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n Dr. Phillips
Dr. Phillips resident Todd
Thompson directed and produced
the opening night film for the Florida
Film Festival. Based on the book of
the same name, Pre Fab is the largely
unknown true story of musician
Colin Hanton and the significant role
he played in shaping music history.
The feature-length documentary
chronicles how English-born drummer
Hanton joined John Lennon,
rounding up their friends in 1950s
Liverpool to form The Quarry Men,
a group that would evolve in just
a few years into the biggest, most
influential band in music history —
The Beatles.
n Gotha
A nonprofit theater company has
moved from New York to Gotha.
Little Radical Theatrics produced 27
full-scale musicals in New York and
has already presented four productions
locally this spring. Fatima
Viegas of Gotha is serving as executive
producer. Auditions for the next
production, The Addams Family,
will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
by appointment May 24 and May
25 at the Holiday Inn Express on
International Drive. Performances of
the musical will run from July 9-Aug.
7. For an audition appointment, email
littleradicaltheatrics@gmail.com with
a head shot, résumé and preferred
date and time for an audition.
n Oakland
Officials of the Florida League
of Cities recognized Oakland
Commissioner Joseph McMullen,
Seat 4, with a 2022 Home Rule
Hero Award for his hard work and
advocacy efforts during the 2022
legislative session. Joseph worked
tirelessly throughout the session to
promote local voices making local
choices, protect the Home Rule powers
of Florida’s municipalities, and
advance FLC’s legislative agenda.
Home Rule is the ability for a city
to address local problems with local
solutions with minimal state interference.
Home Rule Hero Award
recipients are local governmental officials,
both elected and nonelected,
who consistently responded to FLC’s
request to reach out to members of
the legislature and help give a local
perspective on an issue.
n Winter Garden
Winter Garden author Emmett
A. Starks released his book, The
Secret Life, of Death, and of What
Follows. The book is an uncomplicated
review of puzzling philosophical
theories about life and death, and
Emmett proposes unique answers to
what happens to our souls after we
pass on.
n Et Al
IN YOURNEIGHBORHOOD
Oakland
Commissioner
Joseph
McMullen
is awarded a
2022 Home
Rule Hero
Award by the
Florida League
of Cities.
Kudos to the following Southwestarea
residents on their recent
graduations:
• Palmer College of Chiropractic
bestowed Doctor of Chiropractic
degrees on graduates Christian
Doane of Celebration and Troye
Kiernan of Winter Garden.
• Baylor University graduates
included Windermere resident
Trevor Fitzgerald, Master
of Health Administration, and
Winter Garden resident Jessica
Lynn Gray, Bachelor of Arts in
journalism.
• Windermere resident Joshua
Mallow earned a Master of
Business Administration in management
at Frostburg State University.
compiled by Lauren Salinero
• Claire Quinn of Windermere
graduated from Miami University
with a Master of Arts in biology.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa
Phi is the nation’s oldest, most selective,
collegiate honor society for all
academic disciplines. Membership is
by invitation only and requires nomination
and approval by a chapter.
Approximately 25,000 students, faculty
members, professional staff and
alumni are initiated into Phi Kappa Phi
each year. Among this year’s inductees
are Nova Southeastern University
students Mohammad Anwer of
Southwest Orlando and Amara
Johnson Hampton of Ocoee, The
University of Tampa students Caitlyn
Brice of Golden Oak and Mattie
Henrichs of Winter Garden, and
Michigan State University student
Kaila Pruitt of Southwest Orlando.
Alan Fickett
(left), foundation
chair of the
Rotary Club
of Dr. Phillips,
presents a Paul
Harris Award to
Dave Windsor
(center). They are
joined by club
President Terry
Taggart.
Rotary Club
of Dr. Phillips
President Terry
Taggart (left)
and past President
Collin Galloway
(center) present a
donation check to
Rotary District Gov.
Greg Gorski,
representative of
the Rotary Club
of Lake Buena
Vista.
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