Community Calendar

Join a novel walking book club that covers more than novels! Come as we share whatever book we are reading or listening to lately to share passions, narratives, clever information, or artistry. Let’s learn from each other!

Walking outside is the ultimate exercise and an ideal way to socialize and relieve stress. So engage your physical, social, and mental/intellectual health in one go!

Rendezvous outside Central Library. From there, we will take various routes, walking a stretch before occasional pauses to take turns speaking. Expect to be back at the library in one hour. This event recurs every third Thursday of the month.

For questions, connection, or optional registration, contact the Business, Science, & Technology Department (BST) at [email protected] or (410) 396-5317.

Librarians from BST and the Fiction departments will be facilitating.

https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/rambling_readers_1644#.Y-6fUnbMKUk

Jewish Community Services offers a group for care partners to someone with Parkinson’s Disease on the 3rd Thursday of each month. This group is a safe, confidential space to have conversations, share experiences, receive support, and gather caregiving resources. For more information, visit https://jcsbalt.org/care-partner-parkinsons/ or contact Beth Hecht at [email protected] or 410- 843-7456.

Are you single and looking to make new connections? Are you new to the area? Or are you looking to make new friends. Then come join us for a night of fast-paced fun at our speed dating event! Our speed dating event is designed to help you meet a variety of potential matches in a short amount of time. You'll have the opportunity to sit down with multiple singles for a series of quick, five-minute dates. After each conversation, you'll mark down whether or not you're interested in seeing that person again or remain friends.

Instead of sifting through countless profiles and risking ghosting or awkward dates, come to our speed dating events where you can meet multiple interesting people in one night. On average, attendees find 2-3 matches out of 10 potential partners. Even if you don’t find “the one,” most people leave with a smile, having enjoyed the experience and making at least one connection.

Light refreshments - drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages) & food will be available.

At the end of the night, you'll receive an email confirming who you are interested in. It's a great way to meet new people, break the ice, and potentially find a romantic connection.

So why wait? Sign up today and join us for a night of fun, flirting, and maybe even love!

How it works:
Purchase your speed dating ticket to secure your spot (better to sign up early)
On the date of the event, arrive 15 minutes early to check in with our host
Meet & Mingle: Food & drinks will be available so guests can eat and converse
30 mins into the event guests will be seated and the event begins
You'll be seated at a numbered table and asked to rotate to the next number once our bell rings
After every 5 minutes, the bell will ring, and you'll go on the next 5-minute date
Takes notes to like/pass after each date with our dating pamphlet
Right after the rounds, a game will be played, a free gift basket will be handed to the winner
After the speed dating event, you will be contacted via email about your matches
If you have a match, you'll able to see their email and info
It's fun, easy to take part, and unlike anything you've ever done before.

For Ages 6 – 16

Join us in Summer 2026 for Camp BCS! When you sign up, your young artists will spend two weeks building community and establishing their own expansive creative toolboxes, all of which will help grow their confidence and offer them new and exciting paths to learning and knowing through arts.

We emphasize the development of a wide variety of skills and offer learning experiences in multiple disciplines of artistic expression so that our campers can present what they’ve learned in a showcase format. We work closely with our Teaching Artists serving as counselors (and the campers themselves!) to develop the material they feel best presenting, and we craft an engaging show to present to their loved ones and BCS Staff at the end of each session. Throughout their time at Camp BCS, students will practice artistic skill building through theater games and exercises, writing, visual arts, movement with music, STEAM workshops, and so much more.

Children ages 6 – 16 are eligible to attend. There are two 2-week sessions of Camp BCS, and each one has a maximum capacity of 45 campers. Campers are organized into smaller groups, or “villages”, organized by age range and grade. Throughout the day, campers move through class rotations with their village and will occasionally overlap with the two other villages for camp-wide programming and activities.

Summer 2026 Session Dates
Session 1: July 6 – July 17, 2026
Session 2: July 20 – July 31, 2026

2nd Annual Rotunda Rocks Returns to Hampden Neighborhood this Spring
Family-friendly Night of Rockin’ Fun Begins May 3 and Runs Every Friday Until End of September

Whether you like to jam to rock, folk, blues, Indie, Latin or reggae, there is something for everyone as the second annual Rotunda Rocks concert series returns to Hampden this spring/summer (711 W 40th Street). This family-friendly FREE concert series, presented by MCB Real Estate, features live music on the plaza and a street festival atmosphere with delicious local food and drinks, fun games and local vendors on Fridays, 6-9 p.m. beginning May 3 and running until September 27. Rotunda Rocks is open to the public and welcomes families and pets. A portion of proceeds from beverage sales benefits the Maryland SPCA. For more information, log onto Rotunda Rocks | The Rotunda (rotundabaltimore.com) or call 410-662-0104.

SCHEDULE OF BANDS:
May 3 Mambo Combo (Latin and tropical rhythms)
May 10 Strykers Posse (reggae)
May 17 Go Dog Go with special guest Garage Sale (garage rock and hot rockin’ Surf)
May 24 Harlan County Kings (original rock)
May 31 Patrick Alban & Noche Latina (Latin and acoustic rock with a touch of salsa and South Beach feel)
June 7 Barry Prosser and the Vaguely Absurd (classic rock)
June 14 Monkton Road Band (rootsy folks laced with deep country)
June 21 The Natty Brohs (classic rock and blues)
June 28 The Soularites (SoulFULL reggae and Ska)
July 5 Kyf Brewer & Friends (hues of 60’s pop radio, British invasion, early Nashville, rhythm and blues and ancient Celtic melodies)
July 12 Justin Trawick and the Common Good (Americana-bluegrass, country and folk)
July 19 The Players Band (infectious rhythms and horn-heavy ska sounds)
July 26 Gaelic Mishap (Celtic rock)
August 2 Tumblehome (rock, soul, rhythm & blues)
August 9 Kurt Deemer Band (guitar driven rock & roll)
August 16 Barleyjuice (Celtic rock)
August 23 Red Sammy (honest, slow-burn Americana folks rock)
August 30 La Unica (Irish Latin)
September 6 ZOCKO! (surf garage)
September 13 Western Run (funked-up country rock)
September 20 Guys In Thin Ties (Alternative 80s band)
September 27 The Rock-A-Sonics (rockabilly, vintage country and atomic age rock n’ roll)

The Rotunda Welcomes Back Popular Family-Friendly Concert Series this May
3rd Annual Rotunda Rocks Begins Friday, May 2 and Runs Every Friday through Friday, October 3

Grab a blanket or dust off your favorite portable chair and head on over to Hampden this spring for the return of the popular family-friendly concert series, the 3rd Annual Rotunda Rocks. This FREE weekly concert series, presented by MCB Real Estate, features live music on the Plaza and a street festival atmosphere with delicious local food and drinks, fun games and local vendors and will take place Fridays, 6-9 p.m. beginning May 2 and running until October 3. (711 West 40th Street). Whether you like rock n ’roll, folk, bluegrass, Indie, Latin, Celtic or reggae music, there is something for everyone and the event is open to the public. Pets are welcome and a portion of proceeds from beverage sales benefits the Maryland SPCA. For more information, log onto Rotunda Rocks | The Rotunda (rotundabaltimore.com) or call 410-662-0104.

For Ages 6 – 16

Join us in Summer 2026 for Camp BCS! When you sign up, your young artists will spend two weeks building community and establishing their own expansive creative toolboxes, all of which will help grow their confidence and offer them new and exciting paths to learning and knowing through arts.

We emphasize the development of a wide variety of skills and offer learning experiences in multiple disciplines of artistic expression so that our campers can present what they’ve learned in a showcase format. We work closely with our Teaching Artists serving as counselors (and the campers themselves!) to develop the material they feel best presenting, and we craft an engaging show to present to their loved ones and BCS Staff at the end of each session. Throughout their time at Camp BCS, students will practice artistic skill building through theater games and exercises, writing, visual arts, movement with music, STEAM workshops, and so much more.

Children ages 6 – 16 are eligible to attend. There are two 2-week sessions of Camp BCS, and each one has a maximum capacity of 45 campers. Campers are organized into smaller groups, or “villages”, organized by age range and grade. Throughout the day, campers move through class rotations with their village and will occasionally overlap with the two other villages for camp-wide programming and activities.

Summer 2026 Session Dates
Session 1: July 6 – July 17, 2026
Session 2: July 20 – July 31, 2026

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, bulimia or other food-related issues. Weekly meetings every Monday from 7:00-8:30 pm at Christ Episcopal Church, 6800 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia. All are welcome.

For more information, see www.foodaddicts.org.

The holidays already are here and your shopping isn’t finished? Or even started? What to give special friends who say they don’t need anything? Church Hill Theatre has an easy and thoughtful suggestion. Consider a 2026 Season Package—with 5 tickets for the price of 4. You get to choose the plays and the dates.

The coming 2026 season opens in March with a Tennessee Williams classic, The Glass Menagerie, and closes in December with A Christmas Carol. In between, there is a great choice of musicals, comedies and more. Consider Between the Lines, an April musical featuring our talented teens, the major June production of Chicago, or the September musical Something’s Afoot, a spoof of British mystery stories. And who could pass on the spooky November show, The Transylvanian Clockworks?

This special $100 package will make a memorable gift and support a cherished local institution. And if you have been very good all through the year, consider treating yourself to an entire season of outstanding shows. This package is available through the CHT office, at 410-556-6003 or online at churchhilltheatre.org.

For Ages 6 – 16

Join us in Summer 2026 for Camp BCS! When you sign up, your young artists will spend two weeks building community and establishing their own expansive creative toolboxes, all of which will help grow their confidence and offer them new and exciting paths to learning and knowing through arts.

We emphasize the development of a wide variety of skills and offer learning experiences in multiple disciplines of artistic expression so that our campers can present what they’ve learned in a showcase format. We work closely with our Teaching Artists serving as counselors (and the campers themselves!) to develop the material they feel best presenting, and we craft an engaging show to present to their loved ones and BCS Staff at the end of each session. Throughout their time at Camp BCS, students will practice artistic skill building through theater games and exercises, writing, visual arts, movement with music, STEAM workshops, and so much more.

Children ages 6 – 16 are eligible to attend. There are two 2-week sessions of Camp BCS, and each one has a maximum capacity of 45 campers. Campers are organized into smaller groups, or “villages”, organized by age range and grade. Throughout the day, campers move through class rotations with their village and will occasionally overlap with the two other villages for camp-wide programming and activities.

Summer 2026 Session Dates
Session 1: July 6 – July 17, 2026
Session 2: July 20 – July 31, 2026