Dance performance
The Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble performs at 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, in Howard Community College's Smith Theatre, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway. Tickets are $10. Information: 410-997-2324 or candlelightconcerts.org.
Art exhibits
•Slayton House Gallery is exhibiting photographs by Jeff Shi and Xiangfei Fay Shi through Feb. 5 at the gallery, 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Closed Sundays. Information: 410-730-3987.
•The paintings of Marc Boone and Michael Sastre will be on display through March 13 in the Rouse Co. Foundation Gallery at Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway. A reception will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2. Information: 410-772-4804.
Cabaret Night
Silhouette Stages presents "Cabaret Night" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Slayton House. Tickets are $10 and include admission and refreshments. E-mail ssqq@comcast.net for a performance application.
Open house
Slayton House Camp of the Arts & Conservatory, 10400 Cross Fox Lane, will hold an open house for new and returning campers from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 6. Camp personnel will conduct tours of the facility and answer questions. The $50 registration fee will be waived for enrollments made during the open house. Snow date is Feb. 20. Information: 410-730-3987.
Singles of culture
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. Applications are available by e-mailing cjblack@columbiavillages.org. Information: 410-730-3987.
Around town
English conversation The central branch of the Howard County Library, 10375 Little Patuxent Parkway, offers "Let's Get Together: English Conversation Club." It's a chance for those for whom English is a second language to practice speaking and understanding English in a group setting. The club meets at 9:30 a.m. Mondays and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Register with the library before your first meeting. Information: 410-313-7850.
Support meeting Spanish-speaking group for family members of an adult or teen with a mental illness meets from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at Wilde Lake Interfaith Center, 10431 Twin Rivers Road, Columbia. Free. Information: 410-772-9300.
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.