He currently teaches and guest lectures at a number of universities while developing original TV, film, and print projects. What are your preferred writing topics? If all of life is Christmas, I get most excited by the stocking stuffers.
The best part of spring is getting to. After a cold, snowy winter of slushy city streets, I like rediscovering DC on foot, especially after dinner. A good steak and a slow stroll are a tough team to beat. I thought it would be fun to give that classic cover a contemporary twist.
Where are your favorite photography locations? My new favorite location is Iceland. What is your proudest career accomplishment? A native New Yorker, he has shot on both coasts and on location around the world. The minimalist fashion. Instead of playing off the monochromatic tones with the set, I wanted to incorporate color and movement to make it feel dynamic. What type of photography gives you the most satisfaction? I became well-known for shooting celebrities, and recently I have found I enjoy shooting fashion again.
It keeps it fresh for me and helps me push myself creatively. Guests were invited to view the interactive exhibition and enjoy a reception after the discussion.
Guests sipped holiday cocktails during the meet-and-greet event, and Kelley signed hardcover copies of the book. Get the plane truth. Private jet management and charter that gives you full transparency, honest pricing, and exceptional service with a company you can trust. The Bond, a luxury apartment residence located at New Hampshire Ave.
NW, held its ribbon-cutting ceremony and cocktail reception on November Style maven Julia Farr invited District gentlemen to her eponymous boutique to shop designer collections and accessories for the ladies in their lives on December Guests enjoyed cocktails and browsed the chic offerings during this holiday event.
The Saturday night event, chaired by Mark and Brenda Moore, fell in the middle of the Inova Gala Experience, a weekend of events at the resort that started on Friday, November 8, with a welcome reception and ended with a farewell brunch on Sunday.
Surprise guests attended each gathering, including Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Dr. District development firm Capital City Real Estate renovated the space to include six bedrooms, a gym with a sauna, a media room, wine cellar, and two kitchens. The event allowed Georgetown neighbors and visitors to enjoy gourmet bites by Spilled Milk and to view the property staged by Kelley Proxmire with art installations by DTR Galleries.
Amenities include an inviting open-flow lounge area with stunning bar, relaxed seating and views of the DC streetscape; brand new, state of the art Technogym fitness center; and a beautifully designed business center and conference room. This year proceeds from the ball will match the prestigious Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, enabling the project known as Corcoran Access. Ambassador Marshall and Mrs. Actually, she still is—but for years many Washingtonians knew her as Kathleen Matthews, the ABC 7 local news anchor, a fixture in their daily lives.
As the executive vice president and chief global communications and public affairs officer for the Bethesda-based Marriott International, Inc. They are looking for advice on how to navigate their [personal] brand. I shop on the run between meetings. And my husband and I relax by going to the movies. By Academy Awards time, we have seen all the nominated films. In this role, Matthews averages one foreign trip every month, visiting some of the nearly 4, properties in more than 70 countries not to mention travel within the United States.
Her first trip overseas was to England and Ireland, a high school graduation present from her parents when she was 18, and the travel bug had claimed another victim. So, after Stanford, journalism became her first priority. In typical Washington fashion, Matthews heard about the Marriott job while at a French Embassy reception. Bill Marriott Jr. In , he raised the possibility of her moving to Marriott International.
She is also a leading spokesperson for the travel and tourism sector. So Kathleen made the move—a surprisingly smooth transition, she recalls. Today, a large portrait of Barack Obama in her office proclaims her a Democrat infiltrator into the upper echelons of a Republican stronghold. The Marriott family has long been a major GOP contributor. She says the hotel likes to have a Democrat among its senior staff because it shows the company to be politically evenChris and handed.
Golden Globe Award for best television drama series. While Sears has attained leading-man status, he is just a Maryland boy at heart. But now they are super supportive. But his true die-hard status is revealed while takeddy Sears is not a doctor, but he plays one on TV.
The third- ing in a game of his beloved Washington Capitals. His wife, Milissa, generation Washingtonian has nailed the role of Dr.
The two became fast friends, and Sears and tells the story of sex-research pioneers Dr. William Masters and Virginia his wife stay at Chez Laich whenever they come to town. How do we get an Johnson—was quickly renewed for a second season and nominated for a invite to that house party? Interestingly, her undergraduate degree has come in handy as she helps Washington clients, such as attorneys and politicos, look their best. Gabby Giffords.
When Gomez opened his own salon, he brought Winik with him. Today, she combines waxing and tweezing to get the right shape for each person; she says the process is like an art. Working five days a week at Violet Salon in Georgetown, Winik also is developing her own products—and teaching and seeing clients at her home studio. While her line will continue to grow, her current favorites include a tinted moisturizer, eyeliner gel pencils in several colors such as black caviar and navy , and lip glosses.
She developed the product for more She owes their sleekness to nature, of course, but nurture is definitely than two years, and says it can be used at home to fill in brows for several weeks at a time. Maria and Fabio Trabocchi share a glass of wine while preparing food at their new seafoodfocused restaurant, Fiola Mare.
Back then, the space was another trendsetting Italian eatery, Bice, where Fabio went on to head the kitchen and Maria managed financial tasks. But she was intrigued. As for Fabio? Work took the couple to Spain and England, and they married in the Dominican Republic in After a stint in New York City, the couple moved back to DC in and opened Fiola in the storied space where their partnership was born. Today, the year-old chef oversees culinary and business elements; year-old Maria directs front-of-the-house operations and guest relations.
The couple now has a year-old daughter, Aliche, and a year-old son, Luca. The latter inspired their second spot, the casually elegant Italian eatery Casa Luca, which debuted in mid Now the Trabocchis have opened their third restaurant, Fiola Mare, on the Georgetown waterfront. The menu features Catalina sea urchins dressed up with sweetly floral Meyer lemon and olive-accented salt, truffled lobster adorned with cornmeal polenta crisp, and several favorites from Fiola.
Upcoming big events include Live from Space, a special to be broadcasted from the International Space Station March 14, miles above Earth. Later, the idea was dropped because the hotel balked. Though his office is in DC, long distance management is second nature to him. Flying to Los Angeles is like going to Georgetown. It ought to be called the Trophy Room: Dozens of statuettes and other awards garnered by the channel are arrayed on a shelf. Gathered around the long table is an assortment of producers, writers, and programmers.
The lowkey meeting moves at a brisk pace, with Owens quietly delivering the last word; 30 shows are discussed in less than 90 minutes, including Inside the Hunt for the Boston Bombers and Brain Games, a new series that puts the brain through a series of experiments and optical illusions.
Owens interned for Dodd in but opted for a career in entertainment. As a Connecticut-born law graduate, Owens now married with two daughters started as an agent at the William Morris Agency.
But he wants to replace the Britney Spears song in the introduction with music from Nirvana. In an attempt to build up a more regular following, Owens has shifted to multipart series, specials, and pricey, highprofile movies. After a long discussion, the mark stays. All this action is punctuated by occasional pauses for Owens to deal with some phone calls. But most calls are to production companies working on network projects.
Washington is a good place to be in the TV business these days. Owens gives the thumbs up or down on each project like a Roman emperor in the arena. One reason is that people need to be educated to keep the wells running. The second is to ask where the money comes from. My background included working with Fortune s. I did my dissertation on how business strategies could be used to further social progress. I saw opportunity there because there are a lot of for-profit best practices like basic training and cooperation between organizations that nonprofits can utilize.
Why are your upcoming activities in DC significant? SS: World Water Day [on March 22] is a wonderful platform to combat the perception that aid to water-challenged parts of the world consists only of continued on page So, in , the pair founded the nonprofit Water Collective, which has helped secure clean water for more than 25, people. Before they met, Braunstein had been working as a tech consultant and volunteering in the field in sub-Saharan Africa.
With a passion for philanthropy, she realized access to clean water was of crucial importance to the developing world. As these young philanthropists prepare to observe World Water Day in DC this spring, we reveal what drives them and how Washingtonians can help. How did you meet? Sophia Sunwoo: A coworker knew about our mutual interest in the global water crisis, so we met through her.
Within five minutes of meeting we started talking about the crisis, which is a funny topic to discuss when you first meet someone at a bar. Josh told me about wanting to start a water nonprofit [and that he] had been working in water since he was Josh Braunstein: On my first trip to Africa, I was working on a water preservation project [and] living in an orphanage in Kenya. We were receiving treated, bottled water while the orphans were trekking to get their own.
One day I went along with two of the girls, and we walked for 45 minutes before we came to this hole in the ground that turned out to be a broken well with a constant stream of brown water running from a pipe. It was disgusting. It broke my heart, and I realized that this ridiculous problem had to stop. How did you get the nonprofit going? SS: At first we focused on cooperating with organizations that already existed. We are extremely involved. A lot of our early projects were funded purely though friends and family.
What is it like to work in sub-Saharan Africa? SS: I believe in empowerment over just giving aid. To provide incentive, he gave women of the village extra farmland in exchange for participation in the water management program. JB: It is amazing to see the first time that tap is turned on and the water is running.
How can Washington residents help? JB: We have a great community called The Collective on our website. It is an annual involvement in a specific project that connects donors with the communities that they are helping.
SS: We are happy and willing to talk to anyone, so we want to get out and meet more people to spread the word. JB: We believe in what we do. Our main goal is to inspire people to get behind our mission and help us fight. Board chair: Kristin M. Wear stylish pink attire and enjoy tasty cuisine while participating in the silent auction.
Washington Convention Center. The black-tie event will include a performance by Huey Lewis and The News and a silent auction. Between 7th and 9th Streets NW, ; leukemiaball. NW, ; givingchildrensnational. Ball chair: Mrs. NW, ; corcoran. Hiding his face behind a pair of jet-black sunglasses in , Miles Davis offers his trumpet up to a recording studio mic. In , Willie Nelson aims his mug, as weather-worn as his beloved Texas landscape. Goodyear III, codirector of Bowdoin College Museum of Art, have formalized a classic dinner-party query: Call out Americans whose achievements are as distinct as their mystique.
Second, they had to be a rebel. Third, there has to be a high level of iconicity. And last, they have to be enormously significant within their art form or sport Everybody had to have three of these four, but not everybody had four. Martin Luther King Jr. Part of the exhibition is about understanding that generations actually change the meaning of cool. And—like it or not—aesthetics come into play. NW, ; npg. Also on view is Extreme tal advocacy and sustainability filmmaking. Of special importance to DC resiare free.
For a complete festival schedule or to make a donation, For the first time, some programming will highlight Sustainable DC—the visit dcenvironmentalfilmfest. We are always available to discuss the sale of a single item or an entire collection. Enjoy stunning fashion displays, games of chance, delicious cuisine, tempting libations, and a spectacular silent auction.
Limited tickets available — Purchase yours today! Proceeds support Festival events and programs. Little do I know that I am about to fall for this new eatery specializing in shareable small plates—a popular dining trend in Washington, but not one typically seen with Italian cuisine. A fan of good food since childhood. To source the food for his menu, he attended food expos, including the Fancy Food Show in New York, to connect with purveyors of Italian products.
But, while the cheese is an important piece of this Italian eatery, especially continued on page And even the desserts somehow feel light and fresh.
The ravioli di cioccolato—fried chocolate hazelnut ravioli with zabaglione cream sauce— is not to be missed. Other salutary effects beyond reaching more Americans directly would flow from televised hearings. Currently uncooperative witnesses would learn more about what evidence the committee has gathered about their potential legal exposure than they would in a closed-door session.
Recalcitrant witnesses could then reflect on whether cooperation, rather than stonewalling, would be the better option. Instead, they may try to explain away their apparent culpability or even ask the committee to request the Department of Justice to seek judicial immunity in return for testifying. Airing the evidence could also affect two other institutions: the Department of Justice and the Supreme Court.
To date, Attorney General Merrick Garland has not done so. Demonstrating, in a public hearing, the pivotal role that Meadows played on Jan.
The Supreme Court, too, will be paying attention to the actions of the Jan. While the court claims to be impervious to politics and public sentiment , some observers have perceived instances in which the institution appears to respond to public opinion.
Trump has petitioned the Supreme Court to block an appellate ruling last month rejecting his claim that executive privilege bars the National Archives from turning over White House documents relating to Jan. If the high court accepts the case, Trump will achieve a delay of months, even if his legal claim is ultimately rejected.
Public congressional hearings stressing the importance of the documents would demonstrate the wisdom of the court not becoming entangled in this dispute between Congress and an ex-president. We strive to include undiscovered and emerging talent as well as mid-career and recognized artists. Capitol File - Art in Embassies. Full Article In January, California real estate developer Eleni Kounalakis Tsakopoulos, the new US ambassador to Budapest, held a reception at her official residence to show off her art collection.
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