'Girls Night Out to Create'

Monthly night out for women takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at the Columbia Art Center, 6100 Foreland Garth. "Ceramic Wire & Pendant Jewelry" will be taught. Bring your own snacks and beverages. Cost is $25. Other topics include soap-making in February, eco-friendly jewelry in March, and paper mosaics and resin necklaces in April. Information and registration: 410-730-0075.

Guitar lessons

Kings Contrivance Community Association sponsors beginner guitar lessons from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays at The Meeting Room, 10025 Shaker Drive. Guitar required. Fees are $48 for Columbia Association assessed; $44 for non-CA assessed; $15 for drop-ins. Information: 410-381-9600.

Singles social group

The Phoenix Cultural Singles Group, a Columbia social group for those 50 and older, meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Sundays at the Oakland Mills Interfaith Center, 5885 Robert Oliver Place in the Oakland Mills Village Center. Coffee, tea and a light snack are served. The group plans events and trips. Information: 410-997-0739.

Around town

Parent support meeting Group provides support for parents and caregivers of children and adolescents with serious mental health issues. The meeting takes place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Faulkner Ridge Center, 10598 Marble Fawn Court in Columbia. Free. Information: 410-772-9300.

Single Again Changing Focus Single Again, a nonprofit program for adults who are separated, widowed or in the process of divorce, provides weekly presentations and small-group discussions in a confidential, comfortable atmosphere. The group meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at First Presbyterian Church, 9325 Presbyterian Circle. An orientation for new members is offered at 6:30 p.m. Information: changingfocus.org.

Chair yoga The East Columbia 50 Plus Center at the East Columbia branch of the Howard County Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way, will offer chair yoga, an easy introduction to yoga that helps ease the pain of arthritis, reduce fatigue and improve circulation and breathing, at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Cost is $25 per month. Reservations: 410-313-7680.

Also at the 50 Plus Center:

•Age Well Exercise with Joyce Diatoms will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost for 12-week session is $48.

•A class to reduce the fear of falling and increase the activity levels of older adults will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. Cost is $24.

•A belly dance class will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays. Camilla Karma will teach hip movements, stretches, arm and hand techniques, and veil dancing. Cost is $25 a month.

•A yoga class with Smite Javari is offered from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. The cost is $24 a month.

•Beginners tai chi classes take place 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays. The cost is $24 a month.

•Ryan Shimabukuro leads a hula class from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursdays that helps tone and strengthen the body. Cost for a six-week session is $28.

•A chess club for novice and veteran players meets at 1 p.m. Thursdays. Free.