Family activities this weekend
There's more holiday fun afoot this weekend for you and your family:
Thursday, Dec. 10:
Shop, Sip and Savor at Harbor East:The group Mambo Combo will perform free from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the intersection of Aliceanna and President streets in Harbor East. There will be other holiday entertainment as well as retail and restaurant specials for shoppers.
Family Holiday Fun: Get into the holiday spirit with stories and songs and make a craft at 7 p.m. at the Linthicum branch of the Anne Arundel County Public Library.
Friday, Dec. 11:
See "The Polar Express": The film airs at 6:30 p.m., with free popcorn and drinks, at the Miller branch of the Howard County Library. Call 410-313-1955.
Owl Prowl: Kids 10 and up and adults can take a night hike to look for owls from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center. Meet at the Bosely conservancy. $3.
Saturday, Dec. 12:
Community Chanukah Party:B'nai Israel Congregation holds a free holiday party from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the congregation at 27 Lloyd St. downtown. Non-perishable food items requested for donation to charity. Reservations required; email downtownsisterhood@gmail.com.
"Gingerbrick" Making with McCormick Spice at Port Discovery: Decorate your own "brick" to help build a small-scale museum from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Port Discovery.
Nature Gingerbread Houses: Make gingerbread houses from 10 a.m. to noon at Irvine Nature Center. For children 6-10, who should wear clothes they can cook in. $15 members; $20 nonmembers. Supplies included.
A Walters Town Square Winter Celebration: The Walters Art Museum will hold a “town square” seasonal celebration with songs from Medieval, Victorian and modern Christian, Jewish and other worldwide traditions, including a caroling ensemble, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free.
Sunday, Dec. 13:
Santa's Workshop Santa will be at the visitor center in North Point State Park in Edgemere from noon to 4 p.m. with crafts, prizes, and a train garden.
Festival of Lessons and Carols Attend a candlelight service featuring new seasonal music and familiar carols from around the world from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Maryland State Boychoir Center for the Arts, 3400 Norman Ave., Baltimore. Reservations required; tickets $12-22. 410-554-8644.
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