Eyes of Faith Ministries is hosting their Spring Praise Jam on Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 from 5p-10p.

The church is located at 2225 Pinefield Station in Waldorf, MD 20602.

The program will feature live bands, music, food and lots of fellowship.

For more information call 301-792-0742.

New Life Community Church is hosting a Free Childhood Obesity Awareness Health Fair on Saturday, May 22nd from 11a-3p.

The church is located at 13711 Annapolis Rd in Bowie, MD.

The event will feature free health screening, live music and food. For more information, call Rob & Nicole Howze at 240-461-8474.

Attend programs across the city from April 17 to May 15 celebrating “A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest J. Gaines.

Click here for more information and to see all locations for the Big Read DC.

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest, and funded in part by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

The Woodbridge Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc is hosting the 2nd Annual Nupe Madness Hoops Tournament to benefit their Scholarship Fund on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at Garfield HS in Woodbridge, VA.

The event will also feature Step Performances, Live Music and lots of Food.

For more information, call Jeremy at 540-435-3463 or visit their website.

The International Worship Center Corporate Office and Training Center is hosting a Free Community Job Fair Saturday, April 17th, 2010 from 12p-4p. The facility is located inside Laurel Mall (Upper Level) at 18428 Baltimore Avenue Laurel, MD. More than 40 companies and businesses will be on hand to hire participants on the spot. The Job Fair is free but registration is required by calling 301-490-8880.

Landover, MD — The 11th Annual Prince George’s Harlem Renaissance Festival will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2010, on the grounds of the Columbia Park/Kentland Community Center, 2411 Pinebrook Avenue, Landover, MD.

This year the festival will have two (2) celebrity artists performing for a crowd of nearly 10,000 participants. “We are excited to be able to bring two of Prince George’s County’s finest recording artists back home to the Harlem Renaissance Festival,” says David Harrington, Festival Chairman. R&B artist, GINUWINE is a graduate of Prince George’s Community College and Forestville High School (now Forestville Military Academy). One of the rap community’s newest sensations, Wale, has called Prince George’s County, Maryland home since 1993.

“The Harlem Remembrance Foundation (HRF) is proud and excited to be able to bring two of our own to the stage at the Harlem Renaissance Festival as our ‘Celebrity Guest Artists.’ It’s a wonderful and special feeling,” says, Ms. Dorothy Bailey, Chairman and Founder of HRF.

GINUWINE and Wale’s involvement in this year’s festival underscores our theme, ‘Service…The Soul of Our Nation.’ “They are both coming home and sharing their talents with their community, family and friends,” said Carolyn Mills-Matthews, of The CAMMAY Group, HRF event consultants.

“Service…The Soul of Our Nation” pays tribute to the work, commitment, dedication and loyalty African Americans made to their country and their community during the 1920s through 1940s as well as today. The Festival will also feature stimulating discussions and exhibits that illustrate this theme throughout the day.

Wale will be performing on the main stage of the Harlem Renaissance Festival at 2 p.m. and “GINUWINE” will perform at 6 p.m. The festival is from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Festival goers can enjoy live performances of music and dance on three outdoor stages, as well as spoken word performances, kids’ activities, craft and food vendors and more. Lawn chairs are encouraged for this day-long, family friendly festival.

The Harlem Renaissance Festival is supported through its generous sponsors and its collaborative partners. Major sponsors include: The Washington Post, Radio One, Pepco, and DC-TV50. Collaborative partners include: The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Prince George’s Department of Family Services, The Prince George’s Memorial Library System, The Prince George’s County Fire Department, Ivy Community Charities – AKA Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, CTV-76, The Prince George’s Community College, Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), and Leadership Prince George’s. The Harlem Remembrance Foundation is grateful to our sponsors and collaborative partners for their efforts to assist in bringing this Festival to the County.

Visit the Harlem Renaissance Festival website for more information.

Laurel High School located at 8000 Cherry Lane in Laurel, MD will host their Annual Spartan Fair Saturday, April 24, 2010* from 10am-3pm.

The fun-filled day will include carnival rides and games, moon bounces, face painting, yard sale, business promotions, car wash, great food and fun for all ages.

Contact-Gwen Green, gwendolyn.green@pgcps.org; 301-497-2050.

*The rain date Saturday, May 8, 2010

The Sixth National African American Drug Policy Summit will held March 24-27th, 2010 at the Hilton-Silver Spring in Silver Spring, Maryland.The Summit is expected to attract experts from various aspects of drug policy from the public, private, and non-profit sectors who will join the membership of the NAADPC for this three-day summit.

The overall goal of the Summit is to identify critical policies and strategies necessary to address the problem of drug abuse in African-American communities. For more information, visit www.naadpc.org.

Angels of Hope Ministries, Children’s Outreach of Anacostia SE, D.C., is reaching out to the children of Haiti through practical Packages of Hope.

Packages of pampers, under garments and feminine sanitary items, will be personally distributed during a missions tour in Port Au Prince.

If you would like to donate items, drop them off Wednesday, March 10 and Thursday, March 11 from 6pm-8pm both days at 2430 Elvan Road SE, Washington, D.C. 20020 or call 202-344-6656. You can also contact Rev’s Alfred and Claudia Harrison via email at alharrison1@verizon.net.

Prince George’s Community College is hosting several events during Women’s History Month.

A workshop will be held called “Build Healthier Relationships During Oops! What Happens When Relationship Expectations and Respect Aren’t Clearly Defined” Thursday, March 18th , 1-3 p.m. in Marlboro Hall Rooms 2102 and 2090.

This event is free.

For more information, call 301-322-0181.