MY HELSKINKI Art Exhibition @ the Finnish Embassy Guest list is CLOSED.

According to Going out Guru's "Earlier this year, the Finnish government invited 12 Washingtonians, including jazz musician and educator Davey Yarborough, video artist Ayodamola Okunseinde and Restaurant Nora owner Nora Pouillon, to come to Helsinki, and paired them with host organizations. The 12 then documented their experiences in a new exhibit called "My Helsinki" at the Finnish Embassy, which runs through the end of the month. Check out the results tonight at a happy hour and party with food, drinks and a set by DJ Adrian Loving, which runs from 7 to 10."

Mother's Day Champagne Sunday Brunch at Strathmore

Come try a new experience in the D.C. metro area, where you can enjoy live music by Strathmore's Artists in Residence, while eating quality brunch food. This once a month event, in Strathmore's beautiful Lockheed Martin Lobby, will feature a seafood station, omelette bar and carving station.

11:00am-2:30pm
$42 per person
$15 per child
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, Maryland
For reservations and information, call 301.581.5253.

DC Record Fair this Saturday

Som Records is teaming up AGAIN with The Vinyl District, DC Soul Recordings and The Warehouse Next Door to host a record fair on Saturday, May 9th from 10am-4pm.
Details are on the poster (see photos section), but basically this is gonna be a FANTASTIC morning + afternoon of records, DJ's, Booze (full bar!!), Food, CHUCK BROWN!!!, Autographed Daptone Records & Posters Raffles (thanks Daptone!) and more records. We're getting 30 dealers from Connecticut, New York, Richmond and many points in between. And the best part is that it's only 2 dollars to get in!!

DJ's for the event:

Gavin Holland and the Nouveau Riche DJs (http://www.nouveaurichedc.com/)
Neville C. (http://www.somrecordsdc.com/)
Deep Sang (http://www.myspace.com/deejayholiday)
Stylus (http://www.vibeconductor.com/)
Lunch Money & Almighty Dollah (both of the group "Played Tomorrow": (http://www.myspace.com/playedtomorrow)
Provoke (http://djprovoke.com/)
Eurok (http://www.djeurok.com/)
D-Mac (http://www.djdmac.com/)
Dan Amitai (http://www.amitai.net/)
Nitekrawler (http://www.dcsoulrecordings.com)

Sponsors:
http://somrecordsdc.com/
http://vinyldistrict.blogspot.com/
http://dcsoulrecordings.com/
http://www.warehousetheater.com/

Date:	Saturday, May 9, 2009
Time:	10:00am - 4:00pm
Location:	Warehouse Next Door
Street:	1021 7th St., NW (Right across from the Convention Center Metro Stop)

Bethesda Fine Arts Festival this weekend

The Bethesda Fine Arts Festival will be held Saturday, May 9 & Sunday, May 10, 2009 in Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle. Delight in fine art and craft created by 150 of the nation's best artists, live entertainment and Bethesda's best restaurants!

POLO cup is a day away. Are you coming with? Buy your VIP ticket today and roll with us!

The Land Rover America’s Polo Cup hosted the US and Italian teams May 9^th and 10^th in a fun-filled weekend of International competitions. Amidst the challenges in food, wine, fashion, and polo, president and founder Tareq Salahi announced that Australia would be the challenging country in the 2009 Cup, taking place at its new venue of Capitol Polo Club in Potomac, Maryland

We are heading out to America's Polo Cup and will stake our claim in the "OUTBACK DOWN UNDER" CELEBRATION TENT on Saturday May 9th. Tickets are normally $150, but phenom DCer Jamie Hess has secure a 20% discount when you enter the code HESS at checkout. This makes your ticket $120 a pop. Come join us! BUY YOUR TICKET HERE!

This ticket price includes premier covered location and overlooking the polo field, all food and beverages, including open bar with premium wines, beers and an official US and Australian Beer selections. With incredible views, an enhanced and improved jumbo enclosed private patio, this is THE place to watch, listen and dance to the music of world renowned performers, and view the spectacular fireworks.

SATURDAY MAY 9TH, 2009: AMERICA'S POLO WORLD CUP & AIR SHOW

1:30 pm – Gates Open

2:00pm - Welcome Live Music Top Aussie Hits by The Australian Jay Hoad Band

2:15 pm - Ambassadors Celebrity First Chukker Round Robin Polo Cup.

3pm – OPENING CEREMONIES: The Man from Snowy River Ride out. Demonstrations on Polo Field: Hunt & Hounds / Military Parade / United States Park Police Horse Mounted Unit Color Guard Presentation

2010 Challenging Country to be Announced and awarded to that Nation. Venue awarded and announced by State & County for 2010.

3:30 pm – Australian & USA National Anthems Live performances with Spectacular Air Parachute Team show by BLACKWATER, USA. - The Australian National Anthem performance will be performed by: American Idol Star "Michael Johns".

The Battle of the Coral Sea AIR SHOW. A Moment of Silence for the US & International Armed Services Fallen Soldiers. Followed by a Special Presentation by the world famous United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Team

Military Fly Over followed by "Sneak Pass"

4pm – The New York Empires VS. Washington DC Patriots Professional Polo sanctioned by NPL ( National Polo League)

5:00 pm – USA Land Rover Polo Team VS. QANTAS AUSTRALIAN Polo Team - International World Cup Championships

5:45 pm – US Coast Guard Helicopters Fly Overs & LIVE Concert by Jay Hoad Band (Polo Field opens for Divot Stomp after Helicopters land)

6:00 pm – Second half of Polo Game continues.

7:00 pm – Trophy Presentation by Official Jeweler in Land Rover Winners Circle

DAUM Luxury Art presents the "DAUM America's Polo Cup Best Sportsmanship Award"

The Washington Post FW presents the Winners of the Best Dressed Contest Announced in Winners Circle - $1,000.00 Va. Wine Lovers Package

The Washington Post FW presents Winners of Best Hat Competition Announced in Winners Circle - $1,000.00+ Luxury Gift Certificate

8:00 pm – BlackWater/USO World Champions Parachute Team Jump with Fireworks at Twilight!

8:05 pm – American Idol Star "Michael Johns" will perform on Main Concert Stage

8:45 pm – SUPERSTAR "SURPRISE" PERFORMANCE.

9:15 pm – A Joint American & Australian Grande FIREWORKS Celebration Show - A Celebration of Freedom & the USA & Australian Friendship

10:00 pm + – The Polo Celebration continues on the Polo Field, "Rockin the Polo Field" with Dancing on the Polo field.

BUY YOUR TICKET HERE and be sure to enter HESS at checkout.

An Evening with Stone’s Throw @ Stussy this Thursday

Mayflower's Social Club this Thursday

Forecast shows that the sun will be making an appearance on Thursday, which means hopefully you will too!

Gather your friends and come join us on the Mezzanine for the Thursday Night Social Club Series at The Mayflower Hotel!

Thursday, May 7, 2009
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Chef Abdellah Aguenaou will prepare Tempura Soft Shell Crabs, spring vegetables and a lemon ponzu sauce.

Flying Dog Brewery’s seasonal and signature brews will be the perfect complement to Chef Abdellah’s tasty treasure.

Enjoy Pastry Chef Stephane Giannoni’s Crepe Suzette with Grand Marnier sauce for a sweet treat.

$20 entrance fee with complimentary featured food and drink.

Steps away from the red line’s Farragut North metro station,
The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel is located at
1127 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20036.

For more information email jane@hisaokapr.com or borekj@hisaokapr.com.

DC Scout Turns Two this Thursday and invites you to Barney's Co-Op

Couture for a Cure takes over Peacock Grand Cafe this Thursday

Thursday, May 7, from 7:30 - 10:30 PM, DC United Soccer Players hit the runway at the Couture for a Cure event to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Woman of the Year candidate Nadine Namoff at Peacock Grand Cafe. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Presented by to the Nth Degree and America's Polo Cup, Couture for a Cure is a fashion show highlighting the work of local designers including Aidah Fontenot, Tsyndyma, the Lost Boys Boutique, Wendy Jarmol Jewelry, and Evelyn Brooks Jewelry all while Deejay Neekola spins beats and the Master of Ceremonies, Paul Wharton, gets the crowd going!

Couture for a Cure will honor eight individuals who are currently living with cancer, have survived cancer, or have lost a loved one to cancer. Ultimately, it will provide these amazing individuals a well-deserved day of beauty and glamour provided by James Cornwell. Couture for a Cure will also feature DC United players Bryan Namoff, Jamie Moreno, Ben Olsen, Clyde Simms, Devon McTavish, plus many more strutting their stuff down the runway in the latest designs by the Lost Boys! Tickets to this event are $55 in advance and $65 at the door.This tax deductible donation includes open bar for all sponsored drink items, heavy hors d'oeuvres, and the chance to win plenty of raffle and silent auction items. Because we want to end the evening on a high-note, your ticket will also get you admission to PUBLIC BAR for the Couture for a Cure after party.

RAMMY Voting has begun. Vote Co. Co. Sala for Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene and Marvin for Neighborhood Gathering Place

Vote HERE!

Celebrating DC art and music teachers with the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative.

On Thursday, The DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative is gathering to celebrate those teachers who work hard to find a place for arts in every school and for every child. More than 80 DC public school art and music teachers will join for a recognition event at the Goethe Institute. I'm lucky to have lots of friends and associates in the city who are remarkable artists and photographers. So I reached out to a few of them, including Patrick Ryan, Susan Finsen, Marielle Mariano and Joshua Titkin of DEKKA and asked them to consider donating a piece of art to the event.

I was inspired when all of them said yes! Their pieces of art will go as a gift to lucky art and music teahers at the appreciation event. The Arts For Every Student (AFES) Teacher Celebration will acknowledge the hard work of educators who serve as AFES program leaders at 120 DC public and chartered schools.

Through their efforts, in 2008 more than 33,000 public school students have experienced the arts and humanities through the DC Collaborative’s 80 members from the local arts and cultural community. Students have seen the treasures of the Corcoran Gallery, soared along with internationally-renown dancers from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company, and experienced classroom lessons that incorporate design and artistry into typical math, science and reading classes.

Patrick Ryan, one of my favorite DC photographers donated the piece (pictured above) “Untitled [Bike Rack/Storm Rolling In On Jersey Shore]". In Patrick's own words............................

"I’m very proud of this image. A few years back, it was selected for a juried exhibition by Kathleen Ewing, a respected photo gallery owner in Washington who was Executive Director of The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) at the time. "

Students from the Duke Ellington School for the Arts, who have also benefited from the hard work of their classroom teachers and the DC Collaborative, will be on hand to perform during the reception. Attendees will include teachers, administrators and representatives from DCPS central administration and from the chartered public schools.

Patrick, Susan, Marielle and Joshua are a few of the many talented artists and photographers in the city. And their donations truly show the artistic spirit and collaboration that can take place when we come together as an art community and philanthropic DCers! Prost to them all. Jade

Signature Theatre of Arlington Wins 2009 Regional Theatre Award. A Tony Award® !

The Tony Awards® administrative committee has announced the honorees for the four non-competitive categories which will be presented at the 2009 Tony Awards on June 7^th. The 2009 Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing.

The 2009 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre will be presented to Tony Award winning composer and lyricist, Jerry Herman. Mr. Herman composed the scores for such Broadway musicals as Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles. He is a five-time Tony Award nominee and two time Tony Award winner, for La Cage aux Folles and Hello, Dolly!

The 2009 Regional Theatre Award will be awarded to the Signature Theatre of Arlington, Virginia. Each year, the Tony Awards present a Tony Award to a regional theatre on the recommendation of the American Theatre Critics Association. The Award is accompanied by a gift of $25,000 from VISA, USA, a proud sponsor of the Tony Awards for the past decade. For 20 years, Signature Theatre has broadened and brightened the region's cultural landscape with its bold productions of challenging new and established works.

The recipient of the newly created Isabelle Stevenson Award is Tony Award winning actress Phyllis Newman. The Isabelle Stevenson Award recognizes an individual from the theatre community who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations, regardless of whether such organizations relate to the theatre. In 1995, Ms. Newman founded The Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative of The Actor’s Fund of America. For the last 12 years she has raised more than $3.5 million dollars that has helped to serve 2,500 women in the entertainment industry.

Shirley Herz will receive the Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. For more than 50 years, Ms. Herz has been a press agent to both on and Off-Broadway working behind-the-scenes to publicize more than 200 shows and help make both the shows and their stars house-hold names. Established in 1990, The Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre are awarded annually to institutions, individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but are not eligible in any of the established Tony Award categories.

The Tony Award Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, May 5^th. A complete list of the 2008-2009 Tony Award Nominees will be available at www.tonyawards.com on May 5^th.

Tuesday night @ Wonderland Gavin Holland has a deep line-up for you on the turntables

This Wednesday Boris Gluck on deck @ ANDALU

Tuesday Mexican Masquerade for Cinco de Mayo @ Rosa Mexicano in Chinatown

This Tuesday grab your sombrero or go undercover with a Lucha Libre wrestling mask to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Rosa Mexicano's first Mexican Masquerade, inviting guests to don their most creative costumes for giveaways and prizes.

Guests get in the spirit with tableside, fresh fruit muddled margarita carts, maracas, piñatas, music, and, the fiesta food favorite, signature Guacamole en Molcajete. All day Rosa Mexicano Penn Quarter will offer special menu selections such as Shrimp Quesadillas made with garlic and guajillo chile and Chile Ancho Relleno, ancho chiles stuffed with slow-cooked marinated pork.

5 to 10 p.m.
Prices a la carte
575 7th Street at F Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
For reservations please call 202.783.5522

The 48 Hour Film Project Starts Tuesday

AFI Silver welcomes back the 9th edition of the wildly popular 48 Hour Film Project.

Tickets go on sale TODAY HERE.

A competition for do-it-yourself filmmakers: you're given a genre, a prop, a character and a line of dialogue. The rest is up to you! This year's Washington, DC-area films screen May 5 through 8, followed by the "Best of" screenings on May 21.

Shows do sell out, so it's best to buy tickets in advance at AFI.com/Silver. Each screening of the 48 Hour Film Project is different, featuring a unique program of films. For individual show schedules and information about the 48 Hour Film Project, go to 48hourfilm.com.

Tuesday, May 5 through Friday, May 8, 7:00 & 9:30; Monday, May 11, 7:00

No passes accepted. All ticket sales are final. Tickets are non-refundable.

World Cocktail Week Humpday @ PS7's

This Wednesday bartenders Gina Chersevani (PS 7’s), Jason Strich (Rasika), and Rachel Sergi (Zaytinya) give the ’80s a shot out with a happy-hour party at PS 7’s. DJ on hand and ’80s style cocktails will be served.

5 to 7 p.m.
777 I St NW
Washington, DC‎
(202) 742-8550

Washington Exaimer: Virginia’s Gold Cup heats up the spring

When spring rolled around each year, it seemed Jade Floyd’s friends invariably started to plan to attend the Virginia Gold Cup. Get the full story HERE.