Howard Community Events April 17-24, 2008
Howard Community Events April 17-24, 2008
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Thursday 17
BUSINESS TALK, for business managers, a discussion on assessment systems and merit increases, by Maury Weinstein, president of System Source, sponsored by the Howard Technology Council. 8-10 a.m., Center for Business and Technology Development, 9250 Bendix Rd., Columbia. Free, registration required. 410-313-6550, http:/
CONFERENCE ON STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, for parents and professionals, "Transitioning Students with Disabilities. . . Meeting Students' Needs on the Postsecondary Level," sponsored by Project Access; lunch included; sign language interpretation, enlarged-print and Braille materials available on request. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. $140. 410-772-4625 or http:/
EXERCISE CLASSES, for seniors, a drop-in class, "Age Well: Exercise." 8:30-9:20 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Elkridge Senior Center, 6540 Washington Blvd., Elkridge. $2. 410-313-5192.
TAI CHI, for people 50 and older with arthritis, a beginner class led by instructor Diane Bishop. 10-11 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, East Columbia 50-Plus Center, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. $32 a month; registration required. 410-313-7680.
"TEA AND TOMES" BOOK CLUB, a discussion of "Digging to America," by Anne Tyler. 10:30 a.m., Miller Branch Library, 9421 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City. Free. 410-313-1950.
ASIAN BOOKS TALK, a lecture on fiction by Asian and Asian American authors by staff members from Central Library. 10:30 a.m., Bain Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. Free. 410-313-7213.
NEWCOMERS CLUB MEETING, for women new to the county, a monthly meeting of the club. 11 a.m., New Hope Lutheran Church, 8575 Guilford Rd., Columbia. Free. 410-730-2309.
"NOONTIME CENTRAL" BOOK CLUB, a discussion of "The Other Side of the Bridge," by Mary Lawson. Noon, Central Library, 10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. Free. 410-313-7860.
AUTISM SOCIETY MEETING, sponsored by the Howard County Autism Society. 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, Oakland Mills Interfaith Center, 5885 Robert Oliver Pl., Columbia. Free. 410-290-6231 or http:/
Friday 18
FORECLOSURE PREVENTION FORUM,"Celebrating 40 Years of Fair Housing: A Response to the Foreclosure Crisis," with opening remarks by Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon and keynote address by Cheryl Ziegler, general deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; presented by the Baltimore Regional Fair Housing Workgroup. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., War Memorial Plaza, 101 N. Gay St. Free, registration required. 410-209-6636, http:/
DROP-IN GAMES, bring lunch. Bridge, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; pinochle, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; duplicate bridge, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fridays; mah-jongg, 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Kiwanis-Wallas Recreation Center, 10481 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City. Free. 410-313-7279.
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS, a quiz-show-style competition for teams of students in grades 3-5 to test their knowledge of preselected books, sponsored by Friends of Howard County Library. 7 p.m., Marriotts Ridge High School, 12100 Woodford Rd., Marriottsville. Free. 410-313-7750.
