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Your guide to the region's top events, mixed with some commentary about life, media, gossip and politics in Washington, DC.
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Think you’re a Washington know-it-all? Prove it! Check out our close-up photo—taken in the Washington area—and try to identify the subject. Plus, see the answer from last week’s puzzle.
Leave your guesses in the comments. The full photo and location will be revealed with next Tuesday’s puzzle. The winner gets bragging rights.
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Emily Leaman
Think you’re a Washington know-it-all? Prove it! Check out our close-up photo—taken in the Washington area—and try to identify the subject. Plus, see the answer from last week’s puzzle.
Leave your guesses in the comments. The full photo and location will be revealed with next Tuesday’s puzzle. The winner gets bragging rights.
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Emily Leaman
More than 600 women—and a few lucky men—danced and drank the night away at last night's Knock Out Abuse Against Women soirée.
What: 15th annual Knock Out Abuse Against Women gala, “A Celebration of Women.”
Where: Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.
When: Thursday, November 7.
Ticket price: $500 and up.
Who: More than 600 women—and a few lucky men—packed the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton to celebrate the anniversary of the local charity Knock Out Abuse Against Women. At the helm were KOA cofounders Jill Sorensen and Cheryl Davis Masri. We also spotted NBC4 anchor Barbara Harrison, BET head Debra L. Lee, socialite Pamela Sorensen, and DC councilmembers Muriel Bowser and Yvette Alexander. Washington Wizards wives Charrisse Jordan, Ione Jamison, and Andrea Butler also made the rounds. Actress Kathleen Turner—raspy voice and all—was the evening’s emcee.
Y chromosomes in attendance included Redskins star Clinton Portis and eyebrow-shaper and stylist to the stars, Erwin Gomez, and his partner, James Packard-Gomez. The evening’s eye candy: shirtless DC firefighters.
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Emily Leaman
Much of Washington celebrated the historic election last night, as crowds gathered throughout the region to watch the returns. We want to hear what happened where you live, and see your photos of the madness! Send them in, and we may publish them in an issue of Washingtonian Magazine.
The crowds at 14th and U streets, Northwest. Photo by Flickr user Alex Barth Last night marked an historic moment in US history—an African-American won the presidency. Though Barack Obama will officially take office at the end of January, Washingtonians started the celebration en masse last night.
Obama won easily in Maryland and the District, where he secured 61- and 93-percent of the vote, respectively. But Virginia remained “too close to call” for several hours. Just after 11 PM, with West Coast polls showing clear Obama wins in California, Washington, and Oregon, CNN and other networks felt comfortable declaring Obama the president-elect. Minutes later, Virigina’s results were finally decided—Obama eked by with 52-percent of the vote.
The streets of Washington erupted. We were driving back to the city from a watch-party in Virginia around 11:30 and were greeted by good-natured honks of car horns and pockets of boisterous young people headed, we quickly realized, to the White House.
Crowds formed all over the city. A friend in Northeast said that he saw fireworks. From P Street, Northwest, we heard the cheers of the crowd on U Street, five blocks away.
Were you part of the celebration last night? What was going on in Virginia and Maryland? We want to hear your stories and see your photos! Leave us your version of the events in the comments, and send photos to eleaman@washingtonian.com. We’ll start a slideshow to document our readers’ perspective of last night’s historic occasion. See also: Tell Barack Obama where he should dine when he arrives in Washington.
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Emily Leaman
Think you’re a Washington know-it-all? Prove it! Check out our close-up photo—taken in the Washington area—and try to identify the subject. Plus, see the answer to last week’s puzzle.
Leave your guess, including where the subject is located, in the comments. The full photo and location will be revealed with next Tuesday’s puzzle. The winner gets bragging rights!
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Bekah Grant
All photographs by Chris Leaman
What: The Harman Center for the Arts Annual Gala hosted by the Shakespeare Theatre Company. The evening included a cocktail reception, a series of performances based on different interpretations of Romeo and Juliet, and “A Night in Verona”-themed dinner and dancing.
Where: Reception and performance at Sidney Harman Hall followed by dinner and dancing at the National Building Museum.
When: October 27, 2008.
Ticket Price: $1,000 for the basic ticket, which provides a seat at the performances and a place-setting at dinner. For a donation of $50,000, patrons received a table for 12 at the dinner, premium seats at the performances, invitations to the pre-gala reception hosted by the British ambassador and his wife at their residence, and season tickets to the 2008-2009 Shakespeare Theater Company season.
Who: Many glittering members of Washington’s social elite attended the gala in their best tuxedos, ball gowns, and jewels. Mayor Fenty was there, as well as Queen Noor of Jordan and ambassador couples from Lebanon, Yemen, Oman, Morocco, Syria, and Egypt. Barbara Harrison of NBC news and Chris and Kathleen Matthews were present, as was NBC’s David Gregory, who was seen grooving on the dance floor. Past and current government officials also showed their support including Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte and former Clinton chief of staff Thomas McLarty.
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Last night, we braved the cold with lots of scantily-clad Sarah Palins for the annual High Heel Drag Race in Dupont Circle. Miss out on the fun? Not to worry—we got photos of all the action.
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