March 3, 2009

Plan Ahead: Pink Tie Party


On March 11, mingle with some of Washington’s brightest achievers at the trendy Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel. The celebrity host for the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Pink Tie Party is genial chef and cookbook author, Art Smith of Art and Soul. At this sneak preview, you’ll enjoy special cocktails, as well as “Cherry Picks”―tastes of dishes by top D.C. chefs.

The evening benefits the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s free cultural and community events. Sponsors include Shiseido, Washington Life, The Liaison, and WMAL. On the host committee: Kara Kennedy, Senator Ted’s daughter, WJLA’s Alison Starling, Sissy Yates and TV and film producer Angus Yates, journalist Jeanie Theisman, corporate VP and blogger Pamela Sorensen, events consultant Jayne Sandman and The Examiner’s Jeff Dufour, Children’s Law Center member Mariella Trager and lawyer husband Michael, and Linda and John Donovan.

Bonus on the Web site for the organization: a bloom watch for the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin.

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