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EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 2 EUSTIS FIRST FRIDAY STREET PARTY

Dancin’ in the streets! Don’t miss the street vendors and live music on the street. Live entertainment and street performances throughout downtown Eustis. Come and enjoy the charm of the city by the water. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. 127 N Grove St., Eustis. For more info,

visit Eustis.org.

starting at 5 p.m. Stay later and watch a blockbuster movie on the 24-foot outdoor movie screen. This evening’s movie “Pokemon – Heroes” begins around dusk. Extra Pokemon lures will be dropped in Towne Square during the event. Remember to bring blankets and lawn chairs. Enjoy the fun of dinner and a movie! For details,

visit foodtrucknfl ick. leesburgpartnership. com

SEPTEMBER 10 LEESBURG FOOD TRUCK - N - FLICK NIGHT WITH CLASSIC CAR CRUISE-IN

The gourmet food trucks assemble at Towne Square and classic cars are lined up on Main Street in downtown Leesburg. Gourmet fare and culinary wonders offered with live music and a cash bar

SEPTEMBER 10-11 CORKS FOR CANCER

Here’s some great entertainment for a great cause! The weekend of Sept. 10-11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lakeridge Winery hosts a festival to raise money for LRMC cancer programs. Admission is a $2 donation and a portion of proceeds from wine sales also go to the programs. Enjoy the work of local artists and crafters as well as Lakeridge wine, beer, soft drinks, and variety of food available for purchase, along with complimentary winery tours and wine tastings.

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SEPTEMBER 17 TAVARES MUSCLE WALK

MDA Muscle Walk of Tavares is Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. in Wooten Park. MDA Muscle Walk is a life-changing experience. It unites family, friends, neighbors, and local businesses to forge powerful connections, celebrate the strength of families living with muscledebilitating diseases, and transform hope into answers. For more

information, contact MDA of Central Florida at 407.562.2035.

Tournament. This is an 18-hole tournament with a sign-up fee of $65. For

tee box or sponsorship information, contact the chamber at 352-787-2131

SEPTEMBER 24 EUSTIS CLASSIC CAR CRUISE-IN

The fourth Saturday of each month, around 150 Classic Cars cruise in to historic downtown Eustis. Want to show your car? Registration is free and enters you into cash prize giveaways. Cruise-In times are 5 to 9 pm. Enjoy downtown shops and restaurants, great music, and cool cars. This event is sponsored by the Eustis Business Alliance in Partnership with the City of Eustis. For

more information, call 352.360.3712.

SEPTEMBER 23 4TH ANNUAL GOLF SPLASH

Join the Leesburg Chamber of Commerce at Venetian Gardens, 201 E Dixie Ave, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., for the 4th annual Golf Splash

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SEPTEMBER 24 BONE FROG CHALLENGE

Bone Frog Challenge, the only obstacle course race owned and operated by U.S. Navy SEALs, is coming to Wildwood! The Park at Wildwood has everything a race is looking for—incredible micro terrain, mud, water, and unbridled enthusiasm for our full 9+-mile, Sprint 4+-mile, and TIER-1 full and Sprint! “Lock up the gators…SEALs are in the water!” Join Navy SEALs for a unique, one-of-akind race! Go to www.

bonefrogchallenge. com/orlando-bonefrogchallenge-2016/ and register!

SEPTEMBER 24, 25 7TH ANNUAL COLONY PLAZA CRAFT FESTIVAL

From shopping and dining, indoors and out, to live entertainment daily, Colony Plaza has the ultimate weekend adventure. Join them in The Villages for another fantastic craft festival. Shop handcrafted leather goods, paintings, photography, personalized products, glassworks, and much more! 327 Colony

Blvd., The Villages, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 29 TEMPTING YOUR TASTE BUDS

Don’t miss the sixth annual “A Taste of Simply Sumter Food & Spirits Festival” from 5-7:30 p.m. Sept. 29. A variety of delightful eating spots will be represented at the golf-cart accessible event. It will be at the Colony Cottage Recreation Center, 510 Colony Blvd., in The Villages. “This is our fi rst time to have the event at a recreation center, and we’re really looking forward to that,” says Jessica Kelly, administrator for the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce. The event is designed to promote restaurants in the Sumter County area. Last year there were 20 participants, and they’re working to get at least 25 for this event. For

more information, visit sumterchamber.org

OCTOBER 1 LAKE COLLECTA-CON

This is a great collectables show at Lake Receptions, 4425 N. Highway 19A, Mount Dora. For only $5, you visit vendors from all over the state, with special appearances from Bond Girl, Lana Wood, and comic artist George Perez.

For more information, contact Greg at 352.406.6906

SEPTEMBER 24 Miss Leesburg Scholarship Pageant

It’s the 30th year for the beloved Miss Leesburg Scholarship Pageant! Watch the talented young women in fi ve age divisions at Leesburg High School in the auditorium. Winners represent Leesburg at special events, parades, and community activities as hometown representatives. They also spend the year heavily involved in community service. Miss Leesburg Scholarship Pageant, LHS auditorium, beginning at 2 p.m. for the little girls and 7 p.m. for Miss Leesburg.

SEPTEMBER 10 Central FL Triathlon Series & 5K

Dust off those running shoes and join us at the Waterfront Park 303 3rd St., Clermont, for a fun duathlon. This duathlon race is a 1-mile run, 10.4-mile bike, and a 5K run throughout downtown Clermont. For more information, visit www.sommersports.com