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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

FOODIE FOR THOUGHT .................................................................... 5 

Plant-Based Thanksgiving 

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE ........................................................................ 8 

IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ............................................................. 19 

SOUTHWEST SPOTLIGHT ................................................................. 22 

Artistic Shopping 

TOURISM UPDATE ........................................................................... 23 

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SOUTHWEST SOCIAL SEEN ............................................................. 27 

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SOUTHWEST SPORTS ...................................................................... 28 

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD ....................................................... 31 

SOUTHWEST SERVICE DIRECTORY ................................................... 34 

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A traditional Thanksgiving dinner 

with a turkey and all the trimmings 

takes hours of time and effort to prepare. 

Why not change things up this 

year by offering a sumptuous plantbased 

feast for family and friends? 

These vegetarian options offer health 

benefits, bold flavors and faster preparation, 

meaning more time with the 

people you love. If you are afraid of 

disappointing meat-loving friends, 

keep everyone happy with a precooked 

turkey breast or spiral ham 

that can be offered as a simple side 

dish with minimal preparation. 

Start things off right by welcoming 

guests with festive appetizers like 

crostini with persimmons and Brie, 

spiced mixed nuts or a colorful crudité 

platter with radishes, baby carrots, 

asparagus spears and an herbed yogurt 

dip. 

Wild rice, quinoa, grains, lentils, 

stuffing or potatoes can all be incorporated 

into satisfying meatless 

main dishes. Stuff acorn squash with 

quinoa; make shepherd’s pie with 

roasted vegetables, lentils and white 

beans topped with mashed potatoes; 

or serve traditional stuffing fortified 

with quinoa, hazelnuts and cranberries. 

Pumpkin ravioli, sweet potato 

gnocchi or risotto with roasted squash 


FOODIE FOR 

Plant-Based Thanksgiving 

Put Meatless Mains & Savory Soups on Your Holiday Table This Year 

©Timothy Harrington 

Infuse your Thanksgiving meal with fall vegetables, and 

enjoy a plant-based feast. 

THOUGHT 

by Kirsten Harrington 

celebrate the flavors of 

fall and offer a tasty alternative 

to turkey. 

Soup can be served 

as an elegant starter to a 

multicourse feast or take 

center stage as the main 

course surrounded by 

salads and freshly baked 

bread. Try roasting parsnips, 

carrots, sweet potatoes, 

acorns or butternut 

squash or pumpkin; and 

puree with vegetable 

broth for creamy-tasting 

soup. 

Think beyond green 

bean casserole and candied yams, 

and find favorite new vegetable dishes 

this year. Rely on roasting to bring out 

rich deep flavors in root vegetables 

like squash, potatoes and beets. Fire 

up the wok for Asian-inspired bok 

choy, sugar snap peas, eggplant, shiitake 

mushrooms or colorful rainbow 

chard. Include a salad accented with 

pomegranate seeds, dried cranberries 

or mandarin orange segments. 

Setting aside a traditional menu offers 

freedom to experiment with herbs 

and spices. Fresh thyme, rosemary, 

sage, parsley and tarragon add a layer 

of flavors to plant-based casseroles, 

green vegetables and salads. Root vegetables, 

soups, beverages and desserts 

shine when infused with ginger, cinnamon, 

cardamom, aniseed, allspice and 

cumin. 

Pumpkin Pot Pie 

Ingredients: 

(For the Filling) 

1 small sugar pumpkin 

3 large carrots 

2 celery stalks 

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1 small white onion 

1/2 teaspoon each ground rosemary 

and sage 

1 bunch kale, chopped with stems 

removed — about 8 cups 

1/2 cup vegetable broth 

1 can cannellini beans 

1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 

Salt and pepper 

Pinch of red pepper 

Olive oil for sautéing 

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1 prepared pie crust 

Method: 

Wash, peel and chop sugar pumpkin 

into 3/4-inch cubes. Roast at 350 degrees 

for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Saute 

the carrots, celery and onions in olive oil 

on medium with garlic, sage, rosemary 

and a little salt and pepper. Add the kale 

and vegetable broth, and let it wilt on low 

heat. Stir in the white beans and cream 

of celery soup. Pour filling into a pie dish 

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top of filling, and crimp edges. Bake at 

375 degrees until crust is golden brown, 

between 35 to 45 minutes. 

Green Beans 

With Fennel & Tarragon 

Ingredients: 

1 pound green beans, ends trimmed 

Salt and pepper 

1/4 cup olive oil 

2 tablespoons lemon juice 

1 teaspoon minced garlic 

1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced 

1/3 cup fennel fronds 

1/2 cup roasted almonds, chopped 

2 tablespoons fresh, chopped tarragon 

Method: 

Place beans in a large pot, cover with 

water and bring to a boil. Cook 2-3 minutes 

until tender. Drain and run under 

cool water. Drain again. Whisk together 

oil, lemon juice and garlic, and season 

with salt and pepper. Toss beans, fennel, 

fennel fronds, almonds and tarragon 

together with the dressing immediately 

before serving. 

Persimmons 

& Brie Crostini 

Ingredients: 

1/2 baguette, thinly sliced at a slight 

diagonal (16 slices) 

2 Fuyu persimmons, peeled, halved 

and thinly sliced crosswise (16 slices) 

8 ounces Brie, thinly sliced 

2 teaspoons light brown sugar 

Fresh ground pepper 

Method: 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees with racks 

in top and middle positions. Place baguette 

slices on rimmed baking sheet, and 

toast on middle rack until dry and lightly 

golden, 8-10 minutes. Preheat broiler. Top 

each baguette with one slice of Brie, one 

slice persimmon and a sprinkle of sugar. 

Broil on top rack until sugar melts and 

cheese begins to bubble and turn golden, 

1-2 minutes. Serve with fresh pepper. ª 

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What is probate? Apparently, it 

is not foremost in the minds of more 

than 50% of parents who have saved 

throughout their lifetime and acquired 

such simple assets as a house, a car, 

and a bank account. For others, assets 

may also include insurance benefits, investments and retirement benefits. Will 

their children acquire these assets upon their parents’ deaths? Yes, for the 

fortunate ones who can afford a probate attorney. Those with insufficient funds 

may discover that what should be theirs, ends up in control of banks or investment 

institutions resulting from home foreclosures, automobile repossessions, and 

bank accounts transferred to the state’s unclaimed property. Why? 

Due to daily financial and family struggles, parents are often too preoccupied 

to think about the future. Disregard for the future will impact the lives of their 

adult or young children when parents die. You have worked all your lives, but if 

you suddenly die, your children could face the unexpected and expensive cost for 

probate attorneys and court fees to legally retrieve their parents’ assets. 

In the U.S., greater than 50% of all parents fail to do estate planning 

and their assets end up in probate. Unfortunately, 25% of all children cannot 

afford the high cost for probate after their parents die because they may not 

have yet attained the financial achievement in their own lives thus the parents’ 

assets are lost. Estate planning for the living is much less expensive than the cost 

to probate your estate at death. PARENTS WAKE UP! 

Parenting doesn’t stop at giving your children everything you believe they 

need while living at home. Parenting continues long after you have passed. 

Parents Wake Up 

by: Kristen M. Jackson / Attorney 

Children never forget your love, guidance and support you provide during 

their childhood and will talk about their memories of you forever. They 

will talk about you beyond the grave and how you provided them their own 

roadmap to raising their own children, your grandchildren. 

You imagined your son would one day attend college and become an 

architect or computer engineer, but he now lives under a bridge on drugs 

with post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from the horrors of war. You 

imagined your daughter would one day be married and financially stable but 

now survives on welfare with 3 small children all from different dead-beat 

fathers. Every parent imagines their children having financially successful 

lives and many do, but too often they have not yet achieved financial success 

and are living on a shoe string budget at the time of their parents’ deaths. 

None of the children discussed above will be able to pay for the high cost for 

probate attorneys and court fees. 

Lavish lifestyles, fancy cars, designer clothes, expensive vacations, private 

schools are all fun stuff while your children are growing up, and if there is 

anything left at your death such the family home and $500 in the bank, who 

is going to pay for the cost to probate? 

What is the cost of estate planning? It is typically far, far less expensive 

than the cost to probate assets at death. Estate planning is your responsibility 

not that of your children. If your child is more financially able than you then, 

why not ask for their help? 

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HOLIDAY 

GIFT GUIDE 

With Thanksgiving and Black Friday 

just around the corner, Southwest 

Orlando residents are gearing up their 

searches for amazing holiday gifts for 

the people on their lists. Southwest 

Orlando Bulletin’s Holiday Gift Guide 

provides a comprehensive listing of various 

local stores, as well as gift ideas 

— from always-handy gift cards to opportunities 

for better health and more 

— that are sure to please everyone this 

holiday season. 

Arthur Murray 

Want more fun? A way to stay fit 

and trim without having to go to a 

sweaty gym? Learning to dance is a 

perfect way to amp up the fun factor 

in your life and get your sweat 

on in the most glamorous way possible. 

It’s also a beautiful opportunity 

for couples to connect and 

perfect for singles to socialize in a 

fun, friendly environment. Arthur 

Murray Dance Centers’ classes are 

a gift to yourself or someone else 

that will last a lifetime. For more information, 

call 407-290-5441 or visit 

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Buena Vista 

Family Dentistry 

Give the gift that will make everyone 

smile! Stop by Buena 

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gift certificates for everyone on 

your list. The staff offers a wide


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as well as restorative and preventative 

services in a warm, comfortable 

setting. Gift certificates can 

be applied toward any service the 

receiver wants or needs. Call 407- 

930-0060; stop by the office at 

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The First Academy 

The First Academy is a Christcentered, 

college preparatory 

school, serving students in preschool 

through grade 12. Families love 

TFA for its safe environment, worldclass 

teaching and learning, and 

life-changing spiritual formation. 

TFA boasts a 100 percent collegeacceptance 

rate, as well as awardwinning 

technology, arts and 

athletic programs. There is no better 

gift than the TFA school family 

experience. Schedule your personal 

tour today and attend the Jan. 

27, 2019, open house! For more 

information, call 407-206-8602 

or visit www.thefirstacademy.org/ 

admissions/events. 

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lights and acres of lavish decorations, 

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see to believe. From Nov. 16, 2018, 

through Jan. 6, 2019, enjoy heartwarming 

visits with Santa, snow 

tubing on real snow, the Cirque 

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Show, the Dreams of Christmas 

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Integrity 

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Give a gift that lasts for years. 

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Ipanema 

Brows & Waxing 

Ipanema Brows & Waxing, 

located in Suite 114 at 6735 Conroy- 

Windermere Road in Orlando, is the 

place to go for the best brows and 

waxing in town! Its staff is specialized 

in eyebrows perfectly handmade, as 

well as face and body waxing, threading 

and facials. A microblading artist 

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include well-woman exams and screenings, 

office-based and minimally invasive 

surgeries, as well as obstetrical care 

and in-office ultrasounds. Dr. Lambert 

offers vaginal rejuvenation laser treatment 

using the Juliet laser. Holiday gift 

certificates and specials are now available. 

Schedule a free laser consultation 

now by calling 407-363-2000. 

Massage Envy Spa 

Keep your loved ones relaxed and 

feeling great this holiday season with 

a gift from Massage Envy Spa in 

Dr. Phillips. Whether it’s a relaxing 

Swedish massage, signature facial or a 

stretch session, Massage Envy Spa has 

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YMCA Family Center. Her services 

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Orange City 

Racing & Card Club 

The Orange City Racing & 

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Poker Room,” featuring exciting 

cash-game poker action, Vegas-style 

poker games, comfortable seating, 

tableside food and beverage service. 

The Jake’s 29° Sports Bar and Grill 

boasts an innovative pub-style menu; 

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high-definition TVs; a 52-foot sports 

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Orlando 

Ballet School 

Orlando Ballet School offers 

dance options for all ages and abilities 

through the ABT National Training 

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and the South Campus located in the 

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the gift of dance this holiday season. 

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For more information, call 407-418- 

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Orlando Premier 

Music Instruction 

Orlando Premier Music 

Instruction is your place to find 

the highest quality Orlando music 

classes for piano, guitar, drum, musical 

theater and more. The company 

offers professional, friendly music 

teachers and flexible class schedules 

that suit your style, ability and more. 

OPMI’s staff is happy to say that they 

have the perfect gift idea: sign up 

for one of their monthly classes and 

receive the first class free. (Mention 

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Orlando 

Repertory Theatre 

Imagine giving a single gift that offers 

months of memories and experiences. 

This holiday season, Orlando REP 

offers you a unique gift option. Share 

your love of the performing arts with 

your family by purchasing a Spring 

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While implementing similar sensory and conceptual 

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A great gift to give is the gift of 

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aesthetician services, as well as surgical 

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Dental Center 

This Christmas, why not treat 

yourself to a brand-new smile at 

Simmonds Dental Center? They 

offer many options like Philips Zoom 

whitening with custom bleaching trays 

that can take your smile to the next 

level! However, if you really want to 

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Microblading (first time) .......................$275.00 

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Spa Blue is Orlando’s premier medical 

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only when something “doesn’t feel 

right.” The fact is, many of the top risk 

factors relating to illness are preventable, 

and that’s why preventative care 

is so important for the continued health 

of your family and loved ones. For 

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The Winter 

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Put the “festive” in the holidays by 

seeing the perfect Christmas show for 

everyone in the family, including your 

visiting guests! Winter Wonderettes, 

showing at The Winter Park 

Playhouse, is a whimsical, musical 

comedy about a four-girl singing 

group entertaining at the annual 

Harper’s Hardware Holiday Party. 

When Santa goes missing, they use 

their charm, talent and creative ingenuity 

to save the day. Performances 

run from Nov. 17-Dec. 17, and ticket 

prices start at $15 and can be purchased 

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Holiday traditions are created in Mount Dora with the wonder of over two million 

lights on display in the city. Bring the family to any of our events that are free and 

open to the public. See the lights, grab a meal and do some holiday shopping in 

stores so unique, you won’t find them anywhere else in the state. 

Saturday - November 24 - Light Up Mount Dora - Donnelly Park, Downtown Mount Dora - 4:30 p.m. 

Enjoy live dancing and entertainment on the main stage with a countdown to light up the entire area with Christmas 

Lights. Enjoy a stroll down to the shops and see Santa at the Christmas Tree in Sunset Park. 

Friday, November 30 - Christmas Walk - Downtown Mount Dora - 5 p.m. 

Come out for a stroll to tour vendors, see Santa and visit our many shops and restaurants while enjoying holiday festivities, 

including visits from the Mount Dora School of Ballet Nutcracker performers, snow in the streets and music. 

Saturday, December 1 - Annual Christmas Parade - Donnelly Street - 10 a.m. 

Get there early to claim your spot on the side of the road to watch one of Central Florida’s fastest-growing holiday parades! 

Floats, bands, horseback riders, performers and Santa’s Sleigh with Mr. and Mrs. Claus! 

Saturday, December 8 - Snow in the Park - Donnelly Park - 5 p.m. 

This is a family-friendly event! Bring the kids out for sledding downhill in the park! We’ll have snow, ice, bounce houses 

and more! 

New Year’s Eve Celebration - Sunset Park - 4th Avenue - 9 p.m. to Midnight 

Ring in the New Year with a free celebration in downtown Mount Dora. Drinks, food, live music and at midnight, there 

will be a fireworks show!

n MetroWest 

MetroWest Master Association 

hosted more than 30 Realtors at its 

sixth annual Pick of the Patch Realtor 

Tour. The event provides the opportunity 

to share information about 

MetroWest’s newest businesses, 

public safety initiatives, residential 

opportunities and all its exciting 

community developments with area 

real estate agents. Participants gathered 

at MetroWest Golf Club for 

breakfast and presentations by Julie 

Sanchez, MWMA general manager, 

which was followed by a bus 

tour with stops at various MetroWest 

properties. 

n Windermere 

Haiden Berube of Windermere 

was accepted for enrollment in 

the fall 2018 quarter in the Doctor 

of Chiropractic program at the 

Palmer College of Chiropractic Port 

Orange campus. Palmer College 

of Chiropractic is the founding college 

of the chiropractic profession. 

More than 2,100 students attend 

the Palmer College campuses, and 

its nearly 30,000 practicing alumni 

comprise almost one-half of the doctors 

of chiropractic in the U.S. 

n Winter Garden 


IN YOURNEIGHBORHOOD 

compiled by Lauren Salinero 

Sonata West in Winter Garden celebrated 

Halloween with its residents 

and visitors with a pumpkin-decorating 

station set up by Cornerstone 

Hospice. The independent living 

and assisted living community also 

honored resident veterans and their 

Residents and 

visitors of Sonata 

West in Winter 

Garden decorate 

pumpkins at a 

station set up 

by Cornerstone 

Hospice. 

spouses with a Cornerstone Salutes 

ceremony. Each veteran received a 

certificate, special pin and a salute 

to thank them for their service. 

n Et Al 

Opening up the conversation 

of true beauty and acceptance, 

Southwest resident Eudene Harry, 

M.D., wrote her latest book, Be 

Iconic: Healthy and Sexy at Any 

Age. In it, she discusses how diminished 

self-worth and self-confidence 

show up in a variety of ways — carrying 

extra weight, sleepless nights, 

chronic illness and lack of joy. Dr. 

Harry offers readers an all-encompassing 

guide to their health. She 

celebrated the release of her book 

in October at Roy’s on Restaurant 

Row. 

The Rotary Club of Lake 

Buena Vista hosted Deerfield 


27th annual holiday short-story contest. 

Winners will be published in the 

Dec. 20 issue. Send original short 

stories (max: 600 words) with the 

author's name, age, neighborhood and 

phone number to: 

Southwest Orlando Bulletin 

P.O. Box 851 

Windermere, FL 34786 

Phone: 407-351-1573, Option 4 

Email: lauren@kearneypublishing.com 

Must be a Southwest Orlando resident to participate. 

Deadline: November 28, 2018 

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Beach resident Joao Rezende for 

a makeup visit with his friend and 

member, Antonio Pedroso. At 

a separate meeting, club President 

Greg Gorski also welcomed 

prospective new members Nicole 

Belue and Melissa Izurieta. 

Nicole and Melissa work together 

at the new SpringHill Suites & 

TownePlace Suites by Marriott. 

Nicole is the director of sales, and 

Melissa is the sales manager. 

Rotary Club of Lake Buena Vista President Greg Gorski (center) welcomes 

prospective members Nicole Belue (left) and Melissa Izurieta. 

Shepherd’s Hope held its Famous 

Faces Masquerade Ball with the 

theme “Night on Broadway.” 

Attendees dressed up as their favorite 

characters from past and 

present plays and musicals. Among 

them were Southwest residents Dr. 

David and Donna Boyer, Matt 

and Cindy Contino, Rob and 

Michelle Kantor, Raphel Moya 

and Tatiana Suniaga. Shepherd’s 

Hope is a faith-based nonprofit that 

provides free primary care and specialty 

care medical services to uninsured 

men, women and children 

(L. to r.) Rotary Club of Lake Buena Vista President 

Greg Gorski, Joao Rezende and Antonio Pedroso attend 

a club meeting. 

Southwest residents 

(l. to r.) Raphel 

Moya, Tatiana 

Suniaga, Rob and 

Michelle Kantor, 

Donna and Dr. 

David Boyer, and 

Cindy and Matt 

Contino attend 

Shepherd’s Hope’s 

“Night on Broadway” 

Famous Faces 

Masquerade Ball.

from five free-standing health centers 

in Orange and Seminole counties. 


Southwest residents and longtime friends enjoy the fourth annual Oktoberfest at Crooked Can Brewing Co. in Winter Garden. 

Southwest resident Tiffany Moore Russell, Orange 

County Clerk of Courts, is welcomed to a Rotary meeting by 

Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips President Colin Galloway. 

The best medicine in the world is 

time with friends. When Crooked Can 

Brewing Co. in historic 

Winter Garden held 

its annual Oktoberfest 

event, it was a perfect venue for 

longtime friends and Southwest 

residents Wendy and Kevin 

Edwards, Lona Fonville-Maali, 

Base Maali, Kathy and Manny 

Matos, Nikki and Tony Rappa, 

and Devora Agurre Rodriguez 

to mingle. 

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does mentioning it constitute an endorsement. In 

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Thanksgiving weekend always 

marks the start of Christmas shopping, 

but this year, the Southwest 

Orlando community will combine 

shopping and local art into one 

memorable shopping event. 

The first annual Holiday Makers 

Market will be held at The Pines 

in Windermere on Nov. 25 from 

11 a.m.-5 p.m. The event features 

several local artists, who make everything 

from pottery to jewelry, 

as well as make-and-take art demonstrations 

by some of the artists, 

food trucks, local craft beer and live 

music. 

Happening on one of the biggest 

shopping weekends in the country 

will hopefully not only bring in 

people looking for Christmas gifts, 

but inspire a stronger appreciation 

for the talent within the Southwest 

community. 

“I don’t know if people realize 

how much talent we have here in 

Central Florida, as far as artists and 

makers, so I want to get the word 

out about it,” said Maria Murphy, 

director of Holiday Makers Market. 

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“It is nice to see an idea that 

people love and support in the 

community.” 

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Artists of All Ages 

Market attendees will experience 

a wide range of artwork at the 

Holiday Makers Market, from pottery 

to paintings to soap makers to 

natural makeup products. The event, 

which offers free admission, was first 

formed around Maria’s dinner table, 

as she is a pottery artist and her husband 

is a master craftsman. 

“We were sitting around the dinner 

table with friends, who are also artists, 

and we were talking about different 

ways they could get their brand out to 

the public,” she said. “One thing led 

to another, and this is how the Holiday 

Makers Market was born.” 

Maria visited art groups on 

Facebook and encouraged them to 

visit the event’s website to sign up for 

the event. This led to a “whole gamut 

of different artisans” offering several 

mediums of local art for the art expo. 

The public will have the chance 

to speak with the artists themselves, 

with some artists participating in 

make-and-take demonstrations, so 

the public can take home their own 

created art pieces. 

“I enjoy opportunities where you 

can get your hands dirty [with art], 

so any type of demonstration is always 

fun,” Maria said. “I think part 

of the attraction for the market will 

be that the public will actually get to 

meet the artists and talk to them. It 

connects you more to the art.” 

Another feature of the Holiday 

Makers Market is the Young Makers 

program that allows artists under age 

18 the opportunity to reveal their artistic 

talents to the public, some even 

for the first time. 

“The Young Makers program is 

something I really wanted to do to get 

our younger generation involved and 

to preserve some heritage art that is 

happening,” Maria said. “We have 

seven attending, and I think it will be 

good for other children to see the opportunity 

that, if they are interested in 

art in some way, there is a potential 

for them to earn a living doing it.” 

Excited Artists 

Maria is not the only one excited 

about the upcoming Holiday Makers 

Market. This sentiment is also felt by 

many of the event’s participating artists, 

as they look forward to seeing 

what others bring for art and interacting 

with the public. 

Illustrator Brandi Monard will be 

showcasing her own form of concept 

art, Brandelane, which is retro illustrations 

of theme park entertainment 

on paper goods like gift wrap and 

greeting cards and even tote bags. 

“The market will be filled with 

unique, local artists, and I’m excited 

to be part of them, as well,” she said. 

“I feel meeting the artist of the piece 

makes it more personable [for the 

customer], and you create a connection 

with the artist.” 

Jewelry maker Deborah Fallon 

found the posting on Facebook for 

market vendors and decided to take 

part with her sterling silver jewelry. 

“I think it should be well-received, 

with it being around the holiday 

shopping weekend,” she said. “I 

think Sunday is a good shopping 

day this side of town and a great 

opportunity.” 

So, change up your Thanksgiving 

weekend shopping this year by investing 

in local artists and taking 

home original artwork that will be 

treasured for years! 

For more information, visit www.holidaymakersmarket.com. ª

TOURISM UPDATE 


submitted by Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association 

The Central Florida Hotel & 

Lodging Association Foundation, 

the charitable arm of CFHLA, offers 

contributions to advance tourism 

initiatives, youth-related causes and 

community advocacy. To date, in 

2018, the foundation has awarded 

$225,579 in charitable contributions, 

scholarships and school grants 

in Central Florida. 

Monies earned from CFHLA Gives 

online auctions have provided scholarships 

for 47 hospitality students and 

multiple grants for schools, including 

the University of Central Florida Rosen 

College of Hospitality Management, 

Orange County Public Schools, 

Valencia College and Orange 

Technical College, for expansion of 

their hospitality programs. Additional 

scholarships were awarded to family 

members of local hospitality employees 

at the Golden Pineapple Awards 

Dinner. 

Community charitable contributions 

in 2018 included Boy Scouts of 

America’s Central Florida Council, 

Lift Orlando, Orlando Magic Youth 

Foundation, and Shepherd’s Hope. 

Additionally, a $5,000 grant was 

Central 

Florida Hotel 

& Lodging 

Association 

President Rich 

Maladecki 

(left) presents 

a charitable 

contribution to 

Lift Orlando 

CEO Eddy 

Moratin 

(center) and Lift 

Orlando board 

member Bill 

Dymond. 

awarded to Osceola Arts for summer 

camp scholarships for CFHLA 

lodging member employees. The 

CFHLA Foundation is proud to 

give back to the Central Florida 

community. ª 

Again! 

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n Winter Garden Farmers 

Market is No. 1 

Officials of American Farmland 

Trust, the organization behind the 

national movement “No Farms 

No Food,” announced the 2018 

People’s Choice Award went to 

the Winter Garden Farmers 

Market. Markets around the country 

that have made a significant impact 

on their communities competed 

in the 10th annual event, a summerlong 

effort to promote the importance 

of family farms and farmers 

markets. Markets were evaluated 

in four categories: focus on farmers, 

healthy food for all, pillar of the 

community, and champion for the 

environment. 

For more information, visit markets. 

farmland.org or www.wintergarden 

farmersmarket.com. 

n New police chief for Orlando 

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer 

announced the appointment of 

Orlando Rolon, a 25-year police 

NEWS & BUSINESS BRIEFS 

department veteran, as the next police 

chief of the city of Orlando. 

Rolon will serve as the 39th police 

chief and will succeed current OPD 

Chief John Mina, who is retiring 

after nearly 28 years of service. 

A 41-year resident of Orlando 

who was born in Puerto Rico, Rolon 

will oversee the day-to-day operations 

of the department and serve as 

chief counsel to the mayor in matters 

of public safety. During his 25-year 

tenure with OPD, he has worked or 

supervised in all four department bureaus 

and nine of the department’s 

11 divisions. 

n HFUW offers program for 

women 

The Women United Meredith E. 

Level Fellows Program at Heart of 

Florida United Way is a five-year program 

for rising female professionals 


who are passionate about improving 

the community. Fellows who are 

selected gain in-depth knowledge 

about the Central Florida community, 

especially the challenges faced 

in the areas of education, health, 

financial stability and basic needs. 

The program provides opportunities 

for volunteering, networking and 

leadership development with other 

like-minded women that choose to 

make Central Florida a better place 

for all. 

For more information about the 

program or to apply, visit www.hfuw. 

org/fellows. 

n Adopt a fire station for the 

holidays 

With the help of the Neighborhood 

Preservation & Revitalization Division, 

Orange County Fire Rescue 

is once again participating in the 

Orange County Mayor’s Adopt 

a Fire Station for the holidays. 

The goal is to have all 21 Orange 

County Fire Rescue stations, as well 

as the 911 Dispatch Center and 

headquarters, adopted by families 

and/or local organizations and 

businesses. 

While most firefighters celebrate 

the holidays with their families and 

loved ones, many spend the holiday 

season on call at the fire station. 

In an effort to make the holidays 

special for them, the Adopt a Fire 

Station program began in 2012 so 

neighborhood groups, businesses, 

families and nonprofits could recognize 

and give back to their local fire 

stations. 

Registration is open and runs 

through Dec. 15, and the campaign 

will run through Jan. 1, 

2019. For more information, visit 

www.ocfl.net/adoptafirestation 

or contact Tiana Davis of the 

Orange County Neighborhood 

Preservation and Revitalization 

Division at 407-836-5531 or tiana. 

davis@ocfl.net. 

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n The Gift of Swimming’s 

annual 5K 

Spies Pool, FSPA Central Florida 

Chapter, Swimming Pool Education 

and Safety Foundation, Odyssey 

Manufacturing and the National 

Swimming Pool Foundation donated 

$7,750 to support The Gift of 

Swimming’s 11th annual 5K Run for 


the Gift. The run took place Nov. 10 

with 100 percent of donations going 

directly toward services for at-risk children 

in need of basic swim survival 

lessons. 

For more information, email 

thegiftofswimming@yahoo.com. 

students and their families. The school 

is now enrolling. The next open houses 

will take place Jan. 27, 2019, and 

March 3, 2019. The events will run 

from 2-4 p.m. each day. For more information, 


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Center — Health Central 

Hospital is treating cancer patients 

with new, cutting-edge, MRI-guided 

radiotherapy. The cancer-fighting 

technology is called MRIdian and allows 

oncologists to see treatment areas 

in real-time while targeting them 

with precise radiation therapy. The 

facility is one of nine in the country 

to treat cancer with MRI-guided radiotherapy 

and only the second in 

Florida. For more information, visit 

www.orlandohealth.com. 

West Orange Chamber of Commerce members celebrate the first anniversary of Innovation Montessori in Ocoee. 

photo courtesy of WOCC 

West Orange Chamber of 

Commerce representatives held 

a one-year anniversary celebration 

for Innovation Montessori in 

Ocoee. WOCC builds partnerships, 

strong businesses and commitment 

to the community by serving 

as the leading business advocate in 

Central Florida, facilitating opportunity 

to nearly 1,000 member businesses. 

For more information about 

WOCC, call 407-656-1304 or visit 

wochamber.com. 

Orlando Ballet held a groundbreaking 

ceremony for Harriett’s 

Orlando Ballet Centre. The new 

building will be a world-class facility 

that will reunite the company, 

school and offices under one roof. 

It also will allow Orlando Ballet to 

better prepare high-quality performances 

for the Dr. Phillips Center 

for the Performing Arts’ stage, expand 

class offerings and community 

outreach, and operate more costefficiently. 

For more information, visit 

orlandoballet.org. 

The Winter Park Playhouse is offering 

a three-show subscription starting 

at $99. Its newest production is Winter 

Wonderettes, running from Nov. 16 to 

Dec. 16. It features ’60s versions of holiday 

classics, such as Jingle Bell Rock, 

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, Winter 

Wonderland and more. Gift certificates 

are also available in any amount. For 

more information, call 407-645-0145 or 

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Southwest Social 

SEEN 

Halloween brings out the ghosts and ghouls, 

witches and vampires, and clowns and 

costumes as varied as one’s imagination. 

Southwest residents embraced the recent 

holiday by dressing up to brave the night for 

tricks or treats. 

 

▲ Adam (back, left), Lauren and Zachary Bocken of 

Brookestone in Ocoee dress up as Game of Thrones 

characters for trick-or-treating fun. 

▲ Employees of Cavallo Hair Designs in MetroWest 

continue the tradition of dressing up for Halloween. 

▲ The McClung family — ( front, l. to r.) Colin, 

Owen, Nora, (back, l. to r.) Steve and Jaime — of 

Brookestone in Ocoee celebrates Halloween. 

▲ The staff at the office of Lori Lambert, M.D., — (front) Jessica 

Clavijo-Arango, (back, l. to r.) Inez Blanco, Gita Lackpaul, Crystal Bruning, 

Linda Reihl, Dr. Lori Lambert, Christine Fortunato-Diaz, Stacey Lawton and 

Heather Welch — embrace a different type of doctor, Dr. Seuss, on Halloween. 

▲ Dylan (left) and Austin Edwards of Winter 

Garden are ready to trick-or-treat. 

▲ Southwest-area residents gather in Lake Cane Hills to 

bring out the scary, funny and unusual for Halloween. 

▲ The Axtell family — (l. to r.) Lincoln, Harper, Addison, Winston, 

Brooke and Jonathan — of Brookestone in Ocoee celebrates Halloween.


The Orlando Sports Commission 

sponsored a ladies-only morning of 

football, fashion and fun to co-benefit 

the Orlando Sports Foundation 

and the Breast Cancer Research 

Foundation. The event, called the 

Women’s Football Academy, was 

held at Bloomingdale’s at The Mall 

at Millenia. 

During the breakfast, Dr. Annette 

Khaled, head of the division of 

SOUTHWEST SPORTS 

cancer research and a professor 

at the University of Central Florida 

College of Medicine, and Vanessa 

Echols, WFTV news anchor, shared 

the latest research and their personal 

journeys with breast cancer. 


Bloomingdale’s provided the fashion 

show, featuring tailgate fashions; 

and guests participated in a raffle, 

catered breakfast and more. 

in the hopes that all children with 

apraxia may have access to the support 

they need to find their voices. For 

more information, visit community. 

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Bloomingdale’s provides a tailgate fashion show for ladies attending the Women’s 

Football Academy. 

The 2018 Orlando Walk for 

Apraxia to benefit children with 

apraxia of speech will be held Nov. 

17 at Dr. Phillips Community 

Park. Registration begins at 9 a.m., 

and the walk begins at 10 a.m. 

Childhood apraxia of speech is a 

challenging and complicated neurological 

speech disorder. This littleknown 

disorder makes it difficult or 

impossible for children to accurately 

produce sounds, syllables and/or 

words despite having a good understanding 

of language. 

The Walk for Apraxia is held 

across the country as a means to 

heighten awareness and funding 

Gary Bassing, Orlando Magic 

Windermere resident and Orlando 

Magic player Jerian Grant signs a 

basketball at the Magic’s first internal 

autograph session.

Orlando Magic players and 

coaches signed items during the 

team’s first internal autograph session. 

Each season, the entire Magic 

team autographs more than 1,000 

items for schools, nonprofit organizations 

and other charitable 

events. 

The items signed included photos, 

basketballs, jerseys, shoes and a variety 

of Magic paraphernalia. The 

value of the exclusive autographed 

items is approximately $100,000. 

The items are distributed into the 

community during the season to 

assist charitable endeavors. 

As the fall sports season started 

wrapping up, the following Dr. 

Phillips High School sports 

teams competed in their district 

championships: 

• Women’s bowling placed seventh 

among 13 competing teams, 

finishing its season with a 10-5 

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• For the first time since 2009, 

the men’s cross country team 

can call itself district champions, 

as all five runners placed in the 

top 15. The women’s cross country 

team came in fourth at its district 

championship. 

• The men’s swimming team 

took its first district championship 

since 2014, and the DPHS women’s 

swimming team placed third in a 

field of 14 teams. 

• The DPHS football team won 

its 11th straight district championship 

in its game against Olympia High 

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• The women’s volleyball team 

met Olympia High in its district 

championship as well, beating them 

in a 25-20, 25-19, and 25-12 sweep. 

• The men’s golf team won its district 

championship with a team score 

of 298. The women’s golf team came 

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Victoria Karen, Tara Marvin, Patricia Wubker, Natasha Holland, Natalia Bonavia, Leslie Hartog and 

Nicole Prihoda of the Windermere-based United States Tennis Association Florida team place fourth at the 2018 

National Tennis League Championship. 

Zackary Bocken of Brookstone watches his father, Adam 

Bocken, play baseball for the Reds of the Central Florida Men’s 

Senior Baseball League. 

The ladies of the Windermere-based United 

States Tennis Association Florida team returned 

from the 2018 National Tennis League 

Championship in Mobile, Alabama, with a fourthplace 

victory. More than 1,700 teams competed 

in the event. The women were led by coach Yari 

Gaeta of West Orange Country Club. 

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n Charities/Fundraisers 

Through Dec. 31 — Pet Rescue Project 

Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando is partnering with 

Reed Nissan and Reed Nissan Clermont to stage 

the Reed Nissan Pet Rescue Project 90-Day Adopt-a- 

Thon. Reed Nissan is holding in-person, in-pet adoption 

events at the Orlando and Clermont locations, 

during which fees are waived for animals adopted 

at the dealerships and at both Pet Alliance shelter 

locations during that time. For more information, visit 

www.friendinreed.com. 

Jan. 26, 2019 — Faine House 5K 

Downtown Orlando’s Lake Eola Park hosts the 

Faine House 5K, a run/walk, plus a 1-mile stroll. 

Participants receive medals and T-shirts while supplies 

last, and prizes are awarded to the top male 

and female runners in each age group. A post-event 

party — that includes two drink tickets — takes place 

at Lake Eola Park’s International Plaza. Time: 8 a.m. 

Cost: $30 by Dec. 31, 2018; $35 after Dec. 31, 

2018; or $40 on race day, with proceeds benefiting 

The Faine House, a facility for young adults exiting 

foster care and those on the verge of homelessness. 

For more information, visit www.fainehouse5k.org. 

n Classes/Programs 

Through Dec. 20 — Life Info For Elders 

The Albertson Room at the Orlando Public Library, 

101 E. Central Blvd., Orlando, hosts Third Thursday 

Seminars, life information for elders. Topics include 

“Art of Meditation,” “Paying for Long-Term Care,” 

“Researching and Evaluating Agencies and 

Facilities,” “Understanding Probiotics,” “Blue Zone 

Tips to Staying Healthy,” and “Essential Smart 

Phone Apps for Elders.” A complimentary lunch is 

provided for the first 70 who register. Time: 12:10- 

12:50 p.m. For more information, call 407-836- 

7446 or email officeonaging@ocfl.net. 

Dec. 6, 2018 & Jan. 17, Feb. 7, March 

14, April 18 & May 16, 2019 — 

Cataract Lunch & Learn Events 

Orlando Eye Institute at The Grove, 4750 The 

Grove Drive, Suite 230, Windermere, hosts 

Cataract Lunch & Learn events. Seating is limited 

to 20 people, so reservations are required. 

Time: noon-1 p.m. For more information, visit 

orlandoeyeinstitute.eventbrite.com. 

n Events/Performances 

Through Dec. 28— Art Exhibition 

The Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education 

Center of Florida, 851 N. Maitland Ave., 

Maitland, hosts Heroes of Warsaw, a temporary 

exhibit using the illustrations of Bill Farnsworth. 

The images highlight the courage and bravery 

of Irena Sendler and Janusz Korczak. Time: 

Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday from 

9 a.m.-1 p.m., and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. For 

more information, call 407-628-0555 or visit 

www.holocaustedu.org. 

Nov. 24 & 25 — FusionFest 

compiled by Lisa Sagers 

Downtown Orlando hosts FusionFest, a two-day celebration 

of cultural inclusion that includes multiple 

stages, a food court, marketplace and other interactive 

activities along Orange Avenue at Orlando 

City Hall Commons. Time: noon-sunset. Admission 

is free; food, drinks and marketplace items are 

for sale. For more information, visit fusionfest.org. 

Dec. 16, 17 & 18 — Freaky Friday The 

Musical Performances 

St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka- 

Vineland Road, Orlando, hosts the Youth Theatre at 

St. Luke’s performances of Freaky Friday The Musical. 

Time: Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday 

at 2:30 p.m. For more information or to purchase 

tickets, visit www.st.lukes.org/event/freaky-friday. 

n Holiday Happenings 

Through Dec. 30 — Elf The Musical 

Performances 

Orlando Repertory Theater in Partnership With 

UCF, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando, presents 

performances of Elf The Musical. Showtimes vary, 

and ticket prices start at $15. For more information, 

call 407-896-7365 or visit orlandorep.com. 

Nov. 16, 2018-Jan. 1, 2019 — Light 

Up UCF 

The CFE Arena and the University of Central Florida 

co-sponsor Light Up UCF, including 47 nights of 

ice-skating, a world-class choreographed light 

show with new music, free holiday movies, live 

entertainment, rides, an ice slide, a Light Up 

Express kids train, and more. There is an “Under 

The Stars” Holiday Market on Dec. 15 and Dec. 

21, during which guests can see the crafts of local 

artisans and shop as well. Vendors can apply for 

space at www.ucfholidaymarket.com. Tickets for 

ice-skating, rides and photos with Santa can be 

purchased at the CFE Arena Box Office, through 

Ticketmaster or by calling 800-745-3000. For more 

information, visit www.lightupucf.com. 

Nov. 23-Dec. 28 — Holiday Events At 

The Morse Museum 

The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American 

Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park, offers visitors 

free admission on six consecutive Friday evenings 

during the holidays. Visitors can enjoy not only 

free admission from 4-8 p.m. but live music from 

5-8 p.m. In addition, at 7 p.m. on Nov. 30, Dec. 

7 and Dec. 14, the Morse offers evening tours of 

the exhibition Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Laurelton Hall. 

Admission to the museum is also free Dec. 22 and 

Dec. 23 for the museum’s traditional open house. 

For more information, call 407-645-5311 or visit 

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Nov. 24, Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 8 & Dec. 

31 — Holiday Traditions In Mount Dora 

The city of Mount Dora in Lake County sponsors the 

following free holiday events: Nov. 24 at 4:30 p.m., 

Light Up Mount Dora, including live dancing and entertainment 

on the main stage with a countdown to light 

up the entire area with more than 2 million Christmas 

lights. Santa appears at the Christmas tree in Sunset 

Park; Nov. 30 at 5 p.m., the Christmas Walk, that 

includes a stroll to tour vendors, see Santa and visit 

many shops and restaurants while enjoying holiday 

festivities like snow in the streets, music and more; 

Dec. 1 at 10 a.m., the annual Christmas Parade; 

Dec. 8 at 5 p.m., Snow in the Park, a family-friendly 

event that includes sledding downhill in the park, 

bounce houses and more; and Dec. 31, from 9 p.m.- 

midnight, a New Year’s Eve Celebration, with drinks, 

food, live music and fireworks at midnight. 

Nov. 25 — Handel’s Messiah 

Performance 

Bob Carr Theater, 401 W. Livingston St., Orlando, 

hosts the 46th annual performance of Handel’s 

Messiah, featuring the Messiah Choral Society, led 

by John Sinclair. Time: 3 p.m. Admission is free. 

For more information, visit messiahchoralsociety.org. 

Dec. 1 — Songs Of The Season Concert 

The Seneff Arts Plaza at Dr. Phillips Center for the 

Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando, 

hosts the second annual Songs of the Season, a 

free outdoor holiday concert. Picnics are welcome, 

but alcohol is prohibited. (In the event of inclement 

weather, the concert is Dec. 2 at the same time.) 

Time: 7 p.m. Tickets are not required. For more 

information, visit www.drphillipscenter.org/events/ 

tickets/2018/songs-of-the-season. 

Dec. 1 & 2 — Holiday Home Tour 

The Celebration Foundation presents the 20th annual 

Holiday Home Tour, a self-guided tour that takes visitors 

on a journey through more than a dozen of the 

town’s decorated homes. Visitors can enter homes to 

see beautiful decorations and custom New Urbanism 

architecture by The Walt Disney Co. Time: Saturday 

from 3-9 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Cost: $20, 

with proceeds benefiting the many programs and 

initiatives the foundation offers Osceola County. For 

more information or to purchase tickets, call 407- 

566-1234 or visit celebrationfoundation.org. 

Dec. 7 — Holiday Movie At Leu 

Gardens 

Harry P. Leu Gardens, 1920 N. Forest Ave., 

Orlando, hosts a movie night at the floral 

clock on a 32-foot screen, weather permitting. 

December’s movie is Christmas Vacation, and 

moviegoers may bring dinner picnics, including 

alcohol, and chairs/blankets. Leu Gardens opens 

at 6 p.m. on movie nights, so guests can stroll 

the 50-acre garden before showtime. Grilled 

items, popcorn and drinks are available for 

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Dec. 7 — Holiday Concert 

Community Presbyterian Church, 511 Celebration 

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Brass Band Holiday Concert. Time: 7:30 p.m. 

Cost: $25, with proceeds benefiting the programs 

and initiatives the foundation offers Osceola 

County. For more information, call 407-566-1234. 

Dec. 7, 15 & 21 — Holiday Movies At 

Lake Eola 

The Walt Disney Ampitheater in downtown 

Orlando’s Lake Eola Park hosts the showing of 

holiday movies: Polar Express, an animated film 

based on the children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, 

on Dec. 7; The Santa Claus, starring Tim Allen, 

on Dec. 15; and National Lampoon’s Christmas 

Vacation, starring Chevy Chase, on Dec. 21. Time: 

7 p.m. For more information, visit cityoforlando.net. 

Dec. 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 & 22 — Dance 

Showcases & The Nutcracker Ballet 

Performances 

Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando, 

hosts dance showcases by the School of Dance Arts 

of Sanford and performances of The Nutcracker Ballet 

by Elizabeth Parsons School of Dance students. Time: 

Select Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30-7:15 p.m. 

Admission is free. For more information, call 407- 

996-9939, email aleniz@rosenshinglecreek.com or 

visit rosenshinglecreek.com/holiday. 

Dec. 8 — Orlando Christmas Parade 

The Rotary Club of Orlando hosts its inaugural 

Christmas parade, complete with floats, pedestrian 

groups and vehicle fleets. Time: 4 p.m. For more 

information, visit cityoforlando.net. 

Dec. 8 — WinterFest 2018 

MetroWest Master Association sponsors MetroWest’s 

seventh annual WinterFest, a free family-friendly 

event that includes an outdoor showing of the movie 

Happy Feet; visits and free photos with Santa and 

Mrs. Claus, a snow glide, snow globe, face painters, 

an ice-skating rink, food truck vendors and 

holiday-themed dance performances, at MetroWest 

Golf Club, 2100 S. Hiawassee Road, Orlando. 

Pets and coolers are not allowed. Proceeds benefit 

Edgewood Children’s Ranch, a nonprofit, residential 

program for boys and girls 6-17, so they can 

address and overcome behavioral issues in a positive, 

safe environment. For more information, visit 

www.metrowestcommunity.com. 

Dec. 8 — Holiday Amaryllis Festival 

The historic Nehrling Gardens, 2267 Hempel Ave., 

Gotha, hosts the Holiday Amaryllis Festival, including 

amaryllis bulbs and plants for sale, live music, 

nature-themed vendors, food, a gift shop, silent auction, 

eco-activities for children and a visit from Santa 

and Mrs. Claus from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for family photos. 

Attendees are encouraged to bring a new toy or 

a nonperishable food item for a local charity. Those 

who do receive a ticket for a prize drawing. Time: 9 

a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, 

call 407-445-9977, email info@nehrlinggardens.org 

or visit www.nehrlinggardens.org. 


Dec. 8 & 9 — This Is Christmas 

Concerts 


Vineland Road, Orlando, hosts This Is Christmas, St. 

Luke’s traditional, annual Christmas concert, featuring 

the full choir and orchestra, along with the children’s 

choir, bells, dancers and beautiful scenery. Concertgoers 

select their seats at the time of purchase. Time: Saturday 

at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 5:30 p.m. 

Cost: $10, adults; $5 children younger than 12; free 

for children younger than 3 if they will sit in a parent’s 

lap. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit 

www.st.lukes.org/christmasconcert. 

Dec. 8, 15 & 22 — Winter Wonderland 

Rosen Shingle Creek, 9939 Universal Blvd., Orlando, 

hosts Winter Wonderland at Rosen Shingle Creek, 

including festive fun for all ages. Activities include 

rides on the Shingle Creek Express, face painting, 

meet and greets with the Shingle Creek elves, a 

photo booth, karaoke, a special chocolate display in 

the decorated lobby, and dance showcases and performances 

of The Nutcracker Ballet from 6:30-7:15 

p.m. Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m. The cost is free when dining 

at the hotel. For more information, call 407-996- 

9939, email aleniz@rosenshinglecreek.com or visit 

rosenshinglecreek.com/holiday. 

Dec. 14 — Holiday Movie On The Lawn 


Vineland Road, Orlando, hosts a free Movie on the 

Lawn, with a viewing of The Santa Clause. The evening 

starts with attendees making free, handmade 

Christmas ornaments and eating their pre-ordered 

dinners. Moviegoers are encouraged to bring their 

own low-back chairs, pillows or inflatable couches. 

Time: 5:30 p.m. for crafting; 6:30 p.m. for a singalong, 

and 7 p.m. for showtime. Cost: Pre-ordered 

dinners, which include hot dogs, chips, a cookie and 

drink, are $10 per family (up to six people); $20 for 

families of 7-12; and $30 for families of 13-more. To 

RSVP/order dinner, visit st.lukes.org/movienight. For 

more information, call 407-876-4991. 

Dec. 14 — Violectric Holiday Show 

The Walt Disney Amphitheater at downtown Orlando’s 

Lake Eola Park hosts the sixth annual Violectric Holiday 

Show, featuring violectric rock/holiday mashups performed 

on electrified strings. Attendees are encouraged 

to bring their pets, and anyone who brings a pet 

supply or makes a donation to Pet Alliance of Greater 

Orlando receives a pet photo opportunity with Santa 

and Mrs. Claus. Pet Alliance’s Wish List can be viewed 

online at petallianceorlando.org/ways-give/wish-list. 

Time: 7 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, 

visit www.violectric.net. 

Dec. 15 — The Nutcracker Tea 

The fifth-floor Kessler Tier of Dr. Phillips Center for the 

Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando, 

hosts Orlando Ballet’s The Nutcracker Tea, including 

an assortment of sweet and savory holiday treats, photo 

opps with dancers and characters from The Nutcracker, 

and the opportunity to purchase “secret treats.” Time: 

12:30 p.m., after the 11 a.m. family show; or 1:30 

p.m., before the 3 p.m. matinee. Cost: $75, adults; 

$50, children, with proceeds benefiting the Orlando 

Ballet School. Event tickets do not include the cost of the 

performance of The Nutcracker. For more information, 

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visit www.drphillipscenter.org or orlandoballet.org/ 

nutcracker-tea-2018. 

Dec. 16 — Theatrical Sunday Funday 

Orlando Shakes, 812 E. Rollins St., Orlando, hosts a 

Sunday Funday Party, a themed pre-show that includes 

light bites and a complimentary signature cocktail in 

the theater’s private scene shop, followed by a matinee 

performance of A Christmas Carol. Time: noon, 2 

p.m. for showtime. Cost: $40. For more information, 

call 407-447-1700, ext. 1; or visit orlandoshakes.org. 

Dec. 22 — The Nutcracker Performance 

The Walt Disney Ampitheater at downtown Orlando’s 

Lake Eola Park hosts the Russian Ballet Orlando’s performance 

of The Nutcracker. Time: 7:30 p.m. Admission 

is free. For more information, visit cityoforlando.net. 

n Miscellaneous 

Jan. 28, 2019 — Open House 

Holy Family Catholic School, 5129 S. Apopka-Vineland 

Road, Orlando, hosts an open house. For more information, 

call 407-876-9344 or visit www.hfcschool.com. 

n Networking/Clubs 

Nov. 27 — Southwest Book Club Meeting 

The Southwest Library at Dr. Phillips, 7255 Della 

Drive, Orlando, hosts a meeting of the Southwest 

Book Club. This month’s selection is Anatomy of 

a Miracle by Jonathan Miles. Anyone 18-older is 

welcome. Time: 7-8:45 p.m. For more information, 

call 407-835-7323 or email southwest@ocls.info. 

Dec. 6 — Retired Educators Meeting 

The Orange County Retired Educators Association 

meets at the College Park United Methodist Church, 

644 W. Princeton St., Orlando. Attendees can 

enjoy a seasonal winter program, and anyone who 

has worked in education is invited to join. Time: 

10 a.m. For more information, call 407-366-8982 

or visit www.ocrea-fl.org. 

Dec. 12 — Orlando Story Club Meeting 

The Abbey, 100 S. Eola Drive, Orlando, hosts a 

meeting of the Orlando Story Club, during which 

anyone who wishes to tell a personal story has 

a chance to put his/her name in a hat. Selected 

individuals showcase their storytelling for the enrichment 

of the local community. Time: quarterly from 

7-9 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $5 at the 

door with an optional donation for different Orlando 

philanthropic organizations. For more information, 

visit www.orlandostoryclub.com, www.orlandoslice. 

com or www.facebook.com/orlandostoryclub. 

n Support Groups 

Nov. 27 & Dec. 11 — Mental Health 

Support Group Meetings 

Room 201 in Building B at St. Luke’s United Methodist 

Church, 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando, hosts 

free individual and family support group meetings for 

individuals affected by mental illness. The 90-minute 

meetings are peer-led and help participants connect with 

each other, learn from each other’s experiences, share 

coping strategies and offer each other encouragement 

and understanding. Time: the second and fourth Tuesday 

of each month at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 

407-253-1900, email information@namigo.org or visit 

www.namigo.org. 

Dec. 11 — Support Group Meeting For 

Caregivers 

The Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resource Center sponsors 

a free support group meeting for caregivers in the Suite 

281 Conference Room (next to the south elevators on 

the second floor) at Health Central Hospital, 10000 W. 

Colonial Drive, Ocoee. Time: second Tuesday of each 

month at 6 p.m. For more information, call 407-843- 

1910 or visit www.adrccares.org. 

n Volunteer Opportunities 

Ongoing — Volunteers/Docents 

Needed 

Oakland Nature Preserve, 747 Machete Trail, 

Oakland, seeks adults interested in learning about 

the history, wildlife, plants and restoration efforts at 

ONP to volunteer at the preserve to greet visitors, help 

answer questions and lead a tour from time to time. 

Workdays are Mondays and/or Saturdays. For more 

information, email outreach@oaklandnaturepreserve. 

org or visit www.oaklandnaturepreserve.org/guide. 

To register online, visit oaklandnaturepreserve.org. 

Ongoing — Volunteers Needed 

The Mustard Seed of Central Florida, 12 Mustard Seed 

Lane, Orlando, seeks volunteers who can help with 

donation sorting, mattress recycling, warehouse maintenance, 

administrative work, special events or general 

maintenance. For more information, call 407-875- 

2040, ext. 110; or email jessi@mustardseedfla.org. 

Ongoing — Volunteers Needed 

The Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 

which advocates for quality long-term care, seeks volunteers. 

Training is provided. For more information, 

call 888-831-0404 or visit ombudsman.myflorida.com. 

Jan. 7, 2019 — Tax-Aide Volunteers 

Needed 

Volunteers are needed to help prepare tax returns 

and assist with filing requirements for AARP’s Tax-Aide 

Program. Client facilitators greet the older taxpayers 

and assist them in organizing their tax documents. 

Individuals with an aptitude for tax preparation, experience 

in filing personal returns, good communication 

and computer skills are urged to sign up. AARP membership 

is not required. An orientation is held in December, 

and training of volunteer counselors in the Orlando area 

begins around Jan. 7, 2019. For more information or 

to register, call Jackie Sward, 407-647-5233; or visit 

www.aarp.org/taxaide. 

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