On Wednesday, April 27 at 7:30pm ET, the O.B. Hardison Poetry Series at the Folger Shakespeare Library, in collaboration with The Phillips Collection, welcomes poet Vievee Francis in a live virtual reading.
Francis will read from her own work, responding to The Phillips Collection’s exhibition Picasso: Painting the Blue Period, communing with the pivotal works of art in the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition.
A moderated conversation with Vievee Francis and Susan Behrends Frank, curator of Picasso: Painting the Blue Period, and Curator, The Phillips Collection, will follow the reading.
The suggested ticket price to this live virtual event is $15, with a minimum, pay-what-you-can price level at $5.
Tickets can be purchased at the Folger Box Office at 202.544.7077 or by
visiting www.folger.edu/poetry.
East City Bookshop is the online bookseller for this event.
Sip, support, shop! Bloomingdale’s Private Shopping Experience @ Bloomingdale’s in Mosaic
On Thursday, April 28th from 4:00PM – 8:00PM, come to the Mosaic Bloomingdale’s (2920 District Ave., Fairfax, VA) and sip on drinks from Colada, enjoy delicious bites, and receive a $25.00 gift card at the WTEF’s “Shop The Love” private shopping experience (bonus: professional stylists will be on site). Tickets are $150.00 and available for purchase, here, and 100% of all ticket sales benefit the WTEF.
Rebecca Minkoff at Tysons Corner Center
Thursday, April 28, 2022
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Hyatt Tysons Corner Center
An industry leader in accessible luxury handbags, accessories, footwear, and apparel, Rebecca Minkoff will be at Tysons Corner Center for a special ticketed event to talk about her career as a fashion designer and businesswoman in which her modern bohemian designs are inspired by strong, confident and powerful women who embody the effortless, free-spirited lifestyle. In 2005, Rebecca designed her first handbag, which she dubbed the “Morning After Bag,” a.k.a. the “M.A.B.” This iconic bag ignited Rebecca’s career as a handbag designer and inspired the brand’s expansion into a lifestyle brand in the years to come. The event will feature activations and giveaways paired with sips and savory bites. This fireside-style chat is hosted by the Washington Women’s Leadership Initiative in partnership with Tysons Corner Center, Bloomingdales, and the Hyatt Tysons Corner Center.
Purchase tickets here.
Toast to the Festival season and celebrate spring in style during the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Pink Tie Dinner Party, on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 6:30 PM returning to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, with venue host, TCMA (A Drew Company).
The Festival encourages attendees to don their finest pink, spring-inspired attire for an evening of dazzling entertainment, incredible cuisine, and joyful celebration. Tickets are available now. New this year, the annual fundraising event will take on a new dinner party format — an exclusive twist on the fabulous and beloved celebration.
In addition to festive entertainment, attendees will enjoy a welcome reception with sushi and sake tasting, internationally-
Tickets are limited and can be purchased HERE for $250 per person. Attendees are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to access the event. All proceeds from the event and silent auction will go to help keep most events by National Cherry Blossom Festival, a 501(c)3 organization, free and open to the public.
Additional support for the Pink Tie Dinner Party is provided by Amazon, ARTECHOUSE DC and Alto Experience, Inc. Media partners include Washingtonian and the Washington Blade.
For more information, please visit bit.ly/PinkTieDinnerParty.
Immigrant Food+: FRI, 4/29 – Dinner hosted by author + Stanford professor, Dan Jurafsky
On April 29th, Immigrant Food+ and the Planet Word Museum are teaming up to host Stanford Professor and Author of “The Language of Food,”’ Dan Jurafsky, for an exclusive dinner. The dinner will take you on a journey that explores the roots of seafood’s connections to global cuisines. You will learn (and taste) the connections between dishes like Peru’s ceviche, Japan’s tempura, and Britain’s fish and chips! In this 24-seat, private experience, Professor Jurafsky’s unique style will entertain and educate diners about the incredible story of food’s global journeys, while Immigrant Food’s chef, Mile Montezuma, presents a specially curated, four-course menu with unique wine pairings.
Vaux-le-Vicomte, France’s Best Kept Secret Ever
Monday, May 2, 2022, 5:30-8 p.m. (Lecture 6:30-7:30)
Explore Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte—a seventeenth century masterpiece which inspired the design of Versailles—with co-owner and manager Alexandre de Vogüé.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Join FGIDC for fashion’s most anticipated night of the year, the Met Gala!
Fashion Group International of Washington DC welcomes you to join us for a very special night at the Met! Dress to the nines or enter to win the 2022 Met Gala-themed costume contest while engaging in fun conversation, themed cocktails, photo ops, and a live-stream of the Met Gala red carpet.
This year’s theme is “In America: An Anthology in Fashion” so come dressed to the nines or dress to the theme and enter the costume contest. The winner will go home with a prize!
Be sure to invite a friend for a night of fashion and fun!
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Monday, May 2 | 6 – 10PM
St. Ives
1220 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 200336
Tickets:
FGIDC Members – $35
Non-members – $45
*ticket includes food and viewing party. Cash bar for all beverages.
Onsite Native Plant Container Workshop
Saturday, May 7, 2022, 10-11 a.m. and 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Celebrate the ecological value of native plants and creative a pot full of summer perennials with Jessica Bonilla, director of horticulture.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Gardener’s Focus Tour | Woodland Path
Wednesday, May 11 and 18, 2022, 2:30-3 p.m.
Friday, May 13 and 20, 2022, 2:30-3 p.m.
Join Marshall Paquin, senior gardener, to explore the beautiful woodland path, created in 2016.
www.HillwoodMuseum.org
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Good Trouble-Inspired Virtual Floral Design
Friday, May 13, 2022, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Follow along with Ami Wilber, floral and event décor designer, to create a vibrant floral arrangement inspired by Robert Lugo’s Good Trouble vase, recently acquired by Hillwood.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
