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Dan About Town: The Best of Bashes, Balls, and Benefits This Past December

Party photographer Dan Swartz’s monthly roundup.

Written by Dan Swartz | Published on January 30, 2023

Dan About Town: The Best of Bashes, Balls, and Benefits This Past December

45th annual Kennedy Center Honors | December 4. Amal Clooney and honoree George Clooney.

Royal Sands Social Club VIP opening | December 21

DAT-Royal-Sands - Washingtonian — Erinn Tucker-Oluwole, faculty director of Georgetown University’s Global Hospitality Leadership program and cofounder of DMV Black Restaurant Week; Mission Group’s Fritz Brogan; Brooke Brogan; and Mission Group’s Reed Landry.

DC premiere of January 6th at the United States Navy Memorial | December 14

DAT-1 - Washingtonian — Film producer Abby Rodriguez, Discovery+ executive Igal Svet, and Franklin L. Haney Company chief counsel Mae Grennan.

DAT-2 - Washingtonian — January 6th director Jules Naudet, United States Capitol Police chief J. Thomas Manger, and January 6th director Gédéon Naudet.

DAT-3 - Washingtonian — Puck’s Tara Palmeri and Propagate Content’s Howard Owens and Jocelyn Quinn.

Améthyste gala at La Résidence de France | December 14

DAT-4 - Washingtonian — Congressional Black Caucus executive director Vincent Evans and National Museum of African American History & Culture director Kevin Young.

DAT-5 - Washingtonian — Invariant’s Heather Podesta, French ambassador to the US Philippe Étienne, and Semafor’s Steve Clemons.

DAT-6 - Washingtonian — Adrienne Elrod, director of external affairs for the CHIPS Program at the Department of Commerce; Lee Satterfield, assistant secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs; and Ali Rubin, senior adviser at Facts First USA.

45th annual Kennedy Center Honors | December 4

Amy-Grant - Washingtonian — Honoree Amy Grant.

Kenendy-Center-President - Washingtonian — Peter Ellefson and Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter.

Pete-and-Chasten - Washingtonian — US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Chasten Buttigieg.

Gladys-Knight - Washingtonian — Honoree Gladys Knight.

Youngkin - Washingtonian — Suzanne Youngkin and Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin.

Jessica-Rosenworcel - Washingtonian — Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.

U2 - Washingtonian — Honorees Adam Clayton, Bono, the Edge, and Larry Mullen Jr. of U2.

Governor - Washingtonian — Incoming Maryland governor Wes Moore, Dawn Moore, Elaine Kamarck, and US congressman Steny Hoyer.

Norah-O-Donnell - Washingtonian — CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell (right) with daughter Grace Tracy.

DAT-7 - Washingtonian — Honoree Tania León.

DAT-8 - Washingtonian — Julia Roberts.

DAT-9 - Washingtonian — Big Bird and CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett.

DAT-10 - Washingtonian — Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso.

This article appears in the February 2023 issue of Washingtonian.

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