VIP Global Premiere of “Smithsonian Starstruck” at the National Portrait Gallery
Emma Shaffer of Fever, the Smithsonian Institution’s Ellen Stofan, and Lisa Kewley of the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
June 12
Meta x UFC Freedom 250 Celebration at Ned’s Club
Tammy Haddad of Washington AI Network and Haddad Media with Dana White of Ultimate Fighting Championship.Eric Motley of the National Gallery of Art with Hannah Motley.US special envoy for peace Jared Kushner, Meta’s Dina Powell McCormick, Ivanka Trump, and Arabella Kushner.
June 16
Opening of the National Geographic Museum of Exploration
Filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer James Cameron with National Geographic Society CEO Jill Tiefenthaler.Washington Commanders defensive end T.J. Maguranyanga and Hannah Powell.National Geographic president of content Courteney Monroe and National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory.
June 25
The Oak Room and Bernadette’s Opening Celebration
Tim Hollingsworth, executive chef of the Oak Room and Bernadette’s, with Ten Five Hospitality’s Dan Daley.Jacob Trauberman of House speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi’s office; Ashley Adionser of Love Is Blind; software investor Alex Raines; and Below Deck star and real-estate agent Brandon McLaughlin.Musician Caroline Vreeland, Lorenzo Davis of Exiger, and Megan Eberly of Rachel Harrison Communications.
June 29
44th Annual RAMMYS Awards and Gala at Arena Stage
Chef of the Year Matt Conroy of Lutèce, Maison Bar à Vins, and Pascual’s; Shawn Townsend of RAMW; and Restaurateur of the Year Fernando González of 2Fifty.Andy Brown of Andy’s Pizza, Fast Casual Restaurant of the Year, with Content Creators of the Year Tessa Alimahmoodi and Jason Fisher of @DCFoodGod.Casper Rice of Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants with Fiola sommelier Jaryd Spann, whose restaurant won Wine Program of the Year.
June 30
Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association Biennial Dinner at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Manu Raju.Kelly O’Donnell and Richard Engle of NBC News with Shawna Thomas of MS NOW.Ryan Nobles of NBC News, Allie Pecorin of ABC News, and Nathaniel Reed of Scripps News.
This article appears in the August 2026 issue of Washingtonian.
