April Homo Hotel Happy Hour - Thursday, April 16, 2009

[Homo Hotel Happy Hour]

The Hotel:

The Dupont Hotel - formerly the Jurys Washington - completed its first
wave of renovations on March 23, 2009. Construction crews are still
working on Level 9, the additional floor and roof terrace, but have
finished the food and beverage spaces, rooms and lobby. Be some of the
first to experience this chic new space in DC’s premier new hotel.

Our Space:

Café Dupont – formerly known as Dupont Grille – will be exclusively
for Homo Hotel Happy Hour patrons. This is the space that looks a bit
like a giant glass cube. There are also several floor-to-ceiling
glass doors that will be open allowing us to spill outdoors. In this
space, drinks will be ticketed. I’m not a HUGE fan of this process,
but I’m going to give it another try to see if it eases any of the
wait times at the bar. Drink prices will be as follows: $6 for the
Pomegranate Mojito, $5 for Beer, $8 for Wine or Liquor. These prices
are reduced from the standard Dupont Hotel prices. Dupont Grille will
have four bars with seven bartenders and two desks to purchase
tickets. Both cash and credit cards will be accepted, but cash always
speeds things up!
The other bar space in The Dupont Hotel, Bar Dupont, is open to the
general public and will not be honoring the drink specials and prices.
This does give you the option of not buying drink tickets, but
cocktails will be at a slightly higher cost. Also, if things get a
little hectic in Café Dupont, I encourage you to walk over to Bar
Dupont for the additional space and bar staff. As always feel free to
spill out into the lobby and take over!

The Cause:

Please note the drink special, the Pomegranate Mojito, is the
fundraising tool of the event. One dollar from the sale of each
special will go toward this month’s cause. Please make it a point to
purchase at least one of these to help our cause.

This month’s LGBT partner is Burgundy Crescent, the source of LGBT
volunteers for gay and gay-friendly non-profit organizations in DC,
MD, and VA. BCV is an all-volunteer 501(c) (3) non-profit
organization. http://www.burgundycrescent.org/ While this month’s
partner is Burgundy Crescent, they have requested that the donation
from this month’s event be given to the Whitman Walker Clinic’s Gay
Men's Peer Counseling program. http://www.dcpeercounseling.org/

Cafe Dupont - The Dupont Hotel
1500 New Hampshire Ave, NW
Time: 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Metro: Dupont Circle