ARTINI IN APRIL! at your favorite spots and the finale at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design

During the month of April, specially designed “artinis” will be served up at 15 restaurants in DC. The 1869 Society, the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s circle of young benefactors, is hosting a special competition to benefit the scholarship fund at the Corcoran College of Art + Design. The goal: to create the most artistic martini!

These creative concoctions will be featured on each of the restaurants’ menus for a month and customers can vote for their favorite cocktails on the Washington City Paper’s ARTINI Web site (www.washingtoncitypaper.com/artini) beginning on April 1. The winner of ARTINI will be announced at a culminating event at the Corcoran (500 Seventeenth St. NW) on Wednesday, April 30. Throughout the evening event, guests can sample the top “artinis” and tour the Corcoran’s newest exhibition, The American Evolution: A History through Art.

The participating venues have created such masterpieces as: “Mary with a Cherry,” “A Unique Bronze Piece,” “Bonapartini,” “D’iCi Tini,” “Mary's Pearls,” “Kama Sutra,” “The Dolly Madison,” and “The Goldini.”

The following venues will compete: Bobby Van’s Steakhouse, Hook, Hudson, Inde Bleu, Le Bar/ ICI Urban Bistro, Lotus Lounge, M Bar Lounge, Mie N Yu, Napoleon Bistro & Lounge, Perry’s Restaurant, Poste Moderne, Teatro Goldoni, The Park at Fourteenth, Topaz Bar, and West End Bistro.

ARTINI is sponsored by Christiania Vodka, the Washington City Paper, and Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington. Tickets for the ARTINI party are $60 for Members and $80 for Non-Members.

ARTINI will also offer the opportunity to purchase tickets for a raffle drawing to be held at the final ARTINI party. Tickets will be available online (www.corcoran.org/artini) and at the door. Prizes include, but are not limited to: two round trip tickets on Southwest Airlines; a three-month membership to The Sports Club LA (a $750 value); two box seats in the Opera House from The Kennedy Center; a four-course gourmet dinner with wine pairing and wine tasting reception from Chateau O’Brien at Northpoint Winery and Vineyard; two tickets to University Row at the Virginia Gold Cup; a $200 certificate from Zipcar; and an interior design consultation from Jenny Chung Interiors.

ABOUT THE 1869 SOCIETY

One of the most dynamic young professionals groups in Washington, D.C., member of the Corcoran’s 1869 Society enjoy the benefits of exclusive networking and socializing with other up-and-coming art patrons ages 25 to 42.

Members of the 1869 Society have access to private exhibition previews and receptions at the museum, invitations to Cultural Cocktails events, free or reduced admission to exciting public programs, travel and learning opportunities designed just for Society Members, and one additional guest pass for free admission to the Corcoran’s renowned permanent collection.

Each year the 1869 Society also sponsors Fall Fête, one of the District’s most-anticipated parties. This exciting event assists the “artists of tomorrow” by raising funds in support of educational programming for area students. This is in addition to the benefits Corcoran membership: unlimited free admission to temporary and permanent exhibitions, guest passes, discounts at Café des Artistes and the Corcoran Shop, reduced fees for Continuing Education classes at the Corcoran College of Art + Design, and a complimentary subscription to Night & Day and Member E-News.

For information about membership in the Corcoran’s 1869 Society, please visit http://www.corcoran.org/membership/1869_society.

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