Free Press President/Publisher Jean Patterson Boone and four other women will be honored by the Cavalier Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association during its “Hats Off to Women” awards luncheon, Hattitude 2016.

The luncheon will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 9901 Midlothian Turnpike.

The program celebrates Women’s History Month by honoring five outstanding women in the Richmond area, according to organizers.

Also to be honored at the event are historian and author Elvatrice Belsches, co-founder of the Central Virginia African-American Genealogical and Historical Society; Sharon Oliver, publisher of CEO Magazine; Samantha Thompson, founder and president of Esteem Teens; and Thelma Bland Watson, executive director of Senior Connections, the Capital Area Agency on Aging.

Richmond native C. Gail Bassette, Maryland’s secretary of general services, will deliver the keynote address.

Tickets are $45 and may be purchased at Eventbrite.com, or through Sylvia Buffington-Lester at (804) 387-3702 or via email at msbuff@verizon.net.