The Heurich House Museum will host its second annual Pride in Preservation: Cocktails in the Castle event on Thursday, June 11, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 pm. This official Capital Pride Week reception will honor the National Park Service (NPS) LGBTQ Heritage Initiative and feature remarks on recent developments in the program. Guests are invited to celebrate with cocktails courtesy of Green Hat Gin and True Tonics while dining on hors d’oeuvres presented by Union Kitchen Catering. The museum, also known as the “Brewmaster’s Castle,” is a historic landmark in Dupont Circle, the neighborhood recognized as the birthplace of DC’s LGBTQ community. Admission includes drinks, hors d’oeuvres and the opportunity to explore the historic home of DC’s most successful brewer, Christian Heurich. Tickets are $35 per person and may be purchased at www.heurichhouse.org/pride.
The museum is grateful for the support of the following sponsors: Capital Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Green Hat Gin, Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets, Latino GLBT History Project, Rainbow Heritage Network, True Tonics, Union Kitchen Catering, and Wells Fargo Bank.
The NPS LGBTQ Heritage Initiative explores how the legacy of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals can be recognized, preserved, and interpreted for future generations. On May 30, 2014, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced a new theme study to identify places and events associated with the story of LGBTQ Americans for inclusion in the parks and programs of the NPS. The NPS LGBTQ Heritage Initiative is the latest effort in the proud NPS tradition of the documentation and interpretation of civil rights history. Recognizing that identities and communities are historically situated, the LGBTQ Initiative acknowledges lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer citizens in the United States, their contributions to American life and culture and their efforts to create a safe and legitimate social and political place in American society. The NPS has already recognized the Stonewall Inn in New York City as a National Historic Landmark, and listed the Dr. Franklin E. Kameny residence in Washington, DC on the National Register of Historic Sites. For more information about the initiative, visit: http://www.nps.gov/history/heritageinitiatives/LGBThistory/
About Heurich House Museum: The Heurich House Museum preserves the legacy of Christian Heurich and enriches the cultural life of Washington, DC. The mansion was built from 1892-4 by German immigrant, local brewer, and philanthropist Christian Heurich (1842-1945). Recognized as Washington, D.C.’s most successful brewer, he ran the Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. until his death at 102. The mansion is notable for its technological innovations, original interiors, and rich archival collection of one of the most important local families. The museum, located at 1307 New Hampshire Avenue in Dupont Circle, is open for regular public events and public tours Thursday through Saturday at 11:30 am, 1:00 and 2:30 pm. Private tours and event rentals are also available. For more information, visit www.heurichhouse.org or call 202-429-1894.
Gilt City Warehouse Sale:
Date: Friday, June 12th and Saturday, June 13th
Location: Dock5 at Union Market (1309 5th Street NE)
Tickets are on sale now at: www.gilt.com/DCWHS
- Sip cocktails with your friends during this two-day shopping party, where you’ll find designer clothing and accessories from Gilt’s top brands for women, men, and kids, plus home décor and more – all at up to 80% off retail.
- Shop hundreds of the most coveted brands, including both up-and-coming designers and the most venerable fashion houses like Zac Posen, Helmut Lang, Missoni, Vera Wang, Oscar de la Renta, Badgley Mischka, Carolina Herrera and more. For the guys, think Tom Ford, Paul Smith, John Varvatos, and GANT, just to name a few.
- Enjoy complimentary drinks and snacks while you shop!
- Plus – we’re opening up our exclusive media session on Friday night to Gilt City members. A very limited number of tickets are available for this session, so be sure to snag one quickly!
- To attend, guests can purchase tickets for the following dates and times:
- Early Access media session (limited number of tickets available for Gilt City members): Friday, June 12, 7PM-9PM, $25
- Late Night Entrance: Friday, June 12, 9:30PM-11:30PM, $20
- Saturday, June 13, 9AM-11AM, $10
- Saturday, June 13, 11AM-1PM, $10
- Saturday, June 13, 1PM-3PM, $10
- Saturday, June 13, 3PM-5PM, $10
- Saturday, June 13, 5PM-7PM, $10
- Saturday, June 13, 7PM-9PM, $10
About the Gilt City Warehouse Sale:
Date: Friday, June 12th and Saturday, June 13th
Location: Dock5 at Union Market (1309 5th Street NE)
Tickets are on sale now at: www.gilt.com/DCWHS
- Sip cocktails with your friends during this two-day shopping party, where you’ll find designer clothing and accessories from Gilt’s top brands for women, men, and kids, plus home décor and more – all at up to 80% off retail.
- Shop hundreds of the most coveted brands, including both up-and-coming designers and the most venerable fashion houses like Zac Posen, Helmut Lang, Missoni, Vera Wang, Oscar de la Renta, Badgley Mischka, Carolina Herrera and more. For the guys, think Tom Ford, Paul Smith, John Varvatos, and GANT, just to name a few.
- Enjoy complimentary drinks and snacks while you shop!
- Plus – we’re opening up our exclusive media session on Friday night to Gilt City members. A very limited number of tickets are available for this session, so be sure to snag one quickly!
- To attend, guests can purchase tickets for the following dates and times:
- Early Access media session (limited number of tickets available for Gilt City members): Friday, June 12, 7PM-9PM, $25
- Late Night Entrance: Friday, June 12, 9:30PM-11:30PM, $20
- Saturday, April 25, 9AM-11AM, $10
- Saturday, April 25, 11AM-1PM, $10
- Saturday, April 25, 1PM-3PM, $10
- Saturday, April 25, 3PM-5PM, $10
- Saturday, April 25, 5PM-7PM, $10
- Saturday, April 25, 7PM-9PM, $10
WeddingWire, the leading global online marketplace connecting engaged couples with event professionals, will celebrate Capital Pride in a big way this year by inviting couples from around the area to join in a mass vow renewal in support of marriage equality. With a Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriages expected in days, WeddingWire, GayWeddings.com and Pop! Wed. Co encourage all couples to stand up for all love and say #WedWeCan. The Rooftop at The Embassy Row Hotel, A Destination Hotel overlooking Dupont Circle will serve as host to the day’s festivities.
WHO: Kathryn Hamm, President, GayWeddings.com
More than 100 guests renewing their wedding vows
WHEN: Saturday, June 13, 2015
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Vow renewal to begin promptly at 10:45 AM
WHERE: The Embassy Row Hotel, A Destination Hotel
2015 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
CONNECT: #WedWeCan #EmbassyRowLove
@WeddingWire @EmbassyRowHotel
Must be 21 years old with valid photo ID to attend. Tickets: $25 in advance, $35 at the door (credit cards or cash). Free for Silk Road Society members.
On Monday, June 15, 2015, Will on the Hill, a favorite bipartisan event of theatre and political fans alike, returns to the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Now in its thirteenth year, this year’s event features a performance of Midsummer Madness,an original play by Peter Byrne, and directed by STC Associate Artistic Director Alan Paul.The cast will include special guest performer, STC Affiliated Artist Edward Gero andSamira Wiley, known for her role in Orange is the New Black.
The annual Will on the Hill event welcomes Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle and distinguished Washington insiders onto the Shakespeare Theatre Company stage to perform a political satire infused with Shakespearean language and references. The event pays tribute to the unique dynamic of our city and provides a wonderful way to engage new audiences. Proceeds from this event support STC’s many education, artistic, and community engagement programs including in-school workshops and online learning resources that inspire new and diverse audiences and deepen the connection to classical theatre in learners of all ages. Will on the Hill will take place in Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW), and begins with a VIP cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by the performance at 7:30 p.m., and a buffet dinner immediately after the performance.
This year’s cast for Will on the Hill will include guest actors Samira Wiley and Edward Gero. Wiley is a TV and film star and a graduate of the Julliard School, best known for her starring role as inmate Poussey Washington on the hit Netflix series Orange is the New Black. Gero has been a prominent figure in the Washington theatre community and STC Affiliated Artist has appeared in more than 70 roles on the STC stage, most recently as King Henry IV in Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2. He recently created the role of Justice Antonin Scalia in the world premiere of John Strand’s The Originalist.
In addition to Midsummer Madness, the evening includes a performance from students inText Alive!, a free arts integration program offered by STC to D.C. area schools, which teaches Shakespeare’s plays through performance and adaptation. This year, students from Virginia’s West Springfield High School present their disco-style take on the wrestling scene from As You Like It, which was performed earlier this spring for the Duchess of Cornwall during her visit to the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
About Midsummer Madness: Summer in Washington finds two lobbyists, one male, one female, vying for a job at the prestigious lobbying firm Stratford, Avon and Bard. Each thinks the other has the advantage due to their gender, so their interviewer puts them to the task of solving some of their clients’—and Washington’s—biggest conflicts. Things do not go as planned, however, as Shakespeare’s heroes and heroines emerge to join the fray. The battle of the sexes is far from over…
Many members of Congress will join Edward Gero and Samira Wiley on the STC stage, including Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Representatives Joyce Beatty (D-OH),Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Susan Davis(D-CA), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Jim Himes(D-CT), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Jim Moran (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jared Polis (D-CO), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), Mike Turner (R-OH), and Ryan Zinke (R-MT).
Other illustrious cast members include The Honourable Ian Liddell-Grainger (MP for Bridgwater and West Somerset), Christina Sevilla (DA U.S. Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President); and members of the media, including Jonathan Allen(Vox), Ron Christie (CEO Christie Strategies), Steve Clemons (Washington Editor-at-Large, The Atlantic, National Journal, Quartz), Bob Cusack (Editor in Chief, The Hill), Rich Edson (Fox News), Amy Holmes (The Blaze TV), Rick Klein (ABC News’ Political Director), Latoya Peterson (Fusion), Thomas Rogan (Tom Rogan Thinks), Robert Siegel(NPR’s All Things Considered), Pamela Lynne Sorensen (Pamela’s Punch), and Kelly Jane Torrance (The Weekly Standard).
The Honorary Co-Chairs for the event are Speaker John A. Boehner (R-OH), The Honorable James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) andU.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
* Cast members subject to change.
A select number of performance-only tickets to this popular event are available online atwww.shakespearetheatre.org/
What: Secret Monkey Social Club, the brainchild of Lukas B. Smith (currently of Dram & Grain and Jack Rose Dining Saloon, formerly beverage director of Daikaya) and Shayna Blass (actress, singer and dancer, appearing in Cabaret currently at Signature Theater, aims to pay homage to the cabarets of decades past with a lounge environment full of drinks and jazz.
When: Monday, June 15, 2015
8:00 p.m.
Where: Dolcezza Gelato Factory & Coffee Lab, 550 Penn St. NE, Washington DC 20002
Details: Guests will enjoy five new punches prepared by Smith and guest bartenders at $9 per pour, and cabaret performances lead by Blass throughout the night. Baltimore Based actress and jazz singer Ines Nassara will be featured along with Blass. This event is 21+, and there is no door charge.
Food will be provided by Goldilocks Goodies Gluten Free Bakery and Swizzler Foods (DC’s gourmet hot dog truck). Crunkcakes master baker Faith Alice Sleeper will be baking cakes with Art in the Age Rhubarb Liqueur.
The Drinks: Smith will be joined behind the bar by Michael V. Barton of Dram & Grain, Dan Searing Jr. co-owner of Room 11 and author of “The Punch Bowl.”, Carlie Steiner from Barmini and Stir Bartending Company, and Vance T. Henderson, Beverage Manager for Think Food Group and Portfolio Associate with William Grant & Sons.
The following is a portion of the menu thus far:
Breeze Engine Punch
by Lukas B. Smith
Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey, Rhubarb Juice, Alvear Montilla, Lemon, Mint, Mineral Water
Negroni Week Hangover, Part II (aka the Shook One)
by Michael V. Barton
Hendrick’s Gin, Punt e Mes, Rainwater Madeira, Rose hips, Elderflower, Chamomile, Grapefruit, Lemon, Bubbles.
Quilamonster
by Carlie Steiner
Milagro Reposado, Cinnamon, Grapefruit, Lemon
Additionally, DC Brau will be SMSC 4’s featured local brewery.
industree’s popular event, Hail to the V, returns on June 16th from 5:00pm – 8:30PM at The Wonder Bread Factory, located below street level at 641 S Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001. Hail to the V will celebrate a handful of D.C.’s most fearless, accomplished and unstoppable females in the food & beverage industry. The evening will feature networking with snacks provided by Caviar DC, followed by candid panel discussions focused on what it takes to be a successful woman in a male-dominated industry. The winner of industree’s annual V Award will also be announced live at the event, honoring the one woman who has stood out this past year by thinking outside the box and innovating/inspired her peers, both male and female!
This evening will be hosted by “Femme-cee” Eun Yang of NBC4, and panelists include:
Hilda Staples, Bryan Voltaggio Restaurants
Aggie Chin, Capella Washington, DC Georgetown
Allison Cooke, CORE DC
Meshelle Armstrong, EatGoodFood Group
Caroline Blundell, Ripple
Christine Kim, TICO
Joey Hernandez, Tim Ma Restaurant Group
Sarah Tune, Davis Wright Trimane
Ris Lacoste, RIS
The evening will also showcase additional bites provided by female food-entrepreneurs such as Whisked!, Soupergirl, Ice Cream Jubilee and a brand new Pinot Grigio created by Drew Barrymore for the Jackson Family Fine Wines.
Tickets are available at http://theindustreegroup.
industree is an event-based brand and the candid voice of the food & beverage industry. They cultivate a community of seasoned industry innovators, future trailblazers and everyone in between to provide the connections, tools and real-life advice that make opportunities possible. Their unfiltered events and content provide a platform to share, learn and grow both personally and professionally. @DCindustree @PHLindustree @MIAindustree @ATLindustree
On June 16, 2015, The Artinista Art Advisory, a boutique art consultancy, will host a panel to get the inside track on being a curator of fine art. Hosted by Flashpoint (916 G St NW) from 6:30-8:30 pm, Cultivating Taste: The Art of Curation will feature Jarvis DuBois, Carolina Mayorga, John Paradiso and Laura Roulet, to speak on their experiences with galleries, artists, creating a cohesive exhibition and how they select the perfect pieces for their shows.
WHAT: Cultivating Taste: The Art of Curation
WHEN: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 6:30-8:30 pm
WHERE: Flashpoint Gallery, 916 G St NW, Washington, DC 20001
RSVP: artofcuration.eventbrite.com
The panel is a series of panels that the Artinista has been hosting through the DC metro area since 2013. Through this panel of experts on curation, from a range of experiences and backgrounds, the audience should gain a behind the scenes look at what it means to curate a fine art show in DC. They will answer the burning questions on their inspirations, how they select the work for their exhibitions and how they got started in curating.
Jarvis DuBois’ art journey officially began while a student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In LA, DuBois worked with noted artist, Artis Lane, as her studio assistant before moving to Washington, DC for a position at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. As an independent curator, some of DuBois’ curatorial projects include: Black Abstraction at Harmony Hall Regional Art Gallery in Fort Washington, MD for the group Black Artists of DC (2011); A/Way Home at the District of Columbia Arts Center (2012-13); Of a Place and Time: Photographic Memories and Imaginings at the Hillyer Art Space (2013); (in)Visible and (dis)Embodied: Repositioning the Marginalized as part of the Curatorial Initiative program at the District of Columbia Arts Center (2014).
Primarily a visual artist herself, Carolina Mayorga has show in solo and group exhibition in Washington, DC, Mexico, Kansas, South America and Europe. Her work is represented in collections including the Art Museum of the Americas and the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C., Light Street Gallery, Baltimore, Andres Institute of Art, NH, Museum of New Art, Michigan, Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, and Kronan Sculpture Park, Sweden.
John Paradiso is a mixed media artist who earned his BFA from the State University of New York (Purchase) and an MFA at the State University of New York (Buffalo). He has work in private and public collections including the Kinsey institute, Leslie-Lohman Gay and Lesbian Museum of Art, The University of Maryland, and the National Picture Collection at the Library of Congress. Paradiso currently works in the Gateway Arts District for the Gateway Community Development Corporation managing their 39th Street Gallery and Arts Programming at the Gateway Arts Center, Brentwood, Maryland.
Specializing in contemporary and Latin American art, Laura Roulet is an independent curator and writer. She was one of five international curators chosen for the initial 5×5, a major public art initiative in Washington DC. Her recent exhibits include the “CSA: Forty Years of Community-Sourced Art,” (Arlington Arts Center, VA) “Frances Gallardo: Meteorology,” (Torpedo Factory, VA) and “Wilmer Wilson IV: the FOREVER Aftermath” with the programming “Performance: Aftermath” (Artisphere, VA). In addition Roulet writes for Sculpture magazine.
The mission of The Artinista Art Advisory is to increase number of professional women art collectors to close the gender gap in fine art collecting. They strive to produce programming and art consultancy services for the DC art community that enhances and educates on the current art market. The Artinista Art Advisory is the place Where Savvy Collections Begin.
Flashpoint Gallery, part of CulturalDC, showcases bold, new work and cultivates emerging and mid-career artists working in a variety of media including site-specific installations, performance pieces, new media and other experimental forms. As a nonprofit gallery free from the constraints of commercial expectations, Flashpoint encourages artists and curators to take creative risks.
