With the help of D.C. Matchmaker Michelle Jacoby, guests can meet a potential love interest in the blink of an eye. Grab a cocktail and mingle with singles for a spontaneous evening of flirting and fun. Tickets can be purchased here for $40 with a complimentary wine or beer. Thursday, February 22 from 7pm – 9:30pm.
Using her psychic gift, Angel Cards and divining rods, Cheryl Pillar, the D.C. Medium, provides guidance to help guests achieve a healthy and prosperous 2018. Tickets can be purchased here for $30. Friday, February 23rd from 6pm – 9pm.
On Feb. 24, The Children’s Inn at NIH is hosting A WINNter Affair, a young professionals dance & cocktails event that raises funds to provide free lodging and support services to families of children with rare or critical illnesses who are participating in clinical trials at the National Institutes of Health – often the best and only hope for a treatment. Hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Event details:
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, DC 2004
8 p.m. – midnight
event website: http://childrensinn.org/events/7th-annual-winnter-affair/
This event attracts about 400 young professionals and is great for dancing, socializing and enjoying free specialty cocktails served up by some of the area’s best mixologists. Hors d’oeuvres and dessert will be served. There’ll also be a silent auction.
- Alesandra Gonzalez-Martinez, Taylor Gourmet Director of Marketing
- Angie Fetherston, Drink Company CEO
- Shizu Okusa, JRINK co-founder
- Sarah Gordon, Gordy’s Pickle Jar co-owner
- Jerri Evans, Turning Natural, CEO and owner
- 6:00pm: Panel discussion
- 7:00pm: Mixer
Junior League of Washington to Celebrate International Women’s Day with Women’s Leadership Breakfast
SoulCycle CEO Melanie Whelan to Deliver Keynote Address at March 8 Event
Washington, DC – On Thursday, March 8, International Women’s Day, the Junior League of Washington (JLW) will hold its Women’s Leadership Breakfast. This event will unite current and emerging female leaders from the business, political, and nonprofit worlds to celebrate women’s accomplishments, acknowledge and dismantle obstacles, and map out a future where women not only thrive but lead the way.
SoulCycle CEO Melanie Whelan will deliver a keynote address before joining a panel of female leaders from Washington, DC. By convening this breakfast, JLW hopes to cultivate relationships among emerging women leaders and empower them as agents of action, justice, and change.
What: Junior League of Washington’s Women’s Leadership Breakfast
Who: Keynote address by Melanie Whelan, CEO, SoulCycle
Moderated panel:
Clare Bresnahan, Executive Director, She Should Run
Wanda Steptoe, Executive Director, New Endeavors by Women
Melanie Whelan, CEO, SoulCycle
Moderator TBA
When: Thursday, March 8, 2018 (International Women’s Day)
7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Where: The Hamilton
600 14th Street NW
Washington, DC
Why: Behind every strong female leader is a team of other strong women. As part of its mission to help women develop and fulfill their potential, JLW has been nurturing female civic leaders in the Washington, DC, area for 105 years. The Junior League of Washington’s Women’s Leadership Breakfast will showcase and celebrate how women, can, have, and must support other women in the many roles they play – as leaders, peers, colleagues, friends, sisters, mothers, and volunteers.
ABOUT THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF WASHINGTON
The Junior League of Washington (www.jlw.org) is a nonprofit organization of more than 2,300 women who annually donate thousands of dollars and volunteer hours to the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. JLW is committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. JLW focuses its financial and volunteer resources on the issues of literacy – adult, child, and cultural – and works with a diverse group of community partners. Since 1912, JLW has donated more than five million hours of direct volunteer service and more than $5.8 million to the Washington, DC, community.
The future is female, so celebrate International Women’s Day by fundraising with the National Organization of Women’s D.C. chapter, part of The Embassy Row Hotel’s Support a Cause fundraising program. A portion of the proceeds from food and beverages will benefit the Women’s March Foundation that focuses on social, environmental and political issues. Admission is complimentary. Thursday, March 8 from 4pm – 7pm.
Chance for Life presented by The Boeing Company — one of the D.C. region’s most anticipated annual charity events — announces the culinary lineup for its Chef’s Taste Experience, curated by Taylor Gourmet co-founder C
The 13th annual Chance For Life event, taking place at the MGM National Harbor (101 MGM National Ave, Oxon Hill, MD) on Saturday, March 10, will feature an all-day 700-person poker tournament hosted by legendary fourteen-time World Series of Poker winner, Phil Hellmuth, followed by the Chef’s Taste Experience.
The Taste Experience will be held inside MGM National Harbor’s sprawling Theater space and will kick off with a tasting selection of world-renowned wine, local craft beer and the latest in mixology techniques and trends. Patten, Chance for life’s Culinary Chair, has hand selected a collection of award-winning chefs and mixologists for the signature event that includes:
- Kyle Bailey, The Salt Line
- Michael Friedman, Red Hen and All-Purpose
- Danny Lee and Scott Drewno, Mandu and ChiKo
- Katsuya Fukushima, Daikaya
- Victor Albisu, Del Campo and Taco Bamba
- Gina Chersevani, Buffalo & Bergen
- Haidar Karoum, Chloe
In addition to the poker tournament and the Taste Experience, CFL guests will also participate in one of the D.C. area’s largest silent auctions and enjoy a high-energy, Vegas-style afterparty with a surprise live performance. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the evening directly fund vital pediatric cancer research at Children’s National Health System and the mission of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.
“We are proud to bring together some of the best chefs in the city for a night of great food for a great cause: benefiting children battling cancer in the fight for their lives,” says Brad Nierenberg, founder of Chance for Life. “In a city full of causes and galas, Chance for Life is different — a dynamic event experience that is unlike any other in the Washington area.”
“Expressing emotion through food is the bedrock of what my team and I do day in and day out, so having the opportunity to gather some of the best culinary folks in the city for this one-in-a-million experience with Chance for Life is simply awesome,” says Patten.
Since its founding in 2005, Chance for Life has raised more than $2.7 million for pediatric cancer research, grossing more than $750,000 in 2017 alone. Sponsors of this year’s event include Facebook, GEICO, United Bank, Comcast Sportsnet, Enterprise Holdings, National Capital Bank, The Meltzer Group and more. Tim Keating, Senior Vice President or Government Operations for Boeing, will serve as Chairman of the event.
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Spice up an average Thursday night with the squad in tow. The D.C. Matchmaker Michelle Jacoby returns to The Embassy Row to host a game and trivia night alongside delicious cocktails and bites. Must be 21+ to join. Admission is complimentary for guests. Tickets are free and can be picked up here. Thursday, March 15 from 7pm – 9:30pm.
For more information, please visit www.destinationhotels.com/embassy-row-hotel or call (202) 265-1600.
March 16 (6:30pm – 11:30pm)
What if you could do a “prom-over” and recreate all of the magic of prom night while supporting our KIPP DC KIPPsters on their journey to and through college? KIPProm is your chance! Join in for an evening of great company, awkward dancing, and spiked punch as KIPP DC rallies behind the next generation of Washingtonians. All proceeds directly support KIPP DC’s KIPP Through College & Career programs designed to empower KIPP DC alumni and propel them onward to lives full of choice and opportunity.
Cost: Tickets start at $150