JAN 4
Storytime Station
Ride the reading train into Storytime Station. Storytime Station is best for children aged 3 to 5 years, but all ages are welcome with a caregiver. Afterwards join us for craft time. Featuring Every Child Ready to Read pre-literacy skills.
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JAN 4
Teen Art
Learn to paint, draw or just explore art. Middle and High School aged teens are welcome.
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JAN 4
Towards Permanent Weight Management
9-week program, taking place on January 4, 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. This program will provide a foundation for committing to change and choosing a healthier lifestyle.
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JAN 5
Fruitland Park Farmers Market
Fruitland Park and Orange Blossom Market Co. are delighted to announce Fruitland Park Farmers Market! The First Friday of the month from 10:00am-2:00pm between September through May, come visit local businesses for food, shopping, drinks, and more.
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JAN 5
Exploration Hike
Join staff to explore the habitats and species of Ferndale Preserve.
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JAN 6
CleanUp Eustis
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CleanUp Eustis is having our next CleanUp group event, and we need YOUR help! Grab your community groups and neighbors and help for an hour or two! Supplies and Bright Future Hours Provided.
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JAN 6
Quarterly Bird & Butterfly Survey
Assist Park Staff with surveying the birds & butterflies that inhabit Lake County’s conservation lands.
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JAN 7
Exploration Hike
Join staff on an early evening hike to get some exercise while exploring nature at PEAR Park.
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JAN 9
Teen Crafts
Crafting relaxation. Middle and High School aged teens are welcome.
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JAN 9
When Human Trafficking Comes to Work: What You Need to Know
This certificate training program will help every business and workplace learn how human trafficking impacts the workplace, affects your bottom line, and how safely and effectively to recognize these incidents.
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JAN 10
Kids Crafts
Relax with crafts. For elementary school students.
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JAN 10
Xeric: A Very Dry Topic
Come embark with Parks Staff across Lake Norris Conservation Area and learn about how a lot of water made for some really dry places.
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JAN 10
Keeping it Healthy: Menu Planning
This class is part of a 3-part series. This class focuses on making healthier choices, cooking and saving money while stressing less in meal planning.
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JAN 11
Friends of the Umatilla Public Library
Support your hometown library by joining Umatilla’s Friends of the Library. Friends members raise funds to support library projects, programs and book purchases.
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JAN 12
Liverpool Legends
Clermont Performing Arts Center is thrilled to welcome the magnificent Liverpool Legends back to our Mainstage Theater! This Beatles tribute will have you dancing in the aisles to favorites like “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “All You Need is Love,” and more!
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JAN 12
Explore Historic Downtown Clermont
Explore historic Downtown Clermont while sampling more than 20 wines at participating locations. For more information visit clermontdowntown.com/events
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JAN 12
Mount Dora Art in the Alley
Support local, emerging artists with your purchases every 2nd Friday of the month at Mount Dora’s Art in the Alley from 6-9pm. Who knows? You might discover the next Van Gogh. Held on Royellou Ln alley between 3rd and 5th Ave.
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JAN 13
Make-A-Wish Golf Tournament and Festival
The Plantation At Leesburg Golf and Make-A-Wish have teamed up for a Charity Winter Golf Classic and Festival. The Festival is open to the public and is free for anybody!! January 13th, a Saturday Festival kicks off at noon with Food, Live Music, Raffles, 50/50 Drawings, and Silent Auctions. Vendors wanted, Call Richard at 321-666-9410 Golf Tournament: Registration at 7:30 with Breakfast T-Time is 8:30 Prizes and challenges throughout the day. Putting for booze Closet to the pin, longest drive. We have a new Yamaha Golf Cart for a hole in one one Cranes Roost. We have a new car on Otter Creek. All golfers can challenge for both prizes!! So lets help the kids and make this a special day for everybody!! Register early as both courses are filling up fast!!
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JAN 13
Atlantic Starr with Special Guests
Clermont Performing Arts Center and Blue Light Entertainment of Central Florida are thrilled to bring you an exciting evening of classic R&B and comedy when the legendary recording artists, Atlantic Starr, take the stage in our Mainstage Theater!
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JAN 13
Lake Norris Black Water Creek Paddle
Join staff on a tour of the renowned Black Water Creek, part of the Wekiva Wild and Scenic River System, and Lake Norris. These cypress lined waterways are home to numerous birds like wood stork, ibis and osprey.
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JAN 17
Keeping it Healthy: Cooking for 1 or 2
This class is part of a 3-part series. This class will focus on strategies for keeping cooking simple, and ways to limit waste when cooking for 1 or 2.
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JAN 19
Arbor Day Tree Dedication & Giveaway
The Camellia Garden Club of Eustis is proud to be a part of the FFGC’s 100th anniversary by donating a tree to Eustis on Florida’s Arbor Day, 1/19/2024. The DPW is helping us plant a tree and we’re giving away 100 Winged Elms in Cardinal Cove Park!
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JAN 20
Jay and the Americans & Friends
The iconic ‘60s hit-makers, Jay and the Americans, are returning to Clermont Performing Arts Center! Joining them will be Dennis Tufano, the original lead singer of the Buckinghams and local favorites Rocky and the Rollers.
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JAN 20
Open House
The Nature Center will be open and a naturalist will be on site to answer questions.
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JAN 20
New York Rockabilly Rockets
NY Rockabilly Rockets are back in Mount Dora with a new and dynamic show. – http//www.nyrockabillyrockets.rock Doors open 6:30pm Qhttps://www.purplepass.com/rockabilly2024 Quite possibly the best 120min of 50’s, 60’s music experience on one stage
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JAN 20
Quarterly Bird & Butterfly Survey
Assist Park Staff with surveying the birds & butterflies that inhabit Lake County’s conservation lands.
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JAN 21
Take Flight, Birds of Winter
Many bird species use Florida in the fall, winter and spring as a stop over to rest and refuel on their way to someplace else. Hike with staff to see if you can spot any of these migrants.
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JAN 23
Practical Analytics to Power Your Business
Big businesses are driven by “big data” and AI, yet many small businesses are falling behind due to their lack of expertise in this area.
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JAN 23
Food Preservation: Pressure Canning
Hands-on cooking class to learn about the pressure canning process, foods that can be pressure canned and food safety. Each participant will preserve their own jar of carrots to take home. To register: https://bit.ly/3t5OzOT
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JAN 24
Kids STEAM
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. Smart enrichment for elementary aged students.
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JAN 25
Florida Storytelling Festival
Storytelling Performances, Workshops, Swaps & Contests. Celebrating the art and craft of oral storytelling through community and connection. Featured Tellers: Tim Tingle, Connie Regan-Blake, Eva Abram, Mary Lou Williams, Chris Kastle.
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JAN 26
Hotel California
For decades, the band Hotel California has been re-creating the legendary sound of The Eagles. Since 1986, Hotel California has thrilled audiences around the world sharing the stage with some of rock’s biggest legends.
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JAN 27
Used Book Sale
The Friends of Cagan Crossings Library invite you to their 2024 book sale ! All proceeds go towards library funding, including programming for children. A non-profit IRS 509(a)(2) public charity. Cash, credit/debit cards accepted.
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JAN 27
Quarterly Bird & Butterfly Survey
Assist Park Staff with surveying the birds & butterflies that inhabit Lake County’s conservation lands.
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JAN 27
Groveland Mascotte Community Cleanup
Keep Lake Beautiful is hosting a Community Cleanup with the cities of Groveland and Mascotte on Saturday, January 27. Bulk trash, Tire Amnesty and Household Hazardous Waste drop off for Lake County residents. Litter cleanup by volunteers. See links.
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JAN 28
Mutts Gone Nuts!
Witness some of the world’s most talented 4-legged performers in an uproariously funny dog spectacular that is leaving audiences everywhere howling for more.
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JAN 28
Take Flight, Birds of Winter
Many bird species use Florida in the fall, winter and spring as a stop over to rest and refuel on their way to some place else. Hike with staff to see if you can spot any of these migrants.
