MonthlyA PUBLICATION OF COLUMBIA ASSOCIATIONCAMAR 2012

CA MON TH LY 1

Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/leadership-opportunities to learn more about the Columbiavillage boards and the CA Board of Directors.WhoWill

You Vote ForInThis Year’s Columbia Elections?

THIS MONTH ON CA’sTELEVISION SHOW

On March’s TV show, learn about

the Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club

Clubhouse Redevelopment Project;

get information about the teen

classes being offered at the

Columbia Art Center; learn more

about the SplashDown Reopening

Bash; discover more about CA’s

tree planting efforts; learn how to

prepare for your first marathon; get

information on the history of the

Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club Clubhouse;

and more!

Watch Columbia Matters online anytime atColumbiaMatters.org andYouTube.com/CATVchannel.

Facebook.com/CA.ColumbiaAssociation

Issuu.com/CA-ColumbiaAssociation

Twitter.com/CA_intheNews

YouTube.com/CATVchannel

ConnectwithCA!It’s easier than ever to find us.

2 Why I Serve:An Interview with Tom Coale,CA Board Member

3 CA Plans CommunityMeeting to Discuss Hobbit’sGlen Golf Club Clubhouse

8 Be a Part of YourCommunity Events

Columbia VillagesThe village community associations aroundColumbia each play an important role in thecommunity. The village boards direct thebusiness affairs of the village communityassociation, so if there’s something you’dlike to see more of in your village, or anissue that you want solved, be sure to voteor run for a position on the board yourself!

This year, there are open seats in each of theten villages. And if you’re worried that you don’tknow enough about the candidates, there will beforums held at the village centers to educateresidents about the candidates.

Columbia Council,a.k.a. CA Board of DirectorsElections are also being held for the ColumbiaCouncil (CA Board), which is made up of onerepresentative from each village. The Boardreviews policies and budget matters, develops

strategic initiatives for the association, addressescommunity issues and hires the CA president.Since the CA Board is the governing body of CA,it’s essential that residents have a say in who sitson the board.The villages of Harper’s Choice, Hickory

Ridge, Oakland Mills, Owen Brown, TownCenter and Wilde Lake have a ColumbiaCouncil seat open this year.

So remember, you still have some time todecide who you’re voting for in the presidentialelection, but the Columbia elections arehappening next month so get ready to cast yourvote! And if you’re interested in running for aposition, head over to your village communitycenter and fill out a petition packet to get yourname on the ballot. Deadlines to run can befound on page 3 of the January edition of CA Monthly: issuu.com/ca-columbiaassociation/docs/newsletter-jan12.

The 2012 presidential election might be months away, but here in Columbiathe elections are almost upon us. Wondering why you should care about thevillage elections? Well, here’s why: each of the ten villages in Columbia has

a village board that regulates the village’s covenants, organizes activities for residentsand determines the architectural guidelines for the village’s neighborhood. Inaddition, each village also elects one Columbia Council representative to serve as amember of the Columbia Association (CA) Board of Directors.

ELECTIONSwill be heldSaturday,April21

in each village.Election times andlocations vary.

By Aria White

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and opportunities as they relate to wildlife and

their habitats within the Columbia open space

system; examines and assesses related concerns

that may need CA’s advocacy; serves as a resource

for the Open Space Committee and CA staff;

reviews CA policies and programs related to the

committee’s mission; and assists the Open Space

Committee and CA staff in disseminating

information about the wildlife and their habitats

in the Columbia open space system.

Community members who are interested in

joining the committee are invited to attend the

next meeting, which will be held on Monday,

March 12, at 7:30pm at Slayton House (10400

Cross Fox Lane in Columbia). Additional

meetings will be held on April 9, June 11,

September 10 and October 8. For more

information, call Sue Neri at 410-381-7140.

“I’ve enjoyed the experience of working on things likeSymphony Woods and the budget and seeing how thebudget process works,” says Coale. “I’ve also enjoyed theopportunity to work with the other board membersand get their perspective on why they vote the waythey vote and why they’re interested in the thingsthat they’re interested in. Sooverall it has been very positive.”

In an interview with Coale in theJune 2011 edition of CA Monthly,Coale said he hoped to enhance theatmosphere in Columbia bystrengthening the sense ofcommunity. During this past year,one of the ways that Coale hasengaged the Columbia community isby writing on his blog, HoCo Rising(HoCoRising.com). Coale uses hisblog to write about CA Boardinitiatives, as well as other newsabout Howard County.“Many people have no idea

what the CA Board does and soI’ve enjoyed the opportunity toshare with others what I’m doing,how I see the issues, invitealternative views and also solicitinput on things such as the budget, and the AquaticsMaster Plan, the things that people really care a lotabout,” Coale says.

“For my first year, I know that the other board memberswere hesitant about my writing about my boardexperience,” says Coale, “but I would like to think that atthe end of the day it was a positive thing and that the otherboard members appreciated the opportunity to have what

we were doing broadcast to more people, even if it wasthrough the eyes of one board member.”

Serving on the CA Board requires dedication and a timecommitment. Coale says one thing he wasn’t expecting wasthe amount of meetings there are for board members. Inaddition to the bimonthly board meetings, there are also

meetings to discuss the various boardinitiatives, such as the AquaticsMaster Plan and ConnectingColumbia. “Certainly it’s not arequirement, nor are there anyrequirements as to what boardmembers must attend, but I feelcompelled, in order to be as educatedas possible on the various itemsbefore the board to attend thosemeetings, which has probably gonebeyond my expectations in terms oftime commitment,” says Coale.For anyone out there interested

in running for a spot on the CABoard of Directors, or one of theColumbia village boards, Coalesuggests just going for it. “Iwould say absolutely do it,” Coalesays. “It takes a lot of work, butthere is certainly a lot that you can

show for your work. To an extent, there are manydownsides of being on the board, but there’s nothing thatcan’t be changed by additional board members coming inand looking to bring their own idea of what the boardshould be doing to the Columbia Association.”Visit ColumbiaAssociation.org/leadership-opportunities formore information on the CA Board of Directors and theColumbia village boards.

By Aria WhiteWhyIServeAn Interview with Tom Coale, CA Board Member

Saturday, April 21 Times Vary by VillageThe Columbia elections are happening next month. Don’t miss your chance tocast your vote and have a say in the future of the Columbia community!

It’s not too late to put your name on the ballot! If you’re interested in running

for a position on your local village board of the CA Board of Directors, visit

your village center and pick up a petition packet this month. (Deadlines for

petitions vary by village.)

Volunteers Wanted for theCA Wildlife and Habitat

AdvisoryCommittee

The ColumbiaElections AreComing!

Tom CoaleCA Board Member

Are you interested in waterfowl and

wildlife in Columbia? If so, think

about joining the Columbia Association

(CA) Wildlife and Habitat Advisory

Committee. The committee informs

and advises CA staff through the Open

Space Committee of community issues

After living in Columbia for three years, Tom Coale decided to step upand become a leader in his community by joining the ColumbiaAssociation (CA) Board of Directors. After serving on the Board for

almost a year, he says he’s happy with the experience he’s had so far.

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What’s intheBudget?Learn about CA’s FY2013and FY2014 Budgets Online

Columbia Association (CA) team members have recently launched

a new web site to present CA’s budgets for Fiscal Years 2013 and

2014, budget1314.blogspot.com/. The new Behind CA’s Budget web

site features CA’s President Phil Nelson’s Budget Planning Element

document broken down into sections, which include short videos

written and produced by CA team members.

The videos on the site include information about the assessment

fee that CA collects from residents and businesses, along with the

income from facility and program fees and memberships. By

viewing the videos, you can learn where that money is being spent

and how it is used to add value to life and property in Columbia.

The site also features information about the programs and facilities

that CA offers and how the money collected from the annual charge

is being spent.

Check out the site and watch the videos to learn more about CA’s

plans for the next two fiscal years. You can also view just the videos

on CA’s YouTube Channel, YouTube.com/CATVchannel.

By Sue Zolnick

Board has approved up to $6 million for theclubhouse redevelopment project. In recentmonths, a work team of repre sen ta tives from thegolfing community, the Harper’s Choicecommunity, the Harper’s Choice Village Boardand CA staff have met to examine space planningand programming, options for the existingbuilding and site surveys. Cynthia Coyle, Harper’sChoice representative on the CA Board, alsoserves on the work team.According to CA’s Sport and Fitness

Division Director, Bob Bellamy, theclubhouse redevelopment project repre -sents a potential forty-year invest mentin the community. The work teamprocess, therefore, is aimed atobtaining significant and meaningfulinput from all interested parties.Throughout the process, Chambersand the work team have sponsoredmeetings with various communitygroups interested in this project to listento their wants and ideas. As a result ofthis input to date, the work teammembers have made suggestions includ -ing inside seating for groups of golfers.They have expressed a desire to maintainthe intimacy of the current clubhouse, butalso allow for use by large groups and tomaintain harmony with the existing neigh -bor hood architecture.The Columbia Association broke

ground for the current clubhouse in1966. The building was meant to betemporary and was scaled down fromoriginal plans due to economic reasons. Itunderwent minor renovations in the early2000s. CA staff initially proposed signi fi -

cant renovations to the existing building inFY2010 to replace the HVAC system, windowsand roof and make improvements to the electricalsystem and cart shed as well as eliminate a chronicodor problem. Their plan, according toBellamy, included improving energyefficiency in the building.

Bellamy also says that the architects plan tocreate three concepts for the project. One is a

completely new building and one a renovationof the current building, using the existingfootprint. They will also develop an“architect’s choice” option, in which they

will look at the entire Hobbit’s Glencomplex and conceive a masterplan for the property.

After the March 12 meeting, TheH. Chambers Company will thenreview what they have heard fromcommunity members and golfers and

present their final designs for theclubhouse to the CA Board of Directorsthis spring. If you’re interested in

participating in the discussion onthe redevelopment of the Hobbit’sGlen Golf Club Clubhouse, weencourage you to attend thecommunity meeting on Monday,March 12, at 7pm at Amherst House(7251 Eden Brook Dr in Columbia).RSVP for the meeting and learn more

information here: hobbits-glen-clubhouse-community-meeting.eventbrite.com.

Registration is appreciated, but not required.You can also learn more about the project

by visiting ColumbiaAssociation.org/ HobbitsGlen.

The Columbia Association (CA) will host an informational communitymeeting on March 12 to discuss the Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club Clubhouse

Redevelopment project. The meeting, scheduled for 7pm at Amherst Housein Kings Contrivance, is open to the community at large. Last month, CA andThe H. Chambers Company, the architectural/engineering firm hired by CAfor the project, hosted two meetings to discuss the redevelopment project withlocal golfers and members of the Harper’s Choice village community. The CA

CA Plans March 12 CommunityMeeting to Discuss Changes to the

Hobbit’sGlen GolfClubClubhouse

DOGDAYAfternoonSaturday, April 21 11am-2pm Hopewell Park9200 Rustling Leaf • Columbia, MD 21045 • FREE ADMISSIONResidents and their canine pals are invited to an afternoon ofgames, treats and entertaining activities. Area pet vendors will beon hand to supply information on keeping our pets healthy andhappy. For more info, visit dog-day-afternoon-2012.eventbrite.com.

Come to Columbia Association’s

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TheDirtonDredgingOne lake down, two to go. Dredging at Lake

Kittamaqundi concluded in late 2011. The14-month effort removed approximately

47,000 yards of sediment, equating to roughly 3,000 tri-axle dump trucks that moved sediment from the project’s staging area to approved dump sites.Lake Elkhorn dredging will resume in June, following the state-mandated fishspawning closure period that prevents in-water dredging activities until June 16.Wilde Lake water work will begin August 19, so that the very popular CANature Camp program can continue to operate from the Wilde Lake facilitythis summer. Keep up with the latest dredging project updates atColumbiaAssociation.org/Dredging. As part of CA’s ongoing stewardship of Columbia’s lakes, staff has begun theprocess to create a 10-year lake and large pond management plan. This planwould focus on all aspects of lake and large pond management includingsediment removal, submerged aquatic vegetation, wildlife management andcommunity engagement. Under the management plan, regularly scheduled lakeand large pond surveys would be conducted to better understand the impactsof large weather events such as hurricanes Irene and Lee and also to providequantifiable trigger points for future maintenance and dredging projects.

Spring 2006Site analysis begins

Fall 2006CA presentsLake Elkhornand LakeKittamaqundipotentialstaging areasto OwenBrown andTown CenterVillage Boards

Apr 2007CA Boardvotes onstaging areasites forLakesElkhorn andKittamaqundi;project design& engineeringbegins

Aug-Dec 2007Submitsstaging areaplans to CA, GGP,County and StateHighwayAdmin

2008 Submitspermitapplicationsto the county,state andfederal for Lakes Elkhorn andKittamaqundi;site analysisfor WildeLake begins

Apr-May 2009CA selectsGenesis FluidSolutions forWilde Lakedesign/build;Wilde Lakedredgingdesign workbegins

Sep 2009 CA selectsMobileDredgingandPumping Co.for LakeElkhorndredging;prep workbegins

Nov-Dec 2009LakeElkhorndredgingbegins; CAsubmitspermits forWilde Lakedredging

Jan-Mar 2010LakeElkhorndredging onhiatus due to freezingtemps

A watershed is the land region draininginto a stream, river or body of water. Our lakes’ watershed consists of CA,residential, commercial, industrial andcounty land! These are the number ofacres of watershed that feed into eachlake.

Wilde Lake Watershed..............1,216 acresLake Kittamaqundi Watershed ....1,406 AcresLake Elkhorn Watershed ...........2,363 AcresLearn more about CA’s watershed efforts at ColumbiaWatershed.org.

TIMELINEIt takes along time

to do it right!

Compiled by Kelly Cooper

The Cost of DredgingLakeKittamaqundi...............$5.5 Million

Lake Elkhorn .........................$4.5 Million*Anticipated(Includes 2012 contract)

Wilde Lake .............................$2 Million*Anticipated

Lake Kittamaqundi Dredging Completed

WHAT’S UP WITH THE TRUCKS STILL AT THE LAKE? The Howard County construction project to parallel the existing sanitary sewermain in the vicinity of Lake Kittamaqundi and Leaf Trader Way continues on schedule and should be completed by late April. For more info, contactthe Howard County Government Public Works Customer Service at 410-313-3440 or publicworks@howardcountymd.gov.

FYIApproximately47,000Yards

of sediment havebeen removed from Lake Kittamaqundi

DredgingScheduleLake Elkhorn

resumesin June

Wilde Lakebegins

in August

Mar 201Lake Elkdredginresumes submits for Wild dredgin CA rece permits for LakeKittama

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BenefitsofDredging

Reduce plant growth in lakes.The sediment that wasremoved had nitrogen and phosphorus in it. Removing

nitrogen and phosphorus from the lakes willhelp reduce plant growth.

Improve water quality and habitat

for wildlife. Removing sediment

increases the depth of the lakes

which will help keep the water

temperatures lower during the

summer. Lower water temperatures

are good for water quality and wild-

life. The increased volume of the lakes

provides more habitat, or living space,

for wildlife such as fish and turtles. d December 2011

0 khornngs; CAs permits

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Helping Columbia’s Lakes Starts In

Your Own BackyardReduce unnecessary fertilizer application and helpclean up our lakes with free lawn soil test analysis.Pick up soil sample bags at your village community center today. The test results will be interpreted at scheduled meetings at village community centers. Contact CA Watershed Manager John McCoy for details at 410-312-6336 or John.McCoy@ColumbiaAssociation.com.

Jul 2010 CA selectsCashmanDredging & MarineContractingCompanyfor LakeKittamaqundidredging

Aug 2010LakeKittamaqundidredgingbegins

Sep 2010 Permits forWilde Lakedredgingreceived later thananticipatedcausingdelay into2011

Mar-May 2011 Contract withLake Elkhorncontractorexpires; CA issues an RFP for projectcompletion

Jun 2011Contract withWilde Lakecontractorterminated due to non-performance

Aug 2011CA selectsJND ThomasCo.,tocomplete Lake Elkhorndredging

Dec 2011LakeKittamaqundidredgingcompleted

Jan 2012 CA selects JND Thomas to performWilde Lakedredging

Jun 2012 Lake Elkhorndredging toresume

Aug 2012 Wilde Lakedredgingto begin

Amenities Next To Lakes Inspections, Repairs & Replacements for Boat Ramps, Fishing Piers, Docks & Bulkheads Dam Maintenance Inspections, Repairs, ValveOperation, Woody Vegetation Removal & Abatement In-Water or Adjacent toWater Activities Trash & Debris Removal, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Removal;Aeration; Address Wildlife Issues, (Such as Fish Kills & Stressed Birds Caught inFishing Line); Geese Management, (such as Geese Police® & Away with GeeseStrobe Lighting); Buffer Enhancements; & Floating Wetlands

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It’s Time for Howard County to

Get Active!

Lake ElkhornDam InspectionThis Month

By Carol Wasser

The Columbia Association (CA) will belowering the water level of Lake

Elkhorn, located in the village of OwenBrown, to perform an engineering inspectionof the dam spillway weir (a small overflowdam). The purpose of the inspection is toevaluate existing conditions for future damrenovations to stabilize the concrete spillway.The water level drawdown process willtake approximately four to six days, and CA

anticipates that sections of the shorelineand lake bottom may be exposed for a shortperiod. The actual inspection will take lessthan one day and, once completed, the lakewater levels will begin to revert to normal.The drawdown is scheduled to occur laterthis month.If you have any questions, please contactthe CA Open Space Management Office at410-312-6330.

partnered with Howard CountyRecreation and Parks, the AmericanCancer Society and the Howard CountyGeneral Hospital to create “Get ActiveColumbia.” The goal was to create afree, 10-week, community-wideinitiative designed to encourage physicalactivity for those living or working inColumbia. The program encouragedresidents to complete at least 30 minutesof physical activity each day and recordtheir minutes on a paper log or online.

Several years passed and Get ActiveColumbia morphed into Get ActiveHoward County, which brought a wholehost of new partners to the table,

including the American DiabetesAssociation, the villages of Columbia,Howard County Citizen Services,Howard County Library and WePromote Health. The program wel com -ed all Howard County residents toparticipate as individuals, corporateteams, school teams and even familyteams. One of the unique features of thisprogram is the broad calendar ofactivities available for all HowardCountians. In more recent years, theprogram added a balance of physicalactivities, nutrition and health educationand even screenings. Participants in theprogram can exercise by themselves orattend any of the free classes andactivities listed in the calendar.

Check out the web site for informationabout the kick-off activities, orinformation about how you can join:GetActiveHowardCounty.org.

Are you ready to dust off your exercise clothes and get active? Sign up forthe annual Get Active Howard County program, a 10-week county-widewellness initiative. The program is sponsored in part by Columbia

Association (CA) and starts on Monday, March 26. The current programemphasizes all areas of wellness, and an effort is underway to provide ongoingopportunities on the Get Active Howard County calendar year-round!

Plan to stop by the Mall in Columbiaon March 10, from 10am-2pm, for GetActive Howard County CommunityAwareness Day! Or attend one of ourfree kick-off celebrations: School Kick-Off: Saturday, March

17, from 10am-1pm, at the HowardCommunity College gymWorkplace Kick-Off: Monday,

March 19, from 7:30-9:30am at theHoward County General HospitalWellness CenterCommunity Kick-Off: Saturday,

March 24, from 11am-3pm at theSupreme Sports ClubFamily Wellness Day: Sunday,

June 3, from 10am-3pm at CentennialPark

The Get Active Howard Countyprogram began in 2000 as an answer toan article in Men’s Fitness magazine. Thearticle identified the healthiest andunhealthiest cities in America. CA

get active

H O W A R D C O U N T Y

Get Up and Get Active with

Get ActiveHowardCounty!

10-Week Program Takes Place FromMonday, March 26-Sunday, June 3With a plethora of exercise, health and wellness classes andactivities being offered, Get Active Howard County aims toincrease awareness of healthy lifestyle habits and to motivatepeople to participate in 30 minutes of physical activity a day.

Get more information at GetActiveHowardCounty.org.

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from eroded stream banks and gulliesthat are caused by runoff as it flowsacross our yards, parking lots andstreets, through the woods and into ourstreams. “Hasn’t it always done that?”you might ask.

The answer is yes, but therewasn’t as much runoffwhen Columbia was allwoods and farmland. Ourhouses, roads, parkinglots and officebuildings — what aregenerally known asimpervious surfaces— have dramaticallyincreased the volumeof runoff. The volumehas increased becauserain water can’t soak intothe ground when the ground is coveredwith asphalt, concrete or otherbuilding materials, which iscausing our streams toerode, badly insome places.

Through state,county and CA programs we arerestoring stream banks to reduceerosion, building facilities to slow theflow of runoff and allow runoff to soakinto the ground and planting trees. Yes,I said planting trees. Stream restorationcan cost between $300-800 per footand there are 40-50 miles of streams in

Columbia. Think of the cost! The facilitieswe are building to slow the flow of runoffcost $10-30 per square foot, orapproximately $30,000-50,000 each.While we will need to build some of these

slow-the-flow facilities, we can alsoplant trees for $8,000 peracre, or about 20 cents a

square foot. Treesalso help reduce the

volume of runoff. CA has

been given a grant by the Stateof Mary land to

plant trees so itcosts us very little

to do so.Using sites listed in Columbia’s

Watershed Management Plan, CAand community volunteers plantedfive acres of trees and shrubs in the

villages of Oakland Mills andLong Reach last year.

The trees arefour to six

feet in height,shrubs a little smaller, except for largertrees that are on the edges of theplantings facing residences (these treesare 10-15 feet tall). We are planning toplant more trees this year.

Got someplace you think needs a bunchof trees? Give us a shout: John.McCoy@ColumbiaAssociation.com.

Planting Treesin Columbia toSlow the Flow

Slow the Flow is the name of the ColumbiaAssociation’s (CA) program to reduce thevolume of stormwater that runs off every

surface in Columbia during rain, ice and snowstorms. Why does this matter, you ask? Look at thestream near your home, look at the pond or lake thestream flows to and ask yourself how much of yourassessment is being spent to dredge the sediment

10400 Cross Fox Lane •Wilde Lake Village Center • Free Event

You’reinvited to the

SplashDownReopening

Bash!

Active TransportationProject Making StridesConnecting Columbia, the

Columbia Association’s(CA) project to create anActive Transportation ActionAgenda (ATAA), is off to arunning start. In January, twokick-off open houses attractedmore than 130 participantsfrom the community. At

that encourage morepeople to use the path -ways for daily trips —half of all trips we takeare within three miles.

The goal of ConnectingColumbia is to create amore interconnected andcomprehensive bicyc lingand walking circulationsystem for health, recreational and transportationpurposes. The project is slated for completion inearly summer 2012 when CA’s consultants, TooleDesign Group, will produce a list of actionableitems to improve safe pedestrian and bicycleconnections throughout Columbia.

Haven’t put in your two cents yet? There’s stilltime! Visit http://bit.ly/ConnectingColumbia to fillout an online survey to share how, where and whyyou use the pathways, and areas forimprovements. The more surveys completed, thebetter we can understand and address thecommunity needs and desires for our pathways.

Stay connected with the Connecting Columbiaproject by visiting ColumbiaAssociation.org/ConnectingColumbia. And if you haven’t listenedto WAMU’s recent story on the possibility of a bikeshare program in Columbia/Howard County, visithttp://bit.ly/zFjdPc to hear it.

these meetings, participants were asked to engagein various activities aimed to provide input onhow and why people use the pathways, and wherethey saw needs for improvements or connections.Participants were asked to annotate pathway maps,complete a survey (80 percent said they used thepathways at least weekly) and to think “bigpicture,” and identify what would encourage themto use Columbia’s pathways more frequently fordaily walking and/or bicycling trips. To this lastquestion, there were lots of responses: 301 to beexact. Of these responses, 25 percent related topro grammatic improvements, such as better direc - tional signs, more connectivity to places peoplewant to go, safer roadway crossings and bettersidewalks and bikeways on roads. Improve ments

CONNECTINGCOLUMBIA

If you love to swim, splash around and have a good time,you should come to the SplashDown Reopening Bash! The event will be luau-themed. For more information,call 410-730-7000 or visit ColumbiaPools.org.

Saturday, March 24•1-6pm

March Follow at @Columbia_Events on Twitter to learnabout more great events happening in Columbia!

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

BeAPartOf It!Camp Oasis RegistrationNow-Saturday, March 31Stonehouse. Information: 410-730-8113.

Bernice Kish Gallery atSlayton House Exhibit:Women Artists’ ForumThursday, March 1-Saturday, March 24 Reception: Saturday, March 3 • 3-5pmBernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House.Information: 410-730-3987.

Landscaping WithoutGrassThursday, March 1 • 7pmKahler Hall. Information: 410-730-0770.

Oakland Nights MusicSeries: Painted TrilliumFriday, March 2 • 7:30-9pm Historic OaklandInformation: 410-730-4744

Teen Career FairSaturday, March 3 • 10am-2pm Old Mill High School(600 Patriot Lane in Millersville).Information: 410-715-5523.

Day Trippin by MasterGardenersTuesday, March 6 • 7pm Slayton House. Information: 410-730-3987.

Beer TastingThursday, March 8 • 7pm Kahler Hall. Information: 410-730-0770.

Free Gardening Talk onBulbsThursday, March 15 • 7:30pm Amherst House. Information: 410-381-9600.

Family BingoFriday, March 16 • 7pm Owen Brown Community Center.Information: 410-381-0202.

Oakland Mills HSOrchestra in ConcertSaturday, March 17 • 10amThe Other Barn. Information: 410-730-4610.

River Hill Village Board MeetingMonday, March 19 • 7pmClaret Hall. Information: 410-531-1749.

Master GardenersPresentation: Gardening for BirdsTuesday, March 20 • 7pm Historic Oakland. Information: 410-730-4744.

Master GardenerPresentation: Deer PreventionWednesday, March 21 • 7pm Stonehouse. Information: 410-730-8113.

Birds in the GardenChildren's EventThursday, March 22 • 7pmOwen Brown Community Center.Information: 410-381-0202.

CA Board MeetingThursday, March 22 • 7:30pm CA Headquarters. For updated datesand times, please visitColumbiaAssociation.org.

Gallery Tour:Alexandria, VirginiaGalleriesThursday, March 22 • 10am-3:30pmColumbia Art Center. Registration isrequired. Information: 410-730-0075.

Lively Arts for Little Ones Presents Tracey Eldridge Sing, Say, Stomp and PlayFriday, March 23 • 10am The Other Barn. Information: 410-730-4610.

Open Mic NightTeen EventFriday, March 23 • 7-10pm Slayton House Theatre. Information: 410-730-3987.

Girls’ Night Out-Suminagashi Scarves:Japanese MarblingTechniquesFriday, March 236:30-8:30pmColumbia Art Center. Registration isrequired. Information: 410-730-0075.

Breakfast withthe BunnySaturday, March 24 • 9-11amClaret Hall. Information:events@villageofriverhill.org.

Kings ContrivanceResident ArchitecturalCommittee MeetingWednesday, March 28 • 7:30pmAmherst House. Information: 410-391-9600.

Searching for Spring(For Ages 2-8)Saturday, March 31 10-11:30amColumbia SportsPark. Information:ColumbiaVillages.org.

Have a question or comment? E-mailCAmonthly@ColumbiaAssociation.com.