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 $20. Information: 410-730-4610.
Sunday, June 27
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 $20. Information: 410-730-4610.
Shakespeare The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents "Much Ado About Nothing," 5 p.m. at Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, 3691 Sarah's Lane, Ellicott City. The play will also be performed at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 1, and July 8 and 10; and at 5 p.m. July 4 and 11. Tickets are $25 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturday matinees; $30 on Saturdays and Sundays; $23 for seniors; $15 for students; free for children younger than 18 with adult. Information: chesapeakeshakespeare.com. Tickets: 866-811-4111.
Exhibition The Columbia Art Center Galleries' exhibition "A Collecting Affair III: The Art of Collecting Photography" closes. The exhibition at 6100 Foreland Garth in Columbia showcases collectors' photographs of five local female photographers: Denee Barr, Carol Cathcart, Joan Forester, Maili Godwin and Laura Vernon Russell. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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 28
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.
Wednesday, June 30
Lakefront Wednesdays The Columbia Association continues its annual lunchtime concert series from noon to 2 p.m. with Straight on Red. Lineup features a variety of musical styles, including rock, folk and jazz. Andrew McKnight performs July 7. 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, July 1
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, July 2
Shakespeare The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents "Hamlet," 8 p.m. at Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, 3691 Sarah's Lane, Ellicott City. The play will also be performed at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 3, and July 9, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24; at 3 p.m. July 17 and 24; and at 5 p.m. July 18 and 25. Tickets are $25 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturday matinees; $30 on Saturdays and Sundays; $23 for seniors; $15 for students; free for children younger than 18 with adult. Information: chesapeakeshakespeare.com. Tickets: 866-811-4111.
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, July 3
Music Matters Showcase Kayte Grace, Brown-Smith Vibration and Majolica Buzz perform from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Mad City, 10801 Hickory Ridge Road. Information: 410-964-8671.
Future
Theater performance Howard County Summer Theater presents "The Music Man" July 9-11 at Centennial High School, 4300 Centennial Lane in Ellicott City. Tickets are $15, $12 for seniors and children younger than 12. For tickets and more information, go to ticketleap.com. Proceeds benefit Prepare for Success and Hospice of Howard County.
'Talkin' Baseball' Meeting will be held at 9 a.m. July 10 at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living, 7110 Minstrel Way, Columbia. Brett Abrams will discuss his book, "Capital Sporting Grounds: A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, DC. Free. 410-740-1145.
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.
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