Slayton House

Wine tasting The Town Center Community Association's Wine Tasting event will held from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, at Historic Oakland Manor, 5430 Vantage Point Road. The event includes live music and finger foods. The cost is $10 per person for wine drinkers, $5 per person for nondrinkers. Tickets must be purchased in advance, 410-730-4744 or email, tcvillage@columbiavillages.org . Ballet auditions Misako Ballet Company will hold an audition at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, April 14, at 5485 Harper's Farm Road.

Etiquette for children The Etiquette School of Maryland is offering classes for boys and girls ages 8-12 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays next month at Howard Community College, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia. Dates are March 3, 10, 17 and 24. The program includes instruction on social etiquette, communication skills and table manners. Cost is $300. To register and more information, call 410-465-4969 or go to etiquetteschoolmd.com. Gala Tickets are available for the annual "Celebration of the Arts in Howard County," being held on March 24 at HCC's Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia.

When the Columbia-based theater company Silhouette Stages does a Cabaret Night several times a year at Slayton House, audiences know that the singing, dancing, stand-up comedy and magic acts establish a direct and casual connection with them. Even the master of ceremonies does not stand on ceremony in a cabaret setting. Life will be even more of a cabaret at Silhouette Stages' upcoming Cabaret Night on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m., according to the evening's master of ceremonies, Mo Dutterer.