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SOUTHWEST<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
An Island in Need<br />
Southwest Residents Assist With Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico<br />
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After Hurricane Maria, Civil Air Patrol 1st Lt. Brian Collins of Dr. Phillips deploys to<br />
Puerto Rico for 10 days to assist with relief efforts.<br />
Walking up the gangplank from<br />
a commercial aircraft to an airport<br />
terminal is typically an exciting time.<br />
People are scurrying to get to their<br />
bags and meet loved ones. A new<br />
crowd awaits at the terminal, ready<br />
to depart as soon as the next flight<br />
is ready. Messages are constantly<br />
announced over the intercom. The<br />
noise and atmosphere is typically<br />
that of anticipation, determination<br />
and sometimes impatience. Not this<br />
time.<br />
Dr. Phillips resident and Civil Air<br />
Patrol 1st Lt. Brian Collins departed<br />
the aircraft in San Juan, Puerto Rico,<br />
in mid-October to almost total darkness.<br />
Passengers brought out flashlights<br />
and cameras to light their way<br />
through the power-deprived airport,<br />
eyes carefully trained to the floor to<br />
avoid pools of water still stagnant in<br />
some areas. A musty smell pervaded<br />
the terminal, the air hot and thick<br />
without the relief of air conditioning.<br />
It was at that point the seriousness of<br />
the situation dawned on Collins and<br />
his team.<br />
A member of Civil Air Patrol<br />
Emergency Services, Collins is qualified<br />
as a mission scanner, mission<br />
observer and aerial photographer.<br />
He was deployed to Puerto Rico<br />
for 10 days after the devastation<br />
of Hurricane Maria, along with 15<br />
other volunteer members. Several<br />
other CAP members in the states also<br />
supported the mission as part of a<br />
virtual team.<br />
“In Puerto Rico, our mission was<br />
to document and photograph the<br />
entire island from the air, so my<br />
work was focused on that,” Collins<br />
said. “I spent most of my deployment<br />
in a Cessna behind the pilot<br />
shooting photos of any requested<br />
areas or targets that our crew was<br />
assigned.<br />
“We were the fifth group from<br />
CAP to be deployed to Puerto Rico<br />
— Team 5, which was comprised<br />
mostly of members from the Florida<br />
Wing. Virtually all of us were senior<br />
members, but we did bring one<br />
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cadet with us who is highly trained in<br />
communications.<br />
“We were also supplemented on<br />
the island by members of Puerto<br />
Rico’s Wing. I need to give special<br />
props to them. Over the 10 days<br />
we were there, they worked handin-hand<br />
with us and were phenomenal.<br />
Virtually all of them, whether<br />
senior members or cadets, were still<br />
dealing with very challenging situations<br />
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etc. But they showed up every day,<br />
working hard and not complaining.<br />
It was really inspirational to see them<br />
doing that.<br />
“Obviously, we all heard of the<br />
devastation down there prior to<br />
being deployed, but until you actually<br />
see it for yourself, it’s tough to<br />
fathom the scope. As an aerial photographer,<br />
I had the chance to see<br />
pretty much the entire island from the<br />
air, and it was pretty sobering flying<br />
over village after village and just<br />
looking down into people’s houses<br />
because the roofs had been blown<br />
off, if their house even survived the<br />
hurricane.”<br />
Collins described his time in<br />
Puerto Rico as “along the lines of a<br />
true, albeit short-term, military deployment.”<br />
He and his team were<br />
housed on a merchant marine ship.<br />
They rose early in the morning to<br />
catch a van to their mission base,<br />
which was set up in a large public<br />
health clinic. They had only sporadic<br />
electricity, which was supplied<br />
by a generator, and most of the<br />
plumbing was nonfunctional. Then<br />
came the challenging flights around<br />
the island to photograph their specified<br />
targets.<br />
“Because the terrain in Puerto Rico<br />
is very mountainous, there were a<br />
lot of updrafts and down drafts that<br />
created for some bumpy flying,” he<br />
said. “I don’t think anyone actually<br />
got sick, but we pretty much all felt<br />
queasy by the end of the day.<br />
As an<br />
aerial<br />
photographer,<br />
Civil Air Patrol<br />
1st Lt. Brian<br />
Collins<br />
photographs<br />
the<br />
devastation<br />
in the wake<br />
of Hurricane<br />
Maria on<br />
the island of<br />
Puerto Rico.<br />
“Another challenge was the fact<br />
that there were so many other military<br />
and relief aircraft and helicopters<br />
flying about the island. It was<br />
pretty cool seeing lots of Blackhawks<br />
and Osprey aircraft, among other<br />
things, but you always had to be<br />
very diligent and aware when you<br />
were flying.<br />
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it is far from over and is going to be<br />
going on for a long, long time. You<br />
hear a lot on the news about the<br />
good and the bad that is occurring,<br />
but in my opinion, I think the territory<br />
and those responding are doing<br />
the best that they can. This is a disaster<br />
of unprecedented scale in many<br />
ways.<br />
“Being on the island definitely<br />
gave me a different perspective of<br />
what was going on with the relief<br />
effort and the challenges of executing<br />
such a massive undertaking.<br />
I met people from FEMA, the U.S.<br />
Public Health Service, NASA, botanists,<br />
the New York Department of<br />
Sanitation, Boston and New York<br />
police officers, and even the IRS.<br />
Even with all of these people responding,<br />
the challenges are immense:<br />
having a structure for all of<br />
these agencies and individuals to<br />
work within, building communication<br />
channels, establishing relationships<br />
with the people and agencies<br />
in Puerto Rico, and so forth. Making<br />
things even more complicated is<br />
the fact that the island has its own<br />
culture and political framework, requiring<br />
both sides to adapt to this<br />
new reality.<br />
“Perhaps the most difficult part,<br />
though, was the fact that so many<br />
Puerto Ricans were still trying to cope<br />
with the destruction and effects of the<br />
hurricane. Many live in very remote<br />
areas that are incredibly challenging<br />
to get to because of the rugged terrain,<br />
not to mention the washed-out<br />
bridges, roadways and levies.<br />
“The entire trip was filled with incredible<br />
moments for all of us. Many<br />
of my fellow team members have similar<br />
stories about being approached<br />
by locals who were extremely grateful<br />
that we were there to help them;<br />
that happened to me more than once.<br />
That always made me feel good, because<br />
one thing I tried very hard to<br />
do was to show respect to the people<br />
who were down there and dealing<br />
with so much suffering.<br />
“I’m very proud of the response<br />
that our community alone has contributed<br />
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spent lots of time at the convention<br />
center, for example, helping to assemble<br />
almost 4.5 million boxed<br />
meals. As grueling and challenging<br />
as my deployment was, I was honored<br />
to be able to go down there<br />
and do my part, and I would do it<br />
again in a heartbeat.”<br />
Windermere resident Janira<br />
Rivera, a nurse with Fresenius<br />
Medical Care North America, also<br />
felt compelled to travel to Puerto<br />
Rico. Originally from Puerto Rico,<br />
Rivera’s family still lives on the island.<br />
Volunteering to help with relief<br />
efforts, she was also able to<br />
visit her mother, whom she had difficultly<br />
connecting with after the hurricane.<br />
She felt lucky to be with a<br />
company like FMCNA, which was<br />
heavily engaged with the disaster<br />
relief efforts.<br />
Rivera recalled going to Puerto<br />
Rico with team Fresenius “an amazing<br />
experience.” She also commented<br />
that there was still much work to<br />
be done, as most of the island was<br />
still without power and water, and<br />
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Orlando REP Presents The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical<br />
It had the makings of a perfect<br />
Christmas pageant, until the<br />
Herdman children showed up and<br />
changed everything ... for the better.<br />
Orlando Repertory Theatre<br />
in partnership with UCF brings the<br />
Orlando community the spirit of<br />
Christmas with its production of<br />
Barbara Robinson’s 1972 fictional<br />
classic, The Best Christmas Pageant<br />
Ever: The Musical. Originally not a<br />
musical, the play was adapted into a<br />
musical in 2016 and was playing at<br />
a family theater in Charlotte, North<br />
Carolina, when Orlando REP’s artistic<br />
director, Jeffrey Revels,<br />
learned of the musical version.<br />
“Besides this being one of my favorite<br />
childhood stories that I read<br />
every year, starting when my secondgrade<br />
teacher read it to my class,<br />
what I really love about it and [why<br />
I] chose it for this season, is that it is<br />
a story of two very different groups<br />
of people becoming better together,”<br />
said Revels, who is also the director<br />
of the production.<br />
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The musical consists of a small<br />
town’s annual Christmas pageant<br />
that goes wrong when the Herdman<br />
children, the town bullies, decide to<br />
audition for the local Christmas pageant<br />
and are cast in coveted roles<br />
due to a new director. High jinks<br />
ensue, including a fire in the church,<br />
but what also emerges are acceptance,<br />
creativity and learning the<br />
true meaning of Christmas.<br />
“That is really the heart of the<br />
story’s message: it’s about listening<br />
and learning from each other and<br />
how we have a value to add,” Revels<br />
said.<br />
Twenty-five actors make up the<br />
large cast, which includes 18 youth<br />
actors representing the musical’s<br />
children, as they embody characters<br />
who make you laugh, cry and think<br />
about the meaning of Christmas and<br />
accepting others who are different.<br />
“It’s such an ensemble cast, and<br />
with the way the story is structured,<br />
it is about how these groups<br />
are coming together to make this<br />
play, instead of the story revolving<br />
around one character,” said Ashley<br />
Willsey, Orlando REP’s marketing<br />
director.<br />
Even the characters’ names are<br />
symbolic of the message of acceptance<br />
and appreciation for others’<br />
differences, as one character is<br />
named Grace, while<br />
the child characters<br />
of focus are called<br />
the Herdmans.<br />
“They are children<br />
that have to be herded<br />
like sheep, and it<br />
takes someone with<br />
grace to help them<br />
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follow the same path,” Revels said.<br />
“It’s a story that operates on so many<br />
levels.”<br />
A Character for Everyone<br />
As Revels grew up cherishing<br />
the original childhood classic, the<br />
hope is that new and older generations<br />
will enjoy The Best Christmas<br />
Pageant Ever: The Musical and fall in<br />
love with the menagerie of beloved<br />
characters that all have a message.<br />
“Both children and adults will get<br />
very different messages out of the<br />
play,” Revels said. “We’re sharing<br />
the same story, but we are looking at<br />
it from different lenses.<br />
“I think children will respond to<br />
physical comedy, humor and the<br />
music, but they will also understand<br />
the story of being<br />
changed and how<br />
listening to each<br />
other is our best solution<br />
for anything<br />
good to happen. I<br />
think the adults will<br />
look at it and get<br />
messages that it’s<br />
OK [as adults] to<br />
surrender your assumptions<br />
to give<br />
children a little<br />
©Matt Cairns bit of freedom to<br />
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create something on their own that is<br />
artistic, new and beautiful.”<br />
“It’s a show that will speak to kids<br />
and adults alike, because so many<br />
adults have grown up knowing the<br />
story, but it speaks across multiple<br />
generations,” Willsey said. “Families<br />
can come together and see themselves<br />
represented in characters<br />
onstage.”<br />
Orlando REP’s season has been<br />
concentrated on theatrically presenting<br />
the message of young people<br />
as they have a voice and platform<br />
to show to the world, and The Best<br />
Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical<br />
seems to line up with this same goal.<br />
“You get a sense of the whole<br />
town here and the characters going<br />
through and coming out of the<br />
struggle together. It’s the Christmas<br />
story being told, showing grace to<br />
the world and to your fellow man,”<br />
Revels said. “Showing grace is truly<br />
the message of the show, and when<br />
we show grace to others, we are<br />
more accepting of others.”<br />
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever:<br />
The Musical continues its run through<br />
Dec. 30, with public performances<br />
every Saturday and Sunday at<br />
2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.<br />
For more information, call 407-896-7365 or visit<br />
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Thompson is playing the role<br />
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Repertory Theatre in partnership<br />
with UCF’s production of The<br />
Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The<br />
Musical. The 11-year-old fifth-grader<br />
at St. John Vianney Catholic School<br />
began acting at a very young age.<br />
He appeared in the short film This<br />
Man’s Life and commercials for many<br />
local attractions, ESPN and the Disney<br />
Channel. He had a feature-film debut<br />
earlier this year as Jimmy in My Little<br />
Baby, but it was Disney’s Newsies<br />
the Musical that sparked his interest<br />
in theater and led to his Orlando REP<br />
debut. Ethan is grateful to God for<br />
this opportunity and thanks his parents<br />
and brother, Julian, for their<br />
love and support. The Best Christmas<br />
Pageant Ever: The Musical is playing<br />
at Orlando REP through Dec. 30.<br />
n Dr. Phillips<br />
Ethan<br />
Thompson of<br />
Bay Vista Estates<br />
makes his<br />
Orlando REP<br />
debut as Elmer<br />
Hopkins in The<br />
Best Christmas<br />
Pageant Ever:<br />
The Musical.<br />
Suzette Farquharson-Morgan,<br />
president of FarMor Entertainment and<br />
a resident of Dr. Phillips, sponsored<br />
the ninth annual Oh Give Thanks: It Is<br />
Well dinner show at the Rotary Club<br />
of West Orlando. The lineup for<br />
the evening included vocalist Stacy<br />
Wilson, poet Patricia Robinson,<br />
author and spoken word artist Angela<br />
McRae, Dr. Phillips High School<br />
senior Trenten Carson, and the<br />
group Hephzibah. As a recipient of the<br />
Rotary Club Scholarship 25 years ago<br />
from West Orange High School,<br />
Suzette is honored that her nonprofit<br />
community organization continues to<br />
serve as a beacon of light throughout<br />
Central Florida.<br />
n Keene’s Pointe<br />
by Amy Mitchell<br />
Sixteen candles shone brightly<br />
on a stunning six-tier butterfly cake<br />
for Keene’s Pointe resident Yasmin<br />
Clapham, as she celebrated her<br />
birthday at Hyatt Regency Grand<br />
Cypress. The private ceremony boasted<br />
120 guests — the maximum capacity<br />
of the venue — and was hosted by<br />
the birthday girl’s parents, William<br />
and Thaisa Clapham.<br />
“It was part of the special Sweet 16<br />
tradition that honors the most influential<br />
people in Yasmin’s life,” Thaisa said.<br />
In addition to her mom and dad,<br />
Yasmin’s list of important people included<br />
her brother, Tristan; nanny,<br />
Nana Angela; and grandmother,<br />
Regina Pereira, along with some<br />
best friends — Carol Braga,<br />
Amanda Freeman, Nicole Gegg,<br />
Teresa Leone, Raphaella Nunes<br />
and Nina Urban — who were<br />
chosen to be in Yasmin’s court.<br />
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IN YOURNEIGHBORHOOD<br />
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The cake, made by Angelica<br />
Hubner, wasn’t the only thing adorned<br />
in a butterfly theme. Servers had on<br />
pink butterfly bow ties, and there was<br />
a butterfly-papered wish tree, pink<br />
flowers with delicate silver butterflies<br />
on top, a special pink drink called the<br />
“Butterfly Kiss” with a laser-cut butterfly,<br />
and a butterfly with Yasmin’s name<br />
on its wings to signify her blossoming.<br />
“The butterfly was chosen to symbolize<br />
transformation and this rite of<br />
passage,” Thaisa said. “Attention to<br />
details were in each corner.”<br />
The guests wore white for purity<br />
while the birthday girl was the only<br />
one dressed in nude for her first dress<br />
and pink for her second dress, making<br />
her easy to spot.<br />
Yasmin, accompanied by Tristan,<br />
made a grand entrance and was<br />
greeted with indoor fireworks and<br />
confetti. Everyone oohed and aahed<br />
at this big moment, followed by<br />
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bubbles at the happy birthday time<br />
and a girls court dance — performed<br />
by Yasmin's honorary guests and<br />
choreographed by DGBEK Studios.<br />
Everything was exquisite. The elegance<br />
of resort’s restaurant, with its<br />
rows of crystal chandeliers and the<br />
inviting outdoors, also contributed to<br />
the grandiose event. The fancy venue<br />
boasted an open bar for the adults<br />
and a buffet served for everyone’s<br />
tastes.<br />
“It was an unforgettable evening,”<br />
said Keene’s Pointe resident Stella<br />
Freeman.<br />
Other Keene’s Pointe residents,<br />
who were lucky enough to celebrate<br />
with the Claphams, included<br />
Leticia Braga, Daniela Campos,<br />
Patricia Cardoso, Ira Frota,<br />
Karla Gegg, Tania Mitropoulos,<br />
Paula Pinto, Debora Sinelli and<br />
Ana Teixeira. The party favors<br />
came in a beautiful silver box that contained<br />
a butterfly rhinestone hairpiece<br />
for the ladies. At the end of the night,<br />
Yasmin’s friends surprised her with a<br />
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special birthday video prepared by<br />
her best friend, Carol Braga.<br />
Yasmin, may the 16th year of your life<br />
bring you the courage to soar as high<br />
as a butterfly and to spread your wings.<br />
May you also have the strength to<br />
accomplish anything. Happy Sweet 16!<br />
n Ocoee<br />
The city of Ocoee saluted veterans<br />
during its annual Veterans Day<br />
Ceremony held at Bill Breeze Park. The<br />
event honored veterans for their patriotism,<br />
love of country and commitment<br />
to service and sacrifice. Ocoee resident<br />
Norb Weller was the keynote<br />
speaker. He served in the U.S. Army<br />
from Jan. 25, 1967, to Dec. 9, 1969.<br />
After being honorably discharged as a<br />
first lieutenant, he served in the Army<br />
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24, 1973. In 1968, Norb served a oneyear<br />
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He received several awards, including<br />
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Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation,<br />
and the Vietnam Service Medal with<br />
four Bronze Stars. The Veterans Day<br />
Ceremony also included singing, music<br />
and flag presentations by the Ocoee<br />
Fire Department Honor Guard. Chloe<br />
Rogenus, a senior at Ocoee High<br />
School, sang the National Anthem,<br />
and the Ocoee Middle School<br />
band played Marches of the Armed<br />
Forces and An American Hymn.<br />
n Turnburry<br />
The community of Turnburry hosted<br />
a potluck block party for residents.<br />
Beautiful weather, a great turnout,<br />
delicious food and good fellowship<br />
helped to make the neighbors’ time<br />
together a huge success, and the<br />
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residents. There were also games for<br />
the children and door prizes for the<br />
winners. Small flags were given to everyone<br />
as a present for Veterans Day.<br />
The residents extend a special thankyou<br />
to resident Paul McGarigal for<br />
hosting the event in his yard.<br />
n Windermere<br />
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n Et Al<br />
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Girl Scout Brownie troops 4573<br />
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Wendy Oliver, director of grants;<br />
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Go beautifully bare with Gentle<br />
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hair removal or zap vexing veins<br />
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crow’s-feet and expression lines with<br />
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Ipanema Brows & Waxing,<br />
located in Suite 114 at 6735 Conroy-<br />
Windermere Road in Orlando, is the<br />
place to go for the best brows and<br />
waxing in town! Its staff is specialized<br />
in eyebrows perfectly handmade,<br />
as well as face and body<br />
waxing, threading and facials. A
microblading artist is also available<br />
to evaluate and enhance<br />
clients’ brows. For more information,<br />
visit 407-270-9102 or visit<br />
www.ipanemabrowsandwaxing.com.<br />
Light Up UCF<br />
Winter Whirl. Located at 12777<br />
Gemini Blvd. N. in Orlando, Light<br />
Up UCF is open Monday-Thursday<br />
from 5-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday<br />
from noon-midnight, and Sunday<br />
from noon-10 p.m. For more information,<br />
call 407-823-3070 or visit<br />
www.lightupucf.com.<br />
Molly Maid<br />
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clean the home. Whether it is a<br />
one-time or regular service, Molly<br />
Maid will design a custom cleaning<br />
plan with a free in-home estimate.<br />
The gift of time is always<br />
the perfect present. Gift certificates<br />
are available. For more information,<br />
call 407-877-0184 or visit<br />
www.mollymaid.com.<br />
Nannette’s<br />
Ballroom Dance<br />
Inc. has the perfect gift to sweep<br />
your loved one off his or her feet.<br />
To purchase a gift certificate today,<br />
dance on over to Nannette’s website<br />
at www.nannettesballroomdance.<br />
com, or for more information, call<br />
386-532-2624.<br />
Orange City<br />
Racing & Card<br />
Club<br />
At Light Up UCF, there is fun for<br />
all ages. Running through Dec. 31,<br />
this year’s festival offers 45 nights<br />
of ice-skating, a world-class choreographed<br />
light show with new<br />
music, free holiday movies, live<br />
entertainment, rides like a Ferris<br />
wheel, Light Up Express kids train,<br />
The Arctic Glide Ice Slide, and the<br />
Molly Maid, located at 1101<br />
S. Park Ave. in Winter Garden, is<br />
a residential home-cleaning service.<br />
Molly Maid sends a team of<br />
two trained, insured and bonded<br />
home-service professionals to<br />
Give the gift of fun this season!<br />
Offering fun group classes at five<br />
convenient locations, Nannette’s<br />
The Orange City Racing &<br />
Card Club is “Orlando’s Closest<br />
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Poker Room,” featuring exciting<br />
cash-game poker action, Vegasstyle<br />
poker games, comfortable seating,<br />
tableside food and beverage<br />
service. The new Jake’s 29° Sports<br />
Bar and Grill boasts an innovative<br />
pub-style menu; seven 75-inch<br />
TVs; 40-plus huge high-definition<br />
TVs; a 52-foot sports ticker; and<br />
29-degree domestic, craft and local<br />
draft beers. For more information,<br />
call 386-252-6484 or visit<br />
www.orangecitypoker.com.<br />
Orange<br />
County Library<br />
System<br />
Looking for gifts for your bookish<br />
friends? Make a stop at the<br />
Orlando Public Library this<br />
shopping season and visit “Gifts<br />
and Greetings” located on the<br />
first floor. The store, operated by<br />
Friends of the Orange County<br />
©Amanda Murphy/courtesy of Orange County Library System<br />
Library System, carries a selection<br />
of book- and library-themed socks,<br />
scarves, jewelry, stationery and<br />
more. Best of all, proceeds from<br />
sales in the store stay in your community<br />
— the store’s sales help support<br />
library events and programs<br />
not otherwise covered by the library’s<br />
budget. Gifts and Greetings<br />
is located on the first floor of the<br />
Orlando Public Library at 101 E.<br />
Central Blvd. Operating hours are<br />
Monday-Thursday from 11 a.m.-2<br />
p.m. and from 4-7 p.m., Friday from<br />
11 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday from 10<br />
a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday from 1:30-<br />
4:30 p.m. For more information, call<br />
407-835-7323.<br />
Orlando<br />
Premier Music<br />
Instruction<br />
Orlando Premier Music<br />
Instruction is the place to find the<br />
highest-quality local music classes<br />
for piano, adult guitar, dance, drama<br />
and musical theater, and more with<br />
its professional and friendly music<br />
teachers, flexible class schedules that<br />
suit your style, ability and more! The<br />
staff at OPMI is happy to say they<br />
have the perfect gift idea — sign up<br />
for one of their monthly classes and<br />
receive the first class free. In addition,<br />
mention this article and get the first<br />
class free! For more information, call<br />
or text 407-963-5529 or 310-623-<br />
2885, email opmi@opmi-lessons.com<br />
or visit www.orlando-premier-musicinstruction.com.<br />
Orlando<br />
Repertory<br />
Theatre<br />
©Matt Cairns<br />
This holiday season, Orlando<br />
Repertory Theatre presents a<br />
classic story that is sure to delight the<br />
entire family — The Best Christmas<br />
Pageant Ever: The Musical. Beware<br />
The Herdmans: the worst kids in the<br />
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history of the world! When they crash<br />
Sunday school and demand parts<br />
in the Christmas pageant, the whole<br />
town panics. In this buoyant, new<br />
musical adaptation of the funny and<br />
touching holiday classic, will it be a<br />
silent night? Not a chance. But sometimes,<br />
a little joyful noise is just right<br />
for Christmas. Ticket prices start at $15<br />
and can be purchased by calling 407-<br />
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Performances take place through<br />
Dec. 30, on Saturdays and Sundays<br />
at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., at Orlando<br />
Repertory Theatre, located at 1001 E.<br />
Princeton St. in Orlando.<br />
Parbhu<br />
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event, Iced Out, will be held Dec. 15<br />
from 6-8 p.m. at Rosen Plaza. The<br />
area’s top chefs will fire up the power<br />
saws as they face off in a spectacular<br />
ice sculpture competition. The<br />
event is free and open to the public,<br />
with festive treats and cocktails<br />
available for purchase. Rosen Plaza<br />
is located at 9700 International<br />
Drive in Orlando. For more information,<br />
call 407-996-9700 or visit<br />
rosenplaza.com.<br />
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It’s that special time of year, where you’ll find plenty<br />
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come on over and have a ball!<br />
Feast upon an abundance of holiday favorites and<br />
see a visitor from the North Pole.<br />
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Parbhu is taking eye care and aesthetics<br />
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such as eyelid surgery, brow<br />
surgery, orbital disease treatment<br />
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Dr. Parbhu offers great seasonal<br />
specials and affordable rates. Pick<br />
up the perfect gift for yourself or<br />
your loved ones. For more information,<br />
call 407-901-9695 or visit<br />
www.parbhumd.com.<br />
Rosen Plaza<br />
The ice chips are going to fly!<br />
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you’d want to be for the<br />
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Purchase its gift card to enjoy deluxe<br />
accommodations, impeccable<br />
dining, luxurious spa treatments,<br />
challenging golf, poolside lounging<br />
and more. It’s all wrapped<br />
in one small card that has so<br />
much to give this holiday season!<br />
Gift cards may be purchased at<br />
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For more information about<br />
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rosenshinglecreek.com.<br />
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Adults: $49<br />
Adults With Free Flowing Mimosas: $60<br />
Children 6-12: $19.95 (Ages 5 & under free)<br />
Tax and gratuity not included.<br />
FOR RESERVATIONS, PLEASE CALL (407) 239-1999<br />
GrandCypress.com | One North Jacaranda, Orlando, Florida
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Royal<br />
Landscape Nursery<br />
more information, call 407-296-3042<br />
or visit royallandscapenursery.com.<br />
The Spa<br />
at Rosen Centre<br />
tropical escape. For more information,<br />
call 407-996-1248 or visit<br />
rosencentre.com.<br />
Southwest<br />
Orlando Eye<br />
Care<br />
myopia control and specialty contact<br />
lenses. Dr. Ben Konynenbelt<br />
is a board-certified pediatric optometric<br />
physician who specializes in<br />
binocular vision and vision therapy.<br />
Southwest Orlando Eye Care has<br />
a boutique optical and carries several<br />
designer frames and sunglasses.<br />
Gift certificates are available. Give<br />
the gift of Maui Jim sunglasses this<br />
season! For more information, visit<br />
southwestorlandoeyecare.com.<br />
Spa Blue<br />
Celebrate the season with a gift<br />
that keeps on growing from Royal<br />
Landscape Nursery. Flora and<br />
fauna make great gifts for family members<br />
and friends. Give them something<br />
they can enjoy over and over,<br />
whether they are project planning<br />
or just enjoy being with the flowers.<br />
Royal Landscape Nursery offers the<br />
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Purchase a The Spa at Rosen<br />
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and luxurious massages for<br />
the ultimate pampering experience.<br />
Included for any spa guest, relax<br />
poolside at Rosen Centre and use<br />
the spa facilities for the entire day<br />
to turn your spa experience into a<br />
Southwest Orlando Eye<br />
Care, 7009 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Suite<br />
110, in Orlando, 407-271-8931, offers<br />
comprehensive eye care to the<br />
Dr. Phillips community and Southwest<br />
Orlando. Dr. John Nowell is a<br />
board-certified optometric physician<br />
who specializes in keratoconus,<br />
Spa Blue is Orlando’s premier<br />
medical spa under the direction of<br />
Janet Beres, a board-certified<br />
physician assistant and master cosmetics<br />
injector. Through the end of<br />
December, anyone who purchases a<br />
$100 gift card receives $25 Spa Blue<br />
Cash. Give your loved one what they<br />
really want this holiday! PRP Vampire<br />
Facials for skin rejuvenation and PRP<br />
Hair Restoration services are also offered.<br />
Spa Blue is located in Suite<br />
423 at 6735 Conroy-Windermere<br />
Road in Orlando. For more information,<br />
call 407-772-2583 or visit<br />
spablue.com. Be beautiful, be you!<br />
Sweet,<br />
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Sweet, Sassy & Southern<br />
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trendy women’s apparel, jewelry<br />
and fashion accessories. It also carries<br />
a wide variety of unique gifts and<br />
home décor and offers monogramming<br />
services. It’s a one-stop shop<br />
for many of the holiday gifts on your<br />
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list! Located in Suite 164 at 4750 The<br />
Grove Drive in Windermere, Sweet,<br />
Sassy & Southern’s operating hours<br />
are Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-5<br />
p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-4<br />
p.m. For more information, call 407-<br />
217-7288 or visit www.facebook.<br />
com/sweetsassyandsouthern46.<br />
Theatre<br />
South Playhouse<br />
A gift certificate from Theatre<br />
South Playhouse, located in<br />
The Marketplace at Dr. Phillips,<br />
is the perfect gift of the arts. The<br />
playhouse features youth and professional<br />
productions, classes and<br />
workshops. Students learn from<br />
professional performers currently<br />
working in their fields, teaching<br />
the best of the arts. Theatre South<br />
offers private lessons in voice,<br />
piano, acting, dance, yoga and<br />
boot camp for children, teens and<br />
adults. Group classes are available<br />
for all ages in theater, music<br />
and dance; and gift certificates are<br />
available for show tickets, classes<br />
and private lessons. For more information<br />
call 407-489-4458 or visit<br />
theatresouthplayhouse.org.<br />
Twinkle<br />
Toes Nanny<br />
Agency<br />
Give busy moms what they really<br />
need — time! With a gift certificate<br />
from Twinkle Toes Nanny<br />
Agency, moms can enjoy some welldeserved<br />
“me time” while knowing<br />
their children are in the best hands.<br />
All of Twinkle Toes’ nannies have<br />
passed rigorous background checks,<br />
have excellent references and are<br />
only second to mom! For more information,<br />
call 407-704-0342 or visit<br />
twinkletoesnanny.com.<br />
Villas of<br />
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Are you looking for that perfect gift<br />
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Grand Cypress Golf Club? With<br />
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golf, he is guaranteed a<br />
golf experience of a lifetime. With<br />
a Grand Cypress gift card, Dad can<br />
enjoy pure golf and pure luxury in<br />
the heart of Central Florida. To get<br />
Dad a gift you know he’ll love, visit<br />
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Windermere<br />
Center for<br />
Dentistry<br />
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that the first physical feature that<br />
94 percent of people notice when<br />
meeting someone is their smile.<br />
What is your smile saying about<br />
you this holiday season? The office<br />
also offers gift certificates for family<br />
members and friends that make<br />
great stocking stuffers! For more information,<br />
call 407-909-1097 or visit<br />
www.windermeresmiles.com.<br />
Americans love their cups of coffee<br />
in the morning. They also love<br />
white celebrity-like smiles. The<br />
team at Windermere Center<br />
for Dentistry would love the opportunity<br />
to brighten your smile!<br />
With Christmas celebrations, vacations,<br />
parties and photos coming<br />
your way, you should be ready to<br />
put your best face forward before<br />
the madness begins. Surveys show<br />
Windermere<br />
Medical Center<br />
With the holidays just around the<br />
corner, one of the best — and mostforgotten<br />
— gifts is the gift of good<br />
health. Niral Patel, M.D., and the<br />
staff at Windermere Medical<br />
Center believe preventative wellness<br />
is a vital tool to managing<br />
health, yet many people choose<br />
instead to be reactive, scheduling<br />
an appointment only when something<br />
“doesn’t feel right.” The fact is,<br />
many of the top risk factors relating<br />
to illness are preventable, and that’s<br />
why preventative care is so important<br />
for the continued health of your<br />
family and loved ones. For more<br />
information or to make an appointment,<br />
call 407-876-2273 or visit<br />
www.windermeremedicalcenter.com.<br />
The Woodhouse<br />
Day Spa<br />
Give the perfect gift this year<br />
— the gift of relaxation — from<br />
everyone’s favorite spa, The<br />
Woodhouse Day Spa. The spa<br />
is located in Dr. Phillips at 8060 Via<br />
Dellagio Way, Suite 102, Orlando.<br />
The Woodhouse offers a variety of<br />
spa packages for everyone’s special<br />
someone. Seasonal packages<br />
include Holiday Magic, 5 hours, 20<br />
minutes, for $470; Silent Night, 3<br />
hours, 20 minutes, for $300; Winter<br />
Wellness, 2 hours, 30 minutes, for<br />
$260; and Celebrate the Season,<br />
2 hours, 20 minutes, for $165.<br />
You can also give the gift of relaxation<br />
without leaving your home<br />
by sending an e-gift card through<br />
Woodhouse’s easy-to-use website.<br />
For more information, call the spa<br />
concierge at 407-965-3131 or visit<br />
orlando.woodhousespas.com. ª<br />
Dr. Jose Mandry<br />
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cook up some of our best Culinary Creations.<br />
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Where: Stoneybrook Town Center Ballroom<br />
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Time: 9am-4pm<br />
Also available at Stoneybrook West are private and group lessons<br />
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visit our website<br />
www.orlando-premier-music-instruction.com<br />
or email opmi@opmi-lessons.com for more info.
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n Bay Meadows<br />
Elementary<br />
During Teach-In Day at Bay<br />
Meadows Elementary, Julie<br />
Gifford’s first-grade class listened to<br />
classroom parents talk about academics,<br />
careers and the future. Among the<br />
parents who spoke about their chosen<br />
careers were Jenny Nguyen,<br />
pharmacist at Millennium Specialty<br />
Pharmacy; Sophia Ansari, CEO<br />
of CiCi’s Pizza; and Dr. Crissy<br />
Addonizio, a veterinarian at Orlando<br />
Equine Veterinary Care Inc.<br />
n Palm Lake Elementary<br />
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SCHOOL NEWS<br />
compiled by Lauren Salinero<br />
n SunRidge Elementary<br />
Sterling Pointe resident and state<br />
Rep. Robert “Bobby” Olszewski<br />
visited Allisha Douglas’ fourth-grade<br />
class at SunRidge Elementary in Winter<br />
Garden. While there, he shared insights<br />
with the children about state government<br />
and how a bill becomes a law.<br />
Dr. Crissy Addonizio of Orlando<br />
Equine Veterinary Care visits Bay Meadows<br />
Elementary on Teach-In Day to discuss her<br />
job as a veterinarian.<br />
Representatives of the Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips<br />
and Dr. Phillips YMCA’s Swim Safety Program, pictured with<br />
Josh the Otter, visit Palm Lake Elementary on Teach-In Day.<br />
Rep. Robert “Bobby” Olszewski (back, fourth from left) of Sterling<br />
Pointe speaks to fourth-graders at SunRidge Elementary.<br />
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n Westbrooke<br />
Elementary<br />
Westbrooke Elementary held<br />
its largest-ever Teach-In Day this<br />
year. Parents and community members<br />
who work in a variety of industries<br />
came out to share their<br />
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professions. Businesses such as<br />
Publix Supermarkets and First Watch<br />
provided food donations for the<br />
event. Guest speakers included<br />
military personnel, first responders,<br />
medical professionals, pilots,<br />
entertainment and tourism experts,<br />
and others.<br />
Westbrooke Elementary celebrates 10<br />
years of educating young minds.<br />
The 2017-18 academic year<br />
marks a decade of excellence for<br />
Westbrooke Elementary, which<br />
opened in 2008. The school celebrated<br />
its 10th anniversary with a<br />
special photo collage in the shape<br />
of the number 10, a photo op of students<br />
spelling out PR10E (pride), and<br />
more. Congratulations to Westbrooke<br />
Elementary and happy birthday!<br />
Parents and community members participate in Teach-In Day at Westbrooke Elementary.<br />
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Featuring the original<br />
Broadway choreography<br />
by Tony Award Winner<br />
Jerry Mitchell and his<br />
amazing team!<br />
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AUDITIONS<br />
DEC. 16TH & 17TH<br />
Casting Teens<br />
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And other special<br />
appearances by<br />
former Productions<br />
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cast members.<br />
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Take a Class.<br />
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STUDIO SIDE<br />
presents<br />
A Very Broadway Christmas<br />
Join the Theatre South<br />
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and a host of<br />
talented Orlando<br />
performers as we<br />
celebrate the<br />
holidays with<br />
Song, Dance<br />
and Old-<br />
Fashioned<br />
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Visit our Gift<br />
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our tree.<br />
Singing Carols and<br />
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n Dr. Phillips High<br />
The Art with Heart Club is a new<br />
community service club at Dr. Phillips<br />
High. It was founded by Jaden<br />
Asuncion, an 11th-grader in the<br />
Visual Arts magnet program, and<br />
members are primarily Visual Arts<br />
magnet students in grades nine-12.<br />
It is sponsored by performing arts<br />
(L. to r.) Riley Draper, Araya Keyes, Jaden Asuncion, Victoria Hernandez,<br />
Estefania Daza and Karina Hornberger of Dr. Phillips High’s Art with Heart Club display<br />
the finalized Windermere Christmas Mural. Not pictured: Suzie Cooper and Chloe Miller.<br />
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magnet instructor Vanessa Brown.<br />
The goal of the club is to create art to<br />
brighten the environment of individuals<br />
and communities. Projects include<br />
original greeting cards for military<br />
personnel, as well as the sick and<br />
elderly. Most recently, members completed<br />
the Windermere Christmas<br />
Mural. The mural project has become<br />
an annual tradition and is sponsored<br />
by Vintage Realty, a local business.<br />
n Et Al<br />
Holy Family Catholic School<br />
students and staff participated in the<br />
church’s annual Southwest Fall Fest,<br />
an event that has been part of the<br />
community’s fall tradition for more<br />
than 20 years. The four-day carnival<br />
and entertainment extravaganza<br />
raised thousands of dollars for Holy<br />
Family Catholic Church. Youngsters<br />
and adults of all ages enjoyed carnival<br />
rides, midway games and a<br />
large food court with dozens of<br />
choices. One highlight was the annual<br />
Raising the Dough drawing for<br />
more than $75,000 in prizes. The<br />
raffle, put on by HFCS, is one of<br />
the school’s two main fundraisers.<br />
Along with $1,000, $2,500 and<br />
$7,500 winners, the Sepulveda<br />
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Holy Family Catholic School students participate in an evening of carnival games and entertainment during the annual Southwest Fall Fest.<br />
family walked away with a check<br />
for $50,000. The money raised<br />
for the school goes toward hiring<br />
the best teachers and securing the<br />
best curriculum for the nearly 700<br />
students who attend HFCS.<br />
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Unlimited meats, gourmet salad bar, made-to-order pasta,<br />
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We have a play room for your kids, so they can play while you savor!<br />
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Renowned Central Florida hotelier,<br />
philanthropist and Southwest<br />
resident Harris Rosen partnered<br />
with Rollins College to offer three<br />
full college scholarships to Tangelo<br />
Park and Parramore students.<br />
He is expanding on the successful<br />
model he created to help students<br />
from Orlando’s traditionally underserved<br />
Tangelo Park and Parramore<br />
neighborhoods attain their dreams<br />
of achieving a debt-free college<br />
education. The Rollins partnership<br />
provides that three students annually<br />
combined from the two neighborhoods<br />
will receive full scholarships<br />
to attend Rollins College. The<br />
first recipients of the program<br />
will enroll at Rollins in the fall<br />
of 2018.<br />
Christ The King Lutheran<br />
PreSchool’s VPK classroom was<br />
Robert Massato of Christ The<br />
King Lutheran PreSchool portrays a<br />
pharmacist during the VPK classroom’s<br />
transformation into a Publix Supermarket.<br />
transformed into a Publix Supermarket.<br />
Some of the children shopped on<br />
their own, buying groceries within<br />
their budgets, while others worked<br />
different Publix stations.<br />
All of the classics, none of the work.<br />
Skip the cooking (and the dishes)<br />
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Kyle Hilgendorf makes and wraps<br />
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Christ The King Lutheran PreSchool’s<br />
Publix Supermarket role playing.<br />
Hudson Raketich shops at the makebelieve<br />
Publix Supermarket in the VPK<br />
classroom at Christ The King Lutheran<br />
PreSchool.<br />
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The Diamond Resorts Invitational,<br />
benefiting Florida Hospital for<br />
Children, an event recognized as<br />
the most unique in golf, will feature<br />
five top LPGA players competing<br />
alongside 28 PGA Tour Champions<br />
legends and 48 entertainment and<br />
sports celebrities from Jan. 12-14,<br />
2018.<br />
Held at Tranquilo Golf Club at<br />
Four Seasons Resort Orlando at<br />
Walt Disney World, the tournament<br />
will be nationally televised<br />
on the Golf Channel all three days.<br />
It is the first PGA Tour Champions<br />
Challenge Season event of the<br />
2018 calendar year and has<br />
raised more than $2.3 million<br />
for Florida Hospital for Children<br />
since 2013.<br />
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Olympia High School’s baseball<br />
team hosted its annual golf<br />
tournament at Hawk’s Landing Golf<br />
West Orange High School’s<br />
swimming and diving teams<br />
competed against eight other local<br />
high schools for the Swim<br />
The West Orange High School girls swimming and diving team wins the Swim Metro Conference Championship.<br />
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for winning first place and the boys<br />
team for taking second.<br />
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Course. The fundraising event provided<br />
a fun day of 18 holes and<br />
included lunch. Proceeds from the<br />
tournament will help improve the<br />
baseball program’s facilities and<br />
other needs.<br />
The SunRidge Middle School girls soccer team, led by coach<br />
Rachel Ridgeway, places second in the Orange County Public<br />
Schools Middle School Soccer Championships.<br />
SunRidge<br />
Middle School’s<br />
boys soccer team,<br />
led by coach Alex<br />
Miranda, wins<br />
the Orange County<br />
Public Schools<br />
Middle School Soccer<br />
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Several student-athletes at The<br />
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will play basketball for Rollins<br />
College. Congratulations to all of<br />
these seniors!<br />
Southwest<br />
residents and<br />
members of<br />
the Lake<br />
Cane Tennis<br />
Ninjas team of<br />
Shadow Bay<br />
Park prepare for<br />
their inaugural<br />
victory at the<br />
National Tennis<br />
Campus.<br />
Jazz Blue Select team members (front, l. to r.) Collin Anthony, Brayden Badua,<br />
Preston Jones, Corey Shepard, Dylan Hodak, Djems Narcisse, (back, l. to r.) coach<br />
Larry Proventud, Jacob Proventud, Jojo Proventud and Luke Lakes win the Florida<br />
Basketball & Volleyball Association 13U boys basketball championship for the fall league<br />
in overtime, 68-63. Not pictured: head coach Larry Hutter.<br />
The First Academy, located at<br />
2667 Bruton Blvd. in Orlando, will<br />
host The City Beautiful Invitational<br />
Basketball Tournament from Dec.<br />
27-30.<br />
The inaugural event will take place<br />
in TFA’s new state-of-the-art Cramer<br />
Family Field House and feature 16<br />
teams from across Central Florida,<br />
the state and the country. Tip-off<br />
is at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, and<br />
the championship game will be<br />
played Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. General<br />
admission is $5 per day or $15<br />
for a four-day ticket. Volunteer<br />
opportunities, sponsorships and halftime<br />
performances are available.<br />
For more information, visit www.<br />
thefirstacademy.org/blog/inauguralbasketball-tournament-to-take-overtfa-orlando.<br />
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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD<br />
compiled by Lisa Sagers<br />
n Charities/Fundraisers<br />
Dec. 9 — Fundraising Golf Tournament<br />
The Hawk’s Landing Golf Course at<br />
Marriott World Center, 8701 World<br />
Center Drive, Orlando, hosts the annual<br />
golf tournament for Olympia High School’s<br />
baseball team. Lunch is provided. Time: 1<br />
p.m. Cost: $100 for a single-player spot.<br />
Sponsorships are available. Proceeds help<br />
to improve OHS’s baseball facilities and<br />
other needs. For more information, email<br />
olympiatitansbaseball@gmail.com.<br />
Dec. 16 — AutoNation Cure Bowl<br />
Camping World Stadium, 1 Citrus Bowl<br />
Place, Orlando, hosts the AutoNation Cure<br />
Bowl, an NCAA college football game that<br />
raises awareness of breast cancer. Time: 2:30<br />
p.m. Cost: $25, with proceeds benefiting the<br />
Breast Cancer Research Foundation, whose<br />
mission is committed to exclusively funding<br />
cancer research. For more information, visit<br />
curebowl.com/the-game.<br />
n Classes/Programs<br />
Dec. 13 — Stress-Buster Coloring<br />
The Southwest Library at Dr. Phillips,<br />
7255 Della Drive, Orlando, hosts Stress<br />
Buster Coloring for adults 18-older. All<br />
supplies are provided or attendees may<br />
bring their favorite coloring tools and a<br />
beverage, too. Time: 10:15 a.m. For<br />
more information, call 407-835-7323.<br />
n Events/Performances<br />
Through Dec. 23 — Annie Performances<br />
The Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St.,<br />
Winter Garden, presents performances of<br />
Annie. Time: Thursdays and Fridays at 8<br />
p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.,<br />
and Sundays at 2 p.m. Cost: $34, $30<br />
for students/senior citizens. Call for special<br />
discounts. For more information, call<br />
407-877-4736 or visit gardentheatre.org.<br />
Through Jan. 13, 2018 — Art<br />
Exhibition<br />
Crealdé School of Art, in partnership with<br />
the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation,<br />
presents The Lake: A Documentary<br />
Exploring the Land and People of Lake<br />
Apopka, in its two galleries — 600<br />
St. Andrews Blvd., Winter Park; and<br />
Hannibal Square Heritage Center,<br />
642 W. New England Ave., Winter<br />
Park. After more than a year of planning,<br />
two artist teams set out to capture<br />
the contemporary view of the land and<br />
people of the diverse and distinctive<br />
Lake Apopka community. For more<br />
information, call 407-671-1886.<br />
Dec. 8, 9 & 10 — Legally Blonde Jr.<br />
Performances<br />
Theatre South Playhouse in The<br />
Marketplace at Dr. Phillips, 7601 Della<br />
Drive, Suite 15, Orlando, presents performances<br />
of Legally Blonde Jr. Time:<br />
Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1:30 p.m.<br />
and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.<br />
Cost: $12-$30. To purchase tickets, visit<br />
tsplayhouse.ticketbud.com.<br />
Jan. 20, 2018 — Camellia Show<br />
The Winter Park Garden Clubhouse in<br />
Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning<br />
Drive, Winter Park, hosts the 72nd annual<br />
Camellia Show, including assorted varieties<br />
of camellia plants for sale, a camellia<br />
plant raffle, a Camellia 101 class from<br />
10-11 a.m. (RSVP to presidentcscf@gmail.<br />
com), self-guided tours and more. Time:<br />
10 a.m.-4 p.m.; however, camellia blooms<br />
are not viewable until 1 p.m. Admission<br />
and parking are free. Anyone who has<br />
camellias growing in their yard can enter<br />
a bloom or blooms for a competition that<br />
takes place between 7-10 a.m. Cash<br />
prizes are awarded. For more information,<br />
visit www.camelliacfl.com.<br />
n Holiday Happenings<br />
Through Dec. 29 — Holiday Friday Nights<br />
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of<br />
American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter<br />
Park, hosts Holiday Friday Nights, including<br />
free admission from 4-8 p.m. and live<br />
music from 5-8 p.m. Programming also<br />
includes family tours, curator tours and<br />
an art demonstration on selected dates.<br />
For more information, call 407-645-5311<br />
or visit www.morsemuseum.org.<br />
Through Dec. 30 — The Best<br />
Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical<br />
Performances<br />
Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E.<br />
Princeton St., Orlando, presents performances<br />
of The Best Christmas Pageant<br />
Ever: The Musical, Time: Saturdays and<br />
Sundays at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Cost:<br />
$25, adults; $18, students, seniors (55-<br />
older) and military personnel; and $15<br />
for youth 3-17. For more information, call<br />
407-896-7365 or visit orlandorep.com.<br />
Through Dec. 30 — It’s A Wonderful<br />
Life: A Live Radio Play Performances<br />
The Margeson Theater at Orlando<br />
Shakespeare Theater in Partnership
With UCF presents performances of It’s<br />
A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.<br />
Showtimes vary, and ticket prices are<br />
$13-$50. For more information, call<br />
407-447-1700, ext. 1; or visit www.<br />
orlandoshakes.org.<br />
Through Dec. 31 — Christmas<br />
Programs/Services<br />
Lifebridge Church, 12120 Chase Road,<br />
Windermere, hosts the Upside Down<br />
Christmas Series during the month of<br />
December. The Dec. 10 morning services<br />
at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. feature The Liberty<br />
Voices. The King and Me, a children’s<br />
Christmas musical, is performed Dec. 10<br />
at 6 p.m. There are no morning services<br />
Dec. 24, instead they will be held at 4<br />
p.m. and 5:30 p.m. There is also a New<br />
Year’s Eve service at 10 a.m. For more<br />
information, call 407-505-4888 or visit<br />
www.lifebridgechurch.org.<br />
Through Dec. 31 — Light Up UCF<br />
CFE Arena and the University of Central<br />
Florida host the 10th annual Light Up<br />
UCF, an annual holiday festival that<br />
includes 45 nights of ice-skating, a worldclass<br />
choreographed light show with new<br />
music, free holiday movies, live entertainment,<br />
rides, a Light Up Express kids train,<br />
photos with Santa and more. The Holiday<br />
Market Under the Stars takes place Dec.<br />
16. Times, dates and costs vary. For more<br />
information, visit www.lightupucf.com.<br />
Through Dec. 31 — Now Snowing<br />
Celebration Town Center hosts the 19th<br />
annual Now Snowing event, including<br />
ice-skating, community performances<br />
by some of the area’s top young talent,<br />
horse-drawn carriage rides, train rides,<br />
photos with Santa and special concerts.<br />
Snow falls at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m. and<br />
9 p.m. For more information, visit www.<br />
celebrationtowncenter.com.<br />
Through Jan. 1, 2018 — Holiday<br />
Fountain Show<br />
Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs<br />
hosts the annual Holiday Fountain Show<br />
at the Plaza fountain, featuring special<br />
shows with dancing water and dazzling<br />
lights choreographed to classic holiday<br />
tunes. Time: 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m. and<br />
9 p.m. For more information, visit www.<br />
uptownaltamonte.com<br />
Through Jan. 6, 2018 — Holiday<br />
Celebration<br />
Universal Orlando Resort celebrates the<br />
holidays with the following festivities:<br />
Christmas in The Wizarding World of<br />
Harry Potter, including uniquely themed<br />
Christmas decorations, garlands and<br />
lights; holiday-themed food; and holiday<br />
performances by the Frog Choir and<br />
Celestina Warbeck and the Banshees;<br />
and more. In addition, there’s a Universal<br />
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Holiday Parade featuring Macy’s,<br />
Mannheim Steamroller performances on<br />
select dates, Grinchmas at Universal’s<br />
Islands of Adventure, and much more.<br />
Times vary. Access to the theme park’s holiday<br />
festivities is included with admission<br />
to the parks. For more information, visit<br />
www.universalorlando.com/holidays.<br />
Through Jan. 7, 2018 — The Polar<br />
Express 4-D Experience<br />
Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Suites &<br />
Waterpark, 14500 Continental Gateway,<br />
Orlando, hosts The Polar Express 4-D<br />
Experience, showing nightly through Jan.<br />
7, 2018. Time: 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m.,<br />
and 9 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at<br />
the resort’s box office. For more information,<br />
call 407-387-1808 or visit www.<br />
hisuitesorlando.com.<br />
Through Jan. 7, 2018 — Winter In The<br />
Park<br />
The Central Park West Meadow, 150 N.<br />
New York Ave., Winter Park, hosts Winter<br />
in the Park, the city’s annual holiday<br />
ice-skating rink, holiday music, games,<br />
special guests and more. Time: Monday-<br />
Thursday from 3-9 p.m., Friday from 3-10<br />
p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m.-10 p.m.,<br />
and Sunday from noon-8 p.m. Cost: $13<br />
to skate all day. Skate rental is included.<br />
For more information, call 407-599-3203<br />
or visit cityofwinterpark.org/witp.<br />
Dec. 7 — Christmas In The Park<br />
Central Park in downtown Winter Park<br />
hosts Christmas in the Park, the 39th<br />
annual exhibition of century-old Tiffany<br />
windows and a free outdoor concert of<br />
holiday favorites by the Bach Festival<br />
Society Choir, Youth Choir and Brass<br />
Ensemble. Time: 6:15-8 p.m.<br />
Dec. 7, 8 & 9 — Once Upon A<br />
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Central Florida Community Arts performs<br />
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holiday experience performed by the<br />
CFCArts Community Choir and Symphony<br />
Orchestra at Northland Church, 530 Dog<br />
Track Road, Longwood. Time: 7:30 p.m.<br />
Cost: $10 in advance, $15 at the door,<br />
$25 for priority tickets, and $50 for<br />
premium seating. Children 3-younger<br />
are free. For more information, call 407-<br />
937-1800, ext. 710; or visit cfcarts.com/<br />
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Dec. 9 — MetroWest WinterFest<br />
MetroWest Golf Club, 2100 S.<br />
Hiawassee Road, Orlando, hosts Shrek<br />
the Halls, MetroWest WinterFest 2017,<br />
including appearances by Shrek and<br />
Fiona, Santa and Mrs. Claus, donkey<br />
rides, an ice-skating rink, a Shrek slide,<br />
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are encouraged to bring blankets to sit<br />
on for the viewing of the movie Shrek<br />
the Halls. Time: 4-8 p.m. Admission is<br />
free, and proceeds benefit Edgewood<br />
Children’s Ranch. For more information,<br />
visit www.metrowestcommunity.com.<br />
Dec. 9 — Holiday Amaryllis Festival<br />
Nehrling Gardens, 2267 Hempel Ave.,<br />
Gotha, hosts the sixth annual Nehrling<br />
Gardens Holiday Amaryllis Festival, a<br />
nature-themed, free community event that<br />
includes a variety of amaryllis bulbs for<br />
sale, photo opportunities with Santa and<br />
Mrs. Claus, live music, nature-themed<br />
vendors, food, a gift shop, silent auction<br />
and eco-activities for children. There is<br />
also a focus on “Be the Gift,” as the event<br />
collects toys and food for local charities.<br />
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is free.<br />
For more information, call 407-445-<br />
9977, email info@nehrlinggardens.org<br />
or visit www.nehrlinggardens.org.<br />
Dec. 9 & 10 — Through A Child’s Eyes<br />
Concerts<br />
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851<br />
S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando,<br />
hosts Through a Child’s Eyes, traditional<br />
music Christmas concerts performed by<br />
the St. Luke’s Sanctuary Choir, St. Luke’s<br />
Children’s Choir, an orchestra, full bell<br />
choir and St. Luke’s dance ensemble.<br />
Time: Saturday at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.,<br />
and Sunday at 5 p.m. Cost: $10, adults;<br />
$5, children under 12; free for children<br />
under 3 if they will sit on a parent’s lap.<br />
For more information, visit www.st.lukes.<br />
org/christmasconcert.<br />
Dec. 15 — A Very Broadway Christmas<br />
Performance<br />
Theatre South Playhouse in The<br />
Marketplace at Dr. Phillips, 7601 Della<br />
Drive, Suite 15, Orlando, presents A<br />
Very Broadway Christmas, a holiday celebration<br />
that includes song, dance and<br />
old-fashioned cheer. Time: 7 p.m. Cost:<br />
Ticket prices start at $8. To purchase<br />
tickets, visit tsplayhouse.ticketbud.com.<br />
Dec. 15-23 — It Was A Very Good<br />
Yule Performances<br />
Club Moo at Mad Cow Theatre, 54<br />
W. Church St., Second Floor, Orlando,<br />
presents performances of It Was a Very<br />
Good Yule. Showtimes vary. Cost: $12-<br />
$22. For more information, call 407-297-<br />
8788 or visit madcowtheatre.com.<br />
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p.m. Cost: $25-$75; $10 for students<br />
and teachers at the door. For more<br />
information, call 407-646-2342 or visit<br />
bachfestivalflorida.org.<br />
Dec. 16, 17, 23 & 24 — Visits With<br />
Santa & Mrs. Claus<br />
Beverly Hills Jewelry Watch and Loan,<br />
12348 W. Colonial Drive, Winter<br />
Garden, hosts visits with Santa and<br />
Mrs. Claus, including photo opportunities<br />
(well-behaved pets included) and light<br />
refreshments. Time: 1-3 p.m. Admission is<br />
free. For more information, call 407-877-<br />
5626 or visit www.facebook.com/bhjwl.<br />
Dec. 16, 22 & 29 — Holiday Library<br />
Programs For Children/Teens<br />
The Southwest Library at Dr. Phillips,<br />
7255 Della Drive, Orlando, hosts the<br />
following holiday-themed programs for<br />
children: Kids Create: Holiday Crafts<br />
for ages 3-12 on Dec. 16 at 10:30<br />
a.m., Cookie Decorating for ages 6-18<br />
on Dec. 22 at 10:30 a.m., and Noon<br />
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29 at 11:15 a.m. Seating is limited for<br />
all programs, so registration is recommended.<br />
For more information, call 407-<br />
835-7323.<br />
Dec. 16 & 23 — North Pole Santa<br />
Feasts<br />
Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Suites &<br />
Waterpark, 14500 Continental Gateway,<br />
Orlando, hosts the North Pole Santa<br />
Feast, including holiday dinner and dessert<br />
favorites, a decorate-a-cookie station,<br />
the reading of two classic holiday stories,<br />
meet-and-greet and photo ops with Santa,<br />
and more. Time: 6 p.m. for dinner; 6:30<br />
p.m. for the show. Cost: $24.95, adults;<br />
$19.95, children under 12. There is also<br />
an unlimited beer and wine package for<br />
adults. To make a reservation, call 407-387-<br />
1808 or visit the resort’s box office across<br />
from the Celebration Theater. For more<br />
information, call 407-387-1808 or visit<br />
www.hisuitesorlando.com.<br />
Dec. 16, 23, 26, 27, 28 & 29 — Elfs!<br />
Comedy Shows<br />
Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Suites<br />
& Waterpark, 14500 Continental<br />
Gateway, Orlando, presents performances<br />
of Elfs!, during which Santa leaves<br />
the workshop unattended and the elves<br />
are left in charge. The 60-minute holiday<br />
comedy is filled with laughs, holiday<br />
cheer and thrilling acts. Time: 9 p.m. but<br />
doors open at 8:30 p.m. Cost: $15.95<br />
for ages 12-older, $12.95 for children<br />
under 12. To make a reservation, call<br />
407-387-1808 or visit the resort’s box<br />
office across from the Celebration Theater<br />
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or visit www.hisuitesorlando.com.<br />
Dec. 17 — If Not Now ... When?<br />
Concert<br />
Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001<br />
Princeton St., Orlando, hosts Central<br />
Florida Sounds of Freedom Band and<br />
Color Guard’s performance of If Not<br />
Now ... When? The holiday-themed<br />
concert includes a varied range of music<br />
paired with visual presentation. Time: 3<br />
p.m. Cost: $15. For more information,<br />
visit www.cfsof.com.<br />
Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Open House<br />
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum<br />
of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave.,<br />
Winter Park, hosts a free Christmas Eve<br />
Open House, featuring live music by the<br />
Raintree Chamber Players. Time: 1-4 p.m.<br />
Admission is free. In addition, all visitors<br />
receive free admission on Fridays from 4-8<br />
p.m. For more information, call 407-645-<br />
5311 or visit www.morsemuseum.org.<br />
Dec. 25 — Christmas Brunch<br />
Nine 18 at the Villas of Grand Cypress, 1<br />
N. Jacaranda, Orlando, hosts a Christmas<br />
Brunch, including an abundance of holiday<br />
favorites and a visitor from the North<br />
Pole. Reservations are required. Time:<br />
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $49-$60, adults;<br />
$19.95, children 6-12; free for children<br />
5-younger. For more information, call<br />
407-239-1999 or visit grandcypress.com.<br />
Dec. 25 — Christmas Buffet<br />
Rosen Centre, 9840 International Drive,<br />
Orlando, hosts a Christmas buffet, including<br />
complimentary champagne and<br />
mimosas. Reservations are recommended.<br />
Time: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $45.95<br />
for adults, $17.95 for children 4-12, free<br />
for children 3-younger. Valet parking is<br />
complimentary. For more information,<br />
call 407-996-2408 or visit rosencentre.<br />
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Dec. 25 — Christmas Buffet<br />
Rosen Plaza, 9700 International Drive,<br />
Orlando, hosts a Christmas buffet,<br />
including complimentary wine with the<br />
meal. Reservations are recommended.<br />
Time: noon-5 p.m. Cost: $45.95,<br />
adult walk-ins; $42.95, adults with<br />
advance prepaid reservations; $18.95<br />
for children 4-12; free for children<br />
3-younger. Parking is free. For more<br />
information, call 407-996-0256 or visit<br />
rosenplaza.com/holidays.<br />
Dec. 25 — Christmas Buffet<br />
Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal<br />
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and champagne. Reservations are<br />
required. Time: 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.<br />
Cost: $68.95. Valet parking is complimentary,<br />
and there is a 25 percent<br />
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Dec. 31 — New Year’s Eve Splash Bash<br />
Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Suites &<br />
Waterpark, 14500 Continental Gateway,<br />
Orlando, hosts the New Year’s Eve Splash<br />
Bash, including waterslides, Dive Inn<br />
Movie, party favors, a disc jockey and<br />
a midnight toast with champagne and<br />
children’s punch. Children 13-younger<br />
must be accompanied by an adult. Time:<br />
6 p.m.-midnight. Cost: $25 per person.<br />
For more information, call 407-387-1808<br />
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Through Jan. 24, 2018 — Call For<br />
Female Artists<br />
Professional female artists are invited to<br />
submit their work for Women in the Arts’<br />
Celebrating the Genius of Women arts<br />
competition. Selected art is featured in the<br />
annual Celebrating the Genius of Women<br />
exhibition at Orlando Public Library in<br />
March and April 2018. Finalists are eligible<br />
for up to $2,000 in cash prizes and<br />
gallery representation. Entry deadline is<br />
Jan. 24, 2018. For more information or<br />
to enter, visit www.womeninthearts.org/<br />
art-competition.<br />
Dec. 13 — Community Meeting<br />
The public is invited to a community meeting<br />
in the Media Center at Bridgewater<br />
Middle School, 5600 Tiny Road, Winter<br />
Garden. The meeting is about the widening<br />
of Reams Road from Summerlake Park<br />
Boulevard to Taborfield Avenue, a distance<br />
of approximately 3.1 miles. After<br />
receiving feedback from the community,<br />
a preferred alternative is being advanced<br />
and refined. Time: 6 p.m. For more information,<br />
visit www.reamsroadstudy.com.<br />
Dec. 13, 20 & 27 — Dances For<br />
Seniors<br />
The Belles and Beaus Dance Club sponsors<br />
a dance for seniors at the Marks<br />
Street Recreation Complex, 99 E. Marks<br />
St., Orlando. Music is provided by Soft<br />
Touch, and singles and couples are welcome.<br />
Refreshments are available. Time:<br />
Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. (A special<br />
Christmas dance takes place Dec. 20.)<br />
Cost: $5 per person. Men attending the<br />
dances for the first time are free. For more<br />
information, call 407-644-4200.<br />
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Dec. 16 & 17 — Hairspray Jr.<br />
Auditions<br />
Theatre South Playhouse in The Marketplace<br />
at Dr. Phillips, 7601 Della Drive, Suite 15,<br />
Orlando, holds auditions for performers in<br />
grades sixth-12th for Hairspray Jr. Time:<br />
Saturday from noon-3 p.m. and Sunday<br />
from 10 a.m.-noon. To reserve a spot, visit<br />
theatresouthplayhouse.org.<br />
n Networking/Clubs<br />
Dec. 14 — West Orange Women<br />
Luncheon<br />
Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant at<br />
Pointe Orlando, 9101 International<br />
Drive, Orlando, hosts a luncheon for the<br />
West Orange Women, including music<br />
for listening and dancing. Reservations<br />
are required. Time: 11 a.m. Cost: $25.<br />
For more information call Dottie Ansel at<br />
407-325-6909 between 10 a.m.-6 p.m.<br />
or email dotansel@aol.com.<br />
Dec. 19 — Southwest Book Club<br />
Meeting<br />
The Southwest Library at Dr. Phillips,<br />
7255 Della Drive, Orlando, hosts a<br />
meeting of the Southwest Book Club.<br />
This month’s gathering includes a meetand-greet<br />
with author Selina Siak Chin<br />
Yoke, who will discuss her Malayan historical<br />
fiction series. Anyone 18-older is<br />
welcome to attend. Time: 7 p.m. For more<br />
information, call 407-835-7323.<br />
n Support Groups<br />
Dec. 12 — Support Group Meeting For<br />
Caregivers<br />
The Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resource<br />
Center sponsors a free support group<br />
meeting for caregivers in the Suite 281<br />
Conference Room (next to the south<br />
elevators on the second floor) at Health<br />
Central Hospital, 10000 W. Colonial<br />
Drive, Ocoee. Time: second Tuesday of<br />
each month at 6 p.m. For more information,<br />
call 407-843-1910 or visit<br />
www.adrccares.org.<br />
Dec. 14 — Cancer Support Group<br />
Meeting<br />
The Attic of Building C (Second Floor) at<br />
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851<br />
S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando,<br />
hosts a cancer support group for cancer<br />
fighters, survivors, caregivers and<br />
spouses/partners affected by cancer.<br />
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Dec. 14 meeting includes a holiday potluck,<br />
as programming is discussed for<br />
2018. Time: 6:30-8 p.m. For more information<br />
or to RSVP, call 407-876-4991,<br />
ext. 262; or email care@st.lukes.org.<br />
Dec. 18 — Stroke Support Group<br />
Meeting<br />
The Winter Park Civic Center, 1050 W.<br />
Morse Blvd., Winter Park, hosts a free<br />
meeting of the BCenter’s Stroke Support &<br />
Social Group. A deli-style lunch is provided.<br />
Reservations via email are requested to<br />
valerie@bcenter.com. Time: third Monday<br />
of each month from 12:30-2:30 p.m. For<br />
more information, call 888-942-9355.<br />
Dec. 19 — Better Breathers Club<br />
Meeting<br />
Classroom C on the second floor of<br />
Orlando Health Heart Institute, 1222 S.<br />
Orange Ave., Orlando, hosts an Orlando<br />
Better Breathers Club meeting, a group<br />
that supports patients and their loved<br />
ones/caregivers. The club aims to provide<br />
patient-centered, community-based<br />
educational opportunities to those suffering<br />
from chronic lung disease such as<br />
asthma and COPD. Time: third Tuesday<br />
of every month from 1-2 p.m. For more<br />
information, call Diane Ruiz, 321-841-<br />
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Ongoing — Volunteers Needed<br />
Relay For Life of Dr. Phillips seeks forwardthinking,<br />
creative and dedicated individuals<br />
from the Dr. Phillips, International<br />
Drive, MetroWest and Millennia communities<br />
to bring Relay For Life of Dr. Phillips to<br />
the next level of success as part of its Event<br />
Leadership Team. The event will be held<br />
in spring 2018. Experience working in a<br />
team environment is a must. The American<br />
Cancer Society provides training through<br />
webinars, round tables and support from a<br />
community representative. For more information,<br />
email Fernando Carrasquillo at<br />
fernando.carrasquillo@cancer.org.<br />
Ongoing — Volunteers Needed<br />
The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation<br />
History Center, 21 E. Plant St., Winter<br />
Garden, seeks friendly, responsible volunteers<br />
to staff the welcome center by<br />
greeting guests and answering questions.<br />
Weekday hours are available from 11<br />
a.m.-2 p.m. and/or 2-5 p.m. For more<br />
information, call Jim or Lynne, 407-656-<br />
3244; or visit wghf.org.<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 407-351-1573,<br />
option 5; or email Lisa@kearneypublishing.com. ª
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