White House Correspondents’ Dinner Weekend, D.C.’s ‘Nerd Prom,’ Returns With A Flood Of Events: UTA, CAA, Paramount, NBCU And MPA Among The Fetes

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President Joe Biden still plans to attend this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner even after Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for Covid and health officials are warning that the most recent variant is especially contagious.It’s a sign of the eagerness of the Beltway crowd to get on with the business of socializing.And it is a business: Packed into the next five days are loads of parties and receptions, sponsored by talent agencies, networks, news divisions and media outlets, as well as corporate brands, as a showcase for D.C.’s boldfaced names.One of the prized tickets has been UTA’s Friday night event at Fiola Mare restaurant, which in years past has gone into the wee hours, gathering many of the agency’s news media figure clients.

CAA also is hosting a reception earlier in the event. WME said that it was making a donation to the Center for European Analysis’ Democracy Fellowship Fund, with proceeds going to sponsorship of Ukrainian and Russian journalists, researchers and activists forced to leave their home countries as they report on the war.

The funds will be used for a one-year residence in D.C.Many of the events will have Covid protocols that require proof of vaccination and/or a negative test, including Saturday night’s dinner, where the thousands of attendees are typically packed wall-to-wall in the cavernous Washington Hilton ballroom.

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical advisor to the president, was to be a guest of ABC News at the dinner, but backed out over concerns of Covid, according to CNN.