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The death of one’s child isan unthinkable tragedy,and for the parents of vic-

tims of Sudden Infant DeathSydrome (SIDS), it comes withoutwarning.

Brandon Heiner, lead singer forHeather’s Headache, knows this.In 2005, Heiner lost his two-month-old son Brady to SIDS inthe infant’s first week at daycare.

“It was an extremely difficultday,” he said. “It’s always a shockfor SIDS parents — it was com-pletely unexpected. You don’t haveany reason to believe that any-thing is amiss.”

In the best way he knows,Heiner hopes to ensure that D.C.-area parents will not have to face

For Ebbin, A Jump to the LeftA theme for Del. Adam Ebbin (D-49) in this year’s General As-

sembly session has been bans. He proposed a ban on the sale ofenergy-wasting appliances and a ban on incandescent light bulbs.He also proposed a five-cent tax on plastic and paper bags usedby grocery stores, as well as a measure that would prohibit dis-crimination based on sexual orientation in public hiring.

All of these bills failed, with none even making it to the floor ofthe House. According to Ebbin, this wasn’t surprising.

“I try to introduce a balance of bills between ones that have areasonable chance at passing and bills that start a public discus-sion that’s needed on important issues,” he said. “I wanted tostimulate discussion and move the issue forward.”

Ebbin represents an overwhelmingly Democratic district thatencompasses most of South Arlington along with parts of Alex-andria and Fairfax. He acknowledges that his agenda this year,especially the bills that had little chance of passing, plays wellamong his “more progressive constituencies.”

“But that’s not how I plan my agenda,” he said. “These issuesreally matter to me. Every year that we don’t address importantenvironmental issues is a year that we fall further behind. … AndI don’t think that the environmental issues should be considered‘left.’ To me, they’re really common sense.”

Ebbin also proposed a bill that would keep polls open for anextra hour on Election Day, which died in committee, and an-other bill that would broaden the definition of human traffick-ing, which is still being considered. But with Virginia’s multi-bil-lion dollar gap in spending, Ebbin said that his biggest concernright now is the budget. “We’ve had such a huge shortfall in rev-enue,” he said. “It threatens so many things.”

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Hynes Backs WagnerArlington County Board Member Mary Hynes (D) endorsed Jody

Wagner, the former Virginia Secretary of Finance, for LieutenantGovernor. Wagner was also endorsed by Fairfax County Supervi-sor Cathy Hudgins (D), Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille (D) and Al-exandria City Council Members Del Pepper (D), Tim Lovain (D)and Paul Smedberg (D).

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That first day of schoolfor the four studentsmarked the end of a five-year legal battle in Virginiato implement the ruling ofthe United States SupremeCourt’s ruling in Brown vs.Board of Education of To-peka — that the nation’spolicy of maintaining sepa-rate schools for black andwhite students was uncon-stitutional. It also markedthe beginning of a new dayfor an entire generation ofchildren, and for those thatwould follow.

LONG BEFORE he be-came the first black chair-man of the Arlington

County Board of Supervisors since the Re-construction era following the Civil War andbefore he became Chief Judge of the Ar-

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By David Schultz

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Becky Wilson’s extroverted person-ality borders on irrepressible. Thesix-year-old Arlington resident is

talkative, outgoing and loves to be thecenter of attention.

So when she underwent treatment foracute lymphoblastic leukemia 18 monthsago, it was especially difficult for her tospend weeks in the hospital, away fromschool and away from friends.

“There were times she felt isolated andfrustrated,” Becky’s mother, Lisa, said.

“She couldn’t interact with her friends.”The cancer quickly went into remission

and Becky was able to start first grade atJamestown Elementary School this fall.But a few weeks ago, she was taken outof school again when a broken armcaused her white blood cell count to dropprecipitously.

However, this time she wouldn’t haveto be cut off from her friends atJamestown. Georgetown University Hos-pital, where Becky is receiving treatment,set up a laptop computer in its PediatricOncology department that allows chil

By David Schultz

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Arlington County Manager RonCarlee is proposing $23 million inservice cuts and a three-percent

increase in the real estate tax rate to makeup for a multi-million dollar gap inArlington’s annual budget.

Gulf Branch Nature Center, the EllipseArts Center and the Arlington Mill Commu-nity Center are among the casualties inCarlee’s proposed $929.5 million spendingplan for the upcoming fiscal year, which is1.3 percent lower than last year’s spendingplan.

Carlee described his budget as a “seriousbelt-tightening” but one that still maintainsthe County’s values. “In a city, you’re eithergoing forward or sliding backwards,” hesaid. “This is a budget that keeps us fromsliding backwards. … [It is] unnecessarilydisruptive to start restructuring who andwhat we are.”

THE COUNTY derives the lion’s share ofits revenues from taxes on real estate as-sessments. This year, real estate values inArlington increased less than one percentover the previous year, after several yearsof double digit increases. This rapid stag-nation in real estate values has forced thecounty to downsize.

Carlee is proposing the elimination of 100positions in county government, 40 of

which, he said, are currently filled. Carleesaid he would work with the departmentsto see that these 40 employees are eitherreassigned or voluntarily severed, but hecould not rule out the possibility of layoffs.

Carlee is also proposing the denial ofscheduled pay raises to county employees,the “first time in modern history” that thishas been proposed, he said. “I do not likethis budget,” Carlee said. “[But] what makesme very hopeful is we’ve had the worst realestate market in known times and Arling-ton weathered it better than anyone else.”

To make up for some of the lost revenue,Carlee is proposing an increase in the realestate tax rate by 2.7 cents per $100 of as-sessed value. Since the average home inArlington declined in value over the lastyear, this would amount to an increase of$4.25 per month in the tax bill for an aver-age-priced home.

However, according to county figures, 35percent of Arlington homes did not decrease

By Aaron Stern

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Looking back now, 50 years hence,things are a bit of a blur. RonnieDeskins remembers a reportertaking notes that morning as he

ate the breakfast his mother prepared forhim, then brushed his teeth. Family andfriends all gathered to watch he and hisfriends head off to Stratford Junior High,and Gloria Thompson remembers walkingpast rows of armed police officers on herway past crowds present to witness her takethat walk.

Other than that, it was apretty normal first day ofschool.

On Feb. 2, 1959 four 12-year-olds became the firstblack students to attend apreviously all-white schoolin Arlington County, andthe Arlington County Pub-lic Schools were integrated.Those four students — RonDeskins, Michael Jones,Gloria Thompson, andLance Newman — werehonored at a ceremony atthe H-B Woodlawn Second-ary Program on Monday,Feb. 23 in a ceremony thatfeatured three of those fouroriginal students, Gov. TimKaine, Del. Bob Brink andother local political officials, as well as sev-eral of the Stratford teachers who wereonhand for that historic day.

lington Circuit Court, William Newman wasa third-grader at Drew Elementary Schoolwhen Deskins, Jones, Thompson and LanceNewman broke the color barrier in Arling-ton County Public Schools. Before them,“doors I didn’t know existed were alreadybeing closed to me,” he said as he deliv-ered the keynote address at Monday’s cer-emony. Unbeknownst to him, his lifechanged that day.

“My life and the possibilities it held ex-panded exponentially,” he said.

“What a scary thing it must have been forfour seventh graders… to come into a placewhere they knew they weren’t welcome,”said Kaine.

The battle against the U.S. SupremeCourt’s decision in Virginia was called “mas-sive resistance,” a term coined by U.S. Sen.Harry Byrd of Virginia, and was a fight thatgrew so fierce that Prince Edward CountyPublic Schools closed down for five years

Arlington celebrates50th anniversary ofthe integration of thepublic school system.

William T. Newman,Chief Judge of theArlington Circuit Court.

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Becky Wilson, with her mother Lisa (right) and hospital stafferLinda Kim (left), connects with her classmates via the Internet.

Six-year-old cancer patient uses Internetto keep up with her classmates.

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Carlee’s budgetproposal hits Parks &Rec, libraries hardest.

How To Cut $23 MillionBudget Cuts

The following is a partial list of the services thatwould be eliminated or reduced under CountyManager Ron Carlee’s proposed budget:❖ Cancellation of Planet Arlington Music Festival❖ Closure of Gulf Branch Nature Center❖ Closure of Ellipse Arts Center❖ Reduction in park and street tree maintenance❖ Glencarlyn, Cherrydale and Aurora Highlands

Libraries to operate only three days per week❖ Charging for after-hours parking at Human

Services Building in Clarendon❖ Closure of Madison Adult Day Center❖ Reduction of service on two ART bus routes❖ Elimination of extra police detail in Clarendon❖ Reduction of concrete maintenance and repair❖ Increasing of solid waste collection fee❖ Elimination of five deputy sheriff positions❖ Postponement of Arlington Mill Community

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Taking Sides in 47th RaceIt used to be an unspoken rule within the tight-knit Ar-

lington County Democratic communitythat elected officials were not to makepublic endorsements in a primary race.In recent years, this rule has been tested,as the County’s leaders waded into in-tra-party contests. Last week, the rulewas obliterated.

County Board Members BarbaraFavola (D) and Mary Hynes (D) an-nounced their support for PatrickHope, a local activist and chair ofArlington’s Community Services Boardwho is running in Arlington’s 47th dis-trict for a seat in the House of Delegates.

Hope has four competitors in the race — Miles Grant,Adam Parkhomenko, Andres Tobar and Alan Howze— who are all vying to win the June 9 Democratic primary.But thus far, Hope is the only one to have received the back-ing of a local elected official. “I think it just builds momen-tum,” Hope said about the endorsement. “It also gives mecredibility.”

The endorsements of Favola and Hynes are not unprec-edented. Last year’s School Board race saw several SchoolBoard members pick sides in a six-way race for the Demo-cratic endorsement. In 2007, former School Board memberFrank Wilson was highly involved in the primary cam-paign of Bob James, who unsuccessfully sought to oustTreasurer Frank O’Leary (D).

But it is unusual for someone on the County Board totake sides in a primary, especially this early in the race.Favola said she came out for Hope because of her work withhim on human services issues, which is her area of exper-tise. “I have known Patrick for many years now,” she said. “Ibelieve he is the best qualified to be an advocate for themost vulnerable in the area.”

“I think he’s the real deal,” Hynes said. “This is someonewho has worked to make people’s lives better here in Ar-lington. … I think he is a phenomenally well-qualified per-son to send to Richmond.”

Favola said she has not received flak from any party in-siders who might see her as interfering with the race. “Idon’t mean to alienate anybody,” she said. “I’m coming atthis as a human services advocate. People who know meare not surprised that I’m supporting Patrick.”

Potential Candidates WaverThus far, there are five candidates fighting to succeed Del.

Al Eisenberg (D-47).Many local political watchers assumed there would be

more candidates vying for the Democratic nomination. Butseveral of those who were considering entering the racehave, in recent weeks, changed their minds.

Ted Bilich, the president of the Ashton Heights CivicAssociation, was thinking about a candidacy. But last week,he announced he would stay out of the race to support Hope,his close friend in the neighborhood.

Many were certain that Alfonso Lopez would enter therace. However, in an interview last week, Lopez said he isseriously considering sitting this one out. To enter the race,he would have to quit his job as Virginia’s top lobbyist onCapitol Hill and, with the recent passage of the economicstimulus bill, Lopez is not sure he wants to do that. “I’mdoing a lot of good right now,” he said. “I think I’d be anasset to Arlington [in Richmond], but I think I’m an asset toArlington right now.”

Local attorney Mike McCarthy is all but out of the raceat this point. McCarthy, a 25-year-old who graduated fromGeorge Mason University Law School last year, was sched-uled to formally announce his candidacy earlier this monthbut postponed it at the last minute, saying he wanted to“give it a few more weeks of thought and preparation.” Sincethen, he has not responded to repeated phone and emailrequests for comment.

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beginning in 1959 instead of integrating.“Fifty years ago it was a more important value to

separate people and keep them apart because of thecolor of their skin then it was to educate them,” Kainesaid. “That’s a strange thing to think about.”

The four students did more than just integrate Vir-ginia schools, said Kaine — followed later that day bya group of black students in Norfolk — but they alsodragged Virginia into the modern age.

“It wasn’t just about equality and it wasn’t just abouteducation — we were a backwards state and we werebehind,” Kaine said.

Walking through the front doors of Stratford wasn’tthat difficult to do as relatively unaware 12-year-olds,said Deskins. They knew what was going on, to becertain, but it was their parents who had a more com-plete grasp of the situation and who made the bolddecision to send their children forth.

“They had the courage to stand on principle know-ing there was danger for their children,” he said.

ONCE THEY GOT INSIDE and settled down to classthat morning 50 years ago, things were about as nor-mal as they can be for any new student in a new school,said Michael Jones. The surroundings and their fellowstudents were new, but on the whole people were rela-tively friendly to them, Jones said.

The school’s teachers and administrators, though,were well aware of the enormity of the situation atthe time. Joe Macekura, a Stratford guidance counse-lor, remembered walking into the school with the stu-dents to ensure that all went well, walking them totheir classes, and monitoring them throughout that first

dren to connect to their classrooms via the Internet.The laptop is outfitted with a video camera, as well

as the Internet telephone software Skype. The hospi-talized students can log on and communicate with theirclassmates, both verbally and visually.

“This is a turning point in the lives of children withcancer,” Becky’s oncologist at the hospital, Dr. AzizaShad, said. “Typically, children with cancer are isolatedfrom friends and school. … It’s just not been possibleto get them to interact with their friends the way thiswebcam will.”

GEORGETOWN University Hospital now has sixwebcam-ready laptops in its Pediatric Oncology de-partment. The computers were purchased with$23,000 in funds raised by the National Capital Areachapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Donna McKelvey, the chapter’s executive director,said that the webcams don’t just help the patients. “Theclassmates get to see that they’re OK,” she said.

“This is a huge deal,” Dr. David Nelson, chairman ofthe pediatrics department at Georgetown University Hos-pital, said. “How a child feels about themselves affectstheir treatment. … Losing contact is a big problem. Thisenables them to stay connected.”

SPORTING pink shoes, apple-print stockings and a bushyhead of hair, Becky dialed into Helaine Ortiz’s first-gradeclassroom — with some help from the hospital staff.

She took notes as her classmates informed her of whatthey were learning: literary genres, ancient China, weatherdisasters. She told them about the books she’s been read-ing and the playground she’s building for her toy bear.

“Don’t be shy!” Becky told her friends as they began tocrowd the camera.

The first graders in Ortiz’s classroom seemed almost asexcited as Becky to be able to use this new technology.“You sound better,” one of her classmates said. “Do youknow when you can come back?” another asked.

“Not yet,” Becky replied, the only point during the dem-onstration when her voice betrayed a hint of sadness.

in value over the last year. The owners of these homeswould experience a tax bill increase of greater than$4.25 per month under Carlee’s budget.

Carlee also proposed the postponement of the Ar-lington Mill Community Center reconstruction project,which would have included a new affordable housingapartment complex. County Board Chair BarbaraFavola (D) has said that she does not want to decreasefunding for affordable housing in this year’s budget.

The County Board will consider Carlee’s budget over

the next several months and will adopt its own finalizedversion in late April.

Board Member Walter Tejada (D) bristled at Carlee’sproposal to eliminate the Neighborhood Day parade andcalled on Arlingtonians to email the County Board withtheir thoughts on whether the annual event should becontinued.

Board Member Chris Zimmerman (D) said that morespending cuts may be coming. “We’re not done scrubbingthe budget yet,” he said.

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day. The doors they walked through that morning weremore than just those to their junior high school, they weredoors to public facilities, institutions, and opportunitiesthat had until then been closed to them and to countlessothers, Macekura said, doors that they helped to open.

Thompson said that they were prepared by their fami-lies, friends, neighbors, churches for the challenge thatthey were given, and that preparation helped them tosucceed.

The remembrance of that day was an opportunity toreflect, but also to look at the challenges that still layahead, said Elizabeth Weile, who was the president ofthe Women League of Voters during Virginia’s battle tointegrate its schools, and she said that the battle to bridgeremaining socio-economic and racial achievement gapswas not yet over.

“Since I am 94-years-old, I will leave the job to you andyou and you,” Weile said, pointing around the capacitycrowd in the H-B Woodlawn auditorium. “Will you ac-cept the challenge?” The hundreds gathered loudlycheered an affirmative response.

50 Years On

In a special presentation before the evening’sprogram, Ubaldo Sanchez presented Gov.Timothy Kaine with one of his original artworks. Kaine said that the piece would hang atthe DNC headquarters in Washington D.C.

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Show To Benefit SIDS Researcha similar ordeal. On Friday, Feb. 27 Heiner and his

band, will play a benefit concert to raise money forSIDS research. The show will take place at RhodesideGrill, 1836 Wilson Blvd., in Arlington.

As the lead vocalist and songwriter — as well asrhythm guitarist — Heiner says that his loss informsall his music. He described the band’s latest album,“Admonition,” which will officially be released at theconcert, as “a warning about what can happen inlife when you’re not paying attention.”

“There’s a song called “Ominous Peace” about deal-ing with emotion, and depression certainly, relatingto the loss of my son,” he said. “There’s also a songwritten about a friend of ours who killed someonein a crazy love triangle. We chose the name “Admo-nition” to portray the seriousness [of life].”

Heiner said the band began planning the benefitlast September.

“It’s just taken us a little while to get comfortablewith doing something like [the benefit concert], it’sjust taken us to this point to feel like we could dosomething,” he said. “We were all really close to it,obviously — me in particular — but we’ve reachedthe point where we feel like this is something wecan do to help other people, whether it’s preventingfurther SIDS deaths from happening or just aware-ness and research, it doesn’t matter to us, we justwant to help.”

Doctors know relatively little about what causesSIDS which is the leading cause of death in theU.S. for infants aged one month to one year. Ex-

perts have been able to determine a few commoncharacteristics amongst SIDS victims: stomach-sleeping, low birth-weight and inadequate pre-natal care among them. It is more common inboys, and is more likely to happen during coldermonths.

“It was a — I hate to use the word classic — but itwas a very typical SIDS case,” Heiner said. “It was aboy, it happened in winter, all things that they say,that the statistics show. It occurred in his first weekat daycare, during a nap. He was on his back, whichis a big thing with SIDS, but it happened anyway.

“It’s difficult to ever say what exactly caused it,but it doesn’t change the fact that it happened andthat there are people who are going to experienceand are experiencing the same thing we wentthrough.”

When he’s not on stage or in the studio, Heinerworks in government affairs for an association in D.C.A Mt. Vernon native, Heiner and his wife of 15 years,Rachael, now have a set of two-year-old twins, oneboy and one girl; as well as an eight-year-old daugh-ter.

Tickets, which start at $12, can be purchased atthe door, or by calling 202-262-9342.

Get InvolvedHeather’s Headache will play a benefit concert Feb.

27 to raise money for SIDS research. The show willtake place at Rhodeside Grill, 1836 Wilson Blvd., inArlington.

Tickets start at $12 and can be purchased at the dooror by calling 202-262-9342.

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SupportNonprofitsTo the Editor:

David Schultz’s Feb. 18 article“Freddie Mac To Resume Giving toLocal Charities” offered a glimmerof hope to many charities in ourregion — including ours, SCAN(Stop Child Abuse Now) of North-ern Virginia — who have receivedgrants from the Freddie Mac Foun-dation in the past.

But the article also served as animportant reminder for all of usin times like these: prevention pro-grams are more important nowthan ever before.

Recent reports note reports ofchild abuse and neglect are up in

our community. Domestic violenceis on the rise. Families across ourregion are in critical need of sup-port. But not all hope is lost. Wecan do something about it.

SCAN — like many other groupsacross the region — offers regularparent support groups, providinga safe place where parents canshare their frustrations and tri-umphs in a supportive environ-ment and learn new strategies todeal with these challenges. Thegroups also introduce parents toa wide variety of community re-sources available in the region,including those related to finan-cial and housing issues. To learnmore about our parent supportgroups or download our ParentConnection Resource Guide,

which lists other groups across theregion, visit our Web site atwww.scanva.org.

Freddie Mac is only one sourceof funding. Our hope is that otherbusinesses — and individuals —follow this lead and find a way to

continue to support critical pro-grams like these when we needthem the most.

Parenting is seldom an easy job,and in today’s economic climate itcan seem impossible. Now is thetime to help parents reach out forsupport. Now is our chance to pre-vent more child abuse and neglectbefore it has a chance to start.

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Letters to the Editor

RememberingBozmanTo the Editor:

Even after she had retired, Icould count on seeing EllenBozman’s smiling face in thecrowd of dignitaries or just folksout to enjoy themselves at manyArlington County functions. Andshe always made each person feelspecial — she remembered thenames and faces of so many of heradmiring public!

She will be missed. God bless and Godspeed you

Ellen Bozman!

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Eighteen-year-old modelLauren McAree, stood inthe midst of the crowdlast week with black

swirls and red flowers all over herbody. She appeared like a walkingdoll, covered in white base paint.

McAree was one of the manymodels who participated in theCrystal Couture Festival, a two-week long event with a differenttheme each night. One of thethemes last week was Tat Tuesday,with a focus on tattoos and bodyart. “It’s a lot of fun,” McAree said,“A lot of art is involved.”

Along with boutiques, CrystalCouture also partnered with Good-will whose clothing was shown onthe runway. Donations were ac-cepted from the public.

Angela Fox, CEO of Crystal City’sBusiness Improvement District,helped coordinate these events.“Our purpose is two-fold,” Foxsaid, “We have opened up thevenue which is open for lease. Re-tailers can come in and see what’savailable to them. However, wewant the community to come outand come together. We’re makingit a fun community.”

On TAT Tuesday, Feb. 17, pret-zels and temporary tattoo stickerswere placed on tables and organicbeer was available for free tasting.Along with McAree, other modelswere being painted with a varietyof colors such as neon green, yel-low, white, red, blue and brown.Swirls, whiskers, wigs, feathers,flowers and paw prints accompa-

nied the body paint.As music accompanied the event

and models walked around in theirpainted costumes, belly dancingwas also a part of the entertain-ment as was Synetic Theatre,which had cast members play asnippet of their current play,“Dante.”

Vendors added to the night’s ac-tivities. Imani Brown, owner ofArtistic Sole, had a smile on herface and danced along to the mu-sic with her co-workers. “I havebeen working with this companyfor three years. I have alwaysloved art, especially painting. Longstory short, I decided to paint onsneakers because they are easierto carry, and since then I have beenpainting on sneakers,” Brown said.The sneakers ranged from cheetahprint to President Obama’s face ina hue of blue. “I want my custom-ers to feel like they have wearableart,” Brown said.

The next evening, Crystal Cou

Diverse range of styles featuredin two-week long fashion festival.

Fashion World Comes to Crystal City

Model Lauren McAree shows off her body paint at theCrystal Couture Fashion Festival.

When & WhereThe Crystal Couture Festival

is taking place every night fromnow until Feb. 28 at 2450Crystal Drive in Arlington.❖ Feb. 26: Denim Night

Thursday (6 -10 p.m.)❖ Feb. 27: Foxy Friday Animal

Prints (6 -10 p.m.)❖ Feb. 28: Cocktail Dress

Saturday (11a.m. – 3 p.m.)and Closing Night Gown

❖ Gala (6 -10 p.m.)Admission is free. For more

information, seewww.crystalcity.org.

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NAMI-Northern Virginia offers afree, 12-week education course in Ar-lington on mental illness for familymembers of individuals with mental ill-ness. Contact Marie Fordham at517-213-0668 for more information.

Lent Activities - Clarendon UMC(606 N. Irving, Arlington) will hold avariety of activities during the LentenSeason. All activities will includechildcare for babies and toddlers, aswell as special activities for school agechildren. Wednesday, Feb. 25 marks thebeginning of Lent with Ash Wednesdayservices at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Aspecial “Child’s View of Lent” will beheld in the Praise Room. Visitwww.morefaith.org for details on activi-ties. For more information, contactDiane Smith at 703-527-8574.

The Army Officers’ Wives’ Clubof the Greater Washington Area(AOWCGWA) and the AOWCGWA-FortMyer Thrift Shop have welfare grantapplications available. The official grantapplication must be received no laterthan April 15. Early submissions areencouraged. For eligibility require-ments, information, instructions and todownload the official Grant Application

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Every Saturday through April 11, thereis Free Tax Preparation. 10 a.m. atColumbia Pike Library, 816 S. WalterReed Drive. First-come first-served. Visitwww.aarp.org/taxaide for more.

SATURDAY/FEB. 28 Inside Greening Your

Congregation. Discuss savingmoney, how to help in communityand more from 9 a.m.-noon at MountOlivet United Methodist Church,1500 N. Glebe Road. RSVP at 202-885-8684.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 4 Money Talk. 7 p.m. at Central Library,

1015 N. Quincy St. Women can takeon their finances. $20 includestextbook. 703-228-6417.

Workshop. 7 p.m. at ShirlingtonLibrary, 4200 Campbell Ave.Workshop on networking. Free. 703-228-0322.

MONDAY/MARCH 9 Prayer Breakfast. 10 a.m. at

Woman’s Club of Arlington, 700 S.Buchanan St. $5/person. Registrationrequired, 703-553-5800.

TUESDAY/MARCH 10 Meeting. 6:30 p.m. at NRECA, 4301

Wilson Blvd. The Arlingtonians for aClean Environment will discuss“Think Local – Act Green. HowBusinesses are PromotingEnvironmental and CommunityValues.” Free. Visitwww.arlingtonenvironment.org or703-228-6427.

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Most playwrightsworking on adrama use fearsomewhere in the

structure. It is almost always a fearof something specific. Fear ofdeath. Fear of exposure for someweakness or evildoing. A dread offailure — financial or personal.

Not Edward Albee. At least notwhen he was writing “A DelicateBalance” which earned him his firstPulitzer Prize (he has three). Theplay, which is being performed nowby an exemplary cast at ArenaStage’s temporary home in CrystalCity, is about fear itself — or, moreprecisely, about dread. Albee neverdiffuses the focus by specifyingwhat is feared. This isn’t a playabout danger or threat. No mon-ster with a machete in a goalie’smask or fanged vampire or slick-

suited mafia don is presented. Justpeople in fear.

Those people are wealthy. Theyexist in a world of refinement andcomfort. Their relationships maynot be as successful as theydreamed they would be (the prin-cipal couple no longer share a bed-room, let alone a bed and theirdaughter is reeling from the col-lapse of her own fourth marriage.)But their world seems about as se-cure from external threat as pos-sible.

Still, that world, beautifully en-visioned in Todd Rosenthal’s set ofa well decorated living room andcostume designer Ilona Somogyi’smarvelously appropriate outfits foreach and every one of the charac-ters, is no protection from the fearof some exterior danger.

Those characters are played byan ensemble of superb performerswith Broadway veterans KathleenChalfant and Terry Beaver in the

Arena’s Frighteningly Good BalanceAlbee’s play about fear gets lovely revival. Where and When

“A Delicate Balance” plays Tuesday,Wednesday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m.,Thursday – Saturday at 8 p.m. with Sat-urday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.through March 15. There are also week-days matinees at noon March 3 and 11.Arena Stage’s temporary location is at1800 South Bell Street in Crystal City.Tickets are $25 - $66. Call 202-488-33000 or log on to www.arenastage.org.

Ellen McLaughlin as Claire, Kathleen Chalfant as Agnes, Terry Beaver as Tobias, and Carla Harting as Julia in“A Delicate Balance” at Arena Stage through March 15.

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lead roles of the man and womanof the house, the couple whohaven’t shared a bedroom since thedeath of their son from an unspeci-fied cause an unspecified time ago.Being unspecific is exactly the toolAlbee is using and it gives thesefine performers the latitude to goat their parts and each other witha vigor that is remarkable. Beaver’sthird-act tirade is particularly spec-tacular while Chalfant is absorbingall evening long.

Ellen McLaughlin is the wife’ssharp tongued alcoholic sister witha past and Carla Harting is theiroft-returning daughter who throwssomething of a fit over the fact that“her” room isn’t ready for her re-occupancy without advance noticeeven though she’s all of 37 yearsold.

The room isn’t available becausea couple they think of as their bestfriends have unexpectedly shownup not just seeking but expecting

Photo illustration by J. Tom Hnatow; original photos by Scott Suchman

asylum from some unexplaineddanger that has caused them to fleetheir home just a short drive away.

Albee doesn’t concentrate on plotso much as on the inner workingsof the characters’ minds. Not muchactually happens between theopening and final lines of thenearly three hour play, but in thehands of these performers underthe direction of Pam MacKinnon,the by-play of language and theflow of emotions makes theevening a memorable one.

Brad Hathaway reviews theater in Vir-ginia, Washington and Maryland as wellas Broadway, and edits Potomac Stages,(www.PotomacStages.com). He can bereached at Brad@PotomacStages.com.

Know of something missing from ourcommunity entertainment Calendar? Sendit to The Arlington Connection, e-mail itto arlington@connectionnewspapers.com.Deadline is 2 p.m. the Thursday beforepublication. Call Rebecca Halik at 703-917-6407 with any questions. Photos arewelcome.

ONGOING:With the advent of spring, Arlington’s

David M. Brown Planetarium, 1426No. Quincy Street, presents “The

Mystery of the MissingSeasons” beginning Friday,March 6 through Sunday, April5. Showtimes are Fridays & Saturdaysat 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at1:30 & 3 p.m. Admission is $3 foradults and $2 for senior citizens andchildren 12 & younger. 703-228-6070.

FRIDAY/FEB. 27 Theater. 7:30 p.m. at Chalice Theatre

at Unitarian Universalist Church ofArlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd. $15/

student; senior. $20/adult. Watch“Big: The Musical.” 703-892-0202 ext.6.

Music Performance. The IBISChamber Music Society will performat 7:30 p.m. at Lyon Park CommunityCenter, 414 N. Fillmore St. Free,donations accepted. Visitwww.ibischambermusic.org or 703-527-3960.

Tiny Tot. 10 a.m. or 4 p.m. at GulfBranch Nature Center, 3608 N.Military Road. Children ages 18-35months can learn about naturethrough walks, stories and more. $3/

child. Registration required, 703-228-3403.

Music Performance. 9:30 p.m. at ElGitano’s Restaurant and Lounge, 3528168th St. Hear SikSadState andOverkast perform. $5/person.

SATURDAY/FEB. 28 Theater. 7:30 p.m. at Chalice Theatre

at Unitarian Universalist Church ofArlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd. $15/student; senior. $20/adult. Watch

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“Big: The Musical.” 703-892-0202 ext. 6.DC Hokies Chili Cook-Off. 1-5 p.m. at Yorktown

Bistro, 5171 Lee Highway. Local chili fanaticswill be dishing out their homemade recipes.Enjoy music, raffles and more. All proceedsbenefit scholarships. $15/adult; $5/child. Visitwww.ncrhokies.org for more.

Creatures and Cultures of Canada. 2 p.m. atLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S. CarlinSprings Road. Children ages 8-11 can bringartifacts and stories about Canada. Free.Registration required, 703-228-6535.

Polar Bears. 4 p.m. at Long Branch Nature Center,625 S. Carlin Springs Road. Children ages 5-9can learn about these animals through games,crafts and more. $2/child. Registration required,703-228-6535.

Flying Squirrel Lore and More. 5:45-7 p.m. atLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S. CarlinSprings Road. Families can watch these animalscome in for dinner. $4/person. Registrationrequired, 703-228-6535.

Owl Moon. 6:30-8 p.m. at Gulf Branch NatureCenter, 3608 N. Military Road. Families withchildren ages 6 and up can learn about theseanimals and go on a walk. $2/person.Registration required, 703-228-3403.

Beach Party. 8 p.m. at Crystal City Sports Pub,529 S. 23rd St. Washington Area Parrot HeadClub hosts a benefit for Alice FergusonFoundations. Best dressed awards. $10/person.

SUNDAY/MARCH 1 Theater. 3 p.m. at Chalice Theatre at Unitarian

Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 ArlingtonBlvd. $15/student; senior. $20/adult. Watch“Big: The Musical.” 703-892-0202 ext. 6.

A Sky Full of Stars. 7:30 p.m. at Fort C.F. SmithPark, 2411 N. 24th ST. Families with childrenages 7 and up can study the sky. $3/person.Registration required, 703-228-6535.

Music Performance. 3 p.m. at Kenmore MiddleSchool, 200 S. Carlin Springs Road. Capital WindSymphony performs. $15/person; $10/senior.Visit www.capitalwinds.org for more.

MONDAY/MARCH 2 Stars Tonight for March. 7:30 p.m. at David M.

Brown Planetarium, 1426 N. Quincy St. Enjoy atour of the stars. $3/adults; $2/senior, child.Visit www.apsva.us/planetarium or 703-228-6070.

Author Event. 7 p.m. at Central Library, 1015 N.Quincy St. Gwen Ifill will discuss “TheBreakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age ofObama.” Free.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 4 Bird Walk. 9-11 a.m. at Long Branch Nature

Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road. Adults cansearch for migratory birds. Experienced andbeginner birders welcome. Free. 703-228-6535.

Rocks On My Block. 1:30 p.m. at Long BranchNature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road.Children ages 3-5 can learn about rocks throughstories. $5/child. To register, 703-228-6535.

Gemstone Club: Aquamarine. 2:30 p.m. or 4p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608 N.Military Road. Children ages 7-11 can learnabout this gemstone and take one home. $8/person. Registration required, 703-228-3403.

THURSDAY/MARCH 5 Book Signing and Reading. 7 p.m. Arlington

Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Office of theCity of Reims present “Crossing Glances: RegardsCroises Arlington & Reims: Sister Cities” fromJan. 23 through March 28 at Ellipse Arts Center,4350 N. Fairfax Drive. Photographs by JohnBabineau of Arlington and Cecile Bethleem ofReims, France. Free. Visit www.arlingtonarts.org.

Tiny Tot. 10 a.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center,3608 N. Military Road. Children ages 18-35months can learn about nature through walks,stories and more. $3/child. To register, 703-228-3403.

Rocks On My Block. 1:30 p.m. at Long BranchNature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road.Children ages 3-5 can learn about rocks throughstories and more. $5/child. Registration required,703-228-6535.

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By Mark Giannotto

The Connection

If the huge television produc-tion truck idling outside theBishop O’Connell gym wasn’t

enough of a clue that somethingout of the ordinary was going onat the Arlington private school lastTuesday night, those in attendanceonly had to turn the corner to-wards the gym doors to have theirsuspicions confirmed.

On the entrance were two bigsigns that read “Game Sold Out,”while extra tickets to the pivotalWCAC regular season game aboutto begin inside between O’Connelland rival DeMatha were beingpurchased for four and sometimesfive times face value.

It was all part of ESPN’s OldSpice High School Showcase, as

the Knights and Stags did battlein front of a raucous O’Connellcrowd and a national televisionaudience watching on ESPNU.

“Everyone has been going crazy,I’ve never seen this many peopleat a game,” said O’Connell studentand spectator, senior BillyMcCarthy. According to McCarthy,tickets went on sale at 9 a.m. theprevious Thursday and were soldout within the hour. “This game,you just didn’t want to miss it,” hesaid.

ALTHOUGH THE KNIGHTSended the night on a losing noteafter falling to DeMatha, 64-53, itdid nothing to dampen the moodof the filled-to-the-brim gym. Stu-dents began tailgating soon afterschool ended and filled their sec-tion almost three hours before the

9 p.m. tipoff.“Atmosphere-wise, this was sec-

ond to none,” said ESPN analystand director of scouting for Scouts,Inc. Paul Biancardi. “I think thisranks up there with any gamewe’ve had.” To set-up for the game,ESPN officials did what they calla “sight-and-survey” in the weeksleading up to the contest, wherethey took pictures and notes of theO’Connell gym to determinewhere all their equipment wouldgo.

The O’Connell athletic depart-ment built temporary scaffoldingthat took up parts of one side ofthe gym’s bleachers to hold ESPN’smain cameras. The productioncrew had the same amount of cam-eras it would for a standard col-lege game. There was also a make-shift announcing table with spon-

sor banners hanging throughout.The hardest part, though, is get-

ting relevant information abouteveryone involved. When broad-casting college games, ESPN hasthe benefit of sports informationdepartments that have all sorts ofstats, media guides, and bios al-

ready made up. For last Tuesday,producer Darren Chiappetta hadto literally send out questionnairesto each player. There was also aconference call with bothO’Connell coach Joe Wootton andDeMatha’s Mike Jones before

Knights’ nationally televised game with DeMathalast Tuesday was quite the spectacle.

ESPN Comes to O’Connell

ESPN analyst Paul Biancardi was at Bishop O’ConnellHigh School last Tuesday night as part of the network’sOld Spice High School Showcase. The Knights’ gameagainst DeMatha was played in front of a packed houseand was broadcast to a national audience.

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It had already been a long night forthe Yorktown girl’s basketball teamwhen senior Carla Manger stole a passat midcourt, went streaking in for

what looked to be an easy layup, only towatch it precariously roll off the rim intoteammate LaNia Charity’s hands.

Charity proceeded to brick the follow-upattempt as Westfield took control of the balland the remainder of Monday night’s North-ern Region tournament first-round match-up between the two schools.

The muffed lay-ups were a fitting conclu-sion to a 63-48 Yorktown loss in which thePatriots couldn’t seem to get the lid off thehoop.

“We just could not make a shot,” saidcoach Kim Cordell after her team went 16-for-49 from the field. “We got a lot of of-fensive rebounds, a lot of opportunities,they just weren’t falling for us.”

Yorktown (14-10 overall, 9-5 National)is now eliminated from the regional tour-nament and can only wait until next yearto exact some form of revenge.

The Patriots had a huge size advantageon the interior with six players listed at 5-foot-9 or taller and took advantage of it onthe glass, led by junior Lindiwe Rennert(eight rebounds). But Westfield (18-8) hada gameplan of its own to offset the Patriots’rebounding edge. The Bulldogs run a spreadout, Princeton-style offense heavy on pick-and-rolls that forced many of Yorktown’s in-

terior players to guard onthe perimeter.

It didn’t help that thePatriots’ star player andfirst-team all-NationalDistrict selection, Charity(team-high 15 points),was saddled with threefouls in the first half,forcing her to start thesecond half on the bench.

“It definitely changedthings because she’s sucha strong player on bothends,” said Cordell.

Still, the loss wasn’t allfor naught for Charity,Manger (six points), andthe rest of the Yorktownsenior class. A year aftertaking the Patriots all theway to the regional semi-finals, this senior classcan say they helped bringYorktown back to theupper echelon of the Na-tional District.

Still, they harboreddreams of getting to thisFriday’s semifinals yet again. For now, allthey can do is wonder what could have beenif it weren’t for an off shooting night.

“I think once everything starts sinking in,I’ll finally look back, maybe cry a little bit,seeing how well I’ve done and how well theprogram has done,” said Charity.

Those pesky rims also caused havoc in the

Northern Region boy’s first-round match-up between Wakefield and Westfield thatfollowed the girl’s game. Wakefield wasmissing its own star, Johnathan Ford (19.4ppg), after the senior picked up two tech-nical fouls in the team’s National DistrictTournament semifinal loss to Stuart. VHSLrules stipulate that an ejected player must

miss his or her’s next game.As a result the Warriors scored just one

basket in the first quarter and 10 points theentire first half en route to a 53-43 loss toWestfield. Wakefield made runs during thesecond and fourth quarters, but they werealways answered by the Bulldog duo of

Cold shooting costs Arlingtonschools in regional tournament.

Yorktown Yanked from Postseason Play

Yorktown senior LaNia Charity had ateam-high 15 points Monday againstWestfield, while fighting through foultrouble throughout.

Wakefield senior Corey Levenberry goes upfor a shot during his team’s 53-43 loss toWestfield.

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hand.“The one thing that is great about these

venues is sometimes they’re tough for tele-vision, but as you saw in there [last Tues-day], it’s such an intimate atmosphere andsuch a great environment that I think onTV it looks as good or better than a profes-sional stadium,” said Chiappetta.

There were so many different storylinesheading into last Tuesday night’s pivotalWCAC boy’s basketball game betweenO’Connell and rival DeMatha, it’s no won-der ESPN’s cameras decided to make theirpresence known on the Arlington campus.

Wootton’s father, Morgan, is one of themost legendary high school coaches ever,having won 1,274 games as head coach atDeMatha, which included four seasonscoaching his son. Meanwhile currentDeMatha coach Mike Jones was teammateswith Joe Wootton at DeMatha and the twograduated together in 1991. Not to men-tion both teams happen to be two of thebest in the area and the country.

DeMatha’s Quinn Cook had a game-high25 points, 19 of which came in the secondhalf, to help secure the victory for the Stags— their second win over the Knights thisseason. O’Connell’s Kendall Marshall had 14points, while sophomore Jordan Burgessadded in 13 points and seven rebounds.

“It’s great for the game of basketball whenyou can get high school games on TV,” saidMarshall, a junior who is committed to playat North Carolina. “It gets us some nice ex-posure and it’s fun. We got a lot of peopleto come out to support us and it was a greatfeeling out there.” As a result of the loss,O’Connell (21-7 overall, 14-4 WCAC) willnow have the No. 3 seed in this weekend’sWCAC Tournament.

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Seniors Robel Getu (15 points), RomeoGoffney (eight points), and CoreyLevenberry (six points, nine rebounds) ledWakefield. After a disappointing 8-14 recorda year ago, the Warriors started the seasonwinning nine of their first 10 games.Wakefield (17-8 overall, 9-4 National) thenclosed the regular season with wins in sixof its last seven games. “You can’t replace20 points a night,” said coach Tony Bentley.“When the ball is in (Ford’s) hands, all theothers look to him. Tonight when a guy hadthe ball, (Westfield) didn’t have to concen-trate on one guy.”

THE YORKTOWN BOY’S team also cameout on the short end of its first-round re-gional tournament game, losing toChantilly, 62-47. The Patriots were led byseniors Simon Kilday (10 points) and WillCarey (nine points).

Yorktown (13-12, 10-5) started the yearlosing four of its first five, but improved asthe season went along. The team was onceagain solid in district play.

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ture did a 180-degree turn forWedding Wednesday. Weddinggowns hung in the entrancewith lights below them, bou-tiques stood next to each other,bridesmaid dresses were wornby participants, couture cup-cakes and champagne were par-taken. Women, mostly brides-to-be, walked around quietly, keep-ing to themselves and examin-ing the boutiques’ accessoriesfor sale. The music was subtlebut still made many sway theirshoulders and smile at one an-other. Bridal fashion runwayswere provided by designers,bridal magazines were distrib-uted and hair and make-up wasdone for free to those interested.

Beth Cullen, a resident ofClarendon, had heard about theevent through her mom. “I was coming ex-pecting clothes and jewelry. I wanted a bet-ter idea of boutiques in the area and I lovethe cupcakes,” Cullen said.

The women outnumbered the men. In thecrowd, Lee Bacon and Arman Stewartbrowsed boutiques together, laughing ateach other as they conversed with boutiqueowners. Asked their reason for coming,Bacon said, “I have a friend that is helping

Crystal Couture Festival Arrives

Brooke Keplinger, left, and Ann Nguyen,both 26, attended the TAT-Tuesday fashionevent last week.

out with this event so Lee and I decided tocome and support him.”

Bacon said, “We had no idea it was abridal fashion show. However, this is reallyinteresting and we have gained a lot.”Stewart nodded and said, “This was ratherastonishing. In fact, quite interesting witha variety of people and a variety of boothsand I like how it all touches different facetsof wedding planning,”

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