You know it?s going to be a first-rate event when Judge Katie O?Malley is your chairwoman. But what else would you expect from Maryland?s first lady?
The private opening of the House of Ruth Maryland?s photographic exhibit, “A Line in the Sand,” drew 200 people, and among them were the subjects featured inthe exhibit and the photographers who took their pictures. The exhibit chronicles “Maryland?s fight against domestic violence and the people who have led the way,” according to the House of Ruth?s Web site.
Guests mingled with abuse victims, who have turned their horrific experiences into being difference-makers in the world of domestic violence.
Kerri Wojciechowski, associate director of community relations for House of Ruth Maryland, told the crowd: “I hope that when someone views this exhibit or reads about a woman losing her life to domestic violence, it will become as personal to them as it is to us.”
Among the opening?s supporters were Sen. Ben Cardin?s representative Joyce Leviton, Del. Sue Hecht, WBAL-TV?s Jayne Miller, House of Ruth Executive Director Carole Alexander, and Dan Proctor, owner and president of Kirk Designs, who just celebrated his 50th birthday last weekend. The first lady?s parents, Joseph and Mary Carole Curran, were alsoin attendance ? Mary Carole took the amazing shot of her daughter, which is one of the featured photos.
The exhibit, which has one more night at the Gallery Imperato (921 East Fort Ave. in Baltimore), will run from July 2 to July 31 at the Enoch Pratt Free Library (400 Cathedral St. in Baltimore).
A BIRTHDAY FUNERAL?
Some people can?t wait for their birthday, and Leonard Homer, a lawyer for Ober-Kaler, couldn?t “wake” for his.
On Friday ? for his 70th birthday ? Homer organized his own wake tribute, complete with a horse-drawn carriage, a coffin layered in leopard skin and, you guessed it, the birthday boy lying inside. His “grieving” wife, Betsy, dressed head to toe in black, was followed by a procession, and a Mardi Gras band strolled up South Charles Street in Federal Hill to Homer?s final resting place ? Junior?s Wine Bar for some good food and drink. Dead man talking, Homer welcomed the crowd, which included Debby Randall, Jim and Dominique Wieland, Doug and Joy McPeters, Colby Bearch and longtime Baltimore journalist Camilla Carr. Special thanks to Baltimore Eats Magazine?s Celeste Corsaro for the heads up on being invited to this very fun event.
CONGRATS!
Prominent Baltimore business The Cordish Co. had a major development Friday. Blake Cordish, son of David and Suzi, tied the knot by marrying the former Angie Delp. The happy couple were all aglow at their reception, which was held at their recently purchased home in Greenspring Valley.
SPOTTED
Obrycki?s Crab House in Baltimore was hopping with celebs Monday night. Singer George Benson stopped by for dinner on his way to Wolf Trap to perform “A Tribute to Nat King Cole.” Later, actor-musician Kevin Bacon, in town filming “My One and Only,” popped in for a crab fix.
PSST! YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST
We all know the cost of gas is hitting our wallets pretty hard these days. And it?s about to become more of a pain in the butt. Come August, the manufacturers of household paper products ? toilet paper, paper towels, etc. ? will be raising prices … dramatically. So get out your Sam?s Club and Costco cards, pretend like we?re expecting snow, and stock up.
