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'The Full Monty' takes off at Columbia's Slayton House

'The Full Monty' takes off at Columbia's Slayton House

Columbia's Slayton House has been turned into a strip club. The community center's eyebrow-raising transformation is only temporary, though,...

 

New attractions at Turf Valley's Preakness balloon celebration

Turf Valley's annual Preakness Celebration Hot Air Balloon Festival kicks off Thursday afternoon, and has some new attractions. 

Columbia native Binder ready for home cooking at Wine in the Woods

Risa Binder is having a moment. Not only did the singer-songwriter deliver a recent buzzworthy performance on the popular TV show "CBS...

 

Vounteers pour into Wine in the Woods this weekend

Inge Crist plans to volunteer at Wine in the Woods this weekend, just as she has most years since the popular Columbia festival began 21...

 

Columbia 'Motion' exhibit is worth the stop

There is so much constant movement in our world that it takes an artist to translate some of that motion into a lasting image. In the...

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Arts

Columbia gets ready for a musical treat by Candlelight

The Candlelight Concert Society has presented so many chamber music groups that it's fitting that it has assembled a diverse roster of...

A marriage of music plays in Columbia

Chamber music players typically spend so much time together that it can seem like a professional marriage. In the case of Duo Amaral, it's...

Rep Stage sets 2013-2014 season

Rep Stage, the fine professional company in residence at Howard Community College (the emphasis is on Equity, not college), will explore...

Caton connection delivers at Walters

A neglected 19th-century Baltimore artist gets some 21st-century recognition in an exhibit at the Walters Art Museum. "New Eyes on America:...

Columbia Piano Trio finds strength in small numbers

The Columbia Orchestra knows how to fill the stage with musicians, but it also knows that a much smaller ensemble also can be music to the...

Artform blog

Numbed by 'The Nutcracker'

Want to see a dance critic go berserk? Just take her to a shopping mall during the holidays or watch her in a doctor’s office or chain...

Dancers of a certain age sometimes lose their tiaras

For nearly a decade, neither snow nor sleet — not to mention having to get out of bed early on...

Passe? Not the musical masters behind 'South Pacific'

The handsomely staged production of “South Pacific” at the Hippodrome Theatre is a welcome reminder that...

Dining

Professional service and well-executed dishes at The Ale House Columbia

Driving past The Ale House Columbia on a warm Thursday evening, the first thing we noticed was the crowded patio; it looked fun.

Fundraiser on Saturday for Erika Brannock, injured at Boston Marathon

The friends and family of Erika Brannock are hosting a fundraiser at Mothers Federal Hill for Erika

Hundreds welcome celebrity chef Bobby Flay at Columbia Wegmans

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay came to the Wegmans in Columbia on Wednesday evening for a book signing event to promote his new book, ...

Bobby Flay comes to Wegmans in Columbia

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay will come to Wegmans in Columbia on Wednesday for a food tasting and book signing event.

Clyde's of Columbia reopens Monday

Don't be alarmed if you no longer see Clyde's iconic white-and-yellow-striped awnings strewn over the pathway along the downtown Columbia...

Don't Miss

'In the Heights' soars at Toby's Dinner Theatre

As a Broadway musical with a Latin beat, "In the Heights" rises pretty high. Set in the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights, it...

UPDATED: Merriweather Post Pavilion schedule 2013 [Pictures]

Over the years, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia's own concert venue, played host to Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Whitney Houston, R.E.M.,...

Maryland 5th-grader to present cupcake idea to Warren Buffett

If you ever find yourself looking for an excuse to eat more cupcakes, 11-year-old Krissa Hillman has a good one.

Sweetlife Festival 2013 at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Pictures]

The Sweetlife Festival was held May 11 at ...

Sweetlife Festival 2013 lineup [Pictures]

The Sweetlife Festival will return to Columbia's ...

Petro's photography exhibit is worth the drive

Cars are a defining aspect of the American landscape in John Petro's exhibit "Parked Outside the Door" at the Bernice Kish Gallery at...

Brush up on your Spanish for the next Columbia Pro Cantare concert

Columbia Pro Cantare thematically goes abroad for its concert of "Music of Spain and Latin America" on Saturday, May 4, at 8 p.m. at the Jim...

M3 Festival rocks on at Merriweather

Cherry blossoms fill the Columbia Art Center

Art and poetry support a worthy cause in the group exhibit "Haiku for Hope," which is co-sponsored by the Columbia Art Center and Howard...

Dog Day Afternoon, this Saturday in Columbia

The Columbia Association invites you and your dog to Dog Day Afternoon at Hopewell...

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FindLocal: Howard County events
Howard County Fair
Howard County Fairgrounds
Daily : 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. (August 3rd through August 10th)
Columbia Festival of the Arts' Gala Celebration
Howard Community College
May 31st : 9 p.m.
26th Annual Savage Fest
Carroll Baldwin Hall
June 1st : 9 a.m.
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