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
Taking place on Saturday, May 21st, 2022, InfieldFest has a lineup of the biggest acts in dance music and hip-hop as part of Preakness 147.
InfieldFest will feature MTV Award-winning DJ and producer Marshmello, GRAMMY Award winners, The Chainsmokers, hip-hop sensation Moneybagg Yo, noted electronic DJ Frank Walker and more. Excerpts of InfieldFest performances will be shown on NBC during the live race day broadcast from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET.
“We are excited to bring an incredible lineup of entertainment back to Baltimore in one of the Preakness
Stakes greatest traditions with InFieldFest,” said Jimmy Vargas, Chief Executive Officer, 1/ST
EXPERIENCE. “This year’s lineup features the biggest and most diverse talents in the music industry. We
will also have other exciting announcements celebrating the great history of the Preakness in Baltimore
soon.”
One of the most anticipated and celebrated annual sporting events, Preakness weekend features
two days of world-class Thoroughbred horse racing and entertainment. Past performers include Post
Malone, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, Lorde, Wyclef Jean, Kygo, Sam Hunt, D-Nice, Diplo, and many more top
artists.
