End your summer with a drink on a sprawling outdoor terrace and enjoy live music sets by DJ Smudge, Adrian Parson’s band EXACTLY, and improvisational percussion from Argentina at the Art Museum of the Americas on Thursday, September 2 from 8 pm until midnight.

The event, which helps support the public programs and exhibitions of the museum, features [...]

Holli Thompson and Katherine Berger invite men and women and to learn about nutrition, meditate, and practice yoga, as they learn the secrets to turning back time at Barrel Oak Winery in Delaplane, Virginia on Tuesday, September 21st from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Holli Thompson is the Nutritional Stylist. She specializes in helping [...]

Polish your stiletto’s for this years Fashion Night Out DC on September 10, 2010 from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m, when the Georgetown style district will come together to celebrate an evening of shopping, entertainment and fashion. Expect everything from live music, Cirque du Soleil, a chic lounge for shoppers to kick up their heels [...]

SAVE THE DATE!  KEEN’s (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) 10th annual silent auction and dinner will be held at the fabulous French Embassy on Friday, November 5.  Guests are invited to indulge in delicious cuisine created by chefs from Washington DC’s finest restaurants and bid on a wide-range of exciting and exclusive silent auction items.

Funds raised [...]

Angie Goff, WUSA9/CBS will host a “Day of Beauty” at SKIN Cosmetic Dermatology of Georgetown on Wednesday, September 15th from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Dr. Howard Brooks of SKIN Cosmetic Dermatology of Georgetown, and a noted advocate for breast cancer and HIV/AIDS, will generously donate 10% of revenue for services provided this [...]

Friends of Guest House is a nonprofit organization in the Del Ray area of Alexandria, VA that provides a temporary home for women recently released from prison who need basic support services to facilitate a new start in life and successfully transition back into society. Friends of Guest House offers structure, supervision, support and assistance [...]

When you think of summer vacation, what comes to mind? Cook-outs? Camp? Swimming? Trips to the lake or pool? As a kid, my summers were defined by weekends in Cape Cod and long bike rides with my dad. Unfortunately, not every child can experience the joy of a summer vacation, especially if that child lives [...]

I’m not really a music elitist, although sometimes I seem to be. In fact, what I really I love in the middle of the summer is to go to a bit of a dive bar, grab a really cold beer and chill out to an amazing show. It’s probably why I fell in love with [...]

The Capital Sophisticate is always on the look-out for fun and unusual happy hour events that will help you unwind at the end of the day. The Phillips Collection offers Washingtonians a unique after-work experience at their location in vibrant Dupont Circle.
The museum, which specializes in modern art, hosts “Phillips After 5″, a combination of [...]

On Thursday, August 19 at Puro Cafe, 1529 Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown, Shoot for Change will host its second 10 x 10 Event from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. “10 x 10″ refers to 10 digital photographs for $10.  An amazing deal from a highly acclaimed photographer, but wait, it gets better …
Shoot for Change [...]