The Washington Auto Show is located at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. The show opens Friday, January 28, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. and runs through Sunday, February 6, 2011.

For more information please go to: http://www.washingtonautoshow.com/

"Say hello to The Cajun Experience, now soft-open just north of Dupont to add another stop on your winter rotation of spicy, rib-sticking food.

This is the kind of place where guys named Thibodeaux would wait out the winter (if, in fact, they had a winter). You’ll descend a few steps to a small, yellow bar. Your best move: arrive here during mid-afternoon (happy hour is 11am to 7pm every day) and get started on sampling the full lineup of Abita beers or classic NOLA cocktails like Hurricanes and Sazeracs.

Then make your way into the brick-lined dining room, bedecked with not much more than Tabasco bottles and LSU memorabilia. The owner’s mother was chef to two Louisiana governors, so things remain pretty traditional (10 kinds of po’boys on NOLA’s own Leidenheimer bread, redfish delivered from the Gulf).

But you’ll want to branch out a bit, if only for the Crawfish Mac & Cheese, served spicy with a whole cupboard of Cajun spices." Courtesy of Urban Daddy DC.....

The Cajun Experience
1825 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC
(202) 670-4416
For more information please go to: http://www.cajunexperience.biz/

Show Tunes At The Jefferson, January 31, 2011

Presented by The Helen Hayes Awards
  

Shed your inhibitions, connect with your inner diva

and belt out show tunes with other theatre lovers,

bandleader and pianist extraordinaire Glenn Pearson

and a few special guests from Washington stages

at this monthly gathering.

  

Monday, January 31, 2011

7 - 10pm

Quill Bar at The Jefferson, Washington DC

1200 16^th St, NW

Enjoy the art of the cocktail in The Jefferson's elegant Quill Bar

and savor their spectacular bar menu. Drink & appetizer specials will be offered.

Discounted parking available.

20% of proceeds support the year-round audience building efforts of

the Helen Hayes Awards - Your Ticket to Washington Theatre.

Find out what's on over 70 area stages at www.helenhayes.org
 

Eat, Drink & Be Cherry, March 23, 2011

For more information please go to: http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/cms/index.php?id=951

Exchange Your Ways, January 22, 2011

"Sponsored by Quarter Life and Nana"

Celebrate sustainable style and the first-ever National #Swap Day by joining us for a swap and a sneak peek at Nana's new space in Mt. Pleasant. 

Saturday, January 22
at Nana

3068 Mt. Pleasant St. NW
Washington D.C.

Drop it off:
11 a.m. to noon

Swap!
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Resolve to say out with the old and in with the new in 2011 as we swap women's clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories. 

Save money, be green, shop and support a good cause!
Everything left over at the end of the swap will be donated to

HOW THE SWAP WORKS

1. Buy your ticket online.

Entrance to the swap is $10 with a bag of stuff to swap.
A "bag" can be anywhere from a handful to a closetful of items, totally depends on your urge to purge, and it all ends up working out in the wash.

2. Show up at the swap (with your bag of stuff)
between 11 a.m. and noon on Saturday January 22.

We'll check you off the roster and take your bag of items to be sorted into our "Pop-Up Swap" store. Bring an extra reuseable shopping bag to haul your new finds home.

3. Go explore the neighborhood.

Check out Nana's new neighbors or grab lunch in nearby Columbia Heights. Dos Gringos is offering $1 cups of coffee to swappers, and we'll be passing out coupons for a discount at Haydee's.
(Psst—if you're interested in offering a swap day discount at your store or eatery, please get in touch!)

4. Start your swapping engines at 1 p.m. SHARP.

The good stuff goes fast, but there's plenty to go around! Entrance to the swap starts at 1 p.m.
No pushing, no grabbing, no rude or greedy behavior. Swapping is all about sharing, so play nice

For more information please go to: http://swapday.eventbrite.com/

Sheryl Underwood, DC Improve, January 20-23, 2011

DC Improve
January 20-23, 2011
1140 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC
(202) 296-7008
For Ticket purchase please go to: http://www.symfonee.com/Improv/dc/comedians/Bio.aspx?Uid=f315a54c-461f-463f-8f05-1e1dba98cd1c

Janet Jackson in Concert, March 22, 2011

Janet Jackson

March 22, 2011

DA R Constitution Hall

1776 D Street NW

Washington DC

(202) 628-4780

General public sales will begin Friday, 01/14/11 10:00 AM EST
Presale:  Start: Thu, 01/13/11 10:00 AM EST End: Thu, 01/13/11 10:00 PM EST  
 please use code, "hot995"To Purchase tickets please go to: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1500458DCA598CBB?artistid=735353&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

Fly Lounge 5th Year Anniversary, January 15, 2011

Film Screening: A Prophet | Georgetown BID | Washington DC

Film Screening: A Prophet | Georgetown BID | Washington DC

Crystal City 1K Wine Walk, February 26, 2011

For more information please go to: http://www.washingtonwineacademy.org/1Kwinewalk.htm

Conversations with Tavis Smiley & Cornel West, January 14, 2011

National Geographic

1145 17th Street, NW

Washington, DC, 20036

See map: Google Maps

January 14, 2011 - 7:30pm

Join one of America's leading public intellectuals, Cornel West, for a wide-ranging conversation with broadcaster and author Tavis Smiley, on African American history and culture. This event is presented as a preview to the exhibition America I AM: The African American Imprint, which opens February 2 at National Geographic Museum.

Fee: 

$20 

For more information please go to: http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/special-events/2011/01/14/conversation-tavis-smiley-and-cornel-west/

NBC 4 Health & Fitness Expo, January 15-16, 2011

NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo

Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC
January 15-16, 2011 | 9 am to 5 pm

Network Events, Inc. (NEI) and NBC4 are once again partnering to produce and promote the 18th annual NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo on January 15 and 16, 2011 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
If your company targets health-conscious consumers, don't miss the selling opportunity of the year. The NBC4 Washington Health & Fitness Expo, the largest, best-attended Consumer Wellness Expo in the country, delivers qualified attendees eager to purchase products and services to help them stay healthy and fit. Health-conscious consumers come to the event to receive free health tests and screenings and valuable medical and health information, and to participate in a variety of interactive sports and fitness activities that are fun for the whole family. Attendees will enjoy Healthy Cooking demonstrations, soccer, rock climbing, a community blood drive, and many more activities that are designed to engage and entertain.

Location: Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
Dates: January 15 - 16 2011
Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm
Producer: Penny Nieman
For more information please go to: http://www.dcconvention.com/events.aspx

Ruche lovin'

Shop Ruche: http://www.shopruche.com/index.php

Queens Wardrobe Lovin'

Queens Wardrobe: http://queenswardrobe.com/goods_list.php?Index=282

Free People Lovin Right About Now!!!!

January 2011 Catalog!!!!

Nikki Giovanni, Tuesday, January 11, 2011

For more information please go to: http://www.busboysandpoets.com/events.php?loc=2

DJ Neekola Album Release Party.....

Playtime" by @DJNeekola- The Album Release Party

When: Thursday January 27, 2011 9:00pm to 2:00am

Where: The District, 2473 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009

How much: $15 Advance Tickets  $30 at the Door

Valet parking is available for $20

A portion of the proceeds will be benefitting the Greater Washington Fashion Chamber of Commerce, DC Fashion Foundation (gwfcc.org)

Opening DJ Set by J-Punch

Live Percussion by Kamijian

DJ Neekola "PLAYTIME" Surprise Live Perfomance at 11:30pm w/Rex Riot

DJ Neekola DJ set at midnight

Runway Presentation by Carlos Reaves of Cantoire Avant Garde Collection

Additional Questions: info@djneekola.com

Please help share this event with the tag #PLAYTIME

Purchase tickets at http://playtime-djneekola.eventbrite.com

Baltimore Fashion Week 2011, Designer Registration Now Open!!!!!!

for more info please go to: http://www.baltimoresfashionweek.com/Designer_Registration.html

Crystal City Couture, Feb 1-5, 2011

For more information please go to: http://www.crystalcity.org/do/crystal-couture1

Transformers' 3 write up in the Washington Post!

Well! Well! Well! look at who made it into the Washington Post! Yes! Yes! Yours Truly, ME!!!

It's amazing what you find when you google your own name! Now I knew that there was a reporter standing next to me during the filming but I had no idea that he was jotting down everything that I was saying loL! How excited I was when I saw this! Your girl is famous now! No autographs please! lol!

Transformers' blasts D.C. in a blink of an eye

Gallery

'Transformers 3' filming in D.C.

By Aaron Leitko

Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Some of the die-hards were "Transformers" fans. Most said they endured for the sheer novelty of watching something, anything, go blammo. "It's like a once-in-a-lifetime thing," said Tanya Hardy, a Maryland-based makeup artist. "It's almost like Black Friday, when you're standing outside the store, waiting for the door to open."
For actual write up please go to: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/13/AR2010101306850.html

Best little coffee shop this side of the coast!!!

Well at least to me anyways!!!

If you are ever in the Chinatown Gallery Place area, it is a must that you pass by Chinatown Coffee Co. You will never want Starbucks again! Now I am not sure what your poison is, but it is a must that I have my vanilla, steamed soy red eye! The absolute best in my book!

This little coffee shop does not just stop at espresso's, they also have a bar menu. Serving none other than what Absinthe!

So stop by and have an espresso, a glass of wine or maybe even a beer, sit back and relax as you enjoy the atmosphere of the Chinatown Coffee Co.

475 H Street, NW,
Washington DC
(202) 559-7656
For more information please go to: http://chinatowncoffee.com/index.html