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34 x March 2 - 15, 2017 x www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.com<br />
n Charities/Fundraisers<br />
March 9 — Crazy Card Party &<br />
Luncheon Fundraiser<br />
Windermere Town Hall, 520 Main St.,<br />
Windermere, hosts Windermere Garden<br />
Club’s annual Crazy Card Party and<br />
Luncheon Fundraiser, including lunch, a<br />
crazy card game (no experience needed),<br />
a silent auction, raffles and more. Time: 9:45<br />
a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $25. For more information,<br />
call Peggy, 407-876-4239.<br />
April 2 — Classic Car & Cycle Show<br />
Sons of the American Legion, an 81-year<br />
strong veterans charity, sponsors its second<br />
annual Classic Car & Cycle Show, a<br />
family- and pet-friendly event that includes<br />
food, beer tents, a disc jockey, 50/50<br />
raffles and vendors, at American Legion<br />
Memorial Post 19, 5320 Alloway St.,<br />
Orlando. Time: 11 a.m. (Show participants<br />
arrive between 9:30-10:30 a.m.)<br />
This year’s proceeds benefit Folds of<br />
Honor. For more information, call 407-<br />
860-0301.<br />
April 7 — Chairs 4 Charity Gala<br />
Sheraton Orlando North Hotel, 600 N.<br />
Lake Destiny Road, Maitland, hosts Chairs<br />
4 Charity, The Mustard Seed of Central<br />
Florida’s annual fundraising gala, during<br />
which eight local artists turn upcycled furniture<br />
into masterpieces. Festivities include<br />
food stations, live music, a cash bar, silent<br />
auction and mingling with artists. Dress is<br />
business casual. Time: 6-10 p.m. Cost:<br />
$50. For more information, call 407-875-<br />
2040, email teaonca@mustardseedfla.org<br />
or visit mustardseedfla.org.<br />
April 15 — AIDS Walk Orlando:<br />
Twilight<br />
Downtown Orlando’s Lake Eola Park<br />
hosts Hope & Help’s AIDS Walk Orlando:<br />
Twilight, including bounce houses for children,<br />
face painting, an art show, food<br />
trucks and live musical entertainment.<br />
Time: 4 p.m. for registration and festivities;<br />
5 p.m. for walk. Cost: $25 per walker or<br />
$50 per team of two or more, with proceeds<br />
supporting Hope & Help’s mission<br />
of inspiring, equipping and mobilizing<br />
people to take action against HIV/AIDS.<br />
Orlando boasts the sixth highest HIV/AIDS<br />
transmission rate in the nation, and the<br />
state is ranked No. 1 in new HIV and<br />
AIDS cases. For more information, visit<br />
www.aidswalkorlando.org.<br />
April 22 — Wine Women & Shoes<br />
The Tuscany Ballroom at The Ritz-Carlton<br />
Orlando, Grande Lakes, 4012 Central<br />
Florida Parkway, Orlando, hosts the seventh<br />
annual Wine Women & Shoes, an<br />
afternoon of shopping that includes food,<br />
wine tastings, a fashion show, silent and<br />
live auctions, and the signature Key to the<br />
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD<br />
Closet raffle. Time: 2-6 p.m. Cost: $125,<br />
with ticket proceeds benefiting Second<br />
Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.<br />
For more information, email Maureen at<br />
mmikel@feedhopenow.org or visit www.<br />
winewomenandshoes.com/orlando.<br />
Windermere Garden Club chairperson Carolin Warren<br />
(left) and Jackie Rapport plan the annual Crazy Card Party<br />
and Luncheon Fundraiser, which takes place March 9.<br />
n Classes/Programs<br />
March 7, 14, 21 & 28 — Inside<br />
The Courts Program<br />
The Orange County Courthouse Jury<br />
Assembly Room, 425 N. Orange Ave., First<br />
Floor, Suite 180, Orlando, hosts Inside the<br />
Courts, a four-night program that teaches the<br />
processes and roles of the courts. Seating is<br />
limited, so preregistration is required. Time:<br />
Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. To register,<br />
call 407-836-0517 or visit www.ninthcircuit.org<br />
by March 7.<br />
March 9 — Public Records Forum<br />
The Jury Assembly Room in the Orange<br />
County Courthouse, 425 N. Orange Ave.,<br />
Orlando, hosts the free Legal Matters Forum<br />
— Public Records: What’s Confidential and<br />
What’s Not. Seating is limited so registration<br />
is required. Light refreshments are provided.<br />
Time: 6 p.m. For more information or to<br />
register, visit www.myorangeclerk.com.<br />
March 11 — Archaeology Day<br />
Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete<br />
Trail, Oakland, hosts Archaeology Day<br />
compiled by Lisa Sagers<br />
with a presentation about the 4,000 years<br />
of Florida history, followed by an open<br />
lab. Participants have a chance to sort<br />
and identify artifacts and other materials<br />
from real archaeological sites. All ages are<br />
welcome; however, children 12-younger<br />
should be accompanied<br />
by an adult. Time: 10<br />
a.m. For more information,<br />
call 407-905-0054<br />
or email information@<br />
oaklandnaturepreserve.<br />
org.<br />
n Events/<br />
Performances<br />
March 4 & 5 —<br />
Windermere Art<br />
Affair<br />
Downtown Windermere<br />
hosts the second annual<br />
Windermere Art Affair,<br />
a pet-friendly event that<br />
focuses on showcasing<br />
and selling fine art<br />
by renowned artists.<br />
Festivities include jazz<br />
music, entertainment,<br />
and wine and food available<br />
for purchase. Time:<br />
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Proceeds<br />
benefit the Young Artists<br />
Group, part of the Downtown Arts District.<br />
For more information, call Barbara,<br />
407-648-7060; or email barbara@<br />
dadorlando.com.<br />
March 10-19 — Daytona Bike<br />
Week<br />
Venues in downtown Daytona Beach and<br />
the U.S. 1 corridors in Daytona Beach and<br />
Ormond Beach host “The World’s Largest<br />
Motorcycle Event,” including poker runs,<br />
parties, concerts, food, drinks, motorcycle<br />
contests, numerous vendors and<br />
more. Times vary. For more information,<br />
visit www.officialbikeweek.com or<br />
www.daytonabeach.com.<br />
March 11 & 12 — Xanadu Jr!<br />
Performances<br />
The Orlando Shakespeare Theater In<br />
Partnership with UCF Mandell Theater,<br />
813 E. Rollins St., Orlando, hosts Theatre<br />
South Playhouse’s production of Xanadu<br />
Jr!, Broadway’s surprise hit musical. Time:<br />
Saturday at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., and<br />
Sunday at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. For more<br />
information or to purchase tickets, visit<br />
www.theatresouthplayhouse.com<br />
March 11 — Spring Fling<br />
Bill Breeze Park, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive,<br />
Ocoee, hosts the 12th annual Spring Fling,<br />
including activities, games and live demonstrations,<br />
all aimed at reinforcing safe behavior by<br />
youth and families. The event also showcases<br />
community services available throughout the<br />
area. Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information,<br />
call 407-905-3100 or visit www.ocoee.org.<br />
March 18 — The Jeff Rupert Group<br />
In Concert<br />
As part of the Celebration Foundation<br />
Concert Series, The Jeff Rupert Group performs<br />
at Community Presbyterian Church,<br />
511 Celebration Ave., Kissimmee. Time:<br />
7:30-9:30 p.m. Cost: $25. For more information,<br />
visit thecelebrationfoundation.org.<br />
March 25 — Kayak Tour<br />
Oakland Nature Preserve sponsors a two- to<br />
three-hour nature kayak tour on Lake Apopka<br />
with ONP President Jim Peterson. Participants<br />
meet at the Tubb Street dock in Oakland<br />
and paddle to Winter Garden’s Newton<br />
Park to collect garbage before returning to<br />
Oakland. Time: 8:30 a.m. Register online at<br />
oaklandnaturepreserve.org. For more<br />
information, call 407-905-0054 or email<br />
information@oaklandnaturepreserve.org.<br />
March 30 — Best Fest<br />
The shoreline of Starke Lake, 150 N.<br />
Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee, hosts West Orange<br />
Chamber of Commerce’s 15th annual Best<br />
Fest “The Taste of West Orange,” a large<br />
food-tasting and business expo. Time: 5-8:30<br />
p.m. For more information or to purchase<br />
tickets, visit wochamber.com.<br />
n Miscellaneous<br />
March 4, 11, 18 & 25 — Farmers<br />
Markets<br />
Winter Garden Farmers Market — voted No.<br />
1 in America by American Farmland Trust in<br />
Washington, DC — takes place at 104 S.<br />
Lakeview Ave., Winter Garden. The market<br />
has more than 150 vendors, and there is a<br />
free parking garage next to the event. Time:<br />
Saturdays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.<br />
March 29 — Job Fair<br />
Central Florida Fair Expo Park, 4603 W.<br />
Colonial Drive, Orlando, hosts the Central<br />
Florida CFEC Job Fair, including more than<br />
80-90 companies offering thousands of career<br />
openings in various industries. Job applicants<br />
should dress professionally and bring résumés.<br />
No children, please. Parking and admission<br />
are free. Time: noon-4 p.m. To register as a job<br />
seeker, visit www.cfec.org/job-fairs. For more<br />
information, call Christian, 407-834-4022.<br />
Contributions to Community Bulletin Board are welcome.<br />
Please send information six weeks before the event to<br />
P.O. Box 851, Windermere, FL 34787; call 407-351-<br />
1573, option 5; or email Lisa@kearneypublishing.com. ª