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Play
Time at Proper Topper
Saturday mornings
10:30 am – 11:30 am beginning May 24th
Georgetown
garden
Tucked beside
Proper Topper- Georgetown, our secret garden just begs for use on beautiful
mornings; and, funny thing, most of the toddlers we know also beg for a
place to find other toddlers.
Play
Time will again feature music, refreshments (thirst-quenching, all-natural
fizzy
lizzy!), friends and good cheer-
we hope you'll join us!
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Woodrow Wilson House
20th "Perennial" Garden Party
Wednesday,
May 14th, 2008
Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S St., NW
6 to 8:30 pm
Proper
Topper is pleased to support the Woodrow Wilson House Foundation at the
20th Annual Garden Party,
held in
President Wilson's beautiful early-20th-century classic mansion on S
Street
to benefit
the only presidential museum in Washington, D.C.
Proper
Topper will be on hand during the event with a collection of spectacular
millinery for men and women from the nation's top designers and
contributing a percentage of sales to the WWH Endowment.
A much
anticipated Rite of Spring, the Garden Party holds a fierce competition
and fabulous
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prizes for
the best Spring Hats in categories from traditional to creative. The Garden
Party is presented by the
Perennial
Garden Club of Washington.
In ongoing
support of Woodrow Wilson House, Proper Topper will contribute a portion
of all purchases made by WWH patrons through May 31st. Supporters may
mention WWH at the time of purchase in either shop, or enter “WWH Trust”
in ordering directions online.
To
purchase tickets for the Garden Party, and to learn more about the
Woodrow Wilson House,
please visit
www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org. |
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Help
Restore the Georgetown Library!
"Harold + the Purple Library"
Tee
Show your support for our library's recovery! As in the children's
classic, Harold draws the library to life with his purple crayon, and
the quote on the shirt reads: "luckily, he kept his wits and his purple
crayon." All
proceeds from the tees will go to fund re-stocking the
Georgetown
Public Library,
severely damaged by fire on April 30th, 2007. Order online or visit the
shops to purchase
men's ($20),
women's ($24) and
kids' ($14).
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Benefit CD for All DC Public Libraries
Track list:
1. Revival - Fog Rolling In
2. Kitty Hawk - Some Kind of Monster
3. Vandaveer - Roman Candle
4. These United States - So High, So Low, So Wide, So Long
5. Mikal Evans - Holding On To
6. Brandon Butler - Fire and the Wheel
7. Shortstack - House on Fire
8. Let's French - Boys and Girls
9. John Bustine - Ballad of Big Snake and Mister Frog
10. Rose - I Fill Up the Time
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The loss of the Georgetown Public
Library to fire in April, 2007 led us to think about the fragile state of
our neighborhood public libraries. This project is the product of a group of
individuals who have a hopeful vision for building better, stronger
libraries throughout the city. The artists contributed their work,
Gypsy Eyes Records and
The Federal Reserve
Collective contributed use of the works, and Proper Topper contributed
production costs. All proceeds from sales of this CD go directly
to the DCPL Foundation. CDs
are available for $10 at either
Proper Topper location or on
our website.
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Chapeaux and
Champagne
Saturday and
Sunday, April 26th & 27th
Proper Topper – Georgetown
Noon to 6
In conjunction
with Georgetown's French Market weekend, we toasted glorious spring again
with champagne and spectacular spring millinery! Karyn Gringas, creator and
designer of Lilliput Hats, joined us from her Toronto studio to show her
amazing creations and to assist our discerning customers in finding the
perfect hat. Also on hand were expanded trunk show collections from favorite
designers Christine A. Moore, Brenda Lynn, and Mr. Green (a men's couture
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Spring Celebration
Saturday, April
19
On a beautiful, sun-drenched April morning, Friends of Rose Park and Proper
Topper hosted the 4th Annual Rose Park Spring Celebration. The fun
included bonnet trimming (the one-of-a-kind creations were spectacular!),
pony rides & baby farm animals, moon bouncing, face painting, and live rock
& roll music for all ages from These United States, Brandon Butler, Rose,
Kitty Hawk, and Vandaveer.
The
Spring Celebration was free to all, but many generous donations were made to
Friends of Rose Park. Thank you to all who helped us celebrate!
Friends of Rose Park
is a non-profit organization that, along with the District of Columbia and
the National Park Service, funds maintenance and improvement of our
neighborhood treasure, Rose Park.
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Knitter's
Delight!
We converted our
secret garden into a farmer's market during December, presenting unique
local treats and beautiful fresh touches for the holidays: hand spun organic
yarns from
Solitude,
a small farm in Western Loudon County (knitters, you'll be in heaven!);
holiday wreaths and plants; honey and other bee products; one-of-a-kind
handmade gifts, and lots more, all in our Georgetown garden. Stay tuned
for a reprise this spring!
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A Night of Great
Music for a Good Cause!
Proper Topper joined forces with
Gypsy Eyes Records and the Federal Reserve Collective for the debut of the
Benefit for the DC Public Library CD.
Proceeds from the evening went to
the DC Public Library Foundation to fund libraries serving across
Washington, D.C.
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