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Menorah lighting in Bel Air celebrates start of Hanukkah
For the second year, Harford County residents came out to Shamrock Park in Bel Air to mark the first night of Hanukkah, an eight-day Jewish holiday, with a public menorah lighting.
More than 100 people filled the park at sundown Tuesday for the festive...Tags: Holidays, Religious Festivals, Judaism, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Ritual and Sacred Objects
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Latke-eating contest illustrates new life at synagogue
About a dozen kids sat around a long table Sunday afternoon, waiting for the signal.
Before each of them was a plate loaded with latkes, the potato pancakes of Hanukkah. Whoever cleaned his or her plate first could claim the title: Champion Latke Eater...Tags: Religious Festivals, Passover, Christian Orthodoxy, Israel, Fran Drescher
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Really, Baltimore County, no recycling for three weeks?
Some people count down the days to a major holiday, or a vacation. I'm counting down the days to my next recycling pickup.
I've lived in Baltimore County a long time — long enough to remember the recycling center at the Owings Mills Metro on the...Tags: Holidays, Baltimore County, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland)
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The Walters puts its own stamp on Christmas
The Walters Art Museum has been putting its stamp on the nation for more than 77 years — but never in quite the way that it's doing this holiday season.
The museum's "Madonna of the Candelabra," a painting by Raphael with a romantic past, has...Tags: Religious Festivals, U.S. Postal Service, Government Postal Delivery, Art Institute of Chicago, Christmas
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Baltimore officials kept close eye on Occupy
Brian C. Rogers, chairman of the Baltimore-based money management giant T. Rowe Price, works in the corporate office high-rise towering over an Inner Harbor park. And for weeks, the company overlooked a group of protesters beating drums, pitching tents...Tags: Local Government, Business Enterprises, Lobbying, Maryland State Police, Justice System
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Learn line dancing with Mary McCormick at East Columbia 50+ Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Restaurants, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Insurance, Radio, Table Tennis
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Visit, and join, the Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center
Have you visited the brand new Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center? I recently had the privilege of touring the new senior activity center next to the Laurel Regional Hospital with my own mom. She was reluctant to visit because she didn't know why...Tags: Lobbying, Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Schedule of Christmas season events in Arbutus
Holiday Train Garden — at Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department, 5200 Southwestern Blvd. Weeknights, 6:30-8:30 p.m., and weekends, 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Free through Jan 1. http://www.arbutusvfd.org/aux-event.htm. Santa House— sponsored by Arbutus...Tags: Kwanzaa, Holidays, Floral Design, Religious Festivals, Halethorpe
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Schedule of Christmas season events in Catonsville
Holiday Decorations Contest — The Bent Twig Garden Club will present an award this year for a beautifully and naturally decorated home in Catonsville. In accordance with The Federated Garden Club of Maryland, decorations should include natural...Tags: Holidays, Baptist, Jesus Christ, Religious Festivals, Christmas
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Santa has Lutherville on his schedule for holiday visits
The holiday season is upon us — lights are appearing on our homes and trees, wreaths are on the lampposts and inflated Santas and snowmen stand in our front yards. Santa will once again ride through our neighborhoods on the Lutherville Volunteer...Tags: Peabody Conservatory, Concerts, Music, Holidays, Religious Festivals
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BSO takes a new approach to the holidays
A bevy of Santas will not tap-dance their way into Rockette-style formations onstage to help the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra celebrate the Christmas season this year.
That cute tradition, and the rest of the Holiday Spectacular presented by the BSO...Tags: PBS (tv network), Fine Artists, Christmas, Culture, Entertainment Events
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Religion isn't expelled from public school
"Students aren't allowed to pray any more!" "You can't even talk about God in public schools these days!" "They've even banned Christmas!"
Such refrains, which resound regularly each year, are gross misconceptions perpetuated by alarmists who question...Tags: Religious Texts, Schools, Religious Festivals, Teachers, Public Schools
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