Events Pack Columbia Weekend Schedule
This weekend's events schedule is aggregated from local Howard County bloggers.
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There is no excuse not to get out and enjoy yourself in Columbia this weekend. The event list is jam-packed.
Dennis Lane, who writes the Tales of Two Cities blog, reminded readers on Thursday about events in his post, “Big Weekend on Tap in HoCo.”
“While world leaders encamp at Camp David in Frederick County this weekend and world class thoroughbreds compete at Pimlico in Baltimore, in HoCo we’ll just be doing a whole lot of eating and drinking,” wrote Lane.
On tap are Wine in the Woods, which showcases Maryland wineries under the large trees at Symphony Woods on Saturday and Sunday and the 2nd Annual Clyde’s Craft Beer Festival at the Town Center lakefront from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Blogger Sarah who writes the Sarah Says blog recommended to her readers that they try Howard County Public transportation to get to Wine in the Woods.
“It’s the perfect time to give our transit system a whirl,” wrote Sarah. “You don’t have to stick to a strict timeframe. You don’t have to fight over who will drive.”
In the comments section of Lane’s article, a reader named HoCo Rising gave a shout-out to the Festival of the Arts Gala at Howard Community College on Saturday evening.
The event will be held at the Horowitz Center and will feature The Second City Laugh Out Loud Tour. Second City, a sketch comedy group, helped launch the careers of Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carrell and many others. Tickets are $150 each.
Another Tales of Two Cities reader named LeaseWright said not to forget the 2,500 competitors in the Columbia Triathlon on Sunday morning at Centennial Park.
The 29th annual Columbia Triathlon will feature 40 professional triathletes and more than 2,400 endurance athletes competing for a $30,000 purse, according to a press release about the event. The race begins at 6:40 a.m. and the top finishers are scheduled to cross the finish line around 9:20 a.m.
The weather this weekend is predicted to be in the upper 70s and partly cloudy on both Saturday and Sunday, according to Weather.com. So, where will you be enjoying your weekend?
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Columbia Festival of the Arts Gala Celebration 2012
Howard Community College (Event starts at the Horowitz Center and moves to the Smith Theatre)
H.R. Pufnstuf
3:56 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
The bloggers will get a much needed break from their parents' basement! Yay!
Andrew Metcalf
4:03 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Hey now, these bloggers are some of the most informed professionals in Howard County.
Todd in Kings Contrivance
4:13 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
The absurd price increase for Wine in the Woods for this year (clearly designed to discourage bringing kids, and too expensive if you only want one or two glasses of wine) means last year was my last year for the event. The Clyde's show seems to be doing it right; free to attend, lots of attractions, pay if you want to drink. I bet it'll be a huge draw this year!
H.R. Pufnstuf
7:06 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Last year was my last WITW as well, only because I've never seen a larger gathering of sloppy drunk riff-raff. It used to be sophisticated event, now it's an event wholly unbecoming of what Howard County strives to be. You may be onto something- it's so expensive people feel they need to get sloshed to get their money's worth. Wait until there's a WITW driving fatality.