Opening of “Horizon of Khufu” VR Experience at Fever Hub Washington DC
Fever’s Emma Shaffer, Embassy of Egypt deputy chief of mission Chahinda Emadeldin, Fever’s Tyler Oberle, and Egyptian cultural and educational-bureau attaché and director Nermine A. Sabry.
February 7
Elegancia Opening Party at La Cosecha
Theresa Graff of MDVIP, Austin Graff of Curiosity & Connection, and Elizabeth Harnik of Edens.Jovana Urriola, Wilmer Valderrama, and Daniella Senior of Elegancia.Senator Alex Padilla, Angela Padilla, and Voto Latino’s María Teresa Kumar.
February 20
2026 Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic Wish Ball at the Washington Hilton
Jason León of Executives & Boards with NBC4’s Erika Gonzalez.Former Washington Capitals player Karl Alzner, Bask Plant-Based Kitchen’s Mandy Alzner, Wish alum Nitin Ramachandran, Brandi Holtby, and former Caps player Braden Holtby.Lerner Enterprises’ Michael Cohen, Jones Street Travel’s Tali Cohen, the Washington Commanders Foundation’s Valerie Biberaj, and Ken Biberaj of Savills North America and “Coffee With Ken”.
February 25
Invariant 20th-Year Kick-Off Party at Anderson House
Invariant’s Jonny Montano, content creator Sheron Torho Roberts, Invariant’s Kenny Roberts, and Greenberg Traurig’s Tim Bass.Lindley Kratovil Sherer, Mary Beth Stanton, and Carolyn Coda of Invariant.Invariant’s Maia Hunt Estes, Kate Bennett, Anne MacMillan, and Heather Podesta.
March 3
Andreessen Horowitz “American Dynamism” Summit at Mellon Auditorium
Rob Stephens of Spider Management Company, Andreessen Horowitz’s Jen Kha, Grant Gregory of Cantos, and Andreessen Horowitz’s Collin McCune.Sarah Ghermay, chief of staff to Representative Yassamin Ansari, and Ben Burnett, chief of staff to Representative Eric Swalwell, with Andreessen Horowitz’s Morgan Gress and Michael Reed.Northwood Space’s Bridgit Mendler, Andreessen Horowitz’s Erin Price-Wright and David Ulevitch, and Castelion’s Bryon Hargis.
March 5
STARZ and Sony Pictures Special Screening of Outlander at NCTA–The Internet & Television Association
NCTA’s Nilda Gumbs; Mark Boyce, acting minister-counsellor for the Scottish Government in the USA; and Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Andrew Reinsdorf.
March 5
Capitano VIP Preview at Canopy by Hilton at the Wharf
Canopy by Hilton’s Dagim Mekonnen; Concord Hospitality’s Michael Anderson and Angela Carrick; and Capitano and Whiskey Charlie’s Sean Lewis-Velazquez.
This article appears in the April 2026 issue of Washingtonian.
February 5
Opening of “Horizon of Khufu” VR Experience at Fever Hub Washington DC
Fever’s Emma Shaffer, Embassy of Egypt deputy chief of mission Chahinda Emadeldin, Fever’s Tyler Oberle, and Egyptian cultural and educational-bureau attaché and director Nermine A. Sabry.
February 7
Elegancia Opening Party at La Cosecha
Theresa Graff of MDVIP, Austin Graff of Curiosity & Connection, and Elizabeth Harnik of Edens.Jovana Urriola, Wilmer Valderrama, and Daniella Senior of Elegancia.Senator Alex Padilla, Angela Padilla, and Voto Latino’s María Teresa Kumar.
February 20
2026 Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic Wish Ball at the Washington Hilton
Jason León of Executives & Boards with NBC4’s Erika Gonzalez.Former Washington Capitals player Karl Alzner, Bask Plant-Based Kitchen’s Mandy Alzner, Wish alum Nitin Ramachandran, Brandi Holtby, and former Caps player Braden Holtby.Lerner Enterprises’ Michael Cohen, Jones Street Travel’s Tali Cohen, the Washington Commanders Foundation’s Valerie Biberaj, and Ken Biberaj of Savills North America and “Coffee With Ken”.
February 25
Invariant 20th-Year Kick-Off Party at Anderson House
Invariant’s Jonny Montano, content creator Sheron Torho Roberts, Invariant’s Kenny Roberts, and Greenberg Traurig’s Tim Bass.Lindley Kratovil Sherer, Mary Beth Stanton, and Carolyn Coda of Invariant.Invariant’s Maia Hunt Estes, Kate Bennett, Anne MacMillan, and Heather Podesta.
March 3
Andreessen Horowitz “American Dynamism” Summit at Mellon Auditorium
Rob Stephens of Spider Management Company, Andreessen Horowitz’s Jen Kha, Grant Gregory of Cantos, and Andreessen Horowitz’s Collin McCune.Sarah Ghermay, chief of staff to Representative Yassamin Ansari, and Ben Burnett, chief of staff to Representative Eric Swalwell, with Andreessen Horowitz’s Morgan Gress and Michael Reed.Northwood Space’s Bridgit Mendler, Andreessen Horowitz’s Erin Price-Wright and David Ulevitch, and Castelion’s Bryon Hargis.
March 5
STARZ and Sony Pictures Special Screening of Outlander at NCTA–The Internet & Television Association
NCTA’s Nilda Gumbs; Mark Boyce, acting minister-counsellor for the Scottish Government in the USA; and Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Andrew Reinsdorf.
March 5
Capitano VIP Preview at Canopy by Hilton at the Wharf
Canopy by Hilton’s Dagim Mekonnen; Concord Hospitality’s Michael Anderson and Angela Carrick; and Capitano and Whiskey Charlie’s Sean Lewis-Velazquez.
This article appears in the April 2026 issue of Washingtonian.
