"I will not go to 200 black tie dinners a year," Mr. Houghton announced.

Another regular event is the UCC Gala, a black tie dinner and silent auction organized every three or four years in May.

The man's basic uniform, appropriate to wear anywhere except a nudist colony or a black tie dinner.

Held in conjunction with the exhibition were two black tie dinners and other functions.

Several senators were at a black tie dinner for the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

A black tie dinner is arranged for that evening.

The black tie dinner includes a presentation of the medallion and the award of the $50,000 prize by Joan Irvine Smith.

The challenge concluded with a black tie dinner and auction to raise funds.

The Holdsworth Society attracts a high calibre of guest speaker, and also hosts termly black tie dinners.