The Cultural Arts Center presents the Master Artist Series featuring a lecture/practical
on October 11 th at 4pm. This event will be held in Theatre 2 from 4pm to 5:30pm. This event is located at the Cultural Arts Center.
Do You Have the Write Stuff? Insights on Writing a Successful Screenplay
You finished your movie but now you begin the REAL work- getting it out there for people to see. Jon Gann, author, film producer, and founder of multiple film festivals worldwide, explores screenwriting and storytelling, from defining an audience, to creating an enticing log line and treatment, the role of film and screenplay festivals, and the importance of joining a writing community.
About the Artist
Jon is a film producer and director, creating award-winning commercial, documentary and narrative films since 2000. His latest documentary, “Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color,” about the often-overlooked DC- based Black Woman artist, was created for a gallery retrospective, which is traveling to museums around the country. He is the founder of DC Shorts, a non-profit organization championing short film-making, and the creator of the DC Shorts Film Festival, one of the country’s premier short film showcases.
A celebration of culture, fashion, history, and diplomacy with a special, first-ever event featuring international fashion designers who dressed First Ladies and First Gentlemen from all over the world…
Diplomacy and Fashion is putting Washington DC on the map as a First Ladies fashion hub in one of the most influential cities in the world. As the most prestigious non-partisan fashion event in Washington DC, First Fashion Gala showcases 40 designers who have dressed First Ladies, First Gentlemen, Kings, and Queens from around the world. We are thrilled to include a retrospective exhibit with pieces from Former First Lady Laura Bush, Edith Wilson, and Former Empress Farah Pahlavi to name a few.
First Fashion Gala is a premier Black Tie Event chaired by Anne Simonian Totah that funds scholarships for low-income or single-parent students who want to study diplomacy or fashion in the nation or abroad. In addition, proceeds will go towards the goal of creating diplomacy and fashion courses in undergraduate programs nationwide.
On Sunday mornings at 11am, City Ridge, a bustling new neighborhood in Northwest DC, offers complimentary yoga classes across the Great Lawn, led by instructor Alex Hoekstra. Close out your weekend with a morning stretch in the fresh autumn air!
Guests are encouraged to bring their own yoga mat and to register in advance.
City Ridge is a brand new community located along Wisconsin Avenue, with 690 apartment residences, CAVA’s new corporate headquarters, and the recently-opened Wegmans and Tatte Bakery & Cafe for a post-workout pumpkin spice latte pick-me-up. For more information on City Ridge and its incoming retailers, click here.
WHEN: Classes will be held at 11am every Sunday in October.
WHERE: The Great Lawn at City Ridge, located at 3900 Wisconsin Avenue NW.
On Sunday mornings at 11am, City Ridge, a bustling new neighborhood in Northwest DC, offers complimentary yoga classes across the Great Lawn, led by instructor Alex Hoekstra. Close out your weekend with a morning stretch in the fresh autumn air!
Guests are encouraged to bring their own yoga mat and to register in advance.
City Ridge is a brand new community located along Wisconsin Avenue, with 690 apartment residences, CAVA’s new corporate headquarters, and the recently-opened Wegmans and Tatte Bakery & Cafe for a post-workout pumpkin spice latte pick-me-up. For more information on City Ridge and its incoming retailers, click here.
WHEN: Classes will be held at 11am every Sunday in October.
WHERE: The Great Lawn at City Ridge, located at 3900 Wisconsin Avenue NW.
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Colorectal Cancer Alliance 12th Annual Blue Hope Bash
The Washington region’s most generous allies will join together in-person for an evening in blue when the Colorectal Cancer Alliance hosts its annual Blue Hope Bash gala on Saturday, October 29. The event will be an all-out Bash affair, as the Alliance celebrates its full return after two years in a virtual gathering and will raise funds to support the organization’s efforts to increase prevention awareness, support patients and their families, and accelerate critical research. This year’s fundraising goal is $2 million, and since the event’s inception in 2010, it has raised more than $12 million.
The evening will feature live entertainment, a live auction, and the popular Porsche car raffle.
The Blue Hope Bash event series is the signature fundraiser of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. The Bash occurs in cities across America to celebrate survivorship and remember loved ones.
WHEN: Saturday, October 29
6:30 p.m. – Reception
7:30 p.m. – Dinner & Program
9:00 p.m. – Dancing
WHERE: The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC, 1150 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20037
EVENT THEME: Hope
BASH EMCEES: Craig Melvin (News Anchor, NBC News’ TodayCo-Host, 3rd Hour of NBC News’ Today, Alliance Board of Directors Member) and wife Lindsay Czarinak (American Sports Broadcaster). In 2017, Craig shared on the Today Show his connection with the disease after his brother Lawrence was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer at age 39. Melvin has been an active supporter and ally of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance – he sits on their Board of Directors and has emceed the Bash for the past six years.
EVENT CO – CHAIRS: Avi Benaim & Karen Paris and Elliott & Estee Portnoy.
KEY EVENING ELEMENTS & ADDITIONAL INFO:
This evening of hope, inspiration, and celebration will feature a welcome reception, notable VIPs, dinner, live auction, an after party and other elements such as:
Porsche Car Raffle – one lucky winner will win a custom 2023 Porsche Macan S. Only 1,250 tickets were printed and the winner does not need to be present to win. Raffle tickets are $100 and can be purchased online here.
Studio Hope – guests will share their personal reasons for hope on camera. Select videos will be replayed at the end of the Bash program.
For additional event information, visit www.BlueHopeBash.org.
Join us Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th when Picnic Theatre Company returns to historic Dumbarton House’s ballroom with a live performance of Lux Radio’s 1950 Hollywood noir classic Sunset Boulevard!
TICKETS ($15 & $20): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/
In this award-winning, darkly funny critique of Hollywood, an aging silent film queen, refusing to accept that her stardom has ended, hires a young, struggling screenwriter to set up her movie comeback. She draws him into her demented fantasy world in a decadent mansion with her devoted butler while Hollywood directors, producers, aspiring young talents, gossip columnists and the paparazzi witness the madness unfold on the famed Sunset Boulevard.
2715 Q Street NW, Washington DC (Georgetown)
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Showtime
Directed by Steve Rochlin
Cast:
Nova Daly • Chris Fowler • Nihal Krishan • Emily Lenzner • Alexa Newlin • Antonio Olivo • Kevin Rooney • Adam Ruben • Jayne Sandman • Christina Sevilla • Hugo Verges
A light parody.
Join us Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th when Picnic Theatre Company returns to historic Dumbarton House’s ballroom with a live performance of Lux Radio’s 1950 Hollywood noir classic Sunset Boulevard!
TICKETS ($15 & $20): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/
In this award-winning, darkly funny critique of Hollywood, an aging silent film queen, refusing to accept that her stardom has ended, hires a young, struggling screenwriter to set up her movie comeback. She draws him into her demented fantasy world in a decadent mansion with her devoted butler while Hollywood directors, producers, aspiring young talents, gossip columnists and the paparazzi witness the madness unfold on the famed Sunset Boulevard.
2715 Q Street NW, Washington DC (Georgetown)
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Showtime
Directed by Steve Rochlin
Cast:
Nova Daly • Chris Fowler • Nihal Krishan • Emily Lenzner • Alexa Newlin • Antonio Olivo • Kevin Rooney • Adam Ruben • Jayne Sandman • Christina Sevilla • Hugo Verges
A light parody.
Join us Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th when Picnic Theatre Company returns to historic Dumbarton House’s ballroom with a live performance of Lux Radio’s 1950 Hollywood noir classic Sunset Boulevard!
TICKETS ($15 & $20): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/
In this award-winning, darkly funny critique of Hollywood, an aging silent film queen, refusing to accept that her stardom has ended, hires a young, struggling screenwriter to set up her movie comeback. She draws him into her demented fantasy world in a decadent mansion with her devoted butler while Hollywood directors, producers, aspiring young talents, gossip columnists and the paparazzi witness the madness unfold on the famed Sunset Boulevard.
2715 Q Street NW, Washington DC (Georgetown)
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Showtime
Directed by Steve Rochlin
Cast:
Nova Daly • Chris Fowler • Nihal Krishan • Emily Lenzner • Alexa Newlin • Antonio Olivo • Kevin Rooney • Adam Ruben • Jayne Sandman • Christina Sevilla • Hugo Verges
A light parody.
Frederick J. Fisher Lecture | Cartier and Islamic Art: A Curatorial Perspective
Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Sarah Schleuning, senior curator of decorative arts and design at the Dallas Museum of Art and co-curator of the exhibition Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity, will explore how Cartier’s designers adapted shapes, techniques, and materials across time, geography, and media, synthesizing and transforming them into a unique, modern stylistic language that continues to inspire new creations.
