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🪖 This weekend in Washington D.C. will be very busy with a military parade and associated events celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. Here’s a full schedule of events.

🥳 Did you know that one of the largest Juneteenth events in the area is starting on Saturday with the Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival in Bethesda? It’s a week long festival (peaks on the 19th) with loads of events.

📞 If you have a non-emergency neighborhood issue you’d like Howard County to fix, like a pot hole or road kill or something similar, use the Tell HoCo reporting tool.

Oh, and surprise! The last day of school (HCPSS) is next Wednesday - Happy Summer! 🤣

Let’s see what’s going on this weekend!

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Latest News

Leadership Howard County 5K/1-Mile Race Fundraiser 🏃‍♂️

Leadership Howard County is running (😂) a fundraiser this weekend pitting the current class (LP ‘25) against all previous classes in a 5K and 1-mile race. There will be live music, food trucks, raffles, door prizes and even a pie-eating contest. More details here.

Federal Emergency Loan Program 💰

If you were terminated from a federal job since Trump took office in a mass layoff, relocation, or closure of a unit of the federal government, you could get a $700 interest-free loan. I first learned about this from Maryland Matters and you can learn more about the program here.

Maryland State Park Day Use Reservation Expansion 🏞️

This is a reminder that the Maryland State Parks Day-Use Reservation System has now expanded to Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Sandy Point State Park, Point Lookout State Park in Scotland, Newtowne Neck State Park in Leonardtown, and North Point State Park in Edgemere. You have to reserve online and can’t just drive up.

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Local Business

Summer Bucks at Savage Mill 💵

There is a new Savage Mill Bucks program in which you can pick up $10 business vouchers for use at one of the 70 small businesses located inside Savage Mill. It runs from June through August and you can pick them up at Artcraft (M-F 10-6, Sun 11-6) or the Howard County Welcome Center in Ellicott City (T-Sun 10-5).

Nearby Events

Today 6/12

• Belmont Blockbuster Series - The first of five movie nights at Belmont Manor & Historic Park will be a showing of Moana starting at 8pm. Advanced registration is encouraged because there’s limited parking but the event is free.

• Amped in the Park @ Color Burst Park - The first performance of the Color Burst Park Summer Series is tonight starting at 8:30pm with The Jogo Project.

• Charm City Run Run Club @ Black Flag - Every Thursday, meet at Charm City Run at 5:30pm for a 2-3 mile run and walk then enjoy $5 pours at Black Flag afterwards.

• Checkpoint Entertainment NBA2k5 @ HomeSlyce Columbia - Checkpoint Entertainment is like a trivia night but for video games. Tonight is NBA2k25 with an 8-13 age group (6-8pm) and a 14+ (8-10pm), $35 tickets include an hour of tournament play plus unlimited pizza and soft drinks.

Friday 6/13

• Lakefront Live Dancin’ Under the People Tree & Mufasa - Every Friday until August 29th, head to the lakefront for dancing at 7pm and a movie at around 8:15pm. This week’s movie is Mufasa: The Lion King.

• Mid-Atlantic Gem & Mineral Show - Head to the Howard County Fairgrounds to see “award-winning displays of jewelry, gems, minerals, fossils, and lapidary art. Choice rough, slabs, tools, finished gems, minerals, fossils, beads and jewelry for sale. Interactive gem mine for the kids and door prizes every hour!” Noon to 6pm on Friday, 10am to 5pm on Saturday, 11am to 4pm on Sunday.

• Nite Bite Fishing - Fish at night at Centennial Lake starting at 6pm until midnight. $5.

Saturday 6/14

• Teen Summer Kickback (Lakefront Live 2025 Series) - Head to the Lakefront Stage on Lake Kittamaqundi for a fun free event ages 13+. There will be food trucks, DIY phone charms, ""fairy hair” station and “fire” music.

• Savage Bluegrass Festival @ Savage Mill - A kid-friendly and dog friendly event from noon until 5pm, kids 5 and under are free. There will be four acts - Satyr Hill, Dave Zelonka, Geraldine, and Rock Creek Revival - and Dave Zelonka will host an additional jam session inside from 2:30-4pm in the New Weave Building.

• Clarksville Farmer’s Market - This Saturday from 9am to 1pm and The Howard County Beekeepers Association will be making their monthly appearance to teach and answer questions about beekeeping.

• Old Ellicott City Farmers Market - 9am to 1pm in Tiber Park as always!

• Good Kid-izens @ Color Burst Park - A morning of fun games and crafts at Color Burst Park starting at 10am until noon. This week’s theme is Share a Song with Grammy Award winner 123 Andrés.

• 16th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival - Blues Week has been going on since June 8th but peaks this Saturday, rrom 10am to 10pm, when you can see over a dozen musical acts in downtown Silver Spring.

• Transition Repair Café - June @ Elkridge Branch Library - Need something fixed? Register and then bring it to the repair cafe from 1pm until 4pm to see if it can be fixed!

• Teen Second Saturday Social @ The Community Ecology Institute - From 6pm until 7pm, gather around a campfire, on the patio, or in the community engagement center at Freetown Farm for games, refreshments, music, tours of the property, and other cool activities. Be sure to register by noon Friday.

• ArrowDynamics Archery Sip and Shoot @ Penn Oaks Winery - You’ve heard of paint and pints, this is sip and shoot! It’s a one-hour archery class with a glass of Penn Oaks wine. 😂

• Lone Oak 5th Anniversary Party - Celebrate Lone Oak Farm Brewing’s 5th anniversary with food trucks, games, live music, and more!

• Mikey & Mel’s Cruise In - this Saturday from 10am until 1pm. It’s a free meetup of car enthusiasts with a DJ. All makes and models are welcome.

Sunday 6/15

• Hike & Splash @ CFIN - The Community Ecology Institute’s Family Nature Club has a hike and splash event (weather permitting) where you’ll take a mostly shady hike and hop into a creek.

• Dad Jokes Comedy Showcase @ Black Flag Brewing - Encore Comedy presents a special Father’s Day themed showcase of standup comedy! 7pm.

Upcoming

• Teacher Palooza 3 @ Reckless Shepherd - Kick off the summer starting at 11am until 9:30pm with drink specials (with school ID 🤣) and DJ Studdard. Michal McHenry Tribe Band starting at 5:30pm along with a free teacher buffet.

• Dinner with Bluey at Uno Pizzeria 6/17 - 5pm to 8pm, you better make a reservation if there are even spots available! 410-480-1400

• Pints & Poses @ Black Flag Brewing 6/18 - Yoga with Kristen Coffey at 6:30pm , $25 includes one-hour yoga session plus a pint. Namit Filipino BBQ will be there until 7pm.

• Crafternoon @ Novel Refuge 6/18 - An afternoon crafting session for ages 7-11.

(nothing in this section is sponsored, I just think it looks fun)

Weather This Weekend

Friday - 87° | 69° - ⛈️ - 0.33”
Saturday - 78° | 63° - ⛈️ - 0.21”
Sunday - 70° | 62° - 🌧️ - 0.25”

☀️ data from Weather Underground

Local Theatres and Shows

Live Music, Brunches, & Bar Events

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🎶 Music | ❓ Trivia | 🎭 Comedy | 🍳 Brunch

Friday 6/13

🎶 Looney’s Pub - Black Hole Sons - 9pm
🎶 18th & 21st - Kevin Howard - 6pm to 11pm
🎶 The Collective Encore - Mark Bray & The Steel Soul Cowboys - 8pm - Tickets
🎶 Clarksville Commons - Moxie Blues - 6pm to 8pm
🎶 Kelsey’s Restaurant - Rod Sebastian - 6pm to 9:30pm
🎶 Barebones Grill & Bar - Fire Kite - 8pm to 11:59pm
🎶 Smashing Grapes - Noah Pierre - 8pm to 11pm
🎶 White Oak Tavern - Nate Clendenen - 8pm to 10pm
🎶 Route 108 Pizza & BBQ - Smokin’ Jays - 8pm to 11pm

🎶 Brookeville Beer Farm - Blue Spruce - 6pm to 9pm

Saturday 6/14

🎶 Looney’s Pub - Totally Stoked - 9pm
🎶 The Collective Encore - High Noon - 8pm - Tickets
🎶 18th & 21st - Ian Trusjhiem - 6pm to 11pm
🎶 Reckless Shepherd - Caribbean Day Summer Series - 12pm - Tickets
🎶 Reckless Shepherd - AfterGood Post Party - 11pm - Tickets
🎶 Smashing Grapes - Angie Miller - 8pm to 11pm
🎶 White Oak Tavern - James Von Lenz - 8pm to 10pm
🎶 Kelsey’s Restaurant - Albie Stepwany - 6pm to 9:30pm
🎶 Barebones Grill & Bar - Luke Borchelt - 8pm to 11:59pm
🎶 Route 108 Pizza & BBQ - Mark Stein - 8pm to 11pm

🎶 Brookeville Beer Farm - Generation Mixtape - 6pm to 9pm
🎶 Lone Oak Brewing - Drew Cline - 2pm to 5pm
🎶 Manor Hill Brewing - Mike Finazzo - 1pm to 4pm
🎶 Waredaca Brewing - The Billy Nomad - 4pm to 7pm
🎶 Penn Oaks Winery - Kelly Kalb - 2pm to 5pm
🎶 Notch 8 Brewery - Cole Larravide - 6pm to 9pm

Sunday 6/15

🍳 Galliano - Jazz Brunch- 11:30am to 2:30pm
🍳 White Oak Tavern - Live Jazz Music - 11am to 2pm
🍳 Periodic Table - Jazz Brunch - 11am to 3pm

🎶 18th & 21st - Sidestreet Duo - 5pm to 9pm
🎶 The Collective Encore - Lamkin3 Presents Fathers Day Celebration - 7:00pm - Tickets
🎶 Reckless Shepherd - AfterGood Post Party 2 - 11pm - Tickets

🎶 Brookeville Beer Farm - Kama Linden - 1pm to 4pm
🎶 Waredaca Brewing - Dave Weber & Selena - 2pm to 5pm

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