Honorary Chef Chair Adam Sobel of Bourbon Steak and more than 40 of Washington, D.C.’s top chefs representing the city’s best restaurants are preparing a unique sampling of the finest gourmet cuisine for guests to enjoy at the 15th annual St. Jude Gourmet Gala, presented by Hanover Research.
WHAT: The St. Jude Gourmet Gala and related auction support the pioneering research and exceptional care offered to children at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, which is celebrating 50 years of finding cures for pediatric cancer and other deadly diseases, so no patient family ever pays St. Jude for anything. Other sponsors include Everfresh.
WHY: The St. Jude Gourmet Gala brings together the area’s most critically acclaimed chefs to raise awareness and funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which freely shares its research discoveries with the medical community. By doing so, every child saved at St. Jude means thousands more saved worldwide.
This annual sell-out event is attended by more than 750 business, financial and political leaders in the D.C. area. It is organized by an Honorary and Advisory Committee including Peter Dodge, Hanover Research CEO; David Gorodetski, Sage Communications COO; General George A. Joulwan, U.S. Army (Retired); and Chef Adam Sobel, Bourbon Steak Executive Chef.
Come celebrate Valentine’s Eve with true tales of psycho high school girlfriends, celebrity crushes, and bad teen fan fiction!
Mortified is a comic excavation of adolescent writing, art, and media. Hailed as a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek, Mortified is a live show that allows us to relive the strange and extraordinary things we created as kids. Witness adults sharing their own adolescent journals, letters, poems, lyrics, home movies, stories, and more. Open to anyone from actors to accountants. Must be 21+.
Tickets have been selling quickly for the show! If you don’t want to miss our tales of childhood obsessions, teenage angst, and young adult adventures, get your tickets in advance!
Buy yours at http://mortified-dc.
Back by popular demand, couples are invited to celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend and visit the Crime Museum to experience “Crimes of Passion,” a special exhibit that is unlike anything seen before. Upon entering the museum, on-staff wardens will bind couples together and lead them on their way to tour the three floors of the museum. As they view over 600 exhibits regularly featured at the museum, they will also enjoy special exhibit boards placed throughout the museum explaining various crimes of passion, many of which took place in the D.C. metropolitan area. Couples will delight their dark side with true stories such as the “Valentine’s Vampire,” all while being bound to one another during this unique Valentine’s journey. Participants must be 18 years old with valid ID, to be handcuffe
No Valentine? No problem! Come mix and mingle with Washington’s most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes at Penn Social this Valentine’s Day. Guests can play skeeball, shuffleboard, pool, foosball, and board games as they enjoy live music, a deejay, a photo booth courtesy of Poshbooths, Washingtonian
Join us Thursday, February 14th at 9pm for a night of love power.
No other emotion has inspired the humanity more than LOVE. The pursuit of it has resulted in great poetry, great music, and great stories. After all, there is a reason as to why it is one of the most common themes in arts!
To remind you that Love is not just an emotion or a sentiment, but is the most powerful force in the world we are turning on Love Power and projecting it throughART
at the historic POWERHOUSE, which once again opens its doors to the public! Constructed in 1917 by the D.C. Paper Manufacturing Company, this three-bay brick-and-steel structure was built to serve as the power house in Georgetown!
SINGLE? Come and may be you’ll meet that special one
IN LOVE? Well, bring your date and share in this incredible night
HAVE A CRUSH? Let us know and we’ll be your best CUPID
Let’s turn on the LOVE POWER!
Tickets: Please get your tickets in advance
SPECIAL THANKS TO
& RISEEVENTS
Laissez les bons temps rouler! For the first time ever, LivingSocial and Events DC are partnering to create a Mardi Gras soirée featuring Big Easy-style food and fun – right here in the District at the historic Carnegie Library
Guests will enjoy an all-you-can-eat Cajun buffet with traditional Louisiana specialties with dishes such as Crawfish Beignets with Cajun Dippin’ Sauce, Bayou Blackened Shrimp and Cheddar Cheese Grits, and the elaborate Kings Cake.
Festive formalwear is encouraged – think fancy mask and cape. And when the lights go low, check out performers from the Trapeze School of New York – Washington, DC, dance to live music by Out of Town Blues Band and DJ EPX, and indulge at the open wine and beer bar in a specialty Bacardi cocktail (all other drinks are available for cash). Guests can also visit the special Bacardi Airplane Bar for a unique
rum-tasting experience.
“An Evening with Danny Glover,” is an event to celebrate the American debut of African Passion Wines, which will raise funds for the TransAfrica Forum. The nonprofit has partnered with African Passion Wine to supports human rights and social justice in Africa. The party and meet-and-greet will include heavy hors’ doeuvres, a band, and the opportunity to meet and take photos with the celebrated star of films such as Lethal Weapon andAngels in the Outfield.
In addition to the funds raised at the February 20 event, 10 percent of each bottle of African Passion sold will benefit TransAfrica Forum. We look forward to seeing you for an enjoyable evening which supports not only the newest South African wine in the American market, but also the oldest and largest African American human rights and social justice advocacy organization in the U.S. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.TransAfrica.org.
Not Your Parents’ Capitol:
How Digital Is Changing the Culture of Washington, DC
Digital media and technology is disrupting industries and changing the way consumers interact with brands and each other. That disruption is seeping into the nation’s capitol, forever changing the way we live, work, and play in Washington, DC.
Our expert panelists will explore how digital is forever changing government, business, and life in Washington, DC, and what makes the digital revolution similar and different from the ones taking place all over the country.
Come with your futurists hat on as we explore where our nation’s capitol is headed in 2013 and beyond!
Event Agenda
6:45 – 7:00 – Arrival
7:00 – 8:00 – Presentation & Panel Discussion
8:00 – 9:00 – Cocktails & Networking
Free food and drinks will be provided!
This event is geared to engage , musicians, venue owners, local businesses, event planners, tech developers, writers and music fans of all ages. How do social networks help build a stronger cultural community in our city. What are the tools we are using? How should we as a community engage each other on a more meaningful basis. How do musicians transform this meaningful engagement into a greater fanbase. Who in DC is having the most success doing this? How does each part of the cultural community play a role in our social network?
Metro Music Source will be co-hosting an evening of networking speakers and panels. The event will begin with an introduction by Hosan Lee, Founder and CEO of TableTribes and will be followed by a series of group discussions. Participants will include:
Chris MacDonald of HugeFan,
Jon Meyers of the Vinyl District,
Andy Cerutti of Fort Knox Recordings,
Stephanie Williams of DC Music Download,
Chris Richards Pop Music Critic for the Washington Post,
Jimmy Rhodes of Hood Booking, Inc (R&R Hotel + DC9),
Diana Ezerins Production Coordinator for the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center,
Bob Boilen creator/host of NPR’s All Songs Considered
Jennifer Vinson of DC Setlist/ Hamilton Live,
Jem Bahaijoub of ImaginePR,
Dave Mallen of Innovation Station Music and many more…
SCHEDULE:
5:30pm – Mingle Drink Be Merry
6:00pm- 6:30pm – Presentations, Opening Statement and Q&A
6:30pm – 8:00pm – Participant and Panel Discussion
8:00pm – 9:00pm – Metro Music Source – Music Industry Networking Happy Hour
Union Market, the highly acclaimed food market redeveloped by EDENS, one of the nation’s leading retail real estate owners and developers, will host a Cocktail Seminar “To Have and Have Another – A Hemingway Cocktail Companion” with member of The Museum of the American Cocktail and author of the newly released book of the same name, Philip Greene.
Explore the drinks that Hemingway enjoyed, spiced with biographical tidbits, anecdotes, history of the drinks and the bars, and other folklore. Samples of Hemingway’s legendary cocktails will be served along with delicious appetizers. Mixologist and Buffalo & Bergen owner, Gina Chersevani will be mixing cocktails for the event. Signed copies of Mr. Greene’s book are included in the admission price. Proceeds will benefit The Museum of the American Cocktail.
