Top Ten+ Things to do in Maitland

A Community Calendar ~ November 2008

Maitland Public Library

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

Wright Gres discussing Macedonia Passage

Maitland Senior Center

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

art, jewelry, books, entertainment

City of Maitland

Sundays, November 2^nd, 9^th, 16^th, 23^rd ~ 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 2^nd ~ 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Maitland Art Center

Sunday, November 2^nd ~ 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 6^th ~ 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. ~ Knitting and Crochet Club ~ all levels welcome!

Maitland Art Center

Friday, November 7^th through Sunday, December 21^st

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

Audubon Center for Birds of Prey

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

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

Maitland Public Library

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

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

City of Maitland

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

Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida

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

Kristallnacht, The Night of the Broken Glass ~ marking the 70^th 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 12^th ~ 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 12^th ~ 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 12^th through Sunday, January 11^th ~ 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 14^th ~ 12^th 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 15^th ~ 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 16^th and 17^th ~ 10^th 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 17^th ~ 3:00 p.m.

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

Maitland Senior Center

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

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

Maitland Public Library

Wednesday, November 19^th ~ 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 23^rd ~ 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ~ Lake Lily Park ~ Family Fun Festival

Maitland Public Library

Tuesday, November 25^th ~ 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 30^th

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 30^th

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.

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