Jeanie in a Bottle

Ladies, Paige Speyer at Wink Boutique in Georgetown just shot this over to the Punch.  Wink is doing a "Denim Promotion" in conjunction with the upcoming movie "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants".(2)  They are offering customers who bring in an old pair of jeans 20% off all the new fall styles!  Your old jeans will then be donated to a charity called New Endeavors by Women, which helps low income women get back on their feet. 

This event has been promoted by Time Warner to last through the end of the month, however, thanks to the generosity of Wink, they will run until August 6th, which is the release date of the movie.

Run, don’t walk to Wink with all your gently used jeans!

Wink is located at 3109 M Street, NW in the heart of Georgetown.

Stay tuned…

…for the "Do the Write Thing" dinner at the Mellon Auditorium re-cap as well as the Kastles Season Finale … meaning the part that was NOT in the rain.  I must commend our fellow Washingtonians for keeping their cool in the controlled chaos which fell beneath the VIP tent last evening.  And please excuse the error of words.  It was not rain. It was torrential downpour and flooding. 

Natural Body Spa & Shoppe’s Gold Star

Monday the 28th between 4:30pm and 7:30pm, please stroll into the Natural Body Spa & Shoppe on your way home.  This boutique spa’s location just received its Gold LEED certification from the US Green Building Council, so they have a good reason to celebrate. 

Guests will get to taste what Organic to Go has to offer while receiving some yummy sample spa services.  Hey, just because it’s Monday doesn’t mean you don’t deserve some pampering! 

The Natural Body Spa & Shoppe is located in the District’s West End at 1104 24th Street (in between 24th & L Streets).

Please RSVP to westend@naturalbody.com

Polo, polo, polo

Congratulations to the Green Cup of Polo for making it to the front page of the Maryland Gazette. http://www.gazette.net/stories/072308/chevnew203247_32364.shtml

We look forward to supporting the Green Cup next year.  Speaking of polo - have you purchased your Smithsonian Young Benefactors Polo Cup ticket yet?  VIP tickets are going fast.  Please do so at your earliest convenience at www.youngbenefactors.org.  It’s on the Mall with Nacho! 

(Seriously, people in DC wait until the last minute and get upset when there are no more VIP tickets … get yours now!)

ThanksUSA Benefit Concert Rooftop After Party

If you are planning on attending this Saturday’s ThanksUSA benefit concert at the Warner Theatre, first, thank you for supporting this excellent cause, second, you are invited to the Rooftop After Party. 

Please join Erik Huey and the Surreal McCoys on the Warner Theatre Rooftop from 10pm-midnight.  Tickets for this After Party are $20 each (the concert tickets are $25) and will include open Beer and Wine and Lite Fare.  Come celebrate the good ThanksUSA does for our military families and have one heck of a patriotic view of our Nation’s Capital atop the roof of one of Washington’s most historic venues. 

Please RSVP for the After Party to events@ThanksUSA.org and purchase your ticket today for this once in a lifetime concert at www.ticketmaster.com

Book Signing for "Party Favors" Author Nicole Sexton

As someone who has lived in the Washington area since 1990, I am fascinated by books that are set in this community and expose it openly from all sides (which is one of the reasons David Baldacci is one of my favorite authors).  There’s a feeling of familiarity, of “oh, I know where that building/street/restaurant/movie theater/dark alley is!” Certainly, I am not alone in that thought, as more and more talented authors are exploding out of DC to our delight. 

One such author is Nicole Sexton.  In her former life, she was the 2nd ranking GOP fundraiser.  In her current and probably, if I may, cooler life, she now works for the Bono and just finished her first novel entitled “Party Favors”.  Thursday the 24th, she will be at Capitol Hill’s Trover (221 Pennsylvania, SE) from 12pm-1pm for a book signing.

The novel “Party Favors” gives readers a delicious taste of what it’s like to move up through the ranks on the Hill from intern to the most powerful fundraiser for the Right party and all the “hi-jinks” that go with that experience.  As this was written with Susan Johnston, a published playwright, the book will certainly provide a juicy and fun summer read.

Just who is Nicole Sexton?  She is quite the insider of Washington’s life, had been the finance director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee and several President’s Dinners, so she knows her stuff inside and out.  Best of all, she can articulate it extremely well.  Her book is already selling like ice cream on a hot summer day in DC and shhh… could eventually be seen on the silver screen (think major Hollywood studios, folks).

Nicole is currently a top executive at Bono’s global advocacy organization the ONE campaign.  She splits her time between DC and NYC and has an East Side restaurant in NYC.

If you can’t make it during your lunch hour Thursday-so sorry-but you can pick up your copy at any local bookstore or online.

Kastles Season Finale tonight

You think a year flies by (uh, yeah we do)?  Then think how quickly two weeks disappear before your very eyes.  It seems like yesterday the buzz of the town, the media, the DC sports world, and the business and charity communities was all about the arrival of the Washington Kastles and this crazy fun World TeamTennis thing. 

Well, tonight is the Season Finale of the series for 2008.  What? Yes, you read it here, not first, nor second, but you did read it here.  So if you have yet to see one match, shame on you, but you probably can still grab a ticket.  Remember, there are no bad seats in this stadium because of the layout. 

The Kastles take on Anna Kournikova’s St. Louis Aces for this evening’s theme "Guys Night Out" (for some tiny reason, that title seems totally appropriate for tonight … gee, wonder why?).  Come cheer for our home team as they take on the blonde cover girl and hopefully end the home season with a Win.

Tickets and information: www.washingtonkastles.com

Find your inner strength, outside

It’s that time of the month again!  Yes, it’s time to forget about all that ails you, troubles you, and wears you down.  But forget about taking a run in the park. Just breathe and go through the vinyasa at your own pace in the park with the Even Keel Outdoor Yoga Series (there’s no cost either!).

Thank you again to my great friend Liz Matthews, the co-Founder of Even Keel eco-friendly yoga apparel, for sending this to the Punch.  She is also the producer of this outdoor series: 

Join us this Sunday, July 27th from 10:30-11:30AM in Rock Creek Park.  Vanessa King will be the teacher representing Flow Yoga Center.  We are in for a treat because Vanessa is an amazing teacher, and she’s into Flying Yoga/AcroYoga (don’t worry, no circus moves required in this class).  You can learn more about Vanessa on her website, http://makeyoganotwar.com.

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Three Men and a Birthday

A few other birthday shout outs go to the ever enterprising Fritz Brogan, Reed Landry, aka Mr. Late Night Shots (yes, the creator of the closed networking social site that focuses on what went on last night in Georgetown and in which bars it happened), as well as to tech investment guru Grant Allen. 

FFP "Dress Responsibly with Style" Campaign Kick-Off Countdown

You still have time to RSVP for this Thursday evening’s Fashion Fights Poverty’s “Dress Responsibly with Style” event at Barney’s Co-op in Georgetown.  From 6-8pm, you’ll enjoy the highlighted eco-designers of the hip M Street boutique, cocktails and bites.  Remember, we are not in a recession - the media just told us that, so it has to be true!  So it’s our responsibility to buy, buy and buy some more, for 5% of your purchases will go to Nest - thanks to the generosity of Barney’s. 

Oh and yes, that is Kate Michael, Miss DC 2006 (!), on the poster. 

RSVP to rsvp@sinpr.com