On September 23, 2019, Tzedek DC, a DC legal services organization will hold Eat Well, Do Justice: Celebrity Chef Knish Knockout!. The event raises funds for Tzedek DC (“Sedek DC”), a non-profit organization headquartered at the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law with the mission of safeguarding the rights of low-income DC residents facing often unjust debt collection lawsuits and other predatory consumer crises. www.tzedekdc.org
The event will be held at the University of the District of Columbia Student Center. Five acclaimed DC area chefs will create their own take on the knish, the traditional Jewish staple. Attendees will sample each creation and, along with a panel of judges, vote to determine the winner.
The five local Chefs who will be featured at the event are:
· Cathy Barrow, Cookbook author and Washington Post Food columnist
· Ian Boden, Chef, The Shack
· Todd Gray, Chef-owner Equinox
· Johanna Hellrigl, Partner, Fat Baby Restaurant Group, Executive Chef of Doi Moi
· Keshaun Winston, Instructor at Cookology and former personal chef for President Obama
Guest Judges who will determine the celebrity chef winner (along with event attendees) are:
· Renée McDonald Hutchins, Dean, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
· Dahlia Lithwick, Legal writer, Slate
· The Hon. Jamie Raskin, U.S. House of Representatives
· Ed Scarpone, 2018 Eat Well Do Justice! winner and Schlow Restaurant Executive
Bonnie Benwick, Former Deputy Food Editor for The Washington Post, will serve as the Honorary Chair of the event. Co-chairs for the event are Courtney Weiner, June Kress, Laura Kumin, and Nina Simon.
“Tzedek DC’s focus is fundamentally on a civil rights issue, serving the communities where predatory abuses in lending and lawsuits have been most prevalent,” says Ariel Levinson-Waldman, Founding President and Director-Counsel for Tzedek DC. “This event is an entertaining way to raise funds for this important work, in which we are inspired by the ancient command from the Book of Deuteronomy: “Tzedek, Tzedek tirdof,” or “justice, justice you shall pursue.”
Pints with a Purpose benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association – Tuesday, September 24 @ 5pm to 8pm
Guests are invited to The Rooftop at The Graham Georgetown on Tuesday, September 24, for Pints with a Purpose. This month’s charity partner is theAlzheimer’s Association, the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. 10% of all Rooftop sales throughout the evening will benefit the organization’s mission of eliminating Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, providing and enhancing care and support for all affected, and reducing the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.
Chance for Life will host its first annual Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month Poker Tournament at Union District Oyster Bar & Lounge on Sunday, September 29. The tournament will last from 3:30pm to 6:30pm with an after party until 9:30pm. Guests are invited to purchase their poker seat or after party ticket at poker4research.givesmart.com. All net proceeds will benefit Chance for Life, furthering its pediatric cancer research initiatives and clinical trials.
7 p.m. Skylight Pavilion
Ben Folds Book Signing and Discussion
National Symphony Orchestra Artistic Advisor Ben Folds will sign copies of his new memoir, A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons. The event features a moderated discussion with Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter.
The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Based on one audience suggestion (a title for a play that has yet to be written) The Improvised Shakespeare Co. creates a fully improvised Shakespearean masterpiece right before your very eyes! The night could reveal a tragedy, comedy, or history. Each play is completely improvised, so each play is entirely new!
Tickets: $39-49
The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City will launch its second season of this popular series with two bestselling authors: Frank Miniter and Dean Reuter. The author series is complimentary to the public and gives attendees the opportunity to meet and purchase the authors book, along with a cash bar.
Dean Reuter: Reuter is co-author of The Hidden Nazi: The Untold Story of America’s Deal with the Devil. The worst Nazi war criminal you’ve never heard of. A true story about General Hans Kammler, sidekick to SS Chief Heinrich Himmler and supervisor of Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, Kammler was responsible for the construction of Hitler’s slave labor sites and concentration camps.
WHEN:
The Hidden Nazi: The Untold Story of America’s Deal with the Devil by Dean Reuter
Wednesday, October 2
6pm – 8pm
WHERE: The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City
1250 S Hayes St, Arlington, VA 22202
The Ambassador Room
TICKETS:
Dean Reuter: To RSVP click here
Women Looking at Women: LIFE Magazine’s Female Photographers
Thursday, October 3, 2019, 5:30-8 p.m.
Alissa Schapiro, museum curator and art historian, will explore LIFE Magazine’s female photographers and their documentation of the fluctuating status of women in the United States while solidifying their own place within LIFE’s male-dominated photography staff.
Note: This is the first program in the Mid-Century Master lecture series.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Mid-Century Muses: Looking at Fashion in the Photography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
Thursday, October 10, 2018, 5:30-8 p.m.
Megan Martinelli, Hillwood’s assistant curator of apparel, jewelry, and accessories, will provide an in-depth look at Alfred Eisenstaedt’s role among twentieth-century fashion media, expanding upon the special exhibition Mid-Century Master: The Photography of Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Note: This is the second program in the Mid-Century Master lecture series www.HillwoodMuseum.org
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Ultimate Insiders: White House Photographers and How They Shape History
Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 5:30-8 p.m.
Kenneth T. Walsh, award-winning White House correspondent, will share stories of White House photographers, the ultimate insiders, emphasizing their personal observations and visual histories of the presidents the photographers got to know so well.
Note: This is the third program in the Mid-Century Master lecture series.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
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