02.16.18 Winter Park/Maitland Observer

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Carving its own destiny Winter Park celebrates 18 arts and culture entities with its first Weekend of the Arts. SECTION B.

SWEET CHEFS

#RileighStrong

These pint-sized bakers served up sweet treats to help Haiti. PAGE 6.

City: Airbnb legislation threatens home rule TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR

During their Monday, Feb. 12, meeting, Winter Park city leaders spoke against a proposed state bill that would prohibit cities from regulating Airbnb and other short-term rental services within their municipalities.

“We do have an ordinance SEE CITY PAGE 7

The WPHS Student Government Association toured Arnold Palmer Hospital with Rileigh Hanson during a visit.

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Winter Park High School students are showing their support for Rileigh Hanson, who recently was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin’s lymphoma. SEE STORY ON PAGE 4.

LACED UP FOR LOVE

School Board candidates speak at Winter Park High The two candidates for chair and three candidates for District 1 spoke with local teachers and parents about the issues facing education in Orange County.

TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR

More than 1,500 Winter Park runners took to the streets for the annual Run 4 Love. SEE PAGE 9.

Winter Park parents were able to meet candidates for two Orange County School Board seats during a PTSA meeting Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Winter Park High School.

Candidates for chair and District 1 were given five minutes to speak,

before participating in a short Q&A session.

The first candidates up were Orlando residents Robert Prater and Nancy Robbinson, who are vying for School Board chair.

Apopka resident Matthew Fitzpatrick, who entered the race Jan. SEE MEET PAGE 4

YOUR CALENDAR

WINTER PARK

SATURDAY, FEB. 17 WOMAN’S SHOW 2018 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Woman’s Club of Winter Park, 419 S. Interlachen Ave., Winter Park. A wide selection of local businesses will showcase their goods and services. Table fees paid by vendors will be donated to local charities.

For more information, call (407) 644-2237.

TUESDAY, FEB. 20 INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through Tuesday, April 17, at Winter Park Public Library, 460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park.

Volunteers, trained and certified by the IRS, will provide free income tax assistance. Individuals seeking assistance should bring pertinent tax documents such as a copy of last year’s income tax return, forms showing income earned, pensions and Social Security, 1099 Forms showing interest and dividends, photo ID and Social Security cards for all those listed on their return. Free electronic filing will be available.

For additional information, call toll-free at (407) 647-5233 or 1-888-227-7669.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21 WINTER PARK GARDEN CLUB GAMES DAY 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Winter Park Garden Club, 1300 S. Denning Drive, Winter Park. Come and play the game of your choice. Some people play bridge, others play Mah Jongg and other games.

You will be served a continental breakfast with mimosas and lunch. This is a fundraising event; proceeds will go to the Winter Park Garden Club’s UCF Endowed Scholarship Fund and other WPGC sponsored projects in the local community. There will be a silent auction and other fund raising opportunities. Cost is $25. This event often sells out early, so call (407) 644-5770 for more information.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 23 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at The Alfond Inn, 300 E. New England Ave., Winter Park. The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce and the city of Winter Park invite you to attend the annual State of the City Address luncheon.

The event will feature Winter Park Mayor Steve Leary’s annual State of the City Address and the presentation of the city’s Employees of the Year. Cost is $35 to $40. For more information, call (407) 644-8281.

MAITLAND

FRIDAY, FEB. 16 YOGA AT THE MAITLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY 4:30 p.m. Fridays at Maitland Public Library, 501 Maitland Ave. S., Maitland. Let Jenny Blackburn help you destress from the week and refresh for the weekend. Please bring your own mat, towel, and water bottle.

For more information, call (407) 647-7700.

Children flooded the front of the stage to dance around — and some brought their own bears.

… A hopeful bear at heart

SUNDAY, FEB. 18 MAITLAND FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays at Lake Lily Park, 701 Lake Lily Drive, Maitland. Browse through a section of fresh produce and other items at this weekly farmers market in Maitland. For more information, visit Maitland Farmers Market on Facebook.

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usic filled the air Saturday, Feb. 10, in Central Park, as the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra put on a show inspired by Paddington Bear — the famous British bear.

Those who made it to downtown Winter Park enjoyed some pre-concert face-painting and family time, before the orchestra started at 3:30 p.m.

A small stage was set up just in front of the stage where children could either sit, or dance around to the sounds of the orchestra.

Conductor Paul Hostetter kept the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in time during the show.

FRIDAY, FEB. 16 STORYBOOK FUN 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays at the Orlando Public Library, 101 E. Central Blvd., Orlando. Designed especially for preschoolers ages 3-5, Storybook Fun lasts 25 minutes. The use of picture books, songs and told stories will encourage your child to read, talk, sing, write and play. For more information, call (407) 835-7323.

Dressed as Paddington, Timothy Pappas narrated while the orchestra performed.

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HOW TO HELP

For more information on how to support Bee Humble, contact Ryah Silvestri at ryah. silvestri@gmail.com.

Ryah Silvestri, bottom left, started a clinic for Rohingya people in Bangladesh.

Hope for the hopeless Ryah Silvestri of Winter Park left her career as an attorney to help refugee families in Bangladesh.

TIM FREED ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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inter Park resident Ryah Silvestri had never seen anything like it — hundreds of thousands of people living in huts built from trash bags and stalks of bamboo.

She arrived in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh last October, and remembers making the drive to the settlement in a white passenger van. The landscape of the camp was a series of hills slick with mud, so Silvestri and her group had to enter the camp on foot.

As Silvestri gazed upon the village of shacks wrapped in plastic, families with malnourished children stared back.

“They were zombies; they were just walking zombies,” Silvestri said. “All I kept seeing was babies and children and women. It was just death — it smelled like death, it looked like death.”

The people Silvestri had trav-

eled so far to see were Rohingya — stateless refugees from Myanmar who had fled from their homes due to violence and genocide.

Whether that persecution was for political or religious reasons, it didn’t matter. Silvestri said she felt a calling to help.

That’s what brought her to the camp — the goal of establishing a clinic for the injured and diseased.

Refugees travel on foot for 10 to 12 days to get to the camp in Cox’s Bazar, drinking water from puddles along the way — some while nursing gunshot wounds.

About 1,000,000 refugees reside in the camps, Silvestri said.

“They’re just stateless, so they’re not allowed to leave the 2,000 acres that were given (for the camps),” Silvestri said. “They can’t leave, they can’t marry, they can’t work.”

LIFE CHANGE

Silvestri’s reasons for coming to Bangladesh can be traced back to a trip to Istanbul last August. She was coming up on a year after passing the bar exam and was practicing transactional law — helping people from other countries move their assets into the United States.

She was working overseas in Istanbul and was enjoying some shop-

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“It felt so right that I knew it was my calling. I knew it was home for me.”

— Ryah Silvestri

ping when she saw something that changed her life.

“I was walking around in Istanbul, and I’d see families in the streets — I’d never seen that before,” Silvestri said. “I’d only seen people who didn’t have children or babies (in the United States), because DCF would come, and the babies would be off the streets right away, it just wouldn’t happen. … I remember in that moment — while I was going shopping and spending frivolous amounts of money on things that weren’t necessary — that I was wasting my life. … In that moment I said, ‘OK, something’s wrong.

This is not the life I want to lead.’”

Silvestri returned home with a new perspective and decided it was time to make a change. She left her career as an attorney to instead work for a nonprofit to benefit people in need.

“I started looking at the world in a way that I’d never done before,” Silvestri said.

She eventually decided on helping the Rohingya in Bangladesh — a more recent crisis in the world that desperately needed attention.

BEE HUMBLE

Silvestri started a charitable organization called Bee Humble, and partnered with nonprofit Planting Peace to get her vision of a clinic off the ground.

That medical tent was approved by the Bangladesh government last month and now provides general and preventative care. The clinic sees about 1,000 patients every week and recently finished a mass deworming of 60,000 people.

“Intestinal worms can take 20% to 40% of your nutritional value from you,” Silvestri said. “(The refugees are) already not getting much in the way of nutrition, so the deworming really helps with combating acute malnutrition and the health of the children and families.”

But Silvestri said her mission has just begun. She wants to spread the reach of Bee Humble across the globe, and hopes to start a similar clinic in Ethiopia.

Silverstri realizes she’s found a sense of home in the midst of helping those with nowhere else to go.

“I felt so safe, at home and at peace in the camps,” Silvestri said.

“It felt so right that I knew it was my calling. I knew it was home for me.”

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By Rileigh’s side ASSOCIATE EDITOR

No one should have to face their struggles alone, and one Winter Park Wildcat is thankful for the support of her family, friends and her school when she needs it most.

Winter Park High School students have rallied around junior Rileigh Hanson, who was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin’s lymphoma in November.

Local Wildcats have started selling bracelets to go toward Hanson’s recovery. The purple bands read “#RileighStrong.”

“It was their idea to come up with the wrist bands as part of their fundraising efforts to help Rileigh out,” Rileigh’s mother, Shanna Hanson, said. “I thought that was really cool for a group of teenagers. We feel really blessed — they’ve rallied around her and shown tremendous support, not only through the wrist bands.

They’ve come to the hospital, showed up at our house.”

The 17-year-old’s fight against

“This whole experience my friends have been by my side every single time.”

— Rileigh Hanson

cancer started when she was getting a sports physical in November to play water polo this year. Doctors noticed some enlarged lymph nodes in her neck, but before then, she had no signs of typical cancer.

She went to her general practitioner, who ran some tests on Rileigh that all came back negative.

A CT scan revealed that she had an abnormality though, and on Black Friday, Rileigh was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

“I was devastated,” Shanna said.

“You never want this to happen to your kid. There were no signs of anything beforehand. She’s been perfectly healthy her entire life.

The occasional allergy and sinus infection, but other than that, nothing.

“It’s asymptomatic, which is not common for teenagers,” she said.

“She doesn’t show any signs of the traditional cancer. ... Had she not gone necessarily to get that sports physical, we could be dealing with a whole different set of issues.”

Rileigh has been in and out of Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children for chemotherapy treatments. The entire time, the love and support has continued to come from the Winter Park High community.

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12, did not attend the event. They were followed by Orlando resident Angie Gallo, and Winter Park residents Terry Rooth and Heather Traynham, who are running for the District 1 seat.

CANDIDATES FOR CHAIR ROBERT PRATER

Prater, who started off his career in education as a first-and second-grade teacher, said he entered the race for chair to help better the Orange County Public Schools system, particularly the way it evaluates students.

“Part of that evaluation system is it’s demoralizing,” Prater said.

“The bottom line is, it’s not working.”

The hope for Prater is to fix problems such as these as well as build teacher morale.

“Teachers are the lowest paid

in the nation with a four-year degree — and you know this going in,” Prater said. “So my goal is to change the culture.”

NANCY ROBBINSON

Robbinson’s background in education has led to her current role as the representative for District 6 — which includes Maitland — for the last 10 years.

Although Robbinson said the board had made great strides during her time, there is always room for improvements.

“We already have voluntary preK in a lot of our schools, and in particular, our high-needs neighborhoods, but I’d like to expand that and make sure we offer it to more students at a younger age,” Robbinson said. “I’d love to be able to bring some of the 3-year olds in in some of our high-needs neighborhoods.”

There is also the hope her nomination would help continue the

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Rileigh Hanson has the support of friends such as Max Franklin.

this month will benefit Rileigh, and a recent Children’s Miracle Network dance marathon benefited Arnold Palmer’s blood cancer and disorders floor — where Rileigh receives her treatment.

Winter Park student Bridget Collis is on SGA and helped Rileigh design the bracelets, while student Kira Diehl is applying for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Students of the Year, a leadership development and philanthropy program where high school students join a fundraising competition to benefit LLS. Diehl is entering on behalf of Rileigh.

“It’s really great, because throughout high school, you kind of stop talking to some old friends and you get into new circles, but when something like this happens it erases all that,” Rileigh said. “It doesn’t matter that you haven’t

spoken to one of your friends since eighth grade. Suddenly, you’re just as close as you were then.”

The support of her friends has made the fight so much easier to face, she said.

“This whole experience my friends have been by my side every single time,” Rileigh said.

“They’ve visited me every round in the hospital. When they want to make plans to go out, one of them will go, ‘Well wait, Rileigh can’t do that, because her counts are low, so she can’t be doing that stuff right now.’ They’ll change their plans and we’ll all hang out at my house watching movies with masks on and Lysol. It’s really important to have that support system.”

Anyone looking to give financial support to Rileigh and her family can visit gofundme.com/ Rileighs-Journey.

momentum she has built during her time on the board.

His main focus is to address the issue of undervalued and underpaid teachers.

“A lot of it is the state, but it’s also the board and its priorities,” he said. “If the board starts valuing teachers more, and that could easily start with an increase in salary, we can slow down this exodus of teachers leaving and also pull in teachers from surrounding counties.”

DISTRICT 1 CANDIDATES ANGIE GALLO

As the Florida PT legislative chair, Gallo has spent the last 14 years as an advocate and member of the PTA. During her five-minute speech, Gallo said that she was focusing on three specific issues — expanding pre-K, helping promote career technical education and expanding dual enrollment.

“We need to do a better job informing parents what CTE is — what’s available, what’s out there,” Gallo said. “Right now in America, our children are $1.3 trillion in debt. … Our children need to know that those who want to go to college, that’s awesome, but there are alternatives.”

TERRY ROOTH

As a lawyer, Rooth currently works at the University of Central Florida as an assistant general counsel to student legal services.

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HEATHER TRAYNHAM

Traynham is a mother of two, a local business owner and community partner to 65 different schools throughout Orange County.

As a Winter Park resident, Traynham entered the race as a resident who cares about the school system and its success.

“We need someone who understands the scope of working with this large urban district and numerous schools each and every day,” Traynham said.

Along with the want to expand pre-K, Traynham said the biggest issue holding back schools is the achievement gap.

“There are four ways that you solve the achievement gap — student attendance, teacher attendance, discipline and ninth-grade retention,” Traynham said. “If you really want to make the biggest impact in our schools, you close that achievement gap.”

Elections for the OCPS school board will be held Aug. 28.

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Maitland reaches agreement with Altamonte Springs Altamonte Springs will provide water treatments for Maitland.

HARRY SAYER BLACK TIE REPORTER

Maitland City Council on Monday, Feb. 12, approved a water plant deal with Altamonte Springs and appointed a new fiscal advisory board member.

The City Council approved unanimously an agreement for the city of Altamonte Springs to provide water plant operator support to Maitland. In a brief presentation, Assistant Public Works Director Tanya Moore stressed the scarcity of water operators working for the city. The city’s main operator of 30 years retired last November, leaving only one other operator who plans to retire as well. Finding suitable replacements for these positions has been difficult, Moore said.

“There’s an age gap,” City Manager Sharon Anselmo said.

“Younger people aren’t looking to work as a water operator for the city.”

Under the new agreement, Maitland will pay Altamonte Springs $179,000 per year to oversee the city’s three water treatment plants. Altamonte Springs, which already provides water treatment to Eatonville, Winter Park, Longwood and Seminole County, has 17 licensed water operators on staff.

The agreement is expected to go into effect next quarter, Anselmo said.

IN OTHER NEWS n The council approved the purchase of eight 2018 Ford Interceptor Utility vehicles from Prestige Ford for the Maitland Police Department.

The new vehicles will replace eight Ford Crown Victorias.

The total cost for the vehicles is $325,063. n The city authorized spending $71,687 to purchase spare submersible sewer pumps for pump stations located at Dommerich Drive, Lake Sybelia and Sybelia Parkway.

Those stations are considered main stations by the city but do not have spare pumps, a hazard in case of pump failure.

FISCAL ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT

Council appointed Grey S. Binford, a Central Florida-based attorney of 27 years, to the city’s fiscal advisory board. The fivemember committee oversees the city’s budget and fiscal reports.

Binford has served on Maitland’s adjustment and appeals committee.

The board remains incomplete even after Binford’s appointment.

Alex Gourlay resigned from the board last June, and Chairman Thomas Porter’s term expired Feb. 10. Binford’s was the only application on file.

Anselmo said the now-fourperson board will be functional, because there are enough members to reach a quorum.

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Raise ’em right TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Standing behind their tables, the little kindergarten chefs watch as students and teachers approach.

They stand with grins on their faces and chef hats on their heads, as the assorted goodies they helped make sit on the table in front of them.

Each cookie, brownie and cupcake has a matching color scheme that includes pinks and reds to celebrate Valentine’s Day — although it could also be said the colors match the warmth and heart that

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Last year the kindergartners at the school raised more than $1,000.

each child put into these sweets.

These snacks were for more than just items for a little bake sale.

They were made and sold to help raise money for St. Margaret Mary Catholic School’s sister mission in Jacmel, Haiti.

“Our real purpose is to teach the children about the children in Haiti and to be able to reach out and help others,” Principal Kathleen Walsh said. “And to know that not everybody is like us — that people are different and their lives are different.”

Walsh said last year, the kindergarten student’s bake sale raised just over than $1,000, which went toward helping to build a school in Jacmel — a port city on the southern coast of the Caribbean nation. In previous years, money went to help buy things such as furniture and a latrine.

Although the total from this year hasn’t been tallied, this year’s money is planned to be used for educational materials such as books, Walsh said.

The church has had its mission in Haiti now for going on 13 years, and the help from the money raised is overseen by one of the church’s five committees.

“Our school has supported the mission since its inception, and as a part of that, we do this bake sale, but we have many other things, too,” Walsh said. “We do a monthly Haiti lunch day, which is a fundraiser of beans and rice and bananas, and that raises approximately $1,000 a month as well. All of our money, has been used over the years for different things, but

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St. Margaret Mary students donned chef’s hats to enjoy their bake sale.

all have been impactful toward education and the children in Haiti.”

The simple idea of a bake sale to help their sister mission in Haiti — the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere — came nearly a decade ago, when kindergarten teachers began discussing ideas with other teachers.

“They had been networking with other kindergarten teachers and heard about a bake sale, and they took that model and did it and decided to do the dimes, and also decided that every year it would go toward the same cause,” Walsh said. “But it was definitely a grassroots effort by the teachers.”

When Walsh mentions dimes, she is referring to the way the bake sale is organized. Each item is sold for an amount that can be bought in increments of 10 cents.

So the idea is not only are the kindergarten students at St. Margaret Mary learning how to give

“Our real purpose is to teach the children about the children in Haiti and to be able to reach out and help others. And to know that not everybody is like us — that people are different and their lives are different.”

— Principal Kathleen Walsh

back and help, but also doing so in an educational way that helps build mathematic abilities.

Although many kids would find it hard to have fun with math, attaching the concept of skip counting to such a fun little project makes it feel much less like a chore, Walsh said.

This lesson in humanity and mathematics is something that Walsh hopes will help open the worldview of these students, as well as future kindergarten students.

“If you asked any of our students to tell me something about Haiti, our children know about the country of Haiti and the people and their plight,” Walsh said. “We try hard to build relationships — we send notes back and forth so our children can learn of other children and other cultures, and learn there is more to the world than just here.”

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Kindergartners at St. Margaret Mary Catholic School help raise money for a mission in Haiti.

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n The 2018 General Election Canvasing Board was selected. n Commissioners approved a resolution request by the Partin Family Trust to designate their family cemetery, located at 2500 Modac Trail, as a historic resource on the Winter Park Register of Historic Places. n The commission approved a resolution request by Restore Winter Park LLC to designate 654 W. Lyman Ave. as a historic resource in Winter Park.

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in place that we do use to enforce issues and problems that we have that result from rentals of singlefamily dwellings,” Winter Park Fire Chief and Code Compliance Director Jim White said. “It basically covers that you can’t rent or lease those units for less than 30 days. We’ve been attacking this for the past couple years.

“Where we have the problems are homes that are routinely rented in residential areas that are used for things other than single-family occupancies or vacations,” he said.

“They’re used for weddings and parties, where we then have sound and noise problems and parking issues.”

White said the ordinance, which has been in place since about 1999, is difficult to enforce, because the city is only made aware of a violation if its reported by another resident. There are between 60 and 80 homes being rented in Winter Park at any one time, and it’s up to staff to monitor all of them and make sure they’re renting for the allowed 30 days, he said.

“It doesn’t happen very often, but we do have some neighborhoods where that is very popular,” White said.

City Commissioner Carolyn Cooper said the Florida bill that would preempt the city already has gone through two Senate committees.

“It’s well on it’s way unless the public steps forward and starts to express concern,” Cooper said. “It is a very damning proposal, and I hope people understand that. We need to speak up.”

That led commissioners to discuss numerous other areas where the state is looking to take control, including CRA spending and city trees. Mayor Steve Leary

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THE SIGNEES WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL n Manny Bezares — Morton College (baseball) Donovan Barden — Dodge City Community College (football) n Cameron Brown — Stetson University (football) n Brian Gomez — St. Anselm College (football) n Cullen Honohan — Holy Cross (football) n EJ Jimenez — Robert Morris University (football) n Kiny Joyner — Jacksonville University (football) n Cameron Legree — Quincy University (football) n Michael Lopez — LA Pierce Community College (football) n Juanye Tillman — North Dakota State University (football) n Isabella Dunnam — Lenoir-Rhyne University (lacrosse) n Kaelyn Jones — Valdosta State University (soccer) n Alyssa Lynch — PascoHernando State College (softball) EDGEWATER n Quondarrius Whitfield — Ferris State University (football) n Mason Rimbach — University of Montebello (lacrosse) n Kaitlin Evans — Rollins College (soccer) n Kristen Scott — UCF (soccer)

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BISHOP MOORE n Matt Wheeler — Bryant & Stratton College (baseball) n Evan Anderson — Jacksonville University (football) n Trilion Coles — UCF (football) n Dalton DeChristopher — Kent State (football) n Caleb McMillan — Marshal University (football) n Eric Seidelman — UCF (football) n Ryan Hull — FIT (Golf) n Grace Hagerty — Rhode Island (soccer) n Alyssa Moler — UNCCharlotte (soccer) n Mia Pencak — Flagler College (soccer) n Vanessa Piermont — UNF (soccer) n Max Torres — UNF (soccer) n Andres Ramirez — St. John Fisher College (volleyball) n Larissa Henderson — Penn State - Behrend (water polo) TRINITY PREP n Sophia Cheros — Denison University (basketball) n Cori Gray — Bowdain College (volleyball) n Matthew Degtyar — Dartmouth (swimming) n Chris Cayo — Mars Hill University (football) n Alex Holler — UCF (football)

PEN TO PAPER Local student-athletes signed their letters of intent, solidifying their plans to continue their athletic careers at the next level.

TROY HERRING ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Packed onto one side of Winter Park High’s gym, students, faculty and family members watched with intrigue.

The excitement of the onlookers was matched only by those student-athletes sitting at the long table in front of them.

The pomp and circumstance of the moment, and the donning of collegiate colors of soon to be graduating seniors meant only one thing — National Signing Day. Coaches came to the forefront to talk about the importance of the moment and praised the student-athletes for their hard work, before each signed their national letters of intent to the schools they will call home.

With each movement of the pen the crowd broke out into a vociferous roar.

“I’m excited — I’m ready to get on campus right now and play,” said Juanye Tillman, who will be moving to Fargo to play football at North Dakota State University.

“I’m going to miss this place. This is where they taught me everything. They made me a better man and a better person.”

Tillman, who played outside

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Juanye Tillman, Winter Park High School: “I’m going to miss this place. This is where they taught me everything. They made me a better man and a better person.”

linebacker for the Wildcats, hopes to add more talent to a team that has long been a force at the FCS level. NDSU has won six national titles in the last seven years.

The process of looking at colleges has been going on since his junior year, but Tillman said NDSU was the school that gave him his best chance to succeed.

Although college football will be a bit different than highschool ball, the weather will be a challenge, too. For instance, it was in the 80s on National Signing Day in Winter Park; while it was 6 degrees with a wind chill of -12 degrees in North Dakota.

“I’m just going to have to adapt; it’s going to be something new,” Tillman said. “It’s an adventure.”

While Tillman travels far off, Kaelyn Jones of the Wildcats’

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soccer team will stay a bit closer to home.

In the fall Jones will move to Valdosta, Georgia, to play soccer for the Valdosta State University Blazers.

“I went to an ID camp with my friend, and that’s where I saw Valdosta, and then I just kind of went from there,” Jones said. “And they’re close to Florida, so it was easy to go there — it’s 15 minutes into Georgia.”

Like most — if not all — of the 13 student-athletes to sign from Winter Park, a major part of the moment was finally having the recruiting process complete.

“I feel relieved — because I don’t have to stress about it anymore — and excited because I know I have my whole team waiting until we come and join them,” Jones said.

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ove was in the air on Saturday, Feb. 10, at Showalter Field in Winter Park as runners lined up for the four-mile Run 4 Love.

The fifth race of the Track Shack Running Series also included a kids’ run, a costume contest and various Florida Hospital booths.

A total of 1,502 runners crossed the finish line and went home with a medal.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 16 ALL DAY: Art on the Green featuring large-scale sculptures by David Hayes at City Hall lawn & West Morse Boulevard 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M.: Autumn Art Festival Pop-Up Shop at Winter Park Welcome Center 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M.: Honoring Two Winter Park Legends: The Paintings of Hugh McKean and Jeannette Genius McKean Gallery at Crealdé School of Art 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M.: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival “Best of Show” Collection at Winter Park Public Library 9:30 A.M. TO 8 P.M.: Open House at the Morse at Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M.: All Day at the Heritage Center at Hannibal Square Heritage Center 1 P.M.: Guided tour of Heritage Center Collection at Hannibal Square Heritage Center 7:30 P.M.: Stephen Tharp Organ Recital: 83rd Annual Bach Festival at Knowles Memorial Chapel at Rollins College 8 P.M.: The Women of Lockerbie opening night at Annie Russell Theatre SATURDAY, FEB. 17 ALL DAY: Art on the Green featuring large-scale sculptures by David Hayes, City Hall lawn & West Morse Boulevard 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M.: Honoring Two Winter Park Legends: The Paintings of Hugh McKean and Jeannette Genius McKean Gallery at Crealdé School of Art 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M.: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival “Best of Show” Collection at Winter Park Public Library 9:30 A.M. TO 4 P.M.: Open House at the Morse at Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art 10 A.M.: Children’s Arts and Crafts in the Garden at Mead Botanical Garden 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M.: All Day at the Heritage Center at Hannibal Square Heritage Center NOON TO 3 P.M.: WP History Museum & WUCF-TV: Be My Neighbor Day at Central Park & Winter Park History Museum 1 P.M.: Across Cultures and Time: An international Tour at CFAM Guided Tour at Cornell Fine Arts Museum 1 P.M.: Contemporary Sculpture Garden Curator Tour at Crealdé School of Art 1 P.M.: Guided Tour of Heritage Center Collection at Hannibal Square Heritage Center 7:30 TO 8:30 P.M.: Paul Moravec: Works for Choir, Organ and Orchestra: 83rd Annual Bach Festival at Knowles Memorial Chapel at Rollins College 8 P.M.: The Women of Lockerbie at Annie Russell Theatre CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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THIS WEEK GIL SHAHAM CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Tiedtke Concert Hall at Rollins College, Winter Park. Grammy Award-winner Gil Shaham is one of the most sought-after violinists throughout the world and appears regularly on the world’s great concert stages. He is renowned as an American master with flawless technique combined with warmth and generosity of spirit. In a special performance on the 83rd Bach Festival, Mr. Shaham will present a recital featuring unaccompanied works by J.S. Bach and other repertoire. He will be accompanied by Akira Eguch on piano. Cost is $55.

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21 CARNEGIE HALL COMES TO WINTER PARK 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the University Club of Winter Park, 841 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. The Classical Music Group returns this month to feature Sean Kennard, an acclaimed concert pianist who has won top prizes in international music competitions worldwide.

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Hugh F. McKean, On Earth as It Is in Heaven (a.k.a. Charlie), 1941, oil on canvas board, 20 x 16 in.

This project is funded in part by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program and the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation.

novel “Green on Blue,” is based in Istanbul, where he has covered the Syrian Civil War since 2013.

His writings have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New Republic and The New York Times Magazine, among other publications, and his stories have been included in The Best American Short Stories. Ko is the author of “The Leavers,” a novel that won the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Her writing has appeared in Best American Short Stories 2016, The New York Times, Apogee Journal, Narrative, O. Magazine, Copper Nickel, Storychord, One Teen Story, Brooklyn Review and elsewhere. For more information, call (407) 646-2000.

CONCERTOS BY CANDLELIGHT: THE CLASSICAL ROMANTIC 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, and Saturday, Feb. 24, at Knowles Memorial Chapel at Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Knowles Chapel comes alive with an evening of sublime melodies and exciting virtuosic concertos featuring Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto, the rarely heard Romanze for Viola

by Max Bruch, the dramatic Cello Concerto in A Minor by SaintSaëns, and the world premiere of Daniel Crozier’s Concerto for Two Clarinets — all accompanied by the Bach Festival Orchestra with Conductor John V. Sinclair. Tickets start at $25. For more information, (407) 646-2182.

Sat. 2/17, 1 pm: Contemporary Sculpture Garden, Curator Tour with David Cumbie (Crealdé Main Campus)

Crealdé School of Art presents Hugh McKean and Jeannette Genius McKean as artists in their own right in this two-gallery exhibition of rarely seen works on loan from The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art.

Jeannette Genius McKean, House Yellow, oil on board, 1954, 16 x 20 in.

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CORTEZ AND KOELBLE 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park.

Chris Cortez and Bobby Koelble present a night of jazz guitar duets. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit bluebambooartcenter.com.

contributions are always welcome.

For more information, call (407) 644-6149.

SPOTLIGHT CABARET SERIES: MICHAEL SCOTT ROSS 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, and Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave. Suite C, Winter Park. Michael Scott Ross premieres his new solo cabaret, “My Broadway: The Roles I Could Play,” in The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series. Playhouse patrons will remember Michael from his comic turn as Eugene in “Life Could Be A Dream.” Playhouse Musical Director Christopher Leavy will accompany on the piano. This unique form of entertainment showcases a different professional singer each month up front in the beautiful lobby bar. A truly “New York-style” cabaret, each performance is about 55 minutes with no intermission. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for general seating.

General admission is $20 (one drink minimum), and standingroom-only is $10. Standing-roomonly tickets will not be sold until all the general admission tickets are sold out. For more information, call (407) 645-0145.

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Artistic alliance “It’s been wonderful for all of the organizations because we’ve gotten to know each other even better than we did before. There’s just really a sense of community – I think most of us are just amazed by what Winter Park has to offer.”

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The weekend is the culmination of a year of discussion among the nonprofits that make up the Arts and Culture Subcommittee, Winter Park Assistant Director of Communications Craig O’Neil said.

The city of Winter Park has been committed to arts and culture since it was established in 1882, O’Neil said. The recent arts and culture initiative though is a result of Vision Winter Park — a yearlong vision process with meetings and informational sessions throughout the city in 2015.

It’s all led up to this inaugural Weekend of the Arts, he said.

“Everyone is so excited — it’s the first time it’s ever happened,” O’Neil said. “There will be something for everyone. … We want people to be inspired by the arts and culture in the city. It is inspiring when you really look at them all together under the one umbrella — Susan Skolfield, that we now have housed on the executive director, Winter city’s website.”

Park History Museum This weekend will include everything from an open house at the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art and guided sculpture tour at the Crealdé School of Art to arts and crafts at Mead Botanical Garden and exhibits at the Winter Park History Museum.

CEO and Executive Director Debbie Komanski, of the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden, said a collection of events like this has been a long time coming.

“All of us that have been involved in getting together all the arts organizations in the city limits of

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Winter Park just over a year ago could not be more ecstatic,” Komanski said. “We have been asking for the city to help us work together. … The city brought us together, which fulfilled our dream.”

Director of Marketing and Public Relations Lisa Melillo of the Winter Park Playhouse said its truly a privilege to see everyone come together for the weekend of events.

“I know that we have, along with several others, been trying to come together as a group for many years,” Melillo said. “Having the city behind us now in an effort to really promote the city as a destination of arts and culture and have all of us working together in unison and seeing it come to fruition on a weekend like this is just very special.”

“It’s something that the playhouse in particular is very proud to be a part of,” she said. “To be alongside the likes of Bach Festival and all of the wonderful museums and the Annie Russell Theatre over at Rollins and all the arts and cultural scene, we’re pleased to really be a part of it.”

Executive Director Susan Skolfield, of the Winter Park History Museum, said planning the event has brought all of the nonprofits even closer together.

“We’ve been meeting once a

month for many, many months now,” she said. “It’s been wonderful for all of the organizations because we’ve gotten to know each other even better than we did before. There’s just really a sense of community — I think most of us are just amazed by what Winter Park has to offer.”

Melillo said she sees the Weekend of the Arts as a something that Winter Parkers will look forward to annually for years to come.

“It’s something that I think will have longevity,” Melillo said. “The first weekend is the inaugural weekend, but I think it’s going to set the tone for future weekends and become a staple on an annual basis for people to look forward to.

I see it as the beginning of a great run.”

O’Neil confirmed the city hopes to host Weekend of the Arts annually.

“I hope (people) take away that art is for everyone,” O’Neil said.

“The city of Winter Park is very blessed and gifted with so much arts and culture. Most of these events are free. If you just spend time in Winter Park, we think people will just fall in love with it.”

For more information about Weekend of the Arts, visit cityofwinterpark.org/visitors/arts-culture.

SUNDAY, FEB. 18 ALL DAY: Art on the Green featuring large-scale sculptures by David Hayes at City Hall lawn & West Morse Boulevard 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M.: Honoring Two Winter Park Legends: The Paintings of Hugh McKean and Jeannette Genius McKean Gallery at Crealdé School of Art 1 P.M.: Across Cultures and Time: Go Abroad with CFAM Guided Tour at The Alfond Inn NOON TO 3 P.M.: Music at the Casa at Casa Feliz Historic Home 1 TO 4 P.M.: Open House at the Morse at Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art 2 P.M.: Babes in Hollywood: The Music of Garland and Rooney at Winter Park Playhouse 2 TO 3:30 P.M.: Best of the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival Walking Tour at Winter Park Public Library Community Room 3 TO 5 P.M.: Winter Park Institute 10th Anniversary Celebration Concert at Central Park 5 P.M. AND 7 P.M. (two performances) Spiritual Spaces: Musical Meditations: 83rd Annual Bach Festival at Knowles Memorial Chapel at Rollins College 8 P.M.: The Women of Lockerbie at Annie Russell Theatre MONDAY, FEB. 19 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M.: Honoring Two Winter Park Legends: The Paintings of Hugh McKean and Jeannette Genius McKean Gallery at Crealdé School of Art 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M.: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival “Best of Show” Collection at Winter Park Public Library 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M.: All Day at the Polasek at Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens 2 TO 3 P.M.: American Flag Collage for Children at Winter Park Public Library Storytime Room 8 P.M.: A Night of Jazz & More with the Chris Cortez Trio at Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts

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Nothing but the classics The annual Bach Festival kicks off this weekend at Rollins.

HARRY SAYER BLACK TIE REPORTER

Winter Park locals won’t have to wait much longer to hear the legendary works of Bach, Brahm, Moravec and more.

This weekend marks the beginning of the 83rd annual Bach Festival, a celebration of classical music held at Rollins College.

“The annual festival is sort of the heart and soul of our organization,” said Elizabeth Gwinn, executive director of the Bach Festival Society. “It’s our namesake.”

The festivities begin Feb. 16 and will run through the end of April.

The programs, which range from large-scale concerts from the Bach Festival Society choir and orchestra to in-depth lectures and discussions, were hand-picked by John Sinclair, music professor at Rollins College and the longtime artistic director for the Bach Festival Society.

“It’s my 28th season (conducting for the orchestra),” Sinclair said.

“I’ve been part of this organization a long time.”

The society’s 160-voice choir, which has members from throughout Central Florida, started practicing the numerous classical pieces in August. It was a strenuous practice schedule for a jam-packed few months of music.

“It takes quite a bit of stamina to

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perform in the Bach Choir,” Sinclair said. “You have to be able to change styles on a dime.”

The Bach Festival Society has been working on the 2018 festival for 18 months, according to Gwinn.

In that time, it has recruited a number of world-class musicians, including violinist Gil Shaham and cellist Andrés Díaz, to perform their signature works.

“I try to (choose) music that’s familiar to our audience and some that’s not so familiar but they’ll find interesting,” Sinclair said. “It’s all about putting together a whole package.”

SPIRITUAL SPACES

The Spiritual Spaces program is getting a heavier push following its debut in last year’s festival.

Sinclair has doubled the number of programs for the 2018 show.

“It’s designed for a person to sit back and let the music wash over you and through you,” Sinclair said. “Some will find it meditative, others will sit back in the beautiful chapel and enjoy great music. It’s an opportunity for classic music to heal, invigorate and let you chill.”

The hourlong program, which has no breaks, delivers an assortment of different musical styles — something that matches Sinclair’s own eclectic tastes.

“We’ve got classical pieces, a 13th-century chant, some John Williams — there’s a little bit of everything in there,” he said.

Picking those 16 pieces of music, however, hasn’t been easy; Sinclair has spent months parsing through a hundred performances to find the right sounds.

“It’s been an arduous process to get the right mix of programs and

SCHEDULE FEB. 16: Rollins Department of Music: Stephan Tharp Organ Recital at Knowles Memorial Chapel FEB. 17: Insights & Sounds: Paul Moravec at Knowles Memorial Chapel FEB. 18: Talk: The Neurobiology of Music at Tiedtke Concert Hall FEB. 18: Talk: Music and Spirituality at Tiedtke Concert Hall FEB. 18: Spiritual Spaces: Musical Meditations at Knowles Memorial Chapel FEB. 20: Violinist Gil Shaham at Tiedtke hall FEB. 22: Master Class: Cellist Andrés Díaz at Tiedtke Concert Hall FEB. 23 AND 24: Concertos by Candlelight: The Classical Romantic at Knowles Memorial Chapel FEB. 23 AND 24: Talk: Composing a World Premiere at Tiedtke hall MARCH 1: Master Class: Sherezade Panthaki at Tiedtke Concert Hall MARCH 1: Open Rehearsal at Knowles Memorial Chapel MARCH 3: The Magnificats: Bach and Beyond at Knowles Memorial Chapel MARCH 4: Bach, Brahms, and Bruckner at Knowles Memorial Chapel MARCH 18: Takács Quartet at Tiedtke hall APRIL 5: Insights & Sounds: J.S. Bach at Tiedtke Concert Hall APRIL 21 AND 22: African-American Masterpieces: Symphonic Spirituals at Knowles Memorial Chapel

in the right key centers so they feel smooth going from one to the other,” he said. “It’s been fun, but it wasn’t done overnight.”

THE CLASSICS

“The reason the Bach Festival has been around so many years is because we’ve stuck to our mission of presenting the best of the classical music genre,” Sinclair said.

A program he’s particularly excited for is The Magnificats: Bach and Beyond, a pair of pieces detailing “The Song of Mary,” interpreted by composers J.S. Bach and John Rutter.

“It’s Bach at his most joyful, and it’s fabulous work for soloist, choir and orchestra,” he said. “We haven’t done this piece in a number of years. I wanted to pair it with another (John Rutter’s) ‘Magnificat’ … it’s joyful and fun and very 20th-century sounding.”

MIND OVER MATTER

Herbert Newton, director of the Neuro-Oncology Center at Florida Hospital Cancer Institute and Florida Hospital Orlando, is hosting a free lecture on the power music has on the human brain on Feb. 18.

“I met (Newton) and he’s been fascinated, as all of us musicians have too, by how the brain is affected by music,” Sinclair said.

The lecture, held in Rollin’s Tiedtke Concert Hall, will look at the neural processes involved with musical appreciation and listening ability.

“I’ve always thought in 30 or 40 years from now, when we know more, that we’ll call our doctor and he’ll say, ‘Listen to Beethoven’s Seventh and call me tomorrow,’” Sinclair said. “I’m convinced music can get into the body and soul in a way we don’t use.”

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Audubon’s Baby Owl Shower 2018 May 12th from 10am-2pm

Each Spring the Center holds its annual Baby Owl Shower to raise funds to offset the increased costs during baby season. Join us for a day of activities plus special visits with the Center’s Ambassador birds. Admission is “free” that day with an item from our wish list which can be found on our website.

Rehabilitation – Conservation – Education A non-profit urban environmental center that specializes in the rescue, medical treatment, rehabilitation and release of sick and injured birds of prey (raptors). See over 20 different raptor species including eagles, owls and falcons while you explore the Center’s boardwalk, native plants, butterfly garden and lakeside gazebo.

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SPRING ROLLS Jon Uddin, Wonton Asian Kitchen INGREDIENTS (Makes six rolls) 1 tablespoon oil 1 ounce blanched rice noodles 3 ounces shredded cabbage 2.5 ounces matchstick carrots 1 ounce shitake mushrooms (sliced thin) 1 ounce sliced yellow onions 1 ounce bean sprouts

Troy Herring

Spring(rolls) into Chinese New Year Celebrate the holiday with this how-to guide to make your own delicious spring rolls.

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ay hello to the Year of the Dog, everyone.

With the arrival of the Chinese New Year on Feb. 16, millions of people around the world will celebrate the end of the lunisolar Chinese calendar with food, friends and parties.

Just like many grandiose events, one of the most important aspects of this weekend’s celebrations is the food. But if you’re not really feeling going out to celebrate, you can easily make some homemade dishes inspired by Asian culture, which includes one of the most wellrecognized and loved appetizers

— the spring roll.

To celebrate Chinese New Year, Jon Uddin, kitchen manager of Winter Park’s new Wonton Asian Kitchen, shared the restaurant’s spring roll recipe, which which took years of trial and error to perfect.

“It’s pretty standard authentic ingredients and flavors — soy sauce, brown sugar, carrots, shiitake — all that stuff,” Uddin said. “We make the mix in house fresh, we roll them fresh every day.”

METHOD n Heat oil in a frying pan or wok to medium/high. Once the pan or wok is heated, add 1/2 teaspoon of both ginger and garlic. Stir until aromatic. n Add 1 ounce of onions and 2.5 ounces of sliced carrots, and stir fry for around one minute. Then, add in the remaining ingredients — sans the blanched rice noodles — and sauté for another minute. n Remove the pan/wok from the heat and mix in the blanched rice noodles. Once mixed, place the mix into a colander and drain for five minutes — pressing the mixture.

This is important, Uddin said.

“Make sure that you press it and drain out as much of the liquid as you can,” Uddin said.

“You want it to be, not dry like paper, but dry.”

Let cool before placing into wraps.

1/2 teaspoon grated ginger 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon rice vinegar 1 teaspoon oyster sauce 1 teaspoon brown sugar Springroll wraps Oil for deep frying 1 tablespoon flour 2.5 tablespoon water n The rolling and packing of mix into the rolls is probably the trickiest part, and it requires some trial and error in developing a technique.

“When you roll them, you want to roll them as tightly as possible without tearing the skin,” Uddin said. “If you roll them too tightly, they might pop, and they’ll get greasy inside when you fry it. If you roll it too loose, there might be an opening somewhere, and it’ll get greasy inside when you fry it. Make sure there is no gaps or holes.”

The recipe calls for 1/4 cup of mixture per each wrap, which Uddin said is around 2 ounces at most.

Once you’ve gotten the right amount of mix into your spring roll, roll it tightly and seal it with a layer of flour/water mix. n Once rolled, deep fry the rolls for exactly 90 seconds until golden brown.

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Rick Kilby

Finding the Fountain of Youth in Florida

Tuesday, February 20 6:30 - 8 p.m.

THE DOMES of the Yosemite February 13 – July 8, 2018 Newly conserved in Florida, Albert Bierstadt’s monumental 1867 masterpiece of the Yosemite Valley debuts at the Morse through a special loan from the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum in Vermont.

HISTORY/ POPULAR CULTURE

Juan Ponce de León reached the shores of Florida on April 2, 1513. Although the myth of the conquistador’s quest for the fountain of youth was debunked long ago, his fabled search remains inextricably tied to the image of the Sunshine State. Featuring reproductions of hundreds of eye-catching postcards, vintage advertisements, vibrant photos, and other “Ponceabilia,” Finding the Fountain Youth reveals how Florida itself has been transformed into a veritable fountain of youth, a paradisiacal playground, a utopia of rejuvenating springs and supple mermaids.

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“Finding the Fountain of Youth is its own Fountain of Youth. Just seeing the nostalgic advertisements, postcards, and photos is enough to make readers reclaim their own youth, no matter how far removed from it they may be.”–Tim Hollis, author of Selling the Sunshine State

Finding the Fountain of Youth

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‘THE DOMES OF THE YOSEMITE’

Through July 8 at the Morse Museum. “The Domes of the Yosemite,” the largest existing painting by 19th-century “art star” Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902), will be exhibited at the Morse Museum in Winter Park through a special loan from the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum in Vermont. The monumental 1867 oil-on-canvas recently received significant conservation treatment; stands 10 feet tall by 15 feet wide; and has not been shown outside the Athenaeum since 1873. Morse Museum Director Laurence Ruggiero calls it “a virtuoso performance by one of the most beloved painters of America’s natural beauty.” Bierstadt, a German-American artist, was known for grandiose landscape paintings that captured the American West, and “The

JOSH GARRICK

Josh Garrick, a West Orange resident, is a fine-art photographer, writer and curator. He holds a master’s degree in fine arts from Columbia University.

He was the first non-Greek artist in history to exhibit in the National Archaeological Museum of Greece. In Orlando, Mayor Buddy Dyer named June 27 as “Josh Garrick Day” in perpetuity.

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“The Domes of the Yosemite” will be exhibited at the Morse Museum in Winter Park through a special loan from the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum in Vermont.

Domes” is recognized as his crowning achievement. The Morse Museum is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of works by American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933). The giant painting was important enough to be showcased in New York, Philadelphia and Boston before its 1873 installation, meaning this national treasure fits perfectly in the time period for which the Morse Museum is known. Call (407) 645-5311 or visit morsemuseum.org.

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‘THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE’

Feb. 16 through 24 at Rollins College. Deborah Brevoort won the Kennedy Center’s New American Play Award for her play, “The Women of Lockerbie,” about the tragic Pan Am explosion in December 1988. The play is historical fiction about Pan Am Flight 103, traveling from London to New York City. Before the plane reached the Atlantic, a bomb exploded inside the plane, scat-

tering pieces of the plane over 850 square miles of Lockerbie, Scotland, and killing 243 passengers, 16 crew members and 11 people on the ground.

Brevoort’s drama is about a group of women from Lockerbie who collect the victims’ clothing to wash 11,000 items and return them to the victim’s families as a gesture of love in a world of inexplicable hatred.

At the daytime performances on Feb. 18 and 24, guests will be welcomed to the theater by a bagpiper. Call (407) 646-2145 or visit Rollins.edu/annie.

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‘STEEL MAGNOLIAS’

Feb. 23 to March 11 at the CFCArts BlackBox Theater. Like the classic movie with the same name, Robert Harling’s “Steel Magnolias” is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where “anyone who is anyone” comes to get their hair done. As a cast of strong, lovable, gossipy Southern women experiences loss in their tight-knit “family,” the

play reminds audiences of the important things in life through this funny/sad, touching and life-affirming evening in the theater. CFCArts is the fastest growing performance phenomenon in Central Florida, and its performers re-invent “life-affirming” in everything they touch. This is a great way in which to experience one of your favorite movies, performed live, and perhaps more importantly — if you’ve never attended an always-affordable CFCArts performance — it is time. Call (407) 937-1800 ext. 710 or visit cfcarts.com.

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CENTRAL FLORIDA DRAGON PARADE LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 25. The Dog is 11th in the Chinese zodiac, with each year related to an animal sign according to a 12-year cycle. Everyone — and most particularly dog-lovers — can celebrate their canine companion this year as 2018 is the Chinese “Year of the Dog.” This is the eighth annual Central Florida Dragon Parade Lunar New Year Festival in the Mills 50 District, with the parade starting at 728 N. Thornton Ave. and ending at Colonial Drive.

Each year, the parade is just the beginning of the festival. It is followed by exotic and popular Asian entertainment, including Dragon Dancing, Lion Dancing, martial arts, thrilling taiko drummers, arts and crafts exhibits and, of course, Asian food. Thousands of people from all cultures feel welcome as they join in the festivities each year.

With new attractions added right up to the day of performance, visit centralfloridadragonparade.org.

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ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

8 p.m. May 8 at the Bob Carr Theater. For this celebratory concert, the Orlando Philharmonic invites us to a oncein-a-lifetime evening with the world’s most celebrated cellist, Yo-Yo Ma. Ma graduated from both Juilliard and Harvard and has enjoyed an unprecedented career as a soloist with orchestras around the world, recording more than 90 albums and receiving 18 Grammy Awards. Along the way, he also has recorded a variety of American folk music, traditional Chinese melodies and Argentinean tangos. He has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2006, awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2001 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. Together with violinist Colin Jacobsen, he will perform the Brahms’ Double Concerto with the Orlando Philharmonic. While this engagement celebrates Ma’s first performance in Orlando, I leave you with the thought that what was not mentioned in the Philharmonic announcement — our young maestro, Eric Jacobsen, is himself a worldrenowned cellist. That brings to mind the beautiful Vivaldi Concerto for Two Cellos, the Romberg and Offenbach works for two cellos and the David Popper Suite for 2 Cellos. The works of J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach and Johann Christian Bach all have works that lend themselves to transcription, but for this concert, we should probably be thinking “outside the Bachs.”

Tickets range from $100 to $250.

Visit orlandophil.org.

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celebration Residents Donna N., Beverly Z., June C. and Sue H. were all smiles with Allegro Winter Park Executive Director Debbie Michelet.

Warren Pierce enjoyed hanging out with Nancy and Craig Ludin.

Business partner and owner Andrew Love, left, and Allegro Senior Living Chairman and CEO Larry Schiffer were pleased to introduce Allegro Winter Park.

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llegro Senior Living celebrated the opening of its new Winter Park community Feb. 8 with a grand-opening gala.

More than 200 guests — including residents, Allegro staff, Casselberry city staff and even a Seminole County commissioner — gathered for an evening filled with music, drinks and delicious bites to eat in celebration. Additionally, 100% of the net ticket proceeds for the event went to Honor Flight Central Florida, with Allegro adding a donation of its own to round out the presented check to $4,000.

— DANIELLE HENDRIX

Melissa Luciano, Brian Jones and Tarralyn Jones walked the red carpet.

Ed Riordan, Nancy Riordan, Donald Menzel, Luis Roman and David Gibson represented the event’s beneficiary, Honor Flight Central Florida.

Joe DeLuca, Brandi Sharp, Donna Whittaker, Mark Krystopa and Jason Rock were a goodlooking group.

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CFA Society Orlando’s Annual Forecast Dinner Left: Phillip Schmitt, Michael Beckerman and Dean Bruner talked after dinner.

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Wyatt Smith, Danny Moses and Matthew Parks talked about the presentation after it concluded.

entral Florida’s investors and business professionals broke bread and talked shop at the CFA Society Orlando’s Annual Forecast Dinner Wednesday, Feb. 8.

To mark the investment society’s 25th anniversary, financial trader Danny Moses and subject in “The Big Short” novel gave a presentation to the crowd and discussed relevant monetary topics in a Q&A. — HARRY SAYER

Kateryna Semenova and Martin Bel enjoyed the wine and company.

Left: Matt Ferratusco and CFA Orlando President F. Javier Perez relaxed after the dinner.

Chris MacLellan, David Caffrey and Steve Williams enjoyed the event.

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American Advertising Federation Orlando President Christian Knightly welcomed gala attendees to the event.

John and Courtney Ruhff were a goodlooking couple.

Push CEO John Ludwig won the AAF’s prestigious Silver Medal award.

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undreds of individuals working in Orlando’s advertising industry enjoyed an evening of fun at the 2018 ADDY Awards, held Saturday, Feb. 10, at Hard Rock Live.

The gala brought together advertising professionals to celebrate the past year’s creative accomplishments and reward the best campaigns. The American Advertising Federation Orlando also awarded Push CEO John Ludwig the prestigious Silver Medal for lifetime achievement.

Luisa Poveda, Nicole Clark and Leanne Ball dressed their best for the ADDYs.

— DANIELLE HENDRIX Right: Mary Henderson and Sam Hunter looked sharp.

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