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🌱 WBA Chanukah Dinner and 11 more events
You won't want to miss Kwanzaa Market Day on the Highland Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Kwanzaa Market Day at Harriet Tubman Cultural Center
- ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir at Bowie State University
- WBA Chanukah Dinner
... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!
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- Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 22 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 47, low: 27.
- Thursday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 42 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
- Kwanzaa Market Day
Harriet Tubman Cultural Center, 8045 Harriet Tubman Ln, Columbia
12:00 pm - ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir
Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie
3:00 pm
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
- WBA Chanukah Dinner
Konstantine's Greek Taverna , 12857 Highland Rd , Highland
1:00 pm - Bob Butta — cured | 18th & 21st
Cured 18th & 21st , 10980 Grantchester Wy #110 , Columbia
6:00 pm - Aiden Interrante — cured | 18th & 21st
Cured 18th & 21st , 10980 Grantchester Wy #110 , Columbia
6:00 pm - Winter Teen Kick-Back
Harriet Tubman Cultural Center , 8045 Harriet Tubman Ln , Columbia
6:00 pm - Sidestreet Duo — cured | 18th & 21st
Cured 18th & 21st , 10980 Grantchester Wy #110 , Columbia
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Family Storytime at Marilyn J. Praisner Library - In-person
Marilyn J. Praisner (Burtonsville) Library , 14910 Old Columbia Pike , Burtonsville
11:00 am - Winter Instrumental Concert
James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring, MD 20905
7:00 pm - LEGO Construction Crew and Duplos Too!
Marilyn J. Praisner (Burtonsville) Library , 14910 Old Columbia Pike , Burtonsville
4:30 pm - Community Food Market
Benjamin Banneker Middle School Burtonsville, MD 20866
4:30 pm - Hooks & Needles
Marilyn J. Praisner (Burtonsville) Library , 14910 Old Columbia Pike , Burtonsville
5:00 pm - Winter Orchestra Concert @HHS
Forest Ridge Elementary Laurel, MD 20723
7:00 pm - Thursday Morning Book Club
Marilyn J. Praisner (Burtonsville) Library , 14910 Old Columbia Pike , Burtonsville
10:30 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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🗞 Nearby News
Columbia
- Ornaments Drawn By Howard Co. Kids Displayed Near National Christmas Tree (patch.com)
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- Jacque Labovitz (washingtonjewishweek.com)
Laurel
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