Sunday, July 18
Theatrical performance The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents "Hamlet" at Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, 3691 Sarah's Lane, Ellicott City. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 22, through Saturday, July 24, and at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 18, and July 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.
Art exhibit Artists' Gallery presents an exhibition of traditional and less-conventional landscapes rendered in pastels by Deborah Maklowski. Show runs through July 30 at American City Building, 10227 Wincopin Circle, Columbia. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. Information: 410-740-8249 or artistsgallerycolumbia.com.
"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. Mondays-Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. 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, July 19
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, July 20
Blues music Savage Bluegrass plays Sam's Bar & Restaurant, 9994 Washington Blvd., Laurel. Information: 301-317-7796.
Wednesday, July 21
Legal screening Attorney Thomas Burns will host the 60 Plus Wills and Legal Screening Program from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bain Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. Services include simple wills, powers of attorney, living wills, small estates and deed changes. Program is open to all residents 60 and older. Cost depends on individual's or couple's income. Information: 410-313-7213.
Support group WomenHeart, a support group for women with heart disease, meets at 11:30 a.m. at That's Amore Restaurant, 10400 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. For more information about the group, contact Marilyn Gobbett at reddress05@verizon.net.
MOMS Club of Elkridge Support/social group for moms meets at 9:45 a.m. at the Elkridge Baptist Church, 5929 Setter Drive, Elkridge. Children welcome. Information: momsclubofelkridge.org.
Lakefront Wednesdays Final concert of the Columbia Association's lunchtime concert series takes place from noon to 2 p.m. with David LaFleur. Information: 410-715-3104.
Farmers' market Site is open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through October at St. John's Episcopal Church, 9120 Frederick Road, Ellicott City. Information: 410-313-6524.
Thursday, July 22
'Ragtime: the Musical' The Columbia Center for the Theatrical Arts presents this story about three different social groups in America at the turn of the 20th century, Thursday, July 22, through July 25 at Reservoir High School, 11550 Scaggsville Road, Fulton. Shows at 7 p.m. July 22-24, 2 p.m. matinees July 24-25. Tickets and information: 410-381-0700 or cctarts.com.
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 23
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.
Future
Opera performances The Little Patuxent Opera Institute (LPOI), in conjunction with Howard Community College's Student Arts Collective, presents performances by the students in its summer workshop at 7:30 p.m. July 30 and 3 p.m. Aug. 1 in the Smith Theatre, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. Opening half of program is devoted to a potpourri of operatic pieces performed in their original languages, while the second half consists of Henry Purcell's " Dido and Aeneas," a love story based on Virgil's "Aeneid." Tickets are $12, $7 for seniors and students with ID. Tickets and information: 410-772-4297 or howardcc.edu.
Community party The Wilde Lake Community Association and the Howard County Police Department offers a family pizza party from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 on the Village Green Wilde Lake for National Night Out. In addition to pizza, festivities include drinks, ice cream, prizes, entertainment and more. Event is free and takes place rain or shine. Children younger than 16 must accompanied by an adult. For more information, call 410-730-3887. (Wilde Lake residents only).
Hospitality sessions Individuals interested in either starting or advancing a career in the hospitality industry can attend a free "Culinary and Hospitality Open House" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 14 at Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. Event includes a "Culinary Information Session" and a "Hotel and Restaurant Management Information Session." There will be a light lunch served, along with a gift for everyone attending. Registration and information: 410-772-4469 or vrege@howardcc.edu.
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.