The Oakland Mills Community Association will sponsor a summer social from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Stevens Forest neighborhood pool.
The event is for Oakland Mills residents only. Pizza and watermelon will be served, and a disc jockey will be on hand. The cost is $2 for adults and teen-agers; $1 for children to age 12. Registration, which is required, is due by Aug. 10. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Information: 410-730-4610.
Military
Graduates: Air Force Airman Justin P. Stallings, son of Christine Stallings of Owen Brown, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. He is a 2000 graduate of Oakland Mills High School.
Birth
Molly Kristine: To Paul and Genevieve McCardell of Owen Brown on July 15.
Around town
Volunteers sought: Howard County Department of Citizen Services, Office on Aging, seeks volunteers to help with programs, games and lunch at the Longwood Apartments Seniors Center, 6150 Foreland Garth. A minimum of two hours a week is requested. The 50+ Center also seeks volunteers to help with programs. Information: Julie Clark, 410-313-7289.
Summer bash, pool party: The 50+ Center, 6600 Cradlerock Way, will offer a "Chocolate and Vanilla Summer Bash - Line Dance Social" from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow. The social will be held in an air-conditioned space. A pool party will start at noon Aug. 16 at the Dasher Green pool. The cost is $3 and a donation for lunch. Registration is requested. Information: 410-313-7680.
Concert series: Kings Contrivance, Oakland Mills, Owen Brown and Long Reach community associations will sponsor the concert series "Live at Lake Elkhorn" at 7 p.m. Wednesdays in the bowl area by the Lake Elkhorn spillway. In case of inclement weather, the concerts will be held at the pavilion. Mary Byrd Brown will play original country music tomorrow, and Joe Carta & the Blue Grass Cat will perform Aug. 1. Information: 410-730-8113 or 410-381-9600.
Art class: Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks will sponsor an eight-week art class, "You Can Draw and Paint," primarily for those ages 55 and older, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, beginning this week, at Longwood Apartments, 6150 Foreland Garth, Columbia. The cost is $28 for those ages 60 and older; $40 for ages 18 to 59. A six-week "You Can Draw and Paint" class will be offered from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Fridays, beginning this week, at the 50+ Center in east Columbia. The cost is $21 for those ages 60 and older; $30 for ages 18 to 59. Registration is due as soon as possible. Information: 410-313-7279.
Pool party, band night: Columbia Teen Center will sponsor a pool party for middle school children from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. July 31 at the Thunder Hill neighborhood pool. Games, contests and door prizes are planned. The cost is $3. Registration is required by Thursday. Band Night at The Barn will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. The event is open to area high school students. The cost is $5. The snack bar will be open. Information: Bobbie Whyte, 410-992- 3726.
Read and talk: The east Columbia library, 6600 Cradlerock Way, will sponsor a "Book 'n' Chat" program for children ages 6 to 8, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. July 31 and 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Aug. 2. The topics will be "No Zombies, Ghosts or Monsters" on July 31 and "Feelin' Good" on Aug. 2. Registration is required. Information: 410-313-7730.
Belly dancing: Long Reach Community Association is offering belly-dancing classes Mondays. Classes for beginners are held from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.; for advanced students, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The cost is $36 for six weeks, or $6 a class. Columbia Association lien-payers receive a 5 percent discount. Information: 410-730-8113.
Multicultural book club: Eco Enclave, a multicultural book club, meets from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month at the east Columbia library, 6600 Cradlerock Way. Registration is required. Information: 410-313-7700.
