Mark your calendars for the second annual Gorman Crossing Gator Open Golf Tournament at Fairway Hill Golf Course, in Columbia, Monday, May 19 at 1 p.m. Cost is $90 per player and includes a box lunch, drinks and dinner. A hole-in-one award and door prizes are offered. For more information, call Glenn Meininger 410-746-9823 or e-mail gmeininger@jhmi.edu

Red apples and yellow flowers by Pete Doyle are on display at La Galeria, adjacent to the Ranazul restaurant, 8171 Maple Lawn Blvd. during the month of May. Doyle's striking paintings maintain a strong balance of light, color and proportion. About a third of his acrylics are still lifes of fruits and flowers.

The other paintings are stirring abstractions that bring the viewer into the dynamic colors of the painting. The opening reception is Sunday, May 18 from 3 to 4 p.m.

Doyle studied painting in Greece, Ireland and his home state of Maryland. Art runs in his family, he said.

His uncle, also an artist, started him sketching as a child. His paintings are now in collections in England, Canada, Mexico and the United States. He likes to work on two paintings at a time, one realistic and one abstract.

After leaving the Marines, Doyle opened an employment service in Maryland and two restaurants in Washington, D.C., Port of Piraeus 1 and 2.

Amber Haslinger is the new children's services supervisor at the Savage Branch Library. In her new position, she is responsible for putting classes such as Children's Story Hour together and arranging other programs for children.

Among her other duties are making presentations at schools and recommending books for purchase by the library. Haslinger received a master's degree in library science from the University of Maryland and worked at the Eldersburg Library, in Carroll County, before coming to Savage.

Jazz music for students between the ages of 7-16 will be offered this summer by Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks partnered with Contemporary Arts Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of jazz.

The partnership offers the Music and Arts Academy summer camp, where campers of all skill levels can participate in instrumental and vocal music instruction and dance.

Camp director Carl Grubbs is a jazz saxophonist. Instrumental offerings include saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, guitar, drums, and keyboards. Instruction is available in African, modern, and tap dance, as well as jazz vocals.

Participants can bring their own instruments, or one can be provided upon request. Tuition is $420. Payment plans are available as well as scholarships and financial assistance for those who qualify. The camp is held at Hammond High School and will run Monday to Friday from 8:45 a.m. until 3 p.m. for two weeks beginning on July 7. Early registration deadline for this program is Friday, May 16.

Call Holly Harden at 410-313-4630, or go to www.howardcountymd.gov/RAP for more information. Master Gardeners of Howard County are 140 volunteers trained by the University of Maryland, Howard County Extension.

The organization's free programs educate residents about environmentally safe, effective and sustainable practices that build healthy landscapes. Programs include public education programs, composting demonstrations and consultation on Bay-Wise landscape practices.

Don't miss the plant clinic May 24 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Savage Branch Library, 9525 Durness Lane. Call 410-880-5975.

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