by Larry Janezich
Posted January 21, 2024
The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week
by Larry Janezich
Posted January 21, 2024
All signs* point to a new cannabis shop coming to 511 11th Street, SE, in the space next to Newman Frames and residents of 11th Street a few doors away are unhappy. The space was formerly occupied by Studio One Dance, which has relocated to the space on 7th Street, formerly occupied by Biker Barre. Currently, the city is cracking down on the illegal weed gift shops and will begin issuing fines at the end of the month, but the city is licensing new medical marijuana outlets. This hasn’t come before ANC6B yet but any application for a medical marijuana license wouls have to be referred to them. After their consideration and recommendation, an application would go back to the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration for a hearing.
*Here’s a sign in the workspace inside 511 11th that the cannabis shop is coming.
The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery never fails to dazzle. Robert Kogod, real estate developer and philanthropist and his brother-in-law Robert H. Smith, led the Charles E. Smith Companies that developed much of Crystal City. A gift from Robert and Arlene Kogod to the Smithsonian Institution funded the glass canopy of the 28,000 square foot courtyard connecting the American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery.
Here’s a preview of an upcoming exhibit being installed in the Kogod Courtyard.
The exhibit is entitled “The Future of Orchids, Conservation and Collaboration,” and is scheduled to open January 27th.
In the American Art Museum, an oil painting in the American Experience exhibit reminds of the cruelty of winter. “Coyotes Come Out of the Desert,” Matsusaburo George Hibi, 1945.
Another oil on canvas provides a more benign portrait of the season. “Skating in Central Park,” Agnes Tait, 1934.
The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week
by Larry Janezich
Posted January 21, 2024
The Week Ahead….
Monday, January 22
ANC6A Community Outreach Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.
For info on how to join the meeting, go here: https://anc6a.org/community-calendar/
Among items on the draft agenda:
- Grant Application: Maury PTA Garden funding – Mr. Eric Hanson.
- Transfer COC leadership from Adina Wadsworth to Paul Spires.
Tuesday, January 23
Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.
For info on how to join the meeting, go here: https://anc6a.org/community-calendar/
Among items on the draft agenda:
- Discussion of application of Tiki Garden at 802 13th Street NE for a Class C Restaurant license, with a summer garden, take-out and delivery endorsement.
- Discussion regarding draft new standard settlement agreement.
Saturday, January 27
St. Mark’s is once again producing two “Sandbox Concerts,” short performances designed for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Sailor songs, dances, and tangos will be performed on voice, piano, accordion, and cello. More info here: https://singoncapitolhill.com/ Saturday, January 27th at 10:00 and 11:30 am. Sign-up required. limited slots available. Free.
Sunday, January 28
The Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra offers a debut St. Mark’s performance on Sunday, January 28th at 7:30 pm. The program will include works by Bartok, Beethoven arranged by Mahler, Florence Price, and Arnold Schönberg’s lush, late romantic work Verklärte Nacht. Tickets: $30-35. See here: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/scms-masterworks-1P0823
CAPITOL HILL CORNER 
Larry, your words and photos are jewels that keep on shining. Thank you for sharing these with the community.
The painting by Hibi depicts the Topaz internment camp in Utah the artist and his family were kept at during WWII.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Matsusaburo_Hibi
Thank you Charles — Your information brings an entirely different perspective on the painting — still worth a thousand words, but different ones.