“A Literary Coming Out Party” Starring Chef Patrick O’Connell at Lisner Auditorium
Chef José Andrés, the Inn at Little Washington’s Patrick O’Connell, and Washington Sun food correspondent Tom Sietsema
September 17
The Citizens Association of Georgetown’s 1751 Party at the City Tavern
1751 Party event co-chairs Libby Cox, Amy Kuhnert, and Elizabeth MillerCitizens Association of Georgetown president Amy Titus and executive director Brittany SawyerCompass’s Janice Pouch; the Citizens Association’s Stephanie Bothwell and Stefanie Scott; and Chip Scott of Grunley
September 20
Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference Wrap Party at Ned’s Club
Musician QuestloveCongressman Marc Veasey, Nikki Webber Allen of Ned’s Club, Mary Streett of BP, and Tiffany Moore of WaymoThe Association for Consumer Debt Relief’s Jason Mulvihill, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Senator Cory Booker, and Congressman Steven Horsford
September 24
National Museum of African American History & Culture 10th Anniversary Museum Gala
Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch with NMAAHC’s Michelle Commander, Shanita Brackett, and Tony ColesActors Angela Bassett and Courtney B. VanceMusician Frédéric Yonnet, producer Carla Sims, and radio personality Donnie Simpson
September 29
March On! Festival Opening Night Awards Gala at Dock5 at Union Market
Congressman Troy Carter and the National Urban League’s Marc MorialMS NOW’s Jonathan Capehart, Meta’s Nick Schmit, philanthropist Tiffeny Sanchez, and Kirkland & Ellis’s Reginald BrownReverend William Lamar IV and Amazon’s Steve Hartell
September 30
Americans for the Arts 36th Nancy Hanks Lecture at Arena Stage
Capitol Counsel’s Lyndon Boozer, Howard University’s Phylicia Rashad, and the Social Finance Institute’s Karen AndersonAlyssa Fisher and Ayanna Hudson of Americans for the Arts with C. Brian Williams of Step Afrika!Erin Harkey of Americans for the Arts, Nancy Stephens of Arts Action Fund, and Svante Myrick of People for the American Way
This article appears in theNovember 2026 issue of Washingtonian.
