Glenelg United Methodist Church will be presenting a free concert, featuring Vince DiMartino, Sunday, Sept. 18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. DiMartino will be performing a concert of classical and jazz music, featuring church organist Richard Cartwright, church Music Director Doug Burian will play the trumpet, as well as Bob Boguslaw on the piano, Aaron Clay on the bass and Chris Rose on the drums. Glenelg United Methodist Church is at 13900 Burntwoods Road.
In co-operation with the Bushy Park Elementary PTA, the Howard County Celestial Searchers will hold its first meeting of the 2011-2012 school year in the Art Room #230 at the school Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. Now in its 14th year, the Celestial Searchers – an astronomy club for students in kindergarten through eighth grades - conducts its meetings on the last Monday of the month during the school year. Special events may be planned throughout the school year in conjunction with significant astronomical events.
Club activities include observing programs geared toward learning the night sky, guest speakers, art projects, and telescope viewing. In the past, the Celestial Searches have had speakers from Hubble, NASA, Howard Astronomical League, the Solar System Ambassador Program, and APL on topics such as the Space Telescope, rocketry, satellites, telescopes, and sky watching. Projects have included "building" a comet, making astro T-shirts and greeting cards, learning about the phases of the moon, safe solar observing, and understanding the magnitude and motion of the universe.
Meetings last one hour and are followed by telescopic and naked eye observing, weather and homework permitting. Parental involvement is encouraged as most of our parents attend meetings with their children and participate in club activities.
Besides having the support of the Bushy Park PTA, the Celestial Searchers shares an excellent relationship with the Howard Astronomical League, an adult astronomy club in Columbia. We are always welcome at their star parties, and HAL members are happy to assist our members with Sizzle, an observing project for which the children can earn certificates.
A voluntary annual donation of $20 per family is requested to offset supply costs and astronomy books given away as door prizes at each meeting to a lucky member.For further information, contact Dr. Joel "Stardoc" Goodman, DDS, the club's founder, at 410-531-6600 or email him at Stardoc@Goodteeth.com. Come join the fun Sept. 26 and remember: keep looking up!
Have a child who is horse crazy? The may be interested in attending the The 24th annual Howard Community College Grand Prix which will be held Saturday, Sept. 24 at Marama Farm, in Clarksville. This horse show event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and provides a fun day for those who lovehorses. Lawn tickets are $10 for adults and are free to children age 10 and younger; bleacher seats are $15 for adults and $8 for children 10 and younger. Proceeds from the event benefit the HCC Educational Foundation, which provides scholarships to students with financial need. For additional information, call 443-518-1970 or go to http://www.hccgrandprix.com.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church will be holding their monthly community feast Sept. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. The kids are back in school and fall is quickly approaching, so why not celebrate with a comfort food meal of chicken pot pie with all the fixings, lovingly donated by Smokin Hot Catering.
The dinner will take place at the church, 2892 Route 97 (between the Post Office and Union Chapel Road). The entire community is invited to come enjoy the meal – dine-in or carry-out is available – so take the night off from cooking and come out and visit with neighbors and friends, all why enjoying a delicious meal. The cost is $9 per person or $30 max per family. The money raised from the September meal will go toward sending teens on Pilgrimage in 2012.
In anticipation of cooler days to come, St. Andrew's Chapel, at the corner of Route 97 and Union Chapel Road, will host a mum and pumpkin sale Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sept. 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m in their Parish Hall. In addition to mums and pumpkins, pansies, gourds, flowering kale and real popping corn will all be available for purchase. This is a great locally convenient spot to pick up everything you need for fall decorating.