Restaurateurs, Journalists, Politicos: Photos of the Best Parties Around DC
Party photographer Dan Swartz’s monthly roundup.
Written by Dan Swartz | Photographed by Daniel Swartz | Published on
The John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation’s Michael Collins; Maryland governor Wes Moore and first lady Dawn Moore; and gala co-chair John-Miles Lewis at the Good Trouble Gala.
The National Children’s Museum’s Play Soirée at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Bruce F. Bradley of Castleton Holdings, Reem Sadik of Barnes & Thornburg, and Play Soirée co-chairs Sepe Zuccari and Jason Zuccari of Hamilton Insurance Agency.TCMA’s John Drew, Play Soirée co-chair, with Helene Drew.PNC Bank’s Jermaine Johnson, the National Children’s Museum’s Kiryn Hoffman, and the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority’s Victor Hoskins.
May 3
Ox & Olive Opening Preview
Hive Hospitality Group’s Jhonatan Cano, Yoonjung Oh, Ryan Ratino, and Will Patton.
May 6
The Special Competitive Studies Project’s “250 Years of American Innovation” Reception at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC
Ylli Bajraktari and Angela Arriola Ponmakha of SCSP with Yassmin Alyassin and Basim Mansour of Michael & Son Services.
May 8
Uchi DC Unveiling
Uchi DC’s Kamar Adeniyi, Hai Hospitality and Uchi’s Tyson Cole, Uchi DC’s Rob Drennan, and Hai Hospitality’s Tony Montero.Amber Quist, Mimi Yao, and Leo Barrera of Hai Hospitality with CNN’s Alayna Treene (second from right).
May 19
“America Through Time” VIP Launch Party at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC
Events DC’s Angie Gates, the Waldorf Astoria’s Nisha Patel, “HungryHungry Hanley” social-media personality Mattie Hanley, and the Waldorf Astoria’s Jamaal Simington.
May 20
Tudor Place Spring Garden Party
Tudor Place’s Christy Pichichero (left) and Mary-Frances Wain (far right) with artist LouLou Baker and La Bonne Vache’s Claire Wilder, both 2026 Spring Garden Party co-chairs.Luke Russert of MS NOW Live and Laura Lomeli Russert of Georgetown University.Caroline Volz Godfrey and Libby Parrish of Tuckernuck with Elizabeth Miller.
June 2
The John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation’s Good Trouble Gala at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Senator Jon Ossoff and House speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi.The John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation’s Michael Collins; Maryland governor Wes Moore and first lady Dawn Moore; and gala co-chair John-Miles Lewis.George Vradenburg of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s and Kerry Kennedy of the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center.
June 5
The National Archives Foundation’s Spirit of Independence Festival at the National Archives
The Recording Industry Association of America’s Mitch Glazier, the Walt Disney Company’s Horacio Gutierrez, and Disney Music Group’s Ken Bunt.
May 2
The National Children’s Museum’s Play Soirée at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Bruce F. Bradley of Castleton Holdings, Reem Sadik of Barnes & Thornburg, and Play Soirée co-chairs Sepe Zuccari and Jason Zuccari of Hamilton Insurance Agency.TCMA’s John Drew, Play Soirée co-chair, with Helene Drew.PNC Bank’s Jermaine Johnson, the National Children’s Museum’s Kiryn Hoffman, and the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority’s Victor Hoskins.
May 3
Ox & Olive Opening Preview
Hive Hospitality Group’s Jhonatan Cano, Yoonjung Oh, Ryan Ratino, and Will Patton.
May 6
The Special Competitive Studies Project’s “250 Years of American Innovation” Reception at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC
Ylli Bajraktari and Angela Arriola Ponmakha of SCSP with Yassmin Alyassin and Basim Mansour of Michael & Son Services.
May 8
Uchi DC Unveiling
Uchi DC’s Kamar Adeniyi, Hai Hospitality and Uchi’s Tyson Cole, Uchi DC’s Rob Drennan, and Hai Hospitality’s Tony Montero.Amber Quist, Mimi Yao, and Leo Barrera of Hai Hospitality with CNN’s Alayna Treene (second from right).
May 19
“America Through Time” VIP Launch Party at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC
Events DC’s Angie Gates, the Waldorf Astoria’s Nisha Patel, “HungryHungry Hanley” social-media personality Mattie Hanley, and the Waldorf Astoria’s Jamaal Simington.
May 20
Tudor Place Spring Garden Party
Tudor Place’s Christy Pichichero (left) and Mary-Frances Wain (far right) with artist LouLou Baker and La Bonne Vache’s Claire Wilder, both 2026 Spring Garden Party co-chairs.Luke Russert of MS NOW Live and Laura Lomeli Russert of Georgetown University.Caroline Volz Godfrey and Libby Parrish of Tuckernuck with Elizabeth Miller.
June 2
The John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation’s Good Trouble Gala at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Senator Jon Ossoff and House speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi.The John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation’s Michael Collins; Maryland governor Wes Moore and first lady Dawn Moore; and gala co-chair John-Miles Lewis.George Vradenburg of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s and Kerry Kennedy of the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center.
June 5
The National Archives Foundation’s Spirit of Independence Festival at the National Archives
The Recording Industry Association of America’s Mitch Glazier, the Walt Disney Company’s Horacio Gutierrez, and Disney Music Group’s Ken Bunt.
This article appears in the June 2026 issue of Washingtonian.
