Rollins professor Richard Owens performed in his 80th birthday recital and fundraiser on Oct. 15. “For the Love of Singing” raised close to $10,000 for the Music Theater Bavaria scholarship fund. The lakeside reception was sponsored by The Voice Care Center of the Ear, Nose, Throat & Plastic Surgery Associates, and by The Mayflower.

Cows ‘n Cabs, benefiting Collation for the Homeless, Community Food and Outreach Center, and Winter Park Y Scholarship Fund, featured a hula hoop contest, wine tastings and auctions on Oct. 22.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Abbi Johnson watches the UCF football game with son Spencer, 4, on Sept. 10.

No paper, pencils here! The fourth grade students at Jewish Academy of Orlando were beaming when they received their iPad2s and MacBook laptops for use during the 2011-2012 school year.

Gov. Rick Scott spent his second Let’s Get to Work Day at Audubon Park Elementary School in Orlando on Friday. Scott helped prepare and serve breakfast to more than 100 students. First Lady Ann Scott visited a technology focused third-grade classroom that utilizes laptops for learning instead of pencils and papers. Earlier in the day, she visited Orlando Day Nursery and the Orlando Public Library. “I learned so much from the young students at Audubon Park Elementary School today. Third-grade students taught me how learning online can be fun and paperless and second graders impressed me with their reading,” Mrs. Scott said.

Schakolad Chocolate Factory, 1907 Aloma Ave., hosted a customer appreciation event on Aug. 11.

Bach Festival Society hosted Summer Sing, which gave community members the opportunity to participate in the creation of the music at Rollins College on Aug. 7.

Trinity Prep, the Walt Disney World branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs and seven other area high schools presented the Broadway musical “Hairspray” on Aug. 7. They'll have additional shows at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19-20; and 2:30 p.m. Aug. 21. It’s at 5700 Trinity Prep Lane, Winter Park. Tickets are $10. Email Janine Papin at [email protected] or call 321-282-2508.

The Maitland Farmer's Market is held every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lake Lily Park in Maitland.

Contractor Greg Hardwick stands in front of the house, called the New Southern Home, which his company is building in Winter Park using the Green Building Standard.

On July 23, Rollins College students and faculty members volunteered to make Winter Park a more sustainable place by focusing on green spaces including neighborhood parks, ecological reserves, pocket parks and community gardens, all of which contribute to the environmental, economical and social sustainability of the city. In keeping with the theme, volunteers met on the lawn in front of the Rollins College Student Resource Center, and then walked or biked to the site.

The Rum Ball to benefit the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida was July 15 at the Winter Park Farmer’s Market. There were restaurant tastings, rum drinks and entertainment by Caribbean Groove. Visit dsacf.org