Calendar

OCT. 17

If you have a latté beans to grind or you simply want to espresso your thoughts, CoffeeTalk may be the cup for you. Please join an informal conversation with Commissioner Carolyn Cooper Thursday, Oct. 17 from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Winter Park Welcome Center located at 151 W. Lyman Ave. CoffeeTalk gives the community an opportunity to sit down and talk with the Commissioner over a cup of coffee and chat about any city issues that are of interest to them. Special thanks to Palmano’s Cafe, Coffee & Wine Bar for donating the coffee for this special series. For more information, please call 407-599-3428.

OCT. 19

Harriett’s Park Avenue Fashion Week Runway Show is Winter Park’s premier fashion event. Mingle with Central Florida’s fashion elite at this stunning event in a Bryant Park-style tent in Central Park’s West Meadow. This year’s runway show is Saturday, Oct. 19. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Runway show tickets and limited VIP seats are now on sale. Make you reservation today at Parkavenuefashionweek.com

OCT. 26

Buy hard-to-find Central Florida native trees, shrubs, grasses and wildflowers Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, at Mead Botanical Garden’s first annual Backyard Biodiversity Day and Native Plant Sale. Enjoy a variety of speakers, hikes, and exhibits to learn how to enhance the beauty, sense of place, and changing seasons of your yard by incorporating native plants. Mead Botanical Garden is located at 1500 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park. The public is invited to this free event. The event will feature presentations by knowledgeable speakers, including author and filmmaker Bill Belleville, on a variety of topics designed to explore the beauty, health, and diversity of our backyard plants, soils, and wildlife. Visit tarflower.fnpschapters.org for more information.

OCT. 27

Free bagel breakfast and live entertainment will be enjoyed at the Fall Festival and Walk on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 9:30 a.m. at Crane’s Roost Park in Altamonte Springs. The festivities will include activities for children such as face painting, bounce houses and clowns. A health fair, vendors and more will be available for adults. Proceeds benefit the Jewish Pavilion. The Pavilion ensures that our elders in long term care are visited and enjoy holiday celebrations, intergenerational activities and ice cream socials. Pavilion staff and volunteers visit more than a thousand seniors all over Orlando. For more information, visit jewishpavilion.org

OCT. 30

The streets will fill with dancing, waving, cheering, candy-throwing revelers at the Winter Park High School Parade and Pep Rally. Come cheer on the Wildcats as they enter their final home game of the season that week. It’s along Park Avenue starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, heading south along Central Park.

OCT. 31

Pumpkins and Munchkins comes to Shady Park from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Halloween night. Children of all ages are invited to join for games, bounce houses, a costume contest, Trick-or-Treat Trail and lots of fun for the entire family. It’s free at 721 W. New England Ave. Call 407-599-3275 for more information.

NOV. 8

On Friday, Nov. 8, at 10 a.m. the city of Winter Park will be presenting its third annual Veterans Day Celebration. This event will be held in honor of all of the veterans of Winter Park at the Winter Park Community Center Ruby Ball Amphitheater located at 721 W. New England Ave. We are calling all veterans that have served in any military campaign (World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom or Afghanistan) or have served in any military branch in honor of our nation’s freedom. The city is holding this event to pay tribute to your dedicated service to our country. For more information regarding the city’s third annual Veterans Day Celebration, please call 407-599-3428.