The second DC Area Bethesda Tweetup was graciously hosted by Tony @cheftony at his American restaurant, Visions. As Visions is closed on Mondays, the Tweetup was a closed event allowing tweeps to meet without the worry of mingling with non-tweeps.

Robin Yasinow (@robinyasinow) and Teresa Thomas from Sisarina (@themamateresa) spent the evening greeting all who entered at the door with big smiles and cheeriness. Armband nametags came back out for the event and names/handles were displayed proudly for all to see. A few handleless folks came in to find out what all the buzz was about and they were greeted with open arms.

A special menu was setup just for the evening and the Twitter ‘duck’ had his nametag securely fastened to his fuzz. The Hummingbird Mojito was the most ordered drink of the evening, also happily enjoyed by hostess, Melanie (@sisarina). The food was fantastic between the chicken, hummus, and filet on a stick. Tony even brought out a chocolate truffle cake that was super delish!

By the end of the evening, we had more than doubled the first Tweetup and at 8pm there were still 15 people enjoying drinks, food and conversation! Half of the core group made it back for #2 and a few brought tweeps (@boones6433 even brought a newbie non-tweep!) For those of you who missed it, chat up those who made it to find out what a great time they had (it’s ok, you’re allowed to feel bad for missing it).

CHECK OUT THE PICTURES HERE!

HOSTS:
Tony, Visions @cheftony
Melanie, Sisarina @sisarina

CORE:
Robin, Perspective PR @RobinYasinow
Daria, Steigman Communications @dariasteigman
Sonia, Pulpology @pulpologist
Heather, JBS International @boones6433
Brian, Red Aphid Media @redaphidmedia

NEW:
Gary, Creative Capital @garyhonig
Grace, CITI @gracecunning
Marilyn, Langfeldesigns @eDesignGal
Gregory, Johns Hopkins @gwgroove
Teresa, Sisarina @themamateresa
Kim, Put It Away! @putitaway
Jonathan, JonathanSheffi.com @sheffi
Raelinn, Williams Corner Wine @raelinn_wine
Michael, Blackboard @mikejsiegel
Josh, The Quincy @joshsilverstone @TheQuincyHotel
Nick, Maryland Personal Trainer @nickirons
Mark, Bethesda Generator Systems @markfitzpatrick
Tom, Hilltop Consultants Inc @tcwanat
Deborah, Deborah Brody Marketing Communications @DBMC

NON-TWEEPS:
Iris, JBS International @chairisy – Now on Twitter!!
James, Williams Corner Wine
Matthew, Weichert Realtors

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.