Media, Politicos & Hollywood Stars Shake Up Washington at Niche Media's Capitol File Magazine's Fifth Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner After Party, Presented by Bing and Renaissance Hotels

WASHINGTON, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- On the evening of one of Washington, DC's highest profile cultural events, the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (WHCAD), Niche Media's Capitol File magazine helped bring excitement, glamour and a Hollywood-style celebration to Washington with their fifth Annual WHCAD After Party hosted by Niche Media CEO, Jason Binn and featuring special guests Wolf Blitzer and Chef Bobby Flay. The After Party, held last night, was presented by Bing™ and Renaissance Hotels and featured luxurious wines and spirits from The Charmer Sunbelt Group, one of the nation's leading distributors.  The party also marked the debut of the brand new May/June Issue of Capitol File featuring a cover story profiling Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives.

The invitation-only event drew several hundred of Washington's media, business, and political insiders, as well as a mix of boldfaced names in entertainment. At the scene were Sarah Schaffer, EIC of Capitol File magazine, Niche Media's John Colabelli, "The Bachelor's" Andy Baldwin, political commentator Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Ashley Judd, MSNBC's Chris Matthews and wife, Kathleen Matthews, Chris Tucker, Dennis Quaid, Desiree Rogers, cast mates Dominic West, Michael Kenneth Williams and Sonja Sohn of "The Wire," Gabourey Sibide, Gayle King, General George Casey, Jr., Fox News Channel's Greta Van Susteren, Haley Binn, Kim Kardashian, Lyor Cohen, Jack and Susanna Quinn, Tory Burch, NBC Universal's Tina Urbanski, Tina Edmundson, SVP of Lifestyle Brands for Renaissance Hotels, Satinder Palta, GM of The Mayflower® Renaissance Hotel, Charles Merinoff, Vice Chairman and CEO of Charmer Sunbelt, and Eric Hadley, GM of Bing, all of whom helped create yet another iconic moment at The Mayflower Renaissance Hotel. With music provided by Hollywood mainstay last in town spinning President Obama's Mid-Atlantic Presidential Inaugural Ball, DJ Cassidy, and a sophisticated crowd that danced until the wee hours, the Capitol File party quickly became the ultimate "Nerd Prom" destination for the "cool kids," even boasting guests checking into a special "Mayflower Renaissance" Foursquare listing.

Guests enjoyed a signature tequila-pineapple-chile margarita created by Bobby Flay and a special VIP champagne lounge on the upper level with Champagne courtesy of Moet & Chandon and cocktails courtesy of The Charmer Sunbelt Group. Throughout the night guests relished custom-made Bing-branded chocolates, hand crafted by artisan Edward Marc Chocolatier, and refreshed with FIJI Water.

Niche Media's Capitol File magazine's annual WHCAD After Party was presented by Bing and Renaissance Hotels and sponsored by The Charmer Sunbelt Group and FIJI Natural Artesian Water. The event was conceived and produced by New York-based Relevent Group.

A photo gallery from the event is available courtesy of Wire Image; also see the dedicated blog here.

About Niche Media Holdings: Niche Media, a subsidiary of Greenspun Media Group, was founded in 1992 and is the country's preeminent regional magazine company with the largest network of city-specific luxury publications in the United States. Niche Media consistently delivers the finest editorial content and advertising to a controlled group of influencers with the highest disposable incomes in each city. Niche Media reaches readers who maintain annual household incomes of at least $200,000 and have liquid assets in excess of $1 million, making the pages of these glossies some of the most valuable real estate in publishing. Additionally, the company brings its publications' pages to life with more than 500 dynamic A-list events across the country each year.

SOURCE Niche Media

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