Theme Parties
DECEMBER 2007
Chuck and Mary Kay Nabit's holiday party does double-duty as a surprise birthday celebration.
DECEMBER 2007
From over-the-top theme parties for hundreds to small office lunches, Style gets the skinny on corporate holiday celebrations around Baltimore.
NOVEMBER 2007
At an annual celebration, the living— and the departed— are invited to drink, eat and celebrate.
MAY/JUNE 2007
During Mardi Gras week, Jake Boone's friends throw him a surprise birthday bash.
MAY/JUNE 2007
A Mother's Day celebration for breast cancer awareness.
MARCH/APRIL 2007
Baltimore’s infamous Playboy Club may have closed its doors in 1977, but for an evening last December, Dan Proctor, principal of Kirk Designs, re-created the “Playboy Mansion” of the swingin’ ’60s in an elegant Mount Vernon townhouse.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007
Mid-century moderns
DECEMBER 2006
A Monkton couple re-creates a Scottish tradition.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006
A surprise casino-themed birthday bash pays off big.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006
A 1920s-themed party celebrates a Monkton steeplechase tradition.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006
The actual football game is only part of the fun. These hardcore tailgaters know that what happens on the parking lot is as important as what happens on the field.
NOVEMBER 2005
Bob Jones drums up a birthday surprise for his siblings Marlene and Melvin.
NOVEMBER 2005
A Canton loft becomes a 1930s New York nightclub— complete with crooners.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2005
At the annual Legacy Chase at Shawan Downs, some tailgaters are as competitive as the horses on the course.
JULY/AUGUST 2005
Hostess Barbara Peters doesn’t flip-flop on the issue: throwing a beach ‘blowout’ is one of her favorite things to do.
JULY/AUGUST 2005
A lushly planted courtyard provides a charming backdrop for a birthday bash.
JULY/AUGUST 2004
Who needs a drive-in when you have a driveway?
MAY/JUNE 2004
Jake Boone's flower-filled Bolton Hill home and garden was the perfect place for partygoers to welcome the season.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003
Steven Charles throws his ‘bride of Frankenstein’ Nancy Longo a killer 40th-birthday bash.
JULY/AUGUST 2003
Events designer Andrea Stieff throws a carnival-themed birthday bash under the big top.
JULY/AUGUST 2003
Amy and Chuck Newhall (and their dog Stanley) throw a party that celebrates all things pug.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2002
Creativity reigns when a bridal shower has the right theme.
JULY/AUGUST 1995
It was a scene from a bygone era when Colwill and company hosted cocktails at Ladew.
JULY/AUGUST 1995
A trio of veteran Hunt Cup hosts showcased fine al fresco form at the spring steeplechase.
