Family Calendar

JULY 4

The Morse Museum will provide free admission to its galleries on Thursday, July 4, in conjunction with Winter Park’s Olde Fashioned 4th of July Celebration in Central Park. The museum will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Winter Park’s Olde Fashioned 4th of July Celebration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. includes a bicycle parade, horse-drawn wagon rides, live patriotic music by the Bach Festival Choir and more.

JULY 5

Baldwin Park will host its annual Independence Day Bash on Friday, July 5, along New Broad Street in Village Center beginning at 5:30 p.m. This year’s event also coincides with the monthly First Friday Festival & Art Stroll.

JULY 8

Come out to the Eatonville Branch of Orange County Public Library at 6 p.m. on July 8 for the Teen Talent Show! We are looking for talented and creative performers to sing, play music, dance, perform comedy, or anything in between. Sign up today, and bring it on! The event is open to ages 13 to 18. Call 407-835-7323 or go online to ocls.info/srpteens to register for this event or for more event details.

Maitland celebrates 128 years in 2013, and the city is proud to honor this history through the Viva Florida 500 event. The city of Maitland, the Art & History Museums - Maitland, The Maitland Public Library and Performing Arts of Maitland are establishing a time capsule celebrating the Maitland, which will be placed with a ceremony and celebration on July 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Maitland City Hall. The time capsule will contain an inventory of objects and electronic and photographic samples of everyday Maitland life to provide a snapshot of Maitland today. The celebration is highlighted with patriotic music by Performing Arts of Maitland. If you would like to suggest items for the time capsule, visit itsmymaitland.com to and enter your suggestions into their Time Capsule Survey.

JULY 10

Culture Club for children and youth is from 4 to 5 p.m. on July 10 at the Maitland Public Library. Visit maitlandpubliclibrary.org for more information.

JULY 13

Ever wanted to learn the art of Japanese paper folding? An Origami Group meets from 10 a.m. to noon on July 13 at the Maitland Public Library. Visit maitlandpubliclibrary.org for more information.

JULY 14

Winter Park Presbyterian Church will present The Calvin Ringers, a very talented group of teenage hand bell ringers, in a performance on Sunday, July 14, at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. They have performed at the White House, Disneyland, Epcot, The Crystal Cathedral and at Rockefeller Center. WPPC is located at 400 S. Lakemont Ave. in Winter Park.

JULY 15

Meet a Gatorland wrangler at the Eatonville Branch of Orange County Public Library on Monday, July 15, at 11 a.m. Gatorland brings the wild to the library! Get up close and personal with snakes and gators, and learn all about these amazing creatures. Call 407-835-7323 or go online to ocls.info/srpkids to register for this event or for more event details.