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ARTS

> The Maryland State Boychoir will hold auditions for singers, Saturdays, Jan. 22 and 29, at St. Matthew's Cathedral, 3400 Normal Ave. in Baltimore. Boys should be residents of Maryland between the ages 7-18, possess a good musical ear and natural singing voice.

Call 410-668-2003.

> The Matthew Players are holding auditions for "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" 7 p.m., Sunday-Monday, Jan. 23-24 at Cardinal Sheehan Auditorium at 5407 Loch Raven Blvd. Bring sheet music and be ready to dance and do a sight reading.

Call 410-665-2844.

EDUCATION

> The Czech and Slovak Language School is registering for its spring semester beginning Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Maryland School for the Blind, 3501 Taylor Ave. Class runs for 10 weeks.

Call 410-435-1317.

Health

> Atonement Lutheran Church is holding a blood drive 2-8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 3 at 9121 Old Harford Road. Please bring ID.

Call 410-529-6292.

> Franklin Square Hospital offers the following at 9000 Franklin Square Drive. Call 443-777-7485.

*Infant care and safety class is 6:30-9:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 24. Fee.

*Infant/child CPR and first aid class is 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 29. Fee.

*Introduction to hypnobirthing is 4-5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 29.

> Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets Wednesdays at Morningside House, 8800 Old Harford Road. Weigh in 6:45-7:15 p.m. Meeting and program 7:15-8:15 p.m.

Call 410-665-6992 or 410-592-8514.

> Loch Raven United Methodist Church offers meditation classes 7:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 6622 Loch Raven Blvd. Call 410-296-4946.

> Stroller Striders, a fitness program that includes workouts with your baby in a stroller, holds classes in various locations in Baltimore.

Call 1-800-829-0416 or visit www.strollerstrides.net/baltimore.

> HopeWell Cancer Support, 10628 Falls Road, offers cancer support groups, education classes with oncology experts, stress reduction, yoga, T'ai Chi and more.

Call 410-832-2719.

*"Look Good Feel Better" is 2-4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 7. Free.

KID Stuff

> Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 3599 E. Northern Pkwy., offers after-school care for children in grades 1-8, 2:30-6 p.m. Cost is $35 a week; $7 a day. Must preregister.

Call 410-254-7641.

> Linden Bridge Nursery School, 9914 Harford Road, has openings in its afternoon programs for 3- and 4-year-olds. Call 410-668-0230.

> Loch Raven Tiny Tots has openings in its class for 3-year-olds that meets 9-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Call 410-828-5409.

> Loch Raven Library, 1046 Taylor Ave., presents the following. Call 410-887-4444.

*Drop-in stories and songs for ages 2-6 with an adult is 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8.

> Loch Raven Rec Council offers tiny tot skate lessons for ages 4-7 3-3:30 p.m., Saturdays, Feb. 5-March 12 at 1801 Glen Keith Blvd. Registration is 10 a.m.-noon, Jan. 29. Call 410-665-8270 or 410-887-5309.

> Parkville-Carney Library, 9509 Harford Road, presents the following. Call 410-887-5353.

*Winterfest is 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 29.

*Winter reading program runs through Feb. 28.

*Drop-in story time is 9:30 a.m., Thursdays.

> Parkville High School's Preschool Child Development Laboratory has openings for preschoolers.

Call 410-887-5257.

> The Pine Grove Tots program has openings for 3- and 4-year-olds for the second semester of the school year. Call 410-665-8681.

Meetings

> The Belair Road Lodge 2265, Order Sons of Italy in America, seeks anyone of Italian descent to join in promoting Italian heritage. Group meets the fourth Monday of each month, St. Matthias Church, 6400 Belair Road.

Call 410-529-5016.

> The Kiwanis Club of Upper Chesapeake meets 7 p.m., Tuesdays, at the Perry Inn at 9654 Belair Road. Call 410-676-0102.

> Korean War Veterans Association Chapter 33 meets at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday each month at the Vietnam Veterans of America Hall at Holabird Industrial Park in Dundalk. All branches of service are welcome. The Korean veterans invite all veterans of the Korean war to join the chapter.

Call 410-665-9959.

> The Knights of Columbus Father Burggraff Council meets Thursdays at 4110 1/2 Pine Hill Road.

Call 410-529-1582.

> The Parkville Toastmasters Club meets 7 p.m., the first and third Thursdays of each month, at Strayer University, 9409 Philadelphia Road. Call 410-668-0464 or 410-882-4485.

seniors

> Parkville Senior Center, 8601 Harford Road, offers the following. Call 410-887-5338.

*Enjoy warm winter drinks 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26.

*Discuss American eating habits 1 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 27.

Special events

> The Nifty Thrifty Shop at St. John's of Hamilton Methodist Church is having a $5 bag sale of family clothes 10 a.m.-noon, Fridays and Saturdays in January at 5315 Harford Road.

> Reformation Lutheran Church, 6200 Loch Raven Blvd., will offer a service for global mission funding, 10:15 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 23. Call 410-435-5202.

Support groups

> The 12-Step Recovery Workshop is a free, open meeting for people suffering from any obsessive-compulsive problem. Meetings are 7 p.m., Thursdays, at Ascension Lutheran Church, 7601 York Road. Call 410-880-2439.

> The Hospice of Baltimore offers the following. Free, but pre-registration required. Call 443-849-8200.

*Adult parental loss support group runs 6:30-8 p.m., Mondays, through Feb. 14.

*Widowed person support group meets 12:30-2 p.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 19-Feb. 23.

* Workshop on understanding grief from 1-2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20.

> Overeaters Anonymous Towson/Parkville area meets 10 a.m., Thursdays, at Hiss United Methodist Church, 8700 Harford Road. Call 410-663-2799.

> The Problem Gambling Council of Maryland offers treatment referrals and counseling to anyone seeking help from the consequences of problem or compulsive gambling.

Call 410-385-1300.

> 12-Step Affiliated Adult Children of Abuse support group meets Wednesdays 8-9 p.m. at St. John's of Hamilton, 5315 Harford Road.

Call Zee at 410-254-2384.

Volunteer

> Franklin Square Hospital is looking for volunteers for its gift shop. Duties include customer service, sales and cashier skills.

Call 443-777-7240.

> Baltimore County Department of Aging's Home Team Program is looking for people to help senior citizens maintain independence and remain at home.

Call 410-887-4141 or e-mail cshaneybrook@co.ba.md.us.

> The Maryland Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division is looking for volunteers to be trained as complaint mediators.

Call 410-576-6519.