Join Conservancy naturalists Woody Merkle and John Cookson on a 2-hour round trip hike across meadows, tree lines and paths through the woods. Spring presents itself with ephemeral wildflowers, ferns and mosses, migrating birds, and trees and bushes that are leafing out and bursting their buds. Awaken your spirits as we search for Spring’s beauties […]
Fluffy bunnies! High-flying adventure! It's our annual Easter celebration; Pet & Play Day! On Sunday, April 14 -- 20% of all proceeds from our Terrapin Explorer Kids Course will go towards the Animal Welfare Society of Howard County! Designed for children ages 5-10 years old. AWSHC will bring the most adorable bunnies you've ever seen. […]
Let your tastebuds blossom with this spring themed four course deluxe afternoon tea.
This year we are partnering with Hysteria Brewing Company in support of the National MS Society, Greater DC-Maryland Chapter for our 5TH ANNUAL BREWFEST for MS. There will be beer, food, raffles and games! Did we say Hysteria Brewing Company Beer!! Thanks to EVERYONE for your support at the last 4 BrewFest events and to […]
Work hands on with our award winning Executive Chef, Dan Wecker creating hand made pasta, chicken florentine, picking greens from our gardens and making crepes! Your camper will be fed breakfast and lunch and will be bringing home some goodies to share for dinner as well! For youth ages 11-16. Limited to 12 campers. Chef's […]
Who better to tell the history of Belmont Manor and Historic Park then a descendant of one of the original family members, the Dorsey’s? Enjoy this easy hike with Fred Dorsey around Belmont’s grounds as local historian, Fred Dorsey, shares highlights of both the family and the property’s history. Learn about the Dorsey family’s part […]
Ticket Sales Registration opens at 6pm on Wednesday, December 5. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required. There will also be onsite registration the day of the event. Ticket Prices: Pre-Registration: $8 per child (2-12 years of age) Day of Event (on-site): $10 per child (2-12 years of age) Day of Event (online): $8 per child […]
Great news my dudes! We are throwing a bit of a get-together Saturday 4/20! We are opening up the back of the brewery and bringing in live music, food, and are dropping 2 appropriately rad cans! Our brewhouse area beer garden will be open 12-9ish and the taproom will stay open until midnight. New Beers […]
Howard County General Hospital will hold “When Back Pain Keeps Coming Back,” featuring a presentation by Johns Hopkins spine surgeon Dr. Amit Jain. The free event will take place on Wednesday, April 24, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Howard County General Hospital Wellness Center at 10710 Charter Drive in Columbia. Participants will learn […]
The Howard County Poetry and Literature Society’s annual daylong poetry fest features Mississippi Poet Laureate Beth Ann Fennelly. About Fennelly’s 2017 Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-memoirs, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote, “Beth Ann Fennelly’s genre-defying collection is so engaging and readable that you won’t even notice how much you’re learning about confronting the hardest challenge we all share: […]
The Nightbird features Beth Ann Fennelly, the Poet Laureate of Mississippi. The Rumpus noted Fennelly’s most recent “collection will invite you into the delicate balance between the challenging, sometimes squalid, human condition and the beauty and sadness of the transcendent.” Fennelly’s newest book,Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs (2017), was selected as one of the ten […]
