Feb
9
Sat
SOME Jr. Gala @ Corcoran Gallery of Art
Feb 9 @ 1:00 AM – 4:45 AM

Live band, open bar, and hors d’oeuvres. Black tie optional.

Cupid’s Undie Run @ The Pour House
Feb 9 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Cupid’s Undie Run is a ‘mile-ish’ run in your bedroom-best on Valentine’s weekend. No, we’re not crazy, we’re just crazy serious about raising money for The Children’s Tumor Foundation.

Festivities start at noon on Saturday, February 9th 2013*, then we strip down for the Undie Run at 2pm, have our fun and come back for post-race festivities and awards.

MORE NEW CITIES FOR 2013!  In addition to the current lineup of DC, NYC, Atlanta, Seattle, Denver and Cincinnati, this year we’ll also be undierunning in LA, San Fran, Chicago, Austin, Nashville, Orlando, Minneapolis, Philly, Cleveland*, St. Louis* and Detroit.  Get ready!  It’s gonna sell out fast!

You can fundraise as an individual or join a team, and the prizes are better than ever this year! Custom undies, VIP Open Bar, embroidered bathrobes, engraved iPod Nanos, romantic getaways… tons of cool stuff for doing your good deed and fundraising for such a great cause. With facebook and twitter, fundraising is easier than ever!

Help us make this amazing day worthwhile! Your effort means a lot and February is just around the corner. Get ready to run for the kids… but let’s just hope they aren’t watching!

 

Wine & Food Festival @ Ronald Regan Building
Feb 9 @ 9:00 PM – Feb 10 @ 2:00 AM

Named among Forbes Travel Guide’s Top 10 Winter Food Festivals, DC’s premier food and wine event, The Washington, DC International Food & Wine Festivalwill take place at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center from February 5 through 9, 2013; and this year, it’s bigger and better than ever with an extended schedule and extra added attractions including Signature Events, Tasting Room Experiences, educational seminars, focused tastings, chef inspired dinners and demos, food and wine pairing, a ‘Sommelier Showdown,” and a silent auction to benefit Cohn’s Kitchen, which provides restaurant and culinary job training and workforce development to DC’s underserved and underprivileged young adults with a demonstrated passion for excellence and a commitment to employment in the restaurant industry.

From February 5-8 from 4-8 p.m., free and open to the public, guests are invited to the Wine Cooperative Wine Tasting Room where they have a unique opportunity to purchase tastes/glasses of premium wines from around the world’s premier wine regions and meet winemakers, educators and other oenophiles The Wine Cooperative will host a Silent Auction display of items benefiting Cohn’s Kitchen.

The Festival closes with a bang on Saturday, February 9th from 7-9 p.m. with The Last Sipper—Sustainable Saturday.  This event will feature recipes from Washington DC Chef’s Table, a recently published cookbook highlighting some of DC’s best chefs.  Guests will sample nature’s incredible choices of food and beverage focused on sustainability and responsible farming practices.  This walk around tasting will celebrate DC and the local chefs that support these important sustainability efforts.

Crystal Couture @ Crystal City Shops
Feb 9 @ 11:00 PM – Feb 10 @ 3:00 AM

The DC area’s hottest fashion show and high-end bargain trunk sale returns to Crystal City this February! Next year’s event will be the biggest and best we’ve had so far. Crystal Couture already brings over 40 of the metropolitan area’s most stylish boutiques and designers all under one roof, and we’re expecting even more this year because of its new location. We have moved Couture to an office building which has more space to house a bigger runway and more boutiques.

DATE: Tue, February 5th 2013 – Sat, February 9th 2013
TIME: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
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The DC area’s hottest fashion show and high-end bargain trunk sale returns to Crystal City this February! Next year’s event will be the biggest and best we’ve had so far. Crystal Couture already brings over 40 of the metropolitan area’s most stylish boutiques and designers all under one roof, and we’re expecting even more this year because of its new location. We have moved Couture to an office building which has more space to house a bigger runway and more boutiques. This one-stop shopping experience lets guests browse discounted offerings on the rack AND on the runway as models showcase offerings of the participating boutiques. Shoppers will also enjoy sips from the bar, free make-up and hair makeovers, chats with fashion consultants, music from DJ Neekola, and experience a one-of-a-kind ambiance. Crystal Couture 2013 will take place from February 5th to February 9th, 2013 in the 251 18th Street office building. Already excited for Crystal Couture? Tell us that you are coming.

HOSTS

  • 2/5 Tuesday: Philippa PB Hughes, Pinkline Project
  • 2/6 Wednesday: Ashley Boalch, Miss DC 2011 & Grant Harris, Image Granted
  • 2/7 Thursday: Karen Sommer Shalett, DC Magazine
  • 2/8 Friday: Sarah Fraser & Kate Michael of K Street Magazine
  • 2/9 Saturday: Guy Lambert & Sunni and the City of Sunni WPGC
JLW’s Centennial Fete @ National Building Museum
Feb 9 @ 11:00 PM – Feb 10 @ 4:45 AM

On February 9, the Junior League of Washington invites you to join us for Fête to toast the League’s 100 years of service to the D.C. community. This black-tie gala will be held at the National Building Museum starting at 6:30pm. Guests will enjoy a cocktail reception before sitting down to a plated dinner and program featuring JLW leaders and guest speakers. The celebration will then continue with drinks, desserts, and dancing.

Benefits from the gala will go towards the League’s centennial project, “JLW Resolution Read,” which is our is our effort to purchase and distribute 100,000 new books to Washington, DC’s neediest children throughout the 2012-2013 year.

For more details, please visit www.jlw.org/?nd=centevents or see the attached save the date.

Feb
10
Sun
Mardi Gras Madness @ Penn Social
Feb 10 @ 2:00 AM – 7:00 AM

Hi Ball Events & Penn Social Present…Mardi Gras Madness. Saturday, February 9th.

9:00pm til 2:00pm, Sat Feb 9 @ Penn Social, Who wants overpriced, overbearing, & overdone? Not us. Come out to Late Night at Penn Social. Hi Ball Events presents a night of amazing ‘Nawlins type antics & ridiculousness. Bring your Krewe to get full Crank on the Mardi Gras atmosphere! DJ Pat Premier will be spinning the tunes of the night. We’ve got 40+ Draft Beers, Shuffleboard, Classic Arcade Games, Foosball…all we need are the party people! Free before 9pm.

 

Chinese New Year Parade @ Chinatown
Feb 10 @ 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Each year a parade is held in Chinatown in Washington, DC to celebrate the Chinese New Year, for 2103, the Year of the Snake! The event features the traditional Chinese Dragon Dance, Kung Fu demonstrations and live musical entertainment.

Date and Time: Febuary 10, 2013. 1 – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Chinatown – on H Street, NW, Washington, DC between 6th and 8th Streets.
The parade winds around adjoining streets.

Feb
11
Mon
An Affair of the Heart @ Marriott Wardman Park
Feb 11 @ 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM

The 65th annual Luncheon and Fashion Show is one of the oldest annual fund-raising events of any nationally recognized non-profit group with proceeds earmarked to reduce death and disability from heart disease.  The fashion show will feature MaxMara presented by Bloomingdale’s.

Feb
12
Tue
Salute to the Divas @ Howard Theatre
Feb 12 @ 1:00 AM – 3:00 AM

One night only female impersonation at its best, Salute to the Divas is a revue featuring the world’s top legends. Enter the magical world of illusion as your favorite divas dazzle right before your eyes –Rihanna * Toni Braxton * Adele * Sade * Aaliyah and Anita Baker replicated by DC’s top illusionist, so well you will swear they are the real thing.

8:00pm til 10:00pm, Mon Feb 11 @ Howard Theater, 620 T St NW, Washington, DC 20001

One night only female impersonation at its best, Salute to the Divas is a revue featuring the world’s top legends. Enter the magical world of illusion as your favorite divas dazzle right before your eyes –Rihanna * Toni Braxton * Adele * Sade * Aaliyah and Anita Baker replicated by DC’s top illusionist, so well you will swear they are the real thing. Hosted by the historic newly restored Howard Theater, this show takes on a Las Vegas/Atlantic City feel, and marks a milestone in history as being the first female impersonation show at the venue since the 1960’s The Jewel Box Revue. It’s also a dream come true for Divas creator, director, and cast member Shi-Queeta-Lee, as seen on NBC’s America’s Got Talent (Season 4), ABC’s Ugly Betty, and reality shows DCTV’s Drag City:DC and TVOne’sR&B Divas. The glitz, glamour, and spectacular performances will leave you amazed, intrigued, and completely blown away. Doors at 6pm; show at 8pm.

St. Jude’s Gourmet Gala @ National Building Museum
Feb 12 @ 10:30 PM – Feb 13 @ 2:00 AM

Honorary Chef Chair Adam Sobel of Bourbon Steak and more than 40 of Washington, D.C.’s top chefs representing the city’s best restaurants are preparing a unique sampling of the finest gourmet cuisine for guests to enjoy at the 15th annual St. Jude Gourmet Gala, presented by Hanover Research.

WHAT: The St. Jude Gourmet Gala and related auction support the pioneering research and exceptional care offered to children at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, which is celebrating 50 years of finding cures for pediatric cancer and other deadly diseases, so no patient family ever pays St. Jude for anything. Other sponsors include Everfresh.

WHY: The St. Jude Gourmet Gala brings together the area’s most critically acclaimed chefs to raise awareness and funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which freely shares its research discoveries with the medical community. By doing so, every child saved at St. Jude means thousands more saved worldwide.

This annual sell-out event is attended by more than 750 business, financial and political leaders in the D.C. area. It is organized by an Honorary and Advisory Committee including Peter Dodge, Hanover Research CEO; David Gorodetski, Sage Communications COO; General George A. Joulwan, U.S. Army (Retired); and Chef Adam Sobel, Bourbon Steak Executive Chef.