Sunday, June 20
Jazz concert The Paul Snyder Quartet weaves jazz, standards and blues with vocals at 3 p.m. at Bon Secours Spiritual Center, 1525 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville. Free (donations suggested). Information: 410-442-1320.
Photography exhibit Members of the Artists' Gallery in Columbia present "Through the Lens," through Friday, June 25, in the Lakeside Cafe in the American City Building, 10227 Wincopin Circle. Show runs in conjunction with Carl Segal's "Colorful June: Flora and Fauna." Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. closed Sunday. Gallery is also open by appointment. Information: 410-740-8249 or artistsgallerycolumbia.com.
Exhibition The Columbia Art Center Galleries will present "A Collecting Affair III: The Art of Collecting Photography," through June 27 at the center, 6100 Foreland Garth in Columbia. The exhibition showcases collectors' photographs of five local female photographers: Denee Barr, Carol Cathcart, Joan Forester, Maili Godwin and Laura Vernon Russell. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Information: 410-730-0075 or columbiaartcenter.org.
"People Worth Knowing" Exhibit featuring photographs by Columbia photographer Stanley L. Rodbell runs through Aug. 28 at the Himmelfarb Gallery at Tai Sophia Institute, 7750 Montpelier Road, Laurel. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Information: 410-888-9048.
Farmers' market Site is open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sundays through November at Oakland Mills Village, 5851 Robert Oliver Place. Information: 410-313-6524.
Monday, June 21
Passport services The Passport Acceptance Facility at Howard County Library's East Columbia branch at 6600 Cradlerock Way offers passports and passport photos from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Information: 410-313-7700.
Tuesday, June 22
Workshop Howard County's Office of Emergency Management hosts a snowstorm recovery workshop for nonprofit organizations from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Gateway Building, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Room 401. Event will assist nonprofits in determining their eligibility for cost recovery of expenses incurred as the result of the record snowfall this year. Free. Registration and information: 410-313-2022.
Blues music Savage Bluegrass plays Sam's Bar & Restaurant, 9994 Washington Blvd., Laurel. Information: 301-317-7796.
Wednesday, June 23
Lakefront Wednesdays The Columbia Association continues its annual lunchtime concert series from noon to 2 p.m. with the Diane Daly Trio. Lineup features a variety of musical styles, including rock, folk and jazz. Straight on Red performs June 30. Information: 410-715-3104.
Farmers' market Site is open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through October at Howard County Library's Miller branch, 9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City. Information: 410-313-6524.
Thursday, June 24
Concert The Retro-Rockets, featuring Iris Hirsch, perform the music of Chuck Berry, the Beatles, Etta James, Smokey Robinson, Patsy Cline, Wilson Pickett, and others from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Dorsey Search Village Center, 4715 Dorsey Hall Drive in Ellicott City, as part of the Kimco Summer Concert Series. Admission and parking is free. Information: 301-596-2017.
Farmers' market Site is open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays through November at the East Columbia Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way. Information: 301-934-9004.
Friday, June 25
Dance event The Columbia Association's Teen Advisory Committee will sponsor a "Dance for Haiti" to benefit the Red Cross Fund for Haiti relief, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Slayton House, 10400 Cross Fox Lane in Columbia. Among the performers are the Dance Foundations Dance Studio, Kinetics Dance Theatre, Merge Dance Company, Misako Ballet Company and the Savage Dance Company. Tickets are $10. Information: 410-715-5523.
Farmers' market Site is open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays through November at Howard County General Hospital, 5755 Cedar Lane, Columbia. Information: 410-313-6524.
Saturday, June 26
Health fair A community health fair will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. John Baptist Church, 9055 Tamar Drive in Columbia. Event includes seminars on spirituality and health, health care reform, HIV/AIDS 101, as well as workshops on strokes, heart health, fitness and nutrition, healthy relationships, diabetes, emotional health, sickle cell disease, breast health, and prostate health. Blood pressure screenings, HIV testing and body mass index measurements will also be available. Theme of the fair is "Life is Worth Living: Get Educated, Get Tested, Get Involved, Get Treated." Free. Information: 410-992-4191.
Future
Jazz Oakland Mills' "Jazz in the Mills" concert series features Julian Hipkins and the Julian Hipkins Quartet at 5 p.m. June 27 at The Other Barn, 5851 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at door. Information: 410-730-4610.
Pool party A pool party, hosted by the Town Center and Wilde Lake Community Associations, will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 15 at Bryant Woods pool. Admission is free and includes pizza, drinks, swimming and a raffle. Advance tickets are required from Slayton House, 410-730-3987 or Historic Oakland, 410-730-4744. Children younger than 16 must be accompanied by an adult, no pool membership required. Tickets are limited to the first 100 people. (For Town Center and Wilde Lake residents only.) Information: 410-730-3987.
Announcements for the datebook may be sent by mail to The Baltimore Sun in Howard County, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore 21278; by e-mail to howard.events@baltsun.com; or by fax to 410-332-6455.