Singles Mingle At 'Mythical' 2014 Bachelors & Spinsters Ball
By Daniel Swartz on April 14, 2014
Bachelors & Spinsters co-chairmen Chris Larsin and Christopher van Roijen.
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The Guest List:
Abby Albright, Alexandra Kwit, Alexandra Ryan Thomas, Alexandra Victoria: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4, Andrew Hunter, Ashton Theodore Randle, Atila Omer: 1 | 2, Brooke A. Henderson, Cameron Pelliconi: 1 | 2, Caroline Carr Gould: 1 | 2, Charlotte Yerkovich, Chris Borgeson: 1 | 2, Chris Larsin, Christie Blomquist: 1 | 2, Christopher Berlin: 1 | 2 | 3, Dana Richardson: 1 | 2, Edward W. Buckley IV: 1 | 2, Emily Tara, Fritz Brogan, Irina Boyar: 1 | 2, Janine Pesusich: 1 | 2, Jeanne Marie Shewmaker, Jessie Niewold, Jon Rubin: 1 | 2, Jonathan J. Harsch, Josie Taylor: 1 | 2, Karlie Blattner, Katie Bo Williams: 1 | 2, Kelli Kedis Ogborn, Kenneth D Suarez, Kim McIntyre, Krista Johnson, Kristin Sundvor: 1 | 2, LaRhonda Burley, Laura J. Curtis: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4, Laura Zobor: 1 | 2, Lauren Hagspiel: 1 | 2, LD Davis, Leigh Maxwell: 1 | 2, Lina Scott: 1 | 2, Margaret Given: 1 | 2, Mark Vlasic: 1 | 2, Melissa Farnum, Michael Brody, Mike Nixon, Monica Renee Farrow, Nate Vanderploeg, Peter Feldman, Quin Woodward Pu, Rachel Williams: 1 | 2, Ray Regan, Rebecca Lee Funk, Ryan Seelbach, Scott Nguyen, Sergio Bastidas: 1 | 2, Stacy Hadeka: 1 | 2, Tara Mahoney, Tom Qualtere: 1 | 2, V. Jonte Smith, Win Huffman
GEORGETOWN -- Married couples might be feeling the love this week, given the tax day benefits of matrimony, but this past weekend belonged to Washington's single scene as the city's annual Bachelors & Spinsters Ball returned to Georgetown for its 2014 incarnation.
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Now a storied D.C. tradition, the formal affair dedicated to the 'legally single' is one of the District's oldest black tie celebrations and dates all the way back to the 1940s.
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Indeed, Bachelors & Spinsters has become something of a family tradition for many Washingtonians, with grandparents and grandkids alike all having attended.
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That is if they were lucky enough to score a coveted invite to the longstanding private party. Still, getting a nod from one of the 50+ host committee members isn't as tough as it would seem, with co-chairmen Christopher van Roijen and Chris Larsin always happy to see new faces in the crowd.
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An event doesn't survive some 65 years, after all, without a healthy degree of churn, especially when you consider that all of Washington's married movers-and-shakers are disqualified from attending.
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But the guest list isn't the only thing that changes year-to-year, with the organizers of Bachelors & Spinsters always striving to keep things fresh by serving-up some kind of new twist on the event.
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This year, said twist came in mythical form, with a carefully planned appearance by a white 'unicorn'. And less anyone have second thoughts about singles and stallions mixing at the same late night party, rest assured that all four-legged guests in attendance had been properly trained to handle the surrounding crowd.
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While primarily a social celebration, the Bachelors & Spinsters Ball has always in recent memory simultaneously incorporated a charitable element. And, as in the past three years, TAPS served as Saturday evening's beneficiary nonprofit.
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Founded in 1994, TAPS serves as a self-described ‘front line resource’ to the families and loved ones of U.S. service members. The nonprofit acts as a 24/7 resource for anyone who has suffered the loss of a military loved one, regardless of the relationship.
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Nothing mythical about that.
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