Friday September 28^th

Get into the Homecoming spirit with the Mr. Georgetown Pageant
at 7:30pm (doors open at 7:00pm) in Gaston Hall. There will be performances by GU Bindaas, Tate Tucker, and the Phantoms. Come and watch the gentlemen of the graduating class battle it out for the crown. Tickets will be sold at $10 in advance and $13 at the door.

La Maison Française is hosting their 5^th annual Euro Night. For all the Francophiles and Europe-lovers out there, make your way down to the French Embassy at 4101 Reservoir Rd
Washington, DC for a night of European culture, food and live music and dancing.

If you’re into the modern art scene, the Metamorphosis I Exhibition will be opening tonight at Dumbarton House, 2715 Q Street NW Washington, DC. Re-worked pieces from the Dumbarton House collection will be featured; include metalwork created by artists from across the United States. The event is free for students with ID.

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The next time you’re on M Street, wading through the swarm of sightseers clutching huge ice cream cones and even bigger Dean and DeLuca doggy bags, and sighing with frustration at slow walkers, you should pause for a second, and take some time to try and notice the hidden fashion gems on M Street.

One such secret treasure, Annie Creamcheese, was a haven for the Cindy Lauper meets Rihanna meets frilly desperate housewife. With hot pink walls, “Who runs the world???” blasting through the speakers, and salespersons who looked like they stepped straight off Betsey Johnson’s runway, it was just the right atmosphere to make you feel like you were edgy enough to pull anything off.

Alas, Annie Creamcheese is no more, at least not in Georgetown, as the store recently closed down with a notice that they would be relocating to Los Angeles. Unless you’re planning on transferring to UCLA or trekking to their other location in Vegas, your occasional fix of  “Wear a 50s sundress and get half-off at Annie Creamcheese!” promos is no longer available on M.

This closure led us to wonder if there was something to be said for the competition posed by larger mainstream brands such as H&M and Urban Outfitter’s, as well as the numerous high end ready-to-wear boutiques scattered around Georgetown. For answers, we turned to another M Street fashion haven, Second Time Around. Now, for all the Georgetown self-proclaimed fashion gurus who know they are worthy of collegefashionista fame; if you haven’t heard about STA, you need to pull your Sperrys on, grab your Longchamp bag and book it to M Street!

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