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Explore the impact of industrialization and transportation on Ellicott Mills as you learn about two significant avenues of travel: the Baltimore & Frederick Turnpike (Main Street) and the B&O Railroad. B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station, 410-461-1945
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Whether you are new to yoga or a yoga pro, these classes are for you! We offer both Hatha based and Kundalini community classes.
Mondays at 6:00pm- Hatha Yoga Community Class
Thursdays at 7:45pm- Kundalini Yoga Community Class
Fridays at 11:00am- Women's Yoga Community Class
The suggested donation is $10. Pay more or less depending on your budget. The Well. Community Space for Yoga and the Healing Arts. 410-418-8944, www.EllicottCityWellness.com
East Columbia Library Branch: Thursdays May 1st through November 20th from 3 til 6pm
Matt's Cookies for Cancer
A nonprofit fundraising effort in which I will be baking cookies for sale (tax deductible) from late July to early November. They're delicious! 410-489-4959, matthewbeck123@yahoo.com
This is our last weekend of the season so stock up on jams, jellies, and salsas for Christmas gifts! Get some fresh cider for the holidays - it freezes great! Say goodbye to our farm animals! 10am to 5 pm, Sharp's at Waterford Farm, 410-489-2572, www.sharpfarm.com
Pumpkin Chucking Weekend
In the spirit of the season, let's have some special fun with pumpkins! We have specially-designed catapult that will launch your pumpkin across the farm. Bring your own pumpkin and let's see how far it will go! Clark's Elioak Farm, 410-730-4049, www.clarklandfarm.com
BISHOP SUTTON TO SPEAK AT ST. JOHN’S Join the people of St. John’s Episcopal Church on November 1, at 9:00 a.m. as we welcome a visit by our new Bishop, the Right Rev. Eugene Tayor Sutton. Rev. Sutton is including our parish, located at 9120 Frederick Road in Ellicott City, during his fall schedule of town hall conversations with the people of the Diocese of Maryland. The public is welcomed to attend this conversation about faith and the role of the Church in our society today. Light refreshments will be served. Find out more at www.ang-md.org. No pre-registration needed.
Thrifty Tuesday
All aboard! The B&O offers half price admission for all visitors the first Tuesday of every month! 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, B&O - Baltimore Station, 410-752-2490, www.borail.org
Enjoy $4 pints (includes commemerative glassware) and $1 refills. 4-6pm at the Rams Head Tavern Savage Mill, 301-604-3454, www.ramsheadtavern.com/savage
Kidsinger Jim
Thursday mornings are very special at the Mall in Columbia as families enjoy lively children's entertainment! Lord & Taylor lower court, 10:00-11:00am, free and open to the public, 410-730-3300, www.themallincolumbia.com
Join us for a Fall Chef's Menu & Wine pairing. Wine speaker tbd. $75 per person plus tax & gratuitity, 6:30pm at Tersiguel's French Country Restaurant, 410-465-4004, www.tersiguels.com
St. John’s Episcopal Church will hold its annual Holiday Marketplace Craft and Vendor Show on Saturday, November 8, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. inside the church’s All Saints Hall. Vendor spots are still available. For more information contact Susan Vaughn at svaughn7@verizon.net or the church office at 410.461.7793.
The Columbia Orchestra presents its annual Young People's Concert, featuring Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Don't miss the Musical Instrument Petting Zoo from 1:30 - 3:00pm. 12:30 & 3:00pm at the Jim Rouse Theatre. 410-465-8777, www.columbiaorchestra.org
Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Place: Oakland Mills High School, Main Gym
Admission: FREE for shoppers!
Still needed: We are currently accepting vendor applications. For information regarding the craft fair or to receive an application for a space, please contact: OMHSCraftFair@yahoo.com
8pm, Candlelight Concert Society, 443-367-3122, www.candlelightconcerts.org
Veterans Day Weekend at the B&O - Baltimore Station
Salute the military and veterans at the B&O! Join us for special living history presentations by members of the 4th Infantry Division Military Police Unit and on our WWII Troop Sleeper. Vintage military vehicles will also be on display. Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 11 am to 4 pm, 410-752-2490, www.borail.org
Mt. Ida can be a perfect mother/daughter or best (adult) friend tea. What better way to spend an afternoon with family, friends or your club or organization. We can design a program to meet the needs of your group. This is a great way to learn about Women in History, explore Mt. Ida and the Patapsco Female Institute (weather permitting), participate in and learn about Victorian Parlor Games. Three sweets, three savories and tea will be served to you and your guests by docents in period attire. Come and find out what the Patapsco Female Institute is all about. For additional information and to schedule your tea, call 410-465-8500.
Featuring the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morten Lauridsen and performed by The St. John’s Orchestra, adult choir of St. John’s and guest choir from The Cathedral of the Incarnation in Baltimore. The violin soloist and concertmaster is Ronald Mutchnik and the guest conductor is Dr. Dale Krider. A memorial donation to “Friends of Music,” formed to fund the orchestra’s 2008-2009 performances, or a $15 ticket is required for admission (under 18 free when accompanied by an adult). The performance takes place at the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church at 4:00 p.m. on November 9. For more information, contact St. John’s Director of Music Nancy Stavely at 410.461.7793, ext. 501 or email nstavely@stjohnsec.org.
Columbia's street names are unusual, but there is a good explanation. Learn more about the origin of the names and stories surrounding them with the authors of "Oh You Must Live in Columbia: The Origins of Place Names in Columbia, MD." Columbia Association, 7pm til 9pm at Linden Hall, 410-715-3104, www.columbiacalendar.org
Family Fun Day
Storytime & Sing-a-long with Miss Julie
Thursday mornings are very special at the Mall in Columbia as families enjoy lively children's entertainment! Lord & Taylor lower court, 10:00-11:00am, free and open to the public, www.themallincolumbia.com
Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks is opening Freestyle, a new teen drop-in center at Ridgely's Run Community Center, 8400 Mission Road, Jessup. The center, designed by teens, for teens, will offer a choice of hanging out with friends, playing basketball and video games, listening to music, having a snack at the Snack Shop and other activities. The center will be open from 6pm to 9:30pm August 7, August 21, September 11, September 25, October 16, October 30, November 13, and December 4th. The cost $5. Registration is not required. For more details contact Danielle Bassett at 410-313-1693, www.co.ho.md.us/Rap/
Spend the morning in the great outdoors sprucing up the grounds of this once famous 19th century girls school. 9am until noon, ages 6 and up, www.co.ho.md.us/RAP/rap_volunteer.htm
Tree planting along Deep Run in Arbutus. Meeting location to be announced. Patapsco Heritage Greenway, 410-480-0824, www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org
Distinct from other schools, Tai Sophia Institute delivers academic excellence with a focus on the interconnection of mind, body, and spirit. We invite you to learn more about our graduate degree programs in Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, and Applied Healing Arts. 9:30-12:30, Please RSVP to 410-888-9048x6647, www.tai.edu
Each year, Symphony of Light opens with the exciting Dazzle Dash, a two day festival where participants have the unique opportunity to take in the lights on foot. 410-740-7840, www.hcgh.org
Spend the morning in the great outdoors sprucing up the grounds of this once famous 19th century girls school. 9am until noon, ages 6 and up, www.co.ho.md.us/RAP/rap_volunteer.htm
Tree Planting
Tree planting along Deep Run in Arbutus. Meeting location to be announced. Patapsco Heritage Greenway, 410-480-0824, www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org
The Symphony of Lights, a spectacular display of more than 70 larger than life, animated and stationary light creations, is a holiday tradition. All proceeds benefit Maternal Child Services of Howard County General Hospital. 410-740-7840, www.hcgh.org
Peter Pan
Take a magical adventure this holiday season! Fly to Neverland with the Darling children to meet the mischievous Lost Boys, Tiger Lily, swashbuckling pirates, a spunky fairy, and of course, Peter Pan himself. This musical stage adaptation of J.M. Barrie's children's classic is sure to delight audiences of all ages, so it's ok if you want to grow up! New Mainstage at the Olney Theatre Center, 410-924-3400, www.olneytheatre.org
It est arrive! Celebrate the coming of the new wine! Five course chef's menu & entertainment. $75 per person plus beverages, tax and gratuitity. 6:30pm at Tersiguel's French Country Restaurant, 410-465-4004, www.tersiguels.com
Milkshake & Santa's Arrival
Thursday mornings are very special at the Mall in Columbia as families enjoy lively children's entertainment! Lord & Taylor lower court, 10:00-11:00am, free and open to the public, www.themallincolumbia.com
Enjoy a special evening of music, history and refreshments at the historic sites of Ellicott City. Sites throughout the town qill be open from 7-10 pm. B&) Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station, 410-461-1945, www.ecborail.org
A time to be grateful and thankful. Join the Friars at Eucharist and later at table, as we break bread and give God thanks. Shrine of St. Anthony, 7:30 pm, 410-531-2800, www.shrineofstanthony.org
Don't want to cook all day & then clean all night? Give thanks with us. Offering limited a la carte & traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Reservations required. 11:30-7:30 at Tersiguel's French Country Restaurant, 410-465-4004, www.tersiguels.com
See what Santa wore in the days of yore!
B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station, 410-461-1945, www.ecborail.org
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Annual Sale day at AAA Antiques Mall. Everything in the store is discounted at least 10% unless marked firm by dealer. The mall will be open for great bargins from 10 am to midnight.
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Holiday celebration of toy trains and model railroading including this year's new O-gauge layout in the car house, the Museum's permanent HO-gauge layout in the freight house, and N-gauge layout, and Thomas the Tank Engine! B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station, 410-461-1945, www.ecborail.org
Holiday Festival of Trains at the B&O - Baltimore Station
Holiday celebration of toy trains and model railroading layouts begining with the arrival of Santa by locomotive on November 28. The festival features many different layouts including the museum's "HO" model train layout in the C&O #725 passenger car and the outdoor "G" scale layout. Children can visit Santa on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the festival. 410-752-2490, www.borail.org
8pm, Candlelight Concert Society, 443-367-3122, www.candlelightconcerts.org
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