Contest Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The Preakness Looks Contest ("Contest") starts at 7 a.m. (ET) on May 8, 2013 and ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on May 20, 2013 ("Contest Period"). This Contest shall be subject to these Official Rules, and by entering, each entrant agrees to abide and be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges and and The Baltimore Sun Company ("Sponsor"). 1) Eligibility: This Contest is open to legal U.S. residents residing in Maryland, the District of Columbia, or York County, Pennsylvania who are 18 years and older as of the first day of the Contest Period.

Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore is holding a "That's My Momma's Recipe" contest. The grand prize winner will receive an overnight stay in a luxury suite and dinner for two at Explorers Restaurant over the upcoming Mother's Day weekend. Entries are being accepted through April 30. A panel of judges from the hotel will determine three finalists, and the public will vote for the best recipe on the hotel's Facebook page. Contest rules are on the hotel's website , but be prepared to submit an essay of 100 words or less about why your mother's recipe is the best.

1. Only amateur photographers are eligible to enter. Anyone is eligible except employees of the Times Mirror Co. and their families, and employees of Eastman Kodak Co. and their families.2. No rules or information about the contest will be given over the phone. The winners will be announced in the Oct. 13 issue.3. Black-and-white or color pictures taken after Jan. 1, 1989, are eligible. The contest ends at midnight Aug. 12, 1991. All entries should be mailed to the Sun Magazine Photo Contest, The Sun, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, Md. 21278.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The Preakness Looks Contest ("Contest") starts at 7 a.m. (ET) on May 8, 2013 and ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on May 20, 2013 ("Contest Period"). This Contest shall be subject to these Official Rules, and by entering, each entrant agrees to abide and be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges and and The Baltimore Sun Company ("Sponsor"). 1) Eligibility: This Contest is open to legal U.S. residents residing in Maryland, the District of Columbia, or York County, Pennsylvania who are 18 years and older as of the first day of the Contest Period.

KLR Publications, PMI Photography and several local businesses are sponsoring "PEOPLE & PLACES," a county photography contest for amateurs.Entries will be accepted through June 15.More than $1,000 in prizes will be awarded.Winning entries will also be considered for publication in the 1992 Howard County Calendar.For entry forms and contest rules, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: PEOPLE & PLACES, c/o PMI Photography, P.O. Box 297, Ellicott City, Md. 21043.Information: 461-1788.

Soon the envelopes will be opened and the Academy Awards given out. And that means that The Evening Sun's annual Oscar contest, You vs. Lou, is under way.Lou Cedrone, our film critic, will predict the winners in 10 categories. And you, the reader, can make your predictions.Enter the contest and predict more Oscar winners than Lou does, and you will win a coveted, commemorative "Lou vs. You IV" T-shirt. The overall winner, based on predictions and a tie-breaker if necessary, will be awarded our grand prize, the details of which will be divulged later.

Area's chefs launching a feast for ChesapeakeA dozen of the region's best chefs are putting on their toques and whipping up their specialty dishes to celebrate a "Taste of the Chesapeake." The event, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday at Pier 3, the National Aquarium, benefits the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. There'll also be dining, wining, a silent auction and dancing. Tickets are $125 a person ($110 for members) and $1,500 for a corporate table for 10. Call (410) 377-6270.Afro-Caribbean tastesCulinary sleuth and British and Australian TV chef Dorinda Hafner traveled the Caribbean looking for African influences on island food.

SUMMER IS COMING, SO GET OUT YOUR SWIMSUITS . . . AND YOUR typewriters. It's time for the Sun Magazine's third annual Summer Short Fiction Contest. The winners will be published in our Sunday, Aug. 11, issue.The contest rules are simple:Stories must be original and unpublished.Manuscripts must be typewritten, double-spaced and no longerthan 1,500 words. The author's name, address, daytime phone number and Social Security number must be included.Only two stories may be entered per person.No manuscripts will be returned or acknowledged.

Strawberry spread Spring marks the return of fresh strawberries to the grocery shelves. For an easy spread to slather on your breakfast toast, combine sliced strawberries and sugar in a small bowl and let set at room temperature for 15 to 30 minutes, then mash lightly with a fork. Add freshly grated orange peel or vanilla extract, if desired. Battling hunger You can help fight hunger with Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation wine-and-food tasting 5 p.m. Sunday at McCafferty's restaurant, 1501 Sulgrave Ave., in Mount Washington.

It's holiday cookie contest, time. The City of Baltimore is accepting recipes for its inaugural Holiday Cookie Challenge, which will be held on Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. in the Light Street Pavilion at Harborplace. Bakers of all skill levels can submit recipes for an opportunity to win prizes, including cash. The submission deadline is midnight on Monday, so you have all weekend to chop up your pralines. According to a press release from the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, here are the rules in a nutshell: Recipes should be original or modified ones, and clear and concise.

Holiday fair The Howard County NAACP Youth Council's Holiday Craft/Flea Market, featuring Christmas decorations, toys, clothing, antiques, furniture, jewelry and household items, will be held beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at Ridgely's Run Community Center, 8400 Mission Road in Jessup. Information: 443-280-1935. Art exhibit An exhibit of brush paintings by Jing-Jy Chen is on view through Nov. 30 at Artists' Gallery, American City Building, 10227 Wincopin Circle in Columbia.

Sunday, Sept. 2 Pops concert The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra performs its annual Lexus Pops in the Park concert at 5:30 p.m. at Quiet Waters Park, 600 Quiet Waters Park Road in Annapolis. Admission to the park is free for the concert. Concessions will be available, and visitors may bring food, blankets and lawn chairs. Alcohol is not allowed. Information: 410-263-0907 or annapolissymphony.org . Wednesday, Sept. 5 Photographers meet The Arundel Camera Club meets at 7:30 p.m. in Room D114 at Severna Park High School, 60 Robinson Road.

Let it be known now and for time immemorial that Karen Shouse and Caralyn Wichers love their children. There is no other plausible explanation for why the two suburban moms spent Friday night in the Hard Rock Cafe listening to two dozen renditions, one after the other, of Justin Bieber's "Baby, Baby, Baby. " Thirty-one teenage girls and one boy vied for a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to California to attend the Feb. 9 movie premiere of "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" — and possibly even meet the singer.

American Inventor, a new television contest to find the next George Foreman Grill, is not the first of its kind - the USA Network's Made in the USA, which ran last year, was essentially the same show. But it's the first to come with the imprimatur of the world-devouring American Idol, whose Simon Cowell is a producer, and backed by the awesome might of the American Broadcasting Co. and boasting the power of a million-dollar purse. It begins tonight in a burst of patriotic narration, celebrating our native know-how even as judge Doug Hall warns: "We've got to reignite the spirit of invention in America.

WASHINGTON - The new National Do Not Call Registry already has 30 million telephone numbers in it, but enterprising telemarketers are trying hard to keep those phones ringing. Case in point: A Lee's Summit, Mo., sweepstakes company that offers entrants a shot at $25,000 or a car in return for their phone numbers and home and e-mail addresses. If entrants read the contest's rules, they'd learn this: "By completing this form, you agree that sponsors and co-sponsors of this sweepstakes may telephone you, even if your number is found on a Do Not Call Registry or list."

An Annapolis alderman who works for the Anne Arundel County planning office said yesterday that he would challenge a county Ethics Commission opinion that recommends prohibiting him from any city role on issues that could adversely affect the county. In the nonbinding advisory opinion issued Aug. 14, the commission said Michael Fox -- a second-term Republican in Ward 7 -- can continue in his role as an alderman as long as he recuses himself from discussions and votes on "legislative activity that might be contrary to the county's interest."