Harford Tech Graduate Wins World Online Art Contest

Congratulations to Katie Snyder, a 2011 Harford Technical High School graduate, for being named the overall winner in the 2011 Sargent Art Brighter World Online Art Contest for her mixed media painting of chicks! She won an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City July 15-17, 2011, where she will join other Youth Art Month state winners, parents and art teachers who will be arriving from 13 different states, for a fun-filled weekend. Katie’s art teacher, Judy Demond, will join her on the trip. Read more...

Art Exhibit to Celebrate 21 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act

“Art Without Boundaries” to be on display at the Student Gallery, Joppa Hall, Harford Community College

(Bel Air, MD) - - July 1 through July 31, artists with and without disabilities will demonstrate that art has no boundaries at an exhibit at the Student Gallery in Joppa Hall at Harford Community College, 401 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air. The gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., Fridays from 7:30 a.m. until 9:15 p.m., and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The Student Gallery is closed on Sundays. Read more...

Magnolia Middle School Nets First Place in Musical Competition

Congratulations to the band, orchestra and chorus of Magnolia Middle School that all earned first-place trophies at Hershey Park’s “Music In The Parks” competition recently. The orchestra and band earned excellent ratings, and the chorus earned a superior rating. In addition, the band and chorus also took home the Overall Division A and AA trophies. Read more...

Harford Community College Awarded Grant for Civil War Discussion Series

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office awarded Harford Community College a grant to present programming that probes the meanings of the American Civil War.

In observance of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the College’s Library will partner with the Harford County Public Library, the Spirits of Tudor Hall, and the Historical Society of Harford County to promote and present a five-part reading discussion series, “Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War,” to the public in spring 2012. Read more...

Mudders & Udders Pottery Sale

Join us for Ice Cream and Pottery at Brooms Bloom on June 25th from 11:00 am until 7 pm. This special sale features local potters and glass makers only twice a summer. Brooms Bloom is located at 1700 South Fountain Green Rd in Bel Air, MD.

Ice cream is the best and is made right there on the farm. Yum! Read more...

New Ownership at the Dance Conservatory of Maryland and Harford Ballet Company

Bel Air, MD – The Dance Conservatory of Maryland and Harford Ballet Company is proud to announce the kick-off of operations under the ownership of Artistic Director, Barclay Gibbs.

Mrs. Gibbs has been the Artistic Director of DCM since 2008 and came to DCM and HBC from the dance department at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins. Mrs. Gibbs received her early dance training at the Peabody Preparatory, Towson University, the Baltimore School for the Arts, and the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Read more...

Theatreworks...Live ! Summer Acting Camp

Theatreworks...Live !, summer acting camp for children ages 5 through 18 begins June 20 at the Bel Air Armory located at 39 N. Main Street in Bel Air. Classes end on July 8 with a public performance for family and friends. Read more...

Harford Dance Theatre Presents Canvases 2011 at the Amoss Center

Harford Dance Theatre, the semi-professional resident dance company at Harford Community College, will present Canvases 2011 on Saturday, June 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Amoss Center in Bel Air.

Canvases is HDT’s annual concert which showcases original works by talented choreographers. The program will include selections from classical repertory, as well as innovative works of modern and contemporary dance. Read more...

FREE CONCERT: Upper Chesapeake Wind Ensemble

Sunday June 12 at 7:00 PM at Emmanuel Church (Addicks Hall) located at 301 North Main Street, in Bel Air, MD.

This ensemble of highly talented woodwind, brass,and percussion players from Harford, Cecil and Baltimore Counties will perform excellent works by Bach, Holst, Grainger and Respighi. Read more...

Harford Ballet Company Presents Fancy Nancy Extravaganza

Bel Air, MD – The Harford Ballet Company (HBC), resident company of the Dance Conservatory of Maryland, is headlining its spring production with Fancy Nancy Extravaganza. Featuring professional artists as well as local Harford County students, the performances will take place June 11 at 6 p.m. and June 12 at 1 p.m. at Bel Air High School.

The performance will open with excerpts from the timeless classical ballet Swan Lake, set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score. Read more...

Martha Lewis Repair Fund Wine Tasting

You're invited to our Mount Felix Wine Tasting to Benefit for the Martha Lewis Repair Fund on Saturday June 11th from 6-8pm at Mount Felix Estate Vineyard & Winery located at 2000 Level Road in Havre de Grace.

We hope you will join us for an evening of fun under the stars with great wine and tasty finger foods. Enjoy the evening learning the stories and a touch of history with each wine sampled. Read more...

Harford Sings! A Celebration of Choral Music to Benefit the Center for the Arts

Bel Air, MD – Harford Sings! is bringing together more than one hundred singers from across Harford County for a celebration of choral music to benefit the Center for the Arts.  The concert, which will take place on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 7pm at Patterson Mill Middle/High School, will feature highlights from the repertoire of eight talented choral groups, including the Avondell Singers, Bay Country Gentlemen, Bel Air Community Chorus, Deer Creek Chorale, Harford Choral Society, Susquehanna Singers, Upper Chesapeake Chorus and Vocal Obsession.  Rick Taylor, Master Director of the Upper Chesapeake Chorus, will serve as emcee of the event. Read more...

Mark Wood Returns to Youth’s Benefit Elementary School

Once again, Electric Violinist Mark Wood, formerly from Trans Siberian Orchestra, will be returning to Youth’s Benefit Elementary School this year to share his talents and compose the “Electrify Your Strings Orchestra.” On June 6 and 7 he will work with the Youth’s Benefit Elementary and Fallston Middle string students to compose an orchestra rock concert that will be performed at Fallston High School on June 7. Read more...

Summer Program at County Ballet

Six-week Summer Program begins June 6 --- but, join us anytime!

Pilates ~ Basic Ballet ~ Ballet ~ Sculpt & Stretch ~ Tap ~ Jazz

First Steps for toddlers ~ Music & Movement for children

Flexible summer tuition is based on the amount of time per week. Read more...

Three Local Authors Get Published

The Harford Writers’ Group is pleased to announce that three members of this group have become published authors. You can purchase the books on amazon.com or ask for them at your favorite bookstore.

My Younger Older Sister, Author, Katherine Lashley
Democracy vs. Theocracy: The President and The Senate Will Decide YOUR FUTURE, Author, JoAnn M. Macdonald
Hermann’s Ruhe, Author, Karin Harrison
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Upper Chesapeake Chorus Takes Top Honors in Regional Competition

The talented divas of Harford County’s Upper Chesapeake Chorus took two top awards in the Sweet Adelines Mid-Atlantic Region chorus competition against 22 other choruses from Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. They won First Place for Mid-Size Chorus and First Place overall. Read more...

Harford County Historic Preservation Commission Announces 2011 Award Recipients

(Bel Air, MD) The Harford County Historic Preservation Commission has announced its 16th annual award recipients during a breakfast ceremony at the Liriodendron Mansion on Gordon Street in Bel Air. County Executive David Craig began the morning by reading a proclamation declaring the month of May to be National Historic Preservation Month. Mr. James Chrismer, chairman of the Harford County Historic Preservation Commission, acted as master of ceremonies. Read more...

Harford Dance Theatre in Cinderella

Harford Dance Theatre will perform Cinderella May 20 and 21 at 5 and 7:30 PM and May 22 at 1 and 4 PM in the Chesapeake Theater located on the Harford Community College campus.

Help Cinderella find her Prince Charming in this fun-filled, storybook adventure brought to you by the same company that produces Harriet’s Happiest Halloween. Read more...

Library Honors Volunteers at Annual Celebration

(Belcamp, Maryland) Harford County Public Library recently held its annual Volunteer Celebration. Themed Harford County Public Library Salutes Our Volunteers, this event celebrated the dedication of all its 1,273 library volunteers but particularly thanked the 150 volunteers that were in attendance.

Library staff celebrated Library volunteers at the Annual Volunteer Celebration. Pictured from left to right: Mary Hastler, Library Director; Carolyn Hargis, Library volunteer (5,000 hours); Wendy Galliher (accepting award for her mother, Dolores Garner – 2,000 hours); Nancy Miller Library volunteer (1,000 hours); Daria Parry, Associate Director. Read more...

Harford Community College Students Earn CLAD Certification

Christopher Hart and Edward Hassett are the first students in Harford Community College’s Engineering Technology program to earn Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) certification from National Instruments (NI).

From left: Drew Pierce, National Instruments (NI) District Sales Manager; John Mayhorne, Dean of Business, Computing and Applied Technology at Harford Community College; HCC Student Edward Hassett; David Antol, Coordinator of Applied Technologies, Business Computing and Applied Technology Division at Harford Community College; and HCC Student Christopher Hart. Read more...