Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Hays-Heighe House Hosts Display of Student Work

Through May 15, the Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College will showcase student projects. The students’ work has been incorporated into the Made by Hand exhibit panels and features their interpretation of the history and heritage of the House. Made by Hand, the inaugural exhibit at the House, explores the recent renovation and examines how the building was constructed and who built it. Read more...

Audition for BOOM Theater Co.’s BAREFOOT

The BOOM Theatre Co. seeks non-union talent for its debut production, BAREFOOT.

This play is a new work by award-winning playwright and filmmaker Lorraine Portman (pictured), and will receive its world premiere in Bel Air, MD. Actors will receive a small stipend for their contributions. Read more...

Rain Gardens to be Constructed at Forest Hill and Hickory Elementary Schools

(Bel Air, MD) - - The Harford County Department of Public Works, in cooperation with Harford County Public Schools, has planned the construction of rain gardens at Forest Hill and Hickory Elementary Schools.

Construction at Forest Hill Elementary School began the week of April 25th and is expected to take three to four weeks to complete. Construction at Hickory Elementary School is anticipated to begin the week of May 16th and is expected to take two to three weeks to complete. Read more...

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Would You Like to Learn How to SAVE GAS?

Don’t Bag Grass

IT’S EASY! Grasscycling offers you a totally natural way to help our environment and save time and money in the process. Read more...

Experience Beauty with Harford Community College Travel Group

One-day bus trips with Harford Community College make it easy to experience local attractions.

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Picasso Exhibit
May 11 (Wednesday), 7 AM-8 PM
Departure from Entrance 6, Harford Community College campus
Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the depth and breadth of Picasso's genius. View examples from almost every medium in which Picasso worked--oil on canvas and panel; cast bronze; carved wood; watercolors; and drawings in pastel, charcoal, pencil, and ink. Enjoy lunch at the museum café or in AMUSE, the museum restaurant (reservations recommended). Read more...

Monday, May 9, 2011

Darlington Elementary School Student Named Harford County’s Safety Patroller of the Year

The HCPS Department of Safety & Security has chosen Jesse Hudler, 5th grader at Darlington Elementary School, as Harford County’s Safety Patroller of the Year!

Each year, AAA Mid-Atlantic, sponsor of the Safety Patrol Program for the State of Maryland, asks every county to nominate one student from each school that participates in the program for Safety Patroller of the Year. The HCPS nominees are sent to the Department of Safety & Security, and one student is selected to represent the County. Read more...

Synthetic Drugs Causing Area Teens to Head to the ER

On Tuesday, May 10 at 7pm, Upper Chesapeake Medical Center (in their Chesapeake Conference Center) will hold a presentation on "Why are your teens coming to our ER?: Synthetic Drugs: What's Hot on the Streets" to explain how our teenagers are easily accessing powerful yet legal drugs.

Learn about "spice" and "K2" and how they are sold legally on the internet and at shops as "herbal incense." Read more...