Scene and Heard: Parties and galas around Maryland

Sloane Brown covers the social scene for The Baltimore Sun. If you are planning a fundraiser you'd like considered for coverage, contact sloane@sloanebrown.com.

Scene and Heard After Work

Sloane Brown grabs her camera and notebook to get the scoop on Baltimore professionals mingling at after-work gatherings around town.

Scene and Heard videos

Glimpsed

Pictures of fashion-forward locals with text by Sloane Brown.

Party: New Beginnings Gala

Folks who came to the New Beginnings Gala at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore weren't just supporting Baltimore Outreach Services, which provides housing, job training and other services to homeless women and children. They were also getting a taste of one of its programs.

Style standout: New Beginnings Gala

Andrea Griffin, 54, said she doesn't like to draw attention to herself.

Party: Mr. Pratt's Party

At the inaugural "Mr. Pratt's Party," the host was everywhere. As the 300 guests entered the Enoch Pratt Free Library, they were greeted by the 19th-century Baltimore businessman who created the city's library system — as portrayed by Vince Fitzpatrick. Mr. Pratt also watched over the $250-a-ticket...

Style standout: Mr. Pratt's Party

Sometimes, it takes very little to make a big fashion statement. In the open-and-shut case of Venable attorney Nikki Hasselbarth, 28, that statement was simply made with the gown she wore to "Mr. Pratt's Party." No other major accessories necessary.

Party: Black Tie and Tails

Just seeing folks walking through the parking lot of the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley was a dead giveaway that the formal affair going on inside was unlike most others. These finely dressed folks were tripping over their patent leather pumps and glittery stilettos as their leashed dogs eagerly pulled...

Style standout: Black Tie and Tails

Cheryl Conner, 36, loves to work out. And a good workout is what the ABC2News reporter got at the Black Tie and Tails Gala that raised money for the care of animals at the Baltimore Humane Society no-kill shelter in Reisterstown.