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Directed by Linda Kirkpatrick, senior lecturer in music, the College Band features nearly 50 musicians, including McDaniel students, as well as McDaniel faculty members, band alumni and community musicians, performing musical selections ranging from classical to pops.

Since 1981, the first Saturday in May has marked the annual Mid-Atlantic District Disaster Response Auction. There is no admission charged for this event that is open to the public and features three auctions, plants, crafts, food and baked goods, books, and white elephant table. Breakfast: 7-9:30am. General Auction: 9am, tools, lawn and garden, household […]

Family Fun Fest at Carroll Community College  Carroll is thrilled to present this exciting new event offering fun for the whole family! Funds raised through sponsorships and the Annual Supersonic Electronic Raffle support scholarships for Summer! Kids@Carroll and Teen College programs. Activities for kids include: -Storybook times (partnered with CCPL) -Reading book trail -Scavenger Hunt […]

McDaniel College’s Gospel Choir performs traditional and contemporary gospel music, as well as spirituals, under the direction of music lecturer Shelley Ensor with accompanist Alice Dorsey.

Graduating seniors from McDaniel who are part of the Green Terror Battalion Army ROTC program are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. Army ROTC has been a tradition at the college since 1919, and the Green Terror Battalion, which includes cadets from McDaniel, Hood College and Mount St. Mary’s, is one of the […]

Graduating seniors receive academic, activity and leadership awards during McDaniel College’s annual Senior Investiture and Honors Convocation. McDaniel hosts the college’s 153rd Commencement ceremonies with nearly 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees expected to be awarded along with annual Commencement-related events. For more information, visit www.mcdaniel.edu/commencement.

Master’s degrees are awarded to the McDaniel College Class of 2023. Tickets are required to attend the ceremony. McDaniel hosts the college’s 153rd Commencement ceremonies with nearly 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees expected to be awarded along with annual Commencement-related events. For more information, visit www.mcdaniel.edu/commencement.

For all ages. Meet local authors Frank Batavick, Mary G. Jackson, Flo McCahon, Ashley Pickett McMahon, Miranda Mittleman, Sandy Soyke, Erica Salee, Barbara Ringrose, and Jack White at our local author fair. Two Sides to the Story Podcasters will also be on hand and you can sample their show and learn more about their experience […]

Bachelor’s degrees are awarded to the McDaniel College Class of 2023. Tickets are required to attend the ceremony. McDaniel hosts the college’s 153rd Commencement ceremonies with nearly 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees expected to be awarded along with annual Commencement-related events. For more information, visit www.mcdaniel.edu/commencement.

Celebrate with us as we kickoff summer! Enjoy delightful music and barbeque favorites from the grill, soak in the picturesque views of our community, and get caught up on your COVID-19 vaccines/boosters. (The CDC’s new recommendations allow an additional updated (bivalent) vaccine dose for adults ages 65 years and older and those who are immunocompromised.) […]

For Adults. An author talk will be followed by an interview with John Bainbridge, Jr. and a book signing. Tickets are $32.00 each and include a signed copy of Central Park West. The gripping crime fiction debut from former FBI director James Comey takes readers deep inside the world of lawyers and investigators working to […]

For Adults. USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight returns with Starring Adele Astaire, a story full of glitz and glam as she delves into the life of Adele Astaire, a spirited and talented woman who served up smiles and love both on and off the stage - with and without her also famous brother Fred […]

For Adults. A D.C. philanthropist suspects that her seemingly perfect employee is secretly plotting to steal her husband, her reputation, even her life, in The Senator's Wife, the latest novel of psychological suspense from the internationally bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish. Liv Constantine is the pen name of sisters Lynne and Valerie Constantine. […]

Don’t miss this live tribute to one of the most influential bands in bluegrass history. Come see and hear the sound that is The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band. You’ll walk away in disbelief and awe at hearing what you thought you’d never hear again. The current lineup that will be continuing to perform on stage […]

For Adults. Wade Rouse is the internationally bestselling author of nine books which have been translated into nearly 20 languages. Wade chose his grandmother's name, Viola Shipman, as a pen name to honor the woman whose heirlooms and family stories inspire his fiction. The latest Viola Shipman novel, Famous in a Small Town, is small […]

For ages 15 - Adult. The ServSafe Food Handler course, taught by a Certified ServSafe Instructor, provides basic food safety knowledge. This two-hour class covers the following five key areas: Basic Food Safety, Personal Hygiene, Cross Contamination and Allergens, Time and Temperature, and Cleaning and Sanitizing. At the end of the class, participants will receive […]

To mark the culmination of Common Ground on the Hill’s Traditions Weeks, an all-day festival features traditional arts, crafts, music, and dance, plus kid-friendly activities, food vendors, and a wine and beer garden. The day begins with the Deer Creek Fiddlers’ Convention with band and individual instrumentalists and vocal competitions in genres including bluegrass, old-time […]

For ages 16 - Adults. Join Douglas Tallamy, author of Nature's Best Hope, for a virtual presentation on Homegrown National Park®, a grassroots call-to-action to regenerate biodiversity and ecosystem function. Register to attend the watch party at Exploration Commons at 50 East or watch virtually. Registration is required. Visit site for details.

For all ages. Do you have an overabundance of plants? Do your houseplants keep making babies? Well then, this event is for you1 Bring one or more pest-free plants to trade. They can be potted (recycled material suggested), cuttings, or with bare roots.

FREE class offered by The Bureau of Aging & Disabilities in partnership with Carroll Community College. Learn about sleep patterns, sleep techniques, sleep hygiene and ways to improve sleep for your loved one: • Stages of sleep • Sleep hygiene practices • Ways to improve sleep • Coping with sleep disorders Continental Breakfast Provided. No […]

For ages 12 - 17. Calling all teens looking for leadership roles in planning library programs. We want you for our Teen Advisory Board! Need service hours? We've got those too! Participants can join us in person or log in virtually through Zoom by registering. Visit site for details.