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Calendar of Events - May

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Welcome to the Calendar of Events for the month of May. Last time pages were updated May 5, 2009 8:36 AM

Photo Contest
May 2009

Grab your camera and head to the Ellicott City Historic District. Enter your Historic District Photos in the Restoration Foundation Annual Photo Contest. Cash prizes awarded. Offical entry form available at the Howard County Tourism Visitor Center, 8267 Main Street, Side Entrance, 410-247-9252.
Patapsco Motor Sport Grand Opening

Saturday, May 2, 2009 from 12-4 pm
(rain date Saturday, May 9, 2009)
3736 Old Columbia Pike in
Historic Ellicott City

Patapsco Motor Sport Grand Opening

FREE
Food
(Catered Pit Beef with fixens, drinks and desserts)

Demo Rides
(Ultramotor Electric Bikes www.ultramotor.com and Scooters)

Door prizes and gifts
Entertainment

Patapsco Motor Sport Website


Historic Ellicott City Sites Open
April - December 2009
Historic Ellicott City Sites Open

Saturday and Sunday, 1-4pm
410-465-8500

Thomas Issac Log Cabin - free - donations gratefully accepted
Howard County Firehouse Museum - free - donations gratefully accepted
Ellicott City Colored School Restored - free - donations gratefully accepted
Heritage Orientation Center - free
Patapsco Female Institute - admittance fee

Civil War: The Maryland Story
Roads to Rails at THE B&O Railway: Ellicott City Station

Through June 21, 2009

Learn about life in and around Ellicott's Mills during the Civil War, a defining moment in our nation's history. See how divided loyalties and the burden of war impacted daily life. The B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station. 410-461-1945.
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Farmers Markets May - November 2009

Featuring the season's freshest, locally grown produce, baked goods, fruits of the season, flowers, transplants, and organically grown produce and specialty items, farmers markets are a great venues to meet the farmers, eat healthy and locally grown food and have fun.

East Columbia Library
6600 Cradlerock Way
Columbia
Thursdays, May 7th to mid-November
2-6pm


Glenwood Library
2350 Route 97
Glenwood
Saturdays, May 9th to October 31st
9:30am-1pm


Oakland Mills Village Center
5851 Robert Oliver Place
Columbia
Sundays, May 3rd to mid-November
9am-1pm

Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City
Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City

May 1 & 2, 2009

Join us for a guided tour through one of the most actively haunted towns on the east coast. Our guides recount tales of recent paranormal events at many locations in the Ellicott City Historic District; so many in fact that we now offer two independent tours, "Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City" Ghost Tour Part I & II! Friday and Saturday, April through November at 8:30pm. Reservations strongly recommended. 410-313-1900/1-800-288-8747, | Discount for all Ellicott City.net Visitors |


BikeAbout
May 2, 2009

Enjoy the beauty of Columbia's paths and natural enviornment as well as its rich history on this free, self-guided, individually paced friendly bike ride. A great way to learn about Columbia and get active. 9 to 10am, 410-715-3103, www.ColumbiaAssociation.org

"DRINK PINK" Fundraiser at THE WINE BIN in Historic Ellicott City
May 2, 2009

Historic Ellicott City's hippest new wine shop will host a fundraiser to benefit Blossoms of Hope and Voices for Children. Light fare and music on upper Main Street adjacent to the Thomas Isaac Log Cabin Blossoms of Hope Grove. 410-313-1900, www.blossomsofhope.com


The Columbia Archives "BLOSSOM BIKE-A-BOUT"
May 2, 2009

Enjoy the beauty of Columbia's paths and naturalenviornment as well as its rich history on this free, self-guided, individually paced friendly bike ride. A great way to learn about Columbia and get active. This year's annual event will follow a pink path through many of the Blossoms of Hope sites planted in Columbia. 9 to 10am, 410-715-3103, www.ColumbiaAssociation.org, 410-313-1900, www.blossomsofhope.com

A Tribute to Paul Robeson
May 2, 2009

Columbia Pro Cantare is joined by one of the area's favorite soloists, Lester Lynch, celebrating the music of Paul Robeson, a Renaissance man and one of the most treasured names of twentieth-century song, in what promises to be a moving and glorious concert. 8pm at the Jim Rouse Theater at Wilde Lake High School, Columbia Pro Cantare, 410-799-9321, www.procantare.org

Teddy Bear Farm Visit at Clark's Elioak Farm
Spring Opening Weekend at Clark's Elioak Farm

May 2 & 3, 2009

Free hayrides for all children who bring a teddy bear. If you bring your own Teddy Bear, you can participate in the Teddy Bear Contest at 1pm and 3pm Saturday and Sunday. Or you can bring a NEW Teddy Bear and donate it to the Pediatric Department of the Howard County General Hospital. Folk singing with Tony McGuffin from noon to 4pm both days. Clark's Elioak Farm. 410-731-4049. www.clarklandfarm.com


GreenScape Exhibit Auction & Green Life Festival
May 2 & 3, 2009

The Historic Savage Mill, Maryland Public Television and MIX 107.3 FM will partner to host the "GreenLife Festival" celebrating "Green Culture" and benefiting the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Live music and entertainment, GreenScape art exhibit and auction, resident artist demonstrations, and merchant specials. Experience Zip Line rides at the new Terrapin Adventures! 10am-9pm Saturday. 11am-6pm Sunday. 8600 Foundry Street. Savage, MD 20763. 410-792-2820. www.savagemill.com
Garlic Mustard Challenge
May 3, 2009

Join the challenge with hundreds of other volunteers removing the invasive garlic mustard plant from the park. After two hours of pulling, enjoy live music, old fashioned picnic games, enviornmental displays. Prizes for all volunteers. Taste testing of garlic mustard side dishes by amateur chefs and view posters created by local area school-age children. Patapsco Valley State Park, Avalon and Glen Artney Areas. Contact The Friends of the Patapsco Valley and Heritage Greenway, Inc. 410-480-0824, www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org

May Crowning and Procession
May 3, 2009

Crowning Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is the climax of this wonderful procession singing Marrian hymns and praying the Rosary in several languages through the grounds of the Shrine. 3pm at the Shrine of St. Anthony, 410-531-2800, www.companionsofstanthony.org

PINK-A-PALOZZA Art Auction at Historic Savage Mill
May 8, 2009

PINK art displayed throughout April at Pink Plates restaurants will be auctioned to benefit Blossoms of Hope. Open to the public 7-8pm. Click here to view the flyer. 8600 Foundry Street. Savage, MD 20763. 410-505-8702. www.savagemill.com
We Will Journey in Faith
May 8, 2009

This retreat is designed to provide RCIA team members with an opportunity for spiritual reflection and replenishment in light of their experience team members within the RCIA process. 6pm at Bon Secours Spiritual Center, 410-442-1320, www.bonsecoursspiritualcenter.org

Annual Howard County Resident Artists' Exhibit and Works by Jenee Mateer & Marcella Morgese
May 8 - June 19, 2009

Gallery I features the 25th Annual Resident Artists Exhibit, displaying works by visual artists who maintain studios at the Howard County Center for the Arts. Gallery II presents works by Maryland artists Jenee Mateer and Marcella Morgese. Howard County Center for the Arts, 410-313-ARTS, www.hocoarts.org

Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City
Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City

May 8 & 9, 2009

Join us for a guided tour through one of the most actively haunted towns on the east coast. Our guides recount tales of recent paranormal events at many locations in the Ellicott City Historic District; so many in fact that we now offer two independent tours, "Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City" Ghost Tour Part I & II! Friday and Saturday, April through November at 8:30pm. Reservations strongly recommended. 410-313-1900/1-800-288-8747, | Discount for all Ellicott City.net Visitors |


Howard County Antique Farm Machinery Club's - Spring Plow Days
Roads to Rails at THE B&O Railway: Ellicott City Station

May 9, 2009

The Maryland Draft Horse and Mule Association will join the Howard County Antique Farm Machinery Club to prepare fields for spring planting beginning at 10:00am. Website


Annual Howard County Resident Artists' Exhibit and Works by Jenee Mateer & Marcella Morgese
May 8 - June 19, 2009

Gallery I features the 25th Annual Resident Artists Exhibit, displaying works by visual artists who maintain studios at the Howard County Center for the Arts. Gallery II presents works by Maryland artists Jenee Mateer and Marcella Morgese. Howard County Center for the Arts, 410-313-ARTS, www.hocoarts.org


Wonder Talks & Walks
May 9, 2009

National May Bird Count. 10:00am at The Howard County Conservancy, 410-465-8877, www.hcconservancy.org

Mother's Day Weekend at Clark's Elioak Farm
Spring Opening Weekend at Clark's Elioak Farm

May 9 & 10, 2009

Free hayrides for all mothers accompanied by a child. Happy Mother's Day to all our wonderful mothers! Give Mom a treat and bring her to the farm to see the Enchanted Forest attractions she loved as a child. A great family outing. Clark's Elioak Farm. 410-731-4049. www.clarklandfarm.com


First Lutheran

Merriweather Post Pavilion - Leonard Cohen (May 11)
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia Maryland

Lunchtime Lakefront Concerts
May 13 - July 1, 2009

Join the downtown Columbia community for FREE lunchtime entertainment! Bring a bag lunch or grab a mid-day meal at area restaurants. noon-2pm at the Columbia Lakefront, Lake Kittamaqundi, 410-715-3104, www.ColumbiaAssociation.org

"PINK-A-PALOZZA" PARTY reception and auction
May 15, 2009

Historic Savage Mill will host a wine and cheese gallery reception to display and auction off twenty, pink-themed original works of art by the Mill's resident artists to benefit Blossoms of Hope and the Claudia Mayer Cancer Resource Center. 410-313-1900, www.blossomsofhope.com


Artwalk at Savage Mill
May 15, 2009

The Savage Mill Artist Collective hosts Artwalks every third Friday, inviting the public to their open studios and serving wine and hors d'oeuvres. 6-8pm throughout Savage Mill. 410-505-8702. www.savagemill.com

Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City
Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City

May 15 & 16, 2009

Join us for a guided tour through one of the most actively haunted towns on the east coast. Our guides recount tales of recent paranormal events at many locations in the Ellicott City Historic District; so many in fact that we now offer two independent tours, "Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City" Ghost Tour Part I & II! Friday and Saturday, April through November at 8:30pm. Reservations strongly recommended. 410-313-1900/1-800-288-8747, | Discount for all Ellicott City.net Visitors |


Annual Fundraiser Whipps Plant Sale
May 16-17, 2009

Annual Plant Sale benefits the cemetary-park, emphasis on native plants, talks on horticulture of interest to homeowners, 410-465-6721.

Sheep and Wool Weekend at Clark's Elioak Farm
Spring Opening Weekend at Clark's Elioak Farm

May 16 & 17, 2009

Daniela Anderson will show us fibers from raw to finished, different types and qualities of wool and do spinning demonstrations. Kids of all ages will get a hands on opportunity to experience the art of spinning. Also come see Border Collie sheep herding demonstrations at 1pm both days with our resident shepherd, Janet Harvey. Clark's Elioak Farm. 410-731-4049. www.clarklandfarm.com


Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City
Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City

May 22 & 23, 2009

Join us for a guided tour through one of the most actively haunted towns on the east coast. Our guides recount tales of recent paranormal events at many locations in the Ellicott City Historic District; so many in fact that we now offer two independent tours, "Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City" Ghost Tour Part I & II! Friday and Saturday, April through November at 8:30pm. Reservations strongly recommended. 410-313-1900/1-800-288-8747, | Discount for all Ellicott City.net Visitors |


Merriweather Post Pavilion - Kenny Chesney (May 22)
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia Maryland

Telegraph Weekend
Roads to Rails at THE B&O Railway: Ellicott City Station

May 23 & 24, 2009 from 11am until 3:30pm:

The Morse Telegraph Club, living historians demonstrate the
Victorian Telegraph.  Send and receive your own telegram.


Maryland Historic Road Yard Sale Days
Maryland Historic Road Yard Sale Days

Wine in the Garden
May 28, 2009

5 to 8pm at The Howard County Conservancy, 410-465-8877, www.hcconservancy.org
Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City
Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City

May 29 & 30, 2009

Join us for a guided tour through one of the most actively haunted towns on the east coast. Our guides recount tales of recent paranormal events at many locations in the Ellicott City Historic District; so many in fact that we now offer two independent tours, "Ye Haunted History of Olde Ellicott City" Ghost Tour Part I & II! Friday and Saturday, April through November at 8:30pm. Reservations strongly recommended. 410-313-1900/1-800-288-8747, | Discount for all Ellicott City.net Visitors |


Maryland national Road Yard Sale
Roads to Rails at THE B&O Railway: Ellicott City Station

May 30, 2009

Spaces are available to rent for vendors to sell.

Yard Sale begins at 8:00am until 2:00pm. Website


Merriweather Post Pavilion - M3 Rock Festival (May 30)
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia Maryland

Historical Tours of the Shrine of St. Anthony
May 31, 2009

Historical tours of the Manor House and Shrine at 1:30pm. Healing Mass and Adoration at 3pm. Shrine of St. Anthony. 410-531-2800. www.shrineofstanthony.org
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