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Classes
We offer classes for residents and non residents. Please contact us for more information on class sessions or if you are interested in teaching a class at Amherst House. We are currently offering the following classes:

Wee Friends - These Parent and Child classes are taught by Judy Milke and are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for children ages 14 months to 4 years.

Elsie M. Brown School of the Arts - Shayla-Brown teaches six classes for 2 year olds to adults. The following classes are offered at various times during the week: Ballet, Hip Hop, Modern, Jazz, Mommy & Me, and Dance Aerobics.

Hatha Yoga - Sarah Schwartz teaches both a Beginners Class and Continuing Class on Wednesday evenings.

Pilates - Leigh Roberts, a Physical Therapist and Polestar Certified Pilates Instructor, teaches two levels of Pilates classes on Monday evenings and Saturday mornings. She also offers a Pilates class for People with MS, Parkinson’s and Stroke Survivors on Friday afternoons.

Sewing Classes - Ireatha Day Woods teaches basic sewing on Thursday evenings. Sewing machines provided for class.

Special Events
Upcoming Events:

Gardening Seminars
Grow It, Eat It - Vegetable Gardening
Thursday, March 4 7:00p.m. at Amherst House

Invasive Non Natives
Thursday, March 25
7:00p.m. at Amherst House

Both seminars are presented by Master Gardeners from the Howard County Cooperative Extension Service. Call (410) 381 9600 to register your attendance to this free event.

Village Elections - April 23 5:00-7:00 pm and April 24, 9:00 am-1:00 pm
All Kings Contrivance Village residents (living on assessment paying property) 18 years or older can vote. This year’s elections will fill 3 two year term board seats and 1 one year term board seat. Please vote—we have a quorum we must meet. Kids will be voting on which animal we will adopt from the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore!

Flea Market - April 24, 9:00 am-noon
The Flea Market will take place in the Amherst House parking lot. Sign up for a space today. One space is $10, two are $15. Priority given to KC residents. Non-residents will be put on a waiting list for any available spaces beginning April 21. Advertising will be placed in area newspapers for this event.

As part of the Flea Market we will also be holding a book swap. Get ready for summer reading. Bring a book, take a book or drop off your books in advance at Amherst House between April 17 and 23. (Max. 10 books accepted, No magazines.)

VIN Etching and "Watch Your Car" - April 24, 9:00 am-1:00 pm
The Maryland Anti-Car Theft Committee will be sponsoring a free VIN etching and registration in the Watch Your Car Program which has proven to be a highly effective deterrent to car theft. This anti-theft program registers your cars and places decals on your vehicle which allow police to stop your car between the hours of 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. without observing a violation. Event will take place in front of Amherst House.

Senior Luncheon - Date: TBA
Free Lunch and entertainment for K.C. seniors. Registration required

Annual Pool Party - Thursday, August 12 6:30-9:00 pm
Free food, games, and music for all the family at the Dickinson pool. Free tickets available at Amherst House-limited number

End of Summer Sundae Making - Date: TBA 7:00 to 8:00 pm
All you can eat sundaes at Amherst House for just $2 per person. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Neighborhood Yard Sales - Saturdays in September and October for Macgill’s Common, Dickinson, Huntington/Huntington East Yard sales will take place in neighborhood yards. KCCA will advertise streets that register in the local press.