Fluffy Thoughts Cakes will host baseball superstar Gio Gonzalez of the Washington Nationals for a charity autograph event on Saturday, May 11th from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in McLean, Virginia. Those who purchase one dozen of Fluffy Thoughts beautifully designed, and equally delicious, cupcakes will receive an autograph. Extra autographs will be available for a $50 donation. Additionally, autographed and non-autographed photos, baseballs, and jerseys will be available for purchase on-site the day of event. All proceeds from the event will benefit The G.I.O Foundation. Nationals fans and cupcake lovers alike should plan to arrive at 9:30 a.m. as only 150 autographs will be signed.
WHY: The G.I.O Foundation, created by professional baseball player Gio Gonzalez, is a non-profit organization that provides financial assistance to children battling life challenging health illnesses. The foundation is focused on “Giving Individuals Opportunities” to improve their health and well-being. Fluffy Thoughts Cakes is opening a kiosk at Nationals Park, the official site for the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team. The kiosk will open in May. Owner Laura Stuckey follows sports closely and has been a Nats fan since their inception. She is excited to be a part of “Natitude!” More information about the Gio Gonzalez Foundation can be found at: www.giofoundation.org.
The European Union Delegation to the U.S. and the embassies of the EU Member States invite visitors to experience the authentic European experience.
10:00am til 4:00am, Sat May 11 @ Embassy Row, Washington, DC
Enjoy authentic music, dance, food, film, and art from 28 distinctive nations along with a rare behind-the-scenes look into the European Union embassies. Complimentary shuttle buses transport visitors along the embassy routes. Participating embassies include: Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, France and the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Delegation of the European Union, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Republic of Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden. Admission is free, no reservations required, and complimentary shuttle service is provided.
JUST IMAGINE…The Annual Children’s Ball: The Great Adventure, chaired by Elizabeth Cho-Fertikh and Karen Galanti, is Imagination Stage’s gala exclusively for children! Coinciding with Imagination Stage’s production of James and the Giant Peach, families are invited to enjoy the performance followed by a buffet reception and creative activities for children of all ages.
Celebrity hair stylist & CEO of H Zara Dsign LLC, Zara Korutz will join forces with Yves St. Laurent makeup team, Nordstrom and other vendors during an evening of pampering and fundraising for Men Against Breast Cancer. The event will take place on May 11, 2013 at L2 lounge in Georgetown.
“The First Annual Pink and Blue Pampering The Women We Love Mother’s Day Event “ will also offer complimentary beauty bars, aestheticians, nail technicians, and massage therapists. The guest list includes local celebrities, socialites and personalities. L2 will be transformed to a haven for beauty, style, and glamour while raising funds for an important cause, breast cancer and helping men be there for the women they love.
Among the featured sponsors, is H Zara Design LLC, a mobile hair styling company known for their work with noteworthy clients, including Patricia Arquette, Omar Epps, and Fran Drescher. The H Zara Design LLC team consists of an acclaimed group of hair stylists who’ve worked with Ted Gibson, Elizabeth Arden, New York Fashion Week and Vogue Mexico. For more details visit www.zarakorutz.com.
Guest are encouraged to arrive early and get pampered. The first 150 arrivals will receive special gift bags. The event is open to individuals 21 and over.
6 PM VIP rooftop cocktail followed by VIP dinner and afterparty
7:45 Founder Circle rooftop cocktail followed by afterparty
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Operation Smile
Sweetgreen, the much-loved, organic, farm-to-table salad shops founded in Washington, D.C., and soon opening in NYC and Boston, has announced the lineup for the fourth annual sweetlife 2013: an unforgettable music + food festival on Saturday, May 11th, at the Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia, MD. The festival attracts a curated selection of cutting edge artists and 20,000 attendees – not to mention outstanding food from top chefs, food trucks, local purveyors and farmers. Tickets can be purchased at TicketFly.com.
Created by sweetgreen founders Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman and Nathaniel Ru, the Festival is now in its fourth year and attracts a curated selection of cutting edge artists and 20,000 attendees – not to mention outstanding food from top chefs, food trucks, local purveyors and farmers. An annual celebration of flavorful music and delicious and wholesome food, the event embraces good living, along with health and well-being, community and sustainability, and leaves a gentle footprint as a carbon-neutral event – a party with a purpose.
This year’s Main Stage will feature the bands Phoenix, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gary Clark Jr., Solange and Lindsey Stirling. The second stage, a.k.a. The Treehouse, will showcase some of sweetgreen’s favorite new artists, including Holy Ghost!, Youth Lagoon, Foxygen, Haerts, Robert DeLong, MS MR, twenty | one | pilots, Shark Week, Nicky Blitz, and Knocked up Kids.
FOOD:
The food lineup at the event is just as sweet. The VIP section will feature a sweetgreen grab-and-go stand, as well as some of D.C.’s top chefs: James Beard Award-winning chef RJ Cooper of Rogue 24; 2013 James Beard Award-nominated chef Spike Gjerde of Woodberry Kitchen; and Food & Wine magazine’s “People’s Best New Chef” nominee Erik Bruner-Yang of Toki Underground. In the Experience Forest, general admission ticket-holders will enjoy a decidedly local flavor with a pop-up sweetgreen restaurant and various sweetgreen grab-and-go stands; delicious offerings from Toki Underground; D.C.’s most popular food trucks such as Pepe by Jose Andrés, Takorean, The Big Cheese, and Kushi Moto by Kushi Izakaya & Sushi; all things we love to eat from the Chesapeake Bay; locally sourced fruits and vegetables from nearby farms; delicious snacks from some of our favorite healthy purveyors; and local wine and beer on tap (see below for more detailed listings).
VIP:The festival’s VIP section will be divided into two exclusive areas: VIP Main and VIP Treehouse. VIP Main will feature a sweetgreen grab-and-go stand, as well as Rogue 24’s chef RJ Cooper who will preview his forthcoming restaurant, Gypsy Soul, with dishes inspired by the new menu. In VIP Treehouse, chef Erik Bruner-Yang of Toki Underground will bring his stellar modern take on traditional Taiwanese dishes, and chef Spike Gjerde of Woodberry Kitchen will showcase his 100% locally-sourced, nose to tail cooking. Also included: covered cabana lounges and seating, complimentary sweetgreen salad tasting and free filtered water, and two separate VIP viewing areas.
THE EXPERIENCE FOREST was designed to further enhance the venue’s beautiful forest setting, with three separate entrance points to give festivalgoers the sensation of walking through the woods and discovering different food villages. Here’s a rundown of what festivalgoers can expect to find in the Experience Forest:
For the first time, sweetgreen will have a pop-up restaurant and various sweetgreen grab-and-go stands at the event, offering its hugely popular salads, wraps, grain bowls, yogurt and house-made lemonade to festivalgoers. Fuel up for a day of fun with something healthy and delicious.
the Roadies
- Access to viewing areas (prime seating and pit access in the Main Pavilion plus a viewing area and lounge at The Treehouse)
- Covered Cabana Lounges and seating
- Outstanding food and drink offerings curated by Rogue 24’s RJ Cooper, Toki Underground Erik Bruner-Yang, and Spike Gjerde’s Woodberry Kitchen.
- Complimentary sweetgreen salad tasting
- Free filtered water
The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award®, presents its Annual Dinner and Mock Trial at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) onMonday, May 13, 2013. The Mock Trial begins with dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by the trial, The Pen vs. The Sword, at 7:30 p.m. A special session of the Supreme Court of Rome will convene at Sidney Harman Hall to hear the case of the estate of Coriolanus (Appellant) vs. The Latin Herald (Appellee), based on characters in the play Coriolanus by William Shakespeare.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will preside with Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Justice Stephen G. Breyer, Judge Merrick B. Garland, Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh and Judge David S. Tatel. Seth P. Waxman of WimerHale LLP will serve as counsel to the Appellant and Lisa S. Blatt of Arnold & Porter LLP will serve as counsel to the Appellee. Pamela Talkin, Marshal of the United States Supreme Court, will serve as Marshal during the Mock Trial and Abbe D. Lowell, STC Trustee, will moderate.
Since 1994, the Shakespeare Theatre Company has hosted a Mock Trial based on one of each season’s plays. This season’s Mock Trial focuses on the characters in William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, which runs in repertory with Friedrich Schiller’s Wallenstein from March 28-June 2, 2013 in the Company’s Sidney Harman Hall. The Trial aims to examine the links between classic works and contemporary legal theory that is both thought-provoking and entertaining. Past Mock Trials have explored whether Malvolio (Twelfth Night) was entitled to damages for wrongful imprisonment; whether Iago (Othello) was guilty of the murders of Desdemona and Othello; whether Hamlet (Hamlet) was insane when he murdered Polonius; and whether Sir John Falstaff (Henry IV) should have been compensated for his services to Prince Hal and reinstated as a member of the royal court.
MOCK TRIAL TICKETS
Trial only tickets will be available for STC Bard Association members to purchase on Monday, March 11, 2013. STC Season Subscribers and Contributor level patrons ($150+) can purchase trial only tickets on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Dinner and trial tickets can be purchased by calling 202.547.3230 ext. 2330 or e-mailing MockTrial@ShakespeareTheatre.
23rd Chef’s Best Dinner & Auction presented by the NACDS Foundation
Monday, May 13, 2013
Starts at 6:30pm
Washington Hilton
50 of DC’s best chefs will dish up some culinary creations
Countless silent and live auction items
olks, the time has almost come to bid the store adieu, but Ginger Root knows that you can’t have a proper farewell without a kickass party! That’s right, stop by the store one last time on Tuesday, May 14th between 6pm and 10pm.Sip some boozy punch, meet the wonderful artists we’ve worked with, and of course, grab your favorite goods before they’re gone! Not to mention, they’ll have markdowns on select items throughout the store and they’ll also be raffling off some pretty awesome prizes (including two $50 gift cards for tailoring, a lady tie, bloomers & more). Make sure you RSVP to enter the raffle.