"Up on the roof!"

"The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire!"

"I see a mansard roof through the trees…"

The Drifters, Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three and Vampire Weekend have all musically expressed their interest in rooftops, but until you’ve actually experienced the roof scapes of Cleveland Park while socializing with fabulous and fun people on a hot April night, all you have is a song.

Last night our #DCTweetup brought together 88 spectacular individuals gathered on the roof of Cleveland Park Bar & Grill for drinks and conversation. All the elements came together – weather, location and of course, people – to make it an exciting and memorable event. People are still talking about it!

Whether you are a social media enthusiast or a curious surveyor, everyone was welcome! Thanks to all that came up on the roof for a wonderful night. We hope to see you again at one of our next ones! NOLA Brunch on 4/18 or the TEDxPotomac Pre-Party #DCTweetup (coming soon!)

In the meantime, if you like the event so much that you want to help us plan our next one (and the one after that) please consider applying to be our Summer Events Coordinator Intern. It’s unpaid, but you’ll have the opportunity to plan your own signature, end-of-the summer bash!

ATTENDEES:

Melanie       @sisarina
Marisa        @SisarinaSays
Teresa        @themamateresa

Amir            @AClaytonPowell
Aisha           @JMultimedia & @aishajcreative
Alan             @anachronistic
Ali                @aliholden
Alison          @akmcquade
Amber         @Wants2bsurfing
Amy            @amyeandrews
Amy             @amylizmartin
Andrew        @Andrew_Huynh
Andy            @transportgooru
Banafsheh   @banafshehgh
Brother         @propickup
Charlotte       @charswann
Chris             @ccooks3
City Girl         @citygirlblogs
Cory              @1goodpotato
Danielle        @dyhatchett
Danielle        @daniellericks
Daria            @dariasteigman
Dave             @rtwdave
Elizabeth      @eglomb
Ernesto        @eglue
Fern              @exemplus_fern
Galen           @galenw
Gia               @iammsparker
Jason           @coolmcjazz
Jill                 @JillFoster
jim                @jimcollins
Joe               @actuallyjjs
John             @johnYSchen
Jonathan      @jarehart
Julia              @julez11127
Kathy            @dreamofitaly
Katie             @filbertkm
Keri               @kerihenderson
Kerry Jo        @kerryjor
Lauree          @SimplyLeapCoach
Lisa               @Helfphoto
Lisa               @DCeventjunkie
Mandy           @MandyDC
Matt               @mattmenefee
Megan          @notwiterhandle
Michelle         @tbdunmasked
Molly              @mollymali
Najeema       @OriginalNajeema
Nancy           @SEOWASHDC
Nathasha       @nathasha
Nicolette        @NicPiz
Patrick           @ptrcksmth
Paul               @paulhyland
Rahiem         @swannrmonavie
Rakhi             @RakhiandCo
Rhiannon       @Friedchickpea
ricah              @riconqueso
Rick               @ricktillery
Rob               @rob_e_smith
Rob               @robpegoraro
Robin            @RobinYasinow
Ryan             @rcantwell
Sarah            @sarahstanley
Tamara         @msrasberryinc
Tammy         @floridagirlindc
Joe               @joezuc
Timia            @tajye
Victoria         @victoriasanders
William         @Bushwil
Henry            @henrysterne
Will               @dcanimation
Jim                @mr_darling
Jonathan       @JDTwelve12
Omar             @omieh
Michael          @tallboyberg
Brud              @brudlee
William          @UncleQuillis
Carolyn          @cbhutton
Olivia             @bruinsfan2010
Arvi               @arvigowda

Bardeo, sister bar to Ardeo Restaurant, hosted an incredible #DCTweetup on Tuesday, December 1. The great selection of wine, eclectic array of beers and delicious small plates were just a small piece of the evening. The networking and smiling faces made it obvious that it was a successful event. Melanie received many thanks at the end of the evening for hosting such a helpful evening of networking while she reminded them that it was the people that made the party, not the planner.

The bar was packed to the point that the locals were giving dirty looks to the crowd of people swarming in their quiet local happy hour spot. Twitter friends became IRL friends and everyone left with a new connection or three. Now it's time to go follow all the people you met!

ATTENDEES:

Melanie  @sisarina
Lisa  @27orange
Liz  @elizabethdehoff
Lisa  @helfphoto
William  @dcck & @wneuheisel
Jim  @jimcollins
Banafsheh  @banafshehgh
City Girl  @citygirlblogs
Serena  @GreenYourHouse & @socializebetter
Heather  @Boones6433
Anthony  @anthonyfears
Dave  @groovysoup
John  @JohnYSChen
Monu  @illumon
Samantha  @SFSam22
Kathy  @WDCGardener
Raelinn  @Raelinn_Wine
Annie  @thinklynsen
Roslyn  @radecor
Amy  @amyandrews
Emily   @MLEStyle
Leonard  @chromial
Lisa  @wisaleiss
Kathy  @dreamofitaly
Jeff  @jeffoneilhair
Margie  @margienewman
Suzie  @suzielin
Jeremy  @jeremydnurse
Jem  @jembahaijoub
Rick  @ricktillery
Peter  @peterlamotte
Deborah  @DBMC
Monica  @convincemeDC
Kerry Jo  @Kerryjor

Thanks to all who made this a success! See you next year!

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.

Visions Restaurant and @cheftony put their 3rd of our 6 #DCTweetup's on the map. The ambiance was relaxing and comfortable as people started streaming in. A lot of return attendees along with many new faces made for a fun evening of networking and reconnecting.

Halfway through the evening, Tony gave away $10, $25 and $50 gift certificates to his restaurant. Those who won were incredibly happy to receive these and try out other new items on his menu. As always, we are happy to give away coupons, gift certificates and other fun merchandise for business owners attending or hosting the Tweetups.

Although we always have a great time at Visions, Tony pulled out all the stops this time with his now-famous mojitos and giving us a sampling of his new menu.The Maryland Crab Mac&Cheese along with the spicy ribs were achingly delicious and THEN he brought out the catfish. We were all stuffed and happy by the time the evening was over. We all highly recommend Visions Restaurant if you are looking for lunch or dinner plans in Bethesda.

ATTENDEES:

Tony (host)  @cheftony
Melanie (host)  @Sisarina
Grace @gracecunning
Kim  @putitaway
Daria  @dariasteigman
Lisa  @lisamcgrath
Dean  @hdean
Teresa  @themamateresa
Mary  @MaryBeallAdler
Sara Elisabeth  @saraburson
Susan  @banjobunny
Tom  @tmcleod3
Deborah  @DBMC
Iris  @chairisy
Marisa  @marisacp51
Chris  @drvogelmann
Emil  @eanticev
Peter  @peterlamotte
Nick  @NickIrons
Anthony  @anthonyfears
Patrick  @Sheridap
Antonio  @antoniopiraino
Lisa  @helfphoto
Brian  @biglebowski
Andrew  @asmith810
Nathasha  @nathasha
Joe  @webconsigliere
Raelinn  @raelinn_wine

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.

#DCTweetup was finally hosted inside the District at Cleveland Park Bar & Grill. What a great venue for our first DC-based Tweetup. The owners gave us incredible deals on drinks, extended their happy hour to 8 including $3 beers, $4 glasses of wine and $13 bottles of wine along with giving our group 50% off all appetizers. The waitress and bartender were always getting more drinks and bringing out food without needing to be searched for showing us what great staff truly are. We felt very welcome taking over the front half of their bar and enjoyed an evening of fantastic networking and building new friendships.

The crowd was 80% new and 20% regulars as this was the first time we entertained the DC folks in their own territory. Tweeters from DC, Maryland and Virginia attended representing businesses of all types including executive recruiters, wine importers, web developers, hairstylists, Public Relations firms, and so much more.

Those who came together quickly realized that their hostess, Melanie, would not allow them to only speak to each other and were introduced to everyone attending. Introverts and extroverts alike were able to network and make friends with their neighbors throughout the evening.

The tweeting that followed told Sisarina that the event was a big success while everyone was asking about upcoming dates for future #DCTweetups. Although a #BagelTweetup is now set for the last Wednesday morning of every month at Georgetown Bagelry, a schedule of future #DCTweetups is being pulled together with local restaurants and will be announced soon.

Don’t forget to follow those you met at the event and if you were unable to make it, follow those you will meet in the future below. We look forward to your future attendance at #DCTweetup, #DCTwirlies and the new #BagelTweetup.

#DCTweetup 5 Pictures

ATTENDEES:

Melanie   @sisarina
Jason        @JasonHueMan
Nick           @nbarron
Will            @willcaggiano
Henry       @FireRunner
Jim            @jimcollins
Cristina   @CristinaMariaSE
Jeremy    @jerduff
Ann           @trendy_golf
Lisa           @helfphoto
Phabiola  @Phabi
Bill             @dcb23
Scott         @sjohnson123
Suzie         @suzielin
Guy           @zentaratea
Dave         @groovysoup
Margie     @margienewman
Michaela @noblelawyer
Tod           @greenbuzzagency
Raelinn   @raelinn_wine
Daria        @dariasteigman
Line          @storgaardconley
Methee   @zentaratea
Teresa    @themamateresa
Robyn    @robynwebb
Joseph   @webconsigliere
Heather @Boones6433

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.

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.