Come enjoy our annual Holiday Sale- fun for the whole family! Browse locally crafted natural gifts while enjoying music and refreshments. Children will enjoy creating whimsical critters from cones, pods and seed heads with the help of our naturalists! Advanced registration not required.

Explore different stories from four great American composers: Bernstein, Gershwin, Copland, and Gabriela Lena Frank. You'll hear American folk melodies and Lincoln's stirring rhetoric in Copland's Lincoln Portrait, Bernstein's riveting score to the classic film On the Waterfront, and some of Gershwin's most famous melodies in An American in Paris. Plus, Gabriela Lena Frank's tone […]

~ 2nd Annual Holiday Nutcracker Tea ~ Old Mill Cafe and Ballet Conservatoire XIV invite you to join your favorite Ellicott City Nutcracker dancers for a magical afternoon tea party at the Old Mill Cafe in Historic Ellicott City. Guests will be transported to an enchanting winter wonderland where you will enjoy readings from 'The […]

Join Beth Shalom Congregation of Columbia as we prepare for the holiday of light and joy with Grover and Elmo! We will have crafts, songs and stories, and appearances by Grover and Elmo! Free and open to the public. Invite your friends! Any purchases made during the day will directly benefit Beth Shalom's religious school. […]

The Columbia Pro Cantare chorus will perform George Frideric Handel's masterpiece, Messiah, Sunday, December 8, 2019, 7:30 pm in the Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing Arts, Columbia, MD. A pre-concert lecture will take place at 6:30 pm. For many people, attending a performance of Messiah is an essential activity of the holiday season. Columbia […]

Now through December 15, 2019, two new student exhibitions will be on display in Howard Community College’s (HCC) two galleries, continuing the tradition of bringing compelling and dynamic art to the greater Baltimore region. The Fall 2019 Student Exhibition, which showcases more than 60 pieces of student art curated by the visual arts faculty, is […]

Join us for Trivia every Monday night at 7 pm! New teams of 2 or more get a free basket of wings at their first game! Reserve  a table by emailing Jacquie by 5:30 pm at [email protected]

The Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House, 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, Maryland, is pleased to announce a group show in the galleries for October through December 2019.  The Creative Imaging Workshop will show their work in the Lobby and Bill White Room Galleries, titled “In Pursuit of the Creative Image” from October 24 – […]

Trivia Night every Wednesday at 8 PM. Come out for delicious food and a great night of trivia!

Take a break from the holiday hustle-bustle and join Howard Community College’s (HCC) Arts Collective’s “What Improv Group?!” (W.I.G.) for its fun-filled “It’s a Wonderful W.I.G.” – A Holiday Improv Show on Thursday, December 12, 2019. HCC’s Arts Collective’s outstanding improv actors will perform in W.I.G.’s 90-minute holiday improv show, which will include joyful, hilarious, […]

Howard County General Hospital’s staff and volunteers will wrap holiday gifts at The Mall in Columbia from 1:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13 to 15 and 19 to 22 with 100% of proceeds supporting the hospital. The fundraiser will take place on the mall’s upper level near Lord + Taylor. For more information or to […]

Drop by after work for an artisanal cocktail and delicious nibble at each stop and tented pop-up at the Lakefront. Participating restaurants include: Clyde’s Cured and 18th & 21st GrillMarx The Soundry Tickets are $25 in advance. Take advantage of the $15 early bird deal online until November 15. Tickets will be $35 day of […]

"Fab Friday Happy Hours" when a laser adventure is just $6 per person! Strap on a high-tech suit and phaser, step into the HUGE multi-level arena with its specialty fog, lighting and sounds, and prepare for the adventure of a lifetime! A new adventure starts every 20 minutes. Up to 40 participants can take part […]

Floating Gong Meditation with Josh Howell. Come experience the feeling of being cocooned in our aerial silks! Josh will lead you on a journey through sound using his powerful gong and singing bowls while you relax in a one-hour floating savasana. Relax into the sound and be bathed by the vibrations on a cellular level, […]

Join us for an enchanted stroll and witness the magic as the Ice Fairy transforms Symphony Woods into an illuminated Winter Wonderland. About this Event Bring the whole family to witness the magic of the Ice and Fire Festival as we raise money for FREE community arts programming, Community Action Council of Howard County (including […]

The Columbia Figure Skating Club is proud to announce our annual Nutcracker on Ice performance on  December 14 (5:30pm; 7:15pm) and December 15 (4:30pm; 6:00pm). at the Columbia Ice Rink. Tickets are on sale now. Saturday show times are 5:30 and 7:15 pm; Sunday show times are 4:30 and 6:00 pm. We invite you to watch […]

We invite YOU to enjoy the Lisbon Christmas Parade ... The Lisbon Christmas Parade ... The Great Lisbon FARMERS FEED THE HUNGRY Christmas Parade  Opens in New Window  is scheduled for Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 12 noon. Parade Route and Parking Spectators may view the parade along Route 144 (Frederick Road) from Daisy Road to the Lisbon […]

Kick off the holiday season with Howard County’s Tree Lighting ceremony! Enjoy an evening of caroling and light refreshments, topped off by our magical tree lighting. Info: 410-313-7275. All ages / Saturday, December 14 / 4-5:30pm / Free Centennial Park South Entrance, 10000 Route 108 Columbia, MD 21042 Photos Opens in New Window  from Christmas in the Park 2018. FAQ When/where […]

Experience first-hand the rich choral tradition of Leipzig, Germany, home of Bach, Mendelssohn and Schumann, as the prize-winning a cappella group Calmus brings its vocal magic to the Smith Theatre stage in Columbia, MD. On December 14th at 7:30 pm, Calmus will be performing a program of seasonal song featuring holiday music from around the […]

Sunday, December 15, 2019 2:00 PM  9:00 PM 19080 Grantchester WayColumbiaUnited States (map) Opens in New Window The 2nd Annual Charlie Brown Christmas Jazz Dinner will be featuring a live Jazz ensemble playing those songs from the Christmas Special that we’ve all grown to Love! On Piano -John “Chordy” Teagle, Sax- Tim Andrulonis, Bass- Shawn Simon, and […]

The Columbia Pro Cantare Chamber Singers will present its annual concert of festive music, "A Christmas Noel," Sunday, December 15, 2019, 3 pm at Christ Episcopal Church, Columbia. The 20-member ensemble will perform works spanning five centuries and as many countries, both a cappella and accompanied. Frances Motyca Dawson, CPC founder and co-director, will conduct. […]

Over 100 singers and musicians will perform in a free “Feast of Carols…with Tropic Twist” concert 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at St. Louis Church, Clarksville, The combined St. Louis adult and youth Treble choirs will join the Orchestra of St. Louis to explore music written for the feasts and festivities of the season -- […]