Acting workshop

Howard Community College's Student Arts Collective will hold an acting workshop for performing artists of all levels of experience, ages 18 and older, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 2-14 in the Smith Theatre, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway. Classes will be led by Los Angeles-based Steppenwolf instructors and include work on character building, improvised scenes and audition techniques. Registration is $475, and space is limited. Workshop culminates in performances on Aug. 13-14. Tickets are $5, free for students with ID. Registration and information: 410-772-4515 or http://www.howardcc.edu/studentarts.

Slayton House session

Slayton House Camp of the Arts is accepting registration for its last summer session, to be held Aug. 2-13 at 10400 Cross Fox Lane in Columbia. Students who have completed a year of kindergarten and those in grades one through eight are eligible. Information: Kathy Verheul, camp administrator, 410-730-3987, or campadmin@columbiavillages.org.

Art exhibit

Slayton House Gallery will feature a mixed-media exhibit by the Women Artists' Forum in the Lobby and Bill White Room Galleries, Thursday, July 22, through Aug. 14. A reception will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. July 25. Information: 410-730-3987 or 301-596-4883.

Around town

Wii club Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks offers a Wii club for those 55 and older from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesdays at the Bain Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way. The first game is free. Information: 410-313-7213.