Marc Hughes, from left, State Farm agent; Suzanne Hughes, insurance broker; Jeremy Sutorius, CMD Outsourcing Solutions vice president of systems and administration; and Emily Sutorius, State Farm agent.
Barry Brill, from left, CTS senior account executive; Rebecca Tucker, retired state government employee; Robyn Hurwitz, US government IT specialist; and Sue Hurwitz, retired US government employee.
Dominique Mierez, left, pharmaceutical company trial manager; and Brandon Tull, Sobo Cafe bartender.
John Brown, from left, Baltimore Design School teacher; Keesha White, Unified Community Connections administrative assistant; Christina Murry, Unified Community Connections assistant residential director; and Sara Murry, social worker.
Above: Supporters of Unified Community Connections joined some of those served by the nonprofit to enjoy the party, which began with a set by local band, The Wafflers. Sloane Brown photos
Wyatt Taylor, from left, student; Sydney Kreitz, student; and Amy Kreitz, Unified Community Connections president/CEO.
Left: O.J. Brigance joined the party via video to help present this year’s Samuel A. Tucker Memorial Can Award to Sydney Maddux.
Amanda Napier, from left, personal trainer; Kelsey McCoskey, occupational therapist; and Brady Davidow, Bozzuto director of preconstruction.
Robert Gisriel, from left, retired architect; Carol Sholes, retired technology executive; and Claire Gisriel, retired CPA.
Below: Some 300 folks turned out for Hoodstock XXI.
Roses n Rust band members Dorothy Holley, from left, vocalist/clinical social worker/psychologist; Will Richardson, lead guitarist/engineer; Claire Steele, singer/account executive; Nate Carper, bass player/audio-video engineer/producer; and Russ Causey, singer/guitarist/CMD Outsourcing Solutions CEO
Carol Ann McCurdy, left, The Hummingbird Group owner; and Scott Rodgville, Gorfine, Schiller and Gardyn director.
Megan Rodgville, from left, community volunteer; Andrea Dougherty, community volunteer; Aquanetta Betts, George Mason University planned giving director; and James Betts, Unified Community Connections board member/retired American Airlines captain.
Mike Walton, from left, real estate investor; Heather Castor, NeoGenomics account representative; Dr. Evan Lipson, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine oncologist; and Ben Perez, Enterprise Mobility controller.
As more than 300 folks filled the Baltimore Museum of Industry to enjoy an evening of music and revelry, the atmosphere at Hoodstock XXI still harked back to its much smaller beginnings when decades ago, Russ Causey started the Woodstock-inspired party with his band, Roses n Rust, performing in his backyard.The party has continued to grow in the 21 years since, as a fundraiser for Unified Community Connections, a nonprofit that provides support to people with disabilities.
Every year, the crowd has grown along with the roster of local bands that perform, still headed by Roses n Rust.
Other than the excuse to wear tie-dye and love beads, UCC president and CEO Amy Kreitz said it’s the party’s original down-to-earth feeling that continues to appeal to folks.
“It’s the music. It’s the relationships. And it’s the jeans,” she noted, with a laugh.
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