40 Plus Dance -- Fri., Sept. 5, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Modern, ballroom and line dancing, featuring 50s and 60s music. $3 admission at the door. Free drink set-ups and snacks. Bring your own beverages or buy sodas for 50 cents each. Phelps Dance Center, 701 Montgomery St., Laurel. 301-937-2896.

50+ Professionals -- Singles social group for professionals ages 50 and up. New members are currently being accepted. Group meets for social events such as happy hours, brunches, dinners, theater, concerts, book clubs and more. For more information, call 410-813-4071.

Contemporary fiction -- Mon., Sept. 8, 7 p.m. Glenwood Branch Library, 2350 Route 97, Cooksville. 410-313-5577.

First Place Singles -- For singles over 40. Sat., Sept. 6, 7 p.m.: Orioles game. Mon., Sept. 8, 6 p.m.: happy hour at Serafino's, 3419 Plum Tree Drive, Ellicott City. Sept. 12, 7 p.m.: Night of Jazz and Arts, Chapelgate Church, 2600 Marriottsville Road, Woodstock. Dinner available $9. R.S.V.P. requested. Call 410-243-7344.

Free child care and preschool program assistance -- Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Howard County parents can get free assistance in locating state-licensed child care centers, family child care providers, school-aged programs and preschools through LOCATE: Child Care. For more information on this service, call 410-313-1930 .

Free English/Second Language classes -- Thursdays, beginning Sept. 11. Runs through May 21, 7-9 p.m. Registration will be held Sept. 4, 7-9 p.m. For all nationalities and levels. Gethsemane Baptist Church, 14135 Burntwoods Road, Glenwood. For more information, call 410-489-9480 or 410-442-5853.

Glenwood Community Book Club -- Wed., Sept. 10, 10 a.m. Glenwood Community Center, 2400 Route 97, Cooksville. 410-313-5577.

Good Reads -- Wed., Sept. 10, 7 p.m. East Columbia Branch Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. 410-313-7700.

Howard County Fire and Rescue's Office of Emergency Management -- Tue., Sept. 9, 10 a.m. Local Emergency Planning Committee monthly meeting. Discuss local hazardous materials issues and facilities in Howard County. Location to be determined. Lt. James Singletary, 410-807-5340.

Howard County Genealogical Society -- Wed., Sept. 10, 7 p.m. Informal workshop with help table, browsing table and surname file table; 7:30 p.m. Ellicott City Senior Center, 9401 Frederick Road, Ellicott City. In case of inclement weather, meeting will be canceled. Sign language interpretation available upon advance request. 410-730-7917. Meeting is canceled when Howard County schools are closed.

Howard County Independents -- Unaffiliated voters. Second Tuesday, 7 p.m. Mona Brinegar, 443-889-9070.

Jibber Jabber -- Second and fourth Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Ellicott City's newest poetry and music open mic with a featured poet. Might include adult content. Show hosted by spoken word artist Ryan Mergen. Java Grande, 9050 Baltimore Pike, Ellicott City. For more information, call 410-480-3865.

Laurel Jazzercise -- Through Sun., Sept. 7, Open house. All classes free. Laurel Jazzercise Fitness Center, 1200 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel. To register, call 301-725-4605.

Laurel Moms Club -- Thu., Sept. 4, 7 p.m. Learn something new, develop adult friendships and become a part of the Laurel community. Ray Andrews will speak about fun family fitness and the childhood obesity epidemic. Our Savior Lutheran Church, 13611 Laurel-Bowie Road. 301-776-4989.

MOMS Club of Ellicott City Central -- Second Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Social and business meeting. Glen Mar United Methodist Church, 8430 GlenMar Road. E-mail momsclubofec_central@yahoo.com.

Monday Night Book Club -- Mon., Sept. 8, 7 p.m. Miller Branch Library, 9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City. 410-313-1950.

Mountain Club of Maryland -- Day and overnight hikes; bike and canoe trips; cabin, car and tent camping; and the maintenance of trails in Maryland state parks as well as other parks. 443-621-8148. Wed., Sept. 10, Savage to Columbia. Flat, easy 6-mile hike. Call 410-849-2991.

Mystery Book Club -- Wed., Sept. 10, 7 p.m. Savage Branch Library, 9525 Durness Lane, Laurel. 410-880-5980.

Sewing Class for Homeschoolers -- Thursdays, beginning Sept. 11. Students 8 years old and up will learn 12 functional sewing stitches. By the end of the class, students will have made their own quilt. Ellicott City Colored School, Restored, 8683 Frederick Road, Ellicott City. For more information, call 410-465-8500.

Sew What? class for adults -- Thursdays, beginning Sept. 11. Two-session class is designed for adults 18 and up. Learn proper measuring techniques, fabric review, pattern choices and pattern layout with adjustments. Ellicott City Colored School, Restored, 8683 Frederick Road, Ellicott City. For more information, call 410-465-8500.

The Upper Patuxent Archeology Group -- Second Monday, 7:30 p.m. Mount Ida, 3691 Sarah's Lane, Ellicott City. Lee Preston, 443-745-1202; Alison Polley, 410-747-1973; or the Mount Ida Mansion, 410-465-8500.

Wine Glass Court Poets -- Second Sunday, 2 p.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Long Gate Shopping Center, Montgomery Road, Ellicott City. 410-203-9001.

Yingling-Ridgely Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary No. 7472 -- A community service organization. Second Thursday, 8 p.m. VFW, 4225 VFW Lane, Ellicott City. 410-242-4036.

Groups included in this listing must be open to the public. Send information to: Let's Get Together, Flier/Times, 10750 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia, MD 21044, fax to 410-997-4564 or e-mail hccalendar@patuxent.com. Include the name; regular meeting days and location; and a phone number, with area code, for publication. Listings for "Let's Get Together," which appears periodically, are accepted on a space-available basis.

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