Montpelier film series opens with Spanish ghost story

Montpelier Arts Center begins the Montpelier Film Series this Saturday, Oct. 29. The center will continue to have these dinner and a movie events approximately once a month through March.

Saturday's film is the Spanish "The Orphanage" (El Orfanato), a Halloween type ghost story.

The next scheduled film is "The Dancer," which will be shown Saturday, Dec 10. The film depicts the struggles and physical hardships that ballet dancers must contend with in order to ensure that "everything is perfect at the ballet." The series includes a buffet meal with a menu related to the topic/country of origin of the film.

Tickets are $25 for the film and dinner, $10 for the film alone. Film and dinner tickets must be purchased in advance. These seats fill up quickly, so check out the Arts Center website, http://www.artspgparks.com or call 301-377-7800 for tickets and information.

The next Coffee for Seniors with the police will be, Thursday, Nov. 3, at 1 p.m. These coffees will now take place at the new Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center located at 7120 Contee Road, just behind Laurel Regional Hospital.

The topic of the meeting is What happens when you call 911? This is an important topic for all community members as well as for our seniors.

These meetings also provide the opportunity to speak with our community police and to learn what services they provide in addition to maintaining law and order.

The Motor Vehicle Administration now has a feature through which Maryland drivers can add up to three emergency contacts to driver's license records. The feature, which can be accessed only by law enforcement personnel, provides police and/or emergency medical technicians with the names and numbers of persons who should be called if an accident occurs in which the injured person is unable to provide that information directly. The feature can be accessed through the MVA website http://www.mva.maryland.gov. Click on "emergency contact."

Hope we all continue to enjoy this glorious fall weather. Just think — no earthquakes, hurricanes, floods — at least for right now. Happy pumpkin picking season to all our South Laurel/Montpelier friends!