Checkers

Checkers had been going rather stir crazy lately, cooped up in the apartment for much of February due to the area’s record snowfall. On Monday, badly in need of some socializing and culture, he finally braved the slippery sidewalks and made his way to the Chilean Ambassador’s lovely residence for Art, Vino and Empanadas. The event, a fundraiser for the Art Museum of the Americas, was thrown by “The Friends” of the museum, a group he has recently become involved with and greatly enjoys. He had a fabulous time catching up with friends, meeting new people and admiring the art, especially the works of Roberto Matta. He also very much enjoyed the vino (hard to go wrong with a Chilean red), but was sadly not able to sample the empanadas as there were no vegetarian ones (perhaps a good thing for his gym toned figure).


Two days later Checkers made his way up to the Washington Ballet for one of his favorite events, the Jeté Society’s beerandballet. He’s not really a beer guy but loves the open rehearsals (this time for The Great Gatsby), as they allow him to watch the dancers up close and observe the real physicality of ballet. He cannot wait for the performance next week and encourages everybody to get tickets (and to come to the next beerandballet on May 12).


Thursday Checkers dropped by the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s 1869 Society Cultural Cocktails, held at the Renaissance Washington Hotel's M Bar. The hotel displays works by students of the Corcoran College of Art + Design, and many of the artists were present and mingling, including the very friendly and talented Hernan Gigena. Checkers had yet another wonderful evening of socializing and art, and it's not even the weekend. He has to make up for lost time, after all!