East Columbia

'Cymbeline' Shakespeare's romantic adventure will be presented by the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Feb. 18 through March 19 at Oliver's Carriage House, 5410 Leaf Treader Way. Shows at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; Saturday matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15-$30. For tickets and more information, call 866-811-4111 or go to chesapeakeshakespeare.com. Singles social group The Phoenix Cultural Singles Group, a Columbia social group for those 50 and older, meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Sundays at the Oakland Mills Interfaith Center, 5885 Robert Oliver Place in the Oakland Mills Village Center.

I am writing to you to point out a particular bias that I detect in your newspaper. It seems that when alleged acts of violence occur in East Columbia, there is a need to include Oakland Mills High School either in the headline or within the article even if it has no relevance to the context of the story. For example, in the March 20 edition, the headline reads, "Four Oakland Mills HS students arrested in attempted murder. " While it is true that the students were enrolled in said high school, the alleged deed had no bearing on the school itself.

Ballet classes Misako Ballet offers free classes for newcomers Monday-Saturday, April 29-May 4, at 5485 Harpers Farm Road, Suite 203. Call 410-884-9690 for times and more information. Art exhibits •"Woodland Muse," an exhibit featuring the works of photographer Jim Auerbach, fabric artist Elaine Katz, oil painter Christina Bird-Walker and watercolorist-graphic artist Jane Wall, runs through Sunday, May 12, in the Meeting House Gallery, Oakland Mills Interfaith Center, 5885 Robert Oliver Place.

Nearly 40 years ago, a haunting photograph of a naked Vietnamese girl running in anguish after being severely burned in a napalm bomb attack on her village became an iconic image of the Vietnam War. But most who have seen the Pulitzer Prize-winning shot probably haven't heard the obscure song it inspired more than three decades later, says Hugo Keesing, a self-taught music historian. "The Girl in the Picture (Napalm Girl)," released by Yanah in 2004, is one of more than 300 famous and not-so-famous songs and spoken-word tracks about the war that are included in a 13-CD anthology assembled by Keesing, a Columbia resident.

Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater club at the center. Free. •American Indian Experience. Second Mondays, 1 p.m. Call center to register. •Another Way to See It Laughter Club. Mondays, 9 a.m. $2 instructor fee at class each week.

The following is compiled from police reports. The Columbia Flier includes descriptions of perpetrators only when the description makes identification possible. East Columbia Whiteacre Road , 9600 block, 4:31 a.m. July 19. Man observed in Verona Apartments Complex laundry room without authorization. Man arrested. Washington Boulevard , 9000 block, 8:51 p.m. July 18. Silver 2005 Nissan Altima stolen. McGaw Road , 8800 block, between 2 p.m. July 15 and 7 a.m. July 18. Entry gained to Wegman's construction site.