Community festival
A community festival will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Resurrection of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, 8402 Brock Bridge Road in Laurel. The event will include live music, crafts, a yard sale, a moon bounce, pony rides, face painting and food. Admission is $1 per person. Information: 410 792-7982 or resurrectioncommunityfestival.com.
Auditions
Laurel Mill Playhouse will hold auditions for "The Miss Firecracker Contest" at 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday, May 3-4, at 508 Main St. Bring resume, conflicts and a head shot. Production dates are June 26-July 12. Information: 301-452-2557 or maureencrogers@gmail.com.
Bluegrass music
Savage Bluegrass plays at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at Sam and Elsie's Bar and Restaurant, 9994 Washington Blvd. in Laurel. No cover charge. Information: 301-317-7796.
Art exhibits
•"Second Take: Two Painters, Two Perspectives," an exhibition featuring landscape paintings by Nancy Davis and Diane Dunn, runs through June 20 at Himmelfarb Gallery, Maryland University of Integrative Health, 7750 Montpelier Road in Laurel. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Information: muih.edu.
•"Hidden Treasure," an exhibit that features some of the 4,000 artifacts found during the mansion's yearlong restoration in 2013, runs through Thursday, April 30, at Montpelier Mansion, 9652 Muirkirk Road in Laurel. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Closed Wednesdays. Information: 301-377-7817 or history.pgparks.com.
Southern civic
The Southern Howard County Civic Association meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at the North Laurel Community Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road. Information: 240-786-5747.
Montpelier tours
Montpelier Mansion, 9650 Muirkirk Road in Laurel, offers tours at the following times:
•Self-guided: year-round, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays through Tuesdays.
•Guided: Sundays at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m.
Information: 301-377-7817.
50+ Center events
Events at the North Laurel 50+ Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road. Information: 410-313-0380:
Walking Club 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Blood pressure screenings 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays.
Open Art Studio Noon to 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.
Billiards 9 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays.
Sit, Stitch and Give 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays.
Line Dance Drop-in 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; $1.
Mah-jongg 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays.
Agewell Exercise Class 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; $35 for 16 classes.
Enhance Fitness 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays; $51 for 16 classes.
Sittercize 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays; $36 for 16 classes.
Chair Yoga Traditional yoga poses are done seated in a chair or standing while using a chair for support and stability; $33 for six classes.
Hand-building with Clay 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays; $42 for four classes.