If you don't see images, click here to view Story Ideas  .  Events  To ensure delivery, please add newsletter@bisnow.com to your address book, learn how PUBLICATIONS: Daily Business | Real Estate | Legal | Tech/Fed IT | Association/Non-Profit | Women | Medical | The Scene CITIES: Washington | New York | Chicago     May 7, 2009              Kastles New Stadium The great "School Night" is coming up, presented by Fight For Children, which also does Fight Night, for the benefit of kids and education. It's next week, Friday, May 15, with a wonderful party venue at the Reagan Building, and entertainment by Wyclef Jean!  More info. For tickets, ask Simon Jackson at 202-772-0437.   The Washington Kastles professional tennis team announced today that it’s rebuilding its stadium at the corner of 11th and H Streets in the old Convention Center parking lot, expanding to 3,000 seats, and hosting the World Team Tennis championship finals on July 26.   We snapped this a few hours ago of Kastles owner Mark Ein, PamelasPunch.com’s Pamela Sorensen, and Councilmember Jack Evans at today’s announcement.     Mayor Adrian Fenty, in his brand new Kastles hat, is surrounded by team mascots at the site where the stadium will be built.   Street Soccer USA’s Lawrence Cann is flanked by DC Sports & Entertainment Commission’s CEO Erik Moses and Chairman, Patton Boggs’ Matthew Cutts. New Book!   We chatted Friday with author Ginger Pape, whose Repotting was featured at the First Lady’s luncheon earlier in the week. Co-authored with Diana Holman, it’s a guide for 21st century women who want a better life, rather than to have a more organized Daily Planner. Although published two years ago, it’s had a burst of recent attention. Lingerie!   Parisian lingerie designer Britta Uschkamp was in town this week, scouting a few stores to carry her line and taking in the sights. We snapped this pic at Wink boutique in Georgetown before she headed back to NY. Shoes!   Shoe designer Bettye Muller was in town last night at Simply Soles to unveil her new shoe collection. We took this of her (third from left) flanked by Cityshopgirl's Kelly Collis Frederick, AskMissA's Andrea Rodgers, CapitalB.com's Barbara Saylor, Simply Soles' Kassie Rempel and Washingtonian's McLean Robbins. Korea!   We snapped this Tuesday at the Willard Hotel at a fascinating event organized by The Webster Group. Here, renowned Korean chef Ahn Jung-Hyun, who wowed a high-level crowd with a demonstration of Korean cooking, and Robert Spencer, who’s with Bisnow working on his Senior Project for Flint Hill High School. WHERE TO BE SCENE:   Thursday, May 7, 5:30 - 8:30 PM students from Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund (HDSF) will meet Members of Congress and CNN contributor Jamal Simmons, during the 11th Annual Congressional Reception inside the Mike Mansfield Room of the U.S. Capitol, hosted by Sen. Jack Reed.  The event is free and open to the public but you must sign up by 2:00 PM that day here. 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 (2020 K Street, NW). Tickets are $55 in advance and $65 at the door and guarantees open bar after party at Public until midnight. For tickets: More info Friday, May 8, from 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM, join the Trust for the National Mall’s L’Enfant Society for its First Annual Ball on the Mall to raise funds for restoration of our National Mall. Cocktails, hors d’ourves, live music. Tickets: $150 at More info Friday, May 8, 6:30-11:00 PM, the Heart Association’s elegant black tie Vintners Dinner with Château Latour wines, and an exclusive live auction. Mellon Auditorium: 1301 Constitution Ave.  Tickets: $1,000. Heidi Arnold at (703) 248-1720; More info. Saturday, May 9 from 7:00 PM to midnight, The Washington Ballet Spring Forward Gala at the Mellon Auditorium, 1301 Constitution Ave. Honoring the 10th anniversary of Artistic Director Septime Webre and celebrating the launch of the next 10 years! Gala chairs: Darryl Carter and Mary Haft. Tickets: $500. Contact: Sara Lange at slange@washingtonballet.org or (202) 362-3606 x123. Saturday, May 9, 4:00 – 11:00 PM, Heart’s Delight Wine Tasting and Auction: 4:00- 6:30, Seated Bordeaux Tasting led by The Wine Advocate’s Robert Parker, Food and Wine Classes 4:30-6:15, Chef Stations, Wine Stations and Silent Auction: 6:30-8:30, Live Auction, Cheese & Dessert: 8:30-11:00. Tickets $250 for reception only, $500 for entire day. Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. More info. Saturday, May 9, 8:00 PM, Washington Improv Theater throws a fundraiser unlike any you’ve seen. Auction includes having the 35-member theater company perform an elaborate prank on your friend. The Totalitarian-themed event includes “So You Think You Can Dictate?” All proceeds go towards WIT's artistic and educational programming, reaching over 11,000 DC-area residents. Info and tix. Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, join the Capitol Hill Restoration Society's 52nd Annual House and Garden Tour. More than a dozen gardens and homes are in this year's tour, which raises funds for historic preservation on Capitol Hill. Tickets are $30 at www.chrs.org. Tour hours are 4-8pm Saturday, and 11am - 5pm, Sunday. Ticket price allows entrance into all tour homes, gardens, and businesses, and includes Mother's Day tea, and discounts at Barrack's Row restaurants. Makeda Saggau-Sackey contributed to this issue. Want to see more pictures?  Join our facebook group: Send story ideas: TheScene@Bisnow.com         CONTACT EDITORIAL CONTACT ADVERTISING CONTACT GENERAL INFO This newsletter is a journalistic news source which accepts no payment for featured interviews. It is supported by conventional advertisers clearly identified in the right hand column. You have been selected to receive it either through prior contact or professional association. 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