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Kennedy Center Honoree George Clooney and Amal Clooney. Photo by Scott Suchman.

Friends, supporters and employees from the Four Seasons and Children’s National Hospital welcomed the season at the decorated and illuminated lobby of the hotel. Photo by Daniel Swartz. Awardees Venus Williams and José Andrés at the Portrait of a Nation Gala. Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for National Portrait Gallery.

Kennedy Center Honors Glitzes Up Weekend

BY ROBERT DEVANEY

The 45th Kennedy Center Honors, held Dec. 4, lit up parts of the town Sunday night and days leading up to the glitzy event. Georgetown was humming from its top hotels, such as Four Seasons and the Rosewood, to restaurants like Fiola Mare, Cafe Milano and Peacock Cafe. It seemed as if the signal towers of art, celebrity and commerce were illuminated anew to convey the message, “All is normal again.” So, it was — more or less. One could sense it walking the streets of Georgetown this weekend.

While the Bidens hosted the Macrons at Fiola Mare on Nov. 30, the day before the White House state dinner, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff dined with George Clooney and his wife Amal as well as with Bono of U2 at Cafe Milano on Friday, Dec. 2. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul, recovering from a home invasion in October, went to Sunday brunch at Peacock Cafe on Dec. 4. She told co-owner Shahab Farivar, “This is the first restaurant Mr. Pelosi has been to since the attack.” The Pelosis later attended the Kennedy Center Honors, seated three chairs from the president.

Light Up The Season at Four Seasons

BY ROBERT DEVANEY

The Sixth Annual Light Up The Season at the Four Seasons Washington, benefitting Children’s National Hospital, opened last week. This year, inspired by CNH patients, Kehoe Designs create an elegant and joyful winter wonderland, adorning the hotel lobby and the entire block throughout the holiday season. Each glowing tree tells the story of a child patient. All are welcome to visit and enjoy the decorations. Also happening are the Holiday Market, Teddy Bear Tea as well as Chalet Suites at Bourbon Steak.

A Star-Studded Portrait of a Nation Gala

BY ROBERT DEVANEY

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and its Director Kim Sajet welcomed more than 750 stars and luminaries from across the country to the nation’s capital for the 2022 Portrait of a Nation Gala Saturday, Nov. 12. At the red carpet event, seven honorees received the museum’s Portrait of a Nation Award for their wide-ranging transformative contributions to the United States and its people. With portrait debut, honorees were José Andrés, Clive Davis, Ava DuVernay, Marian Wright Edelman, Anthony Fauci, M.D., Serena Williams, and Venus Williams.

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