Maitland Public Library


 

Top Ten+ Things to do in Maitland

A Community Calendar ~ November 2008

 

Maitland Public Library

Saturday, November 1st ~ 2:00 p.m. ~ Meet the Author

Wright Gres discussing Macedonia Passage

 

Maitland Senior Center

Sunday, November 2nd ~ 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ~ Fall Fair

art, jewelry, books, entertainment

 

City of Maitland

Sundays, November 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd ~ 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Farmer’s Market at Quinn Strong Park

Visit the Maitland Art Center’s Fresh Art Stand ~ November 2nd ~ 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

 

Maitland Art Center

Sunday, November 2nd ~ 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. ~ Germaine Marvel Building

Golden Artist Colors Lecture and Demonstration by Kevin Tolbin ~ sponsored by the Scribes of Central Florida

 

Maitland Public Library

Thursday, November 6th ~ 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. ~ Knitting and Crochet Club ~ all levels welcome!

 

Maitland Art Center

Friday, November 7th through Sunday, December 21st

Exhibition: Moments of Light, Water and Air ~ William E. Orr

 

Audubon Center for Birds of Prey

Saturday, November 8th ~ 10:00 a.m. to noon ~ Everything Eagle

learn about our nation’s symbol through hands-on activities, eagle encounters and more.  for children 8-12

fee $15.00 ~ registration required

 

Maitland Art Center

Saturday and Sunday, November 8th and 9th ~ noon to 5:00 p.m. ~ Perfect Portraits

2-day watercolor workshop ~ $90 non-members; $81 MAC members

 

Maitland Public Library

Saturday, November 8th ~ 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ~ Second Saturday at the Library

Mr. Richard sings!

 

Friends of the Maitland Public Library

Pecan Sales

Saturday, November 8th, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. ~ Sunday, November 9th, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 13th, 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.

 

City of Maitland

Saturday, November 8th ~ 6:00 p.m. ~ Movies at Quinn Strong Park ~ The Goonies

 

Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida

Sunday, November 9th ~ 4:00 p.m. ~ Hymen and Harriet Lake Auditorium

Kristallnacht, The Night of the Broken Glass ~ marking the 70th anniversary of the event many scholars identify as the first moment of the Holocaust ~ free and open to the public

 

Audubon Center for Birds of Prey

Wednesday, November 12th ~ 10:00 a.m. ~ Nestlings: Totally Turkey

parents and preschoolers ages 2-5 gobble, strut and flap like a turkey ~ registration/fee required

 

Maitland Historical Society

Wednesday, November 12th ~ noon ~Sheraton Orlando North Hotel

MHS Annual Meeting and Golden Toolbox Awards

Guest Speaker Dennis Marshall ~ free lunch/event for MHS members; non-members $20.00 (includes membership)

 

Maitland Historical Society

Wednesday, November 12th through Sunday, January 11th ~ Holidays at the Waterhouse

Tour hours: noon to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday ~ closed on holidays

Admission $3.00, $2.00 children

Maitland Area Chamber of Commerce

Friday, November 14th ~ 12th Annual Golf Tournament at Timacuan Golf and Country Club

registration at 7:30 a.m. ~ shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. ~ sponsorship opportunities still available

 

Winter Park Public Library

Saturday November 15th ~ 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ~ Going Green Fair

Maitland organizations participating include the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey

and the Central Florida Library Cooperative

 

Enzian Theater

Sunday and Monday, November 16th and 17th ~ 10th Annual Central Florida Jewish Film Festival

a two-day festival, co-presented with the Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando

 

Maitland Art Center

Monday, November 17th ~ 3:00 p.m.

Guided history tour of the grounds and gardens with Curator Richard Colvin ~ reservation/fee required

 

Maitland Senior Center

Tuesday, November 18th ~ 11:30 a.m. ~ Health Fair

Screenings: Blood pressure, Glucose, Cholesterol, Foot and ankle, Chiropractic, Vascular.  Free give-aways

 

Maitland Public Library

Wednesday, November 19th ~ 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. ~ Contemporary Authors Book Discussion Group

discussing Heart in the Right Place by Carolyn Jourdan

 

Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando

Sunday, November 23rd ~ 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ~ Lake Lily Park ~ Family Fun Festival

 

Maitland Public Library

Tuesday, November 25th ~ 7:30 p.m. ~ Books to Die for Mystery Book Discussion Group

discussing Jekyll Island Club by Brent Monahan

 

Maitland Public Library

In the Foyer ~ Girl Scouts of Citrus Council, Maitland Service Unit, Troop #4513

In the Gallery ~ Peter A. Burg, Photography

through November 30th

 

Maitland Historical Society

Permanent exhibits ~ Maitland on the Move, Travel through Maitland’s past in a timeline format

Waterhouse Residence, historic home built in the 1880s ~ Carpentry Shop Museum, 1880s woodshop and antique tools

Telephone Museum, telephones and equipment

 

Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida

Exhibition: Ships to Nowhere ~ through November 30th

Following the Anschluss and the Kristallnacht rampage, thousands of German/Austrian Jewish refugees sought to flee the ominous clouds of anti-Jewish hatred spreading over them.  This exhibition focuses on the ships, some seaworthy, others not, that tried to bring Jews to freedom; some succeeded, others did not.

 

 

The Top Ten list is sponsored by these non-profit/not-for-profit partners:

 

 

Audubon Center for Birds of Prey

1101 Audubon Way

www.audubonofflorida.org/who_centers_CBOP.html

(407) 644-0190

Enzian Theater

1300 S. Orlando Avenue

www.enzian.org

(407) 629-0054/1088

 

 

Friends of Maitland Waterways

www.fmwaterways.com

for info contact:

fmwaterway@aol.com

Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education

Center of Florida

851 N. Maitland Avenue ~ (407) 628-0555

www.holocaustedu.org

 

 

Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando

851 N. Maitland Avenue ~ (407) 645-5933

www.orlandojcc.org

Maitland Art Center

231 W. Packwood Avenue

www.maitlandartcenter.org ~ (407) 539-2181

 

 

Maitland Area Chamber of Commerce

110 N. Maitland Avenue

www.maitlandchamber.com ~ (407) 644-0741

For info contact:

mhodge@maitlandchamber.com

Maitland Historical Society

840 Lake Lily Drive ~ (407) 644-2451

Waterhouse Residence Museum, Carpentry Shop Museum, Maitland Historical Museum

and The Telephone Museum ~ www.maitlandhistory.org

 

 

Maitland Lions Club

Meetings: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month,

7:00 p.m. at Indigo Palms

For info contact: JREDMOND3@CFL.RR.COM

Maitland Men’s Club

Meetings: Fridays, 7:00 a.m. at Home Builders Association of Mid-Florida, 544 Mayo Avenue

For info contact: cpu65@hotmail.com

 

 

Maitland Public Library/

Friends of the Maitland Public Library

501 S. Maitland Avenue

www.maitlandpubliclibrary.org ~ (407) 647-7700

Maitland Rotary Club

Meetings: Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m. at the Maitland Civic Center For info contact:

tleffin@itsmymaitland.com

 

 

Maitland Senior Center

345 S. Maitland Avenue

For info contact: Ellen Pitter

(407) 539-6251

Maitland Woman’s Club

Meetings: 1st Tuesday of each month

at the Maitland Civic Center

For info: mhodge@maitlandchamber.com

 


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