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Art is Alive in Howard County! A few spots are still available in our Arts Camps but filling fast! Space is limited. To register online or learn more about these camps visit our website www.howardcountymd.gov/rap or go directly to the page based on your…

Columbia, Maryland…They are four shining lights in Howard County—individuals and teams who have provided services that enhance and enrich the lives of Howard County residents by going above and beyond all expectations in their service to the community.  They are the Association of Community Services (ACS) 2012 Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Award Winners. 

George Pittman, Volunteer of the Year is a former physicist and CIA employee…

Highland, MD– Mount Zion United Methodist Church launched its 2012 Legacy Campaign with a celebratory morning of worship followed by lunch in Fellowship Hall. The Legacy campaign is intertwined with the church’s 150^th Anniversary, which includes a weeklong celebration starting on July 10^th and culminating with a special worship service on Sunday, July 15^th in the church’s…

The No Boundaries theatre troupe, in cooperation with the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks and the Howard County Arts Council, is pleased to present the classic Broadway musical, Anything Goes.

The No Boundaries theatre troupe has been performing since 1997. The 2012-2013 cast consists of 45 performers and volunteers who rehearse at the Howard County Center for the Arts’ black box theatre once a week for thirty weeks, culminating in performances at the end of…

Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) is pleased to announce that the deadline for applications for the Mark Ryder Original Choreography Grant Program has been extended to June 15, 2012. The program was established at the bequest of Mark Ryder’s family, in honor of his life’s work, to recognize individual creative expression, and to provide financial assistance to choreographers to create new original work.  A fund has been established at the Columbia Foundation to enable monies to be awarded…

Michael Tan (above), Silhouette Stage’s music director, knows Sondheim like Sophocles knows Philosophy. For the upcoming production of Company, opening May 11 at Slayton House Theater in Columbia, expect harmonies with foundation and melodies with roots.

Tan’s resume is impressive: multiple…

Ellicott City, MD – The Howard County Arts Council announces the availability of the black box theatre at the Howard County Center for the Arts for rental. 

The black box theatre is an accessible 98-seat multi-purpose performance space. While the Howard County Arts Council does use the theatre for its own…

Space is still available for visual and performing arts summer camps at the Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) in Ellicott City. Programs are open to the public, regardless of residency in Howard County, for grades K-7. Campers must turn five years of age minimum by September 1, 2012 to be eligible for summer camp.…

On Saturday, May 19th, the Glenelg High School Jazz Ensemble will hold its annual Jazz Under the Stars picnic dinner and concert at the beautiful Chapel View Farm, 5640 Jennings Chapel Road, in Woodbine.

For the last fourteen years, this has been a much-anticipated event in the Glenelg community that brings together family, friends and music fans for a fun evening of great food and outstanding entertainment. Chapel View Farm…

The Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts (CCTA) will host a 40th Anniversary Gala on April 30, 2012 to

celebrate four decades of educating children through the arts in Central Maryland. The event will be

held at Toby’s Dinner Theatre-Baltimore with a cocktail reception and dinner followed by an original

production featuring performances by CCTA students past and present.

Proceeds from the event will support CCTA and its Outreach Programs that make quality arts…

The Howard County Center for the Arts offers affordable studio, teaching, and meeting space to local artists and community-focused arts groups. It is currently home to over 30 artists and arts organizations through its Resident and Arts Advancement programs. Artists and arts groups have an opportunity to rent space at the…

The Howard County Arts Council is seeking applications from artists to fill one available resident artist studio space. The available studio is approximately 265 square feet, rents for $168.94 per month, and has shared access with two other artists in an adjoining studio. The deadline to apply is 5:00 PM, Tuesday, May 8, 2012.

HCAC houses accessible studio space for fourteen resident artists, as well as three resident arts organizations representing a variety of disciplines.…

Bring your family for a day of fun with NO Admission Charge at the 5th Annual Children’s Cancer Foundation’s Child-Fest 2012 on Saturday, May 5^th at Reservoir High School in Fulton MD (11550 Scaggsville Rd.) from 10am - 4pm.  Your children will get to meet and greet the REAL ELMO (Kevin Clash), the REAL Abby Cadabby (Leslie Carrera) and the REAL Rosita (Carmen Osbahr) from Sesame Street at 12 noon.  Get their picture…

The recipients of the Howard County Arts Council's 2012 Arts Scholarship Program were announced at the Arts Council's 15th Annual Celebration of the Arts in Howard County.

Recipients of a $2,000 scholarship were Elaine Budzinski, Visual Art, Reservoir High School; Sivan Roth, Dance, Oakland Mills High School; Alex Tasker, Instrumental Music, Oakland Mills High School; Matthew Wigler, Instrumental Music, Marriotts Ridge High School. A $1,500 scholarship was awarded to Sydney…

Columbia, Maryland… Gerald Ford was President, Columbia was less than 10 Years old, gas prices averaged $.52, the Dow Jones high reached 862 and the average house cost $42,000.  A lot has changed since the Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Awards began in 1975, but the opportunity to help support Howard County’s human…

On Saturday, March 24, over 500 business and arts leaders attended the Arts Council’s 15^th Annual Celebration of the Arts in Howard County Gala at Howard Community College’s Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center in Columbia. This year’s annual benefit gala raised $99,000, with an additional $72,000 in donated goods and services in support of the arts in Howard County. Since 1998, over $1 million has been raised through…

 E-Structors, Inc. received a visit from the Chief Council for Advocacy of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) this past Monday. Dr. Winslow Sargeant came to the facility to learn about the successes that E-Structors, Inc. has had since their founding in 2003.

Dr. Winslow Sargeant is the…

***Save the Date!***

Columbia WalkAlong set for Saturday, May 12

It's time to register for the Arts Council's spring classes! The spring session begins April 23 and includes classes for children as well as adults. Several workshops are also being offered this session: So You Want to Go to Art School? for ages 14+; Embroidery 101 for ages 14–adult (see photo for sample of instructor Suzanne Herbert-Forton's work); and a 3-day Paint It! Plein Air Workshop for ages 14–adult. To register or for more information on these or our other class offerings, visit…

Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts announces auditions for the Summer 2012 production of:

LEGALLY BLONDE

Grades:5-10

April 16 @5:00-7:00PM

April 18 @6:30-8:30PM

Howard County Arts Council--Black Box Theatre

5810 High Ridge Road Ellicott City, MD 21042

To sign up, call CCTA at 410-381-0700 or email Carmen@CCTArts.com

**Program runs from July 23-August…