More Hollywood hotties are on the guest list for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. People Magazine leads the hit crowd with actor Josh Hutcherson from “The Hunger Games” as well as Diane Keaton, William Levy, and Katherine Schwarzenegger. Also on People’s list is Senator Olympia Snowe and her husband Governor McKernon and Sam Kass, White House Chef and Food Policy Director.
NPR has added the White House Correspondents Dinner’s first James Bond, Pierce Brosnan and Ginnifer Goodwin to the list.
The annual dinner is scheduled for April 28th. The action is at White House Correspondents Insider.
Both People and DC Modern Luxury magazine threw pre-WHCD receptions tonight, the eve of the big dinner itself tomorrow night. At the St. Regis Hotel, just blocks away from the White House, the old world elegance of the venue provided a warm atmosphere for the People bash, which was packed nearly wall-to-wall. Hotel staff in tuxes passed drinks and hors d’oeuvres among the several hundred guests, who included actor Kevin Bacon and musician Ludacris. TV news personalities also filled the room, such as CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, ABC News’ Ann Compton, NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell and Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren. The mood was relaxed and festive.
extremely modern digs of the Finnish Embassy. Pale wood and glass and steel abounded as a capacity crowd of mostly younger guests mixed and mingled. Spotted among the faces was CNN’s Ed Henry and Suzanne Malvaux. A DJ played a mix of house music for dancers, whose numbers increased as the evening grew later.