County Executive Ken Ulman will deliver his State of Howard County address twice Tuesday. Following a practice he started in his first year in office, Ulman will present the address first at the Howard County Chamber of Commerce annual luncheon, which is a ticketed event for chamber members, the business community and guests.
Ulman will deliver the same address at 7 p.m. in the Banneker Room of the George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive in Ellicott City. The evening presentation will be open to the public and carried live on Gtv, the county's government information station.
The Chamber of Commerce program is to start at noon and will be held at the Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center in Ellicott City.
Information or tickets to that event: 410-730-4111.
Soroptimist Interna tional to meet Thursday
Soroptimist International of Howard County will hold a dinner meeting at 6:15 p.m. Thursday at Bob Evans Restaurant, 4900 Beaver Run Court, Ellicott City.
Projects, community service, and Soroptimist Awards programs will be discussed.
The international volunteer service organization for business and professional women works to improve the lives of women and girls around the world. The Howard County group meets on the third Thursday of each month.
Information or reservations: Karen Trennepohl, 410-750-9413.
Opportunities for minorities to be discussed
The Y of Central Maryland will bring together a panel of community leaders, scholars and activists to discuss opportunities for minority and low-income neighborhoods in Baltimore City during its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast at the Baltimore Convention Center.
The event, to be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Tuesday, is to include Dr. Ben Carson, director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital; singer and community activist Lea Gilmore; Dante Wilson, founder of Reclaiming Our Children and Community Project Inc. in Baltimore City; and Thibault Manekin of Seawall Development Co. and former director of an international youth program now called Peace Players.
Marc Steiner of WYPR will lead the discussion, which is to be at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Tickets are $75. Proceeds will benefit the Y's Black Achievers Program and other Y urban youth programming.
Information: Mia Staton, 410-837-1077, ext. 223.
The Y of Central Maryland maintains about 100 program sites across the state.
