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Rodrigo Erica Gutierrez
Kadrieka Maiden and Dannia Hakki
Kiki Ryan, Anne Schroeder Mullins and Patrick Gavin
Jessica Gibson and Tommy McFly
shelf Veuve Clicquot flowing while we got an exclusive sneak peek inside Rogue 24, Chef RJ Cooper’s “urban fine dining institution.” Cooper, a James Beard Award winner, was previously the chef at Vidalia. He says he has gone “rogue” with a 24-course tasting menu that serves as the initial inspiration for his new restaurant. Long View Gallery has been promoting local established and emerging artists since 2006, and through its various events and exhibitions has strengthened the District’s thriving arts community. The tented patio between Rogue 24 and Long View Gallery was transformed into an outdoor lounge featuring alluring surprises from Juicy Couture, the event’s exclusive fashion sponsor. General Motors, this year’s automotive sponsor, placed keys in swag bags claimed by two random YGL’ers that “turned the key” on a complimentary one-week loan of a 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe. For the fourth year in a row, the YGL gathering was under the ingenious management and direction of event maestro Andre Wells, one of the nation’s most soughtafter party planners. Once again, Andre raised the bar by seamlessly coordinating the look, feel and experience of three adjoining venues. Washington Life partnered with Erika Gutierrez and Howard Lee of epgPR, which provided the always highly coveted VIP swag bags – the contents of which were kept secret until the end of the night.
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Aureta Thomollari Ed and Chinyere Hubbard and Andre Wells
Alexandra Villarreal, Carla Bab and France Hoang
Matthew Kroenig, Daniela Helfet, Alexa Holcomb and David Stein
George Rogers, Christine Sevilla and David Vennett
Ian Schuler and Shana Glickfield Eduardo Sastre and Becky Lee
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