Grand Slam Car Show to benefit HCC
The Cruise Letter is holding its annual Grand Slam Car Show to benefit the Harford Community College Scholarship Fund from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today on the Bel Air campus parking lot.
Besides cars of all makes and models, the event will include craft tables, vendors, a flea market, car corral and swap meet. The Larry Tucker Band will play Motown hits and a disc jockey will also spin tunes.
Awards for the car entries will be awarded in the afternoon.
Car registration is $15 for the day. Spectator admission is $5 for adults, and free for children 10 and under and HCC students or military personnel with identification.
Information: 410-914-5082.
Concert aims to draw young adults to vote
Harford Community College will hold a Rock 'n' Register concert event from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 13 to encourage young adults to register and vote in the 2008 presidential election.
Eight local and regional bands will perform throughout the day to encourage voter registration, awareness and turnout among young adults. Participants also can get to use a real voting machine to pick their favorite band and which charities the proceeds will go to.
Participating bands include Arlington Sleeps, King Vitamin, Woodbine Hotline, Steel Nerve, Yell vs. Chant, the Nikki Barr Band, the Apathy Eulogy and Concrete Prophet.
The event also is open to any area candidates running for office to hold a meet and greet with would-be voters.
Tickets are $6 in advance from any of the bands, or $8 at the gate. Proceeds will go to a local worthy charity.
Information: 410-608-5907.
HCC offering classes for computer technicians
Harford Community College is offering courses in the A+ Certification curriculum, an industry-wide, globally recognized credential for personal computer repair technicians.
Preparation courses include PC Repair Technician Level 1, where students learn and understand how different hardware and software components interact to make a PC system function.
Command Line/Desktop provides the essential baseline information needed to succeed in this program.
PC Repair Technician Level 2 training builds on the knowledge gained in Level 1. Students will dismantle and reassemble a complete PC system to identify, repair and/or replace every component in the PC system.
The series begins from 6:30 p.m. to 9:40 p.m. Sept. 15 in the Edgewood library branch, Room 137.
