A Chic Social's Mission is to: Meet, chat, share and grow with creators, influencers, and like–minded spirits, just like you! Women that love fashion, design, photography, art, beauty and great fellowship! The hope of this event is to create a network of strong, entrepreneurial women that also wish to “Network While Being Chic!”

Join me for an afternoon of great discussion with some awesome Boss Babes. There will be sips, nibbles and some amazing pieces to shop!

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Join us at the Grand Opening Party for our new studio and retail space! Located in the Monroe Street Market Arts Walk in Brookland, Washington, DC, we are excited to celebrate the next chapter for Kicheko Goods and share a new level of experience with you. 

Join us for conversation and delicious bites and drinks throughout the day. We'll have a lineup of activities with local businesses we love. Grab a friend and come hang with us!

Coffee provided by Fox Loves Taco
Cocktail Collaboration by True Syrups
Desserts by SweeTri Bakeshop
Accent Nails by Marnae

Join us for an evening good conversation with a panel of female entrepreneurs spanning across different industries. In this conversation we bring creative and inspirational women to share their stories on how they got to where they are today and share their insights into being a woman in business. Afterwards we will open up the floor for questions, followed by mingling with panelists and attendees. Event is free. Click here to reserve your spot.

For one night only, shop the holidays and style your favorite J.Crew pieces with Kicheko's winter and classic collection. Gifts for her? for him? for you? We got you covered! 

Partnering with 116 King for two seasons, we're happy to return to King Street for one day only to share our classic and winter collection. 

The DC creative community is coming together Small Business Saturday for the 5th annual Made in DC Holiday Marketplace, presented by DC Brau Brewing Company, Think Local First DC & the Made in DC program. From 1pm to 6pm on Saturday, November 25, brewery visitors will get the chance to knock out their holiday shopping at stalls featuring locally-made products from some of our favorite craftspeople. Holiday shopping is much easier with a beer in hand! 

It's FREE to attend and open to all ages (must be 21+ to imbibe, though). Keep your eyes peeled to this page & other DC Brau social channels over the next few weeks to see who will be participating this year!

To learn more and let us know you're coming, RSVP here

NPR is once again turning the lobby of our Washington, DC, headquarters into a one-day holiday bazaar.

Now in its fifth year, All Crafts Considered brings together dozens of artisans, makers and sellers of unique and handmade products— from right around the corner in DC and as far as New York and New England —for a festive afternoon of retail therapy and holiday cheer.

Swing by our building in NoMa on Tuesday, November 14, between 3 and 8 p.m. ET for some holiday cheer and local goods.

The Commons, NPR's fan shop, will also be open, offering an array of great gift ideas for public radio fans of all ages!

Shop some of our favorite local brands and sip on the Weihenstephan USA Oktoberfest brew! The beer garden, #DachaLoft and Cafe will be open to shoppers and also enter a raffle for custom Dacha swag.  Enjoy a market-style happy hour until late in the evening with District of Clothing, Bonobos Guideshop- The Shay, Bucketfeet, District of Clothing, Marcella Kriebel, Cherry Blossom Creative, Darling & Daughters and more! 

Enjoy a summery Saturday afternoon at this light-filled concept space in NOMA shopping from local brands Mimi Miller, Florescent Perfume, Shopkeepers and us. We'd love to meet you and hang out over bubbles and bites. Spread the word. All are welcome. Event is free and open to the public. 

This weekend, American Field is taking over Dock 5 @unionmarketdc and we will be setting up shop both Saturday 6/10 + Sunday 6/11 with fellow maker and friend Kathrine Zeren. Free to the public 11am- 6pm, come visit and check out a heck ton of cool American made brands. 

Join us for an evening of art and atmosphere at Ten Tigers Parlour. Chill over cocktails + bites. Sound Selection by Les a.k.a. The Pinstriped Rebel. Live Screen Printing by Soul & Ink.

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In celebration, Soul & Ink and Batang Kankaloo are hosting SAMASAMA Art Show and Gathering on May 24, 2017 to benefit Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) youth programs.

The phrase “SAMASAMA” is derived from the Malay language and is Tagalog/Pilipino for “you are welcome”; “all together”; “united”. 

This one night only pop-up art show aims to share the Asian Pacific American perspective, raising our voices collectively. By doing so, acknowledging we’re part of a whole, that we are all in this together. 

Suggested $5 donation at the door. Gather for the cause. Proceeds + 10% of art sales will go to AALEAD. AALEAD’s youth programs provides academic and enrichment support to low income and underserved youth in the DC metro area.

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The Second Annual POW! WOW! DC Opening Festival will be held on May 20th, 2017, 11am - 5pm at Storey Park, located at 1005 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20002.
Organized by local DC artist, Kelly Towles - www.kellytowles.com - and hosted by, NOMA BID - www.nomabid.org - The Second Annual POW! WOW! DC's Opening Kick-Off Event will showcase +25 local retail vendors, food trucks, music, live art painting, and entertainment.

Because Moms deserve the Best! We'll be at this lovely, new mediterranean spot from 10-3pm on Sunday for a casual brunch and maker's shopping event. Come visit and brunch it out while also eyeing gifts for your mama. 

@shop_enat @emmamarty_jewelry@joelle.in.love @kichekogoods

Funk Parade is a one-of-a-kind day fair, parade and music festival, celebrating Washington DC's vibrant music and arts, the U Street neighborhood, and the Spirit of Funk that brings us all together. Check out https://www.funkparade.com for all the events happening. 

Come visit us at C6 (blue dot below). Rain or shine, we'll be groovy and showing up with everybody! 

"Oh mama, it's that thing you do"... like raise us and love us and always ask us on the phone "what we ate today." Oh that question, but all good, we know you mamas care. ⠀If you are looking for a gift for mom, we'll be at the @theapollodc all day on Saturday 10-5pm with these fab vendors ☝🏼 for a mother's day gift pop-up. If you live in the Apollo, come downstairs (shop in your jammies, why not, its Saturday). If you're on Cap Hill/H Street, come visit and grab a cuppa something at The Wydown.

The #FashionRevolution is on! Join us for a lively evening of drinks, discussion, shopping and more to celebrate the progress toward a more sustainable fashion industry and a look at what's ahead. 

Shop beautiful pieces from ENAT, Kicheko Goods, Mimi Miller, Yetunde Sarumi, ETHICGOODS and more, connect with emerging conscious fashion brands at the mini pop-up, see a clip of The True Cost - a critically acclaimed film by Livia Firth and supported by Emma Watson - and join us for a vibrant dialogue with makers and brands about emerging workers' rights and sustainability trends in conscious fashion.

Film clip + brief discussion will begin 6:30pm. Come and go as you please throughout the evening!

Join us at the National Museum for Women in the Arts for a FRESH TALK on on the poetics and practicality of making things. Ann Hamilton, an internationally renowned visual artist and self-described maker, joins Emily Pilloton, designer, builder, and educator, to talk about the relevance of hands-on learning and how the experience of making things can inspire the next generation of innovators and creative change makers.

Followed by Catalyst, a cocktail hour with a topic and a twist. Exhibition galleries will be open to attendees 5–6:45 p.m. Shop booths featuring local makers before and after the Fresh Talk.

Tickets to attend the event normally are - $25 general; $20 members, seniors and students. And those prices include museum admission (exhibition galleries open to attendees 5-6:45p.m.) Fresh Talk, Mini Makers Mart, and Catalyst cocktail hour. https://nmwa.org/events/ann-hamilton-emily-pilloton.

As a special promotion people can buy Special Friend Discount tickets for $15 through this link: http://engage.nmwa.org/site/Calendar?id=104511&view=Detail - Special Friend Discount tickets are limited.

Shop 11 #madeindc vendors at our official #madeindcpopup with Hamiltonian Gallery on U Street. Admission is free.

Bailiwick Clothing Company
Gaylia Wagner Design
Godet Furniture
Kicheko Goods
Leafy Greetings
Off on a Tangent
ŏn.us.tees
PinUp Preserves
Puddin'
Rachel Pfeffer Designs 
She Peppers

We'll be rising & shining @daileymethoddc for a JEWELRY & JUICE event along with @districtjuicery from 8:30am-11:30am at the barre/cycle studio on 12th & U St. Explore this effective alignment and fitness workout.