Calendar and Family Calendar

Calendar

The Founder’s Day procession kicks off Rollins’ 125th anniversary celebration at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4 at Winter Park City Hall, 401 S. Park Ave and will head south on Park Avenue and end at Alfond Sports Center in Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave.

On Thursday, Nov. 4, Josh Garrick, writer, photographer, fine art curator and consultant to the Rose Room Gallery will exhibit “No Stone Unturned, a Photographic Celebration of Ancient Greece” at the Peabody Auditorium, 600 Auditorium Blvd., in Daytona Beach through Jan. 11. Call 386-671-3462.

Beginning Friday, Nov. 5, The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art will once again extend Friday night hours to 8 p.m. and offer free admission for all from 4-8 p.m. For more information about exhibitions, events and programs, please visit www.morsemuseum.org.

UCP of Central Florida will celebrate 55 years of creating lasting memories in the community with its annual The Faces Behind the Miracles Fundraising Breakfast from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5 at First Baptist Church of Orlando. RSVP online at ucpcfl.org/faces or call 407-852-3308.

The Board of Trustees and Staff of the Maitland Art and History Association are hosting the opening reception of Robert Reedy: Doo Dah DADA from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 at the Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Ave. Admission is $5 per person.

Don your wildest floral shirt or breeziest tropical attire at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 and head to the Hilton Orlando/Altamonte Springs Hotel for the VIP Florribean Reception and Silent Auction to benefit Save the Manatee Club. Admission is $15. Visit www.savethemanatee.org/crystal_reel_event_tix_info.pdf for more information.

Orlando Science Center’s Annual Neanderthal Ball will be from 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6. to benefit programs for youth at the Orlando Science Center. The cost is $125 per person for individual tickets. Call 407-514-2233 or visit www.osc.org.

More than 12,000 Boy Scouts and volunteers in seven counties will canvass the streets of Central Florida delivering 700,000 Winn-Dixie bags to homes Saturday morning, Nov. 6. Residents are asked to fill the bags with non-perishable food and canned goods.

Day of Hope 2010 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 will be at the First United Methodist Church of Winter Park, 125 N. Interlochen Ave. This event is to identify simple ways in which everyone can participate to end childhood poverty.

The ninth annual Winter Park Concours d’Elegance will be held Saturday, Nov. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 7. Visit www.winterparkconcours.com.

The Woman’s Club of Winter Park is having their “Fall 2010 Antiques Show & Sale” to benefit Historic Woman’s Club Building from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 at 419 S. Interlachen Ave. Admission is $5. Call 407-644-2237 or visit www.womansclubofwinterpark.com.

The third annual blanket collection drive for the homeless sponsored by the Winter Park Sunday Running will take place Monday, Nov. 7 on Park Avenue at Welbourne between 6:30-7 a.m. Call Jack Gallagher at 407-647-3521 for more information.

The Holocaust Center will be sponsoring a special program of Music of Remembrance for Kristallnacht at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 in the auditorium of the Jewish Community Center, 851 N. Maitland Ave.

Owen Allen, 430 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 100, is proud to announce Frances Gravely, Founder of VIETRI, will personalize and sign purchases, while sharing her stories from 1-5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7. Visit www.vietri.com for more information.

Orlando Area Historical Rose Society meeting room doors at Leu Gardens will open at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 and host “Earth-Kind™ Roses, Miniature Roses and Mini-Flora Roses”. Call 407-647-1219.

Learn how to Ballroom Dance at the University Club of Winter Park at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8 and every Monday night at 7 p.m. for a $5.00 donation. Refreshments will be served. For more information call 407-644-6149.

The Central Florida Watercolor Society will host a workshop from Monday, Nov. 8 through Thursday, Nov. 11 with nationally acclaimed watercolorist Carol Z. Brody at Webster University, Sanlando Center, in Longwood. Call 407-415-0594.

The Maitland City Council and the Community Redevelopment Agency Board will convene in a joint meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8 in the Maitland City Hall to consider approval of the final City Hall site plan.

The University Club of Winter Park is hosting the National Challenges and Our Founding Principals Great Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9. Call 407-644-6149 or visit http://www.universityclubwinterpark.org/ for more information.

Frances Jackson, a teacher of Ikebana for over thirty years, will be speaking on Ikebana for the home at the Winter Park Garden Club, 1300 S. Denning Dr. at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10. Call 407-644-5770 for more information.

Enhance your holiday family traditions by sharing tips and recipes on Wednesday, Nov. 10 for the YMCA Healthy Holiday Series at the Peggy and Philip B. Crosby YMCA Wellness Center, 2005 Mizell Ave. Call 407-644-3606 or visit CentralFloridaYMCA.org.

The Central Florida Chapter of the 1st Marine Division Association will sponsor an “SOS” Breakfast in honor of the United States Marine Corps 235th Birthday celebration at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10 at the Best Western Mt. Vernon Inn. Call 407-740-5097.

The Leadership Winter Park Alumni is hosting their Social and Scholarship Fundraiser to raise funds for the Winter Park Improvement Foundation from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10 at the Fredlund Gallery, 221 S. Knowles Ave.

Former Rollins College President Dr. Thaddeus Seymour will present “Hamilton Holt and his New-fangled Education!” Bring a lunch to the Welcome Center of Winter Park, 151 W. Lyman Ave. at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10. Call to reserve a seat at 407-647-2330.

Lighthouse Central Florida announces that its limited-seating “Dining in the Dark” event will be held starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 at Lighthouse Central Florida’s headquarters in Orlando. Visit www.LighthouseCentralFlorida.org for more information.

Fight heart disease with Beauty from the Inside Out: A Go Red For Women Makeover Event from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12 at the Capricci Ricci Salon, 272 W. New England Ave. RSVP by Friday to Katie Dolphin at 407-481-6317 or [email protected].

The Peacock Ball will honor The Morse Museum and Jeannette and Hugh McKean at the Winter Park Civic Center at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12. Seats are $150 each. For reservations or for more information call 407-647-2330.

Join Florida Hospital in an annual celebration of Thanksgiving through songs of joy and stories of praise with contemporary Christian vocalists from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12 at Calvary Assembly Church, 1199 Clay St. For more information, contact Florida Hospital Mission Development at 407-303-7711 ext. 31.

The Bach Festival Society is pleased to bring renowned string quartet Brooklyn Rider to Central Florida for a residency and program from Wednesday, Nov. 10 through Friday, Nov. 12, followed by a public performance in Tiedtke Concert Hall, 1000 Holt Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13. Performance tickets range from $30 to $40. Call the box office at 407-646-2182 or visit www.BachFestivalFlorida.org for more information.

Family Calendar

The Landmark Art Exhibition is honoring local high school art students from 3:30-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 at The Landmark Residences, 140 E. Morse Blvd. RSVP to Linda Hutchinson at [email protected] or call 407-925-7721.

Make new friends or catch up with old pals while battling it out in a series of Jell-O competitions from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 at the Maitland JCC Campus Field. Things could get messy, so wear old clothes. All teens grades 6-8 are invited to join us. The cost of the event is $5 per person and includes snacks. For more information, contact Marissa Feinman at 407-645-5933 x292.

Spend the day with your family and enjoy a visit with Shamu, arts and crafts, yummy food, fun activities, inflatables, a toddler area, fun for grandparents and their grandchildren and live entertainment at the Maitland JCC’s 17th Annual Family Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14 at Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs. Visit OrlandoJCC.org for more information.

Learn more about AFS student exchange programs and how you can make a difference with as little as one hour a month. This event will introduce AFS, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization offering international exchange programs in over 50 countries, and provide training for specific volunteer roles, including essential interviewing skills from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 6 at Willow Creek Church, PCA, 4725 E. Lake Drive. For more information, call 407-977-0286.

The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, in partnership with the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, invites high school students to compete in the 18th Annual Young Artist Competition on Saturday, Nov. 20. Prizes are awarded in both the preliminary and finalist rounds for a total of $5,000, which is one of the largest combined prize winnings in the state. Visit www.BachFestivalFlorida.org/outreach to download an application form. Completed applications must be received by Wednesday, Nov. 3.

Children’s programming continues in the Maitland Public Library, 501 S. Maitland Ave. Call 407-647-7700 for information.

-6 p.m. Mondays: Bedtime Stories

-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays: Preschoolers Story Time and Crafts

-10:30 a.m. Thursdays: Babies Stories

Families are invited to the Red-Nosed Reindeer Romp, a magical evening at the Orlando Museum of Art, from 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17. Admission to the event is $12 for all ages (children younger than 3 are free), and tickets may be purchased in advance at the OMA or by calling 407-896-4231 x 254. For more information, visit www.councilof101.net