J. Ford Huffman at The Art Registry Gallery at Todd Chistofaro Saturday Night

The Art Registry Brought Traffic to a Stand Still on 17th and P Last Night

Last night I stopped by The Art Registry's newest exhibit at a newly renovated luxury townhouse on 17th and P. The Art Registry is a full-service art consultancy firm with a permanent space at The Art Registry Gallery at Todd Christofaro in Georgetown. Through Art Registry events, Erin Mackay and Jill Lubar showcase new and established artists through uniquely transformed marquis properties.

Check out the mini photo recap of their showcase last night, which included works from:
Alexander Calder
Natalie Cheung
Roberto Dutesco
Derek Haverland
Werner Jampen
Ron Johnson
Henri Matisse
Peter Max
Joan Miro
Pablo Picasso
Lisa Robinson
Andy Warhol
Lu Zhang

My 24 Hours in New York

I jumped on the Acela last week and spent a short 24 hours in New York and had the most amazing shopping experience.

I mostly hung out Greenwich Village and Soho and thank God for my Puma's because I was on a mission.

So here is the shopping recap........... I swung by Starstruck Vintage, bought earrings from Frou Frou Bijou at Union Square, grabbed some bangles at the Holiday Shops at Bryant Park, picked up some new silverware, steak knives and platters at Fishs Eddy, munched on cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery, scored a new Calvin Klein jacket at a sample sale, bought a dope leather cuff from Joseph Hanna Fine Leather Goods, picked up a new tote from Marc by Marc Jacobs, stacked up on some records (incuding Prince, Cyndi Lauper and Porgy and Bess) at Bleecker Street Records, perused rings at Modern Tibet, fell in love with eco-friendly furniture at Environment Furniture and spent hours in ABC Furniture gathering ideas for the condo.

I thought I would give you all a recap of some of the amazing furniture finds ABC has too offer. I even found a Chinese pavillion beaded chandelier from Canopy Designs, Ltd. (housed in ABC, picture above) that is to die for and I think would go very nicely above my bed.

So that's the recap from last weekend. 24 hours in one of the most amazing cities on earth! I came back loaded with bags, refreshed and with a head full of decorating ideas.

ABC Furniture Photo Recap Continued........

ABC Furniture Photo Recap Continued..........

Who's on top? Author Nicole Williams this upcoming Monday

Nicole Williams, author of the new book, Girl on Top, that turns dating rules into career strategies, is coming to the District this Monday she invites you to celebrate its arrival on bookshelves.

As part of her nationwide Girl on Top book tour sponsored by The Limited and Elle Magazine, Nicole is hosting networking parties/runway shows in 15 cities across the United States, including DC. (Click here for photos from previous events.)

Join her Monday night at the Limited and you could also snag an amazing gift bag (first come first serve, so get there on time!). Also, an exclusive 40% discount on The Limited's brand new business-chic attire (perfect for that next big meeting or interview).

Enjoy free-flowing Girl On Top Cocktails and you can chat it up with the author to learn more about her new book. Come join us Monday night at The Limited at Pentagon

1100 South Hayes St.
Arlington, VA 22202
6 to 9 p.m.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Looking to Volunteer this Thanksgiving in the District?

Check out the Washingtonian's detailed guide to organizations seeking volunteers this Thanksgiving HERE. I will be away from my family this Thanksgiving and plan on spending the morning volunteering then sharing in the goodness with a few friends at their parents. Do you know if an organization seeking volunteers this Thanksgiving? Email me at dcthisweek@gmail.com so we can spread the word.

Ready Set DC has the skinny on CRUMBS Bake Shop Coming to DC

Peep it HERE.

SOTA Dzine is flying high

Check them out HERE.

DC This Week featured in Winter issue of Luxury Portfolio Fine Property Collection®

Pick up a copy of Luxury Portfolio Fine Property Collection® (Winter 2010, Volume 01) and check out page 36 where DC This Week is featured.

"Creator Jade Floyd saw a need for a one-stop location for "district" lifestyle news within her social circle."

And what a social circle it is............

DC's Most Notorious Political Operative wants you to buy his digs for a cool $1.6 million in our Estate of the Week

Karl Rove, George W. Bush's trusted adviser, has put his five-bedroom home in the District on the market for $1.585 million. There are endless bookshelves throughout the home and maybe he will throw those in as a bonus. Check it out HERE and someone please offer him decorating advice.

Tonight Swing by Zeitgeist II for the "What's Important Now" Exhibit and tell them online what's important to you!

Zeitgeist II: What's Important Now launches tonight at Nevin Kelly Gallery. In October 2008, the Nevin Kelly Gallery hosted the first "zeitgeist" show, titled Under Surveillance. Curated by Ellyn Weiss and Sondra N. Arkin, it presented the responses of twelve artists to what Weiss and Arkin saw as one of the most important elements of the then-prevailing ethos: "the increasingly diminishing zone of personal privacy available to any of us as we are constantly under surveillance by a growing array of government, corporate and media technologies."

As a follow up, Weiss and Arkin are asking a group of local artists to reflect upon an uncertain future and respond to the question: "What's important now?" You too can give your thoughts on what's important to you now by CLICKING HERE.

Participating artists include Sondra N. Arkin, Carol Beane, Scott G. Brooks, Judy Byron, Groover Cleveland, Richard Dana, Anna U. Davis, Thomas Drymon, Aziza Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Deb Jansen, Rosina Memolo, Michael Platt, Renée Stout, Tim Tate, Ruth Trevarrow, and Ellyn Weiss.

Opening Reception: Thursday, November 19, 2009 from 6-9pm

Open House/Closing Party: Sat, December 12, 2009 from 12-6pm

WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU? CLICK HERE to tell us.

First Lady Obama had a busy week across the District --- in style

Her visit to a Virginia school earlier this week. Read the AP story HERE.

In the East Room last Friday during a health insurance reform and older women forum.

Check out this morning's OMG! with Angie Goff of WUSA9. You can catch a recap of Tuesday's Suit Up! for Change Event

TOKA Salon and Fashion for Paws Team up this Sunday

Tonight check out the newest works at The Art Registry Group in Dupont

November 19th
6 to 9 p.m.
1739 P Street, NW
Washington, DC
More details HERE. Please RSVP to RSVP@theartregistrygroup.com

Support the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative during the Chase Community Giving program unitl December 11th

Vote for the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative for the Chase Community Giving program on Facebook

I encourage everyone to vote for the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative for the Chase Community Giving program. The eligible charity receiving the most votes will be awarded $1 million, the top five runners-up will receive $100,000 each and the 100 finalists, including the top winners, will be awarded $25,000 each. Please vote for us HERE.

Chase Community Giving is a program run by Chase that will allow Facebook users to vote for local charities and non-profits, and help direct Chase corporate philanthropy dollars to eligible organizations in the following focus areas: education, healthcare, housing, the environment, combating hunger, arts and culture, human services, and animal welfare. The grassroots campaign aims to inspire a new way of corporate philanthropy.

The eligible charity receiving the most votes will be awarded $1 million, the top five runners-up will receive $100,000 each and the 100 finalists, including the top winners, will be awarded $25,000 each. Additionally, a special Advisory Board led by prominent national philanthropists will allocate $1 million to the nominated charities of its choice. Learn more HERE.

The DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative ensures that underserved DC public school students benefit from the region’s rich array of arts amenities.

We provide free transportation and free tickets to storytelling presentations, music, dance, and theater experiences; plus trips to The Kennedy Center and museums.

In addition the Collaborative provides teachers with professional development sessions and study materials, adding further incentive to integrate the arts into their daily lessons. In the 2009 school year, more than 32,000 students and teachers visited cultural institutions through our program.

The DC Collaborative's mission is to promote quality arts and humanities education for all DC public and chartered public schools for the growth of the whole child. To accomplish this citywide effort, the DC Collaborative draws on the resources of more than 80 arts and humanities cultural organizations that compose our membership. The three major programs of the DC Collaborative include Arts for Every Student, Professional Development Initiative, and the Arts Education Initiative.

Please vote for us HERE.

Join Hudson Restaurant and Lucky Dog Animal Rescue on December 1st for a paw loving animal affair

Join Hudson Restaurant & Lounge on December 1st as they host an intimate four-course holiday dinner prepared exclusively by Executive Chef Ryan Arnold for sixty lucky guests.

A significant portion of the proceeds from this event will go to support Lucky Dog Animal Rescue – a locally based dog rescue organization.

To kick off the holiday season, the dinner will be infused with the tastes of the season and include such delicacies as Parsnip Soup and Beef Short Ribs.

The event is the first-of-its-kind to offer carefully selected wine pairings, DC’s top talent performances between courses and great items guests may bid on from local stores in a silent auction. Hudson Restaurant & Lounge will have an open audition on Thursday, November 12^th from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm for classical dancers, musicians, comedians, magicians and the like.

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue is a 501(c)3 nonprofit rescue working to save shelter dogs from certain death. Since it’s opening in May 2009, Lucky Dog has saved more than 700 dogs, and placed more than 600 dogs in loving homes; all of which were listed to be euthanized by the shelters they were rescued from. The organization is run and administered by unpaid volunteers only who spend their weekends accepting dogs at rescue transports, providing dogs with foster homes, and making sure the dogs are placed in new loving homes. To find out more about Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, please visit the rescue’s website at www.luckydoganimalrescue.org.

Tickets are $95 a person at http://www.hudson-dc.com/lucky-holiday-gala.html.

Current sponsor include Hudson Restaurant & Lounge, Wagtime, Profeed of Washington DC, Palisades Vet Clinic and Union Vet Clinic.

Zimbabwe Education Fund's "Shaping Lives" Charity Bash this Thursday

It’s that time of year again! The Zimbabwe Education Fund’s annual fundraiser is quickly approaching. The event will be held at the socially conscious Chi Cha Lounge (located at 1624 U St NW downtown Washington, DC) on November 19th 2009 at 7 p.m. Each year ZEF hosts its charity fundraiser in the District to raise funds to address the education crisis in Zimbabwe. This annual event is meant to raise awareness about the power of education, the crippling effects of poverty, and the ground breaking work ZEF is doing in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe Education Fund’s 2009 annual fundraiser, SHAPING LIVES, will galvanize professionals in the fields of consulting, education, art, entertainment, philanthropy, and international development, from all over the DC, Virginia and Maryland area with the goal of raising funds for Zimbabwe’s Chimukopa Primary School. The event will include an artwork showcase from a local up-and-coming female African artist Jackie Laryea, wine and dessert tasting, a silent auction and gift give-a-ways including all inclusive spa treatments, artwork, DVDs, and more (courtesy of ZEF sponsors)!

Enjoy an evening of food, wine, and art while taking part in a high-impact humanitarian effort. Tickets include admissions to the event, one complimentary drink and a raffle ticket. Please note ticket stubs are required for complimentary drink(s) and raffle participation. 100% of the proceeds from tickets will go directly to supporting education in Zimbabwe.

Tickets are $15 at http://auctionforactioncharitybash.eventbrite.com.

Please contact Tanneasha Gordon at tgordon@zimbabweeducationfund.com for more information and group discounts.

The Gilt Groupe Obsession Continues

After blowing a wad in New York, who can resist a good Gilt Fuse sale upon my return. Today I snagged an Orla Keily large tote (above) for a cool $69 (retail $173). I'm a bag whore, I admit it. While in NYC this weekend I also snagged a Marc by Marc Jacobs black canvas tote (more on that later).

Let the obsession continue. Gilt Groupe and Gilt Fuse provides access, by invitation only, to Men’s, Women’s and Children’s coveted fashion and luxury brands at prices up to 70% off retail. Each sale lasts 36 hours and features hand selected styles from a single designer. Sign up today HERE.

Nas and Damian Marley present “Distant Relatives,” brought to you by VTech December 12th @ National Geographic

Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley explore the origins of the deeply-rooted, reggae and hip hop genre, tracing both sounds back to African Music. They will debate and celebrate the implications of this culture’s impact on the global community with a panel of pioneers — from DJ Kool HercDJ Red Alert to Jamaican dancehall legend, Daddy U-Roy, King Jammy, and moderator Sway Calloway of MTV. This event will also be streamed live and broadcast online at Natgeomusic.net. and

This event will be followed by an after-party and open-mic show at Zanzibar, a Washington, D.C. nightclub, and will feature all event participants. Ticket price includes entry to the after-party.

Event is general admission. Limited tickets. The event at National Geographic is being filmed for an upcoming documentary.

More information on the after-party.
National Geographic Live!
1600 M Street, NW
Washington, D.C., US

New Catalogue for Philanthropy Hits DC

The Catalogue for Philanthropy is a family of nonprofits is over 300 strong and represents the tremendous range of good works in the greater Washington nonprofit community. Since November 2003, their inaugural year, they have helped raise more than $9.6 million from new donors for featured nonprofits.

Ninety reviewers from foundations, corporations, corporate giving programs, giving circles, larger nonprofits, and the DC government evaluate applicants for distinction, merit, and impact. Every featured charity has been “site visited” by at least one reviewer, some by as many as five. Their Certified Public Accountant has experience in forensic accounting and scrutinizes all finalists: cost-effectiveness and financial transparency are critical.

The Catalogue for Philanthropy is the most comprehensive compilation of non-profits in the District. I encourage you to download a copy today HERE or request one online and make your financial commitment to a local DC non-profit who greatly needs your support.

Wednesday night BYT Presents: A Breathless Beaujolais Party @ 1905

Full deets HERE.

Brightest Young Things has the photo recap of this past weekend's Tweed Ride

See the full photo recap HERE.

Youth Poetry Night with Duke Ellington School of the Arts this Wednesday at The Fridge

This FREE event features students from the Literary Media and Communications Department at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Along with selections of traditional Rumi poetry, they will perform their own poems, based on a curator-led tour of the exhibition. For more info on Wednesday's event CLICK HERE.

Corcoran Gallery of Art invites you to "Put a CORC in It!" – a FREE emerging art show/sale and wine & cheese tasting this Wednesday

The event is FREE. Happy hour specials include $5 glasses of wine and 1/2 priced bottles of wine.

Join the Courage for Kids Leadership Committee for Happy Hour at Mortons on Wednesday

Learn how you can get involved and donate your time with the to help plan next year's Courage Cup event. Drop your business card in to win a Door Prize, which includes a $100 gift certificate to Morton's.

November 18th
4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
$10 suggested donation at the door

$6 Bar Bites:
Minature Crab Cakes
Jumbo Lump Crab, Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Petite Filet Mignon Sandwiches

Morton's The Steakhouse
1050 Connecticut Ave.
Washington, DC 20036

Courage for Kids is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit orgaization established to help at-risk urban youth, registered in Virginia as The Courage Cup, and awaiting official approval of doing business as Courage for Kids. We support programs in the mid-Atlantic region which give disadvantaged children individualitzed attention and a positive alternative activity to keep them in school and off the streets.

Suit Up! for Change at Hudson this Tuesday with Me!

UPDATE! We will except gently worn ladies business suits and jackets at the event this Tuesday. Please bring your items on a hanger!

Join me next Tuesday at Hudson for Suit Up! for Change. Founded in 1992, Suited for Change provides professional clothing and ongoing career and life skills education to low-income women to increase their employment and job retention potential and to contribute to their economic independence. Their services are available at no charge and by referral only to low-income women who have completed job readiness programs and are seeking employment.

Suited for Change is a founding member of The Women’s Alliance , a national organization of independent community-based “sister organizations” who provide professional attire, career skills training and related services to low-income women seeking employment.

Clients come from the District of Columbia , Maryland , and Northern Virginia and include homeless women, survivors of domestic violence, teen mothers, senior citizens, former offenders, and those who have overcome addiction. Suited for Change “suits” more than 100 women each month. Since their founding in 1992, Suited for Change has helped more than 13,000 area women transition into the workforce.

DC Magazine and Roche Bobois invite you to “Design For A Cause”, A Celebration of Les Provinciales this Thursday

Roche Bobois and VERANDA commissioned Catherine Hailey, Barbara Hawthorn and Joe Ireland to reinvent the "Marie Antoinette" chair from the Les Provinciales Collection into a work of art.

Join us for the unveiling of the interior designers' work. The evening will include cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction of the redesigned chairs to benefit the Georgetown Jingle.

Thursday, November 19, 2009
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Roche Bobois
5301 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20015

RSVP by Tuesday, November 17, 2009 | 202.572.0154
or by email: rsvpdc@modernluxury.com

The Georgetown Jingle is a holiday extravaganza and philanthropic event that celebrates the fashions of the holiday season and supports families battling cancer. This unique and fun event brings together designers, businesses and families for an evening of high-design, music, fashion, family fun and culinary delights in the five-star atmosphere of the Four Seasons Hotel.

DC This Week is on HOLD until Tuesday and Off to the NYC

It's time for a break. DC This Week is on hold for the rest of the week. I'm venturing off to the NYC for the weekend for some much need RnR at the Mercer Hotel with a girlfriend. I'm sure I will come back with lots of goodies for you all and hope to stop off at some of my favs including Hable Construction, Magnolia Bakery, Stanton Social, Fat Beats Records, ABC Home, Century 21 and the shops at Bryant Park are up for the holiday season. With only 48 hours to enjoy the city I doubt I venture north of Union Square. But I'm especially excited to check out the New Museum on Bowery (pictured above). Have a good weekend all.

FOTOWEEK Concludes this Saturday Night at Moderno Flats

This year’s DC FOTOWEEK 2009 culminates in a closing gala celebration at Moderno on Saturday hosted by The PGP Group and KNEW Gallery complete with an open bar all night long.

Exhibits and appearances include works from successful DC Natives turned NYC Art World stars, including celebrity photographer Douglas Sonders, of 8112 Studios, whose work is featured in this month’s Time Magazine.
Tickets are $40 and available at http://photorama.eventbrite.com/

Moderno
1939 12th Street NW

Saturday
8 p.m. to midnight
$40 per person, includes all night open bar

DC Photog Patrick Ryan Welcomes you to Miami

See the full photo recap HERE.

Eatonville Restaurant Launches “Food and Folklore” Series with Zora Neale Hurston this Friday

Zora Neale Hurston was a gifted story teller and folklorist in both oral and written traditions. Eatonville Restaurant -- named for the writer’s childhood home where the she collected the main ingredients for her stories, plays, and novels -- pays additional homage to Hurston the raconteur with “Food and Folklore,” a new monthly series of dinning experiences bringing the art of the story back to the dinner table.

“Food and Folklore” is wrapped in the spirit of Zora’s brand of hospitality – a generosity with food. Or as Harlem Renaissance writer/artist Richard Bruce Nugent recalled “not just food, but anything that you might be hungry for.” Each “Food and Folklore” event features a special themed prix fix menu prepared by Eatonville’s executive chef Rusty Holman.

After the main entrée, the evening winds down with dessert and informal and lively conversation with a special guest.

6:30pm.
$45 per person
2121 14th Street, NW
For reservations and information, call 202.332.9672

National Jean Company Denim Drive Party Tonight

Project Beltway has the skinny on this weekend's TWEED RIDE

Peep the full skinny and join in HERE.

Hillyer ART Space hosts VOICES fundrasier this Thursday

VOICES (Voices Organizing for International Change, Empowerment and Support) presents its monthly event to raise funds and awareness for grassroots organizations in Africa that support youth empowerment, development and leadership through the arts and the Bavubuka Foundation.

Thursday
6 - 8:30PM
HILLYER ART SPACE
9 Hillyer Court NW
Washington, DC 20008
Metro: Dupont

$5 Donation requested

Bavubuka pronounced as “ba voo boo ka” is a Luganda word that means the youth.

With the youth currently making-up 55% of the Ugandan population, this cohort has emerged as a demographic powerhouse. Bavubuka does not just represent the future they embody the present.

The Bavubuka Foundation evolved from a grassroots, underground crew of hip hop artists working to put deeds behind their VOICES. Today the Bavubuka Foundation is a fully operational nonprofit organization that passionately believes connecting youth with music and the arts can transform lives and unify diverse communities.

At Bavubuka we are dedicated to creating spaces and educational programs that nurture and empower a new generation of young leaders, in Uganda and all of Africa. VOICES that will communicate positive messages and affect positive change in their communities and the world.

Each Bavubuka project incorporates reconciliation and peace building activities by using transformative art to cultivate personal empowerment, within a united communal effort. Bavubuka provides Ugandan youth, opportunities to gain new skills, bring their own creations to life and develop relationships that connect them to their immediate community, the larger Ugandan struggle, and a global peace building movement.

Going Out Guru's Happy Hour @ Russia House Thursday

Thursday check out Kenny George: Pacguy @ Flashpoint Gallery

Kenny George crosses the line from fine art to mainstream consumerism, to transform and commodify his work and himself into objects from popular culture. The focal point of Pacguy, part of FotoWeek DC, will be a cocktail-style arcade game that borrows its format from the ubiquitous Pacman game. George uses an image of himself to replace the Pacman icon and to merchandize a fictionalized caricature throughout the exhibition. In addition to the video game, which visitors will be invited to play, Pacguy will feature lenticular flip animations, a retrofitted slot machine and a computerized pogo stick.

Opening reception: Thursday, November 12
6 to 8 p.m.
Guests attending the opening reception of Pacguy are admitted free to Solas Nua’s Disco Pigs (8:30 p.m. curtain in the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint).

Flashpoint Gallery
916 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

Co Co. Sala has your Thanksgiving Desserts Mapped Out!

Planning the perfect Thanksgiving meal, but have no idea what to make for dessert? Co. Co. Sala has it all mapped out for you. Bring home one of their Precious Pies ($18 - $22), with festive flavors such as Triple Chocolate Pecan Pie and Maple Co Co. Pumpkin Pie.

Also available, Thanksgiving-themed treats such as the Hot Harvest Bar with habanero crunch and cinnamon bits ($6), the Somethin' Pumpkin Bar with pumpkin spiced chocolate truffle ($5), White Cran-Orange Bar with cranberries, oranges & pretzel sticks ($6) and Chocolate Turkey Place Card Holders ($4).

For those spending the holiday with friends & family, Co Co. Sala has designed the perfect dessert package to complete any Thanksgiving feast. Each 'Thanksgiving Dessert Buffet To-Go' is styled in a custome leather tray and filled with the following Fall favorites:

• Triple Chocolate Pecan Pie
• Maple Co Co. Pumpkin Pie
• Caramelized Apple & Cinnamon Cheesecake Tart
• 4 Chocolate & Pumpkin Seed Brittle Barks
• 4 Chocolate & Caramel Baby Apples
• 4 Chocolate Turkey Place Card Holders

Each package is priced at $115. Orders will be taken until Monday, November 23rd and must be picked-up by Wednesday, November 25th.

Co Co. Sala
929 F Street, NW
Washington, DC
202-347-4265

Apartment Therapy DC Book Review: Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams' The Comfortable Home

Check it out HERE.

Suzanne Somersall Boutique Launch to Benefit Wounded Warriors at Ginger this Wednesday

Come enjoy cocktails and apps from Redwood Restaurant and shop for a great cause at Ginger. They will donate 10%f all store sales and 20% of all Suzanne Somersall jewelry sales to Wounded Warriors, plus they're holding a special raffle with all proceeds to benefit the cause.

Raffle tickets are $20
6:00-9:00pm.
Ginger
7114 Bethesda Lane
Bethesda Row, Bethesda, Maryland
To RSVP, call 301.229.4883

Capital Food Fight 2009 this Wednesday

This November, Travel Channel host and author Anthony Bourdain will take a break from his No Reservations shooting schedule to co-host DC Central Kitchen’s Capital Food Fight with the dynamic chef José Andrés. Battling chefs Michael Mina (Bourbon Steak),Mike Isabella (Zaytinya), Tracy O’Grady (Willow) and Bobby Varua (701 Pennsylvania Ave.) will take on two-time winner Barton Seaver, now Executive Chef at Blue Ridge. Their best efforts in the 10-minute, live on-stage battles will be presented to a top-shelf panel of judges, including famed chef and TV personality Eric Ripert, Food Network’s Ted Allen and Carla Hall, the oh-so-poised finalist from last year’s Top Chef competition.

More than 50 of the region’s hottest restaurants will offer tastes of their signature dishes throughout the evening, showing their support for the Kitchen’s innovative approach to the complex problem of hunger in the Greater Washington area and around the country.

6:00-9:00pm
$175 per person
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
For tickets and information CLICK HERE.

Take a Veteran to the Newseum this Veterans Day

To commemorate Veterans Day, the Newseum will offer free admission to all armed forces veterans and active duty military on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The Newseum honors America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. Please visit the Newseum admissions desk or newseum.org for details. Offer cannot be redeemed online.

Information and Ticket Purchase at www.newseum.org and The Newseum admissions desk

The Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
202.292.6100
Metro: Archives-Navy Mem’l-Penn Quarter

Tuesday night Fashion for Paws Presents “Home is Where the Heart is...” Benefit at Bloomingdale's

You’re invited to meet Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams, co-founders of and renowned home furnishings brand.

Join them for a Fashion for Paws™ “Home is Where the Heart is…” cocktail reception and live interview with the famed home designers. 10% of proceeds made during this event as well as enter to win ticket sales will be donated to Fashion for Paws™ benefiting Washington Humane Society.

7:00-9:00pm
Bloomingdale's
5300 Wisconsin Avenue
Chevy Chase, Maryland
To RSVP or receive more information, call 240.744.3806

ART WHINO Old Skoolin Photo Recap with DMC of RUN-DMC

FotoWeek DC Slate of exhibitions will keep you busy all week long

• Night Gallery - Monumental projections at FotoWeek Central, Crystal City & Rosslyn.

• Curated by Lucian Perkins - Iraqi Voices, InsideOutside: New Images from Russia, and My Cuba

• Flash Forward 2009 - Presented by The Magenta Foundation

• Thy Brothers' Keeper - Curated by Geno Rodriguez

• What Lies Beneath: Nature & Urban Landscape in EU Photography - Curated by Judith Turner-Yamamoto

• FotOBAMA

• Eyes of History: White House News Photographers Association

• South Africa: Per-Anders Pettersson and Karina Turok

• Until the Grass is Gone: Images of Transition in Northern Uganda, Peter van Agtmael and Pete Muller

• The United State of America - Curated by Elizabeth Krist

• National Geographic's Your Shot

• Publisher Exhibition

• Dreams in Color: The National Geographic Autochromes - Curated by William Bonner

• Crystal City FotoWalk

• "LAUNCH" A collection of works presented by the Women Photojournalists of Washington

• Portraits from the Collection of the Art Museum of the Americas

Enjoy a complimentary taste of Lebanese wine at Zaytinya

Make a reservation HERE.

Food & Friends Needs Your Support this Thanksgiving

Food & Friends needs your support for their massive Thanksgiving Day meal delivery. They will home-deliver nearly 3,500 complete Thanksgiving meals, with all the trimmings, to clients facing debilitating illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer. Food & Friends must sell 6,000 pies to those in the community. Pies are available for $25-35 and in scrumptious flavors such as pumpkin, apple crumb, sweet potato, pecan and chocolate cheesecake. Sales close on Thursday, November 19th, and pies may be purchased at www.foodandfriends.org/pie.

You have the choice of five delicious flavors:

Picture Perfect Pumpkin Pie
Thanksgiving would not be complete without this traditional favorite. The creamy pumpkin filling, in a delectable crust, has the perfect mix of spices and great pumpkin flavor. You'll certainly want to more than one for your family and friends. $25

Harvest Apple Crumb Pie
Perfectly flaky with just the right amount of sweetness, you'll enjoy this classic pie filled with a bushel of apples, spices and topped with sweet crumbles. Whether you serve your pie alone or a la mode, it's a must have. $25

Oh So Sweet Potato Pie
For many, Thanksgiving means Sweet Potato Pie. This southern specialty, filled with creamy bright orange sweet potatoes, cinnamon and nutmeg is sure to warm the hearts of your holiday guests. $25

Southern Pecan Pie
Embrace true hospitality by sharing this Southern treat with your holiday guests. Ya'll will love this delicious buttery crust, loads of pecans and sweet gooey filling. $35

Creamy Chocolate Cheesecake
A chocolate lover's delight! Your guests will go crazy over this rich, creamy cheesecake topped with a decadent dark chocolate ganache. It is sure to be a crowd pleaser. $35

Pies are available for pick up on Tuesday, November 24, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at Food & Friends or one of 14 CVS locations in DC, Maryland or Virginia. For more information, check out www.foodandfriends.org

Galleries and Museums across the area participating in FOTO Week DC

There are an endless number of galleries and museums throughout the DC metropolitan area will be holding exciting openings, exhibitions, lectures, workshops and more during FotoWeek. Click on the gallery or museum link below for event listings.

DC Galleries

• Addison/Ripley Fine Art
• Carriage House Studio / Gallery
• Civilian Art Projects
• Corcoran College of Art
• Cross Mackenzie Ceramic Arts
• Fight Club
• Flashpoint Gallery
• Goethe-Institut Washington
• Govinda Gallery
• Hamiltonian Gallery
• Hemphill
• Honfleur Gallery
• Insomniac Design
• Irvine Contemporary
• Maison Française
• Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
• Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts; The Healing Arts Gallery
• Studio Gallery
• The Arch Training Center
• Vivid Solutions DC
• Washington Project for the Arts
• Washington School of Photography
  
• Watergate Gallery
• Zenith Gallery

Maryland Galleries

• Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts)
• Photoworks Gallery
• Popcorn Gallery
• Pyramid Atlantic Art Spring Gallery
• Pyramid Atlantic Main Gallery
• Waverly Street Gallery

Virginia Galleries

• Arlington Cultural Affairs
• Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
• Multiple Exposures Gallery
• The Art Institute of Washington
• Torpedo Factory Art Center

DC Charity Spotlight: Community Help In Music Education (CHIME)

It all began as a memorial to a talented young daughter: first Dorothy Marschak helped provide free music lessons for children in Berkeley, California, and years later, as a docent for the National Symphony Orchestra, she was moved to help again--this time by the responsiveness of DCPS children in Title I schools who were eager for music education. Soon, CHIME was born and it continues to expand its repertoire. Music Around the World teaches schoolchildren about the music of different cultures and lets them experience many new instruments, often for the very first time. Intensive, integrated, in-school music programming and ongoing instructional support are on the agenda for this year. CHIME also offers professional development workshops for teachers, and sponsors an instrument donation program--Band Aid for DC Public Schools--distributing instruments in good repair (125 to date) to worthy students. City wide summer music programs at 12 sites reach many hundreds, and also include employment opportunities for older youth. Funded, through CHIME's efforts, by the City Council, DCPS will budget them in the future: what an accomplishment! A joint project with American University and the Smithsonian's Anacostia museum documents the “glory days” of public school music ensembles--and advocates bringing those glory days back. Let us all chime in!

Dorothy Marschak,

Founder and President 1789 Lanier Place, NW, Suite 3 Washington, DC 20009 202-232-2731 chime-dc.org

DC This Week is on HOLD until Monday and Dreaming about Wallpaper

As the condo buying process moves along.........SLOWWWWLYYYY I've been brainstorming on backsplashes for the kitchen and wallpaper for the hallway. Flavor League wallpaper, based out of New Orleans and New York City, has the pick of the liter when it comes to decking out your space. And they've even outfitted a few of the hottest clubs in DC from Josephine (where I celebrated my 26th birthday) to Napoleon (where I celebrated my 27th birthday). I'm seeing a pattern here............ DC This Week is hold for the next few days so I leave you with a few of my favorites from Flavor.

SOVA Sessions presents: Chris Klang with Matthew Hemerlein this Saturday

Want to WIN FREE tickets to Rock as Ammunition this Friday?

This Friday The Dunes Presents "Rock as Ammunition," an Eastern Market benefit concert supporting the positive impact music education can have on young girls and boys throughout the District area. Proceeds will benefit Girls Rock! DC and Guitars Not Guns .

Check out Brightest Young Things ticket giveaway HERE and you and a friend could win two FREE tickets to the concert.

And if you don't win, no worries, your $20 ticket gets you all access to hear four local rock bands: Tennis System, Shapiro, Memphis 59 and Spring Tigers and DJ Doc Rok performing a turntable mash-up of iconic rock and hip hop.

Friday, November 6^th
7 p.m. to Midnight
Eastern Market (North Hall)
7th Street & North Carolina Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C and you could win two free tickets.

REDEEM Celebrates 3 Years this Saturday

NightVisions @ Foto Week DC this Saturday

Join fellow photographers in an all night spontaneous adrenaline caffeine induced creation of images during Foto Week DC. The premise is simple. Create a photographic image between the hours of 6:00pm, Saturday, November 7th and 6:00am, Sunday, November 8th.

Where: anywhere your imagination dictates. Anything Goes: Street scenes, studio, any venue, any subject or concept.

How: Photographers should shoot digitally and personally deliver the photos to FotoweekDC Central 1 at 3338 M Street NW in Georgetown. Computers will be provided for photographers to download, rough edit and submit 1 to 30 images. Lightroom and Bridge will be available.

Next: Nationally recognized photo editors will be on hand all night to choose one image from each photographer. The editing process will be projected for all to see. The selected image will be immediately printed, size 11X14, identified with the photographer's name, and hung. Hand written signature and captioning encouraged. All submitted images will be continuously projected. The show will be open to the public during Fotoweek.

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures! Free snacks, coffee, music, cash bar and best of all an opportunity to create, see, and talk about photography all night with friends, colleagues and photographic zealots.

3338 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
One Night Event: Saturday, November 7, 6:00pm until midnight
Please RSVP: nightvisions@fotoweekdc.org

Ten Miles Square and the Pink Line Project Bring You Fixation this Saturday

Saturday, November 7
6 to 10 PM
@ 1358 Florida Avenue, NE
(upsatirs from Conner Contemporary and around the corner from Rock and Roll Hotel and other H Street fun spots!)

Performances:
6-9 PM Music by Yoko K!
7:30 PM ayyoko confidential
9:00 PM Suspicious Package (recently mentioned in Spin magazine!)

Portrait photographs:
Have your portrait taken by photographer Tracy Clayton in front of a specially commissioned backdrop created by fab artist Cory Oberndorfer.

Awesome "Fixation" photographers:
Aziz Yazdani
Drew McDermott
Angela Kleis
Pat Padua
Karon Flage
Joshua Yospyn
Amit Mehta
Nicole Aguirre
Jay Westcott

Celebrate DC's newest art center with:
*An opening of Koen Vanmechelen's "Cosmopolitan Chicken Project (DC)" at one of DC's top contemporary art galleries Conner Contemporary.
*G Fine Art's new space on the same block.
*A first look at the home of the new Industry Gallery, a contemporary design exhibition space.

$10 suggested donation.

**SPECIAL DEAL!**
$2 tall-boy PBR drink special at the Rock & Roll Hotel if you wear our wrist band.

Awesome beer sponsor: PBR!

Awesome event sponsor: Scion!

On My Radar: DC Based Psalm27Designs. Shop now on Etsy and 50% goes to the Help the Homeless Walkathon

DC based jewelry designer Mary Clark Gaston is on a mission. She's using her creative talents to end homelessness in DC. She's donating 50% of all her jewelry sales on Etsy between now and November 20th to support Open Arms Housing. Visit her store online HERE and check back over the course of the month for new pieces.

On November 21st Mary and thousands of DCers will walk in the Help the Homeless Walkathon on the National Mall. Last year over 16,000 walkers invaded the National Mall and raised $5.6 million to benefit 164 Washington metropolitan area homeless service providers. You can join Mary and thousands of your DC neighbors on the Mall as they walk to put an end to homelessness in DC. CLICK HERE to learn more about how you can support Open Arms Housing (DC068) as your beneficiary organization.

How can you help?

1) Sign-up to walk with Mary HERE

2) Sponsor one of the women of Open Arms to walk. For $25 you can support one of the women to take part in the Help the Homeless Walkathon: If interested, email Mary HERE.

3) Make a donation. Every little bit counts – whether it’s writing a big check or digging through the couch cushions. Help Mary reach her $2,500 fundraising goal: http://bit.ly/walk4homeless-mcg

4) Buy jewelry on Etsy HERE

DMC of Run DMC Rocks Art Whino this Saturday

Art Whino and WHALER’s Creation present Old Skoolin’ this Saturday. Legendary founder of the hip-hop movement DMC of Run DMC, among others will perform old skool, throw back shows true to the roots of the genre. Over 100 of Art Whino’s internationally renowned talents from the underground street art world will be showcasing their old school, 80’s themed creations.

The Portals Theater
1236 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20024
Saturday, Nov 7th
6 p.m.– 12 p.m.
PURCHASE $25 advance tickets HERE, $35 at the door

Exhibit featuring work by 100+ Art Whino Artists
Art Installation by AM RADIO
Special musical performance by: DMC of Run DMC, and others

Fotoweek…What’s Happening & Where?

There’s lots going on in a 7-day period, and the folks at Fotoweek HQ have made it easy for you to plan your attack. Check out what’s happening right HERE.

Do you know where your Champagne comes from? Unmask the truth. Demand accurate labeling.

When it comes to wine, there is no ingredient more important than location. The land, air, water and weather where grapes are grown are what make each wine unique. That is why we, as wine enthusiasts, demand that a wine’s true origin be clearly identified on its label in order for us to make informed decisions when purchasing and consuming wine. This ensures we know where our wine comes from and protects the sanctity of wine growing regions worldwide.

By signing, you are joining the growing list of Joint Declaration to Protect Wine Place & Origin signatories – Champagne, Chianti Classico, Jerez, Napa Valley, Oregon, Paso Robles, Sonoma County, Porto, Tokaj, Victoria, Walla Walla Valley, Washington State, Western Australia – and a growing list of consumers in demanding that wine labels maintain and protect the integrity of wine place names, which are fundamental tools for consumers to identify the special wines of great winegrowing regions.

To sign the Wine Place & Origin Petition, CLICK HERE.

Tour de Champagne DC Presented by GiraMondo Wine this Friday

Don’t miss this fall’s most tasting wine event! With over 20 champagne houses, local restaurants and celebrity chefs, the 2009 Tour de Champagne features many prestigious Champagnes along with cuisine from some of Washington, DC’s most talented chefs.

Tour de Champagne provides yet another reason to celebrate the most delightful fruits of France. During Tour de Champagne, a silent auction benefiting Cystic Fibrosis will take place.

At each stop along the evening’s “tour,” guests will be able to experience various labels paired with cuisine from local and internationally renowned chefs.

VIP Admission- Limited availability ($150): Main event + fin de soirée where VIP guests will continue to mingle with the chefs and champagne masters, and enjoy live music and additional complimentary champagne and cognac as well as a dessert buffet

General Admission $115 on sale HERE.

7:00-10:00pm
Ritz-Carlton
1150 22nd Street, NW

Masa 14 Hosts a Memorable Evening of Sparkling Wine Cocktails with Special Guest Maria Hunt, Author of “The Bubbly Bar”

Calling all cocktail connoisseurs and bubbly lovers this Wednesday. Join MASA 14 for a special sparkling cocktail party with food and wine writer Maria Hunt, author of The Bubbly Bar: Champagne and Sparkling Wine Cocktails for Every Occasion. Maria Hunt will lead a tasting of the Spanish sparkling wine cava and Latin-inspired sparkling cocktails, while Chef de Cuisine Antonio Burrell will complement the bubbly concoctions with some of his tantalizing Asian and Latin small plates. Maria will also be on hand to share her bubbly wisdom and autograph books.

Wednesday
5:30-7:30pm
$35 per person
1825 14th Street, NW
For reservations and information, call 202.328.1414.

DC Fab Empire has more skinny on "The Real Housewives of DC"

Check it out HERE.

Christian Siriano takes the Corcoran’s stage Tuesday

Named “America’s next great fashion designer” by Tim Gunn, design prodigy Christian Siriano made headlines as the youngest designer to ever win Bravo’s hit television show, Project Runway. Since the show, Siriano has taken the fashion industry by storm, showing his collections at Fashion Week in New York City and designing lines for Puma, Payless, and Victoria’s Secret Beauty.

In his first book, Fierce Style: How to be Your Most Fabulous Self, Siriano discusses how to be “fierce” in fashion and in everyday life, giving tips on developing personal style and building self-confidence. Join us as Christian Siriano takes the Corcoran’s stage to discuss his personal journey and the inspiration behind his celebrated designs. A book sale and signing will follow the talk. Tickets are $15 to $20 HERE.

Long View Gallery to Host Granulosa Cell Tumuor Foundation Fundraising Event

The Granulosa Cell Tumuor Foundation, New Zealand along with RGI events and public relations would like to invite you to join us for the Granulosa Cell Tumour Foundation’s first ever U.S. fundraiser. Join them for a night of great food, cocktails, music, and a silent auction as part of The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation’s Awareness Movement Weekend November 6-8th. The GCTF is a non profit based out of Auckland, New Zealand. Their main goal is to raise funds for research as well as awareness of this very rare ovarian cancer.

The foundation will be holding a reception event at the Longview Gallery with the aim to honor the Director’s wife who passed away this April from this cancer. All ticket sales and silent auction funds raised will go directly to the foundation.

Saturday, November 7th 7:00-9:30pm
Long View Gallery
1234 Ninth St, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Tickets: General Admission $30

NOUVEAU RICHE HALLOWEEN RAVE with special guest VJ & DJ MARK BROWN this Saturday @ DC9

This weekend is going to be a hit. Tonight we are venturing to Mate, Flashpoint Gallery and Little Miss Whiskies. Saturday we're heading over to Social, Gibson and concluding the night at DC9. My outfit is all planned out.........................I'm a black hipster Barbie and rockin' my yellow tutu all weekend long. Don't let it knock you over as I walk by.

So to get the weekend started off right. I leave you with a note from DJ Gavin Holland about this Saturday's bash. It's going to be banana's folks.................................

Nacey, Steve and I have been saving up for months to buy a real, working time machine, and this Saturday we're going to bring it to DC9 for its maiden public voyage, with all pistons set to "1991". We're not sure how accurate the geolocator on this thing is yet, but we're aiming for the general vicinity of London. And having never gone more than 10-15 minutes into the past with it before, a full 18 years should really be something! Remember to wear a costume, because if you show up in 1991 wearing normal 2009 clothes, they will sense something is terribly wrong and try to kill you. Just wear something outlandish and play it cool.

In case you were wondering what the UK rave scene looked and sounded like in '91, please visit the Nouveau Riche blog - the latest post includes a DJ mix with the greatest rave hits of '91, plus a documentary made that year featuring a 20-year-old Liam Howlett (of The Prodigy) making music in his bedroom in his sweatpants.

The best time to arrive at the party Saturday night is at about 9:02pm. Why? Because there's no cover until 10pm, and there's free Sparks as well as free vodka drinks during that time, provided by 42 Below Vodka. Plus that means you get to take in the Halloween Rave start-to-finish! While the rest of this e-mail has mostly been a somewhat lame joke, I do feel passionately about taking in the whole party as an "experience." It is totally fucking awesome, trust me.

Did I mention that this party is sponsored by our good friends over at DURKL? We have a pretty cool special going on with them right now. If you go to the DURKL store tomorrow or Saturday at 443 I (eye) St. NW and buy one of the last Nouveau Riche x DURKL t-shirts for the low low price of $5, you also get into the party for free all night, and you get a CD of the DJ mix we did for DURKL. DURKL DURKL DURKL. Such a good word. They're also doing a sweet Cash & Carry sale during the day from 12-6pm before the rave.

And guess what else - this party is going to look totally awesome all night, because not only do we have in our possession ONE THOUSAND (1,000) glowsticks, we're also bringing in video artist MARK BROWN from Baltimore to do live visuals all night long, PLUS he's dropping a super special DJ set right at the witching hour. Check out his website to see some of the cool art he's made.

See you Saturday.
Signed.
DJ Gavin Holland

Ticket Winner Announced for Andrew Wodzianski’s House Party at Flashpoint Gallery Tonight

A big congrats to Lindsay Brothers for sending in her correct answers the fastest for this DC This Week's FREE ticket challenge. She won two free tickets to Flashpoint Gallery tonight for Andrew Wodzianski’s House Party. I'll be there tonight in my black hispter Barbie outfit with tutu in tow. If you don't win the FREE tickets, no worries - the event runs from 9 p.m. to midnight and tickets are $20 in advance if you buy online or $25 at the door.

Answers to the Questions......................

• In House on Haunted Hill (1959), how does Annabelle Loren die? Annabelle falls into acid after being scared by a skeleton, which is controlled by her husband.
• What phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween? Samhainophobia
• Halloween candy sales average about how much annually in the United States? $2 billion

Saturday Night You're Invited to the Witching Hour @ Social in Columbia Heights

Join me at Social on Saturday from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. for a Witching Hour with $5 Jager death bombs specials all night long.

Specials on Jagermeister and Rogue "Dead Guy" Ale, all night! Costume Contest with spectacular prizes at Midnight. Stay out late and party because you can always sleep when you're dead!

Social
7 to 1 a.m.
1400 Meridian Pl NW
Washington, DC 20010

Saturday Nights Hottest Halloween Party is headed to the Gibson

Get the full skinny HERE. Tickets are $75.

My Picks for the Friday Night Halloween Kick-Off.

Andrew Wodzianski’s House Party at Flashpoint Gallery

9 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Tickets: $20 in advance if you buy online, or $25 at the door

Andrew Wodzianski’s paintings lift imagery from William Castle’s b-movie horror flick from 1959, "House on Haunted Hill." While a painting exhibition in its own right, House will also incorporate the gimmickry and audience participation for which director Castle was legendary. Wodzianski’s will begin a scavenger hunt on October 8. Throughout the month, the artist will release a series of five clues via Twitter (twitter.com/househuntdc). Five people will ultimately have the chance to win a painting from the exhibition.

On Friday, October 30, a costume party will be held in conjunction with the exhibition. Don your best costume, get down with DJs Sharkey & Smudge and sip on non-stop PBR at House Party.

Zombified and Freakishly Anticipated...Anna Croll invites you to Halloween Eve II.

Maté Lounge
7 to 11 p.m.
OPEN BAR 7-9 horror d'oeuvres & trick-or-treats by Gifford's.

Magician appearance and BEST COSTUME prizes from the Willard Hotel and Latin Concepts.

$20 donations benefit the Talent Youth Association
http://www.talentyouthassociation.org/

RSVP - anna@latinconcepts.com

Come celebrate Halloween the Colombian way at Napoleon.

The team that brought you Verano@Napoleon this summer and April Fools Extravaganza at Station 9 in April (Clowns party) are back for some Colombian Halloween partying.

10 p.m. until

The event will include special acts and a costume competition (prizes donated by our sponsors). $10 cover, includes a free Colombia Power Energy Drink, is entirely donated to Clowns Without Borders Project Colombia

Colombian Halloween is presented by Amor for Colombia an initiative to promote Colombia through celebration. The event’s $10 cover charge will go entirely to Clowns Without Borders Project Colombia which will be held over the last two weeks of November 2009.




Harry Dixon and The Smudge present a ridic night of grooves Halloweenie's and dead folk.

Thats right!! This is a never ending list of who's who in the music biz on the tracks played all night, so it will truly be an unforgettable NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD!!

come witness the spectacle for yourself @
Little Miss Whiskey's Golden Dollar
1104 H. Street NW
NO COVER
10 p.m. until 3 a.m.

Washington Post's Reliable Source has more skinny on the "Other" Housewife

Fotoweek DC Kick-Off Cocktail Party this Thursday

•Hear Remarks From Lucian Perkins, The Pulitzer Prize Winning Author of Runway Madness
•View an Exhibit of Runway Madness Images
•Enjoy a Sneak Peek of Fotoweek DC Coming November 7-14
•Walk the NM Fashion Runway
•Receive Makeovers and Blowouts With PR at Partners
•Enjoy Fashion-Forward Furnishings from Roche Bobois

Suggested Donation: $20 at Door (Proceeds Benefit Fotoweek DC).

RSVP at: http: www.fotoweekdc.org/REGISTER/NEIMANMARCUS.ASP

Co-sponsors: Neiman Marcus * Fotoweek DC *PR at Partners * Roche Bobois * Mazza Gallerie* DC Magazine

BYT and Dakota Fine have the full photo recap of the High Heel Race

Peep it HERE.

DC Amateur Skee-ball League Begins

H Street Country Club will be the proud home of the DC Amateur Skee-ball League (DCASL). Beginning Nov. 15, teams of five will battle the best DC has to offer for a chance at glory, skee-ball greatness and discounts on drinks and food. The League will host games at H Street Country Club every Sunday and Tuesday night for five weeks. Once a week, each team will play two games to determine final rankings. The season will culminate with a one-day playoff and championship challenge.

The first DCASL champion will hoist the DC Skee-ball Cup in January 2010 and cement its name in history forever. The league is looking for teams now. To join, team captains can email the DCASL Commissioner at caddy@thehstreetcountryclub.com. The deadline to sign up a team is November 2, 2009.