Places of Refuge: The Works of Alina Poroshina Please join us for a wine and cheese opening reception with the artist Sunday Oct 25th, 4:00-7:00pm Still Life Gallery Fine Art & Custom Framing 8173 Main St, Ellicott City MD 21043 (410) 461-1616 www.StillLifeGallery.net Gallery Hours: Open Wed- Sun 11:00-6:00 Baltimore artist Alina Poroshina's figurative paintings are testimonies […]

Bridges to Housing Stability invites you to join in celebrating our 25th anniversary with an evening of wine, light fare, desserts, silent auction and music. Beginning as Churches Concerned for the Homeless in 1990, Bridges has supported over a thousand vulnerable families to find, or stay in, stable and safe homes. As we celebrate on […]

Engage your kids in local lore this Halloween. Children are invited to dress up as a famous figure from Howard County history and get some treats. Free, 4-6 p.m., Firehouse Museum, 3829 Church Road & Thomas Isaac Log Cabin, 8394 Main Street, Ellicott City. 410-313-0420.

A competition to see which team can launch a pumpkin from a catapult designed by students in science, technology, engineering and math classes and clubs. 2-4 p.m. Adults, $5; ages 3-17, $3; younger than 3, free. Robinson Nature Center, 6696 Cedar Lane, Columbia. Register, howardcountymd. gov/RNCpumpkinlaunch.htm, 410-313-0400.

"Our Beautiful Planet" Ronald Mutchnik Conductor of The Howard County Concert Orchestra will conduct a performance of Vivian Aderberg Rudow's EARTH DAY SUITE followed by Rossini's WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE. Concert Featuring Jonathan Carney Concertmaster of Baltimore Symphony as solo violinist and orchestra leader in all four of Vivaldi' FOUR SEASONS. FREE PARKING

The Stanford Grill and Copper Canyon Grill are thrilled to announce our Home for the Holidays, "Holiday To Go Menu." Plan an unforgettable Holiday dinner that includes: A Turkey or two Roasted Chickens, choice of 3 sides, Desert and an a la carte menu. We are accepting orders now through January 1,2016. Please visit our […]

Grab your girls and head on out to Historic Savage Mill for fun, food, wine, shopping, special prizes, deals, and much more!

GET TO KNOW YOUR RIGHT COLORS & BODY SHAPE BEFORE YOU SHOP What if you’re about to walk out onto the stage to give a presentation or are heading into an important networking event or that session you booked to build your personal brand is coming up faster than you realized? Do you LOOK and […]

Book club discussion of “The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism.” For women, too. 7-8 p.m. Free. Miller Branch Library, 9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City. No registration required. 410-313-1950, hclibrary.org.

Join other positive, action oriented business women, visionaries and entrepreneurs at Columbia Chapter's November meeting! We are a connection group; we connect women to support one another, do business with each other, learn, and push each other to the next level! If you're tired of the "same old same old" networking, come out and see […]