'The Getaway', A Collection of Photographs by Sean Hunter
open event, open gallery

Come get away with DC based photographer, Sean Hunter, as he takes you along on a journey through his photographs revealing a collection of his travels from the past year. Following his premier exhibit last May entitled, 'Fireflies', this will be Hunter's second photography exhibition, entitled, 'The Getaway'. The event will take place on Friday, May 11th, 2012, at Fathom Gallery, 1333 14th St, NW / Washington, DC 20005, from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM, for one night only. It is free to enter, all photographs will be for sale, dress to impress.

For more information on the artist go to:

http://seanhunter.carbonmade.com/about

http://thegetawayseanhunter.eventbrite.com/

DC jQuery Users Group Meetup
open event, monthly, rsvp

Max Katz will present on how to build HTML5, jQuery Mobile and PhoneGap apps connected to a cloud-based REST service using Tiggzi.

Seamus Leahy will present on using jQuery with Rapha?l to create interactive vector graphics.

More info at the DC jQuery Users Group's meetup page here.

"TIMELESS" Cherry Blossom Exhibit 2012
open gallery

Images by photographer Ron Blunt

In celebration of the 2012 Centennial of The Gift of Trees from Tokyo to Washington, DC

TIMELESS is an exhibit of Ron's large-scale blossom & landscape images printed onto varied surfaces such as wood, metal, recyclable plastic, fine papers, and acrylic  (which gives the look of ancient reverse-painted glass).  

This showcase of uncommon images paired with progressive new printing techniques reflects the delicate beauty and timelessness of Japanese cultural arts, as well as the genius of ever-changing technology.

All works are museum-quality, offered for sale in
Anniversary Editions for a limited time.  

A portion of proceeds goes to Japan Tsunami Relief, especially continuing animal rescue & rehabilitation efforts in Fukushima.

Other times open by appointment only.

DC jQuery Users Group Meetup
open event, monthly, rsvp

Don't forget to RSVP for this meetup at the DC jQuery Users Group meetup page here!

LCCA Community meeting: Art + Wine + Investments

Please join us for a special Springtime LCCA Community Meeting at Fathom Gallery, 1333 14th Street, NW.  This month, we will host a Happy [half-] Hour at 6:30 before the meeting on Fathom's beautiful roof deck, plus a viewing of Fathom's latest art exhibit:  Ron Blunt's "Timeless," large format cherry blossom photographs.  The meeting will convene at 7:00 covering community topics, extended alcohol serving hours and new street parking rules.  Guest topics for this meeting will include a presentation by Seun Olojola, a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch, and local police update by Lt. Carroll.  Click here for the full agenda and more details. 

WordPress Meetup - Responsive Web Design
open event, monthly, rsvp

Tracy Rotton and Thad Allender will both be speaking about responsive web design.

For more details and RSVP information for this monthly meetup hosted by Fathom Creative, please visit WordPress DC's Meetup page.

"Timeless" Cherry Blossom Exhibit 2012
open gallery

Images by photographer Ron Blunt

In celebration of the 2012 Centennial of The Gift of Trees from Tokyo to Washington, DC

TIMELESS is an exhibit of Ron's large-scale blossom & landscape images printed onto varied surfaces such as wood, metal, recyclable plastic, fine papers, and acrylic  (which gives the look of ancient reverse-painted glass).  

This showcase of uncommon images paired with progressive new printing techniques reflects the delicate beauty and timelessness of Japanese cultural arts, as well as the genius of ever-changing technology.

All works are museum-quality, offered for sale in
Anniversary Editions for a limited time.  

A portion of proceeds goes to Japan Tsunami Relief, especially continuing animal rescue & rehabilitation efforts in Fukushima.

Other times open by appointment only.

"TIMELESS" Cherry Blossom Exhibit 2012
invite only

Images by photographer Ron Blunt

In celebration of the 2012 Centennial of The Gift of Trees from Tokyo to Washington, DC

TIMELESS is an exhibit of Ron's large-scale blossom & landscape images printed onto varied surfaces such as wood, metal, recyclable plastic, fine papers, and acrylic  (which gives the look of ancient reverse-painted glass).  

This showcase of uncommon images paired with progressive new printing techniques reflects the delicate beauty and timelessness of Japanese cultural arts, as well as the genius of ever-changing technology.

All works are museum-quality, offered for sale in
Anniversary Editions for a limited time.  

A portion of proceeds goes to Japan Tsunami Relief, especially continuing animal rescue & rehabilitation efforts in Fukushima.

Other times open by appointment only.

AAF Sustainable Cities Forum
private event

American Architectural Foundation

(AAF) educates individuals and communities about the power of architecture to transform lives and improve the places where we live, learn, work, and play. Through our outreach programs, grants, scholarships and educational resources, AAF inspires people to become thoughtful and engaged stewards of the built environment. Learn more

AIGA Continuum Fund Event
ticketed

AIGA's annual continuum fund event.  This year masks will be in the works!  For more details visit www.aigadc.org.

Solas Nua Fashion Salon
ticketed

Solas Nua presents a Fashion Salon:  A small intimate affair
showcasing a select number of Irish fashion designers for a teaser of
what's to come next February at Paisean Faisean. There will be a
select number of tickets sold and press/influential people will be
invited to attend.  For more information regarding tickets please contact contact@solasnua.org

Dojo Conference Social Event
ticketed

The 2011 Dojo Conference will host their social event at Fathom Gallery.  For more information visit www.dojoconf.com.

WordPress Meetup
open event, monthly

DC Shorts window display

Stop by the front window and check out DC shorts displayed.  Say hi to Abraham Lincoln as well.  Visit www.dcshorts.com for more information.

Opening Reception: Fiona Hillinan UNSOLD
open event, rsvp

Throughout her residency, Hallinan will re-interpret an ongoing installation piece currently on exhibition at the Kerlin Gallery in Dublin for the context of Wash- ington DC and the space at Fathom Creative. The piece, entitled UNSOLD, entails collecting unsold organic items from local retailers and re-appropriating these from waste objects to a living installation representing the fluctuating nature of value and obsolescence. Through this process of ongoing negotiation with local
stores Hallinan intends to initiate an inquisitive interaction with the local area, delving into its histories of value and exchange, uncovering the stories of what might have been bought or sold in these places before. UNSOLD will appear as a fluctuating value system in the window of Fathom facing the street, a storefront for unwanted items. The exhibition is an organic creation that will incorporate an ?open studio? component. The artist invites visitors to view her process, aswell as interact and influence the piece itself. her intention will very much deal with the idea of residency: being present in the gallery for certain times every day for people to visit.

RSVP information coming soon.

Artist Dinner: Solas Nua presents: Fiona Hallinan UNSOLD
invite only

Please email faith@solasnua.org for more information about this special dinner with Fiona.

Artist Residency: Fiona Hallinan: UNSOLD
open gallery

Fiona Hallinan's practice is concerned with society, value, obsolescence and technology. Her practice explores hidden narratives and non-histories of physical places. Her poetic interventions incorporate the initiation of new societal relations, story-telling, writing, archiving, choreography and event organization. Exploring new media applications of the traditional Irish story gatherer or seanchai, Fiona's work activates relations between studio process, memory, stories and material traces and absences.

"We are thrilled to work with Fathom Gallery for Fiona?s first solo exhibition in Washington, DC," says Solas Nua Artistic Director Linda Murray.

Gallery is open from 9-5 daily - however it is recommended to make an appointment by contacting faith@solasnua.org.

LMA Capital Chapter Spring Networking Event
rsvp

Conversation, coktails, and a contest!  LMA's Capital Chapter's spring networking event.  Catered (and sponsored) by Occassions catering.  Complimentary valet parking donated by Marc Parc Valet.  Click here for more information and to RSVP.

DC jQuery Users Group Meetup

This will focus on new features in jQuery. It will be a technical talk, but web designers might benefit from seeing some of the effects they could be taking advantage of in their design concepts. http://www.meetup.com/DC-jQuery-Users-Group/events/17115964/

Sean Hunter Photography
rsvp, open gallery

Please join us for the premier exhibition of Sean Hunter Photography at the Fathom Gallery in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC.  This is the first time Hunter's work will be on display to the public and available for sale.  A rising talent in the Washington photography community, Hunter is a fashion and creative photographer whose complex images reveal a colorful imagination and a unique eye.

To RSVP Sean Hunter Photography on Eventbrite

Private Event
private event

Wordpress DC (@wordpressdc) Meeting

This will be a non-technical talk, beneficial to designers, developers, project managers and interactive strategists alike. For more information http://www.meetup.com/wordpressdc/events/17283434/

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, monthly

Lessons from a Dying CMS by Sandy Smith
For more information http://www.meetup.com/DC-PHP/events/16720206/

ArtJamz
ticketed, rsvp

Unleash your inner artist with the newest, hottest, and most creative way to spend an evening with old friends and potential new ones - ArtJamz. "We supply the materials, you supply the vision."
> Click for more information

DC jQuery Users Group Meetup
open event, monthly

This group meets every month to discuss topics within and related to the popular javascript framework. This month's topic: "node.js What is it, how does it work and what can I use it for tomorrow?"

To RSVP: DC jQuery on Meetup

N Street Village Art Showing Reception
open gallery

A reception to celebrate the work of the N Street Village clients.  Please email info@fathomgallery.org for an invitation!

N Street Village Art Showcase
invite only, rsvp

N Street Village shows off their clients latest and greatest work.  Open to N Street invited guests only.  If interested, come on the 21st, or see below for more details.

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, monthly

This topic is TBD.

To RSVP: DCPHP on Meetup

Capital Fringe Gala Soiree
rsvp

This is a fundraising event with suggested minimum donation of $100. The dress code is black and white.

There will be an open bar, food and live jazz music provided by Straight Ahead.

Request an invitation to this event by emailing monica@capitalfringe.org

For more information about our group, visit the DC Fringe Festivals official site, or follow us on Twitter at @capitalfringe

The Art Directors Club - "Meet the Judges" reception
open event

DC jQuery Users Group Meetup
open event, monthly

Creating charts using jQuery, Flot, HTML5 Canvas and the Google API, with Chris Bannon (@b4nn0n) of Wijmo (@wijmo) and Russell Heimlich (@kingkool68).

To RSVP: DC jQuery on Meetup

No. 68 Project DC Culteral Dinner Series - If you always do what you?ve always done, you?ll always get what you?ve always gotten.
ticketed

+ Request an Invite

Culture
Einstein so famously defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. On the other hand, studies have established that it takes 10,000 hours to achieve mastery of anything. Innovation can be perceived as the harnessing of both perspectives where the process of change and experimentation is followed by a long period of disciplined execution and good old-fashioned sweat. As we strive towards self-improvement of the mind, body and soul in our daily lives, how is this cycle connected to the betterment of the world around us?

Food
Todd Gray ? Chef/Owner of Equinox Restaurant and Watershed (set to open Spring 2011)

Drink
Jared Boller ? mixologist of Lani Kai in NYC

No. 68 Project DC Culteral Dinner Series - An unexpected relationship will become permanent.
ticketed

+ Request an Invite

Culture
Sometimes it seems as though the universe conspires to bring together an infinite number of possible conditions into a single moment of impact. The world is full of unlikely but fruitful pairings that have endured the test of time: hydrogen and oxygen, peanut butter and jelly, Sonny and Cher. But what if the chain of crucial components just fell apart and it never happened? Parallel universes, forks in the road, decisions regretted, random sudden encounters ? if we woke up just 10 minutes earlier THAT day, would life have turned out completely different?

Food
Justin Bittner - Executive Chef of Bar Pilar

Drink
Justin Noel - head mixologist at 1534 in NYC

Insituform Client Appreciation Reception
private event

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, monthly

Topic: Practical Unit Testing with Brandon Savage (@brandonsavage)

Unit testing is an elusive subject: developers tend to agree on its importance but move right along without actually doing it. Many times their reasons are both valid and resolvable. This talk seeks to answer three basic questions:

• What is required for me to write effective unit tests?
• How can I sell my team on writing unit tests, even for legacy code?
• What strategies work for implementing unit testing in my organization?

Wordpress DC (@wordpressdc) Meeting
open event, monthly

Personal Branding and Lessons from Journalism

Local WordPress enthusiasts Greg Linch (@greglinch) and Ben Balter (@BenBalter) will be sharing best practices and how you can take the next step with WordPress as a platform.

Pulling from their wide-ranging experiences in journalism, publishing, government, and development, they'll be discussing how you can use WordPress to craft your personal brand, and what lessons that can be learned from how journalists use WordPress.

We've invited the DC Hacks/Hackers group, a meetup for journalists and developers, to join us this month.

Also, WordPress 3.1 was released last week. If you need help updating, a few of us will be at Fathom early that evening (starting at 6:15 pm). Bring your WordPress and FTP login information (and your laptop, if you'd like) and we'll help!

To RSVP: Visit the Meetup page

No. 68 Project DC Culteral Dinner Series - Moderate your appetite so that with a little you may be content.
ticketed

+ Request an Invite

Culture
It seems like only yesterday that one could ask ?What?s the difference between an investment banker and a pizza?,?* and every other article in popular press was an account of rising happiness levels as people were readjusting their lives to the appreciation of simple pleasures like staying in with friends and raising honey bees on their roof. We claimed as a society that this new perspective was permanent. Today, companies are posting record earnings and big corporate bonuses are back with a vengeance. What does this mean for our newfound collective sense of moderation?

This evening is about getting different perspectives on the idea of moderation, simplicity, and the enjoyment of small pleasures.

* A: The pizza can still feed a family of four (c. 2008-2009).

Barton Seaver - chef, writer, TED speaker, proponent of sustainable seafood & eating
Robert Egger - Founder of DC Central Kitchen

Food
Nicholas Stefanelli - Executive Chef of Bibianna

Drink
Gina Chesvarni - mixologist at PS7

Fashion Show | Pasisean Faisean!, a fashion showcase of new Irish designers
ticketed

+ Purchase Tickets

Irish fashion is red hot these days so join solas nua for an exclusive one night only event at fathom creative where we showcase some of the top names in irish design with a fashion show featuring a performance by musical genius and fashion icon, julie feeney, debut the american premiere of a short film on irish fashion, all followed by a champagne reception and trunk show where you will get a rare opportunity to snap up some of these one of a kind pieces from the designers themselves.

We hope you can make it!

No. 68 Project DC Culteral Dinner Series - "Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed"
ticketed

+ Request an Invite

Culture
This evening is an exploration of fear, so looking for adverturers and experience seekers! From hypochondria to OCD to phobias for anything under and including the sun, fear is something that manifests from within. The whole genre of horror in film and literature revolves around the power of suspense and apprehension to plant seeds of anxiety in the deep recesses of the brain, and alarmist sensationalism is likewise designed to manipulate this dreaded anticipation of the unknown. What are your biggest fears, and how do you respond?

Martha Raddatz  - ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent and author of New York Times Bestseller ?The Long Road Home?

Food
Ed Witt -  Executive Chef of 701
Nick Wiseman - Co-Founder of Roadside Organics

Drink
Jared Boller - mixologist at Julie Reiner?s Lani Kai in NYC

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting

Hosting & deploying PHP Apps on AWS with RightScale

Speaker: Zvi Band read more >>

Town Hall with WordPress Founder Matt Mullenweg
open event, special event

Matt started blogging nearly a decade ago, during a summer spent in D.C. In 2003, he founded WordPress, which today powers more than 30 million websites. He moved from his native Houston to San Fransicso in 2004 to work at CNET Networks. He left in 2005 to found Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, as well as Gravatar, Akismet.com, VaultPress, and many other services.

He has been named one of PC World's Top 50 People on the Web, Inc.com's 30 under 30, and Business Week's 25 Most Influential People on the Web. His website is ma.tt (quite possibly one of the best domain hacks out there) and he's on Twitter at @photomatt.

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, monthly

Is Your Website Accessible?

This talk will be an overview of a lot of things that most people, companies, government agencies, etc. will need to make their websites accessible. By making your websites more accessible to people using assistive technologies like JAWS and Dragon Naturally Speaking you make it better for all and Google as well. read more >>

Wordpress DC (@wordpressdc) Meeting
open event, monthly

Leveraging CSS to change your theme

You don't need to know PHP to change your theme's design or style. This talk will be an introduction to leveraging CSS in WordPress themes and how you can easily modify your existing theme with just a little styling. Learn how you can use CSS to alter the look and feel of your blog or website.

Speakers: Leland Fiegel, Aaron Jorbin

Fathom Holiday Party
invite only

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, monthly

Lightning talks! It's like IgniteDC, but for PHP. Multiple people give quick presentations on any topic or project related to PHP. It is a blast to see what is going on the industry! To RSVP: DCPHP on Meetup
To add a talk, message: @farrelley

Supper Club Meeting

Lauder Cocktail Reception
private event

InstantDC + the (un)usual Suspects, Opening Ceremony
ticketed, open event

Guests will enjoy beer and souvenirs. Doors open at 6:00pm.
Official opening ceremony at 7:00pm.
To purchase tickets: Event Bright Ticket Purchase

InstantDC + the (un)usual Suspects, Gallery
open event

Curated by James Campbell, InstantDC (@instantdc) will showcase 10 of the Metropolitan-area's best iPhone photographers—each exhibiting 10 selected works from their collections.

Slideshow and live feed will be downstairs, with the gallery exhibit upstairs.

Wine-Tasting Event
invite only

AIGA DC's Third Annual Design Continuum Fundraiser
ticketed, open event

For more information: Continuum Fundraiser

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, monthly

Chris Williams (@voodootikigod) tell you everything you want to know about CouchDB. Book giveaway complements of O'Reilly Media (@oreillymedia). To RSVP: DCPHP on Meetup

Wordpress DC (@wordpressdc) Meeting
open event, monthly

John P. Bloch (@johnpbloch) introduces plugin development for WordPress from choosing tools to distribution, followed by a brief demonstration of the anticipated features in version 3.1, by Andrew Nacin (@nacin). To RSVP: WPDC on Meetup

Tom + Eric Real Estate Logo Launch Party
rsvp

Art Directors Club of Washington, DC
ticketed, open event

Matt Curry will discuss the duality being a designer/art director by day and an independent creative by night (and weekend). See Matt's work at matthewcurry.net.

6:30-7:00pm reception
7:00-8:30pm presentation
8:30-9:00pm Q&A with attendees

More info: adcmw.org.

Vaughan/Deeter Wedding
private event

Fathom + Lily presents artist Tom Muller, Opening Reception
rsvp

For more information: Tom Muller

Dinner with artist Tom Muller
ticket only

For more information: Dinner with the Artist

Fathom + Lily presents artist Tom Muller, Gallery
open gallery

For more information: Tom Muller

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, monthly

Andrew Turner (@ajturner), CTO of FortiusOne and published author for O'Reilly, discusses Neogeography with GeoCommons.
To RSVP: DCPHP on Meetup

Penchina Wedding
private event

Post Cards to My Parents, Gallery
open gallery

Post Cards to My Parents, Opening Reception
rsvp

To RSVP: ptmp.eventbrite.com

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, monthly

Marco Ceppi (@marcoceppi) provides an overview of the popular source control system, Git. Giveaways thanks to @github!
To RSVP: DCPHP on Meetup

Fashion Show
invite only

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, monthly

Andrew Nacin (@nacin), core developer of the popular CMS WordPress, provides an overview of the latest and greatest features in the groundbreaking WordPress 3.0. To RSVP: DCPHP on Meetup

AAF (American Architectural Foundation) Event
private event

For more information: aaf.org

LCCA (Logan Circle Community Association) First Tuesday Happy Hour Reception
open event

For more information: Logancircle.org

ISES DC Chapter Breakers
private event

For more information: dcises.org

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, monthly

Keith Casey (@caseysoftware) of Blue Parabola introduces practical usage of Adobe Flex for PHP developers. To RSVP: DCPHP on Meetup

LMA (Legal Marketing Association) Networking Event
private event

For more information: Legalmarketing.org

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, monthly

Brandon Savage (@brandonsavage) discusses the strengths and weaknesses of micro optimizations in the PHP world. Do they really help? To RSVP: DCPHP on Meetup

Seeding the City
private event

For more information: Seeding the City

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
monthly, open gallery

Aaron Titus (@aarontitus), attorney for J.C. Neu and Associates, discusses employment agreements and anything else the freelance developer should know. To RSVP: DCPHP on Facebook

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, special event

Scott MacVicar (@scottmac), a core contributor of PHP turned Facebook developer, introduces Facebook's HipHop for PHP.
To RSVP: DCPHP on Facebook

DCPHP Developer's Group (@dcphp) Meeting
open event, special event

MySQL expert, Morgan Tocker gives advanced tips and tricks as a primer to a traveling training session he is in town for.
For more information: DCPHP on Google Groups