Oct
3
Sat
Lord & Taylor’s Let’s Do Something Good Together Charity Day @ Lord & Taylor Tyson's Corner
Oct 3 @ 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Lord & Taylor’s Let’s Do Something Good Together Charity Day
Saturday, October 3rd
Lord & Taylor Tyson’s Corner
7950 Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA
Store Hours 10AM-9:30PM
Giving back is always in fashion! Join the Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation and Lord & Taylor for a fun filled charity day complete with store activities, a survivor fashion show in the main mall area starting at 12PM, shopping promotions and more! If you shop on Charity Day, a portion of the store proceeds will be donated to participating charities (like Chris4Life!). 
A Tribute to Lost Laughs @ Warner Theatre
Oct 3 @ 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

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

Oct
8
Thu
Tahari Fall Fashion Preview Event @ Tysons Corner Galleria Store
Oct 8 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tahari Fall Fashion Preview Event 
Hosted by Tahari + Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation
Thursday, October 8
5-8PM
Tysons Corner Galleria Store
Elie Tahari and Chris4Life invite you to an exclusive shopping event including promotional discounts, cocktails and hors d’ouvres as Tahari showcase their Fall 2015 Collection. RSVP at ettysons@elietahari.com
Bethesda Green Gala @ Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
Oct 8 @ 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Bethesda Green Gala

Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814

Thursday, October 8, 2015, 6:309 pm

The 6th Annual Gala will honor local green champions and feature a seasonal menu with fare from local purveyors, open bar with local beer and wine, silent auction with sustainable gifts and services, live music and more.

Tickets ($100) may be purchased via Brown Paper Tickets ( http://bethesdagreengala2015.brownpapertickets.com/ )

bethesdagreen.org

Oct
23
Fri
Living in Pink Luncheon @ Columbia Country Club
Oct 23 @ 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Living in Pink luncheon

Friday, October 23, 2015

11:00AM – 2:30PM

Columbia Country Club

Chevy Chase, MD

A Tribute to Michele Conley

2015 Living in Pink honoree ~
Susan Stinson, MD, Radiation Oncologist

Buy your ticket or sponsor a table here!

LUNGevity Foundation’s Musical Celebration of Hope Gala @ Mellon Auditorium
Oct 23 @ 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

About: The Musical Celebration of Hope Gala will present an evening of jazz while guests join together for a spectacular evening of dancing, celebration and inspiration. Proceeds from the Gala will support lung cancer research that will save lives and offer new hope in treatments and survivorship.

Place: Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20240

Time: 7:00 pm Cocktail Reception; 8:00 pm Dinner, Awards Presentation and Dancing 

Website: www.LUNGevity.org/hopegala

Price: Tickets starting at $500

 

Oct
24
Sat
DC’s Dancing with the Stars Gala @ Hyatt Regency Tyson's Corner
Oct 24 @ 6:00 PM – 11:59 PM
DC’s Dancing Stars Gala will return for its sophomore year onSaturday, October 24 at the Hyatt Regency in Tyson’s Corner for this black tie event. The 2nd annual charity ballroom dancing competition launched by Fred Astaire Dance Studio-Fairfax’s owners and gala co-chairs, Jim David and Maria Coakley David will bring together some of DC’s hottest celebrity names and notable regional dancers to compete for the 2015 DC Mirror Ball Championship trophy and $10,000 for the charity of their choice.
Each local celebrity will receive ballroom dance training by a professional from Fred Astaire Fairfax for a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Committing their time, energy and star power, they will compete to raise funds for charity, and for the chance to be crowned the 2015 DC Mirror Ball Champion. Celebrity dancers will be awarded points by celebrity judges and be voted on by the audience.
Chelsie Hightower from ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, Lamont Easter from House of Cards and Shane Lewis from Naked and Afraid, will be some of the celebrity judges who will crown the winning couple.
The Gala will showcase some of DC’s elite like we’ve never seen them before. Dancing in this year’s competition is an impressive line-up of local personalities. The following is a list of confirmed dancers:
➢    Jummy Olabanji: ABC7 Emmy Winning Anchor and Reporter
➢    Erwin Gomez: Celebrity Makeup Artist of Choice in DC
➢    Larry Miller: WUSA9 Award Winning Anchor and Reporter
➢    Caleb Bonham: National Political Media Commentator, Strategist and Blogger
➢    Dr. Matt Shank: Marymount University President
➢    Andrew Baldwin: Distinguished U.S. Navy Physician and ABC’s The Bachelor
➢    General Alan Salisbury: Retired Major General and Founder, Chairman & CEO of the Code of Support Foundation
➢    Padua Player: Critically-acclaimed Pastry Chef
➢    Kimberly Skyrme: Nationally Recognized Casting Director and Founder of Capital
Casting (including casting for House of Cards)
➢    Sabrina Campbell: Mrs. DuPont Circle, Award Winning Cake Designer and Founder of Occasionally Cake
“We are thrilled to bring DC’s Dancing Stars Gala back for a second year and support life-changing organizations within the DC metro region.” Says Maria Coakley David, who goes on to say, “This is a one of a kind event and we’re excited for guests to watch our dancers hard work and dedication pay off while raising money and awareness for five wonderful causes.”
In its inaugural year, the gala donated over $165,000 to several outstanding local charities. This year organizers hope to donate over $200,000 from October’s event.
Charitable institutions benefitting from the night’s entertainment include: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, T.A.P.S., Marymount University, Our Military Kids, and The Code of Support Foundation.
Tickets for this glitzy gala start at $195 for an individual and $395 for VIP and dinner tickets. Information about tickets can be found at bit.ly/DCDStix
EVENT DETAILS:
When: Saturday, October 24, 2015
  6:00 p.m. – midnight
Where: Hyatt Regency, Tyson’s Corner
   7901 Tysons One Place
   Tysons, VA  22102
Dress:    Black Tie
DC’s Dancing with the Stars Gala @ Hyatt Regency Tyson's Corner
Oct 24 @ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The glamorous DC’s Dancing Stars Gala will return for its sophomore year on Saturday, October 24 at the Hyatt Regency in Tyson’s Corner for this black tie event. The 2nd annual charity ballroom dancing competition launched by Fred Astaire Dance Studio-Fairfax’s owners and gala co-chairs, Jim David and Maria Coakley David will bring together some of DC’s hottest celebrity names and notable regional dancers to compete for the 2015 DC Mirror Ball Championship trophy and $10,000 for the charity of their choice.
Each local celebrity will receive ballroom dance training by a professional from Fred Astaire Fairfax for a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Committing their time, energy and star power, they will compete to raise funds for charity, and for the chance to be crowned the 2015 DC Mirror Ball Champion. Celebrity dancers will be awarded points by celebrity judges and be voted on by the audience.
Chelsie Hightower from ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, Lamont Easter from House of Cards and Shane Lewis from Naked and Afraid, will be some of the celebrity judges who will crown the winning couple.
The Gala will showcase some of DC’s elite like we’ve never seen them before. Dancing in this year’s competition is an impressive line-up of local personalities. The following is a list of confirmed dancers:
➢    Jummy Olabanji: ABC7 Emmy Winning Anchor and Reporter
➢    Erwin Gomez: Celebrity Makeup Artist of Choice in DC
➢    Larry Miller: WUSA9 Award Winning Anchor and Reporter
➢    Caleb Bonham: National Political Media Commentator, Strategist and Blogger
➢    Dr. Matt Shank: Marymount University President
➢    Andrew Baldwin: Distinguished U.S. Navy Physician and ABC’s The Bachelor
➢    General Alan Salisbury: Retired Major General and Founder, Chairman & CEO of the Code of Support Foundation
➢    Padua Player: Critically-acclaimed Pastry Chef
➢    Kimberly Skyrme: Nationally Recognized Casting Director and Founder of Capital
Casting (including casting for House of Cards)
➢    Sabrina Campbell: Mrs. DuPont Circle, Award Winning Cake Designer and Founder of Occasionally Cake
“We are thrilled to bring DC’s Dancing Stars Gala back for a second year and support life-changing organizations within the DC metro region.” Says Maria Coakley David, who goes on to say, “This is a one of a kind event and we’re excited for guests to watch our dancers hard work and dedication pay off while raising money and awareness for five wonderful causes.”
In its inaugural year, the gala donated over $165,000 to several outstanding local charities. This year organizers hope to donate over $200,000 from October’s event.
Charitable institutions benefitting from the night’s entertainment include: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, T.A.P.S., Marymount University, Our Military Kids, and The Code of Support Foundation.
Tickets for this glitzy gala start at $195 for an individual and $395 for VIP and dinner tickets. Information about tickets can be found atbit.ly/DCDStix
EVENT DETAILS:
When: Saturday, October 24, 2015
  6:00 p.m. – midnight
Where: Hyatt Regency, Tyson’s Corner
   7901 Tysons One Place
   Tysons, VA  22102
Dress:    Black Tie
Nov
6
Fri
Fair Chance Butterfly Bash @ National Museum for Women in the Arts
Nov 6 @ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Fair Chance is in preparations for its highly anticipated Butterfly Bash fundraising celebration this November. The nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of children in DC’s most underserved communities will host its annual Fair Chance Butterfly Bash on Friday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. This year’s event will honor Catherine Merrill Williams, President and Publisher of Washingtonian Media, for her dedication to youth-serving nonprofits in Washington. Morning talk show host of 94.7 Fresh FM’s The Tommy Show and host of the entertainment news segment The McFly Report on WUSA9 Tommy McFly has been tapped as this year’s event emcee.
“Fair Chance strengthens the sustainability and performance of community-based nonprofits to achieve life-changing results for children and youth living in poverty,” says Executive Director Gretchen Van der Veer. “Since 2002 we have worked with over 90 nonprofits in DC serving a collective 80,000 children and youth. Because of Fair Chance, these organizations are able to increase the number of children they serve and revenues raised by 50%. Fair Chance is a cost-effective way to multiply positive results for children and youth in our city’s most underserved neighborhoods.”
The Fair Chance Butterfly Bash will welcome more than 700 guests and 50 corporate sponsors for an evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live music and dancing. For more information on Fair Chance or the Butterfly Bash, please visit: www.fairchancedc.org, or call 202-467-2421.
WHO:        Fair Chance
 
WHAT:      2015 Fair Chance Butterfly Bash  
                  Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres and Dancing
                  Cocktail Attire
                  Ticket Price: $175 in advance / $190 after Oct. 24
                  Sponsorships: $2,500 – $25,000
                  Information on tickets: www.fairchancedc.org
 
WHEN:      Friday, November 6
7:00 p.m.
                 
WHERE:    National Museum of Women in the Arts
                     1250 New York Avenue
                     Washington, DC 20005
                     Valet Parking
Nov
10
Tue
Styx Performs for CSAAC @ Strathmore Music Center
Nov 10 @ 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

ONE NIGHT ONLY

A Concert Benefitting Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children (CSAAC)

CSAAC invites you to join us as superband, Styx, performs in the intimate Music Center at Strathmore. Get up close and personal with one of the greatest bands of all-time as they perform an array of chart-topping hits all in support of Montgomery County-based non-profit, CSAAC – a nationwide leader in autism services.

A guitar signed by the band will be auctioned off at the end of the performance