Partner Content
November 4, 2023
6-10 p.m.
Baltimore Peninsula
Dressing up and down has always been part of the fun for guests at the Ulman Foundation’s Blue Jeans & Bow Ties Ball. But, this year, the event venue—one of the new buildings under construction in the Baltimore Peninsula—also got into the act. Decked out in combos of denim and “diamonds,” the sold-out crowd of 550 celebrated the party’s 11th year by mingling in a large unfinished space that also had a rough-and-polished feel. (Think: artful tables and bars set up on concrete floors, creative lights highlighting the exposed I-beams, and spectacular waterfront views.) Something else worth celebrating? Overall, donations raised from the Ball—which support young adults impacted by cancer—have grown more than five times the initial amount from the first year in 2012.
Left to right: Charlie Hatter, Monument Sotheby’s International Realty CEO; Brock Yetso, Ulman Foundation president/CEO; Kevin KAL Kallaugher, The Economist editorial cartoonist
Left to right: Katie Garner, AAAS program assistant; Trevor Garner, IdeaCrew Inc. COO/Ulman Foundation board chair; Lauren Smith, Tanger Outlets National Harbor assistant marketing director
Left to right: Tierney Jautze, interior designer; Ashley Hatter, community volunteer; Beth deVilliers, mom; Nancy Lattmann Baggan, mom
Left to right: Diana Ulman, Ulman Foundation co-founder; Don Kirk, Windsor Electric Company CEO; Pat Kirk, retired Verizon public relations manager; Lou Ulman, Ulman Foundation co-founder
Left to right: Dr. Kelley Banagan, Albany, NY spine surgeon; Dr. Robin Yang, Johns Hopkins Hospital plastic surgeon/event co-chair; Dr. Mari Groves, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine neurosurgeon
Left to right: Ryan Banagan, government relations associate; Ryan Normandeau, event co-chair; Dan Kallaugher, Radcliffe Jewelers managing director/event co-chair
Left to right: Lanise Thompson, Wellpoint community outreach manager; Darrell Gray II, Wellpoint CEO; Brittney Gray, mom; Lori Hammond, Wellpoint director of marketing
Left to right: David Hartman, Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore president; Angela Glorioso, BSLR administrative accountant; Frank Russo, auctioneer
As the owner of the Quarry Lake boutique, Raina Dawn, Raina Filippelli is her own best advertisement. Even when it came to filling the dress requirement of blue jeans and black tie apparel, Filippelli shopped her own racks and created a fabulous look—which featured a Generation Love black blouse bedecked with black crystals, rhinestone-detailed distressed jeans, waterfall earrings, and an evening bag. She finished off her look with Schutz silver pumps.
“I’ve always loved trends. As fashion changes, you can stay up with the times,” she explains.
Part of the fun for Filippelli is the challenge of putting all the pieces together.
“I don’t want to just do a dress—that’s too easy,” she says with a laugh. “I love being a stylist.”
