This AKC show features 1,500- 2,500 dogs of approximately 140 breeds each day. No strollers or dogs not entered in the show allowed. Chesapeake Kennel Club on December 2 and 3; Upper Marlboro Kennel Club on December 4. Free admission; parking, $5. Open each day 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Howard County Fairgrounds, 2210 Fairgrounds […]
The St. John's Jewelers Annual Holiday Party is Friday, Dec 2 from 6pm - 9pm at 9141 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City. You are invited to join them to celebrate the holiday season with fine wine, good food, good company and beautiful jewelry!
Browse through the handcrafted pottery, soaps, jewelry and accessories, greenery and photography, all with a connection to nature. Refreshments and music, too. Children can create critters using cones, pods and seeds. Proceeds benefit environmental educational programs. Admission free. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Howard County Conservancy, 10520 Old Frederick Road, Woodstock. hcconservancy. org, 410-465-8877.
Hike through the woods along “Reindeer Trail” and try your skills against four-legged friends in this family-friendly adventure. Warm up inside with a snack, make a seasonal craft and get a photo with Santa. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. 10 a.m. to noon. Robinson Nature Center, 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia. Child, $5; […]
Join us for live entertainment and enjoy the lighting of the Bollman Bridge from 6 – 7 PM on Saturday, December 3rd. Be sure to bring your cameras, Santa arrives at 5:30!!
Performed by the Columbia Pro Cantare chorus. Tickets in advance: adults, $23, seniors and students, $20. At the door, adults, $25, seniors and students, $22. Children younger than 15, $10. Free preconcert lecture, 6:30 p.m. Concert, 7:30 p.m. The Jim Rouse Theatre, 5460 Trumpeter Road, Columbia. procantare.org, 410-730-8549.
Classical and Christmas music performed by the student ensemble HCC Singers, Chamber Choir and the HCC Bain senior choir. General admission, $7. 4-5:30 p.m. Smith Theatre, Horowitz Visual & Performing Arts Center, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway. howardcc.edu, 443-518-1500.
Handel: Messiah Sunday, December 4, 2016, 7:30 PM Part I, selections from Parts II, III PRE-CONCERT LECTURE by Dr. Barbara Renton, 6:30 PM, made possible by the Rotary of Columbia-Patuxent. POST-CONCERT RECEPTION Columbia Pro Cantare, Amy Van Roekel, soprano, MaryAnn McCormick, mezzo, Charles Reid, tenor, Lester Lynch, baritone, Henry Lowe, positiv organ, Festival Orchestra Jim […]
Tree lighting ceremony, caroling and light refreshments. Sponsored by Howard County Recreation & Parks. 6-7:30 p.m. Centennial Park South, 10000 Route 108, Columbia. Free. 410-313-7275.
Howard Community College's Arts Collective continues its 22nd season with "A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play," adapted for the stage by Joe Landry, with music by Kevin Connors, from the novella by Charles Dickens. Arts Collective brings this beloved Dickens story to life in the form of a vintage 1940's radio broadcast complete with […]