Book Celebration for Marisa Kashino’s Best Offer Wins at Room & Board
Ralph Brabham and Drew Porterfield (second from right), owners of Jane Jane, Beau Thai, and Bar Betsie, with the Brand Guild’s Jayne Sandman and Salt & Sundry’s Amanda McClements.Interior designer Zoë Feldman, author Marisa Kashino, and Compass’s Ken Germer.The Washington Post’s Jacob Brogan and Aaron Hutcherson.
December 3
Spotify Wrapped Celebration at Gallery Space DC
Department of Energy chief of staff Christian Newton, The CJ Pearson Show host CJ Pearson, and Urban Legend’s Lexi Lach.Brooke Oberwetter of Burson, April Boyd and Jeanne Moran of Spotify, and Nicole Mortier of H&M Strategies.Raegan Lehman from Senator Markwayne Mullin’s office, Elisabeth St. Onge from Senator Peter Welch’s office, Stephanie Penn from Senator Mitch McConnell’s office, and Kaily Grabemann from Senator John Thune’s office.
December 6
FIFA World Cup 2026 Celebratory Brunch at the British Ambassador’s Residence
FIFA World Cup 2026’s Ross McCall, British Embassy chargé d’affaires to the USA James Roscoe, and Scottish Football Association CEO Ian Maxwell.
December 7
48th Kennedy Center Honors
Musician Gloria Gaynor, a 2025 honoree.2025 honoree Sylvester Stallone with his wife, Jennifer Flavin.Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Paul Stanley of Kiss, 2025 honorees.
December 9
Coupang’s DC Office Grand Opening
SKDK’s Nick Glasnovich, Coupang’s Ashley Bright, and Monumental Sports & Entertainment’s Haley Leonard.Former Washington Bullets player Gheorghe Mureșan, Lerner Enterprises’ Ed Cohen, Coupang’s Bill Anaya, and former Washington Capitals player TJ Oshie.Coupang’s Bethany Hoff, the Congressional Award Foundation’s Erica Heyse, and Washington Nationals chairman Paxton Baker.
December 14
The Focus Foundation’s Pre-Show Andrea Bocelli Reception at Capital One Arena
Joel Kobert; philanthropist Jacqueline Badgers Mars; Veronica Berti Bocelli, vice chair of the Andrea Bocelli Foundation and wife of Andrea Bocelli; and the National Sporting Library and Museum’s Elizabeth Von Hassell.Giardy Ritz, chief of staff to Sheila Johnson; the Focus Foundation’s Daren Thomas; Sheila Johnson of Salamander Hotels & Resorts; and Focus Foundation’s Carole Samango-Sprouse.
December 15
Devex Global Development Dinner at Nobu
Boston Consulting Group’s Qahir Dhanani, the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition’s Alexia Latortue, Devex’s Raj Kumar, and Acadia Advisory’s Alice Albright.
October 9
The Greater Washington Board of Trade’s Fall Business Classic at Signal House
WMATA’s Randy Clarke and the Greater Washington Board of Trade’s Jack McDougle.DC Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie, Virginia Ali of Ben’s Chili Bowl, and Brandon Todd of Washington Gas.Rumela Das and Eddy Peters of Bank of America.
October 17
Therme Group’s Bathe-ing DC Block Party VIP Event at Sandlot Anacostia
Sandlot Anacostia’s Ian Callender (second from left) with Robert Hammond, Wanda Lockridge, and Adam Bamba Tanaka of Therme Group US.
October 20
Mozambique Fundraiser With Just Ice Tea at Philippe Chow DC
Chena Morrison of Philippe Chow, Hiba Bittar of MoKi Media, Andréa Vieira of Nailsaloon, and philanthropist Luma Hakki.Just Ice Tea cofounders Seth Goldman (left) and Spike Mendelsohn (far right) with Tiffany Nesfield of Nesfield Performance and George Forman of Philippe Chow DC.
October 22
Singing Tiger Grand Opening at Hotel Nell
Aaron Black of Charlestowne Hotels, Gerald Richardson and Bernard Sales of Singing Tiger, and Brook Rose of Brook Rose Development.
October 24
57th Annual Meridian Ball at Meridian International Center
US special representative for global partnerships Paolo Zampolli and Ana Delgado, ambassador of Panama to the Organization of American States.Susanna Quinn, Jocelyn Quinn, deputy chief of staff to the Vice President Jim Durrett, former White House social secretary Rickie Niceta, and deputy White House social secretary Nicole Butler.Meridian International Center’s Stuart Holliday, Gwen Holliday, Sela Thompson Collins, and theGROUP’s Art Collins.
October 27
Chefs for Equality Dinner at Cut by Wolfgang Puck
Restaurateur Bryan Voltaggio, Andrew Ho of Cut by Wolfgang Puck, Amy Brandwein of Centrolina and Piccolina, and Anthony Jones of Marcus DC.Tony Mosca of Rosewood Washington, D.C., Elise Lefkowitz, and Marc Lefkowitz.
October 29
RIAA Honors at the Recording Industry Association of America HQ
RIAA’s Mitch Glazier (left) and Michele Ballantyne (second from right) with musicians Lauren Daigle and Jon Batiste.
October 30
The Walt Disney Company’s DC Office Space Open House at Capitol View
Disney’s Jessica Moore and Jaqui Serrano.
This article appears in the January 2026 issue of Washingtonian.
