Community Bulletin and Business Briefs

Dr. John Sinclair is awarded the Performing Arts of Maitland 2011 Man of the Year by Dr Jeff Flowers, president of PAM, on Sunday. Photo by June Flowers.

All Bright House Networks Home Phone and Business Phone customer calls to Japan are free of charge through April 15, retroactive to calls placed beginning March 11.

Performing Arts of Maitland Executive Director June Flowers is a candidate for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Man & Woman of the Year campaign. She has until May 21 to reach her goal of $25,000. The woman with the most dollars raised is the winner to be announced at LLS’ Diamond Gala at the Ritz Carlton. Tickets and sponsorships available at mwoy.org/cfl

Full Sail University student Kyle Troxell won first place in the Documentary category at the Palm Beach International Film Festival’s 2011 Student Showcase of Films (SSOF) for his film “Chocolate Cake”. The students will be presented with their awards at the SSOF awards ceremony Friday, March 25.

The Orange County Neighborhood Preservation and Revitalization Division announces the availability of approximately $150,000 for applications for housing repair projects and programs in the unincorporated area of Orange County. This funding is available to nonprofits and faith-based organizations. Due to rising foreclosure rates and the current economic conditions Orange County is facing, neighborhoods in Orange County are threatened by physical decline. Applications are available at 450 E. South St. and at OCFL.net/Neighborhoods

MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando is launching two programs for cancer patients with funding from Livestrong grants. Working in partnership with United Arts of Central Florida, The Creative Center’s Artists-in-Residence program will offer patients the opportunity to learn about and become absorbed in their own creative resources as they meet the challenges of diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. The Cancer Transitions™ program is designed to support, educate and empower people with cancer in the transitional period after treatment is over. Visit mdacco.com

Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival 2011 Winners included Charles Hazelaar’s sculpture “Mine Disaster” in the Best of Show category and Marlene Rose’s sculpture “Metallic OH” in the Morse Museum Award for Distinguished Work of Art category. For a full list of winners, scroll down.

Ran-Getsu at Lake Lily, a restaurant and club scheduled to open next month, is now hiring 50 servers, cooks and cocktail waitresses. To apply visit RanGetsu.com

Al-Anon Family Groups, a 12-step program of recovery for those dealing with alcoholism, offers free daytime and evening meetings. Call 407-265-7334 (Seminole) or 407-896-4929 (Orange) for English meetings and 407-201-6462 for Spanish meetings.

On March 14, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida launched the “Building Solutions to Hunger” capital campaign, a large-scale fundraising effort that will help build a 100,000-square-foot headquarters. The campaign goal is to raise $15 million over the next year and more than $2.5 million is already pledged or received. Visit ShowMercyNow.org or call 407-843-5009.

Volunteer opportunities

Jewish Family Services Southwest Orlando office is looking for volunteers to help out on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Opportunities range from receptionist to assisting in the pantry. Visit JFSOrlando.org

Seniors First is seeking drivers to deliver Meals on Wheels to elderly clients in Orange County. Contact Lorraine Shumaker at 407-615-8982.

The 52nd Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

March 18, 19 and 20, 2011

Winners list:

BEST OF SHOW ($10,000 Purchase Award)

Sculpture — Charles Hazelaar — Mine Disaster

MORSE MUSEUM AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED WORK OF ART ($2,500)

Sculpture — Marlene Rose — Metallic OH

10 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE ($2,000)

Drawings & Graphics — Helen Gotlib — Fall Dahlia Year

Fiber — Rhanna Nyman — In the Spaces Between the Treasure Hunt Begins

Glass — Duncan Mcclellan — Vineyard

Glass — Renee Engebretson — Blue Grass

Jewelry — Christian Butera — Family of Four

Jewelry — John Ruff — Samurai

Mixed Media — Paul Andrews — Untitled

Painting — Matthew Cornell — Avalon

Sculpture — James Casey — Folded Flag

Sculpture — Steven Olszewski — Meditation

20 AWARDS OF DISTINCTION ($1,000)

Clay — Don Mcwhorter — Looking out the Temple Window

Clay — Steven Howell — Reliquary

Digital Art — Chris Dahlquist — Mile Marker 164

Drawings & Graphics — Gillian Kemper — Banyan I

Drawings & Graphics — Grant Silverstein — Her Brother's Arrest

Drawings & Graphics — Jody Depew Mcleane — Door to the Kitchen

Drawings & Graphics — Julie Keaten-Reed — Water Dance

Fiber — Kate Beck — Rim Rocks

Glass — Todd Cameron — Split Vase: Blue Single Gear

Jewelry — Antoni Kozlowski — Necklace - Amber, Silver, Leather

Jewelry — Barbara Mclaughlin — Blaze of Glory

Metal — Frank Strunk — Intersected

Mixed Media — David Mckirdy — Dark Matter 33473

Mixed Media — Milenko Katic — Dead Bird in the Cage

Painting — Bruce Holwerda — Road Show

Painting — Ning Lee — Still Life with Bottles and Cherry Blossom

Painting — Rimas Ciurlionis — Spacial Plane

Photography — James Parker — Friends II

Sculpture — Dale Rogers — Pendulum

Wood — James Barnes — Flat Vessel

30 AWARDS OF MERIT ($500)

Clay — Edward Risak — Red Jar

Clay — Julie Berndt — Embrace Life

Clay — Patrick Dragon — Mountain Landscape

Clay — Richard Gruchalla — Sentinel Figure

Drawings & Graphics — Clare Malloy — Triangular Blue Barn in Bright Sunlight

Drawings & Graphics — Marla Baggetta — A Passage

Drawings & Graphics — Michael Bond — Evening at Westminster London

Fiber — Annie Turbin — Slate Skeleton

Fiber — John Gunther — Glacier

Glass — David Royce — Convergence

Glass — Leon Applebaum — Eight and a Half

Glass — Mark Sudduth — Plane Sense

Glass — Phillip Nolley — Fertility Vessel

Glass — Scott Amrhein — Harmonic Interlude

Jewelry — Elaine Rader — Ebb & Flow

Jewelry — Phillip Hall — Neckpiece

Jewelry — Sharon Rosenthal — Neck Piece of Bog Bog Nuts

Leather — Horace Thomas — Architectonica II

Metal — Michael Gard — Trio

Mixed Media — Tony Savoie — House on Fire

Mixed Media — Ummarid Eitharong — Lady Luck

Painting — Dexiang Qian — Smile

Painting — John Thursby — Duchampian Dilemma

Photography — Chris Honeysett — Cascading Noodles, China

Photography — Marius Moore — Bamboo, Birds and Baskets

Photography — Michael Bryant — Avian Etude

Photography — Paul Stevens — South Bank

Sculpture — Marc Sijan — Wrapped Arms

Wood — Matthew Hatala — Black Maple

Wood — Steven Potts — Jarroh Burl / Silver Inlay Australian