Serendipity to host fundraiser Oct. 13 for Food on the 15th

There will be a fundraiser Thursday, Oct. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Serendipity (corner of routes 216 and 108) for Food on the 15th to feed low-income seniors in Howard County. The boutique will be open exclusively for you with 10 percent of sales donated to purchase grocery store gift cards. There is no obligation to buy and you will get a goodie bag of coupons to local stores. Each person must purchase a $10 ticket to enter. Make checks payable to Coalition of Geriatric Services. More info can be found at http://www.foodonthe15th.org.

We did it! Daughter-in-law Melissa Sanford and I successfully completed Disney's Wine and Dine Half-Marathon Relay Oct. 1 and 2. The race didn't begin until 10 p.m. and my 4.8-mile run/walk took 74 minutes. Any runner would call that slow, but it's my best time ever — that's because its also my first time. Melissa ran the other 8.3 miles and is working up to a full marathon. We finished 347th out of 403 female teams. The average runner was age 34 — I am definitely better than average on that score, though not quite the oldest. It was a real rush.

If you'd like an adrenaline rush, come to the free Hawkfest at River Hill High Friday, Oct. 14 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The school's marching band will kick off the annual homecoming celebration in the bus loop at 4:30 p.m.

Next, the action moves to Stage 1 with yo-yo artist Sam Groner and a drama promo and later on, a jump rope competition. Move to Stage 2 to hear the bands Riot Mountain and Rising East.

Each River Hill class will have a five-minute performance and exhibit beginning at 6 p.m. with the Class of 2015. Throughout the event there will be fun and games — a moon bounce, WALL-E's Junk Yard, Donald's Ducky Ducks, Air Bud Football Toss and Bobbing for Poison Apples. Food items under $5 each will be available. Come on out.

Johan Brahms' "Trio in E Flat for French Horn, Violin and Piano, Op. 40," will be featured in a concert Saturday, Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. at the Triadelphia Seventh-day Adventist Church, on Brighton Dam Road. The concert will showcase Kenneth Hawes, an outstanding horn player, member of The Frederick Symphony Orchestra and founding member of the Doansburg Chamber Ensemble; violinist J. Daniel Ashton, concert master of the Montgomery Philharmonic and founder/former director of Zephyr Brass; and J. Bruce Ashton, concert pianist and longtime professor of piano, music theory and music history at Southern Adventist University, in Collegedale, Tenn.

This program is one in a series of classical music concerts held at Triadelphia Church. Admission is free. All are invited.

For other works to be performed and other concert information, go to http://www.triadelphiachurch.org.

"Revelation of Hope" Exploring Prophetic Scriptures in the Context of Our Time, will be an interesting and informative presentation at Triadelphia Adventist Church Oct. 21-23 at 7:15 p.m. Admission is free. For information, call 301-854-3678.

Ethan Rosales will be 2 years old Monday, Oct. 17. Hope it's a happy birthday and the beginning of a great, not terrible, year.

If you are older than 50, a younger adult with disabilities, family of a senior or caregiver, you won't want to miss the 50+EXPO at Wilde Lake High School, in Columbia, Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. You'll find free entertainment, a health fair, seminars, flu and pneumonia shots and more.

Go to http://www.howardcountyaging.org/50plusexpo or call 410-313-6410 to learn more.

Basket Bingo will be held in the River Hill High cafeteria Oct. 22. Doors open at 6 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. This includes 20 games of six cards each. Additional cards are available for purchase.

There will be special game cards, 50/50, door prizes and fun for all ages. All baskets will be filled with goodies. Proceeds benefit River Hill Boosters.

For tickets and info email riverhillfootball@hotmail.com or gohawks@verizon.net or call 443-506-8750.

The Scarecrow Classic is the sixth annual Brain Injury Awareness event, a 5k run and 1-mile walk, at Meadowbrook Park Oct. 30 starting at 9 a.m. Registration fee is $25 until Oct. 23, $30 from Oct. 24-29 and $35 on race day from 7 to 8:30 a.m.

To learn more email info@biamd.org, call 410-448-2924 or just stop in the Charm City Run store at 12186 Clarksville Pike.

You are invited to join the Knights of Columbus for an adults-only Halloween bash Oct. 29 in the social hall at St. Louis Church. Come and have spooktacular fun as doors open at 6:30 p.m. with dinner from 7 to 8 p.m. and music until 11 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person, which includes the meal, beverages and music. Costumes are encouraged or casual dress.

For more information, email rfiskum@verizon.net or call 410-531-5124.