The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce is holding their Membership Awards Celebration this January 24, 2014 at Full Sail Live 6pm. Join us as we celebrate our members and volunteers who have separated themselves from the rest and have helped to make Winter Park the greatest community in Central Florida. It is sure to be a great night.

Tickets are $75 per person or $575 for a corporate table which includes includes seating for 8 guests, recognition in event program and table signage. Registration is required for this event. Download a registration form here. Registration must be completed by January 17, 2014.

For more information contact the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce.

Join us downtown on February 6th for the Sip, Shop and Stroll downtown Winter Park. Brought to you by the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce and Park Avenue Merchants Association.

Begin the evening by checking in at Park Avenue and Morse Boulevard at 5pm where attendees will receive their wine glass and passport at check-in. Spend your evening sampling wine and hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants as you stroll along Park Avenue shopping and having an incredible evening.

This event ends at 8pm and tickets must be bought in advance. Get your tickets online here.  Don’t forget to get tickets to this event because they will go fast!

*Guests must check-in by 7 p.m. Must be 21 or older to attend. Please sip responsibly. Event is rain or shine, no refunds.*

Participating local merchants include:

Charyli

Cocina 

 Filthy Rich Celebrity Jewelry Replicas

Jewels By Peter B

Lilly Pulitzer

Luma on Park

Matilda’s on Park

M.Marie

Kilwin’s Chocolates & Ice Cream

Peterbrooke Chocolatier

Red Carpet Couture and Gems

The Ancient Olive

The Bistro on Park Avenue

The Doggie Door

The Spice and Tea Exchange 

The Unique Diamond Boutique

Timothy’s Gallery

Unleashed

You Need Art

The Morse Museum in Winter Park has three great exhibits this month for art lovers. Take in the Lifelines-Forms and Themes of Art Nouveau where art from the period between 1895-1915 had an impressive impact on all European art culture during this time. Art Nouveau can be found in architecture, ceramics, furniture, and decorative arts.

This fantastic display is a glimpse at the movement that inspired writers such as James Joyce and Ezra Pound. Do not miss out on this interesting historical exhibit from our not to distant past.

Another interesting exhibit is the Vignette: The Art of Fountain Pens. Come and gaze at these decorative pens and their casings. Fountain pens of all shapes and designs these beautifully hand crafted pens were used up until the 1700’s.

The last exhibit of interest is the Focus Exhibit: Lockwood De Forest’s The Wreck.  Come and admire the first time viewing of this American master piece after years of extensive conservation.

This month until January 11, 2014, you can come and see art collections created by former students that have been donated for presentation at The Art of Fellowship in Painting and Drawing at the Showalter Hughes Community Gallery. Browse through the impressive displays created by artists from Créalde.

Art From the Heart of Florida presents masterpieces by some of Florida’s greatest artists. Come to the Jenkins and Heritage Center Gallery for an awesome display of Florida’s own artists. Show runs from now until January 11, 2014.

This Monday, December 16 at Full Sail University come out and listen to Dean Johnson of Microsoft Game Studios give a talk on his role in the production of the XBox One and the games created for the new platform. He worked on a number of key platform components, including streaming install, application lifetime, licensing, and connected storage. Dean has also worked on Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8 titles including Beards & Beaks and Galactic Reign. He started his career at Microsoft in 2006.

This is a GPS event. Online students: This event will be live streamed via GoTo Training. The link to register will be available on the Connect event page. You can go to our Facebook page and register for the event as well. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1374343782820456/

This saturday join us as we gather on the streets of beautiful downtown Winter Park to enjoy the magical Christmas Parade. Hosted by your Winter Park Chamber of Commerce, you’ll take in the bands, the marching and all the spectacle that is in the parade.

The parade route follows Cole Avenue and proceeds south to Comstock Avenue. Thanks to all of our media partners, including: Orlando Family Magazine, Orlando Life, The Park Press, WFTV Channel9, Winter Park/Maitland Observer, 89.9 FM WUCF, and 98.9 FM WMMO.

Join us on December 7 from 7am-10:30 for a delicious pancake breakfast at the Central Park Stage. This holiday tradition allows us to support the Winter Park elementary schools and their teachers through out the year. So bring your wallets and your appetites for some delicious breakfast for a great cause.

If you come down early enough you’ll also have great seats for the start of the “Ye Olde Hometown” Christmas Parade. Order your tickets at the park or online here: http://www.winterpark.org/content/pancake-breakfast

Cost
Adults $6
Children $4
Price includes pancakes, sausage and refreshments.

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Mark your calender for Friday, December 6, at 5pm as we come together in downtown Winter Park for the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Stroll in Central Park, brought to you by the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce.

The festivities begin with carols sung by St. Margaret Mary Catholic School Choir, ParkMaitland Glee Club, New Warner Chapel, Winter Park High School’s Belle Chanson Choir and Orlando Harmony. Following will be the 2013 Holiday Card Competition winners and finally the tree lighting hosted by Bob Opshal of WFTV.

Central Park will come to life with the lighting of the tree, and our special guests Mr and Mrs Clause will be there to greet all the children and share refreshements.

Stick around Central Park after the tree is lit because there will be a special screening through Popcorn in the Park of White Christmas at 7pm.

Do not miss out on the great family fun!

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Keattikorn

This Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 am come out to Central Park for this fun, free family event. There will be a friendly community competition to see which community (Winter Park, Maitland or Eatonville) can bring out the most walkers.

Eatonville took home top honors in 2012. Help Winter Park win the title this year by inviting your coworkers, friends, family and neighbors for a morning of healthy fun.

All ages and fitness levels can participate. Activities include warm ups, dancing, dance-walking, a healthy breakfast and a 30-minute walk. More info at www.healthycentralflorida.org.

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On Thursday, November 14 at 6pm at the Pates Law Group, P A on 1521 Mount Vernon Street in Orlando, there will be a seminar for women in transition.

Presented by the Pates Law Group, there will be a free seminar to provide valuable insight and solutions for financial security for women in transition.

Dianne Webb, of Stonebridge Financial Planning Group, LLC will speak on a variety of topics pertinent to women who are experiencing  a life change, such as divorce. For more information call 407-896-1166.

If you know someone who would benefit from this seminar please pass along the information.

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