Our grandparents' and parents' generation got one thing right - how to party in style, in the comfort of their home. Cocktail parties became popular ways to entertain friends, as cocktails themselves became fashion accessories. It was all about the difference between a glass of gin with an olive in it, and a Martini! The fun of shaking, stirring and garnishing a drink in a posh glass added to the glitz and glamor. Cocktails were also quite daring with interesting colors and fruity flavors. Not to mention the hors d'oeuvres and the fashion...
So let's bring the happy hour back to where it all started from - at home with a 1950s-era cocktail party!
Join your fellow Greeks in the DC area, as St. Sophia YAL, in conjunction with the Hellenic Society of Washington, DC and DCGreeks.com, host a cocktail party, replete with gin and cocktail food (1950s fashion is not required, but encouraged).
WHEN: Friday, October 22, 7pm-10pm
WHERE: 150 Rhode Island Ave NW, #203, Washington, DC (home of Dean Christakos)
Questions: E-mail [email protected] or call at 617-470-5731
HOW TO GET THERE:
Via Metro:
From the Shaw metro station, get out at the 8th and R St exit, the walk northeast up Rhode Island Ave to the corner of 2nd St. and Rhode Island Ave. Type in unit number 203 at the call box, and you’ll be buzzed in.
From northeast Maryland:
Take the 295 Baltimore-Washington Parkway south to route 50 west. At the intersection of Route 50/New York Avenue NE and Florida Ave NE, make a right onto Florida Ave NE. Head northwest until you reach 2nd St. NW, and make a right until you reach the intersection of Rhode Island Ave NW. The building is on the right at the intersection of 2nd St. NW, Seaton Pl NW, and Rhode Island Ave NW.
From northwest Maryland and Virginia:
Take the GW Parkway to route 395 North into Washington, DC. Get off at the very end of 395 at New York Ave NW and make a right onto New York Ave. Take the second right after that onto M St. NW and then an immediate left onto 1st St NW. Head up 1st Street until you reach Rhode Island Ave NW and make a left towards 2nd St NW. The building is on the other side of Rhode Island at the corner of 2nd Street NW.
