While Time and People magazines party at the St. Regis on the eve of the WHCD, actress Rosario Dawson, Maria Teresa Kumar from Voto Latino and Bruswick Group’s David Sutphen will entertain guests on the roof of the Hay-Adams Hotel at a reception for “Emerging Voices in Media.”  The event will follow Voto Latino’s April 28th Emerging Voices in Media forum that is meant to bring together journalists, policymakers, leaders, and artists to share insights and discuss opportunities to break barriers in media. The rooftop soiree is invite-only but additional info on the forum is available here.

We’ll just provide the dets of this holiday season’s media-type parties, most of which are invite-only, and let you decide for yourself whether or not to pull a Salahi…

Saturday, December 5th

7pm Jim Courtovich hosts a “Gaucho Christmas Party” (invite only)

Monday, December 7th

6-8pm British Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald hosts Christmas Drinks at the residence (invite only)

Tuesday, December 8th

6pm Quinn & Gillespie host a “Holiday Party” at the W Roof (invite only)

6:30-8:30pm The American News Women’s Club host a “Holiday Party” at headquarters on Embassy Row (invite only)

7:30pm The Brunswick Group’s Hilary Rosen, David Shapiro, David Sutphen and Michele Davis host a “Holiday Party” at L2 (invite only)

Wednesday, December 9th

6-8pm MediaBistro hosts a “Holiday Party” at Current Sushi

Thursday, December 10th

6pm Radio & TV Correspondents Association hosts a “Holiday Party” at the Capitol Visitors Center

6-8pm Regional Reporters hosts a “Holiday Party” in the Truman Lounge at the National Press Club

Monday, December 14th

6:30-9pm NLGJA-DC hosts “Cocktails and Conversation” at Long View Gallery, with special guests, former employees of Blade

Wednesday, December 16th

7-9pm Fashion Group International of Greater Washington, DC and Greater Washington Fashion Chamber of Commerce host a “Very Fashionable Holiday” at Saki

We’ll continue to update this list. Follow FBDC’s coverage here on the blog and on Twitter.

While so many media houses are pulling the plug on their WHCD soirees this year, one DC publication is making its debut on the party circuit.

DC Mag’s Editor-in-Chief Karen Sommer Shalett and David Sutphen of the Brunswick Group are going head-to-head with the Friday night Time/People and Cap File fetes.

The DC Mag cocktail will serve as the pub’s issue release/WHCD pre-party and will take place in the MyHelsinki Exhibition at the Embassy of Finland on Friday May 8, 2009.