Sunday concerts begin at 6:30 pm and all other concerts begin at 8 pm and end by 10 pm.
Every Friday, beginning June 26 until September 18, free dance instruction with music will be held under the People Tree at Town Center Lakefront, from 6:30-8pm. Tatia Zack will give instruction that’s fun for beginners and those with experience! When the dance session ends — the movie begins!
Movies begin at dusk (about 8:30 pm). All films are rated (G) unless otherwise noted.
No glass containers or alcoholic beverages are permitted.
Rain Cancellation: 410-715-3127
No shows booked at the moment.
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| Friday, 06/19/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in TRANSFORMERS (PG-13) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Saturday, 06/20/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Deanna Bogart Band | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Downbeat magazine describes Deanna Bogart as “an extravagant entertainer”-and entertain is what Bogart does best. The Maryland-based blues and boogie pianist/saxophonist combines the energy of 1930’s style boogie piano blues with contemporary blues sounds emanating from places like New Orleans, Chicago, and Memphis. “The goal when we play live,” says Bogart, “is to create a fusion of all these different musical styles, with the blues and boogie genuinely at the core.” | ||
| Sunday, 06/21/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in B.G. & The Mojo Hands | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 6:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. BG & The Mojo Hands formed in 1994. After working the local open mike circuit for a year or so and a stint as lead guitarist and founding member of the original DC Blues Society Band, Brian decided to form his own band. It was called the Midnight Blues Band. About a year later the name was changed to BG & The Mojo Hands. Brian hired some the area’s best and most experienced musicians and started booking the band on the local club scene. Originally the Mojo Hands were primarily a Chicago-style blues band. As Brian’s vision of the band evolved, the Mojo Hands started incorporating other genres such as west-coast swing and blues, jump blues, rockabilly and swamp blues into their sound. During the last several years Brian has also been performing as a solo acoustic artist, playing primarily Delta and Piedmont-style blues, including some originals. Today the Mojo Hands are a established blues and swing band that performs at club venues as well as festivals, swing dances, corporate parties, etc. Endorsements have been garnered and the band has received favorable press from the Washington Post and the Gazette Newspapers. http://www.bgmojo.com/BGMojoHands.htm | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Monday, 06/22/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in KUNG FU PANDA (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Voices by Jack Black, Jackie Chan and Angelina Jolie From DreamWorks Animation 92 minutes; 2008 Po is a lazy, irreverent slacker panda who is a fan of Kung Fu but that doesn’t help his boredom at working in his family’s noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po’s dreams become reality when he comes under the leadership of Kung Fu guru Shifu and trains to hilarious result. Po must use his training to fight the treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung in this animated adventure. One of the most successful animated features from this past year. | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Tuesday, 06/23/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Teen Night | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Wednesday, 06/24/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in One Flight Up | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. This exciting, energetic, 7 piece variety group (a.k.a. OFU) specializes in Fun, Popular and Upbeat Dance Music, covering multiple generations and genres. OFU is a unique blend of sweet vocals, strong instrumentation and a kickin’ groove that is sure to WOW you and get cha up on yur feet. Whether Rock, Funk, R&B, Blues, Jazz are your bag, One Flight Up is the perfect band for Corporate Parties, Dance Parties, Fund Raisers, Reunions, Festivals, Grand Openings, Main Stage Events, Weddings, Christmas Parties, New Years Parties, you name it … | ||
| Thursday, 06/25/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Greg Hatza | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Influenced by Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Ray Charles, and Johnny Hammond Smith, Greg Hatza is one of today’s premiere Hammond B3 Jazz Organ players, Jazz Fusion bandleaders, and martial arts teachers. As a leader of The Greg Hatza ORGANization and Moon August, Greg’s name has become synonymous with Jazz in the Baltimore/Washington area. Greg can be heard live and on various recording spanning over twenty years. http://www.greghatza.com | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Friday, 06/26/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in MAMMA MIA (PG-13) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Saturday, 06/27/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Cathy Ponton King | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Cathy Ponton King, out of Washington D.C., has a style and grace all her own, even though she is continually compared to such artists as Bonnie Raitt. Her voice is like velvet, with a rich, sassy edge, and her delivery of each song is surely heartfelt. Artist web site: http://www.zptduda.com/cpk/ | ||
| Sunday, 06/28/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Nighthawks | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 6:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Over the last 30+ years, The Nighthawks have earned a reputation as one of the best and hardest working bands around. They have gotten their widest acclaim for being one of the first and best white boy blues bands of their generation, and for putting on a great live show. But their acclaim and accomplishments go far beyond that. They are among the top musical acts to come out of the Washington, D.C. area—and are still based there. They were a roots rock band before there was such a thing as “roots rock.� They play a wide variety of music that has appeal to a diverse audience, mixing the blues, rock and soul—along with rockabilly and swing. They’ve played all over the U.S., with the East Coast and Midwest being particular strongholds. And they’ve toured around the world, establishing especially strong followings in Germany and Japan. Three of the four band members have been playing together for 30 years, a stretch that few in rock or blues can match. They continue to bring great musical skills and energy to all that they do—it’s a remarkable road they’ve traveled and story they have to tell. Artist web site: http://www.thenighthawks.com/ | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Monday, 06/29/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages/Licensed. Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, and Anita Briem From New Line Cinema 92 minutes; 2008 A scientist whose radical theories have completely tarnished his reputation goes backpacking across Iceland and finds a cave that leads him deep down into the bowels of the planet. He follows it trying to find out what has happened to his missing brother. He discovers a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth filled with bizarre landscapes and terrifying creatures. CHECK OUT THE BOOK AT THE HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY! | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Tuesday, 06/30/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Teen Night Featuring The Getaways and My Indian Summer | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Wednesday, 07/01/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Blue Daze | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Blue Daze is a five piece bluegrass band from the central Maryland area located between Baltimore and Washington, DC. The band derives its unique sound from a mix of traditional and contemporary bluegrass, including numerous original songs. The band prides itself on uncovering unique songs from talented Maryland songwriters and arranging obscure songs in its own style. | ||
| Thursday, 07/02/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Drew Davidsen | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Earning accolades across the board in the worlds of urban jazz and gospel and being named one of the “Ten Hottest New Guitarists” in Guitar Player Magazine’s influential Reader’s Poll, it’s apparent that Davidsen is no newcomer. Drew’s first solo album, This Journey, is a fresh and dynamic, perfectly “in the pocket” set of 12 melodic and coolly grooving originals. Saxophonist Dave Krug graced the studio and co-wrote the title track, and Eric Washington plays some PHAT chords on the boards too. | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Friday, 07/03/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in GHOST TOWN (PG-13) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Greg Kinnear, Ricky Gervais, Tea Leoni DreamWorks Pictures 102 minutes; 2008 Bertram Pincus dies momentarily but is revived and finds that after his near death experience he can now see ghosts. However, annoyingly, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen. This puts Pincus squarely in the middle of an after life love triangle in this romantic comedy. This film is one of the most underrated comedies of the past year. Come and enjoy! | ||
| Monday, 07/06/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, Warner Bros.; Directed by Chris Columbus 161 minutes; 2002 The world’s most popular wizard – Harry Potter – is back in his second adventure. Harry returns for his second year at Hogwart’s with his friends Ron and Hermione despite a warning from house elf Dobby that great danger awaits him. Students are literally being petrified and Harry becomes suspect #1. He must figure out a way to save the school from this dark force, close the chamber of secrets forever and clear his name in the process. CHECK OUT THE BOOK AT THE HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY! | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Tuesday, 07/07/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Teen Night featuring Dance Foundation, Abinaya Natya, Sala, Martial Fusion, Kane and Ryan Simabukuro | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Wednesday, 07/08/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Mendi Baron | Lakefront Stage |
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Time: 8:00pm.
Admission: FREE.
Age restrictions: All Ages.
With a unique roots-rock sound, great vocals and catchy lyrics Mendi brings the soul back to rock in a genre all his own that attracts fans of all ages. Mendi Baron is a singer, guitarist and songwriter with an incredibly talented backing band. The songs performed by Mendi and the band are driven by fantastic vocals, guitar and a tight rhythm section comprised of bass and drums, as they bring their 30+ years of musical experience to the table. Born and bred in Columbia, MD, Mendi, a Rabbi’s son, a Social Worker/councilor for At-Risk teens, and a musician, was raised in a life of music, both at the head of the congregation, and at home. Today Mendi is a performing artist with a guitar on his back, a kippa (Jewish Skullcap) on his head, and two rock albums filled with catchy and original compositions. All songs can be found and heard: www.mendibaron.com www.myspace.com/mendibaron |
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| Thursday, 07/09/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Alex and Zach Brown Collective | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Alex Brown, a rising jazz pianist, violinist, and composer, is quickly establishing both a national and international reputation. Artist web site: http://www.alexbrownmusic.com/home.html | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Friday, 07/10/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (PG-13) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Ralph Fiennes Warner Bros.; Directed by David Yates 138 minutes; 2007 This film follows the darkest year yet for our young wizard. Harry Potter has to battle the Ministry of Magic as they seize more power at Hogwarts and refuse to believe that the evil Voldemort has returned. Harrys overwhelming school work, changes in the Quiddich team and the increased threat from his nemesis make for his most challenging year. The new Harry Potter film is released in theaters July 15. Come and prepare yourself for the latest Harry Potter adventure! CHECK OUT THE BOOK AT THE HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY! | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Saturday, 07/11/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Janglebachs | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. The Janglebachs is a group of veteran Washington/Baltimore area musician/singer/performers who play music unlike any other. Featuring former members of Fire & Ice, The Admirals, Antietam, Fireside, Windfall, Up In Smoke, Dave Allen & Hickory, and others… they play music that embodies restlessness & social upheaval, unforgettable melodies and irresistible beats. Music of the soul, spirit and of the mind. Silly music, thoughtful music, compelling music — but all joyful. Artist web site: http://www.janglebachs.com/ | ||
| Sunday, 07/12/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Jeni & Billy | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 6:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Jeni Hankins & Billy Kemp met in the spring of 2005 while Jeni was working on an album called Jewell Ridge Girl. One of the songs cut for Jewell Ridge Girl, “Back Then”, a letter written by a wronged woman to her ex-husband in prison, caught Billy’s attention and he suggested that he and Jeni consider a songwriting collaboration. Jeni brought him the lyric for “Willy Rasnake Meets His Maker”, the story of one man’s escape from the holler and his fatal return on a Harley. The lyric seemed to fit a melody that Billy had knocking around in his head for years and a songwriting duo was born. Jeni & Billy write original songs in the Traditional Country, Old-time, Appalachian and Folk styles. They call it new old music. Jeni was born in the coal mining town of Richlands in Southwestern, Virginia. She spent summers with her MawMaw up around the Jewell Ridge Coal Camp and spent the school years moving with her family from city to city, from Boston to Nashville, Las Cruces to Omaha. Billy is a Baltimore native with East Virginia roots who grew up dreaming of hills and hollers while learning to play guitar on the front steps of a little white church in Oella, a Baltimore community of mill workers transplanted from Appalachia. Together, Jeni and Billy share a love of songwriting and, in particular, a love of Country music with its stories of true life blues and unexpected grace. Jeni’s haunting and mournful vocal style is complimented by Billy’s accomplished instrumental work. His flat-pick and fingerstyle playing combines syncopation and melodicism to convey the mood of the songs. He also adds character to the performance with his fine duet and harmony vocals. Jeni’s dark and striking lyrics draw you into captivating narratives of heartache and hard living. Images of coal & crowns, trash & trailers, and glass and gasoline recur, and Jesus and the Great Speckled Bird are never far off. http://www.jeniandbilly.com/ | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Monday, 07/13/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in INKHEART (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages/Licensed. Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Kathy Bates New Line Cinema 106 minutes; 2008 Based on the award-winning children’s book by Cornelia Funke. Meggie’s father Mo has the power to bring characters from books to life just by reading those books aloud. When he sets free some nasty characters from a medieval story, it is up to Meggie to join a group of friends, both real and imagined, to set things right. ONE HUNDRED “INKHEART” ACTIVITIY BOOKS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY BEFORE THE FILM BEGINS. CHECK OUT THE BOOK AT THE HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY! | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Tuesday, 07/14/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Teen Night | Lakefront Stage featuring Combat Funk and Patrick Donovan |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Wednesday, 07/15/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Billy Coulter Band | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Drawing on influences as varied as Bob Dylan to Squeeze, award-winning singer/songwriter, Billy Coulter delivers an authentic sound that straddles the line between Roots Rock and Power Pop. Coulter’s songwriting and distinctive vocal style has earned him several regional accolades, including the latest Washington Area Music (WAMMIE) Award for Male Roots Rock Vocalist of the Year. Coulter and his band play regularly in the mid-Atlantic region, often supporting touring national acts, and performing at festivals and venues such as Strathmore, The Birchmere, Wolf Trap, Rams Head, and IOTA. The band features Billy Coulter on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Tommy Derr on lead guitar and backing vocals, Doug Tull on drums and Chuck Dolan on bass and backing vocals. Coulter’s latest CD, “DOSE” is scheduled for release in June. “’Dose’ is an album five years in the making, with some of my most hear-felt songs yet, just waiting to be discovered. I’m dealing with lost innocence, foolish obsessions and the trials of having a conscience – real things that real people can connect with and relate to,â€? said Coulter. Artist web site: http://www.billycoulter.com/ | ||
| Thursday, 07/16/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Hot Soup | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Sometimes called “the Andrews Sisters of the 21st Century,” Hot Soup concocts rich, intricate vocal arrangements that bring out the best in every melody and lyric. From ballads to blues and swing, from retro to funny songs Ã? no two are alike. Add three zingy personalities plus delicious licks on guitars, harp, mountain dulcimer, conga, udu and other hand percussion, and you’ve got a blue-ribbon recipe for a spirited and SOUPerbly engaging concert performance! Artist web site: http://www.hotsouptrio.com/ | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Friday, 07/17/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy Paramount; Directed by Leonard Nimoy 119 minutes; 1986 Join Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) and his Enterprise crew as they undertake a mission into Earth’s past in an effort to preserve its future. This is probably the best of the Commander Kirk features and takes them back to the the good old days in California to “save the whales.” | ||
| Saturday, 07/18/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL DAY | Columbia Lakefront Stage and Promenade |
| Time: 12:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Artisans and Entertainment from around the corner and around the world. For more information on Columbia International Day, visit the Columbia Association web site: http://www.columbiaassociation.com/ or download the International Day Schedule. | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Sunday, 07/19/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Julie Hall | Lakefront Stage |
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Time: 6:30pm.
Admission: FREE.
Age restrictions: All Ages.
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| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Monday, 07/20/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in BABE: THE GALLANT PIG (G) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages/Licensed. James Cromwell and Magda Szubanski Universal Pictures; Directed by Chris Noonan 94 minutes; 1995 Based on Dick King-Smith’s beloved children’s novel, BABE is the story of an intelligent swine whose talents in sheep herding just might save him from the slaughterhouse. Featuring live-action comedy with state-of-the-art special effects and performances by animal actors, BABE is an inventive, heartwarming film. It was also voted One of the Best Family Films of the past 15 years. CHECK OUT THE BOOK AT THE HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY! | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Tuesday, 07/21/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Teen Night featuring Victory by Revenge and Jorge Marquez | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Wednesday, 07/22/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Eric Scott | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Thursday, 07/23/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Mystic Warriors | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Mystic Warriors is dedicated to exposing the essence of Andean Music in a completely unique way. While their music style appears to fit into the “New Age� category, it often sounds like world music, contemporary jazz, Latin or mainstream popular. They believe their music is a fusion that crosses over all of these without leaving the boundaries of Andean Music. More important than categorizing their style is their ability to deliver a message of universal peace and harmony transmitted by the combination of Andean ancient flutes and panpipes with contemporary instruments. | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Friday, 07/24/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in GET SMART (PG-13) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, and Dwayne Johnson Warner Bros. 110 minutes; 2008 Bungling secret agent Maxwell Smart, also known as Agent 86 for CONTROL, is on a mission to battle the forces of the evil crime organization known as KAOS. Luckily his more-competent partner, simply known as Agent 99, leads Maxwell in the right direction when the heads of CONTROL apprehensively send him in to thwart the plot for world domination in this comedy that will spawn a sequel due out in theaters next year. One of the most successful comedies from this past year! | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Saturday, 07/25/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Old Man Brown | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Sunday, 07/26/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Retro Rockets | Lakefront Stage |
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Time: 6:30pm.
Admission: FREE.
Age restrictions: All Ages.
Remember poodle skirts, drive-in movies, slow dancing, and sock hops? Then you’ll love the Retro-Rockets, a seven member Rock and Roll band specializing in music of the 50’s and 60’s. While this great oldies cover band is based in Ellicott City, MD, it performs its unique blend of driving rock and rock songs, classic ballads, R&B music, classic instrumentals, standards, and even a few country, big band, and blues songs throughout the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. Whenever the Retro-Rockets play, there is music to dance to, music to sing along with; music for all ages!
The Retro-Rockets, influenced by such musicians as Chuck Berry, Little Eva, the Beatles, Del Shannon, and the Drifters, features Bob Armbruster on trumpet, Dave Armbruster on bass, Chet Higdon on drums and percussion, Iris Hirsch on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Dave Kroop on lead guitar and keyboards, Larry McCoy on saxophone, and Tony Montone on lead vocals and organ. Each is an experienced professional musician who brings his/her own special talent to each performance. The Retro-Rockets has performed at numerous events and venues. In fact, the Retro-Rockets is the perfect band for any event where people want to dance, sing, and just have FUN! Blast off to a good time with the Retro-Rockets! |
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| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Monday, 07/27/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in CURIOUS GEORGE (G) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Animated Feature with the voices of Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy Universal Pictures 86 minutes; 2006 The Man in the Yellow Hat travels to Africa where he accidentally adopts an adorable chimpanzee named George. While George is surely cute, his curiosity has a tendency to get him into a series of predicaments in this endearing big-screen adaptation of the beloved books by H.A. Rey. CHECK OUT THE BOOK AT THE HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY! | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Tuesday, 07/28/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Teen Night Featuring We Are the Dancers, Chris Ulmer and The Getaways | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Wednesday, 07/29/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in TK BLUE | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. TK Blue is currently an adjunct professor of jazz history at Montcalir State University and director of jazz studies at Long Island University-CW Post Campus. TK Blue is a finalist under consideration for a fulltime tenured professorship at Long Island University-CW Post as the Director Of Jazz Studies. 2008-TK Blue’s new cd Follow the North Star is now available. http://www.tkblue.com/tkblue-welcome.html | ||
| Thursday, 07/30/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Jean Watson | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. The music of Jean Watson touches her audiences on many levels and often brings a strong emotional response, as though she is bringing a bit of heaven to earth. She never sings without also speaking, however, bringing a message of unflagging hope in the power and love of God to change lives. Through her own brokenness, she has a compassion for the hurting which draws people to her. It is not uncommon for a concert to close with people lining up for prayer, which is the heart of Jean’s ministry. Artist web site: http://www.jeanwatson.com/ | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Friday, 07/31/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (PG-13) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, and Cate Blanchett Paramount Pictures; Directed by Steven Spielberg 124 minutes; 2008 Set in 1957, an older and wiser Indiana Jones is pitted against agents of the Soviet Union in pursuit of the mystical Crystal Skull. Indy is joined in the jungles of South America by an upstart named Mutt who reminds him of his younger self in the fourth installment of this incredibly successful franchise. | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Saturday, 08/01/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Tom Principato | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Tom Principato is one of the most unique guitarists around, combining his rich blues background with high-energy rock, and a highly charged, emotionally expressive delivery. | ||
| Sunday, 08/02/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Starvation Army Band | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 6:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Monday, 08/03/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (G) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Animated Feature with the voices of Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin Kline Universal Pictures 93 minutes; 2008 Little Despereaux the mouse is born tiny, wheezy and with comically oversized ears and is very different from his family. His love for a princess leads him on adventures which involve him with an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of his dungeon and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears in this beautifully crafted animated film. Based on the Newbery Award-winning book by Kate DiCamillo . CHECK OUT THE BOOK AT THE HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY! | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Tuesday, 08/04/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Showcase Night | Lakefront Stage featuring Scott Sivakoff, Libby Weibel and Michael Wiles |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. The Music Matters Showcase is an eclectic mix of music, most of it acoustic, all of it wonderful, all of it matters. You will be taken aback by the amount of talent we have in this area. Come out and check out what everyone has been talking about. Showcases are free, but donations to Bread for the City for the Homeless are welcomed. | ||
| Wednesday, 08/05/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Gary Brown | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Thursday, 08/06/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Gail Marten & The Clem Ehoff Trio | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Gail Marten & The Clem Ehoff Trio have made beautiful music together for more than a decade performing at premier jazz and concert venues. Hundreds of social events have been brightened by their vibrant arrangements. Two CDs have been recorded, Beyond The Rainbow and Pure Joy and another project scheduled for early in 2005. Most of their music is composed by Ehoff with lyrics by Marten, although Marten’s compositions are also noteworthy. Their unique musical style incorporates jazz and latin jazz. Artist web site: http://www.gailmarten.com/ | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Friday, 08/07/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in THE DARK KNIGHT (PG-13) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine Warner Bros.; Directed by Christopher Nolan 152 minutes; 2008 Batman continues his seemingly endless effort to bring justice to Gotham’s crime syndicate. This time the Dark Knight faces a rising psychopathic criminal called The Joker, whose eerie grin belies a dangerous agenda. The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor went to the late Heath Ledger for his haunting portrait of The Joker. The second highest grossing film (TITANIC is # 1) of all time! | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Saturday, 08/08/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Mr. Groove | Lakefront Stage |
Time: 8:00pm.
Admission: FREE.
Age restrictions: All Ages.
Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Mr. Groove Band, in one form or another, works with legendary vocalist Bonnie Bramlett and legendary sax player Boots Randolph.
I love the freshness and musicality of Mr.Groove. These guys can play … Mr.Groove is one of those bands that has the ability to play music at the highest level while at the same time reaching a wider audience then your typical jazz crowd. After having known Tim Smith and the guys of Mr.Groove for some time now, I can vouch for their keen sense of melody and their ability to touch an audience on an emotional level, as well as any band out there today. Mr.Groove is happening. ~ Bill Evans, saxophonist extraordinaire, ESC recording artist, alumni of Miles Davis Band, Mahavishnu Orchestra, etc.http://www.myspace.com/mrgrooveband |
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| Sunday, 08/09/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Columbia Concert Band | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 6:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Columbia’s own Columbia Concert Band returns to the Lakefront Summer Festival with a mix of Patriotic, Modern, Broadway and Movie Themes. This 80+ member concert band includes members from all walks of life and performs year round in (and around) central Maryland. We want you to share in our love of music and hope you will attend more of our concerts, either over the summer or at our “host concert hall” at Oakland Mills High School. For more information on the band and our complete concert schedule, please visit our website: www.columbiaband.org | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Monday, 08/10/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in CORALINE (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Animated Feature with the voices of Dakota Fanning, John Hodgman, and Teri Hatcher Focus Features Directed by Henry Selick and Mike Cachuela 100 minutes; 2009 Coraline is a curious young girl who unlocks a mysterious door in her family’s new home and enters into an adventure in a parallel reality. On the surface, this “Other World” eerily mimics her own life – though it is much more fantastical. While encountering different versions of her own life ultimately, Coraline must rely on her resourcefulness, determination and bravery to get back home. Based on the award-winning children’s’ book by Neil Gaiman, this film is from Tim Burton’s production house (The Nightmare Before Christmas) so expect some eerie goings on! CHECK OUT THE BOOK AT THE HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY! | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Tuesday, 08/11/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Showcase Night featuring Hannah Spiro, Carl Ayers and Michael Finazzio | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. The Music Matters Showcase is an eclectic mix of music, most of it acoustic, all of it wonderful, all of it matters. You will be taken aback by the amount of talent we have in this area. Come out and check out what everyone has been talking about. Showcases are free, but donations to Bread for the City for the Homeless are welcomed. | ||
| Wednesday, 08/12/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Swingin’ Daves | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Some bands just know what to do when they get on stage in front of a crowd or in the studio…. Get the right group of players together and not a lot of discussion is needed… about what to play, how to play it, when to play it. That’s the kind of band the Swinging Daves are. You could probably call the Daves “seasoned veterans” – all have learned their craft the way it is supposed to be learned: in bars and dives, house gigs and road trips, providing the spark behind notable DC and national Roots-Americana artists. | ||
| Thursday, 08/13/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Damon Foreman | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Friday, 08/14/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in IRON MAN (PG-13) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard Paramount Pictures; Directed by Jon Favreau 126 minutes; 2008 After an accident, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark creates a suit that sustains his life. When he heals, he decides to use his technology to fight crime and leads a double life as Iron Man in this comic book adventure, one of the must successful adventure films of this past year! The sequel comes out next year. | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Saturday, 08/15/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Carl Filipiak | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Sunday, 08/16/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Columbia Jazz Band | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 6:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. The Columbia Jazz Band is proud to bring its exciting mix of Jazz, Blues, Swing and Latin charts to our home town of Columbia, MD. The members of the Columbia Jazz Band come from all walks of life – a doctor researching heart disease, a social worker, an engineer, a number of computer scientists, a retired music educator, a middle school teacher, a lawyer, and more. The group gives stage concerts, including a recent performance at the famed Blues Alley in Georgetown, and is available for dances, dedications, receptions, and picnics in central Maryland. In 2007, the Columbia Jazz Band completed its first European tour, performing at the International Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, as well as Croatia, Slovenia, and a final concert in the American Embassy in Vienna, Austria. For more information, please visit our website: www.thejazzband.com | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Monday, 08/17/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell Walt Disney Studios/Walden Media Directed by Andrew Adamson 174 minutes; 2008 The four Pevensie children return to Narnia and discover that even though it has been only a short time in their world, hundreds of years have passed since they ruled there. With the help of a heroic mouse called Reepicheep and the exiled heir to the throne, Prince Caspian, they set out to overthrow the evil King Miraz who has taken charge in this second installment of the epic Chronicles series written by C.S. Lewis. CHECK OUT THE BOOK AT THE HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY! | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Tuesday, 08/18/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Showcase Night featuring J&B Blues, Kathleen Stanley and Greta Ehrig | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. The Music Matters Showcase is an eclectic mix of music, most of it acoustic, all of it wonderful, all of it matters. You will be taken aback by the amount of talent we have in this area. Come out and check out what everyone has been talking about. Showcases are free, but donations to Bread for the City for the Homeless are welcomed. | ||
| Wednesday, 08/19/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Richard Walton Group | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Thursday, 08/20/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Friday, 08/21/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (PG-13) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightly Buena Vista Pictures; Directed by Gore Verbinski 143 minutes; 2003 Charming rouge pirate Jack Sparrow (Depp) loves his life of adventure on the Caribbean Sea. All of his pleasure is brought to an end, however, when his nemesis Captain Barbossa (Rush) steals his ship. When Elizabeth Swann, the daughter of the governor, is captured by Barbossa aboard the Black Pearl Elizabeth’s childhood friend Will Turner joins with Jack to rescue the girl and get his ship back in this rollicking adventure. The first and the best of the Johnny Depp/Jack Sparrow films! | ||
| Event Type: Live Music | ||
| Saturday, 08/22/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in Jettstream | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||
| Event Type: Movies | ||
| Monday, 08/24/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in AUG. 24 HOTEL FOR DOGS (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Emma Roberts, Don Cheadle, and Lisa Kudrow DreamWorks Pictures 100 minutes; 2009 Based on Lois Duncan’s novel, the story revolves around two orphaned teenagers who decide to turn an abandoned building into a safe haven for stray dogs. One of the most successful family films of the year! CHECK OUT THE BOOK AT THE HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY! | ||
| Friday, 08/28/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in BEDTIME STORIES (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, and Guy Pearce Walt Disney Studios; Directed by Adam Shankman 99 minutes; 2008 Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler), a hotel handyman, finds his life changed forever when the magical bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the miracle by incorporating his own aspirations into the tales but it’s the kids’ unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter’s life upside down. A Disney treat from late last year! | ||
| Saturday, 08/29/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in ENCHANTED (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon, and James Marsden Walt Disney Pictures; Directed by Kevin Lima 107 minutes; 2007 A classic Disney fairytale lands in modern-day New York City when a storybook princess is thrust into present day Manhattan by an evil queen. Her prince follows after to rescue her but her journey causes her to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. This is the film that turned Amy Adams into a major star! | ||
| Friday, 09/04/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in RATATOUILLE (G) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Animated Feature with the voices of Brad Garrett, Patton Oswalt, John Ratzenberger Walt Disney/Pixar; Directed by Brad Bird 110 minutes; 2007 In this Pixar Academy Award-winning animated comedy Remy loves fine French food, which is a problem since he happens to be a rat. He lives in an expensive French restaurant and desires to become a chef despite the disapproval of his father and brother who are happy eating garbage. He has adventures every day with a rat-despising staff that wants him gone in this riotous family film. | ||
| Saturday, 09/05/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in MONSTERS, INC (G) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Animated Feature with the voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and James Coburn Walt Disney Pictures; Directed by Peter Docter, David Silverman 89 minutes; 2001 This animated feature from the creators of Toy Story shows us the life behind the scenes of things that go bump in the night. The big, blue and fuzzy James P. Sullivan (Goodman) and his opinionated, one-eyed roommate Mike Wzowski (Crystal) are two professional “scare specialists” Their job is to harness the energy created when they make little kids scream. This energy is bottled and keeps their society going. When they accidentally let a young girl named Boo into their world behind the closets and under the beds, it throws their life into chaos. Boo finds out that the monsters are more scared of her than she is of them. One of Pixar’s best! | ||
| Sunday, 09/06/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in WALL-E (G) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Animated Feature with the voices of Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin, and Ben Burtt Walt Disney Studios; Directed by Andrew Stanton 97 minutes; 2008 What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? The year is 2700 and WALL-E is a robot still spending every day doing what he was made for. Soon he is visited by a sleek robot named EVE whom he chases across the galaxy with a pet cockroach and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots. Great fun from Walt Disney/Pixar Studios! | ||
| Friday, 09/11/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in MADAGASCAR (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Animated Feature with the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and David Schwimmer DreamWorks Pictures 86 minutes, 2005 At New York’s Central Park Zoo, a lion, a zebra, a giraffe and a hippo are best friends living a blissful domesticated life in captivity. When one of them turns up missing, the others search for him only to find themselves on a ship headed to the exotic island of Madagascar. When their boat wrecks, these native New Yorkers must take on a much different jungle in this computer-animated comedy. Come back tomorrow night and see the sequel! | ||
| Saturday, 09/12/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Animated Feature with the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, and Jada Pinkett-Smith DreamWorks Pictures 89 minutes; 2008 This sequel brings back lovable New York Zoo Animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo. Still stranded in Madagascar, they manage to leave the island only to land in the wilderness of Africa. There, Alex meets the rest of his family but has trouble communicating after his time at the Central Park Zoo in this hilarious animated adventure. | ||
| Friday, 09/18/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in 17 AGAIN (PG-13) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, and Michelle Trachtenberg Warner Bros.; Directed by Buff Steers 102 minutes; 2009 A middle-aged father finds his life is not exactly what he expected. He is separated from his family and his career at a pharmaceutical company is at a stand still. While reminiscing at his old high school, he has a strange encounter with the janitor and after falling into a river wakes up to find himself in his 17-year-old body. He enrolls back into high school to be close to his children in this hit comedy from earlier this year. | ||
| Saturday, 09/19/09 | Columbia Lakefront Festival in MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (PG) | Lakefront Stage |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. Animated Feature with the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, and Paul Rudd DreamWorks Animation 94 minutes; 2009 When a meteorite from outer space hits a young girl and douses her with the alien liquid Quantonium it turns her into a 48 foot monster. She is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. This crew of reluctant heroes is asked to save the earth from the evil alien Gallaxhar in this animated comedy from just a few months ago. | ||