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Sunday, Oct. 13
Goat Yoga at Manor Hill: 10:30 a.m., Manor Hill Brewing, 4411 Manor Lane, Ellicott City. 410-997-7771. manorhillbrewing.com. With BreakAway Yoga Studios. Price includes 60 minute yoga class, extra to spend with goats, beverage of choice. Kids ages 6 and older are welcome to join. Held outside in hop field. Can bring additional props or extra padding or support. The Farm & Taproom open noon-7 p.m. Pizza Trolly, live music. $40.
Howard County PRIDE Festival: Noon-4 p.m., Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods, 10431 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. 443-832-3223. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/howard-county-pride-2024-tickets-965333537597. Family-friendly event to celebrate diversity, promote equality, and foster sense of community. Live music, entertainment, vendors, food trucks, games.
The Olney Big Band: 4-5:30 p.m., Church of the Resurrection, 3315 Greencastle Road, Burtonsville. 301-520-8921. livingartsconcerts.com. The 17 piece ensemble, plus three vocalists, perform tunes from Big Band’s Golden Age and beyond. Free.
Monday, Oct. 14
Modern Square Dance Lessons: 7:30-9:30 p.m., Westowne Elementary School, 401 Harlem Lane, Catonsville. 410-744-7793. marylandsquaredancing.org. Modern Western square dancing lessons build progressively from week to week. Couples or singles are welcome; no partner required. $8.
Tuesday, Oct. 15
Pop-Up Farmer’s Market: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Ascend One Building, 8930 Stanford Blvd., Columbia. 410-313-5891. Howard County Health Department partners with Stoecker Farms to offer local, organic/natural produce. Cash, cards, SNAP, eWIC & WIC FMNP checks will be accepted.
Classes on Meditation and Modern Buddhism: 7:30-8:45 p.m., Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. 410-243-3837. meditationmd.org. $8-$12.
Saturday, Oct. 19
Craft Fair & Maker’s Market at Manor Hill: Noon-4 p.m., Manor Hill Brewing, 4411 Manor Lane, Ellicott City. 410-997-7771. manorhillbrewing.com. Local artisans, agriculture producers and crafters. Farm and tasting room open until 7 p.m. Food trucks onsite. Live music from 100 Proof Bluegrass Band, 3-6 p.m.
EBI 10th Anniversary Gala: 6:30-11 p.m., Martin’s West, 6817 Dogwood Road, Baltimore. 410-881-7449. ebi.ticketspice.com. Celebrate 10 years of empowering communities in Maryland, USA, and Ghana, and supporting cross-cultural education and STEAM opportunities. $75.
Sunday, Oct. 20
Happy Haunted Hayride: 2-4 p.m., Rockburn Branch Park West, 6105 Rockburn Branch Park Road, Elkridge. 410-313-4635. https://www.howardcountymd.gov/events. For ages 2-7 years. Use Montgomery Road entrance to park. Co-sponsored by Elkridge Adult Athletic Association. $5/person, cash only.
Sundays@3 presents Sheng-Tsung Wang, Jason Love, Isaiah Shim Trio: 3-5 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 6800 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia. sundaysatthree.org. Music by Shostakovich, Tom Benjamin, Brahms, Reena Esmail, Suk and Ravel. $20-$22.
Pops Concert at the Chrysalis: 4-6 p.m., Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods, 10431 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. 443-832-3223. www.eventbrite.com/e/pops-concert-at-the-chrysalis-registration-965330849557. Popular pops melodies for all ages, and jazz standards in performance by the Columbia Orchestra. Presented by BWFA. Free.
Taste of Howard County: 5-8 p.m., Turf Valley Resort, 2700 Turf Valley Road, Ellicott City. 443-621-2206. gilchristcares.org. Over 20 Howard County restaurants offer samples at ’50s bash: where sock hop spirit meets good times. 39th annual event benefits Gilchrist Center Howard County, the only hospice center in the county. $125.
Recurring events
Summer Sojourn: Through Oct. 19, The Meeting House Gallery, 5885 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia. 410-997-0692. Artwork by 20 artists on display in variety of 2D media (oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, cyanotype, cyanotype lenticular art, origami, graphite, pencil, photography, photo encaustic, mosaic), as well as Raku pottery.
Paper, Rock, Scissors…Nature! with Ellen Corddry and Diane Dunn: Through Oct. 27, Artists Gallery, 8197 Main St., Ellicott City. 443-325-5936. artistsgalleryec.com. Featured show for October is “Paper, Rock, Scissors….Nature!” Ellen Corddry works primarily in woodcuts and watercolor; Diane Dunn works in various media.