Social Scene
Kitty Kelley Toasts Sinatra’s 100th
David Yurman Fetes CityCenter Debut With Georgetown Cupcakes
By Robert Devaney David Yurman’s first boutique in Washington, D.C., celebrated its grand opening Dec. 8 with Georgetown’s own cupcake queens, the Kallinis sisters and in partnership with Hope for Henry, a portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit the organization. It joins Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Carolina Herrera, Paul Stuart, Salvatore Ferragamo and others at CityCenter, where holiday shopping is a must at D.C.’s newest top boutique headquarters.
A lighted reindeer greets guests in the middle of CityCenter.
Heather Podesta with Georgetown Cupcake’s Katherine Kallinis Berman and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne.
Cece Coffin and Kate Yakimtsova of David Yurman flank Timothy Lowery, general manager of CityCenter.
By Neschan H. Naltchayan Author Kitty Kelley celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of America’s greatest crooner by signing copies of her reissused 1986 book, “His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra,” with hundreds of her friends Dec. 9 at Ristorante i Ricchi on 19th Street NW. “Who would’ve thought that we’d be here tonight celebrating the 100th birthday of Frank Sinatra?” asked Kelley, who added that she was sued by the singer before she’d written a word. “The day he hit me with his $2 million lawsuit was the day I fully understood what the First Amendment was all about.” Writers’ and journalists’ groups stepped up to support her. “For me, the best part of tonight is that the life story of a man with only 47 days of education before he dropped out of high school in Hoboken, New Jersey, will benefit Reading is Fundamental,” said Kelley, raising her champagne glass to toast both Ol’ Blue Eyes and the First Amendment. Chef Christianne Ricchi chose Italian immigrant food as light fare, ranging from sausages and mozzarella sticks to meatballs in spaghetti nests. And, yes, Sinatra dropped that lawsuit.
Kitty Kelly and chef Christianne Ricchi.
Business Hall of Fame Shines at Building Museum
By Erin Schaff The 28th annual Washington Business Hall of Fame was held at the National Building Museum Dec. 2. About 1,100 attended the black-tie event, founded by Greater Washington Board of Trade, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington and Washingtonian magazine. A record $1.3 million was raised for Junior Achievement. Five laureates were inducted into the Hall of Fame for their professional and philanthropic contributions to the Washington region: Seth Goldman, Sheila Johnson, Joe Rigby, John Toups, and Scott Wilfong. News anchor Leon Harris of WJLA-TV/ABC7 emceed with some help from caped JA Superheroes Vivian Poe and Kennedy Cawley.
Event chair Jerry Carlson and 2015 Washington Business Hall of Fame laureate Seth Goldman, co-founder of Honest Tea.
2015 event chair Jerry Carlson, KPMG LLP; James Dinegar, Greater Washington Board of Trade; Cathy Merrill Williams, Washingtonian magazine; and Edward J. Grenier III, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington.
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Carol Rigby and Debbi Jarvis of Pepco.
The benefit took advantage of the beautiful setting and highlighted the Building Museum’s architectural glory with strategically placed lighting.