Attendees enjoyed Praline Bakery & Bistro sweets, Black Elk wine and light bites in the beautiful Italian kitchen and bath showroom.

Jessica Waters, assistant professor in the Department of Justice, Law & Society at American University, along with her husband Doug Ward, held a fundraiser for the Children's Law Center (CLC), www.childrenslawcenter.org, at Boffi Georgetown, www.boffigeorgetown.com, 3320 M St. NW in Cady's Alley on Saturday evening, November 3rd.

SILVER SPRING, Md.  – Most Montgomery Parks and facilities will operate its usual hours on Wednesday, July 4th. But before you plan your outing, check out what parks will be closed or operate on shortened schedules on Independence Day.

The following facilities and programs will be closed on July 4:

• Montgomery Parks Nature Centers:
• Locust Grove Nature Center
• Meadowside Nature Center
• Brookside Nature Center
• Montgomery Parks Summer Camps
• Park Permits Office
• Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center at Cabin John Regional Park
• Wheaton Ice Arena at Wheaton Regional Park

The following facilities will close early on July 4th:

• Cabin John Ice Rink at Cabin John Regional Park: Open 6 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Olney Skate Park at Olney Manor Recreational Park: Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• South Germantown Driving Range at South Germantown Recreational Park: Open 9 a.m.

This is the Eighth of an Eight-Part Feature on the designers’ vision and progress at the DC Design House, which is now open through May 13th. The DC Design House benefits Children's National Medical Center.

Victoria Sanchez of Victoria Sanchez Interiors in Alexandria, VA, www.victoriasanchezinteriors.com, was inspired by her own children for the design of Space 21, the Teenager’s Getaway. “I looked to their likes and dislikes, and their wants and desires as I created this design,” says Sanchez, who is excited to part of the Design House but also knows the amount of work that had to be completed in a short period of time.