Shakespeare Theatre Company 40th Anniversary Gala at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Former Shakespeare Theatre Company artistic director Michael Kahn with gala co-chairs Gail MacKinnon (left) and Emily Lenzner.Musician Wynton Marsalis and actor Wendell Pierce.
April 16
Semafor Gala at the National Portrait Gallery
Semafor’s Mirabella Brokate El Baze, Justin B. Smith, Rachel Oppenheim, Ben Smith, and Garett Wiley.
April 17
VIP Sneak Peek at Peruvian Brothers’ North Capitol Street Location
Peruvian Brothers’ Mario Lanzone (left) and Giuseppe Lanzone (far right) with Peruvian ambassador to the US Alfredo Ferrero Diez Canseco and NBC4’s Jummy Olabanji.
April 22
Améthyste at the French Ambassador’s Residence
Robert Johnson of RLJ Companies, Kellyanne Conway of KAConsulting, and Jim Durrett of Invariant.Heather Podesta of Invariant, Marlo Greer, US trade representative Jamieson Greer, and Steve Clemons of Widehall.
May 1
Book reception for Dana Perino’s Purple State at Fox Corporation’s Government Relations Offices
News Corp’s Todd Thorpe, author and Fox News host Dana Perino, and Fox Corporation’s Joanna Orlando and Alex Clark Dillie.
White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend
April 24
UTA’s “Celebration of America’s Journalists” WHCD Pre-Party at Osteria Mozza
UTA’s “Celebration of America’s Journalists” WHCD Pre-Party at Osteria Mozza.Averi Harper (left) and Rachel Scott (far right) of ABC News with Joiwind Ronen of Ned’s Club Washington, DC, and Symone Sanders Townsend of MSNBC.MS NOW’s Jen Psaki and podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen.
April 25
WHCD Garden Brunch at the Beall-Washington House
MS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle, NobleReach Foundation’s Arun Gupta, and Meta’s Dina Powell McCormick.CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Kaitlan Collins.Van Jones of CNN and Olivia Igbokwe-Curry of Amazon Web Services.
April 25
An Evening With Time at the Swiss Ambassador’s Residence
Actor Zachary Levi, Swiss ambassador to the US Ralf Heckner, and Congressman Gabe Amo.
April 26
Ned’s Club and Air Mail White House Correspondents’ Week Wrap Party at Ned’s Club Washington, DC
Emma Mears of Ned’s Club Washington, DC; Susanna Quinn; and Jocelyn Quinn of the House Committee on Homeland Security.Jenna Groesch of Ned’s Club Washington, DC (left), with Julia Vitale and George Pendle of Air Mail.
April 13
Shakespeare Theatre Company 40th Anniversary Gala at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Former Shakespeare Theatre Company artistic director Michael Kahn with gala co-chairs Gail MacKinnon (left) and Emily Lenzner.Musician Wynton Marsalis and actor Wendell Pierce.
April 16
Semafor Gala at the National Portrait Gallery
Semafor’s Mirabella Brokate El Baze, Justin B. Smith, Rachel Oppenheim, Ben Smith, and Garett Wiley.
April 17
VIP Sneak Peek at Peruvian Brothers’ North Capitol Street Location
Peruvian Brothers’ Mario Lanzone (left) and Giuseppe Lanzone (far right) with Peruvian ambassador to the US Alfredo Ferrero Diez Canseco and NBC4’s Jummy Olabanji.
April 22
Améthyste at the French Ambassador’s Residence
Robert Johnson of RLJ Companies, Kellyanne Conway of KAConsulting, and Jim Durrett of Invariant.Heather Podesta of Invariant, Marlo Greer, US trade representative Jamieson Greer, and Steve Clemons of Widehall.
May 1
Book reception for Dana Perino’s Purple State at Fox Corporation’s Government Relations Offices
News Corp’s Todd Thorpe, author and Fox News host Dana Perino, and Fox Corporation’s Joanna Orlando and Alex Clark Dillie.
White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend
April 24
UTA’s “Celebration of America’s Journalists” WHCD Pre-Party at Osteria Mozza
UTA’s “Celebration of America’s Journalists” WHCD Pre-Party at Osteria Mozza.Averi Harper (left) and Rachel Scott (far right) of ABC News with Joiwind Ronen of Ned’s Club Washington, DC, and Symone Sanders Townsend of MSNBC.MS NOW’s Jen Psaki and podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen.
April 25
WHCD Garden Brunch at the Beall-Washington House
MS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle, NobleReach Foundation’s Arun Gupta, and Meta’s Dina Powell McCormick.CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Kaitlan Collins.Van Jones of CNN and Olivia Igbokwe-Curry of Amazon Web Services.
April 25
An Evening With Time at the Swiss Ambassador’s Residence
Actor Zachary Levi, Swiss ambassador to the US Ralf Heckner, and Congressman Gabe Amo.
April 26
Ned’s Club and Air Mail White House Correspondents’ Week Wrap Party at Ned’s Club Washington, DC
Emma Mears of Ned’s Club Washington, DC; Susanna Quinn; and Jocelyn Quinn of the House Committee on Homeland Security.Jenna Groesch of Ned’s Club Washington, DC (left), with Julia Vitale and George Pendle of Air Mail.
This article appears in the June 2026 issue of Washingtonian.
