76th Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Center - 12.3

76th Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Center

The 76th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony takes place
on December 3, 2008 from 7-9 p.m. The annual event is televised and features musical performances from a variety of popular artists. Typically, the Radio City Rockettes perform and there are also ice skaters performing in the Rockefeller Ice Rink.

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Location is located the center of the complex of buildings between 47th and 50th Streets and 5th and 7th Avenues.
Closest Subways to Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree: B/D/F/V to 47-50 Sts/Rockefeller Center or the 6 to 51st/Lexington.
Tree is Illuminated: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Tree Comes Down: January TBD, 2009
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Hours: The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is typically illuminated from 5:30 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. daily, except on Christmas and New Year's Eve. On Christmas, the tree is illuminated for 24 hours and on New Year's Eve the lights are turned off at 9:00 p.m.

Official Christmas Tree lightings across the country:

NY: The famous celebration at Rockefeller Center takes place Dec. 3, 7-9 p.m.

If you can't be part of the crowd that night, watch from home on TV or stop by in person later in the season.

In Washington, D.C., the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse will be lit Dec. 4.

Tickets for the ceremony have already been distributed, but you can see it through Jan. 1.
On Dec. 2 at 5 p.m., the Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony takes place on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

If you're celebrating Christmas in California, stop by the 100-foot fir tree at The Grove in Los Angeles, which was lit Nov. 23, and is decorated with 10,000 lights and 15,000 ornaments.

Love in the Time of Cholera Movie Premiere

Love in the Time of Cholera Movie Premiere

DATE: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
TIME:8:00pm screening
LOCATION:Uptown Theater3426 Connecticut Avenue NWWashington, DC

The Hispanic Heritage Foundation, Stone Village Pictures and New Line Cinemacordially invite you and a guest to a special Hispanic Heritage Awards advance screening ofLove in the Time of Cholera
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
8:00 pm
Uptown Theater / 3426 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC

Based on the Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ novel and adapted by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood, Love In Time of Cholera is on of the world’s most romantic stories. The drama traces the Job-like vigil of Florentino Ariza, who waits for more than half a century to claim the hand of Fermina Daza, the woman he loves. Directed by Mike Newell, and featuring a talented cast that includes Javier Bardem, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Benjamin Bratt, Laura Harring, Giovanna Mezzogiorno and John Leguizamo.

Love In the Time of Cholera is scheduled for Nov. 16, 2007 release.

WHO: Urban, Sophisticated Professionals In The City

WHAT: PINK: A Juanita Agard Birthday Celebration

Sponsored by Urban Nation, Inc. and The Young Professionals

A MATRIX GROUP LLP PRODUCTION

WHEN: Friday. September 14th 2007 at 9pm

WHERE: -- IBIZA: 1222 First Street NE (New York Avenue), Washington, DC

WEB: http://www.ibizadc.com/

WHY: Because celebrating with Cupcakes & Champagne is always a good idea...

RSVP with Nyree.Neil@MatrixGroupLLP.com

Video of IBIZA - DC: (NBC-4)
Ibiza Opening Night July 6, 2007

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GOOD Magazine's 1-Year Anniversary Party in DC

GOOD MAGAZINE ARRIVES IN DC TO CELEBRATE 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF LIVING WELL BY DOING GOOD

Friday, Septemebr 7 (7PM)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Independence Aveand Seventh St SW, in Washington, DC

THEME: “Choose GOOD”

Click here to RSVP


GOOD, the magazine for people who “give a damn,” will bring its popular Choose GOOD party to Washington, DC’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on September 7, 2007 from 7 p.m. to midnight. This DC event will mark the first party in the series of events celebrating the publication’s 1-year anniversary.

Twelve hundred Choose GOOD subscribers are expected to attend the party, which will feature music, art, and festivities including DJ sets by Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton, Dave Nada, Will Eastman and Jacques Renault. Additionally, the audiovisual artist group sosolimited will be showing a custom video presentation on-site.

GOOD, in conjunction with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, is proud to be hosting its DC event with a stable of highly respected sponsors. Sponsors for the DC Choose GOOD anniversary party include Hope Equity, Virgin RE*Generation, Sapporo, Silk Soymilk, Christiania, and Izze Beverage Company.


Official Site: http://www.goodmagazine.com/

Myspace Presents D.L.Hughley @ DC Improv (09.04.07)

D.L.Hughley @ DC Improv

Presented by MySpace Comedy

Wednesday, Septemeber 5th

Doors 7pm; Show 8:30pm

DC Improv

1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20036

202.296.7008

Secret Standup has but one simple goal: to put the hottest, big name comedians of today in the coziest club settings of just a few hundred seats - for free, and exclusively for MySpace members. As an added bonus, each headlining comic brings with them awareness of one of their favorite charities, providing fans with an opportunity to make donations and support a worthy cause.

Go.Laugh.Donate

Admission is FREE with a printout of your MySpace Profile. Get there early and stay in line! First come, first served!

Secret Standup Myspace

GOODLIFE: DC (August 2007)

EAT
Gelato Cakes
What: Cool off with special-order Argentine gelato cakes in flavors like dulce de leche and mascarpone.
Why: One last shout-out to summer.
When: Sun.-Thurs., noon-10 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., noon-midnight
Where: Dolcezza, 1560 Wisconsin Ave. NW, at Q St. (202-333-4646).


WELCOME
West Elm Opens
What: The huge modern home furnishings store opens in the old Woodies Building.
Why: Home is where the heart is.
When: Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., noon-6 p.m.

RECYCLE
Your Denim
What: Bring in a pair of old jeans to donate and get 20 percent off a new pair from lines like A.P.C., Helmut Lang, and Nudie Jeans.
Why: One good turn deserves another.
When: Thurs.-Sat., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., noon-6 p.m.
Where: Barneys Co-Op, 3040 M St. NW, b/t 31st & Thomas Jefferson Sts. (202-350-5832).

SHOP
Alex Boutique Summer Clearance
What: Take an additional 20 percent off lines like Nylon Flock, Twinkle, and Iodice.
Why: You won’t even have to work for it.
When: Thru Aug. 31. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat., noon-6 p.m.
Where: 1919 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, entrance on I St., b/t 19th & 20th Sts. (202-296-2610).

ENJOY
The Emptiness of D.C.
What: Take advantage of the empty city (i.e., park right out front of places) before everyone comes back to town.
Why: Live free and easy.
When: Now till after Labor Day.
Where: N, S, E, and W.


Source: Daily Candy