Calendar of events
A LOOK AT THE WEEK AHEAD
Send calendar events (at least two weeks in advance, if possible) to Community, 4475 Regency Place, Suite 301, White Plains, MD 20695. Email items to community@somdnews.com. Include a contact phone number or email on all submissions. Friday, Dec. 9
Platinum Senior Care Assisted Living, LLC will host Reminiscing Cafe
6-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 8-11 a.m. Saturdays-Sundays at the facility, 4018 Blackbird Court, Waldorf. Event is a meet and greet for seniors with dementia and Alzheimer’s to relax and enjoy themselves. Free wifi, food, music, movies, dancing and bingo games. Adult day service drop offs welcome. Transportation services available. Licensed nursing professionals on duty. For more information, call 301-638-3194.
Southern Maryland H.E.A.T. Athletic Program will host annual Winter Coat/Toy Drive
through Dec. 21. Donations of new and/or gently used coats, hats, gloves, clothes, boots, and new unwrapped toys can be dropped off at the front desk of Capital Clubhouse, 3033 Waldorf Market Place, Waldorf. Items will be distributed to local families in need. For more information, email Simeon Russell, srussell@smd-heat.org, or Derico Prout, dprout@smd-heat.org; or go to www. smd-heat.org.
VConnections will host Coffee Break for Women Veterans
9 a.m. Fridays at Chickfil-A, 107 Drury Drive, La Plata. Discover the resources and support available to you. For more information, go to www. vconnections.org.
Mattawoman Creek Art Center will hold Friday Open Studio
11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the center, Smallwood State Park, 2750 Sweden Point Road. Marbury. Call 301-743-5159 or go to www.mattawomanart.org.
Mattawoman Creek Art Center will host Holiday Salon
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Sunday through Dec. 11 at the center, Smallwood State Park, 2750 Sweden Point Road. Shop for beautiful and unique presents for the holidays. For more information, go to www.mattawomanart.org or call 301-743-5159.
Indian Head Black Box Theatre and The Port Tobacco Players presents “God of Carnage”
8 p.m. Dec 9-10 at Indian Head Black Box Theatre, 4185 Indian Head Highway. A playground altercation between 11-year old boys brings together two sets of parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the evening progresses, and the rum flows, the gloves quickly come off. Cost $15 adults; $12 seniors, students and military. Show contains mature language. To purchase tickets or for more information, go to www.ptplayers.com or www.indianheadblackbox.org.
Port Tobacco Players presents Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”
8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 18 at the theater, 508 Charles Street, La Plata. Thursday performance will be 8 p.m. Dec. 15. Cost $18 adults; $15 seniors, students and military. For tickets or more information, go to www. ptplayers.com or call box office, 301-9326819.
American Legion Post 238 will hold Spaghetti Dinner
5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at the post, 6265 Brandywine Road, Hughesville. For more information, call 301-274-3522 or visit on Facebook at American Legion Post 238.
The McConchie One Room School will be open for tours
4-8 p.m. Dec. 9 during the Kris Kringle Christmas Market at the Charles County Fairgrounds.
Boy Scout Troop 1814 of La Plata will sell Christmas trees
4-8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays next to the Baldus Building at 115 Charles Street, La Plata. Open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. Open 4-8 p.m. every weeknight starting Dec. 12. Support Scouting and Shop La Plata. Call 443-277-0197.
CSM Chorale and Chamber Choir Concerts
will be 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine Arts (FA) Center, 8730 Mitchell Road. CSM’s Chorale is a mixed choir of women’s and men’s voices that performs a variety of styles, including traditional and modern choral music, gospel music, contemporary popular
Friday, Dec. 9
Maryland State High Administration
hosting information session on the Business Development Accelerator Program 9-10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9, Holiday Inn Solomons Conference Center and Marina. Free.
For more information, go to http://bit.ly/2fcfFLl.
Saturday, Dec. 10
Cupcakes for Christmas Toy Drive at St. Charles Towne Center
mall, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, 11110 Mall Circle, Lower Level, Waldorf. Exchange new, unwrapped toys for cupcakes.
For more information about the drive, go to bit.ly/CupcakesforChristmasToyDrive.
Sunday, Dec. 11
St. Charles Towne Center
in Waldorf is hosting pet photos with Santa Claus 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, 11110 Mall Circle, food court entrance, Waldorf.
For reservations, go to bit.ly/SCTCPetPhotoNight. Send items to dweigel@somdnews.com.