Three-time U.S. National Figure Skating Champion and two-time Olympian Michael Weiss announced that the 9th Annual Michael Weiss Foundation “Ice Champions LIVE!” will take place on Sunday, September 15 at The Gardens Ice House in Laurel, MD, beginning at 4:00 pm – bringing some of the brightest stars of figure skating to the Washington Baltimore area for a great cause. Tickets are now on sale at www.MichaelWeiss.org for this spectacular fundraiser, sponsored by Smucker’s and Pandora.
International superstars expected to participate include Olympic and World champion Ekaterina Gordeeva (marking her first appearance in Ice Champions Live!), as well as Bel Air, MD native Kimmie Meissner, former World and U.S. National Champion, Michael Weiss, Ryan Bradley, Adam Rippon and many other Olympic, World and U.S. National Champions (please see full list of skaters below, and watch for updates at www.MichaelWeiss.org).
Weiss, who lived in Olney, MD until high school, created this event nine years ago, each year bringing the most famous faces in figure skating to the Washington region in order to raise money for his foundation, and to further the dreams of even more local athletes with Olympic dreams.
Ice Champions LIVE! is like no other figure skating event, in large part due to the intimate setting of the venue. Weiss twists like a tornado in the air landing in front of the on-ice seats. Nowhere else can attendees experience the feel, the movement, and the actual speed of these skaters as at this exhibition. Each skater brings something different to the ice, providing an evening of chills and thrills, in a fun-filled program that has not been done except at this show.
The Michael Weiss Foundation (MWF) is a non-profit organization offering scholarships to aspiring Olympiads and currently is sponsoring 27 recipients. Knowing first hand how much it takes to get an athlete to the Olympics, Michael gives young skaters this opportunity through his scholarships so they can carry the torch for Olympics of the future. He established the Michael Weiss Foundation as a way of giving back to the sport that his given him so much.
In addition to the ice show, there will be a silent auction that features the skaters’ personal memorabilia. This silent auction also has hundreds of items both from the World Figure Skating Community as well as local artists, jewelers’, restaurants and much, much more.
The event will be held on Sunday, September 15 at 4:00 pm, at The Gardens Ice House in Laurel, MD. Tickets are available at www.MichaelWeiss.org. LIMITED ON-ICE SEATING is available. Ticket prices range from $20-$50 with VIP opportunities – meet and socialize with some of the biggest stars in skating with the VIP package. Proceeds from the ticket sales will go to figure skating scholarships to be awarded later this year.
CURRENT 2013 SKATERS for Ice Champions LIVE!
Katia Gordeeva – Olympic & World Champion Michael Weiss – 3 time U.S. National Champion
Kimmie Meissner – U.S. National & World Champion Richard Dornbush – U.S. National Silver Medalist
Ryan Bradley – U.S. National Champion Adam Rippon – U.S. National Silver Medalist
Sinead and John Kerr – European Medalists, Olympians Michal Brezina – World Silver, current European bronze Rockne Brubaker & Lindsay Davis – U.S. Pairs team
Annie Mae Weiss – local singing talent (and Michael’s daughter!)
For tickets visit www.MichaelWeiss.org
2nd Annual CureNFwithJack DC Golf Classic
September 27, 2013 11:11am
Date: Friday, September 27, 2013
Schedule:
11:00 a.m. – Registration opens
1:00 p.m. – Shotgun Start
Dinner will follow, along with raffle and prizes
Location: Westfields Golf Course
13940 Balmoral Greens Avenue
Clifton, VA 20124
Accomodations: Out of town guests can stay at the Marriot Washington DC ($99/night). To coordinate hotel reservations, please contact Matt at matt.benson@longandfoster.com
Golfers: $275 each
Foursome: $1,000
To view sponsorship opportunities, click here.
During the 2nd Annual CureNFwithJack DC Golf Classic, there will be a medical symposium hosted by Dr. Robert Avery and featuring many of the nation’s leading physicians. While we are playing some golf, they will be meeting ALL DAY to discuss ways to better standardize care for NF patients. Unlike ANY golf event that you may have been a part of, CureNFwithJack DC will allow you to literally “see” your dollars at work before you shank your first drive! Opportunities to meet with the physicians helping our NF heroes will occur after the round. Don’t miss this opportunity to be a DIRECT help to Jack and others all while playing golf at a great course.
If you have questions, please contact Matt Benson at 703-200-4956 or at matt.benson@longandfoster.com
If paying by check, please make checks out to Children’s Tumor Foundation, and note “CureNFwithJack DC” in memo section, and mail to:
Jake Burke
730 Autumn Close
Milton, GA 30004
Periwinkle Alexandria
1557 Potomac Greens Drive
Alexandria, VA 22314
Saturday, September 28, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Do you feel that your closet is overflowing with items you don’t ever wear? Do you find yourself spending too much time searching for things in your wardrobe? Do you ever buy things you don’t need because you’re not sure what you already have in your closet?
Join in the fun and LEARN:
How to decide what to keep and what to purge
Strategies for making smart purchases to avoid overflow
The best way to sort and store clothing and accessories
Product essentials that will keep your closet organized
Tips for maintaining organization on a daily basis
Join wardrobe consultant, Cathy Starnes of Style Speaks, and special guest, Professional Organizer, Tiffany Mensing of Space & Serenity, for a seminar on organizing your closet! This will be an intimate gathering so you will have plenty of opportunity to get involved and get your questions answered.
The workshop will be held at Periwinkle boutique in Alexandria and a 25% discount off all full price merchandise will be available to you at the event! We’ll also be hosting a Stella and Dot Trunk Show during the workshop so you’ll have access to one of our favorite jewelry lines!
Mimosas and breakfast treats from LeoNora Bakery will be served.
We’ll have lots of fun giveaways and goodie bags too! Sponsors include Urban Chic, Ruth Barzel Jewelry Design, Thoughtfully Organized and Zoe Boutique.
SPACE IS LIMITED. SIGN UP TODAY!
Two DC-based lingerie businesses are banding together to support women with ovarian cancer and educate their customers about this “unmentionable” disease. Join Bloomers, Belabumbum and DC-based nonprofit the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance for a special event dedicated to supporting women from top to bottom.
This September, lingerie and loungewear company Belabumbum created a special camisole and panty set in teal (the color of ovarian cancer awareness) with touches of pink to symbolize the connection with breast cancer. Women who have one of these diseases are at greater risk of developing the other. One hundred percent of the proceeds from sales of this set are being donated to the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance to support our work on behalf of women with this disease.
Ovarian cancer and other “below-the-belt” diseases are not often topics of conversation, even though a woman is diagnosed with the disease every 24 minutes. An “Unmentionable” Affair will highlight this cause with a fun afternoon of shopping and socializing. Women—and men—are invited to drop by Bloomers on Saturday, September 28, to learn about “unmentionable” cancers and buy a beautiful lingerie set that benefits the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance.
In addition to highlighting ovarian cancer awareness, this event will showcase women business leaders and entrepreneurs in the DC area. All three participating organizations are helmed by women and dedicated to women’s interests.
What: An “Unmentionable” Affair: Bloomers hosts a special event featuring Belabumbum’s lingerie set for ovarian cancer awareness. Guests will snack on teal cupcakes from Cake Love, browse the selection at Bloomers and learn about ovarian cancer.
When: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 1:00-3:00 pm
Where: Bloomers, 3210 O Street, NW, Washington, DC
Who: Heidi Rauch, Founder of Belabumbum; Kim Putens, Owner of Bloomers; Calaneet Balas, CEO of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
Questions: For more information on ovarian cancer and An “Unmentionable” Affair, please visit ovariancancer.org or call Amanda Davis at (202) 331-1332.
DC Bike Party: The Riding Dead is coming! On October 9th, the party group ride which averages between 500-700 participants each month will ride through Washington, DC dressed as zombies and all things un-dead. DC Bike Party, a community organized group ride which held its first ride in July 2012, grew to over 700 riders in September of this year.
The group, departing from Dupont Circle, will set out to complete an approximately 7-mile ride, visiting some of the city’s major landmarks and attractions with a pit stop on Capitol Hill before ending with a celebration at Congressional Cemetery. DC Bike Party participants will be treated to a live show by local favorites, the Bumper Jacksons and a full beer garden set up in the cemetery!
A map of the complete route will be available at DCBikeParty.com 24 hours before the ride. Riders are welcome to join or depart the group at any point—many riders use Capital Bikeshare.
Everyone is welcome to attend or participate. Full details on the event are below:
WHAT: DC Bike Party: The Riding Dead
WHERE: Departs from the middle of Dupont Circle
WHEN: Wednesday, October 9th
Meet at 7:30 P.M.; Depart promptly at 8:00
More information on the organization, including details on future rides, is available at www.dcbikeparty.com.
Event Title: Fashion + Art + Design Georgetown
Description:
Vogue Magazine may have cancelled its Fashion’s Night Out, but Georgetown is keeping the celebration of art and design alive with its brand-new event, FAD Georgetown. The three-day event will take over Georgetown with trunk shows, a design and home furnishings showcase, gallery walks and public art. From Book Hill to Cady’s Alley to M Street, Georgetown’s arts, fashion and design scenes will showcase what makes Georgetown DC’s arts center. Follow FAD Georgetown on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FADGeorgetown) and Facebook for more FAD Georgetown event announcements this month.
FAD is presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District and Georgetown’s stores, art galleries, design showrooms, restaurants and more.
Date: Oct. 10 to Oct. 12
Time: TBA
Location: Georgetown (exact locations TBA)
Event Title: Fashion + Art + Design Georgetown
Description:
Vogue Magazine may have cancelled its Fashion’s Night Out, but Georgetown is keeping the celebration of art and design alive with its brand-new event, FAD Georgetown. The three-day event will take over Georgetown with trunk shows, a design and home furnishings showcase, gallery walks and public art. From Book Hill to Cady’s Alley to M Street, Georgetown’s arts, fashion and design scenes will showcase what makes Georgetown DC’s arts center. Follow FAD Georgetown on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FADGeorgetown) and Facebook for more FAD Georgetown event announcements this month.
FAD is presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District and Georgetown’s stores, art galleries, design showrooms, restaurants and more.
Date: Oct. 10 to Oct. 12
Time: TBA
Location: Georgetown (exact locations TBA)
Event Title: Fashion + Art + Design Georgetown
Description:
Vogue Magazine may have cancelled its Fashion’s Night Out, but Georgetown is keeping the celebration of art and design alive with its brand-new event, FAD Georgetown. The three-day event will take over Georgetown with trunk shows, a design and home furnishings showcase, gallery walks and public art. From Book Hill to Cady’s Alley to M Street, Georgetown’s arts, fashion and design scenes will showcase what makes Georgetown DC’s arts center. Follow FAD Georgetown on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FADGeorgetown) and Facebook for more FAD Georgetown event announcements this month.
FAD is presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District and Georgetown’s stores, art galleries, design showrooms, restaurants and more.
Date: Oct. 10 to Oct. 12
Time: TBA
Location: Georgetown (exact locations TBA)
This event starts with a Noon introduction by Greta Kreuz, ABC7/WJLA before lunch is served
There will be a presentation of the Living in Pink Award to Rachel Brem MD and a presentation of the Noel Soderberg-Evans award by the Jack Evans family
The event’s guest speaker is Pamlea Peeke, MD MPH
Metro Cooking DC returns for its eighth year to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center November 2 & 3, 2013. This year’s extravaganza brings television chefs, hundreds of specialty food vendors selling their products, cooking demonstrations, cookbook authors and workshops.
This year’s show will have two new features: the Grand Tasting Pavilion with dozens of local restaurants and chefs sharing samples of their signature fare and the Holiday Bazaar, an entire section of the event dedicated to specialty gifts.
Those who purchase a one-day pass have the opportunity to see a rotating roster of television chefs including The Chew’s Jason Roberts; actress Debi Mazur (of Entourage) and her husband Gabriele Corcos from The Cooking Channel’s Extra Virgin; the Food Network’s Extreme Chef Terry French; cookbook author and James Beard 2012 Best Chef Southeast honoree, Atlanta’s Chef Hugh Acheson; and Grill Sergeant Brad Turner.
More personalities are conducting a variety of workshops over the weekend including Rocky Fino, author of Will Cook for Sex: A Guys Guide to Cooking; Kim O’Donnel, author of The Meat Lovers Meatless Celebrations; Marcia Friedman, author of Meatballs and Matzah Balls: Recipes and Reflections from a Jewish and Italian Life; and Monica Bhide, author of Modern Spice: Inspired Indian recipes for the contemporary Kitchen.
Amidst the live discussions and demonstrations with chefs and the rest of the impressive list of participants will be a labyrinth of vendor booths in the Marketplace featuring samples and wares from more than 200 exhibitors. Local and international specialty foods and food-related products will be for sale throughout the weekend.
Debuting this year will be the Grand Tasting Pavilion where attendees can sample favorites from a wide variety of DC area restaurants, chefs, caterers, food trucks and specialty manufacturers. Among them, Del Campo, 1789, Cedar, Bourbon Steak, Founding Farmers, The Hamilton, Thally, Fujimar and Hank’s Oyster Bar. The Pavilion will be open on Sunday, November 3, from 1-4 pm and the $63 ticket also includes complimentary Marketplace general admission.
General Admission tickets are $24.50 plus ticketing service charges, children ages 4-12 are $12.50 and children ages 4 and younger are free. General Admission tickets allow entrance to demonstrations, entertaining presentations and vendor booths on the exhibit hall floor. For a full listing of events and tickets, visit www.metrocookingdccom
Metro Cooking DC – Walter E. Washington Convention Center
www.MetroCookingDC.com
Saturday November 2: 10 am – 6 pm Sunday November 3: 10 am – 5 pm
General admission, $24.50 (+ processing fee); children 4-12, $12.50
Children 4 and under free
For information 703.543.1628
