Encore Showcase (50 years +)

Schedule

Tue Oct 07 2025 at 11:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Blandair Regional Park | Columbia, MD

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It’s Active Aging Week. Come celebrate with free activities geared toward keeping your mind and body active! Join us at Blandair Regional Park North Area and enjoy mini fitness sessions, quick art projects, and giveaways. You’ll also have a chance to try your hand at bocce and archery. Preregistration is not required but is recommended for event updates.
Register: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0545A4AB2FABFD0-encore1#
Thanks to our sponsors, we are excited to offer a free Auntie Anne’s soft pretzel to the first 100 attendees at the Encore Showcase event! Join us for one of our scheduled nature walks as we participate in Walktober! Walk schedule will be available at the event. Join us for one of our scheduled nature walks as we participate in Walktober! Walk schedule will be available at the event.
Information:
Questions: Tessa Hurd, 410-313-7311, or [email protected]
Sponsorship Opportunities: Tracy Adkins, 410-313-7279, or [email protected]
This Year's Vendors Include:
HCRP Active Aging, Adult and Trips and Tours
HCRP Community and Cultural Centers (GJACC, HTCC, NLCC, RCCC)
HCRP Therapeutic Recreation & Accommodation Services
HCRP Robinson Nature Center
HCRP Park Rangers
Great Outdoors Initiative
Active Aging Sports (Pickleball)
Stained Glass by Instructor, Maureen Stone
HC Department of Fire & Rescue
Mobile Integrated Health Team
Senior Planet
HC Office on Aging & Independence
Roving Radish
This Year’s Demonstrations
(Schedule will be available at the event)
Exercise with Ease with Fitness Instructor, Kathy Whelan
Balance and Strength with Fitness Instructor, Kathy Whelan
Soul Line Dance by Dance Instructor, Jessie Barnes
Flintknapping and Stone Working by Archaeology Instructor, Lee Preston
Painting with Pinot's Palette
Active Aging Bocce
Encore Archery
Food Truck on-site
Auntie Anne's
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Blandair Regional Park, Columbia, Maryland, United States

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Howard County Recreation and Parks

Host or Publisher Howard County Recreation and Parks

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