From Rachel Nania. Check out her blog, Sear, Simmer & Stir. Follow Nania on Twitter @rnania, email her at rachel[AT]borderstan.com

If you find yourself walking down U Street on June 22 and 23, you may come across a list of designer labels like Oscar de la Renta, Yves Saint Laurent, Diane Von Furstenberg and Kate Spade, just to name a few.

Smith Center for the Healing Arts is at 1628 U Street NW. (Borderstan)

No, U Street is not building a Saks; the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts is hosting a pop-up boutique to benefit the center’s programs for community members living with cancer. The boutique, 1628 U Street NW, will be open Friday, June 22 from 11 am until 8 pm and Saturday, June 23 from 11 am until 5 pm. One hundred percent of all sales will support the Smith Center.

For more information on shopping at, or donating to, the boutique, contact development[AT]smithcenter.org.

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