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March 23, 2009
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Earth, Wind,
and Frank!
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An artsy shout out to our friends at VOA who are sponsoring a friend-raiser ('cause we could all use some more) tomorrow night at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, 1632 U Street. 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Funds benefit The Art Connection, which helps artists donate original works for display at non-profits. Click for details.
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Over 2500 guests packed the Convention Center Saturday night for the 22nd annual Leukemia Ball. The event raised over $3 million for blood cancers. It also allowed us to eat smoked salmon, tournedo of beef, miso soy lacquered Patagonia bass, and red velvet layer cake.
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Redskin quarterback Jason Campbell and his wife, former Miss DC Mercedes Lindsay, before hitting the dance floor.
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Multi-Grammy Award winning R&B group Earth Wind & Fire had the crowd on its feet. We snapped this of bassist Verdine White.
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Mega-comedian Frank Caliendo, left, whose impressions of Presidents Bush and Clinton wowed the crowd. (We were so wowed, we forgot to get the other guy's name.)
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Design Cuisine's Erica Fredericks and Heather Freeman's Lindley Thornburg.
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Leukemia & Lymphoma DC Executive Director Donna McKelvey and honoree Beers + Cutler co-founder Jim Beers with wife Linda.
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2008 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Girl of the Year Hannah McNeal looked radiant as she posed with dad Tom McNeal. The eight year old's been out of treatment for the past 16 months, thanks to fundraisers like the Leukemia Ball.
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| District Sample Sale! |
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Georgetown was buzzing with fashionistas looking to score bargains at the District Sample Sale, including professional sports consultant Tia Martin, Mi Chiamo Eka's Ebong Eka and Aba Kwawu.
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City Shop Girl's Kelly Collis Frederick shows off a flirty pink skirt.
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Queen Bee Designs' Allison Brooks, USA Today's Rebecca Heslin and We One You Two boutique owner Krista Johnson.
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| Art with a Heart! |
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The same night, we went to Bread for the City's 19th Annual Art with a Heart gala at the Capital Hilton, as did APCO Worldwide's Gideon Lett, Roll Call publisher Peter Cherukuri and First Class Benefit's Phil Grosch.
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Fixation Marketing president Jean Whiddon and daughter Hannah Whiddon, who are lucky to work together.
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| Skye! |
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We started the weekend at Skye Lounge downtown to join a fundraiser for the Bowen Family Foundation for Autism with Eric Bell and Kenneth Suarez.
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Barclays Capital's Patrick Rien and Jesse Wilson helped host the fundraiser. Their next event is at Hudson for EarthEcho on April 4.
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Wednesday, March 25, the Alzheimer's Association National Gala at the Building Museum. The black tie dinner co-chaired by Chris Mathews, actress Lea Thompson, and George and Trish Vradenburg, and honoring Terrell Owens and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, always attracts over 700. http://www.alz.org/galas/NationalGala/ or (202) 638-8673.
Wednesday, March 25, from 6:00-11:00 PM, join Congressmen and Senators for Paralyzed Veterans of America's Go All In for Veterans Poker Tournament at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. After an opening reception, there will be a Poker Clinic with 2006 poker champ Mike Sexton before a Texas Hold 'em tournament. Poker Only $500 to to try to win a $10,000 seat at the 2009 World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas, as well as a VIP Race Weekend with Richard Petty. For more info: (703) 288-8686 or www.pva.org/poker
Thursday, March 26 from 6:00 -10:00 PM. Join 700 business, government, and non-profit leaders at the Mandarin Oriental, 1330 Maryland Ave, S.W at a gala sponsored by Leadership Greater Washington to honor programs that help the region's youth at the Leadership Greater Washington Community Service Dinner. $300 members/$400 non-members. http://lgwdc.org/cs/root/events/lgw_2009_awards_dinner
Thursday, March 26 from 6:30 -9:00 PM, celebrate the launch of new and historic Venini artlight and artglass collections at Contemporaria with cocktails in Georgetown's Cady's Alley. Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute, America's polo cup and Washington Life. RSVP to Georgetown@contemporaria.com or 202-338-0193.
Makeda Saggau-Sackey contributed to this issue.
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