To launch an inaugural collaboration between City Winery and Supreme Core Cider, the two brands will host Ivy City’s “Resolution Breakers Ball” on Saturday, January 26 – a ticketed tour of each facility followed by two indulgent winter staples – cider and mac ‘n cheese. The $25 ticket is valid from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and includes shuttle transportation between the venues, as well as:
- 3 cider tastings
- 1 cider cocktail
- 3 wine tastings
- 2 bowls of mac ‘n cheese
- Live music
Attendees will also be entered to win Supreme Core Cider swag with a 4-pack of cans, and a pair of tickets to a show at City Winery. Tickets to the “Resolution Breakers Ball” can be purchased online at www.resolutionbreakersball.eventbrite.com.
On Thursday, Jan. 31, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will partner with the French Embassy and the Judy and Peter Blum-Kovler Foundation to present the first Washington, D.C., edition of the Night of Ideas, a global marathon of ideas that will activate La Maison Française with talks and performances by today’s leading thinkers and creators, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, 6:30 p.m.–12 midnight.
In addition to renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as keynote speaker, speakers include including art critic, curator and Marcel Duchamp expert Bernard Marcadé; French philosopher Manon Garcia; artificial intelligence specialist Eric Gaussier; Senegalese economist and writer Felwine Sarr; author and national correspondent for The Atlantic Franklin Foer; privacy and public policy expert Dipayan Ghosh; the George Washington University Debate & Literary Society; and Smithsonian Year of Music co-curator Huib Schippers.
Dynamic performances from French visual artist Frédéric Nauczyciel and American voguing performer Marquis Revlon’s Marching Band Baltimore Project will punctuate the beginning and end of the event. The night will also include an interactive poetry performance by Les Souffleurs commandos poétiques, an instrumental interpretation of paintings into music by violinist David Schulman and a spoken word presentation by poet Charity Blackwell. Guests will also enjoy pop-up art activations and in-gallery DJ performances throughout the night.
The event is free and open to all.
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Juliet Eilperin, the Senior National Affairs Correspondent for The Washington Post has been chosen by the Environmental Film Festival (DCEFF) for their inaugural “Excellence in Journalism” award. Eilperin, a DC native, and author of two books, has worked at The Washington Post’s national desk for 20 years, covering the White House, Congress and a host of domestic and international policies. Her work has often centered on environmental issues.
“We are pleased to honor Juliet and to present her with our first ever Excellence in Journalism Award,” said, Christopher Head, the Executive Director of the Environmental Film Festival. “The theme of the this year’s festival is “The Fierce Urgency of Now” and Juliet Eilperin’s excellent journalism has helped to pave the way for understanding what’s at stake and what our government is or isn’t doing at this moment of environmental crisis.”
The Annual benefit will take place on February 7, 2019 at the Austrian Embassy (3524 International Court, NW) and will be hosted by Ambassador H.E. Doctor Wolfgang Waldner.
“Austria is strongly committed to environmental protection and sustainable energy,” said Ambassador Wolfgang Waldner. “We are very honored to host this year’s Environmental Film Festival Benefit Reception at the Austrian Embassy.”
Many of the benefit’s co-chairs, host committee and honorary host committee will be on hand for the evening and the Austrian Cultural Forum will also be a presenter. The DCEFF will run from March 14-24, 2019 and will present more than 120 films from around the globe. Tickets for the reception can be purchased here.
The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) is the world’s premier showcase of environmentally themed films. Since 1993, our mission has been to celebrate Earth and inspire understanding and stewardship of the environment through the power of film. Each March in Washington, D.C., we host the largest environmental film festival in the world, presenting 100+ films to audiences of more than 20,000 and collaborating with over 110 partners, including museums, embassies, universities, and theaters. The festival is one of the leading annual cultural events in Washington, D.C., winning the 2017 DC Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Creative Industries.
Sign up as a single or with a friend – up to two “couples” can enjoy a spin on the climate-controlled gondola together to ease the awkward first moments!
How does this work exactly? Participants will fill out a short form and they will be matched with their ideal candidate for a spin in the wheel. Sign up as an individual or as a duo, and be matched with either a solo rider or another duo; up to four people can ride in one gondola on the wheel. Get to know each other while soaring 180′ over the Potomac! Ice breakers provided.
What happens if there is no love connection with the designated “wheel mate?” No worries, all participants are invited to a mixer at the AC Hotel following their wheel ride, to enjoy a happy hour (with two complimentary drinks), light hors d’oeuvres and meet other participants.
- Date: Thursday, February 7
- Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
- Location: Flight Deck at the Capital Wheel (located at the very end of Capital Wheel’s pier) with a mixer to follow at the AC Hotel National Harbor (156 Waterfront St, National Harbor, MD)
- Cost: $20
- Ticket includes: One spin on The Capital Wheel, two drink tickets, hors d’oeuvres, swag bag, one raffle entry.
Must be at least 21 years old to attend.
*It may be chilly outside but it’s always a comfortable 72-degrees inside the climate-controlled gondolas at The Capital Wheel!
Crêpe Day: Celebrate La Chandeleur!
Saturday, February 9, 2019, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Enjoy crêpes, storytelling, art projects, and more amidst Hillwood’s spectacular gardens, magnificent mansion, and exquisite French treasures.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
The UK’s only strictly orthodox Jewish stand-up comedian Ashley Blaker will be taking his hilarious new show ASHLEY BLAKER: STRICTLY UNORTHODOX (the first-ever stand-up show about life as a charedi / strictly orthodox Jew)across the United States this winter, with a stop in Washington, DC on February 10, at Sixth & I, 600 I St NW.
Ashley Blaker is quite possibly the most successful stand-up comedian you’ve never heard of. He is an internationally acclaimed comedian who, with his black suit, white shirt, beard, large skullcap and sidelocks is the only strictly orthodox stand-up in the UK. In STRICTLY UNORTHODOX, he’ll hilariously take on why Jewish holidays are so different to everyone else’s, how orthodox Jews manage in the workplace when they cannot shake hands with people of the opposite sex and why Jews around the world are just downright obsessed with sushi. His routine on bad driving and awful parking has audiences uproarious with laughter.
Mr. Blaker is fresh off the heels of having performed a five-week, 35 performance Off-Broadway run that was raved about by The New York Times, New York Post and Fox News. He has previously performed two sell-out tours of the UK (Ungefiltered and Meshuga Frum)to great acclaim and toured his comedy across Israel, South Africa and Canada as well. When he started performing in the USA, it was in a sold-out run at New York’s Gramercy Theatre. He has also performed a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Previous to starting stand-up, he was a producer and writer for TVand radio and is most famous for unleashing Little Britain on the UK masses. He has also worked with Matt Lucas on And The Winner Is (BBC Radio 2), The Matt Lucas Awards (BBC One), Rock Profile and Pompidou (BBC 2). Black Hat Productions (Ashley’s production company) is currently making several new series for BBC Radio 4. He attended high school with Matt Lucas and Sacha Baron Cohen and has worked alongside some of the biggest names in British comedy such as John Oliver, James Corden, Russell Brand, Graham Norton, Michael McIntyre and many more. His debut solo radio show Ashley Blaker’s Goyish Guide to Judaism aired in May 2018 on BBC Radio 4. He will soon be touring Australia.
Whether secular or religious, you don’t want to miss Ashley’s hysterical take on what it means to be STRICTLY UNORTHODOX.
Tickets are$30 and can be purchased online at https://www.sixthandi.org/event/ashley-blaker/
Henri Samuel: Master of the French Interior
Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 5:30-8 p.m.
Acclaimed design historian Emily Evans Eerdmans will discuss the groundbreaking and inspiring interiors of Henri Samuel, one of the most important French interior designers of the twentieth century, tracing his designs from the 1920s to the 1980s.
Please note: This is the first program in the Great Homes and Gardens lecture series.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
St. Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea
Celebrate the day of love with those closest to your heart at a special St. Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea. Guests can enjoy fresh homemade scones, traditional tea sandwiches, and an array of sweet treats with a glass of Veuve Clicquot Brut or Rosé. Attendees will be presented with a wide selection of teas from Palais De Thés, specially featuring “Romantic Garden,” an herbal tea. The Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea will be offered Saturday, February 16, and Sunday, February 17, from 2:30pm – 4:30pm for $80 per person or $125 per person with a full bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut or Rosé and complimentary champagne flutes. Elevate your Afternoon Tea experience at Table fyve by the fireplace, with Veuve Clicquot for $125 per person; $150 table fee and receive a complimentary bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut or Rosé with two complimentary Veuve Clicquot Champagne flutes.
