McDaniel College is a four-year liberal arts and science school that also has a graduate program. Carroll Community College is a two-year college offering an associate degree and certificate programs.

A small group of dedicated volunteers has been gathering in Mount Airy in recent months to do the work of creating the Windy Ridge Trail for bikers, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts.

At Mary’s Land Farm in Clarksville, groups can book sessions to cuddle and feed calves or bunnies.

There are eight trained ministers at Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster, providing one-on-one emotional and spiritual care via the Stephen Ministry, a Christ-centered care program with national ties.

Since the early 1970s, Larriland Farm has offered pick-your-own fruits and vegetables on its 420 acres spanning three properties in the Woodbine area. Strawberry season kicks everything off mid-May.

The Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department Carnival runs Saturday through June 18.

On Saturday, nine headstones marking the graves of seven Civil War soldiers and two World War I soldiers will be unveiled at Ellsworth Cemetery, a historic Black cemetery founded in 1876 just outside Westminster city limits on Leidy Road.

Almost 40 umbrellas are part of the center’s Umbrella Theme Show, “Healing Hearts Through Music, Dance, Words.” And while Henzey opened the umbrellas in the Columbia Art Center, the exhibit of 38 umbrellas will ‘open’ on Lake Kittamaqundi on Friday as part of 2022 Lakefest.

Memory Lane, a Carroll County-based playback theater troupe, is preparing for the challenge of quickly retelling a story they just heard for a Saturday show at the Carroll Arts Center.