Calendar

FEB. 21

African-Puerto Rican author Mayra Santos-Febres and Cuban-American poet Ricardo Pau-Llosa will speak on Feb. 21 at the Annie Russell Theatre, located at 1000 Holt Ave. in Winter Park. Pau-Llosa’s master class will be at 2 p.m. in the Woolson House, followed by Santos-Febres’ master class at 4 p.m. in the Woolson House. Call 407-646-2000 or visit Rollins.edu for more information on these events.

The Holocaust Center, located at 851 N. Maitland Ave., announced that its February Education Forum will feature a presentation by local writer Greg Dawson on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. Dawson will discuss his latest book, “Judgment Before Nuremberg.” Reservations are suggested, but are not required for this event. Call 407-628-0555 or visit holocaustedu.org for more information on this event.

The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce and Park Avenue Merchants will host its first Winter Park Sip & Stroll for 2013 on Thursday, Feb. 21, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Attendees will enjoy appetizer and beverage samples at more than 25 local merchants. Tickets will not be mailed, but confirmations will be emailed for registrations submitted through PayPal. Only 300 tickets will be sold. Check-in will be at Luxury Trips, located at 190 E. Morse Blvd. in Winter Park, beginning at 5 p.m., and attendees will receive their wine glass and lanyard at check-in. Guests must check in by 7 p.m. Attendees must be 21 or older. The event will be held in rain or shine. Call 407-644-8281 or visit winterpark.org for more information on this event.

FEB. 24

Peter Thatcher, who has been playing the guitar for almost 60 years, will perform at Casa Feliz, located at 656 N. Park Ave. in Winter Park, on Sunday, Feb. 24, from noon to 3 p.m. Call 407-628-8196 or visit casafeliz.us/ for more information on this event.

Scholar Barrymore Laurence Scherer, a Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholar, will lead a discussion at Tea and Talk about the upcoming concert, “Titans in C,” which features works by Beethoven, Haydn and Mozart, on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 4 p.m. at the Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum, located at 656 N. Park Ave. in Winter Park. The event is free. Doors open at 4 p.m., and the program begins at 4:30 p.m. Call 407-628-8196 or visit casafeliz.us/ for more information on this event.

The Orlando Museum of Art, located at 2416 N. Mills Ave., will host the Glass Collectors Forum on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 1:30 p.m. as part of the “Contemporary Glass Sculpture: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Studio Glass” exhibition. Guests will have the opportunity to discuss Studio Glass with noted glass collectors and hear about their experiences collecting it. Four Florida collectors – composed of Arnold Bierman, Norma Roth, Gary Sorensen, and Chuck Steinmetz – will attend the Glass Collectors Forum for a round table discussion. A complimentary docent tour of the Contemporary Glass Sculpture exhibition will be before the discussion at 12:30 p.m. The event is free with paid gallery admission. This program requires advance registration. Call 407-896-4231, extension 262, or visit omart.org for more information on this event.

Music Theater Bavaria, Central Florida’s unique nonprofit arts education organization that helps college-age opera and musical theater students work toward career success, is hosting a “Sound of Music” movie sing-along at the Enzian, located at 1300 S. Orlando Ave. in Maitland, on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 11 a.m., to benefit the Music Theater Bavaria Scholarship Fund. There is no charge for admission, with a suggested minimum donation of $10 per person. Proceeds will fund need-based scholarships for MTB’s intensive training and performance summer program in Germany this July. Visit musictheaterbavaria.org for more information about the organization and its program.

FEB. 25

Winter Park City Hall, located at 401 S. Park Ave., will host the Winter Park City Blood Drive on Monday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The annual Shakespeare Competition sponsored by The English Speaking Union of Central Florida will be held at The University Club of Winter Park on Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. Students from Seminole, Orange and Osceola counties in grades 9 to 12 will memorize a Shakespearean sonnet and a 20-line passage from one of his plays. The winner receives an all-expenses paid trip to New York to compete in the National E-SU Shakespeare Competition. The first place winner in New York wins a scholarship to study at the British American Drama Academy the following summer. Contact Nick Leo at 407-365-4051 or [email protected] for more information.

The Irish Rovers will be live in concert Monday Feb. 25 at The Plaza Live in Orlando. The Rovers arrive with their hits "The Unicorn," "Wasn't That a Party," "Drunken Sailor" and "The Dublin Pub Crawl" in tow. The show kicks off at 8 p.m. at 425 N. Bumby Ave. For tickets call 407-228-1220 or visit ticket fly.com

FEB. 26

The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce hosts an Economic Update Breakfast on Feb. 26 at 7:45 a.m., with the program beginning at 8:15 a.m. at the Rachel D. Murrah Civic Center, located at 1050 W. Morse Blvd. in Winter Park. Featured panelists are Harry Collison, co-founder and president, The Real Estate Consortium Inc.; Al Latimer, senior vice president strategic partnerships, Enterprise Florida; and Bill Seyfried, professor of economics, Rollins MBA. For more information, visit winterpark.org

FEB. 27

The Maitland Chamber of Commerce presents the Maitland Chamber Community Luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Maitland Civic Center, located at 641 S. Maitland Ave. Mayor Howard Schieferdecker will give the State of Maitland update. Reservations, which are a must, cost $15. Call 407-644-0741 for more information on this event.

The Winter Park Institute at Rollins College will host Dr. Azar Nafisi, author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” on Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Tiedtke Concert Hall, Keene Music Building, at Rollins College, which is located at 1000 Holt Ave. in Winter Park. Nafisi will discuss the relationship between politics, culture and human rights in Iran. She will also emphasize the rights of women and girls and the role they play in the process of change for pluralism and an open society. Nafisi will participate in a book signing immediately following the discussion. This event is free. No tickets are required and free parking is available in the SunTrust parking garage at 166 E. Lyman Ave. Call 407-646-2233 for more information.

MARCH 2

UCP’s 20th Anniversary Gala, presented by Republic National Distributing Company, will take place Saturday, March 2, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa, located at 1900 E. Buena Vista Drive in Lake Buena Vista. The gala, which benefits UCP support, education and therapy programs, generates valuable dollars that help thousands of children each year. Call 407-856-4827 or visit ucpcfl.org for more information on the gala.