we face demand a new typeof leadership and a fresh perspective in Wash-ington,” Chatman said in her announcement.“We need leaders who understand thestruggles and joys of raising and educatingchildren and the benefits of providing themopportunities for economic empowerment.”

❖ Adam Ebbin has represented the 30thstate Senate District of Virginia since 2012.Before that, he represented the 49th Districtof the House of Delegates, which includedparts of Alexandria and Arlington.

“More than ever, we need effective leadersin Congress who know how to reach across theaisle to get things done without abandoningthe progressive values we share, just as I’vedone in Richmond,” Ebbin said in his an-nouncement. “In Congress, I will work withPresident Obama to defend the Affordable Care Act, protectfederal workers, raise the minimum wage and ensure wenever abandon the promise of Social Security and Medicare.”

❖ Bill Euille has served as mayor of Alex-andria since 2003. Before that he served as aCity Council member and School Board mem-ber.

“From growing up in a single-parent house-hold in public housing to being the firstAfrican-American elected mayor of Alexan-dria, I bring that unique combination ofprogressive values and experience that sets meapart from the rest of the field,” said Euille inhis announcement. “I have a track record ofgetting things done to improve our communities.”

professionals and retirees,” said Levine in his announcement. “Thisis what I’ve done throughout my career — sticking up for our pro-gressive values while repeatedly tangling with Bill O’Reilly, MegynKelly, Larry Kudlow and others on the right who threaten the Ameri-can Dream.”

❖ Alfonso Lopez has represented the49th District of the House of Delegates since2012. Before that, he served as DemocraticGov. Tim Kaine’s director of the Virginia Liai-son Office in Washington, D.C.

“When it comes to continuing the fight onCapitol Hill to ensure equal opportunity for allAmericans, protect a woman’s right to choose,preserve our environment and natural re-sources, and improve our quality of life inNorthern Virginia, our next representativemust be a proven fighter for our progressive values,” Lopez said inhis announcement. “With more than 20 years of experience work-ing before Congress, the federal government and at the highest levelsof state government on the issues critical to the people of Virginia’sEighth District, I have the proven track record necessary to get towork on day one.”

❖ Bruce Shuttleworth served in the U.S.Navy from 1983 to 1995, stepping down as alieutenant. In 2012, he waged an unsuccess-ful primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Jim Moran(D-8).

“As a straight white married father, it maycome as a surprise that I am considered a di-versity candidate,” said Shuttleworth in hisannouncement. “I’m a fighter pilot and a femi-nist, and I believe that it is the behavior of menmore than women that will determine thequickest path to equal rights.”

❖ Mark Sickles has represented the 43rdDistrict of the House of Delegates since 2004.

“I will bring meaningful federal, state andlocal experience to a very divided Congress, aswell as the ability to work with people acrossthe political spectrum,” said Sickles in his an-nouncement. “In my career, I have come toknow the federal system as an advocate for in-frastructure investment, and will fighttirelessly for the federal workers — like myfather, who had a 39-year career in the fed-eral government — who are the heart and soul of our economy.”

❖ Charniele Herring has representedthe 46th District of the House of Delegatessince 2009. She also served as the chair-woman of the Democratic Party of Virginia,although she will step down from that positionto run for Congress.

“Today we need leaders who are willing tochampion progressive values while still beingable to reach across the aisle to find common-sense solutions for the challenges our nationfaces,” said Herring in her announcement. “Ifelected, I will continue the good works of Congressman Jim Moranto foster the economic development of Northern Virginia, address theneeds of our veterans, work for access to affordable healthcare, andprotect the privacy of a woman and her healthcare decisions.”

❖ Patrick Hope has represented the 47thDistrict of the House of Delegates since 2010.

“We must have a proven progressive leaderas our Democratic nominee in the 8th Dis-trict,” said Hope in his announcement. “Wealso need a nominee who will be ready to beeffective on day one and able to build the nec-essary seniority that will be so crucial to ourregion.”

❖ Derek Hyra is an associate professor atVirginia Tech, where he teaches in theuniversity’s Department of Urban Affairs andPlanning. He is currently a member of the Al-exandria Planning Commission.

“I am not a politician. I have never run forelected office,” said Hyra in his announce-ment. “What I have done is spent decadesstudying economic and community develop-ment to understand how we grow the middleclass, reduce inequality and strengthen ourcommunities.”

❖ Mark Levine is a radio personality whois a former chief legislative counsel to U.S.Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) for the Judiciary,Homeland Security and Financial ServicesCommittees.

“We need a congressman who will do morethan simply cast a vote, one who will stronglyadvocate for military veterans, federal em-ployees and contractors, students and young

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The Democratic primary is shap-ing up to be the most competi-tive election in recent memory,one with an unprecedented

number of candidates. So far, 11 candidateshave announced their intention to run inthe June primary. Election of-ficials are predicting a turnoutof about 64,000 voters. Thatmeans a winning candidatecould emerge with a few thou-sand votes.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if wehad a winner on the low sideof 12,000 votes,” said StephenFarnsworth, political scienceprofessor at the University ofMary Washington. “What weare talking about here is aDemocratic nominee, who isalmost certainly assured of election giventhis district, could be elected with about thesize of a decent size high-school basketball

game fan base.”And it’s a jump ball. Farnsworth says that

former Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer isexpected to have a fundraising edge overother candidates because he has experiencerunning statewide campaigns, and he has avast personal fortune he could tap duringthe campaign. But Beyer’s position in therace could be weakened with every new

candidate who enters the race as constitu-encies continue to narrow. And the numberof candidates entering the race could end

up encouraging even more.“I don’t think a bigger field is a disincen-

tive for others to enter,” said Kyle Kondik,analyst with the University of Virginia Cen-ter for Politics. “We have candidates whosay to themselves all they need to do ismobilize a certain segment of the districtand get about 10,000 votes and be the nextmember of Congress and have the seat for

a very long time.”

CENSUS FIGURESshow about 770,000people live in the 8thCongressional District.It’s 64 percent white, 19percent Hispanic, 13percent black and 12percent Asian. The dis-trict has about 400,000active registered voters.Election officials say pre-dicting a turnout is dif-

ficult because there’s really no precedent.But they need to figure something out nev-ertheless so they know how many ballots

to order. So the estimated turnout is ex-pected to be around 64,000 voters show-ing up to the polls.

“We think the turnout is going to be some-where between the turnout for the presi-dential primary from 2008 and the turnoutfor the primary in 2012, when the CityCouncil race was on the ballot in Alexan-dria,” said Alexandria Registrar Anna Lieder.“We’ve got a lot of very well known peoplewho are going to be working very hard toget the numbers up.”

The congressional district includes Arling-ton, Alexandria, Falls Church and parts ofFairfax County.

It was drawn to be a solidly Democraticdistrict, and recent elections show that tobe true. In 2012, President Barack Obamawon with 68 percent of the vote. Thatmeans that the stakes for the June primarywill be very high.

“The truth is that the Democratic nomi-nation is tantamount to an election,” saidFarnsworth. “One potential development isa very nasty contest. When the competitionis intense, the combat can be fierce.”

Eleven Candidates 72,000 voters expected in hotlycontested primary; winner couldemerge with 10,000 votes.

“We have candidates who say to themselvesall they need to do is mobilize a certainsegment of the district and get about 10,000votes and be the next member of Congressand have the seat for a very long time.”

— Kyle Kondik, analyst with theUniversity of Virginia Center for Politics


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By Joan Brady

I was already one of those embarrassinglycrazy dog people, when I first met Kyriaand Terry Henry, founders of

paws4people.org. But I had no idea how littleI truly knew about the bonds possible betweenanimals and their people.

After photographing puppies coming homefor the first time, dogs sharing their favoritepastime and pets who are older and/or ill, Ireally thought I knew all about the animal/people connection.

But nothing prepared me for the emotionalbonds that I began to capture forpaws4people.org of dogs and the “handlers”who are the paws4people clients.

These were assistance dogs, trained to pro-vide support in mobility, psychiatric service,educational and rehabilitative assistance, and

social therapy. The dogs’ train-ing is done largely in prisonsby inmate trainers.

Children and adolescents,veterans and active-duty service members whoare accepted into the program, meet with train-ers and dogs at the prisons (called a “bump”),in hopes that there will be a match betweeneach of them and a dog. When a match isfound, the dog is trained specifically to theneeds of his/her new “handler.”

If you have ever tried to photograph yourpet, you know it requires patience, a quick fin-ger on the shutter and fast equipment. Cap-turing the relationship between assistance dogsand their handlers, is something altogetherdifferent.

It’s about capturing the intimacy of two be-ings who live largely for each other. As a pho-tographer, that means creating the right envi-ronment, without intruding too much on themoment. Here are a few of the pairs I havephotographed, and a little bit about each.

SONNY MORROW, of Alexandria, steppedon a land mine while serving in Vietnam. Ashe has aged, the injuries he sustained havecontinued to limit his activities and those ofhis wife, Peggy.

When Sonny went to West Virginia for his“bump” at FCC Hazelton, four years ago, hedidn’t know what to expect. Sonny was intro-duced to two dogs, one by one. Each dog tookone look at him and walked the other way.Sonny had heard that you don’t pick the dog,the dog picks you. And he wasn’t gettingpicked.

Another dog, Jake, a black lab, was not feltto be ready to meet any of the “clients.” Maybe

it was the way he looked at Sonny from acrossthe room, maybe it was just a gut feeling, butit was decided that Jake should meet Sonny.Within seconds, Jake was upside down inSonny’s lap and it was clear they were meantfor each other.

Sonny gives Jennifer, Jake’s lead trainer, agreat deal of credit for thoughtfully question-ing him that day on what he was going to needfrom his assistance dog and then making surethat Jake had thetraining that wouldallow him to meet hisspecific needs. Theyremain close friendsto this day.

Sonny can’t imag-ine his life withoutJake. Jake is not onlya caring constant companion, but his practicalskills are critical to Sonny’s well being. Jake isable to call 911 if Sonny gets into trouble andhelps Sonny with his mobility and stability.Sonny describes Jake, with great pride, as be-ing able to do absolutely anything.

DAWSON HAS BEEN WITH RACHAELWESSELL about a year now. He helps her withdaily tasks like picking up dropped items, alert-ing her when someone is approaching herwheelchair from behind, helping her to bal-ance when she needs to right herself, carryingbags, getting out her wallet or cell phone, get-ting help in an emergency. He is able to re-move her socks and coat and will even bringher a hot pizza without scarfing it down him-self. He lives for Mondays when Rachael ridesat Lift Me Up therapeutic riding in Great Falls.

FOR ERIN BUCKLES, born a conjoined twinand separated as an infant from her sister Jade,having Solomon meant that she would nolonger be the girl in the wheelchair at schoolin Northern Virginia. She would be the girl withthe dog. And, she wouldn’t have to wait forsomeone to pick up a dropped pencil or bringher shoes to her.

ADAM CAMPBELL says he felt connected toKenan as soon as they met at Lakin Correc-tional Center in West Virginia. “[it was] theway he looked at me, while he leaned into me,while I pet him. It was a moment I will neverforget.”

SARAH WISHART, a veteran, and Darbywere matched last July and both are still intraining as of the writing of this column. Theytrain together and Darby continues her train-

ing separately until they are both ready forDarby to go home with Sarah.

This training time is hard on Sarah, espe-cially leaving Darby behind when she headshome. She can’t wait for Darby to come homewith her. “She’s going to get me back out andhelping my community again.”

At the paws4people.org annual reunion inOctober, Sarah struggled with her fear ofcrowds, related to her PTSD. Not only was she

facing the crowdedreunion, but thatweekend marked thefirst anniversary of thedeath of one of her fel-low soldiers.

He had been a trueleader who was lost toan improvised explo-

sive device in Afghanistan. To Sarah, he willalways be known by his call sign, “Cowboy.”His memory and the knowledge of what hewould want for her helps to propel her forward.

She was thankful to have Darby by her side.

GETTING TOGETHER with friends is chal-lenging for Josh Gregor of West Virginia. Be-cause of his medical needs, he is fed and/orreceives medications through a tube through-out the day. He is sensitive to other kids ob-serving the intimate details of his daily life andhe always has to have a nurse or his momnearby.

Mason, his assistance dog, has practical, lifesaving responsibilities like alerting adults whenJosh’s tube gets twisted, but what Josh caresmost about is that now he has someone to playwith all of the time.

NATALIE KIDDIE AND DOLCE, a psychiat-ric service dog, work as co-therapists at NorthSpring Behavioral Healthcare in Leesburg help-ing youths and adolescents with mental healthimpairments. Often it is Dolce with whom theyfeel comfortable sharing their thoughts.

ALEX KEEFOVER AND KINGSLEY metwhen Alex was 16. This year, they started col-lege. Like so many of the paws4people clients,Kingsley is Alex’s everything, “He’s there forme. If it’s picking up stuff, taking my coat off,stuff like that, and also the emotional support.If I’m having a bad day or worried about school,I just have to look at him and I’m laughing.”

Making Connections Service dogs and their “handlers”are teamed up through paws4people.

Erin Bucklesand Solomon

Adam Campbelland Kenan

Sarah Wishart andDarby

Natalie Kiddieand Dolce

Alex Keefoverand Kingsley

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tomized assistance dogs for two general groups:children and adolescents with physical, neurological,psychiatric, or emotional disabilities; and veterans andactive-duty service members with chronic/complexpost-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries,and military sexual trauma. Visit paws4people.org.

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Joan Brady is a professional photographer; mentorand advocate for current and former foster children;volunteer with paws4people, Fairfax Families4Kids, andothers; and a resident of Great Falls. Reach her [email protected].


Opinion

By Adam Ebbin

State Senator (D-30)

During last Thursday’s bud-get debate, the GeneralAssembly considered the

budgets proposed by each cham-ber. The biggest sticking point con-tinues to be Medicaid expansion,which the Senate budget includedbut the House budget did not. I

vigorously sup-port Medicaid ex-pansion becauseit’s critical to the400,000 individu-

als who could obtain health insur-ance coverage and would createas many as 30,000 new healthcarejobs.

As required by federal law, Med-icaid currently covers “mandatoryeligibility groups” such as childrenand pregnant women and givesstates the flexibility to cover “op-tional eligibility groups.” In Vir-ginia, this includes a small fractionof disabled adults not needinglong-term care services and work-ing parents with incomes less than138 percent of the federal povertylevel (FPL).

All childless adults making lessthan 138 percent of the FPL andmany more disabled adults andworking parents would now beeligible for coverage. The expan-sion would allow individuals withincomes below $16,105 (or$32,913 for a family of four) toqualify. Without the expansion,many of these individuals will waitto go to the emergency room toreceive care. The costs of ER visitsby the uninsured are passed on toinsurance companies and patientsin the form of increased premiums,driving up costs for everyone.

Each day Virginia delays, welose $5 million we would have oth-erwise received from the federalgovernment — that’s over $250million forfeited since Jan. 1. That$5 million per day could pay for40,000 patient visits, 119,000mammograms or 7,200

colonoscopies.By expandingMedicaid, wewould coverover 33,000workers in thetourism indus-try; 26,000 inthe retail tradesector; 23,000

in education, health and social ser-vices sectors; 18,000 in the con-struction industry; and 12,000 vet-erans.

Hospitals and business associa-tions around the state stronglysupport Medicaid expansion be-cause they know it will save moneyand save lives. Last week I heardfrom representatives at Inova’sMount Vernon Hospital about onepatient, a working taxi driver, whosuffered a stroke in his 40s andwho was unable to afford insur-ance. Inova was able to provide forhis acute care needs and rehab,but due to a lack of coverage hedidn’t get all the post-stroke carehe needed and thus took longer torecover — maybe never reachingthe capacity he would have withadequate coverage.

Fortunately, a solution is withinreach in the form of MarketplaceVirginia, a modified version of tra-ditional Medicaid expansion. Mar-ketplace Virginia is similar to whatArkansas has successfully adoptedand would provide individualswho would otherwise be eligiblefor coverage under traditional ex-pansion with the ability to pur-chase health care coveragethrough a competitive network ofprivate health plans. This programwould be tailored specifically toour state and represents our bestchance to close the coverage gap.

You can email me [email protected] your views on legislation. Iam also active on Facebook andTwitter (@AdamEbbin).

It is my continued honor to rep-resent the citizens of the 30th Sen-ate District.

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Navy Seaman Megan J.Gonzales, daughter of LorianneStahl of Arlington, recently com-pleted U.S. Navy basic training atRecruit Training Command, GreatLakes, Ill. Gonzales is a 2013 gradu-

ate of Highland High School,Palmdale, Calif.

Staff Sergeant ChristianDominguez, from Arlington, hasreenlisted in the New York ArmyNational Guard with the Intelligenceand Sustainment Company, 42ndInfantry Division.

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By Steve Hibbard

The Connection

Synetic Theater and dog & pony dc are team-ing up to offer a week-long intensive coursein street theater for high school and college

students at Synetic’s new studio space in CrystalCity. It runs March 10-15 and costs $350. Classeswill culminate on Saturday, March 15 with publicperformances that take students from Crystal Cityto Freedom Plaza in the District.

“This year, we are very excited to be workingwith dog & pony theater,” said Camp DirectorElena Velasco. “They use social media and are veryfocused on audience reaction and audience rela-tionships.”

She added, “With dog & pony, it will be how wecan invite the audience into the action ... How dowe incorporate that into social media — Twitter,texting — how can we expand that performancecircle.”

Under the guidance of senior Synetic teachersand artists from dog & pony dc, students will studythe disciplines of collaborative creation. Streettheater offers a means of honing one’s skills as anactor, and performers use their craft to empowertheir community and transform public spaces intoarenas of artistic exchange.

The camp will be structured by taking thestrength, skills and techniques of Synetic Theaterand mixing those educational practices with per-formance practices of the dog & pony theater. Dog

Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline isnoon Thursday. Photos are welcome.

ONGOINGComedy. Every Friday at 8 p.m. and

Saturday at 7:30 p.m. isComedySportz (“clean”) and at 10p.m. on Friday and Saturday is theBlue Show (“unclean”), both atComedy Spot, in Ballston CommonMall, 4238 Wilson Blvd. $15 each.Visit www.comedyindc.com or 703-294-LAFF.

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

Open Mic Nite. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.every Wednesday at IOTA Club &Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. Sign-uptimes are 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.Bring instruments, fans and friends.Featured musicians will perform from9:30-10 p.m. Visit www.iotaclubandcafe.com or call 703-522-8340.

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

Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. every Sunday atWhitlow’s on Wilson, 2854 WilsonBlvd. Prizes for 1st place. Free. Visitwww.whitlows.com or call 703-276-9693.

Winter Cabaret Festival. See avariety of cabarets while enjoying adrink in the ARK Theatre atSignature Theatre, 4200 CampbellAve. Performers include Tracy LynnOlivera, Chelsea and Geoff Packardand more. Runs through March 1.$35/season subscribers; $41/non-subscribers per session or $90/all-access pass. Visit www.signature-theatre.org.

Art Exhibit. Marymount’s BarryGallery, 2807 N. Glebe Road, willpresent “Senior Art Show.” Theexhibit features works by senior artmajors Lindsay Bullock, RebeccaDemidio and Maureen Dixon. Runsthrough March 7. Free. [email protected] for more.

Theater Performance. See “La VidaQue Me Das...y no me alcanza (Sucha Life You’ve Given Me… and it’s notenough)” Feb. 13-March 9 atGunston Arts Center - Theater Two,2700 S. Lang St. Performances areThursdays at 8 p.m. ($15/person),Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.($35/regular; $30/students, seniors)and Sundays at 3 p.m. ($25/person).Visit www.teatrodelaluna.org fortickets. Performances are in Spanishwith English subtitles.

Theater Performance. “Beaches” willrun Feb. 18-March 30 at SignatureTheatre, 4200 Campbell Ave.Performances are Tuesday-Sundayevenings with matinees on Saturdaysand Sundays. Tickets start at $40.Based on the book by Iris RainerDart. Visit www.signature-theatre.org.

Theater Performance. See VirginiaWoolf’s “Orlando” at Theatre on theRun, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive.Performances run Feb. 26-March 23.Pay-what-you-can Saturday matineesMarch 1-22 at 2 p.m. All otherperformances are Thursday-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdayand Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Visitwww.arlingtonarts.org/ for more.

Theater Performance. Encore Stage& Studio presents “The Secret Case ofSherlock Holmes” from Feb. 28-March 9 at Thomas JeffersonCommunity Theatre, 125 S. OldGlebe Road. Performances areFridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 11a.m. and 3 p.m. and Sundays at 3p.m. Recommended for ages 4 andup. Visit www.encorestageva.org.

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& pony specializes in audience integration and liveperformance, as well as using social media to en-gage audiences with new technology. Students willalso learn the physical techniques that SyneticTheater incorporates: mime, clowning styles,dance, pantomime and text.

“They will also create compositions using tech-nology and music to shape theater pieces,” saidEducational Coordinator Joe Carlson. He addedthe course will focus on ensemble work and cre-ative collaboration — “How everyone works to-gether to tell a story in a captivating and potentmanner.”

Carlson said, “It’s all geared to the value thattheater has the potential to help shape public spaceand help activate revelation and reflection in theaudience without dictating what that revelationshould be.”

The challenge is getting young audiences — thenew generation — excited about attending thetheater and providing different venues. “If youcan’t get them in the seats, take it out to thestreets,” said Carlson, jokingly.

Velasco said, “We will be doing some physicalconditioning — about how we become aware ofthe way the body can be used to make differentimages and shapes — by training the body to beaware of isolations, different tempos, also how tocreate and collaborate — to allow everybody’svoice to come together and be represented in apiece.”

Regarding the use of social media, Carlson saidstudents will be Tweeting, blogging, andFacebooking, and offering hints about their per-formances to generate public interest.

Class will take place at 2155 Crystal Plaza Ar-cade, Arlington. Call 703-824-8060 or register atwww.synetictheater.org/studio.

Theater Performance. See“Oklahoma!” Feb. 28-March 16 atUnitarian Universalist Church ofArlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd.Performances are Fridays andSaturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 3p.m., with an additional matinee onSaturday, March 15 at 3 p.m. $20/adult; $15/student, senior. 703-892-0202 ext. 6 for tickets.

Art Exhibit. See Arlington residentHoward C. Smith’s “Over Kansas,”featuring watercolor paintings atHouse of Steep, 3800 Lee Highway,

through March 31. The show is anexploration in color and space, andincludes abstracts inspired by thephoto, along with a series of stilllifes. Visit www.bethsingerdesign.com/watercolors orwww.houseofsteep.com for more.

Art Exhibit. See “Illuminations” the artof Linda Maldonado and Elise Ritterat Gallery Underground, 2100 CrystalDrive. Both artists use acrylic,watercolor, and collage to achieveimaginative expression in abstractand symbolist styles. The exhibit runs

March 3-28. Free. Visitwww.galleryunderground.org or 571-483-0652.

Theater Performance. SyneticTheater reimagines their original“silent Shakespeare” production“Hamlet … the rest is silence” fromMarch 13-April 6. Performances areWednesdays through Saturdays at 8p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. atSynetic Theater, 1800 S. Bell St.Tickets start at $35; student ticketsstart at $15. Visitwww.synetictheater.org for tickets.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPSTheatre Classes. Encore Stage &

Studio is holding classes and minicamps for children in grades K-8 onSaturdays at Thomas JeffersonCommunity Theatre, 125 S. OldGlebe Road and Tuesdays andWednesdays after-school at Theatreon the Run, 3700 S. Four Mile RunDrive. Visit www.encorestageva.org.

Register Now. Winter and Springbreak classes are open forregistration at www.arlingtonartscenter.org. There will be weekendworkshops for children, and more.

FRIDAY/FEB. 28Tiny Tot. 10 a.m. at Long Branch

Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin SpringsRoad. Children ages 18-35 monthscan discover nature through athemed program. $5 due atregistration. 703-228-6535. Program#622914-I.

SATURDAY/MARCH 1Edible Book Contest. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

at Cherrydale Library, 2190 N.Military Road and at ShirlingtonLibrary, 4200 Campbell Ave. Anyonecan submit an entry from 10 a.m.-noon that represents something froma book, either a title,character, shapeor pun. It has to be made up ofprimarily edible materials. Free.

Drop in Story Time. 10:30 a.m. atColumbia Pike Library, 816 S. WalterReed Drive. Children up to age 5 canenjoy stories and more. Free. 703-228-5710.

Vintage Crystal: 1k Wine/BeerWalk. 2-6 p.m., begin at TheLanding located in the Crystal CityShops, 1750 Crystal Drive. Walkerscan sample dozens of wine or beervarieties as they make their waythrough an indoor course. $40includes 22 different tastes. Buytickets at washingtonwineacademy.org or 703-412-9430.

Music Performance. 8:30 p.m. atIOTA Club and Cafe, 2832 WilsonBlvd. Cheick Hamala Diabate and hisgroup will perform. $12. Adults 21and over. Visit www.iotaclubandcafe.com or call 703-522-8340.

SUNDAY/MARCH 2Story Time: Under 2s. 10:30 a.m. at

Glencarlyn Library, 300 S.Kensington St. For children up to age2. Free. 703-228-6548.

Drop-in Story Time: Under 2s.10:30 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. atShirlington Library, 4200 CampbellAve. For children up to age 2. Free.703-228-6545.

Music Performance. 1 p.m. atWomen’s Service Memorial,Arlington National Cemetery. TheUnited States Air Force BandWomen’s ensemble will perform.Free. Visit www.usafband.af.mil or202-767-5658.

Dance Performance. Jane FranklinDance will perform “Blue Moon/RedRiver” at 2 p.m. at the AtlasPerforming Arts Center, 1333 H St.,N.E., D.C. Tickets are $16.50-$22.Visit intersectionsdc.org or 202-399-7993 ext. 2.

Story Time: Baby Steps. 2 p.m. atCentral Library, 1015 N. Quincy St.For children up to age 1. Free. 703-228-5946.

Drop in Family Storytime. 6:45 p.m.at Cherrydale Library, 2190 N.Military Road. For all ages. Free.703-228-6330.

Books on Tap Book Club. 7:30-9p.m. at Westover Beer Garden, 5863Washington Blvd. Free. 703-228-5260.

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Author Visit. 7 p.m. at One MorePage, 2200 North Westmoreland St.Kathleen Wheaton, author of “Aliensand Other Stories” and RobertHerschbach, author of “LooseWeather,” discuss and sign theirbooks.Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com or call 703-300-9746.

TUESDAY/MARCH 4Story Time. 4:15 p.m. at Westover

Library, 1644 N. McKinley Road,suite 3. For children up to age 5.Free. 703-228-5260.

Drop-in Story Time: Over 2s. 4:30-5:15 p.m. at Cherrydale Library,2190 N. Military Road. For childrenage 25 months to 5 years. Free. 703-228-6330.

Teen Book Club. 5 p.m. at CentralLibrary, 1015 N. Quincy St. Highschool students can discuss a book.Free. 703-228-5946.

Paws to Read. 5:30-6:30 p.m. atColumbia Pike Library, 816 S. WalterReed Drive. Children in grades K-5can read to therapy dogs. Each dog ispart of PAL. Register for a slot bycalling 703-228-5710.

Family Story Time. 6:30 p.m. atCentral Library, 1015 N. Quincy St.For all ages. Free. 703-228-5946.

Mardi Gras Parade. 8 p.m. alongWilson Boulevard from N. BartonStreet to Washington Boulevard.Family friendly. Visit clarendon.org/mardi-gras for more.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 5 Nanny Club. 10 a.m.-noon at

Columbia Pike Library, 816 S. WalterReed Drive. For children up to age 5.Free. 703-228-5710.

Story Time: Over 2s. 10:30 a.m. atWestover Library, 1644 N. McKinleyRoad, suite 3. For children age 25months- 5 years. Free. 703-228-5260.

Stop in for Stories. 10:30 a.m. or11:15 a.m. at Central Library, 1015N. Quincy St. For children up to age5. Free. 703-228-5946.

ASL Club for Children. 4 p.m. atColumbia Pike Library, 816 S. WalterReed Drive. Children in grades K-5can learn American Sign Languagethrough activities, songs and rhymes.Free.703-228-5710.

Lego Club. 4 p.m. at GlencarlynLibrary, 300 S. Kensington St.Children in grades K-5 can build withlegos. Free. 703-228-6548.

Kids Club. 4:15 p.m. at CentralLibrary, 1015 N. Quincy St. Childrenin grades K-5 can enjoy activities andmore. Free 703-228-5710.

Family Story Time. 6:30 p.m. atGlencarlyn Library, 300 S.Kensington St. For all ages. Free.703-228-6548.

THURSDAY/MARCH 6 Drop-in Storytime: Over 2s. 10:30

a.m. or 11:15 a.m. at ShirlingtonLibrary, 4200 Campbell Ave. Forchildren age 25 months to 5 years.Free. 703-228-6545.

Drop-in Storytime. 10:30 a.m. atCherrydale Library, 2190 N. MilitaryRoad. For children up to age 5. Free.703-228-6330.

Drop-in Storytime: Under 2s. 10:30a.m. at Aurora Hills Library, 735 S.18th St. For children up to age 2.Free. 703-228-5715.

Drop-in Storytime: Over 2s. 11:15a.m. at Aurora Hills Library, 735 S.18th St. For children age 2-5. Free.

703-228-5715.Tween Art Afternoons. 2 p.m. at

Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St.Children in grades 4-6 can do artprojects. Free. 703-228-5990.

Bilingual Story Time. 4:15 p.m. atCentral Library, 1015 N. Quincy St.Children can enjoy stories, songs andcrafts in English and Spanish. Free.703-228-5990.

Author Visit. 7 p.m. One More Page,2200 North Westmoreland St.Medieval scholar Bruce Holsingershares from his new historicalthriller, “A Burnable Book,” set inChaucer’s London. Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com or call 703-300-9746.

FRIDAY/MARCH 7Story Time: Baby Steps. 10:30 a.m.

at Columbia Pike Library, 816 S.Walter Reed Drive. Children up to 1year old can enjoy stories. Free. 703-228-5710.

Story Time: Baby Steps. 10:30 a.m.at Westover Library, 1644 N.McKinley Road, suite 3. For childrenup to age 1. Free. 703-228-5260.

Story Time: Over 2s. 10:30 a.m. or11:15 a.m. at Central Library, 1015N. Quincy St. Children age 25months to 5 years. Free. 703-228-5946.

Story Time: Under 2s. 10:30 a.m. or11:15 a.m. at Central Library, 1015N. Quincy St. Children up to age 2.Free. 703-228-5946.

Story Time: Wobbly Walkers. 10:30a.m. at Westover Library, 1644 N.McKinley Road, suite 3. For childrenage 13-24 months. Free. 703-228-5260.

Opening Reception. 5-8 p.m., meet

Book FestivalOne More Page Books partners with Arlington Central Library, Arlington

Public Schools, Fairfax County Schools, and sponsors George MasonUniversity’s Fall for the Book and Fairfax County Public Library, for the firstNoVa Teen Book Festival on Saturday, March 8. More than 20 YoungAdult authors will participate in the day-long literary festival which beginsat 9:30 a.m. at Washington-Lee High School and moves to Arlington Cen-tral Library for an author book-signing at 4 pm. Full event information canbe found at http://novateenbookfestival.tumblr.com/.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline is noon the Thursday before publication.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY/FEB. 27-MARCH 1Charity Fundraiser. Arlington Northwest Lions will sell

Florida citrus, Georgia pecans, Vermont maple syrup andmore at the Overlee Pool, 6030 Lee Highway. Hours areThursday and Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.-3p.m. 703-528-1130.

FRIDAY/FEB. 28Lecture Series. 11 a.m.-noon at 601 S. Carlin Springs Road.

The Arlington County Fire Department provides essentialfire, emergency, medical and allied public safety services.Free. RSVP to 703-558-6859.

SATURDAY/MARCH 1Free SAT Strategy Session. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Mount

Zion Baptist Church, 3500 S. 19th St. All high schoolstudents can attend. Hosted by a Kaplan-certified tutor.Register by calling 703-979-7411.

SUNDAY/MARCH 2Planting and Product Seminar. 2-4 p.m. at Merrifield

Garden Center, 12101 Lee Highway, Fairfax. learn how to

plant and grow roses. Free. 703-371-9351.

MONDAY/MARCH 3Application Deadline. The online application for the

Military Officers Association of America EducationalAssistance Programs for the 2014-2015 school year is nowavailable. Students may apply online at www.moaa.org/education. The application deadline is Monday, March 3 atnoon. Email [email protected].

Foster Care/Adoption Program Information Session.6:30-8:30 p.m. at Department of Human Services, 2100Washington Blvd. RSVP at [email protected] or 703-228-1550.

TUESDAY/MARCH 4Nonprofit Workshop. 8:30 a.m.-noon at George Mason

University, Arlington Campus, Founders Hall, 3301 FairfaxDrive. U.S. Rep. Jim Moran will host “The Tools of theTrade: Building Your Nonprofit for Greater CommunityImpact” for nonprofit organizations in the 8thCongressional District to learn about funding opportunities,board development and nonprofit management topics. Theprogram will consist of a keynote discussion and smallgroup strategy sessions led by nonprofit leaders. Visit http://moran.house.gov/workshop.

the artists of “Illuminations” atGallery Underground, 2100 CrystalDrive. Both artists use acrylic,watercolor, and collage to achieveimaginative expression in abstractand symbolist styles. The exhibit runsMarch 3-28. Free. Visit www.galleryunderground.org or 571-483-0652.

Wine Tasting. 6:30 p.m. One MorePage, 2200 North Westmoreland St.“We’re Ready for Spring!” featureswhite wines. Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com or call 703-300-9746.

Dance Performance. 7 p.m. atSprenger Theatre, 1333 H St., N.E.,Washington, D.C. Bowen McCauleyDance will perform at the AtlasIntersections Festival. $22/general;$16.50/student, senior. Visit http://intersectionsdc.org.

SATURDAY/MARCH 8Home Show & Garden Expo. 10

a.m.-6 p.m. at Jefferson CommunityCenter, 3501 2nd St. Enjoy seminars,get questions answered at “Ask anExpert,” learn about remodelingkitchens and baths, and get art,jewelry or antiques appraised by acertified antiques appraisal. Free.Visit www.arlingtonhomeshow.org.

Drop in Story Time. 10:30 a.m. atColumbia Pike Library, 816 S. WalterReed Drive. Children up to age 5 canenjoy stories and more. Free. 703-228-5710.

Singles Dinner and Movie Night.Fixed price dinner beginning at 5

p.m. at Rock Bottom Brewery,4238Wilson Blvd., followed by movie ofyour choice at Ballston Regal 12.Cost of $30 at door includes dinner,soda, tip and movie ticket. RSVPrequired. Sponsored by NewBeginnings, a support group forseparated/divorced men and women.Call 301-924-4101 or visitwww.newbeginningsusa.org.

Multimedia Concert. CelebrateVivaldi’s birthday with “TheExtraordinary Four Seasons”presented by the National ChamberEnsemble at 7:30 p.m. at Artisphere’sRosslyn Spectrum, 1101 Wilson Blvd.Visit www.artisphere.com or call703-875-1100. Family-friendlyconcert. $30/adult; $15/student. Buytickets at tickets.artisphere.com, byphone at 888-841-2787, or at thedoor. A reception will follow.

SUNDAY/MARCH 9Music Performance. 4 p.m. at the

Rock Spring Congregational UnitedChurch of Christ, 5010 Little FallsRoad. Recital will include music byBach, Beethoven and Pierne. Free,donation requested. Visitrockspringucc.org.

MONDAY/MARCH 10 Story Time: Under 2s. 10:30 a.m. at

Glencarlyn Library, 300 S.Kensington St. For children up to age2. Free. 703-228-6548.

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703-224-3015 or [email protected]

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Washington-Lee grapplerNarankhuu Ganbaatar was aball of emotion prior to

wrestling for the 126-pound state titleon Feb. 22. Unfortunately for the senior,his post-match emotions included disap-pointment.

Ganbaatar finished runner up in the126-pound bracket at the 6A state wres-tling meet at Robinson SecondarySchool.

Ganbaatar lost to Westfield junior Jus-

tin Yorkdale via 11-2 major decision in thechampionship match.

“Going into the match I was a mix of ev-ery emotion — I was nervous, anxious,happy, hungry — every emotion you canthink of,” an emotional Ganbaatar said.“The match didn’t go the way I wanted itto. I guess I’ll have to hold that the rest ofmy life, but at least … I got there.”

Ganbaatar, who started wrestling in theeighth grade, placed first in Conference 6and took third at the 6A North region meetbefore competing at states.

“It was great,” he said. “It was a verymemorable experience. I know I workedreally hard to get here and I’m glad I got tothe state championships and I’m glad I gotto the finals.”

Robinson won its third team state cham-pionship in four years with a score of 152.5.Colonial Forge finished runner-up with ascore of 132.5.

W-L Grappler Narankhuu Finishes State Runner-UpSenior reaches 126-pound final at 6Astate wrestling meet.

Washington-Lee senior Narankhuu Ganbaatar, top, placed second inthe 126-pound bracket at the 6A state wrestling meet on Feb. 22 atRobinson Secondary School.

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The Washington-Lee coach-ing staff wasn’t certain theGenerals had doneenough to earn a state

berth, but Annie Hatcher’s final vaultgave headcoach JoeD’Emidioa positivevibe.

“It wasthe lastroutine atthe laste v e n tw h e nA n n i eH a t c h e rvaulted,”D’Emidiosaid, “Shewas thelast girl,[she] hith e r[Tsukahara]in the pikepos i t i onand stuckit and gota 9.55. Itjust gaveme thisw i n n i n g

feeling. … I don’t know what it was,but when I saw that vault, I walked

to the bleachers feeling good that we had achance of being in the top two.”

When the public address announcer re-vealed McLean had finished second, W-Lassistant Ron Melkis said he felt “confused.”It was a three-team race for the top-twospots and maybe T.C. Williams had takenfirst place.

As it turned out, the Generals had noth-ing to worry about.

Washington-Lee coaches celebrated afterthe announcement that the Generals hadwon their third consecutive region champi-onship, edging McLean by less than a half-point. W-L finished with a score of 140.449,while McLean totaled 140.077. T.C. Will-iams placed third with a score of 138.459.

The previous two seasons, W-L entered

the region meet having already won theNational District title. Led by the “Fab Four”of Mary Lynn Clark, Kylie Auble, MaiaMandel and Madeleine Sendek, the Gener-als didn’t lose a regular-season meet in fourseasons, won region championships in 2012and 2013 and twice finished state runner-up.

This year, with the Fab Four having gradu-ated, success didn’t come as easily to theGenerals. W-L finished second to Yorktownduring a regular-season meet, finished be-hind the Patriots in the National Districtcompetition and finished runner-up toMcLean at the Conference 6 meet. But thatdidn’t stop the Generals from taking careof business with a region title on the line.

“It’s unbelievable,” D’Emidio said. “It justshows that the underclassmen learned a lotfrom those seniors — the class to win and

be champions — and these kids went inthere and they competed like champions.”

W-L’s Sophie Hatcher finished fourth inthe all-around with a score of 36.008. Sheplaced fourth on floor (9.333), finishedsixth on beam (8.983), and 14th on bars(8.617) and vault (9.075). Her twin sister,Annie Hatcher, finished seventh in the all-around with a score of 35.434. She tied forfourth on vault (9.55), finished sixth onfloor (9.2), 16th on beam (8.517) and 22ndon bars (8.167).

Sylvia Shea finished seventh on bars(9.033).

The Generals went on to finish third dur-ing the 6A state meet Feb. 21-22 at SalemHigh School in Virginia Beach. Cox won thestate title with a score of 144.95, followedby McLean (143.725), W-L (143.125) andStafford (142.875).

W-L Wins Third Consecutive Region ChampionshipGenerals edgeMcLean by less thanhalf of a point.

Annie Hatcher helped the Washing-ton-Lee gymnastics team captureits third consecutive region cham-pionship on Feb. 18 at LakeBraddock Secondary School.

Washington-Lee freshman Sylvia Shea competes on beam during the 6ANorth region meet on Feb. 18 at Lake Braddock Secondary School.

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“Flourishing After 55” from ArlingtonOffice of Senior Adult Programs for March9-15.

Senior trips: Sunday, March 9,“Ella,” Metro Stage, Alexandria, $69;Thursday, March 13, Shamrock Inn,Thurmont, Md., $9 (trans. only); Satur-day, March 15, Dover Downs Casino,Dover, Del., $10. Call Arlington County55+ Travel, 703-228-4748. Registrationrequired.

Tour of artist GeorgiaO’Keeffe’s homes, Monday, March10, 1 p.m., Aurora Hills. Free. Register,703-228-5722.

Current events round table,Monday, March 10, 10 a.m., CulpepperGarden. Free. Register, 703-228-4403.

Seniors only weight roomhours, Langston-Brown and Madison.Monday-Wednesday-Friday, $60/15sessions. Call for days and times, 703-228-4745.

Ice skating, Mondays, 8 a.m. – 9:10a.m., Kettler Capitals Iceplex, BallstonMall, $1 (includes skates). Register,703-228-4745.

Keeping leg veins healthy, Tues-day, March 11, 6:30 p.m., Walter Reed.Free. Register, 703-228-0955.

Modern approach to low im-pact aerobics, Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.,Aurora Hills. $60/15 sessions. Register,703-228-5722.

Table tennis, Tuesdays-Thursdays,10 a.m., Walter Reed. Details, 703-228-

0955.Apple products, one-on-one in-

struction, Wednesday, March 12, 9:30a.m., Walter Reed. Free. Register, 703-228-0955.

Walking Club, Wednesdays, 9:30a.m., $4, Culpepper Garden. Register,703-228-4403.

Line dancing, Wednesdays, 9:30a.m., Walter Reed. Free. Details, 703-228-0955.

Healthy seafood cooking dem-onstration with recipes, Thursday,March 13, 1 p.m., Walter Reed. Free.Register, 703-228-0955.

Pickleball, Thursdays, 11 a.m. 3p.m., Walter Reed. Free. Register, 703-28-0955.

55+ Biking Group information,Thursday, March 13, 10 a.m., 703-228-4745.

Cardio tone exercises, Thursdays,11 a.m., Aurora Hills. $60/15 sessions.Register, 703-228-5722.

Fast-paced walking group, Fri-days, 9 a.m., Aurora Hills. Free.Register, 703-228-5722.

Caregiver stress, symptoms andsolutions, Friday, Mar. 14, 11 a.m.,Langton-Brown. Free. Register, 703-228-6300.

Seniors Golf Club information,Fridays, 10 a.m., 703-228-4745.

Tai Chi practice, Saturdays, 9:15a.m., Langston-Brown. Free. Register,703-228-6300.

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I made it. It’s five years after receiving a ter-minal diagnosis on February 27, 2009 from myoncologist: stage IV non-small cell lung cancer,accompanied by a “13-month to two-year”prognosis. Let’s be honest, medical profession-als don’t toss around the word “terminal”because you’re going to be treated at an air-port. Presumably, they know their facts and fig-ures as well as the patient’s present condition,confirmed by a variety of diagnostic results fromX-Rays, CT Scans, P.E.T. Scans, lab work and ofcourse the ever-popular biopsy, so their diagno-sis/prognosis is a bit more than an educatedguess. Nevertheless, there are exceptions toevery rule and until proven otherwise, I was notabout to succumb to their statistics. Still, basedon the best medical knowledge available at thetime, this patient (yours truly) was given a lim-ited life expectancy and encouraged to take thevacation I had always dreamed of – for obviousyou’re-life-is-now-shorter-than-you-ever-imagined-type reasons, and yet, five yearshence, here I am.

I have to admit, surviving, at least from myperspective, is indeed all it’s cracked up to be.Aside from beating the alternatives, it has been,for me, empowering in a way. Not that I think Iwrote the book on what one need do to fendoff the ravages of this insidious disease – thoughI have made my share of changes and accom-modations, but I have persevered. And forthose closest to me who knew me when (pre-diagnosis), I have switched and fought – I haveoccasionally looked back. And even though Inever was a smoker and rarely exposed tosecond-hand smoke, I may very well have beena victim of some of my own circumstances.Although I didn’t/don’t drink much or consumedrugs to any extreme degree, my eating habitsmay have contributed to a weakened immunesystem which in some way kick-started the can-cer cells in my body (which we all have, by theway); and if you believe any of the like-mindedliterature coming out of Johns Hopkins andother respected medical institutions: we all mayvery well be what we eat – or don’t eat. Andapparently, there may be consequences – bothgood and unfortunately, bad.

For the past nearly five years (beginning inJune, 2009), I have chronicled my life as a can-cer patient. Every week, save for a few non-cancer columns as we call them, I have writtenabout cancer and the range of emotions I’veexperienced. I don’t think I’ve not shared oneemotion with you that I’ve felt. Not that it wasever important that it was me doing the talking,because it wasn’t/isn’t, it’s simply that I had aforum/space and the support of my publisherand editor to unburden myself in this very pub-lic way. And since writing with such honestycame easy to me (I had been writing non-can-cer columns in the Connection since December1999), having such a juicy and compelling sub-ject on which to write was not particularly chal-lenging to me. Moreover, given the incrediblyappreciative and super-positive feedback I havereceived from readers over the years, I have feltencouraged to continue.

Some weeks however, especially after che-motherapy, the words don’t exactly flow, but fornow, life is going on. I have another CT Scan onthe day this column publishes, 2/26/2014.Within a day or two, my oncologist will e-mailthe results to me. Within a day or two after that,I will likely write my next column. I hope thenews is good. It might not be though. Whenyou’ve so far outlived your original prognosis asI have, it’s hard not to think you’re borrowingtime – and as most of us will readily admit, pay-backs are hell.

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