FREE PIE TASTING ON THURSDAY
STOP BY FOR A BITE & VOTE FOR APPLE VS. PUMPKIN
Celebrate Food & Friends’ Slice of Life Thanksgiving pie sale. Join the organization at Pie Day for free pie samples and the chance to cast your vote for Apple Pie vs. Pumpkin Pie! The winner of Food & Friends’ “In Pie We Crust” election will go on FLASH SALE from 3:00pm – midnight on Thursday. Your vote will enter you into a drawing to win a full Thanksgiving dinner for 4 plus 2 pies.
WHAT: FREE PIE BITES!
WHEN: Thursday, November 6th | 11:30am – 1:30pm
WHERE: Farragut Square (Corner of 17th & K Street, NW)
You can also participate in the “In Pie We Crust” election on Twitter. Post about your favorite flavor and be sure to include @foodandfriends and #SliceofLifeDC.
Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show
November 8th and 9th
MetroCooking DC’s Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show has become DC region’s premier event for the specialty food, culinary, and entertaining community. The 9th edition of MetroCooking DC will be held November 8-9, 2014 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Join me and Dolci Gelati in the Grand Tasting Pavillion for a two day culinary and entertaining event brings together more than 18,000 consumers to shop, dine and drink. MetroCooking DC engages the consumer market by offering a unique culinary experience featuring appearances by Food Network celebrities, a multitude of DC’s James Beard award winning chefs, tastings from DC’s most noted restaurants, beer wine and spirits samplings, culinary classes, entertaining workshops, book signings, and more. Plus a marketplace full of shopping! Purchase tickets here: http://www.metrocookingdc.com/tickets/
Noche de Pasión: The Tango Soirée
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Organization of American States
Join me, the members of The Washington Ballet’s Women’s Committee, Jeté Society and Latino Dance Fund Host Committee for Noche de Pasión: The Tango Soirée on Saturday, November 8, 2014. This inaugural event will benefit TWB’s scholarship programs and the Latino Dance Fund as well as celebrate TWB’s fall repertory program “Masterworks,” showcasing 5 Tangos by world-renowned choreographer, Hans van Manen, among other works.
Noche de Pasión: The Tango Soirée will take place at the stunning Organization of American States, which will be transformed into a sultry Buenos Aires Tango club, full of drama, passion and intrigue. At the VIP reception hosted by TWB’s Artistic Director Septime Webre and members of the diplomatic community, patrons will sip signature “Evita” champagne cocktails and have an opportunity to mix and mingle with dancers who have benefited from the Latino Dance Fund. Following the VIP reception, guests attending the main party will enjoy an exclusive performance by The Washington Ballet, sample the finest in South American wines and spirits, savor delectable Argentine-inspired cuisine, bid on “Super Silent Auction” items and be part of the best dance party to hit Washington, DC in decades. The event will bring together a dynamic group of hundreds of leaders across business, arts, politics, community and culture.
To purchase tickets, click here: http://www.washingtonballet.org/contribute/special-events/noche-de-pasion-the-tango-soiree_copy
Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show
November 8th and 9th
MetroCooking DC’s Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show has become DC region’s premier event for the specialty food, culinary, and entertaining community. The 9th edition of MetroCooking DC will be held November 8-9, 2014 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Join me and Dolci Gelati in the Grand Tasting Pavillion for a two day culinary and entertaining event brings together more than 18,000 consumers to shop, dine and drink. MetroCooking DC engages the consumer market by offering a unique culinary experience featuring appearances by Food Network celebrities, a multitude of DC’s James Beard award winning chefs, tastings from DC’s most noted restaurants, beer wine and spirits samplings, culinary classes, entertaining workshops, book signings, and more. Plus a marketplace full of shopping! Purchase tickets here: http://www.metrocookingdc.com/tickets/
Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show
November 8th and 9th
MetroCooking DC’s Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show has become DC region’s premier event for the specialty food, culinary, and entertaining community. The 9th edition of MetroCooking DC will be held November 8-9, 2014 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Join me and Dolci Gelati in the Grand Tasting Pavillion for a two day culinary and entertaining event brings together more than 18,000 consumers to shop, dine and drink. MetroCooking DC engages the consumer market by offering a unique culinary experience featuring appearances by Food Network celebrities, a multitude of DC’s James Beard award winning chefs, tastings from DC’s most noted restaurants, beer wine and spirits samplings, culinary classes, entertaining workshops, book signings, and more. Plus a marketplace full of shopping! Purchase tickets here: http://www.metrocookingdc.com/tickets/
DC Central Kitchen Capital Food Fight
Nov 11th
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center (Atrium)
Over 75 of the Washington area’s greatest restaurants will offer tastes of their best dishes for Capital Food Fight guests. Join Dolci Gelati and many others for a night of fun, eating and drinking all for a great cause to support the DC Central Kitchen. Purchase tickets here http://capitalfoodfight.org/buy-tickets/
NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM PRESENTS
DE PIZAN HONORS GALA
Mary Barra, Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell, Katherine Johnson, and Debbie Sterling to be honored
WHO: Mary Barra (CEO of General Motors, Honoree), Katherine Johnson (NASA Mathematician, Honoree), Debbie Sterling (CEO & Founder of Goldieblox, Honoree), Secretary Sally Jewell (United States Secretary of the Interior, Honoree) and many more.
WHAT: The National Women’s History Museum’s mission is to educate, inspire, empower, and shape the future by integrating women’s distinctive history into the culture and history of the United States. This year’s de Pizan Honors Gala will honor history-makers to ensure that their legacy remains alive. The lives and contributions of the recipients of the de Pizan Honors will have a lasting presence, exhibited on the NWHM website at www.nwhm.org. Additionally, the Museum plans to feature a permanent “de Pizan” display in the Museum once it is built.
WHERE: Arena Stage, Mead Center for American Theater
1101 6th St SW
Washington, DC 20024
WHEN: Monday, November 17, 2014
5:30PM: VIP Buffet Dinner Reception and Silent Auction
7:00PM: Program
Fairmont Washington, D.C. Georgetown is pleased to announce its 11th annual tree lighting ceremony in the hotel’s Crystal Garden and lobby beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Filled with thousands of tiny white lights, shimmering trees, and over 30 animated reindeer, the Crystal Garden and hotel lobby are the perfect venues for a holiday celebration.
Autria Godfrey, Emmy Award winning news Anchor of Good Morning Washington and ABC7 News at Noon, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies to officiate the tree lighting festivities.
Families will take the chill off with complimentary hot chocolate and cookies as they listen to the award-winning Georgetown Visitation Madrigals perform holiday classics. Children will enjoy decorating holiday crafts by American Girl. Members of the United States Marine Corps Reserves will be on hand to perform a presentation of colors, and Santa Claus and Rudolph will make a special guest appearance. All families will receive a photo with Santa to take home too.
During the ceremony, children will have the chance to trim two holiday trees in the hotel’s lobby
The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will benefit The U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots Program, a non-profit organization that collects toys throughout the holiday season and delivers them to needy youngsters. Those attending the event are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy to be donated. Additionally, monetary donations are accepted on the organization’s website, www.ToysForTots.org.
Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown has partnered with Virginia Linen Service for the ceremony. They are generously providing two trees for children to decorate, and will make a monetary donation to the Toys for Tots during this year’s ceremony.
Located at 2401 M Street, NW, Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is convenient to the finest museums, theaters (including the Kennedy Center), shopping and dining. Close to two metro stations, it is five miles from Reagan National Airport and 33 miles from Dulles International Airport. At 415 rooms and luxury suites, The Fairmont Washington, D.C. offers a wealth of facilities while maintaining an air of tranquility insured through the design of intimate spaces, plenty of natural daylight, and a cascade of plants both inside and out.
FAIRMONT WASHINGTON, D.C., GEORGETOWN HOLDS
11TH ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING
TO BENEFIT TOYS FOR TOTS
Fairmont Washington, D.C. Georgetown is pleased to announce its 11th annual tree lighting ceremony in the hotel’s Crystal Garden and lobby beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Filled with thousands of tiny white lights, shimmering Christmas trees, and over 30 animated reindeer, the Crystal Garden is the perfect venue for a holiday celebration.
Families will take the chill off with complimentary hot chocolate and cookies as they listen to the award-winning Georgetown Visitation Madrigals perform holiday classics. Children will enjoy decorating holiday crafts by American Girl. Members of the United States Marine Corps Reserves will be on hand to perform a presentation of colors, and Santa Claus and Rudolph will make a special guest appearance. All families will receive a photo with Santa to take home too.
The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will benefit The U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots Program, a non-profit organization that collects toys throughout the holiday season and delivers them to needy youngsters. Those attending the event are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy to be donated. Additionally, monetary donations are accepted on the organization’s website, www.ToysForTots.org
Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is located at 2401 M Street, NW, convenient to the finest museums, theaters (including the Kennedy Center), shopping and dining. Close to two metro stations, it is five miles from Reagan National Airport and 33 miles from Dulles International Airport. At 415 rooms and luxury suites, The Fairmont Washington, D.C. offers a wealth of facilities while maintaining an air of tranquility insured through the design of intimate spaces, plenty of natural daylight, and a cascade of plants both inside and out.
Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is pleased to announce their ninth annual gingerbread house making classes. Just in time for the holidays, Executive Pastry Chef D’Oyen Christie will provide festively expert instruction for the adult and children’s classes.
Children’s Gingerbread Class
On Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 10:30 a.m., children will assemble and decorate their very own holiday Gingerbread House under the direction of Chef Christie. The class includes all materials, instruction and holiday refreshments. At the end of the class, each child will take home a completed Gingerbread House. Children’s gingerbread class is $50 per child, adults may accompany children at no cost.
Immediately following the class, children are invited to gather round the hotel’s own gingerbread display in the lobby to hear Executive Chef Mark Timms read a collection of holiday classics.
To reserve a space for the class, please call at 202-457-5020.
Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is located at 2401 M Street, NW, convenient to the finest museums, theaters (including the Kennedy Center), shopping and dining. Close to two metro stations, the hotel is five miles from Reagan National Airport and 33 miles from Dulles International Airport. At 415 rooms and luxury suites, Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown offers a wealth of facilities while maintaining an air of tranquility insured through the design of intimate spaces, plenty of natural daylight, and a cascade of plants both inside and out.
