Calendar and Family Calendar

ONGOING

Stepped-up law enforcement activities will be conducted during the 2011 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization through June 5. Winter Park Police Department Officers will be focusing their traffic enforcement efforts toward unbelted vehicle occupants around the clock during this time.

THURSDAY

The Florida League announces opening night for the 2011 Florida League baseball season at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 2 at Sanford Memorial Stadium. The Sanford River Rats will be playing against the Florida League defending champion Winter Park Diamond Dawgs. Mayor Jeff Triplett will be throwing out the first pitch to start the season. Tickets will be sold at the gate for $5. Kids ages 6 to 12 and senior citizens are $3. Children younger than 6 will get in free. The gates open at 5:30 p.m. Visit floridaleague.com or call the league office at 321-206-9174.

FRIDAY

The groundbreaking event for Maitland City Hall will take place at 8:30 a.m. June 3. Independence Lane, immediately east of the new city hall site, is temporarily closed to accommodate construction of both city hall and the fire station. It will be reopened in about one year when construction is complete.

Junior Achievement of Central Florida will host its 10th annual golf tournament on Friday, June 3 at Disney’s Osprey Ridge Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista. A fee of $125 includes 18 holes of golf and lunch for one participant. Sponsorship opportunities are available. To register, visit orlando.ja.org or call Nancy Hubbard at 407-847-2518 by May 27.

SATURDAY

The Friends of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra proudly present Jeans & Jewels Speakeasy, a fundraising event designed for those who enjoy music, dancing and fun in a casual atmosphere. The event begins at 7 p.m. June 4 at the Winter Park Garden Club in Mead Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive. The cost is $75 per person, or $65 per person for members of the Friends. To purchase tickets or for sponsorship information, call 407-896-6700 ext. 223.

Community Conversations, which will offer the opportunity to talk about city-related topics that are important to them, is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 4 at Winter Park Presbyterian Church, 400 S. Lakemont Ave. Space is limited, so please RSVP to [email protected] or call 407-599-3245.

Come learn which foods and tonic drinks will best support your yoga practice at a yoga and nutrition class presented by Samadhi Keever, PhD, AP. Discover what to eat before and after your yoga practice for a peak experience. A sample tonic drink is included. The $10 class is from 1:30-2:30 p.m. June 4 at The Yoga Shala, 927 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Winter Park. Seating is limited so please RSVP to 407-252-1397.

MONDAY

Florida Blood Centers is hosting a city blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 6 in front of Winter Park City Hall, 401 Park Ave. S. To donate blood, you must be at least 16 years old, weigh 110 pounds and be in good health. All donors must bring photo ID. Call 407-599-3506 or visit FloridaBloodCenters.org

The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park is holding auditions for prospective choir members. Adult singers with a passion for great choral music who are able to read music and can commit to the choir’s rehearsal and performance schedule are welcome. Auditions will be held in Rollins College’s Keene Music Building, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park on June 6 and 7. To schedule, contact Sherry Orr at [email protected] or call 407-691-1228.

TUESDAY

The Tarflower Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7 at Leu Gardens, 1920 N. Forest Ave. Dr. Robert Stamps, professor of Environmental Horticulture with the University of Florida, will teach us how to make our yards wildlife friendly by adding native plants. Call 407-647-5233.

WEDNESDAY

League of Women Voters June Hot Topics Luncheon presents “The Environment: How Florida Women Led the Way.” Speakers are Victoria Tshinkel, Chairman of 1000 Friends of Florida; Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Healy and Rollins College adjunct Professor Leslie Kemp Poole. The luncheon is 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. June 8 at Sorosis Club, 501 E. Livingston St. Orlando. It’s $20 for League members, $35 non-members. Contact [email protected] or 407-505-1664.

Wednesday Night Pitcher Show at the Enzian’s Eden Bar presents “Zardoz” at 8:30 p.m. June 8. Grab a beer (or two) and some munchies at Eden Bar and enjoy a free outdoor movie on the lawn. Happy hour is from 7-11 p.m. Sean Connery stars in this 1970s sci-fi thriller directed by John Boorman (“Deliverance,” “Excalibur”).

JUNE 9

Harry P. Leu Gardens presents “Hunter-Gatherers, Monuments and Memory: An example from the St. Johns River Valley” at 7 p.m. June 9. This presentation by Dr. Jon Endonino of Eastern Kentucky University explores the relationship between monument construction and remembering and how it relates to the ways through which people define themselves and others. The presentation is free and open to the public. Contact Kevin Gidusko at 321-948-3994.

Polasek Garden, 633 Osceola Ave, Winter Park, will be hosting a class titled “Beautiful Butterflies and the Native Plants They Love” from 10-11:30 a.m. June 9 taught by Garden Volunteer and Seminole County Master Gardener Nancy Tyree. Learn butterfly habits, flight patterns, required larval foods, preferred nectar foods and mating dances. The cost for this class will be $8 for museum members and $10 for non-members. The box lunch is available at a cost of $10, paid in advance. Register at [email protected] or 407-647-6294. All registrations must be received no later than Tuesday the week of the class.

Popcorn Flicks in Central Park is featuring "Blue Hawaii" from 8-10 p.m. June 9. Cost is free, and includes free popcorn. It’s presented by the city of Winter Park and Enzian Theater. Bring your blanket or chair to enjoy the movie under the stars in Central Park in downtown Winter Park. Call 407-629-0054 or visit Enzian.org

Family Calendar

The JCC presents a Water Carnival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, at the Roth JCC of Greater Orlando, 851 N. Maitland Ave. Admission is $25 for a family of four and $5 for every additional person. Call 407-645-5933 extension 238, or email [email protected]

The Morse Museum is offering free programs for youth on eight select Tuesdays (June 21 and 28; July 5, 12, 19, and 26; and Aug. 2) and four Fridays (June 24; July 8 and 22; and Aug. 5). Call 407-645-5311 extension 136 to make a reservation.

Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 Princeton St, Orlando, presents “Olivia” at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25, and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 26. For tickets, email [email protected] or call 407-542-4526.

The Dojo of Maitland is offering a summer camp for students ages 5-13, Monday-Fridays, $120 per week. The Dojo is at 1443 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland. Email [email protected] or call 407-637-2993.

The Red Cross is hosting weeklong babysitting safety camps to train and certify teens and pre-teens. The Orange County class is June 13-17, at 5 N. Bumby Ave., and Seminole County is June 6-10, at Northland Church, 530 Dog Track Road, Longwood. Space is limited. Call 407-894-4141 or visit MidFloridaRedCross.org to register.

Orange County Public Schools is offering free summer VPK for eligible 4-year-olds born between Sept. 2, 2006, and Sept. 1, 2007. The program is from June 14-Aug. 4. Visit tinyurl.com/ocpsvpk

Florida Hospital, the UCF College of Medicine and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute are offering the 2011 MeD Camp Student/Doc Roundtable for high school students for $35 from 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday, June 29, at Florida Hospital Orlando. Visit regonline.com/FloridaHospitalMedicalCamp

Orlando Shakespeare Theater is beginning its Theater for Young Audiences series with an adaptation of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St., from July 7 through Aug. 7. Visit orlandoshakes.org or call 407-447-1700.

The Maitland Public Library, 501 S. Maitland Ave., has story times for toddlers and preschoolers at 6 p.m. every Monday and 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday. Baby story time is at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday. Reading Buddies is at 4 p.m. every Thursday. Call 407-647-7700.