THE YELLOW Brick Road takes a detour at Archbishop Spalding High School at 7:30 p.m. today, tomorrow and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, when The Wizard of Oz arrives at the school on New Cut Road in Severn.
Director Lucinda Merry-Browne is assisted by student directors seniors Liz Fritz and Tiffany Rogers and sophomore Megan Nappi. The musical adaptation of the old favorite features seniors Jenny Simmons of Annapolis as Dorothy, Lindsay Hauswald of Severna Park as the Good Witch and Traci Tucker of Crofton as the Wicked Witch. Also featured are juniors Darren Biggart of Crownsville as the Scarecrow, Jeff Gerheiser of Crofton as the Cowardly Lion, George Olsen of Gambrills as the Tin Man and Wyatt Unger of Crownsville as the Wizard.
Tickets are $6 at the door.
Outstanding musicians
Each year, outstanding high school musicians are selected by their teachers to audition to perform with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Selected students practice alongside their professional counterparts and perform in concert.
Severna Park High School senior Jamie Famula has been named the 2002/2003 Side-by-Side competition's Distinguished Young Soloist. She'll perform a movement of Claude Debussy's Danses Sacre et Profane, for harp.
Other Severna Park High Side-by-Side winners are second violinist Ben Brown, violoncellist Derek Weidner, violoncellist Matthew Howse, second flutist Kelley Gallagher and first trombonist Stephen Pastelak. The Side-by-Side BSO concert is Feb. 5.
Each fall, auditions are held for Anne Arundel County's All-County Orchestra. Severna Park High students selected for this honor are first violinists Ben Brown, Laura Brown and Laura Moore; second violinists Victoria Boggiana, Crystal Yu and Edward Nie; violists Christine Batta, Genna Huston and Aricia Skidmore-Williams; and cellists Matthew Howse, John Kelley, Katie Purcell and Anne McLane. Also selected are string bassist Michael Dawson, trumpeter Keith Biddlecomb, trombonist Stephen Pastelak and percussionists Ashley DeWill and Tom Storck.
The All-County Orchestra performs at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at Annapolis High School. Admission is $4 at the door.
SPHS freshman Allie Greif, a member of the marching band and the only freshman in the stage ensemble band, has been selected for this year's All-State Band. The band's performance date has not been finalized.
Holiday bazaars
If you're looking for holiday gifts and decorations, visit the Berrywood Women's Club's annual Holiday Boutique. It will be held from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Berrywood Clubhouse on Berrywood Drive in Severna Park. Among the handmade items for sale are pottery, jewelry, furniture, holiday decorations and baked goods. Information: 410-647-8009.
The 61st Holiday Bazaar at Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. You'll find a huge selection of recycled books, fresh nuts for baking, doll clothes and furnishings, baked goods and candy, angels and snowmen and white elephants. Proceeds go to many local charities. Information: 410-647-2550.
St. Martin's-in-the-Field's annual Christmas Bazaar takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 7 at the church. The bazaar features baskets, pottery, jewelry, woodcrafts, flower arrangements and doll clothing. Candy wreaths, live boxwood and other fresh greens for decorating, and a Great Junk Exchange also will be offered. Information: 410-647-6248.
Class reunion set
The Severna Park High School Class of 1982 holds its 20th reunion from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Chesapeake Bay Ranch Club in Stevensville. Cost is $65 per person. Reservations and directions: Dave Maddox at 410-360-2570.
The Holly Ball, Severn Town Club's annual black-tie dinner dance to benefit local nonprofit organizations, begins at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Sheraton Barcelo Hotel on Jennifer Road in Annapolis. Guests will dance until midnight to the music of Bob Thulman's Swing Street and The Last Chance Jazz Band.
The cost, $125 per person, includes dinner and open bar and a complimentary portrait by Buxton Photography of Severna Park. Eighty dollars of each ticket price is tax-deductible. The primary beneficiaries this year are Hospice of the Chesapeake in Millersville and Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis.
For more information on this "Night To Remember," call 410-544-2128.