Events/Things To Do

OS Fashion & The Selected Few have produced an opportunity for you to catalyze change in the District!  Join us for a Town Hall Meeting at iStrategy Labs, where we will host a discussion focused on analyzing and improving DC’s retail and fashion industry.   You will not want to miss this opportunity to discuss, share, network, and work towards improving DC’s robust community!

February 27th, 2013
iStrategy Labs
1630 Connecticut Ave NW, 7th Floor
6:00PM – 9:00PM
RSVP ONLY EVENT

$10 – OS Fashion Members
$20 – Non Members  

Featured Participants:

Peter Corbett, Founder and CEO of iStrategyLabs – a digital agency that develops solutions to clients’ challenges and brings them to life in the online and offline world.  A tireless champion of innovation, and disruptors everywhere – Peter has become a globally sought after speaker and mentor. His network extends deeply across the US, into Finland, Amsterdam, Barcelona, London, India and beyond. He remains a definitive connector and leader among Washington DC’s creative and technology community having spent years as a grassroots organizer driven to build a healthy ecosystem for entrepreneurs in the nation’s capital.

Clients Include: Disney, ESPN, GE, Microsoft, NASDAQ, Intel, American Eagle Outfitters, Pinkberry, Honest Tea, Coca-Cola, Crate & Barrel/CB2, The US Army, Deloitte, McKinsey, Volkswagen, Ford, Hilton,  and more.

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Keith Sellars, President & CEO of Washington, DC Economic Partnership – a public-private partnership dedicated to promoting business opportunities throughout the District.  He has successfully led initiatives that have attracted both national and local retailers to the District of Columbia including Target, Best Buy, Harris Teeter, Trader Joe’s, Apple, Whole Foods and Costco, as well as playing a significant role in developing the structures that have made the WDCEP a successful organization.

Sellars has been recognized within the District government and the greater business community. His professional associations include the International Council of Shopping Centers, Urban Land Institute, DC Building Industry Association, African American Real Estate Professionals (AAREP) and International Economic Development Council.

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Ryan Fox, Tailor & Legacy of William Fox & Co. – Started in 1965 by Craig Fox and William Frank, Wm Fox & Co set out with the mission to bring Washington’s gentlemen the finest clothing and furnishings from around the world. With William leaving the business in the 70′s, Craig vowed to keep his dream alive to create the best men’s shop in Washington. Wm Fox became a true family business with Craig’s son Ryan joining the business in 2006.  A fine example of retail longevity, and success in the Nation’s Capital.

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Dian Holton, Editorial art director with AARP The Magazine.  Dian has 14 years of retail styling experience along with visual display expertise with GAP, Banana Republic and Anthropologie. She blogs fashion for AARP.org interviewing 50+ fashion icons like Norma Kamali, profiling costume designers, and showcasing apparel geared towards that demographic. In addition, she has devoted close to a decade of her personal time as an active Washington DC board member of AIGA (The Professional Association for Design). Her current role is to oversee mentoring initiatives that will aid in the education, inspiration and growth of designers and creatives in the local area.

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This Town Hall Discussion will be Moderated by

Grant Harris, Owner & Chief Style Consultant, Image Granted, LLC – a Washington, DC based image consulting company founded in 2009 dedicated to solving the complex image, style & fashion issues of today’s professional man. Image Granted provides local and international corporate branding, market research, product development, speaking engagements, private consultations and other value-based services for corporate entities and individuals in need of practical & affordable style advice.

About Our Event Hosts:

Open Source Fashion:  OS Fashion is a helpful community of Fashion, Retail, and Technology professionals.  We produce events regularly in NYC (April 2011) & DC (January 2013) that are focused on educating our community, and finding collaborative opportunities amongst our member innovators.

The Selected Few is a Washington, DC based global menswear consulting company focused on improving the relationship between buyers, vendors and consumers through data, education, and event planning. We are laying the foundation for a more engaging and intimate buying process. It’s where menswear means business.

Please join Suspicious Package and friends on Friday March 1 at premiere dc music venue THE BLACK CAT, for Journopalooza V battle of the bands!  The Black Cat stage has seen the likes of Foo Fighters, the Killers, Radiohead, the Roots and many others..

Well, those guys are booked elsewhere 3/1…but we hope you’ll come rock out with SP and five other great bands for fun times to benefit two good causes- Writopia Lab for student creative writing workshops in DC, and REACH to improve adolescent literacy in DC schools.  Ballot-stuffing for Suspicious Package highly encouraged – we would love to see you there!  Tickets will likely sell out, get ’em $20 in advance at www.journopalooza.com.

This dashing Canadian pianist is acclaimed as a “hero” (Los Angeles Times), a “spectacular pianist” (Fanfare) and a “smashing performer” (The Washington Post). A top-selling, award-winning recording artist as well as a concert performer, his discography covers a vast repertoire, and his signature performances of composers as varied as Liszt and John Corigliano have been hailed by critics as touchstone interpretations. In his Strathmore debut, LeFèvre will perform the Washington premiere of Francois Dompierre’s “24 Preludes,” written for and dedicated to the pianist by the composer.

Fans can observe this master artist at work, and hear young performers on the brink of their careers during a free master class on Saturday, March 2, 2013 from 10:30–11:30 a.m. Attendees can observe as LeFévre coaches high-level piano students on technique, interpretation and musicianship. Free, but tickets are required. Reservations can be made www.strathmore.org

Pianist Dan Tepfer has been hailed as “brilliant” by the Boston Globe; saxophonist Wendel is a must-hear for “jazz fans who want to hear the keen forward-leaning edge of jazz’s modern mainstream” (Ottawa Citizen). This concert will celebrate the release of their new duo CD, Small Constructions, on the Sunnyside label. After hearing the pair, The New York Timesheralded concert as: “a summit meeting of sorts between two steadily rising talents…”

Audience members can get a fresh take on where jazz is heading from these gifted young artists in Young Lions: Fresh Ideas in Jazz with WPFW’s Rusty Hassan at 6:30 p.m. in the Mansion. Free with concert ticket.

Celebrating Women’s History Month

Eleanor Roosevelt: Courage for the Journey

Charity Lunch and Learn at The National Press Club presented by We Will Survive Cancer

Guest Speaker: Ann Atkins, author of: “Eleanor Roosevelt’s Life of Soul Searching and Self Discovery”

12:00-12:30PM meet and mingle, 12:30-1:30PM lunch and program

Proceeds Assist Families Affected by Cancer

Thanks to our sponsor: Howard Fletcher from TTR|Sotheby’s International Realty

Tickets are $50 per person, and will be available for purchase in advance online until 11:00AM on Sunday, March 10, 2013, and then at the door.

Thank you for supporting We Will Survive Cancer!

Thursday , March 14th 6:30 – 10 PM

Bell Haven Country Club

Emceed by WJLA’s Britt McHenry

Awards ceremony will honor Anne Marie Chotvacz, Laura Fortsch, Meghan Metzbower, and Lonnie Rich

Grab your friends for a night of fashion, shopping, sipping, and noshing!

All proceeds benefit the Camapgana Center

Tickets $50 in advance

www.campagnacenter.org

Go-Go Music: The History and Evolution of DC’s Legendary Beat
Monday, March 18, 7 p.m.
$8 members; $10 public
Join Kip Lornell, Adjunct Professor of American Music and Ethnomusicology at George Washington University and co-author of The Beat: Go-Go Music from Washington, DC, as he chronicles the development and ongoing popularity of go-go music, the only musical form indigenous to Washington, D.C. In the mid-1970s, Chuck Brown pioneered the iconic go-go sound, influenced by local Latin percussion ensembles, disco, Grover Washington’s hit single “Mr. Magic,” and funk. By the mid-1980s, bands such as Rare Essence (RE), Trouble Funk, and Junk Yard Band had emerged. Today we are in our third generation of go-go, and the music tradition continues to evolve and thrive in the district, with most recent bands playing what’s known as “bounce beat” go-go. Dr. Lornell’s talk will highlight this nearly 40-year history with musical excerpts and video clips.

Ladies in Red Fundraising Happy Hour

Guests will be treated to a live fashion preview from Walish Gooshe designer, Greg Taylor. There will also be an exclusive blogger lounge, and specialty cocktails such as “The Red Bottom.”

The Leukemia Ball will take place on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, with entertainment by Dana Carvey, and Jim Belushi and the Sacred Heart Band. The event is expected to raise $3.1 million for LLS’s mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of levels. For more information visitwww.leukemiaball.org.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Leukemia Ball Presented by Bio in Partnership with Genentech

Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Entertainment Provided by Dana Carvey, and Jim Belushi and the Sacred Heart Band

6:00 p.m. –  VIP Reception

6:30 p.m. – General Reception & Silent Auction

7:30 p.m. – Dinner, Entertainment, Mercedes-Benz Raffle

Make the Girl Dance performs March 23 at 11pm at Georgetown’s Malmaison to take audiences on a wild night ride by way of Parisian electronic music.

MTGD is perhaps the most prominent name in French electro to have made it across the Atlantic, thanks to the duo’s risqué, in-your-face videos and catchy dance tunes.The twisted minds behind the music are Greg Kozo and Pierre Mathieu, two self-defined “aliens” of electro music. Mathieu’s background in television combined with Kozo’s music experience has led them to create such music/video hits as “Baby Baby Baby” and “Kill Me.”

MTGD launched their latest musical experience in 2012 with a worldwide tour (Europe, Korea, Japan, USA) following their first full length album, Everything Is Gonna Be Ok In The End.

Event is Part of Mix Elektronik
A journey through the world of electronic music through the lenses of education and entertainment for an all-inclusive experience. Featuring a series of events including an original scratch conference, mixing workshops, a documentary screening, and DJ sets from French label Prolifik Records and the unforgettable Make the Girl Dance.

When: March 23 at 11pm

Where: Malmaison // 3401 Water St, NW

Price $15. $10 AFDC members