Ruby Jubilee
| Date | Event | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July (Saturday) 12pm to 2pm |
The Musical Extravaganza That Absolutely No One Asked For! | The Arts Club of Washington | A Franz Liszt-inspired, champaign-fueled romp through Colleen's musical struggles and mental health crises. Piano! Maybe ukulele! |
| 26 July (Saturday) 2:15pm to 6:30pm |
Recital Afterparty | The Hedge | Whether or not you can make the recital, help us continue the shenanigans into the evening. |
| 07 August (Thursday) 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
Quizboxing | Escape The Room DC - Midtown/Golden Triangle | Celebrate Colleen's life-long obsession with trivia, including her immortal loss on Jeopardy!, by joining her to play a vicious 60-minute TV style quiz game against friends. Note: there's a 12-person cap on participants. |
| 22 August (Friday) 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Speakeasy Jazz & Silent Film Night | Big Bear Cafe | Because Colleen can't resist an opportunity to dress up, enjoy a silent film (TBA) and some hot jazz in a hidden speakeasy. Doors open at 6pm, music and films start at 6:30pm. Vintage costumes encouraged! |
| 27 August (Wednesday) 6pm to 9pm |
Showtunes Singalong Happy Hour | Sid Gold's Request Room | Be grateful that you didn't have to witness 14-year-old Colleen's uninspiring performance as "Mother" in Charlotte's Web: The Musical (which consisted primarily of not knowing the capital of Idaho. #iykyk). Instead, belt out your favorite hits from Broadway, Disney, movie musicals, and the great American songbook, all live with a piano! |
| 13 September (Saturday) 2pm to 5pm |
Downton Abbey-Inspired Tea Party | The Hedge | Colleen adores a costume drama. She will never be able to forgive Julian Fellows for killing Sybil, but Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale comes out this September! Wear your fancy duds, enjoy a refreshing cup of tea, and maybe cause a minor scandal by subverting social norms. The Dowager Countess will not approve. |
| 27 September (Saturday) |
Renaissance Festival Excursion (with party bus) | Revel Grove | Have a royal day at the Maryland Renaissance Festival! To optimize your carousing, catch a ride on our party bus. Dressing up is heavily encouraged. Please buy your own tickets promptly when they go on sale at 10:00am EDT on Monday 04 August 2025. Tickets will sell out. We plan to be there most of the day; exact times TBA. RSVP to Colleen for a seat on the chariot. |
| 04 October (Saturday) 5pm to late |
Masque of the Red Death: A Ruby Jubilee Birthday | The Hedge & O Street Park |
The official big 4-0. It's Colleen's party and she'll cry if she wants to. What is a 40th birthday but a reconning with mortality? Therefore, you are invited to an evening of elegant intrigue and macabre entertainments. Laugh in the face of death! Brave daring contests! Find distraction in frivolity and vainglorious achievement! Become the bold, if melancholy, 19th century literary hero(ine)/adventurer/scoundrel/villain/hapless oaf that you were born to be! |
| 16 November (Sunday) 5pm |
Drunk Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet | The Sage Theatre | Colleen recited the prologue of Romeo and Juliet for at her 8th grade class' Shakespeare Festival. She's gone on to read, watch, and costume a lot of Shakespeare. Come watch the members of The Drunk Shakespeare Society perform The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, except that one of them has just downed five shots of whiskey. See the mayhem that ensues as the rest of the cast attempts to keep the play on track. We are getting a block of tickets at group discount price. Craft cocktails available for purchase throughout the show. |
| TBA |
Cocktail Competition 005: The Shaken & Stirred Edition | TBA | The only thing that Colleen (2-time cocktail competition champion) loves more than a good cocktail is pitting people against each other for her amusement. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to mix up something delicious. |
| TBA |
40 Hectometer Footrace | TBA | What could be a more self-serving way to celebrate oneself than by hosting a footrace in one's honor? Because running is the optimal form of suffering, celebrate Colleen's 40th with a 40 hectometer (4K) run/walk. To make it ever so slightly less self-serving, participants will be asked to make a small donation to charity. There will be at least one prize. |
| TBA |
Post-Race Brunch and Boudoir Photoshoot Screening | TBA | Yes, you read that correctly. |
