All around the town
All that jazz: Baltimore’s Cab Calloway and Billie Holiday Vocal Jazz Competitions, as well as the new chick Webb Jazz Combo Competition, will be held at Artscape on Sunday, July 20. Applicantions are due by Friday, March 28. For more information about all competitions, how to enter, what is required and to download an application, visit www.artscape.org, or call the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts at 410-752-8632.
Ag, Ag, Ag: The Maryland Department of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy. in Annapolis, holds an open house on Saturday, March 29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free Admission. Visitors can see the department’s insect collection, make slime in the State Chemist’s laboratory, enjoy a Maryland food and craft market, demonstrate their hog calling skills, take in a petting farm, milk a cow, ride a pony, and learn about the world of agriculture today through hands-on activities. Info: 410-841-5882 or visit www.mda.state.md.us.
Oh, The Horror: Horrorfind Weekend 9, a celebration of all things horror — books, movies and more — will be held March 28-30 at the UMUC Marriott Inn and Conference Center in Adelphi (near College Park). Another Horrorfind weekend, scheduled for Aug. 15-17, will be held in Adelphi as well. Horror movie celebrities, horror writers, Halloween seminars and supernatural speakers as well as a dealers room, horror
movies and special events. Info: http://www.horrorfindweekend.com/
Hey, Crafters: One of Artscape’s newest additions, DIY @ Artscape, is a showcase for crafting talents, and a way to sell them to the public. The application deadline is Sunday, March 30. Info: www.artscape.org or call 410-752-8632.
On The Radio: The Golden Radio Buffs present a program on Sunday, March 30, 2:30 p.m. at the Bykota Senior Center, 611 Central Avenue, Towson. Enjoy soap operas, etc. $4/person. Info: grbmd@aol.com.
Sail Into History: The 1944 Liberty Ship John W. Brown offers six-hour day cruises with 1940s ambience, entertainment and more. Cruises in 2008 will be held June 14, Sept. 6 and Oct. 4. Cruises sell out; order well in advance. Info/ticket sales: 410-558-0164, www.liberty-ship.com.
Women’s Health: Baltimore City offers free HPV vaccines, to help prevent cervical cancer, to girls and women ages 9-26, through its “Prevention Wednesday” program. For information on the program, call 410-396-4454. HPV vaccines are also available at 13 area schools in school-based health centers. Information is available at 410-396-3185.
March in April: The SPCA’s March for the Animals fund raiser is set for April 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Druid Hill Park. Info: www.mdspca.org or contact Tami Gosheff, Special Events and Outreach Coordinator, at 410-235-8826, ext. 138 or tgosheff@mdspca.org.
Riots of ‘68: The University of Baltimore hosts a three-day conference, “Baltimore ‘68: Riots and Rebirth” on April 3-5. Learn about the causes and effects of social unrest, and the efforts to revitalize the city in the months and decades that followed the April 1968 civil disturbances. Info/registration: www.ubalt.du/baltimore68.
Sign Language: Want to learn Basic Sign Language? Baltimore County Rec and Parks is offering an eight-week course on Thursdays, beginning on April 3, 7 p.m.—8:15 p.m., at Chatsworth Elementary School, 222 New Avenue in Reisterstown. $25/person or $45/family. Info: 410-887-5370.
Fairy Tale Fling: Mark your children’s calendar for the Fairy Tale Fling, a celebration of all things Grimm to be held Saturday, April 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Southeast Anchor Library, Eastern Avenue and Conkling Street. Storytimes, crafts, and fun for all. Dress up in your best princess finery and have a seat on a real throne, and don’t miss Professor Horn’s Celebrated Punch and Judy Show at 1 p.m. Free; for info call 410-396-1580 or visit www.prattlibrary.org.
