Events/Things To Do

Co-hosted by NBC4 News Anchors, Jim Handly and Jummy Olabanji, WTEF’s 2023 Annual Share the Love Gala, will be held on Saturday, May 6th from 6:00pm – 11:00pm at the Waldorf Astoria in DC. WTEF’s largest annual fundraising event, the gala helps enable the continuance of their important work of Building Life Champions through tennis and education.

The gala features a cocktail reception and open bar, three-course gala wine dinner, a live musical performance by DC’s own The “Original” Moonlighters, and their signature “Bid It to Win It” silent auction fundraiser.

NewsBash, the annual event founded by Washington top female news anchors, announced the 13th annual NewsBash will return on Tuesday, May 16 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM at the Corcoran Ballroom in the Four Seasons Washington, DC (2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007).

Since 2010, NewsBash has brought together survivors, supporters, politicos and friends, raising awareness for breast cancer. Outfitted in pink, this memorable evening has made an incredible impact on the community with nearly $350,000 raised for various breast cancer charities. NewsBash is honored to welcome back Glassman Wealth as the Pink Ribbon Title Sponsor for another year.

Each year NewsBash selects a program to honor, and this year’s event will benefit the Howard University Cancer Center’s breast cancer program. Based in Metro DC, Howard University Cancer Center specializes in risk identification, prevention and treatment of breast cancer. The HUCC was built on a mission to reduce breast cancer mortality through promoting access to screenings, diagnostics and treatment referrals. In an effort to overcome income barriers and disparities, the cancer center offers low-cost screenings, patient navigation and diagnostics for uninsured women in addition to same-day treatment granting women accessible quality care.

The NewsBash host committee includes well-known newswomen from the Washington metropolitan area’s top media affiliates. Hosts for the 2023 chairs and committee are:

• From WJLA/ABC, Alison Starling (chair), Olivia Garvey, Melanie Hastings, Adriana Hopkins, Veronica Johnson, Kellye Lynn, Michelle Marsh, Britt Waters and Eileen Whelan

• From WUSA9/CBS, Andrea Roane (chair), Lesli Foster (chair), Delia Goncalves, Sharla McBride, Kaitlyn McGrath, Marcella Robertson, Monika Samtani,  Allison Seymour and Annie Yu

• From WTTG/FOX5, Angie Goff (chair), Laura Evans (chair), Erin Como, Sierra Fox, Marina Marraco, Marissa Mitchell, Holly Morris,  Jeanette Reyes and Caitlin Roth

• From WRC/NBC Washington, Shawn Yancy (chair), Eun Yang (chair), Aimee Cho, Molette Green, Susan Hogan, Melissa Mollet,  Jummy Olabanji, Lauryn Ricketts and Juliana Valencia

• From WTOP, Hillary Howard

• From 99.5, Elizabethany

The evening will be accompanied by specialty cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and delicious treats in addition to music, dancing, and more, in support of this year’s cause. Pink cocktail attire is encouraged. Tickets are available on Eventbrite and prices range from $50 to $300, with all proceeds supporting the Howard University Cancer Center’s efforts in providing affordable care through their disparity programs.

To learn more about NewsBash and purchase tickets visit, dcnewsbash.org. For more information about NewsBash, please contact Amy Clark, amy@thebrandguild.com.

Going the Extra MIle

Thursday, May 18

5:30-7:30 pm

800 17th Street, NW Washington, DC

Every year WWH Legal serves nearly 3,000 low-income clients with life-saving legal care, to accommodate housing, safety, and health, with the generous support of our community. This year, the annual cocktail reception will benefit Whitman-Walker Health’s Legal Services Program, honoring the Arnold & Porter firm. As part of Whitman-Walker’s commitment to reaffirming our mission, they are hosting an in-person event to celebrate the wonderful volunteer community. To become a sponsor and for more information about the event, visit https://whitmanwalkerimpact.org/gtem/.

The Commentary Social House will once again feature its “Doggy Dishes” menu as they kick off the summer series of their ‘Pups on The Patio’ adoption events on National Rescue Dog Day.

The first event of the series will take place on The Commentary’s patio on Saturday, May 20th from 5 pm – 7 pm and will feature adoptable dogs from Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation. Attendees can enjoy libations and delicious menu items with 20% percent of the proceeds going to the rescue league.

The Commentary’s Chef Fran Ponte has created “Doggy Dishes”, a dog-friendly menu with fresh, healthy house-made treats from kitchen scraps, in an effort to minimize waste. Furry attendees can expect a satisfying dining experience with menu options of chicken strips, sweet potato bites, and more.

Guests are welcome to bring their own dogs as they partake in an evening filled with puppies, food, and refreshing beverages while knowing that every contribution made will directly support animals in need.

In collaboration with, and in support of the emerging scholars program, the Erkiletian family (owners of The Wildset Hotel & Ruse) are hosting an intimate evening at their family farm in St. Michaels, Maryland, this June.

Dinner will be prepared in the garden by MICHELIN Star Chef Michael Rafidi of Albi in Washington, D.C. in collaboration with Chef Michael Correll of Ruse in St. Michaels, Maryland.

Tickets include a one night stay at Wildset, artisan cocktail house and hors d’oeuvres, tasting menu prepared by Chef MIchael Rafidi and Michael Correll, wine pairing by sommelier William Simons and Allie Balin, after dinner fireside cocktails, a donation to Emerging Scholars, an organization that is near to the hearts of the Erkiletian family.

Tickets can be purchased here.

Please join the Picnic Theatre Company in the beautiful Dumbarton House garden in Georgetown on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, June 7, 8, 9, for a live play performance and light parody of the award-winning 1976 drama Network, a dark satire of the television news industry. Be transported to another time with music and advertisements from the 1970s!

TICKETS ($18): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/picnic-theater-company-network/
(Proceeds benefit Dumbarton House museum preservation and education programs.)

In an America beset by inflation, recession, Watergate and Vietnam, a veteran broadcast anchorman channels the populist rage and becomes a national lightning rod. Ambitious network executives and corporate conglomerates take the commercialization of the news to unsettling extremes in pursuit of profits and ratings, but soon find the message and the consequences spinning out of their control. A bitingly prescient commentary on the rise of mass media and its polarizing effects on politics and American life, Network resonates more than ever today.

2715 Q Street NW, Washington, DC (Georgetown)
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Showtime

Bring a blanket for picnic seating. Wine and refreshments are available for purchase. Rain or shine (if rain in Bellevue Ballroom).

Directed by Steve Rochlin

Cast:
Sara Cook • Nova Daly • Ali Dukakis • Nihal Krishan •  Alexa Newlin • Antonio Olivo • Kevin Rooney • Adam Ruben • Jayne Sandman • Christina Sevilla • Hugo Verges • David White

Please join the Picnic Theatre Company in the beautiful Dumbarton House garden in Georgetown on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, June 7, 8, 9, for a live play performance and light parody of the award-winning 1976 drama Network, a dark satire of the television news industry. Be transported to another time with music and advertisements from the 1970s!

TICKETS ($18): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/picnic-theater-company-network/
(Proceeds benefit Dumbarton House museum preservation and education programs.)

In an America beset by inflation, recession, Watergate and Vietnam, a veteran broadcast anchorman channels the populist rage and becomes a national lightning rod. Ambitious network executives and corporate conglomerates take the commercialization of the news to unsettling extremes in pursuit of profits and ratings, but soon find the message and the consequences spinning out of their control. A bitingly prescient commentary on the rise of mass media and its polarizing effects on politics and American life, Network resonates more than ever today.

2715 Q Street NW, Washington, DC (Georgetown)
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Showtime

Bring a blanket for picnic seating. Wine and refreshments are available for purchase. Rain or shine (if rain in Bellevue Ballroom).

Directed by Steve Rochlin

Cast:
Sara Cook • Nova Daly • Ali Dukakis • Nihal Krishan •  Alexa Newlin • Antonio Olivo • Kevin Rooney • Adam Ruben • Jayne Sandman • Christina Sevilla • Hugo Verges • David White

Please join the Picnic Theatre Company in the beautiful Dumbarton House garden in Georgetown on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, June 7, 8, 9, for a live play performance and light parody of the award-winning 1976 drama Network, a dark satire of the television news industry. Be transported to another time with music and advertisements from the 1970s!

TICKETS ($18): dumbartonhouse.ticketleap.com/picnic-theater-company-network/
(Proceeds benefit Dumbarton House museum preservation and education programs.)

In an America beset by inflation, recession, Watergate and Vietnam, a veteran broadcast anchorman channels the populist rage and becomes a national lightning rod. Ambitious network executives and corporate conglomerates take the commercialization of the news to unsettling extremes in pursuit of profits and ratings, but soon find the message and the consequences spinning out of their control. A bitingly prescient commentary on the rise of mass media and its polarizing effects on politics and American life, Network resonates more than ever today.

2715 Q Street NW, Washington, DC (Georgetown)
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Showtime

Bring a blanket for picnic seating. Wine and refreshments are available for purchase. Rain or shine (if rain in Bellevue Ballroom).

Directed by Steve Rochlin

Cast:
Sara Cook • Nova Daly • Ali Dukakis • Nihal Krishan •  Alexa Newlin • Antonio Olivo • Kevin Rooney • Adam Ruben • Jayne Sandman • Christina Sevilla • Hugo Verges • David White

Rosé in the Rose garden celebrating the DC Pride Parade (SAT, 6/10) at Estuary

Sip on Rosé wine flights in the Rose Garden at Estuary at the Conrad Hotel DC to celebrate Whitman-Walker’s 50th anniversary and DC Pride Parade on Saturday, June 10th from 11am-5pm. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Whitman-Walker Foundation.