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June 2010 Articles (10)

HCAC Announced Actor Professional Development Series

HOWARD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL ANNOUNCES

ACTOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT…

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Added by Howard County Arts Council on June 29, 2010 at 1:49pm — No Comments

Insurance Company Tackles Cancer Through Healthy Team-Building Efforts

Last year, when the Community Council at UnitedHealthcare/Optum Health Specialty Benefits discovered the company would contribute $500 to the organization’s first 75 Relay For Life teams to form across the country, it started searching for a captain. Rich…

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Added by Connie Ballenger on June 26, 2010 at 4:41pm — No Comments

Howard County Arts Council Seeks Teaching Artists for Head StART in ART Program in 2010-2011

HOWARD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL SEEKING ARTISTS FOR HEADSTART IN ART RESIDENCIES

Ellicott City, MD…

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Added by Howard County Arts Council on June 22, 2010 at 2:52pm — No Comments

HOWARD COUNTY LIBRARY INTRODUCES NEW CATALOG

To continue providing its unparalleled level of customer service, Howard County Library will launch a new catalog system on June 30, 2010. The new system, Polaris, will assist customers in managing account information and exploring the Library's collection of books, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, magazines, and E-Resources.

Polaris will provide the following NEW features:

Ability to keep track of items…

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Added by Howard County Library on June 22, 2010 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Sigaty Files For Re-election

County Council member Mary Kay Sigaty of District 4 will file for re-election Monday, June 21, on Columbia’s 43rd birthday.

“This is Columbia’s first birthday since the County Council unanimously passed the comprehensive plan for downtown Columbia,” Sigaty pointed out. “We live in one of the greatest counties in the nation, and we are on the verge of an even more vibrant future,” she added.

The 30-year comprehensive master plan for downtown Columbia incorporates environmental… Continue

Added by Ilana Bittner on June 21, 2010 at 11:44am — No Comments

Great Neighborhood var

Second Chance saloon in Columbia is a neighborhood independent old wood bar with 100 beers! Wed. is college hump night- with a college id- bud- miller and yuengling drafts are 1 buck - 2 bucks without---

The saloon is famous for its wings- burgers- fried pickles--

its also open mic at 8- so college bands can play and drink cheap-- visit them on facebook for passwords for free draft daily!

Check them out on facebook for full calendar of music- food specials- etc!

5888 Robert… Continue

Added by wendy r. binder on June 16, 2010 at 11:15am — No Comments

Association of Community Services: Audrey Robbins 2010 Humanitarian Award Winners

Columbia, Maryland… Continuing a tradition begun in 1975 the Association of Community Services has announced the 2010 honorees for Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Awards. The 35th Anniversary honorees are: Donna Wells, Howard County Mental Health Authority, Employee of the Year; Kathleen Dugan, Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.), Volunteer of the Year; and NAMI-Howard County (National Alliance on Mental Illness), Volunteer Team of the Year. The Association has also created a new… Continue

Added by Karen Lubieniecki on June 10, 2010 at 3:28pm — 1 Comment

A COLLECTING AFFAIR III: THE ART OF COLLECTING PHOTOGRAPHY

The Art of Collecting Photography

Exhibition of Five Women Photographers

IN COLUMBIA ART CENTER GALLERIES

As part of Columbia Festival of the Arts, the Columbia Art Center Galleries will present A COLLECTING AFFAIR III: THE ART OF COLLECTING PHOTOGRAPHY, June 10-27, 2010. The exhibition showcases collectors’ photographs of five local women photographers and additional works for sale by the photographers. The show is the 3rd installment of the Collecting Affair series which… Continue

Added by Michelle Dunn on June 7, 2010 at 10:13pm — No Comments

Kennedy Wins Horizon Foundation’s Transformative Leadership Award

Former Columbia Association president Padraic Kennedy is this year’s winner of The Horizon Foundation’s Richard G. McCauley Award for Transformative Leadership. He and other Horizon Foundation award winners will be honored at a breakfast on June 24 at the Hawthorn Center. Kennedy was Horizon’s second board chair,…

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Added by Ilana Bittner on June 7, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

First Columbia Home Tour a success

Thank you to everyone who participated in the First Columbia Home tour today. Everyone had a lovely time. A special thanks to the homeowners who opened their houses to the public, the staff at the Other Barn for a lovely event and a very special thanks to the many docents who donated their time today.

Added by Harper's Choice Community Assn. on June 6, 2010 at 6:32pm — No Comments