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.
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.
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.
Come celebrate Valentine’s Eve with true tales of psycho high school girlfriends, celebrity crushes, and bad teen fan fiction!
Mortified is a comic excavation of adolescent writing, art, and media. Hailed as a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek, Mortified is a live show that allows us to relive the strange and extraordinary things we created as kids. Witness adults sharing their own adolescent journals, letters, poems, lyrics, home movies, stories, and more. Open to anyone from actors to accountants. Must be 21+.
Tickets have been selling quickly for the show! If you don’t want to miss our tales of childhood obsessions, teenage angst, and young adult adventures, get your tickets in advance!
Buy yours at http://mortified-dc.
Back by popular demand, couples are invited to celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend and visit the Crime Museum to experience “Crimes of Passion,” a special exhibit that is unlike anything seen before. Upon entering the museum, on-staff wardens will bind couples together and lead them on their way to tour the three floors of the museum. As they view over 600 exhibits regularly featured at the museum, they will also enjoy special exhibit boards placed throughout the museum explaining various crimes of passion, many of which took place in the D.C. metropolitan area. Couples will delight their dark side with true stories such as the “Valentine’s Vampire,” all while being bound to one another during this unique Valentine’s journey. Participants must be 18 years old with valid ID, to be handcuffe
No Valentine? No problem! Come mix and mingle with Washington’s most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes at Penn Social this Valentine’s Day. Guests can play skeeball, shuffleboard, pool, foosball, and board games as they enjoy live music, a deejay, a photo booth courtesy of Poshbooths, Washingtonian
Join us Thursday, February 14th at 9pm for a night of love power.
No other emotion has inspired the humanity more than LOVE. The pursuit of it has resulted in great poetry, great music, and great stories. After all, there is a reason as to why it is one of the most common themes in arts!
To remind you that Love is not just an emotion or a sentiment, but is the most powerful force in the world we are turning on Love Power and projecting it throughART
at the historic POWERHOUSE, which once again opens its doors to the public! Constructed in 1917 by the D.C. Paper Manufacturing Company, this three-bay brick-and-steel structure was built to serve as the power house in Georgetown!
SINGLE? Come and may be you’ll meet that special one
IN LOVE? Well, bring your date and share in this incredible night
HAVE A CRUSH? Let us know and we’ll be your best CUPID
Let’s turn on the LOVE POWER!
Tickets: Please get your tickets in advance
SPECIAL THANKS TO
& RISEEVENTS
Laissez les bons temps rouler! For the first time ever, LivingSocial and Events DC are partnering to create a Mardi Gras soirée featuring Big Easy-style food and fun – right here in the District at the historic Carnegie Library
Guests will enjoy an all-you-can-eat Cajun buffet with traditional Louisiana specialties with dishes such as Crawfish Beignets with Cajun Dippin’ Sauce, Bayou Blackened Shrimp and Cheddar Cheese Grits, and the elaborate Kings Cake.
Festive formalwear is encouraged – think fancy mask and cape. And when the lights go low, check out performers from the Trapeze School of New York – Washington, DC, dance to live music by Out of Town Blues Band and DJ EPX, and indulge at the open wine and beer bar in a specialty Bacardi cocktail (all other drinks are available for cash). Guests can also visit the special Bacardi Airplane Bar for a unique
rum-tasting experience.
“An Evening with Danny Glover,” is an event to celebrate the American debut of African Passion Wines, which will raise funds for the TransAfrica Forum. The nonprofit has partnered with African Passion Wine to supports human rights and social justice in Africa. The party and meet-and-greet will include heavy hors’ doeuvres, a band, and the opportunity to meet and take photos with the celebrated star of films such as Lethal Weapon andAngels in the Outfield.
In addition to the funds raised at the February 20 event, 10 percent of each bottle of African Passion sold will benefit TransAfrica Forum. We look forward to seeing you for an enjoyable evening which supports not only the newest South African wine in the American market, but also the oldest and largest African American human rights and social justice advocacy organization in the U.S. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.TransAfrica.org.
Not Your Parents’ Capitol:
How Digital Is Changing the Culture of Washington, DC
Digital media and technology is disrupting industries and changing the way consumers interact with brands and each other. That disruption is seeping into the nation’s capitol, forever changing the way we live, work, and play in Washington, DC.
Our expert panelists will explore how digital is forever changing government, business, and life in Washington, DC, and what makes the digital revolution similar and different from the ones taking place all over the country.
Come with your futurists hat on as we explore where our nation’s capitol is headed in 2013 and beyond!
Event Agenda
6:45 – 7:00 – Arrival
7:00 – 8:00 – Presentation & Panel Discussion
8:00 – 9:00 – Cocktails & Networking
Free food and drinks will be provided!
