Archive for the ‘Winter Park FL Activities’ Category.

Victory and Triumph

ID-10055741Come to the Knowles Memorial Chapel April 26-27 for a celebration of Prokofiev’s epic Alexander Nevsky Suite. This program will highlight music’s celebration of victory and triumph.

Shows start at 3pm and costs $25-$55
For more information call Betsy Gwinn at 407-646-2182, or visit the Bach festival on the web at, http://www.BachFestivalFlorida.org.

6th Annual Winter Park Paint Out

ID-10081670Come to the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden for a celebration of painting. This week long celebration exhibits the work of twenty-five pro­fes­sion­ally acclaimed plein air artists who will roam across our fair city cap­tur­ing many of your favorite land­scapes and land­marks with oils, water­col­ors and pastels. Come and see the results here at the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens.

Runs from April 20-26.

Join us on Saturday, April 26 for our Garden Party to celebrate the works and the painters from  6-9pm at he museum.

 

For more details call, 407-647-6294.

SPREE

ID-100202352SPREE is a pop-up consignment sale benefiting children who are blind or with visual impairments. The funds from the sale will go to Lighthouse Central Florida, the area’s only private, non-profit agency offering a comprehensive range of services to people living with sight impairment in the tri-county area. The funds from the sale will specifically benefit Lighthouse CFL’s Early Intervention Program for children with visual impairments between the ages of 0-5. The sale will feature clothing and accessories for women, men, and children.

So join us the weekend of April 26-29 in raising funds for this worthy cause. Event runs from 9am-6pm each day.

For more information call Dani Mihalic at 407-898-2483 ext. 235.

22nd annual Jeannette Genius McKean “Run for the Trees”

Winter Park RacesJoin us on Saturday, April 26, 7:30am at the Showalter Field on 2525 Cady Way. In honor of National Arbor Day, the Parks & Recreation Department of the City of Winter Park will proudly host the 22nd annual Jeannette Genius McKean 5K Memorial Run for the Trees.

This exciting 5K (3.1 miles) run/walk will begin at Showalter Field, located at 2525 Cady Way, and finish on beautiful Genius Drive which is open to the public only once a year for this magnificent event. Funds raised from the event will support the Winter Park Tree Replacement Fund. Each “Run for the Trees” race participant will receive a commemorative T-shirt as well as a young tree to plant at a location of their choice.

For specific race details and registration information, please visit www.trackshack.com.

8 ways to save energy: What renters & homeowners can do

Crealdé Benefit AuctionCome and learn how you can make your home more sustainable. Please join us for the City of Winter Park Sustainability Program Workshop Series. Spots must be reserved.

Saturday, April 26, from 10- 11:30am at the Winter Park Community Center located at 721 W. New England Ave.

For more information call, 407-559-3364 or visit the Even Brite website at,  http://www.eventbrite.com/o/city-of-winter-park-5593791349
To register email th ecity of Winter Park at,  sustainability@cityofwinterpark.orgSend Email

60th annual Easter Egg Hunt

ID-10074818Come to Central Park this Saturday April 19 for the 60th Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Presented by the City of Winter Park, this fun-filled event will provide as much excitement and laughs for adults as it will for youngsters.

Children up to 10 years of age can begin lining up at 9:30 a.m. The hunt will begin promptly at 10 a.m. Children with special needs are also encouraged to join in the fun.

Over 10,000 eggs will be placed throughout Central Park. As always, children who come up empty handed will still be able to enjoy special treats at the designated candy area.

Easter Weekend Open House at Morse Museum

ID-10074818To celebrate this Easter weekend, the museum will be open of no charge to the public! Come and enjoy with the whole family.

Call for times of availability, or visit Morse Museum on their website at, http://www.morsemuseum.org.

Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens Easter Special

ID-10074818Come to the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden on Friday, April 18 from 10am-4pm for an Easter treat. In observance of Good Friday the Polasek Museum will be open to the public.

Visitors are encouraged to come and view the many liturgical works created by Albin Polasek including “The Victorious Christ” and “The Stations of the Cross.” Visitors will also have the opportunity to find 20 hidden traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs, or pysanky, in the historic home.

This is a FREE event. For more information call 407-647-6294, or visit the museum website at, http://www.polasek.org.

The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series Features Bert Rodriguez

ID-10055741Come to the Winter Park Playhouse this Wednesday, April 16,  at 7:30pm for a journey with Bert as he sings us through decades of musical theatre with his powerful tenor voice, all the while relating personal anecdotes of travel gone hysterically awry!

Entry fee is $18 plus a one drink minimum.

For more information call Lisa Melillo at 407-645-0145, or visit the Winter Park Playhouse on the web at,  http://www.winterparkplayhouse.org.

Suffer from Snoring?

Classic Iron Beds & Designer Linens of Winter ParkDo you snore or suffer from morning headaches, daytime sleepiness, irritability and/or memory loss? You may have sleep apnea. Join Jeffrey Lehman, MD, as he discusses available treatment options.

Join us on Tuesday, April 15, at 11:00am at the Winter Park Memorial Hospital, in the Medical Library, at 200 N. Lakemont Ave.

This is a free event, but registration is necessary. Please call 407-303-1700, or visit us on the web at, http://winterparkhospital.com.