May
22
Wed
Chris4Life 2nd Annual Tailgate Party @ NFL Players' Association
May 22 @ 10:00 PM – May 23 @ 1:00 AM

The Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation, in partnership with The Mark Hulkower Foundation is pleased to host its 2nd Annual Hulkower Tailgate Party on Wednesday, May 22nd at the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) in Washington, D.C.   The Hulkower Tailgate is a cocktail party fundraiser that will include a silent auction, invited VIP guests and several NFLPA members.  This high-end event brings together patients, survivors, families, doctors, advocates and special guests to raise funds and awareness for colon cancer treatment and prevention.   Over 250 guests attended last year’s event raising $70,000.  


The Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation and The Hulkower Foundation recently formed a partnership to help raise funds for colon cancer awareness and research to find a cure for the disease.

 

Nancy Hulkower formed The Hulkower Foundation in memory of her husband and prominent Washington, D.C. Attorney Mark Hulkower, who passed away from colon cancer in February 2011. He was 53 years old.  He had been an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1989 to 1995, where he handled a number of prominent cases, including the espionage conviction of former CIA intelligence agent Aldrich Ames.  He was then a partner at Steptoe & Johnson for 16 years, where he was head of the firm’s white-collar criminal defense group and won acquittals in a number of high profile cases, including the prosecutions of former Teamsters Union president Ron Carey and former Tyco General Counsel Mark Belnick.  Known for his brilliant examinations and persuasive advocacy, he was consistently recognized as one of the top trial lawyers in the country. Chris4Life and The Hulkower Foundation alliance will help expand the reach in helping raise money for colon cancer.

 

Silent auction items up for grabs ranges from vacation homes, spa days, dining, entertainment experiences, to autographed sports memorabilia.

 

Tickets to the event are $200/per person. Proceeds from the event will support The Mark Hulkower Fund at the Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastroentestinal Cancers at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and cutting edge public awareness campaigns throughout the country.

EVENT DETAILS
What:
  2nd Annual Tailgate Party
Presented by:  Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation & The Mark Hulkower Foundation
When: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 
Where:
  NLF Players Association. 1133 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC
Time:  6:00PM-9:00PM
Website:
  www.chris4life.org/hulkowerfund

May
29
Wed
French Food & Wine Pairings @ Willard Intercontinental's Cafe du Parc
May 29 @ 10:00 PM – May 30 @ 12:00 AM

Food and Wine Paring showcasing the different regions of France every Wednesday evening throughout the month of May.

Fee:
$15 – $18
Jun
1
Sat
30th Annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk @ Dupont Kalorama Museums Consortium
Jun 1 @ 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM

30th Annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk June 1 and June 2

Nine diverse museums will open their doors free of charge for this weekend long celebration in one of Washington, D.C.’s most beautiful neighborhoods.amily Fun… Free Admission…Shuttle Busses…Fun Scavenger Hunts for All!

Stretch your legs and your mind during the 30th Annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk (June 1 and 2, 2013). June 1 10am-4pm June 2 1pm-5pm. Nine diverse museums will open their doors free of charge for this weekend long celebration in one of Washington, D.C.’s most beautiful neighborhoods. Discover Anderson House, Dumbarton House, Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center, Heurich House Museum, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, The Phillips Collection, The Textile Museum, and the Woodrow Wilson House free of charge.

10:00am til 4:00am, Sat Jun 1 @ Dupont Kalorama Museums Consortium, Washington, DC

Family Fun… Free Admission…Shuttle Busses…Fun Scavenger Hunts for All! Stretch your legs and your mind during the 30th Annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk (June 1 and 2, 2013). June 1 10-4pm June 2 1-5pm. Nine diverse museums will open their doors free of charge for this weekend long celebration in one of Washington, D.C.’s most beautiful neighborhoods. Discover Anderson House, Dumbarton House, Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center, Heurich House Museum, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, The Phillips Collection, The Textile Museum, and the Woodrow Wilson House free of charge. In addition to a wide variety of exhibitions and a neighborhood-wide scavenger hunt, many sites are offering special programming. Enjoy period music in the gardens at Dumbarton House, stop by The Textile Museum’s Celebration of Textiles, take part in Jazz n’ Family Fun Days at The Phillips Collection and celebrate the memory of a loved one at the National Museum of American Jewish Military History with a skit, video, journal, or other creative format. Walk-ins welcome or submit your piece early and reserve a 10 minute time slot. Three films scheduled including: Colin. The video captures the ballet Colin memorializing Fallen Hero and Virginia’s own, LCpl Colin Wolfe, USMC. Written and directed by mother Amy Wolfe, artistic director of the Manassas Ballet Theater The 30th Annual Museum Walk Weekend media sponsor is Washington City Paper. Note: The Museum Walk event is held rain or shine. Open hours at each museum vary each day. The National Museum of American Jewish Military History is open Sunday only. A free shuttle service is offered between sites. For more information on all activities visit www.dkmuseums.com or contact Sarah Andrews, 202-387-4062 x41222; sandrews@woodrowwilsonhouse.org; Amy Wike, 202-387-2151 x220, awike@phillipscollection.org, or Mary Westley, 202-265-6280 x511, www.nmajmh.org
price free – $50

contact mwestley@jwv.org

Jun
2
Sun
30th Annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk @ Dupont Kalorama Museums Consortium
Jun 2 @ 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM

30th Annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk June 1 and June 2

Nine diverse museums will open their doors free of charge for this weekend long celebration in one of Washington, D.C.’s most beautiful neighborhoods.amily Fun… Free Admission…Shuttle Busses…Fun Scavenger Hunts for All!

Stretch your legs and your mind during the 30th Annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk (June 1 and 2, 2013). June 1 10am-4pm June 2 1pm-5pm. Nine diverse museums will open their doors free of charge for this weekend long celebration in one of Washington, D.C.’s most beautiful neighborhoods. Discover Anderson House, Dumbarton House, Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center, Heurich House Museum, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, The Phillips Collection, The Textile Museum, and the Woodrow Wilson House free of charge.

10:00am til 4:00am, Sat Jun 1 @ Dujpont Kalorama Museums Consortium, Washington, DC

Family Fun… Free Admission…Shuttle Busses…Fun Scavenger Hunts for All! Stretch your legs and your mind during the 30th Annual Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk (June 1 and 2, 2013). June 1 10-4pm June 2 1-5pm. Nine diverse museums will open their doors free of charge for this weekend long celebration in one of Washington, D.C.’s most beautiful neighborhoods. Discover Anderson House, Dumbarton House, Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center, Heurich House Museum, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, The Phillips Collection, The Textile Museum, and the Woodrow Wilson House free of charge. In addition to a wide variety of exhibitions and a neighborhood-wide scavenger hunt, many sites are offering special programming. Enjoy period music in the gardens at Dumbarton House, stop by The Textile Museum’s Celebration of Textiles, take part in Jazz n’ Family Fun Days at The Phillips Collection and celebrate the memory of a loved one at the National Museum of American Jewish Military History with a skit, video, journal, or other creative format. Walk-ins welcome or submit your piece early and reserve a 10 minute time slot. Three films scheduled including: Colin. The video captures the ballet Colin memorializing Fallen Hero and Virginia’s own, LCpl Colin Wolfe, USMC. Written and directed by mother Amy Wolfe, artistic director of the Manassas Ballet Theater The 30th Annual Museum Walk Weekend media sponsor is Washington City Paper. Note: The Museum Walk event is held rain or shine. Open hours at each museum vary each day. The National Museum of American Jewish Military History is open Sunday only. A free shuttle service is offered between sites. For more information on all activities visit www.dkmuseums.com or contact Sarah Andrews, 202-387-4062 x41222; sandrews@woodrowwilsonhouse.org; Amy Wike, 202-387-2151 x220, awike@phillipscollection.org, or Mary Westley, 202-265-6280 x511, www.nmajmh.org
price free – $50

contact mwestley@jwv.org

Jun
7
Fri
Step Afrika! Gala After Dark @ Atlas Performing Arts Center
Jun 7 @ 12:00 AM – 3:45 AM

Join the Friends Of Step Afrika! for a brilliant show by Step Afrika! and Gala After Dark, a VIP-studded celebratory dance party following the renowned company’s Annual VIP Gala.

This is one of the most spectacular events of the summer!

The Atlas Performing Arts Center
Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Eight in the Evening
$125 per person*
Festive Dress

Purchase your ticket here! (limited availibility)

Proceeds will provide vitally needed scholarships for college students nationwide, and support Step Afrika’s innovative arts-in-education and community programs in the United States and abroad.

Fun for you and a donation to support the arts too!

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Ticket Includes: Free Valet Parking, Admission to Performance, Admission into Gala After Dark immediately following the performance, which features a Live DJ, dancing with the members of Step Afrika!, foo

Jun
14
Fri
Jazz Meets the Latin Classics @ Kennedy Center
Jun 14 @ 11:30 PM – Jun 15 @ 3:15 AM

In its ninth year of collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) co-Artistic Director, renowned NEA Jazz Master and 11-time Grammy Award-winner Paquito D’Rivera will present Jazz Meets the Latin Classics. Featuring an 11-piece all-star ensemble in arrangements and interpretations of works by great Latin composers, the concert take place Friday, June 14 at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater as part of the ninth annual DCJF, which will take place June 5-16, 2013.  There will be two performances, at 7:30pm and 9:30pm.

“For the past nine years, the DC Jazz Festival and the Kennedy Center have worked together to bring unique, exciting and enriching performances to residents of, and visitors to, Washington, D.C.,” said DCJF Executive Producer Charles Fishman. “Jazz Meets the Latin Classics is a visionary concert celebrating and fusing two remarkable genres – Latin jazz and classical music — featuring arrangements and improvisations of works by Piazzolla, Lecuona, D’Rivera, Lauro, and other acclaimed composers.”

Virtuoso/saxophonist/clarinetist D’Rivera will be joined by Alex Brown, piano; Oscar Stagnaro, bass guitar; Yotam Silberstein, guitar; Edmar Castañeda, harp; Hector del Curto, bandoneon; Diego Urcola, trumpet/valve trombone; Michael Phillip Mossman, trumpet/flugelhorn/ trombone; Mark Walker, drums; and Pernell Saturnino, percussion – in arranged works and improvisations by great Latin composers Piazzolla, Lecuona, D’Rivera, and others. Special guests will be soprano Brenda Feliciano, and acclaimed guitarist Berta Rojas.

“The Kennedy Center is pleased to continue its association with Paquito D’Rivera and the DC Jazz Festival for its annual citywide celebration of jazz,” said Kennedy Center Vice President of Education and Jazz Darrell Ayers. “We are delighted to provide D.C. audiences with this innovative fusion of Latin jazz and classical music from internationally-renowned musicians and composers.”

June 14, 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM

Kennedy Center Terrace Theater (2700 F Street, NW).

For ticket information, a complete schedule and more, visit www.dcjazzfest.org.

 

Jun
15
Sat
Nat Geo’s 125th Anniversary @ National Geographic
Jun 15 @ 12:00 AM – 3:45 AM

Brightest Young Things
and
National Geographic
invite you to

BYT & Nat Geo Present: 125 Years of Exploration

A Special After-Hours Anniversary Event at the Nat Geo headquarters!

1600 M STREET NW

Featuring your DJs:

The Knocks

With exclusive access to the entire Nat Geo Museum including:

Real Pirates

A New Age of Exploration

Libations will be served, including:

Punches from Around the World

Nerd out with lightning talks from Nat Geo Explorers:

Andrea Marshall
Marine Biologist, Queen of Mantas – Andrea Marshall

Raghava KK
Artist and Storyteller – Raghava KK

Jake Porway
The Numbers Game Host, Jake Porway

Katy Croft Bell
Chief Scientist, Nautilus Program – Katy Croft Bell

Plus so much more stuff:

Jonny Grave
Jonny Graves
(DC bluesman extraordinaire)

Katie Balloons
Katie Balloons
(she crazy)

Jaxx Parrow
Jaxx Parrow
 (also probably crazy)

DJ Richard Mixin

Richard Mixin
(If you want the ultimate, you’ve got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. -Bodhi)

Brandon Wetherbee / Nate Johnson / Dana Bell
Brandon Wetherbee, Nate Johnson, Dana Bell

(jokes!)

3D movees with cute animals

!Meerkats 3D

Interactive robotics demo with Chad Jenkins!
Chad Jenkins

&
Temporary tattoos!
Food trucks!
Photo galleries!
…and more surprises to be annonced soon!

&
Bars featuring punches from around the world!
Temporary tattoos!
Food trucks!
Photo galleries!
…and more surprises to be annonced soon!

~

Croosh Deets:

Discount advance tickets on sale now for $20
Price goes up to $25 on Wed the 12th!
Last year we sold out!

This is a 21+ event

As always, there is no dress code, but we recommend:
pirate gear / indiana jones / safari hats / animal costumes / homemade robot

Jun
16
Sun
Great Gatsby Ball @ International Club of Dc
Jun 16 @ 12:00 AM – 3:45 AM
June 15, 2013
VIP entrance: 8 p.m.
General entrance: 9 p.m.
1250 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005
Join NMWA’s Young pARTners Circle and the International Club of DC
for an evening filled with the elegance, splendor, and extravagance
of 1920’s America inspired by The Great Gatsby.Open bar, desserts, and dancing to music from a Big Band
Dress: 1920’s-inspired cocktail attire, black tie optional 

Tickets: $90 VIP; $75 General Admission
These prices are available for a limited time.Please R.s.v.p. by June 14 to 202-783-7989 or ypc@nmwa.org 

Jun
19
Wed
Global Day of Discovery w/ Nevin Martell @ Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel
Jun 19 @ 10:00 PM – Jun 20 @ 1:00 AM

Renaissance Hotels is a hotel brand known around the world for encouraging travelers to “Live Life to Discover.”  On Wednesday, June 19th, Renaissance Washington DC Dupont Circle Hotel kicks off a “Summer of Discovery” and encourages guests to get out and discover something new all season long with an exclusive RLife LIVE event hosted by Nevin Martell featuring a live performance from DJ Adrian Loving, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW.  The event will take place simultaneously with 155 Renaissance Hotels around the world, celebrating the lifestyle hotel brand’s second annual “Global Day of Discovery.”

Discover what you won’t find in guidebooks and step inside for an edible tour of DC. Savor the brilliant collaboration of Executive Chef Capili and Food Writer Nevin Martell.  Experience the taste of a local brew from DC Brau and let your ears guide you through DJ Adrian Loving’s unique take on local favorites.

Each Renaissance Hotel will participate in the “Global Day of Discovery,” inspiring more than 30,000 hotel guests to leave their hotel rooms and discover unforgettable moments through unexpected experiences created at the hotels including exclusive RLife LIVE events on site or unique offsite discoveries created by hotel NAVIGATORS.

The initiative is part of Renaissance Hotels “Summer of Discovery,” created to provoke today’s lifestyle-oriented business traveler to explore a hotel or destination’s hidden gems. The seasonal program features a calendar of exciting experiences taking place at Renaissance Hotels throughout the world through September.      http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasrw-renaissance-washington-dc-dupont-circle-hotel/

 

 

 

Jun
20
Thu
Wolrd Refugee Day with Author Khaled Hosseini @ Kennedy Center
Jun 20 @ 10:00 PM – Jun 21 @ 2:00 AM

Opening remarks by Khaled Hosseini, UNHCR Goodwill Envoy, international best-selling author of The Kite Runner andA Thousand Splendid Suns about his new novel And The Mountains Echoed

Grammy-nominated Cheick Hamala Diabate will perform traditional Malian music in a special World Refugee Day performance.

With an appearance by Youssouf Keita, a.k.a. “Supernova”, Malian rapper

There will be a post-performance book sale and signing of Khaled’s new book And The Mountains Echoed.

On World Refugee Day, Cheick Diabate will release his newest album, Anka Ben Mali Denou. Both the album and his Kennedy Center performance will include a song that calls for peace in Mali.

Free and open to the public. Seating is first come first served.