My Little French Bistro

Recreate meals from the City of Lights with Chef Mark Waitsman. Real French onion soup, crispy fresh salmon cakes, salad with bistro salad dressing and homemade French baguette. This class features lecture, demonstration and generous tastings. 18 years and older. Sponsored by Howard County Recreation & Parks. 6:30-9 p.m. Mt. Hebron High School, 9440 Old […]

Columbia Pro Cantare – 40th Season

A Christmas Noel with the CPC Chamber Singers Saturday, December 17, 2016, 7 PM Christ Episcopal Church 6800 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD 21045 Columbia Pro Cantare Chamber Singers, piano, organ, and percussion For Tickets and Information: 410-799-9321 or www.procantare.org

A Christmas Noel

Seasonal music performed by the Columbia Pro Cantare Chamber Singers. 7 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 6800 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia. Advance tickets: adults, $15; seniors and students, $13. Tickets at the door: adults, $17; seniors and students, $15. Children 15 and younger, $10. procantare.org, 301-854-0107, 410-799-9321.

Columbia Bands Winter Concert

River Hill High School 12101 Clarksville Pike (MD Route 108), Clarksville

Columbia Bands Presents their Winter Concert. Come hear 3 performing ensembles: The Columbia Concert band will play classical music, a march, and a unique holiday medley. The Flute Cocktail will be performing holiday pieces that highlight the entire flute family. The Columbia Big Band will wow you with Jazz, Funk, Latin, and Swing tunes.

Book Discussion

Join the discussion on the 2016 Nobel Prize winners in economics. Free. 6:30 to 8 p.m. HCLS Central Branch, 10375 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. No registration required. hclibrary.org, 410-313-7800.

Mr. Gabe

Get up and move to lively nursery rhymes, folk songs and modern favorites for children age 2 to 5. Sponsored by Lively Arts for Little Ones. 10 a.m. The Other Barn, 5851 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia. $5. 410-730-4610, oaklandmills.org.

$5

Festival of French Favorites

First Evangelical Lutheran Church 3604 Chatham Road, Ellicott City

Featuring music of Bizet, Gounod, Offenbach, Debussy, Saint- Saëns & others with narrator Jonathan Palevsky of WBJC-FM, dancers from Dance Connections, Inc., a special video of scenes of France, and a post-concert reception of French bonbons.

$25

Venezia, Mi Amore!

Modern Music, an ensemble of violins, cello, and theorbo/guitar presents 17th century Italian music. Hosted by The Unitarian Universalist Congregation. 7 p.m. Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. Adults in advance, $15, at the door $20; students in advance $12, at the door $15; children 15 and younger free with paying adult. 410-381- […]

$15

Daddy-Daughter Sweetheart Dance

Experience an evening of dancing with a live DJ, light refreshments, crafts, souvenir photo and ice cream sundae bar. Inclement weather date is January 28. 4-6 p.m. for ages 4-6.; 7-9 p.m. for ages 7-11. Sponsored by Howard County Recreation & Parks. Roger Carter Community Center, 3000 Milltowne Drive, Ellicott City. $45 for 1 child […]

$45

Spanish Brass

Quintet with two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba featuring short selections of popular music from across the globe. Sponsored by Candlekids, Candlelight Concert Society. 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Smith Theatre, Horowitz Center, Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. $11 in advance, $12 at the door. 410-997-2324, candlelightconcerts.org.

$11