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/
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
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (RRB/ITC) is hosting the 5th annual embassy showcase, Winternational, from 11 AM – 2 PM, Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Over 35 embassies will be participating in this year’s event.
Last year more than 2,500 guests attended this lively midday celebration of international culture, travel, tourism and trade. This year, there will be many opportunities for 1:1 interviews with diplomats, embassy exhibitors, sponsors and attendees. This festival has the atmosphere of a bustling global marketplace with each embassy promoting their country through vibrant displays of visual art, food, handcrafts, as well as travel and tourism exhibits. Free and open to the public, guests have the opportunity to travel the different continents and do some holiday shopping—all during the lunch hour!
The RRB/ITC is a preeminent forum in the heart of the nation’s capital advancing international commerce and cross-cultural dialogue. As a seamless, unifying framework, the ITC provides a platform for building connections, fostering diplomacy, growing businesses, and creating a more prosperous U.S. and global economy. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by Trade Center Management Associates.
Watch scenes from last year’s Winternational here.
WHAT: Winternational – 5th Annual Embassy Showcase
WHO: Trade Center Management Associates and the following Embassies:
Afghanistan, African Union Mission, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Botswana, Costa Rica, Egypt, European Union Delegation, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, League of Arab States, Libya, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts & Nevis, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Uzbekistan.
WHEN: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 11:00am – 2:00pm ET
WHERE: Atrium | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, D.C.
HOW: Free & Open to the Public. Ticket registration requested here.
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (RRB/ITC) is hosting the 5th annual embassy showcase, Winternational, from 11 AM – 2 PM, Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Over 35 embassies will be participating in this year’s event.
Last year more than 2,500 guests attended this lively midday celebration of international culture, travel, tourism and trade. This year, there will be many opportunities for 1:1 interviews with diplomats, embassy exhibitors, sponsors and attendees. This festival has the atmosphere of a bustling global marketplace with each embassy promoting their country through vibrant displays of visual art, food, handcrafts, as well as travel and tourism exhibits. Free and open to the public, guests have the opportunity to travel the different continents and do some holiday shopping—all during the lunch hour!
The RRB/ITC is a preeminent forum in the heart of the nation’s capital advancing international commerce and cross-cultural dialogue. As a seamless, unifying framework, the ITC provides a platform for building connections, fostering diplomacy, growing businesses, and creating a more prosperous U.S. and global economy. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by Trade Center Management Associates.
Watch scenes from last year’s Winternational here.
WHAT: Winternational – 5th Annual Embassy Showcase
WHO: Trade Center Management Associates and the following Embassies:
Afghanistan, African Union, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Egypt, EU Delegation, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, League of Arab States, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts & Nevis, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Uzbekistan.
WHEN: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 11:00am – 2:00pm ET
WHERE: Atrium | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, D.C.
HOW: Free & Open to the Public. Ticket registration requested here.
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
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Kykuit: The Rockefeller Estate
Thursday, February 16, 2017, 5:30-8 p.m.
Cynthia Bronson Altman, curator of the collections at Kykuit, will discuss Kykuit the Beaux-Art oasis of the Rockefeller family.
$5 simulcast
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
On Thursday, February 16, 2017 from 6:30-8:30 pm, the Heurich House Museum welcomes
Atlas Brew Works of Washington, DC to their monthly History & Hops event. Atlas Brew Works
is a neighborhood production brewery located in Northeast Washington, DC. They produce
hand crafted artisanal beer in 20 barrel batches at their facility in Ivy City. Atlas Brew Works was
born of passion for craft beer and community. Staff from Atlas Brew Works will be on site to
serve three of their locally crafted beers.
Tickets are $30 per person and include tastings, snacks and tours of the historic Dupont Circle
home of DC brewmaster Christian Heurich. For more information and to purchase tickets,
please visit http://bit.ly/HHAtlas2017.Guests must be 21 or older. All proceeds benefit the
preservation and growth of the Heurich House Museum.
About History & Hops: History & Hops is a monthly series at the Heurich House Museum, the
former Dupont Circle home of D.C.'s most successful brewer Christian Heurich (1842-1945).
Every third Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, the museum partners with a local craft brewery for
house tours and beer tastings. Guided tours through Heurich’s well-preserved Victorian
mansion will discuss his brewery and the D.C. region’s rich brewing history. All proceeds
benefit the preservation and growth of the Heurich House Museum.
Gardens of Secret Delight: French Gardens Before and After Hausmann’s Paris
Thursday, February 23, 2017, 5:30-8 p.m.
Architecture and design editor and writer Zahid Sardar, will discuss how the melding of classical French symmetry with asymmetrical British landscape notions led to modern Parisian park forms and a new urban infrastructure.
$20, $10 Hillwood member, $7 student
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
On Monday, February 27, the Edlavitch DCJCC will screen Get In The Way, The Journey of John Lewis, a biographical film about the revered civil rights leader and U.S. Congressman. The movie focuses on Lewis’ leadership in the peaceful protest movement that sought voting rights for African-Americans in the South.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton will speak to the audience following the film about civil rights, human rights, and her experiences working with Lewis as the District’s representative for fourteen terms.
This screening is the second film in a three-part series called “Race, History and Community: A Series Focusing on Race and Justice in America.”
DATE: Monday, February 27, 2017
TIME: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
LOCATION: Edlavitch DCJCC, 1529 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
WHAT: Film Screening: Get In The Way, The Journey of John Lewis
Presentation by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
The Edlavitch DCJCC is presenting this film series in partnership with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, the American Jewish Committee (AJC), the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the Adas Israel Congregation Racial Justice Working Group, and Sixth & I.
Ticket Info: $13.50
Program and ticket details available here
Early Mountain Vineyards Hosts Annual Oyster Festival on March 4 & 5
Guests Are Invited to Enjoy Oysters from Rappahannock Oyster Company, Live Music & Early Mountain Vineyard’s Wine
What: The popular Early Mountain Vineyards Oyster Festival will return this spring for a two-day event on Saturday, March 4 and Sunday, March 5, with live music, Virginia wine, and seafood from the esteemed Rappahannock Oyster Company who will provide their famous oysters on the half shell. Early Mountain’s Executive Chef Ryan Collins will provide a seasonal menu featuring fried chicken and two types of warm chowder. Live music will be provided by The Currys on Saturday and Blake Esse on Sunday. The menu will include:
- Rappahannock River Oysterswith red wine mignonette, cocktail sauce, lemon, hot sauce
o Half dozen raw oysters: $10
o One dozen raw oysters: $20
- Fried Chicken, fennel remoulade, cornbread
o Half chicken: $10
o Whole chicken: $18
- Corn Chowderwith corn, cream, saffron, potato, green onion, tomato
o Cup: $8
- Clam Chowderwith littleneck clams, rock barn bacon, potato, cream, celery
o Cup: $8
- Kid’s Peanut Butter & Jelly: $6
Admission includes entry to the festival, a glass of Early Mountain wine and a stemless wine glass as a take-home gift. Guests can also order from Early Mountain’s extensive list of Virginia wines – both from their vineyard as well as others that have been hand-selected from the state – available by the glass and bottle. Guests under the age of 21 will receive a free beverage choice of water, soda or juice. Tickets for children age three and under are free.
Tickets are required of all visitors that day. All ages are welcome for a family-friendly fun day. Event will take place rain or shine.
When: March 4-5, 12pm-4pm
Tickets: Early Bird: $15.00
EMV Wine Club Members: $12.00
Week of & at the Door*: $20.00 ($15 for Members)
Under 21: $5.00
Online tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-spring-oyster-festival-tickets-31542240691?aff=es2 or by calling us at 540.948.9005.
Early Bird ticket sales end Sunday, February 26th at 11:59 p.m.
Where: Early Mountain Vineyards
6109 Wolftown Hood Road
Madison, Virginia 22727
