FGIDC invites you to join us for Wine & Words, our biannual book club event, as we kick off summer reading with “Own It: The Secret to Life” by Diane von Furstenberg.

What You Will Need
To prepare for the start of the book club on June 2, we ask that you read “Own It: The Secret to Life,” so that you can participate in the discussion.

The event will be moderated by FGIDC board member Kristen Schott, the editor of Philadelphia Wedding, and a contributing writer to Northern Virginia Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She’ll have a glass of wine in hand for the event, and we hope you do, too.

While our first book club event will take place virtually, we plan to move to an in-person format in October at an exciting new location.

Those who register and attend our June book club will get exclusive access to pre-register and reserve their spot for October.

June 2 | 7:00-8:00 p.m. ET

Registrants will receive the Zoom link via Eventbrite email.

Drag Queen Storytime in Adams Morgan is free and open to children of all ages (and perfect for the entire family!). The goal of Drag Queen Storytime is to inspire a love of reading, while teaching deeper lessons on diversity, self-love and an appreciation of others. Join in Unity Park on the following dates (separate RSVPs required for each event):

• Sunday, June 13 at 11am with Katie Magician
• Sunday, July 11 at 11am with Katie Magician
• Sunday, August 8 at 11am with Venus
• Sunday, September 12 at 11am with Venus

This event is hosted in partnership with the Adams Morgan Partnership BID, The Line Hotel, and DC Public Library. The DC Public Library will be in attendance with their famous ‘Library on the Go-Go Book Bike’ – a library pop-up on wheels. The bike unfolds into shelves so community members can browse a small collection on the go, check out or return books, and get more information about library resources.

Please be sure to bring a blanket to sit on or a small lawn chair. Drag Queen Storytime is weather-dependent and may be rescheduled due to inclement weather. Please check your email and our social media accounts for announcements the day of the event.

For those who are not able to travel to the UK for Royal Ascot this June, Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is holding a Royal Ascot Garden Party. On Friday, June 18th from 11:30 am until 3:00 pm, the Loggia and courtyard garden will be transformed into a Royal Ascot-themed park.  All guests donning hats, fascinators and Ascot attire will be eligible to win prizes for most authentic, fabulous, and over-the-top.

Royal Ascot is the unmissable event of the British summer social and sporting season, five spectacular days in June where world-class horse racing, fashion, pageantry, and the finest food abounds.

Fairmont’s Royal Ascot Garden Party will offer guests four options to enjoy dining on royal fare, sipping champagne, Pimm’s Cups, and gin & tonics in designated enclosures.  Large screens will showcase Royal Ascot scenes, and guests will enjoy pop-ups by Michael Kors and TheArtofHats Studio of Leesburg.   Land Rover of Alexandria* will showcase two new Land Rovers for photo ops in the hotel’s driveway.

Executive Chef Jordi Gallardo and Executive Pastry Chef A.J. Thalakkat are creating Royal Ascot-inspired afternoon tea and picnic baskets with many of the Royals’ favorite recipes.

~Royal Picnic Enclosure – $53 per person

A 5-Course Picnic Basket

Champagne, Gin & Tonics & Pimm’s Cups are available for purchase

~The Royal Enclosure – $ 65 or $139 with limitless Moët for 1.5 hours per person

Royal Afternoon Tea Fare

~The Queen Anne Enclosure – $199 for two

A 5-course Picnic Basket of Royal Favorites

A  Bottle of Veuve Clicquot

~The Royal Suite Enclosure – $10,000 for 10 people~

A Private Suite with Balcony overlooking the festivities

Private Chef

Private Butler

Royal Picnic Fare

Limitless Veuve Clicquot

Royal Ascot Sway Bags

Michael Kors Georgetown will feature fashions and a pop-up shop with seasonal couture and handbags.  Elena Wittman, of ArtofHats Studio will present an elegant art of millinery, (hat making).  Hats and headpieces will be available for sale and a few for photo ops.  She will also talk about which headpieces to wear for various events.

Life-sized cutouts of the Royals will create perfect photo opportunities, staff members will don hats fit for the Royal Ascot, and prizes will be given for most creative fascinators, hats, and overall Royal Ascot Garden Party attire. Prizes will be provided by Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown, Land Rover of Alexandria, and Michael Kors Georgetown.

Tickets are available on Eventbrite http://fairmontwashington.eventbrite.com 

Before heading off to the National Mall, Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is offering a pre-fireworks all American BBQ brunch on Sunday, July 4^th in Juniper Restaurant and courtyard.

From 11:00 am until 3:00 pm, patriots, their friends and families will enjoy an all-you-can-eat grill station.  Executive Chef Jordi Gallardo and his team, Chefs Mitch Eldridge and Jason Rowley, are firing up all-you-can-eat American burgers, lime jalapeno smoked baby ribs and smoked sausage rope.  Toppings include: sauerkraut, a variety of BBQ sauces, hot and mild mustard and BBQ smoked bourbon sauce.  Side dishes like baked potato salad, baked southern beans, corn on the cob, mixed harvest salad and southern coleslaw add to the all American menu.

Save room for Executive Pastry Chef A.J. Thalakkat’s dessert trio of blueberry crumble pie, caramel fudge brownie and red velvet cupcake.

           Juniper’s Red, White and BBQ Brunch is $43 per person, $21 for children 12 and under, including a soft drink or fruit juice.  Tax and gratuity is not included.

Drag Queen Storytime in Adams Morgan is free and open to children of all ages (and perfect for the entire family!). The goal of Drag Queen Storytime is to inspire a love of reading, while teaching deeper lessons on diversity, self-love and an appreciation of others. Join in Unity Park on the following dates (separate RSVPs required for each event):

• Sunday, June 13 at 11am with Katie Magician
• Sunday, July 11 at 11am with Katie Magician
• Sunday, August 8 at 11am with Venus
• Sunday, September 12 at 11am with Venus

This event is hosted in partnership with the Adams Morgan Partnership BID, The Line Hotel, and DC Public Library. The DC Public Library will be in attendance with their famous ‘Library on the Go-Go Book Bike’ – a library pop-up on wheels. The bike unfolds into shelves so community members can browse a small collection on the go, check out or return books, and get more information about library resources.

Please be sure to bring a blanket to sit on or a small lawn chair. Drag Queen Storytime is weather-dependent and may be rescheduled due to inclement weather. Please check your email and our social media accounts for announcements the day of the event.

Drag Queen Storytime in Adams Morgan is free and open to children of all ages (and perfect for the entire family!). The goal of Drag Queen Storytime is to inspire a love of reading, while teaching deeper lessons on diversity, self-love and an appreciation of others. Join in Unity Park on the following dates (separate RSVPs required for each event):

• Sunday, June 13 at 11am with Katie Magician
• Sunday, July 11 at 11am with Katie Magician
• Sunday, August 8 at 11am with Venus
• Sunday, September 12 at 11am with Venus

This event is hosted in partnership with the Adams Morgan Partnership BID, The Line Hotel, and DC Public Library. The DC Public Library will be in attendance with their famous ‘Library on the Go-Go Book Bike’ – a library pop-up on wheels. The bike unfolds into shelves so community members can browse a small collection on the go, check out or return books, and get more information about library resources.

Please be sure to bring a blanket to sit on or a small lawn chair. Drag Queen Storytime is weather-dependent and may be rescheduled due to inclement weather. Please check your email and our social media accounts for announcements the day of the event.

Drag Queen Storytime in Adams Morgan is free and open to children of all ages (and perfect for the entire family!). The goal of Drag Queen Storytime is to inspire a love of reading, while teaching deeper lessons on diversity, self-love and an appreciation of others. Join in Unity Park on the following dates (separate RSVPs required for each event):

• Sunday, June 13 at 11am with Katie Magician
• Sunday, July 11 at 11am with Katie Magician
• Sunday, August 8 at 11am with Venus
• Sunday, September 12 at 11am with Venus

This event is hosted in partnership with the Adams Morgan Partnership BID, The Line Hotel, and DC Public Library. The DC Public Library will be in attendance with their famous ‘Library on the Go-Go Book Bike’ – a library pop-up on wheels. The bike unfolds into shelves so community members can browse a small collection on the go, check out or return books, and get more information about library resources.

Please be sure to bring a blanket to sit on or a small lawn chair. Drag Queen Storytime is weather-dependent and may be rescheduled due to inclement weather. Please check your email and our social media accounts for announcements the day of the event.

After its successful spring series, The Yards will bring back its popular run and brunch activation, Brunch On The Go. Treat yourself to champagne and brunch with your running crew on October 16th, October 23rd, or October 30th in D.C.’s most exciting waterfront neighborhood for living, dining, shopping and relaxing. Pacers will curate a warmup and stretch, then lead attendees on a route around The Yards. Running newcomers and high-milers alike are invited to join!

Each week, a different Yards restaurant will create a special brunch box for registrants to enjoy after their workout. The event will cost $50 per ticket and includes a run and guided stretch for two, branded swag, bottle of bubbles, and brunch for two.

Additional details can be found below and at theyardsdc.com! Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

WHEN/WHERE:

• Pacers Running | 300 Tingey St SE #160, Washington, D.C., DC 20003

• Saturday, October 16 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • District Winery

    • 1 bottle of Dry Rosé

    • Avocado Toast

    • Chicken chorizo hash

• Saturday, October 23 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • La Famosa

    • Breakfast:

      • Ham and Swiss breakfast sandwich on our house made Mallorca roll (semi-sweet breakfast bread)

      • 2 Quesitos (sweet cream cheese pastry)

      • 1 bottle of bubbles

      • Pineapple chow with scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, and lime

      • Guyanese chow mein with egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, and soy

      • Curry goat with carrot and potato

      • Brown stew chicken, peppers, and boiled dumplings

      • Rice and peas

      • 2 Pastelillo de Guayaba (puff pastry filled with fresh Guava sauce)

    • Lunch:

      • Beef Pastelillos (fried turnovers filled with beef picadillo)

      • Bolitas de Queso (fried cheese balls served with Guava sauce)

      • Tostones (fried green plantain chips served with mayo ketchup and garlic mojo sauce)

• Saturday, October 30 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • Bammy’s

    • Pineapple chow, scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, lime

    • Guyanese chow mein, egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, soy

    • Curry goat, carrot, potato

    • Brown stew chicken, peppers, boiled dumplings

    • Rice and peas

After its successful spring series, The Yards will bring back its popular run and brunch activation, Brunch On The Go. Treat yourself to champagne and brunch with your running crew on October 16th, October 23rd, or October 30th in D.C.’s most exciting waterfront neighborhood for living, dining, shopping and relaxing. Pacers will curate a warmup and stretch, then lead attendees on a route around The Yards. Running newcomers and high-milers alike are invited to join!

Each week, a different Yards restaurant will create a special brunch box for registrants to enjoy after their workout. The event will cost $50 per ticket and includes a run and guided stretch for two, branded swag, bottle of bubbles, and brunch for two.

Additional details can be found below and at theyardsdc.com! Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

WHEN/WHERE:

• Pacers Running | 300 Tingey St SE #160, Washington, D.C., DC 20003

• Saturday, October 16 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • District Winery

    • 1 bottle of Dry Rosé

    • Avocado Toast

    • Chicken chorizo hash

• Saturday, October 23 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • La Famosa

    • Breakfast:

      • Ham and Swiss breakfast sandwich on our house made Mallorca roll (semi-sweet breakfast bread)

      • 2 Quesitos (sweet cream cheese pastry)

      • 1 bottle of bubbles

      • Pineapple chow with scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, and lime

      • Guyanese chow mein with egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, and soy

      • Curry goat with carrot and potato

      • Brown stew chicken, peppers, and boiled dumplings

      • Rice and peas

      • 2 Pastelillo de Guayaba (puff pastry filled with fresh Guava sauce)

    • Lunch:

      • Beef Pastelillos (fried turnovers filled with beef picadillo)

      • Bolitas de Queso (fried cheese balls served with Guava sauce)

      • Tostones (fried green plantain chips served with mayo ketchup and garlic mojo sauce)

• Saturday, October 30 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM

  • Bammy’s

    • Pineapple chow, scotch bonnet, cilantro, garlic, lime

    • Guyanese chow mein, egg noodles, fried egg, bell peppers, carrots, soy

    • Curry goat, carrot, potato

    • Brown stew chicken, peppers, boiled dumplings

    • Rice and peas