Fall is almost here, which means the social season is in full swing. Here's a calendar of the main events in the months ahead. Our regular party coverage will resume next week.
Sept. 7: "Crab Feast and Auction." Benefits Hospice Care at Stella Maris. Casual attire. Beer, cash bar, crab feast and pit beef buffet, casino-style games, DJ, dancing, Ravens game on big-screen TV. Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road. 1 p.m. Tickets $40. Call 410-252-4500, Ext. 7268.
Sept: 9: "Hairspray Opening Night Party." Benefits Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Business attire. Open bar, heavy hors d'oeuvres and campy Baltimore "hon" food, performance of Hairspray. Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore Hotel, 20 W. Baltimore St. and Mechanic Theatre, 25 Hopkins Plaza. 6 p.m. Tickets $150. Call 410-502-2911.
Sept. 12: "Red Tie Gala." Benefits American Red Cross Central Maryland Disaster Relief Fund. Black / red tie. Open bar, hors d'oeuvres, seated dinner, live music, dancing. Grand Lodge, 304 International Circle, Hunt Valley. 7 p.m. Tickets $175. Call 410-764-7000, Ext. 6278.
"Vintage Affair Wine Tasting and Silent Auction." Benefits Voices for Children. Cocktail attire. 30-plus wine tastings, beer, heavy hors d'oeuvres, live music. Elkridge Furnace Inn, 5745 Furnace Ave., Elkridge. 8 p.m. Tickets $50. Call 410-379-9336.
Sept. 13: "All That Jazz -- 21st Anniversary Gala." Benefits Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Black tie. BSO concert with singer Ann Hampton Callaway, tap dancer Karen Callaway Williams and saxophone ensemble Capitol Quartet, open bar, hors d'oeuvres, seated dinner, dessert reception with live music. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St. 6 p.m. Tickets $600-$1,000. Call 410-783-8040.
"Fourth Annual Baltimore Bash." Benefits the Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum. Casual attire. Beer, wine, cash bar, buffet dinner, live music, dancing, children's activities. The Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum, 844 E. Pratt St. 4 p.m. Tickets $40 in advance, $45 at door, $15 children, free for children 6 and under. Call 410-837-1793.
"Oldies but Goodies Night." Benefits Timothy W. Grinage Memorial Fund. Casual attire. Beer, bull roast buffet dinner, DJ, dancing. Heritage Parkville Gardens, 7631 Harford Road. 7 p.m. Tickets $25. Call 443-794-5768.
Sept. 14: "Caring Cuisine 2003." Benefits Johns Hopkins Children's Center Pediatric Trauma Service. Cocktail attire. Wine, 15 food stations from chefs from Washington, Baltimore and beyond, live music. The Center Club, 100 Light St. 7 p.m. Tickets $200. Call 410-917-1522.
Sept. 18: "Hairspray Party." Benefits AIDS Action Baltimore. Business casual attire. Performance of Hairspray, cash bar, hors d'oeuvres, dessert, DJ, dancing, appearance by filmmaker John Waters. Mechanic Theatre, 25 Hopkins Place, and the Hippo, 1 E. Eager St. 8 p.m. Tickets $75, $100 and $125. Call 410-837-2437.
"19th Decorator Show House Preview Party." Benefits Historic Ellicott City. Cocktail attire. Wine, hors d'oeuvres, buffet dinner, live music, dancing, tour of show house. Valhalla, 1575 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville. 7 p.m. Tickets $70. Call 410-461-6908.
"Don Miller Reunion." Benefits AIDS Interfaith Residential Services. Business casual attire. Beer, wine, heavy hors d'oeuvres. Engineers Club, 11 W. Mount Vernon Place. 6 p.m. Tickets $40. Call 410-576-5070, Ext. 11.
Sept. 19: "Maritime Magic." Benefits Living Classrooms Foundation. Casual attire. Open bar, food stations from 35-plus restaurants / caterers, live music, dancing. Living Classrooms Foundation East Harbor Campus, 802 S. Caroline St. 6 p.m. Tickets $95 in advance, $100 at door. Call 410-685-0295.
"Eighth Annual Taste of WEB." Benefits Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore. Cocktail attire. Wine, beer, food stations from female chefs, live music. Carriage House at Evergreen, 4545 N. Charles St. 6 p.m. Tickets $50. Call 410-727-4921.
Sept. 20: "Black Tie and Tails." Benefits Humane Society of Baltimore County. Black tie optional. Open bar, hors d'oeuvres, seated vegetarian dinner, well-behaved dogs invited, live music, dancing, canine costume contest. Sheraton North, 903 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson. 7 p.m. Tickets $100 per human, free for pooches. Call 410-833-2387.
"The Red Party." Benefits the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning. Black tie optional with a touch of red. Open bar, hors d'oeuvres, buffet dinner, live music, dancing. Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St. 7 p.m. Tickets $150. Call 410-534-6447.
Sept. 21: "End of Summer Sunset Blues Cruise." Benefits Chesapeake Center for Youth Development. Casual attire. Cruise the Baltimore Harbor on the Bay Lady, cash bar, heavy hors d'oeuvres, three blues bands, dancing. Boarding area: 301 Light St. 6:30 p.m. departure. Tickets $35. Call 410-355-4698.
"Afternoon of Polo." Benefits Abilities Network. Garden party attire. Open bar, buffet, watch Maryland Polo Club game. Ladew Fields, Jarrettsville Pike and Route 152, Monkton. 1:30 p.m. Tickets $75. Call 410-828-7700, Ext. 206.
