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FEATURE THE SOCIAL LIST ............................

LIFESTYLES FYIDC SOCIAL CALENDAR ...................................

THE DISH Yume Sushi .....................................

ART SPOTLIGHT Cindy Jones' Twist of Fate .......

FASHION Sparkles and Shine for the Holidays .....

2019 Best Dressed on the Social Scene ...................

TREND REPORT Festive Jewelry ....................

WASHINGTON SOCIAL DIARY POLLYWOOD Middleburg Film Festival ......................................

Actress Jane Fonda:Weekly Climate Crisis Protests ..

HOLLYWOOD ON THE POTOMAC An Epic Night with Dave Chapelle ......................

Fight Night:The Final Round ..............................

EMBASSY ROW Husband and Wife Awards .....

Kuwait-America Foundation Gala ........................

Autism Awareness Gala ......................................

Mentor International Gala ...................................

The Meridian Ball .............................................

Silence the Violence & AFTERDARK4THEARC with Katy Perry, Mavis Staples and Norah Jones ......

Photographer Betty Kuhner's "Family Treasures," featuring the Kennedy and Shriver families ..............

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OVER THE MOON .....................................

PEN/Faulkner Dinner .........................................

CHARITY SPOTLIGHT N Street Village with Hillary and Tom Baltimore.............................

Flicks4Change.....................................................

Southeast Tennis and Learning Center Celebration ...

The Digital Future Summit .................................

Salisbury Award Competition ...............................

American Heart Association's 'Paint the Town Red' ..

National Portrait Gallery's Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition & Opening ............

PARTIES PARTIES PARTIES .........................

BOOK BUZZ Neal Katyal's "Impeach," Bret Baier's "Three Days at the Brink" and more .....

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Gala...................

CHARITY SPOTLIGHT Coalition of Hope .....

Blue Hope Bash ............................................

Motion Picture Association of America's Reopening ...

White House Historical Association Event .............

HOME LIFE INSIDE HOMES Kirk and Maria Galiani's "Old World Style" in McLean ..................................

REAL ESTATE NEWS ...................................

OPEN HOUSE ...............................................

MY WASHINGTON Diane Rehm: hardly "retired".

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EDITOR’S LETTER

TIS’ THE SOCIAL SEASON

WL Publisher Soroush Shehabi and me at the Kuwait America Foundation Dinner

Managing Editor Catherine Trifiletti partying alongside Mark Twain Prize recipient Dave Chappelle at the event’s Cafe Milano after-party. At one point during epic improv musical performance, the comedian scolded voyeuristic revelers: “Put your phones away and make a memory!”

his issue marks the 25th anniversary of our yearly Social List and our thoughts inevitably stray to the three distinguished Washington hostesses whose names graced the list in years past, but will no more: Ruth Buchanan, Oatsie Charles,and Nancy Gray Pyne. Aged between 93 to 101 at their passing, they were the last of the Washington grandes dames, from a time when Washington, yes, was, the nation’s capital, but provincial in its size, attitude, cultural activity, restricted in its social circle, and vigilant in its adherence to protocol.

They lived in grand houses in Washington, and the resort oases of Newport, R.I., Hobe Sound, Fla., and North East Harbor, Maine, aided by solicitous staff. In many ways, though revered and still active, they had already outlived a social world that had changed in size, style and participants - the entrepreneurs and tech tycoons who have made the nation’s capital and its surroundings a major financial hub and spawned a business meritocracy to fill the spaces left by the largely disappearing old money class Washington families.

The passing of the Old Guard has in no way diminished generous giving for which this city has long been known, because the new Washingtonians have taken up the cause. Indeed, as the need for civil generosity has increased, new donors have stepped in to meet it.

Acquired wealth has proved as committed as was inherited wealth in its day. With new money has come new awareness that success brings obligations, and one of the satisfactory developments of Washington’s emergence as a thriving, dynamic commercial center is how quickly, how firmly, this commitment has become as accepted, as familiar as the waters of the Potomac.

Philanthropy is at the heart of the city’s most glittering social occasions. But my, how the social occasions that generate this giving have changed since theWashington grandes dames presided over such occasions. The starched wing collar, white-tie and evening tails have surrendered to the pin-stripe suit: even ties are no longer de rigueur in some quarters.

All of which has given new force and freshness to our Social List, which recalls the past listees with fondness and respect and welcomes the new with enthusiasm. In other words, the 2020 List has kept up with the times. It is four times larger than it was 25 years ago reflecting just how much our community has changed by way of population increases, economic growth, and cultural diversity. We continue to believe that those who are listed reflect much of what is best about the capital of a great and caring nation.

Wishing you all a joyous holiday season and a happy New Year.

Editor Dara Klatt with pop star Katy Perry at the Silence the Violence and AFTERDARK4THEARC benefit concert Nancy R. Bagley Editor in Chief Readers wishing to contact Nancy Bagley can email her at nbagley@washingtonlife.com

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ALL IS BRIGHT THE BEST HOLIDAY LIGHTS IN THE DISTRICT

HISTORIC HOLIDAY This character-guided tour sheds new light on the iconic mansion and its grounds while providing visitors with a deeper appreciation for historic traditions. Marvel at exquisite Christmas trees, learn about the holiday traditions of the 18th century, hear stories of past Christmases from “Lady Washington” and enjoy lively dancing and freshly baked cookies with apple cider. Make sure to visit Aladdin the Christmas camel, a nod to George Washington’s Christmas of 1787, when he paid 18 shillings for a camel to entertain his guests. Dec. 6-7, 13-14 and 22, Evening tour times vary, Mount Vernon,Tickets $18-$26 (Kids five and under free), mountvernon.org.

Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show

STEP INTO THE SEASON Celebrate the holidays like never before at Step Afrika!’s eighth Christmasthemed show. This dance performance combines the magic of the season with swirling colors, audience participation and polyrhythmic percussive symphony for an evening that will put the whole family in a jolly spirit.

Along with other furry characters, special guest DJ Frosty the Snowman will make an appearance. Children are invited to make their own holiday drums and shakers with the troupe 30-45 minutes prior to the performance. Dec. 12-22, Showtimes range from 2 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Atlas Performing Arts Center, Tickets $25-45, stepafrika.org/performances.

Q St. Alban’s School Christmas House Tour

A tradition since 1983, this holiday-themed tour (the primary fundraiser of the school’s Parents’ Association) supplies the funds that support faculty, staff and student visual arts fellowships, as well as development programs for classrooms, labs and theaters. Completely walkable, the tour showcases the glittering, holday lighted houses of the Cleveland Park neighborhood and Sayre House at the Washington National Cathedral. Dec. 6-7, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Cleveland Park neighborhood and Sayre House,Tickets $40, stalbansschool.org.

Q ZooLights

Watch the National Zoological Park come to life with more than 500,000 environmentally friendly lights at its annual event featuring dozens of glowing animal lanterns, a 150-foot snow tubing slide (guests can glide down the hill near the lion and tiger exhibits), laser lights on the outdoor wall of the Elephant Community Center and local shopping at the Grump Holiday Market. Through Jan. 1, 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Free admission, nationalzoo.si.edu.

Q Georgetown GLOW

The region’s only curated exhibition of outdoor public light art installations is an experience that shouldn’t be missed during this holiday season. Set against the historic background of the District’s oldest neighborhood, the exhibition—the sixth of its kind —promises a visual fairytale with artistic flair. Dec. 6-Jan. 5, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., Georgetown, free admission, georgetownglowdc.com.

Q Enchant Christmas

The Choral Arts Society 39th Annual Holiday Concert & Gala

GINGERBREAD & GERMANY Mix and mingle with 500 of Washington’s prominent political, diplomatic and cultural leaders at this year’s German-themed festivities. The event will kick off with a holiday concert by the Choral Arts Chorus, Choral Arts Youth Choir and the Choral Arts Brass Ensemble, featuring seasonal classics and carols. Guests will admire the Bauhaus-inspired décor and gingerbread houses by the Germany Embassy’s chef Benoit Teisseire (all of which are available for purchase at the silent auction) and then dance until midnight.

Dec. 16, 7 p.m., Kennedy Center Concert Hall, choralarts.org.Tickets start at $675 and $8,000 for tables.

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Grab your skates and head over to Nationals Park for a night of Christmas cheer. Glide through a picturesque trail of lights, shop at the market for seasonal treats and pose for a picture with Santa at Enchant Christmas. Nov. 22-Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m., Nationals Park.Tickets $14.99 - $19.99 for adults, dc.enchantchristmas.com.

Q Children’s National Light Up The Season

This fundraiser is a seasonal favorite, featuring heartwarming collaborations between notable area artists and kids from Children’s National Hospital.Take in an array of custom holiday trees, mantelpieces, menorahs and dollhouses before crafting something of your own, indulging in cookies and taking photos with Santa. Dec. 15, 1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m., Four Seasons Hotel.Ticket prices and family packages vary, www. childrensnational.org.

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CHEF PETER DREAMS OF SUSHI Yume Sushi’s omakase experience hits all the right notes.

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Chef Saran Kannasute

Several cocktails are anchored by house-made sake infusions including blueberry and lychee. Start with a Lychee tini filled with crushed yuzuspiked ice.

Be sure to ask for guidance when approaching the extensive and impressive sake list.

OUR PICKS

- Kubota Junmai Dai Ginjo - Amabuki ‘Rose sake’

ume means “dream” in Japanese and at the yearold Yume Sushi in Arlington,Va., it translates into a dynamic seven-course omakase experience navigated by chef Saran Kannasute (known to his customers as “Chef Peter”). Born in Thailand, Kannasute opened the 70-seat dining room and sake lounge in 2018 to realize his vision of a customer-first restaurant that showcases his passion for Japanese food and culture. The menu has a standard rundown of sushi staples, but it’s the dealer’s choice that allows the chef to shine brightest.

In Kannasute’s more than capable hands diners are led on a taste journey that varies daily based on which fish were flown in fresh that morning. On one visit there were melt-in-your-mouth scallops from Maine, creamy uni from Hokkaido and umami-packed fatty bluefin tuna from Spain. Guests are invited to sit at the sushi counter where comfortable bar stools serve as passenger seats for the adventure. From this close vantage point, it is easy to be captivated by the chef ’s careful preparation and assembly of each dish. Bites of fish are accented with dollops of French caviar, truffle oil-spiked wasabi and delicate squares of rich foïe gras. Sliced toro is finished with a swipe of soy sauce aged 50 years and a dusting of 24-carat gold powder. Several courses are seared with Kannasute’s handy blowtorch for added flavor and showmanship.

With each presentation, Kannasute offers a short speech on how to get the best bang out of the bite. As he reaches for a delicate wood box holding strips of A5 waygu (the certificate to carry the special steak is possessed by only a few District chefs), he says: “close your eyes and let the flavors and textures play in your mouth like a song.”

As the seven course symphony concludes, chef ’s passionate metaphor rings true – Yume’s fresh chorus of flavors can make any palate sing.

Yume Sushi | 2121 N. Westmoreland St., Arlington, Va. | 703-269-5064 yumesushiva.com

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Two two-hour offerings of omakase- style dining are available each night—6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. SundayThursday, and 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday/ $85 per person

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FINDING LIGHT From the runways of Paris fashion week to the jungles of Costa Rica, philanthropist-turned-wildlife-photographer Cindy Jones shares how she transformed a great personal tragedy into a passion for taking pictures. Her life’s wonderful, abrupt turn down a path she never envisioned—all through the simplicity of a camera lens—is on full display in her first show of photos at the Martha Spak Gallery at the Wharf.

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HOW DID YOU DISCOVER PHOTOGRAPHY? It was a totally unplanned, initially terrible twist of fate that led me to photography. In June 2014 my son fell extremely ill, and I flew across the country to Santa Barbara, Calif. to support him. I needed something to fill the spaces between the seemingly endless surgeries and hospital visits, so I picked up a camera one day, and that’s where my journey began. To this day, I still find it amazing how life can surprise you like that; out of one of the darkest, most challenging times of my life I paradoxically discovered a new world of profound light and beauty.

WHAT WERE YOUR EARLY SUBJECTS AND HOW DID BIRDS BECOME SO PROMINENT IN YOUR WORK? I began with landscape photography, but very early on I realized the images I was capturing of birds seemed to have a unique, dynamic splendor to them A Symphony in Flight (24”x 18”) printed on metal that I naturally gravitated towards. On top of that, our property in Maryland $450 depicts three hummingbirds in Costa Rica is ideal for photographing birds as it borders a national park and we also have a lake directly behind us—so on any given day there’s a treasure trove of different species of birds nearby.When I really became obsessed though was when I started using a telephoto lens. By magnifying and hyper-accurately Martha Spak Gallery | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL capturing these often far off or very small creatures, it seemed to unveil an almost magical new realm for me to explore.

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YOU’VE TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY TO LEARN FROM VARIOUS TEACHERS WHICH TRIP WAS MOST MEANINGFUL AND WHY? It’s hard to choose because I’ve been to so many magnificent places for photography (Iceland, Tanzania, Patagonia and British Columbia to name a few), but I would have to say my most recent trip to Costa Rica stands out above the rest as it’s one of the bird capitals of the world.

HOW HAVE YOUR SON’S HEALTH CHALLENGES AND PHOTOGRAPHY CHANGED YOUR PERSPECTIVE OF THE WORLD? The whole experience exposed me to a beautiful, unexpected paradox— that sometimes the worst experiences in life are actually doorways to places we never could have imagined, and that even paths beginning in pain and anguish can lead to profound joy and gratitude.

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Pop icon Katy Perry (“Roar,” “Chained to the Rhythm,” “Dark Horse”) has sung the praises of transcendental meditation for years.

Her routine: 20 minutes, twice a day.

“It definitely helps me feel … ‘Wide Awake,’” Perry pronounced on stage at The Anthem just before belting out the 2012 hit at the benefit concert presented by The Meditation Center (TMC), the David Lynch Foundation and THEARC. To explain her association, she says, “I’m really here because transcendental meditation is the number one tool that has changed my life. It’s brought me so much balance and so much peace … and living in a chaotic time, it’s exactly what everybody needs to start doing.”

As Perry asked the audience to donate to the cause, she described how both music and meditation have helped to set her straight. “It really does something to my brain,” she says. “Whenever I’m in a funky mood, and whenever I need an attitude adjustment … if I’m hungover … just give me 20 minutes, and I will go deep, and come back out a transformed person.”

Katy Perry performing at the ‘Silence The Violence’ Benefit Concert (Photo by Tony Powell)

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CINEMA IN THE COUNTRY Highlights from this year’s buzz-worthy Middleburg Film Festival

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he films at this year’s Middleburg Film Festival are once again generating lots of well-deserved Oscar buzz. Now in its seventh year, Middleburg audiences have come to expect a quality mix of films superbly curated by executive director Susan Koch at the annual festival founded by Sheila C. Johnson, with presenting sponsors Coca-Cola and Gary and Christina Co Mather. In 2018, there were 38 Academy Award nominations among the 29 films screened, including a Best Picture win for the festival’s closing film, “Green Book.” This could happen again with this year’s closing film, “The Irishman,” directed by Martin Scorsese, topping the list of most film critics.

It’s not just movies that draw a sold-out crowd to Middleburg; it’s the engaging mix of leading filmmakers, actors, and Washington insiders who gather in the picturesque town, an hour from D.C., to soak in stunning fall foliage, rolling hills dotted with vineyards and horse trails.

At the Salamander Resort & Spa, fascinating conversations take place by the fireplace in the cozy library. Local wineries and breweries host tastings, talks, and farm-to-table dinners. The

festival “vibe” is relaxed and intimate. There’s no red carpet. On opening night, award-winning writer/director Noah Baumbach mingled for several hours with festival guests at the after-party following the screening of his film “Marriage Story,” another leading Oscar contender starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver.

Justice (or injustice) was at the heart of several films including “Clemency,” featuring a tour-deforce performance by actress Alfre Woodard as a prison warden whose job overseeing death row executions is taking its toll. Just “Mercy” tells the true story of Harvard graduate Bryan Stevenson who chose to defend the wrongly convicted on death row over earning a corporate pay check.

Daniel J. Jones, the real-life Senate investigator portrayed by Adam Driver was greeted like a rock star after a screening of “The Report” about the CIA’s use of torture after 9/11.

For both the sophisticated international crowd and discerning cinephiles, the Middleburg Film Festival provides an opportunity to see some of the best films from all over the world. Films featured this year hailed from South Korea, Brazil, Iran, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Senegal and France,

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whose gritty Oscar submission,“Les Miserables,” provides important history on the current state of the Paris suburbs, more than 150 years after Victor Hugo wrote his novel, and a searing look at how lack of equity and opportunity can quickly devolve into a national security issue.

Documentaries featured an eclectic mix with former Deputy White House Social Secretary Ebs Burnough making his directing debut with “The Capote Tapes,” about the talented but deeply troubled Truman Capote and Ric Burns’ film on famed neurologist Oliver Sacks as he learns he only has a few months to live.

Hockey fans were out in full force for the U.S. premiere of “Willie,” which received the audience award for Best Documentary Feature.

Known as the Jackie Robinson of ice hockey, Willie O’Ree, now age 84, was the first black NHL player. Anson Carter, a retired Caps playerturned-sports-analyst, hosted a Q & A following the screening with O’Ree, director Laurence Mathieu-Leger, producer Bryant McBride, and the film’s executive producer and Washington Capitals owner,Ted Leonsis.The festival’s founder and board chair, Sheila C. Johnson, also served as

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Marriage Story

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“Coup 53,” directed by Taghi Amirani and edited by three-time Oscar-winning film editor, Walter Murch (of “English Patient” fame), was also a clear audience favorite with sold out crowds at every screening.The film is the riveting culmination of a 10-year investigation into the 1953 CIA/M16 staged coup that overthrew Iran’s beloved Prime Minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, and snuffed out a nascent democracy while setting the stage for the 1979 anti-shah revolution and the blow-back the world has been living with since.. “This Is Not A Movie,” by Yung Chang, is a powerful portrait of legendary investigative journalist Robert Fisk as he exposes propaganda across various war zones, including in Syria where he uncovers evidence that shows American weapons were sold to Al Qaida’s affiliate there via Saudi Arabia.

The festival’s audience award for Best Narrative Feature went to “The Two Popes,” starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce as Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI, in one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years. It was standing room only for screenwriter Anthony McCarten’s early morning library conversation, where he regaled filmgoers with his keen wit and sage advice for aspiring screenwriters. This was McCarten’s second visit to Middleburg, which he pronounced as “the best film festival in the world.” McCarten’s known in film circles as the “Oscar whisperer” having penned the screenplays for three out of the last five Best Actor Oscars – Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything,” Gary Oldman in “Darkest Hour,” and Rami Malek in “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

The theme of “family” was very much in play this year whether it was the Cosa Nostra in “The Irishman” or a couple trying to navigate divorce in “Marriage Story.” Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite,”

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winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, is a darkly comedic tale of two families unwittingly coming together across the great class divide. “Waves” traces the emotional journey of an affluent African American family as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a terrible tragedy. Sterling K. Brown (“This is Us”), who plays the well-meaning but demanding father, good-naturedly posed for countless selfies and joined his co-stars Kelvin Harrison, Jr. and Taylor Russell and writer/director Trey Edward Shults for a conversation hosted by The Washington Post’s arts editor Janice Page.

The fall Oscar season is typically filled with films on the darker side making Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” especially welcome. Starring Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys, it’s a feel-good film about kindness and empathy and offers the perfect antidote to these contentious times. Another crowd pleaser was “Harriet,” directed by Kasi Lemmons (“Eve’s Bayou”) and featuring Broadway star Cynthia Erivo. Filmed in Virginia, it’s the inspiring story of Harriet Tubman, the courageous escaped slave who repeatedly risked her life to free hundreds of others.

Sunday morning brought the audience to its feet for a concert honoring six-time Grammy award winning jazz trumpeter and Academy Award nominated film composer Terence Blanchard. A 35-piece orchestra and Blanchard’s renowned quintet, E-Collective, performed selections from some of his most memorable scores, including the world premiere of the suite from “Harriet.”

The bottom line: Whether you’re looking for a respite from divisive politics or a chance to engage more deeply in issues from around the world or simply be among the first to see Oscar buzz films, the Middleburg Film Festival has become a highlight of the Fall season.

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Mike Bernstein, Georgia Koch and Noah Baumbach

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Clyde Tuggle, Maureen Orth and Mary Streett

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Sound the Alarm Actress Jane Fonda tackles climate change on Capitol Hill with weekly teach-ins and protests.

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he 81-year-old actress and conservationist is giving new meaning to the legendary phrase, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Redcoats are comingâ&#x20AC;? with her Greta Thunberg-inspired â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fire Drill Fridaysâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;weekly staged protests at the U.S. Capitol alongside scientists, celebrity friends and fellow concerned Americans. Fonda has taken to the streets of Washington during a four-month campaign to raise awareness of the climate crisis and has already spent time in jail on

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FIRE DRILL FRIDAYS Fire Drill Fridays focus on a different topic regarding climate change each week.

Fridays @ 11 a.m.: Protesters rally together at the U.S. Capitol for an hour before some begin a civil disobedience action.

Thursdays @ 7 p.m.: Fonda and a panel of experts host live-streamed, hour-long teach-ins on Facebook to discuss the issues of that Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action.

four separate counts, but she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let that stop her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be arrested,â&#x20AC;? Fonda said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But, you know, you have to be willing to risk it. I drive an electric car and I do away with single-use plastics and I make all those right personal lifestyle choices. But I knew that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to be able to scale up in time to get us where we need to be. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good place to start, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a place to stop.â&#x20AC;? >>

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why be a celebrity if you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leverage it for something that is this important?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jane Fonda in an interview with the New York Times

TAKE ACTION Visit: firedrillfridays.com/teach-ins to view past and future teach-ins UPCOMING FIRE DRILL TEACH-INS AND PROTESTS DECEMBER / Migration and Human Rights DECEMBER / Jobs, Communities and Just Transitions DECEMBER / Climate and Health (Fondaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Birthday Party) DECEMBER / Forests JANUARY / Holding Fossil Fuel Corporations Accountable JANUARY / Jane Fondaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Final Fire Drill Friday

NOVEMBER / Environmental Justice Climate change, environmental degradation and pollution disproportionately effect low-income, middle class and communities of color.

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NOVEMBER / Water Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, could cost some regions up to six percent of their GDP, according to the World Bank Report.

When governments respond to water shortages by boosting efficiency and allocating even 25 percent of water to more highly-valued uses, such as more efficient agricultural practices, losses decline dramatically and for some regions may even vanish.

NOVEMBER / War & the Military If we cut the Pentagonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current budget in half, our military budget would still be bigger than China, Russia, Iran and North Korea combined, based on findings by the Institute for Policy Studies. The $350 billion savings could then be funnelled into the Green New Deal, the congressional resolution for tackling climate change.

NOVEMBER / Food Justice & Agriculture With crop losses from extreme heat, floods, draught and pest invasions, farm bankruptcies have skyrocketed 24 percent. Much of the problem originates in our global food system, from manufacturing fertilizer to food storage and packaging, which is responsible for up to one-third of all humancaused greenhouse-gas emissions. But farmers on the front lines can also be the heroes in the climate change crisis while also feeding the world.

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Dave Chappelle is joined onstage at the Cafe Milano after party

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CHEERS TO CHAPPELLE Sound bites from a night filled with laughs as comedian and Washington native Dave Chappelle claims the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor PHOTOS BY TO N Y P OW EL L AN D CO U RT ESY O F TH E K E NNE DY C E NT E R

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hether it’s at one of his pop-up comedy shows or famed Juke Joint concerts-cum-stand-up-routines, funnyman Dave Chappelle has never had trouble drawing a crowd. So, it was no surprise that a huge audience and stacked line-up of celebrities came out to support the comedian as he received the Kennedy Center’s prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The weekend’s events began on Saturday night at the National Museum of African American History and Culture with an intimate dinner and ended with an all-night rager at Cafe Milano, where at 5 a.m. a handful of District police officers reluctantly shut the party down. At a small dinner hosted by Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter and Chairman David Rubenstein, Chappelle was given a first edition of Mark Twain’s work by Rutter, who said “Tonight it’s not just a big happy reunion party for you, but it’s a way for us to say thank you for all that you have done and all that you will continue to do in the future.” The television special of the ceremony will air on PBS stations on Jan. 7. >>

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“Saturday Night Live’s” Michael Che, Colin Jost, and Kenan Thompson

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Michelle Wolf and George Lopez

‘The thing that’s so crazy about Mark Twain is that I went to the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and I auditioned to get into the school with the Mark Twain pieces “The Judge’s ‘Spirited Woman.’’ And it sucked. And when they asked me the make or break question, “Why do you want to act?” and I told them I didn’t, it floored them. I said “I want to be a stand up comedian” and someone told me that I should take acting classes so I can be a good one. Because of that answer, they let me into the school.’

— Dave Chappelle at a small Saturday night kick-off dinner

Tiffany Haddish and Marlon Wayans

Erykah Badu and Common

‘It must be nice to have Dave Chappelle on your side. Dave makes everybody kick their game up. He’s a comedian’s comedian.

He makes comedians laugh. That’s how good he is.’

— Chris Tucker, actor and comedian

Jon Stewart and Tracey McShane We asked Morgan Freeman if Chappelle had ever made him the butt of a joke:

John Legend

‘No, because I am not funny. I’m not even funny material. I’m a famous movie star.You don’t make fun of people like that ... I hope.’

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Grant and Tamia Hill

Q-Tip and Deborah Rutter

‘My goal here is to communicate with you how special he is. My daughter’s back [stage] and I’m so grateful I got to meet you before I had my daughter because you taught me how to be a better man. ... I’m so lucky to be alive at the same time you are.You are even unique as a genius because you treat everybody the same. That’s my favorite thing about you. .’

— Bradley Cooper, actor

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GRAND FINALE: The power-packed evening of charity celebrated Fight Night’s 30th Anniversary and an astounding $70 million raised in donations since its inception in 1990 by the late Joe Robert. Public figures, supporters and local influencers gathered to enjoy the most iconic elements from past years’ events—including cowboy steaks, world-class boxing, entertainment, networking and a fast-paced auction—while supporting Fight For Children, an organization dedicated to serving at-risk youth in the District. Guests gathered on a red carpet, mingled during cocktails and enjoyed a headlining performance from 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Cheap Trick. Before heading to an after-party where Naughty by Nature performed, they cheered on their favorite fighters during the championship boxing match and watched as the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders took the stage for a dazzling performance. “While this [is] the last Fight Night, it is not the end of Fight For Children,” Chairman of Fight for Children, David Fensterheim said. “I couldn’t be more excited about Fight For Children’s future—stay tuned.” SUPPORTING CAST Former professional boxing champions James “Buster” Douglas, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Gerry “the Gentleman” Cooney and Hall of Fame announcer Michael Buffer made an appearance for the iconic finale.

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Sen. Mark Warner and Chris Tucker

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Fred, Karen and Jake Schaufeld

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Not the Best Of Times Couple Honored – Ambassadors Dishonored

PRESTIGIOUS DECORATIONS:

Rarely (if ever) in diplomatic Washington have a husband and wife both received different decorations in a double ceremony, but it happened recently at the Embassy of Spain. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce was awarded Spain’s Medal of the Order of Civil Merit. Her husband, former Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee from 2013-2019, was invested with the Order of Isabella the Catholic. Both are civil orders bestowed by royal command on either Spaniards or foreigners in recognition of services that benefit Spain. Ambassador Santiago Cabanas, in making the presentation to Mrs. Royce at an embassy residence reception, singled out for special mention her bureau’s support for study abroad programs (more than 240,000 U.S. students opt to study in Spain every year) and Spain’s long association with the Fulbright Program. After the ambassador cited Ed Royce’s valuable work in strengthening relations between the United States and Spain, Mr. Royce mentioned that the roots of U.S.Spanish cooperation stretch back to the War of Independence when troops from Spain commanded by Bernardo de Galves (hence Galveston) fought the British in Florida in support of the Revolution.

ENVOYS UNDER FIRE Marie Yovanovitch,

the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine dismissed at President Donald Trump’s urging, was not the only diplomatic casualty in the president’s murky quid pro quo narrative. Valeryi Chaly, her Ukrainian counterpart in the nation’s capital, was also fired at about the same time by his own newly elected president, Volodymr Zelensky. As recently as mid-November a Ukrainian embassy

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Spanish Amb. Santiago Cabanas with Marie and Ed Royce

spokesperson said no new ambassador had been appointed to Washington.

It’s not unusual for a new president to change ambassadors. Zelensky, however, was quoted in Ukrainian media as saying that Chaly was dismissed because he was not up to the job. More likely, the Ukrainian leader had gotten the message that Chaly had been in bad odor with the Trump White House since the 2016 presidential campaign, having written an op-ed piece in The Hill newspaper criticizing remarks by Trump about Russia’s Crimean land grab. Titled “Trump’s Comments Send Wrong Message to the World,” Chaly’s article didn’t repeat Trump’s words which, in effect, gave Russia’s invasion the benefit of the doubt.

Instead, Chaly argued that the international community needed to stand firm against Vladimir Putin.

With Trump elected, Chaly was only good for G.O.P. target practice. The embassy was shut out of negotiations for a Zelensky

visit to Washington, which never happened but is at the center of the impeachment inquiry. “To be honest, at some point the embassy stopped being engaged in the meaningful [arrangements] of the Ukrainian president’s visit to the U.S.,” Chaly complained in an interview by the Ukrainian National News Agency just before his departure. “Apparently, the new [Ukraine] government has confidence in future achievements in the American direction without [the embassy’s] services.”

Chaly did not specify who, if not the embassy, was working on the Zelensky presidential trip. But, intriguingly, on July 29, Forum Daily, a U.S.-based on-line publication for Russians in America, offered a possible answer. It published a photo of Oleksandr Danylyuk, chairman of the Ukrainian National Security Council, outside the White House with John Bolton, then head of the National Security Council, Kurt Volker and Gordon Sondland (the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of the Ukraine drama) and Energy Secretary Rick Perry. The caption says Danylyuk was in Washington “in preparation of the meeting between Zelensky and Trump.”

At the open impeachment hearings in November there was an unsuccessful attempt to link Yovanovitch with Chaly, tarring her with the same brush. A G.O.P. congressman asked her how frequently the two diplomats had worked together.Yovanovitch’s reply was never.

One of the minor questions on the margin of the impeachment offensive is whether the Volker-Sondland-Perry trio see the irony of calling themselves “The Three Amigos.” A film by the same name centers on three washedup silent movie stars who blunder through the (occasionally amusing) action with no real understanding of what is really going on.

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CABINET HONORS: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was joined by a distinguished group of dignitaries and A-list guests as he received the KuwaitAmerica Foundation’s Humanitarian Award for promoting peace and diplomacy across the globe. Pompeo was joined by Vice President Mike Pence, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and fellow cabinet members Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao. The annual dinner, hosted by Ambassador of Kuwait Salem Al-Sabah and his wife Sheikha Rima Al-Sabah, raised more than $1 million for U.N. Refugee Agency programs providing displaced and refugee women and children with social services and access to education. Al-Sabah presented the honor to Pompeo explaining that “in the face of one of the most complex foreign policy landscapes in decades, [Pompeo’s] measured, steady leadership has enabled the U.S. to make inroads on a host of critical issues.” Dinner ended with a special concert by the Beach Boys.

Talal Al-Sabah,, Kathleen Shriver, Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos

Spain Amb. Santiago Cabanas, Saudi Amb. Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, Jordanian Amb. Dina Kawar, Moroccan Amb. Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui and French Amb. Philippe Étienne

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SPECTRUM OF OPPORTUNITY: More than 600 supporters of autism advocacy gathered to raise awareness of and funds for the serious developmental disorder, which affects one in 59 children in the United States today. The gala was hosted for the third year by the State of Qatar and its committed Ambassador Meshal Bin Hamad Al Thani. The Autism Society’s Chairman Joe Joyce and CEO Scott Badesch honored Autism at Work implementers Jose Velasco and Judith Williams and its founder Thorkil Sonne, as well as Fred Humphries of Microsoft and Congressional advocate Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Afterwards, Grammynominated singer and actress Lea Michele and 2019 “America’s Got Talent” winner Kodi Lee (who’s blind and autistic) brought the house down with memorable performances. “We will continue our work to improve the quality of life for individuals with autism, and empower them in the pursuit of their dreams,” Al-Thani said.

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Alessia Dinkel and Eddie Vasquez

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YEARS OF IMPACT: The year was 1994 and Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden, together with members of the World Health Organization, decided to take on the scourge of substance abuse and promote health and well-being among youth by creating Mentor International, and later, its U.S. affiliate and other Mentor organizations around the world.

Twenty-five years later, Mentor celebrated its progress as the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading not-for-profit network empowering youth and preventing substance use while impacting more than 6 million youth in over 80 countries. Saudi Princess Sora Saud and other dignitaries and longtime supporters celebrated the milestone at the House of Sweden with an award ceremony followed by dinner and dancing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The teenage brain is still developing, making young people especially vulnerable to destructive behaviors such as drug use,â&#x20AC;? said Mentor Foundation USA President and CEO Michaela Pra . â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is more important than ever that Mentor Foundation fulfills its vision of a world where young people are empowered to make healthy decisions and live drug-free.â&#x20AC;?

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GLOBAL HOME RUN: One doesn’t generally expect guests to be glued in front of TV screens at a major social event—much less one attended by VIPS from the White House, Congress and the diplomatic corps—but at the 51st annual Meridian Ball no one really minded at all. Taking in a World Series game played by the beloved Washington Nationals, albeit on discreetly placed monitors, seemed absolutely de rigueur for the 800 guests who converged on Meridian International Center for drinks, desserts and dancing after attending 35 embassy dinners (plus a larger gathering next door at White-Meyer House) to celebrate non-partisan diplomacy and raise more than $1.3 million for programs fostering global leadership and cultural diplomacy.

Andrew Oros, Rep. Neal Dunn, Steve Clemons and Sen. Joe Manchin

Singaporean Amb. Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, Michelle Kosinski and Kimbell Duncan

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SILENCE THE VIOLENCE & AFTERDARK4THEARC The Anthem | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL “TEENAGE DREAM” TO TEENAGE MEDITATION: Bob Roth, CEO of The David Lynch Foundation and meditation teacher to pop superstar Katy Perry, describes meditation as the “simplest, the oldest, easiest and possibly the most effective way” to reduce stress and violence. The Foundation is taking the technique to 10,000 at-risk youth in Washington, D.C. through its center at THEARC in Ward 8. Perry headlined the fundraising event and also took part in a VIP meet-and-greet before the show (where at least one teenager asked her mother not to be in the picture with her and Perry). The event also featured musical heavyweights Mavis Staples, Norah Jones, the Celebration Gospel Choir and Jeremy Elliot, and was followed by a gala dinner at The Intercontinental Hotel at The Wharf. The star-studded evening celebrated both the Foundations’ work in DC as well as THEARC’s 14 years of improving the quality of life for families who reside east of the Anacostia River. To set everyone’s mind at ease, Roth asked the audience to observe a minute of silence to “think about whatever it is you want to think about.”

For once at The Anthem, everyone was completely calm.

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Jenny Bilfield and Rhona Friedman

Donald and Rhona Friedman, Ana Harvey and Phil Mendelson Marcy and Neil Cohen Gloria Whitfield and Skip McMahon

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BOOK BUZZ

These are the books we’re gifting for the holidays.

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‘BETTY KUHNER; THE AMERICAN FAMILY PORTRAIT

By Kate Kuhner and Steven Stolman [A MANO] P H OTO S BY M I C H A E L B U TC H E R

Publication of a posthumous collection of iconic works by the late groundbreaking photographer Betty Kuhner was celebrated in style at a party hosted by David Deckelbaum, Matt McCormick, Honor Ingersoll, Edward Landreth and Adam Mahr at the latter’s shop, A Mano, in Georgetown. Guests enjoyed paging through the handsome volume of family portraiture, dating from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, including the Kennedys, Shrivers, Archbolds and Goulds from the Washington, D.C. area. “What’s really amazing is to see how her photographs continue to resonate with people, and remain the gold standard for the modern family portrait,” co-author Steven Stolman said, adding that her arresting images of Bobby Kennedy “are just plain haunting for their ‘what if’ quality.”

Adam Mahr, Kate Kuhner, Steve Stolman and Todd Gambill

Nancy Carter, Ellen Abrams, Courtney Abrams, Christiana Anderson, Blane Carter and Honor Ingersoll

Shane Crowley and Brook Rose

Leslie Morgan Steiner and Kay Kendall

Jackie and Sidney Blumenthal, Christina and John Ritch

‘THE NAKED TRUTH’

‘ALL THE POWERS OF EARTH’

By Leslie Morgan Steiner

By Sidney Blumenthal

[KAY KENDALL AND JACK DAVIES RESIDENCE]

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Friends from both Sidney Blumenthal’s journalistic and political careers joined the author to celebrate the third volume of his five part biographical series on Abraham Lincoln. Covering the years 1856-1860, the story details the country’s pre-Civil War political landscape and Lincoln’s momentous re-entry into the spotlight by way of his Republican presidential nomination.

New York Times bestselling author Leslie Morgan Steiner mingled with guests at a cocktail party celebrating the release of her provocative memoir “The Naked Truth.” The tell-all is a window into finding love after divorce and the trials and tribulations of dating apps. “For my single friends, there may be some interesting tips on how to juice up your social life,” host Kay Kendall wrote in an email to guests. “For the rest of us, we can be fascinated.”

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Washington power hostess Juleanna Glover, a former Dick Cheney and John Ashcroft advisor, hosted a bipartisan book party for Neil Katyal and Sam Koppelman’s book, “Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump.” The distinguished group of co-hosts included Republican attorney George Conway (husband of Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway), former National Security Agency director Gen. Michael Hayden, former John McCain advisor Nicole Wallace, former Obama Attorney General Eric Holder and film director Rob Reiner. Speaking to a full house, Conway praised the book’s legal arguments supporting President Trump’s impeachment while noting that although Katyal wrote it for the general public, the book reflects the extraordinary legal acumen of a former acting solicitor general who has argued more than 39 cases before the Supreme Court and who has now taken over Chief Justice John Robert’s Hogan and Lovell’s Supreme Court practice.

Ami and Brian Koppelman George Conway, Juleanna Glover, Neal Katyal and Sam Koppelman Gen. Michael Hayden and Michael Isikoff Peter Brown and Peggy Hamburg and Marcus Brauchli

May Liang Lintott and Jim Lintott

Bret Baier and Norah O’Donnell

Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jamie Raskin, Ryan Grim, Adam Green and Rep. Mark Pocan

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‘WE’VE GOT PEOPLE’

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By Bret Baier

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In his recently released book, veteran political journalist Ryan Grim turns to the past 30 years as an indication of what the future will look like for the Democratic party. Using the oft-forgotten presidential candidacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson as a starting point, he details the history of the progressive movement leading up to the election of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and her fight to implement the Green New Deal.

A who’s who of luminaries and power players joined Fox News’ Bret Baier to applaud his new book—a non-fiction work centered on president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s role in ending and ultimately winning World War II. Baier relied on rarely seen transcripts and declassified State Department documents to paint a vivid picture of F.D.R.’s stoic leadership in the face of complex challenges leading up to D-Day.

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HARD WORK PAYS OFF: At one of the District’s top nonpolitical events, the giving in the room that night was the largest ever to support talent attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Hosted by actor Terrence J., nearly 1,600 guests celebrated the focus on advancing organizational opportunities at the anniversary event, now in its 32nd year. Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Board Chairman Charles Merinoff later announced that more than $5.8 million was raised as part of the gala events, which were presented by Ally Financial Inc. Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James, president of The Heritage Foundation, who received the HBCU Alumni Leadership Award (and graduated from a historically black university), said she was aware of the vital role these educational institutions play in “helping young people get a quality education and create a better future for their families and communities.”

Focusing on that goal, TMCF will be investing in more scholarships and programs to help identify students for internships and full-time jobs. Other honorees included Jeffrey J. Brown and Harold L. Martin Sr. and awardwinning Kenny Lattimore performed.

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40,000 Tons of Hope Coalition of Hope’s bold new approach to humanitarian assistance operations

BY TOM FIEDLER

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he people of Haiti were nearing the end of a normal January day in 2010 when the earth suddenly shook with crushing ferocity.

The quake claimed some 250,000 lives, many of them in Timothy Keegan, founder and CEO minutes and others of COH over subsequent weeks from injuries and disease. Five million Haitians were left homeless. Schools, shops, first responders – even civil government and other necessities of normal life – existed no more.The devastation was so great in this impoverished country that efforts by others to rush in with aid were thwarted by the utter lack of infrastructure. Timothy Keegan understood the need.

The year before, Keegan was a U.S. Army Reserve Military Intelligence Officer deployed with International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan. He had witnessed scenes of disaster: villages destroyed, victims displaced and the oftenthwarted attempts to render assistance when and where it was most needed. But the scale of devastation in Haiti was magnitudes greater and prompted Keegan to action. He organized a nonprofit effort he named the Coalition of Hope, which gathered and delivered more than 600 tons of relief supplies to the quake’s victims.

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Caribbean nation emerged a vision for rendering more effective responses to future disasters.

That vision is the “Excelsior Project,” which, if successful, will fulfill the dream of turning weapons into assets of peace. At the heart of the project would be a retired U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship retrofitted for humanitarian missions.

It would be staffed with an international crew of government and civilian specialists in disaster response. This, Keegan says, is “an unprecedented concept that will provide optimized capability in support of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief missions.”

More than the venerable hospital ship, an amphibious assault ship includes helicopter support platforms, ship-to-shore landing craft, substantial freshwater production and powergeneration capability, storage for heavy equipment and emergency supplies, medical facilities and short-term housing for as many as 4,000 displaced persons. Keegan and his Coalition partners are confident that such a ship, when outfitted for disaster relief missions, could replace the poorly administered, outdated and needlessly expensive approaches commonly practiced today.

“The size and security provided by our ship in a crisis environment allows for unprecedented on-site assistance,” Keegan says.

In addition to the disaster relief mission, he said discussions have begun to emplace a fulltime teaching hospital aboard ship to serve as an advanced “medical center of excellence” and

scientific research facility.

When deployed abroad, this one-of-a-kind learning environment will serve as a beacon of contemporary medicine in areas of the world where medical care is either basic, or non-existent, he adds.

Keegan estimates the cost of retrofitting an available ship, the decommissioned USS Nassau, to be approximately $375 million, which he says the Coalition is close to finalizing through a consortium of international and US institutional investors. Once the ship is operational, the annual operating budget will be predominately borne by the coalition’s nation-state partners. He’s also optimistic that Project Excelsior will earn the backing of the nation’s political leadership.

“Grand human endeavors capture the attention of history,” says Keegan. “President Kennedy is recalled for sending men to the moon and enabling the Peace Corps. President Reagan set in motion the events that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.With Project Excelsior, we know that this life-saving gift to humanity will be recognized, respected and remembered for establishing a seaborne force capable of carrying out humanitarian missions with modern-day effectiveness and efficiency.”

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Tom Fiedler is a member of the Coalition of Hope’s advisory board and a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist

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John and Mona Oswald

Pilar Rivera with John Backus

UNABASHED AT : Following a sea of red celebrating the Washington National’s parade that day, nearly 600 guests donned their blue cocktail attire that night in support of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s mission to end colorectal cancer. In honor of its 20th anniversary, the Blue Hope Bash was the largest event in its nineyear history and raised more than $2.2 million. Emcee Craig Melvin, anchor with NBC News Today, snapped a giant selfie from the stage and said later on-air that, “the coolest part was having both of my brothers there who came up from South Carolina.” As tradition, the blue theme was incorporated throughout the event, from tasty blue macarons to a metallic blue custom 2020 Porsche Macan S donated by Jay and Lyn Ferriero for the raffle.

Entertainment included the Jersey Boys as well as the first-ever Bash After Dark party. Proceeds from the event will help efforts to increase awareness and screening, care for patients and their families, and fund critical research.

Christian Knaust, Carmen Marc Valvo, Lyn Ferriero and Tom Liljenquist

The “Jersey Boys”

Kristin and John Cecchi

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Colorectal Cancer Alliance CEO Michael Sapienza

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MPAA chief Charles Rivkin

Andrew and Leslie Cockburn with Trammell S. Crow

Chris Dodd and Bob Barnett

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Gail West with Batman

Andrea Strawn and Ashley Dabbiere

George and Liz Stevens

LIGHTS CAMERA AND LOTS OF ACTION “Welcome to Hollywood’s new home in Washington,” Motion Picture Association of America Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin told the impressive crowd of VIPs at the reopening of the MPAA’s glittering new headquarters at 1600 I (Eye) Street NW. Guests enjoyed cocktails and multiple buffet offerings while exploring the 10,000-plus-square-foot space that includes a state-of-the art theater with expanded seating for 118 guests (up from 70 in the old space) and a luxurious new green room named in honor of Jack Valenti, the lobbying group’s longtime (1966-2004) president. HOLLYWOOD HISTORY: No one could resist posing with the specially-trucked-in “Batmobile” from “Batman Forever” (1995) and a spectacular, museum-style collection of iconic items from showbiz history, including cowboy boots worn by James Dean in “Giant” (1956), Christopher Reeves’ “Superman” costume (1978) and the “Heart of the Ocean” necklace worn by Kate Winslett in “Titanic” (1997).

Ben Carson Jr. and Merlynn Carson WL EXCLUSIVE

Hilary Ross and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross

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Alan Dabbiere shows the original plans of Hickory Hill. Right to left: Fred Ryan, Mary Lou McGee, Mary Streett, Clyde Tuggle and Debbie Driesman

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A VERY SPECIAL TOUR White House Historical Association trustees enjoyed a special treat at their semi-annual National Council on White House History meeting in October—a privileged view of Hickory Hill, a house well known for its own presidential connections. After a tour of additions and renovations made by current owners Alan and Ashley Dabbiere (including a sweeping new main hall staircase and a colossal indoor basketball court), guests dined grandly under a special marquee on the rear terrace throughout a program that included special mention of former owners John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy, who resided there from 1955 to 1956 before selling the estate to his brother and sister-in-law, Robert F. and Ethel Kennedy. “It is fitting we should be here,” Mrs. Dabbiere told guests, noting that one of the first things Jacqueline Kennedy did as first lady was to found the White House Historical Association in 1961.

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A.L.C. silver pleated gown ($695) and FRAME “Jerry” striped faux fur coat ($695) Neiman Marcus, 2255 International Dr, McLean, Va.

CINQ A SEPT ivory and silver “Shooting Star” Rumi Blazer ($695). ALICE AND OLIVIA newspaper shirt ($295). VINCE dot-print silk pajama pants ($365) Neiman Marcus, 2255 International Dr, McLean, Va. JANE OWEN gold square earrings ($550); william-parrish-kps7.squarespace.com

7 FOR ALL MANKIND gold pants ($235) and RAMY BROOK copper top ($345); both Neiman Marcus, 2255 International Dr, McLean, Va. TIFFANY & CO. HardWear link necklace in18k gold. ($6,300) and HardWear link earrings in 18k gold ($4,300).

Tiffany & Co., 960 New York Ave NW.

Left: ALICE AND OLIVA gunmetal sequined pants ($395), ZADIG & VOLTAIRE sequined nude top. ($498) Nieman Marcus 2255 International Dr, McLean, Va. TIFFANY&Co. Tiffany T wire bar earrings in 18k gold with diamonds. ($3,600) Tiffanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s City Center, 960 New York Ave NW.

VINCE rose gold velvet top ($345); ALICE & OLIVIA leopard sequin pants ($550); both Neiman Marcus, 2255 International Dr, McLean, Va; ME 2 DESIGNS chunky wood bangles ($15.99), Tysons Corner, 1961 Chain Bridge Rd, Tysons, Va.; ELLERY amplifier spiral chain earrings ($380); ellery.com

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CHIC IN THE CITY

These Washingtonians dazzled the 2019 social scene with stylish ensembles and high class

AMINATA NIARIA

IVANKA TRUMP

MITSOU LY

RACHEL SPARKS

RYAN LOPEZ

WHERE SemSem Pop-Up Shop Preview at Cafe Milano

WHERE 2019 Atlantic Council Awards

WHERE Prevent Cancer Gala

WHERE Sibley Memorial Hospital’s ‘Hope & Progress’ Gala

WHERE Joan Hisaoka ‘Make a Difference’ Gala

STYLISH PAIRS STYLISH FRIENDS

KRISTIN CECCHI AND KRISTEN LUND WHERE Washington National Opera’s Spring Gala

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MICHAEL PAESANI

LILY TALAKOUB AND POUYAN LOTFI

WHERE March of Dimes Gourmet Gala

WHERE Redskins Runway Show

ADRIAN BUTLER

BRANDON CLAY

WHERE upLIFTing Jazz Brunch

WHERE The Washington Ballet Gala

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MIKE MANATOS AND LAURA EVANS WHERE Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic Gala

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WILLOW DIAMONDS 18k yellow gold and platinum firefly streamer diamond pendant necklace; ($3,800), Tiny Jewel Box, 1155 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202.393.2747

JEWELRY

HUBLOT Big Bang Meca-10 18 karat in king gold; (price upon request), Lilljenquist & Beckstead Swiss Watch Boutique,Tysons Galleria, 2001 International Drive McLean,Va. 703.448. 6731

ROLEX Lady-DateJust 28mm, yellow gold and diamonds; ($37,150), Lilljenquist & Beckstead Swiss Watch Boutique, Tysons Galleria, 2001 International Drive McLean,Va. 703.448. 6731

3R 8LI ;MWL 0MWX Sparkle through the holiday season and beyond with silver, gold and festive hues.

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GUCCI Crystal double G ring; ($420), Gucci CityCenterDC, 1000 I St. NW, 202.795.7950 TIFFANY & CO. The Rising Star 31k necklace; ($1,905,000), Tiffany & Co., 960 New York Ave. NW, 202.772.1008

MIKIMOTO South sea pearls in white, black & goldens; (price upon request), Lilljenquist & Beckstead at The Shops at Fairfax Square, 8075 Leesburg Pike, Vienna,Va. 703.749.1200

CARTIER Tank Solo 18k yellow gold steel watch; ($27,800), Cartier,Tysons Galleria 1739 International Dr. Suite 2108, 703.749.4664

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WASHINGTON S O C I A L D I A R Y over the moon﹐ pen/ faulkner gala﹐ american heart association’s paint the town red and more!

Irina Rapoport and Kristen Lund at the Anchor Fund Benefit (Photo by Tony Powell)

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Michael & Cleo Gewirz

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Michael Gewirz is president of Potomac Investment Properties, a Washington, D.C. real estate investment firm. Cleo Gewirz serves on the boards of the Alliance Française of Washington, the Piedmont Environmental Council and the Newport Art Museum.

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES ABDO (Mai)

You divide your time among Washington, D.C., the Virginia hunt country and Newport, R.I. What is your major focus in each? When we are in Virginia our lifestyle is casual, we enjoy hosting tailgates at the steeplechase races, putting together a group for the Middleburg Film Festival, country sports like riding and foxhunting, shooting, hiking, biking, etc. Newport is very social too, and a bit more formal. You can go out every night! We play a lot of tennis and golf, spend time on the water and at the beach, and we love the Newport Folk Festival and newportFILM. We host a lot of houseguests (family and friends) there.

How would you describe your entertaining style? In Newport we do all the black-tie galas, but our favorite thing is to have people over for dinner or cocktails, which sometimes turn into dinner! It’s also fun to organize a picnic at Newport Polo or for newportFILM (weekly movies shown outside at incredible locations). In Virginia, we mostly have people to dinner at home.We both love to cook and Michael is a great bartender and DJ. I enjoy growing and arranging my own flowers for the house and table. Our style is casual and easy unless we are having a larger party and then I call in help!

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His Excellency the Ambassador of Kuwait Sheikh SALEM ABDULLAH AL-SABAH and Sheikha RIMA AL-SABAH

The Honorable and Mrs. TYLER ABELL (Bess)

His Excellency the Ambassador of Qatar Sheikh MESHAL BIN HAMAD ALTHANI and Sheikha EVA AL-THANI

Mr. JOHN B. (JAY) ADAMS, JR.

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT ALTMAN (Lynda Carter)

Mrs. JOHN WILLIAM ABEL-SMITH (Mimi)

Mr. THEO ADAMSTEIN

Mr. ANTONIO ALVES

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER ADDISON (Sylvia Ripley)

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL ANSARI (Karen)

Mr. and Mrs. JORGE ADELER (Graziela)

His Excellency the Ambassador of France PHILIPPE ÉTIENNE and Madame ÉTIENNE (Patricia)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT S. AIKEN (Loran) Mr. and Mrs. DADI AKHAVAN (Farinaz)

Mrs. R. W. APPLE, JR. (Betsey)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN E. (CHIP)

Mr. and Mrs. LOUIS M. ARONSON (Ami Becker)

AKRIDGE, III (Sally)

Ms. ADRIENNE ARSHT

Mr. DAVID ALBERSWERTH and Ms. CARY RIDDER

Mrs. ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL (Margaret)

Her Royal Highness PRINCESS LALLA JOUMALA ALAOUI, Ambassador of Morocco, and Mr. MUHAMMAD REZA NOURI ESFANDIARI

The Honorable ALEX M. AZAR, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Mrs. (Jennifer) AZAR

Mr. ANDREW ATHY, JR.

The Honorable MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT

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Mr. JAMES A. ALEFANTIS

Mr. and Mrs. BRET BAIER (Amy)

The Honorable and Mrs. LAMAR ALEXANDER (Honey)

Mr. JAMES BANKOFF and Ms. DIANE ELSON

Associate Justice and Mrs. SAMUEL ALITO, JR. (Martha-Ann)

Mr. and Mrs. ANTHONY (ANKIE) BARNES (Fran)

His Excellency the Ambassador of Bahrain ABDULLA BIN RASHED ALKHALIFA and Her Excellency Sheikha AISHA BINT JABER AL-KHALIFA Mrs. JOE L. ALLBRITTON (Barbara Jean/“Barby”) Mr. ROBERT L. ALLBRITTON and Dr. ELENA ALLBRITTON

Mr. ROBERT BARNETT and Ms. RITA BRAVER Mr. and Mrs. ALEXANDER BARTH (Mary) Mrs. CHARLES L. BARTLETT (Martha) Ms. JUDITH N. BATTY Mr. and Mrs. JOHN S. BEALE, JR. (Louise) Mr. and Mrs. MORTON BENDER (Grace)

Her Excellency the Ambassador of Oman HUNAINA AL-MUGHAIRY and Mr. FUAD AL-HINAI

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT BENNETT (Ellen)

His Excellency the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates and Mrs. YOUSEF AL OTAIBA (Abeer)

Mr. and Mrs. RAYMOND (RAY) BENTON (Nina)

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM J. BENNETT (Elayne)

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SOCIAL LIST The Honorable and Mrs. ALAN BERMAN (Michele)

Mrs. ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI (Emilie) Mr. and Mrs. ANTHONY D. BRUCE (Collette)

Mr. and Mrs. PAUL CARTER (Rose)

The Honorable and Mrs. WAYNE L. BERMAN (Lea)

Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS W. (TOMMY) BRUCE (Constance)

Mr. TOM CARVER and Ms. KATTY KAY

Mr. and Mrs. ADAM K. BERNSTEIN (Tracy)

Mr. and Mrs. WILEY T. BUCHANAN, III (Janis)

The Honorable and Mrs. STUART A. BERNSTEIN (Wilma)

Mrs. EUGENE B. CASEY (Betty)

Mr. and Mrs. JOEL BUCHWALD (Tamara)

Mr. and Mrs. HENRY C. CASHEN, II (Diana)

The Right Reverend MARIANN EDGAR BUDDE, Episcopal Bishop of Washington, and Mr. PAUL BUDDE

Mr. and Mrs. CARLOS CECCHI (Lisa)

Mrs. KATHLEEN BUHLE

Mr. and Mrs. G. JOHN CECCHI (Kristin)

The Honorable and Mrs. DONALD F. BEYER, JR. (Megan)

The Honorable LONNIE G. BUNCH, III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and Mrs. MARIA MARABLE-BUNCH

Mr. KEVIN ST. CLAIR CHAFFEE

Mrs. JAMES H. BILLINGTON (Marjorie)

Ms. MAUREEN BUNYAN

Mrs. ROBERT O. BLAKE (Sylvia)

Mr. and Mrs. CHILDS FRICK BURDEN (Elaine)

The Honorable ANTONY J. (TONY) BLINKEN and the Honorable EVAN RYAN

Mr. and Mrs. I. TOWNSEND BURDEN, III (Valerie)

Ms. CAROL BLUE

The Honorable RICHARD R. BURT

The Honorable and Mrs. ROY BLUNT (Abigail)

Mr. and Mrs. DWIGHT L. BUSH (Antoinette/Tony)

Mr. MAX N. BERRY Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL BESCHLOSS (Afsaneh) The Honorable and Mrs. ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE, III (Madzy)

Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN M. (STEVE) CASE (Jean)

Mr. and Mrs. ENRICO CECCHI (Andrea) Mr. and Mrs. GIUSEPPE CECCHI (Mercedes) The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN E. CHAPOTON (Sally) Mrs. KEVIN P. CHARLES (Ellen MacNeille Charles) Ms. JULIE CHASE The Honorable RICHARD B. CHENEY and the Honorable LYNNE B. CHENEY

Mr. and Mrs. MARVIN P. BUSH (Margaret)

The Honorable and Mrs. MICHAEL CHERTOFF (Meryl)

Mrs. THOMAS HALE BOGGS (Barbara)

Mr. and Mrs. WESLEY G. (WES) BUSH (Natalie)

Mr. and Mrs. R. J. CICERO (Catherine Conover)

Mrs. SAMUEL E. BOGLEY (Rose Marie)

Mr. and Mrs. C. MICHAEL BUXTON (Charlotte)

Mrs. BRICE MCADOO CLAGETT (Diana)

Mr. and Mrs. DOUGLAS C. BOGGS (Virginia/”Nina”)

The Honorable and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER S. (KIT) BOND (Linda)

Mr. SNOWDEN CLARKE Mr. STEVE CLEMONS and Mr. ANDREW OROS

Countess PEDER BONDE (Clarissa)

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Mr. and Mrs. SHELBY BONNIE (Carol)

Mr. and Mrs. CALVIN CAFRITZ (Jane)

Mr. and Mrs. LYNDON BOOZER (Karen)

Mr. and Mrs. CONRAD CAFRITZ (Ludmila)

The Mayor of Washington, D.C., MURIEL BOWSER

Mrs. WILLIAM N. CAFRITZ (Buffy)

Mr. and Mrs. BRUCE F. BRADLEY (Sharon)

Mr. and Mrs. BROOKE COBURN(Gina)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT S. BRANDT (Hilary)

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES A. CAMALIER, III (Patricia)

Mr. and Mrs. SCOTT BRICKMAN (Patrice)

Mr. and Mrs. F. DAVIS CAMALIER (Lynda)

Mr. and Mrs. ANDREW COCKBURN (Leslie)

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM (BILL) BRAWNER (Greta)

Ms. LORI D. CAMALIER

Mr. and Mrs. C. SHELBY COFFEY, III (Mary Lee)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN CAMPANELLA (Kathy)

Mr. and Mrs. NEIL D. COHEN (Marcy)

Miss EDITH H. (BOBBIE) BREWSTER

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL CANTACUZENE (Elizabeth)

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM S. COHEN (Janet Langhart)

Associate Justice and Mrs. STEPHEN G. BREYER (Joanna)

The Honorable and Mrs. RAYMOND C. CLEVENGER, III (Leslie) The Honorable WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON and The Honorable HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

Mrs. CHARLES A. CAMALIER, JR. (Anne)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN COCHRAN (Barbara)

Mrs. RODION CANTACUZENE (Melissa)

Mr. CARL COLBY

Mr. and Mrs. ARTURO E. BRILLEMBOURG (Hilda Ochoa Brillembourg)

Mr. L. MICHAEL CANTOR and Ms. JENNY SPRINGER

Mr. and Mrs. ELBRIDGE COLBY (Susana)

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM E. BROCK, III (Sandra)

Mr. and Mrs. BERNARD J. CARL (Joan)

Mrs. WILLIAM T. COLEMAN (Lovida)

Ms. MARGARET CARLSON

The Honorable SUSAN M. COLLINS and Mr. THOMAS DAFFRON

Mr. and Mrs. KENNETH D. BRODY (Carolyn) Mr. and Mrs. MATTHEW BRONCZEK (Ashley Taylor) Mr. and Mrs. RAYMOND C. BROPHY (Jeanette) The Honorable ANN BROWN Mr. and Mrs. LEONARD H. BROWN, III (Diane Ray) Ms. MAGALEN OHRSTROM BRYANT Mrs. WILLIAM L. BRYANT (Aliki) The Honorable and Mrs. MARK BRZEZINSKI (Natalia)

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Mr. and Mrs. STEPHANE CARNOT (Brooke)

Mr. and Mrs. JONATHAN E. COLBY (Susan)

The Honorable and Mrs. RICHARD W. CARLSON (Patricia)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT CONNOLLY(Evonne)

Mr. and Mrs. TUCKER CARLSON (Susan)

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL M. (MIKE) CONNORS (Julia)

Mrs. FRANK C. CARLUCCI (Marcia) Mr. and Mrs. IRA CARNAHAN (Kitty

Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE T. CONWAY, III (Kellyanne)

Mr. JAMES (JAY) CARNEY and Ms. CLAIRE SHIPMAN

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN COREY (Page Evans)

Mrs. JORGE E. CARNICERO (Jacqueline)

Dr. and Mrs. MILTON CORN (Gilan Tocco)

Mr. and Mrs. JORGE J. CARNICERO (Rima)

Ms. JAN COUSTEAU

Mrs. SUSAN CARMEL

The Honorable ESTHER COOPERSMITH

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Mr. and Mrs. WARREN J. COX (Claire) Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT H. CRAFT, JR. (Margaret) Ms. FRANCESCA CRAIG Miss CAROLINE CROFT Ms. LAVINIA CURRIER The Honorable and Mrs. WALTER L. (WALT) CUTLER (Didi)

D Mr. and Mrs. ALAN DABBIERE (Ashley) Mr. and Mrs. GORDON T. DALE (Connie Carter) Mr. and Mrs. LEO A. DALY, III (Grega) Mr. and Mrs. JOHN M. DAMGARD, II (Britty Bardes) Miss REBECCA P. DARLINGTON The Honorable and Mrs. THOMAS A. DASCHLE (Linda Hall) Mrs. STUART C. DAVIDSON (Sally) Mr. JOHN L. (JACK) DAVIES and Ms. KAY KENDALL Mr. and Mrs. ELI WHITNEY DEBEVOISE, II (Heidi) Mrs. ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE (Alexandra) Mr. DAVID A. DECKELBAUM Mr. and Mrs. JOHN J.

Geoffrey & Anne Pohanka Geoff Pohanka is president of Pohanka Automotive Group.

Anne Kline Pohanka is a business banker at Revere Bank.

You are a keen supporter of arts and education causes. What keeps you busy these days?

ANNE KLINE POHANKA: I’m taking five different groups of people to see “Magic Flute” at the Kennedy Center, including alumni from my alma mater, Lehigh University.

I just started going back to The Barns at Wolf Trap for some shows and whenever I can, I try to catch a performance with the Washington National Opera’s Young Artists. I also love hosting my W*O*W—Women, Opera, and Wine— events to help my girlfriends learn about opera.

You are known for your belief that small schools make a difference. How do you put that into practice?

GEOFF POHANKA: I am the board chairman and an alumnus of Saint James School in western Maryland, grades 8-12. They offer a great education. It is easier to see one’s impact when giving to a small school. The Pohanka Fine Arts Center will soon open there.

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SOCIAL LIST (JACK) DEGIOIA (Theresa) The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN DELANEY (April)

Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN GOLDBERG (Diana)

Ms. JULEANNA GLOVER

Mrs. RICHARD M. FAIRBANKS, III (Shannon)

Ms. KATE GOODALL

Mr. and Mrs. DONALD DELL (Carole)

Mr. and Mrs. A. HUDA FAROUKI (Samia)

Ms. OLVIA DEMETRIOU

Mrs. NORMAN FARQUHAR (Elinor)

The Honorable and Mrs. BARTON J. (BART) GORDON (Leslie)

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES J. DIBONA (Evelyn)

Mr. and Mrs. HOSSEIN FATEH (Dalia)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN C. GORE (Antonia/”Toni)”

Mrs. C. WYATT DICKERSON (Tandy)

Mrs. MICHELLE CROSS FENTY

Mrs. MARY ELIZABETH (TIPPER) GORE

The Honorable DEBBIE DINGELL

Mr. and Mrs. RAUL J. FERNANDEZ (Jean-Marie)

Mr. and Mrs. KINGDON GOULD, III (Kristin)

Ms. GLORIA STORY DITTUS

Mrs. GEORGE M. FERRIS, JR. (Nancy)

Mr. BARRY DIXON

The Honorable JULIE FINLEY

Mr. DONALD E. GRAHAM and Ms. AMANDA BENNETT

The Honorable PAULA J. DOBRIANSKY

Mr. JOHN D. FIRESTONE

The Honorable and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER J. DODD (Jacki Clegg)

Mrs. HAMILTON FISH, JR. (Mary Ann)

The Honorable ROBERT J. (BOB) DOLE and the Honorable ELIZABETH DOLE Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER J. DONATELLI (Karen)

The Honorable C. BOYDEN GRAY Mr. and Mrs. JOHN D. GRAY (Melissa Phipps) Mr. GEORGE GRAYSON

Mr. and Mrs. ROLAND A. FLAMINI (Diane)

Mrs. HERMEN GREENBERG (Monica)

Mr. ALAN FLEISCHMANN and Ms. DAFNA TAPIERO

The Honorable ALAN GREENSPAN

Mr. and Mrs. LEE M. FOLGER (Juliet)

and Ms. ANDREA MITCHELL

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN DONOVAN (Linda Semans)

Mrs. NANCY MCELROY (BITSEY) FOLGER

Mrs. CHRISTINE DOWNEY

Mr. and Mrs. NEIL C. FOLGER (Izette)

Mr. and Mrs. G. LAUDER GREENWAY, II (Abigail Adams)

Her Excellency the Ambassador of Monaco MAGUY MACCARIO DOYLE

Ms. NELSE L. (KUBIE) GREENWAY

Mr. and Mrs. HENRY FONVIELLE (Lee) Mr. and Mrs. JAMES C. FREE (Ann)

Mr. and Mrs. ANDERSON GRENNAN (Mae Haney)

Ms. ELIZABETH DREW

Ms. MICHELLE FREEMAN

Mr. and Mrs. ROLF GRAAGE (France)

The Honorable and Mrs. KENNETH M. DUBERSTEIN (Jacqueline)

Mr. and Mrs. ALFRED FRIENDLY, JR. (Marie Louise/”Pie”)

Mr. and Mrs. CARTER GRIFFIN (Margaret

Mrs. RICHARD N. DUBIN (Elizabeth)

Mr. DAVID FRUM and Ms. DANIELLE CRITTENDEN

Mrs. RUTH NOBLE GROOM

The Honorable and Mrs. CRAIG L. FULLER (Karen)

Mr. KEN GROSSINGER and Ms. MICHELINE KLAGSBRUN

Mrs. ROBERT W. DUEMLING (Louisa) The Honorable JOSEPH D. (JOE) DUFFEY Ms. JAN DUPLAIN Mr. LAMMOT du PONT Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM H. (MIKE) du PONT (Rein) Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT DUVALL (Luciana Pedraza)

E Mr. and Mrs. MARK D. EIN (Sally)

Ms. ANNIE GROER

Mr. and Mrs. EDWIN S. GROSVENOR (Deborah) Mr. and Mrs. GILBERT M. GROSVENOR (Mary Helen)

G Mr. JAMES E. GALE and Ms. LISA B. BARRY Mr. and Mrs. DOUGLAS GANSLER (Laura)

Miss SARA A. GROSVENOR Mrs. CHARLES GUGGENHEIM (Marion) Mr. and Mrs. ARUN GUPTA (Anjali)

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM B. GARRISON, JR. (Mary)

The Honorable and Mrs. CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ (Edi)

Dr. and Mrs. MATTHEW B. GAVIN (Holidae Hayes) Ms. ANN GERACIMOS

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Mr. BERNARD S. GEWIRZ

Ms. TAMMY HADDAD

Mr. and Mrs. CARL S. GEWIRZ (Nancy)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT M. HAFT (Mary)

Mrs. ANNE LIVINGSTON EMMET

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL K. GEWIRZ (Cleo)

Mr. and Mrs. GREGORY HALL (Wendy Adeler)

The Reverend Monsignor JOHN J. ENZLER

Mr. and Mrs. STEVEN B. GEWIRZ (Katrina)

The Honorable and Mrs. LLOYD N. HAND (Ann)

Mr. XAVIER F. EQUIHUA

The Honorable and Mrs. JOSEPH B. GILDENHORN (Alma)

Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD HANLON (Pamela)

The Honorable and Mrs. DOUGLAS H. GINSBURG (Deecy)

Mr. THOMAS HARDHART and Ms. VIRGINIA SHORE

His Excellency the Ambassador of France PHILIPPE ÉTIENNE and Madame PATRICIA ÉTIENNE

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Mr. BRENT GLASS and Ms. CATHRYN KELLER

The Honorable and Mrs. BARTON J. (BART) GORDON (Leslie)

Mrs. ROWLAND EVANS, JR. (Katherine)

The Honorable and Mrs. DANIEL R. GLICKMAN (Rhoda)

The Honorable PATRICIA de STACEY HARRISON and Mr. E. BRUCE HARRISON

Mr. and Mrs. DONALD GLICKMAN (Mia)

Mr. MATTHEW T. HASTINGS

Ms. SUSAN EISENHOWER Mr. JAMES P. ELDER, JR. Mr. PETER ELLEFSON and Ms. DEBORAH F. RUTTER

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Mary Mochary Businesswoman, philanthropist and lawyer You’ve had a fascinating and varied career. What have the highlights been? Born in war-torn Budapest, I’ve been extremely fortunate to live the American dream. I benefited greatly from the women’s movement as first woman mayor of Montclair, N.J., the first woman to be her party’s candidate for U.S. Senate in New Jersey and the first woman principal deputy legal advisor in the U.S. Department of State. But the thing I’m most proud of are my children, son Matthew and daughter Alexandra, wonderful contributing people making the world a better place.

Your family foundation has a major private art collection. What are your plans to share these works with the public both now and in the future? The art collection, started by my parents, and continually being expanded by myself and my brother, has been exhibited by the Kasser Mochary Foundation in many museums both in the U.S. and abroad.The collection includes works by major 19th- and 20th-century European and North and South American artists (Rodin, Monet, Diego Rivera, Giacometti, Henry Moore, Mary Cassatt, etc.).The Tucson Museum of Art currently has a smaller exhibition and in 2021 we plan a major exhibition at the National Museum of Luxembourg. Between the foundation’s major shows, many works are lent to various museums for specialized exhibitions.

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The Honorable JOHN D. MACOMBER Mr. and Mrs. VICTOR MADDUX (Michelle)) Mr. and Mrs. RAY MAHMOOD (Shaista)

Ms. MAXINE ISAACS

Mr. THOMAS KRAHENBUHL and Ms. DOROTHY M. KOSINSKI

Mrs. C. OLIVER ISELIN, III (Swannie)

Mr. and Mrs. RAJ KUMAR (Maria Teresa)

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER ISHAM (Jennifer)

Dr. SACHIKO KUNO

Mr. and Mrs. FREDERIC W. MALEK (Britlan)

Mr. JARED C. KUSHNER and Ms. IVANKA TRUMP

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The Honorable and Mrs. JAMES C. LANGDON, JR. (Sandy)

Mr. and Mrs. J. WILLARD MARRIOTT, JR. (Donna Rae)

Mrs. CHISWELL DABNEY LANGHORNE, JR. (Barbara)

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Mr. and Mrs. ANTHONY LANIER (Isabelle)

Mr. and Mrs ALEX MARSHALL (Amanda)

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Mrs. CHRISTOPHER J. MAKINS (Wendy) Mrs. FREDERIC V. MALEK (Marlene)

The Honorable EDWARD J. MARKEY and Dr. SUSAN J. BLUMENTHAL Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD E. MARRIOTT (Nancy)

Mrs. VIRGINIA CRETELLA MARS

Mr. and Mrs. ERIC J. LARSEN (Susi)

The Honorable CAPRICIA P. MARSHALL

Mr. and Mrs. CLIMIS G. LASCARIS (Carol)

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Mr. and Mrs. MATTHEW J. (MATT) LAUER and Ms. SAMANTHA SAULT

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN J. MASON (JoAnn)

Mrs. PAUL LAXALT (Carol)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN MURDOCH MATHESON (Susan)

Mr. and Mrs. EVAN JONES (Cindy)

The Honorable and Mrs. PATRICK LEAHY (Marcelle)

Mr. GARY MATHER and Ms. CHRISTINA CO MATHER

Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN JORDAN (Roxana)

Mr. ROBERT E. LEE, IV

Mrs. BONNIE BUCHANAN MATHESON

Mr. and Mrs. VERNON E. JORDAN (Ann)

Mr. and Mrs. DANIEL H. LEEDS (Sunita)

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES T. MATHESON (Julie)

Mrs. J. HOWARD JOYNT, III (Carol)

Mrs. LASALLE D. LEFFALL, JR. (Ruthie)

Mr. MALCOLM MATHESON, III

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Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD J. MATHIAS (Dale)

Mr. CATESBY LEIGH

The Honorable DORIS MATSUI

Mr. MICHAEL KAISER and Mr. JOHN ROBERTS

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES LEHRER (Kate)

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS (Kathleen)

Her Excellency the Ambassador of Jordan DINA KAWAR

Mr. JAMES H. LEMON, JR.

Mr. ROBERT (ROBIN) JOHNSON

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT LEHRMAN (Aimee)

The Honorable TIMOTHY J. MCBRIDE and The Honorable ANITA MCBRIDE

Mrs. ALAN I. KAY (Dianne)

The Honorable and Mrs. THEODORE J. (TED) LEONSIS (Lynn)

Associate Justice (Retired) and Mrs. ANTHONY M. KENNEDY (Mary)

Mr. and Mrs. DANI LEVINAS (Mirella)

Mrs. JOHN S. MCCAIN, SR. (Roberta)

Mr. DAVID C. LEVY and Ms. CAROLE L. FELD

The Honorable MITCH MCCONNELL and the Honorable ELAINE LAN CHAO, Secretary of Transportation

Mrs. EDWARD M. KENNEDY (Victoria Reggie) The Honorable and Mrs. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, III, and Ms. LAUREN BIRCHFIELD Mr. JOSEPH KEUSCH and Ms. JAN NEUHARTH

Mr. and Mrs. H. FINLAY LEWIS (Willee) Mr. CHRISTOPHER LIDDELL and Ms. RENEE HARBERS LIDDELL Mr. THOMAS L. LILJENQUIST

Mrs. MAHA KADDOURA

Mr. and Mrs. JUSTIN W. LILLEY (Stephanie)

Mr. and Mrs. ROY KAPANI (Manisha)

Mr. and Mrs. JAN M. LODAL (Elizabeth)

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM E. KAYE (Ann)

Mr. and Mrs. SCOTT ALAN LOGAN (Lydia)

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM J. KILBERG (Bobbie)

Mr. and Mrs. WINSTON BAO LORD (Stephanie)

Mr. and Mrs. MARK KIMSEY (Sarah) Mr. and Mrs. KNIGHT A. KIPLINGER (Ann) Mr. JAY KLUG and Ms. JAMIE HECHINGER Mr. and Mrs. STEVEN KNAPP (Diane)

Mrs. JOHN S. MCCAIN, JR. (Cindy)

Ms. DOROTHY MCGHEE The Honorable and Mrs. THOMAS F. (MACK) MCLARTY, III (Donna) Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM F. MCSWEENY (Dorothy) The Honorable and Mrs. MARK MEADOWS (Debbie)

Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH LOTUFF (Tia)

Mr. THEODORE A. MILES and Dr. CARLOTTA (BUFFY) MILES

Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE LUND (Kristen)

Dr. and Mrs. WENDELL G. MILES (Ann) Mr. SCOTT MILLER and Ms. SHARON VIRTS Mr. and Mrs. JAMES P. MILLS, JR. (Deborah)

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER KOCH (Susan)

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The Honorable and Mrs. NORMAN MINETTA (Danealia/“Deni”) The Honorable and Mrs. GEORGE J. MITCHELL (Heather) The Honorable and Mrs. STEVEN T. MNUCHIN (Louise Linton) The Honorable MARY V. MOCHARY Mr. and Mrs. ROGER MODY (Kyle) The Honorable and Mrs. ANTHONY J. (TOBY) MOFFETT, JR. (Myra) Ms. JULIA MOFFETT Mr. and Mrs. JARL MOHN (Pamela) Mr. ADAM MOHR Mr. and Mrs. C. BRAXTON MONCURE (Deborah) Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT LATANÉ MONTAGUE, IV (Patricia) Mr. and Mrs. MARK MOORE (Brenda) The Honorable CONSTANCE A. (CONNIE) MORELLA and Mr. DAVID MORELLA Mrs. WENDY BURDEN MORGAN Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT (ROB) MOSBACHER, JR. (Carolina Barco) Mr. ERIC L. MOTLEY Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT MOUNTCASTLE (Lisa) Mr. ROGER H. MUDD Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER MURRAY (Carlotta) Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS J. MURRAY (Evelyn) Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT MUSSELEWHITE (Jeannie)

Curtis & Amanda Polk Curtis J. Polk is the Managing Partner of the Charlotte Hornets N.B.A. basketball team and Hornets Sports & Entertainment and oversees the family office of basketball great Michael Jordan. Perfumer Amanda Polk launched the Saudade fragrance and cosmetic house in 2018.They reside in Washington and Palm Beach, Fla. You are generous supporters of many local causes. Which are the most important to you and why? They are all important, from D.C. Humane Rescue to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.We like to come into an organization, shake things up, take them to a new level and let them grow from there. Communities have many different needs, so we go where we are needed.We like to help in many different areas to make the community better as a whole.

How do you describe your entertaining style? It’s all about fun, fun, fun. Nobody wants to go out for just an okay or awkward time. I love putting the ladies together at one end of the table and gentleman at the other.We have our girls/guys night out at the same time and always keep new couples to the group close to each other so they don’t feel awkward.

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Mr. and Mrs. VALI R. NASR (Darya)

Mrs. LORI PETERS LAUTHIER

Ms. DIANE REHM and The Reverend Dr. B. JOHN HAGEDORN, JR.

The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN D. NEGROPONTE (Diana)

Mr. and Mrs. MILTON V. PETERSON (Carolyn)

Mr. CHRISTOPHER REITER

Ms. LAUREN PETERSON

Mr. and Mrs. RANDOLPH W. RENCHARD (Lila)

Mr. and Mrs. BRAD NIERENBERG (Callie)

Dr. and Mrs. MICHAEL J. PETITE (Jeannette)

Mr. JAMES V. REYES

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM V. NEWLIN (Louisa)

The Honorable THOMAS R. PICKERING

Mr. and Mrs. R. ROLAND REYNOLDS (Diana)

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM T. NEWMAN, JR. (Sheila Johnson)

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL P. PILLSBURY (Susan)

Mr. and Mrs. WAYNE REYNOLDS (Catherine)

Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS A. REED (Vanessa)

Mr. and Mrs. PHILIP W. PILLSBURY, JR. (Nina)

Mrs. WALTER T. RIDDER (Marie)

Mr. and Mrs. MATTHEW NICELY (Severina)

Mr. and Mrs. RORY L. PILLSBURY(Lauren)

Mrs. ROBERT C. NICHOLAS, III (Lynn)

Mr. and Mrs. WALTER H. PINCUS (Ann)

The Honorable and Mrs. THOMAS J. RIDGE (Michele)

Dr. and Mrs. THOMAS P. NIGRA (Jane)

Mrs. SALLY ENGELHARD PINGREE

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM A. (BILL) NITZE (Ann)

The Honorable CHELLIE PINGREE and Mr. DONALD SUSSMAN

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT H. (BOB) NIXON (Sarah)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN D. PODESTA (Mary)

Her Majesty Queen NOOR AL-HUSSEIN

Mr. ANTHONY T. (TONY) PODESTA

Mr. and Mrs. FRANCO NUSCHESE (Tania)

The Chief Justice of the United States and Mrs. JOHN G. ROBERTS (Jane)

Mr. GEOFFREY P. POHANKA and Mrs. ANNE R. KLINE POHANKA

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The Honorable and Mrs. BARACK OBAMA (Michelle) Ms. DIANA (DEEDY) OGDEN and Ms. MARGO L. CARPER Mr. and Mrs. CLARKE OHRSTROM (Molly)

The Honorable CHARLES RIVKIN and Ms. SUSAN TOLSON The Honorable and Mrs. CHARLES S. (CHUCK) ROBB (Lynda)

Mr. STEPHEN ROBERTS The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN D. (JAY) ROCKEFELLER, IV (Sharon)

Mr. and Mrs. CURTIS POLK (Amanda) Mrs. ABE POLLIN (Irene)

The Honorable and Mrs. FREDERICK B. ROONEY (Evelyn)

The Honorable MIKE POMPEO, Secretary of State, and Mrs. (Susan) POMPEO

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES ROONEY (Jennifer)

Mrs. HERMAN PORTEN (Regina)

Mr. TIMOTHY C. ROONEY and Ms. DANA DEMANGE

Mrs. GEORGE L. OHRSTROM, JR. (Jacqueline)

The Honorable and Mrs. COLIN L. POWELL (Alma)

Mrs. RICARD R. OHRSTROM (Allen

Miss JUDY LYNN PRINCE

The Honorable SELWA S. (LUCKY) ROOSEVELT

Dr. MICHAEL OLDING

Mrs. FREDERICK H. PRINCE, IV (Diana)

Mrs. ROBERT M. ROSENTHAL (Marion)

Her Excellency the Ambassador of Sweden KARIN OLOFSDOTTER and Mr. MARTIN BENGTSSON

Dr. and Mrs. JEROLD J. PRINCIPATO (Marjorie)

The Honorable JONATHAN C. ROSE and The Honorable SUSAN PORTER ROSE

Mr. JOHN PYLES and Ms. BARBARA HARRISON

Mr. ROB ROSENSTEIN and Ms. GEORJEANA (JEAN) HARVEY

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER OLSEN (Michelle) Ms. MAUREEN ORTH Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE P. O’SULLIVAN (Nancy Howar)

Mr. and Mrs. BRUCE C. ROSS-LARSON (Shelly)

Mr. and Mrs. WHAYNE S. QUIN (Ursula)

Ms. RYNTHIA M. ROST

Mrs. J. EUGENE QUINN (Irene/”Margy”) The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN M. (JACK) QUINN (Susanna)

Her Imperial Majesty FARAH PAHLAVI

Ms. SALLY QUINN

Their Imperial Highnesses Prince REZA PAHLAVI and Princess YASMINE PAHLAVI

Mr. THOMAS H. (TOMMY) QUINN

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Mr. MALCOLM E. (MIKE) PEABODY

Mr. and Mrs. MITCHELL (MITCH) RALES (Emily)

The Honorable and Mrs. FREDERICK J. RYAN, JR. (Genevieve/”Genny”)

Mr. and Mrs. PAYSON R. PEABODY (Karin)

Mr. and Mrs. W. RUSSELL RAMSEY (Norma)

Mr. CHASE W. RYND

Mr. and Mrs. HAVEN N. B. PELL (Mina)

Mr. FRANK B. RANDOLPH

The Speaker of the House of Representatives NANCY PELOSI and Mr. PAUL PELOSI

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The Honorable WILBUR L. ROSS, JR., Secretary of Commerce, and Mrs. (Hilary) ROSS

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Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS D. RUTHERFOORD, JR. (Jean)

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LaSalle D. (Donney) Leffall, III Businessman and lawyer You have a hectic professional, sporting, and social life. What are you focusing on most these days? I travel to Atlanta and New York frequently for my work on the boards of FHLB Atlanta and Mutual of America mutual funds and for business. When home, I am an avid tennis player and enjoy playing at St. Albans Tennis Club and the Chevy Chase Club. Our family would celebrate special occasions at Citronelle (I still miss it) and The Metropolitan Club. I explore the vibrant restaurant scene in our area. Out of town visitors, especially those from London and New York, are surprised at the variety, quality, and reasonableness of prices (the last point proving that everything is relative).

You are following in the footsteps of your parents, LaSalle D. Leffall Jr. and Ruthie Leffall, in supporting many local causes. Which mean the most to you? The National Museum of African American History and Culture,The National Gallery, Howard University, the Bishop Walker School and the DC Prep charter school. Why? Educational institutions provide opportunity, the artistic help us appreciate beauty and provide different perspectives, and the spiritual challenge to understand better why we are here and how to live. (Since my days at Beauvoir and St. Albans, Washington National Cathedral has always been special. Perhaps I am atoning for the mischief I caused. At Beauvoir, I was sent to the principal’s office so often, I knew how to operate the phone system).

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Mr. and Mrs. C. BOWDOIN TRAIN (Georgina)

Mr. DAVID WHITE and Ms. KIMBALL STROUD

The President of the United States and Mrs. DONALD J. TRUMP (Melania)

The Honorable and Mrs. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (Sandra) Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN H. WILLARD (Linda)

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Mr. T. GARRICK STEELE

The Honorable and Mrs. TOM UDALL (Jill Cooper)

Mr. and Mrs. WESLEY S. WILLIAMS, JR. (Karen)

Mr. and Mrs. DAVID J. STEEL (Susan Watters)

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES MORGAN (JAMIE) STERLING (Lisa)

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Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD R. (TED) STETTINIUS (Sarah)

Mr. JAMES F. VALENTINE and Ms. KATHY KEMPER

Mr. GRAHAM WISNER and Ms. RANIA HANANO WISNER

Mrs JOSEPH STETTINIUS, JR. (Regina)

Mr. and Mrs. PETER P. VAN ROIJEN (Beatrice)

Ms. MARY STUART (CRICKET) STETTINIUS Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE C. STEVENS, JR. (Liz)

His Excellency the Ambassador of Italy and Mrs. ARMANDO VARICCHIO (Micaela Barbagallo)

The Honorable NEAL S. WOLIN and Ms. NICOLE ELKON

Mrs. THEODORE F. STEVENS (Catherine)

Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE D. VASSILIOU (Sarah)

The Honorable ANN STOCK and Mr. STUART C. STOCK

The Honorable PHILIP L. VERVEER and the Honorable MELANNE VERVEER

Mrs. AUCHINCLOSS STRAIGHT (Nina) Mr. and Mrs. OAK STRAWBRIDGE (Susan)

The Honorable and Mrs. RICHARD N. VIETS (Dorette Fleischmann)

Mrs. FRANKLIN L. STROUD (Kandy)

Mr. GEORGE VRADENBURG, III

Mrs. ISAAC STERN (Linda)

His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan and Mrs. SHINSUKI J. SUGIYAMA (Yoko) Mr. A. MICHAEL SULLIVAN, JR. Mr.. KEVIN SULLIVAN and Ms. MARY JORDAN The Honorable and Mrs. JAMES WADSWORTH SYMINGTON (Sylvia)

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Mr. and Mrs. MALLORY WALKER (Diana) Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM. M. (WILLY) WALKER (Sheila) Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER (CHRIS) WALLACE (Lorraine) Ms. CHRISTINE WARNKE

Mr. and Mrs. MARK TERCEK (Amy)

Ms. MARGARET G. WARNER

Mr. and Mrs. JONATHAN TERRELL (Christine)

The Honorable and Mrs. MARK R. WARNER (Lisa Collis)

Mr. and Mrs. EVAN THOMAS (Oscie)

Miss VIRGINIA (OZZIE) WARNER

Mr. and Mrs. PHILIP THOMAS (Patti)

Mrs. C. LANGHORNE WASHBURN (Judith)

Mr. D. DODGE THOMPSON and Ms. COLLEEN DALY

Mr. GEORGE T. WEBB The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM H. WEBSTER (Lynda) The Honorable EDWARD L. WEIDENFELD and The Honorable SHEILA RABB WEIDENFELD

Mrs. SAMI E. TOTAH (Annie)

Mr. and Mrs. J. ROBINSON (ROBIN) WEST (Eileen Shields-West)

The Honorable KATHLEEN KENNEDY TOWNSEND

Ms. KATHARINE WEYMOUTH

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Mr. ADAM WALDMAN and Dr. BARBARA STURM WALDMAN

Mrs. DANIEL J. TERRA (Judith)

Mr. and Mrs. VLADIMIR S. TOLSTOYMILOSLAVSKY (Suzanne)

Mr. ROBERT (BOB) WOODWARD and Ms. ELSA WALSH Mrs. MICHAEL WOYEVODSKY (Xenia)

Mr. WILLIAM L. WALDE and Dr. MARY FRANCES SMOAK

The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN W. WARNER (Jeanne Vander Myde)

Mrs. MAURICE B. TOBIN (Joan)

Mr. and Mrs. KENNETH R. WOODCOCK (Dorothy)

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Mr. RICHARD E. THOMPSON

Mr. ELLIS WISNER

Mrs. TOGO. D. WEST, JR. (Gail) Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE Y. WHEELER, III (Frances)

Warren Adler The Honorable Birch E. Bayh, Jr. Susan Brinkley Elaine Broadhead Donald A. Brown Ruth Hale Buchanan The Honorable Mortimer M. Caplin Marion Oates (Oatsie) Leiter Charles The Honorable Thad Cochran The Honorable John D. Dingell Carol Foley Sarah Gewirz Georgie Anne (GeeGee) Geyer The Honorable Ernest Hollings Pamela Howar Nancy W. Ignatius Dr. Marvin C. Korengold Jane Carew Lee Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr. The Honorable Richard Lugar The Honorable Frederick V. Malek Edmund Morris Mary Johnson Munroe Nancy Beebe Maguire Gray Pyne Cokie Roberts Robert M. Rosenthal John Safer Vicki Sant Elaine Silverstein Helen (Leni) Stern Associate Justice John Paul Stevens

The Honorable and Mrs. THOMAS WHEELER (Carol)

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Eric & Susi Larsen Eric Larsen is president of the Advisory Board Company, a Washington-based professional services firm that provides research, technology and strategic guidance to the healthcare industry. He also serves as chairman of Washington National Opera. Susi Larsen, a former real estate executive, focuses on the couple’s three children and various arts organizations including the opera and The Washington Ballet.

You set a major example for your business peer group because of your active involvement in the cultural life of the nation’s capital. What are your favorite causes?

ERIC LARSEN: Our first passion is of course Washington National Opera! We feel so fortunate to have this world-class company at the Kennedy Center. It’s up to us as Washingtonians to ensure its continued vitality and success and it is a joy to help evangelize to a new generation about the beauty of this art form. We are also endlessly inspired by what Julie Kent is doing at The Washington Ballet.

She is a Washington treasure.

What describes your entertaining style?

SUSI LARSEN: We love to entertain at our house in McLean and invite a fun, unexpected and diverse combination of friends. We prefer intimate gatherings of 12-14 guests.

Occasionally we’ll include an unannounced musical element. Recently we invited three brilliant young artists from the opera’s Domingo-Cafritz program to sing excerpts from Mozart’s “Magic Flute.” I don’t fancy myself much of a cook, so for formal dinners I work with a talented young chef to come up with thematic menus and wine pairings.

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The Robert F. Kennedy Family at Hickory Hill, McLean, Va., 1964

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roundbreaking photographer Betty Kuhner (1916-2014) revolutionized the American family portrait, taking it from the staid arrangement of mother, father and children dressed in their Sunday best, carefully arranged in front of the living room mantelpiece or on a sofa.

Rather, she instructed her subjects to dress casually, many times similarly, and coaxed them to accompany her into the backyard, the garden or onto the beach. Once there, she would intuitively find the perfect location and, more importantly, exquisite light, all the while engaging Mother Nature and serendipity to serve as the ultimate stylist. Her long and prolific career built an archive of over five decades of extraordinary documentation of America’s most distinguished dynasties included in her inspiring body of work.

By choosing to work exclusively in black and white, Kuhner unknowingly created a powerful genre that would not only impact family photography, but also all fine contemporary wedding, portrait, fashion and advertising imagery as we know it today.

Here are a few images of local residents selected from “Betty Kuhner: The American Family Portrait” (Gibbs Smith, $60) selected by authors Kate Kuhner and Steven Stolman.

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Southampton, N.Y., 1981

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OVER THE MOON

As Time Goes By Swinging, Swaying, Styling and Selling in Middleburg.

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Hickory Tree Farm, listed by Lynn Wiley of Washington Fine Properties, is once again for sale. [Courtesy photo]

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he decorative palms were swaying in the Salamander Resort & Spa ballroom and Doc Scantlin’s Royal Palms orchestra was swinging for an evening in Casablanca to benefit the Windy Hill Foundation in Middleburg Longtime supporters Gloria and Howard Armfield came dressed as Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart. It was a send-up on the theme of the classic film for an event that raised funds for five area Windy Hill locations with 186 energy efficient low-income housing units.

Moroccan lights glowed and short cylindrical tassels adorned Fez party favor hats that were passed out. Guests included Elizabeth and Bill Wolf, Windy Hill executive director Bob Dale ,and his daughter Maddy, Virginia State Senator Jill Vogel, telecommunications executive and board member Bob Foosaner and board secretary Judy Washburn.

Bidding paddles were rising during a rousing auction that included Broadway show tickets, a bourbon tasting, passes for the 2020 U.S. Open golf championship and a six-night stay in Casablanca. They raised six figures to help subsidize the foundation’s educational programs for its residents.

Then it was time to hit the dance floor for Doc Scantlin’s last official act as leader of his iconic swing band. He’s passing the baton to Chou Chou, his dazzling wife and the band’s

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British designer Selina Blow did a trunk show at Glen Welby. (Photo by Vicky Moon)

long-time featured vocalist.

Meanwhile Stephen Graham hosted a trunk show for British designer Selina Blow at Glen Welby, his country estate near Marshall once owned by his late mother, Katharine Graham, and his brother Don, who succeeded Mrs. Graham as owner/publisher of the paper.

Ms. Blow’s striking bespoke designs of tweed, Melton wool, and silk are all lined in flirtations colors and coordinated with androgynous trousers á la Katherine Hepburn.

Around the corner from Glen Welby, on a coveted dirt road, junior riders in the field hunter championships were treated to a hunt breakfast of their very own hosted by Michelle Arnold, Marion Chungo and Douglas Wise Stuart at Orange Hill Farm.

Folks out here also are abuzz about Eldon Stock Farm a 7,100-acre property now for sale in Rappahannock County, a bit further west of Middleburg. There are four houses and more than enough room for horses, cattle and children. It’s listed for $75 million by Land Vest of Charlottesville.

For a property just outside Middleburg, there’s Hickory Tree Farm. Part of this farm was a land grant from King George II to Leven Powell, the founding father of Middleburg.

Later, one of his descendant’s daughters, Charlotte Noland, had a summer school here.

Bob Foosaner and Judy Washburn at the Windy Hill Gala at Salamander Resort & Spa. (Photo by Vicky Moon)

She went on to start Foxcroft, the private girl’s school just outside Middleburg.

During the 1920s, William Ziegler Jr., owned the farm, built barns and had a string of racehorses. By the 1940s it was owned by a well-known sportswoman from Boston, Eleanora Sears.

Alice Frances du Pont Mills and her husband, James P. Mills, moved to the Middleburg area in the 1950s. They established the sweeping 1,600-acre Hickory Tree Farm by purchasing various parcels and combining into one by the mid 1960s. She named it for an old hickory tree used by renegade Confederate Col. John S. Mosby’s soldiers as a rendezvous spot during the Civil War. A historic structure on the property once called Confederate Hall is now known as Historic Burrland Hall. It was preserved anad relocated from Middleburg to Hickory Tree in 1972 where it remains with a grand living room, large flagstone terrace and lovely gardens.

The Mills’ son, Jimmy, and daughter, Mimi Abel-Smith, have nearby homes. The farm is now down to 325 acres and in recent years passed through two more owners. Hickory Tree is now listed for $7.95 million by Lynn Wiley of Washington Fine Properties. Sadly, it also should be noted the original hickory tree has been destroyed by lightning.

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LITERARY LICENSE: The theme â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rise Up!â&#x20AC;? at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PEN/Faulkner gala took on a whole new meaning when former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend did exactly that to protest writer Ma hew Klamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tonguein-cheek reading about â&#x20AC;&#x153;defenestration,â&#x20AC;? i.e. throwing political figures to their death, midway through readings by 10 other authors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My father and uncle were killed and it brought great pain to my family and the nation,â&#x20AC;?

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very day, women who are homeless in Washington, D.C. —often struggling to overcome mental illness, addiction, violence and abuse, health problems and unemployment—find themselves at the doors of N Street Village facing many painful moments and challenges.

These same doors have been open for nearly 50 years, offering radical welcome and dignity to nearly 2,000 women every year.

Within the District, N Street Village is a critical anchor as the largest provider of life-saving housing and supportive services.

Beyond that, the Village has become known as a national model, gaining recognition and praise from media outlets and public figures including Oprah Winfrey.

N Street Village’s programs, especially those that a woman in crisis might need immediately such as a meal, shower, or clean set of clothes, depend on donations raised through the Village’s Annual Gala & Auction, which has grown to be the organization’s largest fundraising event of the year.

Last year, we hit a record $1.6 million thanks to so many supporters who saw the need in our city and responded generously.What makes the evening so special for us is the focus on the women of N Street Village.The Village honorees share their stories of triumph over adversity and it is a powerful moment to bear witness to the grit, strength and determination of each of them.

N Street Village has been able to strategically respond to the growing needs of the city. In the last five years we have been involved, N Street Village has doubled its capacity and increased from a single site to five locations, now providing housing for more than 700 women and 51 families annually. In the past year alone, the Village has launched three new specialized programs focused on mental health, recovery, and workforce training.

On behalf the hundreds of clients and residents who rely on N Street Village each day, we welcome you to the upcoming Annual Gala & Auction on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the Marriott Marquis. The Online Auction will open to everyone for bids the week beforehand. In addition, we invite those interested in the work of N Street Village to join us on a tour.

For more information contact Stuart Allen (sallen@nstreetvillage.org). Gala information can be found at www.nstreetvillage.org/gala.

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by James Hawthorn and Andrew Steel grew even bigger in its second District run with hundreds of cinephiles viewing socially conscious films from around the world.

Thought leaders and heads of non-profit groups tackled various social issues, including participants from Care International, Innocents at Risk and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. A special performance by Glenn Leonard, Joe Coleman, and Joe Blunt - former lead singers of the Temptations, Platters, and Drifters preceded an awards presentation and after party. “We’re a community dedicated to using our film festival to create meaningful social change through story-telling, grassroots activism and philanthropy through community,” Hawthorn said. “We believe that uniting difference makers with those that want to make a difference can be the catalyst for meaningful social change.”

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Cora Masters Barry, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Angela Alsobrooks

TRIBUTES AND TENNIS SHOES: Baseball wasn’t the only thing being celebrated 72 hours after Washington’s beloved Nationals won the World Series. In addition to a parade celebrated by half a million Nats-crazed fans, Cora Masters Barry’s Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in the District was marking 25 years while honoring two Recreation and Wish List’s (RWLC) longtime benefactors, Serena and Venus Williams. The dazzling gala on the indoor courts named for the tennis greats also honored RWLC Chairman Michael L. Rogers, business leader Isiah L. Thomas III, Michael Jackson’s longtime business manager Raymone Bain and the event’s co-chairwoman Maggie Fitzpatrick, vice president of Exelon Corp., which committed $300,000 in 2020 for the center’s STEM program. The 48,000-square-foot facility in Ward 8 recently underwent $18 million in renovations.

“It all started with Cora’s dream,” said Mayor Muriel Bowser, “and 25 years later 10,000 District youth have been served at this world-class, state-of-the art, premier tennis facility.”

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Keith Anderson, Dr. Vanessa J. Weaver, Armstrong Williams, Raymone Bain and Adean King

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DISRUPTIVE TECH On the 10th anniversary of the peer-to-peer electronic cash systems Bitcoin and Blockchain, CLC Global Advisors Founder & CEO Carole Crist hosted an elite summit of tech leaders, corporate executives, entrepreneurs and angel investors, including Do ie Herman (Douglas Elliman Real Estate), Peter Hirschberg (Lighthouse. one), Dan Mapes (VERSES), Xiaochen Zhang (Fintech4Good), former NASDAQ vice chairman David Weild IV, and Michael Capponi. founder of Global Empowerment Mission. The panels were moderated

by CNNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clare DuďŹ&#x20AC;y and Bravoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jill Zarin, who helped the expert speakers dissect topics that included the future of blockchain, revolutionary advancements in the real estate sector, decentralized finance, the spatial web, smart cities, opportunity zones and leading with impact. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The future is upon us,â&#x20AC;? said Crist, a former first lady of Florida.

Cole Crawford Millette and Hassan Shahidullah

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Dottie Herman and Carole Crist

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CANCER FIGHTING LEGENDS The inaugural 2019 Salisbury Award Competition for Entreprenurial Translational Research was organized by the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) and presented by Dr. Sujuan Ba and Franklin Salisbury Jr., CEO and CEO emeritus, respectively.

Since 1973, the Bethesda charity has funded $380 million to support the vital work of hundreds of cancer scientists worldwide, including many Nobel Prize recipients. The gathering included an award ceremony to honor the vision and legacy of the Salisbury family with cash prizes to the winning researchers from the academic centers and oncology startups.

As one guest noted, there might not have been a larger group of science geniuses gathered at the table since Thomas Jefferson dined alone at The White House (to paraphrase JFK).

Michael Wang and Peikwen Cheng

Manijeh Goldberg Sujuan Ba and Raju Kucherlapati Greg Fox and Franklin Salisbury Jr.

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Kristine Soltis, Morgan Giddings and Tara Gabaldon

GRAIN TO GLASS TO GIVING Set in a red brick warehouse at the second distillery built in the District, young professionals mingled within sniffing distance of copper vats to raise funds for the American Heart Association (AHA), the largest voluntary health organization fighting heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. The crowd of mostly under-4o “PULSE” group supporters enjoyed food bites, music and dancing while developing their philanthropy habit. Since 2010, Paint the Town Red has raised over $475,000 in support of AHA.

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AWARDING ART This year’s portrait competition—the fifth triennial of its kind— received upwards of 2,600 submissions (with a total of 46 finalists) from 14 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery, said many of the 2019 submissions centered around important issues of our time including immigration, climate change, the rights of workers and racial violence. “[The exhibition] features intimate depictions of individuals whose remarkable stories are rooted in the most pressing challenges of our time,“ Sajet said. “It is a moment to stop, look around and admire the tenacity and beauty of the American spirit through portraiture.” Hugo Crosthwaite was announced as the first-prize winner for his stop-motion drawing animation, “A Portrait of Berenice Sarmiento Chavez,” depicting a woman’s journey from Mexico in pursuit of the American dream. As a result, he received $25,000 and a commission to create a portrait of a living individual for the museum’s permanent collection.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN DINNER [WALTER E. WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER] P H O T O S C O U R T E S Y O F T H E H U M A N R I G H T S C A M PA I G N

Alphonso David energized the 3,500-strong crowd at the

HRC President Alphonso David and Ricky Martin

Sen. Chuck Schumer

Human Rights Campaign’s annual dinner by announcing that gay, transgender, immigrant and other identities will “serve as a tool to achieve liberation or as a tool to further suppress us.” After reading the names of transgender persons who were killed this year, the group’s newly installed president announced three new initiatives to help weather the “existential crisis” the nation faces: a transgender justice effort, a program to combat voter suppression, and increasing legal efforts to file anti-discrimination lawsuits both in the U.S. and foreign countries. Superstar singer Ricky Martin and actress Dominique Jackson received awards and Sen. Chuck Schumer delivered the keynote address.

BOURBON & BUBBLES [THE BARNS AT WOLF TRAP] P H O T O B Y V I T H AYA P H O N G S AVA N

The sophisticated and spirited tasting experience had it all: 16 varieties of bourbon served from distillers Smooth Ambler, Four Roses, Heaven Hill, Jefferson’s, Tin Cup, and Stranahan’s; eight tastings of French and domestic champagnes and sparkling wines; and 254 guests to enjoy it all. Casual drinkers and aficionados alike sipped and savored at the event benefiting Wolf Trap Foundation’s arts and education programs. A fun new addition to this year’s event included a “cork pull,” an opportunity for guests to pull a numbered cork and win a bottle of bubbly to take home at the end of the night.

Lily Valle, Sara Jaffe, Arvind Manocha and Mary Pat Decke

BARK BALL [WASHINGTON HILTON] P H OTO S BY C H R I S F E R E N Z I

Complete with high profile guests and more than 400 furry friends decked out in bow ties and pearls, the 32nd annual event was truly a “ball.” The evening kicked off with a live auction led by NBC Sports Washington host and anchor Julie Donaldson (who raised $77,000 in just one hour), followed by emotional stories of transformation and a flash mob who wove through the aisles and danced in sync to “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas. The evening raised more than $686,000 for the Humane Rescue Alliance, which works to protect animals and provide an environment for them to thrive.

Bob and Elizabeth Dole Roberta McCain and Carol Schwartz

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Guests mingled over cocktails on a rooftop with a 360-degree panoramic view of the nation’s capital while celebrating five years of community impact made by the Anchor Fund, which supports victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. To date the Fund has supplied more than 800 individual grants —currently totaling $300,000—to women and their children. Organizers honored generous supporters, donors and partners and debuted a special film about the nonprofit group’s work to aid survivors.

Kristin Cecchi, Jen Millard, Jamie Dorros and Tara Patten

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Sara O’Keefe and Olwen Pongrace

Paul Ryan and Patrick Steel

LBJ AWARD [ANDREW W. MELLON AUDITORIUM] P H O T O S C O U R T E S Y O F L B J F O U N DAT I O N

After becoming the first person to be renamed Speaker in over half a century, Nancy Pelosi was bestowed the LBJ Foundation’s most prestigious honor — the Liberty & Justice for All Award.

“I think probably in my lifetime there has never been, certainly a woman, but certainly a person who has come on the scene that has had such a tremendous impact on the legislative process,” said lieutenant governor and award chair Ben Barnes.

Celebrities including Tony Goldwyn (Scandal), Jayne Atkinson and Michel Gill (House of Cards) and Deborah Rush (Orange is the New Black), gathered in the auditorium for the ceremony.

Rep. Steny Hoyer and Rep. Jim Clyburn

Nicole Covert, Luci Baines Johnson, John Covert and Speaker Nancy Pelosi

UPLIFTING JAZZ BRUNCH [DUKE ELLINGTON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS] P H OTO S BY B RU C E A L L E N

In its second year a jovial crowd gathered for LIFTDC’s jazz brunch to celebrate the non-profit organization’s efforts to lift families out of poverty. In addition to tunes from a live jazz ensemble, supporters enjoyed a special performance from the Duke Ellington School’s Show Choir. Guests sipped mimosas and bloody marys while “little LIFTers,” as children are endearingly called, played Flag Star Football, ping pong, giant Connect Four and badminton on the sprawling lawn. Heartfelt Moment: LIFT-DC member parent honoree Ismane Fleurant pulled on the crowd’s heartstrings during her award acceptance speech where she shared her family’s story of perseverance.

Marla Blow, Stephanie Hyman, Rachel Sheridan, Dr. Kristy Arnold and Malik Husser

Mimi Liebeskind, Nicole Elkon and Andre Elkon

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% ,SQI JSV XLI ,SPMHE]W Kirk and Maria Galiani construct old-world European charm in McLean

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HOME LIFE | INSIDE HOMES

hen you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze,” the cheery jingle goes, “for the holidays you can’t beat … [ad lib here: ’an old world, European style, warm and inviting’] home, sweet home.” That is, especially if that home has more than 15,000 square feet and graciously accommodates 16 family members (not including uncles and aunts) who descend on the Langley Farms house in McLean for their holiday ham.

For the Galiani family—Kirk, Maria and 16-year-old son Jackson (the youngest of their three boys)—McLean has always felt like a “cozy” home. Kirk Galiani, the founder u and co-executive chairman of US Fitness, grew up here.

His parents, along with his brother and business partner, John Galiani, still live in the area. Maria Galiani, an interior designer and owner of Galiani Design Group, moved to McLean in high school (where she met Kirk). She works alongside her sister-in-law Nancy Galiani, and counts her twin sister Lisa Weiss as a fellow McLean resident, along with the women’s parents. “We keep it all in the family. Ha!” quips Maria.

More than a decade ago, when the couple started scouting the perfect place to build their home, they embraced their beloved Fairfax county community. The guidelines they set for the neighborhood and home were clear: charm, history and comfort. In particular was a passion for classic European and French architecture, which Maria, who calls herself a “bit of a traditionalist at heart,” aspired to recreate.

They decided on the historic neighborhood of Langley Farms, one of the oldest in McLean and a literal “who’s who” of prominent current and former residents (Ethel and Bobby Kennedy, former Vice President Dick and Lynne Cheney and most recently, Washington Capitals right winger T.J. Oshie). “I love the feeling of the neighborhood,” Maria says, “The streets are so narrow that two cars can barely pass,” in what was likely, as neighbors suspect, a result of a road built for a horse and carriage.

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OPENING PAGE: Maria and Kirk Galiani with their son Jackson and dog Bailey.

THIS PAGE: (clockwise from top left) Great room sofa: vintage Council Craftsman; center table: French antique with a new limestone top; rug: Kyle Bunting; Lucite grisaille: Tara Shaw; art piece: vintage piece purchased from Italy; Breakfast room table: Artitalia; wood bench: Brazil Baroque; bar cart: Jan Barboglio; chairs: Century; Kitchen cabinets: Premier; Backsplash: Architectural Ceramics

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PREVIOUS PAGE: (top left) Antique stone is from Elmwood Timber. A large part is from a structure at the 50-mile mark from the Oregon Trail. The iron trellis design was purchased from Toledo Architectural Artifacts. Chimney pots were designed and created by a British potter who flew to the U.S. to personally install them.

(Bottom left: ) The vaulted ceiling is framed with ADZ beams from Ivan Dutterer in Pennsylvania. An original vintage French poster for Serge Lifar’s Russian Ballet by Teddy Piaz from 1928 hangs above the François and Company scagliola stone mantel. The table is set with traditional wedding china

by Lenox Navarre crystal, salad plates by Lesley Roy and Reed and Barton Frances 1 sterling silver. “My mother instilled in me the appreciation of china, crystal and silver,” Maria Galiani says. The dining table is Baker Furniture, chairs are from Woodland Furniture, consoles are French Heritage, mirrors are La Barge, the rug is Stark.

Maria began working with Steve Busch and Jason Thompson of Busch-Thompson Group LLC of Oklahoma to design the house—a process that would take three years to complete. The “crazy creative” architect, who smoked like a 1970s Parisian, drew everything in pencil to reflect the couple’s desire for a house that looked like it was set atop a mountain range in Europe rather than the suburbs of Washington. “I must have done my job,” Maria notes of the finished design, as she reflects on guests who step into the seven-bedroom, seven-full-bathroom house and comment that it’s “so warm and inviting!”

For Maria, such sentiment is important. It can also seem paradoxical in a profession focused on current interior design trends and modernity. “I wanted [the house] to be more authentic. I didn’t want it to have a bright shiny new kitchen like everyone else ... I wanted it to look older.”

Efforts to actualize European days of yore were painstakingly meticulous—from the antique Dalle du Bourgogne French flooring and stucco walls to door knobs and cast iron grille covers from the 1800s collected from salvage stores throughout the United States.

Even more impressive is the 12-foot fireplace in the great room that was purchased from a castle in Marlaix in northwestern France. It has the name of the designer Piton, carved on the side, and is dated 1900. Ever assiduous, Maria worked with the architect to actually lower the floor in the great room to accommodate the piece.

But more than anything, the kitchen is the heart of the home—the place of “friendly gazes” and family congregations. “All the parties end up in the kitchen,” Maria says of the room with terracotta hand cut f loors from Paris Ceramic and hand-hewn antique beams taken from barns in Pennsylvania. Beyond the architecture and interior design, cooking is the simplest, time-honored recipe for that “warm and cozy” feel. “A nice hot meal creates all sorts of good memories during the holidays with your family,” she says.

And that’s a home, sweet home.

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Big Moves in Georgetown

Philanthropic powerhouse Adrienne Arsht buys in the East Village while American Red Cross Chairwoman Bonnie McElveen-Hunter sells and buys in the West Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all at record-setting prices.

BY STAC E Y G R A Z I E R P FA R R

Adrienne Arsht is set to purchase the late Nancy Gray Pyneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence at TH STREET NW. The historic 11,000-square-foot Georgetown estate was originally listed at $8.95 million by Washington Fine Propertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Frederick Roth and James Peva and is now under contract. The 10bedroom property, built in 1840, showcases more than a half acre of impeccably designed gardens, terraces, estate walls, a pool with a poolhouse, a four-bedroom guest house, several greenhouses, a bowling green, a large herb garden and a boxwood garden originally designed by Rose Greely in 1930 and later updated by Perry Wheeler and Andrea Filippone. The main residence features stunning public rooms that include a parlor, a library and a dining room, an orangerie, 12 fireplaces, impeccable moldings and other historic details throughout. No word yet on whether Arsht will list her current residence at 2221 30th Street NW, a property she bought in 2015 for $15.5 million that was built by the late venture capitalist Melvin Estrin. The Georgetown house is Arshtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth residential real estate purchase here since she returned to Washington about ten years ago.

MARYLAND RSSJ Associates LLC sold

CONGRESSIONAL COURT in Rockville

for $4.785 million. The stately château-style property was built in 2009 of brick and cast stone and spans over 27,000 square feet across the main residence and pool house.

The nine-bedroom, 13-bath estate boasts a mahogany paneled two-story library, a posh cinema, an expansive ballroom and a gourmet dine-in kitchen. The two-acre property

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been on the market in more than 50 years.

Pre-dating the Civil War, the historic brick Federal was originally built by George Slacum, a merchant, and later occupied by his granddaughter Julia and her husband VIRGINIA J.W. Burke, one of the founders of Burke The residence of the late Sally Murray in Old and Herbert Bank. The house stayed in the Town Alexandria fetched $2.42 million when Burke family until 1945. Weichert Realtors an undisclosed party bought WILKES Alexandria Old Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diann Hicks Carlson STREET. The sale marks the first time the represented both sides of the real estate property, known as the Burke House, has transaction.

also encompasses a heated pool, a loggia, a caretakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cottage, and a garage capable of holding up to 10 vehicles. The property was sold and settled at auction by Elite Auction.

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Businesswoman Bonnie McElveen-Hunter sold O STREET NW in Georgetown for $7.7 million to an undisclosed buyer. The five bedroom, 19th-century brick mansion has a chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen, a private garden, a pool and six parking spaces. Features of this unique classic beauty include 11-foot ceilings, ornate millwork, four fireplaces and original floors. The listing agent was Mark McFadden of Compass. Jack Realty Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jaclyn Mason represented the buyer.

Andrew and Elizabeth Reid are the new owners of

TH STREET NW in Georgetown. The couple purchased the light-filled East Village Federal from Kaylo-DC Realty Holdings LLC for $3.55 million. The 1860 townhouse was recently renovated to include a pool and posh interior spaces that encompass a luxe master suite, a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playroom and two kitchens. Washington Fine Propertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; James Peva was the listing agent. Elizabeth Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angio, also of Washington Fine Properties, was the buyersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; agent.

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The philanthropist and first woman to chair the American Red Cross bid adieu to her West Village grande dame in favor of a penthouse at the Ritz-Carlton Residences Georgetown, SOUTH STREET NW PH D, which McElveen-Hunter purchased with the help of TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christie Weiss for $6.5 million.

A 1923 Wardman at WOODLEY ROAD NW changed hands when Cameron and Gordon Taylor bought the house from Dr. Anna Penn and Stephen Thau for $2.85 million. Dr. Penn is a leading clinical neonatologist and developmental neuroscientist at Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Hospital. Mr. Taylor is a principal at Ogilvy Government Relations. The Woodley Park property is a rare find as it has been beautifully updated and expanded in an enviable location. Its first floor features a large reception area with an impressive staircase and a new gourmet kitchen opening to a glass-enclosed family room. Exterior features include a landscaped garden with terraces and a pool, and a gated open garage for four cars. Washington Fine Propertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kimberly Gibson and Virginia Chew were the listing agents. Margot Wilson, also of Washington Fine Properties represented the buyer.

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Open House Luxury Living around the DMV BETHESDA NATELLI WOODS LANE

ASKING PRICE: $ 5,950,000

This custom stone Colonial offers elegance and sophistication at LISTING AGENT: every turn. Featuring over 9,000 square feet of interior living space, Irene Block including six bedrooms and seven full bathrooms, the property 301.910.4899 offers lush landscaping and elevated design to create an inspiring TTR Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environment for large format entertaining and intimate gatherings International Realty alike. Aspiring chefs will find a gourmet eat-in kitchen with an AGA range, while the lower level offers a wine cellar, a billiard room and a gym (presumably to burn off calories from the home cooked gourmet meals).

KALORAMA MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW

ASKING PRICE: $3,250,000

In the midst of diplomatic residences of Embassy Row is this thoughtfully redesigned and expanded three-level house with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;modern twist on traditionalâ&#x20AC;? aesthetic. Practically brand new, and featuring a contemporary open interior, every luxury detail of this four-bedroom, four-bathroom, nearly 4,000-square-foot residence has been selected to satisfy the most discerning buyer.

LISTING AGENT: Zelda Heller 202.257.1226, zeldaheller@ zeldaheller.com; Long & Foster | Christieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

GEORGETOWN

ST STREET NW

ASKING PRICE: $7,250,000

LISTING AGENTS: Discreetly blending in with the stately streetscape of John Adler Jr., 202.413.5474 and John Georgetown, this residence offers a contemporary Adler 301.509.2043; interior with generous, sun-lit entertaining spaces.

Washington Fine Spanning approximately 7,200 finished square feet Properties (plus a 550-square-foot garage), this remarkable residence showcases six bedroom suites with private baths, two powder rooms, a private patio and an attached three-car garage. Just blocks from Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW, its convenient location is within minutes of lively restaurants, cafes and shops.

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MY WASHINGTON DIANE REHM Host, NPR’s “On My Mind”

Diane Rehm on her extensive radio talk show career, newlywed status and upcoming book and documentary.

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MY TOP SPOTS

Decarlo’s (4822 Yuma St. NW) has great food and drinks. The tables are far enough apart so you can hear and they have wonderful service.

To feel inspired … I go to the Washington National Cathedral.

There’s no place in the world like it. My favorite holiday events are the services there.

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The National Gallery of Art, as well as the National Museum of African Art, and the Phillips Collection are places I take visitors. Endlessly beautiful art, terrifically educational and inspiring to all.

On the block outside my condo (along New Mexico Ave. NW) is the place I like to walk [my dog] Bella and then she runs in the community gardens. Bella loves it!

YOU ARE STILL RELATIVELY A NEWLYWED. HOW IS MARRIED LIFE? Wonderful. He travels back and forth between West Palm Beach and Washington. He jokes he “owns” Jet Blue. Our relationship is one of wonderful reunions!

WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT DOING YOUR OWN WEEKLY PODCASTS? I remain a part of the ongoing daily operations of WAMU and its terrific group of journalists. WAMU has always been my professional home, and NPR remains a wonderful extension of that home. I continue to talk with interesting people who enlighten and educate me about what’s happening in this crazy world of ours.

AS A NATIVE WASHINGTONIAN WHO HAS SEEN AND HEARD IT ALL PRESUMABLY, WHAT IS IT THAT STILL SURPRISES AND DELIGHTS YOU? I am totally surprised by the tone that has become part of the daily thrust from the White House.

In all my years, I’ve never heard anything like it. What continues to delight me is the beauty of Washington, and the individual kindnesses that I see and hear expressed every single day.

CAN YOU DESCRIBE YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF GUEST TO INTERVIEW? One who is knowledgeable,

and willing to share that knowledge. Two of my all-time favorites: President Jimmy Carter, who appeared on the “Diane Rehm Show” 11 (!) times, and Fred Rogers, my hero, who taught children—and adults— the meaning of kindness to and acceptance of others.

WHY ARE YOUR NEWEST BOOK AND FILM IMPORTANT STORIES TO TELL? The issue of an individual’s right to choose medical aid in dying is such an important one. Nine states plus the District of Columbia have already voted to allow this. My hope is that the documentary [distributed by WETA TV, spring 2021], and the book [published by Knopf, February 2020] will move other state legislatures to allow it as well. The film and the book contain interviews with individuals who are both for and against the issue, including members of the clergy, physicians, patients, family members and survivors of those who’ve used medical aid in dying.

YOU’VE HAD AN EXTRAORDINARY CAREER. WHAT IS STILL ON YOUR BUCKET LIST? I’ve never planned any part of my career. Having such a wonderful opportunity to host a national and international talk show for 37 years and then writing four books came as a total surprise to me. As I look back on my life, I know in my heart that the most important has been to raise two absolutely fabulous children and to watch them grow in their own careers and their lives as parents. 2020 and beyond? Who knows? Life is full of surprises!

COMPLETE THIS SENTENCE: “BEING AGE 80SOMETHING IS …” Time to enjoy every single moment. My mother-in-law, who died at 92, once told me the 80’s were the best time of her life. I haven’t gone through them yet, but right now, I would agree.

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P H OTO O F D I AN E R E H M BY TO N Y P OW E L L , TAK E N AT T H E 2 019 “ L I VE I T L E A R N IT ” S P R I N G C E L E B RATI ON AT TH E K R EEG ER M U S EU M

YOUR WIKIPEDIA PAGE DESCRIBES YOU AS A “RETIRED AMERICAN PUBLIC RADIO TALK SHOW HOST?” DO YOU FEEL RETIRED? I’ve never retired and have no intention to retire.

In the past three years since I left the microphone [of WAMU’s “The Diane Rehm Show,”] I’ve written a new book, titled “When My Time Comes,” completed a film documentary of the same name, produced two podcasts per week for WAMU, and remarried, to John Hagedorn, a retired Lutheran minister who is a family therapist. I’d hardly call that “retired.”