Dec
2
Fri
1st Annual Columbia Heights Night @ All Souls Unitarian Church, Pierce Hall
Dec 2 @ 7:00 PM – 11:59 PM

The Columbia Heights Initiative will host its first annual Columbia Heights Night on Friday, December 2nd 2016 from 7pm to Midnight. The inaugural event will celebrate the neighborhood’s diverse businesses and residents, as well as raise money for initiatives that greater enhance and promote commerce within Columbia Heights.

Highlights throughout Columbia Heights Night include ‘A Taste of Columbia Heights’, which will feature a bevy of popular cuisines from some of the corridor’s most beloved restaurants and food vendors. Seasonal cocktails will flow and the dancing will commence with live entertainment and music featuring The Harry Bells. A silent auction loaded with tailored gifts, spa treatments, dining destinations, and more will also be held during the evening. The annual Columbia Heights Tree Lighting Extravaganza will be held the following day, Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 at 6:30pm in the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza.

Tickets for the evening are $75 and are 100% tax deductible.  A ticket gains access to the event, four (4) drink tickets, an amazing dinner buffet served up by some of Columbia Heights’ best restaurants, silent auction access, and a swag bag full of goodies.

Ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/columbia-heights-night-tickets-28345969558

The Columbia Heights/Mount Pleasant Main Street will join eleven other DC Main Streets programs that have been accredited through DC Main Streets and the National Main Street Center, Inc. As a DC Main Street designee, Columbia Heights Initiative will implement programs and services to support the growth and development of neighborhood businesses and the revitalization of the commercial corridors of Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant.

 

When: December 2, 2016

7pm-Midnight

 

Where: All Souls Unitarian Church, Pierce Hall

1500 Harvard Street NW

Washington, DC 20009

 

What: Official Main Streets Award Announcement, a “Taste of Columbia Heights,” Silent Auction, Live Entertainment.

 

Who:  One Eight Distilling, El Buho Mezcal. Acre 121, Lou’s City Bar, Maple, &Pizza, El Tio, El Chucho. Kangaroo Boxing Club, The Heights, Chick Fil-A, Chipotle, The Coup, The Harry Bells, Columbia Heights Initiative

 

Columbia Heights Night
Dec 2 @ 7:00 PM – 11:59 PM

The Columbia Heights Initiative will host its first annual Columbia Heights Night on Friday, December 2nd 2016 from 7pm to Midnight. The inaugural event will celebrate the neighborhood’s diverse businesses and residents, as well as raise money for initiatives that greater enhance and promote commerce within Columbia Heights. Expect a festive evening of food, dancing, live music and entertainment for one of DC’s oldest and most popular neighborhoods.

Columbia Heights Night follows the decade-long success of The Columbia Heights Initiative’s signature event: Columbia Heights Day. Columbia Heights Day draws tens of thousands of DMV residents to the community, while shining a light on local businesses and services. Much like Columbia Heights Day, Columbia Heights Night invites the entire region to explore the best of the neighborhood in one venue, on one evening.

We’re here to celebrate our incredible partners, residents, businesses, board members, and the many volunteers who help make it all possible. We’ll be raising a glass to some of this past year’s achievements, which include implementing community clean-ups, monthly networking events, and growing the overall support and voice of our local businesses.” Says Brianne Dornbush, Executive Director of the Columbia Heights Initiative.  “With the success of Columbia Heights Day, our goal is to use Columbia Heights Night as an opportunity to once again brings our neighborhood together to join us as we cast a vision for the future of our organization and the neighborhood of Columbia Heights.”

Highlights throughout Columbia Heights Night include ‘A Taste of Columbia Heights’, which will feature a bevy of popular cuisines from some of the corridor’s most beloved restaurants and food vendors. Cocktails will flow and the dancing will commence with live entertainment and music featuring The Harry Bells. A silent auction loaded with tailored gifts, spa treatments, dining destinations, and more will also be held during the evening. The annual Columbia Heights Tree Lighting Extravaganza will be held the following day, Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 at 6:30pm in the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza.

Tickets for the evening are $75 and are 100% tax deductible.  A ticket gains access to the event, four (4) drink tickets, an amazing dinner buffet served up by some of Columbia Heights’ best restaurants, silent auction access, and a swag bag full of goodies.

Guests can register and purchase tickets for Columbia Heights Night via  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/columbia-heights-night-tickets-28345969558

Dec
4
Sun
Little Chefs’ Pizza Making Class @ Pizzeria Vetri D.C.
Dec 4 @ 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

WHAT: Little Chefs’ Pizza Making Class  

WHO: James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Jeff Michaud and his daughter, Gaia

WHEN: December 4th @ 2:00pm

WHERE: Pizzeria Vetri D.C.

HOW: Call (202) 794-9057 or visit the website to reserve seats; tickets are $50/ guardian and child, additional attendees are $25

Dec
20
Tue
Taste for Toys at The Mayflower Hotel
Dec 20 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Event Title: Taste for Toys at The Mayflower Hotel
Start: December 20 2016, 6:00 pm
End: December 20 2016, 9:00 pm
Location: 1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Description: Taste for Toys – A time to give and a time to receive. Get back when you give back. Bring a toy and enjoy a complimentary reception at EDGAR hosted by top culinarians and mixologists. All toys will be donated to the Children’s National Hospital. Raffle prizes include two, $100 gift certificates to EDGAR, plus one overnight weekend at the Mayflower Hotel with breakfast. For reservations, please call 202.347.2233 or email edgar@themayflowerhotel.com.
Dec
31
Sat
A Timeless NYE at Union Station @ Union Station
Dec 31 2016 @ 9:30 PM – Jan 1 2017 @ 1:30 AM
Event: A Timeless NYE at Union Station
When: December 31, 2016
Time: 9:30PM – 1:30AM
 
Description:
Don’t miss out on this year’s must-attend New Year’s Eve celebration at the grandest venue in the city. Prepare to be transported back to the excitement and glamour of the Golden Age while dancing the night away under the magnificent 96’ barrel-vaulted, gold-coffered ceilings of the majestic Union Station. Join us for one great CAUSE, one amazing PARTY, at one timeless VENUE.
All proceeds will go to the Care to Feed Foundation
Tickets Include:
  • All-Inclusive Gala @ The Historic Union Station
  • Multiple Open Bar Stations
  • 4-Hour Premium Open
  • Hors d’oeuvres & Dessert Bar
  • Music by DJ Phlipz
  • Access to Main Hall, East Hall, Columbus Club & Palm Court
  • Midnight Celebration & Champagne Toast
  • Multi-level Entertainment Areas
  • Complimentary Coat Check
  • Discounted room rates at Kimpton The George (while availability lasts)
Dress Code: Black Tie Encouraged
Where:  Union Station. 50 Massachusetts Avenue, NE. Washington, DC 20002.
Promo Code: $5 off GA (use promo code NYEGA) and $10 off VIP  (use promo code NYEVIP). Feel free to share these with your networks.
Host: The Care to Feed Foundation:
The Care to Feed Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing food security in our community, while reducing waste in the restaurant industry. Care to Feed seeks to inspire local restaurants, grocers, and caterers to adopt its proactive and innovative approach to food recovery that redirects surplus meals headed to landfills to our neighbors in need. This New Year’s Eve Gala will help raise funds for our Food in Motion program. Learn more at www.caretofeed.org
Jan
21
Sat
All Women Silent Disco Dance Party @ National Mall
Jan 21 @ 8:00 PM – 11:59 PM
Silent Dance Society and The Embassy Row Hotel have teamed up to host a Silent Disco Dance Party dedicated to and celebrating Women on the night of the Women’s March on Washington
WHAT: Come to rock your body to three female DJs playing and just dance, dance, dance. On January 21, the day after Inauguration, women across the country will rally on the National Mall to make an affirmative message that “women’s rights are human rights.” Silent Dance Society and The Embassy Row Hotel have teamed up to host a special Silent Disco Dance Party on the night of the Women’s March on Washington.
The event will take place Saturday, January 21st from 8PM – 12AM at The Embassy Row Hotel. Tickets are selling in advance for $16/each or $20/each at the door if not sold out.
WHO: 3 Live Female DJs playing Best of Throwback Tunes, Top 40 &  Dance Beats
WHEN: Saturday, January 21st
              8p.m. – 12a.m.
 
WHERE: The Embassy Row Hotel, 2015 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC
INFO: Event is 21+ Tickets are selling in advance for $16/each online or $20/each at the door if not sold out  www.silentdancesociety.com
Feb
4
Sat
12th Annual Alexandria Warehouse Sale @ Westin Alexandria
Feb 4 @ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The longest running annual designer warehouse sale today announced the date for its once a year winter event. Deemed in the region as the “Super Bowl of Shopping Event” (always occurring the Saturday of Super Bowl weekend), the 12th Annual Alexandria Warehouse Sale is set for Saturday, February 4th in Alexandria. Due to the growing popularity of the sale, last year’s event had to expand and move to a new location at the Westin Alexandria and will be held again at the hotel located in the Carlyle District of Old Town Alexandria. The fun, yet casual, free to enter event will include a variety of new boutiques and retailers not only located in Alexandria, but throughout the Metro region. Over the past several years, the sale has averaged approximately 1,000 shoppers throughout the day.

 

Deal seekers will find the very best from Alexandria’s and the regions finest retailers and indie brands with various brands of clothing, shoes, jewelry, home furnishings and more up to 80 percent off retail prices. Experienced sale shoppers line up early in the morning hours to get first grabs at top label merchandise, and throughout the day the sale has a steady pace of shoppers. Folks that decide to wait until the last few hours of the sale can score even more markdown deals with merchants looking to move seasonal merchandise.

 

Participating merchants include (as of January 5th):

 

Clothing

Beau and Ro

Brit Ryan

CCH Collection

Duchess M

Ellsworth and Ivey

Gossypia

J McLaughlin
Kiki Lynn

Lettie Gooch

Lululemon

Lynn Louisa

Periwinkle

Sara Campbell

Sherman Pickey

Shop Refine

Stifel & Carpe Vintage

The Hive

TSALT

Wrabyn

 

Home & Culinary

Coco Blanca

Olio Tasting Room

Stuart Nordin

 

Jewelry & Accessories

Eye to Eye

Queen Bee

Mystique Jewelers

Top It Off Accessories

She’s Unique

 

Kids

Bambeeno Cashmere

Little Birdie

 

Shoes

Bishop Boutique

Eight Royale

The Shoe Hive

The event is also giving away early entry into the Warehouse Sale to four lucky shoppers. Visit www.AlexandriaWarehouseSale.com or Facebook atwww.facebook.com/ALXWarehouse for details.

 

Shoppers can enjoy ample street parking and $5 garage parking at select garages surrounding the Westin Alexandria (visit website for location details). The Westin will also offer a shuttle the King Street Metro starting at 7 a.m.

EVENT DETAILS
What:
  12th Annual Alexandria Warehouse Sale
Presented by:  Old Town Boutique District
When: Saturday, February 4, 2017
Where:  The Westin Alexandria, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA (located in the Carlyle District of Old Town Alexandria)
(Ample Street & Garage Parking. There will also be a free shuttle from the King Street Metro)
Time:  9AM-4PM
Admission: Free
Website:  www.oldtownboutiquedistrict.com or www.AlexandriaWarehouseSale.com
Twitter:  @OTBoutiques

 

La Chandeleur @ Hillwood
Feb 4 @ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

La Chandeleur

Saturday, February 4, 2017, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Celebrate La Chandeleur, also known as Crêpe Day, in festive French fashion. Enjoy crêpes, storytelling, art projects and more amidst Hillwood’s spectacular gardens, magnificent mansion, and exquisite French treasures.

$18, $15 senior, $12 Hillwood member, $10 student, $5 child (ages 3-18), free for children under 3

www.HillwoodMuseum.org

4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Feb
12
Sun
Burgers and Beats – THE GREY ZONE @ 18th Street Lounge
Feb 12 @ 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Made in the District (MITD) will host a special edition of Burgers and Beats – THE GREY ZONE, a pop-up event dedicated to the celebration of burgers and music discovery. The event will be powered byRooam’s socially connected mobile payment app, a seamless, secure and hassle-free payment solution. By downloading the free app, event attendees can quickly pay for food and drinks directly from their smartphones. The attendees can also take advantage of Rooam’s unique “check out” feature that allows instant check out and the quickest way to pay tabs.

 

The event will feature music by guest DJ Brenmar, Austin Millz from Fool’s Gold Records, J. Robb and Smasha. Additionally, the first 100 attendees to arrive will receive a free burger from Shake Shack, and all other attendees will receive a free fries voucher.

 

When & Where:

Burgers + Beats – THE GREY ZONE

Sunday, February 12, 2017, 4 – 8 p.m. ET

Eighteenth Street Lounge, 1212 18th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20036

Cost: $20 + ($2.09 service charge fee)

 

For tickets and more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/burgers-and-beats-special-edition-the-grey-zone-tickets-31086062249

 

WHO:

DJ Brenmar, based in New York by way of Chicago, represents a strange musical paradox. In 2015, Brenmar signed with A-Trak’s Brooklyn-based Fool’s Gold Records. Brenmar had an explosive 2016, with a new mix series and a record label under his belt. His music has always sat at an intersection of hip hop and dance music by marrying the gloss of commercial hip hop and r&b with the urban grittiness of underground styles like Chicago Ghetto House, UK Bass and Jersey Club. In 2016, Brenmar released two singles, “She Already Know it” and “Like a Boss” on Fool’s Gold Records. He launched his own music label “High End Times,” which has released records by UniiQU3 and Austin Millz as well as the “Grey Zone” monthly dj mix series, which has been racking up plays on SoundCloud all year.

 

Austin Millz, based in Harlem, New York, has always been passionate about music and the process of creating it. Layering soul samples over hard-hitting drums with riffs on the saxophone and piano, Austin has stacked up an arsenal of beats and has prepared to debut his talents to the world. In February 2012, Millz released his debut solo project, Earned, consisting of 17 instrumental tracks produced over the course of a year. Austin has placed productions with Jim Jones, Maybach Music Group, G.O.O.D. Music, Wale, Troy Ave and Hit-Boy. In late 2016, Millz unleashed his new single “Cyclone” featuring rapper Tungi Ige and revealed his signing to Fool’s Gold Records.

 

Jay Roberts, popularly known as J. Robb has always had a love of music. Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, J. Robb discovered FL Studio 9 in 2011 where he began developing his music skills. J. Robb’s single, “Euphoria,” has brought him a wealth of attention in the consumer and industry scenes. His SoundCloud presence alone has garnered him over 200,000,000 listens and has already been featured on outlets such as BBC1xrtra, Soulection, Beats1 Radio, Vice, Earmilk, Nest HQ and more. J. Robb is preparing for his latest project which will release in Spring 2017 and is working on booking more shows. J. Robb is influenced by artists who exude high octane energy in their live performances. He looks up to a wide range of artists from J. Dilla and Madlib to Pharrell Williams.

Feb
19
Sun
The Art League’s Annual Patrons’ Show @ Torpedo Factory
Feb 19 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

The Art League’s annual Patrons’ Show is an experience that’s part fundraiser, part block party, and totally fun. A few tickets are still available!

Each $225 ticket allows the ticket-holder to participate in the most fun art fundraiser in DC, support a thriving nonprofit and community of artists, and go home with a work of art valued anywhere from $225 to upwards of thousands of dollars. The drawing takes place on Sunday, February 19 at 4:00 pm in the Torpedo Factory Art Center.

Learn more, view the donated artwork, and purchase tickets here.