Next weekend, some of the nation’s keenest beer aficionados will be in DC. The occasion? Savor: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience. Forty-eight breweries from across the country will take part in the controlled bacchanal celebrating the art and science of pairing good beer with good cuisine. Guests will be treated to a reception of 35 food tastings, each with a suggested beer pairing. Representatives from breweries will be on hand to give seminars and talk up their favorite pints.

Every brewery that comes will be bringing one or two craft beers, each to be paired with the appetizers (supplied by Federal City Caterers). Some of the most interesting pairing ideas include Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout with crostini of figs and prosciutto (Foothills Brewing Co., North Carolina), Liquid Sunshine Blonde Ale with steamed Thai turkey dumplings (Hoppy Brewing Co., California), and a Tartanic Scottish Ale with crème brûlée (Blackfoot River Brewing Co., Montana).

Who Might Be on an Obama Cabinet?
With Barack Obama possibly on his way to becoming the Democratic nominee for president, speculation abounds as to who might make up an Obama Cabinet.

Washington Mother's Day Brunch Guide
It’s that time of year again to pause and appreciate Mom for giving you life and making it a little easier. What’s not so easy: Finding a a place to feed the hand that fed you on one of the most crowded restaurant days of the year. This Mother’s Day (May 11), there are plenty of brunch options to please her palate, from French-countryside-inspired feasts to elaborate buffets.

It's Prom Night in Washington!
With prom in the air at area high schools, we wondered: What was prom night like for our power players, pundits, and socialites?

Sara Tuttle shares some of her favorite (and easy!) decorating tips. Photograph by David Black, courtesy of Domino magazine.

If you caught the April issue of decorating mag Domino with Drew Barrymore on the cover, you probably got a glimpse of Washington’s own Sara Tuttle, who was featured in this year’s roundup of “The Domino 10,” a super-exclusive shortlist of innovative “decorators on the verge” across the country.

Tuttle, who has been with Bethesda-based Christina Haire Interior Design for nine years, earned accolades for her polished-meets-practical concepts. “I wouldn’t say I had one type of look,” she says. “I always try to work with my clients and make sure the design represents their style. But I do love to mix lots of accessories, antiques, vintage items, and modern pieces. Many of my clients are young families, and they’re looking for something fun and fresh.”

Tuttle is currently taking on new clients, but she notes that those in need of a fast decorating fix can sometimes do it themselves: “I do think it can be really helpful to work with a designer. Just like I don’t cut my own hair or do my own taxes, using a professional designer can help you go beyond your comfort zone and be more adventurous. But if that’s not possible, there are definitely some things you can easily do on your own.” Lucky for us, she was happy to divulge her favorite easy decorating tips:

One afternoon as I pulled out of my Mary Poppins bag the ungainly three-inch wedding binder, one of Drew’s roommates asked whether all brides had one. From what he had seen, all to-be brides wielded large three-ring binders with colorful tabs separating wedding-planning categories: dress, cake, photographer, reception . . . .

Maybe this should have been my first post: tips on how to keep it all together. Well, better late than never.

Few Washington jobs outside of finance, real estate, or a top legal partnership are more remunerative than heading a trade group. According to National Journal’s annual study of association heads, more than 50 have compensation packages of over $1.2 million. Here are some top earners from 2006, the last year for which tax data are available.

Jenna Bush is getting married this weekend down in Crawford, Texas. And somehow, we weren't invited. Sniff. Rather than cry over spilled Champagne, we’ve devoted our day to soaking up every last scrap of news and speculation about the big event. But, Jenna? If we had come, we would have added our names to the biggest present there. Here's our roundup on all things Jenna-wedding.

Apparently some glossy publications are discovering that politics, is like, hot. And interesting. Well, duh!

Artomatic opens tonight, notes GP Living. Get details on that, and more weekend ideas, in our weekend nightlife guide.  

The City Paper tries Teasim's famous salty oat cookie and finds it lacking. (And no, we sure as heck aren't aping Carman's style!)

27 Dresses tops the DVD charts.

An addition to Where & When Bridal: a mother of the bride and groom trunk show at Hitched! [via bon mariage!]

Do you have your rehearsal dinner dress yet? [via DC Nearlyweds]

A Stilton cheese wedding cake is definitely a cool way to get your "something blue." [via Bridalwave]

Dear Jenna,

We’ve been anxiously checking our mail since August 16, but it looks like we definitely, absolutely, undoubtedly will not be getting an invite to your wedding to Henry Hager this Saturday at your parents’ ranch in Crawford, Texas. We know that Lauren’s boyfriend isn’t even invited, so we’re not hurt (okay, we’re a little bit hurt). Rather than cry over spilled Champagne, we’ve devoted our day to soaking up every last scrap of news and speculation about the big event. But Jenna? If we had come, we would have added our names to the biggest present there.

With love,
Bridal Party

It’s a light day in terms of ticket sales, except for one big one we’ve got for you.

Like we alerted you Thursday afternoon, there appear to be Radiohead tickets for this Sunday’s show left over. But these are going to go fast, we know it. So get on it!

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are at the 9:30 Club October 5; get your tickets ($40) here.

It won’t be until August 11 that punk group Rancid hits the 9:30 Club, but tickets go are on sale here.

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After his death in 1961, Finnish-born architect Eero Saarinen’s office bequeathed his drawings, ephemera, and personal correspondence to Yale. “Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future,” May 3 through August 23, marks the first time the public will be able to see those papers. “The material is fresh,” says National Building Museum curator Martin Moeller. “It establishes a context of his work and life. Saarinen grew up in a remarkable family—his mother was an artist, his father an architect. They lived in an artists’ colony and, after they immigrated to the United States, Cranbrook Academy outside Detroit, which the elder Saarinen headed. Eero Saarinen was always exposed to talented people—in architecture, furniture design, painting, and sculpture.”

Moeller says we’re lucky to have in our midst what he calls Saarinen’s finest design, Dulles Airport, begun in 1958 and completed four years later: “It is a great example of his ability to choreograph the architectural experience. The mobile lounges—a Saarinen innovation—were designed as areas where smartly dressed women and men traveling in their best business suits were served drinks.” Not anymore.

National Building Museum, 401 F St., NW; 202-272-2448.

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