Study all about snakes
Lake County’s Workplace of Parks and Trails will maintain a Habitats and Pure Historical past of Snakes program at 9 a.m. Might 17 on the Neighborhood Lakes Scenic Path and Trailhead,26656 County Highway 46A, Sorrento. Park workers will talk about the habitats and pure historical past of venomous and non-venomous snakes. Reservations are required. Members ought to costume for climate situations and produce water.
Reservations: Justin Pouliot at 352-516-7011 or justin.pouliot@lakecountyfl.gov.
Sounds of Spring live performance in Girl Lake
The Rundown Band will carry out a Sounds of Spring live performance at 11 a.m. Might 17 at Snooky Park
120 W. Girl Lake Blvd., Girl Lake. The occasion, sponsored by the City of Girl Lake, will even characteristic meals vehicles and drinks, together with beer and wine. Admission is free and open to the general public. Live performance-goers have to carry their very own chairs or blankets.
Particulars: Amy Alicea at 352-205-2826 or e-mail occasions@ladylake.org.
Howey trivia evening advantages police division charity
The Howey-in-the-Hills Police Division will host a fundraising Howey trivia evening at 6 p.m. Might 17 at Nicker’s Restaurant at Mission Resort and Membership, 10400 County Highway 48, Howey-in-the-Hills. Tickets are $10 and proceeds profit the division’s police charity.
Particulars: Kristin Anderson at 352-324-3905 or clubhouse.supervisor@missionresortandclub.com.
Japanese archery demonstration, dialogue
Members of Florida Budokan, a martial arts faculty, will display conventional Kyudo (Japanese archery) strategies and talk about the historical past, philosophy and gear associated to its follow, from 2 to three p.m. Might 18 in the neighborhood room of the W.T. Bland Public Library, 1995 N. Donnelly St., Mount Dora. Based mostly on kyūjutsu (“artwork of archery”), Kyūdō originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan. Genuine Japanese refreshments might be served. This system is free and open to the general public.
Particulars: 352-735-7180.
“Golden Gals Stay” at Clermont arts heart
“The Golden Gals Stay” present, a comedic homage to the Eighties tv favourite “The Golden Ladies” and that includes drag performers Ginger Minj, Gidget Galore and MR MS Adrien, might be offered at 7:30 p.m. Might 15-16, and at 2:30 p.m. Might 17 on the Clermont Performing Arts Heart, 3700 S. U.S. Freeway 27. The present accommodates humor and dialogue that will not be appropriate for youngsters.
Tickets are $30 to $50. Particulars: clermontperformingarts.com.
Paddling journey alongside Lake George
A paddling journey alongside the shoreline of Lake George, Florida’s second largest lake and Blue Creek, a tributary of the St. John’s River, is at 9 a.m. Might 16 starting on the Lake George Boat Ramp, 58300 Lake George Highway, Astor.
Guides from Lake County’s Workplace of Parks and Trails will lead the occasion and supply details about water, birds, native and invasive crops and wildlife. The paddling depth might be vigorous, so individuals ought to be skilled, put on clothes applicable for climate situations and produce water. Reservations are required.
Particulars: Mary Koch at 352-253-4950 or e-mail mary.koch@lakecountyfl.gov.
“Crimson Herring” at IceHouse Theatre
The Sonnetag Theatre on the IceHouse, 1100 N. Unser St., Mount Dora, will current its manufacturing of the Michael Hollinger noir comedy “Crimson Herring” at 8 p.m. Might 16. The present continues by June 8.
The plots entail three love tales, a homicide thriller and a nuclear espionage plot in 1952 America. Present instances are 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and a couple of p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for college students and $10 for ages 5-17.
Particulars; icehousetheatre.com or 352-383-4616, ext. 3, or data@icehousetheatre.com.
Membership for adults with particular wants
The S.A.I.D. Membership (Socialization for Adults with Mental Disabilities) will meet from 10:30 a.m. to midday Might 23 on the Fruitland Park Library, 604 W. Berckman St.
Members can play video games, make crafts and socialize with mates. This system is free and open to the general public.
Particulars: 352-360-6561.
Leesburg Memorial Day program
The Metropolis of Leesburg may have its annual Memorial Day program at 10 a.m. Might 24 at Veterans Memorial Park, 600 W. Meadow St. Along with paying tribute to the servicemen and ladies who gave their lives in service to the nation, the King Buys Band will carry out patriotic songs and retired U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Kathryn Wilgus will converse.
Particulars: Miguel Larsen at 352-365-0053 or specialevents@leesburgflorida.gov.
Assist group for widowed
The widowed assist group of First United Methodist Church of Mount Dora may have its month-to-month assembly at 9:30 a.m. Might 22 within the church’s chapel, 333 E. Fifth Ave. It’s open to women and men who’ve skilled loss.
Particulars: 352-383-2005.
Corn Pageant returns to Mount Dora
The Metropolis of Mount Dora will host its 2025 Mount Dora Corn Pageant from midday to 7 p.m. Might 24 at Elizabeth Evans Park, 100 N. Donnelly St. The family-friendly celebration will showcase Zellwood candy corn and options leisure and corn-inspired meals distributors.
A child zone with inflatables, video games and petting zoo, and grownup competitions together with cornhole and corn-eating contests, strolling performances and interactive leisure will even happen. Stay music might be supplied by Blanco Brown with particular visitor Sean Holcomb.
Free ice cream whereas provides final and all-you-can-eat Zellwood candy corn is included with admission.
A complimentary shuttle will run from First Baptist Church of Mount Dora (1000 E. 1st Ave.) to the competition website all through the day.
Admission is $20 upfront or $25 on the gate for adults; $10 upfront for youngsters ages 4-9 or $12 on the gate. Kids 3-under get in free. Veterans pay $12 on the gate with legitimate ID.
Particulars: MountDoraCornFest.com.
Study key to creating award-winning pie
Emily Lewis, a state and nationwide pie baking champion and pie choose with the American Pie Council, will lead a Chautauqua Chapel Lunch & Study “How you can Bake an Award-Successful Pie” class at midday Might 28 at First Presbyterian Church of Mount Dora, 222 W. Sixth Ave.
Lewis will share her secret to a flaky crust and ideal filling. The category is $10 and is open to the general public.
Particulars and registration: fpcmtdora.org.
Habitat accepting software for homeownership program
Purposes at the moment are open for Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter’s 10 new houses being constructed all through Lake and Sumter counties.
Habitat builds and sells inexpensive houses to people and households in Lake and Sumter who display want, meet program pointers and may maintain a month-to-month mortgage by its House Possession program.
Candidates should meet a wide range of standards: A goal credit score rating of round 640, reside or work in Lake or Sumter, display a necessity for this system, have verifiable earnings, and fall inside HUD “sweat fairness,” which reveals they’re invested within the final result of their new residence.
Sweat fairness is earned by actions akin to volunteering on a Habitat worksite, within the ReStores and thru academic programs akin to a First-Time Homebuyer, Monetary Literacy and Credit score Counseling courses.
Particulars and software: Program coordinator Dave at 352-483-0434 or habitatls.org/apply.
Grant funding alternatives
The Lake County Workplace of Housing & Group Companies is accepting grant functions in assist of youth prevention and intervention applications in addition to human providers applications benefiting at-risk people and households.
The funding alternatives embody youngsters’s providers council (youth providers), abuse and neglect prevention, after-school and out-of-school programming, psychological, bodily, or behavioral well being providers, backed childcare, initiatives selling wholesome decisions and decision-making, human providers applications (elder and household providers), providers helping seniors and people with disabilities, applications selling financial self-sufficiency, assist for impartial residing and/or meals help providers.
Eligible organizations might apply for funding of as much as $25,000 per program. Organizations might solely apply for one of many two obtainable grant classes. The deadline for functions is 3 p.m. June 18.
To entry the fillable software, go to lakecountyfl.gov/residence and scroll all the way down to the hyperlink underneath Newest Information.
Particulars: Amy Elliott at HHS@lakecountyfl.gov.
Library system’s Meals for Fines continues in Might
The Lake County Library System is sponsoring its annual Meals for Fines initiative to patrons by Might 31. Throughout Might, library fines and overdue materials charges might be forgiven in alternate for donations of nonperishable meals gadgets, hygiene and child merchandise, and packaged pet meals.
Donations might be accepted on the 16 Lake County libraries throughout common library hours. Every unopened, unexpired merchandise will equate to $1 forgiven for overdue library fines. There aren’t any limits to the variety of donations per individual, although fines won’t be forgiven for library gadgets which are misplaced or broken.
These with out fines are additionally inspired to donate gadgets, as every merchandise might be used anonymously to forgive one other patron’s fines. hours (the Umatilla Public Library won’t settle for pet meals donations).
All donations might be despatched to native meals banks and charities in Lake County.
Clearing fines, particularly for youngsters’s library playing cards, will permit people to take part in summer season applications and earn prizes for studying.
Particulars: mylakelibrary.org.
Exhibit on Japan at Mount Dora library
The W.T. Bland Public Library, 1995 N. Donnelly St., Mount Dora, by a partnership with Arching Oaks Artwork and Tradition Heart of Eustis, will host a Welcome to Japan exhibit by Might 31, that includes an immersive foyer with images of Japan and cherry blossom boughs, together with enrichment applications for adults and youngsters.
The Japan Outreach Initiative has supplied assist workers for the enterprise and the Japan Nationwide Tourism Group has contributed paintings for the set up. The Mates of the Library Mount Dora is funding the exhibit.
The nonprofit Arching Oaks, situated on 20 acres on Thrill Hill Highway, is devoted to elevating consciousness of the inventive and cultural traditions of Japan and to supply high-quality programming rooted within the traditions.
The group’s facility contains two conventional Japanese Dojos, together with considered one of solely 4 Kyudojos (coaching area for Japanese archery) in the USA, a proper tatami room for tea and incense ceremonies, a full-sized artwork studio, strolling paths and Japanese gardens for meditation and the follow of Shinrin Yoku (forest bathing).
The exhibit and associated library applications are free and open to the general public.
Particulars: 352-735-7180.
Ages 50-over males’s softball league seeks gamers
The Lakes League Males’s Softball League, for ages 50 and over, will play in October at Pear Park, 26701 U.S. Freeway 27, Leesburg. Video games are at 9 a.m.
Particulars: tsperanza7@gmail.com.
Prenatal courses provided at Orlando Well being South Lake Hospital
Orlando Well being South Lake Hospital affords a Prepared for Delivery childbirth class every week in two components from 6 to eight p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, or a one-day class from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays. The courses happen on the hospital, 1900 Don Wickham Drive in Clermont.
The category encompasses details about workout routines to arrange the mom for start, leisure and coping strategies, ache management choices, labor positioning, induction and C-section fundamentals, restoration and welcoming child. Expectant moms are inspired to carry as much as two assist “coaches” to the category. Registration is required and each different month the category is obtainable in Spanish.
— The hospital additionally has a prenatal Prepared for Breastfeeding class, targeted on advantages of breastfeeding for child and mother, from 6 to eight p.m. Tuesdays or Thursdays, or from 10 a.m. to midday Saturdays. The category covers what to anticipate when initiating breastfeeding, skin-to-skin holding, positioning, deep latch strategies, pumps and pumping, and fundamental troubleshooting.
— A Prepared for Child new child care class takes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. It particulars what to anticipate through the hospital keep, toddler diet choices, immunization details and choices, developmental milestones, soothing child and new child hygiene.
— A month-to-month Restore Your Core and Pelvic Flooring class will deal with frequent points like again and pelvic ache, diastasis recti (belly separation), urinary incontinence and pelvic ground dysfunction. Girls will be taught what bodily modifications to count on after giving start, the right way to put together for childbirth and the right way to maximize restoration.
Registration is required for every class. Go to southlakehospital.com and go to prenatal training courses.
A maternal training counselor is on the market to assist choose courses and talk about start plans. To guide a 15-minute appointment with a counselor, name 352-386-1185.
To submit occasions
To submit a group occasion for on-line publication, e-mail data not less than two weeks earlier than the occasion to lake@orlandosentinel.com.