les miserables musical

events at Howard county senior centers

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's veto of a proposed change to Baltimore's minor privilege system raises the question of whether these fees have outlived their purpose.

See you at the fair. Those are the words of the week as our community prepares for the 69th annual Howard County Fair.

Ellicott City briefs

Ellicott City briefs

Students at Broadneck High School assemble each year for a theatre production, but this year their rendition of Les Miserables has a special mission.

Congratulations to the 2014 winners of the Carson Scholars Fund Scholarship program from Folly Quarter Middle School and Glenwood Middle School.

Since 1975, the Columbia Figure Skating Club has provided area skaters with the opportunity to pursue both recreational and competitive skating. Each spring, Pat Muth, her daughter Martha, granddaughter Melissa, and a host of volunteers put many of these rising ice stars in a standing-room-only spectacle, this time around appropriately called "Frozen In Time," at the Columbia Ice Rink.

Our schools do a great job of offering cultural events to the community, including Jazz at the Ridge every spring at Marriotts Ridge High School. This year's concert, on Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m., will feature Marriotts Ridge jazz ensembles and vocalists, as wells as guest artist Scott Paddock.

The 5th District Volunteer Fire Department appreciated the great turnout during a break in February's foul weather. Lots of residents came out for the department's country breakfast. You have one more opportunity to share a country breakfast with family, friends and neighbors on March 30 from 8 a.m. until noon.

Super Bowl XLVIII referee Terry McAulay, worked football and basketball games in the Baltimore area for more than a decade.

Howard County's only professional orchestra, Howard County Concert Orchestra, will perform a Spanish New Year's Celebration, Sunday, Jan. 12, from 4 to 6 p.m., at Ellicott's City's St. John's Episcopal Church.

In its 11th year, Hear My Voice, which is put on by CA's Youth and Teen Center at the Barn, showcases talented singers ages 11-18 from throughout Howard County in an American Idol style competition.

Sarah Nalty, of Glenelg, has had a fantastic summer. She went to France for 10 days with the Peabody Children's Chorus Cantate ensemble. The Cantate ensemble, for children ages 12 to 18, visited Paris, Tours and Caen.

'Les Miz' actress moved by Fantine's plight

Hollywood is a whole continent away, but that isn't stopping some locals from celebrating the 85

Showtimes listed are for Sunday, Dec. 30, only.

The Golden Globe nominees have a heavy literary bent this year, with a large number of adaptations featured in the key categories.

Christmas may actually be 11 days away but nerds are getting their gifts early today. Last night, Google released their popular Google Maps app. And later tonight, the first part of the Hobbit will be released in theaters. The reviews are in and while they aren't ecstatic they are encouraging.

This holiday season may be the greatest ever for book adaptations, and this week, we have a visual stunner, "Life of Pi," Ang Lee's take on the best-selling Yann Martel novel.

Infinity Theatre's production of "Dames at Sea" offers a Broadway-quality experience to watchers of the nautical-themed musical.

Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock: Pat Bonnell, the drama and studio arts teacher at Chapelgate Christian Academy, affectionately describes her theater program as "the little engine that could."

Students from all disciplines will perform at the Carver Celebration on Saturday night.

Four vocalists, three instrumentalists, two dancers. That's the field competing this year for the title of Howard County's Rising Star, an honor bestowed annually at the "Celebration of the Arts in Howard County."

Adam Grabau's life may have turned out much differently if redistricting in Columbia hadn't prompted his transfer from Atholton High School.

Cal Thomas suggests we pause during this 'most wonderful time' to reach out to those whose holiday is marred by pain

Music, dance and benefit shows in Howard County and Baltimore for 11-10-11

Baltimore's Centerstage gets a new director and a new direction as the fall theater season opens.

'Les Miserables School Edition' gets a winning community staging in Laurel

Several young West Laurel thespians are performing in Laurel Mill Playhouse "Les Miserable."

25th anniversary tour of 'Les Miserables' arrives at the Hippodrome, offering atmospheric production, vivid acting and volume