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100 Bowls of Compassion Gala

5/14 – Miriam’s Kitchen, a local non-profit that offers services and food to the homeless will be holding their annual 100 Bowls of Compassion Gala on May 14th from 6-9:30 PM at the National Building Museum.  To view their promotional video click here.  Visit the Miriam’s Kitchen Web site to learn more about the event. […]

6th Annual Spring Wine Festival

4/25 – The Wine Tasting Association presents the 6th Annual Spring Wine Festival at the downtown Embassy Suites. Taste over 150 wines from across the world and enjoy special pricing on bottles purchased at the event. For more information please visit http://www.winetasting.org. Jiyan

Justin Jones and the Driving Rain

4/17-4/18 – Accomplished local musician Justin Jones and his band, the Driving Rain, are returning to DC for two shows at the Rock N Roll Hotel. Friday’s performance is with The Jackfields and Mother, and Saturday with Olivia and the Housemates and The Moderate. For more information and tickets please visit http://www.ticketalternative.com/Events/4553.aspx. admin

The Editors World Premiere

4/20 – The Editors is a documentary, written and directed by Patrick Ryan Morris, that details the experiences of six university newspaper editors in Israel during the first week of the recent Gaza Conflict. The student journalists took part in a week long seminar programmed by Project Interchange in which they met with a wide […]

Arenas to Compete Against Fans at DC Adidas Store

4/18 – Gilbert Arenas and DC United players will be on hand to celebrate the opening of the new adidas store at Tysons Corner Center on Saturday, April 18 at 12PM.  The athletes will meet and greet fans, sign autographs and compete with costumers in free throw shooting challenges and penalty shot contests. admin

Countdown to Yuri’s Night 2009

4/11 – Celebrate the countdown to Yuri’s Night at the Warehouse. This will be a one night arts extravaganza combining an intergalactic art exhibition, a cosmic burlesque show, stellar band performances, prizes, a weird science demo, alien egg hunt, and more. There will be a number of DJs on board throughout the night. For more […]

Cherry Blast

4/10 – A Pink Line project in association with the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Cherry Blast is a combination of art, music, dance, fashion, anime and origami. For more information visit the Pinkline Project. admin

Drink & Dine for Diabetes

4/16 –  Mio will be hosting an event to raise money for the American Diabetes Association (ADA).  Drinks and complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served.  There will be a $10 minimum donation at the door that will go to support the ADA and a portion of the drink proceeds will also be donated to the […]

Yoga under the Cherry Blossoms

4/4 – Friends and family are invited to lululemon athletica’s yoga class in celebration of the Cherry Blossom Festival. This complimentary class will be offered at the Jefferson Memorial’s Tidal Basin Stage, located on the plaza of the memorial on Ohio Drive, SW from 10:30-11:30 am rain or shine! To rsvp or for more information, […]