Calendar

JAN. 31

Wings of Sound, sponsored by Old Florida National Bank, will perform Thursday, Jan. 31 at the Historic Dubsdread Ballroom to benefit the Central Florida YMCA. The cost is $20 per person, which includes hors d’ouevres and a cash bar. Call 407-678-0409 or email [email protected] for more information on this event. To learn more about Wings of Sound, visit wingsofsound.com

As part of its Senior Health Lectures, Rollins College is launching an educational lecture series on Jan. 31 at 3:30 p.m. The first topic is on “storytelling to improve your health.” Contact [email protected] for more information.

FEB. 1

The Morse Museum will show a Brown Bag Matinee of “Expo-Magic of the White City,” a continuation from Jan. 25 (63 minutes), on Friday, Feb. 1, at noon at the Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Pavilion, located at 161 W. Canton Ave., or just behind the museum. The event is free.

Individuals will have the opportunity to meet with more than 30 professional agencies at the Smart Aging Health Fair on Friday, Feb. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Maitland Civic Center, located at 641 S. Maitland Ave. Health screenings and health programs will also be topics for discussion at the fair. Lunch will be provided at noon. Call Leslie Koonce at 407-843-1910 for more information on the health fair.

The Art & History Museums-Maitland’s (A&H) program Ladies’ Art Lounge continues on Friday, Feb. 1, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the A&H’s Maitland Art Center, Studio 4, located at 231 W. Packwood Ave. in Maitland. Ladies’ Art Lounge is designed for women who want an evening out with friends where they can talk, have a glass of wine and learn something new in a casual and fun atmosphere. The Feb. 1 program is led by A&H Artist-In-Action Whitney Broadaway, who presents a printmaking activity: Plexiglas Monoprints. To register, visit ArtandHistory.org, or call 407-539-2181, extension 265.

FEB. 2

The sixth annual Out Of The Darkness Community Walk will be Saturday, Feb. 2, at 8 a.m. around Lake Baldwin. More than 1,000 walkers participated in last year’s event, which benefits the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, to fund research, education and survivor and awareness programs — both to prevent suicide and to assist those affected by suicide. Visit www.tinyurl.com/Orlando-OutOfTheDarkness-Walk for more information on the walk.

FEB. 3

During Black History Month 2013, The Center for Contemporary Dance will present Moore Dance Project’s “Sacred Slave Stories,” a contemporary ballet inspired by historic interviews with formerly-enslaved African Americans, at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3, at Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park. Tickets are $17 for general and $15 for children younger than 12, seniors 60 and older, and college students. Tickets can be purchased by calling 407-695-8366 or online at thecenterfordance.org

Orlando Area Historical Rose Society will meet at Harry P. Leu Gardens, located at 1920 N. Forest Ave. in Orlando, where Robert Bowden, director of Leu Gardens, will present “Florida’s Top Ten Garden Guide and Drought Tolerant Plants Are Not Ugly” on Feb. 3. Doors will open at 2 p.m. and the program will start at 2:30 p.m. Admission and parking are free. For more information on this event and OAHRS, call 407-497-1639. For more information on Leu Gardens, call 407-246-2020.

FEB. 4

The Central Florida Watercolor Society (CFWS) will host a four-day workshop at Webster University/Sanlando Center, located at 2180 W. State Road 434 in Longwood, from Feb. 4-7 with highly acclaimed artist Tom Lynch. CWFS is currently accepting reservations, with a deposit, for the workshop, which is open to all watercolorists, regardless of ability. The cost for this workshop is $350 for members and $400 for non-members. Call Nancy Sexton at 407-415-0594 or visit centralfloridawatercolor.org for more information on the workshop.

The Winter Park Welcome Center, located at 151 W. Lyman Ave., will host “Winter Park Executive Women,” presented by Hylant, on Monday, Feb. 4. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon and program at noon. Visit winterpark.org/content/winter-park-executive-women for more information on “Winter Park Executive Women.” Individuals can also download a registration form from the website above. Please RSVP by Feb. 1 at noon.

ONGOING

The Breakthrough Theatre, located at 419A W. Fairbanks Ave. in Winter Park, will honor Elvis Presley with shows running through Feb. 11. The production will take place Feb.1-4 and Feb. 8-11, with Monday, Friday and Saturday shows at 8 p.m. and Sunday shows at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $12. Only cash or checks are accepted. For reservations, call 407-920-4034.

From Feb. 5 – April 16, AARP will be offering free tax assistance on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon-4 p.m. at the Maitland Senior Center, located at 345 S. Maitland Ave. Assistance is on a first-come first-serve basis, and the last person will be helped at 3:30 p.m. Individuals should bring all appropriate tax information with them. Call the Senior Center Office at 407-539-6251 for more information.

The Winter Park Playhouse continues its 10th anniversary series of professional musical theatre with “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra,” through Feb. 16. Thursday performances will take place Jan. 31 and Feb. 7 and 14 at 2 p.m. Friday performances will be Feb. 1, 8 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday performances will take place Feb. 2, 9 and 16 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday performances will be at 2 p.m. on Feb 3 and 10. There will also be a Wacky Wednesday performance Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $38 evening; $35 senior evening; $28 matinees; $20 industry professionals; $20 students ages 25 and younger; $15 Thursday Preview; and $28 Wacky Wednesday. Visit winterparkplayhouse.org for more information on the performances.

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