Mayoral wife Michelle Fenty is looking radiant and VERY big around the middle; a little sister will join her twin boys. At the baby shower hosted by Rima Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti embassy was afloat with pink ballons. Even Rima’s signature red roses in the reflecting pool were baby pink, and the white chocolate baby shoe favors were tied with pink ribbons.
Most fun: sitting at the shower with those four smart girls, Mary Ourisman, Marlene Malek, Barbara Harrison and Aniko Gaal Schott. Designer Aniko’s planning the private suites at Verizon Center, and helping with the furnishing of the embassy of Monaco.
Virginia Hayes Williams, whose son Anthony was our recent mayor, has launched her Living Under God's Umbrella, the tale of her unusual life, at her 82nd birthday party hosted by art collector Judith Terra at White Oaks, Terra's historic Colorado Avenue home. Upcoming book signing on Nov. 21: ulcdc.org.
Wineman Daniel Mahdavian and wife Melinda Corcoran (granddaughter of legendary New Dealer and fixer "Tommy the Cork") hosted an interesting wine dinner at the Peacock Grand Café, whose placard proclaims it "K Street Election Headquarters," with extended happy hours and drink specials.
Bottles served were from the Starlight Vineyards of Arman Pahlavan, who presented a flight of four excellent Zinfandels from California's Alexander Valley, where that grape does very well. He also introduced his first bottlings of Sonoma-grown Viognier, which were well received.
Mahdavian is the president of the wine consultancy D M & Co. Consultants.
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Donna Shor writes the "Around Town" column for Washington Life. She has written for the Washington Times and the Alexandria Times.
Her career as a journalist began during a twenty-year stay in Europe, when she wrote feature stories for the Paris-based International Herald Tribune. View the full profile.
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Donna Shor writes the "Around Town" column for Washington Life. She has written for the Washington Times and the Alexandria Times.
Her career as a journalist began during a twenty-year stay in Europe, when she wrote feature stories for the Paris-based International Herald Tribune. View the full profile.