SPECIAL OCCASION EVENTS
Whole Foods Rocks Multiple Events for One Year Anniversary
The folks in Rockville might recall this time last year when WholeFoods open their doors on Woodglen Drive — and now it’s time to party! To honor their first anniversary, WholeFoods Rockville has created a series of fun events throughout the week encouraging the community to join them in celebration.
On Thursday, April 12th come by any time throughout the day to enjoy music and hourly raffles with birthday cake from 2-3PM and again from 5-7PM alongside grilling delights from WholeFood chefs and local vendors. There’ll also be specialty cooking classes and a seafood contest — a foodies heaven! Here’s the breakdown…
The Clean Water Network’s Earth Day Celebration
It’s hard to imagine what DC would look like if the city were not surrounded by water. There would be no sparking views of the Potomac from monuments, no canals to walk along in Georgetown, no falls to dip your toes in on the Billy Goat Trail and no hope of continued restoration and revitalization along the Anacostia.
So come celebrate the natural resource that makes our city so enjoyable with the Clean Water Network at the coalition’s Earth Day Celebration. The event, which will also commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, one of our nation’s landmark environmental laws, will take place on Sunday, April 22 from 3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at 1st and Potomac Avenue, SE.
Logan Tavern to Deck the Walls Green for Paddy’s Day
It’s a rare partying soul not reveling in all things Irish on St. Patrick’s Day — specifically the sport of drinking, which apparently the world thinks we have mastered. Not to be left out, Logan Tavern will be blasting Irish tunes, serving up traditional fare, and pouring beer specials till your eyes turn green.
Wear green and choose from a free appetizer, dessert, or Stoli doly shot…If you’re thinking that now’s the time to check out their Warm Bittersweet Chocolate Fudge Cake you’ve been drooling over I’m going to interject with this: Paddy Up and Get Drinking!
(read on for my thoughts on PATTY!)
Dining Out in DC for Valentine’s Day
February 14: In DC, it’s not only a time to celebrate your hearts, but it’s also a time to celebrate your appetites. Whether you’re in love or not, we all need to eat! Why not take advantage of this red and pink holiday, and check one of my top ten choices for Valentine’s Day 2012. Make sure to explore the website of your chosen restaurant to make reservations in advance.
Happy Valentine’s Day, you crazy lovebirds!
Super Bowl, Super Good Times
Get ready for kick off – The 2012 Super Bowl is this Sunday, February 5th, and we’ve got you covered for the best places to sit back and watch the New England Patriots face off with the New York Giants!
While sitting on my over-stuffed comfy couch with a six-pack of cheap beer and a bag of chips sounds like a great Super Bowl Sunday to me, I can’t help but realize that I do that for EVERY Super Bowl. This year, try spicing it up a bit, and check out one of these fun D.C. events, all themed around the biggest game of the year!
Living Social Presents Jewltide Season on Christmas Day
If you don’t celebrate Christmas on December 25, it’s very possible that you will be rather bored. Most stores, restaurants, and attractions are closed, leaving the non-celebrants with little to do for entertainment. This year, Living Social has rented out the historic synagogue at 6th and I Streets to bring together a community of those who don’t celebrate the day!
Turning Back the Clock for New Years Eve in DC
Being the über nostalgic retro-fiend that I am, I was thrilled to discover that turning back the clock (a lot!) seems to be the pervasive theme in DC this NYE. What better way to wrap up 2011 than with a nod to golden ages past? I’ve rounded up of some the most alluring other era soirées. Here they are listed in chronological order from the fifteenth century to the roaring twenties all the way to the amped eighties. I’m having the hardest time deciding which one to attend, times like this I wish I had a DeLorean! Read on!….
Our DC Dining Recommendations for New Years Eve
It’s time to welcome a New Year once again! What better way to do so than to dine out in one of D.C’s best restaurants and drink champagne with friends and family? Check out this list of some of the most festive and exciting places to dine in D.C. for your New Year’s Eve celebration!
Hark the Holidays Jazz Favorites by Nancy Scimone at the Henley Park Hotel
Nancy Scimone will be performing beloved holiday favorites such as “Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire,” “Let It Snow,” and “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm” at the Henley Park Hotel this weekend.
Cafe Saint-Ex’s Ugly Sweater Party
What beats a room filled with tacky-sweater-wearing, eggnog-drinking, Christmas-cookie-scarfing holiday partygoers? Well, I can’t think of a thing… Join Café Saint-Ex in your oldest, tackiest, ugliest Christmas sweater attire for a night of drinking, laughing, and reveling in the spirit of the holidays with your old friends and soon-to-be new ones!
The 13th Annual Georgetown Santa Stumble
Every year around this time the streets of Georgetown are overrun by santa, elves, reindeer, and other Christmas characters. It’s the Georgetown Santa Stumble! This is your chance to don your big, jolly costume and imbibe in the name of charity and cheer. This years event will begin at Third Edition from 4-7 PM, followed by Rhino Bar from 7:30-11 PM, and conclude at The Guards from 10:30 PM until they kindly kick you out.
Washington Wine Academy’s Holiday Evening & National Christmas Tree Outing
Despite your best efforts to get into the holiday spirit and put forth your cheeriest self you still may not be in the mood to fight all the traffic and crowds that will inevitably swarm the Ellipse this season to see the National Christmas Tree. The Washington Wine Academy has come up with a solution. What better way to take in this must-see DC sight than with a prior wine tasting followed by a limo bus there?
