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November 3, 2009
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Halloween II!
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| The Park at Fourteenth and Joe Robert invite Bisnow readers to a Pre-Fight Night Party on Wednesday, Nov.4! Come out for an open bar and hors d'oeuvres from 8-9PM; this exclusive event runs from 8PM to 2AM. Free to attend, but you must RSVP. More below. |
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| We’re finishing our photos from the weekend's great costume parties. |
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On Saturday night, at a Halloween party by George, Gin & Tonic, and Late Night Shots at The DC Historical Society, the dance floor was packed, so it was a good thing Kerry Duffy and Fox 5’s Steve Chenevey were police.
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Major League's Ronnie Gibbons and Mr. Peanut Nick Kefauver.
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LD Davis and Sara Carver as sailors.
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We ran into Mario and Wario, Diana Kaw and Ryan Fay.
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Talent!
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We went to Mate Friday for Anna’s Halloween Eve fundraiser for the Talent Youth Foundation and snapped the Willard’s Anna Chaley looking purr-fect and DoL’s Krista Haywood, Carmen Miranda.
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| Designer Aidah Fontenot as a vampire, complete with fangs. |
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Dracula!
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Speaking of vampires, Synetic Theater hosted a Vampire's Ball to raise funds for its scholarship fund, with a performance of Dracula, a costume contest and a vampire-themed fashion show by Evgenia Luzhina-Salazar; with thanks to Graeme Shaw for the photos.
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Founder and choreographer Irina Tsikurishvili, Dracula Dan Istrate, and Natalie Berk as Mina.
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Midtown Madness!
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Halloween was split between Heaven & Hell at Dupont’s Midtown and Midtown Loft on Saturday evening. Clockwise from left: Roberto Diaz, Rosalia Buitrago, Rachel Reed, Jaime Santiago, Jan Breboneria, and Katherine Cruz.
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Midtown’s James Johnson with Counselor's Title’s Krissy Holton, Carr’s James Higgins, and Blacks’ Jon Davis.
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Flashpoint!
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Flashpoint Gallery hosted a ghoulish Halloween party Friday, with a peak at Exhibition House by Andrew Wodziansi. DCThisWeek’s Jade Floyd, artist Alicia Kerstig, the Dunes’ Ora Nwabueze, and SRxA Inst for Professional Education’s Veronica Pecnik.
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WHERE TO BE SCENE:
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COUNT DOWN TO FIGHT NIGHT
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48 hours to one of DC's great cultural rituals: 20th annual Fight Night. To show it’s not only thousands of men, here’s a pic from last year with former Discovery chief Michela English and Crystal City BID prez Angie Fox with then Deputy Mayor Neil Albert.
| This Wednesday: This year the night before, there’s a pre-party for Fight Night hosted by Joe Robert at The Park at 14th for Bisnow readers and guests. This exclusive event runs from 8PM to 2AM, with open bar and hors d'oeuvres from 8-9PM. Free but you must RSVP here. |
This Thursday: Fight Night at the Hilton Washington,$1,000 and up, boxing legends Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jake LaMotta, etc., Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Patti Austin, Redskins cheerleaders. Joe Robert’s non-profit has raised $82 million since 1990 to promote quality education for low-income children in DC. www.fightnightdc.org.
This Thursday: Fight For Children at Knock Out Abuse Against Women for its 16th annual gala at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 22nd & M St, as over 700 influential women unite to raise funds for the victims of domestic violence and benefit local shelters. Entertainment, Silent and Live Auctions, dinner and program with Robin Givens, $500 and up Contact 202-725-5604, stephanie@websterconsulting.com, www.knockoutabuse.org.
| This Friday, November 6, The Scene Bisnow and Sports for Nature present: Party for Nature! Eye Bar, 1716 Eye St NW, from 9pm to 3am, joinus, the Sports for Nature models, a life size Polar Bear passing out free “Polar Bear” shots, and the environmentally responsible DC social set for the Green Party of the Fall. $20 donation at the door benefits the Alaska Wilderness League; everything from this event is recycled- even the bottles behind the bar! Support the Alaskan wilderness, help the polar bears, and click here for more info |
| Monday November 16, from 5- 7pm join FedSources and Ray Bjorklund for FedSources In Focus Event: Federal Energy Trends - networking and cocktails at the McLean Hilton. General admission $45.00. Click here for information and to register. |
Kristina D’Ambrosio, Makeda Saggau-Sackey, and Heather Mahoney contributed to this issue.
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