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Summertime Sip, Shop & Stroll

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Join us for the Summertime Sip, Shop & Stroll!

When: Thursday June 11, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Where:
Park Avenue
Check-in at
S Park Ave & E Morse Blvd
Winter Park, FL 32789

Cost: $25 each (includes passport and wine glass)

Beat the heat and experience Park Avenue during a relaxing summer wine
stroll on Thursday, June 11. Visit local merchants for appetizer and
beverage pairings and discover new fashion trends, gift ideas and sample
seasonal menus.

Participating local merchants include:

*Alex and Ani*
*Bebe’s Baby Boutique*
*Boca Kitchen Bar Market*
*California Closets*
*Cocina 214*
*Cottonways*
*Filthy Rich of Winter Park*
*Hutton*
*Lilly Pulitzer*
*Luma on Park*
*Nelore *
*Peterbrooke Chocolatier of Winter Park*
*Scout & Molly’s*
*Simmons Jewelers*
*The Ancient Olive*
*The Doggie Door*
*The Grove*
*The Impeccable Pig*
*The Spice & Tea Exchange*
*Timothy’s Gallery*
*UMI*
*Winter Park Land Co.*
*Writer’s Block Bookstore*

Tickets are limited. Advanced registration is strongly encouraged as the
event often sells out in advance.

Tickets will not be mailed, confirmations will be emailed for registrations
submitted through PayPal.

Online registration will close at noon on Thursday, June 11, or earlier in
the event of a sell out.

Check-in will be held at at the corner of Park Avenue and Morse
Boulevard on June 11, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Attendees will receive their
wine glass and passport at check-in. *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.

Winter Park High School Bands Memorial Weekend Pops Concert

Friday, May 22, 2015 | 7:00 PM

 

The Winter Park High School Bands will present two concerts in May to finish the band program’s 75th anniversary season. The Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, and Freshman Jazz Band will perform an array of music that showcases the bands tradition of musical excellence.

The Spring Concert will be held on Wednesday, May 6, and will feature works by Aaron Copland, Paul Hindemith, and David Gillingham. It will also feature senior concerto winner Sara Nazarian on the Chaminade flute concerto.

The Memorial Weekend Pops Concert will be held on Friday, May 22, and will include lighter works by Frank Ticheli, Chuck Mangione, and John Philip Sousa. It will feature our second senior concerto winner, Matthew Mignardi, on the famous Carnival of Venice. The concert will conclude with a salute to our nation with performances of the Armed Forces Salute, America the Beautiful, and Stars and Stripes Forever!

Both concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Ann Derflinger Auditorium on the Winter Park High School main campus, 2100 Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL 32792. Admission is free, and the public is warmly invited to attend.

The Winter Park High School bands are under the direction of Director Christopher Blackmer, and Associate Director Michael Clemente.

For more information about the Winter Park High School Band Program, please visit the website at Winter Park High School

Details

Date: Friday, May 22, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM
Event Location

2100 Summerfield Road, Winter Park, FL 32792

Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.

Saturday, May 9, 2015 | 10:00 AM

 

The Winter Park Playhouse, central Florida’s only professional musical theater, will offer this FREE performance of Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. on the outdoor stage at The Winter Park Community Center’s Ruby Ball Amphitheater. The performance is sponsored by The Winter Park Rotary Foundation. The event is open to all and patrons are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs (rain or shine) and enjoy this high-energy musical with family and friends.

Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. is one of musical theater’s brightest and most innovative shows. Based on the Emmy Award-winning 1970’s educational cartoon series, Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. uses a wide array of musical styles to teach grammar, math, science, history and social studies.

Details

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015
Time: 10:00 AM
Event Location
Winter Park Community Center
721 W. New England Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789 United States

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Phone: 407-599-3275

Spring Cleanup

Thursday, May 7, 2015 to Friday, May 8, 2015 | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

| 407-774-0800 | FREE

It’s that time of year again! Now is the time for spring cleaning just in time for the summer. The City of Winter Park encourages residents to participate in the city’s annual Spring Cleanup which will be held during the month of May. The annual Spring Cleanup provides an extra “bonus” pickup day so that residents can dispose of old furniture, broken appliances and other bulky items. To take advantage of this convenient service, residents must place their items curbside after 5 p.m. on the evening prior to their second regularly scheduled pickup day. Households North of Fairbanks/Aloma avenues – week of May 4. Households South of Fairbanks/Aloma avenues – week of May 11. (Hazardous waste and yard waste is not included in the spring cleanup.)

Get Your Jazz On

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Grab a blanket or bring a lawn chair and enjoy a glass of wine, live Jazz music or a cigar while our Chef fires up his Caja box for his Winter Park award winning Roasted Pig.

MAY 29TH

6 P.M. – 9 P.M.

Price will include live music under the stars, wine portions, Smoked Pig with accompaniments, valet parking and our extended happy hour the day of the event. Dinner reservations in our Hamilton’s Kitchen Restaurant are recommended after the festivities.

To make reservations, call 407-998-8089
Cost: $30.00 per person
Reservations NOT required

A MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH

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Join The Alfond Inn as we celebrate Mom

FOR A MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH

Our Chefs will be busy in the kitchen preparing something special just for her.
There will be elaborate Chef attended stations, accompanied by a complimentary Mimosa or Champagne,
as well as live piano music.

SUNDAY, MAY 10TH, 2015

11 A.M. – 3 P.M.

$69.00 (plus tax and gratuity) per guest
$24.00 for Children ages 5-12 (plus tax and gratuity)
Children under 5 complimentary
Valet Parking complimentary

For Mother’s Day reservation, please call 407-645-6605

Business After Hours

ID-100173113Each 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 event is affordable and a guaranteed good time!

Upcoming Event 

Thursday, October 16
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Hosted by WUCF-FM at the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens
633 Osceola Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789

Good Morning Winter Park

ID-10034343Friday, October 10, 2014
7:45 a.m. – Networking
8:15 a.m. – Program

Winter Park Welcome Center / Chamber of Commerce
151 W. Lyman Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789

Speaker:

  • David Parks I-4 Ultimate Public Information Officer

Topic: I-4 Ultimate: Transforming Central Florida

 

  • Learn more about the $2.3 billion, 21-mile I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project and how it will provide congestion relief by giving motorists more choices when they hit the road.

Fashion Week

Runway ShowPark Avenue Fashion week is the last stop for Central Florida’s event circuit, providing an unparalleled series of annual fashion events including the renowned runway show in Central Park’s West Meadow. The park is completely transformed with a 20,000 square foot, air-conditioned tent, full runway and lounge area for VIP guests. Modeled after New York Fashion Week’s Bryant Park, PAFW is home to some of Central Florida’s most influential socialites and trendsetters. And this year’s annual show will be an incredible experience you won’t want to miss! To buy tickets visit the link.

Runway Show Details
November 1st, 2014
VIP early entry at 5 p.m.
General admission entry at 6 p.m.
Show begins at 7 p.m.

VIP Experience
Priority Assigned Seating in Rows 1 – 3
Private Access VIP Lounge at the Runway Show
Swag Gifts
VIP reception November 1st 5 – 6 p.m.
Invitation to all Park Avenue Fashion Week Trunk Shows, Boutique Events, and Parties

General Admission (GA) Seats
Rows 5 – 10, Open Seating
Invitation to all Park Ave Fashion Week Trunk Shows, Boutique Events, and Parties
Food bands available for purchase at $10 under the tent

*GA Ticket FLASH SALE through October 2 at 11:59 p.m. Use code Flash2 for $50 tickets. General admission tickets are sold on a first come first serve basis. There is no assigned seating, under any circumstance, regardless of the ticket price.

Crealdé’s Makers Fair Orlando

ID-10081670Saturday and Sunday September 13-14 come to the Orlando Science Center and take part in workshops and watch our artists in action. Guaranteed to be fun and creative, don’t miss it!

The fair will run from 10am-5pm. We hope to see you there!