Month: November 2022

AROUND THE PARK AGAIN by Sharon Lee Tegler

Brought to you by Fishpaws Marketplace and

Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu & Tai Chi

For the staff at Homestead Gardens in Severna Park, having the animated elves blow a fuse while decorating for the holidays was a temporary inconvenience. The overall effect of the completed display was stunning, however. Finished just in time for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, hundreds of dazzling decorations can be seen throughout the store.

Children find those animated elves fascinating, but they like watching the model train travel through the tunnel and round the tracks even better.

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Mom and dad, on the other hand, can wander through forests of decorated trees and shelves of decorative or gift items.

Partners In Care’s gathering of Elves for Elders December 3

Saturday, December 3rd, is kick-off celebration day for Partners In Care’s “Elves for Elders” program at the organization’s Upscale Resale Boutique at 8151 Ritchie Highway, Festival at Pasadena.

In an effort to spread Holiday cheer, PIC’s Elves for Elders volunteers will be collecting and delivering Christmas stockings/gift bags to seniors in need. 

The Elves for Elders program was born out of the realization that there’s a loneliness epidemic among the elderly. Aging brings wisdom but seniors face inevitable losses as neighborhoods change over time and loved ones and friends are gone. Decreased energy and mobility contribute to a loss of independence meaning the holidays are particularly challenging – especially for those who live far from family and don’t have anyone to share them with.

Therefore, PIC’s Elves for Elders program asks for donations of Christmas stockings filled with useful items like shaving cream, shampoo or soap, warm socks, gloves or scarves, useful household items like flashlights or kitchen towels, puzzles, games or magazines, and non-perishable foods and/or gift cards…or people may prefer to donate money.

PIC volunteer Sue Origilio who heads the Elves for Elders program, said the all-day celebration scheduled for December 3rd came about several years ago as the perfect time to deliver those Christmas stockings, get together with each other, and recognize those who make the program possible.

(Having made arrangements for transportation, Origilio needs to have the stockings or donations by December 3 at the latest.)

“The Elves for Elders celebration will take place all day December 3rd,” she said. “Santa and Mrs. Santa will be on hand so bring your children or grandchildren. There will be a 50/50 raffle and there will also be a gift table with a free gift for everyone.”

For more information, see Partners In Care, Maryland | Pasadena MD | Facebook.

Greater Severna Park & Arnold Chamber holiday events

The Greater Severna Park & Arnold Chamber of Commerce announced the Community Tree Lighting and Open House will take place at 1 Holly Avenue in Olde Severna Park on December 2nd from 5 to 6:30 pm. Entertainment will include dancers, music, cookies, the Big Bean’s Hot Chocolate, Sweet Satisfaction’s ice-cream, and more. The event is free and both Santa and the Grinch will be there.

The chamber’s Holiday Taste & Sip event will take place December 6 at Chartwell Golf & Country Club from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. An evening of food, drink and music is planned where attendees can sample offerings from our local restaurants, bakeries and liquor stores in a wonderfully festive atmosphere. According to chamber CEO Liz League, tickets are still available. For tickets, email info@gspacc.com or call 410-647-3900.

Girls’ Night Out at Homestead Gardens Severna Park

Grab your gal pals and head to Homestead Gardens in Severna Park on December 7th for Girls’ Night Out from 6 to 9 pm to sample, shop, sip & stroll thru the showroom, greenhouse and nursery. Enjoy libations as you wander through thirty themed Christmas trees, finding inspiration for home decor, gifting and holiday traditions. Garden Rewards members can enjoy $10 off the purchase of items priced at $50 or more. For information, visit Girls Night Out 2022 – Homestead Gardens, Inc.

Cookies and Cocoa with Santa at Severna Park Community Center

According to Severna Park Community Center marketing director Amy Holbrook, Cookies & Cocoa with Santa is right around the corner. The free family-friendly event will be held December 9 from 5 to 8 pm with a Candy Cane Lane of holiday decorated automobile trunks, games, crafts, a movie and treats in Boone Station Hall as well as a dance performance by the Dance Center of Severna Park’s Star Elite Dancers. There will also be vendors and a photo booth.
The community center is inviting local residents to be a part of Candy Cane Lane by helping fill the parking lot with decorated holiday themed trunks. Local businesses are encouraged to participate too as a way to market their businesses. 

Those wanting to decorate their trunks for Cookies & Cookies with Santa can click the link below and submit their registration at https://form.jotform.com/223186349074157.

A Celtic Christmas Celebration followed by Messiah Sing-Along at Woods Church

On December 9th and 10th at 7 pm, the Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church choirs will join the Teelin Irish Dance Company and the Elysian Dance Theater Company in a program called Light Has Come – A Celtic Christmas Celebration. The concert will include a full orchestra with traditional Irish instruments, guest soloists, and beautiful lighting. The concert is free, but a ticket is required at www.woodstix.org.

On the afternoon of December 17th at 3 pm a Messiah Sing-Along is being held. The singing will be led by a string quartet, Woods organist Ted Markle and soloists from the Baltimore/Washington Area. This is a free event. For more informatin on either of these events, visit Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church (woodschurch.org).

The column is brought to you this week by Fishpaws Marketplace, 954 Ritchie Hwy. – a family-owned business that carry fine wines, spirits and beers plus gourmet foods and specialty items perfect for holiday gift-giving or for your table.

and by Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu and Tai Chi at 1195 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. – For over two decades providing martial arts training that improves cardiovascular health, strength and flexibility while reducing stress.   

AROUND THE PARK AGAIN by Sharon Lee Tegler

Brought to you by Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu & Tai Chi

and by Fishpaws Marketplace

Rarely have two long-awaited events occurred at the historic intersection of Old General’s Highway, Indian Landing Road and Millersville Road known as the Severn Crossroads been held in the same timeframe. However, the month of November saw two wonderful events happen back-to-back.

The first, the Baldwin Memorial United Women in Faith Holiday Craft Show & Bazaar, happened on Saturday, November 5th after a two-year COVID-related pause. The annual event has long been a major fundraiser for the missions of Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church. The historic Stone Chapel built in 1944? is home to Baldwin Memorial UMC, the women chose to hold the bazaar in the church’s Education Building next door.

One of the earliest holiday events of the year, the bazaar was quite festive with all the traditional elements that have made it a favorite Christmas shopping destination. It was definitely one of the busiest…and no wonder. Tables laden with Christmas decorations and multitudinous gift ideas stretched from one end of the main hall to the other. We visited a number of them.

Ready-to-display holiday decorations like those made by John and Peggy Murphy were selling so well, their table would soon be empty.

Two tables down from them, vendor Laura Zlatos from Intrinsic Images was definitely into the holiday spirit sporting reindeer antlers as she sold her stained glass and fused glass jewelry and ornaments.

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At one of Baldwin UMC Women’s tables that was filled with numerous handmade treasures, Susan Wittek and Debbie Snowberger showed off crocheted items, knitwear, quilts, linens and Christmas decorations as well as hand painted cribs ideal for a nursery and similarly painted highchairs

Behind them, accordionist Gene Barbato added to the merry atmosphere with a continuous flow of carols.

The holiday bazaar, a major fundraiser that provides financial support for the church’s missions, was even busier than expected – so busy that UWF’s “fabulous” bake table was in danger of selling out with an hour still to go.

Surprised by the big turnout, bake table minders Janice Ann Crowe and Margaret Sommerman were down to their last few baked goods including brownies, cookies, a sheet cake an apple cake and a trayful of Cathedral Windows (fudge with multicolored marshmallows that we can confirm was delicious). There was still an hour to go.

The handcrafted Christmas trees, stockings and hand painted China from Barbara Gill of EarthSense Solutions took up most of one wall. Gill is dedicated to saving the planet one family at a time.

There were wonderful products as far as the eye can see. Quilts, Etc. by Anne had

And who could forget the youngest entrepreneur at the holiday bazaar. Emma Clapper not only helped sell her mother Becky’s Clapper Creations but also sold the scrunchies she created.

Chesapeake Harmony Chorus presents “It’s The Music” at historic Baldwin Hall

Just across Old Generals Highway from Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church, Chesapeake Harmony Chorus’ “It’s The Music” concert got underway on Sunday, November 13th at Historic Baldwin Hall at the intersection of Old General’s Highway, Indian Landing Road and Millersville Road known as the Severn Crossroads.

(Built in 1861 as Old Crossroads Church, the building served as a house of worship until replaced fifty years later by the newer Stone Chapel. It was eventually moved across Old General’s Highway to its present location and renamed Charles W. Baldwin Hall.)

From the moment 2nd Star Quartet members Patti Platt, Mary Beth Whisman, Lynda Walsh and Sally Burton kicked off their red high heels midway through the chorus of the tune “Brand New Shoes”, the crowd was with them.

The quartet’s appearance in Chesapeake Harmony Chorus’ show “It’s The Music” Sunday at historic Baldwin Hall in Millersville was a thrill for them and for every member of the chorus. Burton, the chorus’ director reflected that they’d all come a long way.

During the scariest part of the COVID pandemic when choruses and choirs all but shut down, Cheseapeake Harmony Chorus members wanted to stay together and do the thing they love best – singing. Their director was determined to find a way to do it.

Now, performing before an audience for the first time post-pandemic, the chorus delivered a program with the perfect blend of songs in four-part harmony and some impressive stagecraft describing how they’d stayed afloat for the past two years. They’d decided the name for the show would be “It’s The Music” because “the music” is what kept them together.

The chorus opened the show with the curtains parting on the Baldwin Hall stage to reveal them arranged as usual but with narrator Laura Schwartz at the podium and director Sally Burton out front. By way of reacquainting themselves with their audience, they began with the song “Getting To Know You”.

What followed was a musical journey through the past two years as the group did everything possible to continue making music together. After meeting for a while on Zoom, they realized the technology didn’t work well for rehearsing their songs and looked for an alternative.

Burton came up with a great way to sing together while remaining far apart – a parking garage. She found a sound system that enabled every singer to have a microphone and a headphone with a radio receiver in it, allowing their voices to be transmitted over a special frequency so they could sing together from their cars.

Using artwork illustrating the feat, the chorus and their director, who’d donned knit cap, woolen scarf and mittens, recreated one of the rehearsals while learning the songs “How Far I’ll Go” and “Go the Distance”.

Because it was cold rehearsing in the winter in the parking garage, Burton decided it was time to move back to their regular rehearsal space at Baldwin Hall

The building’s spacious interior allowed room for the singers to rehearse safely if spaced apart, wearing masks and vaccinated for extra measure. Eileen Robinson, a nurse who’d treated COVID patients, directed them in a number representative of what that experience was like – “A Whole New World”. Two special appearances followed.

As noted before, the first special appearance featured Chesapeake Harmony Chorus’ Sweet Adelines Region Nineteen award-winning 2nd Star Quartet performing “What’ll I Do” and “Brand New Shoes” in perfect barbershop harmony.

Next, guest soloist Sarah Burton Fremuth, (Sally’s daughter), took on the role of a lonely young newcomer singing in her backyard and wishing for a place to share her talents. Leaning on a garden fence singing a song called “Corner of the Sky”, she was noticed by a neighbor.

The neighbor, a Chesapeake Harmony Chorus member, invited Sarah to a rehearsal. She was warmly welcomed by the group and was delighted with their harmonic renditions of “Hallelujah” and “Consider Yourself”.

A short intermission gave audience members a chance to mingle, buy raffle tickets, or grab a snack.

Act Two began with the crowd absolutely charmed by the appearance of the Bearfoot Quartet, Chesapeake Harmony Chorus’ second award-winning chorus. Formed in 2013, the group consists of lead singer Peggy Coulter, baritone Patti Platt, tenor Eileen Robinson, and bass Mindy Cassel who injected a touch of humor by showing up in a kilt. Cassel thought she’d wear the garment in —- with the fact that the quartet’s first number was the lilting Scottish “Skye Boat Song” which is often accompanied by bagpipes.

Resplendent in shimmering purple, the chorus returned for four songs reflecting how much being able to stay together doing something they love meant to them. The songs were “If You Love Me”, “When I Just Wear My Smile”, “Never Gonna Let You Down” and “For Good”.

Afterward, appearing onstage surrounded by the chorus, Burton thanked everyone for coming and for their support. She also noted that on December 6, the chorus will be performing carols at the Greater Severna Park & Arnold Taste & Sip event at Chartwell Country Club.

Burton ended by announcing that, for the finale, they were going to sing “a song familiar to all Sweet Adelines” and invited all those in the audience who knew “It’s The Music” to come forward and join them in singing it. Quite a few did.

Friends and family thronged the singers after the concert. Reggie Cox, who sings lead was warmly greeted by her son Trey who noted that she sings around the house all the time. Carol Gass was surrounded by husband Bob and family members Stephen and Claire and presented with a bouquet.

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Burton received a bouquet of cream-colored roses as well from Dr. HyeSung Hwang and Jory Bender representing members of St. Martin-in-the-Field Episcopal Church Choir with which she sings soprano.

Those interested in learning more about Chesapeake Harmony Chorus can visit Chesapeake Harmony Chorus.

Holiday Taste & Sip

A quick reminder that the Greater Severna Park & Arnold Chamber’s Holiday Taste & Sip event is happening December 6th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at Chartwell Golf & Country Club. When we last checked there were still tickets available at Holiday Taste and Sip 12th Anniversary Celebration (gspacc.com).

The column is brought to you this week by Fishpaws Marketplace, 954 Ritchie Hwy. – a family-owned business that carry fine wines, spirits and beers plus gourmet foods and specialty items for your table.

and by Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu and Tai Chi at 1195 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. – For over two decades providing martial arts training that improves cardio-vascular health, strength and flexibility while reducing stress.”  

AROUND THE PARK AGAIN by Sharon Lee Tegler

Brought to you by Fishpaws Marketplace and

Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu and Tai Chi

Judging from the smiles on their faces, Temple University student Abby Johnson and her mother Jennifer were having a great time shopping for books at the American Association of University Women of Maryland’s Book Sale at Park Plaza last Thursday. The college freshman was home for a long weekend and was delighted to make the opening day of AAUW’s annual used book sale their first stop.

According to AAUW volunteers, opening day was tremendously busy during the pre-sale period set aside in the morning for book dealers and remained busy throughout the day. For the first time in several years, the four-day sale was back in Severna Park after having been held at locations off Ritchie Highway in Pasadena.

The book sale is the major fundraiser for the American Association of University Women’s scholarship program. Proceeds from the event fund scholarships for girls and women who are Anne Arundel Community College grads transferring to a university and for the Women to Women program for individuals returning to the workplace or opening businesses and needing further education.

By mid-afternoon, AAUW member Linda King was seen restocking the education and foreign language book sections which had, earlier in the day, been a major focus for dealers and teachers.

“It was incredibly busy this morning and still is. Being allowed to have our AAUW Book Sale signs up ahead of time has really helped us this year, King said. “Park Plaza is turning out to be such a good location for us.”

Likewise, avid reader and veteran book sale volunteer Amber Kaltz was rearranging one of several Mystery/Thriller sections. Kaltz acknowledged that mysteries are definitely one of the most popular categories of books and shoppers flock to them.

Customers combed through the section looking for titles by their favorite authors ranging from early 20th century mystery writers like Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers to current day best-sellers like Michael Connelly, John Sanford, and David Balducci. Then, it was up to Kaltz to replenish empty spots on the tables and shelves from boxes of books at her feet.

The AAUW Used Book sale was a huge success this year according to AAUW Used Book Sale Co-Chair Stacey Hilder. 

“The Severna Park community rallied round and kept the storefront full of shoppers and buyers every day with books flying out the door as fast as we could load them onto the tables,” Hilder said. “We brought in 150% of the amount we brought in during each of the sales of the last 5 years. It was great to be back in Severna Park and to experience such an overwhelming response from the community.”

For more information about AAUW’s book collections and annual book sale or other activities visit AAUW of Maryland.

Holiday Festival at Woods (formerly the annual holiday bazaar) is coming back

The Holiday Festival at Woods (formerly known as Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church’s Holiday Bazaar) is coming back on Saturday, November 19th from 9 am to 1 pm after a two-year absence due to the pandemic. Most of the sights, sounds, and sale items familiar from 80 years of staging the annual Christmas bazaar will be recaptured thanks to the efforts of festival committee co-chairs Mary Moran and Susan Bohlman and an enthusiastic group of volunteers and generous donations from church members.

The Founder’s Room at Woods (the beautifully preserved chapel within the larger church that was constructed in 1913 as the original place of worship) was set aside to store some of the items already donated for the sale.

Liz Pringle and Lorry Danko met there with Holiday Festival co-chair Susan Bohlman to review what’s come in so far. Liz and Lorry are members of the Woods Quilters Group which will have a table in the Fellowship Hall with 50 or more quilted items for sale. They laid out a few of them along with examples of other donations.

“We began with the idea of scaling back the annual holiday sale thinking it might not be as well-attended since we had to skip two years, said Bohlman. “However, the idea has been greeted with such enthusiasm and the event has mushroomed so much, that it’s back to being pretty much a full-scale holiday bazaar.

Danko, who created the lovely Advent Calendar on the end of the table, spoke about some of the other items shown. The books and games shown are but a small example of those that will be displayed in the White Elephant Room. Among the many quilted items for sale will be four wooden doll beds created by member Andy Borland’s Monday Morning Woodworkers Group and decked out with baby dolls, mattresses, pillows and quilts made by the Woods Quilters. The quilts for each doll bed are different in color and design.

“It was so kind of Andy to give us four of these,” Pringle said. “The Holiday Festival is one of our biggest fundraisers and people love the doll beds. They are bound to sell well.”

Bohlman noted that the Holiday Festival will have many traditional elements.

“We’re bringing back the much-celebrated homemade candy table as well as the bake table. We’ll also be selling the nuts that are so popular with Woods’ congregation members.

Bohlman noted that the Founders Room will be magically transformed into a Christmas Shop during the Holiday Festival with evergreens, wreaths and table decorations. In addition to the Quilters Table, there will be a table featuring knitted items from a church member’s knitting group.

The traditional White Elephant Room will include jewelry this year as well as decorative objects and children’s items, games and books. There will also be a Children’s Secrets Room where kids can shop for inexpensively priced gifts for their parents.

There will be food – a traditional holiday event hot dog and soup menu – and Santa will be on hand.

For updates on the Holiday Festival at Woods or other events, visit Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church (woodschurch.org).

The column is brought to you this week by Fishpaws Marketplace, 954 Ritchie Hwy. – a family-owned business that carry fine wines, spirits and beers plus gourmet foods and specialty items for your table.

and by Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu and Tai Chi at 1195 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. – For over two decades providing martial arts training that improves cardio-vascular health, strength and flexibility while reducing stress.”  

AROUND THE PARK AGAIN by Sharon Lee Tegler

Brought to you by Fishpaws Marketplace and

Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu & Tai Chi

The witching hour had apparently arrived as goblins and ghosts, fairies and princesses, bunny rabbits and superheroes descended on Severna Park Community Center’s spectacular Halloween Spooktacular. Looking down on the center’s transformed parking lot from above while listening to the buzz, it was clear that a wonderful event was in the making.

Even as the crowds swelled around the community center courtyard and Boone Station Hall, attendees continued flowing down the steps from parking areas above. They just kept coming.

The community center staff had pulled out all the stops creating the most festive Halloween scene imaginable. Decorations were everywhere – from the center’s doorways off the courtyard to Boone Station Hall and beyond.

Really getting into the spirit of the Spooktacular, SPCC executive director Sarah Elder and her staff dressed in costume – mostly as witches. Stationed by the make-believe Salem Broom Company, staffers Amy Holbrook and Sandy Ginns were bewitching indeed as they explained the inspiration behind the magical evening.

“The Halloween Spooktacular is Severna Park Community Center’s gift to the community,” Holbrook said. “It’s the first time we’ve done a Halloween event to this scale and is our thank you to area residents for supporting us and making us an integral part of the community. We like being here to help and support them in turn.”

She added that SPCC’s Board of Directors and staff decided to “go big this year” with help from the event’s primary sponsor KMA Law Office and other community businesses and organizations.

The atmosphere was animated along a midway of imaginatively decorated automobile trunks where Mutt & Joe and The Big Bean Coffee Shop served hot beverages while Donut Shack served 15 dozen donuts plus lots of candy.

Behind Holbrook and Ginns, strains of the perennial favorite “Flying Purple People Eater” rang out as five of the Dance Center of Severna Park’s Star Elite Dancers twirled into the center of the courtyard wearing bright purple tutus and performed a lively routine.

Star Elite director Barbara Wayson, who choreographed the cute number, said the dancers were already preparing routines for upcoming performances at the Severna Park Christmas Tree lighting, Midnight Madness in Annapolis, and SPCC’s Cookies & Cocoa holiday event on December 9th.

Nearby, Dance Center of Severna Park director Kellie Greer and her staff handed out treats from their tricked-out Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory trunk. Greer’s green hair and Oompa Loompa costume were sure-fire attention getters.

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The next few trunks were similar in theme. Maryland House of Delegates candidate Kerry Gillespie and daughter Kaitlin’s trunk full of skeletal pirates was scary.

So was Kennard Chiropractic & Physical Therapy’s trunk where “live” skeleton Therese High chatted amiably about her work as a chiropractic assistant while handing out candy.

As if those trunks weren’t bone-chilling enough, alarms went off big time as firefighters Corey and Morgan Stevens approached the spider web covered trunk designed by Blended Essentials owner Danielle Bowen and staff while pulling their firetruck/carriage with one daughter aboard. However, her baby sister preferred her dad’s version of the tried-and-true fireman’s carry.

Across the way, Theater In The Park founder/director Jennifer Lee Kraus and daughter/co-director Kylie Sjoie teamed up for double impact while highlighting the theme of their next show, “The Wizard of Oz”, with side-by-side trunks. According to Kraus, the show is already in rehearsal on Saturday mornings from 9 am till noon and will debut in January on the stage at Anne Arundel Community College.

Who knew that, by sheer coincidence Dorothy (Kelly Bocskor) would show up with Toto (her daughter Lucy) accompanied by Brian Bocskor. Even more amazing was the fact that an unidentified Wicked Witch of the West turned up behind them.

There was so much more to see outside and a solid trick or treat line formed from the Escape Time Escape Rooms’ haunted house past Jessee Hall’s lovely Once Upon a Time trunk, Ali Matthew’s Donut Shack display, and Dave Born’s Ferrari themed racetrack trunk to Mutt & Joe’s trunk full of coffee.

After a peek at the film Hocus Pocus inside Boone Station Hall, we crossed the courtyard to explore the activities inside the community center.

There, we found arts and crafts, lots of local vendors, representatives from the Severna Park Branch of the Anne Arundel County Public Library, Park Books, Celebree School of Severna Park and MacaroniKID Pasadena plus a Halloween photo booth and some additional treats.

The interior vendors were too numerous to mention but a few added sparkle like Deb Vincent’s Opulenza Designs gems. Others attracted attention through costuming like Disability Case Management experts Angela and Danny Jacob.

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It was impossible to resist visiting the Eco Adventures booth where Emma Brison cradled Onyx, a Bearded Dragon in her arms while Amber Powell held a baby American Alligator named JoJo. Critters belonging to the Millersville-based conservation education organization are always popular with kids but, in this case, the treats won high marks too.

One final exploration led to the photo booth run by Payton Huber who sported a superhero costume. She helpfully held packages of swag collected by bunny Alyssa, witch Saniah, and Lady in Waiting Leah while their mother shot a few photos – the perfect way to end a perfect day.

On exiting the Halloween Spooktacular, we had a chance to speak with Sarah Elder who was very pleased with the evening. She reported that Mutt & Joe’s, The Big Bean, Donut Shack and all the trunk or treat participants had been told to prepare for 250 attendees. However, to everyone’s surprise and pleasure the crowd swelled to 500.

Holbrook added that SPCC had to send someone out to buy tons more candy to give to the trunk or treat folks because they were running out.

“We were so delighted,” she said. “Now we’ll be concentrating on getting ready for our holiday Cookies and Cocoa event.”

For information on upcoming programs and events, visit THE SEVERNA PARK COMMUNITY CENTER – SPCC Home (spcommunitycenter.org).

Falcon Drama to debut the musical Footloose this Friday evening

We received last-minute news from Angela Germanos that Falcon Drama and the SP Stage Company are presenting the musical “Footloose” at Severna Park High School beginning tomorrow, Friday, November 4th at 7 pm. Additional performances are scheduled for Saturday, November 5th at 7 pm as well as Friday, November 11th at 7 pm and Saturday, November 12th at 2 pm and 7 pm. For more information and tickets, visit www.sphsdrama.com.

Around The Park Again would like to welcome our new sponsor Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu and Tai Chi.

Thus, the column is brought to you this week by Fishpaws Marketplace, 954 Ritchie Hwy. – a family-owned business that carry fine wines, spirits and beers plus gourmet foods and specialty items for your table.

and by Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu and Tai Chi at 1195 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. – For over two decades providing martial arts training that improves cardio-vascular health, strength and flexibility while reducing stress.”