Ballroom

Bonnie and Ken Shockey dance Friday night at the Ballroom in the Barn fundraiser at the Allison-Antrim Museum Pennsylvania German bank barn in Greencastle, Pa. The next dance will be Oct. 29. Proceeds from the event benefit the barn project.

tarar@herald-mail.com CASCADE - Harry Hamby stepped off the dance floor Sunday but kept his body swaying from side to side while discussing why he makes weekly trips to Pen Mar Park in Cascade. "We love to dance," said Hamby. "If they play 'New York, New York,' I'm going back out there. " Hamby was in luck. Moments later the band Twilight 3+1 played his song and the Maugansville resident made his way back to the dance floor, where couples were already gliding and twirling to the tune.

Now, I'm really mad. I was channel surfing the other day, looking for something football-related to watch and couldn't find a thing. I've got a dish the size of a pu-pu platter with every station known to man and you would figure there would be something on having to do with football. The closest thing was to watch Emmitt Smith on that "Dancing with the Stars" show. And then I really got mad. That should have been me. The show contacted me to be the token football personality on the show.

Today - American Legion Post 10, Boonsboro, 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 - Western Maryland Hospital auditorium, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 - Funkstown Moose Lodge ballroom, noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 - Smithsburg Fire Hall, 1 to 7 p.m.

Jefferson High School class of 1981 Friday, Oct. 7, and Saturday, Oct. 8. Holiday Inn Express, 681 Flowing Springs Road, Ranson, W.Va., and Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races Skyline ballroom, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town. Contact Tracey Owens at 703-915-9328 or email tracey62@gmail.com .

The Interstate Coin Club Inc. holds an Interstate Coin Show, Saturday, Aug. 31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Venice Inn ballroom, 431 Dual Highway, Hagerstown. Admission is free. There will be buying, selling and trading of coins, currency, stamps and sports cards. Door prizes every hour. Contact Interstate Coin Club Inc., P.O. Box 1901, Hagerstown, Md. 21742.

The American Cancer Society's 16th Annual Grand Sunday Brunch will be Sunday, Oct. 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the ballroom of the Clarion Hotel, 901 Dual Highway, Hagerstown. Adult tickets cost $28; tickets for ages 4 to 10 cost $9 each. A raffle, silent auction and entertainment will be offered throughout the event. Money raised will fund programs and activities for Washington County cancer patients and their caregivers, as well as research efforts. For information or tickets, call 301-733-8272.

Today - Smithsburg Fire Hall, 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 - Bethel Assembly of God, 210 Tavern Road, Martinsburg, W.Va., 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 - Shepherd University, College Center ballroom, 301 King St., Shepherdstown, W.Va. Friday, April 21 - Leetown United Methodist Church, Kearneysville, W.Va., 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22 - Heritage Free Will Baptist Church, W.Va. 51, Inwood, W.Va., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, April 24 - Shepherdstown Fire Hall, W.Va.

The Hagerstown Lioness Club will meet Thursday, Nov. 2, in the Grand Venice Hotel ballroom, 431 Dual Highway, Hagerstown. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The program for the evening will be "Holiday Prelude Auction" with silent and open-floor bidding. Items to be auctioned will include Lionesses' homemade pastries (pies, cakes, cookies, candies, etc.), plus Christmas holiday decorations and miscellaneous novel gifts. Lionesses can invite family, neighbors and friends. For more details, call 301-790-0523.

Carl Harbaugh, former sheriff of Frederick County, Md., speaks to an audience of dialysis patients and their families from the region at a Beyond Dialysis luncheon Oct. 4 in the Ballroom at Duffy's on Potomac. Harbaugh was first diagnosed with kidney failure, pneumonia and heart problems in 2003. He underwent dialysis at the DaVita Dialysis Center in Frederick and eventually received a kidney transplant in 2008. He told his story to the more than 100 guests at Beyond Dialysis and encouraged them to find ways to enjoy a full life even while undergoing dialysis three times a week for four hours each time.

If you find your evening of Monday, Feb. 4 in need of a boost, I suggest you make your way to the ballroom of the American Legion ballroom in Funkstown and watch as Washington County high school students in grades nine through 12 compete in a patriotic oratorical contest.  The speeches on the Constitution begin at 7 p.m. and light refreshments will be served following the contest. I have for a number of years been privileged to judge this competition, and was exceedingly impressed by the poise and knowledge exhibited by these young men and women.

Clare Domer's ballroom dance party will be Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Morris Frock Post 42 American Legion on Northern Avenue in Hagerstown. Admission costs $5.   Senior site          Smithsburg senior site calendar:  Today - Uno and exercise, 10 a.m.  Friday - Birthday luncheon, 11:30 a.m.  Monday - Nutrition Education: “Have Your Cake and Eat it Too!”, 10 a.m.     Day nursery plans fundraiser Hagerstown Day Nursery will hold a fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Otterbein United Methodist Church, Franklin and Locust streets in Hagerstown.

1. Hancock's battle ready Hancock will host the Battle of Hancock re-enactment 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, and Friday, Jan. 6; 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7; 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8. Civil War re-enactors, firing demonstrations, story telling, live music, book signings in the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Battle of Hancock. Sunday features a Civil War soldiers' memorial service and dedication of grave stones. Brochure with event schedule at Town Hall. 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 6; 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7; 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8. Concert by the Wildcat Regiment Band at 5 p.m. Jan. 7. Event begins at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church.

Aviation is part of Hagerstown's history, so wining, dining and dancing next to jets and prop aircraft in a hangar to raise money for a local museum seemed like a good idea to the board of directors of Discovery Station at Hagerstown. Saturday night, the Rider Jet Center at Hagerstown Regional Airport became a ballroom for the second annual Hangarfest, with museum patrons and others paying $45 for a catered meal and music by the Rhythm Kings, Spectrum and The Ray Birely Orchestra.

Jefferson High School class of 1981 Friday, Oct. 7, and Saturday, Oct. 8. Holiday Inn Express, 681 Flowing Springs Road, Ranson, W.Va., and Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races Skyline ballroom, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town. Contact Tracey Owens at 703-915-9328 or email tracey62@gmail.com .

Jim Powers will hold his ballroom dance party Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Maugansville Ruritan Club building in Maugansville. Admission is $4 per person. Pen Mar Park The summer concert series continues Sunday at Pen Mar Park as the featured group Arrow Trio is scheduled to perform from 2 to 5 p.m.   TOPS 0462 TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter 0462 in Smithsburg had another good week of weight loss. Dale was the thinner winner with a 4.5-pound loss.