Created by the US nonprofit Epic Change ,Tweetsgiving is a global celebration that seeks to change the world through GRATITUDE and encourages participants to express their thanks using online tools and at live events. Guests are invited to give to a common cause at events held across the globe in honor of the people and things that make them [...]
On November 24, Macy’s Metro Center welcomed the one and only Patti LaBelle to help unveil their Holiday windows in downtown Washington. Patti LaBelle was joined by Santa Claus to help reveal Macy’s dazzling holiday windows. The Eastern Senior High School Band was on hand to help elevate the crowd with holiday cheer as the windows were unveiled. [...]
Wearing a gorgeous gown by Indian-American designer Naeem Khan, First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Mrs. Gursharan Kaur to the White House and ushered in the Obama administration’s first official state dinner. Guests walked down the red carpet under a massive tent on the South Lawn of the White House to an [...]
Rated the number one benefit in Washington by BizBash Magazine in 2008 and 2009 and one the biggest social events of the year by Washingtonian Magazine, Fight For Children: Fight Night D.C. continues to live up to all its accolades. Selling out every year, since 2002, this year was no different. Each year Fight Night brings together over 2,000 of the [...]
On Thursday, November 12, Saks Fifth Avenue in Chevy Chase Md. hosted a dinner and fashion show to benefit the Metropolitan Day School in Washington, D.C. The evening brought together Washington boldface names like Andre Wells and WUSA 9 Andrea Roane that walked the runway for a good cause. In the audience were parents, students and supporters of the Metropolitan Day [...]
“Pearl Bailey…By Request” starring Roz White and Thomas W. Jones II. is returning to Washington just in time for the holidays. From November 19 – December 20 at MestroStage you can hear the sounds of the acclaimed vocalist and actress, Pearl Mae Bailey . Bailey began her career as a dancer, but in 1938 she won a singing contest at [...]
Bruce Johnson is a veteran Washington television and web journalist, winner of 19 Emmy Awards, countless community and public service honors. But most have now come to know him as a heart attack survivor and author of “Heart to Heart”, a book which chronicles the lives of 12 heart attack survivors, including Bruce’s own [...]
Over 200 dapperly dressed Washingtonians gathered for D.C.’s first ever tweed ride over the weekend to benefit the Arts for the Aging, Inc. (AFTA)., a not-for-profit organization that provides visual, performing, literary and intergenerational arts outreach programs specially designed to enhance the health and well-being of seniors. A tweed run is a group bicycle ride around [...]
On November 5th, 2009 hundreds of Washingtonians flocked to the Ritz Cartlon for the highly anticipated Knock Out Abuse Against Women’s Annual Gala, celebrating 16 years of service to the community and benefiting women and children of domestic abuse. Known as one of ”the hottest tickets in town” the 16th Annual Knock Out Abuse Gala did not dissapoint. Knock Out Abuse founders Jill [...]
On October 24th, Howard University Alumni set sail for their 3rd Annual Yacht Affair on the Potomac River. With views of America’s great landmarks aboard D.C.s most luxurious sea vessel, The Spirit of Washington, Bisons celebrated Howard University Homecoming in style. The event was hosted by Howard Alumni Actor Kamal Jones best known from the cast of Transformers [...]
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