Calling All Straight Men for the O
I have found THE place for straight men in DC.
Last week Riot Girl invited me to a reception hosted by Generation O, which is an organization within the Washington National Opera. It is geared toward attracting the younger generation (under 35) to the joys of opera...at a reduced price ($50 for orchestra seats and $75 for prime orchestra seats when you purchase a subscription).
Now, truth be told, I've only been to one opera. In high school the Long Beach Opera, in an attempt to try to reach children who may never been to the theater, came to our school to teach us about one opera and then sent us on a field trip to see the opera in person. Now I don't remember which one it was or even if I enjoyed it. All I can remember is that all the characters were dressed as animals (anyone have a clue which one that might be???).
But back to the reception.
It was hosted in the courtyard of Poste (located in the Hotel Monaco), and the weather couldn't have been nicer for it. They had a lovely cheese and fruit spread, tasty appetizers, and a nice selection of drinks (which they ran out of toward the end of the evening...but really, are we all that surprised that an event for people 35 and under would run out of booze???).
Riot Girl had invited her husband along, which brought the average ratio of men to women up to 1:7.
It was ridiculous the amount of women there. Men, this is your chance. You must come to the next event. You don't even have to dress nicely (as the scruffy young man found out as he was constantly surrounded by a gaggle of women the entire time he was there). Just come.
Last week Riot Girl invited me to a reception hosted by Generation O, which is an organization within the Washington National Opera. It is geared toward attracting the younger generation (under 35) to the joys of opera...at a reduced price ($50 for orchestra seats and $75 for prime orchestra seats when you purchase a subscription).
Now, truth be told, I've only been to one opera. In high school the Long Beach Opera, in an attempt to try to reach children who may never been to the theater, came to our school to teach us about one opera and then sent us on a field trip to see the opera in person. Now I don't remember which one it was or even if I enjoyed it. All I can remember is that all the characters were dressed as animals (anyone have a clue which one that might be???).
But back to the reception.
It was hosted in the courtyard of Poste (located in the Hotel Monaco), and the weather couldn't have been nicer for it. They had a lovely cheese and fruit spread, tasty appetizers, and a nice selection of drinks (which they ran out of toward the end of the evening...but really, are we all that surprised that an event for people 35 and under would run out of booze???).
Riot Girl had invited her husband along, which brought the average ratio of men to women up to 1:7.
It was ridiculous the amount of women there. Men, this is your chance. You must come to the next event. You don't even have to dress nicely (as the scruffy young man found out as he was constantly surrounded by a gaggle of women the entire time he was there). Just come.
posted by vixen @ 2:22 PM
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