September 30, 2009
Fun Local October Events
Posted by: Brittany : Category: Uncategorized
Celebrating activism, health, the enironent, food, art, and community around Central Florida:
- The heART of the Homeless: Art by Coalition Children
Through October 16th, 10am – 5pm
Orange County Regional History Center
- Play: Putnam County Spelling Bee
Through October 18
Madcow Theater
- Play: Love Song
Through October 18
Madcow Theater
- Ella Music Festival
October 1st – 3rd
- VillageFest
October 1st
Winter Park Farmers Market, Winter Park
- First Thursdays- Orlando Museum of Art
October 1st
OMA
- Green Fair UCF
October 1, 10am – 2pm
Student Union, UCF
- 1st Thursdays Unofficial After-Party
October 1, 9pm – 11pm
Dandelion Communitea Cafe
- Yow Dance featuring WEBERdance of Boston
October 2nd – 4th
Olympia High School
- Ranch Rodeo & Cowboy Heritage Festival
October 2nd – 3rd
Kissimmee
- MusicFest 2009
October 2nd – 4th
historic downtown Winter Garden
- First Friday Lake Ivanhoe Art Stroll
October 2, 6pm – 9pm
- World Breastfeeding Challenge
October 3
The Plaza Theatre, Orlando
- Community Heritage Day
October 3
Hannibal Square Heritage Center, Winter Park
- Freecycle
October 3
Ethos Vegan Kitchen, Orlando
- Survival Skills – Awareness/Movement
October 3, 1pm – 4pm
1109 E Concord St, Orlando FL 32803
- DIY Probiotics: Kombucha
October 3, 10am – 12pm
1109 E Concord St, Orlando FL 32803
- The Farm Sanctuary’s Walk for Farm Animals
October 3, 11am
ETHOS Vegan Kitchen
- Downtown Free Concert – Recycling Event
October 3, 4pm – 12am
In front of City Hall at 400 S. Orange Ave
- Capoeira Annual Batizado
October 4
Orlando Science Center, Orlando
- Eco Action River/Lake Clean Up
October 4, 3pm
TBD
- Harvest Moon Circle
October 4, 7pm – 10pm
Dandelion Communitea Cafe
- Photowalk College Park
October 6, 5:30pm – 7pm
Harmoni Market
- Cafe Scientifique
October 7
Taste Restaurant, Orlando
- Orlando Agricultural Advisory Board Meeting
October 7, 9am
Cooperative Extension Office 6021 S Conway RD Orlando 32812
- Learn to Sense the Subtle Bodies
October 9th – 11th
Shine on Yoga
- 35th Annual Bicycle Festival
October 9th – 11th
Downtown Mount Dora
- 36th Annual Winter Park Autumn Art Festival
October 10th – 11th
Winter Park
- Fossil Fair
October 10th – 11th
Central Florida Fairground; 4603 W. Colonial Dr; Orlando Florida 32808
- Oktoberfest
October 10
Stardust Video & Coffee, Orlando
- East Orlando OctoberFest
October 10
Waterford Lakes Town Center, Orlando
- Serendipty Square
October 10, 9am – 4pm
612 N Thornton Ave
- Ivanhoe Village Fall Music Festival
October 10, 1pm – 7pm
N. Orange Ave at Virginia Ave
- Rock for Hunger Fest
October 10 5pm – 12am
Parking Lot next to 37 West Pine Street 32801
- Lake Meadow Naturals-Evening On the Farm
October 10, 6pm – 9pm
10000 Mark Adam Road, Ocoee, FL
- Come Out With Pride
October 11
Lake Eola
- Family Fun Day at Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
October 11
DeLeon Springs
- Enzian FILM SLAM
October 11, 1pm – 3pm
Enzian, Maitland, FL
- ECON RIVER CANOE CLEANUP
October 11, 3pm – 7pm
TBD
- Taste of Altamonte
October 12
Cranes Roost Park, Altamonte Springs
- The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later (An Epilogue)
October 12
Madcow Theater
- Herb Society of Central Florida
October 12, 7pm – 9pm
Leu Gardens, 1920 N. Forest Ave, Orlando, FL
- Menu for the Future study group
October 13, 7pm – 9pm
1109 E Concord St, Orlando FL 32803
- Community Action Board Meeting
October 14, 4pm
Administration Building, 1st Floor 201 S Rosalind AV Orlando 32801
- ASPA Meeting
October 14, ?
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- Powershift UCF
Mid October
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- Alejandro Toledo: A Social Agenda for Democracy in Latin America
October 15
Tiedtke Concert Hall, Winter Park
- 2009 State of Downtown Address: Mayor Buddy Dyer
October 15, 11:30am – 1pm
Plaza Cinema Cafe, Orlando
- A Taste of Thornton Park
October 15, 6pm – 9pm
Thornton Park, Orlando
- Green Drinks: Eco-Networking
October 15, 7pm – 11pm
Dandelion Communitea Cafe
- Food as Medicine Series
October 15, 7pm – 8pm
1109 E Concord St, Orlando FL 32803
- All Hallows 10 for the Fringe
October 16th – 17th
Lowndes Shakespeare Center, Orlando
- Meeting of the Orlando Minds
October 16, 8am – 9am
Seven Sisters Coffee
- Nude-A-Palooza to benefit Rock Pink
October 17
Cypress Cove Nudist Resort, Kissimmee
- Boktoberfest Plant Sale
October 17
Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales
- Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Community Collection
October 17, 8am – 3pm
1111 North Rock Springs Rd., Apopka
- Hometown Harvest
October 17
Winter Springs
- Adopt a Road Clean Up
October 17, 8am
1 Osceola Fish Camp Rd Geneva, FL 32732
- Planter’s Ball
October 17, 5:30pm
6942 W. Comanche Ave, Tampa, FL 33634
- Beekeeping 101
October 17, 10am – 11am
1109 E Concord St, Orlando FL 32803
- Canning: Jams and Jellies
October 17, 3pm – 4pm
1109 E Concord St, Orlando FL 32803
- National Herb Day
October 17
- Florida Food Policy Council
October 17, 1pm – 4pm
6700 Clark Rd, Sarasota, FL 34241
- New Moon Circle
October 18, 7pm – 10pm
Dandelion Communitea Cafe
- Florida Creatives
October 19, 6pm – 9pm
Crooked Bayou: 50 E Central Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32801
- Absolute Tango
October 20th – 25th
LifeDance International Training Center, Winter Garden
- William Greider: The Future of the American Dream
October 22
Bush Auditorium, Winter Park
- The 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges in the New Millennium
October 23
Tiedtke Concert Hall, Winter Park
- Wellness Weekend
October 23rd – 25th
Lake Yale Conference Center
- Repticon Orlando
October 24th – 25th
Central Florida Fair Grounds
- Renewable Energy Expo
October 24th – 25th
Orlando Science Center, Orlando
- Fall Festival at Wekiwa Springs State Park
October 24th
Apopka
- VegFest
October 24, 10am – 6:00pm
Loch Haven Park
- Central Florida Folk Concert
October 25, 2:30 pm
Harry P. Leu Gardens
- Victoras Kulvinkas the Father of Rawfood
October 25, 7pm
331 LAKE AVENUE MAITLAND FLORIDA, Maitland, FL 32751
- Flagler Trailhead Clean up
October 25, 7pm
Flagler Trailhead – St. John’s River Trail Head 1 Osceola Fish Camp
Rd, Geneva, FL 32732
- Public Service Commission hearing on Nuclear power
October 26
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- Culture Quest: Dig It! Florida History
October 27th – 29th
Orange County Regional History Center, 65 East Central Blvd., Orlando
- Florida Ag Expo
October 28
University of Florida/IFAS Gulf Coast Research & Education Center,
Balm, FL
- Environmental Protection Commission Meeting
October 28 8:30am
EPD Offices Suite 4 800 Mercy DR Orlando 32808
- Dr. Zombie’s Theatre of the Unexplained
October 31st
Garden Theatre, Winter Garden
- Reoccuring events:
Lake Eola Farmer’s Market Every
Sunday 10am – 4pm
Lake Eola
African Drumming with Jason Isla
Mondays 7:00pm – 8:30pm
1109 E Concord St, Orlando FL 32803
VEGAN Communitea Potluck
Mondays 7pm – 9pm
Dandelion Communitea Cafe
Roots of Herbalism
Tuesdays begining October 6 6pm – 8pm
1109 E Concord St, Orlando FL 32803
Taco-Waco Wednesday
Wednesdays 11am – 10pm
Ethos Vegan Kitchen
Aububon Park Community Market
Wednesdays 5pm – 9pm
Stardust Coffee, 1842 E Winter Park Rd. Orlando, FL
Introduction to Holistic Nutrition
Wednesdays begining October 7 6pm – 8pm
1109 E Concord St, Orlando FL 32803
Universe Responding: The Five Elements
Wednesdays begining October 7 7:00pm – 8:30pm
1109 E Concord St, Orlando FL 32803
Self-discovery through Journaling – 5 week series
Thursdays begining October 1 6pm – 8pm
1109 E Concord St, Orlando FL 32803
Holistic Nutrition: Surviving the Holidays
Saturdays 10:00am – 11:30am
1109 E Concord St, Orlando FL 32803
October 13th, 2009 at 8:59 am
FALL GARDEN PLANT SALE
to benefit the Simple Living Institute.
SATURDAY – OCTOBER 17, 2009
9am – 4pm
Fall is prime gardening season in Florida so get your gardens ready. Come out to our fall plant sale and pick up some starter plants to get your garden growing. We will have vegetables, herbs, fruit trees, natives, and flowers.
We are growing varieties well suited to our Florida climate. Stop by to visit our farm and learn more with our free demonstrations on how to start seeds, feed worms, use a solar panel, start a garden, and sift compost.
http://www.simplelivinginstitute.org/
Econ Farm Location and Directions
16206 Hamilton Drive
Orlando, FL 32833
Located on the Econolockhatchee River, in between UCF and Christmas.
To reach the Econ Farm from From Downtown Orlando:
Travel east on the East-West (408) and exit at the E 50 (Colonial) Exit to Titusville (exit
#22).Take a right onto 50 at the end of the off ramp. Travel along 50 for approx 2.5 miles, and take a right onto Tanner Rd, which is the road
immediately after the Econolockhatchee River sign and mini-bridge. Turn left at the T onto Old Cheney Hwy. Turn right onto Lockwood Dr.
Turn right at the T onto Hamilton Dr. The Econ Farm is the third and fourth entrances to your left.
October 13th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Native Plant Society Garden Tour
Central Florida Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society presents their Fall Garden Tour Sunday October 25th.
Learn How To:
* Enhance the Natural Beauty of Your Neighborhood
* Express Your Own Landscaping Style
* Save Water
* Reduce Fertilizers and Pesticides
* Attract Wildlife
Displays and information about gardening with native plants will be available at each garden.
Bring your questions.
Get planting ideas.
Take photos of a wide variety of gardens, design elements, and native trees, shrubs, wildflowers and grasses.
25 October 2009 ❀ 10:00 am — 4:00 pm
TICKETS are $5.00 per person
and may be purchased beginning September 2 at Green Images Native Landscape Plants, Biosphere Consulting, Inc., South Seminole Farm and Nursery, and Blodgett Gardens.
Your ticket includes a brochure with garden descriptions, highlights and locations.
For more information, visit:
http://www.fnps.org/pages/chapters/chapterpg.php?keyword=Tarflower.