Though the influx of invitations has slowed since the September rush, they keep on coming, including plenty for fundraisers in the nation’s capital. Here is this week’s roundup:

Christie for Dent, Biden for Callahan. On Wednesday, two days after Joe Biden stumps for Lehigh, Pa. mayor John Callahan, N.J. governor Chris Christie is headlining an event for Callahan’s rival, Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., who is ahead in the polls. Christie will deliver a lecture, part of Dent’s “American Leaders Lecture Series,” which featured a visit from Rudy Guiliani earlier this year. The full slate of events — including a roundtable discussion, a photo with the governor and cocktails — costs $5,000 per couple and $2,500 per PAC, according to the invitation. Dent has planned eight fundraisers since August, according to Party Time’s database.

On Tuesday, Christie is taking part in another “photo op” for a Keystone State Republican, Mike Fitzpatrick. The former Congressman is favored in his race with incumbent Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., despite being out-fundraised, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Still fundraising in D.C. Illinois GOP challenger Bobby Schilling dines at the Capitol Hill Club, Rhode Island hopeful John Loughlin holds court at the UPS Townhouse, and Charles Djou, R-Hawaii, woos donors at the National Republican Congressional Committee, according to Party Time invitations.

Schilling faced poor prospects in June, when his race was not considered competitive by the Cook Political Report. Now in a tossup with Phil Hare, D-Ill., Schilling out-raised him in the third quarter, and has more cash on hand. Nearly $2 million in outside money has flooded the race on both sides, according to Sunlight’s Follow the Unlimited Money tool.

Both Djou and Loughlin lost the third quarter money battle to their opponents, Democrats Coleen Hanabusa and David Cicilline. The National Journal has handy charts for third quarter fundraising in open-seat, freshmen and veterans to watch contests.

We, the Pizza. On Wednesday, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., whose district is a stone’s throw from D.C., invites donors to We, the Pizza – a popular spot for lawmakers this fall. Connolly’s challenger, Keith Fimian, blew him away in the third quarter, raising over $1 million.

Mayor Mike. Tonight NYC chief Mike Bloomberg is opening up his home to Long Island conservative Peter King, R-N.Y., who is asking donors for between $1,000 and $2,500 to attend.

Happy Birthday, Darrell Issa! The man who would head the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform if Republicans take the House is celebrating his 57th birthday with donors at Carmine’s in downtown Washington Wednesday, according to this invitation.

As the 43 members of Congress on the financial reform conference committee meet this month to hash out the final bill, more than half have planned fundraisers for themselves or are scheduled to be special guests at fundraisers for their colleagues.

In Party Time’s database of invitations for the month of June, 28 of these events were for their own campaigns or political action committees, while 14 were for other lawmakers.

At least two members — Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the head of the House-Senate joint committee, and Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., the ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee — have postponed fundraisers since the committee convened on June 10, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Bachus’ press secretary Tim Johnson also told Party Time that Bachus did not attend one of the fundraisers that conflicted with the conference committee meeting. “Obviously there was a conflict with conference and that’s where the congressman’s full attention is,” Johnson said. Our count does not include postponed or canceled events.

For our full list, check out the spreadsheet below. Note: Our database only includes some of the fundraisers in the D.C. area, which we learn about from anonymous sources, so there may be more that we don’t know about.

Of the June Party Time invitations that, as far as we know, were planned to happen, here are some that caught our eye:

On the GOP side, Reps. Sam Graves, R-Miss., and Lamar Smith, R.-Tex., had invites to quite a few June soirees. Graves, the ranking Republican on the House Small Business Committee, planned six events this month, including a lunch at noon on June 16th just an hour after the committee started meeting at 11 a.m.

On June 14th, Smith’s political action committee, Longhorn PAC, planned its annual tennis event at the Washington Golf & Country Club. Smith, the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, is also set to host three events for either himself or his PAC this month, and was a guest at a fundraiser for Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla.

On June 15th, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., planned to use an Eagles concert at Nationals Stadium to raise money. Issa, the ranking member on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform also plans to hold his 9th Annual “Issa Cream Special” on June 23rd at the Associated General Contractors of America Townhouse with special guests, the “California GOP Delegation”. A ticket could cost as much as $2,500, or as little as $100 for those 35 and under.

Issa was also scheduled to host a fundraising breakfast at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday hosted by lobbyist Will Moschella, who represents the Electronic Payment Coalition among others. Moschella’s firm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shrek, LLP, is one of the top lobbying firms working on financial reform legislation, representing 19 clients to lobby on the financial reform overhaul in 2009 and the first quarter of 2010, according to a report by the Center for Public Integrity.

On June 9, just before the joint committee opened, Spencer Bachus, was scheduled to wine and dine at a Financial Services Industry Dinner at Acadiana to raise money for Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif.

On the Democratic side, House-Senate Conference Committee head Barney Frank was listed as a featured guest on at least 15 fundraisers for his colleagues and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this year. On June 7, Frank was listed as a host to a fundraising lunch for his colleague Ron Klein, D-Fla. He also plans to headline a fundraiser for Alan Grayson, D-Fla., at the National Democratic Club on July 1.

Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., planned two fundraisers this month, including a June 10 breakfast at the home of lobbyist Robert Raben, founder of the Raben Group, which lobbies on financial issues. The invite highlights Maloney’s committee positions as chair of the Joint Economic Committee and a member on both the Financial Services and Oversight Committee and Government Reform Committee.

Next week, Maloney plans to schmooze with donors while watching the “Carole King and James Taylor’s Troubadour Reunion Tour” at the Verizon Center.

Elijah Cummings, D-Md., also has plans for a June 24 fundraiser. The invitation highlights his positions as senior whip, senior member of the Joint Economic Committee, and senior member of the Committee on Government Oversight and Reform.

On Wednesday, in the middle of the conference committee meeting, former NFL Quarterback and chair of the Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., had planned for a $1,000-a-plate “Southern Summer Luncheon” at the National Democratic Club Townhouse to raise money for his campaign.

Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa., chairman of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, was also scheduled to be a guest at a fundraising breakfast on June 11 for Rep. Bryan Lentz, D-Pa.

Of the 12 Senators on the committee, Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, are billed as hosts while Sen. Tim Johnson was scheduled to hold a fundraiser at the National Automobile Dealers Association on June 15.

Finally, using Party Time’s Events by Committee search option, here are links to the fundraisers held by the House and Senate committees whose members were pulled for the conference committee:

House Financial Services Committee

House Committee on Agriculture

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Joint Economic Committee

House Committee on Small Business

Senate Banking Committee

Senate Commitee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

At two Bruce Springsteen concerts in DC last year there were more than a dozen fundraisers held for members of Congress, according to a Washington Post article today.

Reporters at the nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica and the Post wrote about these fundraisers using Party Time data and combined it with campaign finance and lobbying reports, identifying some of the organizations involved with these fundraisers.

Here’s a complete list of all the fundraiser fliers for the concerts Party Time collected last year:

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., May 2009.

Democratic Congressional Committee/Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., May 2009.

Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., May 2009.

Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., Nov 2009.

Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wisc., May 2009.

Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., May 2009.

Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., May 2009.

Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., Nov 2009.

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., Nov 2009.

Rep. John Carter, R-Tex., Nov 2009.

Rep. Ed Towns, D-N.Y., Nov 2009.

Rep. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa., Nov 2009.

Rep. John Hall, D-N.Y., Nov 2009.

Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., May 2009.

Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., May 2009.

Rep. Ed Towns, D-N.Y., May 2009.

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., May 2009.

Rep. Tom Harkin D-Iowa., May 2009.

Elham contributed to this report.

After a four-day stretch packed with late night markup sessions and at least 40 fundraisers, it looks as if members of Congress will be taking it easy over the next few days. We have invitations to three events this weekend–an A’s/Yankees game, a wine tour and the Allstate 400 at the Indianapolis Speedway.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) leads off with a weekend getaway at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California, where his guests will be treated to a wine tour and reception and then left free to explore the resort’s spa, art gallery and “world class golf course”.  Contributions of $1,000-$5,000 can be made out to his leadership committee: Invest in a Strong and Secure America (ISSA!) PAC which has raised $125,000 so far this election cycle.

Next up, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is hosting an event at the Yankees’ new stadium for his leadership PAC (IMPACT). $5,000 will reserve a seat for the game along with a tour of the new stadium before the first pitch.

Cheapie event of the weekend: Rep. Buyer (R-IN) rounds things out with a fundraiser at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis Speedway. $1,500 for PACs and $500 for individuals.

One final note–Issa’s guests might want to skip the Pechanga’s scheduled stand-up.

Congress is working pretty hard this week (see a few of the scheduled hearings here, here and here).  However, the busy work schedule isn’t stopping–or maybe it’s even inspiring–legislators to party hard in their free time.  For today’s date alone, June 16, we have 33 fundraising events in the Party Time database.

Perhaps the greatest similarity between all of these events is that, with only a handful of exceptions, the choice of venue and mode of entertainment sound, well, boring.  I enjoy shrimp cocktails and Maryland crabcakes as much as anyone else, but how many private lunch buffets in the Blue Room can one legislator stand? Some of our elected officials’ favorite venues are beyond tired.

There are a few legislators who are showing some creativity. Rep. Tom Latham (R, IA-4) is hosting a fundraiser at the Starfish Café. He’s asking for $2,500 from PACs and $1,500 from individual donors (and that gorgonzola pear salad looks like it might be worth every penny). Rep. Parker Griffith (D, AL-5) is hosting a dinner at Bobby Van’s Grill—his first event at this location according to our records. While his adventurism is surely to be applauded, it may be poorly rewarded according to one Washington Post reader review.

To round out this 33-fundraising-event day, Rep. Darrell Issa (R, CA-49) is hosting his 8th annual Issa Cream Event. He’s asking PACs for $1,000 and individuals for $500.  The invitation lists 13 additional House Reps. as “special guests”–which just goes to show that everyone loves ice cream. Or issa cream. Or whatever.