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With New Year’s right around the corner, it’s time for some bubbly! Join City Winery DC as they pair select champagne and sparkling wines with oysters. What a delicious treat!
Join Casolare Ristorante + Bar for the 3rd Annual People’s Hanukkah Party!
Come celebrate the festival of lights, rededicate yourself to building a better world and get your nosh on! This year’s event is hosted by Chefs Alex Levin and Ed Scarpone from the Schlow Restaurant Group and The Micah Storefront Project on Monday, December 23 from 6:30-9:30pm at Casolare Ristorante + Bar (inside the Kimpton Glover Park Hotel) for an evening of lights, latkes, and libations. The annual celebration and party features classic, traditional dishes along with some delicious surprises from Tico, The Riggsby, Nama and Alta Strada. Bonnie Benwick, Former Deputy Food Editor, The Washington Post is making her famous apple sauce – critical for our latkes. Our cash bar will be stocked and ready with lots of great drink specials.
Whether it’s babka, latkes, Manischewitz sangria or selections from our tasting stations, you will leave very satisfied!
Take a break from holiday preparations, don your most festive attire, and join the Del Ray community for an afternoon of cheer, cocktails, and raffles for a great cause! The 4th Annual Del Ray Candy Cane Bar Crawl takes place Saturday, December 14 from 1-6pm. The first 250 registrants receive a 16 oz event souvenir cup. Bar Crawl T-Shirts will be on sale the day of the event.
Advance tickets are $15 ($20 at the door), and include specials on holiday cocktails & beers at each of the 15 participating restaurants, trolley transportation, raffles, an costume contest, a photo booth, and more. Check-in starts at 12:00 pm at Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap (401 E. Braddock Road) or RT’s Restaurant (3804 Mount Vernon Ave) You must check-in at one of the starting restaurants between 12-3pm. Participants can crawl to other restaurants starting at 1pm. Late check-in available at Pork Barrel BBQ (2312 Mount Vernon Avenue) only after 3:00pm.
Participating restaurants: Rt’s Restaurant, Hops N’Shine, Northside10, Cheesetique Del Ray, Catch on The Ave, Stomping Ground, Pork Barrel BBQ, Del Ray Pizzeria, St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub, Evening Star Cafe, KAiZEN Tavern, Live Oak Restaurant, Charlie’s On The Avenue, The Garden, and Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap
Don’t miss this fun holiday event for a great cause! All proceeds benefit Community Lodgings, an incredible Alexandria nonprofit that works to lift families from homelessness and instability to independence and self-sufficiency through transitional housing, affordable housing, and youth education programs.
Experience this one-of-a kind event, with special access to the unveiling of the new 2017 Bordeaux vintage. We’re bringing the best producers from all around the world to share their products and winemaking stories with you. We’re so excited to be back for our 6th year in Washington, D.C. A limited amount of tickets are available, so get yours today!
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Join us in Washington, D.C. as Total Wine & More presents Tour de Bordeaux—a unique wine experience. Mix and mingle with over 80 producers as you enjoy over 100 wines, including the new 2017 Bordeaux vintage. Only a limited number of tickets are available so secure yours soon!
Date:
January 21, 2020
Location:
Fairmont Hotel
Georgetown, Washington D.C.
VIP:
Enjoy early access to a special Champagne tasting and to place an order on extremely limited products.
Time: 7-10 p.m.
Tickets: Early Bird Price: $125 | Regular Price: $175
General Admission:
Time: 7:30-10 p.m.
Tickets: Early Bird Price: $100 | Regular Price: $150
Winternational is an exciting celebration showcasing the cultural and culinary traditions of Washington’s diplomatic community. The festival features a bustling global marketplace with more than fifty embassies promoting their countries through vibrant and interactive displays of visual art, food, handcrafts as well as travel and tourism. Free and open to the public.
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Come share your joy with us (John 15:11)! Begin your Christmas season in peace and love in Middleburg.
:: FRIDAY ::
Fri. 5 p.m. Tree Lighting Ceremony and Carols
:: SATURDAY ::
8:00 – 11 a.m. Breakfast with Santa and Silent Auction
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Craft Fair
9:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Santa’s Workshop
10 a.m. Hot chocolate warm up
11 a.m. Middleburg Hunt & Hounds Review
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Soup and Ham Biscuit Lunch
2 p.m. Christmas Parade
3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Spirits of Middleburg
:: SUNDAY ::
2 p.m. Live Animal Christmas Pageant at Foxcroft School
Open Mon-Fri 11 to 6 and Sat 10 to 1
Book Arts is the culmination of the collective efforts of gifted American and Florentine bookbinders, conservators, book artists, letterpress printers and leather craftsmen. Inspired by the classic Florentine atelier and a 100 year old legacy, Book Arts coalesces a life-time of experience to make available timeless works with uncompromising services, employing the arts of fine binding.
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Mindful Loving is a book for any relationship.
The purpose of this book is to help couples learn to create healthy, happy, and Mindful Loving relationships. It was inspired by our work as therapists and relationship coaches working with thousands of clients over the past thirty years. We learned the importance of navigating through the challenges, celebrations, and cycles of loving. We incorporated the most important concepts and practices and created this practical guide to help couples enhance and transform their relationship.
Kim Baker Foods is releasing its new Limited Edition Chi Box™ for the holidays. For less than $25, send someone a sampler of one of the newest healthy snack products on the market with a dose of positivity. For every box sold, Kim Baker Foods will donate a package of Pro-Chi to FeedMore to feed a hungry family in the new year.
The Chi Box includes nine 1 oz. Pro-Chi Lentil Crunch packages in an assortment of flavors including Harissa Lime, Simply Salted, and Dark Chocolate Drizzle, along with three tea light candles and a lavender satchel. Pro-Chi™ Lentil Crunch is a healthy and fun plant-based snack with 7 grams of protein per serving and it’s grain free. Pro-Chi can also be used to add texture, nutrition and flavor to foods such as salad, yogurt, smoothie bowls, and more. Chi Boxes are available for $24.99 on www.kimbakerfoods.com/shop and Amazon until December 31st or until supplies last.
Using its passion for food as a vehicle for positivity has been core to the mission of Kim Baker Foods. “The Chi Box is an awesome holiday gift for anyone and it pays it forward to a family in need,” said Kim Baker, founder of Kim Baker Foods. “We believe it’s important to celebrate the holiday spirit with inspiration and generosity.”
Kim Baker Foods (www.kimbakerfoods.com) celebrates food that nourishes people, their communities, and the world around us. Pro-Chi™ is a unique plant-protein snack that makes clean eating fun and accessible. Pro-Chi™ Lentil Crunch Snacks and Protein Toppers are sold at www.kimbakerfoods.com and Amazon, as well as at select retail locations. Founder Kim Baker has cooked live on the TODAY Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda and has been featured in numerous media outlets including Virginia This Morning, FOX Business News, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Newsday, and others.
Don’t miss this she-quel to last year’s Second City production at Woolly Mammoth!! Join your fellow Wildcats to howl with laughter at this all-female comedic show.
After last year’s thoroughly entertaining She the People, The Second City is returning to DC with its latest headlining production, She the People: The Resistance Continues!
This sketch comedy show is created, designed, and performed by an all-funny, all-star team of women. She the People: The Resistance Continues! satirizes the reality of being a woman in this wild world, exploding the myths and misrepresentations surrounding bachelorettes, Beyoncé, the 2020 election, and much more. The Washington Post called it a funny, fiercely political sketch-comedy show and the Chicago Tribune called it empowering entertainment.
The NU Club of DC has secured deeply-discounted group tickets – and a complimentary drink coupon with each ticket – for the evening performance of She the People: The Resistance Continues! on Thursday, December 12th.
Start the holiday season with joy and laughter as you enjoy The Second City in DC!
DATE/TIME:
Thursday, December 12, 2019
7:15 PM – 7:45 PM Ticket distribution in the Woolly Mammoth upper lobby
7:15 PM – 7:45 PM Informal socializing in the Woolly Mammoth lower lobby bar
7:45 PM – 8:00 PM Remaining tickets to be held at Will Call (in the upper lobby)
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Performance of She the People: The Resistance Continues!
FEES:
NU Alums: $37 (includes one drink ticket)
Guests of Alums: $37 (includes one drink ticket)
Note: NU Club of DC group tickets are nonrefundable, but can be transferred to another NU alumni/guest by notifying Diane Dunne, the NU Club of DC event coordinator.
Note: not an alum of Northwestern University? Or perhaps you are in another city? Fear not! Visit https://www.secondcity.com/shows/touring/she-the-people-5-copy/ to find a performance.
The wonderful trilogy Last of the Long-Haired Hippies is complete. All three books are available individually, but here’s a great deal: Just $32 for the complete set if you buy directly from us. Regular price is $15.95 each, and shipping is normally $10 per book but for this package it’s just $10 for the whole set. (Shipping price is for US only)
Victoria Barton’s routine life is tarnished only by her memories of her tumultuous youth. A runaway at sixteen, she fled with her boyfriend to the Haight-Ashbury section of San Francisco in 1968, and eventually to Woodstock. The only hippie in the Haight to never do drugs, Victoria is at a loss to explain why she is plagued by memories—bitter and sweet—and nightmares that she can’t remember upon awakening.Her sleepy southern Illinois hometown seems comfortable and far removed from the Haight, until a boy’s pet is killed in a ritualistic fashion. When a woman is attacked next, Victoria is forced to ask: What is it about her past that’s connected to the very real violence happening now?
Young Vickie adapts to her new life with the hippies in Haight-Ashbury while keeping away from the “fuzz” who send home runaways like her. But it is not the paradise that Robbie promised her. She catches her boyfriend with other women both at home in San Francisco and later at Woodstock, and she realizes that her love will never be enough for him. Vickie faces the choice between the man she loves and the life she left behind in Illinois. After Woodstock, they retreat to New York City to rest before the long trip back across the country. But the party takes a deadly turn.
In 1992, Victoria realizes her memories are warning her of danger for her entire hometown. She races home together with her fiancé, Gary, only to find that the trouble has already begun.
With the body count rising, Victoria and Gary face the coming storm.
Victoria’s chaotic ex-boyfriend, Robbie Carter, returns to Campton to flaunt his best-selling book. He incites an abnormal level of attraction, danger, and uproar, especially among the females. But people continue to disappear or die in gruesome ways, and Victoria’s friends fear for her safety.
When another familiar face from her past show up, she wonders if her ex is really the evil mastermind. What connection could there be between the murders and her hippie friends?
Human depravity summons paranormal horrors and the true battle is revealed. Victoria must stand alone against the evil. Can she call on a greater Power to save her family and her town before it’s too late?
Introducing Valet of the Dolls by Gillian Harris, the first fully-female staffed valet company serving 600 events a year, ranging from fundraisers to funerals, with presidential visits to Southern California since George W. Bush was in office.
Gillian Harris owns the company, which has around 150 employees. “We’ve had an air traffic controller. We’ve had attorneys. We’ve had one who went all the way through med school,” Harris said. Only five of the drivers are men. “The way that we present, it’s not about sex. It’s not that kind of party,” Harris said. “Our customers tend to trust female valets more. There’s something about realizing that they’re not going to go speeding off in your car. They don’t know what torque is, nor do they care how much yours has.” She finds in L.A., some people order valet like they order a pizza. “It’s like 4 p.m. They forgot to order valet. 100 cars worth of people coming to Mulholland Blvd. at 7 p.m.”
Harris says one of the biggest challenges in their industry is keeping up with all the street rules and regulations. “West Hollywood is different from Santa Monica, which is different from the city of L.A., which is different from Beverly Hills and Burbank and Glendale and all of that,” Harris said.
Five years ago, L.A. passed a law requiring all valets to get a permit in the hopes of making the industry safer and more secure. Harris says Valet of the Dolls is the only company in the city that also requires its employees to take a rigorous precision driving course. She says it has been a huge part of the company’s success.”90 percent of the maneuvers are reversing, backing into parking spaces, backing up alongside things,” she said.
Valets earn an average of $17-$22 an hour including tips. Harris says the cost of valet for a private event can range from hundreds to thousands of dollars depending on the number of cars that are coming, the amount of time required, and the level of difficulty of the location. The job gives the team of women a glimpse inside the elite world of L.A.’s rich and famous. After 16 years, Harris says it has been a good ride, but she is now actually looking to sell the business. She wants to pursue some other opportunities as an author and speaker.
