Thank you to everyone who is planning to attend the 2026 National Specialty in Timonium, Maryland. This year’s Banquet will be at Bluestone Restaurant. This is a popular choice due to its signature Maryland Crab Cake.
This is also a transitionary year from the type of Banquet you might be familiar with. In years past, the Banquet was focused on the Auction. However, for 2026, we have been working on moving the auction online so that it can be more accessible to all of our members.
Because we want to do it well, we will be skipping the auction this year, and plan to have it ready for you all before the 2027 National Specialty.
But — we do have something special planned.
In lieu of an Auction we intend to recognize some key accomplishments and contributions. This will later be replaced by a formal Annual Awards Banquet at future National Specialties.
We hope you will join us for a delicious meal and camaraderie as we continue working on this transition.
Cash bar only. Appetizers will be served family style and layed out during cocktail hour. Servers will take Salad, Entree, and Desert orders on the evening of the Banquet.