Jun 9, 2013

Honfest 2013 Photobooth

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From beehives to cat’s-eye glasses and plenty of kitsch: Honfest 2013 celebrates all things Bawlmer. Take a look at these sassy hons. | Photos snapped by J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun.

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Lucy “Ladybug” Heilman, 3, of Hampden, brought along her cart of goodies to Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Mary Schweiger, 67, of Essex, is ready to give her 2012 crown to the new Baltimore’s Best Hon. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Janet Trimble, 64, of Hampden, prepares to enter the Best Hon contest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Madalen Boas, 6, of Hampden is ready for the competition. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Contestant Trinity Johnston, 5, of Hampden was proud of her “fluff” eyelashes. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Samantha Beckman, 26, of Hampden let the Natty Boh go to her head. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Eva Kaplan, 11, (left) and Sophia Freitag, 11, both of Baltimore prepare to walk the stage. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Valerie Holmes, 48 of Ocean City, NJ and Olive Rousset, 5, of Nottingham give a smile before the contest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Maddie Meisinger, 4, of Lutherville and her buddie “Rosie Pie” the flamingo, hoped to charm the judges. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Hope Meisinger, 29, of Lutherville, puts the “O” in hon with her Baltimore Orioles inspired outfit. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: First-time hon Julie Meisinger, 68, of Columbia smiled for her first photo at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Cindy Fox, 57, of Woodbridge, Va. has a lot to smile about at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Sue Austin, 64, of Arlington Va., shows off her impressive head peice at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Donna Harris, 64, of Woodbridge Va., lets her flamingos go at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Amy Eisenberg, 32, of Owings Mills has no problem wearing her curlers at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Kaylee Plestianni, 10, of Woodbury, is ready for the stage at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Jenna Marie Hill, 20, of Columbia, broke out the polka dots for Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Patsy Redmond, 10, of Baltimore waits her turn near the main stage at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Linda “kratz” Foote, 61 of Medfield, looked a little green at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Regina Pylinski, 57, of Norwich NJ, readies for the stage in Baltimore at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Karen Bullard, 48, of Carroll County, showed off her big wig at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Erica Bentley, 32, of Baltimore, took a break from her stand at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Stephanie Murdock, 30, of Hampden, showed off her Hairspray inspired wig at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Claire Gartner, 10, of Towson, went for the ensemble look at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Moira Dougherty of College Park kept it simple with a red flower this year at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Sisters and hon winners (from left) Lauren, Ady and Emma Case, wowed the judges at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Katie Jordan, 4, of Washington D.C., and her pineapple won a trophy at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Nikki Bess, 30, of Baltimore smiled big for her day at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Charlene Osborne, 51, of Dundalk, was the Best Hon of 2009. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Amber Harkins, 25, of Bel Air, added screen painting to her Hon outfit. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Keana Schrag, 13, of New Berlin, NJ, showed off her specs at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Kaylee Prestinani took home the first place trophy for 2013’s Baltimore’s Best Honnette. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Taylor Smith-Clarke, 15, of Dundalk, wore bright cherries for Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: April Koenig, 22, of Sykesville, wore a matching headband to Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Sarah Kidd, 21, showed off her flamingo straw at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: “O’s hon” Julie Porter, 50 of Baltimore at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Kathy Paulin, 55, of Pittsburgh, Pa., got into the Baltimore spirit at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Pat “Madaline” Lego, 66 of Enola, Pa., got minty with her glasses at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: 2003’s Best Hon Rita Moore, 62, of Baltimore, blew a kiss to this years’ contestants. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Lori Obrock, 55 of Enola, Pa., dressed to the “nines” at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Jeff Hampton, 55 of Baltimore, looked “Divine” at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: 2004’s Best Hon Heidi Trasatt, 35, of Baltimore, and her best friend Strawberry, smile pretty at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Michelle Danoff, 50, of Edgewater, brings the sass to Honfest. J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Nancy Kunkel, 57, of Kent Island, showed off her “bee” hive hairdo. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Jean and Stella Cumbo, 2, of Federal Hill, grab a quick hug after a stroll at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Bonnie Marie Hockstein, 64, from Baltimore, smiles before she gets to work at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Elliana Fetsko, 60, of Little Italy, prepares to judge contestants at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

: Honfest — June 8, 2013: Mini hon Sydney Sharp, 4, of Medfield, cracks a nervous smile before she gets on stage at Honfest. (J.M. Giordano for The Baltimore Sun)

Hampden hosts a ‘family-friendly’ HonFest: Women in bras a little much, says organizer
By Larry Perl, lperl@tribune.com
12:45 a.m. EDT, June 9, 2013

Stretching the parameters of a wholesome HonFest, three women on The Avenue stripped down to their bras and leotards Saturday to promote Sugar, a nearby sex-toy shop.

In the booth behind them, a banner said, “Stirring up raw passion.”
But festival organizer Denise Whiting asked the women at the Sugar booth, all students at Johns Hopkins University, to put their clothes back on.

“We have a more conservative definition of ‘street legal,’ said Whiting, owner of Cafe Hon and the boutique store HONtown. “It’s a family-friendly festival.”

2 Comments

Stacy Hurley
Jun 10, 2013 @ 16:25:33

Heys yooz, thanks so much hons!

On a serious note. Thanks for being at the event and showing everyone how fun and exciting it can be. As this year’s Best Hon Contest winner, I am excited for what this year will bring.

I am ready to be an Ambassador for Baltimore, Hon!

Bonnie Hockstein
Jun 10, 2013 @ 11:51:34

Its hard to put in words what Honfest feels like to us locals and you did a wonderful job with your portraits. I was very impressed with the number of ladies who were from out of town and knew how to rock the hon look. The media is doing a great job with that.” Thank you, thank you very much, hon.” That’s what our Elvis tribute artist, Tommy El, said to me yesterday at HONFEST. Thanks for the nice pixtures, J.M., hon! Yooz made us look good.

Honfest 2013 Photobooth

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