The Francaise Dinner!

We have a number of exciting prizes in this year's raffle! To keep up with the latest updates, see our prize page here . And to remind folks, below are the raffle rules and ticket pricing. They are the same as last year. 1) Tickets can be purchased in the following tiers: 1 ticket for $3, 2 tickets for $5, 5 tickets for $10, and 12 tickets for $20. Tickets can only be purchased in cash on the night of the dinner. 2) All tickets will be placed in the same basket, from which we will draw a winner for each prize successively. After a ticket is drawn and its number is called, that ticket will be discarded. 3) The same person can win a maximum of two times, except for the grand prize. If a person's number is drawn a third time, that ticket will be discarded, and another one will be drawn. The grand prize (a $100 gift certificate to American Duchess shoes) will be drawn first and will not be eligible for additional prizes. 4) Please retain your ticket stubs until the p...

As with last year, we are going to take a group photo to commemorate our gathering. The logistics will be the same as last time, but here is a reminder: We ask that you arrive by 6:15 (the doors open at 5:30) so that we may take the photograph before it gets too dark. If the weather permits, we will take the picture in the outdoor courtyard at Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant. Our photographer, Beth of BWPW Photography , will take shots both with her camera and with Gloria's camera as backup. The photo from Gloria's camera will be made available shortly after the dinner, while the photos from Beth's camera will be professionally edited and available on her website. (Copies with a small watermark will be offered free of charge, while copies without the watermark can be purchased according to the pricing posted here .) Since we have nearly 40 people attending the dinner, we ask that guests do not also attempt to take their own pictures of the whole group during this time, so...

We would like to gather all of our guests together to take a large group photo--to commemorate our esteemed assemblage in all its costumed glory! Thus, we ask that you arrive by 6:15 (the doors open at 5:30) so that we may take this photograph before the sun sets. If the weather permits, we will take the picture in the outdoor courtyard at Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant. Our photographer, Beth of BWPW Photography , will take shots both with her camera and with Gloria's camera as backup. The photo from Gloria's camera will be made available shortly after the dinner, while the photos from Beth's camera will be professionally edited and available on her website. (Copies with a small watermark will be offered free of charge, while copies without the watermark can be purchased according to the pricing posted here .) Since we have 40 people attending the dinner, we ask that guests do not also attempt to take their own pictures of the whole group during this time, so as to ...

We are counting down the days to the Francaise Dinner! There is less than a month left! In preparation for the night's festivities, we wanted to address some questions that have arisen regarding changing space. Our venue, Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant, is located in a historic structure, and thus only has a small restroom available to their diners. As we are only occupying one of the tavern's three dining rooms that evening, we would ask people not to change on site. We do not wish to inconvenience the restaurant nor its other patrons, and we would like to be welcomed back to Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant for next year's Francaise Dinner, should we wish to have it there again. This is a fabulous venue for hosting a costumed event, and we would very much like everyone to have a great time, while still respecting the needs of the restaurant and of its other visitors. Because this is an event at a public place (rather than a private event in someone's home), and...