Sisarina welcomes you to join us at the catwalk at Bethesda's lounge, Relic, on August 25 from 5-9 pm for the Fancy Little Things Fall Fashion Show.

Polished Image Consultants (@PolishedImage) our fabulous co-host for the evening, has partnered with us to put on the best fashion show in Bethesda.

As the second installment in our DC Metro Area fashion show, we'll be featuring clothing, jewelry, handbag & footwear from local designers. Check out our March show & mark your calendar now for August 25, 2010 5-9pm

CHARITY: TBA

When: August 25, 2010 5-9pm
Where: Relic in Bethesda
Metro: Bethesda (Red line)
Parking: on-street parking & hourly garages (bring quarters)
What: Fashion Show & Happy Hour
Cost: Free! Great happy hour specials so you can donate to the charity!
Why: Do we really need to answer this question anymore? Ask those who came last year!

The amazing book, Eat Pray Love, is coming out as a movie starring Julia Roberts on August 13. It's on our calendar to go see it a few days later, Tuesday, August 17 in Chinatown.

HAPPY HOUR: 5pm
at Vapiano at 623-625 H St NW (across from the 7th & H Chinatown exit)

MOVIE: 7 or 7:30pm (time will be updated closer to the date)
at Regal Cinema in the Verizon Center

WHEN: Tuesday, August 17th

METRO: Gallery Place/Chinatown (Red, Green and Yellow Lines)

What is #DCTwirlies?
#DCTwirlies is a Twitter meetup for local DC Metro area 'girlies' to get together and do social events, thus meeting new friends, making great business contacts and generally having a great time. We meet around the DC area once a month and are always looking for businesses to promote and interesting things to do.

Sisarina has decided that its time to have a #DCTwirlies event under the summer sky at Wolf Trap. What better girlie-show to go see then Legally Blonde- The Musical? On August 12th we will get together on blankets on the Wolf Trap lawn to meet new friends, enjoy food and wine and watch the awesome Elle Woods take Harvard by storm at the musical revamp of the hit movie!

BUY YOUR $20 LAWN TICKETS HERE!

WHEN: August 12th 6pm-10pm. Come by 6pm to grab your spot, mingle and enjoy some food & wine (the show starts at 8 pm). We will try to spread out some blankets to have a good spot but get there before 6:30pm to ensure an awesome view & enjoy great conversation.

BRING: Bring wine, a beverage or some food to share and a blanket!

ADDRESS: Wolf Trap Foundation
1645 Trap Road, Vienna Virginia

Escape the heat of an August night in DC at a cool venue with cool Tweeps!

#DCTweetup 15 promises to be another fun night of networking as some of DC's funnest Twitter-ers gather at Policy DC to beat the heat and meet, greet, eat... and drink.
 

WHERE: PolicyDC
WHEN: Tuesday, August 3rd, 5-9pm
ADDRESS: 1904 14th Street, Washington, DC
METRO: U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardoza (Green/Yellow)
WHAT: Happy Hour!
WHY: meet some great people, eat & drink great stuff & enjoy an evening out
COST: Did we say FREE?!
SPECIALS: Policy's extensive happy hour menu includes $4 small plate appetizers & $5 drinks of all sorts
 

Enjoy a hot mid-summer evening with us while drinking wine and sangria at Urbana Wine Bar & Restaurant. Meet some fun people, make business contacts and relax after a long day at work. Instead of asking people what they do, ask them what they love! They'll answer - #DCTweetup!

WHERE: Urbana Wine Bar & Restaurant
WHEN: Tuesday, July 20th, 5-8pm
METRO: 2 blocks from North Exit of Dupont Circle (Red Line)
WHAT: wine & sangria happy hour!
WHY: meet some great people, eat & drink great stuff & enjoy an evening out
COST: Did we say FREE?!
SPECIALS: Urbana's happy hour menu includes $5 sangria, $5 small plate appetizers & $8 pizzas.


What is #DCTweetup?
#DCTweetup is a ‘non’-networking event for locals to put a face to a Twitter handle. It’s a relaxing evening of networking with your neighbors, local business owners and meeting new friends. This is not your typical ’state what you do & hand over your business card’ event. #DCTweetup is for the introverted & extroverted alike to share in great conversation, relationship-building and fun.

'Tinis & Toes

After a particularly funny conversation on Twitter, Sisarina decided it was time to let the DC area ladies relax with an 'evening in'. At Sisarina HQ on Wed, July 14, we will enjoy Martinis & Pedicures ('Tinis & Toes) along with a live DJ, Yoko K., massage therapist and delicious appetizers & desserts. All supporting local woman-owned businesses.

Only 30 ladies allowed. $40 covers everything but tips for your pedicure & massage. Bring a little cash.

THE LINEUP:

MARTINIS: Sisarina will setup a martini bar with different flavors to start the 'chilling out' process.

PEDICURES: The team from Nail Taxi (@nailtaxi) is coming in to do relaxing pedicures in comfy chairs. Make sure your feet are ready!

CHAIR MASSAGES: Jessica (@AutumnBriars) of Peace at Hand will be offering 10-minute chair massages to soothe you after your long work day.

TWEET! Tweet about it by copying this:
'Tinis & Toes @Sisarina HQ in Bethesda on July 14 5-8pm http://bit.ly/tinistoes #DCTwirlies #tinistoes

What is #DCTwirlies?

#DCTwirlies is a Twitter meetup for local DC Metro area 'girlies' to get together and do social events, thus meeting new friends, making great business contacts and generally having a great time. We meet around the DC area once a month and are always looking for businesses to promote and interesting things to do.

Social Media Day is June 30!

@Sisarina has partnered with @DCEventJunkie to bring you a fun evening at Science Club to celebrate! Gather your Facebook friends, your Twitter followers and your LinkedIn folks and come hang out with us for happy hour! No tweeting necessary at the event, just come have a good time with people IRL (in real life).

WHERE: Science Club
WHEN: June 30 - 5:30-9pm
ADDRESS: 1136 19th St NW, DC 20036
METRO: Farragut (or Dupont) - Red line
WHAT: Social Media Happy Hour
SPECIALS: On the invitation!

"Connect Your Community" with Melanie Spring

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Learn the in's and out's of organizing a superb networking event! Creating a space for people in your online community to come together in person is not an easy task, but Melanie is going to show you how it's done. She'll give you tips on how to find the right venue, how to promote the event and how to create an atmosphere that allows your attendees to enjoy themselves. She'll tell you how to make it free or cheap, what tools to use to make your life easy while organizing the events and how to spin it so you get your attendees to beg you to do another one.

SPEAKER: Melanie Spring helps her clients with their marketing, branding and websites. Her focus is on entrepreneurs and non-profits. You'll find her organizing #DCTweetup and other fun workshops to help connect DC area neighbors.

SPONSOR: This webinar is sponsored by Small Act. Learn how your nonprofit can make a big impact in social media at www.smallact.com.

REGISTER: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/740836113

Garden Tweetup for the Hungry

@WDCGardener has invited us to a #DCTweetup in her beautiful garden in Silver Spring. Enjoy being outdoors in the DC summer weather while munching on garden party food, sipping drinks & meeting great people! Instead of asking people what they do, ask them what they love! They'll answer - #DCTweetup!

WHERE: WDCGardener's Garden
WHEN: June 17, 2010 5-8pm
ADDRESS: 826 Philadephia Ave NW (entrance to garden is across from Public Storage at 7800 Fenton Ave Silver Spring)
METRO: Silver Spring or Takoma Park metro (Red line)
WHAT: Garden party - #DCTweetup-style
WHY: meet some great people, eat & drink great stuff & enjoy an evening in a garden
BRING: Bottle of wine or homemade food
RAIN PLAN: If it rains (God forbid), we'll meet at Jackie's Sidebar

Follow @WDCGardener or read her blog: washingtongardener.blogspot.com

What is #DCTweetup?
#DCTweetup is a ‘non’-networking event for locals to put a face to a Twitter handle. It’s a relaxing evening of networking with your neighbors, local business owners and meeting new friends. This is not your typical ’state what you do & hand over your business card’ event. #DCTweetup is for the introverted & extroverted alike to share in great conversation, relationship-building and fun.

Sex & the City 2 comes out May 27. Let's put it on the calendar to go see it on June 7 once the crowds thin out a bit. We'll do happy hour at Jaleo in Bethesda then head over to the Bethesda movie theatre for the movie around 7. I'll update the registration when I find out exactly what time it's playing. Invite your girlfriends & be ready for great happy hour specials followed by a great movie! (Yep, Aiden is back!)

HAPPY HOUR: 5pm Jaleo at 7271 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda
MOVIE: 7pm (TBD) Bethesda Regal Cinema
WHEN: Monday, June 7
METRO: Bethesda (Red line)

What is #DCTwirlies?
#DCTwirlies is a Twitter meetup for local DC Metro area 'girlies' to get together and do social events, thus meeting new friends, making great business contacts and generally having a great time. We meet around the DC area once a month and are always looking for businesses to promote and interesting things to do.

The Women Business Owner's Luncheon is pleased to present our first happy hour #DCTwirlies-style. #DCTwirlies gets women in the area together to get to know each other and make friends while the Women Business Owner's luncheon has women get together to share tips, tricks, ideas and support. We've decided to give you a business owner's happy hour in the vein of #DCTwirlies.

If you are a women in business for yourself or are on the path to becoming one, Sisarina invites you to come hang out with us.

TIME: 5-7:30pm
SPECIALS: $5 sangria, all martinis and cocktails, $3 beers, $5 delicious burger and other happy hour specials
 

TEDxPotomac After Party

After an incredible day of listening to amazing speakers and performances, TEDxPotomac has hooked up with Sisarina to bring you an After Party to encourage conversation with your fellow TEDx attendees & bring in those who viewed the event via simulcast.

WHERE: The After Party will take place at Lima Restaurant & Lounge with happy hour food & drink specials.

GETTING THERE: From the event, go to Foggy Bottom Metro & take Blue or Orange 2 stops to McPherson Square. Lima is located at 1401 K St. The distance is also walkable (0.8 miles)

Looking forward to sharing a day of TED talks with you & an after party to continue the conversation.

2010 Social Media “AM” Soiree Teaching the ABC’s of Social Media with Live Demos

Currently in the U.S., nearly one in five business owners integrate social media into their business process. Small businesses are increasingly investing in social media marketing to stay relevant and competitive in the marketplace. The adoption of social media has doubled from 12 to 24 percent within the last year and continues to grow.

WHAT: The 2nd annual Social Media “AM” Soiree is designed to help small business owners hone their social media skills. The event will feature eight social media expert users who will give live demonstrations on the latest technologies.

List of demonstrations include: Websites 2.0, Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare, Tweetdeck, Hootsuite, Ping.fm, Gowalla, Amplify, and Flip camera usage.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 19th 2010 from 8:30-10:30 AM

WHERE: Eggspectation Restaurant in Silver Spring, MD

NOTE: Melanie Spring is doing live demos with Facebook - come hang with Sisarina!

Sisarina has joined forces with Simply Leap to offer a series of three workshops & 3 speakers in each designed to help your business get to the next level of success. If you are looking to expand via hiring, a new office, reaching a new audience, or just growing in general while keeping focused on the passion that got you here in the first place, this is the workshop for you.

Stay focused, talk to experts about legal, tax and marketing expansion while learning how to reach people in a new, efficient and successful way. Each workshop gives you lots of useful information, space to ask your own questions, action items and in-person guided networking with your peers. Sign up for all three, or choose the one that fits what you need now.

Workshop 1: Vision, Passion & Focus - April 20 6-9pm
Workshop 2: Nuts & Bolts - May 4 6-9pm
Workshop 3: Purposeful Networking - May 18 6-9pm

Location: Science Club
Metros: Farragut North or Dupont (south exit)

 

TEDxPotomac Pre-Party

Before TEDxPotomac attendees gather, Sisarina invites you out for a very special #DCTweetup to get the TEDx party started. We're excited to have swanky Lima as our venue for this pre-party event with lots of happy hour specials from 4:30-7pm.

If you've ever attended a Sisarina event (#DCTweetup, #DCTwixer, etc) then you know it'll be casual, include interesting people and won't be stuffy. Bring your business cards but plan to leave with a few new friends.

EVERYONE'S INVITED! Confirmed attendees, those who want to attend and anyone else just interested in hanging with TED peeps are welcome. Meet new people, enjoy a fun Thursday out and find out more about what we're doing.

What is TEDxPotomac?

Sunday Brunch has been a Washington DC tradition since the beginning of time. We've decided to continue that tradition with a twist at a #DCTweetup New Orleans-style.

Michaela Noble AKA @NobleLawyer has opened her home to @Sisarina's #DCTweetup group on April 18 for a mix & mingle. This will be a casual afternoon brunch featuring a decadently rich brunch with plenty of champagne and bloody marys. Guys & girls (coupled or singled) are welcome.

TIME: 12-5pm with brunch starting at 1pm
WHERE: Michaela Noble's Home (Address to be sent to attendees within 2 days of event)
METRO: 3.5 blocks from Foggy Bottom Metro
PARKING: In building or street parking at Virginia & E St NW
BRING: Champagne, side dishes, soda or non-alcoholic beverages
Only 30 allowed so please only RSVP if you plan to attend.

@Sisarina invites you to a #DCTweetup #Glee Season opening party. If you love Glee, come join us for the first episode of the 2nd season. We have all the music from the first season to prep us to laugh, cry and shake our heads watching it in HD at Sisarina HQ. Come for the show, stay for the friends.

This is a mini-party and will be capped at the first 15 people. Please only sign up if you are sure you can attend.

When: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6-10:30pm (show starts at 9pm so come when you can)
METRO: Bethesda (Red line)
What: GLEE Season Opener
Bring: a snack or drink to share

Enjoy the beautiful weather on the roof of Cleveland Park Bar & Grill as Spring springs into action. Meet some fun people, make business contacts and enjoy the great outdoors in DC. Instead of asking people what they do, ask them what they love! They'll answer - #DCTweetup!

TIME: 5-8pm
WHAT: Happy hour on the roof!
WHY: meet some great people, eat & drink great stuff & enjoy an evening out
COST: Did we say FREE?!
SPECIALS: Happy hour extended until 8pm


What is #DCTweetup?
#DCTweetup is a ‘non’-networking event for locals to put a face to a Twitter handle. It’s a relaxing evening of networking with your neighbors, local business owners and meeting new friends. This is not your typical ’state what you do & hand over your business card’ event. #DCTweetup is for the introverted & extroverted alike to share in great conversation, relationship-building and fun.

Learning how to speak about your business to others is one of the most important things a business owner or someone who is involved in sales can do.

On March 30, CraveDC and Sisarina invite you to Take it to the Top, a night dedicated to helping you create the perfect elevator pitch. Whether it’s your business or your passion, you’ll learn how to sum up unique aspects of your service or product in a way that excites others.

This group-based “speed networking” event is designed to give you the tools needed to ensure that you are always able to put your best foot forward as your business grows and changes and your client base expands. By pairing with others, you’ll have opportunities to deliver and refine your pitch throughout the night.

Space is limited to 30 people. Register now to secure your spot!

Come have green bagels & eggs at Georgetown Bagelry the day after your St. Patrick's Day celebrations. @MaryBeallAdler will be feeding us the best bagel breakfast in Bethesda before sending us off to work. Great networking, delicious food and fun people - breakfast with your neighbors!

Sisarina welcomes you to join us on the catwalk at Bethesda's lounge, Relic, on March 16 from 5-9 p.m. We’re hosting a fashion-themed #DCTwixer featuring clothing, jewelry and handbag designers. There will be hors d'oeuvres and cocktails specially-priced just for the evening, so there’s no excuse not to work it and show us your best Tyra, Naomi (no phone throwing please) or Kate Moss.

Red Sprinkle, our fabulous co-host for the evening, will be putting on the best fashion show in Bethesda. Ready to see what local artists can do with clothing, jewelry, handbags and shoes? Come join us at the #DCTwixer!

Socialize Better will be collecting flat-heeled or tennis shoes or $5 to send to Soles4Souls Project Haiti so bring your unwanted shoes or some cash to help them out. All proceeds go directly to the cause.

Vendors include: Violet Bloom Unique Accessories, Polished Image Consultants, Natalia Sanz Collection, Klewism Jewelry, ArtisticAya, and Company Flowers