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July 20, 2007 · 7:30 am

sinatra soiree.

the 15th annual sinatra summer soiree at the galleria at lafayette center took place last night…word had it over 1000 tickets were sold, and it was absolutely jam-packed full of young, sun-tanned washingtonians…the crowd was a little younger than expected (read: throngs of interns from the deep south desperately vying for attention from the camera) but here and there i managed to locate the notable attendees…here are a few of my favorites, pictures/people:

everyone loves sinatra.

having a ‘whale’ of a time…

the fabulous duo: keri ann meslar + katharine kennedy.

tripp donnelly + amy angelo.

dancefloor…

the lovely annie vanmeter + amanda neely.

cigar time with jonathan grella.

seyhan duru simpy can’t keep his clothes on…

katie curtin has never been happier.

and the band plays on…

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July 17, 2007 · 9:05 pm

lil’ lamb shop.

the lil’ lamb shop– an upscale baby boutique – in annapolis, maryland…

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July 15, 2007 · 2:14 pm

fruit stand.

fruit stand on the way to harper’s ferry in w. virginia…my favorite thing about summer!

the zoo.

i took a spontaneous field trip to the national zoo today…i only had a little over an hour which i spent stalking the rambunctious (and tiny!) golden lion tamarind monkeys — which, by the way, roam free within a section of the zoo! it was like seeing them in the wild…watching the giant panda eat bamboo, and waiting for the beaver to build its dam…i also became fascinated with the bees pollinating the flowers that grow throughout the zoo…can’t wait to go back…very soon!

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July 12, 2007 · 11:43 pm

i love this photo.

i took it while i was up in boston, crossing back across the water from fort point.

that is all.

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July 12, 2007 · 11:41 pm

cool boston artists.

love boston + love artists = love fort point.

fort point is right across the water from the financial district of boston, a bronx-ish neighborhood that is experiencing a new surge of life: thanks (hugely) in part to the talented artisits who fill the industrial lofts that line streets, disguised as warehouses and other massive old buildings. inside each is an enclave of cool, artsy folks who produce everything from paintings and pottery to jewelry and photographs. the opportunity to check out their studios and their work comes twice a year — a ‘preview’ art walk in the spring, and then the larger open studios event in the fall.

i went up to boston a few weeks back and spent some time admiring some of my new favorite artists, check them out:

kristen mills :: amazing painter, currently working on creating “a hundred million” miniature paintings, i have #47.

jennifer farmer :: super cool jewelry maker, definitely a “for the people” kind of chick, using creative repurposed materials (think slivers of PBR cans turned into radical earrings) to make great pieces…love my red stone lariat!

mike hammecker :: fresh, talented painter/graphic designer who also maintains boston arts and culture online magazine.