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FRIDAY

Transformer isn't the only gallery putting on its little black dress and collecting alms for art these days. Those of you with a little cash in hand, looking to fill your civic duty by supporting the arts and partying the night away have two more bashes to choose from.

In a summer of high-profile restaurant openings, the handlers of Urbana -- the new restaurant inside the new Hotel Palomar just west of Dupont Circle on P Street -- don't want their charge to get lost in the crowd. And so, last night, they hosted a flashy preview of their eatery to get the word out about the restaurant that replaces the old Gabriel restaurant in the former Radisson-Barceló.

Despite our lack of a W, D.C. sure has its share of fancy-shmancy boutique hotels. And that's predominantly because of the Kimpton Group, who operate six hotels in D.C. -- their second largest metropolitan hub after their headquarters in San Francisco. As Metrocurean says, the Kimpton Group has done a great job taking ugly D.C. buildings and transforming them not only into swank hotels, but also spaces with fun bars/lounges and fine dining. And now the Washington Business Journal reports that the Kimpton Group are renovating another spot in D.C. at 2121 P St. NW, not far from the Hotel Monaco.