Swap Across America | Baltimore 2nd Edition “MASQUERADE SWAP” Experience

4 West University Parkway,Baltimore MD 21218

28 October, 2022

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Day 1 VIP Reception DATE: Friday, 10/28/2022 TIME: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Celebrate the most creative holiday of the year in stellar Atrium ambience, featuring an upcycling Mask Station; a LIVE staged installation brought to Life by Models wearing conceptually innovative, Sustainable Designs created by Baltimore’s brightest stars on the Sustainable Fashion Scene including @yelestitches, @denimbyasajean, @denimbyasajean @evettemoniquecouture and @mellibellicraft. A curated RAFFLE selection of amazing Wearable Art items to wear or hang on your wall, and luxury vintage gems from the @thestashbmore STASH Vault inventory including Gucci, Dolce and Gabbana, Marc Jacobs and more; will be on display. Cash Bar and Hors d’oeuvres. Refreshing encounters await your presence. Raffle Winners will be announced during The Luxury Swap, Sunday afternoon, October 30, 2022 at 2:00p.m. Opening night begins with edgy musical genres delivered with a classical twist by the Peabody Conservatory’s internationally renowned Flutist, Delandria Mills, and her fellow Alum, Nico Wohl – and ends with a live DJ on the spin! See you on the dance floor! Day 2 Panel Luncheon & Swap DATE: Saturday, 10/29/2022 TIME: 1:00pm - 3:00pm The Evolution of Sustainable Fashion, Life and Style: an informative, thought-provoking discussion. This engaging, plated lunch moment for 50 seated guests will address how Sustainable Living is changing our world, the way we shop, our daily life culture; and is sure to be a sparkling, memorable and insightful moment. Luncheon Guests may drop off up to 7-Items for the Swap, prior to the luncheon between 12:30pm - 1pm. Moderator: Bridgett Artise, Quoted Sustainable Fashion Expert for the New York Times; Published Author and Designer of “Born Again Vintage”; Owner and Head Designer of House of BAV and Founder of Sustainable Fashion Week US, Sustainable Content Creator and Upcycling Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Sustainability Mentor, Community Collaborator, YouTube Teacher, and Titled Vintage Expert Panelist: Ava Richardson, Director, Baltimore City Office of Sustainability Panelist: Zakiyah Shivers, Vintage Curator, Thrifting Expert; Sustainable Fashion Activist/Platform Producer, Vanguard Pioneer of Baltimore’s Sustainable Fashion Community Panelist: Emily Sperring, President, Sustainable Hopkins Innovative Projects (SHIP) Student Collective, Johns Hopkins University DATE: Saturday, 10/29/2022 TIME: 3:00pm - 7:00pm Bring up to seven (7) fashionably-relevant wearable items in good condition, that you have chosen to exchange with others, who have chosen to do the exact same thing. Choose up to the number of items you brought to recycle, from the selection of items on-hand, that others have donated to recycle – at no charge. Day 3 - Upcycling Workshop & Luxury Swap DATE: Sunday, 10/30/2022 TIME: 1st Session: 11:00am - 12:30pm 2nd Session: 1:00pm - 2:30pm Upcycle an awesome Swap Find, or an item from your closet – a denim jacket, a blazer, sweatshirt, hoodie, handbag or shoes are popular choices with past workshop participants. Bring 1 one item. Workshop Co-Hosts: Sustainable Fashion Expert, Quoted Source for the New York Times; Author of “Born Again Vintage” (BAV), Founder and Head Designer of “The House of BAV”, Bridgett Artise; and Baltimore’s rising star Upcyclist, Brandi Lewis, Stylist, Designer and Owner of “Syeko Design House” will guide you through your creative process, to personalize your selected item. Bring any and all broken and heirloom jewelry, fabric scraps, found objects, and other novelties that inspire you, and you would like to consider integrating into your selected item. DATE: Sunday, 10/30/2022 TIME: 12:00pm - 3:00pm Bring up to five (5) luxury items valued at $150 or more, in good condition, that you have chosen to exchange with others, who have chosen to do the exact same thing. Choose up to the number of items you brought to recycle, from the selection of items on-hand, that others have donated to recycle – at no charge.