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bulletIt’s springtime. Time for thoughts to turn to love,romance, and swapping?! An invitation-only “Swap Party,” in which participants met their
pre-determined matches, took place on Feb. 26. Participants includedCongressional candidates, CEOs, White House and Hill staffers, bankers, professors, authors, printand television journalists, actors, and movie producers. What began as a modest attemptby Heather Dawn Thompson to introduce her sassy single friends to one another, TheFriend Swap (formerly named “Harvard Hotties”) has become one of the “mostexclusive black books on the east coast.” Using state-of-the-art, matching software donated byGazzSoft, Inc. coupled with some good old-fashioned intuition, the group has matched over 700 oftheir most eligible single friends in N.Y. and D.C.

 
Left: Heather Dawn Thompson and Leah Belaire Right: Matt Zabel,Fellow Swappee, and Jessica Smith.

bulletLooking for a place to relax in these very stressfultimes? SpaFinder magazine has announced thelaunch of its “Connoisseur Spa” designation. Toqualify, a spa must meet these criteria: a high staff-to-guestratio (two or more staff members to every guest);possess extraordinary ambience within the propertyand spa; and have exceptional guest services and out-standingcuisine and dining atmosphere. Pete Ellis,chairman and CEO of SpaFinder, Inc., stated, “Lessthan one percent of spas worldwide can meet thiscriteria. These are properties that offer the consumera once-in-a-lifetime experience.” Some of the connoisseurspas include The Golden Door (California),Auberge du Soleil (California), Canyon Ranch(Arizona and Massachusetts), The Greenbrier (WestVirginia), and The Mandarin Oriental (Miami,Florida). To locate a Connoisseur Spa, log ontoSpafinder.com.

bulletExactly what is appropriate attire for a Phantom Ball?Michele Berman, Kitty Kelley, Molly Smith,and Judy Lynn Price (pictured at right), are shownmodeling what they wore for Arena Stage’s recentPhantom Ball held on February 29 (yes, Arenaknew it wasn’t a leap year) benefiting Arena Stage’scommunity programs and students.


Michele Berman, Kitty Kelley,
Molly Smith (Artistic Director) and Judy Lynn Prince.


bulletRoya Kingdom, who was responsible for a dramaticincrease in sales at Gucci, then at Neiman Marcus, was recently appointed to managethe Versace store in Chevy Chase.

bulletB&B Washington’s Caterer has been selected bythe New D.C. Washington Convention Centerto be their exclusive upscale event catering partner.The partnership begins this month. Stated B&B VicePresident Gary Martin, “We are delighted by thisnew appointment and excited about producing majorevents in Washington’s newest landmark.”

bulletAs WL first reported in FYIDC in its September 2001issue, D.C.’s only museum dedicated to sharing thehistory of the District, the new City Museum, isslated to open on May 15, 2003. The Museum willfeature a multi-media theatre, exhibition rooms, a publiclibrary and archaeology lab. It will be located atthe newly converted historic Carnegie Library.




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