Spotted last night at the newly renovated Renaissance M Street Hotel...(The event was in partnership with upscale publisher Niche Media, LLC and Washington's famed Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design.)

Suzanne Malveaux, Ed Henry

John O'Neilly, Henry, Malveaux, Shirley Hung

Kathleen Matthews and Will Thomas

Danielle Piacente and Scott McCrary

David Bass, Jeff Dufour, Amy Argetsinger, Patrick Gavin

Jeff Flaherty, Marriott corporate communications w/CNN's Kathleen Koch and CNN's Chris Carter