Silent Auction

3-night revival at St. John Baptist St. John Baptist Church, 8910 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, will hold its annual revival for three nights, Oct. 15-17. Services are to begin at 7 p.m. This year's theme is "Maximizing Our Potential" (1 Corinthians 15:58). The revival speaker will be the Rev. Henry P. Davis III, pastor of First Baptist Church of Highland Park in Landover. Everyone is welcome. Information: 410-992-6977, or www.stjohnbaptistchurch.org. Oktoberfest, auction being held today Our Shepherd Lutheran Church will sponsor an Oktoberfest and silent auction from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at 8940 Route 108, Suite D, Columbia.

Spring fundraiser concert -- The Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra will present its annual spring gala concert and fundraiser at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Francis Scott Key Auditorium at St. John's College, 60 College Ave., Annapolis. It will feature a reception, silent auction, raffle and music by the orchestra and Thomas Reeves. Tickets are $40 for adults and $15 for students. 443-758-3157.

Golf fundraiser -- The MS Busters will hold their third annual golf tournament at 1:45 p.m. Friday at Renditions Golf Course, 1364 W Central Ave. in Davidsonville. Proceeds will benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. There will be a dinner, a silent auction and a raffle for a customized 1956 Chevy Bel Air. The cost is $150. Registration begins at noon. 410-533-7129 or 301-412-0409.

Eldersburg event great success Luck is just the product of hard work. And again, we organizers of the third annual "Taste of Eldersburg" are the luckiest people on earth. Our "luck" contributed to the third annual "Taste of Eldersburg" at the Sykesville/Freedom fire hall on May 6. Each and every volunteer, sponsor, restaurant and attendee showed how much they care about your community by donating their time, energy, dollars and product for this event. Give them your attention now and patronage later.

THOUGH THE WIND and rain of Hurricane Floyd halted activities for a couple of days this week, several local events will be up and running this weekend.Chesapeake High School Band Boosters will hold its annual Fall Family Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow on the school grounds, 4798 Mountain Road.Participants can purchase fall decorating supplies including pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks and mums. Youngsters can go on a hayride, jump in the moon bounce, pet a rabbit or have their faces painted.

Just like mail carriers, football fans usually don't let snow or sleet stand in the way of their appointed rounds. At the annual Ravens Roost No. 18 bull roast, 1,024 Ravens boosters weren't about to let a sprinkling of snow and sleet block the route to Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie.Besides sports memorabilia offered at the silent auction, there was real-life memorabilia in attendance as well -- as in former Baltimore Colts players Jim Mutscheller, Buzz Nutter, Bruce Laird and Doug Eggers, and fellow ex-NFLer Adrian Mehrling.

The Columbia Festival of the Arts winds down this weekend with the fourth annual Baltimore/Washington Jazzfest, featuring the Jimmy McGriff/Hank Crawford Quartet, Barry Enzman, the Frank Foster Quartet, Rumba Club, Big Jesse Yawn and the Army Blues Jazz Ensemble.The three-day event will include a "House of Jazz" concert in Columbia's Historic Oakland building, which houses the African Art Museum of Maryland; jazz workshops; music along Lake Kittamaqundi; and a silent auction, proceeds of which will go toward the museum's building fund.

There was a slew of celebrities, in person and on paper, at the Grant-A-Wish Celebrity Benefit and Auction. Mingling in a mob of 600 at Martin's West, you could spot sports celebs such as former Colts Lenny Moore and Bruce Laird, and current Ravens player Spencer Folau. Or you could focus on local TV types such as WJZ's Richard Sher and WMAR's Sandra Pinckney.Movie stars shone during the silent auction. TV scripts and photos featured autographs from the likes of Kim Basinger, Eddie Murphy and Clint Eastwood.

The motto of this auction is simple: Bid with your heart.That has distinguished Ellen and Herb Moelis' charity auction since its inception in 1991, and they hope that will distinguish it again Feb. 6 when an expected 400 guests gather at their CandyLand Farm in Middletown, Del.Featuring auctions of seasons, or breedings, to more than 200 stallions, the sale will likely raise about $400,000 for numerous equine organizations, primarily ones that provide homes...

THE GARDEN PARTY, or annual school carnival, happens at Spring Garden Elementary School on Saturday. Children of elementary school age will enjoy skill games and crafts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, plus door prizes, cake walk, silent auction and book fair.The school PTA sponsors the event.Children can make and take bead necklaces and name bracelets, have faces painted and receive nonpermanent color hair spray.Crafts made by parents and children of the school will be sold. The annual bake sale will be held.

Last Sunday, when legendary guitar man B.B. King was in town for a show at the Lyric, he ordered some take-out from The Prime Rib. General manager Dave Derewicz tells me King himself didn't place the order - or pick it up. "But you could hear him in the background, giving directions." That order? Wild salmon with extra-extra lemon and extra-extra tartar sauce, and a prime rib end cut, medium. Apparently, it takes a lot of protein to belt out the blues. What's the 2009 method to gathering goodies for a stellar silent auction?

Wine tasting to aid foster care KidsPeace will hold its third Wine Tasting from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Corridor Fine Wines, 3321 Corridor Marketplace, Laurel. Proceeds will benefits the organization's efforts to help local youth in foster care develop skills for independent living. Eight tasting stations will feature wines from Europe, Australia, South Africa, South America and California. Wine experts will be on hand to answer questions. A silent auction, prize raffle and goody bags with purchases are also planned.

BASTILLE DAY : French restaurant Elkridge Furnace Inn hosts its seventh annual Bastille Day celebration, including live music by jazz band Lovecraft, a silent auction of gourmet gift baskets, and food. Proceeds from the event go to Johns Hopkins Children's Pediatric Trauma Service and team, which help about 1,000 critically injured children every year. Join chef Daniel Wecker from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. July 25 at the inn, 5745 Furnace Ave., Elkridge. $50 in advance; $60 at the door. Call 410-379-4336 or visit elkridgefurnaceinn.

Reservoir High School, 1550 Scaggsville Road, Fulton, is planning a yard sale, filling three adjoining school lots, and is seeking vendors and sellers. Advertising will be provided. The yard sale will be from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 21. Spaces cost $15 for one space; $5 for additional spaces. Concessions also are planned. Information: 301-776-7976 or e-mail, RHSyardsale@comcast.net. Patuxent plans walking tours The Patuxent Research Refuge will offer a Refuge Walking Tour for youth ages 12 and older, and adults from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

The fourth annual Howard County Student Film Festival will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 11 at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory's Kossiakoff Center in North Laurel. Original, family-friendly films by students from area public and private high schools will be shown. Door prizes will be awarded to selected members of the audience, and an ice cream social is planned after the screenings. Information or directions: www.hocofilmfestival.com. PTA groups to sponsor golf tournament The Parent Teacher Associations of Fulton Elementary School and Lime Kiln Middle School will sponsor a golf tournament May 2 at Hampshire Greens Golf Course, 616 Firestone Drive, Silver Spring.

The Parent Teacher Associations of Fulton Elementary School and Lime Kiln Middle School will sponsor a golf tournament May 2 at Hampshire Greens Golf Course, 616 Firestone Drive, Silver Spring. The cost for the shotgun-start, best-ball tournament is $100 for individuals; $420 for foursomes. Included are 18 holes of golf with cart, complimentary beverages, a 20 percent discount on pro shop items, a goody bag and awards. The event concludes with a buffet, raffle and silent auction. Sponsorships are available.

3-night revival at St. John Baptist St. John Baptist Church, 8910 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, will hold its annual revival for three nights, Oct. 15-17. Services are to begin at 7 p.m. This year's theme is "Maximizing Our Potential" (1 Corinthians 15:58). The revival speaker will be the Rev. Henry P. Davis III, pastor of First Baptist Church of Highland Park in Landover. Everyone is welcome. Information: 410-992-6977, or www.stjohnbaptistchurch.org. Oktoberfest, auction being held today Our Shepherd Lutheran Church will sponsor an Oktoberfest and silent auction from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at 8940 Route 108, Suite D, Columbia.

Golf fundraiser -- The MS Busters will hold their third annual golf tournament at 1:45 p.m. Friday at Renditions Golf Course, 1364 W Central Ave. in Davidsonville. Proceeds will benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. There will be a dinner, a silent auction and a raffle for a customized 1956 Chevy Bel Air. The cost is $150. Registration begins at noon. 410-533-7129 or 301-412-0409.

Golf fundraiser -- The Arthritis Foundation of Southern Maryland will hold its eighth annual "Get Teed Off at Arthritis" Golf Tournament at 9 a.m. Friday at South River Golf Links, 3451 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. and there will be a continental breakfast, lunch, silent auction, raffle and award ceremony. The cost is $195 for an individual, $750 for four, or $875 to include a company tee sign. Registration is required and sponsorships are welcome.

Compassionate Friends of Carroll County, a group for parents suffering the loss of a child, will meet at 8 p.m. Friday in the parlor of Westminster Church of the Brethren, Bond Street and Park Place. Parents who have lost a child at any age for any reason are welcome. Information: 410-795-7683 or 410-876-2256. Group to help connect families, resources The Get Connected Family Resource of Carroll County is expected to open later this month in the Nonprofit Center in Westminster. The center will help provide information to families with children who have developmental disabilities, mental health issues, substance abuse history, interpersonal violence issues as well as other family concerns.