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A P U B L I C AT I O N O F C O L U M B I A A S S O C I AT I O N
T H I S M O N T H O N C A’s TELEVISION SHOW
On March’s TV show, learn about the Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club Clubhouse Redevelopment Project; get information about the teen classes being offered at the Columbia Art Center; learn more about the SplashDown Reopening Bash; discover more about CA’s tree planting efforts; learn how to prepare for your first marathon; get information on the history of the Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club Clubhouse; and more!
Watch Columbia Matters online anytime at ColumbiaMatters.org and YouTube.com/CATVchannel.
Connect with CA!
It’s easier than ever to find us. Facebook.com/CA.ColumbiaAssociation Issuu.com/CA-ColumbiaAssociation Twitter.com/CA_intheNews YouTube.com/CATVchannel
2 Why I Serve: An Interview with Tom Coale, CA Board Member 3 CA Plans Community Meeting to Discuss Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club Clubhouse 8 Be a Part of Your Community Events
Who Will You Vote For
Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/leadershipopportunities to learn more about the Columbia village boards and the CA Board of Directors.
InThis Year’s Columbia Elections?
By Aria White
he 2012 presidential election might be months away, but here in Columbia the elections are almost upon us. Wondering why you should care about the village elections? Well, here’s why: each of the ten villages in Columbia has a village board that regulates the village’s covenants, organizes activities for residents and determines the architectural guidelines for the village’s neighborhood. In addition, each village also elects one Columbia Council representative to serve as a member of the Columbia Association (CA) Board of Directors.
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Columbia Villages The village community associations around Columbia each play an important role in the community. The village boards direct the business affairs of the village community association, so if there’s something you’d like to see more of in your village, or an issue that you want solved, be sure to vote or run for a position on the board yourself! This year, there are open seats in each of the ten villages. And if you’re worried that you don’t know enough about the candidates, there will be forums held at the village centers to educate residents about the candidates. Columbia Council, a.k.a. CA Board of Directors Elections are also being held for the Columbia Council (CA Board), which is made up of one representative from each village. The Board reviews policies and budget matters, develops
ELECTIONS will be held
Saturday, April21 in each village. Election times and locations vary.
strategic initiatives for the association, addresses community issues and hires the CA president. Since the CA Board is the governing body of CA, it’s essential that residents have a say in who sits on the board. The villages of Harper’s Choice, Hickory Ridge, Oakland Mills, Owen Brown, Town Center and Wilde Lake have a Columbia Council seat open this year. So remember, you still have some time to decide who you’re voting for in the presidential election, but the Columbia elections are happening next month so get ready to cast your vote! And if you’re interested in running for a position, head over to your village community center and fill out a petition packet to get your name on the ballot. Deadlines to run can be found on page 3 of the January edition of CA Monthly: issuu.com/ca-columbiaassociation/ docs/newsletter-jan12. C A M O N T H LY 1
Volunteers Wanted for the CA Wildlife and Habitat
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re you interested in waterfowl and
wildlife in Columbia? If so, think
about joining the Columbia Association (CA) Wildlife and Habitat Advisory Committee. The committee informs and advises CA staff through the Open Space Committee of community issues and opportunities as they relate to wildlife and their habitats within the Columbia open space system; examines and assesses related concerns that may need CA’s advocacy; serves as a resource for the Open Space Committee and CA staff; reviews CA policies and programs related to the committee’s mission; and assists the Open Space Committee and CA staff in disseminating information about the wildlife and their habitats in the Columbia open space system. Community members who are interested in joining the committee are invited to attend the next meeting, which will be held on Monday, March 12, at 7:30pm at Slayton House (10400 Cross Fox Lane in Columbia). Additional meetings will be held on April 9, June 11, September 10 and October 8. For more information, call Sue Neri at 410-381-7140.
Why I Serve
An Interview with Tom Coale, CA Board Member fter living in Columbia for three years, Tom Coale decided to step up and become a leader in his community by joining the Columbia Association (CA) Board of Directors. After serving on the Board for almost a year, he says he’s happy with the experience he’s had so far.
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“I’ve enjoyed the experience of working on things like Symphony Woods and the budget and seeing how the budget process works,” says Coale. “I’ve also enjoyed the opportunity to work with the other board members and get their perspective on why they vote the way they vote and why they’re interested in the things that they’re interested in. So overall it has been very positive.” In an interview with Coale in the June 2011 edition of CA Monthly, Coale said he hoped to enhance the atmosphere in Columbia by strengthening the sense of community. During this past year, one of the ways that Coale has engaged the Columbia community is by writing on his blog, HoCo Rising (HoCoRising.com). Coale uses his blog to write about CA Board initiatives, as well as other news about Howard County. “Many people have no idea what the CA Board does and so I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to Tom Coale share with others what I’m doing, CA Board Member how I see the issues, invite alternative views and also solicit input on things such as the budget, and the Aquatics Master Plan, the things that people really care a lot about,” Coale says. “For my first year, I know that the other board members were hesitant about my writing about my board experience,” says Coale, “but I would like to think that at the end of the day it was a positive thing and that the other board members appreciated the opportunity to have what
The Columbia Elections Are Coming!
we were doing broadcast to more people, even if it was through the eyes of one board member.” Serving on the CA Board requires dedication and a time commitment. Coale says one thing he wasn’t expecting was the amount of meetings there are for board members. In addition to the bimonthly board meetings, there are also meetings to discuss the various board initiatives, such as the Aquatics Master Plan and Connecting Columbia. “Certainly it’s not a requirement, nor are there any requirements as to what board members must attend, but I feel compelled, in order to be as educated as possible on the various items before the board to attend those meetings, which has probably gone beyond my expectations in terms of time commitment,” says Coale. For anyone out there interested in running for a spot on the CA Board of Directors, or one of the Columbia village boards, Coale suggests just going for it. “I would say absolutely do it,” Coale says. “It takes a lot of work, but there is certainly a lot that you can show for your work. To an extent, there are many downsides of being on the board, but there’s nothing that can’t be changed by additional board members coming in and looking to bring their own idea of what the board should be doing to the Columbia Association.” Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/leadership-opportunities for more information on the CA Board of Directors and the Columbia village boards.
Saturday, April 21 Times Vary by Village The Columbia elections are happening next month. Don’t miss your chance to cast your vote and have a say in the future of the Columbia community! It’s not too late to put your name on the ballot! If you’re interested in running for a position on your local village board of the CA Board of Directors, visit your village center and pick up a petition packet this month. (Deadlines for petitions vary by village.)
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By Aria White
CA Plans March 12 Community Meeting to Discuss Changes to the
Hobbit’s Glen
GolfClub
Clubhouse By Sue Zolnick
Learn about CA’s FY2013 and FY2014 Budgets Online Columbia Association (CA) team members have recently launched a new web site to present CA’s budgets for Fiscal Years 2013 and
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he Columbia Association (CA) will host an informational community meeting on March 12 to discuss the Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club Clubhouse Redevelopment project. The meeting, scheduled for 7pm at Amherst House in Kings Contrivance, is open to the community at large. Last month, CA and The H. Chambers Company, the architectural/engineering firm hired by CA for the project, hosted two meetings to discuss the redevelopment project with local golfers and members of the Harper’s Choice village community. The CA
Board has approved up to $6 million for the clubhouse redevelopment project. In recent months, a work team of representatives from the golfing community, the Harper’s Choice community, the Harper’s Choice Village Board and CA staff have met to examine space planning and programming, options for the existing building and site surveys. Cynthia Coyle, Harper’s Choice representative on the CA Board, also serves on the work team. According to CA’s Sport and Fitness Division Director, Bob Bellamy, the clubhouse redevelopment project represents a potential forty-year investment in the community. The work team process, therefore, is aimed at obtaining significant and meaningful input from all interested parties. Throughout the process, Chambers and the work team have sponsored meetings with various community groups interested in this project to listen to their wants and ideas. As a result of this input to date, the work team members have made suggestions including inside seating for groups of golfers. They have expressed a desire to maintain the intimacy of the current clubhouse, but also allow for use by large groups and to maintain harmony with the existing neighborhood architecture. The Columbia Association broke ground for the current clubhouse in 1966. The building was meant to be temporary and was scaled down from original plans due to economic reasons. It underwent minor renovations in the early 2000s. CA staff initially proposed signifi-
What’s in the Budget?
cant renovations to the existing building in FY2010 to replace the HVAC system, windows and roof and make improvements to the electrical system and cart shed as well as eliminate a chronic odor problem. Their plan, according to Bellamy, included improving energy efficiency in the building. Bellamy also says that the architects plan to create three concepts for the project. One is a completely new building and one a renovation of the current building, using the existing footprint. They will also develop an “architect’s choice” option, in which they will look at the entire Hobbit’s Glen complex and conceive a master plan for the property. After the March 12 meeting, The H. Chambers Company will then review what they have heard from community members and golfers and present their final designs for the clubhouse to the CA Board of Directors this spring. If you’re interested in participating in the discussion on the redevelopment of the Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club Clubhouse, we encourage you to attend the community meeting on Monday, March 12, at 7pm at Amherst House (7251 Eden Brook Dr in Columbia). RSVP for the meeting and learn more information here: hobbits-glen-clubhousecommunity-meeting.eventbrite.com. Registration is appreciated, but not required. You can also learn more about the project by visiting ColumbiaAssociation.org/ HobbitsGlen.
2014, budget1314.blogspot.com/. The new Behind CA’s Budget web site features CA’s President Phil Nelson’s Budget Planning Element document broken down into sections, which include short videos written and produced by CA team members. The videos on the site include information about the assessment fee that CA collects from residents and businesses, along with the income from facility and program fees and memberships. By viewing the videos, you can learn where that money is being spent and how it is used to add value to life and property in Columbia. The site also features information about the programs and facilities that CA offers and how the money collected from the annual charge is being spent. Check out the site and watch the videos to learn more about CA’s plans for the next two fiscal years. You can also view just the videos on CA’s YouTube Channel, YouTube.com/CATVchannel.
Come to Columbia Association’s
DOGDAY Afternoon Saturday, April 21 11am-2pm Hopewell Park
9200 Rustling Leaf • Columbia, MD 21045 • FREE ADMISSION Residents and their canine pals are invited to an afternoon of games, treats and entertaining activities. Area pet vendors will be on hand to supply information on keeping our pets healthy and happy. For more info, visit dog-day-afternoon-2012.eventbrite.com. C A M O N T H LY 3
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FYI
Approximately 47,000 Yards of sediment have been removed from Lake Kittamaqundi
Dredging
A watershed is the land region draining into a stream, river or body of water. Our lakes’ watershed consists of CA, residential, commercial, industrial and county land! These are the number of acres of watershed that feed into each lake. Wilde Lake Watershed..............1,216 acres Lake Kittamaqundi Watershed ....1,406 Acres Lake Elkhorn Watershed ...........2,363 Acres Learn more about CA’s watershed efforts at ColumbiaWatershed.org.
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ne lake down, two to go. Dredging at Lake Kittamaqundi concluded in late 2011. The 14-month effort removed approximately 47,000 yards of sediment, equating to roughly 3,000 tri-axle dump trucks that moved sediment from the project’s staging area to approved dump sites.
Dredging
Schedule Lake Elkhorn resumes in June
Wilde Lake begins in August
Lake Elkhorn dredging will resume in June, following the state-mandated fish spawning closure period that prevents in-water dredging activities until June 16. Wilde Lake water work will begin August 19, so that the very popular CA Nature Camp program can continue to operate from the Wilde Lake facility this summer. Keep up with the latest dredging project updates at ColumbiaAssociation.org/Dredging. As part of CA’s ongoing stewardship of Columbia’s lakes, staff has begun the process to create a 10-year lake and large pond management plan. This plan would focus on all aspects of lake and large pond management including sediment removal, submerged aquatic vegetation, wildlife management and community engagement. Under the management plan, regularly scheduled lake and large pond surveys would be conducted to better understand the impacts of large weather events such as hurricanes Irene and Lee and also to provide quantifiable trigger points for future maintenance and dredging projects.
Lake Kittamaqundi Dredging Completed
The Cost of Dredging Lake Kittamaqundi...............$5.5 Million Lake Elkhorn .........................$4.5 Million*Anticipated (Includes 2012 contract)
Wilde Lake .............................$2 Million*Anticipated
WHAT’S UP WITH THE TRUCKS STILL AT THE LAKE? The Howard County construction project to parallel the existing sanitary sewer main in the vicinity of Lake Kittamaqundi and Leaf Trader Way continues on schedule and should be completed by late April. For more info, contact the Howard County Government Public Works Customer Service at 410-313-3440 or publicworks@howardcountymd.gov.
TIMELINE It takes a long time to do it right!
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Spring 2006
Fall 2006
Apr 2007
Aug-Dec 2007
Site analysis begins
CA presents Lake Elkhorn and Lake Kittamaqundi potential staging areas to Owen Brown and Town Center Village Boards
CA Board votes on staging area sites for Lakes Elkhorn and Kittamaqundi; project design & engineering begins
Submits staging area plans to CA, GGP, County and State Highway Admin
2008 Submits permit applications to the county, state and federal for Lakes Elkhorn and Kittamaqundi; site analysis for Wilde Lake begins
Apr-May 2009
Sep 2009
Nov-Dec 2009
Jan-Mar 2010 Mar 201
CA selects Genesis Fluid Solutions for Wilde Lake design/build; Wilde Lake dredging design work begins
CA selects Mobile Dredging and Pumping Co. for Lake Elkhorn dredging; prep work begins
Lake Elkhorn dredging begins; CA submits permits for Wilde Lake dredging
Lake Elkhorn dredging on hiatus due to freezing temps
Lake Elk dredgin resumes submits for Wild dredgin CA rece permits for Lake Kittama
Benefits of
Dredging
Amenities Next To Lakes Inspections, Repairs & Replacements for Boat Ramps, Fishing Piers, Docks & Bulkheads Dam Maintenance Inspections, Repairs, Valve Operation, Woody Vegetation Removal & Abatement In-Water or Adjacent to Water Activities Trash & Debris Removal, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Removal; Aeration; Address Wildlife Issues, (Such as Fish Kills & Stressed Birds Caught in Fishing Line); Geese Management, (such as Geese Police® & Away with Geese Strobe Lighting); Buffer Enhancements; & Floating Wetlands
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What else does CA’s Land Management team do to
maintain our lakes & ponds?
Reduce plant growth in lakes.The sediment that was removed had nitrogen and phosphorus in it. Removing nitrogen and phosphorus from the lakes will help reduce plant growth. Improve water quality and habitat for wildlife. Removing sediment increases the depth of the lakes which will help keep the water
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Helping Columbia’s Lakes Starts In
Your Own Backyard
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Reduce unnecessary fertilizer application and help clean up our lakes with free lawn soil test analysis. Pick up soil sample bags at your village community center today. The test results will be interpreted at scheduled meetings at village community centers. Contact CA Watershed Manager John McCoy for details at 410-312-6336 or John.McCoy@ ColumbiaAssociation.com.
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CA selects Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Company for Lake Kittamaqundi dredging
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Permits for Wilde Lake dredging received later than anticipated causing delay into 2011
Contract with Lake Elkhorn contractor expires; CA issues an RFP for project completion
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Aug 2012 Jun 2011 Contract with Wilde Lake contractor terminated due to nonperformance
Aug 2011
Dec 2011
CA selects JND Thomas Co.,to complete Lake Elkhorn dredging
Lake Kittamaqundi dredging completed
Jun 2012 Jan 2012 CA selects JND Thomas to perform Wilde Lake dredging
Lake Elkhorn dredging to resume
Wilde Lake dredging to begin
C A M O N T H LY 5
It’s Time for Howard County to
Get Active! re you ready to dust off your exercise clothes and get active? Sign up for the annual Get Active Howard County program, a 10-week county-wide wellness initiative. The program is sponsored in part by Columbia Association (CA) and starts on Monday, March 26. The current program emphasizes all areas of wellness, and an effort is underway to provide ongoing opportunities on the Get Active Howard County calendar year-round!
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Plan to stop by the Mall in Columbia on March 10, from 10am-2pm, for Get Active Howard County Community Awareness Day! Or attend one of our free kick-off celebrations: School Kick-Off: Saturday, March 17, from 10am-1pm, at the Howard Community College gym Workplace Kick-Off: Monday, March 19, from 7:30-9:30am at the Howard County General Hospital Wellness Center Community Kick-Off: Saturday, March 24, from 11am-3pm at the Supreme Sports Club Family Wellness Day: Sunday, June 3, from 10am-3pm at Centennial Park The Get Active Howard County program began in 2000 as an answer to an article in Men’s Fitness magazine. The article identified the healthiest and unhealthiest cities in America. CA
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partnered with Howard County Recreation and Parks, the American Cancer Society and the Howard County General Hospital to create “Get Active Columbia.” The goal was to create a free, 10-week, community-wide initiative designed to encourage physical activity for those living or working in Columbia. The program encouraged residents to complete at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day and record their minutes on a paper log or online.
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HOWARD COUNTY
Several years passed and Get Active Columbia morphed into Get Active Howard County, which brought a whole host of new partners to the table,
By Carol Wasser
including the American Diabetes Association, the villages of Columbia, Howard County Citizen Services, Howard County Library and We Promote Health. The program welcomed all Howard County residents to participate as individuals, corporate teams, school teams and even family teams. One of the unique features of this program is the broad calendar of activities available for all Howard Countians. In more recent years, the program added a balance of physical activities, nutrition and health education and even screenings. Participants in the program can exercise by themselves or attend any of the free classes and activities listed in the calendar. Check out the web site for information about the kick-off activities, or information about how you can join: GetActiveHowardCounty.org.
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Get Up and Get Active with 10-Week Program Takes Place From
Get Active Howard County!
Lake Elkhorn Dam Inspection This Month 6 C A M O N T H LY
Monday, March 26-Sunday, June 3 With a plethora of exercise, health and wellness classes and activities being offered, Get Active Howard County aims to increase awareness of healthy lifestyle habits and to motivate people to participate in 30 minutes of physical activity a day.
Get more information at GetActiveHowardCounty.org.
he Columbia Association (CA) will be lowering the water level of Lake Elkhorn, located in the village of Owen Brown, to perform an engineering inspection of the dam spillway weir (a small overflow dam). The purpose of the inspection is to evaluate existing conditions for future dam renovations to stabilize the concrete spillway. The water level drawdown process will take approximately four to six days, and CA
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anticipates that sections of the shoreline and lake bottom may be exposed for a short period. The actual inspection will take less than one day and, once completed, the lake water levels will begin to revert to normal. The drawdown is scheduled to occur later this month. If you have any questions, please contact the CA Open Space Management Office at 410-312-6330.
Planting Trees in Columbia to Slow the Flow By John McCoy
low the Flow is the name of the Columbia Association’s (CA) program to reduce the volume of stormwater that runs off every surface in Columbia during rain, ice and snow storms. Why does this matter, you ask? Look at the stream near your home, look at the pond or lake the stream flows to and ask yourself how much of your assessment is being spent to dredge the sediment
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from eroded stream banks and gullies that are caused by runoff as it flows across our yards, parking lots and streets, through the woods and into our streams. “Hasn’t it always done that?” you might ask. The answer is yes, but there wasn’t as much runoff when Columbia was all woods and farmland. Our houses, roads, parking lots and office buildings — what are generally known as impervious surfaces — have dramatically increased the volume of runoff. The volume has increased because rain water can’t soak into the ground when the ground is covered with asphalt, concrete or other building materials, which is causing our streams to erode, badly in some places. Through state, county and CA programs we are restoring stream banks to reduce erosion, building facilities to slow the flow of runoff and allow runoff to soak into the ground and planting trees. Yes, I said planting trees. Stream restoration can cost between $300-800 per foot and there are 40-50 miles of streams in
Columbia. Think of the cost! The facilities we are building to slow the flow of runoff cost $10-30 per square foot, or approximately $30,000-50,000 each. While we will need to build some of these slow-the-flow facilities, we can also plant trees for $8,000 per acre, or about 20 cents a square foot. Trees also help reduce the volume of runoff. CA has been given a grant by the State of Maryland to plant trees so it costs us very little to do so. Using sites listed in Columbia’s Watershed Management Plan, CA and community volunteers planted five acres of trees and shrubs in the villages of Oakland Mills and Long Reach last year. The trees are four to six feet in height, shrubs a little smaller, except for larger trees that are on the edges of the plantings facing residences (these trees are 10-15 feet tall). We are planning to plant more trees this year. Got someplace you think needs a bunch of trees? Give us a shout: John.McCoy@ ColumbiaAssociation.com.
Active Transportation Project Making Strides onnecting Columbia, the Columbia Association’s (CA) project to create an Active Transportation Action Agenda (ATAA), is off to a running start. In January, two kick-off open houses attracted more than 130 participants from the community. At
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these meetings, participants were asked to engage in various activities aimed to provide input on how and why people use the pathways, and where they saw needs for improvements or connections. Participants were asked to annotate pathway maps, complete a survey (80 percent said they used the pathways at least weekly) and to think “big picture,” and identify what would encourage them to use Columbia’s pathways more frequently for daily walking and/or bicycling trips. To this last question, there were lots of responses: 301 to be exact. Of these responses, 25 percent related to programmatic improvements, such as better directional signs, more connectivity to places people want to go, safer roadway crossings and better sidewalks and bikeways on roads. Improvements
that encourage more people to use the pathways for daily trips — half of all trips we take are within three miles. The goal of Connecting Columbia is to create a more interconnected and comprehensive bicycling and walking circulation system for health, recreational and transportation purposes. The project is slated for completion in early summer 2012 when CA’s consultants, Toole Design Group, will produce a list of actionable items to improve safe pedestrian and bicycle connections throughout Columbia. Haven’t put in your two cents yet? There’s still time! Visit http://bit.ly/ConnectingColumbia to fill out an online survey to share how, where and why you use the pathways, and areas for improvements. The more surveys completed, the better we can understand and address the community needs and desires for our pathways. Stay connected with the Connecting Columbia project by visiting ColumbiaAssociation.org/ ConnectingColumbia. And if you haven’t listened to WAMU’s recent story on the possibility of a bike share program in Columbia/Howard County, visit http://bit.ly/zFjdPc to hear it.
CONNECTING
COLUMBIA
You’re invited to the
SplashDown Reopening
Bash!
Saturday, March 24 •1-6pm If you love to swim, splash around and have a good time, you should come to the SplashDown Reopening Bash! The event will be luau-themed. For more information, call 410-730-7000 or visit ColumbiaPools.org.
10400 Cross Fox Lane • Wilde Lake Village Center • Free Event C A M O N T H LY 7
March
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Be A
Part
Of It! Camp Oasis Registration Now-Saturday, March 31 Stonehouse. Information: 410-730-8113.
Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House Exhibit: Women Artists’ Forum Thursday, March 1Saturday, March 24 Reception: Saturday, March 3 • 3-5pm Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House. Information: 410-730-3987.
Thursday, March 15 • 7:30pm Amherst House. Information: 410-381-9600.
Lively Arts for Little Ones Presents Tracey Eldridge Sing, Say, Stomp and Play
Family Bingo
Friday, March 23 • 10am The Other Barn. Information: 410-730-4610.
Free Gardening Talk on Bulbs
Friday, March 16 • 7pm Owen Brown Community Center. Information: 410-381-0202.
Oakland Mills HS Orchestra in Concert Saturday, March 17 • 10am The Other Barn. Information: 410-730-4610.
River Hill Village Board Meeting Monday, March 19 • 7pm Claret Hall. Information: 410-531-1749.
Master Gardeners Presentation: Gardening for Birds Tuesday, March 20 • 7pm Historic Oakland. Information: 410-730-4744.
Open Mic Night Teen Event Friday, March 23 • 7-10pm Slayton House Theatre. Information: 410-730-3987.
Girls’ Night OutSuminagashi Scarves: Japanese Marbling Techniques Friday, March 23 6:30-8:30pm Columbia Art Center. Registration is required. Information: 410-730-0075.
Breakfast with the Bunny Saturday, March 24 • 9-11am Claret Hall. Information: events@villageofriverhill.org.
Oakland Nights Music Series: Painted Trillium
Master Gardener Presentation: Deer Prevention
Friday, March 2 • 7:30-9pm Historic Oakland Information: 410-730-4744
Wednesday, March 21 • 7pm Stonehouse. Information: 410-730-8113.
Wednesday, March 28 • 7:30pm Amherst House. Information: 410-3919600.
Teen Career Fair
Birds in the Garden Children's Event
Searching for Spring (For Ages 2-8)
Saturday, March 3 • 10am-2pm Old Mill High School (600 Patriot Lane in Millersville). Information: 410-715-5523.
Day Trippin by Master Gardeners
Landscaping Without Grass
Tuesday, March 6 • 7pm Slayton House. Information: 410-730-3987.
Thursday, March 1 • 7pm Kahler Hall. Information: 410-730-0770.
Beer Tasting Thursday, March 8 • 7pm Kahler Hall. Information: 410-730-0770.
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Follow at @Columbia_Events on Twitter to learn about more great events happening in Columbia!
Kings Contrivance Resident Architectural Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 22 • 7pm Owen Brown Community Center. Information: 410-381-0202.
Saturday, March 31 10-11:30am Columbia SportsPark. Information: ColumbiaVillages.org.
CA Board Meeting
Have a question or comment? E-mail CAmonthly@ColumbiaAssociation.com.
Thursday, March 22 • 7:30pm CA Headquarters. For updated dates and times, please visit ColumbiaAssociation.org.
Gallery Tour: Alexandria, Virginia Galleries Thursday, March 22 • 10am-3:30pm Columbia Art Center. Registration is required. Information: 410-730-0075.