Rising Star finalists compete for $5,000 prize

Four vocalists, three instrumentalists, two dancers. That's the field competing this year for the title of Howard County's Rising Star, an honor bestowed annually at the "Celebration of the Arts in Howard County." This year's gala, Saturday, March 24 in the Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College, includes food, a silent auction and the announcement of the year's Howie Award recipients, chosen for their contribution to the arts community.

By Carolyn Kelemen

March 22, 2012