05.18.18 Winter Park/Maitland Observer

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TEEN TRIUMPH

One Winter Park resident will be part of the Fringe Festival’s first AQUAdance, a water ballet by Voci Dance. SEE STORY PAGE 1B.

Lou Schieffelin seeks Miss Teen USA crown.

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Stamp of excellence Winter Park High School was the only school in the Orange County district to earn U.S. News & World Report’s top ranking.

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Two new restaurants slated for The Grove The new eateries, which will bring worldly cuisines to Winter Park, are set to open in June.

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Attention foodies: The Grove at Winter Park shopping center, at the intersection of Aloma Avenue and Howell Branch Road, is about to receive two new restaurants — JJ’s Fusion Grille and Pho Cali.

JJ’S FUSION GRILLE

JJ’s Grille will open its second location at the Winter Park center.

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ALSO INSIDE: Meet the valedictorians of Winter Park High’s Class of 2018.

YOUR TOWN BRADLEY NAMED TO MAYFLOWER BOARD Former Winter Park Mayor Ken Bradley recently was named the newest board member of The Mayflower Retirement Community.

Bradley served Florida Hospital for more than 32 years and brings 24 years of C-suite experience. He brings to the board strong leadership skills having served in healthcare, government and academia. His experience encompasses mergers and acquisitions, leadership development, fundraising and innovation.

City approves features, name for library, event center site Winter Park leaders approved the name “Canopy” for the campus.

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Winter Park leaders want the new library and event center to be perfect, but the city might need some help from the community to pay for it.

City Commissioners on Monday voted unanimously to move

forward with four additions to the two new facilities set for the northwest corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Park: a porte cochere; a raked auditorium inside the library; an outdoor amphitheater near the lake; and costs associated with design and infrastructure for a potential rooftop venue for the events center.

On top of the project’s roughly $30 million base cost, those four items add about $5 million to the overall price tag, including the SEE CITY PAGE 4

HEALTH MATTERS Hospitals utilize art as a tool for healing.

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SATURDAY, MAY 19 ALBERTA COURLAND MINI PARK COMMUNITY PARK WORKDAY 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at Alberta Courtland Mini Park, Alberta Drive and Courtland Avenue, Winter Park.

Activities may include but are not limited to weeding, mulching, and planting — stooping, kneeling and bending. Please meet at the park by 8:30 a.m.

Gardening supplies and water will be provided. Remember to bring a reusable water bottle, wear closed-toe shoes, hats and long pants. For more information, call (407) 599-3364.

To register, visit cityofwinterpark.eventbrite.com.

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FRIDAY, MAY 18 CHESS MATES 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, at University Club of Winter Park, 841 N. Park Ave., Winter Park. All are welcome. This is chess for fun and for all levels of play. They will give advice on how to improve — including strategy, tactics and openings.

This event takes place on the first and third Fridays in the conference room. Donations are always welcome. For more information, call (407) 4884163.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 THE HOT SEAT: EDDIE TRUJILLO, VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS, UBREAKIFIX Noon to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, at the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce, 151 West Lyman Ave., Winter Park.

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FRIDAY, MAY 18 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. Take your own mat, towel and water bottle.

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

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 WEDNESDAY WOMEN LEADS GROUP 2018 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, at Homewood Suites by Hilton, 290 Southhall Lane, Maitland. Come to this special monthly luncheon with food catered by Crispers.

This event is open to business women and men. Come network with others at this energetic chamber gathering. For more information or to make a reservation, visit business. maitlandchamber.com.

The Latin Bikers were in great shape after the ride.

Chain reaction M aitland Community Park was home to dozens of bicyclists May 5 during the Bike Maitland event.

The park served as a pit stop for bikeriders participating in the Bike 5 Cities event put on by Bike/Walk Central Florida. The bicyclists also were able to pick up shaved ice and healthy snacks provided by Maitland officials before heading back out.

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Maitland officials worked hard for a successful event.

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Competing for the crown Lou Schieffelin, 17, hopes to earn the crown and sash of Miss Teen USA.

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Maitland chooses direction on medical marijuana ordinance Council members directed staff to create a customized map permitting pharmacies in certain districts.

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ne local teen is ready for her shot at capturing the crown.

Winter Park resident Lou Schieffelin, 17, will represent the Sunshine State at the Miss Teen USA pageant this week in Shreveport and Bossier City in Louisiana, looking to take the title and use it as platform to bring about change.

The competition’s preliminary round began on Thursday, May 17 after press time and concludes today with the finals.

Girls from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., will compete in judged interviews, a fitness competition, an evening gown competition and a final on-stage question.

It’s a dream-come-true for Schieffelin to be in the running.

“Florida is actually a state that has never placed in the top 15 at nationals,” she said. “Going into a competition like Miss Teen USA, being 17 years old, and having it been the first time I ever competed at a Teen USA pageant — I put pressure on myself to do well but to also just enjoy the experience. You know you’re going to compete against the cream of the crop — the best girls from each state, the girls who really serve their community and are making a difference. It’s just an honor to be within that group of 51 girls.”

Before making it to the Miss Teen USA pageant, Schieffelin was crowned Miss Florida Teen USA in December. She was chosen from a field of 120 competitors.

“It was my first time ever competing at a pageant for Teen USA,” she said. “It’s such a huge pageant, and it’s quite daunting, so you want to be prepared before you arrive at a pageant like that.”

Schieffelin currently goes to school at The First Academy and has lived in Winter Park for the past two years. She’s even bought much of her clothing and gowns from the shops along Park Avenue.

The pageant contestant certainly keeps herself busy. She’s working in Tallahassee to get

HARRY SAYER BLACK TIE REPORTER

After an hourlong discussion, the Maitland City Council settled on a direction for an ordinance regulating medical marijuana in Maitland during its meeting Monday, May 14.

Following an April meeting during which the council extended the moratorium on medical marijuana treatment centers and dispensaries for 180 days to draft a plan addressing land development regulations, city staff returned with a number of options to consider.

Those included allowing dispensaries everywhere a pharmacy or drug store is permitted; having a separate approval process for dispensaries than pharmacies (recommended by city staff); customizing the ordinance by outlining districts in the cities

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Lou Schieffelin said she feels grateful to compete in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

House Bill 33 passed to ban texting and driving in Florida. She originally is from the New York/ Connecticut area, where it’s already illegal.

“Now that I’m a driver myself on I-4 — the most dangerous highway in America — and I see people texting with little kids next to them, I was like, ‘I need to make a change,’” she said. “‘This is not right.’”

Schieffelin also recently published a children’s book, has done more than 700 hours of community service, works with nonprofits such as Best Buddies and the Wounded Warrior Project, plays varsity volleyball, and has a 5.09 GPA. “I dip my toe in everything — I don’t like to just stay in one

category,” she said. “I love being all over the place and just being able to speak with such a variety of different people.”

Regarding winning the Miss Teen USA crown, Schieffelin said it would give her a louder voice with which to create change.

“For me the title is more of a platform than just a pretty crown and sash,” she said. “People look at pageants and they only see the exterior and the makeup and the big hair, but for me I came into pageants not really knowing the stereotypes and the unwritten rules that everyone followed. I just came in wanting to make change, and I know that the crown and the title is such a microphone for passions that you have.”

n The council approved spending $80,178 for dirt to fill the Monroe Avenue Ditch project. This is part of a $803,000 project to remove existing discharge pipes from Lake Gem and to fill the ditch. Two baffle boxes also will be installed as a means of sediment/trash removal.

New stormwater pipes will be installed to help with Lake Gem outfall. n The City Council approved a purchase order for the installation of railroad quiet zones in the downtown corridor. These zones, according to city documents, will allow for less horn-blowing in the downtown area. New curbs, sidewalks and medians also will be installed by the city’s Public Works Department. n William Randolph was reappointed to the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board after his term expired May 12. His new term will last three years.

that would accept pharmacies; and banning the MMTCs and dispensaries outright.

“I keep trying to think ‘What bad could happen?’” councilman Mike Thomas said. “High-school kids aren’t going to get pot from this; drug dealers aren’t going to get pot. Nobody is going to get pot but people who qualify under fairly strict state regulations.”

Mayor Dale McDonald and Bev Reponen held steadfast in their opposition to any choice but a ban, while other council members debated the effect lumping dispensaries in with pharmacies would have on future downtown growth.

Ultimately, the council decided on the third option — having a customized map permitting pharmacies in certain districts.

The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission now will have fourand-a-half months to come back to the council with a customized map, according to Community Development Director Dan Matthys.

PROCLAMATIONS

A number of Maitland figures were recognized at the meeting including utilities superintendent David Gonzalez, who was awarded “Employee of the Quarter” for over a decade of service in the city’s public works department.

“David worked in a facility supervisory role overseeing the team responsible for keeping the lights on, the air conditioning running and the water flowing in various major hotels and resorts in the country,” McDonald said.

“He proactively developed a sewer master plan to improve the transmission and removal of wastewater, as well as (improve) the city’s stations and wastewater lines.”

Dr. Todd Husty, the Maitland Fire Department’s Medical Director, also was recognized for his 30 years of service.

McDonald proclaimed the week of May 20-26 to be both EMS week and Public Works week for the city.

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fully-constructed rooftop venue.

Instead of taking on the whole upfront cost of a $3 million rooftop venue though, City Commissioners instead opted to pay $382,000 for infrastructure with the hope another party will step forward and help pay for the construction of the rooftop venue in the near future.

City Commissioner Sarah Sprinkel said she fully supported going after all four items.

“I do think it makes sense for us to make this decision and move forward,” Sprinkel said. “I think we need to find the additional $5 million. That’s my recommendation.”

But the city does have some help in chipping away at the costs.

Mayor Steve Leary said a private party has verbally committed to pay about $600,000 for the outdoor amphitheater. Library Executive Director Shawn Shaffer said the library should be able to raise about $500,000 to pay for the indoor raked auditorium as well.

The Winter Park Library’s Board of Trustees still needs to formally approve that decision.

The remaining costs — adding up to about $4 million — will be raised between the city and the library.

Winter Park Director of Communications Clarissa Howard said the costs may fluctuate slightly, especially if dollars are fundraised and/or donated toward a particular area of the project.

NAME GAME

The Winter Park City Commission cast another vote on Monday to name the campus for the future library and event center in Martin Luther King Jr. Park as the “Canopy.”

In February, commissioners authorized a library task force to bring in a branding expert to participate in a naming exercise and offer recommendations.

The board brought forward “Canopy,” because names suggests a sheltered place and the architecture of the buildings resembling tent structures.

Leary said branding the campus with single name such as “Canopy” makes sense.

“We need something to go out to the public with and say ‘This is the venue,’” Leary said. “We can figure out the names of the individual buildings in the future. I’m not worried about that. But the people who are going out and raising money and speaking to folks need something to say. ‘This is what this is. This is what it’s about.’”

But Commissioner Carolyn

“We can figure out the names of the individual buildings in the future. I’m not worried about that. But the people who are going out and raising money and speaking to folks need something to say. ‘This is what this is. This is what it’s about.’”

— Mayor Steve Leary

Cooper said she felt the opposite and believed naming the campus could cause confusion.

“Sometimes, when you name something an overarching name like that, you actually dilute your ability to raise funds, because people are more likely to give funds to the raked auditorium at the library than they are something that’s so generic that they don’t really know what they’re supporting,” Cooper said.

The naming passed by a vote of 3-2, with commissioners Cooper and Peter Weldon dissenting.

FAREWELL, CHIEF

Winter Park City Commissioners and City Manager Randy Knight also took a moment to recognize retiring Winter Park Fire Chief Jim White, who was attending his last City Commission meeting.

The outgoing chief has served the city of Winter Park for 25 years and has been in the field for 35 years.

White made several improvements to the department during his time there, including developing the city’s first Office of Emergency Management implemented during hurricanes; transitioning patient transport care from an outsourced service to an in-house service; and assisting with the final design for the city’s publicsafety building in 2001.

“I just want to take a moment to say how much I’ve appreciated his leadership with the fire department for all these many years,” Knight said. “Where he’s taken that department in his time being there is just phenomenal.”

Leary echoed Knight’s thoughts.

“You’ve done an amazing job,” he said. “We are a far better organization than you inherited, and

IN OTHER NEWS n City commissioners approved the second reading of the ordinance regarding the request of the city of Winter Park to amend various sign code regulations.

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New flavors coming to Winter Park issue popping up at the last minute, Nasrallah said they still are hopeful for a June 1 grand opening — just in time for Paredes’ birthday.

“We’ll have balloons, streamers, maybe a DJ,” she said. “We’re definitely going to give it a celebratory feel.”

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“JJ (Paredes) always wanted to expand the concept, even when we were planning the first (restaurant) said Sandra Nasrallah, JJ Fusion Grille’s managing partner.

“We checked out a spot at Grove, looked at the plans for renovations and how much life they were planning to give to the plaza. It felt like a perfect spot for our second run just far enough from our current location on Curry Ford and not too far so that we wouldn’t be pulling our hair out with both spots.”

The eatery mixes Mexican and Mediterranean cuisine. Paredes hails from Venezuela, and his mother, whose best friend was Lebanese, supplies many of Latin and Middle Eastern recipes used in the kitchen.

JJ’s is a build-your-own concept at which customers are welcome to combine the different dishes in any way they wish.

Nasrallah recommends the spicy Mexican rice bowl topped with Venezuelan black beans, and the pita sandwich with eggplants and zucchini on the Middle Eastern side.

Nasrallah and Paredes work as the management team for the restaurant. They opened the first location in 2014 on Curry Ford Road.

She said the Grove location will be about 1500 square feet, a little

PHO CALI

JJ’s Fusion Grille mixes Latin and Mediterranean cuisine.

Pho Cali will serve authentic Vietnamese dishes beginning in June.

INFORMATION JJ’S FUSION GRILLE PHONE: (407) 802-2947 WEBSITE: jjsfusion grille.com PHO CALI PHONE: (407) 270-4570 WEBSITE: facebook. com/phocalialoma

larger than the original site. The duo has had a long road getting to this second location. An original attempt to open a second store in Apopka was “cursed” with contractor disputes and tenant relation issues Nasrallah said.

“It’s starting to feel real,” she said. “For a long time, it just felt like an idea. You go and see the space, and it’s still an empty shell.

But now, we’re getting to the final weeks and it’s taking shape.”

Despite an unexpected permit

After almost a year of planning, a new Vietnamese restaurant is set to arrive.

When Kimberly Bui moved to Orlando from California a few years ago, she felt there wasn’t much in the way of Vietnamese cuisine. She’s looking to change that.

“In California, we had really good (Vietnamese) food,” Bui said. “In Orlando, we don’t have as much of that…the number one things for me are the customers, food quality and being clean.”

Bui operates a couple of Quickly Boba locations in Orlando already but has been eager to open a third.

The new restaurant, which Bui hopes will open in the Grove in June, will serve noodles, pho and other Vietnamese delicacies. She prides her restaurant in serving a high quantity of high-quality food.

“I like to cook better food for everyone,” Bui said. “It’s why I started my family business.”

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LEADERSHIP WINTER PARK CLASS XXVIII

Leadership Class XXVIII was ready to be recognized for completing Leadership Winter Park.

Chamber celebrates Leadership Class XXVIII

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he Winter Park Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Winter Park alumni celebrated the graduation of Class XXVIII at the Leadership Winter Park Graduation Luncheon Thursday, May 10 at The Alfond Inn. Jimm Walsh, division chief of the Winter Park Fire-Rescue Department, was the keynote speaker and gave his thoughts on what leadership means.

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THE GOLD Cream of the crop STANDARD I t’s graduation time again at Winter Park High School,

and the 2018 valedictorians all have bright futures ahead

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SCORECARD FOR WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

It feels good to be recognized.

Just ask Winter Park High School.

The home of the Winter Park Wildcats recently earned a “Gold” rating in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best of High School Rankings.

Nine schools in Orange County received gold, silver and bronze ratings, but Winter Park High School was the only one to receive the top ranking.

Winter Park High also finished as the No. 35 school in the state and No. 480 school in the nation.

“It’s exciting for us to be awarded the gold medal rank,” Principal Tim Smith said.

“We’re happy that we rank in the 35th spot in the state of Florida.

There’s some great competition all around Central Florida. We just like to perform as high as we can. We moved up a few places from last year. I don’t remember exactly where we were last year, but we were probably in the 40s.”

More than 20,000 schools across the country are included in the analysis and have a shot at gold, silver or bronze medals based on performance on state assessments, graduation rates and how well they prepare students for college.

Smith said his school’s success is the product of a community effort.

“What’s really neat about it is I think it’s exciting for the community,” Smith said. “We are truly a community-based school, so everybody has a hand in that starting with our incredible students. … I’m really proud of our staff, our teachers and a really inspiring group of people.

And then we’ve got our parents, who are incredible supportive and helpful. We feel that support every day. All of that is the reason we’ve moved up in the rankings.

It’s because of the Winter Park family.”

Above all, Smith hopes the school provides its students with options in the future.

n College Readiness Index: 58.6 n AP tested: 68% n AP passed: 78% n Mathematics proficiency: 61% n Reading proficiency: 66%

BY THE NUMBERS n Graduation rate: 95% n Seniors in 2017 with a plan to attend a community college or four-year university: 92% n Total enrollment: 3,142 n Full-time teachers: 158 n Scholarship money earned in 2017: More than $22 million n Students in National Honors Society in 2017: 220 n Candidates for International Baccalaureate Diploma in 2017: 90 n Students in the performing arts: More than 1,000 ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED: n Winter Park High: Gold n Boone High: Silver n Freedom High: Silver n Lake Nona High: Silver n Olympia High: Silver n Timber Creek High: Silver n University High: Silver n West Orange High: Silver n Orange County Virtual School: Bronze

“We want to position kids well for the future where they have choices and opportunities,” Smith said. “We want them to have the academic skills and the learning skills. Our goal is we want kids to choose, when they’re finished, from a lot of opportunities and go follow their call and have a positive impact on people.”

of them. Whether it’s a goal of being a surgeon someday

or an aspiration of putting humans on Mars, these Wildcats aren’t afraid to dream big. Editor’s note: Valedictorian Angela Mai was not available for an interview.

LILY AYDT

Lily Aydt will be heading to Grinnell College in Iowa next year to study economics and environmental studies. She hopes to find a way to combine her two interests and work with companies in the field.

“I’ll be able to explore a lot, so I’m not tying myself down to one thing,” Aydt said. “But I am interested in economics and environmental studies. … I love projects and things like that, so it’s combing those two interests.”

— TIM FREED

SARAH BRESKE

Sarah Breske will be a Gator next year at the University of Florida, where she plans to earn a dual degree in journalism and either international relations or business with a specialization in international relations.

“I want to be a travel journalist when I’m older ... that’s the dream,” Breske said.

JULIA BRYANT

SARAH BARTOLOMEI

Sarah Bartolomei will attend the University of Florida and plans to earn a double major in art history and either chemical engineering or business. An alternate path she’s considering would be attending law school, but her really passion is in the cosmetics industry.

“I really like makeup and cosmetics,” Bartolomei said. “(My dream job) would be running a cosmetics company with cosmetics I created.”

Julia Bryant will be attending the University of Florida to embark on a medical track — either premed or pre-physicians assistant.

Outside of class, Bryant plays varsity soccer, basketball, volleyball and cheerleading.

“Ever since I was little, I’ve always liked medicine,” Bryant said.

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“I want to be some type of surgeon, basically,” Gluckman said.

“I want to do something where I feel like I’m making a difference.

I want to help people in what I do.”

Edilka Gonzalez said she plans to attend Valencia College or an art university, where she wants to study graphic design. She’s also interested in animation as well, and hopes to create characters in movies and video games.

“I have two dreams,” she said.

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Maya Choudhury is headed for Duke University and is considering a double major in statistics and economics.

“I want to ideally do some kind of research in the future,” she said.

Ryan Huang said he plans to attend University of Florida, where he will study something math- or science-based.

He’s specifically interested in how people think and different ailments that affect people.

Outside of class, Huang is the captain of the crew team at Winter Park High School.

“I took most of the science classes (Winter Park High School) offers, like physics, biology and chemistry,” he said.

“Biology is probably the one I was most interested in.”

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Matthew Kuczajda will head to the Air Force Academy in Colorado next year to study astronautical engineering. After that, he plans to commission as an officer in the Air Force.

Ultimately, he wants to help put humans on Mars someday.

“My dad is an electrical engineer at NASA, so I’ve always been exposed to the space program,” he said.

TINA LU

Tina Lu will be attending either Amherst College in Massachusetts, where she would study ethnomusicology, or Florida State University, where she would be study music therapy.

Lu started playing the piano at the age of 5 before learning how to play the flute in the middleschool band. On top of that, she picked up snare drum for the Winter Park High marching band.

“Music is a huge part of my life, but I felt like I didn’t really want to be a full-time music educator or performer,” Lu said.

“After some research, I found music therapy and started volunteering at Florida Hospital with a music therapist.”

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Alexis Schuster plans to attend the University of Florida, where she will study biology, psychology or both. Outside of class, Schuster is the co-president and co-secretary of the Science National Honors Society and is also in the school’s theater program. She wants to pursue a career in neuroscience.

“I definitely want to research neuroscience about those with intellectual disabilities to see more of a biological component or research ways to help in that,” she said.

SARAH KUNKEL

Sarah Kunkel will be attending University of Florida to study business. Outside of class, Kunkel is on the crew team at Winter Park High and volunteers with the Ronald McDonald House and New Hope for Kids. Whatever major she chooses, Kunkel said she hopes she can make a difference.

“My dream job would probably be going to (developing) countries and helping establish basic needs like clean water or a medical building,” she said I would hopefully work with the deaf community in those … countries, because they don’t have a lot of what they need.”

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Nicolette Trandoan will be attending University of Florida next year. She wants to do something in health care, specifically with children. She plans to blend that with another passion: foreign language.

“I’ve heard that to get into med school that it’s good if you major in something different,” she said. “I really want to learn Spanish and be fluent in it. That would be interesting to do.”

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Katherine Webb will be attending University of Florida next year to pursue a degree in biomedical engineering. Outside of class, Webb is a varsity volleyball player and started the beach volleyball club team.

“I’m really interested in oncology research, and I like the idea that there’s stem-cell research and artificial tissue and artificial organs,” she said. “I’ve known a couple kids affected by cancer very close to me. I really want to make a difference in that.”

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Paige Massengale plans to attend Florida State University, where she will study either finance or nursing, play club volleyball and join a sorority. She would love to travel the world after graduation but ultimately wants to come back to Winter Park to work for a local hospital or law firm.

“I’ve always loved math and science — I’m very detail-oriented,” Massengale said. “Both industries — finance and health — are always growing.”

Mitchell Thomas will be attending Columbia University in New York to study civil engineering.

He likes the field because it plays into both his interests and his strengths.

“I like cities; I like architecture to a degree,” Thomas said. “I like the build environment — engineering all the buildings around us is the idea, and the structures and the bridges, all that stuff. I like physics and math — those are the subjects I do best in so it kind of fits well with that.”

Sydney Ward said she likely will attend Southern Methodist University in Dallas to study engineering. Ward also sings in Winter Park High’s chorus program.

“My brother majored in engineering — that’s when it got on my radar,” Ward said.

“I’ve always been good at math and science, and I always liked physics. It would be cool to help people by engineering something.”

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Erin Wright will attend the University of California — Los Angeles to study neuroscience.

She said she is inspired by her grandfather, who was a pediatric hematologist. She hopes to take her research abroad someday, working with an organization such as Doctors Without Borders or Mercy Ships, which operates non-governmental hospital ships off the coast of Africa.

“I learned that I’m interested in cell regeneration and degeneration,” she said. “UCLA is pioneering research in Alzheimer’s, and I want to get involved in the Ronald Reagan hospital there and research.”

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Sophie Libow plans to attend Washington University in St. Louis, where she’ll study political science or public policy.

Another one of her biggest interests is food and how it affects the human body.

“I want as a career to be helping people in some way and I’m thinking about the different ways that I can do that,” Libow said.

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Julia Schmitt will attending Vanderbilt University in Nashville and plans to study special education and child studies.

Outside of school, Schmitt has been a dancer for 14 years and teaches a dance class for the Down Syndrome Association.

She’d like to teach children sign language and spoken English someday.

“I hope to become a deaf educator or a speech-language pathologist,” she said.

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Anna Leedy will be attending Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, to possibly study music history. It ties in to her daily life at school; she sings in Winter Park High School’s chorus program and also plays upright bass in orchestra.

“I really like music and I really like history,” Leedy said. “I’m taking a class now that has elements of music history and composition and such.”

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Despite the bad weather that moved through, the morning went on as planned. Children of all ages — with the help of their parents — painted small flower pots with colorful designs before filling them with soil and tiny seeds.

Kyler Papkov, 3, got a little help from his mom, Jiehong Liao, as they painted a small ceramic pot during Blooming for Mothers.

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Jayden Brooks, 6, concentrated on his painting as his mother, Tawanza Hankerson, held his pot still.

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Future is bright for the Hornets Despite a tough loss in the state title, Bishop Moore’s boys lacrosse program has a lot to look forward to in the years to come.

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On Saturday night, Bishop Moore did what they had done all season — they left every ounce of themselves on the field.

Unfortunately, they came up just short of that ever-elusive state title in a 11-8 loss to Jupiter (21-2, 5-0) in a game that everyone thought it would be — two state powers bashing heads over the chance to be named champion.

Both schools had come off solid wins the day before in the semifinals — with the Hornets sneaking

by Ponte Vedra in an 8-6 win.

“We’re both fighting for the same thing,” head coach Reed Reynolds said. “There’s 50 kids left, and of the 200 teams, you’ve got two teams — both Jupiter and ourselves are very strong teams, obviously.”

After trailing through the first quarter, the Hornets (19-3, 6-0) rallied in the second to go into the half knotted at 4-4. Two of the Hornets’ best scoring machines — junior Jake Kiefer and sophomore R.J. Sanfilippo — notched two goals apiece to keep things close.

Despite a goal from junior Jackson Canfield gave the Hornets a 5-4 edge, the lead only lasted a minute before the Warriors tied it before going on a 7-3 run to claim the state title.

Although their hopes of bringing back a state title to College

Park were dashed, the opportunity to take his guys to the final four and a championship game was an experience upon which Reynolds said he hopes his team can build.

“It was an awesome experience to have with them — it’s the first time they’ve been,” Reynolds said.

“We played well in the semifinal game against Ponte Vedra and felt good about going into the state championship on Saturday. We knew it would be a battle.”

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The loss shouldn’t overshadow one of the program’s best seasons in its history, and the job Reynolds has done to build the Hornets into a state power.

Coming into the postseason, the Hornets dominated just about every team they faced — going 15-2 through the regular season — behind a high powered offense, staunch defense and incredible goalie work.

“The most goals we gave up was six in any one game, so I would say that our defensive performance was awesome,” Reynolds said.

“We were a little younger on the offensive side of the ball, and we were trying to get some key players to make that transition from JV to varsity step up, and we had some of those guys do that.”

Having that kind of talent certainly helps, but so does having a coach with the skill set and passion for the sport he’s been around

since his freshman year at West Orange High School.

Reynolds, an Orlando native, picked up lacrosse between middle and high school when a friend introduced him to the sport.

“There are just so many aspects that make it an awesome sport,” Reynolds said. “It’s fast-paced, it requires a lot of hand-eye coordination, it requires some endurance and strength.”

After graduating in 2006, Reynolds made his way north to continue his playing career at Division III’s Utica College in New York.

Reynolds moved back to Florida after graduating and took on his first coaching job at Bucholtz High School in Gainesville.

Through his three years at Bucholtz, Reynolds led the Bobcats to a 27-23 record — going 13-5 in his last season before landing the job at Bishop Moore.

Since his arrival, the Hornets have become a force on both the district and state level. Over the past five years, the Hornets have gone 70-24. In the last two seasons alone, his squads have gone 36-6.

With the quick progress made under Reynolds and the talent returning next season, it’s no wonder why Reynolds is already excited for the years to come.

“We feel pretty good about next year,” Reynolds said. “We’ve got a good group coming back. ... We’re hoping to get back to another states.”

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In honor of National Water Safety and Drowning Awareness Month, Goldfish Swim School will host an educational event May 19.

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In Florida, there is water — almost quite literally — all around us.

The Winter Park/Maitland area alone features numerous lakes, ponds and rivers.

With that in mind, Winter Park’s Goldfish Swim School will celebrate National Water Safety and Drowning Awareness Month by hosting its first Water Safety Day. “We have themes every month, and May, (because) it falls during the Water Safety and Drowning Awareness Month, is Water Safety Month in our facility,” said Gina Jacobs Thomas, who co-owns the school with her husband, Jon. “Our focus is to give kids the skills they need to just help them be safer in and around the water.”

From 2 to 4 p.m. May 19, visitors are welcome to come participate in the festivities, which include a number of different safety presentations from both Jacobs Thomas and local fire/police departments.

Throughout the presentations, Jacobs Thomas will detail basic water-safety tips including supervision; the importance of swim lessons; and how to choose a quality life-preserver.

As a part of Water Safety Day, the school will be giving out “water watcher” lanyards to parents who

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attend as a means of helping them keep their mind on their duty as supervisors.

“When you have it (the lanyard) on you, it brings a little bit more of an awareness to what you’re doing, what you should be doing and where your focus should be,” Jacobs Thomas said. “Drowning can happen in a matter of seconds, so we really want to keep our eyes on the water at all times.”

Other tips such as enrolling your kids — or yourself — is pretty selfexplanatory but still vitally important.

Teaching kids at an early age about how to safely swim and get out of water can save a life, and it also helps get them comfortable around any type of body of water, Jacobs Thomas said.

There also will be some fun planned for kids in the form of a free swim, along with free snacks, games and even a visit from Bubbles — the school’s mascot. For the free swim, Jacobs Thomas said parents should call and make a reservation.

“Our responsibility is to make sure they have what they (parents) need,” Jacobs Thomas said. “Here in Florida, it is just so important to know how to swim — it’s almost a non-negotiable life saving skill.

We really believe that every child should have the opportunity to know some basic life-saving skills in the water.”

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6 Where a beast hangs out 7 Fire god of Hinduism 8 Safecracker of old slang 9 No longer bothered by a thing 10 Words before lunch?

11 Begin scolding 12 Spelling of reality TV 13 Muse of astronomy 14 Son of Lancelot 15 To any extent 16 Lavish parties 18 Military hue 19 Maps within maps 23 Yemeni city 28 Short time units?

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53 Clifton Davis sitcom 54 Court drama 57 Hill worker with a tiny waist 61 Perfume’s output 62 Rear, on a ship 63 From that time 65 Some eagles 66 Campus military org.

67 Cry of delight 68 U.K. law-keeping group 69 Mai ___ (drinks) 70 After-bath powder 71 Margarine alternative 72 Showing for student drivers 75 Troy epic 76 With an ___ (mindful of) 77 Adjust an odometer 79 Places of exfoliation 80 Trapeze navigator, e.g.

81 “Little Women” woman 82 “... or ___ just me?”

83 Kon-Tiki Museum city 86 Spread around, as seeds 87 Nut that secures 89 Empty words 93 Rancor 96 Eight-piece ensembles 97 Determining factor 98 “Well, ___ be!”

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Sarah Lockard is one of the dancers for the first production of AQUAdance.

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f you head to the Fringe Festival, you’ll be treated to Orlando performers in plays full of musical numbers, dancing and intricate choreography. This will be the first Fringe, however, that has a production where

dancers perform in a swimming pool with a singer atop a swan floatie.

The Voci Dance modern dance company will be putting on a production of AQUAdance, a water ballet, for the first time at this year’s Fringe Festival. The six-person production, which will be held at a private residence about a mile from the Fringe Beer Tent, stems from Voci Dance Artistic Director Genevieve Bernard’s love of the “aqua-musical” films of the 1950s, where dancers perform elaborate choreography all from the water.

Bernard, a dancer and choreog-

rapher, had the idea for quite some time. After injuring her knees 10 years ago, she began taking water ballet and aerobics classes for exercise.

“The whole time (during lessons), I was thinking, ‘Oh if I could put these ladies into patterns and make them move around,’” she said. “The whole time I was thinking as a choreographer, I’ve always wanted to do something like that.

I love retro things and vintage things, I like old things. It’s sort

of this weird marriage of all the things I like.”

FLAMINGO DUET

Katherine Fabian, a Winter Park local, has been performing numbers with Voci Dancers for nine years. But this is the first time she has had a musical duet with a plastic flamingo.

“It’s really fun,” Fabian said. “It’s more performance art, because it’s not just dance. We try to not take ourselves too seriously. We had a preview performance recently, and there were moments that we didn’t think were going to be funny, but the audience found some humor in it. We’ve been trying to pull those moments out and make it a really fun experience.”

Fabian and the group have practiced two to three times a week — sometimes with the help of a synchronized swimming coach — at Bernard’s house since late March.

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Everyone’s an artist

Teachers at the Hume House Child Development Center use an Italian teaching technique called Reggio Emilia to help their preschoolers discover their inner artist.

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There’s an artist within all of us.

Just ask the Hume House Child Development Center.

Budding artists at the Rollins College-affiliated preschool showed off their artwork and creativity at a gallery open to parents Saturday, April 28.

The drawings, sculptures and other artwork were the result of children being given creative freedom throughout the year. For the past 10 years, the Hume House has followed an Italian model of teaching known as Reggio Emilia, which allows the young students to create something unique, instead of everyone in the class making the same animal or theme. The curriculum involves long-term projects and in-depth exploration through art, building on the idea that children already have their own knowledge, ideas and opinions about the world at a young age. This year, students explored “connections,” specifically the children’s connections to themselves, family and the world around them.

“The reason we chose (Reggio Emilia) is because it was very child-centered,” Hume House

Child Development Center Director Diane Doyle said. “Art should be very self-expressive. Children shouldn’t make the same things that everybody else makes just because they’re doing the same project. They create it in a way that’s unique to them.”

Art is seen as more than just a fun creative outlet at the Hume House, Doyle said. It’s a vehicle for expression that showcases a student’s understanding and knowledge of a subject.

“In Italy, the programs are obviously a little bit different because the culture is different, but here what we try to do is build all the things that we know children should learn into a curriculum that allows them to express all of their understand and their skills through art and activities and documentation,” she said. “There’s not going to be two of the same of anything in here, so that’s really important.”

Children undertook numerous art projects throughout the year.

One of which was an endeavor where little ones were paired with Rollins College undergraduate students, who helped them put together their very own book using original artwork and stories from the preschoolers.

Anne Tsotsos’ son Theodore, 5, made a book about an imaginary

Anne and Joe Tsotsos were proud of their son Theodore, 5, and his artwork.

species called the carnival cheetah.

“If you give (Theodore) crayons and paints and you sit him down and say, ‘Use these tools,’ he doesn’t respond well to that,” Tsotsos said. “He will, but it’s not his thing. But if you give him blocks and tell him he can paint and build something 3-D and explore … he really responds and discovers his inner artist in a way that makes sense for his likes and dislikes.

“Our house is packed with all of his art. We can’t throw any of it away, because it’s all amazing to him and to us,” she said.

Gretchen Forsythe has noticed a similar burst of creativity from her daughter Karis, 5, who used recycled items to make her art.

“I like using bottles to make sculptures,” Karis said. “I sculpt animals. I made a caterpillar with a bottle.”

There’s no telling what creative project Karis will bring home next, Forsythe said.

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Karis Forsythe, 5, made her art with plastic bottles.

“I think when you give them the freedom to explore with all those materials and there’s no expectations of, ‘Oh, we’re going to make a bunny’ … they come up with some pretty neat stuff,” Forsythe said.

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was the springtime chill during pool rehearsals. Fabian said they often rehearsed for 20 to 30 minutes in the water and then hop out for an hour to warm up.

“You definitely have to be comfortable with yourself performing,” she said. “You can’t be afraid to interact with the audience, and (you) really connect with your fellow performers to make sure you’re getting the story or the feeling across.”

Although injuries she sustained in college prevented Fabian from being a full-time dancer — she now works as a managing director at the Orlando Ballet — she still finds time to perform in Voci Dance productions.

“I like the working environment with Genevieve and the other dancers,” Fabian said. “It’s fun to work in that way — you get to perform things that you enjoy and had a hand in helping to craft.

“Genevieve doesn’t just give you movement and say, ‘Do it,’” she said. “She lets it kind of evolve with input from the dancers.”

THE HEROES EXEMPLIFYING MEDIOCRITY

Freelance writer Jodi Renee Thomas is speaking from the heart with her Fringe play about a league of hard-drinking, chain-smoking superheroes in a world that no longer needs them.

“T.H.E.M.” — “The Heroes Exemplifying Mediocrity” — is the Winter Park local’s first production for Fringe. The story centers around a group of washed-up superheroes who, after vanquish-

ing all of the city’s villains back in their hey day, now sit around and wait to feel useful again. Thomas said it’s a story that tackles aging and the feeling of invalidity that comes with it.

“I try really hard to be in charge and not cry during rehearsal, because I remember how it felt (writing the story),” Thomas said.

“The story is not only about aging, it’s also about the people who surround you that get you through life.

This strange group of people found each other. … And that’s what they have to live for.”

Although the play’s seven characters are larger-than-life superhumans with names such as Feministic the Tramp, the story itself come from a personal place.

Thomas suffered from a serious case of pancreatitis that left her hospitalized last year. She spent more than a month on bedrest and wrote the short story as a way to capture the thoughts racing in her head. When she learned Winter Park’s Breakthrough Theater was looking for entries for Fringe, she converted the story into a play.

Thomas is not working the production alone. She recruited her child Xoe, who identifies as nonbinary, to be part of the show as an assistant director. Xoe also doubles as PanBam, a character Jodi based on her 17-year-old teenager when she originally wrote the story.

“I hope people think it’s funny, first and foremost, because I tried to cover some really dark subjects with a bit of humor,” Thomas said.

“But I also hope it makes them go home and call their best friend and say ‘Hey, I’m real glad you’re in my life.’”

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The Smokin’ Torpedoes’ vocalist and harmonica player Jeff Willey sang his soul out during a performance at Blue Bamboo.

aturday night at the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts was all about the blues as Orlando’s own Smokin’ Torpedoes played an exciting show.

The Smokin’ Torpedoes mixed up throughout their set, as they played a number of blues and jazz based songs.

The show itself was part of the Blue Bamboo’s weekend long showcase of local and national blues artists.

— TROY HERRING

Martin Sensiper launched into a guitar solo.

Left: Dennis Laak kept the rhythm on drums throughout the night.

ANNOUNCING OUR 84th SEASON The Bach Festival Society continues our tradition of presenting great choral, symphonic, and chamber music in Winter Park.

Join us for another exciting season!

Choral Masterworks MENDELSSOHN AND MAHLER (Nov 17 & 18) A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS (Dec 15 & 16) POWER OF ROMANTICISM AND RESURRECTION (Apr 27 & 28)

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84th Annual Bach Festival SPIRITUAL SPACES: MUSICAL MEDITATIONS (Feb 10) PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN (Feb 15) CONCERTOS BY CANDLELIGHT: FOUR SEASONS AROUND THE WORLD (Feb 22 & 23) ITAMAR ZORMAN, VIOLIN (Feb 24) MOZART: GREAT MASS AND SYMPHONY NO. 40 (Mar 2) J.S. BACH: ST. JOHN PASSION (Mar 3) Insights & Sounds Series FLUTE, HARP, AND STRINGS (Sept 20) JOE AND MIKE, THE HAYDN BROTHERS (Nov 8) VIVALDI’S JUDITH TRIUMPHANT (Jan 24) Visiting Artists Series EROICA TRIO (Oct 28) VOCTAVE: ORCHESTRAL DEBUT* (Feb 16 & 17) ITAMAR ZORMAN, VIOLIN* (Feb 24) BERLIN PHILHARMONIC PRINCIPAL PLAYERS: SCHAROUN ENSEMBLE (Mar 16) RICHARD GOODE, PIANO (Apr 14)

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THIS WEEK BAROQUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 8 p.m. Friday, May 18, at Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park. The Baroque Chamber Orchestra returns to the Bamboo, bringing string players from the Maitland Symphony Orchestra together to put the best works of the Baroque period on today’s stage.

The orchestra is the newest musical group of the Performing Arts of Maitland. Tickets are $15. For more information, visit bluebambooartcenter.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 20 CENTRAL FLORIDA JAZZ SOCIETY PRESENTS KATE REID 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park. One of the best jazz vocalists and recording artists from Los Angeles comes comes to Blue Bamboo.

A jazz singer and pianist Reid has received extensive airplay on jazz radio stations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and South Africa. Kate has worked with many noted artists, including John Clayton, Robin Eubanks, Jon Hendricks, Grady Tate, Mercer Ellington, Don Shelton, Mark Murphy and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Joining Kate are Bob Thornton (piano),

Ben Kramer (bass) and Greg Parnell (drums). Tickets are $15. For more information, visit bluebambooartcenter.com.

TUESDAY, MAY 22 SPOTLIGHT CABARET SERIES: CAROL STEIN Tuesday, May 22, and Wednesday, May 23, at the Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Suite C, Winter Park. Carol Stein returns to The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret Series with her latest exciting solo cabaret, “Accentuate The Positive!” Stein always tries to look on “The Bright Side of Life,” so come share an evening of musical optimism.

Playhouse patrons will remember Stein from her last cabaret, “Moonlight Madness,” and her many cabaret appearances at the playhouse. This unique form of entertainment showcases a different professional singer each month in the lobby bar. A truly New York-style cabaret, each performance is about 55 minutes in length with no intermission.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for general seating. General admission is $20 (one drink minimum) and standing-room only is $10. Please note, standing-room tickets will not be sold until all the general admission tickets are sold out.

(407) 645-0145.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23

JEFF RUPERT QUARTET 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, at Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave., Winter Park.

Enjoy a night of jazz with the Jeff Rupert Quartet featuring Marty Morell, Richard Drexler, and Ben Kramer. Rupert is a Yamaha performing artist, a record producer, recording artist, freelance tenor saxophonist, full-time professor and director of jazz studies at the University of Central Florida. He has been a featured soloist on dozens of recordings with artists such as Maynard Ferguson, Sam Rivers, Mel Tormé, Diane Schuur and Benny Carter. He played on Carter’s Grammy Award-winning “Harlem Renaissance.” Tickets are $15. For more information and tickets, visit bluebambooartcenter.com.

FRIDAY, MAY 25

‘STORYTELLERS XVII: WEST OF THE EAST COAST TRACKS’ 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 25, at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave., Winter Park. See an opening reception for “Storytellers XVII: West of the East Coast Tracks.” New Smyrna Beach teens give us insight into their changing world, documenting their historic African-American community in west New Symrna Beach through a programming partnership by Crealdé School of Art and the Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum in New Symrna Beach. A gallery talk will be held at 8 p.m. It’s an introduction to the Storytellers Program and an opportunity to meet some of the teen photographers, presented by the project leader and Crealde Executive Director Peter Schreyer. For more information, call (407) 539-2680.

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‘THE HONKY TONK ANGELS’ 7:30 p.m. through Sunday, May 13, at The Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Ave., Suite C, Winter Park. A whimsical musical comedy by the creator of “Always,” Patsy Cline. This production tells the story of three gutsy gals determined to better their lives and follow their dreams to Nashville.

The score features more than 30 classic country tunes including “I’ll Fly Away,” “Stand by Your Man,” “9 to 5,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” ” Ode to Billy Joe,” “Rocky Top” and “I Will Always Love You.” Cost is $32 to $42. For more information and showtimes, call (407) 645-0145 or visit winter parkplayhouse.org

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Maricruz Ortiz painted with flair near the pool.

Sven Glaeser, Nicole Momot, Aubrey Grant and T.J. Adejonwo were a gorgeous quartet.

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uests donned their most creative black-and-white attire for the ninth annual Black and White Weekend.

The event, which carried a circus theme, took place Friday, May 11, at Rosen Plaza Orlando.

Money raised at the event went toward BASE Camp Children’s Cancer Foundation, which provides hospital meals, wishes and parties to children suffering from cancer and hematological illnesses.

Nilly Morales, Katie Shum and Joan Olivar all were ready for a great time.

Noelle Crosby, from Cirque Kalandra, rolled around in a plastic ball.

— HARRY SAYER

Cherish Adams, Alicia Bell, Stefanie Johnston and Babita Hinduja wore matching black.

Performers from the Jax Pole Athletics twisted and turned around the pole.

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David Odahowski, Betsy Owens and Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida CEO Gary Cain were so excited for the afternoon event.

Left; LeeAnn Joseph, Jason Kreis, Kay Rawlins, Miles Joseph and Kim Kreis were a dapper group.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida’s

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Lars and Julie Anderson met up with Sean Connolly and Dr. Vivek Desai.

entral Florida’s charitable figures came together for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida’s annual fundraiser on May 10 at the Orlando World Center Marriott.

The Celebrate the Children 2018 gala raised money for after-school events and programs for the 15,000 children the Central Florida group takes care of in seven counties.

The night’s singers and entertainers all were members of the organization’s 35 Central Florida chapters.

Jennifer and Phil Anderson had a ball together.

Left: Naomi and Bill Michelin were ready to party.

— HARRY SAYER

The Chamber Has Great Opportunities For Networking!

WEDNESDAY WOMEN Leads Group Wednesday, May 23, 2018 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

@ Homewood Suites by Hilton

_________________________ NOONTIME NETWORKING Network Group Friday, June 8, 2018 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

The Maitland Area Chamber Of Commerce Has Enjoyed Being A Part Of The Community Since 1956…62 Years! If You Are An Area Business And Not Yet A Part Of The Chamber Of Commerce What Are You Waiting For? To Become A Maitland Area Chamber Of Commerce Member Just Call The Chamber Office At 407-644-0741 Or…Visit Our Website For More Information And An Online Membership Application

Don’t Delay….Join Today!

_________________________ “COFFEE CONNECTIONS!” Network Group Thursday, June 14, 2018 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

@ The Chamber Office

We Have Many Exciting Things On The Calendar…

Networking Groups, Monthly Luncheons With Topical Speakers, Mixer Events & Community Events For All Ages!

From The “Howloween” Pet Costume Party & The Golf Tournament, The Wine & Cheese!, Burgers & Brews & “12 Days Of Christmas!”, There Is Sure To Be Something For Everyone.

Become Our Newest Chamber Member Today By Calling The Chamber Office Or Visiting The Website To Join!

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Jessica Figueroa, Anthony Casullo and Stephanie Hunziker were happy to support the Orlando Science Center.

Heather Wilson, JP Powers, Angela Kruth and Jonathan McCarthy had a great time chatting with each other.

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uests at the Orlando Science Center’s annual Science of Wine event were treated to delicious food and drinks, artistic and musical entertainment and more on Saturday, April 28.

The Science of Wine is OSC’s biggest fundraiser and draws hundreds of community members, all of whom support the science center’s mission of inspiring science learning for life.

Attendees got to sample libations from local restaurants, create their own paintings, enjoy live music from True Legacy and more.

— DANIELLE HENDRIX

Winter Garden-area residents Justin Muchoney and Karen Molessa loved catching up with friends Nikki and Steven Botwinik.

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