Breakfast

The Women In Business of the Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber are hosting a breakfast and holiday celebration Friday, Dec. 9 from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. at the Homewood Suites by Hilton, 8320 Benson Drive, in Columbia. Cost is $25 for prepaid members; $45 for not prepaid members and non-members. To register, go to http://www.baltwashchamber.org/BWCC_Data/getEventDetails?eventID=900 .

Happy Memorial Day - and thank you to all our veterans who gave their lives so we can live in freedom. God bless them and their families. Coming events at Good Shepherd in Perryville include: June 2, all you can eat breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Catholic School, 810 Aiken Avenue in Perryville. Adults - $7. Children under 12, $4. Children under 5 are free. June 8 will be the strawberry festival at the Good Shepherd Catholic School, 810 Aiken Avenue in Perryville from noon to 6 p.m. with a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7. June 15, a pig roast and live music at the Good Shepherd Catholic School, 810 Aiken Avenue from 2 to 5 p.m. Harmony Lodge will hold its monthly all you can eat breakfast June 8 from 7 to 10 a.m. The second annual Cody G. Richardson Relentless Run 5K and 3K fun walk will be held June 1 at Perryville Middle School to benefit the Cody G. Richardson Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Col. Edward Rothstein, Fort Meade's new garrison commander, will be the featured speaker at the BWI Business Partnership's January Signature Breakfast, Wed., Jan. 18, at the Hotel at Arundel Preserve, 7795 Arundel Mills Blvd., in Hanover, near Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Advance registration is required by Monday, Jan. 16. Members attend at no charge or $30, depending on membership level. Space permitting, nonmembers may attend for $50. To register, go to http://www.bwipartner.org and click on the event registration button, or call 410-859-1000.

Children in poor Baltimore neighborhoods can get free meals this summer through an extension of the National School Lunch Program, city officials said Wednesday. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the Summer Food Service Program, which is expected to feed more than 20,000 children a day, will be available five days a week to children younger than 18. The program will run from June 17 to Aug. 16 and serve both breakfast and lunch at schools, rec centers and churches. "I want to tell every parent who hears me: If you need support during the summer months, do not hesitate to go to BaltimoreHousing.org and find out where your young person can get a great meal," Rawlings-Blake said.

Prince George's County Council Member Mary Lehman, whose district includes Laurel, is holding a breakfast for District 1 seniors Friday, Dec. 9 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the new Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center, 7120 Contee Road, in Laurel. In addition to breakfast and a chance to socialize, participants will receive information on county programs for seniors living in District 1. Guest speakers will be Theresa Grant, acting director of the county's Department of Aging; and Deborah McBroom, program manager of Maryland Access Point.

It's that time again to mark your calendars for the 2012 Cecil County Fair to be held July 20 to 28 in Fair Hill. Activities at the Elks Club in Havre de Grace include bingo June 27 (there is no breakfast June 24). Breakfast will be served June 24 at the Perryville Fire Company, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. A variety quarter auction will be held June 29 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 201 Mount Royal Ave. in Aberdeen. Doors open at 6 p.m. with games starting at 7. Food and drinks will be available.

Starting next month, Baltimore elementary and middle schools will provide breakfast for all students, regardless of family income. It's a welcome expansion of an effort aimed at strengthening the link between good nutritional health and improved student performance. Parents and the community can help the program reach maximum impact by responding to sensible outreach by schools to encourage more students to participate. Experts have long known that children have more difficulty concentrating on learning when they come to school hungry, which is a key reason why the federal government subsidizes school meals for children from low-income families.

Getting into the spirit of things, I am reinventing breakfast. It was the only logical choice. Reinventing government was already taken. Reinventing the staple gun was beyond me. But breakfast -- that was something I could handle, not to mention something that strongly impacts nearly everybody.We reinventing types love to say things like ''strongly impacts.'' It lets people know we're on the job.For this particular job, reinventing breakfast, I knew I had to get out into the field. I knew I had to meet personally, not just with the big breakfast producers, but also with those millions and millions of other Americans who interface with the breakfast stream every single day.I've learned an incredible amount from these millions of conversations, I really have, and not just when to say ''interface.

AMONG THE vivid memories of Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin's first Democratic National Convention in 1984 is that his fellow members of the Maryland delegation were so grateful when he treated the group to breakfast. In those days, convention delegates hardly ever got a free meal. In Boston this week, thanks to the bounty of corporate fat cats who wouldn't mind a little gratitude, so much free food, drink and star-studded entertainment is available not even the most determined delegate can partake of it all. Mr. Cardin alone has five functions in his honor.

The United Methodist Church of Savage is hosting Breakfast with the Easter Bunny Saturday, March 24 from 8 to 11 a.m. at 9050 Baltimore St., in Savage. Cost is $3 for one pancake, scoop of eggs and sausage; $6 for two pancakes, two scoops of eggs and two sausages. Beverages included. Bring your camera for pictures with the Easter Bunny. Call the office, 301-725-7630, with questions.

BWI Business Partnership's April signature breakfast will be held Wednesday, April 17 from 7:45 to 9:15 a.m. at the Hotel at Arundel Preserve, 7795 Arundel Mills Boulevard, in Hanover. Keynote speaker Maravene Loeschke, president of Towson University, will talk about new initiatives at Towson. Towson University is one of the largest public universities in Maryland, and has interdisciplinary partnerships with public and private institutions, which provide research, internship and jobs for students.

Let's set one thing straight right away: St. Patrick's Day stereotypes to the contrary, there's nothing green about an Irish breakfast. "No, nothing will be green," pledges Chris Marquis, chef at Baltimore's Slainte Irish Pub and Restaurant, before pausing for a moment and realizing a stray vegetable might possibly find its way onto the plate. "Nothing will be artificially green, let me correct that," he says. But green may very well be the only thing not showing up on the breakfast plates being served up by Irish eateries all over the area this weekend.

The actor known as John Locke on ABC's "Lost" has a taste for bagels. Terry O'Quinn stopped in at Towson Hot Bagels for a carb fix several times this week -- including today -- taking the time to pose with staff and fans as he waited for his food. On one visit, he agreed to a photo with the Towson University women's lacrosse team. "He waited for his bagel and a bunch of people took a picture with him. It was cool," said owner/manager Ciro Scotto. O'Quinn lived in Reisterstown for years and has apparently moved back to the area.

Dr. Benjamin Carson, the eminent Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon, has received much attention over the years not only for his skills in the operating room but for what he has achieved beyond it. For many Baltimoreans, his story is a familiar one - born in Detroit, raised in poverty by a single mother, he overcame much to not only become a Medal of Freedom winner but a benefactor to thousands of young people through his scholarship program....

Breakfast is served – The All You Can Eat Buffet Breakfast at Harmony Lodge is this Saturday starting at 7 and running until 10 a.m. Located at 1510 Tome Highway, cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children. Proceeds benefit scholarship fund. A St. Valentine's Dance featuring DJ Batman is also this Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Perryville Fire Company, 920 Principio Furnace Road. Join the Party with the tri-state area's most popular DJ, who is famous for the "Booze Cruise" and the wildest dance parties permitted by law. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the dance runs from 8 to midnight.

Save the date: The Enoch Pratt Library's 25th annual Booklovers' Breakfast , featuring acclaimed author Terry McMillan , is coming up on Saturday, Feb. 9. She was the speaker at the first event, and is coming back for the big anniversary. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel. Tickets are $50 per person or $450 for a table of 10. McMillan's tales, which include " Waiting to Exhale, " "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and "Getting to Happy," have been enjoyed by million in book form and screen adaptations.

BWI Business Partnership is hosting a signature breakfast Thursday, Nov. 17 from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m. at the Marriott BWI Airport Hotel, 1743 West Nursery Road in Linthicum. Melvin Russell, acting director of Defense Media Activity for the Department of Defense will be keynote speaker. Defense Media Activity, the Defense Department's direct line of communications for news and information on U.S. forces worldwide, relocated to Fort Meade as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure process.

The BWI Business Partnership's Signature Breakfast will be held Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 7:45 to 9:15 a.m., at the Westin BWI Airport Hotel, 1110 Old Elkridge Landing Road, in Linthicum Heights. Featured speaker at the breakfast will be E. Albert Reece, dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, which has close ties to the area's business community. Reece is also the vice president for medical affairs at the university and a professor in the departments of obstetrics and gynecology, medicine and biochemistry, and molecular biology.

Ken Ulman hopes you're hungry. For a Ravens win in the Super Bowl AND a big 'ole breakfast. The Howard County executive, who always gets in the spirit for the big games, has come up with the menu for a Ravens-themed breakfast that he'd like to share with one lucky winner and their office. The menu will include: T-Sizzle sausage and eggs Brendan Ayanba-bagels Michael Eggs Oher Easy Box O'morning Joe Flacco He wants to hear more menu suggestions. And he wants to see people showing off their purple pride.

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Dinner and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, scheduled for Jan. 18 and Jan. 21, respectively, will recognize more than a dozen area residents for their work in human relations, community service, civil rights and improving the lives of others. The Jan. 18 dinner will be held beginning at 6 p.m. at La Fontaine Bleue, in Glen Burnie. Tickets are $60 and $100. For ticket information, call La Fontaine Bleue, 410-760-4115, or the organizing committee, 410-269-1524.