Oct
8
Sat
Smithsonian Craft2Wear @ National Building Museum
Oct 8 @ 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Eighty renowned artists showcase their latest jewelry, leatherwork, one-of-a-kind accessories and cutting-edge couture. Returning artists previously juried into the Smithsonian Craft Show are joined by a new cadre of designers recommended by California College of the Arts, The Fashion Institute of Technology, Pratt Institute, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Savannah School of Art and Design and the DC Fashion Foundation.
Experience the future of wearable art for men and women.
Friday October 7         10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday October 8    10:00 am – 5:30 pm
Preview Night Benefit
Meet the artists, enjoy live modeling by professional models, be the first to
shop, and support the work of the Smithsonian in a festive atmosphere with wine, a light buffet and music.
Thursday October 6
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Show Awards Presentation
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Preview Night Benefit

Find Out More

Katrin Schnabl
Geoffrey Giles

Shaka King
Where
Great Hall of the National Building Museum
401 F St NW, Washington DC 20001
Metro Stop: Judiciary Square, Red line
Oct
26
Wed
Marcus Samuelsson Signs Red Rooster Cookbook @ Macy’s Metro Center
Oct 26 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Culinary Council Chef Marcus Samuelsson is coming to Macy’s Metro Center Wednesday, October 26th at 5:30pm.  Join Chef Samuelsson for an evening of food, fun, and music – all in celebration of his new cookbook, The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem!

Samuelsson will share stories and secrets on how to prepare some of his favorite award-winning dishes from his latest book.  There will be Harlem-inspired food and entertainment from W.A.F.F.L.E. (We Are Family For Life Entertainment), an internationally recognized dance group that performs a new hip-hop style and The Rakiem Walker Project, performing their signature style of music- a mix of blues, jazz, hip-hop, and Latin.

RSVP here to receive a $10 Macy’s gift card upon arrival.  Plus, with any purchase of $35 or more in the Home department, guests will receive a copy of The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem, which chef Samuelsson will sign.

Nov
15
Tue
FGIDC’s Men In Motion @ Saks Fifth Avenue Men's Store
Nov 15 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join for an evening with some of the industry’s leading me discussing the men’s fashion industry: where it’s going, its impact & contribution to the industry as a whole, and how brands, retailers, and influencers can tap into/reach out to the stylish, savvy man.

Moderator
Timothy Lowery
General Manager, CityCenterDC

Panelists
Omar Aboudi
Brand Manager, ISAIA

Jordan Jackson
Designer Men’s Apparel, Under Armour

Kelly Towles
Artist, Designer & Curator

Tamon George
Co-Founder, Creative Theory

Wafiqu Chowdhury
Garment Manufacturer, Global Garment Sourcing Partners

11.15.16
7PM – 9PM

Saks Fifth Avenue
Men’s Store

5300 Wisconsin Ave
Chevy Chase, MD 20015

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

 

Feb
7
Tue
Tony Duquette: Wild Child of Hollywood Design @ Hillwood
Feb 7 @ 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Tony Duquette: Wild Child of Hollywood Design

Tuesday, February 7, 2017, 5:30-8 p.m.

Internationally acclaimed designer Hutton Wilkinson will present an illustrated lecture about his friend, mentor, and business partner, American design icon, Tony Duquette.

$20, $10 Hillwood member, $7 student

www.HillwoodMuseum.org

4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

 

Impact of Trends: Presentation & Workshop @ Canvas Co/Work
Feb 7 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join FGIDC for a workshop that explores the international RTW runway trends curated by FGI, and the impact they make on today’s fashion and beauty professionals.

Theresa Watts
Owner, Lettie Gooch Boutique

Sophie Blake
Jewelry Designer, Sophie Blake NY

Jeff Enriquez
Celebrity Makeup Artist, Jeff Enriquez  Makeup

Kait Elizabeth
Fashion & Lifestyle Blogger, Basking in Burgundy 
Tuesday, February 7, 2017

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Canvas Co/Work
1203 19th Street NW
Washington DC 20036
Members – $25
Non-Members – $35

Fashion | Networking | Open Bar

Feb
9
Thu
Flying Saucers Over DC @ Georgetown Library
Feb 9 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Join the Georgetown University Library Associates to celebrate the opening of the exhibition “Flying Saucers Over DC” on Thursday, February 9 at 6:00 pm in the Pierce Reading Room, Lauinger Library.

In conjunction with Boo-Hooray and Anthology Editions, the event will feature a discussion between award-winning author Jack Womack and Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda about Womack’s recent anthology “Flying Saucers Are Real!”, which features the collection acquired by Georgetown Library.

Following the discussion, guests will be invited to enjoy a special reception and view this amazing exhibition, recently featured at the Milk Gallery in New York City, which depicts one of the most pervasive subcultures of the 20th century, in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections.

Do you want to believe?

Date(s): 

February 9, 2017

Time: 

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location: 

Pierce Reading Room, Lauinger Library

Contact Information: 

Emily Minton, Program and Events Coordinator, libraryassociates@georgetown.edu, 202-687-7425

Mar
30
Thu
An Evening with Friends and Fashion @ Hillwood
Mar 30 @ 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

 

Thursday, March 30, 2017, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

This illustrated lecture will explore the historical and political context of American-Russian relations during Henry Middleton’s post as American Minister to Russia in the 1820s and 30s.

$30, $20 Hillwood member, $20 student

www.HillwoodMuseum.org

4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008

Apr
26
Wed
7th Annual Great Ladies Luncheon @ Ritz Carlton
Apr 26 @ 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM

The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s (ADDF) Seventh Annual Great Ladies Luncheon &

Fashion Show will be held in partnership with Neiman Marcus Mazza Gallerie. All proceeds benefit the ADDF and

its mission to find effective treatments for Alzheimer’s and related dementias. The event opens with a morning

presentation, “The Symposium to Conquer Alzheimer’s.” After the scientific presentation, guests enjoy lunch

followed by a runway show featuring the Fall 2017 Collection of Brunello Cucinelli.

WHO: Leonard A. Lauder will welcome guests to the luncheon. The morning’s presentation will be given by

ADDF neuroscientists Howard Fillit, MD, and Penny Dacks, PhD, with an introduction by Andrea Mitchell.

Sally Quinn is the Honoree and other guests scheduled to attend include the event’s Founding Executive Chairs

Elise and Marc Lefkowitz; Honorary Chairs Ambassador of Italy Armando Varricchio and Mrs. Armando

Varricchio; Committee Co-Chairs include Shelley Banks, Nancy Taylor Bubes, Andrea Mitchell, Kelly Ripkin

and Patricia Sagon; Committee Members include Amy Baier, Lisa Brandt Beek, Grace Bender, Tracy

Bernstein, Wilma Bernstein, Admiral Susan Blumenthal, MD, Buffy Cafritz, Sharon Collins Casey, Meryl

Comer, Debbie Dingell, Liz Dubin, Samia Farouki, Alma Gildenhorn, Marlene A. Malek, Melanie Nussdorf,

Mary Ourisman, Thomas Pheasant, Genevieve McSweeney Ryan, Lorraine Wallace, Tony Verstandig, and

Carol Gildenhorn Winer; Nancy Goodes and Judy Glickman Lauder will also be in attendance.

WHERE: The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.

1150 22nd Street N.W.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 | 10:30 am – 2:00 pm

10:30 am | Scientific Presentation

12:00 pm | Luncheon & Fashion Show

May
5
Fri
Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life @ Hay Adams
May 5 @ 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

WHAT:           On May 5th, the award-winning Hay-Adams, located steps from the White House at 800 16th Street, NW, 20006, will host its next Author Series luncheon honoring Sally Bedell Smith to discuss her latest work, Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life.  The Hay-Adams Author Series, where literary crowds honor literary masters, is an on-going event, which hosts outstanding writers in a historic setting, directly overlooking the White House at Top of the Hay. One will enjoy exceptional food, drink and lively conversation.  Tickets are priced at $90 per person (all inclusive), which includes a three-course, prix fixe menu with wine pairings.  The menu, themed around the book, will be created by Vice President & General Manager Hans Bruland and Executive Chef Nicolas Legret.

Additionally, Kramerbooks (http://kramers.com) will be on hand so guests will have the opportunity to purchase a copy of Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life, which Bedell can sign and personalize after the luncheon.  Tickets go on sale April 10, 2017 and will be available online at http://hayadams.com/author-series/washington-dc-author-events or by calling (202) 638-6600.

WHO:             Sally Bedell Smith is an American historian and author specializing in biographies of American political, cultural, and business leaders, as well as members of the British Royal Family. She has been a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and is the current editor-in-chief of National Journal Daily.

In her latest book, Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life, Smith returns to the British royal family to delve into the life of Prince Charles. This eye-opening biography is the first authoritative treatment of Charles’s life that sheds light on the death of Diana, his marriage to Camilla, and his preparations to take the throne one day. With keen insight and the discovery of unexpected new details, Smith lays bare the contradictions of a man who is more complicated, tragic, and compelling than we knew, until now.

Sally Bedell Smith was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She received her B.A. from Wheaton College and her M.S. from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Mrs. Smith currently resides in Washington D.C. with her husband, Stephen G. Smith.

WHEN:          The luncheon will be held on Top of The Hay on Friday, May 5th, 2017, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. (doors open at 11:30 a.m.).

 

WHERE:       The Hay-Adams is located at 800 16th Street, NW, Washington DC, 20006, across Lafayette Square from the White House. The historic Hay-Adams offers guests Washington’s most prestigious address with views overlooking the White House, Lafayette Square and St. John’s Church, the “Church of the Presidents.”  The hotel is just minutes from the Smithsonian, the Museums, the Washington Monument, the National Mall, as well as convenient to Metro stations and the convention center.  For reservations or more information call (202) 638-6600 or visit their website atwww.hayadams.com.