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November 19, 2008 -
(Nov 20) TWINS JAZZ AND DINNER A jazz dinner and concert takes place tomorrow night at Twins Lounge in D.C., starting at 7:30pm. You can relax, dine and take pleasure in some smooth sounds at one of Washington's most acclaimed clubs. Tomorrow night it's all about Kenny Wesley, a young new face on the contemporary and jazz music scene whose fluency in three languages gets the four-octave treatment.
(Nov 20) SLOVENIA IN SILVER SPRING The AFI Theater brings Slovenia ("slow"-VEE-nee-uh) to Silver Spring with the movie [Rooster's Breakfast], tomorrow night at 9:45pm and Friday at 10pm. This comic caper tells the tale of a laid-off mechanic who falls in love with the sweetie of the local mob boss.
(Nov 23) AMERICAN HISTORY RE-OPENS There's a day of fun and activities planned as the Smithsonian's Museum of American History re-opens on Sunday. After years of renovations, four of the National Mall museums celebrate the reopening with events that include exploring constellations to dinosaurs, and learning about public figures from the nation's presidents to Archie Bunker and his armchair.
(Nov 21) THE JACK TALES Exquisite puppetry takes audiences beyond the beanstalk for a magical adventure at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Friday, with a 10am matinee and 7pm evening performance. Das Puppenspiel Theater celebrates 35 years in the business with the premiere of the Company's newest production based on the Appalachian storytelling and musical tradition of "The Jack Tales."
Featuring the exquisite puppetry of Das Puppenspiel Theater.
courtesy of: Das Puppenspiel Theater
November 19, 2008 - [FotoWeek DC(http://www.fotoweekdc.org/) is in full swing around Washington, bringing some of the best photography to the city, including one show at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Stephanie Kaye reports...
November 19, 2008 - Virginia's Attorney General Bob McDonnell has unveiled a new video police can use to deter young people from joining gangs. As Anne Marie Morgan reports, the video incorporates graphic footage of Virginia's criminal street gangs...
November 19, 2008 - In Virginia, legislative budget writers are learning more about a darkening fiscal crisis that will soon force them to cut government priorities once believed to be untouchable. With an economy expected to recede for another year before improving, Governor Tim Kaine may be forced to further reduce the state's official revenue estimate for the second time since October.
Meymo Lyons reports...
November 19, 2008 - Sex trafficking of children is often thought of as a problem abroad, but several nonprofits say it's happening right here. When Andrea Powell and volunteers with nonprofit FAIR fund started going into DC schools last year to educate teens about sexual violence and exploitation, they asked the students if they knew anyone under 18 who was involved in sexual commerce. Seventy percent of the kids raised their hands. When they dug further, they found several instances of kids in classes who were being exploited. They found youth exchanging sex for a place to stay, a ride to school, even cell phone minutes. Often, it's girls - and sometimes boys - who've run away, are homeless or don't have a stable family. One strategy that Powell's group is working on is training adults in regular contact with vulnerable kids - anyone from teachers to 711 employees - to identify bad situations before they get worse. They're also raising money for a group home called Courtney's House for victims of child sex trafficking in the district.
Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
November 19, 2008 - Senators grapple with the proposed auto bailout, some lawmakers weigh in on future relations with Iran and House Republicans meet about GOP leadership.
Todd Zwillich and Tanya Snyder report...
November 19, 2008 - Environmental activists are urging the incoming Obama administration to support climate change policy. Dozens rallied yesterday outside the U.S. Capitol.
Peter Granitz reports...
November 19, 2008 - As the transition team for President-elect Barack Obama takes shape, it includes a number of people from this region. Many of those mentioned so far worked in the administration of President Bill Clinton.
Maryland's Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Thomas Perez, will head up a transition committee on justice and civil rights issues. Perez served as deputy assistant attorney general under Mr. Clinton. He also spent four years on the Montgomery County Council.
Two law professors at the University of Virginia have also been named to transition posts. David Martin was general counsel at the Immigration and Naturalization Service from 1995 to 1998. He'll focus on the Department of Homeland Security. Jonathan Cannon will be on the team at the Environmental Protection Agency. He was general counsel for the E.P.A. under Mr. Clinton.
Matt McCleskey has more...
November 19, 2008 - In the midst of Maryland's state budget deficit, Montgomery County is opening subsidized housing in Rockville for "local heroes." 49 homes in King Farm will be offered at below-market value to police, firemen and teachers. The homes will be sold for $269,000, in a city where median house prices are half a million dollars.
Stephanie Kaye reports...
November 19, 2008 - Five students were hospitalized this afternoon after several fights broke out at a high school in Southeast Washington.
The violence at Anacostia High School began a little after lunch. That's when police say the first fight broke out. During the melee, police say it appears one of the students set off a fire alarm, forcing the entire school to be evacuated.
Senior Tierra Chance said that when the students got outside, several fights, including one involving a pen-knife, began breaking out all over the football field.
Police say three students were stabbed. They were taken to a hospital and are being treated for what police are describing as superficial wounds.
A suspect in the stabbings was arrested. He has been hospitalized with unspecified injuries, as has another student who suffered an asthma attack.
Students at Anacostia High say the fights were sparked by a dispute between rival neighborhoods. Assistant Police Chief Diane Groome says police are taking steps to prevent further violence.
Patrick Madden reports from Southeast Washington...
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