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. Monday, Aug. 2, through Aug. 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 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 Monday, Aug. 2, through Aug. 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, through Aug. 14. 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.