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Usher OMG Tour at Verizon Center

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Usher did D.C. his way on Friday, December 17, as his OMG Tour stopped by the Verizon Center for a night to remember. The pop and R&B superstar performed songs off his new album Versus, including "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" and "Hot Tottie," plus some of his older hits including "Burn." Rising stars Trey Songz and Miguel opened the show, but Usher brougth the sold-out crowd to their feet.

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The Zinzi Christmas Party 2010

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The people who make sure you have a great time every weekend finally got a chance to let loose at their own bartenders ball benefiting Children's National Medical Center and Saint Ann's Infant & Maternity Home charities. In 1987 Frank Zinzi, with sons Frank Jr. and Chris, held the first Zinzi Christmas Party in their suburban Washington home as means for friends and family to get together. Each year the party grew and grew and grew, and after a while the ol' backyard could no longer sustain the large volume of guests. This year's edition was held at the at Grand Hyatt Washington. It is now co-sponsored by nearly four dozen corporations and local businesses, plus a number of individuals serving as co-hosts. Moreover, it has since become the preeminent holiday event of DC's bar, restaurant and nightclub industry; and in doing so, it has raised thousands of dollars in support of various local and national charities.

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8th Annual Madison & Mistletoe Holiday Party

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The 8th Annual Madison & Mistletoe Holiday Party was held this past weekend at Longview Gallery. Guests enjoyed an open bar, appetizers and the music of Doug Clark's Hot Nuts as they celebrated the holidays. The Madison of Washington, DC is a professional, civic, and social organization of 100 women in the greater DC area who seek to improve their communities and enhance their lives through volunteerism.

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5th Annual LNS Christmas Party at George

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The 5th annual Late Night Shots Christmas Party, the season's most storied holiday celebration, was held at George on Thursday December 16. There were plenty of heavy decorations, Wham's "Last Christmas" on repeat courtesy of DJ Justin Goodman, Santa groping pretty much all of the attendees and providing some great photo opportunities. Guests also arrived early to take advantage of the complimentary $3000 tab. Merry Christmas indeed!

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Holiday Party at L2 Lounge

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It was a night of merriment and cheer as guest celebrated the upcoming holidays at Georgetown’s L2 Lounge. Guest enjoyed drinks and hors d' oeuvres as they mixed and mingled with other young DC professionals. It was a night everyone will surely remember for the laughs and the fun.

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Repeal Day Ball 2010

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The D.C. Craft Bartenders Guild held their third annual Repeal Day Ball on Saturday December 4, celebrating the 77th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. Attendees enjoyed cocktails crafted by Washington DC's and the nation's best mixologists, while dancing along to the Prohibition-era sounds of the Red Hot Rhythm Chiefs. The black tie affair was held at the Maison Biltmore in Adams Morgan. Guests took part in the celebration and enjoyed cocktail creations from local favorites like Gina Chersevani, Derek Brown, Tom Brown, Chantal Tseng, Owen Thomson, Dan Searing, and Adam Bernbach, to name a few, along with special guests -- bartending legends Dale DeGroff from New York, John Hogan from Annapolis, and Jeffrey Morgenthaler from Portland, as well as nationally-renowned cocktail historian and writer David Wondrich and Tiki expert Jeff "Beachbum" Berry.

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Smash Hits Celebrity Tennis Tournament

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Anna Kournikova, Andre Agassi, Billie Jean King, and other tennis greats rallied for charity at WTT Smash Hits at American University in Washington, D.C., raising more than $500,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the Washington AIDS Partnership. In its 18-year history, WTT Smash Hits has raised more than $10 million for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and local charities throughout the U.S. Captained by longtime friends Billie Jean King and Sir Elton John, the Smash Hits players formed two teams with legends and stars of tennis, including Martina Navratilova, Andre Agassi, Anna Kournikova and Stefanie Graf, and faced off in a modified World TeamTennis match. Team Billie Jean defeated Team Elton John 19-15 to tie their overall series at 9-9.

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Grand Opening of Capitol Hill MAFA

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On Friday, November 5, Capitol Hill MAFA, DC's Premiere Martial Arts+Fitness Academy for Women and Children, celebrated its debut in DC Magazine and the grand opening of its new location. The evening included painting with the Taste of New Orleans and featured delicious dishes by Chef Moses.

Location: 1443 D Street, SE, Washington, DC

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Microsoft's Geek 2 Chic at Bloomingdale's

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Revenge of the neRds!

The Party: DC’s technorati exchanged their PDAs for some high fashion looks at the Microsoft-sponsored Geek 2 Chic party at Bloomingdale’s in Friendship Heights. CEOs and Vps strutted their stuff on the runway, then dined on mini burgers and hot dogs.

The Players: The whole event was Star Wars themed, and Darth Vader himself was on hand to greet guests and serve up special Vaderinspired cocktails and Yoda-shaped cookies.

Best in show: All ticket sales and ten percent of purchases that evening benefited the Heart of America Foundation, a non-profit that builds libraries for under-served kids.

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Marc Anthony at Patriot Center

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Marc Anthony is a five-time Grammy and Latin Grammy winner, and this weekend kicked off the stateside part of his U.S. and Latin American tour.

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Crystal Couture Closing Ceremony and After Party

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The Crystal Couture Closing Ceremony hosted by The Scene Bisnow was held at the Crystal City Shops at 1750. It marked the end of five nights of fabulous fashion, fun and festivities in Arlington that included runway shows, local DJs, free snacks, free makeovers from makeup artists and hair stylists - and more. Crystal Couture married fashion with image and showcased the sexy, chic, stylized side of Crystal City—in a way that had never been done before. Crystal Couture’s new home this year was the former food court at the Crystal City Shops, totally transforming it into a rocking runway space with great lighting, a lounge, and more than 20 fabulous fashion boutiques and designers from the DC area selling their clothes right off the runway at great prices. The closing ceremonies included and invite-only after party at the food court that included a model dance-off with DeeJay Neekola providing the dance music.

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