Washington: Pride of the Nation

DAVID S. VOGELS III

he AAO returns to Washington, D.C., for its

annual meeting May 1-4. With many of the
most important historical monuments and museums in America within easy walking distance of
the Convention Center, the nations capital may
prove a serious distraction for orthodontists and
their families. Here, in our annual preview of the
convention city, JCO offers some suggestions on
how to spend your time.
Climate and Transportation

Although the glorious cherry blossoms will

be gone, early May should be much more pleasant
than this winters snowstorms might indicate. Plan
for highs in the low 70s and lows in the 50s, with
a chance of rain.
Three major international airports are within reach of the city. Reagan National is the closest
to town, with average one-way fares of $14 for
either taxis or SuperShuttle. From Washington
Dulles International Airport, expect to pay $60 for
a cab or $29 for the shuttle. Baltimore-Washington
International Airport is the farthest, with fares
averaging $90 for a taxi and $37 for the shuttle.
The Washington Metro is one of the most ef
ficient public-transportation systems in the country.
The rechargeable SmarTrip card is a convenient
and economical payment method that can be purchased in advance online (www.commuterdirect.
com). It also works on the DC Circulator, a bus
line serving the central city.
Attractions
Old Town Trolley Tours visit all the famous
monuments on both daytime and moonlight
schedules. These tours are among many attractions
included in the VISITicket (www.visiticket.com),
which offers one-, two-, three-, and five-day passes. Guided walking tours are also available through
Washington Walks. For a quirkier way of seeing
the District, try City Segway Tours.
The Smithsonian Institution is Americas
greatest collection of museums. Although most of
them are located in close proximity on the National

VOLUME XLIV NUMBER 2

The Smithsonian Institutions Castle on the Na

tional Mall. (Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian
Institution.)

Mall, it would take much longer than four days to

take in all they have to offer. Here are the highlights on display during the AAO convention
period. The American Art Museum offers exhibits on Graphic Masters, Framing the West: The
Survey Photographs of Timothy H. OSullivan,
The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the
Japanese American Internment Camps, and
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Remembering the
Running Fence. Its Renwick Gallery branch
features a permanent exhibit of American craft
artists. The fascinating American History Muse
um offers a new show on The Star-Spangled
Banner and a traveling display from the National
Museum of African American History and Culture
called Aint Nothing Like the Real Thing: How
the Apollo Theater Shaped American Enter
Boldface names in this article are listed in the
Directory on pp. 94-96 with their telephone
numbers and street addresses. For a website
link, call up the article in the JCO Online
Archive at www.jco-online.com, and click on
the boldface name within the text. The article
can be accessed at no charge by clicking on its
title on the JCO Online home page.

2010 JCO, Inc.

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tainment. The Anacostia Community Museum

has ongoing exhibits on The African Presence in
Mexico and Black Baseball in the District of
Columbia. The Freer Gallery of Art highlights
Japanese ceramics, Chinese painting, and
Whistlers Nocturnes. Connected to the Freer by
an underground passage, the Arthur M. Sackler
Gallery is a must-see for connoisseurs of Asian
arts and crafts. The Hirshhorn Museum and
Sculpture Garden is showcasing the artists John
Gerrard and Chris Chong Chan Fui, along with
ColorForms from the museum collection. The
National Air and Space Museum has opened a
large new facility near Dulles Airport to display
the air- and spacecraft that could not be accommodated at its familiar National Mall building (a
mandatory stop for children). At the National
Museum of African Art is an exhibition of Artful
Animals. The relatively new National Museum
of the American Indian offers IndiVisible:
African-Native American Lives in the Americas
and Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort. The
National Museum of Natural History is showing
A Rare Encounter: The Hope and WittelsbachGraff Diamonds and Since Darwin: The
Evolution of Evolution. The elegant National
Portrait Gallery features One Life: Echoes of
Elvis and Portraiture Now: Communities. The
National Postal Museum presents FDR &
Stamps of the Great Depression, Abraham
Lincoln Certified Plate Proofs, and An Alphabet
of Philately. Finally, the National Zoological
Park is one of the worlds best zoos.
Other indispensable Washington museums
are the National Gallery of Art, featuring From
Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale
Collection Spanish painting and sculpture, and
the art of Mark Rothko, Hendrick Avercamp, and
Allen Ginsberg; the Corcoran Gallery of Art,
highlighting the photography of Eadweard
Muybridge; and The Phillips Collection, showing
abstract works of Georgia OKeeffe. Bibliophiles
will want to visit the Folger Shakespeare Library
and the Library of Congress.
More specialized attractions include
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
at Arlington National Cemetery; the National

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The Museum of the American Indian has recently

opened on the National Mall. (Photo courtesy of
the Smithsonian Institution.)

Center for White House History at Decatur

House; the Federal-period Dumbarton House in
Georgetown; the Hillwood Estate, Museum, and
Gardens, Marjorie Merriweather Posts luxurious
home; the International Spy Museum; the
Marian Koshland Science Museum; the National
Museum of Crime & Punishment; the Newseum
showcase of journalism history; the U.S. Bureau
of Engraving and Printing (weekdays only, reservations required); and the U.S. National
Arboretum. George Washingtons home, the
Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, features a
display of Washingtons denture and last tooth.
Performing Arts
Spring is prime time for concerts and plays
in Washington; half-price tickets can be purchased
as available at TicketPlace (www.ticketplace.org).
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
offers a full slate of performances, highlighted by
W.A. Mozarts Marriage of Figaro from the
Washington National Opera (April 24-May 7). The
National Symphony Orchestra presents the superb
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Online Archive, visit the JCO booth (No. 1106)
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Washington National Cathedral, the sixth largest

cathedral in the world, constructed between 1907
and 1990. (Photo Bill Jonscher, Dreamstime.com.)

French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in a new work

by Guillaume Connesson and the Concerto for the
Left Hand by Maurice Ravel (April 29-May 1).
Also at the Kennedy Center are the Biava Quartet
in An Evening of French Jewish Music (April
29), Shen Wei Dance Arts from China (April
29-30), cabaret singer Laura Benanti (April 30), a
celebration of the centennial of Broadway composer Frank Loesser (May 3), cellist Zuill Bailey
and pianist Orion Weiss (May 4), and the longrunning comedy whodunit Shear Madness.
Other chamber-music performances include
the Jack Quartet at Coolidge Auditorium in the
Library of Congress (April 30), the Ariel Quartet
at the Corcoran Gallery (May 2), and mezzosoprano Anna Radziejewska and pianist Mariusz
Rutkowski at The Kreeger Museum (May 5). The
magnificent Washington National Cathedral
offers tours and exhibits, a lecture by author Isabel
Allende (April 30), and 12:30 p.m. organ demonstrations on Mondays and Wednesdays. In a series
leading up to this summers national convention of
the American Guild of Organists, National City
Christian Church is presenting a recital by David
Chalmers (April 30). Rock-music fans can take in
Dire Straits guitarist-songwriter Mark Knopfler
with singer Pieta Brown at The Warner Theatre
(May 2).

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On the stage, the Folger Elizabethan Theatre

offers Shakespeares Hamlet, while the Shake
speare Theatre Company presents Pierre
Corneilles The Liar and a remote-video performance of Alan Bennetts new play, The Habit of
Art, from the National Theatre of London (May
3). The historic Fords Theatre, in addition to
offering tours (by reservation), features a dramatic reimagination of Lincolns assassination in
a Richard Hellesen play called One Destiny. The
Studio Theatre performs Neil LaButes Reasons
to Be Pretty (through May 2).
Musical-theater offerings include Harvey
Fierstein in Fiddler on the Roof at The National
Theatre, Little Shop of Horrors at Fords Theatre,
and Duke Ellingtons Sophisticated Ladies at
Arena Stage in the Lincoln Theatre. For live jazz,
visit the Bohemian Caverns or the HR-57 Center
for the Preservation of Jazz & Blues. Outside
the city, the Wolf Trap Foundation for the
Performing Arts presents singer-songwriter John
McCutcheon (April 29), fiddler Bonnie Rideout
(April 30), and its 23rd Annual Evening of
Comedy (May 1). Washingtons best-known
comedy troupe, the Capitol Steps, performs every
Friday and Saturday in the Amphitheater inside
the Ronald Reagan Building, while visiting comics can be seen at the DC Improv.
Restaurants and Nightlife
Restaurant recommendations are provided
by our sister publication, Sommelier Journal
(www.sommelierjournal.com). As a world capital,
Washington offers excellent examples of many
regional cuisines.
The landmark Equinox plans to reopen in
April, under chef Todd Gray, after a devastating
fire. Similarly eclectic American fare can be found
at CityZen in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Nora
in Dupont Circle, Palena in Cleveland Park, and
Proof in the Penn Quarter. More traditional menus
are combined with outstanding wine lists at
Charlie Palmer Steak and The Jockey Club.
Georgetowns venerable Citronelle tops the
list of French restaurants, followed by the Flemishinfluenced Marcels. The innovative Komi in

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Dupont Circle and the Greek Cava Mezze on

Capitol Hill are the Mediterranean standardbearers. Other ethnic leaders are the northern
Italian Tosca and the Indian Rasika, both in the
Penn Quarter. Best seafood restaurants are
Kinkeads in Foggy Bottom and BlackSalt in the
Palisades.
For late-night live music and drinks, try
Blues Alley, Eighteenth Street Lounge, Local
16, Madams Organ Restaurant and Bar,
Marvin, The Red & the Black Bar, The Rock
and Roll Hotel, or The Zoo Bar Caf. Themeoriented establishments include the Metropolitain
Champagne Bar in the Napoleon Bistro & Lounge
and The Brickskeller Dining House & Down
Home Saloon, which boasts the worlds largest
beer selection.
Sports and Recreation
The Washington Nationals return home for
a series with the Atlanta Braves at the charming
Nationals Park May 4-6. During the convention,
the Washington Capitals are likely to be involved
in NHL playoffs at the Verizon Center. Outdoor
enthusiasts should check out the Rock Creek Park
Nature Center and Planetarium or the Thomp
son Boat Center, both close to downtown.
The golf season will be in full swing by early

Kayakers enjoy an early evening on the Potomac

River at Georgetown Bridge. (Photo Charles
Knox; Dreamstime.com.)

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Dupont Circle, a cosmopolitan neighborhood of his

toric homes, restaurants, bookstores, and galleries.
(Photo Christopher Howey, Dreamstime.com.)

May. Top metro-area public-access layouts include

Augustine Golf Course in Stafford, Va.;
Lansdowne Resort in Lansdowne, Va.; Stonewall
Golf Club in Gainesville, Va.; Swan Point Yacht
& Country Club in Swan Point, Md.; the TPC at
Avenel in Potomac, Md.; and Westfields Golf
Club in Clifton, Va.
Shopping
Prime shopping districts in the Washington
area are downtowns Gallery Place (in Chinatown)
and the Old Post Office Pavilion (in a 315-foot
clock tower); Barracks Row, including the Beaux
Arts Union Station; Chevy Chase, Md., featuring
the new Collection at Chevy Chase; Dupont
Circle, offering bookstores and boutiques;
Friendship Heights, with the Mazza Gallerie;
Georgetown, including The Shops at Georgetown
Park; and the massive Tysons Corner Center in
McLean, Va.
Leading galleries include Connor Con
temporary Art, Govinda Gallery (pop and folk
art, Foggy Bottom), Hemphill Fine Arts (contemporary), Industry Gallery (modern industrial),
The Old Print Gallery (Georgetown), Studio
Gallery (contemporary), and Susquehanna
Antique Company (Georgetown).

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DIRECTORY
Attractions

Address*

Phone**

American Art Museum

Eighth and F Streets N.W.
(202)
Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place S.E.
(202)
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Arlington National Cemetery,

Arlington, VA
(703)
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
1050 Independence Ave. S.W.
(202)
City Segway Tours
624 9th St. N.W.
(877)
Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th St. N.W.
(202)
Decatur House
748 Jackson Place N.W.
(202)
Dumbarton House
2715 Q St. N.W.
(202)
Folger Shakespeare Library
201 E. Capitol St. S.E.
(202)
Freer Gallery of Art
Jefferson Dr. and 12th St. S.W.
(202)
Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens
4155 Linnean Ave. N.W.
(202)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Independence Ave. and 7th St. S.W. (202)
International Spy Museum
800 F St. N.W.
(202)
Library of Congress
First St. S.E. and Independence Ave. (202)
Marian Koshland Science Museum
Sixth and E Streets N.W.
(202)
Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy,

Mount Vernon, VA
(703)
National Air and Space Museum
(National Mall)
Independence Ave. and 7th St. S.W. (202)
(Udvar-Hazy Center)
14390 Air and Space Museum

Parkway, Chantilly, VA
(703)
National Gallery of Art and Sculpture Garden Fourth St. and Constitution Ave. N.W. (202)
National Museum of African Art
950 Independence Ave. S.W.
(202)
National Museum of American History
1400 Constitution Ave. N.W.
(202)
National Museum of Crime & Punishment
575 Seventh St. N.W.
(202)
National Museum of Natural History
Tenth St. and Constitution Ave. N.W. (202)
National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth St. and Independence Ave. S.W. (202)
National Portrait Gallery
Eighth and F Streets N.W.
(202)
National Postal Museum
2 Massachusetts Ave. N.E.
(202)
National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
(202)
Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
(202)
Old Town Trolley Tours
2640 Reed St. N.W.
(202)
The Phillips Collection
1600 21st St. N.W.
(202)
Renwick Gallery
1661 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
(202)
Smithsonian Institution Information Center
(The Castle)
1000 Jefferson Dr. S.W.
(202)
U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
14th and C Streets S.W.
(202)
U.S. National Arboretum
3501 New York Ave. N.E.
(202)
Washington Walks
819 G St. S.W.
(202)

633-1000
633-4820
235-1530
633-1000
734-8687
639-1700
842-0915
337-2288
544-7077
633-1000
686-8500
633-1000
EYE-SPY-U
707-9779
334-1201
780-2000
633-2214
572-4118
737-4215
633-4600
633-1000
393-1099
633-1000
633-1000
633-8300
633-5555
633-4800
292-6100
832-9800
387-2151
633-7970
633-1000
874-2330
245-2726
484-1565

*Washington, D.C., unless otherwise specified.

**10-digit dialing required.

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DIRECTORY (cont.)
Performing Arts

Address*

Phone**

Bohemian Caverns
DC Improv
Fords Theatre
HR-57 Center for the Preservation of
Jazz & Blues
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Kreeger Museum
Library of Congress, Coolidge Auditorium
Lincoln Theatre
National City Christian Church
The National Theatre
Ronald Reagan Building Amphitheater
Shakespeare Theatre Company
The Studio Theatre
The Warner Theatre
Washington National Cathedral
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts

2001 11th St. N.W.

1140 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
511 Tenth St. N.W.

(202) 299-0800
(202) 296-7008
(202) 347-4833

1610 14th St. N.W.

(202) 667-3700
2700 F St. N.W.
(202) 467-4600
2401 Foxhall Road N.W.
(202) 338-3552
First St. S.E. and Independence Ave. (202) 707-5502
1215 U St. N.W.
(202) 328-6000
5 Thomas Circle N.W.
(202) 232-0323
1321 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
(202) 628-6161
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
(202) 397-SEAT
610 F St. N.W.
(202) 547-1122
1501 14th St. N.W.
(202) 332-3300
1299 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
(202) 783-4000
3001 Wisconsin Ave. N.W.
(202) 364-6616
1635 Trap Road, Vienna, VA
(703) 255-1900

Restaurants and Nightlife

BlackSalt
Blues Alley Jazz Supper Club
The Brickskeller Dining House
& Down Home Saloon
Cava Mezze
Charlie Palmer Steak
Citronelle
CityZen
Eighteenth Street Lounge
Equinox
The Jockey Club
Kinkeads
Komi
Local 16
Madams Organ Restaurant and Bar
Marcels
Marvin
Metropolitain Champagne Bar
Nora
Palena
Proof
Rasika
The Red & the Black Bar
The Rock and Roll Hotel
Tosca
The Zoo Bar Caf

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4883 MacArthur Blvd. N.W.

1073 Wisconsin Ave. N.W.

(202) 342-9101
(202) 337-4141

1523 22nd St. N.W.

527 Eighth St. S.E.
101 Constitution Ave. N.W.
3000 M St. N.W.
1330 Maryland Ave. S.W.
1212 18th St. N.W.
818 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
2100 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
2000 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
1509 17th St. N.W.
1602 U St. N.W.
2461 18th St. N.W.
2401 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
2007 14th St. N.W.
1847 Columbia Road N.W.
2132 Florida Ave. N.W.
3529 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
775 G St. N.W.
633 D St. N.W.
1212 H St. N.E.
1353 H St. N.E.
1112 F St. N.W.
3000 Connecticut Ave. N.W.

(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)

293-1885
543-9090
547-8100
726-5000
554-8588
466-3922
331-8118
835-2100
296-7700
332-9200
265-2828
667-5370
296-1166
797-7171
299-9630
462-5143
537-9250
737-7663
637-1222
399-3201
388-ROCK
367-1990
232-4225

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DIRECTORY (cont.)
Sports and Recreation

Address*

Phone**

Augustine Golf Course

Lansdowne Resort

Rock Creek Park Nature Center
and Planetarium
Stonewall Golf Club

Swan Point Yacht & Country Club

Thompson Boat Center
TPC Potomac at Avenel
Washington Capitals
Washington Nationals
Westfields Golf Club

76 Monument Drive, Stafford, VA

44050 Woodridge Parkway,
Lansdowne, VA

(540) 720-7374

5200 Glover Road N.W.

15601 Turtle Point Drive,
Gainesville, VA
11550 Swan Point Blvd.,
Swan Point, MD
2900 Virginia Ave. N.W.
10000 Oaklyn Drive, Potomac, MD
Verizon Center, 601 F St. N.W.
1500 S. Capitol St. S.E.
13940 Balmoral Greens Ave.,
Clifton, VA

(202) 895-6070

(703) 729-4071

(703) 753-5101
(301)
(202)
(301)
(202)
(202)

259-0047
333-9543
469-3700
737-9838
675-NATS

(703) 631-3300

Shopping and Galleries

Collection at Chevy Chase

Connor Contemporary Art
Gallery Place
Govinda Gallery
Hemphill Fine Arts
Industry Gallery
Mazza Gallerie
Old Post Office Pavilion
The Old Print Gallery
The Shops at Georgetown Park
Studio Gallery
Susquehanna Antique Company
Tysons Corner Center

Union Station

5471 Wisconsin Ave.,

Chevy Chase, MD
1358 Florida Ave. N.E.
701 Seventh St. N.W.
1227 34th St. N.W.
1515 14th St. N.W.
1358 Florida Ave. N.E.
5300 Wisconsin Ave. N.W.
1100 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
1220 31st St. N.W.
3222 M St. N.W.
2108 R St. N.W.
3216 O St. N.W.
1961 Chain Bridge Road,
McLean, VA
50 Massachusetts Ave. N.E.

(301)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)
(202)

654-2292
588-8750
393-2121
333-1180
234-5601
399-1730
966-6114
289-4225
965-1818
342-8190
232-8734
333-1511

(703) 847-7300
(202) 289-1908

*Washington, D.C., unless otherwise specified.

**10-digit dialing required.

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