Ladies, Wine & Design

Ladies, Wine
& Design DC

A conversation series
with Jessica Walsh, hosted by Chelsae Blackman, Hannah Chiarella, & Katie Marren.

A salon night held monthly for creative ladies* in the DC Metropolitan area. We’ll wine**, dine, and have casual conversations on a wide variety of topics relating to creativity, business, and life. If you identify as a creative woman* and are interested, you're welcome to join us! Join our mailing list and follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram . *Our space is inclusive of all women, non-binary, agender and gender non-conforming people. Self-definition is at the sole discretion of that individual. If you feel you could benefit from a space meant for people who do not identify as cis men to share ideas and collaborate, you are welcome. **Alcohol is entirely optional; you can drink tea, coffee, or whatever you like!

July 20th 2021 | 7:30 - 8:30pm Money Talk | Financial Literacy Primer

This presentation led by Pamela Sams will review basic financial concepts so you can start to take control of your financial future. We’ll cover tips that you can implement immediately.

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May 2021 Virtual Guided Cider Tasting

Join Ladies, Wine & Design for a fun virtual cider tasting with Capitol Cider House!
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April 2021 Virtual Handlettering Workshop

Learn the Basics with Ladies Wine & Design DC!
http://bit.ly/LWD-handlettering
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February 6th 2021 | 3 - 4:30pm Valentine for Me, A free virtual concert hosted by Phim's Chats

LWD DC attended “Valentine for Me”, a virtual concert hosted by Phim's Chats.
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September 18th-25th 2020 DC Design Week

LWD DC partnered with DC Design Week. The creative community in DC is an ever-growing body of professionals, makers, and voices working across disciplines. Hosted and produced by AIGA DC, DC Design Week is an annual celebration of that community.
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August 12th 2020 Activism Meets Creativity - Art Workshop & Conversation

Join us this month with Savannah Imani Wade for an art workshop and conversation of what freedom looks like for Black and Indigenous people.
Savannah Imani Wade is a D.C. based figure painter, educator, and performing artist studying at Maryland Institute College of Art. Storytelling is a core in the traditions of her Black, Mexican Indigenous, and American Indigenous ancestry. Savannah interprets art as a space for remembering, and healing through rediscovery.
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July 22nd 2020 Confidence with Wine

Kim Kachmar of Together With Wine will host a virtual wine tasting focused on building your wine confidence by showing us how to taste wine, general knowledge and pairing tips.
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June 1st - 30th 2020 Black Lives Matter

LWD DC is recognizing, reflecting and acting on what we can do to help the black community from police violence, systemic racism, and oppression.
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May 9th 2020 I 9am - 9am Virtual Create-A-Thon

LWD DC partnered with The Brand Stand's owner AnnMarie Flamenco hosting a 24-hour event to donate creative services to businesses effected by COVID-19.
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April 30th 2020 I 7 - 8PM Thriving While Remote

With a recent shift to remote work, we are all figuring out a new normal. Executive Coach Randi Braun will host a webinar and provide us with the framework on how to balance work, life and business.
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March 23nd 2020 I 6 - 8pm Virtual Craft Night

A zoom call to gather, create and check-in with one another in light of the global pandemic.
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Join us for a morning salon of ladies celebrating ladies. Kick off your Galentine’s Day with the company of awesome creative women! We’ll have tea and scones provided by Teaism, as well as cards and materials to dedicate a custom card to that important gal in your life.
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January 27th I 6:00 - 8:00pm New Decade, Same me.

A conversation on resetting beauty standards and looking at how the media manipulates femininity, followed by a fun portrait session with Deveney Williams at General Assembly.
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December 10th 2019 I 6:00 - 8:00pm Film Screening

A film screenings of ‘Netizens’ and panel discussion on the lives of women confronting digital abuse and striving for equality and justice online at the Outrage.
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November 19th 2019 | 6:00 - 8:00pm Using Failure to Succeed

Panel discussion about failure with Jen White Johnson, Maryam Zaringhalam, Ritija Gupta moderated by Deveney Williams at General Assembly.
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October 24th 2019 | 6:00 - 8:00pm Intro to Public Speaking for Tech and Design

Workshop to make a plan for clarifying your ideas and turning them into soemthing you can teach with Radhika Bhatt at Glenn Echo Group.
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July 23rd 2019 | 6:30 - 8:30pm Wine Tasting for Creative Women

Learn about wine by tasting a delicious selection from around the world with BottleLegger.
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June 24th 2019 | 6:00 - 8:00pm Story in Motion: Unlocking Your Creative Story

Unlock your creative story with a workshop to cultive your story into your workflow with Cierra Jade at MadeByWe!
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May 28th 2019 | 6:00 - 8:00pm Introduction to Hand Lettering

A card making workshop taught by Madelyne Adams at Cherry Blossom Creative.
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April 30th 2019 | 6:00 - 8:00pm Salary Negotiation Workshop

We partnered with Ladies Get Paid for a workshop on having difficult conversations about your salary at Avenue Suites in Georgetown.
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A panel discussion on harnessing creative power to tell stories, advocate for yourself, and uplift others with Ashleigh Axios, Zuri Hunter, Kaitlyn Borysiewicz, and Liz Rose Chmela at Phone2Action.

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Bringing change through mentorship and championing others' work.

A Creative DC
AIGA Mentorship Program
Women Who Code
The Melanin Collective
DC Design Week
ColorCoded
Sip and Sketch Playlist
Women's March on Washington
Designer Vaca
Design Gigs for Good

Numbers show that there's a very small percentage of women leading the creative industry. However, we found the people we're inspired by most are often other talented ladies. Here are a few women we have admired, worked with, or had our eye on! Email us if you want to nominate someone for this list.