Social Scene: Your Guide to the 2025 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend
• April 24, 2025

Washington’s biggest social weekend of the year is upon us. In honor of the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, here are all the parties and gatherings in town Thursday through Sunday. […]

Social Scene: Leukemia Ball Raises $2 Million 
• April 9, 2025

This year, roughly 1,300 guests attended the annual Leukemia Ball, one of Washington’s premier black-tie events, held March 29 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. This year’s gala, the 38th annual, […]

37th Lombardi Gala Honors Those Who Made Transformative Contributions
• March 27, 2025

Continuing a tradition spanning nearly four decades, more than 450 friends and supporters of Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center gathered for an evening of elegant fun and fundraising at the […]

Neighbors Dress Up for an Oscars House Party
• March 5, 2025

Several dozen serious movie buffs—some of them three to four times a week moviegoers—gathered at the Georgetown N Street home of Ellen Waugh March 2 to watch and celebrate the […]

The Anchor Fund Celebrates 10 Years
• November 12, 2024

The Anchor Fund, a nonprofit that provides emergency funding to survivors of domestic abuse, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Oc. 17 at the Fathom Gallery in Georgetown. Working with partner organizations throughout the […]

Ina Garten Delights in Chat with Author Ann Patchett at the Kennedy Center
• October 16, 2024

The Kennedy Center has officially launched “Nourish,” a month-long program focused on arts and well-being. The program urges audiences to explore the vast impact of food and artistic expression in […]

October Social Scene: Wolf Trap, Washington Ballet, Max Mara
• October 9, 2024

Wolf Trap: No Dimming These Lights  Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts hosted its annual Wolf Trap Ball on Sept. 21 where attendees, corporate sponsors, board members and donors […]

Social Scene: Ball for the Mall 2024
• May 15, 2024

The 2024 Ball for the Mall featured History, Heroes & Hope Awardees musician Dave Grohl, the Mellon Foundation, and playwright and director George C. Wolfe. It also celebrated a mission with […]

Social Scene: Alvin Ailey Gala Raises $1.2 Million Plus 
• February 14, 2024

On Feb. 7, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual Washington, D.C. Gala Benefit marked the company’s week-long engagement at the Kennedy Center during Black History Month. Approximately 550 guests raised […]

Diplomats of Dance Society’s Annual Soireé
• September 21, 2023

The Diplomats of Dance Society hosted its annual soirée, which included a special performance from Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company (DTSBDC), on Thursday, September 14th. Choreographer Dana Tai Soon […]