NEWS
April 12, 2009
Historic Savage Mill, Maryland Public Television and MIX 107.3 FM will hold a "GreenLife Festival" May 2 and 3 to celebrate and instruct participants on going "green" and to raise money for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Events will feature a visit from a MIX 107.3 FM personality, live music, beer tasting by Rams Head Tavern, speakers and exhibitors, "green" offers by merchants at the mill, zip-line rides offered by Terrapin Adventures and a "GreeenScape" art exhibit and auction. An auction and reception are planned May 3 at the Savage Mill Cotton Shed Gallery.
NEWS
February 25, 2007
The central library, 10375 Little Patuxent Parkway, will offer "All Together Now," a series of programs of songs, stories and activities for children and adults. All ages are welcome to participate in the 30-minute programs, which begin this week and are offered at 11 a.m. Fridays through March 30; 11 a.m. Saturdays through May 26; and 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Wednesday through May 16. Registration is not required. "Play Partners," a series of programs for infants and toddlers to 23 months with an adult, will be offered at 6:30 p.m. Mondays, March 5 through April 30; and at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 6 through May 15. The 20- to 30-minute program includes stories, baby games and musical activities, followed by a short play time.
NEWS
February 11, 2007
The Yoga Center of Columbia will continue to offer classes at Slayton House on Wilde Lake Village Green. "Baby and Me" is offered at 6:15 p.m. and "Adult Yoga" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. A six-week session is to begin Feb. 20. The cost is $90; $18 to drop in. "Senior Yoga" will be offered from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 22 through March 27. The classes are slower paced and emphasize yogic breathing and stress reduction. The cost is $78 for six weeks or $15 to drop in. Columbia lien payers can request a 10 percent discount.
NEWS
March 18, 2007
Slayton House Theatre in Wilde Lake Village Center will show the sixth of nine films in its Marvelous Movies and More film series, the 1955 classic, Rebel Without a Cause, at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Film critic Mike Giuliano will lead a short discussion after the film. Dessert and coffee are provided. The cost is $7; $6 for senior citizens and students. Raffle prizes will be offered, and those who attend are encouraged to bring old tapes, digital video discs, compact discs and books to trade, sell or exchange.
NEWS
July 25, 1999
Area schools and literacy programs seek volunteers to help children and adults improve reading skills and to assist in related projects.Among them is:Community College of Baltimore County Continuing Education Office, run through the community college system, which needs volunteers to work with adults in reading, math, General Education Development studies and the English for Speakers of Other Languages program. Tutors receive training in two three-hour classes. They will help others during day or evening hours at locations across the county.
NEWS
April 18, 1999
Area schools and literacy programs seek volunteers to help children and adults improve reading skills and to assist in related projects.Among them are:Park Heights Family Support Center, 4236 Pimlico Road, Baltimore, for tutoring of adults in reading and math between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Contact: Perketer Tucker, 410-578-0244.Hampden Family Center, 1104 W. 36th St., for tutoring students of all ages in reading and other subjects, and an after-school enrichment program for ages 7 to 12. Hours are 3 p.m. to 5: 30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
NEWS
October 3, 1999
Area schools and literacy programs seek volunteers to help children and adults improve reading skills and to assist in related projects. Among them is:Lafayette Square Community Center, 1510 W. Lafayette Ave., Baltimore, for an after-school program for elementary- and middle-school pupils. Beginning this month, volunteers will be needed from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays for homework assistance, computer lab and tutoring in areas including language arts, reading comprehension and vocabulary. Contact: Rosalind Griffin, 410-669-6646.
NEWS
August 29, 1999
Area schools and literacy programs seek volunteers to help children and adults improve reading skills and to assist in related projects.Among them is:Partnership for Learning, an agency of the Baltimore state's attorney's office, which needs volunteers to work two hours a week with first-time juvenile offenders who have reading difficulties and learning disabilities. A nine-month commitment is necessary. The partnership will train prospective tutors in the multisensory, phonics-based Wilson Learning System of reading instruction, with the next scheduled session from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. Sept.
NEWS
January 17, 1999
Schools, libraries and literacy programs seek volunteers to help children and adults improve reading skills and assist in related projects.Among them are:Belmont Elementary School, 1406 N. Ellamont St., to serve as tutors for children in grades one to three weekdays between 8: 15 a.m. and 1 p.m. Contact: Principal Sheila Kolman, 410-396-0579.South Baltimore Learning Center, 28 E. Ostend St., which offers one-on-one tutoring to adults. Volunteers age 18 or older, with a high school diploma or General Educational Development diploma and able to commit at least a year to the program, are sought to tutor students in basic reading, spelling and math.
NEWS
June 13, 1999
Area schools and literacy programs seek volunteers to help children and adults improve reading skills and to assist in related projects.Among them are:New Horizons Academy Camp, operated at Baltimore's Montebello Elementary School, 2040 E. 32nd St., by a collaboration of city public schools and Office of Homeless Services, the Center for Poverty Solutions and the YMCA. Volunteers -- including celebrities -- are needed to read to children in the program from 9: 30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesdays, from June 30 to Aug. 18. Contact: Dawn Shirey or Jiovianni Felton, 410-396-6506 or 410-396-6127.