NEWSEUM OPENING RECEPTION

PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL

THE EVENT: Four years a er breaking ground on Pennsylvania Avenue, the Newseum fi nally opened with a party every bit as impressive as the $475 million building. Lines stretched down the block, but once inside, the more than 1,800 guests were treated to the cuisine of Wolfgang Puck, opportunities to explore the museum’s many levels and exhibits, and entertainment until the wee hours. THE GUESTS: Andrea Mitchell, Calvin and Jane Cafritz, Charles Krauthammer, Juan and Denise Williams, Debbie Dingell, Gordon and Anne Peterson, Finlay and Willee Lewis, Al Hunt, Newseum architect James Polshek, and Michael and Mary Ann Isikoff , along with representatives of famous media families like the Sulzbergers, Grahams, and Neuharths.