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It’s September and time for the DC Shorts Film Festival to descend on Penn Quarter and Washington DC – tickets are available here. We have more details below from the website.
DC Shorts Film Festival 2017
September 7-17, 2017
The 2017 DC Shorts Film Festival showcases one of the largest collection of short films in the USA. Out of over 1,500 entries from around the globe, our programmers have selected 170+ unique films in 17 showcases that reflect the 31 nations they represent — and bring a world view to Washington, DC.
Enjoy the festival in person at our venues in Washington, DC — or sit back and many of our selections in the comfort of your home, office — or on the go! But hurry — online access is only available during the festival, and will be turned off at midnight, September 17th.
Films
Films range in subjects and genres but all are shorts, 2 to 29 minutes long.
What
DC Shorts Film Festival – A full list of films, showcases and events are listed online at www.dcshorts.com.
Where
Landmark E Street Cinema: 555 11th Street, NW – Penn Quarter
Miracle Theater, 535 8th St, SE – Barracks Row in Capitol Hill
When
September 7 to 17 – Website (www.dcshorts.com) for full schedule.
Tickets
Tickets for all events are on sale online. Unclaimed seats are sold at the theater door. See the Seating Policy at the bottom of the Tickets page for more information.
ANC 2C Neighborhood Meeting Agenda For Mon, Sept 11 (1350 Penn Ave NW – Room G-9)
The next Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2C meeting for Penn Quarter is this upcoming Monday, September 11 at the Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW) in Room G-9 at 6:30 pm.
The most interesting topic on the agenda is a proposed amendment to better regulate amplified sound from street performers. This is item number 5 under the broad agenda item number 2 (Brief Community Announcements and Presentations).
The meeting agenda as currently posted is as follows:
Agenda
Call to Order
Introduction of Commissioners
Quorum
Approval of Agenda
Approval of August 2017 Meeting Minutes
ANC Reports
1.Treasurer’s Report by Commissioner Kevin Wilsey, ANC2C03, ANC2C Proposed Budget, Fiscal Year 2018.
2.Secretary’s Report by Commissioner Theresa Harrison, ANC2C02
Brief Community Announcements and Presentations
1.Director Brian Baker, Director, Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency, Nicole Peckumn,
Nicole.Peckumn@dc.gov 202.481.3102, 202.497.4726
2.Dr. Smith, Director, DC Department of Forensic Science, Paul Reedy, Paul.Reedy@dc.gov
202.481.3541 (To be confirmed.)
3.Mayor’s Community Liaison for Ward-2, Richard Livingstone Richard.Livingstone@dc.gov
202.805.7122
4. Metropolitan Police Department, (MPD) Captain Jonathan Dorrough Jonathan.Dorrough@dc.gov,
202.903.4123
5.Noise Petition. A Draft Amendment to existing laws by Residents and Business to better regulate amplified sound from street performers throughout the District by David Julyan, Attorney, Julyan & Julyan dsjulyan@me.com 202.365.7327 and Joe Donovan, Director, Beacon Capital, jdonovan@beaconcapital.com 540.539.5694
6..Medicaid for Seniors, Gregory McCoy, Secure Benefits Alliance Medicaid for Seniors, therealmccoy689@gmail.com 410.256.0621, 770.256.4777
Local Events Impacting Community
1.Run for the Badge 5K, Saturday, October 14, 2017, 7th Annual Run to benefit National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, at 400 block of F Street NW, by Kaitlin Gilbride, kgilbride@nleomf.org 202.737.8528
2.Thanksgiving Day Trot, Thursday, November 23, 2017. The 16th Annual 5K Run/Walk to benefit for So Others Might Eat. Rpotts-dupre@some.org 202.797.8806
Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB)
1.Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, Synagogue Renovation and Museum Project, at the
southeast corner of 3rd Street and F Street NW. Stuart Zuckerman stuart@zuckermanbros.com 202.437.1513, Andi Adams aadams@goulstonstorrs.com 202.721.1136
2.Weschler’s Building, 905-909 E Street NW, HPA# 17-509, HPA# 17-0726 Proposed plan to do construction and expand square footage. Andrea Gourdine, Douglas Development Corp, agourdine@douglasdev.com 202.373.24252.
3.601 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Conversion of the existing Penthouse into habitable office space, Conference Room. No zoning relief required as it complies fully under Chapter 15, subtitle C of zoning regulation. Christine Shiker Christie.Shiker@hklaw.com 202.457.7167
District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT)
1.”H Street Corridor”, Proposed Contra Flow of Westbound bus only lane on H Street NW, between New York Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue. Megan Kanagy, Project Manager, Downtown West Transportation Study, DDOT Megan.Kanagy@dc,gov 202.671.1598 and Cheryl Cort, Policy Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth, Cheryl@smartergrowth.net 202.251.7516
2.AH17011, Permission to do Construction After Hours and Status Report, City Center Phase II, 900 New York Avenue NW, by Hines, Company and Turner Construction. Brian Eklund, Senior Construction Manager, Brian.Eklund@hines.com 202.434.0299, 404.271.7769
3.”Fourth Parking Meter Rate Adjustment”, Penn Quarter/Chinatown Multimodal Value Pricing Pilot Project Bounded between 3rd Street and 11th Street NW, E and H Street NW. The pilot aims to reduce the time needed to find parking space, provide better parking space, improve turnover, offer incentive to use low demand parking spaces and reduce congestion. Parking meter rate will range from $1-$4.75/hour. Stephanie Dock, DDOT, Stephanie.Dock@dc.gov 202.671.1371
Meeting Adjournment.
Next meeting:
Monday, October 16, 2017 at 6:30 pm
John A. Wilson Building,
1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW Room G-9
Coming on October:
1. 801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Expansion of Penthouse into office space. No zoning relief required as it complies fully under Chapter 15, subtitle C of zoning regulation. Janet Lee, Architect, Gensler, Co. Janet_Lee@gensler.com 202.721.5200, 202.776.7533, Allison Prince, Goulston & Storrs, aprince@goulstonstorrs.com 202.721.1106
Questions:
John Tinpe 2c01@anc.dc.gov
Theresa Harrison 2c02@anc.dc.gov
Kevin Wilsey 2c03@anc.dc.gov
Website: www.anc2c.us
Boss Shepard’s Restaurant Closing On August 31 (513 13th St NW)
Eater DC reports that Boss Shepard’s, the restaurant aside the Warner Theatre at the corner of 13th and E St NW, is closing on August 31. The restaurant opened over in July of 2014. That space has been tough for any restaurant that’s made an attempt to sustain business there. Although there is an entrance from inside of the office building, the subterranean location is not easily visible to people walking on the street who might be looking for a place to eat.
Bluepoint (Seafood, Steaks, and Martinis) restaurant opened in the same space in 2007 and John Harvard’s Brewpub was the tenant before that.
News About The Newseum (555 Pennsylvania Ave NW)
The Washington Post reports that the Newseum’s president stepped down and that the organization is undergoing a financial review as the organization is not self-sustaining as of yet. This Washington Business Journal article indicates that selling the building is one possibility.
The building has a prominent location on Pennsylvania Avenue and includes both rental apartments and The Source by Wolfgang Puck restaurant. It’s certainly a beautiful building with an awesome roof deck but charging for admission in the $20 to $25 range stands out in a city full of free museums.