COLUMBIA, MD — Tickets are on sale now for the Howard County Arts Council's 29th annual Celebration of the Arts Gala.
The event will be Oct. 24 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College in Columbia.
The evening will begin with a reception where 15 to 20 local culinary sponsors will showcase their best dishes. Then there'll be an art auction featuring work by local and regional artists. Then at 8 p.m., the Rising Star Performing Arts Competition will begin, along with the presentation of the Howie Awards.
Seven local finalists will vie for the audience vote for the $5,000 Rising Star award. In between performances, the Howie Awards will be presented to an Outstanding Artist, Arts Educator and Community Supporter of the Arts in recognition of their contributions to the arts community in Howard County.
Tickets can be bought online at hocoarts.org/tickets or by calling (410) 313-2787.
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