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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

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