By Punch Passport Correspondent Lori González Lazzarini Wednesday night I visited the National Geographic Headquarters that are located right here in DC on 1145 17th Street NW to see a special screening of Titanic in 3D. Everyone has warmhearted memories of the first time they saw the movie Titanic when it originally came out 15 [...]
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Running Away with the Circus : “Fully Charged” Comes to the Patriot Center
By Punch Pulse Correspondent Niki Clark At some point, we’ve all had the same dream. To run away with the circus. What an incredible feat it would be! To dazzle cheering crowds as a brave and daring lion tamer, capture the awe and wonder of the masses as a graceful dancer atop a beastly elephant. [...]
GRACE Gives Us a Good Reason to be in Reston
The GreaterRestonArtsCenter (GRACE) kicks off a weekend full of arts, artisans, crafts, live entertainment and action for the whole family with its annual upscale Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival Opening Night Party at the Town Center Pavilion within the Reston Town Center (11900 Market Street Center) on Friday, May 18th. Think Art + Craft + [...]
Wounded Warrior Amputee Celebrity Softball Classic
By Punch Correspondent Darryl Keeton On Tuesday, the Washington Nationals hosted their second annual Wounded Warrior Amputee Celebrity Softball Classic at Nationals Park. The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST) is made up of military veterans and active duty service members from across the country. This is truly “America’s Team”. They feature athletes who have [...]
ABC’s “Scandal” Inspiration Judy Smith Speaks at Howard University
By Punch Preview Correspondent Whitney Stringer On Tuesday evening, the Black Public Relations Society of D.C. hosted a special pre-screening event for ABC’s newest show Scandal with Howard University. The show is loosely based on the hard-hitting career of D.C. crisis management professional Judy Smith. Smith of Smith & Co, has been called upon to [...]
Rémy Martin Hosts VIP Dinner to Launch “V”
By Punch Preview Correspondent Whitney Stringer Last week the folks behind the House of Rémy Martin hosted a group of D.C. tastemakers, socialites and media mavens for their launch of their newest product, “V”. While Rémy Martin is know for their collection of cognacs, “V” is in a category of it’s own, as a 100% [...]
Leukemia Ball Raises Over $3 Miiiiiiillion Dollars This Year
Last Saturday night, while we were away fighting colon cancer on the west coast, close to 2,000 metro area business leaders, blood cancer survivors and advocates raised more than $3 million at the 2012 Leukemia Ball (25th anniversary) to support of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) National Capital Area Chapter. The always well attended [...]
Lindsay Volkswagen Helped to Light It Up Blue on World Autism Day 2012
This past Monday evening, April 2nd, when the sun went down, thousands of buildings were lighted up across the globe all in honor of the “Light It Up Blue” campaign for World Autism Day (April is National Autism Awareness Month). In our own backyard, Punch Partner Lindsay Volkswagen participated for the second year in a [...]
Punch Pick: Shirlie’s Girls Night Out in Shirlington This Thursday
Shirlie’s Girls Night Out is back at the Village at Shirlington. Starting Thursday, April 5th from 5-10pm, the village’s best restaurants, shops, boutiques and salons will host trunk shows, cocktails, treats and special happy hour promotions once-a-month for a Shirlington-style girls night out (summer dates are May 3, June 7, July 5, and August 2). [...]
Fashion Fights Poverty 7th Annual Fashion Gala
By Punch Passport Correspondent Lori González Lazzarini with photos by Anchyi Wei Fashion Fights Poverty (FFP), is an organization dedicated to raising awareness on the fight against global poverty through the world of fashion. The FFP hosted its 7th Annual Gala on Saturday, March 31st at Artisphere (1101 Wilson Boulevard) in Arlington, Virginia and I [...]
How Our Deepest Fears Sabotage Our Relationships
By Punch Purpose Correspondent Lena Aburdene I recently read an article in Psychology Today by Dr. Karl Albrecht on The (Only) Five Basic Fears We All Live By. It reminded me very much of how people are when in relationships. As a psychotherapist who primarily specializes in relationships and relating for individuals, couples and groups, [...]
“Suited” for Change – Wine, Spirits and Food Tasting
By Punch Pep Correspondent Elizabeth Fischer A rare, beautiful, unseasonably warm March evening in DC – the streets were alive with vitality – joie de vivre – high spirits. Nights like this truly make me smile, allow me to savor the beauty of the city and soak up the giddiness of all enjoying the first [...]
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