| April 9: Clyde’s American 10K Race, 8:15 a.m. start at Rouse Building in Columbia. Visit www.striders.net, or call 410-465-7735. April 22: Celebration of the Arts gala fund-raiser for Howard County Arts Council, 6 to 10:00 p.m., Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde
Lake High. Silent auction, HOWIE Awards, edibles. The audience will pick a grand winner among 10 finalists in HCAC’s Rising Stars/Emerging Artists contest. Tickets are $50 and $75. 410-313-ARTS. May 4: Columbia Foundation Spring Cock-tail Party fundraiser at the Spear Center in the Rouse Building, Columbia. Proceeds benefit charities and cultural events. Tickets are $65. 410-730-7840. May 6-7: Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship. Animals, crafts, demonstrations, food and entertainment, including the famed sheep-to-shawl competition. Free admission and parking. 410-531-3647. May 20-21: Wine in the Woods festival in Symphony Woods, with 15 Maryland wineries. Sponsored by Howard County Recreation and Parks. Tickets $18 advance purchase; $20 at the gate. 410-313-7275.
May 21: Columbia Triathlon, 6.45 a.m. at Centennial Park, Ellicott City, 1.5K Swim/ 41K Bike/10K Run. Visit ,
www.trico-lumbia.org
or call 410-964-1246.
| | May 27-29: Columbia Invitational Soccer Tournament will showcase 300 youth teams from around the nation. Visit www.columbiatournament.com, or call 410-203-9590 June 2-3: Relay for Life, a fundraiser sponsored by the American Cancer Society at the Hammond High School track. An overnight running/walking relay.
Visit www.howardcountyrelay.com, or call 410-781-4316. June 9-24: Columbia Festival of the Arts is a two-week celebration with national and local artists at various venues. Paid concerts, free family shows, kids activities. Visit www.columbiafes-tival.com.
June 21-Aug. 23: Sunset Serenades family concert series at Centennial Park, 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Local and nationally known bands. Grilled dinners available; $3 parking. 410-313-PARK. June 23-Aug. 20: Lakefront Summer Concert Series on Kittamaqundi lakefront. Presented by Columbia Asso-ciation. Movies on Mondays, Fridays; open mike nights Tuesdays; musical performers Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays; concert bands Sundays. 410-715-3000. July 4: Independence Day fireworks at Lake Kittamaqundi in Columbia at dusk | | July 15-16: Native American Pow Wow at Howard Coun-ty Fairgrounds, West Friendship. 410-442-1022 Aug. 5-13: Annual Howard County Fair in West Friendship. Rides, household arts, animals, horse shows, food and refreshments, entertainment and more. 410-442-1022. Sept. 24: Columbia Classic Grand Prix Equestrian Show at Howard Community College. World-class competitors and equestrian demonstrations. 410-772-4450 or www.howardcc.edu/foundation. Mid-September through mid-October: Dec-orators Showhouse at a historic home in the county. Featuring 20 decorators, land-scapers. Sponsored by Historic Ellicott City Inc. 410-461-0696 Sept. 23-24: Farm Heritage Days in West Friendship. Vintage farm equipment demos, blacksmith shop, antique cars, wagon rides. For new location, call 410-531-2569. Oct. 14: International Fall Festival at the Oakland Mills Village Center in Columbia; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; will feature food, enter-tain-ment, dance, crafts and activities from a dozen countries. 410-730-4610.
Mid-October: 50-Plus Expo for adults 50 and older; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wilde Lake High School. About 120 exhibitors, info booths, career fair, health screenings and more. 410-313-6406. | | Oct. 29: Sunday in the Park at Centennial Park, Ellicott City; 1 to 5 p.m. Sponsored by Howard County Department of Rec-reation and Parks. “Vic-torian Times” theme, trick-or-treat trail. Fee. 410-313-PARK. October: Halloween in Historic Ellicott City. Go on ghost tours at the Patapsco Female Institute and on Historic Main Street various weekends, as well as trick or treat. 410-313-1900 Late November to early January: Symphony of Lights in Columbia’s Symphony Woods, with 70 larger-than-life lights displays; a fund-raiser for Howard County General Hospital. 410-740-7666. Early December: Dickens holiday tour of Historic Ellicott City; sit-down dinner followed by haunted house and ghost tour with Scrooge. 410-313-1900. Miracle on Main Street with merchants’ sales till midnight, food and music. 410-480-9805. Dec. 2: Holiday Mart at Centennial High School sponsored by Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks. Unique décor and gift items for sale from 130 juried artisans; fee. 410-313-PARK. Late February/Early March: An Evening in the Stacks fundraiser will be held at the East Columbia Branch Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way. 410-313-7750 or www.hclibrary.org. |
