West Volusia weekend calendar

By Margie Dykes
BEACON STAFF WRITER

posted Mar 5, 2010 - 2:41:08pm

Friday, March 5

Auditions for Charlotte’s Web

4 p.m. at Gateway Center for the Arts, 880 N. Charles R. Beall Blvd., DeBary. For children ages 7-18. Call 386-668-5553.

Saturday, March 6

Deltona Public Market

8 a.m.-noon in the Deltona City Hall parking lot, 2345 Providence Blvd.

Rummage Sale

8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Lake Helen United Methodist Church, 111 W. Delaware Ave. Call 386-228-2345.

DeBary Farmers Market

8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Gateway Center for the Arts, 880 N. Charles R. Beall Blvd. Fresh produce; seasonal plants and shrubs; and many other market goods. Call 407-443-6965.

Keep DeLand Beautiful Day

8:30 a.m. registration at Earl Brown Park, 751 S. Alabama Ave., DeLand. Teams will clean targeted areas around DeLand. Hot dog and soda lunch after cleanup. Free T-shirt to first 200 registrants. Rain date: March 13. Call 386-734-4331.

Disaster Awareness Forum

8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at First Baptist Church of DeLand, 725 N. Woodland Blvd. Sponsored by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s Disaster Response Team. Free. Call 386-734-5085.

‘Clean Up Deltona Boulevard’

8:45 a.m. registration at Deltona Fountains Shopping Center, 777 Deltona Blvd. Volunteers will clean up Deltona Boulevard from Enterprise Road to DeBary Avenue. Reflector vests and garbage bags will be provided by the Deltona Public Works Department. Call 386-878-8100.

Yard Sale/Bake Sale

9 a.m.-2 p.m. at DeLand Elks Lodge, 150 S. Clara Ave. Hosted by the DeLand High School Air Force Junior ROTC Parent Boosters Organization. Items for sale include jewelry, housewares, tools, clothing, furniture; homemade baked goods. Also, hot dogs and other snacks available for purchase.

AARP Tax-Aide

9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the DeBary Public Library, 200 N. Charles R. Beall Blvd. Free. Call 1-888-227-7669.

Artist Reception: Linda Amundsen

10 a.m. at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd. A reception for oil painter Linda Amundsen’s exhibit “The Secret of Nature.” Free. Call 386-668-3840.

Auditions for Charlotte’s Web

10 a.m. at Gateway Center for the Arts, 880 N. Charles R. Beall Blvd., DeBary. For children ages 7-18. Call 386-668-5553.

St. Joseph’s Day Brunch

10 a.m. at the Mike Accardi Sons of Italy Lodge, 1270 Doyle Road, Deltona. Donation: $9 per person. Call 386-574-1122.

Medicinal Plant Walk

10-11:30 a.m. at Lyonia Preserve, 2150 Eustace Ave., Deltona. Fee: $3. Call 386-789-7207.

Financial Workshop for Teens and Young Adults

10 a.m.-noon at the Deltona Regional Library, 2150 Eustace Ave. For youth ages 13-22. Topic will be credit and managing risk. Free. To register, call 386-789-7207, ext. 236.

Spring Bazaar

10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 509 E. Pennsylvania Ave., DeLand. Call 386-734-2791.

Spring Festival

10 a.m.-2 p.m. at DeLeon Springs State Park, 601 Ponce DeLeon Blvd. Live music; trash and treasure sale; car show; boat rides; canoe and kayak rentals. Admission: $6 per car. Call 386-985-4212.

Cat Show

10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the DeLand National Guard Armory, 300 S. Alabama Ave. A six-ring all-breed and household-pet cat show. Also, vendors selling toys and other items. Admission: $6 adults; $5 children over age 6 and senior citizens; $20 family of four. Bring a can of cat food and/or a package of cat litter and receive $1 off admission price. Proceeds will go to the West Volusia Humane Society. Call Pat Hawk at 386-822-9569.

RiverFest

10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Gemini Springs Park, 37 Dirksen Drive, DeBary. Folk music; children’s rides; catfish and barbecue dinners; entertainment; vendors; crafters; exhibitors. Presented by the Rotary Club of Four Townes/Orange City. Free admission; suggested parking donation: $3. Call Leslie Pearce at 386-717-3111 or Mary Mula at 407-927-5204.

Fashion Show Fundraiser

Noon-3 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1385 Maximilian St., Deltona. The annual fashion show to benefit the Knights of Columbus Council No. 6584 Ladies Auxiliary’s scholarship fund. Donation (covers lunch and dessert): $12. For tickets, call Evelyn Blaschick at 386-860-2341, Danielle Baez at 386-837-7822, or Dory Ciamartaro at 386-789-7822.

Lecture: ‘Communities in America’

2 p.m. at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd. Stetson University assistant professor and political sociologist Paul Lachelier will talk about the ways communities and politics influence one another. Refreshments will be served. Free. Call 386-668-3840.

Opening Reception

2-4 p.m. at the Deltona Arts & Historical Center, 682 Deltona Blvd. Featuring the art of Michelle Christian. Free. Call 386-575-2601.

Aida

2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. This film of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Aida is the first in the series “Opera in Cinema.” Informative lecture begins at 1:30 p.m. Free. Call 386-736-1500.

DeBary Little League Spring Season Opening Day

3-8 p.m. at Bill Keller Park, 338 1/2 Colomba Road, DeBary. Visit www.debarylittleleague.org.

Gentlemen’s Cook-Off Fundraiser

6-11 p.m. at the Wayne G. Sanborn Activities Center, Earl Brown Park, 751 S. Alabama Ave., DeLand. In honor of Women’s History Month. Proceeds to benefit the African American Museum of the Arts. Food tasting; music and dancing; silent auction. Tickets: $25 per person. Call Carmen Roberts at 386-789-2682 or Beverly Faber at 386-575-2229.

Acoustic Eidolon

7 p.m. at Gateway Center for the Arts, 880 N. Charles R. Beall Blvd., DeBary. Celtic music, with special guest harpist Thomas Loefke. Tickets: $12 members; $15 advance purchase; $18 at the door. Call 386-668-5553.

Sunday, March 7

DeBary Volunteer Fireman’s Association Pancake Breakfast

7:30-11:30 a.m. at Florence K. Little Town Hall, 12 Colomba Road, DeBary. Cost: donations. Call Don Neyer at 386-216-5461.

Concert by The Envoys

6 p.m. at DeLand Church of the Nazarene, 913 E. New York Ave. Free. Call 386-734-8281.

Ongoing Events

‘Almost Alice: New Illustrations of Wonderland by Maggie Taylor’

Through May 2. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, at the Florida Museum for Women Artists, 100 N. Woodland Blvd., Suite 1, DeLand. Admission: $5 adults; $3 children; free for members. Call 386-873-2976.

The Art of Michelle Christian

Through March 31. Noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, at the Deltona Arts & Historical Center, 682 Deltona Blvd. Free admission. Call 386-575-2601.

‘The Bugliness of Florida: A Collection of Insect Photos’

Through May 28. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, at Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum of Minerals, 234 E. Michigan Ave. Free. Call 386-822-7330.

‘The Figure as Vehicle’

Through March 13. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, and noon-4 p.m. Saturday, at Gateway Center for the Arts, 880 N. Charles R. Beall Blvd., DeBary. Featuring the art of John Carollo, Marsha De Broske and Daryl Golden, who draw the human body in various mediums, styles and positions. Free. Call 386-668-5553.

‘It Is All About Art: A Multimedia Presentation’

Through March 20. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, at the African American Museum of the Arts, 325 S. Clara Ave., DeLand. An exhibit by Jane Turner. Free admission, but donations are accepted. Call 386-736-4004.

‘Legendary Florida: The Florida History Paintings of Jackson Walker’

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, at the Volusia County Historic Courthouse, 120 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand. This collection of paintings by Jackson Walker is on extended loan from the permanent collection of The Museum of Florida Art. Free admission. Call 386-734-4371.

‘Oscar Bluemner: Art and Identity Between the World Wars’

Through April 28. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, at Stetson University’s Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave. (adjacent to Sampson Hall). Free admission. Call 386-822-7266.

‘The Secret of Nature’

Through March 31. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd. Admission: $5 adults; $4 senior citizens; $2 children ages 5-12; free for children age 4 and younger. Call 386-668-3840.

Selections From Stetson University’s Permanent Collection

Through March 14. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, at Stetson University’s Hand Art Center, 139 E. Michigan Ave. (adjacent to Sampson Hall). Free admission. Call 386-822-7266.

Works by Stetson Art Graduates

Through March 14. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, at the Duncan Gallery of Art in Stetson University’s Sampson Hall, 132 E. Minnesota Ave. Free. Call 386-822-7266.

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— margie@beacononlinenews,com

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