Dazzlers & Dandies

Not only was the groaning board overflowing with goodness this Thanksgiving, but I was thankful to spy a few stylish Baltimoreans and visitors to the area as well. First up is

Harvest & Hops – United Way Emerging Leaders

November 17, 2016 - Peabody Heights Brewery Pictured (LtoR) United Way colleagues: Katie Truitt, special events manager; Melissa Tran, epledge administrator; and Jacob Austin, marketing manager Pictured

Mingle at the Mill – Clipper Mill

November 17, 2016 - Clipper Mill Pictured (LtoR) Catherine Lobo, School of the Cathedral Mary Our Queen nurse; and Mary DeMarco, La Contessa/La Terra Gift Gallery owner/designer, inside the gallery

Hampden Frocks, Flourishes & Fromage

Talented local dress designer Jill Andrews maintains her salon in the beautifully restored old Northern District Police Station on Keswick Road in Hampden. On my morning running route one day earlier

Annual Meeting – Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore

November 17, 2016 - Marriott Waterfront Hotel Pictured (LtoR) M&T Bank branch managers: Mark Davis, Elizabeth Greenblatt, and Jeff Holsclaw Pictured (LtoR) Kwane Wyatt, Technical.ly business coordinator;

An Evening in the Stacks – Harford County Library

November 5, 2016 - Abingdon Library Pictured (LtoR) Ryan Kornke, Ports America Chesapeake operations manager; and Paige Boyle, Boyle Buick GMC marketing director & customer relations manager (Photo courtesy J. Thomas

Get Down To Do Good – Business Volunteers Maryland

November 12, 2016 - Columbus Center Pictured (LtoR) John Williams, Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl attorney; Kristy Bayus, Pessin Katz Law attorney; Jen Milam, Business Volunteers Maryland corporate & civic

Between the Screens: An Inside Look at New Ways to Make Movies – Maryland Film Festival

November 12, 2016 - Maryland Institute College of Art Pictured (LtoR) Jed Dietz, Maryland Film Festival founder/director; Matt Porterfield, Baltimore-based filmmaker/event moderator; and Marielle Heller, filmmaker/event

Stars, Stripes & Chow: Chili Edition – The Baltimore Station

November 12, 2016 - Gameday Warehouse Pictured (LtoR) Alex Kramer and Judy James, Arris Design Studio interior designers; Mike Myers, RK&K partner; and Christie Walsh-Myers, event chair

Lace is ALL over the place!

In this Issue: Lace Overload Street Style Lace Appeal = Modern Make use of a trend in your nighttime dressing. This ivory silk blouse shows lace in a different place. #shopRachelZoe

Bingo Night & Happy Hour – Pratt Contemporaries

November 10, 2016 - Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Library Pictured (LtoR) Denita Plain, Baltimore City Public Schools educator; Renee Brim, Gwynns Falls Elementary School kindergarten teacher; and Lori Finkelstein, P

Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards – Greater Baltimore Committee

November 10, 2016 - The Grand Pictured (LtoR) Steve Merrill, Heritage Financial Consultants financil planner; Sandra Cohen, retired interior designer; and Wendy Merrill, StrategyHorse founder/chief rainmaker Pictured

Slushie Social – The Society of Excellent Women

November 7, 2016 - Wet City Pictured (LtoR) Tatiana Mullin, Treason Toting Company photographer; Carley Bayes, Nordstrom cosmetices assistant department manager; and Lindsey Thornton, Nordstrom-Tysons Corner Center mana

Baltimore Bonaparte-ing & A Baltimore Bride

I spotted several stylistas at the Maryland Historical Society book-signing and exhibition by Alexandra Deutsch: “Woman of Two Worlds: Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and Her Quest for an Imperial Legacy”...starting Alexa

Business Leader of the Year Dinner – Loyola University Maryland

November 7, 2016 - Renaissance Harborplace Hotel Pictured (LtoR) Francine Sellinger, community volunteer; Jim Sellinger, Archdiocese of Baltimore Chancellor of Catholic Schools; and Ron Peterson, Johns Hopkins Health Sy

Fall Fundraiser – Howard E. Rollins Foundation

November 5, 2016 - Temple Oheb Shalom Pictured (LtoR) Travoye Joyner, foundation scholarship recipient; Lori Tan Chinn, "Orange Is the New Black" actress; and Kenneth Fields, Howard E. Rollins Foundation president/Howar

Social Sips

BAR VASQUEZ Local restaurateur (and natty dresser in his own right) Tony Foreman has unveiled his latest concept: Bar Vasquez, a new bar, lounge and restaurant with an Argentinean theme. According to

XXChange – Baltimore Women’s Maker Collective

November 4, 2016 - Area 405 Pictured (LtoR) Gulnur Tuluoglu, Maryland Institute College of Art student; and Joe Parise, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center lab research assistant Pictured

Cogs & Couture – Baltimore Style

November 2, 2016 - Baltimore Museum of Industry Pictured (LtoR) Ella Pritsker, Ella Pritsker Couture founder/president; Pascale Lemaire, Baltimore/DC-based wardrobe stylist; Helga Surratt, About Faces Day Spa & Salon co

Best Dressed Sale Preview Party – The Women’s Board of The Johns Hopkins Hospital

November 3, 2016 - Evergreen Museum & Library Carriage House Pictured (LtoR) Elizabeth Strand, Aveniu Brands finance assistant; and Nicolle McNulty, South Moon Under graphic designer Pictured

FACES 2016 – The Children’s Home

October 28, 2016 - Baltimore Museum of Industry Pictured (LtoR) Liam Lithgow, Children's Home resident; Susan Brown, Children's Home board president; Bill Smith, Paragon Consulting Services computer programmer/analyst;

Footloose: Because She Just Wanted To Dance – Kendall Burrows Foundation

October 21, 2016 - Padonia Park Club Pictured (LtoR) Ann Hannafin; Kim Nizielski; and Charlotte O’Neill (Photo courtesy Rick Burrows & Kendall Burrows Foundation) Pictured (LtoR) KBF

Fall Festival Dinner – ONOSE

October 29, 2016 - Martin's West Pictured (LtoR) Margaret Turner, retired university administrator; Mitch Turner, retired systems engineer; Igehart Williams, ONOSE scholarship chair; and Correan Baker, retired Baltimore

Art in the Round – The Arc Baltimore

October 21, 2016 - Grand Lodge of Hunt Valley Pictured (LtoR) Dennis Narango, George Washington University School of Medicine associate dean, with his daughter Colleen, and his wife Kathy (Photo courtesy