37th Gourmet Gala: For Moms’ and Babies’ Health

May 15, 2019

The March of Dimes Gourmet Gala at the National Building Museum May 8 featured Washington notables, including more than 50 members of Congress, who participated in a competitive cook-off, serving […]

Washington Ballet: ‘Illuminate and Ignite’


The theme of this year’s gala at the Anthem May 10 was illustrated with sparking “big rock” plastic rings and glow sticks. Jean-Marie Fernandez, Carrie Marriott, and Amy Baier co-chaired. […]

Smithsonian Craft Show Preview Night

May 7, 2019

The preview night for this year’s Smithsonian Craft Show, organized by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee, took place at the National Building Museum on Apr. 24. Following an awards ceremony honoring […]

Tiffany & Co. Shines at CityCenterDC

May 1, 2019

Tiffany & Co. celebrated its first store opening in the nation’s capital March 27. Within the shining, 5,000-square-foot store at CityCenterDC, Tiffany & Co. CEO Allesandro Bogliolo greeted guests, who […]

Folger Library: The Wonder of Will


The 2019 Folger Gala celebrated the Wonder of Will. Folger board members Florence Cohen and Stuart Rose, with their spouses Mimi Rose and Neal Cohen, served as gala co-chairs. Gala […]

What’s POTUS Got to Do With It? The White House Correspondents


The pre- and post- parties centered around the once glitzy, celeb-obsessed White House Correspondent’s Association Dinner continued this year, April 25 to 28. While calmer without the president attending and […]

A Fashionable Portrait Circle Spring Soirée

April 18, 2019

On Monday, April 8, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery celebrated its Portrait Circle Spring Soirée with a conversation on art, portraiture and fashion featuring Christy Turlington Burns and Tonne Goodman. […]

DC Capital Stars Rise Above the Beatles


The Top 10 DC Public and Charter High school talent finalists competed on April 10 at the Kennedy Center to a capacity-filled Eisenhower Theatre. The 11th Annual DC Capital Stars […]

80 Years and Counting


Staying power were the words used by Dr Laura Meyers , CEO of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington before a ballroom packed crowd at the Intercontinental Hotel on April 12. […]

Jessica Yellin and Her News Pals


Press and politics mixed nicely at the April 4 book party for former CNN White House correspondent Jessica Yellin and her new novel, “Savage News,” which tells a wickedly Washington […]