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October social calendar

Thursday, Oct. 2 "Sister ACT Gala 2008"
Benefits Marian House
Cocktail attire
Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore Hotel, 20 W. Baltimore St.

7 p.m.
Tickets $90
Call 410-467-4246

Thursday, Oct. 2
"Autumn Wine Tasting in the Barn"
Benefits Hopewell Cancer Support
Business/casual attire
Private residence, address provided with ticket, Glencoe
6 p.m.
Tickets $125
Call 410-832-2719 or go to www.hopewellcancersupport.org

Thursday, Oct. 2
"Best Dressed Sale Preview Party"
Benefits Patient Care at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Business/casual attire
Evergreen Carriage House, 4545 N. Charles St.
4 p.m.
Tickets $35 at door
Call 410-955-9341

Friday, Oct. 3
"Maritime Magic"
Benefits Living Classrooms Foundation
Festive casual attire
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park, 1417 Thames St.
6 p.m.
Tickets $110 in advance, $120 at door Call 410-685-0295 or go to www.livingclassrooms.org

Friday, Oct. 3
"Under the Sea - 16th Annual Harbor Gala"
Benefits Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Black tie "beach" attire
Marriott Waterfront Hotel, 700 Aliceanna St.
7 p.m.
Tickets $300 Call 410-628-0795

Saturday, Oct. 4
"Stompin' for the Cure"
Benefits International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Institute
Festive casual attire, cowboy hat optional
Boordy Vineyards, 12820 Long Green Pike, Hydes
6 p.m.
Tickets $150
Call 410-592-6142 or 443-336-7884

Friday, Oct. 10
"Steps to the Cure"
Benefits Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Kids Konnected, The Fuschia Foundation, and The Red Devils
Black tie/creative footwear
American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Highway
8 p.m.
Tickets $200, $300 including 7 p.m. VIP reception with " Project Runway" winner Christian Siriano Go to www.stepstothecure.com

Saturday, Oct. 11
"20th Anniversary Sailabration"
Benefits Pride of Baltimore II
Festive casual attire
The Vane Brothers Company, 2100 Frankfurst Ave.
1 p.m.
Tickets $65, $40 for children ages 3-12, Free under age 3 Call 888-557-7433 or go to www.marylandpride.org

Thursday, Oct. 16
"Legacy Gala"
Benefits The Arc of Maryland
Business/cocktail attire
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, 202 E. Pratt St.
6:30 p.m.
Tickets $125 Call 410-571-9320 or go to www.thearcmd.org

Saturday, Oct. 18
"Bedecked, Bejeweled, Be Dazzled - 10th Annual Gala"
Benefits The Walters Art Museum
Black tie and baubles
The Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St.
6 p.m.
Tickets $375 Call 410-547-9000, Ext. 212

Saturday, Oct. 18
"1st Annual Trash Bash"
Benefits Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper
Casual attire
Nick's Fish House, 2600 Insulator Drive
4 p.m.
Tickets $50 Call 410-366-3038 or go to www.baltimorewaterkeeper.org

Saturday, Oct. 25
"Club 10 - 10th Birthday Bash"
Benefits Port Discovery Children's Museum
"Club chic attire - little black dress or your best jeans, leave the suit and tie at home"
Port Discovery, 35 Market Place
7 p.m.
Tickets $125 Call 410-864-2660 or go to www.portdiscovery.org

Sunday, Oct. 26
"The Screw Cancer Event"
Benefits The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
Dressy casual attire
Trapeze Restaurant, 8180 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Fulton
6 p.m.
Tickets $75 Call 888-393-3863 or go to www.ulmanfund.org

Friday, Oct. 31
"Hallo-WINE Party"
Benefits Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland
Dressy casual attire or costume
1840's Ballroom, 29 S. Front St.
9 p.m.
Tickets $49
Call 410-561-2433

Related topic galleries: Frederick Douglass, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Glencoe, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Walters Art Museum, Project Runway (tv program), Cancer

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