Friday Round Up
Weather: Halloween weekend is finally upon us and the spirits are bringing some spooktacular weather for all those tricks and treats. Saturday will hit a high of 73 with sunny skies and a comfortable evening climate. Sunday is going to be even nicer with temperatures as high as 75, featuring partly sunny skies and lows in the mid 50’s, creating a perfect night for some pre-Halloween mischief.
Awesome events you can attend this weekend: Head to Port City Brewing on Saturday afternoon for their Halloween Bash!; The JDRF D.C. Hope Gala After Party will feature live entertainment from the band Liquid Pleasure, open bar, dancing, late night eats and more! Tickets can be purchased here; It’s food history weekend at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History; What’s better than craft beer and candy? Exactly, so head to the Black Squirrel in Adams Morgan for their Craft Beer and Halloween Candy Pairing event; Get a little spooked this weekend watching John Carpenter’s classic thriller Halloween at the AFI Silver in Sliver Spring; Check out the Day of the Dead Festival at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian; Celebrate Sunday Funday at Bluejacket’s third anniversary party.
#WATCH
It’s been a few years since our peak Halloween performance. You know, back when we nailed the costume, ate so much candy that it had to be taken away and were able to stay up past 9 pm. Fortunately for us, a few top notch Haloween’ers stopped by the FamousDC office to show us how it’s done.
#LOCAL
[Solidcore] not only believes in fitness, but also in D.C. nonprofits; Shaw is definitely the D.C. neighborhood frontrunner this year; Chipotle’s Shophouse scandal is firing up Washingtonians; For those depending on the Brookland and Rhode Island Ave Metros…don’t. Thanks, WMATA; Redskins fans will even go to London to support their team; Winter is coming, D.C.; Head to FlyWheel Sports Dupont and CityCenter on Monday for some special rides to celebrate Halloween. They’ve got prizes in store for best costumes and more.
#NATIONAL
140 characters can really hit ya where it hurts, Obama; The polls don’t lie; Megyn Kelly is full of surprises; Lady Gaga slays – every time; We all need mental strength…especially during this election; Donald Trump is having a tough time in Hollywood; Millennials, you should start looking into your AARP memberships; Maybe Joe Biden isn’t breaking up with us after all.
#ICYMI
High fives for Positive Campaign Ads
D.C.’s got spirit(s)
Farewell, Shophouse
#EDITORSPICK
Remember when we were kids and got all dressed up for Halloween in elaborate store-bought costumes and went door-to-door trick or treating? Well, we still do that as adults – only now we dress up in all black, throw some ears on and and go bar-to-bar for as many drinks as our paychecks permit. Happy Halloween, DC! Click below for our guide to Halloween as a grownup.
#BIRTHDAY
Famous birthday wishes to Scott Binkley, Morgan Bungerz, Hillary Clinton, Andrew Cooper, Victor Giotto, Whitney Hiscock, Nate Hodson, Zach Hunter, Cody Simmons, Drake Springer, Mario Tocco and Tim Torres.
#TWEETOFTHEWEEK
“In the spirit of this election, on Halloween I’m going to put out a bowl with no candy inside that says “please only take one.””
#FAMOUSFORDC
Congratulations to Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and her husband-to-be on their engagement!; Wesley Donehue admitted the NRSC was right about Snapchat; Amanda Carpenter’s GOP Christmas list gets longer and longer; Justice Clarence Thomas thinks DC is broken; Congrats to Whitney and Brad Hiscock on the birth of JB!; The Energy and Commerce pumpkin won Instagram on Wednesday; Thanks for the doughnut, Lisa Kramer; John Haley, Brittany Bramell, Nate Hodson, Dan Punaro and Nick Butterfield are MVP Screaming Eagles and the best United fans in DC; Cameron Easley got seriously spooked at Markoff’s Haunted Forest this week; Great effort, Jake Sherman, but Taz Jones hit Fall Tour harder #Phish; Sarah Gunion has the best sense of humor; Ask DJ Jamiel what he is going as for Halloween; Sarah Ghessie is absolutely crushing the Halloween game this year; Erin Lange, Lisa King, Sam Gordon, and Cameron Smith aren’t ready for Field of Screams tonight; We’re missing The Great Hambino; McRae Lenahan and Charlie Lent crushed it at St. Lucia last night; Hallie Williams got Garth’d in Nashville; Will Marty is extremely excited about dog sitting this weekend; We hope Bubba Atkinson gets his first-ever Raiford’s experience in Memphis this weekend; Is Stef Petropoulos paying rent at SoulCycle yet?; Caitlin Owens crowdsourced a fog machine; Carolina Hurley is finally reading the Round Up; Ask David Burge about internet avatars; Rick Hasen may be starting a gossip podcast post0-Election Day; Cara Becker is killin’ it at her new gig; Lauren Hagen will be swingin’ from the chandelier this weekend; Did Shaquille Brewster make it back to Chicago?; Vaughn Hillyard sure is yummy; Hope Don Ripper had a great time in Maine!; Natasha Flint missed one hell of a hell week at Orange Theory; How much does Amos Snead know about Greensky Bluegrass?; It’s on, Billiam Boylston; Is Zac Smith reading this week’s Round Up?; Pop that champagne this weekend, Shane Stevens.
#MEDIAMOVES BY BRYANT ROW
Lisa Boothe is making big moves and has joined the Fox News team. Boothe was a dedicated member of The Examiner and is a valued Tennessee Volunteer; Congratulations to Jack Smith on his promotion to executive director of Politico’s Audience Solutions team; Marissa Padilla, former principal deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at HHS, will join Global Strategy Group as VP of communications and public affairs; Best of luck to Matt Haller on his promotion to senior vice president of government relations and public affairs at the International Franchise Association; IFA also welcomes Shelby Shaw as coordinator of government relations and public affairs; Michael Luo is making his way to The New Yorker from The New York Times; Rachel Webber, previously senior vice president of Fox Television Group, joins National Geographic Partners as executive vice president of digital products; National Geographic Partners also welcomes Jill Cress as chief marketing officer. Cress was previously executive vice president of global consumer marketing at MasterCard (cc: Corinne Grinapol); Colin Dunn is joining the communications team at the National Multifamily Housing Council; W. Allen Shapard is a new senior director and chair of public engagement strategies at APCO Worldwide; Coca-Cola Consolidated welcomes Brian Nick, previously with Walmart, as its new VP of communications; Brian Miller, most recently with the Senate Intelligence Committee, is joining Public Sphere; Sarah Greenberger has accepted a new role as vice president for conservation with the National Audubon Society; The Huffington Post welcomes Wajahat Ali as a new host and contributor; Dan Cruz recently joined Ligado Networks as manager of public affairs. Cruz spent almost six years with the Obama administration at the Treasury Department and General Services Administration; Best of luck to Christin Fernandez, former director of media relations and public affairs at the National Restaurant Association, as she starts her new role as VP of communications at the Retail Industry Leaders Association; The National Restaurant Association has also announced Terry Erdle as its new CRO; And finally, congrats to Joe Brettell on his new role as manager of public engagement at Apache Corporation.
#BYE
Ghosted.
