Washington, D.C.’s most anticipated epicurean festival, the annual Taste of Georgetown, celebrates its 22nd year on Saturday, October 3, 2015 from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. with more than 60 creative tastes from over 30 of the neighborhood’s best restaurants, as well as an expansive Craft Beer & Wine Garden. The popular foodie event will take place in the heart of Georgetown, on K Street NW, between Wisconsin Avenue and Thomas Jefferson Street along the scenic Georgetown Waterfront. Presale early bird ticket deals are now available atwww.tasteofgeorgetown.com. Keep up to date with the event via the Facebook Event.
Attendees can stop by the Kids Canteen for FREE activities including facepainting, bocce ball, and more fun for kids of all ages. Plus, meet your favorite characters on WETA Kids, Peg + Cat!
The longstanding event is presented and sponsored annually by the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) and benefits the homeless support services of the Georgetown Ministry Center. The event began over 20 years ago by Grace Episcopal Church and its former rector David Bird and congregant Robert Egger, who went on to establish DC Central Kitchen.
View a list of participating restaurants and their “tastes” here.
WHAT: The 22nd annual Taste of Georgetown, an outdoor epicurean festival presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) featuring more than 60 signature dishes from more than 30 of Georgetown’s top restaurants. The all-day event will feature sizeable samples of sweet and savory tastes, a Craft Beer & Wine Garden, foodie competitions, kid’s activities, and much more.
WHO: More than 30 Georgetown restaurants, Birreria Paradiso, ENO Wine Bar and Chez Billy Sud in the Craft Beer & Wine Garden, and the Taste Marketplace, featuring local and national merchants.
WHY: Discover signature dishes from Georgetown dining spots, from new concepts to established favorites, while supporting the Georgetown Ministry Center’s homeless support services.
WHEN & WHERE: Saturday, October 3 from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. on K Street, NW between Wisconsin Avenue and Thomas Jefferson Street along scenic Georgetown Waterfront Park.
COST: FREE to attend; Tickets are $5 for one tasting or $20 for five tastings (online presale only); Craft Beer and Wine Garden tickets are $4 for one tasting or $10 for three (also available day-of). Presale tickets are available NOW at www.tasteofgeorgetown.com. Tickets are available onsite at the event for $5 per tasting and $4 per Craft Beer & Wine Garden tasting and will be CASH ONLY.
Washington, D.C.’s most anticipated epicurean festival, the annual Taste of Georgetown, celebrates its 22nd year on Saturday, October 3, 2015 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. with creative tastes from more than 35 of the neighborhood’s best restaurants, as well as an expansive Craft Beer & Wine Garden. For the second year in a row, the Taste will move from Wisconsin Avenue to K Street, along the scenic Georgetown Waterfront. Presale tickets will be available soon at www.tasteofgeorgetown.com.
Founded by former Grace Episcopal Church rector David Bird congregant Robert Egger—who went on to establish DC Central Kitchen—Taste of Georgetown is presented and sponsored annually by the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) and benefits the Georgetown Ministry Center.
WHAT: The 22nd annual Taste of Georgetown, an outdoor epicurean festival presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) featuring signature dishes from more than 35 of Georgetown’s top restaurants. The all-day event will feature sizeable samples of sweet and savory tastes, a Craft Beer & Wine Garden, foodie competitions, kid’s activities, and much more.
WHO: More than 35 Georgetown restaurants, plus the Taste Marketplace, featuring local and national merchants. Stay tuned for the list of participating merchants!
WHY: Discover signature dishes from Georgetown dining spots, from new concepts to established favorites.
WHEN & WHERE: Saturday, October 3 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on K Street, NW along Georgetown Waterfront Park.
COST: FREE to attend; Tickets are $5 for one tasting and $20 for five tastings (online presale only); Craft Beer and Wine Garden tickets are $10 for three (online presale only), and $4 for one tasting. Presale tickets will be available soon at www.tasteofgeorgetown.com. Tickets are available onsite at the event and are $5 per tasting and $4 per Craft Beer & Wine Garden tasting.
SHARE & DISCOVER: Follow event announcements, updates and offers using #TasteofGeorgetown across social media.
On Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 8:00 p.m., Facing Addiction will host an all-star comedy benefit, “A Tribute to Lost Laughs,” at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C. The event will feature Bill Burr, Tom Papa, Nick DiPaolo and Mark Lundholm and will be hosted by Jesse Joyce. The event will also include special appearances from Maryann Giraldo and family (in honor of the late Greg Giraldo) and Maureen Wittels (in honor of the late Harris Wittels), and is produced along with Rocky Benloulou-Dubin of Rockster Productions Inc. a long time member of the comedy community as a booker and producer. Tickets are currently on sale, and can be purchased here: livemu.sc/1PyW6WI.
Facing Addiction, a new, national organization that will serve as a voice for the over 85 million Americans impacted by addiction, is hosting “A Tribute to Lost Laughs” the day before their “UNITE to Face Addiction” rally, a free event on the National Mall taking place on October 4, 2015. At the rally, Facing Addiction, along with over 500 diverse organizations from around the country, will launch a first-of-its-kind campaign to confront America’s denial about the most urgent health crisis facing our nation today – addiction to alcohol and other drugs.
WHO: Bill Burr, Tom Papa, Nick DiPaolo, Jesse Joyce, Mark Lundholm and Facing Addiction
WHAT: Unite to Face Addiction All-Star Comedy Benefit, “A Tribute to Lost Laughs”
WHERE: Warner Theater
513 13th St NW
Washington D.C.
WHEN: Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.
HOW: Tickets are available now at livemu.sc/1PyW6W
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Come experience the newest of Dame Christiana Chiang‘s restaurants at Kizuna, opened in May 2015 at Tyson’s Corner, Virginia! Christiana and Rock Fu, Proprietor, will talk about the fascinating history and creation of the dishes served.
Co-founder and CEO of Charlie Chiang’s Inc., which currently has restaurants in the Washington, D.C. area and Florida, Christiana also contracts with organizations such as Sodexho and GSI. She has created many successful fusion, fast food and commissary concepts including Ping by Charlie Chiang’s and Charlie Chiang’s Kwai. Christiana is the author of Life is a Banquet, a cookbook published in 2011.
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DATE: Saturday, October 10, 2015
PLACE: Kizuna Sushi and Ramen, 8221 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182 www.kizunatysons.com
TIME: 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
PRICE: Dames $30; Non-members $40 (non-members’ price includes a $10.00 tax-exempt donation for LDEI-DC scholarships)
Price includes luncheon menu (below). Soft drinks & alcoholic beverages are extra.
RESERVATIONS: Reservation or cancellation deadline October 6, 2015
REGISTER: Click here to register on Eventbrite
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WHO:
Taste of DC will take over Pennsylvania Avenue Saturday, October 10 and Sunday October 11, 2015. The Mid-Atlantic’s largest culinary festival, established in 1989, will bring to America’s Main Street two days of the region’s very best food, drink and entertainment.
WHAT:
Attendees will be able to sample from more than 60 of the region’s most popular restaurants, taste over 50 brews in the Beer Garden, try more than 50 wines on the Taste of DC Wine Walk and enjoy nonstop entertainment on three different stages. Among the restaurants: Morton’s, Ben’s Chili Bowl, Carmine’s, Smoke & Barrel, Del Frisco’s, Tortilla Coast, CRAVE Bethesda plus more than a dozen food trucks.
Saturday, October 10 – 3 PM: The 5th Annual Ben’s Chili Bowl World Chili Eating Championship. Contestants include some of the world’s most famous professional eaters including defending Chili Eating champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut and Sonya “The Black Widow” vying for the World Championship title. The competition takes place on the Taste of DC Main Stage.
WHERE:
Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th Streets NW
WHEN: Saturday, October 10 and Sunday October 11 – Noon to 7 p.m. each day.
Special ticketing packages will be available for every Taste, including Beer Lovers, Wine Lovers and more. Information on these packages is available at www.thetasteofdc.org/tickets.
PRICE: General admission and packages start at $20 per person. Children age 12 and under $10; children under 5 free.
WHO:
Taste of DC will take over Pennsylvania Avenue Saturday, October 10 and Sunday October 11, 2015. The Mid-Atlantic’s largest culinary festival, established in 1989, will bring to America’s Main Street two days of the region’s very best food, drink and entertainment.
WHAT:
Attendees will be able to sample from more than 60 of the region’s most popular restaurants, taste over 50 brews in the Beer Garden, try more than 50 wines on the Taste of DC Wine Walk and enjoy nonstop entertainment on three different stages. Among the restaurants: Morton’s, Ben’s Chili Bowl, Carmine’s, Smoke & Barrel, Del Frisco’s, Tortilla Coast, CRAVE Bethesda plus more than a dozen food trucks.
Saturday, October 10 – 3 PM: The 5th Annual Ben’s Chili Bowl World Chili Eating Championship. Contestants include some of the world’s most famous professional eaters including defending Chili Eating champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut and Sonya “The Black Widow” vying for the World Championship title. The competition takes place on the Taste of DC Main Stage.
WHERE:
Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th Streets NW
WHEN: Saturday, October 10 and Sunday October 11 – Noon to 7 p.m. each day.
Special ticketing packages will be available for every Taste, including Beer Lovers, Wine Lovers and more. Information on these packages is available at www.thetasteofdc.org/tickets.
PRICE: General admission and packages start at $20 per person. Children age 12 and under $10; children under 5 free.
The Smithsonian Associates, in collaboration with KONNECTED Media Group, presents an exclusive and engaging evening featuring a live panel discussing with notable local food critics and writers, Tom Sietsema (Washington Post), Jessica Sidman (Washington City Paper), Stefanie Gans (Northern Virginia Magazine), Todd Kliman (Washingtonian) and Phyllis Richman (former Washington Post food critic), Sunday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m. at Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
In conversation with Mary Beth Albright, food writer for National Geographic, food attorney, former restaurant critic and finalist on Food Network Star, Sietsema, Sidman, Gans, Kliman, and Richman will talk about becoming food critics, fascinating experiences while on the job, insights on trends and Washington and Northern Virginia’s ever-evolving dining scene, from brick-and-mortar spots to pop ups, food trucks and everything in between. (Note: to preserve their anonymity, one or more panelists will either be disguised on stage or speak from off stage.)
A light reception follows the program featuring an assortment of savory bites, local spirits from Catoctin Creek Distillery and Don Ciccio & Figli and signature craft cocktails created by mixologists and bartenders Gina Chersevani of Buffalo & Bergen, Paul Taylor of Southern Efficiency, and Todd Thrasher of Bar PX.
Ticket prices for the Smithsonian Associates’ presentation are $42 for general admission and $30 for Associate members. For tickets and information, the public may call (202) 633-3030 or visit www.
The Smithsonian Associates—the largest museum-based education program in the world—produces vibrant educational and cultural programming inspired by the Smithsonian’s research, collections and exhibitions. Each year more than 750 individual programs are presented to spark creativity and excite learning in people of all ages in the Washington, D.C., area and across the country. The Smithsonian Associates, which marks its 50th anniversary in 2015, brings the Smithsonian to life through seminars, performances, lectures, studio arts classes and local and regional study tours, as well as many engaging programs for children, including performances, museum sleepovers and summer day camps.
Just in time for this fall’s political cycle, piano-playing political satirist Mark Russell returns to Ford’s Theatre (511 Tenth Street NW) for one night only, Monday, October 19, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. With material ripped from today’s headlines, Russell’s unique brand of comedy earned him the Mark Twain Award for political comedy and made him a popular favorite on PBS.
Tickets for An Evening with Mark Russell range $20 to $64, and are available to Ford’s Theatre Members and groups (15 or more) on August 3, at 10:00 a.m. Tickets go on sale to the general public on August 17, at 10:00 a.m. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Ford’s Theatre Box Office (511 Tenth Street NW, Washington, DC), through Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or online at www.fords.org/event/evening-mark-russell(fees apply). Groups of 15 or more may reserve tickets online at www.fords.org/groups.
Lloyd Rose received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Adaptation for Synetic Theater’s 2014 production of The Island of Dr. Moreau. She has written for The New Yorker, The Washington Post(Theatre Critic: 1989 – 2001), and The Atlantic among others, and has served as a Dramaturg for Round House Theatre, Theater J, and Synetic Theater.
WHAT: NMWA Late Nights: Mod Women (and Men)
Join us for a memorable “Mod-ster” Mash! Experience a retro glam, late-night reception for the opening of the special exhibition Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft, and Design, Midcentury and Today. Enjoy retro refreshments, vintage cocktails, open bar, dancing and exhibition tours. Come dressed as your favorite “mod-ster” if you dare! There will be a prize for the best costume.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION:
Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft, and Design, Midcentury and Today illuminates the vital contributions of women to midcentury visual culture and their use of craft materials—especially clay, fiber and metals—to explore concepts of Modernism. Featuring more than 80 works, this exhibition focuses on women working at midcentury, as well as contemporary artists whose work reflects the influence of their predecessors.
Funding for NMWA Late Night: Mod Women (and Men) is made possible by the Bernstein Family Foundation. Pathmakers is organized by the Museum of Arts and Design, New York.
WHERE:
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-783-5000
nmwa.org
WHEN:
Friday, October 30, 2015, 8–11:30 p.m
PRICE:
Price: $55 general admission in advance and $65 at the door; $45 members. Reservations recommended. Purchase tickets online at nmwa.org/late-nights.
Please note the event is 21+. IDs will be checked at the door.
