Calendar

JAN. 17

Dr. Michael E. Mann, an expert on global warming and member of a scientific team that won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, will speak at Valencia College on Jan. 17 at 1 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center on East Campus. His speech is free and open to the public. Visit valenciacollege.edu/news for more information.

Priscilla Bagley will perform her cabaret, When Will I Be Loved? The Linda Ronstadt Hall of Fame Campaign 2013! with Christopher Leavy at the piano on Jan. 16 & 17 at 7:30 pm, as part of the popular Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series.

Tickets are $20 and include a drink from the bar. Standing room tickets are available for $10 (no drink included) when performance is sold out. Visit winterparkplayhouse.org for more information or call 407-645-0145.

Disney’s Best Kept Secret—Current Efforts to Protect Wildlife, Wild Places and Communities that Depend on Them by Andrew Stamper, D.V.M., Dipl. A.C.Z.M. 7 p.m. Program Free. No reservations necessary. Leu Gardens, 1920 N. Forest Ave., Orlando. leugardens.org/ visit orangeaudubonfl.org.

The first Sip & Stroll event for 2013 will be here before we know it! We're excited to partner with WHERE GuestBook to bring members of the concierge community to visit Park Avenue during the Sip. Please sign up to participate by Friday, Jan. 18 We are also looking for donations of gift cards or other door prizes, and items for swag bags that will be distributed to the concierges.

The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce and Park Avenue Merchants Association have partnered with the Winter Park/Maitland Observer to create The Ovations, the first-of-its-kind "best of" guide for the Winter Park area as determined by you members of the community. Finalists for the first Ovations Awards for the best local businesses will be announced in early Jan. and winners will be revealed during the Jan. Business After Hours & Ovations Awards Ceremony at Best Western Mt. Vernon Inn 110 S. Orlando Avenue on Thursday, Jan. 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

From Thursday, Jan. 17 to Saturday, Jan. 19, Good Shepherd Church in Maitland will host a healing service and mission, as well as a teaching session. There will be a healing service on Thursday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. followed by a mission on Friday from 6-8:30 p.m. and teaching on Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 407-644-5350 or email [email protected] for more information on these events.

JAN. 18

MOVIES IN THE PARK will be 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18 on the Village Center Green. Come early to get a great spot and join in on the family activities, followed by a great movie, “Tooth Fairy,” at 7 p.m. Please bring a blanket or lawn chairs and tell your friends! Presented by the Baldwin Park Merchants Association, Movies in the Park is sponsored by McKinley, Inc. along with several local businesses. For more information, visit Baldwin Park’s Facebook page.

“Sewn Together: Photographic Quilts Reflecting the Historic Family Ties of Eatonville, Maitland and Winter Park” will be on exhibit beginning Jan. 18 through Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, a program of Crealdé School of Art. An opening reception is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 18, at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center located at 642 W. New England Avenue in Winter Park. All events are free and open to the public. Visit www.crealde.org or call 407-671-1886 for more information.

JAN. 19

New Hope for Kids will offer a Volunteer Orientation starting at 10 a.m. Jan. 19 at their Center for Grieving Children located at 900 N. Maitland Avenue. The orientation will introduce new volunteers to New Hope for Kids, discuss services that are available, and match volunteers with positions that interest them. Volunteer opportunities include: Grief Facilitation, Wish Assistance, Office Support, Outreach to Schools, Churches and Pediatricians and Family and Fundraising Event Planning. No registration is need for this two hour program, but a Volunteer Application will be required prior to any assignments. For more information on volunteer opportunities call 407-331-3059 x15 or visit newhopeforkids.org

There is an exciting new class offered to aspiring authors called “So you wanna be a Writer” by published authors, Dave Lapham and Doug McLaughlin. The two will help you examine your motivation to write and will provide instruction in the basics of putting a story together and getting it published. The three three-hour sessions will also include writing exercises and energetic discussion. The workshop is free, but you must register at the Maitland Public Library. Seating will be limited to thirty people. Dates are Jan. 19, 26, and Feb. 2 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

As part of its 35th anniversary celebration, the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College will offer free admission during 2013.The first exhibit of 2013, Collecting for the Cornell, will run from Jan. 19 to May 12. Located on the campus of Rollins College near downtown Winter Park, the Cornell’s public hours are Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. For additional information, please call 407.646.2526 or visit cfam.rollins.edu

The Art & History Museums – Maitland (A&H) invites you to Family Days at the Museum on Jan. 19, beginning at 1 p.m.. This month, the program takes place in the A&H’s Telephone Museum, 221 W. Packwood Avenue. This month, families will enjoy a program titled Invention & Innovation, where they will explore the invention of the telephone and its importance in society then and now. Families will also create fun and imaginative inventions that are sure to create memories for years to come. Visit www.artandhistory.org for more information.

Telephone enthusiasts are sure to enjoy the 19th Annual Winter Antique Telephone/Insulator Show and Sale on Jan. 19, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Maitland Civic Center. Collectors will exhibit many rare and historic telephones and items related to early telephony. The public is encouraged to bring in any antique telephones needing parts, or to sell or trade. Collectors will also offer restored working phones for sale. Admission to the show is FREE. Visit artandhistory.org for more information.

January in Central Florida is camellia season! See for yourself the beauty of thousands of camellia flower blooms at the Camellia Society of Central Florida’s (CSCF) 67th Annual Camellia Show and Festival Presented by Espoma Organic Fertilizer on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Winter Park Garden Club Clubhouse at Mead Botanical Garden (1500 S. Denning Dr., Winter Park, FL 32789). Sanctioned by the American Camellia Society, the CSCF show and festival is Florida’s largest camellia show.

Puppy Socialization Seminars provides a unique opportunity for puppies to play off leash in a monitored setting. It is a supervised 30 minute interactive seminar for pet parents’ puppies in an enclosed area, with the Dog Trainer in charge of the event. Socialization is a critical step for all puppies and they experience important developmental benefits by participating in group play. Specifically, they learn how to interact with other dogs appropriately. Seminars will be held at your nearest Petco Jan. 19-20th at 2 p.m.

JAN. 20

THE MACHINE, America's best live Pink Floyd show, will perform a with new line-up at The Plaza Live on Sunday, Jan. 20th. Doors at 7:00 p.m. Showtime is 8:00 p.m. Advance tickets are $15.00 and $20.00. More information at plazaliveorlando.com/

JAN. 21

FITGO: The JCC’s 6-Week Fitness Challenge begins Jan. 21 and runs through March 3! Classes will take place at JCC South Orlando 11184 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd. To sign up, call or visit the Welcome Center 407-387-5330 or Register online at orlandojcc.org/myjcc barcode 11876.

JAN. 22

The Art & History Museums – Maitland (A&H) continues its popular Artists’ Critique & Conversation series on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 6:00 PM. The program is free and the public is encouraged to attend. Each Critique is led by artist, arts writer and instructor Josh Garrick. Joining Garrick’s guest panelists are Victor Bokas and Martha Jo Mahoney. This professional development series for artists is held on the 4th Tuesday of every month in the A&H’s Germaine Marvel Building, 210 W. Packwood Ave. Artists of every medium and skill level are encouraged to participate in the critiques. All artists must sign up in advance. Interested artists can sign up in advance for one of the nine slots online at ArtandHistory.org

JAN. 23

Wednesday, Women and Wisdom Leads Group will meet Jan. 23 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Maitland Chamber located at 110 N. Maitland Ave. Subs, drinks, chips and cookies - $8.00. Reservations required: 407-644-0741.

ONGOING

Yuanyan (Anne) Huang, a student of Chinese martial arts for 18 years and four-time champion of Anhui Province, China, will teach seven sessions of this ancient Chinese routine 6-7 p.m. Monday nights through Feb. 25, excluding Jan. 21, at the Winter Park Public Library Community Room. The sessions are limited to 14 particpants, seven of which must be pre-paid in order to hold the class. Seven sessions will cost $35 for institute members and $56 for nonmembers. There will be a $10 drop-in class fee. Call 407-623-3314 for more information on the sessions.

The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center will be hosting the exhibit “The Plot: A Graphic History of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.” from Jan. 1 until March 20. It is open Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. No admission is charged, and reservations are not necessary except for school groups. More information is available online at holocaustedu.org, or by calling 407-628-0555.

The Maitland Public Library is holding the following events: Preschool Stories every Tuesday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Then on Thursdays take a Walk around the Lake at 6:30 a.m. followed by Babytime from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and then reading buddies from 4 to 5 p.m. Contact John Guess at [email protected] for more information.