D.C. Flooded With Parties for White House Correspondents’ Week


They call this week and long weekend many things for the main event that is the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner (what with the president, politicos and journalists showing up) and all the attending parties before, during and after — “Harmless fun,” “Nerd prom,” “Yes, I was invited,” “the End Times,” “Look, it’s Joe Biden.”

Thursday, April 28

Dog Tag Storms the Hill Day Reception (with the Altria Group) — 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., 101 Constitution Ave. NW (Suite 400W).

Third Annual Women & Journalism Awards — 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Kalorama home of Gloria Dittus.

“Global Beat” Party: Devex, Foreign Affairs, UN Foundation — 6:30 p.m. to 8:30pm, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (UN Foundation headquarters).

“Bytes and Bylines” reception-buffet — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Spanish Ambassador’s residence, 2350 Foxhall Road NW.

“Swipe the Vote” Party: Tinder and Independent Journal Review with Rock the Vote — 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Hotel W Rooftop, 555 15th St. NW.

Friday, April 29

Time and People Magazine Reception — 6 p.m. to 8pm, St. Regis hotel, 923 16th St. NW.

“Celebration of Journalism” Reception with Screen Actors Guild-Variety-Washington Post — 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Washington Post, 1301 K Street NW.

Voto Latino-Our Voices (“Diversity in Media”) — 6:30 to 9:30pm, Hay Adams (rooftop terrace), 800 16th St. NW.

The Hill-Extra-Thomson Reuters reception — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Embassy of Canada, 501 Pennsylvania Ave NW.

The Creative Coalition’s Night Before Dinner (hosted by Tim Daly, Emily Ratajkowski, Nina Dobrev, Rosario Dawson, Neve Campbell, Gabrielle Union, Tyler Posey, Wendi McLendon-Covey,  AnnaLynne McCord, Constance Zimmer, Lisa Edelstein, Richard Schiff and others TBA) — 8 p.m., the Supper Suite by STK, 1250 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Google, HBO and Smithsonian American Art Museum party — 8 p.m., Renwick Gallery, 1661 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

White House Correspondents Jam II (bands with those in the media) — 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., the Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW.

The New Yorker reception — 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., W Hotel, 555 15th St. NW.

Funny or Die 4th Annual Party (location disclosed to those invited) — 11 p.m.

Saturday, April 30

Annual Garden Brunch — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Beall-Washington House, 2920 R St. NW.

The New Media Party Party — noon to 3 p.m., the Brixton, 901 U St. NW.

BuzzFeed’s WHCD Pregame — 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., D.C. office, 1630 Connecticut Ave. NW.

The Young Turks-the Huffington Post-TYT Network — 8 p.m. to 11p.m., 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW.

WHCAD pre-parties — 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW. Reuters; Atlantic Media-CBS News; others.

White House House Correspondents’ Association Dinner — 7:30 p.m, POTUS plus entertainer Larry Wilmore, Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW.

WHCAD post-parties — 10:30 p.m., the Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW. Reuters; others. Nearby: Annual Bloomberg-Vanity Fair (at the French Ambassador’s residence on Kalorama Road).

“Diamond Joe Biden’s Badass Balls-to-the-Wall Fiesta,” hosted by the Onion — 9 p.m. to 1 am, the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

MSNBC after-party — 10:30 p.m., U.S. Institute of Peace, 2301 Constitution Ave. NW.

Sunday, May 1

CNN’s Political Hangover Brunch —10 a.m. to 2pm, Longview Gallery, 1234 9th St. NW.

Thomson-Reuters Brunch — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hay Adams, 800 16th St. NW.

Albritton brunch — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Q Street residence in Georgetown.

Arianna Huffington’s “The Sleep Revolution” book brunch — 11 a.m., the Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

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