Events/Things To Do

Jhane Barnes to be Honored as Designer of the Year Marymount University’s annual student fashion show, this year titled Portfolio in Motion Uncut, will feature inspired creations by Marymount fashion design students and alumni. The show will take place on Thursday, May 1, at 8 p.m.; a cocktail reception… Read More

Friday, May 2 at 8:00 pm: A performance titled “Moovance” Presented by Amine Boussa and Jeanne Azoulay Gallaudet University, Elstad Auditorium – 800 Florida Ave., NE General Admission: $20, AF Members: $15 Moovance is a choreographic duo interpreted by Amine Boussa and Jeanne Azoulay that… Read More

A great summer tradition will return to the National Harbor Waterfront on the Potomac with the much anticipated 7th Annual National Harbor Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th  from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm each day. The event is totally tent-covered in… Read More

The Junior Friends of The Campagna Center is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Bowties & Belles, a Kentucky Derby Party, which will take place on Saturday, May 3 from 4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Belle Haven Country Club. Proceeds from this event help support… Read More

A great summer tradition will return to the National Harbor Waterfront on the Potomac with the much anticipated 7th Annual National Harbor Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th  from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm each day. The event is totally tent-covered in… Read More

Tickets are officially on sale for the fifth annual Sound Bites, an outdoor food and music festival benefitting the vital work of DC Central Kitchen. Presented by Groupon, Sound Bites will be held on May 4, 2014 at a new, larger location – the Ronal Reagan Building’s… Read More

On May 7, Art and Soul is hosting a friendly biscuit competition to help kick off patio season and raise funds for Hospitality High, a preparatory high school for D.C. students interested in the hospitality industry.Five local chefs will take part in the friendly throw down, with winners… Read More

Think Local First’s 3rd annual DO GOOD SUMMIT May 9, 2013 – 8 to 5 p.m. Wonder Bread Factory Building in Shaw www.dogoodsummit.com Do Good Summit is a one-day, intensive, interactive conference for entrepreneurs, innovators, small business owners, advocates, and change makers who believe in the… Read More

The 2nd “Runway Moms for a Cause” (RMFC) fundraiser celebration, created by L~Shandi designer Lara Akinsaya, will take place on May 9th at the Renaissance Washington, DC Dupont Circle Hotel. The 2014 event will also include media partner Washingtonian MOM magazine.  Labeled a fashion statement for Global Goodwill, RMFC is a runway show for philanthropists to take a stance on issues that affect… Read More

Presented by the Brewers Association (BA), SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience is the premier beer and food pairing event in the U.S. Following its New York City debut in 2013, the seventh annual SAVOR returns to Washington, D.C. Attendees will enjoy beers from 76 small and… Read More

On Friday, May 9, DC’s newest concert venue Echostage (2135 Queens Chapel Rd. NE, DC. www.echostage.com) will host Paris Hilton, for her first-ever DJ set in the nation’s capital. Tickets to see The Heiress start at $20. District high-rollers and true Hilton fans can get their own royal treatment with Echostage’s VIP-table service.  Hilton will takeover Echostage,… Read More

Just Imagine…The Annual Children’s Ball: The Clock Strikes Fun, chaired by M. Celeste Bruce and Anne Mead, is Imagination Stage’s Gala exclusively for children! This fun-filled afternoon will include a performance of Cinderella: the Remix, rooms full of unique activities, family-oriented raffle baskets and auction items, and a celebratory buffet reception.   Just Imagine…The Annual Children’s Ball:… Read More

Presented by the Brewers Association (BA), SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience is the premier beer and food pairing event in the U.S. Following its New York City debut in 2013, the seventh annual SAVOR returns to Washington, D.C. Attendees will enjoy beers from 76 small and… Read More

Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Mother’s Day with a Centennial Luncheon at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, two blocks from the White House, for the benefit of The President Woodrow Wilson House.   The Mother’s Day Centennial Luncheon– The President Woodrow Wilson House with support of the… Read More

WHAT:          Portgual. The Man will perform a free stripped down concert at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo as part of the #EndangeredSong campaign. WHEN:          Monday, May 12 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. (Please note: The band goes on promptly at 6:30 p.m. Media may arrive at 5:30 p.m.) WHERE:       Band… Read More

Girls on the Run – DC  will hold a community 5K for girls in the 3rd through 8th grade. The event is part of the organization’s life-changing, non-profit program for girls in the District. Girls on the Run’s mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and… Read More

DC’s newest and largest concert venue Echostage (2135 Queens Chapel Rd. NE, DC. www.echostage.com) will host Grammy award-winning DJ and producer Afrojack on Friday, May 23. Tickets to see the Dutch superstar will start at $30 and go on sale tomorrow at noon. Afrojack fanatics and District high-rollers can opt for the royal treatment with Echostage’s VIP-table service bookings. To reserve a table,… Read More

On Thursday, May 29th, notable event-based hospitality organizationindustree (www.dcindustree.com/@dcindustree) returns to the DC scene with a fresh slew of stories and ready to host its first live interactive ‘Speaker Series’ – ‘Hail to the V’ – of the spring season celebrating some of the most powerful and passionate women in the… Read More

Big City Moms is bringing their famous Big City Moms Biggest Baby Shower Ever! to Washington, D.C. on May 29! The first and largest events of their kind in this space, the Big City Moms Biggest Baby Shower Ever! has been previously held in New York City, Los… Read More