Holiday Walks

Start the New Year off on the right foot with a 5k or 10k walk sponsored by the Freestate Happy Wanderers. Bring a nonperishable food for the local food pantry. Sign in between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Finish by 4 p.m. Owen Brown Community Center, 6800 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. Adults, $3; children 12 and […]

Voices | Works by Karen Carpenter, Irene Whitaker, and Martha Lohaus

The Bernice Kish Gallery 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, MD

Please join us for the Opening Reception of our three woman show, Voices. Works by Karen Carpenter, Irene Whitaker, and Martha Lohaus. Opening Reception: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House, Wilde Lake 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, MD 21044

Snowflake Ball

For dads and daughters age 4-12. Live DJ, games, crafts and ice cream sundae bar. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Gary J. Arthur Community Center, 2400 Route 97, Cooksville. $32 for center members; $40 for nonmembers; each additional daughter, $16 for center members; $20 for nonmembers. Preregistration required. 410-313-4840.

Balance in Your Life

Class on living a more balanced and organized life in 10 steps. 7-8:30 p.m. HCLS Miller Branch, 9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City. Free. 410-313-1950, hclibrary.org.

Lil' Acorns Winter Wonders

Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD, United States

2-3 yrs / $18 1 child and 1 adult, $9 additional person. Winter is full of new discoveries for you and your little one. This is your chance to share with your youngster the fascinating changes that occur in wither through parent/child interactive program including song, sensory activities, a puppet show and a short hike. […]

$18.00

Business Women’s Network of Howard County

Maryellen May Certified Executive Leadership Coach Put Your Stories to Work 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Turf Valley Resort The Business Women’s Network of Howard County Promoting and supporting business owners, executives and leaders. Register for all events online at www.bwn-hoco.org. Register early to receive a discount.

Lunch Meeting – Sponsored by Business Women’s Network

Sponsored by Business Women’s Network with speaker Maryellen May, certified executive leadership coach. Turf Valley Resort, 2700 Turf Valley Road, Ellicott City. $50 at the door, lunch included. 410-740-0126, bwn-hoco.org.

$50.00

Lunch and Learn

Century Plaza 10630 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 121, Columbia, MD

Adina Bar Shalom is the founder of the first Orthodox Women’s college in Israel, which makes it possible for thousands of women to earn a college degree and join the Israeli work force. A social activist within the Israeli religious sector, Bar Shalom is also the daughter of the late former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of […]

$5

Children on Board Fair

Howard County’s 2016 CHILD CARE & PRESCHOOL INFORMATION FAIR Sunday, January 24, 2016 • 1:00 - 4:00 pm Ten Oaks Ballroom, 5000 Signal Bell Lane, Clarksville, MD 21029

Free Screening of the film 'How To Die in Oregon'

Howard County Public Library Miller Branch 9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City, MD, United States

How to Die in Oregon In this thought provoking film, producer/director Peter Richardson enters the lives of the terminally ill as they consider whether – and when – to gently end their lives by taking a legally prescribed overdose of medication. Richardson examines both sides of this complex, emotionally charged issue. The film offers a […]