Meesha Kauffman, stay-at-home dog mom, Bruce Wayne, 11-year-old Long Haired Chihuahua, Tony Torres, day trader, and Peter Parker, 7-year-old Long Haired Chihuahua, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)
Baltimore Scene by Sloane: ‘Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala’ | PHOTOS
Chatter and laughter alongside yips and barks filled the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley as both human and canine guests converged for the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala,” the annual Baltimore Humane Society fundraiser that welcomes both people and their pups, with many on both sides dressed to the nines.
During the cocktail hour, the two-legged attendees greeted one another with hugs and handshakes, while their four-legged family members had their own customary method of saying hi to their peers. While people partook of hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, their pooches indulged in treats and bowls of water scattered throughout the lodge hall.
A formal seated dinner in the ballroom – at chairs or on the floor, depending on your species – completed the evening’s festivities. Some 310 people and at least 30 pooches attended this year, bringing in an estimated $150,000 for the Baltimore Humane Society.
Guests - both human and canine - mingled in the Grand Lodge lobby for the “Black Tie & Tails” cocktail hour. (Sloane Brown)So much to see, eat and talk about - for all the guests - at the “Black Tie & Tail: Hollywood Glam Gala.” (Sloane Brown)
One happy hour going on five feet up, and another meet-and-greet a couple feet lower, at the Baltimore Humane Society’s “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala.” (Sloane Brown)Some of the furry guests at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala.” (Sloane Brown)Both the two-legged and four-legged guests adjourned to the ballroom for a seated dinner, whether on a chair at the table, or on the floor beneath it. (Sloane Brown)
From left - Lauren Esakoff, Jmore vice president of sales, Sharon Collignon, hospice chaplain, and John Coulson, Jmore/PressBox managing partner, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)From left - Dr. Trina Frankel, family practice physician, Ravi, 1 1/2-year-old Bernedoodle, and Dr. Neal Frankel, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center emergency room physician, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)From left - Kershaw, 10 1/2-year-old Old English Bulldog, Christine Rummel, ISS STOXX managing director/project manager, Denise Dawses, Sun Life senior business consultant, Gus, 5-year-old Old English Bulldog, and Tim Dawses, contractor, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)
From left - Baltimore Humane Society colleagues: Fran Rifkin, board member, Christine DeCorse, executive director, and Lisa Poland, development director, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)Meesha Kauffman, stay-at-home dog mom, Bruce Wayne, 11-year-old Long Haired Chihuahua, Tony Torres, day trader, and Peter Parker, 7-year-old Long Haired Chihuahua, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)From left - Jan Korotki, community volunteer, Thor, 4-year-old working American Foxhound/Carollton Hounds member, James Price, Carollton Foxhounds master, and Karen Price, stay-at-home dog and horse mom, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)
From left - Gilchrist colleagues: Lindsay Brooks, volunteer coordinator, Patti Santoni, senior director of philanthropy, and Shannon Wollman, chief philanthropy and marketing officer, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)From left - Caitlin Xenakis, ThriveDX director of talent partnership, Teddy Bear, 14 week-old Shepherd mix, and Alex Levine, CPower Energy project manager, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)From left - Erinn Harris, UASI Baltimore area program manager, Aly, 1 1/2-year-old Golden Retriever, Amy Novotny, Kelly & Associates vice president of data analytics, and Millie, 6-year-old Goldendoodle, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)
From left - Dr. Stacy Fisher, Johns Hopkins Hospital cardiologist, Daisy, 8-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Michael Fisher, University of Baltimore law student, Joey, 7-year-old rescue Rhodesian Ridgeback, Ryan Fisher, Lehigh University student, Lily, 2-year-old Maltese, and Dr. Steve Fisher, orthopedic surgeon, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)From left - David Krajewski, LifeBridge Health executive vice president/BHS board treasurer, Scott Moriarty, electrical engineer, Mongo, 5-month-old Australian Shepherd, Kelsey Krajewski, LifeBridge Health vocational program coordinator, and Zoe, 4-year-old Australian Shepherd, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)From left - Wulf, 4-year-old White Shepherd, Kelly Regan, software engineer, Troy Regan, property appraiser, Fred Spicer, retired business owner, Kooper. 2-year-old Goldendoodle, and Bob Reynolds, IT professional, at the “Black Tie & Tails: Hollywood Glam Gala” (Sloane Brown)
Scene ahead
March 31
Annual Opening Day Block Party
Benefits Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum
Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum, 216 Emory St.
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tickets $100 baberuthmuseum.org
April 4
Play It Forward 2025: The Magic of Play
Benefits Port Discovery Children’s Museum
Port Discovery, 35 Market Place, Baltimore
6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tickets $225
(Em)Power Breakfast
Benefits Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St.
7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Tickets $200
