More than 700 folks were under water without having to get wet, thanks to this year’s “Black and White Party,” put on by the Pratt Contemporaries. Every year, the Enoch Pratt Free Library ...

"Maria" cinematographer Ed Lachman talks about shooting the party scene, shooting on Steadicam and working in black-and-white.

On the drizzly night of Nov. 28, 1966, writer Truman Capote would host “the party of the century” at New York’s Plaza Hotel. The Black and White Ball signified the peak of Capote’s career ...

Claudette Colbert at Truman Capote's Black and White Ball. Santi Visalli/Getty Images In invitations sent to guests the month before the ball, Capote asked attendees to wear monochrome attire.