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Thursdya, July 10 join u sin the park for a free feature presentation of Muscle Beach Party. This film series features classic films for the whole family. We encourage you to bring a blanket, a picnic or snacks, and some family and friends and join us! Free popcorn for everyone. Rain date will be July 24.
Here’s what you need to know about the Hunter Vision Watermelon 5k run this coming July 4th.
The 5k run starts at 7am, and the kids run starts at 8:15am. Come to Park Avenue in Winter Park, 251 Park Avenue South Winter Park, FL 32789.
Runners, walkers and fitness enthusiasts of all ages can have summertime fun by participating in the Hunter Vision Watermelon 5k, Friday, July 4 on Park Avenue in Downtown Winter Park. The 3.1-mile run/walk begins at 7:00 a.m. It’s an All-American-style celebration featuring a shady course, entertainment, free kids’ run and the crowd favorite, the Watermelon Eating Contest. Participants can show support for local military personnel in three ways:
1) Discount entry to active and retired military personnel and their families.
2) Food Drive. Contribute a non-perishable food items for distribution through the Orlando VA
Medical Center’s Veterans in Need Program.
3) Team Challenge competition. Runners and walkers form teams of any kind: corporate, running club, ROTC, church group, etc. All teams receive recognition and the largest team will have a $500 donation made on their behalf to a local 501© (3) organization that supports military service. All 5k registrants who are active or retired military service personnel and/or military family members will receive special recognition by a unique bib number and will be entered into a prize drawing to win a Military Appreciation Staycation! Staycation elements include a two night stay at Rosen Centre and a $75 Darden restaurant gift card. The randomly chosen winner will be announced after the race.
Track Shack created this event in hopes of celebrating a wholesome community in order to raise funds for the Track Shack Foundation which supports local active and retired military personnel and their families. The Track Shack Foundation is a 501 ©(3) organization whose mission is to promote health and fitness with an emphasis on youth athletics.
In order to run in this race you must be a registered runner. Here’s a break down of the race fees.
Entry Fee:
$25 through June 28……$29…..June 29 – July 3
$15 Age 17 & under and age 65 & over
$15 Active, retired military personnel and military family members through July 3.
$35 Race Day at race day at race site
Register at the Track Shack website or call 407.896.1160 for more information.
On August 16 at 7:30am join us for a running and walking celebration! Track Shack’s 22nd Annual Celebration of Running 5k kicks off the 37th anniversary of the store and the Running Series. This is the first of six premier Orlando running and walking races.
With the addition of a technical tee shirt and medal for participants, registration is limited to 2,500 entrants.
Free kids run!
Discount admission to the Orlando Science Center!
The City of Winter Park will present their annual Olde Fashioned 4th of July Celebration! Wear your red, white and blue, bring a blanket or beach chair, and gather with family and friends to enjoy this Winter Park tradition. The annual celebration will feature live patriotic music performed by the Bach Festival Brass Band and the Bach Festival Choir, horse-drawn wagon rides, and much more! Children’s activities will include the annual bicycle parade at 9 a.m. from City Hall to Central Park, and fun games and inflatables. Families and friends are also invited to stroll along Park Avenue and Hannibal Square to shop and dine at the wide selection of boutiques and eateries. FREE hot dogs, watermelon and water will be available while supplies last. Chips, snacks and sodas will be available for purchase. The Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Board will be providing a free bike valet service as an incentive for alternative modes of transportation in the beautiful downtown area. The bike valet is available from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the northwest corner of Park Avenue and Morse Blvd. In addition, The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art will present their Independence Day Open House. The museum, which is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany, will provide FREE admission to its galleries from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Back by popular demand! Journey back to 1960’s London and the liberating days that made England swing! This smashing musical features an irresistible collection of music by Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lu Lu and more including “Downtown,” “Don’t Sleep in the Subway,” and “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me.”
There will be a special preview performance on June 19. For all ticket and show times information call 407-645-0145 or visit the Winter Park Playhouse on the web at http://www.winterparkplayhouse.org.
The Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Suite C
The exhibit, entitled Honoring, Gratitude and Guilt, showcases Brant’s two-year investigation on the subject of honoring animals. Maps, diagrams, photographs, and sculpture made from the bones of common animals coalesce in unexpected ways, as Brant explores her subject through ongoing research, teaching and fieldwork. Among the many intriguing pieces, viewers will find a historical analysis of pet cemetery gravestones consisting of photographs of graves paired with images from contemporary American culture.
To see this exhibit come to the Winter Park Welcome Center from June 28 all through the month of July. Exhibit can be seen from 9am-2pm. For more information call 407-644-8281 or visit http://www.winterpark.org on the web.
Toy Story will be playing in the park this coming June 26 at 8pm. Presented by Winter Park CRA and produced by Enzian Theater. This film series features classic films for the whole family. We encourage you to bring a blanket, a picnic or snacks, and some family and friends and join us! Free popcorn for everyone. Rain date will be announced.
Come out for a free event this June 28 at the Crosby YMCA located at 2005 Mizell Ave. Doors open from 2-3pm for Ballroom for the Brain. This a new innovative, engaging, and fun ballroom dance program that will use ballroom dancing’s unique ability to stimulate the mind and body simultaneously. This is a judgement-free zone, and its great for people with early dementia and their caregivers. RSVP is REQUIRED so call 1-800-272-3900 to register or for more information.
Friday, June 20 2014
8:00 a.m. – Registration & Networking
8:15 – 9:00 a.m. – Program
Seminars will be held in the Winter Park Welcome Center Community Room located at 151 W. Lyman Avenue, Winter Park, 32789.
The series is free for Chamber members and $10 for non-members.
Presented by: Kennan Burch, Founder, Brand Catalyst & Coach, Brand Catalyst Partners, LLC
Description:
After spending over $1 Billion in marketing and branding initiatives in his career, Kennan takes you behind the scenes and teaches you the most important lessons he learned from working the most successful brand-building agencies in the world. The focus of the presentation is NOT on advertising, but on the strategic thinking it requires to ensure that every decision you make is building your brand equity. While many CEO’s might say, “we don’t have a large marketing budget”… Kennan’s response is, “then your brand strategy combined with your payroll budget is your marketing budget.”
How You Will Benefit:
Networking at its Finest
Each year the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce coordinates a series of Business After Hours events to facilitate networking for its members. Each event is hosted by a different member business or organization in the community as a way to introduce members to there location, staff and products or services. Members look forward to these networking events and the chance to learn more about the community.
At $5 for members and $15 for non-members, this
Thursday, June 19
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Regus in Heritage Park, 941 West Morse Boulevard, Suite 100, Winter Park, FL. 32789
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