Weekend Top 6 Picks for November 3 and 4, 2018

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Saturday November 3, 2018

8am to 1pm Free. Parramore Farmers Market. The east side of the Orlando City Stadium, across from City View. Purchase quality, fresh and healthy food grown in your own
neighborhood by local farmers, including Fleet Farming, Growing Orlando,
and other community growers.

8pm to 10pm Free. Shuffleboard. Orlando’s Beardall Courts 800 Delaney Ave Orlando FL.  1st Saturday of each month.

10:30pm to 12:30am Free with dinner or a drink. Son Flamenco. Ceviche Tapas Orlando, 125 W Church St, Orlando, FL.  Hot blooded Flamenco dancing to acoustic guitar.

Sunday November 4, 2018

Daylight Savings Time Ends.

10am to Noon Free. Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Class. University, 5200 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32811. The Method of Heartfulness. A simple and practical way to experience the heart’s unlimited resources.

11am to 5pm Free. Japan Festival. Kissimmee Lakefront Park, 201 Lakeview Dr, Kissimmee, FL 34741. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans separate Orlando from Japan’s awesome
cultural opportunities. However, you won’t have to sleep between two
portly snorers on a flight to Tokyo because Orlando’s packing plenty of
Japanese culture as it is. Authentic music, dance, food and dress will
decorate the Disney-crazed city to provide the culture shock you
desperately crave.

 6:30pm to 8:30pm Free. PARCELs: MFAs In Progress. Orlando Brewing 1301 Atlanta Ave, Orlando, Florida 32806. Another edition of PARCELS! The November readings will feature work from
Alicia Ezekiel-Pipkin, Jessica Vervoort, Lance Milham, Malcolm Kelly,
and an MFA Alum reading from Vanessa Blakeslee!

Weekend Top 6 Picks for April 7 and 8, 2018

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Saturday April 7, 2018

8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Free. Lake Virginia Watershed Cleanup. Dinky Dock 410 Ollie Ave, Winter Park, Florida 32789. In conjunction with Keep America Beautiful’s Great American
Cleanup, join us as we clean-up litter in and around Lake Virginia.
Activities may include but are not limited to picking up litter in and
around the lake – stooping, kneeling, and bending.

Breakfast, volunteer t-shirt, snacks, and water will be provided. We
will also provide litter grabbers, safety vests, gloves and garbage
bags.
Please remember to bring a reusable water bottle, wear
closed-toe shoes, hats, and long pants, & carpool! Kayaks and
paddle boarders are welcome!
To register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/city-of-winter-park-sustainability-program-5593791349

11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Spring Market at Audubon. Audubon Park Garden District Orlando, Florida 32803. Come out for Central Florida’s best artists, native and Florida
friendly plants, locally produced artisanal foods, handmade crafts,
music, food trucks and more at APGD’s Spring Market at Audubon.

8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free. Shuffleboard at Orlando’s Beardall Courts. Orlando’s Beardall Courts 800 Delaney Ave Orlando FL. 1st Saturday of each month. Free fun! https://www.facebook.com/OrlandoShuffle?notif_t=fbpage_fan_invite

Sunday April8, 2018

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $275.00 for 6 classes.Crealde Urban Sketch Class. Crealde School of Art, 600 St Andrews Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792. Urban Sketcher Thomas Thorspecken teaches you to sketch from studio subjects to the environment. Classroom sessions will
focus on sketching clothed models and progress towards sketching the
model and classroom environment. Learn how to incorporate storytelling
into your sketches in our location sessions. These trips to local venues
will challenge you to use your sketchbook the way a photojournalist
uses a camera. The six-week goal is to produce finished sketches using
pencil, pen, and watercolor within two hours. Main Campus

Room 1B.

11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $12. Locally Fresh. Enzian Theater 1300 S Orlando Ave, Maitland, Florida 32751. Feed all your senses! Central Florida foodies partner-up with local
filmmakers at this utterly unique (and mouth-watering) event—a festival
favorite! Filmmakers dig into the stock and trade of what makes Central
Florida delicious. Watch their documentaries, accompanied by cooking
demonstrations and sumptuous samples. A feast for the eyes and the taste
buds.
Locally Fresh! Farmers Market
Noon-2:30PM Free.
Lawn at Eden Bar
After Locally Fresh! Scrumptious Cinema, the lawn at Eden Bar
transforms into a Farmers Market, filled with local products fresh from
the field. Get to know Central Florida’s finest farmers and vendors, and
don’t miss this delicious opportunity to take some local goodies home
for your own feast.

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Family Day on the Second Sunday. The Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 East Princeton Street, Orlando, FL 32803. The make-and-take craft table is open from noon-2:30 p.m., and docents
are available to give mini-tours of the museum. Then it’s open house in
the galleries until 4:30 p.m.

Weekend Top 6 Pick for February 3rd and 4th.

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Saturday February 3, 2018

6 AM to 1 PM. Free. Parramore Farmers Market. The east side of the Orlando City Stadium, across from City View. The Parramore Farmers Market will be open every Saturday from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m., on the east side of the Orlando City Stadium, across
from City View. Purchase quality, fresh and healthy food grown in your
own neighborhood by local farmers, including Fleet Farming, Growing
Orlando, and other community growers.

10 AM to 5 PM Saturday and Sunday – $6.00 adults and $4.00 children. The Battle of Townsend’s Plantation Civil War Festival.  Renninger’s Antique Center. 20651 U.S. 441, Mt. Dora, Fl. 32757.  Live Civil War Re-enactments, living history exhibits, folk
music, weaponry demonstrations, authentic camps and Sutlers, full scale
artillery, cavalry and soldiers in time-period uniforms and weaponry,
Civil War era Dress Ball, and more. Please see attached flyer for
times. CONTACT: Clay Townsend (407) 418-2075 or (407) 719-9866 ctownsend@forthepeople.com

To view forms and the photo gallery on-line, visit www.townsendfirm.com.

Battle of Townsend’s Plantation, Mount Dora, Florida

100 beautiful acres. All impressions, Great Cavalry Site!!! Dress
Ball with the 7 Pounds of Bacon Band, Ladies Tea, Sunday Church Service,
bounty for artillery.

This event is intended to be educational for children and adults
in the area of Civil War history and American’s heritage arts. Special
accommodations can be made for groups of students interested in
lectures and demonstrations. This is an outstanding opportunity for
photography and live film. Special arrangements will be made for set up
and hospitality.

 8 PM to 10 PM – Free. Shuffleboard. Orlando’s Beardall Courts 800 Delaney Ave Orlando FL.

1st Saturday of each month. Free fun! https://www.facebook.com/OrlandoShuffle?notif_t=fbpage_fan_invite

Sunday February 4, 2018 

10 Am to Noon – Free. Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Class. University, 5200 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32811. The Method of Heartfulness A simple and practical way to experience the heart’s unlimited resources. 


4 PM to 6 PM – Free. Maitland Stage Band Concert. Rotary Plaza Outdoor stage. Art and History Museum 231 West Packwood Maitland FL. 


10 PM to Midnight – Free but get a coffee. Comedy Open Mic. Austin’s Coffee, 929 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park, FL. Free comedy show! Come out and laugh, or give it a try yourself.

Weekend Top 6 Picks for January 6th and 7th.

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Saturday January 6, 2018

Noon to 4 PM – Free.  Winter Music Series.  Lakeridge Winery and Vineyards (19239 US 27 North, Clermont, Florida 34715.)  Each Saturday afternoon during the month of January, Lakeridge Winery
holds its famous Music Series, featuring live music on the outdoor
stage, and inside at thier Wine and Cheese Bar upstairs in the winery.
The musicians selected are all fantastic performers, hand-picked from
the wealth of talent located throughout Central Florida. Lakeridge wine,
beer, soft drinks and a variety of food is available for purchase,
along with complimentary winery tours and tasting.

BAND SCHEDULE:

OUTDOOR STAGE

Jan 6, 2018 NOON – 4pm Ronnie Duncan Band

Jan 13, 2018 NOON – 4pm The Nightly Grove Band

Jan 20, 2018 NOON – 4pm Shawline

Jan 27, 2018 NOON – 4pm Mike Quick Band

WINE and CHEESE BAR

Jan 6, 2018 NOON – 4pm Joe Hand

Jan 13, 2018 NOON – 4pm Bobby Koelble

Jan 20, 2018 NOON – 4pm Bobby Blackmon

Jan 27, 2018 NOON – 4pm Jeff Whitfield

8 PM to 10 PM – Free.  Shuffleboard at Orlando’s Beardall Courts. (Orlando’s Beardall Courts, 800 Delaney Ave, Orlando FL.)

8:30 PM to 10:30 PM – Free.  The Geek Easy with Amy Watkins and Open Mic.  (The Geek Easy 114 S. Semoran Blvd Suite #6, Winter Park, Florida 32792.)  Open to all: Musicians-Lyricists-Artists-and Poets of all kinds.  Bring out the cape and have some fun.

Sunday January 7, 2018

10 AM to Noon – Free.  Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Class.  (University, 5200 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32811.)

Noon to 1 PM – Donation based.  Yoga.  Lake Eola Park near the red gazebo.  

Noon to 3 PM – Donation based.  Music at the Casa.  Harpist Christine MacPhail.  (Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum, 656 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789.)  Members of the public are invited to visit on a
Sunday afternoon to listen to live music and take a tour
of the historic home museum and the James Gamble Rogers II Studio by
trained docents.

The Orlando Shuffle.

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Shuffleboard is free at Orlando’s Beardall Courts, (800 Delaney Avenue Orlando FL) each month on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 7PM to 9PM. I challenged Pam Schwartz to a game figuring I have an advantage as an artist given my eye and hand coordination. I got off to a great start taking a lead but then slipped back as Pam warmed up. I lost by a humbling amount. I tried to erase the chalkboard score but I was held back as a photo was taken of the score. I can claim ignorance and a short memory as I gloss over the score.

At a Tacky Tourist event at the Orange County Regional History Center a shuffleboard court was set up on the floor of the museum lobby. That game I won as Pam teamed up with Whitney Broadaway‘s daughter. It wasn’t a full court, but I am sure Rick Kilby set it up to the official specifications. For some reason Pam refuses to accept this clear victory and perhaps a rematch is needed.

The bottom line is that shuffleboard is some free fun, so get out and give it a try.

Orlando Shuffle offers fun for the whole family.

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Old Game, New Year! The Orlando Shuffle  is being played on renovated courts at Beardall Senior Center (800 Delaney Ave, Orlando, Florida) on the first Saturday from 7pm to 9pm and third Saturday from 3pm to 5pm of every month. The Orlando Shuffle is free, and it’s family-friendly.  Retro attire is encouraged. The courts are located just south of downtown. This family friendly sport is gaining in popularity. Many shuffle board courts sit abandoned all around Orlando.  There are shuffle board courts at the Maitland Art Center but those courts are covered with dead leaves and I was told they are set to be demolished. There were some leaves on the Beardall courts but a young volunteer whisked them clean with a broom. City Commissioner Patty Sheehan was proud of the recent renovations to these courts that she helped spearhead. After speaking to me for a bit, she went off to play a heated match.

The game was played and gambled over by King Henry VIII of England, who prohibited commoners from playing; evidently he did not always win. The objective of the game is cue, called a tang to slide, all four of one’s
Weights alternately against those of an opponent, so that they reach the
highest scoring area without falling off the end of the board into the
alley. Furthermore, a player’s Weight(s) must be farther down the board
than his opponent’s Weight(s), in order to be in scoring position. This
may be achieved either by knocking off the opponent’s Weight(s), or by
outdistancing them. Horse collar, the most common form of the game, is
played to either 15 or, more typically, 21. Only the weights in front score.

I watched a husband, wife and their two children play. The wife was fiercely competitive and she won every game by a rather high margin.   There was some controversy about weather a weight on a line counts as a score. I couldn’t pick up all the basics just by watching and sketching. One gentleman really embraced the retro attire look with a sporty cap and vest. If you are looking for something playful to do on a Saturday night, I would definitely put the Orlando Shuffle on your calendar. I considered playing a game to see if I had any shuffle skills but instead decided I should get home to Terry to finish off my Saturday night..